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Tim Walz rips media for negative reporting on Dem party amid ‘fascist’ takeover
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Former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized the media for reporting on rifts within the Democratic Party amidst what he called a «fascist» takeover of the country by President Donald Trump.
Walz gave a fiery speech on Monday in front of Democrats gathered for the party’s summer strategy meetings in Minneapolis, where Democratic leadership are attempting to unify a party riddled with internal division.
During the speech, Walz, a progressive who served as former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in 2024, opined about his and Harris’ 2024 election loss, saying, «We know [Harris] was the most qualified and would have been a fantastic president.»
«We wouldn’t wake up every day to a bunch of s*** on TV and a bunch of nonsense,» he asserted. «We would wake up to an adult with compassion and dignity and vision and leadership doing the work. Not a man child crying about whatever’s wrong with him.»
DNC CHAIR DEMANDS DEMS STOP ‘BRINGING A PENCIL TO A KNIFE FIGHT’ AT FIERY SUMMER MEETING
Gov. Tim Walz, then vice presidential nominee, delivers remarks at the AFSCME’s 46th International Convention in Los Angeles on Aug. 13, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
He doubled down on some of the Democratic Party’s more controversial platforms, saying, «We’re not shying away from diversity as a strength and equity as a goal and inclusion being the air we breathe. That’s what we should be doing.»
Though doubling down on DEI, Walz criticized the media for reporting on Democratic infighting. He urged Democrats, «Don’t take the bait.»
«It boggles my d*** mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities and the attempt to go into others, their flaunting of the rule of law, the cruelness and the unconstitutional nature of the way they’re attacking our neighbors, that the press finds the need to talk about, ‘Oh, there’s a division in the Democratic Party,’» he railed, adding, «There’s a division in my d*** house and we’re still married, and things are good. That’s life!»
«We can have our internal decision-making, our internal healthy debates. But – I refuse to believe – we do not have the luxury to fight amongst ourselves while that thing sits in the White House,» said Walz as the crowd broke into cheers.
TIM WALZ LEADING DEM EFFORT TO TURN BIPARTISAN GROUP AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP: REPORT
Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin addresses party members at the DNC’s summer meeting, on Aug. 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Paul Steinhauser – Fox News )
He asserted that Democrats «are strong because we’re held accountable,» while he lamented it is easy to be a Republican.
«Think of how easy it would be to be a d*** Republican. Oh, what should I wear today? This stupid fricking red hat? What should I say today? I don’t know, just make sure it’s cruel. Who do we listen to? That guy? Oh, the felon in the White House? Yeah, I listen to him, and that will be fine,» he said.
He went on to accuse Trump of unleashing fascist policies on the U.S., saying, «I always get in trouble for it, I’ll continue to say it, I don’t think we do any favors when we don’t name it, these are fascist policies … That is what they are.»
Commenting on Trump signing an executive order to crack down on the burning of the American flag, he accused the president of being concerned about flags with his face on them.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris and then Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walk out on stage together during a campaign event on Aug. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«Now he’s talking about burning flags. He’s going to have flag burning or whatever, because he knows there’s a hell of a lot of flags with his picture on it that are going to get burned. There’s a whole lot of that kind of crap that people are sick of,» he said.
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Concluding his remarks, Walz urged Democrats to start «running to a better future.»
«A future that includes everyone, a future where our children are valued and lifted up, a future where immigrants are celebrated just like our grandparents and parents were, a future where we ask people to pay their fair share while we make life a little bit easier for others, and we find joy in the things that you find personally joyful and I don’t give a d*** what your neighbor thinks about those things,» he said. «Those are the things that we are here for.»
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A suspected retaliatory drone attack by pro-Iranian militias struck a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post.
The newspaper said the strike hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, and no injuries were immediately reported.
Six drones were launched toward the compound, five of which were shot down.
The Post, citing a security official and a State Department alert, reported one drone struck near a guard tower and people at the facility were instructed to «duck and cover.»
GULF STATES INTERCEPT HUNDREDS OF IRANIAN MISSILES AND DRONES, ISSUE JOINT CONDEMNATION WITH US
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey stands with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey, Gen. James Mattis, Gen. Lloyd Austin III and Sgt. Maj. Joseph Allen following a ceremony retiring the ceremonial flag at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center on Dec. 15, 2011. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
«Accountability is ongoing,» the alert said.
Iraq’s ministry of defense condemned the drone and missile attacks targeting the Martyr Muhammad Alaa Air Base and the Martyr Ali Fallah Air Base in a post on X but did not mention the hit on the U.S. facility or Iran directly.
«In response to these sinful aggressions, the Ministry wishes to clarify and confirm the following facts: These air bases are fully sovereign and Iraqi, subject entirely to the authority of the state and the law, and there is no representation of any foreign forces in them under any designation,» the government account wrote.
The security official told The Washington Post the attack was likely conducted by militias affiliated with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose umbrella group of Iran-aligned Shiite armed factions that have claimed responsibility for attacks on U.S. forces in the region.
US EMBASSY STRUCK BY DRONES IN SAUDI ARABIA AS AMERICANS INSTRUCTED TO SHELTER IN PLACE
A billboard featuring a photo of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, is seen along a street in Baghdad on March 9, 2026. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu via Getty Images)
At the start of Operation Epic Fury, the State Department had urged Americans to depart immediately from more than a dozen countries across the Middle East, warning of «serious safety risks» as the Iran war intensified.
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar said on March 2 that U.S. citizens should leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The department said Americans who need help arranging departure via commercial means can contact the State Department 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444 from abroad or +1-888-407-4747 from the U.S. and Canada.
IRAN PROXIES WAGE WAR ON ISRAEL, THREATEN US INTERESTS AS IRAQ SLAMMED FOR NOT DISARMING THEM
Protesters walk through tear gas during clashes with Iraqi security forces near a bridge leading to the Green Zone in Baghdad on March 1, 2026. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/ via Getty Images)
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Officials warned conditions in the region remain volatile, and security situations could change quickly as fighting tied to the conflict continues.
At least nine U.S. missions, including Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar and Israel, issued repeated shelter-in-place directives or advisories at the outset of Iran’s retaliatory attacks against U.S. forces and Israel.
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Texas conservatives tout record-breaking school choice signups after long battle with teachers unions
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After a decades-long battle with Democrats, teacher unions, and even a few Republicans, Texas conservatives are celebrating the successful launch of what is likely to become the largest school-choice program in the country.
The Lone Star State’s school choice program, called the Texas Education Freedom Accounts, saw record-setting registrations in its first days. Within one hour of the program opening, it had already garnered 8,000 registrations. By the end of the day, it had notched 42,000 signups and three days in, it was sitting at around 62,000 signups. The program is expected to hit 100,000 by its March 17 deadline.
To Texas Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock, chief administrator of the program, the program’s early success represents a win for what he called «educational freedom.»
«We figure in the State of Texas, we lead the nation in economic freedom, we might as well lead the nation in educational freedom,» he said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
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The Lone Star State’s school choice program, called the Texas Education Freedom Accounts, saw record-setting registrations in its first days. (Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images; Getty Images)
School choice was a major legislative priority for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who signed the measure establishing the program into law last May. Under the program, families will receive $10,000 per year to help pay for their child’s private school tuition or costs for home-schooling and virtual learning programs. Children with disabilities can qualify for as much as $30,000 per year.
Though showing early signs of success, getting a school choice program to pass in a state the size of Texas was not easy. As a parent himself, Hancock said he has been an advocate for school choice for the last three decades.
«We got close at times in the state of Texas, where we thought the votes were there, and then we wouldn’t get there. And frankly, a couple of years ago, before Gov. Abbott got involved, I myself was like, ‘OK, I don’t know that we’re ever going to get there,’» he admitted.
While proponents believe the measure gives parents more options by allowing them to take their children out of poor-performing public schools in favor of alternative public or private school choices, others argue it pulls financial resources from Texas’ public school students and subsidizes the private education of wealthy families.
The program saw fierce opposition from the state’s leading teachers unions, including the Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT) and the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA).
Ahead of the program launching, Texas AFT issued a statement calling it a «growing billion-dollar boondoggle.»
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Gov. Greg Abbott laughs during a bill signing in the State Capitol on April 23, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
TSTA argued that Texas could not adequately fund both its public schools and the school choice program, saying, «Our underfunded public schools need all the tax dollars that lawmakers spend on K-12 education.»
In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, TSTA President Ovidia Molina vowed to «continue working to kill this expensive and discriminatory program.»
She knocked the state for «most» of the religious schools approved to participate in the program being Christian, which she said, «restrict admission or give preference to children of their own faith.» She also said that «some of these schools refuse admission to LGBTQ students.»
«These schools will use public tax dollars to discriminate against children whose families pay these tax dollars. Public schools do not discriminate. They accept every student who lives in their district, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, family income or whatever, and only public schools should receive our tax revenue,» said Molina.
Hancock, however, pushed back on the idea that the program pits public and private schools against each other. He said Texas, which operates on a constitutionally required balanced budget, was able to fund the school choice program «at the same time that we had record investment in public education and $4 billion in teacher pay, which was a record investment in going directly to paying for our teachers there within the public setting.»
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School choice was a major legislative priority for Gov. Greg Abbott, who signed the measure establishing the program into law last May. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
«We want to be number one, not only in this program, but in education as a whole, both our public schools, our charter schools, and home schools, and private schools,» he explained. «We’re willing to give that investment, and we have our eyes set on it.»
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He framed the opposition to the program as attempts to maintain the status quo and eliminate competition in education.
«It’s the standard pushback, and the reality is no change, no competition, we want the system as is, we don’t want any changes to be involved in it,» he said. «Look, I’m a businessman, and I would love it if in the business I’m in that I had limited or no competition, that I have government protections, that had government funding me, that lived within all those protections. I mean, let’s face it, who wouldn’t want those protections? But that’s not good for… the students, the children.»
«What’s the best for children is competition,» he went on.
Further, he believes the huge number of signups indicates how badly needed the program is.
«I think by opening this up and then the enormous turnout we had, the record turnout we hit, that what it shows is we’re meeting the customers’ needs and the customers are Texans.»
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
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Una mujer policía murió de un disparo en la cabeza en Brasil y su marido dijo que se suicidó: investigan si la mató
La muerte de una mujer policía de 32 años, Gisele Alves Santana, a mediados de febrero en San Pablo, Brasil, desató una ola de sospechas y contradicciones que ponen en jaque la versión inicial de que se trató de un suicidio y ahora investigan un femicidio.
El caso involucra a su esposo, el teniente coronel de la Policía Militar Geraldo Leite Rosa Neto, de 53 años, quien estaba en el departamento cuando ocurrió el disparo fatal y ahora es considerado sospechoso.
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La decisión se tomó después de que un nuevo informe de autopsia, realizado tras la exhumación del cuerpo de la víctima a pedido de su familia.
Las pericias revelaron lesiones en el rostro y el cuello de la víctima causadas por presiones de los dedos y marcas de uñas.
Según los peritos, hay indicios de que Gisele se desmayó antes de recibir el disparo en la cabeza y de que no se defendió. Gisele Alves Santana tenía 32 años. (Foto: gentileza g1).
El horario de la muerte y las dudas sobre la versión del esposo
Una vecina declaró que escuchó un fuerte ruido a las 7:28 de la mañana del 18 de febrero, media hora antes de que el esposo llamara por primera vez a las urgencias.
En esa llamada, realizada a las 7:57, Neto afirmó: “Mi esposa es policía. Se mató con un tiro en la cabeza. Manden una ambulancia y un patrullero, por favor”.
Minutos después, a las 8:05, volvió a comunicarse, esta vez con los bomberos, y dijo que la mujer aún respiraba. Las autoridades llegaron al lugar a las 8:13.
La posición de la pistola y la escena del crimen
Según el diario Metrópoles, uno de los bomberos que atendió la emergencia declaró que “no era una típica escena de suicidio”.
El cuerpo de la mujer estaba entre el sofá y el mueble de la televisión. Según dijo, el arma estaba “bien encajada” en la mano de la víctima, de una manera que nunca había visto en casos similares.
Por lo inusual de la escena, decidió tomar fotografías. Además, notó que la sangre ya estaba coagulada cuando llegaron y que no había casquillo de bala en el lugar. Un bombero notó que la escena era sospechosa y decidió tomar fotos. (Foto: gentileza g1).
Contradicciones y la actitud fría del esposo
Geraldo afirmó que su esposa tuvo una “reacción negativa” después de que él le pidiera el divorcio y que la mujer agarró un arma y se mató.
El teniente coronel declaró que se estaba duchando cuando escuchó el disparo, pero los primeros bomberos que ingresaron al departamento aseguraron que él estaba completamente seco y que no había rastros de agua en el piso.
Un sargento con 15 años de experiencia afirmó que encontró a Neto en bermuda, sin camisa y seco. Otro oficial de la PM que llegó al lugar también señaló que ni el esposo ni la víctima parecían haberse bañado antes del disparo. Geraldo Leite Rosa Neto dijo que Gisele se suicidó cuando le pidió el divorcio. (Foto: gentileza Metrópoles).
Los rescatistas también se sorprendieron por la falta de desesperación del teniente coronel: no lo vieron llorar ni parecía alterado.
Otro bombero señaló que Neto hablaba con calma por teléfono, cuestionaba el accionar de los bomberos y exigía que la víctima fuera trasladada rápidamente al hospital.
Además, no tenía manchas de sangre en el cuerpo ni en la ropa, lo que indicaría que no intentó asistir a su esposa tras el disparo. La madre de Gisele dijo que su yerno era «abusivo» y controlador con su hija. (Foto: gentileza Metrópoles).
El testimonio de la madre de Gisele refutó la versión de su yerno. Marinalva Vieira afirmó que la pareja tenía una “relación turbulenta” y que el teniente coronel era “abusivo y violento”.
También dijo que el hombre no dejaba que su hija usara lápiz labial ni tacones altos y que controlaba sus conversaciones en las redes sociales.
La madre afirmó además que, una semana antes del incidente, su hija había pedido, en una llamada telefónica, que sus padres la fueran a buscar porque “no soportaba la presión” y quería separarse.
Llamada a un juez y movimientos sospechosos
Entre los contactos que hizo Neto esa mañana, uno llamó la atención de la familia de la víctima: llamó al juez Marco Antônio Pinheiro Machado Cogan, del Tribunal de Justicia de San Pablo.
El magistrado llegó al edificio a las 9:07 y subió al departamento con el teniente coronel. Según el abogado de la familia, José Miguel da Silva Junior, el juez fue la primera persona contactada tras el disparo y deberá explicar su presencia en el lugar.
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Las cámaras de seguridad registraron que el juez salió al pasillo a las 9:18 y que Neto apareció con otra ropa a las 9:29.
El caso, que comenzó como un supuesto suicidio, sigue bajo investigación y medios locales apuntan a la pronta detención de Neto.
Brasil tuvo un récord de femicidios en 2025 con 4 muertes por día
En 2025, una década después de aprobarse la Ley del Femicidio, Brasil alcanzó la cifra récord de 1518 víctimas, es decir, cuatro mujeres por día, según informó la agencia de noticias Agencia Brasil.
El año anterior, en 2024, el país ya había establecido un récord con 1458 víctimas, según datos oficiales del Ministerio de Justicia y Seguridad Pública.
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