Money doesn’t lie!
The charity that supposedly fought the KKK actually funded the KKK.
The charity that supposedly fought Neo-Nazis actually funded Neo-Nazis.
Heidi Beirich supposedly dedicated her career to fighting neo-Nazis. The indictment alleges she helped FUND them.
Beirich allegedly oversaw more than $1.2 million in SPLC donor payments to a neo-Nazi informant she was romantically involved with, shared a home with, and held two joint bank accounts with. Approximately $140,000 of that donor money allegedly flowed into their joint accounts and was used to pay their personal living expenses.
The same informant broke into an extremist organization’s headquarters, stole 25 boxes of documents, transported them across state lines, copied them, and returned the originals. Beirich allegedly knew the documents were stolen, used them for an SPLC story to raise more money, and then paid another source approximately $6,000 to falsely take responsibility for the burglary.
The woman who supposedly fought hate allegedly helped pay the very people spreading it, used their activity to raise more donor money, and personally benefited from the scheme.
The Southern Poverty Law Center ran a methodical, calculated scheme to defraud their donor base for millions and used an illicit banking structure system to sow discord and hate into our society. This is the ultimate definition of hypocrisy.
Beirich has now been arrested and charged with wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.
This FBI will follow the money, expose the fraud, and find every individual involved.
The charity that supposedly fought the KKK actually funded the KKK.
The charity that supposedly fought Neo-Nazis actually funded Neo-Nazis.
Heidi Beirich supposedly dedicated her career to fighting neo-Nazis. The indictment alleges she helped FUND them.
Beirich allegedly oversaw more than $1.2 million in SPLC donor payments to a neo-Nazi informant she was romantically involved with, shared a home with, and held two joint bank accounts with. Approximately $140,000 of that donor money allegedly flowed into their joint accounts and was used to pay their personal living expenses.
The same informant broke into an extremist organization’s headquarters, stole 25 boxes of documents, transported them across state lines, copied them, and returned the originals. Beirich allegedly knew the documents were stolen, used them for an SPLC story to raise more money, and then paid another source approximately $6,000 to falsely take responsibility for the burglary.
The woman who supposedly fought hate allegedly helped pay the very people spreading it, used their activity to raise more donor money, and personally benefited from the scheme.
The Southern Poverty Law Center ran a methodical, calculated scheme to defraud their donor base for millions and used an illicit banking structure system to sow discord and hate into our society. This is the ultimate definition of hypocrisy.
Beirich has now been arrested and charged with wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.
This FBI will follow the money, expose the fraud, and find every individual involved.
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The Milwaukee incident opens a broader debate about whether election-integrity legislation such as the SAVE America Act should go beyond voter eligibility and identification and also require stronger safeguards, supervision, chain-of-custody procedures, and independent verification after ballots are cast. If five of nine USB drives can leave central count with the wrong files because of human error, should election reform also focus on protecting the process after voters have done their part? #ElectionIntegrity #USA #SaveAmericaAct
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Internal products of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force–Russia (FITF-R) under the codename Operation Round River, recovered from intelligence community files, declassified by Counsel to the President (Warrington) on 4 August 2026, and released by the White House Government Transparency Task Force. Primary reporting and the underlying files come from Just the News (John Solomon), the Washington Examiner, and the accompanying ODNI DELTA Project summary plus FBI Director Kash Patel’s letter.
What the spreadsheet actually is
It is a defensive-briefing tracking sheet that sorted more than six dozen individuals, media outlets, and organizations involved in the 2019–2020 Biden-Ukraine / Burisma narrative into two rigid categories:
Targets — figures to be treated as victims of Russian disinformation (Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Victoria Nuland, George Soros, Hillary Clinton Foundation, Rosemont Seneca entities, Democracy Alliance, certain Ukrainian intermediaries, Stanford/Yale research references framed as Soros-linked, etc.).
Conduits — figures treated as vectors or amplifiers of that disinformation (Rudy Giuliani, Bill Barr, Mike Pompeo, Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, Chuck Grassley, Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, Mick Mulvaney, John Solomon, Chanel Rion/OANN, Fox News, One America News, Michael Caputo, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, various Atlantic Council / Radio Free Europe voices, etc.).
Color coding, “No Objection,” “FBI Equities,” and “BIN” notations reflect internal concurrence and sensitivity markings. Redactions remain on certain reporting citations and source identifiers. The sheet was not a neutral contact list; it operationalized a pre-judgment that the entire “Ukraine narrative” was foreign propaganda to be contained.
Core operational facts from the declassified ODNI assessment
Around December 2019 — during the first Trump impeachment and well before the 2020 election — FITF-R analysts unofficially formed a team that:
Searched internal systems for any and all prior confidential human source (CHS) reporting on Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Burisma, Mykola Zlochevsky, and related Ukrainian interference claims.
Red-flagged that reporting as Russian disinformation.
Drafted and inserted products into the CHS files themselves declaring the information disinformation.
Restricted access so the material was less visible to other investigators.
Did not corroborate, test, or consult the handling agents on the underlying allegations. The ODNI summary states this explicitly: the Round River team “did not corroborate any of the allegations of the ‘Ukraine narrative.’”
At least 14 of the 53 CHS files identified by the team contained derogatory information on the Bidens. Examples that survived in the summary include a long-standing source reporting a Russian intelligence officer describing Zlochevsky’s use of Hunter Biden as a “long-term operation/long penetration,” reporting on multi-company structures used for fake consulting payments, and claims of large payments to Ukrainian political figures to shut down probes. These streams began as early as 2015 and continued through the relevant period.
The operation also generated defensive briefings to members of Congress who were receiving or seeking the same reporting. The practical effect was to treat investigators (including the Attorney General and Secretary of State) as the threat surface rather than the possible foreign influence or domestic corruption being reported.
What the spreadsheet actually is
It is a defensive-briefing tracking sheet that sorted more than six dozen individuals, media outlets, and organizations involved in the 2019–2020 Biden-Ukraine / Burisma narrative into two rigid categories:
Targets — figures to be treated as victims of Russian disinformation (Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Victoria Nuland, George Soros, Hillary Clinton Foundation, Rosemont Seneca entities, Democracy Alliance, certain Ukrainian intermediaries, Stanford/Yale research references framed as Soros-linked, etc.).
Conduits — figures treated as vectors or amplifiers of that disinformation (Rudy Giuliani, Bill Barr, Mike Pompeo, Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, Chuck Grassley, Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, Mick Mulvaney, John Solomon, Chanel Rion/OANN, Fox News, One America News, Michael Caputo, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, various Atlantic Council / Radio Free Europe voices, etc.).
Color coding, “No Objection,” “FBI Equities,” and “BIN” notations reflect internal concurrence and sensitivity markings. Redactions remain on certain reporting citations and source identifiers. The sheet was not a neutral contact list; it operationalized a pre-judgment that the entire “Ukraine narrative” was foreign propaganda to be contained.
Core operational facts from the declassified ODNI assessment
Around December 2019 — during the first Trump impeachment and well before the 2020 election — FITF-R analysts unofficially formed a team that:
Searched internal systems for any and all prior confidential human source (CHS) reporting on Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Burisma, Mykola Zlochevsky, and related Ukrainian interference claims.
Red-flagged that reporting as Russian disinformation.
Drafted and inserted products into the CHS files themselves declaring the information disinformation.
Restricted access so the material was less visible to other investigators.
Did not corroborate, test, or consult the handling agents on the underlying allegations. The ODNI summary states this explicitly: the Round River team “did not corroborate any of the allegations of the ‘Ukraine narrative.’”
At least 14 of the 53 CHS files identified by the team contained derogatory information on the Bidens. Examples that survived in the summary include a long-standing source reporting a Russian intelligence officer describing Zlochevsky’s use of Hunter Biden as a “long-term operation/long penetration,” reporting on multi-company structures used for fake consulting payments, and claims of large payments to Ukrainian political figures to shut down probes. These streams began as early as 2015 and continued through the relevant period.
The operation also generated defensive briefings to members of Congress who were receiving or seeking the same reporting. The practical effect was to treat investigators (including the Attorney General and Secretary of State) as the threat surface rather than the possible foreign influence or domestic corruption being reported.
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The White House Just Released A Map Tracking Government Fraud
Top fraud:
-Health and Human Services: $96.2 Billion
-Department of Labor : $7 billion
-Department of Education: $2 billion
-Homeland Security: $1.3 billion.
Keep Exposing It, share and like
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fraud/map/
Top fraud:
-Health and Human Services: $96.2 Billion
-Department of Labor : $7 billion
-Department of Education: $2 billion
-Homeland Security: $1.3 billion.
Keep Exposing It, share and like
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fraud/map/
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Glenn Beck exposes the political, religious, and cultural war being waged against America by radical Islam—a multi-step, multi-decade strategy to infiltrate the country through politics, activism, and religious influence. This groundbreaking documentary, produced by Torch and distributed in partnership with PragerU, lays out what’s at stake for America. Watch the documentary here ⏩ https://l.prageru.com/4pLowoW
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SECURITY ALERT: A historic commercial property just 650 feet from the White House grounds has just been purchased by a senior Chinese Communist Party official.
Philip Qiu (Qiu Feili), a former police detective and special forces-trained sniper with documented ties to state intelligence, bought the Securities Building for $8.4 million. Former CIA officials are already warning that a property this close to the President could be used for major intelligence operations, such as setting up listening posts or Stingray systems.
How is this allowed to happen right in our nation's capital?
Philip Qiu (Qiu Feili), a former police detective and special forces-trained sniper with documented ties to state intelligence, bought the Securities Building for $8.4 million. Former CIA officials are already warning that a property this close to the President could be used for major intelligence operations, such as setting up listening posts or Stingray systems.
How is this allowed to happen right in our nation's capital?
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“The Jihad from Within” is a feature documentary hosted by Glenn Beck, produced by Torch, and distributed in partnership with PragerU (released July 30, 2026).
It focuses on the political, religious, and cultural threat that radical Islam / Islamism (political Islam) poses to the United States. The core argument is that the more dangerous long-term challenge is not primarily violent terrorism, but a deliberate, multi-decade strategy of infiltration and gradual transformation from within.
Main claims presented
Islamists are already operating inside the United States. They are present among politicians, city leaders, activists, and institutions.
There is an existing “template and playbook” aimed at shifting America’s political direction, legal system, and social norms. The goal is to make the country resemble Islamic republics in the Middle East.
Terrorism is described as a symptom. The underlying “disease” or “cancer” is political Islam, which the film argues is fundamentally incompatible with American and Western foundations (Judeo-Christian values, individual liberty, secular governance, etc.).
The strategy relies on gradualism and normalization rather than sudden domination. Ideas and institutions are advanced over years or decades until they no longer appear radical but mainstream.
Network model described
The documentary uses a systems view: interlocking circles of mosques, nonprofits, and political advocacy groups that expand outward into universities, media, Congress, local school boards, and mayors. This forms a resilient web rather than a simple hierarchy. If one node is disrupted, the network continues. The objective is sustained influence and cultural change, not overnight conquest.
Supporting elements referenced include Islamists’ own statements, sermons, internal documents, court records, and activist materials. “Dawa” (invitation/proselytizing) is framed as a key tool for ideological expansion, not merely private religious practice.
Framing and stakes
Beck’s presentation distinguishes Islamists (those seeking political and societal transformation under Islamic governance) from Muslims in general. The film asks whether America will actively defend its foundational values or follow the trajectory seen in parts of Europe toward the erosion of Western civilization.
This is positioned as an investigative/expository piece drawing on primary sources and expert input (including earlier Torch specials involving researchers such as Ryan Mauro). Public trailers and clips emphasize evidence “in their own words.” Full uncut interviews and document compilations appear to be available to Torch members as bonus material.
The PragerU page presents it as a short documentary in their catalog, with the stated purpose of exposing what it calls an uncomfortable reality that many prefer not to confront.
It focuses on the political, religious, and cultural threat that radical Islam / Islamism (political Islam) poses to the United States. The core argument is that the more dangerous long-term challenge is not primarily violent terrorism, but a deliberate, multi-decade strategy of infiltration and gradual transformation from within.
Main claims presented
Islamists are already operating inside the United States. They are present among politicians, city leaders, activists, and institutions.
There is an existing “template and playbook” aimed at shifting America’s political direction, legal system, and social norms. The goal is to make the country resemble Islamic republics in the Middle East.
Terrorism is described as a symptom. The underlying “disease” or “cancer” is political Islam, which the film argues is fundamentally incompatible with American and Western foundations (Judeo-Christian values, individual liberty, secular governance, etc.).
The strategy relies on gradualism and normalization rather than sudden domination. Ideas and institutions are advanced over years or decades until they no longer appear radical but mainstream.
Network model described
The documentary uses a systems view: interlocking circles of mosques, nonprofits, and political advocacy groups that expand outward into universities, media, Congress, local school boards, and mayors. This forms a resilient web rather than a simple hierarchy. If one node is disrupted, the network continues. The objective is sustained influence and cultural change, not overnight conquest.
Supporting elements referenced include Islamists’ own statements, sermons, internal documents, court records, and activist materials. “Dawa” (invitation/proselytizing) is framed as a key tool for ideological expansion, not merely private religious practice.
Framing and stakes
Beck’s presentation distinguishes Islamists (those seeking political and societal transformation under Islamic governance) from Muslims in general. The film asks whether America will actively defend its foundational values or follow the trajectory seen in parts of Europe toward the erosion of Western civilization.
This is positioned as an investigative/expository piece drawing on primary sources and expert input (including earlier Torch specials involving researchers such as Ryan Mauro). Public trailers and clips emphasize evidence “in their own words.” Full uncut interviews and document compilations appear to be available to Torch members as bonus material.
The PragerU page presents it as a short documentary in their catalog, with the stated purpose of exposing what it calls an uncomfortable reality that many prefer not to confront.
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The New York Times "Edison Research" election data collected showed a total of over 3,469,261 Trump votes switch or deleted from the 2020 Election from Dominion and ES&S election machines.
DOMINION:
Pennsylvania - Switched: 220,883 Lost: 941,248
New Jersey - Switched: 80,242 Lost: 20
Florida - Switched: 21,422 Lost: 456
Michigan - Switched: 20,213 Lost: 21,882
New York - Switched: 18,124 Lost: 623,213
Georgia - Switched: 17,407 Lost: 33,574
Ohio - Switched: 14,965 Lost: 5,102
Virginia - Switched: 12,163 Lost: 789,023
Louisiana - Switched: 2,322 Lost: 0
Illinois - Switched: 2,166 Lost: 54,730
Wisconsin - Switched: 2,078 Lost: 3,408
Colorado - Switched: 1,809 Lost: 0
Missouri - Switched: 0 Lost: 20,730
Utah - Switched: 1,627 Lost: 0
New Hampshire - Switched: 973 Lost: 116
Iowa - Switched: 938 Lost: 477
New Mexico - Switched: 268 Lost: 4,610
California - Switched: 7,701 Lost: 10,989
Arizona - Switched: 4,492 Lost: 0
Minnesota - Switched: 2,766 Lost: 195,650
Tennessee - Switched: 2,330 Lost: 0
ES&S:
Nebraska - Switched: 30,086 Lost: 50
Kentucky - Switched: 8,129 Lost: 23,849
Arkansas - Switched: 3,664 Lost: 20,748
South Carolina - Switched: 2,779 Lost: 2,119
This was only the initial findings and does not include, duplicate votes, fraudulent votes, dead votes, illegal votes, lost votes, etc... They literally lied to you and gaslit you for years. The 2020 election was stolen.
DOMINION:
Pennsylvania - Switched: 220,883 Lost: 941,248
New Jersey - Switched: 80,242 Lost: 20
Florida - Switched: 21,422 Lost: 456
Michigan - Switched: 20,213 Lost: 21,882
New York - Switched: 18,124 Lost: 623,213
Georgia - Switched: 17,407 Lost: 33,574
Ohio - Switched: 14,965 Lost: 5,102
Virginia - Switched: 12,163 Lost: 789,023
Louisiana - Switched: 2,322 Lost: 0
Illinois - Switched: 2,166 Lost: 54,730
Wisconsin - Switched: 2,078 Lost: 3,408
Colorado - Switched: 1,809 Lost: 0
Missouri - Switched: 0 Lost: 20,730
Utah - Switched: 1,627 Lost: 0
New Hampshire - Switched: 973 Lost: 116
Iowa - Switched: 938 Lost: 477
New Mexico - Switched: 268 Lost: 4,610
California - Switched: 7,701 Lost: 10,989
Arizona - Switched: 4,492 Lost: 0
Minnesota - Switched: 2,766 Lost: 195,650
Tennessee - Switched: 2,330 Lost: 0
ES&S:
Nebraska - Switched: 30,086 Lost: 50
Kentucky - Switched: 8,129 Lost: 23,849
Arkansas - Switched: 3,664 Lost: 20,748
South Carolina - Switched: 2,779 Lost: 2,119
This was only the initial findings and does not include, duplicate votes, fraudulent votes, dead votes, illegal votes, lost votes, etc... They literally lied to you and gaslit you for years. The 2020 election was stolen.
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🚨 JUST IN: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has nearly UNANIMOUSLY ruled AGAINST Planned Parenthood, which could result in the organization being forced to pay out up to $1.8 BILLION
That'd effectively BANKRUPT Planned Parenthood 🔥
Plaintiffs allege Planned Parenthood kept taking Medicaid money (and did not give it back) after Texas and Louisiana decided they should no longer be allowed to participate in the program
If the court finds Planned Parenthood actually illegally billed Medicaid, the penalties could be absolutely MASSIVE, with some estimates reaching as high as $1.8 billion.
Take every single red cent!
That'd effectively BANKRUPT Planned Parenthood 🔥
Plaintiffs allege Planned Parenthood kept taking Medicaid money (and did not give it back) after Texas and Louisiana decided they should no longer be allowed to participate in the program
If the court finds Planned Parenthood actually illegally billed Medicaid, the penalties could be absolutely MASSIVE, with some estimates reaching as high as $1.8 billion.
Take every single red cent!
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Célestin the leftist travels through time to free slaves, but discovers that Africans aren't the only ones to have suffered it...
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ICYMI — On the ground in Latin America, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the U.S. will target Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) in the same way that ISIS and Al-Qaeda are targeted in the Middle East.
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🚨FIVE City officials were just ARRESTED for fraud in Refugio, Texas
- mayor
- city secretary
- city councilor
- 2 former city councilors
They allegedly mishandled HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of public dollars.
THE FRAUD NEVER ENDS
Charges and amounts (from grand jury indictments and booking records)
Arrests occurred August 12–13, 2026, after a Refugio County grand jury returned indictments on August 11. Texas Rangers handled the investigation and arrests. All five turned themselves in.
Mayor Wanda Dukes (77) and City Secretary Callie Shreckengost (59): Each charged with misapplication of fiduciary property or property of a financial institution valued at $300,000 or more (first-degree felony). Indictments specifically contend they misused approximately $1 million in funds belonging to the Refugio Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Bonds were set at $25,000 each.
Mayor Pro Tem / current council member Ixtlazihuatl R. Vasquez (51), former council member Frank James Hosey Jr. (65), and former council member Michael Rocha (64): Each charged with abuse of official capacity involving $30,000 or more but less than $150,000 (third-degree felony). Rocha’s bond was $25,000; others similar or pending at the time of initial reports.
Background of the alleged scheme
This centers on EDC funds (typically sales-tax revenue restricted for economic development purposes such as parks, incentives, or infrastructure). Local reporting beginning in January 2026 described hundreds of thousands of dollars—initially cited in the $600,000–$800,000 range, with one board member saying “a lot more”—moved from the EDC account into the city’s general fund or used to pay ordinary municipal bills (sanitation, insurance, water system work, etc.) over a multi-year period without documented approval by the full EDC board or city council.
Dukes publicly described the transfers as temporary “borrowing” pending FEMA reimbursements after storm damage and claimed every dollar went to legitimate town bills. Council voted to remove her from the EDC board in late January 2026 over conflict-of-interest concerns. The Rangers’ investigation followed. District Attorney Brian Cromeens has publicly noted the Rangers’ work in bringing the allegations forward. The case remains at the indictment stage; the defendants are presumed innocent.
The $1 million figure appears in reporting on the actual indictments against Dukes and Shreckengost. The lower thresholds for the three council-related charges reflect their alleged roles in the same underlying financial activity. Full charging documents and a detailed accounting of exact transactions have not been publicly released in the initial coverage.
- mayor
- city secretary
- city councilor
- 2 former city councilors
They allegedly mishandled HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of public dollars.
THE FRAUD NEVER ENDS
Charges and amounts (from grand jury indictments and booking records)
Arrests occurred August 12–13, 2026, after a Refugio County grand jury returned indictments on August 11. Texas Rangers handled the investigation and arrests. All five turned themselves in.
Mayor Wanda Dukes (77) and City Secretary Callie Shreckengost (59): Each charged with misapplication of fiduciary property or property of a financial institution valued at $300,000 or more (first-degree felony). Indictments specifically contend they misused approximately $1 million in funds belonging to the Refugio Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Bonds were set at $25,000 each.
Mayor Pro Tem / current council member Ixtlazihuatl R. Vasquez (51), former council member Frank James Hosey Jr. (65), and former council member Michael Rocha (64): Each charged with abuse of official capacity involving $30,000 or more but less than $150,000 (third-degree felony). Rocha’s bond was $25,000; others similar or pending at the time of initial reports.
Background of the alleged scheme
This centers on EDC funds (typically sales-tax revenue restricted for economic development purposes such as parks, incentives, or infrastructure). Local reporting beginning in January 2026 described hundreds of thousands of dollars—initially cited in the $600,000–$800,000 range, with one board member saying “a lot more”—moved from the EDC account into the city’s general fund or used to pay ordinary municipal bills (sanitation, insurance, water system work, etc.) over a multi-year period without documented approval by the full EDC board or city council.
Dukes publicly described the transfers as temporary “borrowing” pending FEMA reimbursements after storm damage and claimed every dollar went to legitimate town bills. Council voted to remove her from the EDC board in late January 2026 over conflict-of-interest concerns. The Rangers’ investigation followed. District Attorney Brian Cromeens has publicly noted the Rangers’ work in bringing the allegations forward. The case remains at the indictment stage; the defendants are presumed innocent.
The $1 million figure appears in reporting on the actual indictments against Dukes and Shreckengost. The lower thresholds for the three council-related charges reflect their alleged roles in the same underlying financial activity. Full charging documents and a detailed accounting of exact transactions have not been publicly released in the initial coverage.
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Summary of the Phia cookie-stuffing scandal (as of August 14, 2026)
Phoebe Gates (daughter of Bill Gates) and Sophia Kianni co-founded the AI shopping startup Phia in 2025. Its browser extension was designed to help users find deals and earn Phia affiliate commissions on purchases made through it.
What happened
Bloomberg (with corroboration from researcher Ben Edelman and Capital One Shopping) found that the extension was performing cookie stuffing: it silently opened background tabs during checkout on retailer sites, dropped Phia’s tracking cookies, and claimed commissions on sales it did not drive—sometimes overwriting other affiliates’ credits. Testing covered more than 50 sites. Impact.com suspended Phia’s account.
Knowledge and intent
In July 2026, Phia called it a recent “bug” it had just learned about. A follow-up Bloomberg report (August 11) using internal Slack messages showed the founders were aware of and pushing the “auto pop for cookie drop” feature as early as December 2025. Gates specifically asked to confirm it was live across sites so they could monetize all gross merchandise volume. Engineers raised compliance concerns; the feature was toggleable, not accidental. It reportedly accounted for about 51% of claimed sales in one month. After it was disabled in early July, daily revenue fell from roughly $80,000 to $10,000–$28,000.
Legal picture
The practice has been treated as federal wire fraud (max 20 years). Precedent exists: eBay affiliates Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning received prison sentences (5 and 15 months) for larger-scale versions of the same tactic. No criminal charges have been filed against Gates or Phia. Experts say prosecutors would need to prove a knowing scheme to defraud; civil restitution claims, contractual penalties, and financial hit are the more likely outcomes.
Company response
Phia says the features were removed on July 7, it is reviewing all transactions, issuing reversals to brand partners, and hiring a head of compliance. It disputes some of Bloomberg’s framing and attributes part of the revenue drop to broader monetization cutbacks.
The documented technical conduct and internal messages are the core facts. Criminal prosecution remains possible but not automatic; civil and reputational consequences are already underway.
Phoebe Gates (daughter of Bill Gates) and Sophia Kianni co-founded the AI shopping startup Phia in 2025. Its browser extension was designed to help users find deals and earn Phia affiliate commissions on purchases made through it.
What happened
Bloomberg (with corroboration from researcher Ben Edelman and Capital One Shopping) found that the extension was performing cookie stuffing: it silently opened background tabs during checkout on retailer sites, dropped Phia’s tracking cookies, and claimed commissions on sales it did not drive—sometimes overwriting other affiliates’ credits. Testing covered more than 50 sites. Impact.com suspended Phia’s account.
Knowledge and intent
In July 2026, Phia called it a recent “bug” it had just learned about. A follow-up Bloomberg report (August 11) using internal Slack messages showed the founders were aware of and pushing the “auto pop for cookie drop” feature as early as December 2025. Gates specifically asked to confirm it was live across sites so they could monetize all gross merchandise volume. Engineers raised compliance concerns; the feature was toggleable, not accidental. It reportedly accounted for about 51% of claimed sales in one month. After it was disabled in early July, daily revenue fell from roughly $80,000 to $10,000–$28,000.
Legal picture
The practice has been treated as federal wire fraud (max 20 years). Precedent exists: eBay affiliates Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning received prison sentences (5 and 15 months) for larger-scale versions of the same tactic. No criminal charges have been filed against Gates or Phia. Experts say prosecutors would need to prove a knowing scheme to defraud; civil restitution claims, contractual penalties, and financial hit are the more likely outcomes.
Company response
Phia says the features were removed on July 7, it is reviewing all transactions, issuing reversals to brand partners, and hiring a head of compliance. It disputes some of Bloomberg’s framing and attributes part of the revenue drop to broader monetization cutbacks.
The documented technical conduct and internal messages are the core facts. Criminal prosecution remains possible but not automatic; civil and reputational consequences are already underway.
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INSANE - Democrat Senator Adam Schiff says their party has to accept socialism if they want to win in the midterms:
“It is one Democratic party, and I think if we want to be in the majority we’re going to have to be a big tent party.”
“It is one Democratic party, and I think if we want to be in the majority we’re going to have to be a big tent party.”
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