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San Francisco Sues Truth Social Over Early Access To Trump’s Posts

Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,

San Francisco filed a lawsuit Sept. 22 against the parent company of Truth Social over President Donald Trump’s posts, claiming the company created a corrupt business scheme through its $100,000-per-month Truth API plan that allows subscribers to get his posts before they become public.

City Attorney David Chiu claims in the lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, that Trump Media and Technology Group created financial gain for Trump Media and the president through the new service.

The paid access, launched on Aug. 1, allows subscribers to pay up to $100,000 a month for early access to 10 high-profile Truth Social accounts, including Trump’s.

Chiu alleges the operation monetizes preferential access to information derived from Trump’s position and access to information unavailable to the general public, allegedly violating the public trust and California’s Unfair Competition Law.

“Trump Media has unlawfully created, priced, marketed, and operated a commercial mechanism that knowingly and willfully facilitates Trump’s use of nonpublic information for private profit,” Chiu wrote in the lawsuit.

The claim also alleged Trump Media violated other federal laws that protect against insider trading, including the prohibition on taking material nonpublic information from a person with a duty of trust and confidence and selling it to people who might trade on it to get an unfair financial advantage.

Chiu also claims the service in unfair by violating the state’s unfair competition law “because the harm they impose greatly outweighs the utility of their conduct.”

“Defendant’s scheme facilitates the appropriation of information held in the public trust for private gain,” Chiu wrote in the lawsuit.

He alleges the practice disadvantages law-abiding businesses and ordinary Californians who participate in financial markets in various ways, including their retirement accounts, pensions, and other public sector funds.

“These everyday investors are placed at a substantial disadvantage to sophisticated firms willing and able to pay extraordinary sums for advanced access to market-moving information,” the lawsuit states.

In an Aug. 10 earnings call, Trump Media’s interim Chief Executive Kevin McGurn told investors the company had signed more than 10 customer agreements for the service.

The city is asking the court to order Truth Social’s parent company to stop offering the Truth API service.

Trump Media, based in Florida, did not respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit.

Trump launched Truth Social in February 2022. He holds the largest share of the company with 41 percent of the stock.

The company’s agreement includes an exclusivity window requiring the president to wait six hours after posting on Truth Social before posting the same message on any other social media platform, according to the lawsuit.

San Francisco’s legal action was the second taken against Truth Social’s early-access product.

Two news organizations – The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation – seeking to shut down the service sued the social media company Aug. 12 in Manhattan federal court making similar claims about the president selling priority access to government information to enrich himself.

The lawsuit targets Trump in his position as president, and Natalie J. Harp as his executive assistant. It also names Daniel Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff and director of the White House personnel office.

The other accounts offered in the service include those of Vice President JD Vance, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel, and the White House.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 09/23/2026 – 10:20

Right now, new and existing T-Mobile customers can get up to $1,200 off the iPhone 18 Pro when they switch an eligible line or trade in a qualifying device and enroll in the Experience Beyond plan. The offer comes with other perks, too, such as Netflix and Hulu, included in your plan at no extra cost, roadside assistance and a heavily discounted iPhone 18 Pro Max.T-Mobile was awarded the Best Mobile Network in the U.S. by Ookla Speedtest, and its current offer on the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max is worth considering. Both phones are eligible for up to $1,200 off with qualifying T-Mobile offers.You can keep your existing number and choose from three plans to find the right fit. Options range from the affordable Essentials plan to the more robust Experience More and Experience Beyond plans. All three include unlimited talk and text, while the top two also include unlimited data.READ MORE: Preordering the iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Duo? Grab these accessories before it arrivesOne of the most enticing cell phone deals available right now is T-Mobile’s iPhone 18 Pro offer. For a limited time, new customers can get the iPhone 18 Pro when they switch to T-Mobile, bring their existing number and enroll in the Experience Beyond plan.Existing customers can also qualify by trading in an eligible device in any condition and signing up for Experience Beyond. The discount is applied through 36 monthly bill credits, and a $35 device connection charge applies.You can also save up to $1,200 on the iPhone 18 Pro Max when you trade in an eligible device. If you qualify for the full $1,200 discount, the $1,299 iPhone 18 Pro Max effectively comes down to $99 before taxes and fees.READ MORE: Passing on the iPhone 18? Switch to a Google Pixel for free with these T-Mobile offersBeyond discounted phones, T-Mobile plans include everyday perks, especially for entertainment. With the Experience Beyond plan, you’ll get Hulu and Netflix at no extra cost, plus Apple TV for $3 per month. Baseball fans can also receive a free season-long MLB.TV subscription when available — a combined annual value of $360.For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/dealsThe entertainment perks are just the beginning. New customers also get 24/7 roadside assistance, including one year of AAA on T-Mobile, plus 12 months of DashPass by DoorDash for savings on food delivery.

 

The federal case against Angelica Pacheco didn’t begin with a crime. It began with a translation.
Angelica is a registered nurse, a mother of five, and the English‑speaking bridge for her husband’s small clinic. He didn’t speak English, so when licensing forms or compliance documents arrived, she explained them. She didn’t sign anything. She didn’t fill out the forms. She didn’t own the business. She simply translated.
Years later, that simple act would be twisted into the basis for a felony conviction. One that destroyed her career, her income, her reputation, and her ability to support her children.
Federal investigators spent six years digging through the clinic. They interviewed more than forty people, conducted years of surveillance, reviewed bank records, licensing files, and patient histories. They interviewed Angelica three separate times. They investigated comparable clinics and charged them, but not hers. After all of that, the government dismissed every major charge they had originally brought.
Why? Because there were no victims.
Not one patient was harmed. Not one person came forward at sentencing. Not one victim impact statement was submitted. Not one dollar was shown to be missing. Not one shred of evidence showed personal enrichment.
The judge even noted there was no lavish lifestyle, no misuse of funds, and no indication that anyone had taken advantage of the system. The government didn’t dispute it.
But even as the case collapsed, the pressure on Angelica intensified. She had no money for a lawyer. The court declared her indigent and appointed the Federal Public Defender. Prosecutors told her that if she didn’t plead guilty to something, they would add more charges and she could face prison. She was terrified. She was a mother. She signed the plea, not because she was guilty, but because she was trying to protect her children.
“I was given a choice that was not a real choice. It was like handing over your wallet at gunpoint,” Angelica said. “Only one thing could have moved me to make a decision that betrayed my values, and that is being a mother.”
The felony she accepted wasn’t fraud, theft, or corruption. It was a payroll ratio on a PPP loan forgiveness form, a number between two columns. A clerical discrepancy. One that didn’t short the government any money, didn’t change the loan amount, didn’t divert funds, didn’t benefit Angelica, and didn’t harm a single person.
She didn’t fill out the form. She didn’t sign it. She didn’t submit it. She didn’t own the business.
Yet she is the one paying $54,946 in restitution.
Two federal agencies documented that her husband, the actual owner, signed the loan documents. The SBA wrote that the owner “did not speak English and had a family member translate.” A Florida licensing coordinator told the FBI she met the owner and named him, not Angelica. Still, prosecutors charged her alone. When asked why, the government told the court that Angelica spoke English and her husband did not. The judge responded bluntly: “I’m just not buying it.”
***PLEASE HELP ANGELICA AND HER FAMILY HERE***
“I believed the system was looking for the truth,” Angelica said. “It is not. It decides the result it wants first, and then goes looking for something that will carry it.”
From the outside looking in, it would seem that once the Hialeah City Councilwoman started campaigning for President Trump, the alarm bells sounded at the DOJ. She was arrested shortly after she became the GOP Chair and started stomping for Trump. Of course, this is never said in court, but the timing speaks volumes. Do you still believe in coincidences?
Angelica has appeared on a few shows to try and have her voice heard. She has appeared on “The Case for America” with host Treniss Evans. His show can be found on Real America’s Voice. She most recently appeared on “Freedom’s Front Porch” on the America First Warehouse Media. You can watch the interview below…

FREEDOM’S FRONT PORCH
Come join us!!! You will NOT believe this story!!! @AngiePachecoFL @tami_frontporch @ReffittNicole @GuyReffittJ6 https://t.co/FyhOW7jLQS via @YouTube
— Jenn Baker (@Jennbaker) September 8, 2026

The consequences of this frivolous yet egregious case have been devastating. Angelica lost her nursing career, her council seat, her remote compliance job, her store, her income, her ability to work in her field, and her reputation. Her youngest child, a fifth grader, had to start school without supplies because the family couldn’t afford them. No backpack. No notebooks. No pencils. Angelica had to explain why.
“My heart shattered into millions of pieces,” she said. “The public shaming is something I will carry for the rest of my life.”
Meanwhile, the DOJ’s public case page still lists the dismissed charges, shows only the thrown‑out indictment, solicits victim statements for a case with no victims, and labels the matter “pending.” It omits the actual conviction and the dismissal of every major charge. This is what employers see. This is what licensing boards see. This is what neighbors see.
What makes Angelica’s situation even more shocking is that the DOJ routinely resolves PPP loan discrepancies through civil settlements, even in cases involving false certifications, improper loans, diverted funds, inflated contracts, and millions in questioned expenses. Angelica’s case involved a payroll ratio. No missing money. No personal gain. No victims. Yet she received a felony conviction and three years of probation.
“They took my seat, my business, my career and my name,” Angelica said. “I am asking for a pardon. Not mercy. Review.”
She speaks quietly about what happened, but her words carry weight.
“I know this pain is not in vain if something good can come from it. That is why I fight — not just for me.”
 

Angelica did not own the business. She did not sign the loan. She did not fill out the form. She did not take the money. She did not benefit from it. She did not harm anyone. Yet she is the one paying the price.
It is not Angelica’s character to ask for help. She is usually the one helping others. She would organize food banks and help her community. Now she is the one in need of support.

Her story is a reminder that when a federal case collapses, the human consequences do not disappear with the charges. They fall on the person left standing. Angelica is still standing, but she should not have to stand alone.
***PLEASE HELP SUPPORT ANGELICA PACHECO HERE***
A mother of five. A nurse. A public servant. A woman who translated paperwork and ended up with a felony.
If you want to help Angelica rebuild her life, restore her career, and protect her children, you can contribute to her fundraiser here:
Angelica Pacheco | GiveSendGo
Every dollar helps her fight back against a system that punished her for a form she didn’t fill out, a loan she didn’t sign, and a business she didn’t own.

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The Supreme Court is taking up the legal battle over Missouri’s redistricted congressional map after a lower court ruling sided with the new map.

WARNING: Spoilers below.Zoe Saldaña is pulling back the curtain on the “Lioness” episode that stunned viewers.The season three finale of Taylor Sheridan’s hit CIA/military drama aired this past Sunday to put a bow on its latest run.’LIONESS’ SEASON 3 FINALE REVEALS WHO ORCHESTRATED JOE’S KIDNAPPING ALL ALONGThere were a lot of questions to be answered. The biggest one was: Who was responsible for Joe’s (Zoe Saldaña) kidnapping?Who was really pulling the strings? Who had the power and ability to orchestrate such a complex operation?’LIONESS’ STAR WEIGHS IN ON WHAT DROVE TAYLOR SHERIDAN’S UNEXPECTED DECISION FOR HER CHARACTERThe answer was Aaliyah Amrohi – the daughter of a major terrorist financier targeted in season one by Joe’s team.The reveal of Aaliyah was far from the only shocking moment in the finale. It’s increasingly clear that Joe is losing her grip, and her life with her husband and daughters is more or less broken beyond repair.ZOE SALDAÑA SHARES BEHIND THE SCENES INSTAGRAM POSTS FROM BRUTAL ‘LIONESS’ TORTURE SCENEUpon finally returning home, Joe arrives at an empty house and now she’s truly alone. A life of secrets and violence has finally caught up with her personal life.It was a heartbreaking, but not surprising moment in the finale.Saldaña spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the crushing finale, and was asked if Joe is filled more with anger or fear.”I think both. Part of the reason why Joe struggles so much is that fear keeps seeping in. She has to find ways to just muster the courage, to be fearless, because if she becomes afraid, then that means she’s going to second guess any decision she may make on a whim. These decisions have to be made last minute, or people die, and if you’re afraid, you second guess yourself so you’re not operating on your skillsets and your instincts, and she knows that,” the star actress explained.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERThe actress who plays Joe further told THR, “She also knows that Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) is constantly assessing her. That’s part of their friendship. They do have a very special bond. You don’t have to show it. We’ve seen versions of the type of bond between Kaitlyn and Joe, but through a masculine, male gaze. We’ve never particularly seen women have such a stoic, disciplined relationship that is based on trust and respect and love for country. She knows that Kaitlyn is the end all be all, and she’s constantly assessing her, like she’s assessing anybody in the room. Her goal is to always assure Kaitlyn that she is the most trusted lioness that she has.There has been no official announcement yet on the future of “Lioness,” but all signs certainly point to a fourth season. Likely a fourth a final season that brings everything full circle. Have a fun theory on what’s coming next? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom generated fierce online backlash after admitting the state’s decision to close beaches amid the COVID-19 pandemic was “insane in hindsight” during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper released this month.”Look, everyone’s a genius in hindsight, so, you know, coulda, woulda,” Newsom told Tapper while fly fishing in a Montana river.When asked what he would have done differently, Newsom said people initially treated the pandemic like a “Purell-based crisis,” spending too much time on hand sanitizer shortages and price gouging instead of the virus.He added the beach closures are one of several decisions he regrets.‘COVID 2.0’: LAWMAKERS PUSH BACK ON SWEEPING HEALTH ‘POLICE POWER’ IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE”The idea that we closed beaches was insane in hindsight,” he said, before adding that he also regrets that the state’s largest public school systems remained closed longer than they should have.The clip ignited a social media firestorm, with conservatives and some Californians accusing Newsom of acknowledging mistakes they argued were obvious during the pandemic.In a post on X, Republican former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt wrote, “No, Gavin. It was insane then . We all told you it was insane then. You knew it was insane then. You’re just an insane person.””Remember when I sued you in both state and federal court to open the beaches of Orange County that you maliciously closed, and you lifted the order so as to moot our cases before the hearings?” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted on X. “You knew it back then too, Governor.”FAUCI’S DIARY SHOWS HE FED QUESTIONS TO JOURNALISTS, BUILT FRIENDSHIPS WITH MEDIA FIGURES”Gavin Newsom had a man arrested for paddleboarding alone because apparently that put him at risk of getting COVID,” Benny Johnson, host of “The Benny Show,” posted on X. “He filled skate parks with sand, forced masks on your kids, made you show a vaccine card to go anywhere in public. Now he admits it was ‘insane’ six years later because he thinks he’s going to be president. America hasn’t forgotten.””You are a sea captain who ran his tanker into the rocks, and now we can have a laugh as you explain that you didn’t know anything back then and that now you would like to be in charge of the fleet,” Comedian Adam Carolla posted on X.”Not just in hindsight!” Fox News political analyst Guy Benson posted on X.”What was insane was closing beach parking lots but allowing — even permitting — BLM protests in the same parking lots,” RealClearPolitics political correspondent Susan Crabtree posted on X. “It was also insane to see state beaches closed but city beaches right next door open and crammed with people. I’ll never forget that one.”COVID CASH MEANT TO GET KIDS BACK ON TRACK TOOK SURPRISING DETOUR IN BLUE-STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTCalifornia became the first state to issue a statewide stay-at-home order on March 19, 2020, affecting nearly 40 million residents, and was among the last states to resume full-time, in-person learning.Other restrictions included requiring masks, closing beaches and many businesses in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, with the state threatening to cut funding to some cities that refused to enforce them. Newsom also attended an upscale dinner in November 2020 while imposing the restrictions, which many critics called hypocritical.Fueled by frustration over his administration’s handling of the pandemic and its economic fallout, Newsom, who was elected in 2018, faced a recall election in 2021 but ultimately won.Newsom’s admission comes as questions about COVID-era government decisions continue. In July, Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times when asked about the government’s response while testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.Fox News Digital reached out to the governor’s office for comment.

Pope Says “Jesus Doesn’t Listen to the Prayers of Those Who Wage War” – Bad News for Abraham, Moses, David…
Pope Leo went after those who wage war this week, but he forgot to review the Bible before sharing on the subject.

Once again the globalist Pope goes against the word and the will of God. https://t.co/FV02Elwghe
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) September 21, 2026
Archbishop Vigano knows who this Pope Leo is and sees him continuing with the policies of Pope Francis (Bergoglio), whom he believes was involved in a coup of the Papacy.
One cannot say at all that Leo is proceeding slowly: he is advancing at forced marches, without the slightest concern for reactions—also because the reactions are few, and those few are promptly subdued. What has changed compared to Bergoglio is not the speed: it is the face. Bergoglio shouted, and whoever shouts awakens; Prevost smiles, and whoever smiles puts to sleep. But it is an icy smile, the grin of one who knows he will encounter no resistance.
Look at the facts, not the manners. The agenda has not been slowed: it has been strengthened on all fronts…

Non si può affatto dire che Leone proceda piano piano: sta procedendo a marce forzate, senza minimamente preoccuparsi delle reazioni — anche perché le reazioni sono poche, e quelle poche vengono prontamente sedate. Ciò che è cambiato rispetto a Bergoglio non è la velocità: è il… pic.twitter.com/3KZMT6lv7Z
— Arcivescovo Carlo Maria Viganò (@CarloMVigano) September 18, 2026

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By Wayne Allyn Root
Republicans keep saying this midterm election is about “Too big to rig- Part II.”
You’re all kidding yourselves.
Of course, we want and need a big turnout. Of course, we want and need every Republican to vote, and to bring ten friends and relatives with them to the polls. Of course, every vote matters.
And that’s exactly what I do on my two national TV shows, nationally-syndicated radio show, podcast and my columns read by millions of conservative voters at TheGatewayPundit.com.
I try to get GOP voters excited, motivated and mobilized. I try to explain the consequences of sitting home. I try to paint the picture of what your choices are, and what happens if we lose- we lose America.
No one pushes harder than me to get every last GOP voter to the polls.
But voter turnout alone won’t win this midterm. All the signs are there. Democrats will cheat in this election like never before.
First, there are 25 million new illegal aliens in this country since 2020- courtesy of Joe Biden. President Trump has either deported or forced self-deportation of about three million. That still leaves 22 million new illegal aliens- most of whom are motivated to vote.
And why wouldn’t they be motivated? If Democrats win, they can stay. If Republicans win, they get deported. What would you do if you were them?
So, of course, they’re gonna try to vote.
Second, the Supreme Court just allowed unlimited mail-in ballots- with no restrictions. This is the exact game plan used by Democrats to win previous elections. I don’t care how many “poll watchers” the GOP sends to watch the counts. Poll watchers are powerless to stop illegal aliens from voting if they can safely vote from their homes, with mail-in ballots. There is no way to stop voter fraud with mail-in ballots.
Perhaps all this voter fraud could have been stopped by the passage of the SAVE Act- mandating Voter ID and proof of citizenship. But the SAVE Act did not pass.
So, what’s stopping illegals from voting by the millions? Nothing.
Third, the Supreme Court just allowed the counting of ballots for days after the election. Is the GOP blind? This is exactly how Democrats stole dozens of House and Senate seats in 2018, 2020, 2022 and yes, even in 2024. They just kept counting ballots for days after election night.
Exhibit A is my home state of Nevada. On Election Night 2022, our Nevada GOP US Senate candidate, Adam Laxalt, won the US Senate seat. Five days of counting ballots later, he was the loser.
On Election Night 2024, our Nevada GOP US Senate candidate, Sam Brown, won the US Senate seat. Five days of counting ballots later, he was the loser.
I’m sad to report on Election Night 2026, it will be the exact same story.
GOP candidates will be ahead on Election Night in countless US House and Senate races- and five or more days later, we will lose most, if not all of them.
By the way, that’s the proof that elections are being stolen. How come in modern history no Republican has ever lost on Election Night, but won the race five days later? How come only one side can do this?
Because they’re cheating, Sherlock.
I don’t mean to be rude- but if you don’t understand Democrats are stealing elections, you’re a moron.
The fourth reason we can’t win the midterms with strong voter turnout alone is because of foreign interference in US elections. Foreign enemies can hack voting machines and change election results.
You don’t agree? The FBI was just hacked. Hackers stole data on every FBI agent. Even the FBI isn’t safe. Even the FBI can’t stop hackers. Yet you think voting machines are secure?
I have a bridge to sell you over the Pacific in Las Vegas.
When it comes to election cheating, it’s as if the Republicans have dementia. Republicans seem to have forgotten about all of this. They seem to have forgotten about the stolen 2020 presidential election. They seem to have forgotten about all the winning GOP candidates- like Adam Laxalt and Sam Brown- who were cheated out of their seats.
And now the Supreme Court has made it legal to count for days after an election.
The GOP seems to have forgotten about Spencer Pratt- who was comfortably ahead in the Los Angeles mayoral race runoff only months ago- but was knocked out of the race by hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots counted for days after Election Night- which, as usual, all went against the Republican.
Move along. Nothing to see there. Why worry?
Yes, Democrats are now a combination of radical communism and radical Islam. Their candidates are a combination of violent, extreme and pure commie crazy. What they believe in is shocking and revolting.
Yes, they hate America. Yes, they hate capitalism. Yes, they hate white people. Yes, they hate Jews and Christians. Yes, they support Sharia Law. Yes, they are openly supporting communism.
But even these extreme and dangerous views will not prevent a Democrat victory. To the contrary, cheating is in the communist DNA. It’s how they’ve always won elections.
Remember also, before President Trump’s US Postal Service plan was shot down by the Supreme Court, 30 states refused to turn over their voter rolls to the DHS. Who ever heard of anything like this- blue states in open defiance against the federal government. They’re laughing in our face.
They are screaming out loud, “We are cheating and you can’t stop us!”
Yet, you don’t hear a single Republican politician, except President Trump, talking about anything except- “If our voters turn out to vote, everything will be okay.” And I agree, it will be okay- on Election Night.
But five days later, we will lose.
Nobody in the GOP seems to understand it doesn’t matter how many votes you get, it only matters who is counting the votes.
There are no guardrails to secure the midterms.
But I’ve come up with “THE anti-cheat code.” My plan is foolproof. The guardrail is called, “NEED USA.” It stands for “National Emergency for Elections Declaration- to save the USA.”
My plan is actually more than a guardrail; it’s a freaking concrete wall!
This is “the SAVE Act” on Steroids. It puts all those election security guardrails in place- and then some.
And a Presidential National Security Emergency can only be overturned by a 2/3rds vote of both houses of Congress. Who says so? The Supreme Court ruled in 1983 (INS vs Chadha)- so it’s the law of the land.
President Trump loves walls to protect America. “NEED USA” is a giant wall to protect the midterm election.
President Trump is so conditioned to everything he does being challenged in court, and knocked out by communist insurrection judges, this may take a minute to sink in.
But this time, President Trump, with NEED USA in place, they cannot stop you.
So, please, President Trump, ignore the RINOS, naysayers, the cautious cowards on the White House staff, and the “protect their ass” lawyers. Just do it. Secure the midterms. Stop the cheating.
Because this election won’t be “too big to rig” Democrats will destroy us by counting for days after Election Day with unlimited, unrestricted mail-in ballots. And why not? The Supreme Court says it’s okay.
Do it, President Trump, or every GOP candidate will become Spencer Pratt.
Or Adam Laxalt.
Or Sam Brown.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO, businessman, best-selling author, and national conservative TV and radio host, who has interviewed President Trump 16 times. Watch Wayne’s TV shows on Real Americas Voice TV- “America Speaks” weeknights and “America’s Top Ten Countdown” on weekends, and his daily video podcast “WAR Zone Live presented by The Gateway Pundit” daily at 4 PM ET/1 PM Pacific at TheGatewayPundit.com. His website is ROOTforAmerica.com. Read Wayne’s latest fun book, “How Illegal Immigrants Have Made America Great.” It’s 100+ blank pages. The joke is on Democrats!

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Iran Denies Dropping Its Preconditions During UN Talks With Trump Envoys

We once again have differing versions of a key meeting in the aftermath of a significant and rare US and Iranian diplomatic encounter. The Tuesday 3-hour meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York was headed by Tehran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, and on the other side by Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The US side had called the talks “very productive” – with the suggestion that the Iranians were in the mood to compromise for the sake of achieving a swift ceasefire and peace deal. However, The Guardian reports Wednesday, “Iran has pushed back on claims that it dropped former preconditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz in surprise talks held in New York under the mediation of Qatar…”.

via AFP”Trump said the three-hour talks held in a room at the UN headquarters had gone very well and been very productive,” the report continues. “He suggested further talks were possible imminently, which led to the price of a barrel of Brent crude to fall to below $100 (£75) for the first time in two weeks. Witkoff said the talks had been ‘encouraging, constructive and successful.'”

In Tehran, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei did not convey that there has been any shift in Iran’s negotiating position:

“The interaction that took place with the American side was through Qatari mediation. This interaction was aimed at conveying Iran’s conditions, including the end of the war in all its dimensions, the cessation of American aggressive actions, the naval siege, and the economic war, the release of Iranian assets and so on.”

The Iranian delegation conveyed to the US side the precise five conditions that Tehran has been pushing all along, the Iranian official insisted..

Among the ‘biggest asks’ – which the Trump administration has thus far shown openness to – is the release of all Iranian frozen assets. Instead, Trump and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have only sought to tighten the anti-Tehran noose with ‘Economic D-Day’ and secondary sanctions targeting anyone still doing business with Iran.

On Sept. 20, the Iranian parliament speaker said that Tehran had “clearly communicated” its strict conditions to Washington via mediators:

The chief negotiator warned that there would be “no return to the previous negotiating framework or reopening of the Strait of Hormuz” unless Iran’s preconditions were met.
“We must both fight and negotiate,” Qalibaf said in remarks to the parliament, criticizing what he described as approaches that offer “no clear path to ending” the conflict. “This view…effectively takes the country toward an endless, exhausting war.”
Iranian ‘hardliners’ are said to be outraged upon learning of the Tuesday Kushner-Witkoff meeting, and so much of Tehran’s messaging in the aftermath has also been geared for domestic consumption.

US state-funded RFERL has listed out the following responses from within Iran:

Some called for impeachment proceedings to be launched though they were not clear if they wanted Araqchi or Pezeshkian out of office. One user charged that the meeting was “an even bigger mistake” than Pezeshkian traveling to the US for the UN General Assembly.

“If anyone’s met and negotiated with the Americans, they better stay there. [Iran] is a country for honorable people,” wrote Vahid Azizi, an economist and former official at the Iranian National Tax Administration under hard-line late president Ebrahim Raisi.

Hard-line commentator Mohsen Maqsudi said it was “sheer stupidity” to negotiate with Washington while “under threat” and cause a drop in oil prices. Tehran has been hoping that the rise in fuel costs will pressure Trump into ending the war.

Hardliners ask: why negotiate with the Americans at all, and why provide optics which will push down the price of oil? Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei has sought to calm domestic criticisms on Wednesday:

“If the United States does not comply,” he said, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed and negotiations will not resume. He added that the U.S. must first “earn the trust of the Iranian people.”

Today, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, we engaged in lengthy talks with the Iranian delegation through the mediators, who shuttled between the two sides throughout the day. They successfully completed a round of discussions that we hope will prove…
— Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) September 22, 2026
Like Washington, the Iranian side does not want to ‘endless war’ – but has also vowed to outlast the Trump administration. The US President himself has lately conceded that the Iranians are waiting till after the November midterm elections to strike a deal, expecting that the Republics will lose Congress.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 09/23/2026 – 10:00

10Y Yield Spikes Above 5.00% After Blowout Beats For US PMIs

With ‘hard’ economic data still somewhat muted, expectations were for a modest retracement in US PMIs from recently optimistic levels in preliminary September data.

Instead, the ‘soft’ survey data soared:

Flash US Services PMI Business Activity Index: 58.7 vs 55.8 exp (August: 56.5). 59-month high.

Flash US Manufacturing PMI: 57.0 vs 53.7 exp (August: 53.9). 52-month high. 

The headline flash S&P Global US PMI Composite Output Index rose from 56.0 in August to 58.4 in September, registering the fastest expansion since July 2021 and an acceleration of growth for a fourth successive month.

Growth was driven by the service sector, which reported the steepest rise in output for over five years, but a welcome development in September was an accompanying acceleration of manufacturing output growth to the fastest since April 2022. New order inflows also gathered pace in both sectors, with growth reaching the highest since March 2022 in the service sector and the highest since April 2022 in manufacturing. In both cases, demand was buoyed principally by the domestic market, as goods export volumes continued to fall and services exports rose only modestly.

“US business continues to boom, with output growing at the fastest rate for over five years in September,” said Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Historical comparisons suggest that the latest survey data point to annualized growth of around 5% with a 4% gain now signalled for the third quarter as a whole…

To put the growth surge in context, barring the spike in demand following the opening up of the economy after the COVID-19 lockdowns, the latest improvement in business activity is the greatest recorded since early 2015 with Williamson noting that:

“Business is clearly booming now in both manufacturing and services.”

However, he adds, this growth is being accompanied by some of the most severe supply chain bottlenecks seen in the near-two-decade survey history if the pandemic is excluded, with companies also reporting increasing problems finding suitable staff.

Backlogs of work are consequently rising sharply. While this accumulation of uncompleted orders bodes well for the further expansion of output and capacity in the coming months, it also indicates that companies are developing more pricing power, and hence is a worry for the inflation outlook.

“Firms’ input costs have meanwhile jumped in September at the steepest rate for four years, with fuel and transport costs spiking higher thanks to the rise in oil prices seen during the month, which will add further to the upward pressure on selling prices and inflation in the coming months.”

As a result of all this, 10Y yields have spiked back above 5.00%…

…and rate-hike odds picked up for October.

That was quite a shocker!!

Tyler Durden
Wed, 09/23/2026 – 09:55