Dukes of Hazzard fans are in mourning this Sunday.

Actor Ben Jones who was known for his role as “Cooter” in the hit TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard” has died.

Besides being an actor Jones also served as a U.S. Representative for Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from 1989 to 1993.

Jones’ death was announced by his wife in a post on social media.

The New York Post reported details on what caused Jones’ death:

Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on the classic TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard" and also served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on Sunday, according to a social media post from his wife. He was 84.

"I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed from a massive heart attack," Alma Viator wrote on Facebook Sunday, accompanied by a picture of the actor with his dog.

"He was home resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop the Yankees. Ben had the most amazing rich full life. He loved and was loved by so many.

Have you heard of DMSO?

I’ve talked about it a few times here before but in case you missed it, I think this is really going to blow your mind…

Let’s start with this Tweet-thread that I think is really good:

If you thought what they did to ivermectin was bad, wait till you hear what they did to this drug.

In the 1960s and 70s, DMSO was hailed as a medical breakthrough for its ability to erase chronic pain and heal debilitating injuries.

But there was one problem…

Because DMSO… pic.twitter.com/2lI2HeYbEr

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) July 2, 2025

The information in this thread comes from the work of medical researcher @MidwesternDoc. For all the sources and details, read the full report below.https://t.co/iUYaj0CV4u

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) July 2, 2025

Why would the FDA stop something so promising?

Well, they didn’t even simply stop it. They launched a war against DMSO.

They stonewalled Congress and ignored their own advisory committees.

They claimed, without adequate evidence, that DMSO was "dangerous." pic.twitter.com/xJwYoi7a1j

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) July 2, 2025

The only dangerous thing

The Reflecting Pool vandalism saga continues.

President Trump just dropped additional evidence proving that the damage was caused by vandalism — not improper construction, as the DOJ claims.

In a post on Truth Social, he shared a portion of a court filing containing witness accounts from National Park employees who say that they saw ActBlue-linked former Olympian David Hearn “violently” ripping out the sealant.

See his full post here:

🚨 President Trump just dropped explosive new evidence on the Reflecting Pool attack. A National Park Service employee caught David Hearn (ActBlue-linked) red-handed vandalizing the pool in broad daylight. The witness saw him violently ripping the coating and reported it… pic.twitter.com/wuEqaZhXuH

— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 9, 2026

Here’s the full text of President Trump’s post:

ALERT: A National Park Service career employee, a highly credible witness, saw David Hearn (ActBlue) in broad daylight vandalize the Reflecting Pool by "violently" ripping and tugging at the Pool's somewhat delicate coating. The National Park Service employee provided this witness testimony to the

A key Senate race is sharply dividing the Democrat party.

Several longtime Democrats have announced plans to vote against their party in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and highly-controversial Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

The latest to break ranks is Jill Biden’s ex-Press Secretary Michael LaRosa, who just declared that he is endorsing Mike Rogers.

Read his explanation why here:

I refused to defend or support anyone with an SS Totenkampf tattoo, simply because they had a "D" next to their name.

I won't defend or support anyone who is too cowardly to stand up to extremists who think the mother of my best friend, who jumped from 95 stories because the… https://t.co/hC6s7W7PfK

— Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosaDC) August 8, 2026

I refused to defend or support anyone with an SS Totenkampf tattoo, simply because they had a “D” next to their name.

I won’t defend or support anyone who is too cowardly to stand up to extremists who think the mother of my best friend, who jumped from 95 stories because the alternative was worse, deserved

This election season has been chock full of bizarre, extreme, and anti-American sentiment from a host of far-left candidates competing in Democrat primary races nationwide.

But one gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin has stood out even in that pack after a wave of controversial comments and positions resurfaced in recent weeks.

One problematic post from 2020 trashed the Thanksgiving holiday, asserting that it should have been canceled centuries ago.

Francesca Hong has since attempted to distance herself from that position, but even some leftists like "Real Time" host Bill Maher aren’t buying the supposed change of heart.

Breitbart provided a relevant portion of the transcript: 

"Of course, yesterday…renounced it. I don't believe you, I don't believe you people who renounce things. We know what you said. You mean it, live by it. … No, you meant it. You know why I know she meant it? Because she hates all holidays. She talked about feeling attacked on Christmas when someone put on her computer a Christmas scene. She

Elon Musk has some big plans in the South.

Earlier in the week, SpaceX announced it plans to build the world’s largest building in Texas.

The company plans to construct a building for the manufacturing and packaging of semiconductor chips.

Fox Business reported more on Musk’s plans and revealed how many square feet the building project will be:

SpaceX announced this week that its planned semiconductor plant that is expected to become the largest building in the world at more than 100 million square feet will be built in Grimes, Texas, outside of Houston.

“Terafab Texas will be the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far,” owner Elon Musk wrote X Thursday. “And it will be stunningly beautiful.”

The factory is a joint effort with Musk's electric car company, Tesla.

“This facility will house the manufacturing, packaging and testing of advanced logic and memory devices,” SpaceX said in a press release Thursday. “Terafab will produce chips optimized for edge computing and inference for use in hardware like Tesla's Optimus robots and self-driving Cybercabs, along with high-power chips designed for operating

Something enormous is taking shape in Texas.

And when Elon Musk says enormous, he does not mean another factory with a slightly bigger parking lot.

Tesla confirmed Thursday that a project called Terafab will be built in Grimes County — bringing Tesla, SpaceX and xAI together for what the companies describe as the largest chip-building effort in the world.

The official Terafab announcement says the facility will produce logic chips, memory and advanced packaging under one roof.

Tesla says its research fab, which broke ground on the north side of Giga Texas in April, will serve as the precursor. Terafab would then scale that work into a much larger supply operation for Tesla, SpaceX and xAI.

The companies say their future chip needs will outrun the supply the rest of the world can provide. That turns the project into a direct answer to a bottleneck that already constrains production plans across all three companies.

Robots and self-driving vehicles need

They worked through the night.

Then the United States Senate left Washington before sunrise Saturday — with President Trump's election-integrity bill still sitting exactly where it was.

Not passed.

Not even advanced.

Trump had publicly demanded that senators remain in session and pass the SAVE America Act before taking their August break.

The bill did not have the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate's filibuster threshold.

So after an all-night session on other business, senators adjourned and headed home.

Roll Call documented Trump's demand before the recess fight reached its final hours.

The president called on senators to cancel their break until the SAVE America Act passed. Senate Majority Leader John Thune faced a basic math problem: Republicans lacked the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster, and Democrats were not supplying the difference.

Sen. Mike Lee objected when leaders tried to arrange the recess, keeping pressure on the chamber. Other Republicans floated procedural moves or a change to the filibuster, but no path produced

The controversy surrounding Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) continues after the incumbent faces allegations of abuse ahead of November's midterm election.

In the latest development, local GOP organizers were reportedly forced to call off a planned rally amid reports of threats.

As Breitbart reported:

The Strongsville GOP canceled a "Pass the SAVE America Act Rally" featuring Miller and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), which had been set for Monday evening at The Barn at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick. Strongsville GOP Chair Shannon Burns announced the cancellation in a Friday email, citing threats.

"After consultation with law enforcement and the venue, the number and nature of the threats received have made the event untenable," Burns wrote. "We cannot responsibly expose our guests, attendees, volunteers, venue staff, or law enforcement officers to an unacceptable safety risk."

The scrapped rally landed as the clock ran down on Miller's candidacy. Ohio election officials say Miller has until Monday to withdraw and let the party name a replacement on the

What happened to 7-year-old William Evans is almost impossible to read.

But his name — and what police say was done to him — cannot be buried.

William’s mother, Kaitlin Evans, and two other adults, Nessa Keaney and Kirby Rankin, are now charged with murder and child endangerment in Ohio.

This is William Evans, a 7-year-old boy who died Thursday after police said he suffered ongoing abuse at an Oakley home.

Three people have been charged with murder in connection to his death.

What we know: https://t.co/bLj6XzWYX9 pic.twitter.com/ZczDOYvzQb

— WLWT (@WLWT) August 7, 2026

Local 12 reports that investigators described prolonged abuse including beatings, burns, blunt-force injuries across William’s body and repeated periods in which he was allegedly held underwater.

Police say the boy was ultimately found duct-taped inside a closet after Evans called 911 and claimed he needed urgent medical care.

Cincinnati police detective Kyle Smith, a 21-year veteran, called it one of the most disturbing child-abuse cases he has encountered during more than two decades investigating crimes on the job.

The outlet reports

We have had more updates on Joe Biden’s health now that he’s out of office than we ever had while he was in the White House.

In an interview with the BBC, Hunter Biden gave an update on his father Joe Biden’s battle with cancer.

The former first son shared that his father’s cancer is “debilitating” and is “spreading.”

The Hill reported more on Hunter’s update on his father’s cancer:

Former President Joe Biden's cancer has spread to other parts of his body, his son Hunter Biden revealed in an interview, describing the disease as "very painful" and "very debilitating."

"The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further," he told the BBC's "Newsnight" Friday. "It's really sad to watch."

Several months after leaving the White House, the former president announced in May 2025 that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. At the time, his office said the cancer appeared to be "hormone-sensitive," allowing for "effective management.

Hunter Biden became emotional during the interview while discussing his father's condition, saying that watching the former president's health

She was once the face of the party, but now even failed presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is acknowledging the potentially debilitating split that has emerged between typical leftist Democrats like her and the crop of socialist candidates rising to prominence this election cycle.

As Fox News reported:

Clinton noted that many Democrats now will have to learn to pivot and support the progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's campaign to defeat Republican Mike Rogers, while El-Sayed's supporters will have to learn how to re-integrate defeated Haley Stevens and her supporters who they were “vilifying” online and in person.

Clinton warned that the Democratic Party's coalition cannot afford to keep being a one-way street in terms of supporting candidates.

“One thing that we haven’t yet seen enough of is that when the progressives, the left — whatever we want to call, you know, candidates on that side of the Democratic Party — when they lose, they often don’t support the candidate that has been nominated,” she said. “You know, there