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<![CDATA[The Siren]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yLIf!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a8d7408-d1c0-47e3-9b85-c0227d58f7c2_600x600.pngThe Sirenhttps://www.thesirennetwork.comSubstackFri, 19 Jun 2026 19:04:13 GMT<![CDATA[Trump HUMILIATED After Losing His OWN WAR With Iran ]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/trump-humiliated-after-losing-hishttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/trump-humiliated-after-losing-hisFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:56:34 GMTAfter four months of lying, confusion, backtracking, bombing, and calls for ending entire civilizations, Donald Trump has decided to ram through a total concession to Iran of the war that he started.

The Memorandum of Understanding, which Trump signed at Versailles, commits $300 billion dollars to Iran, refrains the U.S. from interfering in internal Iranian affairs, ends the U.S. naval blockade, removes all economic sanctions against Iran, and unfreezes Iranian assets.

In other words, this MOU is a complete loss for the U.S., who already had a signed agreement with Iran (the JCPOA) prior to Trump’s war, which already prohibited Iranian nuclear development, and was successful in that regard. While the deal has yet to be fully signed, Iran has now gained benefits that it did not have prior to Trump launching the war four months ago, according to the MOU that Trump signed.

Imagine, for a second, the conservative outrage if Joe Biden had signed this deal.

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Like the man-child he is, Trump sped through a series of negotiations with Iran to arrive at a deal on his birthday. Trump’s failed leadership and ever-inflating ego was juxtaposed nicely today with the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Library in Chicago, where former President Obama gave a speech urging resistance to “cynicism and despair.”

For a moment, normalcy in America had returned. President Obama was joined by all former living presidents, including Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Notably, Donald Trump was not there.

Jo and BDD dive into all of these topics, including JD Vance’s new book debuting to a dreadful 1 star review on Amazon (which was so bad that Amazon stepped in to delete the reviews).

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]]><![CDATA[BRIGHT GREEN: Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Is Now FILLED With Algae]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/bright-green-trumps-14m-reflectinghttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/bright-green-trumps-14m-reflectingTue, 16 Jun 2026 23:17:06 GMTAfter spending over $14 million in taxpayer funds on the pointless endeavor of “fixing” the Reflecting Pool, it has now succumb to algae in just a matter of days.

Over the past two days, dozens of images and videos have gone viral documenting the current state of the nation’s (once) beautiful reflecting pool. The Trump White House and his Republican cronies for weeks said the pool would be “American flag blue.” But it’s now a darker shade of green than the grass that surrounds it.

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The pool is representative of the entire Trump/MAGA mindset. Bulldoze your way inside, break one (or ten) laws to accomplish your goal, claim victory, and then ride off into the sunset as everything crumbles around you. It’s the latest example to prove that everything Donald Trump touches literally breaks, whether its the reflecting pool, the White House grounds, the Kennedy Center, or the economy.

On this week’s episode of Big F*ing Deal, Jo and Tara discuss everything about the reflecting pool debacle, Trump’s newly botched Iran deal, and JD Vance’s disaster of an interview on The View.

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]]><![CDATA[DISGUSTING: Trump's White House UFC Birthday Event]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/disgusting-trumps-white-house-ufchttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/disgusting-trumps-white-house-ufcTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:59:55 GMTOn this episode of Big F*ing Deal: Cultured, join Jo, Tara, and Kaivan as they break down Trump’s disgusting, hate filled UFC event last night, his name coming off the Kennedy Center, and the Knicks winning the NBA Finals!

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]]><![CDATA[The Solution to America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis: With Rep. Lauren Underwood]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/the-solution-to-americas-maternalhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/the-solution-to-americas-maternalSat, 13 Jun 2026 19:11:05 GMTThis week, and sit down with Rep. Lauren Underwood to discuss the Momnibus, the solution to America’s maternal mortality crisis.

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood represents Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, a suburban, exurban, and rural district in Northern Illinois. She flipped this seat from red to blue in a historic fashion in 2018, defeating a four-term Republican incumbent, and is the youngest black woman to ever be elected to the Congress.

The Momnibus is designed to end preventable maternal death in America by ending maternal health disparities, growing and diversifying the perinatal health workforce, expanding access to maternal mental health and substance use care, lowering health care costs, investing in technological solutions, closing research gaps, improving data collection, and providing direct federal funding for local community-based organizations that improve maternal health outcomes.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Democrats Pass LANDMARK Pro-Union Bill, 192 Republicans Vote No]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-democrats-pass-landmarkhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-democrats-pass-landmarkFri, 12 Jun 2026 21:29:24 GMTOn this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo is joined by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, for a wide-ranging conversation on the coordinated Republican attack on voting rights, unions, and what Democrats are doing to fight back.

The Florida Supreme Court just ruled yesterday that Ron DeSantis’ and Florida Republicans’ illegal gerrymandered map, that removes up to 4 Democratic seats, was legal and could proceed. This comes as the Virginia Supreme Court recently ruled that the Democrats’ attempt at redistricting in response to Texas’ gerrymandering could not proceed. There seems to be different rules for the two major parties in America, especially since Ron DeSantis himself picked the majority of the Florida Supreme Court deciding this case.

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After the Supreme Court gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Republican-led legislatures moved within hours to gerrymander districts across the South. Jo and Rep. Horsford discuss this lightning-fast reaction by southern states, including in Alabama, a state where Black residents make up over a third of the population. Voters are being carved out of representation they fought decades to win. In addition, the duo speaks about what this might mean for Horsford’s home state of Nevada, where Horsford says we must make the 2026 midterm elections “too big to rig.”

Then there’s the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which came to a vote this week in an historic victory for unions across the nation. The bill would stop corporations from using endless negotiation delays to block workers from ever signing a union contract. Rep. Horsford voted yes on the bill along with every every other Democrat. Comparatively, 192 Republicans voted no. As Rep. Horsford says, that tells you everything you need to know about whose side they’re on.

On the topic of Social Security and Medicare, Rep. Horsford represents a district where more than half of his constituents rely on Social Security as their only source of retirement income. An average check comes in at around $1,000 a month for rent, co-pays, groceries, and now skyrocketing gas prices. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on tape calling cuts to these programs in the form of “adjustments” and “fixes,” as the country still reels from Elon Musk’s disastrous cuts to Social Security from DOGE.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: SECRET Epstein Coverup by Trump EXPOSED in Bombshell New Report]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-secret-epstein-coverup-byhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-secret-epstein-coverup-byThu, 11 Jun 2026 22:45:04 GMTIt is now being reported, in a bombshell New York Times article by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, that members of the Trump White House gathered in the Situation Room to discuss how they were going to coverup Trump’s Epstein scandal.

An excerpt from the article describes the scene: “The vice president appeared panicked to others in the room about the way the subject of Epstein was already dividing the MAGA coalition. Some senior officials had the impression that Vance had bought into the darkest theories about Epstein and a cabal of predators hidden within the country’s ruling class.”

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When facing the public, these same officials have repeatedly said the files were either fake, nothing to worry about, were planted by the Biden White House, or that Trump was innocent. But this article paints an entirely different picture, one where the highest level officials running the U.S. government met in secret, using White House grounds and taxpayer funds, to plot how they would cover up the president’s crimes and lie to Congress under Oath. It’s much, much worse than Watergate.

It’s hard to imagine another scenario that would demand more outrage from the American public than this. But for Donald Trump, it truly is just another Thursday. In the midst of this bombshell report, one that would have no doubt immediately ended any other presidency, Donald Trump is spiraling out of control with his Iran War.

The war, which has dominated the last three months of Trump’s presidency, has become so confusing and ever-changing, that it is hard to keep track of. Just yesterday, Donald Trump declared that his birthday wish was for “world peace.” He then told reporters he would continue to “bomb the sh*t out of Iran,” (as he had been doing for the past two days), before literally minutes later, saying that the strikes were cancelled.

This back and forth has been going on every single day since Trump launched the war. And today, we are in a much more dangerous and far worse spot when it comes to our relations with Iran, and the power they hold on the world stage. And it’s all thanks to Donald Trump.

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]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden's Twitter Feed Might Save Democracy]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/hunter-bidens-twitter-feed-mighthttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/hunter-bidens-twitter-feed-mightSat, 06 Jun 2026 21:53:10 GMTThis week, and sit down to discuss a few topics that have flown under the radar this week. The Senate’s overnight vote funded ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump’s term, kept the administration’s controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund alive, and passed largely along party lines. As per usual, nearly 30 Republicans spent the week signaling they’d vote against it, before (shocker) doing whatever Trump wanted them to.

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Maggie and Mallory also discuss RFK Jr.’s push to access Americans’ medical records, ostensibly to investigate a long-debunked link between vaccines and autism, a years long obsession of Kennedy’s.

Additionally, the duo covers the modern day MAGA movement’s latest push at criminalizing free speech and creating fear around dissent. Specifically, the Manhattan Institute’s disturbing campaign to reclassify nonviolent civil disobedience as “civil terrorism” under state law, and how this connects to the White House’s counterterrorism memo from earlier this spring.

In other, more upbeat news, Maggie and Mallory discuss Rob Sand’s victory of the Democratic nomination for the governor of Iowa, and Hunter Biden’s incredible Twitter feed.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Iran War Powers Vote Passes in MAJOR HUMILIATION For Donald Trump]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-iran-war-powers-vote-passeshttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-iran-war-powers-vote-passesThu, 04 Jun 2026 22:39:14 GMTIn a major rebuke of Donald Trump, the Iran War Powers resolution has officially passed the House of Representatives after Democrats forced a vote on the resolution. 4 Republicans, including Reps. Thomas Massie, Warren Davidson, Tom Barrett, and Brian Fitzpatrick, broke with Donald Trump and voted with the Democrats.

The Iran war, which has caused havoc domestically in the form of rising grocery prices and skyrocketing gas prices, is still ongoing. This comes after Donald Trump and his sycophants in the White House said the war would be a “small excursion.” Still, Trump is unable to admit that the war even is a war. The words and actions from him and his cabinet differ so greatly from a day to day basis, that most Americans have become numb to news about the war.

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On any given day, a ceasefire could be in place, the war could be “ending soon,” or “is already over,” talks are beginning, and then end as fast as they started. It is not rare to hear Donald Trump profess the importance of his decision to attack Iran, and then in the same breath, say that he doesn’t care about the war or talks for peace.

There is no end in sight to a conflict that should never have been started in the first place. Jo and BDD also discuss Hunter Biden’s hilarious new tweets, the disgusting comments by and the GOP Rep. Andy Ogles about Pride Month. They also discuss Marco Rubio lying before Congress, where he said Donald Trump has never slept in a meeting before him because he “calls him at 5AM.” This, Marco, is because he’s getting his sleep during Cabinet meetings in front of the press.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Trump Picks Corrupt New Intelligence Chief Who Targeted His Political Enemies]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-trump-picks-corrupt-newhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-trump-picks-corrupt-newTue, 02 Jun 2026 20:31:50 GMTOn this episode of Big F*ing Deal, Jo and Tara react to the breaking news of Trump’s new pick for the incredible important position of Director of National Intelligence. Trump’s pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned at the end of last month, is Bill Pulte, of home construction company PulteGroup.

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Pulte has no background in intelligence work, which makes him a great fit for the most unqualified and unserious White House in U.S. history. Pulte gave money to Trump’s inauguration and has weaponized and abused his current position within the government as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte also led several criminal referrals to the Trump DOJ against political figures, who just so happened to be on Trump’s political enemy list, like New York AG Letitia James, Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Senator Adam Schiff, and former Rep. Eric Swalwell.

As is typical with this regime, Pulte has no business leading one of the most important and sensitive positions in the world. Which is exactly why he’s been tapped to run it. Jo and Tara discuss all of this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

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]]><![CDATA[Inside the Movement to Dismantle MAGA Christian Nationalism & The War on Women]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/inside-the-movement-to-dismantlehttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/inside-the-movement-to-dismantleSat, 30 May 2026 21:34:39 GMTThis week, and sit down with Tia Levings, bestselling author of A Well Trained Wife. You may remember Tia from her first appearance on Pretty Furious. Tia just released her second book, I Belong to Me, which continues her story of healing and recovery from high-control religion.

On this episode, the trio dives into the coordinated machinery behind the war on women's autonomy, including Christian patriarchy, the pronatalist movement, and the trad wife algorithm. In addition, Tia breaks down pastor Dale Partridge's campaign to repeal the 19th Amendment and push women out of public life entirely.

Tia also explains why the trad wife aesthetic, which is growing in popularity on social media, is so seductive. All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

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]]><![CDATA[Meet the Democrat Running to Flip One of the Most Competitive Swing Districts in the Nation]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/meet-the-democrat-running-to-fliphttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/meet-the-democrat-running-to-flipSat, 30 May 2026 01:23:40 GMTOn this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo sits down with Brian Varela, a candidate running in the Democratic primary to represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. This district has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons, as its current member of Congress, Republican Tom Kean Jr., has decided to take a now months long leave of absence. He and his staff have offered zero communication to his constituents, or even to other Republican members of Congress.

All the while, Kean Jr. continues to file stock disclosures while missing every single vote in Congress. If any other person decided to miss months of work with zero explanation to their boss (his constituents), they would ultimately, and justifiably, be fired.

Kean Jr. has now been calling Republican county chairs in an attempt to do damage control, and is supposedly (get this) running for reelection. One of the people running against him, is Brian Varela.

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Brian entered this race as the underdog in a crowded, competitive primary, and has now built one of the broadest coalitions in the race. He’s now been endorsed by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on the progressive side and former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney on the other, plus 32BJ SEIU, Make the Road, Our Revolution NJ, and more.

Jo and Brian talked about why NJ-7 is absolutely flippable, as Donald Trump only won it by a point in 2024, and current NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill carried it by a point in 2025. They discuss what Democrats got catastrophically wrong on the economy in 2024, and why Brian, a young, first-generation Colombian American, is uniquely positioned to win back the exact voters Trump lied to.

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]]><![CDATA[ALARMING: Trump has THREE mental lapses in just a few days! (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) ]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/alarming-trump-has-three-mental-lapseshttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/alarming-trump-has-three-mental-lapsesWed, 27 May 2026 23:05:57 GMTToday, we’re going to show you three clips that you probably have not seen on the news. These videos really demonstrate the depths to which Donald Trump’s memory and physical health have declined over the last year.

In the first clip, a reporter asks Trump a pretty simple question about Taiwan. During Trump’s response, he mixes Taiwan up with Iran. And it happened again today during a Cabinet meeting, where Trump clearly mixed up Iran with Venezuela. He never realizes, or corrects himself. He just continues with the lies.

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At this point, it’s abundantly clear that something is deeply wrong with Donald Trump’s memory (at the very least). He still frequently brags about “acing” the MoCA test, a test used to detect cognitive impairment, early signs of dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. Every day, more and more clips of Trump falling asleep during Cabinet meetings, Oval Office press conferences, and more, are released.

Trump’s Cabinet and inner circle, who are fully aware of what is happening, refuse to take action to invoke the 25th Amendment. Instead, they continue to enable him, flatter him, and boost his ego. Imagine, for a second, the right-wing media outrage if Joe Biden had continuously fallen asleep during high-level meetings as president.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Democratic Lawmakers Pepper Sprayed During ICE Confrontation]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-democratic-lawmakers-pepperhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-democratic-lawmakers-pepperTue, 26 May 2026 22:20:26 GMTAs ICE protesters gathered outside of Delaney Hall, Democratic lawmakers including New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, U.S. Senator Andy Kim, and Reps. Menendez, Pou, and Mejia gathered to conduct congressional oversight of the facility, over allegations of inhumane conditions for the detainees.

ICE agents, acting as they usually do, attempted to quell the freedom of speech right to protest of the crowd. As Senator Kim attempted to calm the crowd down in fear of violence from ICE agents, he was pepper sprayed. Gov. Mikie Sherrill was outright denied access into the facility, being housed in her own state.

In response, Senator Kim said “Delaney Hall must be shut down immediately. ICE cannot be allowed to continue operating in this way.”

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On this episode of Big F*ing Deal, Jo and Tara discuss ICE’s brutality, in addition to Trump’s declining health, his recent trip to Walter Reed, his decaying hands, and his daytime sleeping problems. They also dive into the absurdity of the Trump UFC White House fight, in which taxpayer funds will be used, even as Trump says there isn’t enough money for healthcare.

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]]><![CDATA[This District Voted for Trump by 9 Points in 2024. Meet the Veteran Running to Flip it Blue.]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/this-district-voted-for-trump-byhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/this-district-voted-for-trump-bySat, 23 May 2026 21:05:27 GMTThis week, and sit down with Jessica Killin, candidate for Congress in CO-05. They discuss the impacts of the war in Iran on everyday Americans, her plans to attack rising costs of living, her experience as an female Army veteran, and more.

A fourth-generation Coloradan, Jessica Killin’s life has been shaped by a commitment to service and a deep love for her state and country. Raised in a middle-class Colorado Springs home by public school educators, she learned early the values of hard work and community. After graduating from Falcon High School, Jessica earned an ROTC scholarship and served as a paratrooper and military police officer in the U.S. Army before working as a business leader and advocate for veterans and military families.

Jessica is running for Congress because she believes both parties need new leadership, and she is fed up with politicians who put partisan politics ahead of serving the people they are supposed to represent. She will work across the aisle to find solutions for working Coloradans, and she will never be afraid to stand up to extremists in either party to do what’s right for Southern Colorado.

Jessica’s campaign has been added to the coveted DCCC ‘Red to Blue’ list, a group of highly competitive swing districts likely to flip blue in 2026, and effectively end the Donald Trump presidency.

You can support Jessica’s campaign here.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Inflation Hits THREE YEAR HIGH Under Donald Trump, Economy Expert Responds]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-inflation-hits-three-yearhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-inflation-hits-three-yearFri, 22 May 2026 20:21:10 GMTOn this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo sits down with Tahra Hoops, Director of Economic Analysis with Chamber of Progress, and author of The Rebuild, a Substack about making blue cities and states better and less expensive.

A bombshell new report now shows that inflation is rising again, hitting a three-year high under Donald Trump. As Tahra argues, Donald Trump has completely failed to deliver on his campaign promises of lowering grocery prices or inflation. Instead, he’s launched the United States into new war with Iran, which has done exact opposite of lowering costs, along with inexplicably flip-flopping tariffs. Tahra says “too many Democrats are responding with the fiscal equivalent of a coupon.”

Jo and Tahra also dive into what Democrats should be doing right now to alleviate voters’ concerns on affordability, considering the failures of Trump and the Republican party. She says that Democrats cannot simply “out-tax-cut” Republicans, calling it “slopulism.” Additionally, Jo and Tahra explore what an actual progressive affordability agenda could look like, along with the Democratic lawmakers across the nation who are delivering one.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Trump Slapped with a MAJOR New Lawsuit]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-trump-slapped-with-a-majorhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-trump-slapped-with-a-majorWed, 20 May 2026 23:09:38 GMTDonald Trump was just slapped with a major lawsuit from Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges over his new Jan. 6 slush fund, which totals over $1.8 billion.

The officers claim Trump’s fund will be used to reward January 6th rioters and right-wing militia groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. And they’re not wrong. Already, the far-right media network OAN wants to seek money from this new Trump “anti-weaponization fund.” The recently pardoned and central figure of Jan. 6 Tina Peters said the fund was “great news.” And surely, as we write this article, more and more Jan. 6 rioters and insurrectionist groups are looking for a payday from the same federal government which they attempted to overturn.

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This slush fund stems from the settlement of Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, where he wanted U.S. tax dollars to go right into his bank account over supposed “harm.” Trump and his team completely controlled both sides of the negotiation, lawsuit, and settlement, leading to this new fund. You couldn’t be more corrupt if you tried.

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]]><![CDATA[BREAKING: Democrats Respond to Right-Wing Gerrymandering with MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-democrats-respond-to-righthttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/breaking-democrats-respond-to-rightWed, 20 May 2026 19:40:10 GMTOn this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo sits down with Congressman Joe Morelle, representing New York’s 25th District.

In response to right-wing gerrymandering across the nation, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has charged Rep. Joe Morelle with meeting with New York State leaders to counter Donald Trump’s ongoing voter suppression plans. Rep. Morelle, along with Leader Jeffries, announced a redistricting initiative called the New York Democracy Project.

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In a statement, Leader Jeffries said the following about this incredibly important new initiative: “I have asked Ranking Member Morelle, the former Majority Leader in the New York State Assembly, to travel to Albany to meet with State leaders tomorrow on redrawing New York’s congressional districts in response to the Callais decision and the recent action in Florida. Across the nation, we will redraw and we will win.”

Jo and Rep. Morelle discuss the takeaway from these talks with New York state lawmakers, if New York’s map will be redrawn to combat right-wing gerrymandering, and what the Democrats counterattack plan is for 2026 and 2028.

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]]><![CDATA[Meet the Democratic Attorney Running for the Ruby Red Alabama Supreme Court]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/meet-the-democratic-attorney-runninghttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/meet-the-democratic-attorney-runningTue, 19 May 2026 00:24:52 GMTThis week, and sit down with for Alabama to discuss voting rights, why the Supreme Court in Alabama (and any state) matters, conservative women, and more. AshLeigh is currently running to be a Supreme Court Justice in Alabama.

AshLeigh earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and her law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. She is a distinguished legal professional with a career rooted in service to Alabama families. She also serves as a Referee in Jefferson County’s Juvenile Court, where she adjudicates sensitive family and juvenile matters with fairness, clarity, and compassion. Her work creates stability for children and families facing crisis, drawing on years of experience handling complex legal issues with a steady, principled approach.

AshLeigh is also a practicing Fertility Attorney at Magic City Fertility Law. Her expertise in this area is deeply personal: AshLeigh and her husband welcomed their daughter through IVF, but had to leave Alabama to access the care they needed to start their family. As an attorney, AshLeigh helps individuals and couples navigate the legal complexities of assisted reproduction so they can start and grow their families, too. That experience fuels her public advocacy for legal protections for families seeking fertility treatment. She believes no Alabamian should have to leave home to start a family.

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]]><![CDATA[WATCH: MAGA Pastor & Pardoned Jan 6. Rioter Charged With Child Sex Crimes]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/watch-maga-pastor-and-pardoned-janhttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/watch-maga-pastor-and-pardoned-janSun, 17 May 2026 14:03:07 GMTAccording to Donald Trump, immigrants and minorities are the ones committing heinous crimes and need to be locked up. Turns out, it’s actually Trump’s own supporters.

In the most unsurprising twist ever, yet another Donald Trump supporter has been charged with child sex crimes. This time, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, MAGA pastor, and MAGA influencer.

There are dozens of cases of Trump’s pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionists returning to crime, but mainstream media refuses to cover them. You deserve to know what’s going on, and we will never stop covering the truth. At The Siren, we’re building a media ecosystem of our own on the left. If you value this reporting and want it to continue, please consider subscribing or gifting a subscription. Your support is entirely what makes this work possible.

Previously, we reported on Jake Lang, Neo-Nazi and pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, who was caught attempting to meet up with a 15 year old girl. Lang was also charged with felony damage to property in Minnesota, after destroying an ice sculpture protesting ICE agents. We also covered the story of Andrew Paul Johnson, yet another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who was sentenced to prison for molesting two children after his release back into the public by Donald Trump.

At this point, enough Jan. 6 rioters have been charged with child sex crimes that we can call it a pattern. breaks down this story and more, right here on The Siren Network.

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]]><![CDATA[South Carolina Is Shifting Blue. Meet The Mom Running To Fire Lindsey Graham For Good.]]>https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/south-carolina-is-shifting-blue-meethttps://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/south-carolina-is-shifting-blue-meetFri, 15 May 2026 21:14:08 GMTLindsey Graham, former Trump critic and current loyalist, is currently running for re-election in South Carolina. Lindsey thinks he deserves another 6 years as a U.S. Senator, even as gas and grocery prices have soared.

Lindsey doesn’t seem to be bothered much by this, and South Carolina voters are taking notice. Recently, election experts shifted the South Carolina Senate race in the direction of the Democrats, moving it from solid GOP to likely GOP. It’s a clear sign that the Democrats’ message is resonating with voters ahead of the midterms, while Trump and the Republican Party’s cruelty for their own voters is (unsurprisingly) unpopular.

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On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo is joined by Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, mom, and candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina. As someone with a medical background, Dr. Andrews understand the risk and dangers of RFK Jr’s tenure thus far at HHS, whether it be with vaccinations or measles.

Jo and Dr. Andrews discuss the Trump’s affect on public health, what South Carolina voters are saying about Donald Trump’s latest blunders, and more. This is a hopeful, information-packed episode that you definitely won’t want to miss.

All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

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