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What We’re Reading: Trump’s U.N. Agenda, Battling The Media, Polling Shocks … And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Trump, As Expected, Makes Big Splash At U.N.

Trump defends Iran war at UN, calls for unity to pressure Tehran — Just The News

Cuban Officials Walk Out of UN General Assembly as Trump Blasts Communist Regime as a “Failed State” — Gateway Pundit (video)

Trump pledges to open new Arctic military bases as he signs Greenland deal — Washington Post

Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran, says Cuba ‘will fall’ — USA Today

Cuba Storms Out. Delcy Pouts. These Dictatorships Didn’t Care for Trump’s UN Speech — PJ Media

ICYMI: Americans Still Mostly Back U.N., Despite Corruption Claims, Fiscal Crisis: I&I/TIPP Poll — Issues & Insights

Does Trump Hatred Know No End?

Shock Polll: Nearly Three-In-Four Democrats Indicate They’re Comfortable With The Military Overthrowing Donald Trump — The Daily Caller

New poll: Democrats support taking Trump out of office by almost any means — World Net Daily

Another poll shows hatred for Trump is driving Democrats to the polls — Cleveland.com

Just 1 Week Ago: Most House Democrats vote to advance Trump impeachment — Politico

Trump’s On-Again, Off-Again Battle With Big Media Heats Up … Again

Five networks refuse to distribute footage of Trump’s events after CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters booted from WH grounds — New York Post

Fox News joins rival networks in suspending pooled coverage after White House turns away CNN — Just The News

White House pushes its app to get livestreams after TV pool boycotts — Washington Examiner

Are Online Media Systematically Pushing False Information?

An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content — New York Times, Archive.today

Dem Sen. Murphy: Gov’t Should Regulate Social Media So People Won’t Support Candidates Like Trump — Grabien.com

Republicans Headed For Epic Loss? Not So Fast …

New York Times/Cook Political Report Senate Ratings Show GOP With Slim Lead — Cook Report

House Poll Shows Tough Road For Dems — Cook Report

CNN Poll Shows GOP Polling Same Among White, Non-College Voters As In 2024 — CNN, via Open Source Zone

Best-Case Midterm Scenarios for Democrats and Republicans — Jonathan Draeger, Real Clear Polling

Generic Ballot: 2026 vs. 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010 — Real Clear Polling

No cheery time for election pollsters in run‑up to US midterms — The Conversation

Dem Advantage Heading Into the Fall Months Doesn’t Show Blue Wave Potential — Townhall

Will The Next Election Be Fair?

Feds arrest, indict hundreds in Trump voter fraud crackdown: ‘Catching it all over the country’ — Just The News

The ‘Tragedy’ Of Woke Education Revealed By ‘1619’ Author Nikole Hannah-Jones

Woke NY Times Writer Sent Her Daughter to a Failing NYC School to Make a Point – Now Her Daughter is Older and Resentful — Gateway Pundit

Nikole Hannah-Jones Sacrificed Her Kid For Race Communism. Imagine Her Plan For Yours — The Federalist

The Tragedy of Nikole Hannah-Jones — Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution

Americans’ Love-Hate Relationship (Mostly Hate) With AI

Why Most Americans Hate the Idea of AI Data Centers — Brandon Smith, JD Rucker

Fox News Poll: Voters question whether AI’s promise outweighs its risks — Fox News

You Can Have Massive AI Concerns and Still Recognize the UniParty Swamp Using Fear to Seize Power — Discern Reports

AI Giants Reportedly Neared Deal To Safety Test Each Other’s Models — BizPac Review

Miscellaneous, But Interesting, Stuff …

Iran Threatens ‘Sustained, Effective and Painful’ Attacks on U.S., Allies — Trump Warns ‘Very Big Things’ Coming — Breitbart

New Photos Show Classified Documents Stored at Penn Biden Center and Biden’s Delaware Home That the Government Fought to Keep Hidden — Gateway Pundit

Tech moguls building Utopian city in Uruguay called Praxis — New York Times, via Archive.today

CNN Mood ‘Like a Funeral’ as Paramount’s Warner Bros. Win Casts New Haze on Next Steps — Variety

Paramount’s Hollywood Exit Could Trigger an Avalanche in Los Angeles — American Spectator

Canadian grandma allegedly sobbed ‘I made a mistake’ before medically assisted death — Fox News, via New York Post

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