Trump Points at Minnesota, Not TehranPresident Trump used a Wednesday cabinet meeting to push back on reports that Iran may have been involved in a cyberattack affecting water systems in Minnesota and other states. According to the source report, more than 30 water systems in Minnesota were impacted, while federal agencies were looking into the cause. The New York Times reported that Iran was considered a suspect amid tensions in the Middle East. Trump was not buying it. He told reporters, “I don’t think so,” and said he blamed Minnesota instead, calling the state “grossly incompetent.” That is one way to move a foreign-policy question into a state-management review, with all the subtlety of a fire alarm in a library.Walz Takes the HeatTrump then aimed directly at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, saying, “I would blame it on Minnesota and the Governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota.” Later, as reporters were being dismissed, Trump was asked again whether Iran was behind the attack. He answered that he thought “the governor is behind it” and said Minnesota needs to “get its act together.” Those are serious claims, and the available remarks do not include public evidence proving Walz personally caused or directed…

A Former Insider Walks Away Evan Barker, described as a young woman who once worked as an activist and fundraiser for the Democrat Party, has now left the left after the 2024 election. That is not a small shift. Fundraising is not casual politics. It means phone calls, donor lists, events, talking points, and a steady diet of party-approved confidence. People in that world are not just watching from the cheap seats. They are helping keep the machine fed. So when someone from inside that system says she is done, it is worth noting, even if the political press would rather cover a focus group of undecided voters in a diner for the 800th time. The 2024 Election Forced a Recheck According to the source details, Barker’s break came after the 2024 election. That timing matters. Elections have a way of clearing the fog. Before the votes are counted, every campaign claims momentum, moral urgency, and a historic wave just around the corner. Afterward, the slogans meet math, which is always rude. For activists and fundraisers, that can be a hard moment. They spend months selling a message, then have to decide whether the message failed, the voters failed, or…