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Friday, August 21, 2026

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Kids Online

AI NUDIFY APPS STILL REACH KIDS AS BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON HITS...

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AI tools that strip clothes off photos remain easily accessible to minors despite Apple yanking some from its store. The risk spikes now with school portraits and team photos flooding phones.

Meta continues to defend its record on protecting children from addictive platforms, but critics say the measures fall far short. APP's February 2026 Cygnal poll shows 83% support for app store age verification — 86% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats, 81% of Independents. The gender gap vanishes when it's about shielding kids.


META CLAIMS IT PROTECTS KIDS — CRITICS SAY NOT NEARLY ENOUGH...

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Meta insists its tools keep teens safe from addiction and harmful content. Parents and lawmakers aren't buying it as evidence mounts that platforms still push hyper-sexualized material at children.

Our kids are growing up in a digital world engineered to rob them of innocence. APP's poll found 81% support for porn age verification — with 66% strongly in favor, the most intense response in the entire survey. Age verification is the tool that works.

Sex Is Real

WNBA COACHES DISMISS SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS AS POLITICAL NOISE...

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WNBA coaches are slamming the movement to protect women's sports, calling it mere political noise amid tensions outside arenas. APP has partnered with 27 states to ban biological men from competing in women's categories — more than 890 medals stolen from female athletes.

79% of Americans back these protections. Terry: "Girls should grow up knowing they can compete, train, and win without having to share a locker room or the podium with a man."


SEATTLE TIMES WRITER QUITS AFTER PAPER SPIKES STORY ON GIRLS FORCED TO COMPETE AGAINST MEN...

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A Seattle Times sports columnist resigned after the paper refused to publish his reporting on girls who lost to male competitors. The story highlighted the real consequences of letting biological men into women's sports.

APP was the first conservative group to take on gender ideology in elections. We've helped 26 states ban irreversible sex-change procedures on minors. Sex is real — and girls deserve fair competition.

The Credentialed Left

TALARICO PREACHES GOD IS NOT CHRISTIAN, RELIGION IS DIVISIVE AND TOXIC...

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James Talarico, the Democrat pouring cash into a Texas Senate bid against Ken Paxton, once preached that God is not Christian, religion is bad and divisive, and that he feels ashamed to admit he's Christian because of "toxic Christian Nationalism." He compared raising kids in a faith to forcing them to drink alcohol.

Talarico is outspending Paxton 200-to-1 on airwaves. The Democratic Party is more radical than ever — and even the 2028 contenders D.C. is propping up are proving how out of step they are with their own base. Midterm stakes could not be higher.


BERNIE SANDERS ENDORSES DSA FAVORITE ANGIE NIXON FOR FLORIDA SENATE...

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Bernie Sanders just endorsed Angie Nixon in Florida's Senate race, boosting the socialist wing as the Trump Resistance gets replaced by DSA insurgents in primaries nationwide. The left's base is shifting harder left.

This is the radical Democratic Party voters will face in the midterms. APP is the political spear for faith, family, and freedom — the only national pro-family group built for direct campaign combat.

Affordability

WALMART PLOWS NEARLY $3 BILLION IN TARIFF REFUNDS INTO LOWER PRICES...

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Walmart says it is using almost $3 billion from tariff refunds to cut prices for families. In an economy still squeezing American households, every bit of relief at the register matters.

Terry Schilling in The Federalist: Noticing America's affordability crisis doesn't make you a socialist. APP is fighting for expanded child tax credits, Home Savings Accounts, and kitchen-table policies that actually help families build wealth. Our February poll showed 77% support for Home Savings Accounts — strong alone beats total opposition nearly 4-to-1.

Media Hits

TERRY IN THE FEDERALIST: NOTICING AMERICA'S AFFORDABILITY CRISIS DOESN'T MAKE YOU A SOCIALIST...

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Terry's new op-ed hit The Federalist Friday: wanting groceries you can afford, a home you can buy, and kids you can raise doesn't make you a socialist — it makes you a parent. The affordability fight belongs to the family movement, and APP is claiming it with Home Savings Accounts (77% support) and expanded child tax credits.

The rest of this week's APP blitz:

  • Terry joined Scott Jennings — clip below — and The Right Squad.
  • Paula Scanlan hit Newsmax Thursday and Fox Friday, and weighed in on Sophie Cunningham (clip below).
  • Terry quoted in The Federalist on the NeverTrumpers' new target: J.D. Vance.
  • Newstarget covered APP's AI-generated Talarico ad.

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Life & Family

JAMES BRAID HAD ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION AS WHITE HOUSE LEG...

JD Vance on X: James Braid had one of the toughest jobs in the entire Administration as White House Legislative Director and delivered for President Trump at every turn. He played a critical role in all of the administration’s achievements in Congress: largest tax cut ever, resources to carry out President Trump's historic immigration agenda and finish the border wall, defeating two Democratic shutdowns, a landmark first crypto bill, the fastest confirmation of the cabinet in decades and much more. Not only is James brilliant, he is one of the hardest workers you will ever meet. He’s been with me in every fight I’ve been in, from day one in my senate office through the transition and the President's transformative second term. He has served the President with distinction and I couldn't be prouder of him. Very excited to see what he does next.


Life & Family

CALIFORNIA DRAGGED SHANA GAVIOLA TO PRISON FOR OPPOSING THE GENDER TRANSITION OF HER SON...

American Principles Project on X: California dragged Shana Gaviola to prison for opposing the gender transition of her son. When Gaviola discovered that her son's public school began secretly transitioning him, she pulled him out and made plans to send him to a Christian boarding school. The Biden DOJ charged her with kidnapping and sought the harshest penalty possible. Gaviola is going to prison for three years. Her son is now an adult and never transitioned. Gaviola's sentence starts next week. Gaviola does not regret what she did and said : “I would not be going to prison if I had done nothing. That’s the part I can’t accept -- the law was safe for the mother who looks away, and unforgiving to the one who didn’t.”


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THE WNBA IS THE BATTLEGROUND FOR THE CULTURE WAR TODAY...

American Principles Project on X: The WNBA is the battleground for the culture war today. The Democrats still desperately cling to their insane anti-girls' sports position. It is a losing one, but their radical base won't let them drop it. This November, Americans need to send a message: our daughters' safety will always come before radical LGBTQ policies. Via @Schilling1776 @JenningsShow


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ACCORDING TO DAVID MORENS’ OWN PLEA, THE GOAL WAS TO RESTORE A TERMINATED BAT CORONAVIRU...

Rand Paul on X: According to David Morens’ own plea, the goal was to restore a terminated bat coronavirus grant and counter the narrative that COVID leaked from a lab. He did that by writing in a prominent medical journal arguing COVID had natural origins. Then he received illegal gratuities, in the form of wine and Michelin dinners, for his writing. Now the question becomes: could his plea involve implicating Anthony Fauci?


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The APP poll proves it: voters want child safety first — 81% back porn age verification with sky-high intensity, 83% want app store checks, and 77% support Home Savings Accounts to secure family futures. Democrats are doubling down on radical gender ideology and anti-family messaging while families get hammered on affordability.

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