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The Daily Herold: 5/29/26 - Aliens.gov Trolls Everyone, Iran Showdown & Hoffman Probe
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- Badlands Media
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- May 29, 2026
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- 3480
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Summary
Jon Herold comes in Friday on a light news day and makes the most of what he has got. Aliens.gov finally went live and turned out to be an immigration enforcement tracker showing arrest statistics by zip code, not a UAP disclosure portal. Jon explains why the rug pull was entirely predictable and why people need to stop letting a website name set their expectations. Trump's Truth Social post from the Situation Room lays out his final Iran demands in detail: no nuclear weapons, open Strait immediately, all mines removed, and no money exchanged until further notice. Iran's response was that Trump's statement reflects his wishes, not reality, which Jon says is exactly where this has been for weeks. The DOJ probe is now targeting Reid Hoffman's nonprofit American Future Republic, not Carroll herself, and Jon explains the distinction. John Solomon appeared on War Room promising a novel mechanism to speed transparency next week, and Jon notes this is the fourth time in two months he has made a version of that claim. A judge blocked the anti-weaponization fund while legal challenges proceed, Pam Bondi blamed Todd Blanche for the Epstein redaction errors in closed-door testimony, and Scott Bessent confirmed Congress would need to pass legislation before Trump can appear on a $250 bill. Also Jon found his old baseball articles. He is proud of them.