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Actor Kelsey Grammer issued a warning about the state of American education, arguing that citizens who fail to learn the nation's founding history risk being manipulated.

Speaking on "Planet Tyrus" Tuesday, Grammer called for an overhaul of the nation's education system while pushing back against critics who dismiss the Founding Fathers as "old White guys in wigs."

"If you don't know where you come from, you don't know who you are. If you don't know who you are, you can be controlled," Grammer warned.

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"There's a whole bunch of things that just have got to stop with our educational system, and we got to retool it. There's no question," he said.

Grammer recently starred in the film, "Young Washington," which follows the Founding Father before he became the nation's first president. Grammer also hosted the six-episode Fox Nation series "The Patriot War," narrating key points in the American Revolution ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.

The former "Frasier" and "Cheers" actor said America's past serves as a blueprint for its future — one he believes many young people are dismissing.

KELSEY GRAMMER URGES AMERICANS TO LOOK TO FOUNDING FATHERS FOR GUIDANCE AS NATION FACES DEEP DIVISIONS

"Yeah, I'm pretty tired of the old White guy in [a] wig thing," Grammer told Tyrus. "I mean Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote what is arguably the most important political document in the history of man," he said.

Grammer emphasized that the American Revolution was fought on radical ideas rather than identity and called for a stronger push to teach early American history.

"It never had anything to do with the way you looked," Grammer said. "It had everything to do with the way you thought and the way you dreamed, and that's all America."

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He argued the Founding Fathers did not claim America would be perfect but envisioned an evolving quest for better.

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"The land of the possible. Yeah, absolutely. It's always [going to] fall a little short, but that's just it. It's the world of becoming. We're becoming a more perfect union, always, rather than we just are one," Grammer said.

Grammer said that most of the 56 people who signed the Declaration of Independence "ended in ruin" by sacrificing everything for the nation. He added, "Some of their children were murdered, some of their wives were raped," and said their spirit of resilience in hard times remains today.

"They paid the ultimate sacrifice, the ultimate one. And they would probably do it again. And I think that sort of character is what still is in most of us. I believe in America that way," Grammer said.

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Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale is here, with discounts up to 56% off. We've rounded up the best deals actually worth the money, from Clinique skin care and Dyson hair dryers to Samsonite luggage and Le Creuset cookware. These discounts won't last, so shop now before the sale ends Aug. 9.

Best value: La Mer skin care minis set: $98 (53% off)
Best upgrade: Delsey Paris carry-on and tote bag set: $274.99 (35% off)
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Biggest discount: Patchology under-eye patches, 30-pack: $35 (56% off)
Editor favorite: Le Creuset Signature 3.5-Quart Dutch Oven: $209.99 (42% off)

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TAMPA - Just as SEC commissioner Greg Sankey took to the podium inside the Marriott hotel to kick off the 2026 media days, he was already battling for headlines from the Big Ten, as Michigan announced the findings of their internal investigation that is leading to AD Warde Manuel stepping down.

Did you expect the competition between conferences to stop on a random Monday morning in July?

While this was already going to be a week of pure chaos, wrapped up between the ongoing 'Protect College Sports Act', CFP expansion and the battle to stay out of courtrooms, it almost felt as though the third Monday of July was going to be a doozy.

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Come on, what did you expect?

We are currently in the midst of one of the most important times in college athletics, as conferences like the SEC and Big Ten negotiate with senators over issues pertaining to the future of the industry. The latest negotiations center around a potential agreement that conferences would not be allowed to expand to over 20 teams, which is just the latest installment of this ongoing saga.

But, what about the ongoing discussion regarding the SEC breaking away from others, and governing themselves if there is not legislation passed on the Senate floor?

"They're real. People have talked about that," Greg Sankey said to open SEC Media Days. "They've opined about the frustrations that have brought them to the point of looking for something different. I do not believe that it's a leverage point.

"We have regulated ourselves more aggressively by choice than other colleagues around the landscape. ... What you hear comes out of a culture that we can regulate ourselves."

No, the conference is not using this as a ploy. But, this would also become the latest example of college athletics trying to figure out their way outside the NCAA structure.

Lost in the fray of nearly 1,000 media members in Tampa are the different conversations taking place among radio stations, podcasts, television hits and stand-ups.

For many, they want to move onto the forthcoming action on the field. But, in the meantime, there will be discussions on what college athletics will actually look like in five years.

Though, if you think the competition between conferences was taking a break before the season fully got underway, you are oblivious to the ongoing battles outside the fight to pass legislation.

It just so happens that Michigan decided that Monday morning was the perfect time to release its findings of a $12 million investigation into the athletics department, largely based on the firing of former coach Sherrone Moore.

Oh, just perfect timing that the Wolverines athletic department decided to release certain talking points of its investigation into the firing of Sherrone Moore and past infractions during the opening remarks of SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.

After nearly seven months of inquires by outside law firm Jenner & Block, who were hired by Michigan to also investigate the culture of the Wolverines athletic department, an outline of findings were finally released on Monday morning.

Michigan's investigation into Sherrone Moore and its athletic department has cost over $11.5 million so far

Multiple NCAA investigations, firings, scandals and even an FBI investigation into a member of the football staff led to the school hiring an outside firm, which came in the aftermath of Sherrone Moore being fired for having a relationship with staffer Paige Shiver.

So, what did the investigation uncover about the actions of athletic director Warde Manuel over the past five years? Enough to send him on his way, in around six months, but not without praising him for the leadership provided to Michigan.

"The culture review found that Warde Manuel demonstrated important leadership strengths, particularly his commitment to student-athletes," Michigan noted. "At the same time, it identified failures to quickly and effectively act on allegations of wrongdoing by Athletic Department employees."

In its announcement, the school also noted that AD Warde Manuel would step down at the end of this calendar year.

"The review also identified interference, poor oversight and failures of accountability of the highest levels of university leadership. This must change," President Domenico Grasso said in a video statement.

This was a far cry from the answers given in what was essentially a Q&A on the school's website about what was found from a multi-million dollar investigation. So, was widespread misconduct found during the internal audit?

"No. Neither the investigation nor the culture review found that misconduct was widespread throughout the department.

"The culture review found that weaknesses in accountability, organizational structure, oversight, and reporting created conditions in which misconduct was not always addressed consistently, promptly, or in accordance with University expectations."

If you are grasping for actual conversations around what will happen on the field this season, don't worry it's coming.

The 2026 circus between LSU and Ole Miss, thanks to Lane Kiffin, will arrive later this week to Tampa.

Obviously, the talking-points from Kiffin will be interesting to monitor, though the Tigers head coach seems to be more subdued in person compared to his social media presence.

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There will also be plenty of eyes on the Texas Longhorns, with Arch Manning making his return to SEC Media Days. Is this the year that Steve Sarkisian leads his team to a national championship game?

No matter what, the headlines will come over the next four days, along with plenty of conversations around self-governance, breaking away and changing the rules.

But I promise you, actual football will be one of the main takeaways from Tampa.

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By now, we have all seen the evidence that the socialist uprising happening in the Democratic Party is fueled mainly by highly educated White voters, and on Saturday, I saw even more evidence of it at a Detroit rally for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. It was whiter than a toothpaste ad.

Scanning the hundred or so people in line for the event that featured Marxist superstars Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., I saw fewer Black people than you could find at Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s restricted beach club in Rhode Island.

Outside of the Opera House where the event was taking place, I met Chris, selling socialist merch. Like me, he had arrived that morning, redheaded, ruddy and a bit sunburned from his recent swing through Texas supporting the supposedly non-socialist Senate candidate James Talarico.

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A bit surprised that the Democratic Socialists of America were stumping for Talarico, I asked him whether Texas voters were put off by it.

"I’m not supposed to do interviews, but yeah, it’s different for sure depending on where we go," he said.

A moment later, I had a conversation with the spokesperson for Don Offord, the progressive running for the Democratic nomination in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. One of the animating elements of this socialist insurgency became crystal clear, as he couldn't stop talking about AIPAC.

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"Don doesn’t take any money from AIPAC (the pro-Israel lobbying group)," Mark said proudly. I asked him if this could be a problem, not just with Jewish voters, but with moderate Democrats who support the Jewish state. A kind of shock fell over him, as if he’d never considered this, and he just refused to answer.

Tim, from Ann Arbor was there, not as a fan of the socialists but as a concerned citizen, largely worried about data centers.

"I just want transparency," he told me. "People are making so much money, and us normal people don’t have much say over it."

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I asked if he found the arguments from AOC and Bernie convincing, to which he simply replied, "Not really."

Later in the evening at the Anchor Bar, named not for sailors but for the newsmen who historically call the dive bar home, I met Glen, in his 50s who works for the federal government in Detroit and is not particularly fond of socialism.

"No way El-Sayed can win," he told me. "These socialists sound crazy. Free, free, free everything, that’s not going to work here."

When I asked about El-Sayed’s supposedly more moderate opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, Glen told me, "She seems fine."

It does appear in recent days that the El-Sayed camp is aware of the warning Glen laid out. He has been all over TV claiming that he is not a socialist even as he appeared on stage with Bernie and AOC, the king and queen of the commie jamboree.

With the primary drawing nearer, we are seeing cracks behind El-Sayed’s Mamdani-esque creepy permasmile, as he tries to distance himself from the socialists while also trying to surf their zeitgeist.

It turns out that, unlike the communist corridor in New York City, here in Michigan, being a socialist is more of a bug than a feature. It's a lesson that the suddenly capitalism-loving El-Sayed has probably learned just a bit too late.

This is the reality that Democrats smitten by the socialism bug are soon to run smack into all over the country, whether they know it or not. Does Talarico in Texas really want redheaded Chris and his communist buddies to be an avatar for him in the Lone Star State? I doubt it.

From what I see on the ground, both from his supporters and his detractors, El-Sayed is in serious trouble in this Senate election. Saying, "I hate Israel" only gets you so far, especially in a city and state that has seen economic improvement over the distinctly non-socialist President Donald Trump era.

It is too soon to say that this race for the Senate nomination in Michigan is over. Perhaps there is a scandal or two that can harm Stevens in the late stages, but right now, she has the momentum, and El-Sayed has little or no ability to find new voters.

Meanwhile, the establishment is beginning to strike back against the socialists, with the Congressional Black Caucus this past week endorsing Stevens, as a check on the emerging power of the White and immigrant socialist voting bloc within the Democratic Party.

The question is whether there are enough tattooed White kids with worthless degrees to get El-Sayed over the top. The answer, it seems increasingly clear, is no.

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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman took fresh aim at New York City Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday, branding him a "clown" over his repeated interest in having Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested if he visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly this September.

"[He's] such a tough guy to say that kind of thing. He has no way to do that," Fetterman said on "Sunday Morning Futures."

"America's not even part of that corrupt court," he continued, referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

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"He's [Mamdani is] just a clown to even say that, so he won't try that. Just sit down and focus on other... problems that they have in New York. That's really not your purview. You and I know that. Sit down."

Mamdani has repeatedly said he would seek to have Netanyahu arrested if the Israeli leader travels to New York City, citing the International Criminal Court's November 2024 arrest warrant accusing Netanyahu of war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from Israel's war against Hamas.

Most recently, the far-left mayor said his administration is actively exploring whether the city has the legal authority to arrest Netanyahu, calling him a "war criminal" who "belongs in The Hague," during an interview with The New York Times.

Netanyahu has denied the allegations, and Israel rejects the ICC's jurisdiction over the matter.

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The United States is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC and does not recognize the court's jurisdiction over U.S. citizens or Israeli officials.

Fox News Digital previously reached out to the mayor's office asking whether Mamdani stands by calling Netanyahu a "war criminal," whether City Hall is actively consulting with the Law Department regarding possible legal action against the Israeli leader and whether the mayor would direct the NYPD to arrest Netanyahu if attorneys determined the city had legal authority. The mayor's office did not immediately respond, however.

Meanwhile, Fetterman has emerged as one of Israel's most outspoken defenders in Congress, simultaneously acting as one of Mamdani's — and the progressive left's — greatest internal party critics.

Speaking to Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, Fetterman discussed his bond over Israel with the late South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and why he would reconsider his position in the Democratic Party should its official platform adopt anti-Israel terms.

"That would force me to kind of reevaluate should I remain as a Democrat," he shared, later adding, "If we became the kind of party that would embrace someone like Hasan Piker, maybe my party doesn't want like a reasonable commonsense kind of Democrat that reminds people that standing with Israel... used to be part of our core values and one of the reasons why I've been I'm proud to be a Democrat."

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