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The Democratic Party is facing criticism after it posted an Easter-themed message about "Better times at the White House" featuring former President Barack Obama, while leaving out former President Joe Biden. The post, published Saturday by the official Democratic Party X account, shows Obama from behind standing beside a person in an Easter Bunny costume with the Washington Monument in the background. The caption reads, "Better times at the White House." Biden is not pictured or mentioned in the post, and much of the reaction centered on that omission. Social media users wondered why the account appeared to invoke nostalgia...

Mutually assured destruction as a deterrent against use of nuclear weapons has undoubtedly been a crucial reason why they haven't been used. Would a nuclear Iran, if it continued as the present theocracy, be dissuaded from using nuclear weapons because of the fear of reprisal? It's a critical question.

The Pentagon has added Operation Epic Fury to its casualty database, as of April 3 showing 365 U.S. troops wounded in action and 13 killed.The update follows weeks of rising casualty reports tied to the operation. On Friday and into Saturday, a search remained ongoing for one of two F-15E crew members taken down in Iran. U.S. officials said March 1 that three service members had been killed and five seriously wounded. By March 2, the number of those killed had risen to six.Military.com sought clarification on how the Pentagon defines those killed in action, died of wounds, or non-hostile...

HOUSTON, TX — With the toilet about Artemis II breaking for the second time, NASA began to wonder if stocking the shuttle with Chipotle may have been a mistake. With the crew being forced to resort to "collapsible contingency urinals", NASA Director Jared Isaacman could not help thinking that Chipotle was a poor choice. "We may have screwed the pooch on this one," sighed Isaacman. "The meal all being wrapped into one aluminum container, it just sucked us in. We probably should have known better. I mean, it is Chipotle. I may have been drunk when I made that call."...

On March 28 2026, Cuban Heritage LA organized a rally demanding freedom for Cuba, an end to Cuba’s 67-year-long Communist dictatorship, and support for the Cuban people enduring political repression and economic privation. The rally took place at the Federal Building at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Veteran Ave. in the Los Angeles community of Westwood.

One minute video with many thundering KABOOMS! Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran! President DONALD J. TRUMP

The seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by the Imperial Iranian Navy took place on 30 November 1971, shortly after the withdrawal of British forces from the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, all located in the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.[1] The Imperial State of Iran had claimed sovereignty over both sets of islands, while the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah claimed the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and the Emirate of Sharjah claimed Abu Musa. File:Strait_of_Hormuz.jpg" class="infobox-cover top-cover-mobile">Date30 November 1971LocationPersian GulfResult Iranian victoryTerritorialchanges Iran captures...

LONDON: A post on Saturday by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ignited a social media firestorm with the announcement that two women with ties to the Iranian regime were in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, awaiting deportation. The State Department later confirmed that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, 47, and Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25 — the niece and grandniece of slain Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani — had lost their lawful permanent resident status and faced arrest. Rubio’s post on X described the pair as “green card holders living lavishly” in the US, a characterization quickly reinforced...

A MACHINE gun mailed with the United States Postal Service has been missing for weeks – and the sender fears it could be used in a shooting.Firearms dealer Steve Thompson opted for top security mail service when he sent the Israeli nine millimeter Uzi sub-machine gun in February, but it still disappeared just days later.He shipped it from Portage, Ohio, where his business Adco Firearms is based to a buyer in Florida on February 4.USPS tracking information shows it was moved to Pontiac, Michigan before arriving at a facility in Detroit on February 6, NBC affiliate WDIV reported.There, the package...

When the first reports came on Friday of the downing of an American F-15 fighter jet over Iran with two pilots – the US military tasked the impossible mission of retrieving a pilot and navigator from behind enemy lines with the US Air Force Pararescue, commonly known as the “PJs.” The PJs serve as the Pentagon’s ultimate insurance policy. Operating under the motto “So That Others May Live,” these elite specialists are trained to go where no one else can, often under heavy fire and in the most inhospitable environments on earth. “It’s one of the elite and really not...

Henry Gerecke was in his early 50’s when he went, cell by cell, to introduce himself to his infamous “congregation.” He invited them to chapel services. Some refused, others wavered, and still others promised to be there. Of the fifteen chairs set up for the first service, thirteen of them were filled. Scriptures were read, sermons preached, hymns sung, prayers prayed... Soon some of the very lips that had once barked, “Heil Hitler!” spoke an Amen as they knelt to receive the body and blood of their forgiving Lord. They expressed a desire for their children to be baptized. One...

An American F-15E navigator has been successfully rescued from deep within Iran after using a specialized satellite device to transmit encrypted location data while hiding from enemy forces for two days. In what military officials are calling one of the most complex recovery missions in modern history, an American F-15E navigator was successfully extracted from Iranian territory this past Sunday. The airman had been hiding in hostile terrain for forty-eight hours after his aircraft was downed on Friday over southwestern Iran. The success of the daring operation is being credited to a specialized survival doctrine known as Combat Search and...

President Donald Trump revealed in a Fox News interview today that the United States sent weapons to anti-regime Iranian protesters earlier this year — and that the arms were delivered through Kurdish intermediaries. Trump stated during the interview (aired within the last hour): “We sent a lot of weapons to the Iranian protesters. We transferred them to the Kurdish militias… and I think the Kurds kept them.” The comment came during the same wide-ranging Fox News appearance in which Trump issued his latest ultimatum to Tehran: “If Iran doesn’t make a deal quickly, we will bomb them and take their...

According to the ministry, law enforcement officials are continuing their work on site to search for additional evidence and identify those involvedBELGRADE, April 5. /TASS/. Serbian law enforcement officials discovered a cache of explosives near the gas pipeline connecting the country with Hungary, the Defense Ministry reported. "During the operation, a significant amount of explosives was discovered, as well as items and tools necessary for their preparation and use. The suspicious items were found near the gas pipeline, that is, the gas infrastructure connecting Serbia and Hungary," the statement said. According to the ministry, law enforcement officials are continuing their...

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Chicago has seen better days. The city is losing residents and businesses and is digging itself deeper into debt just to maintain the status quo. Yet city officials show no intention of cutting back on spending. This crisis, however, will have nationwide implications. An unconditional bailout will signal to other fiscally mismanaged cities that their irresponsibility can be rewarded. At its core, Chicago’s fiscal problems are straightforward. For decades, the city has committed itself to unsustainable spending levels. While its ridership is declining, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is flush with funds thanks to sales tax and driver fees. Chicago...

The Kaiser was on a visit to Russia, the Kaiser who was held to be at fault for Germany being insufficiently prepared for World War One mobilization, the last country to mobilize; the Kaiser who was the favorite nephew of Queen Victoria, who died in his arms. The leader of the most cultured country that has ever existed, land of the philospher Immanuel Kant, the mathematician Gauss, writer Goethe, composers Beethoven and Bach. Not a baby-bayonetting Hun. The German Kaiser was visiting his cousin, the Russian Tzar; they were looking out over a vista, over a cliff. To prove a...

Iran has branded Donald Trump an 'unstable, delusional figure' after he threatened to unleash hell on Tehran if it continues to block the Strait of Hormuz. The US President described Tuesday as 'power plant day' and told the regime to reopen the passageway or face 'living in hell'. Iran has vowed to continue blocking the strait, which has seen oil and gas prices across the globe surge dramatically. The regime's culture minister said Mr Trump is an 'unstable, delusional figure'. Sayed Reza Salihi-Amiri added: 'Iranian society generally does not pay attention to his statements, as it believes he lacks personal,...

The March report on employment from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows non-farm payrolls increasing by 178,000 jobs. This exceeded expert predictions of a 60,000 increase. Since Trump's inauguration in January of 2025 the US private sector has added 609,000 jobs. Average hourly wages are 3.5% higher than a year ago. During the Biden Administration annual blue-collar wages declined by $1,703. In the past year these wages have risen by $1,186. The annual inflation rate that peaked at over 6% during the middle years of Biden's term have fallen to 2.5% in the first year of Trump's current term....

Brussels avoids speaking about it openly but the ghost of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis is beginning to reappear in the corridors of the EU. What if the next major restriction does not come from a virus but from a lack of energy? In Brussels, nobody wants to utter the term yet. The European Commission avoids any official comparison with the pandemic and rejects talk of “energy lockdowns.” But the idea is beginning to circulate with growing normality. The war with Iran and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered a crisis that no longer resembles the...