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Nick Sortor@nicksortorSubscribeClick to Subscribe to nicksortorBOMBSHELL: Secretary Rubio just stated that he believes the War Powers Act, which Democrats keep trying to invoke to stop President Trump's Iran operations, is UNCONSTITUTIONAL"The War Powers Act is unconstitutional, 100%. Now, this is not the position of me, not the position of the President of the United States now.This is the position of EVERY SINGLE president that has occupied this position since the day that law passed.It's completely unconstitutional. Now, we comply with it in terms of notification because we want to preserve good relations with Congress, right? And we do that, but...

The suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has killed three people and sickened at least seven others, has two likely causes — and both are bad news for the 150 passengers on board, experts said. The more likely scenario would be passengers contracting the virus from the feces, urine or saliva of infected rats or mice. That’s the usual transmission vector, according to physician Zaid Fadul, a former Air Force flight surgeon — although the World Health Organization insisted Tuesday that no rodents have been found on the stranded liner. But there’s one strain of the...

Eric Trump@EricTrumpFor the first time, I am extremely proud to share the OFFICIAL logo for the Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida. There is no person more deserving of this incredible honor than @realDonaldTrump! Congratulations Dad!Looking forward to seeing flights landing at “DJT” very very soon! Looking forward to seeing flights landing at “DJT” very very soon! May 5, 2026

James Buchan, a former fisherman in the Scottish port of Peterhead, has swallowed his hostility towards Nigel Farage. The 38-year-old's longstanding distrust of the populist Reform UK leader and Brexit campaigner has been eclipsed by his fears for the local economy, which he said had been hollowed out by decades of ruinous British government policy. This week, he plans to vote for Reform for the first time, seeing the party's pledges to maximise oil and gas ‌production in the North Sea and restrict the access of European fishing boats as the best chance of reviving the town's fortunes. "Some of...

RealRobert@Real_RobNThis is:Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and United States Homeland Security Advisor, CONFIRMS:It’s worse — it’s not 20 to 30, but over 40 House seats.Democrats extorted over 40 House seats by counting illegal aliens in the Census.“The combination of illegal alien apportionment, flawed censuses, and unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered districts created an artificial 40+ House seats for Democrats.”@StephenM: “40 Democrat House seats wouldn’t exist but for illegal aliens!”President Trump has instructed the U.S. Department of Commerce to begin planning a “new and highly accurate census” that would exclude illegal aliens from the population count.“Let’s not forget:...

“Don’t be stupid, be a smarty – come and join the Platner party!” is the collective refrain from Democrats (with rare exceptions) as they close ranks around the guy with the Nazi tattoo. Now that Governor Janet Mills has dropped out of the primary race, the opportunity for Graham Platner to be the Democrat candidate for United States Senate in Maine is all but assured, and Democrats are willingly spinning this news as “happy and gay.” Yes, yes, Graham Platner covered up his Totenkopf tattoo with a really shitty wolf-ish thing, but let’s all remember two things. First, he knew...

ALLAS (AP) — A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift.Jurors in a Fort Worth courtroom decided on Tanner Horner’s punishment after hearing about a month of testimony and evidence that included audio of Athena Strand’s last moments from inside his delivery van. Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to capital murder last month in the 2022 killing just as his trial began. Athena’s body was found two days after she was reported missing from her home in the rural...

A 12-year-old Florida girl is facing felony charges after authorities claim she used a classmate’s account to send a chilling threat to "shoot up" her elementary school. The girl is charged with making written or electronic threats to kill and unlawful use of a two-way communications device, both felonies, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. Over the weekend, detectives received a report about an explicit written threat sent to a teacher at Louise S. McInnis Elementary School. In addition to threatening the teacher, the sender said they were going to "shoot up" the school on the last day of class,...

President Donald Trump has renamed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE), in an effort to portray federal immigration officers in a positive light in the face of continued demonizing rhetoric from Democratic lawmakers and legacy media. The White House released an image of the agency's new uniforms Tuesday on X, which feature a golden bald eagle accompanied by several symbols and the letters "NICE."

The deranged firebug accused of igniting the devastating Palisades Fire had become “fixated” on Luigi Mangione in the lead-up to the deadly blaze — and then allegedly suggested the inferno was started out of “resentment of the rich,” prosecutors said. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, was obsessed with the accused health care CEO killer and had routinely searched “free Luigi Mangione” and “lets take down all the billionaires” online, court documents show. In the weeks and hours before allegedly sparking the blaze that triggered the catastrophic Palisades Fire, Rinderknecht — who worked as an Uber driver — ranted to customers about Mangione’s...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday, claiming that the paper had engaged in “unlawful employment practices” and had discriminated against a white male employee who did not get a sought-after promotion. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, says The Times’s “stated race and sex-based representation goals influenced the decision not to advance” the man’s candidacy for a deputy real estate editor role in 2025. “The New York Times categorically rejects the politically motivated allegations brought by the Trump administration’s E.E.O.C.,”...

I continued the transcription below the video excerpt below. Full video at link.Overton@overton_newsSubscribeClick to Subscribe to overton_news“I think that was 45 seconds — that took me two years of my life.”Kash Patel just summed up in 45 seconds what took him TWO YEARS of his life to prove about the Deep State’s illegal spying operation on President Trump.PATEL: “Remember this, it took me two years of my life to prove the following…”“That a political party in the United States of America in the 21st century would go overseas and hire some bogus intelligence asset to manufacture fraudulent, fake, unverified information…”“Funnel...

Miss Israel says she randomly bumped into New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife in a Brooklyn cafe over the weekend — and that the first lady “brushed me off’’ when she learned she was Israeli. “She sat right next to me. What are the odds?” Shiraz said. SNIP The mayor’s controversial wife — who has taken heat for reportedly once liking posts celebrating the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist massacre in Israel — smiles into the camera, then quickly appears to try to get out of the frame as she says something to Shiraz. SNIP “I had told her I’m...

Florida man, 19, killed, cut up, abandoned body in suitcase, police say Lucas Sander Jones, 19, was charged with the murder of a registered sex offender, Colie Lee Daniel. Investigators said evidence and witness statements show Jones cut up Daniel's body and put his body parts in a suitcase. Jones' girlfriend told police he told her not to say anything. PALM BAY, Fla. - Parts of a registered sex offender's body were found in a suitcase abandoned in an undeveloped area of Palm Bay, known as "The Compound." Medical examiners identified the body as Colie Lee Daniel, who was reported...

The attorney general’s office has ruled against Southwick’s adoption of a temporary moratorium on building large-scale solar arrays and battery energy storage systems in town, which means companies can now apply for a permit to install those systems. “If a company puts in an application, we’d have to move forward through our current process and hear it within 60 days,” said Town Planner Alvin Allen about the ruling. The Southwick Planning Board began discussing the idea of having a zoning bylaw drafted to place a moratorium on them in late December. Those discussions came after Blandford and Westfield residents successfully...

Freedom 250@Freedom250Secretary of State Marco Rubio is inviting you to join us on May 17 for Rededicate 250, a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving on the National Mall in Washington, DC.Get your FREE tickets today May 4, 2026

New footage shows the moment a United Airlines plane collided with a light pole and a truck while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Boeing 767 was traveling at about 160 mph when it made contact. Air traffic controllers say there was a hole in the side of the plane and damage to the tire following the incident. The man driving the truck, Warren Boardley of Baltimore, suffered minor injuries. VIDEOS AT LINK....................

Caution: I don't know about the neutrality of the source. But reports are that thousands of IRGC and Basij members have defected, some to neighboring countries (Armenia, Turkey, Azerbeijan) and others within Iran. Note: To my knowledge, while IRGC is a full-blown military force with it's own "navy" and "air force," and is tasked with border security and extra-territorial action throughout the world, the Basij started as volunteer militia for border defense, but in peacetime, is tasked with suppression of popular uprising.

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking to give $1 billion in taxpayer funding to the Secret Service this year for security upgrades, including the White House ballroom. President Donald Trump has said private donations would ​pay for the estimated $400 million ballroom project. The funding package text does not say how much of the new Secret Service funds will pay for the ballroom. The proposed infusion of Secret Service funds was released late Monday as part of a nearly $72 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through 2029 on...

Butter is having a moment. No longer just a bit player in baking or a back-of-fridge standby, it’s taking center stage — whipped into sculptural boards, swirled into pastas, slathered generously on crusty bread. And yet, most of us still toss the same familiar yellow box into our grocery carts week after week. What actually makes a butter “better,” and which store-bought slabs are worth the splurge? To find out, we talked to chefs, cheesemongers and cookbook authors obsessed with butter — not just for the flavor, but for the science and soul behind it. We asked about butter for...