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HO CHI MINH CITY — When Nguyen Phuoc Loc first started dabbling in Chicano culture eight years ago, it was simply because he liked the way that the loose clothing offset his large head. Today, he considers himself Chicano through and through. The 30-year-old Vietnamese barber has never been to the United States. Yet he has filled his life and work with tributes to Mexican American identity and culture. The back of the barbershop he manages features a mural of the Virgen de Guadalupe, a cactus plant and a Mexican flag. Sneakers hang by their laces from barbed wire, dangling...

As California continues to face threats from President Donald Trump's administration over state policies allowing trans athletes in girl's sports, the state organization that oversees high school sports announced a change that aims to ensure girls are not displaced from winning a medal. The California Interscholastic Federation on Tuesday announced a new pilot entry process for the upcoming Track and Field Championships, allowing a "biological female" student-athlete to compete who may have otherwise been displaced from gaining entry to the competition by a trans athlete.

The 20-year-old who, six months later, would open fire at President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally — striking his ear and killing an audience member — was busy polishing his applications to transfer from community college to a four-year engineering program. Crooks was gathering transcripts and asking friends to review his personal statement. He was also designing a bomb. Oh. Yeah, kind of an important fact to throw into the mix. Apparently, Crooks had placed an order for “more than two gallons of nitromethane from an online speciality fuel retailer using an encrypted email account.” “Twelve days later Crooks’...

Founded during the Hellenistic period by Seleucid veterans of Alexander the Great, the ancient city of Gerasa -- now Jerash in modern Jordan -- was likely named after the Gerontes. Caught between Nabataean and Jewish influence, it truly flourished after the Roman conquest, becoming one of the most impressive cities of the Decapolis. Gerasa: Rome's Forgotten City in the Jordanian Hills | 51:36 Histoire & Civilisations | 338K subscribers | 13,297 views | May 24, 2025

@RandPaul The national debt is over $36.9 TRILLION! That equates to: 👤More than $107,000 per citizen 💰More than $323,000 per taxpayer 💸Debt-to-GDP ratio of 122%

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was kicked off the House floor by the Sergeant of Arms on Tuesday afternoon. After surviving a lawfare impeachment trial two years ago, Paxton really angered the Texas RINOs after he announced a run for US Senate as Cornyn’s challenger. Tuesday is deadline day to take up Senate bills in the Texas House and instead of dealing with priorities, the Texas RINOs are using their time and resources to remove Ken Paxton. It is unclear what led to Paxton’s removal.

FCC licensees would have to disclose ties to China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule aimed at exposing any communications license or authorization held by entities controlled by a foreign adversary.The four-member commission voted unanimously on May 22 to issue the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, released to the public on May 27.Under the plan, carriers, broadcasters, satellite operators, spectrum lessees, test labs, antenna owners, and other FCC-regulated entities would have to certify whether a foreign adversary—defined as China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—owns, controls,...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday announced he was running for governor with the launch of his campaign website, creating an open GOP primary for his Senate seat in the process. The Alabama senator made the decision official during an interview with Fox News after months of mulling over the gubernatorial bid. His campaign website also went live earlier in the day. “I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,” Tuberville told host Will Cain. “I’ve still got 18 months to go with President Trump to make America great again. We’ve got...

How Does Gender Affirming Surgery Work? In this informative video, we will provide an overview of gender affirming surgery, a vital aspect of transgender healthcare. We will break down the various types of surgeries available for individuals transitioning to align their physical bodies with their gender identities. From feminizing surgeries for trans women to masculinizing surgeries for trans men, each procedure is tailored to meet the unique needs of the individual. Additionally, we will touch on options available for non-binary individuals, highlighting the diversity of choices in this area.

A federal judge said Wednesday she would consider sanctions on attorneys who filed a motion that used artificial intelligence and cited legal authorities that do not exist. U.S. District Court Judge Anna M. Manasco told attorneys representing the state in the lawsuit — claiming corrections officers failed to protect an inmate — that lawyers continue to use artificial intelligence even after other courts have imposed corrective measures throughout the country. “Generally, this has occurred in other cases where the courts have imposed sanctions and standing orders,” Manasco said during the hearing. “This incident is proof-positive that those sanctions were insufficient....

'If the money is not flowing...there's less of an incentive to bring the drugs and the guns and some of the illicit activity up to the north.'The Trump administration has tapped the Treasury Department to track down and halt the flow of money to foreign drug cartels.Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender says the federal agency is choking off the cash flow that powers cartels’ human and drug smuggling operations by designating them as terrorists, he explained to The Daily Wire.“One of the most important things that the president did upon coming into office was to declare a number...

Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a sobering warning to Donald Trump after the US leader accused Vladimir Putin of “playing with fire”. US President Mr Trump, writing on his Truth Social platform, said: “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!” The remark drew a sharp response from Mr Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and one of Mr Putin’s most outspoken allies. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, he said: “Regarding Trump's...

Female gymgoers in California's Bay Area are up in arms that they must share their locker room with a pre-operative trans woman named Sammy, leading to a tense standoff in one of the most liberal regions of the country. Protesters have picketed outside two area YMCAs that Sammy is known to frequent, including the Stonestown Family YMCA in San Francisco, where dozens of members have petitioned to force her into the designated gender-neutral space. YMCA officials have defended Sammy's use of the women's locker room, citing her 'civil rights' despite outrage from other members who feel uncomfortable seeing a hulky...

An existential crisis in the making.On Sunday (May 25), President Donald Trump granted the European Union a brief lifeline in his quest for reciprocity on tariffs, extending the proposed 50% burden imposition to early July. “Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively,” declared EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shortly after the hiatus was announced. However, her situation, and that of the 27 participating member states, is far more precarious than one might initially assume.Mighty Markets, Many TariffsWithout doubt, the EU bloc is a big and valuable trading partner to the United States. Indeed, America purchased more...

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman issued the stay. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds to New York City over its opposition to a congestion traffic pricing program that Washington says is more about raising money than addressing congestion.U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman issued the stay, Reuters reported. The program has seen the city charge most vehicles a $9 toll to enter the Big Apple during periods of high traffic.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, however, has said the program appears "driven primarily by the need to raise revenue for the Metropolitan Transit Authority system as opposed...

When we finance enemies who are sworn to our destruction.One of the most feckless acts of “compassion” for the victims of a conflict has been the West’s decades-long provision of food, medicines, and other aid to Palestinian Arabs living in the Gaza Strip. These in-kind and cash donations come with an enormous moral hazard.By now everyone knows that indeed the bulk of such aid is stolen by Hamas terrorists, who sell the goods and use the money to line the pockets of Hamas officials, pay their fighters, reward their “martyrs” killed while slaughtering mostly civilian Israelis, and buy weapons and...

The University of Florida may reverse its nation-leading shift away from identity politics by hiring a DEI-pushing president.Update: University of Florida trustees today voted unanimously in favor of Santa Ono for president. His candidacy now proceeds to the state Board of Governors.Trustees of Florida’s flagship public university vote today on whether to reverse their institution’s nascent success by selecting an identity-politics booster to replace former University of Florida President Ben Sasse.Sasse’s UF presidency was key to the Florida legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts at reforming higher education away from leftist indoctrination and towards an academics-focused core curriculum. States including...

If we take a look at the last five mostly peaceful assassination attempts in these United States we get the following:Attempted assassination of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) by James T. Hodgkinson, 66, at Congressional Baseball Match in June 2017. Scalise was wounded in the attempt. In May, Hodgkinson had posted: "Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It's Time to Destroy Trump & Co.”Attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump by Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, in Butler, PA, in 2024. Trump was wounded in the attempt. FBI “described Crooks's activity on social networking services as antisemitic,...

The criminal illegal alien trash who murdered an innocent American woman yesterday in Grapevine, Texas. This illegal alien Venezuelan struck the young American woman (who was on a kayak) with a jet ski and fled the scene. Here she is being taken in to hiding by other Venezuelans. They should all be charged but she should face the death penalty no questions asked. Eye for an eye. I have zero sympathy for these scumbag aliens.

Russian forces are making gains in the Ukrainian north-eastern region of Sumy - a development that may be linked to Moscow's attempts to create "buffer zones" along the border, Ukrainian regional authorities have said. Russia maintains it has captured six villages in Sumy so far. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to create "security buffer zones" along the border. "Enemy firing points are being actively suppressed, the work is under way," he said. The buffer zones would be created to provide "additional support" to areas in Russia which border Ukraine's Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Putin said.