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California Sen. Alex Padilla is pushing back against claims he was deliberately trying to make a scene when he was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference with Kristi Noem last Thursday.

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Clyde E. Lassen Info from here. CDR Clyde Everett Lassen(1942 - 1994)As the UH-2 Seasprite helicopter hovered over the water, its crew listened intently on their earphones for a message from the coastline. Somewhere beyond the pitch-dark horizon were two naval aviators whose plane had been shot down deep in North Vietnamese territory. Their exact position...

WARRENSBURG, NY (WRGB) — A New Hampshire woman was arrested on Saturday at the “No Kings” protest in downtown Warrensburg. Catherine Benincasa, 32, from Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested around 5:19 p.m. on Main Street. The arrest came after Benincasa engaged in an argument with a male who was at the event in support of President Trump; the argument escalated, and Benincasa struck the man in the head with a piece of wood molding. Benincasa was arrested and charged with the following misdemeanors: Assault in the 3rd degree Menacing in the 2nd degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon in...

Young men are rejecting the ideals of feminism, according to a new report from the Movember Institute of Men's Health. In a survey of more than 3,000 men aged 16 to 25, the vast majority held beliefs centered around traditional gender roles. Roughly 77 percent said men should hold leadership positions, and 83 percent agreed that men should be providers, sparking questions about how men and women will continue to build relationships with each other in the modern age.

Former first lady Michelle Obama said rock singer Bruce Springsteen and his wife have been a guiding light for her marriage. The comments, which she made on the Wednesday episode of her “IMO” podcast, come as Springsteen celebrates 34 years with his wife, singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. “You and Patti have been couple mentors for me and Barack for quite some time,” Obama told the musical artist. She added that she respects the two for remaining “powerhouses in [their] own right and merging those lives together.”

A Historic Choice Israel’s all-out attack on the nuclear weapons infrastructure and leadership of Iran has created an historic choice: Will Israel be allowed to defeat decisively the existential threat long posed by the tyrannical Iranian regime both to her people and ours – and, thereby, usher in an era of potential strategic stability aligned with Western civilization that the Middle East and the free world have rarely known? Or will the United States interfere, as it has done consistently in the past, to prevent such a clear-cut victory – and, thereby, ensure that Israel’s enemies, and ours, live to...

Genocidal Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran - threatening annihilation at least since 1991.COLUMN ONE: Hezbollah: The Latin Connection : Bombings in Argentina and Panama prompt concern over the radical group's growing presence in the region. Experts say lax security and porous borders create a prime base for terrorists, by Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, August 04, 1994. The embassy's cultural affairs officer, Imam Mohsen Rabbani, rose. "Israel," he intoned in accented Spanish, "must disappear from the face of the Earth." He and a dozen speakers who followed quoted Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and called for unity...

Mike Pence: "If Israel needs our help to ensure that the Iranian nuclear program is destroyed once and for all, the United States of America needs to be prepared to do it." ... [Video at URL]

Classic cinematics from first-rank filmmakers. Michael Powell’s original version of Gone to Earth is another unique Archers creation. Jennifer Jones finally gets to chew on a character role with grit, as a natural virgin/vixen misunderstood by contrasting suitors. This is one beautiful production, one that will thrill Powell & Pressburger fans eager to see all of his films. Michael Powell’s camera pulls meaning from images of landscapes and nature, expressing the natural urges that steer his heroine in directions not likely to be appreciated by the stuffy society of 1897. Jennifer Jones is a special creature here. Away from...

Fenway Park's annual Pride Night has been heavily criticized online in the days since a group of drag queens were welcomed on the field in Boston before the Red Sox hosted the Tampa Bay Rays. 'Gross' and 'disgusting' were just two of the judgements posted on X, where many others joined in the attack. 'Be more like the @Rangers,' another added, referring to the only Major League Baseball team without a Pride Month celebration. Several commenters questioned the logic behind MLB events aimed at including LBGTQ+ fans, arguing they're not really baseball's target audience. However, a 2021 survey by the...

Man, how can you not love this from The Dodger's star Clayton Kershaw? Last night was "pride night" for the Dodgers and they and the Giants wore "pride" themed rainbow logos on their ballcaps for the game. But Clayton Kershaw decided that he wasn't just going to go along with it.

Three Point Thread Today's SITREP focuses on regional and global responses to the Israel-Iran Conflict Three Point Thread Post #1 An overnight development: Iranian airspace was officially closed, yet a 747 takes off from Tehran International Airport, then immediately goes dark. Destination unknown. So what? When a corrupt authoritarian tyrannical regime dies, among the first actions is for those leaders and their families who have gotten rich off the backs and persecution of their own people move to their alternative palaces, dachas, or homes. This plane has a good chance of having a lot of Gucci and convertible currency on...

In this update to our original video on Air India Flight 171, Captain Steeeve revisits his initial theory—and sets the record straight. Previously, Steeeve leaned heavily into the possibility that the pilot may have accidentally retracted the flaps instead of the landing gear during the takeoff roll, resulting in a critical loss of lift. But new, higher-quality footage tells a different story. In this video, we clearly see the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployed—something that only happens in the event of significant power loss. This changes everything. Steeeve breaks down what the RAT deployment means, walks through the new evidence...

Iran says it had arrested two individuals it accused of being members of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in Alborz province while they were preparing explosives and electronic devices, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reports.

This was Preston Davey. A one-year-old from England. The baby boy had been placed in the care of two gay men who were in the proces of adopting him. Within months, the men raped Preston to death. The gay men, named Jamie Varley (a head teacher!) and John McGowan-Fazakerley, both worked with children and also face a list of other charges, including possession of CSAM. They will appear in court tomorrow. Rest in peace Preston. I hope one day you and the many victims of these horrific crimes will finally be enough to stop these cruel sacrifices on the altar...

The fact that the "No Kings" rally's are full of old white people and the #Army250 parade crowd is full of young mulit-ethnic families really tells you which way the arrow is pointing.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that ongoing unrest, which she blamed partly on President Donald Trump’s “federal escalation,” meant that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers would no longer operate checkpoints to protect homes in the burn zone of the Palisades Fire. On Saturday, police checkpoints that had protected local properties from looting sine the January 7 fire, were removed, and Pacific Palisades was reopened to non-residents. The Westside Current, citing the Los Angeles Times, reported that LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell had said the “No Kings” protests that had been planned for Saturday — and which descended into...

A 39-year-old man died Saturday night after being shot during Salt Lake City’s “No Kings” protest while a crowd of about 10,000 people marched near 151 S. State Street, the Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed Sunday. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a Utah resident, was shot at the demonstration. Despite life-saving efforts from SWAT medics and Salt Lake City Fire, Ah Loo died at an area hospital. As of Sunday morning there were still unreleased details about the incident as the investigation is ongoing, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said in a news conference. A chaotic scene ensued...

Compact machine turns air into ready-to-use gasoline Transforming clean fuel production with modular direct air capture technology Recently, Aircela, a fuel company headquartered in New York, publicly demonstrated a machine in Manhattan that produces gasoline directly from air. Aircela's technology combines direct air capture with on-site fuel synthesis, providing fossil-free gasoline that is fully compatible with existing engines and infrastructure. The technology is based on direct air capture research, notably the work of physicist Klaus Lackner (shown on the left below), and is designed for easy installation in residential, commercial and industrial settings. The process begins by drawing in ambient...

Mexico Immigration Laws Penalties. We are all well aware of the various laws and penalties involving illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the United States; but what are the laws and penalties involved with illegally crossing the border from the United States into Mexico? Simply put, illegal immigration is a felony under Mexican law. In fact, Article 123 of the General Law of Population mandates that “a penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five hundred thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally.” Mexican Immigration...