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Singer and social media personality Nezza broke a rule in Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Ahead of the Dodgers’ eventual 11-5 win over the Giants, she sang the national anthem in Spanish, but according to a video later posted by the performer, she sang it in her first language against the wishes of the organization. Nezza, whose full name is Vanessa Hernández, posted a video on TikTok where viewers can hear an unidentified Dodgers employee telling her before the performance that “we are going to do the song in English today, so I’m not sure if that wasn’t relayed.” The video...

As missiles close in, the Supreme Leader hides underground with his close aides, security and family. But this game if “survival” won’t save the Islamic Republic—only delay its collapse. Two well-placed sources inside Iran told Iran International that shortly after Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran early Friday morning, Ali Khamenei was moved to an underground bunker located in Lavizan, in northeastern Tehran. According to the report, all members of the Supreme Leader’s family—including his influential son Mojtaba—are currently sheltering with him. Sources added that this is not the first time the Khamenei family has taken refuge underground. During both phases...

Over the past week, left-wing activists have lost it over the fact that President Donald Trump called in the Marines and the National Guard to disperse the violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles. As White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted, over 300 illegal aliens have been arrested in LA since the violent anti-ICE riots began on June 6. Over 100 of these illegal alien criminals had a rap sheet. While Trump and his administration continue to receive backlash for bringing in troops to handle the rioters and illegal aliens, it appears Democrats have forgotten that another leader called in...

In a shocking mid-June blockbuster, the Giants are acquiring star slugger Rafael Devers from the Red Sox, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. Right-hander Jordan Hicks, left-hander Kyle Harrison, and other players are headed to Boston as part of the package. Julian McWilliams of CBS Sports reports that two minor league players are headed to Boston alongside Hicks and Harrison. McWilliams adds that the Giants will absorb the remainder of Devers’s contract in its entirety. Murray later identified those two prospects as outfield/first base prospect James Tibbs and right-handed pitching prospect Jose Bello. The teams subsequently announced the moves, and...

Even as other banks are backing down, the bank that debanked us doubles down. Last spring, 15 state attorney generals wrote to Bank of America warning that its politically motivated debanking targeting conservatives and religious people was under the looking glass. After taking office, President Trump directly challenged Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan to stop discriminating against conservatives. “I hope you start opening your bank to conservatives, because many conservatives complain that the banks are not allowing them to do business within the bank. What you’re doing is wrong.” But instead of ending its political discrimination, BOA launched a...

In Los Angeles, marchers rallied against Trump in themed ‘No Kings’ marchers in places where people were forbidden to go by the Newsom regime 5 years ago. There are no kings in California, just government bureaucrats who were able to rule more ruthlessly than most kings and forbid even the most ordinary average everyday activities like going to the beach or meeting up with family members or going to school. A king would have been far less onerous than California’s actual rulers. And less corrupt and abusive. The marchers pretending they were protesting against some phantom tyranny and for some...

Yesterday was not only the US Army’s birthday but also President Trump’s. In the video below, a moonbat offers birthday wishes to his country’s leader. WARNING: the language used, like the sentiment it expresses, is what you would expect from ever-tolerant progressives: (VIDEO ON LINK) The moonbat seems to be grunting, “Musk must ketamine overdose.” Some handle their ketamine better than others.

This great parody video comes from The Liberty Daily. It is based on “California Dreaming” by the Mamas and the Papas and was produced, I take it, using AI. It features, among other things, Donald Trump playing the flute solo. The video is optimistically titled “California Freedom,” a prediction that I hope will come true. But California has a long, long way to go, and the more normal middle class Californians they drive away, the harder the recovery becomes. Via InstaPundit.

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...