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The second largest alcohol distributor in the US has announced it is pulling out of California, blaming rising costs of doing business in the state. Texas-based Republic National Distributing has said that it will no longer do business in California after September 2. This has sent more than 2,500 drinks brands scrambling to find a new wholesaler and distributor in the state, which is famous in large part for its wine production. The departure of a wholesale giant from the largest wine market in the US is also a warning sign for an industry which is already struggling as Americans...

...250 million acres of public lands could be eligible for sale ... ...Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada was part of a panel discussion with the Sierra Club ... ...Selling off of private lands in the West would harm endangered species.... ...Out of the loop would be sovereign Tribal Nations with the bill. It fails to give sovereign Tribal Nations ...

CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert used Tucker Carlson’s spat with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over the Israel-Iran conflict and the United States’ role in it to smear President Donald Trump as “Nazi-friendly,” during his Late Show monologue on Wednesday. Stephen Colbert: ‘Trump Wasn’t Nazi Friendly Until 2017’ NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 17: Stephen Colbert speaks with Alex Edelman at 92NY on July 17,Noam Galai/Getty Images Jerome Hudson19 Jun 202513 1:42 CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert used Tucker Carlson’s spat with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over the Israel-Iran conflict and the United States’ role in it to smear President...

Thinking she could get President Trump's attention by pulling out big money numbers on illegal immigration , Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass whipped them out:There are entire sectors of the economy in Los Angeles that depend on immigrant labor. This administration is waging a war against our own economy. pic.twitter.com/9G8YXV8i5P — Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) June 16, 2025It was not the slam dunk she thought it was. It was part of an emerging Democrat "narrative," though:It came as this study came out, according to KTLA:The mass deportation of California’s undocumented residents could slash $275 billion from the state’s economy, eliminate...

Scientists have confirmed that testosterone levels are falling every generation, but how do you know if you have low T? Here are eleven warning signs to watch out for: You experience emotions: Feelings are a classic symptom of low testosterone. A Home Depot employee asked if you needed help finding something and you said "yes": You are unwell. You used an oven mitt because the frying pan was "too hot": Aww, look at the little baby with his mitten! You remembered one of your friend's birthdays: Please, seek help. At the end of Braveheart you didn't shed a single...

Eliminating or crippling Iran’s nuclear weapons development infrastructure is vital. President Trump says that Iran is nearing nuclear weapons capability. Coordinating with the Israelis in removing or diminishing that threat serves both countries’ national security interests. Morphing that limited aim into a regime change war isn’t in America’s interest.#Trump’s opposition to direct U.S. military intervention chagrins neocons and some Israel boosters, but Trump has been many times adamant: He opposes the Washington establishment’s eagerness for color revolutions, regime change wars, nation-building exercises, and whatever else in the past the State Department and CIA have concocted and Lindsey Graham has rah-rahed....

You’ve got to give Vice President J.D. Vance some credit here. The man knows how to trigger the snowflake set without even trying.Vance joined the oh-so-bumptiously named X-competitor Bluesky yesterday. It didn’t take long for the fun to start.One moment, he was creating an account; the next, the platform was reacting like Alec Baldwin at the prop department—panicked, unhinged, and a lot of imprudent pointing going on.Let’s start at the beginning.Vice President J.D. Vance joined Bluesky on Wednesday and posted a polite, even warm greeting:Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense...

Pat Buchanan took no prisoners. The now-retired columnist and former presidential candidate, who is still among us, had an aim to defend America's superiority. And if his political nemeses got their feelings hurt during his riddling, tough. Sound familiar? Sure. Patrick J. Buchanan was Donald Trump before the president’s rocket ride to the White House. America First. Keep countries from screwing us on trade. Speak English. Build the wall. Stop the invading hordes from defacing our country’s mighty culture. Those were Buchanan staples before he quit writing and commenting on TV a couple of years ago. Now if he’s up...

Chemical analysis of the contents of a small ceramic vessel found in a 2,700-year-old burial at the site of Kani Koter revealed it contained a type of eye makeup known as kohl, according to the Greek Reporter. Kohl was widely used across ancient Egypt and the Middle East, but this example from the Iron Age cemetery in northwestern Iran is unlike any other that has previously been found. The black eyeliner was made from a combination of local manganese oxides and graphite, an ingredient that had never been identified before in ancient kohl formulas. The researchers noted that graphite would...

A Canadian Indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven summit says he was “filled with rage” and considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived — saying the U.S. president has “caused much pain and suffering in the world.” Instead, Steven Crowchild prayed, consulted with his peoples’ leaders and ultimately opted to stay on the tarmac for a long conversation with Trump that he hopes will call more attention to promoting peace, protecting clean water and other issues key to Canada’s First Nation peoples. “It was really intense, to say the least,” Crowchild told The...

Vice President JD Vance was suspended from the left-leaning social media platform Bluesky on Wednesday, just minutes after joining and sharing his first post. “Hello Bluesky, I’ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis,” Vance wrote in his first post on the X competitor. “So I’m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.” The vice president went on to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld Tennessee’s restrictions on transgender medical treatments for minors. “To that end, I found Justice [Clarence] Thomas’s concurrence on medical...

It is hard to believe that barely one year ago, Joe Biden self-immolated on a debate stage in Atlanta. His cringeworthy meltdown set off a chain of events that led to the most dramatic—and exciting—presidential election in U.S. history. What transpired after the evening of June 27, 2024 is a timeline even the best fiction writer could not have imagined. A near-fatal assassination attempt against Donald Trump; the replacement of Biden with Kamala Harris; another assassination attempt against Trump. 8x ===== SNIP! ===== X8 Every day created a rollercoaster-like atmosphere—and ended with the greatest political comeback in U.S history when...

A federal judge in California has halted the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R-FIMI) Hub, formerly known as the Global Engagement Center (GEC). In a June 13 order, US District Judge Susan Illston declared that the planned elimination of the unit, part of a broader push by the administration to downsize the federal government, violates an earlier injunction. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have prematurely celebrated the end of R-FIMI back in April when he said the censorship unit was “dead.” Despite his announcement, legal barriers remain in place, preserving...

Archaeologist Youssof Majidzadeh proposed in 2003 that the civilization discovered in Jiroft could be the legendary Aratta, mentioned in Sumerian poetry for its wealth. However, this theory lacked solid historical evidence and faced criticism from the academic community. Other experts suggested that, due to references in Mesopotamian texts about conflicts with a powerful Iranian state, this kingdom might be the Marhashi Kingdom.The analysis of the iconography from Jiroft revealed striking similarities with Mesopotamian traditions, hinting at a possible cultural connection. Depictions of mythological creatures like bulls and eagles evoked Sumerian myths, such as the shepherd king Etana. Speculations also arose...

Makes one almost feel sorry for Barack. Imagine this sentiment coming from your wife. Wow. Michelle Obama on being 'glad' she didn't have a son: 'He would've been a Barack Obama'

Hundreds of pro-Iran protesters took to the streets in New York City to call for the killing of Israelis. Video footage circulating on social media shows protesters marching through Times Square to advocate against Israel’s airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The activists shouted several slogans such as “Iran, Iran makes us proud! Burn Tel Aviv to the ground!” according to The Jerusalem Post. They also chanted, “US drones in the sky, Iran’s missiles will reply” and “Courts and talks won’t set us free, resistance brings victory!” The rally, called “Solidarity with Iran” was organized by a socialist pro-Palestinian organization called...

Walk in the footsteps of the Scythian Princes who lived in the 1st millennium AD. This mysterious people of intrepid horsemen has left a real archaeological desire. From the 1st millennium BC, the Scythians constituted a moving and formidable empire established in the vast Eurasian steppes. The only traces they left us are their graves: the kurgans. In April 1999, a Franco-Italian and Kazakh scientific team announced the exceptional discovery in Kazakhstan of a 2,400-year-old Scythian tomb. A true archaeological treasure, the contents of the tomb reveal, among other things, twelve horses entirely harnessed in gold, whose precious adornment testifies...

HOUSTON, Texas — A Mexican man who allegedly entered the U.S. illegally is accused of secretly recording women in a Houston-area brewery. Immigration officers placed a detainer on him due to his status. Houston police detectives arrested Edrie G. Vierya, 40, this month for the alleged secret recording of a woman in the bathroom of the Bad Astronaut Brewery in July 2024, Fox 26 Houston reported. The complaining witness told the local Fox News affiliate that Vierya tried to record her by sliding his phone under the stall door. “It was a very private moment that was no longer private,”...

You almost wish Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would make congressional Democrats write it 100 times on the Capitol Hill blackboard: "Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities are not for photo opportunities." However, she has issued guidance that works just as well: On Wednesday, the DHS released new restrictions that bar lawmakers from turning ICE facility visits into spectacles, including advance notice of the visit and limits on the detainees they can meet with individually. The new regulations, Just the News reported, came after a clash at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey last month, which led to...

Liberals seethe over Trump's 'tacky,' 'monstrous changes.' President Donald Trump installed two big, beautiful flagpoles on the White House grounds on Wednesday, and leftists are losing their minds. Trump announced the installation on Tuesday, saying the flagpoles were "always missing from this magnificent place." After the 100-foot flagpoles were put in place, the left-wing media ripped the administration for the changes to the White House grounds. The Daily Beast reported on the new flagpoles, calling them one of the latest "monstrous changes" Trump has made to the White House. The "monstrous changes" in question also include renovations to the Rose...