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There is no shortage of moral horrors plaguing the planet — in Ukraine, in Sudan, in Haiti, in El Salvador, in Florida’s Alligator Auschwitz — but nothing compares with what Israel is inflicting on the people of the Gaza Strip. However barbaric the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, nothing justifies the systematic starvation of an entire population in the name of trying to kill terrorists. It pains me to write this, not just because I am Jewish and ashamed of a state that calls itself Jewish and thereby implicates every Jew, even if unjustly, but as a human being...

The Steele Dossier wasn’t just dirty politics — it was state-sponsored election interference. For eight years, Americans were told that Donald Trump was a Kremlin asset. That Russia rigged the 2016 election in his favor. That collusion wasn’t just a conspiracy — it was fact. It was all a lie. Thanks to newly declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, we now know who really colluded with Russian disinformation: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They funded it. They laundered it through the FBI and CIA. They embedded it into official intelligence reports. And they used it to...

Riverside County Sheriff and California gubernatorial hopeful Chad Bianco warned Republican infighting could sabotage the party’s best shot in decades to retake the state, blasting GOP rivals as “too stupid” to see what’s at stake.California’s open “jungle primary” system — where candidates compete on the same ballot and only the top two advance — makes GOP unity even more critical. With Democrats outnumbering Republicans roughly two to one, a split conservative vote could easily shut Republicans out of the 2026 general election entirely, Bianco said in an interview with the Daily Caller. ...***Under the system, every candidate from every party...

Q: "Former President Obama's office responded to the documents that you've released, calling the bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempted distraction. What is your response to president former the former president?" Tulsi: "They're doing the exact same thing that people like Senator Warner are doing. He was the head of the intelligence, uh, committee at the time. They would have to admit, and actually address the details of their complicity in this or their absolute failure in conducting the most basic responsibilities of, again, asking where is this intelligence coming from?" "What are the sources? What proof do...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Tech publication Wired published an extraordinary article Thursday about mobile devices that visited multimillionaire financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious Caribbean island, Little St. James. According to Wired, the mobile device data was collected by Near Intelligence, a location data broker that does business with the U.S. military and a variety of other clients. Wired reported that the data can be found by a simple Google search.“The coordinates that Near Intelligence collected and left exposed online pinpoint locations to within a few centimeters of space … The data pinpointed their movements as they were transported...

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s anticorruption policies have already provoked Ukraine’s first antigovernment protests since the Russian invasion in 2022. Now, it seems, they may cost the country a portion of its foreign aid from the European Union, in a clear rebuke from the bloc, once a staunch ally. The European Union said on Friday that it would withhold 1.5 billion euros, or $1.7 billion, from an overall fund of 4.5 billion euros whose disbursement is dependent on achieving good governance standards and that can’t be used for military purchases. The decision is not final, however, and the funding can be restored...

Hilton Edges Out Democrat Katie Porter by 1% in Early Polling as 2026 Race Begins to Take ShapeConservative political commentator and former Fox News host Steve Hilton is now leading the race for California governor, according to newly released early polling. Hilton holds a narrow 1-point lead over Democrat Katie Porter, capturing 19% of support compared to Porter’s 18%.The early-stage poll also shows former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco each pulling in 6% of likely voters. While the election is still over a year away, the poll is the first major indicator of voter...

In the drills, a man is seen wearing a bear costume as he runs and chases police armed with shields and helmets. The drill included medical response training following the simulation. The National Park Service (NPS) shares guidelines with park visitors on its website on best practices in a bear encounter. "Identify yourself by talking calmly so the bear knows you are a human and not a prey animal," says the NPS site. "Remain still; stand your ground but slowly wave your arms." If a bear stands up, NPS reminds visitors that "a standing bear is usually curious, not threatening."...

The outbreak, linked to an imported case, has prompted authorities to urge mosquito control and early medical attention.China is experiencing an outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne infection, with thousands of cases reported in the south. Chikungunya fever cases jumped to 4,014 on Friday (Jul 25), representing a rapid rise in numbers since authorities started tracking cases two weeks ago, according to public records released by health departments in districts in Foshan. The city in China's southern province Guangdong has been heavily impacted by the surge in infections. The chikungunya outbreak remains "quite severe", Sun Yang, deputy director of the National...

U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba Breaks BIG news, announces there will be ELECTION INTEGRITY for the state of New Jersey, her office is committed to guaranteeing free and fair elections. Habba says her Election Integrity Task Force is in full swing, zeroed in on cleaning up New Jersey’s voter rolls to make sure every American’s vote counts: “I created an election integrity task force. We should not have dead people voting. We need these rolls cleaned up. It’s something we should have in this country. People need to feel like their votes count.” “People need to know they...

he Hamas terror group is, concerned about the possibility of indirect cooperation between the United States and Israel, as well as potential military action to free the hostages, Asharq Al-Awsat reported. The Saudi newspaper cited Hamas field sources who said that the terror group is taking enhanced security measures to uncover any attempt by Israeli special forces or others to reach locations suspected of holding hostages. According to the sources, members of Hamas' military wing have been instructed to monitor any suspicious movements, including those of collaborators with Israel, in order to uncover any new attempts to track locations where...

In the fourth century BCE, Plato wrote about the legend of Atlantis. The general belief is that he was the very first person to write about it. This has led many to claim that Plato invented the story. However, is it possible that the Bible makes reference to the story of Atlantis, too? The Minoan Theory of Atlantis One common theory about the origin of Atlantis is that it comes from distorted accounts of the Minoan civilization. This was a Bronze Age naval civilization centered on Crete. The Minoans had control over several other islands, and they also had colonies...

man convicted and sentenced to three counts of rape in March was free to rape again and rape again he did (allegedly). JPD arrested Jermaine Bradley and charged him with statutory rape, aggravated assault, sexual exploitation of a minor, and felon in possession of a gun. Bradley allegedly shot his girlfriend in the stomach. He confessed to it all in court today. A Jackson Municipal Court judge denied bond for Bradley. Unfortunately, Bradley has quite a criminal record. The Hinds County grand jury indicted him for no less than three counts of sexual battery and one count of gratification of...

Scientists have described a new species of prehistoric reptile with unusual features resembling both a monkey and a lizard. The animal, named Mirasaura grauvogeli, carried a striking sail-like crest along its back and a tail similar to that of a monkey. The discovery, detailed in the journal Nature, sheds light on the diversity of ancient reptiles and the early evolution of skin structures. The 247‑million‑year‑old fossil was uncovered at the Grès à Voltzia site in northeastern France, a region known for well-preserved remains from the Middle Triassic period. Researchers classified the reptile within drepanosauromorphs, an extinct lineage that split from...

This week has demonstrated that the tech “broligarch” who’s most influenced President Donald Trump’s second administration isn’t Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, or Marc Andreessen—it’s Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, the 80-year-old software tycoon who recently became the second-richest man in the world. Just look at everything that’s gone his way. On Thursday evening, the Federal Communications Commission finally voted to approve Paramount’s $8.4 billion merger with fellow entertainment firm Skydance Media. The controversial, long-awaited deal only came about thanks to Paramount’s appeals to this administration: settling a baseless lawsuit that Trump brought against 60 Minutes for “deceptively” editing its Kamala Harris...

VIDEOWatch as Jerry Lewis announced in December 1963 that his television talk show was being cancelled. Jerry didn't give the real reason but by his body language and the very subtle hints between the lines he gave us it is more than obvious WHO was responsible for his show's cancellation.

Nothing we’re about to tell you is shocking, at least not for anyone who’s been paying attention. From the very beginning, it was obvious the Russia Hoax wasn’t some organic intelligence concern. It was a manufactured psyop, carefully orchestrated to destroy President Trump’s candidacy, sabotage his presidency, and gaslight half the country into becoming Russia-obsessed lunatics. And at the center of it all was Barack Hussein Obama. The signs were always there. Anyone with half a brain knew it. Hillary may have sparked the lie, but Obama and his media cronies made sure it caught fire, blazing like a bonfire...

If you have any doubt that the European Union is devolving into a soft totalitarian state, think again. I have been sounding the alarm bells about the developments in Europe for as long as I have been writing at Hot Air, and some of you may have thought me an alarmist engaged in hyperbole. I am alarmed, of course, but by real threats to freedom. The latest assault on freedom--not just in Europe, because the EU and Great Britain are using their criminal and regulatory powers to suppress speech in the US as well as other countries--comes with the breaking...

A mysterious intergalactic object could potentially be a “hostile” alien spacecraft that’s slated to attack our planet in November, according to a controversial new study by a small group of scientists. “The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity,” the researchers wrote in the inflammatory paper, which was published July 16 to the preprint server arXiv, South West News Service reported. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar entity was discovered on July 1...

The Sydney Sweeney magic has worked greatly in favor of the denim brand American Eagle. On July 23rd, the outfitters launched a new campaign starring the Anyone but You actress. And the result? Their stock prices soared through the roof in the last few days. This isn’t the first time that a business has benefited from its collaboration with Sweeney. It has been the brand’s most expensive campaign yet, and Sweeney came on board as an ambassador. The young actress posed for a few shots, highlighting the new line of denim. The company knew that she had the power to...