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John Thune compares asking for money to “chewing on tinfoil.” When he’s not pushing President Donald Trump’s agenda through the Senate, he’s doing a lot of it. After winning the race to succeed Mitch McConnell, the South Dakota Republican didn’t just claim the job of Senate majority leader. He also assumed control of a vast constellation of Republican political machinery that his predecessor meticulously built over two decades. “Mitch had a brand, and people trusted him,” Thune told Semafor in a Thursday interview at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “There are big shoes to fill.” Not only does Thune oversee...

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India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. On top of a new 25% tariff on India's exports to the U.S., Trump indicated in a Truth Social post last month that India would face additional penalties for purchases of Russian arms and oil. On Friday, Trump told reporters he had heard that India would no longer be buying oil from Russia. But the sources said there would be no immediate changes. "These are...

Watch your mouth! The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to ban the use of the N-word and C-word at public meetings — triggering free speech backlash and the threat of a $400 million lawsuit. The controversial vote by the body allows council leadership to issue a warning for any use or variation of the slurs. Repeat offenders can be booted from the chamber and barred from future sessions. Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who is black and introduced the measure, said the use of slurs during public comments has made residents hesitant to attend meetings. “It is language that, anywhere...

Sydney Sweeney is going viral after footage of her showing off her shooting skills was posted online.

Iran-backed Houthis use hunger as a weapon, blocking aid and deepening suffering for 20 million, while the world’s attention remains focused elsewhere.

76,263 views Jul 31, 2025 #politics #news #ice We've fully debunked the story about a local farmer named Paco being "abducted" by ICE. His real name is Yuseff Zarate Borbon, an illegal Mexican national who was wanted for murder. Follow unDivided across platforms and subscribe to support the show: unDividedPod.com.

A Ukrainian MP and other officials have been arrested after the country's anti-corruption agencies uncovered what they call a large-scale bribery scheme in the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems. In a statement on X, President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Ukrainian MP, heads of district and city administrations and several National Guard service members had been exposed for their involvement, which involved state contracts with suppliers being signed at prices inflated by up to 30%. Zelensky wrote that there can be "zero tolerance" for corruption in Ukraine, and thanked the agencies for their work. The independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption...

“And He said to them, ‘Go!’ And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters” (Matthew 8:32). Our Lord Jesus will always have the upper hand over demonic forces. But we should never forget that demons, as fallen angels, still possess tremendous power and strength (cf. Dan. 10:21; Rev. 12:4). For example, when God sent an angel with a message for Daniel, a demon named “the prince of the kingdom of Persia” delayed the angel for three weeks, and God had to send...

Kelly Pierce, a former player and coach for women's soccer team FC Tucson, has died suddenly at the age of 43. The team made the announcement on Saturday. According to Tucson.Com, she died on Friday at the age of 43 from sudden cardiac arrest. 'Kelly was a talented and charismatic leader both as a player and a coach,' Tuscon founder Jon Pearlman said in a statement. 'She was committed to elevating not just women’s soccer but all women’s sports as a champion for gender equality. Most importantly, Kelly was a devoted mother and fierce advocate for not just her children...

Protests opposing President Trump dubbed "Rage Against The Regime" being held across the United States today... A Song About A Notorious Criminal Couple No Not Ghislaine And Jeffrey... Welcome to this week's attempt at media excellence you host certified Zionist since October 1973 but not certified as a Kool Aid Drinking Zionist... Rush Limbaugh operated in 'pursuit of the truth' and in that vein let's consider 'flatulence' namely cow flatulence as in 'cow farts'... Cows Consume Water That Could Be Used To Cool Data Centers And Produce Electric Car Batteries... The Anti-Russia European Union Trying To Poke Into The Balkans...

More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot in the Russian city of Sochi that was sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev has said on the Telegram messaging app. In the Krasnodar region, where Sochi is located, a fuel tank with a capacity of 2,000 cubic metres was on fire, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing emergency officials. Rosaviatsia, Russia's civil aviation authority, said on Telegram that flights were halted at Sochi's airport to ensure air safety. The attack, which Kondratyev said was in the Adler district of...

Just so everyone is aware, that Canadian Electric bus company that Lee Zeldin was talking about that received $160 million from the Biden administration and then filed bankruptcy? One of the board members is Lorenzo Roccia, a friend and business partner of Hunter Biden. The same guy in emails doing deals with Hunter and his business partners while Hunter was on the board on Amtrak. Also, the company was set up with a U.S. entity incorporated in Delaware and Lorenzo was on a fundraising flyer hosting a fundraiser for Beau Biden when he was running for attorney general. The Biden...

The David family was reacting after Hamas's armed wing released a video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, looking emaciated and weak. Israeli restrictions on the entry of goods and aid into Gaza have led to severe shortages of food and other essentials. The family of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza for almost 22 months accused Hamas on Saturday (Aug 2) of tormenting him with hunger as part of a propaganda campaign. The David family was reacting after Hamas's armed wing released a video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, looking emaciated and weak in a narrow concrete tunnel, for the second night...

The fresh crew includes NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos. SpaceX delivered a new crew to the International Space Station on Saturday in a 15-hour trip from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The astronauts will be in space for at least six months. The current crew is expected to return to Earth by Wednesday, .

The 60s were when life burst into colour for many people after the drab 50s. The music, the fashion and the newfound freedom, for some at least, made it a great decade in which to grow up. Wartime austerity was finally coming to an end and more and more households were able to afford time-saving mod-cons. But no era is perfect and the 60s certainly had their flaws. Below are nine things you almost certainly don’t miss about the 1960s if you grew up then. 1. Waking up to ice on the inside of your windows At the start of...

The return of beauty and sex appeal to the fashion industry is a sign that nature is healing itself.American Eagle’s Fall 2025 campaign, headlined “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” is an admission that woke fashion advertisements do not sell.The brand announced the collaboration on July 23. In the days immediately following, American Eagle stock climbed 18 percent. The video below has more than two million views on YouTube, American Eagle is trending on X, and several of the campaign’s Instagram posts have tens of thousands of likes. Everyone from Evie Magazine to MSNBC is talking about it.Craig Brommers, American Eagle’s...

A PILF review found nearly 50,000 registrants on the Empire State’s rolls are registered in at least one other state.New York is known for a lot of things: The Big Apple, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo wings. The Empire State also lays claim to some of the worst voter rolls in the country, according to a new report from an election-integrity watchdog. According to the Public Interest Legal Foundation, nearly 50,000 registrants on New York’s voter list are registered in at least one other state. About half of those — 24,873 registrants — are also registered in Florida. Another 6,247 have...

When asked how far the US government has plunged into the red, many fiscally-conscious Americans will tell you the national debt has reached $37 trillion. As distressing as that official number is, America’s true fiscal situation is even worse — far worse. According to a barely-publicized Treasury report, the actual grand total of Uncle Sam’s obligations is more than $151 trillion.That huge discrepancy springs from the fact that the federal government doesn’t hold itself to the same accounting standards it imposes on businesses. Rather than using accrual accounting — which recognizes expenses when they’re incurred — our Washington overlords self-servingly...

On Friday the French military dropping 40 tons of aid into Gaza to send a message about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Those aid drops in conjunction with other countries continued today. Meanwhile the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot denouncing the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation backed by the US and Israel... The messaging to President Emmanuel Macron's centrist government on Israel and Gaza this week clearly to the Left of center the possibility of this fall's budget process leading to censure of the government in the National Assembly looms. Any new legislative elections would pit the centrist factions against a strong...