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US forces conduct another airstrike targeting a reported smuggling vessel in the southern Caribbean

Tyler Robinson apparently confessed to killing conservative icon Charlie Kirk in an online message to friends the day after the public assassination. “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all,” reads a chat message purportedly sent by Robinson, 22, through online community Discord, according to the Washington Post. “It was me at UVU yesterday. i’m sorry for all of this,” the missive concluded. The message was sent Thursday night, around two hours before Robinson was apprehended, from an account on the platform tied to the suspect. A screenshot of the conversation was obtained by the outlet through an anonymous...

Meet Neutron, Rocket Lab's new reusable medium-lift rocket that will deliver a cost-effective, reliable, and responsive launch service for missions to the International Space Station and low Earth orbit, as well as to explore beyond Earth and on to the Moon and Mars. Rocket Lab | This is Neutron | 8:46 Rocket Lab | 195K subscribers | 162,160 views | September 3, 2025 wiki-wacky: [snip] Neutron is a partially reusable medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab... designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to low Earth orbit in a partially reusable...

The British Government has determined that Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told the chair of the international development committee in a letter on September 1. This differs significantly from the government’s previous position, which was that only courts can decide whether Israel is or is not committing genocide. It also marks the first time the UK government has stated explicitly that Israel’s actions in Gaza do not count as genocide. In the letter to Sarah Champion, Lammy, who was foreign secretary at the time of writing, acknowledged that the UK government has the...

The Lynnwood Times has received a report of local Kamiak High School staff members and a teacher allegedly pleased with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. If you are a student, educator, parent, or witness to any school staff, teachers or administrators condoning political violence, contact us directly at 425-931-1374. We will be following up with the Mukilteo School District on this matter. Below is the snapshot sent to us by a concerned resident and parent listed the following Kamiak High School staff liking the post: Reese Casson - Kamiak High School Office Assistant Simone Buell - Kamiak High School Office...

The 22-year-old suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing appears to have confessed to friends in an online chat shortly before turning himself in to law enforcement, according to two people familiar with the chat and screenshots obtained by The Washington Post. “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all,” said a message from an account belonging to the suspect, Tyler Robinson, on the online platform Discord. “It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this.” The message was sent Thursday night, about two hours before officials said Robinson was taken into custody. A member of the group...

Pennsylvania’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro is extremely aggrieved by President Donald Trump pointing to leftist violence and referring to individuals perpetrating it as “scum.” Shapiro attempted to spread blame around by stating that “no one party is immune from political violence.” […] “We are at an inflection point in America. Violence transcends party lines — and the way to address it and have true peaceful debate is for leaders to speak and act with moral clarity. That needs to start with the President,” he said, placing blame on Trump and completely ignoring the fact that Kirk did just that —...

For those who missed it, here’s a replay… Click on this YouTube Link Vice President JD Vance hosts Charlie Kirk Radio Show, The first 50 minutes is a retrospect of Charlie Kirk’s life and work. The actual show with VP Vance hosting and interviewing various guests starts at 50:45 of the video.

Vance goes scorched earth on people celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, says there can be no unity with these sick people. "There is no unity with people who scream at children over their parents' politics." "There is no unity with someone who lies about what Charlie Kirk said in order to excuse his murder." "There is no unity with someone who harasses an innocent family the day after the father of that family lost a dear friend." "There is no unity with the people who celebrate Charlie Kirk's assassination." "There is no unity with the people who fund these...

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday called for an expansive federal response to what he described as organized networks contributing to political violence, invoking the death of conservative leader Charlie Kirk as the impetus for his remarks. The White House will use the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to "identify, disrupt, dismantle and destroy" those networks, Miller said to Vice President JD Vance, who hosted Monday's episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show." He said they are engaged in coordinated harassment and intimidation. He pointed to tactics such as doxxing, online targeting, and street demonstrations, saying...

....Colorado officials said Desmond Holly, 16, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot after injuring two students at Evergreen High School, had been "radicalized by an extremist network," but did not provide further details. According to the ADL report, several school shooters in the past year, including Holly, had been active on the same website..

Special Presidential Envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday said he and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently advised President Trump that Russia is losing its war on Ukraine — as Moscow has seen more than 1 million casualties while taking less than 1% of Ukrainian territory since November 2022. Speaking at the Yalta European Security Conference in Kyiv, Kellogg revealed he and the chairman, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, each reassured the president of Moscow’s wilting position roughly six weeks ago — shortly before Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. -snip- “I responded quite forcefully,...

WHY is some guy taking things down in the tent when Charlie’s blood was still warm on the floor and the CRIME SCENE hasn’t even been processed yet?!?! Whoever that is, he was quite literally TAMPERING WITH CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE! Normally, there would be a HUGE law enforcement presence and they would have the whole area immediately cordoned off with yellow police tape after an event like this while waiting for the Coroner. You wouldn’t be able to get within 100 feet of this scene, not for a second. Instead, it’s like a damn ghost town. THIS IS EXTREMELY BIZARRE...

In yet another wonderful case of a corporation taking action to purge its ranks of execrable leftist radicals, Office Depot stepped in and fired the employee responsible for the horrific incident, apologizing to customers and noting that steps are being taken to prevent such incidents at its stores across the country in the future. For reference, the incident gained notoriety online after a video of it was published online by the “Michigan Forward” X account. In the video, which was posted on the night of Friday, September 12, and received well over 4 million views as of Saturday morning, a...

President Donald Trump condemned the beheading of a man in Dallas last week and criticized the Biden administration for releasing the suspect, an illegal migrant, “back into our homeland.” Police say Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, a Cuban national, stabbed and decapitated Chandra Nagamallaiah at a Dallas motel in front of his wife and son last Wednesday and then placed the victim’s head in a dumpster, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported. Cobos-Martinez, who has a criminal record, according to the Department of Homeland Security, is being held on an ICE detainer at the Dallas County jail. He is charged with capital murder. DHS announced...

NASA has responded to claims – popularized by Harvard professor Avi Loeb – that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft sent to the Solar System by an advanced alien civilization. On July 1, 2025, astronomers spotted an object moving through the Solar System at nearly twice the velocity of previous interstellar visitors ‘Oumuamua and Comet Borisov. The object, which was confirmed to be an interstellar comet with its own dusty coma, is far larger than the previous two, with an estimated nucleus (the rocky part of the comet, excluding its coma) of around 5.6 kilometers (3.5 miles). Early work...

The vice president escorted Charlie Kirk’s casket home on Air Force Two. Thousands of people across the country gathered at candlelight vigils. A Republican congresswoman called for him to be allowed to lie in honor in the Capitol. The gestures signal not only how conservatives see Mr. Kirk as a martyr, but also their view that his assassination could be a watershed moment that will propel their cause and cement both conservative and conservative Christian values in American life for decades to come. Mr. Kirk’s death has “unleashed the dragon,” Luke Barnett, a pastor, told the congregation on Wednesday at...

Security officers have “neutralized” a drone over government buildings in central Warsaw, and two Belarusian citizens have been detained, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday amid heightened regional tensions following recent airspace violations. “A moment ago, the Government Security Service neutralized a drone operating over government buildings (Parkowa Street) and Belweder,” Tusk posted on the X platform. The Belweder Palace is one of the Polish president’s official residences. “Two citizens of Belarus have been arrested,” Tusk added. “Police are investigating.” “Two citizens of Belarus have been arrested,” Tusk added. “Police are investigating.” The incident comes with Poland on...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) renewed her call for a “national divorce” to divide the country along partisan lines on Monday — this time citing the fractured response to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and federal funding disputes in Congress. “There is nothing left to talk about with the left. They hate us,” Greene wrote on the social platform X. “To be honest, I want a peaceful national divorce.” “Our country is too far gone and too far divided, and it’s no longer safe for any of us,” she added.

The fake news media is now floating a story about embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s ‘loan estimate’ in which she “declared” her out-of-state Atlanta condo a “vacation home.” A loan estimate is not binding. Additionally, Lisa Cook’s Atlanta property is an investment property – not a second home – so she likely lied on the ‘loan estimate’ as well. ================================================================= NBC News reported: Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook declared in financial forms that her Atlanta property would be used as a “vacation home” and not her primary residence, according to documents obtained by NBC News that appear to undercut...