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Acting on direction from the White House, the Pentagon and the Navy are devising a plan to escort merchant ships and tankers through the narrow passage. In the past, mines have been a primary weapon to restrict transit through the waterway, but during the current conflict, Iran is choosing projectiles to control the waterway.Still the U.S. is striking Iran’s mine layers Caine said. “We’ve made it a priority to target Iran’s minelaying enterprise, their mine layers, the naval bases and depots, in addition to the missiles that could influence the straits,” Caine said. “And [U.S. Central Command] continues to attack...

Why doesn’t failed MSNBC host Joy Reid leave the U.S., as so many haters of President Donald Trump and his America-First policies have vowed to do? On Monday, she expressed her paranoid, fantasy-driven, and hysterical hatred and contempt for the United States during the second Trump administration, and compared the U.S. unfavorably to the Islamic Republic of Iran. So why not move to Tehran, Joy? It’s likely that real estate there is quite inexpensive these days. Reid started out by claiming a moral equivalency between the Islamic Republic, which has murdered tens of thousands of its own citizens over the...

SAN FRANCISCO — A mystery man known as “John Doe” has been charged with identity theft and passport fraud, and refuses to give up his true identity even though it means he’ll be kept behind bars indefinitely, court records show. Doe, whose name and age are unknown to authorities, is charged with stealing the identity of a Puerto Rican native who claimed to have lost important documents and identification papers 15 years ago, court records show. On March 10, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros used Doe’s refusal to identify himself as the basis for determining that he is a potential...

A video of Theo Von, speaking his mind regarding the government of Israel.

The hottest job on the market right now is being the Iranian Ayatollah, but why is everyone suddenly buzzing about it? Here are just eight of the most incredible perks that come with being the new Supreme Leader: Neat hat that can easily hide a bag of Cheetos: Very few jobs out there right now offering Cheeto hats. Free pagers: People will literally just give them to you. Job is secure even if you lose your legs: How many careers can say that? Can issue fatwas against anyone who annoys you: Telemarketer calls during dinner -- fatwa. Falafel truck...

California Democrats were warned to get their act together months ago. Back off, consolidate, pick a front-runner or risk splitting the vote. They ignored the advice. Now the numbers are in and the results are brutal. A new UC Berkeley-LA Times poll shows the 2026 race for governor is a total mess for Democrats. Support is scattered across a crowded field while Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco have quietly pulled ahead. The data tells the story. Not a single Democrat tops 13% while the GOP contenders sit in the high teens. 16% of voters remain undecided leaving the door...

British pedophile pop star Gary Glitter, whose 1972 glam-rock hit “Rock and Roll Part 2” soundtracks the iconic staircase scene in the movie “The Joker,” is now a frail shadow of his former self — and insiders claim he’s likely to die behind bars. Once a chart-topper during the 1970s glam scene, Glitter became more known for his decades-long trail of sex crimes involving young girls, child abuse images and convictions across multiple countries — turning the idol into one of Britain’s most reviled offenders. The 81-year-old is “on his last legs,” barely able to move, almost completely deaf and...

When asked by a reporter about why the U.S. didn't share their Iran war plans with Japan, President Donald Trump said it was necessary for the element of surprise. The president followed this with a joke, saying, "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Ok, why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Kick up your recliner chairs because you’re not going to believe this one! TIME magazine is out with a new report prophesying that climate change threatens to make us all lazy slobs! “Scientists Warn of Health Risks As Climate Change Reduces Physical Activity,” read the knee-slapper headline from TIME reporter Simmone Shah. Shah waved around a new wacky study published in Lancet Global Health to foam at the mouth over how “rising global temperatures due to climate change could lead millions of people to be less physically active” and will supposedly lead to an increase of half a million deaths...

Well, good morning. Yesterday at Do Air Force Base, President Trump, the chairman, and I stood in solemn silence as heroes came home. Flag draped caskets. We honored them. We grieved with their families and we listened. What I heard through tears, through hugs, through strength, and through unbreakable resolve was the same from family after family. They said, "Finish this. Honor their sacrifice. Do not waver. Do not stop until the job is done." My response along with that of the president was simple. Of course, we will finish this. We will honor their sacrifice. Their sacrifice only steals...

Cursive has been on the upswing for years now. More than two dozen states now require cursive instruction in schools after the 2010 Common Core standards omitted the skill. Kenerson, a multilingual teacher at Holmes, started the middle school cursive club when students couldn't read her writing on the board. They just stared at her blankly, she said. "I realized they didn't know how to write or read in cursive," Kenerson said. For an educator who firmly believes that quotes deserve to be written in cursive, and has a new one on her board each month, Kenerson wanted to give...

An Alabama Supreme Court ruling has dictated that police officers can demand ID when approaching individuals. The ruling states that officers are allowed to ask for physical identification if they feel an individual gives an unsatisfactory oral answer. AL.com reported how the decision ruled against a local pastor, who sued an Alabama town and its law enforcement office after a police encounter. The incident occurred in 2022, in which police arrested Pastor Michael Jennings after he watered his neighbor’s flowers. Another neighbor called the police on Jennings, citing that a “younger Black male” was on the property. While officers pressed...

Iran launched a missile salvo on Thursday afternoon at large swaths of northern and central Israel. The IDF Censor has cleared for publication that the fragments of one of the missiles struck the Bazan oil refinery on the Haifa Bay, causing a fire. A large force of firefighting crews was dispatched to gain control of the fire caused by the strike. The concern for a hazardous material leak has been ruled out. At the moment, no injuries were reported in or around the facility. After the strike, Bazan’s stock fell 7.9% at the Tel Aviv close. Residents of the Haifa...

An Iowa school principal was arrested on first-degree harassment charges two days before his wife filed a restraining order against him, court records show. Justin Blietz, 40, was booked into a Linn County, Iowa, jail in connection with the alleged harassment on Saturday, March 14, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE. Blietz allegedly told a woman he would slit her throat and "watch her die," according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Gazette and KCRG. It wasn't immediately clear who the subject was of his alleged harassment. Blietz is the founding principal of a charter school in...

The Israeli killing of Ali Larijani marks another blow to the Islamic Republic’s capacity for coordination, weakening an already fragmented system and raising the risk of miscalculation under pressure. Iran confirmed on Tuesday that Larijani—Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and one of the regime’s central security coordinators— was killed in a morning strike on Tehran. The strike inevitably recalls the killing of Qassem Soleimani in 2020: another precise removal of a figure who linked diplomacy, intelligence and military power. Soleimani’s death did more than eliminate a commander. It weakened the regime’s ability to calibrate risk. Radical in purpose,...

New cover by Leonid & Friends of the Blood, Sweat, & Tears classic, "You've Made Me So Very Happy". As usual, they do an amazing job.You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Leonid & Friends (Blood Sweat & Tears cover)

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Leading ⁠nations ⁠in Europe ⁠said in a joint statement ​with Japan on Thursday they would ‌take steps to stabilise ‌energy markets and were ⁠ready ⁠to join "appropriate efforts" to ensure safe passage ​through the Strait of Hormuz. The statement from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the ​Netherlands and Japan, condemned attacks by ⁠Iran and ⁠called on it ⁠to ​halt its actions immediately. It also said ​they would ⁠work with certain energy producing nations to increase output and stabilise markets. "We express our readiness ⁠to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe ⁠passage through the Strait," the...

Iran said on Thursday its response to Israeli strikes used only a “fraction” of its capabilities and warned of a stronger reaction if its infrastructure is hit again.“Our response… employed FRACTION of our power. The ONLY reason for restraint was respect for requested de-escalation,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.“ZERO restraint if our infrastructures are struck again,” he added.Araghchi said any end to the war must address damage to Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

A leaked phone call between an Israeli intelligence operative and a senior Iranian police commander is offering a rare—and striking—glimpse into growing cracks in Iran’s security apparatus as the U.S.-Israel campaign continues. In the call, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, a Mossad agent warns the commander that he is “on our blacklist” and urges him to stand aside in the event of a popular uprising against the regime. “We know everything about you,” the agent says in Farsi. “If you will not stand with your people, your destiny will be as your leader.” The response is startling. “Brother,...

UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion up to birth in England, WalesThe new measure would keep the 24-weeka abortion limit for doctors but remove criminal penalties for women who carry out abortions themselves at any stage, including late-term procedures. The House of Lords has confirmed the decriminalization of abortion in England and Wales, allowing women to kill their unborn children themselves up until birth.The House of Lords voted to back the plans to decriminalize abortion for mothers up to birth, approved by the House of Commons last summer.On Wednesday, peers in the House of Lords rejected an amendment brought by...