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President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up Kharg Island to "smithereens" after Iran attacked two US bases in Jordan following a US strike on two launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. ~snip~ In another post on Monday, the president said that they are a "failed nation" with sky-high inflation, no navy and no air force. "The only thing they have is FAKE NEWS from the USA, a willingness to kill their protesters (now over 100,000 people dead. They must be tried for war crimes against humanity!), and a good line of 'BULLSH*T,'" Trump added.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Monday announced an inter-agency crackdown on fraud in the trucking industry. The pair appeared alongside White House Fraud Task Force Vice Chairman Andrew Ferguson and other officials in a joint press conference in Detroit, Mich. "Today, what we are announcing is an emergency executive shutdown of 110 driving schools," Duffy said. The Transportation secretary further indicated that many driving schools had credentialed unqualified drivers and many more lacked proper facilities to train truck drivers. "We also have shut down 160 additional schools," he added, indicating that they lacked proper...

How to flip a district RE This Red to Blue climate hawk needs your help Randy Villegas is a people-powered climate hawk running against a fossil fueled Republican incumbent — David Valadao — in the swing-y California 22nd district. Valadao has been challenged before, but has always managed to hang on to power. This year, Californians voted to redraw the map, and Democrats out-voted republicans in the Primary. That means, if Democrats unite as they should behind Villegas, he’ll flip this red to blue seat. But the Primary was contentious, and weeks ago. We need to remind working class democrats...

Elitist, establishment Republicans like to throw the late William F. Buckley Jr.’s name around as someone who allegedly would not approve of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Considered the intellectual dean of modern conservatism, Buckley founded National Review in 1955, the nation’s premier conservative magazine for many years, and hosted the PBS political talk show “Firing Line” for 33 years. Well, as someone who started a website to carry on his legacy, Intellectual Conservative, I can tell you the critics are flat out wrong.Buckley got a bad rap in his later years due to National Review turning somewhat...

Retail giant Target came under fire this week for selling a "Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume," which essentially amounted to a kid in blackface dressed like a Jim Crow-era minstrel. Whoops! However, that wasn't the only costume Target was forced to pull from its shelves. Here are seven other costumes that got the axe:

President Donald Trump went to bat for data centers on Monday morning, arguing that communities opposing the warehouses powering artificial intelligence will “end up being backwards and poor.” Data centers have become an increasingly contentious and toxic issue for many Republicans on the campaign trail, especially in key swing states like Ohio and Michigan. “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor. If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign,” Trump...

Islamic State calls on Muslims to start wildfires and ‘exhaust the workers of the tyrant’ Aug 31, 2026 8:00 am By Robert Spencer2 Comments The leftist elites insist that wildfires are a result of “climate change” and use them to push their agenda to cripple Western economies and impoverish the people of Europe and North America. They simultaneously maintain that Europe needs ever more Muslim migrants. See how neatly it all works together? The migrants come in, they start the fires, the Left uses the fires to advance its agenda, and calls for more migrants. Forest fire at Umatilla National...

President Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not.The big picture: Google and other digital map providers — like MapQuest and Apple — have split on whether to accept the name change or keep Lake Ontario on their maps. Driving the news: An Axios review of Google and Apple Maps on Sunday showed Google now says "Lake America" on mobile and desktop, while Apple Maps says Lake Ontario.Google said Saturday that it had changed the maps in accordance with updates from the U.S. Geographic Names...

Home Office figures reveal that 27 children aged five were referred to the Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025. Image for illustration purposes only. By DFID – UK Department for International DevelopmentMore than 100 children aged 12 or under were referred to the British government’s Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025, new Home Office figures show. The figures include 27 children aged five or under. Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, a campaigner who escaped a forced marriage when she was 14, described the number of very young children as “deeply disturbing.” She warned that some children could disappear from school...

Target has found itself at the center of controversy over a children's Halloween costume. It has since removed it from its website, issuing a public apology after critics called the product's imagery racially insensitive. The image on Target's website showed a Black child modeling the costume in a pose that critics said evoked racist imagery associated with the Jim Crow and minstrel eras, according to Forbes. Such depictions historically relied on demeaning stereotypes and exaggerated portrayals of Black people. "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry," Target said in a statement to Forbes....

It’s funny because they don’t seem to realize that each outraged tweet is met with an equal and opposite reaction of MAGA memes. The more flipped out and angry they get, the funnier it is. They have put everything into a war on Donald Trump. They can’t blame those on the other side for loving Trump for giving it right back, hand-delivered on a shining gold platter.

Democrat Rep. James Clyburn (SC-06) called his 1991 support for Justice Clarence Thomas a mistake Sunday. Thomas, he said, had “rebelled” against “his own background and experiences.” Clyburn never said “race traitor.” Those were the words he chose instead.James Clyburn All Welker asked if he still stood by that decision. “Absolutely not,” Clyburn answered. He called his support for Thomas a mistake and said he had expected the future justice’s “background and experiences” to guide his conduct on the bench.It got uglier from there. Clyburn said he expected Thomas to follow certain decisions involving voting and civil rights. "I had...

Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized Moscow's plan to open additional polling stations for elections to the Russian State Duma in the unrecognized Transnistrian region. According to Ukrinform, NewsMaker stated this in an article. "The opening by Russia of an additional 16 polling stations in the Transnistrian region for elections to the Russian State Duma is unacceptable without the consent of Moldova's constitutional authorities," the diplomats said. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry was responding to a statement by Vadim Krasnoselsky, leader of the unrecognized Transnistrian region, who said that 17 polling stations would be opened in Transnistria for the Russian...

In this overview, Mike examines Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s effort to follow the money behind tax-exempt organizations, political campaigns, extremist activity, and what he describes as the financial architecture of the deep state.From Arabella Advisors and the Sixteen Thirty Fund to the Tides Foundation, Open Society Foundations, CAIR, and the Southern Poverty Law Center, Mike explains how donations can move through interconnected charities and political organizations without revealing the original donors. These networks, he argues, allow billionaire-backed operations to influence elections, protests, political movements, and American culture while retaining their tax-exempt status.

Four-time Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen is returning to his racing roots this September, as he attempts to chase down 100 drivers in a go-kart race at Silverstone in England. The Max vs 100 challenge is set to become the world’s biggest go-kart race and will be broadcast live on September 16 around the world on Disney+ and the ESPN App. What is Max vs 100? At one time or another, plenty of motorsport fans have probably asked themselves this question: could you beat a racing legend if the odds were stacked in your favour? That's what Max vs...

Once again, Florida leads the way in conservative government. Apparently, "fascists" down in Florida don't want taxpayers to be purchasing the neck tattoos and Disney World tickets for people who are on welfare. The takeaway here is that the other 49 states ARE paying for the tattoos and video games for welfare recipients. This is a real thing that goes on everywhere in the United States. Except Florida. From Fox News: Florida is the first state to impose sweeping new limits on how welfare cash can be spent, blocking recipients from using cash-assistance benefits loaded onto EBT cards for purchases...

The mayor’s new judicial panel reveals the radical direction in which New York’s criminal and family courts may be headed. Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 18 new appointees to a “revitalized” judicial panel. Known formally as the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, the panel has a say in who becomes a judge in the city, evaluating and recommending candidates for mayoral appointment to the criminal and family courts, as well as interim appointments to civil courts. Established by Ed Koch in 1978 by executive order—before then, judges were appointed by the mayors themselves, who would...

A New Mexico man allegedly gunned down his cousin during a drunken argument over green enchiladas, according to reports. Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, was cuffed on murder charges for allegedly killing his cousin, Nathaniel Cavazos, at an Albuquerque apartment complex on Thursday evening, according to police. Gutierrez had arrived at the apartment that afternoon to visit Cavazos, 25, and another one of their cousins, and the three bought groceries and returned to the residence to cook green enchiladas and drink alcohol, according to an affidavit obtained by NBC News. Gutierrez was repeatedly arguing that the chile on his enchiladas was...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (8/31/26)[Prayer]PersonalitiesPsalm 9[a][b] For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. 1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. 3 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. 4 For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. 5 You have rebuked the nations and...

31 August 2026 Monday of week 22 in Ordinary Time St Aidan of Lindisfarne, London Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Corinthians 2:1-5The only knowledge I claimed was of the crucified ChristWhen I came to you, brothers, it was not with any show of oratory or philosophy, but simply to tell you what God had guaranteed. During my stay with you, the only knowledge I claimed to have was about Jesus, and only about him as the crucified Christ. Far from relying on any power of my own, I came among you in great ‘fear and trembling’...