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ALERT: Pro-LA Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt music video drops called ‘California Fried.’The video depicts Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, and Nithya Raman scamming Californians.🎥: dxfilms | IG pic.twitter.com/YjLTBFlLT4— E X X ➠A L E R T S (@ExxAlerts) May 8, 2026

In Chalmette, Louisiana near New Orleans an investigation underway following an explosion... Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigning... The US Justice Department seeking to take away the naturalized US citizenship of 12 people... The US and South Korea signing a memorandum of understanding on shipbuilding... The US sanctioning companies and individuals for their connections with Iran... Two new suspected cases of hantavirus reported... Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is leaving his post... The Pentagon putting out the first batch of files related to... The Virginia Supreme Court ruling 4-3 against the Democrats US House redistricting referendum... Iran's...

Steve Hilton offers a deeply CONTROVERSIAL solution to California's homelessness epidemic: "Enforce the law." Living with rampant homelessness, like all crime, is a choice. SOURCE: https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2052536301144986112

SpaceX's Starship megarocket may indeed get off the ground next week.The company is apparently targeting May 15 for the test flight, which will be the 12th for Starship overall but the first for the new, more powerful "Version 3" of the giant vehicle.SpaceX cleared a big hurdle on the path to liftoff on Thursday (May 7), conducting a static-fire test with Starship's Super Heavy first stage at its Starbase site in Texas. The company lit up all 33 of Super Heavy's Raptor engines while the booster remained anchored to the pad — and everything apparently went well."Full duration and full...

One of the most significant challenges for any spacecraft is reentering Earth's atmosphere safely. The Space Rider spacecraft is no different, but recent tests have marked considerable progress. ESA engineers subjected the spacecraft's thermal protection system to extreme conditions, simulating the intense heat of atmospheric reentry. Using the largest plasma wind tunnel in the world at the Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA), ESA exposed the spacecraft's components to temperatures reaching up to 2,900°F (1,600°C). This crucial test ensures that Space Rider can survive the fiery descent back to Earth.The thermal protection system also underwent tests to simulate how it would...

In an NYT interview, Santa David made a case that failed like a Colbert monologueMAGA Disposed of Stephen Colbert—with help of course from podcasts, Twitter and reruns of Friends, Seinfeld, The Big Bang Theory, and Modern Family because if you are looking for late-night humor, you will not find it on the broadcast networks.But on cable, the Antenna channel shows reruns of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. So if you are looking for political humor from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, there’s that. Stephen Colbert’s show will end this month due to his B-2 ratings. They are nearly invisible....

Ted Turner died on Wednesday at the age of 87. The New York Times and other organs of the mainstream media have posted obituaries — the Times obituary is here, CNN’s is here — that cover the highlights of his life. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Turner Classic Movies cable channel back in 2014, I noted that I was a little vague on how Turner came to own the rights to nearly every worthwhile movie ever made. A reader wrote to offer a look back at the ancient history that provides the answer based on his personal involvement in...

Long-standing regulations mean the United States may not be able to compete with Chinese critical mineral production despite the recent discovery of 328 years’ worth of lithium stretching across the Appalachian Mountains. In April, the United States Geological Survey estimated 2.33 million metric tons of extractable lithium lay underneath multiple Appalachian states. Red tape and lacking infrastructure could thwart the find’s promised economic potential, analysts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Lithium is a critical resource essential for rechargeable batteries, including those used in electric vehicles, portable electronics such as laptops and phones, and electrical grid storage. Chinese companies presently...

CTRL F ‘WHITE MEN’ I hate predictions and even as I am a terminal optimist, I hesitate to say this, but: The New York Times is dead to rights cooked. The Trump Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing The New York Times for workplace discrimination. A current employee of the Times – you read that correctly – is working with administration lawyers on a suit charging that the paper is racist against white men and that racism is a matter of employment policy. Totally illegal by the way and has been for decades. Elites would be shocked to learn...

In the more pearl-clutching over the SCOTUS Callais decision category, here's the latest lightning bolt to hit legacy media: Black voters, particularly younger Blacks, are leaning toward the GOP. Welcome to the party, pals. And break out the smelling salts for those who have fallen out, proclaiming it simply cannot be. Right-of-center media, and particularly our contributors here at RedState, have been documenting this shift for years. Its apex was realized in the election of Donald Trump in 2024, with Black support at record highs. As RedState reported in 2024: The wildcard in this election was the Black vote. Trump...

Former Bill Clinton pollster Mark Penn appeared on FOX News this week and suggested that the Democrat party has moved too far to the left for voters, citing polls that show them less favorable than Republicans despite the fact that we are headed into midterm season. Penn correctly points out that people like Graham Planer, AOC and Zohran Mamdani get all of the attention from the media, which drives Democrat interest in the radical base of their party. He seems to have real questions about how ell Democrats could do this fall. Transcript via Real Clear Politics: MACCALLUM: Quick response...

So much of the Left’s justification for various social justice programs relies on its ability to erase and rewrite history. In one area, this problem is particularly acute: slavery reparations. A recent story out of the U.K. highlights this problem in the most ironic way. According to GB News, the Green Party’s Global Majority Greens chief “reparations officer”—yes, they have one of those—is not only the child of a billionaire but a direct descendant of prolific slave traders. Antoinette Fernandez, who is originally from Nigeria and is currently running for office, has reportedly campaigned on the idea that British subjects...

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Californians are facing growing uncertainty at the pump after the state’s last major oil shipment from the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Long Beach on Monday, as leaders warn the state has roughly four to six weeks of fuel supply left under normal conditions.The shipment was the last to leave the Strait of Hormuz since Iran closed it in February, forcing state officials and refinery operators to find new sources of crude while also trying to keep up with converting it into gasoline to meet consumer demand.

As the race for Los Angeles mayor heats up, one progressive voter has seen enough of Democrat failure and is switching teams for at least this election. Being trapped by zombies can do that to you. She tells the all too familiar modern story of the dangers of walking the streets in the City of Angels — you might just find yourself staring straight at some scary-looking street dwellers, and there’s nobody around to help. Now, if you happen to be heavily pregnant and looking after your toddler daughter, it’s even more frightening. Her name is Kyrstin Munson, and she’s...

...1.6 billion Windows users -- most of whom are affected by its decision to terminate critical Secure Boot certificates for the first time since 2011. April's various Windows updates included new status updates and refreshed certificates for all eligible PCs. Check yours now.Microsoft says that following these changes to Windows Update, the security app will "show whether devices have received these updates, their current status, and whether action is needed" under Device Security... This escalates to a "red (critical)" warning in 10 days, affecting all PCs where action is needed.The original Secure Boot certificates start expiring in June, by which...

Dell Technologies is the latest company to announce it is redomesticating its legal headquarters to Texas. “The proposed redomestication would align Dell Technologies’ state of incorporation with its roots and long-standing center of operations,” Dell Technologies said in a statement. Michael Dell founded the company in Austin, Texas, in 1984. “From my dorm room at the University of Texas in 1984 to our headquarters today in Round Rock, Texas has given Dell what every great company needs to grow — extraordinary talent, world-class research universities, and a business environment that lets us build for the long term,” Dell Technologies chairman...

The German chancellor Friedrich Merz has desperately backflipped on his criticism of US President Donald Trump after he threatened to remove thousands of US troops from Germany. German chancellor desperately backtracks on Trump criticism after savage threat to remove troops | 4:55 | 6.18M subscribers | 368,472 views | May 4, 2026

A Panama-flagged cargo vessel operated by a South Korean shipping company caught fire following an explosion while anchored in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, according to government officials. No casualties were reported. The vessel, identified as HMM Namu, was anchored outside the port limits of Umm Al Quwain when the incident occurred at around 8:40 p.m., authorities said. The ship had 24 crew members on board, including six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said an explosion was observed on the port side of the engine room, with information relayed from a nearby...

Interview with Joe Tegtmeyer. Another Setback for Starship Flight 12? What Happened Now? | 18:11 Ellie in Space | 223K subscribers | 32,205 views | May 3, 2026

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