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TONY™@TONYxTWOWhen Southwest Airlines announced an Honor Flight was approaching Gate 17 with 53 Veterans, a crowd quickly formed to honor them 🇺🇸🫡ransomnote: The clip is set to the music, Mr. Red White and Blue. I placed the relevant lyrics excerpt below.Mr. Red White and Blue LyricsWritten by Coffee AndersonIt's the guts and it's the gloryA hundred stripes a hundred storiesIt's the pledge of allegiance on the fourth of JulyIt's them hand written letters from homeIt's the sleepless nights aloneIt's his new born baby he left with his wife[Chorus](Mr. Red White and Blue) lay down his life(Mr. Red White and Blue)...

TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~~President Trump: The navy is gone. It's all lying at the bottom of the ocean.Forty-six ships. Can you believe it?In fact I got a little upset with our people.I said, "What quality of ship?""Excellent quality, Sir, top of the line."I said, "Why didn't we just capture the ship, we could have used it. Why did we sink them?"He says, "It's more fun to sink them."They like sinking them.They say it's safer to sink them. I guess it's probably true.But, think of it. We knocked out forty-six. It actually took three and a half days.Their terrorist leaders are gone.We're counting...

Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes·4hI verified this and it’s true“This is a class Group 1 carcinogen. The new study warns there's NO SAFE amount of ham, bacon, or even pepperoni for human consumption”Processed meats including ham, bacon, pepperoni are now definitively linked to cancer (Group 1), and newer 2025–2026 studies reinforce thee is no “safe” level that exists for regular consumption“One flimsy cut is lubricated with over 28 bio stabilizers. It's an ammonia-washed paste glued together with synthetic hydrocolloids. That color is then artificially enforced with a corrosive rust inhibitor called sodium nitrite. Group 1 carcinogen that ranks on the same pedestal...

Donald Trump has suggested his war with Iran could soon come to an end just hours after completing a mysterious phone call with Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters US forces are 'very far ahead of schedule', claiming Iran's military has effectively been destroyed. 'I think the war is very complete, pretty much,' Trump told CBS News. 'They have no navy, no communications, they've got no Air Force ... Wrapping up is all in my mind.' Trump's remarks came after Putin shared a proposal to quickly end the war during the call, according to the Kremlin. The two leaders also discussed...

The Alexander brothers, three notorious Manhattan luxury real estate agents, have been found guilty of using money from their multi-million dollar property to drug and rape multiple women. Tal, 39, and twin brothers Oren and Alon, 38, were convicted on ten counts by a jury of seven women and six men at the Manhattan federal court. They will be held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center until sentencing on August 6. The millionaire brothers were accused of drugging and raping dozens of women as part of a predatory campaign stretching back over a decade. Their five-week trial heard from 11 accusers...

https://x.com/USBPChief/status/2031050259032326558 Chief Michael W. Banks @USBPChief Illegal smuggling routes along the Rio Grande historically used by criminal cartel organizations are being destroyed. This is modern border security, and we are just getting started! @USCG@JointTFSBMarch 9, 2026

TEXAS SENATE RUNOFF Ken Paxton: 49% John Cornyn: 41% Not sure: 11% — If Trump endorses Paxton Ken Paxton: 58% John Cornyn: 32% — If Trump Endorses Cornyn Ken Paxton: 44% John Cornyn: 43% Not sure: 13% —— Net Favs Paxton: +30 Cornyn: +6 TPOR | 3/7-9 | 781 LV

Wow this is incredible. ADVERTISEMENT The Iranian women would not sing the Islamist Terrorist regime’s song when in a recent event overseas. The regime has since said they would be severely punished (killed) for not singing the anthem. The team recently shared SOS signs as they boarded the team’s bus. ADVERTISEMENT Australia is not helping, so President Trump has offered them asylum. BREAKING: President Trump has announced he will take in the entire Iranian women’s football team and grant them refuge. They are currently in Australia and the regime in Iran wants them dead for standing up to it. THANK...

Explanation: What's going on inside the head of this nebula? Dubbed the Exposed Cranium Nebula for its similarity to the human brain, what created the nebula remains a mystery. One thought is that the Cranium Nebula, also known as PMR 1, is a planetary nebula surrounding a white dwarf star. In this mode, the outer atmosphere was expelled when the original Sun-like star ran out of central nuclear fuel and contracted. A competing thought is that the central star is much more massive, possibly a Wolf-Rayet star, that is ejecting gas and dust via turbulent stellar winds. Adding to the...

The disappearance of retired Major General William Neil McCasland is a “grave national security crisis,” as he is a man “with some of the most sensitive secrets of the United States in his head,” investigative journalist Ross Coulthart said. McCasland, 68, who led major Air Force science and technology portfolios, has been missing since February 27. McCasland’s roles placed him near highly classified programs. His disappearance has drawn attention because of his senior roles in military space and technology programs, including leadership of the Air Force Research Laboratory and work tied to sites historically associated with UFO investigations. His vanishing...

I’ve been writing lately about how the crisis of a lack of objectivity—and the disappearance of even basic first- and second-order thinking—creates a cascade of unintended consequences. When people stop asking “what happens next?” or “what happens after that?”, society slowly fills up with individuals who react to everything emotionally and instantly. They become, for lack of a better phrase, human raw nerve endings. Every stimulus produces an immediate response. No reflection, no restraint, no perspective. Just reaction. Not surprisingly, I was asked recently what we can actually do about it. How do we reverse what looks like a pretty...

“Previous versions of the film reportedly showed Elio with a pink bike and had a scene where he imagines a life together with his male crush,” it reported. “The changes sparked backlash within the Pixar staff, drama that was compounded by Disney’s decision to cut a transgender character from Pixar’s animated series Win or Lose.” Docter’s comments garnered significant backlash online.

A liberal demonstrator was in the middle of saying “We welcome everyone in this city” right before a Muslim terrorist threw an explosive right over his head. Watch this. Stupidity in action. His face is priceless. https://x.com/theblaze/status/2031009020056588531

A failing New Jersey shopping center could soon be demolished and replaced with hundreds of apartments under a controversial redevelopment plan. The near-vacant Raritan Mall has long been described by locals as an ‘eyesore’ after years of empty storefronts and declining business. Developers now want to tear down the aging complex and replace it with a five-story project containing 276 apartments, according to plans submitted by Raritan Mall Urban Renewal. The proposal would also include 42 affordable housing units and ground-floor retail space. A second retail area, within an existing structure that formerly housed a bank, would include parking and...

Michigan Democrats are putting dead voters BACK ON the voter rolls after they are removed After the dead people are added back, THEY ARE MAILED BALLOTS Michigan Rep Rachelle Smit “I took off a dead voter in my township and guess what? That dead voter was put back on” “There was a family member who at one point was registered at my in-laws home, and that family member had died nearly 20 years prior. They were put on the rolls at 2020. They were mailed voter application ballots without the authorization”

Despite their proximity as neighbors and many shared elements in terms of food, music, and culture, Turks and Greeks are often perceived as enemies rather than friends. On the world stage, Turkey and Greece seem to constantly butt heads, but do Turks and Greeks themselves harbor animosity toward their neighbors? Despite political tensions, Turks and Greeks, who are both known for their generosity, warmth, and welcoming spirit, seem to have much more in common than many would believe. Both Turks and Greeks share a beautiful geographic location in the Mediterranean and a climate that makes people in other parts of...

Concept image illustrating the gender pay gap with male and female figures standing on stacks of coins. New data shows women in Spain still earn significantly less than men, highlighting the ongoing gender pay gap. Credit : Andrey_Popov, Shutterstock Women in Spain are effectively working nearly 69 days a year without pay compared with men, according to a new labour market report released this week. The figure highlights how the gender pay gap – despite years of policy changes and growing awareness – still affects millions of workers across the country. The analysis, published by the Spanish trade union USO...

Planning to tie the knot in Spain? It’s highly expensive wherever you wed. But, if you are, you had better take it into account Hacienda (the tax agency). Newlyweds across Spain now face unexpected tax demands as Hacienda intensifies scrutiny on wedding gifts. Authorities now actively remind couples that cash and presents from guests qualify as taxable donations, potentially adding thousands to post-wedding bills. The idea behind this move is to close loopholes in revenue collection with digital transfers becoming more prevalent. Average weddings in Spain exceed €24,000, everything taken into consideration, including wedding meals alone consuming €13,000 to €14,000,...

"Sammy" (@sumiturkude007) on X wrote "This short film made with Seedance 2.0 is absolutely insane. The realism looks like a real movie — no one can tell it's AI." But that's not the real point. Yeah, it's a good demonstration of AI abilities in March 2026, but it's the theme and plot that get me. They are simultaneously brilliant, sad, and prophetic.

It may not be the human-swallowing horror of Golden Age Hollywood films, but quicksand is a real-life hazard for hikers. It pays to know what it is and how to escape. “I didn’t think that was real.” That’s the reply I kept hearing from both coworkers and readers after we wrote about backpacker Austin Dirks’s rescue from a quicksand pit in Arches National Park in December 2025. Dirks was hiking a section of the Hayduke Trail when he stepped into what looked like normal sand, sinking his left foot up to the ankle. He managed to pull it out, but...