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Hunter Biden identified as a “little bit gay” in a recent podcast interview dominated by talk about his sexuality. The former first son, 56, who’s married to Melissa Cohen, made the revealing remarks on an Aug. 16 episode of the Luke Beasley Show podcast. Beasley asked Biden, “Are you gay?” early on in the interview. Former President Joe Biden’s son replied: “Only a little bit.” Beasley then asked if Hunter was “more or less than 50 percent” gay – and the ex-first son said, “48.6 percent.” The podcaster then wanted to know if he’d be Hunter’s “type.” “A little bit...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday complained President Donald Trump has failed to fulfill an 11-month-old promise to restore millions in federal funding to New York’s homeland security operations. Trump said on Truth Social last year he had reversed cuts that took New York’s federal counterterrorism budget from $287 million down to $30 million, but Hochul said Tuesday New York was still $87 million short. “Shame on you for withholding this money, not delivering it to me right now, 10 days before we honor those lives that were lost on 9/11,” Hochul said during a news conference...

It’s a “swipe left” for this lefty. Newly single Democrat darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dished on her dating prospects Tuesday when she was asked whether she’d ever date a conservative. “I have to say, probably not,” the New York congresswoman — who has split from her longtime fiance Riley Roberts — told TMZ with a hearty laugh. “No foul to people who do, and of course, how you define that is very different from person to person,” she told the gossip site, which caught up with her on Capitol Hill. “But I think a lot of politics, sometimes, at least...

This video from Black Conservative Perspective analyzes recent political polling trends and discusses why election outcomes often differ from poll predictions. The creator highlights concerns that polls may underestimate Republican support, drawing on historical examples like the 2016 and 2024 elections. Key takeaways from the video: Polling Discrepancies: The creator discusses a CNN segment where data analysts explored scenarios where polls might be wrong. The video suggests that when polls are incorrect, they have historically underestimated Republican performance (0:01:22-0:06:50). Social Trust: The video explores the theory that lower "social trust" among some Republican voters may make them less likely to...

Almost every House Democrat on Tuesday voted against a congressional resolution disavowing socialism and calling for the enactment of President Trump’s election security bill. The non-binding resolution, introduced by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), asked lawmakers to condemn and denounce “socialism in all its forms,” including the increasingly influential Democratic Socialists of America movement, and oppose the implementation of socialist policies in the US. The resolution passed in a 220-192 vote, with 192 Democrats opposing the measure. Eight Democrats voted with all Republicans in support of the resolution: Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Darren Soto (D-Fla.),...

"Etruscan" is an original song composed by Theodore Koumartzis on an ancient Lyre of Sarcophagus, with 13 strings and a built-in pickup. Ancient Lyre - Etruscan (2021) by Theodore Koumartzis | 4:00 SEIKILO Ancient World Music | 292K subscribers | 10,047 views | May 6, 2021

A group of 500 feral teens stormed a Colorado grocery store and vandalized it in the latest dystopian incident that has left locals terrified. Teens besieged a King Soopers on Peoria Street in Aurora on Sunday afternoon, causing property damage and stealing items, police said. Social media video showed teens carrying stolen tables, throwing food items on the floor, and running around the aisles as shoppers attempted to complete their grocery runs. Teens crowded every part of the store, with the main aisles being overwhelmed with children between the ages of 14 and 17, who screamed and laughed as they...

Imports of small parcels from China have already fallen by up to 40 per cent since a separate €3 EU levy came into force in July. France is cracking down on ultra-fast fashion with a new fee that eventually reach almost €20 per garment. The levy, which comes into force on 1 September, targets major e-commerce platforms including Shein. It follows legislation passed by the French parliament in June to regulate companies known for selling large volumes of lower quality clothing at rock-bottom prices. It is part of a push to rein in Asian e-commerce giants including Shein, Temu and...

NASA's new flagship astronomical observatory was launched into space from Florida on August 30 on a mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a roughly $4 billion project, was carried aloft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The telescope is designed to investigate cosmic enigmas such as dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity at vast scales and searching for exoplanets. Roman will travel through space toward an orbital location called Lagrange Point 2, situated about a million miles (1.6 million km)...

Jimmy@mahim_aibriefFrance just wiped Google and Microsoft off 2.5 million government computers.Germany moved 30,000 PCs off Windows. Denmark binned Microsoft Office. All of it in the last 18 months.Here's exactly what they replaced it with, and how to do the same tonight:Sep 1, 2026· Jimmy@mahim_aibrief·11h1/ Swap Out GmailGmail's AI reads your emails by default. There's a class action running over precisely that.Swap to: ProtonMail. Free, Swiss, encrypted end to end. No AI reading it, and outside US jurisdiction entirely.Search "Proton Mail" → sign up → start moving anything sensitive over. Jimmy@mahim_aibrief·11h2/ Swap Out Google SearchEvery search builds your ad profile. That...

Explanation: Did you need to be on the right side of this airplane to see this eclipse? No. Lunar eclipses are routinely seen from the half of the Earth facing the Moon when the eclipse occurs, making them some of the most commonly witnessed astronomical events. You don't even need any special equipment to see one -- just your unaided eyes. Lunar eclipses are also some of the most photographed astronomical events because, unlike with a solar eclipse, your eyes and camera do not have to look toward the bright Sun. However, considering the featured image taken last week from...

The incident happened as the suspect was boarding American Airlines flight AA1319 to Camaguey, Cuba, at 11:45 a.m., according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO). By Briana Trujillo • Published 4 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago A man was arrested Monday after "joking" that he had a bomb in his bag while boarding a flight to Cuba at Miami International Airport, authorities said. The incident happened as the suspect, 33-year-old Yoel Guevara-Crespo, was boarding American Airlines flight AA1319 to Camaguey, Cuba, at 11:45 a.m., according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO). The arrest report details that when the...

TRANSCRIPT Below: Senator Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana and former Navy SEAL, delivered a powerful July 2026 Senate floor speech recounting Iran's 47-year conflict with the US. TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota - Acting President pro tempore: The Senator from Montana Senator Tim Sheehy: “Thank you, Mr. President.“Yesterday, we saw the President of the United States and many others at Dover Air Force Base presiding over a ceremony that is very sacred to those of us who served, and that is a dignified return of remains from the war zone.“That process happens beginning in the war zone,...

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo and leftist billionaire Melinda French Gates announced that they have raised $20 million in donations to kill more babies in abortions. They money was raised through Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival and a big chunk of it goes to the Planned Parenthood abortion business and pro-abortion groups. Rodrigo said Friday that the inaugural all-women festival, held Saturday at Great Park Sports Complex, had generated $10 million from ticket buyers, sponsors and artists who waived their fees. Before her headlining set Saturday night, she brought Gates onstage and said Gates had pledged to match that amount through...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WKRC) — Two people were arrested after deputies found four children and two dogs riding inside the enclosed cargo area of a U-Haul box truck during a traffic stop in Illinois, authorities said. A Livingston County sheriff's deputy stopped the U-Haul at about 6:05 p.m. Thursday on an Interstate 55 on-ramp in Pontiac, according to the sheriff's office. The driver told deputies the group was moving from Louisiana to Michigan. During a search of the truck, deputies found four children, two adults and two dogs traveling inside the enclosed box portion of the U-Haul, the sheriff's office...

A teachers' union has been given a harsh reality check by Seattle's new superintendent after threatening to delay the start of the academic year with a strike. Ben Shuldiner castigated the Seattle Education Association (SEA)'s threat to walk out unless a 12 percent pay increase was authorized by revealing the huge salaries that public school teachers in the city already earn. The majority take home $142,584 per year, according to a letter Shuldiner sent to parents on Sunday. Seattle Public Schools (SPS) teachers are paid a base salary of $118,000 for 180 days' work, plus an additional $3,298 for five...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday, August 31, that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is removing 110 commercial driver’s license training schools from the federal Training Provider Registry and issuing notices of proposed removal to more than 160 additional schools, a combined total of about 270 locations. The removals come as the Trump Administration continues to crack down on illegal aliens operating commercial vehicles on American roads. The 110 schools must immediately stop administering curricula, using training facilities, and conducting behind-the-wheel instruction. Officials said those providers were linked to more than 5,000 drivers later cited for failing English-language proficiency...

U.S. forces unleashed fresh strikes on Iran late Tuesday, hammering targets in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik and on Qeshm Island. Explosions rocked the three strategic locations before U.S. Central Command confirmed the operation. “Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.” Iran has attacked eight commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade on ships traveling to or om...

Earlier this month, a study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was called “Patient-Reported Experiences of Abortion Travel.” Researchers interviewed patients who traveled to Illinois for abortions. Illinois Abortion Law In Illinois, abortion is available without any restrictions until viability. After viability, it is legal if any doctor, including the one committing the abortion, states that it’s necessary to protect the pregnant woman’s life or health. Illinois law defines “health” as “all factors that are relevant to the patient’s health and well-being, including, but not limited to, physical, emotional, psychological and familial health and age.”...

This video features Elon Musk speaking at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he discusses the future of artificial intelligence, robotics, and global infrastructure. Key takeaways include: Regulatory Approach (0:00–1:35): Musk advocates for making emerging technologies "default legal" rather than "default illegal," arguing that excessive regulation—especially in the EU—slows down innovation and unfairly favors established companies over startups. Economic Impact of AI (2:30–5:10): He predicts that AI could increase the global economy by 20% to 30%. He specifically notes that AI will likely master digital and software tasks at a "Stockfish level" (superior to humans) within...