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The New Yorker seems to think that President Donald Trump will again be running for re-election in 2028. Perhaps they take the "TRUMP 2028" seriously since Jack Herrera wrote a piece in their Tuesday issue that makes that assumption in "Democratic Schadenfreude and the Latino Vote," with the subtitle of "Trump’s once strong approval rating among Latinos has collapsed, but Democrats can’t count on their support."Herrera bases his sweeping conclusion of a "collapse" of Latino support for Trump on a total of two polls with an incredibly poor track record on this topic. This led Herrera to engage in a...

Tennessee is courting David Ellison’s Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. In a letter to Ellison on July 2, Tennessee Deputy Governor Stuart McWhorter urged the Paramount CEO to relocate the studio’s corporate headquarters amid a rift with California over its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. “Our success is rooted in fiscal discipline, low taxes, predictable governance, and a steadfast belief that government should be a partner in private-sector growth,” stated the letter. “Companies that choose Tennessee find more than a favorable business climate — they find a state committed to helping them succeed.” The invitation was delivered...

Several Democrats have either been arrested, detained or charged under the Trump administration due to the White House’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin has condemned their treatment, arguing lawmakers are being assaulted without reason. “Elected officials are being arrested for doing their jobs,” Martin wrote in a Wednesday statement on social platform X. “Once again, the Trump administration is silencing people who disagree with them in broad daylight.” Here are Democrats who have been recently apprehended by law enforcement: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Sen. Alex Padilla Rep. LaMonica McIver Judge Hannah Dugan Newark Mayor...

https://x.com/PrometheanActn/status/2076728881831178400Promethean Action@PrometheanActn·7hThe FBI asked the NYT not to publish Air Force One's classified defense details.They ran it anyway.Trump already told you why: "They go after the big names." Lincoln. McKinley. Now him. What do all three have in common? TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~Susan Kokinda: The FBI asked them not to do it, but they did it anyway.Just before the President departed Ankara, the New York Times leaked classified information about Air Force One's self-defense capabilities, and they ran it at a momment of renewed hostilities with Iran, and renewed threats to the President.On July 11, the Department of Justice issued subpoenas to...

Editor's note: This is one of six stories being published this week that are part of an investigation into the Pennsylvania Legislature's spending. After one of the biggest corruption scandals in Pennsylvania broke out in the late 2000s, a grand jury interviewed more than 100 Capitol staffers and lawmakers. Then it released a scathing report. The most damning observation? The Pennsylvania General Assembly will "meddle with, obfuscate, ignore or kill every recommendation," and if the Legislature were "left to its own devices, is utterly incapable of reforming itself."

A South Florida woman was surprised to receive a new license plate with her vehicle registration renewal that she feels carries an inappropriate message. Pompano Beach resident Nancy Dello Stritto, who is almost 77 years old, opened her mail to find a license plate reading "SQZ A55." She told CBS News Miami that the plate, which can be interpreted to spell out a crude phrase, caused her to go "ballistic." The plate has become a topic of conversation at her retirement community, where opinions are split. While Dello Stritto is unhappy with the configuration, she noted that others, including her...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a major Golden Horde era structure at the site of the Zhantai tract in northern Kazakhstan, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.Researchers and students from Margulan University are continuing a scientific expedition to locate and study archaeological sites from the Golden Horde period. The expedition's route passes through the left-bank Irtysh region, Lake Kyzylkak, and the valleys of the Olenti, Shiderty, and Sileti rivers, spanning the Pavlodar, North Kazakhstan, and Akmola regions.The Zhantai tract has emerged as one of the expedition's most significant discoveries. During the initial stage of...

A man who allegedly sent a racist message to Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray on social media has been fired by his employer. Hilton Grand Vacations announced the firing in a statement issued to multiple media outlets Tuesday, one day after Gray posted a screenshot of a message to her on her Instagram account calling her a racial slur. "The person responsible for posting this information is no longer with the company," Hilton Grand Vacations said in its statement. "His behavior was in violation of multiple company policies and does not reflect our company's values in any way." Gray...

I think it's time to admit that TDS and SSRIs have driven the liberal women to actual insanity. pic.twitter.com/cgE1DBILGB— Davy Jones (@itsNTBmedia) July 15, 2026WE HAVE REACHED NEW LEVELS OF CRAZY. Safe Return is a memorial in Bellingham, Washington, for the commercial fishermen who have lost their lives at sea. It was erected at a public ceremony in 1999, six years after four fishermen died in the sinking of Lady of Good Voyage in the Bering Strait. The statue is holding a rope because - and I'll say this VERY SLOWLY for the liberal women in the back - because...

When Apple sued OpenAI last week, claiming the company behind ChatGPT had sought to steal its trade secrets, one name was conspicuously absent from the lawsuit. Sir Jony Ive, the British designer whose collaboration with Steve Jobs led to Apple’s most creative years, was not mentioned in the 41-page document, despite his company, io Products, and co-founder Tang Tan being named as defendants. Ive has recently been working with OpenAI to develop new products and Apple’s lawyers appeared to go out of their way not to mention him by name, stating that io was founded by “former Apple leaders”. But...

Explanation: Is there an angry Sith using force lightning in the Tatacoa Desert? This is not science fiction, but a red sprite with multiple streamers! Ordinary lightning occurs when thundercloud particles collide, lose their electrons, and build up negative charge at the cloud bottom. The cloud’s negative charge repels negative charge deeper into the Earth, leaving Earth’s surface positively charged. The opposite charges attract, reaching towards each other and superheating the air into a white strike of plasma. Red sprites are millisecond events triggered by positive cloud-to-ground lightning. They extend up into the mesosphere where the air is too thin...

WOODLANDS, Texas (Gray News) – A newborn was safely and anonymously surrendered Monday using a Safe Haven Baby Box at a fire station in Texas. This was the third baby given up to the program in a week. The Woodlands Fire Department followed all established Safe Haven Baby Box protocols, and the baby was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. “This Safe Haven Baby Box exists for moments exactly like this,” Fire Chief Palmer Buck said. “Today, a baby is safe because someone chose a secure and legal option during what was undoubtedly a difficult situation. We are grateful...

A kiosk worker at a Utah mall suffered a total of 15 knife wounds after being attacked over his religion, police said. During his shift at a West Valley City mall kiosk on July 13, Syed Sohail Uddin was approached by a stranger who intended to kill him simply because he is Muslim, authorities said. The attacker, identified as Peter Michael Larsen, 48, was arrested after stabbing the worker more than a dozen times. He now faces charges of attempted murder and carrying a prohibited weapon. The West Valley City Police Department said Larsen had a brief interaction with Uddin...

Netflix is drawing criticism from online commentators who accuse the platform of forcing political messaging into how the epic film "Gone with the Wind" is described on the streaming service. The resurfaced description circulated online this week, reads, "A 1939 American Civil War epic known for its racism." It also directs viewers to instead search for Black Lives Matter content, adding, "To learn more about Black lives in America, search 'Black Lives Matter.'" While the 1939 film is unavailable to stream on Netflix in the United States, the title page remains live as an inactive placeholder on its website. The...

A Catholic history teacher was summarily dismissed from her position after honestly answering students’ questions about her opposition to abortion during a lesson on the rise of Adolf Hitler. Sarah Morse, 66, an American-born teacher at Arbroath High School in Angus, Scotland, was fired on November 19, 2025, after pupils asked about life in the United States, including her views on abortion. Morse, a faithful Catholic, responded according to her religious beliefs. “I am a faithful Roman Catholic and I am against it,” she told the class. When questioned about abortion in cases of rape, she explained her belief that...

The Pasadena, California, estate at 380 South San Rafael Avenue, known to generations of viewers as stately Wayne Manor from the 1960s Batman series, hit the market this week at $32 million. If it sells anywhere near that number, it will shatter the Pasadena residential record. The twist: the current record belongs to this same house, which traded off-market last July for $20.5 million.

A photo from a meeting of the Democratic Socialists of America in Denver, Colo., went viral on X because in the photo, the majority of the gathered lefty radicals are wearing COVID masks. Indeed, the mask wearers clearly outnumber the non-mask wearers. When was this photo taken, you might ask? 2020? 2021, maybe? Nope. It was taken this month, in July of 2026. The photo is of the Denver chapter celebrating democratic socialist Melat Kiros winning her primary against an incumbent Democrat. Commentators on social media brutally mocked the poor sap who posted the photo, and he took it down,...

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was not planning to suspend Alyssa Thomas for burying a fist into Caitlin Clark’s throat three weeks ago until NBA Commissioner Adam Silver implored her to reverse course and issue the discipline, multiple sources told SBJ Tuesday. Engelbert subsequently suspended Thomas for one game and ordered a Flagrant 2 penalty that carried a $1,000 fine. While a WNBA spokesperson said Wednesday it was “absolutely false’’ that Engelbert did not originally plan to suspend Thomas, sources believe the fact Silver needed to persuade Engelbert is another sign she is likely in her final season as commissioner. League...

A special police team has begun investigating the killing of a provincial leader of an anti-migrant group in South Africa. Police confirmed that Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada, the Gauteng province leader of March and March, was shot outside his home east of Johannesburg earlier this month and died several days later in hospital. ... Immigration - especially undocumented migration - has become a highly contentious political issue in South Africa, with protesters accusing them of placing pressure on public services, as well as being involved in crime. March and March had set an unofficial deadline of 30 June for all migrants...

Abdul El-Sayed’s father-in-law is a top donor to a super PAC supporting the left-wing Michigan Senate hopeful. He’s also a top donor to an Islamic organization identified by the federal government as a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood, the Free Beacon‘s Alana Goodman reports. El-Sayed’s father-in-law, Jukaku Tayeb, has served on the Islamic Society of North America Founders Committee since at least 2007, according to the organization’s magazine, Islamic Horizons. That’s the same year the landmark terrorist financing case USA v. Holy Land FoundationThe ISNA and CAIR filed a motion challenging the unindicted co-conspirator label, by the way, but...