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  • BREAKING: Islamic Terrorist Regime IS DUMPING OIL INTO THE SEA!

    05/08/2026 9:24:13 AM PDT · by Lopeover · 28 replies
    X ^ | Martin Sedi
    “As we warned: the regime has run out of storage capacity. For days now, they’ve been faking tanker transfers while pouring massive amounts of extracted oil straight into the ocean. Deliberate. Criminal. Environmental catastrophe. They are literally poisoning the sea. This is ecocide in real time.”
  • Keir Starmer says he won’t quit after local elections deliver major losses for Labour and wins for Reform UK

    05/08/2026 8:43:21 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 16 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 05/08/2026 | JILL LAWLESS
    LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right party Reform UK make major gains. The local and regional elections are widely seen as unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he led Labour to power less than two years ago Voters have grown impatient for economic growth and dramatic change after 14 years of Conservative government, and many Labour lawmakers have become despairing at the government’s failure to deliver. Starmer said he took responsibility for the “very...
  • U.S. Disables 2 More Vessels Violating Blockade in Gulf of Oman

    05/08/2026 8:24:51 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    U.S. Central Command ^ | May 08, 2026 | Staff
    TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. forces disabled M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, May 8, prior to both vessels entering an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman in violation of the ongoing U.S. blockade. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) enforced blockade measures against two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) disabled both tankers after firing precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran. U.S. forces also disabled Iranian-flagged M/T Hasna, May 6, as...
  • British PM to double down after his party got CRUSHED in yesterday’s local elections

    05/08/2026 8:19:11 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 7 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | May 08, 2026 | Joel Abbott
    United Kingdom Keir Starmer Last night, Britain's Labour Party got absolutely trounced in local elections. The BBC has a live tracker with only a portion of the results in as of Friday morning Eastern time. This is what it looked like at time of publishing: The Labour Party, which currently controls Parliament, lost hundreds of seats. Despite being billed as "center-left" by the fake news, it is actually to the left of American Democrats on almost every issue. Voters in the UK just resoundingly rejected them at the polls. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, responded to the voice of the...
  • Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo at Vatican to discuss Middle East, international situation

    05/08/2026 8:09:55 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 24 replies
    Zeale ^ | 05/08/2026
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio met privately with Pope Leo XIV and other Vatican officials May 7 to discuss the Middle East, the Western Hemisphere, and the need to promote peace and human dignity, according to statements from the Vatican and U.S. officials. Met with @Pontifex to underscore our shared commitment to promoting peace and human dignity. pic.twitter.com/BIZ9SfW5nY— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 7, 2026In a statement released after the meeting, the Vatican said the “cordial discussions” first took place between Rubio and Pope Leo before later talks involving Rubio, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Paul...
  • Trump calls US strikes on Iran a ‘love tap’ after destroyers targeted in Strait of Hormuz

    05/08/2026 7:30:05 AM PDT · by Alas Babylon! · 35 replies
    Fox News ^ | 8 May 2026 | Greg Norman-Diamond, Emma Bussey and Jennifer Griffin
    President Donald Trump said Thursday that retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets were “just a love tap." The strikes came as U.S. Central Command said Iranian forces “launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats” while the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta and USS Mason were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Starmer’s Labour suffers huge losses as hard-right Reform gains in U.K. elections

    05/08/2026 7:15:43 AM PDT · by devane617 · 30 replies
    NBCNews ^ | 05/08/2026
    LONDON — Early results Friday from nationwide elections in Britain suggested a historic drubbing for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and sweeping gains for hard-right Reform U.K., led by Trump ally Nigel Farage. Though many results were still coming in Friday morning, the overall picture will heap pressure on Starmer, an unpopular leader beset by speculation his colleagues may move against him. “The results are tough, they are very tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it,” Starmer said Friday. But he dismissed calls for him to stand down.
  • The Left Got Absolutely Destroyed in Thursday's UK Elections, but Who Won Is Even Better News

    05/08/2026 6:38:17 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 37 replies
    Red State ^ | May 08, 2026 | Bonchie
    And now time for some good news. The ruling Labour Party in the United Kingdom got absolutely destroyed in Thursday's local council elections. While the votes are still being tallied, they could see a net loss of over 1,500 seats. In short, it was bad for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and company. Really, really bad. Keep in mind, the first post is of declared seats (as of this writing) while the second post is a projection of where things will end up when all the votes are counted. ============================================================== GB Politics @GBPolitcs 🚨NEW: State of the Parties at 2PM: Seats...
  • EU country ‘punishing’ the elderly with crazy meat restriction of just 2.8 ounces per day — because they ‘screwed up’ the climate

    05/08/2026 5:37:40 AM PDT · by Twotone · 36 replies
    NY Post ^ | May 6, 2026 | Anthony Blair
    An eco-warrior politician has sparked outrage in Denmark after she defended guidelines limiting residents of government-run nursing homes to just 2.8 ounces of beef a week — which is less than one Big Mac. Birgitte Kehler Holst of the left-wing green Danish party The Alternative was also accused of saying old people in nursing homes should be “punished” by restricting their meat intake in comments made in a meeting of Copenhagen’s City Council on April 30. She was speaking against plans to exclude nursing home residents from guidelines in the Danish capital that restrict meals at government-run sites to just...
  • UK Elections Explained: Farage’s Reform Cruises to Victory as PM Starmer REFUSES to Leave.

    05/08/2026 4:45:39 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 15 replies
    National Pulse ^ | May 08, 2026 | Raheem J. Kassam
    WESTMINSTER, LONDON — Last week, Reform UK leader and perpetual thorn-in-the-establishment’s-side, Nigel Farage, told the press he intended to be on the streets of Havering in East London on the morning of Friday, May 8th, celebrating Reform UK’s first capital city breakthrough. Sure enough, the borough is now his, with the once-dominant Conservative Party relegated to ZERO seats in the white-van-and-mortgage belt of London.These results are being replicated up and down the nation, with over 5,000 council seats up for grabs in Thursday’s elections, and Reform UK already picking up around 1 in 3 of them. It’s a nightmare scenario...
  • Farage Kills The Two Party System: Reform Dominates in ‘British Midterms’, Taking Seats From Both Left and Right

    05/08/2026 4:42:09 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    Breitbart ^ | May 08, 2026 | Oliver JJ Lane
    A “truly historic shift in British politics” has taken place where the national political question is no longer about “left or right”, Brexit pioneer Nigel Farage said as his Reform Party surged in early results in what has been called the “midterm” elections. The first Britain-wide local election results trickled in overnight — and will continue to do so through the day and into the weekend as over 5,000 local races have their votes counted — revealing in its early stages a massive swing to Reform UK. Party leader Nigel Farage hailed the party’s gains so far, and vowed “the...
  • Labour Got Obliterated

    05/08/2026 4:33:36 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 10 replies
    Rumble Via Liberty Daily ^ | May 07, 2026 | GB News
    83% LOSS OF SEATS!.............
  • Trade court rules against Trump’s global tariff

    05/07/2026 10:57:59 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 18 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | May 7, 2026 8:39 p.m. EDT | David J. Lynch
    The U.S. Court of International Trade dealt a blow to the 10 percent global import tax that President Donald Trump imposed after losing on tariffs at the Supreme Court. A specialized federal court in New York delivered a new blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to impose widespread tariffs, ruling against the levies the president imposed after the Supreme Court decision in February that eliminated most of his emergency import taxes. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe Thursday’s 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade held that the...
  • Federal Court Strikes Down Trump's 10 Percent Global Tariffs

    05/07/2026 8:09:45 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 12 replies
    Townhall ^ | 05/07/2026 | Scott McClallen
    A U.S. trade court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that a 1970s law doesn’t allow the president to enact sweeping tariffs worldwide. The State of Oregon, a spice company called Burlap and Barrel, and a toy company named “Basic Fun Inc.” challenged the tariffs. Article 1, Section eight of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to levy duties, collect taxes, and more. Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 gives some of that power to the president. It allows the president to impose temporary surcharges...
  • Iran Attacks Our Ships, and U.S. Makes the Regime Regret It

    05/07/2026 5:37:25 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 14 replies
    Red State ^ | 05/07/2026 | Nick Arama
    There was some action on Thursday as the U.S. hit some locations around the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fox.A U.S. strike on Iran’s Qeshm Port in the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas was reported Thursday, with U.S. officials telling Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin that this was neither a restart of the war nor an end to the ceasefire.The U.S. military also struck Iran's Bandar Kargan naval checkpoint in Minab, officials confirmed. [....]Iran’s state-run Mehr News Agency also reported attacks and exchanges of fire across Iran’s southern Hormozgan province near Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Sirik and...
  • Alberta separatist group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum on leaving Canada

    05/07/2026 5:33:25 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 18 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 05/07/2026
    EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote. The question of separation could go on a provincewide ballot as early as October, as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she would move forward if enough names are gathered and verified. Smith has said she personally does not support the oil-rich province leaving Canada. A “yes” vote would not trigger independence automatically. Negotiations with the federal government would have...
  • Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire with new attacks

    05/07/2026 5:18:17 PM PDT · by McGruff · 19 replies
    REUTERS ^ | May 7, 2026
    Iran accused the United States of violating a ​ceasefire by targeting two ships ‌at the Strait of Hormuz and attacking civilian areas, the country's ​top joint military command ​said early on Friday. The U.S. ⁠targeted "an Iranian oil tanker ​traveling from Iran's coastal waters ​near Jask toward the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another vessel ​entering the Strait of ​Hormuz near the Emirati port of Fujairah," ‌a ⁠spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by state ​media. "At the ​same ⁠time, with the cooperation of some regional ​countries, they carried out ​air ⁠attacks on...
  • In Britain, Daycare Workers are Told to Report ‘Racist Toddlers’ to the Police

    05/07/2026 3:53:29 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 35 replies
    Breitbart ^ | May 7, 2026 | Christian K. Caruzo
    Nurseries in Wales have been instructed to report incidents of toddlers engaging in “racist” behaviour to the police in accordance to taxpayer-funded guidelines backed by the Welsh Labour-run British government. The guidelines are reported to contain a extensive list of instructions for childcare workers to respond to “racist incidents” involving babies, toddlers, and children bellow the age of 12 and assess if an event would constitute a “hate crime” before reporting the case to the British police. It is stated the instructions’ ultimate goals is to turn childcare centres into “anti-racist” environments in accordance to a series of woke initiatives...
  • ‘RAPE’ RAID Home of one of ‘Britain’s first gay dads’ Barrie Drewitt-Barlow is raided by cops in ‘rape & human trafficking’ probe

    05/07/2026 2:26:20 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 7 replies
    The Sun UK ^ | 05 07 2026 | Mike Sullivan | Emily-Jane Heap
    THE home of one of “Britain’s first gay dads” has been raided by cops as part of a probe into rape and human trafficking allegations. Officers swooped on reality TV star Barrie Drewitt-Barlow’s Essex mansion as part of the ongoing investigation. Officers raided the multi-millionaire’s home, where he lives with husband Scott Hutchinson, as well as properties in nearby Braintree and Maldon. Police cars and forensic teams could be seen lining the driveway and the country road leading up to the lavish pad near Danbury. Essex Police said two suspects were arrested on suspicion of rape, human trafficking for sexual...
  • CENTCOM Protects U.S. Warships Transiting Strait of Hormuz

    05/07/2026 3:01:51 PM PDT · by McGruff · 17 replies
    X - Twitter ^ | May 7, 2026 | U.S. Central Command
    TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman, May 7. Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage. No U.S. assets were struck. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes. CENTCOM does...