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Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Joseph R. Beyrle Info from here and here. Joseph R. Beyrle (August 25, 1923 - December 12, 2004) is thought to be the only American soldier to have served with both the United States Army and the Soviet Army in World War II. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, Beyrle graduated from high school in 1942 with the...

As the owner of the largest police news outlet in the world - The 1776 Project, which owns Law Enforcement Today, Blue Lives Matter and other platforms... I've seen some royally stupid moves in the last decade. But this one takes the cake. Imagine passing your group off as a police organization... only to sell your soul, piss off your supporters and endorse the very person who hates cops. It's like the people running things woke up with a bad cheap wine hangover and mixed up a cocktail of TDS and liberal tears to try and get through their day....

At least 27 people have been killed in fierce clashes between Hamas security forces and armed members of the Dughmush family in Gaza City, in one of the most violent internal confrontations since the end of major Israeli operations in the enclave. Masked Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with clan fighters near the city's Jordanian hospital, witnesses said. A senior official in the Hamas-run interior ministry said security units surrounded them and engaged in heavy fighting to detain them. The ministry said eight its members were killed in "an armed assault by a militia". Medical sources said 19 Dughmush clan members...

President Donald Trump is claiming that "left-wing arsonists" have "destroyed and dishonored" the memory of Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer credited with initiating the European colonization of the Americas. Ahead of Indigenous Peoples' Day on Oct. 13 — a widely accepted alternative to Columbus Day that acknowledges Native Americans' perspective of colonization — Trump shared a lengthy proclamation that sought to reclaim Columbus as "a true American hero" and reestablish his holiday. "Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus -- the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to...

U.S. stock futures rose Sunday night, rebounding from Friday’s sell-off after President Donald Trump said trade relations with China “will all be fine.”Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 358 points, or 0.8%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 1% and 1.2%, respectively.Those moves come after Trump’s Truth Social post on Sunday suggested to investors the president may not follow through on his threat to post a “massive increase of tariffs” on China. That comment on Friday brought the U.S. trade war with China back to the fore, and sent stocks tumbling in a rout that wiped out $2...

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis poured into Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square on Saturday night in what everyone present was hoping would be the final vigil on behalf of the hostages taken to Gaza two years ago. Some of the stars of the rally were three American Jews — Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump — who played a role in pushing negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the finish line. Witkoff was visibly emotional. “I dreamed of this night. It’s been a long journey. This is the most powerful sight,” Trump’s Middle East envoy told the crowd. “All of...

Under the first phase of the new cease-fire deal, all of the living hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in the next 24 hours in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.Israelis and Palestinians prepared on Sunday for an exchange of all of the living hostages still held in Gaza for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, the cornerstone of a new cease-fire agreement.The Israeli government said the exchange was expected to begin on Monday morning local time, but Israel was prepared for it to happen even sooner. Under the agreement, Israel is supposed to free the...

A panel of judges announced Thursday that it was restoring Hantz Marconi’s law license with no restrictions after concluding that she had not committed a "serious crime" that would otherwise be grounds for disbarment or removal from the bench. (The Center Square) — A Supreme Court panel has cleared the way for Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi to return to the bench, only days after she pleaded "no contest" to a misdemeanor charge for trying to influence a criminal case against her husband. A panel of judges announced Thursday that it was restoring Hantz Marconi’s law license with no...

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss the increasing tensions with China over its decision to impose export controls on rare earth minerals, even as he threatens a massive tariff... In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump shrugged off Chinese President Xi Jinping’s escalation, which could upend supply chains for American technology companies, as Xi merely having a “bad moment.”Recommended StoriesPritzker says Trump can't invoke Insurrection Act unless there is 'rebellion'Trump appoints Dan Scavino to lead White House personnel officeFamily business: Trump family grifts receives less pushback second time around“Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly...

Moscow has warned of the risk of escalation if Kyiv is provided with the US-built long-range missiles.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country would only use long-range Tomahawk missiles against Russian military targets, as the Kremlin expressed alarm over Washington’s potential plan to offer the weapons to Kyiv.Zelenskyy’s comment was aired by Fox News in the United States on Sunday, the same day he spoke to US President Donald Trump.Recommended Stories Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker end to Ukraine war after Gaza deal agreedRussia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,326UK, US, NATO flew 12-hour patrol on Russian border...

Summary Trump to address Israeli parliament amid fragile ceasefire Gaza captives to return, Palestinian prisoners to go free Summit in Egypt may seek global peace commitments "The war is over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he began his flight from Washington to Israel. Asked about prospects for the region, he said: "I think it's going to normalize."The U.N. said humanitarian aid was ramping up, with cooking gas entering for the first time since March and expanded food and medical deliveries.A LASTING PEACE SEEMS DISTANTThe truce and the exchange of both hostages and prisoners offered a glimmer of...

This summer, I got cultural whiplash. As a child of the ’90s and early 2000s, I grew up with my mother’s and grandmother’s generations’ fight for legal and workplace equality helping shed social misogyny. In the past decade in particular, I saw the evidence of progress in my media diet. The movies, shows, books and advertisements I consumed were increasingly giving women a seat at the table. Heroin chic fell away, and body positivity entered the fashion world. Stories about a woman stealing your man were traded for celebration of the “girl’s girl” who resisted the competition for men’s attention....

The shooting occurred early Sunday morning at Willie's Bar and Grill. [On MLK Drive] At least four people were killed and 16 injured early Sunday in a shooting at a bar in St. Helena Island, South Carolina, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. at Willie’s Bar and Grill, 7 Dr. Martin Luther Drive on St. Helena Island, located about an hour north of Savannah, Ga., according to the sheriff's office. When deputies arrived at the scene, there was a large crowd at the bar with several people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to...

Outgoing NJ Gov. Phil Murphy was not in New Jersey when a state of emergency was declared Saturday night, leaving Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way — now serving as acting governor — to make the declaration in his stead. “In preparation for this storm, I am issuing a State of Emergency for all 21 counties out of an abundance of caution, authorizing our state’s emergency services personnel to activate as necessary,” Acting Governor Way announced in a statement Saturday. The term-limited Democrat, who is known for taking frequent vacations, often to his luxe Italian villa, made no public announcement about his...

As the president tries to send in the National Guard, a phalanx of conservative influencers is working to support his claim that Portland is burning. PORTLAND, Ore. — During the four hours Nick Sortor sat in jail on the morning of Oct. 3, the conservative influencer wondered if anyone even knew he’d been arrested. He had no cellphone. He could make local calls, but he didn’t know anyone’s number in Portland. Outside, though, his online allies were blaring the news: A right-wing journalist — and not the leftists who assaulted him at an ICE protest — had been arrested by...

FOX News host Greg Gutfeld on Friday's "The Five" said President Donald Trump has exposed Democrats for being "addicted to luxury beliefs at the expense of the American public." "Trump is not just a correction, it's a kill switch," Gutfeld said. "He stopped the country, and in this case, the globe from barreling off a cliff. It leads me to ask one more question, Gillian, if I may. I want to ask you a question, where are the protesters who have been driving all of us nuts? You know, why shouldn't they be on the street rejoicing? Shouldn't they be...

NUNNELLY, Tenn. (AP) — Just miles from a rural Tennessee plant leveled by a devasting explosion, the congregants of Maple Valley Baptist Church devoted Sunday’s service to the 16 deceased victims and their families.Several of the dozens of people praying at the small church knew someone who worked at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area.“There’s a somber kind of vibe right now in the community just because it’s so many lives that have been affected by it,” said Pastor Jimmy Andrews of the...

BRENNAN: You've been critical of shutting down the government! 2018 and 2013. Here's what you said in 2018. SEN. MURPHY (D): "We shouldn't be having the discussion amidst a government shutdown, and trying to USE our nation's security and all of these federal workers and the work that they do as hostages!" BRENNAN: Aren't you doing today EXACTLY what you were criticizing then? SEN. MURPHY: No...that was long term...

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Vance warned that as the federal shutdown entered its 12th day, the new cuts would be “painful,” even as he said the Trump administration worked to ensure that the military is paid this week and some services would be preserved for low-income Americans, including food assistance.Still, hundreds of thousands of government workers have been furloughed in recent...

In Bucksnort, Tennessee, residents have spent a chilly autumn night heeding a simple message spraypainted on a concrete barrier by the side of the road: "Pray for the AES families". Community members gathered on Saturday for a candlelit vigil outside the Maple Valley Baptist Church after a blast at local explosives factory Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) left 16 people presumed dead. This community of Hickman and Humphreys Counties is "not huge, so that's a lot of people to lose in an instant," Deacon Danny Bates said to the approximately 40 attendees, who comforted each other and sang hymns such as...