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Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. Satellite images are giving an insight into destruction in the region, including to the fragile biodiversity of the Persian Gulf. Oil spilt there has the potential to affect the lives and livelihoods of people along the Gulf coastlines, as well as the region’s rich marine life...such as turtles, dolphins and whales that might ingest or become trapped in the oil. They could also potentially affect the filtering systems of desalination plants, on...

When Led Zeppelin bombed in front of 1.9 billion people

Mike Maharrey’s latest Money Metals Midweek Memo zeroed in on two big themes with major implications for sound money investors. First, much of the gold supposedly backing America’s financial credibility may be lower-quality metal that does not meet modern international standards. Second, the silver market could be heading into even tighter supply conditions as a new disruption tied to China threatens copper production and, by extension, silver output. The result was an episode that tied together history, monetary policy, and today’s metals markets in a way that made the stakes feel immediate. Maharrey’s central argument was simple. Physical metal still...

With a little more than an hour to go before President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night deadline for Iran to open up a vital shipping corridor, Utah businessman Khosrow Semnani, who was born in the Middle East country, was wracked with anxiety. “I’ve never been worried so badly as I am right now, to be honest with you,” he said. Semnani, the man who opened Tooele County’s low-level nuclear waste facility, was particularly concerned about Trump’s threats to attack bridges and power plants in Iran, especially the nuclear generation facility in Bushehr. “These are counterproductive. It pushes people of Iran to...

When it comes to the queer bar in the wild, so many threats exist, and it's only gotten worse in the past few years. Higher upfront costs combined with lower foot traffic have caused a nationwide problem for the service and food industries, which is exacerbated in queer spaces, which deal with smaller demographics than the average bar or restaurant. And of course, there’s the fact that many people, especially younger people, just don’t go out or have a third space anymore.

"I appreciate Jane Fonda taking the time to come down from her multi million dollar house in the hills to tell all the Iranian people why their liberation is a bad thing."

Drew Pavlou has taken to social media to accuse popular musician Billie Eilish of getting him deported from the US. It comes after the ‘Birds of a Feather’ singer declared “no one is illegal on stolen land” at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony — a swipe at the ICE raids happening across the US. Controversial, Brisbane-born activist Mr Pavlou then launched a campaign to “move into” the 24-year-old’s Los Angeles mansion because “no human being is illegal on stolen land”.

Former ESPN personality Sarah Spain grumbled on her podcast recently that sitting near “demon” Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Winter Olympics in Italy made her feel “ill.” The “Good Game with Sarah Spain” host described her proximity to the top Trump administration officials – about 20 feet away, according to Spain – as one of the “low lights” of covering the US women’s hockey team as they demolished Czechia at the Milano Cortina games last week. “Twelve minutes into the first period, that area suddenly is awash with large men in suits with...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican secretary of state will turn over sensitive information on every registered voter in the state to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday after Nebraska’s highest court rejected a legal effort to block the move. Secretary of State Bob Evnen told The Associated Press that the Nebraska Supreme Court denied the injunction Wednesday. Last week, a state judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by government watchdog Common Cause, which sought to stop the release of voter information, including dates of birth, addresses and partial Social Security numbers, to the federal government. “This case threatens the unprecedented...

A Toronto man who recently self-deported from the United States says he was told to do so after an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer noticed his Canadian passport in his wallet at a pet store. Henry Cortez had been living in Las Vegas for five years, but his visa had expired more than a year ago, he told National Post in an interview.He hadn’t gotten round to renewing it. That suddenly became a problem when he went into a PetSmart in the city’s Summerlin suburb to buy supplies for his cat, Smokie. A stranger noticed the Canadian...

Donald Trump has posted a video on Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The clip, which he shared late last night, focuses on his accusations of fraud during the 2020 election. An AI video shows the faces of the former president and first lady imposed on the bodies of apes, followed by The Tokens' song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The clip belongs to a pro-Trump account on X but was reposted by the President on his Truth Social platform. Trump's latest swipe at the Obama family sparked widespread condemnation across the political divide. 'Disgusting behavior by the...

Leftist Mob INVADES Zohran Mamdani's Home After they Realize they were TRICKED… In a shocking display of political karma, the progressive activists who championed New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani's radical socialist agenda just invaded his home after realizing he completely tricked them with empty promises, betrayed their movement, and sold them out the moment he got power. What they thought was their progressive hero has turned out to be another lying politician—and now they want answers at his doorstep. In this video, we expose the explosive home invasion and why Mamdani's own supporters have turned against him. 🚨 Topics covered:...

Republicans have faced a bitter blow after a set of special election results on Sunday morning revealed that a former GOP stronghold has flipped to the Democrats. On the state level, Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped the 9th District in the Texas State Senate, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a runoff.The Fort Worth-area district went for Donald Trump by 17 points in 2024 - and the sweeping win this weekend could offer warning signs for Republicans ahead of this November's midterm elections. The president had urged his supporters to vote for Wambsganss in Saturday's election in a Truth Social post.Rehmet, a...

🚨 JUST IN: Video shows federal agents SURROUNDING the home of Minnesota leftist activist Georgia Fort, who masqueraded as a “journalist” while attacking a St. Paul church LOTS of FAFO happening today! 🔥 Can’t WAIT to see the video of Don Lemon’s arrest 🤣

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal immigration agents are top of mind for most of the nation, with no one more affected than the Hispanic population.Oregon is seeing an increase in immigration arrests, with Gov. Tina Kotek noting how people fear going to work or school and to get medical care.At the annual Tacos, Tequila and Tamales festival last year at the Expo Center, more than 3,000 guests shopped at 50 different vendors.But this year, only 30 vendors showed up. The ones who canceled told organizers they are afraid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The guest turnout was also slim, with...

New Yorkers are scrambling to buy required but tough-to-find official trash cans or face a fine — but the only company allowed to make the bins has already left town. A former worker at Otto Environmental Systems told The Post the company shut down its New York operation after City Hall axed its request to hike prices for the branded “NYC Bins.” Meanwhile, thousands of residents have complained that they paid for the $50 bins but still haven’t received them. “The volumes that were spoken about within the contract the city wrote did not come to fruition,” the ex-employee, who...

ICE Chases DoorDasher into Customers House!

🚨 JUST IN: ICE RIPPED a woman from her car in Minneapolis after she BLOCKED them from driving down the road She then begs and pleads for mercy. NOPE! You f***ed around, and now you’re finding out! 😆

The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalians in the United States. TPS allows individuals from a country where war or other forms of unrest are taking place to remain in the United States when they would not be eligible to be admitted through other immigration programs. The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for the group ends March 17. “Temporary means temporary,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said, according to Fox News. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status.” Fox noted that Somalis have...

The viral video from November 13, 2025, shows an ICE agent in Salem, Oregon, taking a U.S. citizen's wallet and keys during an immigration operation, then driving off and abandoning her car. Local police later received the items from agents and returned them. Community groups expressed outrage, calling for accountability, but no charges or lawsuits against the agent have been reported as of January 2026.