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Iran reportedly shutters Strait of Hormuz again after accusing Israel of ceasefire violations
Iran has reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz to all oil tankers Wednesday after the country accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement by striking targets in Lebanon. State media in Iran announced that they had suspended the passage of oil tankers through...
Even $1.5 trillion might not be enough to fuel Trump’s Pentagon dreams
President Donald Trump is seeking the biggest defense budget increase in decades, though it remains to be seen if the infusion will be enough to meet the needs of a military-industrial complex engaged in geopolitical conflicts across the globe. The...
Crockett pulls out race card to defend Justice Jackson: ‘flexing her brilliance on the bench’
It’s not every day that one liberal Supreme Court justice publicly undercuts another—but here we are. In a stunning 8–1 decision striking down Colorado’s ban on so-called conversion therapy, even Elena Kagan felt compelled to call out the shaky reasoning of her...
Ex-governor known for Appalachian Trail sex scandal attempts comeback
Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford filed to run for the seat he used to hold in the House of Representatives, The Post and Courier reported Monday. Sanford is running for the seat of Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, who is vacating it...
Germany gets red-pilled, Germans want their country back
Germany’s political landscape is shifting—and fast. In the first real electoral test since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took power, voters delivered a split verdict that should have leaders in Berlin paying close attention. While Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic...
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Wisconsin senator’s roundtable spotlights COVID patients’ battles over medical care
(The Center Square) – While many members of Congress are home campaigning for the midterms, Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson held a roundtable Monday featuring doctors, patients and family members who recounted illness, loss and other harms they attributed to...
Trump offers to save Kennedy Center by moving it to Mar-a-Lago
TOTAL BS! President Donald Trump has proposed resolving the increasingly complicated dispute over the future of the Kennedy Center by relocating the entire performing arts institution to Mar-a-Lago, according to White House Cultural Relocation Coordinator Preston W....
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Miles Davis didn’t change Bitches Brew because I didn’t like it
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Trump administration eyes another massive federal database to check voter citizenship
BS BULLETIN: The State Department is assessing a plan to make passport information available for voter-citizenship verification. The move follows Friday's Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration's expanded SAVE database to be used by states checking...
Grandmother spends months in jail after AI identifies her as bank thief — there was one enormous problem
BS BULLETIN: Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps is suing Fargo, North Dakota, and a police detective for $10 million after spending months behind bars for bank thefts she didn't commit. A facial-recognition search had identified Lipps as a potential lead, but her...
Mediaite calls Megyn Kelly ‘racist and factually incorrect’ over Kamala jab — there’s a problem with the fact-check
BS BULLETIN: Megyn Kelly mocked Kamala Harris for what Kelly called a “blaccent” during a recent appearance before the NAACP in Detroit. Mediaite branded Kelly's comments “racist and factually incorrect” in an opinion piece. Megyn Kelly heard Kamala Harris' latest...
