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President Donald Trump on Friday blasted former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, saying, “Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances.” Trum,p then ordered U.S. nuclear submarines to be moved following Medvedev’s comments: “Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10. … He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war,” Medvedev wrote on X. “Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country.” I’m sorry, but the words...

The group’s self-titled album represented the antithesis of 60s protest rock.The Bloomington, Illinois, quintet Spanky And Our Gang took their name from Hal Roach’s 30s comedies Our Gang, known in latter-day times as Little Rascals. That escapist implication suited their music, which was commonly referred to as “sunshine pop”: a hybrid of close-control harmony singing with elements of nostalgic show tunes and a whiff of sweet bubblegum pop. Step forward Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane, Nigel Pickering, Paul “Oz” Bach, Malcolm Hale, and John “The Chief” Seiter. In a way they represented the antithesis of 60s protest rock: at a time when...

Last week, we handicapped possible Democratic candidates for president. Now, the Republicans. There won’t be an incumbent president in the 2028 race, but there will likely be a sitting vice president in the running. That’s why any assessment of Republican presidential prospects begins and ends with JD Vance. And of course, his prospects begin and end with Donald Trump. The current president got him elected U.S. senator and then, two years later, picked him to be his running mate, elevating Vance to MAGA’s crown prince — and the nomination front-runner. Vance can learn a lot of lessons from other vice...

Investors had plenty to parse Friday, including a disappointing July jobs report, President Trump's latest tariffs and earnings results from Amazon and Apple. The Dow fell a fifth straight day, booking its longest losing streak of the year.

The owners of a popular New Orleans 7th Ward restaurant are speaking on social media after a woman from New York claiming to be an influencer racked up a near $300 bill, refused to pay and left a 2-star Google review. There’s red sauce downstairs, while upstairs in the lounge the acts sometimes go a bit blue. You’re drinking affordable Italian wine with dinn… Diane Kronstad wrote two reviews critiquing Louisiana businesses on Tuesday. One review alleged that a crawfish company's seafood smelled bad after it was shipped. The other was to complain about her experience at Pulcinella, 1300 St....

An atomic cloud is captured by a bomber over Nagasaki in 1945; tourists visit the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on June 28, 2025. August 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan and the end of the Pacific theatre of World War II. Aug. 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima – and three days later, on Nagasaki – during World War II. Today, most Americans (83%) say they know a lot or a little about these events, according to a new Pew Research...

If Iran is in the news because of its nuclear program, the greatest threat to the country’s well-being isn’t economic sanctions or the Sunni-Shiite schism. Rather, the greatest threat to Iran may be that the country is running out of water. The problem is so severe that social unrest, economic dislocation, even out migration can all be imagined. One government advisor recently predicted that as many as fifty million Iranians—seventy percent of Iran’s population—may be forced to leave because of a lack of water. Water problems are a proxy for bad governance, and Iran has water problems galore. By contrast,...

The Office of Special Counsel has launched an investigation into Jack Smith for possible violations of the Hatch Act. Jack Smith was appointed as Special Counsel in 2022 by Joe Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump just one day after Trump announced his 2024 bid for the White House. The Office of Special Counsel opened the investigation after Senator Tom Cotton earlier this week sent a letter alleging Jack Smith’s actions politically harmed Trump during the 2024 election. The New York Post reported: The Office of Special Counsel has launched a formal investigation into Jack Smith, the first...

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DOJ FILES CLASSIFIED EVIDENCE IN TRUMP SHOOTER CASE, THE JUDGE SEALS IT!Federal prosecutors have introduced classified evidence in the case against Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump. Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the material sealed, warning its release could cause “exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.” The classified filing signals a deeper intelligence dimension in the case against Routh, who’s already facing multiple federal charges tied to the attempted hit on Trump. Source: @nicksortor TRUMP ATTACKER BEGS FOR PRISONER SWAP WITH HAMAS OR CHINA Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to...

SEATTLE— Four flight attendants who were aboard the Alaska Airlines (AS) flight that suffered a mid-air panel blowout in January 2024 are suing Boeing for physical and emotional damages. The incident occurred on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet departing from Portland International Airport (PDX). The lawsuits, filed in Seattle’s King County Superior Court, allege negligence and inadequate quality control in Boeing’s manufacturing and repair processes. The plaintiffs seek compensation for emotional trauma, medical costs, and long-term economic impacts. The four flight attendants, represented by attorney Tracy Brammeier, claim they sustained serious emotional and physical harm during the sudden cabin...

NEW YORK (AP) — Outerwear retailer Columbia Sportswear has sued Columbia University over alleged trademark infringement and a breach of contract, saying that the university’s merchandise looks too similar to its own offerings and can confuse shoppers. In a lawsuit filed July 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Columbia Sportswear, whose roots date back to 1938, alleges that the Ivy League university intentionally violated an agreement the parties signed on June 13, 2023. That agreement dictated how the university could use the word “Columbia” on its own apparel and accessories. As part of the pact,...

Most of what is getting exposed is old news to many of us, they are having a harder time with their denials since the proof is in the pudding, there sure is plenty of pudding. Years ago the DNC got "hacked" Fusion GPS blamed the Russians which they later retracted. the FBI never had the opportunity to exam the servers. What I do remember is the bit-rate at which all the emails were downloaded had to be a memory stick, other words an inside job! Seth Rich was pissed that Hillary screwed over Bernie with super delegates and other shenanigans,...

The U.S. and NATO are working on a novel approach to supply Ukraine with weapons using funds from NATO countries to pay for the purchase or transfer of U.S. arms, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The renewed transatlantic cooperation on Ukraine comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbor. Trump, who initially took a more conciliatory tone toward Russia as he tried to end the more than three-year war in Ukraine, has threatened to start imposing tariffs and other measures if Moscow shows no progress toward ending the conflict...

Netter now works for a group chaired by Marc Elias, who helped run the Russia collusion hoax.The Department of Justice official who signed off on $2 million in taxpayer-funded payments to disgraced Russia collusion hoax participants left the Department of Justice to help lead the “legal resistance” to President Donald Trump and other duly-elected Republicans, new records reviewed exclusively by The Federalist reveal.FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and his mistress, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, sued the Department of Justice over the release of messages detailing their role in pushing the Clinton campaign’s Russia collusion hoax. They said the release of...

A second University of Iowa employee is on paid administrative leave following an online video that appears to show the employee discussing recent diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) laws and ways faculty members can get around the laws. A video posted to conservative news site Townhall appears to show a University of Iowa employee — identified in the story as Cory Lockwood, the senior associate director of the Iowa Memorial Union — talking about how the university has complied with recent DEI laws enacted by the state legislature. "There's DEI work happening," he appears to say in the video. "I...

The left-winged mob have gone into meltdown following a recent advertisement by Dunkin that mirrored American Eagle’s own with Sydney Sweeney. Dunkin’s new ad, featuring ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ star Gavin Casalegno, comes only days after Sweeney’s was slammed as Nazi propaganda. In the Dunkin ad, Casalegno was seen sipping on a drink by the pool while revealing his tan was down to genetics. “Look, I didn’t ask to be the king of summer, it just kinda happened. This tan? Genetics. I just got my colour analysis back, guess what? Golden summer, literally,” he said. “I can’t help it...

BAPTISTS ZIONIST PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BZPAC DIRECTIVE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2025 A Baptist-Zionist Rebuttal to the Vatican’s Anti-Israel Rhetoric The recent statements from Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican accusing Israel of “barbarity” and “indiscriminate force” are not only factually baseless—they are morally outrageous and theologically dishonest. Once again, the Roman Catholic Church (RC)—with its long history of anti-Jewish persecution and theological corruption—has chosen to condemn Israel while remaining blind to the evil of Hamas. The strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, while tragic, was clearly unintentional—a product of the fog of war. There is no...

For those of you whose eyes may have started glazing over regarding the latest declassifications from Tulsi Gabbard, I highly recommend listening to to the first segment of today's Jeff Kuhner show. He goes over some of the details from the latest releases that may have gotten lost in all the headlines but which truly are smoking guns. The new information simplifies the messaging of the scandal and turns the evidence from circumstantial to irrefutable. And it makes the scandal easy to understand and explain. No wonder the MSM is doing everything it can to keep the public from learning...

Can anybody explain to me what is going on here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5FLP0QVRY0 Is it some sort of party baseball league? There was a hit to the outfield and the fielder caught it in a fedora and playing cards came out of his hat. They stop the action to dance to a song. Camden yards is packed and it's never that way for the Orioles. The entire stadium is smiling. Can't tell if this is fun or Idiocracy.