President Donald Trump published what appears to be an AI-generated video showing several explosions on Iran's Kharg Island, although Iranian sources did not indicate the island had been targeted by the U.S. military in renewed strikes over the weekend. "Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!!," Trump said in a post to his Truth Social platform late Sunday. Kharg, sitting just 15 miles off the Iranian mainland, is crucial to Iran's already squeezed economy, accounting for 90 percent of Tehran's oil exports. The chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company, Hamid Bovard, told Iranian media Trump's post was "laughable" and activity on Kharg Island was continuing as normal.
The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's viewpoints and attack those who scrutinize the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the matter and corroborating material. Those involved include Rob Maness, a retired Air Force colonel, and Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel, people familiar with the matter said. Pentagon records reviewed by The Washington Post show that both have active official government email addresses as of this past week and are assigned to the office of Anthony Tata, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Read more
The US on Sunday bombed Iran's Larak Island, a small island off the coast of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known US strikes on Iranian territory in more than a month. Read more
A host of US military leaders have warned US Secretary of War Crimes Pete Kegsbreath that prolonging the illegal war being fought against Iran on Israel's behalf is unsustainable and risks weakening America's ability to confront threats elsewhere, including the US homeland. The dire warnings were detailed for the alcoholic head of the DOD in the 14 Aug edition of the SECDEF Orders Book (SDOB) by the US Army, USN, and USAF leadership, as well as the four-star commanders of EUCOM, PACOM, and SOUTHCOM.
OPERATION AIPAC FURY has weakened the US military and bankrupted the treasury. Universal healthcare for all Americans one day? Hah! Thanks very much Bibi and Miriam!
Laura Loomer braying on her hate-cast: "The media will clip my language about Angie Nixon, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Cori Bush, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and call me RACIST. I don't care. These women are all ghetto, entitled, race-obsessed, destructive black B***HES who are completely unfit for the power they hold. If you campaign with Hasan Piker who said America deserved 9/11, and endorse Angie Nixon after she called supporters of resolutions honoring Charlie Kirk tools of white supremacy,' you have no standing to lecture anyone about offensive language and racism.' I'm so sick of watching Republicans refuse to speak out forcefully because they are terrified of being called racist or Islamophobic by ghetto black and Muslim communist b***hes. You feelz me?"
"Cat fight, Jerry, cat-fight!"
America's grocery squeeze has thus far been most painfully felt in a few expensive categories, like beef, coffee and chocolate. Now, the forces pushing up food prices are starting to pile up: expensive grain, soaring fertilizer and fuel, plus unpredictable weather and raging wars. Why it matters: The next grocery price shock could hit much harder " and much wider. The big picture: Your grocery store is fed by a vast global supply chain, and pressures are building all along it. In a widely cited report earlier this month, J.P. Morgan analysts warned that global food inflation would hit 5% in the first half of 2027, nearly double what it was in the first half of 2026.
On 15 July 2026, a cadre of Los Angeles police officers beat and restrained Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz (58) -- a handcuffed EDP (emotionally disturbed person) -- who relatives had said "lost his mind." Shortly afterwards the prisoner was found dead in his Van Nuys regional jail cell.
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that states can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling and sportsbooks, dealing a heavy blow to the industry.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News team reporting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday. Three members of an NBC team were interviewing Aida Ahmed Abdullah and her family in the Palestinian town of Jalud, near Nablus, when the attack occurred. Abdullah said they had been driven out of their home by Israeli settlers, and the team was walking down a hill toward the house. A gray car with Israeli license plates then drove in reverse up the hill toward them, video of the incident shows. A masked man in a blue tracksuit, holding a stick, was leaning out of the rear passenger window as the vehicle approached. When the car stopped, at least four men in dark clothes and with their faces covered leaped out, hitting Abdullah and the crew with sticks and throwing rocks at them.
The devastating flash floods in Nepal this week that killed at least 670 people and left around 3,000 missing " including 90 Americans " might have claimed fewer lives if not for the actions of the Trump administration, former USAID disaster-response chief Jeremy Konyndyk suggested on Saturday. A series of catastrophic flash floods hit Nepal near its border with China on Wednesday causing unprecedented destruction. The event is believed to have been caused by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas. Read more
The surging Democratic left is taking its ideology onto America's preeminent conservative network, and at times showing some growing pains.
The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to spend up to $2 million on robot dogs, according to a federal procurement notice.
The Boston Dynamic SPOT Robots will help "support public safety and law enforcement operations by providing a remotely operated robotic capability for inspection, situational awareness, and hazard assessment in environments that may pose risks to personnel," according to the notice.
"This downward spiral is antithetical to our Constitution that recognizes our right to speak freely," a San Francisco federal judge wrote in a case by international students who had their visas threatened.
Several baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina were infected with rabies, and authorities are asking anyone who had contact with the animals to reach out to health officials. Rabies can be deadly if people don't receive treatment before symptoms begin. Residents in western North Carolina may have had contact with the infected goats from Farm Adventures at the mobile petting zoo's location in Harmony or at off-site events between July 28 and August 27, local officials said in a statement. Farm Adventures is based in Iredell County and books events in surrounding communities, and officials say the owner has been cooperating with the investigation. Read more
Fallout continued Thursday for content creator and apparel brand Good Good Golf over an ad that was supposed to promote a new Callaway driver but ended up being criticized for portraying violence against women. Good Good announced it would no longer be the title sponsor of a new PGA Tour event in Austin, Texas, in the fall, saying in a statement that the decision came "after thoughtful discussions with the PGA Tour and careful reflection." The controversial ad for the Good Good Callaway Quantum Driver depicted a man, played by Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark, shoving a woman to the ground as she reaches for one of his golf clubs. "Do not touch my new driver," he says menacingly as he stands over her. The ad was posted on Friday and deleted hours later. Read more
