President Vladimir Putin said Russia would achieve its strategic goals in Ukraine as he insisted the country was united behind his war. "Truth and justice are on our side," Putin said Friday at the May 9 Victory Day military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. "The entire country, society, and people support the participants" of the war in Ukraine, and "that strength of spirit has always brought us only victory". Russia "will always rely on our unity in military and peaceful affairs, in achieving strategic goals, in solving tasks in the name of Russia, its greatness and prosperity," Putin told thousands of troops assembled on Moscow's Red Square.
Excerpted from the Presidential Proclamation Establishing Project Homecoming, dated 9 May 2025: "The Secretary of Homeland Security shall supplement existing enforcement and removal operations by deputizing and contracting with State and local law enforcement officers, former Federal officers, officers and personnel within other Federal agencies, and other individuals to increase the enforcement and removal operations force of the Department of Homeland Security by no less than 20,000 officers in order to conduct an intensive campaign to remove illegal aliens who have failed to depart voluntarily." More info here: www.dhs.gov Read more
Juan Gabriel Gonzalez (22) and Dereck Nathan Lopez (21) of South Gate, CA, are facing multiple federal counts for robbing casino winners in California. The pair entered local casinos using fake names, hunting gamers who either won or were close to winning large amounts in gaming chips. The pair, along with unnamed co-conspirators, then tracked the winners to their vehicles and ambushed them on nearby highways. They would allegedly brandish firearms, bust windows, and demand the cash or chips before fleeing the scene. These predators targeted at least 15 victims from amongst the scores of Native American-operated casinos in the Golden State. An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court. If convicted of all charges, each defendant would face a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison. Read more
It wasn't that long ago that the pandemic snarled shipments of toilet paper the world over. Now, US President Donald Trump's tariffs are threatening disruption once again.
MSNBC's Jen Psaki struggled to gain traction on Wednesday night, just her second show in a new primetime slot. Psaki recently took over the network's high-profile 9 p.m. ET timeslot from Tuesday through Friday, following the return of The Rachel Maddow Show to its once-a-week Monday schedule. Maddow had resumed a five-night format temporarily during President Donald Trump's first 100 days back in office. A former Biden administration press secretary, Psaki previously hosted Inside on Sundays and Mondays. She now anchors "The Briefing" in the network's key primetime slot, but by any measure, she's tanking. On Tuesday, Jen Psaki's The Briefing premiered with 1.2 million viewers, including 139,000 in the key advertising demographic of adults aged 25-54. However, by Wednesday, viewership had dropped sharply, falling to just over one million total viewers and only 65,000 in the coveted demo, Fox News reported. Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday cautioned fellow Republican in Congress of the political consequences if they raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, but added that he would be "OK" if they do increase to top tax rate. Read more
President Donald Trump's fight against the Houthis never dealt a crippling blow to the militant group, but it has cost America more than $1 billion since March, including the thousands of bombs and missiles used in strikes, along with seven drones shot down and two fighter jets that sank, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the cost.
After weeks of operations by the U.S., the Houthis seemed to still be able to strike outside Yemen, launching an attack that targeted Israel's main international airport just this week.
For one thing, it felt like baseball never needed me, to say nothing of wanting my presence. For two, I couldn't practice it alone the way I could basketball. Not to mention, the truth that I never saw baseball players as aspirational"that far as I could tell, they failed to transcend their game, or even their teams, to become stars in the culture.
1) Russian forces continued attacking Ukraine, despite Vladimir Putin's Victory Day ceasefire proclamation, including dropping nearly one hundred guided aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast. 2) A Hungarian military spy ring was exposed by Ukrainian counterintelligence agents. The agents were searching for vulnerabilities in ground and air defenses, as well as the local attitudes should Hungarian troops enter the region. 3) Ukrainian prosecutors identified four Russians who tortured POWs with clubs and electric shocks: pravda.com.ua 4) The Estonian city of Narva placed a large banner on the border with Russia equating Vladimir Putin with Adolf Hitler: pravda.com.ua An international arrest warrant issued by the ICC for war crimes remains active for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, despite Dotard Trumpf's bullying of the ICC on behalf of them. Read more
"Mohammed Aburidi (24, Palestinian) and Tareq Aburidi (19, Palestinian) with possessing firearms and ammunition as aliens admitted to the US on nonimmigrant visas. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty." Note that the press release reads "Palestinian Nationals..." and not "Two Florida Men..." Imagine if Justice Department statements read "Two Black Men...." There is no reason for this brazen language in the document other than to imply that the two defendants have an inherent mens rea simply for being Palestinian. Read more
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about the conservative activist's modest legal experience, divisive politics and support for Jan. 6 rioters. Instead, the president said Martin will be tapped as an associate deputy attorney general and pardon attorney, putting him in the position of recommending pardons for a slew of defendants involved in the violent insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. When he returned to office in January, Trump granted sweeping pardons and commutations of all people charged with crimes in connection with the riot, or vowed to dismiss their cases.
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Man is highly petty to say the least
The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one," he told the Financial Times.
Gates also cites the grants that Musk cancelled in Gaza and Mozambique, which are meant to prevent the spread of HIV from mothers to babies " but which Musk has falsely said are used to fund condoms. Read more
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he's appointing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro the interim US attorney for Washington, DC, after his first pick faced what appeared to be insurmountable pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill. "I am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia," Trump wrote on Truth Social, touting her as the first woman elected to several previous positions and calling her a "powerful crusader for victims of crime." Read more
President Trump suggested to Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday that the top tax rate should increase for individuals who are making millions of dollars a year, according to an administration official. Read more
