"Brent Bozell III is a lecturer, syndicated columnist, television commentator, debater, marketer, businessman, author, publisher, and activist. He was confirmed as Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa on 18 Dec 2025 and assumed his post in Pretoria this week."
Letters of Credence
The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas. It's not clear why the laser was deployed, but it's the second time in two weeks that one has been fired in the area.
Its CEO said most companies will do the same
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Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: "intelligence tools," according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey.
Dorsey thinks most companies will follow suit in the near future.
The company is laying off more than 4,000 people, reducing the workforce to just under 6,000.
ZURICH, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said he was stepping down on Thursday, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship with late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read more
"Gerald Brown (65), a former USAF F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot with decades of experience flying US military aircraft, was arrested for allegedly betrayed his country by training Chinese military pilots to fight against those he swore to protect."
F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet
US Marine combat veteran and progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner (D) holds comfortable double-digit leads over both Democratic Maine governor Janet Mills and incumbent Republican Susan Collins. for her US Senate seat.
Janet Mills
By an 82-31 vote, the Florida House approved a bill requiring Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to make every 14 Oct the "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance," the date of the late Floridian's birthday.
Orem, Utah; 10 Sep 2025
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Vance, who made the announcement with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the administration was taking the action "in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."
Bill Clinton had flown on Epstein's private plane four separate times in 2002 and 2003, on one flight pictured receiving a massage from one of Epstein's victims. He also attended a dinner with Maxwell " whom he allegedly was close with " in 2014, three years after reports surfaced of her involvement in Epstein's child abuse activities, according to the subpoenas. Read more
On Monday, Candace Owens, 36, teased a multi-part YouTube series on Erika Kirk, 37, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University in September, aged 31. The trailer for "Bride of Charlie," which will premiere this Wednesday, opens with coverage of Charlie's killing before pivoting to his wife"now CEO of Turning Point"and ends with Erika wearing a crown. The trailer immediately detonated on the right. Donald Trump-linked influencer Laura Loomer said on X that it was "depraved" and "total harassment of a woman trying to be graceful and carry on her husband's legacy." Veteran conservative talker Mark Levin, 68, joined the pile-on with a post contrasting Owens with Kirk. "Candace Owens will never have the class, intelligence, decency, kindness, or beauty of Erika Kirk.
President Trump blasted Democratic politicians who declined to endorse his State of the Union message that the "first duty" of the US government is to protect American citizens over illegal migrants. "One of the great things about the State of the Union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe," Trump said during his Tuesday night remarks in the House chamber. "So tonight, I'm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." Duly cued, Republicans led by Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rose to their feet while scores of Democrats remained firmly seated.
Five people are dead in Key Peninsula, Washington following a stabbing spree at a home Tuesday morning involving the suspect who county deputies were about to serve with an Order of Protection.
Washington State statistics
David Ryan Winters (40) was sentenced to three years in federal prison for cyberstalking. For almost a decade, Winters stalked, harassed, and threatened gay men online in the Raleigh-Durham NC area.
David Ryan Winters is not a good human being
Fun was had by all, except maybe the cops.
If I watch the SOTU I'll be blackout drunk within 20 minutes. Read more
Feb 24th, 8:00 pm Eastern
MeidasTouch and MoveOn Civic Action host the People's State of the Union live from the National Mall in D.C.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, the event will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump's policies.
