Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to meetings with Pentagon staffers as his inner circle grows tighter, according to a report. The move comes as Hegseth has faced increased criticism and ousted more than two dozen Pentagon officials in recent weeks. It also comes as Hegseth leads the nation's efforts in the Iran war and constantly promotes the success the U.S. has had in its attacks. Hegseth has now grown increasingly isolated within the Pentagon, according to The Guardian.
The barefoot shoe is here.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) secretly helped state treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) in her 2024 re-election bid against her Democratic Party challenger Erin McClelland (D) because she had previously questioned whether Shapiro would be an appropriate 2024 VPOTUS running mate for Kamala Harris (D). Stacy Garrity, an "election denier" with an "extreme MAGA agenda," is who "Democrat" Josh Shapiro, who may run for POTUS in 2028, boosted over his fellow Democrat.
Disgraced ex-NYS Gov Andrew "Judas Iscariot" Cuomo also betrayed the Democratic Party by running (and badly losing) as an independent against Muslim Zohran Mamdani (D) in the 2025 NYC Mayoral Race
At least 10 people were taken to hospital after a shooting at a lake party near Oklahoma City Sunday night, police said. No suspects are in custody, but there is no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat to the public, Emily Ward, a spokesperson for the Edmond Police Department, told CNN. Officers responded around 9 p.m. CT to reports of gunfire at a party at Arcadia Lake, Ward said. Ten victims were transported by emergency medical services to hospitals across the Oklahoma City metro area, she said, adding the victims were in "various conditions."
For all the legacy media's obsessive warnings about far-right extremist Nick Fuentes, it has shown far less interest in confronting a dangerous left-wing counterpart: Hasan Piker.
Man arrested by Secret Service after breaking into Trumps golf club.
Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman is exporting something else: its coffee culture. Yemeni coffeehouses are opening at a rapid pace across the U.S.
Five members of a pickleball club who died after the small plane carrying them crashed in Texas are being mourned by a tight-knit community of fellow players. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Saturday that Justin Appling, Hayden Dillard, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick and Seren Wilson were on board the Cessna 421C that crashed Thursday night in Texas Hill Country. Appling was the pilot. The aircraft had departed from Amarillo and was heading to New Braunfels National Airport. It crash-landed in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Austin, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Street signs are going up in the Orange County city of Westminster, California, inexplicably honoring slain good-for-nothing hatemonger Charlie Kirk.
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US Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) blubbering on Faux News: "And a lot of these, you know, these terrible groups like Code Pink and a lot of the other ones that are strongly aligned to the CCP, without a doubt, they're being financed. I mean, it's ironic. I mean, these kinds of protests are being funded by billionaires against billionaires. I mean, I don't know if they realize the irony in many of those things right now. "And now there is kind of a small communist takeover in Maine, you know, Platner? Platner, he's already announced that he's an avowed communist. He's made that statement and he put that online. Now he's going to be the Democratic nominee. "So, there is a resurgent about the socialism, and that's becoming more and more a part of it. And now there's more, it's like a marriage of the Palestinian, the anti-ICE, the abolish ICE, and now turning into like an orgy of socialism here."
Seismic data have captured the tense quiet of the COVID-19 lockdowns and the thunderous excitement of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. And now, another human experience has been written in seismic signals: the shock and awe of witnessing a total solar eclipse.
No specific topic or genre. Just what may be on your playlist this evening... The thread link is... Capital Cities - Safe and Sound, live at Lollapalooza Brasil 2014
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC- 11th CD) for alleged sexual misconduct with a former aide. Edwards (65) has been married since 1980.
Another Phony Christian and Hypocrite Exposed
mported from the European Union to 25% in a sharp escalation of trade tensions with Brussels. The US president accused the EU of "not complying with our fully agreed to trade deal" in a post on Truth Social, but did not explain how. "I am pleased to announce that ... next week I will be increasing Tariffs charged to the European Union for Cars and Trucks," Trump said on Friday.
