Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world's most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The brothers were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service on a sealed warrant, agency spokesperson Brady McCarron told The Associated Press, placing the United States at the center of an international legal saga that has stretched from Romania to Britain. Read more
Two U.S. servicemembers were killed and several were wounded in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan, further escalating a weeklong exchange of fire where both sides have been striking a broader array of targets. U.S. Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, confirmed the deaths and said another servicemember is missing as a result of the attack. Four servicemembers were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged, according to Centcom. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have been returned to duty, Centcom added.
As Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian walked alongside the coffin of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran last week, some of the black-clad mourners surrounding him chanted not in tribute to the late leader, but directly at him " "death to the compromiser." Not far from that site, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's top diplomat who negotiated a ceasefire with the Trump administration and lifted some sanctions on the Islamic Republic, was forced to flee the funeral after a mob pelted him with rocks amid death chants accusing him of being a "traitorous sellout." Read more
The DOJ quickly labeled Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco a "criminal illegal alien" and member of a terrorist gang. It accused him of attempting to kill an HSI agent by ripping off her body armor, slamming her head into the ground, and choking her. Since then, two separate videos"one recorded by a passing driver and another from inside a near-by residence"have been released. They appear to tell a very different story. The footage shows an HSI agent and another agent wrestling Gabriel to the ground, placing him in a chokehold, and striking him. Gabriel is then seen slipping out of his shirt to break free. The HSI agent gives chase, appears to overextend while trying to grab him, and falls to the ground At no point was the agent's body armor removed. The agent quickly recovers and gets into her vehicle to continue the pursuit.
President Donald Trump's approval rating among voters with a high school education or less has fallen to an all-time low, according to new polling, raising fresh questions about whether the president is losing ground with one of his most reliable political constituencies.
Israel's defence and finance ministers announced plans for three illegal settlements in Gaza and more than $400m (300m) in funding to expand construction in the occupied West Bank, as Israel's military commander for the region celebrated violent outposts as his "security partners". Read more
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a Democrat, faced a week of hell thanks to the release of multiple bombshell reports about him and his allies. The first report revealed that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, a prominent billionaire venture capitalist, donated $10 million last month to a PAC supporting Talarico's campaign. This is problematic because Hoffman has ties to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. "The release of the Epstein files' showed Hoffman maintained contact with Epstein after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor in 2008," according to The Texas Tribune. Yet Talarico has repeatedly insisted in his attacks on Republicans that "the Epstein class has no place in Texas." Unless, it appears, the so-called "Epstein class" is donating to one's campaign?
A dozen Somali gangs with hundreds of members, mainly teenagers, are wreaking havoc in Minnesota, committing public shootings and murders out in the open, according to local officials. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, whose office patrols the metropolitan region surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul, told the Washington Examiner that as many as 300 Somali youth are engaged in gang activity around the Twin Cities area. Read more
Billionaire Tilman Fertitta, the good-for-nothing US Ambassador to Italy, was met with hundreds of furious Samaritans when he arrogantly arrived in Venice on board his super-luxury yacht -- replete with two helipads, swimming pool, and spa -- forcing riot police to clash with the righteous volunteers in 90F heat.
The Trumpf junta and mega-oligarchs are completely oblivious to the reality faced by the poor, the oppressed, the dispossessed, and the suffering
Another weekend music thread. Post what ever floats yer boat. The linked tune in the title is a Malcolm McLaren tune called Eiffel Tower, from the 80's. 1984 to be specific. Mr McLaren has also performed a tune, Swamp Thing. An interesting tune. ...
Oligarch and freshman US Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) will introduce legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over the huge wildfires that have poured smoke and haze across the US, creating hazardous air-quality conditions. In addition, White House hobgoblin Stephen Miller's wife, Katie, posted on social media that the wildfire smoke over America somehow absurdly proves that Canada should be an American state.
Spure-wealthy idiotic AIPAC Republican
Palestinian prisoners could be held in jails surrounded by crocodile-filled moats, under proposals put forward by the Israeli government.
Idit Silman, Israel's environmental protection minister, has reclassified the Nile crocodile as a "tended wild animal", paving the way for their use at detention centres.
The reclassification of the reptile followed longstanding protests from both human and animal rights groups. Read more
Russian hackers have been exploiting unsecured doorbell cameras and other internet-connected devices to spy on NATO military bases and weapons transport routes. This attack, revealed by Dutch intelligence, highlights the severe risks associated with poorly secured IP cameras and the consequences for organisations in the UK and across Europe.
Top of Drudge Report. There are elements many can agree with, but the damage to the Nation outweighs putting the DSA in charge. Read more
Chinese Tech Support: Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department's computer systems " with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel. Skills Gap: Digital escorts often lack the technical expertise to police foreign engineers with far more advanced skills, leaving highly sensitive data vulnerable to hacking. Ignored Warnings: Various people involved in the work told ProPublica that they warned Microsoft that the arrangement is inherently risky, but the company launched and expanded it anyway.
President Donald Trump's social network Truth Social announced on Thursday that it will start selling investors quicker access to posts from prominent accounts, opening an unprecedented new way the president could profit from his office. "Markets already move on Truth Social posts," said Kevin McGurn, interim chief executive officer of TMTG. "As adoption grows, we expect Truth API to become a meaningful, ongoing source of revenue for the company, creating lasting value for shareholders."
