Me and a small group of friends are hiking down to stay at Phantom Ranch for a few days down at the bottom of the Grand Canyon this August. Hopefully we don't become unreported statistics.

The Havasupais say they've been living waaaay down in that canyon "since the rocks were wet" - the beginning of time.

I've hiked to their reservation to see the falls and camp for a weekend. Was a hell of a hike but worth it.

Daniel Sanchez Estrada wasn't accused of attempted murder or material support of terrorism after a protest turned catastrophically wrong outside an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas. He was merely convicted of obstructing the investigation by moving a box full of antifascist zines after the protest. Giving him a long prison term would make a mockery of justice, his defense attorney, Christopher Weinbel, told U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor on Tuesday.

"The punishment must fit the crimes " not the headlines, not the politics, not the fears that have been mongered about the case," he said.

Instead, O'Connor gave Sanchez Estrada a 30-year term.

The lengthy sentence was among the eight harsh terms handed down by judges in two courtrooms in Fort Worth on Tuesday to activists who played roles at or after the July 4, 2025, protest at Prairieland Detention Center. Their sentences " longer than any of those received by members of the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol " capped a case that is widely regarded as the Trump administration's first major victory in its crackdown on left-wing activism.

More: The housing bill would still become law without Trump's signature in 10 days after Congress formally submits the bill. He did not threaten to veto the measure. It's not clear if a president has ever refused to sign a bill he supported in similar circumstances before.

Thune seemed stunned by Trump's announcement that he wouldn't sign the bill.

"I just heard that. I guess I would say, at this point, I don't have any observations about that," he told reporters.

Shortly after the announcement, workers began dismantling a stage set up in the Capitol for a signing ceremony and removing the presidential seal from the lectern where Trump had planned to speak.

Warren said she had no idea if Trump would let the bill become law. He supported the measure from start to finish, especially the private equity provision that Warren championed. He'd even mentioned it in his State of the Union address on his prior visit to the Capitol.

"Don't ask me to rate Donald Trump's tantrums. That's not my specialty," she said.

If they can do this over their cities imagine what they can do with a swarm full of explosive packed drones.

More: The account, which has not been previously reported, was shared by the F-15 pilot with intelligence officials during a debriefing after the incident. It immediately set off a firestorm of debate within the US intelligence community that has yet to be resolved.

If the airman really saw what he described " a formation moving in unison " it would be an alarming advance in Iranian drone capabilities.

"Multiple drones interconnected and moving as one with smaller drones below the bigger drones like legs," one of the sources familiar with the pilot's witness account told CNN. "Real alien ---."

Another source told CNN the pilot described witnessing a "minefield of drones" in the air.

Good read.

It's not easy being green.

More: In a blistering ruling, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz said there was "no doubt" that the subpoenas were issued to damage Walz " part of what he said was a pattern of Trump administration efforts to use criminal process to punish the president's adversaries.

"Initiating a criminal investigation in order to harass political opponents or to coerce them into taking official action " particularly official action that the federal government cannot directly require those political opponents to take " is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use the grand-jury process," Schiltz wrote in a 29-page ruling dated June 17 but unsealed Monday.

The George W. Bush-appointed chief judge said Trump's repeated attacks and promises of "retribution" against Walz, a Democrat, and other Minnesota officials "establishes beyond reasonable dispute" that the grand jury subpoenas " issued at the height of ICE's Operation Metro Surge " "were a part of a broader campaign to coerce state and local officials in Minnesota to assist the Trump administration in its enforcement of immigration laws."

The federal government is barred by the Constitution from forcing states to enforce federal laws, Schlitz added.

Moreover, Schiltz linked the subpoenas to what he called "the Trump administration's well-established history of using criminal investigations to retaliate against and pressure the President's political and personal adversaries." Schiltz pointed to the recent investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, in which another federal judge similarly quashed subpoenas on the grounds that they were retaliatory.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Walz celebrated the decision as "a victory for the rule of law and our democracy."

The ruling rejects six grand jury subpoenas that federal prosecutors targeted at Walz, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Minnesota attorney general and commissioners of Hennepin and Ramsey counties.

He's --------- Ayn Rand in hell now.

I haven't used a credit card since the 90s. I dug myself a big (for the time) credit hole when I was in the Marine Corps right after high school and it took a while to get out. I'm fortunate enough that I haven't needed one and that I learned early what it means to actually live within my means. I had to say no to a few trips with friends etc when I was young and broke but also avoided debt and the ugly cycle that goes with it.

Having said that I'm not sure I could have done that if I was starting out in today's economy.

More: At the time, many lawmakers, including some prominent Republicans, expressed puzzlement and dismay at Mr. Hegseth's decision.

"The reason it was mandatory was to enhance readiness," Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said shortly after the new policy was announced.

"You know, you do give up certain rights when you take the oath," said Mr. Wicker, who is an Air Force veteran. "It's just part of it."

SCOTUS got something right for a change.

Even a broken clock...

His handlers obviously had no idea on the optics here. Trump probably had no idea where he even was much less the significance.

The irony of Trump surrendering at Versailles is mind-blowing.

#14,

He never thought leopards would eat his face.

More: The deal, which is between the U.S. and Iran, has not been made public, and officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in it. While Israel is not party to the agreement, it is part of the war: It joined the U.S. in launching strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, and has since fought the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon and seized large swaths of that country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel's continued occupation of southern Lebanon would violate the deal.

"Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end," Araghchi said.

They ate Trump's lunch if this is accurate.

8. The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran's nuclear needs, will be adequately addressed in a final agreement; the final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article.

9. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that, pending a final agreement, they will maintain the status quo: Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region.

10. The United States undertakes that immediately after the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and until the date of the lifting of sanctions, the United States Treasury Department will issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like.

11. The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available. These funds, whether held in the master account or transferred, will be used for any final beneficiary payment determined by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and will be fully available for use. The United States undertakes to issue all necessary permits and licenses on this basis.

12. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that an implementation mechanism will be established to oversee the successful implementation of and future commitment to the Final Agreement.

13. Following the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and upon receipt of assurances regarding the commencement of implementation of Articles 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this Memorandum of Understanding, and the continued implementation of these steps, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States will enter into negotiations for a Final Agreement solely with respect to the remaining Articles.

14. The final agreement will be approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council.

More: 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article and the remaining Articles.

2. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal aairs.

3. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent.

4. Immediately upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, the United States Lift the naval blockade and prevent any interference or obstruction against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and restore trac within a maximum of 30 days to its full capacity; the trac of ships shall be proportional to the pre-war volume of trac on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement.

5. Upon signing this Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take steps to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran.

6. The United States undertakes, together with its regional partners, to create a comprehensive plan agreed upon by both parties for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, While ensuring financing of at least $300 billion. The implementation mechanism of this plan, as part of the final agreement, will be formulated within 60 days.

7. The United States commits to ending, on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement, all types of sanctions currently facing the Islamic Republic of Iran, including resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary.

If you see someone stealing food, diapers or any other necessity. No you didn't.

More: "Donald Trump isn't just coming after me because of my mean tweets," Mr. Newsom said in the video. "He's coming after me because I am considering running for president." He added, "To get me, he's coming after my wife."

Mr. Newsom, a Democrat, described the investigation as a fishing expedition in which federal agents had started sifting through "years and years of random documents" and knocking on the doors of family friends and associates of the Newsoms to try to find evidence of an unspecified crime.