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Feds seize $40M in gold bars, cash, Rolexes
from former CIA official who faked being
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from former CIA official who faked being
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A former senior U.S. government official with top secret security clearance was arrested after the FBI raided his Virginia home and discovered a staggering $40 million stash of gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, court documents reveal. David J. Rush was arrested May 19 and is facing federal charges for theft of public money after allegedly swindling the government out of tens of millions of dollars while posing as a highly decorated Navy Reserve captain and Air Force test pilot. [T]he grift unraveled after Rush made multiple requests for a "significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars."
Officials on Wednesday confirmed that two people were killed, eight were injured and nine are missing at Nippon Dynawave Packaging after a major implosion Tuesday morning at the pulp and paper mill in Longview, in Southwest Washington.
“We have declared this incident a transition from rescue to recovery as of this morning,” said Chief Scott Goldstein of Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue.
‘Animal cruelty’ ballot initiative
criminalizing hunting and fishing moves
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criminalizing hunting and fishing moves
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A wild new “animal cruelty” ballot proposal would put hunters and fishermen on the hook.
Controversial legislation that would outlaw killing or “injuring” any animal — even while shooting or catching your dinner — is one step closer to landing on the ballot in Oregon, officials said Wednesday.
The measure, Initiative Petition 28, has garnered 120,000 signatures, more than the roughly 117,000 it needs to go to vote in November, The Oregonian reported.
Along with banning hunting and fishing, the legislation would also prohibit slaughtering livestock and using animals in rodeos and for scientific research.
It would also prohibit operating a commercial poultry business and castrating or neutering livestock, among other practices.
Gasoline prices have soared to their highest levels since 2022’s pandemic inflation sent prices to record highs across the nation. Why are prices so high now? If you ask average Americans, they overwhelmingly choose one answer: The U.S. war with Iran, which has sent crude oil prices soaring above $100 a barrel. As the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows, Americans are feeling the pinch from higher energy costs.
With prices now at a national average of $4.53 a gallon (still below the all-time high of $5 a gallon in June 2022), the cost of gasoline again has seized Americans’ attention.
The one good thing that may have come from a horrific crash on a Florida highway last August was the fact that it shed plenty of light on the fact that semi truck drivers who are in the country illegally and are not qualified to operate the multi-ton vehicles are a much bigger problem than one crash. Blue states like California are where most of these commercial driver's licenses (CDL) are being issued. But Democrats who are running for governor in the Golden State are promising to protect those truck drivers who should not be in the country in the first place. (X) The head-shaking response from Democrat
What does it say about the Democrats that they have to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to "normalize" their candidates? Enter Texas Democrat James Talarico, who will require a Herculean effort to clean up as a normal member of the planet Earth, let alone a viable Senate candidate in the Lone Star State.
On Thursday, the official social media account for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) posted an image of Talarico appearing to take a big ol' bite out of a turkey leg. While wearing a Texas flag shirt.
It's a totally organic and genuine shot. At least, they sure think so. (X) So, why is an image of Richie
Inside the firm, staff describe rock‑bottom morale, intrusive AI tracking and deep scepticism that the Meta layoffs are really over.
Meta’s latest round of layoffs hit staff across the world on Wednesday, with around 8,000 employees told they were losing their jobs in a restructuring that Mark Zuckerberg has tied directly to the company’s huge artificial intelligence spending.
In an email sent to roughly 78,000 inboxes, the chief executive promised there would be no further company‑wide Meta layoffs this year and, in a rare admission, accepted that leadership had handled the run‑up badly.
People have been warned of the dangers of swimming in open water after multiple deaths during the recent heatwave.
The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) issued a warning following the fatal incidents, most of which involved children, saying "warmer weather unfortunately sees an increase in accidental drownings".
The Taliban has introduced sweeping new family legislation that contains no minimum age for marriage, effectively legalising child marriage in Afghanistan and prompting urgent condemnation from the United Nations, human rights organisations and women’s rights groups around the world.
New Jersey Democratic congressional hopeful Adam Hamawy is facing outrage over his past work tied to the terror group Al-Qaeda.
Hamawy's past relationship with Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, a late mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing known as the 'blind sheikh,' has been thrust into the limelight after a recent report from Jewish Insider
Federal judge privately reprimanded for
having extramarital sex in chambers with
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having extramarital sex in chambers with
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A federal district judge has been disciplined for having extramarital sex with a law enforcement officer inside the judge's chambers during business hours, according to several news reports.
A special committee for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday found the judge, who isn’t named, "demonstrated a gross lack of judgment." Clerks could overhear the intercourse taking place, which was "extremely uncomfortable and troubling" for them, according to Bloomberg Law.
The affair exposed the judge to risks of extortion since his or her spouse wasn't aware of the affair.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist from Vermont, has spent nearly $608,000 on private jets, chauffeured cars, and upscale hotels since last year through his campaign fund, an investigation by The Center Square found.
Sanders is barnstorming the country on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, a series of rallies aimed at opposing President Trump and supporting economic populism. To defray its cost, he is raising and spending money through his principal campaign committee, Friends of Bernie Sanders. Even as Sanders rails against billionaires' political clout and economic inequality, his committee has relied on elite trappings more commonly associated with the wealthy.
Donald Trump’s reputation and political career were built on his dealmaking prowess, yet the president keeps demonstrating that he is a terrible negotiator.
Repeatedly over the past nine years, Trump has gotten rolled by counterparts during high-stakes exchanges. North Korea, Russia, Russia again, China, and China again have gotten the better of the United States.
Democratic attorneys general decided against attending a Tuesday roundtable at the White House to discuss fraud in welfare, including Medicaid.
Speaking to reporters during a webinar Tuesday afternoon, the Democratic attorneys general claimed they were invited late Friday afternoon and that it was too short of notice.
Those appearing in the webinar were Attorneys General Rob Bonta of California, Letitia James of New York, Jennifer Davenport of New Jersey, Josh Kaul of Wisconsin and Anne Lopez of Hawaii.
Ebola outbreak spreading faster than measures
can contain it, international health aid
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can contain it, international health aid
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U.S-based health aid organization is warning that the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is spreading faster than responders can contain it.
The warning came Tuesday from the International Rescue Committee, which said the outbreak is no longer limited to remote areas of northeastern Congo, ABC News reported.
Cases are now spreading to larger regional hubs, including the major city of Goma and Uganda's capital, Kampala.
The outbreak has resulted in over 900 suspected cases and at least 223 deaths so far.
Putin walked away [from his meeting with Xi] with more than 40 agreements, but he did not leave with the prize he has long sought.
"When you look at all the 'agreements,' they are only memoranda of understanding. In other words, they are merely invitations to talk more." — Dmitri Alperovitch, chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator and co-author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, to Gatestone Institute, May 22, 2026.
The pipeline is especially important to Russia because it will replace sales to Europe, lost because of its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
"Russia is running out of capital.
Rufo in the Dock
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An indictment has been brought. The prosecutor is Elizabeth Corey, professor of political science at Baylor. The defendant is Christopher Rufo, and through him a whole class of conservatives whom the prosecutor calls the “scrappy warriors” of the New Right. Corey makes three charges against them: they are uncivil, they divide the world into friends and enemies after the manner of Carl Schmitt, and they would rather crush their opponents than convert them, preferring to defile the seminar room than save it. They are, in short, mean and essentially unfit for leadership.
Corey is a serious person, and the charges she brings are serious. The court owes her a fair hearing.
Congressman Tim Burchett Introducing ‘DROP
Act’ to Bring Back Hanging Executions
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Act’ to Bring Back Hanging Executions
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Republican Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett is calling for the return of hanging as a federal execution method in response to one of the most depraved crimes in recent memory: the months-long torture, rape, and murder of 19-year-old Isabella Stroupe in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In a viral X post on Sunday, Burchett directly quoted a detailed account of Stroupe’s horrific death and asserted, “I have a bill to bring back hanging. Let’s see if all the tough talk by Congress holds up. Support the Drop Act.” Stroupe, 19, was found dead in an east Charlotte apartment in early May. According to court affidavits and police reports, she had been bound to
O’Keefe Media Group has released a new undercover report revealing that Sean Hudson, who is the Washington Nationals’ Director of Community Relations, admits to discrimination against starting pitcher Trevor Williams because of his Catholic faith, digitally surveilling fans who attend Nationals Park, and having a communist agenda.
Talking about Williams, Hudson stated that “he is very Catholic,” noting that the Los Angeles Dodgers featured a drag group that was anti-Catholic during a Pride Night they hosted. The group, which calls itself “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” was criticized after wearing nun costumes and performing on a crucifix. Baseball stadiums should be a place where everyone feels welcomed, like 100%.
NAGR Celebrates Grassroots Victory Over One of Washington’s Leading Republican Gun Control Advocates
The National Association for Gun Rights is celebrating a massive victory for the Second Amendment after longtime U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) was defeated in the Texas primary runoff election following years of backlash from grassroots gun owners over his support for federal gun control measures.
Dudley Brown, President of the National Association for Gun Rights, proclaimed:
“For over a decade now, the National Association for Gun Rights’ members and staff have made it our mission to rid the country of this backstabbing traitor to the Second Amendment. And we did it.”
Where’s the beef? Not in Texas — at least, not as much as it used to be.
Texas barbecue joints are shutting their doors across the Lone Star State as sky-high beef prices turn brisket — once the centerpiece of a blue-collar meal — into a luxury item that many customers can no longer afford.
From Houston suburbs to rural smokehouses, pitmasters say soaring wholesale beef costs, inflation and shrinking customer traffic are crushing margins and forcing some of the state’s most celebrated BBQ institutions out of business.
One of the areas where Sharia law appears to be making inroads into American society is through the U.S. financial system.
Under Sharia, or Islamic, law, charging interest (“riba”) on loans or earning interest on deposits is forbidden for even observant Muslims living in America, a strange anachronism in a country where interest- and credit-based finance is a cornerstone of the economy.
According to Sharia-compliant fatwas, or rulings, recently issued by the Fiqh Council of North America, Muslims are prohibited even from investing in the stocks of any companies whose interest-based debt exceeds 30% of their market capitalization, or whose interest-based deposits exceed 30% of the market cap of their total equity.
Non-whites are set to become the majority for the first time in the US by 2050, a situation mirrored in up to 16 states — including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to new census data.
The expected transformation reflects astonishing demographic changes projected to sweep across America by between 2040 and 2050, fueled by international and internal migration, as well as falling birthrates, the US Census Bureau figures show.
In 1980, the US was 80% white, but that figure is expected to drop to 47% by 2050 and 44% by 2060. At the state level, some of the shifts are even more striking.
For years, Democrats and their allies in the media swore Joe Biden was sharp as a tack, fully capable, and absolutely fine. Then came the June 2024 debate, and that story collapsed in real time before millions of viewers. The fallout was so bad that Biden's own party forced him off the ticket. He dropped out, spent the rest of his term below the radar, and has spent his post-presidency trying to rehabilitate his image. Now, that effort has taken a new and telling turn. Biden filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to block the Justice Department from releasing roughly