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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has become the first incumbent senator since 2012 to lose a primary challenge. Cassidy will not move forward in the race as Trump-endorsed Julia Letlow and John Flemming will advance to a run-off election for the party’s nomination. (snip) Cassidy voted to CONVICT Trump during the last impeachment.
It’s long been conceded that the president controls foreign policy, although Congress, as a body, has the power to limit that control. Currently, Trump’s foreign policy is to prevent Cuba from having access to oil. The point of this embargo is to bring the regime to breaking point—and to encourage its beleaguered people to rise up—ending one of the world’s most evil regimes, which has long been a threat on our southern flank.
However, there’s one person in Congress who thinks this is a really bad idea: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Socialist-WA). To that end, Jayapal admittedly pursued her own foreign policy, separate from any congressional action, to get oil to Cuba.
The Democrats are so upset they're losing the redistricting battle.
I wrote earlier on Saturday on how Kamala Harris is now promoting a slew of bad ideas in response, including going after the Electoral College, packing the Supreme Court, and making Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., new U.S. states.
It just shows that to the Dems, it isn't about the rule of law or the Constitution: it's about how they can get control and/or hold onto it. What makes the Democrats' meltdown even better, and puts some icing on the cake, is just how much money they spent on the losing effort attempting to add four seats in Virginia.
Walgreens has announced that it is closing a store in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. They claim that the store is losing upwards of a million dollars a year to theft, so the reason for the closure is no mystery. They say that this particular store loses more in theft than any other store.
And yet… The political leaders in Chicago, who allow thieves to run wild, are angry at Walgreens.
They caused this, with their soft on crime policies, yet they are mad at Walgreens for closing the location.
FBI Offering New Reward for Former Counterintelligence
Specialist Charged With Espionage for Iran replies
Specialist Charged With Espionage for Iran replies
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has pushed the manhunt for a former U.S. servicemember who allegedly took part in espionage activities on behalf of the Iranian regime into third gear with the latest development this week. The former Air Force counterintelligence specialist defected to Iran in 2013, then was indicted in 2019.In hopes of capturing Monica Witt, the FBI has sweetened the deal with a hefty reward - $200,000:My colleague Streiff wrote at the time about this curious case, in a follow up to RedState's initial story on Witt's indictment. His expertise is worth reading at length here:
Back in 2000, when my then-fiancé, now-wife (Johanna), and I lived in Hawaii, I could spot her in a crowd from over a mile away. See, she’s a Dutch citizen — and according to the laws of her country, she’s 5-feet-10 and has blonde hair. (All Dutch people are tall and blonde. Hawaiians are tiny and have dark hair. True story: I had to crouch my hulking 5-foot, 11-inch body, just to fit beneath our Hawaiian shower.)
Then we moved to Los Angeles.
Talk about a total role reversal: We’d go to the mall… and she’d just vanish. Back then, LA was the land of the 5-foot-10 blondes! (Sometimes,
President Trump slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for blaming his administration for the Long Island Rail Road strike.
LIRR is the largest commuter rail system in the U.S.
Hochul released a formal statement criticizing Trump on Saturday.
"Failed New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, a Dumacrat, just blamed ME for her Long Island Railroad STRIKE, when she knows, full well, that I have NOTHING TO DO WITH IT - never even heard about it until this morning. She just blurted out, "It’s President Trump’s fault.' No, Kathy, it’s your fault, and now looking over the facts, you should not have allowed this to happen," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The Long Island Rail Road strike sparked a firestorm of finger-pointing in the hours after thousands of workers walked off the job in a midnight strike, mangling commutes for countless Long Islanders.
Gov. Kathy Hochul found herself under withering criticism when she tried to pin the transit meltdown on the Trump administration within an hour of the strike.
“The disruption that Long Islanders face starting tonight is the direct result of reckless actions by the Trump Administration to cut mediation short and push these negotiations toward a strike,” Hochul said in a sentiment mirrored similar ones by MTA boss Janno Lieber —
President Trump gave Tehran another reason to worry Saturday, posting a video clip on his Truth Social showing him ordering a military attack on an Iranian aircraft.
“Okay, we have it in our sight. Fire – boom!” Trump says, as a US-flagged destroyer blows one with the Iranian flag out of the sky.
In his latest comments on the war, Trump has dismissed Iran’s latest peace offer as “unacceptable,” while speaking freely about the devastation the US military has already inflicted on Iran — and the targets it spared but could reconsider.“We hit them unbelievably hard. Look — we left their bridges.
The Democrats are so upset they're losing the redistricting battle.
I wrote earlier on Saturday on how Kamala Harris is now promoting a slew of bad ideas in response, including going after the Electoral College, packing the Supreme Court, and making Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., new U.S. states.
It just shows that to the Dems, it isn't about the rule of law or the Constitution: it's about how they can get control and/or hold onto it. What makes the Democrats' meltdown even better, and puts some icing on the cake, is just how much money they spent on the losing effort attempting to add four seats in Virginia.
Eric Trump to Sue MS NOW and Jen Psaki
for ‘Blatant Lies’ He Was Doing Business
on China Trip replies
for ‘Blatant Lies’ He Was Doing Business
on China Trip replies
Left-wing critics have been regularly accusing the Trump family of profiting off Donald Trump’s presidency, but following his father’s historic trip to China, Eric Trump has decided to litigate to stop the accusations.
Trump said Friday he will be suing MSNOW, formerly MSNBC, and host Jen Psaki after she implied on her show that the son taking the trip with his father was a conflict of interest and a chance to exploit a computer chip deal.
According to the Hill:
Psaki said on her show “The Briefing” that ALT5 Sigma, a Las Vegas-based fintech company for which Eric Trump once served as a board observer,
High-Ranking Tren De Aragua Gang Leader
Extradited from Colombia to Texas on Drug-Terrorism Charges replies
Extradited from Colombia to Texas on Drug-Terrorism Charges replies
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) worked with law enforcement authorities in Colombia to successfully extradite a suspected high-ranking member of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Jose Enrique Martinez-Flores, a 24-year-old Venezuelan national, arrived in Houston, Texas, this week and will face drug distribution and terrorism charges.
According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Martinez-Flores made his initial court appearance on Friday on charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and significant drug trafficking offenses. Martinez-Flores, known as “Chuqui,” is alleged to be a high-ranking leader of the hyperviolent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Gang.
An unborn baby was killed last week in Dallas, Texas, during a gas station shooting.
Two illegal aliens were arrested, with at least one who was let into the US during Biden’s term in office.
The shooting took place after midnight on May 3rd.
Dallas police responded after reports of gunfire and found three victims. One of them was hit numerous times by gunshots.
The victims told the police that their car was shot at by the suspects in another vehicle after there was an incident at the local 7-Eleven.
Judicial Watch files lawsuit seeking records
on $2 billion grant to nonprofit tied
to Stacey Abrams replies
on $2 billion grant to nonprofit tied
to Stacey Abrams replies
JudicialWatch, a government watchdog group, filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit on Friday, seeking records on the Biden administration's $2 billion grant to Power Forward Communities. (snip) The award came under scrutiny after it was revealed Power Forward Communities had reported only $100 the year before the award. (snip) "As the Biden administration was collapsing in 2024, it lawlessly rushed out billions in cash to left-wing interest groups in a way that encouraged fraud and abuse.
FAA Just Locked Trump’s Name Into Federal
Airspace, and the Left Can’t Do a Thing
to Stop It replies
Airspace, and the Left Can’t Do a Thing
to Stop It replies
It's official: Florida's Palm Beach International Airport is now President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and the aviation world is catching up. The rename has been in the works for months, driven by state legislation, federal action, and the straightforward reality that Palm Beach is Trump's home turf — Mar-a-Lago sits just a few miles from the runways. The name change takes effect July 1; the code flips from PBI to DJT on July 9. [Tweet]
A final rule in the Federal Register sealed it on May 14.
The Florida House passed the renaming bill 81–30, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on March 30.
Admittedly, I haven’t been paying much attention to the Los Angeles mayoral race, but a LEGO-animated campaign ad caught my attention, and I just had to write about it.
The ad, published this week in support of Spencer Pratt's 2026 campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, is making the rounds online, and for good reason. It's a parody of "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie, set against a LEGO-animated cityscape that tells the dirty truth about the city under Karen Bass’s leadership.
It opens with a scene that cuts straight to the truth: a man assaulting a police officer on a city street.
Global inflation pressures are showing signs of easing as major central banks signal a shift toward interest rate cuts in the coming months. economists now say that after years of aggressive monetary tightening, the worst may finally be behind consumers and businesses alike. the federal reserve, the european central bank, and the bank of england have all hinted at a more accommodative stance heading into the second half of the year. analysts caution, however, that any cuts will be gradual and data-dependent, with policymakers keeping a close eye on labor markets and energy prices before making any firm commitments.
The Christian people of Nigeria have been brutalized by Boko Haram and regional elements of the Islamic State (ISIS). In February a small group of around 200 U.S. military technical and training personnel were sent to Nigeria.
Last night President Trump announced a joint U.S-Nigeria taskforce has eliminated ISIS #2 leader, Abu Bilal al-Minuki, who ran the Islamic State of West Africa Province.
“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS
The Minnesota “mastermind” of the state’s massive COVID meal fraud claims “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar was in on the $250 million scam.
Aimee Bock, founder of nonprofit Feeding Our Future, was convicted in March 2025 of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud for allegedly helping restaurant owners file fake or inflated claims during the pandemic to steal millions in child nutrition funds from the government.
She spoke to The Post by video call this week from Sherburne County Jail, where she is awaiting sentencing. I struggle to believe that she wouldn’t have known,” Bock said of Omar.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of former U.S. counterintelligence agent Monica Elfriede Witt, a one-time Air Force intelligence specialist accused of defecting to Iran and providing classified information to the Iranian government.
The FBI Washington Field Office announced the renewed reward offer on Thursday, saying Witt remains at large after being charged in a 2019 federal espionage case. Witt, 47, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1997 to 2008 and later worked as a government contractor until 2010. During her military and contracting service, authorities said she had access to SECRET and TOP SECRET intelligence,
Finish the Job
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In 1979, 1999, 2009, 2017-2018, 2019, 2022, late 2025 and early 2026, the Iranian people rose up in massive nationwide protests against economic collapse, repression, and governance failures. Each time, the regime responded with ruthless massacres...
Millions of unarmed civilians, no matter how courageous, cannot easily overcome such force.
Iran's regime continues its anti-American posture, support for proxies, and internal repression. It does not seek to reform, it seeks rearmament and revenge. Regime change is therefore not optional; it is essential.
Kamala Harris 'No Bad Ideas' Video for
Dems Is So Awful It Goes Viral - Then
She Makes It Worse replies
Dems Is So Awful It Goes Viral - Then
She Makes It Worse replies
The redistricting battle has been a real window into how far Democrats are willing to go to get - or keep - power. The meltdowns have been epic.
Perhaps one of the funniest responses was from Kamala Harris. She keeps trying to remain relevant, likely to stoke her hopes for a 2028 presidential run. But having the queen of the empty word salads trying to rally Democrats by claiming there are "no bad ideas" is quite something. She then went viral for pushing a bunch of... bad ideas. (X) Harris then hit the wish list of Democrats' push to grab power, from attacking the Electoral College and packing the
New York Islamists Call for ‘Intifada’
at Ground Zero and UK Arrests, Threatens Nationalists replies
at Ground Zero and UK Arrests, Threatens Nationalists replies
Intifada means jihad against Jews, Christians, and even any Muslims who don’t acquiesce in the plan. And that is exactly what a group of Islamist rioters called for this weekend at the site of the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City.
Marxists around the world, but particularly in America, were holding protests against the existence of Israel as the nation God gave to the Jews in perpetuity (Genesis 17:8), celebrated its independence and modern rebirth. Hundreds of commie groups, many of them tied to the mass murdering Chinese Communist Party,
Long deployments are hard on our service members, and now the USS Gerald R. Ford, the mightiest warship in human history, has returned to its home port of Norfolk, Virginia, after an 11-month deployment. That's the longest deployment by an American aircraft carrier since the Vietnam War.
The extended deployment saw the ship involved in the ouster of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and then participating in the curb-stomping of Iran in Operation Epic Fury. Now, the officers and sailors are getting a break.