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Secret Service agents exchanged fire with an armed man on the National Mall near the White House this evening. The area went into a short lockdown while teams cleared the scene. One juvenile bystander was grazed but no officials were injured. The suspect is in custody as the investigation moves quickly. Eyewitnesses described people scattering …
NEW – Iran releases a map, highlighting "the new area" of the Hormuz Strait, that they claim is now controlled by their Armed Forces — Tasnim pic.twitter.com/jUG9nOE6yj — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 4, 2026 WTI crude oil up $5/bbl to $107, spot gasoline values are pointing to a rise of 10c/gal. While the national average may …
NEW – Toronto is so dangerous now that they have armed soldiers patrolling the streets. but, they pass it off as a team of super cool people who will take selfies with you. (also, they are going to get heat stroke in like 2 minutes) pic.twitter.com/PEjJ3eGFJx — Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) April 25, 2026 AC
Two armed guys with assault rifles hit a Brinks armored truck yesterday morning in Philly’s Tacony neighborhood. They got away with about 1.8 million dollars in cash.It happened around 9:45 a.m. on Torresdale Avenue right out in the open. They rolled up, robbed the truck, then jumped in a blue getaway car and vanished. No …
San Diego PD take down a suspect armed with a stick using a K9 and non lethal rounds pic.twitter.com/KREIsmgCCG — TaraBull (@TaraBull) April 14, 2026
BREAKING: A foreign female journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday by unknown parties, the Iraqi interior ministry said. The kidnapped journalist holds a US passport, according to two Iraqi police sources. pic.twitter.com/uQNQc5TZ7m — Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 31, 2026 ‘The pursuit resulted in the interception of a vehicle belonging to the kidnappers, …
Holy shit this is going to be Iraq/Afghanistan 2.0. 52% chance the Iranian regime falls in 2026. https://t.co/6EjMbmA4Qj — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per WSJ reporting today citing U.S. officials: Trump is open to supporting Iranian groups willing to take up arms to dislodge the regime (e.g., via arms/training/intel). He’s spoken with …
Britain's Armed Forces 'can't defend Middle East bases from Iranian missiles' – with crucial warships and submarines out of action https://t.co/jrPBdsp5yV — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 3, 2026 Keir Starmer today ordered a Royal Navy warship to set sail for Cyprus to defend a UK airbase from Iranian air attacks, after being humiliated into acting …
Britain's Armed Forces 'can't defend Middle East bases from Iranian missiles' – with crucial warships and submarines out of action https://t.co/jrPBdsp5yV — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 3, 2026 France is sending warships and anti-air attack systems to Cyprus amid deepening questions about Britain’s ability to defend its own bases from Iranian attacks. Emmanuel Macron has …
🔥🚨BREAKING: The Black community of Chicago are demanding for the government to get involved after these young men started showing off their firearms to let the nation know that they ‘run their city.’ pic.twitter.com/ojQfbjp41X — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) February 22, 2026 Videos of young men holding firearms and claiming they “run” …
All branches of the Iranian Armed Forces enter a maximum state of alert 🇮🇷🇮🇷‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ — WW3 Monitor (@WW3_Monitor) February 4, 2026 🚨 BREAKING | IRAN All branches of Iran’s Armed Forces have entered a maximum state of alert. — DC_Global_News (@DC_Global_News) February 4, 2026 🇮🇷 BREAKING: Iranian Armed Forces All branches of the Islamic Republic’s …
Escalating Threats to Midterm Elections, Bannon Says Trump Will ‘Have ICE Surround the Polls’ “This is a red alert moment,” said Sen. Ed Markey. “We have to start working to protect polling places from Trump’s paramilitary ICE goons before it’s too late.” Days after President Donald Trump suggested that Republicans should “nationalize the voting” in …
Every “he didn’t deserve to die” argument ignores that he chose to put himself in exactly the scenario where death is a likely outcome. This isn’t about tyranny, it’s about stupidity catching up to you. I DIDNT WANT to do it BUT I have too. You didn’t see this yet. The narrative that “he was …
https://t.co/0ixVWy974N https://t.co/ftEJ0Te2T5 — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 9, 2025 🇺🇦🇬🇧 BREAKING: BRITISH SOLDIERS HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND! Russians hit him, they just came up with a lame excuse. First official casualty in Britain. pic.twitter.com/YvGJOezIBz — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 9, 2025 🇺🇦 Lights go out during the anthem … very symbolic for Ukraine pic.twitter.com/NlgFGY6ujL …
GRANITE CITY, Ill. – An armed suspect shot an officer Friday afternoon in Granite City. Sources tell FOX 2 the officer was with the Granite City Police Department. The officer was taken to a St. Louis-area hospital with undisclosed injuries. “We did speak to [the officer] upon arrival at the hospital, and we are hopeful …
BREAKING: Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff file War Powers Resolution "to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress." pic.twitter.com/HapQN8HXM9 — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 3, 2025 Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff File War Powers Resolution on Venezuela Filing of resolution comes after President …
Your HIV status is no barrier to service. This #WorldAIDSDay, the UK is proud to become the first @NATO nation to open up every single role in our Armed Forces to people living with HIV on treatment – meaning they cannot pass the virus on.@THTorguk pic.twitter.com/BUrMuiDAEb — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) December 1, 2025 …
by Michael The elite aren’t stupid. They can see that our society is coming apart at the seams all around us, and so they want to live some place safe. In fact, for many among the elite security has become the number one priority when choosing a new home. Unfortunately, the vast majority of us …
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — Dramatic video shows the robbery of a man at gunpoint in West Hollywood. The suspects can be seen driving away after the violent crime. Another video shows the robbery unfolding just moments earlier at Hacienda Place near Santa Monica Boulevard on Friday. Abraham Cortez and his partner were in town from …
USCIS is no longer a paper-processing office. It now wields guns, arrest powers, and prosecutors aimed at immigrants and the lawyers who guide them, turning routine applications into potential ambushes. The promise of immigration benefits is now coupled with the threat of detention. “USCIS will be empowered to investigate, arrest, and present for prosecution those …
One from April 20 said: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and, if all else fails, punch him in the balls.” A second tweet, on April 19, was a picture of a trans rally with the caption: “A photo …
View post on imgur.com UN confirms 2,309 out of 2,604 aid trucks entering Gaza between May 19 and August 5 were intercepted before arrival. “The United Nations published data on Tuesday showing that 88.7% of aid trucks collected by the international organisation in the Gaza Strip in recent months were intercepted before reaching their destination.” …
The Department of Homeland Security will “flood” New York City with ICE agents after the City Council blocked federal law enforcement agencies from opening an office in the city’s jails. FOX 5 NY’s Morgan McKay has the details.
Republicans finally got their “big, beautiful bill” across the finish line. Now they’re turning to their next urgent tasks: codifying billions in spending cuts and avoiding a government shutdown. The Senate plans to vote no earlier than next week on President Donald Trump’s request for lawmakers to scrap $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for …
Your cause shouldn’t come at the cost of someone else’s peace. One protest after another, and still.. no real message gets across. In LA, someone got hit with a rubber bullet. Which indeed is tragic, But when protests turn into mayhem, the original point is lost. And everyday… — Faizaan Unscripted (@FaizUnscripted) June 9, 2025 …
🚨🇷🇺 PUTIN LAUNCHES NUCLEAR SUB EQUIPPED WITH HYPERSONIC ZIRCON MISSILES Putin officially launched Perm, a nuclear-powered submarine armed with Zircon missiles capable of flying at several times the speed of sound. Zircons have a 900 km range and are considered nearly… https://t.co/0gqgVsQ3iu pic.twitter.com/FiyEEClq1p — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 27, 2025 Vladimir Putin has given permission …
An armed robber gets paralyzed by a dose of Leadicillin. pic.twitter.com/5hFIm7f6rP — Steve Inman (@SteveInmanUIC) December 24, 2024
14 DETAINED IN ARMED AURORA, COLORADO HOME INVASION ARE LIKELY ILLEGAL GANG MEMBERS: POLICE. Police in Aurora, Colorado, say the overnight armed home invasion at a local apartment complex that resulted in 14 suspects being detained was “without question a gang incident.” victimized their own race and their own ethnicity.” Just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, …
Trump plans to purge the Pentagon. How will they respond? Can our armed forces survive another presidency similar to Biden’s? Just a reminder: Biden said the greatest threat to our security isn’t terrorism, nuclear Iran, North Korea or China or Russia, but “White supremacy.” https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4989432-trump-defense-military-shakeup/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/26/bidens-new-woke-armed-forces-are-ready-to-fight-us/ h/t Reasonable_Mess_3327
There’s hardly any difference between this case and the New York subway case. It’s an absolute disgrace that Alvin Bragg chose to charge Daniel Penny. Like this store owner, Penny acted in self-defense and to protect others. He’s a hero, not a criminal. — Andrew Fisher (@acpandy) December 5, 2024