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Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao is wasting no time in the Big Chair. Just days after taking over for John Phelan, Cao fired Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, the Director of Naval Intelligence, and immediately killed the massive “Intelligence & Security” (I&S) reorganization that Phelan had spent months building. The move has reportedly left the E-Ring …
The U.S. eliminated six Iranian small boats attempting to interfere with commercial shipping – CENTCOM Commander Adm Brad Cooper — Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) May 4, 2026 Right now CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper is on a call with journalists. He says 15,000 U.S. service members are involved in the Project Freedom effort to help commercial …
Iranian state media reports that Iranian forces took custody of two trade vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after opening fire on the ships Video shows gunmen seizing commercial ships, Iran says h/t b4its2l8
The Trump administration has fired a Boston immigration judge who ruled the government had no grounds to deport Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University doctoral student arrested in Somerville by masked immigration agents last year. Roopal Patel was terminated Friday, according to the New York Times. Her dismissal is one of the latest judge firings among …
Russia launched a series of large-scale attacks on Ukraine this week, firing more than 1,000 drones in the last 36 hours, as Moscow launches a new campaign on the battlefield. Some 392 were launched Monday night into Tuesday, the Ukrainian Air Force said. More than 550 were launched at targets across the country in a …
#Iran targets #USSAbrahamLincoln with anti-ship cruise missiles, warning the #US and "Israel" not to test its defenses in the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/byJoyqGo0l — Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) March 25, 2026 Iran has vowed to strike one of the world’s largest warships, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, after launching a huge missile salvo which …
💥 BREAKING: 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran has launched two ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military facility at Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to several US officials. None of the missiles struck the base.#Breaking #IranWar pic.twitter.com/qp1mUezMHE — Six Pocket (@six_pocket) March 21, 2026 The UK has hit back at Iran’s reckless attacks …
by Michael Why are so many crazy things happening all at once? I have been writing a lot about the chaos that has erupted in the Middle East, and now chaos is erupting all over America. Just when you thought that the craziest winter ever was coming to end, a “megastorm” has formed right over …
Mexican Resort Towns Burn As Special Forces Kill Jalisco New Generation Cartel Boss "El Mencho" https://t.co/kQcnsbDn37 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 22, 2026 Mexico’s Ministry of Defense announced on X that a military operation targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the Tapalpa area resulted in the death of cartel leader Nemesio “Mencho” Oseguera. According …
The first shot couldn't have been from the confiscated gun because the bullet hit the ground next to the man while the agent was walking in the other direction. pic.twitter.com/oZmunclgfX — Lilly inLondon (@Lillyin_London) January 25, 2026
BREAKING: Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters https://t.co/ruqu8iV0DX pic.twitter.com/kcEtrCR9Xt — Reuters (@Reuters) January 22, 2026 ⚡️The system is eating itself. When Amazon, UPS, Intel, and others start cutting this deep …
The Fed is legally required to ignore presidential pressure on rates. BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Fed Chair Powell on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington. Jerome Powell just released his response below: "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting… pic.twitter.com/HaKAPPW2tn — amit (@amitisinvesting) …
They did it on purpose. Sharing ICE agents’ info like that is just reckless stupidity. BREAKING: An independently owned Marriott hotel in Bloomington, MN confirms to @FoxNews they have ID’d & fired an employee who doxxed ICE agents by leaking their names, emails, and surveillance images of them as they checked in at the front …
President Trump launches a massive federal purge amid the Schumer Shutdown, firing thousands from agencies like the IRS, HUD, and EPA in a sweeping government shake-up.
Under a pale morning sky in Dallas, a sniper climbed onto a roof and opened fire on a federal facility. The target was clear. The timing was deliberate. The method was tactical. This was no random act. This was a direct strike on one of the most politically charged institutions in America: Immigration and Customs …
Radicalization is happening right now. One post, one comment, or one viral outrage can set off the next shooting, and our society has no way to stop it before someone dies. "The alleged gunman, a former health policy analyst for the California Indian Health Board, posted on X the day before the shooting, seemingly wishing …
JUST IN: The Washington Post has fired race hustler Karen Attiah. pic.twitter.com/lPKOfHFR8M — Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) September 15, 2025 "The Washington Post fired me" over Charlie Kirk posts, writes @KarenAttiah. "I have been canceled by Columbia. I have now been canceled by the Washington Post." https://t.co/3kLfcwq99h — David Weigel (@daveweigel) September 15, 2025 She didn’t …
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46257938/hokies-set-fire-brent-pry-starting-0-3-sources-say Virginia Tech has fired coach Brent Pry on Sunday, a day after a 45-26 home loss to Old Dominion in which the Hokies were booed loudly while heading to the locker room for halftime. Saturday’s loss dropped Virginia Tech to 0-3 on the season and 16-24 through four seasons under Pry. He is set …
History shows (12 out of 12 times since 1947) when unemployment rises, it rises hard and it rises fast. This time will not be different. pic.twitter.com/aTzJEzO9He — Bob Hyneman (@BobhynemanUSA) September 6, 2025
In August 2025, Walmart’s Global Tech division terminated 1,200 contractors in a single sweep. No notice. No severance. Accounts locked. Logins frozen. Silence. The trigger wasn’t performance or efficiency. It was bribery at the top, a vice president accused of siphoning between $30,000 and $120,000 every single day from Indian staffing firms. That figure is …
Trump firing Fed’s Cook pic.twitter.com/BBEgdKZJJL — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) August 26, 2025 Well Trump fires Cook. Now he can replace her with another dovish cuck and he will have enough votes to get as many rate cuts as he wants. This is terrifying shit. https://t.co/rkBClz3rde — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 26, 2025 We’re running an almost …
My rights are NOT SUBECT to the availability of a government agent. — Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) August 11, 2025
“Payroll employment growth slowed sharply to only 35,000 jobs per month over the three months ending in July. This is well below the moderate pace seen earlier in the year, likely due to a significant softening in labor demand.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/09/federal-reserve-rate-bowman/1681754774717/ The Fed’s dual mandate is breaking down. Inflation’s near target. Jobs are slipping. Tariffs are …
Canada’s wildfire season has already burned over 2.7 million hectares and displaced more than 33,000 people. “What we are witnessing is not just a series of isolated incidents, but a glimpse into a new, fire-prone reality shaped by human activities and climate change.” https://unu.edu/inweh/news/canadas-wildfire-crisis-harsh-glimpse-new-climate-reality-cascading-impacts-beyond-its The smoke crossed borders. Over 117 million people in the U.S. …
Olivia Julianna ousted after failing to deliver results. JUST IN: Olivia Julianna has been let go from her role as the DNC’s young male voter outreach coordinator due to poor performance. Despite the DNC allocating $20 million to the effort, Julianna failed to tip the scale after three months. pic.twitter.com/OTLX3vMtOP — Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) July …
The ongoing purge of Justice Department officials who investigated President Trump and his allies continued this week, with the Justice Department firing more than 20 employees who worked on the investigations, sources told CBS News. The firings, one source familiar with the terminations said, included more than 20 people who worked on former Special Counsel …
Motorists forced to abandon vehicles as fire hits Route 1 highway * Celebrations nixed around the country * IDF called in to help * Families told not to gather at cemeteries for Memorial Day events A Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson says 24 firefighting teams and four volunteer units in northern Israel are working to …
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration ousted the director of the National Security Agency Thursday night, according to top congressional Democrats who decried the firing as making the U.S. less safe from cyber intelligence espionage activities by China and other U.S. adversaries. Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was chief of U.S. Cyber Command in addition to leading …
