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More than 200 of the world’s elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking. A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has …
🚨The BBC have been caught RED-HANDED pic.twitter.com/J1KSMl4XSf — Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) June 17, 2026 In December 2025, illegal migrants in the audience asked questions directed at @ZiaYusufUK. The Telegraph has now revealed that Imix, a charity that works to “build support for migration,” reportedly coached them in advance. They were plants, the BBC is yet …
Video shows the planes crashing in midair in Idaho Sunday. All four crew members safely ejected, according to the show’s marketing director. Full story: https://www.khou.com/article/news/nat…
2007: Rodney Alexander ($15,000) 2009: Office of Carolyn McCarthy (2 cases resulting in 1 settlement) ($8,000) 2010: Eric Massa I ($85,000) 2010: Eric Massa II ($20,000) 2010: Eric Massa III ($10,000) 2010: John Conyers I ($50,000) 2014: Blake Farenthold ($84,000) 2014: John Conyers (Severance pay $27,111.75) 2017: Patrick Meehan (2 cases resulting in 1 settlement) …
US Congress introduced a bill to extend some veteran style protections to Americans who serve in the Israeli Defense Forces. The bill called H.R. 8445 treats their time in the IDF like US military service for things like job protections and financial relief. It was pushed by Republican lawmakers and its been getting attention again …
Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish allies it …
With three members resigning over the last seven days, the House has matched its 1857 record for the most members quitting in a single week. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., resigned today, joining former Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, in departing early as they all faced ethics investigations and calls to be expelled. …
That’s very revealing! Trump’s administration reports directly to him on a daily basis…. pic.twitter.com/ROOBNNHyZy — NBY (@Kwadwo1105) April 13, 2026
🚨🎥 TMZ is still hunting for footage of vacationing members of Congress and it's now gone international. About 30 lawmakers were spotted touring a castle in Scotland and guess who's footing the bill? YOU. pic.twitter.com/oONy6uCMpy — TMZ (@TMZ) April 2, 2026
Delta suspends its special desk service for members of Congress until the Democrat shutdown of DHS is over: “Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta.” pic.twitter.com/m5XOWbqHKD — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 24, 2026 View post on imgur.com NOW: …
1. Nancy Pelosi – 85 2. Maxine Waters – 87 3. Bernie Sanders – 84 4. Mitch McConnell – 83 5. James Clyburn – 85 6. Angus King – 81 7. Chuck Grassley – 92 8. Hal Rogers – 88 9. James Risch – 82 10. Steny Hoyer – 86 Term limits? Congress needs a …
🚨 TRUMP TO HOLD WHITE HOUSE NEWS CONFERENCE Donald Trump said he will hold a news conference at the White House on Monday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the briefing will take place before his 11:45 a.m. closed-door meeting with the board of the John F. Kennedy Center… — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) …
⚡️#BREAKING 4 of 6 crew aboard US KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq confirmed dead, US military says pic.twitter.com/4e6XCisYrO — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 13, 2026 The U.S. military on Friday said that all six crew members of a KC-135 military refueling plane that crashed a day earlier while flying over western Iraq have …
🚨#BREAKING: Authorities are responding to a hazmat incident at Disneyland Park after an unknown odor was detected backstage near the Tomorrowland attraction Star Tours The Adventures Continue. At least five cast members have been hospitalized, and emergency crews are currently… pic.twitter.com/Aty1mQo2et — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 10, …
IEA Proposes Largest Ever Oil Release From Strategic Reserves — Members to Decide Wednesday #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) March 11, 2026 BREAKING: The IEA has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in history, exceeding the 182 million barrel record set in 2022, per WSJ. Details include: 1. The proposal was circulated at an "emergency …
Since the start of the war with Iran, 140 U.S. service members have been wounded, but the majority of the injuries have been minor, according to the Pentagon. “The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty. Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and …
BREAKING: 3 U.S. service members have been KILLED in action and 5 are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury. Trump did that. God bless our troops. I didn’t vote for this. I support our troops but not the leader hiding at Mar-a-lago with billionaires as our troops… — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 1, …
A quarter-century after leaving the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton are hours away from one more legal showdown with House Republicans as they prepare to testify in a congressional investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For the Clintons, the depositions this week mark a stunning reversal. After months of vigorously fighting to avoid …
via WSB: Two voting FOMC members have said the payroll jobs data is overstated. And no, this isn’t some Econ 101 dropout yelling “the numbers are fake” from his parents’ basement. This is coming straight from the Federal Reserve. I’ve got the receipts. Oh, and one of those two voters? Jerome Powell. The Fed Chair himself. …
Fifty-one House members and nine senators have decided not to run for re-election, the most retirements from Congress this century. Some feel they’ve hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families. Yet more are leaving because they don’t like the workplace. Add it all together, and members of …
COLOMBIAN MUSIC STAR Yeison Jiménez KILLED IN PLANE CRASH pic.twitter.com/TzSvAgmhDf — RT (@RT_com) January 10, 2026 A Colombian singer is among six people killed after the plane carrying him and his musicians crashed and burst into flames as they headed for a concert due to take place last night. Yeison Jimenez had written in a …
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for “conduct [that] was seditious in nature,” referring to a video Kelly participated in in November that told United States service members they have a right to refuse unlawful orders. Hegseth wrote that Kelly, who retired as a Navy captain and receives retirement benefits …
It is the kind of tragedy that makes everything else feel small and meaningless for a moment. 🚨 BREAKING: A private jet owned by NASCAR Driver and humanitarian Greg Biffle has reportedly crashed and exploded in Statesville, NC Unconfirmed reports from local media that Greg and his family were on board PLEASE pray that’s not …
http://twitter.com/1200616796295847936/status/2000689958886006822 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has renewed his call to end congressional stock trading, highlighting outsized returns by lawmakers that far outpace market benchmarks. In 2024, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden’s portfolio surged 123.8%, compared with the S&P 500’s 24.9%, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s portfolio returned 70.9%. Bessent Urges End to Congressional Trading as …
The FBI has arrested four members of a radical group who were allegedly planning a terror plot across Los Angeles, as well as attacks on members of ICE. Officials took four alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front into custody on Friday after plots of bombings, targeting at least five US companies across LA …
UPDATE: Two of our ARMY Service Members and one US Civilian were killed in Syria. The attack was from an ISIS member. — MustangMedic (@MustangMedicX) December 13, 2025 Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by a lone member of the Islamic …
She made the video so that military members would question Trump's authority. That's why they made it. To sow discord. — Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) December 8, 2025
That’s the kind of move governments make when they think people won’t push back. If they can shut down the opposition’s bank accounts, they can shut down anyone’s. GERMAN BANKS FREEZE AfD ACCOUNTS IN ESCALATING CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT Multiple German banks are shutting down accounts linked to AfD, now the country’s largest opposition party, without …
Tell me again who the people are who are being divisive? There has always been disagreement among among us regarding politics. We used to be sensible enough to not choose ANY of these clowns from whatever party over family and friends, though. — Kevin Ricker (@Ricker1Kevin) November 9, 2025 Feels like the point was never …
Congressional Perks: Congress spends on pricey airfare, lodging and private jets. Members of Congress regularly commute between Washington, D.C., and their home districts with taxpayers paying the tab, but some choose to spend more than others – a few even charter private jets, an investigation by The Center Square found. When it came to charter …