Donald Trump finally has had enough with Iran. It’s about bloody time!
And let’s go over the House Judiciary Committees hearing over the accusations against the Southern Poverty Law Center. It was great.
Well, It’s About Time
U.S. forces carried out a new round of airstrikes on Iranian targets along the country’s southern coast and near the Strait of Hormuz late Tuesday/early Wednesday, framed by Washington as “retaliatory” and “self‑defense” strikes after Iran shot down a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week.
What actually happened
U.S. Central Command says American aircraft and missiles struck multiple Iranian military targets, including radar and air‑defense installations and other coastal sites that Washington argues were being used to threaten U.S. forces and shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest wave of strikes began around 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, following the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter over or near the Strait; both crew members were recovered alive by a U.S. sea drone according to U.S. officials.
U.S. officials describe the operation as a “measured retaliation” intended to deter further Iranian attacks while avoiding a full‑scale regional war, emphasizing that the targets were strictly military.
Despite the fighting, the U.S. has both resumed getting oil through the Strait of Hormuz and even conducted at least one covert shipment in recent days.[reuters]
Current U.S. flows through the Strait
The U.S. Energy Secretary said on June 9 that ship traffic and oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Gulf are “rising very meaningfully” compared with the previous weeks when the corridor was more heavily disrupted by the conflict.[reuters]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that in 2024 the United States imported about 0.5 million barrels per day of crude oil and condensate from Persian Gulf countries via the Strait, a relatively small share of total U.S. supply but still significant.[eia]
Covert U.S. shipment Trump referenced
On June 10, President Trump told reporters that the U.S. had “secretly moved millions of barrels of oil” through the Strait of Hormuz, implying at least one protected or clandestine shipment during the current crisis.[cnbc]
Financial and energy media framed this as part of broader U.S. efforts to demonstrate that it can keep at least some flows moving even while bombing Iranian targets and escorting tankers.[cnbc]
How important the Strait is overall
Roughly 20–25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade—on the order of 20 million barrels per day—normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it the single most critical oil chokepoint globally.[britannica]
Asia (China, India, South Korea, Japan and others) takes close to 90% of the crude moving through the Strait, while the U.S. directly receives only a small fraction (around 2–3% of those flows), which is why the U.S. is affected more through global price impacts than through physical shortages.[energynow]
The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT. At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT. At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other… pic.twitter.com/RPeL3khVrr
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) June 11, 2026
🚨Alveda King CALLS OUT Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX): "I am a bit emotional … It seems as though you have suggested that I am a b****** to the King family legacy." pic.twitter.com/rJyL4LLwsA
New York has a lot of problems. But they seems to always deflect from those problems to push their woke crap.
The colleges in California, and throughout the country, are finding that a lot of kids entering their schools can’t hack it. They have and idea on how to fix it.
And I am going to talk about a couple of incidents that we’re not talking about here. But it is coming here.
New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would systematically replace the words “mother” and “father” with gender‑neutral terms like “gestating parent” and “non‑gestating parent” in state family‑related laws, but it is not law until Governor Kathy Hochul signs it.
What the bill actually does
In family court, domestic relations, and related statutes, references to “mother” are replaced with “gestating parent,” and “father” with “non‑gestating parent” or simply “parent.”
“Paternity” proceedings (to determine a child’s legal father) are renamed “parentage” proceedings, and “putative father” becomes “alleged parent” in the statutory language.
The changes are largely within family‑law contexts (custody, parentage, surrogacy, same‑sex parent cases), rather than banning the everyday use of “mom” and “dad” by the public.
Status and process
The bill passed the New York State Assembly earlier in the year and then passed the State Senate this week, so it has cleared the legislature.
It now goes to Governor Hochul, who can sign it into law, veto it, or let it become law without her signature; as of the latest reports, it is awaiting her decision.
Stated rationale vs. political backlash
Supporters argue the update is meant to align the law with modern family structures, including same‑sex couples, surrogacy, and assisted reproduction, where “biological mother/father” may not match who is actually raising the child.
The bill memo says the goal is to use inclusive, gender‑neutral terminology so that all intended or functional parents are treated consistently in court.
Critics—particularly Republicans and conservative commentators—frame it as an ideological attempt to “erase” the traditional terms “mother” and “father,” and some local officials have publicly vowed to reverse such changes if they gain higher office.
Practical legal impact if signed
In litigation, petitions and orders would refer to “gestating parent,” “non‑gestating parent,” and “parentage,” which could affect how parentage is framed in disputes over custody, support, and adoption.
The change dovetails with a broader trend in New York toward recognizing non‑traditional and multi‑parent arrangements (for example, confirmatory adoptions and recognizing more than two legal parents in some cases).
It does not on its face strip anyone of parental rights; instead it re‑labels the categories under which those rights are asserted and adjudicated. This is the slippery slope.
Hundreds of University of California faculty members have signed an open letter urging faculty leaders to return to a standardized testing model for math and science applicants. The letter warns of a clear drop in math scores since the tests were abandoned.
After a 2020 legal challenge was raised by a student that argued the requirement provided an advantage to students who could afford prep services, the tests were eliminated. The group of UC Berkeley math professors sent the letter arguing that the college’s decision to abstain from test requirements created ability gaps so broad that instructors were having to teach middle-school math to college-aged students.
The professors cite concerning trends among math students in their open letter.
“Over the past five years, we have seen a widening divergence in mathematical preparation levels within the same classroom,” the letter reads. “This trend indicates that current admissions practices do not provide a sufficiently reliable check on mathematical readiness for STEM majors. The UC San Diego Senate–Administration Workgroup on Admissions report documents this crisis in stark terms: in the last five years, the number of students whose mathematics skills fall below high school level increased nearly thirtyfold; moreover, 70% of those students fall below middle school levels, reaching roughly one in twelve members of the entering cohort.”
The letter urged the need for the school system to bring back the ACT and SAT requirements as a “critical baseline” to examine whether students have the mathematical abilities required for challenging STEM coursework. It argues that schools in California can no longer reliably distinguish readiness for university-level STEM majors in an era of severe grade inflation and AI-assisted application essays.
The professors conclude the letter with a call to action, urging the college to take four steps:
Reinstate SAT/ACT Requirements
Validate Academic Readiness
Establish Faculty Oversight
Mandate Institutional Accountability
In response to the letter penned by the UC professors, UC Academic Senate Chair Ahmet Palazoglu made the following statement:
“In light of concerns raised by UC faculty about student preparedness for undergraduate study, in March I called upon our systemwide faculty Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS) to address timely topics tied to students’ college readiness and UC’s admissions process. BOARS is in the process of proposing a roadmap of policy work and partnership-building with other state and K–12 education leaders in the next academic year and beyond.”
The dispute comes as colleges across the United States grapple with the new era of test-blind admissions. While supporters of these policies argue that the reduced restrictions expand access, there are still many who see the emerging trends as concerning.
Entrepreneur and founder of a women’s-only application has been ordered to pay $20,000, with an additional maximum of $100,000 in court fees, to a trans-identified male after he was denied access to the platform. CEO of Giggle for Girls Proprietary Limited, Sall Grover, was also found to have “discriminated” against Jason “Roxy” Tickle by recognizing him as a male in a selfie he submitted for on-boarding.
The ruling comes after more than four years of litigation, with Tickle having first filed a discrimination complaint through the Australian Human Rights Commission in December of 2021. The latest and final ruling, handed down in the Federal Court on Friday afternoon, was a response to an appeal lodged by Tickle in August 2024 to a decision made by Justice Bromwich stating that Grover was guilty of “indirect discrimination.” At the time, Grover was ordered to pay $10,000 in compensation to Tickle and to pay his court costs up to $50,000. Dissatisfied with the outcome, Tickle further pursued litigation seeking a verdict of direct discrimination.
In a shocking new development, Justice Melissa Perry sided with Tickle, doubled the compensation payout from $10,000 to $20,000, found Grover guilty of direct discrimination, and ordered her to pay court costs for Tickle up to $100,000. In her decision, Justice Perry cited the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984, which was significantly amended in 2013 to include explicit protections for “gender identity.”
A French women’s rights activist has been found guilty of “public insult” over a remark she made during a televised debate with a trans-identified male. Dora Moutot was informed on May 20 that she had been convicted of “public insult against a person or group of people on account of their sex, sexual orientation or gender identity” due to her comment that women are “wary of people with penises.”
Moutot made the statement during an October 2022 episode of the popular talk show Quelle Époque!, where she had been invited as a guest to debate a trans-identified male named Marie Cau, the mayor of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes. While discussing the issue of men who claim to be transgender women, Moutot stated that women have a need to be cautious in the presence of “people with penises.”
In its ruling, the court argued that Moutot had reduced “transgender women” to “their male attribute.”
“By referring to them as ‘penis people’ whom ‘women’ are ‘forced to distrust’, the defendant first assigns transgender women to their penis, that is, to their male sexual attribute of birth, while denying their female gender identity since they are opposed to ‘women’, the defendant thus implicitly considering that transgender women are not women,” the verdict read.
“This statement, which in a generalizing and essentializing way denies the gender identity of those concerned and assigns them to a masculine sexual attribute by associating the latter with a state of danger for cisgender women, is outrageous towards transgender women because of their sex and their gender identity.”
Incredibly Moutot was fined €1,000, to be paid to the state, as well as the payment of €500 in damages to each of the three trans activist associations who backed Cau’s legal complaint, and an additional €2,000 to cover the court costs, which had come from public funding.
Bernie Sanders has decided to introduce a bill that would seize companies working on Artificial Intelligence.
A bunch of women in Congress want more time off because they are women.
And Zohran Mamdani bemoans all the violence being done to trans people. Too bad he didn’t do a little research first.
This is Unconstitutional
According to Perplexity:
Bernie Sanders has announced that he will soon introduce the “American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act,” which is likely what you’re referring to.
What Sanders is proposing
Sanders says he plans to introduce a bill that would create an American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund, giving the public a direct ownership stake in the largest U.S. AI companies (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and others).
The fund would be financed through a one‑time 50% tax or mandated equity transfer on the stock of these firms, not on their profits.
That stock would be held in a federal sovereign wealth fund, with the government holding voting shares and equal board representation in the covered companies to block decisions deemed harmful to the public.
Sanders argues that since AI models are built on the collective work and data of the public, the public should share directly in the wealth they generate.
What it would do for the public
The proposal envisions that profits from this sovereign wealth fund would be paid out to Americans as cash dividends, similar in spirit to Alaska’s Permanent Fund payments and Norway’s oil‑fund model.
Sanders has also floated that, as the fund grows, some of the proceeds could be used to support broader public goods like healthcare, education, and housing.
Status right now
As of early June 2026, Sanders has announced his intention and outlined the concept in a New York Times op‑ed and social media posts, but the formal bill text has not yet been introduced in Congress.
Until the actual legislative language appears, the details (covered companies, thresholds, governance specifics, distribution formulas, constitutionality tests, etc.) are still somewhat open and being debated.
Celebrating Pride Month, New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared an article claiming there has been an uptick in “violent killings” of people who identify as transgender. However, a review by The Daily Wire found that none of the deaths cited in the article have been classified as anti-trans hate crimes by law enforcement agencies investigating the cases.
He said, “Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.”
The article was published by Them, which describes itself as “the award-winning authority on what LGBTQ+ means today — and tomorrow.” It claims to cite seven transgender-identifying victims killed this year, but both the report and its underlying source identify only six individuals.
The first victim named is Eryka Caldwell. According to the outlet’s own previous reporting, Caldwell was allegedly stabbed to death by his boyfriend, 38-year-old Jonathan Fernandez. Caldwell’s sister said he had previously sought refuge from Fernandez in domestic violence shelters.
Davonta Curtis was allegedly beaten to death by his boyfriend. Prosecutors say the suspect later stole Curtis’s car, phone, and money. Court records reportedly show the suspect searched phrases including “how to kill someone with a hammer” and “if a person gets hit in the head with a hammer while sleeping, what happens.”
Aleanna Royal Belcher was found dead in a homeless shelter stairwell with a stab wound to his abdomen. After completing their investigation, police said they did not believe the killing was a hate crime.
Lucas Redbeard Knapp was shot after reportedly intervening in a confrontation between two parties. Law enforcement investigated the death as a homicide, not a hate crime.
Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, was found shot to death inside a home. Public reporting contains conflicting descriptions regarding whether Sanchez-McCray even identified as transgender or was a gay man who performed in drag. Authorities have not announced a motive, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Dannielle Spillman died in a hit-and-run incident after a dispute involving a vehicle. Authorities have also not classified the case as a hate crime, just like the other five killings in the article.
Democrat lawmakers are pushing a federal bill to make businesses pay for female workers to take time off for period pain — an issue they’ve framed through the lens of “economic violence.”
The bill, called the Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, would require employers to provide up to 12 days of paid leave per year for female health issues, including period pain and menopause symptoms, and also covers abortion and vasectomies.
Notably, the legislation would hit incredibly small businesses, too, even if the owner has as few as five employees. And it’s backed by abortion giant Planned Parenthood.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who attended the presser last month, said women are tired of being told to “tough it out” when it comes to their period and suggested the issue is also about ethnicity.
“While the system is broken for all women, it is in a full blown crisis for Latinas,” the Democrat said. “The nationwide 17% of Latinos lack health insurance — more than double the rate of white Americans. Over 20% of adult Latinos in Arizona have been forced to completely avoid medical care because they simply cannot afford it.”
“Latinas are the backbone of our workforce, and yet they’re disproportionately concentrated in low wage and hourly jobs that lack flexible sick leave,” she continued. “Forcing a worker to choose between paying her rent or losing a day’s pay to recover from a grueling gynecological procedure is not a choice; it’s an economic violence.”
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), who is sponsoring the Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, recalled during the presser the pain she’s experienced from her period.
“Today, we are here to talk about women’s pain and how long it’s been overlooked,” Ansari said. “Like most women, I have a very personal experience with reproductive health pain.”
“In the summer of 2015, while starting my career in New York City, I woke up on floor of my local bodega drenched in sweat being dragged into an ambulance,” she continued. “Two male paramedics hovered over me and continued to ask me if I was pregnant. I had passed out from period pain. Even now, every month, I have days where it feels like barbed wire is tightening inside me. I’ve taken 2,000 milligrams of ibuprofen in twenty-four hours and still been in tears from the pain. Often end up on the bathroom floor in the fetal position, crying, moaning, or vomiting. Still, I put on a blazer and gone to work.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is also backing the bill. “I know that many of you understand that we’re sick and tired of women having to be expected to say, ‘suck it up,’ or still perform at the highest level,” Tlaib said at the presser. “They’re expected to show up to work despite incredibly painful periods and sit through meetings after being denied competent health care. And for far too long, women’s pain has been minimized, ignored, dismissed, and even politicized.”
Just weeks after Seattle unveiled four “smart” public toilets in Pioneer Square at a cost of roughly $116,000 per unit, one of the high-tech restrooms was vandalized when someone smashed a window.
The incident comes less than a month after city officials celebrated the launch of the Throne Labs restrooms as part of Seattle’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and broader efforts to revitalize downtown. The city is spending approximately $465,000 on the one-year pilot program.
Photos of the damaged restroom circulated on social media after being shared by Seattle Submissions. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) told local media that the damage was repaired in less than a day by Throne Labs, the company operating the facilities.
The vandalism is likely to raise questions about whether Seattle’s latest public restroom experiment will fare better than a similar effort nearly two decades ago. In the mid-2000s, Seattle spent millions on automated public toilets equipped with self-cleaning systems and multilingual instructions. The futuristic bathrooms quickly became targets for vandalism and were plagued by reports of criminal activity and drug use. The city ultimately abandoned the program and sold the units on eBay for a fraction of their original cost.
SDOT has emphasized that the program is intended as a one-year trial and will be evaluated based on technology performance, cleanliness, maintenance needs, and public feedback. The city has suggested additional units could be deployed elsewhere if the pilot proves successful.
Seattle is in the process of building a tiny home village intended to house the city’s homeless population ahead of the FIFA World Cup coming to the Emerald City on June 15.
Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle said that the Bay View Pallet Shelter Village, located near 15th and Armory Way, is being operated by Everyone Deserves Housing. “People moving in here will be the people most highly affected by FIFA World Cup or displaced by World Cup.” The housing village will be “low barrier,” she said, which means drug users will be allowed access, and the facility is set to open on June 8.
Sneak Peak at the new Pallet Shelter opening June 8th off 15th and Armory Way. This village is intended to welcome addicted homeless folks who are most affected by the FIFA World Cup. All are welcome to the June 7th Open House to meet the mayor and the operators of the village.… pic.twitter.com/ighIwdZlvz
I’m sure Whole Foods and the storage building will be thrilled that this little “community” is going up.
Thank God it is by a liquor store.
How about you DON’T allow drugs in the area?
She admits there will be a crime problem in the area and it is up to the community to deal with it.
The mayor’s office initially estimated that the first 500 units, which the city has not shared what kind of units these would include, would cost $28,000 per year. However, they later acknowledged that higher support shelters could cost closer to $45,000 per year. While the mayor has identified $17.5 million from the city budget to go towards housing costs, it would only partially cover the 500 units if each were the more expensive $45,000 price tag.
Supporters of the plan argue that while the shelters are not a permanent solution, they provide an immediate alternative to unsheltered living as Seattle prepares to host a major international event.
The “moderate” governor of Virginia has decided to rig all elections.
Another promise by Zohran Mamdani goes out the window.
And have you ever wondered what airline pilots talk about with the control tower? Well, we know now.
What Going On In Iran
Here’s the news in Iran:
The ceasefire is supposed to end tomorrow in the war against Iran.
Trump says that it is unlikely he will extend the ceasefire.
The United States is capturing ships going into and out of Iran.
Some ships are getting through.
Chris Murphy, while in Spain ripping Donald Trump, is under fire for cheering on the Iranians.
They Cheat
According to the Daily Wire:
Bringing the United States perilously close to dismantling its constitutional foundation, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed HB965 into law, officially entering the Commonwealth into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). The decision has sparked immediate outrage across the state, as critics realize the measure effectively renders the individual votes of Virginians “null and void.”
By signing this compact, Spanberger has agreed to hand Virginia’s 13 electoral votes to whichever presidential ticket wins the national popular vote — regardless of how the people of Virginia actually cast their ballots. With Virginia’s entry, the movement is now a terrifying 48 electoral votes away from taking effect. The current total stands at 222 votes, or 82% of the way to the 270-vote threshold required to fundamentally upend American elections.
It is no coincidence that the states rushing to bypass the Constitution represent a monolithic partisan bloc. To date, every single state that has joined the compact is a blue state, moving the country toward a system where a few deep-blue urban centers could dictate the presidency for the entire Union. The list of members includes:
Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii, Washington, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Vermont, California, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine, and now Virginia.
This partisan rush to ignore state boundaries flies in the face of Alexander Hamilton’s warnings in Federalist No. 68. Hamilton cautioned that the Electoral College was not a mere suggestion, but an “excellent” system designed to protect the Republic from the very “tumult and disorder” that a direct popular vote invites.
The Founders were explicitly wary of a direct popular vote, fearing it would allow a “demagogue” with “talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity” to manipulate the masses. Hamilton argued that the presidency should not be a prize for the most famous or the most populist, but should be determined by an intermediate body of electors — men “most likely to possess the information and discernment requisite to such complicated investigations.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted Tuesday that the promised lower prices at his city-owned grocery stores will only be guaranteed for a core set of everyday staples.
Items in those so-called baskets of goods have yet to be decided, but likely include essentials such as bread, milk and eggs, officials said.
Beyond those essentials, the stores will also sell other foodstuffs and items. Officials said they’ll aim to make those items low-cost as well, but may not always be able to achieve the perpetual discount.
“When it comes to the products that we will be selling at the city-run grocery stores, there will be an essential basket of goods that will be guaranteed a cheaper price, and cheaper than what they’re being sold at currently,” Mamdani said during a news conference at La Marqueta in Harlem.
The already city-owned La Marqueta was the first location revealed to host Mamdani’s socialist pet grocery project, but he said Tuesday the actual store – which carries a whopping $30 million expected price tag – won’t open until 2029.
Other yet-to-be-decided municipal grocery stores will open before then, with the first expected to greet shoppers in late 2027, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration has said it will investigate an incident that has gone viral in which two pilots were heard meowing and barking at each other over an air traffic control frequency.
One pilot was heard saying “meow meow frequency from Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC in audio first obtained by ATC.com. The other pilot barked in response. The audio was captured on April 12.
Air traffic control calls out pilots for meowing and barking at each other.
One person replied on the frequency, “You guys need to be professional,” which was met with more meowing and barking. A person replied, “This is why you still fly an RJ.” RJ refers to regional jet, where many pilots begin their careers. It is unclear which flights the pilots had been on or what airline they worked for.
Per the New York Post, the FAA said it prohibits pilots from engaging in “non-essential conversations” below 10,000 feet. “Conversations must be related to the safe operation of the aircraft. The FAA investigates all situations where pilots may have violated any regulation,” the agency said.
Dennis Tajer, a pilot and spokesperson for the American Airlines pilots’ union Allied Pilots Association, said he has heard meowing on the “guard frequency, which is reserved for emergencies, before. It is unclear what frequency the April 12 incident took place on.
“It’s not entertainment, it’s a serious frequency and it has a serious purpose,” Tajer said, per ABC News. “Anything that contaminates that with idle humor or any kind of schtick is not received well and it should stop.”
Addressing those meowing, Tajer said, “For the few individuals out there that do it: stop, join us, stay safe and we’ll keep that frequency sacred and protected.”
President Donald Trump’s administration is investigating the “troubling” deaths and disappearances of scientists and researchers who each reportedly had access to classified information at some point in their careers.
“In light of the recent and legitimate questions about these troubling cases, and President Trump’s commitment to the truth, the White House is actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI to holistically review all of the cases together and identify any potential commonalities that may exist,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Friday afternoon.
Her remarks came after Fox News’ Peter Doocy pressed both Leavitt and President Donald Trump about the eerie timeline, given that at least 11 scientists have died or disappeared under strange circumstances. All of these individuals have been tied to military, nuclear, or aerospace research, according to Fox News.
A spokesman for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration told The Daily Wire on Friday that it is “aware of reports related to employees of our labs, plants, and sites and is looking into the matter.”
Trump himself said that he had just left a meeting on the topic as he departed the White House on Thursday for Las Vegas.
“I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,” Trump said. “Pretty serious stuff … hopefully a coincidence, or whatever you want to call it.”
Amy Eskridge, for example, was an Alabama researcher who died on June 11, 2022, at the age of 34 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She co-founded the Institute for Exotic Science and worked on “antigravity” research. In a 2020 interview with YouTuber Jeremy Rys, she described receiving “harassment, threats,” and sabotage of her research. Notably, she suggested at one point that scientists who had breakthroughs in their work would “disappear” or stop working.
The list of the missing and death of government scientists:
Monica Jacinto Reza – NASA scientist – Disappeared June 2025
Carl Grillmair – Astrophysicist – Shot on his porch in February, 2026
Nuno Loureiro – MIT Physicist – Shot in his home in December 2025
Air Force Maj. Gen. William McCasland – Vanished from his home in March 2026
Michael Hicks – NASA Researcher – Died in July 2023
Frank Maiwald – NASA Engineer – Died in July 2024
Melissa Casias and Anthony Chavez – Los Alamos Employees – Disappeared in May and June 2025
Jason Thomas – Pharmaceutical Scientist – Went missing in December 2025
Steven Garcia – Kansas City National Security Campus government contractor – Disappeared in Albuquerque in 2025
Yesterday was tax day! Yay! Wait until you see what they are doing with your money.
Pete Hegseth is on the bad side of a Democratic senator. I’m pretty sure he’s going to ignore her.
And Democrats are already showing what their platform in going to be for the 2026 elections. Will it work?
Have Any of These Guys Read the Constitution?
According to The Hill:
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill on Tuesday that would establish a commission to examine whether the president is fit to serve in office.
More than 70 Democrats called for President Trump’s removal from office after he issued a series of blistering threats against Iran last week, including a stark warning that a “whole civilization will die” if Tehran didn’t strike a peace deal.
Raskin’s bill would establish a “Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office,” which, if directed by Congress, “shall carry out a medical examination of the President to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.”
The commission is intended to carry out section 4 of the 25th Amendment, which says that the vice president should serve as acting president if he and a majority of the Cabinet or “such other body as Congress may by law provide” submit a written declaration to the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate that the president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
While the bill is unlikely to advance in the GOP-controlled Congress, it underscores Democrats’ efforts to push back against the Trump administration.
EXCLUSIVE: “Jacqueline” is a transgender migrant who lives in a California homeless shelter and told us the state gave him free breast implants.
Now he’s waiting for “bottom surgery,” in which doctor will castrate him and create an artificial vagina—all funded by Gavin Newsom. pic.twitter.com/ADeJbMqLZn
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@christopherrufo) April 15, 2026
It’s None of Your Business
According to NBC News:
A prominent Democratic senator on the committee that oversees the Pentagon is requesting additional information from the Defense Department following reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is withholding the promotions of several Black and female senior officers.
She ain’t that “prominent.”
NBC News reported last week that Hegseth had blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military. Some of those efforts are seen as having been targeted because of their race or gender, or their perceived affiliation with the Biden administration’s policies or officials, according to NBC news reporting that cited nine U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gee, I wonder why they were targeted? Could it be that they were given their positions because they were black or female and not not because they were qualified for their positions?
Hegseth’s actions have raised concern inside the White House, the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, according to U.S and congressional officials. Some lawmakers, including both Republicans and Democrats, see the decisions as Hegseth taking too far his efforts to scrub the Pentagon of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to the officials.
Nope, I guarantee you the White House, Senate, and House don’t care. That’s because it’s not their job to make promotion decisions. Definitely not Republicans. And, yes, Hegseth is wiping out DEI. Trump ran on that.
This is just another attention-getter from another wannabe-presidential candidate that will probably lead to wailing about impeachment.
A federal court has stripped a naturalized US citizen of his citizenship after finding he lied about a history of serious criminal activity, including violent extortion, during the naturalization process.
The Justice Department announced that Michael Pizzuti, a native of Italy, had his citizenship revoked by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York after the court determined he illegally obtained it by concealing crimes and providing false testimony under oath.
Pizzuti failed to meet the “good moral character” requirement for citizenship, having committed multiple crimes and then lying about them during his immigration proceedings. The court also found that he engaged in fraudulent concealment and willful misrepresentation of material facts.
Pizzuti’s criminal activity dates back to the late 1990s. From July 1998 through August 2000, he dealt in counterfeit currency, trafficked contraband cigarettes, and participated in a conspiracy involving truck theft and mail fraud. He was arrested and indicted on those charges in December 2001, later pleading guilty and receiving a 15-month prison sentence.
Despite that arrest, Pizzuti moved forward with his naturalization process just months later. On May 2, 2002, less than five months after his indictment, Pizzuti appeared for his citizenship interview and falsely claimed, under oath, that he had never been arrested and had not committed any crimes for which he had not been arrested. Based on those statements, he was granted US citizenship on July 24, 2002.
But his criminal conduct didn’t stop there. Between May and September 2001, Pizzuti carried out a violent extortion scheme against his financial advisor after discovering the advisor had been running a Ponzi scheme using his money. Prosecutors say Pizzuti broke into the man’s home, held him at gunpoint, and forced him to continue the scheme until enough funds were generated to repay his investment. He also destroyed computer records to cover up his actions.
Pizzuti was later convicted in 2005 on charges of violent extortion and obstruction of justice, after he had already been granted citizenship, and was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. “Violent criminals like this have no place in our society, and when they lie about those crimes to obtain US citizenship, this Administration will stop at nothing to correct that travesty,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate.
Surprise, surprise, surprise! Talks with Iran may begin again this week.
The Donald Trump and Pope Leo are having a tiff. I have some thoughts.
And have you mowed your lawn this week? If you did, you are a racist!
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Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran could restart as soon as Thursday this week after President Donald Trump imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
A fragile truce between Tehran and Washington remains in place as leaders attempt to negotiate a wider deal.
I do have some comments about the Pope Leo/Donald Trump kurfuffle.
President Joe Biden’s administration relied on information gathered from radical pro-abortion groups to track, prosecute, and snoop on peaceful pro-life protesters, shocking emails released Tuesday by the Trump administration show.
Do Any of These Guys Take Any Personal Responsibility?
According to the Daily Wire:
Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Maine, faced backlash for his Nazi-symbol tattoo and several nasty social media posts — and during a recent interview, he attributed both on the “culture” that he was exposed to while serving in the United States military.
Platner, who served both in the Marine Corps and the U.S. Army, got the tattoo covered up after the initial public outcry, appeared on “The Takeout with Major Garrett” — and he argued that the “hyper-masculine” culture in the infantry had “colored” his perspective in the past.
In response to controversy surrounding a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and comments he made previously on Reddit, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner says "much of it was because of the culture I had come out of."
A woke TikTok user is facing widespread backlash online after posting a video arguing that maintaining a well-kept lawn is tied to racism.
The user, @softchaoschannel, shared a video on Monday on TikTok, saying, “I can’t stop thinking about how grass lawns are racist and like, based in white supremacy.”
Leftist TikToker says that having a grass lawn is "racist and based in white supremacy."
Um, so keeping a nice lawn is white supremacy? Does that mean blacks and other people of color don’t like nice lawn (I know that’s not true)?
Why is a well-kept lawn racist? Is it because blacks are incapable to keep lawn well manicured?
Probably. The Left already tells us blacks can’t be on time, can’t work hard, can’t get IDs, can’t get into colleges and so forth.
This is the bigotry of low expectations. This is racism. This is the true white supremacy. All infront of her nice house and, probably, well-manacured lawn.
Two men have passed away and, I will say, the world is a better place for it.
A Leftist politicians is asked a question about solving her city’s debt crisis. Let’s just say she’s our Dumbass of the Day.
And Kathy Hochul is asking for a little help from the millionaires of her state.
Well, Maybe?
According to the Daily Wire:
Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has died at age 43 following a battle with cancer, the company announced Monday.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” the subscription platform said in a statement. “His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.”
The Ukrainian-American billionaire entrepreneur purchased Fenix International, the parent company of OnlyFans, in 2018, according to The New York Post. He served as the company’s director and majority owner until his death.
Radvinsky was known for staying out of the spotlight and had not publicly announced his illness. He was a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in economics and is survived by his wife, Katie Chudnovsky, and their four children. The family resided in Florida.
He famously declined interviews and did not attend industry events. According to The Wall Street Journal, employees were required to sign nondisclosure agreements limiting unauthorized disclosures about the company and its operations. At the time of his death, Radvinsky’s net worth was estimated at $7.8 billion.
The tech entrepreneur is credited with turning OnlyFans into the massively successful company that it is today. Under his leadership, OnlyFans grew into a highly profitable platform that allows creators to sell subscription-based content directly to users, including pornographic material.
Critics say the model has expanded access to producing and distributing adult content and played a role in normalizing sex work.
An infamous Pennsylvania abortionist convicted of murder for killing babies born alive during illegal late-term procedures has died while serving multiple life sentences in prison, state officials said Monday.
Kermit Gosnell, 85, died March 1 after being transported from the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon to a hospital. He had been serving multiple life sentences following his 2013 conviction on three counts of first-degree murder. His West Philadelphia abortion facility was dubbed the “House of Horrors.”
The Gosnell case drew national attention after pro-life advocates highlighted the brutal nature of his abortion practice. Many of the gruesome details came out during his 2013 trial and through a grand jury report.
“This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women,” the Pennsylvania grand jury report said. “He regularly and illegally delivered live, viable babies in the third trimester of pregnancy – and then murdered these newborns by severing their spinal cords with scissors.”
Testimony during the trial described the practice in detail. Steven Massof, one of Gosnell’s former employees, explained the process. “We call it a transection, but it’s literally a beheading,” he testified.
Massof estimated that around 100 babies had their spinal cords snipped. He said he “felt like a fireman in hell. I couldn’t put out all the fires. … I would run around with scissors.”
The grand jury report documented one case involving a 17-year-old whose baby was delivered at around 30 weeks. According to the report, the infant was “breathing and moving” before being killed.
“He was breathing and moving when Dr. Gosnell severed his spine and put the body in a plastic shoebox for disposal. The doctor joked that this baby was so big he could ‘walk me to the bus stop,’” it said.
Gosnell denied that any infants were born alive, claiming that movements observed by staff were involuntary.
During the trial, jury members were shown pictures of unborn babies who had been killed by Gosnell, showing how their skulls had been crushed and spinal cords cut.
Other workers stated that Gosnell stored baby parts in jars in a refrigerator and routinely did abortions past 24 weeks of gestation. “The bigger the baby, the more he charged,” the grand jury report stated.
The investigation further found that Gosnell’s clinic operated in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The grand jury described blood-stained furniture, improperly sterilized instruments, and the storage of fetal remains throughout the facility.
“It was a baby charnel house,” the grand jury said.
Gosnell was also convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a woman who died in his facility during an abortion.
Additionally, he pled guilty to federal charges related to running a pill mill out of his facility and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including oxycodone, alprazolam, and codeine.
Kathy Hochul making a weak plea for wealthy people who have left New York (to red states like Florida) to come back to pay their high taxes to fund failing (unaccountable) social programs:
“I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs we have in… pic.twitter.com/7quhsFyWyn
Virginia’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly has advanced a broad package of gun-control bills in the 2026 session; many are now on Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk and are expected to be signed, but as of mid‑March 2026 most are not yet in effect.wtop+2
Major “assault‑style” firearm and magazine bills
HB 217 / SB 749: Ban the sale, purchase, or transfer of most “assault firearms” in Virginia after an effective date (July 1, 2026 is the operative date in current House language). Existing legally owned guns are generally grandfathered, but new sales or imports into the state would be prohibited.arlnow+3
Definition: An “assault firearm” is defined as certain semi‑automatic center‑fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns meeting feature and magazine‑capacity tests; language has evolved, but the focus is AR‑15‑style rifles and similar semiautos plus “large‑capacity” magazines.wset+4
Magazine capacity: Legislative drafts limit magazines to between 10 and 15 rounds for new manufacture/sales; one Senate version removed grandfathering and would criminalize possession of magazines above 10 rounds, while House language uses a 15‑round cap and grandfathers existing mags.lis.virginia+5
Open and public carry limits
SB 312 / SB 727–style measures: Prohibit carrying “assault firearms” (defined semiautos) in public places such as streets, sidewalks, parks, and “any public area,” effectively banning open carry of semi‑automatic rifles and many pistols with magazines over 10 rounds in most public spaces.nraila+1
SB 272: Bans carrying firearms in certain public buildings and at public institutions of higher education, including state‑owned or state‑leased facilities and places like the Capitol and state universities.yahoo+1
Storage, vehicles, and red‑flag laws
Safe storage in homes: Bills passed by both chambers would require firearms to be securely stored (locked, disabled, or in a locked container) in homes where minors or prohibited persons are present; violations can carry criminal or civil penalties.nraila+2
Storage in vehicles: A separate bill creates a civil fine (up to about $500) if someone leaves a firearm unsecured in a vehicle; the car may also be towed.[wtop]
Expanded red‑flag (ERPO) law – HB 901: Broadens who can petition for an emergency substantial risk order beyond law enforcement and Commonwealth’s Attorneys to include immediate family, recent intimate partners, school officials, and licensed health‑care providers, and allows consideration of factors like ongoing substance abuse.yahoo+1
Taxes, training, and “gun‑violence” infrastructure
Waiting period – HB 700: Imposes a 5‑day mandatory waiting period on most firearm sales and transfers.[nraila]
Excise taxes – HB 919 & HB 1094: Add separate 11% excise taxes on all firearms and ammunition sold by dealers or manufacturers; revenues go to a Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund or similar state programs.[nraila]
Gun‑violence offices – HB 969: Establishes a Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center as a central body for research, best practices, and implementation of firearm‑violence intervention programs.[nraila]
Training – HB 916 & HB 1071: Tighten concealed‑carry training requirements and require school threat‑assessment teams to receive training on using red‑flag/ERPO procedures.[nraila]
Additional prohibitions and disqualifications
Domestic‑violence and restraining‑order add‑ons: SB 160 closes the “boyfriend loophole” by extending firearm‑possession bans to certain misdemeanor domestic‑violence convictions involving intimate partners, not just spouses; SB 38 requires people under certain restraining orders to transfer guns to non‑cohabiting adults 21+.[yahoo]
Mental‑health and hospital restrictions: SB 173 bans weapons in hospitals providing mental health or developmental services.[yahoo]
Misdemeanor expansion – HB 1015: Adds additional misdemeanor offenses to the list that disqualify a person from firearm possession under state law.[nraila]
Local authority – HB 926: Allows localities to restrict outdoor shooting on private property unless conditions like minimum lot size are met.[nraila]
Status and politics as of March 2026
Passage status: At least a dozen of these bills, including the assault‑weapons sales ban, safe‑storage requirements, expanded red‑flag law, and public‑carry restrictions, have passed both chambers and are heading to or already on Gov. Spanberger’s desk.statenavigate+5
Expected outcome: Spanberger has publicly indicated support for major pieces like an assault‑weapons ban, ghost‑gun ban, stronger domestic‑violence restrictions, and stronger red‑flag laws, so supporters expect she will sign many of them; opponents (NRA, VCDL, Gun Owners of America) are preparing court challenges.vcdl-lis+4
California loses another billionaire. This is going to be a big problem for regular Californians soon.
Trump does what he should have done a long time ago.
And Joy Reid thinks Iranian women have it better than American women.
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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick says he has traded California for Texas, joining a growing list of billionaires abandoning the state as lefty lawmakers push for a one-off tax on their wealth.
Protesters took to the streets in a violent night of unrest in Cuba as demonstrators chanted “Down with Communism” and attacked Communist party offices — in a rare showing of public defiance against the dictatorial government.
Residents flooded Morón in the Ciego de Ávila region overnight into Saturday — days after protestors chanted similar slogans in Havana — for what started as a peaceful rally pushing back against unpopular Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Cane and continued power outages and food shortages.
The embattled Diaz-Cane had announced Friday that he’d begun talks with the Trump administration to try and deescalate the crippling economic crisis in Cuba after the US cut off Venezuelan oil shipments to the island, The Post reported.
Venezuelan oil is not being sent to Cuba and the economy is crashing.
The Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to order an oil company to restart shuttered offshore operations in California, saying the move is necessary to address oil supply disruption risks and reduce reliance on foreign crude.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday directed Sable Offshore Corp., an oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, to restore operations at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of Santa Barbara, according to a statement from the Department of Energy (DOE).
California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the order Friday, calling the Trump administration’s use of the Defense Production Act “reckless and illegal” and pledging to fight the directive.
The governor also pointed to the pipeline’s history, noting that a 2015 spill near Refugio State Beach released more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil and caused widespread environmental and economic damage along the Santa Barbara coast.
In the Iranian war, The United States has hit the military installations on Kharg island.
Gregory Lee Vogelsang, 57, was convicted of kidnapping and molesting multiple children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the ’90s in the Sacramento area. He was sentenced to 355 years to life in prison.
But in the November hearing, a three-person board granted the pedophile parole, despite his heinous crimes.
In a transcript of the hearing, released by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Vogelsang spoke about his obsession with young boys.
“I got to know what the internal triggers and external triggers and what the risky situations and the warning signs are for pedophilia,” Vogelsang said, according to the transcript reported by Capital Public Radio.
“And, like I said before, when I don’t view a child as a sex object, I don’t want to become aroused, but I know it’s always going to be there.”
He also blamed the abuse he faced as a child for his obsession.
“I think when I was a child, I had normalized child molestation due to my father abusing me from 7 to 11,” Vogelsang said.
“It wasn’t until I had dealt with my own childhood abuse of the pain, the harm, the guilt and the shame that I felt as a child, that today I can sit there and say that I honestly understand the psychological and the emotional damage that I was doing.”
A law signed by Newsom in 2020 cleared the way for Vogelsang’s release, because it allows inmates 50 and older who have served 20 or more years to receive parole consideration.
An armed man with tactical gear and a firearm was able to walk into Zwink Elementary School in Klein, Texas on Tuesday this week. Kyle Najm Chris, also known as Muhi Mohanad Najm, 39, of Klein, has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, a charge associated with bringing a weapon on school grounds.
Najm was then taken into custody on Wednesday at 6:30 pm, according to KHOU11. According to the criminal complaint against the suspect, he was seen entering the front office of the front office of the school where he was dressed in full military tactical gear and has a gun holstered.
When he was asked how he was able to get past security, Najm said that the front door was not latched. When employees asked him to identify himself, he did not do so, left the school, and then drove away in a dark blue Dodge Charger.
“From the moment the individual left the front office, we were actively working with multiple law enforcement agencies to identify and apprehend this individual,” the school wrote in a message to parents explaining why they were not immediately notified. “Sending a public notification during that window could have jeopardized those efforts, tipped off the suspect, and delayed the arrest.”
The suspect was later identified with security footage and a facial recognition system as well as a license plate database. Najm has no affiliation with the school. No students or staff were harmed during the incident. Authorities said that the man has a private investigator license and has a Texas Concealed Handgun License.
— Joe Rogan Podcast News (@joeroganhq) March 4, 2026
Jasmine Crockett is now using the mass shooting in Austin, which was reportedly carried out by an imported Islamic terrorist, to DEFEND illegal aliens while blaming White men for crime.pic.twitter.com/ZPoelLnRae
Canada is fast approaching its 100,000th death from Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), a grim milestone that puts it way ahead of every other nation.
Health Canada reported that 76,475 Canadians had died under MAID as of December 31, 2024. New cases were arriving at roughly 45 per day, with 2024 alone recording 16,499 deaths. Even if approvals have steadied in recent months, the government’s own trajectory suggests the 100,000th death could come in early June, weeks before the 10th anniversary of Bill C-14, which first legalized doctor-assisted suicide.
“This spring, we’re about to hit our 100,000th individual,” said Canadian anti-MAID activist Kelsi Sheren on a podcast with British rapper Nzube Udezue, known as Zuby, according to the National Post. Sheren has tracked the milestone closely, warning that the country is approaching a six-figure tally in assisted deaths.
Canada legalized MAID in 2016, years after the Netherlands and Belgium, which began allowing assisted suicide in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Unlike Belgium, Canada does not yet permit assisted suicide for patients suffering solely from mental illness, a step planned for early 2027, but the pace of deaths isn’t slowing down.
Even as a later adopter, Canada’s MAID numbers have surged faster than any other jurisdiction. In 2020, assisted deaths jumped 36.8 percent from 5,461 to 7,451, then climbed another 34.8 percent to 9,842 the following year. If trends continue, Canada could surpass the combined totals of every other country with legal euthanasia in a single year.
New Zealand, comparatively, has recorded roughly 1,000 deaths since 2021, Spain 697 in its first three years, and Colombia 692 between 2015 and 2023. In the US, state-level assisted suicide has existed since 1998, with total deaths reaching 5,329 across all states by 2022.
Even in Europe, long-standing euthanasia programs have produced smaller totals. Switzerland tallied 8,738 deaths over 20 years, Belgium 33,647 over 21 years. Only the Netherlands reports a higher share of assisted deaths relative to total mortality—5.8 percent versus 5.1 percent for Canada—but the larger Canadian population means more individual lives lost: 16,499 in 2024 alone, compared with 9,958 in the Netherlands.
The Atlanta Hawks are apparently making the most out of International Women’s Month by teaming up with a famous strip club as part of their promotional “Magic City Monday” game on March 16.
The NBA team put out a release that stated the “Magic City Monday” game will honor one of Atlanta’s “iconic cultural institutions” with special food and a halftime performance by Atlanta great, T.I.
“The Hawks have worked with Magic City to bring the ‘best of’ the phenomena for fans in attendance at the award-winning State Farm Arena,” the statement read.
“We doin’ this one for the city… Magic City,” T.I. said.
The famous Atlanta strip club has been around since the ’80s and is known for more than just its strippers. Magic City is famous for its lemon pepper wings, which will be featured at the “Magic City Monday” game in a few weeks.
“From the food to the music and the exclusive merchandise, we are excited to team up with Magic City to create an authentic, True to Atlanta-inspired game experience,” said Hawks Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Proctor.
The wings are apparently so good that during the NBA bubble season in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams broke protocol to visit Magic City for the wings and was forced to miss games because of the mandatory 10-day quarantine the league required.
Not all NBA players are excited for this collab during a month that’s meant to celebrate women’s accomplishments. San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet penned an article asking Atlanta to cancel “Magic City Monday” theme night because he said the promotion doesn’t protect or esteem women and would reflect poorly on the NBA.
“The NBA should desire to protect and esteem women, many of whom work diligently every day to make this the best basketball league in the world,” Kornett wrote. “We should promote an atmosphere that is protective and respectful of the daughters, wives, sisters, mothers, and partners that we know and love.”
The Trump administration is trying to limit immigration to the United States and GET RID of those who don’t belong here. Good for him
An Iranian dissident points to the problems with the US media when it comes to the Iranian uprising.
And we have some sound bites that are just amazing and showing how insane the Left is.
Should Have Been Done Before
According to the Post Millennial:
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those from Somalia living in the US. Those Somalis that have been living in the US under TPS will be required to go back to their country starting on March 17 later this year.
“Temporary means temporary,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status.”
“Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests,” Noem added, per Fox News. “We are putting Americans first.” According to the outlet, there are 2,471 Somalis living in the US with TPS, and there are also 1,383 in the country with pending TPS applications as well. The move from the Trump administration comes as ICE is carrying out surged immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota amid the fallout of a widespread fraud scandal in the state.
The issue, although it has been developing for some time, was highlighted by a viral report from independent reporter Nick Shirley, who went to Minnesota to uncover fraud at daycare centers, many of them being run by the Somali population. Roughly $9 billion in fraud schemes have plagued the state, with more reportedly left to uncover.
There are around 600 Somalis with TPS status living in Minnesota. The country of Somalia was granted TPS in 1991 when there was an ongoing civil war in the nation. President Joe Biden had extended TPS status for Somalis in 2024.
Trump has ordered a pause on processing immigrant visas for 75 countries, not all visas, and it is framed as targeting people deemed likely to use public benefits.
What the policy does
The State Department will suspend processing of new immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries whose nationals are categorized as likely to require public assistance (a “public charge”) after arriving in the U.S.
The pause is described as indefinite and is part of the Trump administration’s broader immigration and travel restrictions that have expanded since 2025.
Who is and isn’t affected
The suspension applies to immigrant visas, i.e., people seeking to live permanently in the United States as lawful permanent residents.
Short-term visas for tourists, students, and other temporary visitors are not covered by this specific suspension, though these categories may be affected by other travel-ban rules or background vetting.
Which countries are included
Reporting indicates that the list of 75 countries includes places such as Afghanistan, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Russia, and Somalia, among others.
Major outlets have published maps and full country lists; these show coverage across multiple regions (Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Eastern Europe).
Official justification and context
The administration and State Department say the pause is meant to protect U.S. taxpayers by limiting immigration from people judged likely to depend on welfare or other public assistance.
It follows earlier Trump-era travel bans and visa restrictions justified on security and vetting grounds, which together now touch dozens of countries through either full bans or partial limits.
Practical implications and next steps
Consular posts will stop issuing new immigrant visas in these countries once the policy takes effect (reports say as early as the week of January 21, 2026).
Lawsuits and legal challenges are likely, as immigrant-rights groups and some affected families argue the “public charge” rationale is discriminatory and overly broad.
The State Department list has been published by multiple outlets and immigration law firms, and it is the same 75 countries across sources.
Full list of 75 countries
These are the countries subject to the immigrant visa suspension:
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Antigua and Barbuda; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belize; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; Burma/Myanmar; Cambodia; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Colombia; Congo; Cuba; Dominica; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Haiti; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire); Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; North Macedonia (often listed as Macedonia); Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Nepal; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Pakistan; Republic of the Congo; Russia; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Yemen.
How to verify and track changes
The State Department notice on “immigrant visa processing updates for nationalities at high risk of public charge” links to the official list and will reflect any additions or removals over time.
Several law firms and advocacy sites mirror the official list verbatim, which is why the names and spellings match closely across NBC, CNBC, Reuters, and immigration law alerts.
Iranians are condemning the political Left for its silence as thousands are killed by Iran’s brutal Islamist regime.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2011436423073894729
She also stated in a rather lengthy post:
“They keep asking the same question. Why are lefties, why are the loudest pro-Gaza voices completely silent when it comes to Iran? Well, the answer is simple, because the truth exposes the lie. Because acknowledging Iran would shatter the ideological fantasy that they built. Let’s be clear, Islamic Republic of Iran is not a victim of Western imperialism. It is a theocratic authoritarian regime that survives by exporting violence, funding Islamists, and crushing its own people.”
“This is why lefties are silent. Because Hamas fits their narrative, but Iranian people don’t. Because Islamist violence against Israelis can be reframed as a resistance. But Islamist violence against Iranians exposes the truth. Right now, as you’re watching this, Iran, a country of more than 92 million people, is being erased in real time. Near total blackout for more than 24 hours. No internet, no call services, no connectivity whatsoever. And yet silence. No emergency protests on Western campuses, no hashtags, no solidarity statements, no megaphones, no tears. Because Iranian suffering does not fit their agenda. Because leftist movements today are not driven by human rights. They are driven by selective outrage and ideological loyalty. They will scream about censorship unless it’s done by an Islamist regime. They will condemn the state violence unless it’s wrapped in religious language. They will chant Free Palestine, but they never say Free Iran because that will require admitting something unforgivable: that political Islam is not liberation, it is domination.”
“And here’s the part that they do not want to hear. You cannot claim moral superiority while excusing a regime that kills and murders women for refusing hijab, executes protesters, cuts off the whole nation of 92 million people from the internet, and uses foreign proxies as a distraction from its internal collapse. You cannot pretend to care about Palestinians while ignoring Iranians being shot, tortured, and murdered by the Islamic Republic in Iran. That is not solidarity. That is ideological blindness. Iranian people are not silent. They are being silenced. And the silence from the Western Left? Well, that’s a choice. A choice to protect an ideology, a choice to excuse Islamism, a choice to look away when millions of people are suffering. Because their suffering, Iranian people’s suffering, complicates a slogan. History will remember this moment. It will remember who spoke for universal freedom. and who decided that some lives matter less than preserving a narrative. Long live Iran.”
A new House proposal aims to crack down on abuses of the student visa system, including by imposing tougher penalties on administrators and institutions found responsible for visa fraud.
The “Student Visa Integrity Act,” introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), would tighten visa expiration dates and require in-person interviews for visa extensions for applicants from countries considered sponsors of terrorism or that are in programs otherwise deemed high national security risks.
Under the proposal, students from state sponsors of terrorism, nations with an overstay rate of 10% or higher, or institutions that do not use E-Verify would be limited to a maximum student visa term of two years.
“Studying in the United States is a privilege, not a right,” Gill told The Daily Wire. “Unfortunately, a system intended to spread the American dream has been abused by fraudsters and bad actors. My bill restores integrity to a system that has been exploited for decades by protecting national security, enforcing immigration law, and ensuring the student visa program serves America’s interests.”
Gill’s proposal would also require educational institutions and affiliated organizations to disclose any financial links to China. In addition, the bill would set new limits on foreign students wanting to transfer between schools.
The bill also empowers the Department of Homeland Security to reject student visa applicants from “countries of concern” if the applicant could pose a future national security risk to the United States. That includes individuals seeking to work in “the energy sector of Iran” or to “participate in coursework or training relating to or otherwise engage in flight training, aviation maintenance, or flight operations.”
