US Sending Fresh Carrier To Relieve Over-Extended USS Lincoln Amid Reports Of Sailor Burn-Out
Family members confront Navy with reports of mental health crisis, poor conditions

CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone force as US adapts to drone warfare
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new “first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone force” on August 13, an important development that builds on other initiatives by CENTCOM in utilizing new drone technology. CENTCOM has been at the forefront of dealing with drone threats for years. Now it is taking the steps necessary in a world increasingly dominated by drone warfare.

Pro-Paxton PAC reimagines Cold-War era ad to show Talarico’s ties to trans ideology
A PAC supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using AI to reimagine a Cold War-era political ad for the home stretch of a tightly contested U.S. Senate campaign against Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.

Marco Rubio: Liberty doesn’t mean ‘liberation from duty to family, nation and God’
Liberty was never meant to be “liberation from man’s duty to family, nation and God,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pointing to the Church as one of the institutions that’s held the nation together for 250 years.

Bank of Jerusalem stock plummets, revives amid rumors over employee’s disappearance in Vienna
The Bank of Jerusalem’s stock swung erratically on Thursday, suffering sharp drops followed by partial recoveries, amid rampant speculation over the disappearance of bank employee Mali Yahalomi and unsubstantiated social media rumors that bank funds were somehow involved.

The Iran strike Trump halted: ‘We were about to destroy what remained of the regime’
Senior government official claims last week, we were hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute. Also, Netanyahu’s successor, who still does not know he is one.

Israeli officials stunned by Iran’s rapid military recovery after 2026 war
Israeli defense officials have been shocked by the speed of Iran’s recovery following the early 2026 war, The Jerusalem Post has learned. This includes both IDF and Mossad officials, though the military was the lead evaluator of targeting and the harm from the targeting of the Islamic Republic’s defense sector.

Israel sends 80-person rescue delegation to earthquake-hit Colombia
The Israeli aid delegation to Colombia, dubbed the “Alliance of Friends,” took off Thursday night to assist in the aftermath of the country’s devastating earthquake, the Home Front Command announced in a statement.

Security officials warn: Rising settler-Palestinian friction could ignite Judea and Samaria
The Qusra incident is only a microcosm of what is happening across Judea and Samaria. The IDF is dealing with dozens of incidents and more than 100 farms, while officials on the ground accuse the police and Shin Bet of ineffectiveness. Concern is mounting that growing friction could trigger a renewed wave of Palestinian terrorism.

Europe Suffering Worst Drought In Years, Photos of How Dry It Is
Europe is currently in the midst of a historic drought. “Many rivers and streams are facing critical, never-before-seen conditions,” & “several nuclear reactors had to be shut down” due to low flow rates. Water levels in the Rhine River hit their lowest point since 1880. Boats, archaeological remains, & mines are revealed in the Elbe & Danube.

We Are Witnessing End Times Weather All Over America
This weekend’s heat index could reach 115 in some areas of the Southeast. A 1-in-1,000-year rain event produced catastrophic flooding in the Midwest. By end of this year, Illinois could experience more tornadoes than any state has. Wildfires have burned portions of every national park in Washington.

Outrage As Texas Schools Bus Kids to Mosque So They Can “Experience Islam”
Outrage has exploded as public school students in Texas were driven to an Islamic center so they could experience Islam ‘up close.’ The organizers’ promotional video celebrated how the kids showed up and potentially left transformed.  This is not some blue-state sanctuary city. This is Texas.

The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum
We’re nearly 40 trillion dollars in debt, a gigantic mountain of debt that threatens to bring down our entire system. But the Congress critters in D.C. will never stop wasting our money. If Democrats do well in the upcoming midterm elections, it’s probably inevitable that our tax dollars will be going out the door faster than ever before.

Dearborn, Michigan police are in full panic mode.
Police Chief Issa Shahin released a desperate video message urging residents to stay away from Tuesday’s Aug. 18 city council meeting because “anti-Islam protesters,” including activists planning a “Christian Crusader March” to “Stop Islamification,” are expected to show up and exercise their First Amendment rights.

Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy denies financial deal with Hamas: ‘Not on the table’
The Board of Peace on Wednesday denied that there is any “financial agreement” with Hamas, after the Kan public broadcaster reported that the body agreed to cover $400 million of Hamas’s debt to outside parties as part of its roadmap for the terror group’s disarmament.

Automated number plate recognition cameras are being used for data laundering
Flock Safety operates about 120,000 automated license plate readers, also known as ANPR systems, across 49 US states. Its network of cameras include contracts with over 7,000 organizations, including over 5,000 law enforcement agencies. Flock cameras promise easier policing by destroying the Fourth Amendment.

Islamization of Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Installing Islamic Foot-Washing Stations
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation approved a $300,000 project to install foot-washing stations in Terminal D restrooms at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for Muslims, which already exist in chapels there. Residents were not asked to approve this, and the private funding source is being kept secret. Paging Governor Abbott.

Sea drones, jet drones, and Neptune missiles hit one Russian port in a single night
Kyiv paired three different weapon types in a coordinated operation its president called unique against the Black Sea Fleet’s last big base. Ukraine targeted Russia’s main Black Sea naval base and oil terminal at Novorossiysk overnight. Fires broke out at the port’s oil and fleet facilities, two of Russia’s largest grain terminals stopped work, and debris damaged homes across the city,

Russians work three shifts to build jet-powered missiles powered by a $16,000 Chinese engine from AliExpress
Russia is turning out its cheap Banderol drone-cruise missile at scale. Russia is capable of producing up to 80 jet-powered weapons a month, … The production figure sharpens a threat Ukraine has tracked as the Banderol expands. The missile has a relatively short range of about 500 kilometers, so Russia effectively launches it from Crimea at Odesa. It means Russia can sustain and grow the Banderol strikes on Ukraine’s south, a weapon whose ground launcher Ukraine recently found could let Russia fire it without warning and in salvos.

Swedish lawmakers urge to shut down mosques spreading Islamist propaganda
The Sweden Democrats are calling for mosques that promote radical ideology to be closed, their funding cut off, and Islamists deported.

ICE plans to equip officers with electric shock gloves
ICE, plans to equip its officers with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, intended to make recalcitrant people comply. The federal agency plans to spend up to $20 million on “distraction and de-escalation” equipment, according to a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security. The gloves are called “Generated low output voltage emitter” – abbreviated “Glove” – and have been used by some detention centers and police authorities in recent years.

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas commander in Gaza Strip, military says
A commander in the terrorist group Hamas has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military says. The incident occurred in the northern part of the area. According to a statement from the military, Hamas commanders were planning “terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers.” The Israeli military also fired on a Hamas sniper near the so-called Yellow Line, the border of the part of the Gaza Strip that Israel controls, according to a separate statement.

WHO warns Congo Ebola outbreak could become the worst ever
So far, more than 2,000 people have died from the infection. A total of 4,300 cases have been confirmed. There is a risk that the epidemic will surpass the largest recorded Ebola outbreak to date, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people. At the current rate, it is on track to surpass the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2014 to 2016, says WHO Director-General

Kristersson on Putin’s threat: Russians are incredibly irritated
Russia is threatening to seize ships from Western countries in response to Europe’s plans to sell cargo seized from Russian ships in the so-called “shadow fleet”. They are incredibly irritated, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) tells TT. Several countries in Europe have stopped ships transporting Russian oil in violation of European sanctions. New sanctions adopted last month allow EU countries to sell oil – a major source of income for Russia – or other cargo seized from the ships. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the new sanctions “piracy”, writes the AFP news agency.

83% say they would leave Iran
Unofficial estimates say 8 million people have already left Iran for greener pastures, and according to recent polls, millions more say they would do the same. A recent poll on Instagram showed that 83% of Iranians would leave Iran if given the opportunity

Under zero net migration, the EU population would be 32% smaller by the end of the century, the European Commission says
Last month, the European Commission published a report about the demographic changes that are fundamentally reshaping Europe. In it, Epimetheus points out, the Commission is admitting that the massive social engineering project of the past 2-3 decades – called invariably mass migration, migration crisis, climate refugees or whatever – hasn’t only been a sh*tty idea based on flawed assumptions; it’s a train wreck if there ever was one.

OpenAI’s “Head of Ethics” Suddenly Leaves Company Under Mysterious Circumstances
Following a growing string of high-profile departures, OpenAI has lost its head of ethics at arguably the worst time possible. As the Financial Times reports, Chloé Bakalar left her post as the AI ethics lead in July, less than a year after joining the company and without any accompanying announcement. Interestingly, her LinkedIn still claims she’s employed at the firm. There currently is no replacement lined up, suggesting shifting priorities at the company. According to the FT‘s sources, Bakalar was the only remaining dedicated ethicist at the company.

Trump: US Controls Hormuz Strait, ‘I Think We Will Keep It’ – Confirms Economic Siege Strategy
Trump issues a familiar refrain (one that will likely be on repeat up to the November midterms), claiming that the USA has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and “I think we will keep it”. It’s also yet more confirmation that he’s opting for economic siege warfare as the US military campaign is on halt.

Former SPLC Exec Arrested: Accused Of Funneling Donor Money To KKK, Neo-Nazi Informants
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) executive Heidi Beirich was arrested in California on Wednesday under a superseding indictment in the Justice Department’s ongoing case against the organization …
Beirich, who directed the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project until 2019, faces three counts: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to conceal money laundering.

Two Leftist Fantasies That Collide With Reality
Many want to live with fantasies that contradict facts as their reality. But facts can’t be ignored, and we are not required to accept their fantasies as our truth and reality. Here are two such fantasies: that a man can become a woman or vice versa, and that Marxism is good for citizens of the country.

Ukraine Defies Vance Warning With Massive Strike On Russia’s Key Black Sea Port, Shuttering Grain Terminals
Did President Zelensky and the Ukrainian armed forces not listen to US Vice President JD Vance’s warnings and request after all? On Wednesday a “massive” Ukrainian drone and missile strike was unleashed on Russia’s port city of Novorossiysk, which badly damaged grain export terminals at what also constitutes the the last major Russian naval base on the Black Sea.

Nature Is Healing: Most S&P100 Companies Dump DEI Criteria From Board Selection
To be clear, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives drew heavily on radical Marxist theory and systematically displaced merit-based standards with unproductive, identity-driven politics. What corporate America marketed as a governance priority proved to be a short-lived ideological fad. Most S&P 100 companies are now dumping explicit diversity criteria from their board-selection policies amid growing recognition that mandates conceived in far-left academic institutions prioritized social engineering over productivity,

Watch live: Total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026
Aug 12 total solar eclipse can be watched online thru broadcasts from NASA, ESA, IAC, Exploratorium, and Royal Observatory Greenwich. IAC starts 17:00 UTC, Royal Observatory Greenwich 17:10 UTC, NASA 17:15 UTC, and ESA and Exploratorium at 17:30 UTC, before totality reaches Iceland and Spain.

Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 188 as rescue efforts continue
The search for survivors grew more desperate two days after the quake brought down buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. By Tuesday, the 7.4 quake had killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 injured in the west of the country. Its president put the total of missing at 195, but civilian-run databases put the number at over 4,000 Wednesday.

8 Examples That Demonstrate Islamization of America Is Steadily Progressing
In Islam, the goal is to use the state to make everyone submit to Islam. To see what this looks like, check out almost any MidEast country with a Muslim majority. They don’t believe in freedom of speech or freedom of religion. Example: In Saudi Arabia, churches are banned. This same ideology is spreading in America.

New Orleans Becomes First Major U.S. City to Let AI Answer 911
New Orleans is testing how much Americans are willing to trust AI when the stakes are considerably higher than writing email or ordering dinner. The city has begun allowing an AI system to field certain 911 calls, apparently making it the first major U.S. municipality to put a bot directly between emergency callers and human operators.

Severe storms leave at least two dead, spawn at least six tornadoes, and cause flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley
At least two people died, 16 incarcerated people were hospitalized following a lightning strike, and more than 800,000 electricity customers across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without power on August 12 after severe storms swept the Midwest and Ohio Valley on August 11.

Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship that they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran’s ports.

The Daily Global Oil Deficit Is Higher Than Originally Projected; That Means the Energy Crisis Is About to Greatly Escalate
Since war with Iran erupted, the world has used a lot more oil than it’s produced. The US had a tremendous amount of extra oil, so we could avoid shortages and serve as a supplier of last resort for other nations. But our commercial oil inventories are now almost depleted, and the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is being drained rapidly.

Pakistanification of Texas Law Enforcement: How a Wealthy Pakistani Immigrant Became Constable — Then Opened the Station to Foreign Dignitaries
Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable Ali Sheikhani – born in Pakistan, arrived on a student visa, now worth hundreds of millions – rolls to work in a Rolls-Royce. Academy graduate in 2019, brief part-time policing, then elected Republican official.

Patriots Won’t Let Communists Take America
This chapter in US history could be titled, “Bad Guys Keep Winning Because They Suffer No Consequences for Their Treachery.” Islamo-fascists & communists have taken over the Democrat Party and threaten to take over Congress. Due to the ton of abuses committed, patriots have begun to wonder whether our country can even be saved…

Outbreak kills 2,000; Bundibugyo strain is genetically distinct from previous Ebola variants, making existing treatments less effective
The virus has spread rapidly across parts of eastern and northeastern DRC, with earlier cross-border cases in Uganda. Published data shows 4,381 confirmed cases. “This is not breaking out in a town of 50, but in rural cities of hundreds of thousands. Compared to previous outbreaks, the pace at which this is moving is unprecedented.”

Abdul El-Sayed Vowed Sacred ‘Obligation’ to Follow Islamic Law Until the Day He Dies
Muslim Democrat Michigan Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed has previously declared his sacred “obligation” to follow Islamic law in every aspect of his life until he dies and stands before Allah. He has claimed he does not want to subvert the Constitution and mandate Islamic law, but that is part of his religion.

‘I think we’ll keep it’: Trump says US controls Hormuz, IDF believes blockade is ‘highly effective’
“The USA has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, ‘A WALL OF STEEL,’ and there is nothing Iran can do about it,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.