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Longtime South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at Age 71
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Longtime South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at Age 71

By Kassy Akiva | The Daily Wire The South Carolina Republican had served in the Senate since 2003. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican Party’s most influential voices on national security and a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died at 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.” “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” his office said in a statement posted on social media. https://youtu.be/j-3WDT67ffo?si=EZSOd10ED7tawewK A cause of death has not yet been released, though emergency responders were reportedly dispatched to ...
Rubio Leads Global Counterterrorism Summit Focused On Violent Political Extremism
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Rubio Leads Global Counterterrorism Summit Focused On Violent Political Extremism

By Drew Berkemeyer | The Daily Wire The Secretary of State will be hosting a meeting in an effort to combat the “resurgence of transnational far-left terrorism.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host representatives from more than 60 countries next week for a counterterrorism summit focused on what the Trump administration describes as a resurgence of transnational political extremism, particularly violent far-left networks. The July 15 gathering in Washington follows President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism strategy released earlier this year, which prioritizes disrupting politically motivated violent groups, including anarchist movements and what the administration describes as Antifa-affiliated networks, while also addressing extremists on the political right....
U.S. Launches Major Strikes After Iran Targets Commercial Shipping
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U.S. Launches Major Strikes After Iran Targets Commercial Shipping

By Joshua Klein | Breitbart U.S. forces launched a series of what the military described as “powerful strikes” against Iran early Wednesday after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. Central Command declaring the Islamic Republic’s actions amounted to “a clear violation of the ceasefire.” CENTCOM said the strikes were intended to impose “heavy costs” on Iran for targeting civilian-crewed commercial shipping in an international waterway, describing the attacks as “unwarranted” and “dangerous.” The operation came as Washington and Tehran were implementing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of regional conflict and restoring safe navigation through the strategic waterway. The escalation followed a ser...
Gabbard Releases Declassified Files Alleging Fauci Ties To Wuhan Research
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Gabbard Releases Declassified Files Alleging Fauci Ties To Wuhan Research

By Joseph Weber | Just the News Fauci was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the COVID pandemic. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Friday, on her final day on the job, said she is releasing "never-before-seen" communications and documents "exposing" how Dr. Anthony Fauci provided millions in U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab in China. Fauci was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. China has said the virus jumped from animal to human at a food market near the lab, which has also conducted so-called gain of function research, which is generally regarded as manipulating a virus to gain...
FBI says drone attack plot targeting White House UFC event was disrupted
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FBI says drone attack plot targeting White House UFC event was disrupted

By Chris Nesi | New York Post The FBI thwarted an explosive drone attack against Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn and have already taken five suspects into custody, it was revealed Tuesday. The multi-phase terror attack allegedly involved using explosive-laden drone aircraft to strike buildings in the vicinity of the event, sparking mass panic and driving the fleeing crowd toward a sniper team poised to pick them off, officials told Fox News Digital. A “second wave” of attackers then allegedly planned to storm the White House gate, officials said. The bureau learned of the plot on June 10 and executed a search warrant in Cincinnati, where the first arrest was made. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
Trump Refuses FISA Extension Without Voter ID and Citizenship Measures
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Trump Refuses FISA Extension Without Voter ID and Citizenship Measures

By: Nick Givas | The Western Journal President Donald Trump said Monday that he will not support an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless it includes his election integrity measure, the Save America Act. “The Dumocrats want FISA because that’s what they used to go after me for three years during my First Term!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I’m against FISA if it doesn’t come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” The commander in chief outlined key provisions he wants passed, including voter ID and proof of citizenship as well as limited mail-in ballots for extreme circumstances. He added that the bill would ban biological men from playing in women’s sports and prevent transg...
Trump Announces Historic Iran Peace Deal as Strait of Hormuz Reopens
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Trump Announces Historic Iran Peace Deal as Strait of Hormuz Reopens

By Ben Whedon | Just the News The terms of the agreement were unavailable as of Sunday night, but a top Pakistan mediator said both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of all military operations. President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal to end 47 years of hostilities with Iran, bringing months of U.S.military operations to an end and opening the Strait of Hormuz in a one-two punch certain to ease oil prices ahead of the midterm elections. "Let the oil flow!” Trump declared Sunday on social media after completing the deal on his 80th birthday and the day the U.S. began its 250th anniversary celebration with an historic UFC Freedom 250 mixed martial arts fight on the White House South Lawn. A signed ceremony was set for Friday in Switzerland. ...
AI Powered Terminator Drones Raise Alarms After First Reported Battlefield Killings
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AI Powered Terminator Drones Raise Alarms After First Reported Battlefield Killings

By: Matthew Sparkes | New Scientist A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties. Fully autonomous drones with no human oversight have killed soldiers on the battlefield for the first time. This is according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry, marking a watershed moment in warfare. The one-off test involved 10 AI-controlled “Terminator” drones on the front line of the Ukraine war. Russian soldiers were killed. “We tried it,” says drone-maker Alexander Kokhanovskyy, who supplied the technology and spoke to New Scientist at a press event hosted by the Ukrainian embassy. “It’s...
Rand Paul Releases Records Alleging Years of NIH Biosafety Failures
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Rand Paul Releases Records Alleging Years of NIH Biosafety Failures

By Amanda Head | Just The News New documents released by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., reveal that two National Institutes of Health scientists were charged with conspiring to smuggle monkeypox virus samples into the United States after returning from the Congo. The documents released by Congress revealed a decade of warnings and workarounds in the handling of dangerous pathogens.  In January, NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratories virologists Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from the Republic of the Congo, where a monkeypox outbreak was active.  On arrival, they declared that a large black case contained only “diagnostics and testing equipment.” Federal investigators later ...
Midway’s secret weapon: The codebreakers who gave Nimitz the edge
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Midway’s secret weapon: The codebreakers who gave Nimitz the edge

By A History Buff | Commentary, Grounds For Truth Substack On the anniversary of Midway, a veteran cryptanalyst explains why incomplete intelligence, used well, can change the course of war. I’ve spent enough years inside the grind of signals intelligence to know that intelligence victories rarely come from perfect decrypts. They come from fragments, traffic patterns, a sharp hunch backed by discipline and a commander willing to act while the picture is still fuzzy. Midway, fought June 4–7, 1942, is the textbook case. After Pearl Harbor the Japanese Navy’s operational code, JN-25, was still only partially recovered. It was a classic superenciphered system: a codebook with thousands of groups further masked by additive tables. Station Hypo, the Navy’s Combat Intelligence...