By Tyler Durden ZeroHedge Watch Live: LA Fire Summary: Evacuation Map (via NYT): Fire Map (NASA VIIRS image overlaid LA via X user loosenedspirit): * * * Update (1915ET): “The Palisades Fire, which has quintupled in size since this morning, has now prompted evacuations in the City of Santa Monica,” meteorologist Matthew Cappucci wrote on X. Evacuations are […]
As the Palisades Fire tore through upscale neighborhoods in Los Angeles, residents, including several high-profile celebrities, voiced their frustrations over the response to the blaze, with many pointing fingers at city and state leadership for inadequate infrastructure and support during and leading up to the crisis. The fire, which ignited late Tuesday morning in the […]
Fourteen current and former police officers with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) have signed sworn declarations that say they believe MPD Assistant Chief Katie Blackwell perjured herself when testifying in former MPD officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. Over a dozen current and former officers say they believe MPD’s Katie Blackwell perjured herself during Derek Chauvin […]
Gun control advocates are taking advantage of the lame-duck session to pass a gun seizure mandate with little time for public input or debate. Contact your senator using the take action button below and urge them to OPPOSE this bill. Background Material for House Bill 4144: Gun Seizure Mandate House Bill 4144 creates a mandate that police seize […]
A significant development… The Justice Department, on behalf of the Pentagon, asked an appeals court to block plea deals reached with four accused conspirators of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The case concerns Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and two of his accused conspirators, Walid Bin ‘Attash and Mustafa al […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) asked the United States to approve a four-year $680m plan to boost the training of its special forces and bolster its supply of ammunition and armoured vehicles, an American source and a source close to PA revealed to Middle East Eye. By ZeroHedge via Middle East Eye Exclusive: Palestinian Authority requests $680m in […]
A recent opinion piece in Salon has sparked significant controversy by linking the MAGA movement and ISIS through the concept of “toxic masculinity.” The essay, titled “Toxic masculinity links the New Orleans attacker and the Las Vegas bomber,” explores the violent actions of two men involved in separate high-profile incidents and argues that both were victims of a cultural […]
Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy, a known advocate for migrants and outspoken critic of President-elect Donald Trump, as the new Archbishop of Washington, D.C. The decision underscores the pontiff’s preference for church leaders who align with his progressive vision, even as it risks further deepening ideological divisions within the millennia-old Catholic Church. Cardinal […]
The husband of “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin has been accused of insurance fraud in a sweeping federal lawsuit. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Hostin and his practice, Hostin Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, were named among more than 180 defendants in a major RICO case filed in New York on Dec. 17. According to The Daily Mail, Hostin […]
Britain’s ascent to global prominence was no accident of geography or sheer martial prowess. Its rise was shaped by a unique confluence of factors: the Industrial Revolution, fueled by a culture of innovation; a naval dominance that secured global trade routes and a political stability rooted in constitutional monarchy. Above all, however, it was the […]
The Department of Justice has announced plans to release special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to contest the 2020 election results. The report, according to a recent court filing, will outline findings from Smith’s investigation into Trump’s allegedly unlawful actions to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Attorney General […]
The Island We Saved, Then Surrendered
Greenland’s saga during World War II is a story of abandonment and opportunity squandered. When Nazi Germany tightened its iron grip on Europe, Denmark—then Greenland’s colonial overseer—fell silent under the swastika’s shadow. The United States stepped in, not as Greenland’s conqueror but as its caretaker, filling a vacuum left by Denmark’s incapacitation. Yet, in a […]