New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a new tax targeting high-value properties owned by non-residents, marking a significant step in his broader effort to increase taxes on wealthy individuals and reshape the city’s revenue system. Announced on Tax Day, the policy introduces what is commonly referred to as a “pied-à-terre” tax; an annual […]
President Donald Trump issued a new overture for peace — alongside an ominous warning to Iran — as negotiations continue over a broader agreement, saying in an interview with Fox News Sunday that the United States could take sweeping military action against major infrastructure if reported ceasefire violations in the Strait of Hormuz persist. As […]
Via Mira Safety by Jeff Edwards As the news breaks that the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne is set to join two Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) near Iran, it is hard to come to any other conclusion that this conflict is still on an escalatory path. If there is an off ramp, neither side seems to know […]
Democrat Analilia Mejia secured a commanding victory in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special election, flipping the page on a seat that was once a Republican stronghold and signaling continued momentum for the progressive wing of her party. According to Decision Desk HQ, Mejia defeated Republican Joe Hathaway by a wide margin, earning roughly 60% […]
Republican Congressman Byron Donalds is leading the early field in the race to become Florida’s next governor, according to a new poll released by Emerson College Polling. The survey shows Donalds with 46 percent support among likely Republican primary voters, placing him well ahead of other declared and potential candidates. His nearest competitors — Lieutenant […]
The abrupt exit of former Rep. Eric Swalwell from California’s governor’s race is reshaping the contest — but not in the way Democrats had hoped. According to a new Emerson College poll, Republicans have retained their advantage atop the newly unsettled field. Swalwell, once the leading Democratic contender, suspended his campaign amid multiple sexual misconduct […]
Via Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden The Trump administration on Thursday announced a pair of tariff actions under national security authority, maintaining core 50% duties on many imported steel, aluminum, and copper products while overhauling the rules to exempt goods containing negligible amounts of those metals and imposing 100% tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals that […]
Via The War Horse by Lisa M. Krieger Studies from the Ukraine war show drone-delivered explosives are more destructive, lead to a wider range and higher severity of traumatic injury On a serene Saturday afternoon, thousands of miles from conflict, soldiers with the California Air National Guard are scattered among stations, hunched over a buddy. […]
A prominent Chicago family is at the center of a double homicide investigation after the widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death Tuesday inside a West Side home. Chicago police responded to a residence in the North Lawndale neighborhood just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, where officers discovered […]
Rep. Andy Ogles says he has seen classified material on unidentified aerial phenomena, and he’s warning it’s not something to take lightly. “Just knowing it exists makes you a target,” the Tennessee Republican wrote Friday on X, as he pointed to a recent report about a cluster of unidentified objects spotted near Wright-Patterson Air Force […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is leading a group of more than 20 House Democrats in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, warning that doing so could put thousands at risk of deportation to a war-torn country. In a post on X, Tlaib pointed to the ongoing […]
The Drive-By Media Chose Enemy Food Propaganda Over US Sailors
Imagine you are a sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, somewhere in the waters off Iran, flying combat missions around the clock during Operation Epic Fury. You are eating hot eggs for breakfast, grilled chicken for lunch, roast beef for dinner, and grabbing a plate at midnight rations before your next watch. Meanwhile, halfway around the […]