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By Nick Arama We've seen Israel and the United States take out a lot of Iran's leaders. The two countries have also been pounding away at their military capacity. They've decimated their Navy, and they've taken over their skies.  "Never before has a modern, capable military, which Iran used to have, been so quickly destroyed and made combat ineffective," Secretary of War Pete Hegseth  declared. So on one level, they've already largely succeeded in taking down the military.  But how do you help the people along in rising up and overthrowing their oppressors?  There's a new report that shows the Iranian people may have figured out  a brilliant answer to that question , with the help of Israel.  Israel has been relying in part on target information sent by ordinary Iranians for strikes carried out during the current war with Iran,  The Wall Street Journal  reported on Thursday. The report said this was the case on Wednesday night, when an Israeli...

By Ward Clark Being on public assistance shouldn't be convenient or comfortable. It shouldn't be unlimited. The purpose of a public assistance program, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, should be to provide a minimal and temporary aid; as the saying goes, a hand up, not a handout. What's more, where food assistance is concerned, it should be limited to food of proven nutritional value. Not candy, not sugary drinks, not prepared foods.  The Trump administration has been working to reform the SNAP program along these lines. Now, a lawsuit filed against the United States Department of Agriculture, which administers the SNAP program, is challenging the new rules. The plaintiffs are demanding that they be allowed to obtain sugary drinks and candy with their benefits.  Yes, really . Food stamp recipients ⁠sued ⁠the U.S. Department of Agriculture ⁠on Wednesday to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products su...

By Sarah Anderson On Thursday night, the Cuban regime said that it would make a big announcement at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. A lot of Cuban exiles, opposition members, and journalists believed it would probably be more of the same old propaganda about how help is coming — parts of the country haven't had power in many days — and while it kind of was, this time it was something a little different, too.  The Cuban "president," Miguel Díaz-Canel, made yet another  rare appearance on state TV  and confirmed that the regime is currently in talks with the United States. He said, "There are international factors that have facilitated these talks," and said the goal is "first and foremost, to identify the bilateral problems that need a solution."  After weeks of denying any sort of U.S. negotiations, this is the first time he's admitted they're happening. He called it a "very sensitive process that is being approached with responsibility and great...

By Addie Davis ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Katherine Heigl has responded to criticism she received following her appearance at a Mar-a-Lago charity event. On Sunday, Heigl made her first public appearance in two years to attend the Wine, Women & Shoes fundraiser benefiting Big Dog Ranch Rescue at President Donald Trump’s Florida resort. She was quickly met with backlash from online users, who questioned her decision to attend an event at Trump’s exclusive club. “Animals don’t vote. The only room they don’t like is the euthanasia room at a shelter…This event was about animal advocacy–something that has always been deeply personal to me,” Heigl in a statement to  Just Jared. “As a society, we should all come together to protect the voiceless and the innocent. This should not be a polarizing issue,” she added. After the outlet shared the statement on Instagram, commenters flooded in with opinions both supporting and criticizing the actress. In response to Heigl stating “animals don’...

By Bonchie Islamic terrorism continues to be a scourge on American life, with two more attacks occurring on Thursday. As RedState reported, a reportedly  Lebanese Muslim  rammed a car into a synagogue in Michigan and opened fire. He was thankfully neutralized by security guards before he could execute his plan for mass murder. But around that same time, another attack was taking place in Virginia. Mohamed Jollah, a naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone, began shooting inside an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University. While a former military officer was tragically killed in the gunfire, the attacker was taken down by students who ended up killing him in self-defense. It was quickly confirmed that Jollah was previously convicted of providing material support to ISIS, a crime that landed him only  seven years  in prison before he was granted early release. It turns out that Jalloh, who apparently once served in the Army National Guard, had previously been  c...

By Rusty Weiss Four U.S. service members died when their KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command announced early Friday morning. The plane went down mid-afternoon Thursday with six crew members aboard. As of this reporting, four have been confirmed dead, while search-and-rescue operations continue for the others. "At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq," the official account of U.S. Central Command posted to X. "Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue." CENTCOM notes that the tragic incident was not due to any combat operations. "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation," they report. "However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire." The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Officials said the iden...

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By Bonchie A mass shooting at a Michigan-based synagogue and school was averted on Thursday. As RedState reported, security guards jumped into action, taking out the attacker and preventing the planned massacre. Miraculously, only one injury was reported.  Now, the first details of the would-be shooter are emerging, and a familiar picture is being painted. According to Fox News' Bill Melugin, the car that rammed into the building was registered to a naturalized Lebanese citizen who was living in Dearborn, MI. Dearborn you say? I wonder who the people of Dearborn chose to represent them in Congress...🤔 pic.twitter.com/q7Y30x8gWq — Boyd Crowder (@TTNSSE) March 12, 2026 Dearborn has become a hotspot for Islamic terrorism and has the highest per capita population of Muslims in the United States. For years, conservatives have warned about the increasing Islamization of the area, and unfortunately, those concerns have once again been proven correct. For their part, Democrats have l...

By Bob Hoge We’ve seen plenty of political battles before, but this one is getting downright dangerous for the American people. Despite numerous terror attacks and absolute chaos at the airports as TSA agents quit in droves because they’re not getting paid, the Democrats once again voted Thursday to keep the partial government shutdown going and refused to restore funding for the Department of Homeland Security. It's the fourth time since early February that extremist Democrats  have voted to block  DHS funding. House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his minions are literally putting American lives in peril as they continue to throw temper tantrums over not getting their way regarding their  preposterous demands  for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Who would have ever guessed back in 2022 that then-candidate John Fetterman, now a sitting senator from Pennsylvania, would be the only Democrat in Congress who hasn’t  lost his ever-...

By Matt Margolis CNN's Abby Phillip had to issue an on-air correction for pushing fake news. She can pretend that it was a mistake all she wants, but the facts were known well before she decided to push a blatantly false narrative about the bombing attempt in New York City over the weekend. As someone who fancies herself a journalist, it was inexcusable. Here's what actually happened. On Saturday, two ISIS-inspired terrorists — Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19 — threw homemade improvised explosive devices into a crowd of anti-Islam protesters gathered outside Gracie Mansion. Right-wing activist Jake Lang, a vocal critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, organized the protest. According to federal charges filed by the Department of Justice, both men admitted they were acting in support of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist group. Almost immediately, the media tried to push the narrative that Mamdani was the target of an attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion. But it too...

By Tim O'Brien Now that the Virginia General Assembly has passed what it calls “assault weapon ban” legislation, all that’s needed is for Gov. Abigail Spanberger to sign it into law, which is all but a given. Once signed,  Senate Bill 749  will likely take effect as soon as July 1, 2026. The law will ban the sale, import, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of what it describes as “assault firearms,” and it will treat high-capacity magazines that can hold 15 rounds or more in the same way. It will make any violations of the law a “Class 1 misdemeanor,” which could mean up to a year in jail and a $2,500 for a first offense.  While SB 749 does not explicitly ban AR-15 rifles, since the popular long rifle falls under the bill’s definition of assault weapons, it will be effectively banned.  A Bangladeshi immigrant who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024 is the sponsor of the massively aggressive gun control legislation. Saddam Azlan Salim came to America whe...

By Teri Christoph Stop me if you've heard this one before. Crazed gunman opens fire on a college campus that prohibits students and faculty from carrying firearms for their protection; two are injured by said gunman, who is now deceased. This very  scenario  played out Thursday morning at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia.  According to reports, the gunman – or " gun-person ," as the case may be – opened fire just before 10:50 a.m. at ODU's Constant Hall, which houses the university's College of Business. Locals noticed the heavy law enforcement presence and flooded social media with video. Details uncertain. Definitely someone pulled a weapon though. In constant hall. pic.twitter.com/NfDixiOC0R — Gray Crigger (@chesafreakboyz1) March 12, 2026 ODU sent out an  emergency alert  at 10:40 a.m. urging those on campus to follow "Run-Hide-Fight protocols," followed by another at 11:30 a.m., stating, "Due to an active shooter situati...