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By Sister Todjah As RedState reported, there was a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, just before noon Pacific time.   Three people were killed, including a security guard at the mosque named Amin Abdullah, who reportedly "played a pivotal role" in saving lives. The two teenagers who San Diego police say opened fire have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Lee Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Liam Vazquez (earlier reports that had his last name listed as Velasquez were incorrect). They reportedly became friends online, where they were radicalized . Both were found dead a few blocks away in a car with what investigators believe were self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Early on, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters without going into too much detail that "There was definitely hate rhetoric involved" in the shootings.  On Tuesday, however, some of the pages from the alleged manifesto of the shooters were shared in an X thread by San...

By ELIZABETH WEIBEL Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) was among the four Republican Senators who voted in favor of moving forward with a resolution that would direct President Donald Trump to pull the U.S. military out of the conflict with Iran. Cassidy’s vote in favor of moving forward with the Iran War Powers Resolution comes days after he  lost  his reelection bid to Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming. The Senate voted 50-47 to move the War Powers Resolution out from the Senate’s Foreign Relation Committee, with Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Cassidy voting with the Democrats, CBS News  reported . Cassidy’s vote in favor of moving forward with the resolution represented “the first time” he has “supported advancing a war powers resolution,” according to the outlet. Per the outlet, the resolution “would direct the president to ‘remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or ag...

Mornin' y'all!  Our great friend, FatMan45 told me about this story yesterday and I found the following article about it.  Thanks, Brother! Tex By Louis Casiano, Brittany Miller A Democratic House candidate from Texas is fielding criticism from some in her own party after she pledged to send American Zionists to a facility currently being used to detain undocumented immigrants. In an Instagram post last week, Maureen Galindo said she would turn the "Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking." "It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists," Galindo wrote, referring to herself in the third person. Galindo, a sex therapist and housing activist, is running for a seat in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, facing Johnny Garcia in a primary runoff. Galindo’s runoff campaign has also drawn attention amid repo...

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By Tex Hey everyone, Tonight, let's get together to watch as the Kentucky Primary Election results roll in. Polls close at 6 p.m. Central Time, so grab some snacks and drinks, and follow what’s happening, right here, in this important race that will shape the November ballot. We can make it an interesting evening with good company, real-time results, and casual chat about what it all means for Kentucky, Congress, Trump's agenda, and the Nation. Join the Conversation! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We have a wonderful, active, and engaged community. Come join us in the comments section below! You'll need a Hyvor account (100% free) if you don't already have one. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ × Are you enjoying Tex's Place? Please consider making a contribution. Even $5, $10 or $20 goes a long way to keeping us online, and advertisement free. You can contribute by CLICKING HE...

ANTI-FLOCK PROTESTERS picket outside Troy City Hall in Troy, N.Y., last month. (The Times-Union) By Annie Gowen The civic uproar began quietly, when a mom walking her newborn spotted a strange black contraption at the end of her block: a camera topped with a solar panel. Dierdre Shea researched the camera and learned that it was an artificial-intelligence-assisted license plate reader — the type that have caused privacy concerns across the country in recent months, leading to laws limiting their use in more than a dozen states. She emailed her neighbors, sparking fierce debate in this town of 52,000 overlooking the Hudson River. Citizens called for the devices to be taken off the streets, and the Republican mayor, who supports the cameras, clashed with the Democratic city council, which tried to halt funding for them. Last month, Mayor Carmella Mantello, flanked by officers in blue, accused the city council of “defunding” the police and declared a state of emergency to keep th...

By Ward Clark In addition to Making America Great Again, President Trump is working to Make Washington, D.C. Beautiful Again, and that's a good thing. On Tuesday, President Trump, speaking to the assembled media on the White House grounds, provided some updates and commentary on the status of the ongoing White House ballroom construction. Key takeaway: President Trump notes that his administration will get little if any use out of this, as it won't be finished in time, but future administrations will. That was, in fact, his primary point . 'THIS IS MY GIFT TO THE USA': President Trump explains why the White House ballroom is essential "When this is finished, my term ends shortly after that [...] This is not for me [...] It will be used for, hopefully, hundreds of years for other presidents." pic.twitter.com/HGEy2BOFmM — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2026 The president said: When this is finished, my term ends, shortly after that. This is really for...

By Victor Davis Hanson One American view of China—now increasingly popular on the Left and the Right alike, especially among the hate-Trump crowd—is that the communist colossus will be forever ascendant, with continued astonishing levels of food production, ship construction, and industrial output. In this pessimistic view, China will soon replace America as the world’s predominant power. We are, supposedly, like an exhausted British Empire circa 1945, and China is the new version of the postwar American powerhouse. Yet even Beijing’s miraculous 30-year leap out of poverty into first-world affluence and Westernized power is hardly the same as parity with the US. In truth, Trump held almost all the cards at the current summit and will do so again when Xi Jinping visits the US this autumn. According to nearly every historical measure of power, the US leads China by sizable margins—in wealth, economic output, fuel, food, and military strength. China has roughly four times the popula...

By Susie Moore The runoff race for the Texas Senate Primary is set for May 26 — just one week from today. Ahead of the primary, President Trump held off on endorsing any of the Republican contenders, and ultimately, incumbent Senator John Cornyn and current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton found themselves heading to a runoff, with Cornyn garnering 41.9 percent of the vote and Paxton coming in with 40.7 percent.  On Tuesday, President Trump weighed in on the race via Truth Social , throwing his endorsement to Paxton. NEW: Trump endorses AG Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas GOP Senate primary runoff pic.twitter.com/qqsZmYtMWu — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2026 Trump explained his decision:  The Highly Respected Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, an America First Patriot, and someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT, is running for the United States Senate, to represent a place I love and WON, BI...

By Lindsay Kornick Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that dental care for homeless meth users is "already paid for" by California's Medi-Cal healthcare program on Friday after facing backlash for her recent comments. During a mayoral candidate forum last week, Bass went viral after referencing the need for homeless meth users to have working teeth to help rebuild their lives. "How many people that you meet that are unhoused don't have teeth at all?" Bass said during an exchange. "They don't have teeth. Why? Because meth rots your teeth." "You can't succeed without teeth. So there needs to be comprehensive healthcare provided to people," she continued. During an interview with ABC7, Bass stood by her comments and said the care was already available through Medi-Cal when asked who would pay for the dental care that the "unhoused" need. "So, when I say comprehensive healthcare, it’s actually what people...