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Donald Trump’s Navy is facing renewed scrutiny after a warship lost all power while deployed in the South China Sea, stranding sailors without drinkable water, food, air conditioning or working toilets for four days. A generator failure aboard the USS Benfold on July 24 left the destroyer without power. Other Navy ships were called in … Read more

President Donald J. Trump has posted a new image to his Truth Social feed declaring the Strait of Hormuz as a "NEW U.S. Territory". pic.twitter.com/1j9bxJk5N2 — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 18, 2026 h/t last one

OpenAI is rolling out a new “ChatGPT for Teens” experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people. The experience will bring together new tools and a … Read more

RV Driver Tries To Scrape Through South Dakota Needles Eye Tunnel, Gets Stuck A couple was videotaping the Needles Eye Tunnel in South Dakota’s Custer State Park on Friday when a motorhome tried to thread the narrow opening and became stuck. “I think he just thought he could get through,” they said. Some places just … Read more

We asked students on the beach SIMPLE questions about America… the answers somehow got worse and worse 😳🤯 “FLORIDA is a state that borders CALIFORNIA” 😑❌ “Supreme Court Justice AMY….. WINEHOUSE”🎶 “Our Vice President is J…..K ROWLING”⚡️ “The 3rd branch of government is… pic.twitter.com/7HST2xUIxD — Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) August 18, 2026

A poll claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was leading Councilmember Nithya Raman by a wide margin — and picking up support from most voters who backed Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary — was bogus, the company behind the poll acknowledged Monday. The fake poll by Median Strategies showed Bass leading Raman by nearly … Read more

Frey’s $2.3 billion budget plan includes the biggest property tax hike in at least 26 years. The gap comes from higher labor and operating costs, the end of one-time federal pandemic money, and lower downtown commercial property values. City data shows downtown commercial values have dropped for years, shifting more of the tax burden onto … Read more

Surveillance cameras that have been installed this year using Palantir A.I. tracking near me in the USA, they are seen pointing away from main roads and directly into neighborhoods & parks. byu/noahstemann inmildlyinfuriating

by grantresolve Historically, interest rates in Japan have been next to nothing. Japanese and global institutions have taken advantage of this. They borrowed the yen cheaply, converted to dollars and bought US treasuries, US stocks, and various US investments. They make their returns in the US and get big profits. They can then easily convert … Read more

Ultra-high-dollar Trump fundraisers keep setting new bars. Hey Texas. You must have a passion for pedos pic.twitter.com/DTvMK9bg1I — B mac (@mcpherson_k) August 17, 2026 AC

Can Berlin declare Alternative for Germany (AfD) unconstitutional? What would be the consequences of banning the far-right party, the Bundestag’s largest opposition force? Those questions have recurred in Germany in recent years as the radical party has grown electorally. Upcoming regional elections in the east of the country, where polls give AfD a chance to … Read more

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Wow pic.twitter.com/moGwnRazYi — Mr. Sausage (@MrSausageGet) August 17, 2026   h/t Inquire Within