From the Top Rope: Retired Four-Star General Blasts Media for Portraying Lincoln Warriors As Victims

After six months in the transport troop bay with 200 Marines, CNN could have got numerous anti-Navy stories from us. But this was what Marines do when serving as Marines. I have never regretted a moment of it, but should I complain, CNN would be at my door for an interview. TD

Teri Christoph – RedState

"Here's the thing: the legacy media only cares about the military when it's politically expedient to do so. The rest of the time, they couldn't care less about hot dogs being served in the mess instead of corn dogs."

"Once the legacy media has their claws in a story that they think will reflect badly on President Trump, they'll beat the poor dead horse until there's nothing left but glue, facts be damned.

And that's exactly what is going on with the narrative they're trying to build around the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which has been on an extended deployment to the Middle East with precious few days in port. 

"As you would expect, some of the 5,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the floating city have struggled with the extended time at sea, something U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Adm. Brad Cooper addressed after visiting the carrier over the weekend, saying in a statement that his time aboard was “awe-inspiring” and that he saw “camaraderie, teamwork and resilience.”

"This doesn’t mean that all is perfect," said Cooper. "Find any of the nearly 4 million Navy veterans in America today and they will likely tell you that service at sea for long periods isn’t for everyone. It is uniquely challenging and tough, and every single one of us, including me, reacts to stressors in different ways."

"It's a hardship for the families waiting at home, too. FaceTime calls help, but aren't a replacement for having your loved one by your side. So, some complaints have been made from those aboard who are eager to get home. Out of 5,000 people, some just aren't going to be happy about the situation (and those who are really suffering mentally, said Cooper, are getting the help they need).

"The media headlines, however, are blaring the best the theater kids could come up with: “Shocking Texts Reveal Sailors’ Nightmare in Trump’s War.” “War-Beleaguered Crew of USS Abraham Lincoln Will Finally Get Some Relief.” “Sailor’s texts reveal deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln.”

"They had just gotten off their fainting couches from the "decoy" story, and now this. 

"Along comes retired Gen. Jack Keane to call out the media’s overheated portrayal of life aboard the Lincoln and defend the Sailors whose extraordinary service has been reduced to nothing more than a cheap media narrative. “I’ve never seen such misrepresentation in the media of the actual facts that took place," Keane remarked Monday on Fox News' America’s Newsroom." . . .  More...

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UPDATED: CNN Reporter Disrupts Ceremony for 16-Year-Old Hero

 Independent Sentinel

"Ryder Williams made a very nice statement and is a great role model. That didn’t stop a disrespectful loudmouth reporter from CNN trying to disrupt the event."

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— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 17, 2026

"Ryder Williams was honored in the Oval Office today for gallantly saving the life of a 10-year-old boy. The video of Ryder holding on to the boy while waves whipped them around went viral, and President Trump promised to honor him, and he did. A CNN reporter attended and engaged in rude, performative drama to disrupt the event and embarrass the president. The President had to tell her to be silent so now the media has their soundbite for the day"

"President Trump spoke with the boy who nearly drowned, Nathaniel Rai, and his family, joking with him at times, and praising him at others, promising him a long life. Hopefully, God delivers on that. . .

"The reporter, Kristen Holmes, then started screaming, and Trump had to silence her. It was obviously planned and meant to disrupt the event.  If CNN can ruin a nice, feel-good moment, they will. They are corrupt and agenda-driven. This reporter was probably congratulated by her comrades when she got back to the office. They don’t want the President to have any good moments." . . . More...

CNN Throws a Hissy Fit After Trump Humiliates Reporter — There's Just One Problem . . . "The president invited the White House press pool into the Oval Office earlier Monday as he met with with a 16-year-old lifeguard who went viral on social media last month for rescuing a boy struggling in extremely rough surf at a California beach. 

That lifeguard, Ryder Williams, was joined by the boy he saved, 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai, as the president awarded Ryder a civilian honor for his bravery that day.

When the press was invited to ask a few questions, CNN's Kristen Holmes opted to ignore the boys – and the heroism being honored – to go right into the gutter with this question:" . . .

Now is the Time for Iran’s Total Defeat

"In matters of war and peace, it is vital to think and act in the context of time, place, and history. The U.S. conduct of war with Iran must be thought of this way."

Scott S. Powell  

"Iran is already a militarily defeated nation. To allow this evil, suicidal regime to rebuild and reconstitute itself would be a tragic missed opportunity to liberate the vast majority of Iranian people who want to live as free people under some form of democracy." 

In Iran, US Navy under a Democrat Administration

"In matters of war and peace, it is vital to think and act in the context of time, place, and history. The U.S. conduct of war with Iran must be thought of this way.

"In fact, there are fundamental similarities between the war against the Shia Mullah regime in Iran and the War against Nazi Germany that started World War II. Both Nazi Germany and today’s Shia mullah regime in Iran were and are evil regimes, with no respect for human life, and worse, an all-consuming hatred and commitment to the annihilation of the Jewish people. If we say we would have stopped Nazi Germany if only we had known they would undertake a holocaust, then we had better wake up and defeat the Mullah-terrorist-IRGC regime in Iran now.

"Let’s revisit what happened before the Holocaust. By the mid-1930s, Adolf Hitler had already begun dismantling the post-World War I treaty provisions: rearming Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles (1935), remilitarizing the Rhineland (1936), and annexing Austria in the Anschluss (March 1938) -- all without serious Western resistance. Each step convinced Hitler that Britain and France lacked the will to stop him.

Obama/ Kerry praised Iran

"Today, the Iranian regime may assess U.S. vacillation in a similar way that Hitler viewed the lack of resolve in Britain and France at that time.

"In the summer of 1938, Hitler turned to annexing Czechoslovakia, piecemeal starting with the area known as Sudetenland -- a border region with a large ethnic German population. Backed by the Sudeten German Party, Hitler succeeded in whipping up claims of Czech persecution of ethnic Germans and demanded the region be ceded to Germany.

"British prime minister Neville Chamberlain made three personal flights to Germany to negotiate directly with Hitler, culminating in a four-power conference in Munich led by Chamberlain, French Premier Édouard Daladier, Hitler, and Italy's Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was the key actor in brokering the final terms, and would go on to become an ally of Hitler. It is noteworthy that Pakistan, which Iran has supported in several territorial disputes, has been brokering the failed peace negotiations between Iran and the United States." . . .More...

Scott S Powell is senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. His book, Rediscovering America -- a #1 new release in history at Amazon for eight straight weeks -- captures the essence of this year’s Quarter Millennium 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.

Trump Signals the End to Talks With Iran As the US Takes Full Control of the Strait of Hormuz – RedState   "As my colleague Ward Clark reported, Monday marked the end of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the signing of which precipitated the beginning of a 60-day ceasefire of military operations against Iran. The MOU is officially DOA. On Monday, President Donald Trump called for Iran to "put up the white flag of surrender," and declared that the administration had a backchannel to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)." . . .

Bill Maher Has BRUTAL Message For Islam Migrants (Language)

 

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Significant article even with much regrettable language. TD:

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS BE DAMNED!  

 "No other liberal comedian (and few conservative ones) would take on Islam and Muslim migrants the way Bill Maher does.

"Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher has a long-standing, highly controversial critique of Islam, characterizing it as a major threat to Western liberal values. His outspoken stance has sparked fierce public debates and high-profile clashes with guests. He has often described Islam as the “Motherload of Bad Ideas,” leading to accusations of bigotry and Islamophobia from other liberals and terror-linked Muslim groups like CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations)..."

Mamdani's FREE Grocery Plan BACKFIRES As New Yorkers See What's Actually Inside

 William Reports News   "New York City's plan to open five publicly funded grocery stores is colliding with the very businesses it promised to protect. This breakdown traces how bodega leader Radhames Rodriguez's endorsement of Mayor Zohran Mamdani hinged on a promise of consultation, and how the plan that followed—thirty percent discounts on staples, funded through a subsidized model where the city covers construction, rent, and property taxes—has left small grocers questioning whether they can survive next to a competitor operating without their overhead. We examine internal city records showing the stores will skip butcher counters, hot food, and the high-margin items bodegas depend on, while undercutting the staples families spend most on every week.

"The deeper story here is about who absorbs the cost of "affordable" groceries and what it means when government enters direct retail competition with small, often immigrant-owned businesses. We look at the economics behind grocery margins nationally, the failed precedents in Baldwin, Florida and Erie, Kansas, and the pointed remarks from Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Gustavo Gordillo suggesting struggling bodegas "shouldn't have been in that business in the first place." We also examine the political fault lines this has exposed within the Democratic Party itself, from Governor Kathy Hochul's public defense of free enterprise to City Council Speaker Julie Menin's unspoken reservations, and the emerging legal challenge from an immigrant-led business coalition. Finally, we unpack the administration's plan for a membership card system to monitor purchases—and what the gap between the promise of "free groceries" and the mechanics being built actually reveals about the program's real cost and timeline."

Ann Coulter & Hasan Piker HEATED Debate on Immigration & Trump

VIDEO: I met the weasel, Hasan Piker, in 2018   Recently, someone asked me if I’d ever met Hasan Piker and I said no, but then a friend sent me this video from 2018. You can see why I found him unmemorable.

"Ann Coulter and Hasan Piker join Elex Michaelson on "The Issue Is:" for a fiery debate on the 2018 migrant caravan, President Trump's promised border wall, asylum policy, and whether Trump bears responsibility for the pipe bombs mailed to Democratic figures by Cesar Sayoc."

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The Demonic Possession of Liberal Women: “Now we shall touch the bottom of this swamp.” Arthur Miller, The Crucible

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

"There is something spiritually wrong with liberal women. I’m not suggesting that liberalism is evil. Only that it has become the portal for the demonic possession of women. It has perverted their inherent compassion, femininity, and maternal instinct into a counterforce of darkness. So that they act and talk like demons. And seeing them do it is akin to witnessing a Witches Sabbath.

"Watch the ghastly clip of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey last week signing a bill to legalize killing a baby up to a minute before his or her birth. The dozen intentionally uglified women behind Healey grin and clap with glee, as if they had rescued children instead of sanctioned their gruesome murder. By any measure of humanity, even if you support the right to abortion, the moment demanded somber ceremony not celebration. Unless you were a soulless antihuman ghoul, which all these women clearly are.

"And they have plenty of company. Last week, Trump’s radiant Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation to focus on her new baby and family. Leavitt’s most recent pregnancy had earlier come under attack from what should have been the least likely source, a delivery nurse at a Florida hospital.

"The nurse, Lexie Lawler, posted in a TikTok video, “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear…. I hope that you f…ing rip from bow to stern and never function normally again.”

"That Lawler confidently vomited her bile in public displayed insanity as much as immorality, and, even most chilling, zeal. Perhaps it was the sight of Leavitt’s crucifix at the White House podium that set Lawler off. Yes, she got fired for it. Yet her witch sisters are being elected all over blue America, and are making a play for the rest of the country. If more Christian voters don’t take up the cross against them this fall, the result will literally be Apocalyptic.

Obama to Launch New Podcast Ahead of Midterms

 Jon Dougherty  

"With the six-episode series scheduled to begin next month, the remaining major detail is Obama’s guest list, which has yet to be revealed." 

"Former President Barack Obama is returning to podcasting with a new series centered on literature, expanding the media portfolio he and former first lady Michelle Obama have continued to build since leaving the White House.

"Obama announced Monday that he will host a six-episode podcast, “A Great Book With Barack Obama,” which is scheduled to debut next month. The series will explore six books that he says have shaped his views on politics, race, faith and American society." . . .

The books chosen for the series are James Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time,” Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon,” Cormac McCarthy’s “All the Pretty Horses,” Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead,” Robert Penn Warren’s “All the King’s Men” and John le Carré’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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Todd Blanche reveals FBI's role in Nancy Guthrie search

 UK Daily Mail  

"'Six months ago, someone took her out of her bed in the dead of night. We have lived every moment, every breath and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since,' the Today host wrote on Instagram."

USA Today

"Attorney General Todd Blanche has cast doubt on whether the FBI will take over the search for Nancy Guthrie, six months after her disappearance.

Blanche, who was recently appointed by President Donald Trump, sat down with Meet the Press host Kristen Welker six months after Guthrie was last seen by her son-in-law, who dropped her off at her $1million Tucson home on January 31.

'Whether the FBI takes the lead, we are there to support,' Blanche said. 'We're going to continue to do that.'

'Whether we come in with sharp elbows and take it over, that's not necessarily the right thing to do for her.'

The search for the 84-year-old mother of Today star Savannah Guthrie has been led by Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who has faced scrutiny over alleged missteps during the investigation.

UPDATED: FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show

 Just The News   

"The FBI knew early on during the recruitment that Fang was tied to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing’s notorious intelligence service. The bureau also identified her parents as MSS agents, knew she was raising money for California Democrats and was willing to use sex as a means of getting ahead in the world of U.S. politics."

 "The FBI developed evidence that a Chinese woman with direct ties to that country’s intelligence service had potentially compromised a Democratic congressman from California with sex, foreign interns and illicit donations while she was being recruited to become a bureau informant a decade ago, according to bombshell memos that expose another threat to America’s political system from Beijing.

"The files chronicling the relationship between Rep. Eric Swalwell and the Chinese national Fang Fang – also known by her English name Christine Fang – were declassified by President Donald Trump and released Monday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force as part of a broader effort to unmask foreign threats to U.S. political and election systems.

They show the FBI opened a predicated investigation, which is a formal law enforcement inquiry backed by a factual basis or allegation that indicates a crime or national security threat already exists.

Unlike unpredicated "assessments," a predicated investigation allows agents to use advanced and intrusive methods like electronic surveillance or informants.

The files provide significant new details about the long-rumored relationship between Fang and Swalwell, including that:

• The FBI initially wanted to investigate the congressman for a bribery scheme in which he exchanged donations from Fang for her planting interns in his office, but eventually decided to narrow the case to seek criminal charges only against Fang for making illegal donations to the California Democrat through conduits.
• Swalwell admitted to having sex with Fang, his staff placing Fang’s interns in Congress and not having a strong enough campaign finance system to detect the straw donations she allegedly passed through U.S.-citizen conduits. . . .  More... 

Eric Swalwell Thought He Got Away With It...NOPE!   "On this full, LIVE episode of LARRY with Larry O'Connor, we discuss the BREAKING NEWS that the FBI had knowledge of illegal donations made by Fang-Fang the Chinese spy to Congressman Eric Swalwell, Hakeem Jeffries in the HOT SEAT about how Democratic Socialists are destroying his hold on power, Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer having a struggle session for Anthony Fauci, and MUCH, much more!"

UPDATE: FBI Docs: Alleged Chinese Spy Sold Access To Eric Swalwell

. . . "The documents related to the probe called “Freshman Fifteen” were released Monday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force. They show the FBI believed Swalwell had been compromised through sexual relations with Fang, a Chinese national, who placed foreign interns in his office and procured illicit donations. The FBI was simultaneously trying to turn Fang into an informant." . . .

Acknowledging Everything, Solving Nothing

 Brian C. Joondeph   

"Yet none of those actions has repaired potholes, reduced auto theft or other crimes, improved educational outcomes, shortened emergency response times, or made downtown feel safer after dark."

"Not long ago, I attended a Sunday service at a Methodist church in Denver.

"Before the service began, the pastor introduced herself, shared her preferred pronouns, and informed the congregation that we were worshipping on stolen Native American land.

"I remember wondering why, if the land had truly been stolen, the church still owned it. I wrote about it on these pages. 

"Now Denver’s City Council wants to add another public ritual to official meetings.

"Not a prayer.

"Not the Pledge of Allegiance.

"Not even a moment of silence.

"A labor acknowledgment recognizing slavery and its legacy.

"The proposal is curious for one obvious reason.

"Colorado entered the Union in 1876 — more than a decade after the Civil War ended — as a free state. No one currently living in Colorado was ever enslaved, and no one currently living in Colorado owned slaves here.

"Yet before city business can begin, elected officials may soon be expected to acknowledge historical events that occurred generations before anyone in the room was born.

"The ritual keeps growing.

"First came pronouns. Then land acknowledgments. Now slave acknowledgments.

"One wonders what comes next." . . .  More...

Is Your Home Really ‘Stolen Land’? The Case for Property Rights | The American Spectator    . . . "The legitimacy of my title does not depend upon proving that no injustice occurred somewhere in the centuries before I acquired it. It rests upon a legal order that long ago decided that ownership must eventually become settled, or ownership can have no meaning at all." . . .

History of the Crow Tribe [CONDENSED] - Montana Beyond    A Democrat relative of Crazy Horse stated, "I am living on stolen land" and offered reparations to the Crow descendants kicked out by the Sioux. The former Sioux City, Iowa has been changed to Crow City. TD

But wait! The Crows took the land from the Apache! 

"Upon arriving in southeastern Montana, the Crow tribe began establishing their historic lands in this area, warring with various Shoshone bands, pushing them further west, and allying with local Kiowa and Plains Apache tribes.  When the Kiowa and Plains Apache later migrated south, the Crow remained. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, during the fur trade, the Crow continued to establish their territory around present-day southeast Montana." 

Crow Indian Reservation from Interstate 90 in the Crow Agency/Lodge Grass area, Big Horn County, Montana. Montanabw, CC BY-SA 4.0

UPDATED: Abdul El-Sayed to Speak at Conference Calling for Muslim Takeover of U.S. |

"And Abdul El-Sayed’s participation makes it clear that he’s comfortable with calls to conquer the United States, to murder millions of people and to subjugate all non-Muslims to Islamic Supremacism." 

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Frontpage Mag    “Wherever you came from, you came to America. And you came for one reason—for one reason only—to establish Allah’s deen,” Imam Siraj Wahhaj, a former vice president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), had told Muslims, “democracy will crumble, and there will be nothing, and the only thing that will remain will be Islam.”

“Muslims in America are the most strategic Muslims on Earth,” the top Islamic figure, who has posed with numerous politicians, including Zohran Mamdani, said.

“If you get involved in politics, you have to be very careful that your leader is for Allah. You don’t get involved in politics because it’s the American thing to do. You get involved in politics because politics are a weapon to use in the cause of Islam.”

“If only Muslims were clever politically, they could take over the United States and replace its constitutional government with a caliphate,” the unindicted co-conspirator in the World Trade Center bombing predicted. “Take my word, if eight million Muslims unite in America, the country will come to us.”

“If we put a nationwide infrastructure in place and marshaled our resources, we’d take over this country in a very short time,” Imam Zaid Shakir, a repeat ISNA guest, preached. “What a great victory it will be for Islam to have this country in the fold and ranks of the Muslims.”

“Every Muslim who is honest would say, I would like to see America become a Muslim country.”

“I believe that as Muslims we should participate in the system to safeguard our interest and try to bring gradual change for the right cause, the cause of truth and justice. We must not forget that Allah’s rules have to be established in all lands, and all our efforts should lead to that direction,”  Muzammil Siddiqi, a co-founder of ISNA, had said." . . .

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. 

Abdulraham Mohamed El-Sayed pals around with a pedophile adjacent [to use a Democrat term] cleric   "It’s very important that Americans understand that the DSA and Islamic takeover of the Democrat party—which is what’s happening when avowed DSA supporters and Muslims like Zohran Mamdani and Abdulrahmen Mohamed El-Sayed run and win as Democrats—means bringing utterly foul people into the heart of American politics. By foul, I mean their ideas are anti-American, anti-constitutional, pedophilic, antisemitic, anti-Christian, and misogynistic, and that’s just for starters." . . .

Full article here...

Hasan Piker throws support behind AOC for 2028 election

AOC's student debt unpaid as she embarks on costly egg freezing journey

"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made at least $174,000 annually for nearly eight years as a member of Congress, but like many of her “Squad” colleagues, she has yet to put a substantial dent in her student loan debt, according to House financial disclosures.

"The Bronx and Queens Democrat has owed between $15,001 and $50,000 in federal student loan debt since her election to the House in 2018. That’s the same amount she owes now, according to her August disclosure, where lawmakers report ranges for debt and income.

"The “Tax the Rich!” pol reported less than $81,000 in total assets.

"Recently, Ocasio-Cortez has suggested that she’d been saving up for some time instead to freeze her eggs, a process that can cost between $10,000 and $20,000 per cycle." . . .