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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation US Advises Embassy Staff in Israel to Leave Now If They Want, as Risk of War Hangs Over Middle East  The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told embassy employees in an email that discussions with officials in Washington had led to a decision authorizing departures for those who wished to leave. The email was recounted to The Associated Press by someone involved with the U.S. mission who wasn't authorized to share details. Sent before 10:30 a.m., it urged staff considering departure to do so quickly, advising them to to focus initially on getting any flight out of Israel and to then make their way to Washington. "Those wishing to take AD should do so TODAY," Huckabee wrote, using an acronym for "authorized departure."
DHS Shutdown Hits World Cup, America 250 Security  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security is disrupting security and planning work for the 2026 World Cup and the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations. She said reviewers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency were sidelined as grant decisions for host-city preparations remain on hold. In a post on X, Noem wrote that FEMA "was in the final stages of reviewing applications to ensure proper oversight when Democrats shut down the government, putting significant portions of the FEMA staff on administrative leave."
Fed in Closed-Door Clash With DOJ Over Powell Probe  The Federal Reserve is mounting a behind-closed-doors legal fight against Justice Department subpoenas tied to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell — a probe that now hangs over Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the central bank, The Wall Street Journal reports. At the heart of the investigation is testimony Powell delivered to Congress last summer about massive cost overruns in the Fed’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation. Pirro is examining whether Powell misled lawmakers during a Senate hearing when questioned about the project’s escalating price tag. Powell has called the probe “improper,” publicly suggesting it is part of President Donald Trump’s broader pressure campaign to push the Fed toward lower interest rates and curb its independence. Report exposes billions in uncovered fraud, waste as watchdog coalition offers support to Trump's crackdown Coalition overseeing $3T in state funds says it stopped $28B in waste and abuse in 2025 alone  As the Trump administration appoints Vice President JD Vance to lead a nationwide "War on Fraud," a coalition of conservative state financial officers says it has already uncovered and stopped billions in taxpayer waste and is pledging to partner with the White House to root out corruption nationwide. In a Thursday letter to the White House, the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) praised President Donald Trump’s focus on what he called fraud scandals that have "resulted in tens of billions of dollars being stolen from American taxpayers," writing that such corruption "shreds the fabric of a nation" SFOF CEO OJ Oleka told Vance that the group’s 40 conservative state treasurers, auditors and comptrollers across 28 states stand ready to support the administration’s anti-fraud mission, noting they collectively oversee more than $3 trillion in state funds. Major Nancy Guthrie update as man arrested after making move '50 to 100 times'  A person has reportedly been taken into custody near Nancy Guthrie's residence after allegedly driving past "50 to 100 times." This development follows a neighbor releasing disturbing new footage from the evening of the abduction that seems to capture multiple vehicles traveling on back routes close to her property around the time Nancy is believed to have been forcibly taken on February 1. The man, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was apprehended by authorities late Thursday night (February 26) after a photographer observed him behaving suspiciously and confronted him, according to TMZ. This follows reports of a mysterious individual who claimed he "saw Nancy 5 days ago" providing chilling new evidence. The photographer allegedly discovered a picture of the 84-year-old on the driver's cell phone before alerting police. He was reportedly charged with DUI after failing a field sobriety test following an extended conversation with officers, according to NewsNation's Brian Entin. It comes after Savannah issued a haunting prediction as the FBI released bone-chilling video of the suspect. Manhattan DA ditches assault charge in case against NYPD snowball-pelting miscreant  The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to charge one of the hooligans accused of hurling snowballs at NYPD cops during a wild melee with assault on a police officer during a court hearing Thursday. Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, was originally charged with assault on a police officer, obstruction of governmental administration and disorderly conduct for his alleged involvement in a snowball free-for-all in Washington Square Park. But the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to pursue the cop assault charge during his arraignment Thursday evening. Newsom staffer who told California reporter to 'f--- off' is raking in massive taxpayer-funded salary Izzy Gardon dismissed the longtime reporter as a 'MAGA blogger who writes about conspiracy theories'  Isaac "Izzy" Gardon, the communications director for Gov. Gavin Newsom who made headlines earlier this week for telling a national reporter to "f--- off" after she pressed him on the California governor's reported dyslexia diagnosis, is raking in a hefty six-figure salary, a Fox News Digital review found. While Newsom's dyslexia diagnosis has been public for decades, interest in the matter was amplified amid the California governor's book tour he launched this month. During one of his first stops on the tour, in Atlanta, Newsom was asked about his dyslexia in conversation with Democratic Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens, who asked what he hoped readers would take away from the discussion about his diagnosis in the governor's new book. "I’m like you. I’m no better than you. You know, I’m a 960 SAT guy," Newsom said in response, garnering criticism online that he was pandering to the Black community. Amid the rebukes from MAGA world and Republicans, Real Clear Politics (RCP) national correspondent Susan Crabtree reached out to Gardon for verification on his childhood disability diagnosis. In response, Gardon told her to "respectfully, f--- off." Hillary Clinton rips Oversight Committee after chaotic deposition on Jeffrey Epstein, UFOs and Pizzagate: ‘Partisan political theater’  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton excoriated members of the House Oversight Committee Thursday, accusing them of performing “partisan political theater” by subpoenaing her for fruitless testimony about her association with deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted madam Ghislaine Maxwell. The closed-door deposition at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center stretched for more than six hours — but was derailed briefly when Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) improperly leaked a photo of Clinton from inside the hearing room to a conservative influencer who posted it on X. “I think it is fair to say that the vast majority of people who had contact with him before his criminal plea in ’08 were like most people: They did not know what he was doing,” Clinton told reporters following the deposition. “And I think that that is exactly what my husband will testify to.” Somali trucker busted driving wrong way down highway failed English test and couldn’t read road signs  A Somali driver caught barreling an “80-ton truck” the wrong way down a Missouri highway failed an English proficiency test — and wasn’t able to read road signs, authorities said. The trucker was filmed driving south in the northbound lanes on Highway 61 near Troy, about 55 miles outside of St. Louis, at 8 a.m. Wednesday before finally crossing over and heading the right way, terrifying video shared by US Transportation Security Sean Duffy on X shows. “We have learned that a truck driver with a Minnesota CDL who couldn’t read basic road signs spent MILES driving the wrong way in an 80 TON truck!” Duffy wrote on Wednesday. JD Vance: No Endless War as Trump Weighs Iran Strikes  Vice President JD Vance reportedly said there's "no chance" military strikes on Iran would result in the U.S. becoming involved in a prolonged war. Speaking with The Washington Post on Air Force Two as he returned to Washington from an event in Wisconsin on Thursday, Vance said President Donald Trump is weighing military and diplomatic options to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon but without repeating what he described as the costly missteps of past administrations. "The idea that we're going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight — there is no chance that will happen," Vance said, responding to critics who predict a prolonged conflict if the U.S. escalates its response. Vance,a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and has said he was "lied to" over that war, described himself as a "skeptic of foreign military interventions." Netflix Drops Bid for Warner, Paving Way for Paramount  Netflix announced Thursday it is backing out of its deal to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery after Warner's board said a counteroffer from Paramount Skydance was "superior." The board's decision triggered a four-day window for Netflix to revise its offer. But the streaming company said in a news release that it declined to raise its bid. "The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval," Netflix CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said in the release. "However, we've always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive. "So we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid." WILL NOW RUN CBS AND CNN...
PANIC IN NEWSROOMS... CA AG: 'NOT A DONE DEAL'... PARAMOUNT LOSSES ALREADY PILING UP; PROFITS VANISH... Larry Leaves Hawaii, Relocates To Trump's Palm Beach Backyard... NETFLIX STOCK SOARS AFTER PULLING OUT... Ukraine Seeks Allies to Build Air Defenses  Ukraine is considering forming consortia with its allies to build air defenses capable of downing ballistic missiles and overcome a critical deficit of munitions for U.S.-made Patriot systems, its defense minister said. Patriot systems have been an important part of Ukraine's efforts to defend its skies against Russian ballistic missiles, which fly faster than the speed of sound and cannot be intercepted by Ukraine's other air defense systems. Stocks of the Patriot system's PAC-3 missiles have been running "critically" low, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. Candace Owens hits new low with ‘depraved’ Erika Kirk conspiracy madness By Rich Lowry
Sen. Joseph McCarthy was famously undone by these rhetorical questions at a 1954 congressional hearing: “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?” If the same queries were directed to Candace Owens at such a forum, she’d sail on unperturbed — since she has no idea what “decency” means. The conspiratorial podcaster has embarked on an investigative series on Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk. In this context, “investigative series” means a loosely stitched-together collection of sewerish falsehoods and innuendo smearing Erika Kirk. Perhaps Owens can follow up with a franchise devoted to sullying the reputations of the widows of assassinated husbands throughout US history. ‘Gentle parenting’ is a delusion — and now there’s proof By Bethany Mandel
For years now, American parents have been marinating in a single, soothing cultural message: If you are gentler, more collaborative, less authoritative, your children will feel closer to you. We’ve been warned repeatedly that structure risks rupture, that firm rules damage attachment, and that saying “no” too decisively can fracture the bonds we try so desperately to preserve. Offering freedom and numerous choices, we’re promised, will bring us better relationships with our kids than previous, stricter generations had with their own children. An entire industry of Instagram therapists and parenting influencers has grown up around this idea, selling a version of “gentle parenting” that often slides quietly from warmth into boundary avoidance, from empathy into endless negotiation. |
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