Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced sanctions on United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Rubio cited “her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt [International Criminal Court] action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” in the announcement of the sanctions. The position of special rapporteur is appointed by the U.N….
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks Only “Petrochemical Incidents”: Beyond Petrochemicals
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents” but Not Wind and Solar Accidents (full series) Beyond Petrochemicals | Basic Physics Accidents in January–June 2024 | Accidents in July–December 2024 Key Points Bloomberg Philanthropies is tracking oil and gas industry accidents and reported 132 incidents in 2024, also counting traffic accidents. In 2024, there were at least 43…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks Only “Petrochemical Incidents”: Basic Physics
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents” but Not Wind and Solar Accidents (full series) Beyond Petrochemicals | Basic Physics Accidents in January–June 2024 | Accidents in July–December 2024 Basic Physics As a matter of basic physics, developing energy often means playing with fire—sometimes literally. Every important technology has a dark side. People have been dying in…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks Only “Petrochemical Incidents”: Green Energy Accidents, January–June
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents” but Not Wind and Solar Accidents (full series) Beyond Petrochemicals | Basic Physics Accidents in January–June 2024 | Accidents in July–December 2024 Accidents in January–June 2024 January 11. Colorado-Nebraska border: A wind turbine either caught fire and fell over or fell over and caught fire. According to the media report:…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks Only “Petrochemical Incidents”: Green Energy Accidents, July–December
Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks “Petrochemical Incidents” but Not Wind and Solar Accidents (full series) Beyond Petrochemicals | Basic Physics Accidents in January–June 2024 | Accidents in July–December 2024 Accidents in July–December 2024 July 9. California: Ninety-three acres were burned up when a vegetation fire started at an industrial solar facility. July 10. New Jersey: Media reported…
At Last: John Brennan and James Comey Under Criminal Investigation for Russiagate
Above, former FBI Director James Comey testifies to the Senate Intelligence Committee in June, 2017. Below, former CIA chief John Brennan testifies to the same committee in January, 2017. Both figures are now being investigated for perjury What a roller-coaster the last week has been. On the heels of the devastating, embarrassing announcement by Donald…
White House Defends Bondi Amid Epstein Criticism From Right
Conservative pundits have been highly critical of the Trump administration and Attorney General Pam Bondi, specifically, regarding their conclusions about the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case and Epstein’s ultimate suicide. After years of speculation that the government was withholding information about the disgraced financier, his “client list” of powerful people across the world to whom…
Trump Hits Fork in Road on Russia-Ukraine War
President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are at a fork in the road as they decide on how to proceed with regard to a Ukraine-Russia war that appears to have no end in sight. President Donald Trump on Tuesday was questioned on reports that arms shipments from the Department of Defense to Ukraine had…
Joint cannabis commission holds first meeting amid push for regulated market
Workers at gLeaf Medical tend to plants in a grow room at the Richmond medical marijuana dispensary. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) The newly formed joint commission tasked with overseeing Virginia’s transition to a legal retail cannabis market held its inaugural meeting in Richmond Wednesday, launching what lawmakers described as the next chapter in the…
Ron DeSantis just delivered one substantial victory that left transgender activists in a state of panic
The woke mob has been trying to force their radical agenda on Florida’s children for years. But Governor Ron DeSantis wasn’t about to let that happen on his watch. And Ron DeSantis just delivered one substantial victory that left transgender activists in a state of panic. Federal appeals court backs Florida’s common-sense pronoun law The…
WATCH: JD Vance NAILS what it means to be an American citizen
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Matthew Peterson, Blaze Media editor in chief and co-host of “Blaze News: The Mandate,” celebrated true Americanism by attending the Claremont Institute’s 2025 Statesmanship Award ceremony, which honored Vice President JD Vance. “This is an award they don’t give out every year because, as you may surmise … there…
Sedition, Insurrection, and the Democrats’ Desperate Strategy
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’ve talked in the past a lot about the unfortunate turn to the hard Left that…
Appeals court tosses out Biden-era conviction of social media troll for election interference
A popular social media troll who was prosecuted for meme-based election interference had his conviction tossed out for lack of evidence. Douglass Mackey ran a popular right-wing account on social media that posted memes in 2016 telling supporters of then-candidate Hillary Clinton that they could vote for her by sending a text message on their…
Veteran Dem Operatives Behind ‘Conservative’ Group Supporting Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn
Dan Osborn, the independent Nebraska Senate candidate who presents himself as a centrist, has two longtime Democratic Party operatives serving as treasurers for both his campaign and a “conservative” political committee that the campaign has launched to reach voters in the deep-red state. Osborn, whose campaign website bills him as a “lifelong Independent,” launched his…
Mamdani Backpedals on ‘Defund the Police’ Rhetoric
Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat nominee to be the next mayor of New York City is moderating his rhetoric on the police. Mamdani, who once called for the New York Police Department to be defunded and dismantled, and referred to the NYPD as “wicked & corrupt” has taken a decidedly different tone in recent weeks. Queer…
SB. David Letterman’s question that left Jennifer Aniston very uncomfortable
Jennifer Aniston has long been one of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses, known for her charm, grace, and humor in both television and film. However, one of her past talk show appearances has resurfaced, sparking renewed discussions about interview etiquette and the evolving standards of late-night television. A Memorable Interview with David Letterman In 1998, Jennifer…
Trump Admin Sanctions UN Palestinian Rights Envoy Over ‘Illegitimate and Shameful’ Anti-Israel Pressure Campaign
The Trump administration on Wednesday formally sanctioned United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese “for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt International Criminal Court action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. “Albanese has directly engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain,…
John Brennan and James Comey Under Criminal Investigation
FBI Director Kash Patel was President Trump’s choice to purge the FBI of deep state rot. Patel took a major step in that direction. And Kash Patel made one announcement that left Donald Trump jumping for joy. Trump supporters wondered when the deep state figures who fabricated hoaxes like the Russia collusion nonsense would face…
Joe Biden’s White House Physician Pleads the Fifth Multiple Times in Autopen Scandal Investigation
Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment multiple times during his closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed O’Connor to testify regarding his alleged involvement in covering up former President Joe Biden‘s health and the use of a presidential autopen while in office. The expected hour-long…
Video: Golfer attacks NHL fighter, learns valuable lesson: ‘You’re not a tough guy!’
It’s not often civilians get an up-close and personal look at a professional athlete’s skills, but one golfer made sure not to pass up his opportunity when he met one on the golf course. The Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, was at the center of controversy over the Fourth of July…
Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Deception, Fraud in Transgender Industry
Doctors who pitched irreversible surgeries and sterilizing hormone regimens to minors struggling with gender dysphoria may have illegally deceived patients and their parents, according to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson. The statute that created the Federal Trade Commission authorizes it to prevent “unfair or deceptive” practices affecting consumers. The FTC hosted a daylong workshop…
‘Dereliction of duty’: DEI-obsessed fire chief on hot seat following deadly Texas flooding
The fire chief of the capital city of Austin is fending off calls to resign after his response to the deadly flooding that struck Central Texas last week. The Austin Firefighters Association did not mince words when sharing its views regarding the flood response from Fire Chief Joel Baker. In a Facebook message posted Monday,…
Zohran Mamdani Has a Disgusting Personality Flaw That’s Even Worse than Loving Communism and Hamas
Zohran Mamdani, the radical leftist who is favored to be the next mayor of New York City after toppling degenerate fondler Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, espouses an array of views most Americans would consider antithetical to our country’s values. The widely celebrated candidate is a devout communist. We know for sure that Mamdani…
The Department of Education Corrects an Overreach on the 90/10 Rule
This week, the Department of Education published a long-overdue correction in the Federal Register, revising how for-profit colleges must calculate compliance with the 90/10 rule. The correction allows these institutions to include revenue from certain programs, such as those offered online or at job sites, when determining eligibility for federal student aid. This reversal rights…
Bishop in largest California county frees Catholics from obligation to attend Mass over fear of deportations
Catholics in the largest county of the contiguous U.S. have been freed from their obligation to attend Mass over fears about mass deportation operations. Bishop Alberto Rojas announced the decision on Tuesday, saying that those who have a genuine fear of deportation are released from attendance obligation. He cited a canon law that said such…
EXCLUSIVE: Indiana Gov. Braun Exposes Over 350 Instances of DEI in State Programs
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Indiana is forging ahead in its efforts to dump diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in state government. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, after signing a January executive order banning DEI programs from state agencies, released a report on Wednesday with a list of over 350 instances of DEI policies, programs, and hiring…
Trump’s DOJ nabs Chinese agent accused of global CCP plot to steal COVID research
Amid the Trump administration’s efforts to curb the Chinese Communist Party’s influence in the U.S., the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a CCP agent accused of worldwide computer intrusions related to COVID-19 research. Xu Zewei, 33, and Zhang Yu, 44, are facing a nine-count indictment for allegedly “hacking and stealing crucial COVID-19 research…
Gen Z Gender Madness Over the Top
Last month, the Supreme Court upheld laws on the books in nearly half of the states which ban “gender-affirming” medical care for transgender minors. To that one might ask, in the span of a dozen years, how did the number of Americans who regard themselves in the overall category of LGBTQ+ almost triple? Is it…
Was he a spy? Epstein and Maxwell’s eerie intel agency connections
Author and investigative researcher Whitney Webb has been studying Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell for so long and so intensely that all her work has culminated in a 1,000-page book called “One Nation Under Blackmail: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein.” “It’s sort of like a meta…
A Letter From a Former Hollywood Liberal
Dear Democrats in Los Angeles, Mind if we have a little heart-to-heart? Oh, I hear you. “You’re a Trump supporter. You don’t have a heart.” No, I’m not offended. If I can deal with high school friends who think I stink like sweaty socks from a boys’ gym locker because of my politics, I can…
Former President Joe Biden’s Doctor Just Plead the Fifth
Former President Joe Biden’s longtime physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a closed-door congressional deposition on Wednesday, declining to answer questions about Biden’s mental fitness and alleged use of autopen signatures for executive actions. The deposition, which lasted around an hour, was part of an ongoing House Oversight Committee investigation into…
Socialist Revolution? Zohran Mamdani’s Allies Seek To Primary House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Other Democrats, Report Says.
Allies of socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who unexpectedly won the city’s Democratic primary, are plotting primary challenges against the city’s top Democratic incumbents—including House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries. “Mamdani’s allies, notably key leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America, are talking about running primary challengers against Jeffries and several other incumbents,…
OPEC+ Oil Tsunami SHOCKS Experts
OPEC+ just pulled the rug out from under oil markets with an August production surge so big that even the so-called experts were left grasping for explanations—and, as usual, American consumers and energy independence will take the hit while global elites play chess with our wallets. At a Glance OPEC+ announced a massive August 2025…
As Trump Blows Up At The People Who Are Not Buying The Coverup Concerning Jeffrey Epstein, The ‘Katie Johnson’ Lawsuit Against Trump & Epstein Is Coming To The Surface Again (Video)
As the DOJ and FBI have utterly shot themselves in the head, not the foot, with their claim that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself and that there is no Epstein client list, President Donald Trump seemed to have outed himself when a reporter asked him about Epstein and the client list and what was to be…
Trump Comments On Newly Launched Criminal Investigations
President Donald Trump weighed in Wednesday on reports that former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are under criminal investigation for alleged misconduct tied to the Trump–Russia probe. The remarks came during a White House meeting with African leaders, when Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump directly if he wanted…
‘Who the Hell Does He Think That He Is?’: VP JD Vance Fires Back at NYC Socialist in Patriotic Speech
Vice President J.D. Vance took direct aim at socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a fiery Independence Day weekend speech, accusing him of disrespecting America on what Vance called the nation’s “most sacred day.” Speaking at the Claremont Institute’s Statesmanship Award Dinner in San Diego, Vance began by marking the historic holiday….
3 Possible Reasons Law Enforcement Officer Deaths Are Way Down
A new report shows a 50% decline in the number of law enforcement officers’ deaths in the line of duty since the start of 2025, compared with the same period last year. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund released its 2025 midyear fatalities report this week. The report found that 42 federal, state,…
We Are Witnessing One of the Greatest Bromances in the History of Mankind
There have been some epic bromances over the course of human history. Alexander the Great and his general Hephaestion. Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. Jefferson and Madison. Churchill and Roosevelt. Lennon and McCartney. Damon and Affleck. Dick and Dubya. It is increasingly likely that we are bearing witness to one of the greatest of all…
‘Adolf Hitler, no question’: Grok veers from Nazism to spirituality in just a few hours
Artificial intelligence model Grok from Elon Musk’s X went off the rails on Tuesday and was drawn into making an array of posts referring to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. In a conversation about the recent floods in Texas that claimed hundreds of lives, including dozens of children, an X user did what many on…
Megyn Kelly Says Pam Bondi’s ‘Days Are Numbered’ as Attorney General
Attorney General Pam Bondi is under fire for the Justice Department announcing it won’t release the Epstein files. Bondi is now fighting for her job. And Megyn Kelly said four words to Pam Bondi that were the worst news ever. An unsigned Justice Department memo claimed that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself, no one else…
Los Angeles Mayor Bass sues Trump admin to protect illegal aliens from mass deportations
Opposition from Los Angeles officials to immigration enforcement operations from the Trump administration is moving into the courtroom. Democrat L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said the city was filing a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the federal operations on the basis that they are “unconstitutional” and “unlawful.” The action involves several other cities as well….
Green New Deal Democrat Spars With Trump’s Weather-Related Nominees
In the wake of the recent Texas flash flooding that has claimed at least 119 lives and left scores of others still missing, two of President Donald Trump’s nominees to weather-related posts are defending the administration’s budget cuts from Democrats’ criticism. At a Senate commerce committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., went on the…
Army Cavalry Units To Be Deactivated, Horses Adopted Out
It’s hardly the most pressing matter before us as a nation. The Army has announced that some Cavalry units will be deactivated, and the horses adopted out as a cost-savings measure. While it’s true that we, generally, don’t use horses in battle anymore, they were used by the ODA (Green Berets) in Afghanistan early on….
Two individuals, Bradford Morris and Cameron Arnold. arrested in targeting ICE agents in Alvarado, Texas, are trans
Bradford Morris and Cameron Arnold are among ten individuals charged in connection with a July 4, 2025, ambush attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. According to reports, they face three counts each of attempted murder of a federal officer and discharging a firearm in relation to a violent crime. The incident involved…
‘Break it!’ Bodycam video shows moment cops save crying little kids locked in dangerously hot car for nearly an hour
Police bodycam video out of Georgia released earlier this week shows officers with the Cobb County Police Department responding to a June 4 report about children trapped inside a hot car. “I am standing outside of the Dick’s at Cumberland Mall, and there are two children in a car by themselves — small kids crying,”…
Scrutiny Over Melania Trump’s ‘Einstein Visa’
Melania Trump, the former First Lady, is at the center of discussions once again, regarding her ‘Einstein visa’. This particular type of visa is known for being awarded to individuals with ‘extraordinary ability’ who have earned lasting national and international recognition. An investigation by the Washington Post has cast light on the origins of Melania…
‘By the Grace of God’: Virginia Governor’s Family Survives Texas Floods
Flooding over the Independence Day weekend in Texas’ Hill Country caused devastation throughout the state and even affected the Virginia governor’s family. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday that his wife, Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin, and other family members were vacationing at the Youngkins’ property along the Guadalupe River in Hunt when the flood occurred…
What’s he hiding? Biden’s doctor O’Connor pleads the fifth, then rushes out the door during testimony
O’Connor was a close figure to the Biden family, notably supporting them during Beau Biden’s battle with brain cancer in 2015, as detailed in Biden’s memoir Promise Me, Dad. He provided medical counsel and was present during Beau’s craniotomy. In 2021, O’Connor described Biden as a “healthy, vigorous, 77-year-old male” fit for the presidency. He…
A group of bikers arrived to protect my child from bullies — what happened next left the entire neighborhood in shock
Nobody expected fifty bikers at my son’s funeral. Least of all the four teenagers who put him there. I’m not a crier. Twenty-six years as a high school janitor taught me to keep my emotions locked down tight. But when that first Harley rumbled into the cemetery parking lot, followed by another, then another, until…
Clint Eastwood’s Untold Story: A Connection to His Iconic Movies…
Clint Eastwood is a legendary American actor, director, producer, and filmmaker with a six-decade career. Born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, Eastwood rose to prominence as an actor in Westerns and action films, winning notoriety for his famous roles in Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” and as Dirty Harry in the eponymous film…
China’s secret grip on Boston: CCP proxies apparently infiltrate City Hall
Chinese Communist Party members have reportedly managed to infiltrate a U.S.-based nonprofit embraced by one East Coast mayor’s administration. The Boston Urban Forum, an organization that states it is “dedicated to nurturing community cohesion and development,” hosts a monthly public meeting at Boston City Hall. ‘China has installed hundreds of CCP proxies in every major…
