I have been fortunate to serve in the United States Air Force for over 37 years, with a large portion of that time spent in multiple assignments across the Indo-Pacific theater. And while my experience is not necessarily unique, there is a bit of perspective that comes with longevity. Since my first assignment in the…
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Weight loss drugs could soon be covered by Medicare and Medicaid
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a major shift in health care coverage –– allowing Medicare and Medicaid to cover popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound as early as April 2026. According to The Washington Post, the administration is preparing a five-year pilot program to test the new policy. Current coverage landscape…
Trump’s Economy (Updated)
Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok Via Forbes: Unemployment Rose To 4.2% In July As Hiring Fell Sharply. About 73,000 nonfarm jobs were added last month, below economists’ projections of 115,000 and less than half the 147,000 added in June. Some comparative data. An average of 130,000 jobs added per month this year is…
Pizza at 100 mph? Pipedream is here to make it happen
Pizza delivered in five minutes through underground tunnels by 100mph robots. It sounds like bad science fiction. It’s not. It’s happening in Austin this September. Pipedream Labs just announced the city’s first “thing pipe” network — 24-inch underground tunnels filled with autonomous robots called “Otters” that carry 40-pound payloads at highway speeds for 25 cents…
Unexpected ‘hero’ emerges in fight to expose California corruption: ‘We got Newsom’
Former reality TV star Spencer William Pratt has suddenly become a hero to the MAGA right for the most awesome reason. It turns out that Pratt, who used to be known as quite the “asshole” on the reality TV series “The Hills,” wasn’t pleased by the response of California’s left-wing officials to the Palisades Fire….
New ‘Russiagate’ Evidence Implicates Hillary Clinton: ‘Should Be In Jail’
Top-rated podcaster Megyn Kelly blasted two-time losing Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton during a show segment on Thursday following the release by the Trump administration of newly declassified “Russiagate” evidence. The released documents include a once-classified “annex” to former special counsel John Durham’s investigation of what became one of the biggest political hoaxes in the…
Criminal lowlife, 26, captured on surveillance video abducting young girl inside VA mall
Surveillance video captured the terrifying moment a criminal lowlife was seen abducting a young girl who had wandered away from an indoor play area at a local mall in Virginia. Fairfax County Police released footage of a man identified as 26-year-old Andres Caceres Jaldin picking up the 3-year-old toddler as she was walking inside the…
Justice Dept. Arrests Leading Democrat
A federal judge ordered Massachusetts state Rep. Chris Flanagan, a Democrat from Dennis Port facing fraud charges, to refrain from gambling, accruing credit card balances over $5,000, or opening any new lines of credit above that threshold without prior court approval. Flanagan was arrested in April on allegations that he embezzled tens of thousands of…
Leavitt Slams Pelosi Over Stock Trades As Trump, Hawley Reconcile On Ban Effort
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tore into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her eyebrow-raising stock trades, calling her the reason a congressional stock trading ban is even being discussed. Leavitt read out loud a list of trades made by Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, that she said beat out Warren Buffett and…
Mel Gibson Calls Out Gavin Newsom: ‘He Wants to Do the Maui Plan’ – People in the Crowd Yell ‘Mel for Governor’
by Mike LaChance Hollywood icon Mel Gibson is speaking out against California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for the second time in recent weeks. Gibson was speaking to a group of Californians, presumably people who lost their homes in the fires, when he suggested that Gavin Newsom ‘wants to do the…
Mom Frustrated Behind Slow Vehicle, Snaps Photo Of Sign On Window
A mom was just trying to get to work when the vehicle in front of her was slowing her down. Finally, she reached a stoplight and was able to pull closer. As she did, she noticed a sign on the SUV’s rear window. When she read what it said, she quickly captured a photo for…
Media Censors Brutal Cincinnati Racist Beating While Democrats Cheer Savage Attackers
NY Post:The woman viciously pummeled in a viral Cincinnati brawl has returned home to Russia — as relatives of one of the attackers claim the brutal beatdown is only drawing national outrage because the victim is white, according to reports. The female victim — identified as Holly by a US senator from Ohio — was…
White People in Ads is Racist
by Daniel Greenfield What really is and isn’t eugenics. [Want even more content from FPM? Sign up for FPM+ to unlock exclusive series, virtual town-halls with our authors, and more—now for just $3.99/month. Click here to sign up.] Somewhere on Madison Avenue an ad exec pitched his boss on an edgy proposal. “Let’s do a…
Senate Passes Police Hero Bill Unanimously As Pro-Police Agenda Gains Momentum
The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Nevada Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Senate Republican Mitch McConnell to ensure the families of retired law enforcement officers killed in retaliation for their service are no longer denied federal benefits. The Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act passed by unanimous consent and now heads to the…
Where Fundraising Stands In A Post-Harris 2026 Gubernatorial Race
California News: With former Vice President Kamala Harris now out of the 2026 Gubernatorial race, she also leaves behind one of the main things that made her competitive: her fundraising machine. For her 2024 presidential run she raised well over a billion dollars through her PAC, and would have entered the Gubernatorial race with not…
Bluff or Bluster: The Implications of REAL ID in South Carolina
While the REAL ID Act has been in the news lately due to the TSA’s implementation of their “progressive enforcement” rule, REAL ID is nothing new. Elected officials have spent decades attempting to enforce it since the REAL ID Act was passed in 2005. Check out this three minute video of two commenters debating this…
J.D. Vance Already Leading In 2028 Polls Against Democrats And May Be Able To Bring Young Voters And College Educated Under The Conservative Umbrella
By Manzanita Miller While the 2026 midterm elections in fifteen months will continue to reshape the political landscape, early polling is also gauging voter interest in the 2028 presidential election, and Vice President J.D. Vance is currently holding a narrow lead against three Democratic rivals. Vance’s national popularity is also on the rise, and sits…
The Case For President Trump’s THIRD Term Is Coming Clearly Into Focus
By Noah The case for President Trump’s third term is now coming into focus… And the beauty is it’s going to be entirely the result of the far-left Democrats and the far-left MSM that for nearly ten years now has pushed hoax after hoax after hoax. Oh the irony that all of these hoaxes, conspiracies…
Supreme Court OKs Trump Admin Deportations to South Sudan
The Supreme Court has cleared the path for the Trump administration to deport a group of immigrants held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti to South Sudan. In a brief opinion issued on Thursday, the justices affirmed that their June 23 order, which stayed a federal judge’s ruling in Massachusetts that had restricted the…
President Trump Brings Back Presidential Fitness Test
By Anthony President Trump is once again Making America Healthy Again. President Trump revived the Presidential Fitness Test in a new executive order. The Presidential Fitness Test began in 1966 but abruptly ended under President Barack Obama. AP reported more on Trump’s new executive order: President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test…
Joby, L3Harris team up to pitch new, hybrid VTOL aircraft to DoD
WASHINGTON — Joby Aviation, a startup known for all-electric air taxis, today announced that the company will partner with defense firm L3Harris to pitch a new, gas turbine hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for military customers. The currently-unnamed platform will consist of Joby’s existing all-electric S4 aircraft but modified to include a gas turbine…
Those Who Write the Laws Always Exempt Themselves
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pelosi-ACT.mp4 The PELOSI Act, which BANS Congressional stock trading, has just passed out of committee, 8-7. I have personally been asked by a Congressman who is no longer there for information. “The number one question from my constituents is where to put their money these days.” I did everything to prevent myself from laughing….
Who judges the judges?
By Matthew G. Andersson President Trump and his administration continue to be administratively harassed by a judiciary that is destabilizing the constitutional basis of our government, and making a mockery of law in the process. Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule writes somewhat surprisingly in this week’s New York Times, that “someone is defying the Supreme…
Jews and the Great Replacement
by Don Jeffries, I Protest Hip hop Zionism You can’t honestly assess the racial dynamics in America, most notably the anti-White Great Replacement agenda, without noting who’s behind it. The Great Replacement didn’t create itself, like an ethnic Big Bang. Much as an artist deserves credit for his painting, and a writer for his words,…
‘Almost got her life beaten to death’: GOP senator reveals new details Cincinnati woman shared about Ohio brawl
Republican Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno said Thursday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” that one of the victims beaten in the viral Cincinnati street fight had to call an Uber to take herself home after getting “brutally attacked.” Early Saturday morning, video footage of a brawl occurring at Elm and Fourth streets circulated online, as multiple people…
Hot August Tabs
Via CJR: Traffic Apocalypse (Google’s AI Overviews are killing click-throughs to news sites). Via Mediate: Alan Dershowitz Says He’s Suing ‘Bigoted Vendor’ After Being Denied Pierogi. Sure, the proportionate reaction is to cause a small business owner grave expense because you, a rich semi-celebrity, couldn’t buy snacks. From Lisa Needham at Public Notice: The kangaroo-fication…
Marriage makes a comeback as divorce rates PLUMMET
The topic of marriage is a contentious one, as the stat that 50% of marriages end in divorce is commonly repeated, leaving those looking to pursue one of life’s greatest adventures with a question mark seared into their minds. However, times are changing, and divorce rates are going down. “The good news about all of…
Big Update After AOC Found Guilty Of Violating House Ethics Rules
Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez broke House ethics rules by accepting more than $3,700 in gifts for her appearance at the 2021 Met Gala — including the now-infamous “Tax The Rich” dress — but paid less than $1,000 for the items. The House Ethics Committee found that the New York Democrat failed to follow House rules…
‘He looked soulless’: Witness gives eerie description of teacher arrested for random murder of married couple
A “soulless” schoolteacher has been charged in the killing of an Arkansas married couple with children whom he didn’t even know. Last Saturday, schoolteacher Andrew James McGann, 28, ran into Clinton David Brink, 43, and his 41-year-old wife, Cristen Amanda Brink, at Devil’s Den State Park and reportedly proceeded to attack. I hope that The…
Chuck Schumer unwittingly draws attention to Trump’s generosity in rush to paint him as a hypocrite
Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) tried his best on Thursday to paint President Donald Trump as a hypocrite. Unlike other false Democratic narratives, Schumer’s latest didn’t last very long. The New York Democrat told reporters during a press conference on the president’s August 1 deadline for trade deals, “Just now, the White House announced construction…
Florida Abortion Clinic Poisons Woman With Lidocaine
Orlando, Florida – On June 14, 2025, another abortion related emergency was reported at the East Orlando Health Center operated by Planned Parenthood. Operation Rescue staff secured the actual 911 records related to this emergency involving a woman who had a suspected lidocaine toxicity likely following an abortion procedure. Although the type of abortion procedure was not…
Victims of UK Muslim Child Rape Gangs Were Then Victimized by Police
For years, Geller Report has reported on the epidemic of UK Muslim rape and sex trafficking gangs with upwards of a million of non-Muslim child victims. (here: UK: Muslim Child Rape Sex Trafficking Gangs.) Worse still was the sanction and inaction of law enforcement and government to the victims. Now, decades later, the BBC is…
When Will Factory Job Slump End?
For Immediate Release: August 1, 2025 Washington, D.C. — U.S. factories lost 11,000 jobs in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul said: “The slight downturn in manufacturing jobs in July is hardly surprising. It’s another ‘treading water’ number, which has been the case more often than…
Kentucky Nixed Man’s License Plate About God For Being Vulgar, He Sued
When the state of Kentucky nixed a man’s personalized license plate about God for being vulgar, he said the state was infringing on his rights. So, he sued, and the taxpayer will have to pay. Bennie Hart (Photo Credit: Screenshot) Bennie Hart — a self-described constitutional activist and atheist since the age of 15, who…
‘Fire with fire’: Politicians won’t take high ground on mid-decade redistricting
“Fight fire with fire.” That idiom has been popular on Capitol Hill this week. No one in Washington, D.C. wants to take the high ground on mid-decade redistricting. Texas Republicans released their newly drawn Congressional map that they hope will be in place for the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday, July 30. If Republicans are…
Gang-Raped, ‘Bitten All Over Her Body’ by “Three British Men” –Ami Arifi –Sohqib Shakibi –Gezhim Xhafa
Gang-raped, ‘bitten all over her body’ by “Three British Men” –Ami Arifi –Sohqib Shakibi –Gezhim Xhafa The enemedia continues to scrub, censor and whitewash Islam and it’s attendant violence adhering to Islamic blasphemy laws. Gang-raped, ‘bitten all over her body’ by “Three British Men”–Ami Arifi –Sohqib Shakibi–Gezhim Xhafa Got that? pic.twitter.com/fCacSzxnxR — Pamela Geller (@PamelaGeller)…
China’s Invasion “Bridges” Exposed: A Threat Ignored
While the Biden-era foreign policy establishment obsessed over climate conferences and pronouns, China was building invasion bridges. Let that sink in. New satellite images have exposed a chilling development out of Communist China: the construction and testing of specialized landing barges—dubbed “Shuiqiao” or “water bridges”—designed to support a full-blown amphibious assault. The target? Taiwan. The…
US employers added 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported in May and June. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. The deterioration in the job market is taking place with companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policies. The…
Chaos in Florida school board meeting after parent REAMS member who cheered death of MAGA
The Florida county school board chair who cheered the death of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan caught the wrath of a fed-up parent during a meeting this week. Sarah Rockwell, the chair of the Alachua County School Board, took to Facebook after Hogan’s death was announced to declare her disapproval of his support for President Donald…
Somali Immigrant Convicted Of Raping 12-Year-Old Gets “Community Support Letter” From St Paul Islamic Center
Somali immigrant Qalinle Ibrahim Dirie was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2024. He was sentenced to a mere 12 years in prison. However, after his conviction, an Islamic center in St. Paul wrote a “community support lettter” for this criminal. Alpha News reports on this development. Qalinle Ibrahim Dirie, 42,…
Trump’s Tariff Ship Has Sailed: The Chinese Ship Levy
This article was originally published by Stephen Anderson at The Mises Institute. President Donald Trump is proposing an executive order to levy fines of up to $1.5 million per port call on Chinese-built ships arriving at US ports, effective in 2025. A majority of cargo ships globally in use were built in Chinese shipyards. The order’s origin…
Brutal Family Murder Stuns Quiet Town
A quiet southern town is reeling after an 18-year-old was charged with the brutal beating death of her own grandmother, exposing hard truths about the unraveling of family values and the persistent failures of our justice and mental health systems. At a Glance 18-year-old Jailen Mia Lupton charged with the murder of her 70-year-old grandmother,…
The Truth About the Indo-American Relationship
Politics The Truth About the Indo-American Relationship There’s unlikely to be any long term damage, but in the short term, things don’t look very nice. Within a span of 15 minutes on Wednesday, President Trump declared a 25 percent tariff on the United States’ “friend” India, and NASA and ISRO launched a radar system into…
Failed candidate Kamala Harris shocks Stephen Colbert with word salad on why she won’t run for office again
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium! Failed presidential candidate and billion-dollar loser Kamala Harris sat down to discuss her future with failed late-night “comedian” and multi-million-dollar loser Stephen Colbert. Much losers. Many money wasted. Wow! If you wanted to know what the future holds for Kamala Harris,…
Trump to build $200M, 650-seat ballroom at White House
After years of talk by President Donald Trump, the White House announced that construction will begin this September on a new state ballroom in the building’s East Wing. The new ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet and accommodate at least 650 guests. The White House said that for the last 150 years, staff and…
Cincy thug’s family says only reason brutal incident is making news is because a white woman was punched
The family of one of the black suspects caught on viral video beating up white people in downtown Cincinnati made the incendiary claim that the only reason the assault made national news is that one victim was a white woman. Police have made multiple arrests after the video of the woman in a black flowery…
‘Trump Eats Europe for Breakfast’
Some observers did not hesitate to draw a comparison with the Treaty of Versailles. Trump has ripped off the EU, and the result is devastating. At the core of the “deal” between Washington and the Europeans are 15 percent US tariffs on almost all EU exports – including key sectors such as mechanical engineering, chemicals,…
Trump Announces Sweeping New Global Tariffs
The USA was $951.2 billion (!) before Trump came into office. How can any American be okay with that especially since America has been getting taken advantage of. decades. The Democrats and their media lapdogs grouse about tariffs while pushing for higher taxes on Americans. Always plotting to hurt Americans. What is notable is the…
Pete Hegseth smacks down L.A. Mayor Karen Bass with brutal truth bomb
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth smacked down Los Angeles (LA) Mayor Karen Bass’ phony baloney rhetoric after she tried to take credit for the Pentagon withdrawing troops from LA. The smackdown occurred after The New York Times announced early Sunday that the Pentagon was withdrawing “roughly” 1,350 National Guard members from LA while leaving 250 to…
US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Israel for Gaza aid tour
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel and has crossed into Gaza. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, the White House sends a clear message: more aid is coming. Witkoff, a real estate developer-turned-envoy, arrived in Israel on Thursday, July 31, and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the humanitarian crisis….
4 yrs for stealing $34M – what a deal!!
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A Portland couple, Sergey and Galina Lebedenko, who ran a local chauffeur and limousine service, were recently sentenced to federal prison for embezzling $34 million from two former clients. For nearly a decade, this couple spent millions on many things that cannot be returned like travel, fancy restaurants, luxury…
