Taylor Swift’s wedding is supposed to be one of the biggest celebrity events of the year. Thousands of guests. A-list celebrities. Madison Square Garden. Tight security. But according to our friend Colion Noir, the real story isn’t who’s getting married. It’s the security surrounding the event and what it says about gun control. In a recent video, Noir pointed to reports that more than 100 law enforcement officers, detectives and specialized security personnel were assigned to protect Swift and her guests. He argues the spectacle highlights what he sees as one of the biggest contradictions in the gun control debate.…
The Air Force pays Tuition Assistance for up to 100% of the cost of college courses. The Air Force’s Military Tuition Assistance (TA) program pays for up to 100% of college courses that members of the service take while on active duty. Payment Air Force TA will cover up to 100% of your tuition, not to exceed: $250 per semester credit hour $166.67 per quarter hour $4,500 maximum per fiscal year Application Process Members of the Air Force must apply for TA. Air Force policy requires members to create a goal and upload a degree plan via the AFVEC website…
There are a lot of times when we’re told we have to submit fingerprints. I had to do it when applying for my carry permit here in Georgia, for example, and that’s still the rule, though constitutional carry makes it a little less of a pain for most people. For NFA items like suppressors or machine guns, you’ve long had to submit fingerprints with your application. I always figured it was to make sure you were really you and not some felon pretending to be you, though it’s not like bad guys routinely send paperwork…
The American flag has always meant different things to different people. For many, it’s a symbol of freedom, military service, family, and the country they love. For others, it can stir up more complicated emotions tied to America’s past and present. That debate erupted this week after The View co-host Sunny Hostin said neighborhoods filled with American flags make her feel “unsafe” following a discussion about a recent white nationalist march in Washington, D.C. The Hill covered the exchange, which quickly lit up social media and drew criticism from Republican lawmakers. “There are times when I walk into a community…
Amid the fallout from PlayStation’s announcement that it will halt physical disc manufacturing in 2028, SEC filings reveal that Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki sold over half of his stock shortly after the news broke. Some fans have been vocally opposed to Sony stopping physical disc production, and they have canceled their PS Plus subscriptions in response and in hopes that the company listens. PlayStation’s announcement that it would go digital-only as of 2028 has sent shockwaves through the gaming industry. While digital sales account for the majority of games sold, there are still physical media enthusiasts who hold out for…
Healthcare workers on the frontlines of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have begun an unofficial strike. Those on strike say that they are working in poor conditions with inadequate safety equipment and low wages. As of today, an X post by BNO News reported that 1,729 Ebola cases and 582 deaths have occurred in the DRC and Uganda, where the Bundibugyo strain of the virus is spreading in an already chaotic region gripped by conflict and mass migration. Government officials in Ituri said the missing payments are because of the broader implications of the outbreak.…
United States ruler Donald Trump said that he is Iran’s “number one target.” He made the comments after recent escalations in the war, saying that he could be gone because the US has assassinated so many high-profile Iranians in the political sphere. US authorities have accused Iran of plotting to kill Trump as early as before the 2024 presidential election. At that time, the US claimed that a man named Farhad Shakeri – an Afghan national residing in Tehran – was tasked with “providing a plan” to kill not only the Republican but also other US and Israeli citizens, according…
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that “potentially millions” more veterans or their survivors could be eligible to receive health care or financial compensation for toxic exposure-related medical conditions newly considered presumptive under the PACT Act, said Steve Miska, PACT Act transitional executive director. The law’s presumptive aspect “gives us the opportunity to automatically assume that, by virtue of a veteran having this condition, it must be due to their service,” Miska told Military.com. “That is a game changer in terms of how veterans historically have had to file a claim” for conditions now covered by the PACT Act: “Not…
Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation are suing the state of Pennsylvania over a bizarre statute that prohibits anyone convicted of any violation of the state’s Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act from obtaining a license to carry a firearm, even if the offense was a misdemeanor that doesn’t prohibit them from purchasing or possessing a firearm in the home. The statute applies even to those convicted of non-violent drug offenses like possessing a small amount of a controlled substance, and the prohibition is permanent, which means a conviction for possessing a…
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that the allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organization’s spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara. Rutte made the remarks in the Turkish capital come ahead of a two-day summit starting on Tuesday that comes at a crucial time for the alliance with the United States scaling down its security role in Europe. Washington has been pressing allies to shoulder more of the spending burden. The 32 nations agreed last year to invest 5% of their gross domestic product on defense — 3.5%…
The word “toxic” is often paired with masculine. Is it okay for boys to have manly heroes? Frank Miniter says, “yes,” and his new book explores stories about great men “Cool Heroes for Boys: 20 True Tales of Adventure” isn’t just a book for boys, it’s also for men. Why is this book important? In 2026 the United States is still sitting in the shadow of political correctness. There’s a need to undo the whitewashing of our history books and men like Miniter are stepping up to the plate to share stories about great men…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran’s capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of members of his family killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, sat on board a truck decorated to resemble the ornamental grating that surrounds the shrine of an imam. The massive turnout, encouraged by Iran’s theocracy as a sign of…
This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News. PJM Interconnection, the largest power grid operation in the United States, declared a grid emergency on July 1 as a historic heat dome pushes temperatures into triple digits across the Mid-Atlantic region, according to officials. The Department of Energy (DOE) issued two emergency orders directing PJM to dispatch specific units and use backup generation as a last resort to prevent rolling blackouts. [1] PJM forecasts that power demand could reach 165 gigawatts (GW) on July 4, potentially testing the all-time peak of 165.563 GW set in August 2006. Energy Secretary Chris…
As it was already clear to New York officials that NYSRPA v. Bruen was about to go against them, they started working on measures that would still restrict guns as much as they could while following the letter of the ruling. Or what they thought would be the letter of it. A lot of that has been smacked down by lower courts, but they still tried because, in their minds, guns are bad. Not everything has gotten crushed by the courts, though, and so carrying a gun lawfully is still a pain.But for criminals, it’s…
A new U.S. government-funded study involving a new type of highly-scalable, computerized cognitive testing found that a 20-minute self-administered computerized brain health assessment can strongly predict performance on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). The study, “Construct Validation of a Remote Brain Health Assessment Battery to Evaluate Vocational Aptitude and Factors Associated With Cognitive Resilience in the Military: Observational Trial,” was conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota and funded through a $1 million grant by the Office of Naval Research and the National Institutes of Health. It effectively measures military vocational aptitude and cognitive resilience with more flexibility…
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific in a rare move that drew protest and concerns from countries in the region. The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. and carried a dummy warhead, according the official Xinhua News Agency. China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, then firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead. That previous launch in international waters was the first in decades since 1980. The launch was part of routine annual training, complied with international law…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of a nuclear-capable cruise missile and other weapons aboard a new 5,000-ton destroyer, the Kang Kon, repaired after being damaged in a failed launch ceremony last year, state media said Sunday, in the latest military display marking Kim’s push to build a nuclear-armed navy. The official Korean Central News Agency said Friday’s event included test-firings of a strategic cruise missile and of the Kang Kon’s main gun and automatic cannons, as well as trials of its electronic warfare systems and assessments of its target-detection and information-processing capabilities.…
Israeli authorities arrested a 20-year-old American citizen living in the Jerusalem area and accused him of carrying out paid intelligence-gathering missions for Iran, as part of the latest in a series of alleged Iranian recruitment cases inside Israel. The man was arrested June 9 after information from international security partners, according to Israeli media reports citing a joint statement from Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency. Authorities said the investigation was conducted under a sweeping gag order by the Jerusalem District Police’s major crimes unit in cooperation with Shin Bet. Prosecutors filed a declaration against the suspect around…
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The Holosun SCS promises a pistol red dot with direct Glock MOS mounting, solar charging, no battery swaps, and enough toughness to ride on a 10mm Glock 20. I ran it like a defensive optic, worried about the solar power, broke a screw, dunked it in water, and still came away thinking this little green dot is one of the easiest pistol optics to live with. Holosun is pushing boundaries with its new micro-optic, the SCS. Having multiple innovative features, this optic is sure to do well. It is not just another tiny red dot trying to crowd onto a…
