Coast Guard rookie saves 165 people during Texas flood

Texas flood kills 82 as search for missing continues
More than 80 are confirmed dead and dozens remain missing as crews search through widespread devastation, with officials warning the toll will likely keep climbing.

Horror and heroism in Texas as search for flood survivors continues
In the early hours of Independence Day, West Texas and the Hill Country received nearly a foot of rain, which triggered flash floods and sent the Guadalupe River surging 20 feet above flood stage and well over its banks.

Coast Guard rookie saves 165 lives in Texas flood disaster
Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, on his first mission as a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, pulled 165 people to safety after catastrophic flooding struck Kerrville and surrounding areas, killing at least 51 and leaving over 20 girls missing.

Trump Shares Plan To Visit Site Of Texas Flood Damage
"We wanted to leave a little time. I would've done it today, but we'd just be in their way,” the president said.

Houston mayor to remove food board member after rant about white flood victims
Sade Perkins posted a TikTok claiming Camp Mystic was a “whites-only” Christian camp and suggesting missing Hispanic kids wouldn’t get the same sympathy. She also said that “these same MAGA Christians” would be “thrilled” if the victims “floating down that river” were LGTBQ.

CNN's Dana Bash Blames Climate Change, Donald Trump’s Administration For Texas Floods
"The Austin and San Antonio office is missing a warning coordination meteorologist due to the Trump administration's buyouts."

AP buries fact Weather Service doubled staff during Texas storms
The article tucked into the final paragraphs that forecasters had up to five staff on duty — more than twice the normal number — directly contradicting the narrative of a staffing shortage hampering warnings.

Texas flood warnings came hours before deadly river surge
Meteorologist James Spann detailed how multiple flood alerts were issued overnight before the Guadalupe River disaster.

Boulder terror suspect's Muslim wife says she's 'struggling to preserve her modesty' at ICE detention facility
That's too bad and could have been avoided had a judge not blocked her immediate deportation.

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses 1849 abortion ban in 4-3 ruling
Justices said modern laws regulating abortion replaced the near-total ban, sparking sharp dissent from conservatives who accused the majority of rewriting state law to fit their own preferences.

Chicago shootings: At least 52 people shot, 6 fatally over 4th of July weekend
No arrests have been announced in most cases as police continue investigations.
- Shootings are down from 2024: Chicago reels from bloody July 4 weekend with 109 people shot — 19 fatally

NBC News: USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
The analysis, done by a team of international researchers from Spain, Brazil, Mozambique, and the United States, estimated the impact of the 83% funding cuts, assuming they remain through 2030.

Babylon Bee: Millions Reported Dead As 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Passes
Mere moments after the deciding vote was cast, a horrific tragedy played out across the world as throngs of humans immediately dropped dead.

Bedford: The reality behind the One Big Beautiful Bill spectacle
When it comes time to vote, maybe three Republicans can make a scene and vote no — but not four. That’s how it works when something actually matters. Few lawmakers are willing to do what the late Sen. John McCain did: tank a major, party-defining bill out of personal or political animus.

Ten tax policies that made it into final version of One Big Beautiful Bill Trump signed into law
Trump signed the legislation into law at the White House on Friday, July 4. What does the bill change about the way citizens pay for government?

Elon Musk Officially Announces New Political Party After Fallout With Trump
“When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” he added. “Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”

Trump on Musk’s new party: ‘He can have fun with it but I think it’s ridiculous’
Trump said that third parties have "never worked" and Musk's would just "add to confusion."

Bedford: The political future of Elon Musk
The billionaire inventor could learn from the mistakes of his predecessors.

Trump Says He’s ‘Very Satisfied’ With The Official Narrative On Butler Assassination
President Trump said he is “very satisfied” with the FBI’s investigation into the assassination attempt against him that occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania. This is the first time he has publicly indicated full confidence in the investigation.

Republican House Majority Narrows By One
Rep. Mark Green, a retired U.S. Army officer who has represented Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District since 2019, announced in June that he planned to step down after passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Hunter Biden called an 'albatross' dragging down father’s campaign
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Kamala Harris for cropping Biden out of gloomy July 4 post
Harris told Americans “things are probably going to get worse” in her holiday message.

Rolling Stone: Debunking All the BS About Zohran Mamdani
In securing the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York, the young Muslim progressive has faced a tidal wave of hateful comments.

Politifact: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean?
The leftist hacks at Politifact say the White House is lying about Mamdani, saying his comment about seizing the means of production does not reflect communism, and "experts" found his 2021 remark too brief to reach detailed conclusions.

Mamdani claimed FBI was responsible for radicalizing infamous Al-Qaeda terrorist in old posts
Zohran appears to defend Al-Qaeda fiend Anwar al-Awlaki — and blame America for turning the prostitution-loving cleric into a terrorist — in newly surfaced tweets.

Unlike Zohran Mamdani, most Dems want prosperity — not class warfare
Do we actually know that for sure — is there any evidence to back that up?

Jewish Advocacy Group Slams Zohran Mamdani Over Video Featuring Men ‘Cosplaying Jews’ During Hanukkah
A prominent Jewish advocacy group is calling out Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for sharing what it described as a “sick” and offensive video mocking Jewish holiday traditions.

Trump Set To Send A Dozen ‘Take It Or Leave It’ Trade Deal Offers
Trump says tariff letters to 12 countries are signed, going out Monday.

Bessent: Trump Will Revive Foreign Tariffs If Countries Don’t ‘Move Along’ By August 1
"You will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level."

Federal housing director calls for investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell — and for his removal
Pulte pointed to reports of the $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to demand the investigation. “I am asking Congress to investigate Chairman Jerome Powell, his political bias, and his deceptive Senate testimony, which is enough to be removed ‘for cause,’” Pulte said on social media.

Texans Can Use Precious Metals in Everyday Transactions Under New Law
Supporters argue that the measure aligns with constitutional principles and offers Texans an alternative to fiat currency.

Procrastination pays off for CEO who built an eight-figure startup by waiting
The founder of Fathom credits his success to treating procrastination as strategic patience, delaying decisions until the timing and data are right, and creating a deadline-free environment where urgent tasks always outrank the merely important.

Bentley modernized its logo without pulling ‘a Jaguar’
The British luxury automaker redesigned its emblem for just the fifth time in over a century.

Where the left gets its rage against borders
Far-left media don’t just excuse violence — they fuel it with lies about race, history, and justice to glorify illegal immigration as a sacred cause.

Los Angeles anti-ICE protesters harass DHS agents, military members on Independence Day
Waving Mexican flags and upside down American flags, the anti-ICE and anti-Trump crowd spread out to the front and the back of the federal building where U.S. Marines, National Guardsmen, and DHS agents were stationed to protect the facility.

Billions of flies to be dumped out of planes in an effort to fight flesh-eating maggot known as 'man-eater'
The USDA is ramping up production of sterile screwworm flies to carpet-bomb Southern Texas and Mexico, aiming to wipe out a deadly maggot that kills livestock, wildlife, and pets. Officials say the strategy, used successfully decades ago, is the only way to stop the parasite’s northward spread.

America’s urgent air defense munitions crisis
Years of firing costly interceptors in the Middle East and Ukraine have drained America’s stockpile of air defense weapons critical to stopping China’s massive missile arsenal.

Trump: ‘Good chance’ of deal this week that would see ‘quite a few hostages’ released
“I think there’s a good chance we have a deal with Hamas ... during the coming week,” Trump told reporters as he headed back to Washington following the holiday weekend.

Netanyahu stresses Hamas' military capabilities must be destroyed ahead of US visit
We are determined to bring all hostages home but are firm in eliminating Hamas' military capabilities, Netanyahu said while preparing to board Israel's state plane, Wing of Zion, to travel to Washington on Sunday.

American Veterans Injured In Grenade Attack While Distributing Aid In Gaza
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it will continue distributing aid despite the attack and Hamas’ threats.

Tucker Carlson Previews Interview With Iran's President
Carlson said he conducted the interview “because we were just at war with Iran 10 days ago and maybe again.” He added, “American citizens have the constitutional right, and the God-given right, to all the information they can gather about matters that affect them.”

Zelenskyy Says Latest Call With Trump Was ‘Most Productive’ Yet
"It was probably the best conversation we have had during this whole time."

WaPo: Russia’s ‘anti-woke’ visa lures those fearing a moral decline in the West
A network of Kremlin-backed influencers seek to portray Russia as a bastion of traditional values in an attempt to attract those who deplore Western “liberalism.”

Afghan man, 45, 'marries girl aged 6 before Taliban intervene ... and say he must wait until she is 9'
The girl had allegedly been exchanged by her father for money to a man who already has two wives. The marriage was called off when the Taliban stepped in and arrested both men involved. No charges were brought, but they have forced the creep to wait until the girl is nine before he can take her home.

James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is About an ‘Immigrant That Came From Other Places’
“Yes, it’s about politics."

Hollywood golden boy Pedro Pascal's loony leftist pedigree
Communist-adjacent parents? A brother who lives as a woman? No wonder the industry loves him!

Pulitzer Follies: Trump lawsuit exposes uncomfortable truths about journalism's highest award
A new intel community report on Putin's intentions also undercuts the factual basis of one of the award-winning submissions by the Washington Post.

Paramount, CBS Reach Settlement With Trump That Could Top $30M
In addition to the lump sum payment, it is anticipated that CBS will air eight figures worth of advertisements, PSAs, or similar content promoting conservative causes for free.

Penn To Apologize For Allowing Lia Thomas To Compete On Women's Team
The University agreed to resolve its Title IX violations to comply with the Department of Education

Lia Thomas’ ex-teammate spills unheard details after UPenn apology and policy flip
Liz Wheeler invites Paula Scanlan to the show to tell the wild story of her days competing alongside America’s most infamous transgender athlete.

It's time to end the WHO's secret grip on American health care
Despite cutting ties with the WHO, U.S. health care clings to the organization’s slow, obsolete billing codes that deny patients modern treatments like restorative reproductive medicine, forcing families to pay out of pocket or settle for less effective options.

AI isn’t mimicking us — it’s becoming something unrecognizable
Language models don’t think like humans; they operate in a vast 12,000-dimensional space that bypasses cognition altogether. As they outperform us in writing, strategy, and judgment, we face an unsettling truth: This alien substrate isn’t an imitation of our minds — it’s an entirely new kind of intelligence we can’t understand.

AI wipes out graduate jobs once promised as secure careers
Graduates in fields like accounting and IT are finding their degrees worthless as companies slash entry-level roles, with AI handling tasks that once launched stable careers. Some firms have cut new hires by over 50%, leaving young applicants battling algorithms for jobs that barely exist.

Researchers busted planting secret AI instructions to rig peer reviews
At least 17 papers from top universities slipped in hidden text telling AI to shower them with praise, with some authors insisting it was just a defense against “lazy reviewers” who rely on chatbots.