Anti-War Activists Rally Against Trump’s Automatic Military Draft Registration: ‘Dangerous data grab’

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The Trump administration’s plan to implement automatic registration for the military draft is drawing pushback from a coalition of anti-war groups who argue the effort will increase the likelihood of conflict and violate the privacy of US citizens and residents.

The Selective Service System (SSS) intends to register “every male citizen of the United States” between the ages of 18 and 25, beginning in December, to a list of those eligible to serve in the military, rather than wait for them to self-register.

Congress approved the automatic registration mandate last year, prompting more than 40 anti-war, religious, feminist and civil liberties organizations to demand that lawmakers end the registration initiative and repeal the draft.

“You see the diversity of groups that are involved here,” Edward Hasbrouck, one of the organizers of the anti-draft coalition, told The Post — touting a list of backers that includes CODEPINK, the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and numerous Quaker, Mennonite and Christian organizations.

“I think it’s interesting, in Congress, even though support for continuing draft registration or expanding it or trying to salvage it from failure has been bipartisan, the opposition has also been bipartisan,” he said. (Read more from “Anti-War Activists Rally Against Trump’s Automatic Military Draft Registration: ‘Dangerous data grab’” HERE)

Trump Blames Biden for Allowing ‘Animal’ Haitian Migrant Accused of Bludgeoning Florida Mother to Death into US

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President Trump blamed the Biden administration’s lax immigration policies for spurring the release of a deranged Haitian migrant who allegedly bludgeoned a Florida mother to death in broad daylight — and shared horrific footage of the attack.

Rolbert Jaochin, 40, allegedly beat the 51-year-old mother of two with a hammer and left her to die in the parking lot outside a Chevron gas station in Fort Myers Friday morning, according to court records viewed by The Post.

Trump shared a lengthy post Thursday on Truth Social, calling out the “animal” responsible for the grisly killing.

In the same post, he included an uncensored clip of the attack, calling it “one of the most vicious things you will ever see.”

“To my fellow Republicans, and frankly all Common Sense Americans, NEVER FORGET that Joe Biden and the Democrat Party turned the United States of America into a dumping ground,” Trump seethed. (Read more from “Trump Blames Biden for Allowing ‘Animal’ Haitian Migrant Accused of Bludgeoning Florida Mother to Death into US” HERE)

Trump Goes off on ‘NUT JOBS’ Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones over Iran War Criticism

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President Trump lashed out at four right-wing critics of the Iran war Thursday, describing them as “NUT JOBS” and “losers” who will say anything for attention.

“I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs,” Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.

“They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too!” the president raged. “Look at their past, look at their record. They don’t have what it takes, and they never did!

“They’ve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren’t even invited on TV because nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some ‘free’ and cheap publicity.”

Trump argued the criticism he’s received from the quartet stems from a desire for “clicks” for their “Third Rate Podcasts.”

(Read more from “Trump Goes off on ‘NUT JOBS’ Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones over Iran War Criticism” HERE)

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CDC: U.S. Birth Rate Hit Record Low in 2025

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The U.S. birth rate hit a record low in 2025, according to a new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Last year, there were 3,606,400 births — a one percent decline from 2024. The general fertility rate also fell by one percent from 2024, to 53.1 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44, the CDC found.

“The [general fertility] rate has generally declined since 2007, decreasing by 23 percent,” the CDC report states.

At the same time, the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute estimated that more than 1.1 million unborn babies were killed in abortions in 2025.

The CDC also found a decrease in births among teenagers. The rate of births among young women ages 15 and 19 fell by seven percent in 2025, and decreased by 11 percent among 18 and 19-year-olds. (Read more from “CDC: U.S. Birth Rate Hit Record Low in 2025” HERE)

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VA State Police Try to Calm Fears of Far-Left Governor Ordering Door-to-Door Gun Confiscation

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On Thursday the Virginia State Police (VSP) used an X post to try to calm fears that Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s gun control push will result in state police going door-to-door to confiscate firearms.

The gun ban, SB 749, targets so-called “assault weapons.” Breitbart News reported SB 749’s passage through the Virginia legislature, noting that the bill headed to Spanberger’s desk.

Although the SB 749 contains a grandfather clause allowing current owners of prohibited guns to continue possessing them, it makes clear that the possession of said guns will be illegal unless the firearm was in the possession of the individual prior to July 1, 2026.

Fears of door-to-door confiscation of banned guns arose, and the VSP’s X post appears to be an attempt to quell anxiety. (Read more from “VA State Police Try to Calm Fears of Far-Left Governor Ordering Door-to-Door Gun Confiscation” HERE)

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Trump’s Hyperbolic Annihilationist Rhetoric Comes With A Moral Cost

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After threatening the death of “a whole civilization” on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump announced a two-week, “double-sided” ceasefire with Iran Tuesday evening, pending the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The annihilation of Iran, it seems, was averted by a last-minute deal brokered by Pakistan. In his announcement of the ceasefire, Trump said Pakistan “requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran.”

What’s going on? Did Trump really call off some devastating (possibly nuclear) strike because of a deal that only came through 90 minutes before the White House deadline? Maybe. Was the deal already in the bag before Trump made his hyperbolic threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight?” Possibly. And what about the 10-point proposal Trump said he received from Iran, which he called “a workable basis on which to negotiate?” The details of an Iranian proposal, which include things like reparations for Iran, Iranian control of the strait, and the lifting of all sanctions, have been public for days. Is that the proposal Trump was referring to on Tuesday evening, or is it something else? Who knows.

What does seem clear amid the fog of war, however, is that Trump’s maximalist, annihilationist rhetoric — talk of destroying Iranian “civilization,” “never to be brought back again,” taking out “the entire country,” bombing it “into the stone age,” targeting critical civilian infrastructure like power plants — has already gravely damaged the United States.

Why? Because America should only wage just wars, and waging a just war means being subject to certain restraints. Just war precludes immoral means — like the mass killing of civilians — to achieve victory. Even threatening such means, as Trump has done, damages the moral conscience of a people as much as it degrades the moral standing of a nation. Simply put, threatening to do something intrinsically immoral, even if you don’t actually do it, is wrong. (Read more from “Trump’s Hyperbolic Annihilationist Rhetoric Comes With A Moral Cost” HERE)

Eligible Young Men will Automatically be Registered for US Military Draft Later this Year

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The federal government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December, according to a proposed rule published last week.

The Selective Service System (SSS), the government agency that maintains the database of draft-eligible Americans, submitted the “automatic registration” rule change to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30.

Congress approved automatic registration for the draft last December as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, must-pass legislation that authorizes funding for military personnel and operations.

“This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency notes on its website. “SSS will implement the change by December 2026, resulting in a streamlined registration process and corresponding workforce realignment.”

Under federal law, most males between 18 and 25 years old are already required to register with the Selective Service System in case a military draft is authorized. (Read more from “Eligible Young Men will Automatically be Registered for US Military Draft Later this Year” HERE)

Trump Threatens ‘Bigger, and Better, and Stronger’ Military Response if Iran Doesn’t Comply with Deal — or Else ‘Shootin’ Starts’

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President Trump threatened to unleash a “bigger, and better, and stronger” military assault on Iran Wednesday if the regime doesn’t live up to its end of a peace bargain.

Trump, in a late night Truth Social post, confirmed that the US forces he surged to the Middle East will remain there until Tehran fully complies with a deal.

“All US Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with,” the president wrote.

“If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin’ Starts,’” he warned, noting it would be “bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before.”

Trump asserted it was “agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE.”

“In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest. AMERICA IS BACK!” the president’s post concluded. (Read more from “Trump Threatens ‘Bigger, and Better, and Stronger’ Military Response if Iran Doesn’t Comply with Deal — or Else ‘Shootin’ Starts’” HERE)

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Trump Mulls Punishing NATO Countries that didn’t Assist Iran War Effort: Report

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President Trump is reportedly weighing a plan to punish NATO allies that refused to assist the US in the war with Iran.

Under the proposed plan, the Trump administration would pull US troops out of NATO countries that were unhelpful with Operation Epic Fury, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Trump administration officials.

The plan is one of several being considered by the White House to punish members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, according to the outlet.

Trump has recently threatened to reassess US membership in NATO over the alliance’s lack of assistance with the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN,” Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday night.

(Read more from “Trump Mulls Punishing NATO Countries that didn’t Assist Iran War Effort: Report” HERE)

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Common Pantry Staple Could Fight Deadly Disease Without Antibiotics, Study Suggests

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Cholera can quickly become life-threatening, but the best defense might be sitting in your pantry.

New research from UC Riverside in Southern California reveals that a high-protein diet can effectively “disarm” the bacteria, slash infection levels by 100-fold, and stop the disease in its tracks before it turns fatal.

Published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe, the study found that diets rich in casein, the main protein in milk and cheese, along with wheat gluten, could limit cholera bacteria in the gut.

Cholera is a bacterial disease spread through contaminated water and food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease can cause severe diarrhea, dehydration and even death if it goes untreated.

The research team aimed to determine whether harmful bacteria would respond to dietary changes in the same way as other bacteria. (Read more from “Common Pantry Staple Could Fight Deadly Disease Without Antibiotics, Study Suggests” HERE)