City Officials Raise Somali Flag After Cancelling Independence Day Fireworks

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A city in New York appears to be celebrating America’s 250th birthday differently.

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan confirmed Tuesday that the city cancelled its Independence Day firework show, WGRZ reported Wednesday. However, some other city officials found time to celebrate Somali Independence Day, social media posts show.

Ryan’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

“The Somali flag was raised in front of Buffalo City Hall in New York State on 1 July 2026, as the local Somali community gathered to mark Somalia’s Independence Day in a ceremony promoted by a Buffalo city council member,” Somali National News Agency posted Wednesday.

Somali Independence Day is celebrated on July 1 to commemorate when the Trust Territory of Somalia broke away from Italy and united with the State of Somaliland in 1960, forming the Federal Republic of Somalia. (Read more from “City Officials Raise Somali Flag After Cancelling Independence Day Fireworks” HERE)

Awe-Struck World Cup Tourists Should Remind Us What Makes America So Great

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As citizens from across the globe visit American shores for the World Cup competition, hundreds of thousands praise the United States while lambasting their media for lying. In more ways than one, they are seeing the real America for the first time: Its sights and scenery, its stores and stadiums, and most of all, its people. It has been love at first sight.

Listening to the heart-warming testimonies of foreign tourists visiting the country is edifying and unifying in a time of slanted media coverage. Europeans in particular have been fed a false narrative about America’s crime-infested culture and crass capitalist economy. The fact that these good people are believing what they see, not what they’ve heard, suggests the miracle of America is obvious to just about anyone who takes an honest look — even Americans.

But are the eyes of our friendly visitors fully open, or are they failing to see the most important realities about our country? America’s history, people, and founding principles are the realities that make everything they now love about this country possible.

The collective enthusiasm on social media hits three main topics. The first is an overall awe-struck reaction to America’s material richness, bigness, and consumer choices.

Visitors can’t get enough of our stores and restaurants, our big homes and big trucks. Even our infrastructure impresses them. All this, of course, reflects America’s great wealth. But where does that wealth and prosperity come from? (Read more from “Awe-Struck World Cup Tourists Should Remind Us What Makes America So Great” HERE)

Separatists In Country Shoot American Dead In Message To US, Group Claims

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Separatist rebels in the Papua region of Indonesia killed an American pilot and burned a civilian plane Thursday as a “message” for the U.S. and Indonesian governments, according to a spokesperson.

West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) members shot Nicholas F. Gosselin and set fire to his plane after he landed in the Highland province of Papua Thursday, spokesperson Sebby Sambom said, according to Reuters. The group alleged that civilian pilots have been transporting Indonesian troops into the area and the attack provided “a message,” the BBC reported. The incident is the latest in a decades-long conflict between TPNPB and the Indonesian government.

“We immediately fired upon and burned the plane because it had violated the TPNPB ultimatum,” Sambom said, claiming the group had banned any flights in the area. “We are prepared to fire upon any civilian aircraft across the Land of Papua that assists Indonesian military forces in transporting troops or military logistics.”

Yusuf Sutejo, spokesman for Indonesia’s joint police-military operations in the province, said a burnt plane flown by an American pilot with seven passengers was discoverd at an airport in the Yahukimo region of Papua, according to Reuters. Sutejo did not confirm whether the rebels were responsible or the pilot was dead, but said all passengers were Papuans.

The TPNPB, a group claiming to represent West Papua’s native people, continues to fight for independence for the Papua region, a resource-rich area composed of western New Guinea and other islands. TPNPB’s attacks have increased in both frequency and fatalities recently as they have gained better weapons, Reuters reported. (Read more from “Separatists In Country Shoot American Dead In Message To US, Group Claims” HERE)

State’s Rule Cracking Down On Christian Gender Counseling Runs Afoul Of Supreme Court Ruling, Group Says

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Wisconsin Christian counselors challenged a state rule that requires them not to offer certain therapies to gender-confused children, which might violate a March Supreme Court ruling.

In May, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) filed suit against Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration on behalf of counselors Terri Koschnick and Joy Buchman. The conservative legal group argues that Wisconsin’s rule is just like a similar Colorado law the Supreme Court ruled against in March.

Just weeks earlier in Chiles v. Salazar, the Court sided 8-1 with Colorado Christian counselor Kaley Chiles, holding that the blue state’s law curtailing her work was “regulating speech based on viewpoint.” Chiles was forced by state law to affirm transgender-identifying children even if they had requested help to embrace their biological sex.

“The government shouldn’t be dictating which viewpoints are acceptable for counselors to express in private, voluntary talk therapy sessions with clients who specifically seek out their faith based advice,” WILL Deputy Counsel Rebecca Furdek told Daily Caller News Foundation.

“The Wisconsin administrative rule bans counselors from offering certain perspectives in private, voluntary talk therapy sessions with the clients who specifically seek out their faith-based advice. This amounts to viewpoint discrimination, which the U.S. Supreme Court has deemed the ‘most blatant’ type of First Amendment violation,” Furdek continued. (Read more from “State’s Rule Cracking Down On Christian Gender Counseling Runs Afoul Of Supreme Court Ruling, Group Says” HERE)

Trump Rails Against ‘Mortal Threat’ of Communism During America 250 Mount Rushmore Speech

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President Trump warned Friday that communism poses a “mortal threat” to the country during a speech at Mount Rushmore on the eve of America’s 250th birthday.

“As we approach this magnificent anniversary, we see our American identity under a renewed attack,” Trump said in his remarks in South Dakota.

“A generation after we fought and won the Cold War against the menace of communism, there is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success,” the president continued.

“These are not mere political disagreements, like differences over taxes or regulations. Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty. It is the greatest threat to our country,” Trump declared.

The president described the political and economic ideology as “the exact opposite of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

“It’s death, tyranny and the pursuit of evil,” he said. (Read more from “Trump Rails Against ‘Mortal Threat’ of Communism During America 250 Mount Rushmore Speech” HERE)

‘Ingrates’: Hegseth Fires Back at Leftists Shouting at National Guard

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dismissed criticism of the National Guard during remarks on Thursday, calling protesters “ingrates” and praising Guard members for helping reduce crime in Washington, DC.

During a “D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force” ceremony at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC, Hegseth defended the National Guard’s mission, saying it was about restoring law and order rather than politics.

“You do your job no matter what,” Hegseth said. “It’s the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can’t see law and order and common sense in front of them.”

Hegseth argued there was “nothing political” about the Guard’s mission, saying law and order is something “all Americans deserve,” regardless of race, income, or where they live. He told the troops that although many of them were not from Washington, DC, the nation’s capital belongs to all Americans and should be safe as the country marks its 250th anniversary.

Hegseth also praised the Guard for continuing its work despite difficult conditions, saying members would keep doing their jobs long after critics had moved on. (Read more from “‘Ingrates’: Hegseth Fires Back at Leftists Shouting at National Guard” HERE)

Tucker Carlson Brands Trump ‘Enslaved’ and Floats Idea that Could Tear Apart MAGA for Good

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Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson labeled President Donald Trump as ‘enslaved’ in an interview published Wednesday and said that America needed a third political party.

Carlson was asked by the Columbia Journalism Review if he had talked to Trump since the start of the Iran war, which Carlson staunchly opposes.

‘I’m not interested in talking to him. I feel sorry for him,’ Carlson said.

‘He’s not a man in charge of his own life at this point. I feel sorry for anybody who’s enslaved, including him.’

Carlson was apparently alluding to Trump’s decision to start a war with Iran, suggesting outsized Israeli influence on the President.

Carlson has consistently insisted that Israel was the driving force behind US attacks on Iran, saying as early as March 2 that ‘this is Israel’s war. This is not the United States’s war.’ (Read more from “Tucker Carlson Brands Trump ‘Enslaved’ and Floats Idea that Could Tear Apart MAGA for Good” HERE)

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Shocking Video Shows Army Veteran Being Fatally Shot in Fight Over Walmart Parking Spot

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Shocking video shows the moment an Army veteran was gunned down, seemingly in a petty argument over a parking spot in a Florida Walmart.

The horrific cellphone footage begins with the 62-year-old victim, Bart Diguglielmo, seemingly exchanging angry words with an unidentified woman in the parking lot of the North Lauderdale store around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Local 10 News.

Diguglielmo slowly walks toward the woman as she backs away, with a vehicle pulling out from where they were arguing.

Suddenly, the woman pulled out a gun and shot Diguglielmo while he was still several feet away from her, with the footage showing him clutching his stomach before falling to the ground.

Diguglielmo, a New Jersey native, initially sits on the ground before he lies down and bleeds out, according to officials.

Following the shooting, the woman is seen placing the gun on top of a car while waiting for law enforcement to arrive — with witnesses reporting her screaming and crying. (Read more from “Shocking Video Shows Army Veteran Being Fatally Shot in Fight Over Walmart Parking Spot” HERE)

‘We’re Really Circling Back to This?’ U.S. City That Responded to AIDS Catastrophe by Banning Gay Bathhouses is Now Bringing Them Back

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It was some 40 years ago that the AIDS catastrophe struck America, mostly in the homosexual community.

The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome proved a lethal threat, and the response included a decision by the city of Minneapolis to ban gay bathhouses, the scenes of rampant sexual activity.

Now the city is bringing them back.

The Minneapolis City Council recently approved repealing a ban on adult bathhouses, with nine members of a 13-person council endorsing that action.

When the new locations open, “consenting adults can legally engage in sexual activity” there, according to reports. The plan also provides exemptions to existing “indecent conduct laws” so that that activity can happen.

The ban, back in the day, even had the support of Councilman Brian Coyle, the first-known gay Minneapolis city councilor who later died of AIDS-related illnesses. (Read more from “’We’re Really Circling Back to This?’ U.S. City That Responded to AIDS Catastrophe by Banning Gay Bathhouses is Now Bringing Them Back” HERE)

FBI Assigns 260 Staff Members to Georgia 2020 Election Probe

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The FBI has ramped up its investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia by dedicating more personnel to what an internal memo refers to as a “priority,” a person familiar with the matter told CNN, ramping up an inquiry into the election that President Donald Trump falsely said was rigged.

The memo, which was seen by CNN, calls for the FBI to quickly bring in an additional 260 FBI intelligence officials, on top of those agents already working in the Atlanta area.

Some of the intelligence personnel — which includes people who are skilled at analyzing data — will work on the investigation remotely, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN. . .

Kurt Olsen, a 2020 election denier who had been tapped by the White House to investigate that election, made the referral in January that reinvigorated a recent criminal probe. (Read more from “FBI Assigns 260 Staff Members to Georgia 2020 Election Probe” HERE)