How Ukraine’s Drone War Could Drag World Into Nuclear War

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The use of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly likely as the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue to blindly scramble up the escalation ladder through deep strikes into Russia, with alleged involvement from a NATO member country, military analysts warned on Monday.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has accused Latvia of planning to launch drones from its territory in direct attacks against the Russian Federation. Russia could attack Latvia if these plans became a reality, which could trigger a chain of events leading to the use of nuclear weapons, analysts said during a meeting at the Quincy Institute broadcast by CSPAN on Monday.

“There are proponents of, I guess we can call it ‘escalate to de-escalate,’ people like prominent Russian academic Sergei Karaganov, who believe Russia must drastically up the airstrike campaign against Ukraine, seriously consider the employment of low-yield nuclear weapons as a means of ending the war, and strike Western targets inside NATO,” Quincy Institute research fellow Mark Episkopos said during the meeting on Monday.

The Russian Embassy in Washington, the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington and NATO did not respond to a request for comment.

When the Daily Caller News Foundation asked the panel about the potential for nuclear weapons use in Europe, analysts on the panel laid out two scenarios where the Russians would employ tactical nuclear weapons.

“We’ve had warnings throughout this war. If we provide HIMARS [missiles], the Russians will retaliate in some dangerous way, ATACMS [missiles], F-16s, etcetera, etcetera, and in each case, the Russians have not retaliated against the West directly, and so the impression is created that the Russians will never retaliate against the West directly. It’s just too dangerous for them to do so,” director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute George Beebe said during the panel. “The danger we’re facing is, there’s only one way we’ll know for sure. And that is, after the Russians retaliate directly.” (Read more from “How Ukraine’s Drone War Could Drag World Into Nuclear War” HERE)

Passenger’s Head and Shoulders Hang from Broken Window After He’s Nearly Sucked out of Plane

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A plane passenger was almost sucked out of a window that shattered moments after take-off on Friday — with others grabbing hold of him as his “head and shoulders” were left hanging outside.

The traveler — only identified as a 61-year-old Serbian man — was pinned in his seat by fellow passengers as chaos unfolded on the Ryanair flight that left Greece for Germany at 5:55 a.m., CNN Greece reported.

The Boeing 737-800 plane was at an altitude of around 20,000 feet — when travelers heard a noise “like a tire bursting,” one passenger told Radio Thessaloniki, according to Agence France Presse.

They only later found out that a piece of the plane’s engine had broken off and struck the window, causing it to shatter.

“We immediately realised there had been a decompression. There were screams … for a moment I thought someone had accidentally opened the emergency door,” the passenger said. (Read more from “Passenger’s Head and Shoulders Hang from Broken Window After He’s Nearly Sucked out of Plane” HERE)

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Ex-Obama Press Secretary Fired After Allegedly Swiping Credit Cards from Colleagues to Fund Kratom Habit

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A former Barack Obama press secretary was fired from his chief communications role in Minneapolis after allegedly stealing cash and credit cards from city employees to fuel his habit for kratom — a natural drug used to treat opioid withdrawal.

Adam Fetcher, 42, was canned from his role as Chief Communications Officer (CCO) for the City of Minneapolis after just a year on the job amid a police investigation into internal workplace theft and fraud, as well as claims of substance abuse, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

Fetcher, who made nearly $200,000 a year, is accused of stealing cash and credit cards out of the desks and purses of three fellow city hall employees, racking up hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges at tobacco stores, reported the Star Tribune, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

Security surveillance footage reportedly shows Fetcher using one of the stolen cards to buy $481 of kratom — a herbal supplement often used to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms — at a south Minneapolis smoke shop, reported the outlet.

Under state law, card fraud of that amount would qualify as a felony-level offense if prosecutors decide to charge Fetcher. (Read more from “Ex-Obama Press Secretary Fired After Allegedly Swiping Credit Cards from Colleagues to Fund Kratom Habit” HERE)

CENTCOM Sends 20 US Warships — and Two Aircraft Carriers —toward Iran after Trump Threatens to Reinstate Naval Blockade

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The US is redirecting an armada of warships — including two aircraft carriers – toward Iran as President Trump threatens to reinstate the blockade on Iranian ports.

Maritime trackers on Friday spotted the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush entering the Gulf of Oman — a move experts in military planning say would be necessary to re-establish the blockade that crippled the Iranian economy.

“More than 20 US Navy warships are patrolling waters across the Middle East as CENTCOM forces continue promoting regional security and stability,” US Central Command posted to X this week.

Asked about restarting the blockade that choked off supplies to Tehran, CENTCOM declined to comment on “operational updates.”

The aircraft carriers were spotted within Iran’s missile range, raising their risk level, according to the trackers. (Read more from “CENTCOM Sends 20 US Warships — and Two Aircraft Carriers —toward Iran after Trump Threatens to Reinstate Naval Blockade” HERE)

WATCH: Reportedly ‘Unconscious’ Mitch McConnell Taken by Ambulance to Hospital Where He Remains Under Care

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A video has emerged reportedly showing former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) lying on a stretcher in an ambulance after being wheeled from his home last month following a report of an “unconscious person.”

This comes from a report by CNN Friday, which obtained the video and an eyewitness account.

The witness, one of McConnell’s neighbors, told the cable news outlet that they emerged from their home around 8:30 a.m. on June 14 to find with two emergency service vehicles and a fire truck and the street blocked off by Capitol Police.

The video, taken by the neighbor, was shot from some distance and the face of the patient is not visible. Once in the ambulance the bare feet of the patient is seen with the rest of the lower body covered by an orange blanket.

The neighbor inquired with responders as to what was happening and officers responded that there had been a “medical emergency,” according to CNN.

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‘I’ve Left Instructions’: Trump Reveals U.S. Response if Iran Kills Him

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President Donald Trump said Friday he has already given orders for how the United States should respond if Iran ever succeeds in assassinating him.

Speaking with the New York Post, Trump said he has long been aware that Tehran has targeted him. He revealed standing orders are already in place in case Iran succeeds in killing him.

“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump said. “The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”

When asked about reports claiming Israel recently shared intelligence about a new Iranian assassination plot, Trump said he was not aware of any new threat.

CNN reported that Israeli intelligence shared with the Trump administration indicated some Iranian officials within Iran’s leadership wanted Trump assassinated. According to the report, the intelligence suggested discussions and support for targeting the president rather than a specific, operational plot. (Read more from “‘I’ve Left Instructions’: Trump Reveals U.S. Response if Iran Kills Him” HERE)

Israel Says New Intelligence Reveals Iranian Plot to Kill Trump

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Israel shared new intelligence with the U.S. Thursday that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Trump, a finding that would mark an escalation in the war between Washington and Iran. The report follows the latest round of attacks between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has been publicly pledging to assassinate Trump since the US killed Iranian IRGC Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020. Trump on Wednesday alluded to threats to his life when speaking to reporters in Ankara, Turkey:

“They want to take out the U.S. leader — me,” Trump said to reporters. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning [that] I’m on every single one of their [hit] lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky.”

Earlier on Thursday, crowds in Mashhad, awaiting former supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral cortege, chanted slogans demanding revenge on Trump for his death. “I swear by the blood of the Supreme Leader, Trump, we will kill you!” they shouted. They also held up signs saying “Kill Bibi” — the nickname of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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Legal Papers Fly in War Between Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Husband and Their Private Jet Attendant Over a Cooler Bag

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. . .Turbulence has hit the skies surrounding tech billionaire Peter Thiel after a flight attendant accused the investor’s husband, Matt Danzeisen, of “violently” throwing cooler bags at her aboard the couple’s private jet — with her attorney accusing the wealthy pair of “bullying” his client.

Danzeisen’s team is claiming “extortion” and says that if a “soft fabric cooler bag” did “brush” her leg, it was an accident — with his attorney blasting the accusations as a high-altitude “shakedown.”

In a claim filed Monday in the Central District of California federal court, flight attendant Stefanie Bojar alleges that Danzeisen — the head of private investments at Thiel Capital — injured her on a July 27, 2024, flight from Sun Valley, Idaho, to Washington, DC.

According to the suit, the financier allegedly became angry when a bathroom was being used to “store several heavy cooler bags and kitchen equipment provided by the private chef” and “was temporarily obstructed.”

Danzeisen “demanded immediate access,” according to papers. As Bojar “dragged two heavy cooler bags into the aisle and placed them to her right, Danzeisen abruptly shoved her aside and, in a violent outburst, began throwing the cooler bags directly at her,” says the suit. (Read more from “Legal Papers Fly in War Between Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Husband and Their Private Jet Attendant Over a Cooler Bag” HERE)

Murdered Mom from Struggled with Troubled Son for Years Before She was Slaughtered in Own Home

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A beloved Scarsdale community advocate worried about her troubled and socially awkward son for years — until he allegedly snapped and stabbed her to death in her own home, a family friend told The Post.

Marian Green, 71, struggled for years to find a productive path for her 26-year-old son, Chester Green, encouraging him to pursue his talent for blacksmithing and taking him along to political and community meetings to spark his interest, close pal Nancy Meyers Silverman said Thursday.

It was the first murder in the Westchester County suburb — long one of America’s wealthiest communities — in more than a decade.

“She was worried about her son, she really was,” said Silverman, 57. “She wanted him to be a productive part of society, and she was concerned because I know her husband passed away a couple of years ago, and she just wanted Chester to thrive. . .

Her efforts ended in tragedy, when police said Chester allegedly beat and stabbed his mother to death inside her $2.5 million home in the wealthy Westchester County suburb over the weekend. (Read more from “Murdered Mom from Struggled with Troubled Son for Years Before She was Slaughtered in Own Home” HERE)

Fox Host Calls Out Ivanka’s Husband in Bombshell Split; Suggests Establishment-Hack Rubio is Better

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Brian Kilmeade called on Donald Trump to remove Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff from the sputtered Iran negotiations, telling him bluntly: “We have a State Department for a reason.”

On The Five, Kilmeade reacted to the resumption of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran after a tenuous peace deal had been agreed to in June. On Wednesday, Trump said the deal, brought about in part through Kushner, his son-in-law through daughter Ivanka, and Witkoff, was “over.”

“I also don’t think that Witkoff and Kushner should be the ones doing this,” Kilmeade told the panel about the pair. “They’re business guys. They have not been effective in Ukraine, not been effective in Gaza. They have not been effective in this. They can’t have three portfolios to begin with. We have a State Department for a reason.”

Kilmeade added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 55, was better equipped for the task of bringing the war—which Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu began in late February—to an end.

“Marco Rubio—even Democrats admit—is looked at as a genius internationally,“ Kilmeade said. ”He is the guy that most people would want, even if you gave truth serum to Democrats. He should take the lead on this because you can’t do this like a business deal. You have to understand the history of the region and how distrustful the Iranians have been. They will only make a decision if they have no other choice.” (Read more from “Fox Host Calls Out Ivanka’s Husband in Bombshell Split” HERE)