‘All Signs’ Pointing to ‘Major Escalation’ on World Stage just Ahead of Midterms: Expert

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Foreign policy expert Trita Parsi issued a dire warning Sunday that “all signs” were pointing to a “major escalation” in the U.S. war against Iran, one that “may very well” occur next month.

“All signs point to a major escalation between the US, Iran and Israel. And it may very well be initiated by Tehran itself a week or two before the midterm elections,” Parsi wrote Sunday in a statement published on social media. “Iran’s pattern of behavior suggests preparation for that war, including how they are clearing the path for even more effective strikes against Israel.”

The U.S. war against Iran has seen few direct exchanges of fire since July, a trend that was broken last week after Iran responded to a wave of U.S. strikes by attacking U.S. allies Jordan and Bahrain. On Saturday, the United States struck three Iranian oil tankers, an attack that Iran’s parliament speaker vowed Sunday to answer with a “more intense and more painful response,” CBS News reported.

And yet, Iran’s response to U.S. attacks, as previously noted by Parsi, has been comparatively reserved, suggesting Tehran may be waiting for a more “optimal moment to strike back.” That moment, Parsi previously theorized, could be “two or three weeks before the congressional elections, maximizing the political damage to Trump.”

Should a “major escalation” in war occur, Parsi also warned that it was likely Israel would play a larger direct role in the conflict.

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Survey Spells Bad News For Anti-Gunners

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Americans own tens of millions of modern semiautomatic firearms that are the subject of a pending Supreme Court case, a Georgetown University professor estimated in a study released in August.

The study, which came five years after an initial effort in 2021, includes new data on the popularity of modern semiautomatic firearms that could influence Viramontes v. Cook County, a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a local ban on so-called “assault weapons” first passed by the Illinois county in 2006. The data suggests these modern firearms could be found to be “in common use,” making them protected under the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment precedents in Heller and Bruen.

William English, an assistant professor of strategy, economics, ethics, and public policy at Georgetown University, surveyed 51,398 U.S. residents aged 18 and older for the study, identifying 16,688 gun owners who provided detailed responses about firearm ownership and use, including the use of firearms for self-defense. English estimated that at least 88 million Americans own over 460 million firearms, including 60 million modern semiautomatic rifles and 539 million detachable magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

“In general, firearms ownership continued to diversify, both with regard to minorities and women in particular,” English told the Daily Caller News Foundation when reached for comment.

In May, Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms, which drew immediate legal challenges from pro-Second Amendment organizations. Prior to the law taking effect, purchasers raced to buy the banned firearms. (Read more from “Survey Spells Bad News For Anti-Gunners” HERE)

Lindsay Clancy-Obsessed Mom Corie Walsh, Accused of Murdering Son, 2, Retains Notorious ‘Tot Mom’ Casey Anthony’s Lawyer

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The Lindsay Clancy-obsessed mom accused of hanging her 2-year-old son before trying to kill herself has retained notorious “tot mom” Casey Anthony’s former lawyer, known as the “Angel of Death Row.”

Mother-of-four Corie Walsh, 40, is charged with murdering her son Barrett Walsh at their home in Frankfort, Illinois, on Sept 1. –– just hours after discussing Clancy’s trial for killing her three children with exercise bands before attempting suicide.

Walsh is being represented by Andrea Lyon –– an attorney who previously made headlines when she worked on the defense of Florida mom Anthony when she was accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008.

Dubbed the “Angel of Death Row” because of her record of wins in death penalty cases, former law school dean Lyon was a member of Anthony’s legal team in the lead-up to her trial in 2011.

“This is a tragedy for the Walsh family all of whom are mourning the loss of this child,” Lyon said in a statement she provided to The Post regarding her new client’s case.

“It is also a tragedy in that Corie herself was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time this happened. (Read more from “Lindsay Clancy-Obsessed Mom Corie Walsh, Accused of Murdering Son, 2, Retains Notorious ‘Tot Mom’ Casey Anthony’s Lawyer” HERE)

Trump Floods Social Media with AI Images Annexing Two Countries, Renaming a State and Claiming Ownership of the Moon

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President Trump is spending Labor Day flooding his Truth Social account with AI-generated images about conquering both the Earth and outer space alike.

Trump on Monday posted a map of North America, where both Canada and Mexico are annexed to the United States — and shaded in stars and stripes.

He dropped several posts suggesting the state of New Mexico be renamed “New America.” The posts carried various maps bearing the new name.

In another, Trump claimed the moon for the United States.

Photo credit: Donald Trump / Truth Social

Trump declaring himself the best leader ever was another theme.

He shared a ranking of US presidents, listing himself at the top as the “Greatest,” above “greats” Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. (Read more from “Trump Floods Social Media with AI Images Annexing Two Countries, Renaming a State and Claiming Ownership of the Moon” HERE)

US Navy SEALS Spent Four Months Demining the Strait of Hormuz in Dangerous, Nighttime Mission

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The US Navy secretly carried out a dangerous, four-month mission to clear the Straight of Hormuz of Iranian mines using SEAL divers, drones and sonar technology, according to a new report.

The covert demining operations were carried out mostly at night, with the divers, armed with robot boats and special underwater crafts, taking the perilous journey to rid the critical oil pathway of explosives, The Financial Times reported.

The SEALS first located the bombs and cleared the area before undertaking the hardest challenge of the fraught and time-consuming mission.

“That is usually followed up by a navy diver who’s got to get in the water and approach the mine, and then put a charge on it and destroy it,” Bill Hamblet, a retired US Navy captain who often operated in the Gulf, told the FT.

The Navy also likely used robot drones to approach the mines and destroy them with explosives, which can be safer, but extremely time-consuming. (Read more from “US Navy SEALS Spent Four Months Demining the Strait of Hormuz in Dangerous, Nighttime Mission” HERE)

RFK Jr. Now Probing Whether US Service Members Died From COVID Vaccines

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An Army doctor said she is teaming up with the Trump administration to investigate whether U.S. service members died from COVID-19 vaccines after a Biden-era mandate, Politico first reported Thursday.

Dr. Theresa Long told a Virginia federal court that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth selected her to be Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s senior medical military adviser, Politico reported, citing an Aug. 14 deposition. Long stated that she is probing whether 2,544 unverified deaths among troops reported to HHS’ Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) resulted from COVID-19 vaccines, according to the outlet.

Long also told the court in the deposition that she is seeking to complete her research about potential vaccine-related health complications “within a year,” Politico reported.

The Pentagon referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to the HHS when asked for comment. The HHS did not immediately respond to the DCNF. Long could not immediately be reached for comment.

When reached for comment, the Department of War told Politico that it does not “have anything to announce at this time” regarding Long’s role as Kennedy’s senior medical military adviser and referred the outlet to a May 8 statement. (Read more from “RFK Jr. Now Probing Whether US Service Members Died From COVID Vaccines” HERE)

Unruly Airline Passenger who had to be Duct-Taped to Seat after N-word Meltdown Fired from Arizona Realty Company

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A belligerent passenger who was duct-taped and zip-tied after hurling slurs on an American Airlines flight was fired from an Arizona realty company over his “concerning criminal charges.”

Arthur Layne Lundeen, 67, was axed from his job as a real-estate agent at the Tucson-based company Long Realty after he was identified as the lunatic who hurled the N-word at a flight attendant and shouted anti-gay insults on American Airlines flight 618 Thursday night.

“Long Realty is aware of reports concerning criminal charges filed against a former affiliated real estate agent arising from an incident that allegedly occurred during a commercial flight,” Long Realty wrote in a statement on Facebook Sunday.

“Upon learning of the incident, Long Realty promptly ended its affiliation with the individual. The individual is no longer associated with or authorized to represent Long Realty in any capacity,” the company said.

We expect those associated with our company to uphold those values, and we have no tolerance for conduct that so clearly falls short of those expectations,” the statement continued. “Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew members, and others affected by this incident.” (Read more from “Unruly Airline Passenger who had to be Duct-Taped to Seat after N-word Meltdown Fired from Arizona Realty Company” HERE)

Mamdani Signs 9/11 Order Recognizing Day Of Remembrance, Then Hands Symbolic Pen To Al-Qaeda Lawyer

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New York City’s mayor turned a solemn 9/11 commemoration into a firestorm by steering the signing pen toward an aide who once defended an al-Qaeda operative.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani gathered administration officials at City Hall on Friday to sign two executive orders ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the New York Post. One order designates the date a citywide Day of Remembrance and Service, while the second strengthens the city’s emergency preparedness and continuity plans, VINnews reported.

Mamdani gave the ceremonial pen to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and quietly asked, “Can you pass this?” according to the Post. Tisch then handed it to chief counsel Ramzi Kassem, who had slipped into the press conference near its end, before she became the first official to leave the room.

Kassem previously represented Ahmed al-Darbi, who pleaded guilty to war-crime charges linked to al-Qaeda maritime plots, including the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker off Yemen, Fox News reported. Al-Darbi was held at Guantánamo Bay, and his sister married Khalid al-Mihdhar, one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which struck the Pentagon and killed 184 people.

Relatives of those killed in the attacks condemned the gesture. “How can you defend a guy like that who wants to do Americans or any innocent person harm?” said Dennis Warchola, whose firefighter brother died in the North Tower, the Post reported. Joyce Cohen Day, whose mother died in the South Tower, told the Washington Times that Mamdani deliberately gave a pen “to an al Qaeda lawyer.” (Read more from “Mamdani Signs 9/11 Order Recognizing Day Of Remembrance, Then Hands Symbolic Pen To Al-Qaeda Lawyer” HERE)

Five People Killed, Others Injured After Amazon Cargo Jet Crashes at Miami International Airport

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An Amazon cargo jet crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five people and injuring several more.

The crash occurred after the jet overshot the runway, according to reports. Video captured the harrowing aftermath:

According to NBC Miami:

A source with knowledge of the incident told NBC6 that the two pilots were taken to Jackson South, and the three others were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

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The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport around 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Report: Trump Administration May Open Funds to Married Couples Who Choose to Have One Parent Stay at Home to Raise Children

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President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly working toward opening federal funds to help married couples who lost income due to one parent staying at home to care for their children.

The policy would “promote a traditional view of families” and “pay parents to stay home and raise their children” by using money from a program that helps parents who work outside the home, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

“The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay parents to stay home and raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the Trump administration to harness federal funds to promote a traditional view of families,” the article read:

To do so, officials are seeking to use a Health and Human Services Department fund that was created in the 1990s to help low-income and working-class parents afford child care so they could work or go to school.

Under the draft new rule, parents who stay home with their children could benefit from the program, which typically provides about $9,000 per child each year, potentially reshaping which families get federal child care money.

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