US Issues Final Threat to Ships That Violate Iran Blockade: ‘We will use force’

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By New York Post. The US military broadcasted a final warning to ships that they would be subject to the force of the “whole of the United States Navy” if they violated the full blockade of Iran’s ports, according to newly released audio.

The message, uploaded on social media by US Central Command, warned of severe consequences to all vessels attempting to enter or leave the Islamic republic’s ports as part of the American blockade that went into effect on Monday morning.

“The US has announced a formal blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. This is illegal action,” the military said in the broadcast.

“All vessels are advised to immediately return to port if leaving and discontinue transit to Iran,” CENTCOM added. “Do not attempt to breach the blockade.

“Vessels will be boarded for interdiction and seizure transiting to or from Iranian ports. Turn around and prepare to be boarded. (Read more from “US Issues Final Threat to Ships That Violate Iran Blockade: ‘We will use force’” HERE)

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Chinese oil tanker’s retreat from the Strait of Hormuz shows how Trump’s blockade is working

By New York Post. A sanctioned Chinese oil tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz — then was forced to double back and return to Iran after President Trump blockaded the vital shipping lane, according to ship tracking data.

The aborted voyage of the Rich Starry — a Malawi-flagged, Chinese-owned tanker that was blacklisted by the US in 2023 — shows how the US Navy successfully blocked the flow of ships carrying Iranian oil.

Since the war began, most vessels that have traveled out of the Strait of Hormuz have been loaded with Iranian exports — giving the cash-strapped regime vital funds.

So far, the US blockade on the eastern side of the Strait in the Gulf of Oman has stopped at least five ships from heading out into the open ocean, according to the trade analysis firm Kpler.

Iran has stifled nearly all other traffic through Hormuz, which previously carried 20% of the world’s oil, by threatening to attack tankers that don’t pay a ransom. (Read more from “Chinese oil tanker’s retreat from the Strait of Hormuz shows how Trump’s blockade is working” HERE)

Gas Station Clerk Saves 16-year-old Girl Abducted by Stranger After She Mouthed ‘Help’

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A courageous Michigan gas station clerk helped save a teenage girl who was abducted by a gun-toting stranger with a history of rape allegations while walking to her school bus stop.

The creep kidnapped the 16-year-old girl at gunpoint just after 7 a.m. Monday in Hamtramck, while she was waiting for her school bus, Hamtramck Police Department Chief Hussein Farhat told WXYZ.

Roughly 30 minutes later, the unidentified suspect brought the girl to a Sunoco gas station, where he asked for cigarettes and told the terrified teen to pay for them, the outlet reported.

“When he ask her to pay for the cigarettes, I stop and go there’s something wrong. And she mouthed talked to me, like with no sound, ‘help,’” store clerk Abdulrahman Abohatem told the local station.

Abohatem then heroically came out from behind the protective glass and confronted the man — kicking him out and ushering the kidnapped teen behind him. (Read more from “Gas Station Clerk Saves 16-year-old Girl Abducted by Stranger After She Mouthed ‘Help’” HERE)

Kristi and Bryon Noem Took on Millions in Debt Leading up to Cross-Dressing Husband’s Fetish Model Splurge

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Kristi Noem and her cross-dressing husband, Bryon, borrowed millions of dollars in the years leading up to the latter’s eye-popping spending on “bimbo” OnlyFans models, a financial disclosure shows.

The couple listed between $2,600,000 and $3,250,000 in debts dating back to 2020 on a federal financial disclosure filed by the fired Homeland Security secretary last year.

Five of the six loans were obtained by Bryon for his car wash and insurance businesses, according to the filing.

The only loan listed as a “joint” one was a 2020 mortgage valued between $100,001 – $250,000.

The Daily Mail reported last month that Bryon, a father of three, had been leading a double-life while Kristi served in the Trump administration – spending tens of thousands of dollars to chat-up kinky OnlyFans models as he donned massive fake breasts. (Read more from “Kristi and Bryon Noem Took on Millions in Debt Leading up to Cross-Dressing Husband’s Fetish Model Splurge” HERE)

ATF: Bullet Jacket from .30 Caliber Round Found in Charlie Kirk’s Autopsy

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A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) report shows that a bullet jacket from a .30 caliber round was found during the autopsy of Charlie Kirk.

Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, and the next day, Breitbart News reported that FBI Special Agent Robert Bohls indicated that law enforcement recovered the rifle they believed was used in the shooting.

Bohls described the firearm as a “high-power, bolt-action rifle.”

The New York Post noted that the rifle was a “30-06-caliber Mauser bolt-action rifle.” A .30.06 has long been a popular big-game hunting round in the U.S., and it is in the .30 caliber classification.

The ATF report says that during Kirk’s autopsy, a “.30-caliber class deformed/damaged bullet jacket fragment and four lead fragments” were found. (Read more from “ATF: Bullet Jacket from .30 Caliber Round Found in Charlie Kirk’s Autopsy” HERE)

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Eric Swalwell’s Chief of Staff Gives Stinging Nine-Word Message amid Rape Scandal

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The former chief of staff to Eric Swalwell responded to the rape allegations against his former boss with a brutal rebuke about how no one is working for the congressman anymore.

Benjamin Burnett replied to a request for comment from the Hill about the swarm of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct allegations against the embattled former congressman.

“As of 2 PM (ET) today neither Cassie [Baloue] nor I work for or report to the former Congressman,” the post on X read.

“We will not be commenting on his behalf, relaying your request to him, or contact/coordinating with him in anyway.”

The message added, “He rightfully has no one working for him anymore.”

The comment came just hours after another alleged victim came forward with accusations on Tuesday of horrific claims that the married congressman drugged and raped her in a hotel room in 2018. (Read more from “Eric Swalwell’s Chief of Staff Gives Stinging Nine-Word Message amid Rape Scandal” HERE)

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Biden Gaffe with Syracuse University Trustee Who ‘Looks Like’ Obama Deemed ‘Racist:’ ‘Barack, what are you doing?’

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. . .Former President Joe Biden spotted a familiar face on stage during his portrait unveiling at Syracuse University School of Law Tuesday and demanded the man join him at the podium in an awkward exchange.

“I always want to turn around to one guy and say … ‘Barack, what are you doing?’” Biden joked during the event at his alma mater.

The 83-year-old former president was referring to Jeffrey Scruggs, who is black and the chairman of the school’s Board of Trustees, and apparently reminds Biden of the 44th president, Barack Obama.

Biden awkwardly put the spotlight on Scruggs and called for him to come up to the podium, despite the chairman’s apparent reluctance.

“Come here, come here, come here, come here … come here,” Biden repeatedly demanded, motioning for Scruggs.

“I feel like he should be standing on the right and I should be standing on the left,” Biden said, after the trustee finally walked over laughing. (Read more from “Biden Gaffe with Syracuse University Trustee Who ‘Looks Like’ Obama Deemed ‘Racist:’ ‘Barack, what are you doing?’” HERE)

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Trump Reforms Cut Legal Immigration by 50 percent

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The number of migrants approved for citizenship dropped by roughly 50 percent amid the pro-America review process set by Donald Trump’s agents at the Department of Homeland Security.

The reduced inflow of migrants will pressure companies to raise wages and increase investment in productivity-boosting workplace technology. The decline will also cut housing costs, helping Americans to get married and raise kids.

There were big fluctuations in applications for naturalization during 2025, yet overall, there was a steep drop in citizenship requests compared to 2024, which was Biden’s final year in office, according to the latest data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), NPR reported.

“During the first few months of Trump’s second term, the administration approved a record-high number of naturalizations. At the peak of 2025, 88,488 applications were approved in one month — the largest number since USCIS began tracking month-by-month naturalization data in 2022,” NPR added.

However, by January of this year, that number fell to only 32,862, which is the lowest number USCIS ever tracked.

(Read more from “Trump Reforms Cut Legal Immigration by 50 percent” HERE)

Trump Admin Moves To Vacate Jan. 6 Proud Boy Convictions

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The Justice Department moved Tuesday to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of former Proud Boys leaders who led hundreds of supporters to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

In a consolidated appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the DOJ asked judges to wipe out the convictions of former Proud Boys leaders Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola and send the case back to the trial court so prosecutors can formally move to dismiss the indictment with prejudice. Federal prosecutors argued that vacating the convictions would allow the DOJ to exercise its discretion and end the case entirely under Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

They told the court that dismissal serves the interests of justice and aligns with the executive branch’s current position on the prosecutions. The filing comes after President Donald Trump commuted the defendants’ sentences on Jan. 20, 2025, reducing their punishment to time served but stopping short of issuing full pardons. That decision left their convictions intact even as it cleared the defendants from prison.

The DOJ is seeking to go a step further by eliminating the convictions themselves. Prosecutors told the court that the government no longer considers continued prosecution appropriate, citing a broader reassessment of similarly situated cases tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. (Read more from “Trump Admin Moves To Vacate Jan. 6 Proud Boy Convictions” HERE)

Trump Admin Agrees to Fly Pride Flag at Stonewall National Monument

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The Trump administration on Monday agreed to fly the rainbow pride flag on federal grounds at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after the National Park Service’s removal of the flag was challenged in a federal lawsuit filed by a coalition of LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.

The Department of the Interior, which oversees NPS, agreed to fly the flag at the site as part of a resolution to the lawsuit filed on Feb. 17 by the Gilbert Baker Foundation, Village Preservation and Equality New York.

The site became the first federal monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights in 2016. The pride flag was permanently installed at the site during the Biden administration in 2021, but was removed by NPS in early February.

The move drew sharp criticism from a group of local lawmakers, officials and LGBTQ+ advocates, who rallied at the site on Feb. 12 and installed their own pride flag there to replace the one removed by the government. As the lawsuit moved forward, NPS did not remove the flag that was installed by advocates.

According to court documents, NPS agreed that the pride flag will fly at the site alongside the American flag and the NPS flag. (Read more from “Trump Admin Agrees to Fly Pride Flag at Stonewall National Monument” HERE)

Trump Family Crypto Project Rocked by Raging Investor Revolt

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Investors are fuming at the Trump family’s crypto operation over a move they say secretly set them up to potentially get ripped off.

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by members of President Trump’s family and his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been accused of secretly building controls that let insiders freeze investors’ funds.

Billionaire backer Justin Sun, who poured tens of millions of dollars into World Liberty in its infancy, called the project “a trap masquerading as a door” in a post on X on Sunday.

Sun has led the growing backlash over the project’s decision to use its own WLFI tokens as collateral on a lending platform to secure a $75 million loan. Critics argue the move could allow World Liberty to extract cash ahead of a major token unlock, potentially flooding the market with new supply and pushing the prices down.

The WLFI token has already lost more than half its value since a portion of its supply was freed up for trading last year. The token price has collapsed by around 80 percent from its all-time high price as a result of the collateral saga. (Read more from “Trump Family Crypto Project Rocked by Raging Investor Revolt” HERE)

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