<p>Signal-jamming devices have been a real game-changer in gaining control of the skies for tactical purposes, but the impact they can have on civilian GPS can be deadly.</p>
<p>That is exactly <a href="https://archive.is/UboHA#selection-1259.70-1259.114">what happened</a> to a civilian medevac plane that took off from Roswell, New Mexico, this past May — and flew directly into a military training operation that disabled its navigation capabilities. While they were able to eventually get their GPS back online, it was too late — and the plane crashed into the Capitan Mountains. All four on board — two medevac pilots and two nurses — were killed instantly.</p>
<p>The flight should have been an easy one — 60 miles from Roswell to Ruidoso to pick up a patient — and the pilots, though relatively new, were well-qualified. Captain Keelan Clark, aged 30, had gotten his commercial pilot&#8217;s license a year and a half earlier, and first officer Ali Kawsara, 23, had previously worked cargo flights.</p>
<p>But medevac flights are often inherently riskier than most civilian flight operations, largely because they are often planned at a moment&#8217;s notice — and because, since lives are at stake, pilots often fly in weather that might be ill-advised under other circumstances.</p>
<p>The weather was not a factor on May 14, but the flight was arranged at the last minute — and it was only once they were airborne that they realized visibility was a problem. There was no moon, and almost no visible light on the ground as they traveled over rural areas, so they contacted Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center and asked for permission to fly into Ruidoso &#8220;instruments only,&#8221; meaning they would not have to rely on visual cues from outside. Their request was granted.</p>
<p>About 100 miles west of their location, however, a training exercise known as NAVFEST was in progress at White Sands Missile Range, conducted by the U.S. Air Force&#8217;s 746th Test Squadron of the 704th Test Group. Before that weeklong exercise, the FAA had put out a warning stating that navigation systems as far as 400 miles away could be impacted by the GPS-disrupting technology being tested between May 12 and May 18.</p>
<p>Clark and Kawsara <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-08-03/business-aircraft-accident-reports-augsut-2026">quickly realized</a> that their GPS was disabled and asked the air traffic controller for a magnetic heading instead. They were told to fly west, and then north a minute later. Air Traffic Control in Albuquerque promised to give them vectors to assist with landing, but additional calls from other planes that had also lost their navigation capabilities kept ATC tied up for several minutes — at which point the medevac flight had already overshot the mark.</p>
<p>By then, the pilots were close enough to Ruidoso to see the lights at the airport — so they called in a request to &#8220;go visual&#8221; and approach the runway by sight. The request was granted, and they turned toward the airport — but they could not see the Capitan Mountains directly in their path.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-plane-crash-medevac-ntsb-gps-d95ba57711f926082d7f11d2c20f0f0d">crash</a> sparked a wildfire that burned for several weeks in the Capitan Mountains and destroyed more than 30,000 acres.</p>
<p>Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) <a href="https://www.organmountainnews.com/gabe-vasquez-ntsb-ruidoso-plane-crash-military-jamming-2026/">spoke</a> with National Transportation Safety Board officials about the crash, pushing for a full investigation: &#8220;This week, I communicated with NTSB officials that a thorough investigation must be concluded to fully understand the cause of this tragic and fatal crash, and prevent future accidents.&#8221;</p>
<p>GPS-disrupting devices have already changed the face of battle, as missile systems and unmanned drones often rely on GPS to reach their intended targets — but the tradeoff has always been the risk that friendly communication and navigation systems could also be disrupted at the same time.</p>
<p>In an effort to mitigate that risk, the United States Army recently tested a GPS-disrupting system known colloquially as the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-armys-new-hammer-of-the-gods-could-change-modern-warfare">Hammer of the Gods</a>&#8221; — which can disable the navigation systems of enemy missiles and drones while allowing open communications between friendly operators.</p>


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<p>More than 1,000 firefighters are scrambling to contain the massive wildfires that have burned hundreds of structures in Spokane County, Washington, and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes over the weekend.</p>
<p>Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said that the still-raging fires would go down in history as &#8220;the worst natural disaster our region has faced,&#8221; as more than 5,300 acres burned before Sunday afternoon — and at that time, the fires were reportedly 0% contained despite firefighters&#8217; best efforts.</p>
<p>Roughly 67,000 residents were under <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-spokane-washington-evacuate-8e42b37783bda01e7d004d71e546458e">evacuation orders</a> and about 700 structures had been destroyed.</p>
<p>Weather conditions improved slightly overnight on Sunday, but because stronger winds are expected to return by Wednesday, firefighters have a limited window to get things under control.</p>
<p>Images and video from the disaster zone show the incredible devastation that the fires have already left in their wake.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Explosive wildfires in Spokane, Washington, have destroyed more than 600 structures, many of them within the city limits. The fast-moving flames led to mass evacuations and chaos, as families fled their homes. <a href="https://t.co/38jeUeXcgo">pic.twitter.com/38jeUeXcgo</a></p>
<p>— CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) <a href="https://x.com/CBSEveningNews/status/2084086083948593401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The damage just keeps going. Nothing but leveled homes as far as the eye can see right now in the Indian Trail neighborhood.</p>
<p>It’s hard to put into words the amount of destruction that we’re seeing right now.</p>
<p>This is on N Westgate &amp; Tiffany. <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/SpokaneComplexFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpokaneComplexFire</a> <a href="https://x.com/kxly4news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kxly4news</a> <a href="https://t.co/dxQ5PaD6sf">pic.twitter.com/dxQ5PaD6sf</a></p>
<p>— Natalie Grant | KXLY (@naniigrant) <a href="https://x.com/naniigrant/status/2083951639489392950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Aerial footage of the impacted area shows entire neighborhoods razed to the ground, with the fires leaving nothing behind but ashes.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: Drone footage shows entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes after the massive Spokane County wildfire. Around 65,000 people have been evacuated. <a href="https://t.co/0hj5woghHG">pic.twitter.com/0hj5woghHG</a></p>
<p>— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) <a href="https://x.com/ScopeReport_/status/2084260786776498208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We just arrived at the command post where hundreds of fire personnel are being briefed ahead of day 3 on the Spokane Area Fires.</p>
<p>Takeaways:</p>
<p>&#8211; The Autumn Lane Fire is expected to get worse. It grew 20 acres yesterday and is now at 3,351 acres.<br />
&#8211; Old Trails Fire is now at 3,619… <a href="https://t.co/SS5GsHTUL9">pic.twitter.com/SS5GsHTUL9</a></p>
<p>— Alexandra Coenjaerts KXLY (@alex_coenjaerts) <a href="https://x.com/alex_coenjaerts/status/2084286343451136309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">DAMAGE CONTROL 🔥: Watch the moment firefighters came face-to-face with a home that went ablaze as wildfires spread in Spokane, Washington. Spokane County Fire District 8 said they&#8217;ve been working day and night to save as many structures as possible. <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Spokane?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spokane</a> <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Washington?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Washington</a>… <a href="https://t.co/SrMeljuxnu">pic.twitter.com/SrMeljuxnu</a></p>
<p>— FOX Weather (@foxweather) <a href="https://x.com/foxweather/status/2084247924322811933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Governor Bob Ferguson (D-WA) toured parts of the impacted area on Sunday and said he has spoken to both President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin about &#8220;how dire the situation is in Spokane and across our state.&#8221; Ferguson declared a state of emergency for Washington on Sunday.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will be working together on additional requests for federal assistance. I deeply appreciate the President taking time to have this conversation, and I am optimistic we will receive a quick approval for our request for a federal emergency declaration,&#8221; Ferguson said.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just a few minutes ago, I spoke with President Trump and Secretary Mullin. I detailed how dire and devastating the situation is in Spokane and across our state.</p>
<p>The President is aware of the situation, and expressed his concern for the people of Washington during this difficult…</p>
<p>— Governor Bob Ferguson (@GovBobFerguson) <a href="https://x.com/GovBobFerguson/status/2084018639334764975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) also spoke to constituents, saying that he believed federal help would be expedited in order to manage the situation: &#8220;This is an unprecedented catastrophe for the Spokane area, but I think we&#8217;re going to see unprecedented collaboration in responding to this fire. This is not Republicans and Democrats you&#8217;re seeing before you. This is concerned elected officials. They&#8217;re going to do what&#8217;s right for this community.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rep Michael Baumgartner: &#8220;This is an unprecedented catastrophe for the Spokane area, but I think we&#8217;re going to see unprecedented collaboration in responding to this fire.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is not Republicans and Democrats you&#8217;re seeing before you. This is concerned elected officials.… <a href="https://t.co/mSuB0dZmO4">pic.twitter.com/mSuB0dZmO4</a></p>
<p>— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) <a href="https://x.com/thehoffather/status/2084133945877332194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Benjamin Cossel, the spokesman for the <a class="css-bhdv0x-linkClass" title="" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hti73evL4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">California Interagency Incident Management Team 7</a>, told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/spokane-wildfires.html">The New York Times</a> that the Spokane fires&#8217; proximity to residential areas made it a top priority, and that two of the fires jumping the Spokane River and spreading toward a nearby canyon only made the situation more dangerous.</p>
<p>&#8220;The possibility for things to go sideways if it gets established in that canyon is pretty high,” he explained, saying that at that point, “there is nothing really there to stop it.&#8221;</p>


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<p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid into CNN anchor Dana Bash during a Sunday morning interview, arguing that her network — and media across the board — had been complicit in efforts to silence anyone who raised questions about the COVID-19 pandemic orthodoxy.</p>
<p>Kennedy began by pointing out just how quickly Constitutional rights had been trampled as people who spoke out or refused the COVID-19 vaccines faced cancellation, getting fired from their jobs, or worse — and Bash immediately tried to move the conversation in a different direction.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This was a long-overdue moment on CNN.</p>
<p>RFK Jr. called out the network on air for helping to silence dissent during COVID.</p>
<p>Dana Bash was getting visibly irritated, after she repeatedly tried to move the conversation away from censorship.</p>
<p>Then he aimed his fire at Dana Bash… <a href="https://t.co/yHmIxjgz25">pic.twitter.com/yHmIxjgz25</a></p>
<p>— Overton (@overton_news) <a href="https://x.com/overton_news/status/2083918836999332300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;We need to protect our constitutional rights. That is the primary obligation in our country,” Kennedy began.</p>
<p>&#8220;What does that mean?&#8221; Bash asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, during COVID, we completely dismantled our constitutional rights. We began censoring people in violation of the First Amendment,&#8221; he explained, but Bash interrupted.</p>
<p>&#8220;You’re saying what not to do, I’m asking what to do,&#8221; she protested.</p>
<p>Kennedy pushed back: &#8220;Well, that’s something to do. That is the number one priority: we protect the Constitution.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Forgive me, but you’re talking about rights and I’m asking about a potential public health crisis that is coming. But I do want to … let’s …&#8221; Bash tried to redirect him.</p>
<p>&#8220;And one of the mistakes we made last time was suppressing those rights. So people weren’t being heard. Doctors who were saying, ‘You’re doing it wrong,’ were being marginalized and vilified,&#8221; Kennedy made it clear that he was not going to be deterred.</p>
<p>Bash tried once more, saying, &#8220;Again, I really want to move on …”</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah, of course you want to move on because you were part of the problem!&#8221; Kennedy shot back.</p>
<p>&#8220;No! I wasn’t part of the problem!&#8221; Bash objected.</p>
<p>&#8220;There was absolute press malpractice. Your job is to have a fierce skepticism toward authority, and you weren’t doing that,&#8221; Kennedy continued, arguing that many in media were to blame for doing the same. &#8220;You were beating up on people who were dissenting!&#8221;</p>


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<p>Senator Bernie Moreno and Congressman Max Miller traded blows on social media Sunday, with the former Ohio Republican accusing the latter of abusing his daughter, allegations the congressman denies.</p>
<p>For weeks, Miller has been dogged with rumors that he was abusive towards his ex-wife, Emily, Moreno&#8217;s daughter. On Saturday, Miller announced on X that he would make a public statement Sunday morning, which took the form of a <a href="https://x.com/MaxMillerOH/status/2083923492676706663">livestream</a> in which he denied the accusations against him, including a claim that he had thrown hot water on Emily Moreno. Miller dismissed the incident as &#8220;horseplay,&#8221; saying the water was not as hot as alleged. Miller also said that child welfare agencies had found accusations he had abused the couple&#8217;s two-year-old daughter &#8220;unsubstantiated.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not getting out of this race, and I&#8217;m winning in November,&#8221; said Miller, who faces a tight re-election race in November.</p>
<p>In response, Moreno said that he feared for his daughter and granddaughter when they were with Miller, and argued that the congressman&#8217;s actions rendered him unfit for public office.</p>
<p>&#8220;As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily&#8217;s divorce,&#8221; Moreno wrote in a lengthy statement on X. &#8220;It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent two-year-old girl is caught in the middle.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily&#8217;s divorce.</p>
<p>It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent…</p>
<p>— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) <a href="https://x.com/berniemoreno/status/2083936589424582942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;As he has admitted privately, Max Miller needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter,&#8221; Moreno continued.</p>
<p>&#8220;If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives. I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake. I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>Miller responded by sharing a <a href="https://x.com/MaxMillerOH/status/2083939064462422509">number of files</a> he said would substantiate his claims. He also fired back at Moreno, saying &#8220;If my daughter said the same thing to me, I personally wouldn’t wait two years before holding him accountable.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You know this isn’t true and the only reason you are speaking out now is to hide from your own media circus,&#8221; Miller added. &#8220;This is all political.&#8221;</p>
<p>The family struggle has a political dimension, as both Moreno and Miller are strong allies of President Donald Trump. Trump endorsed Moreno in his 2024 Senate race, and Miller in his current re-election bid. The Times reports that some close to Trump are worried about Miller&#8217;s decision to publicly attack Moreno, which they think could imperil his chances at winning in November. Republicans have until Wednesday to replace Miller on the ballot, should they so choose.</p>
<p>Emily Moreno alleges that, during their marriage, Miller slammed her against the wall, held a gun to her head, and broke their daughter&#8217;s collarbone. Emily Moreno has since filed a restraining order against Miller, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/us/elections/max-miller-ohio-republican-moreno-election.html">according</a> to the New York Times, which also reports that the senator&#8217;s daughter is petitioning to end her shared parenting agreement with Miller. The case is expected to go to court in November.</p>
<p>Miller responded in his own court filings by calling his ex-wife &#8220;mentally ill,&#8221; and claiming that she was the one putting their daughter at risk. He also took the argument public, telling Spectrum News that she &#8220;sadly isn’t all there&#8221; and claiming in court that she was actively engaged in a smear campaign against him.</p>
<p>Telling the court that Moreno owned at least one firearm, Miller claimed that he feared for his own personal safety. He also asserted that their daughter&#8217;s broken collarbone had been the result of Moreno&#8217;s driving.</p>
<p>“It is shameful that Max Miller decided to go on a bizarre and lie-filled rant about his ex-wife to desperately try to save his political career,&#8221; Emily Moreno&#8217;s spokesman, Stefan Mychajliw, said in a <a href="https://x.com/stefanmychajliw/status/2083947202490114530?s=46">statement</a> Sunday. &#8220;There is a documented trove of evidence that Miller has a history of violent and dangerous behavior and no amount of victim shaming will change that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It is despicable and abhorrent that Miller lied on an unhinged and humiliating video for their daughter to watch one day,&#8221; the statement went on. &#8220;No loving parent would have ever used their daughter as a PR pawn to save their own political career.&#8221;</p>


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<p>Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) was hospitalized on Sunday after her vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash near Toledo, Ohio.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.13abc.com/2026/08/02/congresswoman-kaptur-hospitalized-after-hit-skip-crash-with-non-life-threatening-injuries/">crash</a> occurred around 10:45 a.m. local time, and two people were taken to the hospital for evaluation. Kaptur, 80, was one of them. Reports thus far have not indicated whether Kaptur was driving the vehicle at the time or was a passenger.</p>
<p>The crash was classified by local authorities as a &#8220;hit-skip,&#8221; meaning that someone who was involved in the incident had fled the scene.</p>
<p>A representative from the Toledo Police Department told reporters that the investigation into Sunday morning&#8217;s accident was still in the preliminary stages, and that more information would be made available as they were able to piece things together. Police did not indicate whether or not the driver who fled the scene had been located.</p>
<p>Kaptur&#8217;s office released a <a href="https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2026/08/02/u-s-rep-marcy-kaptur-hospitalized-after-car-crash-sources-say/stories/20260802111">statement</a> early Sunday afternoon, saying in part that the congresswoman was doing well and hoped to be back at work as soon as possible.</p>
<p>&#8220;This morning Congresswoman Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle on her way to a church service when the car she was traveling in was struck. She is active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries,&#8221; the statement began. &#8220;We look forward to additional information from Toledo Police as they investigate the accident. Congresswoman Kaptur is thankful for the quick actions of first responders from Toledo Police and Fire Departments who arrived promptly on scene, and the medical professionals helping to take care of those involved in the crash.&#8221;</p>
<p>The statement concluded, &#8220;She expressed her deep gratitude to the hundreds of constituents who have reached out and looks forward to returning to a full schedule soon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kaptur holds the honor of being the longest-serving woman in Congress.</p>


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<p>Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio prompted laughter at his Thursday morning press conference, taking a jab at former White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci.</p>
<p>Fangio opened his press conference with a reference to Fauci&#8217;s grilling on Capitol Hill one day prior — during which the former White House official had repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights — saying that maybe he shouldn&#8217;t have to answer any questions either.</p>
<p>&#8220;Vic, what&#8217;s the plan at safety?&#8221; one reporter asked. &#8220;Is that Marcus&#8217; [Epps] job to lose?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m gonna be like Fauci and just take the Fifth Amendment on all questions,&#8221; Fangio laughed, as did several around the room. &#8220;Did you guys see that? Oh my God.&#8221;</p>
<p>After a brief pause, Fangio took on a slightly more serious tone and asked, &#8220;What was the question?&#8221;</p>
<p>The room immediately erupted in laughter again as one reporter, feigning outrage, jokingly accused Fangio of having the Fauci jab &#8220;lined up&#8221; as his first response regardless of the question.</p>
<p>Throughout Wednesday&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fauci-faces-congress-as-explosive-diaries-take-center-stage?author=DailyWire%2B&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=27&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=After+Fauci+Pleads+The+Fifth%2C+Rand+Paul+Makes+Contempt+Move">hearing</a>, Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right in response to every direct question, whether it was a substantive question about the draconian policies he&#8217;d foisted on Americans during the COVID pandemic or a simple question about the color of his tie or the rights provided under the Fifth Amendment.</p>
<p>At one point, under direct questioning from Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Fauci even refused to turn and face the group of people in the gallery who said they had faced ridicule, cancellation, firings, and worse for daring to question the accepted orthodoxy — largely dictated by Fauci himself — throughout the pandemic.</p>


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<p>A heroic bystander jumped into the fray on Saturday, shooting back when someone opened fire in the drive-thru at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho.</p>
<p>In video that circulated after the shooting, the gunman was walking in the drive-thru firing at cars as he approached the window. Within a few seconds, a second gun could be heard engaging the shooter, who quickly ran for cover in some nearby bushes.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 WOW! An absolute PATRIOT put his LIFE on the line and engaged the shooter at a Twin Falls, ID drive-thru</p>
<p>THIS is America 🇺🇸</p>
<p>This man exited his car and returned fire to force an active shooter to retreat, undoubtably saving COUNTLESS lives</p>
<p>A TRUE HERO <a href="https://t.co/F1v4vrK1Um">pic.twitter.com/F1v4vrK1Um</a></p>
<p>— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2083709213792977086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>According to witness Lane Koehn, the hero bystander had identified himself as a former paramedic — and had given In-N-Out employees and other customers valuable time to escape by engaging the suspect and keeping him distracted. Koehn had been at a nearby stoplight when he saw the shooter walking toward cars in the drive-thru, and saw the second man pull out a handgun and shoot back.</p>
<p>Koehn, 34, told reporters that he&#8217;d seen one In-N-Out employee being dragged away from the scene, saying that he&#8217;d joined the armed citizen in waiting with the injured employee until first responders arrived.</p>
<p>&#8220;She was pretty bad off, but I don’t know. I hope she made it,&#8221; he told KPTV FOX 12.</p>
<p>&#8220;People were running out crying and screaming. It was very scary,” Haley Dodaro said in a text message to The Associated Press. She and her mother had been in the drive-thru line when people began running from the restaurant.</p>
<p>The In-N-Out restaurant had only opened one week earlier, on July 24, as the chain only recently expanded into Idaho.</p>
<p>In total, three were killed in the shooting — including one employee — and several more were injured. In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder issued a statement following the tragedy.</p>
<p>&#8220;We lost one of our beautiful Associates tonight. She was taking care of our most important asset — our Customers, and her life was taken by a disgusting human who doesn’t value the lives of others or his own,&#8221; Snyder posted. &#8220;My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I’ve shed.&#8221;</p>


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<p>Comedy legend John Cleese went scorched earth on the mass immigration — particularly of Muslims — in Britain, declaring via X that he is not &#8220;a racist,&#8221; but rather &#8220;a culturalist.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cleese, a regular critic of President Donald Trump, has recently thrown his weight behind <a href="https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/#:~:text=For%2030%20years%2C%20this%20country,concerns%20of%20ordinary%20British%20people.">Restore Britain</a>, an emerging right-wing party that is focused on addressing the impact of &#8220;mass immigration, economic collapse, woke ideology, and the relentless creep of radical Islam.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Monty Python&#8221; alum responded to a poll asking whether he was best described as a &#8220;true British patriot&#8221; or a &#8220;racist who hate[s] Muslims&#8221; — and he said that the problem was not with any race, but with cultures that were incompatible with Western values.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I&#8217;m not a racist. I&#8217;m a culturalist</p>
<p>I believe some cultures are superior to others</p>
<p>For example, I prefer cultures that do not encourage wife beating, paedophilia, clitorectomies, stoning and constant inflation of the male ego</p>
<p>I am also aware of the difference between… <a href="https://t.co/WNCRrzQvZi">https://t.co/WNCRrzQvZi</a></p>
<p>— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) <a href="https://x.com/JohnCleese/status/2082861680602562595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a racist. I&#8217;m a culturalist,&#8221; Cleese declared. &#8220;I believe some cultures are superior to others.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;For example, I prefer cultures that do not encourage wife beating, paedophilia, clitorectomies, stoning and constant inflation of the male ego,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am also aware of the difference between Islamoscepticism and Islamophobia,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Notice that hate does not come into this — only moral preferences.&#8221;</p>
<p>On Thursday, Cleese reposted a clip on X from GB News in which Britain&#8217;s Defense Secretary Wes Streeting admitted that there was no way for him to guarantee that known terrorists had not already entered Britain via small boats crossing the English Channel.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨Defence Secretary Wes Streeting cannot guarantee that terrorists haven’t already arrived on small boats.</p>
<p>“That’s a no, you can’t guarantee it then.”</p>
<p>The government has no idea who’s coming in.</p>
<p>And they still refuse to stop the boats. <a href="https://t.co/E9tLMJX0IH">pic.twitter.com/E9tLMJX0IH</a></p>
<p>— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) <a href="https://x.com/RealDonKeith/status/2082787012453498884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>On Friday, Cleese reposted an X post about the invasion of thousands of military-aged Moroccan men breaching the border into Spain — and a news clip of a British presenter downplaying the sudden surge, insisting that &#8220;invasion&#8221; was not the right word to describe it.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don’t know what is more terrifying, the footage of tens of thousands of fighting age Muslim men invading Europe, or our own government denying that it’s an invasion,&#8221; the post read.</p>
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<p>— Venice Allan (@roseveniceallan) <a href="https://x.com/roseveniceallan/status/2083157058581299228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) unloaded on a reporter from radical outlet Drop Site News, claiming that the outlet was actively participating in a race to see who could be the most pro-Hamas.</p>
<p>Fetterman, when approached by a reporter in a Capitol Hill hallway, immediately asked him to identify the outlet he was representing — and upon learning that it was <span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Julian Andreone from Drop Site News, the Pennsylvania senator immediately started questioning him about who funded them.</span></p>
<p>Andreone introduced himself, and Fetterman immediately asked, &#8220;Who are you with?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Drop Site News,&#8221; Andreone replied.</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, you&#8217;re Drop Site!&#8221; Fetterman exclaimed. &#8220;Oh! Now it&#8217;s like a race between who&#8217;s the more pro-Hamas, Drop Site or Zeteo. So now I got both. Hi! Hi, everybody, yeah.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Do you mind if I ask you a question really quick?&#8221; Andreone asked. &#8220;It&#8217;s about —&#8221;</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;I want your viewers to see how much I love to watch Israel eliminating the Hamas leadership,&#8221; Fetterman interrupted. &#8220;I know that upsets a lot of your viewers and a lot of your founders. But I think it&#8217;s a great thing.&#8221;</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;So, President Trump —&#8221; Andreone attempted to ask a question, but Fetterman filibustered.</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;So there&#8217;s no news coming out of me. I&#8217;m going to always back Israel. The question is, where does your trash outlet come from and who&#8217;s funding it? And if you think —&#8221;</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;46,000 individual donors,&#8221; Andreone insisted.</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;Your founders think it&#8217;s appropriate to attack and kill Israeli civilians. That&#8217;s really — that should be the news overall,&#8221; Fetterman said, referencing Drop Site News co-founder Jeremy Scahill, who recently attempted to get <a href="https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2077101764277399717">Rep. Ro Khanna</a> (D-CA) to say that the October 7 Hamas-perpetrated attacks on Israeli soldiers may have been &#8220;justified.&#8221; In addition, he argued that the Hamas attackers were specifically targeting Israeli soldiers and that civilians had only been caught in the crossfire.</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">Scahill also claimed at another time that it was &#8220;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DQUmws3jrGA/">journalistic malpractice</a>&#8221; for Western outlets to not seek out conversations with Hamas terrorists — to whom he refers as the &#8220;Palestinian armed resistance&#8221; — when covering conflicts in the Middle East.</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;Now you&#8217;re sticking a microphone in my face,&#8221; Fetterman continued. &#8220;There&#8217;s not any news here. I think the question is why does Drop Site love Hamas and Iran and Hezbollah so much? I think that&#8217;s really, I think that&#8217;s the news. I mean, are you OK with taking your paycheck from these kind of people?&#8221;</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;Are you okay with Prime Minister Netanyahu being in the United States?&#8221; Andreone tried one more time to get a question in.</p>
<p data-layout-index="5">&#8220;I&#8217;m okay,&#8221; Fetterman replied, and with the dramatic timing of Robert Duvall delivering the line, &#8220;I love the smell of napalm in the morning,&#8221; the Pennsylvania senator got five words in just as the elevator door closed behind him: &#8220;I love killing Hamas leadership.&#8221;</p>


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<p>The United States Army has reportedly been testing a new electronic warfare system that could potentially change the face of modern warfare.</p>
<p>The Hammer of the Gods, as it is known, works by scrambling the navigation systems of targeted weapons — and doing so without detection — so that they cannot strike their intended targets from a distance without revealing themselves. As Fox News Digital <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/army-conducts-first-overseas-test-hammer-gods-weapon-disrupting-system">reported</a> on Wednesday, similar systems have been tested on land in recent months.</p>
<p>The most recent test, which occurred during the <a href="https://www.army.mil/article/294121/project_convergence_capstone_6_experiments_with_hammer_of_the_gods">Project Convergence Capstone 6</a> (PC-C6) experiment in mid-July, marked the first time such a system had been tested at sea.</p>
<p>&#8220;Joint experimentation is how we prepare for future fights,&#8221; Lt. Col. Darrin Hall, chief of Modeling, Simulation, and Integration (S7/8), U.S. Space Forces Pacific, said of the experiment. &#8220;By integrating space, cyber, and conventional forces into realistic scenarios, we strengthen our ability to operate as one joint team in contested environments.&#8221;</p>
<p>The system uses a portable signal disruptor that emits radio signals capable of jamming multiple Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) signals. Those signal disruptions cause weapons systems that rely on that information to miss their intended targets — and cause critical mission delays.</p>
<p>The downside of such systems has always been that, because they jam radio signals used by enemy forces, they could also jam friendly signals and leave allies blind. But according to Fox, the Hammer of the Gods circumvents that problem by simultaneously establishing a communications system that allows continued contact between friendly forces even after the disruptor has been deployed.</p>
<p>&#8220;This experiment proved that counter-PNT capabilities can be deployed, controlled, and recovered in real-world maritime operations while extending operational reach through resilient mesh networking. It demonstrates the value of joint collaboration in advancing operational readiness,&#8221; Hall added. &#8220;Positioning, Navigation, and Timing is the foundation of modern military operations. Understanding how to protect and operate through PNT disruption ensures our forces can continue to shoot, move and communicate effectively.&#8221;</p>
<p>Experiments undertaken during operations such as PC-C6 allow the military to field-test equipment in settings that better reflect typical operational conditions.</p>


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<p>Academy Award-winning Russell Crowe revealed a lot about his own values, giving a thoughtful answer when he was asked about which movies should be required viewing for young men, specifically Gen Z.</p>
<p>Crowe, who won the coveted Best Actor award for his role in &#8220;Gladiator,&#8221; was asked to look back at his filmography and explain which movies he thought every young man should watch. He based his answer on what values and lessons the younger generation could take away from the movies he&#8217;d chosen to make.</p>
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<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s kind of a very serious question,&#8221; Crowe began with a smile, adding, &#8220;It would probably take me a month to write a dissertation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Crowe then selected three of his movies — 2000&#8217;s &#8220;Gladiator,&#8221; 2003&#8217;s &#8220;Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,&#8221; and 2005&#8217;s &#8220;Cinderella Man&#8221; — and explained what he believed young men might learn from each of them.</p>
<h4>&#8220;Gladiator&#8221;</h4>
<p>&#8220;Gladiator&#8221; was first on his list because he said it would teach young men about &#8220;honor and the importance of la familia.&#8221;</p>
<p>Crowe has often talked about the fact that family, and one man&#8217;s mission to avenge his loss, is the heart of that film. He felt so strongly about that particular point that he pushed back — hard — when producers and even director Ridley Scott wanted to add a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russell-crowe-reveals-why-he-refused-to-do-a-sex-scene-for-gladiator">sex scene</a> into the movie.</p>
<p>&#8220;When we were shooting that film, there was a lot of pressure. The studio, the producers [thought] there should be sex between Maximus and the female characters. I just kept pushing back,” he said in a previous interview.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is the story of a man avenging the death of his wife and his child,” Crowe explained. “There cannot be a moment in that journey where he stops and has sex with somebody. It doesn’t make any sense because then that destroys the journey.&#8221;</p>
<p>The end results spoke for themselves: Scott ultimately sided with Crowe, agreeing that a sex scene would take away from the film&#8217;s &#8220;moral core.&#8221; The finished product netted them not only Crowe&#8217;s Best Actor statue, but also the Best Picture Oscar. (Crowe has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russell-crowe-blasts-gladiator-2-for-lacking-moral-core-that-made-the-first-one-great">also said</a> that the reason &#8220;Gladiator 2&#8221; failed to capture the audience in the same way was that it strayed from that &#8220;moral core.&#8221;)</p>
<h4>&#8220;Master and Commander&#8221;</h4>
<p>The second film Crowe listed was &#8220;Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,&#8221; a period piece set in 1805 and loosely based on the &#8220;real-life naval exploits of British Captain Lord Thomas Cochrane.&#8221;</p>
<p>The actor said that film, which did not garner anywhere near the commercial or critical success he saw with &#8220;Gladiator,&#8221; would nonetheless teach young men &#8220;about loyalty and fealty.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;There are a few movies in the things that I&#8217;ve done which can have a profound connection to a young man,&#8221; Crowe continued before offering up his third and final selection. &#8220;Those two are very important, but there&#8217;s also a film called &#8216;Cinderella Man,&#8217; which is about somebody who&#8217;s facing the worst kind of situation, but he still goes forward. And because they go forward, they end up achieving what they set out to achieve.&#8221;</p>
<h4>&#8220;Cinderella Man&#8221;</h4>
<p>&#8220;Cinderella Man,&#8221; as Crowe noted, follows the career of the boxing champion who almost wasn&#8217;t: Jim Braddock. After a hand injury and the onset of the Great Depression stalled what had looked to be a promising boxing career, Braddock was forced to work manual labor jobs on the New Jersey docks — and rely on government assistance at times — to support his family.</p>
<p>In 1934, he got a chance to step back into the ring, but he wasn&#8217;t fighting for the title so much as for his own name. He won in a knockout — and kept winning. But as the prize money rolled in, Braddock didn&#8217;t spend it or even put it into savings. Instead, he tracked down every government agency through which his family had gotten aid, paying every cent back.</p>
<p>Dubbed &#8220;the Cinderella Man&#8221; due to his rags-to-riches story, Braddock went into the 1935 championship match at Madison Square Garden against World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer with 10-1 odds that he would lose. But years of working on the docks had given him the stamina to wear Baer down, and after 12 rounds, Braddock was named the new world champion.</p>
<p>With more than 80 acting credits to his name, Crowe could have answered that question dozens of different ways. The way he chose to answer, what he chose to pass on to the next generation, revealed that values he holds dear: family, loyalty, honor, and determination. And, as Crowe himself showed when the &#8220;moral core&#8221; was threatened during the filming of &#8220;Gladiator,&#8221; he is willing to fight for them when necessary.</p>
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<p>Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan criticized the White House after it used his song &#8220;American Cars&#8221; in a social media post highlighting President Donald Trump&#8217;s visit to a Michigan auto plant.</p>
<p>The White House posted a slideshow on TikTok and Instagram featuring photos from Trump&#8217;s recent visit to Michigan, using Kahan&#8217;s song from his fourth album, &#8220;The Great Divide,&#8221; as background music.</p>
<p>The song is available for use across several social media platforms — thanks to a 2024 deal between the Universal Music Group and Meta — but that&#8217;s not stopping Kahan and &#8220;American Cars&#8221; co-writer, guitarist Noah Levine, from complaining that the White House used it.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,&#8221; Kahan commented on the White House&#8217;s Instagram post.</p>
<p>Levine, according to a Billboard <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/noah-kahan-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-american-cars-1236305033/">report</a>, also commented on the post, saying, &#8220;You fat f*ck this song isn’t for you&#8221; — but the comment appears to have been deleted.</p>
<p>The music has since been disabled on the White House Instagram post.</p>
<p>Kahan is far from the first to complain about President Trump&#8217;s use of music for either a public appearance or a social media post.</p>
<p>Just last week, pop star Katy Perry complained that her song &#8220;Firework&#8221; was used in a White House video of military operations in Iran.</p>
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<section><a title="@whitehouse" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whitehouse?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@whitehouse</a>Iran has been warned. 🎆<a title="♬ original sound - The White House" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7665732646814665486?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound &#8211; The White House</a></section>
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<p>&#8220;I am deeply appalled and angry to see &#8216;Firework&#8217; used on the [White House] TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,&#8221; Perry wrote on X. &#8220;I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments,&#8221; Perry complained. &#8220;To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for. My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WhiteHouse</a> TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.</p>
<p>I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and…</p>
<p>— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) <a href="https://x.com/katyperry/status/2081032309508047136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>As several quickly pointed out, however, Perry&#8217;s music is also available for use on TikTok under the platform&#8217;s licensing agreements with major record labels. The White House later removed the music from that post as well.</p>


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