AMERICANTHINKER - Pro-Karen Bass ad in L.A. mayor's race is so bad it sounds like an ad for Spencer Pratt
What a disastrous ad!
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Iran responds to US peace proposal amid stalled talks, Iranian state media reports | NEWSNATION
The Iranian government has submitted its response to the peace proposal from the U.S., according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The state-owned outlet reported, citing a source familiar with the matter, that negotiations between the Trump administration and Tehran are solely focused on halting hostilities in the region. The administration proposed a one-page memorandum to Tehran earlier this week. The deal would establish a framework for future talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, a source familiar told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer on Wednesday. The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. Multiple outlets reported this week that the administration is seeking a moratorium on Iranian nuclear enrichment…
NYTIMES (Christina Jewett) - With Commissioner Under Pressure, F.D.A. Opens Door to Flavored Vapes
Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Trump-Xi Beijing Showdown: Technology, Trade Deficit, and Human Rights
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Iran’s Drone Games Are About to Backfire
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - On The Edge: Inside The Israel-Lebanon Border As The Ceasefire Hangs By A Thread | Sunday Report
On "Sunday Report," Newsmax Foreign Correspondent Trent Murray travels to the Israeli-Lebanese border — including the border towns of Kiryat Shamona and Metula — to assess just how fragile the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah really is. With rockets still flying, IDF clearance operations ongoing in Southern Lebanon, and US-Iran negotiations continuing in the background, Murray speaks exclusively with an IDF Brigade Chief of Staff who reveals what his troops found inside Lebanese civilian homes and schools — and why Israel says it has no choice but to maintain a security buffer along the border. For the people living on both sides, a lasting peace still feels far away.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - Making Murder Respectable
The language of the police robs crime and punishment of morality. The post Making Murder Respectable appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Making Murder Respectable The language of the police robs crime and punishment of morality. TakiMag (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) When the news of the terrible killing of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, first broke, I was forcibly struck by the language used by the police spokesman to describe what had happened (or, rather, what had been done) there. Of course, this was a minor consideration by comparison with the horror of the events themselves, but nevertheless it was of some interest, at least to me. After all, the way in which we use language is not an insignificant indicator of…Open
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - ‘Manufactured Outrage Machine’: NYPD Captain Punished After Criticizing Mayor
'The radicals are coming out of the woodwork'
REDSTATE (Susie Moore) - RS Weekly Briefing: Tehran’s Tanker Tantrum Meets Trump’s Trolling: A Week of Global Goofs and Blowback
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Andrew Day) - Trump Officials Meet with Qatari PM about Ending Iran War
State of the Union: While Pakistan has led mediation efforts, the Qataris are playing an important role. The post Trump Officials Meet with Qatari PM about Ending Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Indirect peace talks between the U.S. and Iran ramped up this weekend, with Qatar playing an important mediating role. As the White House awaited an Iranian response to its latest peace proposal, Vice President J.D. Vance met Friday with the prime minister of Qatar, Axios reports . The prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, flew to Washington for the meeting and departed right after. While he had been expected to return to Doha, he flew to Miami, where he met the next day with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. On Sunday, al-Thani held a phone call with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to the Qatari Foreign Ministry’s X account. Pakistan has taken the lead in…Open