“The president, the commander in chief, is more worried about his golf game this weekend,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said.
AI:Democratic Representative and combat veteran Seth Moulton has launched a scathing attack against President Trump, labeling his dismissive attitude toward reports of deteriorating living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as typical behavior from a draft dodger. As families of sailors express feelings of abandonment due to the crisis on the carrier, Moulton accused the Commander in Chief of prioritizing personal leisure and golf over the welfare and morale of deployed service members. This latest outburst follows a pattern of Democratic officials using military service status to attack the President's leadership regarding the ongoing deployment and the reported hardships faced by the crew.Open
Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island, the National Hurricane Center said.
AI:Hurricane Lala has officially intensified into a hurricane and is currently barreling directly toward Hawaii's Big Island. The storm is bringing a surge of heavy rain and high winds as it approaches landfall, representing a dangerous escalation from its previous status as a tropical storm. This intensification follows several days of escalating warnings from meteorological agencies regarding the storm's trajectory and its potential to deliver one of the most severe impacts seen in recent decades.Open
42 Bistro offers a menu of beer, hard seltzer and cider from a bar separate from the food stations. It is also available in the bistro’s coffee shop.
AI:The 42 Bistro at Fort Hood has officially expanded its menu to include alcoholic beverages, offering a variety of beer, hard seltzers, and ciders. These drinks are served through a dedicated bar area that is distinct from the standard food stations, and they have also been made available within the bistro's coffee shop.Open
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.
AI:Women participating in protests across India are facing severe retaliatory measures, including widespread online harassment and intrusive investigations by local police forces. These digital attacks and law enforcement pressures represent a significant increase in the personal risks faced by female activists attempting to challenge traditional societal structures through public demonstration.Open
Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.
AI:A severe shortage of local clergy in rural Italy has forced the Catholic Church to rely on immigrant priests to maintain spiritual services, exemplified by Rev. Vincent Souly from the Ivory Coast stepping in to fill the void. This reliance on foreign-born religious leaders mirrors a broader trend across Europe where migrant populations are increasingly utilized to sustain essential societal institutions amidst dwindling domestic numbers.Open
Funk was one of a kind—a wrestling champion who built bridges between America and postwar Japan. The post The Cowboy Diplomacy of Dory Funk Jr. appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Cowboy Diplomacy of Dory Funk Jr. Funk was one of a kind—a wrestling champion who built bridges between America and postwar Japan. Photo by WWE/WWE via Getty Images Dory Funk Jr.—pro wrestling champion, trainer, and international icon—died earlier this month at 85. Although less famous here, perhaps, than some of his colleagues, Funk’s life provided an object lesson in the power of sport and spectacle to win hearts around the world. And for those who knew him personally, as I did, the news of his passing landed with the sudden finality of one of his famous spinning toe holds. He was the last of a…Open
AI:Professional wrestling legend and international icon Dory Funk Jr. has passed away at the age of 85, leaving behind a storied legacy as a National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion. Beyond his technical mastery in the ring, Funk was celebrated for his "cowboy diplomacy," acting as an unofficial cultural bridge between the United States and postwar Japan by earning profound respect from Japanese audiences through his discipline, family values, and unwavering work ethic. A consummate professional who prioritized elevating his opponents and maintaining a sense of quiet American grit, Funk's career spanned decades of international stardom alongside figures like Andre the Giant and Ric Flair, cementing his reputation as one of the…Open
What emergency could possibly justify omnipresent bureaucratic hectoring? The post Something Doesn’t Look Right appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Something Doesn’t Look Right What emergency could possibly justify omnipresent bureaucratic hectoring? TakiMag Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images One might think that a severely alcoholic Stalinist could never be a good writer, let alone a fine novelist, but the case of Patrick Hamilton refutes this commonsensical opinion. His novel of an English boarding house during the war, The Slaves of Solitude, published in 1947, is a beautifully observed and completely non-ideological study of the character of the residents of just such an establishment. If one had to guess the political opinions…Open
AI:Theodore Dalrymple uses Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel *The Slaves of Solitude* to critique the modern resurgence of pervasive bureaucratic hectoring and state paternalism. Drawing parallels between wartime rationing mandates and contemporary public service announcements—ranging from transit safety warnings to instructions on how to interact with immigration officials—Dalrymple argues that this constant nagging serves no legitimate national emergency. Instead, he suggests this behavior stems from a fundamental distrust by the governing class toward the citizenry, creating an endless cycle of reminders designed to ensure obedience and provide perpetual employment for bureaucrats who view the population as inherently incapable or…Open
The agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan may herald a new Middle East. The post What the Mecca Defense Pact Means appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs What the Mecca Defense Pact Means The agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan may herald a new Middle East. On August 7, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in the holy city of Mecca to sign a new trilateral defense pact . The birth of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is a significant geopolitical event. It brings together into a security alliance three of the largest and most influential countries in the Middle East. Turkey has the second-largest army in NATO. Pakistan is the only Muslim nation to possess a…Open
AI:Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, establishing a massive new security alliance that includes NATO's second-largest military power and Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. This strategic pact functions similarly to NATO's Article 5, declaring that an attack on one signatory is considered an attack against all three, signaling a major shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics as regional powers seek to diversify their security needs away from Washington. As Gulf nations feel increasingly abandoned by the U.S. amidst ongoing tensions with Iran, this "Islamic NATO" aims to create a self-reliant regional architecture that could eventually expand to include other nations like Egypt.Open
The state of Texas is being sued for the second time this year over Senate Bill 10 requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
AI:Legal advocacy group Right is defending Texas Senate Bill 10, which mandates that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms, following a second lawsuit filed against the state this year. This legal battle represents a significant front in the ongoing national conflict to combat government-mandated leftist indoctrination within educational institutions and ensures that religious foundations remain present in the public sphere despite mounting legal challenges from secularist groups.Open
“To wait 15 years to conduct this interview and to actually get down to the nitty gritty … that is just too long to wait,” Jennifer Coffindaffer says.
AI:Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has issued a scathing condemnation of the Bureau for its catastrophic failure to act on a 2005 tip from Hugh Hefner regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s predatory activities. This revelation exposes a massive fifteen-year delay in federal oversight that allowed a known predator to operate with impunity while high-level warnings were systematically ignored by the alphabet agencies. The staggering negligence underscores a deep-seated breakdown within the intelligence community, confirming that actionable intelligence was sitting untouched for over a decade, leaving victims vulnerable and allowing Epstein's depravity to continue unchecked despite direct reports from major figures like Hefner.Open