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“We have tanks, we have planes, we have all sorts of things, and I think it is going to be great. We are going to celebrate our country for a change. You know, recently, as you know, with World War II, the victory of World War II, I called up France and they were celebrating the victory. Well, we helped …

NBC News reports: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on Tuesday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, making him a rare congressional Republican to endorse the historically liberal cause. The Higher Wages for American Workers Act would set the nationwide minimum wage to $15 on Jan. 1 of the first …

The cult is screaming about this: Christy Walton, an heiress to the Walmart fortune, is facing blowback from MAGA-inspired Republicans over a full-page ad in The New York Times promoting the “No Kings Day” protests against President Trump. The paid political ad features an image of the Statue of Liberty alongside a series of public declarations, including “WE honor our …

404 Media reports: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) flew two high-powered Predator surveillance drones above the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media and cross-referenced with flight data. The use of Predator drones highlights the extraordinary resources government agencies are …

Wired reports: In the months since US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentioned chlorine dioxide during his Senate confirmation hearing, the online community advocating for the use of the toxic bleach solution as a cure for everything from malaria to autism has become emboldened. Activity on bleach-supporting social media groups is exploding, and influencers are reemerging in an effort …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge sentenced a Florida man to time served with no supervised release on Tuesday afternoon for his role in a plot to steal President Joe Biden’s daughter’s diary and sell it to the conservative media outlet Project Veritas for $40,000. Robert Kurlander and his co-defendant Aimee Harris were charged together in New York’s Southern District …

Politico reports: The Trump administration is planning to dramatically ramp up sending undocumented migrants to Guantanamo Bay starting this week, with at least 9,000 people being vetted for transfer, according to documents obtained by POLITICO. That would be an exponential increase from the roughly 500 migrants who have been held for short periods at the base since February and a …

Mediaite reports: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard issued a searing rebuke of “political elites” and “warmongers” she claimed were bringing the world “closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever” by “fomenting” tensions between nations while shielding themselves in bunkers. The DNI said that she had “recently” visited Hiroshima, marking 80 years since the U.S. dropped an …

The Huffington Post reports: After persistent questioning about the cost of sending National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said it would cost $134 million. Hegseth defended Trump’s decision to send the troops, saying they are needed to protect federal agents as they do their jobs. The House Defense …

The Daily Beast reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to instruct soldiers deployed to Los Angeles to help arrest rioters, even though the military is generally barred from domestic law enforcement. In a leaked letter, Noem asked Hegseth on Sunday to have the Pentagon give “direction to [Department of Defense] forces to either detain, …