
Trump: "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Central casting. He loves war."
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Trump: "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Central casting. He loves war."

The White House lawn is starting to look different as construction continues on the UFC Freedom 250 arena at the White House. Crews are now building out the event site as President Trump moves forward with plans to host the UFC spectacle on White House grounds. The event is expected to blend politics, patriotism, and one of the biggest brands in combat sports in a way Washington has never seen before.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin: "This may affect international flights coming in and out of their airports because I'm gonna have to pull CBP officers out of being able to process international flights and put them helping our ICE agents."


Markwayne Mullin: "If CBP isn't there processing international flights, then those individuals when the airlines land won't be permitted into the United States. If things don't change, we're gonna have to make this step pretty quick."

Breaking news: Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years. wapo.st/4dQNsGj

Stephen Miller: "The American people understand the hell that we inherited and the extraordinary paradise that President Trump is building"


Where does this "inequality" talk come from, what are they referring to? Inequality has been flat, trending downwards since Blair became PM. No difference if you consider after tax vs before. Wealth share of the richest 1%/10% similar story, fluctuating within a negligible range.

Our seniors should not pay property taxes.

A recent study looked into “cancel culture” in academia: It found that right-leaning academics are much more likely to self-censor than left-leaning ones, but only in Western countries.

A sweeping theory of everything that is transforming the Democratic Party theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/…


RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "Tala-freako is a creep. He's a vegan. He thinks God is nonbinary. He wants to mutilate children."

Around 50 UN member states, including EU countries, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, signed a statement condemning Russia’s threats of systematic strikes on Kyiv. The US did not sign. The true free world has made its position clear.
