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https://tvpworld.com/95279183/-iceland-summons-us-ambassador-after-controversial-trump-posts

>Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the island and other countries covered by the American flag, local broadcaster RUV said.

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> 8/6/2026
Trump has a NEW hair color!

At least 5 dead in Cargo crash in Miami.
> https://apnews.com/article/amazon-cargo-plane-miami-airport-47411c751782887757922efa5f634aa5
Trump is now BRUNETTE!
> https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-debuts-new-darker-hair-2011516
Still the same old Trump though - Manic posting spree!
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-rebrands-state-bonkers-posting-215536259.html
Where’s that MAGA spirit?!: Republicans see no escape
> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-miderm-elections-republicans.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.DGVc.-jHYsNvudYt7&smid=url-share
Diesel prices soar 60%
> https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/diesel-price-record-high-ukraine-iran-inflation.html
Xi all over the place promoting China as a stable alternative to USA
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/06/rare-flurry-trips-xi-pitches-china-stable-alternative-us-under-trump/

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https://apnews.com/article/labor-day-record-high-gas-prices-dffb7d3fa06ef930aaeebc380e5e4e0e

It’s never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend.

The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, according to AAA motor club.

Nicole Collins planned to head from Philadelphia to South Carolina to visit friends, but she said her family has spent most of the summer close to home and not taking their typical weekend trips because driving has gotten so expensive.

“Gas is pretty high right now. It doesn’t help that we also have a baby, so we also have to pay for that,” Collins said outside a gas station in Claymont, Delaware, where regular gas was $4.199 a gallon.

Prices shot up after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February and have not settled down since. Crude oil traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz has plunged, and Iran has refused to reopen the waterway.

“Everything points to the Iran War and the Strait of Hormuz,” said Tom Seng, a professor of energy finance at Texas Christian University.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright offered few specifics on when the nation’s drivers might see relief at the gas pump, acknowledging that prices are higher now than Labor Day 2025.

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>He also claimed U.S. ownership of the moon.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-truth-social_n_6a9e3a64e4b00f094b1a67ea

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https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/small-potatoes-trump-iran

President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American service-members.

“A lot of people don’t call it a war. I call it a military conflict because it’s small potatoes for us. It’s not a big thing,” he said in the Oval Office.

A day earlier, Vice President JD Vance said the conflict shouldn’t be termed a “war” since major combat operations ended months ago.

Trump similarly cast the conflict as periodic and low-grade, despite routine rounds of back-and-forth strikes.

“I would say that it’s intermittent. You know, we do intermittent strikes,” Trump said, adding: “There’s a lot of truth that we’re not fighting right now. There’s no fighting.”

This week the US said it had targeted nearly 60 military targets around the Strait of Hormuz — including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites — while simultaneously escorting ships through the waterway.

The administration had signaled it was moving past a military strategy, focusing instead on choking off Iran financially by applying sanctions on its trading partners. So far, however, the US has stopped short of punishing China, Tehran’s biggest economic lifeline.

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https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/09/06/multiple-people-injured-following-incident-involving-dr-amy-acton-canfield-fair/

CANFIELD, Ohio (WOIO) - An armed Canfield man was arrested Sunday at the Canfield Fair after lunging at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton and injuring multiple people, according to campaign officials and sheriff’s deputies.

Records show Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, has been booked into the Mahoning County Jail on two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct.
What Happened

Gerry Ricciutti, a spokesperson for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, said Havas walked around 2:30 p.m. into a tent for the Mahoning County Democrat Party (MCDP) and was taking cellphone video of Acton.

As Acton spoke to a crowd pf people, Ricciutti said Havas pushed his way through them, knocking two to the ground.

Havas was confronted by Acton’s security detail, which included Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, and was arrested by Canfield police officers.

Ricciutti said deputies recovered two guns and a set of brass knuckles following his arrest. However, he said Havas did not use the weapons during the incident.


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Democrat Flock cameras could turn American neighborhoods into a ‘China-like surveillance state,’ ex-Pentagon AI chief warns
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/tech/flock-cameras-could-create-china-like-surveillance-state-in-us/

Former Pentagon AI Policy Director Mark Beall warned that expanding artificial intelligence surveillance tools, like Flock cameras, could turn American communities into a “China-like surveillance state” unless guardrails are enforced.

Speaking on “Saturday in America,” Beall argued that while this technology can have vital law enforcement benefits, clear rules and judicial oversight are necessary to protect the rights of Americans at home.

“We have to be careful that we don’t go too far to the other direction and create a China-like surveillance state, which is literally what AI capabilities will ultimately enable and are enabling right now,” Beall told Fox News.

From destroyed camera poles to viral signs blocking surveillance lenses, some communities are pushing back against neighborhood surveillance cameras. Flock cameras are automated license plate readers used by law enforcement to record vehicle data that can aid criminal investigations. People in communities with the cameras have raised concerns about privacy and potential misuse by law enforcement.

Beall acknowledged that the technology can benefit law enforcement but said people’s privacy concerns are also valid. He urged a compromise and called for guardrails on how the cameras can be used, including strict rules and court oversight to prevent officers from abusing the technology for personal reasons.

“It’s tough to bring the message of compromise to the American people, especially when it comes to our constitutional protections,” Beall said.

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https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-home-office-whistleblower-fraud-one-per-cent-asylum-seekers-genuine
A Home Office whistleblower has claimed just one per cent of asylum seekers are genuine as he alleged "massive fraud" is taking place within Britain's asylum system.

The official, known only as "J" to protect his identity, has spent years working as a Home Office decision-maker and has assessed thousands of asylum applications.

Speaking to The Times, he said: "At best 1 per cent of asylum seekers are genuine. There's almost no aspect of the asylum system that isn't either a massive fraud or just really dysfunctional. Nothing works as it should."

J claimed officials regularly encounter what staff have dubbed "package claims", where asylum seekers allegedly submit strikingly similar accounts to support their applications.
He also alleged that the way applications are processed makes it harder for officials to expose potentially fabricated stories.

Asylum seekers undergo an initial screening before a more detailed substantive interview, which can take place months later.

J said applicants can be "extremely vague" during the initial stage, claiming the delay then gives dishonest applicants an opportunity to build their case.

"This gives them time to prepare, time to get advice, time to see exactly what fake evidence they can get before committing to a story at full interview," he said.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6073908-wright-says-iran-war-necessary/

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday the Iran war is necessary, arguing the U.S. needs to “reset” the Middle East.

During an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Wright reiterated the longstanding talking point from administration officials that the goal of the conflict is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

“A nuclear-armed Iran is an existential threat, not just for the region, but for the world economy,” he told host Martha Raddatz.

“I’m very proud of President Trump, not just kicking this can down the road like previous presidents have done, but saying we’ve got to end that capability,” Wright added. “We’ve got to reset the Middle East so it can have generations of peace and prosperity.”

The war, in its seventh month, has resulted in the deaths of 18 American service members and thousands of Iranian civilians. The U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes this weekend, and there is no sign of a deal to permanently end hostilities.

The conflict has also come with economic costs for the U.S., stemming from the Iranian military’s restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The national average price of a gallon of regular gas is roughly $4.14 on Sunday, more than six months after it was below $3 just days before the U.S. and Israel launched the war, according to AAA.

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US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after port call

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/us-aircraft-carrier-abraham-lincoln-departs-thailand-after-port-call/articleshow/133849852.cms?from=mdr

Thousands of US sailors aboard an aircraft carrier departed from Thailand on Sunday, journalists said, concluding its first port call following reports of deteriorating living conditions on board after nine months at sea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU BANGKOK

Get Thai'd! You're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putins-envoy-dmitriev-meet-witkoff-kushner-upon-their-arrival-moscow-sources-say-2026-09-05/

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks on how to end the war in Ukraine, where they were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
A motorcade, carrying Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev, left Moscow's governmental airport and headed towards the city, a Reuters witness said. Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS news agency that President Vladimir Putin would meet Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin later on Saturday.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday the U.S. had a fresh concrete proposal aimed at ending the war, which is now in its fifth year. He did not, however, elaborate on what that proposal would be.
Russian envoy Dmitriev, who told Reuters in June that he had remained in contact with the U.S. negotiators during a pause in their visits to Russia, took part in all their previous meetings with Putin alongside Putin's foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov.
He also played a role in negotiating U.S. sanction waivers for Russian oil this year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday the two men would fly to Ukraine on Sunday after visiting Moscow. In an X post on Saturday, Zelenskiy said Russia hit two Ukrainian airports ahead of U.S. envoys' visit to Kyiv.
Peskov said in a statement posted on the Kremlin's channel in Max messenger that Putin had ordered the military not to strike Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight on Saturday, in connection with Witkoff and Kushner's visit to the Ukrainian capital.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/red-states-republicans-flock-cameras.html

The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, directed police departments last week to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras, the license-plate readers that have drawn bipartisan backlash around the country.

Days later in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration ordered the systems removed from state roads. Mr. DeSantis has described the surveillance technology as “out of control.”

Both governors are tough-on-crime Republicans with deep backing from law enforcement agencies. Yet their moves underscore how the political winds are shifting against Flock and other plate-reading systems that have been embraced by police departments.

The cameras, which began rapidly appearing by the tens of thousands on American roads in recent years, track vehicles and feed surveillance databases. The networks of cameras can be used to assist officers by quickly locating vehicles connected with crimes. But concerns about a sweeping system of government surveillance and about abuses by individual officers have brought mounting opposition.

Flock cameras and others like them have become a campaign issue in several states, in some cases uniting Republicans and Democrats.

The result of the actions in Texas and Florida: Police departments are falling in line behind their governors and dismantling their license-plate readers. They have begun doing so even as they extol the cameras’ crime-fighting capabilities. In Jacksonville, Fla., the sheriff, a Republican, announced on Monday he was pausing his agency’s program of 150 cameras — one week after the office released a documentary-style video lauding their role in solving a kidnapping, among other crimes.

The moves in Texas and Florida are unfolding as Republican elected officials elsewhere are mulling their own restrictions.

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https://abc7ny.com/post/unruly-passenger-arrested-being-restrained-duct-tape-during-american-airlines-flight/19792538/

"[The] gentleman sitting two rows behind us started becoming belligerent, making derogatory remarks to the staff of American Airlines and other passengers, racial slurs, vulgar language, very offensive to the women" sitting in the row behind the man, Mejia said.

"Juan immediately knew that action had to be taken. He got up right away and jumped in the seat right next to the passenger and began working on restraining him in order to keep the situation contained," Olenick told ABC.

"We weren't looking to hurt this individual; we were looking more to restrain him and control him, so it didn't escalate to go any further," Mejia said.

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Thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkML_4j586Q

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lindsay-clancy-jury-hopelessly-deadlocked-mistrial-declared-rcna594052

A Massachusetts judge said he would declare a mistrial Friday after the jury weighing the fate of Lindsay Clancy failed for the third time to reach a verdict in the case of the mother accused of the strangling deaths of her three young children in 2023.

But in a dramatic courtroom moment, Clancy’s lawyer said he wanted to appeal to a higher court. The judge granted him one hour to do so.

Judge William Sullivan made the announcement after the jury sent the court a note saying it was still deadlocked.

“I’m going to declare a mistrial at this point,” Sullivan told the court Friday morning.

Both the prosecution and defense were given the opportunity to opine on the decision after the third deadlock.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington fought hard against a mistrial, asking for a final emergency appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, but Sullivan seemed against bringing the jury back Saturday to continue deliberating should Reddington win the appeal.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/how-much-oil-is-going-through-hormuz-how-data-doesnt-match-us-claims

>Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests the number is far fewer.

The United States and Iran continue to make competing claims about who has greater control of the critical Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.

Washington claims the strait is open and that dozens of ships, carrying millions of barrels of oil, are passing through each day. US President Donald Trump claimed last month that the US was in “total control” of the waterway, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas is shipped during peacetime, but which has been closed since the US-Israel war on Iran began six months ago.

Iran, however, says the strait remains under its control and is closed except to pre-approved vessels using its designated channels. It has warned that other ships attempting to transit risk being targeted.

So what is really going on in the strait – and what explains the divergent accounts?

>What are the latest US claims about the Strait of Hormuz?

The US says shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has significantly increased in recent weeks.

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