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It's time to explore Tomahawk, Wisconsin! In this bonus episode of The Cabin Podcast we sit down with Tomahawk local and Executive Director Charis Lau to talk about what makes Tomahawk special. Filling in as co-host, Lindsey Hayes offers some insight on the ATV/UTV trails in the area. From food spots, to outdoor activities, and some incredible events (Venison feed and Fall Ride anyone??) make Tomahawk, Wisconsin your next trip!

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: • First—Russia fires a prominent state economist after he warns Moscow cannot win its war of attrition against Ukraine and could face a sudden social crisis as the costs continue mounting. • Later—Iran fires ballistic missiles toward the United Arab Emirates just hours after its diplomatic window with Washington expires. • Plus—the Pentagon awards Raytheon a massive seven-year contract to replenish America's depleted Tomahawk missile stockpile and dramatically expand production. • In today's Back of the Brief—a German court convicts a Ukrainian man of participating in an alleged Russian intelligence operation to send explosive parcels across Europe. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Sundays for Dogs: Upgrade your dog's food without the hassle—try Sundays for Dogs and get 50% off your first order at https://sundaysfordogs.com/PDBor use code PDB at checkout. QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB Thanks to today's sponsor, Spring Sleep: eXciteOSA is an FDA-cleared, prescription-only device for primary snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea. Go to springsleep.com/PDB and unlock 20% off with the code PDB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode unpacks reporting that U.S. munitions stockpiles are dangerously low and lays out the consequences of the shortage both for Washington's ongoing war with Iran, and for its deterrence of adversaries.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Michael C. Horowitz, Senior Fellow for Technology and Innovation and Director of the Defense and National Security Program, CFR   We Discuss: Whether news reports of a serious depletion of U.S. high-tech weapons stocks are accurate, and how far inventories have been drawn down. The distinction between defensive interceptors, such as Patriot and THAAD, and offensive standoff weapons, such as Tomahawks and ATACMS, and how long each takes to produce. How the roots of the munitions crisis trace back to decisions in the 1990s—including the "Last Supper" defense industry consolidation—that prioritized quality over quantity. Why President Donald Trump's argument that the shortage stems from Biden-era weapons transfers to Ukraine misses deeper structural causes. How chokepoints—from Chinese rare-earth dominance to consolidated tier-two and tier-three suppliers—make ramping up production slow and costly. Why the Pentagon has been slow to shift its acquisition strategy despite nearly a decade of warnings about renewed great power competition, and how "not invented here" attitudes compound the problem. Whether budget austerity would spur innovation or choke it, and how "precise mass" could revitalize U.S. capabilities within a two-year window. How much the current drawdown threatens deterrence at a moment when the United States is left without an aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific.   Mentioned on the Episode:   Rush Doshi, Erin D. Dumbacher, William Henagan, Michael C. Horowitz, and Samuel Lazarus, “Out of Ammo: A Two-Year Sprint to Rebuild the American Arsenal and Deter China,” Council on Foreign Relations   “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1),” U.S. Congress   Michael C. Horowitz, “Battles of Precise Mass: Technology Is Remaking War—and America Must Adapt,” Foreign Affairs   Erin D. Dumbacher, Michael C. Horowitz, and Lauren Kahn, “Will Trump's ‘Big Beautiful' Defense Spending Last?” Council on Foreign Relations   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/washingtons-missile-shortage   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Tomahawk - TRAITOR?!? Say it ain't so! Colonial America had some pretty severe consequences for treason, but never fear, Miss Liberty is on the scene and is prepared to use her unrequited love for good! It's all right here in Tomahawk #110! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Tomahawk 110: A Checkered Past(00:05:29) - Brush Up Your French for Thanksgiving!(00:06:36) - Who Are The Rangers?(00:12:04) - The New Justice League #110(00:15:48) - The Battle of Fort Tomahawk(00:20:44) - Irish people talk about Guinness(00:21:20) - The True Story of Tomahawk(00:26:14) - How To Read A Woman's Mind(00:26:52) - The President's Secret Life(00:28:01) - In the Woods: The Ranger Ram(00:31:39) - The Hoods Attack The British Army(00:36:19) - Battle of the Dam(00:39:22) - Giant Shilling(00:42:44) - The Maid of Liberty(00:45:23) - The End of Tomahawk(00:48:38) - Big Anvil Helps The Rangers Catch An Indian(00:52:26) - The Hood vs. Ms. Liberty(00:53:37) - Batman With No Pupils(00:54:03) - Tomahawk #4(00:55:52) - Kicking Out The Hands of Christ

Send us Fan MailHow about a really cool FREE attraction? We head to the Silverton Casino. There's also a really great restaurant deal there. We also head to RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE at the Flamingo. There's a new show coming to The STRAT too.RuPaul's Drag Race Live: Sean and Dayna head backstage at the Flamingo to tour the dressing rooms and chat with All Stars Season 6 winner Kylie Sonique Love.Silverton Aquarium: A look at the property's massive, free 117,000-gallon aquarium—complete with stingray feedings and live mermaid swims.Twin Creeks Steakhouse Deals: The details on the $25 "Cowgirl Dinner" and the high-stakes "Tomahawk for Two" dice-roll challenge.Icons of Rock & Zip 'N Dip: The new multimedia rock tribute coming to The Strat, plus Fremont Street's bundled SlotZilla and Stadium Swim package.VegasNearMe AppIf it's fun to do or see, it's on VegasNearMe. The only app you'll need to navigate Las Vegas.  Save money on your vacations! Get a complimentary 30-day guest pass from PCK Travel and Vegas Revealed HERE. You'll gain access to exclusive travel savings on hotels, flights, cruises, and more. No credit card OR presentation required. Start saving with PCK Travel. Lighting Up Your Destination!Support the showFollow us on Instagram: @vegas.revealedFollow us on Twitter: @vegasrevealedFollow us on TikTok: @vegas.revealedWebsite: Vegas-Revealed.com

In this episode, Fright Night Flicks: Your go-to horror movie podcast takes a deep dive into Bone Tomahawk. We break down Sheriff Hunt's rescue mission, the terrifying Troglodytes, the brutal journey into the Valley of the Starving Men, and THAT scene everyone remembers. From Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins to the hidden details and shocking finale, we're breaking down everything that makes Bone Tomahawk one of the wildest Western-horror movies we've reviewed.#BoneTomahawk #HorrorMovieReview #WesternHorror

Pete Hegseth is on thin ice, and the reason should worry every American with a family member in uniform. U.S. commanders are reportedly picking and choosing which Iranian missiles to intercept and which to let fall. Our stockpiles of Tomahawks, ATACMS, and Patriots are draining. Ukraine's civilians are dying for lack of munitions. And the response from the White House is to hunt down leakers, blame subordinates, and ask Congress for another $67 billion — roughly $20 billion of it for weapons the administration should have planned for in the first place. This is what happens when leadership refuses to take responsibility and gets way ahead of its skis. At the same time, the Trump family is cashing in on Defense Department contracts while the commander in chief ramps up warfare around the world and pushes a $1.5 trillion defense number. It may not be illegal. It is deeply, deeply wrong — and it is exactly the kind of grift that unites independents, moderate Republicans, and anyone who still cares about basic ethics. Paul breaks down Elizabeth Warren's "gelatinous blobs" broadside at spineless Senate Republicans, the small cracks opening around Cornyn and Tillis, the widening MAGA civil war between Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie and the establishment, and where a wandering Tulsi Gabbard might land next. If you want to know where the off-ramps and pressure points are heading into 2026, this is the map. -WATCH full video of this episode here. -Check the IVA overview of Washington State's primary this week.  -Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. See what we're doing to change that. -Visit Kalshi and trade on anything. Use code [INDEPENDENT] to get ten dollars when you trade ten. -Head to cozyearth.com and use the code AMERICANS for an exclusive 20% off. -Join Noble Mobile today and get a $100 bonus when you use code PAUL and stay a member for 2 months! -Join IVA and help us get independent veterans elected to office. -Learn more about Paul's work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with Independent Veterans of America. -Learn more about American Veterans for Ukraine here. -Remember Independent is an Attitude. -Learn more about The Headstrong Project for Veterans, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. It's a show of strength. If you or a loved one are in immediate crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Connect with Independent Americans: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms Read more at Substack Support ad-free episodes at Patreon  Connect: Instagram  • X/Twitter • BlueSky • Facebook  Follow on social: @PaulRieckhoff on X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.  -And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch now in time for the new year.  Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media.  And now part of the BLEAV network!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On February 28th, in the opening hours of the first day of the US-Israel war against Iran, an attack on a school vin the southern city of Minab killed over 120 children. To date, its the deadliest civilian attack during the Iran war. Experts say the school was hit by a precision guided Tomahawk missile - a weapon that neither Israel nor Iran are known to possess. Yet five months on, the US government has not formally accepted responsibility. We speak to the to the BBC's Senior International Investigations Correspondent Nawal Al Maghafi, who recently returned from Iran where she visited Minab and met with survivors of the strike and the families of those who killed. We also hear from the BBC's State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman about his attempts to get answers from US officials about the school strike. For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.

Six months into the war with Iran, the United States has fired 850 Tomahawks, emptied its LRASM and JASSM-ER inventories, expended essentially every ATACMS and PrSM in the arsenal, and burned through the SM-6 and PAC-3 interceptors it had been stockpiling for a fight with China. The administration's position is that the munitions are fine and the people saying otherwise are committing treason. Bryan Clark is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and a former submarine officer who runs war games for the Navy and its allies. Justin McIntosh is a retired Army Special Forces soldier — twenty years in, sixteen of them as a Green Beret — who now writes Mind of Things on defense, technology, and foreign policy. We discuss… Why 850 Tomahawks in two months emptied the stockpile that was meant for China The leak hunt at Camp David, and why it should be a very short list How "lethality" became a testosterone prescription instead of an ammunition line item Japan's new defense strategy, which finally names China out loud — and bets on one-way attack drones Whether AUKUS Pillar 1 is quietly consuming the rest of the Australian military Why manned-unmanned teaming keeps failing in the war games, and what the CCA program got wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six months into the war with Iran, the United States has fired 850 Tomahawks, emptied its LRASM and JASSM-ER inventories, expended essentially every ATACMS and PrSM in the arsenal, and burned through the SM-6 and PAC-3 interceptors it had been stockpiling for a fight with China. The administration's position is that the munitions are fine and the people saying otherwise are committing treason. Bryan Clark is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and a former submarine officer who runs war games for the Navy and its allies. Justin McIntosh is a retired Army Special Forces soldier — twenty years in, sixteen of them as a Green Beret — who now writes Mind of Things on defense, technology, and foreign policy. We discuss… Why 850 Tomahawks in two months emptied the stockpile that was meant for China The leak hunt at Camp David, and why it should be a very short list How "lethality" became a testosterone prescription instead of an ammunition line item Japan's new defense strategy, which finally names China out loud — and bets on one-way attack drones Whether AUKUS Pillar 1 is quietly consuming the rest of the Australian military Why manned-unmanned teaming keeps failing in the war games, and what the CCA program got wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Populations of the coppery colored Japanese Beetle are moving north, a plant in Tomahawk is closing with the loss of 76 jobs, the Hodag Dome in Rhinelander is ready to reopen Monday

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening  The Tai-Ex opened 449 points higher this morning from yesterday's close, at 43-thousand-809, on turnover of 25.5-billion N-T. The market closed almost unchanged (幾乎沒有變化) on Tuesday after moving by more than 1,000 points during the session. Early gains (早盤漲幅) were reduced by selling, as investors largely ignored an overnight rally (上漲行情) on Wall Street. Lai meets with Eswatini's visiting PM President Lai Ching-te has held talks with visiting Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Dlamini. During the meeting, Lai said the two countries are working together in industry, public health and digital development. He said his administration will continue to strengthen exchanges (加強交流) with Eswatini and help the country meet its development goals (發展目標). The cooperation includes energy projects, such as facilities for storing emergency oil supplies (緊急石油儲備). Lai also thanked Dlamini for Eswatini's support for Taiwan's participation in international organizations (國際組織) during the United Nations General Assembly. MOTC eyeing future of Taoyuan International Airport's Terminal 1  The Ministry of Transport is reportedly considering several options for the future of Terminal 1 at Taoyuan International Airport. The terminal has been in service for nearly 50 years. The ministry says an evaluation (評估) is now underway, but detailed plans will not be released until construction of Terminal 3 is completed at the end of next year. Possible options include demolishing (拆除) and rebuilding Terminal 1 or carrying out another major upgrade (進行升級改建). The Taoyuan International Airport Corporation is expected to submit its own proposal by the end of this year. The terminal was upgraded between 2010 and 2013, raising its annual passenger capacity (旅客運量) from 12 million to 15 million. Qatar reports progress in U.S.-Iran mediation Qatar says mediators (調停者) are making progress toward ending the U.S.-Iran war, although conflicting statements have raised doubts about a quick agreement. Qatar says it is working with Pakistan and Oman to exchange draft proposals (提案草案) between Washington and Tehran. U.S. President Donald Trump says direct talks have begun, but Iranian officials deny that negotiations with the United States are taking place. Iran says separate talks with Oman about safe shipping routes (航運路線) through the Strait of Hormuz are going well. Brent crude oil prices fell more than 5 percent on hopes that ships may soon be able to use the strait again. However, the important shipping route remains almost completely closed. Another cargo ship was hit near the strait, forcing the crew to leave the vessel. One crew member (船員) remains missing. North Korea warns of new military measures against Japan North Korea says it may take additional military action (額外軍事行動) in response to Japan's recent test launch (試射) of a Tomahawk cruise missile. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, criticized the launch in a statement published by state media. Japan fired the long-range missile from the Aegis destroyer Chokai in the Pacific Ocean. Kim also mentioned Japan's tests of other missiles and its participation in a U.S.-led military exercise in the Philippines in May. She accused Japan of trying to become a major military power and said the United States was supporting those efforts. Kim said North Korea would prepare additional military options to respond to what it sees as a potential threat (潛在威脅), but she gave no details. SpaceX rocket debris set to strike moon A discarded (被丟棄的／廢棄的) piece of a SpaceX rocket is expected to crash into the moon at around 2:35 this afternoon Taiwan time. The four-metric-ton object is the second stage (火箭級段) of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January 2025. It is expected to hit Einstein Crater at a speed of about 8-thousand-690 kilometers per hour. SpaceX says the crash was not planned. The rocket stage ran out of fuel and could no longer be controlled after completing its mission. The impact is expected to send lunar dust into the air, although it will be difficult to see from Earth without special equipment. Experts say the crash poses no danger, but it raises concerns about how space debris (太空垃圾) will be managed as more missions travel to the moon. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On February 28th, in the opening hours of the first day of the US-Israel war against Iran, an attack on a school in the southern city of Minab killed 156 people, including 120 children. To date, it is the deadliest single incident for civilians during the Iran war.Experts say the school was hit by a precision guided Tomahawk missile - a weapon that neither Israel nor Iran are known to possess. Yet five months on, the US government has not formally accepted responsibility. We speak to the BBC's senior international investigations correspondent, Nawal Al-Maghafi, who recently returned from Iran where she visited Minab and met with survivors of the strike and the families of those who were killed. We also hear from the BBC's State Department correspondent, Tom Bateman, about his attempts to get answers from US officials. Producers: Xandra Ellin, Cat Farnsworth, Lucy Pawle and Aron Keller. Executive Producer: James Shield Mix: Travis Evans Senior News Editor: China CollinsPhoto: The Minab school damaged by a strike on February 28, 2026. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comMegan is an old friend, a journalist, and an OG blogger — starting way back in 2001. We were bloggers at The Atlantic together, and she went on to write for Newsweek, The Daily Beast, and Bloomberg View. She's now a WaPo columnist, a contributing writer at The Dispatch, and a co-host of the podcasts “Reasonably Optimistic” and “Central Air.” She's also the author of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success.For two clips of the episode — on the appeal of socialism to those under 30, and the secrecy of ailing politicians — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: growing up on the UWS; her prof dad meeting her mom while she TA'd for him; Frank Gannett in her family; peaking at 6'2'' in 7th grade; an eating disorder to try to counter her height; the heightism of women on dating apps; the coziness of elites in DC; Fauci worship by the Dems; his coziness with Jake Tapper and Hollywood celebs; his diary; Fauci's lie over masks; masks at the Floyd protests; vaccine mandates; lab leak; Mitch McConnell MIA; Rep. Granger in memory care; Rep. Kean's depression; Biden's infirmity; age limits on the presidency; FDR's overreach; post-Nixon reforms; the constitutional crisis over the Iran War; dwindling Tomahawks; Lindsey Graham's closeness with Bibi; 9/11 and Islamofascism; nuclear proliferation and the Saudis; whether Vance or Rubio would make a better successor to Trump; Rubio's designs on Cuba; Vance's populism and lecturing the Pope; presentism; Jon Ossoff; Rahm Emanuel; the Stonewall myth; misusing rape stats and the UVA hoax; critical theory; the DSA, and its over-educated, downwardly mobile youth.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. Coming up: Ross Barkan on the DSA and Mamdani, John O'Sullivan on conservatism, Emily Eakin on postmodernism, Arianna Huffington on AI, and Azam Ahmed on terrifying new drugs. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

The Greg Kelly Show features a press conference with Donald Trump at Camp David, where he highlights the superiority of American military technology. Trump discusses the effectiveness of the Patriot and Tomahawk missile systems, while expressing caution about sharing such advanced technical secrets with foreign nations. Greg also critiques local New York governance and voices support for those he believes were unfairly targeted after the January 6th Capitol riots.

Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Iran War Munitions Crisis, and Michigan Senate Primary Embarrassments Dan Griffin and Corey Walsh host Libservative and lead with Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment in a congressional appearance, discussing his preemptive pardon, Josh Hawley's questioning, and Rand Paul's release of Fauci's diary suggesting early private doubts about the wet market origin, lab-leak discussions, gain-of-function research, and Fauci's enjoyment of celebrity. They compare Fauci's Fifth pleading to Trump's and argue COVID policies caused ostracism, government overreach, wealth transfer, and broader social harms. The show warns the Iran war is escalating and merging with the Ukraine conflict while U.S. high-end munitions stockpiles (Patriot, THAAD, Tomahawk) are dangerously depleted with slow replenishment timelines. They mock Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens' campaign moments and donations questions, contrast her with Abdul El-Sayed, debate monopolies and government regulation, and end with Sam Husseini confronting Chuck Schumer over genocide while Schumer speaks on Trump corruption. 00:00 Welcome and Rundown 01:00 Fauci Takes the Fifth 05:40 COVID Fallout and Resentment 11:07 Fifth Amendment Explained 13:39 Fauci Diary Bombshells 17:30 Fame and Death Counts 23:56 COVID Memory Lane 33:06 Trump vs Fauci Fifth 41:26 Josh Hawley Grills Fauci 44:12 Brown v Walker Breakdown 46:30 Epstein Political Theater 47:01 Bell F35 Running Gag 48:38 Iran War Going Nowhere 51:39 Munitions Stockpile Crisis 57:50 Taiwan World War Risk 58:58 Trump Hamas Deal Claims 01:02:16 Truth Social Bot Slop 01:04:19 Claude Skynet Security Scare 01:05:54 Flock Cameras And ID Scans 01:12:31 Haley Stevens Cringe Campaign 01:24:20 Utility Money Non Answer 01:25:57 Stevens Senate Ambitions 01:27:46 Primary Stakes and Money 01:30:25 El-Sayed Not Socialist 01:34:32 Monopoly Debate Explained 01:36:33 Government Creates Monopolies 01:44:09 Bailouts and Socialized Losses 01:53:06 Schumer Confronted on Genocide 02:01:09 Wrap Up and Where to Find Us

Im Krieg mit Russland trifft die ukrainische Armee vermehrt Ziele im russischen Hinterland. Besonders im Visier: Versandzentren und Lager der Firma "Wildberries", des russischen Pendants zu Amazon. Mehr als ein Dutzend von ihnen wurden von ukrainischen Drohnen in Brand geschossen: ein gewaltiger Schaden, den auch russische Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher spüren. Denn mit "Wildberries" kommen bislang Konsumgüter aller Arten in alle Regionen des größten Landes der Erde.Im Nahen Osten ist es gerade der Iran, der den Krieg mit den USA befeuert - unter anderem durch einen Angriff auf eine US-Luftwaffenbasis in Jordanien. Gleichzeitig rückt das Rote Meer in den Mittelpunkt des Interesses. Dort greifen die vom Iran unterstützten jemenitischen Huthi-Rebellen Öltanker mit Raketen und Drohnen an, nachdem sie zuvor eine Blockade dieses wichtigen Seeweges verkündet hatten. Sollte das Rote Meer tatsächlich nicht mehr passierbar sein, hätte das weitere schwerwiegende Folgen für die Weltwirtschaft.Im Schwerpunkt dieser Ausgabe beschäftigt sich Achim Gutzeit mit weitreichenden Waffensystemen, mit ballistischen Raketen, Marschflugkörpern und Drohnen. Achim erklärt unter anderem, ob mit dem von der Bundesregierung geplanten Kauf von US-Mittelstreckenwaffen des Typs Tomahawk die vielzitierte Abschreckungslücke der Europäer geschlossen wird und wie es um das am Rande eines NATO-Gipfels 2024 beschlossene europäische Rüstungsprojekt Elsa bestellt ist. Er geht der Frage nach, wie europäische Staaten die Ukraine unterstützen, wie sich das von Russland angegriffene Land mit Drohnen verteidigt und wie weit die Bundeswehr beim Thema Drohnenentwicklung ist.Weitere Informationen:Zum Schwerpunkt weitreichende Waffensysteme:https://www.bmvg.de/de/aktuelles/deutsch-norwegischer-seeziellenkflugkoerper-geplant-5807888https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/08/ukraine-ambassador-do-not-assume-russia-has-lost-war/https://defence-network.com/deutschland-deep-strike-drohnen-ukraine/https://www.hartpunkt.de/franzoesische-tiefenwirkung-ein-ueberblick-ueber-franzoesische-entwicklungsprojekte-fuer-waffensysteme-grosser-reichweite/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNvAr20tUgInterview mit Luft und Raumfahrt-Ingenieur Dr.-Ing. Markus Schillerhttps://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/audio-3390464.htmlAlle Folgen von "Streitkräfte und Strategien"https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/podcast2998.htmlUnser Seh-Tipp: STABILE ZEITENLAGE auf dem YouTube- und TikTok-Kanal der tagesschauYouTube: Was, wenn Russland in der Ostsee die NATO angreift?https://1.ard.de/STABILE_ZEITENLAGE_YT?p=susTikTok: Wetten auf Krieg?https://1.ard.de/Wetten_auf_Krieg?p=sus

- Hà Nội giao hơn 1 triệu rưỡi mét vuông đất tại xã Thư Lâm làm khu đô thị đa mục tiêu.Trong khi Huế sắp đấu giá gần 11 nghìn mét vuông 'đất vàng' làm khách sạn 5 sao.- Sầu riêng Việt được xuất khẩu chính ngạch sang Ấn Độ, mở ra thị trường 1 tỷ 400 triệu dân.- Nhật Bản lần đầu phóng thử tên lửa Tomahawk từ tàu khu trục.- Cạnh tranh công nghệ giữa Mỹ và Trung Quốc leo thang sau khi Mỹ đưa các thiết bị robot tiên tiến và bộ biến tần mới vào danh mục hạn chế nhập khẩu.- Thành lập Liên minh bảo vệ an ninh hàng hải tại Trung Đông với 14 nước tham gia.

At the very least, Hegseth's refusal to acknowledge that it was our Tomahawk missile that killed 120 schoolchildren on the very first day of the war makes him unfit to serve as secretary of defense. Army JAG veteran Margaret Donovan says civilian casualties are a tragic reality in war and the public has the right to know what went wrong. The U.S. military prides itself on its excellence and precision, and that is what separates our fighting forces from those of our enemies. But Hegseth is also dragging this vital institution down because of the munition depletions, the lack of dignity being shown to fallen soldiers, his hare-brained schemes and war crimes in the Caribbean, and his undermining of military discipline by brushing off recent dangerous flyovers in civilian areas.Margaret Donovan joins guest host Bill Kristol.

A.M. Edition for July 24. Global markets are reckoning with the prospect of prolonged conflict in the Middle East and rising inflation as oil prices roar back – pushing up borrowing costs in the U.S. and Asia. Plus, hotel chain Melia pulls out of Cuba in a blow to the island's vital tourism sector. And WSJ defense reporter Alistair MacDonald explains how Europe is turning to homegrown defense technologies in an effort to counter U.S. dependence. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Trump's visit to Wheeler High School sparks a packed discussion as Kimmer reacts to the Tomahawk Chop controversy, Trump's child investment program, and the latest legal battles over voter roll access. Plus, the Braves take another series, Pete Davis delivers a packed HCIS, college football playoff simulations produce some wild predictions, and the crew breaks down a tense interview where a Democratic Socialists leader refuses to distance the organization from Hasan Piker's violent rhetoric.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump embraces the Tomahawk Chop during his Georgia visit, while the Democratic Socialists of America face tough questions over Hasan Piker's violent rhetoric. Kimmer and Pete also recap their Shuckin' Shack remote, discuss the latest Braves news, AI, Morgan Wallen, Burger King history,and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOWelcome to Lake Tomahawk, where the scent of pine mixes with whispers from the beyond and the local café might serve you more than just coffee.Author and paranormal investigator Mark Palbicki has spent years documenting the strange, familiar hauntings of his hometown — ghosts who once shared the same sidewalks, barstools, and stories. With his team Fulcrum, Mark doesn't chase legends; he pursues spirits he actually knew in life. From Donna of the Village Café, who may still linger behind the counter, to Buckskin, a restless presence who might've followed Mark home, every encounter blurs the boundary between the living and the lost.Mark shares firsthand accounts of Lake Tomahawk's spectral residents, including the chilling moment an orb was caught on security footage in his mother's home. These aren't strangers haunting him — they're old friends who never stopped saying hello.Get the book on Amazon or wherever books are sold. You can also visit his Facebook page and YouTube channel and search Haunted Lake Tomahawk. To see the orb video, click here.#TheGraveTalks  #HauntedLakeTomahawk #RealGhostStoriesOnline #TrueHaunting #ParanormalPodcast #GhostHunters #HauntedWisconsin #MemoirsofaGhostHunter #HauntedSmallTown #ParanormalEncounters #SpiritStories #Ghosts #ParanormalInvestigationsLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Welcome to Lake Tomahawk, where the scent of pine mixes with whispers from the beyond and the local café might serve you more than just coffee.Author and paranormal investigator Mark Palbicki has spent years documenting the strange, familiar hauntings of his hometown — ghosts who once shared the same sidewalks, barstools, and stories. With his team Fulcrum, Mark doesn't chase legends; he pursues spirits he actually knew in life. From Donna of the Village Café, who may still linger behind the counter, to Buckskin, a restless presence who might've followed Mark home, every encounter blurs the boundary between the living and the lost.Mark shares firsthand accounts of Lake Tomahawk's spectral residents, including the chilling moment an orb was caught on security footage in his mother's home. These aren't strangers haunting him — they're old friends who never stopped saying hello.Get the book on Amazon or wherever books are sold. You can also visit his Facebook page and YouTube channel and search Haunted Lake Tomahawk. To see the orb video, click here.#TheGraveTalks  #HauntedLakeTomahawk #RealGhostStoriesOnline #TrueHaunting #ParanormalPodcast #GhostHunters #HauntedWisconsin #MemoirsofaGhostHunter #HauntedSmallTown #ParanormalEncounters #SpiritStories #Ghosts #ParanormalInvestigationsLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Guitarist Duane Denison gets ready for Tomahawk's first tour in 13 years and looks back on the band's history in this new interview.

Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, NATO's European members have had to adjust to and navigate the new U.S. approach to defense, with the withdrawal of troops from Europe, decreased military support for Ukraine, and changing attitudes toward European security overall. Given the United States' volatile relationships with its allies, how can European capitals reorganize and restructure among themselves? What role will the United States play in the alliance in future, and how will NATO address the Russian threat?

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TIME STAMPS: 00:59 Colby's bio: OCB PROFESSIONAL NATURAL BODYBUILDER, football player and Certified Personal Trainer at EOS Fitness San Diego. IG @nerdgainz / @blerdvoice_vo 08:50 What it felt like earning an OCB PRO CARD!13:03 Sacrifices to make if you plan on placing well at a bodybuilding competition.15:02 Casey and Colby's current supplement stacks.19:57 Colby's pre-workout and post-workout meals.24:14 Colby's contest prep cardio protocol and posing practice.28:59 The difference between training ENHANCED and NATURAL athletes.32:06 Recap of the STEAK & BUTTER GANG Carnivore “MEAT-UP” in Bozeman, MT!38:07 Montanan resident who lost 300 lbs and reversed suicidal desires using the carnivore diet.42:11 Trevor's question about PROTEIN FARTS!48:08 GERD - gastroesophageal reflux disease55:00 This week's BAD COACH CALLOUT and LISS!01:03:21 Review of The Sweet Potato Diet by Michael Morelli; why white rice and sweet potatoes are the least-damaging carbohydrate sources for most athletes who choose to consume carbohydrates.01:15:30 How Colby built his legs from being his WEAKEST BODY PART to pushing 405 lbs on HACK SQUATS for 14 REPS!!!01:19:24 Colt and Casey's 20-MINUTE LEG WORKOUT.01:30:02 Valuable lessons Colby has learned from his coaches, judges, and his clients.

It's Tuesday, July 14th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson, Timothy Reed and Adam McManus Fulani Muslim militia most deadly force against Christians The Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa has issued a study on terror-related violence on the Dark Continent. The group revealed that the Fulani Muslim militia is by far the most deadly force in the persecution of Christians worldwide. They kill Christians at a rate 4.4 times that of other Muslims. Thus far, they have killed 79,323 people in six years — amounting to 36 people a day. They kill at 3 times the rate of Boko Haram. That's twenty times the number of people that have been killed in the US-Iran war this year.  Senegal, Africa: Marriage is between one man and one woman The National Assembly of the West African country of Senegal has defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Homosexuality is still legal in 21 out of 54 African countries. So far, homosexual faux marriage has been incorporated in one nation -- South Africa. U.S.-Iran war is back on America's war with Iran is back on, and the Middle East is in flames.   The U.S. military bombed dozens of military targets yesterday. The Saudis also bombed the Yemen airport. The Houthi-controlled Yemeni government is an ally with Iran in the present war. The Center for Strategic and International Studies reports a depletion of one-third to one-half of American Patriot, Tomahawk, and Terminal High Altitude Areas Defense missiles. At current rates, the replenishment will take four years. This does not include the use of missiles during the period of May through July.  Trump Meme coin tanked; Bitcoin down by 50% The Trump Meme coin has tanked — costing investors $3.8 billion. The president received $636 million from the venture, according to a recent financial disclosure.  However, Bitcoin has also lost half its value since the Trump election in November 2024. Total losses are running about $2.2 trillion for investors. Gold capitalization has increased about 3% since November 2025. 122,000 American layoffs The website Layoffs.fyi records 122,000 layoffs this year. That's the highest rate in four years.  Amazon is leading the pack for corporate layoffs with a total of 30,000 layoffs over the last nine months. America produces more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia America is now, by far, the largest oil producer in the world — now producing 42% more than Saudi Arabia, and 37% more than Russia. Back in 2008, the United States produced about half of what Saudi Arabia and Russia produced. That has changed dramatically in the last 17 years.  GOP Senator Mitch McConnell rejects rumors he's braindead Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky broke the silence and intrigue surrounding his lengthy hospital stay. Rumors had swirled that the senator was braindead or under cardiac arrest after he was transferred to the hospital. The senator has clarified that he had suffered a fall, but he did not break bones or suffer a concussion. Senator Lindsey Graham met his maker Longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina went to meet his Maker on Saturday night. According to the D.C. office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Graham died of a ruptured aorta brought on by chronic heart disease. Graham, age 71, was never married and never had children. SC Gov appointed Lindsey Graham's sister to serve remainder of term South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster announced Monday that he has appointed the late Senator's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of his term. When Lindsey Graham was 20, his mother died of Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 50, and his father died 15 months later of a heart attack at age 68. Because his sister, then 13 years old, was left orphaned, the service allowed Graham to attend the University of South Carolina in Columbia so he could remain near home as his sister's legal guardian. Here's a portion of Governor McMaster's press conference. McMASTER: “Today, under the law, it's my duty and honor to name someone to serve in the place this extraordinary man for the remainder of his term. “Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed. It's my honor to ask his little sister, Darlene Graham, to finish his work for him now. “And by the way, Darlene, I don't know if I told you, but after we spoke on the phone in the wee hours of Sunday morning, and you agreed to serve, through tears. Earlier, I had wondered what you would say, and I was humbled by your quickness to see the duty that you had to serve. “I called the president afterwards, and he thought it was a great idea, and I'm sure that everyone here does as well.” Obamacare premiums going higher Obamacare premiums are jacking up another 14% for next year.   That follows a 20% increase last year. The Peterson-KFF organization notes that the program lost three million members so far this year — now at a total of 19.2 million enrollments.  The average family of four pays $24,000 into Obamacare for this year, and $27,000 next year.  That compares to Samaritan Ministries Christian medical sharing that runs about $8,000 per year.  Hospitals treated COVID-shot rejectors as “plagued rats” Psalm 146:3 instructs us: “to not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.” Recent Centers for Disease Control numbers indicate that 80% of Americans got at least one COVID shot. U.S. death rates, based on 2019 numbers, rose 17% in 2020 during the COVID crisis. After the vaccine came out in early 2021, the death rate increased again by 23% over 2019 levels. Then, the death rate increased by 16% in 2022. Death rates did not reduce to 2019 levels until 2024. Last year's death rate actually registered 4% less than 2019. Former trauma surgeon Dr. James Miller told podcast host Alix Mayer that those who did not take the Covid shot, after its rollout, were treated differently in hospitals, and in an inhumane manner, like “plagued rats.” Listen. MILLER: “Absolutely, the vaccinated and unvaccinated were treated differently. They started just denying basic health services to unvaccinated people, which spurned not giving diabetes medicine [and] you can't go see your family doctor. "Now, you could still get emergency care in the ER, but 100% you were treated differently. You were treated as a dirty, plagued rat. And this was common in social media. But it was no different in the hospital. The medical community is no different.” Next, Dr. Miller spoke of The Overton Window referring to the moment when an argument becomes politically acceptable to the mainstream population. In this case, it is more acceptable now, in 2026, for Americans to express their distrust of the medical establishment about how it handled the COVID shot rollout and how it mistreated the unvaccinated 20% of the population. The term, The Overton Window, is named after the American policy analyst Joseph Overton. Listen. MILLER: “I think part of why this is such a good time to talk about this is I think The Overton Window has shifted on the discussion. I think all people have realized the medical care system did not meet their expectations during COVID. “I think most people thought, before COVID, when you go to the doctor, they're going to help you out a bit, and you're going to get better, and they're going to wish you well. I think most people thought when I'm really sick, I'm going to go to the hospital and they're gonna help me out a lot and do their best and get me well. “After COVID, most people realized their doctors were there for themselves. Their doctors were more than happy to give them a toxic substance that would hurt them, like the COVID injection. And I think most people came to see that the hospitals were really killing fields.” 28 Georgia inmates got baptized after Bible studies The Grady County, Georgia Sheriff's department issued an official announcement over the weekend: 28 inmates got baptized! They had been faithfully attending Bible studies throughout the week, and confessed their faith in Christ.   The announcement said, “Together, we gathered in prayer, lifted our voices in worship, and celebrated these life-changing decisions. Moments like these serve as a reminder that hope, grace, and redemption are possible for everyone.” Back in March, another 14 inmates were baptized at a Franklin County jailhouse in Florida, according to Channel 7 News. PASTOR: “I'm going to baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And I'm baptizing you in the power of that cross I'm talking about today. All right, ready?” These inmates also attended Bible studies each week and heard sermons from local pastors. Inmate Ethan Vonier became a Christian behind bars. VONIER: “I found Christ in jail. I feel like the good Lord put me here. We're all doing better each day.” And inmate Robert Hill was grateful for a fresh start and a Biblical destiny. HILL: “It's a new beginning. Everybody in here probably wants a new beginning. You know, he gives it to you. You know what I mean? Gives you a fresh start.  Jeremiah 29:11 -- He has a plan for me. I know it. I want it. I'm going to get it.” Psalm 107:10-14 tells the story: “Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and irons—because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the Most High. Therefore, He brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help. Then, they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their chains in pieces.” Worldview listeners weigh in from Virginia and Texas Joseph Holt, age 20, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, wrote me to say, “Thanks for faithfully presenting the news every morning. I like your podcast because it's short and concise. I can get a briefing on the news while I'm brushing my teeth in the morning before work or school starts. You present the facts from a Biblical worldview and do not shrink from condemning evil. Thanks for keeping this up so long. Here's to another great year!” And Richard Powell in Lonetta, Texas wrote, “I appreciate how much time you guys save me by putting the newscast together so I don't have to filter through so much.  I also appreciate that it's concise and that you come from a Biblical perspective.  I typically read it as part of my morning routine.” 8 Worldview listeners gave $2,760 And finally, on Monday by 8:00pm Central, 8 Worldview listeners had stepped up to the plate and invested their treasure to fund the six-member team behind The Worldview for another year Our thanks to Sarina in Barnwell, Alberta, Canada who gave $25, Janna in Midvale, Idaho who gave $75, and Susan in Timnath, Colorado who gave $100. We were touched by the generosity of Bianca in Manzini, Eswatini, Africa who pledged $15/month for 12 months for a total gift of $180. Since their money is worth one-sixteenth what ours is worth, it's like Bianca donated $2,965. Imagine that! And we're grateful to God for Dwayne and Anita in Moriarty, New Mexico who gave $200, Frances in Beacon, New York who pledged $40/month for 12 months for a gift of $480, Stuart in Zillah, Washington who gave $500, and Tim in Blooming Grove, Texas who pledged $100/month for a total gift of $1,200. Those 8 gifts add up to $2,760. Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (drum roll sound effect) $23,803 (sound effect of people cheering) That means we need to raise $32,762 to hit our $56,565 goal by this Friday, July 17th.   We need to find 8 Worldview listeners, just like Tim did, who will pledge $100/month for 12 months, or give a one-time gift of $1,200, 19 folks who will pledge $50/month or give a one-time gift of $600 and 38 listeners who will pledge $25/month or give a one-time gift of $300. Go to TheWorldview.com, click on Give, select the dollar amount, and make sure to click on the “recurring” button if that's your wish.  If Bianca from Eswatini, Africa can give the equivalent of $2,965, what could you give? Go to TheWorldview.com and click on Give. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, July 14th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Kentucky, 1933. An event happened that stunned America and made headlines around the nation. The trial became a national focus.  Vendors, food trucks and entertainers all showed and it became a circus. What caused all of this? Who was on trial? What shocked the nation? It was the sacrifice of the cult referred to by locals as the Cult of the Unknown Tongues.Email us at:  downtherh@protonmail.com

The Fork Report Hour 3 (07/11) - At Pawn Shop, Tony Messina reimagines game-day food from the ground up: refined and intentional without ever feeling formal, blending nods to his New England heritage with his broader culinary range. Highlights include Hot Dogs topped with osetra caviar and Japanese mayo, Charbroiled Oysters with XO butter, Sticky Pork Spareribswith kabayaki and peanuts, and a Dry Aged 40oz Tomahawk for celebratory moments alongside the soon-to-be-signature house Pu Pu Platter. Tony joins Neil on the show to discuss Pawn Shop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day 1,596.Ukraine continues playing its game of Whack-A-Hole on the Kremlin's energy plants. Dom looks at technical developments on the battlefield, including the suggestion Ukrainian troops are now deliberately starting their assaults with next to no equipment, before turning to politics: with Tomahawks on their way to Europe and Marine Le Pen, possibly, on her way to the Elysee Palace. Adelie French-splains what a National Rally presidency could mean for European security and Ukraine. Finally, Adelie is joined by Alexander Browder, the 17-year-old who was sanctioned by the Kremlin for exposing a Russian-backed crypto laundering network.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.With thanks to Alexander Browder.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Exclusive: US fund to make 'big' investment in Ukraine's critical minerals this fall, economy minister says (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-us-fund-to-make-big-investment-in-ukraines-critical-minerals-this-fall-economy-minister-says/Uefa drags its heels over action against Russia's fake Ukrainian clubs (The Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/27/uefa-action-russia-fake-ukrainian-clubs-shakhtar-donetsk#:~:text=The%20fake%20Shakhtar%2C%20who%20play,promoted%20to%20the%20third%20tier.Au RN, quinze ans d'affaires judiciaires sous l'ère Marine Le Pen (Le Monde)https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2026/07/07/au-rassemblement-national-quinze-ans-d-affaires-judiciaires-sous-l-ere-marine-le-pen_6721393_4355770.htmlFrench court clears way for Marine Le Pen to run for president but orders her to wear electronic tag (BBC)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70yk5xjyl1tNo longer Putin's friends but not for sure. What connects Le Pen's party with the Kremlin (European Pravda)https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles/2025/09/17/7220329/Confronting the Illicit-Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets: Protecting Retail Investors and Disrupting Hostile Government Exploitation (Alexander Browder for Henry Jackson Society)https://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HJS-Crypto-Currency-Report-web-final.pdfEMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.Thumbnail image credit: X/@front_ukrainianHIGHLIGHTS:Ukraine smashes major Russian oil refineryUS sells Tomahawks to Germany Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

//The Wire//2300Z July 9, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST AS CEASEFIRE REMAINS DEFUNCT FOR NOW. MERCHANT TRAFFIC IN HORMUZ SLOWS TO A CRAWL DUE TO TARGETING.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Middle East: The war continued to escalate overnight, with many targeting efforts being undertaken by the United States and Iran. Within Iran, the U.S. continued to strike coastal sites and fastboat ports, in addition to striking more substantial infrastructure targets deep within Iran. These strikes continued throughout the day, with explosions being reported around the country this afternoon.On the Iranian side, many strikes were carried out on the usual sites throughout the region. In Kuwait, Ali Al Salem Airbase and Camp Arifjan were targeted, with the Iranians claiming to hit a Patriot battery at one of these sites. In Qatar, a radar installation was targeted, and a fuel depot was targeted in Bahrain. In Jordan, Muwaffaq Salti Air Base was targeted again, with the American Embassy in Amman urging all Americans to shelter in place during the strikes. Drone/missile strikes were also reported targeting U.S. positions in Erbil, Iraq, the success of which is currently unknown.-HomeFront-New York: The Department of Buildings has reported that the former Pfizer building has largely been stabilized, after severe buckling and a partial collapse of the upper floors was observed a few days ago. Various reinforcement operations continue to be undertaken to further stabilize the structure, and a third-party construction firm has been brought in to conduct additional repairs.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Despite many airframes being transferred back to the United States from the Middle East, American targeting within Iran has continued throughout the day. The heavy reliance on Tomahawk munitions (as observed on the ground by Iranians) also adds weight to the theory of the US having to rely on standoff munitions due to the logistical movements resulting in fewer aircraft being available for bombing runs.Also, last night's strikes were also possibly more significant than meets the eye. Locals on the ground reported the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge being struck overnight, which was interesting due to it's location being in the far northeastern corner of Iran. This bridge is part of the newly unveiled China-Iran railway network, which is a series of rail lines linking Iran to western China. These lines also meander through the mountains to eventually connect to Russia via Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Taking out this bridge was not only interesting because it is one of the farthest-north targets struck during the entire war, but it's also a very public message to China, who has been long-suspected of shipping the Iranians materiel and supplies to carry on the fight. In the Strait of Hormuz, civilian merchant traffic continued to transit the waterway, but since last night the traffic has slowed to a halt again with very few crossings throughout the day. As a reminder, it takes up to two months for a tanker to make it's way to the US from the Middle East. Consequently, if the Iranians shut down the Strait again due to this targeting (or if companies simply decide that the risk isn't worth it), the world will only have the benefit of a handful of tankers which have been able to make the crossing over the past couple of weeks. This does not even remotely come close to alleviating the problems that prompted the MOU being signed...President Trump himself said that (at the time) the US only had about 4 weeks worth of Strategic Reserve left before shortages began. As the fighting has resumed to some degree, the status of the global energy crisis remains a very real concern, and the clock starts ticking down as the flow of petroleum slows down once again.Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground NomadNet: 5fa68c88be727a0e1a250a75e5e79269 Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

Bundeskanzler Merz schwärmt im Bundestag vom Reformeifer seiner Regierung. Boris Pistorius shoppt heimlich Raketen in den USA. Und Bonnie Tyler ist tot. Das ist Lage am Donnerstagabend. Die Artikel zum Nachlesen: Regierungserklärung zu Reformen: Ein Merz macht noch keinen Schröder Weitreichende Marschflugkörper: Deutschland kauft Tomahawk von den USA – Deal blieb tagelang geheim Zum Tod von Bonnie Tyler: Stimme für die Ewigkeit +++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie mit SPIEGEL+. Entdecken Sie die digitale Welt des SPIEGEL, unter spiegel.de/abonnieren finden Sie das passende Angebot. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Hier geht es zu unserem SPIEGEL Shop. Alle Newsletter vom SPIEGEL finden Sie hier. Hier geht es zur SPIEGEL Akademie. Sie möchten den SPIEGEL mitgestalten? Registrieren Sie sich bei SPIEGEL Perspektiven. Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

Chef Feker talks steaks; like dry-aged steaks, Kobe beef and cooking a good Tomahawk

A towering creature carrying a deer across a logging road. Violent howls echoing through a North Carolina swamp. A silent figure watching campers from the tree line in Michigan. Trail camera photos capturing a massive Bigfoot deep in the forests of northern Vermont.Episode 1149 brings together three firsthand witnesses whose experiences span decades and hundreds of miles. Logging crews, hunters, campers, and longtime investigators describe encounters involving visual sightings, powerful vocalizations, tree knocks, tracks, mysterious behavior, and moments that changed the way they see the wilderness.Locations featured include southeastern North Carolina, Port Huron State Game Area, Tomahawk Creek, Luzerne, Roscommon County, Manistee National Forest, and northern Vermont.

Aphasia Communication App: How One Brother Gave a Stroke Survivor His Voice Back For four or five hours, Robert Schmidtbauer’s younger brother lay on the floor of their Wisconsin home, unable to get himself up. Robert found him when he got home from a late shift driving cabs. His brother had been drinking that night, but this wasn’t alcohol; it was a stroke, one that would put him in the University of Wisconsin Hospital for three weeks and in rehab for six months. His brother was already living with ataxia, a rare progressive condition that had taken his ability to walk and had begun to affect his speech. The stroke made it dramatically worse. Today, unless you know him well, you’ll understand only 60 to 70 percent of what he says. It’s usually the end of a sentence, the last few words, the part that carries the point that disappears. Robert became the translator. For years, every visitor, every relative, every tradesperson needed him in the room to fill in the blanks. Then he built something better: an aphasia communication app called Larry’s Speakeasy, priced at nine dollars for life, now used by people in 20 countries. When the Speech Problem Has No Official Name One detail of this story will be familiar to many stroke families: Robert’s brother has never been formally diagnosed with aphasia. The doctors attributed his speech difficulties to the combination of ataxia and stroke and left it there. After a year of speech therapy and his own reading, Robert concluded there was “probably some of that in there,”  but no clinician ever gave the problem a name. That matters, because a diagnosis is often the doorway to resources. Without one, nobody hands you a communication aid, a device funding pathway, or even a list of options. Robert’s brother got speech therapy two or three hours a week while it lasted, some practice phrases to take home, and nothing else. The Gap Nobody Warns Stroke Families About Rehab ends. The communication problem doesn’t. When Robert’s brother came home, the brothers developed their own system: Robert would catch 90 percent of a sentence, ask him to repeat the rest up to three times, and then ask him to spell the words letter by letter. That was the system for years. Robert credits his stint teaching English online to students around the world for training his ear to listen closely. But the system only worked when Robert was in the room. The moment that changed everything was ordinary: a new housekeeper came to quote on cleaning, and Robert’s brother, who runs the inside of the house, couldn’t make himself understood on the details. Robert stood in the middle, finishing sentences. He’d felt like a “third wheel” through his brother’s rehab, looking for a way to genuinely help. Standing in that kitchen, he found it. “I had one person on my wing that no one else in the building could understand but me. And even I had a 50% chance of understanding what he really wanted.” — a care facility director, on why a tool like this matters What Is an Aphasia Communication App? An aphasia communication app is software that speaks for a person whose own speech is impaired a modern, affordable form of what clinicians call AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). Larry’s Speakeasy does two things, deliberately kept simple: Type-to-speak. If your hands still work, you type any phrase or sentence, and the app says it out loud. One-tap phrases. For people with limited hand function, pre-made buttons cover emergencies (“I need to go to the bathroom,” “call the doctor”) and everyday phrases hello, goodbye, and a growing list Robert adds to as users suggest them. The market Robert walked into explains why he built his own. At the affordable end, there’s roughly one comparable app at around $13. After that, the next step up starts near $150 and climbs to $7,000–$8,000 for dedicated equipment that requires training and support to operate. Between a cup-of-coffee app and a small car’s worth of hardware, there was almost nothing. Robert priced Larry’s Speakeasy at $8.99 once, for life. “It’s not here for me to get rich off of,” he says. “It’s my brother, and I want it to help.” Built With AI, in Days, by a Retiree Robert is 67, with a background in television and radio rather than software. He’d spent months learning to work with AI tools and, in his words, cussing and swearing at the computer. When the housekeeper moment landed, he posed a different question to the AI: how can I help my brother’s speech?  And had a working version running within about two or three days, refined over the following months. That’s worth pausing on. The tools to solve a real disability problem at kitchen-table scale now exist for people who aren’t programmers. A determined care partner built, tested, and shipped an aphasia communication app from rural Wisconsin no company, no funding, no advertising. Around 260 people across 20 countries have tried it, and it’s listed as a resource on the National Aphasia Association website. More Than an Emergency Button The use cases stretch well beyond the kitchen: Therapy practice. Practice phrases from a speech pathologist can be loaded into the app and drilled at home with or without a partner. Video calls. Open the app in one window and Zoom or FaceTime in another, and a person who can’t speak clearly can hold a conversation with family anywhere in the world. Robert saw his own mother’s isolation in a care facility years ago; this is his answer to it. Care facilities. An iPad on a care cart could let staff understand residents nobody else can and document requests, which protects residents and facilities alike. Where to Find It The app lives at LarrySpeakeasy.com, with a seven-day free trial before the one-time $8.99 purchase. Try it, and if it helps, it helps, as Robert puts it; there’s no push. Stories like Robert’s are why this podcast exists: ordinary people refusing to accept the gap between what the system provides and what recovery actually needs. If that resonates, my book, The Unexpected Way That A Stroke Became The Best Thing That Happened, shares ten tools for recovery and personal transformation drawn from my own stroke journey and hundreds of survivor interviews; you’ll find it at https://recoveryafterstroke.com/book. And if this show has helped you, you can support it at https://patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke. This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. Robert Schmidtbauer – Building a Voice for My Brother (Interview) After a stroke, Robert’s brother lost clear speech and had no tools to cope. So Robert built one: a simple app that speaks for those who can’t. Highlights: 00:00 Introduction – Aphasia Communication App 01:21 Challenges in Communication Post-Stroke 05:17 Stroke Experience and Recovery 12:20 Communication Challenges and Solutions 17:43 Creating Solutions Through AI 18:03 Introducing the Aphasia Communication App 21:13 Expanding Accessibility in Care Facilities 27:14 Final Thoughts and Resources 29:19 Bridging Communication Gaps 30:14 Resources for Stroke Survivors Transcript: Introduction – Aphasia Communication App Robert (00:00) If I ask him three times, I still can’t understand it. Like, spell it for me. You know, so I mean, that’s kind of how we got by until I developed this app. Lacunar Stroke New Research (00:10) Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Recovery After Stroke Podcast. Before we get into it today, I want to say a massive thank you to all my Patreon supporters and to everyone who supports this podcast. You are the reason this show keeps going. And I appreciate every single one of you. If you’d like to help keep these episodes coming, you can support the show at patreon.com/slash recovery after stroke. And if you’re looking for tools to guide you, On your own recovery, my book, The Unexpected Way that a Stroke Became, the best thing that happened, is available at recovery after stroke.com slash book. Now, today’s episode is a little different. My guest is Robert Schmidtbauer. And Robert is not a stroke survivor, he’s a care partner. His younger brother was already living with ataxia, a rare condition affecting his muscles and speech, when a stroke six or seven years ago made communication between the two brothers harder than it had ever been. In this conversation, we talk about what it’s like to be the person who translates for someone you love, what happens when rehab ends and the communication problem doesn’t? And what Robert decided to do about it. Something that might genuinely help other families in the same situation. Challenges in Communication Post-Stroke BIll Gasiamis (01:30) Robert Schmidtbauer welcome to the podcast. Robert (01:33) Thank BIll Gasiamis (01:33) can you give me a little bit of a rundown on you and your relationship with your brother before he had a stroke? Robert (01:42) My brother’s nine years younger than I am, so he’s 56, no, 58 now. And we’ve been living here. He originally got out of high school, went to travel school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lived there for a number of years. He has a taxia, and he moved home. to my mother’s house. Let’s see, we’ve been here 16 years now in this house living together. And he moved home about 20 years ago. Not quite, maybe like 18, 18 and a half. The ataxia took away his ability to walk. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with ataxia, but it’s kind of like in the muscular dystrophy realm. And it’s very, very, very rare. he attacks your muscles. depending on the seriousness and the kind, there’s like 20 different kinds. You probably wind up dying from it because it slowly affects your muscles. And the first things to go usually are your extremities. In his case, it was his legs and his speech. So when he moved home, he already had a slight problem talking, not real bad, but my mother built a house and it was very small, just one level. so that she didn’t really have to walk up and down stairs and that type of thing. And so he was basically sleeping in the easy chair when he moved back home. And I lived across the street. So I said, come on and move in with me, because I’ve got this big house. I was a single parent at the time. I have one son. And I said, there’s plenty of room here. You can have a bedroom and live here. Stroke Experience and Recovery And so we lived here. The story behind him and the stroke, I was at the time working as a cab driver at a resort town north of here. And so I would never usually get home on weekends until like four or five in the morning. And I came home, I found him on the floor. And so he had a drinking problem at that time. And I asked him what was wrong. And he said, well, I’m drunk. I well, how long have you been here? he’d been on the floor for like four or five hours. My brother is probably 6’1″, or around 6’2″, 230, 240. I couldn’t lift him up. We bought this house as a duplex. My girlfriend at that time lived and rented from us a basement apartment. Even with the both of us, we couldn’t. get him up. So called the ambulance, we got him in and it obviously wasn’t alcohol, although he had been drinking. He wound up going to, we live in the state of Wisconsin and Madison is in the south part of the state, which is our state capital. They took him to the hospital here and then they flew him to Madison and he wound up there in the University of Wisconsin Hospital, which is a very big progressive type hospital. And he was there, I think about three weeks before he came back to a nursing home here to recover. And so his recovery before he finally got home, I would say, going back to memory, we never really wrote it down, but probably about six months. He was in the nursing home for a good three, four months and then in an assisted living type situation where he had his own room, didn’t have to share it, was going through treatment and rehabilitation before he got home. And so then he came and when he was done with that, then he moved back here. So was about a six month process. BIll Gasiamis (05:37) How long ago was a stroke? Robert (05:40) exactly. I couldn’t tell you to be honest Bill, but somewhere in the realm of six to seven years. I go back, I ran a bar at one time and I’ve been gone from there for four years and this was before that. So I would say between six and seven years ago. BIll Gasiamis (05:57) Before COVID. Robert (05:59) Yeah, before COVID. BIll Gasiamis (06:01) Okay. So when he came back from rehab and the assisted living and came to live at your house, what kind of deficits was he living with? Robert (06:13) Excuse me. He still couldn’t walk. He was already in a wheelchair at that time with a taxia. And that didn’t really change much. was worse, obviously, when he first had the stroke, but the rehab helped him to get back to, I would say more or less where he was before the stroke. As far as being ambulatory, he can still stand up. He can still… function, get into counters and cupboards and things like that. He just, the legs, he just can’t walk. He could crawl on the floor if he had to. And his arms and everything still work, so he could still type. again, this was through rehab, but he pretty much got back to where he was prior to that, except for the speech. the speech became noticeably worse. I would say even at this time, at that time it was really bad, at this time unless you know him and live with him or have known him previously, you’re probably going to understand somewhere between 60 and 70 percent. It’s usually the last part of a sentence or thought is what Most people have difficulty understanding. BIll Gasiamis (07:30) So is it the ataxia and aphasia that he’s dealing with? Robert (07:34) You know, officially he’s never been diagnosed with aphasia. It’s probably more to do with the ataxia combination with the stroke. So the doctor has never really the prognosis or whatever you want to call it. They never really diagnosed them as having aphasia. But after reading up on it and going through therapies, you know, for speech and other things. And that continued for the better part of a year. It’s kind of obvious that there’s probably some of that in there. But as far as a medical diagnosis, official medical diagnosis, we never really got that meaning from any of the doctors. BIll Gasiamis (08:17) Got it. So he came back, he would have had some needs f and you would have had to support him with those, if obviously the walking and then and then whatever other needs. So in that communication early on, were you guys able to actually communicate and you understand what his needs were and help him with what he was asking? Robert (08:40) Yes, there was a point and you being a strokes arrival, you know, I have no idea. have AFib and so, you know, kind of runs in our family. So I knew some of what he was going through, but obviously I don’t know what anybody who’s had strokes, you know, have to go through on a daily basis. watching him, there was a point, especially in the nursing home immediately after in the first several months. I would say that there was major depression. There was a battle. I often quote a movie. There was a line that black actor, what was his name? Older guy that played God. Anyway, came on said one time, you never get busy living or you get busy dying. And so I mean, there came a point. after like the first month where we kind of had a come to Jesus conversation at the nursing home and it was like, okay, because he wasn’t following their recommendations too much. didn’t really, the therapy and stuff, wasn’t too thrilled and excited to do that. so I mean, through this conversation, it was like, okay, like, look, you know, either. You try and make the best of the situation and improve or I can’t help you. It’s like alcoholism or any other drug disease. You really have to want to do it, I think, yourself. And so he’s been dry now for, boy, well, since the stroke, probably close to 10 years now. I mean, he slowed down enough after the stroke, he quit completely. But so, yeah. So I mean, that, you know, the communication. I could communicate with him in hospital. It was harder, obviously, but, you know, I could still understand him. The one thing that helped me out throughout the period that we lived together, especially after the stroke, was I taught English online. So I talked to people from Saudi Arabia. I talked to people, you know. from various countries around the world. And that really helped me because I had to listen closely to them. But there are still times where I will ask him, I get 90 % of it and we get to the last couple of words and I’ve got the gist of it, but it’s like, I don’t understand the last words. He’s come out like, okay, ask me three times. If I ask him three times, I still can’t understand it. Like, spell it for me. You know, so I mean, that’s kind of how we got by until I developed this app. BIll Gasiamis (11:23) Yeah. And it it’s interesting, like you guys all went through rehab, left from hospital, came home, he had a speech issue, and yet you guys didn’t weren’t given a tool or something to help you guys communicate at all. It wasn’t even like a thought for anybody to do that. Robert (11:45) No, there was not. I mean, he had speech therapy when he went to the hospital, but that was an hour, three times a week or two times a week. I mean, it wasn’t an everyday type of thing. So yeah. then exercise is when he came home from there that he would, know, phrases and words and stuff that the therapist would want him to practice at home. And even that was… somewhat of a struggle, because we’re kind of, no disrespect to nationalities, but we’re kind of pigheaded Germans. Communication Challenges and Solutions BIll Gasiamis (12:20) that being said, you come home, you haven’t got the tools, you’re trying to help. your brother, there is times where you can’t understand what he’s saying. And you think, I know, I’ll create my own solution for this problem. And tell me about th the background that you had that helped you solve that problem and the solution that you created. Robert (12:43) Yeah, well, if we go back to, you know, when he came home, because this is obviously been recent, right? It’s because of my background was in television and communications. I worked in television and radio. And so I enjoyed playing with computers when he came home because, you know, we were fairly close family and knew him. I just let him do his thing. you know, and if he asks for help whenever I was there for him. But I always felt like a third wheel going through, you know, the stuff from him, his his rehab. I take him there and do it, but there wasn’t much except for like the speech stuff to help him be repetitive on that. So it felt like kind of a third wheel. So it kind of settled into a pattern, you know, unless he needed help, he’s pretty self sufficient. He has a CNA that comes over a couple times a week to make sure that like, when he takes a shower, he doesn’t fall, you know, that that kind of stuff helps with the dishes or cooks a couple meals and puts it in the refrigerator. But I was looking for ways, you know, and trying to think of what a person could do. Creating Solutions Through AI Well, So I still work, you know, part time. And through television, I had my own production company and did things on the side all the time. And so I like to be creative. And a friend of mine who lives in Chicago had a business and we started playing around with AI for about the last six months now. And it’s not as easy as some people say it is, you know, and especially to learn how to use it. So we started playing around with it. And the frustration level of learning AI got to me after we were into it two or three months. you know, learning how to prop things and explain things to get the result that you wanted, I think is one of the biggest keys for that. And not to go off on a tangent here, but this is how the app and working for my brother really came about. I just needed a break. So it came to a point where I’m cussing and swearing. swearing back at the computer and AI and I’m like, no, no, no, no, we tried to do this like five times. This is really simple. You just change this one thing and you’ve got what I want. But every time I asked it, would change something else. And so I’m like, OK, I still want to continue to learn how to use AI, but I got to just put that aside for a minute and take a day off and not work on that. And so we happened I’ve had, I was a single parent. My son was 13 months when my ex-wife left. And so I raised them by myself. And I’ve had a housekeeper that’s been with me for like 20 years. And she is getting older. She’s like in her late 60s, early 70s now. She fell and she busted her hip. And so we had to find another housekeeper while she was recovering. You know, I said, if you want to come back, you’re more than welcome to, but you know, we’ll find someone else in the meantime. And so we had someone come over to the house and give us a quote on what it would cost us to just tidy up the kitchen and the bathrooms and stuff, because I still work about 30 to 35 hours a week. the same thing that happens over and over again when people and relatives visit us with his speech happened with her. And when I’m around, I’m the go-between. I mean, it’s kind of they understand the 60 % of the first part of his answer. And because he’s around the house all the time and doesn’t leave it, I leave those kind of decisions that I take care of the outside and the lawn and those things that I leave the inside of the house to what he wants. Because he’s the one that spends most of the time, you know, in here. And so I’m answering, you know, I’m filling in the blanks for her. You she’s like, okay. I understand you want the bathroom clean this way, but what was that last part? And so I finished the sentence. I’m like, well, he said this, you know? And it kind of dawned on me at that time, you know, going back to the third wheel feeling, kind of dawned on me at that time. I’m like, okay, what if I asked AI a couple of questions about how I can help him, you know? I mean, and help him with his speech. And that’s basically how the app came about. She gave us a quote that was here for half hour, and that happened half a dozen times. And so after she left, I’m like, all right, I still want to try and continue to learn this. And maybe by doing a different project that I’m not just completely frustrated with at the moment, I can help myself with this other project and help him all at the same time. And so. I just posed the question to you, I use Claude mostly, and I just posed the question to Claude, and it gave me the answer. And from that point on, we, over the last, it’s been a little over two months, two and a half or three months, we refined it, probably ended up in running in about two or three days. Introducing the Aphasia Communication App BIll Gasiamis (18:03) So fundamentally, can you tell me how the app works, what it is and how it works specifically? Robert (18:11) It’s basically whatever you want it to be. And it has everything to do with how functional you still are. It’s not designed to be an end all be all. It can be. If you can’t speak at all, it can be. Because you can either type, depending on your conditioning. Do your hands still work? Can you type? So you can type, there’s a line there as you see, you can type in whatever phrase or sentence that you want, and then it will speak out loud what you type in. And then there’s also for people that are limited in their use of their hands, pre-made phrases. And they range from emergency phrases, I need to go to the bathroom, you need to call the doctor. you know, personal phrases, hello, goodbye, you know, things that, and I just thought up as many as I could. And we’ll add to that as we move through stuff and anybody that has suggestions, like contact, and that’s probably what’s screwing something up is I didn’t have a contact on there. So my email’s on there now that if you have an idea, please feel free to, you know, contact me and we’ll try and put something in for that. So that way, you know, if you have an emergency or you have like the housekeeper, you know, like the situation we are and you know, you need something, all you do is just click on the button and then it will speak that phrase out loud. I just wanted it very simple, very straightforward. And so, you know, it’s designed in the sense of doing it that way. If you want to go to a medical definition of it, you could use it and substitute your own voice completely if you want. But the idea is probably more of a helping situation where anybody going through therapy, like watching my brother go through therapy and coming home with phrases and words that he had to, you could literally you know, hit the button, that phrase would come up and you could practice that or, you know, the speech therapist could give you a list of things that could, if you could still type, you could type that in and then work with that at home. If you didn’t like me and my brother, add me to, you know, to be here to rub through that kind of stuff. But if you were alone or someone couldn’t get over it, you could use it in that realm. And depending on how your rehab went, you could be useful for six months. It could be useful for a lifetime. again, that’s why the prices where it’s at, it’s not here for me to get rich off of. want people to, you know, I want it to help people. It’s my brother and I want it to help. So, you know, if you can afford it, it’s $8.99, $9. And that’s a lifetime deal. So once I get this problem. BIll Gasiamis (21:00) Yeah. What’s the price? Yeah. Expanding Accessibility in Care Facilities Robert (21:13) cleared up that I didn’t know about. You can use it for however long it’s there. BIll Gasiamis (21:19) Yeah, nine dollars. I it thirteen Australian dollars. It’s if it it’s well worth it. Like if you get a you get a tool for nine dollars and you use it forever, like that’s perfectly fine. No issue with that whatsoever. so it it’s Robert (21:31) You know, we are doing something as far as facilities are concerned. I’ve reached out to nursing homes, assisted living places, and I haven’t heard back from any of them yet. I’ve gotten some response on it. It seems favorable, but I haven’t got into any kind of negotiations or anything with them. One of my ideas is like going through with what my mother went through with her dementia, right? Here in Tomahawk, there’s one, two, three, two nursing homes and an assisted living place. And so my brother and I and my son, they had a couple rooms where instead of being out in the general population area with people all around, we could book a room that had a television and a couch and a table and stuff. And we would bring order a pizza or bring in food and spend a couple hours as a family where we weren’t disturbed. And my idea for them is twofold. Number one, seeing as how you could use it on an iPad or a tablet. If you had, I have one of the people that helped me here give me information. I work for a group called Tom Ocunary Interfaith Volunteers. it’s a, we give free rides to senior citizens and people. with disabilities. they can go to the doctor, they can go to the store. And one of the guys was the director at one of these facilities. And he came through to become a director all the way from just being a CNA, which is a very low paying job. It’s the people who clean up the messes, let’s just say, you know, to running the facility for this company. And, you know, he’s like, I had one person on my wing that no one else in the building could understand but me. And he said, even I had a 50 % chance of understanding what he really wanted. To have this, say an iPad that you could have hooked onto your cart when you’re making rounds or something, he said, would have been invaluable. And so not only in that respect to help them with clients that they have, but then they would also have like a legal transcription of something in case something a family said that so and so did this to so and so that was bad or they had a problem of some kind. It could be documented. The other aspect of that was with these rooms I was talking about was, you know, you could literally take the computer and open up just like we are here. You’re going to open up a couple of browser windows. You could put Larry’s you know, speak easy, the interface in one window, you can open up FaceTime on Facebook or Zoom or whatever, you know, communication, let’s say that your daughter lived in Phoenix, Arizona or New York or somewhere. You could get them on the line and you can literally have a conversation back and forth because it would speak out loud through the speaker. And if you were, again, able to type and or hit the phrases, you know, that person over there would hear it come out of the computer. And so you could then keep closer tabs on your relatives. Because I think one of the bigger things, having this experience with our mother, was the isolation and the loneliness. mean, in those days, which is now 15 years ago, I went there every other day for an hour or two. I still had to work and still had other things to do. So, you know, to be able to come home and just sit down at a computer and talk to them would have been real nice. So in a sense of, you know, keeping in touch with your family and that type of thing with friends or whatever. Like my brother was a travel agent in Minneapolis and he’s still got two or three of the people that he worked with that are still in his life. So to be able to, you know, do that and you can hold a conversation with them and catch up and things. So I think that would be those two things combined I think should be, how do I put it, attractive to a facility, not only for the client but also for the facility itself. BIll Gasiamis (25:45) Yeah, yeah. To be able to take an iPad and press a button and have a basic conversation at such a low cost to entry, like that’s really good. I imagine there is already software that’s similar that would Robert (26:00) There’s one that’s, and I can’t remember the name of it, so you’ll excuse me. hope. But there’s one that’s about $13 or $14 right around $12.99 or $13.99. That is similar. But from that point on, the next step up is about $150 all the way up to like $7,000 or $8,000 where you actually have to have equipment at home that… you need to learn and or have help using. So there’s really a pretty big gap in that. That’s just my opinion. My research isn’t paid. There could be other things out there. I know there’s a lot of text to speech and a lot of the tablets and stuff right now. just to be dedicated to, excuse me, you know. people with this, you know, aphasia with recovering from stroke. So I really thought, you know, when I, when I’m a My brother showed him, I’m like, wow, this could really help not just him, but other people. BIll Gasiamis (27:05) Yeah, understood. And Robert, if somebody wanted to get a copy of this or to check it out, where would they go? Final Thoughts and Resources Robert (27:14) Speakeasy.com and again, like I said, there’s a free trial. You could just go there and check it out. And if that, you you decide over the course of that free seven days, if that would help you or not help you, you know, and that way then there’s, there’s no push, you know, I think that’s a week. And so if you’re truly interested in it, you have to remember that, that there’s only seven days to try it out and use it. If it helps, it helps, and if it doesn’t, that’s fine, you move on. BIll Gasiamis (27:43) That’s cool. Yeah. Yeah. Very good. Robert, well, I really appreciate you sharing your story and your challenges that you guys have both had to overcome and the development of this little basic simple tool that solves a problem and and reaching out so that we can let people know so that if they need to solve a problem like that, that is similar and they’re happy to pay nine ninety nine US dollars, then that that might help them. That might be a good way to go about solving a little problem well, a big problem for people in in their home. Robert (28:21) You know, we’ve, it of, asked me something that I did here just recently because we are on the, NAA, the National Aphasia Association website as a resource. We’re on a smaller, it’s called the Stroke Foundation out of Texas, started by a family very similar to your case, a family that has suffered stroke in the family, and it’s a family-run foundation. We have 300, almost 260 something people that have tried it across without any type of advertising just by talking on Facebook and supporters. And also we’re people from 20 different countries now have tried it. So, you know, I welcome them all, you know, just try and if it helps, good for you. And I’m happy that. you do something to help anybody. BIll Gasiamis (29:17) Yeah. Thank you, mate. Thank you for joining me on the podcast. Bill Gasiamis (29:19) Well, there you have it. My conversation with Robert Schmidbauer. A huge thank you to Robert for reaching out and for sharing his and his brother’s story. What stays with me from this one is how simple the whole thing is. Two brothers with a communication gap that the system never closed. And instead of waiting for permission or a diagnosis, Robert sat down and built the tool himself. Nine dollars for life because it’s his brother and he wants to help. If you or someone you love is dealing with speech difficulties after stroke, head to the show notes right now. You’ll find the link to Larry’s Speakeasy there and the app that Robert built at Larry’s Speakeasy.com. There’s a free seven-day trial so you can see it for yourself whether it helps before you spend a cent. And while you’re there, if the episode gave you something, like it, leave a comment. Share it with someone who needs it and subscribe so you never miss another episode. Every one of these things helps more stroke survivors and their families find this show. If you’d like to go deeper on Aphasia, check out my earlier conversation with Tracy Bode, Aphasia Help After Stroke At recoveryafterstroke.com/slash Aphasia Help After Stroke. Tracy Bode. The links will be in the show notes. My book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened, is available at recoveryafterstroke.com/book. And if this show has helped you and you can support it at patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke I would deeply appreciate it. Thanks for being here. I’ll see you on the next episode. The post Robert Schmidtbauer – Building a Voice for My Brother appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

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Originally released as Episode 524 of Bigfoot Society on 9/11/24.In 1979, a 12-year-old boy found himself stranded on a lonely road outside Tomahawk, Wisconsin after a stolen junkyard car broke down in the middle of the night.What happened next stayed buried for more than 40 years.As he walked toward town under a bright moon, something massive moved through the swamp beside him. Trees shook. The sounds got closer. Then an enormous figure stepped from the darkness and began pacing him from across the road.For miles.Pete shares one of the most intense encounters ever featured on Bigfoot Society, describing a face-to-face experience with a creature he estimates stood 8 to 9 feet tall. He recalls every detail—the eyes, the hands, the teeth, the body proportions, and the fear that followed him for decades.The story expands into a deeper mystery involving the same remote area of northern Wisconsin. Strange sightings, Dogman reports, unexplained activity around homes, and multiple missing-person cases have all been reported within a small geographic region surrounding Highway O and Bellevue Road.You'll also hear from Rick in Warren County, Ohio, who describes a night filled with precise wood knocks, owl-like vocalizations, and a strange aerial object that appeared above his property. His investigation led him to discover a history of Bigfoot reports in the same area.

This weeks AI slop is brought to you by GLM 5.1 - a weird model I have never heard of before. Funnily enough, it kinda all sounds the same at this point. Still, half decent job I think. Episode 162 covers a sweeping range of domestic and international news. The budget has cleared the Senate with Greens amendments on NDIS oversight and the blocking of superannuation for housing purchases, while the opposition fumbles its response. Property markets are feeling the chill, with auction clearance rates down and investors spooked by negative gearing changes. In the UK, Keir Starmer has resigned after a failed premiership -- described by one BBC journalist as someone utterly disinterested in the basic skills of leadership -- and Andy Burnham looks set to take over, with market jitters already building around the prospect of Ed Miliband as Chancellor. The Iran memorandum of understanding gets a sceptical examination: it is little more than an agreement to talk, bought by a Trump administration desperate for a pre-midterm win. Meanwhile, US missile stockpiles are running critically low, with an $80 billion replenishment request and a $1.5 trillion total defence budget underscoring the cost of recent conflicts. Back home, One Nation's push for a "monoculture" and forced property sales for permanent residents gets a thorough dismantling, and the global football World Cup, Carlton's AFL resurgence, and England's cricketing woes round out the show.00:25 - Welcome and episode introduction; Hong Kong Jack checks in from a sweltering Hong Kong, discussing the annual exodus of expats on business-class contracts.01:50 - Ukraine's stunning military comeback: a single bridge now links Russia to Crimea, with the rest of claimed territory back in Ukrainian hands.02:38 - The budget passes the Senate. Greens wring concessions on NDIS oversight and block the use of superannuation for housing, but Hong Kong Jack notes the Greens have only agreed to extend the committee talking about the NDIS, not to the measures themselves.04:26 - The opposition's disastrous budget response. Dennis Shanahan's brutal assessment: Angus Taylor was handed a penalty shot with a prone goalkeeper and still missed. Toxic taxes, dangerous deals -- the alliteration that murdered a political attack.07:00 - Tax reform legislation passes the House: the 250 Working Australians Tax Offset, staged tax cuts, and early moves on CGT and negative gearing. But certainty is in short supply -- investors and superannuants are left wondering what the final rules will actually look like.08:31 - Two core failures of the budget: it does almost nothing for growth, and the consequences were not properly thought through.10:01 - Fuel excise suspension: a temporary reprieve, but as electric vehicles soak up 20% of the market and pay zero road tax, a new user-pays model is inevitable. Logbooks, GPS tracking, or something uglier?13:26 - Budget benefits feel distant to renters and the young, while the property market cools. Auction clearance rates have dropped to roughly 50%.16:58 - Negative gearing changes from July 2027: anecdotal evidence suggests investors are already looking to offload. The Treasury forecasts around 2% growth in residential property, but Hong Kong Jack argues a 5-10% drop is politically survivable for most homeowners.18:27 - Teaser for next episode: US congressional stock-picking, Trump and Putin, and broader corruption in public office.18:45 - UK politics. Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister -- the seventh PM in ten years. A devastating BBC assessment: "In all my years covering politics, I have never met anyone so lacking in an interest in the skills a leader needs."20:50 - Starmer's fatal flaw: like Kevin Rudd, he governed without the permission of his parliamentary party. He was dismissive of the collegiality Westminster democracy demands.22:57 - Starmer did not go to the palace -- he phoned in his resignation. Hong Kong Jack notes the contrast with Boris Johnson and Liz Truss making the journey to Balmoral.24:12 - Andy Burnham looks certain to become PM, with rivals bought off with portfolios. But if Ed Miliband is appointed Chancellor, bond markets could punish the UK hard.26:00 - UK gilt yields at 6%. The debt interest bill is enormous, and Burnham has not put forward a single policy for reducing government spending or creating growth.26:35 - Burnham's policies: incremental re-nationalisation of railways, and nationalising water services -- requiring massive compensation payments. Not one word on spending reduction.28:59 - Brexit has not delivered. The "Singapore of Europe" model that could have worked was never pursued. Instead, it has destabilised the UK politically and socially.32:06 - The political class resisted what voters wanted on Brexit. That disconnect with the electorate has still not been healed -- the rise of Reform is the evidence.33:47 - Burnham says this is Labour's last chance. Jack the Insider sees potential party fracture; Hong Kong Jack is not convinced it is the death of Labour.38:12 - Did Russia influence Brexit? Jack the Insider argues foreign interference at least played a role; Hong Kong Jack insists it was a genuine grassroots movement.38:56 - Grassroots movements are easily astroturfed. "You can take it to the bank that Putin is having a good old giggle about Brexit."40:50 - Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Iran threatened closure but CENTCOM reports the waterway remains open, albeit not operating normally.42:10 - The Iran MOU gives Trump the political fix he needs before midterms. Approval ratings have cratered to 30%.43:32 - The MOU is merely an agreement to sit down and talk. Nothing in it is guaranteed to appear in a final deal.44:49 - US missile stockpiles: Pete Hegseth requests $80 billion just to replenish. The US fired 130-250 SM-3 interceptors at $28.7 million each, up to 290 THAAD interceptors at $15.5 million each, and over 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles.47:58 - The conflict cost $29 billion in direct expenditures, exposing massive supply chain bottlenecks. The Trump administration now requests a staggering $1.5 trillion total defence budget for FY2027.49:12 - Military innovation Supercharges after conflict: drones, shoulder-fired interceptors, and cheaper alternatives to expensive missile defence systems.50:51 - Spending 3% of GDP on defence is fine in principle, but Australia has wasted enormous sums over decades. The money must be spent better.52:54 - Monoculture. Following Pauline Hanson's National Press Club speech, a deep dive into what "monoculture" actually means -- and whether it means anything at all.54:42 - Denmark's integration model: language tests, employment self-sufficiency periods, civic knowledge programs. Denmark insists migrants become Danish before gaining permanent status.55:41 - Europe's weakness: no pathway to become truly French or German. Turkish guest workers from the 1950s remain Turkish guest workers. Australia's approach has been different.56:32 - One Nation's policy would create tiers of Australians. The proposal to force permanent residents to sell their homes is legally questionable and politically volatile.59:04 - Can the High Court block forced property sales? Hong Kong Jack thinks it probably would not intervene. Jack the Insider sees ugliness: bailiffs at doors, fire sales of homes.01:01:35 - The distinction between permanent residents and citizens: most PR holders see it as a stepping stone to citizenship, but 5-6 year citizenship processing backlogs trap people in between.01:04:06 - Foreign Investment Review Board restrictions already limit student visa holders to properties capped at roughly $1-1.5 million, with mandatory sale within three years of departure.01:07:26 - The monoculture idea cannot work. You cannot have immigration and monoculture simultaneously.01:08:14 - Australian multiculturalism is fundamentally different to the European model that Merkel, Cameron, and Sarkozy all declared a failure in 2015.01:08:57 - One Nation's rise warrants closer examination of where the money and promotion are coming from. Teased for next episode.01:10:45 - Barbecue culture: the undeniable truth that four pints while barbecuing is perfectly acceptable, and Australian outdoor kitchens have reversed the old pattern -- cooking outside, bathroom inside.01:13:46 - FIFA World Cup. Australia's T20 series win over Bangladesh passes almost unnoticed.01:15:12 - 40,000 Colombians in Australia celebrating their team. The ABC tracks down Cape Verde's diaspora -- 20 people in Australia -- including a centre-back who got his international call-up via LinkedIn.01:16:36 - Australia vs Paraguay: a win guarantees progression. The entire nation may stop working at 1:30pm.01:18:27 - A blunt assessment of Australia's performance against the USA: 65% possession for the opposition, very shaky with the ball.01:18:47 - Netherlands looking the strongest at the tournament. Brazil, Switzerland, Norway, and Argentina all impressing.01:20:32 - Erling Haaland's charming post-match interview: "We have France next and they'll probably beat us, but then they'll probably go all the way and win the World Cup."01:22:39 - Rugby Union: is the death of Australian rugby overstated? Ticket sales for the Rugby World Cup are booming at 650,000, but Super Rugby is in decline and may not survive in its current format.01:24:39 - Anti-siphoning laws and the shifting broadcast landscape as telcos muscle into sports rights.01:26:06 - Carlton's extraordinary AFL season: won one, lost eight, sacked the coach, won five straight under an interim. Six players aged 21 or younger, two of them 18. Patrick Cripps is rattling up Brownlow votes.01:27:22 - Harry Dean should win the Rising Star. The forward line works without a monster key forward.01:30:06 - Wade Dirk, the rookie from Darwin, holds Jesse Hogan to one goal while getting 20 touches himself.01:30:52 - Fremantle look the best side in the competition. Buddy Franklin still tips Brisbane.01:31:58 - Collingwood: marking time. The senior champions are still carrying the side while the next generation struggles.01:33:14 - Ben Stokes recalled to the England cricket side -- essentially picked because he is captain. England thrashed by 253 runs by New Zealand at the Oval.01:35:22 - Gideon Ha's devastating summary of England's Oval test: "England hit bottom, keep digging. Five changes, two blokes unavailable because they were on the piss, one bloke out because his wife was pregnant, old stager as emergency captain, no spinner, a backstop as keeper, and four number 11s."01:36:26 - If England lose at Trent Bridge next week, there will be hell to pay. An Ashes tour looms next year.

Episode 4144 │ June 13, 2026 Xi named America's decline. Trump called it an honor to be his friend. China has been building to this moment since the first panda sent West in 1869. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Part Five of the Panda Gambit series delivers the series finale — and the series close Scott Kesterson has been building toward since La Pine, Oregon said no to a data center. The episode opens with an honest corrective: this series has documented Western imperial actions against China and China's strategic return to global power, but the evidence does not support a simple story of deserved Western punishment. Mao Zedong killed between 40 and 80 million of his own people — one of the largest self-inflicted death tolls in human history — and the question of what the Han resistance networks did or did not do to stop it remains unresolved and must be asked plainly. Scott then delivers the Iran campaign weapons math that explains why Trump flew to Beijing rather than the other way around: 45% of Precision Strike Missile stockpile burned, half of THAAD interceptors gone at a production rate of 96 per year, over 1,000 Tomahawks expended representing ten years of production — all while a $50,000 Iranian drone forced a $3.4 million THAAD intercept at a 68-to-1 cost ratio that emptied American magazines. The Beijing summit of May 13-15, 2026 is examined in full: Xi's opening sentence naming the Thucydides Trap and framing China as Athens and America as Sparta, Trump's response calling it an honor to be Xi's friend, the Truth Social post six hours later in which Trump accepted Xi's framing of American decline, the room full of US corporate titans whose primary interests are already shaped toward accommodation with Beijing, and an outcome Goldman Sachs described as deal momentum becoming managed coexistence — with no rare earth deal, no AI framework, a Boeing announcement China never confirmed, and a beef agreement reversed within hours. The 157-year arc from the panda's 1869 Western introduction through the Beijing summit is mapped through the Pixiu cosmological lens. The episode closes with the sharpest distinction the series can offer: China's Mandate of Heaven flows downward from emperor to people — the American republic was founded on the structurally opposite principle that rights flow from God to each individual person, and governments are instituted to protect what each person already holds. The oligarchs operating across all three systems — Chinese, Russian, and American — are behaving as if they hold a mandate the American founding never granted them. La Pine gets the last word. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What does the Iran campaign weapons math reveal about why Trump flew to Beijing — and what does it mean that the US military cannot rebuild Tomahawk and THAAD inventories without Chinese rare earth materials? What did Xi say in his opening sentence at the Beijing summit — and what did Trump's response, both in the room and on Truth Social six hours later, reveal about the negotiating position America arrived with? Who was in the room with Trump in Beijing — and when Elon Musk sat across from Xi with Tesla's primary manufacturing base on Chinese soil, who exactly was he representing? What is the 157-year arc from the panda's 1869 Western introduction to the May 2026 summit — and how does the Pixiu cosmology explain what actually crossed the border after two days of summit diplomacy? What is the sharpest distinction between China's Mandate of Heaven cosmology and the American founding principle — and why does it matter that concentrated oligarch power is claiming a mandate the republic never granted? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm

//The Wire//2300Z June 11, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRAN WAR RESUMES AS AMERICAN BOMBING CONTINUES WHILE POLITICAL STATEMENTS CLAIM A HALT TO BOMBING BUT ALSO THE IMPENDING SEIZURE OF KHARG ISLAND. TARGETING OF MERCHANT VESSELS CONTINUES IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. UNREST CONTINUES IN NORTHERN IRELAND.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Middle East: The war continued overnight with renewed strikes taking place around the region. The United States has begun bombing targets within Iran, targeting locations mostly in the southern regions of the country. Mainstream sources claim that approximately 49x Tomahawk standoff munitions were used to conduct the strikes, along with various bombs and other munitions delivered by aircraft platforms. On the Iranian side, missile and drone strikes continued overnight in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Battle damage assessment will take some time, however locals report that American bases were hit with at least some munitions in Jordan. The success of the other strikes remains unknown for now. As of this afternoon many statements have been made by President Trump, involving the US intending to seize Kharg Island at some point. Later on in the afternoon President Trump also stated that VP Vance is scheduled to sign a "deal" (likely a Memorandum of Understanding and not a full peace deal) with the Iranians this weekend in Europe. No further clarification on either topic has been conveyed.Strait of Hormuz: The targeting of civilian vessels by both sides has also continued over the past few days. The United States struck the M/T SETTEBELLO two days ago, which resulted in the death of three Indian nationals. This follows a similar attack the day before on the M/T MARIVEX which was conducted under similar circumstances. After last night's wave of American attacks, Iran has claimed to have closed the Strait to all traffic once again.Analyst Comment: Initial reporting indicates that all merchant vessels are holding tight wherever they are, as the new wave of attacks has reduced the chance of success in transiting the Strait. At the time the targeting took place last night, there were several ships in the Strait, some of which may have been targeted in some way. The situation is still very busy, but at least one vessel was struck off the coast of Oman last night, though which side did it remains unknown.Northern Ireland: Riots continued throughout Belfast overnight, with most businesses staying closed or closing early throughout the city, so as to be buttoned-up before nightfall. Most of the rioting and arson attacks have been confined to migrant-run HMOs, with hundreds of facilities being targeted throughout Belfast once night falls. Most of the less-kinetic protests are scheduled to take place outside migrant hotels throughout Northern Ireland, and similar protests have also been reported throughout Great Britain as mass migration concerns remain a critical issue for much of society.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: At this point, it's hard to argue that the war in the Middle East has not resumed, despite contradictory rhetoric never being more than a few minutes away. Even since just this morning, the rhetoric has gone from: dozens of Tomahawks launched overnight, and more are on the way tonight, to the attack has been halted, to the US is going to take Kharg Island, to JD Vance will be in Europe over the weekend to sign a peace deal with the Iranians. Whether or not any of that is true remains to be seen, but it's been a rather wild day already.In terms of missiles and bombs, the situation is much more clear. Fighting is not to the level it was during the initial two weeks of the bombing campaign, however the United States and Iran have found themselves conducting "self-defense" strikes against each other every day this week.As of this morning, the White House has indicated that this bombing campaign is expected to continue for at least three days. However, this afternoon, President Trump stated that tonight's bombing raid was canceled due to the Iranians engaging in "discussions" with the United States. Shortly afterward, Iranian state media denied any sort of agreement being made, and several high-ranking officials have stated that while indirect diplomatic talks continue, nothing is set in stone and there's certainly nothing to sign yet. What all of this means is anyone's guess, but this rollercoaster of a week might be explained by the world of finance. This afternoon, SpaceX announced the final details of their IPO filing, taking their company public. As a result a lot of policy makers were scheduled to make a LOT of money, right around the same time bombs were supposed to drop. Publicly announcing the fact that the war has re-entered the hot-shooting phase might cause some hiccups in the markets, so it's possible that a phone call was made and today's strange saga of statements are yet another attempt to manipulate markets by downplaying the truth of what's happening on the ground. As it stands, the rhetoric of the day describes polar opposites: Either the war is over and a deal is pending signature, or the war is back on, and the bombing is ramping up. Time will tell what the truth is, but so far every single time that peace has allegedly been on the table and moments away...bombs tend to fall all the same.Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

Episode 113 opens with Ghost's "cyclone" theory in full motion: Trump occupies both sides of the Iran narrative at once, threatening to bomb Tehran while announcing a deal is two or three days away. Ghost breaks down the Apache helicopter incident, Trump telling the Wall Street Journal it "wasn't a big deal," and the Oval Office gaggle where Trump casually reveals he has been working directly with Iran for months. Trump questions whether Netanyahu should even run for reelection while Netanyahu's own cabinet discusses fighting Iran alone in total isolation. The Strait of Hormuz bombshell follows: Trump claims the US secretly moved oil through it for months without Iran knowing, and a congressional hearing exposes the contradictions. Then comes the deal itself: 49 Tomahawks, a leaked 14-point memorandum, and Trump's furious denial of the leaked terms. Mark Levin spirals from celebrating bombing to demanding the text of the deal, while Israel confirms it is not party to the agreement. Erdogan and Netanyahu trade threats, and Ghost maps a possible Greece-Israel-Ukraine alliance against Turkey. The episode closes with Tulsi Gabbard's declassification of 120 US-funded bio labs across 30 countries.

The United States says it's now completed the latest wave of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday morning local time. Iran says it responded with attacks of its own. Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump promised to keep up military pressure on Tehran because Iranian leaders were taking “too long to negotiate”. Also, on the eve of the men's football World Cup kicking off in Mexico the boss of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has defended the handling of the event amid mounting criticism. Billionaire Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has faced a US congressional committee keen to learn more about his relationship with the dead sex offender, Jeffery Epstein. In Northern Ireland, crowds gathered for a second night of anti-immigration unrest in parts of Belfast, following a stabbing in the city. And Nigeria is preparing to repatriate its citizens from South Africa following weeks of protests and attacks on illegal migrants across the country. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) launches Tomahawk cruise missiles against multiple targets in Iran. Credit: U.S. Central Command

Episode 4142 │ June 10, 2026 China has used pandas as a precision geopolitical weapon for 1,400 years. The same strategy that sent bears to Nixon sent Trump to Beijing. Part Four of the Panda Gambit series moves from symbol to weapon, documenting 1,400 years of Chinese panda diplomacy as a precision instrument of state power — from Empress Wu Zetian's 658 AD deployment to Japan through Nixon's National Zoo gift to the 2023 mass global recall that mapped China's alliance structure in real time. Scott Kesterson unpacks the five mythological layers of the Pixiu — the panda's imperial name — including its roles as military sovereignty marker, wealth accumulator, cosmic axis, war-stopping authority, and legitimacy seal, and explains why the panda's black and white markings physically embody the Yin-Yang of Heaven's Mandate. The episode exposes the China Wildlife Conservation Association, the opaque nonprofit receiving $32.5 million annually in unaudited panda lease revenue from 32 countries, whose council includes executives from traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical companies documented using endangered animal parts, and whose illegal branches were wildlife breeding committees — not administrative offices. Scott then traces the 125-year thread from the 1901 Boxer Protocol indemnity through the founding of Tsinghua University on returned American funds to Stephen Schwarzman's personal endowment of a reverse scholarship program at the same institution — with Schwarzman seated in the Beijing summit delegation in May 2026. The episode closes by laying the rare earth fuse for Part Five: China controls 99% of global samarium, 79% of tungsten, and has tightened export controls in a calculated sequence from 2023 to 2025 — leaving the US military unable to rebuild Tomahawk and THAAD inventories without Chinese permission after the Iran campaign burned ten years of production. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What are the five mythological layers of the Pixiu — the panda's imperial name — and why does its presence or absence in a foreign capital signal peace or war under Chinese cosmological doctrine? What do the financial records of the China Wildlife Conservation Association actually reveal — and why are traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical executives sitting on its council? What is the 125-year thread connecting the Boxer Protocol indemnity, Tsinghua University, Stephen Schwarzman, and the May 2026 Beijing summit? How did China build a structural rare earth dependency into the US military supply chain over 30 years — and what does it cost America to rebuild after the Iran campaign? Why did an American president fly to Beijing rather than the other way around — and what did Xi say in his opening sentence? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939.  EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here Mailing Address: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR  97479

The US military drops 49 Tomahawk missiles on key Iranian infrastructure after one of our Apache helicopters with two pilots patrolling the Strait of Hormuz were nearly shot down in a drone strike. The President's blunt response to the new offensive: Either Iran signs the peace deal or we'll bomb the shit out of them. RINO senator Susan Collins is clearly feeling the squeeze as Trump offers his endorsement to beat Graham Platner. What she had to agree to in exchange. The USPS tells states that refuse to share voter roll data with the Trump administration it won't deliver their mail-in ballots.  

Host Tara explores a compelling geopolitical theory explaining President Trump's handling of the ongoing conflict with Iran. Reacting to recent reports of 49 Tomahawk missile strikes on Iranian radar and air defense networks, Tara and co-host Lee question why the administration has left portions of the Iranian regime's military capabilities intact despite pressure from defense officials to "finish the job." Tara argues that the administration is intentionally allowing the Strait of Hormuz to remain unstable to force European allies to bypass the region completely and establish permanent, highly lucrative energy supply lines directly with full-capacity US refineries and coal producers. > Strait of Hormuz crisis, Tomahawk missile strikes, Trump foreign policy, global supply chains, US oil refineries, energy independence, Middle East conflict, independent political analysis

DOJ going after Trump's rape accuser. ICE detention is a for-profit gulag. And we why can't defeat Iran. In this episode: • Todd Blanche orders criminal investigation of E. Jean Carroll • Delaney Hall ICE detention — hunger strikes, $1 billion no-bid contract to GEO Group • Markwayne Mullin lies about who's actually being detained • US missile stockpiles depleted — 30 percent of Tomahawks gone, half of Patriots used since February • We cannot take Kharg Island or force open the Strait of Hormuz • Trump manipulating oil markets with Iran war threats • Lincoln Memorial — $13 million no-bid repair contract • California Governor primary: Becerra vs. Hilton vs. Steyer vs. Porter • Lindsey Graham's nine lies in 13 seconds about Iran • Stephen Miller's Office of Remigration — sending citizens "back home" • 60 Minutes' Sharon Alfonsi fired by Bari Weiss at CBS News Key Figures Covered: Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, E. Jean Carroll, Markwayne Mullin, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Lindsey Graham, Gavin Newsom, and Sharon Alfonsi.

From the phone that sits in his pocket, a person can now order almost anything online and have it delivered to his door the next morning. For all of human history, no one on earth had that kind of power, and now, within a single lifetime, every middle-class American has it. Walmart or Amazon or other major e-commerce platforms will bring you whatever you want: a vintage edition of a particular book, a specific article of clothing in a specific size, same-day delivery of kosher pastrami from Costco. Americans are now used to getting what they want, when they want it, with very little delay. That's because the interpretation of vast amounts of data has already told retailers that a person is likely to want diapers and baby formula, or the new Winston Churchill biography, or, having bought a new phone, an extra phone charger, already prepositioned in nearby warehouses, just waiting for someone to want it and press "ship." As a result, it's hard for us to understand intuitively why some things take time to manufacture, and why, when we read reports of missile and interceptor stockpiles, the American military, with all its might, can't just order up another arsenal and have it at the ready. After this spring's combat operations against Iran, the U.S. has used up a lot of missiles. Here are some numbers, drawn from analysis published this spring by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In the course of Operation Epic Fury, the United States fired over 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles from a prewar inventory of approximately 3,100. Recent annual production is less than 200, and replacement is not projected until late 2030. Up to 1,430 Patriot interceptors were expended from a prewar inventory of roughly 2,330, at a production rate of 650 per year—half of which go to allied nations. And 290 of America's 360 interceptors for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense—the most advanced missile-defense system we field, known as THAAD—were fired. We produce about 96 of these interceptors per year. Needless to say, there are other things that we need those missiles for. And some strategists believe that China or another adversary might look at the state of American munitions and decide that a window of opportunity has opened up. How did the most powerful military in the history of the world arrive at this moment? What does the supply chain behind a Patriot missile actually look like, all the way down to the raw materials? And what would serious industrial mobilization require? These are among the questions that Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver takes up with Ryan McBeth. McBeth spent twenty years in the U.S Army as an infantryman, and is now an intelligence analyst with a popular YouTube channel he uses to explain military affairs to non-specialists. You can learn more about him, and follow his work, at ryanmcbeth.substack.com. In today's podcast, McBeth explains why he is not quite so worried about the state of the American arsenal. This episode of The Tikvah Podcast is generously sponsored by Robert and Ilana Saposh. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of The Tikvah Podcast, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle. Visit tikvah.org/circle to learn more and join.

──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:33] CRS Report: 42 US Aircraft Lost in Iran — Hegseth Refused to Provide Data, So Congress Built the List From News Reports The CRS compiled the list from news reports: 4 F-15Es, 1 F-35, 2 A-10s, 7 KC-135 tankers, 24 MQ-9 Reapers. Knight: if you're winning, you don't hide this information. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:08:39] UN: The World Has Six Months to Avert a Major Food Crisis — Hormuz Closure Is a Systemic Shock, Not a Disruption The UN food agency says Hormuz is a systemic shock to global food prices. Knight: the 1973 OPEC embargo was 15% of US supply — this is 20% of the entire world's oil. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:18:52] Lindsey Graham Calls for Bombing Iran's Civilian Energy Infrastructure to 'Hurt Them More' Graham said he would give up both houses of Congress for it — Knight: he asks South Carolina parents to send their sons and daughters to the Middle East, knowing he won't be among the Marines who land in Iran. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:29:36] Knight: We Are Playing the Role of the Nazis — Attacking Countries That Did Not Attack Us for Israeli Living Space Graham invokes Churchill; Knight invokes Lebensraum. We are attacking a country that did not attack us, backing a state that bases its existence on the concept of a master race. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:32:05] The School Strike Was a Double-Tap Tomahawk — First Missile to Flush Survivors, Second to Kill Them Scott Ritter identified it as a Tomahawk from day one. A loitering drone photographed the reaction, a second missile was sent when survivors emerged. A girls' gym was hit two hours later killing 21. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:37:39] Tony Arderman: The Monetary System Since 1971 Is an Experiment Built on Trust — and the Trust Is Gone Arderman: everything since 1971 has been based entirely on trust, and trust is evaporating. The thunder from the Iran war hasn't reached us yet — the full economic shock is still coming. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:24:28] Trump's Bunker Ballroom: Leaders Who Have Somewhere to Hide Think Differently About Starting Wars Knight: a leader with a bunker is more cavalier about foreign adventurism and dismisses rising prices as peanuts — gone from decadent extravagance to open preparation for domestic conflict. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:48:59] Senate Republicans Won't Fund the Ballroom Bunker — Trump Says He'll Build the 250-Foot Arch Without Congressional Approval Senate Republicans refused to fund the bunker. Trump declared he will build it anyway using the same emergency framework he uses to bypass Congress on wars and tariffs. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:52:41] Trump's $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund Reports Only to Him — He Picks the Administrators and Can Fire Them at Will The fund gives Trump $1.776 billion, run by administrators he selects and can remove without cause, reporting only to him. Knight: the J-6ers will get none of it. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:57:02] Trump Sued the IRS Then Settled With Himself to Get Billions — Even Soros Never Did That Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, then dropped it for the anti-weaponization fund — on both sides of the table. Knight: even Soros never paid himself this way. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.