President Donald J. Trump crowns another two. The annoying warmongering gay ass fool Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and that dumb ass bitch Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette advance in the South Carolina primary.
Evette still has to beat off Alan Wilson in the run off but its a lock.
Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) were eliminated. Matter of fact, Mace finished a distanced fourth place. All the noise for nothing.
Trump screwed her and told her to leave the room. Mace decided to give a finger to Evette by backing Wilson.
Evette, who secured a late endorsement from President Donald Trump, and state Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a Republican primary runoff in the race to be the state’s next governor, NBC News projects.
The runoff will take place June 23 after no candidate won more than 50% of vote Tuesday. With more than 80% of the expected vote tallied, Evette was taking 29% support compared to 26% for Wilson.
Squeak, squeak.
The eventual GOP nominee will be a heavy front-runner to replace term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster in the solidly red state this fall.
From the start, the crowded primary race centered on an all-out battle among the top candidates to land Trump’s endorsement. Evette emerged with the nod in the closing weeks of the campaign and has repeatedly promoted it.
On Monday, her campaign blasted out a news release headlined “President Trump Doubles Down on his ‘Complete and Total Endorsement’” of Evette, pointing to another Truth Social post in which Trump touted his support for her. Trump also held a tele-rally Monday evening for Evette and Graham, who is up for re-election.
Choo choo.
Evette name-checked Trump three times in a statement she released after she advanced to the runoff.
“To the great people of South Carolina: thank you,” she said on X. “I am honored and humbled by our first-place finish. This victory would not have been possible without @realDonaldTrump‘s complete and total endorsement and the strong support of Gov. @henrymcmaster. No doubt President Trump’s strong support was the rocket fuel that propelled us to first place. Thank you, Mr. President, for your trust and support. Now, back to work — let’s go win this thing, again!”
What what!
Wilson, the son of Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has been the state’s attorney general for more than 15 years and has touted endorsements from local law enforcement, as well as his service in the South Carolina National Guard.
“Tonight, South Carolina families sent a clear message: they want a Governor who will fight for their families, lower costs, keep communities safe, and put taxpayers first,” Wilson said in a statement. “Conservatives said this office must be earned, not arranged.”
Several high-ranking South Carolina elected Republicans joined Evette in the contest, including Wilson and Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman. Self-funding businessman Rom Reddy also gained steam late in the race.
Beep beep.
Earlier in the campaign, Mace looked like she might have an inside track to Trump’s endorsement, enjoying a close relationship with him. Mace worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign, but after she won her seat in 2020, she turned sharply critical of him following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. But in the run-up to Trump’s 2024 re-election bid, Mace returned to the fold as a stalwart ally, boosting him in her state’s presidential primary against former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
“No one will work harder to earn his endorsement,” Mace said in a statement last fall.
But the relationship began to sour as Mace, along with other Republican women in Congress, championed the release of the federal government’s files on the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mace late last year lost one of her top advisers, who said she “yet again decided to turn her back on MAGA.”
Mace wound up finishing a distant fifth in the primary, placing third or fourth in the counties within the congressional district she represents, the 1st.
Mace said Tuesday she would throw her support behind Wilson, whom she was previously deeply critical of, after having made amends with him.
Whomp whomp.
“Serving South Carolina has been the greatest honor of my life,” she said in a statement, adding: “I voted to release the Epstein files and lost some support for that. As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up. I chose to expose the names hidden in the sexual harassment slush fund. I chose to expose DEI judges. I chose to expose the abusers of children. And apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election.”
“I’m at peace with that,” she continued. “Because when a candidate is OK with corruption and cover-ups — something is broken. ... This isn’t the end of the fight. It’s just the end of this chapter.”
Norman was a long shot for Trump’s endorsement from the get-go, given he was Haley’s lone congressional backer during her 2024 presidential run.
Reddy, a far lesser-known candidate, refused to take any campaign donations and expressed deep skepticism of building AI-powering data centers in the state, saying at a gubernatorial debate in April that he was “dead opposed” to their construction.
The teen accused of stabbing another teen during a sporting event in Texas was found guilty.
Let this sink in..
Yearly Wrap Up.
A man who shot a teen in the back after accusing him of stealing bottle water in Columbia, South Carolina walks.
The Republicans in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida are trying to erase Black districts.
There are people hoping that Dalton Eatherly walks after provoking a man into fighting him but ends up shooting him.
Ten Black people in the U.S. and Great Britain were found in places where many believe they were lynched.
You can chase a Black teen in a gated community and claim that he was up to no good. Instead of letting the police handle it, you can shoot a teen and claim he came at you. You can walk.
You tell the officer you a licensed carry Black man. The cop demands you get your license and you calmly reach for it. But as you are reaching for your license and the cop shoots you in front of a woman and your child. The cops has a breakdown and cries while you are bleeding to death. Hell, you get away with it and still keep a pension.
Y'all tell me that racism is over.
The prediction is as stated:
A trigger will set off a major series of unrest come September. President Donald J. Trump will call for martial law once the unrest starts affecting his poll numbers.
He will suspend U.S. elections and the country will go into a freefall. People who abide by the president’s declaration will survive the rounds being fired upon everyone else.
China, Russia and every country the U.S. had an issue with will have vindication knowing that they were right all along.
Karmelo Anthony, you weren't white. You weren’t privileged and the system was stacked against you the moment we heard no Black or biracial jurors.
The system failed you.
A teen was found guilty of murder over the fatal stabbing of another teen at a high school track meet last year and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Anthony, 19, was indicted on first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025.
Prosecutors called the stabbing "senseless" and "plain and simple murder," while the defense argued that Anthony acted in self-defense.
Angry is the last thing. Karmelo Anthony was harassed by that asshole. He had to defend himself and it seems like the justification was not credible.
Ahead of closing arguments on Tuesday, the judge decided that jurors could also consider manslaughter, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
The jury began deliberating midday Tuesday before reaching the guilty murder verdict in three hours, according to a court spokesperson. The same jury reached a decision on the sentence after several more hours of deliberation on Tuesday.
After being remanded to the custody of the sheriff's office, Anthony could be seen crying when he returned to the court for the punishment phase, according to ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA, which was in the courtroom for the trial.
Anthony's mother was the only person to take the stand during the punishment phase, asking the jurors to show him mercy as he is sorry for what he did, WFAA reported. The judge said that Anthony waived his right to testify during the punishment phase, according to the station.
The murder charge carries a sentence of five years to life in prison. The state agreed to allow jurors to consider "sudden passion," which, if proven, would have limited the sentence from two to 20 years, according to WFAA. The defense argued that Anthony was overwhelmed by a strong emotion and acted before having time to calm down.
The deadly stabbing occurred at a Frisco Independent School District stadium on April 2, 2025, during a track and field competition involving multiple schools in the district.
Police said Metcalf, an 11th grader at Frisco Memorial High School, was stabbed during an altercation under his school's tent in the stadium bleachers. Witnesses said the two got into an argument over Anthony, a then-17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, being under Metcalf's school tent during the rainy track meet.
Jurors heard testimony over four days at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas. Anthony did not take the stand in his own defense.
Judge John Roach imposed a gag order in the case, restricting what those involved can say, and barred any electronics from the courtroom during the trial due to the attention the case has garnered.
Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye told jurors that the stabbing was not self-defense but "unjustified" murder, according to WFAA.
In his closing argument on Tuesday, Wirskye claimed that Anthony provoked Metcalf, questioned why the defendant didn't walk away and called the stabbing disproportionate.
"You don't get to meet a shove with a stab -- especially if you provoke a shove," Wirskye told jurors, according to WFAA.
Defense attorney Mike Howard told jurors that Anthony had gone to the Memorial tent to get out of the rain when Metcalf confronted him and told him to leave, WFAA reported. Howard said Anthony "acted in fear and chaos" after Metcalf pushed him, and stabbed the other teen in self-defense, according to WFAA.
During his closing argument on Tuesday, Howard said Metcalf had "no legal right" to use force on Anthony, WFAA reported. In response to contentions that Anthony could have just left, the defense attorney said, "I am sure he wishes he did," according to WFAA.
Multiple students who were at the track meet that day testified that they saw Metcalf push Anthony, who was seated on the bleacher, with some describing it as a two-handed push, like a "lineman move," while others said it was a one-handed "small shove," WFAA reported.
Now Austin Metcalf is fair game for online trolls to make jokes about.
One witness testified that Anthony was asked to leave the tent about 15 times, according to WFAA. Some recalled Anthony saying, "Touch me and see what happens," during the altercation, which witnesses said lasted about four to six minutes, according to WFAA. Another witness quoted Metcalf as telling Anthony, "I'm not going to fight you," the station reported.
Surveillance footage from the track meet played in court did not show the stabbing, and some of the witnesses were asked to demonstrate the incident, according to WFAA.
After the stabbing, witnesses said Anthony jogged away from the tent, and a coach who spoke to him on the track testified that he said, "He put his hands on me. I stabbed him," according to WFAA.
A pocket knife used in the stabbing was found on the bleachers, police said. Collin County Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Ventura testified that Metcalf was stabbed on the left side of his chest, and the knife perforated his right ventricle, according to WFAA.
Several people spoke during the trial of the efforts to save Metcalf. A football coach who was helping at the track meet testified that he put pressure on the stab wound, and Memorial's athletic trainer said she did CPR until paramedics arrived, according to WFAA.
"Everybody was praying," Memorial High School head track coach Robert Starr said in emotional testimony, according to WFAA. "I just knew Austin was gone."
Metcalf was transported to an area hospital, where he was ultimately pronounced dead, police said.
Frisco ISD reacted to the verdict, saying in a statement, "We respect the judicial process and will continue to support our students with compassion and care."
"We know this trial has brought strong emotions and deep grief, and we ask that our community continue to support each other with respect, sensitivity and understanding," the statement continued.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck Greg Abbott.
Fuck the whole state of Texas.
Fuck Israel.
Start protecting your wallet, your Black sons and daughters.
The 80 year old curmudgeon ignored the fans boos at Madison Square Garden on Monday. He dismissed it as just rowdy fans.
President Donald J. Trump's appearance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals was not his best moment. He will feel more comfortable attending the UFC 250 at the White House.
He is actually 79 years old. He will turn 80 on Sunday.
The UFC event takes place that night and will be streamed on Paramount+.
Dana White, Vince McMahon, Larry and David Ellison have stakes in this event. A bunch of fucking elitists watching people injure themselves for entertainment.
The president's birthday is on June 14, Flag Day.
He will not celebrate Juneteenth which happens on June 19.
Okay, the San Antonio Spurs came back from a small deficit to beat the New York Knicks for a win of 115 to 111. The fans blame the president for the loss. The Knicks were hoping for a sweep.
The sweep ended tonight.
Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his first NBA Finals win, carrying the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 victory on Monday night that cut the New York Knicks’ lead to 2-1.
The Spurs handed the Knicks their first loss in 46 days and potentially salvaged their season in front of a Madison Square Garden crowd that included Trump.
The Knicks had their 13-game winning streak, the second-longest in NBA postseason history, snapped and missed a chance to move to the brink of their first championship since 1973.
Game 4 in New York.
Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox hit big shots late as the Spurs avoided falling into a 3-0 hole, which no NBA team has escaped. Now they can tie the series Wednesday night and are guaranteed another game at home, with Game 5 scheduled for Saturday.
Castle finished with 23 points as the Spurs got started in their quest to become the first team to win the NBA Finals after losing the first two at home.
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points and OG Anunoby had 28 for the Knicks, who lost for the first time since April 23 in Game 3 of their first-round series against Atlanta.
Fans who endured long lines to get in with the extra security measures in place — and some who paid five-figure sums for the chance to do so — were treated to a back-and-forth game in the NBA Finals’ first trip to Madison Square Garden since 1999.
Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman whose turnover late in Game 2 ended the Spurs’ hopes, didn’t make many mistakes Monday. He had 10 points in the final quarter, helping the Spurs build just enough of a cushion to withstand another Brunson comeback attempt.
Minutes after Trump was loudly booed while shown during the national anthem, the Spurs got off to an ideal start. Wembanyama dunked for their first two baskets and they had a double-digit lead 4 1/2 minutes into the game. San Antonio made nine of its first 11 shots, with the Knicks and their fans frustrated by the referees and the home team’s sloppy play, and led 33-22 after one.
The Garden crowd didn’t really start to rock until Anunoby’s 3-pointer capped an 11-2 surge that cut it to 40-38. The Knicks got their first lead of the night on Brunson’s 26-footer as part of a big burst to finish the half. New York led 64-57 at the break.
But the Spurs went back ahead in the third quarter and led 111-104 on Castle’s 3-pointer with 1:53 to play. Castle then closed the scoring with two free throws with 6.8 seconds left after Anunoby’s 3-pointer cut it to two.
Trump appeared to fall asleep when he attended the game.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag will move from Los Angeles. Pratt loses his primary to Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.
President Donald J. Trump and Republicans are fuming over the shocking loss of reality television agitator Spencer Pratt.
While he was vying for the challenger spot, a progressive candidate quickly overtaken his spot.
It appears that a moderate Democrat will face off against a progressive Democrat.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will face City Council member Nithya Raman in a runoff election for Bass’ job in November, NBC News projects, teeing up a one-on-one matchup between two Democrats.
Bass and Raman, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, emerged from a crowded all-party primary field that included former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, a registered Republican who ran an insurgent campaign focused on criticizing Bass for her response to the Los Angeles wildfires last year.
Since no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers go to a runoff this fall. NBC News previously projected Bass would advance to the general election.
While Pratt was in second place behind Bass on election night, the successive vote tallies have been more Democratic-leaning, allowing Raman to surpass Pratt. It’s part of a pattern all over California in this primary, with late-counted votes leaning more Democratic after a late surge in turnout by party members.
Bass, a former member of Congress, was first elected mayor in 2022, when she defeated real estate developer Rick Caruso in an expensive race. But she faced backlash during and after last year’s destructive wildfires, including for being out of the country when they broke out. The fires burned over 16,000 structures, and at times, fire hydrants and water tanks ran out of water, limiting efforts to fight the blaze.
In March, 56% of respondents in a Los Angeles Times poll of the city said they had unfavorable views of the mayor.
It was against that backdrop that Raman decided this year to launch a bid for mayor, despite close political ties with Bass. Raman had endorsed Bass for re-election before she entered the race herself, and Bass backed her during her contested City Council re-election campaign in 2024.
During her campaign launch, Raman told supporters: “My team and I have tried so hard to intervene aggressively on the most urgent issues that this city is facing, our housing and homelessness crisis, building a better safety response, getting our basic services to work for people. But over and over again, in the building, in City Hall, I found myself running into a wall of reluctance, a reluctance to move forward with the transformative policy change that this city needs right now.”
Bass pushed back during the campaign, arguing that Raman failed to use her seat on the council to push the changes she says are necessary. “The problem,” Bass said at a debate with Raman before the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association in May, “is that for you to act like you’re brand new or you’ve been on the outside for the last almost six years is not accurate.”
On the campaign trail, Bass also acknowledged the public’s frustrations over issues like the wildfires and widespread homelessness in Los Angeles while touting progress her administration has made. And in an election night speech last week, Bass projected confidence about re-election, though it wasn’t clear at that point whom she would face in the runoff.
Friendly fire.
“I appreciate you for believing in me. I appreciate you for standing with me when others doubted me, because you know who I am,” Bass said. “I have devoted my entire life to serving the city that I love, where I was born, and I’m going to continue to do that all the way to victory in November.”
Bass’ wobbly standing with voters led to challenges from both the left and the right. Pratt’s presence in the race, from the social media videos he amplified to the broadsides he delivered against Bass, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other prominent state Democrats, drew higher-than-usual levels of national attention to the election. Pratt, the former star of 2000s MTV show “The Hills,” lost his house in last year’s fires.
He not only blamed Bass for the mass destruction from last year’s wildfires but also pledged to eliminate the city’s homelessness crisis if he were elected.
President Donald Trump didn’t issue a formal endorsement, but he praised Pratt’s bid, saying: “I’d like to see him do well. He’s a character.”
Raman’s move to the runoff election will create a very different type of race from the one Bass would have had against Pratt.
Before the primary, a Los Angeles Times poll tested three one-on-one matchups. The survey showed both Bass and Raman with wide leads in potential matchups with Pratt, with the results looking like a more traditional partisan contest.
But the Democrat-versus-Democrat matchup between Bass and Raman was different. Raman took 32% support to Bass’ 28% in that scenario in the poll — a lead within the margin of error — while a whopping 40% of respondents said they weren’t sure or wouldn’t vote, pointing to a more volatile campaign and more voters unsure about what they want to do.
President Donald J. Trump and his family are expected to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York City. That means that mayor Zohran Mamdani will have to accommodate the president.
The U.S. Secret Service, New York Police Department, New York State Police and the Port Authority Of New York and New Jersey will make arrangements for the safety of the president.
Fans will not be able to watch the game from Madison Square Garden.
Oh, Israel attacked Lebanon. Iran strikes Israel in response to the ceasefire violations.
Oil prices are spiking again. The U.S. Oil Strategic Reserves are drying up.
More people are losing their jobs over the amount of jobs established.
There is an emergency lawsuit to halt Paramount+ and UFC from hosting Freedom 250 on the grounds of the White House. The event is expected to take place on June 14, the president's birthday.
The 80 year old also was handed defeats. A federal judge ordered that Trump's name is to be removed from the Kennedy Center and U.S. Institute of Peace.
With the Knicks in the finals for the first time since 1999 and leading the series 2-0, their first home game this round is a hot ticket. The get-in price exceeds the average cost of rent in the biggest U.S. city.
As of Sunday evening, the cheapest upper-deck seats available were going for over $6,000 on secondary markets like StubHub, SeatGeek and VividSeats. The experience of being courtside goes for more than $75,000.
“I don’t care who you are, that’s a lot of money for a ticket,” said guard Jose Alvarado, a New York native who was planning a viewing party in Brooklyn and pointed out his Queens high school also is hosting one. “People that could afford it, we’re grateful with them coming out, and it just shows you our team is really special and we’re doing something here that hasn’t been done in a long time.”
The Knicks are two victories away from their first championship since 1973, and the hoopla for Game 3 includes the anticipated appearances of President Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Trump’s presence canceled a planned watch party outside the arena, where fans have gathered throughout this run that has included a 13-game winning streak.
“Hope has been brought back to the city,” center Karl-Anthony Towns said. Teammate Josh Hart expects “it’s going to be rocking” but lamented the high cost just to get into the Garden.
“I kind of wish the ticket prices weren’t as crazy as they are,” Hart said. “I feel like a lot of people who have been waiting for this moment for a very long time unfortunately aren’t able to get into the building.”
No NBA team has gone up 2-0 in the finals on the road and not won the series. The possibility of a sweep drove ticket prices up to over $10,000 apiece, and an if-necessary Game 6 is around the same cost.
Under 20,000 people will get the opportunity to attend each night. Alvarado knows far more will be watching on television all over.
“The people that can’t afford it, we improvise,” he said. “We’re New Yorkers. We’re going to find a way to watch a game, and that’s what we’re doing.
President Donald J. Trump turns 80 next Sunday. He certainly acts like an old grumpy curmudgeon fart bag.
On and off in the rain, and I’ve given you enough time. You ought to straighten out your press, because you know what?
He then signaled for his team to leave, got up from his seat and proceeded to walk off camera.
After the interviewed aired, Welker said she spoke with the president Saturday and the two acknowledged the “complications” posed by the rain during the interview. Trump has agreed to sit down for another interview, per Welker.
If the damn near 80 year old President Of The United States has the type of tantrum and say he was a Democrat, the junk food media would be all over this like they would question his cognitive abilities.
Even Joe Biden never expressed this type of behavior.
But for Donald J. Trump, this is the norm.
In his latest interview filmed in Wisconsin, NBC host Kristen Welker was verbally berated by the president after she questioned him on why he keeps repeating the lie he won the 2020 presidential election.
Trump falsely continues this notion that the U.S. elections were rigged and his desperately trying to encourage Republicans to gerrymander districts to keep the party in power. He also is advocating for the SAVE Act to rollback voting rights and set a new precedent for how Americans vote.
Again showing disrespect to a Black woman who is doing her job by holding the elected leaders accountable. Not cow tailing to a man who thinks he's right no matter what you tell him.
She is not Sean "Softball" Hannity or these bootlickers.
Welker, for all she is worth is a pretty fair journalist. Despise how she wants to take the opportunity to welcome more Zionists and Republicans on that platform.
Not phased by the actions.
She is no Chuck Todd.
Welker is ranked No. 2 behind Margaret Brennan and George Stephanopoulos/Martha Raddiz.
Meet The Press filmed their interview with the president and he got really testy and decided to throw Biden in. The Jan 6 event happened under Trump and it was active through his final weeks and throughout Biden's term.
Trump threw away the hard work of the FBI, U.S. Attorneys and federal judges for phony martyrdom. The people who committed those violent acts are unrepentant (well one is and she vows to fight against the president).
Trump in regards to why he pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters.
The people were destroyed by dirty cops and by weaponization. Many of those people should be compensated. Now, with that being said, the, as I understand it, the weaponization fund was going to set up a group of people, people that could be picked by anybody, fair people, smart people, and they will go on an individual case basis.
Basically, Trump claims Michael Byrd (the officer who shot Ashlee Babbitt) and the U.S. Capitol Police helped Jan. 6 rioters into the building under false pretenses. Forget the call, "we cannot be weak." The "I will march down to the Capitol" with you remarks.
Trump’s crash-out arrived minutes after Welker asked him about the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, a concept that the administration says its “not moving forward” despite the president not ruling out the idea of Jan. 6 rioters getting taxpayer-funded payouts.
Oh my favorite, we "If Mike Pence doesn't do his job, I won't be happy..."
I am paraphrasing it and making it clear that the voters elected an unrepentant sexual predator as our president because the previous president turned on his base by allowing a foreign nation commit a genocide, told the Americans that the economy was fine when it wasn't and continued to believe in working across the aisle when the Republicans refused to do so. Also he had three white senators who caucused with the Democrats clogging his agenda.
The U.S. intelligence community has a high concern on its ally. That means the government is treating it as a hostile entity.
Israel is flagrantly violating the ceasefire and is spying on Americans. Israel claims its false and calls it "blood libel."
U.S. officials are resorting to bringing burner phones, avoiding hotels frequent by Israelis and keeping conversations limited.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks issued the new counterintelligence threat assessment amid rising tensions between Israel and the U.S. over the way forward in the war with Iran, the officials said. They said the DIA posted an internal message, viewed by one of the current officials, that raised the level for Israel to “critical.”
The designation stems from concerns within the Pentagon that Israel is making a particular effort to surveil top U.S. officials to get information on the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East, the officials said.
The DIA assessment includes a seven-page document and features a chart, according to one of the current U.S. officials. The document says the assessment of Israel is that its ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a “critical level,” according to the official.
It also identifies a series of specific incidents that heightened U.S. concerns, the official said.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., said in a statement that it is “completely false” that Israel spies on the U.S. “Israel does not gather intelligence on American entities, let alone US government officials,” the spokesperson said. “Israel intelligence collection efforts are aimed at its enemies, not its allies. Any claims to the contrary are either misinformed or politically motivated.”
The Pentagon declined to comment.
A White House official said in a statement, “This entire story is false and sourced to someone who doesn’t have any knowledge of what’s going on.”
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees all the U.S. intelligence agencies including the DIA, did not respond to a request for comment.
While it is commonplace for allies and adversaries across the globe to spy on each other, the current and former U.S. officials said Israel’s recent efforts have gone well beyond what is typical and expected espionage. The officials did not know if a specific incident triggered the DIA’s decision to raise the counterintelligence threat level.
The heightened alert comes as President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have clashed over the war with Iran and Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, including in a tense phone call this past week, NBC News reported. Trump acknowledged afterward to reporters that he called Netanyahu “crazy” during the call as questions mount about whether the two countries’ objectives in the Middle East are beginning to significantly diverge.
Since a ceasefire deal was reached in early April, Trump has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Iran to end the war Israel and the U.S. launched on Feb. 28. Israel has publicly expressed skepticism that Iran would abide by any negotiated deal. Netanyahu has pushed for a resumption of bombing raids against Iran and disagreed with Trump, who has pressed him to scale back attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to Western officials.
Israel is keenly interested in whether Trump decides to resume major combat operations against Iran or to end the conflict, the current and former U.S. officials and outside experts said.
The most practical outcome for the Pentagon is that U.S. officials will use extra caution when traveling to Israel or visiting with Israeli officials, the current and former U.S. officials said. They said there did not appear to be any impact on the high-level intelligence-sharing that occurs on a daily basis between the two countries, particularly associated with the Iran war.
“The U.S. already takes extra precautions when visiting Israel,” one of the current U.S. officials said. “They’re well-known to aggressively collect.”
The U.S. continues to aid Israel despite revelations of espionage.
The U.S., like other countries, maintains elaborate counterintelligence, or “spy catcher,” efforts to prevent and track espionage by foreign adversaries as well as by allies and partners, seeking to safeguard state secrets and monitor attempts to recruit or coerce U.S. officials. Under U.S. law, the FBI has the leading role in counterintelligence efforts, but they also involve a range of government agencies and the military.
According to current and former diplomats and former national security officials, Israel for years has had a reputation for aggressive espionage even against the U.S., its closest ally. It’s a practice that has long raised concerns among national security and diplomatic officials, and U.S. intelligence officials closely monitor the issue, according to experts and the current and former U.S. officials.
Top U.S. officials often take extra care when traveling to Israel, sometimes using burner phones and computers and taking extreme caution when speaking in hotel rooms during official trips, the current and former U.S. officials and experts said.
Israel has “a hyper-aggressive intelligence service,” said Emily Harding, vice president of the Defense and Security Department and director of the intelligence, national security and technology program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington. “They are exceedingly interested in what we are up to,” Harding said of the Israelis.
In the 1980s, spying by Israel caused a rift with Washington, with U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard spending 30 years in prison after he was found to have sold suitcases of top-secret documents to Israel.
The U.S. also spies on its allies and seeks to gather intelligence on foreign partners, as evidenced in 2013 by leaks from intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
Those leaks showed that the U.S. was eavesdropping on European leaders, including then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone, sparking outrage in Berlin.
The U.S. and Israel remain close allies, and the two countries’ intelligence services have forged a close working relationship over decades. But concerns about possible Israeli espionage at such a sensitive moment — when the two governments are not in full agreement about the war with Iran — carry the risk of undermining trust between the two countries, two additional former U.S. officials said.
The leading cause of death among children is gun violence. Not transgender Americans. Not video games. Not rap music. Not streamers. Not podcasters. Not woke.
We got to stop gaslighting. Nevermind, its a free country. They never will learn.
Until it affects their pocket, their family or their lives, it's always point and sneer.
Okay, the United States is the most violent country on the freaking planet. The old saying don't get comfortable really, really means something.
Can't these assholes just place the blame on the shooter and the fucking lawmakers who made it easier for people gassed up to own firearms?
Okay I haven't covered every mass shooting in the U.S.
Since Jan. 1 to June 1, we have over 200 mass shootings. That is more than days on a fucking calendar.
Any city in bold is multiple incidents. Any city that is large text means bigger crisis.
Toledo, OH
Birmingham, AL
Fairfield, CA
Cheektowaga, NY
Muscatine, LA
Sandy, OR
Visalia, CA
Petersburg, VA
Berkeley, MO
Glendale, AZ
Thibodaux, LA
Florissant, MO
Thornton, CO
San Diego, CA
Homestead, PA
McNair County, TX
Homestead, PA
Orange, TX
Buckeye, AZ
Fruitport, MI
Lake Charles, LA
Reddick, FL
Jackson, MI
Brownsville, TN
Cleveland, OH
Pflugerville,TX
Monroe, LA
San Antonio, TX
Carrollton, TX
Plant City, FL
Valdosta, GA
Edmond, OK
Albany, GA
Columbia, MD
Queens, NY
Vandergrift, GA
Bloomington, IN
Huntington, WV
Williamston, NC
Zebulon, NC
DeSoto, TX
Adair County, KY
Anchorage, AK
Winston-Salem, NC
Centralia, IL
Shreveport, LA
Temperanceville, GA
Iowa City, IA
Danville, VA
Paterson, NJ
Litchfield Park, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Bonaire, GA
St. Louis, MO
Rosemead, CA
Fort Worth, TX
Wichita, KS
Fort Wayne, IN
Belzoni, MS
Union, NJ
Monticello, MS
Ocella, GA
Bakersfield, CA
Chubbuck, ID
Winnfield, LA
Kearns, UT
Little Rock, AR
Meridian, ID
Tallahassee, FL
Dickinson, TX
Plainville, CT
Sacramento, CA
Wilmington, DE
Dillon, SC
Greensboro, NC
Charlotte, NC
Albuquerque, NM
Tyler, TX
Amarillo, TX
Steelton, PA
Normal, IL
Midway, GA
Clovis, NM
Lawton, OK
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Riveria Beach, FL
Port Anasas, TX
Bayville, NJ
Marshalltown, IA
Osceola, AR
Apopka, FL
Oakland, CA
Selma, AL
Virginia Beach, VA
Brooklyn, NY
Asheville, NC
Potomac Shores, VA
Bayville, NJ
Salias, PR
Norfolk, VA
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Jackson, MS
Waverly, TN
Indianapolis, IN
Denver, CO
Memphis, TN
Louisville, KY
Talbott, TN
Montgomery, AL
Salt Lake City, UT
Clay County, MS
RÃo Grande, PR
Sterling Heights, MI
Greenwood, IN
Austell, GA
Strasburg, CO
Los Angeles, CA
Newton, TX
Slaton, TX
Gainesville, FL
New Orleans, LA
Seattle, WA
Fort Pierce, FL
Baton Rouge, LA
Washington, DC
Lawrenceville, GA
Corpus Christi, TX
Carver, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Rancho Cordova, CA
Mount Airy, NC
Springfield, OH
Clinton, LA
Concord, NC
Jacksonville, FL
Plainview, TX
Tonopah, AZ
San Jose, CA
San Juan, PR
Auburn, WA
Sarasota, FL
Hammond, LA
Lansing, MI
Cincinnati, OH
Kansas City, MO
Orlando, FL
Mobile, AL
Charlotte, NC
Pawtucket, RI
Baltimore, MD
Atlanta, GA
Flint, MI
Richmond, VA
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Macon, GA
Highlandville, MO
Chicago, IL
Pahokee, FL
Detroit, MI
Palm Springs, CA
Austin, TX
Texas, Florida, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Virginia are leading in gun violence.
Any city in bold is multiple incidents. Any city that is large text means bigger crisis.
A gunman opens fire on a music event in Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo is a city in northwest Ohio with a population of 256,000 residents.
Cue the politicians.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) and the U.S. House members were notified of this.
Toledo has a deadly weekend.
Another mass shooting to make the U.S. junk food media. With the billions of taxpayer money going to foreign wars, we could use this money to stop gun violence.
Multiple people were injured in a shooting near a festival in Toledo Saturday evening, police said. Now officers are searching the area for suspects.
TPD was called out to the area of Delaware Ave. and Glenwood Ave. near the Old West End Festival just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening.
Officers found multiple people had been shot and “many” people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, police said. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.
A spokesperson for TPD released a statement at 6:30 p.m. Saturday saying officers are actively searching nearby areas for those involved in the shooting.
Authorities have not released a description of any possible suspects.
Investigators are asking the public to avoid the area of Delaware and Robinwood Avenues Saturday evening as they work to figure out what led up to the shooting and to find the alleged shooter or shooters.
Anyone with information can text or call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You can remain anonymous.
Governor Mike DeWine released a statement on the festival shooting.
“Summer festivals should be safe spaces for families to spend time together without fear of violence,” DeWine said. “Fran and I are praying for everyone impacted by the incident at the Old West End Festival, and we are confident that law enforcement will locate the suspects involved in this senseless crime.”
The status quo politics of "can't do nothing" or "now is not the time."
On average there are two mass shootings a day now. It never stops.
Uh oh. Better see if the far right preparing to make this shooter a leftist.
I wonder if Charlie Kirk got something to say about it?
Nevermind.
Only in America, how many more mass shootings must we deal with before we finally curb gun violence?
The United States is the most violent country in the world. Israel and Russia follow behind respectfully. Israel, Russia and the United States are the most hated countries in the world.
The United States is downsizing in democracy.
What is wrong with white men, white women and white boys?
It's the guns stupid!
Things to keep in mind when the blame game comes, will the suspect be:
White
Black
Latino
Muslim
Arab
Non White National
Immigrant
A member of the LGBTQ community
A disgruntled employee
A former student
A current student
A gang member
A so called leftist
A person who has conservative views
A person with easy access to firearm
The person with easy access to firearms should be the only answer. Alas, the far right is hoping for this to be a person they can scapegoat as their next de jour of outrage. Anyone can get firearm in the United States. Even, people who are non U.S. citizens are allowed to obtain firearms.
The real issue is not just guns, it's white men, white women tears and white boys. They are losing their goddamn minds. Inspired by loneliness, politics, job loss, social media trends, endless perceptions of others, the lack of opportunities (besides joining the military) and the need to be ahead of everyone else is what drives these fools to commit endless chaos.
If the suspect is white, they will give the shooter a glaring profile. If the suspect is not white, expect the far right to claim its the left or accused a certain nationality, race, religion or sexuality the cause of mass shootings.
White privilege also santizes the white shooters. Already we are getting details of the mass shooters. Glaring profiles of these white mass shooters to paint them as unfortunate circumstances. Ignoring the fact, these terrorists had signs of potential danger but their families thought it was just noise.
That restraining order doesn't mean much to a deranged individual. It's a trigger!
I wish things could have turned out well! But unfortunately, a shooter never abides to a court order!
How can a piece of paper protect a victim when it's not reliant on stopping the perpetrator (from causing harm)?
America.
The real issue is gun violence. Not comedians. Not activists. Not Black men. Not immigrants. Not Muslims. Not transgender Americans. Not video games. Not movies. Not rap music. Not the left.
A man made crisis that can be solved if these incompetent politicians and media agitators stop making excuses for the continued gun violence epidemic. Prayers are just words and speeches. Instead offering words, how about policies?
The United States is downsizing in democracy and freedom.
I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.
A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence. Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers", "send them back" with a touch of "lock em up."
Gun violence continues to be the number one threat in the United States.
I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases.
Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.
According to the far right: White shooters are always mentally ill or lone wolves. The far right believes they should receive some sympathy for their crimes. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals who deserve lengthy time in the iron college or death. Gay and transgender shooters are active groomers who want to be pedophiles on children. Muslim shooters are terrorists who should be surveiled or deported. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants and they should be deported. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [leftist or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the politics of the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the ridiculous "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black. Even if the evidence turns out that the shooter has alignment with conservative causes or Republicans, the far right dismisses it as a hoax or a plot to demonize the MAGA movement.
The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms.
Trump gave us open season.
WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!
FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!
IF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AID ISRAEL, THE WORLD WILL BOYCOTT THE U.S. AND ABANDON THE DOLLAR!
I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.
These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.
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There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.
Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions.
Iran isn't a threat. The U.S. citizen with a firearm is the threat.
People, please do not resort to the levels of those who profit off the anger. The anger of right wing Americans in the wake of white nationalist Charlie Kirk's death has sparked a censorship and harassment campaign.
Erika Kirk, Elon Musk, Scott Presler, Laura Loomer, Riley Gaines, Lizzy Savetsky, Blaire White, Derrick Evans, Joey Saladino, Hermes, Eric Daughetry, Paul Szypula, Roseanne Barr, Steve Bannon, James Woods, Cam Higby, Kanye West, Tucker Carlson, Catturd, CJ Pearson, Stephen Crowder, Tomi Lahren, Jack Posobiec, Snoop Dogg, Ray J, Waka Flocka Flame, DaBaby, James O'Keefe, Jacob Wohl, Ryan Metta, Buck Sexton, Clay Travis, Mila Joy, Rick Ross, Ben Garrison, Todd Starnes, Jeffrey Mead, Nick Fuentes, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Nick Shirley, Roger Stone, Terrence K. Williams, Ian Miles Cheong, Lindy Li, Andy Ngo, Alexis Wilkins, Olivia Krolcyzk, Brandon Tatum, Tom Finton, Nick Cannon, Adin Ross, Candace Owens, Nick Sorter, Patrick Bet-David, Tommy Robinson, Phil McGraw, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Harris Faulkner, Tara Bull, Theodis Daniel, DJ Daniel, Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Simon Abeta, SNEAKO, Rob Schneider, Gunther Eagleman, Nelly, Chaya Raichik, Meghan McCain, Tim Pool, Lauren Southern, Megyn Kelly, Amir Odom, Dom Lucre, Jesse Watters, Debra Lea, Brianna Wu, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Levin, Steve Bannon, Myron Gaines, Rochelle "Silk" Hardaway-Richardson, Juanita Broddrick, Mordechai David, Jake Lang, Larry Elder, Eylon Levy, Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Chris Cuomo, Nick Sorter, Alex Jones, Owen Shroyer, Bill Cunningham, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Kevin Hodge, Keith Hodge, Sage Steele, Bill Maher, Forgiato Blow, Rick Santorum, Vanilla Ice, Amber Rose, Greg Gutfeld, David Limbaugh, Ian Carroll, Gordon Robertson, Malachi Maxey, April Chapman, Ali Alexander, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Brent Bozell, Dalton Eatherly, Matt Walsh, Benny Johnson, Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, Laura Ingraham, Matt Drudge, Greta Van Susteren, Nancy Grace, Mike Lindell, Clavicular, Vince Langman, Brian Kilmeade, Glenn Beck, Xaviaer DuRousseau, Sean Davis, Ian Jaegar, Christopher Rufo, Joey Mannarino, Sean "Softball" Hannity and every far right agitator in the junk food media scared of being taken out by a gunman. They are scared that the bullet won't miss. They want you to risk your freedom or your life to protect their right to gas you up to commit unspeakable crimes against one another.
Let me be clear: I do not condone violence towards to politicians, media personalities, animals and property. I am not condemning things any longer. I am getting tired of putting empathy on antipathy.
Any current or future government shutdown will definitely rile up people. When you start fucking with the money, people start going crazy. Especially when their needs outmatch the noise of Congress and the junk food media.
If you care about the future and want to voice your frustration with your federal officials, let 2026 be the call to action.
The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.
The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. You want no more qualified immunity for police officers who use deadly force when it's not justified. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want the U.S. to improve the immigration process. You want the U.S. lawmakers stop dehumanizing human beings. You want the U.S. to prove to the world its a beacon of freedom. You want our American military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents out of our cities, the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that you tired of being lectured about oppresive regimes overseas when the very people running our state and federal government are doing the same in real time. Let them know that you will not tolerate a government shutdown which affects federal services for Americans in need or in support of services. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism because you support the freedom of Palestinians. You are tired of the propaganda being forced on your media platforms.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire, a weapons embargo, sanctions and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more domestic or foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists and special interest groups.
THERE IS NO GOD!
GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!
FUCK YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS!
LET ME BE CLEAR, PRAYERS DO NOT STOP FUCKING BULLETS!
THIS IS A MAN-MADE ISSUE! WHY IS IT SO HARD TO STOP A MAN-MADE ISSUE LIKE GUN VIOLENCE?
STOP SAYING YOU'RE PRAYING TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS FUCKING PLATITUDES. DO SOMETHING ABOUT FUCKING GUN VIOLENCE YOU WORTHLESS LAWMAKERS. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, THE CHOICE TO CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO WILL KEEP YOU AND OTHERS AT RISK OF VIOLENCE. MAKE A CHOICE TO STOP THE CHAOS AND ACT LIKE A FUCKING 79 YEAR OLD MAN. DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE COUNTRY.
IRAN IS RIGHT! THE UNITED STATES HAS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE INSTALLED WITH A SIXTH GRADE EDUCATION. AMERICANS MAKE SO MUCH MONEY OFF OF DIVISION. THEY ARE WILLING TO SOW CHAOS TO THE NEXT POTENTIAL THREATS. I WISH WE CAN STOP GASLIGHTING AND COME TO SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS. HOWEVER, WHITE LEADERSHIP IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF THE CHAOS IN THE WORLD.