The Pentagon says young Americans are answering the call: fiscal 2025 produced the strongest recruiting numbers in about 15 years, and Washington is eager to tie that surge to the patriotic buzz around America 250 and President Trump’s anniversary speeches. It’s a welcome headline — one that makes generals, politicians and recruiters breathe a little More

Turkey just sent a clear message to the summer cruise crowd: don’t assume every foreign port will roll out a welcome mat for an American LGBTQ+ charter. Local authorities in Aydın province and Istanbul canceled planned calls for the Virgin Voyages ship Scarlet Lady — a charter organized by Atlantis Events — citing “moral standards” More

Something just shifted in the COVID story that the media pretended was closed. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has published a package of declassified ODNI documents that put Dr. Anthony Fauci back at the center of the origin fight. This isn’t a rumor or a tweet — it’s a curated release from inside the More

LEGO, the toy maker parents trust to keep kids busy and creative, quietly posted a Pride‑themed social story that set off a predictable firestorm. The short Instagram/LinkedIn clip showed LEGO minifigure vignettes about Pride parades, falling in love with a same‑sex partner, and a proposal — moments some adults call harmless, and others call out More

The short version: the Department of Government Efficiency — DOGE, yes named after that Shiba Inu meme — posted a farewell on X and formally shut down around the Fourth of July. But don’t get cute and think that means the work is over. The Trump administration is folding DOGE’s priorities into a broader, harder-edged More

This week’s semiquincentennial kickoff was loud, proud, and a little chaotic — just like America. President Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore opened the official, high‑profile strand of the 250th celebrations while the White House’s Freedom 250 events on the National Mall tried to roll out a “Great American State Fair.” Heat, crowds, and a More