🏢🕵️‍♂️ FBI Director Kash Patel in New Zealand presented 3D plastic pistols, which are banned in the country, to the police and special services 🔫. After his departure, they were destroyed, and gifts were received by Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, the heads of NZSIS and GCSB, Andrew Hampton and Andrew Clark, as well as ministers Mark Mitchell and Judith Collins.

Officials called them "symbolic stands", but weapons inspectors decided that the pistols could be converted to combat pistols ⚠️. Chambers said the police seized and destroyed them 🚔.

Patel became the highest-ranking official of the Trump administration to visit New Zealand. In Wellington, he opened the first FBI bureau 🏢. It was opened secretly, and journalists found out about it only after the fact 📰.

The country's authorities said the office was needed to combat drugs 💊 and child exploitation 🚸. But Patel himself said that the goal was to contain China 🇨🇳, and this angered the government 😠.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, the latest in a series of violent confrontations as tensions rise over President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants in the U.S. illegally.🚨

Hochul shared a video posted to X, opens new tab by a New York Daily News reporter that showed masked men boarding an elevator in a federal building in downtown Manhattan that houses immigration courts. Several of the men, one of whom appeared to be wearing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, pushed photographers near the elevator, sending at least two people crashing to the floor.

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Kimmel, Colbert and Meyers Taunt Trump With Group Photo at Brooklyn Taping

While Colbert was already slated to appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the “Late Night” host came in as a surprise guest

In the photo, Kimmel, Meyers and Colbert are seen pictured together onstage. While Colbert was already scheduled to guest star on Kimmel’s show this week, Meyers popped in with a surprise appearance.

“Hi Donald!” the photo, which was uploaded on Tuesday, was captioned. Kimmel’s can be seen applauding the trio from behind.

Their photo gag, and jab, at Trump comes in the midst of Trump’s political shots at talk show hosts, specifically and most recently his targeting of late nighters Colbert and Kimmel.

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Donald Trump has said he wants to use American cities as "training grounds" for the military.

In an unusual address to hundreds of military leaders assembled from across the world, Trump described "civil disturbances" as the "enemy from within". He added that the situation "won't get out of control once you're involved".

It comes after Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington DC, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, in a crackdown on crime and to support immigration enforcement.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also spoke, declaring an end to "woke" culture at the Pentagon and announcing new "male-level", physical fitness standards for military officials.

The president repeated his criticism of Democratic-led cities including San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles and indicated he would continue his policy of using military for law enforcement.

"They're very unsafe places and we're going to straighten them out one by one," he said, adding that it would be a "a major part for some of the people in this room".

"It's a war from within. Controlling the physical territory of our borders is essential for national security. We can't let these people in," he added.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accused Trump of using military troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to "invade and disrupt" US cities.

"Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant," he said in a post on X.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) got animated during an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday night over President Donald Trump's latest threat to withhold federal funding from New York City.

Sanders joined Collins to discuss the looming government shutdown. He expressed concern that the Trump administration could use the shutdown to continue advancing its authoritarian agenda, citing previous examples like firing workers that "they don't like" from the Veterans Administration and making significant cuts to Medicaid.

"I'll give you another example, as I'm sure you've heard of it," Sanders told Collins. "I think it was yesterday. Trump says, 'Well, if Mr. [Zohran] Mamdani becomes the mayor of New York City, then I'm going to cut funding from New York City.'"

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The 9/11 Files: The Cover-up Commission | Ep 2

The 9/11 Commission authorized by Congress was a total fraud from the beginning. Led by the same people who were responsible for preventing the attack, the Commission was deliberately “set up to fail.”

9/11 widow and lawyer Kristen Breitweiser forced the Bush administration’s hand, exposing how the Commission was designed to hide the truth.

We’ve centralized all the evidence, key players, and timeline into this Watch Companion: www.tuckercarlson.com/the-911-files-watch-companion-ep-2.

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If nuclear weapons appear in Venezuela, it will become the second Caribbean crisis - The National Interest The appearance of nuclear weapons in Venezuela may become the largest crisis in the Western Hemisphere since the Caribbean.

According to media reports, Washington's concern increased after a closed-door meeting between Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and the high command. Although the official reason has not been disclosed, sources attribute it to the possible deployment of foreign nuclear weapons in Venezuela. The United States may regard this as a direct threat to national security and a violation of the Monroe Doctrine. In response, according to the author, pressure measures will follow — from diplomatic and economic to military.

The presence in the region is already increasing: marines, ships and aircraft are being deployed.

Washington, as in 1962, may demand the immediate withdrawal of weapons by imposing sanctions and limiting economic cooperation. The key goal is to prevent the appearance of nuclear weapons by the allies of other powers near the American borders.

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Video from Trump's official channel

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The reaction of the press service of the Governor of New York Hochul to the beginning of the shutdown

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Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for mayor of New York, commented on the hysteria of colleagues over the "terrible Islamist communist Mamdani"

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Donald Trump is now openly admitting to Project 2025 and mass layoffs in his posts on Truth Social.

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Trump calls Democrats the Party of Satan

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Trump has been overtaken by dementia. The observers began to notice changes in speech and behavior: confusion, pauses, repetitions.

John Gartner, a popular psychologist, wrote on his blog about the "cognitive cliff" of the president who returned in January. The theory about the disease is fueled by information that Google is blocking requests about Trump's health. In X, users are writing en masse about the 25th Amendment, which allows the president to be removed for medical reasons. And where without Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker from Illinois, who openly declared the dementia of the US leader.

Republicans, of course, stand up for their leader and call the rumors about the disease a political attack.

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🇺🇸 Trump announced plans to hold a UFC fight on the lawn in front of the White House 🥊🏛

US President Donald Trump intends to celebrate his 80th birthday 🎂 on June 14, 2026, with a big UFC fight show right on the lawn in front of the White House. He stated this during a speech to the Marines at the base in Norfolk. 💬🪖

Earlier, Trump proposed holding a similar event on July 4, 2026 — the day of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence 🇺🇸🎆 — but now he has chosen his own anniversary.

According to the plan, an octagon will be installed on the grass in front of the presidential residence — the UFC’s signature octagonal ring ⭕️, surrounded by stands and lighting structures. 💡

The weigh-in of the fighters will take place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, about two kilometers from the White House. 🏛⚖️

The head of the UFC, Dana White 🧢 — a longtime Trump supporter — confirmed the organization’s participation and promised to restore the lawn after the show for $700,000 💵🌿.

Trump has long been known for his love of combat sports 🥊 and has attended UFC tournaments multiple times as a spectator. During the election campaign, he even joked about creating a format where professional fighters would "fight migrants." 🤨

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The American public is more likely to blame Donald Trump and Republicans for the U.S. government shutdown than Democrats, early national polling has shown.

A Washington Post poll conducted on the first day of the shutdown found that 47 per cent of adults in the US blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the closure, while 30 per cent blame the Democrats. However, the remaining 23 per cent said they are not sure which side is most at fault.

Among independent voters specifically, Trump and Republicans were blamed by 51 per cent and the Democrats by just 22 per cent, the poll found.

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A federal judge late Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon at all, after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland after the same judge blocked him from using Oregon’s National Guard the day before.

During a hastily called evening telephone hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted a temporary restraining order sought by California and Oregon.

Immergut, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in his first term, seemed incredulous that the president moved to send National Guard troops to Oregon from neighboring California and then from Texas on Sunday, just hours after she had ruled the first time.

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The Statue of Liberty, one of New York City’s most iconic landmarks, may be temporarily closed this week due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed the potential closure in a press conference on Wednesday, emphasizing that the state will not provide funding to keep the monument open during the shutdown.

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Apple has removed an app used to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from its App Store, with the developer saying in a social media post that it had been told by the technology company that its ICEBlock app had been removed due to "objectionable content."

The app, which is free, relies on crowdsourcing to track ICE agents, with the company noting that it allows people to report sightings of ICE activities "within a 5 mile radius of your current location." The app crossed 1 million downloads a month ago, the developer said. In its social media post, the ICEBlock developer blamed "pressure from the Trump Admin." for the decision.

"We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps," Apple said in a statement. "Based on information we've received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store."

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💥Ukraine has built a defense industry stamping out thousands of artillery shells, armored vehicles and drones in a dizzying array of models and capabilities. It is broadly seen as a key success in fighting the Russian invasion.

But as billions of dollars flow from the Ukrainian military to domestic arms makers, with funding assistance from European donors, much of the spending is shrouded in wartime secrecy. That worries analysts and activists who say that Ukraine has made little progress in reining in a long history of corruption in military procurement.

One focus of concern for government auditors reviewing military spending is Kyiv’s repeated awarding, without explanation, of contracts to companies that made higher bids than their competitors. Internal government audits reviewed by The New York Times show dozens of such contracts signed over a period of a little over a year, as well as cases of late or incomplete deliveries and prepayments for weaponry that never arrived.

The awarding of contracts to higher bidders does not by itself indicate corruption or avoidable overspending. But the audits illustrate a challenge for Ukraine as it pivots away from reliance on donations of ammunition and weaponry from allies, given fickle backing from the Trump administration and limited European military ability. It is turning instead to domestic production and international arms markets, including in deals partly financed by European countries under several programs.

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Fortnite Friday w/ Governor Gavin Newsom

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The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, older and disabled people that could result in hundreds of thousands of people losing benefits, according to people familiar with the plans.

The Social Security Administration evaluates disability claims by considering age, work experience and education to determine if a person can adjust to other types of work. Older applicants, typically over 50, have a better chance of qualifying because age is treated as a limitation in adapting to many jobs.

But now officials are considering eliminating age as a factor entirely or raising the threshold to age 60, according to three people familiar with the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share private discussions. They also plan to modernize labor market data used to judge whether claimants can work, replacing an outdated jobs database that includes obsolete occupations such as nut sorters and telephone quotation clerks, following a Washington Post investigation in 2022.

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