Rep. Randy Fine Implies Gaza Should Be ‘Nuked’ Like Japan After DC Shooting

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Rep. Randy Fine Implies Gaza Should Be ‘Nuked’ Like Japan After DC Shooting

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Thursday, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., appeared to suggest that Gaza should be “nuked” like Japan was during World War II in response to the shooting in Washington DC that killed two Israeli embassy staffers.

The congressman was asked in an interview on Fox News if the shooting should change the course of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. “Well, I think it speaks to the importance of the only end of the conflict is the complete and total surrender by those who support Muslim terror,” Fine replied.

“In World War II, we did not negotiate a surrender with the Nazis, we did not negotiate a surrender with the Japanese. We nuked the Japanese twice in order to get unconditional surrender, that needs to be the same here,” Fine added.

Fine, who recently won a special election for Mike Waltz’s seat in the House, is staunchly pro-Israel and has a history of calling for mass violence against Palestinians on X. He celebrated the Israeli military killing of Aysenur Eyzi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American citizen, who was gunned down in the West Bank, calling her a “Muslim terrorist” even though she was unarmed.

Fine also said in the interview on Thursday that “Palestinianism is violence” and that “Palestinianism” is evil.

The shooting on Wednesday night killed a young couple, Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen, and Sarah Milgrim, an American woman, as they were walking out of a young diplomats event at the Capital Jewish Museum. The suspect is not Palestinian and has been identified as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago. A purported manifesto he wrote shows that Gaza was his motive for the attack, and Rodriguez was seen shouting “free Palestine” as he was arrested.

The killings of Lishinsky and Milgrim were not the first murders related to the conflict in Gaza inside the US. In October 2023, a few weeks after the Hamas attack on southern Israel, a six-year-old Palestinian American boy, Wadee Alfayoumi, was stabbed and murdered in Illinois by his landlord, 73-year-old Joseph M. Czuba, who was recently sentenced to 53 years in prison.

This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com.

Was Lawmaker Passed Out Drunk During Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill Vote?

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Was Lawmaker Passed Out Drunk During Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill Vote?

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) House Republicans said that Rep. Andrew Garbarino missed the final vote on President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” bill because he had nodded off. But former Rep. George Santos claims there was more to the story. 

Santos, the convicted New York Republican, claimed that Garbarino “was not simply sleeping, he was passed out drunk.”

Santos’s claim follows House Speaker Mike Johnson’s admission that Garbarino “fell asleep in the back, no kidding.” 

“I’m going to just strangle him,” Johnson quipped.  

In a follow-up post on X, Johnson called Garbarino “highly regarded” and a “dear friend”—affirming that the bill passed congress thanks to his “unique contributions and tireless efforts.” 

The bill ultimately passed by a 215-214 vote on Thursday morning. 

As reported by the New York Post, Garbarino’s lapse drew fire from New York party leaders, with a source saying that Garbarino is not loyal to Trump.  

“He’s losing his juice as the most senior congressman,” the source said. “I’m getting calls from party leaders that this guy is disloyal to Trump. He was known in the past to be very independent from the party.” 

Trump advisor Roger Stone agreed, affirming that a “Republican primary challenge is in order.” 

Stone added: “If Garbarino can’t be bothered to support the president, on what is perhaps the single most significant tax reduction legislation to pass the House since the 1980s, then the President’s supporters can’t be bothered to support Garbarino.” 

New York Conservative Party chair Gerard Kassa called the missed vote a “very real concern” and a “great disappointment.” 

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., also jumped on the criticism via X, joking, “One Big Beautiful Snooze… After all that posturing on SALT, Garbarino couldn’t even manage to wake himself up to vote for the bill!” 

Despite the backlash, Garbarino brushed off the criticism in a statement, insisting he had simply stepped out.  

“I was moments away from the House floor, to vote ‘yes,’ when the vote was closed,” he said, as quoted by the Post. “While I am frustrated that the vote was closed before I was able to cast my vote, I am proud of the work we accomplished to deliver huge results for Long Island.” 

Gold Correction?

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Gold Correction?

(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) Gold remains firmly in correction mode — even I will readily agree with that.

But one of the most interesting things about this bull market is that, for it at least, the word “correction” has taken on a new meaning.

As you can see below, this has been a remarkable run for gold, one that I will confidently call unprecedented.

What we see here is that, with the exception of the downturn following the U.S. presidential election, gold hasn’t really traced out a typical correction. It’s basically only taken brief breaks from its ascent.

Only a few times has the price challenged the 50-day moving average, and only twice has it fallen below that (and one of those was the post-election decline). And never has it even approached the 200-day moving average, or had its RSI drop into oversold territory.

Those waiting for a classic interim bottom buying opportunity have been frustrated at every turn.

And I believe that those now calling for gold to correct back below the key $3,000 level, or touch the 200-day moving average, will be similarly frustrated.

The reason is that, again, this bull market is unprecedented. This is the first time that gold prices have been driven higher over a long term by the cold, hard calculations of sovereign nations — by central banks deploying overpowering capital in a strategy designed to grant them independence from the U.S. dollar.

So this gold market is not swayed by the classic swings in investor temperament from euphoria to despair, and thus every “correction” has been shorter and shallower than classic technical analysis would have predicted.

Again, I believe we’ll see the same thing play out this time.

The Single Best Analysis of the Gold Market

If you want to truly understand why this gold bull market is so different and compelling, you’ll want to read the just-released In Gold We Trust annual report.

This is, simply put, the single best annual analysis of the gold market produced by anyone. And, amazingly, our friends Ronald-Peter Stoeferle and Mark Valek, along with their team at Incrementum, graciously distribute it entirely free of charge.

The just-released 2025 edition, entitled “The Big Long,” may be the most important edition yet, with dozens of compelling charts detailing why we are still in the early stages of this historic bull market.

Keeping with my theme of the importance of central bank buying, consider this remarkable graphic from the latest IGWT:

This chart shows that we are in another bullish mega-trend, much like the 2000s run that took the gold price up by about eight times. But that market was also driven by investor participation…and we are only now beginning to see investors come into gold and mining stocks in this bull market.

It’s a historic opportunity, and one well presented in the 2025 In Gold We Trust report. I urge you to click on the link below to download it for free now — right here.

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Brien Lundin is the publisher and editor of Gold Newsletter, the publication that has been the cornerstone of precious metals advisories since 1971. Mr. Lundin covers not only resource stocks but also the entire world of investing. He also hosts the annual New Orleans Investment Conference. To get Brien Lundin’s ongoing commentary on the markets at no charge, click here to subscribe to his free Golden Opportunities newsletter.

Alleged Anti-Israel Assassin Called for Bombing the New York Times

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Alleged Anti-Israel Assassin Called for Bombing the New York Times

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Elias Rodriguez, the 31-year-old Chicago man who allegedly murdered two Israeli embassy staffers Wednesday night, also previously called for bombing The New York Times on his Twitter/X account.

“Progressive tweeps, as much as I love delving into the day’s Discourse, can we PLEASE save the idealistic and high-minded debate over the morality of sending a truck bomb into the offices of The New York Times until *AFTER* we send a truck bomb into the off,” an account attributed to Rodriguez tweeted on Oct. 16.

The same account also posted Rodriguez’s purported manifesto before his attack.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said authorities were working to corroborate unspecified “writings allegedly authored” by Rodriguez. That was likely a reference to the manifesto, which expresses anger over Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza, which was ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people and resulted in the abduction of some 250 hostages.

FBI Director Kash Patel has called the killings an “act of terror” and an example of targeted antisemitic violence.

The victims, identified as Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen and practicing Christian, and Sarah Milgrim, a Jewish American, were a young couple about to be engaged, according to Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. He said Lischinsky had purchased a ring this week with the intent to propose next week in Jerusalem.

The couple were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum when the suspect, who had been seen pacing outside the museum, approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference.

Rodriguez then walked into the museum, was detained by security guards and began chanting, “Free, free Palestine,” Smith said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.

Pentagon Credit Cards Used on Gambling, Weed, and Other Dubious Charges

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Pentagon Credit Cards Used on Gambling, Weed, and Other Dubious Charges

(José Niño, Headline USA) Republican lawmakers are seeking a deeper investigation into fraudulent Pentagon expenditures after the Department of Defense Inspector General released a report in January, finding that officials have failed to properly monitor and review thousands of high-risk transactions made with government-issued travel cards. 

The audit revealed that nearly 8,000 transactions, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, were made at “known high-risk merchants,” including casino ATMs and mobile app stores. 

Furthermore, over 3,200 purchases were made at bars, nightclubs, and similar establishments, often coinciding with holidays and major sporting events.

The report criticized the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) for not effectively using the Visa IntelliLink Compliance Management (VICM) system, a tool designed to flag suspicious activity. 

Oversight failures meant that many questionable transactions went unreviewed, and the system’s rules had not been updated to reflect new threats or merchant types since 2018. 

In one striking example, an Air Force cardholder was found to have withdrawn over $10,000 at Maryland casinos using a government travel card—a pattern of behavior that had gone undetected until the audit.

The Pentagon’s lapses are not isolated. A letter sent on May 16, 2025, by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-KY, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) underscores the scale of the problem. 

The lawmakers alluded to a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) review showing the federal government holds about 4.6 million active charge cards, with $40 billion in spending last fiscal year.

Comer and Ernst’s letter calls for a government-wide audit of all federal charge card programs, not just at the Pentagon. They specifically request a probe of spending at high-risk merchants, including adult entertainment, gambling, online dating, marijuana dispensaries, massage parlors, and timeshare promotions. 

The letter notes that agencies have consistently failed to use modern data analysis tools to prevent fraud and waste, despite longstanding recommendations from the Office of Management and Budget.

The investigation has triggered bipartisan concerns about lax controls and the risk of abuse across federal agencies.

“It is indefensible for Department of Defense bureaucrats to waste tax dollars at clubs, casinos, and bars, racking up charges on Super Bowl Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, and federal holidays,” Sen. Ernst said to Fox News, adding, ““With Washington $36 trillion in debt, the last thing we need is bureaucrats maxing out their tab and sticking taxpayers with the bill.” 

Lawmakers are pressing for answers on how employees are selected to receive government cards, whether agencies are closing accounts when staff leave, and if there are adequate systems in place to detect and confront misuse. 

The nation now waits to see if new safeguards will finally curb government credit card abuse.

José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino 

Pay to Drink: New U.S. Attorney Reveals Bizarre Water Shortage Insider Her Office

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Pay to Drink: New U.S. Attorney Reveals Bizarre Water Shortage Insider Her Office

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Judge Jeanine Pirro has served as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for less than a week, and one of her first public announcements pertains to the lack of water inside her office.

On Wednesday, Pirro took to X to highlight that while the government funnels billions overseas, her own office can’t secure the basic necessity of drinking water. 

“The federal government has money for everyone but us,” Pirro wrote, sharing a video of herself next to an empty water cooler. 

In the clip, she called out the fact that the U.S. spent roughly $44 billion a year through USAID on projects like “dance classes in Wuhan” and “Sesame Street in Iraq.” Yet, prosecutors in her office must pay for drinking water. 

“In the United States Attorney’s Office, where we prosecute crime on behalf of the victims… the U.S. attorneys, as well as staff, in order to get water, they have to join the ‘water club,’ and they have to pay dues-paying membership,” Pirro said. 

She added that even dues-paying members went thirsty, as the government failed to deliver water on Wednesday. 

“Today, they asked for our patience. Why? ‘Because we couldn’t get water delivered today,’” she continued. 

Concluding with a drop of sarcasm, Pirro added, “Ain’t it grand to be part of the government? And I’m just thrilled to be here.” 

Pirro’s jab comes after she left her lucrative Fox News gig to serve as President Trump’s interim U.S. attorney in D.C. 

Several former DOJ interns have publicly complained and joked about the so-called water club on social media. 

“As an unpaid DOJ intern a ways back [sic], the main perk was that we got free water… which meant we were freeloading off the water club members who covered our share,” wrote attorney Aaron Lariviere on Bluesky. 

Fellow attorney Tyler Blake chimed in, writing: “When I worked at DOJ you had to join the ‘water club’ if you wanted to drink from the water cooler.” 

Woman Shot Outside of CIA Headquarters after Driving Through Gate

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Woman Shot Outside of CIA Headquarters after Driving Through Gate

(Headline USA) A security incident outside CIA headquarters early Thursday led to a shooting, authorities said.

Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia responded to what they described as a “nonfatal” shooting at the agency’s headquarters in McLean around 4 a.m. to assist CIA police with traffic control.

The CIA declined to respond when asked about injuries sustained by security or the suspect or whether authorities have identified a motive for the incident.

“There was a security incident that law enforcement responded to outside CIA Headquarters,” the agency said in a statement. “Additional details will be made available as appropriate.”

According to Reuters, an American woman was detained after the incident.

“A check of public records showed the suspect, identified as a young U.S. citizen, had a history of driving under the influence,” Reuters reported, citing an anonymous source.

“The source familiar with the matter also did not say whether the woman was hit but that she was in stable condition after the incident,” Reuters added.

“The woman drove into the main entrance through the outbound lane, and when security guards tried to stop her she evaded them and continued toward the gate, drawing their fire.”

Separately NBC News reported that the woman was shot.

Authorities also said the CIA shooting was unrelated to Wednesday night’s assassination of two Israeli embassy staffers.

The CIA’s headquarters is in McLean, Virginia, a Washington suburb about 10 miles from downtown.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Netanyahu Says Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan Is a Condition To End Gaza War

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Netanyahu Says Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan Is a Condition To End Gaza War

(Dave DeCamp, Libertarian Institute) On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President Trump’s plan to remove the Palestinian population from Gaza was a condition to end Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged territory.

“I am prepared to end the war in Gaza, under clear conditions that will ensure the safety of Israel – all the hostages come home, Hamas lays down its arms, steps down from power, its leadership is exiled from the Strip … Gaza is totally disarmed, and we carry out the Trump plan. A plan that is so correct and so revolutionary,” Netanyahu said, according to The Cradle.

Trump has repeatedly called for the removal of Gaza’s population as part of his plan for the US to take over the territory and has previously said there would be no right of return for Palestinians. Netanyahu’s comments on Wednesday marked the first time he said the expulsion of the Palestinian population was a condition to end the war.

It’s been clear since October 2023 that the Israeli government wanted ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and Trump’s calls have emboldened Netanyahu and other officials to pursue a plan to carry it out. It still remains unclear where the Palestinians would go. Netanyahu recently told a Knesset committee that the lack of countries willing to take in Gaza’s population was the “main problem” preventing “emigration.”

Netanyahu also vowed on Wednesday that Israel would fully occupy Gaza. “All of Gaza’s territories will be under Israeli security control, and Hamas will be totally defeated,” he said.

The Israeli leader also said Israel would set up a “sterile zone” in southern Gaza for the civilian population. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that under Israel’s plans for its current military offensive, the civilian population will be “concentrated” into a tiny area of the south and then pressured to leave Gaza.

“The Gazan citizens will be concentrated in the south. They will be totally despairing, understanding that there is no hope and nothing to look for in Gaza, and will be looking for relocation to begin a new life in other places,” Smotrich said.

This article originally appeared at The Libertarian Institute.

U.S. House Passes Trump-Endorsed Budget Reconciliation Bill

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U.S. House Passes Trump-Endorsed Budget Reconciliation Bill

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republicans in the U.S. House Thursday morning passed the multi-trillion dollar budget reconciliation bill after more than a day of debate in committee before reaching the full House floor.

The vote in the House was razor thin, 215-214, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against it.

The reconciliation bill, compiled from 11 House committee prints fulfilling the Republican budget resolution’s spending and saving instructions, funds President Donald Trump’s tax, border, defense, and energy agenda at the cost of at least $3.3 trillion over the next decade. It also includes a $4 trillion debt ceiling hike.

To help partially offset the cost, committees found $1.5 trillion in savings by reforming Medicaid and SNAP programs, repealing or phasing out renewable energy subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act, and canceling the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program, among other things.

Most of the legislation’s enormous price tag results from the permanent extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including the $15,000 standard deduction, 20% Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction, and $2,000 child tax credit – both parents would need a Social Security number to claim it.

Some temporary tax changes lasting until 2028 include nixing taxes on tips and overtime, making the Adoption Tax Credit partially refundable, ending interest on loans for American cars, and increasing tax deductions for eligible seniors by $4,000.

Democrats pushed back against cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, renewable energy grants, and more.

“This is what Republicans do – pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires by going after programs families rely on the most: Medicaid, food assistance, and now Medicare,” U.S> Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., said. “It’s reckless, dishonest, and deeply harmful to the middle class.”

SNAP reforms include requiring states to cover 5% of their SNAP benefit cost share by fiscal year 2028, with their contribution increasing the higher the state’s payment error rate. The federal government currently funds 100% of SNAP benefits.

The legislation also makes all noncitizens, aside from legal permanent residents ineligible for SNAP, as well as closes “waiver gimmicks” used by states to exempt large numbers of able-bodied beneficiaries from work requirements. 

The bill’s Medicaid provisions included changing Medicaid eligibility requirements back to pre-COVID-19 standards; imposing work requirements on most able-bodied adult recipients without dependents; and closing financing loopholes exploited by states. 

Democrats accused Republicans of “cruelty” during the hearing, saying millions of people would lose Medicaid coverage. 

Adding to the Democratic opposition, Republican fiscal hawks demanded more Medicaid spending reductions and sooner expiration dates for renewable energy subsidies. 

In the end, two Republicans, voted against it: Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., voted “present.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wanted the bill to pass the House by Thursday. 

WaPo Tries to Blame DOGE for Bureaucrats’ Pre-Existing Mental Health Woes

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WaPo Tries to Blame DOGE for Bureaucrats’ Pre-Existing Mental Health Woes

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The leftist Washington Post claimed Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts drove dozens of bureaucrats to “panic attacks,” “depression” and even “suicidal thoughts.” However, their own reporting undercuts that narrative. 

In its puff piece, The Post highlighted 30 current and former federal workers who purportedly spiraled after losing, or fearing the loss of, their taxpayer-funded jobs. Some described feeling “devalued, demoralized and scared for themselves.” 

Yet The Post conveniently buried signs that these employees were already battling with mental health and medical issues. 

One example cited by The Post was Monique Lockett, a Social Security Administration employee who died earlier this year of heart disease. 

According to the medical examiner, Lockett’s cause of death was “hypertensive, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” 

Still, The Post tried to blame her death on the Trump administration’s effort to reform the Social Security Administration, even while admitting that Lockett had “risk factors for heart disease, including obesity, high blood sugar and high cholesterol.” 

Some of her co-workers had retired or taken buyouts, while she opted to stay behind and voluntarily worked longer hours. 

Another case involved an anonymous NIH researcher who had already been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a condition The Post admits she inherited from her family. Despite this, the leftist paper claimed her symptoms worsened under Trump. 

“But in recent weeks, suicidal thoughts have come back so strongly that she’s depended on a safety plan with her husband — limited medication in their house, no guns, and emergency contacts on speed dial,” The Post added. 

The paper also highlighted the case of Caitlin Cross-Barnet, a mother of three who committed suicide after her job at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was cut. 

According to The Post, Cross-Barnet had battled depression for years. Her job, described by the paper as “wonky, even by government standards,” consisted of testing “tiny changes” in Medicaid. 

In response to The Post’s implication that Trump’s campaign promises to downsize the federal bureaucracy were to blame, the White House said: “What about the January 6 defendants and political prisoners who suffered real trauma and committed suicide over the harassment, bullying and imprisonment by bureaucrats who weaponized the government against them?” 

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