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Army Races to Field Longer Reach Missile to Smash Small Drone Threats
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Army Races to Field Longer Reach Missile to Smash Small Drone Threats

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The U.S. Army is hunting for a new surface to air missile built to kill small drones at longer ranges, a mission that has become impossible to ignore after years of cheap unmanned systems reshaping battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East.

The project is called the Next Generation C sUAS Missile, and it arrives as the U.S. military and allied nations scramble for better answers to swarms of low cost aerial threats that can spot, strike, harass and overwhelm traditional defenses.

For years, the Pentagon class has talked up lasers, microwaves and other directed energy systems as the elegant solution to the drone problem. Those tools may have a future, but the Army is also making clear that sometimes a missile still has to do missile work.

The Army wants an “extended-range, quick-response missile to defeat Group 2 and Group 3 small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) threats,” according to a Sources Sought notice. Industry has until August 20 to respond.

The early requirement calls for a missile capable of intercepting a drone flying at 6 kilometers in altitude and more than 16 kilometers away. The long term objective is tougher, with the Army aiming to destroy drones flying 8 kilometers high at ranges beyond 25 kilometers.

Guidance would come through a radar seeker, giving the weapon the ability to track and engage small unmanned aircraft that are often hard to detect and even harder to kill. That matters because modern drones are no longer just flying cameras with hobby store parts.

Trump Sons Back U.S. Drone Startups to Fill Battlefield Gaps
Marine Corps Cpl. Calvin Burke, an intelligence specialist assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, activates a small unmanned aerial system to survey the defensive line for opposing forces during a simulated assault and seizure at Glen Airfield, Queensland, Australia, July 2025. The War Department has undertaken the drone dominance initiative to put more drones into the hands of warfighters.

The new missile appears designed as a more capable companion to the Army’s existing Coyote counter drone missile system. It is meant to give commanders more reach, faster response and better odds against drones that are becoming more common every year.

“The Army is looking for NGCM to be produced and integrated into the existing Coyote Launch System to provide extended range, rapid launch time, and reduced time-to-target over current effectors,” the notice said.

That compatibility requirement is a major point. The Army does not want a shiny science fair project that requires rebuilding the force from scratch, because even Washington should occasionally remember that troops need working weapons, not PowerPoint miracles.

“The missile must be compatible with the Coyote Launcher with minimal to no modifications,” the notice said.

The targets are Group 2 and Group 3 drones. Under the Department of War’s unmanned aircraft classification system, Group 2 drones weigh between 21 and 55 pounds at maximum takeoff, fly below 3,500 feet and move under 250 knots.

Pentagon Plans Rapid Fielding of 300,000 Small Drones by 2028
A paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division prepares a Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for flight. (Sgt. Devyn Adams/Army)

That category includes aircraft such as Boeing’s ScanEagle, which can provide surveillance and targeting support. Group 3 drones, such as Insitu’s RQ 21 Blackjack, are larger, with takeoff weights under 1,320 pounds and operating altitudes below 18,000 feet.

The Army wants the new missile to leave the launcher in less than five seconds after the operator gives the order to fire. Against drones that can close distance quickly or appear with little warning, hesitation is not a luxury soldiers can afford.

The service also wants the missile to work with existing air defense networks, including Sentinel A3 and A4 radars, LTAMDS and TPQ 53 radars. That means the Army is thinking less about boutique gear and more about plugging the missile into the battlefield architecture already being used.

There would be two versions of the system. One would defend fixed sites with a mix of sensors, while the other would ride on tactical vehicles for use at the halt and while moving, giving troops at the tactical edge a more flexible shield.

The notice says the mobile version would be “mounted on tactical vehicles for employment at the halt and on-the-move, providing a scalable capability at the tactical edge.” In plain English, the Army wants drone defense that can move with the fight instead of guarding only the rear area.

The timeline is ambitious. The Army wants the program to reach Technology Readiness Level 7, meaning field prototype testing, by the end of fiscal 2027, with contractors prepared to provide 50 missiles for operational assessment by early 2028.

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As the Pentagon looks to field more drones to military units, it’s also working to build up the organizational and training infrastructure needed to support that push. (Staff Sgt. Dylan Bailey/U.S. Army)

Cost will be one of the toughest parts. The Army wants missiles priced below $150,000 each when bought in bulk lots of 5,000, which is cheap compared with a roughly $4 million Patriot interceptor.

Still, critics will point out the math problem. If an Iranian Shahed 136 drone costs about $35,000, using a $150,000 interceptor is not exactly a bargain basement exchange, even if it is far better than burning premium strategic air defense missiles on disposable enemy junk.

That is why directed energy remains attractive, at least in theory, since lasers could cost only pennies per shot. But lasers can struggle in bad weather, smoke, dust and battlefield conditions, while missiles can keep working when the atmosphere refuses to cooperate.

The Army’s search reflects a hard lesson from modern war: small drones are now a serious battlefield threat, not a nuisance. If President Trump’s military rebuild and War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s warfighting focus mean anything, it is that soldiers need practical tools to kill real threats before those threats kill Americans.

The drone age is here, whether the bureaucracy likes it or not. The Army is now trying to make sure U.S. troops are not left shooting at tomorrow’s threats with yesterday’s weapons.

DC Guard Mission Hits First Year with 325 Narcan Doses and 43 Lost Children Reunited
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DC Guard Mission Hits First Year with 325 Narcan Doses and 43 Lost Children Reunited

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President Donald Trump’s “Make DC Safe and Beautiful” mission is closing out its first year with nearly 9,700 National Guard troops having rotated into Washington, D.C., since Aug. 11, 2025.

The mission, which has put Guard members from across the country in hotels while they support public safety operations in the capital, is expected to continue for at least two more years unless Trump orders otherwise.

Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard, interim commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, told reporters Monday that the value of the deployment cannot be measured only by spreadsheets and crime charts, though Washington naturally tried to do exactly that.

Blanchard said Guard members have delivered 788 medical assists, “ranging from administering CPR to applying tourniquets for gunshot victims;” reunited 43 lost children with their families, intervened in 262 fights, and administered Narcan to 325 people suffering overdoses.

Guard members also supported law enforcement 479 times over the year, which works out to a little more than once per day during the mission.

“Those are not simply numbers. Those are not just data points,” Blanchard said. “Each of those represents fathers, mothers, children, people who have received emergency care, been returned to parents, and families, had their lives saved from opioid overdoses, or were involved in violent situations brought under control before further harm was done.”

According to Blanchard, Guard teams have also stepped into dangerous moments on the D.C. Metro, including stopping a sexual assault in progress during a “ride the rail” mission.

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D.C. National Guard soldiers supporting Joint Task Force D.C. (JTF-DC) stand guard at Union Station in Washington D.C., Aug. 15, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC to support the DC Safe and Beautiful Taskforce. These National Guard service members provide critical support such as crowd management, presence patrols and perimeter control in support of law enforcement. D.C. Guard Soldiers and Airmen are proud to say, “we live here, we work here, we serve here.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Filzen)

He said troops also recently intervened against a knife wielding would be attacker, another reminder that visible manpower on the street can matter when seconds count and local leaders have spent years pretending good intentions are a public safety plan.

Blanchard pointed to Starburst Plaza in northeast Washington, long known as a hub for drug activity, as one example of the Guard’s visible effect.

During an Aug. 1 visit there, he said he watched an Air National Guard member administer Narcan, “saving a life on the scene.”

“A few minutes later, a young teenager rode by on his scooter, stopped, and said, ‘I’ve never seen this place so clean,’” Blanchard said.

That kind of on the ground change is exactly what Trump’s supporters expected from a mission built around presence, deterrence, and direct intervention rather than another round of taxpayer funded excuses.

Still, the cost remains a major question, because even successful missions in the capital come with a Washington sized bill.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated the D.C. deployment costs $55 million per month, while a new estimate provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, projects another $1.4 billion through the expected end of the mission in January 2029.

Handling Crime in the Big Cities with US Troops is a Strength for Trump, Poll Shows
U.S. Airmen assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force continue to patrol in Washington D.C., August 16, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC to support the DC Safe and Beautiful Taskforce. These National Guard service members provide critical support such as crowd management, perimeter control, logistics and communications in support of law enforcement. A majority of the D.C. National Guard personnel live and work in the local community and have existing relationships to support law enforcement. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Joseph Spraktes)

Based strictly on reported Narcan uses, that would amount to more than $2 million in mission costs per overdose reversal, though that calculation leaves out medical assists, crime deterrence, child reunifications, and law enforcement support.

Plans are underway to move Guard members from hotels into apartments through a $292 million contract awarded in July to corporate lodging company Placemakr, a shift Blanchard said should save about $90 million and place troops “closer and more responsive” to their assigned areas.

There are currently just over 4,600 Guard troops in Washington, Blanchard said, and that number is expected to dip as summer events and 250th anniversary activities wind down.

A May study by the nonpartisan Niskanen Center found the deployment correlated with sharp drops in certain crimes, especially vehicle theft and other opportunistic property crimes in highly visible public spaces.

“The implication is sharp,” the study found. “The National Guard deployment appears to have deterred opportunistic property offending, exactly the category of crime most sensitive to visible, high-presence enforcement on the street. Violent crime was unmoved.”

SecWar Signs Memo Authorizing Arming of National Guard in DC as They Prepare for New Mission
Two soldiers stand in the middle of a street at night and speak with two police officers standing in front of a police vehicle.
Army 2nd Lt. Harry Siegel and Sgt. 1st Class Nikolay Bashko, both assigned to Joint Task Force District of Columbia as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, talk with Metropolitan Police Department officers near Nationals Park in Washington, Aug. 19, 2025.

Asked about that analysis, Blanchard said it showed “there’s a positive impact where the Guard is on crime,” although he noted the authors “disagree with some of the locations” where troops have been assigned.

“As we move forward, what we’ll do is bring the same impact that we’re seeing,” he said, referring to the recent movement into Starburst Plaza.

“We have definitely seen a significant impact there,” Blanchard added. “I think we’re going to continue to bring that impact across the city as we expand.”

The Guard is now moving into the next phase of the D.C. mission, though Blanchard offered few specifics beyond identifying higher crime areas such as Ward 8 and the Trinidad neighborhood.

“We’ll still be downtown, and we’ll still be in the neighborhoods that we’re in right now,” he said. “We’ll just shift some of those resources, and again, working in coordination with federal law enforcement and the Metropolitan Police Department, reallocate and repurpose some of those personnel.”

Michigan Democrats Stunned as El Sayed Senate Fight Turns into Nail Biter [WATCH]
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Michigan Democrats Stunned as El Sayed Senate Fight Turns into Nail Biter [WATCH]

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Michigan reminded the political class Tuesday night why it remains one of the most unpredictable battlegrounds in America, and why Democratic dreams of a smooth far-left coronation can still run straight into voter reality, as reported by the New York Post.

Dr. Abdul El Sayed entered the Democratic Senate primary with the kind of polling advantage that makes consultants practice their victory speeches early. Instead, Rep. Haley Stevens turned the contest into a real fight, forcing the progressive favorite into a tense finish that looked nothing like the glide path his supporters had imagined.

The race had been framed by El Sayed allies as a defining test for the Democratic Party, a showdown over whether its activist wing could prove it was more than a noisy internet movement. The left wanted Michigan to validate its claim that socialist flavored politics can win outside friendly urban pockets.

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That case looked a lot shakier as returns came in. Despite several polls showing El Sayed ahead by double digits, his lead had narrowed to roughly two percentage points when he addressed supporters, and it was still shrinking.

“I wish I could tell you that I was declaring victory right about now. Turns out it takes a long time to count votes in Michigan,” he said. “Right now we are on track to outvote the historical numbers that we should expect.”

For a candidate whose fans talked as if the future of Democratic politics had already arrived, the tone sounded less like a victory lap and more like a man watching the scoreboard with clenched teeth. Michigan Democrats, it turns out, were not all eager to sign up for the revolution.

El Sayed tried to cast the contest in sweeping terms, rejecting the idea that Michigan is divided between left and center.

“We are not a purple state; we are a state in need of a movement to take our politics back.”

He also pushed back on questions about ideology and whether voters might see him as too far left.

That argument might thrill the activist class, but swing state voters have a way of complicating tidy narratives. Michigan has not been a sandbox for ideological experiments, and Republicans are surely watching every Democratic fracture with interest.

El Sayed also noted that nearly $80 million had been spent in the primary and said he had been outspent 12 to 1. He leaned into an underdog message, again saying, “Right now we are on track to outvote the historical numbers that we should expect.”

Then came the unity pitch, a familiar Democratic ritual after a bruising fight between the party’s factions. “There is so much more that unites us. However much we might disagree with our Democratic opponent, there is so much more that unites us than divides us,” he said.

Republican Mike Rogers told The Post that he expected whoever emerged from the Democratic primary to face coalition problems. Rogers tied that kind of internal party friction to his own 2024 Senate loss, suggesting the eventual nominee may inherit a messy alliance rather than a united army.

Stevens, meanwhile, appeared before her supporters sounding upbeat and confident. “I know it’s been an exciting night. I know it’s been a long night because that’s the Michigan way,” she told them.

She did not pretend the race was anything other than close. “We knew that this was going to be a close race, and that’s exactly what we’ve got.” Then she added, “But friends, I am feeling good about this race.”

The broader primary map gave Democrats plenty to argue about. In Missouri, Cori Bush was crushed in her attempted comeback against Rep. Wesley Bell, a result that punctured the favorite left-wing storyline that pro-Israel Democrats are doomed at the ballot box.

Michigan offered its own mixed bag. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the Squad, easily secured her nomination, while in the 1st Congressional District, Callie Barr defeated democratic socialist Kyle Blomquist.

In the 7th Congressional District, Bernie Sanders-backed William Lawrence scored a win in one of the most competitive districts in the country. That result will likely encourage progressives who are eager to claim their brand still travels.

The 14th District delivered another test, with Democratic Socialists of America-backed Donavan McKinney locked in a race that was too close to call against incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar.

For Democrats, the night exposed a party still wrestling with its own identity crisis. For Republicans, it offered a useful reminder that the left’s loudest voices do not always speak for the voters Democrats need most in November.

Navy Honors Medal of Honor Corpsman with Mighty New Destroyer
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Navy Honors Medal of Honor Corpsman with Mighty New Destroyer

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The Navy christened the future USS William Charette on Saturday, placing the name of a Korean War Medal of Honor recipient on one of America’s most capable new destroyers.

The ceremony took place at Bath Iron Works in Maine, where the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer is being built for the fleet.

The ship honors Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class William Charette, a Navy medic whose courage under fire in 1953 became the kind of battlefield legacy that still cuts through the noise more than seven decades later.

Charette did not earn his place in history from behind a desk or through some bureaucratic award shuffle. He earned it in the trenches, under Chinese fire, while wounded Marines were bleeding around him.

Charette enlisted in the Navy in January 1951 and trained as a hospital corpsman. By 1953, he was serving on the Korean Peninsula during the final and brutal months of the war.

On March 26, 1953, Chinese People’s Volunteer Army forces launched attacks on a line of Marine outposts. Charette was at Outpost Vegas with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, as the fight quickly turned vicious.

The Marines were taking heavy casualties, and the corpsmen were being pushed to their limits. Charette moved through the line anyway, treating wounded Marines while exposed to enemy fire.

When a grenade landed near his position, Charette threw himself over a wounded Marine to shield him from the blast. The explosion wounded Charette, including injuries to his face, and destroyed his medical kit.

After regaining consciousness, he kept working. With his medical supplies gone, he tore pieces from his own uniform and used them as bandages.

He also stripped off his own gear to protect another Marine, even as the battle raged around him. That is the sort of battlefield grit that no amount of Pentagon slideshow language can manufacture.

“Charette stood upright in the trench line and exposed himself to a deadly hail of enemy fire in order to lend more effective aid to the victim and to alleviate his anguish while being removed to a position of safety,” his Medal of Honor citation says. “By his indomitable courage and inspiring efforts in behalf of his wounded comrades, [Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class] Charette was directly responsible for saving many lives.”

After five days of fierce combat, the Marines repelled the attacks at Outpost Vegas. Charette survived, and several Marines lived because he refused to stop moving toward the wounded.

Charette was one of five Navy hospital corpsmen awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean War. He was the only one of those five to receive the medal while still alive.

He continued serving after the war and later took assignments that included duty aboard one of the Navy’s new nuclear submarines. Charette retired in 1977 as a master chief hospital corpsman and died in 2012.

Saturday’s christening drew Maine officials, including Gov. Janet Mills and the state’s two senators, along with the acting Secretary of the Navy. Retired Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr., himself a Medal of Honor recipient with a destroyer named in his honor, also attended.

“The enemy knows the capabilities of that warship that is probably the greatest deterrent of war that we have in our arsenal,” Barnum said. “But if the bad guys are dumb enough to take us on, then they’re going to find out the capabilities of this warship and her sister ships.”

The future USS William Charette will join the Navy’s Arleigh Burke class destroyer fleet, a force that has become central to American sea power. These ships have been busy in dangerous waters from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, where deterrence is not a slogan but a daily mission.

The destroyer is more than 500 feet long and carries machine guns, surface to air missiles, torpedoes and other weapons built for serious work. It is not a floating seminar room, thankfully, but a warship meant to project American power where it matters.

Naming that kind of ship after Charette is fitting. A man who ran toward wounded Marines under fire now has his name on steel that will sail into contested seas on behalf of the country he served.

For sailors who eventually crew the USS William Charette, the name will be more than paint on the stern.

It will be a standing reminder that courage, sacrifice and loyalty to the man next to you are still the foundation of the American fighting force.

Historian Torches Smithsonian for Turning American History Into Activist Sermon After Decade Away [WATCH]
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Historian Torches Smithsonian for Turning American History Into Activist Sermon After Decade Away [WATCH]

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Dr. Jody Edward Ginn, a historian and museum professional, says the Smithsonian has wandered far from its old mission of educating Americans and has marched straight into the familiar swamp of political activism, as reported by Fox News.

After visiting the National Museum of American History for the first time in more than a decade, Ginn told Fox News Digital that the institution no longer feels like the place he remembered from 2012.

“It’s a completely different place than when I was there in 2012,” Ginn said, describing a museum that he believes now pushes visitors toward a preferred political conclusion rather than allowing history to speak for itself.

“Its mission is clearly exactly what they changed it to be. It is a museum for activism. They use history, but that’s kind of the problem. You know, scholars of history, and I don’t consider these folks scholars anymore. They’re activists.”

Ginn said he made the trip from Texas after reading a Domestic Policy Council report from the Trump administration that accused the Smithsonian and the National Museum of American History of failing to present the American story “in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic.”

That criticism has been building for some time among conservatives, who have watched major cultural institutions turn from shared civic education into sermon halls for the activist left, usually with taxpayers still expected to foot the bill.

“From the moment I walked in, it’s a very different experience,” Ginn said. “Now, I wasn’t totally shocked by this because I’ve been watching this evolution in my field for over a decade.”

As Ginn moved through the exhibits, he said the museum appeared less interested in giving Americans context and more interested in nudging them toward activism. In other words, visitors are not simply learning history; they are being recruited into a worldview.

He said the institution now seeks to “specifically direct” visitors “to action” instead of giving them the information needed to “make their own decisions.” That is a serious charge for a museum carrying the Smithsonian name.

“It became this goal, their own stated goal, to turn museums from institutions of education, of public education, into institutions to encourage activism, which could also be said to indoctrinate.”

Ginn said some exhibits contained “factually incorrect information,” but he argued the bigger problem is the selective storytelling. A museum does not have to lie outright if it can simply leave out everything inconvenient.

“The biggest problem is in what they leave out,” he said.

He also criticized what he described as “graphic” and sexually explicit content in exhibits open to children and families. For parents who thought a national history museum might be a safe place for a family visit, that is quite the modern surprise package.

“These are geared towards all ages,” Ginn said.

“Why would you do that? All of that’s out of sync with what museums were just a few years ago.”

Concerns about the museum were also raised during a House hearing last month, where lawmakers questioned Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig about controversial exhibits and the institution’s broader direction.

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee pressed Hartig about an exhibit titled “Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall,” saying, “You have pictures of bondage, you have some overtly sexual things up there, you have transgender folks.”

Lawmakers also examined the 2017 MASS Action Toolkit, a guide for museum professionals that referenced Ferguson, Missouri, Black Lives Matter protests, and described “objectivity” as a feature of “white supremacy culture.”

That particular idea has become a favorite in elite activist circles, where even basic standards of fairness and evidence can apparently be rebranded as oppression when they interfere with the preferred narrative.

Reflecting on Hartig’s testimony, Ginn said it was “very disappointing” and did not amount to “a scholarly presentation whatsoever.”

“If that’s the kind of museum you’ve been approved to run, then just own it,” Ginn said.

“Don’t say you’re being unbiased when it’s really evident.”

Ginn also objected to Hartig’s claim that the museum has not chosen sides. He argued that the revised mission statement altered the purpose of the institution in a meaningful and revealing way.

During a 2024 presentation to undergraduate and graduate history students, Hartig said the museum removed the mention of “American history” from its mission statement because it was “hard to get out of the ‘America First’ mentality.”

For Ginn, that comment tells Americans plenty about the mindset guiding the museum. A National Museum of American History that seems uncomfortable with American history is not exactly a small management issue.

“It is my opinion as a public historian that the mission we’ve always had is to educate the public and provide scholarly information,” he said. “To me, that’s what the National Museum of American History should be.”

Ginn said he is “not hopeful” the institution can change without a major effort to replace current staff with people committed to scholarship rather than politics.

“These people have bought into it, hook, line and sinker,” he said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Smithsonian for comment. For now, the debate continues over whether one of America’s most prominent museum systems will return to teaching history or keep dressing up activism as education.

Violent Hospital Patient Picked the Wrong Nurse to Attack [WATCH]
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Violent Hospital Patient Picked the Wrong Nurse to Attack [WATCH]

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CCTV footage showing an Australian Army nurse using his Jiu-Jitsu training to restrain a violent patient has gone viral after the nurse released the video to raise awareness about workplace violence faced by healthcare workers.

The incident occurred in 2024 at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Queensland, Australia. Registered nurse Daniel Nelson posted the surveillance footage this week, saying he wanted to highlight the dangers medical staff face when dealing with aggressive patients in emergency departments.

According to Nelson, the confrontation began after a patient became disruptive inside the hospital’s emergency department.

“The patient had been verbally abusing staff, spitting on the floor, and behaving aggressively,” Nelson said.

After hospital staff instructed the man to leave, Nelson escorted him outside the emergency department.

“After being asked to leave, I escorted him outside,” Nelson said.

The situation escalated once they reached the exterior of the hospital. According to Nelson, the patient suddenly turned violent in an apparent attempt to force his way back inside.

“Somewhere along the way, he decided assaulting the nurse was a good idea,” Nelson said.

CCTV footage shows the patient rushing toward the entrance while throwing multiple punches at Nelson. The nurse immediately responded by grabbing the man, taking him to the ground with a throw, and securing him in a headlock to prevent the confrontation from continuing.

Nelson maintained control of the patient until hospital security officers arrived and took over.

The nurse later explained that he decided to make the footage public because he believes the incident demonstrates the risks healthcare workers face every day, particularly those who may not have the physical size or training to defend themselves.

“What if he’d picked a nurse half my size? A new graduate? A student? Someone who simply couldn’t defend themselves?” Nelson said.

According to an Australian outlet, Nelson serves as a registered nurse with the Australian Army in addition to his work in the healthcare system.

The video quickly attracted widespread attention after being posted online, surpassing 1.5 million views in less than 24 hours as viewers reacted to the confrontation and Nelson’s decision to speak publicly about violence against medical staff.

The footage captures only a brief portion of the incident, showing the patient attempting to rush past Nelson before throwing several punches. Nelson then uses his grappling skills to bring the man to the ground, where he restrains him without striking him as security personnel respond.

The case later proceeded through Australia’s legal system.

The patient pleaded guilty to one count of common assault. The court imposed a $450 fine following the guilty plea.

Nelson said his goal in releasing the video was not to revisit the incident itself but to encourage greater attention to the safety challenges nurses and other healthcare workers encounter while caring for patients.

Violence against medical personnel has become an increasing concern for hospitals in many countries, particularly in emergency departments where staff frequently interact with intoxicated, combative, or otherwise aggressive individuals.

Nelson said the incident raises broader questions about protecting frontline healthcare workers who may find themselves confronting dangerous situations without the ability to physically defend themselves.

By sharing the footage, Nelson said he hopes more attention will be given to the risks faced by nurses on the job and to the importance of ensuring hospital employees have the resources and protection needed when dealing with violent patients.

The video continues to circulate online following its release, drawing millions of views and renewed discussion about workplace safety in healthcare settings.

Francesca Hong Threatens Force and Fury Against ICE in Wisconsin [WATCH]
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Francesca Hong Threatens Force and Fury Against ICE in Wisconsin [WATCH]

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Wisconsin Democrat Francesca Hong is making it painfully clear what kind of governor she would be if voters hand her the keys in November.

Her message on immigration is not subtle, not moderate, and not remotely reassuring for anyone who believes laws should actually be enforced.

Hong has vowed to block ICE from operating in Wisconsin, which would effectively turn the state into another magnet for illegal aliens. That means more pressure on taxpayers, more strain on communities, and more danger for citizens who expect their leaders to protect them first.

Then came the line that should make every voter sit up straight. Hong did not merely promise to oppose federal immigration enforcement through policy or legal channels.

“And I assure you, I will be fighting to protect every single Wisconsinite because I’m the only candidate in this race who will meet ICE with the force and fury required to keep us all safe,” Hong said.

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There it is in her own words.

When a candidate talks about meeting federal law enforcement with “force and fury,” people are allowed to ask exactly what she means and just how far she is willing to go.

ICE agents are not roaming villains from some left wing fever dream.

They are federal officers tasked with enforcing immigration law, removing illegal aliens, and dealing with criminal offenders who should not be in the country in the first place.

For years, Democrats have tried to turn ICE into a cartoon enemy because the agency represents something the left increasingly despises, consequences.

The open borders crowd does not want immigration law enforced because enforcement wrecks the whole sanctuary fantasy.

Hong is leaning hard into that same radical script.

She is not presenting herself as someone who wants a careful debate over state and federal authority.

She is presenting herself as someone ready to confront ICE with the kind of rhetoric that sounds more like agitation than governance.

Wisconsin voters should understand what comes with this posture.

A sanctuary state does not just send a symbolic message to Washington.

It sends a very real signal to illegal aliens, criminal networks, and activist groups that the governor has their back against federal immigration officers.

Meanwhile, ordinary families are expected to pretend this is compassion.

The same political class that lectures everyone about public safety now cheers candidates who want to obstruct the people removing dangerous illegal aliens from American communities.

This is the modern Democratic immigration position stripped of all the consultant polish.

They want the benefits of lawlessness while dodging responsibility for the consequences.

If crime rises, they blame Republicans.

If schools and hospitals are overwhelmed, they demand more money.

If ICE tries to do its job, they scream about oppression.

Hong may attempt to soften her words as the campaign heats up.

That is how these things usually go once the clip starts traveling beyond the activist bubble.

First comes the applause line, then comes the clean up operation.

But voters should believe what they heard the first time.

Candidates reveal themselves when they are speaking to friendly crowds, and Hong made clear that her enemy is not illegal immigration.

Her enemy is the federal agency trying to stop it.

The deeper problem is that this attitude is no longer fringe inside the Democratic Party.

From city councils to statehouses, the left keeps pushing the idea that immigration enforcement is illegitimate while expecting citizens to accept whatever chaos follows.

That hostility toward law enforcement does not stop with ICE.

Once politicians convince their supporters that certain officers are enemies, threats and obstruction become easier to justify.

We have seen this pattern before, and it never ends with more order or more safety.

Conservatives should not let the left hide behind vague language about community protection.

Protecting Wisconsin means protecting the citizens, workers, families, and lawful residents who live there.

It does not mean turning the state into a shield for people who broke immigration law.

Hong’s remarks are a warning flare. Wisconsin can choose a governor who respects law enforcement and public safety, or it can gamble on a candidate promising “force and fury” against ICE.

That should not be a hard call for anyone still living in reality.

Dem Candidate Arrested After Starting Fight, Getting Knocked Out in Wild Beach Scene [WATCH]
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Dem Candidate Arrested After Starting Fight, Getting Knocked Out in Wild Beach Scene [WATCH]

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Democratic congressional candidate Kirill Basin was arrested Saturday following an altercation at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, Hawaii, resulting in multiple felony charges and a $1 million bail.

Basin, 40, is running for Congress in Hawaii against incumbent U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda.

The incident occurred at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, a census-designated place in Maui County located on the leeward, or south, side of Maui between Maʻalaea and Wailea.

Video of the confrontation circulated online following the incident, showing Basin engaged in a heated exchange with a group of people on the beach.

During the encounter, Basin can be heard repeatedly challenging those around him.

“What you gonna do? What you gonna do?” Basin said.

The confrontation escalated moments later when another man struck Basin with a single punch, knocking him unconscious.

The video shows Basin collapsing to the sand after the blow.

Authorities later arrested Basin in connection with the incident.

According to the information provided, Basin was charged with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening.

Following his arrest, bail was set at $1 million.

The charges come as Basin campaigns for Hawaii’s congressional seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Jill Tokuda.

The incident unfolded at Keawakapu Beach, a popular shoreline that stretches between Kihei and Wailea on the island of Maui.

South Kihei is known as a residential and resort community along Maui’s southern coastline.

Basin’s arrest immediately drew attention because it involved an active congressional candidate during an election cycle.

Video recordings of the altercation quickly spread online, with viewers focusing on the verbal confrontation that preceded the physical exchange.

The footage captures Basin confronting individuals on the beach before repeatedly asking, “What you gonna do? What you gonna do?”

Moments later, another individual responded with a single punch that ended the confrontation.

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Following the incident, law enforcement officers took Basin into custody.

Prosecutors charged him with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening, and the court established bail at $1 million.

Basin’s campaign has centered on reform and government accountability.

According to his campaign website, he offers Hawaii voters “real accountability.”

The arrest now places the Democratic candidate’s congressional campaign under new scrutiny as legal proceedings move forward.

Basin entered the race seeking to unseat Tokuda, who currently represents Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District.

The district includes all of the state’s islands outside the urban core of Honolulu, including Maui, where Saturday’s incident occurred.

Dick Durbin Defends Fauci Like a Cult Leader Protecting His High Priest [WATCH]
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Dick Durbin Defends Fauci Like a Cult Leader Protecting His High Priest [WATCH]

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Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois took to the Senate floor this week to deliver a full blown tribute to Anthony Fauci, even after Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times before a Senate panel.

Durbin portrayed Fauci as a national treasure who has been mistreated by Republicans, a familiar routine from Democrats whenever one of their favored bureaucrats faces actual questions.

“Dr. Fauci is an example of American excellence, a brilliant scientific mind, and yet the Republican Party has chosen to make this doctor, who saved countless lives, a political target,” Durbin said.

That glowing defense came after Fauci appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, where he refused to answer questions about his role during the pandemic, his public statements, and contradictions found in his personal diary.

The diary, released by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, has raised fresh scrutiny because it reportedly showed Fauci acknowledging that scientists believed the virus likely came from a lab leak, even as that possibility was publicly mocked and dismissed.

Durbin, however, chose to focus not on Fauci’s silence under questioning, but on the supposedly cruel treatment of a longtime Washington medical power broker.

“Last week, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs subpoenaed Dr. Fauci in front of Congress for a hearing, with the express goal of humiliating and vilifying him,” Durbin complained.

The Democrat then accused Republicans of mistreating Fauci during the hearing, framing basic accountability as some sort of grave Senate offense.

“For nearly three hours, my Republican colleagues berated, cursed, and insulted a man who has dedicated his life to protecting the health of American families. This behavior is below the dignity of the Senate,” he said.

That is rich coming from the party that spent years lecturing Americans, shutting down dissent, and treating parents, workers, and small business owners like public health criminals for daring to ask questions.

Durbin also claimed the hearing was a political spectacle rather than a serious inquiry, even though Fauci’s pandemic record remains one of the most consequential and disputed chapters in recent American government.

“Put simply, it was an embarrassment,” Durbin said, before accusing Republicans of chasing what he called “COVID conspiracy theories.”

The problem for Durbin is that many of the questions once dismissed as fringe are now part of the public record, including serious concerns about the origins of the virus and the shifting guidance that defined the pandemic years.

Durbin insisted Republicans were trying to “try and tear down a man who’s devoted his entire life to lifting others up,” and added that Fauci “deserves an apology for the way he was treated by my colleagues.”

“And the American people deserve better than the pitiful display we saw in the Senate last Wednesday,” Durbin added.

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Republicans see it very differently, especially after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly despite receiving a pardon that Chairman Rand Paul said removed the basis for such a refusal.

“The chairman has denied your assertion of privilege and directed you to answer, but you nonetheless refuse and stand on privilege despite the existence of the pardon,” Paul said during the hearing.

“The committee will have to consider after this hearing what appropriate action should be taken against you for the failure to testify after being directed to do so,” Paul added.

Paul has now announced that the committee will vote Thursday morning on a resolution to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress.

“Dr. Fauci appeared under subpoena and invoked the Fifth Amendment to refuse answering questions,” Paul said in a statement.

“During the hearing, I ruled that the Fifth Amendment did not apply because of the pardon, and that Fauci had waived any remaining privilege by giving opening testimony. I ordered him to answer and warned him about contempt, yet he still refused.”

Paul’s conclusion was blunt and direct.

“That is obstruction of a congressional investigation. The Committee will act accordingly.”

For Democrats, Fauci remains a secular saint of the pandemic era, shielded from scrutiny no matter how many questions pile up around his statements, his emails, his diary, and his testimony.

For millions of Americans who lived through mandates, closures, censorship, and endless lectures from experts who kept changing their story, Durbin’s demand for an apology lands like another insult from Washington’s protected class.

This is the Real Terrorist Threat to Americans | Hint: It’s Not White Supremacy [WATCH]
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This is the Real Terrorist Threat to Americans | Hint: It’s Not White Supremacy [WATCH]

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Sebastian Gorka said U.S. counterterrorism efforts should be centered on what he described as the country’s current security threats rather than political considerations, arguing that federal authorities must adapt to the changing landscape of domestic and international violence.

Speaking about national security priorities, Gorka said his approach is to remove politics from counterterrorism policy and instead concentrate resources on organizations and individuals he believes present the greatest danger today.

“So we’re taking politics out of counterterrorism, and what we are focusing on is real threats, cartels under Stephen Miller, jihadists under our directorate, and then the anti-left-wing threat,” Gorka said.

He argued that recent research supports his assessment, pointing to a report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Gorka emphasized that he does not view the organization as politically aligned with the conservative movement.

“Because sadly, CSIS, the Center for Security and International Studies, it’s not a MAGA outfit. Okay, that is a Democrat think tank, and they literally just published an extensive report saying the empirical facts are pretty clear.”

According to Gorka, the report concluded that while right-wing terrorism continues to exist, left-wing terrorism has become the more significant form of political violence in the United States.

“We may have some right-wing terrorists in America, but left-wing terrorism is the ascendant form of violence,” he said.

Gorka then pointed to several high-profile attacks that he believes illustrate the current threat environment.

Referring to President Donald Trump, he argued that multiple attempts have been made on the president’s life.

“How many left-wing terrorists have tried to kill my boss, President Trump?” Gorka asked.

He also cited the 2017 shooting that seriously wounded then-House Majority Whip Steve Scalise during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.

“Look at Steve Scalise, almost killed, shot in the hip by a Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer at a baseball game not far from where we’re sitting,” Gorka said.

Gorka also referenced the death of Charlie Kirk, describing it as another example of what he believes is the current trend in politically motivated violence.

“Or our friend, my friend Charlie Kirk, killed live on camera by somebody who likewise was a left-wing terrorist.”

Throughout his remarks, Gorka argued that counterterrorism priorities should evolve over time rather than remain fixed on threats that were more prominent decades ago.

He contrasted today’s security environment with that of the 1990s, when he said right-wing militia groups were viewed as a more pressing concern by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

“If we were back in the 1990s and I was the terrorism chief for for the present back then, yeah, I’d be concentrating on militias. I’d be looking at right wing potential terrorists,” Gorka said.

He maintained, however, that the security landscape has changed significantly and requires a different strategy.

“But we’re not in the 1990 s. It’s 2026, and I have to look at the real threat.”

Gorka concluded by reiterating what he believes should be the three primary areas of focus for U.S. counterterrorism efforts moving forward.

“The real threat is jihadis, cartels, and left wing violence.”

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His comments came during a broader discussion about national security and domestic terrorism, where he argued that law enforcement and intelligence agencies should prioritize what he described as present-day threats rather than relying on strategies designed for an earlier era.

Gorka said that effective counterterrorism policy depends on assessing current conditions and directing government resources toward the dangers he believes are most relevant today.


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