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RECAP: -Trump used the State Dinner with King Charles to declare military victory over Iran, telling the room "we have militarily defeated that particular opponent" and reaffirming Iran will never be allowed to go nuclear. -Charles responded by gently reminding everyone that American leadership rebuilt Europe and that Russia is still the aggressor in Ukraine, a quiet diplomatic poke at Trump's NATO and Moscow posture. -Treasury sanctioned 35 individuals and entities tied to Iran's "shadow banking" network and warned Chinese teapot refineries about secondary sanctions for buying Iranian crude. -The DOJ indicted Dr. David Morens, a former senior Fauci adviser, on charges of destroying and concealing COVID origin records, taking wine and Michelin meal kickbacks, and teaching colleagues how to evade FOIA requests. Fauci is referenced in the indictment as "Senior Official 1." More indictments expected. -The FCC launched an early review of Disney's ABC broadcast licenses one day after Trump called for Jimmy Kimmel's firing. The official basis is an existing DEI probe. -Iran-linked hackers leaked personal data on more than 2,000 U.S. Marines. Pentagon investigating, early indications suggest some of it is authentic. -Wheat hit a 2-year high. Gulf urea fertilizer production is down 60% since the war began. Global food inflation is loading up the next inflation wave behind the gas pump. -Maritime alert: a tanker was approached by a possible pirate group 500 nautical miles east of Mogadishu. Wooden mothership, two attack craft, turned away only when armed sentries appeared on deck. Somali piracy may be making a comeback. =Harvard/Harris poll showed Americans now prefer the Biden economy to Trump's, 52 to 48. Six months until midterms.

🇺🇸 Scientology is boarding up buildings across LA after a viral trend: teens sprint inside, film chaos, and get kicked out. “Totally normal religion” but you have to fortify your lobby against 13 year-olds…. Sure. t.co/XOxz1coiiD

Grillz were for teeth. Then eyebrows. Now your nose. 2026 is really out here testing the limits of "fashion forward." The craftsmanship is genuinely impressive though… t.co/tCCILA37YM

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran is wide awake and ready: “they’ve already removed their eyelids.” Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis warns that Trump risks making a dumb decision in this escalating conflict. He says the least damaging outcome now is Trump simply declaring victory and walking away. That alone tells you how bad the situation has become. @DanielLDavis1

🚨 WAR UPDATE 🇮🇱 Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli said the IDF is destroying infrastructure in southern Lebanon to help “stabilize the new border line of the State of Israel.” 🇺🇸U.S. Marines boarded and searched another commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea, then released it after confirming it was not violating the blockade. 39 ships have now been redirected. 🇱🇧 Israeli forces uncovered a massive Hezbollah tunnel complex in Qantara, complete with weapons depots, living quarters, and long-term underground infrastructure. 🇮🇱 Netanyahu said Israel destroyed a major Hezbollah tunnel, vowing operations in Lebanon are “not done yet.” 🇱🇧 Israel’s Defense Minister said southern Lebanon would be reshaped to resemble Gaza, signaling a broader campaign against Hezbollah-held areas. 🇱🇧 Israeli strikes killed 8 people in southern Lebanon, including civil defense rescuers, while two Lebanese soldiers were wounded despite the truce. 🇮🇷 Conflicting assessments emerged on Iran’s condition, with reports describing IRGC committee rule, shortages, and infrastructure damage—but not total collapse. 🇵🇰 Pakistan opened six land corridors with Iran to bypass the U.S. naval blockade, with thousands of containers reportedly already moving through.

🇺🇸 Tesla just turned the Semi into a subscription. Truck, charging infrastructure, energy supply. One monthly payment. No massive upfront cost. Fleet operators have been sitting on the sidelines for years because buying EV trucks plus building out charging is brutally expensive. Alyath just killed that excuse at ACT Expo 2026. 90 days to get qualified customers up and running. Netflix did it to movies. Spotify did it to music. Tesla is doing it for trucking. Source: @Tesla, @elonmusk

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The next stage of this war might make phase one look restrained. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski is taking Iran's threats seriously, and she's not betting on wise leadership to stop it. "If we have wise leadership, then it won't go kinetic. But that's the thing I don't bet on. I don't bet on wise leadership in the West anyway." Undersea cables, energy grids, the Strait of Mandeb. Iran has escalation options it hasn't touched yet. @karen4the6th

🇺🇸🇨🇳 America just found a massive lithium stash in the most unexpected place, the Appalachians. A new government study says the mountains hold 2.3 million tons of the battery metal, enough to power 130 million electric cars or end US imports for centuries. The US currently buys more than half its lithium from overseas while China controls most of the world’s supply. This changes the game for American EV production and national security. MiningCom

56 years between pictures. And a few Oval Office “style updates.” t.co/vE2Rn3rpMD

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Iran War just shifted the entire Middle East power balance. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski says Iran doesn’t even need to fire another shot to win, because America is losing the global narrative. “The American government’s view of sovereignty is: we have our sovereignty… and we have all of yours too. We are in charge.” The world heard it loud and clear, but it’s already moving on. @karen4the6th

How much money would somebody have to put in front of you to even consider taking this job? t.co/coztvvBSeL

🇺🇸 Jim Jordan has invited the Southern Poverty Law Center’s CEO Bryan Fair to testify on May 20. The House Judiciary Committee wants to dig into how the SPLC has been twisting federal civil rights policy for years. Things like labeling mainstream conservative and Christian groups as “hate groups” and even helping the Biden administration target traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists. The letter also accuses them of funneling money to extremists while misleading donors. This is the same organization whose “hate map” has been treated like gospel by the media and corporations for over a decade. JudiciaryGOP

🇺🇸🇬🇧The State Dinner for King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up with Trump pulling out all the pomp and circumstance, before the King heads to New York City to pay his respects to the 9/11 victims. t.co/MmDByMQUWT

🇺🇸New from @BrendanCarrFCC: Biden's FCC pulled a Starlink rural broadband award not over performance, but as payback for Elon protecting free speech on X. The pettiness cost rural Americans years... t.co/KMFKtmbJVO

🇺🇸 COMING SOON: Limited-edition U.S. passports for America’s 250th anniversary… …with Trump’s face proudly featured inside. If you're American, you'll be literally carrying Trump in your pocket every time you leave the country. t.co/8PVJ40h22c

🇺🇸 Independent journalist Michael Tracey was thrown out from Substack's WHCD party. His crime? Questioning Julie K. Brown, the reporter behind the Epstein investigation. How ironic... t.co/I7QcSbEgkF

🇺🇸🇬🇧 Melania and Queen Camilla hosted kids strapped into Meta VR headsets at the White House today, part of a "cross-cultural AI educational program." Half a step away from a Black Mirror cold open... t.co/3Ne9EfGfZU

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The rest of the world has already picked a side, and it isn't ours. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski says Iran isn't budging because it doesn't have to. "There are a lot more people on Iran's side. A lot more countries, a lot more economic power, energy power, diplomatic power, and even military power on Iran's side beyond Iran than there is on the US side." Trump wants a win. Iran is offering nothing that looks like one. @karen4the6th

🇺🇸 @elonmusk: It’s pretty wild that a tiny tax on tea started the Revolution, and now we get the living daylights taxed out of us and there’s no revolution.” The Founding Fathers would be losing their minds. t.co/7yELfHWKge

🇺🇸🇬🇧Trump says King Charles III agrees Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. “We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we’re never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon. Charles agrees with me even more than I do.” t.co/GnlmJkCE3u

🇺🇸 Illinois Gov. Pritzker is reportedly running a database to track ICE & CBP agents. “They’re going to lose their jobs and their freedom.” A sitting governor tracking federal agents and threatening them with prison… Wtf. t.co/aCduPfx8gq

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. has surged carriers, aircraft, and thousands of troops... and the pressure to use them is building fast. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski warns: “Trump has to have a plan, not just an off-ramp. He has to protect his reputation.” The longer he waits, the deeper the hole. @karen4the6th

🚨🇺🇸 The Department of Justice just indicted a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci on charges of destroying and concealing COVID-19 origin records. -Dr. David Morens, 78, former NIAID official, indicted on five counts including conspiracy against the United States, destruction of federal records, and concealment of records -Faces up to 51 years in federal prison if convicted -Indictment alleges a "kickback" scheme involving wine bottles and meals at Michelin-starred restaurants in exchange for "official acts favorable" to a federal grantee -Two unnamed co-conspirators identified as Peter Daszak (EcoHealth Alliance) and Dr. Gerald Keusch (Boston University) -Morens emailed: "I learned from our FOIA lady how to make emails disappear after I am FOIA'd but before the search starts" -He told colleagues he used Gmail to bypass federal records laws and "always delete anything I don't want to see in the New York Times" -Fauci is referenced in the indictment as "Senior NIAID Official 1" but is not currently named as a co-conspirator -Former House COVID Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup said "additional indictments may follow" -Acting AG Todd Blanche: "These allegations represent a profound abuse of trust at a time when the American people needed it most" The COVID origins cover-up that millions of Americans suspected, and that the political class spent years dismissing as conspiracy theory, just got formalized in a 29-page federal indictment with names, dates, and dollar amounts. The next question is whether the men referred to as "Senior Official 1" and his bosses can keep dodging the same gravity. Source: NY Post

🚨🇺🇸 Drone footage of Mineral Wells, Texas tonight after the tornado Look at this... Entire neighborhoods flattened. Homes reduced to splinters. This is what 5 minutes of nature can do to an entire community. t.co/7HRPVdPNAn

🚨🇺🇸 The FCC just launched an early review of Disney's ABC broadcast television licenses... -FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ordered the early review today -ABC has until May 28 to file its early license renewals -Comes one day after Trump called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a joke about First Lady Melania -Kimmel's joke on April 23 referred to Melania having "a glow like an expectant widow," days before the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner -The official basis for the review is an existing FCC probe into Disney's DEI practices launched last year, which Carr says could violate the Communications Act -FCC sources call the timing of the announcement "coincidental" -Historically, the FCC has rarely launched an early license review. The last time a broadcast license was revoked over programming was 1969 -Disney says it's confident in its standing and prepared to defend itself "through the appropriate legal channels" Source: WSJ @BrendanCarrFCC

🚨🇺🇸 More devastating footage coming out of Mineral Wells, Texas Homes flattened. Vehicles tossed. Entire neighborhoods unrecognizable. The tornado tore through everything in its path. t.co/tMJXHoohDt

🇺🇸🇬🇧 The King's best jokes from his speech to Congress today, all in one place. t.co/V01KVTycQ9

🇺🇸 A Minneapolis restaurant shares the exact same building as an FBI-raided childcare center from 2015, and the “Quality Learning Center.” Nobody thought to ask questions until now? t.co/UBTKO535NT

🇺🇸🇬🇧 King Charles gave Trump one of the coolest gifts of the State Visit. The original ship’s bell from HMS Trump , a WWII British submarine that served in the Pacific and was the only Royal Navy vessel ever to carry that name. Charles told Trump that the old sub was an “AUKUS predecessor” and said it should stand as “a testimony to our nations’ shared history and shining future.” Then came the playful closer: “And should you ever need to get hold of us, just give us a ring.” The King is clearly having fun with the name, and Trump is now the proud owner of a genuine piece of naval history. CinOvation

🇺🇸🇬🇧 @piersmorgan : Starmer telling the U.S. it couldn't use UK bases for the Iran operation was "unconscionable." Now you understand why the King had to be the one charming Trump back to the table this week... t.co/KdTmVi7XyB