The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new looming deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran showed no signs of backing down, striking new economic and infrastructure targets in neighboring Gulf Arab countries. The airman’s extraction followed a frantic U.S. search-and-rescue operation after the Friday crash of the F-15E Strike Eagle, as Iran also promised a reward for anyone who turned in an “enemy pilot.” Trump said he was injured but in stable condition. “This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour,” Trump wrote on social media. A second crew member was rescued earlier. The fighter jet was the first American aircraft to have crashed in Iranian territory since the U.S. and Israel launched the war, striking Iran on Feb. 28. It has since killed thousands, shaken global markets, cut off key shipping routes and spiked fuel prices. Both sides have threatened and hit civilian targets, bringing warnings of possible war crimes. Trump said last week that the U.S. had “decimated” Iran and would finish the war “very fast.” Two days later, Iran shot down two U.S. military planes, showing the ongoing perils of the bombing campaign and the ability of a degraded Iranian military to continue to hit back. As Iran continues to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump, in a weekend social media post, threatened to unleash “all Hell” if it isn’t opened by Monday. He has issued such threats before and extended them when mediators have claimed progress toward ending the war on agreeable terms. The other jet to go down was a U.S. A-10 attack aircraft. Neither the status of the crew nor exactly where it crashed was immediately known. On Sunday, Iran’s state TV aired a video showing thick black smoke rising into the air, claiming that they had shot down an American transport plane and two helicopters that were part of the rescue operation. However, a regional intelligence official briefed on the mission told The Associated Press that the U.S. military blew up two transport planes due to a technical malfunction, forcing it to bring in additional aircraft to complete the rescue. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the covert mission. In Kuwait, an Iranian drone attack caused significant damage to two power plants and put a water desalination station out of service, according to the Ministry of Electricity. No injuries were reported from the attack, the ministry said. In Bahrain, the national oil company said that a drone attack caused a fire at one of its storage facilities, which was extinguished. It said the damage was still being assessed and no injuries had been reported. In the United Arab Emirates, authorities responded to multiple fires at the Borouge petrochemicals plant, a joint venture of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Borealis of Austria. They say the fires were caused by falling debris following successful interceptions by air defense systems, but production at the plant in Ruwais, near the UAE’s western border with Saudi Arabia, has halted. The strike came a day after Israel struck a petrochemical plant in Iran that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said generated revenue that it had used to fund the war. Trump renewed his threats for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz by Monday or face devastating consequences, writing Saturday in a social media post: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.” The waterway is a critical chokepoint for global energy shipments, especially oil and gas moving from the Persian Gulf to Europe and Asia. Disruptions there have injected volatility into the market and pushed oil and gas-importing countries to seek alternative sources. “The doors of hell will be opened to you” if Iran’s infrastructure is attacked, Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi with the country’s joint military command said late Saturday in response to Trump’s renewed threat, state media reported. In turn, the general threatened all infrastructure used by the U.S. military in the region. But Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, told the AP that his government’s efforts to broker a ceasefire are “right on track” after Islamabad last week said that it would soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran. Mediators from Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt were working to bring the U.S. and Iran to the negotiating table, according to two regional officials. The proposed compromise includes a cessation of hostilities to allow a diplomatic settlement, according to a regional official involved in the efforts and a Gulf diplomat briefed on the matter. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door diplomacy. Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, issued a veiled threat late Friday to disrupt traffic through a second strategic waterway in the region, the Bab el-Mandeb. The strait, 32 kilometers (20 miles) wide, links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. More than a tenth of seaborne global oil and a quarter of container ships pass through it. “Which countries and companies account for the highest transit volumes through the strait?” Qalibaf wrote. More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran since the war began. In Gulf Arab states and the occupied West Bank, more than two dozen people have died, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel and 13 U.S. service members have been killed. In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million people have been displaced. Ten Israeli soldiers have died there. President Trump's full Truth Social Post: WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue. At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine. This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation. This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies. This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND HAPPY EASTER TO ALL! |
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Sunday, April 5, 2026
US Service Member Missing After Iran Shot Down Fighter Jet Has Been Rescued
'Margaritagate' Sen. Van Hollen Embarrassed by DHS Again As He's Busted Over Latest Whopper
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This guy, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), is really something. He’ll do seemingly anything to defame the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as they try to rid the nation of all the criminal illegal aliens that Democrats let in under the Biden administration. Remember the “Maryland Man” controversy, when Van Hollen tried to make an alleged gangbanging illegal alien, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, into a hero for our times? He even flew to El Salvador in April of 2025 to visit Garcia in El Salvador, where he’d been mistakenly deported, to have margaritas. (The senator says he did not drink them, but they were very clearly on the table when the men met.) Abrego Garcia is currently not incarcerated but faces federal human smuggling charges in Tennessee. What a sweetheart. Van Hollen has found a new hero to glom on to, however: Ever Alvarenga, a harmless asylum seeker who was ruthlessly treated by ICE and now lies in a hospital with grievous injuries. Van Hollen posted to social media about the tragedy:
He included a photo of Alvarenga wearing a neck brace in a hospital bed. His face and hands are bloodied and bruised. Here's a screenshot:
Oh, wait — that’s not what happened at all, according to DHS. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin responded directly to Van Hollen’s tweet and told the real story: The full post:
Oh. That certainly sounds different than what Van Hollen alleged, doesn't it? Boom: Watch As Even Legacy Media Shuts Down a Dem Over Their False DHS Funding Narrative Illegal Gangbanger Who Became Hero of Democrat Party Is Free and on His Way to Maryland The Democrats will do anything to demonize federal law enforcement — even when the facts don’t support their narratives. Chris Van Hollen would rather get woke points from leftists than do anything to protect his own citizens. |
Director Discarded by Library Board After She Refused to Move Almost 200 LGBTQ-Plus Books From Kids' Area
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The director of a Tennessee county library district
has been fired after refusing to remove nearly 200 of what she described in a letter as "'LGBTQ-plus themed/teen books" from the children's area of the branches she was hired to supervise. She's been... discarded, so to speak:
By the end of the meeting, James was let go from her job. The report by WKRN (linked above) added that the fate of the books is still undecided. READ MORE: What a Friend the Trans Agenda Has in Librarians UPDATED: Stephen Colbert Makes Newest Dumb Censorship Claim; CBS Responds In case you're interested, here's the letter I mentioned near the top. As these kinds of pseudo-freedom lovers who just want to save the children (and did I mention, freedom) tend to do, it's little more than a caustic screed about allegedly fighting censorship. Buckle up!
She closed the rant by saying she's "exploring all legal options to challenge this retaliatory termination," and that she thinks the board removing her is "illegal." Her hope, she said, was that her activism at the library "encourage[s] others to stand against the targeting of our public institutions." CENSORSHIP, ANYONE? New: DNI Gabbard Declassifies the Details of Team Biden's 'Roadmap for Left-Wing Ideological Warfare' Let's Hold the Left Accountable on the COVID Misinformation Deception This is how they think on the Left. They are the virtuous victims here. The fact is that no one is targeting libraries or any other public institution from the Conservative side; if anyone is, it's them.. No, protecting the next generation from the normalization of mental illness by shelving LGBTQ-plus materials where only adults can access them is not censorship or anti-freedom. The parent is a child's first and best teacher; a mom or dad needs to be the one to decide what is appropriate, anyway, not people like this librarian with an obviously slanted political agenda. |
Unlimited Third-World Immigration Takes Center-Stage After Fenway Park's Opening Day Post
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Fenway Park posted a video to social media on Thursday to promote the first Boston Red Sox home game of the 2026 baseball season, and it captivated many in the conservative movement.
In the video, they celebrate Bostonians giddily lining up and attending Opening Day during the 1950s. It is a world that is completely unrecognizable from today. Apparently, the Fenway Park got too annoyed at people noticing our national decline due to limitless third-world immigration and locked replies. Still, countless people have made insightful posts about it.
— Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) April 4, 2026
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) April 4, 2026
— The General (@1776General_) April 4, 2026
Is it a coincidence that President Trump began posting about "importing the Third World" just a couple of days later? I would like to think not.
Thank you Fenway for a good reminder of what was taken from us. |
WE GOT HIM: Missing F-15 Crew Member Who Got Shot Down Over Iran Has Been Rescued
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They’re going to make a movie about this rescue. An F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iranian airspace on Good Friday. One pilot was recovered, but the other was missing. A massive search-and-rescue operation commenced, leading to another aircraft, an A-10 Warthog, taking fire and ditching in the Persian Gulf. That pilot was safely rescued.
There’s been a flood of conflicting reports about the operation, from extended gun battles between American and Iranian forces to Al-Jazeera, of all outlets, getting the scoop on the successful rescue of the second F-15 crew member, although they later clarified that American personnel were still in danger. It took more than a day to finally locate the weapons systems officer. President Trump posted on social media about the successful rescue mission and said no American warfighters would be left behind. The New York Times quoted a senior military official calling this rescue one of the most dangerous and complex in the history of US special forces operations.
The Wall Street Journal has more:
From CBS News:
Iranian state media offered a cash reward for whoever captured the second aviator. NYT with more details about the commando raid:
CIA executed a misinformation campaign to confuse the Iranians:
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2 relatives of Soleimani arrested by ICE after Rubio revoked their green cards
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked the green cards of two of deceased Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Qasem Soleimani’s relatives living in the U.S., allowing them to be arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers.  “Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States,” Rubio stated on X Saturday, identifying Soleimani’s niece and grandniece. According to Rubio, Soleimani Afshar is “an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on Americans and referred to our country as the ‘Great Satan.’” The two relatives were taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on Friday in Los Angeles, where they had been living.
Officials claim that Soleimani Afshar had celebrated military strikes against the U.S. during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. She also allegedly praised Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, after his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli strike on February 28th. According to the State Department’s news release on Saturday, while living in the U.S., she voiced “unflinching support” for the IRGC, a designated terrorist organization, and pushed its propaganda. The department added that Soleimani Afshar’s husband “has also been barred from entering the United States.” The secretary also recently terminated the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, daughter of former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani, and her husband, Seyed Kalantar Motamedi. Both individuals have since exited the country and are not permitted reentry. Soleimani was responsible for Iran’s overseas military and intelligence operations until he was killed in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020, when he was 62 years old. Trump administration officials at the time said that he was actively plotting attacks against U.S. personnel and interests in the Middle East and the strike was intended to quash those plans. Soleimani supported armed groups across Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, and the U.S. considered him responsible for attacks that killed American troops in the Iraq War. |
Media Turns Triumph into Grievance as Glover Shuns Identity Politics
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| Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen Americans watched with pride as NASA’s Artemis II mission lit the sky on April 1, 2026, a proud return of human spaceflight beyond low Earth orbit for the first time in over half a century. This was supposed to be a unifying moment — a demonstration of American ingenuity and the power of competition — yet the media couldn’t resist turning it into another identity circus. The four-person crew — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen — earned their seats by training, skill, and experience, not by signaling or virtue badges. Victor Glover’s role as pilot also carries an honest historical note: he is the first person of color scheduled to travel beyond low Earth orbit, a milestone that should inspire young Americans of all backgrounds to pursue excellence. So when a reporter tried to drag the mission into identity politics by pressing Glover on what it meant to be the “first Black man” headed to the Moon, the astronaut did what American heroes do—he put country and accomplishment first. Glover’s reply — that he hopes this will be remembered as human history, not “black history” or “women’s history” — was a quiet rebuke to the race-baiters trying to hijack a moment of national pride. That sensible response should have been the end of it, but of course some in the press doubled down, with outlets reflexively mining every angle to turn triumph into grievance, even suggesting Apollo’s legacy somehow “didn’t represent humanity.” The predictable shape of today’s coverage reveals the media’s priorities: narrative over nuance, outrage over achievement. Let’s be blunt — the mission belongs to science and to every American who loves this country’s daring spirit, not to the activists and reporters who stalk the margins looking for a race headline. Apollo was about beating the Soviets and proving what free people can do; the astronauts then were chosen for competence, not for optics, and the same meritocracy should prevail now. If you love America, you celebrate Victor Glover and his crew for their skill and courage and you demand the media stop manufacturing division where none needs to exist. Patriots should cheer clear-eyed achievements, hold the press accountable, and insist that our nation’s greatest moments be remembered for what they are: demonstrations of American greatness and human possibility. |
NASA's Secrets: The Lost Astronaut Clip Nobody Can Find
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I can do that — but I couldn’t find that specific video from my initial search. Can you paste the YouTube link or tell me the astronaut’s name and when the clip aired (date or approximate)? If you prefer, I can continue searching for the video now — which would take a few minutes — and then write the conservative article. Which would you like? |
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Rep. Miller-Meeks to Newsmax: Bohannan 'Too Extreme' for Congress
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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, described her likely Democrat opponent, Christina Bohannan, as "too extreme and radical to be in Congress" during a Friday appearance on Newsmax. Miller-Meeks, a physician seeking reelection in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, called the seat essential for Republicans to retain control of the U.S. House. A June 2025 poll commissioned by House Majority PAC showed Bohannan leading Miller-Meeks 43% to 39% in a hypothetical matchup. The district's June 2 primary and Nov. 3 general election will test that hold in a race that national forecasters in February have now rated a toss-up. "The 1st Congressional District in Iowa is the key to the majority. It is a must-keep seat for us," Miller-Meeks said during an appearance on "Greg Kelly Reports." Miller-Meeks, who grew up in humble circumstances, left home at age 16 to attend junior college, enlisted in the Army at 18, and worked her way through medical school, said she understands the struggles of working families. She emphasized support for tax cuts that let people keep more of what they earn and contrasted that with Democratic votes to raise taxes. Turning to Bohannan, who has run for the seat before and served in the Iowa House, Miller-Meeks said the candidate has "a very radical record." During her time in the Iowa House, Bohannan voted against a proposed constitutional amendment to repeal the right to abortion and against a bill reducing the state income tax rate to a flat 4% by 2026. She also opposed the "Back the Blue" bill that expanded police protections and penalties for protesters. She cited Bohannan's former role as chair of the University of Iowa's diversity, equity, and inclusion program. She added that Bohannan had not condemned antisemitic comments by University of Iowa Democrats after the Hamas attack on Israel and had only recently emphasized border security and affordability when it became politically "favorable for her to do so." "She's as far-left progressive as they come," Miller-Meeks said. "And it's not Iowa values, and it's certainly not America's values that she supports." She predicted Bohannan would support impeaching President Donald Trump and would not back immigration enforcement or Customs and Border Protection. "It's important that we don't go back to that ... we don't go back to impeachment after impeachment, after impeachment of President Trump, if they get the majority in the House," she said. |
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