Steve Hart

Writer, editor, sailor, angler, explorer, raconteur, amateur triathlete & semi-pro theologian masked as journalist/pundit for 35 years. Also, @BlueSmokies

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has issued a fact check disputing several claims made earlier today by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Specifically, CENTCOM rejects IRGC assertions that the Strait of Hormuz is unsafe for commercial shipping, that multiple U.S. military aircraft, including three F-35 fighter jets, have been destroyed, and that the motor tanker Nora successfully breached the U.S. naval blockade of Iran.

CENTCOM stated that each of those claims is false, describing them as part of an ongoing Iranian disinformation effort surrounding military operations in the region.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

🇯🇲 Praying for #Jamaica.

[Maria M. Cornelius @mmcornelius]

Year 28 of covering @LadyVol_Hoops has begun. Let's go. #ladyvols

[Jason Sandford @Ashevegas]

New details regarding plans for a new outdoor concert venue in east Asheville are in my latest newsletter. There’s a link in bio, or please find the Ashevegas Hot Sheet on Substack.

[Jason Sandford @Ashevegas]

Large outdoor music venue in the works for Thompson Street; temporary ice rink planned for downtown Asheville; Los Nenes Bakery eyes new location; more, by @Ashevegas https://t.co/jp3ibPpTGZ

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

NASA was founded today 1958, six months before announcement of Mercury astronauts:

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Constitution of the United States was signed at Philadelphia today 1787:

[Roy Cooper @RoyCooperNC]

If you're really concerned about the safety of North Carolinians, Mr. Vice President, you would reverse the federal cuts to local and state law enforcement that you and Michael Whatley championed so that our police have the tools to keep North Carolinians safe.

[Tennessee Soccer @Vol_Soccer]

For the first time in program history, the Lady Vols have earned a No. 1 ranking 🔥

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay signatures on Treaty of Paris, ending Revolutionary War, today 1783:

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

General MacArthur accepts Japanese surrender, U.S.S. Missouri, Tokyo Bay, this week 1945, ending World War II:

[Asheville Pictures @AshevillePictu1]

The Soothingly Blue Ridge Mountains

[Barstool Rocky Top @BarstoolTenn]

The Spanish call of Joey Aguilar’s BOMB is absolutely ELECTRIC⚡️🍊

#VAMOSVOLS @CarlosOnTheGo12

[Carlos (Spanish Voice) Lopez🍊 @CarlosOnTheGo12]

JOEY AGUILAR first TD pass as QB1 but
EN ESPAÑOL. So blessed to have this opportunity to bring Spanish broadcasting to all of my Latino brothers and sisters and for everyone else that will enjoy it. @benjaminwhodge always coming clutch with putting these together.

🍊#VAMOSVOLS

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

When is Trump sending the National Guard to clean up this trash?

[Western North Carolina @AskWNC]

Blue Ridge Parkway Update: 150+ miles now open in North Carolina! Here's the latest map. More sections north of us will reopen by fall (Deep Gap to Doughton Park). #westernnorthcarolina #wnc

[Jason Sandford @Ashevegas]

The Michael Franti & Spearhead show set for Sept. 13 at Asheville Yards has been canceled after Franti canceled his upcoming tour amid accusations of sexual misconduct. https://t.co/QJtgg5Ujbh

[Jason Sandford @Ashevegas]

In the latest Hot Sheet newsletter: Xico upscale Mexican restaurant coming to downtown; Highland Brewing adding pizza eatery; Mermaiding in the mountains; the return of Finch Grocery, AutoCamp; more.

[Biniam Girmay @GrmayeBiniam]

I am deeply honored to accept this appointment as UNDP Eritrea's Goodwill Ambassador. This is not just a personal honor, but a profound responsibility. As UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, I will strive to use my influence for the greater good, advocating for climate action and supporting #Eritrea's sustainable development on the African continent and beyond. @GrmayeBiniam

@IntermarcheW @UNDPAfrica @UNDPEritrea 
  #EritreaNationalFestival2025

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

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