NOW: A bell tolls at Ground Zero as silence falls over the 9/11 Memorial at 9:59 a.m., marking the exact moment the South Tower collapsed 25 years ago on September 11, 2001.
From Karl Streed -
I BET YOU DIDN'Y KNOW ABOUT THIS: AFTER FLIGHT 77 HIT THE PENTAGON ON 9/11, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED.
A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do.
There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants who would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.
Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own."
About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow.
Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers.
The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac .
Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing - they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West.
Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off.
Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children.
The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.” There wasn't a dry eye in the room.
The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less from them? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.
It's the military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It's the military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have served and are currently serving our country, and honor the memory of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice!
God Bless The USA!
Never forget!!!
From Karl Streed -
I BET YOU DIDN'Y KNOW ABOUT THIS: AFTER FLIGHT 77 HIT THE PENTAGON ON 9/11, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED.
A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do.
There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants who would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.
Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own."
About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow.
Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers.
The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac .
Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing - they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West.
Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off.
Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children.
The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.” There wasn't a dry eye in the room.
The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less from them? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.
It's the military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
It's the military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have served and are currently serving our country, and honor the memory of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice!
God Bless The USA!
Never forget!!!
President Donald Trump's threat of a 50% tariff on a wide range of Canadian goods will not take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET, he announced hours before, sparing roughly $20 billion worth of imports. https://t.co/Ncs5Knv7ZF
President Trump said Tuesday that there is no ongoing dialogue with Iran to end the war, and no discussions scheduled. American Middle East analyst and author @aarondmiller2 joins the Takeout with his insight on the war. https://t.co/NUnWlBIbIM
A power outage aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer in the South China Sea last month deprived the crew of drinking water, hot meals, functioning toilets and air conditioning for four days.
NUCLEAR NO-GO: President Trump said Monday on Truth Social that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains his administration's top objective.
Prescription drug prices are falling at a pace not seen in more than six decades, giving President Donald Trump and his administration a major economic victory as the White House pushes its drug pricing agenda.
New Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows prescription drug prices fell 3.1 percent over the 12 months ending in July, marking the largest year-over-year decline since March 1963.
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Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola will face incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan in the general election for Alaska's Senate race, CNN projects. A second Dan Sullivan could also be on the ballot. https://t.co/uaiyh9sajj
Trump is pushing aides to set up a meeting with Kim Jong Un, hoping to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear-weapons program. https://t.co/iDvKFHLBuQ
🇺🇸🇰🇵 Is Trump quietly pulling America back from Asia?
That’s the growing concern after he ordered a major scale-back of joint U.S.-South Korea military drills, calling them costly and “hostile” toward North Korea while pointing to his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un.
At roughly the same time, the U.S. moved its only forward-deployed carrier in the Western Pacific, the USS George Washington, to the Middle East, leaving the region without an American carrier.
Analysts are starting to see a pattern: a softer line on China, military resources shifting toward Iran and the Americas, and increasingly mixed signals to allies from Tokyo to Seoul about how firmly Washington still has their back.
Meanwhile, Kim keeps testing missiles, deepening ties with Russia, and gaining real combat experience through North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine.
If this keeps up, China and North Korea get more room to maneuver while America’s Asian allies are left wondering how much of the security burden they’ll soon be carrying themselves.
Sources: Newsweek, CFR, iPaper / Writer: Julie
The Trump-Pence years really changed the national consensus on China.
We imposed $250 billion in tariffs on China. They're there to this day. China is the exception. Trade abusers are the exception.
Ultimately, American businesses and American consumers pay American tariffs. That's fundamental economics. Most Hoosiers understand that what we make here, what we grow here, we sell to the world.
Our goal should be free trade with free nations and I make that case in my new book, What Conservatives Believe
Despite his lengthy history of railing against mail-in voting, President Trump voted by mail in Florida’s primary election being held Tuesday — the second time voting by mail in the state this year. https://t.co/HoLVA1yecB
Looking forward to bringing our national book tour for “What Conservatives Believe” to Indianapolis this Thursday, August 20th at the Indiana Historical Society!📚🇺🇸
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A new conservative report warns American consumers are the ones footing the bill for Trump's tariff policy.
The blueprint from the Mike Pence-founded group estimates nearly 900,000 fewer jobs than expected as a result of Trump's trade policies. Their solution: strip tariff authority from the president and hand it back to Congress.
🚨 TRUMP ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
He called the idea of formally declaring the Strait a U.S. interest “a great idea.”
“We have total control of the Strait.”
President Trump says the blockade is working:
• Millions of barrels of Iranian oil being cut off every week
• Strait remains open
• Oil prices are coming down
• Iran stuck with 300% inflation
• Their military is “totally defeated”
Pressure is working.