Politics
SEND IN THE TROOPS! At Least 5 Dead, 10 Wounded So Far in Chicago Weekend Shootings
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (left), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (right)
Another wave of violence and murder swept through Chicago this weekend, with at least five dead by Sunday afternoon.
At least five murders and ten shooting-related injuries had been reported as of 2:08 pm ET.
Several teens as young as 15 years old were injured. One 19-year-old and one 16-year-old were transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Per CBS News:
At least five people have been killed and 10 others have been wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 44.
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 32-year-old employee of a business in the South Loop got into an argument with a 31-year-old man in the 1300 block of South Michigan Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
This included at least two shooting incidents on Friday, starting at 9:30 pm local time, seven on Saturday, starting at approximately 1 am, and five on Sunday, starting shortly after midnight.
In nearly all cases, nobody was taken into custody.
This comes after 58 people were shot in Chicago last weekend, leaving eight dead.
The weekend before, at least six people were killed and 27 were injured, with victims as young as five years old, in shootings.
The Trump Administration has been planning federal law enforcement operations and potential National Guard deployment in the Windy City, citing the violent crime crisis.
It was recently revealed that 200 or more Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials would be deployed in the sanctuary city of Chicago to carry out deportations. The National Guard may also be deployed as a deterrent to rioters and criminals.
President Trump pointed to the data from the last two weekends and shredded a reporter at the White House earlier, when asked why he was targeting Chicago with law enforcement actions.
WATCH: Trump Slams Leftist Reporter for Failing to Acknowledge Murders in Chicago – “You Know how Many People were Killed in Chicago Last Weekend?”
"Excuse me, do you know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend? Eight. You know how many people were killed in Chicago the week before? Seven," he said. "You know how many people were wounded? 74 people were wounded. You think there’s worse than that? I don’t think so."
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Politics
US Central Command Releases Epic Footage of US Military Blowing Up Iran’s Air Force (VIDEO)

The US Central Command on Wednesday released footage of the US Military blowing up Iran’s Air Force.
“The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. U.S. forces aren’t just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them,” CENTCOM said.
WATCH:
The US Military this week conducted strikes on the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz.
The footage showed an Iranian submarine minelayers and smaller vessels being blown up.
On Tuesday, President Trump boasted that the US Military destroyed 10 inactive mine-laying boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
“I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow!
The US military has destroyed at least 60 Iranian ships since Operation Epic Fury began late last month.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth last week said, “the Iranian Air Force is no more.”
A drone carrier vessel the size of a WWII aircraft carrier was destroyed by the US military last week.
Seven US service members have been killed in action in Operation Epic Fury.
Hegseth on Tuesday said the strikes against Iran will intensify.
“Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,” Hegseth said during a press briefing on Tuesday at the Pentagon. “The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes; intelligence more refined and better than ever. So, that’s on one hand. On the other hand, the last 24 hours have seen Iran fire the lowest number of missiles they’ve been capable of firing yet.”
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Politics
President Trump Orders MASSIVE 172 MILLION Barrel Oil Release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Crush Energy Prices
Credit: Daniel Torok – White House
President Donald Trump has ordered the release of 172 MILLION barrels of oil from the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to combat record-high energy prices triggered by the ongoing war with Iran.
The release, one of the largest in American history, will begin next week and will take approximately 120 days to complete, according to Energy Secretary Christopher Wright.
This coordinated move comes after 32 member nations of the International Energy Agency (IEA) unanimously backed President Trump’s request for a massive 400 million barrel global release to stabilize markets and protect American drivers and families.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright released the following powerful statement, underscoring Trump’s ironclad commitment to American energy security:
“Earlier today, 32 member nations of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed to President Trump’s request to lower energy prices with a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of oil and refined products from their respective reserves.
“As part of this effort, President Trump authorized the Department of Energy to release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, beginning next week. This will take approximately 120 days to deliver based on planned discharge rates.
“President Trump promised to protect America’s energy security by managing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve responsibly and this action demonstrates his commitment to that promise. Unlike the previous administration, which left America’s oil reserves drained and damaged, the United States has arranged to more than replace these strategic reserves with approximately 200 million barrels within the next year—20% more barrels than will be drawn down—and at no cost to the taxpayer.
“For 47 years, Iran and its terrorist proxies have been intent on killing Americans. They have manipulated and threatened the energy security of America and its allies. Under President Trump, those days are coming to an end.
“Rest assured, America’s energy security is as strong as ever.”
Trump is already lined up replacements that will leave the SPR stronger than before, including massive new supplies from Venezuela (as TGP reported in January when Trump announced 30-50 million barrels heading our way).
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Politics
Caught in Broad Daylight: Ballot Initiative Signature-Gatherers in California Paying For Signatures – Backed by Billionaire PAC

On Monday, street videographer JJ Smith captured on camera what appears to be election crimes in San Francisco, California. In broad daylight.
The video shows a line of people at the corner of 6th Street and Mission Street in the SoMa neighborhood, soliciting signatures on Monday afternoon.
The clip begins with Smith walking up on the line with a sign that reads, “Can you read & Write? Sign Petition for $5.”
Smith asks a man in the line, “What’s the line for?” He responds that they’re “giving five bucks to sign a petition.”
When Smith asks the two women seated at the table, “I get $5 too?” She replies, “Yeah.”
“What is it?” he asks.
The woman responds, “Just sign it.”
The woman can then be seen highlighting a paper for another woman in the line but off camera.
“First name is going to be Carol, last name Sanderson. This is the address right here. This is the city, Avila Beach, and this is the zip code,” she tells the woman. As the woman takes the paper and pen to sign it, the worker says, “So remember, first name is ‘Carol'”.
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These people are paying people $5 dollars to sign a ballot, but as you watch the video their telling them what name to sign (which is someone else name) and what address to write. Seems kind of suspicious to me. Why not sign your own… pic.twitter.com/GIHdLHaHCl— jj smith (@war24182236) March 9, 2026
In a news interview with KCRA 3 News, Smith said he sat there for two hours and watched hundreds of people come and go.
According to Laura Powell, a civil liberties attorney on X, the video “appears to show signature gatherers for ballot initiatives sponsored by Building a Better California.”
“Building a Better California is an advocacy group with an associated political action committee (PAC) founded with $35 million from Google co-founder Sergey Brin, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and numerous other billionaires,” according to InfluenceWatch.org.
“The group is widely speculated to have formed to combat a proposed wealth tax on billionaires in California, although as of February 2026, Building a Better California was officially neutral on the issue,” states InfluenceWatch.org.
Powell wrote that, “[A] Spokesperson for Building a Better California Abby Lunardi told me via email [that] they were aware of the video and have contacted the signature-gathering agency to reject any petitions from the circulator in the video. She emphasized, ‘We do not tolerate this or any type of fraudulent activity in the signature-gathering process.'”
Regarding the spokesperson, Lunardi, InfluenceWatch.org describes her as “the chief marketing officer of Truity, a personality and career testing service” and notes that she previously worked for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as the chief communications and brand officer. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is infamous for injecting over $400 million into the 2020 Election.
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This video appears to show signature gatherers for ballot initiatives sponsored by Building a Better California—a recently formed political group bankrolled by prominent tech billionaires—offering homeless people $5 cash to sign petitions, using names other than their… https://t.co/2fdZ44ebCc
— Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) March 10, 2026
Ashley Zavala of KCRA 3 News reported on Smith’s video and confirmed the signature-gatherers were doing so for an initiative that is “backed by billionaires fighting a proposed wealth tax.”
Another campaign they were gathering for was a proposed retirement and personal savings protection act. Zavala said all three campaigns involved acknowledged their petitions were being carried by these signature-gatherers.
Zavala said campaigns hire firms to gather signatures for anywhere between $15-17 per signature; however, she notes that they still don’t know why those signature-gatherers have voter information or where the extra money came from to pay the people to sign.
According to KCRA 3, those campaigns are:
- Building a Better California
- Californians For a More Transparent and Effective Government
- a campaign for the Retirement and Personal Savings Protection Act
Update:
CA Secretary of State is investigating possible petition fraud.@war24182236 posted the video pointing it out in SF. He told me this isn’t the first time he’s seen this in the area.Three campaigns acknowledged the circulators in video were carrying their petitions. pic.twitter.com/jFmsU1xAEl
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) March 11, 2026
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