Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now The DOGE engineer appeared on influencer Nick Shirley's podcast this week to talk corruption and government work—and how they collaborated on Shirley's recent ‘investigation.’

NEW: Before Nick Shirley went to California this year, DOGE's Edward "Big Balls" Coristine was helping him "extract" info from a public dataset to identify targets for his YouTube "investigation" into fraud.

w/ @telliotter.bsky.social

More here:
www.wired.com/story/edward...

Ukraine war briefing: Russian army records almost no territorial gains for first time since 2023, analysis shows Russian advances slowing, thinktank’s data shows; 14 killed in Ukraine in massive drone and missile salvo. What we know on day 1,501

"Russian army records almost no territorial gains for 1st time since 2023: The ISW attributed the slowdown to Ukrainian counteroffensives, but also to “Russia’s ban on using Starlink terminals in Ukraine” & “the Kremlin’s efforts to restrict access to Telegram”."

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Bondi's portrait discovered in DOJ trash can hours after Trump dumped her: MS NOW The speed at which the Department of Justice employees literally threw away Pam Bondi tells you everything you need to know about how despised she was by career officials.According to reporting from Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig obtained by MS NOW, "Within hours of the news that President Donald Tr...

The speed at which the Department of Justice employees literally threw away Pam Bondi tells you everything you need to know about how despised she was by career officials.

Not how we beat the CCP in space. Idiots

I’m glad Trump and Hegseth “totally destroyed” Iran’s air defense systems last week so none of our aircraft would get shot down.

Russian oil terminals under attack unable to accept shipments for second week, sources say Russia's Baltic oil export hubs at Ust-Luga and Primorsk remain unable to handle shipments after a series of ​Ukrainian drone attacks, prompting the country's refineries to find ‌alternative routes fo...

Russian oil terminals under attack unable to accept shipments for second week, sources say

🥳🥳

Hasan Piker Has a Few Choice Words for His Bad-Faith Critics The centrist group Third Way accuses the popular progressive streamer of being a “Jew-hater.” His record, and an interview with TNR, prove he’s the opposite of an antisemite.

Hasan Piker Has a Few Choice Words for His Bad-Faith Critics

I'm not really a Piker stan, but I agree that the vast majority of the attacks against him are BS bad faith.

Third Way can fuck all the way off, for attacking Piker and generally everything else they do as well.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must 'forget' about democracy Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.

Burkina Faso must 'forget' about democracy, military leader says

Fuck this guy.

French and South Korean leaders say they'll work together on the Strait of Hormuz French President Emmanuel Macron and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung say they have agreed to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

French and South Korean leaders say they’ll work together on the Strait of Hormuz

Pam Bondi proves that for Trump, you can't debase yourself enough The fierce loyalist committed herself to Trumpian theatrics—and lost the job anyway.

Pam Bondi proves that for Trump, you can't debase yourself enough.

Some Marines graduate without their parents' presence amid ICE fears

Shameful. Fuck the xenophobes

New Ukrainian Jammer Makes Russia’s Latest Glide Bombs Useless (Again) Lima Quant, an upgraded version of Ukraine's Lima jamming system, is claimed to neutralize one of Russia's most feared weapons.

New Ukrainian Jammer Makes Russia’s Latest Glide Bombs Useless (Again)

Judge bats down DOJ bid to revive subpoenas to Fed Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has said there's “abundant evidence” the probe was aimed at getting Fed Chair Jerome Powell to yield to President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing cos...

Judge bats down DOJ bid to revive subpoenas to Fed

Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increa... Existing licensees are grandfathered.

Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases

Fuck em! Use unrestricted codecs!

Second US Air Force plane crashed in Persian Gulf region, New York Times reports A second ​U.S. Air ‌Force combat ​plane ​crashed in the ⁠Persian ​Gulf region ​on Friday and its ​only ​pilot was then ‌rescued, ⁠the New York ​Times ​reported, ⁠citing two ​U.S. ​officials.

Second US Air Force plane crashed in Persian Gulf region, New York Times reports

Hegseth's wartime firing of top generals stuns officials: "It's insane" The firing of generals and admirals has reshaped the Joint Chiefs, intel agencies and commands.

Hegseth's wartime firing of top generals stuns officials: "It's insane"

The Fight For Black Citizenship They Don't Teach You About YouTube video by PBS Origins

The Fight For Black Citizenship They Don't Teach You About

Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

We are led by idiots *sigh*
'Bout freaking time

Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’

Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California

Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.

Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence

After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests? Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ has made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.

After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

Sweden to send Tridon anti-air cannon to Ukraine to gain valuable experience for its drone defense Platform has multi-target capability and can engage drones, cruise missiles, and aircraft with programmable ammunition.

Sweden to send Tridon anti-air cannon to Ukraine to gain valuable experience for its drone defense

Russia's military campaign in Ukraine stalls for first time in more than two years Russia’s advance in Ukraine stalled in March, with no territorial gains for the first time in over two years, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Ukrainian forces recaptured small areas,…

Russia's military campaign in Ukraine stalls for first time in more than two years

Hegseth’s War on America’s Military Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.

“Dumping the Army Chief of Staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide."

ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide." n.pr/4sa0F1S

But I'm sure they've got plenty more bridges to hit & double tap... *sigh* this is very disappointing and infuriating, as a vet, and as an American.

Everest guides accused of poisoning foreign climbers to force fake rescues Investigators say more than 4,700 climbers affected by the scandal between 2022 and 2025

Everest guides accused of poisoning foreign climbers to force fake rescues in $20m scam