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Given that Matthew Stafford’s last preseason snap predates his arrival in Los Angeles by two years, the chances of seeing him take the field against the Chiefs on Saturday are less than zero.

Capt. Mathew Loe was relieved as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore on Aug. 7.

Kevin Sussman noted that because of their behind-the-scenes relationship, it was “very fitting” for Mayim Bialik to appear on the "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe."

As the Mets return to Citi Field on Friday to open a series against the Nationals, they’ll open a stretch of four of their next five series at home.

Murderers on death row in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama were executed within hours of each other through lethal injection, USA Today reported. 

US Creates New 'Multinational' Attack Drone Task Force Amid Iran War & Lessons Learned In Ukraine

Compared to what Ukraine and Russia are learning in the context of their grinding years-long war, the Pentagon is a bit late in putting together comprehensive drone swarm battle plans and tactics, but it seems to be the clear direction of future conflict spaces.

On Thursday US Central Command unveiled that it is officially establishing America's first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force.

An announcement identified the initiative as Force Falcon Strike, which "will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners."

Already the Pentagon has been deploying one-way attack drones in the context of ongoing Middle East Operations, which has been dubbed Task Force Scorpion Strike.

"Task Force Falcon Strike will expand on Scorpion Strike’s success given the tremendous innovation happening among our regional allies and partners," stated Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander. "Integrating and deploying our new capabilities together will help us rapidly realize the new possibilities that are on the horizon."

The broader initiative will invite regional partners to coordinate and cooperate with Pentagon operations, and it will ultimately be commanded from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

The aforementioned example of Ukraine war has been dominated by literally hundreds of thousands of small UAVs, sometimes hitting in waves of 'drone swarms' on either side - and China too is said to be bulking up its arsenal with AI drone swarms with an eye on potential Taiwan action.

Consider for example, the following observation related to the recent Ukraine battlefield:

Ukraine just mounted an attack that marks a turning point in the history of warfare Hundreds of drones were pre-deployed and then struck 40+ aircraft 1000+ km inside of Russia >$1B in damage by <$1m of drones Critical infra is no longer safe," Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire wrote on X. 

This is the new face of warfare — covert, mobile, and nearly impossible to detect until it's too late. Also, the US now faces growing vulnerabilities, not only from irregular warfare but also from potential internal security lapses. And as the battlefield leaves the era of conventional 'fronts' - the Pentagon wants to catch up on holding the edge on weapons tech.

US Central Command graphic

Many independent observers fear that with all the recent leaps in AI in the context of military applications, a futuristic and dangerous SkyNet scenario could be just around the corner.

Tyler Durden Thu, 08/13/2026 - 21:20

The three-year deal he signed in December 2023 includes a club option for the 2027 season. 

A little-known California fault line — already considered one of the most dangerous in the country — was rattled by another earthquake Thursday morning, shaking communities across the Bay Area and setting off a pair of aftershocks.

"We're living in frankly medieval times," he said.

A Frontier Airlines flight faced a medical emergency Thursday morning after four of the five flight attendants on board mysteriously became sick midair.

State Department Launches Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force

Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times,

The Department of State on Wednesday announced the existence of a task force that has already revoked hundreds of visas from foreign nationals accused of exploiting U.S. immigration laws.

Migrants, including a pregnant Haitian woman seeking to give birth in the United States, are apprehended by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Yuma, Ariz., on Dec. 7, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

The announcement of the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force comes as President Donald Trump issued new orders in response to a June 30 Supreme Court decision that overturned his bid to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are illegal immigrants or temporary visitors.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio drew attention to the issue of visa abuse on X.

"Elaborate birth tourism rings are profiting off the exploitation of America's laws - coaching foreigners to defraud the U.S. visa system, arranging travel and housing, and even forging documents, all to enable foreign nationals to obtain citizenship for their children," he said.

The activity of visa holders worldwide is under review. According to a fact sheet, the department stands ready to revoke the visas of individuals suspected of engaging in or facilitating birth tourism. The goal is to dismantle any networks involved in such abuses and hold them accountable.

Using State Department information and data from other federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the task force has revoked more than 600 visas in one month.

The federal government and consular officers at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world have reported widespread examples of deception in visa applications, according to the State Department.

It noted a foreign couple who twice lied on visa applications - claiming a conference and a vacation - then gave birth to two children on U.S. soil on separate occasions.

The couple's visas were revoked.

Another foreign national applied for a visa to vacation in Orlando. She instead flew to Los Angeles, where she gave birth five days after her arrival.

Spotlight on Citizenship Rules

In one of the most consequential opinions of the Supreme Court's 2025-2026 term, the justices ruled 6-3 to strike down Trump's executive order that aimed at excluding children of illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders from obtaining U.S. citizenship at birth.

"A child born on American soil and subject to American law was made an American citizen," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.

Trump had vowed to ask the high court to rehear the case, although such requests are almost never granted.

"This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don't change their absolutely insane decision," the president said at the time.

However, the administration missed the July 27 deadline to file its petition.

Trump's two new executive orders, signed Aug. 6, attempt to limit birthright citizenship by banning birth tourism and expanding the definition of people considered ineligible for birthright citizenship, according to Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups asked a federal judge on Aug. 11 to block enforcement of Trump's new executive orders.

Tyler Durden Thu, 08/13/2026 - 20:55

LSU cornerback DJ Pickett is keeping what he says is rightfully his — the No. 5 jersey number.

The new plan is a brutal 214% jump, hitting locals hard.

Rams rising star Nate Scheelhaase will call plays against the Chiefs, giving the coveted young coach another major opportunity to impress.

The "Big Tent" Dilemma: Marxist Hasan Piker Pleads With Democrats For Help, But Will They Answer

Senior Democratic leaders appear to have converged on a common messaging strategy as Republicans intensify an information operation portraying the party as hijacked by socialists and Marxists.  

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, Abigail Spanberger and others have repeatedly described the Democratic Party as a "big tent" when questioned about the rise of far-left candidates and activists who openly advocate dismantling capitalism and pursuing revolutionary change. The near-scripted consistency of the comments centers on what party strategists likely view as the safest defense and delicate balancing act that does not infuriate the far-left radicals. 

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi welcomes Democrats' socialist agenda of abolishing police, prisons, and borders.

"It’s a big tent…we have our diversity of opinion. We represent different districts in the country." pic.twitter.com/LRp9Zw0OjL

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 11, 2026

Chuck Schumer

Senator Chuck Schumer thinks Democrat Socialists — who want to oust him as Leader — make the Democrat party stronger.

REPORTER: “Is the rise of the DSA good for your party?"

SCHUMER: “Being a big tent party is a strength not a weakness.” pic.twitter.com/17hSbCbtMx

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 4, 2026

Abigail Spanberger

Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger asked about socialism taking over her party,

“I think the Democratic Party is a big tent party. We’ve always been a big tent party."
pic.twitter.com/CDVMJZhCIu

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) August 11, 2026

Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff on welcoming communists and socialists into the Democrat coalition: “I think if we want to be in the majority, we're going to have to be a big tent party. I would much rather have that diversity in our party than have it outside the party.” pic.twitter.com/rzPz3dehUo

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 12, 2026

The strategy appears to be designed around a Republican opposition-research campaign that seeks to tie the entire Democratic Party to its most radical socialist voices. Yet Democrats face a major problem: The Democratic Socialists of America routinely are gainining political power and their constant unhinged, anti-American comments are pure gold mines for Republicans seeking to frame the party as having been radically transformed.. 

Rather than properly confront the DSA, establishment Democrats appear to be containing it under the "big tent" brand to avoid further fracturing ahead of the midterm elections in 82 days. That approach now faces a major test as Hasan Piker, one of the socialist movement's most visible personalities, begs for help from the same Democratic establishment he has repeatedly denounced.

The question is whether Democrats can still describe themselves as a big-tent coalition if they don't defend Hasan. It is a litmus test of whether the establishment left truly means what it says.

Piker begged earlier:

I know we don't always see eye to eye… but you have to literally at some point—I know you don't want to do this—defend me. And not because you love what I have to say, not because I'm part of the coalition, even though I am, whether you like it or not.

But you are going to inevitably have to say, 'This is a ridiculous conversation’… that requires you at some point to basically take the L a little bit, okay? And maybe be a little bit more honest about how I'm not this dangerous toxic radical force.

Every moment that the Republicans are talking about this, and you're leaning into it, it is a fucking another moment where you're not talking about the issues.

Hasan Piker has a message for The Democrats

"Ik we don't always see eye to eye..but u have to literally at some point, Ik u don't want to do this, defend me. And not bc u love what I have to say, not bc I'm part of the coalition, even though I am, whether u like it or not"

"But… pic.twitter.com/wgbLsl7ie1

— yeet (@Awk20000) August 13, 2026

Will be hard for Democrats to defend this:

• "We're Here To Destroy The White Race": Democratic Socialist Of America Hero Declares War On West
• "Abolish NYSE Stock Exchange," Says China-Based Hasan Piker Producer, Mamdani Campaign Alum
• Feds Nab Alleged Member Of "Sprawling" Cuban Communist Subversion Network Linked To Hasan Piker's Havana Trip

Meanwhile... 

• Even Lefty Joe Scarborough Goes Nuclear On Dems For Refusing To Disavow Democratic Socialists
• Bill Clinton Insider Warns Of Socialist Takeover, Calls For Probe Into Possible DSA Foreign Ties
• "I'm A Lifelong Democrat": Another Clinton Insider Sounds Alarm Over DSA's Far-Left Hijack Of Party
• Hillary Clinton Warns Dems: GOP's Anti-Communist Messaging "Very Effective" As Marxist Hijack Party

It's going to be hard for Democrats to die on a hill for the socialists, given their insane comments aiming for revolution: 

Piker: "Kill Capitalists" 

Hasan Piker calls on his followers to kill capitalists:

“Yeah kill them! KiII those motherfuckers and murder those motherfuckers in the streets. Let the streets soak in their fucking red capitalist blood, dude.”

Democrats are campaigning with him. pic.twitter.com/YiZxGgRkgc

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 9, 2026

DSA leaders: "The most important thing we can do is take that (American) empire down from within"

Frank, Aaron, Hank and Sam are Communist insurgents, radicalized marxist revolutionaries hiding behind personal ideologies to justfy their 1A expressions of the right to promote the insurrection of the Constitutional Republic of the United States of America pic.twitter.com/XLzzjisOqd

— AnimalFarm1945 (Moshe) (@Farm1945A) July 6, 2026

Piker: "We want more immigrants to come into your countries and then they're gonna f**k your sisters and then your daughters. We're here to destroy the White Race, Bitch."

Hasan Piker says he wants to FLOOD illegals into the United States so they can "f*ck your sisters and daughters" to "destroy the white race"

I am demanding the Democratic Party voice PUBLICLY that they denounce Hasan Piker's comments.

If they don't, let this post be proof…

— Jack (@jackunheard) August 7, 2026

What Democrats are becoming: Red-Green Alliance 

The optimal strategy for Republicans is to let the Democrats accelerate their own fragmentation. 

Tyler Durden Thu, 08/13/2026 - 20:30

Jets coach Aaron Glenn did not hesitate this week when asked if his starters would play in Friday night’s preseason opener against the Buccaneers.

Back to 0-0. 

A new Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster that's been declared one of the most intense in the world has been closed for more than a month with no indication of when it will open again after a rider suffered a serious injury.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone benched Spencer Jones for Heliot Ramos against tough lefty José Ferrer during a tight 1-0 loss to Seattle.

India Eyes Two New Sites To Expand Strategic Oil Reserves

By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com

State-controlled Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) is finalizing feasibility studies for two new strategic petroleum reserves facilities as the world’s third-largest crude oil importer looks to boost its energy security.

ISPRL, a government-owned special purpose vehicle, is finalizing a feasibility study for a facility at Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan in northwestern India and has completed a pre-feasibility study for a cavern in Bina in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, Indian media reported on Thursday.

These two new facilities planned to host strategic petroleum reserves would add to the project led by India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the top explorer in the country, to build a storage site at Mangaluru to hold about 13 million barrels of oil.

In the wake of the Iran war and the disrupted crude flows at the Strait of Hormuz, India found itself in search of alternatives to replace the lost Middle Eastern supply. Record crude oil imports from Russia have helped cushion the blow, but India realized it needs additional storage sites to hold commercial and strategic reserves.

India is one of the biggest crude oil importers, but also one of the most exposed to supply shocks as its current maximum reserve capacity can cover only eight days of national oil demand.

Therefore, ONGC now plans to have a new storage site in Mangaluru in the southwestern state of Karnataka on the Arabian Sea, capable of holding 1.75 million metric tons of oil, or about 13 million barrels.

Half of this new storage capacity will be reserved for strategic storage and the other half will support ONGC’s commercial operations, the Indian Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi, told Parliament earlier this month.

Four months into the Middle East crisis, India’s government asked ONGC to build and fill a new site for strategic petroleum reserves, with an estimated investment of $1.6 billion, local outlet the Economic Times reported in June, quoting sources with knowledge of the plans.

Tyler Durden Thu, 08/13/2026 - 20:05