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Here’s a number worth sitting with for a second: $899 billion.
That’s how much Americans ran through 0% Intro APR credit cards in a year, according to the federal government’s own data. Nearly a trillion dollars in purchases and balance transfers made without paying a single cent in interest.
These weren’t financial geniuses. They weren’t people with some secret inside knowledge. They were regular people who saw a straightforward offer, took two minutes to apply, and stopped handing their money to a bank charging them up to 25% to carry a balance.
That’s it. That’s the whole secret.
And right now, you have one last shot to do the same thing.
But this offer has a window – and that window is closing.
We’re not going to dress that up with fake countdown timers or manufactured pressure. The enrollment period on promotional APR offers is real, it is finite, and when it ends, the 0% rate goes with it. The next chance to lock in terms like these could be months away. Meanwhile the interest keeps running.
You’ve read about this before. You know what’s at stake.
Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) officially resigned from Congress Tuesday shortly before their colleagues in the House voted to expel them from the body.
The resignations, announced Monday and finalized with the reading of their letters of resignation on the house floor Tuesday, came as a result of explosive scandals involving the representatives’ personal lives. Swalwell, who was running for governor in California, was accused of rape and sexual misconduct by several women and is currently the subject of an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office; he suspended his campaign on Sunday. Gonzales became the subject of a House ethics committee probe last month after admitting to having an affair with a former staffer who later committed suicide by lighting herself on fire.
Representatives from both parties were colluding to put together enough votes to jointly expel both men from the House when the resignation letters were submitted.
Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered remarks at Syracuse University in New York for the unveiling of his portrait.
Biden graduated 76th out of 85 in his law class at Syracuse University College of Law in 1968.
Joe Biden has repeatedly lied and claimed he graduated at the top of his class, even though he really graduated at the bottom of his class.
During Biden’s campaign in 1987, he lied about his academic record and was dogged by accusations of plagiarism, which prompted him to withdraw from the race.
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“An oil portrait of alumnus and 46th US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will go on permanent display in the College of Law’s Dineen Hall Law Library after a ceremony in April,” a previous press release from the university read.
Biden was called up to help with the portrait unveiling.
He looked shocked as he laid eyes on the portrait.
Biden portrait Syracuse
Biden looks orange.
Biden portrait Syracuse
Joe Biden then delivered an 18-minute rambling speech.
At the beginning of his remarks, Joe Biden looked over at Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Jeffrey Scruggs, a black man, and called him ‘Barack.’
“I always want to turn around to one guy and say, ‘Barack, what are you doing?’” Biden said.
“Come here! Come here! Come here! Come here!” Biden said, gesturing to Scruggs.
“I feel like he should be standing on the right and I should be standing on the left. Doesn’t he look like Barack?” Biden said.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, conservative journalist and TPUSA Frontlines reporter Savanah Hernandez was viciously assaulted by a deranged far-left anti-ICE mob outside the Whipple ICE Facility in Minneapolis on Saturday during their unhinged “National F*ck ICE Day” meltdown.
I’m waking up with a headache and stiff neck this morning due to how violently anti-ICE activist, Chris Ostroushko, shoved me down yesterday.
A second angle shows that he had to be held back by 5 men as he continued to charge at me.
United States Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, appeared on Newsmax and told host Carl Higbie that the DOJ will explore the possibility of federal charges in the attack on Hernandez.
Carl Higbie: United States Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon. Great to have you back on, ma’am. This is incredible that we’re actually having to have this conversation.
AAG Dhillon: Yeah, I mean, it’s all too familiar for me. I’ve been fighting for journalists under this kind of attack for, you know, close to a decade now, representing journalist Andy Ngo several years ago in an Antifa attack in Portland, Oregon. And since then, we’ve seen countless incidents like this.
And, you know, very concerning what happened to this young lady, this reporter, and I’ve been in touch with her team. And, you know, we have an open investigation, so I can’t get into any details.
But my office is actively involved in investigating what happened and seeing whether there are federal charges that can be brought.
Of course, FBI and potentially Homeland Security investigators also do their legwork and investigation. We analyze the legal claims. And so we’re going to gather all the evidence. But one of the individuals seen there in that mob is somebody who I’ve already had indicted for the attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, that’s William Kelly.
He’s out on bond. And, you know, this judge has refused to keep him in custody, although we believe he’s a dangerous person who’s done this type of attack in other cities, including here in the District of Columbia, allegedly.
So, you know, there’s only so much the Department of Justice can do when judges refuse to keep communities safe.
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Hernandez was attacked by a family of radical extremists:Chris Ostroushko (the self-proclaimed “Minnesota Angry Man”), his wife DeYanna, and their daughter Paige Ostroushko (aka “MN Angry Daughter,” a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point soccer player).
Video footage captured the entire cowardly assault: the family swarming Hernandez, blasting whistles in her ears, waving dildos in her face, screaming obscenities, punching her, and slamming her to the concrete simply because she was filming their meltdown in a public space.
Paige was briefly detained before being released. Her boyfriend, 20-year-old Lorenzo Amadeo Garcia of St. Cloud, was arrested on probable cause for obstructing police.
The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released undercover video of a Finance Development Officer for Los Angeles Housing Department admitting to witnessing multiple instances of fraud.
Donald Byers told the undercover OMG journalist that $10 to $20 million are going into people’s pockets and that homeless developers are embezzling money.
Byers also said that the superiors look the other way to help corrupt Democrat Mayor Karen Bass maintain “re-election funds.”
Per the O’Keefe Media Group:
Donald Byers, a Finance Development Officer from the Los Angeles housing programs, admits on hidden camera that millions of taxpayer money disappear inside the city’s low-income housing system. Byers told our undercover journalist he flagged the fraud internally but was ignored.
“I’ve reported it… nothing happens.”
Accountability is avoided. Despite years-long delays on projects, funding continues to flow even when, by his own admission, officials are failing. Meanwhile, as billions are poured into homelessness programs, the money is “going to people’s pockets.”
Despite years-long project delays, funding continues to flow even as, by his own admission, oversight appears to be failing. After raising red flags, Byers says nothing changed and now he claims, “At this point, I’m just covering myself.”
“I have a couple of developers doing really sketchy stuff,” Donald Byers said.
My project was with a developer called CRCD — Marcella Gardens. We [LA City] can’t figure out where all the money is going… it’s going to people’s pockets,” Donald Byers said.
“If they [LA Housing Department] were to call out the people [Developers] contacting Karen Bass’s office, she might not get enough money for re-election — or for what she needs done,” he said.
“For whatever reason, LAHSA gets allocated a ton of money, but they [LAHSA] don’t really have a whole lot to show for it,” he said.
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CAUGHT ON HIDDEN CAMERA: LA Housing Department Financial Officer Admits Witnessing Multiple Instances of Fraud Up To “$10–$20 Million” & “Going To People’s Pockets,” Homeless Developers Committing Forms Of Embezzlement, With Superiors Looking The Other Way To Help Mayor Karen… pic.twitter.com/xyY7aCLXIG
AI-Generated image by Grok – Starmer, Trump, and a North Sea Oil platform
Trump further called on the UK to ‘get rid of windmills.’
By now, no one is surprised that US President Donald J. Trump is out on social media criticizing the suicidal energy policies of the leftist Labour government of the United Kingdom.
Under failing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the British keep following the ‘green’ playbook that has ruined economies and debased standards of living across Europe.
“The United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World. Tragic!!!
Aberdeen should be booming. Norway sells its North Sea Oil to the UK at double the price. They are making a fortune.
The UK, which is better situated on the North Sea for energy purposes than Norway, should DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!
It is absolutely crazy that they don’t… AND, NO MORE WINDMILLS! President DJT.”
“Donald Trump has launched an attack on [Energy Secretary] Ed Miliband’s ‘crazy’ ban on new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.
The US president called on Labour to ‘drill, baby drill’, criticizing the UK Government for cutting back on exploration just as Europe and the world are ‘desperate for energy’ following the crisis sparked by his war in the Middle East.”
“[Energy Secretary Ed] Miliband has so far resisted calls to weaken his North Sea crackdown, claiming that more drilling will not reduce bills or provide substantial amounts of new energy.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress following public rape allegations from a California businesswoman who claims the Democrat drugged and assaulted her in 2018. The resignation, along with Rep. Tony Gonzales’ departure, shrinks the Republican House majority to just 216-213, creating a precarious situation for legislative votes.
The Allegations Against Swalwell
Lonna Drewes detailed the alleged assault at a Beverly Hills press conference with attorneys Lisa Bloom and Arick Fudali. She claims Swalwell invited her to political events under the guise of helping her fashion software company, then drugged her wine during a third meeting. Drewes says she became incapacitated after arriving at his hotel room, where he allegedly raped and choked her until she lost consciousness. She emphasized she never consented to any sexual contact.
Why She Stayed Silent
Drewes explained her seven-year silence stemmed from fear rather than doubt about what happened. She cited Swalwell’s political power, legal background, and family connections to law enforcement as intimidating factors. At the time, she was considering a Beverly Hills city council run, which increased pressure to remain quiet. Drewes documented the assault in a handwritten calendar and discussed it during therapy sessions at a Connecticut sexual assault center. She stated she was in a committed relationship and would never have engaged in consensual activity with Swalwell.
Professional Exploitation Alleged
The California lawmaker allegedly leveraged Drewes’ business ambitions to maintain contact. He repeatedly discussed introducing her to Silicon Valley connections, which she viewed as valuable for her software company. Drewes made clear she had no romantic interest in Swalwell but saw potential in the professional networking opportunities he promised. She says he knew about her business and used that knowledge to gain her trust before the alleged assault.
Congressional Fallout
The dual resignations create immediate challenges for House Republicans. With margins this narrow, every vote becomes critical, and a single absence or defection can derail legislation. Drewes plans to file a police report shortly with her attorneys. She referenced other women coming forward, though details remain unclear. The aftermath of the allegations triggered severe mental health struggles for Drewes, including depression and suicidal thoughts that lasted years. Her decision to go public marks a significant moment in congressional accountability.
Image: Wikimedia Commons (U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 25th Fighter Squadron by Senior Airman Audree Campbell, 2025)
On September 23, 2021, an active-duty Air Force officer who has served for 18 years submitted a request for a religious accommodation for the COVID-19 shot mandate. Four and a half years later, there is still derogatory paperwork in his personnel file, leaving him ineligible or significantly disadvantaged for all career advancement and more.
This story provides an update on developments from September 2025 and March 2026, reinforcing J.M. Phelps’ assertion that the Board of Correction of Military Records (BCMR) is “ineffective” and frequently highlights the widespread “bureaucratic malfeasance” within the military institution, providing little more than a “half measure” to service members, as in the case of Air Force Captain Anthony Monteleone.
Furthermore, concerning Air Force BCMR (AFBCMR), the situation underscores how their decisions are a direct affront to the goals of President Donald Trump and Department of War (DOW) Pete Hegseth to restore the military.
Case in point: On April 3, 2026, AFBCMR issued a “finding” that flatly denied any relief whatsoever to Capt. Monteleone. Given the overwhelming mountain of evidence reviewed by J.M. Phelps and provided to the Board, one can only conclude that the Board continues to undermine the efforts of President Trump and his appointees within the Department of War. This bureaucratic obstruction appears aimed at continuing the denial of mandated relief to those who suffered under the military’s unlawfully enforced COVID-19 shot mandate, which was rescinded in January 2023.
Mr. Richard Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserves, representing the AFBCMR and operating under the full delegated authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, stated that when it comes to Capt. Monteleone’s case, “the [AFBCMR] determined there was insufficient evidence of error or injustice. Accordingly, your application is denied.”
Sadly, for the author of this article, Mr. Anderson’s statement brings to mind the idiom, “If I had a dollar for every time I heard that.”
The Board’s stated reasoning behind this decision was that, although the entire mandate was ruled unlawful, the guidance from Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, Anthony Tata, to the branch BCMRs did not specifically state that all [emphasis mine] service members harmed by the entire COVID-19 mandate must be granted relief. Instead, in their interpretation [emphasis mine], his guidance indicates that only those punished for solely refusing the order to take the shot itself were eligible for remediation under the guidance.
This interpretation significantly reduces the amount of service members who, in the Board’s eyes, “suffered harm” under the “unlawful as implemented” COVID-19 shot mandate. It ignores the punitive actions taken against those who submitted a Religious Accommodation Request (RAR) and disregards the coercive measures employed to compel them to receive the shot prior to the denial of their RAR.
According to the Board, the only punishments that count for relief are those received after a service member’s RAR was denied, and only after service members received the final order to take the so-called vaccine.
Therefore, based upon the AFBCMR’s interpretation of the order by the Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness [USW(P&R)], Capt. Monteleone did not suffer an error or injustice during unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandate and does not fall under the USW(P&R) guidance addressing relief for those negatively impacted by the mandate.
Additionally, the AFBCMR’s interpretation of the USW(P&R) guidance specifically ignored the fact—and also failed to address in their denial statement—that the ordered weekly “screening testing” of only unvaccinated servicemembers was part of then-Department of Defense’s COVID-19 shot mandate, as clearly stated in the original order from October 2021: “Once the applicable mandatory vaccination date has passed, COVID-19 screening testing as described in Attachment 7 is required at least weekly for Service members who are not fully vaccinated, including those who have an exemption request under review, or who are exempted from COVID-19 vaccination and are entering a DOD facility.”
When President Trump declared by Executive Order that the military’s entire COVID-19 shot mandate was “unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary burden on our service members,” this also included —contrary to the Board’s current interpretation—the portion of the mandate that ordered all service members who refused the shot for any reason to undergo weekly screening testing with an EUA, or emergency use, only COVID-19 test. This crucial fact must not be overlooked by War Secretary Hegseth and Undersecretary (P&R) Tata.
Yet, this fact is being overlooked. According to the reasoning outlined by the AFBCMR, Capt. Monteleone was punished for raising concerns and submitting a protected whistleblower complaint to his Wing Commander, the Wing Inspector General, and the DOD Inspector General regarding the mandatory weekly screening tests conducted solely on unvaccinated service members using an EUA-only COVID-19 test. Essentially, he does not fall under the current USW(P&R) guidance related to the unlawful mandate and is not eligible for relief. How is this possible?
Furthermore, the AFBCMR stated that the necessary remediations required to return Capt. Monteleone to pre mandate status were “outside of the Board’s authority to provide.”
This raises the question: Does the Air Force BCMR have the broad authority to rectify the damage suffered by those impacted by the shot? According to Undersecretary Tata, yes. But according to the Board, no. Does this indicate another attempt by the Board to undermine the intentions of President Trump and War Secretary Hegseth to reinstate service members?
Even if the Board had not denied Capt. Monteleone’s case, it would have denied him the appropriate and necessary remediations to fix the extensive damage to his career during the mandate. In numerous cases comparable to that of Capt. Monteleone, the BCMR is unwilling to provide the requisite justice.
This is yet another instance where the direct intervention of DOW leadership is required to ensure that their guidance and intentions are effectively carried out, allowing for Capt. Monteleone’s case to be resolved appropriately and satisfactorily.
Emphasizing that his views are his own and do not reflect those of the Department of War or the Department of the Air Force, Capt. Monteleone spoke to The Gateway Pundit. “My final hope is to appeal directly to Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata, who authored the guidance directing the remediation of all service members harmed by the unlawful as implemented DOD COVID-19 vaccine mandate,” he admitted.
Once his case reaches the DOW level leadership, he is optimistic that his “significant and repeat struggle to get justice will shine a spotlight on the current modus operandi of the Air Force BCMR when it comes to implementing DOW guidance on the unlawful DOD COVID-19 vaccine mandate.”
He is also hopeful that his story will drive reform in the Air Force’s COVID-19 remediation efforts, as many personnel from both the uniformed Air Force and the civilian appointees from the previous Biden Administration—who endorsed and enforced the illegal mandate—remain very antagonistic towards those who opposed the shot mandate. This hostility affects their ability to implement the current DOW guidance on remedying the harm caused by the mandate in an objective and impartial manner.
And according to Capt. Monteleone, “There are many more service members going through the same hostile and broken process who have no voice when their cases are similarly denied.”
President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni talk during a break at the G7 summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Daniel Torok/Wiki Commons)
Meloni lacks courage, says Trump.
As the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is ongoing, and the fragile US-Iran ceasefire still holds, Donald J. Trump keeps fighting the PR-social media war with guns blazing, never leaving an attack, a slight, or an affront unanswered.
This time, his target was Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, once an ally.
Meloni has just weathered a defeat in an important referendum on Judicial reform, and is now toeing the public opinion line very carefully, leading her to strive to keep away from the Iran confrontations, and to defend Pope Leo’s interference in political issues, denouncing Trump’s criticism as ‘unacceptable’.
So, today, Trump told an Italian newspaper that he was ‘shocked’ by Meloni’s behavior.
Trump said that he expected her to be more courageous, delivering scathing criticism to Meloni.
Trump blasts Meloni:
Does the Italian public like the fact that your prime minister isn’t giving us any help in getting the oil?
Do people like it? I can’t imagine they do.
I’m shocked by her. I thought she had courage—I was wrong.
“Trump responded in an interview with Corriere della Sera, saying Meloni was ‘very different from what I thought’ and denouncing her for refusing to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
‘I’m shocked by her. I thought she had courage. I was wrong’, he is quoted as saying in the Italian-language article posted online.”
When criticizing her for failing to back US efforts in the Middle East, Trump said Meloni wanted America ‘to do the job for her’.
“Asked about her condemnation of his comments on Pope Leo, he said: ‘She is the one who is unacceptable, because she does not care whether Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow Italy up in two minutes if it had the chance’.”
Trump:
“Iran would blow up Italy in two minutes if it had the chance.”
“’They (Italy) pay the highest energy costs in the world and are not even ready to fight for the Strait of Hormuz… They depend on Donald Trump to keep it open’, Trump said.”
New York lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban the sale of BB guns and air rifles to anyone under 18, double the fines for violations, and classify these recreational items alongside imitation firearms under state law.
What the Bill Would Do
Senate Bill S9212, introduced in February, expands New York’s definition of imitation weapons to include air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns made of any material. The legislation raises the minimum purchase age from 16 to 18 years old and increases civil penalties for violations from five hundred to one thousand dollars per offense. The bill also requires manufacturers to establish controls preventing these products from being sold unlawfully in New York state.
The measure treats devices commonly used for recreational shooting and pest control the same as replica firearms under existing state regulations. Supporters claim the expanded restrictions will improve public safety by limiting youth access to products that resemble actual firearms. Critics argue the legislation represents government overreach into activities that pose minimal public safety risk compared to violent crime.
New York Democrat Lawmakers Target BB and Pellet Guns Would redefine BB and pellet guns as imitation weapons Would require a plugged barrel, effectively banning current models as they would no longer be able to fire a projectile. https://t.co/FCs9Qd12lo
Second Amendment advocates may challenge the legislation if it becomes law, potentially citing the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision that expanded gun rights protections. While that ruling addressed actual firearms, legal experts suggest courts could examine whether restrictions on imitation weapons withstand constitutional scrutiny. The legislation adds air guns to existing prohibited activities laws that govern how companies market and distribute products in New York.
Broader Pattern of Restrictions
The proposed ban fits within a larger trend of expanded regulations in New York targeting items with minimal connection to violent crime. State lawmakers have faced criticism for pursuing restrictions on recreational items while major cities continue experiencing elevated crime rates. The bill remains under consideration in the state senate, where Democrats hold a substantial majority. If passed, New York would join a small number of states imposing similar age restrictions and classification schemes on air-powered recreational firearms that have been widely available to teenagers for generations.
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