Department of Defense labels Cirrus as
a 'Chinese Military Company'
Posted By: Dreadnought, 6/9/2026 8:10:22 PM
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV) -- The US Department of Defense (DOD) has labeled Cirrus Design Corporation as a "Chinese Military Company." In a list released by the DOD, 188 companies were identified as "Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States." Under section 805 of the 2024 Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the DOD is prohibited to "Enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the procurement of goods, services, or technology" with these companies. According to the NDAA, this prohibition will take effect on June 30, 2026 An indirect procurement ban will follow on June 30, 2027. The United States Air Force Academy currently uses Cirrus SR-20
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BLUE HILL, Maine — Controversial oyster farmer and Marine veteran Graham Platner easily won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday night despite a string of scandals, including sporting a Nazi tattoo on his chest.
Platner was projected the winner by the Associated Press at 9:23 pm ET, and jumped to an early lead with 73.3% of the vote with about a fifth of the ballots counted, beating Gov. Janet Mills, who stopped campaigning in April.
In his victory speech, held in the rural town where he was born, Platner acknowledged he’s “far from perfect” but pledged to be a “senator for the people who cannot afford to buy a senator.”
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV) -- The US Department of Defense (DOD) has labeled Cirrus Design Corporation as a "Chinese Military Company."
In a list released by the DOD, 188 companies were identified as "Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States."
Under section 805 of the 2024 Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the DOD is prohibited to "Enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the procurement of goods, services, or technology" with these companies.
According to the NDAA, this prohibition will take effect on June 30, 2026
An indirect procurement ban will follow on June 30, 2027.
The United States Air Force Academy currently uses Cirrus SR-20
CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is approved, according to a report.
Paramount executives are said to have held preliminary discussions with several candidates who would come in and run the business-side operations next to Weiss while she continues to oversee editorial.
The company is considering several big names, including current CNN CEO Mark Thompson, NBCUniversal News Group chairman Cesar Conde and former NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, Axios reported. Ben Sherwood, currently CEO of Daily Beast, and former CBS News president David Rhodes are also under consideration, according to the report.
During an appearance on the Unity Over Division podcast, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) suggested it was “common sense” to mandate how guns are stored in homes and to ban private sales.
Talarico said, “I am a believer in the Second Amendment. I don’t pick and choose between the Bill of Rights, I believe in the Second Amendment just as much as I believe in the first.”
He went on to state his conviction that you need to get a permit to exercise the First Amendment right to assemble, then outlined gun controls that he described as “common sense.”
Talarico said, “We’ve got to make sure
California Dem Ro Khanna Being Prepped
for 2028 Presidential Run by Biden’s
Chief of Staff 14 replies
for 2028 Presidential Run by Biden’s
Chief of Staff 14 replies
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is reportedly being prepared to run for president in 2028 by former President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, who also worked with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra on their respective campaigns.
Sources familiar with the matter told Politico’s Playbook this week that Khanna has caught the attention of Ron Klain, an attorney who was an appointee of former President Barack Obama as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator.
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Bedlam broke out in Belfast on Tuesday evening as protests turned violent and rioters set fires to vehicles and homes in the wake of an apparent beheading attempt allegedly at the hands of a Sudanese migrant.
Horrific footage of the stabbing attack on Monday evening, in which a man was seen repeatedly stabbing another man’s neck, inflamed tensions in Northern Ireland, which had previously been the site of anti-mass migration.
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While Ms. King’s vision was exactly the one we should be looking at to bridge divides in this country, testimony from other witnesses wasn’t as inspiring.
Watch Interim SPLC President and CEO Bryan K. Fair squirm and sweat as Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) rapidly fires questions at him, very few of which Fair could or would answer. If you want
WASHINGTON — After weeks of setbacks and delays, the Republican-controlled House on Tuesday narrowly passed a roughly $70 billion package to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. The vote was 214-212, with Rep. Kevin Kiley, a California independent who caucuses with Republicans, joining all Democrats in voting no. The package, dubbed the Secure America Act, cleared the Senate last week and now heads to the president’s desk for his expected signature.
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As we reported earlier, President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. Army Apache helicopter that went down over the Strait of Hormuz had been shot down. The two-person crew was rescued, and Trump promised a response.
"I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.
There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
According to two senior US officials, Iranian drones were responsible.
Now, consequences are underway,
The madman accused of slaughtering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a train in North Carolina screamed at the judge on Tuesday as he was ruled not fit to stand trial for a second time.
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Meet the Astronauts of Artemis III
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NASA on Tuesday revealed the four-man crew of the Artemis III lunar program, tentatively set for sometime in 2027, and there's so much more riding on this mission than you might suspect.
Commanding the crew is retired Marine Corps flyer (and combat veteran) Col. Randy “Komrade” Bresnik, who, according to NASA, "has logged more than 7,000 hours in 95 types of aircraft/rotorcraft/gliders and an additional 3,600 hours in spacecraft." Bresnik's nickname comes from taking Russian in high school, not because he's a Commie or anything. But his language skills certainly came in handy aboard the ISS.
Trump says Iran shot American chopper
near Hormuz, promises U.S. will ‘respond
to attack’ 17 replies
near Hormuz, promises U.S. will ‘respond
to attack’ 17 replies
Iran had shot down a U.S. military helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, President Dondald Trump said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. would “respond to this attack.” “The Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” he said in a Truth Social post, adding that he had been briefed by the military on the situation.
“There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured,” he said. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”
Earlier Central Command said two crew members were rescued by an unmanned boat — a first for American forces —
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A poll shows many Democrats would rather live in a different country and wave goodbye to the United States of America, the news coming as more in the party view socialism favorably.
The Elon University/YouGov America 250 National Survey that was performed between April 30 and May 4th asked respondents “Is there any other country on Earth you would rather live in than the United States today?” to which 55 percent of Democrats said yes.
Thirty-eight percent of Independents said yes while only 10 percent of Republicans gave the same answer:
Watch: Steven Spielberg Says ‘Disclosure
Day’ Will Leave Christians Questioning
Their Faith in God 24 replies
Day’ Will Leave Christians Questioning
Their Faith in God 24 replies
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Are They Cheating In California?
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Election Day returns indicated that Spencer Pratt had easily secured the second position in the Los Angeles Mayor race, and would face incumbent Karen Bass in the general election. But ballots have continued to come in and be counted, and a remarkable number of those ballots have been for the initial third-place candidate, Nithya Raman. So it looks like the runoff election will be between two far-left candidates, and Los Angeles will continue to go downhill.
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It’s become clear that California voting is designed to give Democrats the ability to cheat. Aside from Ranked Choice Voting scam and a universal mail-out of ballots, the state allows 30 days for votes to be counted, a fraud facilitator if there ever were one.
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Trump says Iran shot American chopper
near Hormuz, promises U.S. will ‘respond
to attack’ 17 replies
near Hormuz, promises U.S. will ‘respond
to attack’ 17 replies
Iran had shot down a U.S. military helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, President Dondald Trump said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. would “respond to this attack.” “The Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” he said in a Truth Social post, adding that he had been briefed by the military on the situation.
“There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured,” he said. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”
Earlier Central Command said two crew members were rescued by an unmanned boat — a first for American forces —
Boomers: A Generation of Scrooge McDucks?
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Boomers: Is there anything they don't do wrong? Not to hear the Millennials and Zoomers tell it, there isn't — with a big push recently in the mainstream media. Today's Big Boomer Problem: They're hoarding the wealth.
It was either my partner in thoughtcrime, Stephen Kruiser, or Yours Truly (honestly can't remember which) who pointed out ages ago on Five O'Clock Somewhere that Lefties have this Scrooge McDuck image of wealthy people and particularly of business.
Every successful businessman has a vault full of gold coins and rubies somewhere, and they go swimming through their riches whenever the fancy strikes, lording it over all the little people
During an appearance on the Unity Over Division podcast, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) suggested it was “common sense” to mandate how guns are stored in homes and to ban private sales.
Talarico said, “I am a believer in the Second Amendment. I don’t pick and choose between the Bill of Rights, I believe in the Second Amendment just as much as I believe in the first.”
He went on to state his conviction that you need to get a permit to exercise the First Amendment right to assemble, then outlined gun controls that he described as “common sense.”
Talarico said, “We’ve got to make sure
Lawyers representing accused murderer Karmelo Anthony rested their case Monday, after their 19-year-old client declined to take the stand in his own defense. (snip) In one specific case, a witness called by the defense contradicted Anthony’s self-defense claim by saying, “I think Karmelo was in the wrong.”
Prosecutors then asked, “Did Karmelo Anthony provoke the confrontation?”
The defense witness responded, “Yes.” That’s just one example of a defense case that appears to have gone off the rails.