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- Ben Shapiro Tells Right-Wing Critics of The Odyssey They Are Dead Wrong: ‘The ...
Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro praised The Odyssey and said right-wingers who bashed the new Christopher Nolan flick are dead wrong. “Nolan is unparalleled. He’s the best director working today, without a doubt. He just creates iconic movie after iconic movie,” Shapiro raved during a Friday review posted on YouTube. He said The Odyssey is the latest great film Nolan has added to his resume, with Shapiro saying “the movie is a masterpiece” and giving it a score of between 8.5 and 9 on a ten point scale. “The movie looks beautiful. It’s well shot. The images are incredible and iconic,” Shapiro went on. “There are images you can’t get out of your head after having seen the film, particularly the fall of Troy.” Shapiro added Matt Damon is “great” in the movie and Robert Pattinson plays an “excellent antagonist.” His glowing review stands out after a number of conservatives and social media users skewered the film before its release. Matt Walsh, Shapiro’s colleague at The Daily Wire, ripped the film in May for casting Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy — a gripe Elon Musk agreed with. “Not one person on the planet actually thinks that Lupita Nyong’o is ‘the most beautiful woman in the world.’ But Christopher Nolan knows that he would be called racist if he gave ‘the most beautiful woman’ role to a white woman. Nolan is technically talented but a coward,” Walsh said. Others like Newsmax anchor Rob Finnerty criticized Nolan casting trans actor Elliot Page as Greek warrior Sinon, and a ton of X users mocked Page last week for a leaked clip showing the actor awkwardly running in the movie. Shapiro said the complaints about Nyong’o were unwarranted. “Here’s the thing: actually in the script, Nolan goes out of his way to explain that the war wasn’t really launched over Helen being gorgeous,” Shapiro explained. As for Page, he said he understood those complaints a bit more. He said Page’s casting was an “absolute puzzler” from Nolan. “She is about 5’2 and 105 pounds soaking wet and has the voice of a woman,” Shapiro said. “It doesn’t work.” He finished his review by saying his fellow right-wingers should chill out the next time a blockbuster has a few casting decisions they hate. “I think there’s a message here for conservatives. I know there are a lot of conservatives who are getting pre-whipped up about the film, because… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Andrew Tate and Brother Arrested in Miami On Sex Crimes Charges
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Manosphere influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Miami and await extradition to the United Kingdom to face sex crime charges TMZ reported that the Tates were taken into custody Saturday afternoon outside a Miami event space where Andrew was set to cohost a bareknuckle boxing match. The arrests come as the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service said it was adding additional sex crime charges to the original 21 the brothers faced. The press release detailed the additional charges: The CPS has decided to prosecute Andrew Tate, 39, with seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. The CPS has decided to prosecute Tristan Tate, 38, with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation. The offending is alleged to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017. “We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child,” Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Special Crime Division at the Crown Prosecution Service, said in a statement. “These charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven,” the release said. Bedfordshire Police now say the total number of charges against the brothers totals 59. “Of these, 42 charges have been authorised against Andrew Tate, and 17 against Tristan Tate,” a police statement said. Altogether, the charges include rape, human trafficking, sexual assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and offences related to indecent images of a child, authorities said.The post Andrew Tate and Brother Arrested in Miami On Sex Crimes Charges first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - John Fetterman Tells Bernie Sanders to Pipe Down After Endorsing Graham Platner ...Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) needs to take a break from endorsing candidates after he backed scandal-plagued Graham Platner (D) in Maine and is now supporting “pro-Hamas” Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Fetterman vented to Fox News about Sanders on Saturday. He told Saturday in America co-host Kayleigh McEnany the 84-year-old socialist was sabotaging the Democratic Party’s chances of winning elections by supporting terrible candidates. “Humble yourself, Bernie,” Fetterman said. “You just pushed an accused rapist up in Maine and now you’re pushing essentially a pro-Hamas candidate that’s been anti-American and deeply anti-Israel.” Fetterman referred to comments made by El-Sayed where he claimed Israel was just as “evil” as Hamas, among other gripes he has about Israel. He then said he was worried about a new Pew poll showing 44% of American Muslims support Hamas; Fetterman said he could not believe El-Sayed has not acknowledged the poll yet. “That’s not someone I could ever support,” Fetterman continued. “These are the kind of candidates that Bernie keeps pushing. Look at the kinds of train wrecks that have been elected in New York too.” His comments about El-Sayed come as he is in a tight Senate race with Rep. Haley Stevens (R-MI). As for Sanders, he has become a go-to punching bag for Fetterman of late. Fetterman ripped Sanders last week for “pushing these Communists” he believes will undermine the Democratic Party nationally; Sanders notably backed fellow socialist and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his successful 2025 campaign. Fetterman on Saturday said if he were Sanders, he would stop endorsing candidates for a while and “recalibrate things.” His remarks follow Platner ditching his Senate bid earlier this month after he was accused of sexual assault by a woman he dated five years ago. Meanwhile, El-Sayed was pressed on CNN last week for lying about saying he ever advocated for defunding the police. Watch above.The post John Fetterman Tells Bernie Sanders to Pipe Down After Endorsing Graham Platner and ‘Pro-Hamas’ Dem in Michigan first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- BREAKING: U.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes To ‘Swiftly Punish’ Iran
(Cover Images via AP Images) The U.S. military has launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the Revolutionary Guard for killing at least two American service members. “Today at 6 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began launching new airstrikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” U.S. Central Command posted on X on Saturday evening. “The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan last night.” Today at 6 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began launching new airstrikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard… — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 18, 2026 One service member is still missing, and four others were treated for injuries and released from a Jordanian hospital. Earlier Saturday, CENTCOM announced the IRGC’s attack on the Jordanian base from a day earlier. President Donald Trump has not yet given an official statement on the troops killed in action. He spoke by phone to NewsNation correspondent Hannah Brandt on Saturday evening, one day after the attack. “We hadn’t heard from the president yet about these deaths, so we decided to call him to see if he had a reaction, and that was the first thing I asked him, what his reaction was to the news of these two U.S. service members that were killed in Iranian attacks yesterday,” Brandt said at the start of her TV report. NewsNation exclusive: President Donald Trump responded to the deaths of two U.S. service members who were killed in an Iranian missile attack in Jordan. Trump said the service members died "in service to our country" and reiterated that Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear… pic.twitter.com/JykOv5Upla — NewsNation (@NewsNation) July 18, 2026 “The president telling me he finds it ‘very sad.’ He says, ‘it’s a very sad thing. We hate to see it happen,’ but then the president told me, ‘It’s in service to our country…we’re never, they’re never going to allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,’” Brandt continued. She added, “And that’s a line we’ve heard from the president before. We know that is his driving force that he… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Donald Trump Gives First Comments on Troops Killed By IranPresident Donald Trump, who is spending the weekend playing golf at his New Jersey course, made his first comments to a reporter about the two service members who were killed by Iranian missile strikes on a base in Jordan. The president spoke to NewsNation correspondent Hannah Brandt on Saturday evening, one day after the attack. “We hadn’t heard from the president yet about these deaths, so we decided to call him to see if he had a reaction, and that was the first thing I asked him, what his reaction was to the news of these two U.S. service members that were killed in Iranian attacks yesterday,” Brandt said at the start of her TV report . “The president telling me he finds it ‘very sad.’ He says, ‘it’s a very sad thing. We hate to see it happen,’ but then the president told me, ‘It’s in service to our country…we’re never, they’re never going to allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,'” Brandt continued. She added, “And that’s a line we’ve heard from the president before. We know that is his driving force that he has repeatedly said when it comes to this war in Iran. And I quickly asked him what he thought of Iran also saying this weekend that it no longer plans to follow that Memorandum of Understanding. The president telling me, ‘I couldn’t care less.'” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X, “Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.” Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve. https://t.co/GIcfNdAol0 — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) July 18, 2026 U.S. Central Command reported earlier Saturday, “On July 17, two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. Additionally, one service member is currently missing. Four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals. They have since been discharged. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty.” Watch the clip above via NewsNation.The post Donald Trump Gives First Comments on Troops Killed By Iran first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
- Fox’s Tomi Lahren Calls on Trump to Give American People ‘Clarity’ on IranHosts on Fox News’s The Big Weekend Show agreed that the Trump administration urgently needed to update the American people on the war with Iran, especially in the wake of two more service members getting killed in missile and drone attacks. On Saturday, U.S. Central Command reported that two service members were killed and one is still missing following Iranian strikes on an airbase in Jordan. An additional four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals, the report said. “So now, 16 service members have been killed,” said contributor Lisa Boothe on Saturday’s show. “There’s a price to this war, clearly, both in the loss of blood and our men and women, and also financially, as well. Long story short…I do think it’s beneficial for the president to come out and say, ‘Hey, look, this is where we are right now, these are the objectives, and this is how we’re gonna get there,’ because a lot of this is undefined, and there’s sure is a heck of a lot of questions.” Contributor Ben Domenech said that the message to the American people from the get-go was “put in terms” that were “far too optimistic” for a situation as complex as Iran. Tomi Lahren, who hosts OutKick’s Tomi Lauren is Fearless, began, “I remember on the outside of this, too, we had a lot of folks who are Persian-Americans, or any Americans, and they were hopeful of what this could be. And to your point, Ben, perhaps there was this overly optimistic view that we could have the Persia of once was, and perhaps that could return, and democracy could return because there were enough people that wanted to change the government.” She continued: And now there very well may be, but they have rocks. So, unless you’re going to arm those people, the chances that they’re going to take back their government are slim to none. So, we don’t know who’s in control. It feels like the IRGC is in control. Maybe we’re negotiating with people who are not even calling the shots, and don’t have their finger on the trigger. So, I think, to Ben’s point, and to all of our points here to summing this up — some clarity with the American people is needed right now. Because we need to know what victory looks like, and you know what? I think that there… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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