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The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Critics say it’s a glorified video game. [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - Early Data Indicates an A.I.-Generated Drug Could Slow AgingArtificial intelligence was used to help develop a drug candidate, rentosertib, for a rare lung condition. Its maker says the drug also seems to reduce the biological hallmarks of age. [TheTopNews] Read More.60 mins ago
- Top Rubio Aide Was Reportedly Fired by DeSantis Campaign After Sharing Nazi Symb...
L: (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File), R: (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A State Department official now serving as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s chief speechwriter was previously fired from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) presidential campaign after sharing a video featuring a symbol associated with white supremacy, according to a Sunday report from The New York Times. Nate Hochman, who joined the State Department this year, currently serves as deputy director of its policy planning office and identifies himself as Rubio’s chief speechwriter in his email signature, the Times reported. His rise within the department comes three years after his abrupt exit from DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign. Hochman was working on the Florida governor’s campaign communications team in July 2023 when he shared a pro-DeSantis video on X that featured a Sonnenrad — a circular symbol made popular in Nazi Germany that has since been adopted by white supremacist movements. The video concluded with DeSantis’s face placed over the symbol as soldiers marched in the background. Hochman was fired amid the controversy. Hochman later maintained that he had not made the video. The Times noted that in a 2024 essay, Hochman rejected claims that an “ethnically Jewish kid with no prior video editing experience was cranking out neo-Nazi videos under the cover of night.” He added that he removed his repost and alerted campaign supervisors after discovering the meaning of the symbol, but declined to identify who created the clip, citing the “risk of throwing friends under the bus.” Following his stint with DeSantis, Hochman worked for the conservative advocacy organization America 2100 and later served as a policy adviser to Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) before joining the State Department. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott praised Hochman to the Times. “Nate Hochman is a trusted and key member of the department who has worked tirelessly to advance the president’s foreign policy agenda,” Pigott told the paper in a statement.The post Top Rubio Aide Was Reportedly Fired by DeSantis Campaign After Sharing Nazi Symbol Video first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago - ‘Oh Hell No!’ New Mexico Lawmakers Go Nuts on Trump Floating State Rebrand t...
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Several Democratic lawmakers from New Mexico immediately let President Donald Trump know on Sunday they did not appreciate his idea to rename the state to “New America,” with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham leading the charge by saying the name “isn’t up for debate.” Grisham posted on Facebook the state has been named New Mexico longer than the U.S. has been a country — and she saw no good reason to change it now. She said Trump was simply trying to “distract” the American public from his “disastrous” Iran war and “soaring” gas prices by floating the rebrand. Her response came a few hours after the president posted a map of New Mexico on Truth Social with the word “Mexico” crossed out and replaced with “America” — unofficially rechristening the state New America. The joke — or what is assumed by Mediaite to be a joke at this point — obviously comes after the whole Lake Ontario-Lake America hubbub in August. Trump’s name swap was celebrated by many MAGA fans, but a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed it was not very popular with most Americans. Canadians like Ontario Premier Doug Ford griped about it as well, telling ABC News last week “no one” would call it Lake America. As for Trump’s New America post, Grisham wasn’t the only New Mexican irked by it. “Oh hell no!” Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) posted on X. She added, “Our state’s name carries generations of history, culture, and family—and it belongs to us. We’re New Mexicans. Period.” Oh hell no! Our state’s name carries generations of history, culture, and family—and it belongs to us. We’re New Mexicans. Period. pic.twitter.com/wkABUYyIqq — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (@Rep_Stansbury) September 6, 2026 Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) was just as defiant, sending out a statement saying Trump does not get to “erase” the state’s history. And Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) declared there is no way he is going along with New America, just like the other name changes Trump has made since he returned to the White House. “Three things I will always call by their actual names… The Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario, New Mexico,” he said. Trump apparently heard the criticism, because he doubled down on his plan in another post on Truth Social later in the day. His post showed an AI video of Trump going up to a sign reading “Welcome… [TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - Trump Dubs Mar-A-Lago the ‘Southern White House’ in Glowing Truth Social Pos...
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) President Donald Trump went on an AI-slop posting spree Sunday on Truth Social, punctuated by what appeared to be an actual photograph of his beloved Mar-a-Lago Club and his own glowing review. “The Mar-a-Lago Club is considered, by everyone, to be the Best in the World,” Trump wrote. “It also serves as our unparalleled Southern White House, free of charge. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP” Earlier Sunday, Trump posted an AI-rendered photo of himself sitting at the Resolute Desk in front of four computer screens showing stock trades. “I do this for our Country, not myself,” Trump wrote. “I’ve made Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks, and many other type Holdings, for the U.S.A., not myself, and all I do is get criticized by the Radical Left Dumocrats. Very unfair, but what can you do! President DONALD J. TRUMP.” At the time, it was Trump’s 37th post of the day. Other posts included AI-generated images of Trump with an army of giant robots and the words, “GIVE THEM NIGHTMARES.” Another showed a fighter jet blowing up Iran’s Kharg Island, with the caption “Bye bye, Kharg.” And still more showed Trump kitted out as a muscular Hulk Hogan-type, mocking “jerk” Robert De Niro, and hosting George Washington in the Oval Office. One meme that drew particular interest on social media was a mock-up of the United States Space Force Services “dress uniform” that bore an uncanny resemblance to the uniforms worn by uber-baddie Darth Vader’s officers in “Star Wars.” Screenshot The description said the all-black uniforms and knee-high black boots were “Inspired by the discipline and functionality of the starship trooper uniform, modernized for the guardians of the space domain.” But it was perhaps Trump’s new, darker hair color that drew the most attention ever since he unveiled it on Friday. The president emerged from Air Force One on Friday for his weekend golf outing at Bedminster, NJ, sporting the shade that appeared almost auburn in the sunlight as he made his way onto the tarmac. “On Saturday, he went out golfing with Fox News anchor Bret Baier and several others, but donned a red ‘Trump was right about everything’ hat that obscured his new look, making it impossible to tell if Friday’s shocker was merely a one-off,” reported the New York Post, adding, “It’s unclear how long the new look will… [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Armed Individual Lunges at Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate, Multiple People I...
(AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton was targeted by an armed individual who lunged at her during the Canfield Fair on Sunday, leaving multiple people injured, according to her campaign. She posted a message on X about the incident in Mahoning County, Ohio: While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people. Dr. Acton and [her husband] Eric are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured. This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another. The statement was attributed to Addie Bullock, her campaign’s communications director. According to reporting from NBC affiliate WLWT-TV, Chris Anderson, the chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, said the suspect was taken into police custody and found to be carrying multiple weapons. Anderson said multiple campaign volunteers were knocked to the floor as the suspect lunged toward the Democratic candidate. “What happened at our tent today during today’s visit from Dr. Acton is reprehensible and should be condemned by leaders on all sides of the aisle,” Anderson told the outlet. “MCDP is grateful for the quick response by our local law enforcement officials as well as the OSHP providing Dr. Acton security.” Acton is facing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, the former presidential candidate, in November’s general election. Recent polling shows the race essentially deadlocked: an August Wedgewood Poll had Acton ahead 47% to 46%, while a Fox News poll conducted around the same time put Ramaswamy ahead 50% to 48%. Ramaswamy spokesperson Connie Luck sent the following statement to ABC 5 in Cleveland following the attempted attack: “Candidates should be able to meet with voters without having to worry about threats or violence. What happened today is completely unacceptable and has no place in politics, and we hope hope that no one was hurt.” This is a breaking story. The post Armed Individual Lunges at Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate, Multiple People Injured first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago
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