NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brantley Gilbert isn’t mincing words about entertainers who commit to patriotic events only to walk away once public criticism begins.During a recent appearance on the “Net Positive” podcast, the country star said it frustrates him to see fellow artists back out of performances after agreeing to participate, pointing to the backlash he received for performing during Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show” during the Super Bowl — which was headlined by Kid Rock.”It is aggravating seeing guys sign up and then back out,” Gilbert said. “It’s like, a lot of times, like we took a lot of heat for the Turning Point thing.”VANILLA ICE DOUBLES DOWN ON FREEDOM 250 AFTER ARTIST EXODUS: ‘ONCE YOU COMMIT, YOU DON’T QUIT’ Gilbert explained that, from his perspective, the decision was never about politics.”My kids got to watch two quarters of football and then see their dad play. That’s cool,” he said.The “Bottoms Up” singer added that he viewed the performance as both a business opportunity and a memorable family experience.”We agreed to do it. Like, I’m a businessman at the same time I’m an entertainer,” Gilbert said. “I didn’t do it for free. We get…

Tucked away in the southernmost corner of West Virginia is a seemingly small operation. It has no flashing lights, no neon, no massive ego stroking edifice that blares music and smells like gallons of cologne leaving you with a screaming headache like leaving the mall in the ’90s or the hangover after the first night at SHOT. Its owners are humble, down to earth, and in the truest sense partners who created a high impact operation built upon competence, vision, and a strong work ethic. This is JMac Customs, the brainchild of Justin and Ash McMillion. This story does not start where one might imagine it would, but then again, the path is more common today. Neither Justin nor Ash grew up in a particularly “gunny” household. Justin’s family were outdoorsy and hunted and fished. They had guns, as many (if not most) do, useful tools that get a job done, and occa – sionally serve as recreation. Two things drew Justin into the AK and AR community, the first was video games. Years of FPS action is entertaining, but it ultimately leaves one wanting the real thing.  The second was the Sword of Damocles that seems to hang over…

The Army is introducing a handheld blood-testing device that can help detect traumatic brain injuries in just 15 minutes, the service announced Tuesday, in a move it says could reduce unnecessary medical evacuation and give frontline providers a more objective way to assess injuries.The device, known as the i-STAT Alinity, is being fielded to forward units under the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, or AAMDC. Air defense formations, the Army said, are often performing tasks that demand high mental acuity in environments far from modern medical equipment. “In Central Command, we’re seeing disproportionately high traumatic brain injury rates in air defense,” Col. Jessica Peck, the command surgeon for the 10th AAMDC, said in a release. “These jobs demand extremely high cognitive performance. Even a mild traumatic brain injury can significantly degrade effectiveness, impacting coordination, emotional regulation, spatial awareness, and decision-making.”The test works by analyzing a drop of blood for specific proteins that leak through the blood-brain barrier after a traumatic injury. The protein scores can assist providers in determining if an injured person may need brain surgery or can return to work after a few days of rest. It can provide information to detect injuries up to 24…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he was the target of an assassination attempt by a “left-wing activist” just two hours after being sworn into office, citing the case as evidence that violent political extremism from the left is a real and growing threat.Speaking at the State Department’s Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, Bessent pushed back against critics who have questioned the Trump administration’s focus on violent far-left extremist groups.”I’m going to remind everyone in this room — and all the media — that I was the subject of an assassination attempt by an addled left-wing activist two hours after being sworn into my job,” Bessent said. “Any of you who want to report that this is a fiction and does not exist, be there for the sentencing this August.” Bessent appeared to be referring to Ryan Michael English, a 24-year-old Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty in March to charges related to attempting to assassinate the then-Treasury secretary nominee at the U.S. Capitol.English traveled to Washington on Jan. 27, 2025, carrying a folding knife and two improvised Molotov cocktails before approaching a U.S. Capitol Police officer and asking to turn…

When I was a teenager, the misconception I had about professional racing was that the trophy would go to the most powerful car, or perhaps the most aggressive driver. It was in the mid-90s that a number of racing games hit the market that tried to simulate the physics and details of motorsports as closely as possible, from real-world courses to tire wear to allowing modification of a car’s suspension characteristics. Years before I obtained my driver’s license, those racing simulations taught me a great deal about what it meant to have a “fast” lap time. Can slowing down during training help you to speed up? This seeming shooting paradox can make a lot of sense once you understand human performance and training methods. Springfield Armory Echelon 4.5F 9mm shown. Chief among those lessons was this: I didn’t shave seconds off my best time by mashing the gas or trying to drift the car around corners. To the contrary, my best performance always came through figuring out the smoothest, most consistent path through any particular track. Often, I would break a previous record without realizing it. Watch a professional race today, like LeMans or F1, and you may actually find…

In a statement on Tuesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accused Washington of acting like “pirates” by restricting energy flows in the region. The IRGC further warned that regional oil and gas exports could be blocked completely in response to the United States’ attempts to control the Strait of Hormuz. “Regional oil and gas exports are either for everyone or for no one,” the statement said. This warning came as the IRGC claimed a new strike on US military infrastructure in Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet and serves as one of Washington’s main naval hubs in the Persian Gulf, according to a report by RT.  The IRGC said that the fifth wave of Operation Nasr-2 targeted an NSA management center, a command-and-control center, large warehouses containing military parts and equipment, and fuel storage tanks belonging to the US Fifth Fleet. The US military has not commented on the IRGC statements. Recently, US ruler Donald Trump announced that the US military would increase strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran. Trump also refused to rule out the possibility of seizing Kharg Island, a major energy terminal used by Iran for its oil exports. Trump Vows To Increase Strikes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Memphis pizza restaurant is facing backlash after refusing service to four members of the Tennessee National Guard last weekend, with the owner telling Fox News Digital he stands by the decision and would “make the same decision tomorrow.”Miles Tamboli, owner of Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza, said he refused to serve the Guardsmen on Saturday night because he opposes the federally led Memphis Safe Task Force, arguing the use of National Guard troops in local law enforcement has made the city less safe rather than more secure.”I love this country and I love this city, and that is exactly why I made this call,” Tamboli told Fox News Digital in a statement. “I want Memphis to be safe. Every business owner does. And the honest truth is that Memphis was already getting safer before this Task Force ever arrived. Crime was at a 25-year low through the first eight months of 2025, according to the Memphis Police Department’s own data, later confirmed by an independent Tennessee Bureau of Investigation audit. That progress was earned by the people of this city. It was not delivered by soldiers.”TEXAS BAKERY SAYS IT’S ‘EMBARRASSED’ BY AMERICA,…

The Marine Corps is scheming up a way for troops to seamlessly land their first civilian jobs, up to a year before their end of active service date arrives.According to Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz, the service is in talks with the Office of the Secretary of War to create a portal or marketplace where separating troops can advertise their availability and get snapped up by certain kinds of employers without ever having to translate the acronyms in their resume.Speaking at a senior enlisted leaders’ forum hosted by Military Officers Association of America earlier this month, Ruiz said the concept was inspired by the success of the Marine to Guard program, which lets separating Marines transition to National Guard contracts in their home state.“That’s the most successful thing we’ve ever done, I think, for transitioning Marines, because it’s a direct hire,” Ruiz said. “There’s no in-between.”The Marine to Guard program, begun in 2018, advertises bonuses of up to $20,000 for troops who take that path, and promotional materials highlight the 60 Marine Corps military occupational specialties that translate directly to Guard jobs. They also note that appointments to the Guard can be made up to 180 days…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular cruise line has extended its suspension of visits to a private resort for another year, prompting some passengers to question whether the destination will ever reopen.Royal Caribbean recently said it’s extending its pause on visits to Labadee, Haiti, through June 2027.Labadee, Royal Caribbean’s private beach destination on Haiti’s northern coast, is popular for its white-sand beaches and the Dragon’s Breath Flight Line, one of the world’s longest over-water ziplines.US UPDATES TRAVEL WARNING FOR QUAKE-HIT NATION, CITING DISASTER RISKS AND VIOLENT CRIME”As we continue to evaluate conditions in Haiti and our ability to deliver the best vacations responsibly, we have decided to extend the suspension of ship calls to Labadee through June 2027,” a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson told Fox News Digital.”This decision was made with the safety and well-being of our guests and crew members in mind. We have communicated these changes directly with guests.” The extension comes as Haiti, which is under a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory from the U.S. State Department, continues to grapple with widespread gang violence and political instability.CRUISE TIPPING CHARGES ARE ‘OUT OF CONTROL,’ SAY PASSENGERS AS COMPANIES TOUT ‘EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE’The resort is roughly six miles northwest of Cap-Haïtien,…

This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News.  We Are Sleepwalking into a Global Collapse The mainstream media obsesses over oil prices. Every time a barrel jumps a few dollars, the pundits wring their hands. But they are missing the real story — the one that will crash civilization long before a gas pump runs dry. What I see, from my years tracking global supply chains, is a nightmare hidden beneath the headlines: the war with Iran is severing the arteries that carry downstream commodities — aluminum, fertilizer, diesel, plastics, helium — the very things that make modern life possible. And those things are going to become astonishingly scarce as current stockpiles and buffer supplies run out. I believe we are not just watching a regional conflict — we are sleepwalking into a global collapse. Aluminum: The Metal That Builds Everything Is About to Become Extremely Costly and Increasingly Scarce Aluminum is the backbone of modern industry. Aircraft, cars, data centers, military hardware — they all depend on cheap, abundant aluminum. But aluminum smelters are energy hogs, and the cheapest energy in the Middle East is natural gas. When Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan LNG field went offline…