In a tense military incident, a Russian fighter jet came within just 50 feet of a U.S. Air Force F-16 off the coast of Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that on September 23, 2024, Russian aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), an area where all aircraft must identify themselves to avoid interception. U.S. forces intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 fighter jets. The Su-35, one of Russia’s most advanced fighters, engaged in aggressive and unprofessional maneuvers, nearly colliding with the American F-16. Video footage released by NORAD shows the Russian jet closing in at high speed before rolling to one side and flying past the nose of the U.S. fighter. The close proximity caused the F-16 to wobble as it flew through the Russian jet’s wake, a dangerous situation that could have led to disaster. NORAD’s top commander, General Gregory Guillot, condemned the Russian pilot's conduct, calling it "unsafe and unprofessional"​. Vladimir Putin just endorsed Kamala Harris. Democrats try their best to show it's Trump who's backed by Putin but end up failing on a daily basis. Kamala might just end up sending F-16s to Russia. Never trust a democrat. pic.twitter.com/jssNi6oFuR — Voice Unchained (@VocUnchained) September 26, 2024 This incident is part of a broader pattern of Russian military activity in the ADIZ, with multiple interceptions occurring over recent weeks. While the Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not violate U.S. or Canadian territory, their provocative actions have drawn sharp criticism from U.S. military officials. NORAD regularly monitors the ADIZ, which extends 150 miles from Alaska’s coastline, and intercepts any aircraft that do not comply with identification protocols. The Kremlin’s increased military activity in this region is seen as part of a broader strategy to test U.S. defenses and assert its presence near North America. Although such encounters have occurred before, the proximity and behavior of the Russian Su-35 in this case were particularly alarming. Don't say the Russians didn't warn you Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement today, with the following paragraph on F-16 supplies to Ukraine: "In the near future, multifunctional American-made F-16 aircraft are expected to appear on the pic.twitter.com/5t98k5Q45E — Djole (@onlydjole) May 6, 2024 The U.S. military routinely conducts intercepts when foreign aircraft enter the ADIZ, but this particular incident stood out due to the Russian pilot’s erratic flying, which posed a serious threat to both American and Russian forces involved​. Despite the dangerous nature of the encounter, the Russian aircraft eventually departed the ADIZ without further escalation. The U.S. military emphasized that while such activity is not uncommon, the increasingly aggressive tactics used by Russian pilots in recent years have raised concerns about potential miscalculations that could lead to unintended conflict​. This is not the first time Russian aircraft have been intercepted in the region. NORAD regularly tracks Russian bombers and fighters flying near Alaska, often during military exercises or long-range patrols. However, the increasingly bold maneuvers and close calls have heightened tensions, especially as U.S.-Russia relations remain strained due to ongoing geopolitical conflicts​. The video released by NORAD has sparked discussions about the risks of these encounters escalating into more serious confrontations. Military analysts note that while both sides generally seek to avoid direct conflict, incidents like this highlight the dangerous game of brinkmanship being played in international airspace. With Russian aircraft continuing to probe U.S. defenses, the potential for a misstep grows, further complicating the already delicate relationship between the two nations. The post Russian Fighter Jet Buzzes U.S. F-16 in Dangerous Encounter off Alaska Coast appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

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News Carved Pumpkins Are Ripe for Revenge in Carved Trailer We’ve carved one too many… By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 2, 2024 Credit: Hulu Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Hulu This Halloween, pumpkins are full of vengeance. You would be too, most likely, if every October someone gouged out your face and scooped out your insides. That’s the premise of the horror comedy Carved, and based on the trailer released today, pumpkins are taking no prisoners. Evil, sentient pumpkins also sound quite juicy when they wrap their vines around the necks of various victims, again at least according to today’s trailer. Here’s the official synopsis: When a heartbroken teenage playwright, her younger brother, and a disparate group of survivors become trapped in a historical reenactment village on Halloween night, they must band together to survive a relentless assault by a sentient and vengeful pumpkin. Carved is based on a short film of the same name. It stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Corey Fogelmanis, Wyatt Lindner, Carla Jimenez, Sasha Mason, Jonah Lees, DJ Qualls, Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur, Elvis Nolasco, Matty Cardarople, Jackson Kelly, and Chris Elliott. Justin Harding, who directed the short, also directs the full-length feature, which he co-wrote with Cheryl Meyer. Producers include David Brooks, Debbie Liebling, Arbi Pedrossian, and Jenna Cavelle of WorthenBrooks. Carved—a Huluween Original and a “future Halloween camp classic,” according to the streamer—premieres on Hulu on October 21, 2024. Serve yourself a big slice of pumpkin pie and check out the trailer below. [end-mark] The post Pumpkins Are Ripe for Revenge in <i>Carved</i> Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

News Companion Love Ain’t What It Used to Be in Companion Teaser Trailer It’s nothing like The Notebook, in fact By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on October 2, 2024 Screenshot: New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. On the surface, the marketing for New Line’s Companion suggests that the film is romance in the vein of The Notebook. If you watch beyond the first few seconds of the teaser trailer released today, however, it’s very clear that the relationship between the characters played by Jack Quaid (The Boys, Star Trek: Lower Decks) and Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets, The Boogeyman) is far from consensual. Thatcher’s character, in fact, is handcuffed and held at gunpoint by Quaid’s. She’s also apparently drugged in certain scenes, so much so that she can’t move away from an open flame that is slowly cooking her hand to a crisp. And if that wasn’t enough, we see her trapped inside a car at least once, and more than one person getting violently murdered. That’s a lot for a seventy-nine-second trailer. Romance! The disturbing twist is less surprising when you find out that the movie is backed by the filmmakers behind Barbarian—Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Zach Cregger, and Roy Lee. In addition to Quaid and Thatcher, Companion stars Lukas Gage (Smile 2, Dead Boy Detectives), Megan Suri (Never Have I Ever, It Lives Inside), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows, Blue Beetle), and Rupert Friend (High Desert, Asteroid City). It’s written and directed by Drew Hancock (My Dead Ex, Suburgatory). Companion premieres in theaters on January 10, 2025. Check out the teaser trailer below. [end-mark] The post Love Ain’t What It Used to Be in <i>Companion</i> Teaser Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

Russia Captures Key Eastern Ukrainian Town

Michael Kosta had the distinction of being in the anchor seat for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show after Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz. Kosta claimed that the debate proves that Republicans only favor diversity when it comes to whether “women should have rights,” while MSNBC’s Paola Ramos continued her book tour and implied that Latinos who support Donald Trump are race traitors. During his monologue, Kosta teed up a clip of Walz, “But they both surprised me a bit. For example, when talking about immigration, Walz quoted a book I didn't think the Democrats had ever read. I guess it's called the bibble?” In the clip, Walz declared, “I don't talk about my faith a lot, but Matthew 25:40 talks about, ‘To the least amongst us, you do unto me.’”     The Daily Show isn’t that much different than the rest of the media. Quoting the Bible is only cool when Democrats do it, “Wow, Tim Walz has really stolen every Republican shtick. You know, he's folksy, into cars, hunts, quotes the Bible, you know, what’s next? He's going to find out he is the webmaster of nudeafrica.com?” Kosta then teed up another clip, this one of Vance, “And we learned a surprising thing about Vance as well. He does support diversity in certain circumstances.” Vance was then shown defending Trump’s federalist abortion stance, “Let the individual states make their abortion policy and I think that's what makes the most sense in a very big, a very diverse [jump cut] and divided country. [jump cut] We can be a big and diverse country where we respect people's freedom of conscience. [jump cut] Donald Trump has been very clear that on the abortion policy specifically, that we have a big country and it is diverse.” While Vance may have a non-white wife and mixed-race children, Kosta tried a different angle, “Yeah, you see, America? Republicans do support diversity. Some states believe women should have rights, and some don't. It’s the beautiful tapestry of America.” And Democrats believe that all unborn babies have no rights. Kosta then did skewer Walz for butchering the question about him falsely saying he was in China during the Tiananmen Square massacre, but later, he welcomed Ramos and asked, “When I read this, why would -- with Trump rhetoric at the Southern border, of migrants, why would the Latino population support him in such a way?” Ramos replied, “Well, think about it like this. Maybe you and I -- I always identify as a Latina, and when I do that, I always think about the fact that my parents are Cuban exiles and Mexican immigrants, right, but there is a sector of Latinos that don't want to see themselves in that way. They do not want to see themselves lumped with other immigrants.” She then lamented, “So, even if we think about how the Latino community has changed in the last 20, 30 years, we're talking about a community now that is a lot more Americanized and assimilated. Most of the Latino voting bloc is under the age of 50, U.S. born.” As it was, Ramos rolled right along, “Anyways, long short, I think what Trumpism does really well as many think about the Latino voting bloc, they're betting on this one idea. And that is the fact that there are some Latinos that are so Americanized and assimilated now that they too will sort of buy into the nativism. That they too will look at, here are the words, ‘Send them back,’ and not at all see themselves reflected in that ‘them.’” People feeling at home in their new home is a good thing, especially if the whole reason for moving was to get away from your previous, bad home. One can remember their family’s history of fleeing communism and view assimilation as a good thing. Here is a transcript for the October 1 show: Comedy Central The Daily Show 10/1/2024 11:09 PM ET MICHAEL KOSTA: But they both surprised me a bit. For example, when talking about immigration, Walz quoted a book I didn't think the Democrats had ever read. I guess it's called the bibble? TIM WALZ: I don't talk about my faith a lot, but Matthew 25:40 talks about, "To the least amongst us, you do unto me." KOSTA: Wow, Tim Walz has really stolen every Republican shtick. You know, he's folksy, into cars, hunts, quotes the Bible, you know, what’s next? He's going to find out he is the webmaster of nudeafrica.com? And we learned a surprising thing about Vance as well. He does support diversity in certain circumstances. JD VANCE: Let the individual states make their abortion policy and I think that's what makes the most sense in a very big, a very diverse [jump cut] and divided country. [jump cut] We can be a big and diverse country where we respect people's freedom of conscience. [jump cut] Donald Trump has been very clear that on the abortion policy specifically, that we have a big country and it is diverse. KOSTA: Yeah, you see, America? Republicans do support diversity. Some states believe women should have rights, and some don't. It’s the beautiful tapestry of America. … KOSTA: When I read this, why would -- with Trump rhetoric at the Southern border, of migrants, why would the Latino population support him in such a way? PAOLA RAMOS: Well, think about it like this. Maybe you and I -- I always identify as a Latina and, when I do that, I always think about the fact that my parents are Cuban exiles and Mexican immigrants, right-- KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: -- but there is a sector of Latinos that don't want to see themselves in that way.  KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: They do not want to see themselves lumped with other immigrants. KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: So, even if we think about how the Latino community has changed in the last 20, 30 years, we're talking about a community now that is a lot more Americanized and assimilated. KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: Most of the Latino voting bloc is under the age of 50. KOSTA: Yeah.  RAMOS: U.S.-born.  KOSTA: Yeah. [Speaking Spanish] KOSTA: I understood that. RAMOS: I was testing you. I was testing you,  KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: -- but all this to say— KOSTA: I don't know how to respond but I understood. RAMOS: [Speaking Spanish] KOSTA: [Speaking Spanish]  RAMOS: Anyways, long short, I think what Trumpism does really well as many think about the Latino voting bloc, they're betting on this one idea. KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: And that is the fact that there are some Latinos that are so Americanized and assimilated now that they too will sort of buy into the nativism.  KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: That they too will look at, here are the words, "Send them back,"-- KOSTA: Yeah. RAMOS: -- and not at all see themselves reflected in that “them.”

When “slick” is the best pejorative Democrats and the media can come up with for you, you know you’ve had a good debate. Shortly after the Vice Presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz concluded, the White House put out a statement which read, in part: In the debate, Americans got to see a real contrast: a straight talker focused on sharing real solutions, and a slick politician who spent the whole night defending Donald Trump’s division and failures. Apparently the “creepy” meme didn’t stick, so somebody in the Biden-Harris administration must have decided to take “slick” for a test drive. Soon Democrats and their surrogates were all over the airwaves of liberal cable (CNN and MSNBC) and broadcast (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks hamming up their visible disgust at just how slick Vance supposedly was. The journalists took the hint, and by Wednesday morning the journalists and Democrats alike were kicking their new favorite word around like it was a soccer ball. It’s always fun when the media and their Democrat handlers are in perfect sync. Take a look for yourself:

An alternative search engine is making a pitch to pro-free speech users, as “monopolist” Google repeatedly demonstrates a willingness to engage in relentless election interference in search results. Meet Luxxle, a search engine launched in 2022 that promises to not behave like a Ministry of Truth like its leftist Big Tech competitors like Google. On Sept. 25, MRC interviewed Molly Koweek, a Luxxle spokesperson and former Ohio-based news anchor, about the ubiquity of censorship on social media and in what ways Luxxle presents an alternative to the big pro-censorship platforms. In response to a question about collaboration between Big Tech and the federal government to fight so-called disinformation and misinformation, Koweek took a stand for free speech. “On the topic of mis- and disinformation, I can tell you that Luxxle’s stance is that we're not the ones who decide what is misinformation. We're not the ones who decide what's disinformation,” Koweek said. “On Luxxle, you're going to see plenty of sources. You're going to see plenty of headlines that you disagree with. Maybe you even think they're crazy. But with Luxxle the difference is you get to choose if you read them, if you engage with those sources and those results for whatever topic it is that you're searching with.” By contrast, said Koweek, “You don't even really have that choice with the big search engines because you're just getting one perspective.” Koweek reaffirmed to MRC that Luxxle has no interest in colluding with the government to censor speech and arbitrarily decide for users what is true and false information, as Google, Meta and Old Regime Twitter had in the past. In a written response to a follow-up question on this issue, Koweek stated, “We don’t make judgments about misinformation or disinformation, but rather allow our users to engage with content as they see fit and make those determinations for themselves.” She went on to declare Luxxle’s commitment to “free expression” within the bounds of the law. “We strive to create an environment without undue influence or censorship – one that supports informed decision-making and free access to information for all users,” Koweek continued. During the interview, Koweek displayed Luxxle’s search features for the MRC, showing a mix of sources on the right and left sides of the political spectrum in the results. Koweek also addressed the differences between Luxxle and Google on a host of issues, from giving users more privacy to eliminating bias in search results.  The Media Research Center repeatedly exposed Google for engaging in rampant election interference on behalf of Democrats between 2008 and 2024.  Conservatives are under attack! Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on so-called hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Astronauts stranded on the International Space Station since June were relieved to welcome rescuers from a SpaceX capsule on Sunday.The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired off Saturday carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Alexander Gorbunov of the Russian Space Agency on the rescue mission to help Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams get home. 'As much as I’ve laughed and cried in the last 10 minutes, I know it’s going to be an amazing expedition.' The two have been stranded since a Boeing Starliner capsule experienced thruster failures and helium leaks, leading NASA to seek the SpaceX alternative out of safety concerns. It was the first Starliner test flight with a crew, but it returned to Earth empty. The Dragon capsule docked with the space station 265 miles above Botswana.The SpaceX visitors were greeted by nine astronauts in the space station, which is normally manned by only seven people. Four of them can now return to Earth in the Dragon space capsule. Wilmore and Williams will have to wait until February to return. They were originally meant to be on the space station for only a week's length.“I just want to say welcome to our new compadres,” said Williams. “Coming through the hatch and seeing all the smiles, and as much as I’ve laughed and cried in the last 10 minutes, I know it’s going to be an amazing expedition,” said Hague. The seven people at the space station apart from Willmore and Williams have been on the station since March because of the Boeing debacle in June. Boeing released a brief statement after NASA announced in August that SpaceX would take on the rescue mission. "We continue to focus, first and foremost, on the safety of the crew and spacecraft. We are executing the mission as determined by NASA, and we are preparing the spacecraft for a safe and successful uncrewed return," the company said on the X platform. Critics have called on lawmakers to reconsider the very expensive NASA missions. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!