‘Darline’s Parents Deserved Better’: Sen. Graham’s Opponent Calls Out Healthcare Hypocrisy
Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-S.C.) Democratic rival made a poignant observation Wednesday after Graham dismissed the notion of public healthcare as a “bad idea” while simultaneously recalling how both her parents suffered for lack of easy healthcare.
“I believe that Darline’s parents deserved better,” Democratic Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews told CNN.
“Her healthcare plan is, ‘You should work hard until you die,’” Andrews said, reflecting on Graham’s speech. “I believe that we deserve better. I believe that Darline’s parents deserved better.”
Graham told the crowd after her runoff victory last night that she was orphaned at a young age after both of her parents died, having worked long hours, even when they were sick.
“My parents worked long, hard hours to make ends meet,” Graham told the crowd. “We didn’t take vacations. If they were sick they had to get up and go to work because if the doors weren’t open, we weren’t making money. My mother passed away when I was 11, and my father just over a year later.”
Latest Live Updates
Authorities Recover Artifacts That Date Back 1,000 To 5,000 Years
22,000+
—That’s how many ancient artifacts were recently seized by U.S. officials in Florida in an effort to disrupt criminal networks involved in the theft, smuggling and selling of such cultural items.
Among the seized artifacts were Byzantine glass vessels, terracotta pots and vases, Egyptian statues, weapons, Greek and Roman coins and mosaic picture frames.
James Talarico Attributes Push For Affordable Healthcare To Christian Faith
The Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, James Talarico, said his Christian faith inspired his plan to break up healthcare monopolies during a live podcast event with billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday.
The former Dallas Mavericks owner and Talarico both laid out their respective plans during the event, which was hosted by Fox News anchor Jessica Tarlov.
Talarico said his plan includes breaking up large healthcare companies that he claims are “driving up” prices for consumers, giving patients more options when purchasing medications and stopping insurance companies from making healthcare decisions through denials.
Read more here:
Iran's Supreme Leader Urges Gulf Rulers In Written Message To Confront 'Real Enemy'
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries.
The message was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account for Islamic Unity Week, which marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
It called for Muslim unity, cooperation in various fields and mutual defence, saying anyone who creates divisions among Muslims, “knowingly or unknowingly,” helps Islam’s enemies.
It asked whether Palestinians would have been left “so helpless” if Muslims had been united.
Read more here:
Icelandic Voters Reject A Proposal To Restart Negotiations To Join The European Union
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.
The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU talks.
Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, RUV reported. The capital of Reykjavik was the only area in the island nation of 400,000 people where a majority supported the referendum.
Read more here:
Military Brass Warns Hegseth About Prolonging Iran War Operations: Report
Top U.S. military officials have warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against continuing large-scale operations in President Donald Trump’s unpopular war of choice in Iran, privately expressing it could be taking away from their forces’ abilities to respond to threats at home, sources told The Washington Post on Sunday.
The Navy’s top admiral — along with military brass with the U.S. European, Pacific and Southern Commands — have signaled concerns to Hegseth about ordering some troops to remain deployed in the Middle East through September (and, for others, into next year), but will execute the order nonetheless, the sources said of a recent “classified” assessment for the secretary.
Leaders with the U.S. Army and Air Force, too, “concurred“ with Hegseth about keeping troops deployed but “each emphasized that doing so would come with significant risk,” the Post reported.
Read more in The Washington Post:
Trump Posts AI Video Of Goose-Human Hybrids Guarding 'Lake America' With Guns
Two days after signing an order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video showing a flock of Canada geese with human arms and coifs of blond hair firing guns off in apparent defense of the body of water.
The video was originally posted on X by the account “Popmemes by Jon,” along with the caption, “LAKE AMERICA - PROTECTED BY DONALD DUCKS” followed by an American flag emoji. It came amid a flurry of online jokes about Trump renaming Canada geese “Donald Ducks” to parallel the renaming of the Great Lake.
In the video, dozens of geese sporting Trump-esque hairdos march in formation near the lake as the theme song to “Hawaii-Five-O” plays. The birds have both wings and human arms. They also carry machine guns, which they fire into the air at the end of the video.