A bomb in NYC

Who didn’t see that coming? Oh. Wait. Homeland Security didn’t see it coming. 

Trump Dictates

Hegseth has no answers about anything because Trump is dictating military movements from the Oval Office. The voice of the Master is all that matters. No one puts Trump in his place. 

The Trump administration has no plan. Trump uses the military as a cudgel, not a military. One day the Caribbean and the next day the Persian Gulf. 

Trump removed the people capable of maintaining a strong and purposeful military and national defense. He closed down office after office with DOGE and now expects the country and its national security agencies to run smoothly. This has absolutely nothing to do with anything except high levels of an incompetent administration. 

There is no more war capacity, Hegseth and Trump are bankrupting the government.

This is Donald Trump racketeer. He ruined his own administration by putting on a show not carrying out governance. When is this Congress going to do it’s job?

Trump’s Tariffs are unconstitutional

Tariffs are to balance trade.

Tariffs are not punitive. 

Racketeering out of control.

Where does anyone start with this stuff?

I did not watch the speech. This is not in response to that.

Just a note. Taylor and Travis had some kind of wedding, huh? Madison Square Garden. Wow.

Congratulations to Spain for a magnificent victory in the World Cup. It was such a treat to have all the greats in the USA for an exciting event. 

The cyclospora outbreak has been covered up since the beginning. I mean it was obvious. Very obvious. No one wants to cover up the source of any sort of medical problems spreading like communicable diseases normally prevented by vaccines. But, the entire bizarre chaos had only one purpose and was to sow doubt about the source. Nothing of what occurred was normal progression of an investigation to the source of an adverse food source. Nothing occurred as it normally rolls out. THAT WAS A HUGE CLUE as to the corruption involved.

July 26, 2026

By Keith Edwards

Trump donor's positive diarrhea lettuce test (click here) vanishes after White House sit-down

The FDA's only positive test in America's worst parasite outbreak in years survived exactly one day — and what happened at the White House 72 hours earlier is why nobody's buying the walk-back....

Two of our finest are dead. And.

Why?

July 20, 2026

By Lora Korte

...Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19....

...Feehan, (click here) of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. Gonzales, of Carrollton, Texas, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command in Ansbach, Germany. The attack marks the first U.S. hostile deaths since March and brings the total number of troops killed in the war with Iran to at least 17....

Jordan has been one of our most steadfast allies. Never in a million years would I think two American soldiers on duty in Jordan would end up dead. Not even in any imagineering of Trump's idiocy would I expect this. But, then I never imagined a Secretary of Defense wanting to be called the Secretary of War and losing out jets to friendly fire and complete fatigue by chronically reacting to an emergency. Military emergencies only happen when there is a real emergency. Not as a matter of everyday practice.

So, for Trump, it is okay for the soldier to die, but, if they become handicapped because of their service to this country, then they are a bother.

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July 20, 2026

By Rose L. Thayer

The Army is pulling back the legal resources (click here) offered to soldiers going through the disability evaluation process, limiting the support they’ll receive as review boards determine whether they are fit to serve or should receive medical retirement benefits. The Office of Soldiers’ Counsel, which provided the services, “has experienced dramatic cuts to authorized positions over the past 12 months,” according to a memo released May 27 announcing the cuts. The office’s lawyers, mostly civilians, previously provided support at three different stages of the process to soldiers in the active Army, National Guard and Reserve. Now they will only offer services one time for one stage of evaluations — the physical evaluation board — and only to active-duty soldiers and part-time soldiers with orders greater than 30 days. The Air Force and Navy confirmed that neither service is making any changes to their programs for service members....

Donald Trump has been mocking the disabled for as long as I can remember. Perhaps the Book of Acts is left out of the Trump Bible.

Acts 20:35
English Standard Version

35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Moving American assets out of the war zone is one way of bringing the death toll down. These Coast Guard are far better outfitted to take out speeding drug boats anyway,

July 20, 2026

By Alex Wilson

Six U.S. Coast Guard cutters (click here) formerly homeported in Bahrain will now patrol Western Pacific waters as an expeditionary squadron, extending the service’s military operations in the region. The move recasts Patrol Forces Southwest Asia — a force that spent more than two decades supporting U.S. Central Command from Bahrain — into the Expeditionary Cutter Squadron, the service said Wednesday in a news release. The squadron is currently operating in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations, according to the release. “Coast Guard forces have always adapted to meet urgent national needs,” Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said in the release. “The Expeditionary Cutter Squadron enhances the Coast Guard’s ability to deploy our forces in support of Combatant Commanders and national security objectives.”...

July 20, 2026

By Julie Masson and Yoojin Lee

North Korea (click here) has denounced the ongoing Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii, warning the U.S.-led multinational military drills will prompt a series of “proportional countermeasures,” according to state-run media....

Look, Trump and his ideology is dangerous. We do not have to wait and see how things turn out. We already know this administration causes harm. They cause harm to the USA both domestically and abroad.

The administration moves outside the law to protect cronies and allow for illicit profiteering. Sorry, but, a company that has cyclosporins floating around the USA food supply must expect to receive fines and the onslaught of lawsuits from the private sector. This is not a truthful administration, it lies, and it lies about everything. 

Smoke

 N 95 Masks

Malignant Narcissist

Trump isn’t much of an ally if he can’t send help when help is needed. 

Trump is not capable of discerning his personal interests from that of the job of the president of the USA. The President’s chair is empty and has been since Biden left.

More news from the Climate Crisis front.

Yes, that is correct. The climate crisis is striking North America mercilessly. No one in the White House wants to use those words otherwise there might be a real climate emergency. Oops, the cronies might be effected. Damn it all, people will die.

 

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If Trump wants to be helpful rather than exploitive he would be working jointly with Canada to bring about the best outcomes for both countries. Canada needs assets not enemies.

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These fires are caused by a drying planet. They are wind driven and spread of their own dynamics. There isn't a lot that can be done when people are put first as a priority and fighting the fires come somewhere after everyone is safe. There was a dramatic rescue from a train in Ontario. That is how quickly these fires are spreading. There is no time to react, only to survive.

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Tariffs will make the Wildfires worse. It will rob vital cash resources from fire fighting efforts.

 

Trump does NOT own Air Force One.

He does not even own the gift to the USA by the Qatari government.

The Boeing 747-8 jet was not supposed to be put into service until it was fully ready. But, ego and election driven Trump pulled a fast one and flew to a summit in Turkey. As a result he got into severe trouble with the Secret Service as the drama queen decided to lob missiles into Iran to show off his power over objections (suggestions for different approach) by allies. He wanted to make an impression by disabling a ship in the Persian Gulf operating under the flag of a long and trusted ally. 

Trump is just that much of a jerk (The company owning the ship needs to sue Trump and Hegseth. Their actions violated laws and treaties. Sanctions come long before hostile actions of any civilian or business).

The reporting of the dire outcome potentials had to be told to the people of the USA in case Vance began to move from the Vice President’s quarters to the White House. Just because Trump’s covert antics to obtain his maximized propaganda (and it was definitely propaganda) is supposed to rule supreme, the right of the people to know is guaranteed. 

The 747-8 belongs to the American people. The people are being required to foot the bill of $400 million for the lousy thing. The people are paying for Trump’s ego machine with tax dollars. You betcha the people have every right to know why their $400 million renovation could be for nothing as the jet was blown up by an enemy missile flying defenseless when it was still supposed to be in a hanger on USA soil. 

As a matter of fact that lousy jet had to be flown out of Turkey to the UK by OUR Air Force personnel putting the crews lives at risk. That Trumpian behavior is outrageous and dangerous. While the Secret Service is doing a magnificent job, Trump sure as hell isn’t!

There needs to be election monitoring.

Following the election of George W. Bush and the absolutely outrageous Florida Secretary of State antics, elections monitors from the United Nations became concerned. I am thinking with all the outrageous statements (and they are only statements) made in the past 24 hours by power players, we might need peacekeepers as well as election monitors. 

DHS has no right to threaten prosecution of State Attorney Generals. As a matter of fact now that the racketeering threats are public (as are also evident with the Constitutionally mandated US Postal Service) perhaps the State Attorney Generals can prosecute Trump. They should examine all his wrong doing and move forward. 

This country has a very explicit and strong First Amendment, however, Trump THREATENS the free press regularly as if we had none!

Testosterone is a steriod.

Anabolic steroids are manmade and dangerous. So, to eliminate the obvious problems high levels of testosterone are used for the same purpose. All hormones are steroids. The individual body understands it's needs. There is no one particular level of testosterone needed for the secondary sex characteristics of masculinity.

Steroids, the popular name for synthetic (man-made) substances related to the male sex hormones, promote muscle growth and the development of male sexual characteristics. Steroids are legally available only with a prescription. They are prescribed to treat conditions such as delayed puberty, some types of impotence, and body-wasting in patients suffering from AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Steroids are abused, often by athletes, to enhance athletic performance and to improve physical appearance.

Elevated testosterone levels can cause cancer. A silent killer in young men is testicular cancer. This is from Mayo.

As you age, (click here) testosterone therapy might sound promising. But there are a lot of misconceptions about what the treatment can and can't do for you.

Testosterone therapy might seem like the ultimate anti-aging formula. Yet the health benefits of testosterone therapy for age-related decline in testosterone aren't clear.

Find out what's known — and not known — about testosterone therapy for normal aging....

Testosterone is sometimes used for better cognition as men as they age. It works, but, ultimately, there is a price to be paid for that use and when removed from testosterone replacement the man will need other anti-psychotics or medications used for dementia. 

Testosterone therapy has various risks, including:

• Worsening sleep apnea — a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
• Causing acne or other skin reactions.
• Stimulating noncancerous growth of the prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) and growth of existing prostate cancer.
• Enlarging breasts.
• Limiting sperm production or causing testicles to shrink.
• Stimulating too much red blood cell production, which contributes to the increased risk of forming a blood clot. A clot could break loose, travel through your bloodstream and lodge in your lungs, blocking blood flow (pulmonary embolism).

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is not a minor side effect. It causes real life problems. A man should trust his body to produce enough testosterone for his well being. 

Overview of benign prostatic hyperplasia. (click here)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a health issue that becomes more common with age. It's also called an enlarged prostate. The prostate is a small gland that helps make semen. It's found just below the bladder. And it often gets bigger as you get older.

An enlarged prostate can cause symptoms that may bother you, such as blocking the flow of urine out of the bladder. It also can cause bladder, urinary tract or kidney problems...

Journal of Urology (click here)

2022 Dec;208(6):1295-1302.

doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002928.
Epub 2022 Oct 25.

What Is a Normal Testosterone Level for Young Men? Rethinking the 300 ng/dL Cutoff for Testosterone Deficiency in Men 20-44 Years Old

Alex Zhu, Juan Andino, Stephanie Daignault-Newton, Zoey Chopra, Aruna Sarma 1, James M Dupree

...Results: Our final analytic cohort contained 1,486 men. Age-specific middle tertile levels were 409-558 ng/dL (20-24 years old), 413-575 ng/dL (25-29 years old), 359-498 ng/dL (30-34 years old), 352-478 ng/dL (35-39 years old), and 350-473 ng/dL (40-44 years old). Age-specific cutoffs for low testosterone levels were 409, 413, 359, 352, and 350 ng/dL, respectively.

Conclusions: Diagnosis of testosterone deficiency has traditionally been performed in an age-indiscriminate manner. However, young men have different testosterone reference ranges than older men. Accordingly, age-specific normative values and cutoffs should be integrated into the evaluation of young men presenting with testosterone deficiency.

Keywords: hypogonadism; testosterone.

There is masculinity and hypermasculinity. There is a huge difference. 

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The problem of instituting MEASURES of masculinity is to cause insecurity rather than character building. In the case of the USA military, Hegseth is seeking to eliminate women from the ranks. When an institution such as the military begins to measure testosterone as being normal or not it begins to define what a man is and what a man is not. The military is known to demand physical knowledge of it's troops, but, never from the point of view of changing characteristics to please a particular standard.

Ah, the feminazis.

Do these men actually want relationships or just trophy women?

...One growing corner of the digital world (click here) is the “manosphere:” a loose network of communities that claim to address men’s struggles – dating, fitness or fatherhood, for example – but often promote harmful advice and attitudes. As the United Nations Secretary General’s report on violence against women and girls highlights, these groups are united by an opposition to feminism and misrepresent men as “victims” of the current social and political climate....

Anyone jealous of Putin?

The manosphere is a cultural issue. I am confident Trump would love to begin a fight with women in the public realm over their degrading of the manosphere. It is a cultural issue and no one needs to fight over a definition of a culture. It is what it is and the question is do women really want what the manosphere has to offer? Would a Dad or Mom want an artificial cult defining masculinity for their sons?

Personally. I think the development of the manosphere is a reflection of Trump's deepest insecurities. 

How many wives has he had?

How many sexual assaults are registered for Trump?

I think developing the manosphere and all that mess that brings to mind hypermasculinity like the WWF is nothing but insecurity. The military doesn't need a measure of masculinity. The USA military needs a well trained and armored soldier.

In a world of wackos existing within Trump's cabinet, we are witnessing new recruits with illness rather than wellness. There are reasons for vaccines in the USA military. I really do think the focus of the Trump administration is not governmental so much as a satisfaction to Trump's ego and his billionaire opportunists.

There is military health care paid for by the people of this country. If anyone needs evaluation for HEALTH AND WELLNESS there are places to go to achieve that goal.

Infertility can be a problem for some couples, but, there are specialists that can help with that. There is just no real reason for Hegseth to be so obsessed with testosterone levels. It ain't all that. Ask a survivor of testicular cancer. 

The WWF is about entertainment. It is not an arena where wars are determined or settled. It is about wrestling with a twist. It is not real wrestling either.

Denzel Freeman of Marines after a 3-0 day in Greco-Roman at the 2026 Armed Forces Championships in Fort Bliss, Texas.

Steven Miller had an epiphany.

Let’s give Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize to stroke his ego before he destroys not only the White House in renovations, but, the Black Hills of South Dakota, too.

War with Iran?

Trump has thrown down the gauntlet for Israel. He is in so deep there is no other way out except incite war and expect the American people fall in line. 

It is a mistake for Iran to seriously retaliate. Iran and Iranians are safer to stand down.

From the beginning both domestically and internationally Trump has fomented hate and waited for everyone else to join the parade. He was never going to stop the killings in the USA. He was never going to step back from the brink of war.

The rest of the planet needs to stand down and watch Trump make a fool of himself. He has a war front with Cuba as well as Iran. Both Iran and Cuba are no threat to the USA. They are impoverished, that is especially true of Cuba, and cannot mount a war against anyone.

Iran is limited to drone warfare no differently than Russia. Russia’s losses are unspeakably terrible. People sent to Russia to assault Ukraine are dead. They came from North Korea where soldiers have never died in battle for more than 70 years. Why start all over again now? 

The people from Africa had no concept of the kind of warring they were facing. Africa has not faced a highly effective militarized assault since North Africa in WWII. The wars in Africa are primarily goals of genocide fought with sticks and stones in the way of swords and guns in guerrilla warfare. They knew nothing about combat. They were enticed by money. Now they are dead. We worry about disease in Africa leaving behind orphans. Now, the promise of soldiers of fortune are leaving orphans for the world to take care of. Russia won’t be supporting African families except to send back coffins.

Trump is a dreamscape maniac easily engaged as a tyrannical billionaire with greed for rare earth minerals and petroleum. Donald has always had unattainable playboy mansion dreams leaving people and businesses and contracts in his wake. This is more of the same.

There will be no nation building in the Middle East and Trump and Netanyahu know it. For them it is more efficient to kill and destroy and send in the settlers. That is exactly what is occurring and no one can deny it. The majority of the land in Gaza is now occupied by settlers. 

The USA House and Senate have an obligation to the people of this country to stop Trump’s raid on this country’s military and Treasury. Now! This country’s allies have an obligation to point out these tragedies and crimes to the USA legislature. 

Iran is attacking boats. The USA is sinking them. Where is the difference in that? Civilians. Private vessels. These are crimes, not war.

How many illegal presidential orders have been produced by Trump himself? All those illegal orders have a goal and it leads to violence. He is not a president. He is sincerely disturbed and out of control. He should get on his Castle Jet and fly to his daughter’s island claiming asylum. That is his best outcome.

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"Please, please, don't make me say I will do the right thing."

Todd Blanche, (click here) Trump’s attorney general nominee, stopped short of pledging not to deploy federal agents to polling locations when pressed about it during his confirmation hearing. Meanwhile, Jay Clayton, who would become the director of national intelligence if confirmed, refused to answer a simple question: Who won the 2020 election?

I mean for real. Did they get their Trumpian uniform blue suit yet?

These guys don't dare say they will follow the Rule of Law and do the right thing for the people of this country. 

GET OVER TRUMP, AMERICA!

Trump is a really, really creeping guy.

Impoverishment

There are few if any Americans that live in abject poverty. There is some, but, not to the extent it is found in other countries. This is a rescue of sorts in Egypt. The veterinarian is absolutely magnificent. He teaches the people so much whether he realizes it or not.

He calls them "enslaved horses." (click here)

I have never witnessed the cruelty this veterinarian fights all the time. This is a horse that was in service to it's owner in Egypt.

I do give to this rescue when I can. His willingness to reach into the immorality of the animal cruelty and correct the path is incredible to me. He has improved his practice due to engaging others through his You Tube channel. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%40alirescuepets1

Egypt needs to not only improve the quality of life of it's people, but, instill some kind of animal cruelty laws. 

He calls himself, "Dr. Ali Safari." By engaging a larger community through YouTube he has captured the attention of others and has been able to develop his practice to bring animals into his care that he alone sponsors through others that care about the work.

He has found a horse alive in a garbage dump. He was able to have him walk to his compound where he literally returned the horse to life. I congratulate him.

This is the degree impoverishment exists in the world. Egypt is next to Gaza and Israel. Egypt has been considered an ally to the USA in the past. I just don't understand how this administration can recognize the impoverishment of others and do nothing by ending USAid. I doubt Dr. Ali received such monies, but, it is the people. The owners of these animals that have abject poverty as a reality day after day. 

The removal of aid to the people is highly immoral. The people are suffering. This is the way the USA tried to help turn a corner for people. We relieved the suffering a little bit every day, year after year. There is simply no way an administration that allows other people to suffer in the face of being able to do something about it can be viewed any way as a benevolent force in the world.

Politics aside. The dedication of Dr. Ali is amazing. He sometimes buys these animals out of slavery and sometimes the cruelty is just too blatant and the owners give up when facing the opportunity for the animal to be cared for when they can no longer care for them. Consider a donation. It is needed and remarkably well used.

There is no balance of power in the Middle East with this administration.

This was a protest vote and a clear indications the behavior of Israel in regard to Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon is not appreciated. There are a growing number of legislators seeking a change in the relationship with Israel. It isn't about national security or the sovereignty of Israel, is is about raw aggression and the killing of so many people.

This is not antisemitism although it will be exploited politically as if it is. This is about getting Israel's attention and it's outrageous expansionism with the help of the Trump White House.

July 15, 2026
By Anne Karni

The House on Wednesday (click here) rejected a measure to eliminate U.S. aid to Israel, but almost half of Democrats supported the move, reflecting a rapid and dramatic shift within the party away from decades of unequivocal support for the Jewish state.

The measure, which sought to cut all $3.3 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Israel from a foreign affairs spending bill, failed by a vote of 104 to 314, with 10 voting “present,” and all but one Republican, Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a sponsor, voting no.

But more Democrats supported it than opposed it, including many who said they voted in favor despite their opposition to the cuts to humanitarian aid. It was the latest and starkest evidence of a major divide over backing Israel within the Democratic Party, which is grappling with a groundswell of hostility in its ranks toward Israel and its conduct of the war in Gaza....

It is estimated 73 thousand Palestinians are dead. That is about 4 percent of the Palestinian population in Gaza. The destruction is unprecedented. The recognition of this tragedy and inhumane circumstances has to be understood to be important enough for Congressional members to register a vote to defund the monies to Israel.

The Occupied Palestinian Territory (click here) faces a protracted protection and political crisis characterized by more than 56 years of Israeli military occupation, 16 years of the Gaza blockade, internal Palestinian divisions, lack of adherence to international humanitarian and human rights law, and recurrent escalations of hostilities between Israeli security forces and Palestinian armed groups.  The hostilities which commenced in October 2023 resulted in unprecedented levels of destruction and suffering, including tens of thousands of Palestinian casualties, hundreds of Israeli casualties, and over 240 hostages from Israel.  Nearly all of Gaza’s current population of 2.1 million people has been displaced, lacking access to sufficient shelter, food, life-saving medical services, clean water, education and livelihoods....

Peace in the Middle East has to start somewhere and this vote definitely established the understanding Israel needs to stop destroying the region and killing the people.

Trump is not capable of carrying out a truce.

He isn't even trying. Paper means nothing to him. Haven't we already lost more jets and personnel than we should have? Trump and Hegseth are disasters. This needs to stop. It is past 90 days.

Remember when Trump demanded his Vice President completely mimic his actions and words in his first term? Look at this. His regime doesn't wear a uniform, they wear the same damn blue suit that Trump wears. The same shoes. The same suit. Everything is so regimented it is hideous. I don't see how they can be taken seriously. The people speaking for the USA are supposed to bring talent to the processes of governance, not a puppeteer.

July 15, 2026

By Susannah George 

Vice President JD Vance, second from right, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, attend peace talks in Switzerland last month with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, second from left, and Pakistani army chief Asim Munir.

Almost as soon as Iran and the United States agreed (click here) to an initial deal on a truce last month, they began accusing each other of violating it. At issue has been the document’s vague language on a critical issue: control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian officials say the deal hands Tehran control over the strait, a key choke point, through which Tehran has halted most marine traffic for months, sending shocks through the global economy. U.S. officials say the agreement opens the waterway as it had been before the war.

Some critics of the accord accuse U.S. negotiators of hasty capitulation under pressure from President Donald Trump as he sought to relieve growing stress on global energy markets. Some key Republicans, such as Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), questioned the deal’s extensive economic relief for Iran that required little in return....

This is laughable. Curacao is a country belonging to the Netherlands. THE NETHERLANDS! They are our allies. We are at war with the Netherlands now? 

WTF? 

I guarantee you if the Captain was asked in his own language if he knows why his engine was destroyed, he would not understand what happened except an onboard fire.

Where is the proof all these countries were formally notified of the operations of the USA Navy in the Persian Gulf. The USA was chasing pirates at one time and believe it or not the entire world is not aware Donald John Trump thinks he is on the mind of every human being on Earth.

Congress needs to rein all this in and soon. This is the most idiotic bunch of nonsense ever witnessed in the Free World. Those people are allies. Allies. If there is anyone injured or dead and the ship was not acknowledging the blockade this is murder. We are not at war with our own allies you idiots!

July 15, 2026

U.S. forces disabled an oil tanker Wednesday (click here) as it attempted to sail toward an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf amid the resumption of the naval blockade, U.S. Central Command said in a Wednesday evening post on X. The Curacao-flagged M/T Belma ignored repeated warnings to stop as it headed toward Kharg Island, CENTCOM wrote. In an 18-second video, a U.S. aircraft is seen disabling the vessel by firing missiles into the ship’s smokestack. “U.S. forces remain vigilant and prepared to ensure full compliance,” CENTCOM said in the post to X. This is the first vessel that U.S. forces have disabled since the naval blockade resumed on Tuesday. Two other commercial vessels that complied with U.S. warnings were redirected, CENTCOM said in the same post....