Hegseth: I’m announcing Project Meridian, an effort led by America’s best minds to study the future of warfare. Project Meridian will be co-led by three of our nation’s best minds: Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich.

For more than two months, I have been working on a truly horrific story about one of the gravest war crimes committed by the United States since Vietnam: The bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran. It was one of the first targets struck in the opening hours of the war on February 28, 2026. At least 156 people were killed in the U.S. cruise missile strikes—120 of them were children and 26 were teachers. We spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, doctors, teachers, psychologists, and other witnesses. Some of them had never before shared their experiences of that day. It would be impossible to do justice to what happened in Minab that day with words alone. In more than 25 years in journalism and reporting on war, I do not believe I have reported on a more heinous single crime. Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave dropsitenews.com/p/minab-sch… Please share this story with as many people as you can.

Cornell University - Two Very Different Accounts Civil Complaint vs. 2024 Sworn Statement Summary I read through the 101-page civil complaint because I wanted to compare Jane Doe’s allegations in the lawsuit with the account Tompkins County DA Matthew Van Houten summarized from her initial six-page sworn statement to Cornell University Police in November 2024. They are substantially different. The lawsuit names Cornell University, Chi Phi’s local and national organizations, Tri-Delta organizations, fraternity leadership and advisors, Moonies Bar & Nightclub, and the seven individual students. Doe alleges she became heavily intoxicated at the Tri-Delta house, that the house mother observed her condition but nevertheless accompanied her to Moonies, and that Moonies served her at least one alcoholic drink despite her being marked as under 21. She alleges she had consumed approximately 10 drinks within three hours by the time she arrived at Chi Phi. From there, however, I think the clearest way to understand the differences is side by side. CIVIL COMPLAINT vs. 2024 SWORN-STATEMENT SUMMARY Her intoxication upon arriving at Chi Phi Civil complaint: She was severely intoxicated and already incapable of consenting. 2024 statement: She described herself as approximately 5 or 6 out of 10 intoxicated. — The initial threesome Civil complaint: Male 1 proposed a threesome while she was incapable of consenting, and the sexual activity occurred without her consent. 2024 statement: She said she agreed because she was attracted to Male 1 and, in her “drunken curiosity,” thought Male 1 and Male 2 wanting a threesome might mean they were gay. — How the first threesome ended Civil complaint: Male 1 became sleepy and wanted to take a nap. 2024 statement: She noticed Male 1 becoming sleepy and losing his erection and told Male 2 they needed to stop to make sure Male 1 was okay. Male 2 stopped. She then described caring for Male 2 when he became nauseated and checking on Male 1 while he slept. — Ketamine, marijuana and alcohol Civil complaint: She was pressured, plied, commanded, and instructed to consume ketamine, marijuana and additional alcohol. 2024 statement: She described being handed an unopened beer, later being asked whether she wanted more ketamine and then instructed to take more. She acknowledged taking ketamine multiple times. That doesn't necessarily resolve whether pressure or coercion occurred, but the descriptions are notably different. — The proposed foursome Civil complaint: I found no corresponding account of this exchange. 2024 statement: Male 1 woke up and wanted to join the sexual activity as a foursome. She said, “Hell No,” because she understood that would require anal sex. It did not happen. — Males 4–7 enter Civil complaint: She hid beneath the covers, felt unable to leave because her phone was across the room, and describes the additional men entering an increasingly coercive situation. 2024 statement: She also described hiding beneath the covers. Male 7 said something rude, apologized and grabbed her face and kissed her. She pushed him away. The men then complimented her appearance. Male 4 asked whether they could do ketamine from her body. She responded, “Sure.” — How the larger group encounter ended Civil complaint: Males 2, 3 and 5–7 eventually left. 2024 statement: Male 3 returned with another fraternity member who told everyone to get out. That outside intervention appears in both narratives, although the surrounding descriptions differ. — The final threesome with Males 1 and 4 Civil complaint: She was brought to another room, instructed to take additional ketamine, became completely incapacitated and alleges oral and vaginal sex was forced upon her until approximately 5:45 a.m., after which she lost consciousness. 2024 statement: She remembered snorting more ketamine and described herself as approximately 8 out of 10 intoxicated. Male 1 proposed another threesome because he wanted “redemption” for earlier in the night. She initially asked Male 1, “What happened to just you and me?” She couldn't remember how the sexual activity began but remembered vaginal and oral sex occurring. At approximately 5:45 a.m., she said she was tired and needed to turn in. According to the statement summary, both men stopped the threesome at that point, as far as she could remember. There are also important similarities Both accounts contain conduct that Doe describes as unwanted. She described Male 2 repeatedly reaching toward her vagina while they were kissing and her swatting his hand away. She described Male 7 kissing her without permission and her pushing him away. She also could not remember how the final threesome with Males 1 and 4 began. I don't see an allegation that Males 5, 6 or 7 had intercourse with her. That matters when this is routinely described online as “seven men raped her for seven hours.” Then there are the texts Neither account, as presented here, includes the subsequent text exchange with Male 1 that has now been publicly reported. In those messages, Doe reportedly said her memory was “super clouded,” acknowledged that everyone had been intoxicated, said “none of the sexual stuff was illegal,” said she enjoyed being with Male 1 and another man, and later suggested they smoke together again — just without the ketamine and the “extra 5 billion men.” Male 1's messages matter too. He reportedly described his own memory as “kinda fuzzy” and expressed regret that they were too intoxicated to shut everything down and kick people out before it got “way out of hand.” So which account is accurate? Doe's complete six-page sworn statement isn't public. What has been released is the DA's summary of portions he considered legally significant. We don't have the complete two-day police interview or the entire investigative file. And we haven't heard the accounts of all seven men. The civil complaint contains allegations, not findings of fact. But there are material differences between the account attributed to Doe shortly after the incident and the allegations made in the civil complaint nearly two years later. If the litigation proceeds, the sworn statement, complete campus police interview, contemporaneous text messages and other evidence could become extremely important, particularly if the defense argues that her later allegations materially differ from what she said closer in time to the events. That's why I keep saying there is more to this story than the headline “seven men raped a woman for seven hours.” The evidence we've seen so far tells a considerably more complicated story.

It appears @bennyjohnson has now deleted his X post where he clearly pre-composed a post about Sen. Schmitt getting Jack Smith to perjure himself. Genuinely crazy how many big accts on this website appear to be coordinating with Republican politicians behind the scenes.

Well you claim you’re a reporter when you’re really a propagandist so….

Six hundred of our finest warriors joined @SECWAR for morning PT at the Pentagon ahead of his HISTORIC State of the Force address.

The Secretary of Defense and 600 troops in matching “This is WAR” t-shirts amid the conflict with Iran that senior admin officials & Republican lawmakers have argued is not technically a war

Look at Jack Smith’s list. There is one thing that is consistent: every name on it is a Republican. Is it a crime to be a Republican? Is it a crime to write a check to Republicans? No. Jack Smith used his investigation as an excuse to engage in a massive fishing expedition to target Republicans.

I asked the DoD to comment on the fact one of the Pentagon's influencers had: • Praised dictators • Called women a "pestilence" • Said only people with children should be allowed vote Its response? "We are proud" to work with someone like this wired.com/story/a-pentagon-i…

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This is Emma Sulkowicz She was a Columbia student who spent months carrying the mattress she was raped on across campus in 2012 Can you imagine her rapist Paul Nungesser was never expelled or criminally charged So she decided she will carry the weight herself. Every day, across campus, in front of everyone the same thing happened at Cornell university Somehow the school failed to confront the 7 rapists, and the survivor was left carrying the weight

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