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October 12, 2025
Pete Hegseth Launches Counter-Narcotics Task Force Under President Trump’s Order to Destroy Cartels | The Gateway Pundit
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that a counter-narcotics task force in the Caribbean will be launched under an order from President Trump.
Hegseth explained that the intention of the task force was to destroy the cartels and keep the United States safe from drugs.
The task force will be in SOUTHCOM, which is in the Caribbean and Latin America geographical locations.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday announced that the Department of War (DOW) is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the Caribbean Sea.
Hegseth said the task force’s aim would be to “crush the cartels, stop the poison and keep America safe. The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our shores, we will stop you cold.”
The task force is launching at the direction of President Donald Trump, he said, in the SOUTHCOM area, which covers the Caribbean and Latin America.
The Trump administration has aggressively targeted drug boats that were intended to traffic drugs into the United States. Numerous drug boats have been blown up to stop the flow of drugs into our country.
At the President’s direction, the Department of War is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the @SOUTHCOM area of responsibility to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe. The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our shores, we will…
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) October 10, 2025
“The U.S. Southern Command said in a release that the task force was being launched under the II Marine Expeditionary Force on Friday “to synchronize and augment counter-narcotics efforts across the Western Hemisphere.” Fox News Reported.
TGP reported in October and September of drug boats that have been neutralized by the Trump administration. This has sent a strong message that the US will not tolerate cartels and the drug trade that is destroying numerous lives.
Unclassified video released by the Trump administration from early October shows a drug boat blown up by the United States military. Four smugglers aboard the boat were killed.
Watch:
BREAKING: Drug boat heading to the US from Venezuela just blown up by the US military. 4 smugglers kiIIed. pic.twitter.com/BpiVuszYB8
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 3, 2025
Another video from September shows a drug boat heading to the US obliterated by the Coast Guard.
Watch:
BREAKING: The US Coast Guard has just BLOWN UP a boat carrying drugs bound for the United States
The Trump admin is NOT playing nice with narcoterrorists
It’s about time!
This will save COUNTLESS American lives. pic.twitter.com/LlNkBtFdYq
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 9, 2025
The Hue Bridge Pro shows how migrations should be handled
My house is full of Hue lights and, because they’re so easy to set up and there’s a huge range of wireless controls, too.
I have remotes everywhere I mainly sit or walk past, inside and out, so I can quickly control my lights. As time’s gone on, my old Hue Bridge has started to crumble: I’m warned to delete scenes before adding new devices, and odd things have happened, including slow-to-respond switches and remotes suddenly losing association with lights they’ve controlled for years.
Upgrading to the new Hue Bridge Pro seemed like the logical option, but when my review sample arrived, I was suddenly hit by a wave of panic: trying to migrate all of my lights, including some non-Hue models, plus all of my myriad controls, felt like a nightmare waiting to happen.
As lights are a core part of our daily life, including light strips controlled via app or remote, I could envision a terrible catastrophe, not to mention a lot of moaning from everyone I live with.
The main migration just worksWhile the Hue Bridge Pro might have been a long time coming, Signify has spent that time wisely, both in getting the hardware right and in working on the migration process to make it relatively painless. In fact, it was far easier than I expected, bar a few little niggles that aren’t really Signify’s fault.
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First, though, the migration process has been really carefully thought out. Once the new Bridge Pro is connected (Wi-Fi or Ethernet are supported, and I went with the latter as it’s more reliable), the wizard can be used to migrate everything from one app to another.
Hue Bridge ProThis walked me through updating everything that needed updating and then the wizard warned me which devices could and couldn’t be migrated: anything non-Hue, such as my Innr Outdoor Smart Globe Lights, can’t be migrated automatically, neither can Friends of Hue switches nor anything offline (I have some Festavia lights that I bring out at Christmas, for example). For these devices, the app warns that after migration, the accessories or bulbs will be listed, but you’ll have to use the reconnect option to get them working again.
As that only left a few devices to go, I clicked through and started the migration. One by one the lights in my house started to turn on as they reconnected to the new Bridge (a response that’s warned about and a good reason to perform the migration during the day), and the bulbs started to appear in the app, in the original rooms they were in, with the scenes preserved.
Once the bulbs are done, remotes are migrated, and then cameras are migrated at the end. It took about 20 minutes, and everything that the app said would work did work. And, I was even talked through resetting the old Bridge. Problem solved, job done, and ready to go.
As a smart home reviewer, I’m used to having to manually fiddle about and constantly reboot devices, but I didn’t have to do any of this. That is absolutely incredible and far simpler than I could have expected. Other companies could learn a lot from this.
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Third-party devices can be difficult, thoughMy main migration sorted out 95% of my home, but I still had some Friends of Hue Switches to sort out. Fortunately, the migration helps with these, showing the exact button presses needed to get them back online. It was probably a five-minute job to have these lights back online, with their functionality preserved.
Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)My Innr lights, on the other hand, didn’t want to play ball. The reconnect option was there, but trying to get the lights to go into pairing mode was fiddly (I had to unplug and plug them in quickly, six times in a row). While the lights would flash to show that they were in pairing mode, the Hue app refused to recognise them.
Multiple times I tried, and the lights would flash to show they were in pairing mode, and then flash again to show they were connected, but the app didn’t confirm that. Fiddling with these outdoor lights probably took longer than the main migration and, in the end, I gave up, planning to come back to this job later.
However, when I looked in the app, the Innr lights were connected and they were controllable. So, my advice is, if a light won’t connect, cancel the process and check the app to see if it is working. This is really more of an Innr issue than a Hue one, as all of the official lights migrated properly.
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Matter and Apple Home migration is a painMy Alexa integration to Hue is currently via the Cloud, and that seemed to continue working with no requirement to set up the lights again. But, I also use Hue lights with Apple Home, and this was a massive pain; again, not really Hue’s fault.
First, I had to remove the old Bridge from Apple Home. Then, I used the Hue app to reconnect to Apple Home, which initially worked, but then I realised I had the fun job of assigning each and every bulb and remote to a room, as well as choosing if I wanted to use any of the suggested Automations.
Halfway through my import, Apple Home died on me and refused to add a bulb for no discernible reason, so I cancelled the process. Sadly, all of my lights showed up as offline in the Home app, and nothing would bring them back, so I had to delete the Bridge Pro from Apple Home, and then I restarted my phone, updated the HomePod Mini speakers in my house, and rebooted the Hue Bridge Pro.
Second time ‘lucky’, Apple Home worked all the way through. While having to step through three options per bulb is time-consuming and annoying, I had one bonus: Adaptive Lighting started working again.
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I love Apple Home’s Adaptive Lighting. It changes the colour temperature of the bulbs throughout the day to match the current daylight conditions and, unlike the similar version in the Hue app, needs no configuration.
I used Adaptive Lighting all of the time with the old Bridge until that fateful day I decided to try out the Hue Matter integration. Not only did this make me import all of my lights into Apple Home again, but it also broke Adaptive Lighting.
Deleting the Matter integration and trying to go back to the old Apple Home integration didn’t fix Adaptive Lighting, but it did mean that I had to import all of my lights and remotes again. Sometimes I hate the smart home.
Today, everything now works as it should, my Hue lights are responsive again, and I’ve got plenty of capacity to add new bulbs, devices and scenes.
An upgrade like no otherThere have been plenty of times when I have not upgraded parts of my smart home for fear of breaking something that works. The Hue Bridge Pro shows how it should be done – at least in the early migration stages.
For every other aspect, such as how it works daily and the new features, such as turning your lights into motion sensors, you’ll have to wait for my upcoming review.
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WATCH: Crooked Hillary ‘Surprises’ Kamala Harris with Video Message During Her Book Tour, Trashes “Unhinged” Trump, “We Beat Him Four Times” | The Gateway Pundit
Twice-failed presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton ‘surprised’ fellow failed presidential hopeful Kamala Harris with a video question at her book tour in DC this week.
Kamala Harris is currently on tour promoting her book, 107 Days, a memoir on her failed presidential run after she pushed old Joe Biden out of the way and stole his delegates.
Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris trashed Trump during Thursday’s book tour stop in DC.
“Hello Kamala!” Clinton said. “I debated Trump three times. You debated him once. He wouldn’t debate you again. We beat him four times. Do you think we’re the reason he is so unhinged today?” Hillary Clinton asked Kamala Harris.
They both lost to President Trump.
Kamala Harris cackled before she called President Trump the most “callous, corrupt and incompetent individual” to ever occupy the White House.
WATCH:
This is hilarious.
@HillaryClinton surprised @KamalaHarris with a video question at her 107 Days book tour in Washington DC Thursday night. She asked Kamala what it was like debating President Trump.
In her answer, Kamala Harris said she and her staff were petrified when they… pic.twitter.com/rDIY5F5dQ1
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) October 11, 2025
On Monday, Kamala Harris lashed out at the Trump Administration during her book tour in Los Angeles at The Getty Center.
“There is so much about this moment that is trying to make people feel like they’ve lost their minds, when, in fact, these motherf*ckers are crazy!” Harris shouted.
“We are living history right now, and you all storytellers are living this. You’re not passive observers, you know that. You’re living it, and I would ask you that all the emotions that we are feeling — give those emotions, give that experience to those people that you are writing about and writing for. It gets back to my point about helping people just put a label on it, even if it doesn’t change the circumstance. Because there is so much about this moment that is trying to make people feel like they’ve lost their minds, when in fact, these motherf*ckers are crazy!” Harris said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Of course, the far-left audience cheered.
WATCH:
“There is so much about this moment that is trying to make people feel like they’ve lost their minds, when, in fact, these mothafuckas are crazy.”
Oh, Kamala Harris, you have charmed me pic.twitter.com/XKQ8GQOVro
— kamala book tour (@madampolitick) October 7, 2025
Harris’ book tour is going as expected.
Last weekend Kamala Harris absurdly claimed during an appearance in Houston that President Trump “does not have a mandate.”
“It was the tightest, closest presidential election in the 21st century! He does not have a mandate! It is not a mandate! It is not a mandate!” Harris shouted.
President Trump walloped Kamala Harris in 2024. Not only did he win the 2024 presidential election in an electoral college landslide, but he also won the popular vote.
Trump also won every swing state.
WATCH:
Kamala: “2024 was the closest race of the century!! HE HAS NO MANDATE!!! NOT A MANDATE!!!! NO MANDATE!!” pic.twitter.com/Pf1nHsH3f2
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 5, 2025
October 11, 2025
Former Daily Show Host Loser Trevor Noah Thinks it’s ‘Funny’ That Charlie Kirk Was Shot While Defending Guns (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit
One of the most amazing things about the assassination of Charlie Kirk is how it has revealed some people to be the sleaze that they really are.
Case in point, Trevor Noah, the unfunny comic who lost his gig hosting the Daily Show for his miserable lack of talent.
During a recent standup show, Noah joked that it was ‘funny’ that Charlie Kirk got shot while defending guns. Not only is that tasteless and unfunny, it’s not even accurate. Kirk was debating a student on trans issues when he was shot.
FOX News reported:
Former “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah said he found it “funny” that Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while defending guns at a speaking event at Utah Valley University last month.
“The guy was shot while defending guns. Do you understand how — I’m not even writing that as a joke — as a human, you have to admit that is an incongruous funny thing that happens,” Noah argued. “You are there. You’re onstage, like, ‘Let me tell you why people should have guns.’ Wa-pow!”
Before acknowledging that he found the circumstances surrounding the TPUSA founder’s assassination humorous, Noah praised the Saudi Arabian government for “moving in the right direction” on civil liberties after its Riyadh Comedy Festival featured a mixed audience of men and women.
“Meanwhile, here, comedians are s—-ing themselves,” he told the crowd. “‘Don’t say anything about Charlie Kirk.’ ‘I wasn’t going say anything about him.’ ‘Yeah, but don’t say anything about Charlie.’ ‘I wasn’t going to say anything about Charlie Kirk.’ ‘But don’t. There’s nothing funny about it.’
“Oh, now you tested me,” he added, before stating that “as a comedian,” he was sure he could find something funny about Kirk’s murder.
Here’s the video:
Trevor Noah jokes about Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his standup set
These people are sick pic.twitter.com/U2W2XRwJVA
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) October 9, 2025
People were unimpressed.
remember when the MSM tried to make this turd a thing https://t.co/n9rpgca1eM
— Barbarian Capital (@BarbarianCap) October 10, 2025
Who else thinks that @Trevornoah is a piece of filth?
https://t.co/eH4ZdhfjZg
— The Constitutional Conservative (@TheCCShowcast) October 10, 2025
What an absolute scumbag. @Trevornoah. This is what I mean when I say I fucking hate Hollywood.
This is the same thing Jimmy Kimmel did. Poked fun at the murder of an innocent man. Mocked his wife becoming a widow and two babies losing their father. https://t.co/DHC20rLnFY
— Brettku (@BrettBreakerZ) October 9, 2025
It’s a real mystery why Noah lost that sweet gig at the Daily Show, huh?
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Update: No Survivors in Blast at Woman-Owned Tennessee Explosives Plant – 16 Dead | The Gateway Pundit
There are no survivors after a massive explosion at a military facility in Hickman, Tennessee, on Friday morning.
According to authorities, 16 people are dead after the explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems.
Accurate Energetic Systems is proudly a “women-owned small business” according to the company’s website.
“Established in 1980, Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES), proudly holds certification as a SBA Women-Owned small business and stands at the forefront of the energetics industry. We are dedicated to the development, manufacture, handling, and storage of high-quality energetic products utilized in both defense and commercial markets,” the website for the company said.
It is still unclear what caused the blast. The ATF is currently investigating the explosion.
A bird’s eye view shows Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County, Tennessee, after the explosion.
WATCH:
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS: Helicopter video shows what’s left of Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County, Tennessee that experienced an explosion Friday morning. At least 19 people are unaccounted for. (Video: WTVF Nashville) https://t.co/xEHAeTFXLB pic.twitter.com/OxhaLceMZO
— Action News 5 (@WMCActionNews5) October 10, 2025
Fox News reported:
Officials had initially said Friday that there were several deaths, without specifying the number, and that at least 18 people were missing.
Davis corrected the number to 16 by Saturday evening, noting authorities were able to “locate” the other two individuals and “determine” that they were “not on this site.”
Furthermore, Davis referred to the 16 still missing as “victims.”
“I can tell you at this time, we have notified all 16 families of those people,” Davis said.
At Saturday’s news conference, Davis also said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI) was on scene with “rapid DNA” testing to identify the remains of the victims.
“We’re dealing with explosions. And I would say at this time we’re dealing with remains,” Davis added.
“Can I say we’re going to rule out foul play? We can’t answer that. That might be days or weeks or months before we can do that.”
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said 16 individuals are dead.
UPDATE
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis has stated that all 18 individuals unaccounted for at the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) plant near Bucksnort on the Humphreys-Hickman County line in Tennessee are presumed dead following yesterday’s massive explosion.
One… https://t.co/rocCJhMpeP pic.twitter.com/425XIFkO9C
— American Press (@americanspress) October 11, 2025
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Obama’s Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson Says Democrats Should Vote to Reopen the Government (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit
Jeh Johnson was the head of Homeland Security under Obama and during a recent appearance on CNN, he broke with his party, suggesting that Democrats should vote to reopen the government.
Johnson said that what he fears is that the minority party will start doing this every time they have a chance to bring the country to a standstill over a particular issue.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently said that he is fine with keeping the government closed until planes are falling out of the sky, so no one knows how long this is going to continue.
Transcript via Breitbart News:
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson discussed the government shutdown and said, “I’m going to break from the party line here on this. I’m a Democrat. I’m with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME).” And urged Democrats to vote to re-open the government or else there will be a precedent where keeping the government open is linked to something else.
Johnson said, “Ten years ago, Republicans wanted to shut down DHS over immigration, and the motivation for me was a worker — a lot of these people do live paycheck to paycheck — a TSA worker from West Orange, New Jersey came to me and said, Mr. Secretary, I have stage four cancer. I need my paycheck for my co-pays. And that was my motivation.
I’m going to break from the party line here on this. I’m a Democrat. I’m with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME). The problem I see here is that, to pass a budget, you need 60 votes in the Senate. And what is happening each year now, and what I fear is going to happen in the future, is, the minority party wants to link that to some other very, very important issue.
Watch the video below:
Jeh Johnson says Senate Democrats need to end the shutdown and stop hurting federal workers for their pet issue
“I’m gonna break from the party line here on this. I’m a Democrat. I’m with John Fetterman and Angus King… The most basic function of Congress is to fund the… pic.twitter.com/70Xmcp2CKW
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 11, 2025
What we have here is the same problem that we have had for years. Democrats hate President Trump more than they love the country. That is going to have to change at some point.
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