The article won't say it, but the poison that they are spraying in "ultra low" quantities is naled. It's a highly toxic organophosphate pesticide. It's totally harmless, that's why they tell you to grab your kids and run inside. I wouldn't want to be trying to be an organic gardener, or a bee keeper, with poison choppers overhead.

Why stop there?

Colorado, Nevada, Montana and Florida all have Spanish based names.

Same with Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, El paso, Fresno, etc...

Rename them all, I guess, since we are at it.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on every aircraft Canada sells into the United States began with a favor for a wealthy friend who was trying to buy a private jet and could not.

Speaking in the Oval Office at an event convened to celebrate the summer travel season, Trump volunteered the account unprompted, in response to a question about whether trade talks with Ottawa would resume.

"I had a case about a week ago where a friend of mine was buying the Gulfstream jet, and he said, 'You know, it's a crazy thing. We're not able — that Canada won't certify Gulfstream,'" the president said.

"Gulfstream is the best private jet, considered the best of the best, and they won't certify it in Canada because they make a competitor, Bombardier Global Express, and so their competitor didn't want them to have competition."

The friend, Trump said, put him in touch with the manufacturer directly. "He's very friendly with Gulfstream. He told the head of Gulfstream to call me, gave him the numbers. We called. We spoke."

What the head of Gulfstream told him, according to the president, was that the company had spent "$60 million trying to get certified in Canada" over roughly nine years without success.

"So I immediately said, 'I'm putting a major tariff on Bombardier and other things that they sent until they're certified,'" Trump said. "They got certified in two hours."

He then described a call from Prime Minister Mark Carney, whom he did not name. "I got a call from the Prime Minister. 'President, what seems to be the problem?' I said, well, you have a little problem. For nine years, you didn't certify Gulfstream." He said he told Carney the United States would tariff "various products, including Bombardier," and that "within 30 minutes, I guess it took maybe less — everything got certified."

"He told me they spent millions and millions of dollars on legal fees over about a nine-year period trying to do it," Trump said. "I did it in a matter of moments."

The president appeared to be recalling a series of events from the beginning of this year, starting with a threat in a January 29 Truth Social post in which he complained that Canada was "effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process" and that if the situation was not "immediately corrected," he would charge "a 50% Tariff on any and all aircraft sold into the United States of America."

He also said the United States was decertifying the Bombardier Global Express, an action that falls to the Federal Aviation Administration rather than the president.

Republicans attending their party's upcoming midterms convention in Dallas, Texas, will be able to buy a photo opportunity with President Donald Trump for $88,600, according to a report.

The Wall Street Journal cites an invitation to the Republican National Committee's event on September 9 and 10, which reveals that donors will also have the chance to join the president at a roundtable event by shelling out a cool $250,000.

For those who find the price tag too steep, a picture with Vice President JD Vance is going for less the half than the president at $35,000.

The parties usually only hold national conventions in the summer prior to a presidential election, not for the midterms, and do so to formally crown their nominee for the White House.

With no candidate to certify, it is unclear what it will mean for attendees to be "delegates" at this month's bash at the American Airlines Center – but that has not stopped state party websites making "honorary delegate" status available for as much as $20,000.

Members of the House of Representatives are reportedly being charged even more to be there – $25,000, according to Puck News – with some top-tier tickets priced at $100,000.

The convention has also been criticized for involving corporate sponsors, with one unnamed Republican consultant recently telling The Huffington Post that the gathering was "not a real convention" and "a grifter free-for-all."

Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne, finance chair of the National Republican Campaign Committee, has defended the high cost of attendance, telling TMZ DC the GOP needs to "make sure that we're supporting other candidates who are in very tough, competitive races around the country," arguing it is a way of ensuring everyone plays their part and contributes.

The USFS said the climbers told them they had used an artificial intelligence platform, YouTube videos and AllTrails to plan the trip. They said they relied on AI to decide what food to bring and how much food and water they would need.

A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump.

The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them.

The institute warned in a "Red Alert" published on its website and social media that they contain a high concentration of a chemical called PMMA, or para-methoxymethamfetamine. The chemical is similar to MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy pills.

The institute says if PMMA is found in an ecstasy pill, then the pill is contaminated and could be lethal. Users don't feel the effect of the drug right away, the institute said, and could take a higher dosage, which could lead to overheating, epileptic seizures, loss of consciousness or heart problems.

"Absolutely do not use these pills," the institute warned.

It released a photo of the pills that have a depiction of Mr. Trump's head on one side and on the other side "NL" and "Trump" stamped into the surface on either side of a vertical line. One of the pills has a green face, and another is yellow.

"We do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood," she told The Associated Press.

Producing, selling and using ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, but it's widely used, particularly at clubs and music festivals. A government report in 2024 said that some 550,000 people took the drug in a year.

The Trimbos Institute tests drugs through its national network of 12 participants and 34 testing locations in the Netherlands.

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, not Ground Zero in New York City – in part because he cannot give a speech.

The president had initially intended to join former presidents and other officials in Manhattan on September 11, but those plans were changed after memorial planners seemingly reminded Trump's team that politicians are barred from speaking at the site to maintain its nonpartisan stance, the New York Times reported.

Instead, Vice President JD Vance will represent the White House in New York City while Trump goes to the Pentagon, which also came under attack on September 11, 2001.

White House Spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement: "On the 25th anniversary of this tragic day, the President will remember those who were killed at the hands of evil terrorists, honor their loved ones, and pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line to rescue their fellow Americans."

She added, "As a proud New Yorker, President Trump has spoken about his own experiences watching the horrific events of September 11, 2001."