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What Happened Today – October 22, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shares footage of the ninth U.S. military strike on alleged drug-trafficking boats, killing 37 total while comparing cartels to al-Qaeda to justify extrajudicial killings without due process. (Screenshot from @PeteHegseth/X)

The food crisis is real and about to get much worse. California and New Mexico are the latest states warning about their inability to meet demand now that they’ve been cut off from federal funding. That’s millions in California and one out of every five New Mexicans. Often they are people who are already food … Read more