By Ali Zeraatpisheh
An 88-year-old US Army veteran named Edmund “Ed” Bambas was still working full-time at a grocery store, not out of choice, but necessity. After losing his wife, exhausting his savings on medical care, and seeing his pension disappear, retirement became impossible.
His situation only came to public attention when a social media influencer filmed a short video about him. The clip went viral, and within days, strangers donated more than $1.5 million so that Bambas could finally stop working.
The story was widely shared as a feel-good moment about generosity and kindness. But that framing misses the larger point.
Bambas’ experience is not exceptional. It is one of the rare cases that have been seen. For every elderly worker rescued by a viral video, there are millions more who continue working quietly into their seventies and eighties, not because they want to, but because the system leaves them no alternative.
The US is heading toward a retirement crisis.....more below
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is preparing to leave the Trump administration after what a new report has described as months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, potentially triggering another change at the army’s top echelons.
According to the Friday report by The Wall Street Journal, Driscoll is expected to step down before the end of the year and could leave his post earlier. The newspaper cited people familiar with discussions over his departure.
The Journal reported that Driscoll and his family vacated the official residence assigned to the army secretary at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall this summer, a move that could indicate he was preparing to leave the position.
The reported departure would come at a time of continuing uncertainty at the top echelons of the army.
Hegseth abruptly removed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George in April, while Trump has not yet nominated a permanent successo....more below
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warns the enemies that any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic will not go unanswered.
In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC issued a “stern warning” to the enemies after US forces launched strikes against the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
Following the US military attack on a point on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport with aerial projectiles, the IRGC carried out new strikes targeting the US air base from which the attack originated in the wee hours of Thursday, it added.
“This response is a serious warning to the enemy that they should know the act of aggression will not go unanswered,” the IRGC emphasized.
The elite military force warned of a “more decisive” response if the enemy repeated any act of aggression.
It also said the responsibility for the consequences of any IRGC response lies with the aggressor.
The statement comes after the IRGC Navy on Thursday forced an American tanker to turn back. The tanker ...
