Has anyone else been seeing this message when trying to use free Grok? I've gotten it, off and on, for the last several days.

I REALLY, REALLY hope I'm weird. 🙏🙏

Great point of view. Too many of us are quick to assume the worst and it would be nice if we just took a beat, assumed the best, and extended some grace. Thanks Pastor Graham!! @Franklin_Graham

𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝟏𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒, 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐘, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐇𝐑𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐍𝐔𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌. Herridge, one of the few remaining serious national-security reporters in American media, posed the question in a clip with a former colleague who served alongside General Caine in Iraq: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱? So here is what people should know. 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧 ’𝐑𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧’ 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 is an F-16 pilot who flew combat sorties over Iraq. He spent years working the Iraq/Syria counter-ISIS mission on the ground — the kind of war where you live next to the people you’re protecting, not in a Pentagon suite. He was the officer President Trump met in Al-Asad Airbase and later said had more sense of the actual battlefield than the whole joint staff combined. In early 2025, Trump elevated him — bypassing the traditional four-star queue — to 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, the highest uniformed post in the United States military. The result, so far: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐂 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟. 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝. 𝐀 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬. Mark Rutte — the NATO Secretary General — told CNN on live air the world is 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 safer now. And the Democrat response? CNN panels asking whether Caine is lying about the results. Scott Jennings had to defend him on air because his colleagues could not believe a career officer and a man of high honor could possibly tell the truth. 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝟒𝟎-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.

From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard. Most of all, the governments are totally different. The USA's convictions around core freedoms are on a scale we do not share. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wins the popular vote, the electoral college, the House, and the Senate... a man who, in every other Western country, is held in open derision, if not contempt. For these and other reasons, we are not the same. Yet the West, including Australia, fully expect to rely on the USA for our very survival. If the world turns bad (which will happen - only a question of time), then the whole West, without America, is toast. So, you may ask - if we're not very aligned ideologically, then it must be that we bring something to the party militarily? Well, no... actually... we don't matter that much militarily. The USA has about 470 ships in its navy, including 11 aircraft carriers, 69 submarines, 75 destroyers... plus 110 new ships in the pipeline. Australia has about 30, including 3 destroyers, 7 frigates and 7 outdated submarines. The UK does a little better, with about 60. Meanwhile, the US has over 14,000 military aircraft. A staggering number. Australia has 252 military aircraft. The UK has 556. The US army has just shy of 1,000,000 uniformed personnel in its military. Australia has about 45,000. The USA spends 3.4% ($968 billion) of its GDP on defence. Australia spends 2% ($36.4 billion). The US spends as much as the next 15 largest military-spending countries (including China) combined. The USA has a fighting culture. The men shoot things (a lot) and hunt things, the veterans get favoured in everything from parking spots to boarding planes. A uniformed young man is thanked in the street a dozen times a day. "Oh, the Americans and their guns!" we say, in our smug way. Yes, they have a warrior culture. We do not. We don't have to, because we're a leech on theirs. How many young British men are willing to fight for their country? Now ask the same regarding young American men. The difference is about as wide as it could be. Militarily, we don't offer squat. Meanwhile, look at the way Australia works against America's interests by loving on China. China made us rich and we stay close. This is a Marxist regime with expansionist aims. Again, you have to spend time in the USA to realise just how vast a gulf there is between us on China. Europe, too. They let China have their way everywhere from Germany to Greenland, all the while importing Islam and sending their own people to court for saying hurty words. Somehow, we have landed the deal of a lifetime with the USA that says, "when the baddies come, you'll save us ok?" Because we can't save ourselves. And we live in peace. But we keep gnawing away at freedoms, keep enabling China, and get flabby and disinterested about our military because Uncle Sam's got it. And, let's be honest, Americans are widely looked down on. To add insult to injury, we don't think that highly of our protectors. So, the USA is finally saying "enough." I am here, I can tell you what the vibe is, and that's it. Trump is doing what people want in this regard. They're over it. And we come across all shocked and hard done by. We behave like people with no self-insight at all. Yes, the global alliance system is all over the place now. From America's perspective, it's about time. And I must say, though I be a proud Australian, I am forced to agree. Something has to change.

Posted on President Trump’s Truth Social account an hour ago. Haven’t seen any news reports. Is this new footage? Do we know what was hit and where?

I want the return of Normalcy. I want the removal of all George Floyd statues. I want the release and acquittal of Derek Chauvin. I want Michael Byrd to be prosecuted for the murder of Ashli Babbitt. I want all statues returned for former American heroes who should never have been penalized for living in a different time. I want to end the foolishness about reparations. I want the removal of men from women’s sports. I want to end cashless bail. I want the power once again restored to the brave men and women who police our streets. I want George Soros put on the terrorist watch list, and put in jail for trying to take down the United States. I want all Soros judges, DAs, and anyone he sponsored in Govt positions to be immediately removed with new elections held immediately to fill their positions. I want an end to all DEI permanently. I want boys and girls to have their own bathrooms. I want a makeover to our education system followed by the firing of every liberal anti-American teacher, who politicize their position rather than teaching our kids. I want the return of education beneficial for our kids future. I want our borders closed forever. I want every illegal removed and deported from our country. I want all of our medication made in the USA not in China. I want an end to inflation. I want made in America prioritized. I want an end to all mandates. I want to feel safe to walk down our streets again. I want stop and frisk reinstated. I want my bills especially insurance prices to go down. I want the removal of propaganda TV and the restoration of the truth on our news networks. I want the end of child mutilation and child trafficking. I want our country to take care of Americans first. I want all liberal leaders who refuse to pursue law and order to be removed for negligence of duty. I want all Americans to feel safe in their neighborhoods regardless of where they live. I want the removal of all cartels and drugs pouring into our country. I want the return of kids playing baseball, football, basketball, riding their bikes on the streets without the fear of someone hurting them or stealing them. I want kids to not be afraid of failure, not to be afraid to play or get bumps, scrapes or bruises. I want the end of all racism stirred up by the Dems for political gain. I want the return of Unity. The return of Religion. The return of God in your life. I want the return of the Pledge of Allegiance to return to the classrooms. I want the restoring of love thy Country. Love thy neighbor. I want people to know it’s OK to help those in need. I want the return of love and respect. I want this war in Iran to end quickly with our soldiers coming home safe after another heroic victory that will change the Middle East forever I guess what I’m asking for is the return of the America we all remember, we all grew up in. I want our children and their children to have what we had and it all starts with love of our Country and support for our President The greatest place on the planet. It all starts and end with Donald Trump. You see, this is a man who wants the same things, and this is a man who delivers on all promises. He loves this country and vowed to fix it. Restore it. We all have his back and love him for it. He was chosen for a reason. It all starts with Faith and love of God. I have Faith in Trump and I have Faith he will bring back our America while Making America Great Again. Everything he does he’s doing for us. Ignore the haters. They are doing satans work all meant to lead you to despair. Stay positive. Stay MAGA strong. We got this. We have God on our side. Just let Trump do Trump. I love you all. My two cents

Delta Air Lines shuts down its special congressional fast-track service as the DHS shutdown continues. Calls grow to end perks for lawmakers. Members of Congress should wait in the same lines as everyone else.

Armchair generals, “citizen journalists,” and countless foreign accounts will be bombarding this platform with all sorts of bullshit in the coming weeks. It will be impossible for a normal, busy person to sift through the nonsense. So I’m just trusting the guy I voted for to do the right thing. I’m trusting him to do what needs to be done as quickly and humanely as possible. He has better information than anyone and a fundamental distrust of the war machine Praying he doesn’t let me down. The rest is mostly noise.

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Rep. AOC just SELF-DESTRUCTED while trying to represent America in Germany "Should the US commit troops to defend Taiwan?" AOC: "Um, you know, I think that, uhh, eh, this is such a, uh, you know, I th-I think that this is a, umm, this is of course a, uh, a very longstanding, um, policy." WTF?! They're gonna run her for president? LMAO. Brutal.

Thank you for putting our nation before party. I know you are getting a ton of flack but you did the right thing. @SenFetterman @DickDurbin @TimKaine @SenCortezMasto @SenJackyRosen @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen @SenAugustKing

Why are conservative commentators calling the Senate Dems that voted to reopen the government "defectors". They did the right thing by putting the nation before party. They are getting roasted by the Dems...why isn't our "camp" using more supportive wording? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Oct. 1, 2025 x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynKOMmee…

Does anyone else think that Erica Gimpel (FAME, Nakita) and Aja Bair (Publix's flowers and sprinkles ad) look a lot alike? I realize Erica is older but Aja reminds me of Erica in FAME. @ericagimpel @AjaBair3

President Trump’s Celebratory Victory Rally x.com/i/broadcasts/1lDxLllOm…