Two airplanes collided at Marana Regional Airport, northwest of Tucson, Arizona, resulting in the death of at least one person, as confirmed by local authorities.

The Marana Police Department, in a statement posted on social media, described the incident as an “aircraft collision.” They confirmed that both aircraft involved were occupied at the time of the incident.

“The Marana Police Department is currently on-scene at the Marana Regional Airport located at 11700 W. Avra Valley Rd. in reference to an aircraft collision. There has been at least 1 confirmed deceased individual. Details are limited at this time. Media staging will be in the large dirt parking lot outside of the Marana Regional Airport. FAA and NTSB will be responding.”

As of now, the details are still emerging, and the exact cause of the crash remains unclear.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to join local authorities in a thorough examination of the crash site.

A crash has occurred at Marana Regional Airport Wednesday morning, KGUN 9 has confirmed with airport personnel.

KGUN 9 has a crew on scene working to learn more about the nature of the crash and whether injuries have occurred: https://t.co/BIrnPRjGJp pic.twitter.com/qcHyEtZFyp

— KGUN 9 (@kgun9) February 19, 2025

KGUN 9 Blake Phillips reported that Marana Regional Airport is an uncontrolled airspace, meaning there is no tower.

KGUN 9’s @BlakePhillipsTV and Marana reporter @thomasmadison_ are following a developing story at the Marana Regional Airport, where two planes were involved in a deadly collision.

Details are limited, but we will have coverage throughout the day at https://t.co/BIrnPRjGJp . pic.twitter.com/dY726YbC3S

— KGUN 9 (@kgun9) February 19, 2025

This incident comes days after a pilot died and several people were injured when a small business jet crashed into a parked plane upon arriving at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.

WATCH:

Security footage shows the plane crash at Scottsdale Airport.

Lear 35’s gear collapsed on landing and ran into the other plane that was parked pic.twitter.com/kt9IGAa114

— Jordan Conradson (@ConradsonJordan) February 11, 2025

Read more:

Scottsdale Runway Closed After Plane Crashes Into Jet Upon Arrival – At Least One Dead – Updated with Security Video

This is a developing story.

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While the eyes of the world are glued on the US-Russia Peace Process led by Donald J. Trump and Vladimir Putin, the war follows unabated with the same prospects as before: Russian Federation forces steamrolling the Ukrainian defenders.

In the last 10 days, a cursory search shows that Russia has conquered the settlements of Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Dachnoye, Dzerzhinsk, Yasenovoye, Vodyanoye Vtoroye, Zelenoye Pole, Berezovka, Figolevka, Yampolovka and Sverdlikovo.

No major cities, maybe we think it’s just a bunch of Slavic-sounding names, but we once again have to agree: it’s a lot of places.

In the meantime, Ukrainian ‘president without a mandate’ Volodymyr Zelensky is conducting a PR offensive to try and disrupt the peace process the best he can.

Just a glance at the headlines shows us the ‘information carpet bombing’ that the MSM (USAID media) is delivering on behalf of the ‘defender of democracy’ Zelensky:

• Zelensky says Trump is living in Russian ‘disinformation space’ [more about that below}
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine today does not have many formats to guarantee security, such as NATO
• Who is waiting to replace Zelensky? [It’s Zaluzhny or Poroshenko, for now]
• No, Zelenskyy doesn’t have 4% approval as Trump claims; it’s over 50% [That’s NOT true.]
• France says it does not understand why Trump blames Ukraine for war.
• Zelensky Says Won’t ‘Sell’ Ukraine in US Resources Deal [He was the one who brought the issue into the negotiations].
• Zelensky Responds to Trump Calling for Elections in Ukraine [As tyrants do].

All this crying and whining by the Ukrainian former comedian has overshadowed the grand development: Putin Says Normal Diplomatic Ties Restored Between Russia and US. Huge.

Read: After Ceasefire With Russia, Trump and Kellog Want Ukraine To Hold Presidential Elections – Zelensky’s Mandate Expired in Mid-2024

Zelensky tried to respond fiercely to President Trump’s latest ‘rebuke’, accusing Trump of living in a Russian ‘disinformation space’.

The Hill reported:

“’Unfortunately, President Trump, I have great respect for him as a leader of a nation that we have great respect for, the American people who always support us, unfortunately lives in this disinformation space’, Zelensky told reporters early Wednesday. […] Zelensky also pressed Trump and U.S. officials to ‘be more truthful’.”

But Zelensky must have forgotten who he was messing with: Trump is one of the great communicators of this world. And so, a scorching response soon arose, putting ‘Ze’ in his place.

Here’s the complete text of Trump’s blistering response:

“Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle.

The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe’s money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn’t Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation. On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is “MISSING.”

He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden “like a fiddle.” A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.

In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only “TRUMP,” and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the “gravy train” going.

I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…”

Read more:

Zelensky Goes Rogue, Wants To Burn Ukraine To Rule Over the Ashes – Needs to Keep War and Martial Law Going To Keep His Grip on Power

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President Trump on Wednesday, amid negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his U.S.-funded war “that couldn’t be won” and called him a “Dictator without Elections.”

As Americans know, Zelensky has canceled elections, citing the war.

“In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only ‘TRUMP,’ and the Trump Administration, can do,” President Trump said.

He also noted that “Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is ‘MISSING.’”

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Zelensky, in a recent interview, revealed that Ukraine had only received about $75 billion of the roughly $180 billion in U.S. aid supposedly delivered to support Ukraine.

WATCH: “I Don’t Know Where All This Money Is” – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Says Ukraine Only Received About $75 Billion of $177 Billion in U.S. Aid

During a press conference at the Mar a Lago on Tuesday, President Trump made similar remarks, noting that "Zelensky said last week that he doesn’t know where half of the money is that we gave him."

"I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given him almost all of the land, everything, almost all of the land, and no people would have been killed, and no city would have been demolished, and not one dome would have been knocked down... Biden, in all fairness, he doesn't have a clue— he was so bad for this," the President said.

WATCH:

The President also highlighted this in his statement earlier, slamming Zelenskyy and saying he "probably wants to keep the 'gravy train' going."

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Elon Musk has endorsed it with an innovative way of showing the country the savings his Department of Government Efficiency is making.

Posting on the X platform on Tuesday, Musk said he would “check with the president” about a proposal to send out $5,000 checks to every American using money saved by DOGE’s cost-cutting operations.

The idea was initially proposed by James Fishback, a partner at the investment firm Azoria.

He explained the idea as follows:

Few in America knew precisely what to expect from DOGE. The early perceived turbulence around leadership, the uncertainty around legal structure, and the lack of precedent for such a bold initiative created a sense of “show me” with DOGE. Just a month into President Trump’s second term, DOGE is delivering. Full stop.

With DOGE reportedly achieving $1 billion in savings per day, President Trump has an opportunity to work with Congress to take DOGE one step further and deliver what we at Azoria call the “DOGE Dividend,” a tax refund check to be sent after the expiration of DOGE in July 2026 funded exclusively with a portion of the total savings delivered by DOGE.

However, the idea comes with some caveats, including that all recipients must be paying federal income tax in order to qualify:

Finally, President Trump’s DOGE Dividend will work to increase labor force participation by requiring individuals to be net payers of federal income tax to be eligible to receive their DOGE Dividend check. As just one example, 7 million working-age men in America are neither working nor looking for work.

The prospect of a $5,000 DOGE Dividend in 2026 will incentivize many to re-enter the labor force in 2025 in order to be eligible for the DOGE Dividend.

Low labor force participation is throttling U.S. economic growth and the DOGE Dividend will provide a powerful incentive to begin reversing this trend on the margins.

President Trump and @ElonMusk should announce a ‘DOGE Dividend’—a tax refund check sent to every taxpayer, funded exclusively with a portion of the total savings delivered by DOGE. pic.twitter.com/p5AZZj3Ttc

— James Fishback (@j_fishback) February 18, 2025

Over the past few weeks, Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative has uncovered billions in government waste and corruption, exposing rampant mismanagement of taxpayer dollars.

Investigations revealed $1.7 billion in unspent COVID relief funds, $3 billion lost to fraudulent unemployment claims, and $800 million wasted on failed green energy projects.

Meanwhile, the federal government spent $200 million on diversity training for bureaucrats and $4.5 billion in foreign aid to hostile regimes with little oversight.

SHOCKER: $4.7 TRILLION in Taxpayer Cash Vanished Into Gov’t Black Hole – Where Did It Go?!

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has some interesting friends.

Schumer was spotted this week smiling while sharing with a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official, Chinese Consul General in New York Chen Li. Li is a staunch denier of the horrific Human Rights abuses against the Uyghurs in his country.

Schumer, who supports censoring Americans and is actively attempting to derail President Trump’s mandates, which the American people endorsed with his decisive victory, joined Li to celebrate the annual Lantern Festival parade in New York City.

Schumer’s beaming smile suggests he seems more at peace with Communists than freedom-loving Americans.

Li shared pictures of Schumer cozying up with his CCP buddies to X, “Thrilled to join thousands at the [Brooklyn] Lantern Festival Parade!”

Thrilled to join thousands at the #Brooklyn Lantern Festival Parade! Incredible #Chinese cultural performances—so proud of Chinese Community in New York! It’s time for celebration and friendship! #ChineseNewYear #lanternfestival #NYC pic.twitter.com/vR0RvIGCCa

— Chen Li 陈立 (@CGChenLiNY) February 10, 2025

So glad to join the 27th NYC Lunar New Year Parade together with all friends and fellow-countrymen. The parade shares our joy, love and will to build a better Chinese community, a better #NYC, and better relations！ pic.twitter.com/LDyRAm1Sq1

— Chen Li 陈立 (@CGChenLiNY) February 17, 2025

In 2021, Li tried to spin its “re-education camps” as voluntary and a place people are happy to be.

“It’s hard to imagine how could ‘genocide’ and ‘forced labor’ associated with such a place where population grows steadily, society is safe and open, and people enjoy happy life,” he wrote.

“Where do the accusations come from?”

“‘Genocide’ was claimed by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the very last day of his term. It was based on reports fabricated by some extremist anti-China individuals who haven’t been to Xinjiang for years and accounts of a few so-called witnesses who were proved to be trained ‘actors’ and ‘actresses.’”

Leaked documents and photos of the camps paint a very different picture.

One million Muslims (the majority of them Uyghurs) have been held in secretive detention camps without any legal process since 2014 and used as forced labor to enrich the CCP.

In 2022, former U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), and other Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, questioned China’s Human Rights violations in a letter to the Office of the Inspector General.

“According to the U.S. Department of State, genocide and slave labor in the Xinjiang region of China are being actively perpetrated against the Uyghur minority.”

The lawmakers also referenced the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) signed into law in December 2021 to prevent the U.S. purchase or importation of goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.

Per U.S. Customs and Border Protection:

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, or UFLPA, was signed into law as the U.S. response to the Chinese government’s systemic use of forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the People’s Republic of China. The UFLPA (Public Law No. 117-78), directs the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to develop a strategy for supporting enforcement of the prohibition on the importation of goods into the United States manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China, especially from the XUAR.

CBP enforces the rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR, or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List, are prohibited from U.S. importation under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.

Forced labor camps and Human Rights violations do not seem to bother Schumer or impede his willingness to party with CCP officials.

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