A (foreign?) semi-truck driver who couldn’t even read basic road signs was spotted barreling down Highway 61 north of Troy, Missouri, driving the wrong way on Wednesday.

The unidentified driver drove the wrong direction for several miles.

A driver who was nearly struck by the semi-truck driver captured footage of the ‘foreign invader’ driving southbound on the northbound.

“This foreign invader was driving southbound in the northbound lane for about 3 miles. As I was going northbound, he nearly hit me head on before I pulled over to my left. I got on the southbound lane to follow him,” the driver said.

WATCH:

This just happened. Highway 61, north of Troy MO about 5 miles. This foreign invader was driving southbound in the northbound lane for about 3 miles. as I was going northbound, he nearly hit me head on before I pulled over to my left. I got on the southbound lane to follow him. pic.twitter.com/hyVU8vGizH

— MolonLabeBTC (@BtcLabe) February 25, 2026

Missouri law enforcement pulled over the semi-truck driver.

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— MolonLabeBTC (@BtcLabe) February 25, 2026

The driver tried to hide his face:

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— MolonLabeBTC (@BtcLabe) February 25, 2026

Additional footage of the driver:

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— MolonLabeBTC (@BtcLabe) February 25, 2026

The driver. pic.twitter.com/Z0hycXkySc

— MolonLabeBTC (@BtcLabe) February 25, 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the driver had a Minnesota CDL.

Statement from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:

DISTURBING: We have learned that a truck driver with a Minnesota CDL who couldn’t read basic road signs spent MILES driving the wrong way in an 80 TON truck!

Thanks to Missouri law enforcement, this dangerous trucker is now out of service. @FMCSA is also investigating the carrier, Cargo Transportation LLC.

We will not stop until America’s roads are safe again for families

DISTURBING: We have learned that a truck driver with a Minnesota CDL who couldn’t read basic road signs spent MILES driving the wrong way in an 80 TON truck!

Thanks to Missouri law enforcement, this dangerous trucker is now out of service. @FMCSA is also investigating the… https://t.co/uaghZPwnUS

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 26, 2026

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The Kremlin has set its sights on Telegram.

The crackdown by the Russian government on the Telegram social media platform escalated considerably as news arose of a criminal investigation into the company’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov.

Durov broke the news yesterday (24) in his Telegram channel:

“Russia has opened a criminal case against me for ‘aiding terrorism’. Each day, the authorities fabricate new pretexts to restrict Russians’ access to Telegram as they seek to suppress the right to privacy and free speech. A sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own people.”

Russia opened a criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov on charges of facilitating terrorist activity, according to state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta and pro-government tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda.https://t.co/IL2bCHThkp pic.twitter.com/P2ml85Du4a

— euronews (@euronews) February 24, 2026

Politico reported:

“Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov over allegations his messaging platform facilitated terrorist activity, sharply escalating the Kremlin’s long-running standoff with the tech billionaire.

State-run Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Kremlin-friendly tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda reported Tuesday that investigators are examining whether Telegram was used to coordinate attacks, including the 2024 Crocus City Hall massacre, as well as the Killing of Darya Dugina — daughter of nationalist ideologue Aleksandr Dugin — and General Igor Kirillov.”

“Both outlets, citing Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), claimed Telegram has been used in more than 153,000 crimes since 2022, including roughly 33,000 cases involving sabotage, terrorism, or extremism. The reports also accused Durov of ignoring more than 150,000 takedown requests from Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov piled the pressure on, telling reporters Tuesday that authorities had recorded ‘a large number of violations’ and Telegram’s ‘unwillingness … to cooperate’.”

RT reported:

”’We are, of course, familiar with these reports. They are based on materials provided by the Federal Security Service (FSB), which is doing its job, Peskov said.

The article claimed that ‘the illusion of anonymity has drawn armies of radicals, drug dealers, murderers, and terrorists to the messenger, creating threats to our society’.

It also stated that since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Telegram has become ‘the main tool of NATO special services and the ‘Kyiv regime’, which obtains information shared on the app and uses it for military purposes’.”

Read more:

Russia Limits Access to Social Media Platform Telegram as It Pushes State-Run ‘Super-App’ Called Max – UPDATE: WhatsApp and YouTube Fully Blocked by Moscow

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Kamikaze drones are the name of the game.

Today, news has arisen that the German armed forces will purchase a large number of attack drones, and the unusual aspect is that these drones are NOT meant to be sent to Kyiv’s regime, but rather to be destined for units of the Bundeswehr, instead.

German defense start-ups Helsing and Stark Defence are set to receive military orders worth €300 million each https://t.co/AGFvmVlD77

— Bloomberg (@business) January 26, 2026

DPA International reported:

“The German parliament’s budgetary committee has approved an initial €540 million ($640 million) for the purchase of kamikaze drones from German manufacturers Helsing and Stark Defense, dpa learnt on Wednesday.

The committee also set a limit of €1 billion and instructed the Defense Ministry to report back on the purchases before parliament grants approval for further purchases.”

Germany is looking to dispel concerns that its planned $3.5 billion order for attack drones from a Peter Thiel-backed defense start-up could pose a security threat due to the role of the controversial US investor https://t.co/Ot88VnyJ0W

— Bloomberg (@business) February 19, 2026

The approval cleared large-scale orders for defense startups Helsing, based in Munich, and Berlin-based Stark Defense.

Deutsche Welle reported:

“The drones are intended for the Bundeswehr brigade stationed in Lithuania and involve so-called loitering munitions, unmanned aircraft that hover over a target until an operator orders an attack, either releasing explosives or crashing into the target.

The initial contract is valued at about €536 million (about $630 million), with an option to expand into the billions. Under a requirement set by Chief of Defense Carsten Breuer, the systems are to be operational in Lithuania by 2027.”

German Start Up ‘Stark’ Showcase Their New Drones. pic.twitter.com/NjPVKnNQWa

— Bricktop_NAFO (@Bricktop_NAFO) May 18, 2025

Read more:

TOMORROW’S WAR: US Department of War Deploys Cheap and Lethal Long-Range Drones Copied From Iranian Shahed

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If you watched the State of the Union Address last night, you got to see an amazing and overdue presentation to 100-year-old Capt. Elmer Royce Williams, who received the highest military honor in our country, the Medal of Honor. First Lady Melania Trump placed the medal around Capt. Williams’ neck as he smiled and humbly accepted it. It was a beautiful moment honoring a man who selflessly defended our country over and over again.

Today, the Pentagon sent out a press release stating that they are continuing to honor Capt. Williams.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle will induct retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams, who received the Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday, was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes today at 12:00 p.m. EST.

On Nov. 18, 1952, Williams was flying an F9F-5 Panther from the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34) with three other members of VF-781, when they encountered enemy MiG-15 aircraft. After thwarting the enemy’s initial attack, he maneuvered his aircraft to make two firing passes on one MiG-15, which then spiraled into the sea.

He inflicted heavy damage to a second MiG-15, which started smoking badly and retired from the fight. When his own aircraft was severely damaged by a direct hit from one of the remaining enemy MiG-15s, Williams evaded further enemy attack while continuing to direct the dogfight.

He eventually found cover in a cloud bank, broke off the engagement, and miraculously landed his nearly uncontrollable F9F-5 Panther aircraft on the Oriskany. His exceptional airmanship, coupled with his complete disregard for his own personal safety, destroyed three enemy MiG-15s and inflicted severe damage to a fourth, and undoubtedly saved the lives of hundreds of Task Force 77 sailors.

You can watch the ceremony below…

Williams was born in Wilmot, South Dakota, and enlisted in the U.S. Army at 16 years old in Ortonville, Minnesota. Upon completion of basic training, he returned to Ortonville to train with his unit in a reserve status until he finished high school.

Once he turned 17, Williams was eligible for the Naval Aviation Cadet program and joined the U.S. Navy, where he began flight training in 1943. Among many other aviation platforms, Williams learned to fly the F9F-5 Panther jet and was assigned to active duty in the Korean War, during which he flew 70 missions. Williams went on to serve in the Vietnam War, flying over 110 missions in the A-4 Skyhawk and F-4 Phantom from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).

Williams later served as the commanding officer of the command ship USS El Dorado (AGC-11) between September 1969 and January 1971.

He retired from the U.S. Navy as a Captain in 1980.

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Joe Biden’s FBI obtained phone records of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles back in 2022 and 2023 as part of Jack Smith’s investigation into classified documents lawfully stored at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

“It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records — along with those of now White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight,” Kash Patel said to Fox News.

Kash Patel fired at least 10 of the FBI officials involved in secretly subpoenaing his phone records.

BREAKING: The Biden FBI under Christopher Wray obtained phone records from Kash Patel and Susie Wiles in 2022 and 2023, while BOTH of them were private citizens, leading to Jack Smith’s witch hunt against Trump

The amount of ROT in the FBI is INSANE.

TEN FBI employees… pic.twitter.com/3ZC3prpGw9

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 25, 2026

Fox News reported:

The FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles’ phone records in 2022 and 2023, when both were private citizens, as part of a federal probe into then former President Donald Trump, Fox News has confirmed.

Patel is the current FBI director, and Wiles is White House chief of staff.

At least ten FBI employees were fired Wednesday, Fox News has been told. Names were not given due to privacy reasons.

Reuters first disclosed the subpoenas, which were issued during the Biden administration, while special counsel Jack Smith was investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Jack Smith indicted Trump on 37 federal counts in Miami in June 2023 for lawfully storing presidential records at his Mar-a-Lago estate which was protected by Secret Service agents.

Trump was charged with 31 counts under the Espionage Act of willful retention of national defense information and 6 other process crimes stemming from his conversations with his lawyer.

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, dismissed Jack Smith’s classified documents case in 2024.

Cannon dismissed Jack Smith’s case based on both unconstitutional elements: The appointment by US Attorney Merrick Garland and the unlimited funding given to Jack Smith – both without the approval of Congress.

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