American commentator Candace Owens has revealed that the White and U.S. counterterrorism agencies have "confirmed receipt" of her allegations of an assassination plot against her, though no official public statement from either entity has been made. In Monday's episode of her podcast, she revealed that the report has reached President Donald Trump's desk.

"I did not at all hear back from the FBI on the American side," Owens revealed. "I did hear back from the counterterrorism unit. I did hear back from the White House confirming that that message had been delivered on Trump's desk... The FBI left me unread... I did send a text message to somebody very high up who reveived the text message. No response."

The explosive allegations of an assassination plot against her allegedly orchestrated by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, come amid a lawsuit filed against Owens by the French couple over her Becoming Brigitte series which investigated claims that Brigitte was born a man, a series, Owens says, "terrified" the French elite.

"'A high-ranking employee of the French government' contacted me with proof that "the Macrons have executed upon and paid for' my assassination," Owens claimed. "Involves a French female assassin and an Israeli operative; $1.5M routed through France's Club des Cent and accounts in France/Canada."

On her show Monday, Owens also reponded to widely-mocked claims by PBD Podcast co-host Adam Sosnick that she lacks "famous friends."

Sosnick, a Miami-based 41-year-old single Jewish man, claimed on a recent of PBD podcast that Owens has no famous friends. "What famous names, advocates out there are saying 'I am with Candace.'" he asked.

" This is how they create the Matrix. Insecure men speak like that.." Owens, a happily-married mother of 4, fired back. "...They want people who are insecure to allow terrible things to happen, because they say well, 'you can hang out with me.' All you have to do is not talk about the [Jeffrey] Epstein files, and you might be invited to Mar-a-lago." She mocked Sosnick's appeal to acceptance by the corrupt establishment elites.

Owens says she's till friends with all the people she was close to during her time at the Daily Wire; and that she's not some "basic bitch" who has to post on sociual media when hanging out with friends to show that she's "cool." The conservative firebrand told her viewers that "your real friends do not need to be famous, and that the majority of the famous people and "fucked up and drunk."

"We are not going to save the west in general, from the absolute sexual deviants that run it, the liars and the crooks that run the west, if we have the attitude that we need to be well-liked by famous people who are all drunk..." she declared.

Owens also revealed that Eric Bolling apologized via email, after claiming on PBD podcast, that she had a "quiet breakup" with her friend Charlie kirk before his assassination.

Bolling—a former Fox News and Newsmax host, who falsely claimed to be a TPUSA advisory board member—appeared on the PBD Podcast on September 17 this year, and claimed that Kirk and Owens had a "quiet breakup" years earlier because Owens' views became "too down the rabbit hole" and "too extreme" for TPUSA's taste.

The former Fox News host added that there was no ongoing "communication pipeline" between them and that Owens had no relationship with Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk. This narrative contrasted sharply with Owens' viral and emotional video tributes to Kirk.

TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet had since pushed back, saying Owens and Kirk "remained friends," while Owens' team called Bolling's comments "flat-out lying," citing her recent appearances at TPUSA events (e.g., summer 2024) and a joint college tour that year.

On her podcast Monday, Owens shared an email which shows Bolling apologizing for his PBD Podcast remarks.

In the email, Bolling writes: "Candace, I want to sincerely apologize for what I said on the PBD podcast. I was backed into a corner and felt pressured to speak on something I shouldn't have. I have always respected you and your work, and I regret implying anything negative about your friendship with Charlie. Please know that came from a place of defense, not truth. I hope we can move past this."

Owens framed the email as proof that Bolling's attack was coerced, aiming to discredit her probe into Kirk's death. "This is Eric admitting he was forced to lie about Charlie and me. They can't rewrite history—Charlie and I were friends until the end, and this email proves their desperation."

During a recent viral interview on his podcast, American commentator Tucker Carlson and British journalist Piers Morgan discussed, and among other topics, the state of free speech in the UK, the cultural decline of Britain, and the implications for the wider Anglosphere.

At one point during the interview, Carlson recounted a story about the arrest and conviction of Elizabeth Kinney, a 34-year-old English woman, who was sentenced to a 12-month community order, 72 hours of unpaid work, 10 rehabilitation days, and a £364 fine for calling a man who allegedly assaulted her a "faggot" in text messages to a mutual friend.

The incident drew intense scrutiny because the man who allegedly assaulted Kinney was never charged, while she faced legal consequences for using a 'homophobic slur.' Carlson argued that free speech in the UK is severely restricted, even stating that there were three times as many arrests for "speech crimes" in the UK as in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, despite having half the population. Morgan disputed this statistic, calling it "ridiculous" and arguing that the UK is not more authoritarian than Russia.

Carlson challenged Morgan directly, asking if he would say the word "faggot" on camera, to which Morgan immediately replied "No." Carlson then joked, "You don’t want to get arrested, do ya?" Morgan claimed that he refused to use the slur not out of fear of arrest, but because he believes in not needlessly smearing others, even when making a point.

The American commentator, in contrast, said he had used the word in the past in contexts where it was not meant to demean, noting that it is often used casually among gay men in the entertainment industry. He argued that the word has become a "magic word" that people are no longer allowed to use, despite its common usage in certain communities. The exchange went viral on social media, with Morgan later retweeting the clip and explaining his refusal to say the slur as a matter of respect for gay people.

The duo also debated the origins of sexual orientation, cultural influences, and shifting self-identification trends, with Carlson questioning whether social messaging and propaganda could influence identity, while Morgan maintained that "if you’re gay, you’re gay" and that sexual orientation is innate.

The discussion centered on the rise in LGBTQ+ identification, with Carlson suggesting that factors like pornography and cultural shifts could "move" people toward homosexuality, a claim Morgan rejected as outdated.

Carlson questioned the scientific basis for innate sexual orientation, asking, "So there’s a gay gene?" and humorously noting he had "ordered a gay gene and it hasn’t arrived yet."

Morgan insisted that people are born gay, stating, "If you’re gay, you’re gay," and argued that social acceptance affects disclosure, citing historical repression and criminalization of homosexuality in countries like those in Asia.

Carlson also raised concerns about the cultural and demographic implications of rising LGBTQ+ identification, suggesting that higher rates of homosexuality could lead to fewer children, a point Morgan disputed.

The conversation touched on international comparisons, with Carlson noting lower self-reported homosexuality rates in countries like South Korea and Japan, prompting Morgan to argue that cultural repression and fear of legal consequences prevent open disclosures.

Earlier in the interview, Carlson reflected on the fall of the British Empire, questioning how a nation that once controlled a quarter of the Earth’s surface and won both World Wars could now be reduced to a "sad, soggy welfare state." He described a Britain that has undergone a profound cultural transformation, marked by rising drug and alcohol use, declining public order, and a sense of national defeat.

Their conversation touched on the impact of mass immigration on London, with Carlson noting that the city’s appearance and social fabric have changed dramatically. He observed that while London remains a beautiful and vibrant city, its streets are less tidy, with increased litter and graffiti, reflecting a broader societal shift. The discussion implied that these changes are tied to a larger cultural transformation, where traditional British identity is being eroded by new social norms and legal restrictions on speech.

Morgan acknowledged a "massive rising issue with the suppression of free speech" but pushed back against Carlson’s comparison of the UK to Putin’s Russia, arguing that the UK remains a free society despite its challenges.

The two also discussed the UK’s decision to enter World War II, with Carlson suggesting Britain voluntarily joined a war it was not directly involved in, while Morgan defended the country’s role as a necessary stand against fascism.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-15 rideshare mission at 1844 UTC, on Friday(Nov. 28), from Space Launch Complex-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with the Falcon first stage booster(B1071) completing its 30th flight. The mission delivered 140 spacecraft into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), marking the largest rideshare mission to date for SpaceX's Transporter program.

B1071, successfully performed an autonomous landing on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” in the Pacific Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, marking the 165th landing on that drone ship and the 540th booster landing in SpaceX’s history. The booster has previously launched 18 Starlink missions, four rideshare missions, five national security missions and two missions carrying Earth-observation satellites.

SpaceX, during this mission, also reflighted the payload fairing -- the clamshell-like nose cone protecting the satellite payload -- which appeared weathered from past flights much like the first-stage booster. "Those fairings will make their way back to Earth for recovery," a SpaceX spokesperson said during live launch commentary.

The Falcon 9 second stage performed five burns to precisely deliver the payloads to their designated orbital inclinations. Deployment sequence which occurred over 2 hours 43 minutes, began about 54 minutes after liftoff with the Toro2 spacecraft and concluded nearly two hours later with the deployment of NASA’s Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research (R5) CubeSat. Not all of Transporter-15's payloads were confirmed or identified before launch.

The mission featured a complex sequence involving multiple payload integrators, with Exolaunch managing 59 satellites for over 30 customers across 16 countries, including the United States, Germany, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. This marked the largest number of satellites Exolaunch has launched on a single rideshare mission to date.

Exolaunch deployed its new CarboNIX NEO separation system for the first time on this mission, which features a stronger, stiffer clamp ring capable of handling higher loads and heavier spacecraft than previous systems  Other key payload providers included SEOPS, Leaf Space, various universities and educational institutions, Planet Labs which launched 36 Flock 4H imaging satellites, and Spire which sent 11 spacecraft.

Additional missions on Transporter-15 included D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier Vehicles deploying satellites for European Space Agency(ESA) and other organizations, Impulse Space’s LEO Express 3 mission testing new solar arrays and propulsion systems, and Varda Space Industries launching its fifth W-series spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing.

ESA's HydroGNSS-1 and HydroGNSS-2 satellites are flying as part of the agency's first Scout mission. They will study Earth's water cycle using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry measurement technique to quite literally "scout for water," according to ESA.

Taiwan launched its FORMOSAT-8A Earth-imaging satellite, as well as three domestically built cubesats: Bellbird-1, Black Kite-1 and TORO-8U-1, from Tron Future Tech, Rapidtek Technologies Inc. and Pyras Technology Inc., respectively. They are designed to test high-speed data transferal communications, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and conduct remote sensing to monitor algae, plankton and ocean health.

The Pelican imaging satellites 5 and 6, as well as 36 SuperDoves in the "Flock 4H" group, all built by the California-based firm Planet Labs, are also riding on the Transporter-15 mission. Planet Labs' expanding Earth-observation Pelican network is designed to "efficiently capture fleeting and emerging events, especially those that may anticipate new patterns or risks," the company's website says. The accompanying SuperDoves will join Planet Labs' PlanetScope monitoring mission.

SEOPS is using the Transporter-15 flight to demonstrate its custom payload integration capabilities with the deployment of a wide range of student-built, scientific and commercial spacecraft. Those vehicles include four payloads managed by Alba Orbital. Also flying is Hungary's HUNITY, a new "pocketqube" platform for even smaller cubesats, measuring as small as 2 inches (5 centimeters). Two of these pocketqubes are SARI-1 and SARI-2 from the Saudi space agency, which will perform telemetry, IoT experiments and other research. Alba is also flying the ANISCSAT mission from Azerbaijan, which will study environmental conditions in LEO.

SEOPS is managing two cubesats for CS3, called WISDOM and Mauve. WISDOM, part of ESA’s NAVISP program, will test collision avoidance and deorbiting technologies using a 6U cubesat that will separate into two individual 3U spacecraft, while Mauve, a 16U cubesat, will conduct ultraviolet astronomy using a 13-cm telescope.

SEOPS is also handling NASA’s 3UCubed-A, designed to measure precipitating electrons and ultraviolet emissions at Earth's poles, SatRev's PW-6U Earth-imaging satellite for customers in the agricultural and energy industries, and TRYAD-1 and 2, lightning observation satellites built by students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Auburn University, and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

A large portion of the satellites on Transporter-15 will be supported by Leaf Space. In a demonstration of its growing ground infrastructure, the Italian company will add 31 of Transporter-15's payloads to its Leaf Line ground station network — roughly 30% of the launch's total spacecraft. Those 31 will join 140 spacecraft that utilize the network, operated by various commercial customers who rely on Leaf Space for tracking and telemetry data.

Friday's mission was part of SpaceX’s ongoing SmallSat Rideshare Program, which has seen multiple launches in 2025, including previous Transporter and Bandwagon missions. Transporter-15 had been delayed since Nov. 19, with SpaceX calling off a launch attempt on Wednesday, just 15 minutes before liftoff.