A tanker, the Atlantic Asphalt, collided with the docked American Heritage cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans around 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2026. About 129 passengers plus crew were aboard, and rescue crews were responding, with at least 12 people reported in the water. The post's claim that “over 120 people need to be rescued” and “dozens taken by ambulance” is not confirmed.
Rescue operations were underway after a tanker collided with the American Heritage cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
The Guardian reported that a tanker collided with the American Heritage, a river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people including passengers and crew, and rescue efforts were under way as the ship took on water; the incident was confirmed on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
The Guardian reports that Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen is challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader.
Lauren Boebert lost her 2026 re-election bid in Colorado to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, according to The Guardian.
A tanker collided with an overnight cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, prompting a large emergency response and water rescues.
BNow, to a different fight Washington's having right now.
BAn account on X called America First Voice claims the SAVE Act just secured fifty votes, with JD Vance set to cast the tie-breaker.
BI checked, and no credible source confirms that vote count. But the bill itself is real.
BThe post also says this version strictly keeps voter ID and proof of citizenship. That's the part worth arguing about.
BMy take: proof of citizenship to vote is commonsense. You need ID to drive, to board a plane, to buy beer.
BBut most Americans don't have a passport, and a driver's license doesn't prove citizenship. So what document do they use?
BThe bill would let you use a birth certificate, naturalization papers, maybe a tribal ID. The exact list matters.
BRight, and that exact list is where people get disenfranchised. A sixty-year-old born at home in rural Kentucky may not have a birth certificate handy.
BSo we help her get one. That's a fix, not a reason to leave the rolls open to noncitizens.
BBut how many noncitizens are actually registering? Every serious study says it's vanishingly rare.
BEven one illegal vote is one too many. And more importantly, the perception of loose rules is killing faith in elections.
BI agree perception matters. But the viral post is selling certainty: fifty votes, Vance breaks the tie. That's not where the Senate actually is.
BNo, it isn't. I called around. No whip count has fifty. It's a fantasy number for engagement.
BThat's what worries me. People will think it's done, then get angry when it's not. Then the real bill gets poisoned.
BMaybe. But the appetite is real. People want proof that only citizens vote. That's not fringe.
BWanting voter ID isn't fringe. Saying 'it's official' when it isn't—that's the problem.
BOkay, but if Schumer brings it up, I'd put money on a lot of Democrats voting no, and that tells you something.
BIt tells you they're worried about access. You don't have to agree, but don't pretend it's just bad faith.
BSome of it is access. Some of it is they don't want to touch a popular issue. Both can be true.
BFine. But the bill's cost is real: every state would have to check documents. That's a new federal mandate.
BThe federal government already requires proof for work. This is the same principle for the ballot.
BNot the same. Work is not a right. Voting is.
BDriving isn't a right either, and we still require ID. The right to vote can have basic integrity checks.
BI'd accept certain checks, like unique voter IDs. But documentary proof of citizenship is a heavier lift than you're admitting.
BThen let's make it easier to get the documents. But leaving the rule out entirely is worse.
BMaybe, but I won't accept the premise that noncitizen voting is a massive problem. It's not backed by data.
BThe data is thin because nobody audits it. If we had proof of citizenship, we'd actually know.
BThat's a fair point, but it doesn't justify a viral post announcing a vote count that doesn't exist.
BNo, it doesn't. And I said that up front. But the fight over the SAVE Act is coming, and I'm ready for it.
BSo am I. Just with honest counts and a real document list. Then let voters judge.
BDeal.