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  • Sumo: Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki wins back-to-back championships in playoff

    01/25/2026 4:22:46 AM PST · by sushiman · 1 replies
    Mainichi News English ^ | 1/25/26 | Mainichi Japan
    New ozeki Aonishiki won back-to-back championships Sunday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating fourth-ranked maegashira Atamifuji in a tie-breaking playoff.
  • Understanding Your Calling - Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    01/25/2026 4:04:57 AM PST · by metmom · 2 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | John MacArthur, Grace Community Church
    A A Reset "I pray that . . . you may know what is the hope of [God's] calling" (Eph. 1:18). The hope of your calling is grounded in God’s promises and in Christ’s accomplishments. In Ephesians 1:3-14 Paul proclaims the blessings of our salvation. In verse 18 he prays that we will comprehend those great truths, which he summarizes in the phrase "the hope of His calling." "Calling" here refers to God's effectual calling—the calling that redeems the soul. Scripture speaks of two kinds of calling: the gospel or general call and the effectual or specific call. The gospel...
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    01/25/2026 3:49:59 AM PST · by nikos1121 · 3 replies
    N IXOTJ DCZIXOZ N RNZ CT SCGJ N UNK DCZIXOZ TOHTICHJ, N FCJ DCZIXOZ BVXWNAJ, N UCHHJV DCZIXOZ DCHJ. —POSCN RICSU
  • You Just Couldn't Believe That They Would Be Such Outright Liars.

    01/25/2026 3:27:53 AM PST · by CharlesOConnell · 21 replies
    X.com ^ | 1/25/2026 | Charles Oconnell
    These are three outright lies (George Floyd, Renee Good and now Alex Pretti); you are able to definitively triangulate between three to tell what's going on—two events by themselves would have been enough, but there's no arguing with three. The real issue is, not your refusal to "believe your lying eyes", but, first, the mentality of the insurgents, then, the ultimate motivation for their wanting, to the point of being death-fanatics, to overturn reality, to accomplish, in the term by Friedrich Nietzsche, a "transvaluation of values", which is just a fancy "philosophical" term for calling evil: good, and good: evil....
  • Minneapolis, Hennepin County request support of Minnesota National Guard

    01/25/2026 1:02:21 AM PST · by L.A.Justice · 26 replies
    kare11.com ^ | 01/24/2026 | Staff
    MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz confirmed the Minnesota National Guard will deploy to support local authorities after Hennepin Co. Sheriff Dawanna Witt formally requested the assistance of the National Guard. Later Saturday afternoon, the city of Minneapolis also requested support from the Minnesota National Guard to "help local police and emergency personnel protect community safety" in the area around Saturday's fatal shooting "and at other posts as needed."
  • BREAKING: A US Appeals Court just found probable cause to CHARGE Don Lemon for the Minnesota church storming.

    01/24/2026 10:12:42 PM PST · by SmokingJoe · 52 replies
    X ^ | 01/24/2026 | Ryan Fournier
    BREAKING: A US Appeals Court just found probable cause to CHARGE Don Lemon for the Minnesota church storming. Even though the court is dragging its feet on forcing the warrant signature, Assistant AG Dhillon says: "Stay tuned." The evidence is all there. LOCK HIM UP! 🇺🇸
  • Trump cites Minnesota fraud cases to warn against migration from ‘failed’ societies

    01/24/2026 9:36:11 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 14 replies
    Fox News ^ | January 21, 2026 | Diana Stancy
    President Donald Trump took a shot at Somalia and claimed that the investigations Minnesota faces into alleged fraud schemes are a reminder that the West cannot allow mass migration from "failed" societies. Minnesota has encountered heightened scrutiny in recent months as the state faces investigations into multiple alleged fraud schemes plaguing the state’s social services system. The majority of those charged are part of Minnesota’s Somali population, and Trump unveiled plans in November 2025 to end the temporary protected status for Somali migrants in Minnesota that offers protections against deportation. "The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot...
  • We Are All Amelias Now

    01/24/2026 9:29:46 PM PST · by rlmorel · 33 replies
    Bill Whittle-Right Angle ^ | 1/21/2026 | Bill Whittle
    Bill Whittle is my favorite Conservative voice, and in this linked video he discusses a new trend that is apparently spreading over the Internet, and it highlights the efforts on the European governments (in this case, British) attempts to crack down on Internet speech.The British government has released a series of animated "instructional" interactive cartoons online which are intended to indoctrinate people in what Orwell called Goodthink in his seminal work, 1984 which is what the government feels is the "right" way to think about certain issues. (I believe the videos are called Pathways because the user can select different...
  • America Prayer Vigil – January 25, 2026

    01/24/2026 8:59:18 PM PST · by SisterK · 7 replies
    Free Republic ^ | January 2026 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men,...
  • Study reveals potential therapeutic target for treating glaucoma (Nicotinamide)

    01/24/2026 8:33:34 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 14 replies
    Medical Xpress / eLife ^ | Jan. 26, 2026 | Emily Packer / Nicholas Tolman et al
    Researchers have identified a metabolically sensitive cell subtype in the eye's drainage system which shows early signs of dysfunction in a genetic mouse model of glaucoma. The study provides a potential therapeutic strategy for preventing or slowing the development of glaucoma. Glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve. The main risk factors is high intraocular pressure, which results from dysfunction in the trabecular meshwork—a porous tissue that helps maintain normal eye pressure. Tolman used single-cell RNA sequencing to profile nearly 18,000 cells. They identified six major cell types, with further analysis revealing three subtypes of trabecular...
  • Weather influencers are going viral. How much should we trust them?

    01/24/2026 8:06:15 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 73 replies
    NPR ^ | January 23, 2026 | Ava Berger
    When Christian Bryson needs quick weather information, like for this weekend's massive snowstorm, he doesn't wait for the 5 p.m. local newscast. Instead, he turns to Ryan Hall."It's as if he's sitting in the living room with you tracking the storm," said Bryson, a 21-year-old meteorology student at the University of Tennessee at Martin.Hall, who goes by "Ryan Hall, Y'all" on his social media platforms, calls himself a "digital meteorologist" and "The Internet's Weather Man." His YouTube channel has over 3 million subscribers. Hall did not respond to a request to comment about his platform.Hall is part of an increasingly...
  • Vitamin B12 clues on cellular metabolism offer hope for new therapies

    01/24/2026 7:58:42 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 10 replies
    Medical Xpress / Cornell University / Journal of Nutrition ^ | Jan. 20, 2026 | Laura Reiley / Anna E. Thalacker-Mercer et al
    Vitamin B12 is long understood as a vital nutrient required for red blood cell formation and nerve function, but a new study suggests its role in human biology is far more intricate, with implications for aging, metabolism and disease prevention. The research reports previously unrecognized pathways by which B12 influences cellular metabolism and uncovers biomarkers that may identify early nutritional stress far before classic deficiency symptoms appear. "This is the first study that shows B12 deficiency affects skeletal muscle mitochondrial energy production," said Martha Field, Ph.D. "It's highly relevant because muscles have high energy demands. More importantly, my co-author, Anna...
  • Gun rights advocate says DHS shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti 'does not appear justified' amid claims protester was disarmed seconds before he was killed

    01/24/2026 7:54:43 PM PST · by Morgana · 107 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | January 24, 2026 | JACK TOLEDO and JOSH BOSWELL
    A gun rights advocate says he has major concerns about the legality of the shooting Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti after watching footage of his killing. Rob Doar, senior vice president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, analyzed one of the several videos taken of the shooting of Pretti on Saturday and shared his damming opinion that the killing was unwarranted on social media. Pretti, who was a US and an intensive care nurse who treated critically ill military veterans, was killed shortly after 9am on January 24, after an altercation involving multiple federal officers. Video footage showed he was wrestled...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Cardinals’ letter against Trump’s foreign policy is a blatant political attack

    01/24/2026 7:42:39 PM PST · by ebb tide · 8 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | January 23, 2026 | Peter Michaels
    [Catholic Caucus] Cardinals’ letter against Trump’s foreign policy is a blatant political attackCardinals Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin speak of their concern for ‘religious liberty’ and ‘the right to life’ after years of silence under the Biden administration, even when it spied on Catholics and locked up pro-lifers.By now it shouldn’t be surprising when Catholic clergy counter-signal President Trump. It happened first when Pope Francis attacked him for wanting to build a border wall in 2016. It happened in December of last year when Leo indirectly rebuked him for his peace plan in Ukraine, which he said would “break apart” the...
  • Boca Raton nurse fired after graphic TikTok targeting Karoline Leavitt

    01/24/2026 7:37:20 PM PST · by Morgana · 29 replies
    CBS 12 news ^ | January 24, 2026 | Katie Bente
    BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital is no longer employed after a TikTok video surfaced that appears to show her making graphic and violent comments about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who recently announced she is pregnant. The video was posted by a woman identified as Alexis “Lexie” Lawler. In the video, Lawler says it “gives [her] great joy” to wish Leavitt would suffer a fourth-degree tear during childbirth — the most severe type of obstetric tear — using explicit and profane language. Fourth-degree tears extend through muscle...
  • Scientists uncover hidden cells fueling brain cancer—and a drug that could stop them (Selzentry)

    01/24/2026 7:33:41 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 4 replies
    Medical Xpress / McMaster University / Neuron ^ | Jan. 21, 2026 | Nick Mikolajewicz et al
    A team of scientists has uncovered a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and currently incurable form of brain cancer—and identified an existing medication that could treat it. The research shows that certain brain cells—once thought to simply support healthy nerve function—actually help glioblastoma grow and spread. The researchers discovered that these cells send signals that strengthen the tumor, but when they blocked this harmful communication in lab models, the cancer slowed its growth significantly. Even more promising, the study suggests that an existing HIV medication could be repurposed to target this process and offer...
  • Carver, MA, Shooting: Multiple People Injured At St. John The Baptist Club In Plymouth County, Person of Interest Detained

    01/24/2026 7:27:34 PM PST · by massmike · 13 replies
    www.timesnownews.com ^ | 01/24/2026 | n/a
    Carver police department officers responded to an "incident" on Silva Street after reports emerged regarding a shooting at the St. John the Baptist Club, also known as St. John’s Club, located at 53 Silva Street in Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The incident occurred around 7:30 PM Saturday evening, prompting a response from Carver Police and Fire. Scanner reports suggest at least three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Carver Fire C1 initially requested two medical helicopters, though the response was later downgraded to one. The conditions of the injured remain unknown at this time. In a public safety alert, the Carver...
  • Ocasio-Cortez: ICE Shooting Was an ‘Execution’

    01/24/2026 7:27:28 PM PST · by Morgana · 37 replies
    Breitbart ^ | January 24, 2026 | Pam Key
    Saturday on CNN’s “Newsroom Live,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis was an “execution” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ocasio-Cortez said, “There’s a second angle that appears to be circulating much closer to the incident where you see the victim, I believe his name is Alex Pretti and immediately preceding that incident in ICE officer had pushed violently a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up. And that is what precipitated this incident. That very quickly led to an execution, a deadly shooting in the...
  • Parents of Agitator Shot by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Had Urged Him ‘Not to Do Anything Stupid’ While Out Protesting

    01/24/2026 7:22:34 PM PST · by Morgana · 56 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | January 24, 2026 | Cassandra MacDonald
    The parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, had urged him to “not do anything stupid” while protesting. Pretti, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis, had no prior criminal record before he decided to confront the Border Patrol agents. The incident occurred one day after a massive protest where tens of thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis to oppose ICE’s operations in the city. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Pretti approached Border Patrol officers while carrying a 9mm semiautomatic handgun and began forcefully resisting...
  • HILARIOUS! Somali Walmart Employees in Minnesota Put 68 Average IQ Score on Full Display When Asked for Hand Warmers – “Chicken?” (VIDEO)

    01/24/2026 7:17:00 PM PST · by Morgana · 17 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | January 24, 2026 | Jordan Conradson
    A new video from a Walmart in Minneapolis exposes the Minnesota Somali community’s incompatibility with America by showing that they can’t understand or speak English and are unable to provide services to contribute to the economy. Conservative content creator Kevin Posobiec and Quincy Franklin, aka the Black Conservative Preacher, made a stop at Walmart to find some hand warmers, and their encounters with the non-assimilated Somali workers were hilarious. When they asked one woman for hand warmers, she responded with inaudible nonsense, adding, “I don’t know hand, hand– chicken?” The next woman they asked was visibly confused, then began shouting...