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Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has come under fire after making changes to his personal Twitter account in preparation for a reported presidential bid announcement this week. Previously known on Twitter as @GovRonDeSantisFL, the governor’s new handle now reads @GovRonDeSantis. The decision to drop the “FL” from his handle has been interpreted by some as an act of distancing himself from the state that propelled him into the national spotlight. Critics argue that by removing the “FL,” DeSantis is effectively signaling that he views Florida as a means to an end and has little intention of continuing his service as governor...

Word from Australia that the New South Wales Police have suspended the officer who tased a 95-year-old woman at an aged care facility... In Mexico millions of people are on alert for evacuation due to volcanic activity... In Washington DC the talks between Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cutting a spending deal with the "far-right" National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir... "the political weaponization of the FBI to destroy a political candidate and then a sitting President" Politics in the USA and Democrat Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr... The third-place candidate in the first...

On May 17, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced a resolution to kick Rep. Adam Schiff out of Congress. Luna’s resolution was introduced days after Special Counsel John Durham’s release of a report. This was concerning the FBI’s probe into the Trump campaign for allegedly colluding with Russia. Anna Paulina Luna Demands Justice Following multiple years of investigations, Durham determined the FBI should not have launched an investigation into the Trump campaign. In his report, Durham concluded that the Justice Department and the FBI failed to abide by the law with regard to certain events and activities. Schiff has been one...

A new Department of Energy (DOE) rule requiring mobile homes to be made more energy-efficient in order to reduce carbon emissions not only will have no effect on carbon emissions, but also will drive up the cost of such housing, making it unaffordable for many low-income households.The DOE’s rule — all 97 pages of it — requires mobile, or manufactured, homes to meet strict energy-conservation standards by improving insulation and sealing. The rule is set to take effect next Wednesday, barely more than a year after it was finalized.“DOE’s new energy efficiency rules will help save the 17 million Americans...

Former President Donald Trump on Monday excoriated President Joe Biden for his handling of immigration and the migrant surge at the southern border.Just the News reported on Monday that the Biden administration was preparing to end familial DNA testing at the US-Mexico border, a process by which border officials can confirm the relationships between individual migrants arriving in groups so as to prevent fraud.Speaking to Just the News's John Solomon and Amanda Head, Trump contended that the U.S. had "the safest border that we've ever had three years ago, we've never had a border anywhere close to it."He further contended...

Last week, an IRS whistleblower alleging the Justice Department interfered with the Hunter Biden criminal probe was removed, along with his entire team, from participating in the ongoing investigation. The removal has raised questions about whether the Justice Department is engaged in political retaliation against the whistleblowers, in violation of whistleblower protection laws.Now the IRS whistleblower’s attorney and the whistleblower advocacy group Empower Oversight have sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel providing further evidence of intimidation against the whistleblower.On May 18, the IRS whistleblower sent an email to IRS leadership, including Werfel, expressing concern that he was being...

— Millions of people in Mexico have been warned to prepare for a possible evacuation after increased activity from the country’s most dangerous active volcano, which has been spewing ash into several nearby towns since last week, according to authorities. Ash from Popocatépetl volcano, which is in a central part of the country, has delayed flights in Mexico City and led authorities to close schools in dozens of municipalities. Some 25 million people live in a 60-mile radius of the volcano, which is about 45 miles southeast of Mexico City and located between the states of Morelos, Puebla and state...

New South Wales Police have suspended the office who tasered a 95-year-old grandmother, causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head. Clare Nowland is now in end-of-life care after being tasered. Police were called to the rest home where she lives as she wouldn't drop a steak knife. She lives with dementia...

The Junkscience.com DDT FAQUsing DDT as an area pesticide for crops was problematical. Overuse of ANYTHING is problematical; hold somebody's head under water long enough and he will die, that does not mean we need to outlaw water... Using DDT to protect human habitats from the creatures of Pandora's box does not seem to hae had any sort of a downside. The main problem seems to have been that the patents for DDT had expired before they undeerstood its effect on insects, i.e. there were no obscene profits to be had with it. But, basically, they had a whole host...

[Catholic Caucus] How a determined laity in Washington, D.C and Arlington, VA is fighting Latin Mass restrictionsSince Pope Benedict XVI issued Summorum Pontificum in 2007, liberalising celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, the older form of the Mass has made a significant comeback. Formalised at the Council of Trent in 1570, the Traditional Latin Mass was the dominant liturgy of the Catholic Church until 1970. For centuries, it has been revered for its beauty and holiness by great saints, writers and artists alike. Now, communities attached to the Latin Mass form a small but growing part of the Church, attracting...

Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that the army units continue to advance along the flanks in the suburbs of Bakhmut.Source: Syrskyi, quoted by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of UkraineQuote: "Despite the fact that we now control a small part of Bakhmut, the importance of its defence does not lose its relevance. This provides us with opportunities to enter the city in case of a change of circumstances. And this will certainly happen.We continue to advance along the flanks in the suburbs of Bakhmut and are...

Some thoughts on cleaning the gargantuan neocon mess...

Over the weekend, a rapidly intensifying region of thunderstorms in the western Pacific culminated in the formation of Typhoon Mawar. The movement of this storm is projected to affect the Mariana Islands, including the US territory of Guam, as early as Tuesday. There is a risk of wind speeds above 75mph, with torrential rain.

The popular video app TikTok sued Montana on Monday, saying the state’s new law banning the app statewide would violate Americans’ First Amendment right to free expression. The federal lawsuit will set the stage for a broader debate over the short-video app and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, which some critics in the United States have said is vulnerable to Chinese government propaganda and espionage. The lawsuit seeks to overturn the law, which Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed last week and is set to go into effect Jan. 1. The legal challenge will probably delay the measure. Gianforte said the...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reversed course on the controversial decision to disinvite a group of self-described queer and trans “nuns” from being honored at the team’s 10th annual Pride Night. “After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence … the Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies,” the team said in a statement Monday afternoon after meeting with leaders of the group.

In Old Dongola, archaeologists have recently discovered unique Nubian Christian paintings depicting local kings, Christ, the Archangel Michael, and the Virgin Mary.Old Dongola, also known as Dongola, was an ancient city located in present-day Sudan, situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River. It served as the capital of the medieval kingdom of Makuria, a Christian kingdom that thrived from the 6th to the 14th centuries. In some of these old buildings, archaeologists have recently discovered unique Nubian Christian paintings depicting local kings, Christ, the Archangel Michael, and the Virgin Mary. As read in the article published by Science...

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is set to donate tens of millions of dollars to back Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) for president in 2024, according to reports. Ellison has been planning to support Scott’s presidential bid since he donated $30 million to the pro-Scott super PAC, Opportunity Matters Fund, CNBC reported. After months of speculation, Scott officially kicked off his presidential campaign on Monday in North Charleston, South Carolina. Scott gave a shoutout to “one of his mentors,” Ellison, who sat in a VIP section at the rally. “One of my mentors, Larry Ellison, is with us today, and I am...

It’s time to wake up. On Global Climate Day of Action, VICE Media Group is solely telling stories about our current climate crisis. Click here to meet young climate leaders from around the globe and learn how you can take action. In Europe, you don’t often rub shoulders with someone who doesn’t believe in climate change. Although climate change denial is alive and well in America – not least in the White House – people here mostly accept that climate change is, to some degree, happening

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (LifeSiteNews) — On May 10, SB 1909 was passed by both chambers of the state legislature, paving the way for further persecution of pregnancy resource centers by classifying their pro-life services as “unfair methods” of assisting expectant mothers. The bill now heads to the notoriously pro-abortion Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker for signing. Democratic lawmakers claim that because the state allows for abortion on demand until viability, pregnancy centers seeking to serve both mothers and babies are infringing upon the “rights” of women to murder their unborn children. Under Illinois law, abortion is also legal for vague “health” exceptions...

<p>But after the murder of George Floyd, the $50,000-a-year school said it was reimagining its purpose “with an eye toward anti-racism” and diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. In Eisenberg’s view, Brentwood was pulling a “bait and switch” on parents. He sued the school last year for breach of contract, civil rights violations and emotional distress.</p>