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A group of Irish dancers is voicing support for trans competitors in response to backlash following a trans teen’s victory in a recent competition held by the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America (IDTANA) Southern Region. “We, the Irish dancing community, voice our unequivocal support for transgender dancers and for these dancers to continue competing as their true selves in the category that best aligns with their gender identity,” states a Change.org petition started by Connecticut-based adult Irish dancer Gabrielle Siegel. “We recognize the right of transgender dancers to succeed in our sport, and celebrate their wins without exception.”...

Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos’s vision for the future involves people living in cylindrical space stations, he recently revealed.During an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Bezos laid out what he thinks would be a good thing for humanity, Market Watch reported Friday.He stated:"I would love to see a trillion humans living in the solar system. If we had a trillion humans, we would have, at any given time, 1,000 Mozarts and 1,000 Einsteins. The only way to get to that vision is with giant space stations. The planetary surfaces are just way too small."

Are we headed toward a war with China? Recent developments seem to suggest that things are heading in that direction. Congressional lawmakers are now pressing the Federal Reserve to ‘stress tests’ banks for the ensuing fallout from a potential war with the Chinese Communist Party. Aside from the fact that this indicates Washington D.C. is anticipating conflict, it also calls into question the current health of our banking sector overall. It’s no secret that banks have been failing left and right, while both consumer and national debt have skyrocketed to unsustainable levels. Consumer spending is down in several key areas,...

Harvard’s Corporate Board may have expressed unanimous support for Gay, but it’s pretty clear they did so mainly because they didn’t want to appear weak in the face of donor and political pressure to dump her. They likely also feared that Gay would make a huge stink, likely accusing them of racismsexismblahblahphobia because that is her whole shtick.. Not that they have let me in on their deliberations, but these guys are smart and know that Gay is a liability. They just need a more graceful way to get rid of her. Compared to forcing Larry Summers out for stating...

Vadym Prystaiko, the former Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, has claimed that the UK is one of the countries that, in the event of a "catastrophic development of the war" in Ukraine, could send its armed forces there.Source: Prystaiko in an interview with Radio Svoboda, as reported by European PravdaDetails: Prystaiko commented on one of the arguments that Ukraine uses to justify the need for help - "if you don't help Ukraine now, sooner or later, your children will fight with Russia"."What President Zelenskyy is saying now is that if we run out of forces, soldiers, or weapons that you...

Harvard University hosted graduation celebrations for certain identity groups in 2023 but excluded Jews. The now-deleted "Affinity Celebrations for Graduates" page on Harvard's website boasts events for "Graduates with Disabilities," "Indigenous Graduates," "Latinx Graduates," "LGBTQ+ Graduates," "Arab Graduates," "Black Graduates," and more. "Affinity celebrations are student-led, staff supported events that recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of graduates from historically marginalized communities," the web page stated. "These University-wide celebrations provide an opportunity for graduates to honor those who have helped them achieve their milestone while centering their cultural traditions and values." According to the website, the celebrations "are made possible by...

A Democrat congressional aide who was fired for filming a gay sex tape in the Senate is facing possible criminal charges after his X-rated clip swept the internet. Aidan Maese-Czeropski, 24, was fired by Maryland Senator Ben Cardin Saturday afternoon, less than a day after a lewd video showing two men having sex in a Senate hearing room was exposed. The Capitol Police are reportedly now investigating the explicit incident, which occurred in the same room where Supreme Court justice nominees are grilled by senators. The aide, who appeared in a 2020 campaign video with Joe Biden, already sparked backlash...

Thirty-five years ago this week the deadliest terror attack in British history took place when Pan Am flight 103 from London to New York exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie.In a prison cell in the United States, 72-year-old Abu Agila Masud is waiting to stand trial, accused of making the bomb that destroyed the US airliner. The prospect of the Libyan's trial has been accompanied by a renewed surge of interest in the events of 21 December 1988. At its heart lies an atrocity which killed 270 men, women and children from 21 countries. Entire families died on the...

Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza after misidentifying them as threats, the Israel Defense Forces said. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were killed,” IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a news briefing on Friday. “During searches and checks in the area in which the incident occurred, a suspicion arose over the identities of the deceased,” Hagari added. “Their bodies were transferred to Israeli territory for examination, after which it was confirmed that they were three Israeli...

More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration has said. Citing survivors, the UN agency said on Saturday the vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board. It said high waves had swamped the boat and that 61 migrants including children were missing and presumed dead. Libya is among the main departure points for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean and enter Europe.

DURHAM, N.H. — Nearly 100 people gathered to hear Ron DeSantis’ updated pitch for the Republican presidential nomination in the basement of a shared-office center in Windham, New Hampshire, Friday night. After half a year on the campaign trail, the Florida governor is clearly more comfortable than he was during his early foray into this state in June, mixing light humor in with policy proposals like shooting border-crossers. When he first started campaigning here, he didn’t honor the tradition of taking questions from the stage. On Friday, he fielded query after query for long enough that the crowd, most of...

Kool-Aid is a household name today. Nebraska named Kool-Aid as its official state drink in the late 1990s, while Hastings, Nebraska, the city where the powdered drink was invented, "celebrates a yearly summer festival called Kool-Aid Days on the second weekend in August, in honor of their city's claim to fame," notes Wikipedia. If you're an adult, you likely have memories of drinking the powdered beverage on hot, summer days as a child. But, the story of Kool-Aid's invention and rise to popularity is an interesting one—literally a rags-to-riches story.

A pro-Hamas mob learned a very important lesson in downtown Los Angeles today: don’t mess with commuters. The mob shut down the 110 Freeway.,P. Scroll down for videos

@BasedMikeLee Certifiably nuts. This is not happening. To take a $106 billion spending bill — one that also (supposedly) contains a massive, complicated overhaul to our immigration law — from concept to finalized, introduced bill text, to final passage takes MONTHS. RE: @ChadPergram 1) From colleague Nick Rojas. Dem CT Sen Murphy on border talks: My goal is to get a bill passed as quickly as possible..I think we need to get a bill passed by the end of the year…Obviously we’re working through the weekend, so that we can have something on the floor next week

A Democrat Senate staffer who filmed a graphic anal sex video inside a Senate hearing room has been fired. The staffer’s behavior would have made the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah blush. Click here to get Todd’s exclusive, daily newsletter filled with conservative news. It’s the only way to get around the social media censors.Henry Rodgers, the chief national correspondent for The Daily Caller, reported exclusively on the perverted pornographic video.

In a heartwarming display of loyalty, Spy, a yellow Labrador service dog, demonstrated the incredible abilities of our four-legged friends. Trained to monitor blood sugar levels in her young companion with Type 1 diabetes, Spy's remarkable actions one night showcased the extraordinary bond between service dogs and those they assist.

Never forget. Never forgive when I heard this. It absolutely cemented in my mind I should never get that jab. Best decision ever made.

It was, objectively, a hard week.

A “shrewd and devious” Long Island couple failed to pay their mortgage for at least 14 years, dragged out their foreclosure for more than a decade, and refused to leave after a new family bought the house from the bank, court records show. To make matters worse, one of the alleged interlopers was caught on video telling the legal owner to “go back to Pakistan.” The frustrated owners of the Jericho home claim they’ve shelled out $85,000 and counting to keep up with taxes, mortgage payments, and other bills, while alleged squatters Barry J. Pollack and his wife, Barbara, live...

In a move that has raised eyebrows and stirred controversy, Fairfax County School Board member Karl Frisch was recently sworn into his second term on a stack of homosexual-themed books, a deliberate choice that diverges from the traditional practice of taking an oath on a religious text. Among these books, one notably included graphic content featuring children. This act, symbolic of Frisch’s stance, is a manifestation of the broader debate surrounding the inclusion of such books in school curriculums and libraries. This incident provides a window into the ongoing discourse regarding the appropriateness of LGBTQ-themed books in educational settings. Books...