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Daily exposure to the many lies peddled by establishment politicians and their media minions tends to obscure one important truth.In short, despite the establishment’s best efforts, most Americans really do want to make their country great again.According to a CBS News/YouGov poll of 2,232 U.S. adults, conducted Nov. 19-22, a whopping 59 percent of Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of the presidential transition.Of course, one would expect Trump’s own voters to largely approve of the transition process and look forward with optimism.The survey’s major revelation, therefore, came from Democrats.For instance, when asked how they felt about what Trump...

Researchers find that hornets have several copies of the gene responsible for producing the enzyme that breaks down alcohol.A new discovery from researchers at Tel Aviv University has identified a surprising champion of alcohol tolerance – the Oriental hornet. In their recently-published study, the researchers put the Oriental hornet in the spotlight, where it stands alone — and completely sober — as the only known animal capable of consuming high concentrations of alcohol continuously without experiencing any adverse effects. This finding could revolutionize scientists’ approach to alcohol-related research. “This is a remarkable animal that shows no signs of intoxication...

In January, spot bitcoin ETFs began trading, which opened the door to more mainstream investors...Last week, options on those spot crypto products finally started to go live on the Nasdaq and NYSE, and CBOE Global Markets is set to list its first cash-settled bitcoin ETF options Dec 2

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the BBC that Ukraine can shoot French longer-range missiles into Russia in the "logics of self-defense." The French Scalp missiles are the same as the UK's Storm Shadow missiles, which Ukraine had already used in attacks on Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tolt state media that Barrot's comments are "not support for Ukraine, but rather a death knell for Ukraine." Barrot spoke after the United States greenlit the use of US-provided longer-range ATACMS missiles by Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine shot down dozens of Russian drones targeting regions across the country. On the other...

California could offer state tax rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the federal EV tax credit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Newsom will propose creating a new version of the state’s successful Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, which was phased out in 2023 after funding 594,000 cars and saving 456 million gallons of fuel, Newsom’s office said in a statement.

I guess if millions of American voters can put a man famous for bragging about sexual assault back into the White House, it’s too much to expect his Cabinet appointments to be held to a higher standard.It seems like an eternity, but it was only seven years ago that the MeToo movement exploded. Supercharged by revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s one-man reign of sexual terror, the moment seemed to signal a permanent change in the way society treats men who harass and assault their colleagues and subordinates. So many “important” men were pushed from their lofty perches that it would take...

Explanation: One of the most identifiable nebulas in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s. The red glow originates from hydrogen gas predominantly behind the nebula, ionized by the nearby bright star Sigma Orionis. The darkness of the Horsehead is caused mostly by thick dust, although the lower part of the Horsehead's neck casts a shadow to the left. Streams of gas leaving the nebula are funneled by a strong magnetic field. Bright...

rogressive governors of the blue states of California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts have vowed to resist or fight against Trump 2.0. New Jersey governor Murphy said he would "fight to the death." Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis have formed a nonpartisan group focused on countering "threats of autocracy" and note "they're talking to other Democrats and Republicans about joining the effort, which will have its own staff and researchers." The resistance is focused on climate action, deportations, limiting gun rights, and reproductive freedom. These efforts are misdirected. The surest sign is that Americans...

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Ukraine appears to have hit Russia with cluster Atacms missiles for the first time since Joe Biden lifted a ban on long-range weapons.Kyiv hit Khalino airfield near Kursk city overnight, Ukrainian military bloggers said, sharing geolocated photos of the site.The airfield is no longer used by Russian aviation, but they said the facility still contained a command headquarters, ammunition depots and a drone launching area.A video of the strike showed hundreds of small explosions typical of cluster munitions hitting the airport. Atacms come in two forms: as cluster munitions or a unitary warhead that hits a more specific target.It was...

I realize that South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is an attention-hungry partisan, trying to make a name for herself as a culture warrior by demonizing the first transgender woman to be elected to Congress.And I understand that giving Mace’s proposal to ban transgender women from women’s bathrooms in the Capitol any oxygen is probably just what she wants.But I also don’t think it’s wise to allow her fear-mongering and demonizing to go unanswered.Earlier this month, voters in the state of Delaware did something momentous: They elected Democrat Sarah McBride, a transgender woman, to the House of Representatives. At...

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"Europeans must be ready to sacrifice some “luxuries” to pay to support Ukraine and to prevent a “wartime scenario” coming to the nations of the continent if they are insufficiently prepared, NATO’s most senior military officer said in a speech namechecking both Russia and China as threats..."- from the article

Public health experts are concerned that, if confirmed, Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – Robert F Kennedy Jr – could upend access to pharmaceutical drugs in favor of more experimental treatments.

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, a key adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, over the weekend branded the United Kingdom a "tyrannical police state" and endorsed calls for a new election. "The people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state," Musk posted on X, quoting a post about an online petition calling for another election that has now reached 2 million signatures. It came a day after the Musk reposted a graph showing U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's declining approval ratings, adding: "The voice of the people is a great antidote." Musk has clashed for months with Starmer,...

Both Russia and Ukraine have been escalating their bloody conflict, now past the 1,000-day mark, seeking maximum advantage before Jan. 20, when President-elect Donald Trump will take office and probably bring a different U.S. policy toward the war. For Russia, escalation is about saving face — expelling Ukrainian forces from Russia’s Kursk region — and grabbing as much Ukrainian territory it can. For Ukraine, it’s a matter of surviving with its sovereignty and as much of its preinvasion territory as possible. Escalation might be a hard concept to grasp in a savage struggle that has led to an estimated 1...

“We need to talk about peace. Please show some sensitivity. [How far does a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine go?] I am talking about our country, you are talking about other countries. I have told you before that we have no reason to interfere, it is not our business. I think we should pay more attention to the Romanian people and only the Romanian people, and we should have a peace strategy."

After abusing her incapacitated husband, Dr. Jill was brought to tears as she praised Joe Biden for lighting the world on fire. The Biden-Harris Regime has destroyed the economy. Biden-Harris tax-and-spend policies have led to the worst inflation crisis in more than 100 years. More and more Americans are falling behind on credit card bills. US credit card debt has soared past $1.4 trillion as inflation crushes hard-working families. The world is on the brink of World War 3 as Biden reportedly discusses giving Ukraine nuclear weapons after he already gave them long-range missiles to use against Russia. Biden spent...

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to dismiss the charges against President-elect Donald Trump related to his alleged 2020 election subversion efforts. Smith’s team also filed a motion to end its appeal of a Florida judge’s decision nixing its classified document case against Trump — once considered one of the strongest in a slew of legal indictments against the Republican.

Supported by gunboats and a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Philippine Navy SEALs and Marines approached a South China Sea island owned by Manila in a simulated seizure drill as Chinese forces observed from afar on Wednesday.Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner and other high-ranking officers observed the exercise, among the most intense that Manila has held in the disputed waters, from the bridge of BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16). Four rigid-hull inflatable boats transported members of Naval Special Operations Unit 4 and the 61st Force Reconnaissance Company to Loaita Island. Known to the Philippines as...