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In a guarded compound at the foot of the Rockies, government scientists are working on a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country, or maybe just an adventurous billionaire, tries to dim the sun. Every few weeks, researchers in Boulder, Colo., release a balloon that rises 17 miles into the sky. Similar balloons are launched with less frequency from sites in Alaska, Hawaii and New Zealand; Reunion Island, near the coast of Africa; and even Antarctica. They make up the building blocks of a system that would alert American scientists to geoengineering. As the...

We all want to get to Inauguration Day as quickly as possible. While we are waiting for the Biden-Harris nightmare to come to an end, however, Donald Trump sure is making the transition period entertaining ... Trump's biggest failure in his first term was not firing FBI Director Christopher Wray before he left office. Well, hiring Wray in the first place wasn't a very bright move either. Never take advice from Chris Christie. Trump really didn't do much Swamp draining at the FBI at all, leaving in the corrupt people who would make his life and the lives of many...

"It's a beautiful thing to watch the Biden family destroy the Democrat Party." — @Mazemoore on "X". You can be sure the blobists have seen this coming from years away. The boys and girls in the agencies have behaved more than just a little badly, and they know it. They committed serious crimes against our country and its citizens under color-of-law since 2015, ranging from seditious conspiracy clear up to treason (say, just for instance, the case of Col. Alexander Vindman using his Ukraine connections to lever Mr. Trump out of the Oval Office in the 2019 impeachment scam.) You...

Jay-Z’s cannabis brand looked timeless as soon as it launched in 2020. The billionaire rapper, legal name Shawn Carter, rolled out his Monogram line of luxury joints and cannabis flower with a photo shoot at the famous Frank Sinatra house in Palm Springs. Models elegantly smoked joints in front of mid-century pool furniture, as if the brand had been around for decades. Glowing profiles in GQ, Vogue and Vanity Fair soon followed. Four years later, it looks like this splashy celebrity cannabis brand has already disappeared. The conglomerate originally hit California’s market with $575 million in cash and plans to...

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec. 1. The following official dispatch concerning the report of the victory in Tennessee, has been received at headquarters: FRANKLIN, Tenn., Wednesday, Nov. 30. Major-Gen. Thomas: The enemy made a heavy and persistent attack with two corps, commencing at 4 P.M., and lasting till after dark. He was repulsed at all points, with heavy loss -- probably of five or six thousand men. Our loss is probably not more than one-fourth of that number. We have captured about one thousand prisoners, including one Brigadier-General. (Signed,) JOHN SCHOFIELD, Major-General. Special Dispatch to the New-York Times. FOUR MILES SOUTH OF...

For the first time, a Wisconsin court has approved a subpoena to the massive Democrat fund-raising platform ActBlue, saying it owes an explanation to a Republican whose email identity was used to make liberal donations he did not authorize. “Something is not right,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad D. Schimel declared as he approved a limited demand for documents and opened a new front into a widening fund-raising probe begun earlier this year by Congress and 19 attorneys general. Schimel rejected ActBlue’s arguments that it was onerous to require it to comply a subpoena for third-party donations it processed...

The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the planet against climate change and help vulnerable nations combat its devastating impact. Representatives from Vanuatu and other low-lying at-risk islands in the Pacific Ocean will open marathon proceedings at the International Court of Justice at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) before a 15-judge panel. Over the course of the next two weeks, more than 100 countries and organisations will make submissions on the topic, the highest number ever before the Hague-based court. Activists hope that the opinion from the...

Republican calls for the release of the ‘J-6 protesters’, a reference to supporters who stormed Congress in 2021 Donald Trump has said Joe Biden should now pardon those imprisoned for the Jan 6 Capital riots after he released his son from likely jail time. The outgoing president had repeatedly said he would not pardon Hunter, 54, who faced spending years in prison on felony firearms and tax charges, but did so on Sunday night. “Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice,” Mr Trump said of the decision on social media. The Republican called for the release of the “J-6 protesters”,...

Dear Martin, I listened to Joe Rogan’s podcast interview w/Marc Andreessen where Marc reported that the Biden administration has been secretly meeting with AI companies. Their message: “Don’t even bother starting AI companies. There will only be 2-3 approved companies, and we’ll control them completely.” It made me think of you and your ordeal, so many years ago. Thank you for being on the right side of history. Happy belated Thanksgiving ? COMMENT #2: Wikipedia is a vile organization that is controlled by the Deep State when it has anything to do with politics, including health. I was there in...

An exploded view of an ice giant planet such as Uranus or Neptune. A new theory proposes that below the dense atmosphere lies a water-rich layer (blue) that has separated from a deeper layer of hot, high-pressure carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen (amber). The pressure squeezes hydrogen out of methane and ammonia molecules, creating stratified hydrocarbon layers that cannot mix with the water layer, which prevents the convection that creates a dipolar magnetic field. Credit: Quanta magazine ============================================================================= New research at UC Berkeley offers a fresh perspective on Uranus and Neptune’s interiors, indicating layered structures of water and hydrocarbons. These findings...

The estimated half a billion tax dollars spent by the DOJ over the past four years to pursue Donald Trump and his supporters demands accountability. And consequences. After enduring nearly a decade of torment at the hands of hyperpartisan, unaccountable prosecutors and judges, President-elect Donald Trump appears poised to make good on his promise to hold government officials responsible for destroying public trust in the country’s once-revered legal and judicial system. Trump repeatedly pledged on the campaign trail that he would seek payback for the costly pursuits of his family, his businesses, his closest aides, and his supporters if elected...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (12/2/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Spirit of Power) Acts 13:1-413 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent...

More than 50 samples are reported, spanning more than 1000 years of history from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity. Despite cultural diversity, our analysis reveals no major differences between the Picenes and other coeval populations, suggesting a shared genetic history of the Central Italian Iron Age ethnic groups. Nevertheless, a slight genetic differentiation between populations along the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coasts can be observed, possibly due to different population dynamics in the two sides of Italy and/or genetic contacts across the Adriatic Sea. Additionally, we identify several individuals with ancestries deviating from their general population. Lastly, in our Late...

How can anyone vote for someone so… fill in the blank… racist, sexist, unconstitutional, hateful, unhinged? This is the question asked frequently in the UK and here in the States, where I have spent the past three weeks trying to understand the Trump phenomenon. Behind the question is an implied superiority; that we, the clever people, have identified the monster that is Donald Trump, but the deluded masses are too stupid to see it. But what I have found at the Trump rallies I’ve been to is not stupidity, but frustration, pain and a longing for respect. Tucker Carlson at...

I have warned that there will be an exodus of migrants fleeing the United States for Canada in the wake of Trump’s presidency. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said that the sheer volume of asylum seekers has spiked to the highest on record, with the number of cases rising from 60,000 annually to 200,000. New figures state that Canadian taxpayers are now on the hook for $16 BILLION per year to fund Trudeau’s open borders. The average processing time per asylum seeker was once 14 months, but due to the uptick in cases, it now takes about 44...

The archway was uncovered during archaeological investigations and is believed to date back to the time when Shakespeare and his company performed there.A remarkable 600-year-old doorway, potentially leading to legendary English playwright William Shakespeare's dressing room, has been uncovered in the UK's oldest working theatre.The archway was discovered at St George's Guildhall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, during archaeological investigations sparked by curiosity about a "weird shape" in a wall.When two noticeboards were taken down, an 18th-century wall was exposed. As bricks from this wall were removed, an even older archway came into view...St George's Guildhall, which hosted its first recorded...

There was a fourth night of protests in Georgia over the ruling party's decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union. Tens of thousands of Georgians protested on the streets of several cities. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said demonstrators had fallen victim to opposition lies and rejected calls for new elections. ...

The San Jose State women’s volleyball team continues to face nationwide criticism from people who are claim that the club has a transgender player on the roster. Amid the controversy, several teams have already boycotted their games against San Jose State in recent months. Several athletes from various schools have also filed a federal lawsuit to stop the San Jose State player from taking part in championship games, CNN reported. The San Jose State player who is at the center of the controversy has not made any public comments on the situation. Although the player has been on the team...

VIDEOWhen one is placed in a sensory deprivation tank in order to detox, the mind's imagination will often conjure up voices. Such was the case with Hunter Biden as you can see. Obviously Hunter was so desperate in his desire for an unconditional blanket pardon for his many crimes from his father Joe that he actually imagined that such a pardon really happened. Of course, we all know such a pardon will never be happening because Joe Biden strongly denied he would issue a pardon because of his deep belief, frequently stated, that no one is above the rule of...

A clip of transgender volleyball star Blaire Fleming warming up for the Mountain West Championship final on Saturday night has gone viral, with fans claiming San Jose State should have been made to forfeit the game. Fleming and the team went on to lose to Colorado State in the Las Vegas showpiece, but it did not stop X users from commenting on her ability after watching the clip. In the short, seven-second video posted by reporter Dan Zaksheske, Fleming can be seen approaching the net before leaping high and playing a vicious kill shot back over to her opponent. The...