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Explanation: This galaxy is unusual for how many stars it seems that you can see. Stars are so abundantly evident in this deep exposure of the spiral galaxy NGC 300 because so many of these stars are bright blue and grouped into resolvable bright star clusters. Additionally, NGC 300 is so clear because it is one of the closest spiral galaxies to Earth, as light takes only about 6 million years to get here. Of course, galaxies are composed of many more faint stars than bright, and even more of a galaxy's mass is attributed to unseen dark matter. NGC...

I think that the ONLY Reason Biden ever ran for President was to Pardon Hunter,

Many people have taken issue with RFK's controversial new policy for all government vehicles to have a mandatory “No Fat Chicks” bumper sticker, with President Biden even weighing in to say, “If he wanted the bumper stickers to say “Less Fat Chicks” or even “Barely Any Fat Chicks” I could understand where he's coming from. But to say none at all just tells me that RFK has never really partied.” RFK responded by saying, “President Biden knows damn well that the bumper sticker slogan is a best-case scenario and not to be taken literally. It is public record I've laid...

It’s one thing for a president to pardon his son. It’s another to do it like this.Biden didn’t just pardon his son for his convictions on tax and gun charges, but for any “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024.”That’s a nearly 11-year period during which any federal crime Hunter Biden might have committed — and there are none we are aware of beyond what’s already been adjudicated — can’t be prosecuted. It notably covers when he was appointed...

As a nature-loving physical therapist in Boulder, Colo., Colin O’Banion shops at farmers markets, grows organic squash in his backyard and thought he could never vote for Donald J. Trump.But during the pandemic, he said, he and his wife became social outcasts when they refused Covid-19 vaccines for themselves and their three sons. Tuning in to alternative health podcasts, he became convinced that the country’s public health establishment was corrupt, and that the only antidote was the upheaval being promised by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he teamed up with Mr. Trump. “That’s what brought me on board,” Mr. O’Banion,...

ABC News legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Monday on ABC’s “The View” that people should stop their “hypocritical pearl-clutching” over President Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter Biden. Hostin said, “Well, look I think sometimes, unfortunately in this country, there are two sets of justice, right? I too have many family members convicted of felonies related to marijuana. They haven’t been able to get positions at certain places. They haven’t even been able to get housing in certain places. When I applied to be a federal prosecutor, there was a check box, if you are a felon, you know, explain...

Well, this is a bit odd. The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a congressional staffer on Monday morning after he was caught trying to smuggle ammo into the Cannon House Office Building. The staffer works for Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), who currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee and is the Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration. The USCP said in a statement: At approximately 8:45 a.m., a House staffer entered the Cannon House Office Building and put his bag through screening. USCP officers noticed what appeared to be ammunition on the x-ray screen. After a hand search of...

Never Trumper former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) slammed President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, as a “stupidly selfish” decision that “strengthens Trump” and “furthers the cynicism” Americans have towards politics. Walsh, who also ran a failed campaign against President-elect Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary, went on a Sunday multi-post rant on X after Biden announced that he pardoned his son after he was “unfairly prosecuted.” “This is utter &*&&^&^, just plain wrong, & stupidly selfish. Shame on you @POTUS, you’ve given Trump license now to dole out favors to his family & wealthy friends. And...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his Jan. 20 inauguration. "Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America," Trump said in a post on social media.

If you've been tempted to download the Bing Wallpaper app to spice up your Windows 11 desktop backgrounds, you may want to think twice.The Bing Wallpaper app - itself not a new product - was recently added to the Microsoft Store for simpler download and installation. Going on a gut feeling to investigate it when the app appeared on the store, Rafael Rivera discovered a heap of concerning capabilities that he said on X essentially make it a piece of Microsoft-developed "malware." "Who makes a dedicated wallpaper app these days?" Rivera posited to The Register in response to questions about...

NORTH POLE — As operations at the North Pole ramped up in preparation for Christmas, Santa Claus confirmed that Hunter Biden was still on the "naughty" list despite receiving a full presidential pardon. Though President Joe Biden officially pardoned his son of any crime committed or prosecuted in the last decade, Santa's team revealed that it would have no bearing on how Hunter Biden would be classified for all Christmas gift purposes this year. "Yeah, he's been a permanent fixture on the bad list for a long time," said Dave, a spokeself for Santa's Workshop. "We were made aware of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday to shelve the planned hosting of the "Friendship Games", a big multi-sports event that the International Olympic Committee had condemned as a purely political project. Russia announced last year that it planned to relaunch the competition first staged in 1984 as a Soviet-led alternative to the Los Angeles Olympics, which the USSR had boycotted in retaliation for a U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games. -snip- Putin's decree, published on an official website, left open the possibility of staging the games at some point in the future pending a "special decision...

The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account. After years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters, the U.N. General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice last year for an opinion on “the obligations of States in respect of climate change.” “The stakes could not be higher. The survival of...

Pardoning a president’s son could be an effort to obstruct justice, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) suggested in 2018. Schiff’s comment is relevant after President Joe Biden pardoned Hunter Biden for tax and gun violations. The pardon also includes any alleged crimes with which the Justice Department did not charge him. Many legal experts believe Hunter may have committed Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) violations, at the very least. Republicans also say Joe Biden benefited from the transactions. “The Congress ought to know whether the President is using the pardon power to obstruct justice,” Schiff said. “The American people have a...

"Why lie about [pardoning Hunter] for so long?" WHOOPI: "I would stop calling it a lie."

What Muggers Look For There are actually several signs that muggers look for in their victims before they strike. There is of course no real “handbook” that muggers use to guide them in search of their victims, although there is a loose set of rules gleaned from repeatedly mugging people. They also get groomed for the job by their more experienced “mentors” if they’re already part of a gang, or if they join one while in prison. These are some of the characteristics they look for in people before they strike: The “Weird Walkers” When picking a potential victim, muggers...

Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump should “sit out” criticizing President Joe Biden for pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) claimed Monday. Swalwell, who is accused of sleeping with a Chinese spy, tried to defend Joe Biden’s pardon by pointing to the weaponization of Biden’s Justice Department against Trump. Most of the cases and charges against Trump have been dropped after his victory in November, underscoring the political nature of the prosecutions. Swalwell’s defense of Biden’s pardon of his son, moreover, does not square with some other members of his party. “If you defended the 34x felon,...

On the menu today: This isn’t just about Hunter; this is about Joe. A review of White House transcripts reveals ten times that either President Biden or White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphatically assured the public that there was absolutely no chance that the president would use his authority to pardon his son Hunter for his various crimes — six felonies combined, six misdemeanors. This was predictable, and predicted, because no matter how many times Joe Biden looked you in the eye or television camera and gave you his “word as a Biden,” the overwhelming majority of us knew...

NATIONAL FRITTERS DAY National Fritters Day on December 2nd allows for no frittering away of the time. So make haste and get them while they are hot! #NationalFrittersDay Fritters come in various forms, from morsels dipped in flavorful batters to bits of dough stuffed or filled with delicious surprises. All of the varieties are deep-fried and served hot with dips, drips, or dustings of seasonings, sweets, or sauces. Cultures all over the world make some kind of fritter. May believe Ancient Romans first consumed fritters. They then introduced them to Europe. Most commonly filled with fruit or cheese, fritters can...

There is an old saying that when the United States sneezes, Canada catches a cold. Recent events in Canada, however, suggest that the US should immunize itself from a dangerously virulent virus that has swept across the nation — nowhere more so than in Montreal: Open Jew hatred. According to the Toronto Sun, last year, Montreal has endured the most antisemitic hate crimes of any city in North America. Indeed, since the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre in Israel, antisemitic incidents in Canada have increased by an astounding 670%. Canadian Jews — a miniscule 1.4% of the nation’s population —...