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Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio I will NOT attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg. South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote “solidarity, equality, & sustainability.” In other words: DEI and climate change. My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism.6:54 PM · Feb 5, 2025 ·

Middle Eastern countries are entirely right to oppose President Trump's plan to evacuate the Gaza Strip and resettle the Palestinians in nearby countries. I don't say this out of any sympathy for the Gazans. They have more than proven that they have no business running a state, no less a state next to Israel--a country that the vast majority of Palestinians want to see wiped off the face of the Earth. Trump on Egyptians and Jordanians needing to take in Gazans as refugees (despite their long opposition to it): "I would like to see Jordan and Egypt take some of...

Why did #PJMedia remove the alleged photographs, alleged school records, and other alleged "evidence" that it published in 2018, which allegedly "proved" that #IlhanOmar married her brother? (1/2) #Conspiracy #Politics #Trump #ILLEGALimmigrants #Woke #ElonMusk #DOGE The five articles and their claims are still there. Only the pictures are gone. (2/2) https://pjmedia.com/david-steinberg/2018/08/08/state-rep-ilhan-omar-d-mn-swore-to-apparent-falsehoods-in-court-while-divorcing-her-alleged-brother-n100329 https://pjmedia.com/david-steinberg/2018/08/12/rep-ilhan-omar-d-mn-perjury-evidence-blacked-out-by-minnesota-media-n120233 https://pjmedia.com/david-steinberg/2018/10/23/official-school-records-support-claims-that-rep-ilhan-omar-d-mn-married-her-brother-n120243 https://pjmedia.com/david-steinberg/2018/10/30/address-records-show-rep-ilhan-omar-d-mn-still-lived-with-her-first-husband-throughout-her-second-marriage-n120249 https://pjmedia.com/david-steinberg/2018/11/05/new-photos-corroborate-perjury-claims-against-rep-ilhan-omar-as-she-deletes-social-media-evidence-n120268

The good news: Our American fighting forces now have President Donald J. Trump as their commander-in-chief and Pete Hegseth as their Secretary of Defense. The better news: because of this, military recruitment has hit its highest record since 2010.The U.S. Army recently announced it shattered previous recruiting records, with December 2024 being the most productive December in 15 years.The branch reported it enlisted nearly 350 soldiers every day that month, Army officials announced Tuesday on social media."Our Recruiters have one of the toughest jobs – inspiring the next generation of #Soldiers to serve. Congratulations and keep up the great work!...

It's 4:45 p.m. on a Friday and I'm coming at ya with a brief primer on what should be basic theology. JD VANCE: There is a Christian concept that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the worldA lot of the far left has completely inverted that pic.twitter.com/XkoTiKgq3g— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 30, 2025What JD Vance is referring to is "ordo amoris," or "Ordered Love" in Latin. The TL;DR version is that you have closer...

A man who suffocated a pastor to death inside his own church made a defiant remark before he was executed by lethal injection as his wife held up their white service dog to witness the event.

Sales of Teslas have plummeted across Europe, as car buyers turn on Elon Musk. In Germany, new Tesla passenger car registrations dropped nearly 60 per cent year-on-year. New data showed Tesla accounted for just 0.6 per cent of the market in Germany, Schmidt Automatic Research reported. The auto research group suggested in a statement that "consumers in the market for an EV may well be reacting to Musk's comments where he hosted the leader of the AFD party to a live webcast". The AFD is a far-right political party in Germany. Tesla sales have been on a sharp decline in...

New research indicates that a natural compound found in the skin of grapes, blueberries and raspberries has the potential to improve female fertility. The systematic review into resveratrol, which is a polyphenolic compound known for its antiaging, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, is published. By collating and reviewing results from 24 in vitro and in vivo studies, involving a total of 9,563 human participants, they found evidence to suggest resveratrol can improve the quantity and quality of egg cells, called oocytes. Four studies specifically investigated resveratrol in connection with the quantity of matured oocytes. Two of these reported an increase, while...

A federal judge has indicated that she will issue an injunction forbidding members of the DOGE team, which is part of the Executive Office of the Presidency, from reviewing some financial records.During the hearing, a lawyer from the Department of Justice disclosed that two "special government employees" associated with Musk, but employed by the Treasury Department, accessed sensitive records from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service based on "high level guidance" from the Department of Government Efficiency to prevent waste and fraud.U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly gave the government and unions who brought the case until 6 p.m. ET to...

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The White House is seeking active-duty Army officers, in grades first lieutenant through major to serve as a White House military social aide. Selection is limited to officers assigned to the National Capitol Region or who are on orders to the NCR. Army Reserve and National Guard officers in the National Capital Region may apply; however, potential applicants must have active-duty orders with two or more years remaining in the National Capital Region at the time of application. The White House Social Aide program is a volunteer additional duty. Those interested must include an 0-6 level endorsement from their chain...

Mefenamic acid, a common anti-inflammatory drug already approved for pain management, has been found to significantly reduce the formation of a toxic compound known as p-cresol sulfate in people with kidney disease with a minimal dose. "Right now, there's nothing drug-wise we can use to reduce this toxin quickly," says Tony Kiang. The body makes a compound called p-cresol when it breaks down proteins and amino acids. A healthy person's kidneys quickly get rid of the toxic sulfates. However, for the population with chronic kidney disease, they can accumulate to dangerous levels. "High levels of this toxin are correlated with...

I paused outside her closed door to catch my breath and gather my thoughts. Entering her room, I expected to find multiple family members surrounding her, as there had been on most days. Instead, she was alone. As I shut the door behind me, the noises of a full ward faded, giving way to the gentle sounds of a humidifier and an elderly woman’s struggled breaths. Her eyes were closed, and an oxygen mask covered her nose and mouth. I glanced at the windowsill, where multiple cards were displayed — a child’s drawing peeking out of one. Flowers were on...

Archaeologists found two game pieces believed to have been used by Roman soldiers more than 1,600 years ago... The excavation team, led by Dr. Ersin Çelikbaş, found the lens-shaped pieces adorned with unique engravings—a four-armed symbol on one and an eight-armed sign on the other. "These engraved symbols probably helped the player determine the strategy of their pieces," Çelikbaş explained. The markings suggest that the pieces were used in games that entertained soldiers while also serving as tools for military training.Çelikbaş stated that the game pieces were most likely used for Duodecim Scripta, which is similar to backgammon, or for...

Micronutrient deficiency, whereby levels of vitamins and minerals essential for healthy bodily function are far too low, is common in people with type 2 diabetes, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence. A lack of vitamin D is the most common "missing" micronutrient. Genetic predisposition, various environmental factors, sedentary lifestyle, an unhealthy diet and obesity are risk factors for the disease, explain the researchers. And previously published research suggests that micronutrients have a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes, by potentially affecting glucose metabolism and insulin signaling pathways. Their analysis included 132 studies, involving 52,501...

Boston University assistant media technician Jared May took to the leftist echo chamber social media platform Bluesky to post a “Wanted Dead or Alive” image featuring the names and photos of Elon Musk’s DOGE employees. The University’s weak response was that “the views expressed do not reflect the values of Questrom School of Business.” In his Bluesky post, May listed off the names of six individuals he said are “The men carrying out Musk’s coup,” and shared an image featuring their photos alongside the words, “Wanted for Treason — Dead or Alive.”

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study. J.W. Awori Hayanga, M.D., M.P.H., from West Virginia University in Morgantown, and colleagues examined data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient claims database for all beneficiaries with severe emphysema undergoing either LVRS or EBV between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2022, to compare outcomes. Overall, 3,219 patients underwent lung volume reduction therapy: LVRS in 2,378 and EBV in 841. The researchers found that compared with those who underwent...

American taxpayers are no longer subsidizing foreign media once funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), prompting leftwing concern over the potential impact on global journalism and “democracy.” President Donald Trump put a 90 day hold on all USAID’s foreign aid this week, which subsequently cut $268 million from media outlets in more than 30 countries, according to the agency’s 2025 foreign aid budget reported by Reporters Without Borders (RWB). USAID’s 2023 fact sheet, taken offline due to the hold, boasted the agency supported 6,200 journalists, 707 news outlets, 279 media-sector civil society organizations, the Columbia Journalism...

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President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will be launching an investigation into the high cost of California High Speed Rail (CAHSR), fulfilling a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promise made late last year. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion in 2008 with a San Francisco to Los Angeles line set to open by 2028, the California high speed rail system has since ballooned to costing $128 billion, to $135 billion, with an estimated partial completion being set somewhere in the 2030’s. Last year in March, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHRSA) confirmed that the system still needed...