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In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state. An online petition seeking the “Denmarkification” of California has seemingly garnered nearly 200,000 signatures, with a pitch to Danish citizens that purchasing the Golden State would provide them with more sunshine, dominance in the tech industry, limitless avocado toast and easy access to Disneyland — which organizers say would be renamed to honor fairytale author and poet Hans Christian Andersen. “Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know...

A dietary supplement has been found to stop the progression of heart failure in animal models. The paper has shown that feeding mice a diet that included this supplement, elevated energy-boosting, anti-oxidant fats that circulate in our blood, called plasmalogen lipids, which restores the integrity of damaged cells in a failing heart. Plasmalogens make up about 15% of cell membranes—the outer layer of cells—and are predominantly found in the brain and heart. Disruptions to the cell membrane can change the composition of the lipids within cells and that can contribute to and exacerbate the seriousness of diseases including obesity, neurological...

The Supreme Court of New Mexico unanimously struck down restrictive abortion access policies in local counties on Thursday. Despite the state having criminalized abortion for over 57 years, New Mexico has now become one of the most liberal states in regard to abortion rights. Writing for the unanimous judgment, Justice C. Shannon Bacon stated in her concluding sentences that the controversial ordinances violate state laws and interfere with the legislature’s ability to regulate access to reproductive health. The Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham praised the justices for their ruling and celebrated that New Mexico will remain a safe haven for individual...

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.Everything clicked when Peter Thiel gave the speech about God.The occasion was a 40th birthday party for Trae Stephens, who is Mr. Thiel’s venture capital partner as well as one of the founders of Anduril Industries, a maker of high-tech defense systems and weaponry. It was a multiday affair, held in 2023 at Mr. Stephens’s home in New Mexico. It began with an evening roasting the birthday boy, followed by another toasting him and then a brunch with caviar bumps, mimosas and breakfast pizza. At the brunch (the theme was the...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. To restore accountability to the American public, this order commences a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy. By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American families, workers, taxpayers, and our system of Government itself. Sec. 2. Definitions. (a) “Agency” has the meaning given to it in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, except that such term does not include the Executive Office of the President or any components...

A four year-long research study has found that particles secreted by an intestinal worm may assist in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an ailment suffered by millions of people globally. The paper found that extracellular vesicles (EVs, particles that cells release) from the worm Ascaris suum demonstrated a significant reduction in inflammation in mice that had colitis, a common IBD. The research lays the groundwork for novel therapeutic approaches to IBD. "I believe that the ultimate goal is to create semi-synthetic extracellular vesicles that can be used as new therapeutics for IBD and other chronic inflammatory conditions such as arthritis...

...And one man, Donald Trump, literally came in and just took that, you know, took that took that all away." "You know, so, you know, so, you know, but when I see this, you know, when I look at this, you know, you know, more globally regarding regarding, you know, regarding democracy, I also say to myself, when was this great time that everybody got along so well and, you know, things were going so so great?" "I mean, I think, you know, you know, the, I think that we really have to be careful here in, you know, in...

1. There is no Republican party. It's the Trump party. 2. There is no Fox news. It's Trump news. 3. There is no Supreme Court. It's the Trump Court.

ransgender refugees and asylum seekers are going to be making attempts to flee the United States to go to other places that will allow them to keep up with the transgender madness. I don't think the transgender community or the transgender activists understand that everyone is getting tired of gender ideology and refugee status isn't about just not liking what your presidents says. I can't help but feel like the transgender activists don't take refugee status or seeking asylum seriously on any level. If you ask me it's time for the transgender and even LGBTQ community to take some accountability...

This includes 100% tariffs on all Teslas, a direct attack on Elon Musk, and a full ban on Wisconsin dairy products to stick it to Trump. “I am calling on all the countries that are affected by this tariff to join us. And our retaliation will target specific Trump constituencies. Another group that we’re going to go after is Wisconsin dairy farmers. We know how important they are for the President, and we’re not going to let them sell their products in Canada anymore,” Freeland said. This is the same woman who froze Canadian truckers’ bank accounts for protesting vaccine...

Why did President Barack Obama start using words like “diversity, equity, and inclusion” instead of the typical "affirmative action"? Affirmative action was created to right the historic wrongs imposed on African Americans during the Jim Crow era, which included about 10% of the U.S. population. Obama used DEI to expand the terminology to anyone who isn’t white. Why? Victor Davis Hanson argues in this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” that it was to dramatically increase the size of the historically marginalized constituency, allowing the Obama administration to implement its expansive woke agenda: “Affirmative action was created...

President Donald Trump has Democrats on the ropes with his surging support from African Americans, prompting a poll to declare that “black men love Trump.” In a new Cygnal survey shared with Secrets, Trump has a shocking 42% approval rating from black men, a massive edge over any past Republican president. Brock McCleary, Cygnal vice president of polling, told Secrets, “Forty-two percent of black men approving of Trump’s job so far is no small thing. Unlike Democrats’ approach previously, this isn’t about placation or offering new attractive policies with no follow-through. His popularity and approval surges because he does the...

As pro-life titans go, who could ever surpass the late Rep. Henry Hyde? Author of the Hyde Amendment, his against-all-odds victory has conservatively saved 2 ½ million babies. It is the rock against which the Abortion Industry has bashed its head for over 44 years ever since the Supreme Court—by the narrowest of 5-4 margins—upheld it in 1980. Up to that point in time, the federal Medicaid program paid for 300,000 abortions a year, a number that was steadily rising. [By the way, one of most devious stratagems, even by pro-abortion standards, is to insist that if only people “really”...

This article was originally published in French Female genital mutilation is a reality in Europe, with over 600,000 girls and women having been subjected to it. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a reality in Europe: 600,000 girls and women, mainly from Africa and Asia, have been been subjected to it. Worldwide, the figure is at 230 million. FGM refers to the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Various avenues for preventing this form of sexist and sexual violence were explored at a conference organised at the European Parliament last week. "It would be wrong...

US military aircraft may have spied on drug cartels during recent flights near Mexican territory, the government said Tuesday. Mexico was aware of two such US military flights in late January and early February that were in international airspace, Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla told a news conference. Asked whether the aircraft had spied on Mexican drug traffickers, the general said: "We can't rule it out because we don't know what they did." The plane that Mexico observed flying near its territory did not violate national airspace and kept its tracking devices on, in compliance with international regulations, Trevilla said. Any...

Vice President JD Vance spoke to the "AI Action Summit" in Paris on Tuesday during his first trip abroad since taking office. You can watch the full program below the transcript of Vance's speech. "This is a beautiful country, President Macron, and I know that you are proud of it, and should be. Yesterday, as I was touring Les Invalides with General Gravette and my three kids, he was kind enough to show me the sword that belonged to America’s dearest international friend from our own revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette. He let me hold the sword, but, of course,...

FEMA is terminating four employees who circumvented leadership to make payments for migrant housing in a New York hotel, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed.“Effective immediately, FEMA is terminating the employment of four individuals for circumventing leadership to unilaterally make egregious payments for luxury NYC hotels for migrants,” DHS’s Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement, noting that the firings include FEMA’s Chief Financial Officer, two program analysts, as well as a grant specialist.“Under President Trump and Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS will not sit idly and allow deep state activists to undermine the will and safety of the American people,” McLaughlin...

The new Northern Colorado trail connects hundreds of routes around the Rocky Mountains National Park and other wilderness areasFancy a challenge? Hikers in Colorado can now embark on a 292-mile route through stunning Rocky Mountains wilderness. The new ‘Northern Colorado Trail’, connects hundreds of routes in the Rocky Mountains National Park, Rawah wilderness area, and Flattops wilderness area. The route begins in Estes Park, in Larimer County, and culminates in the mountain city of Glenwood Springs. The hike takes up to a few weeks to complete, depending on your skill level and experience. Along the way, hikers be able...

President Trump has named a fierce conservative critic of the mainstream media, L. Brent Bozell III, as his pick to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the parent agency of the Voice of America and other federally owned international broadcasters. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump said that Bozell would bring much needed change to the agency, which was led by a veteran news editor, Amanda Bennett, herself a former director of the Voice of America. She resigned along with other Biden appointees across government as Trump took office.