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Imagine harnessing power on a scale almost unimaginable. A cutting-edge laser facility called ZEUS at the University of Michigan has reached a groundbreaking level of power. It generated a brief pulse of light with a power output exceeding the entire world’s electricity consumption by a factor of one hundred. The powerful laser facility has set a new U.S. record by achieving two petawatts (2 quadrillion watts) of peak power, almost doubling that of its closest competitors. Interestingly, the laser’s immense power lasted just a fleeting 25 quintillionths of a second. Yet, in that fleeting moment, ZEUS can unlock profound scientific...

An explosive report from the French government alleges the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood network has embarked upon a decades-long effort to forge a fifth column in France and across Europe through infiltrating government institutions and radicalising Muslim communities, while veiling their true intentions with supposedly noble causes such as fighting “Islamophobia”. Starting in the 1950s with the emerging “religious consciousness” among Islamic immigrant workers, the Muslim Brotherhood has since “designed the matrix of political Islamism adapted to be established in the West,” a report commissioned by the French government has found, according to the national paper of record Le Figaro. Paris...

Former Mesa County Clerk and Gold Star Mother, Tina Peters, is sitting in prison right now for preserving her own election records following the 2020 election before Dominion Voting Systems and Colorado Secretary of State, Jenna Griswold, could come in and erase them. Peters was following state and federal law to preserve those records, while Dominion and SOS Griswold are more likely the criminals unlawfully erasing them. This persecution of the innocent and promotion of criminality was a hallmark of the Biden era. Trump’s DOJ has filed a statement of interest in Peter’s case, and President Trump himself has called...

On Tuesday’s broadcast of SiriusXM’s “Megyn Kelly Show,” CNN host and “Original Sin” co-author Jake Tapper said that he apologized to Lara Trump for criticizing her during a 2020 interview for her statements about President Joe Biden’s cognitive ability and accusing her of mocking his stutter and said that the context for the interview was other outlets interpreting her comments as mocking Biden’s stutter and “the context of October 2020, a very intense time, people on the Biden side are saying crazy things about Trump, people on the Trump side are saying crazy things about Biden, including Don Jr. suggesting...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(5/21/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleGenesis 30:25-4325 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can go back to my own homeland. 26 Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.” 27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.” 28 He added,...

Congressman Gerry Connolly died at the age of 75 on Wednesday morning. The Virginia Democrat 'passed away peacefully at his home,' according to a statement from his family. 'His absence will leave a hole in our hearts, but we are proud that his life's work will endure for future generations,' they wrote. Rep. Connolly announced he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer just days after the 2024 election in November. 'The sun is setting on my time in public service, and this will be my last term in Congress,' he said in a statement in April when revealing his cancer had...

The amazing part of communism is the ability to exert the most ridiculous statements oblivious of the irony or hypocrisy involved. It’s as if they assume that whatever they say will be given equal weight with obvious truths and common sense, when most of their statements are in conflict with both. In recognizing the dogma surrounding this, it isn’t so much that they put exaggerated lies forward as the truth, but that they seem to garner so many listeners. One must stand back and marvel, not at the lies or liars involved, but those who stand ready to accept it,...

To most observers, the parched, desert-like landscape in eastern Turkey may seem unremarkable, even inhospitable. But that’s not the case if you believe you’re looking at the resting place of a legendary vessel — Noah’s Ark. After years of painstaking research and preparation, a team of scientists is now on the verge of an archaeological excavation at a site believed by many to be the final resting place of the Ark mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures – the Christian Old Testament.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shared photos of her “naked silhouette” on Capitol Hill Tuesday, alleging that they were taken without her consent by her ex-fiance. “Freedom is not a theory. It is the right to breathe. It is the right to dress and undress, to sleep without someone’s camera filming your naked body,” the congresswoman said during a House Oversight Committee hearing. “The Founders wrote liberty in parchment, but hidden cameras erase it in pixels.” “I speak not just as a lawmaker, but as a survivor.”

The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, birds are on the move, and a new threat is spreading alongside them: bird flu (H5N1). This virus is changing fast and could be on the path to becoming a human pandemic. Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Public Health have recently published a major study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases highlighting a surprising new concern. They found that cats are catching bird flu more often, and they’re calling for urgent monitoring to help stop the...

As the cognitive incapacity of Joe Biden gains increased scrutiny, it is well worth remembering the efforts of the team behind Joe Biden, which includes team Obama, went through in order to provide cover for the issue. COVID and ‘social distancing’ provided the justification, but they built a stage because Joe Biden was always a Potemkin President: ... Was Joe Biden really unaware that he had metastatic prostate cancer and unlikely to survive when his team announced his reelection? Or is it more likely the plan was for Joe Biden to win in 2024, then reveal the cancer, step down...

As soon as Republicans mentioned cutting spending on Medicaid as part of their “reconciliation” bill, the usual suspects started rolling out their standard talking points. They’re cutting health care for the poor to pay for tax cuts for the rich! Millions will lose coverage! The disabled will suffer! Oh, the humanity! Well, if the GOP is going to be accused of destroying Medicaid when all they are proposing is a minor haircut, why not go all out and scrap this hopelessly flawed, fraud-riddled, budget-busting disaster of a program and start over from scratch? First, let’s dispense with the claim of...

21 May 2025 Wednesday of the 5th week of Eastertide St. Eugene de Mazenod, Brampton, ON Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 15:1-6They were to go up to Jerusalem and discuss the problem with the apostles and eldersSome men came down from Judaea and taught the brothers, ‘Unless you have yourselves circumcised in the tradition of Moses you cannot be saved.’ This led to disagreement, and after Paul and Barnabas had had a long argument with these men it was arranged that Paul and Barnabas and others of the church should go up to Jerusalem and discuss the...

As President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” moves toward a final vote in the House, conservative budget hawks are livid that it largely fails to offer spending cuts to their satisfaction, marking the latest in a long line of punts for the House GOP that has repeatedly vowed to address the national debt. Republicans have long campaigned on addressing the debt, with the Tea Party movement notching historic election wins under President Barack Obama. In 2010, Republicans won control of the House and reduced the Democratic majority in the Senate. Yet, even when Trump first took office, Congress did not...

DoD Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest book produces a powerful denunciation of our current military and its policies (prior to his leadership). He does an excellent job of explaining, concisely and with passion, how all the branches of the military (including our academies) have lost their way—their “woke” policies have not only put our country at risk, but our military people, too. He made a powerful point in this statement: I reserve my greatest scorn not for politicians because, well, they’re politicians. Radical leftist leaders will push radical leftist prerogatives, consequences be damned. The real blame falls on the military itself....

Angel Reese ratcheted up her feud with Caitlin Clark on Tuesday as she re-posted a TikTok trolling her 'white girl' rival. The pair clashed over the weekend, as Clark was assessed a flagrant foul for slapping across Reese's arm and ultimately sending her to the ground. An incensed Reese then beelined for Clark when she got up before others intervened to keep them separated. And while Reese later said the foul from Clark was a 'basketball play,' she's evidently still thinking about the moment, as she re-posted a video insulting Clark.

Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a list of conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine would be prepared by both sides separately. This was agreed upon during the Istanbul talks, the Kremlin's official representative recalled. "I'm not going to tell you exactly here right now. Of course, there will be a separate list of conditions for a ceasefire. That's what an agreement was reached in Istanbul," Peskov said. Negotiations on a peace memorandum continue Dmitry Peskov, the Russian Presidential Spokesman, has stated that work on the upcoming peace treaty with Ukraine is progressing actively, emphasizing that there is no...

The Muslim Brotherhood movement is a "threat to national cohesion" in France and action must be taken to stop the spread of "political Islamism", according to a report to be presented to President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday. "The reality of this threat, even if it is long-term and does not involve violent action, poses a risk of damage to the fabric of society and republican institutions... and, more broadly, to national cohesion," said the report. In France, the movement is "based on a solid structure, but political Islamism is spreading primarily at the local level", the authors stressed. "Resolute and...

The war between Russia and Ukraine is the first drone war. Not the first war in which drones have been used (that was arguably WWII), but the first war in which drones may have accounted for the most significant proportion of casualties. Defense against drones is an imperative, and many different approaches are being tried.One approach this correspondent has considered is using Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) in ordinary shotguns. On one forum, a commenter stated a Ukrainian soldier had obtained a Keltec KS7 to use for drone defense. Shotguns have obvious utility for close-in drone defense against small-sized drones. Many...

A teenager who was native to Southern California died after being stabbed to death by her boyfriend in Illinois, her father tells KTLA 5 News. Jon Prince reached out to KTLA on Tuesday morning, saying that his daughter, 17-year-old Cadence Prince, was stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend on Sunday night in O’Fallon, Illinois, which is located 18 miles east of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, in southwestern Illinois. ... According to Jon, detectives with the O’Fallon Police Department told him that after the stabbing, the boyfriend called his grandparents — who are said to be his legal guardians — and...