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Archaeologists have conducted a study of lithic material from the Pilauco and Los Notros sites in north-western Patagonia, revealing evidence of human occupation in the region prior to the Younger Dryas period.The Younger Dryas, which occurred circa 12,900 to 11,700 years BP), was a cooling event which marked a return to glacial conditions, temporarily reversing the climatic warming of the preceding Late Glacial Interstadial.The period in which humans arrived in South America, in particular, north-western Patagonia, has been the subject of an ongoing debate by academics for many years.Previous archaeological evidence and palaeogenetic studies have suggested human presence between 16...

A Maryland-based federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked two of President Trump’s memos aimed at eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at universities. Earlier this year, the Department of Education issued an ultimatum to all federally funded educational institutions: eliminate DEI program within 14 days, or face the complete withdrawal of federal funding. ..... Snip..... The Associated Press reported: A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland stated that the Education Department violated...

NRA has often reported on failed “gun buyback” programs in cities across the country as being worse than useless. Unfortunately, for some, these programs have led to even more dangerous and life-threatening consequences. While the Chicago Police “gun turn-in program” website states that “all guns are destroyed and never returned to the streets,” that was not the case for Twanda Willingham. Ms. Willingham recently filed suit against the City of Chicago and others after she was shot with a Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun that had been relinquished to Chicago police at a gun turn-in event in December 2023. The...

On Tuesday, veteran political strategist and Trump adviser Roger Stone published an exclusive bombshell report scrutinizing Florida Congressman Carlos Giménez (FL-28) for turning a blind eye as Crowley Maritime Corporation—a Florida-based Department of Defense contractor—runs cargo and freight operations in Cuba’s Mariel Port under the direct supervision of the Cuban military. Crowley Maritime, a DoD contractor holding $2.3 billion in Defense Freight Transportation Services (DFTS) contracts and $343 million in Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) contracts, has operated in Cuba since 2001 under authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Its operations in Cuba, where the Castro regime military...

In the quiet woods near Kalisz, Poland, a group of amateur archaeologists uncovered not one, but three extraordinary treasures over the span of just five weeks this summer...The Denar Kalisz Group, in cooperation with the Voivodeship Office of Environmental Protection in Kalisz, conducted their exploration in the Grodziec Forest District of Zbiersk.Their work began in early June with the discovery of a Roman-period burial ground linked to the Przeworsk culture. Among the finds was the grave of a warrior, complete with a spearhead and shield boss.Just days later, they recovered a coin from the 11th century alongside a small ceramic...

The actor cited "scheduling conflicts" in his refusal, according to sources. Tom Cruise has never had any issues jumping out of planes or riding motorcycles off cliffs, but boring old “scheduling conflicts” are apparently something even he can’t conquer. According to The Washington Post, Cruise was offered one of the Kennedy Center Honors that Donald Trump announced yesterday, but declined due to said scheduling conflicts. Former and current Kennedy Center employees speaking to the outlet did not disclose any specifics on those scheduling conflicts or any other reasons why Cruise might have declined. Considering the man could likely skydive in...

US and Russian officials will converge on the state of Alaska ahead of a highly anticipated Friday meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The pair will meet for the first time in six years, as Trump tries to enact a key campaign pledge to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The US president, who has portrayed himself as a global peacemaker, hopes to leverage his personal relationship with Putin to achieve a ceasefire breakthrough where others have failed. On Thursday he assessed there was a "25% chance" the meeting would not be successful. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has been...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Burke criticizes Mass changes after Vatican II, says continuity with Latin Mass is ‘so strained’Cardinal Burke said massive changes to the Mass after Vatican II were an ‘abuse’ of the council and stressed that proper worship is essential for morality in an interview with Raymond Arroyo.ardinal Raymond Burke said that the Holy Mass was “radically reduced” after Vatican II with the “stripping away” of “beautiful elements” in the Traditional Latin Mass and praised the “transcendence” of the older rite in an interview with EWTN host Raymond Arroyo.Cardinal Burke, a renowned canon lawyer and former prefect of the...

Scientists have issued an alarming warning to the public that the “toxic synergy” of mRNA “vaccines” and COVID-19 is serving as “dual bioweapons” to wipe out humanity with surging chronic disease and global sudden deaths.The public was promised that Covid mRNA shots would protect against the virus. However, mounting evidence now suggests the opposite. ...The warning was revealed in a bombshell 380-reference scientific manuscript from the McCullough Foundation. The paper, titled “Compound Adverse Effects of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and Coronavirus Infection: A Convergence of Extensive Spike Protein Harms to the Human Body,” details what researchers are calling the “Hybrid Harms...

An estimated 240 South Texas landowners and other interested parties packed the Uvalde County Event Center on August 5 to hear details of a project to build what’s planned to be Texas’ highest voltage transmission line to date. The “Howard-Solstice Project,” a 760 kilovolt line between Fort Stockton and San Antonio, is sponsored jointly by CPS Energy of San Antonio and AEP Texas, a unit of Ohio-based American Energy Company. The 370-mile transmission ine, which passes through 14 Texas counties, is named for the eastern and western anchor substations of the 370-mile powerline project. Its east terminal is the yet-to-be-built...

Wall Street's largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, Tiger Global Management and Discovery Capital, increased their exposure to Big Tech in the second quarter amid a generational boom in the growth of artificial intelligence. During the June quarter, hedge funds cut their exposure to laggards in industries like aerospace and defense, and consumer and retail, as part of a broader move back to momentum investing. It marks a big shift from earlier this year when bets on Big Tech had soured for top money managers due to tariff-fueled volatility in financial markets, with investor concerns around rising inflation and fears of...

Louisiana sued the online gaming platform Roblox on Thursday, alleging the wildly popular site has perpetuated an environment where sexual predators "thrive, unite, hunt and victimize kids." The lawsuit, filed in state court by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, alleges that Roblox has failed to implement effective safety measures to protect child users from adult predators. “Due to Roblox’s lack of safety protocols, it endangers the safety of the children of Louisiana,” Murrill said in a news release. “Roblox is overrun with harmful content and child predators because it prioritizes user growth, revenue, and profits over child safety." The company...

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Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez, who recently said she was more loyal to Guatemala than America, claims that "half" of her family residing in the United States is still "undocumented":

Rome: The Virgin of Revelation at Tre Fontane: The Dogma of the Assumption, Prophecies for the Present Time, Crisis of the Church, Widespread Atheism and IslamJust as The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, proclaimed in 1854 by Pius IX, is connected to the Apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes in 1858, when She identified Herself to Bernadette by saying “I am the Immaculate Conception”, so another apparition is also connected to the proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption. Presently I am reading in Italian, Saverio Gaetta’s book “Il Veggente - Il Segreto delle Tre Fontane”. It makes for compelling...

I then asked him if he also read the Hardy Boys as a kid, and he certainly did. He then asked me how many of these books were published, and when I researched this, I discovered that the first Hardy Boys books came out in 1927, and ended their run after 190 titles in 2005.

Liza Rosen @LizaRosen0000 Muslim influencer explains that just like Israel, Australia is about to be returned to its original native indigenous Muslim people who existed before humanity came to existence. From Aus Integrity

She has since claimed to be the victim of a ‘smear’ campaign, saying: ‘In order to silence you speaking out, to silence me, they do what they always do, twist your words, label you an antisemite’Iraqi-American makeup boss Huda Kattan has claimed that there is evidence that Israel was responsible for both world wars.Kattan, founder of makeup brand Huda Beauty, has nearly two million followers on TikTok. In a video posted to her account last week, she also accused Israel of deliberately allowing the October 7 massacre to happen. In the video, which she has since deleted, she spoke of...

https://babylonbee.com/news/10-telltale-signs-of-dangerous-authoritarianismIn case you haven't already heard, you're living in an oppressive, authoritarian dictatorship now. Don't believe it? It's easy to see once you know what to look for.The Babylon Bee has come up with the following list of telltale signs of dangerous authoritarianism:Someone you don't like won an election because more people voted for him: This should never be allowed to happen in a democracy.People walking around smiling and enjoying their lives: Those poor, uninformed victims of oppression.A TV show that lost $40 million a year got canceled: What are late-night talk shows supposed to do now? Be funny?Literal concentration...

A newly declassified timeline that FBI Director Kash Patel obtained exposes how political interference from the Justice Department and FBI leadership sabotaged the Clinton Foundation investigation during the 2016 election. The timeline and a bombshell 2017 memo reveal how career agents in New York City, Little Rock, Ark., and Washington faced repeated roadblocks from figures like then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, all while the agencies relentlessly pursued the baseless Russia collusion probe against Donald Trump. The documents paint a stark picture of obstruction at the highest levels, undermining efforts to investigate potential pay-to-play...