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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social media account mimicking Donald Trump’s all-caps online posts is getting under the skin of prominent conservatives on the right. The reaction to Newsom’s pitch-perfect parody of Trump — including his wild rants, name-calling, and use of AI-generated images — is shining a light on the absurd behavior of the president of the United States, who has largely gotten a pass from his party for doing the same thing. “You have to stop it with the Twitter thing,” Fox News host Dana Perino said Monday of the potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender. “If I were his...

A groundbreaking study published in Nature has revealed that scientists at Tianjin University in China have developed a lithium metal battery (LMB) with an energy density that is twice as powerful as Tesla’s most advanced battery. The new battery can store over 600 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg), a significant leap from Tesla’s top-tier battery at 300 Wh/kg. This breakthrough is expected to impact electric vehicles (EVs) and a range of applications, including drones, potentially reducing concerns about range limitations and making EVs lighter and more efficient. The development of this high-energy-density battery represents a huge advancement in the field of...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the revocation of 37 security clearances of current and former officials who “abused public trust by politicizing and manipulating” information — including several who were involved in a controversial, Barack Obama-ordered assessment of Russian influence in the 2016 election. An ODNI memo dated Monday announced that the more than three dozen intel professionals — including a former top aide to Obama DNI James Clapper — had either politicized or weaponized intelligence, failed to safeguard classified info or not followed tradecraft standards. “The President has directed that, effective immediately, the security clearances of the...

Officials said, at this time, no product that has tested positive or alerted for Cesium-137 (Cs-137) has entered the U.S. commerceThe FDA is warning the public about possibly radioactive shrimp that may have been sold at Walmart in 13 states. The warning is for some Great Value raw frozen shrimp because it may be contaminated with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, the FDA announced on Tuesday. The products include the following product names, lot codes, and best by dates: Great Value brand Frozen Raw Ez Peel Tail-On Farm-Raised White Vannamei Shrimp, 2lb bag, lot code: 8005540-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027 Great...

Virginia Tech engineers have designed an “ice slingshot” that can propel frozen disks of water across a flat, grooved surface without any external force. Previous experiments have demonstrated a similar forceless propulsion of dry ice on a layer of vapor. However, the novel ice slingshot produces a similar motion without harmful CO2. The Virginia Tech team suggests their approach could lead to the development of energy generation devices or micro-transportation systems and potentially offer unique de-icing approaches. In an email to The Debrief, Associate Professor Jonathan Boreyko from Virginia Tech’s School of Mechanical Engineering explained the process relies on a...

Christians are increasingly being persecuted across India, often under the guise of preventing them from forcing or inducing Hindus to convert, despite the country’s constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, says a new report from the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI).According to the report:Between January and July 2025, the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission documented 334 incidents of systematic targeting against Christian communities across India, encompassing arrests, physical violence, threats, disruption of worship services, and denial of basic rights including burial. This sustained pattern of persecution reflects an alarming consistency, with incidents occurring every month and affecting Christian communities...

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has entered a prison in the northern Mexico state of Sonora after his arrest in the United States in July, Mexico's national arrest registry showed on Tuesday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in her daily press conference said the 39-year-old been deported. She previously said there was a warrant for his arrest for charges of arms trafficking and organized crime, and that prosecutors were working on the case. SNIP Mexican prosecutors allege he acted as a henchman for the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, which Washington designated a foreign terrorist organization earlier this year. Chavez Jr's lawyer...

Disruptive innovation in K-12 education.When we hear the word entrepreneur, many of us think of Silicon Valley stars like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and others who have created sprawling, successful companies whose products and services seep into our everyday lives. These entrepreneurs may be household names, but they are more the exception than the rule. Everyday entrepreneurs—the ordinary people launching and leading small businesses—form the backbone of the US economy. According to the US Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses account for more than 99.9 percent of all American companies, employing more than sixty...

A man was arrested on a charge of resisting and obstructing an officer after police say he refused to cooperate with officers during a traffic stop in Dundee, Michigan. The circumstances began about 3:15 p.m. Saturday near the Golf Ridge subdivision in the village. Dundee Police Officer Josh Stump made a traffic stop for a vehicle that did not have a registration plate, and asked the 54-year-old driver for his driver's license and registration. But according to the Dundee police report, the man refused to follow directions, insisting that he was "traveling," not "driving." He also claimed to be a...

In A Nutshell Scientists built a nine-microbe “synthetic community” that reproduced the key flavor traits of fine chocolate during controlled lab fermentations. Cocoa liquors produced with this starter showed sensory profiles similar to premium chocolate from Madagascar, distinct from bulk chocolate references. While promising, the study was limited to Colombian beans and lab conditions, meaning large-scale or global applications still need validation. ========================================================================== NOTTINGHAM, England — Chocolate lovers, here’s something sweet to chew on: scientists have taken a major step toward unraveling the mystery of what makes some bars taste rich and complex while others fall completely flat. The secret,...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope. U.S. Customs and Border Protection alerted the FDA about possible Cesium-137, or Cs-137, detected in shipping containers at four U.S. ports, the FDA said Tuesday in a press release. Testing on frozen shrimp from the distributor, Indonesia's BMS Foods, also tested positive, the FDA said.

Work has begun to lay the underwater cable for the first electricity interconnector between Ireland and mainland Europe. It marks a major milestone in the €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) Celtic Interconnector project, which will link the electricity grids of Ireland and France to ensure security of power supply. A specialist marine vessel Calypso, from Norway, has begun cable-laying along an 84-km (52-mile) section of the route. Once fully installed, the entire 575-km (357-mile) interconnector will run from east Cork to the northwest of Brittany. It will allow for the exchange of 700 MW of electricity, enough to power some 450,000...

A Chinese national accused of exporting military items to North Korea has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison, the United States Department of Justice announced Monday. Shenghua Wen, 42, was arrested last December on allegations that he illegally exported firearms, ammunition and other military items to the dictatorship on the direction of North Korean government officials.

Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been detained in Mexico after being deported by the United States to face drug trafficking-related charges, Mexican authorities said. Chavez, the son of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, was handed over at midday on Monday and transferred to a prison in Mexico’s northwest Sonora state, according to information published Tuesday on the country’s National Detention Registry. “He was deported,” President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters, adding that there was an arrest warrant for him in Mexico. She previously said there was a warrant for his arrest for charges of arms trafficking and organised...

Three weeks. That’s how long I was separated from my daughter. No trial. No crime. No violence. Just a single sheet of paper — a Protection from Abuse Order, or PFA — a civil court order meant to prevent harm, often issued on little more than an accusation. It can strip someone of contact with his or her children, home, and firearms — without a criminal charge. That paper took my daughter away from me. I was only 23. My daughter was just a few months old. I was still learning how to be a dad — still learning the...

Sandra Solomon was born a Muslim in Ramallah under a different name and raised in Saudi Arabia before eventually moving to Canada, where she made the bold decision to leave Islam and convert to Christianity. In this powerful interview, she shares her personal journey of faith, her escape from religious oppression, and her outspoken fight against radical Islam. As the niece of Sakher Habash, a founding leader of the Palestinian Fatah movement and one of the architects of the Intifada, Sandra’s story is not only courageous but deeply intertwined with Middle Eastern history and politics. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:51 What...

We may finally have a video that tops the one of Georgia election workers (allegedly) rigging the 2020 election… Two videos, actually. In the first surveillance video, a Democrat city councilman can be seen in the backseat of a vehicle while his accomplice stuffs stacks of ballots into an election drop box. In the second video, captured a few days later, another vehicle pull ups and stuffs more ballots into the box! This time, the Democrat councilman is riding in the passenger seat. The councilman caught cheating in these videos is Abu Musa, who just won his election last week!...

What if you were only allowed to make one purchase of printers, signs, or gear for podcasts per month? Would you consider that fully respectful of your free speech rights? Or would you view it as an attempt to muffle people's natural right to speak out—and perhaps a hint of more restrictions to come? California has something similar in the form of a law that limits people to buy one gun per month. If you rightfully believe that rationing the ability to express oneself violates First Amendment protections for speech, you'll be glad to know the courts have found California's...

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) have demanded that FireAid produce a detailed breakdown of where donations to benefit the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires have gone and that the remaining $25 million out of $100 million donated to the organization be sent directly to LA fire victims. FireAid was organized by Irving Azoff and Shelli Azoff, and claimed to be sending donations directly to fire victims. A letter from Jordan and Kiley stated, "In response to the wildfires, you organized FireAid to raise money for California fire victims. FireAid held a benefit concert...

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! VIDEO AT LINK............... pic.twitter.com/gwfpy23SXQ— Davy Jones (@itsNTBmedia) August 19, 2025I kid you not: Three Africans have set up shop in the woods outside Jedburgh, Scotland, for the last few months and have proclaimed themselves the rightful inheritors of the land. The "tribe" consists of "Queen Nandi", "King Atehene" and a handmaid from Texas named "Asnat" (all very traditional Gaelic names!). They have named the seat of their throne "Mount Shungu." Here they are marching through the city to proclaim the news to their subjects: The Kingdom Of Kabala Has Come😂 The self declared King of...