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HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has taken the decision to remove a new Banksy mural due to the building being listed and therefore legally protected. However, some feel that they are “silencing a work of art about silencing protest”... A new Banksy artwork that sprung up this week at the Royal Courts of Justice in London has been scrubbed off. As we reported this week, the mural by the ever-elusive street artist depicted a helpless protester lying on the ground holding a blood-spattered placard, while a judge loomed over him wielding a gavel. British police moved quickly to cover-up...

People who drink beer are more likely to attract mosquitoes than those who don’t, according to a new study by Dutch researchers. The findings suggest that lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption can influence how often someone gets bitten. Researchers observed that people who drink beer attract mosquitoes at a significantly higher rate, approximately 1.35 times more, compared to non-drinkers. The study, led by Felix Hol of Radboud University Nijmegen, was conducted at the 2023 Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands. To carry out the research, Hol and his team set up a temporary lab built from connected shipping containers...

The US Navy wanted the F-14 Tomcat for long-range fleet defense against Soviet bomber threats, requiring a large radar, powerful air-to-air missiles, and the ability to operate across a wide range of airspeeds to carry heavy ordnance and maintain maneuverability. The variable-sweep wing design, combined with advanced fire-control systems and the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, made the F-14 capable of engaging multiple targets at long distances while still being able to perform close-in combat and dogfighting.

VIDEOFor years, the young people of Gen-Z in Nepal got more and more fed up with watching the nepo kids of their corrupt Commie politicians flaunt their underserved wealth on social media. The Nepalese Commie government took note when they saw the vast majority of Nepalese Gen-Z calling out this gross corruption. So what was the solution? The government shut down social media in Nepal by claiming they were stopping the spread of "Misinformation" meaning telling the TRUTH about the corruption. Big mistake. You just do not deprive Gen-Z of their social media and the result was a YUUUUGE revolt...

Last week, the police department in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, unveiled a new “optional” patch for officers featuring the words “Dearborn Heights Police” in Arabic alongside English. Although the department quickly reversed course amid swift backlash, it was yet more evidence of the growing balkanization of the American public. According to the city’s now-deleted Facebook post, the patch, which would have been the first of its kind in the United States, was designed to “reflect and honor the diversity of our community — especially the many residents of Arabic descent who call Dearborn Heights home.” Mayor Bill Bazzi, an immigrant from...

President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday with a degree of bemusement toward Russia’s drone incursion into Poland, a NATO member that Trump has previously vowed to defend amid heightened tensions with Moscow. “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones?” Trump asked in a short post on Truth Social. “Here we go!” The brief mention of the incident — and the vague suggestion of continued fallout — came as US officials were digesting the overnight events, when more than a dozen Russian drones entered Polish airspace, spurring a response from NATO to scramble fighter jets to shoot them down. The incident...

And of all the people in the White House, I was in the worst position to make the case that he should drop out. I knew it would come off to him as incredibly self-serving if I advised him not to run. He would see it as naked ambition, perhaps as poisonous disloyalty, even if my only message was: Don’t let the other guy win. “It’s Joe and Jill’s decision.” We all said that, like a mantra, as if we’d all been hypnotized. Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness. The stakes were...

Israeli film industry leaders say the ban is counterproductive and targets “precisely those who are committed to fostering dialogue.”A boycott circulated by film-industry luminaries targeting Israeli film and cultural institutions is picking up steam days after its release, with more big names like Emma Stone and Bowen Yang signing onto a list that now numbers more than 3,000. A growing number of Jewish creatives are also signing on, including Jonathan Glazer, the director of the Holocaust film “The Zone of Interest” and an executive producer on the new Palestinian-led Gaza drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab.” Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre,...

A fugitive woman accused in the murder of a missing Hialeah man whose body was discovered in a recycling bin was arrested Monday in Mexico and extradited to Florida, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO). A 5-month-old baby traveling with her was recovered safely and is now in Florida, authorities said. The woman, Ariely Alvarez Cabrera, 27, waived her appearance at a bond court hearing Tuesday morning. The judge set her bond at $200,000. Alvarez Cabrera's partner, 32-year-old Alfredo Carballo Gonzalez, also wanted in connection with the killing, remains at large, authorities said.(snip) On Monday with the assistance of...

Isaiah 46:4 (King James Version) And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. Are you women paying attention to which group in America is being raped and murdered in America? It is young white women in massive numbers since the Democrat Communist Party has convinced you that it is virtuous to allow criminals to run free and rape and murder you. You have voted in massive numbers to eliminate the police and jailing of criminals...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says that Democrats made a mistake and it was "recklessness" to allow President Joe Biden to make the decision alone on running for reelection, saying the choice should not have been "left to an individual’s ego.” In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, "107 Days," published in The Atlantic Wednesday morning, Harris, in a remarkable turnaround, said "as loyal as I am to President Biden, I am more loyal to my country," and lamented her time in Biden’s administration, saying "getting anything positive said about my work or any defense against untrue attacks was almost...

Republican lawmakers are pushing to have the North Carolina judge who released the violent criminal accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska removed from the bench. Ten GOP US House members from North Carolina have signed a letter insisting on formal proceedings to remove Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes for her “reckless” decision to release Decarlos Brown Jr. on cashless bail despite being aware of his lengthy criminal history and mental health issues, Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) posted on X Wednesday. The letter, addressed to Chief District Court Judge Roy Wiggins, claimed that Stokes’ ruling to allow Brown Jr. to...

We are seeing racial justice unravel in front of our very eyes. Or put another way, racial and ethnic injustice is perfectly legal thanks to the highest court in the land

NASA has announced the discovery of what it believes to be ancient microbial life on the Martian surface. The new administrator for the space agency, Sean Duffy, said a sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been declared the 'clearest sign of life' ever found on the Red Planet. In a Wednesday news conference, NASA's Associate Administrator Nicky Fox said: 'This is the kind of signature that we would see that was made by something biological.' Specifically, researchers have been looking at unusual spots and seed-like shapes in ancient Martian rocks that might point to the existence of tiny life...

For all of New York Times chief economics correspondent Ben Casselman’s fussbudgeting over President Donald Trump supposedly compromising the reliability of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a new report pointing to gross BLS ineptitude just made him look like a complete idiot. The Bidenomics simp Casselman was forced to report that the BLS overestimated jobs growth during the Biden era — AGAIN — this time by nearly 1 million (-911,000) in the 12-month period ending March 2025, the largest revision on record. Casselman conceded that it was the “latest sign that the labor market, until recently a bright spot in...

The family of Iryna Zarutska has released a statement for the first time since their loved one was brutally killed on a North Carolina light rail train, demanding justice and sweeping public safety reforms. In a statement shared through their attorney, the family described her as a "kind and hardworking young woman, deeply loved by her family and friends." The family said they are devastated by her sudden loss and want the man accused of killing the 23-year-old to remain behind bars. "We are heartbroken beyond words. Iryna came here to find peace and safety and instead her life was...

President Trump made a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, calling for the death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr., a black man who murdered murdered 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in what was likely a hate crime. The Trump Administration is seeking either life in prison or death for the deranged murderer after federally charging him federally for the murder.“There can be no other option,” but death, Trump said this morning.Trump also addressed the senseless murder from the Oval Office on Tuesday, vowing to make America safe again and calling out radical left judges, politicians, and activists for promoting the...

NATO Alerted: Russian Drones Breach Polish Airspace⚠️✈️ Military Summary And Analysis For 2025.09.10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBE6JnpFxDQ At mark 6:06minutes Dima posts the future EU occupation map of Ukraine. Seems St Z’s EU pals are plotting against him….I fully expect the “ Mussolini treatment “ for the corrupted little man in green.

It began with a train ride that should have been ordinary. Instead, it became the final moments of a young woman’s life, captured on viral footage that is as haunting as it is devastating. Last month in Charlotte, North Carolina, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska boarded a light rail train seeking nothing more than safe passage. What she found was violence so senseless and brutal that it has ignited a national outcry. The attacker, later identified as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., lunged at Zarutska with a pocket knife. In the footage, she is seen in shock, staggering, before collapsing as...

In August 2025, the city of Philadelphia agreed to return a statue of Frank Rizzo to the supporters that commissioned the memorial in 1992. The 2,000-pound bronze tribute to the former police commissioner-turned-mayor had stood in front of the city’s Municipal Services Building from 1998 until 2020, when then-mayor Jim Kenney ordered it removed days after protesters attempted to topple it during the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd. ---SNIP--- Like Rizzo, Trump’s appeal is more social and cultural than economic. Critics have argued that Trump’s promotion of traditional Republican economic policies belie the notion that he is...