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For years, archaeologists have struggled to answer a surprisingly human question: how do you tell if a skeleton from a thousand years ago was once pregnant? © Credit: Dr Hugh Willmott, University of Sheffield Pregnancy has long remained one of the most elusive aspects of human life to trace in the archaeological record, especially when it comes to skeletons. While modern tests rely on the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), this biomolecule degrades too quickly to survive underground for centuries. Now, a new study led by scientists at the University of Sheffield reveals that bones and teeth from ancient skeletons...

Obviously, readers here are well aware of our research files on former DOJ-NSD head, Mary McCord, and her various tentacles of operations against Donald Trump before and after the 2016 election.To enhance this ongoing effort, Twitter user “pepesgrandma” shares an email exchange from Mary McCord to the FBI in December of 2020 following the election.Apparently, Mary McCord was conducting surveillance of an Oathkeeper chat room and sending information to the FBI following the November 2020 election, and in the runup to the January 6, 2021 protest.[SOURCE]This is interesting on a variety of levels, because we have documented Mary McCord working...

Study explains why ‘staying quit’ gets harder the longer you’re cigarette-free. In A Nutshell * One quick question predicts relapse: Feeling “tired of staying quit” flags higher relapse odds whether you quit months or years ago. * Time still helps: The longer you stay smoke-free, the lower your overall risk. Fatigue matters on top of that. * Vaping shows a protective link: Daily vapers had lower odds of relapse in this study, even after adjustment. The reasons were not tested. * Make it practical: Ask yourself at checkups, “How tired am I of trying to stay quit?” * High fatigue...

TrumpTruthOnXEd Gallrein and Donald Trump President Donald Trump thinks he has found his man to oust Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in next year’s primary contest. On Friday, the president called Massie a “RINO” and announced he was backing a combat veteran named Ed Gallrein.Gallrein has not yet filed to run for the 4th Congressional District’s federal representative seat, but three other Republicans and two Democrats have. The district leans heavily Republican, and the winner of the primary race will likely win the general race. The other three Republicans who’ve filed haven’t raised any money. Judging by Trump’s recent announcement, they...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether a federal law that prohibits unlawful drug users from having firearms violates the Second Amendment, adding a second high-stakes case involving gun rights to the docket for its current term. The Justice Department is urging the high court to uphold the prohibition, arguing that there are "narrow circumstances" in which the government may burden the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. A federal appeals court ruled that the law is unconstitutional in most cases, and the Trump administration said that decision should be reversed. In agreeing...

Early Tuesday evening, as National Guard troops faced off against protesters and rioters on the streets of Los Angeles, powerful teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten hosted a virtual town hall with Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.and two leading political operatives in Democratic Party politics, Leah Greenberg, founder of a political nonprofit, Indivisible, and Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of another political nonprofit, National Action Network. Greenberg hailed an upcoming wave of protests this Saturday — set to sweep through even "really red areas of the country," marked with mostly Republican voters — as a stand against President Donald Trump. Throughout the...

Left-wing “land acknowlegements” could be having real-world consequences for property owners in Canada. And the United States may be next.It began as a polite ritual. Before meetings or ceremonies, institutions began acknowledging that their buildings sit on land once inhabited by Indigenous peoples: “We recognize this is the unceded territory of the [tribe name].” The practice, with roots in Australia as far back as the 1970s, was picked up in Canada following the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and moved quickly from Canada to left-leaning universities, city councils and churches in the 2020s. Many saw it as a mere...

Every now and again in this world of unknowing, we get a glance at reality in a blinding flash of light. For instance, I have been wondering about the Feds arresting drug gang members in various blue cities. What was that all about? Then I read Instapundit Glenn Reynolds’ regular piece in the NY Post, and now everything makes sense. I wrote it up in my Substack.Did you know that the whole Sanctuary City grift is needed because our blue cities have a longstanding relationship between the drug cartels and the politicians? Here’s how it works in Chicago, according to...

Since 1981, Oregon has participated in the vote-by-mail system, also known as the “cheat-by-mail” system, because in 1981, Republicans stopped winning elections in Oregon. Up until that date, it was more or less balanced, with Republicans and Democrats trading places in power. When voting by mail became permanent in Oregon in 1987, a majority of the counties adopted the VBM process; that was the last year Republicans held the office of governor in the state.During that time, Oregon had one Republican Secretary of State, Dennis Richardson, who was a very popular legislator and a Vietnam Veteran who prioritized state business...

President Donald Trump’s blunt assessment of the United Nations in his Sept. 23 address wasn’t just another form of political theater.It served as a reality check for an institution that has long sacrificed its purpose and mission for pretenses and spectacle, and Americans, for the most part, have noticed this.“The U.N. is supposed to stop invasions, not create them, and not finance them,” Trump reminded.That line hit home at Turtle Bay because it’s true.According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, 60% of voters agree, including 43% who strongly agree. That’s not the MAGA fringe. That’s mainstream America, tired of writing...

It took only a few minutes for thieves to execute a brazen daylight heist at the famed Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday morning, coming away with jewels of “inestimable value” that had once belonged to Napoleon and his empresses.The Louvre, which is the world's most visited museum with 8.7 million visitors in 2024 alone, was closed for the day as police investigated how the robbers were able to carry out the most high-profile theft in modern French history."The theft committed at the Louvre is an attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our History," President Emmanuel...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump administration officials announced on Monday that renovations on the White House Throne Room have been completed. According to sources, the new throne room had undergone extensive remodeling to reflect President Donald Trump's increased monarchic power and bring greater honor and prestige to his historic reign over the nation. "It is now truly fitting for a king," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reported. "The White House Throne Room has been retrofitted with golden accents, a diamond encrusted gold throne, and a mural depicting President Trump on a horse rampaging through a peaceful protest." Though most Americans were unaware,...

Utah County officials say the increased attention and public scrutiny of the death penalty case against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, contributed to their decision to pay more for Robinson’s defense compared to other capital cases they’re funding. Robinson is accused of shooting Kirk, the controversial Turning Point USA founder, on Sept. 10 while Kirk was speaking in front of thousands at Utah Valley University. Utah County prosecutors charged him with seven counts, including aggravated murder, and he faces a potential death sentence if he’s convicted. A judge has found that Robinson can’t...

Philippine military chief Romeo Brawner Jnr has revealed he recently rebuffed a group of eight retired generals and colonels who urged him to tackle rampant corruption in the country, a call sources have described as a push for a “soft coup” to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and back Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. General Brawner, who spoke to This Week in Asia after a briefing with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) on Friday, said the overture was made on September 20, on the eve of nationwide protests over the 1.9 trillion peso (US$33 billion) flood control...

HOAX ALERT: Erin Burnett provides air cover for a “volunteer” ICE stalker, Leo Martinez, who is part of large network of people in Ventura County, CA who surveil and harass federal agents. This individual knows exactly what he’s doing. He follows around ICE agents while gangs like Latin Kings are ramming ICE vehicles and launching violent attacks against them, and while Cartels put bounties on agents' heads. Stalkers like Martinez know ICE is on high alert and are intentionally provoking these types of encounters so he can run to CNN and play the victim. Martinez even ADMITS that legal counsel...

A member of the Bush family running for Maine governor attempted to get ahead of his dark past unveiled by the Daily Mail before launching his campaign, according to a new report. Jonathan Bush, the 56-year-old cousin of former President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, launched his gubernatorial bid earlier this month. In 2018, the Daily Mail revealed Bush confessed to ‘numerous physical altercations’ with his ex-wife Sarah Selden. This included him 'repeatedly slamming his closed fist into her sternum [breastbone]', while in the presence of their child who was a baby at the time. The...

A private company at a high-profile Army conference demonstrated a unique aircraft and allegedly took credit for the mystery drone panic that gripped New Jersey and much of the East Coast in 2024, according to a source. The New York Post reports that a private contractor at the Army’s UAS and Launched Effects Summit at Fort Rucker has claimed responsibility for the widespread mystery drone scare that swept across New Jersey in November 2024. During a live demonstration at the summit, the unnamed company showcased an aerial craft with an unconventional appearance and unorthodox flight movements, leaving attendees in awe....

A Charlotte, North Carolina, teenager with 111 arrests in just two years has once again been released, as the blue city wrestles with repeat offenders. During a Wednesday news conference, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) discussed the city’s latest crime stats. The city, according to the CMPD, experienced a 20% reduction in violent crime, which includes homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults, which encompass shootings. But amid the positivity, there is reason for alarm, with more than half of those arrested for violent crimes having prior arrests — including teens. One example is an unnamed 15-year-old with an astounding 111...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson cited the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to support her contention that "gerrymandering congressional districts to ensure that there are more majority Black districts is constitutional. Mental ability statistics show that, as a race, Blacks have a lower IQ than any other race. The only way they can be fairly represented in Congress is if they can have districts where their mental disability is out-weighed by greater numbers of Black voters." Chief Justice John Roberts said "I have long held that the only way to end racial discrimination is to stop using race as...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Six-time national sprint car champion Brad Sweet has retired from full-time racing. Sweet made the announcement during Sunday’s High Limit Racing banquet. The California native, who co-owns High Limit with Kyle Larson, won five consecutive World of Outlaws championships before winning the 2024 High Limit title. Sweet finished second to Rico Abreu in this year’s High Limit chase and struggled at times throughout the season, including missing some time with a concussion suffered at Eldora Speedway. It was an emotional Sweet, who addressed the gathering. “As many of you know, this is going to be harder...