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Conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro blasted Tucker Carlson on Monday, calling him “the most virulent super-spreader of vile ideas in America.” In an episode of “The Ben Shapiro Show” released Monday, Shapiro criticized Carlson’s podcast episode with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes, saying Carlson failed to push back on Fuentes’ bigotry. “The issue here isn’t that Tucker Carlson had Nick Fuentes on his show last week. He has every right to do that, of course,” Shapiro said. “The issue here is that Tucker Carlson decided to normalize and fluff Nick Fuentes and that the Heritage Foundation then decided to robustly defend that performance.”...

President Donald Trump urged the Senate to end the filibuster as a means of ending the government shutdown and breaking deadlock on some of his key policy issues. The government shut down in early October after the Senate failed to approve a continuing resolution with 60 votes. Ending the filibuster would lower the procedural threshold for the chamber to pass bills to a simple majority. "Terminate the filibuster, not just for the shutdown but for everything else," he posted on Truth Social. "We will get all of our common sense policies approved (Voter ID anyone?) and Make America Great Again!"...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. Nicola Bux on the Church in Italy and Homosexuality: "The Church cannot change Revelation."Those pastors who argue for the need to change teaching on homosexuality and other moral issues should be reminded that “the Church does not have the authority to change ‘even one iota or one sign’ ” of Revelation, of which the Catechism is a faithful interpreter. The Catechism can “change,” or develop, only in the sense of advancing understanding of the doctrine, but without distorting it. La Bussola interviews Fr. Nicola Bux.On Friday evening, October 24, in Rome, in the Basilica of San Lorenzo...

ransomnote: The following is another GROK AI report critiquing the failure of the DOJ's performance, this time on the failure of the DOJ to follow through on Chuck Grassley's criminal referrals from 2016, regarding evidence that Planned Parenthood was profiting by selling fetal tissue.I asked GROK to use a very sensitive, soft tone because I hope we can reach across the aisle regarding on this issue. I'm hoping to reach those Democrats who, even if they support abortion, would still 'draw the line' at Planned Parenthood marketing fetal tissue for profit. GROK did well with my request it use a...

Renegade Science version of the prehistory of our solar system and planet...

A new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that nearly 5% of U.S. physicians left clinical practice in 2019, representing a 40% increase in just six years.It confirms what every practicing doctor already knows: America’s physicians are burning out, checking out, and getting out, with female physicians and those in rural areas being the most likely to exit.The study, conducted by Rotenstein and colleagues from Yale, UCLA, and UCSF, examined over 700,000 physicians who treated Medicare patients and found that doctors caring for older, sicker, and poorer patients were more likely to leave the profession. Although the paper...

The octopus stinkhorn, also known as devil's fingers, is a type of fungus that grows from egg-like spores Surely one of the weirdest fungi in the British Isles, or indeed anywhere in Europe, is the octopus stinkhorn, otherwise known as devil’s fingers. It’s actually a southern hemisphere species, originally native to New Zealand and Australia – the leading theory is that its microscopic, dust-like spores hitched a lift to Europe in shipments of wool, timber and other natural products. Though it is still rare in its adopted range, sightings of the stinkhorn are now increasing in England, for reasons that...

Yet, the majority of *legal* immigrant households use taxpayer-financed welfare benefits. Illegal alien-headed households are even worse. Welfare used by...Native Born: 39%...Naturalized Citizens: 52%...Non-Citizens: 59%

For the 25th annual Forbes ranking, The Notorious B.I.G., Miles Davis and Jimmy Buffett join a heavenly lineup of musicians as the greatest earners in the great beyond. Plus: How Michael Jackson earned $3.5 billion in the afterlife. In 2001, Elvis Presley topped Forbes’ first list tracking the highest-earning celebrity estates, and The King has appeared on every edition of the rankings in the 25 years since, earning over $1.2 billion during that span. Yet it’s another member of music royalty who has truly broken the paradigm for posthumous earnings—Elvis’ onetime son-in-law, Michael Jackson. The King of Pop’s estate has...

“Pure Joy!” commented one of my Facebook friends on the reel I posted of my 23-year-old daughter riding the Carousel. If you consider it uncommon for a 23-year-old to inspire such a comment, you must understand something: my daughter has Down syndrome. Few people live life with such whole-hearted gusto, expressing their joy without reservation as those who have an extra copy of Chromosome 21. They lack the fear of the disapproval of others, of not being ‘cool,’ and thus are free to express their joy without reservations. It’s a beautiful thing, but it’s becoming rarer. That is why it...

The Trump administration said Monday it would commit to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the duration of November, but only had emergency funds available to cover “50% of eligible households’ current allotments,” meaning the estimated 42 million Americans who rely on a SNAP-backed food stamp program will see reduced benefits this month.

- A new analysis shows that of 22 selective-admissions institutions, 20 showed declines in the the share of enrolled black freshmen in the years since the Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions. Nine saw declines of 30% or more. Ever since the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill (SFFA) banned the use of race-conscious college admissions, speculation has turned to the impact the ruling would have on the racial composition of incoming classes, particularly at selective institutions, essentially the only schools where consideration of race played a role in admission decisions prior to SFFA....

History is absolutely clear – Capitalism is the best system ever developed (actually evolved by human experiment) to boost living standards. At the same time, Socialism has a seriously lousy record. In the most recent attempt, Venezuela has gone from one of the wealthiest countries in South America, to one of the poorest. In spite of the very clear record of capitalism’s success, many want to “bite the invisible hand” that feeds us. On Tuesday, it appears that New Yorkers – who live arguably at the historic center of American capitalism – will elect an avowed “democratic socialist” as mayor,...

Warmer waters might be bringing more juvenile white sharks to the Gulf of California, where they are easy prey for killer whales, say researchers. Researchers have filmed orcas bringing down juvenile great white sharks in the Gulf of California. They say this is the first record of killer whales hunting juvenile white sharks in Mexican waters, and the second globally. To take down their prey, the killer whales flip the young sharks belly up to put them into a state of paralysis called tonic immobility. When the orcas have subdued the shark, they rip out and feast on its energy-rich...

- Forecaster Gary Shilling warned of a heady stock market and a looming recession. - The veteran economist said the S&P 500 could sink 30% but he doesn't expect an economic catastrophe. - Shilling brushed off concerns about the dollar, saying no other currency can replace it. Renowned forecaster Gary Shilling, who predicted the US housing market's collapse in 2008, has told Business Insider that stocks could crash 30% amid "extreme speculation" in financial markets

TORONTO — Following the team's devastating loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, the Canadian government announced that it had ordered the players from the Toronto Blue Jays to be euthanized. As is standard procedure in Canada, people who have outlived their usefulness and no longer provide the expected value to society are promptly scheduled to be exterminated. After failing to bring home a championship, the Blue Jays' roster was deemed to have reached the end of the line. "It's what's best for all parties," said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. "They had...

The two Michigan men charged with plotting an ISIS-inspired terror attack had been scouting LGBTQ-friendly bars in a Detroit suburb and talked of copying the 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people, according to a 72-page criminal complaint unsealed in federal court Monday. The document names Mohmed Ali, of Dearborn, and Majed Mahmoud as conspiring to unleash a mass shooting attack on Halloween night — a fiendish plot the suspects codenamed “pumpkin,” according to prosecutors. Investigators tracked the men via their phone movements, which saw them travel to an area of Ferndale known for its bars and restaurants, many of...

Pakistan-born Mussab Ali is seeking to become mayor of Jersey City, running on a Democrat platform that includes affordable housing for artists, pushing for "economic equity," free buses, and funding "legal defense for immigrants facing deportation." In a recent campaign video posted to social media, Ali said he was the "black Zohran Mamdani." Ali was born in Pakistan in 1997 and came to the US at the age of three with his family. Ali was the youngest elected official in Jersey City’s history at the age of 20 and was the youngest Muslim in elected office at the time. Ali...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after police van was set on fire. Police pictured in Leeds city centre just after 3pm following an arson attack on a police van. A police van was set on fire in Leeds city centre this afternoon.

(The Center Square) – On Election Day, 15 different candidates will be vying to become the next mayor of Minneapolis. Incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey hopes to win the seat for a third time, though three other candidates have also broken through as frontrunners. Those include minister DeWayne Davis, State Sen. Omar Fateh and businessman Jazz Hampton