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Trump team has told Zelensky what’s what. A flurry of activity and multiple consequential reports are popping up after the new peace plan for Ukraine was unveiled. Politico saying that Zelensky is now a lame duck president. Ukrainian UN Ambassador, Khrystyna Gayovishin, expressed disagreement with several points of the plan. Zelensky holds a call with three Globalist failed leaders: Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, and UK’s Keir Starmer, after which Ukraine and European warmongers reject key parts of ‘US-Russian peace plan’. After phone call with VP JD Vance, Zelensky says that ‘he will not betray Ukraine’. But the main...

A Credible Audit of U.S. Bullion Holdings Remains Elusive When it comes to U.S. gold reserves, secrecy prevails over transparency. Attempts to authorize a comprehensive, independent audit of the nation’s gold reserves have proven elusive and futile for decades. The last two prominent audits, conducted 72 and 51 years ago, respectively, were far from thorough or free of government influence. The 1953 gold audit was commissioned by Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey shortly after President Dwight D. Eisenhower took office. While often cited as an independent undertaking supervised by representatives of the presumably nonpartisan General Accounting Office (GAO), the audit’s...

[Catholic / Anglican Caucus] Cardinal Zen warns against synodality: ‘Isn’t this the Catholic Church committing suicide?’The retired 93-year-old cardinal has issued yet another sharp critique of the Synod on Synodality and the late Pope Francis.In a blog post published on his personal website this week, 93-year-old retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen has issued yet another sharp critique of the Synod on Synodality and the late Pope Francis.Francis left behind “chaos and division,” His Eminence said. “Our greatest hope is that Pope Leo will unite the Church on the foundation of truth, rallying us all to the mission of evangelization. We...

Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll": A Closer LookThe classic Led Zeppelin song, "Rock and Roll" - with John Bonham on drums - was released in 1971, on the legendary Led Zeppelin IV album. It quickly became a widely covered, standard rock tune. However, through the years, there has been much confusion regarding the drum intro to this song. I can't even count how many times I've heard cover bands totally fudge this intro. In this installment of A Closer Look, I figured I'd shed some light on the intro to "Rock and Roll" and its origin, and do my small...

The leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom have welcomed the US effort to end the war in Ukraine but stressed that any agreement affecting Europe must involve its partners, underscoring sharp divergences with Washington's 28-point peace plan.In a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they valued the Trump administration's push to broker an end to the conflict, a German government spokesman said.At the same time, the leaders underlined that "any agreement affecting European states, the European Union or NATO requires the...

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The United States Supreme Court on Friday night temporarily blocked a lower court order that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting map was likely unconstitutional because it was likely racially gerrymandered. The order was signed by Justice Samuel Alito, who oversees emergency appeals from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and will remain in place for at least a few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map to be used in the midterms. The late night order comes hours after Texas filed its emergency appeal, asking it to take up its redistricting case. A panel of federal...

Scientists have uncovered how the gut microbiota help the immune system fight melanoma, explaining why patients with a fiber-rich diet and balanced gut bacteria tend to respond better to cancer immunotherapies. The study shows that molecules produced by gut bacteria upon digestion of dietary fiber can improve the function of cancer-fighting immune cells. The research team found that these digestive by-products influence melanoma progression by naturally boosting killer T cell function in pre-clinical cancer models. "Melanoma patients undergoing immunotherapy can benefit from a fiber-rich diet and previous studies suggested that what we eat affects the immune system. However, how that...

In-state tuition for illegals, Mask Ban for Federal Officers, Sanctuary cities The Department of Justice has filed multiple lawsuits against California, challenging its sanctuary state policies, which allegedly obstruct federal law enforcement, as well as immigration enforcement. The DOJ says the aim of these lawsuits is to hold California accountable for laws that the DOJ claims discriminate against U.S. citizens and undermine federal law. In February California Governor Gavin Newsom defiantly signed legislation authorizing a $50 million legal slush fund to “Trump-proof” the state against the President – $50 million that the state doesn’t have so State Attorney General Rob...

"The bottom line is this: Under this law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of healthcare costs is down. And that's good for our middle class, and that's good for our fiscal future." - President Barack Obama, 4/26/2016

They found comrade ground. Zohran Mamdani’s high-stakes White House meeting turned into a Freaky Friday lovefest *** A sitting Trump, with Mamdani standing by his side behind the Resolute Desk, heaped praise on the democratic socialist, jovially touching his arm as he helped him dodge tough questions and unexpectedly predicted his mayoralty will be a success. “I think he wants to make it greater than ever before,” Trump told reporters. “And if he can, we’ll be out there cheering. I’ll be cheering for him.”***they both touted as productive and focused on Mamdani’s core campaign issue of affordability. *** Mamdani notably...

https://babylonbee.com/news/breaking-hamas-breaches-white-house-perimeterWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump was rushed to an emergency bunker below the East Wing following reports that a member of Hamas breached the White House perimeter. According to sources, the radical Islamic extremist claimed to have an appointment with the president, provoking a swift response from the Secret Service. Witnesses reported that Secret Service agents swarmed the Oval Office and tackled the president to the ground, shouting, "Go, go, go! Fry Cook is secure!" before escorting him to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. As he moved, Trump reportedly threw a defiant fist into the air and cried out,...

Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is stepping down from Congress on Jan 5, 2026

11/4/2013 - During an OFA summit, President Obama addressed claims that health care reform forces people off their original plans.

Keep his name out ya mouth!That's reportedly what the world's most famous helicopter mom Melania Trump told stepson Eric Trump after he recently breached the topic of baby brother Barron.In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Eric shed a little light on that infamous Inauguration Day exchange between Barron and out-stumbling President Joe Biden.There's long been speculation from lip readers and TDS sufferers that Barron cursed at Poor Old Joe – adding insult to injury as his daddy kicked the Bidens to the curb.But Eric shut that down.'[Barron said] something so polite I almost wouldn't even get it right,' Eric claimed,...

US states including Wisconsin (AB105/SB130) and Michigan are pushing to ban VPNs as part of age verification laws that compromise digital privacy for everyone. This video explains why these bills are technically impossible to implement, threaten journalists and abuse survivors who rely on VPNs, and mirror censorship tactics. America's First VPN Ban: What Comes Next? | 11:34 Techlore | 278K subscribers | 162,920 views | November 18, 2025

Dr. Ann Coulter recently presented research on a novel nutritional supplement that targets fat cells to stimulate weight loss. Dr. Coulter shared findings from her collaborative work with Dr. Frank Greenway on a new approach to combating obesity and related metabolic diseases with naturally occurring compounds. Her presentation highlighted a natural supplement that acts directly on fat cells to increase energy expenditure and improve insulin sensitivity. "Most current obesity treatments work by suppressing appetite in the brain," said Dr. Coulter. "We have developed a combination of natural compounds that targets the body's fat cells and reprograms them to metabolize fat...

A bitter row over fossil fuels has broken out at the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil, as the meeting formally runs over time. At the heart of the row is a disagreement over how strong a deal should be on working to reduce the world's use of fossil fuels, whose emissions are by far the largest contributor to climate change. The dispute pits groups of countries against each other, but all 194 parties must agree in order to pass a deal at the two-week summit. Representatives and observers from inside a guarded negotiating room say the talks have...