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The Norwegian government has been heavily criticised for approving plans to reopen three North Sea gasfields nearly three decades after they were closed to help fill the gap in energy supplies created by the Middle East war. Amid sharp price rises in oil and gas since the US and Israel’s attack on Iran in February, Oslo has also given its approval for oil and gas companies to explore in 70 new locations in the North Sea, Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea. The decision by the Labour-run government goes against the advice of the country’s environment agency and has infuriated left-leaning...

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Newsmax on Tuesday the Trump administration is continuing full-scale immigration enforcement but is deliberately taking a lower-profile approach than his predecessor, Kristi Noem, to allow agents to operate without interference. "We're staying focused on all illegals, without question," Mullin told "Rob Schmitt Tonight," pushing back on criticism that the Department of Homeland Security is prioritizing only criminal illegal immigrants. "That doesn't mean we're slowing down even a little bit." Mullin said the shift is largely about strategy and visibility, not substance. "We're purposely trying to be a little bit more quiet," he said, adding...

🔥 Keir Starmer betrayal EXPOSED! Britain’s fishermen, farmers, elderly, disabled, drivers, WASPI women, and working families — ALL under attack. Is this the end for Britain? Watch our new political song "Keir Starmer Betrayal: Is This the End for Britain?" and hear the truth the media won’t show you. 🇬🇧 This hard-hitting satire reveals Starmer’s devastating impact on British industries, freedoms, and traditions. From sinking fishing boats to WASPI compensation, we’re pulling no punches. 🎶 Heart-wrenching lyrics, bold truths, and a call to save Britain before it’s too late. 👉 Like, share, and subscribe if you believe Britain deserves better!...

WASHINGTON — President Trump enacted a sweeping new counterterrorism strategy aimed at crushing threats “at home and abroad,” with a heavy focus on drug cartels, Islamist terror groups and violent political extremists inside the US, a top White House official said on a press call Wednesday. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president, described the 16-page framework as an “America First counterterrorism” blueprint centered on protecting the homeland by aggressively dismantling threats before they reach US soil. In line with the “Donroe Doctrine,” the strategy’s first priority is the “neutralization of hemispheric terror threats” — placing cartels squarely in the...

The federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, which accuses the SPLC of wire fraud and bank fraud for funding members of the very white supremacist groups it claims to dismantle, has led some financial institutions to block grants to the group. After Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Financial announced they would stop issuing grants to the SPLC due to the indictment, The Daily Signal reached out to 15 companies on the Fortune 1000 whose (in some cases independent) foundations sent the SPLC more than $10,000 since 2020. Two of these companies have followed Fidelity’s lead in stating that the...

Rare human-to-human transmission of the hantavirus may have happened aboard a cruise ship of nearly 150 passengers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, after three passengers died and at least four others were left sickened.

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Synod report on homosexuality a ‘direct assault’ on Catholic teachingWhen foundational moral truths regarding marriage, sexuality, sin, repentance, and salvation are treated as open questions, the crisis is no longer theoretical; it is present and active.(Pillars of Faith) — The recent report issued by Study Group 9 of the Synod on Synodality is deeply alarming and stands in direct contradiction to the constant teaching of the Catholic Church regarding human sexuality, sin, marriage, and the moral law.The Church cannot change what God Himself has revealed.Sacred Scripture speaks clearly regarding the sin of sodomy and homosexual acts....

California Rep Kevin Kiley says they have learned the $100 million dollar pacific palisades Fire Aid concert money was laundered to nonprofits “What we have learned is absolutely beyond belief — Tens of thousands of people donated raising a hundred million dollars for what they was were told was direct relief for the victims. But now we've learned that this money didn't go to the victims at all. Instead, it went to nonprofits” Here are some examples - CA Native Vote Project: $100,000 for voter participation for Native Americans - Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE): $250,000 for programs prioritizing undocumented...

Handre @HandreThe Plymouth Pilgrims accidentally ran the first documented socialist experiment in America three centuries before Marx scribbled his manifesto. Governor William Bradford's "common storehouse" system from 1620-1623 delivered textbook collectivist results: mass shirking, crop failures, and near-starvation.Bradford recorded the disaster in detail. Young men "complained that they were oppressed" when forced to work for others without reward. Productive colonists watched lazy neighbors receive equal rations despite contributing nothing. The system "was found to breed much confusion and discontent" because it violated basic human incentives. People starved while fertile Massachusetts soil lay underworked.The turnaround came swiftly in 1623 when Bradford...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announces she has been working with foreign countries to supply oil to Cuba, in defiance of President Trump. She says Trump's economic sanctions against the Communist regime are equivalent to illegally bombing the nation's infrastructure. VIDEO AT LINK...............

MS NOW's Morning Joe descended into juvenile innuendo on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as host Joe Scarborough repeatedly mocked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) over U.S. policy on the Strait of Hormuz by hammering the homophone “strait/straight.” In a segment criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran conflict, Scarborough launched into a repetitive riff while adopting his signature faux-folksy persona: “You know, Lindsey goes, ‘It’s all about the Strait. Everything’s about the Strait. We’re doing this, it’s all about the Strait. Say it’s all about the Strait.’” This isn’t Scarborough’s first time using this kind of Beavis & Butthead personal...

BREAKING: CFO of Florida Blaise Ingoglia arrested Abbas Rehman who allegedly stole over $2.8M in SNAP benefits He now faces up to 30 years behind bars “This is not Minnesota. This is Florida. If you’re going to steal, you can expect to go to prison!” 🔥 VIDEO AT LINK.....................

The Daily Signal@DailySignal·22hVictor Davis Hanson: This Isn't the Democratic Party Anymore—It's the Jacobin Party@JamesCarville and Susan Rice have already noted the plan: pack the court the moment they get back in—no amendment, no Congress. Just do it.Add D.C. and Puerto Rico for four Senate seats. Kill the Electoral College. Kill the filibuster.Look at the 1992 and 1996 Democratic platforms under Clinton—secure borders, deportations, teens who commit murder tried as adults, balanced budget. Today, that platform would be called racist and fascist by the very party that ran on it.Thirty years ago, a Nazi tattoo would have been disqualifying in the...

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh·1h 🚨 UPDATE: The US military has just STRUCK another Iranian oil ship that tried to go through President Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockadeFAFO. They can't conduct ANY business. 🔥CENTCOM: "After Hasna’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings, U.S. forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran."May 6, 2026

Citizen Free Press repostedBreitbart News@BreitbartNews·2hRep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announces she has been working with foreign countries to supply oil to Cuba, in defiance of President Trump.She says Trump's economic sanctions against the Communist regime are equivalent to illegally bombing the nation's infrastructure.May 6, 2026

🚨 JUST IN: South Carolina House committee votes IN FAVOR of redistricting before the 2026 midterms — with a 7R-0D map likely to prevail thanks to the Supreme Court ending racial gerrymandering This could likely eliminate James Clyburn (D)'s district — which was CHEATED IN, and he held it for 33 YEARS There is no map YET, but this is a big step toward one. MAKE IT HAPPEN! The south stepping up for MAGA 🇺🇸 🚨 JUST IN: South Carolina House committee votes IN FAVOR of redistricting before the 2026 midterms — with a 7R-0D map likely to prevail thanks...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announces she has been working with foreign countries to supply oil to Cuba, in defiance of President Trump. She says Trump's economic sanctions against the Communist regime are equivalent to illegally bombing the nation's infrastructure.

Explanation: What does it mean for Saturn and Neptune to be in retrograde? Featured is a composite of images taken over 34 nights from May 2025 to February 2026 tracing Saturn (brighter, foreground) and Neptune (dimmer, background). Over that time, the two planets exhibited retrograde motion, meaning they appeared to move backward in the sky. This apparent backwards motion occurs when Earth overtakes the slower outer planets as they orbit the Sun. Imagine the Solar System is a running track. Earth "runs" faster along the inside of the track compared to the outer planets. As Earth approaches, aligns, and then...

Shane Kidwell@shanerkidwell·5hWashington just became the first state in U.S. history to terminate a public employee pension plan.The plan belongs to retired police officers and firefighters. LEOFF Plan 1 was 160% funded as of June 2024 per the state's own actuarial valuation. It had not required a single contribution in 25 years. By 2029 it was projected to reach 200% funded with a $4.3 billion surplus.The legislature terminated the plan, swept $3.9 billion, and is using $880 million of it to refill a rainy day fund it already drained to cover a deficit it created.Days ago, retired first responders including former...

Minnesota Democrats on the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee circled the wagons to protect one of their own, blocking a subpoena for Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-5) on Tuesday. The action, or lack thereof, prevents deeper scrutiny into the congresswoman's alleged ties to the massive Feeding Our Future scandal. Despite Republican control of the committee, the measure fell one vote short of the required two-thirds supermajority. Democrats, who claim they are actively rooting out fraud in the North Star State (they're not), uniformly opposed efforts to compel the Squad member to turn over documents and answer questions...