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  • How warfare became welfare

    06/01/2026 8:25:41 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 22 replies
    The Spectator ^ | 06/01/2026 | Maximillian Garely
    As tensions with Iran once again push the US toward the possibility of further involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts, a novel brand of anti-interventionism has swept American politics. After two decades of costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, both the populist right and progressive left have grown more willing to question the assumptions underpinning American military engagement abroad. Politicians as ideologically diverse as Thomas Massie and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez now openly criticize interventionist foreign policy, while public fatigue with the post-9/11 wars has become increasingly visible across the political spectrum. Yet even as Americans tire of foreign interventions, cuts to the...
  • Israel Police chief meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month

    06/01/2026 8:15:22 PM PDT · by Morgana · 15 replies
    Jerusalem post ^ | June 1, 2026 | staff
    Police Commissioner Danny Levy met with representatives of Israel's LGBTQ+ community on Sunday, reaffirming the Israel Police's commitment to ensuring that Pride Month events throughout June are held safely and securely. In a message posted on Telegram, Levy emphasized the police's dedication to protecting participants' right to celebrate and gather freely. Levy said the police would take all necessary measures to ensure Pride Month events proceed without disruption. "We will do everything necessary so that everyone who takes part in the events can celebrate in complete safety, without fear and without interference," he said. "We will not allow manifestations of...
  • Two supplements provide hope for a deadly brain cancer

    06/01/2026 8:14:36 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 7 replies
    Easy Health Options ^ | Joyce Hollman
    This is a slightly different kind of post — one grounded in science, but powered by hope.It’s about a breakthrough in the treatment of one of the deadliest cancers we know.Instead of blasting cancer with drugs that make people sick and still don’t improve survival rates, we’re talking about a simple, low-dose treatment approach that researchers believe could help push a deadly brain cancer toward healing rather than destructionResveratrol and copper make brain tumors less aggressiveResearchers studied 20 people with glioblastoma. Ten took a low-dose resveratrol-copper tablet four times a day for about 11 days before brain surgery, while 10...
  • South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen

    06/01/2026 8:13:07 PM PDT · by hole_n_one · 34 replies
    CNN ^ | 6/1/2025 | AP
    AP — A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. The jury returned the verdict for Chikei Rick Chow. Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia, but maintained he acted to defend his son. The killing sent waves of anguish and grief through the African American community in Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black.After the verdict was read, sobs and cries of distress could be heard coming from Carmack-Belton’s family...
  • DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search

    06/01/2026 8:10:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 21 replies
    TechCrunch ^ | 06/01/2026 | Rebecca Bellan
    Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search , I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo because you can “opt out of using AI.” “Google just isn’t Google anymore,” she said. It seems that others had the same idea. At I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, the company said it would transform its search box into a conversational engine that expands for longer queries, anticipates user intent, and autocompletes searches. Rather than just returning a list of links, it will use AI Overviews to answer questions directly first. Google also unveiled a more...
  • Trump tells Netanyahu he kept him out of jail, should be grateful on tense call - report

    06/01/2026 7:49:25 PM PDT · by AAABEST · 58 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | June 2, 2026 | DANYA SAPERSTEIN
    US President Trump accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being the reason for global hatred of Israel in an angry call on Monday, Axios reported. Earlier on Monday, Iran had threatened to stop negotiating with the US due to Israel’s action in Lebanon, prompting the call in which Trump at one point yelled at Netanyahu, “What the f*** are you doing?” According to one US official, Trump felt that Netanyahu was reacting disproportionally to Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel. He objected to Israel destroying buildings to take out a single Hezbollah commander, and Israel’s threats against Beirut, Axios wrote. Another source...
  • Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas Senate race post-runoff poll

    06/01/2026 7:43:48 PM PDT · by JeepersFreepers · 68 replies
    The Hill ^ | May 29, 2026 | Sarah Davis
    The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race has a slight edge over his Republican opponent in a new poll released Friday. Forty-seven percent of likely general election voters in the state backed state Rep. James Talarico (D) in the poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, compared with 44 percent for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). Nearly a third of the respondents who voted for Cornyn in the runoff indicated in the poll that they will support the Democratic nominee in the November election. A plurality — 44 percent — of these voters said they will now choose Paxton,...
  • BAD NEWS FOR PLATNER: Even the Ladies of ‘The View’ Are Turning on Him, Call Him a Racist, Liar, and Homophobe (VIDEO)

    06/01/2026 7:42:26 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | June 01, 2026 | Mike LaChance
    Graham Platner, the Democratic Socialist (communist) running for U.S. Senate in Maine, has some serious problems. In addition to the Nazi tattoo, the vile Reddit comments, and now a sexting scandal, the ladies of The View are turning on him. How bad of a Democrat candidate do you have to be to lose the support of the hosts of The View? These people will defend a Democrat for anything, but even they are backing away now. Did a memo go out on the left that it’s time to dump this guy? How else can this be explained? This is what...
  • Trans Fat From Cheese, Butter May Not Raise Heart Disease Risk

    06/01/2026 7:14:52 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 14 replies
    Study Finds ^ | June 01, 2026 | Ian Givens (University of Reading)
    In A Nutshell A major review found no link between naturally occurring dairy trans fats and higher risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes. Unlike artificial trans fats in processed foods, dairy trans fats appear to behave differently in the body. Some studies found that people with higher blood levels of a dairy-specific trans fat were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, though the evidence is not conclusive. Several of the study’s authors have ties to the dairy industry, a conflict of interest the researchers disclosed and that independent replication would help address. ============================================================================ For decades, “trans fat”...
  • 'I can't breathe': Bodycam clip shows officers handcuffing Henry Nowak as he lay dying on the floor

    06/01/2026 7:02:03 PM PDT · by RandFan · 21 replies
    LBC ^ | June 1 | LBC
    This is the shocking moment university student Henry Nowak tells police officers he "can't breathe" after being fatally stabbed to which an officer replies "I don't think you have", minutes before he died from his injuries. Mr Nowak was detained by officers in the minutes before his death after Vickrum Digwa lied and claimed he had called him a “p****” and knocked his turban off during an altercation in December. Henry, who had been stabbed four times with an 8in ceremonial knife, was arrested despite pleading with police that he could not breathe.
  • AMERICA Prayer Vigil (June 2, 2026) *Prayer*

    06/01/2026 6:54:15 PM PDT · by ViLaLuz · 12 replies
    Free Republic ^ | June 1, 2026 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.This is the confidence we have in approaching God: That if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Religion Forum threads labeled *Prayer* are closed to debate of any kind.1 John 5:20 "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true...
  • The CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) deliberately buried evidence of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in the 2020 presidential election—and fired him when he refused to play along.

    06/01/2026 6:43:12 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 15 replies
    X.com ^ | June 1, 2026 | RealRobert🇺🇸 @Real_RobN
    RealRobert🇺🇸@Real_RobN🚨🚨A former National Intelligence Officer for Cyber under President Trump and Joe Biden has come forward:The CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) deliberately buried evidence of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in the 2020 presidential election—and fired him when he refused to play along.“Sir, I WAS in charge of election analysis and DID call it out. CIA and ODNI tried to cover up the evidence and when I wouldn’t go along with it, terminated me.”But Trump colluded with Putin.June 1, 2026Grok's review:The X post shares a whistleblower claim by former National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Christopher...
  • The FINAL Straw: Hollywood Backs Spencer Pratt After THIS

    06/01/2026 6:36:59 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 19 replies
    YouTube ^ | 06/01/2026 | Kerri Lane
    This video from The Kerri Lane Show reports on the surprising mayoral race in Los Angeles, where former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is emerging as a top contender against incumbent Karen Bass. The discussion centers on voter frustration regarding crime, homelessness, and city management, which has led many to support an outsider candidate. Key Takeaways: Poll Numbers: A recent California Post poll shows Spencer Pratt leading with 30.1%, followed closely by Karen Bass at 29.5% (2:09 - 2:42). Voter Sentiment: Residents are increasingly prioritizing local quality-of-life issues—like safety and neighborhood conditions—over traditional party politics (3:31 - 3:45). Hollywood Backing:...
  • Nvidia lays out RTX Spark roadmap for laptops and desktop PCs at Computex 2026 — three generations outlined, Rubin with LPDDR6 memory, followed by Rosa Feynman

    06/01/2026 6:20:47 PM PDT · by fireman15 · 39 replies
    tom's Harware ^ | June 1, 2026 | Jeffrey Kampman
    Nvidia is fully committed to transforming Windows on Arm into an agentic AI platform. Along with its first-generation RTX Spark platform for desktop and laptop PCs, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the company's commitment to future generations of those platforms on its future roadmaps. The company is committed to producing at least two additional generations of Spark platforms for its partners. Beyond the Grace Blackwell RTX Spark chips (the top-end RTX Spark Superchip and an as-yet-undetailed smaller chip), Huang promised that every future generation of the company's platforms will include a Spark chip. That means there will be a Vera...
  • Democrat Governor Signals She May Re-Enter U.S. Senate Race [Maine]

    06/01/2026 6:20:17 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 35 replies
    The Liberty Daily ^ | June 01, 2026 | Arianna Hooker, The Daily Caller
    Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills told voters Monday that she will still be on the ballot for the U.S. Senate race despite having suspended her campaign weeks earlier. Mills suspended her campaign in April for financial reasons while still saying at the time that she had “the fight” to continue. On Monday, Mills posted on X, stating, “People have the impression that I withdrew or dropped out, but I simply suspended active campaigning. I am still on the ballot.” “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else — the fight — to continue on,...
  • Outside with Pride

    06/01/2026 6:17:49 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 19 replies
    REI ^ | June 1, 2026
    OUTDOOR EQUITY Help Pass the Equality Act Tell Congress that it’s time to protect LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. from discrimination.
  • ‘Anti-Zionism’ Predates the Establishment of Israel. A [Nazi-Arab] pogrom in Baghdad in 1941 gives the lie to today’s denials of antisemitism.

    06/01/2026 6:17:02 PM PDT · by Milagros · 8 replies
    WSJ ^ | May 31, 2026 | Gil Troy
    June 1-2, 1941, pro-Nazi Iraqis killed, raped and maimed hundreds of Jews.. 'FARHUD', should heighten vigilance against totalitarian evil everywhere and debunk today’s con claiming anti-Zionism is anything other than a modern update of antisemitism... seven years before Israel’s establishment and before there were any Arab refugees. .. bloodbath triggered an exodus of Iraqi Jews amid the expulsion of 850,000 Jews from Arab and Muslim lands—refugee problem politically correct society ignores. ... ‘mass rape and killing.’ ” Hooligans inflamed by demagogues murdered at least 128 Jews, injured 600 others and raped dozens, possibly hundreds. “Baghdad became a fast-moving hell,” .....
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: US Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey ~ 02 JUNE 2026

    06/01/2026 6:00:02 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 32 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: USCG Training Center Cape May, New JerseyUnited States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May (TRACENCM) is the home of the Coast Guard enlisted corps and is the Coast Guard's only enlisted accession point and recruit training center, located in Cape May, New Jersey.Training Center Cape May is the 5th largest base in the Coast Guard and the sole accession point for the entire enlisted workforce. This is why the training center is considered the birthplace of the enlisted corps and Cape May County, the Coast Guard’s Hometown. Training Center Cape May’s mission is...
  • France’s migration crisis will outlast Emmanuel Macron

    06/01/2026 5:51:12 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 3 replies
    The Spectator ^ | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | Gavin Mortimer
    France has maxed out on migrants. It’s a message that Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has been pushing for years, but it’s one now endorsed by the government’s Justice Minister. In an interview with a newspaper at the weekend, Gérald Darmanin declared that the Republic has “reached the limits of our capacities for integration and assimilation.” Darmanin believes that a three-year suspension of legal immigration is the answer, and in particular he wants a crackdown on the policy of family reunification. Introduced in 1976, the policy allowed migrants – mainly from North Africa – who came to France to...
  • Catholic schoolgirls visit mosques, wear hijabs as part of Fratelli Tutti-inspired field trip

    06/01/2026 5:49:47 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 28 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | June 1, 2026 | Emily Mangiaracina
    Catholic schoolgirls visit mosques, wear hijabs as part of Fratelli Tutti-inspired field tripA Catholic school in Australia shared a picture of students all wearing Islamic head scarves at a mosque for an ‘Interfaith Reflection Day,’ which also included trips to Hindu temples. Catholic girls wearing hijabs in mosqueCatholic schoolgirls in Australia visited two mosques and two Hindu temples as part of a field trip inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti.Tenth grade students at Star of the Sea College in the Melbourne suburb of Gardenvale “explored” the supposed “importance of dialogue, understanding, and human fraternity across religious traditions,” the school...