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...through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, microscopic marine organisms so abundant that a single teaspoon of seawater can contain as many as a million of them. (continuation of overlong headline) The invisible forest Phytoplankton are tiny, individually invisible, and almost unimaginably numerous. A single teaspoon of seawater can hold more than a million microscopic organisms, of which phytoplankton are a large part, although the count rises and falls enormously with season, sunlight and the nutrients in the water. One group stands out. Prochlorococcus, the smallest known photosynthetic organism, is so abundant that, by NOAA’s account, it alone produces up to a fifth...

We all know the myth – to boil frogs, slowly increase the temperature so they won’t realize it until it’s too late to jump out of the pot and save themselves. This summer, it appears the frogs are starting to feel the heat. Along with the anger at open borders, this may finally presage the end of the green nonsense and the politicians who are destroying their countries by promoting this hogswallop. Like clockwork, it gets hot in summer in western Europe. And like clockwork, the morons in the European ministries and media blame climate change for their own failure...

The Talk Shows June 28th, 2026 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Bill Cassidy (RINO LOSER-La.); Sen. Tim CoKaine (D-Va.); Jan Crawford, CBS News chief legal and political correspondent . FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.); Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.); Monica Crowley, Chief of Protocol of the United States. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Juan Williams and Roger Zakheim. MEET THE dePRESSd (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.); Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.); NY Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan....

An Oklahoma woman has filed a lawsuit against Arby’s and a former restaurant manager after alleging the employee intentionally spat into her food while experiencing an active oral herpes outbreak, resulting in the customer contracting the virus. The lawsuit, filed on June 16 in McCurtain County, centers on an incident that allegedly occurred in late March at an Arby’s restaurant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. According to the civil complaint, Amanda Hendricks, 38, was the manager on duty when Jennica Church visited the drive-thru after finishing a late bartending shift. Church said the wait for her order seemed unusually long. “I...

"What use is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,' and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself" (James 2:14-17). Dead faith is hypocritical, shallow, and useless. Jesus said, "Let your light shine before men in...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men,...

A radical, Israel-hating California teacher claimed she married a Gaza resident online to help him gain American citizenship — and push her pro-Palestinian agenda. Laura Pinho, a dance teacher at Canoga Park Senior High School in California, announced her nuptials in a wild June 16 CODEPINK Zoom webinar called “Challenging Zionism In Our Schools.” When CODEPINK activist Marcy Winograd congratulated her on her marriage and asked her to share details about her life, Pinho, 51, launched into a pedantic monologue about how she only married Salem S.E. Abu Amra to advance “Palestinian rights and freedoms.” “I have power as an...

China is closing in on the US in the AI race after the superpower developed its cybersecurity capabilities to match those of its American rivals. Beijing-based tech firms 360 Security Technology and Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, have narrowed the gap with American competitors when it comes to finding bugs. 360 Security Chief Executive Zhou Hongyi told a cybersecurity conference in the Chinese capital that the company's bug-finding tool, called Tulongfeng, is now comparable to Anthropic's Mythos, which serves the same function. 'This kind of powerful weapon that can alter the landscape of cyberwarfare can't remain solely in American...

In the build-up to this summer's Fifa World Cup, much of the attention was on the host cities and stadiums where the matches would be held. But after two weeks, something I never expected is happening: social media is flooded with feel-good videos of fans discovering the US that exists between skylines. ---SNIP--- With each wide-eyed video of travellers documenting their first encounters with everything from roadside convenience stores to ranch dressing, fans are highlighting the real America

EU Parliament CHANTS "Send Them Back" After Voting to DEPORT Illegal Migrants (VIDEO 16 Seconds Long)

As Western leaders departed the G7 summit in Évian talking of a “strategic awakening in support of Ukraine,” the night sky over Moscow was illuminated by the fires of a burning oil refinery just nine miles from the Kremlin. This unprecedented Ukrainian drone strike on Russian territory was met in Western capitals with quiet endorsement rather than anxiety. During the tensest moments of the Cold War, Western statecraft was anchored by a healthy fear of the unknown. Today, that prudence has been replaced by confidence that conflict can be precisely managed. When Franklin D. Roosevelt famously declared that "the only...

Iranian suicide/loitering drones (kamikaze UAVs) typically have modest payload capacities, in the range of 30–50 kg for the most common types, with some variants or larger models reaching higher. Key Examples Shahed-136 (most prominent, widely exported/used): ~200 kg total weight, payload ~30–50 kg (commonly cited as ~40 kg warhead). Russian variants (Geran-2) have reached ~90 kg in some modified configurations by reducing fuel/range. Shahed-131 (smaller variant): ~10–20 kg payload. Other types like Ababil series or Hadid-110: Often 30–40 kg. Larger systems (e.g., Arash series): Up to ~225–260 kg in some reports, but these are less common for pure "suicide drone"...

@OcrazioCornPop Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) just gaveled in her SECOND pro forma session in two days for @LeaderJohnThune, BLOCKING work on the SAVE America Act AND Trump's recess appointments! The Senate is OFF FOR 19 DAYS! SHOULDN'T @realDonaldTrump use Article II Section 3 and CALL THEM BACK NOW TO Pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT!?

Chevalier posted calls for abolishing police, borders, and prisons, in addition to seizing private property, nationalizing major industries, and claiming Israel doesn't exist. "Colonizer" remarks on white women In a February 2019 tweet on X (formerly Twitter), she criticized Black and Arab men, writing that they were "Arab men fetishizing ugly colonizer women," explicitly using the phrase to refer to white women. Responding to a white woman who offered a voting hotline number during long polling lines in 2020, Avila Chevalier tweeted, "Listen Karen, instead of worrying about my vote, go collect the 53% of your peers that got us...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:37–38When a scribe approached Jesus and asked Him which of the commandments was the greatest, He replied: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You...

A nightmare scenario has been playing on eastern European minds with increasing intensity since Donald Trump returned to the White House: what if Russia attacks and the US does not join the fight? On the rare occasions the question is posed out loud, nobody much likes the answer. In mid-May, at a gathering in Tallinn, the US undersecretary of state Thomas DiNanno was asked directly whether American troops would fight if Russia invaded the Baltic states. He shifted uncomfortably in his chair, then gave a meandering answer. It did not include the word “yes”. Politicians from the region usually try...

Newsdump Update: Joint China-Russia Air Drills In Sea Of Japan, Pacific Ocean... Newsdump Update: Sunday Morning Iranian Attacks On Kuwait And Bahrain Follow US Attacks On Iran... Alert July 4th Warning: The 50th Anniversary Of An Historic Israeli... An Observation Please don't jump to conclusions join an angry mob but I'm stunned to realize that ten years ago Mark Levin and Glenn Beck were in the forefront of opposing Donald J. Trump... China War Update China punching back on Monday following those US designations of three major Chinese companies... "BEIJING--China on Monday (June 22) announced sanctions on 10 American military-related...

On Wednesday, Pierre Masselot received a text from his daughter’s nursery – less than 50 miles from the weather station that was the first this week to break the UK June temperature record – asking parents to collect children early because the school buildings were about to get worryingly hot. Similar scenes were repeated across Europe this week as the continent swelters through its most severe and widespread heatwave on record – an oppressive force made hotter by carbon pollution and less bearable by repeated failures to prepare for it. France experienced its hottest day and night on record, while...

The child was injured near Mud Volcano, just north of Fishing Bridge around 9:15 a.m. The child was rushed to a nearby hospital. Their condition has not been released to the public at this time. Visitors inside Yellowstone are responsible for staying at least 25 yards away from all large animals, including bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes. Visitors must also keep a distance of at least 100 yards from bears, wolves and cougars. “If wildlife approach you, move away to maintain the required distance,” Yellowstone National Park said. “Never approach, touch, feed or crowd wildlife, even if...

By Dr. John BergsmaGod is generous, and he rewards those who help his servants as generously as he rewards his servants themselves. That is the message of the Readings for this 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. We begin with an account from 2 Kings concerning the reward of a wife of the town of Shunem, who was consistently gracious to the prophet Elisha. In the Gospel Reading, Jesus proclaims a blessing on all those who give succor, refuge, and assistance to those he sends out to proclaim the Good News. This Sunday’s Readings complement last Sunday’s, which emphasized the violent...