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NATIONAL GAZPACHO DAY National Gazpacho Day, on December 6th, recognizes a flavorful soup that cooks serve cold. This typically tomato-based vegetable soup originated in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia. Gazpacho is widely consumed in Spanish cuisine, usually during the summer months. #NationalGazpachoDay The original Spanish recipe includes stale bread, water, vinegar, oil and salt. Other ingredients include olive oil, wine, vinegar, water, and salt. Following is the typical method of preparing gazpacho: Washing vegetables Peeling tomatoes, garlic, and onions. Chop all vegetables (traditionally pounded with mortar) and process in a food processor. Add the soaked bread. Blend part of...

Bringing back to life a whole section of the lives of the inhabitants of this African province at the time when it was a Roman colony, such is the mission that the scientists who have been working on the Pupput necropolis since 1996 have set themselves. It was the construction of a tourist complex that brought to light this 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery, the largest ever discovered intact in Africa. Between the excavations of the graves and the visit of the neighboring Roman sites, Serge Viallet introduces us to the funeral rites of a population of modest means. The objects that...

A glamorous Washington state lawmaker bullied a male aide into sex, then made him run her errands and tried to fire him when he reported her, a lawsuit claims. Emily Clouse, 30, is said to have begun a 'mutually consensual dating relationship' with the unnamed man after being elected as a commissioner in Thurston County, which includes the state's capital of Olympia. But the aide alleges he felt unable to reject Clouse's advances because of the power she held over him and says he found the romance 'increasingly unwelcome.' 'It was clear to the Plaintiff, however, that if the Plaintiff...

Here is a story that neatly encapsulates the threat that the West faces, and the weakness of its response to that threat. In Germany, a critic of jihad violence and Sharia oppression of women and others, Michael Stürzenberger, was stabbed several months ago ... Now, a German court has added insult to injury, convicting Stürzenberger of “incitement to hatred” and fining him $3,800. So it has come to this: what the jihadi began, the German government is now continuing. What will be the effects of this on the freedom of speech in Germany? That’s obvious: if this continues, Germany is...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis approves LGBT ‘pilgrimage’ for 2025 Jubilee: reportPope Francis has approved an LGBT-specific pilgrimage during the 2025 Jubilee year, an Italian Vaticanist reported, continuing his policy of openness to LGBT individuals. Giansoldati wrote that “a special moment of spirituality has been included in the official calendar of the Holy Year on Sept. 6, and the historic Baroque church of the Gesù has become the promoter of welcoming Lgbt+ pilgrims, their parents, workers and all those who gravitate to these rainbow associations.”The beautiful and famously lavishly decorated church of the Gesù is the mother church of the Jesuit...

Eating a specific type of sugar can turbocharge cancers and make them more deadly, according to new research. Fructose — which is added to thousands of US food and drinks — was found to speed up the growth of certain kinds of skin, breast and cervical tumors. The study showed this type of sugar gets converted by the liver into components that tumors need to build new cells and grow. The more quickly a tumor grows, the more aggressive the cancer may become - able to take over a person's body before they can fight back. Added fructose is sugar...

Sales of Kellogg’s Froot Loops have plunged in recent weeks after activists warned Americans the popular breakfast cereal contains harmful food dyes absent in versions marketed in other countries. Food Babe “Vani Hari,” who’s been at the forefront of bringing the issue to the public’s attention, revealed Wednesday Froot Loops sales “are down 54.6% in the last 12 weeks.” “Our campaign to get artificial food dies out of Kellogg cereals is working,” Hari told followers on X, congratulating them on making their voices heard by voting with their dollars at the supermarket. “Toucan Sam is looking for a new job,”...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz opened up for the first time where he shared that he was surprised by Kamala Harris' devastating loss in the 2024 president. The vice president's running mate sat down for one-on-one interviews with two local Minneapolis TV stations where he spoke about the failed White House bid and what comes next. Walz said leading up to the election, he felt that Democrats were headed toward a victory before the loss to President-elect Donald Trump, who ended up sweeping all seven battleground states.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue considering race in its admissions process, ruling that military cohesion and other national security factors mean the officer training school should not be subjected to the same standards as civilian universities. During a two-week bench trial in September, attorneys for the school argued that prioritizing diversity in the military makes it stronger, more effective and more widely respected. The group behind the case, Students for Fair Admissions, also brought the lawsuit challenging affirmative action that resulted in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last...

U.S. — In what sources described as a "cruel" step to reduce waste of taxpayer funding at all levels, the Department of Government Efficiency has announced plans to force government offices to use only single-ply toilet paper. The department headed up by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy took a hardline stance against government inefficiency, setting its sights on eliminating wasteful spending wherever it is found, including millions of bathroom stalls in federal buildings nationwide. "Any government facility that believes it is worthy of two-play toilet paper must show cause," Ramaswamy said in a post on his X account. "The...

Incoming first lady Melania Trump said Friday her son, Barron Trump, was “very vocal” in giving advice to his father, President-elect Trump, during the 2024 presidential election, particularly on how to connect with younger audiences. Melania Trump credited the 18-year-old with convincing the president-elect to sit down with streamers and podcasters in order to reach younger voters. “He is a grown young man. I’m very proud of him about his knowledge, even about politics and giving an advice to his father — he brought in so many young people. He knows his generation, because nowadays the young generation, they don’t...

he Oklahoma City police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man onto the ground after a traffic stop has been charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery, the local district attorney announced Thursday. Body camera footage from the Oct. 27, 2024 incident showed Sgt. Joseph Gibson stop Lich Vu, 71, for an illegal U-turn after a minor incident. In the footage, Vu denied making U-turn, said his car was hit by another person and the officer asked him to sign the citation. Vu eventually got out of the car and the two got into a verbal argument that escalated.

The Rise and Fall of the Surveillance State Americans will demand accountability for the Censorship Industrial Complex Doug Ross Dec 04, 2024 In a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Mike Benz, a former U.S. Department of State official and current Executive Director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, delved into what he terms the "Censorship Industrial Complex." This complex, according to Benz, involves a network of government agencies, NGOs, universities, and tech companies working together to control and censor information, particularly online. His allegations include a wide variety of First, Fourth and Fifth Amendment crimes committed against...

Outgoing Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison believes “identity politics” should remain the Democrat party’s core messaging theme moving forward. Harrison’s suggestion comes as the party is grappling with why President-elect Donald Trump won reelection in a landslide. Democrats have floated many theories. Some of the theories are here, such as suggesting black and Hispanic voters voted for Trump because they are misogynist. Identity politics is the tendency to view the individual as only a part of a monolithic group within the primary boundaries of race and sex. This perception ignores an individual’s preferences, decisions, and agency. In short,...

Romania's Constitutional Court Friday canceled the presidential run-off election between far-right candidate Calin Georgescu and centrist Elena Lasconi. The court cited a Russian propaganda campaign as the reason. The court said in a statement that its decision two days before the run-off was to occur "annuls the entire electoral process regarding the election of the president of Romania." Declassified Romanian intelligence documents contained a security services warning that Russia had attacked the election system with an "aggressive hybrid action" to elevate a far-right previously politically unknown candidate. The declassified intelligence documents said Georgescu's victory was "not a natural outcome" and...

We had a fairly solid jobs report released on Friday. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in November with growth concentrated mostly in health care, leisure and hospitality, government, and social assistance, while retail trade lost jobs. The unemployment rate remained at 4.2%, with 7.1 million unemployed, up from 3.7% and 6.3 million a year ago. Labor force participation held steady at 62.5%, and the employment-population ratio stayed at 59.8%, down slightly from last year. Long-term unemployment remained at 1.7 million, making up 23% of the unemployed. Meanwhile, 4.5 million workers were part-time...

DONALD J. TRUMP President, Commander-in-Chief J.D. VANCE Vice-President, President of the Senate SUZIE WILES Chief of Staff WILLIAM McGINLEY Counsel, Dept. of Govt. Efficiency STEPHEN MILLER Deputy Chief of Staff MICHAEL WALTZ National Security Advisor PETE HEGSETH Sec. of Defense MARCO RUBIO Sec. of State ELISE STEFANIK Amb. to United Nations MIKE HUCKABEE Amb. to Israel STEVE WITKOFF Middle East Envoy KRISTI NOEM Sec. of Homeland Security TOM HOMAN Border Czar JOHN RATCLIFFE CIA Director ELON MUSK Co-Sec. of Govt. Efficiency VIVEK RAMASWAMY Co-Sec. of Govt. Efficiency PAM BONDI Attorney General LEE ZELDIN EPA Administrator TULSI GABBARD Dir. of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow could deploy its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles system in Belarus in the second half of 2025, Russian state media said. Putin was responding to a request by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a summit in Minsk. He said Belarus would determine the targets for Oreshniks deployed on its territory.

VIDEOIf you are a fan of Seinfeld as well as the many entertaining 2024 TDS meltdowns in the wake of the election, you should be highly entertained by this video that someone put together linking such meltdowns to related Seinfeld scenes.

The 12-person jury deciding the fate of Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old architecture student and Marine veteran charged in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely, has sent a note to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley saying they are unable to reach a verdict on the most serious charge of second-degree manslaughter. “At this time, we are unable to come to a unanimous vote on count 1,” read the note, which was sent just after 11 A.M.Friday. Until and unless jurors acquit Penny of the manslaughter charge, they may not move on to consider the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide...