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A surrogate-born child of a foreign national receives a birth certificate, SS number, and passport at birth. At age 21, he can petition for green cards for his family, turning one commissioned pregnancy into chain migration for an entire family, at a fraction of the cost of the half-million-dollar EB-5 investor visa. Children with American passports who are raised under Chinese Communist Party rule can vote as adults in elections, join our military, work in sensitive research, and even run for president. Beijing exploits every vulnerability American citizenship offers, whether the parents intend it or not. Why would it ignore...

This week's topic: Silly Science

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Artificial Intelligence has been used to design brand new viruses that are fully functional and can replicate in the laboratory, say US researchers. It is the first time whole genomes have been successfully designed by AI. The resulting 16 novel viruses were created to infect bacteria and pose no threat to people. The breakthrough has been labelled a "very significant turning point" in science that could unlock a new era for treating disease. But experts have also warned AI-designed viruses raise "urgent" safety and security concerns. AI tools are rapidly advancing and have already been used to design new antibiotics....

As Tennessee Republicans gear up to choose their nominee for governor on August 6, the race between U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Representative John Rose has seemingly become more competitive than many observers expected, according to one poll.

A New York town is facing legal trouble after elected leaders said it was okay to display Islamic symbols in the public square, but not Christian symbols. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has filed a federal lawsuit accusing officials in Brighton, New York.....

Tucker Carlson used a highly promoted livestream Wednesday to unveil a 10-point vision for America — defining the worldview of a breakaway MAGA faction increasingly at odds with President Trump. Why it matters: After vowing last month to "help build a third party," Carlson fueled further speculation this weekend by hosting MAGA dissidents at his home in Maine, where they urged him to run for president in 2028. The former Fox News host stopped short of a formal launch, instead presenting the manifesto as the foundation for "whatever comes next" — a new political order he said could "find all...

The WNBA is a joke. It just is, sorry. The only way it'll survive is with NBA subsidies and more political drama. And that's why I love this idea from OutKick's Clay Travis. Introducing the most inclusive team in @wnba history: the Nashville Balls. A 100% trans organization — men finally breaking the glass ceiling in women’s sports! This is all, of course, in response to the Sophie Cunningham drama, which, again, is the only way this league survives: on drama.

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The governments of Japan and the United States agreed in 2012 to move more than 9,000 of the nearly 19,000 Marines stationed in Okinawa more than 2,200 miles east to Guam, a U.S. territory.2 This process—finally begun in 2024—amounts to a withdrawal of forces from territory the United States has pledged to defend, and a de facto retreat from the most pernicious threat: the People’s Republic of China.National defense strategies from multiple administrations and both major U.S. political parties agree: China is the greatest threat to the United States and its interests.3 Few issues generate as much robust bipartisan support...

"The conservatives on here denying the affordability crisis are engaged in what I can only describe as an act of political suicide. They're also lying, which is the worst part. Grocery prices are up. Housing. Energy. Insurance. Health care. Basic living expenses. It's real. It's happening. Denying it just makes you look out of touch, deceitful, and untrustworthy. It's also a completely unnecessary and unforced error. No credible person is claiming that Trump caused these price surges. You don't have to disgrace yourself by denying the reality in front of your face just to prove your loyalty to Trump. The...

Less than a 1% lead? That's all Abdul El-Sayed has after (1) coordinated support from imams, (2) a wave of liberal endorsements, and (3) backing from an Arab Super PAC. NYT ScreenshotFreep. — El-Sayed's lead in the race was less than 1% when multiple outlets called it for him early.

Interesting. Almost no news is coming out of the Tyler Robinson trial for the killing of Charlie Kirl. The bias of he media is sooooooooooo obvious. Imagine if someone (would have to be an obvious lunatic - a trans will do) were to murder a Communist, Woke, Leftist, Muslim, Traitorous figurehead (pick one, just not a trans), there would be wall-to-wall 24/7 coverage with initiation of an exta hour per day to 25 demand by the Expand the Supreme Court activists coverage of the trial. The person would suddenly become a card-carrying MAGA operative, far-right Crusades member time traveler to...

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the Democratic Senate race a month before the primary, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed as he maintained a narrow advantage over Rep. Haley Stevens early Wednesday morning. “I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party,” she said in a statement. El-Sayed led Stevens by roughly two points at the time of McMorrow’s endorsement. Both candidates said early Wednesday morning the race would likely be decided later in the day. McMorrow urged Democrats to unite behind El-Sayed after a bruising primary that...

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Fourteen people have been killed and 27 are injured after a wave of Russian strikes on the region surrounding Kyiv overnight, the capital's emergency services have said.

This summer, the journal JAMA Network Open published a study that purportedly found that abortion bans were increasing the risk of suicidal thoughts among female high school students. This study analyzed four years of Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from more than 300,000 high school students. It has been covered by a number of media outlets, including Newsweek, the 19th News, and Econofact. Not surprisingly, there is much less here than meets the eye. The study purportedly found an increase in suicidal ideation among teenage girls who live in states with pro-life laws. However, there was no statistically significant increase...

@RupertLowe10 I want to be really clear with my words here, as I have done since the day I launched Restore Britain as a national political party. Islam’s influence over our way of life is far too large, far too powerful, far too much. I visited streets in Greater Manchester where the local British population have been replaced, there is no other word for it - replaced. We were almost chased out. Why has that been allowed to happen? Go and watch the vote count for those areas. Stacks and stacks and stacks of Labour votes. A mountain of them....

A high-ranking Westchester County police official drove the getaway car for her son in an apparent gangland shooting in The Bronx, police and sources said Tuesday. Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was arrested at her home Tuesday morning, along with her son, Chase Lackard, 20, after the young man allegedly shot at a group of rivals near the Bronx Criminal Court on June 29 at 11:57 p.m, police said. Nobody was injured in the shooting, police said. The pair were hit with attempted murder, attempted assault, criminal possession of a firearm, conspiracy and...