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  • Today's Cryptogram

    05/30/2026 3:59:32 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 7 replies
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  • Chinese agent SoCal mayor enters plea in bombshell espionage case (Eileen Wang)

    05/30/2026 3:15:26 AM PDT · by Libloather · 5 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/29/26 | Katie Jerkovich
    Disgraced former Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang entered her plea today in federal court following the bombshell admission that she was a spy for China. Wang pleaded guilty on Friday after taking a plea deal with the Department of Justice, admitting that she had acted as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), ABC7 reported. Wang agreed with prosecutors that she worked with the PRC to boost propaganda with a fake news website on US soil between 2020 and 2022. She was elected to the city council in Arcadia — a city in the San Gabriel Valley within...
  • Virginia bus crash that killed 5 involved non-English speaking driver who got license in NY, says Sean Duffy

    05/30/2026 12:25:30 AM PDT · by Libloather · 17 replies
    Fox News via NY Post ^ | 5/30/26 | Brie Stimson
    The driver of a bus involved in a deadly Virginia crash that killed five people doesn’t speak English, authorities said, according to US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy who called it “unacceptable.” Five people were killed and dozens were injured when the driver of an E&P Travel bus heading from New York to North Carolina failed to slow down near a work zone and slammed into several cars on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, the Virginia State Police said. The crash happened around 2:35 a.m. Friday. A 13-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, who were in the car ahead of the one...
  • 'It's about dignity': Coroner seeks identity of dead infant’s father in Mifflin County case

    05/29/2026 11:33:17 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    WGAL ^ | May 26, 2026 | AJ Sisson
    WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Authorities are searching for the biological father of an infant who died in Mifflin County, as the child’s mother faces homicide charges. The county coroner wants to find the father's identity to make final arrangements for the deceased infant. According to charging documents, 20-year-old Jordyn Lynn Kauffman left the infant, a baby girl with brown hair and blue eyes, in her Wayne Township yard shortly after giving birth. In the affidavit, Pennsylvania State Police said Kauffman told hospital staff she did not want a child while she was pregnant, and declined post-birth services offered to her...
  • Embattled abortionist placed on probation in Maryland

    05/29/2026 10:48:18 PM PDT · by Morgana · 7 replies
    Live Action News ^ | May 29, 2026 | Cassy Cooke
    A late-term abortionist with ties to LeRoy Carhart has had his medical license placed on probation in Maryland. Key Takeaways: * Tyrone Malloy was hired as the medical director to serve as Carhart's replacement, at his facilities in both Nebraska and Maryland. * He has no license to practice medicine in Nebraska, spent four years in prison due to Medicaid fraud, and has faced numerous malpractice cases. * His medical license in Maryland has now been placed on probation after complaints of substandard care. The Backstory: Carhart, one of the country’s most notorious late-term abortionists with a history of injuring...
  • ‘The Wildest’: Why Louis Prima Was The Pre-Rock’n’Roll Crazy Man

    05/29/2026 10:26:15 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    Udiscovermusic ^ | April 19, 2026 | Charles Waring
    The pinnacle of Louis Prima’s career, ‘The Wildest!’ blended jazz chops with danceable grooves, and became an influence on Elvis Presley.Those who’ve seen Disney’s 1967 animated movie, The Jungle Book, will recognize Louis Prima’s husky, elastic voice, even if they’re not remotely familiar with his name or face. Then 57, Prima was cast as the zany orangutan, King Louie, who delivered one of the movie’s most memorable songs in the shape of “I Wanna Be Like You.” Given his long history as a recording artist at that point – he cut his first record for the Bluebird label, in 1933...
  • SpaceX just became even more central to America’s next-generation defense architecture

    05/29/2026 10:26:01 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 2 replies
    X ^ | 05/28/2026 | X Freeze
    @XFreeze SpaceX just became even more central to America’s next-generation defense architecture In one week, the U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX $6.45 BILLION to build the future of space-based military sensing and communications That includes: • $4.16B for SB-AMTI: a space-based tracking system designed to detect and track aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and other airborne threats from orbit, with initial capability projected by 2028 • $2.29B for the Space Data Network Backbone: a high-speed, low-latency military data network designed to connect sensors, weapons platforms, and warfighters globally Put simply: SpaceX is being asked to help build the sensing layer and...
  • Warren Beatty on his unlikely friendship with Ronald Reagan

    05/29/2026 10:10:09 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 14 replies
    Entertainment Weekly ^ | 2016 | Chris Nashawaty
    When you look at Warren Beatty’s resume, you can’t help but notice that there are some long gaps between films. Some of that has to do with the star’s famously deliberate approach to his work...Another reason for those long fallow stretches, though, is due to Beatty’s political activism... Beatty’s never been shy about his liberal-leaning positions on the issues... But that never stopped him from reaching across the aisle when it came to friendships. Take his personal connection with Ronald Reagan... After Reagan began his first term in the Oval Office in 1981, he and First Lady Nancy Reagan invited...
  • 🚨BREAKING 🚨Spencer Pratt is now officially LEADING Karen Bass in the new Emerson poll.

    05/29/2026 9:27:58 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 30 replies
    X ^ | 05/28/2026 | Melissa Tate
    🚨 BREAKING 🚨Spencer Pratt is now officially LEADING Karen Bass in the new Emerson poll.🔴 Spencer Pratt: 35% 🔵 Karen Bass: 33%The leftist meltdown will be epic if this happens. The Democrat party is imploding even in deep blue states. Original post by @TheRightMelissa on X
  • Nationals executive Sean Hudson fired after blackballing Trevor Williams from social promotions for religious beliefs

    05/29/2026 9:20:14 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 7 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 29, 2026 | Thomas Murphy
    Tough times are happening in the Washington Nationals’ media department. According to James O’Keefe, a secret video has surfaced of Nationals Director of Community Relations, Sean Hudson, who was let go on Friday, admitting the team doesn’t use pitcher Trevor Williams in video promotions on social media due to his religious beliefs. In O’Keefe’s post on X, it features multiple transcriptions from the secret video with Hudson talking about Williams and his religious beliefs. “One of our pitchers, Trevor Williams. He’s super Christian-Catholic, all these tattoos that mean a lot,” the post reads. The post also follows up with Hudson...
  • Bill Gates Releases Hundreds of Millions of Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes Across Colombia

    05/29/2026 7:12:07 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 74 replies
    Slay News ^ | May 29, 2026 | Frank Bergman
    A growing number of experts are raising the alarm over billionaire Bill Gates’s extensive involvement in genetically modified mosquito projects after it emerged that the Microsoft co-founder has released hundreds of millions of bacteria-infested mosquitoes into the wild in Colombia. The revelation is drawing renewed scrutiny to Gates’s other mosquito-based biological interventions around the world, with scientists warning that the long-term consequences remain largely unknown. The concerns intensified after the government of Burkina Faso terminated the controversial Target Malaria project last year, citing biosafety risks, questionable effectiveness, and concerns over scientific sovereignty. The project had received significant funding from the...
  • Why it’s never too late to learn a language as an adult

    05/29/2026 6:47:49 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 52 replies
    University of Chicago ^ | 2024 | Tatyana Woodall, National Geographic
    The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate... Lourdes Ortega, a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University...says factors beyond age, like immersion, make a bigger difference in language learning success. “Without the opportunity to be exposed to the language, there's no learning that can happen, early or late..." The FSI [Foreign Service Institute] says languages that native English speakers would find similar to their own, such as Spanish or French, can be taught relatively quickly in about 24-30 weeks. In contrast, languages that have significant cultural differences from English, like Greek or Russian, will...
  • First pig liver and kidneys transplanted into a person — could ease organ shortages

    05/29/2026 6:14:24 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 57 replies
    Nature ^ | May 29, 2026 | Rachel Fieldhouse
    Organs from genetically modified pigs are being used in trials in China and the US. A 53-year-old clinically dead man has become the first person to receive two kidneys and a whole liver from a genetically modified pig. The man’s organ function was sustained for almost five days with consent from his family, and there were no signs that the organs were being rejected in the first 24 hours, according to a study published in Med today1. Most procedures in which a pig organ is transplanted into a person — known as xenotransplantation — involve only a single organ. A...
  • Karen Bass Plans ‘Massive’ FIFA World Cup Watch Parties in MacArthur Park

    05/29/2026 6:04:14 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 16 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 29, 2026 | Jamie Paige
    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is planning to hold ‘massive’ World Cup watch parties in homeless drug-addict haven MacArthur Park. She claims they will be a boost for “Latino-owned businesses hit by ICE raids.” Bass revealed the plan during a podcast appearance this week, saying MacArthur Park would serve as one of more than 100 community celebration sites during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “We’ll have a massive watch party in MacArthur Park,” Bass said while describing her vision for the tournament.
  • Gas prices sink as oil set for 20% drop — largest one-month decline since 2020

    05/29/2026 5:49:22 PM PDT · by Libloather · 32 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/29/26 | Taylor Herzlich
    Prices at gas pumps are starting to sink and oil is on track to drop 20% in May — its largest one-month decline since 2020 — as investors remain optimistic that a deal to end the Iran war is near. As of Friday, national average gasoline prices had eased to $4.39 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s about 17 cents lower than the 2026 peak price of $4.56 a gallon – though it’s still nearly 50% higher than pre-war prices. Brent crude oil had fallen 1.3% to $91.51 a barrel as of about 2:50 p.m. ET Friday. The global benchmark...
  • Dems ‘simply don’t believe’ Jill Biden’s claim she thought Joe was having a stroke during disastrous debate: report

    05/29/2026 5:28:02 PM PDT · by Libloather · 35 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/29/26 | Taylor Herzlich
    Many Democrats — including former Biden aides — “simply don’t believe” Jill Biden’s stunning claim that she feared President Joe Biden was having a stroke during the disastrous 2024 debate, according to a political journalist. Alex Thompson, an Axios reporter who co-authored “Original Sin” with Jake Tapper, the 2025 book about Biden’s mental decline and its cover-up, cast doubt on the former first lady’s attempt to “rewrite this portion of history” during an appearance on CNN Thursday. “Well, a lot of Democrats, including several Biden aides that I’ve talked to since yesterday when this interview came out, just simply don’t...
  • Obama judge issues Trump stinging blow as he orders name STRIPPED from Kennedy Center

    05/29/2026 4:55:32 PM PDT · by Morgana · 35 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | May 29, 2026 | NIKKI SCHWAB
    A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has banned Donald Trump from adding his name to the Kennedy Center. US District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled Friday that the President-appointed Kennedy Center Board's decision to include his name on the performing arts venue was unlawful. Trump was sued by Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty, who has standing in the case because she serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees as a member of Congress. 'The Kennedy Center's organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear...
  • Hypnotherapist charged with 20 sex crimes reportedly committed against clients over decade

    05/29/2026 4:48:43 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
    2KUTV ^ | May 29, 2026 | Megan Brugger
    A hypnotherapist was charged with 20 felony sex crimes he allegedly committed against clients over ten years. William Del Draney was charged on Friday with nine counts of first-degree felony forcible sodomy and 11 counts of second-degree felony forcible sex abuse. Several victims had gone to Draney for an alternative form of therapy, according to a press release from the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. The allegations against him date back to 2016. "During the therapy sessions, [Draney] would ask the clients to remove [all their] clothes or some of their clothes, after which he would allegedly sexually assault...
  • America’s most dangerous volcano is bound to blow, scientists warn — and it could devastate surrounding towns in minutes

    05/29/2026 4:45:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 34 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 29, 2026 | Ben Cost
    Who will stop the Rain-ier? Scientists are warning that Washington’s Mount Rainier could unleash a catastrophic mudslide that has the potential to devastate three large towns within minutes. Often considered the crown jewel of Washington postcards, the over 14,000-foot-tall mountain is deemed the most dangerous in the US due to its towering height, frequent earthquakes, and precarious location upstream of a population center with over 100,000 people. While there is no evidence Rainier is about to blow its stack, magma is not the most dangerous fallout from the Cascade range’s preeminent volcano.
  • What's Going On With Virgin Galactic Stock Friday?

    05/29/2026 4:23:09 PM PDT · by VAFreedom · 1 replies
    Bezinga ^ | 5/29/2026 | Nabaparna Bhattacharya
    Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) stock is up during Friday’s premarket session, trading higher by 9.92% as the company has received positive news regarding a legal settlement.