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  • Best Marriage Proposal Ever!

    05/27/2026 6:37:59 PM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 2 replies
    X ^ | May 27, 2026 | lisahsmithlhs (@lisahsmithlhs)
    BEST POST OF THE DAY! 😳🛩️👨🏼‍✈️😆🫶🏼
  • Since UC dumbed down its admission standards by no longer requiring SAT scores, STEM professors have started complaining that a huge number of their students don’t understand middle school math.

    05/27/2026 6:16:27 PM PDT · by grundle · 11 replies
    Twitter ^ | May 27, 2026 | Daniel Alman from Squirrel Hill @DanielAlmanPGH
    Daniel Alman from Squirrel Hill @DanielAlmanPGH Since #UC dumbed down its admission standards by no longer requiring SAT scores, #STEM professors have started complaining that a huge number of their students don’t understand middle school #math. https://archive.ph/dXGp0 #California #Education #Teachers #College #Woke May 27, 2026
  • NEW VIDEO: RFK Jr. Just One-Upped Himself, This Time Capturing a Deadly Rattlesnake with Nothing but a Tiny Net and a Bucket

    05/27/2026 6:03:22 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 9 replies
    Western Journal ^ | May 27, 2026 | Randy DeSoto
    For those who were impressed with how Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handled two black snakes at Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz’s house over the weekend, he definitely upped the ante. In a video posted on Wednesday, RFK can be seen removing a rattlesnake, presumably from his home in Los Angeles. “In response to the many comments about venomous snakes, this video shows how Cheryl and I handled a recent rattlesnake rescue,” Kennedy captioned the newly-posted video. https://twitter.com/i/status/2059748137506418787
  • China CANCELS U.S. Stock & Bond Buying… Then Launches a HUGE Gold Plan THIS JULY!

    05/27/2026 5:53:07 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 6 replies
    YouTube ^ | 27 May 2026 | Prof John
    China has instructed its major domestic banks to limit their purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds and sell off existing holdings. While this stops short of a complete legal ban on all cross-border investment, it marks a substantial drawdown of China's exposure to U.S. debt and a pivot away from U.S. financial assets. In this video, we break down Beijing’s quiet but massive crackdown on mainland Chinese investment into U.S. stocks and bonds, why eight Chinese regulators coordinated the move together, and how it connects to a much larger long-term strategy involving gold, payment systems, energy trade, and the future of...
  • Viral albino buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ spared from Eid sacrifice in Bangladesh

    05/27/2026 3:59:00 PM PDT · by mairdie · 8 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 27, 2026 | Caitlin McCormack
    Moo-ving onto greener pastures. An albino buffalo that went viral for its striking resemblance to President Donald Trump was spared from slaughter at the annual Islamic feast of sacrifice on Wednesday — and rehomed in a zoo. The buffalo, which jokingly earned the name “Donald Trump” after its fetching coiffed blonde combover went viral, was slated to be killed during Eid al-Adha this week. The animal’s owner, 38-year-old Zia Uddin Mridha, sold it before it became a certified tourist attraction weeks before Eid. Federal authorities in Bangladesh intervened at the eleventh hour, saving the buffalo from certain death. They cited...
  • Scientists Say Guava Juice Could Make Iron Supplements Work Better

    05/27/2026 3:57:17 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 7 replies
    Science Daily ^ | May 27, 2026
    A cheap, vitamin-packed fruit juice could become a surprising new weapon against anemia.Researchers found that drinking guava juice may significantly improve anemia by helping the body absorb iron more efficiently. In a review of 17 studies, women and teenage girls who consumed guava juice — especially with iron supplements — experienced noticeable increases in hemoglobin levels. Since guava contains far more vitamin C than oranges, scientists believe it could become a simple, affordable nutrition tool in regions where anemia is widespread. Guava Juice May Help Fight Anemia Guava juice may do far more than refresh on a hot day —...
  • Should You Take Nutrition Advice From a Chatbot?

    05/27/2026 3:36:30 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    New York Times ^ | May 26, 2026 | Alice Callahan
    Many people are turning to artificial intelligence for help with their diet. Experts weigh the potential pros and cons.When Julie Bernstein’s doctor recently recommended that she start eating chicken and steak to get more protein, she felt a bit irritated. Ms. Bernstein, 76, had been vegan for decades, and she was not about to start eating meat again, she said. Her physician, lacking ideas on how to guide her toward vegan protein sources, suggested she turn to ChatGPT. A few weeks later, Ms. Bernstein typed her goals into ChatGPT on her iPad and marveled at how quickly it churned out...
  • AIs Don't Like Religion - Particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, Study Claims

    05/27/2026 3:18:46 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 10 replies
    The Register ^ | Wed 27 May 2026 | Brandon Vigliarolo
    LLMs prefer secular, rational reasoning, and while they'll still get religious on occasion, they have a negative view of Jehovah's WitnessesIf you're looking for one of the leading AI models to push faith as the answer to your otherwise neutral queries, you haven't got a prayer. Major LLMs ignore faith and use secular-rationalist reasoning to answer ethical questions, says a consortium of religious universities. But one thing the models all have in common is a negative view of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Secular, humanist, and scientifically derived responses to questions that aren’t framed in a religious manner are at the heart of...
  • Doctor meets man outside coffee shop, finds out he's ill, takes him for assisted suicide

    05/27/2026 3:09:09 PM PDT · by Jan_Sobieski · 19 replies
    WND ^ | 05/27/2026 | Bob Unruh
    A stunning report out of Canada reveals a physician is now under investigation over the death of a man he met outside a coffee shop.It seems the man was depressed and had been diagnosed with a bowel disease, so the doctor took him to a hospital to be given assisted suicide.According to a report at the Daily Mail, James MacLean, the physician, now is under mandatory clinical supervision for six months.He's accused of improperly delivering Canada's assisted suicide program, Medical Assistance in Dying, to that man and another."MacLean was investigated after he approved Thomas Dillon, who had Crohn's disease, for...
  • ‘Whoa’: 12-Year-Old Boy Finds 80-Million-Year-Old Fossil During Educational Field Trip

    05/27/2026 2:43:31 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 38 replies
    KGNS ^ | May 26, 2026 | Thomas Lynch and Jordan Gartner
    A Kansas boy found something historic during an educational field trip. Corbin Bullard, 12, is already a geology fan, especially dinosaurs. He is also a part of the 4-H Geology Club in Sedgwick County. “4-H is definitely meant to help kids find what they’re interested in and do amazing things,” Stephanie Hays, the Sedgwick County 4-H agent, said. And it was on one of the 4-H trips in Jewell County where Corbin stumbled across something unexpected. “He said, ‘Whoa.’ So, we looked down and found what I think was seven or eight large vertebrae,” Wendy Bullard, Corbin’s mother, recalled. The...
  • Tribeca Festival Sets First Premiere of Fully AI-Generated Film, ‘Dreams of Violets’

    05/27/2026 1:53:42 PM PDT · by sphinx · 21 replies
    Variety ^ | May 27, 2026 | Corbin Bolies
    The 2026 Tribeca Festival has set the world premiere of “Dreams of Violets,” a fully AI-generated film produced by studio Fountain 0 aimed at showcasing Iranian civilian resistance.The film’s premiere at Tribeca marks the first full-length, live-action film generated by AI to be accepted by a marquee film festival, according to Fountain 0.The project took three months — built entirely using tools such as Kling AI for video generation, Anthropic’s Claude AI for language-related editing, Google’s Gemini and Nanobanana for research and imagery and Fountain 0’s own technology for blocking and frame accuracy, according to the company — all from...
  • CNN Cherry-Picks Two Texas Republicans Who Say They Won’t Vote for Paxton

    05/27/2026 12:18:52 PM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 32 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    CNN This Morning began its coverage today of Ken Paxton’s decisive victory over John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff by airing Manu Raju's interviews on an Austin street with exactly two Texas Republicans who swore they won’t vote for Paxton. One even declared she will “absolutely” vote for Democrat James Talarico in November. This is what passes for journalism at CNN these days. Hand-picked, cherry-picked, man-on-the-street interviews that conveniently fit the narrative the liberal network wants to push: that Paxton’s win is somehow fracturing the GOP and handing the seat to Democrats. Could anything be less scientific...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula

    05/27/2026 11:27:56 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 6 replies
    NASA ^ | 27 May, 2026 | Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
    Explanation: What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headphone Nebula, also known as PK 164 +31.1 or Jones-Emberson 1. This planetary nebula, the remnant of a dying Sun-like star, faintly occupies an angular region of the Lynx constellation about 1/5th the diameter of the full moon. The red and blue-ish green colors trace hydrogen and oxygen atoms, respectively, that have been excited and ionized by the nebula's central white dwarf. The headphone shape, where two lobes of hydrogen puncture the inner region of oxygen, adds this object to a long list of oddly...
  • This is when Resident Doctors are due to strike again in June

    05/27/2026 11:20:07 AM PDT · by jerod · 5 replies
    Lancashire Post ^ | 27th May 2026 | Nicola Adam Editor in chief (north), National World
    Doctors are set to strike again in June, it has been confirmed.Resident doctors in Lancashire and across the UK will strike from June 15-19 as part of their long-running dispute with the Government over pay, the BMA said. Meanwhile, the recently appointed Health Secretary is set to meet with representatives of the doctors’ union for the first time in the hopes of putting an end to the long-running dispute with resident doctors in England. Resident doctor members of the British Medication Association (BMA) have a mandate for industrial action until August, and last went on strike in April. The union...
  • Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into pond, killing 87-year-old driver: Florida Highway Patrol

    05/27/2026 10:49:21 AM PDT · by fidelis · 67 replies
    12News Arizona ^ | May 27, 2026 | Bryce Johnson
    The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened when a 87-year-old was driving a Tesla Model Y SUV while it was in autopilot.PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — An 87-year-old Florida man is dead after his Tesla, which was in autopilot mode, went off the road and into pond, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, WTSP reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the Wesley Chapel man was driving a Tesla Model Y SUV around 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday on Overpass Road in Pasco County while it was in autopilot.At some point, the Tesla went off the road, hit an electrical box...
  • Youth pitcher launches fastball at opposing dugout after alleged order from coach: 'Absolutely bush league'

    05/27/2026 9:58:08 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 20 replies
    Fox News ^ | May 26, 2026 | Joe Kinsey
    Brandon Magni says when he asked for a forfeit, he was told he could forfeit himself or call the policeThe travel baseball industry was rocked over the Memorial Day weekend by yet another shocking incident in what is shaping up to be one of the ugliest on record for youth baseball. Did an Oklahoma 11U baseball coach order his pitcher to hit an opponent? Was that boy then ordered to throw a fastball at the opposing team's dugout? Those are the accusations being thrown around by a coach out of Nebraska who says his dugout was targeted at a...
  • No joke: data centers are warming the planet (still only 4.67 years left)

    05/27/2026 9:25:06 AM PDT · by Libloather · 24 replies
    Network World ^ | 4/01/26 | Paul Barker
    Findings by academic researchers suggest that hyperscalers' AI data centers contribute to local warming, but not everyone agrees. Findings of a new study conducted by a group of academics from around the globe have revealed that land surface temperature (LST) increases by 2°C (3.6°F) on average after the start of operations of an AI data center, an effect detectable up to an estimated 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) away. The study, The data heat island effect: quantifying the impact of AI data centers in a warming world, was conducted by a dozen experts from leading universities in the UK, Singapore, France,...
  • Hillsdale College’s First Feature-Length Documentary ‘Revolutionary America’

    05/27/2026 9:21:44 AM PDT · by WhoisAlanGreenspan? · 11 replies
    Hillsdale College Press Release ^ | April 17, 2026 | Hillsdale College
    ‘Revolutionary America’ Coming to Theaters from Fathom Entertainment May 31 – June 2 HILLSDALE, Mich. and DENVER, Colo. — April 17, 2026 — “Revolutionary America,” produced by Hillsdale Studios and distributed by Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, is Hillsdale College’s first feature-length documentary. Narrated by Tom Selleck, the film explores the Revolution through the experience of Americans between 1763-1791, bringing into focus the political principles that animated their fight for independence and self-government, as the Founding Fathers risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” in a fight for liberty that would shape a...
  • Operation Varsity Blues: When the System Decides You’re Guilty First

    05/27/2026 9:02:18 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 28 replies
    American Greatness ^ | 27 May, 2026 | Mark Anthony
    John Wilson’s Varsity Blues fight shows how quickly prosecutors, media outrage, and public narratives can bury facts beneath the presumption of guilt. Most Americans assume the justice system only comes crashing into your life if you clearly did something wrong. That is part of what makes the story of John Wilson so unsettling. Wilson was a successful businessman, philanthropist, husband, and father … with no criminal record. Then, almost overnight, he found himself at the center of one of the biggest true crime sagas in America: Operation Varsity Blues. The case exploded across headlines worldwide because it had everything cable...
  • Trump's DHS chief rocked by wild rumor about his WIFE... as furious staff leak scandalous details about his life of luxury

    05/27/2026 8:41:02 AM PDT · by dennisw · 52 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 27 May 2026 | ELINA SHIRAZI
    Department of Homeland Security leader Markwayne Mullin is desperately trying to get his wife, Christie Mullin, hired onto DHS's payroll, four insiders have told the Daily Mail. Mullin, 48, is accused of trying to obtain government employee status for his wife, 47, so that he does not have to pay for her airline ticket when she flies, according to sources familiar with DHS and ICE. The secretary frequently travels on his $70 million government jet to fly home to his family in Oklahoma, often leaving on Thursday mornings and not returning until the following Monday afternoon, multiple DHS insiders said....