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Explanation: What does the universe look like through infrared goggles? Our eyes can only see visible light, but astronomers want to see more. Today’s APOD shows spiral galaxy IC 5332 as seen by two NASA telescopes: Webb in mid-infrared and Hubble in ultraviolet and visible light. To toggle between the two space-based views just slide your cursor over the image (or follow this link). The Hubble image highlights the spiral arms of the galaxy separated by dark regions, whereas the Webb image reveals a finer, more tangled structure. Interstellar dust scatters and absorbs light from the stars in the galaxy,...

In a three-part series published last week, the World Socialist Web Site documented an unprecedented influx of intelligence and military operatives into the Democratic Party. More than 50 such military-intelligence candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination in the 102 districts identified by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as its targets for 2018. These include both vacant seats and those with Republican incumbents considered vulnerable in the event of a significant swing to the Democrats.If on November 6 the Democratic Party makes the net gain of 24 seats needed to win control of the House of Representatives, former CIA agents, military...

https://x.com/JamesHartline/status/2027063566512308700 Saint James Hartline @JamesHartlineInterestingly, one of the best exposes (in four parts) that I have ever read, and one that I routinely reference in my reports, about the CIA infiltration and takeover of the Democratic Party was written on the World Socialist Web Site in 2018.Introduction: The CIA takeover of the Democratic Partywsws.orgThe CIA takeover of the Democratic PartyThe entry of dozens of intelligence and military veterans into this year’s congressional primaries amounts to a takeover of the Democratic Party by the CIA

https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2027028749280313471 DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublicanI already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over.Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.https://x.com/JohnFisher9372/status/2027003153481109960 John Fisher@JohnFisher9372·6hReplying to @DataRepublican and @jammles9Well done! I have a request. At some point do the same for Abigail Spanberger. I believe she is much more likely to...

Basil the Great@BasilTheGreatRupert Lowe asks "What about the human rights of the British people not to be raped, stabbed or killed by foreigners who should never have been in our country to begin with"OTHER MP'S ARE OUTRAGED AND HECKLE HIMWhat the f*ck is going on?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she does not recall ever meeting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in her House Oversight and Government Reform Committee testimony opening statement. ... "As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities," the statement continued. "I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that."

CHAPPAQUA, NY — A lifelong politician whose name appeared on the Epstein list was questioned today by other politicians whose names were on the Epstein list, sources confirmed. Hillary Clinton was reportedly grilled by members of Congress investigating the crimes of deceased billionaire Jeffrey Epstein about her alleged involvement with the notorious sex trafficker while trying to ignore their own alleged involvement with the notorious sex trafficker. According to sources, questioning by various committee members would encompass whether Clinton knew anyone else who had visited the island and whether she could keep her mouth shut about the committee members. "We...

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The Daily Signal @DailySignalVictor Davis Hanson: Susan Rice, What More Can You Do To Trump?Susan Rice, former UN ambassador under Obama, said on a recent podcast interview that corporations who “take a knee” to Donald Trump were not going to be left alone if/when Democrats come back to power.Do Rice, and Democrats, have anything to back up their threats? No.“ So Susan Rice, I just think that you've done it all and it didn't work, so your threats are empty, you know,” @VDHanson says on this week’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”Full Episode: https://youtu.be/L_zuHiz0VhMFeb 25, 2026

Certainly by now there must be one or more summaries published, applicable to Rep. Ilhan Omar, of allegations that could lead to Omar's de-naturalization with regard to citizenship. We are looking for such summaries. We believe the allegation that Ilhan Omar and a blood brother of hers did apply for a marriage license and did follow through with a filing of a certificate of marriage, and that they did so to commit immigration fraud, allowing Ilhan a residence status in the United States. So, marrying her own brother for the purpose of committing immigration fraud would be one item in...

When we teach "decolonisation" rather than basic physics, this is what we get: ridiculous ideas that should have been consigned to the dustbin of history at birth. The Net Zero Mind Virus is indeed very crippling...

People are so concerned with AI and the rise of the machines these days, they don't realize that the real danger lies in … vacuums? It turns out robot vacuums can be easily commandeered (and in huge numbers, at that). Today, they're cleaning your floors. Tomorrow? They're amassing into an army to suck the life out of mankind. A software engineer's earnest effort to steer his new DJI robot vacuum with a video game controller inadvertently granted him a sneak peek into thousands of people's homes. While building his own remote-control app, Sammy Azdoufal reportedly used an AI coding...

Since its peak last fall, Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has lost almost half its value. Nearly $2 trillion of wealth has evaporated from the global crypto market since October. We have one question. What took so long? Outside of crimes and scams, the technology is useless, and its economics are even worse. ....At a time when investors have grown skittish about riskier assets, the value of Bitcoin has fallen nearly 50 percent since October, dropping to below $70,000, proving it was only a matter of time before crypto faced the critical lens it always needed but never truly received....

The Democratic Socialists of America are having a moment. Well, really, they have been having a pretty good decade, with the election of The Squad, local officials around the country, and increasing influence in academia, the media, and in the Democratic Party, which apparently is happy to co-endorse with them. More and more Americans are embracing the term "socialist," and the DSA tries to put a happy face on the term to make it less scary to the normies. We aren't communists! We are Democratic Socialists, and you like democracy, don't you? The goal is to associate socialism with something...

In January, at the peak of the violent crackdown on.... protests in Iran, a medical worker in the northern city of Rasht suddenly found his trauma center overwhelmed with hundreds of injured protesters. Many were struck by multiple pellets or bullets targeting their heads, necks, chests, femurs and abdomens.... ... “They want to sweep it under the rug." .... Human Rights Activists News Agency, which tallies only victims it can identify, has reported at least 6,800 protest-related deaths, with an additional 11,744 cases under investigation. Other estimates put the death toll much higher.... “It is one of the worst mass...

If we want serious solutions to mass public violence, we must first confront the facts honestly and debate them openly. We’re repeatedly told that transgender-identifying individuals are not prone to commit gun violence. Major outlets — including the The New York Times, AP, CNN, and The Washington Post — publish articles arguing that transgender attacks are extremely rare and run headlines calling out conservative bias: “The right exploits Nashville shooting to escalate anti-trans rhetoric” and “Conservatives use Minneapolis shooting in anti-transgender campaigns.” In the wake of the attacks in Canada and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, over the past couple of weeks,...

How a single hack infected the world’s most important operating system. Video is 53 minutes. Yes it's long, but it goes into all the background of what happened, plus a post-mortem and analysis. This is about the xz compression hack several years ago. I remember hearing about it and being thankful we have unaffiliated people who can test things like this when they see an anomaly in the code/testing they are performing.

US News Metro Long Island Politics World News Metro California winery owner gives hottest take yet on why industry is dying By Ross O'Keefe Published Feb. 25, 2026, 6:43 p.m. ET 503 Today's Video Headlines 00:10 / 00:50 The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because baby boomers are. Jon Phillips, the owner of Sonoma County winery Inspiration Vineyards and Winery, told The Post that the population decline of the industry’s top wine-consuming generation has led to a recent downturn in sales. “A lot of people have a misconception that the boomers are drinking less,”...

A former U.S. Air Force officer and instructor pilot has been arrested and charged with unlawfully providing “defense services” to Chinese military pilots, specifically combat aircraft training.

Sorry, Gav. Sorry, Gretch. Sorry, Pete. And nothing for you, Josh Shapiro. The DNC establishment selected newly elected Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger as the face of their party to make their official response to President Trump's State of the Union speech. And all anyone could conclude from it was 'what were they thinking?' [Rebuttal video at link] With her knobby nose and missing lips, she had the unfortunate appearance of a gnome, and not a cute one. She can't help that, but Breitbart notes that her gestures were off, too, which she could have practiced a little. Abigail Spanberger's response...