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A solid majority of the rapidly growing New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) self-identifies as white — despite the far-left faction touting itself as champions of diversity and inclusivity, according to a new survey. The Big Apple chapter, whose membership includes Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Queens Congresswoman and “Squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is 60% white, an internal demographic survey of its members found. That makes the socialist organization considerably less racially diverse than the New York City population — and even the Democratic Party as a whole. The Democratic Party is approximately 56% white, according to Pew Research...

A CNN panel exploded in a heated clash Monday night after Dems accused Republicans of launching an “anti-Muslim” attack on Michigan Senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed by running an ad campaign using his full name. During “CNN NewsNight” with guest host Jon Berman, the panel discussed Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) defense of an ad campaign that blasts El-Sayed as a dangerous candidate and uses the controversial lefty pol’s full name, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. In an interview clip, the senator was asked whether the ads are an attempt to tell voters “hint, hint…he’s Muslim.” Scott responded, “Not at all … I...

Former Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter Freedom said on Tuesday he’s officially begun his “transition” to a WNBA player — and he announced the move with a video that already has social media buzzing. Freedom shared a clip of him lifting weights while shirtless on his X page at around 7:30 a.m., and by noon, it had already garnered over 1.5 million views. “Let ‘The Transition’ to the @WNBA begin,” Freedom wrote in a caption on the footage. “Rules Are Rules! #LetFreedomPlay.” In the vid, Freedom could be seen hitting bicep curls with a pair of heavy dumbbells. His barrel...

A hobbyist searching a forest in northern Poland stumbled across an unusual sight: a bronze sword that had been standing upright in the ground for nearly 2,700 years. The remarkably well-preserved weapon was discovered by metal detectorist Marcin Wiśniewski in the Gdańsk Forest District, according to the Pomeranian Provincial Heritage Conservator. Officials say the sword dates to the Late Bronze Age, between 900 and 700 B.C. Photos released by the conservator show the ancient weapon protruding vertically from the sandy soil before archaeologists carefully removed it. Rather than excavating the find himself, Wiśniewski reported it to heritage officials, who recovered...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani threw his staff under the bus Tuesday after an awkward public disagreement between City Hall and NYPD officials over whether the department will send cops to serve as security detail for his wife Rama Duwaji’s upcoming Middle East trip. Mamdani appeared to blame a mistake by his City Hall staff after a high-profile back-and-forth with the police department. “There was a miscommunication. She has not yet taken that trip and when she takes that trip it will be without any NYPD detail,” Mamdani told PIX11. The mayor’s clarification came after The Post reported late Monday that Duwaji...

Shi Zhengli is recruiting researchers for “pathogen discovery/coronavirus” and “cross-species infection risk” work. NIH-backed scientists continued collaborating with her after COVID, including on research using materials she supplied from her new Chinese laboratory. Shi Zhengli, the Chinese virologist whose years of bat coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology made her one of the most scrutinized scientists in the world after COVID-19, did not disappear. She moved on to another powerful Chinese state laboratory, where she is now helping train a new generation of coronavirus researchers. Chinese-language records reviewed for this report show Shi is currently affiliated with Guangzhou...

A Roman-era shipwreck has been found off Mazara del Vallo, along with hundreds of amphorae on the seabed. Culture Minister Giuli has hailed the discovery as "extraordinary"... A Roman-era shipwreck, probably dating from between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been located around three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo, at a depth of 46 metres. On the seabed, the Italian Ministry of Culture reports, there are hundreds of amphorae, mostly of the Dressel 1A type, two lead anchor stocks and another structure made of the same material. The discovery was made during a joint inspection carried...

The discovery of the gold cross is an interesting story in itself, but the story becomes even stranger. 'Tucker's Cross' had been on display at the museum for years. One day, as they were preparing for Queen Elizabeth II's royal visit to the island, it was discovered that at some point, the highly valuable cross had been stolen -- and swapped out for a cheap plastic replica! The loss of the golden cross was a huge blow to Bermuda, especially as it has never been recovered. Its location is still an unsolved mystery to this day.

New research from the University of Leicester has conclusively determined why the famous Ketton mosaic in Rutland -- one of the most remarkable Roman discoveries in Britain for a century -- cannot depict scenes from Homer's Iliad as was initially believed. Instead, it draws on an alternative version of the Trojan War story first popularised by the Greek playwright Aeschylus that has since been lost to history. The mosaic's images combine artistic patterns and designs that had already been circulating for hundreds of years across the ancient Mediterranean, suggesting that craftsmen in Roman Britain were more closely connected to the...

Alexandria, a royal Greek city in the land of the Pharaohs. Along the sandy banks of the Nile delta on the African Mediterranean coast, the most powerful metropolis of its time rose from virtually nothing. The Hellenistic culture mingled with the legacy of the Pharaohs and bore the fruits of a glorious new heritage. Alexandria - The City of Sciences [Free with ads] | 52:22 YouTube Movies & TV | 199M subscribers | Release date October 4, 2003

WASHINGTON — Democratic bigwigs are rushing to embrace Michigan Senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and present a united front, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom expected to visit him Monday and former President Barack Obama giving him a call. The Dem powerbrokers are seemingly trying to soothe moderates in the Wolverine State who might have found El-Sayed too extreme during the bruising Senate primary and encourage them to back the progressive in November. Newsom, a long-speculated 2028 aspirant, hailed El-Sayed as a “fighter” and called for Dems to unite due to the “existential” moment the country faces. “House races are important,...

Jason isn’t asking his father for an allowance, a luxury car, or even help with rent. The 38-year-old New York City-based comedian has spent years making what he considers “reasonable requests” with a clear plan and proposal. He wants a shot at the big time — a $600 improv class, a plane ticket to Los Angeles for a gig that will bring exposure and connections, the occasional investment in a career he’s been building while juggling two jobs. Despite his father recently inheriting millions, the answer is almost always no. But Jason, who asked to use a pseudonym, sees things...

Do we really need another social media platform? Web users are intrigued by the persistent rumors that a legacy online platform may be coming back to our devices. We are talking about the potential relaunch of MySpace. While such a move is expected to unleash a wave of nostalgia, no one expects the company to have an easy time competing in the current cut-throat market. The owners of MySpace say they are planning to relaunch the social media platform "We're just waiting for the right time to do it. And if that one doesn't work, we'll do it again" pic.twitter.com/6EXoWILrOH...

Representational image of a nuclear fusion energy. Commonwealth Fusion Systems A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have looked into the economic challenges of fusion power and built a framework to make it commercially feasible. The framework is technology agnostic and takes into account the physical inputs need to build and operate a fusion power plant which is competitive in energy markets. Nuclear fusion is regarded as the future of energy, which is non-polluting, abundant and cheaply available. In principle, it recreates the reactions that occurs in stars, where hydrogen in a state of high temperature...

2026's El Niño is on course to be the most severe on record, even hotter than the 1997/98 event that caused trillions in damage and thousands of deaths. An El Niño event like nothing we’ve ever seen before is cooking in the Pacific. Its mounting strength is so unprecedented that climate scientists aren't even sure what impact it will have when it hits full tilt, but they say this “uncharted territory” should be a cause for concern. What is El Niño? And why is 2026 so weird? El Niño is a climate phenomenon characterized by warmer ocean temperatures across the...

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The push is back on for slavery reparations. In July, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued a report urging the immediate adoption of reparations. As Lanessa Owens-Chaplin — one of the report’s authors and Director of the Racial Justice Center at NYCLU — puts it: “Reparations are a debt that is owed. Enslaved Black people built the foundation of New York’s economy… Reparations must be extended to all Black New Yorkers descended from those enslaved by New York State.” The NYCLU report is predicated on an undeniable reality: the persistent wealth gap between black and white households. But all...

Xanthos, the ancient center of Lycia, boasts the longest extant Lycian inscription, an array of pillar tombs, and a Roman theater adapted for bullfighting in late antiquity. The Mysterious Tombs of Xanthos | 8:44 Scenic Routes to the Past | 61.4K subscribers | 16,252 views | July 17, 2026 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Theater 2:03 Harpy Tomb 3:03 Lycian Acropolis 4:22 Inscribed Pillar 5:33 Roman Agora 6:13 Nereid Monument 6:55 Decumanus Maximus 7:56 East Basilica

I ask for your patience, this is an experiment. This is an AI summary of a video that Jay Martin released yesterday so that you don't have to spend 25 minutes watching the video, which I recommend but which few of you would bother doing. I firmly believe that we are heading down a perilous economic path that few here have an understanding of. Executive Briefing: 2008 vs 2026 — The Same Dominoes Are Falling1. Executive Summary & Core Thesis• High-Level Overview: This briefing provides a detailed structural breakdown comparing the subprime mortgage mechanics of the 2008 Financial Crisis with...

Tedde Moore – who starred as Miss Shields in “A Christmas Story” – has died at the age of 79. The Canadian-born actress, who battled multiple sclerosis, died on Wednesday in Huntsville, Muskoka, “surrounded by family physically and spiritually,” a statement shared on her Facebook page said. Moore’s cause of death hasn’t been revealed. “Her bravery in this choice was almost overwhelming, beyond beautiful and also difficult,” her family said.