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  • Ex-Hochul, Cuomo aide accused of being Chinese spy stays free as feds push new charges in $8M PPE kickback scheme (Linda Sun)

    06/30/2025 6:00:22 PM PDT · by Libloather · 4 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/30/25 | Kyle Schnitzer, Matt Troutman
    There’s something new under the sun. Linda Sun, the embattled ex-aide to Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo accused of being a Chinese spy, will stay free on bail after facing a federal judge Monday on fresh bribery charges. Sun and her husband Chris Hu both pleaded not guilty during a four-minute proceeding in Brooklyn that set the stage for a potentially sprawling trial focused on accusations she served as a foreign agent for the People’s Republic of China and Chinese Community Party while working at the highest level of New York’s government. A federal grand jury last week returned...
  • Zohran Mamdani has Dems in ‘absolute panic’ over how to handle NYC mayoral bid: Endorse ‘toxic’ brand or risk primary challenge

    06/30/2025 5:40:03 PM PDT · by Libloather · 34 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/30/25 | Steven Nelson, Craig McCarthy, Hannah Fierick, David Propper
    Democrats are in “absolute panic” over Zohran Mamdani’s stunning New York City Democratic mayoral primary win — fearing he could be “toxic” for the party but worried about possible primary challenges if they don’t endorse him, sources told The Post. Congressional Dems are “afraid” of Mamdani supporters setting up opponents to incumbents, including Reps. Dan Goldman, Jerry Nadler and even Grace Meng and Adriano Espaillat “could be a target,” a New York Democratic source said Monday. “It’s not hesitancy, it’s absolute panic and fear – and fear that not only are they saddled with (Gov.) Kathy Hochul’s very bad polling...
  • Is Kathy Hochul Supporting Mamdani for Mayor or Not?

    06/30/2025 5:11:04 PM PDT · by Libloather · 13 replies
    Townhall ^ | 6/27/25 | Rebecca Downs
    After Tuesday's primary, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is that much closer to serving as New York City's next Democratic mayor, especially after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded. That Mamdani is a far-left socialist who has concerning views on a whole host of issues puts his fellow Democrats in a tricky place. Many still offered words of praise, though, including fellow New York Democrats like Gov. Kathy Hochul and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. As it turns out, though, Hochul doesn't look to be ready to back Mamdani after all, though. "Today, voters made their voices heard, demanding a more affordable, more...
  • KBJ Issues Savage Dissent In Form Of TikTok Dance

    06/30/2025 4:24:11 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 13 replies
    The Bee ^ | June 30, 2025 | Staff
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an unprecedented move sure to take the legal world by storm, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a savage dissent in the form of a TikTok dance. Jackson, the newest justice on the court, eschewed the traditional format of a written dissent to instead embrace the more modern trend of expressing her opinion through an interpretive dance posted on the popular social media app TikTok. "Alright, ya'll, check it out, I'm about to dissent," Jackson could be heard saying at the start of the video before breaking into a choreographed routine. "The other justices seem to think...
  • District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Supreme Court Ruling

    06/30/2025 4:10:40 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 18 replies
    The Bee ^ | June 30, 2025 | Staff
    U.S. — In the wake of the United States Supreme Court ruling that will effectively prevent district courts from issuing nationwide injunctions, a district court issued a nationwide injunction against the Supreme Court ruling. In a stinging rebuke, Federal Judge James Boasberg handed down a nationwide decision against the Supreme Court, which struck down the Supreme Court's ruling that he and other lower court judges had no authority to hand down nationwide decisions. "This nationwide injunction holds that the Supreme Court's ruling against our nationwide injunctions is unconstitutional," Boasberg said in his ruling. "The United States Supreme Court, despite holding...
  • Mamdani Clarifies He Is Not A Communist, He Merely Wants To Seize The Means Of Production And Put All The Capitalists In Gulags

    06/30/2025 3:53:25 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 11 replies
    The Bee ^ | June 30, 2025 | Staff
    NEW YORK, NY — In response to growing questions about his political leanings, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani issued a statement to clarify that he is not a communist, but only wants the government ot seize the means of production, abolish private property ownership, and put capitalists in gulags. After becoming the target of heavy criticism following his victory in the Democratic Party primary, Mamdani was forced to defend his philosophy against allegations of communist influences and instead explain that he simply stands in full alignment with communism's platform, values, and agenda. "To label me a communist is...
  • ICE in LA Sets Hollywood Summer on Edge as Latino Workers Hide: ‘It’s Like Anne Frank’

    06/30/2025 10:26:04 AM PDT · by RandFan · 62 replies
    The Wrap ^ | June 30 | The Wrap
    The man swimming laps next to me in the public pool in Santa Monica paused at the edge of the limpid water and sighed. A fifth-generation Angeleno of Chinese descent, Colin said he’s been driving his two daughters to their activities all over town – today is swim team training — because their nanny won’t. The nannies will not come out of the house. He said: “It’s like Anne Frank or something.” The nannies in this town are mostly Hispanic and like so many other Latinos doing important jobs in our community, they’re now living in a state of terror....
  • Eat, don't choke: what store shelves really looked like in the last years of the USSR

    06/30/2025 9:56:06 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 29 replies
    obezrevatal ^ | 2/13/24 | Anna Onishchenko
    Many Ukrainians recall the USSR with warmth and nostalgia, which is not surprising, as it was the time of their youth and prosperity. However, photographs and objective facts show that Soviet life was far from easy and carefree.
  • British scientists are taking the "first steps" to make synthetic human DNA

    06/30/2025 9:10:49 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | June 30, 2025 | Neo Anderson
    Yeah forgive me if I feel a creeping sense of dread and foreboding about this one. From a UK non-profit called "Wellcome": Wellcome is providing £10 million funding to the new Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) to develop the foundational tools, technology and methods to enable researchers to one day synthesise genomes. Building a full synthetic human genome is expected to take decades. Over the next five years, the SynHG project will build the foundational tools to enable this work. The "ability to synthesize large genomes, including genomes for human cells, may transform our understanding of genome biology and profoundly...
  • Where do you think this video was taken?

    06/30/2025 8:59:26 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 29 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | June 30, 2025 | Davy Crockett
    Did you guess correctly? VIDEO AT LINK................... . . . . . .. . . Yep. This was a celebration of Somalian independence in Minneapolis. If you question this, you are immediately labeled a bigot. Some thoughts: Oh, remember how Minnesota changed its flag to look more like the Somali one? Minnesota: Somalia: The future wars between the Balkans of America are going to be interesting!
  • Lost temple found in mountains reveals secrets of civilization that vanished 1,000 years ago

    06/30/2025 7:06:10 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 25 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | June 28, 2025 | Osheen Yadav
    A vast stone temple built 1,000 years ago by one of South America's most powerful civilizations has been uncovered in the Andes.Archaeologists discovered the temple, known as Palaspata, atop a ridge in the remote highlands southeast of Lake Titicaca, near the small community of Ocotavi in western Bolivia.The large structure was the craftsmanship of the Tiwanaku civilization, which left a mark on the world with impressive stone structures, advanced irrigation systems, and unique art and pottery before vanishing around 1000AD.Covering an area roughly the size of a city block, the site measures approximately 410 feet long by 476 feet wide.It...
  • Caffeine Flip-Flops a 500-Million-Year-Old Switch to Slow Aging

    06/30/2025 5:36:43 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 96 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | June 26, 2025 | Queen Mary University of London
    Caffeine sparks an ancient enzyme that helps cells survive stress and repair damage, revealing a new link between your coffee and long-term health. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have discovered that caffeine doesn’t just perk up your brain—it energizes your cells in a way that could slow aging. By flipping on an ancient fuel-sensing enzyme called AMPK, caffeine indirectly taps into a powerful longevity pathway that helps cells manage stress, repair damage, and live longer. Caffeine’s Cellular Anti-Aging Mystery Uncovered A new study from the Cellular Ageing and Senescence laboratory at Queen Mary University of London’s Center for Molecular Cell Biology reveals...
  • Mayo Clinic’s AI tool identifies 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer’s, with one scan

    06/30/2025 5:29:54 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    Mayo Clinic ^ | June 27, 2025 | Susan Murphy
    ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians identify brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, using a single, widely available scan — a transformative advance in early, accurate diagnosis. The tool, StateViewer, helped researchers identify the dementia type in 88% of cases, according to research published online on June 27, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. It also enabled clinicians to interpret brain scans nearly twice as fast and with up to three times greater accuracy than standard workflows....
  • Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Delivers Apple’s First Box Office Hit With $55.6 Million Debut, ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Fizzles With $10 Million

    06/30/2025 5:22:44 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 70 replies
    Variety ^ | June 30, 2025 | Rebecca Rubin Plus Icon
    It’s lights out and away we go at the box office as “F1,” a big-budget racing drama starring Brad Pitt, impressively revs to $55.6 million in its domestic opening weekend. With great reviews and a promising “A” grade on CinemaScore exit polls, “F1” landed in the middle of expectations of $50 million to $60 million. At the international box office, the film collected a strong $88.4 million from 78 markets. Those initial ticket sales are significant given “F1” is an adult-skewing tentpole that’s not part of an existing film franchise — a rarity in today’s I.P.-dominated movie theater landscape. Directed...
  • The Demon Core (The Horror)

    06/29/2025 6:16:51 PM PDT · by Az Joe · 47 replies
    X ^ | 06/29/2025 | Yama
    This harrowing incident on May 21, 1946, remains one of the most infamous accidents in the history of nuclear research, a fatal moment of human error and hubris known as the "demon core" incident.
  • Zohran Mamdani repeatedly pressed on whether he condemns 'globalize the intifada' term in NBC interview

    06/29/2025 1:23:23 PM PDT · by Libloather · 23 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/29/25 | Hanna Panreck
    New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was repeatedly pressed by NBC News host Kristen Welker on Sunday about why he doesn't want to condemn the phrase, "globalize the intifada," insisting that he didn't want to "police language." "I want to ask you about an issue that has divided New Yorkers in recent weeks. You were recently asked about the term 'globalize the intifada,' if it makes you uncomfortable. In that moment, you did not condemn the phrase. Now, just so folks understand, it is a phrase that many people hear as a call to violence against Jews," Welker said....
  • I Investigated Where AOC is Really From, What We Found Will Stun You: The Biggest Fraud in Congress? (VIDEO 11 MIN)

    06/29/2025 12:28:33 PM PDT · by bitt · 57 replies
    https://youtu.be/Cfj5py3BGjs ^ | 6/29/2025 | Benny Johnson
    I Investigated Where AOC is Really From, What We Found Will Stun You: The Biggest Fraud in Congress? I travelled to AOC’s hometown, it’s not what she says it is..
  • 7 Changes Mamdani Is Proposing For New York City

    06/29/2025 11:52:07 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 19 replies
    The Bee ^ | June 29, 2025 | Staff
    Following his victory in the Democratic Party primary, Zohran Mamdani is now the frontrunner for New York City mayor, and people are wondering what plans he may have in mind for the Big Apple. The Babylon Bee has obtained the following list of proposals Mamdani has in store for NYC: 1. Times Square will be renamed Red Square: It will also be the official site of all mass executions going forward. 2. Creating special "camps" where the city's Jewish population can be "concentrated": It's for their own good. 3. Authorizing the development of state-run shoplifting centers: This is the clever...
  • Britain's Pompeii: The Medieval Town Perfectly Preserved Under Tons Of Sand [47:43]

    06/29/2025 8:43:37 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 9 replies
    YouTube ^ | February 21, 2025 | Unearthed History - Archaeology Documentaries
    Time Team uncovers Kenfig, a lost medieval town that has been buried under sand for centuries. Join the excavation as experts search for streets, homes, and a marketplace frozen in time. Could this be an archaeological treasure trove, or just a lot of digging through sand? Britain's Pompeii: The Medieval Town Perfectly Preserved Under Tons Of Sand | 47:43 Unearthed History - Archaeology Documentaries | 164K subscribers | 62,345 views | February 21, 2025
  • Electing Zohran Mamdani NYC mayor would spur huge cop exodus, rising crime straight out of ‘Gotham City’: cops

    06/28/2025 4:27:51 PM PDT · by Libloather · 26 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/28/25 | Tina Moore, Rich Calder
    A New York City led by socialist Zohran Mamdani will mean a two-pronged breakdown of public safety — crime spiraling out of control, and NYPD officers leaving en masse — experts and veteran cops say. Critics of the Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner heading into November’s general election aren’t buying Mamdani’s 11th-hour vow that he won’t “defund the police” or shrink the NYPD’s workforce if elected — a reversal of of his longstanding positions. Instead, they believe the U-turn during the final weeks of his primary campaign was just a craven political move to score votes with undecided voters. “The...