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WILD conspiracy theories have emerged over the historic all-female Blue Origin flight into space after an apparent gaffe was spotted in the landing video. The six women - including popstar Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez - traveled just beyond the edge of space aboard Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard rocket, before the capsule parachuted back to Earth. As well as Sanchez and Perry, on board the capsule were morning show icon Gayle King, ex-NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn. In the video, Jeff Bezos is seen wrenching open...

The focus right now is on talks with Iran and the Iranian nuclear program. That makes sense. We are on the brink of seeing Iran go nuclear and the entire Middle East go up in flames. There is another grave danger getting much less attention, however: the possibility that Islamic terrorists may acquire nuclear weapons. When Joe abandoned Afghanistan to its fate, the American people were told that there would be no serious repercussions for their own security. The Afghans might be abandoned to the tender mercies of 6th-century barbarians, but we would be just fine. This was, like most...

(CNN) - US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. The judge is still deciding punishment and the next steps he may take, and is giving the Justice Department an opportunity to respond.

The entire staff of the Defense Digital Service (DDS), the Pentagon’s decade-old technology development office, is leaving by the start of May, with nearly all individuals resigning, a current member of the office confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. The mass exodus, first reported by Politico, means the service will effectively shutter in less than a month. Of the 14 members of the office, a dozen including Director Jennifer Hay have requested the Trump administration’s deferred resignation option and plan to leave by May 1. Two other staffers are also leaving in that time frame. “Although DDS was excited to...

881 views Apr 7, 2025 #Corvette #CorvetteC9 General Motors has expanded its global design studio footprint with the official opening of a new advanced design studio in Royal Leamington Spa, about 20 miles from Birmingham. In connection with the opening, GM revealed an advanced design study Chevrolet Corvette concept car developed by the UK team as part of a global design project involving multiple studios that will see additional Corvette concepts revealed throughout 2025. Concept technical specifications and assumptions: Body structure: Additive manufacturing body structure For low mass, manufacturing efficiency, part count reduction and driving agility Halo roof structure with...

In a nutshell Potassium can lower blood pressure, even on a salty diet. Simulations showed that increasing potassium intake significantly reduced blood pressure, even when sodium levels stayed high, with drops of up to 14 mmHg in men and 10 mmHg in women. Men and women respond differently to potassium. The models revealed that female kidneys handle sodium differently, offering natural protection against high blood pressure, while men showed a stronger blood pressure response to dietary potassium. Balancing potassium and sodium may matter more than cutting salt alone. The study suggests that boosting potassium-rich foods like leafy greens, beans, and...

NATIONAL TITANIC REMEMBRANCE DAY On April 15th, National Titanic Remembrance Day remembers the lives lost when the Titanic sank into the North Atlantic's icy waters in 1912. We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day. #TitanicRemembranceDay Known as the “the unsinkable ship,” the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City. Later, in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, on April 15, the Titanic sank. Those who perished did so mainly due to an insufficient number of lifeboats onboard the ship. Since that...

A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin, on track to become the first new antibiotic for gonorrhea since the 1990s. “Gepotidacin is a novel oral antibacterial treatment with the potential to become an alternative option for the treatment of gonococcal infections, supported by an acceptable safety and tolerability profile,” the researchers wrote in the study published Monday in The Lancet, adding that the drug “could mark a meaningful advancement in patient care.” As an antibiotic, gepotidacin works...

A KTN is a code given to trusted travelers who enroll in programs such as TSA PreCheck or Global Entry. Enrollment involves online applications, in-person interviews, and paying the application fee. Trusted Traveler Programs offer benefits like expedited security screening and streamlined entry into the US....... Military and Department of Defense civilians Military and DoD Civilians receive TSA PreCheck as a benefit of their employment and service. This includes all service members of all components of the armed forces, students at the armed forces' service academies, Federal civil service employees, and non-appropriated fund (NAF) civilians. Your DoD ID number, which...

One of the most famous German warships in history, SMS Emden had a surprisingly short combat life. Only a couple months. But she was so effective and such a menace during this, that the cruiser has never been forgotten. It's a toss up between her and Graf Spee on which is the more famous German raider. In today's video, we'll be looking at Emden's wreck. From when she was run aground, to how the ship fell apart over the years. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any decent images of the current wreck site.

A declassified Cold War-era file from the CIA has gone viral over its coverage of a supposed clash between Soviet soldiers and a UFO, passengers of which reportedly turned the troops to stone before blasting off. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the CIA acquired a 250-page KGB report recounting the events that transpired after a platoon fired at a flying saucer over Ukraine. The report included eyewitness accounts and pictures of the aftermath, which one American agent described as “a horrific picture of revenge on the part of extraterrestrial creatures, a picture that makes one’s blood...

While making the closing argument in this [Camp Douglas] case, on the 17th of April, 1865, I received a dispatch from the Secretary of War, directing me to report in person immediately to the War Department to aid in the examinations respecting the murder of the President. I started for Washington the same evening, reached there on the morning of the 19th, and was "specially assigned by the Secretary of War for duty on the investigation of the murder of President Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Mr. Seward", and a room was assigned to me in the War Department....

Americans are running out of time to claim a $1,400 stimulus check. Tuesday marks Tax Day as well as the three-year deadline to claim tax refunds and credits for the year 2021. That includes the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit, which some still haven't filed for and received. Why It Matters During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government approved several rounds of stimulus payments to Americans as they navigated economic uncertainty. However, many never claimed the payments if they did not file for 2021 taxes. This included Americans who were not required to file but still qualified for the payment. What...

DEI: Fort McCoy’s Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez refuses to display SecDef and POTUS photographs. When will she be relieved from command?

WASHINGTON — Russia could be forced to end the war in Ukraine because it will run out of money to pay its troops, according to experts at the DC-based Institute for the Study of War. The country has burned through roughly half of its $106 billion liquid sovereign-wealth fund, which is used to pay troops’ salaries and new recruits bonuses, experts said. Moscow can likely only afford another 12 to 16 months of fighting at its current pace, with about 30,000 to 45,000 Russian troops killed or injured in Ukraine each month since its 2022 invasion began, ISW’s Russia team...

To any field grade/general officers who have served on Ft. Hood, I have three questions: 1). Could Ft. Hood serve to temporarily house "illegal alien" detainees in tents, as Ft. Hood has over 200,000 acres? 2). What is the largest aircraft that can land/takeoff from Ft Hood as I believe the C-5G is the largest military transport plane? 3). President Trump has the legal authority to "Partially Mobilize" up to 1 million reservists without congressional approval. Is there any reason why reservists can't partner with ICE to facilitate transport to TX, or other locations to facilitate final deportation?

Agun discharged Thursday inside the backpack of a 9-year-old in Maryland while the student was in school, following a similar incident days earlier in Virginia. The incident occurred in southern Maryland, at Billingsley Elementary School, according to a Washington NBC News affiliate. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/gun-goes-off-in-childs-bag-in-maryland-school-days-after-similar-gunfire-in-virginia/3889130/ A school resource officer and teacher said they recovered the gun right after it went off. The Charles County Sheriff's Office is investigating the situation. Three days earlier, a handgun went off in a third-grader's backpack at a school in Virginia. https://justthenews.com/government/local/gun-goes-third-graders-backpack-school-virginia

Stick with me on this, I promise I’m going to deliver the goods! Does the United States already possess teleportation technology? You know, like “Beam me up, Scottie!” I know that sounds crazy at first glance, but you might just change your mind once you see what I’m about to show you. It all starts with this Tweet that caught my attention today, suggesting that President Trump has teleportation technology and so badly wants to let the cat out of the bag: Trump wants to tell people we can teleport stuff so badly.⚡️ https://t.co/4qmUhEEpyG pic.twitter.com/uPR5IF95St— Ashton Forbes (@JustXAshton) April 10,...

Martian dust may be more harmful to astronauts than the trip itself. (Photo by StudyFinds on Shutterstock AI Generator) ********************************************************************* In a nutshell Martian dust poses serious health risks, especially to astronauts’ lungs, with particles small enough to penetrate deep into the respiratory system and potentially cause irreversible diseases like silicosis and aplastic anemia. The dust is chemically hazardous, containing reactive compounds like perchlorates, silica, nanophase iron, and trace toxic metals that can disrupt thyroid function, damage tissues, and even increase infection risk due to weakened immune defenses in space. Prevention is critical, as many dust-related conditions have no cure....

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gets booed and heckled off stage by a group of veterans as his Elon Musk Protests backfire in a hilarious moment of payback. While Walz has been trying to launch his 2028 campaign by staging townhalls and protests against Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE, he hilariously faces a moment of poetic justice after the very veterans who accuse him of "stolen valor" confront him on his lies in the same style that Democrats have done at Congressional Townhalls to protest against the Trump Administration.