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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman tells Lydia Moynihan why Elon Musk is so important to America’s space program. Isaacman also explains why it’s crucial for America to beat China in the race back to the moon. This is an excerpt of the Full interview, "NASA Chief Jared Isaacman: The Race to Mars, Extraterrestrial Life & Elon Musk". NASA Chief Jared Isaacman: Elon Musk is the greatest engineer in history | 13:57 Pod Force One with Miranda Devine | 112K subscribers | 3,795 views | August 8, 2026

Across the country, opposition to the license plate cameras created by Flock Safety is mounting. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., is vowing to pursue legislation in Congress to rein in the proliferation of Flock cameras by law enforcement after he experienced his own traffic stop aided by the controversial license plate readers. “I just don't like where we're going with Flock cameras. I think that it's invasive, as you said. It's too big government,” Stutzman told the Just the News, No Noise television show on Friday night. “You know the law enforcement folks would argue that they can use these as...

In New York City the total number of individuals pushed onto subway tracks this year has reached 15. The victim in the most recent incident is a 70-year-old woman. Career criminal Zaki Smith was arrested for felony assault. Smith has 14 previous arrests and was on parole after serving four years in Sing Sing prison for a prior felony assault. Saritha Komatireddy, a Republican candidate for New York State Attorney General, said that "this is the fifteenth time someone was pushed onto the subway tracks this year. A 70-year-old woman was just shoved by a stranger who walked up behind...

[9 hours and change to go!] LIVE Countdown To Launch Coverage of SpaceX's 13th Starship Flight Test; the second flight of Starship v3 and from Pad B. SpaceX Starship Flight 13 Countdown To Launch | Live feed The Launch Pad | 360 watching now July 16, 2026 | Started streaming 21 hours ago

This week at Starbase SpaceX has set the date for the launch of Flight 13, Booster 20 performs a full-duration static fire test ahead of it's upcoming launch, and SpaceX releases the next episode in its Starship and Starbase documentary series. SpaceX To Launch Starship For Its 13th Time This Week! | 6:07 Avid Space | 12,940 views | July 12, 2026

In 2006, Tue Lue Vang was convicted for repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl over a two-year period. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was set to deport him to Laos when Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn) decided to pardon him, hoping this would allow Vang to stay in the US. Walz explained "where Mr Vang grew up it was customary for older men to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12. Admittedly, the girl he had sex with was under this age, but a mere two-year discrepancy isn't enough to justify expelling him from the country. He hasn't...

Credit / SOURCE: SpaceX SpaceX "Critical Path" Documentary 4K | 34:15Launch Heaven | 16,148 views | July 10, 2026

I have used USAA for my auto insurance for 11 years and have been reasonably satisfied with them.However this morning I got an email from them informing me my auto insurance rate is going up by 20%, TWENTY PERCENT!I have no traffic violations, speeding tickets or other violations and the only time I've used them was 9 years ago with a car tow.My credit score is 700+ BUT I am turning 75 years old this month and that has to be the reason for the huge rate increase.Although I've been loyal to USAA I'd like some other auto insurance companies...

This week, a 6-3 majority of the US Supreme Court struck down President Trump's executive order attempting to restrict citizenship to persons legally residing in the country and a 5-4 majority ruled that the Constitution's 14th Amendment decrees that any person born here is a citizen. Chief Justice John Roberts asserted that "we are a nation of immigrants. No humans originated on any land in the western hemisphere. All humans arrived here from somewhere else on the planet. Historically, the US government encouraged immigration in order to populate a largely empty landscape. Anyone who could make the journey into the...

This week in Mullin v. Doe, a 6-3 majority of the US Supreme Court ruled that the temporary protected status granted to immigrants from Haiti in 2010 could be discontinued by the Trump Administration. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito asserted that "a temporary status initiated by a previous administration can be terminated by a later administration if it determines that the conditions justifying the original decision have changed. In this case, the temporary protection was initiated due to an earthquake in Haiti." In her dissenting opinion, Justice Elena argued that "the original temporary protection order was put in...

Mobs of Feral Urban Youths Have Been Terrorizing Parts of Paris for Weeks The media won't cover it. The government won't do anything to stop it. People are getting fed up with it. 0:55 VIDEO AT LINK................

To all my fellow Freepers. My wife and I are considering a nice vacation next spring probably in April of 2027. My daughter had told us about an all inclusive vacation to Riu Palace Kukulkan. We were pretty excited about this and were planning on this for next year. My brother-in-law is into security and intelligence. He absolutely positively poopoo-ed on that idea. Has extreme concerns about safety in Mexico. What are your feelings about traveling outside of the US? Has anybody had experience at this resort or other resorts which would be all inclusive and not terribly expensive. Also,...

The Artemis III announcement included the crew selection, but more importantly it gave us a look at what Blue Origin & SpaceX will be building and flying for the mission, and neither represent the full HLS hardware they're supposed to deliver for the lunar missions. Artemis III Won't Use Real Landers.... And That's OK. | 20:58 Scott Manley | 1.86M subscribers | 38,888 views | June 14, 2026

Well my friends SpaceX Starship Flight 13 is getting closer! This week we cover the latest Starbase progress, Pad 2 upgrades, and the massive new expansions as SpaceX pushes toward more frequent launches. We also touch on the historic SpaceX IPO, and ambitious space data centre architecture. Indeed SpaceX Just Revealed Its Biggest Plans Yet! With that, record-breaking Falcon 9 mission, plus updates from Stoke Space and Japan’s H3 rocket. NASA also revealed major new Artemis III details, including Blue Origin’s Blue Moon demonstrator, Orion docking plans, and how Starship fits into future Artemis missions. There’s also the latest from...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins 'Mornings with Maria' to detail America's plan to beat China back to the Moon, build a permanent lunar base and pave the way for future missions to Mars. SPACE RACE: Competition with China is MASSIVELY intensifying | 13:50 Fox Business | 3.35M subscribers | 69,513 views | June 4, 2026

Six years ago, I moved to Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq…To be honest, my decision was not about “what” brought me here — I simply knew. When I was a teenager, I had to take a history course to fulfill some lower-division requirements for my degree…On a whim, I chose a course on the history of writing in Mesopotamia. One day I went to class and suddenly it dawned on me: “This is my life.” There are some personal things - like the way I wake up and have tea and look out the window…there...

In the last two weeks Starship flight 12 was the biggest thing launched, and it might even look like the biggest story in spaceflight news, but that doesn't mean we can ignore all the other stuff going on! We have a new crew on China's space station, some cool new satellites. Stoke space is testing their booster and Blue Origin are cleared to fly New Glenn, again. Starship V3 Debut, China's New Crew, Goonhilly Sold, SpaceX Financial Details - Deep Space Updates | 35:25 Scott Manley | 1.86M subscribers | 49,677 views | May 26, 2026

A couple sisters who defected from North Korea visit a gun range in the U.S.

Unlike many other European countries, Denmark has been pretty restrictive in admitting Muslims into their country. Consequently, these immigrant populations are quite low compared to places like France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Also unlike other European countries, Denmark keeps meticulous statistics on the ethnicity of persons who commit serious crimes. These statistics show that disproportionate numbers of offenders are immigrants. In the category of attempted homicide, Somalis are 27 times as likely as Danes to be arrested for this crime, Moroccans and Palestinians are 20 times as likely, Iraqis are 13 times as likely, Pakistanis are 10 times as...

Watch live as SpaceX debuts the latest version of its revolutionary Starship launcher on the 12th test flight for the program. Liftoff of the Version 3 integrated Starship vehicle from a new launch pad at Starbase in Texas is scheduled during a launch window that opens at 5:30 p.m. CDT / 6:30 p.m. EDT / 2230 UTC on Friday, May 22. The mission will see splashdowns of the Super Heavy booster (Booster 19) in the Gulf of Mexico and the Starship upper stage (Ship 39) in the Indian Ocean. The Starship upper stage will deploy 20 Starlink simulators, similar in...