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Russia Bans Gasoline Exports, Confirms Major Baltic Oil Terminal Outages The Russian government has expanded a ban on gasoline exports to include producers of the fuel, according to a report from Interfax news agency [1]. The ban, which now includes all gasoline producers, is scheduled to remain in effect until July 31. It expands previous restrictions that applied only to non-producers [1]. Simultaneously, Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on Russian oil export infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region over the past week, crippling loading operations and forcing the suspension of activities at key ports [2]. Reuters calculations suggest that as…

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China accelerates military expansion in South China Sea with new high-tech radar and island-building campaign Satellite imagery confirms China is constructing a high-tech HF radar system on Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly Islands, escalating tensions in the contested South China Sea and reinforcing Beijing’s military dominance. After years of inactivity, China has resumed large-scale island-building, with Antelope Reef potentially becoming its largest military stronghold—featuring jetties, helipads and possible missile facilities—bolstering surveillance and offensive capabilities near Taiwan. Despite Vietnam’s protests over illegal construction in the Paracel Islands, China dismisses objections, asserting sovereignty while expanding infrastructure that could support submarines and aircraft…

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Chemical Exposures from Common Cookware Identified, Alternatives Suggested by Industry Experts Report Outlines Ten Chemical Risks in Cookware, Cites Studies Common pots, pans, and kitchen utensils can leach various toxic chemicals into food during cooking, according to industry analysts and a review of material safety studies. The contaminants include metals and synthetic compounds linked to adverse effects such as neurological damage, cancer and endocrine disruption. [1] Consumer awareness is hindered by varied and often lenient regulatory standards, researchers note. Calls for increased scrutiny and material substitution are growing among advocacy groups. [2] Metals Identified as Sources of Contamination Aluminum, a…

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Lead Levels in Fast-Fashion Children’s Clothing Exceed Federal Limits A new study has found that children’s clothing from fast-fashion and discount retailers contains lead at levels exceeding U.S. federal safety limits. The research was presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society. [1] Undergraduate researchers from Marian University tested 11 shirts in various colors purchased from four different retailers. According to their findings, every sample tested exceeded the 100 parts-per-million limit for lead set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for children’s products. [2] The study suggests that brightly colored fabrics, particularly red and yellow, contained higher concentrations of…

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Introduction A 12-year observational study has found that older adults who received treatment for gum disease had a significantly lower incidence of dementia compared to those who did not. The research, published in the journal Neuroepidemiology by a team from New York University, followed 866 older adults with periodontal symptoms. [1] According to the study, participants who underwent professional periodontal treatment experienced a 38% lower rate of developing dementia over the study period. [1] This finding points to oral health as a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline, a connection often overlooked in standard medical assessments for dementia risk. The study’s authors have called…

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Thiamine (B1) supports digestion by maintaining gut muscle tone and nerve signaling, essential for peristalsis and preventing constipation, bloating and appetite loss. Genetic factors influence B1 utilization, with some individuals benefiting more from increased thiamine intake for improved gut motility and bowel regularity. B1 aids metabolic function, converting carbs into glucose, which fuels digestive cells and promotes efficient waste movement without acting as a laxative. Best dietary sources include pork, trout, whole grains and legumes; those with issues like alcohol use, digestive disorders and poor diets may need supplementation. Chronic constipation sufferers should consider thiamine adequacy alongside fiber and hydration, as…

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Today Show host Savannah Guthrie shared a raw, personal message during her first Easter since her mother’s mysterious disappearance. Emotion was evident in her trembling voice as she shared how she feels “disappointment” and “abandonment” as her mother’s disappearance, currently investigated as a kidnapping, drags on for over two months with no word on her condition. Watch: 🔥🚨BREAKING: Savannah Guthrie revealed that she is ‘disappointed with God’ in her Easter message as her mother Nancy remains missing. “These moments of deep disappointment with God, the feeling of utter abandonment,” she continued. “For most of us, there will come a time…

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Savannah Guthrie returned Monday to the “TODAY” anchor desk, more than two months after her mother disappeared.”We are so glad you started your week with us, and it is good to be home,” Guthrie said at the beginning of the show.  Guthrie took a leave of absence from the morning show in early February, after mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona. Authorities have described the case as a possible kidnapping or abduction, according to NBC News.  For her return to the news desk, Guthrie, who has co-anchored “TODAY” since 2012, wore a bright yellow…

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Chicago is owed roughly $19 million in unpaid debts and fines from its municipal workers – yet more than half of them are reportedly not enrolled in a payment plan or have had their wages garnished.Most of the workers are employed by Chicago’s transit authority and public schools, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The multi-million dollar debt is from traffic tickets, water bills and fines. The news outlet reports the biggest scofflaw is a substitute teacher who over the past 25 years of employment has incurred nearly $200,000 for building code violations, fines and traffic tickets. The newspaper found 12,761…

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A first-of-its-kind rescue included praise of God as details emerged about “one of the most challenging and complex” operations that unfolded in Iran. Over the weekend, as shameless talking heads spun narratives about President Donald Trump’s absence from the public eye, the coordination of a daring rescue of a U.S. Air Force colonel was underway. Ahead of a press conference planned for Monday to discuss the mission, reports outlined how the injured airman, pursued by bounty hunters, climbed a mountain ridge to find refuge as he declared, “God is good.” The harrowing 36 hours behind enemy lines began late Friday…

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I need to hear from the Georgia readersWhat’s going on with the handicap plates? How are there so many on the road? It feels like Nick Shirley might want to do an exposé on the handicap plate industry in Georgia because there sure seemed to be an exorbitant number of plates on I-75N and I-75S based on my research over the last week. Cracker Barrel is losing the billboard game along I-75I don’t have photos to back up this headline, but even Mrs. Screencaps agreed that Cracker Barrel’s billboard marketing team is a mess. The current crop of billboards aren’t inspiring. Here’s…

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FBI Director Kash Patel is allowing the FBI to Bury the Seth Rich case or does he even know what’s going on?Attorney Ty Clevenger has been working on the Seth Rich case for a decade.   The Deep State actors running the government continue to stall and defy court orders, and Clevenger continues to demand justice.It is believed that Seth Rich is a pivotal key to the Russia Collusion coup attempt of the first Trump Administration.ADVERTISEMENTThe Deep State DOJ and FBI have gone through extreme efforts to cover up any information they have on Seth Rich.  Rich is who many believe…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. What’s fragrant, floral, and perfectly devious? If you’re confused, imagine what it must be like for the bees ensnared in the colorful clutches of a pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule). This large species of wildflower has ingenious pollinating tactics that were highlighted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on April Fools’ day. But this is no joke. Pink lady’s slippers are members of the roughly 28,000 member orchid family, and their bulbous flowers are generally pink. They grow throughout a significant part…

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President Donald Trump posted a video that exposes the reality of Los Angeles, California. When one thinks of LA, they may think of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, or perhaps Universal Studios Hollywood, where they might take their children to have a wonderful day surrounded by familiar characters. But Trump shared a video of the reality that hides in plain view, and it should embarrass California Governor Gavin Newsom. Watch: New media post from Donald J. Trump (TS: 05 Apr 17:49 ET)​​​‍​​‌‍​​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍​​‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍​​‌‍ pic.twitter.com/wcfq3k77Vl — Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) April 5, 2026 “This is downtown Los…

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President Donald Trump posted a video that exposes the reality of Los Angeles, California. When one thinks of LA, they may think of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, or perhaps Universal Studios Hollywood, where they might take their children to have a wonderful day surrounded by familiar characters. But Trump shared a video of the reality that hides in plain view, and it should embarrass California Governor Gavin Newsom. Watch: New media post from Donald J. Trump (TS: 05 Apr 17:49 ET)​​​‍​​‌‍​​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍​​‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍​​‌‍ pic.twitter.com/wcfq3k77Vl — Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) April 5, 2026 “This is downtown Los…

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Rock legend Gene Simmons ripped into social media trolls in an epic string of posts and comments, dropping inconvenient truth bombs on those attacking his wealth. The 76-year-old KISS co-founder doled out advice on X to those who were assailing him with negative remarks, calling out a “jealous loser” and encouraging one to “Think before you speak.” Anyone else seeing Gene Simmons absolutely roasting people on X right now? pic.twitter.com/8a7xnPlbU9 — Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) April 5, 2026 The wave of posts seemed to follow Simmons’s posting about an upcoming survival film, “Deep Water,” which he produced. Evidently, there were X…

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that if Europe won’t help open the Strait of Hormuz, we should pull our troops from Europe. He said that if Europe is just about the US defending Europe and not letting us use our bases for any other purpose, then the relationship has to be re-examined. ICYMI 🔴 Secretary Rubio : “If Europe won’t allow us to use the bases we man and fund for their defense when we need them we ought to close them down and remove our troops from Europe.” pic.twitter.com/5VQJHt51Un — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 6, 2026 It’s…

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Writing Sunday night for crazy Oliver Darcy’s site Status, Natalie Korach gushed over an apparel line designed by CNN host Jake Tapper for journalists to don April 25 at the White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD) so they can stick it to the people many of them hate: President Trump (and, by extension, his supporters). Korach explained the items — which include a fan, lapel pin, notebook, pocket square, phone wallet, or tote bag, all benefitting the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press — will be “bearing the text ‘Congress shall make no law abridging the Freedom of Speech or…

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Brigadier General Majid Khademi (Photo: WikiCommons) Iran’s top intelligence figure inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Majid Khademi, has been killed in a targeted early-morning airstrike. Iranian state media confirmed Khademi’s death Monday, though initially offered few details. Reports indicate Khademi was killed during coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting high-value regime assets in Tehran, part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle Iran’s military leadership from the top down. The IRGC also confirmed the report, stating that Khademi had been “martyred” in the strike. AP reported: Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran…

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What I find interesting, within the inside baseball aspect of this political endorsement, is that Steve Hilton never even discussed getting a President Trump endorsement with him.  If the remarks Hilton made to Politico are correct, there was never a discussion of the race with President Trump. Either President Trump was just independently interested in the California primary contest, or someone put the primary into the conversational surrounding of President Trump. PRESIDENT TRUMP – “I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years. He is a truly fine man, one who has…

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Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1, 2026, embraces Savannah, in an undated photograph. Courtesy NBC/Today/Handout via Reuters“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie delivered an emotional Easter message on April 5, speaking about the “excruciating” unknowns from her mother’s disappearance that led her to reflect on her faith.Her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was last seen on Jan. 31 at her home near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, and investigators believe she may have been abducted. No suspects have…

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Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe ripped President Donald Trump’s administration and ignored biology as she unloaded on the ban of transgender athletes in the Olympics. In her “A Touch More” podcast, the outspoken Rapinoe said she was “sickened” by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy to protect women’s sports, ruling that biology matters and that “eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females, determined on the basis of a one‑time SRY gene screening.” “Unfortunately, we have to say that all…

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What a RACE! We’ve had some decent ones to start the year, but yesterday? Goodness gracious. Put her on the Mount Rushmore of All-Time NASCAR races … ever! No notes. 10/10. Perfection. Bristol delivered. It always delivers, but on this Easter Sunday? She rose from the dead and blew our minds. Amazing. OK … has the bit gone too far at this point? Probably. But, it’s one of the rare off weeks in NASCAR, which means I’m gonna need to fill some space today. So, yes, I vamped just a bit longer than normal, and ran the same joke I always run on…

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This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought tosecure our independence and our liberties that remain thefoundation of our nation today.” Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)Apr 6-12, 2026 April 61789 – The first U.S. Congress began regular sessions at Federal Hall in New York City. George Washington was inaugurated there the same month.1896 – The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece. American James Connolly was known as the first modern Olympic Champion. He left Harvard at age 27 to compete in Athens. Connolly won a Silver medal in the high jump, a Bronze…

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TV morning show personality Savannah Guthrie released an Easter message as her mother remains missing. Earlier today, on Easter morning, Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC’s Today since 2012, released a heartbreaking video for Easter Sunday as her elderly mother still remains missing. Nancy Guthrie, Savannah’s mother, disappeared on February 1, 2026, in Pima County Arizona. Authorities are treating her disappearance as a crime. There have been no new leads on the case in weeks. Her mother has been missing for two months now. Here is Savannah’s Easter message: Good morning, everybody. Happy Easter. And Easter is happy. It is flowers…

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iran’s Foreign Minister were involved in overnight ceasefire talks that would see a two-stage agreement announced as soon as today, a report claims. Washington and Tehran are considering an agreement to be signed today that would begin an immediate ceasefire ahead of in-person talks for a later comprehensive agreement, Reuters reports. While Reuters cited only a single unnamed “source,” since the publication of its report, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said it indeed received the text of a proposed ceasefire negotiated through the mediator, the Pakistani Army, lending credence to the wire service’s…

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From the main stage of CPAC USA 2026, held in Grapevine, Texas, the president of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Matt Schlapp, officially announced the birth of CPAC Great Britain (CPAC GB), a new international conservative summit that will be held for the first time in the United Kingdom. [embedded content] Alongside him, the former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who actively participated in the American event, confirmed the dates and the purpose of the gathering: to bring together for three days sovereign liberty movements from the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States to defend conservative principles in…

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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There is no government report more meaningless and yet more relied upon by policymakers than the monthly non-farm payroll report released every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Every month, the BLS releases data. Every month, we get breathless headlines about the “strength” or “weakness” of the economy based on this data. Every month, policymakers pore over the job report as they make decisions about the trajectory of monetary policy. And every month, the BLS revises the previous month’s data. It happened again in March. The mainstream financial media trumpeted the “surprisingly strong” job gains,…

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ER Editor: Zerohedge also has this — All German Men Aged 17-45 Must Now Obtain Army Approval For Trips Abroad Lasting Over 3 Months 🇩🇪BREAKING | Starting January 1, 2026, all men aged 17 to 45 must obtain permission from a Bundeswehr career center if they plan to leave Germany for more than three months — whether for studying abroad, work, or extended travel — Berliner Zeitung. This requirement is now in… pic.twitter.com/g8U4GhjzpN — Visioner (@visionergeo) April 3, 2026 This Guardian report looks at German school pupils’  protests over this law going back to early December 2025 — German MPs…

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Israel on Monday claimed the killing of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s top intelligence official, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi.Iranian state media confirmed the killing.  “Iran’s leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one,” said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, according to the Associated Press.  The U.S. and Israel began air strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, following failed efforts, led by the Trump administration, to reach a deal with Tehran to curb its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Several top leaders in Iran’s theocratic government have been killed in the…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In 1804, a British man named Richard Trevithick invented the first steam-powered locomotive. But it was Americans who truly ran with Trevithick’s invention in the decades that followed. In 1830, the 13-mile, horse-powered Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became the first railroad in North America. Just a few decades later, the United States had more railroad tracks for steam-powered engines than the rest of the world combined—more than 9,000 miles.  The 19th century became a heyday of American railroads, as business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt built…

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Credit: White House/X President Donald Trump is set to deliver a powerful display of raw American might when he hosts top military leaders for a major news conference in the White House Briefing Room on Monday at 1:00 P.M. ET. The announcement comes just hours after Trump confirmed one of the most dangerous and complex rescue operations in modern U.S. military history, an elite mission deep inside hostile Iranian territory that successfully brought home a downed American airman. Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday: “We have rescued the seriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 Crew Member/Officer, from deep inside the…

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ER Editor: Oh boy, is there ever juicy stuff on Twitter. It’s hard to know where to begin. Take what resonates and leave the rest. Various topics, starting with Medical. The humor is for last … ******** 🔺THEY KNEW ABOUT FREQUENCY HEALING IN 1928. THEY BURIED IT FOR 98 YEARS. Georges Lakhovsky was a Russian-French engineer who built a device called the Multi-Wave Oscillator in 1928. His theory was simple: every cell in the human body is a miniature oscillating circuit. When… pic.twitter.com/eiIWvjgPEp — Diana PATRIOTS ARE UNITED❤️🇺🇸❤️🙏 (@DianaT192) April 4, 2026 ROTHSCHILDS PATENTED CV19 – EXPOSED 🇺🇸 SHARE pic.twitter.com/xEAboH068o…

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The gap truly is unbridgeable. It’s hard not to conclude that after the event of this weekend, even if we held out hope that somehow, once the TDS is in the rear-view mirror, we might find a way to talk with each other.  Advertisement What do you mean, I would support Iran finding that pilot.They literally went in there to blow up Iran, whether it was civilian or military targets is irrelevant at this point.The fact is the precursor has been set, by blowing up energy places and schoolgirls.This is why we…— Gærsstapa (@gaersstapa) April 5, 2026As you might imagine, I,…

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A person arrives at the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Jan. 9, 2020. Brendan McDermid/ReutersCommercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings jumped 37 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from the same period last year, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) said in an April 3 statement.A Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeks to reorganize a company’s debts and enable the entity to remain operational and become solvent. This is the most common bankruptcy filing made by businesses. According to the institute, there were 2,422 commercial Chapter 11 filings in the first quarter of 2026,…

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ER Editor:  Dr. Mike Yeadon has shown himself to be one of the most outside-the-box thinkers, in our opinion, since the start of the Covid tyranny. He provides back-up links and research for each claim. ******** Scepticism must be total Being initially cautious of “No Virus Evidence” talk is healthy – as long as the same rigour is applied to “contagion” talk. DR. MIKE YEADON Apr 05, 2026 Reposting a comment I made some time ago. Again, it matters little to whom the comment was directed. If this had been addressed to me just a few years ago my reaction…

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. ER Editor: Nature works best, which is why 154 of 155 cancer drugs have been derived from plants. But they hid it from us. And they also hid this — 🔺THEY KNEW ABOUT FREQUENCY HEALING IN 1928. THEY BURIED IT FOR 98 YEARS. Georges Lakhovsky was a Russian-French engineer who built a device called the Multi-Wave Oscillator in 1928. His theory was simple: every cell in the human body is a miniature oscillating circuit. When… pic.twitter.com/eiIWvjgPEp — Diana PATRIOTS ARE UNITED❤️🇺🇸❤️🙏 (@DianaT192) April 4, 2026 Disclaimer: The Liberty Beacon and Europe Reloaded are in no way affiliated with GreenMedInfo.…

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President Trump announced Thursday that Pam Bondi would no longer serve as attorney general. Todd Blanche has been appointed interim attorney general. But as the president mulls over who will be Bondi’s permanent replacement, there are several standout candidates who have the willingness to enforce the law as well as the tenacity to take on the Democrats’ lawfare machine. Several of those potential candidates have also been targeted for political persecution, and they understand how powerful the current leftist legal regime is and why it needs to be cleaned up. Russ Vought Director of OMB Russ Vought has shown he…

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Brace yourself for a shock, but pediatric sexual mutilation may not cause happiness. A study published on April 4 in the Nordic medical journal Acta Paediatrica shows that adolescents who are medically “transitioned” into a new gender identity become far more likely to spiral down into psychological crisis. The paper, “Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adolescents and Young Adults Who Contacted Specialised Gender Identity Services in Finland in 1996–2019: A Register Study,” uses a feature of Finland’s unique hybrid medical system to track outcomes following pediatric sex change procedures: each citizen has “an 11-digit personal identification number” for medical purposes. Medical care…

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With time running out on a deadline for Iran, the president redoubled his warning about a next wave of strikes and the “punishment that’s going to rain down on them.” Before Operation Epic Fury had entered its second month, negotiations with the Islamist regime found President Donald Trump offering a 10-day deadline to come to terms with the United States. As the window is about to close, the commander-in-chief added to his warning directed at the “crazy bastards” by asserting, “we’re blowing up the whole country.” The remarks came courtesy of a report from ABC News senior political correspondent Rachel…

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A California gubernatorial hopeful’s questionable payments raised eyebrows anew as further scrutiny revealed how much his campaign was shelling out to his own wife for childcare. Controversy and California Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) name have often come hand-in-hand over the years, especially where it concerns his past relationship with purported Chinese intelligence honeytrap Christine Fang, otherwise known as Fang Fang. While that story recently resurfaced as the FBI appeared ready to release relevant case files, so too did Swalwell’s Sacramento hopes bring to light the at least $6,000 his wife was paid by the gubernatorial campaign for caring for their…

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This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the most consequential immigration case in decades. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of a Honduran national challenging President Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants and tourists with temporary visas. The question posed was whether the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause guarantees automatic citizenship to every child born on American soil, no matter who the parents are or why they are in the United States. The 14th Amendment was adopted in post-Civil War 1868 to secure citizenship…

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The Supreme Court, for the third time, has slapped down another attempt by Colorado to control what people say, think, and do regarding sexuality and the sexes. First, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission told Jack Phillips that he may sell baked goods only if he’s willing to include messages that violate his religious beliefs. The Supreme Court said that violated Phillips’ First Amendment rights. Up next, Colorado’s “anti-discrimination” law allowed creative entrepreneurs, like web designer Lorie Smith, to do business only if they, too, would include messages in their work that violated their religious beliefs. Again, the Supreme Court said this violated the First…

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This piece was originally published on the Polimath Substack. There is something really fun about data detective work. Sometimes this work is done quickly. Someone will show a chart, point to the source data, and I’ll grab the data, and it turns out that the chart is just a simple graphical representation of the source data. For people who care about the truth, this is the ideal scenario, but it is also boring. I want some really outrageous narrative driven by a chart, but it’s hard to figure out where the data came from. That’s where the real fun is.…

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As Indiana’s 43rd attorney general, I spent years fighting to protect Hoosiers from the dangers of drug abuse, including the push to legalize marijuana. I wrote op-eds warning that marijuana legalization would open the door to greater opioid harm, not less. I stood with law enforcement and prosecutors across the state in opposing any form of recreational or loosely regulated “medical” marijuana. My position was rooted not in politics, but in the evidence: marijuana is not harmless, and government has a duty to shield our families, especially our children, from its risks. That is why Gov. Mike Braun’s recent comments…

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Views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Democrats have been muted in their criticism of the […] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. To continue viewing this content please join our BPR Insiders team! Insiders have access to BPR extras including special offers and free merchandise from We the People stores. If you’re already a member, please log into your account to read this article. Latest posts by I.M. Slugga (see all) We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing,…

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Democrats are calling for invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald J. Trump from office after he dropped an f-bomb on Iran in a profane Easter morning social media post. The amendment, which allows for the immediate replacement of the chief executive by the vice president if he is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” will likely get much attention from Democrats in the coming days and weeks as they begin to craft their strategy to attack Trump over the Middle East conflict. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up…

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