There are plenty of holidays throughout the year in America. For some, they’re times to connect with family and friends, get an extra day off work, and travel. These special days are celebrated, but a lot of the meaning behind their origins are lost – and, of course, many companies have taken advantage to fill their pocketbooks. Memorial Day, though, is one of the few holidays that actually bring Americans together and represent gratitude instead of consumption. The Holidays A YouGov survey listed the top holidays by popularity in the US and Memorial Day came in fourth place with 75%…
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Much has been said lately about making Washington, D.C., square again. The focus has been on power imbalances that Virginia enjoys. Indeed, Virginia claims land — and the voters who live there — that were never intended to belong to the Commonwealth. Virginia does enjoy a disproportionate amount of representation in Washington, benefitting from elevated congressional seats and influence on federal policy.But there is another angle that is perhaps even more important: it would make D.C. solvent. Permanently. (RELATED: What One Illinois Town Says About The Current State Of America) Today, hundreds of thousands of people who work in and…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Sea levels are just the start of how climate change will upend the ocean. Rising temperatures are also threatening a critical artery that runs through the ocean known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC. This current, in short, sends warm water northwards and dumps colder water southwards in a giant loop, massively influencing the world’s weather systems along the way. If temperatures keep soaring, scientists fear that AMOC could collapse — and with it, climate patterns across the globe. Temperatures in…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Even though many parts of the northeastern United States have seen surges of summer temperatures, it’s technically still spring in the Northern Hemisphere, which means many animals are having babies. That’s true also at Yellowstone National Park, which is home to everything from moose and black bears to river otters and gophers. In a recent social media post, the popular park highlighted some particularly adorable young’uns, including a young bison, black bear, yellow-bellied marmot, three bighorn sheep, an elk, and two pronghorns. All of…
Some shipping industry workers based in Dubai are looking to relocate from the United Arab Emirates as a result of the ongoing U.S.-Israel war on Iran, according to one ship owner and two industry sources familiar with the matter. Western expats working in the maritime industry are eyeing the Greek capital, Athens, and Cyprus as potential alternatives, given those countries’ dominant positions in shipping and the favorable tax policies they offer the industry, the sources said. [1] The search for alternatives to Dubai underscores how some expats, particularly Westerners with easy access to Europe, do not expect the Gulf to…
No final agreement has been reached between the United States and Iran, according to retractions issued by Al Arabiya after earlier reports of a draft deal, as President Donald Trump continues to press for the surrender of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declares Tehran “will not bow down.” Oil markets reversed earlier gains on May 21 after state media quoted Pezeshkian saying, “We are willing to sacrifice as much as possible for the honor and pride of Iran,” according to sources cited by ZeroHedge [1]. At the White House, Trump reiterated his position: “We’re going to…
Average residential electricity rates increased nearly 13 percent from April 2020 to April 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, rates have climbed an additional 6 percent. The EIA projects another 6 percent increase nationwide in 2026, and economic development finance firm ICF warns rates could rise as much as 40 percent by 2030. [1]The North American Electric Reliability Corp. projected in its 2026 long-term reliability assessment that electricity demand will increase over the next decade by 70 percent more than 2024 estimates. This surge is driven by data…
A former artificial intelligence (AI) engineer at Google DeepMind has filed a claim with a British employment tribunal alleging unfair dismissal after he protested the company’s contracts with Israel, according to The Guardian. The engineer, who is of Palestinian origin, was fired after distributing flyers and sending emails that criticized Google’s provision of military AI to Israel, the report said. [1] The lawsuit reported on Wednesday, May 20, centers on events at DeepMind’s London office. The employee’s claim describes the termination as discriminatory and asserts that he was acting as a whistleblower. The case adds to a pattern of employee unrest at…
The Gold Goats & Guns Gambit: The case for honest money, self-sufficiency and the end of British financial rule The book identifies the true enemy of American sovereignty as the British financial elite (City of London, Eurodollar system, LBMA, Five Eyes), not China, Russia or domestic political opponents, arguing that America has been kept as a “useful colony” controlled by British puppet masters. The “Gold Goats & Guns” strategy advocates for: 1) honest money through a gold-backed system; 2) self-sufficiency via local food production and homesteading and 3) the Second Amendment as an armed bulwark against globalist tyranny. The authors…
Long-term exposure to airborne pollutants is associated with accelerated biological aging, according to recent research. The findings suggest that the connection between polluted air and higher risks of death and hospitalization can be explained in part by faster cellular aging. The study analyzed data from two large European cohorts, the UK Biobank and the Lifelines cohort from the Netherlands, totaling more than 338,000 participants. Researchers estimated each participant’s exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) based on their home addresses. Study Design and MethodsThe research team drew on the UK Biobank, which includes…
Drinking two to three cups of caffeinated coffee daily was associated with a 35% lower risk of developing dementia in adults under 75, according to a large long-term study published in JAMA. The research followed 131,821 nurses and healthcare professionals for up to 43 years, beginning when participants were in their early 40s. Over the study period, 11,033 participants (about 8%) developed dementia. The findings were reported by researchers from Loughborough University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and other institutions. Study Design and MethodsParticipants reported their coffee and tea consumption through validated food frequency questionnaires administered every four…
Magnesium Deficiency Affects Many Adults Magnesium is required for more than 300 enzymatic reactions, according to the National Institutes of Health, as cited in an article on Mercola.com. [1] An estimated 45% of American adults do not meet the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for magnesium from their diet, a 2011 report stated. [2] The RDA for magnesium is 310 to 320 milligrams (mg) per day for women and 400 to 420 mg per day for men, depending on age, according to a NaturalNews.com report. [3] Chronic stress, pregnancy and intense exercise may increase magnesium requirements, officials said. The mineral is…
Researchers have identified a mechanical link between abdominal muscle contractions and brain waste clearance, suggesting that simple movements such as walking may help the brain clean itself. The findings, reported in Nature Neuroscience, propose that each contraction of the abdominal muscles during movement creates a hydraulic effect that shifts the brain and promotes the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a fluid that helps remove cellular waste. According to the report, the brain is mechanically linked to the abdomen through a network of blood vessels. Lead author Patrick Drew, professor at Penn State, stated that “a little bit of motion is…
A study published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, has identified a link between dietary patterns low in added sugar and a younger biological age at the cellular level, according to a report on Integrative Practitioner. The cross-sectional study examined food records from 342 Black and white women with a mean age of 39 years from Northern California, comparing their diets to epigenetic clock measures obtained from saliva samples. Senior co-author Elissa Epel, PhD, a professor in UCSF’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, said high levels of added sugar are known to…
Pope Leo XIV is using the past to send a signal to the present moment — recalling historical evils of the left, emphasizing that the Catholic Church remembers its own, and pointing to the importance of courageous faith. The post Pinkerton: Pope Leo Sends Stern Message to the Left About Its Past Evils appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) argued against the filibuster and also said that “We are still a country that still has a Senate that massively overrepresents land at the expense of people. And I think it’s our collective job as Americans to push to make our government closer to the idea of a truly equal, representative democracy that our founders described but never totally created.” Casten said, “I’m not a senator. I would argue that when the overwhelming majority of the American people want something, we should pay attention to the majority of the…
The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesA Chinese national accused of smuggling controlled substances through Georgia’s Port of Savannah was recently arrested in China, according to U.S. prosecutors.Gong Wei, also known as David Gong, 45, has been in custody in China since February after U.S. officials said information shared through official channels with Chinese authorities led to his arrest, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced on May 20.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit…
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks at the American Legion Boulevard Gardens Post 1836 2024 Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27, 2024, in the Queens borough of New York City. The neo-Democrat Party appears ready to replace Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10). Goldman is a congenital liar who has made poisonous contributions to the political climate. He is only in Congress to demonize and dehumanize Republicans. He won’t be missed, but his replacement will prove to be worse. New York Post: New York Rep. Dan Goldman could badly lose his re-election bid, a shocking new survey found. Former city…
California doctor Violetta Mailyan convicted of $45M Medicare fraud scheme that funded luxury vacations and a $12K crossbow The post $45M Botox Scheme Adds to Mounting Evidence of Systemic Fraud in California Programs first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
As Brad Pitt once said … What’s in the box?Over the last 30 hours or so, rumors of a deal with Iran transformed into real claims from the White House and mediators from Pakistan and Qatar. Reportedly, all nations in the region whose names don’t rhyme with Schmisrael see it as a real end to hostilities and a return to full operations. But did this actually solve the security issues that started the war, or is Donald Trump signing onto a JCPOA II? Advertisement Axios’ Barak Ravid gives us a peek at the terms, and Trump may have gotten what…
Two recent court decisions have made it pretty clear that Democrats have lost the redistricting battle, as we head into the November mid-terms, and that has led the party, backed by the liberal media, to cry racism, and claim that we are heading back to the racial injustices of Jim Crow. In fact the NAACP, is urging black athletes not to select universities in states where redistricting is taking place, and that position was championed by the Reverend Al Sharpton Saturday on MS NOW. Sharpton first appeared on Alex Witt Reports, hosted by Britt Miller. MILLER: New reaction to the call…
President Trump’s newly announced peace agreement, which he said is “largely negotiated” and awaits final approval from all parties, includes a 60-day ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and continued negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, according to US officials familiar with the discussions. The White House hopes that the deal could be finalized and officially announced today. Trump is reportedly prepared to ease restrictions on Iran’s oil exports and provide some sanctions relief as negotiations progress, Axios reports. If his demands on nuclear weapons are met, Trump is ready to reset relations with Iran. Per ABC This Week…
Here we go again, another deal announcement and another denial by Iran. But …Another Announcement Truth Social: I am in the Oval Office at the White House where we just had a very good call with President Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of The United Arab Emirates, Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, and Minister Ali al-Thawadi, of Qatar, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, of Pakistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of Türkiye, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, of…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech We all know that Google Search has been a dumpster fire ever since it got taken over by AI Overviews. But as the tech conglomerate prepares to transform its search engine with AI even further, it seems like its infrastructure is seriously crumbling. Starting this month, users began noticing that looking up certain words returned bizarre, AI-garbled answers instead of showing you the proper dictionary definition — something Google has been doing for decades without a hitch, but is now suddenly breaking down…
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Sunday, May 24, 2026St. Isaac’s Cathedral of St. Petersburg, Russia. | YouTube/ETours RussiaThroughout the extensive history of the Church, numerous events of lasting significance have occurred.Each week marks anniversaries of milestones, tragedies, triumphs, notable births and deaths.Some events, spanning more than 2,000 years of history, might be familiar, while others may be unknown to many.The following pages highlight anniversaries of memorable events from this week in Christian history, including the consecration of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the death of Philip Neri, and Lutherans’ attempts to unify with the Orthodox Church.Follow Michael Gryboski on Twitter or Facebook
Thanks for joining our study on a topic that affects our everyday lives. We all love and need food. It unites humanity. Meals bring us together, especially families, even amid conflict, which reminds me of my deceased sister, Andrea. She was known for her provocative nature and declared, “I love Thanksgiving because all you have to do is show up and eat.” In 2008, after Andrea’s hero, Hillary Clinton, lost the Democratic primary to Barack Obama, Andrea announced she was “done with politics and would only watch the Food Channel.” If you were busy watching the Food Channel last Sunday,…
[embedded content] The Patriot Perspective has recently switched its main platform from YouTube, and we would greatly appreciate it if you subscribed to us there. [HERE] MSNOW had a full meltdown after Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rep. Andy Barr released a campaign ad attacking DEI and declaring, “It’s not a sin to be white.” Barr, who recently won the Republican nomination for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, is running to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell. He will face Democrat Charles Booker in November, setting up a major general election fight in a state Republicans have dominated in federal races for years. The controversy began with Barr’s campaign…
Christians are killed or abducted every day in Nigeria, and almost every morning a mass funeral is being held somewhere. Meanwhile, American Democrats, the mainstream media, and the UN refuse to call the violence a genocide against Christians. Photo courtesy of Truth Nigeria. “They don’t just get the story wrong. They become accomplices to the cover-up.” That is how Truth Nigeria journalist Masara Kim described American left-wing media outlets and Democratic politicians who deny that Christians in Nigeria are being killed for their faith. Speaking to The Gateway Pundit, Kim said the refusal to acknowledge the religious nature of the…
Economists and energy experts have lambasted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) call to boycott Chevron, noting the state’s high gas prices are due to Newsom’s anti-energy agenda. This week, Newsom urged California drivers to avoid Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend, citing high gas prices. He wrote: Californians, if you’re hitting the road this holiday weekend, be sure to AVOID Chevron. Pro tip: unbranded gas comes from the same refineries, storage tanks, and pipelines, and it meets the same state standards to keep your engine running clean, even if it doesn’t have a fancy name like ‘Techron.’ Big Oil is already…
President Trump reacted to the incident at the White House involving a gunman and the Secret Service exchanging gunfire.Secret Service agents killed Nasire Best, a 21-year-old from Maryland, who fired at a White House security checkpoint Saturday. He had previous run-ins with law enforcement as well as mental health issues. The man was “known to United States Secret Service,” according to a D.C. Superior Court filing from July 2025. “Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history…
President Trump very early Sunday morning released a statement on the gunman who opened fire on Secret Service agents near the White House. Approximately 20-30 gunshots were heard near the White House on Saturday evening shortly after President Trump announced he had “largely negotiated” a deal with Iran. Pool reporters were told to run inside the press briefing room. The shots were fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. ABC News White House Correspondent Selina Wang was in the middle of taping on her iPhone for a social media video when the shots were fired. Selina Wang ducked down…
“stems from professor Yasmeen Hanoosh’s involvement in a pro-Palestine protest that took place off campus last June” The post Prof Sues Portland State U. Alleging Discrimination Over Attendance At Anti-Israel Protest first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher. Roger Pielke Jr.’s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Advertisement “My views are entirely mainstream,” says Pielke. “My work is cited by all three working groups of the IPCC. There’s nothing contrarian.” Both Steyer and Pielke agree that “greenhouse gases warm the climate,” but Pielke’s sin was saying, “it’s not the apocalypse.” Because of that, “the Center…
On Saturday’s edition of The Weekend on MS NOW, a panel discussion about the Texas Senate race offered some surprisingly candid pessimism about the Democrats’ chances. The panel conceded that even with the more controversial Ken Paxton on the ballot, Democrats still face steep odds in Texas. Jeff Mason of Bloomberg noted that at the end of the Obama administration, a “bunch” of his staff went to Texas with the goal of turning Texas purple, “and it didn’t happen.” Mason acknowledged that Dems might have a better shot this time around with Talarico as their candidate, potentially facing Paxton, “But…
“Who thought this was a good idea? Who chose this timing?” Cotton asked bluntly. Cotton was speaking about Trump’s slush fund to pay January 6 rioters and other convicted criminals when Trump’s Attorney General Todd Blanche pitched the idea to the Senate. Cotton knows the answer is Trump. He just didn’t say it. Other Senators did, many of them.Get Daily Emails The Week That Broke Trump’s Control Over Congress The Wall Street Journal comments on The Week That Broke Trump’s Control Over Congress Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, and a team of White House aides arrived at a hastily organized…
Missing Canadian actor Stewart McLean’s remains were identified Friday just 24-hours after it was announced he was possibly a victim of homicide. PEOPLE reports Canada’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) distributed a media release seen by the outlet asserting McLean’s remains were located in the Lions Bay area of British Columbia. The 45-year-old, also known as Stew McLean, had last been seen at his residence in Lions Bay – a community just north of Vancouver – last week. The Squamish Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Squamish RCMP) subsequently received a missing person report for McLean on Monday, May 18, the Canadian Press sets out.…
(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) President Trump on Saturday responded to the Democratic Party’s long-awaited analysis of their failures in the 2024 election, revealing the key detail they missed. As The Gateway Pundit reported, the DNC released a nearly 200-page analysis of their historic landslide loss to President Trump in 2024. In addition to the typos and errors, the autopsy blames various factors for the Democrats’ loss, including bad messaging, failures to effectively combat Trump, to appeal to everyday voters, to invest in state and local parties, and the inability to project strength/unity. “The Democrats just released…
Multiple reports have indicated that U.S. negotiators believe that Iran has committed to giving up its nuclear ambitions and its highly enriched uranium as a part of a broader peace deal with President Donald Trump. On Saturday afternoon, President Trump announced that an “agreement has been largely negotiated” between Washington and Tehran. However, Mr Trump said that the final details of the deal were still being discussed and would not be made public at the time. According to a report from the New York Times, citing “two U.S. officials”, the Islamist regime in Iran verbally agreed to U.S. negotiators that…
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Approves an ILLEGAL POWER GRAB Over Early Voting.America First Legal addressed an unlawful act by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to set up early voting drop boxes.🚨NEW — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is attempting an ILLEGAL POWER GRAB over early voting.They advanced a resolution this week to SET UP early voting drop boxes.But Arizona law gives that power ONLY to the County Recorder.They’ve been warned. pic.twitter.com/e5p5h3hiif— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) May 22, 2026ADVERTISEMENTArizona law is crystal clear.A.R.S. § 16-542(A):“The county recorder may establish… early voting locations… the recorder deems necessary.”ONLY the recorder.…
[embedded content] The Patriot Perspective has recently switched its main platform from YouTube, and we would greatly appreciate it if you subscribed to us there. [HERE] MSNOW spent Saturday doing what the left has done for years: taking a normal political fight and trying to turn it into a racial crisis. The topic was redistricting in South Carolina, where Republicans have advanced a congressional map aimed at unseating Rep. James Clyburn, the powerful Democrat who has represented the state’s 6th Congressional District since 1993. The South Carolina House approved the GOP-backed map, which still faces the state Senate, and the proposal would also delay the state’s…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Have you ever pressed a crosswalk button and wondered if it actually does anything? You might be onto something. Called placebo buttons, controls that don’t do anything exist everywhere. Sometimes it’s because of accidents of history; sometimes they’re installed specifically to trick people into feeling an illusion of control. Either way, they’re hard to notice. Here are a few buttons you press every day that might not actually work. Pedestrian buttons may or may not do anything In New York City, an official told…
A suicide attacker blew up an explosives-filled vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train traveled through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 70 others, according to local reports. The banned separatist group known as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which seeks independence from Pakistan’s central government, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. The explosion caused two train cars to derail and catch fire, according to videos shared online. The attack struck an area typically occupied by security forces and it severely damaged nearby buildings. More than…
A Walmart store in Florida, on Aug. 5, 2025. JC Milhet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty ImagesRetail giants Target and Walmart reported higher sales for the fiscal first quarter this week, but offered a cloudy outlook amid signs of strain in the low-income segment of the consumer market.Target reported $25.4 billion in sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended on May 2, up by 6.7 percent from a year earlier. Comparable sales rose 5.6 percent, led by a 4.4 percent rise in traffic and strong growth across all six core merchandise categories.We had a problem loading this article. Please…
[embedded content] For more exclusive interviews & videos like this one, subscribe to The Patriot Perspective YouTube channel. [HERE] The latest episode of The Patriot Perspective turned attention to Cuba, arguing that the communist regime just 90 miles from Florida remains one of the most serious long-term threats in the Western Hemisphere. The episode framed Cuba not as an isolated Cold War relic, but as part of a much larger geopolitical struggle involving China, Russia, Venezuela, and the future of American influence in the region. The discussion made clear that Cuba’s communist system is deeply entrenched, meaning any potential transition would be far more complicated…
“There has been no agreement over Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile to be shipped out of the country,” Iranian official tells Reuters. The post Iran Denies Agreement Over Enriched Uranium, Claims ‘New Sovereignty’ Over Hormuz Strait as U.S. Moves to Finalize Deal first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Actor Grizz Chapman, best known and widely applauded for his role in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, has died. He was 52. His cousin, the Harlem Globetrotter Donte Harrison, confirmed Chapman’s death on social media. A cause of was not given but Harrison shared Chapman died in his sleep “after years of fighting illness and dialysis,” the New York times reports. The NYT report notes several acting credits listed to Chapman’s name on IMDb, however his role on 30 Rock as a member of Tracy Morgan’s entourage was arguably the breakout part for the towering actor. Chapman met Morgan while working as a…
ABOARD THE RFA LYME BAY (AP) – Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt. U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at allies for not doing more to support the United States’ war effort in Iran, whose chokehold on the strait has crippled international shipping and sent energy prices soaring. In March, Trump told NATO allies to “go get your own oil” and secure the strait themselves. On the southern tip of the…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Imagine this scenario: your algorithm has pulled up a background YouTube video, or maybe a podcast. Unbeknownst to you, hackers have embedded inaudible sounds in it, designed to hijack your smart speaker or phone’s AI assistant — meaning the cybercriminals can now access your private photos, bank accounts, or any other personal information you’ve hooked up to your AI system. It sounds like an also-ran episode of “Black Mirror,” but it’s exactly what researchers have shown is possible in new research being presented…
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Saturday, May 23, brought yet another example of political violence – and, uncoincidentally, reports of mental instability. Around 6 p.m. local time, Nasire Best, a 21-year-old Marylander, opened fire on security checkpoint near the White House and was killed by Secret Service agents. Was this an attempt on the life of President Donald Trump, or was it just an attack on the Secret Service? The young man’s motives aren’t entirely known at this time – but what has been revealed is his history of mental illness and run-ins with the law. What’s interesting about most instances of political violence is…