Fang Fang, the Chinese intelligence honey pot developed extensive ties with local and national politicians in what was and still is a political intelligence operation run by China’s main spy agency.The operation offers a rare window into how Beijing has gained access to and influence U.S. political circles.Clockwise from top…

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“The cost of launching cargo into space is falling rapidly. Recent research from Cambridge University found that, since 1960, the cost of sending a kilogram into orbit fell by an average of 21 percent for every cumulative doubling of the amount of cargo launched to space. By that measure, launch…

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Amazing.  Or maybe not. Over here at NewsBusters, my NB colleague Gabriela Pariseau headlines:  UPDATE: ChatGPT Says Trump Is Greatest Threat to Democracy Since Hitler Gabriela reports as follows. (Bold print for emphasis supplied.) AI models count President Donald Trump as among the greatest threats to democracy, putting him just a small…

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ “broad” reading of the National Voter Registration Act would “obliterate” the states’ constitutionally guaranteed authority over setting voter qualifications, the secretaries of state for three red states argue in an amicus brief filed Friday in arguably the next big election integrity case before the…

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[embedded content] ClimateDepot.com executive editor Marc Morano discusses concerns over data centers on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Broadcast September 3, 2026 Climate Depot executive editor Marc Morano argues that the AI boom has shifted the priorities of major tech billionaires—such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos—away from traditional climate…

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