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3+ min ago (561+ words) Guest post by Drieu Godefridi In a stunning admission that exposes the deep divisions within the West, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed on Tuesday that the United States is firmly pressuring Europe to back off from confiscating hundreds of billions in frozen Russian sovereign assets. Tusk bluntly stated that Washington views these funds as critical leverage for upcoming peace negotiations with Russia'warning that outright theft would torpedo any chance of a deal to end the Ukraine conflict. "The Americans say: leave these Russian assets alone," Tusk explained, highlighting the "absolutely obvious" split between the U.S. position and Europe's hawkish warmongers who want to raid the funds immediately to prop up Kyiv's failing war machine. According to Tusk, seizing the money now would make it difficult to sit across the table from Putin and demand compromise. It is indeed difficult to…...

3+ min ago (418+ words) The picture book is aimed at young readers. A North Carolina county government has chosen to disband its public library board after the group refused to take down a book that advocated for the transgender agenda. The controversy involved the "Call Me Max" book that tells the story of a girl asking teachers to refer to her by her chosen identity rather than the biological reality. 'Planting this lie in a child's mind at a young age can lead them down a harmful path of social and medical transitioning. Public libraries should never expose children to books that cause them to question their gender or include other inappropriate sexual content.' The board in Randolph County had reviewed the book and found that it fit within the county's guidelines in October. Dozens of people attended that hearing to voice their opinion…...

6+ min ago (238+ words) Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., will not seek re-election in 2026, he announced Wednesday, thanking both his constituents and colleagues. The Trump administration announces an update regarding Trump Accounts. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance will hold a hearing. The U.S. House on Tuesday voted along party lines on a resolution that will start the process for approval of legislation to delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. The resolution sets up the rules for debate for six bills, including H.R. Some Senate Republicans are beginning to shift their position on getting rid of the filibuster after President Donald Trump again called on lawmakers to "knock out" the longstanding procedural safeguard. At the White House, president Trump pledged to continue supporting the Jewish community. First lady Melania Trump's film 'Melania' chronicles her 20 days before President Donald J. Trump's inauguration, hitting…...

6+ min ago (228+ words) According to a New York Post report, Providence police are widening the dragnet in the hunt for the at-large Brown University gunman who murdered two students and wounded seven others " and now they want the public's help identifying a person seen close to the suspect. "Anyone with information is urged to contact the tip line at 401-272-3121." " Providence Police (@ProvidenceRIPD) December 17, 2025 The grainy footage shows an unidentified individual wearing a blue jacket with a green hood, dark pants, and carrying what appears to be a light-colored satchel slung over their right shoulder. Authorities say the individual appears to be the same person previously spotted in surveillance footage released by FBI Boston, which showed the suspect walking along a suburban Providence street less than two hours before the shooting. #BREAKING The FBI, in coordination with our partners at @ProvidenceRIPD and @RIStatePolice, is…...

9+ min ago (193+ words) Articles from The New York Times (NYT) and Wall Street Journal (WSJ) expose severe ethical failures in the global surrogacy industry, highlighting exploitation, commodification, and the erosion of human dignity. New articles in the NYT and WSJ shedding light on two dark sides of the surrogacy coin On the one hand, a global market for pregnancy slavers has emerged " Mason (@webdevMason) December 16, 2025 These men spend up to $200,000 per child, selecting egg donors for high-quality traits, such as intelligence and beauty. Their children are U.S. citizens due to our birthright citizenship laws and are often raised remotely by nannies in California. Most of the parents never visit the U.S. to see their children. Instead, they are treated as assets in business or power strategies. Together, these pieces illustrate the logical endpoint of treating pregnancy as an outsourced service, revealing how commodification inevitably leads…...

11+ min ago (534+ words) Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the tense peace negotiations between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, and how the U.S. can apply more economic and military pressure on Russia to force a peace deal. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's goals in Ukraine are unchanged and will be accomplished, either through negotiations or by further military advances if diplomatic efforts fail. Putin, speaking at an annual board meeting of the country's Defense Ministry, touted Russia's military progress on the battlefield and technological advancements as his war in Ukraine grinds on into a fourth year. "The goals of the special military operation will undoubtedly be achieved," he said, using the Kremlin's term to refer to Moscow's 2022 full-scale invasion. "We would prefer to accomplish this and address the root causes of the conflict through diplomatic means. However,…...

11+ min ago (378+ words) "For too long, bureaucratic inertia has delayed the implementation of these changes, which are vital to saving lives, reducing costs, and bringing life-saving treatments to patients more efficiently," co-sponsor Sen. Paul says. The phaseout of animal testing in federally funded research moved one step closer to completion with the Senate's unanimous approval of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (S-355) on Tuesday. It's one of the more bipartisan bills to make it through the chamber, sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and several other Democrats and Republicans, notably the Senate's strongest libertarian-leaning Republican, Kentucky's Rand Paul. The House companion (HR-2821) hasn't left committee but had two hearings in July. Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy cheered the bill's passage, and the groups' praise of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary's "visionary leadership" stands in contrast to pro-life groups' anger…...

13+ min ago (276+ words) Migration and Inclusiveness should not erasing the religious and cultural foundations that shaped the United States. It is disturbing that, in modern America, we are now debating whether the United States is a Christian nation. This narrative is a consequence of excessive inclusiveness taken to the extreme'where every ideology and belief system is welcomed without any regard for preserving the historical and cultural identity of the host nation. Growing up as a young Nigerian boy I have witnessed argument on the street of Lagos, Ibadan, Osogbo about religion superiority. This raises an important question for Americans: Why should someone come to your country seeking a better life'often escaping the limitations imposed by their own culture or religion'benefit from the American dream, and then turn around years later to claim that their religion is superior to Christianity or that America has…...

13+ min ago (529+ words) The trailer for James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Salda'a, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang. Filmmaker James Cameron blasted President Donald Trump as the "most narcissistic a------ in history since f------ Nero" in an interview discussing his latest film and the future of humanity. Cameron, best known for directing "Titanic" and "Avatar," voiced frustration with the Trump administration's decision to roll back environmental protections. He argued the White House is helping to send the human race "backwards." "I'm not frustrated that "Avatar' isn't solving it," Cameron told The Hollywood Reporter while discussing his concerns about climate change. "I'm frustrated because the human race seems to be delusional about what they think is going to happen next. We are going backwards," Cameron said. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cameron described Trump as the "most narcissistic a------ in history…...

14+ min ago (684+ words) A NASA spacecraft that has operated reliably for more than a decade has fallen silent following observations of a rare interstellar object passing through the solar system, prompting renewed public scrutiny and questions about transparency at the space agency. The probe, known as MAVEN, lost communication in early December 2025 while tracking 3I/ATLAS, only the" 3I/ATLAS was first detected in late 2025 and quickly identified as an interstellar object'meaning it originated beyond the Sun's gravitational influence and will never return. Unlike typical comets, its trajectory is hyperbolic, confirming it is not bound to the solar system. As it approached the Sun, the object brightened and released gases, forming a visible coma. NASA and the European Space Agency have classified it as a comet composed of unusual chemical elements, a conclusion supported by spectroscopy data collected by multiple observatories worldwide. Celestron NexStar 8SE Computerized…...