RT

A team of 200 pioneering scientists from across the globe is preparing to push the limits of scientific achievement and attempt to answer two key questions: is it possible to photograph a black hole and, if so, was Einstein right?

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is comprised of dozens of observatories that scan the area around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, named Sagittarius A*,  to piece together a silhouette of the black behemoth and provide humanity with its first-ever glimpse of a real black hole (as opposed to an artist’s rendering).  Continue reading “Event horizon: 1st-ever black hole photo to be released in astrophysics milestone”

Yahoo News

One school in Illinois has shocked students, and parents alike, after they made the decision to remove the doors from bathroom stalls after a student allegedly wrote a note in the bathroom threatening a school shooting.

Despite both students and their parents being outraged by the decision, the Beardstown School District is standing by their decision, ABC 20 reports.  Continue reading “School district removes doors from bathroom stalls”

New York Post – by Julia Marsh

PAHRUMP, Nevada — Mayor de Blasio landed his potential presidential campaign in the heart of UFO country — and brought the far-out message that America needs to redistribute all its wealth.

But even in a town that embraces its connection to the-truth-is-out-there lore Hizzoner’s weekend visit left local Democratic party leaders wondering why this stranger touched down for breakfast with them on Sunday.  Continue reading “De Blasio lands at ‘Area 51’ town on spacey campaign trail”

WRDW 12 News

RICHMOND COUNTY, GA (WRDW/WAGT) — Potty training can be a stressful time for any parent, but what happened to a Beech Island woman with her 3-year-old son is next level stress.

So, let’s talk about little Cohen Johns. Cohen is about to be a big brother. His sister is due next month, and his mother, Brooke Johns, has been told to take it easy.  Continue reading “A 3-year-old had to go potty, so he went in a gas station parking lot. That’s when a deputy cited his mom for disorderly conduct.”

AOL

A suspected poacher was attacked and killed by an elephant before being eaten by a pride of lions in a national park in northeastern South Africa last week.

Officials with the Kruger National Park said the family of the man, who is believed to have gone into the park to poach a rhino, got a call from his partners saying he was killed by an elephant on Tuesday.  Continue reading “Suspected poacher killed by elephant then eaten by lions”

Fox News

President Trump announced Sunday afternoon that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen “will be leaving her position” after 16 months in the job.

Trump also announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will replace Nielsen as acting secretary, tweeting: “I have confidence that Kevin will do a great job!” Continue reading “Nielsen resigns as DHS secretary after White House meeting with Trump”

Who What Why – by Travis Dunn

Universal background checks for gun purchases are one of the more popular gun control measures, with 97 percent of the public in favor of them. Acting on this popularity, the Democratic-controlled House passed a bill that would establish them nationally.

That bill, HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, passed 240–190, with many Republicans supporting it.  Continue reading “Would Universal Background Checks Create National Gun Registry?”

FEE – by Daniel J. Mitchell

I’ve written about how totalitarian ideologies such as communism and Nazism have a lot in common. Both subordinate the individual to the state and both give the state power over the economy.

And both slaughter millions of people.

My buddy from grad school, Matt Kibbe, has a great video on this issue.  Continue reading “The Battle Isn’t Right vs. Left. It’s Statism vs. Individualism”

Washington Post – by Holly Bailey

IOWA CITY — Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke on Sunday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “racist” whose outreach to far-right interests as he seeks to hang onto political power has seriously damaged the chances of peace in the Middle East.

Speaking at a town hall here at the University of Iowa, the former Texas congressman denounced Netanyahu’s pledge Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in Tuesday’s Israeli general election. Netanyahu’s proposed annexation, O’Rourke said, “will make peace in the long term impossible.”  Continue reading “Beto O’Rourke on Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Racist’”

The Organic Prepper

Update 4/7: Mother Faces Jail Time

When I initially posted this story, I praised a mom for having what appeared to be the courage to protect her daughter using a firearm. But the truth is entirely different and her actions were anything but heroic.  Continue reading “WV Mother Charged for MAKING UP Story About Alleged Kidnapper”

CBS News

Going to medical school today takes more than ambition, good grades in biology in college, and an appetite for hard work. It takes a willingness to incur a crushing amount of debt. Student debt in general is in crisis in this country. All told, borrowers owe $1.5 trillion, more than people owe in credit card debt or car loans.

People have borrowed money to attend medical school for decades, but the scale of the debt has skyrocketed in recent years, along with just about every other cost in health care. The average medical student now graduates with a debt burden as big as a home mortgage.  Continue reading “How the NYU School of Medicine is going tuition-free”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Two weeks ago, somewhat out of the blue, ECB President Mario Draghi issued an odd statement confirming that the European Central Bank needs to approve any operation in the foreign reserves of euro zone countries, including gold and large foreign currency holdings.  Continue reading ““It Belongs To The People, Not The Bankers” – Italy Moves To Seize Gold From Central Bank”

Middle East Monitor

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel used force “wisely” in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli soldiers have killed “more than 300” Palestinians near the eastern fence of the besieged enclave.

In an interview with Israel Hayom, Netanyahu said: “More than 300 Palestinians have been killed near the border when they tried to breach the fence and abduct our soldiers. We have used force wisely, and powerfully.”  Continue reading “Netanyahu: Killing 300 Gaza protesters was ‘wise’ decision”

Hartford Courant – by Norm Pattis

You’ve probably heard by now that Alex Jones of Infowars plans to defend himself against charges that he defamed the families of folks killed in the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 by claiming some form of psychosis.

You heard wrong. You swallowed a meme, becoming the very thing you say you scorn — a dupe to a hateful, half-baked piece of misinformation. Continue reading “Alex Jones’ lawyer: If you want the Infowars host silenced, you’re scarier than he is”

Gateway Pundit – by Brock Simmons

Now that police in New Zealand are going door-to-door to confiscate firearms, which involves bird-dogging people at work and monitoring their online activity, one man who has gotten caught up in the covfefe was recently stripped of his airsoft BB guns and his crossbow.

Adam Holland, apparently from Queenstown, made this post to his facebook page on March 28th:  Continue reading “New Zealand Police Confiscate Airsoft Pellet Guns, Crossbow from Man Because He Supports Trump”

Fox News

A Texas state trooper was in critical but stable condition early Sunday after being shot while approaching a driver who had fled from a crash scene not far from the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.

Further information on the trooper’s condition, along with his name, was not immediately available.  Continue reading “Suspect held in shootout near US-Mexico border; Texas trooper ‘critical’ but stable”