A wide-open weekend music thread. Whatever floats yer boat. Have fun!
It never ends, does it? Big fat Brother hath decreed that federal funding for research grants from the National Institutes of Health ($47 billion this fiscal year) must be "screened for disfavored terms and concepts" such as "climate," "gender" and "vaccine."
An illegal alien child rapist from Laos who was set for deportation until Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the State Board of Pardons granted him clemency has been removed from the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News Digital. Rubio stepped in to terminate Tue Lue Vang's legal status in the U.S. and ensure that Walz's actions would not create roadblocks for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removing him from the country. Read more
Two teenage boys who identify as girls withdrew their lawsuit in New Hampshire following a Supreme Court ruling that upheld state bans on boys competing in girls' sports. Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle filed lawsuits against New Hampshire's ban on males competing on female sports teams, and in 2024, they amended their complaint to include a challenge to Trump's executive order last year that aimed to protect females from having to compete against males in sports, the Associated Press reported.
Norway's grassroots approach prioritizes enjoyment over winning and favors multisport participation. With 5.6 million inhabitants, Norway has the smallest population among the eight nations remaining in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Despite high-profile billionaire departures and complaints about costs, California is pulling in more than $335 billion in venture capital " about ten times New York " fueled by an AI boom. Los Angeles and Southern California are emerging as power centers in this surge, with nearly $8 billion invested across 207 deals, led by space and defense firms such as Anduril Industries and Impulse Space. Yet almost 90% of new money is chasing AI giants such as Anthropic and OpenAI, leaving non-AI startups and smaller funds squeezed as the pipeline of initial public offerings narrows to a few blockbuster bets. Despite concerns that California's costs and regulations are bad for business, the state has attracted an unprecedented pile of capital this year, and no other state is even close.
An LGBTQ cruise that was prohibited from stopping in Turkey earlier this week was not allowed to dock at its substitute port in Egypt on Thursday, according to the company that planned the trip. Atlantis Events CEO Rich Campbell, who is on Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady with nearly 2,000 passengers, called the move "really unheard of" and "strange and sad" in a message to The Washington Post. He said that the approval to dock in Alexandria was pulled at the last minute. Read more
The first defendants since daycare fraud became a highly talked-about issue in Minnesota have pleaded guilty. That includes the woman who received more taxpayer money than any other childcare provider in 2025. Fahima Mahamud was arrested in February after she closed down her daycare and, that same day, booked a flight to London. The 50-year-old ran Future Leaders Early Learning Center since 2015. That daycare received $3.7 million in childcare assistance program money last year, more than any other daycare in the state. Read more
Jul 9, 2026
Adam Hoffman " a well connected lawyer and admitted predator " should have spent his life in prison.
Instead, Ken Paxton gave him an Epstein-style sweetheart deal, letting him out of jail after just 29 days in jail.
It's time to start flipping tables!
The Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier, an 80,000-tonne vessel commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy in November 2025, replaces legacy 12-tube depth-charge launchers with specialized port and starboard rotating six-tube ATT mounts. Operating via a permanent-magnet synchronous direct-drive motor and pump-jet propulsion, the 324 mm interceptors accelerate to speeds of 50 to 60 knots within three seconds to execute terminal active or passive homing maneuvers. Read more
Nairobi's 'Birdman' Rodgers Magutha rescues injured birds and lives with them, while defending his unusual bond with wildlife and conservation work.
Maybe someone from an embassy in Nairobi could get Rodgers Magutha this book
The longer the Ukraine war continues, the more Putin loses touch with reality. With the fuel crisis in Russia and the Crimea siege, Russians are unhappy with Putin more than ever before.
Recently Putin was interviewed by Russian TV about the fuel shortage, and it's one of the most embarrassing interviews he's ever done.
Let's react to Putin's cope and see why Russians are making fun of this interview.
At a US Border Patrol checkpoint in southern Texas, federal authorities arrested Luke David Brader (80) and Susan Brader (74) after discovering more than 345 pounds of cocaine inside a trailer they were towing.
Life imitates art
That's what is being reported online.
ICC-indicted war criminal Vladimir Putin gave Dummkopf Trumpf his instructions by telephone ahead of the 7-8 July NATO Summit in Ankara Turkiye under the pretext of congratulating him for America's 250th Independence Day celebrations.
"Got it, Vlad, no sweat. Just keep the kompromat close hold." "Of course, Donald, as always. "
16 "almost feral" children ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years were rescued from a feces-filled house of horrors in Ohio and authorities only stumbled on them last week while serving Gary Siders a warrant for indecent exposure. The victims-- allegedly kept isolated in a 12-foot by 12-foot room " can barely speak.
Hamden, Vinton County Ohio (Population: 700)
