The invasive Asian needle ant is a stinging, carnivorous pismire that has been slowly spreading across the US. Last year at least three cases of life-threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in Georgia, making this little (and little-known) insect a growing problem. Asian needle ants will reach their yearly peak numbers in July and August. They are small and blend in so well that stings often occur when someone, perhaps while gardening or moving wood, unknowingly disturbs them. "Imagine somebody inserting a needle directly into your flesh," said one researcher. These ants are now widespread on the East Coast. For some, the stings can be life-threatening. For others, it's an unusual pain that can come and go for hours. Pet owners should be vigilant about where their dogs and cats venture to. read more
Blaise Metreweli (47) will be the first woman to lead the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). She is currently Director General "Q", the head of the crucial technology and innovation division that keeps the identities of operatives secret. "Q" comes up with methods to counter adversaries like China that uses biometric surveillance. Metreweli joined MI6 in 1999 and worked continuously as an intelligence officer, including director-level roles at MI5, the domestic intelligence service.
The president reported making millions from cryptocurrency, his golf properties, foreign licensing deals and other sources. JD Vance also filed forms disclosing Bitcoin holdings. President Donald Trump reported over $600 million in income and $1.6 billion in assets in a public financial disclosure filed late Friday, including cryptocurrency holdings, income from his properties and lucrative licensing deals with foreign developers. One of his largest single sources of income was his stake in the cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial (WLF), where he reported income of $57.3 million off token sales. Trump holds 15.75 billion governance tokens in WLF.
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people " including a 3-year-old child " in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for several missing people Sunday, while authorities were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines, and other infrastructure. 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about half an hour on Saturday night. The unexpected deluge overwhelmed local waterways and infrastructure and submerged vehicles in small towns east of the Ohio River, including in Triadelphia and Valley Grove. Ohio County's emergency management director Lou Vargo said: "It happened so quickly and so fast. ... I've been doing this for 35 years. I've seen major floods here in the city and the county. I've never seen anything like this." The West Virginia rains followed heavy downpours in San Antonio on Thursday that killed 13 people. read more
Against the wishes of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, singer Nezza (full name Vanessa Hernandez) performed the National Anthem in Spanish before the game. She explained the version of the national anthem that she sang was commissioned in 1945 by the US State Department under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in order to establish a better relationship with Latin Americans. Despite being warned against doing this, Nezza defied the LA Dodgers organization: "I just felt like I needed to do it para mi gente [for my people]." A team official stated there were no consequences for the franchise regarding the performance and Nezza would be welcomed back in the future.
"Only brown-skinned pinko antifa Hamas Marxist America-haters didn't show up for the costly and poorly-executed US Army parade where my foreigner wife Melanoma fell asleep just the way I nodded off at Pope Francis' funeral! Argh! Argh!" images.timesnownews.com
#12: media.snopes.com
Snopes.com deemed this image fake, but there is nothing phony about Dotard Trumpf's verbal diarrhea or his visible and audible signs of increasing dementia.
Is there anyone on the planet that does not know Dotard Trumpf is the Court Jester at the G-7 Summit in Canada?
We should never underestimate the stupidity of the American Sheeple (AKA Republican voters): yt3.ggpht.com
Dotard Trumpf: "I talked to Putin (age 72). He lost 51 million people (in WWII) and he did fight ... He fought with us in World War II and everybody hates him." Link: x.com
Trumpf is trying to normalize Vladimir Putin at the G7 Summit, but it's not working: www.cbsnews.com
#3: The entire world saw Trumpf get humiliated at his stupid parade and the G7 leaders know Trumpf spoke to Putin by phone on Sunday. Now the Dotard has to face all of these world leaders without a single friend or ally at the summit. media.istockphoto.com
The UK is sending planes to the Middle East to help guess who? The country that started this war: www.bbc.com
"Argh! None of these G-7 Putin-haters wanna talk to me after dinner, so I'll be stuck with empty-suit Marco Rubella. Argh! Better to watch TV. Maybe the Canadians will have Murdoch Mysteries or Barney on tonight. Argh!"
#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-16 06:02 PM | Reply | Flag:
And so, Trumpf left. He would rather watch TV at home than be isolated and bored at the G7 Summit. Now comes Claudia Sheinbaum and Volodomir Zelensky, so Trumpf skedaddled since he has nothing intelligent or substantive to say to them.
"Thanks for the excuse, Bibi!"
"Hey, Iranians! Evacuate your cities! NOW!!!"