Headlines: Truck Drivers Distracted By Porn, US Running Low On Weapons To Sell Europe, Insomnia Fuels Dementia/Obesity And More

Police Bodycam Footage Surfaces of Charlie Kirk’s Killer From 3 Years Ago

Mortgage Rates Fall to Three-Year Low Under Trump

North Sea ‘Has Three Times More Oil and Gas’ Than Government Claims

Sleepless And Stressed: How Insomnia Fuels Dementia, Obesity, Heart Risks

Teen Rescues Baby Beaver From River While Tubing

Is Pedro Pascal the Ultimate Hollywood Hypocrite?

Truck Driver Distracted By Porn Before Deadly Crash Sentenced To Prison

UPDATE: FBI Springs into Action and Arrests Trump-Hating Leftist Who Shot Up ABC Station After Kimmel’s Show was Suspended – Here Is the Shooter’s Alleged X Account

What Shape Is The Economy?

‘We Should Kill Him’: AI Chatbot Encourages Australian Man to Murder His Father

Europe

Visualizing Europe’s Housing Cost Burden By Country

Germany’s Machinery Industry Faces Catastrophic Collapse

US Pauses Some Arms Sales to Europe, Citing Shortages

Lawmaker claims ‘assisted dying’ is the new penicillin

Asia

Number of US Student Visas Issued to Asians Tumbles

Japan Confirms Over 600,000 Citizens Killed by Covid ‘Vaccines’

Huawei’s New Ascend Chips Aim To Close China’s AI Gap With US

BWBB

Rep. Crockett Slams ‘Caucasian’ Dems For Honoring ‘Racist’ Kirk, Likens Him To Confederate ‘Relic’, Calls Trump ‘Hitler’… Again

Headlines: Your Whole Career Is Bullshit, Child Suicide Group Busted, Stephen A. Smith Calls Out Blacks For Blind Loyalty, Muslim Queers And More

U.S. Muslim mayor to Christian citizen: You are not welcome here. Move away

“We Disenfranchised Ourselves”: Stephen A. Smith Laments Black Voters’ Blind Loyalty to Democrats

Patel says FBI has uncovered a ‘nihilistic violent extremist’ network called ‘764′ that convinces children to self-mutilate and commit suicide…

Texas State U. Student Expelled After Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Assassination by Acting it Out

Muslim Dearborn mayor tells Christian resident he is ‘Not welcome’ after questioning street sign honoring controversial Arab leader

Ermiya Fanaeian, Iranian trans in charge of Armed Queers SLC: ‘I think sometimes violence must happen’…

Democrat Calls on His Party to Stop Calling Trump Supporters Nazis in the Wake of Charlie Kirk’s Death

“I Call Bullsh**t on Your Entire Career in Congress!”: Kash Patel Ends Democrat Swalwell’s Career in Epic Takedown

95-Year-Old Woman Charged With Murder After Nursing Home Death

Democrats Can’t Name Single Thing They Dislike About GOP Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown

DUDE VIDEO – Spirit Airlines jet flies too close to Air Force One – get off your iPad

Trump unveils changes to U.S. citizenship test

China

Watch: ‘Dysto-Pee’in’ Toilets Won’t Give You Toilet Paper Unless You Sit Through Advertisement Or Pay Up

India

WATCH: L-1 VISA SCAM: How India’s cartel cheats Americans out of jobs

Middle East

Israel Declares “Iron Beam” Laser Defense System Operational, Set for Nationwide Deployment

U.S. Sanctions 17 Iranian Cryptocurrency Shell Companies for Evading Oil Ban

Rep. IIhan Omar Lights Up the Internet After Announcing She Will Be Heading to Somalia as House Considers Kicking Her Off Committees For Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Murder

Medical

Jessica Rose, author of paper on DNA contaminants in mRNA injections speaks at the Brownstone Institute

Electromagnetic Weapon Destroys Drone Swarm In Seconds: ‘Singularity Event’

Drones have quickly become all the rage among military leaders and Silicon Valley investors, but new weaponry could threaten the nascent technology’s swift rise.

Last Tuesday, defense contractor Epirus quietly tested its latest electromagnetic weapon, Leonidas, against a swarm of 49 quadcopters, neutralizing them in seconds at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, according to Axios, the only news outlet invited to the groundbreaking test. Numerous U.S. military services and foreign allies, including Indo-Pacific partners, witnessed the event. In an interview with Axios, Epirus CEO Andy Lowery hailed the “forcefield system” as a “singularity event.”

Epirus’ Integrated Fires Protection Capability High-Powered Microwave weapons at Balikatan 2025 in the Philippines. Photo: Brandon Rickert/U.S. Army

More here, but I want one of these

Mach 7 Drone Illustrates China’s Latest Leap in Hypersonic Technology

I guess we are knocking on the door of an Epstein drive (Expanse reference here) or Warp Drive. I hope Scotty can reverse the polarity in the anti-matter drive in time for it to work.

Seriously, the problem is no iron dome can stop a Hypersonic vehicle. A pre-emptive strike would be here and there is nothing we can do about it.

  • China unveils MD-22 hypersonic drone, capable of Mach 7 speeds and near-space operations.
  • The drone is reusable, can travel 8,000 km, and carry 600 kg payloads for military and civilian use.
  • It launches mid-air from a high-altitude balloon, eliminating the need for traditional runways.
  • While China leads in hypersonic tech, the U.S., Russia, and others are also advancing in the field.
  • The drone’s potential for global security and scientific innovation raises both concerns and opportunities.

China’s recent unveiling of a hypersonic drone has sent ripples through the global aerospace community. A video released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) shows the MD-22, a cutting-edge unmanned aircraft, being launched from a high-altitude balloon and reaching speeds of Mach 7 before landing safely. This breakthrough marks a significant step forward in China’s quest for dominance in hypersonic technology. What exactly is this drone, and should Americans be concerned about China’s advancements?

What makes the hypersonic drone special?

The MD-22 is no ordinary drone. It operates in the “near-space” zone, a region between conventional aircraft and satellites. This gives it unparalleled flexibility and strategic capabilities. The drone can travel up to 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) and carry payloads of 600 kilograms (1,323 pounds), making it a formidable tool for both military and civilian applications.

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What Sci-fi Guns Would Actually Be Useful In The Real World?

I’m big on guns for personal defense, but at the same time, I’m not a big fan of killing people. That may sound contradictory, as shooting someone to defend yourself can easily (and often does) involve death. But, we have to keep in mind that the goal of a legitimate defensive shoot isn’t to kill. The goal is to incapacitate, and hopefully cause them to stop what they’re doing (trying to kill you or someone else) before they’re done doing it.

Sadly, today’s technology doesn’t give us a lot of alternatives to shooting if it’s rapid incapacitation we need. Pepper spray and tasers are the obvious alternative, but pepper spray relies on pain compliance an emotional or drug-addicted person can fight through, and tasers aren’t good against deadly force because there’s no guarantee that both darts connect and complete the circuit. So, we’re stuck with having to stop the action through the pain of getting shot, rapid blood loss or through damage to neural tissue. Given the time constraints of a defensive encounter, we don’t usually get to choose which one we go for.

But, in the world of science fiction, we have other options. It may seem silly to compare fictional weapons (even if that’s fun), but we have to keep in mind that many things that are real today started out as fake things on the TV or movie screen. By comparing these weapons, we can figure out what things are worth pursuing and what things really don’t help us defend ourselves better.

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