/qnotables25/ - ===Q Notables 2025===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012732 (091448ZMAY25) Notable: @DODResponse We are righting the wrongs of the previous administration…

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The last administration removed service members for refusing to take an experimental vaccine.

We are righting the wrongs of the previous administration…

https://x.com/DODResponse/status/1920838474501865634

Read more: https://defense.gov/Portals/1/Spotlight/2025/Guidance_For_Federal_Policies/Supplemental-Guidance-to-the-Military-Department-Discharge-Review-Boards-and-Boards-for-Correction-of-Military-Naval-Records.pdf

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012738 (091450ZMAY25) Notable: NASA

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Sols 4532-4533: Polygon Heaven

May 08, 2025

Earth planning date: Monday, May 5, 2025

Our 29-meter weekend drive (about 95 feet) was successful, and we are still in the band of polygon-rich bedrock.

The origin of these cracks is not clear — could they have formed as desiccation cracks as Mars began to get drier, billions of years ago? Or during later periods when groundwater moved through the bedrock?

Spending time in this area will help us to tease out their origin by sampling as much of the diversity as we can, from regular bedrock to the stranger textured targets.

Touch and Go plans allow only a few hours of science at a given workspace — in this plan, the rover turns on around 9 a.m. local time, and by 2 p.m. we have picked up and moved on to the next stop.

So planning on a day like today is quite the balancing act, trying to cram in as much science, as efficiently as possible, in a small amount of time.

On Friday, I helped plan APXS on some of the polygon features, so today we were able to concentrate on more typical bedrock without polygonal features, to compare with our last targets.

We wiIl acquire a short APXS integration on the brushed target “Encinitas,” and image the target with MAHLI.

In contrast, ChemCam will use LIBS to analyze “Jack Creek,” an elongated vein feature about 30 centimeters long (about 12 inches), which may be related to the polygon features. Both Mastcam and MAHLI will image this vein.

Beyond the workspace, but relatively closer to the rover, Mastcam will image "Loma Verde” on a small, overturned block and "Temescal Canyon,” looking at a larger expanse of bedrock with polygonal structures.

Further afield, ChemCam will acquire a long-distance image at “Agua Tibia,” which is close to “Torote Bowl,” a circular feature that we have been imaging periodically since sol 4486.

Once all the science has been gathered here in our very busy morning, we move on in a 26-meter drive (about 85 feet).

We are edging closer to the “boxwork structures” — it feels like we have been saying this in every blog for a long time, but we will have “wheels on” for the first time within the next few drives.

https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4532-4533-polygon-heaven/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012762 (091455ZMAY25) Notable: NASA

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Black Hole TDE AT2024tvd

May 8, 2025

This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy located 600 million light-years away that is host to the telltale signature of a roaming supermassive black hole.

Visible in the Hubble image is a tidal disruption event (TDE), an intense flash of radiation caused by the supermassive black hole eating a star.

The TDE appears as an isolated blue point source of ultraviolet light, while the galaxy is colored orange in visible light.

The source is one of the first examples of a TDE significantly offset from the host galaxy's core by 2,600 light-years – where an even more massive active black resides.

Hubble's precise angular resolution clearly shows this offset and confirms independent observations made with NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory.

The photo taken on January 16, 2025 with Hubble's WFC3 detector in UV and visible light wavelengths.

https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/black-hole-tde-at2024tvd/

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-pinpoints-roaming-massive-black-hole/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012767 (091458ZMAY25) Notable: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary spoke with reporters outside the White House and answered questions about the agency's staffing and goals.

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9:56am

FDA Commissioner Speaks to Reporters at White House

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary spoke with reporters outside the White House and answered questions about the agency's staffing and goals. He addressed the need to confiscate and destroy Chinese vaping products disguised as video game devices entering U.S. ports. Makary also spoke on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s intention to eliminate artificial food dyes, noting several companies have indicated a willingness to phase them out of their products by the end of 2026.

https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/fda-commissioner-speaks-to-reporters-at-white-house/659687

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012773 (091459ZMAY25) Notable: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett spoke to reporters outside the White House and answered questions about upcoming trade negotiations with China.

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8:47am

Kevin Hassett Speaks to Reporters in White House Driveway

President Donald Trump's National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett spoke to reporters outside the White House and answered questions about upcoming trade negotiations with China. He did not go into much detail but teased formal announcements about tariff adjustments would come during the negotiations. He also said there were "two dozen" trade deals in the works with individual countries, with India being "close to the finish line." Hassett also expressed confidence in the Republican tax bill, expecting significant spending cuts to be achieved in order to pay for it.

https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/kevin-hassett-speaks-to-reporters-in-white-house-driveway/659683

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012813 (091511ZMAY25) Notable: Trump administration to revive National Space Council

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Trump administration to revive National Space Council

05/09/2025 10:23 AM EDT

The White House is reviving the National Space Council, a historically influential policy body that could help guide the administration’s ambitious space goals, while acting as a counterbalance to Elon Musk.

The revival of the council ends speculation that President Donald Trump would not bring back the office following lobbying from Musk’s SpaceX company.

The council, which Trump also revived in 2017 after it had been dormant for 24 years, is chaired according to law by the vice president.

A White House official, who was granted anonymity to discuss plans that had not been announced, confirmed that the White House was staffing the council.

The council is normally staffed by an executive secretary and a small number of officials.

The council serves as an executive branch body for developing space policy and keeping agencies with space portfolios on task, from the Space Force to the Department of Commerce’s space offices.

The council will likely take on the Trump administration’s already lengthy space ambitions, including building a space-based missile shield called Golden Dome, beating China to a moon landing before 2030, landing astronauts on Mars, and supporting commercial space companies.

That includes potentially launching new rockets next year to trial systems for landing astronauts on Mars.

The council could dilute the influence of Musk, founder of SpaceX and confidante to Trump, who plans to step away as top adviser to the president. Reuters in January reported that SpaceX opposed the return of the National Space Council, and Trump was “likely” to end it.

The council would also provide an avenue for industry to inform White House space policy through the body’s Users’ Advisory Group.

Vice President JD Vance has made few public pronouncements on space, making it unclear how he might lead the council.

However, as a senator he served on the committee that covers space, and was a co-sponsor on a space bill. His former position as a senator for Ohio put him in contact with major NASA research facilities in Cleveland.

The office was founded in 1989, but was unstaffed from 1993 to 2017, when Trump brought it back in his first term in a ceremony that included astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon.

That council, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence with Scott Pace as its executive secretary, was viewed as influential in helping establish the Space Force, NASA’s planned return to the moon under the Artemis program, and ushering in regulatory reform in support of commercial space companies.

Then-President Joe Biden continued to staff the space council, but the body was viewed as less influential by some due to diminished public engagement from Vice President Kamala Harris.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/trump-national-space-council-00337874

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012831 (091517ZMAY25) Notable: Kazakhstan to regain legendary Soviet space launch site, 'Gagarin's start'

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Kazakhstan to regain legendary Soviet space launch site, 'Gagarin's start'

09/05/2025 - 14:57 GMT+2

The transfer of "Gagarin's Start", the launchpad for the world's first spaceflight, will be finalised by June.

Russia will return the oldest and most famous launch pad in the Baikonur Cosmodrome, also known as “Gagarin’s Start,” to Kazakhstan, handing it over by 1 June.

Kazakhstan plans to turn the world’s first crewed space launch site — which was decommissioned back in 2019 — into a museum.

“The Gagarin’s Start was decommissioned due to its unsuitability for launching the new Soyuz-2 rockets, which are now launched from the 31st platform of the cosmodrome,” said the spokesperson for the Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry.

To fund the site's modernisation, Russia and Kazakhstan partnered with the United Arab Emirates and signed a trilateral agreement in 2021.

However, the project stalled amid shifting geopolitical dynamics. Russia’s war in Ukraine forced countries to reevaluate their partnership and the use of Soyuz-2 rockets.

In the meantime, Russia turned its attention to its own launching sites of Plesetsk and Vostochny, shifting commercial launches to one of them.

While it still leases Baikonur from Kazakhstan until 2050, it has presented Kazakhstan with a list of 234 facilities it no longer needs, to be struck from the lease agreement.

According to authorities, 53 have already been accepted by the Kazakh side.

“The Russian side will continue to use the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the future. A total of nine launches were planned for 2025, of which two were completed,” the ministry said.

Meanwhile, Kazakhstan continues to develop its own Baiterek space complex, though progress has been slow.

Experts warn that delays, coupled with the waning relevance of Baikonur, could result in outdated infrastructure and missed economic opportunities.

From launch site to heritage landmark

The Gagarin’s Start, also known as Baikonur Site 1 or Site 1/5, holds deep historical significance.

In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into space from this pad. The Earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was also launched from this pad.

After mulling over an upgrade, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos initially proposed turning the launch pad into a museum, citing the importance of preserving the site as a global heritage site.

Soon to be in charge of the project, Kazakhstan hopes to increase Baikonur's tourism potential by opening it to the public.

“Given the historical significance of the Gagarin’s Start and for the purpose of developing tourism at the Baikonur complex, the Kazakh side, in collaboration with the Russian side, plans to create a museum complex dedicated to the history of space exploration,” said the statement by the Kazakh ministry.

The future museum will showcase rockets, space equipment and other artefacts from Baikonur’s 70-year history.

Both sides will also work on including the launch pad in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Currently, visiting Baikonur requires a special permit issued two months in advance, limiting broader access.

The ministry said it was working on reducing the time needed to obtain the access permit and develop a digital pass.

Officials hope the museum project will boost the region's domestic and international tourism.

https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/09/kazakhstan-to-regain-legendary-soviet-space-launch-site-gagarins-start

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012838 (091522ZMAY25) Notable: Kushner back navigating ME for MSM?

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JUST IN - As President Donald Trump prepares for the first major foreign trip to the Middle East of his second term, some administration officials have privately turned to a familiar face for help navigating the region: Jared Kushner — CNN

https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1920858544598831358

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012872 (091532ZMAY25) Notable: NASA

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Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: 'This star should not be here'

May 9, 2025

A dazzling new image from the European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope in Chile has revealed an unusual cosmic tale unfolding 6,000 light-years away in the Serpens constellation.

The snapshot features the vivid red nebula Sh2-46 — also known as Gum 80 — lit up in a fiery hue due to intense radiation coming from a brilliant blue-white star nestled at its heart.

The stellar behemoth is among the rarest and most luminous stars in the universe, wielding significant influence over its surroundings.

Despite its dominant presence, astronomers believe this stunning centerpiece is actually a cosmic interloper — a runaway star that may have originated in a nearby stellar nursery.

"This star should not be here," a statement from the European Southern Observatory reads. "In space, not everything is what it seems."

The clue to the central star's nomadic past comes in the form of a distinct bow shock observed adjacent to the star — a telltale sign the star is plowing through the nebula, compressing gas and dust into the visible arc, not unlike the wake of a ship moving through water.

Astronomers suspect the star, called HD 165319, was once part of a young cluster in the nearby Eagle Nebula, a bustling star-forming region best known for the iconic "Pillars of Creation."

Astronomers have observed dozens of similar bow shocks across the Milky Way, often associated with so-called runaway stars.

Those observations have suggested that in dense, young star clusters, complex gravitational interactions — particularly close encounters between three or more stars — can propel some stars with enough velocity to force them out of their natal homes and into nearby space.

These stellar exiles can travel across space for eons before ending up infiltrating unrelated nebulas like Sh2-46, according to the statement.

Although HD 165319 currently dominates the appearance of Sh2-46, its presence may be fleeting. If the star continues on this trajectory, it may eventually exit the nebula, potentially altering the region's shape and brightness.

"Perhaps this nebula will end up looking differently if the star ends up leaving it behind," the statement reads.

https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/cosmic-imposter-bathes-distant-nebula-in-fiery-red-glow-this-star-should-not-be-here

https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2518a/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yY0dscvuEA

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012896 (091540ZMAY25) Notable: Today in Q Post History we have 35 Deltas

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Today in Q Post History we have 35 Deltas

May 09

There were35 Q Postson the date ofMay 09.

LINK - https://qalerts.app/?q=May+09

ARCHIVE - https://archive.ph/D87m3

ENTIRE COLLAGE AT IMGUR - https://imgur.com/a/5PRh6t5.

PLEASE NOTE - Given that there are constraints on photo sizes that can be posted here, the collage with all35 Q postsis too big to upload in one piece.

Therefore, in order to circumvent that file size limitation and post the images here, I broke the collage containing all 35 Q posts into 02 separate photos, both of which are uploaded in this post:

01 - Q Posts - May 09 - 35 posts - 01 of 02 - posts 01-18; and

02 - Q Posts - May 09 - 35 posts - 02 of 02 - posts 19-35.

Keep up the lawful fight, fight, fight, and I will, too!

o7

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012906 (091542ZMAY25) Notable: NASA

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know

May 8, 2025

Update for 9 a.m. ET on May 9: According to the European Space Agency, the current reentry window for the Kosmos 482 Venus probe is 2:26 am ET on May 10 +/- 4.35 hours.

This story was updated to reflect the most current prediction.

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched the Kosmos 482 lander, a spacecraft designed to reach Venus and land on its surface. The craft never reached Venus, however.

The rocket that launched it suffered an anomaly, stranding the probe in an elliptical orbit around Earth where it has remained for over 50 years.

That five-decade stay in space could come to an end today. Kosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere and possibly crash somewhere on the surface of the planet.

The probe consists of a 3.3-foot-wide (1-meter-wide) titanium shell lined with thermal insulation, designed to withstand the heat of entry into Venus' atmosphere. The craft weighs about 1,190 pounds (495 kilograms).

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter at 2:26 a.m. ET (0626 GMT) on May 10 +/- 4.35 hours, according to the European Space Agency.

Based on current tracks and the dead probe's orbital inclination of 52 degrees, the craft's reentry could occur anywhere between 52 degrees north latitude and 52 degrees south — an area that covers most of Earth's surface.

However, the reentry of Kosmos 482 might not be as dangerous as other space junk falls.

"As it will likely reach earth surface as only one single object, the risks involved are lower than for example those created by a Falcon 9 upper stage reentry, which showers multiple meter-sized objects over a large area," Dutch satellite tracker Marco Langbroek wrote in a blog post tracking the reentry of Kosmos 482.

But there's no need to fear being struck by the falling probe, according to CORDS.

After all, 71% of Earth's surface is covered in water, and much of the land on the surface is unpopulated.

The odds are that the probe will land somewhere harmless.

"While the risk is nonzero, any one individual on Earth is far likelier to be struck by lightning than to be injured by Cosmos 482," according to The Aerospace Corporation.

"If it remains intact all the way to the surface, we project a risk of 0.4 in 10,000 — which falls well within the current safety threshold."

Satellite trackers and astronomers have been tracking Kosmos 482 for years. In 2019, there were reports that the craft might fall within a year, which didn't happen.

Astrophotographer Ralf Vandebergh of the Netherlands has been capturing the probe on camera for over a decade, and recently captured imagery suggesting its parachute might be out while it circles Earth.

Some experts have cast doubt on that speculation, however. Langbroek writes that the 'tail'-like structure in Vandebergh's photos is likely the result of "camera/telescope shake and atmospheric distortion"

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's historic Venera program of Venus exploration, which landed the first probe on the planet's surface in 1970 with the Venera 7 craft, and later sent back the first color pictures of Venus' surface in 1982 with the Venera 13 probe.

Stay up to date with the reentry of Kosmos 482 with ESA's live blog or Marco Langbroke's website SatTrackCam.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/a-failed-soviet-venus-probe-is-expected-to-fall-to-earth-today-but-when-and-where-heres-what-we-know

https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2025/05/07/reentry-prediction-soviet-era-venera-venus-lander-cosmos-482-descent-craft/

https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/04/kosmos-842-descent-craft-reentry.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012948 (091553ZMAY25) Notable: NASA

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China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites

May 8, 2025

After launching a pair of satellites last year that failed to reach the right orbit around the moon, China's Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) came up with a novel tactic — using a gravity "slingshot" to get the satellites in the correct spot.

China launched the satellites, named DRO-A and DRO-B, in March 2024 atop a Long March-2C rocket, according to the state-run China Global Television Network (CGTN).

They were supposed to go to distant retrograde orbit — the DRO in the pair's name — around the moon, to help provide navigation and tracking for spacecraft in Earth-moon space.

The rocket's first and second stages worked as planned. But a technical issue with the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage prevented the satellites from achieving their intended orbit, and CSU lost contact with the duo.

"If the satellites were destroyed, that would have been a waste of the years of effort that we put in and the money invested in the mission.

It would also be a mental blow to the team," Zhang Hao, a member of the team who worked to save the satellites, told CGTN.

When CSU managed to locate the wayward satellites, they were spinning in an orbit much closer to Earth than intended. So, the team began to work out a solution to deliver the satellites to their intended path.

"We divided into two teams," Hao said. "One team remotely controls the satellites' thrusters to slow down the spinning. The other team, my team, calculated the best route to move the satellites back on track."

Because the satellites were partially damaged during the launch, they were unable to get enough sunlight to provide power for the turn that was required.

So, the team solved the issue by using gravity from the Earth, moon and sun to "slingshot" the satellites to their destination.

The procedure took 123 days to complete.

"If you don't want to consume much energy, you must replace it with something else," CSU researcher Mao Xinyuan told CGTN. "We chose to consume more time in order to save energy."

The rescue operation was complete by mid-July 2024, and the two satellites separated from each other six weeks later, according to SpaceNews.

DRO-A and DRO-B are now circling the moon and working with a third satellite, DRO-L, which had previously launched to low Earth orbit.

"They will act as lighthouses in space," Mao said. Now, with these satellites in position, "we can locate a spacecraft in just three hours, unlike the two days or more with traditional, land-based positioning."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/china-uses-gravity-slingshot-to-rescue-pair-of-wayward-moon-satellites

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-17/Behind-China-s-123-day-space-rescue-The-math-that-defied-the-odds-1CCSpnwYuxa/p.html

https://spacenews.com/mission-team-details-complex-rescue-of-chinese-lunar-spacecraft/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012972 (091558ZMAY25) Notable: Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'

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Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'

May 8, 2025

A new study has found that the 28 most populous cities in the United States — including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Denver — are sinking at rates between two and 10 millimeters (0.08 and 0.4 inches) per year.

Using satellite-based radar measurements, a team of researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University developed high-resolution maps of sinking land, or subsidence, across major U.S. cities.

In each of the 28 cities studied, at least 20% of the city was sinking; in 25 of the cities, at least 65% of the land was sinking.

Cities across Texas show the greatest rates of subsidence, with Houston taking the lead.

There, some 40% of the city is sinking at more than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) per year, while 12% of the city is sinking at 10 millimeters (0.4 inches) per year.

"Even slight downward shifts in land can significantly compromise the structural integrity of buildings, roads, bridges, and railways over time," Leonard Ohenhen, a former Virginia Tech graduate student and the study’s lead author, said in a statement.

Land subsidence isn't uncommon around the world, with many areas subsiding due to natural geological processes.

However, the Virginia Tech team concluded that 80% of urban subsidence in the U.S. is caused by groundwater removal for human use. And, as cities grow, this problem may be further exacerbated.

While subsidence certainly poses a risk for coastal cities, which are also under threat of sea level rise exacerbated by human-driven climate change, it also endangers inland cities, making them more prone to flooding.

Plus, uneven subsidence across a city can destabilize buildings and infrastructure.

"The latent nature of this risk means that infrastructure can be silently compromised over time with damage only becoming evident when it is severe or potentially catastrophic," Manoochehr Shirzaei, associate professor at Virginia Tech's Earth Observation and Innovation Lab, said in the statement.

While we can't entirely stop land subsidence under urban areas, we can work on mitigating it.

According to the study, potential steps to take include improving land subsidence monitoring, revised groundwater management policies, and infrastructure resilience planning.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/satellites-show-28-us-cities-are-sinking-including-nyc-and-chicago-infrastructure-can-be-silently-compromised

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/science-nature-sinking-cities.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-025-00240-y

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23012990 (091602ZMAY25) Notable: @EagleEdMartin to the Department of Justice as Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney. His leadership comes at a pivotal moment, and I look forward to working with him

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I'm thrilled to welcome

@EagleEdMartin

to the Department of Justice as Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney. His leadership comes at a pivotal moment, and I look forward to working with him to advance our mission of justice and accountability!

https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/1920867035363295488

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013012 (091606ZMAY25) Notable: NASA

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US Space Force, Italian Air Force sign statement to expand space security cooperation

May 9, 2025

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti signed a statement of understanding aimed at expanding mutual collaboration in the crucial sector of space security on May 8.

The signing took place during the 2025 Aerospace Power Conference in Rome, and reinforces the joint commitment to protect and defend the space domain in shared recognition of its importance to deterrence and defense.

The statement of understanding aims to strengthen interoperability between the U.S. Space Force and the Italian Air Force in light of space security changes and the need to strengthen services, missions and activities.

In a context of increasing strategic importance of space, the statement of understanding between the U.S. Space Force and Italian Air Force represents a valuable opportunity to improve skills and contribute to collective security.

The document also consolidates bilateral cooperation within the framework of the pre-existing Military Personnel Exchange Program between the two nations, providing for the potential opportunity to send a team of USSF experts to Italy and, reciprocally, of highly qualified personnel of the Italian Air Force to the U.S. Space Force.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4179676/us-space-force-italian-air-force-sign-statement-to-expand-space-security-cooper/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013061 (091618ZMAY25) Notable: The nuclearrenaissance is underway thanks to @POTUS

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>>>/qresearch/23013042

>Don’t blink. The nuclearrenaissance is underway thanks to

>@POTUS

Crypto-Blockchain renaissance

A.I. renaissance

Space renaissance

(nuclear renaissance)

cold fusion been here a while but UCB aka DHS / DOE / aka Operation Paperclip has it now

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/nuclear-thermal-propulsion-game-changing-technology-for-deep-space-exploration/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013087 (091625ZMAY25) Notable: Steven Wang discusses Dub, a trading app that allows users to track the stock trades of government officials and elite traders.

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https://t.me/THEREALTORIABROOKE/56123

WATCH — Steven Wang discusses Dub, a trading app that allows users to track the stock trades of government officials and elite traders. (AFpost)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013088 (091625ZMAY25) Notable: Ukraine accuses EU state of spying

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Ukraine accuses EU state of spying

9 May, 2025 15:52

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has said it dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network allegedly operating in Transcarpathia, Ukraine’s westernmost region.

In a statement on X on Friday, SBU spokesman Artyom Degtyarenko said two Ukrainian military veterans – a man and a woman – were detained as part of the operation.

The network, Degtyarenko claimed, was run by Hungary’s military intelligence service and tasked with gathering sensitive data on Ukraine’s defenses in Transcarpathia.

It also reportedly collected information on local socio-political views, including how residents might respond to a potential Hungarian military incursion.

“For the first time in the history of Ukraine, the Security Service has exposed a Hungarian military intelligence network, which carried out espionage activities to the detriment of our state,” Degtyarenko said.

The SBU also released a video that purportedly shows the apprehension of the male suspect.

Both detainees are in custody and face charges of high treason. If convicted, they could face life in prison and property seizure, the spokesman said.

Asked to comment on the situation, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto dismissed the SBU’s accusations as anti-Hungarian propaganda.

“In the past three years, it has unfortunately been proven that the Ukraine conflict is partly a propaganda war as well,” he told reporters on Friday.

“It is clear that anti-Hungarian propaganda is often used in Ukraine, which in many cases has been found to have no basis whatsoever.”

In a separate Facebook post, Szijjarto said the “intensifying smear campaign” by the Kiev regime stems from Hungary’s refusal to support Ukraine militarily in its conflict with Russia.

He warned that Ukraine’s EU accession depends partly on Hungary’s backing and said Budapest “won’t tolerate” slander from Kiev.

Szijjarto added that Hungary expelled two individuals on Friday who he said were Ukrainian agents operating under diplomatic cover at the embassy in Budapest.

Tensions between Kiev and Budapest have been growing over the Ukraine conflict, with Hungary refusing to supply weapons or support Ukraine’s EU bid while maintaining ties with Moscow despite pressure from Brussels.

Budapest has also long accused Kiev of discriminating against the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia.

Hungary has criticized Ukrainian laws that limit education and public administration in minority languages as infringing upon the rights of ethnic Hungarians.

https://www.rt.com/russia/617176-ukraine-hungary-spy-network/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013111 (091631ZMAY25) Notable: Putin speech at Victory Day parade: Key takeaways/The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

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Putin speech at Victory Day parade: Key takeaways

9 May, 2025 12:20

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the sacrifices of the Soviet people in defeating Nazism, during the annual military parade in Moscow.

This year’s event marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

During the address, the president highlighted the significance of the event, vowing that Russia will “faithfully preserve the memory” of the “glorious” victory over the Nazis.

He noted that, as heirs of the victors, Russians celebrate Victory Day as their “most important holiday.”

Here are the key takeaways from Putin’s speech.

Enduring battle against destructive ideas

The president stressed that Russia has always fought against Nazism, Russophobia, and anti-Semitism, and will continue to do so no matter what.

“Russia… will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas.

Truth and justice are on our side,” he stated, noting that the entire country supports the troops taking part in the military operation against the Kiev regime, which Moscow has long accused of adhering to Nazi ideology.

Remembering the lessons of history

Putin said Russia remembers the lessons of World War II and will not allow the atrocities committed during those years to be repeated.

“We remember the lessons of World War II and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors,” he stated.

Pledging to uphold the nation’s values

The president vowed to uphold the values and principles that the Soviet people fought for during World War II. “Our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers saved the Fatherland.

And they bequeathed [defending it to us], to stay united and firmly defend our national interests, our thousand-year history, culture, and traditional values – everything that is dear to us, that is sacred to us,” Putin said.

“We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavors, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity.”

Recognizing the contribution of the allied forces

Putin credited the European front with “hastening victory” during World War II and said that Russia “highly appreciates” the contribution of the soldiers of the allied armies.

He noted, however, that the most “decisive” battles of the war were fought in the Soviet Union.

“The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults,” the president said, adding that it was the Soviet people who “determined the outcome” of World War II through “decisive victories in major battles.”

Honoring war veterans

The president pledged to cherish the tradition of Victory Day and honor the veterans who fought or helped fight the Nazis.

“We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking [an] example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice.

We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations,” Putin stated.

https://www.rt.com/russia/617159-putin-victory-day-speech-recap/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013122 (091634ZMAY25) Notable: Putin speech at Victory Day parade: Key takeaways/The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

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The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,[1][2] and also known as the **Hitler–Stalin Pact[3][4] and the Nazi–Soviet Pact,[5] was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, with a secret protocol establishing Soviet and German spheres of influence across Eastern Europe.[6]

The pact was signed in Moscow on 24 August 1939 (backdated 23 August 1939) by Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.[7]

The treaty was the culmination of negotiations around the 1938–1939 deal discussions, after tripartite discussions with the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and France had broken down, and committed neither government would aid or ally itself with an enemy of the other, for the next 10 years. Under the Secret Protocol, Poland was to be shared, while Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Bessarabia went to the Soviet Union.

The protocol also recognized the interest of Lithuania in the Vilnius region. In the west, rumoured existence of the Secret Protocol was proven only when it was made public during the Nuremberg trials.[8]

A week after signing the pact, on 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.

On 17 September, one day after a Soviet–Japanese ceasefire came into effect after the Battles of Khalkhin Gol,[9] and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union approved the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact,[10]

Stalin, stating concern for ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusians in Poland, ordered the Soviet invasion of Poland. After a short war ending in military defeat for Poland, Germany and the Soviet Union drew up a new border between them on formerly Polish territory in the supplementary protocol of the German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty.

In March 1940, parts of the Karelia, and eastern parts of Salla and Kuusamo regions as well, in Finland were annexed by the Soviet Union following the Winter War.

The Soviet annexation of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and parts of Romania (Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Hertsa region) followed.

Stalin's invasion of Bukovina in 1940 violated the pact, since it went beyond the Soviet sphere of influence that had been agreed with the Axis.[11]

The territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union following the 1939 Soviet invasion east of the Curzon line remained in the Soviet Union after the war and are now in Ukraine and Belarus.

Vilnius was given to Lithuania. Only Podlaskie and a small part of Galicia east of the San River, around Przemyśl, were returned to Poland.

Of all the other territories annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939–1940, those detached from Finland (Western Karelia, Hanko) Estonia (Estonian Ingria and Petseri County) and Latvia (Abrene) remain part of Russia, the successor state to the Russian SFSR and the Soviet Union after the collapse of the USSR in 1991.

The territories annexed from Romania were also integrated into the Soviet Union (such as the Moldavian SSR, or oblasts of the Ukrainian SSR). The core of Bessarabia now forms Moldova.

Northern Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Hertsa region now form the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. Southern Bessarabia is part of the Odessa Oblast, which is also now in Ukraine.

The pact was terminated on 22 June 1941, when Germany launched Operation Barbarossa and invaded the Soviet Union, in pursuit of the ideological goal of Lebensraum.[12]

The Anglo-Soviet Agreement succeeded it. After the war, Ribbentrop was convicted of war crimes at the Nuremberg trials and executed in 1946, whilst Molotov died in 1986.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013123 (091635ZMAY25) Notable: @realDonaldTrump I just watched an exhausted, highly neurotic Stephanie Ruhle spew LIES about Tariffs, as do many others, in order not to give me the Victory that they all see coming. Few people know Stephanie Ruhle, but I do

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I just watched an exhausted, highly neurotic Stephanie Ruhle spew LIES about Tariffs, as do many others, in order not to give me the Victory that they all see coming. Few people know Stephanie Ruhle, but I do, and she doesn’t have what it takes. Our Deal with the United Kingdom yesterday was AMAZING for both Countries and, in addition to everything else, British Airways just ordered $10 Billion Dollars worth of new Boeing planes. We’re going to make a fortune with Tariffs, only smart people understand that, and Stephanie was never known as a “High IQ” person. MSDNC has become the Voice of the Democrat Party, and they should be treated as a Political Advocate with all of the Taxes and Penalties therefrom. Their Ratings are terrible, but Brian Roberts and his crew should be forced to TELL THE TRUTH. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114478780390671313

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013136 (091639ZMAY25) Notable: Pak using airlines as shield? Its skies saw over 100 flights since drone attack

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Pak using airlines as shield? Its skies saw over 100 flights since drone attack

UPDATED: May 9, 2025 21:46 IST

Pakistan has been using commercial flights as a shield to protect itself from Indian aerial attacks by keeping its airspace open along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian armed forces said on Friday.

India, on the other hand, has kept its airspace along the border closed to avoid accidentally hitting any aircraft.

Flight tracking data shows that more than 100 flights flew in Pakistani skies along the IB and LoC since Pakistan launched drone and missile attacks in Punjab and nearby areas at around 8:30 pm on May 7 and at midnight on May 8.

After the Pakistani attack, India sent dozens of drones into Pakistan during the day on May 8. By 8:20 pm, Pakistan launched another volley of drone and missile attacks on Jammu and several other cities.

The attack continued late into the night. The projectiles were intercepted by Indian air defences.

Since the time of the last Pakistani drone/missile attack is unknown, we took 11:59 pm on May 8 as the cutoff time for our analysis.

According to flight tracking data, at least 104 domestic and international flights flew from and landed at Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi airports.

Many of these flights were in the skies in close proximity to the border when Pakistan launched drone strikes on India.

For instance, AirSial’s Karachi-to-Lahore flight was in the skies near Lahore when Pakistan launched drone attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Amritsar in Punjab, and Pokhran in Rajasthan around 9 pm on Friday night.

While Lahore airport is situated at a flight distance of 17 km from the international border, Karachi is 173 km, and Islamabad airport is within a distance of around 133 km from the LoC.

As per Flightradar24, at least 39 flights were operated by foreign airlines such as Etihad, Emirates, Flynas, Qatar Airways, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, and Jazeera.

Dubai, Dammam, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Sharjah, Kuwait City, and Medina are among the international destinations these flights flew to.

Pakistan using open airspace as shield. As a standard practice, nations shut their airspace for commercial flight operations during and before any potential conflict events to avoid aviation mishaps.

India shut down dozens of its airports along the PoK and the IB since.

However, Pakistan has kept its airspace largely open even as its top leadership predicted an imminent attack by India following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack a fortnight ago.

The concern was highlighted by Wing Commander Vyomika Singh during a press conference on Friday. “Pakistan is using civil airliners as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defence response.

This is not safe for the unsuspecting civil airliners, including international flights that were flying near the IB between India and Pakistan,” she said while stressing India’s decision to shut down airports in border areas.

As many as 24 airports will remain shut until May 15 as the conflict widens.

These airports include Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Halwara, and Pathankot in Punjab; Bhuntar, Shimla, and Kangra-Gaggal in Himachal Pradesh; Chandigarh, Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Kishangarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and Bikaner in Rajasthan; and Mundra, Jamnagar, Hirasar, Porbandar, Keshod, Kandla, and Bhuj in Gujarat.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-pakistan-tensions-commercial-flights-flew-in-pakistani-skies-since-its-drone-attacks-2722440-2025-05-09

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013195 (091658ZMAY25) Notable: Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India

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Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India

Fri 9 May 2025 11.24 EDT

Pakistan has been accused of launching a fresh wave of drone strikes against India on Friday night, with projectiles reported over the states of Indian-administered Kashmir and Punjab.

Explosions were heard in areas of Indian Kashmir and the bright flash of intercepted drones were seen over the Punjab city of Amritsar.

Eyewitnesses said the drone strikes were heavier than those that took place on Thursday night.

Earlier in the day, India accused Pakistan of launching an attack using up to 400 drones to target cities, military bases and places of worship across the north of the country on Thursday night, as the Pakistani military said it would “not de-escalate with India”.

India claimed to have intercepted hundreds of Pakistani drones, which it said came across the border into Indian-controlled Kashmir, as well as Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.

It said a first wave of drones came on Thursday evening and another wave hit close to dawn on Friday.

India said it had launched four drone strikes at Pakistan, directly targeting military defence infrastructure.

In a press conference on Friday, the Indian military alleged that Pakistan’s drone attacks on Thursday had targeted a gurdwara, a Sikh place of worship, injuring a civilian, and that the drones had also targeted Christian churches.

“The targeting of temples, gurdwaras, convents is a new low by Pakistan,” said India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri.

Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, denied the drone attacks, calling the Indian army statement “baseless and misleading”, and said Pakistan had not undertaken any “offensive actions” within Indian-controlled Kashmir or beyond Pakistan’s border.

However, a Pakistan security official told the Guardian that Thursday night’s drone strikes were just to “heat things up” before Pakistan launched a fully fledged retaliatory attack.

“When we hit back, everyone will know,” they said. Misri called Pakistan’s denial of the drone attacks “farcical” and “another example of its duplicity”.

The tit-for tat allegations were yet another alarming confrontation between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries, since India’s missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan on Wednesday killed 31 people.

Pakistan said it considered the attack an “act of war” and vowed to retaliate.

“We will not de-escalate – with the damages India did on our side, they should take a hit,” Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said at a media briefing.

“So far we have been protecting ourselves but they will get an answer in our own timing.”

The Pakistani army gave new details of Wednesday’s strike in which it claimed Pakistan had deployed more than 100 planes to ward off the strikes by Indian planes that carried out the attacks from Indian airspace.

It said the two sides had engaged in an hour-long aerial dogfight.

Pakistan claimed it used Chinese-made weapons and ground air defences to help bring down five Indian fighter jets.

India has yet to respond to allegations that Pakistan shot down its planes, but debris from at least three fighter jets, including that of at least one elite French Rafale jet, was seen in Indian-controlled Kashmir and Punjab.

The worst-affected area from Thursday’s drone attacks was the city of Jammu, in India-administered Kashmir, which is close to the line of control (LoC), the heavily militarised border dividing the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013230 (091711ZMAY25) Notable: Drone tells woman to close window during military parade in Kazakhstan

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Drone tells woman to close window during military parade in Kazakhstan

Fri 9 May 2025 at 7:00 am GMT-7

Unusual scenes were captured on May 7 in Astana, Kazakhstan, when a drone approached the window of a high-rise apartment and warned a woman filming a military parade to close her own window and move away.

The drone reportedly told the family to comply because it was for their own safety while the event was taking place below.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/drone-tells-woman-close-window-140000100.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013245 (091715ZMAY25) Notable: BCSO drone video shows children with loaded gun

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BCSO drone video shows children with loaded gun

Updated: 7:57 AM MDT May 9, 2025

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Drone video by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office shows two children armed with a firearm in Albuquerque.

The two children were ages 9 and 7, according to BCSO. Its drone was credited for allowing law enforcement to monitor the situation live for better situational awareness and to provide updates.

Video shows a non-lethal weapon was shot at the two children, which caused one of them to point the weapon at law enforcement.

Deputies were able to secure the area and prevent anything further from happening.

BCSO also said this highlights how valuable its drone program is to responding to people in crisis. The incident happened in February 2025.

https://www.koat.com/article/albuquerque-kids-guns-drone-video-new-mexico/64720974

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013286 (091725ZMAY25) Notable: Drone Strike Hits Belgorod Gov’t HQ, Deputy Governor Injured

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Drone Strike Hits Belgorod Gov’t HQ, Deputy Governor Injured

May 9, 2025, 4:00 pm

A drone struck the government building of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on the morning of Friday, May 9, injuring the deputy governor, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Gladkov shared the first video of the aftermath on Telegram at 8:43 a.m.

“In Belgorod, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked the government building of the Belgorod region. There are no casualties. All emergency services are working at the site,” he initially reported.

Later, he clarified that the attack was carried out by an aircraft-type drone and confirmed two injuries.

A Russian Guard officer suffered a shrapnel wound to the thigh and is hospitalized. Deputy Governor Alexandr Lorenz was also near the building when the explosion occurred.

“After laying flowers at the Eternal Flame, Alexandr Alexandrovich was examined by doctors at the regional clinical hospital. He has a concussion and acoustic trauma. He will continue treatment as an outpatient,” Gladkov said.

Ukraine has not commented on the incident.

At Moscow’s Victory Day parade Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, invoking unity, sacrifice, and pride – while defending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

More than 20 world leaders attended, including China’s Xi Jinping, Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic, and Slovakia’s Robert Fico.

Over 11,500 troops marched, including 1,500 who had fought in Ukraine, alongside soldiers from 13 “friendly” nations.

Calling the invasion a “special military operation,” Putin claimed: “The whole country, society, and people support [it]. We are proud of their courage and determination.”

It is illegal in Russia to speak out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or even to refer to it as a “war.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/52354

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013323 (091733ZMAY25) Notable: #28082

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013408 (091751ZMAY25) Notable: Video Shows Iran's New Underground Military Drone Facility

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Video Shows Iran's New Underground Military Drone Facility

May 09, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new underground military drone hangar, marking another step in the country's efforts to project its military capabilities.

The reveal was accompanied by a video showing the facility's layout and weaponry.

The announcement coincided with sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and senior Republicans condemned Iran's role in global conflicts during a Capitol Hill event at which a captured Iranian-made drone was displayed as a symbol of Tehran's reach from Ukraine to the Middle East.

Newsweek has reached out the State Department and Iran's foreign ministry for comment.

Why It Matters

The unveiling of Iran's underground drone facility highlights Tehran's strategy to protect its assets from potential airstrikes and surveillance, particularly from Israel or the United States, as it shifts focus toward asymmetric warfare and enhanced defense infrastructure.

This development coincides with renewed U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, with a fourth round of negotiations set for Sunday.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is preparing for a Middle East trip, including stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, where discussions will likely center on Iran's nuclear ambitions and regional security concerns.

What to Know

The IRGC unveiling showcased the underground base's integration of various missile platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Iranian media highlighted the facility's apparent capacity for autonomous operations and rapid mobilization. Officials stated that the site is fully operational and capable of sustaining independent military campaigns.

Iranian Drone Threat

This demonstration of Iran's expanding military capabilities comes as U.S. lawmakers have voiced increasing concern over Tehran's growing use of drones.

On Thursday, an Iranian-made Shahed 136 drone, captured in Ukraine, was displayed inside Congress during an event organized by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).

The exhibition highlighted growing concerns in Washington over Iran's global footprint, with UANI CEO and former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mark Wallace calling the drone "the most ubiquitous terror weapon of mass destruction in the world today."

Secret Nuclear Site

Meanwhile on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed recent reports suggesting the existence of a secret nuclear facility in Iran, attributing them to attempts aimed at disrupting upcoming nuclear negotiations with Washington.

Araghchi, posting on X, appeared to reference a report citing the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), writing: "Like clockwork, more Very Scary Satellite Images are being circulated as Iran-US indirect nuclear talks are set to resume."

The NCRI is recognized as diplomatic wing of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MeK). It is designated as a terrorist organization by Iran due to its past involvement in violent attacks and was considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. until its delisting in 2012.

What People Are Saying

IRGC Major General Hossein Salami said: "What the Iranian people witness today represents only a fraction of the IRGC Navy's substantial drone capabilities."

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mark Wallace called Iran's Shahed 136 drone: "The most ubiquitous terror weapon of mass destruction in the world today."

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote: "Like clockwork, more Very Scary Satellite Images are being circulated as Iran-U.S. indirect nuclear talks are set to resume."

What Happens Next

As Iran continues to unveil new military capabilities, Tehran is clearly seeking to strengthen its position ahead of renewed nuclear talks with the U.S., set to resume on May 11 in Oman.

The timing aligns with President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to the Middle East, where Iran's expanding military footprint and nuclear ambitions are expected to dominate the regional security agenda.

https://www.newsweek.com/video-iran-underground-military-drone-facility-2070052

https://twitter.com/araghchi/status/1920614734891462926

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013414 (091754ZMAY25) Notable: Black Leftist Moves To Africa And Discovers America Isn't So Bad After All

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Black Leftist Moves To Africa And Discovers America Isn't So Bad After All

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by Tyler Durden

Sunday, May 04, 2025 - 10:45 PM

Millions of Americans, including those among the lowest income brackets, truly have no idea how good life is for them. The grass is always greener somewhere else in the world until people actually take the plunge and move to the neighbor's house only to discover it's a crack den.

The self hatred that progressives feel over being American and living in the US is a first-world luxury that few others can afford. Most of humanity doesn't have time to dwell obsessively on their nation's global image; they are too busy barely surviving. The argument often regurgitated by over-privileged activists on Reddit forums and in college classrooms is that American "exceptionalism" is problematic because there's nothing exceptional about America.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013437 (091758ZMAY25) Notable: Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for sixth straight day: Army source

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Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for sixth straight day: Army source

Updated: 09 May ,2025: 11:06 AM GST

Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for a sixth consecutive day on Friday, an army source said, blaming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been at war with Sudan’s regular army since April 2023.

“Our air defences intercepted some of the enemy drones which were targeting sites in the city,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Witnesses reported strikes across Port Sudan, the seat of the army-backed government and the country’s main humanitarian aid hub.

The city, long seen as a relative safe haven from the devastating conflict, has come under daily drone attacks since Sunday.

The strikes have damaged several key facilities, including Sudan’s sole international airport, its largest functioning fuel depot, and the city's main power station.

Port Sudan serves as the primary entry point for humanitarian aid into the country.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the attacks “threaten to increase humanitarian needs and further complicate aid operations,” his spokesman said.

More than two years of fighting between the army and the RSF have killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted 13 million, in what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/05/09/drone-strikes-hit-port-sudan-for-sixth-straight-day-army-source

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013443 (091759ZMAY25) Notable: Rumble is Down

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013475 (091806ZMAY25) Notable: Steak n Shake accepting Bitcoin payments at all locations starting May 16 -Steaktoshi

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Steak n Shake accepting Bitcoin payments at all locations starting May 16, making the cryptocurrency available to our more than 100 million customers. The movement is just beginning….

—Steaktoshi

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013491 (091808ZMAY25) Notable: Rumble is Down

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013494 (091810ZMAY25) Notable: Dr. Mary Talley Bowden Was Right All Along

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Five years after the greatest crime in American history, the only people who’ve been punished are the ones who told the truth about Covid. Dr. Mary Talley Bowden @MdBreathe is one of them.

0:00 Dr. Mary Talley Bowden Was Right All Along

6:19 The Origin of the Government’s Propaganda Campaign

17:57 How the Medical Establishment Tried to Destroy Dr. Bowden

22:30 How Much Money Was Made From the Pandemic?

24:17 How Effective Is Ivermectin?

20:24 When Did the Healthcare Industry Become Politicized?

39:26 The Health of Dr. Bowden’s Patients Compared to Others

49:04 Does the COVID Shot Need to Be Pulled From the Market?

50:06 They’re Giving Babies the Covid Shot

53:33 The Link Between Cancer and Covid

1:00:25 The Legal Protection of Vaccine Developers

1:09:48 Why Is There So Much Secrecy Around Covid Data?

1:13:01 Will Medicine Get Better Because of This?

1:20:00 How to Fix the Healthcare Industry

Includes paid partnerships.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013544 (091821ZMAY25) Notable: Russia/NATO culture CLASH — Victory Day concert on border with Estonia

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Russia/NATO culture CLASH — Victory Day concert on border with Estonia

Residents of Narva, Estonia flock to riverfront to hear concert in Ivangorod, Russia

Estonia forbids celebrating Victory Day

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013590 (091832ZMAY25) Notable: Rumble is Down

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013656 (091844ZMAY25) Notable: David Steiner (FedEx) has been appointed as the next postmaster general and CEO of USPS

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Melissa Hallman

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David Steiner, a member of the FedEx board of directors, has been appointed as the next postmaster general and CEO of the United States Postal Service, the letter carrier’s board of governors announced Friday.

Steiner is set to replace former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who resigned in March, and current acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino.

Steiner’s appointment has already faced pushback given his ties to FedEx, a leading private competitor of USPS. Union leaders were quick to denounce Steiner, The Washington Post first reported Tuesday, arguing that his appointment further encourages the privatization of postal services.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013666 (091846ZMAY25) Notable: Versace Enlists Tranny Dylan Mulvaney to Promote "Women’s" Collection Amid Brand’s Global Sales Decline

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Versace Enlists Trans Influencer Dylan Mulvaney to Promote Women’s Collection Amid Brand’s Global Sales Decline

Controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was seen promoting Versace’s new women’s collection last week, despite the brand recently suffering a decrease in global sales, as well as in spite of a similar move sparking a national boycott against Bud Light a few years ago, tanking the beer’s sales.

“I think this is the best I ever looked, I’m pretty sure,” Mulvaney said clad in a Versace dress in a video posted to social media, before twirling in front of the camera to give viewers a 360-look at his attire.

“Headed to a Versace event, and, yeah, I think this is it, right?” the transgender influencer continued, adding, “Love you,” and turning to run away from the camera in a pair of strappy high heels.

Fellow transgender Aaron “Aariana Rose” Philip also attended the Italian luxury fashion company’s La Vacanza launch.

“Thank you as always to my Versace family for having me, I love you [Donatella Versace]!” Philip wrote in the caption of a Wednesday Instagram post, sharing several photos from the event.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/05/09/versace-enlists-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-to-promote-womens-collection-amid-brands-global-sales-decline/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013672 (091847ZMAY25) Notable: NEVER PLANT MYSTERY SEEDS YOU RECEIVE IN THE MAIL

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Just received this in the mail today. Return address is from Aristotle Metal Works in Georgia.

I have no clue who they are, or why the fuck they'd mail me this. Something is way off here.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013719 (091855ZMAY25) Notable: JPMorgan CFO dumps 70 percent of holdings, largest sale in years

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JPMorgan CFO dumps 70 percent of holdings, largest sale in years

JPMorgan Chase’s top executives are making moves, and they are big enough to raise eyebrows. CFO Jeremy Barnum just slashed his holdings by 70 percent, selling 40,014 shares and dropping his stake from 58,000 to 18,017 shares. That is a significant reduction, and it does not follow his usual pattern of selling only after receiving stock awards. Over the past few years, Barnum typically sold about half of what he was granted, but this latest sale is a departure from that trend.

Barnum’s sale totaled over 10 million dollars, with shares sold at an average price of 250.77 dollars. While insider transactions do not always signal trouble, a CFO unloading this much stock in one go is worth noting. He could be freeing up capital for personal reasons, but the timing and scale of the sale make it hard to ignore.

Other executives followed suit. Linda Bammann, a board member and chair of the Risk Policy Committee, and Jennifer Piepszak, the company’s COO, both reduced their holdings by about nine percent. Bammann’s sale is particularly striking because it is her largest since 2013. Piepszak’s sale is more in line with her previous transactions, but she has made two other sales this year that were not tied to stock awards, which is unusual.

There are plenty of possible explanations for these moves. Executives often sell stock for personal financial planning, tax reasons or portfolio diversification. However, when the CFO, COO and a key risk policy figure all reduce their stakes at the same time, it is worth asking whether they see something coming.

JPMorgan Chase’s stock has been strong, trading near 250 dollars per share. The company’s earnings have been solid, with a 16.99 percent return on equity and a 20.96 percent net margin. Financial markets are unpredictable, and insiders often have a better sense of future risks than the average investor.

https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/jpmorgan-chase-co-nysejpm-cfo-sells-1003431078-in-stock-2025-05-07/

https://www.insidertrades.com/jpmorgan-chase-co-stock/jeremy-barnum/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013785 (091909ZMAY25) Notable: Rumble is Down

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013878 (091932ZMAY25) Notable: DEMS STORM ICE FACILITY

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BREAKING: Dem lawmakers rush past security at New Jersey ICE detention center

DEMS STORM ICE FACILITY

Democratic lawmakers reportedly rushed past security and through the gates of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in New Jersey on Friday, along with others protesting the detention center.

Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported, "DHS tells Fox News two Democratic members of Congress have 'stormed' ICE’s Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey with a group of protesters and are currently holed up in/near a guard shack on the property. Fox is told the group waited for the gates to open to allow a bus with ICE detainees to enter the property, then they rushed in past security."

Bill Melugin

@BillMelugin_

BREAKING: DHS tells @FoxNews two Democratic members of Congress have “stormed” ICE’s Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey with a group of protesters and are currently holed up in/near a guard shack on the property.

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-dem-lawmakers-rush-past-security-at-new-jersey-ice-detention-center-video

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013911 (091945ZMAY25) Notable: India-Pakistan Fighting Suddenly Escalates To Most Expansive In Decades

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India-Pakistan Fighting Suddenly Escalates To Most Expansive In Decades

Friday has seen the border conflict between India and Pakistan escalate once again, with The New York Times describing that it has escalated to the most expansive military clashes in decades. Entire large expanses of border zones are swarming with drones overhead - a first in the history of the long-running rivalry.

"There were reports of nonstop barrages along the border overnight into Friday, as well as reports of attacks by Pakistan into the Indian city of Jammu, a part of Kashmir," the Times report says, citing that drone attacks have been exchanged along India's entire western border.

Pakistan has rejected Indian Army claims that all drone attacks into India have been intercepted. There's been days of a 'fog of war' environment in which it's been impossible for outside media to verify each claim and counter-claim.

NYT further observes:

India’s defense officials said Pakistan’s military had attempted aerial intrusions in 36 locations with "300 to 400" drones to test India’s air defense system. The officials said they had identified the drones as made in Turkey.

And more troop losses have been reported, after Pakistan claimed up to 50 Indian droops had died in the last day of fighting. Indian defense officials said their forces had suffered "some losses and injuries" last night, a Times correspondent says Friday.

According to more, "Artillery in the disputed region of Kashmir has been ferocious, and dozens of civilians have been reported killed on both sides of the boundary."

But despite several historic wars between the nuclear-armed rivals, what makes this week 'new' and unprecedented is the use of drones and loitering munitions, or 'suicide' UAVs.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/last-hours-india-pakistan-fighting-grows-most-expansive-decades

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013915 (091947ZMAY25) Notable: @alinahabba The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings…

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The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

https://x.com/alinahabba/status/1920918181951971563?s=61

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013926 (091950ZMAY25) Notable: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility

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New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility

NEWARK, New Jersey — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city and a Democratic candidate for governor was handcuffed and detained by federal officials on Friday at a protest of an ICE facility following a scrum involving three members of Congress seeking a tour of the facility.

It was unclear if the mayor, Ras Baraka, was being formally arrested or exactly where he was after he was handcuffed Friday afternoon.

The arrest followed a chaotic scene in the facility’s parking lot involving protestors, federal law enforcement officers and the three membersReps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIverat Delaney Hall. The Trump administration reopened the 1,00-bed facility this month to house migrants amid a lawsuit from the city against the private operator, GEO Group, alleging it does not have the proper inspections and permits. GEO group has denied that allegation.

The interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, confirmed that Baraka was detained.

"The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon," she wrote on X. "He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW."

The detention unfolded after Baraka, who is also running for governor, was apparently allowed inside a fenced parking lot at the facility and then later told to leave.

The three House members had been inside the facility and then came out with officers wearing gear that identified them variously as federal police, ICE and homeland security personnel. At one point, the three Democratic members, who had been seeking a tour of the facility, came out as authorities threatened to arrest Baraka. They all exited to a parking lot outside the fence where protesters had gathered.

The three members then reentered the fenced area, but Menendez quickly came back and warned Baraka that the authorities still wanted to arrest Baraka. When Menendez came to warn Baraka, he looked through the fence and told the mayor, "They are talking about coming out to arrest you."

The law enforcement officials all came out, setting off a scrum, with Baraka and Watson Coleman in the middle. The group all then reentered into the fenced-in area as Baraka was handcuffed and detained. The three members of Congress continued to be inside the secure area of the facility and ICE officials did not responded to shouted questions about Baraka’s status. Protestors on the scene, which included members of the SEIU union, were moving to the field office because they believe the mayor is being held there.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jersey-mayor-ras-baraka-arrested-193714915.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013933 (091951ZMAY25) Notable: DEMS STORM ICE FACILITY

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https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1920928327541436714

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013942 (091954ZMAY25) Notable: @alinahabba The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings…

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Alina Habba

@AlinaHabba

The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

3:05 PM · May 9, 2025

https://x.com/AlinaHabba/status/1920918181951971563

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013945 (091955ZMAY25) Notable: India-Pakistan Fighting Suddenly Escalates To Most Expansive In Decades

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Wild scenes from Punjab, Pakistan. Bro pulled up on CD-70 & shot down an Indian drone with a gun.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1920826226479857986

**nope

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013947 (091956ZMAY25) Notable: @alinahabba The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings…

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FAFO💥💥: Alina Habba announces that the Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, has been ARRESTED after he committed trespass and ignored multiple Homeland Security Investigator's warnings to remove himself from the ICE detention center this afternoon.

"NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW."

https://x.com/dotconnectinga/status/1920922335026311541

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23013952 (091958ZMAY25) Notable: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility

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👮‍♀️Here's Mayor Ras Baraka's cuffed walk of shame

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https://x.com/AmericaPapaBear/status/1920925566984667561

Multiple Democrats broke into an ICE facility in New Jersey.

The Newark Mayor has been ARRESTED!

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014002 (092013ZMAY25) Notable: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility

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BREAKING: Democrat Mayor of Newark has been arrested for criminal trespass at the ICE center in Newark, NJ, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014032 (092017ZMAY25) Notable: UPenn has a troubling Section 117 compliance history, having failed to disclose any foreign funding

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The Department of Education (ED) opened an investigation Thursday into the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) over its alleged failure to accurately report the foreign funding it receives.

ED said the Ivy League university has a long history of “inaccurate and incomplete” reporting of foreign funding and has initiated a public records request from the school. The department is seeking information regarding UPenn’s tax records, all foreign gifts, grants, contracts and agreements the university has been involved with since 2017 as well as its internal policies regarding complying with federal disclosure requirements.

“UPenn has a troubling Section 117 compliance history, having failed to disclose any foreign funding until February of 2019 despite a decades-long statutory obligation to do so,” Acting General Counsel Tom Wheeler said in ED’s press release. “Although the previous Administration degraded the Department’s enforcement of universities’ legal obligations to disclose foreign gifts and contracts, the Trump Administration will vigorously uphold the law and ensure universities are transparent with their foreign gifts and investments.”

The department is also requesting information from UPenn on all staff responsible for conducting research in collaboration with foreign entities and those involved with administering the Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program.

https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2025/05/09/education-department-investigation-foreign-infiltration-university-pennsylvania/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014043 (092020ZMAY25) Notable: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility

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>DUMBASS ALERT

https://x.com/dom_lucre/status/1920924744884318610

AND WE GOT A MAYORIAL PERP WALK

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014095 (092031ZMAY25) Notable: Pelosi: ‘I Certainly Hope’ Pope Leo Will Speak Against Trump’s Deportations

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Pelosi: ‘I Certainly Hope’ Pope Leo Will Speak Against Trump’s Deportations

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed hope Friday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” that the newly elected pope will speak out against the Trump administration’s mass deportations.

Jansing said, “His social media was busy prior to becoming pope and is getting attention. It includes a post he shared just last month from a Catholic commentator who called out Trump and the president of El Salvador for laughing about the deportation of Rodrigo Garcia. And then in February, he also reposted an article from the National Catholic Reporter that was titled JD Vance is wrong, Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others. He was responding to the VP’s assertion that care for the rest of the world came in last after family, neighbor, community, and fellow citizens. This new pope is said to be acutely aware of conditions forcing migration of the vulnerabilities of migrants. Do you think that at this moment, when so many people are looking to him, he could be impactful as a moral and ethical voice on that issue that we’re dealing with when so many people are being mass deported or fear it?”Pelosi said, “Well, I certainly hope so. And I, from his comments previous to being elected the pope, he has made clear what his values and his view of all of that is.”

She added, “It is important, it is really important for us to listen to the words, both of our elected officials, when they say what they say about ranking people and their importance and our religious leaders. Now, let me just say one thing more about his holiness. He is — you know, he’s from the Augustinian Order, which he headed and all the rest. So St. Augustine is special to him.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/05/09/pelosi-i-certainly-hope-pope-leo-will-speak-against-trumps-deportations/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014105 (092033ZMAY25) Notable: Versace Enlists Tranny Dylan Mulvaney to Promote "Women’s" Collection Amid Brand’s Global Sales Decline

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Versace Enlists Trans Influencer Dylan Mulvaney to Promote Women’s Collection Amid Brand’s Global Sales Decline

Controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was seen promoting Versace’s new women’s collection last week, despite the brand recently suffering a decrease in global sales, as well as in spite of a similar move sparking a national boycott against Bud Light a few years ago, tanking the beer’s sales.

“I think this is the best I ever looked, I’m pretty sure,” Mulvaney said clad in a Versace dress in a video posted to social media, before twirling in front of the camera to give viewers a 360-look at his attire.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/05/09/versace-enlists-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-to-promote-womens-collection-amid-brands-global-sales-decline/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014134 (092040ZMAY25) Notable: Pelosi: ‘I Certainly Hope’ Pope Leo Will Speak Against Trump’s Deportations

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014168 (092047ZMAY25) Notable: Versace Enlists Tranny Dylan Mulvaney to Promote "Women’s" Collection Amid Brand’s Global Sales Decline

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"I think this is the best I ever looked, I’m pretty sure,” Mulvaney said

source: https://twitter.com/i/status/1920197994487357463

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014199 (092057ZMAY25) Notable: President Trump Signs Executive Orders, May 9, 2025

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014214 (092103ZMAY25) Notable: President Trump Signs Executive Orders, May 9, 2025

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014220 (092106ZMAY25) Notable: President Trump Signs Executive Orders, May 9, 2025

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014263 (092119ZMAY25) Notable: 💥 Charles Barkley comes out of the closet on men playing sports against women

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@dotconnectinga

💥Charles Barkley comes out of the closet on men playing sports against women:

"I do not under any circumstances, zero, think that men should play sports against women... I’m done. I don’t wanna hear you try to explain it to me... Men shouldn't play sports against women! I'm DONE!"

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014275 (092121ZMAY25) Notable: Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent housing illegal aliens

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Veterans

Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens

Trump signed an executive order to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles

Brooke Singman By Brooke Singman Fox News

Published May 9, 2025 2:36pm EDT

Los Angeles has approximately 3,000 homeless veterans — more than any other city in the country, and accounting for about 10% of all homeless veterans in America, according to the White House.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014324 (092133ZMAY25) Notable: @realDonaldTrump "Progress never comes from those satisfied with the failures of a broken system…"

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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114479967598464487

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Will Collect the Rest Of LB Notables

Seeking Handoff THIS BREAD

Baker Step Up

Fresh Dough

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014464 (092234ZMAY25) Notable: Trump fires Library of Congress' Carla Hayden, sex books to children & James Madison's 200yo crystal flute to Lizzo

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“Carla,” the email began. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately. Thank you for your service.”

Bye bitch.

President Donald Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who promoted books with sexual content to children and infamously let obese pop star Lizzo play James Madison’s 200-year-old crystal flute during her tenure.

Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. Confirmed by the Senate to the job in 2016, Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5393737/carla-hayden-fired-library-of-congress-trump

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014516 (092247ZMAY25) Notable: What maximum stage TDS looks like

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Kathy Griffin 2017 vs Kathy Griffin 2025.

Proof that Trump Derangement Syndrome decimates the body.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014559 (092257ZMAY25) Notable: Trump to reopen 4,900 square miles of ocean off New England coast for commercial fishing

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Trump to reopen 4,900 square miles of ocean off New England coast for commercial fishing

"By revoking the Obama-Biden restrictions, President Trump’s proclamation supports New England’s fishing communities, in turn fostering economic growth and job creation in coastal regions."

Trump is set to sign an executive order that is designed to "unleash commercial fishing in the Atlantic, advancing the America First Fishing Policy," that will reopen thousands of square miles of ocean in New England that had been closed off to commercial fishing by former President Barack Obama.

A White House fact sheet obtained by NHJournal ahead of the signing stated, "President Trump is committed to removing unnecessary restrictions on American fishermen in order to strengthen the US economy, support coastal communities, and restore fairness to an industry disadvantaged by overregulation and unfair foreign competition."

The order will roll back commercial fishing prohibitions in a 4,913 square mile area off the coast of New England that had been designated by Obama as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Trump had previously rolled back the restrictions under his first administration, but the restrictions were put back into place by Biden.

The fact sheet stated, "By revoking the Obama-Biden restrictions, President Trump’s proclamation supports New England’s fishing communities, in turn fostering economic growth and job creation in coastal regions."

New Hampshire-born Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "GREAT News for New England's Fishermen and Lobstermen, and another Promise Made & Promise Kept by President Trump!"

https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-to-reopen-4900-miles-of-ocean-off-new-england-coast-for-commercial-fishing

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23014762 (092331ZMAY25) Notable: WH: Establishing Project Homecoming

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ESTABLISHING PROJECT HOMECOMING

Proclamations May 9, 2025

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/establishing-project-homecoming/

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WINNING WEEK!!!

🏈 '27 NFL Draft

🇨🇦 PM Carney

🎖️ Military Moms

🇬🇧 UK Trade

🏢 Gilead, Invenergy, Merck, LEGO, Hotpack, BMS invest

⛓️ Alcatraz

✈️ Self-deport

🕊️ Yemen ceasefire

🐶 NIH beagle tests ended

🌊 Gulf of America

🌍 Middle East next week

@PressSec’s MAGA Minute ⬇️

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1920989308976005156

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015229 (100108ZMAY25) Notable: PDJT: Today, I signed an Executive Order to launch the first-ever self-deportation program

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Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 05/09/2025 21:02:57

Today, I signed an Executive Order to launch the first-ever self-deportation program. Illegal aliens who stay in America face punishments, including—sudden deportation, in a place and manner solely of our discretion. TO ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS: BOOK YOUR FREE FLIGHT RIGHT NOW!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114480839195032975

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s official mugshot 😂

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015398 (100137ZMAY25) Notable: Trump Unveils New Statue in Oval Office of Legendary Butler, Pennsylvania Fight, Fight, Fight Stance

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NEW: Trump Unveils New Statue in Oval Office of Legendary Butler, Pennsylvania Fight Stance After Bloody Assassination Attempt

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/new-trump-unveils-new-statue-oval-office-legendary/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015403 (100137ZMAY25) Notable: Trump Endorsement of Byron Donalds in Florida Boosts Him Ahead in Gubernatorial Primary

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Trump Endorsement of Byron Donalds in Florida Boosts Him Ahead in Gubernatorial Primary

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/09/trump-endorsement-of-byron-donalds-in-florida-boosts-him-ahead-in-gubernatorial-primary/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015409 (100138ZMAY25) Notable: COVID-19 mRNA Shots Destroy Over 60% of Women’s Non-Renewable Egg Supply

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There were going after human fertility. This was always the plan.

BREAKING: COVID-19 mRNA Shots Destroy Over 60% of Women’s Non-Renewable Egg Supply

New study finds rats injected intramuscularly with human-equivalent mRNA doses suffered irreversible loss of primordial follicles — the foundation of fertility.

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-covid-19-mrna-shots-destroy

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015517 (100154ZMAY25) Notable: The Trump DOJ has launched an investigation into the proposed Muslim-only EPIC City in Texas

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🚨 #BREAKING: The Trump DOJ has launched an investigation into the proposed Muslim-only EPIC City in Texas GOOD! SHUT IT DOWN! The 402 acre site would governed by SHARIA LAW. We’re not doing this crap in America.

🚨 #BREAKING: The Trump DOJ has launched an investigation into the proposed Muslim-only EPIC City in Texas

GOOD! SHUT IT DOWN!

The 402 acre site would governed by SHARIA LAW. We’re not doing this crap in America.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1920899852776489123

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/epic-city-muslim-centric-development-collin-county-doj-investigation/287-e40a9ee7-710e-4a9d-bb8c-9f7763171fda

https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-calls-on-doj-to-investigate-epic-city-following-accusations-of-religious-discrimination-sharia-law/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015522 (100155ZMAY25) Notable: The Trump DOJ has launched an investigation into the proposed Muslim-only EPIC City in Texas

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015576 (100205ZMAY25) Notable: Trump Hires UN Migration Agency to Help Migrants Self-Deport

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Trump Hires U.N. Migration Agency to Help Migrants Self-Deport

The Trump administration is hiring a decades-old U.N. migration agency to help illegal migrants self-deport to their home country.

https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/05/09/trump-hires-u-n-migration-agency-to-help-migrants-self-deport/

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These statues are getting out of hand meow.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015601 (100210ZMAY25) Notable: President Trump to Sign Project Homecoming Executive Order to Encourage Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport

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PRESIDENT TRUMP: Today, I signed an Executive Order to launch the first-ever self-deportation program. Illegal aliens who stay in America face punishments, including—sudden deportation, in a place and manner solely of our discretion. TO ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS: BOOK YOUR FREE FLIGHT RIGHT NOW!

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1921008311492624867

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1920971350849532050

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015607 (100212ZMAY25) Notable: Pakistan PM calls urgent meeting of the National Command Authority, the body overseeing nuclear weapons

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Pakistan announces military operation against India

Islamabad has vowed retaliation after New Delhi struck multiple “terrorist targets” on its territory and Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir

India has launched “Operation Sindoor,” targeting what it calls “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley.

New Delhi said the strikes were directed at “terrorist camps” and not the Pakistani armed forces or civilians. “Our actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature,” the Indian government said, noting it“has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution.”

Islamabad has condemned the strikes as a “heinous provocation” and vowed retaliation. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that Pakistan “has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India.”

Since the Indian strikes, Islamabad has responded with shelling across the Line of Control, the de facto border between the countries in Kashmir. The cross-border fire has resulted in 16 civilian deaths, according to the Indian government.

India and Pakistan also traded accusations of drone attacks, with both sides claiming to have taken down unmanned aerial vehicles.

The ongoing “Operation Sindoor” follows the April 22 attack in Baisaran Valley, which left 26 civilians dead. India has held Pakistan indirectly responsible, alleging cross-border militant involvement. Islamabad has vehemently denied that it had any role in the attack and has called for an impartial probe.

10 May 2025

01:59 GMT

The Pakistani government has said that it “responded befittingly to Indian aggression,” claiming that the country’s armed forces “successfully targeted key Indian military installations” as part of its so-called Operation Bunyan un Marsoos.

“These actions are being taken in response to India’s first attack, which was an attack on our land, people and sovereignty,” it added in a post on X.

01:44 GMT

The Group of Seven (G7) nations has issued a joint statement condemning the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, and urging both India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint and “engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome.”

“Further military escalation poses a serious threat to regional stability. We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians on both sides,” the G7 Foreign Ministers said, expressing support “for a swift and lasting diplomatic resolution.”

01:04 GMT

Indian air defenses reportedly engaged a new Pakistani drone attack, with at least 14 explosions heard in the air as an NDTV crew reported live from the ground in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

00:54 GMT

The Indian Army briefing, originally expected to take place early in the morning, has been delayed until 10am local time, NDTV reports.

00:26 GMT

Islamabad has announced the launch of a large-scale military operation against India, code-named Bunyan un Marsoos. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the name of the operation means “a wall fortified with lead.”

“OPERATION BUNYAN UN MARSOOS STARTS,” the Pakistani government declared in a post on X, without providing further details. Pakistani media claimed, citing security sources, that the country’s military has targeted “multiple high-value Indian military assets.”

https://www.rt.com/india/616873-pakistan-operation-kashmir-strikes/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015609 (100212ZMAY25) Notable: SecDef Hegseth: If you cross into the National Defense Area, you will be charged to the FULLEST extent of the law

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Let me be clear: if you cross into the National Defense Area, you will be charged to the FULLEST extent of the law. Just ask the 100 illegal aliens that have been charged so far.

https://x.com/SecDef/status/1920984231741706354/history

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015612 (100214ZMAY25) Notable: Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens

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WINNING: Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a new national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spend on services for illegal aliens, Fox News Digital has learned.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-build-national-center-homeless-veterans-funds-previously-spent-illegal-aliens

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015641 (100220ZMAY25) Notable: Pakistan PM calls urgent meeting of the National Command Authority, the body overseeing nuclear weapons

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🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Pakistan PM has called an urgent meeting of the National Command Authority, the body overseeing the country’s nuclear weapons, state broadcaster reports.

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BREAKING 🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- "Meeting of the National Command Authority, NCA, will decide future action plan,"

- Pakistan's Military.

NCA - Body that oversees Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

DGISPR Ahmed Shareef Chaudhry is the son of a UN and US designated global terrorist Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood. His father provided Osama Bin Laden information about chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.

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Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 05/09/2025 22:19:09

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/05/week-16-wins-president-trump-advances-americas-new-golden-age/

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015720 (100239ZMAY25) Notable: Former Private Equity Executives Sentenced to Priso

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Former Private Equity Executives Sentenced to Priso

David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider Defrauded Thousands of Individual Investors in a $1.6 Billion GPB Capital Funds Scheme

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, David Gentile, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GPB Capital, and Jeffry Schneider, the former CEO of Ascendant Capital, were sentenced by United States District Judge Rachel P. Kovner to seven years in prison and six years in prison, respectively, for their roles in a multi-year scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three GPB Capital private equity funds and the source of funds used to make monthly distribution payments to investors. Collectively, the GPB funds raised approximately $1.6 billion from investors. Both defendants were convicted by a federal jury in August 2024 following an eight-week trial of securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and wire fraud conspiracy; Gentile was also convicted of wire fraud. Additional penalties of forfeiture and restitution will be imposed at a later date.

Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Christopher G. Raia, Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the sentences.

“The defendants built GPB Capital on a foundation of lies,” stated United States Attorney Nocella. “They raised approximately $1.6 billion from individual investors based on false promises of generating investment returns from the profits of portfolio companies, all while using investor capital to pay distributions and create a false appearance of success. The sentences imposed today are well deserved and should serve as a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail. My Office is committed to protecting the investing public and the integrity of the financial markets.”

Mr. Nocella expressed his appreciation to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York City Business Integrity Commission, and the New York City Police Department for their valuable assistance with the case.

"For years, David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider wove a web of lies to steal more than one billion dollars from investors through empty promises of guaranteed profits and unlawfully rerouting funds to provide an illusion of success. The defendants abused their high-ranking positions within their company to exploit the trust of their investors and directly manipulate payments to perpetuate this scheme. May today’s sentencing deter anyone who seeks to greedily profit off their clients through deceitful practices," stated FBI Assistant Director in Charge Raia.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-private-equity-executives-sentenced-prison

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015755 (100245ZMAY25) Notable: CERN's ALICE experiment detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC

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[Press Update] @ALICEexperiment detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC

Near-miss collisions between high-energy lead nuclei at the LHC generate intense electromagnetic fields that can knock out protons and transform lead into fleeting quantities of gold nuclei

8 May, 2025

In a paper published in Physical Review Journals, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of lead into gold in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

Transforming the base metal lead into the precious metal gold was a dream of medieval alchemists. This long-standing quest, known as chrysopoeia, may have been motivated by the observation that dull grey, relatively abundant lead is of a similar density to gold, which has long been coveted for its beautiful colour and rarity. It was only much later that it became clear that lead and gold are distinct chemical elements and that chemical methods are powerless to transmute one into the other.

With the dawn of nuclear physics in the 20th century, it was discovered that heavy elements could transform into others, either naturally, by radioactive decay, or in the laboratory, under a bombardment of neutrons or protons. Though gold has been artificially produced in this way before, the ALICE collaboration has now measured the transmutation of lead into gold by a new mechanism involving near-miss collisions between lead nuclei at the LHC.

Extremely high-energy collisions between lead nuclei at the LHC can create quark–gluon plasma, a hot and dense state of matter that is thought to have filled the universe around a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, giving rise to the matter we now know. However, in the far more frequent interactions where the nuclei just miss each other without “touching”, the intense electromagnetic fields surrounding them can induce photon–photon and photon–nucleus interactions that open further avenues of exploration.

The electromagnetic field emanating from a lead nucleus is particularly strong because the nucleus contains 82 protons, each carrying one elementary charge. Moreover, the very high speed at which lead nuclei travel in the LHC (corresponding to 99.999993% of the speed of light) causes the electromagnetic field lines to be squashed into a thin pancake, transverse to the direction of motion, producing a short-lived pulse of photons. Often, this triggers a process called electromagnetic dissociation, whereby a photon interacting with a nucleus can excite oscillations of its internal structure, resulting in the ejection of small numbers of neutrons and protons. To create gold (a nucleus containing 79 protons), three protons must be removed from a lead nucleus in the LHC beams.

https://x.com/CERNpress/status/1920373156759408836

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015758 (100246ZMAY25) Notable: CERN's ALICE experiment detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC

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“It is impressive to see that our detectors can handle head-on collisions producing thousands of particles, while also being sensitive to collisions where only a few particles are produced at a time, enabling the study of electromagnetic ‘nuclear transmutation’ processes,” says Marco Van Leeuwen, ALICE spokesperson.

The ALICE team used the detector’s zero degree calorimeters (ZDC) to count the number of photon–nucleus interactions that resulted in the emission of zero, one, two and three protons accompanied by at least one neutron, which are associated with the production of lead, thallium, mercury and gold, respectively. While less frequent than the creation of thallium or mercury, the results show that the LHC currently produces gold at a maximum rate of about 89 000 nuclei per second from lead–lead collisions at the ALICE collision point. Gold nuclei emerge from the collision with very high energy and hit the LHC beam pipe or collimators at various points downstream, where they immediately fragment into single protons, neutrons and other particles. The gold exists for just a tiny fraction of a second.

The ALICE analysis shows that, during Run 2 of the LHC (2015–2018), about 86 billion gold nuclei were created at the four major experiments. In terms of mass, this corresponds to just 29 picograms (2.9 ×10-11 g). Since the luminosity in the LHC is continually increasing thanks to regular upgrades to the machines, Run 3 has produced almost double the amount of gold that Run 2 did, but the total still amounts to trillions of times less than would be required to make a piece of jewellery. While the dream of medieval alchemists has technically come true, their hopes of riches have once again been dashed.

“Thanks to the unique capabilities of the ALICE ZDCs, the present analysis is the first to systematically detect and analyse the signature of gold production at the LHC experimentally,” says Uliana Dmitrieva of the ALICE collaboration.

“The results also test and improve theoretical models of electromagnetic dissociation which, beyond their intrinsic physics interest, are used to understand and predict beam losses that are a major limit on the performance of the LHC and future colliders,” adds John Jowett, also of the ALICE collaboration.

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Illustration of an ultra-peripheral collision where the two lead (208Pb) ion beams at the LHC pass by close to each other without colliding. In the electromagnetic dissociation process, a photon interacting with a nucleus can excite oscillations of its internal structure and result in the ejection of small numbers of neutrons (two) and protons (three), leaving the gold (203Au) nucleus behind (Image: CERN)Illustration of an ultra-peripheral collision where the two lead (208Pb) ion beams at the LHC pass by close to each other without colliding. In the electromagnetic dissociation process, a photon interacting with a nucleus can excite oscillations of its internal structure and result in the ejection of small numbers of neutrons (two) and protons (three), leaving the gold (203Au) nucleus behind (Image: CERN)

Find out more: https://home.cern/news/news/physics/alice-detects-conversion-lead-gold-lhc

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015807 (100259ZMAY25) Notable: Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens

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“President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spent on services for illegal aliens…”

https://x.com/Scavino47/status/1921033992721060323

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015814 (100301ZMAY25) Notable: @FLOTUS Reflects on the Strength of Motherhood During @WhiteHouse Military Mothers Celebration

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015817 (100302ZMAY25) Notable: Pope Leo XIV: The promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don't exist

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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics

Pope Leo XIV has already made history, as the first-ever American-born pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. But how might he shape the institution?

Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday after a two-day conclave to succeed the late Pope Francis — a progressive pontiff who was known for his commitment to social justice.

While Pope Leo is considered a centrist, he shares some of his predecessor's views, including those about the environment and outreach to migrants.

Leo is also notable for being the first Augustinian friar to lead the church. The Order of St. Augustine, which dates back to 1244, says it has some 2,800 members throughout 47 countries. Its three core values are "truth, unity and love."

"And so, Leo XIV has been formed on those foundational values," the Rev. Robert Hagan, prior provincial of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, told NPR. "Francis spoke a lot about synodality, to listen. I think Pope Leo XIV is someone who is also willing to listen to the voices on the margins."

Leo's public comments and social media presence dating back years help paint a picture of his stances on certain issues.

At a 2023 Vatican news conference, for example, he said, "Our work is to enlarge the tent and to let everyone know they are welcome inside the church." In an interview the following year, he echoed Francis' view that a bishop is "called to serve."

"The bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom, but rather called authentically to be humble, to be close to the people he serves, to walk with them, to suffer with them and to look for ways that he can better live the Gospel message in the midst of his people," the then-cardinal told Vatican News in 2024.

Here's what Pope Leo has said in the past about a number of issues, from LGBTQ+ Catholics to climate change — though it's not clear whether his views have changed since or whether they are clear indicators of how he will guide the world's billion-plus Catholic faithful.

Equality for women:

Like his predecessor, Leo opposes the idea of ordaining female deacons. That's in keeping with thousands of years of Catholic understanding, as he told journalists at a 2023 conference.

"Something that needs to be said also is that ordaining women — and there's been some women that have said this interestingly enough — 'clericalizing women' doesn't necessarily solve a problem, it might make a new problem," he said.

At the same time, he touted Francis' efforts to increase women's participation and visibility in the Vatican, such as by appointing several women to prominent leadership roles. In fact, Francis tasked the now-pope with overseeing one of his most revolutionary reforms: adding three women to the office that vets bishop nominations, in 2022.

"I think there will be a continuing recognition of the fact that women can add a great deal to the life of the church on many different levels," Leo added.

LGBTQ+ Catholics:

While Francis was known for his efforts to make the church more open to members of the LGBTQ+ community — famously asking, "Who am I to judge?" — Leo may not follow in his footsteps.

In a 2012 address, Leo expressed concern that Western culture promotes "enormous sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel," specifically referencing abortion, the "homosexual lifestyle" and "alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children."

Leo's views on the Vatican's 2023 document "Fiducia Supplicans" — which permits nonliturgical blessings for same-sex couples, among others — are also ambiguous. He did not wholly endorse or reject the document, instead emphasizing the need for national bishops conferences to have the authority to interpret such guidance within their local cultural context.

During his eight-year tenure as a bishop in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo, he opposed a government plan to add teachings on gender in schools.

"The idea of promoting gender ideology is confusing because it seeks to create genders that don't exist. So God created man and woman, and the attempt to confuse ideas from nature will only harm families and people," he told the Peruvian newspaper Diario Correo.

He went on to say that people should "respect the dignity of each person, including the options that adult persons may have."

"To talk about matters of identity and sexual orientation with a child who hasn't yet reached a sufficient age of development will create much confusion," he added.

Climate change:

Leo — like his predecessor — has been outspoken about the need to confront climate change. In 2024 remarks, he called for the church to move "from words to action."

The then-cardinal cautioned against the "harmful" effects of technological development and reaffirmed the Vatican's commitments to protecting the environment, pointing to Pope Francis' installation of solar panels and shift to electric vehicles as examples.

Leo said humanity's "dominion over nature" should not be "tyrannical," but rather a "relationship of reciprocity" with the environment.

Migrants:

Leo spent most of his career in Peru and holds dual citizenship there.

Jesus Leon Angeles, the coordinator of a Catholic group in Chiclayo who has known the now-pope since 2018, told Reuters that he showed special concern for Venezuelan migrants in Peru.

"He is a person who likes to help," he said.

The U.N. refugee agency says over 1.5 million forcibly displaced Venezuelans are living in Peru, making it one of the largest host countries for refugees fleeing the humanitarian and economic crisis there.

Pope Francis advocated vocally for the rights of migrants and refugees, often reminding people that he was a descendant of immigrants himself. He publicly criticized the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration over the years, most recently calling its mass deportation plan "a major crisis" in a February letter to U.S. Catholic bishops.

U.S. politics:

Leo, who is from Chicago, voted in Republican primary elections in 2012, 2014 and 2016, and most recently in the 2024 general election, according to voting records obtained by Politico. Illinois voters don't register as members of a political party, so he is listed as "undeclared" and it is not clear for whom he voted.

Occasional tweets and retweets on Leo's X account may hold more clues to his political views.

His most recent retweet was critical of the Trump administration's partnership with El Salvador to deport immigrants without legal status, quoting a bishop who asked, "Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?"

In February, he posted links to two op-eds disagreeing with Vice President Vance's February comments on the Christian hierarchy of love, which were widely criticized, including by Pope Francis. One of Leo's tweets repeated the headline: "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others."

Leo has also shared messages opposing the death penalty, supporting vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic and retweeting prayers for George Floyd after he was murdered by a police officer in 2020.

"We need to hear more from leaders in the Church, to reject racism and seek justice," he tweeted at the time.

Online sleuths have dug up older tweets on his feed that criticize the first Trump administration, including its family separation policy, efforts to repeal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Trump's "bad hombres" rhetoric.

Some right-wing figures in U.S. media were quick to criticize the new pope as his social media posts emerged, with Trump ally Laura Loomer calling him "WOKE MARXIST POPE." Trump himself congratulated Leo on Thursday.

"It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope," the president wrote on Truth Social. "What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5393705/pope-leo-stance-issues-lgtbq-climate-women-politics

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015833 (100306ZMAY25) Notable: Memes

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015863 (100313ZMAY25) Notable: Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces $1.375 Billion Settlement from Google for Privacy Violations

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces $1.375 Billion Settlement from Google for Privacy Violations

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a $1.375 billion settlement from Google as a result of the state suing the tech company for continued privacy violations

[…] In 2022, Attorney General Paxton sued Google for unlawfully tracking and collecting users’ private data regarding geolocation, incognito searches, and biometric data. After years of aggressive litigation, Attorney General Paxton agreed to settle Texas’s data-privacy claims against Google for an amount that far surpasses any other state’s claims for similar violations.

To date, no state has attained a settlement against Google for similar data-privacy violations greater than $93 million. Even a multistate coalition that included forty states secured just $391 million—almost a billion dollars less than Texas’s recovery.

“In Texas, Big Tech is not above the law. For years, Google secretly tracked people’s movements, private searches, and even their voiceprints and facial geometry through their products and services. I fought back and won,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This $1.375 billion settlement is a major win for Texans’ privacy and tells companies that they will pay for abusing our trust. I will always protect Texans by stopping Big Tech’s attempts to make a profit by selling away our rights and freedoms.”

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-historic-1375-billion-settlement-google-related-texans-data

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015869 (100315ZMAY25) Notable: NJ Mayor Arrested For Storming Into ICE Detention Facility

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NJ Mayor Arrested For Storming Into ICE Detention Facility

New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for storming into ICE detention facility and refusing to stop despite multiple warnings.

Confirmed by Interim US Attorney, District of New Jersey, Alina Habba. "The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW."

Trump administration isn't playing games with these out of control leftist anyone.FAFO.

https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1630642/nj-major-arrested-for-storming-into-ice-detention-facility/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015905 (100324ZMAY25) Notable: Tonight, at a concert to mark #VEDay80, The King paid tribute to all those who sacrificed their lives in World War Two

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The Royal Family

@RoyalFamily May 8

“Now, as then, we are united in giving utmost thanks to all those who served in the Armed Forces, the uniformed services, the Home Front, indeed all the people of this country, the Commonwealth and beyond whose firm resolve and fortitude helped destroy Nazism and carry our allied nations through to V.E. Day. That debt can never truly be repaid; but we can, and we will, remember them.“

Tonight, at a concert to mark #VEDay80, The King paid tribute to all those who sacrificed their lives in World War Two.

His Majesty’s speech was delivered at 9pm, the exact same time that his grandfather, King George VI, made a radio broadcast on VE day in 1945.

🔗 Read His Majesty’s speech in full at:

royal.uk/VEDay80

May 8, 2025 · 8:39 PM UTC

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1920579295862514116

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Anon is enjoying the lack of spam calls.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015912 (100326ZMAY25) Notable: Federal judge in California halts massive downsizing at federal agencies, including the VA

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ANOTHER judge gunna FAFO

FUCKERY AFOOT: Federal judge in California halts massive downsizing at federal agencies, including the VA

https://x.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1921032513805234339

https://apnews.com/article/trump-mass-firings-doge-lawsuit-b41f5b43f428965fd60bc272e3854e3b

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.448664/gov.uscourts.cand.448664.85.0.pdf

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015918 (100329ZMAY25) Notable: Columbia Students Arrested for Storming Library Include Several Repeat Offenders

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Columbia Students Arrested for Storming Library Include Several Repeat Offenders—Including Grad Student Who Demanded Humanitarian Aid From University

At least six of the Columbia students arrested for storming a Columbia University library on Wednesday are repeat offenders, including one student who demanded humanitarian aid from the university, a Washington Free Beacon review found. They had already been arrested and disciplined for their involvement in earlier campus building raids or in last spring's encampments.

Of the 81 total arrests, at least 44 are Columbia students, while at least 13 attend the university’s sister school, Barnard College. Also arrested was one Barnard employee, Eva-Quenby Johnson, as well as two students at another Columbia affiliate, Union Theological Seminary.

The masked mob clashed with security officials, injuring two, passed out pamphlets endorsing Hamas’s violence, vandalized and damaged the library, and renamed it after Basel al-Araj, a Palestinian terrorist killed in a 2017 shootout with the Israel Defense Forces.

Columbia security officials blocked the exits and told the radicals they needed to leave and show their identification on the way out or face arrest. The university made good on its threat after several hours and sent in New York Police Department officers, who zip-tied agitators and hauled them onto a bus.

Below are some of the most notable students arrested.

https://freebeacon.com/campus/columbia-students-arrested-over-latest-building-storming-include-repeat-offenders-punished-for-earlier-raids/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23015927 (100334ZMAY25) Notable: Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver: “God d*mn it, shut down the city! We are at war!”

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TREASONIST CUNT: Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver: “God d*mn it, shut down the city! We are at war!”

This is the DEI Democrat who forced her way into the ICE detention center and assaulted multiple ICE agents in New Jersey earlier today.

https://x.com/ProudElephantUS/status/1920980505467437383

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https://x.com/ClownWorld_/status/1921050949323231305

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23016004 (100400ZMAY25) Notable: Trump signs EO to ease the regulatory burden on everyday Americans

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WINNING: Trump Signs Order Targeting ‘Overcriminalization’ in Federal Regulation

'‘The purpose of this order is to ease the regulatory burden on everyday Americans,’ the order state

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 9 targeting what he called the overcriminalization of regulation across the United States.

“The United States is drastically overregulated,” the order stated. “The Code of Federal Regulations contains over 48,000 sections, stretching over 175,000 pages — far more than any citizen can possibly read, let alone fully understand. Worse, many carry potential criminal penalties for violations.”

The president said that many of the regulatory crimes are “strict liability” offences, privileging large corporations that have the means to obtain a legal team that can work around the regulations.

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“The purpose of this order is to ease the regulatory burden on everyday Americans and ensure no American is transformed into a criminal for violating a regulation they have no reason to know exists,” the order stated.

Within one year of signing the order, the heads of each agency and the attorney general are ordered to provide a report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The report must contain a list of all enforceable criminal regulatory offences, the range of potential criminal penalties for a violation, and the applicable mens rea standard, referring to criminal intent.

That report will be updated at least once a year and made available online. Criminal enforcement of any offense not included in that report is then strongly discouraged.

“Strict liability criminal regulatory offenses are disfavored,” the order stated. ”Any proposed or final criminal regulatory offense that includes a strict liability mens rea for the offense shall be treated as a ’significant regulatory action' and submitted to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for the review applicable to significant regulatory actions under Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993 (Regulatory Planning and Review), or any successor process.”

The order also called for more transparency, demanding that all future notices for proposed rule-making and final rules be published in the Federal Register, including the criminal violation and the authorizing statute, in consultation with the Justice Department.

The heads of each agency are also ordered to publish guidance in the Federal Register on their plans to address criminal liability regulatory offenses within 45 days of the order.

The agency should clarify that when deciding to refer alleged violations of criminal regulatory offences to the Justice Department, they should consider factors such as the harm or risk of harm, whether the defendant had knowledge related to the rule as well as any evidence that they were aware of their lawful conduct, and the potential the defendant could gain from the offense.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-order-targeting-overcriminalization-in-federal-regulation-5855466?welcomeuser