The dark and fascinating history of DARPA
If you’re reading this right now, you have one federal agency to thank: the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. But DARPA (ARPA before 1972) not only invented the Internet and GPS decades ago, it’s also heavily involved in research into everything, for better or worse. This includes killer robots, maneuverable bullets that can fly six […]
Group of senators introduce bill to end military draft
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to abolish conscription, calling it an “outdated” government system that no longer serves any purpose. of invoiceThe bill introduced Thursday by Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) would repeal the Military Selective Service Act, known as the draft. First passed in 1917 […]
Donald Rowe cut Secret Service threat-assessment teams before Trump shooting: Hawley
WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service “personally ordered significant cuts to its threat assessment team” ahead of the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, a Republican senator alleged Friday, citing a whistleblower. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), who confronted Acting Attorney General Ronald Roe at an oversight hearing on the near-assassination on Tuesday, […]
Stocks sell off on recession fears after weak jobs report
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked concerns the economy could be slowing more quickly than analysts had expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a benchmark index of 30 major U.S. companies, fell more than 900 points in morning trading on Friday and closed down 750 points, or 1.9 percent, […]
Los Angeles Olympics boss Casey Wasserman accused of being serial adulterer: report
A Hollywood mogul appointed to take charge of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles is a habitual adulterer with a “chronic condition” of sleeping with his subordinates, a shocking report has said. Casey Wasserman, 50, CEO of Wasserman Media Group, “love-bombed” his mistresses with expensive gifts, including Louboutin shoes, La Perla lingerie, handbags and Range […]
J.K. Rowling Blasts Olympic Boxer with Male Chromosomes Who Demolished Female Opponent in 46 Seconds
Harry potter Novelist J.K. Rowling has joined the growing outcry against the Olympics after an XY chromosome boxer was allowed to compete against a female boxer, only to be predictably defeated by the female. Meanwhile, J.K. Rowling is facing new accusations of bias. The Hollywood Reporter She accused Algerian boxer Imane Kherif, who has male […]
San Francisco Mayor Orders City to Offer Homeless People Bus Tickets Out of Town
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has ordered city officials to provide homeless people with bus tickets out of town before offering them shelter or housing, a controversial policy that pushes the city’s homelessness problem onto other towns. Cynthia Hewlett packs her belongings into multiple suitcases and holds her dog, Max, as she waits to board […]
Angela Carini has regrets after Imane Khelif Olympic gender controversy explodes
Angela Carini is trying to quell the furor surrounding Imane Kherif. The Italian boxer, whose loss to Kherif by 46 seconds on Thursday sparked an Olympic debate over the gender of his Algerian opponent, apologized on Friday. “These disputes make me sad,” Carini told the Italian newspaper. Gazzetta dello Sport“I also feel sorry for my […]
Olympic surfing judge Ben Lowe dismissed over Tahiti photo
Ben Rowe, a surfing judge for the Paris Olympics, withdrew from the competition in Tahiti on Thursday after a photo of him posing with Australian surfer Ethan Ewing and his coach Bede Durbidge was posted on social media. According to the Associated Press, the International Surfing Association removed Rowe from his position to “protect the […]
Trump Open To Debating Harris, But Not Committed
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. Trump hopes to flip the state of Minnesota this November, which hasn’t been carried by a Republican in a presidential election since 1972. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty […]