Scientists Build Fully Synthetic Life Form That Can Eat and Reproduce
Scientists claim that for the first time in history, they have constructed a synthetic cell that feeds, grows, and replicates — just like a natural one — out of non-living chemical components. The team from the University of Minnesota says their “SpudCell” is the “first synthetic cell with a complete cell cycle,” and can “grow, replicate its genome, divide, and undergo selection and competition across multiple generations.” It could also challenge our preconceived notions of what’s considered “life,”
“We’re hoping we’re really starting the true age of bioeconomy, enabling technology that will let people engineer biology,” she added.
Conservatives Crackdown On Birth Tourism After SCOTUS Ruling
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., called on his colleagues to vote on his legislation, the SAFE KIDS Act, to address the gaps in U.S. surrogacy law. “There has to be some value to American citizenship. We need to keep the rest of the world from exploiting our immigration system, and that includes letting adversarial nations like Communist China use surrogacy to do it,” Scott told the Daily Signal. In 2019, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested and charged a Chinese national, who later pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges, with running a “birth tourism” business that catered to wealthy pregnant clients and Chinese government officials. The business charged tens of thousands of dollars to help their children gain U.S. citizenship by being born in the United States.
US and Israel sign deal for permanent embassy complex in Jerusalem
The building will replace the current embassy, which was moved from Tel Aviv after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017. The status of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious core issues in the Israel-Palestine conflict, as both Israeli and Palestinian representatives want to see it as their capital in a future two-state solution.
Pope Leo XIV condemns SSPX bishop ordinations in Switzerland as breakaway group defies Vatican warning
In the small village of Écône in Switzerland, a solemn episcopal ordination by the Society of St. Pius X has taken place. But there is a problem. Pope Leo XIV has not approved the ceremony and has urged the Catholic breakaway group not to ordain the bishops. In a large tent in a field, with thousands of faithful Catholics watching, four new bishops will be consecrated on Wednesday. The several-hour ceremony is framed by organ music and singing. “It’s a historic day. Something very important is happening now. It won’t end here,” Catholic Jean-Pierre Stauffer, who was present during the consecration, told AFP. But not everyone is as excited about the ceremony. In an open letter , published on the Vatican website on Tuesday, Pope Leo writes, “Please, turn around!” Consecrating a bishop without his permission means breaking with the Catholic Church and entering into schism, the pope says, which leads to excommunication. But the priestly brotherhood did not listen to the Pope, but carried out the episcopal consecrations anyway.
US to deploy troops in Lebanon and Israel to monitor ceasefire compliance
US soldiers will be deployed in both Lebanon and Israel to monitor compliance with Friday’s framework agreement to end the fighting, a US official told the newspaper. This is so the US can “apply pressure”. Officials at the military command Centcom are reportedly to report any violations to the Trump administration, which will then have the opportunity to intervene. On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed that the Israeli military (IDF) will not leave Lebanon.
Peter Thiel stuns liberal Aspen crowd, warns democratic socialists will take over their party
Billionaire Peter Thiel stunned a largely liberal audience Tuesday at the Aspen Institute’s Ideas Festival with a warning that democratic socialists are taking over the Democratic Party. “And the Republican Party doesn’t matter that much because it’s the less important one. When the Democratic Party goes, this country is over,” Thiel added.
Vance Warns ‘US Has Options’ As Iran Rejects Direct Doha Talks – Trump Insists Diplomacy Is ‘Very Good’
Earlier the WSJ stated that Trump had been briefed on several military options – including ‘all-out war’; however, the US president is said to want to give diplomacy more time.
The Elephant In The Room That Is Fraud
There has clearly been trillions of fraud over the last several decades, and politicians in both parties have shown very little interest in rooting out the fraud until Trump. Somehow, most of the media and other Democrats aren’t too concerned with saving taxpayer dollars—they spend their time attacking Trump.
Netanyahu won’t rule out Gaza settlements, addresses US aid, Iran threats & Turkey
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night declined to rule out plans for what he described as “voluntary emigration” of residents from Gaza, during a wide-reaching interview on Israel’s Channel 14 News that touched on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey and relations with the U.S.
Rabbi Kessin: This Bible verse predicted Trump would turn on Israel
Israel fought the war against Iran. Israel was not in the room when it ended, leading us to ask, ‘Who is America really allying with?’ Israel was America’s partner in this war. Israel was not a party to the deal that ended it. For Rabbi Mendel Kessin, this is not a new betrayal. It is an old one, and the Bible named the man who would commit it thirty-three centuries before he was born. Does the Hebrew Bible actually predict that a friend of Israel will one day turn against it? Kessin says yes, without qualification.
“Let me tell you the verse that actually predicts that Trump is going to do this,
Board of Peace to create ‘Hamas free’ zones, encourage Gazans to move to Israeli side of Gaza
The US-backed Board of Peace is preparing to open its first Hamas-free humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip within weeks, beginning with a pilot program in Tel Sultan near Rafah, according to a report in Israel Hayom. The project is intended to create protected areas for civilians who are not armed and are not affiliated with Hamas, while shifting food and medical aid into zones administered outside the terror group’s control.
Israel to take full control of Gaza, says minister
Energy Minister Eli Cohen (Likud) said Israel is steadily expanding its hold over the Gaza Strip and will ultimately need full control of the territory to prevent Hamas from rebuilding after the war. Cohen, a member of the security cabinet, made the remarks in an interview with Galei Israel Radio, where he argued that Israel could not allow Hamas to reestablish itself militarily or politically.
Araghchi threatens to ‘school’ Israel if US unsuccessful in ‘muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv’
Araghchi’s threat was made in response to Defense Minister Israel Katz stating that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been “marked for death.”
Harris courting Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in effort to win 2028 support
According to an Axios report, Harris may be trying to repair and strengthen her relationships with left-wing members of her party in order to lay the groundwork for a 2028 presidential Former US vice president Kamala Harris held a private call with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding closed-door meetings with prominent progressive figures, including pro-Palestinian activists,
Beneath The Surface: The Spiritual Battlefield Surrounding The Nation of Israel
It was a geopolitical shift that left political analysts and casual observers alike absolutely stunned. President Donald Trump—the man whose entire public persona and political brand was built on unyielding strength, masterful negotiation, and the fame of The Art of the Deal—returned from highly anticipated high-level talks with Iran bearing a completely changed tune. The defiant, aggressive tone that had defined his approach to foreign policy for over a decade seemed to have vanished; everyone noted it. He appeared defeated, deflated, and even humiliated. President Donald Trump stepped into a room to negotiate a political contract, completely unaware that he was stepping onto a spiritual battlefield of an intense, ancient war. Because he was unequipped, unprepared, ‘in the flesh’ for a spiritual battle, he was utterly overwhelmed by his adversary.
Rescuers cling to hope for survivors 6 days after Venezuela earthquakes
Caracas: The race to find survivors continued 6 days after powerful twin earthquakes devastated northern Venezuela. A NASA assessment from satellite imagery suggests almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged/destroyed. Teams worldwide have joined increasingly frantic efforts to find anyone still trapped alive under the rubble.
Not Just a “Super El Niño”: A Record-Setting Worldwide Ocean Heat Wave Is Causing Insane Weather Chaos All Over the Globe
Oceans have never been this hot, and it’s causing explosive weather throughout the world: Record high temps all over the northern hemisphere; crazy storms and gigantic wildfires erupting at a blistering pace. We’ve never experienced anything quite like this, and it will be very difficult for farmers to grow crops in these unpredictable conditions.
Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Is Way Below Pre-War Levels As Trump Is Briefed On Options for “All-Out War”
The crisis in the Strait isn’t even close to resolving, and global oil supplies continue to get tighter. The world has run an “oil deficit” for months by running down commercial oil inventories and strategic national reserves. There was hope that traffic through the Strait would return to pre-war levels before things got really hairy, but that isn’t happening.
The UN wants to impose degrowth on the world; it will make everyone poorer by design
The UN’s latest attack on economic growth is wrapped in moral language. Its global initiatives are marketed as justice through economic restraint, while advocates promise less poverty, greater equality, & a safer climate. In reality, their policies would deliver less production, investment, & opportunities. That’s managed decline, not prosperity.
CAPTURED: Minnesotastan Under Somali Occupation – Week of Conquest
Americans are supposed to be celebrating our Independence Day spirit, yet Minneapolis is again transformed into a foreign enclave. Lake Street and surrounding areas are filled with burqas, Somali flags waving proudly, the call to prayer echoing, and the entire city looking, sounding, & functioning like Mogadishu-on-the-Mississippi.
Netanyahu in Lebanon: IDF to stay in region as long as Hezbollah continues posing threat
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF will stay in the security zone within Lebanon until Hezbollah no longer poses a threat to Israel during a visit to soldiers serving in the area on Tuesday. If soldiers recognize a threat, they are instructed to act to remove it, Netanyahu said.
Israel developing space lasers to attack above the Earth, Katz says
“One of the central goals that the prime minister and I set is that we are recruiting the best minds,” he said in a briefing with military reporters. “As of today, no country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability.”
Woman killed in alligator attack while swimming in central Florida. 3rd attack this week
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warns that alligators who have come to “associate people” with food must be reported immediately and “removed from the wild.” Serious injuries are rare, but alligators are active across Florida, especially during courtship and mating season in spring and early summer.