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#10 Major Lithium Discovery in Fracking Wastewater Leaves the Left Facing EV ‘Irony' - Charles Creitz for Fox News, and Lake Boss on X
The discovery of the potential for thousands of tons of lithium to be extracted annually from wastewater generated by fracking in the Marcellus Shale leaves proponents of a green energy future at a crossroads, Republicans said Thursday. A University of Pittsburgh study suggested processing byproducts from natural gas production in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale basin could potentially meet nearly half of U.S. lithium needs. The typical electric vehicle (EV) requires nearly 18 pounds of lithium to power its battery. That figure grows exponentially for Teslas, according to reports. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., who represents much of the Marcellus territory, told Fox News he wants to see those on the left change their tune...
#9 Researchers Discover New Mechanism Linking Diet and Cancer Risk - Jennifer Sweenie for Epoch Health, and Owen Gregorian on X
You may have heard that sugar feeds cancer cells, and evidence supports that. However, the missing link in this narrative has been a thorough understanding of just “how” sugar feeds cancer—until now. A recent study published in Cell in April uncovers a new mechanism linking uncontrolled blood sugar and poor diet with cancer risk. The research, performed at the National University of Singapore’s Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and led by Professor Ashok Venkitaraman and Li Ren Kong, a senior research fellow at the University of Singapore, found a chemical released when the body breaks down sugar also suppresses a gene expression that prevents the formation of tumors...#8 Netflix Sued in $170M in 'Baby Reindeer' Defamation Lawsuit - Jonathan Stempel for Reuters, and Brad Polumbo and Washington Examiner on X
Netflix opens new tab was sued on Thursday for at least $170 million by a Scottish woman who said she was defamed over her portrayal as a stalker in the hit mini-series "Baby Reindeer."The plaintiff Fiona Harvey has publicly claimed to be the inspiration behind the character Martha, played by actress Jessica Gunning, who shares a physical resemblance and like her is a lawyer in London.
But in a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, Harvey said Netflix and "Baby Reindeer" creator Richard Gadd went too far by suggesting through the show, which calls itself a "true story," that she was a twice-convicted stalker who had been sentenced to five years in prison...
#7 New Bill Would Stop Biden From Forcing Americans to Fund Abortions - Steven Ertelt for LifeNews, and Valerie Norton on X
A new Congressional bill would stop Biden from forcing Americans to fund abortions. A leading pro-life groups tells LifeNews that the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8580) would stop Biden’s agenda that has turned the the VA into taxpayer-funded abortion centers. Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, says, her group “thanks the House Appropriations Committee for their work fighting back against the Biden administration’s radical abortion agenda.” “The FY25 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill (H.R. 8580) would block the Biden administration from funding elective abortions at Veterans Affairs medical centers with taxpayer dollars. The Biden administration is using every lever of power at its disposal to promote abortion with no regard for the law and with no thought of the innocent unborn children who would die,” she said. “National Right to Life is grateful to Chairman Cole and House appropriators for their work and strongly supports this bill.”
#6 America’s Paychecks Bigger Than 40 Years Ago, But Purchasing Power About The Same - Anthony B. Sanders Confounded Interest
Under Bidenomics and Fed monetary “policies,” we now have the wreck of the US middle class. To begin with, America’s paychecks are bigger than 40 years ago, but purchasing power of those larger paychecks is about the sames as it was 40 years ago. Great job, Washington DC!!! … NOT!!!! Meanwhile, credit card delinquencies are at the highest level since 1991...
#5 Secretary Kerry Allegedly Obstructed FBI Arrests of Suspected Iranian Terrorists During Obama Admin - Wendi Strauch Mahoney for UncoverDC, and Josette Caruso on X
During the Obama administration, Secretary of State John Kerry "actively interfered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executing arrest warrants on individuals in the U.S. illegally supporting Iranian efforts, including financial efforts, to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and its ballistic missile program," according to a series of letters sent by Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The letters were sent to the DOJ, the Department of State, and the FBI on May 21, 2024, in response to whistleblower disclosures provided to Senators Johnson and Grassley. The letters were highlighted in Sharyl Attkisson's Tweet, which she also authored and linked with a short blurb to give context...#4 Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents in Key Sector to Release Migrants From Nearly All Eastern Hemisphere Countries - Fox News, and Bill Melugin and Chris LaCivita on X
An internal Border Patrol memo, obtained by Fox News, instructs agents in the San Diego sector to release single adults from all but six countries in the Eastern Hemisphere and classify them as "hard" or "very hard" to remove. The memo was sent out after President Biden's executive order banning asylum for most illegal immigrants took effect last week. Biden announced the order on Tuesday and said he was "moving past Republican obstruction and using executive authorities available to me as president to do what I can on my own to address the border."
#3 Abbott Says Biden Is ‘Gaslighting’ Americans With Action on Border Security - Asher Notheis for Washington Examiner, and Trump War Room on X
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) harshly criticized the Biden administration over its recent executive action on border security, accusing it of “gaslighting” Americans. The White House announced on Tuesday that President Joe Biden would ban illegal immigrants from taking asylum in the United States, which would remain in effect so long as the seven-day average of apprehended migrants by Border Patrol agents is above 2,500 arrests per day. Abbott contended that this order does not offer any security to the southern border, nor is there anything to prevent anyone from illegally crossing...
#2 From Bloody Biden Head To Code Pink 'War Criminal' Display, White House Protest Gets Heated - Tyler Durden ZeroHedge, and Andy Ngô and ClayTravis on X
President Biden loves taxpayer-funded walls, except for former President Trump's southern border wall. The elderly president has a beautiful taxpayer-funded wall around his beach home in exclusive Rehoboth Beach (a destination for rich liberals), where the poor and illegal aliens are not allowed. On the topic of walls this weekend, another taxpayer-funded wall was quietly erected around the White House in recent days. The demonstration featured a coalition of groups, including the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Code Pink, which featured protesters dressed as Biden, Antony Blinken, Netanyahu, and Israel's Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant...
#1 Indictment Of Texas Doctor Who Exposed Kids’ Transing Proves No One Is Safe From Biden’s Weaponized DOJ - Jordan Boyd for The Federalist, and Judy Morris on X
ATexas-based general surgeon who exposed his Houston children’s hospital for secretly continuing a child transgender mutilation program faces four felony counts from President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice for speaking out. Shortly after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered his state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the transing of children as abuse in 2022, Texas Children’s Hospital — the largest children’s hospital in the U.S. — claimed that it would no longer offer chemical castration and other body-butchering services to pediatric patients.
And Now for Something Special 
John Fetterman Tells Maher That Near-Death Experience ‘Freed’ Him to Speak Out, Says Progressivism ‘Left Me’ - Joseph A. Wulfsohn for Fox News, and Kyle Mann on X
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" and explained his political evolution since being elected, insisting that progressivism "left me." "Real Time" host Bill Maher began the interview, Friday by showering the freshman senator with praise for repeatedly bucking the far-left wing of the Democratic Party. "When I see you, especially the last couple of years, you speak so freely," Maher told Fetterman. "You speak like what politicians who I get on this show- who aren't in politics anymore, the ones who are out of office when they can be honest and that's the way you speak now and it's a beautiful thing."
