How many people is Google censoring? Google is censoring 98% of my content.
Elon Musk never fixed any of the evil censorship that Jack Dorsey and his team built into the X software.
We do not have online freedom of speech.
This is where my righteous anger pops up, bc know what he saying is a lie bc I live in the south and when I go to vote, every single time there's an election, and guess what, I show my ID, I write my signature, they check to see who I am… pic.twitter.com/g1iIWTQu4a
This is where my righteous anger pops up, bc know what he saying is a lie bc I live in the south and when I go to vote, every single time there's an election, and guess what, I show my ID, I write my signature, they check to see who I am.
Nobody asking me to count any jellybeans in the jar, and quit lumping us in the people of color category.
Nobody taking away our right to vote, wake up black people, he's talking about illegal migrants, they don't have ID, that's their new voting base.
I've been having ID since I was 15 years old, I'm 50 years old, every black person i know has ID.
You need an ID to buy liquor, cigarettes, get on a plane, go to a club, even the homeless guy i just gave $5 dollars had an ID to go get his liquor.
Wait till the end when she talks about her marriage license... this lady nails it.
Have you ever considered that everything you know—the planets, stars, galaxies, and even you—might actually exist inside an enormous black hole?
What if the universe we call home is merely the interior of a cosmic leviathan, swallowing light from another reality we can never directly observe?
For decades, black holes have captured our imagination as cosmic monsters devouring everything in their path, where even light cannot escape their gravitational clutches.
Recent discoveries are forcing scientists to consider an extraordinary possibility: that our entire universe might itself be a black hole. This isn't science fiction, it's a serious scientific hypothesis with growing evidence behind it.
The observable universe is about 93 billion light-years in diameter, based on current measurements and its expansion since the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. The total universe's size is unknown; it could be finite, possibly 7 trillion light-years across or much larger, or even infinite. These estimates come from cosmic inflation models, but no direct evidence confirms the total size.
The Hubble tension, a debate over the universe's expansion rate, adds uncertainty but doesn't change the observable universe's size. Large structures like the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall, spanning 10 billion light-years, fit within the observable universe. Future observations may clarify the total size.
Is the edge of our universe an event horizon on a black hole in some other universe?
Newly released White House documents describe FBI actions in the “Plasmic Echo” investigation into classified records retained at Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s first term.
In late May 2022, agents were directed to finalize details on Donald, Melania, and Barron Trump’s travel—including aircraft type and specific timelines—so a search warrant could be served after the former president left the property; the raid occurred on August 8, 2022.
From February to May 2023, the FBI used a pen register and trap-and-trace device on Susie Wiles’ phone (then running Trump’s political operation) that logged call numbers, times, and durations with at least 21 affiliated lawyers, campaign aides, and journalists; the released records do not show capture of call content.
Then-FBI Director Christopher Wray recommended and Attorney General Merrick Garland approved the sensitive investigation in 2022, noting it could involve senior figures from the prior administration and risk disruption if disclosed before an election; special counsel Jack Smith later took over the probe.
Despite having little experience in commanding large, conventional
military forces, Washington’s strong leadership presence and fortitude
held the American military together long enough to secure victory at
Yorktown and independence for his new nation.
Unlike the successful Siege of Boston, the efforts to defend the city of
New York ended in near disaster for the Continental Army and the cause
of independence. In what proved to be the largest battle of the
Revolutionary War in terms of total combatants, Washington’s forces on
August 22, 1776, were flanked out of their positions atop the Gowanus
Heights (part of today’s modern Brooklyn) and soundly defeated by
William Howe's roughly 20,000 man force on Long Island.
It was during these dark days at the close of 1776 that Thomas Paine’s
words from the recently published American Crisis rang most true:
“These are the times that try men’s souls…the summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their
country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man
and woman.”
France is in the midst of a wave of high-school student protests that began in mid-to-late September and have escalated into widespread blockades, clashes, and school closures. The unrest is concentrated on lycées (upper secondary schools for ages roughly 15–18) and has spread from Paris suburbs to cities including Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Lille, Toulouse, and Montpellier.Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 400–500 of France’s roughly 3,700 high schools would be fully or partly closed on Monday, 5 October, because security conditions were not met.
That is comparable to Friday’s figure; earlier in the week, hundreds more schools faced disruption or blockades. On Monday the education ministry reported protests or disruptions at 413 schools. Twenty-four schools have been burned or ransacked since the protests began. A national day of demonstrations and further blockades is planned for Tuesday.The main grievances are teacher shortages and unreplaced absences (students report going weeks or months without instruction in core subjects), overcrowded classes (often 35 or more), dilapidated buildings (leaks, poor facilities, inadequate adaptation to heat), long school days, and unequal conditions that hit poorer suburbs hardest.
The movement started around 17 September at a lycée in Créteil, outside Paris, in support of striking teachers over staffing and resources, then broadened. It coincides with the government’s draft 2027 budget, which includes large overall savings and an education spending rise (about 1.7% to roughly €65.5 billion excluding pensions) that is below inflation, along with planned reductions in permanent teacher posts. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has directed ministers to prioritize filling long-term absences and unfilled posts and to produce proposals on the students’ main demands by the end of the month; student unions have called the steps insufficient.
Violence has been significant.
Interior Ministry and AFP figures put arrests at more than 5,000 since late September / early last week, about 85% of them minors. Roughly 78 education staff and at least 170 students have been injured, along with hundreds of police officers (one report cited around 600). Property damage is estimated in the tens of millions of euros. Incidents include barricades, burning bins, attacks on schools and vehicles, and projectiles thrown at police, who have used tear gas and other crowd-control measures. On Monday a 15-year-old in Lens lost a hand and part of his lower arm after a police stun grenade detonated; local authorities said 200–250 protesters had been throwing objects. A teacher in La Ciotat was reportedly struck and doused with gasoline. The government says restoring order is the priority, acknowledges some grievances as legitimate, and has accused far-left activists of hijacking parts of the movement. Protesters and some unions accuse police of disproportionate force; internal inquiries have been opened into at least a few alleged cases.University campuses have also seen some blockades. The situation remains fluid ahead of Tuesday’s planned actions, with the government under political pressure ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
There is no single consensus “most important” case on the new Supreme Court docket, but three stand out in contemporary coverage for their potential scale.
The case argued on the first day of the term, Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, asks whether federal law preempts state-law tort claims seeking damages from energy companies for harms linked to greenhouse-gas emissions. Boulder and similar plaintiffs in dozens of other suits argue the companies should help cover local costs from floods, wildfires, and related effects; the companies and the Justice Department contend this effectively seeks a nationwide carbon liability regime outside the Clean Air Act. Justice Alito has recused.
A ruling could determine whether these suits proceed or are largely barred. Viramontes v. Cook County (consolidated with Grant v. Higgins), set for argument on December 2, presents the question whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect possession of AR-15-platform and similar semiautomatic rifles. Lower courts upheld bans in Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut; challengers argue the rifles are in common use and thus protected under recent precedents such as Bruen.
Gun-rights groups describe it as the most significant Second Amendment case since 2022, with potential effects on similar restrictions in other jurisdictions.
Immigration detention policy under the current administration is also frequently flagged as potentially the term’s largest case. The Court has agreed to review challenges to mandatory detention of certain noncitizens present in the United States (often referenced as Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha or related filings). Lower courts have split, and the outcome could affect detention practices for large numbers of people during removal proceedings.
Other granted cases involve religious preschool funding and enrollment rules, voting procedures, and third-country removals, but the three above draw the most sustained attention for their constitutional or practical reach. The docket remains incomplete, as the Court continues accepting cases into early 2027.
The defective government of Iran is crazy with their demands that USA President Trump will never accept.
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that ships must pass through to leave the Persian Gulf. About one-fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas normally travels that route, so when traffic is disrupted, fuel prices and shipping costs often rise.
Iran is saying it will keep the strait effectively closed or tightly restricted until the United States meets seven conditions from a June agreement. Those conditions broadly involve ending military pressure, lifting a naval blockade on Iranian ports, easing sanctions on Iranian oil, and releasing frozen Iranian money.
Iranian officials have framed this as non-negotiable and have rejected the idea that they offered nuclear inspections in exchange for sanctions relief. This is happening during a conflict that began in late February 2026 involving the US, Israel, and Iran. Commercial ship traffic through the strait is down to roughly 7% of normal levels, and some tankers have been hit by projectiles in nearby waters. Iran is also signaling it is extending the range of its missiles. In short, Tehran is using control of a vital oil route as leverage while talks remain stalled.
The cross-strait situation refers to the unresolved political and military dispute between the People’s Republic of China (PRC, based in Beijing) and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, or ROC). Beijing claims Taiwan as an inalienable part of its territory and seeks eventual unification; Taiwan operates as a self-governing democracy that has never been ruled by the PRC.After the Chinese Civil War, the ROC government retreated to Taiwan in 1949 while the Communist Party established the PRC on the mainland.
The two sides have remained separate ever since, with no peace treaty. The PRC’s official position is the “One China Principle”: there is only one China, Taiwan is part of it, and the PRC is its sole legal government. It prefers “peaceful reunification” under a “one country, two systems” formula but has not renounced the use of force. Taiwan’s government rejects subordination to Beijing. Public opinion on the island has shifted strongly toward a distinct Taiwanese identity; most people favor maintaining the status quo rather than formal independence or unification.The United States follows its own “One China policy,” which acknowledges Beijing’s claim without endorsing it.
Under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. provides defensive arms to Taiwan and maintains “strategic ambiguity” about whether it would intervene militarily if the island were attacked. Taiwan has formal diplomatic relations with only a small number of countries; most of the world, including the United States, recognizes the PRC while conducting unofficial ties with Taipei.Since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) returned to power, tensions have risen. President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim have emphasized Taiwan’s separate democratic identity and closer security cooperation with the United States and other partners.
Beijing has responded with sanctions on Taiwanese officials (including Hsiao, whom it labels a “diehard separatist”), large-scale military exercises, frequent air and naval incursions near the island, economic pressure, and efforts to peel away Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic allies. These are often described as “gray zone” tactics short of open war. Taiwan has increased defense spending and pursued “asymmetric” capabilities aimed at raising the cost of any invasion, while also seeking to diversify its economy away from heavy reliance on the mainland.
The core disagreement remains status: Beijing treats any move toward formal independence or permanent separation as a red line, while Taiwan’s elected leaders and much of its public reject being defined or absorbed by the Chinese Communist Party. No near-term resolution is in sight, and the risk of miscalculation around the Taiwan Strait is widely viewed as one of the more serious flashpoints in the Indo-Pacific.
