Border czar Homan: Sanctuary jurisdictions must comply or face more ICE boots on the ground
Sanctuary jurisdictions in the United States will see more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel on the ground if they do not allow local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE officers, border czar Tom Homan said in a May 15 interview with the Daily Signal.
In the interview, Homan was specifically asked about New York.
In January, the state's governor, Kathy Hochul, proposed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which bars state and local law enforcement agencies from signing or maintaining any Section 287(g) agreements with ICE. Such agreements authorize ICE to delegate certain immigration functions to local and state officers under the agency's oversight.
Local and state officers can detain suspected illegal immigrants under the deal.
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Sanctuary jurisdictions in the United States will see more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel on the ground if they do not allow local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE officers, border czar Tom Homan said in a May 15 interview with the Daily Signal.
In the interview, Homan was specifically asked about New York.
In January, the state's governor, Kathy Hochul, proposed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which bars state and local law enforcement agencies from signing or maintaining any Section 287(g) agreements with ICE. Such agreements authorize ICE to delegate certain immigration functions to local and state officers under the agency's oversight.
Local and state officers can detain suspected illegal immigrants under the deal.
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Multiple states begin removing illegal immigrants from subsidized healthcare
The political left often betrays their true agenda in the legislation they choose to oppose.
The SAVE Act, for example, would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections; a law which the majority of countries around the world enforce.
It's widely supported by around 80% of the public, yet, Democrats stubbornly refuse to pass it.
Why?
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The political left often betrays their true agenda in the legislation they choose to oppose.
The SAVE Act, for example, would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections; a law which the majority of countries around the world enforce.
It's widely supported by around 80% of the public, yet, Democrats stubbornly refuse to pass it.
Why?
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A Comey Cake? Former prosecutor accused of stealing Smith Report files and hiding them as cake recipes
Former Justice Department prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger has been indicted for allegedly removing confidential Justice Department material and then concealing her efforts.
Lineberger is accused of secretly transferring Jack Smith's final report and hiding the material under files labeled "chocolate cake recipe" and "bundt cake recipe." There has not been a greater recipe for disaster since aides tried to fit all of Biden's candles on a cake.
The case is particularly interesting because there was another person who was accused of a secret removal of Justice Department material who was not prosecuted: former FBI Director James Comey.
Linebarger, 62, of Port St.
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Former Justice Department prosecutor Carmen Mercedes Lineberger has been indicted for allegedly removing confidential Justice Department material and then concealing her efforts.
Lineberger is accused of secretly transferring Jack Smith's final report and hiding the material under files labeled "chocolate cake recipe" and "bundt cake recipe." There has not been a greater recipe for disaster since aides tried to fit all of Biden's candles on a cake.
The case is particularly interesting because there was another person who was accused of a secret removal of Justice Department material who was not prosecuted: former FBI Director James Comey.
Linebarger, 62, of Port St.
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Economics: The sociological foundation of civilization
People often wonder about the origins of the civil world.
Few, if any, have ever reached conclusions.
Civilization begins in the imagination of gifted men.
To make progress individuals must imagine the relationship between the physical world, the timing of events, and the control/influence they have of the world around them.
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People often wonder about the origins of the civil world.
Few, if any, have ever reached conclusions.
Civilization begins in the imagination of gifted men.
To make progress individuals must imagine the relationship between the physical world, the timing of events, and the control/influence they have of the world around them.
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Major Italian volcano speeds toward transition, major eruption could be on the way: 'The system is likely to reach a breaking point'
Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera west of Naples, is speeding toward a transition within the next decade, a new study suggests, but researchers can't yet say whether that transition will be an eruption or some other change in the volcano's internal plumbing.
The caldera, also known as the Phlegraean Fields, is home to about 500,000 people who would be at risk in the event of an eruption.
The caldera stretches about 9 miles (15 kilometers) in diameter and formed in a massive eruption 40,000 years ago.
Other, smaller eruptions have happened since, including an explosive one in 1528 that built Monte Nuovo, a 433-foot (132 meters) cinder cone.
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Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera west of Naples, is speeding toward a transition within the next decade, a new study suggests, but researchers can't yet say whether that transition will be an eruption or some other change in the volcano's internal plumbing.
The caldera, also known as the Phlegraean Fields, is home to about 500,000 people who would be at risk in the event of an eruption.
The caldera stretches about 9 miles (15 kilometers) in diameter and formed in a massive eruption 40,000 years ago.
Other, smaller eruptions have happened since, including an explosive one in 1528 that built Monte Nuovo, a 433-foot (132 meters) cinder cone.
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🇦🇷🇮🇱Flight to Argentina: How significant is it for Israel's LatAm outreach?
Experts say Israel is using the new flight to Buenos Aires as a geopolitical tool to cement its footprint in Latin America.
Israel and Argentina have launched a direct flight starting in November as the two countries boost their ties under Argentina's far-right President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The twice-a-week flight comes as Israel is aggressively pushing to cement its geopolitical footprint in Latin America amid its growing international isolation and its entrenched image as an occupying power.
On May 7, Israel's national carrier, El Al, opened bookings for a direct flight between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires covering a distance of 12,000 kilometres (7,460 miles) - the longest route in the airline's history.
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Experts say Israel is using the new flight to Buenos Aires as a geopolitical tool to cement its footprint in Latin America.
Israel and Argentina have launched a direct flight starting in November as the two countries boost their ties under Argentina's far-right President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The twice-a-week flight comes as Israel is aggressively pushing to cement its geopolitical footprint in Latin America amid its growing international isolation and its entrenched image as an occupying power.
On May 7, Israel's national carrier, El Al, opened bookings for a direct flight between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires covering a distance of 12,000 kilometres (7,460 miles) - the longest route in the airline's history.
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🇫🇷🇮🇷Reactions of Tehran and the approach of France in the war against Iran
Post-2022 geopolitical developments and escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf have significantly strained relations between Iran and France, raising questions about the future of diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
After the June 2025 military strike against Iran, France did not condemn it, and the subsequent triggering of the snapback mechanism caused relations between the two countries to reach a state of deadlock.
Over different periods, in addition to repeating accusations and allegations against Iran, Paris has also benefited from political, legal, and even economic pressure. (a) The meeting between Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly constituted a significant milestone.
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Post-2022 geopolitical developments and escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf have significantly strained relations between Iran and France, raising questions about the future of diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
After the June 2025 military strike against Iran, France did not condemn it, and the subsequent triggering of the snapback mechanism caused relations between the two countries to reach a state of deadlock.
Over different periods, in addition to repeating accusations and allegations against Iran, Paris has also benefited from political, legal, and even economic pressure. (a) The meeting between Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly constituted a significant milestone.
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Inside the Israeli coup against Thomas Massie
Thomas Massie's defeat was a coup by the Israel lobby.
Recently, the anti-war libertarian Kentucky representative Thomas Massie was defeated by Ed Gallrein, a Neo-con who supports every Israeli/American war from the Gaza genocide to the war in Iran.
This election result was in no way the result of a clean and fair election, but the result of a coordinated coup from the pro-Israel lobby, which poured millions of dollars into the race to ensure that Massie be replaced.
Last year, after Massie first spoke out against the Israeli/American bombing of Iran in June of 2025, a super PAC called "Kentucky MAGA" was created in an attempt to unseat Thomas Massie.
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Thomas Massie's defeat was a coup by the Israel lobby.
Recently, the anti-war libertarian Kentucky representative Thomas Massie was defeated by Ed Gallrein, a Neo-con who supports every Israeli/American war from the Gaza genocide to the war in Iran.
This election result was in no way the result of a clean and fair election, but the result of a coordinated coup from the pro-Israel lobby, which poured millions of dollars into the race to ensure that Massie be replaced.
Last year, after Massie first spoke out against the Israeli/American bombing of Iran in June of 2025, a super PAC called "Kentucky MAGA" was created in an attempt to unseat Thomas Massie.
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Small UK town forced to form 'vigilante' security team to protect women and kids from migrants
Government plopped hundreds of them in former army barracks.
Residents of a quiet East Sussex town have been left with no choice but to patrol their own streets after the leftist Labour government dumped hundreds of unvetted male migrants into a former army camp on their doorstep.
Crowborough, a small community of around 20,000 people, is now home to a volunteer security force called Crowborough Aware.
With 81 vetted locals stepping up, the group is conducting regular patrols to deter trouble and keep women and children safe.
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Government plopped hundreds of them in former army barracks.
Residents of a quiet East Sussex town have been left with no choice but to patrol their own streets after the leftist Labour government dumped hundreds of unvetted male migrants into a former army camp on their doorstep.
Crowborough, a small community of around 20,000 people, is now home to a volunteer security force called Crowborough Aware.
With 81 vetted locals stepping up, the group is conducting regular patrols to deter trouble and keep women and children safe.
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Land grab: The billionaires' club at the center of America's public lands fight
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the mega rich could be 'a harbinger of what's to come' for public lands under Trump.
At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana's Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.
For fifth-generation Montanan Brad Wilson, the notice marks a defeat with implications far beyond the Crazies.
"The fate of our public lands and our rights are in jeopardy right now," Wilson told Floodlight.
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A controversial land swap orchestrated by the mega rich could be 'a harbinger of what's to come' for public lands under Trump.
At the end of a dirt road along the northeastern edge of Montana's Crazy Mountains, a simple sign warns visitors they are now entering private property.
For fifth-generation Montanan Brad Wilson, the notice marks a defeat with implications far beyond the Crazies.
"The fate of our public lands and our rights are in jeopardy right now," Wilson told Floodlight.
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The first atomic bomb test in 1945 created an entirely new material
The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab.
During the Trinity nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert — the world's very first test of an atomic bomb — a new material spontaneously formed.
It was discovered only recently, by an international research team coordinated by geologist Luca Bindi at the University of Florence, which identified the novel clathrate based on calcium, copper, and silicon.
It's a material never before observed either in nature or as an artificial compound created in the laboratory.
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The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab.
During the Trinity nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert — the world's very first test of an atomic bomb — a new material spontaneously formed.
It was discovered only recently, by an international research team coordinated by geologist Luca Bindi at the University of Florence, which identified the novel clathrate based on calcium, copper, and silicon.
It's a material never before observed either in nature or as an artificial compound created in the laboratory.
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🇲🇽Three dead, nearly 20 New Mexico first responders hospitalized after exposure to 'unknown substance' during overdose call
Three people are dead, and nearly 20 first responders in New Mexico were hospitalized for exposure to an "unidentified substance" on Wednesday, according to authorities.
New Mexico State Police arrived at a residence in Mountainair around 11:00 a.m. to assist the Torrance County Sheriff's Office with a suspected overdose involving an unknown substance.
After entering the home, cops grimly discovered four unidentified people unresponsive.
Three of the four people have since died, authorities added.
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Three people are dead, and nearly 20 first responders in New Mexico were hospitalized for exposure to an "unidentified substance" on Wednesday, according to authorities.
New Mexico State Police arrived at a residence in Mountainair around 11:00 a.m. to assist the Torrance County Sheriff's Office with a suspected overdose involving an unknown substance.
After entering the home, cops grimly discovered four unidentified people unresponsive.
Three of the four people have since died, authorities added.
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Japanese genome study reveals traces of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA
Genomes across Japan show traces of a previously overlooked ancestral group alongside Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA linked to modern diseases and drug responses.
A third ancestral group may be hiding inside the DNA of modern populations in Japan.
A genetic study found the ancestry of people in Japan today may not fit into the long-standing two-origin model as once thought.
After analyzing the genomes of more than 3,200 people across Japan, evidence of a third ancestral component linked to northeastern Asia alongside the Indigenous Jomon hunter-gatherers and later East Asian migrants was found.
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Genomes across Japan show traces of a previously overlooked ancestral group alongside Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA linked to modern diseases and drug responses.
A third ancestral group may be hiding inside the DNA of modern populations in Japan.
A genetic study found the ancestry of people in Japan today may not fit into the long-standing two-origin model as once thought.
After analyzing the genomes of more than 3,200 people across Japan, evidence of a third ancestral component linked to northeastern Asia alongside the Indigenous Jomon hunter-gatherers and later East Asian migrants was found.
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Shallow 6.6 magnitude earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
6.6 Magnitude Earthquake UTC time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 17:43 PM Your time: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 18:43 BST Depth: 10.0 km No tsunami statement issued Magnitude Type: mww USGS page: M 6.6 - southern East Pacific Rise USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist Reports from the public: 0 persons
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6.6 Magnitude Earthquake UTC time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 17:43 PM Your time: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 18:43 BST Depth: 10.0 km No tsunami statement issued Magnitude Type: mww USGS page: M 6.6 - southern East Pacific Rise USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist Reports from the public: 0 persons
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🇪🇸☄️Stunning meteor fireball over southern Spain (May 15)
The superb fireball in this video was recorded on May 15, at 2:12 local time (equivalent to 0:12 universal time). It was brighter than the full Moon.
The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.
The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 106,000 km/h.
The fireball overflew Spain and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The superb fireball in this video was recorded on May 15, at 2:12 local time (equivalent to 0:12 universal time). It was brighter than the full Moon.
The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.
The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 106,000 km/h.
The fireball overflew Spain and the Mediterranean Sea.
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🇪🇸☄️Meteor fireball over Southern Spain (May 21)
This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on May 21, at 22:27 local time (equivalent to 20:27 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.
The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 85,000 km/h.
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This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on May 21, at 22:27 local time (equivalent to 20:27 universal time). The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.
The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 85,000 km/h.
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Siberia Slips Back To Winter; U.S. Cold Pool Holds Into Late May; Antarctica Below -100F; The CO2 Effect Shrinks As CO2 Rises; + Sunspot Weakens
Siberia Slips Back To Winter Swaths of Siberia have slipped back toward winter.
On May 22, frost warnings stretched across a broad belt of Russia, from Omsk and Novosibirsk to Kemerovo, Altai Krai and Orenburg.
Overnight lows were expected to fall to -5C (23F), cold enough to threaten early crops, gardens and spring vegetation.
In Kemerovo Oblast, the cold has been biting for days.
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Siberia Slips Back To Winter Swaths of Siberia have slipped back toward winter.
On May 22, frost warnings stretched across a broad belt of Russia, from Omsk and Novosibirsk to Kemerovo, Altai Krai and Orenburg.
Overnight lows were expected to fall to -5C (23F), cold enough to threaten early crops, gardens and spring vegetation.
In Kemerovo Oblast, the cold has been biting for days.
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BEST OF THE WEB: Very rare ice halo in Sicily, Italy on May 15
Experts call it a "suncave Parry arc." Usually, you have to go to the Arctic to find one.
Last week, however, Marcella Giulia Pace saw the rarity in Sicily.
"On May 15th, I was in my garden, surrounded by the quietness of the Sicilian countryside, when, lifting my eyes to the sky, I saw an extraordinary halo display," says Pace.
"With my camera in hand, I began running along the country road beside my home, searching for an open field that could reveal the entire composition." The luminous network included a circumzenithal arc, a supralateral arc, a suncave Parry arc, an upper tangent arc, a 22° halo, a parhelic circle and a sundog.
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Experts call it a "suncave Parry arc." Usually, you have to go to the Arctic to find one.
Last week, however, Marcella Giulia Pace saw the rarity in Sicily.
"On May 15th, I was in my garden, surrounded by the quietness of the Sicilian countryside, when, lifting my eyes to the sky, I saw an extraordinary halo display," says Pace.
"With my camera in hand, I began running along the country road beside my home, searching for an open field that could reveal the entire composition." The luminous network included a circumzenithal arc, a supralateral arc, a suncave Parry arc, an upper tangent arc, a 22° halo, a parhelic circle and a sundog.
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Very rare ice halo in Sicily, Italy on May 15
Experts call it a "suncave Parry arc." Usually, you have to go to the Arctic to find one. Last week, however, Marcella Giulia Pace saw the rarity in Sicily. "On May 15th, I was in my garden,...
5 horses killed in lightning strike at Texas equine rescue, nonprofit says
An equine rescue in Texas said five horses were killed in a lightning strike during a storm earlier this week.
Hooker Ranch Equine Refuge on Wednesday shared emotional posts on social media, saying staff and volunteers are "heartbroken and devastated" following the deadly strike.
One post included two photos of the horses being tended to.
"The reality of death.," the rescue wrote.
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An equine rescue in Texas said five horses were killed in a lightning strike during a storm earlier this week.
Hooker Ranch Equine Refuge on Wednesday shared emotional posts on social media, saying staff and volunteers are "heartbroken and devastated" following the deadly strike.
One post included two photos of the horses being tended to.
"The reality of death.," the rescue wrote.
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🇨🇳Severe flooding across central and eastern China after record rainfall of 5.5 FEET in 3 days - at least 25 killed, 20 missing (UPDATED)
Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding.
Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
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Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding.
Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
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It's nearly Memorial Day, but Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado just got buried in heavy snow up to a foot deep
Summerlike weather has made an appearance across much of the United States recently, but winter is not done with the high country in Colorado.
Rocky Mountain National Park was coated in heavy snow to start the week, with more than a foot reported in the higher elevations.
"It's May 18 and winter is back in Rocky Mountain National Park," the park posted on Facebook.
Plow crews were sent out, and roads that are usually busy this time of year were shut down because of the wintry weather, including part of U.S. 34.
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Summerlike weather has made an appearance across much of the United States recently, but winter is not done with the high country in Colorado.
Rocky Mountain National Park was coated in heavy snow to start the week, with more than a foot reported in the higher elevations.
"It's May 18 and winter is back in Rocky Mountain National Park," the park posted on Facebook.
Plow crews were sent out, and roads that are usually busy this time of year were shut down because of the wintry weather, including part of U.S. 34.
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