NYT: racist slurs are sentient entities that filled a Florida Republican chat with their own evil intentions

For 12 years, Martin Pistorius was fully conscious but trapped inside a paralyzed body.

After losing motor control at 12, he was believed to be in a vegetative state. In reality, he slowly regained awareness but couldn’t move or speak — forced to silently watch the world around him, often stuck in front of endless Barney reruns he couldn’t escape.

Everything changed when caregiver Virna van der Walt noticed he was reacting to her words. She pushed for testing, which confirmed he was conscious. With a speech computer, Martin finally began communicating again.

His story is a powerful reminder: sometimes all it takes to change a life is someone who refuses to stop paying attention.

The idea of a real-life Jurassic Park gained fresh attention after Elon Musk endorsed a startup concept from tech entrepreneur Nikita Bier.

Bier posted the Jurassic Park logo joking that the idea might now be “fundable.” Musk replied to his millions of followers: “I hope someone makes this work!”

The exchange reignited debates about de-extinction, as companies like Colossal Biosciences already explore reviving extinct species such as the Woolly Mammoth and the Dodo using CRISPR gene editing.

Barron Trump reportedly purchased $30 million worth of oil just 48 hours before the outbreak of hostilities with Iran. This significant investment occurred just as the global energy market began to reel from a series of massive shocks. The timing of the purchase has drawn intense scrutiny as Qatar declares a state of emergency and halts all gas production. Simultaneously, President Putin has threatened to cut off Russian gas to Europe, and the IRGC claims total control over the Strait of Hormuz. These market disruptions coincide with a legislative revolt in Washington, where Congress voted to block President Trump from ordering new strikes. Despite this, the Pentagon is moving forward with a $50 billion funding request following the loss of nearly $2 billion in equipment. On the front lines, the human toll continues to mount after a U.S. strike sank an Iranian warship, leaving 150 people missing. In a further escalation, Russia is preparing to seize Iranian nuclear sites after losing contact with Tehran's nuclear leadership. As oil storage in Saudi Arabia reaches maximum capacity, the investment by the President's son highlights the high-stakes financial maneuvering occurring alongside the war. The international community is now questioning the intersection of private interests and the unfolding "Big Wave" offensive. Follow @entrepreneurdominate for more valuable content daily! #BarronTrump #OilMarket #entrepreneur #EnergyCrisis #IranConflict

After the U.S. House of Representatives voted 375-65 to block the release of internal reports detailing sexual misconduct and harassment allegations involving members of Congress, Rep. Nancy Mace who was heading it up called out AOC for voting to block, labeling her a 'fraud' for voting against it.

AOC has hit back at Mace claiming that it was too 'messy' and full of loopholes. She additionally explained:

"The idea is good but the text itself was rushed and not thought through. It violated a lot of standard practices to protect survivors and due process:

1. It also released documents related to allegations found to be false or unsubstantiated, not just verified violations or settlements. So innocent people would get lumped in with violators.

2. To our knowledge, there was zero victim consent or consultation on this text. That is very different than with Epstein, where victims are centered and consulted at every step. Here, victims offered all their statements with the promise of protection and anonymity. The text gave them no way to have a voice in what information of theirs or their accounts they wanted public or keep private. That is important because…

3. Although there was a throwaway line about redacting victim names, I do believe full witness or victim statements would have been released. With the way employment at the House works (offices are small, time periods of staff employment are publicly disclosed, etc) it means that even with names redacted you can definitely track details in witness statements and use that to ID victims without their consent. And there was zero mechanism for victims themselves to assert their privacy.

Originally we were supposed to debate the details of the text over two days but for some reason they rushed the vote so we couldn’t iron out any of these details to get this information properly disclosed in a way that guarantees victim safety.

If the text was clean I think you’d get a lot more support. As a survivor, I know why the vast majority of women never report at all and a lot of those reasons, even if unintentionally or inadvertently, were included here. For me at least, guaranteeing the safety and agency of victims and survivors would get me to a YES."