23 Feb 2025

Science Museum in London Says Legos Are “Anti-LGBT”
How are simple Lego bricks “anti-LGBT”? Well, to answer that question, you have to understand how these activists think. They look for oppression in anything that reinforces “heteronormativity.”

Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow
The 88-year-old pope, who remains conscious, received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe. He also received blood transfusions after tests showed low counts of platelets, which are needed for clotting, the Vatican said in a late update.

Orbán rejects Ukrainian EU membership
Ukraine should not be allowed to become a member of the EU, if Hungary gets to decide. This was announced by the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in his annual speech to the nation.

Coast Guard on site after suspected sabotage
The police investigation into damage to a data cable off the east coast of Gotland, within Sweden’s economic zone, continued on Saturday. The police announced on Friday that a preliminary investigation into sabotage had been initiated. There were no suspects at the time. The cable runs between Germany and Finland.

Last 6 living hostages of ceasefire’s first phase released by Hamas, return safely to Israel
Israeli citizens Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed were released from captivity in Gaza by the Hamas terrorist organization on Saturday and returned to Israel to reunite with their families. “Our hearts are bursting with excitement, and we embrace the families. Their return is a moment of joy and relief for their families and for all of Israel,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in the evening. Most of the hostages emerged somewhat frail and had lost a substantial amount of weight.

Israel’s National Digital Agency warns: Prepare for quantum cyberattacks on critical data
The Israeli National Digital Agency has asked government organizations to prepare for the growing threat of quantum-computing cyberattacks. Such sophisticated attacks could potentially undermine Israel’s critical encrypted state and military data. “The quantum threat is not a distant, futuristic scenario but an immediate reality requiring swift and comprehensive action,” … Israel’s growing focus on quantum-computing threats is linked to global developments in the United States and beyond.

Egypt to unveil two-phase counter proposal to Trump’s post-war Gaza plan
The Egyptian government is reportedly seeking to present a counterproposal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s post-war Gaza plan to resettle two million Gazans in other nations while the coastal strip is rebuilt under the U.S. administration. Egypt wants Gaza’s population to remain in the Strip while it is rebuilt through international efforts. However, the majority of Gaza’s buildings have been seriously damaged or destroyed as a result of the war and Hamas terrorists embedding themselves in civilian structures. Therefore, it is unclear where Egypt believes Gazans should reside during the restriction, which is expected to last more than one decade.

Eliya returned from captivity – to discover that his girlfriend is alive
Eliya Cohen, a resident of Tzur Hadassah who was released Saturday from Hamas captivity, met his girlfriend Ziv for the first time since the October 7 massacre. In meeting Ziv, Eliya discovered that she was not killed in the “bomb shelter of death” during the massacre, but survived the ordeal. Eliya and Ziv attended the Nova music festival in the early hours of October 7. When the terrorists arrived, the two hid in a nearby bomb shelter, where they were fired on by Hamas terrorists. ZIv succeeded in surviving by hiding under the dead bodies around her, and Eliya was kidnapped to Gaza.

Hamas’s Grotesque Parading of Hostage Bodies Shows True Face of Their Vile Ideology
To be clear, this was not about returning remains to grieving families. It was a calculated, sadistic performance deliberately designed to inflict maximum pain and suffering on those who had spent over 500 days praying for the safe return of their loved ones. It was barbarism incarnate, a pageant of death, an orgy of evil, orchestrated by men who claim to represent God but whose actions reveal them as the ultimate desecrators of His name.

Elon Musk calls for deorbit of International Space Station as soon as possible
When pressed about whether or not he meant to up the current schedule that calls for it to be safely brought down after 2030, Musk said, “The decision is up to the President, but my recommendation is as soon as possible. I recommend two years from now.”

Few Non-visitors Are Aware of the 3,500-Year-Old Obelisk in NY’s Central Park
Nestled amidst the lush greenery of Central Park lies the oldest outdoor monument in New York City: Cleopatra’s Needle. The tale of how this imposing ancient Egyptian obelisk got there, as well as how it got its name, could easily be the subject of a Hollywood blockbuster. … the 3,500-year-old obelisk was actually one of a pair, crafted during the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III in about 1450 BC.

‘He’s a real general’: How Trump chose Dan Caine to be top US military officer
Dan Caine may not have been on Washington’s radar before Friday night. But President Donald Trump’s fascination with the retired three-star general, his surprise pick to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears to go back to their first meeting in Iraq in 2018. Caine, then the deputy commander of a special operations task force fighting Islamic State, told the president that the militant group could be destroyed in just a week, Trump recalled during a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2019. He was most recently the associate director for military affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency, before his retirement late last year. But it was his time in Iraq from 2018 to 2019 that helped him gain Trump’s attention.

Trump says Zelensky and Putin must ‘get together’
Trump’s comments marked a shift from criticizing Zelensky as a “dictator,” after the Ukrainian president complained that his country — invaded by Russia in 2022 — had been left out of talks between U.S. and Russian officials. “President Putin and President Zelensky are going to have to get together. Because you know what? We want to stop killing millions of people,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Pentagon Purge: Trump Fires Chairman Of Joint Chiefs, Navy Chief And Other Top Brass
Making good on a campaign pledge to shake up the senior military ranks to ensure a focus on his policy priorities, President Trump on Friday night took the extraordinary step of firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and five more senior Pentagon officers. Hegseth said military lawyers put “his or her own priorities in front of the war fighters, their promotions, their medals, in front of having the backs of those making the tough calls on the front lines.”

Kash Patel Is Already Making Huge Changes At The FBI
After his swearing-in, he gave a not-so-subtle speech, showing that he’s ready to handle the media’s smears. “I know the media’s in here, and if you have a target, that target’s right here,” he said, pointing to himself. “It’s not the men and women at the FBI.” “You’ve written everything you possibly can about me that’s fake, malicious, slanderous, and defamatory,” he continued. “Keep it coming — bring it on. But leave the men and women, the FBI out of it. They deserve better.”He also promised that a new day at the FBI has started. … on Friday, he ordered the transfer of 1,500 agents and staff from the bureau’s Washington, D.C., headquarters to field offices across the country.

California’s High Speed Rail To Face Audit, US Transportation Chief Says
Duffy said California’s high-speed rail has so far consumed nearly $16 billion in 16 years, with almost nothing to show for it, while timelines and budgets have mushroomed, more than tripling since the project was introduced in 2008. The state rail authority reports it has spent $13 billion from July 2006 through June 2024, while recent estimates for completion run as high as $130 billion.

The Answer To 1913 Is 2025: 3 Charts That Show Why The Income Tax, The IRS, & The Fed Should All Be Abolished
It is not a coincidence that a federal income tax and the Federal Reserve were both established in 1913. Since that time, we have piled up the biggest mountain of debt in the history of the world, and that is precisely the outcome that the system was designed to produce. This year, we are seeing things get proposed in Washington D.C. that once would have been unthinkable. For example, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick just told Fox News that President Trump wants to “abolish the Internal Revenue Service”… it is being reported that “approximately 7,000 probationary workers” at the IRS are about to be hitting the bricks…

Arctic outbreak ends after breaking century-old records from Kansas to Texas
The Arctic outbreak that brought extreme cold to much of the U.S. is coming to an end after breaking over a century-old temperature records in some parts of the country.

At least nine dead after severe flooding and landslides hit KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa
At least nine people died following devastating floods and landslides in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa from February 19 to 22, 2025.

Another Democrat Seeks Destroy the Nuclear Family Through Wokeism: WI Governor Wants to Change ‘Mother’ to ‘Inseminated Person’ in State Law
The Governor of Wisconsin, Democrat Tony Evers, is facing blowback for introducing a budget that recommends a host of woke changes to destroy the nuclear family and diminish women.

Revealed: the true scale of Britain’s illegal drug use
Ketamine usage more than doubled in England last year amid the rising popularity of designer “drug cocktails,” The Telegraph can reveal…Almost 25 tons of Ketamine were consumed in England last year, up from 10.6 tons in 2023.

Iowa Republicans Advance Bill to Make Bringing Children to Drag Shows a Felony
Iowa Republicans have advanced a bill that would make bringing children to drag shows a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine between $1,025 and $10,245.

Message to DOGE: FDA, Pfizer and Moderna committed fraud during the approval process for the mRNA covid “vaccines”
The FDA enabled Pfizer and Moderna to avoid expert scrutiny and public scrutiny by not requiring them to inform the public and the US President that their covid injections were gene therapies, not vaccines. The FDA allowed Pfizer and Moderna to bypass the usual approval process for gene therapies, avoiding the submission of additional safety studies, and instead approved their products through the wrong committee, resulting in illegal and wrongful approvals.