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06/05/2026

Probably has nothing to do with Bill Gates—like the lone star

Alabama is dealing with a new tick threat, an invasive species just identified in the state for the first time.

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06/02/2026

06/01/2026

What are they all for? Why do we need this? Water is literally our most important resource and they want to take away our rights to wells etc they buy up the springs and want us to pay for our God given right to water?!?! We MUST have water….we ARE water. NO to all Of it. Just NO

Hundreds of Utahns descended on the state capitol on May 23rd with a blunt message: Kevin O'Leary's massive data center project is not welcome near the Great Salt Lake. The crowd chanted "data center dollars don't trickle down, Kevin O'Leary get out of our town" as speakers warned about what could happen to one of America's most fragile ecosystems if the project moves forward.

The project — called the Stratos Hyperscale Data Center — is a proposed 40,000-acre AI data center campus in Box Elder County, right along the northern shore of the Great Salt Lake. Backed by the Shark Tank investor, the facility would eventually demand 9 gigawatts of power — and experts say it could raise Utah's total carbon emissions by 64 percent once fully built. It's also expected to cost more than $100 billion when complete.

Box Elder County commissioners gave it the green light on May 4th. That approval lit the fuse. Grassroots groups formed almost overnight — including BEAR, the Box Elder Accountability Referendum, which is now pushing to let voters decide the project's fate directly. They argue county commissioners had no business making a decision this big behind closed doors.

The water question is the flashpoint. Critics say the project threatens to pull water from sources that feed the Great Salt Lake — a body of water that has already been shrinking for years. Developers insist they've designed a closed-loop system to recirculate water and protect the aquifer. But residents aren't buying it, and a second water rights application tied to the project was just withdrawn days after being filed.

O'Leary, for his part, has dismissed the protesters as paid professionals bused in from out of state and claimed critics are tied to the Chinese Communist Party. The EPA administrator visited the Great Salt Lake the very next day — and threw his support behind protecting it, while punting on the data center question directly.

05/29/2026

Bravo! 🙌

In a groundbreaking development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel cancer therapy that uses focused sound waves to target tumors, offering an alternative to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. This approach, sometimes referred to as high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), harnesses the energy of sound waves to destroy cancerous tissue with precision while sparing surrounding healthy cells.

During treatment, ultrasound waves are carefully directed at the tumor, generating heat and mechanical forces that disrupt the cancer cells’ structure. The process can trigger cell death, reduce tumor size, and in some cases, stimulate the body’s immune response against remaining cancer cells. Unlike conventional therapies, sound wave treatment is non invasive, which means no incisions, less risk of infection, and often shorter recovery times for patients.

Clinical studies have demonstrated promising results for certain types of tumors, including prostate, liver, pancreatic, and breast cancers. Patients experienced tumor reduction and improved outcomes without many of the side effects commonly associated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Researchers believe that this technology may expand to other cancers in the future as devices and techniques continue to improve.

Experts note that while sound wave therapy does not replace all standard treatments yet, it represents a major advancement in non invasive oncology care. Ongoing research aims to refine targeting methods, optimize treatment protocols, and evaluate long term effectiveness and safety.

This FDA approval highlights the growing potential of innovative technologies to provide safer, more precise cancer therapies with fewer side effects.

05/23/2026

Hero 💜🙏💜

An 18-year-old just did what billion-dollar water companies couldn't.

Meet Mia Heller.

A high school junior from Warrenton, Virginia who built a water filter in her garage that strips out 95.5% of microplastics from drinking water.

That's better than most government treatment plants, which sit somewhere between 70% and 90%.

Her secret weapon? Ferrofluid. A magnetized liquid made of oil and powder that latches onto microplastic particles. Then a magnet yanks them out. No membranes. No constant filter replacements. No endless maintenance bills.
The ferrofluid even gets recycled, around 87% of it, in a closed loop.

The spark for all of this wasn't a classroom project. It was a local newspaper article warning that her town's tap water was loaded with PFAS and microplastics, and that nobody was coming to fix it.

So she watched her mom swap out filter after filter and thought, there has to be a smarter way.

She built the prototype herself. Tested it with a homemade turbidity sensor. Then walked into the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair and walked out with a special award from the Patent and Trademark Office Society.
Up against nearly 1,700 students from 62 countries.

She's now eyeing a household version that sits under your kitchen sink.

The future of clean water might not come from a lab in Silicon Valley. It might come from a teenager's garage in Virginia.

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

05/23/2026

💜Cleansing rain from the porch is the best 💜🙏💜 Horse will be here soon 💜

05/23/2026

May he honor his word. 🙏💜🙏

A renewed political clash is unfolding in Washington over the long-sealed investigative materials commonly referred to as the Epstein files.

Representative Thomas Massie has been pressing for the full public release of documents related to the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that transparency has been limited despite legislative efforts requiring disclosure.

According to reporting, a bipartisan-backed measure was passed directing the Department of Justice to release Epstein-related records. However, when portions of the files were made public, many names and identifying details were redacted, prompting criticism from lawmakers who supported full transparency.

Massie has since stated in media appearances that he is prepared to read redacted names aloud on the House floor, where members of Congress are protected by constitutional speech immunity for statements made during official proceedings.

Supporters of his stance argue that full disclosure is necessary to ensure accountability and public trust in high-profile investigations involving powerful individuals.

Critics caution that releasing or amplifying unverified names from investigative files could risk reputational harm to individuals who have not been charged with any crime, and could potentially interfere with ongoing legal or privacy considerations.

The Department of Justice has not publicly responded in detail to Massie’s latest remarks beyond prior statements emphasizing the need to protect sensitive information, ongoing investigative integrity, and victim privacy.

The debate continues to reflect broader tensions between transparency in public investigations and legal safeguards surrounding uncharged individuals and confidential records.