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• 'I JUST CAN'T...': Bill Maher FED UP with Dems - YouTube Added: Dec 30, 2025

  'I JUST CAN'T...': Bill Maher FED UP with Dems

  Site: YouTube

  'Outnumbered' reacts to Bill Maher’s frustration with Democrats’ focus on President Donald Trump and Nate Silver’s warning that the party hasn’t owned its 20...

  

• Nate Silver surprised Democrats won't admit they 'f----- up' 2024 election | Fox News Added: Dec 30, 2025

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• What media leaders got wrong in 2025 | Semafor Added: Dec 30, 2025

  What media leaders got wrong in 2025

  Reflections from media leaders around the world.

  

• America’s great migration - spiked Added: Dec 30, 2025

  America’s great migration

  The young and ambitious are fleeing the stagnant coastal states for the booming heartland.

  

• Equal but Separate: How the Gender Divide Is Rewiring America | RealClearInvestigations Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Equal but Separate: How the Gender Divide Is Rewiring America

  Site: RealClearInvestigations

  Even as many scholars and pundits deny the differences between the sexes and vastly expand the concept of gender, society is increasingly dividing along these clear and simple lines.  Mountains o

  

• An anti-woke counter-revolution is sweeping through the media - spiked Added: Dec 30, 2025

  An anti-woke counter-revolution is sweeping through the media

  From Hollywood to the newsroom, the hegemony of the ‘progressives’ is finally faltering.

  

• China's first real gaming GPU is here, and the benchmarks are brutal Added: Dec 30, 2025

  China's first real gaming GPU is here, and the benchmarks are brutal

  Site: How-To Geek

  China is working hard at dethroning Nvidia, but is the Lisuan G100 any good?

  

• Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Scott Jennings criticism, defends her voting record Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Greene pushes back on Jennings criticism: ‘He just fools people with hot takes’

  Site: The Hill

  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday fired back at conservative political commentator Scott Jennings after he accused her of becoming a “lib” in 2025. Greene, a former staunch MAGA loyalis…

  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday fired back at conservative political commentator Scott Jennings after he accused her of becoming a “lib” in 2025. Greene, a former staunch MAGA loyalist who publicly split from President Trump on a number of high-profile issues this year, defended her voting record as closely aligned with the president’s agenda and accused Jennings of standing against “America First” values. “Oh look I’m being lied about again by Bush neocon and Mitch McConnell consultant Scott Jennings,” the Georgia Republican wrote on the social platform X. Jennings, a CNN senior political commentator, served in former President George W. Bush's administration and has held senior campaign positions for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) — when the latter was running for president. “I have a 98% voting record with Trump so I guess Scott is calling Trump liberal too,” Greene continued. “Scott Jennings is everything America First voted against, he just fools people with hot takes.” Her comments came in response to a clip Jennings shared from his Sunday appearance on ABC News’s “This Week,” during which panelists discussed the biggest political stories of 2025. “MTG became a lib. I mean that’s what happened this year,” the commentator said. “She got a little bent out of shape because the president wouldn’t support her for a statewide office in Georgia, which she was going to lose if she had gotten into it, by the way. And so she goes off the deep end.” Greene emerged in recent months as a prominent proponent of releasing government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, often infuriating the president. Trump ultimately reversed his position on the issue and gave Republicans a green light to vote legislation to compel the Justice Department to share the documents, which he signed into law. The lawmaker also became one of the few Republicans in Congress to repudiate her party for failing to adequately prioritize the issue of expiring health care subsidies, which she said were slated to make life more expensive for many of her right-leaning constituents and even her own adult children. Greene has said that she no longer ascribes to the MAGA label, which she says is reserved for Trump’s core supporters, but she says she still embraces the “America first” agenda. Following their fallout, the president pulled his endorsement for her reelection bid. She announced in November that she will leave Congress on Jan. 5.

  

• Go away Python | Hacker News Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Go away Python | Hacker News

  

• lorentz app Added: Dec 30, 2025

  lorentz app

  The personal website of Lorentz Kinde, a Cloud Engineer.

  

• Bari Weiss Invites George Clooney to Visit CBS News After His Remarks Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Bari Weiss Invites George Clooney to Visit Broadcast Center After He Tells Variety She Is ‘Dismantling’ CBS News

  Site: Variety

  After George Clooney told Variety he felt that Bari Weiss was "dismantling CBS News as we speak,” Weiss responded by inviting him to visit CBS News.

  After George Clooney said he felt that newly-named editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was “dismantling CBS News as we speak,” Weiss has responded by inviting him to visit the CBS newsroom. “Bonjour, Mr. Clooney! Big fan of your work. It sounds like you’d like to learn more about ours. This is an open invitation to visit The […]

  

• Curiosity drove over a rock on Mars, accidentally breaking it, and what appeared inside left scientists with more questions than answers Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Curiosity drove over a rock on Mars, accidentally breaking it, and what appeared inside left scientists with more questions than answers

  Site: ECOticias.com

  Curiosity cracks a Mars rock by accident—what gleams inside has scientists rethinking the Red Planet.

  

• AGIHound on X: "Listening to AI experts talking about the brain is painful. As a neuroscience researcher, I was excited when I first saw that this interview was about the brain. But I stopped watching the video after 3 minutes. Marblestone admits that he's clueless about the brain but almost" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

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• Brian Roemmele on X: "This is absolutely astounding! SongGeneration Studio is a free open source Suno alternative and you can do anything you want in your own computer. I have a real-time music generator system that builds new songs based on situation and affect from human telemetry. More soon." / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• Brian Roemmele on X: "Starting a GE Locomotive. https://t.co/E2cXTGB0jr" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

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• Megyn Kelly on X: "You’re just upset bc I’m not afraid of you or your baseless slurs. You’re an old, irrelevant, bitter, angry man who could never make it in the Fox News primetime. We used to laugh at you there for your red-faced tantrums over … everything." / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• New Year's 2026 performers bail on Kennedy Center post-Trump renaming Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Kennedy Center exodus: The 11 acts that have pulled out post-Trump takeover

  Site: Axios

  A jazz ensemble and a New York dance company this week joined those canceling their events at the Kennedy Center.

  

• xAI Sues California Attorney General Over AI Training Data Law Added: Dec 30, 2025

  xAI Sues California Attorney General Over Training Data Law (1)

  Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI filed a federal lawsuit alleging a California law requiring AI companies to reveal their training data is an unconstitutional “trade-secrets-destroying disclosure regime” that threatens the industry.

  

• Elon Musk on X: "Great!" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• Richard Grenell on X: "The artists who are now canceling shows were booked by the previous far left leadership. Their actions prove that the previous team was more concerned about booking far left political activists rather than artists willing to perform for everyone regardless of their political" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• Richard Grenell on X: "Rupar doesn’t understand basic contracting obligations. People made plans. Money was spent. Some guy named Chuck Redd, who Rupar never heard of, can’t perform for people who think differently than he does." / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• Richard Grenell on X: "Team Gavin defends the $17 billion high speed rail that isn’t working - because it kept union workers busy for many years. Insane." / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• Are We Trapped Inside a Cosmic Black Hole? Physicists Reignite a Bold Cosmic Theory Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Are We Trapped Inside a Cosmic Black Hole? Physicists Reignite a Bold Cosmic Theory

  Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel

  A growing number of physicists are exploring a provocative theory: that our entire universe may exist inside a black hole from another cosmos.

  

• Scientists replayed evolution and found a surprise | ScienceDaily Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Scientists replayed evolution and found a surprise

  Site: ScienceDaily

  Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher fitness, while others slow or even derail progress. Two populations facing different kinds of change can end up on completely different evolutionary paths. The findings challenge the idea that one population’s response can represent a whole species.

  

• Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? A Psychologist Explains Earworms : ScienceAlert Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? A Psychologist Explains Earworms

  Site: ScienceAlert

  You're reading a report and trying to concentrate.

  

• 3 Reasons Reinvention Works Better Than Resolutions, By A Psychologist Added: Dec 30, 2025

• Leonardo’s wood charring method predates Japanese practice - Ars Technica Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Leonardo’s wood charring method predates Japanese practice

  Site: Ars Technica

  Yakisugi, a Japanese technique of burning wood surfaces, creates a protective carbonized layer...

  

• Scientists Are Turning Food Waste Into Farming Gold and Health Breakthroughs Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Scientists Are Turning Food Waste Into Farming Gold and Health Breakthroughs

  Site: SciTechDaily

  What we throw away as food waste may hold the key to healthier crops, stronger ecosystems, and new medical compounds.

  

• Mold Is Feasting on Radiation in Chernobyl’s Abandoned Nuclear Plants | Discover Magazine Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Mold Is Feasting on Radiation in Chernobyl’s Abandoned Nuclear Plants

  Site: Discover Magazine

  Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts looking to build long-term bases on Mars.

  The Chernobyl disaster unleashed over one hundred radioactive elements into the atmosphere, devastating the area and prompting a mass evacuation. But one species is not just surviving, it is thriving in northern Ukraine's abandoned power plants – Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a particularly hardy strain of dark-colored mold, is gorging on the radiation in and around Chernobyl’s nuclear reactors. This, say scientists, could prove particularly helpful to astronauts seeking to shield from cosmic radiation and produce energy in space. Read More: Dogs In Chornobyl are Mysteriously Turning Blue, But Radiation Is Not to Blame Radiation-Eating Fungi According to a study in Mycological Research, scientists first discovered C. sphaerospermum at Ukraine’s abandoned nuclear facilities in the late 1990s, along with 36 other fungal species. The scientists found the mold clinging to the walls in the inner parts of Unit Four, the reactor at the epicenter of the 1986 explosion, and the area with the highest radiation levels. A study published in Current Opinion in Microbiology revealed that the mold behaved unusually: it was not merely persisting despite the radiation; it was attracted to the area because of the radiation. Laboratory experiments published in a 2003 study in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity and a 2004 study in Mycological Research show that several fungal species found in Chernobyl can decompose radioactive graphite (also known as “hot particles”) by moving toward the radiation source before engulfing and dissolving the particle. In simple terms, they eat it up. The key may lie in the mold’s dark color — specifically, melanin, the pigment responsible for its inky hue. Researchers have shown that ionizing radiation boosts the growth of melanized cells. The results of a study published in PlosOne, for example, found that highly pigmented fungi (C. neoformans and W. dermatitidis) grew “significantly” after exposure to ionizing radiation, some 500 times higher than background levels. Researchers have compared this process — known as radiosynthesis — to photosynthesis, only instead of chlorophyll converting light into energy, melanin converts ionizing radiation into energy. From Chernobyl To Space The Chernobyl exclusion zone may seem far removed from deep space, but the two share at least one thing in common: harmful levels of radiation. It has been estimated that one year on Mars would expose an astronaut to 400 mSv of radiation — that is over 60 times the amount (2.4 mSv to 6.2 mSv) the average amount a person receives here on Earth, according to a study in Frontiers in Microbiology. The ability of melanin-rich fungi to survive highly radioactive environments has led to calls for the exploration of melanin as a form of radioprotection, or shield, according to a study in Environmental Microbiology. It has also been put forward as a potential method of energy production following successful experiments involving the growth of C. sphaerospermum on the International Space Station (ISS) — according to the researchers involved, it may have experienced “faster-than-normal” growth in space. Life In The Exclusion Zone Meanwhile, far from being a dead zone, the Chernobyl exclusion zone is teeming with life. This is less likely to be due to increases in radiation than to decreases in people, who, other than a few who have returned, remain largely absent from the area. Studies, such as one in Current Biology, have shown that, in the decade immediately after the accident, the numbers of wild boar, elk, and roe deer surged. Meanwhile, other animals have successfully adapted to environmental changes — take, for example, eastern tree frogs, which have turned black, and packs of feral dogs descended from pets, which now run wild. Read More: Have Chernobyl Mutations Rewired Evolution? Article Sources Our writers at Discovermagazine.com use peer-reviewed studies and high-quality sources for our articles, and our editors review for scientific accuracy and editorial standards. Review the sources used below for this article: This article references information from a study published in Mycological Research: Fungi from Chernobyl: mycobiota of the inner regions of the containment structures of the damaged nuclear reactor This article references information from a study published in Current Opinion in Microbiology: Ionizing Radiation: how fungi cope, adapt, and exploit with the help of melanin This article references information from a study published in Mycological Research: Ionizing radiation attracts soil fungi This article references information from a study published in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity: Accumulation of radionuclides from radioactive substrata by some micromycetes This article references information from a study published in PLOS One: Ionizing radiation changes the electronic properties of melanin and enhances the growth of melanized fungi This article references information from a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology: Cultivation of the Dematiaceous Fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum Aboard the International Space Station and Effects of Ionizing Radiation This article references information from a study published in Environmental Microbiology: Melanin for space travel radioprotection This article references information from a study published in Current Biology: Long-term census data reveal abundant wildlife populations at Chernobyl

  

• Does Even Mamdani Know His Ideas Won’t Work? - WSJ Added: Dec 30, 2025

• Common sweetener found to significantly increase stroke risk - Earth.com Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Common sweetener found to significantly and immediately boost heart attack and stroke risk

  Site: Earth.com

  A common sweetener, erythritol, causes stress in brain vessel cells, reduces protective nitric oxide, and blocks clot-busting signals.

  

• Nate Silver surprised Democrats won't admit they 'f----- up' 2024 election | Fox News Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Nate Silver surprised Democrats won't admit they 'f----- up' 2024 election | Fox News

  

• Thought of the Day December 30: Thought of the day by B.F. Skinner: 'A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be...' - today's self-development quotes on not giving up by the father of operant conditioning - The Economic Times Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Thought of the Day December 30: Thought of the day by B.F. Skinner: 'A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be...' - today's self-development quotes on not giving up by the father of operant conditioning - The Economic Times

  Thought of the Day: At a time of stress and rapid change, short inspirational messages, like “thought of the day” can help people start with renewed perspective and resilience. These daily reflections can motivate individuals to face challenges with a clearer mindset and encourage emotional balance, especially when setbacks occur. Thought-of-the-day quotes are popular in personal development because they distill universal truths into simple, relatable language, making readers reconsider their responses to adversity and effort. Today's quote is by American psychologist B.F. Skinner on failure. Skinner was one of the most influential behaviorists of the 20th century. As a pioneer of operant conditioning, his work focused on how behavior changes in response to consequences such as rewards and reinforcement. He taught at Harvard University for decades and published numerous books and articles that shaped modern psychology. Thought of the Day TodayThought of the day by B.F. Skinner:“A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying,” as quoted by BrainyQuote.Thought of the Day MeaningSkinner’s quote suggests that not all failures are true errors. Sometimes, what looks like a failure is simply the best effort possible given the situation. Rather than internalizing failure as personal inadequacy, the message encourages seeing it as part of a process of learning and adaptation. This perspective reminds us that growth often comes through persistence and reflection, not perfection. By emphasizing that the real mistake is giving up, the quote champions resilience, the ability to continue striving even when immediate success isn’t achieved, as per The Socratic Method report. In practical terms, such a mindset helps people reframe setbacks as temporary and educative rather than definitive.126208958 Thought of the Day Today December 30: Understanding B.F. Skinner's Operant ConditioningThis perspective is deeply aligned with Skinner’s scientific work. In operant conditioning, behavior is shaped gradually through repeated attempts and feedback. Learning does not occur in a single moment but through continuous adjustment. From this view, failure becomes an essential part of growth rather than something to avoid.Thought of the Day by B.F. Skinner Explained: The Psychology Behind Not Giving UpThe most critical warning in the quote comes at the end: “The real mistake is to stop trying.” Skinner emphasizes that progress halts not when we fail, but when we disengage. Persistence, experimentation, and repeated effort are what ultimately lead to improvement. This interpretation resonates strongly in education, mental health, and career development, where setbacks are common and often unavoidable.126239619 B. F. Skinner: Pioneer of Behaviourism and Modern PsychologyB. F. Skinner was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, best known for shaping the school of thought known as behaviourism. Born on March 20, 1904, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Skinner devoted his life to understanding human and animal behaviour through careful observation, experimentation, and scientific control. He died on August 18, 1990, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 86.Early Life of B. F. Skinner and His Path Into PsychologySkinner’s interest in psychology was sparked by the work of Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov on conditioned reflexes, along with writings on behaviourism by Bertrand Russell and the ideas of John B. Watson, the founder of the behaviourist movement. After earning his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1931, Skinner remained there as a researcher until 1936. He later joined the University of Minnesota faculty, where he wrote The Behavior of Organisms in 1938, a foundational work in behavioural science.B. F. Skinner’s Air Crib Invention, Walden Two and Vision of a Behaviour-Based SocietyBetween 1945 and 1948, Skinner served as a professor of psychology at Indiana University, Bloomington. During this period, he gained public attention for inventing the Air Crib, a soundproof, germ-free, air-conditioned enclosure designed to provide an optimal environment for infant development. In 1948, he published Walden Two, a controversial novel that explored life in a utopian society based on behavioural principles and social engineering.126176234 Skinner’s Harvard Years and the Rise of Operant Conditioning, Skinner Box and Groundbreaking Animal Learning ExperimentsLater that year, Skinner joined Harvard University as a professor of psychology, a role he held until becoming emeritus in 1974. At Harvard, he influenced generations of psychologists through his experiments in operant conditioning. Using equipment he designed himself, including the now-famous Skinner box, he trained laboratory animals to perform complex tasks. His work with pigeons, including teaching them to play table tennis, became one of the most striking examples of his methods. The Skinner box was later widely adopted in pharmaceutical research to study how drugs affect behaviour.Programmed Learning, Teaching Machines, and Reinforcement TheorySkinner’s work with animals shaped his ideas on programmed learning and teaching machines, which emphasized learning through reinforcement and rewards. Central to his approach was the belief that behaviour could be strengthened through positive feedback delivered at an individual’s own pace.B. F. Skinner’s Lasting Impact on Psychology and Behavioural ScienceThroughout his career, Skinner published numerous influential works, including Science and Human Behavior (1953), Verbal Behavior (1957), Technology of Teaching (1968), and Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), a book that stirred debate by challenging traditional ideas of freedom and dignity. He also chronicled his life and ideas in a three-part autobiography published between 1976 and 1983. His final major work, Recent Issues in the Analysis of Behavior, was released in 1989, one year before his death126204709 Iconic Quotes by B. F. Skinner on Behavior and MotivationHere are some more quotes by B.F. Skinner. A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment, as quoted by BrainyQuote. The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. You can get along very well in this world by simply coming up with a quantity of reasonably valid statements. “What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement? Or vice versa, as quoted by Goodreads. It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on, as quoted by Goodreads.

  

• Elon Musk lawyer tells Gavin Newsom to kill billionaire tax | New York Post Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Elon Musk’s lawyer urges Gov. Gavin Newsom to kill billionaire tax — or else

  Site: New York Post

  Alex Spiro, celebrity lawyer to Elon Musk, called the California wealth tax on billionaires illegal and warned of harsh consequences.

  

• steve hilton on X: "Classic Newsom. Total BS. Lies as usual. California’s budget keeps going UP but things keep getting WORSE. https://t.co/KH1IYE56xf" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• One America News on X: "Tonight, on Real America w/ @DanNewsManBall - California G.O.P. Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonX - Should California Governor Gavin Newsom be held accountable for the massive waste, fraud and abuse in his state? Watch Here: https://t.co/Ci8c350hE1 https://t.co/6Dq0FdCeBk" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

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• steve hilton on X: "This is what you get from a state where you’ve had one-party rule for 16 years. Machine politicians who ONLY care about climbing the ladder. It’s time for change in California. https://t.co/EVefLy081K" / X Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Site: X (formerly Twitter)

  

• Encoding adaptive intelligence in molecular matter by design Added: Dec 30, 2025

  Encoding adaptive intelligence in molecular matter by design

  For more than 50 years, scientists have sought alternatives to silicon for building molecular electronics. The vision was elegant; the reality proved far more complex. Within a device, molecules behave not as orderly textbook entities but as densely interacting systems where electrons flow, ions redistribute, interfaces evolve, and even subtle structural variations can induce strongly nonlinear responses. The promise was compelling, yet predictive control remained elusive.

  

• Vivek Ramaswamy SHUTS DOWN Idea of Heritage Americans, Says It’s Looney - YouTube Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Vivek Ramaswamy SHUTS DOWN Idea of Heritage Americans, Says It’s Looney

  Site: YouTube

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• Entertainment's Year of Woke with NYP critic Johnny Oleksinski - YouTube Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Entertainment's Year of Woke with NYP critic Johnny Oleksinski

  Site: YouTube

  Going to the movies or to a show used to be about entertainment, not preachy lecturing. This week, Miranda Devine speaks to her good friend and colleague, Jo...

  

• Does Even Mamdani Know His Ideas Won’t Work? - WSJ Added: Dec 31, 2025

• The many ways Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty could go wrong — fast - POLITICO Added: Dec 31, 2025

  The many ways Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty could go wrong — fast

  Site: POLITICO

  The democratic socialist will need to make a good first impression. There are many obstacles standing in his way.

  

• Victor Davis Hanson to undergo ‘major operation’ | Fox News Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Victor Davis Hanson to undergo ‘major operation’ | Fox News

  

• Bill Maher Sends Blunt Message to People Constantly Bashing Donald Trump Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Bill Maher Sends Blunt Message to People Constantly Bashing Donald Trump

  Site: TV Insider

  The 'Real Time With Bill Maher' host sat down with John Stamos for his 'Club Random' podcast.

  

• Chappell Roan walks back Brigitte Bardot tribute after fan backlash | Fox News Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Chappell Roan walks back Brigitte Bardot tribute after fan backlash | Fox News

  

• Trump's first second-term vetoes reject bipartisan bills Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Trump shoots down two bipartisan bills in first vetoes of second term

  Site: Axios

  One veto came after a tribe opposed an immigration detention center.

  

• Rishi Kumar concedes defeat to Neysa Fligor in Assessor's race | Los Gatan | Los Gatos, California Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Rishi Kumar concedes defeat to Neysa Fligor in Assessor's race | Los Gatan | Los Gatos, California

  Site: Los Gatan | Los Gatos, California

  Rishi Kumar conceeds defeat in the run-off election to replace Larry Stone as Santa Clara County Tax Assessor

  

• 2025's AI-fueled scientific breakthroughs Added: Dec 31, 2025

  2025's AI-fueled scientific breakthroughs

  Site: Axios

  AI-driven scientific innovation accelerated in 2025.

  

• Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else' | Tom's Hardware Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else'

  Site: Tom's Hardware

  xAI makes its next move in the AI race.

  

• Elon Musk calls Tim Walz 'traitor' amid Minnesota fraud investigations | Fox News Added: Dec 31, 2025

  Elon Musk calls Tim Walz 'traitor' amid Minnesota fraud investigations | Fox News