In a 427–1 House vote on releasing the Epstein files, there was one lone holdout. It was none other than Congressman Clay Higgins, a Republican from Louisiana. His disapproval of the move to unravel one of the biggest sex scandals in the United States came as a surprise, especially since the outcome of the vote […]
Picture from the book ‘Granville Haller: Leader’ by Martin N. Chamberlain via Historicwhidbey.org In 2012, a crumbling 1866 farmhouse sat on a prized waterfront lot in Coupeville, Washington, listed for sale at a price that reflected the land’s value far more than the building’s. The Haller House, one of the oldest surviving structures on Whidbey […]
Plans to restore a historic Sumner County house are finally happening A historic late-18th-century home and about $500,000 in cash given to a local Tennessee government to create a public park have been returned to a family descendant after nearly 10 years of municipal delays. The legal transfer ends a long dispute over the estate, […]
A conservation project at Dunstable’s Grade II listed Priory House has uncovered 800 years of hidden history, including nationally important wall paintings, sealed medieval doorways and protective marks once used to keep evil spirits away. Specialist teams led by HB Archaeology & Conservation Limited, together with structural engineers and building contractors, have been working since […]
An EcoDom prototype house built using its plastic panels. Plastic production has increased exponentially over the last few decades. A 2017 study published in Science Advances estimated that 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced globally since large-scale production began. Only a tiny fraction has been recycled, with huge amounts accumulating in landfills, ecosystems […]
In a fiery outburst, right-wing commentator Laura Loomer targeted the newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani, slamming him with harsh labels such as ‘jihadist communist’ and ‘Islamic immigrant from Africa. Right-wing commentator Laura Loomer attacked New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for standing beside President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office. Loomer posted on […]
The White House went full MAGAThe White House released a new video on Christmas Eve — with a distinctly MAGA twist. The clip reworks a scene from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, in which the main character calls everyone outside to “see the light.” In the White House version, when the crowd steps out, they are […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has described the “weirdest” thing he saw during his visit to the White House to meet president Donald Trump. Speaking on The Adam Friedland Show on Monday, Mamdani said he noticed a stack of coffee-table books on a table, including one titled UFC at the White House. “I had […]
The White House on Saturday released a series of unconventional political Valentine’s Day cards on social media.In a post on X captioned “Made just for you”, the White House shared a set of digitally styled cards that used political imagery and satire tied to key episodes from the current US presidency.One card showed detained former […]
Stephen Miller, White House aide and key architect of Donald Trump’s immigration policy, said that US would have been better off favouring immigrants from Western and Northern Europe over those from so-called “third world” countries. Unsuccessful immigrants giving birth to unsuccessful children Speaking to Fox News, Miller criticised the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which […]
