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From the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll to Sergeant Presley
Before Elvis Presley became a permanent fixture of American popular culture, he made a remarkable transition: from sold-out stages and screaming fans to an Army uniform, military discipline, and the responsibilities of a soldier. As Veterans Day approaches, the story of Sergeant Presley reminds us that public fame and public service are very different kinds
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Flavio Bolsonaro Won Brazil and the World
October 27, 2026
There are major questions about how Flavio Bolsonaro left Brazil this morning with his family for the US without detection by Brazil. All morning, Brazilian authorities were utterly confused and clueless. As rumors circulated that Bolsonaro had left Brazil, they had no idea if it was true. At one point, they thought they had located
Four Years Later: How Buying Twitter Saved Free Speech on the Internet
October 26, 2026
Four years ago this week, on October 27, 2022, Elon Musk walked into Twitter headquarters and changed the trajectory of the modern internet. At the time, the critics were loud. We were told the platform would crash within weeks, that open discourse was too dangerous to leave unpoliced, and that the digital town square needed
No Wires, No Problem: How Finnish Researchers Are Sending Electricity Through Thin Air
October 25, 2026
For well over a century, the rules of the electrical grid haven’t changed much: if you want power somewhere, you have to run a wire to it. Now, researchers in Finland are showing what happens when you leave the cables behind altogether. Across a set of breakthroughs anchored at the University of Helsinki and the
Yitzhak Kaduri, the “Secret Note,” and the Claimed Name of the Messiah
October 24, 2026
Yitzhak Kaduri (c. 1898–January 28, 2006) was one of the most prominent Haredi rabbis and kabbalists of the modern era, particularly among Sephardi and Mizrahi communities. Born in Baghdad (then part of the Ottoman Empire), he studied Kabbalah from a young age, including under leading figures such as Rabbi Yosef Hayyim (the Ben Ish Chai).
Marines named her Reckless
October 23, 2026
In 1952, a Marine lieutenant bought a small Mongolian mare from a young Korean stable boy for $250. The boy sold her because he needed money to buy an artificial leg for his sister. The Marines named her Reckless, after their recoilless rifle platoon. Her job was to carry heavy ammunition up steep hills to
Islamic history is Jewish history
October 21, 2026
A ninth century manuscript – confirmed authentic – includes a confession from Jewish conspirators explaining how ten Rabbinic scholars converted to Islam to protect Jews from Muhammad, write the Qur’an for him, and base its law off of Jewish precepts. Oh, and it’s not just their random confession without evidence. Those Jewish scholars placed “Easter
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