Link to video Python Cave in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, is home to around 40,000 Egyptian fruit bats. The roost is a known reservoir of the deadly Marburg virus, so studying these interactions could help researchers understand how viruses move between species and how some animals build immunity. The findings, which include never-before-seen behaviours of African leopards and blue monkeys raiding the roost, are published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology. "We found 20 pairs of wings in an hour.” Secret cameras reveal cause of Jamaica's dismembered bats "Our cameras recorded 14 predators preying on Egyptian fruit bats," says study author Alexander Braczkowski, scientific director at the Kyambura Lion Project. Braczkowski points out that this bat colony is infected with Marburg virus, which can be transmitted to humans and cause an often-fatal haemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola. Despite this, the researchers saw “leopards, blue monkeys, even Nile monitors and crowned eagles all hunting bats,” he says. Maybe this help explain how viruses can move from bats to animal and eventually to humans.

Interesting interview with the widow of the guy and son who were on the sub. Walking into Christine Dawood’s kitchen, it’s impossible not to be drawn to the model Titanic in the centre of the room. Sitting in its own glass-fronted cabinet, the Lego ship is almost 1.5 metres long, constructed of 9,090 of the iconic plastic bricks. Dawood’s 19-year-old son Suleman spent almost two weeks building it. “People are always a bit shocked to see it,” she admits. “But what was I going to do? Break it up? Hide it away? Suleman put all those hours in. He’d been fascinated with the Titanic since we went to a huge exhibition when we lived in Singapore.“ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/25/my-husband-and-son-titan-submersible-christine-dawood-what-happened

@George-K said: New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking. Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, The UK is doing the same thing. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o Teenagers turning 18 in Britain will no longer be able to buy a pack of cigarettes following new legislation aimed at implementing a generational smoking ban. Lawmakers approved a bill that makes it illegal for shops to sell tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009. The new legislation, called the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, is part of a broader series of measures aimed at addressing the health risks of smoking.

Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum traps. A metal trap sits 20 yards into the woods. Inside, a fuzzy white possum, seduced by cat food, sits, befuddled. Sanjar determines the animal is large enough for a collar — they want animals that weigh 3 pounds or more — and gently carries the cage back to the truck. The possum doesn’t know it, but she’ll be returned to her home in a few hours, fitted with a collar that will tell Sinjar when she dies. The collar accounts for a grim possibility: A possum meeting its end in the coils of a large invasive Burmese python. The tracker would sit in the snake’s belly, and Sanjar would be able to find the snake and euthanize it, removing it from an ecosystem that’s home to two endangered mammals. and Back in 2022, Dixon and Cove, who works for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, made a rather macabre discovery, but one that has turned out to be a silver lining in the war against the Burmese python. They were studying the movements of raccoons and possums, but the mammals they were tracking kept getting eaten by the highly destructive Burmese pythons, which had colonized Key Largo in the early 2000s. When they trekked into the woods to retrieve the expensive GPS collars, they discovered that the collars — still in the snakes’ stomachs — were leading them to some very large snakes. They euthanized the snakes, removing them from the ecosystem. Taking big breeder pythons out of native ecosystems is a victory for any Florida biologist. Cove and Dixon wondered if tracking mammals could become another weapon against the Burmese python’s seemingly unstoppable invasion. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/04/19/possums-vs-pythons-how-floridas-only-marsupial-became-a-weapon-against-invasive-snakes/

Iran refuses to come to more talks in Pakistan. President Trump cancels US personnel (Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner). Was a bit surprised that VP Vance was not scheduled to go this time. Should I read more into that than I should?

Trump is appearing for the first time. And security just removed him........... No, not for anything he did but for a possible security threat.

@jon-nyc Ah. Thanks!

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@Doctor-Phibes said: Hopefully AI will get smart enough to replace transcendental geniuses. Actually, I think geniuses have been replaced by people with high functioning spectrum disorder already.

Can't see it. Thought it was maybe restricted by location, but even a VPN does not allow it. Sounds pretty cool. Not sure if it was talked about here, but some police have a tool that they shoot at the back axel of a car and tangles up the axel so it cannot be driven. Link to video

What a sh*tty day she had.

He sounds like one of those sovereign citizens. Not sure if he is more or less crazy than President Trump. LOL https://libertyfellowshipmt.com/AboutUs/OrganizationandBeliefs.aspx Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the Founder of all things Liberty Fellowship. Liberty Fellowship (LF) is an independent, unorganized, unincorporated, nondenominational, non-501(c)(3), private Christian fellowship and is not a non-profit organization (NPO) or association and, therefore, is NOT tax-exempt. The true church is a spiritual organism not a human organization. Before 1954, churches were recognized by the state as being spiritual entities belonging to God and were, therefore, tax-immune. In 1954, churches were brought under the IRC 501(c)(3), which made them NPOs. This means that NPO churches are creatures of the state, hence, they are not tax-immune, but tax exempt. In other words, the state claims that they owe taxes to the state, but the state is granting them an exemption due to their non-profit status—a privilege that can be revoked. You see, along with the "privilege" of being tax-exempt comes rules and restrictions as to what the NPO can and cannot say and do. This is a major reason why modern "churches" will not get involved in the affairs of state: They are afraid of violating a restriction of their NPO status and, thus, endanger their tax-exemption. Accordingly, LF is not organized as an IRS-defined "church." LF has no boards or committees, no membership roll, no ownership of property, no denominational ties or by-laws. This means there are no NPO-related restrictions upon Dr. Baldwin's preaching or political activities or upon LF as a private entity. What follows are the theological, constitutional and civil beliefs taught by Dr. Chuck Baldwin (DCB): DCB stands for the divine inspiration of the Holy Bible. And he only uses the King James Version (KJV). DCB stands for the deity and redemptive work of Jesus Christ. That Jesus was born of a virgin That He lived a sinless life That He died a substitutionary, vicarious death on the cross for our sins That He rose physically and bodily from the grave That His death and resurrection completely fulfilled and abolished the Old Covenant That He ascended to the Father where He sits on the throne of power and authority ruling over His spiritual Kingdom: the Church. That He is coming again to abolish all of the forces of evil and establish a new heaven and new earth for the New Jerusalem saints. DCB believes that salvation is by grace through faith, minus and plus nothing. He vehemently rejects works salvation—i.e., water baptism, sign gifts, church membership, keeping the Old Testament law, obeying the Golden Rule—as a means of obtaining or keeping salvation. DCB believes in the triune Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. DCB believes that marriage is exclusively between a man and a woman. Accordingly, Dr. Baldwin will NOT officiate at any marriage ceremony between same-sex couples. And in light of the June 26, 2015, Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage—which thereby attempts to redefine traditional marriage—and in light of the fact that Biblical marriage is not merely a civil contract but a divine institution given by our Creator, and henceforth, completely outside the jurisdiction of civil government, Dr. Baldwin will not officiate at any marriage ceremony—homosexual or heterosexual—involving a state marriage license. The State of Montana is one of only a handful of states that does not require a state marriage license in order for couples to be lawfully wed. This is the way it should be everywhere. DCB believes life begins at conception and will support lawful efforts in and out of politics and the courts with the goal of ending legalized abortion. DCB stands for the Biblical Natural Law principles that govern every individual, State and nation—including the Natural Law principles of Religious and individual Liberty, the freedom of worship without state interference and the right of self-defense. Therefore, he adamently supports the First, Second and Fourth Amendments to our U.S. Constitution—along with the rest of our Bill of Rights. DCB is persuaded by Biblical and Natural Law that healthcare is a personal, individual Right. He finds mandatory vaccinations to be a blatant violation of our Natural rights and Biblical responsibilities. Furthermore, according to v-safe data, 22 million Americans have been injured by the COVID shot, and according to Steve Kirsch, almost 2 million Americans have been disabled and 640,000 Americans have been killed by the Covid shot. Plus, by the laws of Nature given to us by our Creator, government or corporate-mandated healthcare is by definition tyrannical. It is our Biblical duty to submit to God alone in matters of faith and conscience. Our personal healthcare is as private as our spiritual care. DCB refuses to take the Covid vaccinations on the basis that our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit and as a matter of faith, conscience and personal healthcare responsibility. DCB opposes Socialism, Neoconism and Zionism. He does not believe that the modern Zionist State of Israel represents either historical (Biblical) Israel or prophetic Israel. And he rejects Scofieldism and dispensational futurism. DCB stands with Scripture that civil government is ordained of God. He enthusiastically submits to lawful civil government. And he holds the positions of constitutional government in the highest esteem and heeds the command of Scripture to pray for those in positions of government. For example, DCB was given the title (and he has the credentials to prove it) of "Honorary Deputy Sheriff" by Escambia County, Florida, Sheriff Ron McNesby for his leadership in supporting the efforts of the Escambia County Sheriff's office in maintaining law and order. He was twice honored as "Minister of The Day" by the Florida State House of Representatives and by the Florida State Senate. Dr. Baldwin has had personal audiences with numerous State governors, U.S. congressmen and U.S. senators—as well as with President Ronald Reagan and then-Vice President George H.W. Bush. DCB also counts several judges as personal friends. Any charge of "anti-government extremism" against DCB from people and organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Buzzfeed, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Human Rights Network (HRN), etc., is completely unfounded and untruthful. DCB does not know racial division. Asians, Indians, Hispanics, Blacks and Caucasians, including several mixed-raced families, all assemble together under DCB's teaching. Any accusation of racism against DCB (from the organizations listed in the above paragraph or anyone else) is complete balderdash. See this relevant page: http://libertyfellowshipmt.com/NoRacialDivison.aspx DCB supports the independence and sovereignty of the State of Montana; he pledges no allegiance to any "New World Order" or facsimile thereof; he will not accept or submit to any attempt to establish a Police State or abridge our freedoms and liberties protected by the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and Natural Law.

Most people won’t read past the headline, it just looks like additional confirmation that he has a drinking problem. His behavior with the US hockey team also reinforces it. He did this to himself by filing a DOA lawsuit. But maybe Trump will be fooled. Though I hear he doesn’t have a lot of patience for drinkers.

“If that $500,000 engineer did not consume at least $250,000 worth of tokens, I am going to be deeply alarmed.” -- Jensen Huang, NVidia CEO, https://www.tekedia.com/nvidia-ceo-says-would-be-alarmed-if-500k-engineers-do-not-spend-up-to-250k-yearly-on-token/

Kind of amazing that a dozen years ago, UNICEF funded this wild music video in an effort to get Indian people from pooping in fields, on streets, and everywhere but the bathroom. India is such a country of contrast. I am not sure I have seen/met richer people, but not sure I have seen/met poorer people. And often of the times, they are living very close to each other.

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