So Trump met with Vladimir Putin in Alaska last Friday, got home, and played a round of golf on both Saturday and Sunday. The remaining big dogs of Europe, who have spent the past eight years sneering at this guy, dropped everything, jetting in to meet him at the White House today to hear all about the thing with Putin.
They were all working together – together.
Who else could have done this? Seriously.
Love him or hate him, the answer is ‘nobody.’
There were some memorable scenes coming out of the life or death discussions.
First and foremost, my girl- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, gracing the mewling and feckless German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a look she normally reserves for the elfen Emmanual Macron.
OMG she’s so precious. I could eat her up.
She and Trump have been like-minded buddies since forever, and she gave the props due to the man once Merz stopped mewling for the cameras.
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There has been so much give and take, and no sign of the big, brash Trump everyone loves to hate. He managed the different personalities deftly, acknowledged their concerns regarding Ukraine respectfully, but always as the mediator from the head of the table.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine and his staff have been involved in working through potential security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of today’s meetings at the White House, according to a source familiar with the planning.
European governments are also holding similar discussions, the source added.
They did not provide details on what possibilities for US involvement are under discussion.
While Trump declined to rule out sending US troops to Ukraine, the source familiar with the planning process noted that the important part of the president’s comments was his apparent willingness to be involved in some way. Caine’s involvement in the planning process would appear to further demonstrate that the US is seriously prepared to help.
TDS IS curable.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Trump’ broke the deadlock.’ Trump is why they are ‘where we are today.’
And the president of Finland, another country constantly under the menace of Russia’s aggressive posture, added his thanks.
Trump broke away from the meeting with the seven for a brief personal call with Vladimir Putin. He said he had promised to do so, much as he had called Zelenskyy immediately after the meeting in Anchorage on Friday.
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Mystery of ancient DNA marker rewrites story of how humans first reached the Americas
Its unusual presence suggests that early Americans may have arrived in multiple waves, challenging the traditional view that all Native American maternal lineages came solely from Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge.
One of the world’s greatest genetic mysteries is how a DNA marker present in Europe reached North America, leaving no clear trail through Siberia or Alaska.
Scientists have been baffled by how Haplogroup X arrived more than 12,000 years ago, raising new questions about how the Americas were first populated.
Haplogroup X is a rare maternal DNA lineage, passed down from mother to child, found in both Europe and North America.
Its unusual presence suggests that early Americans may have arrived in multiple waves, challenging the traditional view that all Native American maternal lineages came solely from Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge.
Today, the X2a branch of Haplogroup X is found in several Indigenous groups across North America, including the Ojibwe, Sioux, Nuu-chah-nulth, Navajo, and Yakama.
It is also found in Europe and Western Asia, hinting at a far more complex migration history than previously thought.
Dr Krista Kostroman, a genetic medicine specialist and Chief Science Officer at The DNA Company, told the Daily Mail: “Haplogroups are like family seals.
‘They are distinctive genetic marks passed down over thousands of years, connecting us to ancestors who lived in entirely different landscapes, climates, and cultures. Because they rarely change, they serve as identifiers for tracing ancient migrations.’
Haplogroups A, B, C, and D are the most common maternal lineages among Native American populations.
They each have distinct genetic signatures that trace back to different regions of East Asia and reflect separate waves of migration into the Americas during the late Ice Age.
For example, haplogroup A is widespread among populations in North, Central, and South America, while B is more frequent in the Pacific Northwest and parts of Central and South America.
Haplogroup C is concentrated in northern and western Indigenous groups, and D is found across North and South America but is particularly common in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.
Together, these haplogroups provide a clear picture of the Asian origins of most Native American maternal lineages, which makes Haplogroup X’s unusual distribution all the more striking.
X2a appears among Indigenous groups in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, while X1 is found primarily in North Africa, the Near East, and parts of the Mediterranean, though it remains rare even there.
‘That rarity makes it a powerful clue for tracing human history,’ Kostroman said. ‘When an uncommon marker appears in distant, disconnected regions, it signals a shared connection in the deep past.’
Despite speculation, Haplogroup X does not prove Native American ancestry nor a direct European migration.
Haplogroup X is rare in Siberia and Alaska, with some researchers suggesting that it represents an earlier migration, possibly via a coastal route.
The most widely accepted theory is that X2a arrived in North America during the late Ice Age as part of migrations across the Bering Land Bridge from Northeast Asia, arriving alongside other maternal lineages.
‘Other possibilities are more speculative,’ Kostroman noted. ‘Small groups carrying Haplogroup X may have arrived earlier, or it may have entered the Americas in multiple waves alongside other lineages.’
When Haplogroup X was first identified in the 1990s, its presence in Europe and among some Indigenous North Americans sparked controversy.
Some researchers proposed a direct Atlantic crossing, known as the Solutrean hypothesis, though this has largely been dismissed. The X2a lineage differs from European and Near Eastern branches, reflecting a more complex migration history.
Parallels with other rare haplogroups further illustrate the complexity of human migration.
WATCH: Democrat Lawmaker Gets Arrested In Stunning Police Bodycam Footage
Newly released police body-worn camera footage has rattled through Rhode Island politics, showing a high-ranking Democrat law enforcement official berating officers, insisting they follow her orders, and ultimately being arrested after refusing to leave a Newport restaurant.
Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan, who has worked in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office for seven years, was arrested late Thursday, August 14, outside the Clarke Cooke House on Bannister’s Wharf. She faces a charge of willful trespass after officers responded to reports of patrons refusing to leave.
The footage begins with officers repeatedly telling Flanagan and her friend, Veronica Hannan, to exit the restaurant. Instead, Flanagan can be heard attempting to assert authority over the situation.
“If I ask you to turn off the body cam, you have to turn it off. That’s your protocol,” Flanagan told officers.
Her companion quickly chimed in, “She’s a f***ing lawyer, so she knows.”
The officer bluntly rejected that demand, replying: “Well, that’s bullsh*t lawyer stuff. So that’s not true. We got to go.”
The exchange only escalated. Flanagan identified herself as an “AG” more than ten times, repeating, “I’m an AG, I’m an AG,” while resisting officers’ instructions. The officers, unimpressed, responded flatly: “Good for you. I don’t give a sh*t. Let’s go.”
At one point, as officers moved to place her in handcuffs, Flanagan shouted, “What are you detaining me for? What’s your probable cause?”
Officers calmly explained she was being detained because she refused to leave when asked. Flanagan then accused them of violating procedure, yelling, “You’re maroon-dizing me. You’re not maroon-dizing me!”—a botched reference to the Miranda rights process.
As she was placed in a cruiser, she issued a final threat: “Buddy, you’re gonna regret this.”
The footage also captures Hannan, described in media reports as a local activist, resisting officers. At one point she screamed, hissed, and kicked, according to police, before being charged with willful trespass, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.
One officer, caught on bodycam, can be heard telling Hannan, “What’s wrong with you? You’re acting like a kid!”
The incident has placed the state Attorney General’s Office in an uncomfortable spotlight. Flanagan, who is assigned to the appellate division of the Criminal Division, has worked on behalf of the state for nearly a decade.
Following the release of the footage under Rhode Island’s Access to Public Records Act, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed it has launched a review of the incident. Clips of the arrest went viral Monday morning after being shared by local commentator Nicole Solas.
Online critics pointed to the incident as an example of arrogance and entitlement in the state’s Democratic leadership.
For Flanagan, the consequences could extend beyond a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Questions now swirl about whether she can continue to serve in a senior position responsible for prosecuting cases and upholding the law.
Flanagan has been issued a District Court summons and is expected to appear before a judge in the coming weeks. The Attorney General’s Office has promised a swift internal review, though no timeline has been provided for possible disciplinary action.
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