LIVE: White House briefs after Pentagon confirms U.S. sub sinks Iranian ship YouTube video by MS NOW

LIVE: White House holds press briefing after Pentagon confirms U.S. sunk an Iranian ship

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Photo of a blue-green lichen growing on a birch tree. The lichen is in sort of an octopus shaped mound, with frilly edges instead of tentacles. It’s covered in numerous disc shaped apothecia which have blue-grey edges and dark brown centres.

Physcia sp lichen on a birch tree.
NWT, Canada. Photo covers about 5cm, left to right. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Gorgeous: The Pelican Nebula

This image reveals many previously unseen shockwaves, evidence for powerful outflows from newly formed stars embedded within the molecular clouds that rim the nebula.

(Credit: University of Colorado, University of Hawaii and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

Turkish gov’t ‘weaponizing the justice system’ to ‘remove İmamoğlu from politics’: HRW - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish authorities are using criminal prosecutions and pretrial detention to push İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate, out of…

Turkish gov’t ‘weaponizing the justice system’ to ‘remove İmamoğlu from politics’: HRW #HumanRights buff.ly/ZreWpqA

Trump leaves room to claim victory — or avoid blame — in recorded Iran strike messages Trump has taken an approach to selling U.S. citizens on military action in Iran that contrasts with his predecessors, seeking to avoid completely owning it.

After President Trump’s attack on Iran killed its supreme leader on Saturday, he announced the death in a written post on Truth Social.

This strategy might afford him flexibility in military action and avoids direct responsibility for regime change.

anger management poster

does anyone else have a movie that they used to see get brought up literally everywhere at some point when they were growing up like it was some huge hit but then after a while nobody brought it up ever again as if it faded from existence? for me that movie was Anger Management

Oil prices rise as Iran war threatens shipping through strait of Hormuz Brent crude jumped by 13% during early trading and stock markets came under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of disruption Oil prices rose and stock markets came under pressure on Monday after intense US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted fears of significant global economic disruption. Brent crude jumped by as much as 13% during early trading – to hit $82 per barrel, a 14-month high – as the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz, one of the most important arteries for global trade, intensified concerns over oil supplies. Continue reading...

Oil prices rise as Iran war threatens shipping through strait of Hormuz

🇺🇸 ABD Başkanı Donald Trump: "(Venezuela diktatörü Nicolás Maduro'nun yakalanması) Ekip inanılmaz bir iş çıkardı.

🇻🇪💥 Dünyada böyle bir manevrayı yapabilecek başka bir ülke yok."

Ahmed Rehab (1) | Atlas of Thoughts on Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet | Ep. 61 YouTube video by Nefha TV

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Almost perfect, heart shaped echinoid. Perhaps 100 million years old.

NASA scientist jailed in Turkey over a dollar bill recounts 3 years in prison - Turkish Minute NASA scientist Serkan Gölge on Saturday recounted the nearly three years he spent in prison in #Turkey following a coup bid in 2016 on accusations of ties to Gülen movement, with prosecutors citing...

NASA scientist jailed in Turkey over a dollar bill recounts 3 years in prison www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/16/n...

Swirling Disk around a Distant Planet Could Be a Moon Factory Scientists found evidence of a distant planet’s moon system forming

For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet

Turkey’s prison population continue to surge, operating at 42 percent over capacity - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey’s prison population has climbed to 433,543, exceeding official capacity by 42 percent, according to a report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CISST), a prisoners’ rights group. Data…

Turkey’s prison population continue to surge, operating at 42 percent over capacity #HumanRights

How to create a home that appeals to all five senses The way a couch feels matters as much as how it looks.

Here’s how to build, tweak, rearrange and refresh your home into something nice for the eye, yes, but also for the ear, the nose, the skin and the tongue.

Turkey’s state fund becomes country’s largest corporate power - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has become one of the country’s biggest corporate actors after courts put 1,123 companies under its control through trustee appointments and…

#Turkey’s state fund becomes country’s largest corporate power

Governor Moore with ST Engineering employees.

Earlier this week, I visited ST Engineering’s location in Baltimore County – one of the leading aerospace engineering manufacturing sites in the county.

Court allows investigation into police a decade after Ankara bombing - Stockholm Center for Freedom A Turkish regional court has overturned a decision blocking an investigation into police officials over the bombing of an Ankara train station in 2015, potentially opening the way for three senior…

Court allows investigation into police a decade after Ankara bombing

Meanwhile in Infectious Diseases Clinic…

Same object, different modalities. X-ray shows density, CT shows structure in detail, and MRI shows internal composition.

Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It i...

“It is all lunacy. Absolutely, it’s 100% nonsense...”

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Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen movement - Turkish Minute Hidayet Karaca, a former journalist and chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, has marked 11 years in prison in Turkey.

Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen movement www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/13/m...

US presses for Turkish role in Gaza force despite Israel’s veto amid deadly ‘ceasefire’ - Turkish Minute The United States ambassador to #Turkey, Tom Barrack, is urging Turkish participation in a planned international security force for #Gaza, putting Washington at odds with #Israel at a time when the Israeli...

US presses for Turkish role in Gaza force despite Israel’s veto amid deadly ‘ceasefire’ www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/11/u...

Turkey lowers key interest rate to 38 percent - Turkish Minute #Turkey's central bank said Thursday it had cut its key interest rate to 38 percent as annual inflation figures slow.

#Turkey's central bank said Thursday it had cut its key interest rate to 38 percent as annual inflation figures slow. www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/11/t...

Macro photograph of an abalone shell

This photo looks like the inside of a wave
#408 taken 11:21 am
#art
#photography
#macro
#abstract

Habertürk TV chief among 4 jailed as prosecutors link him to drug-fueled exploitation scheme - Turkish Minute A #Turkish court has jailed four people on accusations of drug use, including the editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV, a major national news station, whom prosecutors say mixed drug use with sexual exploitation...

A #Turkish court has jailed four people on accusations of drug use, including the editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV, a major national news station, whom prosecutors say mixed drug use with sexual exploitation of women in his circle. www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/11/h...

London Slams the Brakes: Erdoğan’s Billionaires Hit a Wall | What's Happening in Turkey | Week 54 YouTube video by TARIK TOROS

• One airport. One review. One frozen ambition.
• Prestwick becomes a message, not just a missed deal
• London is signalling who may enter — and who may not
Full analysis 👇
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YouTube journalist, man who read a poem in street interview arrested for insulting Erdoğan - Stockholm Center for Freedom A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of YouTube journalist Hasan Köksoy and Halil Kürklü, who recited a poem during one of Köksoy’s street interviews, on charges of insulting President Recep…

YouTube journalist, man who read a poem in street interview arrested for insulting Erdoğan #HumanRightsForAll