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In a stunning development, researchers have identified a second bacterial protein capable of synthesizing DNA without any nucleic acid template, marking the second time in just one month that a core tenet of biology has been overturned. For more than 60 years, the Central Dogma of molecular biology has stated that genetic information flows in one direction: from DNA to RNA to protein. While exceptions like reverse transcription (RNA to DNA) have long been known, the idea that proteins could serve as templates to create DNA from scratch was considered impossible. That assumption has now been shattered twice in rapid succession. First came the discovery of DRT3, a bacterial anti-phage defense system. One of its components, Drt3b, uses its own protein structure as a physical mold to produce specific repetitive DNA sequences without relying on DNA or RNA as a guide. Just weeks later, scientists detailed the workings of DRT7, a completely different protein that also achieves de novo DNA synthesis through an independent mechanism. Both systems demonstrate that proteins can directly dictate DNA sequences, effectively reversing the expected flow of genetic information. These findings reveal that life’s molecular machinery is far more flexible and innovative than textbooks suggested. The discoveries come from bacterial defense systems evolved to combat viruses, highlighting how studying microbial warfare continues to rewrite our understanding of fundamental biology. While these breakthroughs are currently limited to specific bacterial contexts, they challenge long-held assumptions about genetic inheritance and open exciting new possibilities in synthetic biology, gene editing, and our broader view of how life operates at the molecular level. [Figiel, M. et al. (2026). "Antiviral reverse transcriptase–primase synthesizes protein-templated DNA." bioRxiv preprint. DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.18.719102]

It’s been almost two months since President Trump took the bold step of officially forming the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. We’ve already uncovered tens of billions of dollars in defrauded taxpayer money, prosecuted dozens of fraudsters, and stopped billions in suspicious payments. And we’re just getting started. So why has it taken the federal government until now to finally tackle fraud? Because Andrew Ferguson and I are taking a new approach. Here’s how.

Both countries agreed that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.

Give a follow to the brand new White House Fraud Task Force X account! @WHFraudTF

.@FBIDirectorKash COOKS @ChrisVanHollen: "The only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted gang-banging rapist was you... the only individual in this room that has been drinking on taxpayer dime during the day is YOU."

Elon Musk just defended America better than every politician in Washington combined. Musk: “After World War 2, the US could have basically taken over the world and any country. Like we got nukes, nobody else got nukes. We don’t even have to lose soldiers. Which country do you want?” One nation on earth held a weapon nobody else had. Total dominance. Zero competition. No risk of retaliation. Every empire in history that held that kind of advantage used it. Rome. The Mongols. The British. The Ottomans. They conquered until they collapsed. America had a bigger advantage than all of them combined. And it rebuilt the countries it just defeated. Musk: “The United States actually helped rebuild countries. So it helped rebuild Europe, it helped rebuild Japan. This is very unusual behavior, almost unprecedented.” Almost unprecedented? It had never happened before. Not once in 5,000 years of recorded history. The Marshall Plan wasn’t foreign aid. It was the most radical act of restraint any superpower ever committed. America turned its enemies into allies. Turned rubble into economies. Turned surrender into partnership. Germany went from ashes to the economic engine of Europe in a generation. Japan went from unconditional surrender to the third largest economy on earth. Three years after the war, America was flying food into Berlin. A city in the heart of the nation that just tried to destroy it. That’s not policy. That’s a civilization deciding what it is at the exact moment it has the power to be anything. You’re being told a story right now. That America is the villain of history. You hear it everywhere. Media. Universities. Social platforms. Musk: “There’s always like, well America’s done bad things. Well of course America’s done bad things, but one needs to look at the whole track record.” Every nation on earth has dark chapters. Every single one. The difference is what a country does when nobody can stop it. And when nobody could stop America, it fed its enemies and rebuilt their cities. Musk: “The history of China suggests that China is not acquisitive. Meaning they’re not going to go out and invade a whole bunch of countries.” Probably right. China has historically built walls, not fleets. But the real question isn’t about borders anymore. We’re approaching a moment that mirrors 1945 in ways nobody has fully processed yet. AI is going to give a handful of people a power advantage that makes nuclear monopoly look quaint. If someone is going to hold that kind of power, who do you want it to be? The country that conquered when it could? Or the one that rebuilt when it didn’t have to? Every alliance. Every trade route. Every economy. Billions lifted out of poverty. All of it traces back to one act of restraint that had never been done before. And carries no guarantee of being repeated. The most powerful thing America ever did wasn’t building the bomb. It was what it didn’t do after.

I cannot believe this... They just pulled down the Iryna Zarutska mural in Providence, Rhode Island today. The mayor called her memorial “divisive.” George Floyd got murals in EVERY MAJOR CITY and it was called "UNITY"!!! ...but Iryna's face on a wall is divisive?!!!

Don’t EVER forget that FEMA kicked ENTIRE FAMILIES out of their hotels and into the ice and snow in Western North Carolina… …while giving $59,000,000 to let illegal immigrants live in luxury hotels in New York City AND THEN THEY LIED TO US ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS!!!!!

🚨 Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang in California has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China in the United States. Mayor Wang admitted to acting as a foreign agent from at least 2020 through 2022 - promoting PRC propaganda in the U.S. and acting at PRC’s direction to promote their interests. She has agreed to resign from office and plead guilty. @FBI and our federal partners continue to move aggressively to root out this kind of influence in American institutions all over the country. nypost.com/2026/05/11/us-…

The American Dream doesn’t belong to the highest bidder on Wall Street. It belongs to the American people, who work hard, save up, and play by the rules. I applaud President Trump’s leadership on this issue and urge the House to pass this bill.

Still incredible that the DeepMind documentary has footage of exact moment Demis is told that AlphaFold can “easily” predict all known (1-2B) protein sequences “in a month” and he says to do it. Then, it shows the moment AlphaFold is released to the world.

Mind-blowing moment from the DeepMind doc: Demis Hassabis gets told AlphaFold can predict all 1-2 billion known proteins in just a month. He instantly says: “Do it.” This is how history gets made

I wanted to wish a special Happy Mother’s Day to Gold Star Mom Tina Peters. Her Navy SEAL son lost his life in service to our nation and she is now a political prisoner in Colorado for the crime of exposing Democrat election fraud. Free Tina Peters.

The strangest instrument ever invented?🤔 The theremin is a musical instrument invented in the 1920s by Soviet scientist Léon Theremin. Remarkably, it is played without any physical contact. At times, the theremin feels like an instrument from Earth’s future or perhaps another world. Its sound seems conjured from nothing, with notes and tones shaped by the hypnotic movements of the player’s hands and fingers through the air. It remains the only musical instrument controlled entirely without touch.

Elon Musk just told a story that should terrify every AI company on Earth. His son Saxon is autistic. Saxon couldn’t understand why the family went to restaurants. You can get the same food delivered. You can call your friends over. You can eat better at home for half the price. So why go? Musk: “He had an epiphany and said, ‘Oh, the reason people go to restaurants is to hang out with strangers.’” A kid who takes the world literally just decoded something the rest of us never thought to question. We like being around people we’ll never know. Look at what we already built. Delivery apps so you never wait in line. Remote work so you never share an office. Self-checkout so you never talk to a cashier. Every innovation of the last 20 years was a bet against human proximity. Every one paid off. Until it didn’t. Loneliness is now a public health emergency. Depression has doubled since the smartphone. The average American has fewer close friends than any generation in history. We didn’t remove friction. We removed the thing friction was hiding. Now look at what’s coming. AI agents that handle your emails. AI companions that replace your conversations. AI assistants that make every human interaction optional. Same playbook. Same bet. Except this time we’re not engineering out strangers. We’re engineering out humans entirely. The coffee shop where nobody knows your name. The subway where no one speaks. The restaurant where you’ll never see that couple again. Those aren’t failed connections. They’re the background radiation of belonging. We don’t just need people who know us. We need to exist in rooms full of people who don’t. That’s what a kid understood at a dinner table that billion-dollar companies still can’t grasp in a boardroom. We spent 20 years building a world you never have to show up to. AI is about to finish the job. And nothing it builds will ever replicate sitting in a room full of strangers and not feeling alone.

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I asked bro and gf to send $500 gf sends : $500 bro sends : $243.79