An incoming rush of gold and copper mines in British Columbia could threaten to undermine some of the last wild salmon rivers left in the world, as well as the Indigenous peoples who have used the waterways for centuries. Dozens of mining companies are seeking permission from the government of British Columbia to develop some of the world’s largest gold mines along the transboundary rivers that flow from Canada into southeastern Alaska, including the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers.These rivers hold a huge cultural significance to the Southeast Alaska Tribes. They also have an enormous ecological value, serving as the home of five wild Pacific salmon species and acting as a cornerstone for the wider complex ecosystem that includes black bears, brown bears, gray wolves, and other wildlife.To push back against the plans, a consortium of 15 Tribes from the region is requesting a pause on "reckless mining activity" in the region. In a letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) argues that the threat of mining upstream violates their rights to culture, physical health and well-being, means of subsistence, and property.Together with Re:wild and Earthjustice, they are calling on the Canadian government to fulfill its duty to consult them on all development decisions impacting their traditional territories.“We have been doing everything we can to engage the Canadian government in this process, giving them the opportunity to disrupt their ongoing colonial legacy, and recognize our sovereign rights,” Rob Sanderson Jr., SEITC vice-president, said in a statement.“We are the guardians of some of the last wild places left in the world not yet exploited by the extractive industry, but without our rights recognized, we cannot do this,” said Sanderson. The SEITC says future mining operations could negatively impact the Unuk River in Alaska.Image credit: Sonia Luokkala/Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary CommissionOne of the biggest potential projects is the Eskay Creek Revitalization Project in British Columbia, an open mine pit that promises to produce approximately 3.7 million tonnes per year of gold and silver-bearing ore.As alluring as it may sound, the legal challenge argues similar mines have severely impacted humans, wildlife, and waterways. It cites a study that looked into the Mount Polley mine disaster in 2014 when a tailings dam failed in British Colombia, exposing the local invertebrates to potentially toxic metals. They point to another study that shows how tailings dams, even if they don’t catastrophically fail, can cause long-lasting changes to the water and sediment chemistry for hundreds of miles.As far as the SEITC and other supporters are concerned, the future of mining on the transboundary rivers depends on whether the government wants to put profits ahead of people and the planet. “Canada’s decision categorically silences those of us who have occupied and stewarded these watersheds for tens of thousands of years, long before the colonial border was established. Canada is putting companies and profit over the rights of its neighbors who are separated only by a colonial border,” added Lee Wagner, SEITC assistant executive director, who is Tsimshian, Haida, and ingít.“Let’s be clear: this is a death sentence for our rights and way of life, the waters on which we depend, and the wildlife with which we share our home,” Wagner said.

When thinking about the multitude of ways in which you could get murked by the creatures of the ocean, the first things that come to mind might be a shark attack, a jellyfish sting, or maybe even a blue-ringed octopus bite. But can you be betrayed by your own immune system instead?“If I’m allergic to seafood, can I still scuba dive?” asked TikTok user toriyokii. “Or is there like fish juice and I’ll go into anaphylactic shock under the ocean?” IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites.Having racked up 36,000 saves on the platform as of the time of writing, it appears to be a question a lot of people are curious to know the answer to – and a valid curiosity during the time of year when many are jetting off to a summer vacation by the sea.Luckily, you don’t have to worry that you’ve wasted your money on a snorkel and goggles if you’ve got an allergy to seafood, whether that be fish or shellfish.The ocean might be a bit fish juice-y, but it’s unlikely to be concentrated enough that it would cause your immune system to produce a life-threatening response simply by being in the water.“You can swim in the ocean if you have a shellfish allergy,” board-certified allergist Dr John M. James told the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s “Ask the Allergist” Service. “It will not typically cause an allergic reaction. This is because the dilution factor of relevant allergens is so significant. This means that the amount of shellfish allergens in the ocean water is very low.”More typical triggers for an allergic reaction to seafood would be eating it (hopefully you’re not necking raw fish as you swim, although who are we to judge), inhaling vapor from it being cooked, or touching it.The latter can be avoided by suiting up. “If you’re wearing protective gear, you are not likely to have skin contact fish or shellfish to have some type of irritation,” explained board-certified allergist Dr Zachary Rubin in a video responding to the original. IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites.Even if someone’s skin does come into contact with fish or shellfish, Dr James said that reactions are usually “very mild and found on the exposed skin.”In any circumstance, scuba diving with a seafood allergy doesn’t seem to have caused anyone any trouble so far, at least not as far as scientists have found.As Dr Rubin explained: “There are no reported cases in the medical literature, as far as I’m aware, of people scuba diving going into anaphylactic shock because they had a history of a seafood allergy.”That means swim to your heart’s content – but for those with shellfish allergies in particular, don’t turn to cicadas for a post-scuba sesh snack.The content of this article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.  

There are 294,000 tags for #cheesepull on Instagram. Suffice to say, we as a species are hooked. Since we first started curdling cheese from animal milk, our methodology has come a long way from hard lumps of chalky cheddar to the oozy, gooey goodness that populates our explore feeds. So, why does melted cheese taste so much better than the solid stuff?It all comes down to our love of fat. Diet culture might have led our heads to see it as undesirable number one, but the mouthfeel wants what it wants, and that – my friends – is fat.“Researchers at Yale have studied how our central nervous system responds to fatty foods,” said Dr Inna Husain to well+good. “We think due to either evolution or learned behavior, oily calorie-dense foods are what our taste receptors like to hone in to.”When we melt cheese, the fat trapped within its rigid structure of milk proteins gets released, creating that covetable creamy texture. Heat some cheeses too much, however, and you’ll end up with lumps surrounded by pools of fat, so you’ve got to get the heat-to-cheese ratio just right.Not all cheeses will melt the same and that comes down to their constituent parts, chiefly the ratio of lactose to fat and protein. Cheeses with a higher fat content will be smoother and creamier, while different bacteria can alter the flavor. The pH is also a crucial element when deciding the best way to prepare a cheese for melting, and helpfully the American Chemistry Society put together an explainer for how to make the best grilled cheese according to science.Heating cheese doesn’t just free the fats, it also releases amino acids like glutamate that have a delicious umami taste, which you’ll recognize if you’re an MSG (monosodium glutamate) fan – as we all should be. Add to that, the fact that a creamier consistency likely covers the tastebuds more evenly and you’re experiencing a heightened hot cheese experience compared to the cold alternative.The shift in texture all comes down to a protein called casein, which is crucial for the creation of cheese. It’s thought that just about any animal milk with casein in it can become a cheese, raising the feasibility of whale milk cheese which – unashamedly – we asked a real scientist about.

Nothing makes the IFLScience team happier than an unusually colored lobster. From Banana to Bowie, these colorful rare crustaceans give us an extraordinary insight into both the colors its possible for a lobster to be, and the genetic mutations that cause these rare color morphs to happen.The latest lobster to join the gang is a one-in-100-million finding, saved from the dinner plate after being caught by a commercial fishing vessel belonging to the Atlantic Lobster Company off the coast of New Castle in New Hampshire, USA. The owner of the boat took it to the Seacoast Science Centre in Rye. “I think it is definitely the only one I will ever catch, maybe even the only one I will ever see again in my lifetime. I’m over the moon about catching it, and letting it be seen by everyone at the Science Center makes it even better,” Joseph Kramer from the Atlantic Lobster Company, who caught the animal, told Smithsonian Magazine. The male lobster is an extremely rare “cotton candy” color morph. Animals can become all sorts of different colors by flukes of genetic mutations. Albino, leucistic, and melanistic individuals are all due to either over- or underproduction of the pigment melanin. Lobsters have colored carotenoid pigments in hues of red, yellow, and blue, which often make the lobster appear reddish or brown; in these rare cases some of the pigments are expressed too much or not at all, leading to a whole rainbow of lobster coloration. This lobster will now join other funky colored individuals at the center.Image courtesy of the Seacoast Science Center“Lobsters come in a few color descriptions from orange, yellow, red, blues, and cotton candy which is a mixture of pinks and purples on a blue backdrop resembling 'cotton candy,' so this is where the name comes from. There are also split lobsters, for example red on one side and black on the other; as well as calico, another rare coloration where the lobster has a distinctive black and orange mottled color pattern,” said Sam Rutka, an aquarist at the Seacoast Science Center where the lobster now lives, in a statement sent to IFLScience.While the genetic reasons why these colors crop up aren’t fully understood, lobster parent Peaches and her 100 offspring are helping scientists figure out the mystery. “At this point, no one really knows in detail why some lobsters develop these multicolor variations, though we do have some theories,” the University of New England’s Dr Markus Frederich, professor of marine sciences, said in a news release.

When Laura Barron-Lopez appears on PBS, the question is: Reporter or Taxpayer-Funded White House Press Secretary?  On Friday’s PBS News Hour, it sounded like Karine Barron-Lopez, touting how Democrats have a new line of personal attack: Branding Republicans as “weird” and “creepy.” The PBS White House correspondent dropped her previous sensitivity to personal attacks and seemed to approve of the new tactic. Anchor Geoff Bennett set things up. "While on the campaign trail, the vice president is trying some new language on for size, like calling her opponent Donald Trump weird." The story opened with the weird inference that Kamala was trying something new: Authenticity.  Laura Barron-Lopez: On a fast-track campaign for the White House, Vice President Harris is trying something new, to call it as she sees it. Kamala Harris: He and his running mate sure seem to have a lot to say about me. And, by the way, don't you find some of their stuff to just be plain weird? She didn’t mind that the vice president and her team sounded like bullies lording it over “weirdos” in a 1980s high school comedy. Barron-Lopez: Now, campaign press releases call Trump old and quite weird, and Democrats across the board are leaning into Harris's blunt approach, from possible vice presidential picks commenting on Trump's behavior… Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN): Have you ever seen the guy laugh? If he has laughed, it's at someone, not with someone. That is weird behavior. Barron-Lopez: … to leaders of the party addressing resurfaced clips of J.D. Vance. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): Every day, Vance -- it comes out Vance has done something more extreme, more weird, more erratic. The reporter brought her own adjective to the party, “creepy," as the taxpayer-funded network played for free a nasty ad mocking cartoonish white conservative Christian men: Barron-Lopez: Branding the Republicans as creepy has caught on fast. In an ad released by a PAC focused on young voters, the conservative playbook Project 2025 is personified as people desperate to control your personal life. ….[Ad airs for 22 seconds] Barron-Lopez: This shift in language is a strategy that could prove effective as Harris rushes to define her opponent in a new way, according to David Karp of George Washington University. David Karpf, George Washington University: The serious messaging around Donald Trump that this is a threat to democracy if we take him both seriously and literally this time, that's important, but it's also a bummer. And what we're seeing here is a way to talk about this that is still on message. It's still on the theme. But there's some joy, there's some mirth, and there's some verve to it. Undisclosed fun fact! Professor Karpf donated $250 to the Biden-Harris campaign in 2020.  This was a total press release, except when PBS offered one 26-second soundbite to a Republican strategist, Joshua Novotney, who said Trump shouldn't bite on the "weird" attacks and focus on the Biden-Harris record. Then the PBS reporter noted accurately that “Donald Trump is no stranger to name-calling,” then validated Harris’s own brand of personal name-calling at the end. Barron-Lopez: Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high," may no longer be Democrats' North Star, but it's a choice that could end up boosting Harris' self-described underdog campaign. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Laura Barron-Lopez. Has taking the high road really been the “Democrat’s North Star,” as Barron-Lopez insisted? Does she not recall the nine years of vituperation against Donald Trump and MAGA in general from both Democrats and the press? This "creepy" segment was brought to you in part by Raymond James financial services, and taxpayers like you. A transcript is available, click “Expand.” PBS News Hour 8/2/24 7:23:51 p.m. (ET) Geoff Bennett: The Democratic National Committee announced today that Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the number of delegates in a virtual roll call to win the party's nomination, which will be made official after voting ends on Monday. While on the campaign trail, the vice president is trying some new language on for size, like calling her opponent Donald Trump weird. Our White House correspondent, Laura Barron-Lopez, has more. Laura Barron-Lopez: On a fast-track campaign for the White House, Vice President Harris is trying something new, to call it as she sees it. Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States (D) and U.S. Presidential Candidate: He and his running mate sure seem to have a lot to say about me. And, by the way, don't you find some of their stuff to just be plain weird? Laura Barron-Lopez: It's a notable change from when President Biden was in the race. Joe Biden, President of the United States: Do you really want to go back to the chaos of Donald Trump as president? Audience: No! Laura Barron-Lopez: Much of his language focused on Donald Trump as an existential threat to the country. Joe Biden: It's about your freedom. It's about democracy. Laura Barron-Lopez: Now, campaign press releases call Trump old and quite weird, and Democrats across the board are leaning into Harris' blunt approach, from possible vice presidential picks commenting on Trump's behavior… Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN): Have you ever seen the guy laugh? If he has laughed, it's at someone, not with someone. That is weird behavior. Laura Barron-Lopez: … to leaders of the party addressing resurfaced clips of J.D. Vance. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): Every day, Vance — it comes out Vance has done something more extreme, more weird, more erratic. Laura Barron-Lopez: Branding the Republicans as creepy has caught on fast. [Man in Commercial: That's just the start.] Laura Barron-Lopez: In an ad released by a PAC focused on young voters, the conservative playbook Project 2025 is personified as people desperate to control your personal life. Man: Your genitals are reserved for procreation. Man: If you freeze 12 eggs, you should be required to have 12 babies. Man: Or else you're a serial killer. And I'm definitely not a serial killer. Are you? Laura Barron-Lopez: This shift in language is a strategy that could prove effective as Harris rushes to define her opponent in a new way, according to David Karp of George Washington University. David Karpf, George Washington University: The serious messaging around Donald Trump that this is a threat to democracy if we take him both seriously and literally this time, that's important, but it's also a bummer. And what we're seeing here is a way to talk about this that is still on message. It's still on the theme. But there's some joy, there's some mirth, and there's some verve to it. Laura Barron-Lopez: Since Democrats have changed their tune rhetorically, Republicans have tried to find a response. Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Democrats are being dumb and juvenile, while Donald Trump tried to use Harris' words against her in a recent interview with FOX News. Donald Trump, Former President of the United States (R) and Current U.S. Presidential Candidate: You know who's plain weird? She's plain weird. She's a weird person. Look at her past. Laura Barron-Lopez: But for Republican strategist Joshua Novotney, based in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, Donald Trump should stay focused on attacking Harris' record. Joshua Novotney, Republican Strategist: Stay off the personal stuff and talk about how she mismanaged the border crisis, talk about the inflation and the economy. I don't think anyone is sitting there saying we enjoy paying twice as much for our groceries than we did a couple years ago. Those are winning issues here. I would ignore the weird comments and all of that. I think that will backfire on Democrats as being a little too mocking and childish and kind of beneath them. Laura Barron-Lopez: Donald Trump is no stranger to name-calling, recently saying Harris is dumb as a rock, demonizing her on the campaign trail… Donald Trump: She has no clue. She's evil. Laura Barron-Lopez: … and even mocking her biracial heritage. Donald Trump: She was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went. She became a Black person. Laura Barron-Lopez: Trump's reactions are another sign the weird attack is landing, Karpf said. David Karpf: Part of the reason we know this is working well isn't just that it's going viral online, but that it has her opponents stuttering in response and saying it's not fair. When you have your opponents reacting in ways that amplify your message and make them uncomfortable, you keep on doing that. Kamala Harris: When we fight, we win! Laura Barron-Lopez: Michelle Obama's, "When they go low, we go high," may no longer be Democrats' North Star, but it's a choice that could end up boosting Harris' self-described underdog campaign. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Laura Barron-Lopez.

The top-ranked golfer had a patriotic moment at the Olympics in France, shedding tears during the flag-raising ceremony.World No. 1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler, put together a fantastic final round to overtake several players and leapfrog himself into the gold-medal position.Spain's Jon Rahm had a four-shot lead at one point in the final round but was eventually no match for Scheffler who shot a fantastic 62 — his best round of the tournament — to win by one stroke.'Hope he gets a few more wins this year. Just seems like a good guy.'Scheffler was shown breaking down in tears as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played, as it is tradition at the Olympics for the gold-medal winner to have his or her national anthem played while the competition's three medalists stand at the podium."Bringing home gold for the best country in the world," Scheffler wrote on X, where he rarely posts. Other photos posted by Olympic Golf showed Scheffler with tears in his eyes and his hand on his heart as he wore his gold medal for the first time. — (@) Fans everywhere reacted, mostly saying how much Scheffler deserved the win."One of the best years of golf we've seen in a long time. Hope he gets a few more wins this year. Just seems like a good guy," one reaction on X read."Love seeing how much it means to him," another fan said.At -19, Scheffler beat out England's Tommy Fleetwood, who shot -18 for the silver medal, and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama at -17, who took home the bronze.The next closest American was Xander Schauffele, who was tied for ninth.Scheffler was not on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics team, and Schauffele won the gold medal for the United States in Japan.62 to win, #justscottiethings. One of the best years of golf we've seen in a long time. Hope he gets a few more wins this year. Just seems like a good guy— ???????????? (@TrueGameData) August 4, 2024 Schauffele is ranked No. 2 behind Scheffler in the world golf rankings, which showcase exactly how competitive the Olympic tournament was. Not all countries are able to send their best athletes to the games out of fear of injury or interfering with their professional leagues, soccer and baseball being two examples.For golf, however, eight of the top 10 golfers in the world showed up for the Paris tournament.Scheffler shot a 67, 69, and 67 in the first three rounds of the competition, respectively.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Remember when we were told pandemics naturally occur every 100 years, so it’s something we will have to live with occasionally? Those of us who thought we’d be long gone by the next pandemic are in for a rude awakening. Because nobody was held accountable for the COVID lies, tyranny, and genocide, they are now using the same authorities to declare a pandemic for bird flu, despite only 14 mild cases discovered over several months.Bird flu has been with us for years, causing just eight deaths over the past four years and manifesting as nothing more than pink eye for most people. There hasn’t been a single death in the United States since the outbreak in the spring. Yet on July 18, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra declared an emergency for bird flu, which triggered the legal authorities of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. This is the same authority that allowed the government to fund, approve, and mandate vaccines, as well as impose masking and restrictions on individual rights — all without any liability for negligence on the part of the government and its “private” company actors.Authorities are culling millions of chickens at a time of record-high poultry prices, even though bird flu cannot be contracted from food.Specifically, Becerra wants to begin mass PCR testing of humans and animals to discover more “cases” and promote numerous mRNA vaccines that just happen to be ready.If this sounds like déjà vu, it’s because Republicans in Congress had no interest in exposing, prohibiting, and defunding these policies and authorities after the first biomedical security regime upended humanity.“We cannot be sure that the cases known to be associated with the dairy cattle outbreak represent the full spectrum of disease from this currently circulating HPAI A (H5N1) strain,” wrote Becerra in defending his declaration, “nor can we be assured that the virus will not mutate to cause more severe disease and/or to become more transmissible.”Oh, we can be sure all right. This disease has no history of easily transmitting to humans as a severe pathology. If Becerra thinks otherwise, he knows something we don’t. Federal and state health officials are either trying to control us over nothing or engaged in gain-of-function to juice up H5N1 for another round of control, mass vaccination, and grift. They continue ordering the culling of millions of chickens at a time of record-high poultry prices, even though bird flu cannot be contracted from food. Congress needs to grind this to a halt, but it is out of session for six weeks!While Republicans not only funded the entire biomedical security apparatus behind the COVID travesty, plus reauthorized the PREP Act without a single reform, the system has already been concocting the recipe for COVID 2.0.Earlier this year, HHS awarded Moderna $176 million to develop a new mRNA product for bird flu. The University of Pennsylvania announced its scientists were working on an mRNA vaccine for this strain. The World Health Organization tapped Argentinian manufacturer Sinergium Biotech to produce mRNA shots globally. On May 30, the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority signed an agreement with CSL Seqirus to produce 4.8 million doses of a “pre-pandemic vaccine well-matched to the H5 of the current H5N1 strain.”CSL’s marketing sample vaccine, Audenz, showed serious safety signals during clinical trials. According to its package insert, trial participants experienced a fatality rate of 1 in 200, five times higher than the control group. CSL might be ready with its final “safe and effective” version later this month.It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see our “public health” authorities are setting the stage for COVID 2.0. After evidence and experience showed masks did not work, a study in the British Medical Journal last month suddenly claimed masks work for respiratory illness. On July 19, the American Medical Association added bird flu vaccines to the CPT codes for medical billing. So where did this outbreak come from, and how were they so prepared with all the pieces in place? It’s almost as though the authorities knew this “once in a hundred-year occurrence” would happen this year, just as with COVID!In June, Dr. Peter McCullough co-authored a paper providing strong evidence that the current bird flu strain, Clade 2.3.4.4b, may have emerged from gain-of-function research at the USDA’s Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory in Athens, Georgia. This type of research is central to vaccine development, explaining why we are now encountering a surge of unusual viral outbreaks alongside the sudden availability of vaccines.They can get away with this in broad daylight because Republicans act as if the COVID travesty never occurred and have done nothing to change the laws governing vaccine research and liability shields like the PREP Act. So the beatings will continue until morale improves.

In his recent interview with Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk was more vulnerable than we’ve perhaps ever seen him when the topic of the trans movement was brought up. According to Sara Gonzales, their conversation was “a powerful exchange” because the subject hit home for Musk, as one of his sons – Xavier (now Vivian) – has “transitioned” genders. Elon Musk Reveals Effect of Unstable Homes on the Trans Movement | ft. Drinkin' Bros www.youtube.com “It wasn’t explained to me that puberty blockers are just sterilization drugs,” he told Peterson. “I lost my son essentially.” “The reason they call it dead-naming is because your son is dead. So my son Xavier is dead — killed by the woke mind virus,” he continued, adding that he “vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that.” “That’s like superhero s**t,” Sara tells the Drinkin’ Bros, Dan Hollaway and Ross Patterson. Ross then tells the story of when “a principal from the Dallas area” stopped by the Drinkin’ Bros’ studio and said, “You wouldn't believe the amount of people that are coming in saying, ‘I think I might be trans or I might identify as this,’ … 99% of them it's because the parents are getting divorced or they got divorced. They're in a single parent household, and they're just trying to gain attention. They're not trying to switch their gender; they're just trying to gain attention from the other parent that is currently missing.” Sara then points to California’s recent passing of the SAFETY Act bill, which prohibits any school personnel from sharing a child’s gender identity, sexual orientation, or gender expression with parents. In response to the new law, Musk, keeping with his vow to fight the “woke mind virus,” announced he would be moving SpaceX and the X headquarters to Texas. Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

President Donald Trump warned in the lead-up to the 2020 election that the stock market would crash in the event that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were afforded an opportunity to lead the nation. When the crash did not come immediately, the liberal media laughed off his warning as politically charged nonsense. Again, earlier this year, Trump warned that the market would be headed for trouble under the Harris-Biden administration, and again he was mocked like the Cassandra of Greek legend. Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research, was among the many who shrugged off Trump's doomsaying, telling CNN, "Fear sells." The X account for what is now the Harris campaign shared a post in May mocking Trump's warning. President Joe Biden re-shared the post along with a meme insinuating Trump was a loser. Months later, it became clear that Trump's fears, though premature, were justified. A dismal Labor Department job report landed Friday, fueling fears of a coming recession and sparking a market selloff. Amid the U.S. market nosedive Friday, Trump responded on Truth Social, writing, "Kamalanomics." 'Of course there is a massive market downturn. Kamala is even worse than Crooked Joe.' Markets tanked again Monday morning. Blaze News noted that the Dow opened down more than 1,000 points and as of mid-morning hovered about -2.6% overall. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, meanwhile, was down over 560 points or 3.36%. The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index (VIX), which reflects the market's expectations for the relative strength of near-term price changes of the S&P 500 Index, has shot up 170% since Friday and is poised for its biggest single day rise on record, according to Reuters. Trump spared no time swapping out his warnings for blame. "STOCK MARKETS ARE CRASHING, JOB NUMBERS ARE TERRIBLE, WE ARE HEADING TO WORLD WAR III, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THE MOST INCOMPETENT 'LEADERS' IN HISTORY. THIS IS NOT GOOD!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump later wrote, "Of course there is a massive market downturn. Kamala is even worse than Crooked Joe. Markets will NEVER accept the Radical Left Lunatic that DESTROYED San Francisco and California, as a whole. Next move, THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 2024! You can’t play games with MARKETS. KAMALA CRASH!!!" Having clearly settled on the alliterative put-down, Trump again took to Truth Social, writing, "VOTERS HAVE A CHOICE — TRUMP PROSPERITY, OR THE KAMALA CRASH & GREAT DEPRESSION OF 2024, NOT TO MENTION THE PROBABILITY OF WORLD WAR lll IF THESE VERY STUPID PEOPLE REMAIN IN OFFICE. REMEMBER, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!" Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), took to X to note that this "moment could set off a real economic calamity around the globe. It requires steady leadership — the kind President Trump delivered for four years. Kamala Harris is too afraid to answer media questions and cannot lead us in these troubled times." Rather than acknowledge the market bloodbath, the Democratic Party elected instead to celebrate Harris' record Monday, lauding her and her former running mate for "one of the greatest economic comebacks of any administration." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Judicial Watch filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the Central Intelligence Agency to disclose any involvement it had at or around the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Filed July 24, the Freedom of Information Act suit was brought after Judicial Watch alleges the CIA ignored its six-part FOIA request for Jan. 6-related records. The 88 pages of redacted records include a group of text messages tagged 'Jan. 7 Intel Chain' that make reference to CIA assets in use or on standby on Jan. 6. In March, Judicial Watch released records from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showing the CIA “deployed personnel” in the District of Columbia related to unrest and protests at the U.S. Capitol. “Judicial Watch forced the Justice Department to admit CIA personnel were at the January 6, 2021, disturbance; now the CIA should come clean on exactly what its role at the protests was,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement. ATF text messages were obtained by Judicial Watch as part of a 2023 lawsuit it filed against the U.S. Department of Justice. The 88 pages of redacted records include a group of text messages tagged “Jan. 7 Intel Chain” that make reference to CIA assets in use or on standby on Jan. 6. NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN J6 Footage: DNC "Explosive" Device DESTROYED youtu.be Some of the messages refer to the pipe bomb found alongside the Democratic National Committee headquarters building in Washington just after 1 p.m. Jan. 6. One text that appeared to be from someone at ATF read, “Our assets: SRT in Capitol with Group I, Groups II and III assisting with pipe-bomb scene on New Jersey and D St. SE.” The text that followed in response said, “FCI has two CIA bomb techs with us—EEO [redacted] in route.” Bomb techs from the CIA are referenced in a text later on Jan. 6 that read, “Helping Capitol Police bomb squad clear Capitol.” Another text described bomb-sniffing dog units that were available to help clear buildings: “7 NGA dog teams, 2 ATF and several CIA dog teams on standby.” The Judicial Watch lawsuit seeks records in six categories: 1) shots fired inside the Capitol, 2) a person shot inside the Capitol, 3) requests for CIA support or assistance at the Capitol, 4) bomb technician support or assistance to any potential or actual bombs or explosive devices in response to the “massive protests” in and around the Capitol, 5) “accelerant or explosives K-9s (bomb detection dogs) placed on standby or used in response to Jan. 6 protests, and 6) any after-action reports about Jan. 6 events in Washington, D.C. In its FOIA request, Judicial Watch limited the search for records from Jan. 6 to the time period including Jan. 6 through Dec. 31, 2021. As of Aug. 5, the CIA had not yet filed a response to the suit. Two pipe bombs were placed near the Capitol on Jan. 5 or 6, 2021, including one behind the Republican National Committee office and one next to a park bench on the south side of the DNC. The FBI says the bombs were planted the night before by a yet-unidentified hooded figure. Despite a massive investigation and a $500,000 reward, no arrests have been made. A Metropolitan Police Department officer said he was approached by security at the RNC about a possible bomb behind the building at 12:43 p.m. Jan. 6. In response, U.S. Capitol Police sent counter-surveillance teams to the DNC and other sites to check for more devices. One of the counter-surveillance officers discovered the DNC pipe bomb in the bushes next to a park bench at 1:05 p.m. He approached Secret Service agents who were sitting in vehicles in a nearby driveway and alerted them to the presence of a bomb. The Secret Service was at the DNC guarding Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who arrived at 11:25 a.m. for a meeting. Video released by U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in July 2023 shows the agents reacting in a nonchalant manner, finishing their lunches in the vehicles before getting out to investigate. A new report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General faults the Secret Service for not using a K-9 team to search the bushes alongside the DNC building. "The Secret Service’s inability to spot the pipe bomb on January 6 is part of the same pattern of incompetence that nearly led to the assassination of President [Donald] Trump," Massie said. "The agency needs serious reform before another one of its protectees pays the ultimate price for its ongoing negligence.” Blaze News reached out to the Office of Public Affairs for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!