Ramjet Engine for Mach 5 Hypersonic Aircraft Tested in Japan
May 24th, 2026Via: Interesting Engineering:
Japan has completed a ground combustion test of a ramjet engine designed for a Mach 5-class experimental aircraft, advancing the country’s ambitions in hypersonic transportation and reusable spaceflight research.
The test was carried out by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency alongside Waseda University, The University of Tokyo, and Keio University as part of a collaborative research program focused on integrated airframe and propulsion control for hypersonic vehicles.
Researchers installed the experimental aircraft inside a ramjet engine testing facility at JAXA’s Kakuda Space Center in Miyagi Prefecture, where they simulated flight conditions at Mach 5 – roughly five times the speed of sound.
The test validated the aircraft’s thermal protection system, control surfaces, and ramjet combustion performance under extreme hypersonic conditions.
U.S. Government Second Batch of Limited Hangout UFO Files
May 24th, 2026The U.S. Government’s slow drip kabuki theater around the UFO issue is exhausting and absurd.
Spend a couple dozen hours with Dark Journalist’s X series and UAP Gerb and then try to convince yourself that the government is genuinely admitting what it knows about the phenomenon.
Where’s the official release of documents related to UFOs and nuclear weapons?
Where’s the U.S. Air Force file on Terry Lovelace? Dog ate it, I guess.
How about Mario Woods?
Etc. etc…
I like the look on Richard Dolan’s face on the title card on the video below.
It’s as if he’s thinking: Don’t blame me, I just work here.
Via: Richard Dolan:
Shooting Outside White House, Suspect Killed by U.S. Secret Service
May 23rd, 2026White House reporter FREEZES hearing insane SCORES of bullets at gunman pic.twitter.com/rq5WRs8Pm4
— RT (@RT_com) May 24, 2026
Via: Daily Mail:
The gunman shot dead after opening fire at a White House checkpoint has been identified as a 21-year-old man who believed he was Jesus Christ, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
Nasire Best, 21, was gunned down after exchanging fire with Secret Service agents in Washington, DC on Saturday evening.
Best was seen pacing up and down 17th St Northwest moments before he pulled out a revolver, sources told the New York Post.
The Maryland native allegedly had a documented history of mental health concerns and had previous encounters with the security agencies at the White House, NBC reported.
He approached the Secret Service booth and pulled out a weapon from his bag before unleashing a hail of bullets.
The White House was immediately placed on lockdown as President Donald Trump was inside, although he was unharmed.
An adult civilian was injured during the shooting, although authorities said they were unclear if they were wounded by the suspect or during crossfire.
Journalists gathered at the White House reported hearing up to 30 shots which left them scrambling for cover.
HHS-Funded Experiments Create Bird Flu Pathogens with ‘Mammalian-Adaptive’ Mutations
May 23rd, 2026Via: Jon Fleetwood:
A newly released NIAID-funded preprint reveals that U.S. government-funded researchers claim to have created bird flu pathogens specifically selected for known “mammalian-adaptive” mutations, genetic changes said to help purported avian influenza viruses spread more efficiently in mammals.
The move comes amid unprecedented international influenza pandemic orchestration, covered extensively on this website.
The new study, published online ahead of print earlier this month, says one reconstructed human H5N1 strain virus transmitted between ferrets with 100% efficiency.
The study, titled “Variable transmission efficiency of mammalian origin HPAI D1.1 H5N1 strains in ferrets,” was conducted by researchers from Emory University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Center for Vaccine Research.
Starmer Government Doubles Down on Anti-Free Speech Policies
May 22nd, 2026Via: Jonathan Turley:
When hundreds of thousands of Britons joined the recent Unite the Kingdom rally, the government of Keir Starmer wanted them to know that they were being watched for possible arrest. By deploying facial recognition systems and invoking the United Kingdom’s anti-free speech laws, Starmer’s government made it clear that it would not tolerate anything it considered hateful or xenophobic, on the heels of its losses to Reform UK in council elections.
The White House Ballroom Is A Deep Fortress In Disguise
May 22nd, 2026Via: The War Zone:
Trump’s White House ballroom, the controversy that keeps on giving, will of course be much more than just a ballroom and offices. This was always a given. Taking down an entire wing of the White House would be seen as the biggest opportunity in generations to install modernized hardened infrastructure at the most famous, most threatened, and highest-security house in America. Now, thanks to a remarkably detailed monologue and question-and-answer session from President Trump, we are learning a lot more about exactly what the ballroom’s security and military features will include, and just how deep the facility will go. The big takeaway here is that while it may be branded a ballroom, it’s really a fortress too — one with some very specialized and even somewhat puzzling capabilities.
…
Think a multi-story underground office building more so than a bomb shelter.
Texas: Woman Arrested for Posting About City’s Filthy Water on Facebook
May 22nd, 2026Via: Fox 4:
Trump Admin Takes Equity Stake in IBM and Other Quantum Computing Companies
May 21st, 2026Via: Gizmodo:
After taking equity stakes in chipmakers and rare-earth element miners, the Trump administration has a new industry on its radar: quantum computing.
On Thursday, the Department of Commerce announced that it was investing more than $2 billion in nine quantum computing companies. In turn, it’ll receive “a minority, non-controlling equity stake” in each.
…
The Department of Commerce said in a press release on Thursday that the decision was spurred by quantum computing’s potential for breakthroughs in advanced materials, biopharmaceutical discovery, financial modeling, and energy systems, and for its “significant implications for national defense.”
“A strong domestic quantum ecosystem is essential for U.S. national security, technological resilience and long-term strategic leadership,” the Department wrote in the press release.
Half of the Administration’s $2 billion investment is going to tech giant IBM to build an American quantum chip foundry. To helm the research and development efforts, IBM said it will form a new subsidiary called Anderon that will be headquartered in Albany, New York.
The next-largest recipient is semiconductor giant GlobalFoundries, which will receive $375 million to establish a domestic quantum chip foundry of its own.
More: Beneficiaries include startup backed by firm with links to the Trump family
ProLogium Solid State Battery
May 21st, 2026Via: Two Bit da Vinci:
Google Search is Truly Dead
May 20th, 2026This is not new. Google/Screwgle/Poogle is changing the appearance of the front end to a bot interface.
This is from four years ago:
Of course, people like me (and probably you), noticed that Google search went off the rails long before that.
Via: TechLinked:
—
Via: Samtime:
