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A Canadian school is doing something from which the whole world should learn

A Different Senior Prom

Every year, a high school in Regina, Saskatchewan, hosts a truly heartwarming event — a senior prom like no other.

The guests of honor? Elderly people from low-income communities, many of whom live alone with little or no company.

The students prepare a full dinner, help them get dressed, organize transportation — making sure no one is left behind. And for one magical evening, they gift them a night of music, joy, laughter, and dignity.

Some haven’t danced in decades.

Others are simply moved to be seen, heard, and embraced.

For one night, grandparents become young again…

And teenagers learn what it means to have a big, compassionate heart.

This beautiful tradition has been changing lives for nearly 30 years — a powerful reminder that empathy can be taught.

Hats off to these students and their school!

They’re not just shaping future professionals…
They’re shaping real human beings.

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J.K. Rowling Destroyed Trans Ideology With One Savage Tweet

J K Rowling

Famed “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling became a vocal critic of transgender ideology back in 2019, when she supported a woman who lost her job for saying that biological sex is immutable. In 2020, Rowling’s tweets and essay argued that prioritizing “gender identity” over biological sex threatens women’s rights and safety, drawing from her experience as an abuse survivor. She faced fierce backlash, was branded a “TERF” by activists, and even endured death threats, but stood firm.

Rowling’s stance has only grown more defiant as she continues to call out the bullying tactics of trans activism and the erasure of women. Despite relentless attacks from activists, media outlets, and even cast members from “Harry Potter,” her unapologetic wit and unwavering resolve have made her a leading voice of resistance against a radical ideology that silences dissent. This week, she once again proved why she remains a formidable force in the culture war over gender, giving courage to countless women who’ve been too afraid to speak out.

Apparently some people have been attacking Rowling by saying she looks like a “trans woman.” Her response to such attacks says it all:

JK Rowling Trans Tweet

Talk about a masterclass in rhetorical jiu-jitsu. She takes the intended insult of her critics and flips it right back on them, exposing the hypocrisy at the heart of so much of the pro-trans activist rhetoric.

Rowling’s critics, who claim to be the champions of tolerance and inclusion, routinely stoop to personal attacks and misogynistic insults whenever a woman dares to challenge their orthodoxy. The latest trend is to hurl accusations that Rowling “looks like a trans woman,” a jab that is supposed to be both an insult to her and a defense of trans women. But Rowling, with her trademark wit and clarity, called their bluff.

She pointed out the obvious: If you’re accusing someone of looking like “trans woman” in the pejorative sense, you’re essentially admitting what most people already know: that “trans women” don’t look like real women. Let’s face it, men can grow out their hair, get breast implants, and take whatever drugs they want, but everyone knows what they really are. Calling Richard “Rachel” Levine a woman doesn’t make him a woman. Using female pronouns to refer to Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner doesn’t change the fact that he is a man. Letting Will “Lia” Thomas compete against real women doesn’t erase what he is.

Rowling refuses to apologize, refuses to play by the ever-changing rules of the woke mob, and instead shines a spotlight on the contradictions baked into their rhetoric, like how calling someone a “trans woman” is supposedly empowering until it’s used as a slur. Her wit, clarity, and refusal to back down force her critics to confront the ugliness of their tactics.

Through years of smears, threats, and public pressure campaigns, Rowling has stood firm, using every attack as an opportunity to expose the movement’s double standards and moral incoherence. In an era when most public figures wilt under pressure, she’s become a symbol of courage for women everywhere who are tired of being silenced. She’s not just defending herself; she’s defending reality, and doing it with a fearlessness that leaves her critics sputtering.

Just because trans activists demand that we all pretend that men who grow their hair out and play dress up are women doesn’t mean that the rest of us have to play along. And when those same activists who have spent years lobbing insults and even death threats at Rowling try to mock her by saying she “looks like a trans woman,” they don’t expose her bigotry; they expose their own hypocrisy. If comparing her to a “trans woman” is meant as an insult, then it’s not Rowling degrading “trans women”; it’s the so-called allies who use the comparison as a punchline. In doing so, they don’t validate their ideology; they reinforce the biological truth they insist everyone ignore.

The attacks on J.K. Rowling reveal just how desperate the radical left has become to crush dissent. 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/jk-rowling-destroyed-trans-ideology-one-savage-tweet

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Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel

“No one taught me to sew, you know? I learned because I had to. It wasn’t art at first… it was survival.”
I was born into poverty. My mother died when I was twelve. My father — a coward — walked away as if we were nothing.
I ended up in a cold, grey orphanage, where the echo of prayers blended with the sound of tearing fabric. The nuns taught me to sew.
“To give you a decent life, Gabrielle,” they said, pointing their bony fingers at my poorly cut fabric.
But I didn’t want a “decent” life.
“Decent? What does that even mean? To be quiet and clean?” I once asked.
Sister Bernadette glared at me.
“It means not ending up on the street again,” she snapped.
But in my head, something else had already caught fire:
I didn’t want to survive. I wanted to soar.
Every stitch I made was a declaration: I will become.
I sewed in silence — but inside, I was screaming. No one would decide for me.
Years later, when I started selling my first hats, people laughed:
“A woman with her own shop? How absurd.”
“The daughter of a street vendor thinks she’s a designer? How presumptuous.”
They had no idea who they were talking to.
One man once said smugly:
“You made this? But it’s elegant… I thought it was from Paris.”
“It is,” I smiled. “Because I am Paris. You just don’t know it yet.”
With every hat I sold, with every dress I cut without following the rules, I got closer to the woman I dreamed of becoming:
Free. Elegant. Unapologetic.
No corsets. No permission. No fear.
I cut my hair short when every woman wore it long.
“You look like a boy,” a friend said, horrified.
“No,” I replied. “I look like me.”
And I loved it.
They called me rebellious, insolent, even vulgar.
But they never called me obedient.
I saw wars tear everything apart. I saw my stores shut down during the occupation.
I heard them say:
“Chanel is finished. Her time is over.”
But they didn’t know me.
I returned to Paris when everyone thought I was history — and proved I still had chapters to write.
I wasn’t just a brand. I was a statement.
A war cry against conformity.
Chanel Nº 5?
Yes, they say it’s the most famous perfume in the world.
But my real fragrance? It smelled like defiance.
“What does courage smell like?” a young designer once asked me.
“Like not giving up,” I said.
“Like perfume with scars.”
And if I could tell that little girl crying on her orphanage bed one thing, it would be this:
 “Don’t let the mud you were born in stop you from blooming. The strongest flowers grow from ruins.” — Coco Chanel
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Jason Statham

Jason Statham

“Before I was kicking butt on the big screen… I was selling perfume on street corners just to eat.”
I didn’t grow up under bright lights or on red carpets. I was raised in a working-class neighborhood in England — the kind of place where if you didn’t learn to stand your ground, you got trampled. From an early age, I found refuge in sport. I became a professional diver and even competed nationally. But the Olympic dream? It slipped through my fingers. No selection, no second chances. That broke something inside me.
No scholarships. No backing. No future mapped out. So I hit the streets — literally. Selling watches, fake jewelry, perfumes — whatever I could — just to put food in my mouth. I hustled corners, pitched strangers, and got insulted more times than I could count. One guy once shoved me and said, “Get a real job.” That night, I slept on a mate’s floor wondering if anything would ever change.
And then… it did.
While modeling for a sports brand, director Guy Ritchie spotted me. No drama school. No fancy resume. Just raw grit. He offered me a role in Snatch — and from there, the game changed. I trained. I acted. I threw myself into every frame like my life depended on it… because it did. Over 20 films later, I still remember where it started — and what it took to survive.
Never underestimate the guy selling stuff on the corner. He might be built for something more.
“You can be selling what nobody wants today — just don’t sell your hope. Because if you hold on long enough, someone will see what you’re worth.”
— Jason Statham
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A carbon-negative concrete made from seawater and bacteria stronger than cement

Stronger Than Concrete

In a coastal materials lab in Denmark, engineers have created a concrete that doesn’t emit CO2 — it absorbs it. Made with marine bacteria, crushed seashells, and seawater, this living concrete hardens through biological mineralization instead of chemical heating, making it truly carbon-negative.

The process begins by mixing sand, powdered shell calcium, and a strain of calcifying bacteria. Once the mixture is poured, the bacteria activate in seawater-rich conditions, secreting enzymes that trigger calcium carbonate formation. This natural cementation strengthens over time without emitting greenhouse gases.

Unlike Portland cement — which releases over 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually — this formula actually locks carbon into its structure. In strength tests, it exceeded conventional concrete’s load-bearing capacity after 21 days, with better crack resistance and water durability.

The raw materials are abundant and renewable. The system works best in coastal regions, where seawater and marine calcium are easy to source. It’s already being trialed in sea walls, walkways, and low-rise buildings.

With the construction industry responsible for nearly 8% of global emissions, this could be the most sustainable building material ever made.

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Soichiro Honda

Soichiro Honda

“I wasn’t born knowing what to do…
I was born falling down — and learned to build on every fall.”
As a kid, I preferred machines over books.
While others studied, I’d sneak away to watch mechanics fix cars.
My father was a blacksmith — we didn’t have much.
But I was certain of one thing:
One day, I’d build something big.
What I didn’t know back then was how many times I’d have to crash first —
both literally and metaphorically.
I was rejected when I applied to work as an engineer.
“Just a mechanic,” they said.
So, I started a tiny workshop… which collapsed in an earthquake.
I rebuilt it — then a war bomb destroyed it.
When I tried again, I had no money and no materials.
So I melted gasoline cans and made pistons by hand.
Finally, I built my first motorized bicycle.
People laughed.
“Looks like a toy,” they said.
“Who’d want that?”
Years later, those very bikes were selling by the millions.
When I founded Honda, they still doubted me.
But I no longer cared — because I had learned something more powerful than success:
I had learned how to endure.
I went from sleeping on the floor…
to seeing my name on engines around the world.
Not because I was the smartest —
but because I was the most stubborn.
Every time the world knocked me down,
I answered with a new idea, a new invention,
one more try.
And that’s what made all the difference.
“You don’t have to be perfect.
You just need to be stubborn with your dreams.
Because the ones who fall the most…
are often the ones who rise the strongest.”
— Soichiro Honda
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Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

When Mel Brooks was a boy growing up in Brooklyn, he would climb onto the roof of his apartment building with a battered radio and listen to live broadcasts of vaudeville acts from Manhattan, imagining that one day he would stand on a real stage making thousands of people laugh. He later said the distance between that tenement roof and Broadway felt smaller every time he heard the roar of the audience through the crackling speaker.
He was born on June 28, 1926. Today, he is turning 99 years old, and admirers everywhere are celebrating this milestone. Mel Brooks came into the world as Melvin James Kaminsky, the youngest of four brothers in a struggling Jewish family. His father, Max Kaminsky, worked as a process server but died of kidney disease when Mel was only two. His mother, Kate, took a job sewing garments to keep the household together. Even in those hard years, humor was everywhere in the Kaminsky home. Mel loved entertaining his family with impressions, and he quickly learned that laughter could soften any hardship.
He attended Public School 19 in Brooklyn, where he earned a reputation as the class clown. At Eastern District High School, he decided he would someday work in show business. He briefly enrolled at Brooklyn College before World War II changed everything. Mel enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served as a combat engineer, defusing land mines in Germany. The experience taught him that fear had to be faced directly, a philosophy he would carry into his career.
After returning home, Mel started performing as a drummer and stand-up comedian in the Catskills resorts. His fast-talking style and boundless energy impressed everyone he worked with, and in 1949, he became a writer for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.” The team included Carl Reiner and Neil Simon, and together they revolutionized television comedy. Mel quickly earned a reputation as a master of the quick punchline and the unexpected twist.
In 1965, he co-created “Get Smart,” a send-up of spy thrillers starring Don Adams. The series won Emmys and became a cultural touchstone, but Mel was eager to bring his voice to movies. His first feature film, “The Producers,” appeared in 1967. It told the story of two Broadway schemers trying to stage the worst musical ever made. The film earned Mel an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and proved he was unafraid to take risks.
He followed with a remarkable run of films. In 1974 alone, Mel released “Blazing Saddles,” a Western parody that tackled racism and hypocrisy head-on, and “Young Frankenstein,” a black-and-white homage to classic horror that starred Gene Wilder. Both films became massive hits and demonstrated that comedy could be subversive and intelligent.
Mel’s personal life included two marriages. In 1953, he married Florence Baum, and together they had three children before divorcing in 1962. Two years later, in 1964, he married Anne Bancroft. She was his greatest supporter, always encouraging him to trust his instincts. They had one son, Max Brooks. Anne’s faith in Mel helped him pursue bolder ideas, including “Silent Movie” in 1976 and “High Anxiety” in 1977, a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s thrillers.
In 1981, Mel made “History of the World, Part I,” a sweeping comedy covering everything from Moses to the French Revolution. In 1987, he directed “Spaceballs,” lampooning science fiction blockbusters like “Star Wars.” He returned in 1993 with “Robin Hood: Men in Tights,” poking fun at adventure epics.
In 2001, he adapted “The Producers” for Broadway, where it became a sensation and won 12 Tony Awards. A film version arrived in 2005 with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Even in later years, Mel remained busy, lending his voice to “Hotel Transylvania 2” and appearing in documentaries about the history of comedy.
Today, at 99, Mel Brooks continues to share stories and remind audiences that humor is a way to defy fear. His determination to create joy out of every challenge stands as an example for anyone chasing a dream.
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Scientists have built a silent sound beam that lifts and moves objects—without touching them

Silent Sound

At a precision acoustics lab in Denmark, researchers have engineered an invisible tractor beam made entirely of sound waves. It allows them to levitate, rotate, and steer small solid objects through mid-air—without any wires, magnets, or contact. What’s even more astonishing is that the system works silently, operating below the human hearing threshold.
The beam works by generating complex 3D acoustic fields using phased arrays of ultrasonic speakers. These waves interfere in specific patterns, forming pressure pockets that act like invisible “hands” in space. The object—be it a droplet, a piece of metal, or a micro-sensor—is trapped inside and gently moved by adjusting the wave field.
Traditional acoustic levitation is limited to simple up-and-down hovering. But this new design creates dynamic vortexes and knots in the air, allowing researchers to move objects around corners, rotate them in 3D, and even stack them—all in complete silence. The system is precise down to millimeters and works with solid, liquid, or even some gel-like materials.
This technology could revolutionize sterile environments where touch is dangerous: handling fragile cells in biomedical labs, assembling microchips without contamination, or even manufacturing in space, where gravity complicates handling. Since it’s non-contact and uses no magnetic or optical components, it’s safe for delicate biological systems.
In future versions, multiple beams could work in concert like fingers, allowing true mid-air manipulation of tools or tissues. A no-contact robotic hand—built from sound and physics.
We’ve always touched the world to move it. Now we can do it without a single touch.