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Gram Parsons’ greatest contribution to the world wasn’t “A Song For You.” It wasn’t even “Return of the Grievous Angel.” It was Emmylou Harris, an artist whose gift for interpretation and pearly vocals have been blessing the charts, the radio, and our playlists for the best part of six decades. Since bursting onto the scene as Parsons’ protege in the early ’70s, she’s released dozens of albums and been nominated for an astounding forty-six Grammys. She earned a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame, and inspired armies of would-be singer-songwriters to pick up a guitar and start strumming. The post Top 10 Emmylou Harris Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Authorities have arrested a top MS-13 gang member, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Thursday morning.   “This is a massive victory for a safer America,” Patel wrote on X, adding, “Justice is coming.”   I can now confirm that earlier this morning, law enforcement personnel arrested a top MS-13 leader in Virginia.Outstanding work from @AGPamBondi, our brave agents, @CBP, @GovernorVA, and our state and local partners.This is a massive victory for a safer America.Justice is…— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 27, 2025 The man’s name has not been released, but Fox News Digital reports that authorities arrested the 24-year-old suspect, who is reportedly the gang’s top U.S. East Coast leader, just south of Washington, D.C. in Woodbridge, Virginia.   President Donald Trump praised the arrest on Truth Social, calling it a “A big deal!” and applauding the work of Patel, border czar Tom Homan, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.   Salvadoran immigrants formed MS-13 in 1980 in Los Angeles, and it has since spread nationwide. The gang is known for being well-organized and “is heavily involved in lucrative illegal enterprises, being notorious for its use of violence to achieve its objectives,” according to the Department of Justice.   “DOJ will not rest until we make America safe again,” Bondi said in a post on X announcing the arrest.   BREAKING: I’m proud to announce that early this morning our brave law enforcement officers conducted a successful operation that captured a top MS-13 national leaderDOJ will not rest until we make America safe again. pic.twitter.com/yKmhas068b— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) March 27, 2025 Authorities “executed a clean, safe operation and the bad guy’s in custody,” Bondi told Fox News Digital. “And thanks to the FBI, we got one of the worst of the worst of the MS-13 off the streets this morning. Virginia and the country is a lot safer today.”   Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, celebrated the news Thursday morning, writing on X, “Next stop: DEPORTATION.”   Since taking office, Trump and his administration launched an aggressive campaign to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens.   In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that more than 662,000 criminal illegal aliens were released into the interior of the U.S. Among those, 435,719 had already been convicted of a crime, with 226,847 more facing pending criminal charges.   News of the arrest of the MS-13 gang member comes just one day after Noem visited El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center. The Trump administration recently deported about 250 criminal illegal aliens from the U.S. to the detention facility in El Salvador. According to the Trump administration, the deported illegal aliens are members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.    “If you come to our country illegally, this is one of the consequences you could face,” Noem said while standing in front of a prison cell holding deported illegal aliens in the prison.   The post Top MS-13 Gang Member Arrested in Virginia appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The governor of the US state of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, has vetoed HB 2479, a state bill designed to combat “deepfakes” and “synthetic media” The Republican announced his decision citing Virginia’s Constitution – while critics of the bill previously warned that its allegedly unlawful and negative impact could extend as far as to violate the country’s First Amendment. HB 2479 was supposed to prevent “realistic” AI generated imagery representing a political candidate in an election from ever making it to the public, without a disclaimer. The problem with this, opponents have been saying, is the wording of the bill itself – namely, that it applies should such content be altered to be “deceptive or misleading” or “influence an election.” And the lack of proper definition of those would have allowed for interpretations such as that “altering” an image by using a common tool like cropping – might have easily qualified as an offense. People accused of “electioneering communication” in that way, in violation of the bill’s prohibitions, would have faced civil penalties and even imprisonment. According to the governor, the sum total of all these different parts concerning HB 2479 in the end made it “an unworkable solution.” Youngkin said in his veto statement that ensuring transparency in political communications is “a worthy objective, particularly as artificial intelligence continues to evolve.” But – “this legislation imposes an impractical enforcement structure that lacks clear, workable mechanisms and raises significant constitutional and logistical concerns,” the governor stated. Youngkin’s veto explains that it was up to the the State Board of Elections and ELECT to decide if “synthetic” media and appropriate disclosures had been made. “Unlike traditional campaign finance and advertising regulations, these determinations involve highly technical assessments that the agency is not equipped to handle,” the governor wrote. Youngkin makes a point of the bill being drafted in a “broad and vague” way. That has been alarmingly frequent over the last years not only in many legislative efforts, but even in online platforms’ rules enforced to then effectively arbitrarily, given the vast remit, enforce equally arbitrary rules affecting speech. Youngkin writes that the effectiveness of the bill, such as it was written, would have been limited by the “extraordinarily difficult task” of identifying sponsors of any relevant AI-generated content. Further, HB 2479 would have facilitated politically motivated litigation, and, “inconsistent enforcement,” the governor declared. “Other states have sought to regulate AI-generated political content, but this bill’s broad and vague approach lacks the precision necessary to ensure fair and enforceable application,” Youngkin’s veto states, and concludes: “The constitutional concerns surrounding political speech, combined with the significant administrative challenges this bill presents, make it an unworkable solution.” If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Youngkin Says No to AI Speech Police appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

Seattle’s $47M Hole: Gee, Did We Do That?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Luna 12 – the new tidal kite of the Faroe Islands.

According to our best models of the universe, we should not be seeing this at all.

Scientists are urging the public to spread awareness about the problem.

The very first week of excavations yielded some incredible finds.