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More and more papers are coming out about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). As the telescope moves from theory to practice (and physical manifestation), various working groups are discovering, defining, and designing their way to the world’s next major exoplanet observatory. A new paper from researchers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center adds another layer of analysis - we even just reported on its immediate predecessor two weeks ago. In this one, the researchers compared the ability of the telescope to distinguish between carbon dioxide and methane/water, to come up with a specific wavelength the engineers should design for.

A soldier who risked his life to protect hundreds of Jewish-American prisoners of war during World War II will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor more than 40 years after his death.Master Sgt. Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds will be honored at a White House ceremony on Mar. 2, 2026. The recognition comes 80 years after Edmonds defied Nazi orders at a German POW camp, declaring “We are all Jews here” to prevent the identification and potential execution of Jewish soldiers under his command.Read: Israel honors US soldier who defied Nazi captors: ‘We are all Jews here’ Born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1919, Edmonds enlisted in the Army in 1941 at age 22. He was captured by German forces on Dec. 19, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge and imprisoned at Stalag IX-A near Ziegenhain, Germany, where he became the senior noncommissioned officer overseeing 1,292 American prisoners.On Jan. 27, 1945, the camp commandant ordered Edmonds to identify which soldiers were Jewish for separate assembly. Edmonds refused. Edmonds ordered all his men, Jewish and non-Jewish, to stand outside their barracks.When a German officer pointed a pistol at him and shouted, “They cannot all be Jews,” Edmonds replied: “We are all Jews here.” World War II The mathematician who saved hundreds of flight crews during World War II The U.S. military had a problem. This Jewish mathematician who fled the Nazis solved it. By Logan Nye Medal of Honor This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super Bowl Joe Foss was not only a legendary military aviator. He was a visionary, too. By Stephen Ruiz World War II The John Frum Movement and the Legacy of World War II in the South Pacific Is the John Frum Movement a “cargo cult”? By Daniel Tobias Flint Read more “Major, you can shoot me, you can shoot all of us, but we know who you are,” Lester Tannenbaum, a Jewish NCO who stood beside him during the confrontation, told Task & Purpose. “This war is almost over, and you’ll be a war criminal.”The German officer backed down. Edmonds’ defiance saved an estimated 200 to 300 Jewish-American soldiers.Roddie Edmonds never spoke of the incident, taking the story to his grave. His family learned of his actions only in 2013, nearly three decades after his death.“All we knew was that he fought in World War II, in the Battle of the Bulge, and came home,” said his son, Chris Edmonds. “He wouldn’t talk about it.”In 2015, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, recognized Edmonds as “Righteous Among the Nations,”an honor bestowed on non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. He became the first U.S. soldier and one of only five Americans to receive the distinction.After the war, Edmonds continued his military service during the Korean War, serving with the 1st Cavalry Division and earning the Combat Infantryman Badge. He later worked in journalism, mobile homes, and cable television in Knoxville. He died in 1985 at age 65. Quick Hits Medal of Honor A World War II POW who defied Nazis to protect Jewish soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor By Blake Stilwell Military News The VA backed down on its new disability rating rule—but didn’t rescind it By Blake Stilwell Military News A new VA disability rule may lower millions of veteran disability ratings By Blake Stilwell Feature No, kids are not getting dumber. Here’s the truth about the Gen Z intelligence study. By Blake Stilwell Movies The new Jimmy Stewart biopic depicts his World War II service By Blake Stilwell The post A World War II POW who defied Nazis to protect Jewish soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor appeared first on We Are The Mighty.

The argument next week in Pung v Isabella County asks the court to consider the constitutionality of the longstanding practice of tax foreclosures sales. This is one of those cases that would be tremendously important if it came out one way and will probably sink without a trace if it comes out the other. My guess, unless the justices want to call into question the basic architecture of foreclosure sales in every jurisdiction in the country, is that they’re not going to accept Pung’s challenges to this process. Governments at many levels in the United States impose taxes, often (as here) based on the value of real estate. If taxes go unpaid long enough, eventually the jurisdiction will collect the taxes by force, selling the land in question at an involuntary sale – that sale “forecloses” the taxpayer’s right to resolve the dispute with a voluntary payment and permanently transfers the land from the taxpayer to the purchaser at the sale. Michael Pung, the executor of the estate of his nephew Timothy, fell into a dispute with Isabella County, Michigan, about real estate taxes owed on Timothy’s home. When Pung declined to pay the taxes in question because he did not believe these were owed, the county filed suit, and eventually in 2018 a state court entered a final judgment concluding that Pung owed the taxes in question (about $2,200) and setting the property for foreclosure. More than a year later, the county sold the property at a public auction that produced about $76,000. Eventually, after some changes in local law caused by the Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v Hennepin County, Pung received the “surplus” foreclosure proceeds – the excess of the $76,000 over the amount of taxes owed to the county. Pung responded by filing suit in federal district court, claiming that the sale was a government taking because the sales price at the sale was so far below the fair market value of $200,000. The lower courts rejected that argument, but the justices granted review. Pung’s basic argument is that the just compensation requirement in the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment requires that he receive the monetary equivalent of the property that the state has taken from him. Because the state took property worth about $200,000 and only gave him credit for the $76,000 sale price, he argues that the Constitution requires the state to pay him the difference. For good measure, Pung also argues that the process has levied an excessive fine in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Isabella County (joined by several states) responds that the procedures Pung challenges are routine and have been used at all levels of government for centuries. They contend that nothing in the takings clause jurisprudence suggests that the concept of “fair market value” is required in this context. To the contrary, when the court has examined foreclosure sales in recent years it has reasoned that property subject to a foreclosure sale is simply “worth less” because it is subject to the “strictures” of that process. Those cases suggest, Isabella County argues, that the relevant question is whether the sale was conducted properly – with adequate notice and a free opportunity for competitive bidding – aspects of the sale that Pung does not challenge. From that perspective, the Constitution offers no basis for intervention absent some problem with this specific sale. To be sure, the justices have invalidated some aspects of state foreclosure law, as they did a few years ago in Tyler v Hennepin County. Specifically, Tyler held that the Constitution requires the foreclosing jurisdiction to turn over the surplus sale proceeds to the debtor. But that decision held that the Constitution requires local governments to follow the procedures that always have applied in private foreclosure sales, and for that matter in tax sales in the great majority of American jurisdictions. Pung received the surplus proceeds here, so Tyler may prove of little help in that regard. We’ll know a lot more next week, but I think Pung will have a difficult time persuading the justices to side with him. The post Justices to consider constitutionality of tax foreclosure sales appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

On February 10–11 in Scottsdale, Arizona, leaders with ANH’s Corporate Leadership Circle from across the natural health movement gathered with ANH’s Rob Verkerk, Jonathan Emord, and other members of ANH’s board for a focused, high-level strategy session: how to turn momentum into measurable change—and what’s really needed to make MAHA happen. The message was clear: the time for cautious probing is over. We cannot rely on RFK Jr. to deliver top-down reforms that enhance consumer freedom. While he needs our help to drive change–we shouldn’t be looking to Secretary Kennedy as the savior of the health of the American people. Ultimately making MAHA happen is down to what we the people decide to do, ensuring that the providers of the goods and services we need for our health don’t encounter unnecessary barriers. In short, government should facilitate, but not interfere. Right now, even under RFK Jr.’s leadership of HHS, there’s still a lot of interference, and not much facilitation. From Fragmentation to Focus Participants acknowledged a hard truth. Competing priorities and scattered efforts have resulted in a dissipation of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) energy that brought RFK Jr. into his current role as HHS Secretary. The broader MAHA movement now risks splintering into silos and becoming impotent.The reality is that RFK Jr. has limited power to deliver change. ANH-USA plans to meet this challenge head on, bringing the wellness community together around shared principles and a commitment to freedom of informed choice. Using the Constitution as a Hammer Unlike traditional trade associations that often seek to work with, rather than against, regulatory agencies that limit our freedom, ANH as a non-profit that supports the interests of health-conscious consumers, medical and other health practitioners, as well as companies that deliver products and services in the integrative and wellness space, we’ve been left with no option but to use litigation to drive change—challenging unconstitutional restraints on truthful health speech and regulatory overreach. When government agencies act as preemptive “ministries of truth,” blocking truthful and non-misleading health claims about the benefits of food and supplements at the point of sale, they exceed their constitutional authority. Court challenges not only advance freedom—they galvanize grassroots support and reshape the narrative. Rapid Response. Relentless Pressure. The meeting produced immediate action. A new rapid response initiative is underway—leveraging social media, artificial intelligence, and coordinated communications to counter misinformation and regulatory overreach in real time. When a 60 Minutes segment discussed GRAS reform (see this week’s companion piece) just days after the meeting, ANH responded immediately with a public statement and a detailed press release. Participants also emphasized the need to expose misuse of definitions, double standards in evidence requirements, and bureaucratic obstruction—using compelling storytelling and data-driven arguments that resonate beyond the natural health community. Rewriting the Regulatory Landscape Key priorities in the coming year include: Expanding patient access to integrative treatments through an expanded Right to Try Act Modernizing statutory definitions of “food” and “drug”, as well as sub-categories of these definitions, that prevent us from using food as medicine. Promoting wider insurance coverage of integrative modalities. Advancing therapeutic and preventive nutrition as a frontline strategy for chronic disease. Elevating naturopathic medicine and clinical autonomy. Participants underscored the urgency of addressing chronic disease at its root—environmental exposures, ultraprocessed diets, and metabolic dysfunction—rather than perpetually managing symptoms at escalating cost. Prevention, personalization, and patient choice must replace bureaucratic gatekeeping The Arizona Statement: A Beginning, Not an End The gathering concluded with plans for a series of public-facing statements beginning with therapeutic nutrition and expanding across the full spectrum of natural health. These statements will articulate a bold, unified vision—one that connects constitutional freedoms, scientific integrity, economic sustainability, and patient empowerment. The Scottsdale meeting marked a turning point. ANH is building the legal, strategic, and grassroots infrastructure to secure freedom of choice for all Americans. The work ahead is ambitious. But so is the opportunity. Stay tuned, and please join is in the fight for liberty and common sense in health. Companies interested in joining our Corporate Leadership Circle can follow this link to learn more. The post ANH Making MAHA Happen: A New Phase in the Fight for Health Freedom first appeared on Alliance for Natural Health USA - Protecting Natural Health.

Upcoming changes to food regulations under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership could have a seismic impact on your supplement access. Act now before it’s too late. Action Alert! THE TOPLINE Proposed changes to the FDA’s GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) rules—backed by RFK Jr.’s push to clean up junk and ultra-processed foods—could create a sweeping pre-approval system that threatens access to thousands of safe, natural supplement ingredients. While reform is needed to curb harmful additives, past FDA decisions show the agency has approved questionable synthetic ingredients—raising concerns that new authority could unfairly target natural products instead. This is a pivotal moment for health freedom: without public pushback, regulatory overreach could restrict supplement access under the guise of food safety reform. This is a supplement red alert! What we believe are probably well-intentioned efforts to rid the food system of bad ingredients could end up casting a much wider net that sweeps up safe, natural products right along with the bad actors. We must make our voices heard to prevent a supplement crackdown. Ultraprocessed Foods in the Crosshairs The statistics paint a grim picture. A pitiful 12.2% of American adults are metabolically healthy, while 74% are overweight or obese. There are many reasons behind the failing health of our nation, and the prevalence of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is certainly one of them. Health Secretary RFK Jr. has rightly made UPFs a focus of his tenure, which is why reforming food regulations has been a priority for him. But, as the saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. What is “GRAS”? What’s happening is that the FDA, under RFK Jr.’s direction, is about to propose changes to the rules for how certain food ingredients can come to the market. The pathway in question is called the “Generally Recognizes as Safe”(GRAS) designation and has been in place since 1958. It was designed to prevent unnecessary regulatory burdens on ingredients that had a well-established safety record. (You can read our white paper on GRAS reform for more background.) There are several signs that HHS is preparing to release its plan for GRAS reform imminently, one of them being the broadcast last Sunday of a “60 Minutes” segment with interviews both of RFK Jr. and former FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler. The angle? While each has a contrasting view on many issues, especially vaccines, both have found common ground over GRAS rules that they say have provided a loophole exploited by Big Food. Kennedy and Kessler each argued on “60 Minutes” that self-GRAS has been the regulatory mechanism used by Big Food to expose millions of Americans to the UPFs that underlie the country’s metabolic health crisis. Part of their analysis, we uphold, is right on target, but we also propose that ditching self-GRAS will not only fail to eliminate UPFs from the market, it will also create an unmanageable backlog for FDA and wipe from the market a huge number of health-promoting supplements, functional foods, and medical foods. We expressed all of this in our press release issued on February 17 that you can read at the link below. >>> Read ANH’s press release, “ANH-USA to Kennedy: End “Secret GRAS”  With Radical Transparency”, issued Feb 17, 2026. Over time, the GRAS designation evolved, and the FDA allowed companies to independently declare an ingredient as GRAS with no transparency—meaning neither the FDA not any independent scientists have been able to review the scientific basis on which companies declare their ingredients to be safe. This process, known as self-affirmed GRAS (“self-GRAS” for short), has enabled unscrupulous companies to place unsafe ingredients in the food supply. But it also happens to be how thousands of safe, natural ingredients come to the market—in foods, functional foods, medical foods, and the supplements you care about. As we mentioned above, the FDA’s proposed new rule on GRAS has yet to be released, but we’re concerned it may follow some of the legislative reforms we’ve previously reviewed and install what is essentially an FDA pre-approval system that doesn’t effectively differentiate between safe, natural compounds with a long history of safe use and the bad ingredients designed to get us addicted to junk. The result? The FDA may remove a few harmful additives, but at the same time a host of natural ingredients due to an ill-conceived application of the precautionary principle: a classic example of “throwing the baby out with the bathwater.” Common Misconceptions We often hear the point raised that the European Union only has a few hundred legal food additives compared to the thousands in the US considered GRAS—mostly self-GRAS—but this is an apples-to-oranges comparison. In Europe, “food additives” are largely defined as technological additives governed under a specific framework, while many other ingredients are regulated under general food law.   We’ve also shown how several of the prime examples of food additives with questionable safety records have actually come to market via FDA’s formal GRAS approval pathway, not as self-GRAS. Additives like Red 40, Yellow 5, BHA, sodium nitrite, aspartame, and potassium bromate, to name a few, were all reviewed and approved by the FDA. One of the reasons 60 Minutes interviewed former FDA Commissioner David Kessler is because he has issued a Citizen Petition to revoke the GRAS status of processed and refined sweeteners and starches for their role in the obesity epidemic. Dr. Kessler’s petition details how the FDA formally reviewed the GRAS status of many of these ingredients in the 1980s. The agency’s conclusion? “[The] available data support the view that sugars do not have a unique role in the etiology of obesity.” Further, “Sugars have not been shown to present an increased risk of diabetes or coronary heart disease in this population.” That’s right: the FDA, when given the option to review the data through its formal GRAS approval process, determined that these ultra-processed ingredients were perfectly safe. And we want to give this agency authority over thousands of more additives? While still pretending the self-GRAS pathway is the problem and therefore needs to be eliminated despite it being the primary regulatory mechanism to get safe and beneficial ingredients to market?   The Real Risk: Regulatory Overreach History tells us the likely outcome of handing the FDA pre-market authority over GRAS ingredients. The bad stuff used by Big Food to get us hooked on junk gets the green light, while safe natural products with a history of safe use get stuck in FDA purgatory. We’ve seen countless times how the agency has a knee-jerk distrust of natural products, probably because they compete with pharmaceutical drugs for your healthcare dollars and drugs are the FDA’s cash-cow. The agency can’t seem to stand the idea of Americans making informed choices for their health that don’t involve buying expensive drugs that have the agency’s stamp of approval. This is why we’ve developed a rational system for GRAS reform that protects natural ingredients, provides real transparency, and weeds out ingredients that pose a real risk to our health. A Defining Moment for Health Freedom This is a pivotal moment that could determine whether Americans continue to have access to the natural products they rely on for their health—or whether those products are slowly strangled by regulatory red tape. We all agree that harmful, ultra-refined, synthetic or bioengineered additives designed to fuel addiction and drive chronic disease have no place in our food supply. But we must not allow a legitimate effort to clean up the food system to become a backdoor assault on supplements and natural health products. The future of supplement access is not guaranteed. It depends on whether Americans who value health freedom stand up now. Action Alert! 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About 9%, or 30 million, of Americans will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime, including actress Jen Lilley.  

Tony Orlando is one of our honored presenters at this year’s Movieguide® Faith & Values Awards Gala, which airs next month.