- President Donald J. Trump is delivering on his promise to the American worker: build it here, power it here, and put paychecks back in the communities Washington left behind. In a matter of weeks, President Trump has locked in a run of steel, nuclear, gas, shipbuilding, and medical manufacturing commitments that will hire American workers […]
- President Trump Presents National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and InnovationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit, President Donald J. Trump presented National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, our nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievement and leadership in science and technology, to six of America’s greatest living innovators. Since 1963, the President of the United States has bestowed […]
- Trump Accounts—tax-advantaged investment accounts for kids—are a game-changing tool designed to help every American child build savings and a stronger financial future. With automatic enrollment now complete, the Trump Administration has made it easier than ever for families to participate and give their children a jump-start on the American Dream. Nearly 70 million Trump Accounts […]
- Today, President Donald J. Trump returns to Texas with a record of results: historic tax relief, the most secure border in a generation, safer streets, and a surge of new private investment creating jobs across the Lone Star State. Tax Relief for Texas Workers, Families, Seniors President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts is putting money […]
- Last night, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that immediately cuts diesel costs by authorizing highway use of tax-free dyed diesel and deferring the federal diesel excise tax through the end of the year. The decisive action — expected to save drivers as much as $100 per fill — puts real money back […]
- #2563 – Dan RichardsDan Richards is an independent researcher whose YouTube channel, "DeDunking the Past," examines lost civilizations and alternative history.www.youtube.com/@DeDunkingwww.patreon.com/DeDunking Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Get 30% off + 2 free gifts at https://ARMRA.com/rogan This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/JRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- #2562 – Dan McClellanDan McClellan, PhD, is a biblical scholar, author, and co-host of the "Data Over Dogma" podcast.www.youtube.com/@dataoverdogmawww.youtube.com/@maklelanhttps://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/www.maklelan.org Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Pre-order and get campaign early access! Get a free welcome kit with your first subscription of AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/joerogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- #2561 – LL Cool JLL Cool J is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, actor, and philanthropist. Look for him on "NCIS: New York," premiering October 6 on CBS and streaming the next day on Paramount+.www.paramountplus.com/shows/ncis-new-york/www.youtube.com/c/LLCoolJwww.wearefamilyfoundation.orgwww.llcoolj.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings app […]
- JRE MMA Show #186 with Sean SharafJoe sits down with Sean Sharaf, a professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. This episode is brought to you by Uber Eats. Get almost almost anything. Order now. This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/JRE Learn more about your ad […]
- #2560 – David GruschDavid Grusch is a former United States Air Force intelligence officer, former representative of the National Reconnaissance Office to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, and former co-lead for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena analysis at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Get a free welcome kit with your […]
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The World in Reflection — The Tides of Truth
The news is an ocean—vast, shifting, and sometimes turbulent. Here at TheMetaphorical, we don’t just skim the surface; we watch the currents, trace the ripples, and listen to the undertow.
This page is a confluence of voices, a meeting place of perspectives. Stories will wash ashore from many sources, but it’s up to you to sift the sand for what matters. Truth isn’t always in the waves that crash the loudest — it’s in the patterns they leave behind.
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- The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) evaluated President Trump’s impact on the manufacturing sector— reviewing his second term to date. Reviewing a wide range of evidence, the data demonstrates that the manufacturing sector is seeing robust growth with the Trump Administration’s pro-growth policies. Manufacturing jobs are reshoring in America after the Biden Administration shipped over […]
- Half a millennium before legendary American hero Christopher Columbus set foot in the New World, Norse explorer Leif Erikson made history as the first European to arrive on the North American continent. This Leif Erikson Day, we celebrate his exceptional legacy of bravery, daring, and exploration as we build upon our extraordinary relationships with our […]
- On Friday, October 9, 2026, the President signed into law: S. 195, the “American Music Tourism Act of 2025,” which requires the Department of Commerce to promote domestic and international travel and tourism to locations and events in the United States that are important to music tourism. The post Congressional Bills S. 195 Signed into […]
- Remarks by Director Michael Kratsios at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit Remarks as prepared for delivery Oct. 8, 2026 Good morning, and thank you all for being here. It has been so encouraging to see “Science: A New Golden Age” receive such a warm reception, and thrilling to see the enthusiasm with which […]
- President Donald J. Trump is delivering on his promise to the American worker: build it here, power it here, and put paychecks back in the communities Washington left behind. In a matter of weeks, President Trump has locked in a run of steel, nuclear, gas, shipbuilding, and medical manufacturing commitments that will hire American workers […]
- First Lady Melania Trump launched her 2027 Presidential Super Intelligence (SI) Challenge and established a new First Lady Seal of AI Readiness—inviting K-12 students, educators, and schools across America to participate in the nationwide initiative. “America’s next groundbreaking idea is already sitting in a classroom,” said Mrs. Trump. “We must give our children the knowledge, […]
- Half a millennium before legendary American hero Christopher Columbus set foot in the New World, Norse explorer Leif Erikson made history as the first European to arrive on the North American continent. This Leif Erikson Day, we celebrate his exceptional legacy of bravery, daring, and exploration as we build upon our extraordinary relationships with our […]
- On Friday, October 9, 2026, the President signed into law: S. 195, the “American Music Tourism Act of 2025,” which requires the Department of Commerce to promote domestic and international travel and tourism to locations and events in the United States that are important to music tourism. The post Congressional Bills S. 195 Signed into […]
- On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, the President signed into law: H.R. 5345, the “Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act,” which establishes a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals whose Social Security Number has been misused or whose Social Security card has been lost; and S. 766, […]
- The German American story began on October 6, 1683, when 13 families from Krefeld, after braving the Atlantic in search of opportunity, landed on our shores and soon founded Germantown, Pennsylvania—the first permanent German settlement in America. In the centuries since, German Americans have farmed the fields of our heartland and powered the industries that […]
- For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov Download the PDF version Complex mode shapes can emerge in a linear structure even when overall damping is low. This behavior can occur when two structural modes are closely spaced in frequency and are coupled through nonproportional damping. As the damping interaction increases, the […]
- A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting […]
- NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware, bound for the International Space Station. Following its successful launch, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will […]
- APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 October 13 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. OriginalAnnotated Desert Stairway to Heaven Explanation: This stairway in Chile brings you only a little bit closer […]
- If the thought of extraterrestrial objects crashing into Earth weren’t creepy enough, behold Australia’s Spider Crater.
- A European energy developer has switched on a major biomethane plant in southern Italy that will save some 9,000 tons of CO2 annually by producing a natural gas substitute with agricultural waste. Located in Grottole, in the ‘instep’ of the Italian Peninsula, the plant will ultimately produce 45 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy a year for […]
- Barbie has released a signature edition doll of none other than tennis legend Serena Williams. The release came in tandem with news that Williams officially joined Team Barbie, a group of powerful female athletes and role models who inspire and uplift as women, as leaders, and as the iconic dolls. Introduced to tennis by her […]
- It’s becoming something of a trend: young people encountering elders working long past retirement age and raising thousands for them to finally take a rest. GNN has covered such stories on multiple occasions, and now another instance comes from Maryville, Tennessee, where an elderly theater worker was surprised with $146,000. Raised through GoFundMe, it all […]
- 95 years ago today, Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer, opened to the public in the hills above Rio de Janeiro. Standing 98 feet high, and with arms stretching 92 feet wide, the statue was built on top of Mount Corcovado by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa. Christ the Redeemer differs considerably from its original […]
- A softball diamond in Montana was the scene of a larger-than-life family reunion. Like something out of Field of Dreams, a teen softball player had lined up against an out-of-state team for an August match—and her long-lost biological sister was on the opposite roster. Samantha Rensvold was adopted as an infant. It’s something she’s long known of, […]
- Rumors that OpenAI’s “Navier-Stokes” solution stole the work of two mathematicians may have been overblown
- Certain health markers seem to “jump” during menopause, according to a new study, but it’s unclear why
- Researchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work. But concerns are growing that companies may present users’ ideas as those of their models
- For the first time, scientists managed to turn cloned male mouse embryos into females, giving life to healthy and fertile individuals
- Sci-fi author Becky Chambers on designing believable ecosystems, balancing scientific accuracy with emotional impact and emphasizing empathy over spectacle
- WASHINGTON, DC — Today, at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit, the Trump Administration launched the most ambitious set of science initiatives in decades, representing over $6 billion in investments across the Federal Government, industry, academia, and philanthropy to usher in a New Golden Age of Science. The Summit builds on Science: A New Golden Age, a report authored by White […]
- ADDRESSING AMERICAN DIESEL AFFORDABILITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to temporarily allow off-road “dyed” diesel for highway use and defer the applicable Federal excise tax, lowering costs for Americans. PUTTING MONEY BACK INTO THE POCKETS OF AMERICANS: President Trump is addressing fuel affordability for American consumers, farmers, truckers, and workers. The […]
- IMPROVING MEDICARE FOR SENIORS: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced that the federal government will be making one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million enrollees pay for their Medicare Part B premiums. HISTORIC ACTION TO HELP SENIOR CITIZENS: With this action, President Trump is the first President to ever use the Medicare […]
- ELIMINATING INVASIVE TICKS AND MOSQUITOES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to eliminate invasive ticks and mosquitoes in the Federal jurisdiction of Washington, D.C. through safe and effective, non-chemical, and technology-enabled methods, and invest in pioneering approaches to eliminate these pests throughout the country. SAFEGUARDING AMERICANS’ HEALTH AND DEMONSTRATING INNOVATIVE PEST CONTROL: President Trump […]
- USHERING IN SUPER INTELLIGENCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to replace the term “Artificial Intelligence” (“AI”) with “Super Intelligence” (“SI”) in the executive branch to recognize the continuously advancing technological frontier and the limitless promise it offers the American people. RECOGNIZING THE IMMENSE OPPORTUNITY OF SI: The United States is the world […]
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