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May 23, 2025

Sarah Lynn Milgrim (Left) wearing a long navy dress and Yaron Lischinsky (Right) wearing a dark colored suit

On Wednesday evening, Yaron Lischinsky and his girlfriend, Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., by an anti-Israel militant. Soon to be engaged, Lischinsky and Milgrim both worked at the Israeli embassy. The Free Press is honored to publish this piece by Lischinsky’s friend Mariam Wahba…

a month ago · 171 likes · 51 comments · Mariam Wahba

Democrats Still Clueless About 2024 Election

Following their 2024 election loss, the New York Times reported that Democrats are urging megadonors to fund projects aimed at boosting the party’s online influence. Strategists are pitching initiatives to create a network of left-leaning influencers, inspired by the success of right-leaning figures like Joe Rogan and President Trump’s digital ecosystem. Proposals include for-profit ventures like AND Media and Project Bullhorn, seeking millions to fund content creators and media platforms. However, some donors remain skeptical, wary of untested projects.

Despite enthusiasm, securing firm financial commitments is challenging, with many donors prioritizing legal battles against the Trump administration over cultural investments. Donors remember what happened when Air America was created to counter the Right’s dominance on talk radio.

Interestingly, Politico reporter Marc Caputo seems to understand. He posted on X:

The left had a Joe Rogan
It was Joe Rogan
Amazing how little introspection there is about what happened next

RELATED: New Documents Reveal Taxpayer Cash Used to Silence Trump Messaging, Conservatives (Lifezette)

Scott Adams Announces Cancer Diagnosis

This week, Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, announced he has metastasized prostate cancer, like President Joe Biden. “My life expectancy is … maybe the summer. I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer,” he said. He also revealed constant pain and reliance on a walker. During his daily livestream he said that he delayed sharing his diagnosis to avoid public pity and enjoy normalcy. He said, “I hope you don’t mind that I hid it from you. I wanted as many normal months as I could get.”

I, along with thousands more, offer my prayers for Scott. I told him several years ago that one thing he said improved my confidence and view toward writing forever. He said, “I want people to connect the dots without the extra help. It’s more satisfying.”

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Revoke TPS

The Hill reported the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, overriding a lower court’s block. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only one to dissent.

“Generalization of criminality to the Venezuelan TPS population as a whole is baseless and smacks of racism predicated on generalized false stereotypes,” wrote U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in March after halting the revocation.

Fox News reported, “‘Forceful condemnations of gang violence and broad questioning of the integrity of the prior administration’s immigration practices, including potential abuses of the TPS program, do not evince discriminatory intent,’ Sauer said, describing Chen's descriptions as ‘cherry-picked’ and ‘wrongly portrayed’ as ‘racially tinged.’”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also defended the move, claiming the Biden administration had sought to “tie our hands” and stating that “Secretaries across administrations have accordingly terminated TPS designations when... the statutory conditions no longer warrant them.”

The National TPS Alliance argued that Noem lacked authority to rescind the designation without evaluating country conditions, warning that unchecked executive power could lead to arbitrary immigration decisions. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to issue a final ruling, with a hearing scheduled for July 11.

Fox News reported:

The decision clears the way for the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to terminate Biden-era Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for roughly 300,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the U.S. and allows the administration to move forward with plans to immediately remove these migrants, which lawyers for the administration argued they should be able to do.

Your Blood Knows Your Snack Habits

Researchers have identified specific molecules in blood and urine that reveal how much energy a person derives from ultraprocessed foods (UPFs), marking a breakthrough in objectively measuring dietary intake. The AP reported the National Cancer Institute’s study analyzed samples from over 700 older U.S. adults and pinpointed metabolic markers associated with UPF consumption. The team developed scores using 28 blood and up to 33 urine markers, showing strong predictive power. Notably, some markers linked high UPF intake to type 2 diabetes risk. The findings were validated in a controlled NIH study where participants alternated between UPF-heavy and unprocessed diets.

Traditional dietary recalls are often unreliable, making these biomarkers a more accurate alternative. Experts hailed the results as a significant step toward understanding the health effects of UPFs, which dominate nearly 60% of the American diet.