Pope Francis’s Life of Humility has Ended: Enters Eternal Glory.

Pope Francis’s Life of Humility has Ended: Enters Eternal Glory.

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April 21, 2025

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, just hours after delivering his Easter Sunday address. His passing marks the end of a 12-year papacy defined by humility, advocacy for the poor, and bold reforms that reshaped the Church’s global outreach. Mourners gathered in St. Peter’s Square, some in tears, as world leaders and Catholics worldwide praised his commitment to marginalized communities and his vision for a more inclusive Church.

OP-ED: Sanctimony Spiral—How Dems’ Coin New Term to Cover for Lousy Policies

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Oh, gentle reader, let us pause to mourn the quivering liberal soul, cowering before the ominous specter of the “Manosphere.” This shadowy online realm, where men—those wretched beasts—dare to swap stories, bench-press their feelings, or question the gospel of woke orthodoxy. The manosphere is apparently the apocalypse in flannel. According to the high priests of The New York Times and CNN, this digital den of “toxic masculinity” isn’t just a threat to progress—it’s the sinister force behind the Democratic Party’s slow-motion implosion. And I, old enough to remember when men wore overalls and steel-toed boots, drove pickup trucks with rifles in the back, and grilled “Tarzan” steaks in the heart of the woods, can only shake my head at this pitiful charade.

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SpaceX Sets Reusability Record with Falcon 9 B1067’s 27th Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has once again pushed the boundaries of rocket reusability with the 27th successful launch and landing of its Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1067. The booster, a veteran of SpaceX’s fleet, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 14, 2025, at 12:00 a.m. EDT, delivering 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit. Just over eight minutes later, B1067 touched down flawlessly on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean, marking its 27th landing and setting a new record for rocket reusability.

Protests Continue as Florida Teacher Faces Fallout Over Improper Use of Student’s Name

Protests Continue as Florida Teacher Faces Fallout Over Improper Use of Student’s Name

Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida. Image: Facebook

Students, parents and teachers continue to speak out in the case of Brevard County school teacher Melissa Calhoun, a veteran educator at Satellite High School in Brevard County, Florida. Calhoun, as of now, will not have her teaching contract renewed following a February 2025 incident in which she used a student’s preferred name without parental consent, violating a 2023 Florida state law.

OP-ED: From Sleepy Joe to Full-Throttle Trump: The Great American Revival in 85 Days 

OP-ED: From Sleepy Joe to Full-Throttle Trump: The Great American Revival in 85 Days 

Trump’s cabinet meeting at the White House. Source: X.com

Eighty-five days into Donald Trump’s second term, and it’s been like a quad espresso venti to the nation’s veins—no dozing Joe Biden shuffling through the White House here, folks! With a cabinet meeting straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, Trump’s team reported on the progress to save us from open-border chaos, a drug epidemic fueled by China’s, and a debt crisis that has our nation on the ropes. The last administration was asleep at the wheel, but Trump is here to drive this train now and remind us what “America First” really looks like—and China’s not happy about it.  

Let’s start with the border, where Trump’s turned the tide on a security nightmare. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reported a second month of record-low border crossings, rolling out a self-deportation program with a legal return path. This comes after Trump shut down Biden’s CBP One app on day one, which had 280,000 migrants logging in daily to waltz across our border. Now they remain in Mexico, and the Pentagon’s building walls, not bridges, to keep it that way.  

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ULA Prepares for Atlas V Launch as SpaceX Takes Over GPS Satellite Mission

A ULA Atlas rocket with four sold rocket boosters at LC-41 on 8-28-23 carrying NROL-107. Image by Richard P. Gallagher | FMN

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the first batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet constellation. Another ULA rocket, the Vulcan, will not be launching a previously assigned military GPS satellite. It has been reassigned to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, marking the second such change in recent months. Here’s what you need to know about these developments in the world of spaceflight.

Op-Ed: Fiscal Fiasco–Tariffs Might Save Us from Our Own Stupidity

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America—while we’ve been busy playing the world’s economic punching bag, other nations have been laughing all the way to the bank, raking in our dollars and slapping us with trade barriers so lopsided they’d make a funhouse mirror blush. For years, we’ve been in a tariff war—don’t kid yourself—but we’ve been the chumps who brought a butter knife to a gunfight.

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Sun ‘n Fun 51 Airshow Hotter than Ever

Lakeland, FL – April 1, 2025 – The skies above Lakeland Linder International Airport roared to life today as the 51st Annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo kicked off, marking the start of “Aviation’s Season Opener.” Running from April 1 to April 6, this week-long celebration of flight promises a thrilling lineup of airshow performers, a bustling vendor scene, and a host of family-friendly activities—all under the blazing Florida sun. With temperatures expected to climb into the high 80s and low 90s, attendees are gearing up for both high-flying action and the challenge of staying cool and safe.

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Editorial: Elon’s Edge: Demanding Like Kelly, Delivering Like Ford 

Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency’s relentless taskmaster, gets flak for his brash, unemphatic biting style—yet delivers results that dwarf the whining of his critics. Sound familiar? The SR-71 Blackbird soared to once impossible heights and speeds due to innovators like Kelly Johnson, whose demanding approach and boundless thinking crushed notions of impossibility. Henry Ford churned out Model Ts while steamrolling naysayers who thought no one needs to go 40mphs. Tesla didn’t just invent—he illuminated the future, and we’re finally seeing it. 

A Blues Odyssey: My Journey to Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea X 

A Blues Odyssey: My Journey to Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea X 

Muireann Bradley from Ballybofey in County Down singing Candy Man Blues. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN

Florida is full of things to do, and no doubt cruising is one of the most popular. FMN’s Richard Gallagher recently spent a week pursuing hidden gems in one of his passions: the Blues. Read Richard’s account of what he discovered on the Norwegian Gem during a “Blues Cruise” from Miami last week.

Torched Teslas

Editorial: Torched Teslas: The Dumbest Rebellion Since Flat Earth

“Hey, Geniuses: Vandalizing Teslas Is as Dumb as a Bag of Hammers”

Oh, you brave eco-warriors, you absolute paragons of logic! You’ve gone from hugging trees and praising Elon Musk as the messiah of green tech—remember when his electric cars, solar shingles, and charging stations were going to save the planet?—to smashing windows and chucking Molotov cocktails at Tesla dealerships.

Joe Bonamassa Closes Spring Tour with a Triumph at King Center

Joe Bonamassa Closes Spring Tour with a Triumph at King Center

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Melbourne, FL – March 19, 2025

Last night, the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne became a sanctuary for blues-rock aficionados as Joe Bonamassa delivered a sold-out performance that capped his US Spring Tour 2025 with electrifying finesse. The three-time Grammy-nominated guitarist, backed by a stellar ensemble of veteran musicians, reaffirmed his status as a titan of the genre, blending fresh tracks from his latest album Time Clocks with timeless favorites that spanned his prolific career.