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Report: Scientists Genetically Engineer Long-Extinct Dire Wolves

April 7, 2025

Scientists have reportedly genetically engineered dire wolves back into existence despite them being extinct for over 10,000 years.

A lengthy profile in TIME announced the scientific breakthrough on Monday with an expressed hope that the technology and methods used by Colossal Biosciences could potentially revive the woolly mammoth or preserve currently endangered species like the red wolf in North America or the quoll (a marsupial) in Australia.

The dire wolves went extinct in North America roughly 10,000 years ago from what scientists believe was the animal’s distinct hunting method of preying on larger animals as opposed to a more generalized hunting practice of smaller prey. According to Colossal’s chief scientist, Beth Shapiro, resurrecting the dire wolves involved taking blood cells from the living gray wolf and using gene editing technology (CRISPR) to genetically modify the cells in 20 different sites. This genetic material was then transferred to an egg cell from a domestic dog to create embryos that were then transferred to surrogates. The dire wolf pups gestated for 62 days with little complication before birth.

“We elected to put both pups with the surrogate who was displaying the best maternal instincts,” said Matt James, the company’s chief animal officer. “That reintroduction occurred just about two or so hours after birth, and she immediately began caring for them and allowing them to nurse.”

“The idea that we could just take a vial of blood, isolate EPCs, culture them, and clone from them, and they have a pretty high cloning efficiency, we think it’s a game changer,” said George Church, Colossal co-founder and professor of genetics at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The dire wolves have since been housed on a 2,000-acre ecological preserve at an undisclosed location somewhere in the United States.

“The 2,000 acres are surrounded by a 10-ft. fence and include a smaller six-acre site with a veterinary clinic, an extreme-weather shelter, and natural dens where the wolves can satisfy their innate desire for a secure retreat,” reported TIME. “A staff of veterinarians looks out for the animals around the clock.”

https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2025/04/07/scientists-genetically-engineer-long-extinct-dire-wolves/

Harvard, UCLA, Stanford among schools across US reporting student visa revocations

Colleges and universities nationwide are tallying their impacted students.

April 7, 2025

The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard.

It's one of more than a dozen higher education institutions that is actively tracking and reporting the number of affiliated people who have been targeted by President Donald Trump's administration in recent weeks.

These incidents are part of what appears to be mass targeting of international students by Trump's administration over alleged violations of their visa or green card conditions, ranging from minor legal infractions to participating in demonstrations. In other cases, the reason for the revocation is unknown or has not been provided by the administration.

Since the beginning of Trump's second term, the State Department has revoked over 300 student visas nationwide, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on March 27.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/harvard-ucla-stanford-schools-us-reporting-student-visa/story?id=120549032

April 7, 2025

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The Supreme Court affirms Justice Boasberg lacked jurisdiction over Trump’s deportation decision under the Alien Enemies Act

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The real problem is that the Supreme Court emphasized that every person named as an “alien enemy” under the AEA is entitled to judicial review. This is insane because it means that the judiciary will, once again, take unto itself the power to control foreign policy.

While this standard currently applies to the 18-20 million ordinary illegals that Biden let in (something no legislator or judge ever contemplated when immigration laws were passed or reviewed), it cannot possibly apply to the AEA, which is a question of foreign policy solely under the executive’s purview. (Sadly, though, Bondi’s DOJ actually gave the Supremes this opening, so part of the responsibility for this ludicrous holding is on her.)

And keep in mind that the AEA’s purpose is simply to send enemies back home, not to execute them or even imprison them. It just gives the president the power to repatriate people he, in his constitutional foreign policy discretion, believes are dangerous enemies. The only reason these Tren de Aragua guys are going to a prison in El Salvador is that Venezuela, as part of its predations against the U.S., is refusing to repatriate its own citizens.

The big fight now is going to be over detained Tren de Aragua members who claim to be younger than 14, the statutory limit in the Act. Since none have papers, there’s no way to know their ages. And while the Fifth Circuit probably won’t let this go by, it’s still an easy opening for leftist courts to say that bearded men with basso profundo voices are under 14 and must stay in America—and every man gets his day in court.

Many are celebrating, but I believe this is a bad decision.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/the_supreme_court_affirms_justice_boasberg_lacked_jurisdiction_over_trump_s_deportation_decision_under_the_alien_enemies_act.html

[Is a "shadow government" legal in the United States?

Democrats plan ‘shadow hearing’ to question lawyers pressured by Trump administration

It’s one of few tools available to the minority party to fight the new president’s alleged weaponization of the Justice Department.

With a minority in both chambers of Congress, Democrats do not have the power to hold their own committee hearings or subpoena witnesses. But they can hold mock hearings to publicly question people willing to cooperate with their requests.

Schiff is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, while Raskin is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/02/congress/democrats-plan-shadow-hearing-to-question-lawyers-pressured-by-trump-administration-00267445

How many people have contacted Colossal Biosciences to find out if the buy a Dire Wolf pup?

How long will it take for Colossal Biosciences to start selling puppies?

After all, they are a company doing genetic mischief for profit.