THE NEWS

They were the same, but they were also completely different.That’s one very generic, yet still very fair way to describe Rory McIlroy’s back-to-back Masters victories. The venue, the history and the objective were all the same in 2026 as they were in 2025, but the pressures and emotions in the balance created two very different paths to the same result.The now six-time major champion recently joined Travis and Jason Kelce on their “New Heights” podcast and did not hesitate in explaining that the emotions following his win in 2025 may never be topped.CAMERON YOUNG’S TRUMP COMMENTS AFTER PGA TOUR VICTORY WERE NON-POLITICAL, WHICH IS WHAT MOST OF US WANT”I don’t think anything will ever touch last year’s. It’s 17 years, you’re waiting to do this thing and you get to the point and you wonder if it’s ever going to happen,” McIlroy explained. “And then just the emotion and, yeah, I don’t think anything will top just the euphoria of it all last year.”But I think this year was validation. Like, I proved last year that I could do it at this place, and then I go back and, you know, arguably without my best stuff. I built a really big lead over the first two days, but to get it done in the manner in which I did it — lost the lead on Sunday, came back, played really solid to get it done. I think just validation on my part that this is where I should be. This is the level that I should be operating at.”ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!It’s interesting that McIlroy’s reflections on each of his Masters victories are essentially the same as those of everyone else on the outside looking in.His win in 2025 served as a giant exhale, not only for him to finally get the job done to complete the career grand slam, but for the golf world as a whole. For 12 consecutive years, the spotlight was on McIlroy at Augusta National, with the question being whether this would be the year he finally got his hands on the green jacket to enter a different group of legends in the game.It turned out that the 13th time was the charm, but it didn’t come without serious drama as he had to take down Justin Rose in a playoff to get the job done.It’s not that this year’s victory didn’t also have its ups and downs. McIlroy did see his weekend lead of six shots vanish, but managed to be the best player on the property during the final round and secure a one-shot victory with a bogey on the final hole.

The Trump administration’s new counterterrorism strategy expands the scope of U.S. national security policy to include drug cartels and domestic extremist groups alongside traditional jihadist threats — a shift that could widen how counterterrorism tools are deployed at home and abroad.A 16-page strategy released to reporters Wednesday identifies three primary sources of terrorist threats: “narcoterrorists and transnational gangs,” “legacy Islamist terrorists,” and “violent left-wing extremists, including anarchists and anti-fascists” — marking a break from post-9/11 frameworks that centered largely on groups like ISIS and al Qaeda.The document lays out a three-part approach to combating those threats: identifying terrorist actors and plots before they occur, cutting off funding and recruitment pipelines, and ultimately dismantling established networks — a framework that signals a more expansive use of intelligence, financial and military tools across multiple threat categories.The strategy broadens the definition of terrorism in ways that could extend national security powers beyond traditional jihadist groups — opening the door to expanded use of military, intelligence and law enforcement tools against cartels and actors inside the United States.TRUMP REWRITES NATIONAL SECURITY PLAYBOOK AS MASS MIGRATION OVERTAKES TERRORISM AS TOP US THREATAt the same time, the strategy takes aim at the intelligence community, arguing it has been “mired in old ways of looking at threats” and, at times, “weaponized” for political purposes — language that underscores the administration’s push to reshape how counterterrorism priorities are defined and executed.The strategy expands the counterterrorism mission to include domestic extremist violence, particularly from what officials describe as left-wing ideological movements — a shift that places greater emphasis on identifying and disrupting networks operating inside the United States.White House counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka said the administration is focused on politically motivated violence domestically and would use “all the tools constitutionally available” to identify and disrupt extremist actors.TRUMP ADMIN TO HOLD GLOBAL SUMMIT ON COUNTERING ANTIFA, SOURCES CONFIRMHe pointed to recent high-profile attacks, including the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as examples of what he described as a broader rise in extremist violence.”If you look at the Tyler Robinson, as you mentioned, the murder of the assassin, of Charlie Kirk. If you look at Robert Westman, the murderer of the little children of the Annunciation Catholic School last year, we see an ideology that, ostensibly, began by preaching tolerance, being used by specific actors to wage violence against the most innocent, little children at Catholic schools at churches. This is a threat we will take very seriously.””Whether you are right wing inspired or left being inspired, the point at which you advocate for violence or use violence yourself, for political purposes, means you are actually undertaking terrorism,” Gorka went on.The strategy calls for mapping and disrupting “violent left-wing extremists” using available law enforcement authorities, a move that could expand how federal agencies apply counterterrorism tools in domestic cases.The strategy also elevates drug cartels to a central national security threat, embedding them alongside jihadist groups as a core counterterrorism priority — a shift that blurs the line between traditional criminal organizations and designated terrorist actors.Gorka framed cartel violence as a direct and ongoing threat to the United States, arguing the scale of deaths tied to drug trafficking now rivals wartime losses.”More Americans were murdered by illicit drugs smuggled across the border by cartels in one year than in 70 years of combat fatalities of U.S. servicemen and women,” he said. “They declared war on us. We are responding.”The strategy builds on actions already underway, including the designation of major cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and a military campaign targeting suspected smuggling operations — steps that expand the range of tools available to confront cartel networks.Recent operations have targeted suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific as part of what officials describe as an ongoing effort to combat “narcoterrorism,” signaling a more sustained operational posture.”If we know where you are, if you killed Americans, if you’re plotting to kill Americans, within 72 hours, we can kill you, we can arrest you or we can kill you,” Gorka said.Beyond domestic and cartel-related threats, the strategy places Iran at the center of the global terrorism landscape, describing the regime as the most significant state-backed threat facing the United States — reinforcing a continued focus on Tehran’s role in supporting proxy networks.”The greatest threat to the United States emanating from the Middle East comes specifically from Iran,” the document states, citing both Tehran’s military capabilities and its backing of groups such as Hezbollah.Gorka echoed that assessment, arguing many global threats ultimately trace back to Tehran.”Nine out of ten times, you scratch the surface of that threat, and three nanometers later, you find Iran,” he said.The strategy calls for continued military, intelligence and covert operations against Iran and its network of proxies, signaling those efforts will persist “until the regime in Tehran is no longer a threat to the United States.”The document also emphasizes more aggressive use of military, financial and intelligence tools, alongside increased pressure on allies to take on greater responsibility in combating shared threats, pointing to a wider, more integrated counterterrorism posture going forward.

Later this month, Georgia voters will decide which Republican and Independent candidates advance to a June runoff or the general election to face incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., in the high stakes 2026 midterms.Former Tennessee head coach and NFL assistant Derek Dooley is among the Republican candidates in the race. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, he explained why he believes the timing is right to shift his focus from the gridiron to the political arena.”I’ve (had) a 28-year career coaching football and just loved the impact you made on young people every day from all walks of life. And I was all in, never looked up for air and thought I was going to do that my whole career,” Dooley said. “But two things really happened… it started really after COVID and what happened under the last administration. I started seeing things in our country that I thought i’d never see in our lifetime and it jarred me a little bit. It made me wanted to get involved.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOther Republicans in the race include Rep. Mike Collins and Rep. Buddy Carter, both of Georgia.Dooley was born in Athens, Georgia, close to the University of Georgia’s campus. After graduating from law school at Georgia, he kicked off his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs football team.When asked about the ongoing debate over transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ and women’s sports, Dooley took a firm stance.”I have a lot of respect for all people … But I don’t have to be s sociologist or a doctor to know that it’s simply not fair to allow biological men to compete with women.”SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS ACTIVISTS THANK PAM BONDI FOR TITLE IX ENFORCEMENT AFTER HER DEPARTURE FROM DOJDooley also suggested the inclusion of transgender athletes risks reversing years of progress in women’s sports.”We’ve made tremendous progress in women’s sports over the years … and I don’t want to go backwards.”In 2025, President Donald Trump signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, which directed federal agencies to interpret Title IX based on biological sex at birth.While the federal government has considerable latitude over entities that receive federal funds and do not comply with the executive order, legal challenges quickly followed. Trump declared shortly after signing the order that “the war on women’s sports is over,” but the issue was not immediately resolved.Less than 24 hours after Trump signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into two colleges — San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania. The probe also extended to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. All three entities faced reported Title IX violations related to the inclusion of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports.Dooley last coached in 2023 when he worked as a senior offensive analyst at Alabama under Nick Saban.Dooley’s father, the late Vince Dooley, is the legendary coach and former athletic director at Georgia. Vince Dooley coached Georgia to the 1980 national championship, a team where All-American Herschel Walker was the standout running back. Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982.Like Dooley now, Walker ran for the U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2022 but was defeated by Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a runoff. Following a nomination from Trump, Walker was confirmed by the Senate in October 2025 as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.Dallas received players and a bounty of picks from Minnesota for running back Herschel Walker.In 1989, Walker was traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Minnesota Vikings in one of the most infamous and lopsided deals in NFL history. Dallas received a haul of draft picks and players in a deal widely credited with launching the Cowboys’ 1990s dynasty. Walker rushed for 2,264 yards over three seasons in Minnesota before departing after the 1991 campaign.Georgia’s midterm primary election is scheduled for May 19. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a June 16 runoff.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Zach Bryan is going viral on TikTok, and probably not for a reason he’s happy about.Bryan is one of the most recognizable faces in the entertainment business in America. His country music career has been nothing short of incredible.However, he has a long history of getting in his own way and causing headlines that are completely unnecessary.Well, time to add another one to the list.’YELLOWSTONE’ CREATOR, TAYLOR SWIFT DOMINATE 2024 AS DIDDY, JUSTIN BALDONI BATTLE CAREER-ENDING HEADLINESTikTok user @loganw_24 posted a video Tuesday night of the talented country artist shouting about him using a very vulgar sexual reference for ejaculation.The caption on the video reads the following:You can watch the video here, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.MICHAEL RAPAPORT SLAMS TIKTOK AS ‘DIRTY’ AND ‘BIASED’ PLATFORMBryan took to X on Wednesday morning to share a clip of Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” saying a similar comment.The popular singer seemingly appeared to be implying he was just repeating a TV quote. Nothing more. Nothing less.”You guys are so soft & weird,” he tweeted to his nearly 680,000 followers.Despite trying to walk it back with a comedic explanation, people in the comments on TikTok were thoroughly not impressed.Below are some of the reactions:COUNTRY STAR ZACH BRYAN’S EX CALLS OUT HIS ‘DEAFENING’ SILENCE AFTER ACCUSING HIM OF EMOTIONAL ABUSEWhether it’s a Tim Robinson skit or not (it certainly appears to be the former), it’s nothing short of incredible how Zach Bryan continues to cause unnecessary distractions.Let’s not forget his now-infamous breakupbreakup with Brianna Chickenfry. That resulted in headlines for months.Rinse. Wash. Repeat.What do you think of Bryan’s interaction with a random fan? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

Iranian FA chief Mehdi Taj demanded that the U.S. respect Iran’s military institutions if the team is to participate in World Cup games scheduled in California and Seattle in the coming months.Taj’s comments come after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the Iranian team would be allowed to compete on U.S. soil, no person affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps would be allowed across the U.S. border. Taj himself was a high-ranking member of the IRGC before joining Iran’s soccer program.”We are going to the World Cup, for which we qualified, and our host is FIFA – not Mr. Trump or America,” Taj said Tuesday.”If they accept hosting us, then they must also accept that they must not insult our military institutions in any way. Because if they do, then naturally it could create the same kind of situation that happened in Canada, where there was a possibility we might have to return.”FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO SAYS IRAN WILL ‘FOR SURE’ PLAY IN WORLD CUP DESPITE CONFLICT INVOLVING USTaj’s comments referenced a trip he took to the FIFA Congress in Vancouver last week. Canada, like the U.S., designates the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and Taj’s visa was canceled mid-flight, and he was forced to depart the country.”We need a guarantee there, for our trip, that they have no right to insult the symbols of our system — especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” he said in Tehran on Tuesday.”This is something they must pay serious attention to. If there is such a guarantee and the responsibility is clearly assumed, then an incident like what happened in Canada will not happen again.”TRUMP ENVOY ASKS FIFA TO REPLACE IRAN WITH ITALY IN 2026 WORLD CUP: REPORTAn envoy for President Donald Trump reportedly asked FIFA in April to replace Iran with Italy in the 2026 World Cup.United States special envoy Paolo Zampolli suggested the idea to FIFA President Gianni Infantino.”I confirm I have suggested to Trump and Infantino that Italy replace Iran at the World Cup. I’m an Italian native, and it would be a dream to see the Azzurri at a U.S.-hosted tournament,” Zampolli told the Financial Times. “With four titles, they have the pedigree to justify inclusion.”The Financial Times reported that the U.S. made the suggestion in part to help mend relations between Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.Reuters contributed to this report.

One of the biggest losses of the Houston Astros’ season occurred during practice this week.Star shortstop Carlos Correa injured his ankle while taking swings in the batting cage prior to the Astros’ 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Daikin Park on Tuesday. The 31-year-old told reporters the following day that he would require surgery for a torn tendon in his left ankle and will miss the rest of the season.Correa said he felt a “pop” in his ankle while swinging. He saw a foot specialist on Wednesday morning, and said he likely faces a six-to-eight-month recovery.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”It just completely snapped on me and then I fell to the ground,” Correa told reporters, according to ESPN. “I couldn’t put weight on it. … Right away, I knew something was wrong.”The loss of Correa is a major blow to a scuffling Astros team. They are 15-22 on the season, and Correa had been one of their best bats, hitting .279 with three home runs and 16 RBI.”Very tough,” Correa said. “Not what I was expecting, but now it’s time to deal with it, face it head on, and focus on the rehab.”The Astros already had 13 players on their injured list prior to Correa’s injury. Correa began the season as the team’s third baseman but shifted to shortstop after Jeremy Peña landed on the IL.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!After Correa got hurt, the Astros scratched him from the lineup, marking the second straight day they had to scratch a hitter due to a pregame injury. On Monday, the team had to remove catcher Yainer Díaz from the lineup after he injured his oblique during practice.Correa began his career with the Astros, spending his first seven seasons in Houston before departing for the Minnesota Twins in free agency. After three and a half seasons with the Twins, the Astros reacquired Correa at last year’s trade deadline.Correa will join Peña, ace starting pitcher Hunter Brown, starters Cristian Javier and Tatsuya Imai, closer Josh Hader, and center fielder Jake Meyers on the IL for the Astros.The Astros’ next game will come against the Los Angeles Dodgers (22-14), who will be playing the rubber match of their three-game series on Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. ET after splitting the first two games of the series.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Screengrab social media/Telegram
In Korea, an android is on a spiritual quest.
While technology is usually thought of as the polar opposite of ancient religious practices and beliefs, in Korea, these two worlds seem to be colliding.
In the Jogye Temple in Seoul, a group of monks from Korea’s largest Buddhist sect sat across from a cyborg postulant awaiting the ceremony that would make him a monk.

JUST IN: South Korea debuts its first humanoid robot Buddhist monk. pic.twitter.com/MqiNCoMI4m
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) May 6, 2026

The Korea Times reported:
“Clad in humble black shoes and the Buddhist order’s ceremonial gray and brown robe, the 1.3-meter-tall robot stood in front of Buddhist monks and nuns as it pledged to commit itself to Buddhism in the ceremony held Wednesday, ahead of Buddha’s Birthday later this month.
The robot folded its hands together and bowed to the monks officiating the ceremony, as one of the monks carefully hung a 108-bead rosary and attached a sticker instead of the original ritual where one has to slightly burn his arms near an incense stick.”
Robot chases wild boars in Poland
WATCH: Humanoid Robot Chases Pack of Wild Boars in Viral Video Out of Poland
The creative monks adapted the five Buddhist vows to suit a robot:
“They included respecting life and not hurting it, not damaging other robots and objects, following humans and not talking back to them, not behaving or speaking in a deceptive manner, and saving energy and not overcharging.”
The robot received the Buddhist name Gabi, which comes from the Korean word for mercy.

South Korea’s first humanoid robot monk made its debut at Jogye Temple in Seoul, ahead of Buddha’s birthday. Gabi, the 130-centimeter-tall robot, wore a traditional grey-and-brown Buddhist robe and stood before monks as it pledged to devote itself to Buddhism pic.twitter.com/NDzDANRkhl
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2026

Read more:
Musk Confirms SpaceX Starship Set To Depart to Mars in Late-2026, Carrying Tesla’s Optimus Explorer Robots

The post NIRVANA DROID: Humanoid Robot Gabi ‘Converts’ to Buddhism and Becomes a Monk (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

A federal judge appointed by Joe Biden has ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to submit to Islam and allow a woman convicted of terrorism to hide her features behind a hijab in all official prison records.
The stunning decision came in a long-fought case brought by Muna Jama, aided by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, against the prison system.
She was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to provide material support to the Somali terrorist organization al-Shabaab by running an online network to raise money and turn it over to the terror group for jihadist plots, military operations and more.
When she arrived in the BOP, her photograph was taken, for identification purposes, security and records, without her head covering.
But she sued, claiming that security agenda, which also includes banning hats for inmates, violated her rights.
It is government watchdog Judicial Watch that describes the events.
The report explains CAIR, a radical Muslim charity that was named as a co-conspirator in a federal terror-finance case involving the Hamas front group Holy Land Foundation, went to court on behalf of the terrorist, “asserting that the prison system’s policy is unconstitutional and violates her religious rights.”
The Islamists claimed forcing the convicted extremist to remove her hijab, photographing her uncovered and requiring her to carry that uncovered photo on an ID she must present throughout the prison everyday is a violation of federal law.
They alleged Jama’s faith requires her to always wear a hijab when she is in mixed-gender spaces outside of her immediate family, and that her religious beliefs are deeply rooted in Islamic texts and teachings.
CAIR claimed appearing in public or being photographed without the covering and having that photo accessible to strangers is a serious breach of Jama’s faith and deeply humiliating.
Jeffrey M. Bryan, a Biden-appointed federal judge in Minnesota, agreed.
He ordered that she must be allowed, in violation of security protocols, to wear her head cover and all photographs of her without must be destroyed.
“The retention of Jama’s uncovered photo further substantially burdens Jama’s religious exercise because the photo’s mere existence means a non-familial male could potentially view the photo, thereby violating Jama’s religious beliefs,” the judge claimed.
Judicial Watch reported, “The case is the latest of many in which CAIR has altered the way American law enforcement agencies do their job. Years ago, an Atlanta jail caved into CAIR’s demand that Muslim inmates be allowed to wear hijabs.”
Further, the report noted under Barack Obama, the Federal Bureau of Investigation purged anti-terrorism training curricula of material coined “offensive” to Muslims.

It Just Keeps Happening Over And Over Again…

Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news,

Another illegal migrant, handed legal status under Biden-era policies, is charged with brutally murdering two women in New York — one a hardworking mother of two, the other his own roommate. 

The victims were stabbed multiple times in the neck and torso in what authorities describe as an anger-fueled rampage. 

Open borders policies didn’t just fail these women. They enabled their killer to stay here legally and strike.

BREAKING: Two women stabbed to death by illegal immigrant in New York.
Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Executive and a candidate for governor of New York, SLAMMS open-border policies after two woman were killed by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador on Long Island this week.… pic.twitter.com/v12sexjtjj
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) May 2, 2026
The suspect, 22-year-old Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, entered the United States illegally as an unaccompanied minor at age 12 roughly a decade ago. He was released into the country with no supervision. 

In 2022, the Biden administration granted him legal status through a program that automatically handed papers — believed to be in the form of a green card — to unaccompanied minors already here. 

Say her name: Ana Maria del Aguila-Cordova.
Ana (42) worked at Wendy’s and was stabbed to death while taking out the trash. She was a mother of two, including a one-year-old baby.
Her killer, Rony Alvarenga-Rivera (22) is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was later… https://t.co/oPvuyjTUUI pic.twitter.com/SL1UsRMyRI
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) May 2, 2026
Now he stands charged with first- and second-degree murder in the killings of Eddy Raquel Hernandez Castillo, 32, and Ana Maria del Aguila-Cordova, 42.

Both attacks happened early Friday morning on Long Island. Ana Maria del Aguila-Cordova, a mother of two young children including a one-year-old, was stabbed to death outside a Wendy’s in Island Park while taking out the trash. She was Rivera’s coworker.

Hours later, his 32-year-old roommate Eddy Raquel Hernandez Castillo was found dead in their shared apartment building in Valley Stream. Nassau County Police Chief Patrick Ryder confirmed: “Both females were killed by multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso.”

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is also a candidate for governor of New York, did not hold back. In a press conference covered widely on X, he directly blamed failed immigration policies:

“This didn’t have to happen. This is a policy that has resulted today in two women being killed. They could’ve gone on to have very productive and happy lives. But they’re no longer with us because of failed policies in the past.”

Blakeman continued, “Why are we letting people who aren’t documented into our country?” Noting that this “unaccompanied minor” was able to “run around without any supervision whatsoever,” and then automatically get legal status.”

He highlighted the absurdity of the 2022 federal program that handed legal status to unaccompanied minors already in the U.S. and praised Nassau County’s use of the 287(g) program, a federal partnership with ICE that has removed over 2,000 illegal migrants with criminal records. Blakeman noted that New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to abolish it.

This isn’t an isolated tragedy. It is the direct, predictable result of years of open borders insanity that prioritizes foreign invaders over American safety. 

Recent examples are highlighted below:

Each time the same story plays out: an illegal migrant, often with no prior record that would have flagged him under narrow enforcement priorities, commits unspeakable violence. Officials express “shock.” Media downplays the immigration angle. And nothing changes — until the next victim.

Blakeman is right. These women did not have to die. Their killer did not have to be here. The policies that let him stay were a choice. A choice made by politicians who value open borders and cheap political power over American lives.

President Trump’s border policies have proven that this can be stopped. 

Mass deportations of criminal illegals and an end to catch-and-release are not extreme. They are the bare minimum required to protect communities.

Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via Locals or check out our unique merch. Follow us on X @ModernityNews.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 05/06/2026 – 12:45

“Data Centers Require Reliable And Predictable Energy”: Riot Partners With Terrestrial Energy

Riot platforms announced a collaboration with Terrestrial Energy to pair future data centers with co-located nuclear reactors. The two companies are evaluating deploying Terrestrial’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) plants to existing Riot facilities in Texas and Kentucky, as well as multiple other potential sites. 

The headline comes on the same morning as reactor development peer NANO Nuclear announced a strategic MOU with Supermicro…

NANO Nuclear Soars On Strategic MOU With Supermicro For Powering AI Data Centers https://t.co/8evwYdhjZC
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 6, 2026
Following deals that have been announced recently from hyperscalers like Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, data center developers are now being more vocal than ever about their needs for reliable energy.

“Our data centers require reliable and predictable energy at the scale demanded by today’s hyperscale customers,” said Jason Les, CEO of Riot Platforms. “Partnering with Terrestrial Energy positions our facilities at the forefront of data center deployment, utilizing clean energy and benefitting both our customers and the communities we operate in. The consistent baseload of power required by data centers presents an ideal pairing for development alongside Terrestrial’s IMSR Plants.”

The press release is notably lacking on any sort of timeline description for Terrestrial actually making any progress towards reactor construction. Terrestrial is significantly behind almost all of its market peers, including Oklo and NANO Nuclear. 

Oklo has made significant progress with constructing a sodium-cooled reactor at INL with the potential to take the reactor critical as early as this summer. 

NANO Nuclear has begun early site work and recently submitted a construction permit application to the NRC for deployment of their KRONOS reactor in Illinois. 

Terrestrial only has some recent document approvals from the NRC and agreements in place with the DOE. No meaningful progress has been made on constructing a pilot reactor or first-of-a-kind commercial-scale deployment.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 05/06/2026 – 12:35