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Unchecked mass migration has a price – and the Muslim populations are starting to pay it, too.Friday night, in the Scottish city of Edinburgh, the inevitable happened: a fed-up white citizen reportedly had the wrong idea and went out in a stabbing spree, apparently targeting Muslim migrants.Counterterror detectives in Scotland are investigating the attacks after five people were injured.

We can either renew the spirit of liberty that made America exceptional, or watch her collapse under policies that pull toward perdition. President Donald J. Trump marked the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta this month, a momentous occasion which went virtually unnoticed. That is a true pity. In Magna Carta, we find the timeless principles that shaped our nation’s foundation. Signed on June 15, 1215, at England’s Runnymede, this charter stood as one of the first bold limits on unchecked government power. The text came to pass when feudal barons, the forerunners of modern elected representatives, demanded limits upon King...

LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism detectives in Scotland were investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims, police said Saturday. Police Scotland said that a 36-year-old man was arrested late Friday after officers received multiple reports of attacks in the west and north of the city. The force said that five men — two of them age 22, and others ages 24, 27 and 39 — sustained a range of injuries and three needed hospital treatment. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening. The charity Muslim Engagement and Development said that several of those...

GOP delegates nominated Max Engling as their candidate for secretary of state June 20, capping off a messy convention season with the ousting of the current secretary of state for the second convention in a row. Engling, a staffer for U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, won with 867 votes after two rounds of voting. Knox County Clerk David Shelton received 627 votes, and Secretary of State Diego Morales received 134 votes. Former gubernatorial candidate Jamie Reitenour lost in the first round after receiving the lowest number of votes.

When David Lammy addressed the World Gold Council and London Bullion Market Association this week, he intended to warn his audience about illicit gold. Instead, almost accidentally, he explained why so many people own it. “Unlike cash,” he said, gold “ does not need a bank account, a password or an internet connection.” This was meant to sound sinister. To anyone who has ever dealt with a frozen account, a failed payment system, a banking scare, a cyberattack, a currency crisis or the creeping absurdity of modern digital finance, it sounded rather more like a sales pitch. That is the...

Yesteryear opens by introducing its narrator, Natalie, a 32‑year‑old influencer who amasses millions of followers by posting about her pioneer‑like lifestyle. Unbeknownst to her audience, staff keep the household running, her marriage is strained, and her children hate being filmed. One day, she wakes up in a place that looks like her home, except it’s the early 19th century. As the story develops, Natalie proves anything but content. She meets her husband, Caleb, at a church group. After they marry, she finds herself pregnant at 20 (and with a husband more of a buffoon than she expected). I left Yesteryear...

McElroy Says Leo Deepens Francis’ LGBT Project While Rome Looks to Excommunicate Every SSPX PriestOutreach at Georgetown, Cupich’s synodal welcome, Study Group 9, possible SSPX penalties, and Argentine bishops praising an abortion-rights activist.McElroy Welcomes Outreach to WashingtonCardinal Robert McElroy welcomed the 2026 Outreach Conference to Washington with language that should make every serious Catholic stop reading and then read it again.Hiraeth In Exile is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.SubscribeThe letter is dated June 19, 2026, on the letterhead of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. It begins with the...

British Prime ‌Minster Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday ​and set out ​a timetable for his departure, ⁠the Observer newspaper ​reported on Saturday. The newspaper ​said Starmer had reached the conclusion that his position was ​no longer tenable after ​speaking to cabinet minister, advisers, ‌donors ⁠and trade union leaders. The report said Starmer was discussing the matter with ​his wife ​at ⁠his Chequers country residence before making ​a final decision, ​but ⁠that senior Labour figures expected a clear statement ⁠on ​his future as ​early as Monday.

Iran’s New "Insurance" Rule: Controlling the Strait of Hormuz

In this video, Glenn Beck discusses the recent milestone of Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire, following the public listing of SpaceX (0:11-0:22). While political figures like Senator Elizabeth Warren have criticized this level of wealth as a symptom of a 'rigged economy' requiring a wealth tax, Beck offers an alternative perspective on the nature of Musk's success and the value of capitalism (0:41-1:06). Key themes discussed include: Innovation and Risk: Beck details how Musk entered an stagnant aerospace industry in 2002, defying the expectations of experts and risking his entire fortune on a company with a high probability...

(NewsNation) — Iran said Saturday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again while sending a delegation to Switzerland for renewed talks with the United States, raising tensions even as diplomacy resumes. The U.S. disputed Iran’s announcement on the strait. “Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic continues to flow, and U.S. forces are monitoring the situation to ensure this remains the case,” said Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command. The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil. President Donald Trump, in response, threatened to impose...

President Trump posted a statement on the status of the Strait of Hormuz on his Truth Social account. Trump says there will be "no tolls" in the Strait, "unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America." His statement comes after Iranian officials said the Strait of Hormuz was closed again.

US President Donald Trump threatens to impose US tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days. Trump, spending the weekend at Camp David, underscores that the initial agreement to end the war with Iran calls for toll-free travel through the vital waterway for 60 days. He adds: “there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed.” Trump says the money would be for “services rendered as the Guardian Angel to...

"There is no other city one can know as completely from the movies and television as New York," wrote film location scout Nick Carr in 2015. "Even if you've never set foot in Manhattan, there's a good chance you can instantly picture a multitude of its neighbourhoods: Carrie Bradshaw's favourite cupcake spot (the Village); the Ghostbusters' firehouse (TriBeCa); the deli where Harry met Sally (Lower East Side)." Or, if you're a movie fan with a particular taste in New York cinema, your mind's eye can easily recall the setting of the conclave of New York gangs in TheWarriors (Riverside Park...

..... A German investigative journalist has urged her fellow countrymen to “listen to police officers” and their experiences and “act accordingly”. German broadsheet newspaper Die Welt reports the words of Liv von Boetticher who said she had spoken to police officers across Germany, “from all departments, of all ages, and from all federal states”. The journalist said she was prompted to come forwards with what she’d learnt after noticing speaking to her officers told a very different and unvarnished account of Germany after official interviews had finished and the cameras stopped rolling. Having given the official line their jobs may...

How did we get to a place in this country where we’ve decided that the humane approach to severe mental illness is to just leave people alone and let them fend for themselves? If someone is living on a sidewalk, talking to invisible people, wandering through traffic, or spiraling deeper into psychosis, government intervention is now treated like the “evil” thing to do. Activists, disability-rights groups, and this massive network of NGOs have spent decades arguing mental institutions should be used only in the rarest circumstances. And the results of that disastrous agenda speak for themselves. Cities all over America...

US Vice President JD Vance pushes back on what he calls an Israeli “freakout” over the recently signed US-Iranian memorandum of understanding in an interview with The New York Times, suggesting Israel relies too much on military force to address its problems, that it should give more “credit” to the US as an ally, and that concerns that the agreement emboldens Iran or its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, are misplaced. “I find this whole freakout in Israel a little bit odd because I think that it comes from a place of mistrust, and I think that America has earned the trust...

Social media platform X has declined to remove a post by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calling for the destruction of Lebanon, despite its rules prohibiting threats and incitement targeting people on the basis of ethnicity, national origin or religion.Published on Friday, the call came amid fragile efforts to halt fighting in the region. Despite a US-Iran-brokered ceasefire intended to cover all fronts, including Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to withdraw forces from its northern neighbor, prompting Tehran to delay follow-up peace talks in Switzerland.Reuters reported later in the day that Hezbollah and Israel had agreed...

Alex Jones’ Infowars has been in legal limbo as Jones and The Onion fight for control in the courts. However, The Onion plans to publish under the Infowars brand without legal permission on July 2. CEO Ben Collins plans to launch a new version that is anti-Jones, according to MS Now, aka MSNBC. Collins said they won’t wait for the courts. It is illegal to violate a court order. The Story CEO Ben Collins wrote in a staff memo shared with MS NOW that they will open their Infowars on July 2. The new website and social media channels will...