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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...

When Donald Trump signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran earlier this week, the accepted narrative was that it was an abject failure of US foreign policy. What had begun with the dramatic assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei in the opening seconds of the war had concluded with America’s hands tied. But this rhetoric fails to align with the reality within Iran. Beneath the noise, the regime, with its nuclear capabilities and ballistic stockpile severely downgraded, is also in a vulnerable position – perhaps the most weak it has been in its 47 years. I fled the regime myself 28 years...

This video, produced by Black Conservative Perspective, critiques Dan Osborn, a Democratic-backed independent Senate candidate in Nebraska, for his evolving stance on immigration and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Key Points: The Controversy: The creator highlights a report by CNN's KFile revealing that during a 2021 labor strike at a Kellogg cereal plant, Osborn contacted authorities regarding allegations that replacement workers were undocumented immigrants (2:16-2:50). Contradictory Positions: The video argues that Osborn, who now campaigns with rhetoric critical of ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics (5:30-5:45), previously sought help from federal authorities to protect union jobs (3:12-3:22). Political...

The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran leaves untouched key military capabilities that President Donald Trump cited when launching the conflict Feb. 28, raising concerns among Gulf Arab allies and security analysts about Tehran's ability to project power across the Middle East.The MOU signed Wednesday ends hostilities between the U.S. and Iran but imposes no restrictions on Tehran's ballistic missile arsenal, drone stockpiles, or its network of allied militias operating throughout the region, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday."The MOU doesn't address any of Iran's core power-projection capabilities," Hasan Alhasan, a senior fellow at the International Institute...

Maybe the She-Wolf of Wall Street has been de-fanged. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suffered an rare, $8 million dip in her net worth last year — dropping to $249 million from $257 million in 2024, according to research platform Quiver Quantitative. The value of the former House speaker’s stake in Russell Ranch — an upscale housing development just outside Sacramento known for its hilltop views — plummeted to a range of $1 million to $5 million — down from and estimated value of $5 million to $25 million in 2024, according to Pelosi’s newly released annual disclosure report. The 11,000-home...

Karma Patriot@patriot_karma·21ah@BreitbartNews JULY 22, 2015……“White House National Security Advisor @AmbassadorRice admitted the existence of two secret “side deals” between Iran & the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to accompany the main Iran nuclear deal agreed last week between Iran and the P5+1 powers (U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China).”In 2015, @mikepompeo said:"This agreement is the worst of backroom deals. In addition to allowing Iran to keep its nuclear program, missile program, American hostages, & terrorist network, the @BarackObama administration has failed to make public separate side deals that have been struck for the 'inspection' of one of the...

The Barack Obama Presidential Center is finally open to the public. The Obamas threw themselves an invite-only launch part..... Here are six things we learned: 1) It really is that ugly. The primary edifice, sometimes called the Obamalisk, is a hulking gray tower that appears to have been based on a model that just won third prize in a middle-school architecture competition for gifted nerds..... 2) It was built on stolen land. Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, who makes $740,000 as CEO of the Obama Foundation, kicked things off by recognizing the "original inhabitants" of the stolen land on which...