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You may feel terrible about being a member of the Republican Party because it’s the stupidest party in American politics until you remember that the Democrat Party exists – and no, the Libertarian Party is not actually a party; it’s the motley crew of pot-addled sophomores holding forth in the dorm suite common area at 2 a.m. of American politics.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that a federal court’s decision to halt President Donald Trump’s tariffs showed he was not a “king.” Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “I know this is a big a big night for Minnesota with Canada as your your biggest trading partner next door. You were up in Canada last week. You have a whole new discussion now to be had with Canada. None of Donald Trump’s tariffs apply anymore.” Klobuchar said, “We do and I will say, number one, you and I have been nerding out on this over and...

After WNBA players reported racial slurs being yelled by fans, the league launched an investigation which turned up truly sickening results. Here are the eleven racial slurs that are often heard at WNBA games: "Let's go Fever, let's go": Literally cheering for white people. Disgusting. "Aaaaair-ball": Yelling about air while black people can't breathe? These are monsters we're dealing with. "Hot doooogs, get yer hot doooogs!": Bet they're served on a white bun. Does the bigotry know no bounds? "DE-FENSE": Chanting to defend the status quo of white supremacy. This has no place in sports. "Daddy, I have to go...

Key Points A U.S. trade court ruled that Trump had overstepped his authority by invoking an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every country. Economists at Goldman Sachs said the White House likely has a few tools at its disposal to ensure it is only a temporary problem. Lawyer James Ransdell said the ruling marks the first in many cases still pending — and is the first opinion “to really address the meat of the plaintiffs challenge.” ================================================================= U.S. President Donald Trump could still find a workaround after suffering a major blow to a core part of his...

Donald Trump’s rambling speeches and stream-of-consciousness press briefings could be symptoms of his “cognitive decline,” according to one of America’s top rhetoric experts. The warning comes as Trump and his aides are seeking a congressional probe into Joe Biden’s mental state during his one-term presidency. The extent to which Biden, now 82, hid his capability has led to major questions over whether he was fit to lead the country.

The shooting last Wednesday night of two Israeli diplomats, a couple that were soon to be engaged, was a horrible act of violence. It comes as anti-Semitism in America is increasing on college campuses and elsewhere. Many protesters reject Israel and embrace Hamas, which officially states, “Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes.” An American Jewish Committee survey last year found one-third of Jews in the U.S. were targeted by anti-Semitism in the previous 12 months.

President Trump appeared to give Vladimir Putin a hard deadline for ending the war in Ukraine — as the Kremlin revealed Thursday the Russian leader has no plans to pow wow with the commander-in-chief. “We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday. Asked whether Putin wanted to end the war, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in...

A new pre-surgery treatment strategy for inherited breast cancer has achieved an astonishing 100% survival rate, thanks to a simple yet powerful timing tweak. A promising new treatment is offering fresh hope for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers. In a recent clinical trial led by Cambridge researchers, every patient who received a combination of chemotherapy and a targeted cancer drug before surgery survived the crucial three-year period following treatment. Published in Nature Communications, the study suggests this could become the most effective therapy yet for early-stage breast cancer linked to BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. These inherited forms of...

Democrats are trapped by the toxic DEI ideology they created—too afraid to reform, too broken to survive without it. A few Democrat officeholders, activists, and pundits are finally coming to their senses that their brand is toxic to a majority of the American people. The Biden administration killed what was left of it in a number of ways. First, it serially lied to Americans about the cognitive decline and cancerous condition of President Joe Biden, both while in and after office. Only when caught did the complicit media fess up that the Biden inner circle serially misled the American people...

The Kremlin has not yet disclosed what conditions it will propose for a ceasefire with Ukraine, nor whether those terms will appear in a draft memorandum, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Peskov noted that there is no need to publicly discuss the contents of the draft documents, News.Az reports, citing TASS. "We won’t publicly discuss the contents of the draft documents that [the parties] are supposed to exchange. The reason is because talks should always be held behind closed doors rather than in public," the Kremlin spokesman added.

The Babylon Bee was saddened to learn of the passing of former President Joe Biden. [Note: Make sure this does not get published until it is 100% confirmed that he died.] Born in 1871 as a poor black child, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. grew up in the vast wasteland of Delaware. As a young boy foraging for sustenance in the unsettled Delawarean tundra, Joe learned the benefits of determination, American ingenuity, and a hard day's work. [Note: Confirm birth year — may have been much earlier.] As a young lifeguard and vagabond, Joe witnessed the nation's conversion from a loose...

The world could see its first year of warming above 2°C by the end of the decade, leading climate scientists have warned for the first time. Each year, researchers at the Met Office – the UK’s national weather service – use observational climate data and modelling from institutions around the world to predict the global climate for the coming five years. Their results suggest the average temperature in a single year could exceed 2°C above pre-industrial times by 2029, a result that would mark a significant and sobering milestone in the fight against climate change. “That was effectively impossible a...

Judge Jeanine Pirro gave an incredible acceptance speech about fighting for justice after she was officially sworn in as the new interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Speaking from a podium on Wednesday in the Oval Office, Pirro made it crystal clear that she will show "no mercy for criminals," will be a voice for victims of violent crimes, and vowed that justice would be served following the murder of the two Israeli Embassy staffers in the capital on May 21.

Why did the court strike down some tariffs? The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Trump didn’t have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, or IEEPA. What tariffs are covered by the ruling? The ruling voids many of the Trump's administration’s moves on trade. That includes fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and the reciprocal tariffs—some of which were already on hold—that affect virtually every U.S. trading partner. What tariffs aren’t affected? Those that weren't justified under IEEPA. For instance, levies on autos, steel and aluminum aren't covered....

Now more than four months into President Trump’s second term, there have been dozens of District Court injunctions blocking policies that the new administration has sought to implement. Deportations of gang members illegally in the U.S. back to El Salvador? Enjoined! Mass firings at USAID? Enjoined! Other mass firings at 22 other agencies and departments? Enjoined! Cancellation of funding of certain grants for Harvard? Enjoined! Ending of eligibility for Harvard to participate in foreign student visa program? Enjoined! Termination of federal funding for public schools maintaining DEI programs? Enjoined! Termination of security clearances for certain prominent law firms? Enjoined! And...

“‘“. . . as we also have forgiven our debtors”’” (Matthew 6:12). Even as we have been forgiven, we need to forgive. This is the character of righteousness. But because of our sinful flesh, we are often inconsistent with that duty and need constant exhortation (cf. Rom. 7:14–25). The Lord Jesus’ own example is a powerful motivation for us to forgive others. Paul reminds us, “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you” (Eph. 4:32; 1 John 2:6). In view of such divine graciousness, our forgiveness of another’s sin expresses...

29 May 2025 Thursday before Ascension Sunday; Ascension Thursday in some dioceses The 50th Anniversary of Paul VI's First Italian MassReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).In some dioceses the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated today. If this applies to you, please reconfigure Universalis to use the appropriate local calendar.First readingActs 18:1-8Paul lodged with them and worked, and held debates in the synagoguesPaul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he met a Jew called Aquila whose family came from Pontus. He and his wife Priscilla had recently left Italy because an edict of Claudius had expelled all...

Tankers under U.S. sanctions, including Aframax, Captain Kostichev, and Victor Konetsky, delivered about 1 million barrels of Russian crude oil to Indian refineries last week, despite India’s stated ban on such vessels, Bloomberg reported on May 28, citing Kpler and Vortexa Ltd. Oil traders are closely monitoring purchases by India, which has become the largest importer of Russian oil since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as U.S. efforts to impede these flows. The restrictions imposed by the West, which were tightened in January, are generally aimed at both ensuring the flow of oil to avoid a sharp rise in...

British taxpayers are funding Hamas. That’s the bombshell revelation exposed in this week’s episode with legal expert Anne Herzberg from NGO Monitor. We dive deep into: The UK’s role in Gaza’s cash aid system and how Hamas controls who gets paid How “humanitarian” agencies like UNICEF and UNRWA became laundering mechanisms for a jihadist regime The willful blindness of international aid organizations and why they’re terrified of transparency How the West's cash pipeline empowers Hamas and keeps Gaza dependent on terror-linked welfare The staggering admission: reputation not terror financing was Britain’s top concern Why the aid sector’s hive-mind ideology has...

The terrorism in Bern sent shock waves through my predominantly Swiss family. One of my second cousins was injured. In the past few months, our family business was looted and there have been three strong-arm robberies and one sexual assault, all perpetrated by “migrants.” The Muslims, from the Middle East and Africa, aren’t migrants. They’re an invading army, with zero organization (a mob, in other words). Over 90% of them are unattached men of military age, traveling alone or in small groups to Europe. I’ve written previously about my “twin families.” Three of my four grandparents came from Switzerland. I...