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“The (puny) ask: Elon Musk recently criticized the GOP’s “massive spending” reconciliation bill, which he says “undermines” the savings DOGE has found. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller responded that Musk was wrong to expect reconciliation to lock in DOGE work, saying that the proper tool was rescission. “So where are the lock-ins? DOGE says it has identified some $180 billion in savings, though Congress needs to approve many of the grant cancellations and other clawbacks. “Yet the White House rescissions request is for a mere $9.4 billion—out of annual discretionary spending of $1.6 trillion. This (supposedly) cost-cutting...

At last the work was completed—the first English translation of the Bible ever made. The word of God was opened to England. The Reformer feared not now the prison or the stake. He had placed in the hands of the English people a light which should never be extinguished. In giving the Bible to his countrymen, he had done more to break the fetters of ignorance and vice, more to liberate and elevate his country, than was ever achieved by the most brilliant victories on fields of battle.

The Supreme Court will be issuing Opinions this morning at 10:00 a.m. Scotusblog will be live-blogging the opinion release and we will be following along to try and make sense of the court's decisions.There are 32 cases remaining to be decided for the October 2024 term in addition to several cases on the emergency docket.One case of interest, and the only case remaining undecided from the December sitting is the Skrmetti case. Issue(s): Whether Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which prohibits all medical treatments intended to allow "a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the...

Judge upholds free speech! Tommy not under arrest. Mahyar Tousi and other alternative media waiting outside courtroom, joking around and relieved. Transcript linked below video.

A former analyst with the National Security Agency said that China is positioning equipment in "strategic places" that could be used to disrupt U.S. commerce after rogue communication devices were found inside Chinese solar power inverters. Rogue communication devices that were not in official product documents were found inside Chinese solar power inverters when they were examined by U.S. experts for possible security issues, two sources told Reuters. The two sources said that the rogue power inverters have undocumented communication channels which could be used to circumvent firewalls remotely, which could have major consequences. These power inverters connect the solar...

This article originally appeared on vigilantfox.com and was republished with permission. Anderson Cooper just aired a short segment from his interview with actor George Clooney, discussing his Broadway directorial debut, Good Night, and Good Luck—a play about journalist Edward R. Murrow’s confrontation with McCarthy-era fearmongering. Screenshot from Anderson Cooper 360. The interview started off with Anderson Cooper trying to paint Trump’s first 136 days in his second term as the “worst” in America’s history. That was a claim so absurd that even Clooney couldn’t bite on that. “I can make an argument that we’ve had much worse times in our...

VIDEOWhen you watch this Karen break down into uncontrollable RAGE while demanding a police car be given a ticket you think just another mental case Karen. However, when a musician accompanies her rage with heavy metal music it converts her rage into a piece of HILARIOUS art.

The Big Beautiful Bill has taken a lot of PR hits of late, including from me and Elon Musk. I love writing that line. It makes it sound like Elon Musk and I have similar influence, when everybody knows that I am the larger political force of the two. The criticisms all boil down to one essential fact: the bill doesn't fundamentally change the trajectory of budget deficits continuing forever, and the national debt keeps increasing at an alarming rate. If the United States faces an existential threat from an exploding debt and deficits as far as the eye can...

John Brennan is suddenly worried that the intel agencies might be politicized under President Trump. Funny. He didn’t seem to have that concern during all the years he and others used the deep state to repeatedly attack and smear Trump. What’s more likely is that Brennan is trying to plant seeds so that he can complain anything that’s found out about him is merely politically motivated. These people are evil liars. From the Western Lensman on Twitter/X: John Brennan, Russiagate Conspirator and Laptop Hoaxer, is worried that the CIA and FBI won’t be “apolitical” under Trump — — and will...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/5/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleExodus 30:17-21Basin for Washing 17 Then the Lord said to Moses, 18 “Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19 Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord,...

Scott Gibb was playing in a secluded area at Terry Hershey Park in Houston on May 26, when he was confronted by Eunice Isgur, 76. 'She said I had no right to play here in this public park,' 'She said, "I'm gonna call my husband. He's a federal judge and he's gonna make you stop",' Gibb told the outlet, referring to Isgur's husband US District Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur of the Southern District of Texas. But Isgur reportedly became further angered that she was being recorded, which is when she allegedly hit the victim's arm while swiping at her phone....

Actor George Clooney said Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that he was worried about being targeted by President Donald Trump. Cooper asked, “Do you worry about, I mean, personally being targeted by the administration?” Clooney said, “Sure. Everybody worries about it. But, you know, if you spend your life worrying about things, then you won’t do things. You know, we have a we like everybody, have a family and we have a life and we try to, you know, live and do the things as the best example for our kids. And I want to be able to look...

These massively laid out burial complexes are very new. How many are now operating?

NATIONAL MOONSHINE DAY On June 5 we toast National Moonshine Day to recognize a beverage with a notorious record of blurring the lines of history and the law, turning ordinary men (and women) into criminals, and common criminals into legends. Follow along as we discuss how the history is just as strong as the drink. #NationalMoonshineDay Traditionally, moonshine is an illegally distilled whiskey spirit mostly made from a corn mash and typically produced by an individual illegally without a permit. Also known as white lightning, mountain dew, homebrew, hillbilly pop, and rotgut, moonshine has served as a means for people...

MIT researchers have developed a new membrane that separates various types of fuel by molecular size, potentially eliminating the need for the energy-intensive process of crude oil distillation. Turning crude oil into everyday fuels like gasoline, diesel, and heating oil demands a huge amount of energy. In fact, this process is responsible for about 6 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Most of that energy is spent heating the oil to separate its components based on their boiling points. Now, in an exciting breakthrough, engineers at MIT have created a new kind of membrane that could change the game....

President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on a dozen countries and partially restricted travel from several more. The travel ban goes into effect on Monday. “After reviewing the report described in subsection (d) of this section, and after accounting for the foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives of the United States, I have determined to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. These restrictions distinguish between, but apply to both, the entry of immigrants...

The United States, under President Donald Trump, is perceptibly stepping back from its previous level of unconditional support for Ukraine, driven by a realist assessment that Kyiv’s maximalist war aims (like restoring 1991 borders) are unachievable against Russia’s grinding war of attrition.

Image of the ground beef product detected to have been infected with E. Coli. Courtesy of June 3/FSIS public safety alert ====================================================================== Certain ground beef products distributed to Whole Foods Market locations nationwide have been pulled from shelves due to potential E. coli contamination, according to a June 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) notice. The alert applies to 1-pound vacuum-packed packages of “ORGANIC RANCHER ORGANIC GROUND BEEF 85% LEAN 15% FAT,” marked with “Use or Freeze By 06-19-25” and “Use or Freeze By 06-20-25.”

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said Elon Musk’s sharp criticism of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” was “flat wrong,” but that he did not take it personally. Musk on Tuesday torched the GOP spending package on X, calling it “a disgusting abomination,” which the speaker said was a complete 180 from what he had indicated in private just a day earlier. Johnson and other House Republicans spoke to reporters Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill, where they addressed a variety of topics, including the future of the spending bill. “I consider Elon a friend,” Johnson told reporters. “It’s curious to...

“‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’” (Matthew 6:19–21). There is a great potential for your possessions to become idols when you accumulate them for yourself. But possessions that are wisely, willingly, and generously used for kingdom purposes can be a means of accumulating heavenly possessions. When they are hoarded and stored,...