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  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflections: A New Depth of Mercy - Monday, June 16, 2025

    06/16/2025 9:44:23 AM PDT · by fidelis · 6 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) | June 16, 2025 | My Catholic Life!
    Daily Readings from the USCCBShould anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.” Matthew 5:41–42As the faith of Israel developed over the centuries, prior to the coming of Christ, there were various stages of advancement in morality. Prior to the establishment of moral laws in the Old Testament, it was common for families to inflict severe vengeance upon other families when harm was done to them. This caused ongoing violence and feuds. But advancements...
  • Iran asks Gulf states to mediate for ceasefire with Israel: Sources

    06/16/2025 9:43:57 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    www.channelnewsasia.com ^ | June 16, 2025 | Staff
    Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday (Jun 16). In return, Iran will reportedly offer flexibility in nuclear negotiations with the US. Gulf leaders and their top diplomats worked the phones all weekend, speaking to each other, to Tehran, Washington and beyond in an effort to avoid a widening of the conflict as longstanding enemies Israel and Iran intensified their attacks in their biggest ever confrontation. Iran is willing to be...
  • JILLIAN MICHAELS: Why I, a gay woman, can't celebrate Pride Month now that it's been hijacked by leather daddies, drag shows and corporate stunts

    06/16/2025 9:33:23 AM PDT · by algore · 64 replies
    I've never been 'proud' to be gay. Despite being openly gay, happily married, a parent, a public figure. The truth is, I'm proud of my accomplishments. The things I fought for. My career. My family. My grit. Not the things I am by default. Being gay isn't a merit badge — it's a fact of my existence. And that's why I've always had a complicated relationship with Pride Month. When I was a teenager in the '90s, being gay meant living with shame, not pride. It meant keeping your truth under wraps to avoid being bullied, rejected, or worse. Back...
  • Israel’s strikes zeroed in on Iran’s nuclear program. How much damage was done? (Isfahan Natanz Fordow)

    06/16/2025 9:31:28 AM PDT · by dennisw · 46 replies
    CNN-MSN ^ | 6 16 | Rob Picheta and Thomas Bordeaux
    Natanz Initial assessments indicate that Israel’s strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility were extremely effective, going far beyond superficial damage to exterior structures and knocking out the electricity on the lower levels where the centrifuges used to enrich uranium are stored, two US officials told CNN. “This was a full-spectrum blitz,” said another source familiar with the assessments. The strikes destroyed the above-ground part of Natanz’s Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant, a sprawling site that has been operating since 2003 and where Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity Satellite images, taken before and after the strikes, give a...
  • WATCH: Israel Strikes Iranian State TV During Live Broadcast (short video)

    06/16/2025 9:27:50 AM PDT · by Signalman · 20 replies
    youtube ^ | not indicated | @theipaper
    WATCH: Israel Strikes Iranian State TV During Live Broadcast https://www.youtube.com/shorts/56w6cDPO-3s?feature=share
  • Sudden Deployment of Dozens of U.S. Air Force Tankers Raises Questions

    06/16/2025 9:27:22 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 45 replies
    The Aviationist ^ | 06 16 2025 | Stefano D'Urso
    Around 30 KC-135 and KC-46 tankers departed the U.S. headed to Europe, but their final destination is unknown. In the night between June 15 and 16, 2025, multiple U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft departed their bases in the United States headed to Europe. The sudden and unusual movement was quickly noticed on flight tracking websites, when about 30 tankers were first spotted headed towards the Atlantic Ocean and later arriving in Europe. Most of these aircraft landed this morning at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and at Morón Air Base and NAS Rota in Spain, while...
  • IRANIAN STATE TV STUDIO HIT BY ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE LIVE ON AIR

    06/16/2025 9:18:05 AM PDT · by Racketeer · 21 replies
    X ^ | June 16, 2025 | Faytuks News
    IRANIAN STATE TV STUDIO HIT BY ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE LIVE ON AIR
  • G7 Summit in Canada Begins in Shadow of Iran, Ukraine Wars

    06/16/2025 9:15:18 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 2 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/16/2025 | Frances Martel
    Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expecting to welcome a host of world leaders to Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday for the beginning of the annual G7 Summit – expected to address some of the world’s most pressing emergencies, including the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. The summit formally began on Sunday, though the major meetings and discussion are expected to begin on Monday, and is expected to run through Tuesday. The G7 is an organization bringing together seven of the world’s largest economies – America, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and host Canada – to primarily...
  • Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

    06/16/2025 9:12:22 AM PDT · by thegagline · 26 replies
    DNYUZ ^ | 06/16/2025 | Staff
    A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities.The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust. *** The new lawsuit alleges the government has continued to implement diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were instituted under former President Joe Biden. *** . “After being ignored by a federal agency that’s meant to support agriculture, I hope my...
  • Dear FRiends, We're now over 75%, but we still have $20K to go. And we only have 15 days left to bring it in. We're gonna need a whole lot more of your help here, folks. Let's get 'er done. [FReepathon]

    06/16/2025 9:04:03 AM PDT · by Jim Robinson · 4 replies
    Dear FRiends, We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. This means no spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers. And because we are not a 501C, we have preserved our God-given, constitutionally protected right to free speech without government intervention. If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Click here: to donate by Credit CardOr here: to donate by PayPalOr by mail to: Free Republic, LLC...
  • VIDEO: MN Shooter's "Roommate" Tries Way Too Hard to Paint Him as MAGA

    06/16/2025 8:43:47 AM PDT · by PJ-Comix · 106 replies
    Rumble ^ | June 16, 2025 | DUmmie FUnnies
    VIDEODavid Carlson, the pizza delivery "roommate" of the suspected shooter of prominent Democrats in Minnesota, Vance Boelter, seems to trying way too hard to portray his supposed buddy as MAGA. Yeah, a "MAGA" guy who had "No Kings" leaflets in his car. Adding to the suspicions about the Pizza Guy is how defensive he was about showing the actual text message on his phone that he claimed was sent by Boelter. Something is seriously OFF with this picture.
  • How Amy Coney Barrett Is Confounding the Right and the Left

    06/16/2025 8:37:02 AM PDT · by JayGalt · 38 replies
    NY Times ^ | June 15, 2025 Updated June 16, 2025, 9:37 a.m | Jodi Kantor
    President Trump appointed her to clinch a conservative legal revolution. But soon after arriving at the Supreme Court, she began surprising her colleagues. Subscription required
  • Large mob ransacks South Los Angeles AutoZone; incident may be connected to street takeover

    06/16/2025 8:26:08 AM PDT · by artichokegrower · 43 replies
    KTLA ^ | June 16, 2025 | by: Will Conybeare
    A large mob was seen looting an AutoZone store in South Los Angeles early Monday morning, and the incident was likely connected to a street takeover that took place nearby.
  • Video: Iranian State TV IRIB has been struck in Israeli airstrikes while live

    06/16/2025 8:16:07 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 88 replies
    Iranian State TV IRIB has been struck in Israeli airstrikes
  • Merkley on MN Lawmaker Shootings: Trump ‘Promoted’ This Violent Environment

    06/16/2025 8:14:21 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 54 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/16/2025 | Pam Key
    Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said Monday on CNN’s “News Central” that President Donald Trump “promoted” the violent environment that brought the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend. Co-host John Berman said, “There was a state representative, Democratic leader of the state legislature in Minnesota killed over the weekend, a state senator shot. How would you describe the current political atmosphere in this country this morning?” Merkley said, “I feel like Trump has really popped the lid off of the rhetoric and the the sense of hate and violence and promoted this type of an environment. It’s profoundly disturbing for...
  • Jury Deliberates after hearing details about “The Club” in Coomer vs Lindell trial

    06/16/2025 8:14:06 AM PDT · by sopo · 7 replies
    ME SHOWS LIVE TV Press Releases Search... Jury Deliberates after hearing details about “The Club” in Coomer vs Lindell trial Jury deliberations are underway in the Coomer vs Lindell trial. Jurors deliberated for 3 hours Friday and have been ordered to return to continue deliberations at 7 am MT Monday. Eric Coomer (plaintiff) held a high-ranking job at Dominion Voting Machines during the 2020 elections. He is suing Mike Lindell for defamation, along with FrankSpeech, and MyPillow, claiming statements made by Mike Lindell ruined his life. The backstory was brought out during testimony. It was stated that Coomer made outlandish...
  • Walz calls for ‘decency’ after Minnesota shootings: ‘It’s not about mean tweets’

    06/16/2025 8:13:40 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 31 replies
    The Hill ^ | 6/16/25 | Tara Suter
    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) called for “decency” and denounced “mean tweets” late Sunday while announcing the arrest of a suspect in shootings that killed former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and injured Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman (D).
  • Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Have a ‘Forgotten Source’: North Korea

    06/16/2025 8:12:19 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 19 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 6/16/2025 | Bruce Bechtol
    North Korea has played a critical, though often overlooked, role in developing the very Iranian military capabilities now being used against Israel. Iran’s Emad and Ghadr ballistic missiles, deployed in its recent retaliatory strikes, are advanced derivatives of the North Korean No Dong missile, developed with direct North Korean assistance and parts.
  • Not Satire: Trump Organization Announces New Mobile Phone Service

    06/16/2025 8:09:53 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 68 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | June 16, 2025 | Staff
    There always seems to be something new coming out of the Trump Organization. This time, it's a mobile phone service. Yes, for real. I can't believe this isn't satire:
  • Iran asks Gulf states to mediate for ceasefire with Israel, sources say

    06/16/2025 8:06:16 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 52 replies
    Straits Times ^ | 6/16/2025 | Reuters
    Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday. Gulf leaders and their top diplomats worked the phones all weekend, speaking to each other, to Tehran, Washington and beyond in an effort to avoid a widening of the conflict as longstanding enemies Israel and Iran intensified their attacks in their biggest ever confrontation. Iran is willing to be flexible in the nuclear talks...