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Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson says: “High school graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage. A time for friends and family to come together to celebrate one of life’s major milestones. To bring machineguns and violence to such a ceremony is immoral and shameful. On behalf of all Minnesotans, I want to express a sense of moral outrage at these crimes and assure the public that the perpetrators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Sure, he is full of “moral outrage,” but will Thompson address the culture of violence that Minnesota officials have unwisely brought...

The business community, from El Monte to Downey to Perris, no longer fears the impact of federal immigration raids on workplaces. They are seeing the painful fallout firsthand. In the weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ramped up their roundups of migrant workers from car washes, swap meets and hubs such as L.A.’s Flower District, business owners and city leaders say the operations are disrupting life and spreading fear in their communities. ... Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed....

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man remained in Duval County jail Tuesday on a $725,000 bond after he was arrested last week after being fired from Burger King. Dennis Gray Jr., 24, showed up for work at the fast-food restaurant on Lem Turner Road on June 8 and a manager told him he was terminated, a Jacksonville police arrest report states. The manager told police that after she informed Gray he was fired, he left the restaurant and returned with a red brick, the report states. Gray attempted to log into a computer with his fingerprint, but the manager stopped...

President Donald Trump has one well-known and exploitable weakness: His inordinate love for the triumphal announcement that he has brokered a deal. This inordinate love has already spawned two terrible blunders that threaten us all, one actual and one potential. The actual blunder is the welcoming of Chinese students into American Universities. This blunder stems from his failing to recognize that every Chinese student is a spy. This is not to say that each and every Chinese student is actively engaged in spying at every moment. But it is the case that each and every Chinese student is legally obliged...

How many more would-be jihadis are in America right now? ... Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national who had overstayed his visa, has now been saddled with 118 criminal charges, including 28 counts of attempted murder, for throwing Molotov cocktails last Sunday at a group of people who were peacefully marching to advocate for the release of the Israeli hostages Hamas seized on Oct. 7, 2023. He is also facing federal hate crime charges, as he was clearly intending to target Jews. Yet while we have come a long way from last Sunday, when Boulder police chief Steve Redfearn insisted...

Just 36 hours after the initial impact to the overpass, SCDOT has reopened traffic on I-20 in both directions at mile marker 13 in Aiken County. South Carolina Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell said, "I want to thank our crews, our contractors and our partners in law enforcement for working around the clock on this major emergency response effort. Thanks to their immediate mobilization and diligent work, we opened the interstate in a record amount of time." The bridge on Old Vaucluse Road was a total loss following a bridge strike and fire and now SCDOT will begin expediting a...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass compared the impact of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids to the coronavirus lockdowns that her party imposed on California, in that both kept people at home. Bass made the comparison over the weekend in visits to small businesses in a neighborhood that, the Los Angeles Times, depended on the “immigrant” economy (the Times never used the word “illegal). The Times reported: Bass visited a number of small businesses in Boyle Heights with Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), including Casa Fina, Distrito Catorce, Yeya’s and Birrieria De Don Boni, as well as the Estrada...

The endgame of the current Israel-Iran conflict presents two distinct goals: preventing a nuclear Iran and achieving regime change in Tehran. While regime change is a hope for many, the primary and more achievable objective for Israel and the US should be the complete and verifiable dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program.

President Donald Trump disputed his own director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, on how developed Iran’s nuclear capabilities are and said Iran was on the verge of obtaining a nuclear weapon when Israel struck in recent days.I don't care what she said...."Video at the link

A last-minute observation from the Webb telescope has sharpened predictions for asteroid 2024 YR4, slightly increasing its odds of hitting the Moon but confirming no threat to Earth. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com ============================================================ NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This rare data update refined the asteroid’s projected path and revealed a small uptick in its chance of striking the Moon, though Earth remains in the clear. Webb Telescope Captures Final Glimpse Asteroid 2024 YR4 may be out of sight now, but before it slipped too far...

When Israel is at war, it is only natural for Jews and Christians to turn to the Scriptures for inspiration, comfort, and guidance. That’s why Israel’s chief rabbis called for their communities to pray specific psalms, including Psalm 20, 121, and 130. And that’s why Rabbi Dov Lando, a leading ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Israel, “upon being briefed on the security situation,” issued a statement calling for more Torah study and prayer and then “immediately took a Book of Psalms and began praying for the entire nation.”

he hits just keep coming for CNN. The far left network is facing being spun off by its corporate parent company Warner Bros./Discovery sometime in 2026. They view the network as a ‘declining asset’ and are going to split it into two entities. The people who are described as on-air ‘talent’ have destroyed what was once considered the foundation of cable news. Over the last decade they have shredded not only their own credibility, but the reputation of the network. They have totally earned what is coming.

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/17/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleDeuteronomy 4:21-2921 The Lord was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance. 22 I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land. 23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an...

~So much for the G7. The war? Well, strange as it may seem on the 24/7 hamster wheel, my view hasn't changed since last week: I am in favour of Israel's victory over Iran - just as the region's Sunni monarchies are. However, I am opposed to any direct American participation because the United States is the most incompetent warmonger on the planet. If that comes as news, well, you haven't been paying attention - since VJ Day. Hilarious headline in today's Spectator: Why is the US so reluctant to fight Iran? Short answer: because it hasn't won anything that...

Sir Keir Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry does not go far enough, victims and campaigners said on Tuesday. Four people affected by the rape gangs scandal joined Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, as she held a press conference in central London. It comes after Sir Keir bowed to pressure to commission a national inquiry into the historic sexual exploitation of thousands of girls, predominantly by men of Pakistani origin. The Prime Minister’s commitment followed a report by Baroness Casey which found that police and council leaders covered up the scale of Asian grooming gangs because they feared being called racist. Marlon...

17 June 2025 Tuesday of week 11 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Albert Chmielowski in Zielona Góra, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First reading2 Corinthians 8:1-9The Lord Jesus was rich but became poor for your sakeNow here, brothers, is the news of the grace of God which was given in the churches in Macedonia; and of how, throughout great trials by suffering, their constant cheerfulness and their intense poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity. I can swear that they gave not only as much as they could afford, but far more, and quite spontaneously,...

Within the span of a week, what was begun by Israel on June 13 could easily be a replay of Sept. 12, 1683 when Poland's Winged Hussars, as led by King Jan Sobieski III, broke the siege of Vienna and saved Central Europe from Ottoman subjugation. Israel is about to put an end to more than forty-five years of regional and worldwide state-sponsored terrorism by Iran's theocrats, although the very people whom Israel saves are unlikely to thank them for it. Israel's role is in fact similar to margraves, voyevodes, and similar border lords who, often at high costs to...

In today’s video, discover how a tiny horse that couldn’t even stand on his own legs took his first steps—and ran straight into our hearts. Peabody’s fight for life is one you’ll never forget.

Sobering footage has captured a massive traffic jam as thousands frantically tried to flee Tehran — with President Trump ominously warning that Israel wouldn’t be slowing its attacks on Iran any time soon. The president urged “everyone to evacuate” the Iranian city late Monday as Israel appeared to be expanding its air assault five days after launching its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear program. He predicted, too, that Israel was showing no signs of relenting. “You’re going to find out over the next two days,” Trump said when asked if Israel would slow down its onslaught. “You’re going...

The pervasive talking point of the Left since President Trump returned to office is that he is trying to make himself into a “dictator.” Starting in the early weeks of his new term, the main evidence for the “dictator” claim was said to be Trump’s actions to make the government respond to his policies, via actions like large-scale lay-offs, issuance of Executive Orders, and cancellation of grants and contracts. (Here for example is a piece from the Guardian from February 13, complaining of what they called Trump’s “illegitimate power grab” by, among other things, cancelling grants and downsizing agencies from...