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  • Ex-Migrant Shelter Director Blows Whistle on Fraud

    06/28/2025 12:42:44 PM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 20 replies
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  • “Iran” An Ayatollah Does A Flock of Seagulls’ “I Ran (So Far Away)” – A Parody

    06/28/2025 12:39:17 PM PDT · by mononymous · 4 replies
    Self ^ | 6/28/2025 | Self
    (Expletive deleted) around the middle east Always thought I’d do what I please Do what I please With Hezbollah and Hamas guys The kind of guys to terrorize the Jews Terrorize the Jews And I ran Iran in my own way I just ran Iran all night and day Couldn’t get in my way A cloud appears above my head A bomb or bolt of lightning comes right through Something comes right through The cloud is moving nearer still Seventy-two virgins come in view Many virgins in view And I ran Iran in my own way I just ran Iran...
  • Man arrested after pushing woman into Miami River, leaving her critically injured: Police

    06/28/2025 12:38:47 PM PDT · by TheDon · 38 replies
    NBC Miami ^ | June 24, 2025 | Chris Hush
    A woman was found unconscious and floating in the Miami River Tuesday morning after she was allegedly pushed into the waterway by a man who's facing an attempted murder charge, police and fire rescue officials said. Miami Police officials said officers and fire rescue responded to the 100 block of Southwest North River Drive around 10:50 a.m. after receiving reports about a possible drowning. When they arrived, they found the unconscious woman floating in the river. Video posted by Only in Dade showed first responders pulling the woman out of the water. The footage also showed an officer in full...
  • Mexican Restaurant's Authenticity Questioned After Experiencing Zero ICE Raids

    06/28/2025 12:25:05 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 23 replies
    Babylon Bee ^ | 6-28-25 | Babylon Bee
    Locals have begun questioning the authenticity of purported Mexican restaurant "El Bandido" as ICE has yet to raid the restaurant a single time. With nearby restaurants being hit by ICE on a near-daily basis, concerns about El Bandido's genuineness have risen as no waiter, cook, or busboy has been taken into custody. "It's a bad look," said former patron Dan Billings. "How do you claim to serve authentic Mexican cuisine and your kitchen door hasn't even been broken down by ICE? It just doesn't add up. I'm taking my business over to Julio's, they're getting raided all the time. Just...
  • Canada brutally hits back at Trump's tariffs ultimatum with huge hike that could cripple struggling US industry

    06/28/2025 11:35:35 AM PDT · by DFG · 140 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 06/28/2025 | JAMES CIRRONE
    Canada has dramatically hiked duties on American steel imports after Donald Trump shut down trade talks. The country imposed an import quota late Friday and if it is exceeded, certain US metal will face a new 50 percent surcharge. Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, said the government was acting to protect domestic industry from 'unjust US tariffs,' NBC News reported. The response came hours after Trump posted on Truth Social about how Canada is a 'very difficult country to trade with.' His reason for suspending trade negotiations came down to a tax Canada is set to impose on major tech...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 28-June-2025

    06/28/2025 11:33:32 AM PDT · by annalex · 11 replies
    28 June 2025 Saturday of week 12 in Ordinary Time Montreal, Quebec: Saint Irenaeus ChurchReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(I).First reading2 Timothy 2:22-26A servant of the Lord has to be kind to everyone and gentle when he corrects peopleFasten your attention on holiness, faith, love and peace, in union with all those who call on the Lord with pure minds. Avoid these futile and silly speculations, understanding that they only give rise to quarrels; and a servant of the Lord is not to engage in quarrels, but has to be kind to everyone, a good teacher, and patient. He...
  • vanity: God still has his hands on the affairs of free nations

    06/28/2025 11:31:24 AM PDT · by Jim Robinson · 39 replies
    Based on the recent events in Iran, and our recent Supreme Court decisions, we can rest assured that our one true Judeo Christian God still has his hands in the affairs of His Blessed Israel and this new divinely inspired free nation called the United States of America. Hallelujah! And just in time for Independence Day!
  • The Order Of Life: You Live From The Inside-Out

    06/28/2025 11:17:28 AM PDT · by Frank Broom · 6 replies
    06/28/25 | Frank Broom
    KJV Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. New International Version Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it. NET Bible Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life. Notice, one translation says, everything you do flows from it and Jesus shows that same point in Mark 7:14-23: 14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he...
  • Binghamton Remembers Rod Serling 50 Years After His Death

    06/28/2025 11:16:11 AM PDT · by Borges · 80 replies
    CNY News ^ | 6/27/25
    Residents of the Binghamton area have been visiting the statue honoring Rod Serling 50 years after The Twilight Zone creator died. The six-foot statue in Recreation Park on the city's West Side was unveiled last September. It stands in the southeast section of the park, just a short distance from Serling's childhood home on Bennett Avenue. Although Serling was born in Syracuse, he considered Binghamton to be his hometown. The legendary television writer and producer died at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester on June 28, 1975. He was 50 years old. Serling had undergone heart surgery two days before his...
  • Priest warns: Christian town in Holy Land no longer safe amid settler attacks

    06/28/2025 11:07:17 AM PDT · by wardaddy · 34 replies
    Catholic news agency ^ | 6-26-25 | Sahelia
    n a disturbing and increasingly frequent pattern, the Palestinian town of Taybeh, located east of Ramallah and known as the last remaining town in the West Bank inhabited entirely by Christians, faces ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers targeting residents, their property, and farmlands. According to ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, in recent weeks settlers have established a new outpost on the eastern edge of Taybeh atop the ruins of a farmhouse whose owners were displaced roughly a year ago. The outpost was erected in a vital agricultural zone, spanning around 17,000 dunums (roughly 4,200 acres), which serves as a...
  • Nowhere to Run: DeSantis’ 'Alligator Alcatraz' Targets Border Crisis with Swamp Security

    06/28/2025 10:55:08 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 33 replies
    Townhall ^ | June 28, 2025 1:30 PM | Sarah Arnold
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is taking bold action to address the ongoing immigration crisis by unveiling plans for a new detention facility in the Everglades. The governor has been unapologetic about using state authority to manage the surge in illegal immigrant crossings, creating what he calls “Alligator Alcatraz” to enforce immigration laws, even in unconventional locations. He argued that this is essential to defend Florida’s borders and America’s sovereignty. On Friday, Governor DeSantis gave Americans a first look at "Alligator Alcatraz"—a new detention center surrounded by natural barriers, including alligators and pythons. The facility sits conveniently next to a...
  • California hopes law from bloody era of U.S. history can rein in Trump’s use of troops

    06/28/2025 10:52:57 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 42 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | Sonja Sharp | Sonja Sharp
    California’s fight to rein in President Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles hinges on a 19th century law with a a blood-soaked origin and a name that seems pulled from a Spaghetti Western. In a pivotal ruling this week, Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ordered the federal government to hand over evidence to state authorities seeking to prove that the actions of troops in Southern California violate the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which forbids soldiers from enforcing civilian laws. “How President Trump has used and is using the federalized National Guard and the Marines since deploying...
  • I want a recommendation for a high definition camera that I can mount on my window, plug in, and use to stream my bird feeders on line. Because I'm that dull!

    06/28/2025 10:44:32 AM PDT · by Chickensoup · 100 replies
    Chickensoup | 06.38.25 | Chickensoup
    I want a recommendation for a high definition camera that I can mount on my window, plug in, and use to stream my bird feeders on line. Because I'm that dull! I have 10 feeders and would love to share them with friends in real time. So it has to go to the internet and I have to figure out how to get it there. I expect it is not a you tube thing. All advice appreciated!
  • A year after gambling on Starmer, Britain is gripped by buyer’s remorse

    06/28/2025 10:44:08 AM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 11 replies
    The Telegraph ^ | 28 June 2025 | James Frayne
    Sir Keir Starmer’s personal polling ratings are so awful that some Labour backbenchers are beginning to question whether he can survive until the next election. His first year in office – which he’ll mark next week with a major climbdown on welfare reform – has been catastrophic. Of the prime ministers since Thatcher, only Gordon Brown had a worse net approval rating at the same stage in his premiership. On current polling, Labour is heading for a single term and a devastating defeat. It is only the split on the Right – with Right-leaning voters currently torn between Reform and...
  • Vacation selfies of a British woman ‘dripping in diamonds’ lead to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

    06/28/2025 10:43:48 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 14 replies
    CNN ^ | 6/25/2026 | Max Saltman
    CNN — A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement. Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a high-end shop, police said, telling suspicious coworkers she “was conducting work at home and sorting stock for the workshop.” The police statement does not name the store. It was only when Roberts quit and went on vacation that her colleagues realized where the jewelry went, the statement says....
  • Trump says he will move aggressively to undo nationwide blocks on his agenda

    06/28/2025 10:43:47 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 47 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | June 28, 2025 10:29 a.m. EDT | Justin Jouvenal , Cat Zakrzewski and Jeremy Roebuck
    Emboldened by Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the president said his administration will flex its authority on issues ranging from immigration to higher education.An emboldened Trump administration plans to aggressively challenge blocks on the president’s top priorities, a White House official said, following a major Supreme Court ruling that limits the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions.Government attorneys will press judges to pare back the dozens of sweeping rulings thwarting the president’s agenda “as soon as possible,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations.Priorities for the administration include injunctions related to...
  • Judge rules DOGE can access personal data despite invasion of privacy claims

    06/28/2025 10:38:46 AM PDT · by CFW · 16 replies
    Courthouse News ^ | 6/28/25 | Steve Garrison
    A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from accessing personal information held by the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote in a 28-page opinion that the plaintiffs, a coalition of unions and nonprofits, have not proven that access to members’ medical or financial records by DOGE employees would cause irreparable harm. Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, found that the plaintiffs’ complaint fell short of the high bar set for litigants seeking a preliminary injunction. While DOGE’s...
  • British Rocker Rod Stewart Backs Nigel Farage for Prime Minister

    06/28/2025 10:37:04 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/28/2025 | Kurt Zindulka
    Singer-songwriter Rod Stewart has become the latest prominent British celebrity to endorse Nigel Farage as his Reform UK party seeks to upend the political establishment in London. It is time to “give Farage a chance” at governing the country, according to Maggie May singer Rod Stewart. Speaking to The Times of London, Sir Rod said that while he is “extremely wealthy”, he said that it “doesn’t mean I’m out of touch”. “For instance, I’ve read about Starmer cutting off the fishing in Scotland and giving it back to the EU. That hasn’t made him popular. We’re fed up with the...
  • With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump’s Power Fades

    06/28/2025 10:36:16 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 49 replies
    The New York Times ^ | June 28, 2025, 5:03 a.m. ET | Charlie Savage
    The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled.The Supreme Court ruling barring judges from swiftly blocking government actions, even when they may be illegal, is yet another way that checks on executive authority have eroded as President Trump pushes to amass more power.The decision on Friday, by a vote of 6 to 3, will allow Mr. Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship to take effect in some parts of the country — even though every court that has looked at the directive has...
  • Parliamentarian Blocks Spending Cuts [semi-satire]

    06/28/2025 10:32:49 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 5 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 29 June 2025 | John Semmens
    This week, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) "cannot cut Medicaid funding for sex changes or illegal immigrants. The eligibility of these two categories is a policy decision made by a previous president and a previous congress and cannot be changed by a simple majority vote on this reconciliation bill." Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala) asserted "the 'woke' Senate Parliamentarian, who was appointed by Harry Reid ten years ago, just struck down a provision banning illegals from stealing Medicaid from American citizens. The Parliamentarian 'advises.' She does not 'rule.' Reducing the amounts spent is germane to...