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  • Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

    09/22/2025 4:01:50 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 24 replies
    The New York Times ^ | Sept. 22, 2025Updated 12:09 p.m. ET | David Goodman
    Texas Republicans redrew the lines for House races in 2026. For one Houston district, that means two elections in the next few months using two different maps, with a generational fight to come.First came the Republican gerrymander in Texas. Now comes the Democratic chaos in Houston. When Republican lawmakers, at the behest of President Trump, successfully redrew the congressional map of Texas this summer, the explicit aim was to grab as many as five U.S. House seats from the Democrats to try to preserve the Republican majority in the 2026 midterm elections. But well before then, the repercussions are being...
  • New electronic pass system limits students to 7 bathroom breaks per week

    09/22/2025 3:57:13 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 84 replies
    Scripps News ^ | 3:28 PM, Sep 22, 2025 | Scripps News Group
    Students at a high school in Wisconsin are upset about their district's new electronic pass system that limits the number of times a student can use the bathroom during the school day and week. Students at a high school in Wisconsin are upset about their district's new electronic pass system that limits the number of times a student can use the bathroom during the school day and week. The new ePass system at Arrowhead Union High School, located in a suburb of Milwaukee, functions as an electronic hall pass that students must use to take bathroom breaks during school hours....
  • The Democrats’ Mamdani dilemma: Is Jew-hatred good politics?

    09/22/2025 3:56:49 PM PDT · by Rummyfan · 29 replies
    JNS ^ | 18 Sep 2025 | Jonathan Tobin
    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul thinks backing an antisemitic mayoral candidate will help get her re-elected. Others in the party are wondering and wavering.Was it a sign of growing confidence that his victory in November was inevitable, or merely just another indication of the strength of his hatred for the State of Israel and the Jews? Perhaps it’s a bit of both. Either way, it’s clear that Zohran Mamdani feels no need to feint to the center or water down his fervent anti-Zionism.When the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City promised to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
  • PM's decision to recognise a state of Palestine could lead to UK paying £2trillion in reparations

    09/22/2025 3:50:13 PM PDT · by fluorescence · 43 replies
    Daily Mail (UK) ^ | Sep. 20, 2025 | GABRIEL MILLARD-CLOTHIER
    Keir Starmer's controversial decision to recognise a state of Palestine could lead to demands for the UK to pay more than £2 trillion in reparations to the country, legal experts have said. Sir Keir has said the UK will press ahead with the move, which is expected to be announced ahead of his visit to the UN this week, unless Israel meets certain conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution. It has been condemned by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for 'rewarding terrorism', while the US Government says that it will have...
  • Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape agencies by overturning 90-year-old ruling

    09/22/2025 3:48:20 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 26 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 5:03 PM CDT, September 22, 2025 | LINDSAY WHITEHURST
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. In a 6-3 decision, the high court also allowed the Republican president to carry out the firing of Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, while the case plays out. It’s the latest high-profile firing the court has allowed in recent months, signaling the conservative majority could be poised to overturn or narrow a 1935 Supreme Court decision that found commissioners can only be...
  • How Israel’s West Bank strategy aims to bury Palestinian statehood

    09/22/2025 3:32:39 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 15 replies
    Reuters.com ^ | Published Sept. 22, 2025 05:07 AM CDT | Reuters
    While the world’s attention has been on the war in Gaza, the situation in the West Bank may have a longer-term impact on the future of a decades-long conflict that destabilises the entire Middle East. Western powers Australia, Britain, Canada and Portugal formally recognised a Palestinian state on September 21, a reaction to Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Most of the U.N.’s 193 member states already recognised Palestine and several others now plan to do so, a shift criticized by Israel’s staunchest ally, the United States. Netanyahu says a Palestinian state would be a security threat to Israel.Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen...
  • Female West Virginia Fan Identified – Speaks Out After Her Disgusting Racist Insult Toward Rival Fan Was Caught On Camera

    09/22/2025 3:32:21 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 39 replies
    TOTALPROSPORTS ^ | September 21, 2025 | Darrelle Lincoln
    You should always be aware of cameras if you’re going to say racist things, and one West Virginia female fan is finding that out the hard way. Last Saturday, fans were as rowdy as ever for the annual ‘Backyard Brawl’ game between West Virginia (WVU) and Pittsburgh (Pitt). One African American man came dressed in a Panthers shirt and purposely antagonized the rival Mountaineer supporters in Morgantown. He got exactly what he was looking for: insane reactions. At one point, a female WVU fan came up to his camera to talk trash back when the guy told her, “Fix your...
  • [Catholic Caucus] Study: ‘Traditional liturgical experiences predict stronger belief in the Real Presence’

    09/22/2025 3:32:14 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
    Catholic News Agency ^ | September 22, 2025 | Tessa Gervasini
    [Catholic Caucus] Study: ‘Traditional liturgical experiences predict stronger belief in the Real Presence’A recent study found that traditional liturgical experiences, including receiving the Eucharist by tongue, indicate a stronger belief among Catholics in the Real Presence.Last year, Natalie A. Lindemann published a journal article on Catholics’ belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ’s body and blood in the Eucharist. Lindemann, a professor in the department of psychology at William Paterson University, recently published a follow-up peer-reviewed article that uses a larger sample size and examines additional information.Belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is central...
  • Harry Potter fans outraged as it's revealed HBO is auditioning women to play Lord Voldemort in 'woke' rebrand - fuming 'they're ruining the franchise!'

    09/22/2025 3:29:18 PM PDT · by Morgana · 22 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 22, 2025 | LUCY MURGATROYD
    Harry Potter fans have shared their outrage after it was revealed that HBO are auditioning females to play Lord Voldemort in the upcoming 'woke' rebrand. The highly-anticipated series, which is set to hit the streaming service in 2027, has already started filming. Fans already know that Dominic McLaughlin, 11, will play protagonist Harry, Alastair Stout will be Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton, 11, has taken on the role of Hermione Granger. The likes of John Lithgow, 79, will play Albus Dumbledore, while Janet McTeer, 64, will be Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu, 35, as Severus Snape and Nick Frost, 53, as...
  • Trump tells pregnant women ‘don’t take’ Tylenol, contradicting standard guidance

    09/22/2025 3:25:55 PM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 95 replies
    The Hill ^ | 9/22/2025 | Nathaniel Weixel & Joseph Choi
    President Trump and top health officials Monday said pregnant women should not take acetaminophen for pain relief due to a potential link to autism. Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol, one of the most widely used medications in the world. “Taking Tylenol is not good,” Trump said during a White House announcement. Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin updating the label on acetaminophen and will begin notifying physicians that Tylenol “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.” “All pregnant women should talk...
  • British Warplanes Will ‘Confront’ Russian Jets That Enter NATO Airspace Without Permission Says Cooper

    09/22/2025 3:25:53 PM PDT · by Kazan · 32 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 22 Sep 2025 | Oliver JJ Lane
    Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned Russia that NATO’s “combined strength is unparalleled”, that “reckless” aerial provocations should end, and that British jets can “confront” Russian aircraft that in NATO airspace.The United Nations Security Council sat for what it said was the 10,002nd time on Monday, ahead of a greater gathering for the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, for an extraordinary meeting called by Estonia to discuss “threats to international peace and security”. The meeting was called in response to the incursion by fast jets of the Russian Federation — a permanent member of the Security Council, of course —...
  • President Donald J. Trump just signed an order officially designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization

    09/22/2025 3:24:18 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 43 replies
    Here is the text of the order: Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is amilitarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law. It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals. This campaign involves coordinated efforts to obstruct enforcement of Federal laws through armed standoffs with law enforcement, organized riots, violent assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement officers, and routine doxing of and other threats against political figures and activists....
  • Video: Rep Jasmine Crockett “The most unpatriotic people we have in this country are MAGA”

    09/22/2025 3:18:04 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 76 replies
    Jasmine Crockett: "You can wave all the flags you want to, but the most unpatriotic people we have in this country are MAGA"
  • [Catholic Caucus] Scholar: Pope Leo should affirm with ‘absolute clarity’ that Church teaching on sexuality can’t change

    09/22/2025 3:14:26 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | September 22, 2025 | Emily Mangiaracina
    [Catholic Caucus] Scholar: Pope Leo should affirm with ‘absolute clarity’ that Church teaching on sexuality can’t change‘The point is not whether such a change is likely or unlikely; the Church's teaching in these areas cannot change at all,’ scholar José Ureta said in reference to Pope Leo’s Crux interview.A Catholic scholar has called for Pope Leo XIV to clearly affirm that Catholic Church teaching on sexuality cannot change, following a Crux interview in which Leo suggested that such a change is possible.José Antonio Ureta, a researcher with Tradition, Family, Property (TFP), pushed back on Leo’s statement that it is “highly...
  • GOP's Jack Ciattarelli Edges Out Democrat Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey Poll

    09/22/2025 3:10:54 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 31 replies
    Newsweek ^ | Sep 22, 2025 | Andrew Stanton
    Republican Jack Ciattarelli held a single-point lead over Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill in new internal poll of the New Jersey gubernatorial race. Newsweek reached out to the Ciattarelli and Sherrill campaigns for comment via email.
  • I live in a women-only commune — there’s no men and no drama

    09/22/2025 2:39:04 PM PDT · by BFW · 155 replies
    metro uk ^ | September 22, 2025 | Eleanor Noyce
    uns a commune in Texas with ‘no men and no drama’ (Picture: Robyn Yerian / SWNS) Twelve small homes sit upon acres of manicured lawn in the Texas countryside. Under the warm sun, the residents that call this gated community home live a rather idyllic life: there’s a fit pit, yoga, book club and a swimming pool. It’s peaceful and supportive. And for those that want to live here there are two simple rules: no men, and no drama. The Bird’s Nest is a five-acre women-only commune, and the brainchild of 70-year-old Robyn Yerian.
  • Disney World 'empty' as Americans fear tourism is 'finished' in Florida

    09/22/2025 2:30:59 PM PDT · by BFW · 122 replies
    the mirror ^ | 22 Sep 2025 | Katie-Ann Gupwell and Maria Villarroel
    There's been significant turmoil at Disney World recently, with a cherished attraction closing permanently after 54 years of operation. But now, visitors are noticing another dramatic change at the popular resort, as the destination has seemingly become "deserted."
  • Barack and Michelle Obama arrive apart on Spielberg's yacht after ex-president's startling marriage confession

    09/22/2025 2:13:13 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 65 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 22 Sep 2025 | LILLIAN GISSEN
    Barack and Michelle Obama have put on a rare show of unity by jetting off on a lavish getaway together - after months of swirling speculation about their marriage. The couple seemed to put the ongoing divorce rumors to rest as they soaked up the sun in Portofino, Italy, aboard their pal Steven Spielberg's $250 million superyacht over the weekend. The pair notably arrived separate from one another, however, with photographers catching a solo Michelle, 61, getting onto the luxurious, 357-foot boat via a tender ahead of her husband. She donned some baggy jeans, a matching denim button-down top, with...
  • Sheriff investigating political buttons at Ashland County Fair

    09/22/2025 1:45:14 PM PDT · by WhiteHatBobby0701 · 13 replies
    NewsNation/WJW ^ | September 18, 2025 | eggy Gallek, Ed Gallek, Jordan Unger
    ASHLAND, Ohio (WJW) – Ashland County Sheriff Kurt Schneider said an investigation is underway after buttons that contained comments about President Trump, such as “Is he dead yet” and “One day, we will wake up to his obituary” were on display at the “Ashland County Democrats” booth at the Ashland County Fair on Thursday. “I will be contacting the U.S. Secret Service tomorrow,” Sheriff Schneider told the WJW I-Team. “Violence shouldn’t be tolerated in any way, in any venue in any jurisdiction in the United States and it certainly won’t be tolerated here in Ashland County.”
  • Bruce Pearl set to retire as Auburn's men's basketball coach as rumors of political interests swirl: reports

    09/22/2025 1:39:57 PM PDT · by WhiteHatBobby0701 · 11 replies
    Fox News ^ | September 22, 2025 | Ryan Gaydos
    Auburn Tigers men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is expected to retire prior to the start of the 2025-26 season, according to multiple reports on Monday. Steven Pearl, Bruce’s son, is reportedly set to take over the program. He was listed as the associate head coach.