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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich calls Traditional Latin Mass “a spectacle”Chicago’s Blase Cupich has asserted that the Traditional Latin Mass was “more of a spectacle rather than the active participation of all the baptised”.In a reflection on the liturgical reforms which came from Sacrosanctum Concilium, one of the four constitutions of the Second Vatican Council, the cardinal argued that the document drew on scholarly research which revealed “adaptations that were introduced over time, which incorporated elements from imperial and royal courts.” The reform, he contends, aimed to purify the liturgy of “these adaptations … to enable the liturgy to sustain the...

Zohran Mamdani has enough support to win the mayoral election by just 15 points – and without the majority of votes — despite New Yorkers largely disagreeing with his progressive policies, a poll released Tuesday found. The lefty Democratic nominee’s 43% support to Andrew Cuomo’s 28% in the new Manhattan Institute poll is a wider margin than late-game recent surveys showing a narrowing gap between the candidates. But the survey found that if Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa — in a distant third place, with 19% support — were to drop out, the race would narrow considerably. “In hypothetical head-to-head matchups,...

The attorneys general of 24 states filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Trump administration’s attempt to stop the invasion-through-legal-loophole of “birthright citizenship.”Attorneys general Jonathan Skrmetti, R-Tenn., and Brenna Bird, R-Iowa, led the charge alongside nearly every Republican state attorney general in the country with the 37-page brief asking the nation’s high court to side with the Trump administration’s argument that the 14th Amendment clearly does not allow for any person born on American soil to automatically become an American citizen.After President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office properly interpreting the...

Milei’s coalition secured 41 percent of the national vote and tripled its seats in Congress, positioning his party as the first political force nationwide.The results of Argentina's midterm elections Sunday were not widely expected. Pre-election polls had predicted a tie nationwide. Instead there was a clear win for President Javier Milei's coalition, La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances), which secured 41 percent of the national vote. The Peronist opposition followed with 32 percent, while regional parties divided the remainder. Voter turnout was 68 percent, below typical midterm participation levels. The vote consolidated Argentina's increasingly polarized landscape, with centrist and third-party options...

The troubling rise of Zohran Mamdani is about more than policy. It's about culture.A self-proclaimed socialist is on track to become New York City's next mayor. The rise of Zohran Mamdani represents a troubling moment in American politics. In some ways, his candidacy isn't a radical departure from the mainstream Democratic Party. He promises to "freeze the rent for millions," make buses "free" in part to prevent disgruntled riders from attacking bus drivers, and provide "universal" (i.e., government-sponsored) day care. When Kamala Harris ran for president, she pledged to "cap unfair rent increases" by suing corporate landlords. Elizabeth Warren regularly...

In a speech to American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, President Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the military if he decides it is appropriate.President Trump told American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday that he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into cities to enforce his crackdowns on crime and immigration, further escalating how he has talked about using the military at home and abroad. Speaking to thousands of military service members aboard an aircraft carrier at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan on Tuesday, Mr. Trump delivered a...

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica and is set to wreak havoc on the Caribbean island, including an abundance of displaced wildlife. The National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a 'powerful' Category 4 at 4pm ET, hours after it made landfall on the west coast of Jamaica. The Jamaican government has contacted the Trump administration and launched a relief website as the nation looks to recover from the catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge So far, multiple deaths have been reported. Locals have been warned to shelter indoors, with 185mph winds, flooding and huge ocean surges all...

I admit my headline is clickbait and based on a dream that could never happen. Javier Milei is the president of Argentina, not an American. Further, Zohran Mamdani appears to have a lock on the New York City mayoral election, if only because Republican Curtis Sliwa will not drop out. That his real competition is the tarnished Andrew Cuomo doesn’t help either. Neither of these men has anything close to President Milei’s charisma, let alone his originality. Neither, for that matter, does Mamdani, whose “democratic socialism” is just the same old, same old in new clothes. Nevertheless, the victory a...

US Department of DefenseOne person survived the strikes and was rescued by Mexican search-and-rescue teams. US forces have killed 14 people in strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said.Mexico's navy says it is still searching for a lone survivor approximately 400 miles (643km) from the Pacific coastal city of Acapulco. It is the latest in a series of attacks on boats the US says have been carrying drugs in both the Pacific and Caribbean.The latest strikes in the eastern Pacific, which Hegseth said happened on Monday at the direction of President Donald Trump,...

The Microsoft co-founder recently penned a letter arguing that increasing global prosperity is the best way forward on the issue.Next month, government officials, policymakers, and activists will flock to Belém, Brazil, for the United Nations' annual climate change summit. In the past, these conferences have focused on wealth distribution schemes and transitioning from fossil fuels. At this year's conference, Bill Gates is advocating for a different strategy: shifting the primary focus away from climate change altogether. On Monday, the Microsoft co-founder penned a letter on his blog, Gates Notes, that argued for adopting "a different view and adjust[ing] our strategies...

The driver who drove off the Santa Cruz Wharf on Sunday morning has been identified. The coroner's office identified him as William Westerman, 65, of Scotts Valley. Westerman died after being rescued from his vehicle in the water. According to the Santa Cruz Fire Department, crews from multiple agencies responded to reports of the incident at 9:44 a.m. A dog that was also in the vehicle was rescued and is expected to survive. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A message in a bottle found during a beach clean-up in Australia turned out to contain letters from two World War I soldiers who launched their bottle 109 years earlier. Debra Brown said she and her family were cleaning up along the shoreline in Wharton Beach when her daughter found a bottle containing letters from Malcolm Alexander Neville and William Kirk Harley, soldiers serving in World War I in 1916. Neville's letter showed he came from Wilkawatt, South Australia, and Brown was able to use Facebook to contact Herbie Neville, the soldier's great nephew. The elder...

Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to keep the federal government shut — as Senate Majority Leader John Thune told The Post there was an easy fix to ensure millions of Americans won’t lose access to SNAP food payments. “The simplest way to end it and the simplest way to make sure that people are getting the food assistance they need is to pick up the bill and give us five votes,” Thune said in an exclusive interview as the Senate failed to reopen the government in a 54-45 vote. “And we’ll, we’ll send it to the president....

Zohran Mamdani is somehow the leading candidate for New York city mayor. VIDEO AT LINK................... September, 2023. Zohran Mamdani: "We have to make clear that when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it's been laced by the IDF." pic.twitter.com/sr8pQyKvCq— MAZE (@mazemoore) October 28, 2025The importance for me of international solidarity is that it takes me out of the American political landscape and reminds me just how tame some of the things are that I'm actually calling for. And it reminds me of the necessity of grounding ourselves in struggles as opposed to the fights around the struggles....

[Catholic Caucus] Synodal Apostasy About to Claim its Next VictimNow the spirit of synodality, Satan’s shadow version of the Holy Ghost, seems to be on the verge of ruining another former Catholic country.It is safe to say that through the process of synodality, the German Catholic Church finds itself in full-blown apostasy and tottering on the brink of schism.If not schism from the Post-Conciliar “Church”, then from the One Christ founded.And now the spirit of synodality, Satan’s shadow version of the Holy Ghost, seems to be on the verge of ruining another former Catholic country.On October 25, 2025, the Third...

https://babylonbee.com/news/newsom-continues-to-endanger-public-by-issuing-drivers-licenses-to-womenSACRAMENTO, CA — Gavin Newsom has doubled down on California's commitment to endangering public safety by issuing driver's licenses to women. No longer content with issuing commercial licenses to unqualified illegal immigrants who don't speak English, Newsom reportedly decided to escalate matters by issuing licenses to the female population as well. "What do you want to do, gatekeep driving?" Newsom asked during a press conference. "I promise that, as long as I'm governor, California will always uphold a woman's right to bend as many fenders, curb as many tires, and smash as many side-view mirrors as she darn well wants....

In the race for New Jersey governor, Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill is trying to reverse Donald Trump’s gains with Latino voters in the 2024 election while her Republican rival, Jack Ciattarelli, is seeking to build on them. Their dueling missions collided on recent back-to-back days in this northern New Jersey county, where Ciattarelli worked to turn out early voters in Clifton with the governor of Puerto Rico, Republican Jenniffer González-Colón. In neighboring Paterson one day later, Sherrill campaigned with Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou, who represents the area, sprinkling in some Spanish to rev up the crowd. “Recuerda, este estado no...

In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued resources must be shifted away from the battle against climate change. Instead, Gates argues, the world’s philanthropists must increase their investment in other efforts aimed at preventing disease and hunger. Climate change is not going to wipe out humanity, he argued, and past efforts that strive for achieving zero carbon emissions have made real progress. But Gates said that past investments fighting climate change have been misplaced, and too much good money...

🚨 The numbers don’t lie. Republicans’ approval rises 5 points since the shutdown — and +8 among independents. Democrats’ playbook is backfiring. Americans know who’s keeping the doors shut — and it’s not the GOP.

Ever wondered what it’s really like to launch a jet off the packed flight deck of an aircraft carrier? In this one-of-a-kind video, join me as I take the controls of an EA-18G Growler aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for a MAX afterburner catapult launch.