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"Leo XIV Is Generous Toward Other Religions - Why Not Toward the FSSPX?"Recently visiting the Philippines, Bishop Athanasius Schneider gave a wide-ranging interview to Adrian Milag TV on May 20, also addressing the upcoming FSSPX episcopal consecrations. Key quotesAppeal to Pope Leo XIV on the FSSPX episcopal consecrations"Do not go down in history, dear Pope Leo XIV, as the Pope who accepted or permitted that there was a schism or again excommunications and a wound opened again — which was not necessary."Leo XIV’s generosity toward other religions"You are so generous with the other confessions, receiving the lady Archbishopess of Canterbury......

Box office numbers for “Supergirl” look bleak after lead star Milly Alcock sparked backlash for mocking Christian dads. According to Box Office Theory, the DC superhero movie — which comes out June 26 — is expected to make between $47 million and $65 million in its opening weekend and between $107 million and $181 million in its full domestic run. The budget for the James Gunn-directed film was reportedly around $170 million, while the marketing spend is estimated to exceed $75 million, bringing the total to around $245 million. To break even, “Supergirl” needs to make around $425 million worldwide

Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi is appearing in front of a congressional panel probing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi, who was removed from her post as America's top law enforcement officer by US President Donald Trump in April, will testify on the US Justice Department's handling of its release of the Epstein files. The testimony in Washington DC is taking place behind closed doors, but transcripts or video might be released at a later time. Bondi was formally summoned by the House Oversight Committee in March, just before Trump announced her ouster as his administration's top prosecutor. In...

It is not hyperbole to call the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967 one of the most impactful pieces of California legislation of the last 60 years. The law, named for its three primary authors, fundamentally changed how this state deals with the mentally ill. The ramifications of those changes are now felt every day in virtually every community across California, for better and worse. In this piece, our Dan Morain offers an unvarnished look at the origins of this historic measure. Sen. Alan Short was the first author to denounce the legislation that bore his name, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act that led...

I've written a lot about the problems in academia in general, and the disaster modern scientific disciplines face due to the corruption of institutions and scientific journals. Obviously, I am hardly alone in my concern about this problem, and I'm glad to see that Colin Wright (you should follow him!) and Kevin McCaffree have come up with a novel approach to combatting the rot in academic journals. We are repeatedly told that peer review ensures high-quality academic research. How many times have you heard that the paper was "peer reviewed," only to discover that it was gobbledygook or even fraudulent?...

(Council Bluffs) -- At least one fatality accident occurred in KMAland over the Memorial Day weekend. The Iowa State Patrol says 60-year-old Donald D. Marks of Missouri Valley was killed in a two-vehicle accident on northbound Interstate 29 near 25th Street in Council Bluffs late Monday afternoon. Authorities say Marks' 2020 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was struck by a 2014 Volvo semi driven by 26-year-old Nilufar Makhmudova of Maineville, Ohio. The patrol says Marks' vehicle was stationary for unknown reasons in the traveled portion of the right lane at the time of the accident. Marks was pronounced dead at the...

A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who it says were wrongly targeted by the government in the past. The brief order from US District Judge Leonie Brinkema says the administration cannot take any action “pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund, which includes the transferring of money to the Fund; the consideration of any claims submitted to the Fund; and the disbursing of any funds from the Fund.” She set a hearing for June 12 to hear...

Iran, China, immigration, elite institutions, and the future direction of the Democratic Party all point back to a broader debate over power, nationalism, and the stability of the Western world. Growing tensions in the Middle East, questions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, and fears of conflict with China continue shaping American foreign policy, while political and cultural battles at home are increasingly centered around institutional control, media influence, and ideological conformity.

˹They were condemned˺ for breaking their covenant, rejecting Allah’s signs, killing the prophets unjustly, and for saying, “Our hearts are unreceptive!”1—it is Allah Who has sealed their hearts for their disbelief, so they do not believe except for a few and for boasting, “We killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.” But they neither killed nor crucified him—it was only made to appear so.1 Even those who argue for this ˹crucifixion˺ are in doubt. They have no knowledge whatsoever—only making assumptions. They certainly did not kill him.

California Early Voting Now vs at this point in 2022 (Primary Election is in 4 days) At this point in 2022: 🔵 54% 🔴 27% 🟡 20% (1,934,270 Voted) Now: 🔵 44% (-10) 🔴 35% (+8) 🟡 21% (+1) (2,521,085 Voted)

A military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Friday that Iran would launch attacks if a US naval blockade continues beyond a certain timeframe. Mohsen Rezaei, a former chief-commander of the Revolutionary Guards, said the IRGC uses “highly cost-effective drones” and fast boats as key tools of deterrence, adding that Iran is tracking US movements despite what he described as Washington’s attempt to approach “in the dark.” “The United States is coming toward us in darkness, while we monitor every move they make,” Rezaei said.

The U.S. Postal Service reached a multiyear deal with DHL eCommerce for last-mile parcel delivery services in the United States expected to be worth more than $10 billion. He said DHL either had "to invest a ton of capital to build out an end-to-end network, or they need to partner with someone that has that last mile capability" like USPS. The deal is critical to the financially strapped USPS. Amazon.com said it had reached a new agreement with the U.S. Postal Service on package deliveries

Via the Associated Press, a familiar (if dispiriting) incident in space exploration: A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead of a satellite launch planned for next week. No one was hurt, according to officials at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Watching this footage, it's kind of incredible that "no one was hurt!" VIDEO AT LINK............. The blowup from other angles is just as unbelievable: VIDEOS...

The federal investigation into staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency—the U.N. Gaza relief organization that's been closely linked to Hamas—will soon encompass at least 1,500 UNRWA-linked individuals suspected of terror ties. This unprecedented dragnet—reported here for the first time by the Washington Free Beacon—exposes an aid group brimming with Hamas operatives, and is generating momentum in Congress and the Trump administration for harsher sanctions on the embattled aid group, according to congressional staffers briefed on the matter. The punitive measures up for consideration include stripping UNRWA of its diplomatic immunity under U.S. law, which would open it...

The ABC political thriller Scandal ran for six seasons. If it were a reality show, The Real Scandals of Rocky Mountain Laboratories might be getting renewed for a ninth season. Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, urged Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General March Bell to immediately investigate "safety, security, and personnel practices at RML," a BSL-4 facility on the west side of Montana near the Idaho border that conducts federal research on the most dangerous pathogens in the world, including newly resurgent Ebola. He cited a whistleblower complaint alleging employee misconduct and the National Institutes of Health's acknowledgment of...

How Narcissistic Delusion, Hypocritical Hatred, and Ideological Psychosis Have Rendered the Modern Left a Public Menace…And Why Civilized Society Must Recommit the Unhinged Before the West Itself Is Institutionalized. Prologue “Insanity in individuals is something rare…but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche did not whisper this warning; he thundered it across the abyss of modernity, foreseeing the herd’s descent into collective derangement long before the therapeutic state and its ideological priests turned grievance into gospel. Today that prophecy has metastasized into living nightmare. The progressive left has not simply adopted bad ideas....

Nonprofits that abuse the government for political gain may soon find themselves in the investigative crosshairs of a newly formed House task force, says Texas GOP Rep. Brandon Gill, who will lead the panel under the House Oversight Committee. The six-month Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses will examine illegal DEI policies, misuse of immigration and social welfare programs that defraud taxpayers, and efforts by foreign actors and dark money groups to suppress free speech. "You do not have the right to run an organization that takes tax dollars that engages in illegal activity or engages...

The number of American men in the workforce are at its lowest level in two decades — with about one in three American men having stopped working as of 2026, new labor statistics show. Just 66% of men were employed or actively seeking a job as of April, a nearly 20-year low from 73% in 2006, according to data the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released earlier this month. The current number — covering men aged 20 and over — is almost exactly as low as it was after the 2008 recession, when rates first plummeted by seven points in...

An Alabama probate judge was reportedly suspended after a judicial ethics complaint accused her of making a racially charged comment regarding a white court clerk and other offenses. Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard faces seven charges tied to allegations ranging from racial comments to mishandling involuntary commitment cases, the New York Post reported, citing a complaint from Alabama’s Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). The complaint alleges that Blanchard’s conduct disrupted court operations, made conditions difficult for staff and posed a “threat to public safety,” 1819 News reported. Blanchard allegedly made a racially charged comment about Chief Clerk Amanda Reid, a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration announced the restoration and reopening of Columbus Circle, the park located outside Union Station, on Thursday. The restoration of Columbus Circle included cleaning up the monument, fixing the grass and turning the fountain back on. The fountain had previously been off since 2007. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attended the ribbon cutting for the project spearheaded by Trump’s task force. The task force is focused on making D.C. safe and beautiful again. The Daily Caller attended the reopening of Columbus Circle. See photos of the restoration below: