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  • Multiple The View studio audience members refuse to applaud JD Vance upon VP's arrival for live interview

    06/16/2026 5:12:38 PM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 26 replies
    All six View cohosts-united on the air for the interview, with Goldberg saying, "We’ve been asking our next guest to join us for a while now, so we’re glad he’s taking us up on the offer today."
  • Pope Leo says ‘religious faith’ can help fight ‘climate change’ at global conference

    06/16/2026 5:11:08 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 21 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | June 16, 2026 | Antonio Cambria
    Pope Leo says ‘religious faith’ can help fight ‘climate change’ at global conferencePope Leo addressed Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian World Summit in a video message, saying that ‘the religious dimension is in fact essential’ to dealing with ‘climate change.’Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday sent a video message to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2026 Austrian World Summit, calling for people of various faiths throughout the world to increase their “care for creation” and work towards a society rooted in “solidarity and human dignity.”In his June 16 remarks to the Summit, citing Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, Leo referred to the care for the environment...
  • Hillary Clinton rips Biden’s 2024 reelection bid as a ‘terrible mistake’

    06/16/2026 4:56:17 PM PDT · by Libloather · 32 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/16/26 | Ryan King
    Hillary Clinton bashed former President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection bid as a “terrible mistake” that had major repercussions for the country and his legacy. Clinton contended that Democrats would’ve been able to defeat President Trump if Biden had stepped aside and allowed a new generation of political talent to emerge. “He made a terrible mistake,” Clinton told New Yorker editor David Remnick at a 92nd Street Y, New York event. “He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country.” “We would have had a real contest,” she mused about what would’ve happened if Biden didn’t run....
  • Tom Glavine fears MLB labor fight could mirror 1994 strike

    06/16/2026 4:45:20 PM PDT · by Libloather · 16 replies
    ESPN ^ | 6/16/26 | Jeff Passan
    More than 30 years after Major League Baseball players went on strike and the league canceled the 1994 World Series, one of the major figures of that time is worried that history is repeating itself. Hall of Famer Tom Glavine, who was exposed to scorn and contempt from fans as a forward-facing MLB Players Association executive subcommittee member during the 232-day strike, told ESPN that he is "100%" concerned that the players and league are barreling toward a work stoppage that could put the season in jeopardy similar to 1994-95. That was the last time MLB officially proposed a salary...
  • Big One Closer Than Ever: San Andreas Fault Now Hitting Record Tectonic Stress

    06/16/2026 4:40:26 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 24 replies
    Red State ^ | June 16, 2026 | Ward Clark
    There's a reason they call the lands surrounding the North Pacific the "Ring of Fire," and no, it's not because of a Johnny Cash song. No, the reason for that appellation is that the northern coasts of the lands on the Pacific are hotbeds of tectonic and volcanic activity. Nowhere are Americans more aware of this than in California, which has been hit by some pretty serious temblors in the past. Now, it looks like another big one may be on the way. Geologists are looking at the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, and they are a tad worried...
  • Ben Gvir said to cancel US trip at last moment due to visa complications

    06/16/2026 4:40:14 PM PDT · by mac_truck · 27 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 06/16/2026 | Toi Staff
    US embassy calls on far-right minister to provide his fingerprints, after which he reportedly decides to ditch travel plan. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has canceled an upcoming trip to the United States after he was required by the US embassy to arrive in person and provide his fingerprints as a condition for receiving a visa, Hebrew media outlets reported Monday. The far-right Ben Gvir has repeatedly made headlines with provocative antics, some of which have drawn international condemnation. The unusual move of requiring his fingerprints was apparently due to his criminal convictions. It signaled that Washington was not...
  • Yesterday was Easter. It was also Trans Day of Visibility & the Hunky Jesus & Foxy Mary contest in Dolores Park with @SFSisters.

    06/16/2026 4:38:49 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 7 replies
    X ^ | April 1, 2024 | Scott has Weiner
    Yesterday was Easter. It was also Trans Day of Visibility & the Hunky Jesus & Foxy Mary contest in Dolores Park with @SFSisters. The more the merrier! Yet instead of just minding their own business, right wing extremists came unglued.
  • In Volatile Nigeria, A Man Converted To Christianity. His Family Wasn’t Pleased.

    06/16/2026 4:29:05 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 6 replies
    Religion Unplugged ^ | May 27, 2026 | Vicky Abraham
    At the dawn of the new millennium in northern Nigeria, while a Christian man was petitioning God with his midnight prayers, his 19-year-old Muslim neighbor was calling upon Allah through prayer. Little did the Muslim youth know at the time is that his Christian neighbor, Moses Onuorah, would help him convert to Christianity on March 14, 2000. Before choosing to become a Christian, Muhammed had told Onuorah that he was tired of praying as a Muslim. But when Onuorah asked him to try church, his immediate answer was, “No. No. No. Church is an abomination, my family will kill me,...
  • How To Avoid Harmfully Stereotyping A Muslim Immigrant Who Is Assaulting You

    06/16/2026 4:16:16 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 5 replies
    The Babylon Bee ^ | 17/6/25 | The Bee
    If you're being stabbed by a Muslim immigrant in the U.K., the most important thing to remember is that you must avoid harmful bigotry. Here are a few ways to make sure you don't fall into the trap of hurtfully stereotyping your assaulter.
  • New Mexico ranks low for quality of life in national report on the state of the states (49/50, LA #50)

    06/16/2026 4:15:06 PM PDT · by CedarDave · 19 replies
    The Albuquerque Journal ^ | June 15, 2026 | Joshua Bowling, Source New mexico
    A new report from the nonpartisan State of the Nation Project lists New Mexico near the bottom of national rankings for education, shootings, youth depression and a number of other factors that impact life satisfaction. The organization produced the State of the States report, which gives in-depth scorecards to each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. ... A board of academics and advisers to the last five presidents created a list of 31 measures — ranging from youth depression, air quality and income inequality to social isolation, life expectancy and young adults employed or in school — and quantified...
  • Tucker Carlson claims he doesn't want a violent revolution while simultaneously telling Americans "there's no way for them to nonviolently change the system" [reminder, after UFC plot]

    06/16/2026 4:09:59 PM PDT · by Milagros · 18 replies
    X ^ | June 12, 2026
    Britta | NoSoup4Knowles @nosoup4knowles: Tucker Carlson claims he doesn't want a violent revolution while simultaneously telling Americans "there's no way for them to nonviolently change the system" Jun 12, 2026 https://x.com/nosoup4knowles/status/2065430772329091266 At the time, the lying Tucker Carlson invented stuff about Bongino too.
  • England fans face being kicked out of World Cup matches over X-rated Keir Starmer chant

    06/16/2026 4:05:04 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 36 replies
    Mirror ^ | June 16, 2026 | Isaac Seelochan
    England supporters have reportedly been warned they risk being ejected from US stadiums should they make anti-Sir Keir Starmer chants throughout the World Cup. Fans are gearing up to cheer on Thomas Tuchel's side, who kick off their campaign in North America on Wednesday against Croatia (9pm BST). Tuchel's team are in Group L with matches against Ghana and Panama to follow Wednesday's fixture in Texas. The Three Lions will be chasing a first major trophy since their 1966 World Cup triumph. And one person likely to feel the wrath of England fans in North America is U.K. Prime Minister...
  • Wife of B-52 crash victim speaks out: ‘Something was wrong with the plane’

    06/16/2026 4:01:56 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 50 replies
    KTLA ^ | 06/16/2026 | John Ross Ferrara
    Lauren Smith, the wife of Jeromy Smith, a flight test engineer for the U.S. Air Force who died in the crash, told KTLA that the plane was experiencing issues before Monday’s flight. “My husband told me on Friday that they were supposed to fly on Friday and that something was wrong with the plane,” Smith said. “I don’t know what was wrong, but the flight kept getting pushed back. He was supposed to fly in the morning and then it got pushed back to noon and then it got pushed back to 2 o’clock. And then they said they’re going...
  • The World Is Re-Discovering America During the World Cup — and Loving It

    06/16/2026 4:00:38 PM PDT · by Rummyfan · 11 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 16 June 2026 | Rick Moran
    About 250 years ago, America cast a spell on Europe and the rest of the world. That magic compelled 15-18 million people to uproot themselves and escape war, poverty, crop failures, and political instability to start all over again in the new nation between 1800 and 1900. More than 15 million immigrants arrived in the first 15 years of the 20th century, mostly from Eastern Europe and Russia. Funny how America's critics gloss over that astonishing fact. Whenever they bother to mention it, they point to the industrial revolution, which created an insatiable demand for labor, as capitalism "enslaved" these...
  • Mamdani's New York City Had a Riot and Barely Anyone Noticed

    06/16/2026 3:52:58 PM PDT · by Rummyfan · 10 replies
    WFB ^ | 16 June 2026 | Ira Stoll
    Who celebrates a basketball victory by torching a school bus?New York City reacted to a championship victory by its Knicks basketball team with an orgy of violence and property damage, torching school buses, shattering a police-vehicle windshield, and attacking police officers. The riot was downplayed by the city’s political class and press.The city’s "there is only one solution, intifada revolution" mayor, socialist Zohran Mamdani, offered a generalized, "it is, frankly, unacceptable when we see violence, whether it's directed at those around them or at police officers," while insisting, "there were a select few who acted in a way that does...
  • MLB rebukes Christian Giants players for citing Bible passage on ‘Pride Night’ caps

    06/16/2026 3:35:50 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 23 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | June 16, 2026 | Doug Mainwaring
    MLB rebukes Christian Giants players for citing Bible passage on ‘Pride Night’ capsThe league issued a warning to three San Francisco Giants pitchers after they wrote a Genesis verse on their ‘Pride Night’ caps, while LGBT activists demanded harsher punishment.Major League Baseball (MLB) has issued a warning to three Christian San Francisco Giants pitchers who inscribed a Genesis chapter 9 citation on their team’s specially issued “Pride Night” ball caps last Friday.As it turns out, so-called “Pride Night,” which is purported to be promoting tolerance, is actually about intolerance for Christians. “The writing on the cap violates our rules and...
  • Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test

    06/16/2026 3:30:44 PM PDT · by McGruff · 25 replies
    AP ^ | June 16, 2026 | MIKE CATALINI and THOMAS BEAUMONT
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the “greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House.” Now, as Trump tries to finalize a deal to end the war with Iran, he’s unloading on Netanyahu with rhetoric that no other American leader has dared to use publicly. He claimed credit for Israel’s existence — “without me, there would be no Israel” — and cursed his judgment in interviews. He even described him as “crazy.” The tension comes as Trump criticizes recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which threatened to jeopardize negotiations between Washington and...
  • B-52 on test flight plunged at a rate of nearly a mile a minute before crashing, killing 8

    06/16/2026 3:22:40 PM PDT · by McGruff · 35 replies
    AP ^ | June 16, 2026 | CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JOSH FUNK
    The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute, limited tracking data shows Tuesday. The B-52 was airborne for 3 minutes and 15 seconds before it crashed, according to AirNav Systems. The flight tracking that was available Tuesday shows the bomber turning to the northeast right after taking off and nearly completing a 180 degree turn before crashing on another runway, according to AirNav Systems. The...
  • Estée Lauder exec Kendal Ascher’s cause of death revealed — and it’s linked to cosmetic fillers

    06/16/2026 3:20:30 PM PDT · by dennisw · 41 replies
    NY Post ^ | Published June 16, 2026 | By Anna Young and Amanda Woods
    A senior Estée Lauder executive who died in his husband’s arms moments after feeling lightheaded inside their $2.8 million New York City apartment suffered a pulmonary embolism triggered by cosmetic fillers. Kendal Ascher, 56, “suffered acute respiratory failure due to a pulmonary embolism connected to a foreign material after getting cosmetic filler injections,” the city’s medical examiner said Tuesday. Ascher’s Feb. 25 death was ruled accidental in the report, which was given to his loved ones over the weekend. Estée Lauder executive Kendal Ascher died suddenly in husband’s arms in their $2.8M NYC apartment Ascher’s grieving husband, William Howe, told...
  • FSSP Pilgrimage in Italy Denied the Traditional Latin Mass at Multiple Shrines: While Nuns hear "Confessions" and Eastern Orthodox celebrate liturgies

    06/16/2026 2:57:31 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
    Rorate Caeli ^ | June 16, 2026 | New Catholic
    FSSP Pilgrimage in Italy Denied the Traditional Latin Mass at Multiple Shrines: While Nuns hear "Confessions" and Eastern Orthodox celebrate liturgiesA report from Italy:We wanted to bring to your attention the story of a group of pilgrims traveling through Italy with a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. This group was denied the celebration of Mass at the Shrine of San Giovanni Rotondo (Padre Pio), and subsequently at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. At Loreto, they were initially denied as well, but the priest fortunately managed to convince the local authorities of his permission to celebrate....