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Men's Journal: Breaking News It seemed hard to believe at first. The National Weather Service was really issuing WINTER storm warnings for snow in late June? But it really happened. Three U.S. states were hit with the winter storm warnings, and Yellowstone National Park was seeing snow. That has a lot of people wondering why and what caused the unusual phenomenon. Even stranger, the summer snowfall alerts were coming as the eastern third of the U.S. faced what could be a record-breaking heat wave with the heat index even predicted to reach 115 degrees in some places. According to USA...

Grok 4.1 has informed me the June 1962 Guns & Ammo magazine had a letter or short article in it about a boy/young man or boy scout who encountered a black bear on a mountain trail and shot it with a .22 handgun, killing the bear. I do not know if it is true. However, Freepers have vast stores of knowledge. A freeper may even have a copy of the June 1962 Guns & Ammo magazine, or know where one may be accessed. Any help in tracking down this lead would be appreciated.

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Five US states reject LGBT ‘pride’ month, reclaim June for marriage, family, GodThe governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, and Utah issued proclamations that follow in the footsteps of Tennessee, which passed a resolution in April recognizing June as ‘Nuclear Family Month.’ Five U.S. states have now chosen to disregard homosexual and transgender “pride month,” casting aside the rainbow flag and reclaiming June for marriage, family, and God. The governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, and Utah issued proclamations that follow in the footsteps of Tennessee, which passed a resolution in April recognizing the month of June as “Nuclear Family Month.”Tennessee’s resolution...

Pride Month is off to a faltering start again this year as yet another red state ditches the month-long celebration of LGBT depravity in favor of family values. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed a proclamation last week declaring June to be “Fidelity Month” in her state. “The United States of America was founded on the values of faith, liberty, and patriotism as acknowledged in its founding documents and in the statements of its Founding Fathers,” the proclamation reads. “The commitment of Arkansas to spiritual and civic institutions is at the core of the State’s collective identity. … Cultivating...

In June of 2025, gun sales dropped 5% from June of 2024, according to the adjusted National Instant Background Check System (NICS) as calculated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The number of adjusted gun sales totaled 1.06 million. This is the 71st month where the adjusted NICS numbers were over a million.The NSSF calculates the adjusted NICS numbers by taking the total number of NICS checks for the month, as supplied by the FBI, then subtracting the number of NICS checks for firearm permits and firearm permit rechecks.May, June, and July tend to be the lowest numbers for...

The U.S. private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, according to new data from payroll-processing firm ADP, marking a sharp reversal from expectations of continued employment growth and raising fresh concerns about the labor market’s trajectory. Economists surveyed by Econoday had forecast a gain of 103,000 jobs for the month. Instead, the report released Wednesday morning showed the first monthly decline in private-sector employment since January 2021. Manufacturing, which had been a weak spot in the labor market, added a solid 15,000 jobs. Construction added 9,000 jobs. Natural resources and mining, which includes oil and natural gas extraction, added 8,000...

On June 28, 2025, there will be a gun turn-in (buyback) in Montgomery, Alabama, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. From blackbeltnewsnetwork.com: On June 28 CrimeStoppers will host a gun buyback event at Bryant Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery. Anyone who is interested in surrendering a gun can bring in a rifle or shotgun for $50, a functioning handgun for $100 and an assault style/semi-auto rifle for $200.The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Church is on Norman Bridge Road, #3645. The guns can be turned in anonymously. Guns are to be unloaded with ammunition...

NoKings.org activist organizing is planning nationwide anti-Amercan (anti-Trump) "protests" on June 14, the U.S. Army birthday national celebration. See their partners page. They have many far-left sponsors including teachers and labor unions, democrats, climate change believers, Bernie Sanders, LGBTXYZ groups, etc. Most likely many of these sponsor groups receive public funds.

Washington (AP) — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat note.Thousands gathered under grey skies Sunday morning at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and protest march, as the community gathers its strength for a looming fight under President Donald Trump’s second administration. “This is not just a party,” Ashley Smith, board president of Capital Pride Alliance. “This is a rally for our lives.”Smith acknowledged that international attendance numbers for the bi-annual World Pride were measurably down, with many potential attendees avoiding...

At the moment, as a particularly depressing and financially insolvent “Pride Month” continues to trudge along, there is no greater illustration of this phenomenon than the so-called LGBT movement. These activists understand that they’ve been discredited. All of their narratives about alleged hate crimes — from Matthew Shepard onward — have collapsed under the slightest scrutiny. All of their claims about not having “equal rights” and “just wanting to live their own lives without bothering anyone” have fallen apart as well. That’s why “Pride Month” is dying. And in response, rather than engage in any introspection, LGBT activists have predictably...

New York CNN — For the last several years, Pride Month was a splashy marketing event for big brands. Stores adorned windows with rainbow flags, displayed LGBTQ-themed t-shirts and coffee mugs at their entrances, changed their logos on social media accounts, and spotlighted donations to LGBTQ rights groups. But this Pride Month, many retail chains and brands are going quiet. Companies are treading lightly, avoiding prominent campaigns and visible public support. Thirty-nine percent say they plan to scale back public Pride Month engagements this year, according to a survey of more than 200 corporate executives by Gravity Research, a risk...

Congresswoman Mary Miller, R-Ill., filed a resolution June 3 in the House of Representatives to declare June “Family Month” instead of “Pride Month.” According to the resolution as shared on X, the measure recognizes the role of the nuclear family as the foundation of society and highlights that children thrive in a home with married parents, a mother and a father. The resolution also points out the importance of marriage and family in light of extremely high divorce rates and the fact that many young people choose not to get married at all, while those that do are often penalized...

[Catholic Caucus] June must be rededicated to the Sacred Heart of JesusWe are living in a new Christian missionary age. Two very different visions of human love and the dignity of human sexuality are contending for the heart, soul, and future of the West.The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Catholic Church. On the Friday after the Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, we even celebrate a Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.The Church, as mother and teacher, invites the faithful to spend the whole month reflecting on...

When corporations got rid of their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, many also axed their commitments to LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Even before Donald Trump's executive orders terminating all DEI positions in the federal government, dozens of major companies had already abandoned their practices. Many made their decisions after conservatives online specifically targeted them for their policies and threatened boycotts, with failed filmmaker turned failed congressional candidate Robby Starbuck taking credit for spearheading the movement. This withdrawal didn't just encompass inclusive work environments and hiring practices, or participation in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index — in abandoning DEI, companies...

The MONTHLY Gardening Thread is a gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation rose slightly in June, according to new data from the Commerce Department released Friday. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.1 percent last month and 2.5 percent over the past year. Core PCE, which excludes more volatile food and energy prices, was up 0.2 percent in June and 2.6 percent year-over-year. The latest inflation reading comes as the Fed is set to meet next week. The central bank has held interest rates steady at a range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent for the past year, as inflation has remained stubbornly above...

The uptick in the June unemployment rate along with significant downward revisions in the job additions for April and May are the latest signs that the economy may be slowing down under high Federal Reserve interest rates. The Friday numbers from the Labor Department showed the unemployment rate increasing to 4.1 percent in June from 4 percent in April, the third month in a row of 0.1-percentage point increases. Jobs added to the economy in May were revised down to 218,000 from 272,000 and in April to 108,000 from 165,000. While the economy added a healthy 206,000 jobs in the...

<p>Comedian Jon Stewart gave voice to the growing number of Americans on both sides of the political divide who have become fed up with corporate pandering during Pride Month.</p><p>On Monday’s episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart skewered corporate virtue signaling as just a cynical marketing ploy.</p>

CV NEWS FEED // A day after CatholicVote reported that The Hill had published a column identifying a flag of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as “a symbol associated with the Christian right wing, specifically used to protest Pride,” the publication erased that claim from the column without noting the change. The practice of editing out controversial passages without acknowledging the correction in an editorial note is commonly known as “stealth-editing.” Nick Robertson originally wrote in his column: “The Sacred Heart of Jesus flag is a symbol associated with the Christian right wing, specifically used to protest Pride.” As of...