We are at war with the Israel Lobby right now on X. This is still worth acknowledging though as a victory in the culture war. Axios: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld state laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Why it matters: Roughly half the states have such laws on the books — and more can now…
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The Spectacle Podcast: Iran Isn’t The Good Guy — Israel Is.
The Spectacle Podcast: Iran Isn’t The Good Guy — Israel Is. RVIVR News June 18, 2025 10:17 am The ongoing war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate concerns of potential U.S. involvement and the overall future of the Middle East. On this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss…
DeSantis Sends Charter Flights To Evacuate Americans Stranded In Israel
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis chartered four flights to bring roughly 1,500 Jewish-Americans who evacuated from Israel back home to America. The Americans on a 10-day Birthright Israel trip took an Israeli cruise vessel to Larnaca, Cyprus, while protected by the Israeli Navy. DeSantis chartered four wide-bodied jetliners to bring them from Cyprus back to…
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Coalition Urges Confirmation of Chair of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of conservative organizations is urging the Senate to confirm the chair of an independent agency used by the Biden administration to push gender transitions and abortion. Throughout the second Trump administration, Andrea Lucas has served as the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lucas has served on…
MIDWEEK WIRE – ‘MIA: Where’s Tulsi?’ – guests Arnaud Develay & Freddie Ponton
LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULED FOR 6PM UK/1PM EST In this 21WIRE LIVE midweek edition with host Patrick Henningsen talking to guests, Associate Editor for Global Affairs at 21WIRE, Freddie Ponton, and author and international human rights lawyer, Arnaud Develay, to discuss the conspicuous White House fall-out and subsequent public disappearance of Trump’s Director of National Intelligence…
How The Transgender Agenda Derailed The Left’s Support For Women
Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Recently we have had two contrasting phenomena. One is that President Donald Trump had issued an executive order suggesting or maybe threatening K-12 sports programs—and indeed, college and higher education as well—that if they allowed biological men to compete in women’s sports, then he was…
College degree no longer guarantees post-grad employment
Hope Anderson tracks her job search in a spreadsheet, highlighting the rejections in red. After more than six months and 40-plus applications, she’s seeing nothing but red. “I knew it was going to be hard, and I knew it was going to be a lot of work,” said the 21-year-old Eden Prairie, Minnesota, resident, who…
It’s about time Tom Cruise got an Oscar, the academy decides — Dolly Parton, too
It’s finally Oscar time for Tom Cruise, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences has decided. Cruise, Dolly Parton, actor-producer-director-dancer Debbie Allen and production designer Wynn Thomas will receive Academy Honorary Awards for their ample (and as-yet unrecognized) contributions to big-screen culture. They are, according to a statement Tuesday from academy President Janet Yang,…
Food Network star Anne Burrell dead at 55
Anne Burrell, the Food Network star best known for leading the channel’s hit show “Worst Cooks in America,” died on Tuesday. She was 55. Burrell died at her home in Brooklyn, according to TMZ. Her cause of death was not immediately reported; sources told the outlet she was found unresponsive at the residence Tuesday morning. “Anne’s…
Walz signs remaining state budget bills into law
Share This Story Gov. Tim Walz signed more than one dozen pieces of legislation into law on Saturday. The 15 mostly budget-oriented bills represented the remainder of work the state House and Senate completed in the one-day special session that took place on Monday, June 9. When totaled together, the spending bills that passed during…
Video/Pic: Top Trump official suddenly hospitalized in DC
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a hospital in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction. In a statement obtained by CNN, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of…
Republican Gov Makes Bold Move – Defies Missiles to Save Stranded Americans
Just a few days ago, Israel started strategically taking out nuclear facilities in the rogue state of Iran. This move came after two years of conflict with Iran’s proxies in the region. But it was well known that Iran is trying to build a nuke. So, Israel took the bold step to strike the nation…
Fetterman Rejects Bill Limiting Trump’s War Powers On Iran
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Tuesday he thinks Israel’s conduct in Iran is a pathway to peace, and that he isn’t interested in supporting attempts to restrain President Donald Trump’s war powers. Asked by The Daily Signal if he feared an escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict into a full-blown war, he rejected the premise of…
Schumer: Americans Agree With Dems On Abortion
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed during a press conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday that public sentiment is on the pro-choice side of the abortion debate. “As Abe Lincoln said, public sentiment is everything. And public sentiment is completely on our side, we will win this fight. We will never stop fighting until we…
Media Spreads Wild Claims About Trump – Vice President Vance Sets Record Straight
Let’s be honest, it’s been a wild 2025. Many Americans breathe easy knowing Donald Trump is back at the helm. But the world isn’t making his second term easy, at all. He inherited a mess from Sleeping Joe Biden. But Trump doesn’t have the luxury to take his time and fix the economy. A lot…
Senate Panel Examines Olympic Doping
The hearing, “WADA Shame: Swimming in Denial Over Chinese Doping,” comes after an April 2024 report detailed how top Chinese swimmers tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug just months before they were allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. Some of the athletes who tested positive for the drug trimetazidine, dubbed TMZ,…
Trump Approval Rating Hits 54% In InsiderAdvantage Poll
A clear majority of likely voters said they approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing and nearly 3 in 4 said they support denying Iran nuclear weapons by any means possible, according to a new survey. A share of 54.4% said they approve of Trump’s job performance in the InsiderAdvantage poll. That represents…
$550 million bribery scheme involving USAID official exposed
A former contracting officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and three business leaders recently pleaded guilty to a $550 million bribery scheme. In a Thursday press release, the U.S. Department of Justice announced, “Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and three owners…
OFGEM’s Brearley Lies About Renewables
By Paul Homewood h/t Hugh Sharman There was a time when OFGEM prime consideration was the customer! Ofgem Chief Executive Jonathan Brearley’s speech to the Future of Utilities conference delivered on Wednesday 11 June 2025: Thanks very much and just to say it’s lovely to be here. I am one of those…
Something is going terribly wrong in the Baltic Sea
Chemical weapons are corroding on the seafloor – and Berlin’s plan to remove them without Russia’s help may spark an irreversible environmental crisis Beneath the waves of the Baltic Sea lies a silent but growing threat – the decaying remains of chemical munitions dumped after World War II. For years, these weapons have sat largely…
Border Sees 93% Decrease From May 2024 To May 2025
And there is also some interesting match, where 62K fewer illegals were released into the the U.S. Border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month — down from 62K under Biden Border Patrol agents didn’t release a single migrant into the US last month — a staggering drop after the…
Ferris Bueller’s surprisingly traditional ‘Day Off’
Forty years ago this month — June 5, 1985, to be exact — a high school senior named Ferris Bueller decided not to go to school. Instead, he took his girlfriend, Sloane, his best friend, Cameron, and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (“borrowed” from Cameron’s dad) on an adventure-packed odyssey through Chicago, during…
Phone associated with accused assassin’s home traveled to Dubai, Nepal, India, and Turkey, report says
A cell phone associated with the Minnesota residence of accused political assassin Vance Luther Boelter went on extensive travel over the past three years — including trips to Dubai, Turkey, and India — the Oversight Project reported Tuesday. Based on a geofence analysis of Boelter’s home in Green Isle, Minn., the Oversight Project said it…
Amazon To Reduce Workforce As AI Displaces Humans
Amazon is the canary in the coal mine, the bellwether of AI adoption. Current employees have been put on notice that Amazon will continue to use AI at every turn to displace human workers. Since 2015, the ratio of human workers to robots has decreased from 7.7 to 2.1. Robot growth since 2014 exceeds 750…
Huge SCOTUS Ruling
A Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming care for minors can stand, the US supreme court has ruled, a devastating loss for trans rights supporters in a case that could set a precedent for dozens of other lawsuits involving the rights of transgender children. The case, United States v Skrmetti, was filed last year by three…
Supreme Court Rules on Whether States Can Protect Kids From Transgender Procedures
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states have the constitutional right to pass laws protecting children from irreversible transgender medical interventions. The court upheld a Tennessee law prohibiting minors from attempting to medically change their sex. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the court, in which Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh,…
Double Meanings, Double Agents: The Israel-Iran Question
Double Meanings, Double Agents: The Israel-Iran Question LeJeune June 18, 2025 9:15 am In a world of satellites and screens, where even information warfare is outsourced, who really sits atop the chain of command? Who is truly “supreme”? As I’ve long documented in this space, studying Trump’s rhetorical style reveals one central pattern: in a…
Canadian state media explains absence of G7 Ukraine statement
Washington reportedly rejected a proposed text over concerns it could jeopardize the Ukraine peace process G7 leaders did not issue a joint statement on the Ukraine conflict following the group’s recent summit in Canada, because the US refused to sign off unless it was “watered down,” Canadian state broadcaster CBC and other media outlets have…
Nikki Haley Opposes Iran Regime Change
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday warned the U.S. against engaging in a regime change conflict with Iran and insisted that the U.S. should limit its efforts to supporting Israel’s destruction of the Iranian nuclear weapons program. “The US should not engage in regime change in Iran. Our focus should only be on our…
South Africa considers closing Israeli embassy
Pretoria’s cabinet will reach a final decision on the matter by the end of the year, according to an official The Cabinet is expected to decide by the end of the year on the potential closure of the Israeli embassy in Pretoria. This was revealed by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola during a…
Iran ‘Will Never Surrender’
ranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday his country “will never surrender” as President Trump urged him to end reciprocal air strikes with Israel. “It isn’t wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender,” Khamenei posted on X. “What should the Iranian nation surrender to? We will never surrender in response to the attacks…
She Looked Like An Everyday Mom At The Pool, Then She Stood Up And Jaws Dropped…
A mother from Melbourne, Australia, boasting an extraordinary height and legs that make up 69% of her frame, is considering reaching out to the Guinness Book of World Records to potentially claim the title for the longest legs. Standing tall and proud, Caroline Arthur has been dubbed a “human skyscraper” by her own kids. With legs…
Sen. Ron Johnson Proposes Alternative to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., perhaps the Senate’s fiercest fiscal hawk, has released a lengthy report on the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, claiming the bill would balloon deficits. The big, beautiful bill is a ten-year fiscal plan that would fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, such as extending his 2017 tax cuts and…
Lack of transparency, rushed process at heart of Campus for Hope lawsuit
Architect’s rendering of Campus for Hope project on on Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas. (Overland Partners) Two Las Vegas residents are asking a Clark County District Court to halt the construction at Campus for Hope, a 20-acre campus backed by the gaming industry and expected to include 900 residential beds for the unhoused or those…
Kenyan officer arrested for shooting unarmed civilian
The man was shot at close range during protests over a blogger’s death in police custody A Kenyan police officer has been arrested over the shooting of an unarmed civilian during recent protests in the capital, Nairobi, sparked by the death of a blogger in custody, a security official has announced. Muchiri Nyaga, the spokesperson…
Frank Turek lectures on the case against same-sex marriage
About the speaker Frank Turek: Dr. Frank Turek is the author or coauthor of five books, including I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist and Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools, and secular college campuses….
Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought Hits 32 Years After Edmonton Loss
The Florida Panthers extended Canada’s agonizing Stanley Cup drought to 32 years with a 5-1 win over Edmonton in Game Six on Tuesday, a second straight Finals defeat for the Oilers which left their fans devastated and players searching for answers. It was the eighth time a Canadian team reached the Finals but fell short…
Haine, Prosecutors Urge Court To Overturn IL Gun Ban
A group of nearly three dozen Illinois county state’s attorneys have joined their names to the effort to strike down Illinois’ ban on so-called “assault weapons.” On June 13, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine submitted a brief to the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, co-signed by 34 of his colleagues from most regions…
Lindsey Graham champions sending troops to Iran despite Americans’ weariness of endless war
Senator Lindsey Graham (S.C.) skipped over a few recent wars in an interview Tuesday to make a historical argument in favor of an American military intervention in Iran — action he has urged for well over a decade. Gillian Turner, a talking head at Fox News, where Graham has been a frequent guest in recent…
Iranian Military Officers Reach Out to Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, Declaring Their Intent to Defect and Pledge Allegiance
Military officers of the Islamic regime in Iran have now begun seeking contact with Iran’s exiled Shah and National Leader, His Majesty Reza Shah II Pahlavi, expressing their intent to defect and pledge allegiance to His Majesty. The future of Iran is in the hands of the people of Iran. BREAKING: Military officers of the…
Former Athlete Sues Lindenwood For Title IX Violations
A former student-athlete has filed a federal lawsuit against Lindenwood University and several current and former staff members, alleging severe and persistent sex-based discrimination, retaliation and failure to address her Title IX complaints during her time on the women’s hockey team. Ryann Perrett, a Canadian national from Alberta and former Division I hockey recruit, filed…
Russia is open to ‘smart’ foreign investment – first deputy PM
Technological development and alignment with national economic goals are priorities for Moscow, Denis Manturov has said Russia is open to foreign investment but it should be “smart” and focused on developing new technological capabilities, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has said. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025) on Wednesday, Manturov…
Nearly 70K Join Trump’s $5M Gold Card Program
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that nearly 70,000 people have signed up for President Donald Trump’s gold card visa, which will grant foreigners legal residency in the U.S. for a $5 million investment. On Monday morning, Lutnick said his department’s internal online dashboard showed 67,697 people on the waiting list. Within an hour, the…
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Rayner fails to crush the impudent Tory pup
Angela Rayner was not amused. She was standing in for Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs, and Chris Philp, standing in for Kemi Badenoch, had invited her to agree that “standing up for rape victims is not Far Right”. Philp is good at being disagreeable. It is his natural game. The Labour benches bristled. The Home…
GOP Infighting Over Megabill Sparks Doubts About Its Passage
Senate Republicans remain divided on several changes under discussion for President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” with at least one predicting that it will not pass when asked about Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s plan to start voting on the measure next week. “My guess is it will fail,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., commented, reports…
NESO Winter Outlook
By Paul Homewood https://www.neso.energy/document/362976/download NESO has published its preliminary power grid Winter Outlook for this year. The Telegraph reports: Britain will rely on electricity from France to guard against the risk of blackouts this coming winter, officials have said. The National Energy System Operator (Neso), which oversees Britain’s electricity grid, said it would…
The ‘demonically influenced’ seek out those suffering. Here’s how to stop them.
We’ve been told our whole lives to “trust the experts,” but what happens when those experts — even the religious ones — lead us astray? In a recent segment of “Ask Deace Anything” on the “Steve Deace Show,” one man came to BlazeTV host Steve Deace with this question after his girlfriend, who has PTSD…
Hill: We were lucky to have a consensus on abortion, and we’ll miss it
The post Hill: We were lucky to have a consensus on abortion, and we’ll miss it appeared first on Conservative Home. Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: ConservativeHome This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, http://www.conservativehome.com and its author. This content is made available by use of…
The bombs the US could deploy if Trump strikes Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump has a wide range of military assets in the Middle East and across the globe to bring to bear in a potential fight against Iran as he weighs one of the most momentous foreign policy decisions of his administration. That arsenal includes powerfully destructive bombs, long-range stealth bombers, an aircraft carrier strike group, Navy destroyers and U.S. troops — offering Trump multiple…
Canadian teen seriously wounded in sword attack at high school
A 15-year-old high school student is recovering after being attacked by a sword-swinging assailant dressed in a trench coat, a hat and a mask with a long beak. Chinonso Onuke nearly lost seven fingers in the assault that happened at Brandon’s Neelin High School in Manitoba last week, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The victim said he was caught off guard…
R. Kelly hospitalized after overdosing on meds given by prison staff, lawyer says
Disgraced R&B artist R. Kelly was rushed to a hospital last week after overdosing on medications allegedly given to him by prison staff, his legal team claimed in a new court filing. The “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, currently serving a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking, claims he overdosed after taking medication he received while being…
