Hungary, the US, Türkiye, Slovakia and others don’t want to formally engage the Ukrainian leader, according to the PM Several NATO members, including the US, are deliberately avoiding meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at the bloc’s key summit in The Hague, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed. Speaking prior to the gathering on…
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Louise Brown: ‘Shadow banning’ is censorship by algorithm
Louise Brown has been a parliamentary candidate, is a teacher, and Director of Educational Partnerships. She is a broadcaster on local radio. A few weeks ago, I was at a talk in Oxford – an event where academics rubbed shoulders with activists, students and people like me who, I confess, was not particularly up on the…
Left-wing activists say Republicans ‘ultimately responsible’ for Hortman assassination during protest
Share This Story Left-wing activists protesting outside the Minnesota GOP headquarters in Edina said that Republicans are “ultimately responsible” for the political assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband. Hortman and her husband, Mark, were murdered in their home on June 14 by a man posing as a police officer. Sen. John Hoffman…
Congress has the power to crush Big Tech’s app monopoly
Global policymakers and consumers are weary of Big Tech monopolies. While excessive consolidation of power leads to privacy violations, price gouging, and stifling innovation, it poses a unique threat to free speech. Trump administration antitrust enforcers understood that threat. As Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater observed, when a handful of companies control the flow of…
Trump Admin Sues Democrat State Forcing Priests to Divulge Confessions
A newly enacted law forcing priests to reveal the details of their members’ private confessions under penalty of fine or imprisonment is illegal and violates the core rights guaranteed to every American, says the Justice Department, as it joined a lawsuit to overturn the measure and restore religious liberty. SB 5375, passed by the overwhelmingly…
Trump Compares Iran Strike To Hiroshima, NATO Chief Calls Him ‘Daddy’
Donald Trump has dealt with Israel and Iran’s war in the Middle East like a ‘daddy’ who uses ‘strong language’ to stop two children fighting in a schoolyard, NATO chief Mark Rutte has suggested. Rutte has put on a deferential and even fawning display with the US president, calling his intervention in the conflict ‘decisive’…
The Republicans’ big reconciliation problem
Capitol Hill Republicans are in a bind. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is barreling toward a vote, and it keeps getting worse — this time, because of the Senate parliamentarian. Representatives and senators alike are angry. The bill they were pushing forward was carefully crafted to win with slim majorities in both chambers, and…
New Satellite Images Show Destruction Of Iran Nuclear Sites
Fresh satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows significant damage at three of Iran’s key nuclear sites, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, just days after U.S. B-2 stealth bombers conducted strikes ordered by President Donald Trump. The new photos, released on June 24, provide the clearest post-strike visuals to date, showing the precision and depth of…
RFK Jr wants every American to wear a ‘wearable’ within four years · UK must ‘actively prepare’ for ‘wartime scenario’ on homeland & Today’s Must-Reads – 25 June 2025
📰 The Naked Emperor newsletter reaches over 66,000 followers worldwide. Join thousands of paid subscribers exposing the narrative and uncovering the real stories. Subscribe now Welcome to your daily dose of curated news and insights from across the globe! Save time, cut through the noise and stay informed with the news that truly matters. 🔥…
Socialist Zohran Mamdani upsets Andrew Cuomo in Democratic primary election for NYC mayor race
New York state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination for the mayoral election in New York City on Tuesday night. Despite being behind in almost every poll, Mamdani beat former New York governor and second-place nominee Andrew Cuomo by around seven points. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander came in third. Mamdani’s election platform…
German export outlook slips on trade fears – survey
Automakers and chemical firms report sharp declines in sentiment amid ongoing trade uncertainty, according to Ifo Expectations have worsened among German exporters in June due to uncertainty regarding US tariffs, according to a survey conducted by the Ifo economic institute. Earlier this year, US President Trump imposed 20% tariffs on EU goods and 25% duties…
Nevada politicians receive a failing grade for bipartisan education effort
Fail. (Getty Images) State politicians are like self-appointed lifeguards that lack the ability to swim, yelling directions to someone drowning, from the shore. Lacking knowledge about education or experience in the field, they mandate senseless policies and practices that do not improve student outcomes. Nevada’s newest attempt at “education reform,” Senate Bill 460 was recently…
God, Israel, and America First: Inside the biblical battle for our future
With the battle between Israel and Iran moving from decades of proxy warring to an all-out crisis, world leaders have been waiting, watching, and nervously pondering what happens next. And as the political implications cause deep concern, some of the theological issues implicit in the discussion have moved from percolating and bubbling under the surface…
Huh: Warmist NY Embracing Nuclear Power
Might have been helpful if NY had kept their existing nuclear plant open New York Again Embraces Nuclear Power With Plans to Build New Plant New York is planning to build a nuclear power plant capable of producing enough electricity for as many as a million homes in an as-yet-unnamed upstate location, Gov. Kathy Hochul…
States move to keep doctors’ names off of abortion pill prescription labels
(Peter Dazeley/GettyImages) This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet Shefali and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. Out-of-state doctors are pushing for laws that will make it harder to detect who prescribes and sends abortion medication, as anti-abortion lawmakers look for ways to stop the flow…
NYC Officials Urge Lawmakers To Roll Back ‘Raise The Age’ Law
New York City law enforcement officials are urging lawmakers to update a state law that increased the age of criminal liability from 16 to 18, arguing it has contributed to a rise in youth gun violence. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing announcing murder and shooting indictments against members of two Bronx street gangs,…
China’s Renaming Spree: Will the World Just Surrender to Silent, Obdurate Infiltration? by Rahul Mishra
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21703/china-renaming-spree Just as China has been attempting to redraw maritime boundaries in the South China Sea —renaming reefs, building artificial islands and militarizing waters in defiance of international rulings — it is now exporting a similar playbook to land borders. These moves are about more than maps. They are about creating a norm of impunity,…
Arizona Jobless Rate Remains Unchanged Since April
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May remained unchanged at 4.1%. The state’s jobless rate has remained at this same percentage since March. Since February, Arizona’s unemployment rate has increased by 0.2%. Arizona’s jobless rate is just below America’s average unemployment rate of 4.2%. From April to May, the state saw an increase of 1,118…
Russian electricity supplies to China fall 44%
The drop has been due to export restrictions prompted by increasing demand in the Russian Far East, according to an energy company CEO Moscow’s supply of electricity to China saw a major year-over-year drop in the first half of 2025, according to the state-run power exporting company Inter RAO. The decline has been attributed to…
Gender Policy Legislation Clears NC Senate, Returns To House Heavily Modified
Gender policy legislation inclusive of recognizing only two sexes has cleared the North Carolina Senate and is headed back to the House of Representatives. And it goes back very different from which it came. First filed April 7, the bill from Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore, – Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors, known also as House…
UPenn’s Federal Research Budget: Feast Or Famine?
Gene editing, mRNA technology for developing vaccines and cognitive behavioral therapy rank among the most recognized scientific discoveries of the past 75 years. Though separated by space and time, they all rest upon the same keystone: the University of Pennsylvania’s $2 billion research and development program. Taxpayer-funded federal grants and contracts cover the bulk of…
Bummer: Local Economies Reeling From Fear Of ICE Raids
It’s a real shame that businesses that are dependent on illegal immigrants are having such problems Local economies under pressure as ICE crackdowns create climate of fear Lupe Lopez’s Latino market in Newark, California, has been a shopping and social hub for decades — until recently. Now the aisles are often quiet, the parking lot…
Some Consequences of an Israel-Iran Truce
This could be extremely consequential. [This is a followup to my recent remarks about Iran.] I’m an optimistic, upbeat person. As such, I see the potential for a LOT of good things to come from this historic Israel-Iran truce development. On the other hand, I’m a realist. I’m well aware that there are a LOT of evil and/or…
Gov DeSantis Signs Bill Ensuring Public Beach Access In Florida
With one signature by Gov. Ron DeSantis, visitors to Florida will no longer have to worry about potential trespassing charges for walking on the beach. The governor signed Senate Bill 1622 on Tuesday, which overrides a 2018 law that limited public access to privately-owned beaches and prohibited counties from passage of “customary use” ordinances that…
Peace dialogue with Kiev on hold – Moscow
Previously agreed humanitarian exchanges need to be completed before any further progress, the Kremlin has indicated Moscow and Kiev are currently working to fully implement the humanitarian portion of their previous agreements, and therefore no negotiations are currently underway on their respective peace roadmaps, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Speaking at a regular press…
Nonprofit Suggests Another Statute For Courts To Move Trump Tariffs Forward
A nonprofit group wants an appeals court to consider another trade statute as it evaluates legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. The America First Policy Institute wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief on Tuesday that a key law wasn’t considered in a previous court decision that found Trump didn’t have unilateral authority…
Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care
The Downtown Children’s Center in St. Louis. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability was a problem, but proposed different solutions. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility in…
New Department Of Education Grant Enables Children To Study Founding Documents
In honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Department of Education will enable students to learn American history through a new grant program. “This new program will fund seminars that equip educators and students with the knowledge and civic values needed to uphold the freedoms we enjoy,” Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of…
Christians Attacked during Sunday Worship in Michigan and Syria
Christians were attacked in their places of worship on Sunday in two assaults thousands of miles apart in Michigan and in Damascus, Syria. Experts say the attacks are reminders that Christian churches continue to be prime targets for terrorism both domestically and across the globe, and that churches should take appropriate security measures to protect…
National Climate Assessment Full Of Flaws, Says Researchers, Ask Help From Trump
A government watchdog and a climate-science educational nonprofit are calling on the Trump administration to fix what they call “flaws” in the influential National Climate Assessment (NCA). These flaws, according to the groups, include a reliance on unrealistic emission projections, contradictions, and false information on heat waves, hurricanes and wildfires. The assessment is a Congressionally…
Red States Urge SCOTUS To Protect Girls’ Sports After Gender Transition Ban
The Supreme Court left unresolved whether states can give primacy to biological sex over gender identity, a question that has divided lower courts nationwide, in its blockbuster decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on medicalized gender transitions for youth, though individual justices in the majority promoted their own conclusions in concurrences. The most powerful nine jurists in…
BBC Celebrates Sales Of Heat Pumps Rising From Near Zero To Near Zero!
By Paul Homewood What is it about the BBC’s climate reporters? They seem to live in their own little bubble, oblivious to what is going on in the real world! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjqzj8rnvyo You’d think from reading this that people are queuing up to but heat pumps and EVs. Last year, according to…
Trump Admin Probing Hundreds Of Scientists From ‘Countries Of Concern’
The Trump administration has secretly launched an intensive vetting process for hundreds of foreign scientists brought into the United States from “countries of concern” like China, using visas procured with the help of the National Institutes of Health and other federal research agencies, officials told Just the News. The review involving intelligence and security agencies…
Albie Amankona: Don’t ignore the racial element to why Zia Yusuf almost quit Reform
Albie Amankona is a broadcaster, financial analyst, vice-chair of LGBT+ Conservatives, and co-founder of Conservatives Against Racism. Zia Yusuf didn’t almost resign from Reform UK because he failed. He almost resigned because some never accepted that someone like him belonged there in the first place. After months building the Tories’ challenger to the right, he…
Jihad Express: 700+ Iranians Entered U.S. Under Biden’s Watch
In today’s episode of “How Not to Run a Country,” former President Biden’s purposeful open-border policies have turned America into a ticking time bomb where terrorism is concerned. It allowed hundreds, if not thousands, of possible foreign terrorists to stroll in for McDonald’s fries, a welfare check, and maybe a little jihad on the side….
House Rejects Trump Impeachment, Rogue Judge Defies SCOTUS, Diddy Defense Rests: AM Update 6/25
President Trump steps in to stop an Israeli strike on Iran just hours after a ceasefire deal, preventing further escalation in the fragile ceasefire. Democrat Rep. Al Green files articles of impeachment over Trump’s Iran strike, but the House overwhelmingly votes to table the resolution. DHS arrests 11 illegal Iranian nationals, including an alleged Hezbollah-linked…
Robot Scalpel Crosses Oceans—Healthcare ROCKED
American medical innovation triumphs as a Florida doctor successfully performs FDA approved robotic surgery on a patient 7,000 miles away in Angola, potentially revolutionizing healthcare access for millions in underserved regions worldwide. Key Takeaways Dr. Vipul Patel performed the first FDA approved transcontinental robotic surgery from Orlando, Florida on a patient in Angola, Africa, marking…
Your kids’ iPhones may be the most dangerous things they own
What’s an acceptable level of online child sexual abuse, blackmail, and sextortion? How many teen suicides must happen before someone acts? Most parents would say the answer is obvious: zero. Apple doesn’t seem to agree. Despite serving as the constant digital companion for millions of American kids, the company has done nothing to rein in…
Trump to deport migrants to conflict-torn African states
A US Supreme Court ruling allows deportations to third countries, including Libya and South Sudan The US Supreme Court has authorized the White House to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-stricken South Sudan and Libya, regardless of where the individuals are originally from. The Monday decision lifts an earlier order by a lower court…
It took months to find the skeletal remains of retired detective through ‘mountains’ of trash at her home, police say
Connecticut police said they visited the home of a retired detective at least four times to try to find the missing woman, but the “mountains” of trash kept them from finding her body. Mary Notarangelo, 73, was reported missing in July 2024, and police tried to look for her at her home at Glastonbury but…
Iran Is Not Iraq, the American Raid Is Not a War
West Point Professor John Spencer takes issue with all those pundits and self-proclaimed security experts who insist that the American bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites is akin to the war we waged against Iran for eight years, and, they warn us, is leading us inexorably into another costly “forever war.” Spencer explains all the…
Russian defense giant reveals laser-equipped robot
The system is designed to melt explosives in mines from a safe distance Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has unveiled a prototype of a small, remotely operated robot for use disarming unexploded munitions using a powerful laser beam. The system, which has not yet been publicly named, was showcased during an industrial engineering expo in…
Trump Delivers Victory in 12-Day War
Is this as good as it gets? Maybe. The high water mark of the first Trump administration came with the firing of a ninja missile into the car of IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, avenging the murder and maiming of so many American servicemen. That was followed, unfortunately, by the spread of the China…
MORE evidence the Obamas are breaking up?
Rumors that Barack and Michelle Obama are on the brink of divorce have been circulating since early this year. Sparked by Michelle’s absence from high-profile events, most notably Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the gossip soon turned from whispers into frenzied chatter when suspicions that Barack was having an affair with Jennifer…
Ex-Soviet state arrests opposition cleric on terrorism charges
Bagrat Galstanyan sought to overthrow the government during protests in 2024, Armenia’s Investigative Committee has charged Armenian authorities have arrested a high-profile cleric for alleged terrorism and attempts to stage a coup last year, according to the country’s Investigative Committee and footage on social media. Bagrat Galstanyan was a key leader in the demonstrations calling…
CUOMO CONCEDES: Jihadi Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary in Stunning Upset
How does New York come back from this? Inexplicably, NYC Democrats have chosen Muslim socialist and Israel-hating Zohran Mamdani as their Mayoral candidate, a jihadi socialist who wants to globalize the intifada, globalize 9/11, and believes capitalism is a danger. Where is the GOP and why do they have zero game in New York City?…
Key Netanyahu Ally Says October 7 ‘Saved the People of Israel’
Arye Dery, Shas party chair and a close ally of the prime minister, said Sunday that the October 7 massacre “saved the people of Israel,” stating, “On that day, for a brief moment, God abandoned us.” [Shas holds 11 of the 120 seats in the Knesset and is the third largest party in the governing…
Spies from EU aspirant arrested in Moscow – FSB
The Russian security service has learned the identities of Moldovan intelligence officers after arresting two agents they were handling The Russian authorities have identified and arrested two Moldovan citizens who have confessed to working for Chisinau’s intelligence agency, according to officials. The Federal Security Service (FSB) hid the identities of the two arrested men in…
The Morning After: Is Israel in the Clear? Caveat: The ayatollah regime is still with us. P. David Hornik
https://pdavidhornik.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=email-subscribe&r= Morning. A little more than 24 hours ago, yesterday morning, we were in the bomb shelter in the basement of our building — for the third time in quick succession. Iran was firing missiles in a staggered sequence, and our Home Front Command seemed confused by it. It was during that third time in…
What will China Do Post-Iran? As Iran reels and Russia weakens, China watches and endures—its challenge to the US is deeper, longer-term, and unlike any adversary of the past century. By Francesco Sisci
https://amgreatness.com/2025/06/25/what-will-china-do-post-iran/ Iran may be unraveling under the massive Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities and command centers. It’s uncertain whether the ayatollahs will survive the humiliation or how they will spin the narrative about the loss of their strategic atomic program. With that, Russia, entangled in a war in Ukraine that it doesn’t seem able…
The West’s Metaphysical Blind Spot Arman Rahimian
https://quadrant.org.au/news-opinions/middle-east/the-wests-metaphysical-blind-spot/ In the wake of Israel’s pre-emptive strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the wider war that erupted just two weeks ago—a revealing fracture has split the American and the Australian right. Some of its loudest voices—Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, and an army of self-styled realists—now openly question Israel’s actions and America’s commitment to its…