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Left erupts at plans to make June ‘Traditional Nuclear Family Month’ as well as Pride month
The proposal is setting the stage for a heated political fight over family values and the LGBTQ community.
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Bloomberg Politics
European Allies Work on Plan to Engage Putin in Ukraine Talks
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Officials from Germany, France and the UK are working on plans with Kyiv to engage Russia in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The key European allies have been discussing the possibility of holding talks involving both sides, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Anthony Halpin reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Gavin Newsom Broke His Promise About California’s Fire Management Work
Starting last year, the governor “fast-tracked” land, now totaling nearly 100,000 acres, for fire management. So far, state-approved groups have completed projects covering less than 1 percent.
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Politics - CBSNews.com
Oversight chair working to have Blanche testify in Epstein probe
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer said he wants Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear before lawmakers in July.
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Alternet.org
Trump Pentagon chief 'accidentally exposes' key MAGA talking point on religion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew strong criticism from Mormons and Utah lawmakers after releasing a new list of religious affiliations that didn't classify the Church of Latter-Day Saints (often described as the Mormon Church or LDS Church) as Christian. The Pentagon, Politico reported, walked back that part of its religious affiliation policy following the outcry from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah), and others. But according to Salon's Amanda Marcotte, Hegseth's treatment of Mormons shatters MAGA Republicans' claim that they are promoting freedom of religion."In his eagerness to marginalize people of non-Christian faiths," Marcotte explains in Salon, "Hegseth accidentally exposed a major MAGA myth: that there's a coherent, much less peaceful, way to impose their theocratic views on the country. On the contrary, any effort to turn this into a 'Christian nation' is destined to reveal the deep divisions between Christian factions…. To recap, for those who missed the furor: the Department of Defense used to recognize 211 separate religious designations for service members, which help shape everything from chaplain services to what marker is put on a tombstone. Under the guise of 'streamlining' services, this number was reduced to 31. Anyone who looked at the new list, however, could see that Hegseth's unsubtle goal was signaling the superiority of Christians to everyone else."Marcotte adds, "The new list gives Christians 21 subcategories to choose from, but Jews, Muslims and other major religious groups only get one option, ignoring the diversity within those faiths. Atheists, humanists, Wiccans, pagans and other belief systems that the Christian right believes are demonic, were erased entirely."Hegseth, the Salon journalist laments, "has barely concealed his hostility to recognizing that anyone non-Christian could be a legitimate American, much less an honored military service member.""What did seem to shock some people, however, was that Hegseth also kicked members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints out of his Christian tribe," Marcotte observes. "While all other followers of Jesus, from Quakers to Catholics, were officially designated as variations of 'Christian,' Mormons did not enjoy the Christian label. Mormon leaders should have seen this coming."Marcotte adds, "White evangelicals don’t hide their belief that Mormons have no right to call themselves 'Christians.' In May at Rededicate 250, the Christian nationalist event backed by the Trump administration in Washington D.C., there were a couple token Catholics and one Jew among otherwise evangelical-led speaker list, but no Mormons were invited. On the contrary, many speakers are anti-Mormon, including Trump ally and Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, who has repeatedly called the Latter-Day Saints a 'cult'…. So, there was a widespread anger when Hegseth reminded Mormons that they'll never be part of the evangelical-led Christian nationalist in-group."
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Bernie Sanders & Progressive Allies Are on a Hot Streak
The Vermont senator's endorsed candidates cleaned house on Tuesday, a coast-to-coast show of force headlined by a resounding win for his embattled Senate pick in Maine, Graham Platner, in spite of days of turmoil that had thrown his candidacy into question.
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Replicate plan Colombia to subvert narcoterrorists
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. First Purge False Friends from Joint Military Operations Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s policies are at […]
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Raw Story
Trump drops ominous threat as Iran talks fail: 'Now they will have to pay the price!'
President Donald Trump boasted that Iran has been "completely defeated" as the U.S. trades strikes with the Middle Eastern nation.U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday evening that it had conducted "self-defense strikes" in response to the downing of an Army helicopter the previous day, which prompted Trump to threaten a response, and he rejected Iran's claims that the strikes had disputed the diplomatic process by violating the ceasefire."Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess," Trump posted Wednesday morning on Truth Social. "Much of it, like their Navy and Air Force, doesn’t even exist anymore – They have been completely defeated. Iran is all talk and no action. The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!!""They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!" the president added, appending the post with his full name.
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Bloomberg Politics
Trump Vows More Strikes on Iran, Citing Stalled Talks
US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran again and scolded the country for delaying talks on an interim peace deal, after renewed attacks overnight put further strain on a fragile two-month truce.
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