Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. This is a historic day for the United States, and we will pray for him as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church and setting an example for so many, regardless of faith.

Reports: Kings expected to name Ken Holland their new GM trib.al/VLzhig7

"Throughout the early months of this Trump presidency, Musk & allies systematically built a false narrative of widespread fraud at Social Security based on misinterpreted data, using their claims to gain access to personal information on millions of Americans" -- NYT

American vice president JD Vance defended Donald Trump's unproven claim that Iran's nuclear program has been "totally obliterated" but then admitted in the same rambling Fox interview Monday that portions of three Iranian nuclear sites may have remained intact.

I present to you the track of the summer.

BREAKING: ICE is asking people to stop clogging their hotline by calling in and reporting an undocumented girl named “Anne Frank” hiding in the top floor of various Republican lawmakers’ houses.

Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said U.S. air strikes "gained no achievements" in his first public comments since the ceasefire Thursday, adding that claims by Donald Trump that the nuclear facilities were "obliterated" is an example of the American president's propensity

Taxes Paid By Illegals (2023): $89.8 Billion Taxes paid by Tesla (2024): $0 Taxes paid by GE (2024): $0 Taxes paid by Facebook (2024): $0 Taxes paid by FedEx (2024): $0 Taxes paid by Nike (2024): $0 Taxes paid by AirBnb (2023): $0 Taxes paid by 3M (2023): $0 Do you get it yet?

A new mural in France depicting Lady Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled the day before America's Independence Day.

An American tourist says he developed cryptococcal meningitis a rare and severe inflamation of the brain cause by a fungal infection he believes he picked up during a visit to Vancouver Island in 2016. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

TRUMP: He had MS-13 on his knuckles, tattooed! ABC News: That was photoshopped TRUMP: Terry, they're giving you the big break of a lifetime. I picked you. But you're not being very nice. Aaron Rupar

The shocking chain of events that tells the sad tale over the last Century of homelessness in North America and specifically Los Angeles through the lens of two longtime LA Times journalists. archive.is/ZbMfc #homelessness #mentalhealth #5150 share.google/HI2ukBLx1FQGV8…

American journalism in a nutshell, from UK-based writer Helen Lewis via The Atlantic: "Over the past two decades, the decline of classified advertising, along with the rise of social media, has left America with far fewer Julie Browns and far more DC_Drainos." #Epstein

Ivan 🔴⚫ Cory Booker After analyzing 100 recent replies, I identified 23 Trump-supporting comments. ~30% show bot traits (default avatars, generic bios, low engagement). Broader 2025 studies (e.g., Global Witness, NBC) estimate 20-50% bots in pro-Trump political threads, often amplifying division.

Retiring US newsman Dan Balz sounds the alarm on the decline of journalism standards at the Washington Post. "I leave full-time work at a time of change at The Post. We have lost, as one friend said, the equivalent of a great newspaper in the people who have departed for other

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The Trump administration is not setting the course for a four-year term. The Trump administration is setting the course for an everlasting dictatorship. If Americans don’t want that, the window to stop them is closing quickly.

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Unhinged American president Donald Trump got all the so-called "Department of War" generals in one room, asked for applause, threatened them and said Canada should become part of the US. Let that sink in for a minute. #dictator #departmentofwar

Connor McDavid looks to start new scoring streak as Oilers visit Canucks #NHL #EdmontonOilers #LetsGoOilers #Oilers #Canucks #VancouverCanucks fieldlevelmedia.com/news/connor-mc…

The Vancouver Vancouver Canucks just had a pre-game ceremony honouring their five players heading to 2026 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately they have very few Canadians on their last-place roster let alone a player on Team Canada's squad. The Olympic Games NHL NHLPA