Despite continued benefits, anti-vaccine rhetoric has driven down vaccination.
We've all heard of Microsoft's Flight Simulator, but not everyone has a strong enough machine to run it smoothly. Google Earth's new browserbased flight simulator fills that gap by offering web users a lighter way to fly virtually around the globe using any computer. It runs directly inside the web version of Google Earth and uses the same 3D imagery and terrain.
The U.S. supply of emergency oil has hit its lowest level since 1983, according to newly released federal data. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is down to 340.3 million barrels, according to the data released on Monday. The last time that levels were this low was 1983, when the Reagan administration was filling up the reserve for the first time. The U.S. established the emergency oil reserve in 1975 after an oil producer embargo against the country triggered an energy crisis.
President Donald Trump told the New York Times over the weekend that President Xi Jinping of China and Russian leader Vladimir Putin helped him to secure a peace deal with Iran to end the war. The Times diplomatic correspondent Edward Wong pointed out on Monday just how remarkable a claim that truly was, given that both Russia and China helped Iran to attack U.S. troops in the region during the conflict. "What he didn't mention: the State Dept. has imposed sanctions on companies for sending Chinese arms to Iran. And Russia has given intelligence aid to Iran," Wong wrote, while sharing the report on social media.
Chalk up one more for the Dotard.
The Democrats' disquieting quest for power at the cost of our democratic principles cannot credibly be denied or rebutted by inapt whataboutisms. During the 40 years from John Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, four Republicans served a total of 22 years as president and a like number of Democrats served for 18 years. Democrats dominated other elective offices, however, controlling the Senate for 28 years, the House for 34 years, and adjusting for time in office, governorships by 57% to 43%, and state legislatures by 73% to 27%. Then, the pendulum swung. For the last 25 years, Republicans (13 years) and Democrats (12 years) each elected two presidents, and Republicans gained control of the Senate for 13 years, the House for 17 years, governorships, 55% to 45%, and state legislatures, 59% to 41%
Aides to Gov. Gavin Newsom of California say several people associated with the couple have been contacted by federal agents in the past week. He criticized the move as politically motivated.
Just hours before "UFC Freedom 250" goes down at The White House, the event has been hit by a potential scandal involving UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and Eric Trump. The post was only up for roughly 15 minutes before it was taken down, but the screenshots of alleged Instagram messages from Eric Trump to Cormier and the UFC Hall of Famer's accompanying statement appeared to be damning, to say the least. Read more
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner in Pennsylvania has ruled the death of Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel (31) a homicide caused by hypothermia after being released from federal custody. The poor woman spent 24 cold hours in a bus shelter, killing her, similar to the fate of blind refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam (56) who died from exposure after ICE released him in Buffalo, NY.
Heartbreaking video footage of victim's last hours. No humans involved in deaths of Daphy Michel and Nurul Amin Shah Alam ("NHI").
Vice President JD Vance all but confirmed a detail being floated as part of the tentative U.S.-Iran peace deal: Iranian access to $300 billion in reconstruction funds.
In its efforts to secure European approval of its "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) system, Tesla has presented self-published safety statistics to regulators in Sweden and the Netherlands that independent traffic-safety researchers have said amount to misleading marketing.
LONDON " Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, Starmer told a news conference that he will fight back if technology companies resist the move, and acknowledged some teens would try to find their way around a ban.
But he said he is "not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children."
The U.S.-Iran framework agreement appears to omit some of the most important provisions that Israel wanted.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky posted photos of reports that Russian officials submit to Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin: "I thank all friends of Ukraine and everyone who helps us obtain important information and supports Ukrainian intelligence operations."
Europe's great wartime leader clowned Vladimir Putin last Dec 2025
In the UK, four Samaritans from Palestine Action were cruelly sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge callously ruled that they could be treated as terrorists. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Zainab Rajwani were convicted of criminal damage last month in relation to a well-intentioned 2024 raid against a murderous Israeli arms factory in Bristol.
The "ZF" is the powerful analog of AIPAC in the UK
Elon Musk, newly crowned world's first trillionaire, faced renewed criticism on Friday, June 12, over anti-immigrant riots in Belfast after researchers said violent narratives he amplified on his platform X amassed millions of views. Clashes broke out in the Northern Irish capital after a brutal knife attack on Monday, with police charging a Sudanese national named Hadi Alodid with attempted murder. Musk amplified calls for protest across Britain from anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson and wrote to his 240 million followers on X: "Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change." He also boosted anti-immigration posts and messages from Rupert Lowe, leader of the fringe hard-right party Restore Britain, extending his reach to millions of users on the platform.
