The full force of the British government rushed to condemn the San Diego mosque shooting and comfort the country’s Muslim community despite repeated silence on antisemitic and anti-Christian attacks in the United States and on their own streets. On Monday, two teenagers, ages 17 and 18, killed three adults — including a security guard — at the Islamic Center of San Diego in the Clairemont neighborhood. No motive has been provided, but investigators are reportedly reviewing “possible anti-Islamic writings” found in the car with the dead suspects, according to NBC News. The shooting sparked condemnation in the United States and across the pond in the U.K.  “I condemn the deadly attack on a mosque in San Diego. My thoughts are with those affected. I know many Muslims in the U.K. will be shaken by this, worried about their safety when going about their lives and attending mosque, and what it says about the times we’re living in,” embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted on social media. “I understand those fears. Violence like this does not happen in a vacuum. It grows in an environment where division and anti-Muslim hostility are normalized. That is intolerable. We must all come together against it,” he added.  I condemn the deadly attack on a mosque in San Diego. My thoughts are with those affected. I know many Muslims in the UK will be shaken by this, worried about their safety when going about their lives and attending mosque, and what it says about the times we’re living in. I… — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 19, 2026 Britain’s Metropolitan Police joined the chorus, releasing a statement aimed at reassuring the nation’s Muslim community. “While the details of the incident continue to emerge, it is clear that this attack will cause deep concern and distress within Muslim communities across the United Kingdom and over the world,” the police department said. “It is an awful reality that Muslim communities continue to face heightened levels of threat. We know this attack will not only bring profound sadness but also significant concern about safety among Muslim Londoners.”  San Diego Islamic Center Attack Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist: “Our thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have been killed or injured in the terrible attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and with the emergency services who responded.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s credentialing process for the press has devolved into a license for lunacy. On Monday, a trio of unhinged, bloodthirsty sycophants of accused assassin Luigi Mangione turned a Manhattan courthouse’s steps into a stage for vile, radical-Left theater. Self-proclaimed “Mangionistas” Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas, and Lena Weissbrot — a woman who performs under a vulgar stage name — proudly flaunted official city press passes while launching into stomach-turning diatribes celebrating political violence. Armed with taxpayer-sanctioned credentials, the women launched into sickening, unvarnished attacks against the victim. “F*ck Brian Thompson,” Rojas spat, wearing a city press pass. “That’s all I want to say. F*ck Brian Thompson. F*ck his mom,” she added, as The New York Post reported. Weissbrot, clad in a garish striped outfit, targeted Thompson’s grieving family, chillingly declaring: “His children are better off without him. They need to learn to not be like their dad. And enjoy the blood money, kids.” Weissbrot went on to minimize the cold-blooded assassination by comparing the executive to a terrorist mastermind: “He’s responsible for more deaths than Osama bin Laden. … It’s not like we don’t understand heroic violence, or, like, when violence is good.” What you're about to watch is two members of the "press" credentialed by Mayor Mamdani, openly endorsing the heinous and evil assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Ashley Rojas and Lena Weissbrot are their names, and they deserve to be famous: Rojas: "I'm saying… pic.twitter.com/ub69hrtbqg — Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) May 18, 2026 Outside the courthouse, Rios aimed her vitriol at the president of the United States, saying, “I mean, why do we protect the Second Amendment so much — is it to allow people to shoot up schools, or is it to protect our democracy? Why can the president say we will hunt you and kill you in an official White House memo? Why is that allowed? But when we say the president should be held accountable and I want to see him hanging in the town square by his balls, that’s wrong? I’m sorry. Two can play at that game. Trump, I’m coming for you, baby.” Weissbrot similarly called for the execution of “traitors,” adding, “I can’t exactly say I’m anti-death penalty, because if this were my regime,” then made a gesture indicating cutting her throat before saying “Brian Thompson.” “Stop being a f*cking soy cuck and grow some f*cking balls,” she continued. “I have been waiting for someone like this mysterious hero to appear.” Lost in this grotesque carnival is the nightmarish reality of the tragedy. On December 4, 2024, Thompson, a father of two, was subjected to a cold-blooded, meticulously planned execution. According to the DOJ, Mangione used fake identification, conducted reconnaissance, and ambushed Thompson from behind on a Midtown street, firing several rounds from a suppressed 9mm pistol. Mangione’s notebook callously detailed taking out “the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention,” according to authorities. City Hall spokeswoman Dora Pekec told The New York Post that the administration was now reconsidering how it handles doling out press passes.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has pulled out all the stops to get rid of Thomas Massie. The president and his team have waged war on the Kentucky congressman for his disloyalty to Trump on a plethora of issues — the war in Iran, the Epstein files, the One Big Beautiful Bill, and more. From Truth Social posts to actively campaigning for Massie’s opponent on the ground, Trump has sent the same scathing message, over and over again: Massie is a “total disaster as a congressman, and frankly, a human being,” and the people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District need to vote him out. Today, Kentuckians will decide between Massie and his opponent, Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL and farmer. A Massie win would be a crushing defeat for Team Trump and their allies. A Massie loss would be a triumphant victory for the president — and a signal to the rest of the Republican party that they must fall in line, or else. “Republicans are in lockstep with President Trump — the ultimate turnout driver — and making major investments to win,” RNC spokeswoman Emma Hall told The Daily Wire. “Democrats are out of money, running toxic far-left candidates, and stuck defending a historically unpopular agenda.” Massie hasn’t had a serious opponent since he first won his seat in 2012. Yet in the days leading up to the election, some polls find Massie’s challenger ahead. Gallrein is a fifth-generation farmer, a 68-year-old veteran with four Bronze Stars from his time serving in the United States military. His campaign rhetoric is laced with military jargon, and he often references his work on the farm at home. And he has Trump on his side. “Feel good,” a person close to Gallrein shared with the Daily Wire on Tuesday morning. “It’s a close race, but we believe Ed Gallrein is on the right side of it.” Massie is banking on voters sticking with his anti-establishment platform, arguing that he is determined to stand by his principles and refuses to merely blow with Trumpian winds. “I’m not a go-along-to-get-along congressman,” he told The New York Times. “And that has endeared me to a lot of the constituents who are part of this coalition that put us in the White House.” On the other hand, Team Trump is aggressively emphasizing that Trump has repeatedly won Kentucky — “won big SIX TIMES,” as the president puts it — and Massie is no longer aligned with Trump. They’re banking on the massive power of The Trump Endorsement, and on Kentuckians siding with the president. And with a massive win in Indiana following the savaging of Republican senators who resisted Trump’s redistricting efforts, Team Trump is also feeling good. “I don’t see how anybody can reasonably claim to be a member of a political party in good standing when you make it your business to try to derail the main agenda items of that party, which is exactly what Thomas Massie has done,” said Tim Murtaugh, former communications director to Donald Trump and a senior campaign adviser to Gallrein. He’s also “stuck his finger in the eye” of Donald Trump and his White House, Murtaugh noted, and it is Donald Trump who “represents this party.” “He’s a president who carried this district over Kamala Harris by 36 points in 2024, and Thomas Massie decides that he’s bigger than that margin? I don’t think so. This is very much Donald Trump’s Republican party, not Thomas Massie’s.” Trump himself went to Kentucky to campaign against Massie in March, calling the Kentucky congressman a “disaster for our party,” and warning the crowd: “Get rid of this loser. This guy is bad.” Trump then brought Massie’s challenger, Ed Gallrein, on stage and praised him for his loyalty to both the country and to Trump himself. “As you folks know, you deserve an authentic, true Republican conservative that stands shoulder to shoulder with our president and the Republican party and against the Democrats who are trying to destroy our nation,” Gallrein told the crowd, adding: “Mr. President, I will stand with you and the party to put America first and Kentucky always.” In recent days, the president has also promoted claims from podcaster Laura Loomer describing an alleged ex-girlfriend of Massie’s named Cynthia West, whom Loomer says was pressured by Massie to “perform sexual acts” she was uncomfortable with. Trump has also criticized Massie for remarrying so quickly after his wife of 31 years passed away (the 55-year-old congressman remarried 16 months later to 36-year-old Carolyn Grace Moffa). As Trump launches onslaught after onslaught on Massie from Truth Social, he’s also deployed top White House operatives James Blair and Chris LaCivita to oust Massie. Speaking to the Financial Times, Blair said he knows Massie will lose “because I know the numbers.” Voters, he promised, “disagree with [Massie’s] choice to consistently side with the Democrats in voting against every Republican priority.” Gotta another one coming Tuesday …. pic.twitter.com/7rYnJj3xnj — Chris LaCivita (@ChrisLaCivita) May 17, 2026 LaCivita, known for his sharp tongue and unabashed attacks on political opponents, is leading the MAGA KY political action committee backing Gallrein, alongside Trump adviser and pollster Tony Fabrizio. LaCivita is also ruthless on social media in his criticisms of Massie — on Monday, for example, he posted about scandalous rumors regarding Massie and his genitalia, setting off the congressional security alarms. On Sunday, he posted a satirical video of Trump hitting Bill Cassidy in the head with a golf ball immediately after the ousted senator says, “I voted to convict Trump.” “Gotta another one coming Tuesday,” promised LaCivita. A Republican will retain the seat no matter what, one Republican strategist close to the race shared. “I can’t really say for certain what’s going to happen, but Kentucky is a ruby red seat. We’re obviously feeling very confident about retaining that.” “In Indiana, five Indiana state senators lost to the president’s endorsed candidate,” that strategist pointed out, noting that no one should be underestimating the “strengths of the president’s endorsement,” or “how popular the president is in these races.” “All of these candidates that we’re seeing are running on his record, they are running on his agenda, and the things that he’s been able to deliver.” Trump’s endorsement is certainly clear, but White House support for Gallrein goes far beyond that. Astonishing amounts of cash are flowing into the race. The Gallrein campaign and other outside groups have spent over $14 million on his bid to defeat Massie. About $9 million of that is from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and other pro-Israel groups, according to POLITICO. Even more pro-Israel groups have dumped cash into the Trump-aligned PAC, MAGA KY, POLITICO reports, which has gained $1 million from Paul Singer, $250,000 from hedge fund manager John Paulson, and $750,000 from Preserve America PAC, a PAC tied to Miriam Adelson. Just one day ahead of the highly anticipated election, the campaign played another key card: the Secretary of War himself. Pete Hegseth made his way down to Kentucky to rally with Gallrein (in his personal capacity, the War Department said in a statement), drawing on their similarities as veterans and hitting at Massie for failing to back Trump. “At some point, constant obstruction is not leadership, it’s just commentary,” Hegseth told the cheering crowd. “It’s obstruction. Too often, Massie acts like his job is to stand apart from the movement that Trump leads instead of strengthening it.” And in an election-eve message, posted to social media by top Trump ally Alex Bruesewitz, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller sent a final admonishment. Attention @RepThomasMassie and Kentucky-4, the GREAT @StephenM has a message for you. Massie needs to go! pic.twitter.com/7v3V0Yoite — Alex Bruesewitz

A Chinese immigrant escapes one of history’s most brutal communist regimes, crosses the Pacific, lands in America, collects a multi-million dollar net worth, and then steps in front of a red carpet microphone to declare that capitalism is “the greatest evil in the world.” That is exactly what Hacks star and professional they/them progressive Poppy Liu said at a recent premiere, before adding, generously, that she would “be okay with [capitalism]” if fewer people lived under oppression. A noble sentiment. A historically illiterate one (because capitalism leads to less oppression) and coming from her specifically, one of the most spectacular acts of self-unawareness in Hollywood this week. How do we know? Because last year, Poppy sat down with the L.A. Times to share her ideal Los Angeles Sunday. The schedule: 10:30 a.m personal training session. 11:30 acupuncture recovery. A quick bite at Amara Cafe. An afternoon trek to Koreatown for fresh fruit. Dinner at Levant Bistro. Movie night. And then, naturally, some late-night TikTok couch rot to wind down, after she put “they” to sleep. (The toddler is nongender.) Every single stop on that itinerary was brought to her by the economic system she’d like to dismantle. The irony is again richer than a 12-course tasting menu. Let’s briefly audit what capitalism actually provided for Poppy’s American dream. The personal trainer hustling clients in a free market. The acupuncturist running a private practice. The cafe, the restaurant, the movie theater: all private enterprises, all paying wages, all generating profit, all apparently evil. The phone she used to post about it all? Designed by a company, assembled across a global supply chain, powered by semiconductors and lithium batteries that exist because competitive markets incentivized someone to invent them. Her career? Funded by capitalist studios and streaming giants. Her designer wardrobe and thousand-dollar couture dress? It operates through international trade and global capitalist markets. Her immigration story? The electric car with GPS and safety features that brought her to the vanity show? All market-driven. All only possible because she landed in a country built on economic freedom rather than state control. China, where she spent much of her youth, tried the alternative. It killed tens of millions of people through the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, and fostered state-managed famine on an industrial scale. She made it out, made it to America, made millions, and her takeaway is that capitalism is the problem. This deranged mentality that she and other elites are projecting is going to slowly kill America, if we let it. It’s nothing new, however. Hating the merchant class is one of the oldest political tricks in human history. Ancient Greeks viewed private trade as disruptive. Medieval Europeans were suspicious of commerce. For centuries, aristocrats rallied against anyone who threatened the established order of wealth. The resentment predates Marx by millennia. He just gave it a pamphlet. What Marx actually did was shift the target. Before Marx, people resented wealth. After Marx, they were taught to resent the wealthy. To hate the person, not just the gap. To see every successful entrepreneur as a thief, every profit as exploitation, every billionaire as a threat to democracy. Modern progressives didn’t invent this; they just introduced it to the youth on TikTok. And it’s working. Only 54% of Americans now view capitalism positively. The lowest number in 15 years. This ought to terrify you. As I “Sunday Scrolled” on Instagram, I came across a viral video that inaccurately reframed the entire economic debate between Capitalism and communism as a father asking his daughter: if another kid doesn’t have a lunch, do you share yours? She says yes. Dad says, “Then you’re a little commie.” The implication was that capitalism means hoarding your sandwich while your classmate starves. It was emotional, clever, and completely wrong. A child voluntarily sharing her lunch is not communism. That’s private property plus individual charity. Americans donate over $590 billion annually, the highest charitable giving rate on earth. Communism isn’t the sweet kid at the lunch table. Communism is the government seizing the cafeteria, mismanaging the food supply, and leaving everyone hungry. Ask Venezuela. Ask the Soviet Union. Ask the 45 million people who died in Mao’s Great Leap Forward. The video had 5.6 million views. The comments had a collective IQ of 80. The indoctrination is working. Nobody is arguing that capitalism is perfect. It is flawed, but obviously the best option we’ve got. Under it, global extreme poverty cratered from 42% to under 9% since 1990. Lifespans doubled over the last century. The smartphone in your pocket contains more computing power than NASA used to land astronauts on the moon, and you can buy one for a few hundred dollars. This happened because markets reward innovation, competition drives down costs, and human ingenuity is allowed to function. Every alternative has delivered something else. Stagnation. Poverty. Body Counts. Even Sweden, long the Left’s favorite argument for socialism, is embracing capitalism wholesale: free markets, private enterprise, lower taxes, and strong property rights. And of course, it’s working. The country has seen massive increases in innovation and Initial Public Offerings, so much so that the small country of 11 million is far outpacing Germany, France, and the Netherlands. What the Poppys of the world are selling is not a better system. It is envy dressed in the language of compassion, packaged by people wealthy enough to never feel the consequences of the ideas they promote. They hate billionaires from their million-dollar homes. They hate corporations on the devices that those corporations made. They perform poverty from penthouses and call it solidarity. They fight “oppression” over oat-milk matchas. Poppy Liu immigrated from a country that starved its own people in the name of economic equality, built a career in a country that rewards talent and ambition, accumulated real wealth, and concluded that the problem is capitalism. She is welcome to her opinion. She is welcome to donate her sequined couture, her L.A. restaurant tabs, her streaming residuals, and her personal training sessions to the revolution. We’ll take the million-dollar home too, since she’s offering. For the rest of us: you are not a bad person for believing in free markets. You are not greedy for wanting to keep what you earn. You are not heartless for understanding that a system rewarding innovation and competition has done more to lift human beings out of poverty than any government program in history. The greatest evil of all time did not build the modern world. Capitalism did. Don’t let the millionaire tell you otherwise.

Millennials everywhere are letting out a collective “Feeny!” scream as news hits that the beloved “Boy Meets World” actor has an “open marriage” with his wife of nearly 75 years. William Daniels, who played Mr. Feeny in the popular ’90s coming-of-age sitcom, saw other people during his marriage, as did his wife, actress Bonnie Bartlett. Now in her 90s, Bartlett discussed the arrangement with the Daily Mail. Bartlett explained that the pair “did go in different directions” early on in their marriage, but never formally discussed rules for the open marriage. “There was never any discussion as to what we were going to do, but in 75 years, the two of you together, you know, it would be abnormal if you … weren’t attracted occasionally to other people,” she said. “So there have been times, yeah, both of us, on both sides, yeah, and that is in the book,” the actress said. Bartlett released her memoir, “Middle of the Rainbow,” in 2023. “It was non-spoken,” she said. “Bill and I never sit down and make rules. We never sit down and talk about these things. We just don’t. We just live our lives. And if he’s away for a year, he’s away for a year.” “Our lives just went on, but we never got unhinged,” the 96-year-old continued. “We never got unhinged, but our lives did go in different directions occasionally.” Fans of the show were quick to react to the news. For example, one account posted, “I got worried when I saw Mr Feeny from boy meets world was in the New York Post cause I thought he died but it turned out to be worse.” “Oh no…Feeeney…Fah, Fah, Fah Feeny is a degenerate weirdo,” another account commented.  Bartlett, who will celebrate her 75th wedding anniversary with Daniels in June, has previously discussed hardships the two have faced during their union, including the tragic death of their son. The child died just a day after his birth due to complications. Bartlett and Daniels went on to adopt two boys. “That’s the best thing that ever happened to us,” she said of the adoption, during a 2024 interview. “And it happened after losing a child, after great pain and sadness, and then we got these two wonderful boys, and they have been a joy the whole marriage. I can’t imagine life without them.”