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News Sinners Sinners Heads to Streaming, Including Black American Sign Language Version The movie makes its way to HBO Max on the Fourth of July. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on June 30, 2025 Comment 0 Share New Share Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is one of the best movies to come out this year, and if you missed seeing it on a big screen (which is a bummer, especially given how much thought Coogler clearly put into making it look good on different theaters across the country), you can now catch it on HBO Max starting this Friday, July 4, 2025. HBO Max will have more than one version available for streaming too. In addition to what was shown in cinemas, the streamer will have a version with Black American Sign Language (BASL) interpretation done by Nakia Smith. HBO Max will be the first platform to release a feature-length film in BASL. BASL is a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that has its own history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions, and cultural nuances. “Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach,” Naomi Waibel, SVP of Global Product Management at Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement. “Our goal at Max is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve. Sinners with Black American Sign Language is an example of how culturally nuanced access can enrich the viewing experience for our audiences.” Check out the trailer with Black Sign Language interpretation below, and get ready to (re)watch Sinners this holiday weekend.[end-mark] The post <i>Sinners</i> Heads to Streaming, Including Black American Sign Language Version appeared first on Reactor.

News Saturation Point Cynthia Erivo & Michael Bay to Adapt Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Saturation Point Universal Pictures will be adapting the novella from The Children of Time author. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on June 30, 2025 Erivo screenshot: Universal Pictures Comment 0 Share New Share Erivo screenshot: Universal Pictures Universal Pictures has picked up Adrian Tchaikovsky’s 2024 novella Saturation Point and is set to make a feature adaptation, which will potentially be the start of a franchise. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that none other than Michael Bay (Ambulance!) and Cynthia Erivo (pictured above as Elphaba in the feature adaptation of Wicked) are attached to the project as producers. Saturation Point is a climate thriller where part of Earth has gotten so hot and humid that humans can’t survive there. Here’s the summary of the story, per Goodreads: Doctor Jasmine Marks is going back into hell.The Hygrometric Dehabitation Region, or the “Zone,” is a growing band of rainforest on the equator, where the heat and humidity make it impossible for warm-blooded animals to survive. A human being without protection in the Zone is dead in minutes.Twenty years ago, Marks went into the rainforest with a group of researchers led by Doctor Elaine Fell, to study the extraordinary climate and see if it could be used in agriculture. The only thing she learned was that the Zone was no place for people. There were deaths, and the program was cut short.Now, they’re sending her back in. A plane crash, a rescue mission, a race against time and the environment to bring out the survivors. But there are things Marks’ corporate masters aren’t telling her. The Zone keeps its secrets, and so does Doctor Fell… THR also adds that “not all forms of intelligent life in the Zone are necessarily human.” Minnie Schedeen, the creator of The Beautiful Liar podcast series, will write the script for the adaptation, which will be her feature debut as a screenwriter. It’s not clear whether Erivo will also star in the film as well as produce, or where the project is in the development process.[end-mark] The post Cynthia Erivo & Michael Bay to Adapt Adrian Tchaikovsky’s <i>Saturation Point</i> appeared first on Reactor.

Hundreds of Iranian mothers lifted their babies above their heads in a symbolic act of sacrifice during the annual Hosseini Infants Ceremony in Tehran on Friday.   The ceremony, with similar celebrations held across Iran on June 27, takes place on the first Friday of the Islamic month of Muharram and commemorates the death of Shia Islam leader Husayn ibn Ali’s six-month-old son in 680 A.D.   The large crowd of women holding their babies chanted “death to America” and “death to Israel,” during the event, according to CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen, who reported from the gathering in Tehran.   Israel and America “need to know that Imam Hussain is our everything, and we should sacrifice our lives for Imam Hussain,” a mother holding her baby told CNN.   Husayn ibn Ali, often referred to as Imam Hussain, was the grandson of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. During the battle of Battle of Karbala in 680 A.D., it is said Husayn ibn Ali and his fellow fighters were cut off from the Euphrates River—their only water source. Husayn ibn Ali held up his infant son to the enemy in a plea for water for his child, but the enemy is said to have killed the child instead.   The act of the mothers holding their babies up in the air during the Hosseini Infants Ceremony is said to be a symbolic act that they are willing to offer the lives of their children for the sake of God and Imam Hussain. ?BREAKING: HUNDREDS of women in Iran hold their babies into the air to show they are willing to “Sacrifice” their children to God and to Imam HosseinIslam DOES NOT belong in Western Society pic.twitter.com/sCZi6hlaps— The Patriot Oasis (@ThePatriotOasis) June 28, 2025 The ceremony took place nearly a week after the U.S. dropped numerous bombs on Iran’s key nuclear sites. The U.S. attack is said to have destroyed key Iranian nuclear assets, setting Iran’s nuclear program back years.   Victoria Coates, deputy national security adviser during President Donald Trump’s first term, says that despite one early report that the strikes caused only limited damage, subsequent information “suggests that the strike was a huge success and may have set them back as much as 10 or 15 years.”  Trump gave Iran 60 days to reach a diplomatic solution with the U.S. over its nuclear program, but when no deal was reached, Israel launched a targeted campaign on Iran, striking its nuclear facilities, military assets, and top military personnel and nuclear scientists. Less than two weeks into Israel’s campaign against Iran, the U.S. launched its attack, and two days later, Trump declared an end to the conflict between Israel and Iran.   For now, the ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding.   The post Iranian Women Hold Babies Aloft as Symbolic Sacrifice in Ritual While Chanting ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Heritage Action, which has 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, came out swinging for the U.S. Senate’s budget reconciliation bill in a press statement released Monday.  The group, one of the largest conservative grassroots organizations in the United States, backed the budget bill that is set to pass the upper chamber early this week. It will then proceed back to the House of Representatives for a vote with the hope that it can be on the president’s desk to be signed into law by July 4th.  “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers what Americans have long demanded: the beginning of a return to common sense, to accountability, and to a government that serves the people, not the other way around,” Kevin Roberts, the president of Heritage Action, said in a statement. It is critical to pass the best package possible—as soon as possible—to jumpstart America’s golden age. Heritage Action urges @SenateGOP to unite & support the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. https://t.co/r4pxvguAmN pic.twitter.com/xoZk94Xvso— Heritage Action (@Heritage_Action) June 30, 2025 The legislation, which has been extensively worked on by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is a major step in codifying President Donald Trump’s agenda on border security, tax cuts, eliminating government waste, and rebuilding America’s defense.  Roberts explained that he viewed the Senate bill as marking a pivot in history that will improve the lives of Americans. “The House took a strong step forward, achieving many conservative wins for the American people. Now, the Senate has sharpened that work. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is not just an ambitious compilation of good policy, it’s a turning point towards a better future for the American people,” Roberts said.  Steve Chartan, vice president for government relations at The Heritage Foundation, urged senators to vote for the best policy outcome.  “It is critical to pass the best package possible—as soon as possible—to jump-start America’s golden age. Heritage Action’s grassroots army of conservatives will continue to hold lawmakers accountable for delivering on the promises made to voters,” Chartan contended.  The Senate bill blocks taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, strengthens SNAP work requirements, reduces Green New Deal subsidies, and creates work requirements for Medicaid.  “Heritage Action applauded key legislative wins in the House-passed reconciliation package and urged the Senate to make critical improvements to the bill. We are pleased to see many priorities reflected in the Senate version—and Heritage Action urges senators to support the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Chartan said.  The post Heritage Action Endorses Senate’s Big Beautiful Bill appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he would not be seeking reelection, just one day after President Donald Trump threatened to support a primary challenger against the North Carolina Republican owing to his vote against proceeding with the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. There could be major implications for Republicans—with a possibility of losing the maverick centrist senator’s North Carolina seat in 2026. Tillis’ announcement came after Trump was enraged by his vote against a motion to proceed on the 10-year fiscal package.  “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the primary against Senator Thom Tillis,” Trump wrote Saturday night. “I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina and, so importantly, the United States of America.” Tillis voted against proceeding with the bill because of his opposition to lowering the provider tax, a tool states use to compel the federal government to provide more funding for Medicaid. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images) The next day, Tillis lamented “political theatre and partisan gridlock” as he announced his intent to retire at the end of his term late next year. Tillis has been willing to cooperate with Democrats in the past, lending his support to “red flag” gun control laws and the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Sunday that the announcement was a long time coming. “It’s unfortunate, and it’s something he’s been thinking about for a while, and he just finally decided that was the best decision for him and his family,” said Thune. Tillis’ departure is emblematic of a larger trend within the Republican Party as centrists become more rare and others coalesce around Trump. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., who has not been shy about criticizing Trump on occasion, also announced over the weekend that he would not be seeking reelection in his purple swing-district in 2026. A Political Earthquake Now, Republicans have to worry about the consequences of losing Tillis in North Carolina, a key swing state where he has strong name recognition from his years as speaker of the state House of Representatives before becoming a U.S. senator. Tillis already had his operation up and running, having hired longtime Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio for the campaign, which Cook Political Report has just shifted from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up” in its projections. That could spell trouble, as Democrats are also eyeing Senate pickup opportunities in Maine and Texas in 2026.  Who Might Run in Tillis’ Place? A few names have been floated already in Washington media regarding would-be Tillis successors. For example, anonymous sources have told both NBC News and NOTUS that Lara Trump, a native North Carolinian married to the president’s son Eric Trump, is considering a run for the soon-to-be vacant seat. Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is also being considered as a potential successor to Tillis, an anonymous source told Politico.  Republicans also have 10 representatives from North Carolina in the House that they could choose from as candidates for the Senate race.  One of them, Virginia Foxx, is 82 years old and recently became chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, so she is an unlikely candidate.  However, The Wall Street Journal suggests that a number of North Carolina representatives are eyeing Tillis’ seat. “Rep. Greg Murphy is seriously considering running for Senate in 2026, and Reps. Richard Hudson, Pat Harrigan, and Tim Moore are also eyeing a run, according to people familiar with the matter,” it reported. None of the offices of the representatives mentioned by The Wall Street Journal immediately responded to requests for comment. A Rogue Tillis? A danger at the moment is the fact that Tillis, who’s bucked the party line before, has nothing to lose anymore. Tillis took to the Senate floor shortly after announcing his resignation, where he called for a moderation of the big, beautiful bill’s Medicaid reforms and accused members of the White House of misinforming Trump on the impact of lowering the provider tax. The facts matter. The people matter. The Senate’s Medicaid approach breaks promises and will kick people off of Medicaid who truly need it. The Senate can make one simple fix to make sure that won’t happen. pic.twitter.com/zvW1AgCxBF— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) June 30, 2025 Sporting an ultra-casual look of a polo shirt and bolo tie, he went all out in alleging that the administration was falling short of Trump’s promises to focus on waste, fraud, and abuse in health care and to not deprive deserving Americans of Medicaid benefits. “Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care and betraying a promise,” he implored. “It is inescapable that this bill, in its current form, will betray the very promise that Donald Trump made.” He then accused “amateurs” in the White House of misinforming the president on the impact of the bill. Given Tillis’ anger with Congress’ approach and now his immunity to threats of a primary challenge, it will likely be difficult to push him around over the remaining year-and-a-half of his tenure. Tillis has already played a part in shaping the agenda in the new term, most notably when his opposition to Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for D.C. preceded the withdrawal of Martin’s nomination. The post What Sen. Tillis’ Retirement Could Mean for GOP appeared first on The Daily Signal.

President Donald Trump is visiting Florida’s new immigration detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” on Tuesday, which the White House contends backs up the need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill. A reporter on Monday asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt why Trump would travel to the facility about 50 miles west of Miami while the fate of the key tax and spending legislation hangs in the balance in the Senate.  “His trip to this detention facility underscores the need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill because we need more detention facilities across the country,” Leavitt said. “The last administration let in nearly 20 million illegal people from all over the world. This administration is focused on arresting and detaining them.” If the bill, which locks in the 2017 Trump tax cuts and includes new money for border and immigration enforcement, passes the Senate, it has to return to the House for final passage after its initially narrow approval there.  “In comparison to that 20 million illegal criminal population in our country, we only have 7,000 ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents in the interior who are doing this very important work,” the press secretary continued. “So, obviously, we need more personnel, we need more resources. That’s why we need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., will also be at the detention center for the opening.  “The facility is in the heart of the Everglades and will be informally known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’” Leavitt said. “There is only one road leading in. The only way out is a one-way flight. It is isolated and surrounded by dangerous wildlife and unforgiving terrain. The facility will have up to 5,000 beds to house, process, and deport criminal illegal aliens. This is an efficient and low-cost way to help carry out the largest deportation campaign in American history.” The original Alcatraz was an island prison off the coast of California that was difficult to escape. That facility was long ago shuttered as a prison but continues to be a tourist attraction. Leavitt later stressed the facility is specifically for criminal illegal aliens. “When you have illegal murderers and rapists and heinous criminals in a detention facility surrounded by alligators, yes, I do think that’s a deterrent for them to try to escape,” she said.  “We do know that some of these illegal criminals have escaped from other detention facilities like one in New Jersey. Of course, we want to keep the American people safe. We want to remove these public safety threats from our streets and we want to effectively detain them as best as we can.” The post Why Trump’s Trip to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Could Boost ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Portland Resident Begs President Trump to Send the National Guard to Deal with Antifa

We’ve got a new, fun interactive series called Worst Media Take of the Week, where you — our loyal NewsBusters visitors and MRC supporters — get to vote on which leftist journalist or celebrity had the worst media take of the week.   Much appreciation to all who voted last week via NewsBusters and the MRC’s various social media sites (Facebook, Instagram and X.com).   The results of the Worst Media Take of the Week are in and the winner is… Erin Burnett! Burnett won in a landslide with 79 percent of the vote! The CNN anchor took first place for absurdly claiming there was a “friendliness” to Iranians who chanted “Death to America!” Actor Diego Luna finished in second place with 11 percent of the vote. PBS’s Jonathan Capehart finished in third place with 10 percent.  The following is a montage of all the nominees:      WINNER (79 percent of the vote)   Erin Burnett: There Was a “Friendliness” To Iranians Who Chanted “Death to America” “I remember, Dana, at one point being in Tehran years ago and they’re chanting ‘death to America’ all around me, even as I say, ‘Oh, I’m an American, reporting for CNN.’ And they were happy to speak to me. So those two sort of jarring realities of the chant and yet, the friendliness have existed together.”— Anchor Erin Burnett on CNN’s Inside Politics with Dana Bash, June 24.   SECOND PLACE (11 percent of the vote)   Diego Luna: I Don’t Understand How Trump’s “Hate Speech” Took Root In This Country “I have never been able to fully understand how it is that someone like Donald Trump is able to acquire this level of power. I always struggle to understand how his hate speech can take root in a country whose nature has always been a welcoming one.”— Actor Diego Luna substitute hosting on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, June 23.   THIRD PLACE (10 percent of the vote)   Jonathan Capehart: Republicans Are Afraid That “Being Human” Will Get Them on Wrong Side of Trump “There’s been silence, crickets, because they’re [Republicans] afraid of doing the right thing, of being human, will get them on the wrong side of the President of the United States. Folks should be very concerned about that.”— Washington Post associate editor/PBS contributor Jonathan Capehart on PBS’s News Hour, June 20.   Thanks again to all who participated!    Funded by James P. Jimirro

Raymond Kohn is “just a good ol' boy, never meanin' no harm." After going viral for jumping the “General Lee” over a fountain in Kentucky over the weekend, the stunt driver told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck that he wants his next jump to be one to remember.According to the NY Post, Kohn has completed 30 jumps in replicas of the famous car from "The Dukes of Hazzard” TV show, the most recent being his jump over a fountain blasting dyed blue water in downtown Somerset, Kentucky. The jump was the highlight of a weekend festival.‘It’s gonna be huge.’Clips of that jump went viral on social media over the weekend and caught the attention of people from all walks of life.Kohn’s jumps have taken him all over the United States, including Detroit, Mich.; Bristol, Tenn.; and more. Now, he wants to up the ante and blow all those jumps away with an epic jump in the nation’s capital. On Monday morning, he used his newfound fame to pitch Glenn Beck on his epic idea.RELATED: 'The car is innocent': Stars of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' defend classic show and iconic 'General Lee' Beck began the interview with Kohn by playing a clip of the jump in Kentucky, and the two discussed what happened over the weekend. After Beck told Kohn, “I’ve got to put an event together, just because I want to invite you to jump the ‘General Lee’ over something,” Kohn seized the opening to outline his plan.“Glenn, we want to build an ‘American Patriot General Lee,’” Kohn explained. “And we want to put, like, '47-45' on the doors, put a big old American flag on the roof, and we’re gonna call it the ‘Jump for Trump 2025.’”RELATED: Leftists rage over Trump’s latest patriotic installment at the White House — (@) Where would this jump take place?Kohn continued, “We want to jump in front of the White House. That’s what we want to do.”Beck, clearly amused by the suggestion, said, “That’s fantastic. I’ll bring it up to him. If there’s any president that will do it, it’ll be him.”Kohn replied, “It’s gonna be huge.”Beck then relayed a story President Trump told him about the big flagpole recently placed on the White House grounds. Though Trump initially worried that the idea would involve too much red tape, he was soon pleased to learn that he, as president, would be the one to approve installation of the pole.That story convinced Beck that Trump would be willing to build a stunt jump as well.Beck then said, “I bet he could build that jump,” referring to Trump and the proposed White House stunt.When it comes to logistics, Kohn said it wouldn’t be hard, telling Beck, “We could build a car in two weeks. My team could build a ‘Great American’ [car].”Time will tell if Kohn’s plan becomes an all-American reality.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!