After calling ICE the ‘Gestapo,” on Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz compared the U.S. Army’s preparations for its 250th anniversary parade in Washington, DC, to a parade we would see in North Korea. He is hoping for rain to pour down on our military on Saturday instead of honoring these gallant people. Why can’t we […] The post Tim Walz Wants It to Rain on the Parade Honoring Our Military appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church, the leader hails from the United States. Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago in 1955. The College of Cardinals elected him as the Holy Father, and he took the name Pope Leo XIV. Some Catholics never thought they’d see an American pope in their lifetime, but Leo is showing his Midwestern pride in Vatican City. A photographer recently captured the pontiff walking in the Vatican wearing his traditional white robe and a white hat. Well, a Chicago White Socks baseball cap, that is. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pubity (@pubity) American Catholics Loved Seeing Pope Leo Embracing His American Heritage Pubity shared the photo of Pope Leo in his White Sox Cap with a giant smile on his face. “His choice to wear the cap while in full papal attire added a layer of casual charm to his public image and instantly went viral,” an Instagram post reads. “Back in Chicago, the White Sox had already honored their most famous fan with a mural at Rate Field. Now, they’ll celebrate him further with a special event on Saturday, hosted by the Archdiocese of Chicago. The day will feature the premiere of a video message from Pope Leo XIV addressed to young people around the world.” Seeing Pope Leo in a White Sox cap came as a shock to some people. “Would never thought I’d see a pope in a baseball cap,” a follower shared. Others loved seeing the pope representing his heritage. “Not religious or a baseball fan but that’s still pretty cool even to me for some reason, someone wrote. This person agreed. “I’m not Catholic, but Pope Leo gives me hope.” “The yankee in me kinda loathes him. But the catholic in me thinks this is the best papacy since JP2. The guy is just unmistakably cool,” a Catholic joked. This story’s featured image is by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images. The post Pope Leo XIV Spotted Wearing The Most Unlikely Swag At The Vatican appeared first on InspireMore.

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The entire career of race-baiter Al Sharpton was founded on falsehoods about the Tawana Brawley scam. Nearly everything the Left told us about the Trayvon Martin fight was false. The “hands up, don’t shoot” Ferguson fable and the Covington kids myth were quickly exposed. The Duke lacrosse and Jussie Smollett melodramas were laughable. Russian “collusion,” “laptop” disinformation, and Joe Biden “fit as a fiddle” gaslighting were utter lies. But more recently, the hard Left lost its mind championing a host of violent, unsavory characters. The illegal alien and El Salvadorian national, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was portrayed as a victim of unfair deportation in the Left’s larger, losing war for open borders. Abrego Garcia became a “Maryland Man”: a supposed poor victim of Trump overreach. He was constructed as a family man engaged in construction to feed his family, who somehow forgot to become “documented” and was deported. In truth, Garcia is now facing felony indictments for human trafficking. He was a likely MS-13 gang member, a violent and bullying woman-beater, and rarely employed gainfully in construction. Luigi Mangione was a rich, spoiled kid who dabbled in Jacobin politics. Posing as a revolutionary, Mangione ambushed Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. He murdered him in cold blood near a New York hotel. Instantly, some on the Left embraced Mangione as a revolutionary hero who delivered justice to a supposedly greedy corporate capitalist. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, like Garcia, was a violent illegal alien. He bragged about his hatred of Jews in general and Israel in particular. So Soliman made some Molotov cocktails and tried to incinerate Jewish marchers advocating on behalf of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Soliman’s wife and five children, to whom Soliman filmed a video explaining his dedication to violent jihad, were also illegal aliens. Soliman may well have preferred to burn Jews to remind us of the fires of the Holocaust ovens. In the mind of the mainstream liberal media, the Soliman family was cruelly detained by the evil Donald Trump administration that was considering returning the illegal aliens to their Middle East homes. But recently, during the LA riots, the Left went completely crazy as the entire Democrat Party and California state officials sided with violent protesters and illegal aliens. The open border rioters soon got the message that left-wing California officials were on their side. So, throngs began burning cars. Illegal aliens waved Mexican flags and burned American flags. Protesters spat on law enforcement and pelted them with rocks, firecrackers, and concrete blocks. Stores were looted. Critical freeways were swarmed and shut down. And for what? To protest the legal efforts of U.S. Immigration of Customs Enforcement to serve deportation warrants to a few hundred of some 10 million-12 million illegal aliens who had illegally swarmed into the U.S. during the Joe Biden administration’s four-year destruction of immigration law. California Governor Gavin Newsom damned the federal immigration efforts as “chaotic” and “reckless” and seemed obsessed only with Trump. Then Newsom dared ICE to arrest him. Like some antebellum, neo-Confederate, states’ rights activist, Newsom threatened to withhold California’s federal income taxes from the federal government—a possible felony. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass—recently infamous for junketing in Ghana while Pacific Palisades burned down—warned ICE that, “We will not stand for this.” What did her threat mean? Did she intend to use force to support the street thugs against her fellow American officers? California Democrat Congresswoman Norma Torres screamed at overwhelmed ICE agents seeking to issue arrest warrants with the obscene threat, “Get the f*** out of LA!” As the mob violence increased and public outrage grew, a desperate and now embarrassed Newsom could only double down on his obsessions with Trump. What has caused Newsom’s Trump Derangement Syndrome? Is it because Trump called out the National Guard and Marines to aid an overwhelmed Los Angeles Police Department to stop the violence that left-wing officials and the media had appeased? In sum, is the Left once again trying to commit political suicide? Polls showed overwhelming public support for deporting those who illegally entered and reside in the U.S., especially the nearly half a million believed criminals. Trump’s own most supportive demographic in recent polls has been Hispanics. Like all Americans, they are appalled by violent thugs and illegal aliens waving Mexican flags who have no wish to return to Mexico while burning American flags as they demand illegally to stay in the U.S. The more the incoherent Left claimed the protests were “peaceful” and damned the Trump administration for sending them help, the more the violence continued. And the more the public was relieved that Trump was trying to stop the riots. Democrats currently lack sane and effective leaders. But that is no excuse to swoon over creepy gang-bangers, spoiled-brat assassins, antisemitic burners of Jews, and illegal aliens breaking the law and damning America—while waving Mexican flags. (C)2025 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Despite Democrat efforts to condemn the Trump administration’s arrests of illegal immigrants, voter approval of deportation efforts continues to rise.   A recent poll from Napolitan News Service found that 56% of respondents either strongly or somewhat approve of the deportations of illegal immigrants throughout the U.S.  The country’s eyes remain glued to the Los Angeles riots. In the same poll, 79% of respondents reported that they were following the events either “very closely” or “somewhat closely.” Partisan attention differed slightly, with 82% of Democrats and 77% of Republicans reporting they were following the LA news.   President Donald Trump called up the National Guard to LA on June 8, after protesters angry at the arrests of illegal immigrants turned violent, setting cars on fire, looting stores, and overwhelming the LA Police Department. California Gov. Gavin Newsom raised an outcry over Trump’s actions, sparking heated debate between the two politicians.   The controversy appears to have had little effect on voter opinion, however. Just two days before Trump deployed the National Guard, his job approval rating hit over 50% for the first time in a poll conducted by Napolitan. An RMG Research poll two days after the National Guard was sent in found that 52% of respondents approved of Trump’s decision.   When questioned on the efforts to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, whether in LA or across the nation, respondents were positive. Fifty-five percent of respondents supported the LA deportations and 43% opposed them. Men remain more supportive of the nationwide deportation efforts than women (64% to 50%, respectively), following trends from earlier polls and reflecting a tendency for more men to hold Republican views.   As riots in the Californian city still rage, a federal judge declared Thursday that Trump’s decision to call in the National Guard was a violation of the U.S. Constitution, ordering that the president return control of the troops to the state by midday Friday. A few hours later, however, an order from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily paused the order until a hearing on Tuesday.  The Napolitan News Service poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted from June 11-12. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.   The post In Face of LA Chaos, Majority of Americans Still Approve of Trump Deportations  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

When you walk through the Library of Congress in Washington, one inscription reads, “the foundation of every state is the education of its youth,” quoting Diogenes. For the Greeks, Romans, and America’s Founding Fathers, education meant instilling virtue as well as information. Now, education is progressive indoctrination. Education of the youth is still the foundation of a state, so what happens when the moral foundation of education itself begins to shift decisively toward a political extreme? On Thursday, the House decided in a narrow 214-212 vote to pass Trump’s rescission package to cut taxpayer funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS. These media conglomerates have a decidedly left-wing bias, having supported cultural Marxist themes, drag shows, and blatant relativism. Perhaps PBS is more strongly associated in the minds of some Americans with cultural classics for young people such as “Cat in the Hat,” “Sesame Street,” or “Martha Speaks.” True, PBS did have strong educational content in the early years, but by the turn of this century it took a turn for the woke. In 2022, PBS was forced to cancel the longest running animated children’s show in the network’s history, “Arthur,” after backlash over their 2019 episode featuring a homosexual wedding and a 2020 episode discussing George Floyd’s death. Previously, when “Arthur” had tried to promote LGBTQ+ narratives, the episodes were removed under pressure from President George W. Bush’s Department of Education. But since Bush departed office, producers shamelessly have aired leftist propagandized shows. And they’re funded by American taxpayers. In 2017, Bustle, the online women’s magazine with an audience of over 100 million monthly readers, said unashamedly that, “these progressive children’s shows prove that you don’t need to have an over 18 target audience to create work that challenges assumptions about gender, race, and politics … that’s the beauty of these shows … this is education via stealth.[emphasis added]” They said the quiet part out loud, which gives me the chills, and not in a good way. In line with this approach, Sesame Street ran an episode called “Family Day” with gay couple Dave and Frank in 2021, and in 2022, Elmo encouraged children to get the COVID shot, as part of PBS’s “the ABCs of the COVID Vaccine” learning initiative. Sesame Street hosted outspoken homosexuals in recent years, such as Ellen DeGeneres and rapper Lil Nas X. Even PBS’ bipartisan literacy initiatives launched during the Reagan administration are now focused on “racial literacy.” PBS’ movie “Real Boy” features a transgender teenager who struggles with sobriety. The perfect viewing for a Friday family movie night! Lest we forget, these programs are aimed at children, who should not be over racialized or sexualized if the goal is to educate, not indoctrinate. PBS isn’t the only aggravator. NPR’s programming over the past decade is rife with woke propaganda. A report issued by the White House lists their offenses. A 2015 segment featured the “population of anthropomorphic animal enthusiasts known as ‘furries.’” In 2022, NPR ran a story on what “Queer Ducks” can teach youth about sexuality. Later that same year, our great nation had the distinct privilege of learning about the ancient communities of genderqueer dinosaurs and trans-Ceratops. The NPR Valentine’s Day special in 2024 was on queer animals, because, well, how fitting. We learned about gay anteaters in the Smithsonian Zoo, hermaphroditic banana slugs, and nonbinary deer. But the cherry on top of this Valentine’s Day special is NPR’s final takeaway to have more sex with the people around you: As a social species, our survival relies on us being able to get along with one another. Same-sex sexual behaviors … is thought to be another way of strengthening these bonds and assuring that we can protect each other, take care of each other and help each other forage. So think about an animal like a bonobo. One of our closest relatives, a primate species—they have so much sex. It’s thought to be like, ‘Hey, instead of fighting over these resources, let’s just have sex with one another, feel good about it and share.’ And that’s really worked out for them. Feeling edified? Well, hopefully taxpayers across the political spectrum who value education won’t have to fund programs like this for much longer, as 214 House members concluded Thursday afternoon on the House floor: Federal funds do not belong in the pockets of woke media conglomerates. Education of youth is the foundation of a state, and elected officials are beginning to take that seriously. The post The Movement to Make Our Children Innocent Again appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Iran launched dozens of missiles at Israel on Friday, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Explosions were heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as sirens sounded across Israel.   More than 40 people in Israel were injured in the attack, a number of sources reported.   ??RAW FOOTAGE: Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles toward Israel in the past hours. The IDF cannot, and will not, allow Iran to attack our civilians. pic.twitter.com/IrDK05uErm— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 13, 2025 The missile attack on Israel from Iran came less than 24 hours after Israel launched a major attack on Iran’s nuclear program, striking multiple nuclear sites. Fox News reported that the U.S. is helping Israel shoot down the incoming Iranian missiles.  American fighter jets are also reportedly patrolling in the Middle East to protect U.S. assets and personnel in the region. U.S. officials say there are “hundreds of thousands of American citizens and other American assets in Israel, and the U.S. is working to protect them,” Fox reported. There are currently two U.S. Navy destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to outlet.   While Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday night that the U.S. was not involved in Israel’s attack on Iran, President Donald Trump has confirmed that the U.S. was informed of Israel’s plans beforehand. Trump also met with members of his National Security Council on Friday.   Trump had given Iran 60 days to reach a nuclear deal with the U.S., and Thursday marked Iran’s deadline, but Trump said Friday that a deal is still possible.   “I couldn’t get them to a deal in 60 days. They were close. They should have done it. Maybe now it will happen,” Trump told Axios on Friday.   In a conversation with CNN’s Dana Bash, Trump expressed similar optimism that Israel’s strike on Iran might bring Iran to the negotiating table.   “The people I was dealing with are dead, the hard-liners,” Trump said, referring to the Iranian leaders who were not willing to agree to U.S. terms for a nuclear deal.   NEW: President Trump told CNN's Dana Bash that Iran's negotiators he was dealing with are all dead.It was previously reported that Iran & the U.S. were set to hold another round of negotiations on Sunday.Trump: "The people I was dealing with are dead, the hardliners."Bash:… pic.twitter.com/9czlkvsdSQ— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 13, 2025 Israeli strikes are reported to have killed Gen. Hossein Salami, the commander in chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Gen. Gholamali Rashid, the deputy commander of Iran’s armed forces; Brig. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff for Iran’s armed forces; and Ali Shamkhani, a top Iranian naval officer and former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. Fereydoun Abbasi and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, two nuclear scientists, have reportedly also been killed.     Trump repeatedly said in recent weeks that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, and following reports of a deal that would allow for some uranium enrichment to continue in Iran, he said any deal with Iran would ban all enrichment. But Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said there would be no deal if Iran was not allowed to continue enrichment.  Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech Friday and spoke directly to the Iranian people, telling them “Israel’s fight is not against the Iranian people.”  “The Islamic regime, which has oppressed you for almost 50 years, threatens to destroy my country, the state of Israel,” Netanyahu said. “The objective of Israel’s military operation is to remove this threat—both the nuclear threat and the ballistic missile threat to Israel.”   “And as we achieve our objective,” the prime minister added, “we are also clearing the path for you to achieve your objective, which is freedom.”  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:To the proud people of Iran,We are in the midst of one of the greatest military operations in history, Operation Rising Lion.The Islamic regime, which has oppressed you for almost 50 years threatens to destroy our country, the State of Israel. pic.twitter.com/F67bxcDitL— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) June 13, 2025 On Friday afternoon, Israel confirmed it carried out strikes against Iran’s nuclear plant in the city of Isfahan after carrying out strikes against other nuclear sites, including on Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran’s largest uranium-enrichment complex, and multiple military bases.    Sirens continued to sound across Israel late Friday night and into Saturday morning local time, according to the IDF.   The post Iran Strikes Back at Israel With Large Missile Attack appeared first on The Daily Signal.