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Radical pro-abortion amendment on ballot in Virginia this year faces legal challenge– www.lifesitenews.com

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Liberty Counsel (LC) is attempting to head off a proposal to embed a right to abortion in the Virginia Constitution this fall, backing a legal challenge contending that the amendment’s proponents skipped several key legal requirements to put it on the ballot.

In February, Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation approving multiple proposed constitutional amendments to go before Virginia voters this year for final adoption, including one to establish in the Virginia Constitution a “right” to surgical abortions, abortion pills, contraception, and fertility “treatments,” such as embryo-destructive in vitro fertilization (IVF). 

On June 18, LC announced it has filed four briefs in support of Bedford County Supervisor Charla Bansley’s challenge to the amendment, maintaining that state lawmakers “missed several key procedural steps mandated by the Virginia Constitution before the amendment can go before the voters, such as distributing the amendment to all circuit court clerks statewide and posting it for public inspection three months prior to the 2025 House of Delegates election.”

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo top 1,000. More than a quarter have died, officials say.– www.cbsnews.com

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Bunia, Congo — Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.

A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri province since it was declared on May 15, Congo’s Ministry of Health said Sunday. At least 365 patients are in hospitals or in isolation, it said.

The Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no vaccines or treatment, was the worst ever in its first month.

Officials admit there could be far more cases they still don’t know about and that the peak of the outbreak is still ahead.

Incel, Anti-Capitalist, Antisemitic Rage – RedState– redstate.com

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On Monday, a shooter went on a rampage in the Canadian city of Montreal. The shooting spree left three victims dead, one of whom was a police officer. The shooter has been identified as one Seth Hatfield, who reportedly drove from his native Alberta to Quebec before the shooting. The shooting started in a Montreal grocery store; the gunman was later killed by police. And, yes, the shooting happened in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Montreal.

 

36-Year-Old Man Charged In Scotland With Anti-Muslim Attacks In Court– www.ndtv.com

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A 36-year-old Scottish man appeared in court Tuesday charged with five counts of attempted murder with a racist and terror motive after an attack left five people injured last Friday.

Lewis Hawkes, who was further charged with assault and robbery, breach of the peace and culpable and reckless conduct, did not enter a plea at Edinburgh Sheriff Court but was remanded in custody and is due back in court next week.

He is suspected of carrying out attacks motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment.

Furious Iran leader slams negotiations with Trump in ‘secret letters’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has penned a secret letter to his negotiators as they attempt to broker a long-term peace treaty with the United States, telling the Iran delegation that “talks must be stopped”.

Khamenei, who has been Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic since March after the death of his father at the commencement of the Iran-US war, lashed out at Iranian officials for ‘overstepping’ their authority by coming to an agreement with Washington against his instructions, as per an unnamed Iran politician.

Iranian MP Mahmoud Nabavian, the deputy chair of Iran’s national security council, broke ranks at the weekend by revealing tensions between the US and Iran about Tehran’s negotiating stance. The radical move by the hardline MP has triggered a political firestorm back in Iran, with fuel only added to the fire after he took to a TV news broadcast to read -what he claimed – was classified correspondence Iran’s new Supreme Leader himself.

Nabavian took to Sima, the usually highly-censored Iranian state broadcaster and propaganda machine – to claim the letters lashed out at Iran’s negotiating team had overstepped Khamenei’s orders.

To proceed with negotiations, the ayatollah reportedly made 11 no

Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government– abcnews.com

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BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian lawmakers late on Monday rejected a new government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea, who had hoped to bring an end to the country’s protracted political crisis.

The vote in Parliament failed — with 189 votes for and 23 against — and more than half of lawmakers abstained. It needed at least 233 to pass. The outcome caps a monthslong political crisis that started when a no-confidence vote toppled the previous government in May.

Romanian President Nicusor Dan said he designated Vestea, a longtime member of the National Liberal Party, or PNL, to try to form a government based on his past administrative experience. Vestea was Dan’s second prime ministerial nomination after his previous pick, Eugen Tomac, failed to present a cabinet within 10 days.

Lebanon building damage in latest Israel war estimated at US$1.38 bn: survey– www.channelnewsasia.com

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BEIRUT: Direct damage to buildings in south Lebanon in the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah is estimated at around US$1.38 billion, a UN agency and a Lebanese research centre said Monday (Jun 22).

“In total, 11,095 buildings were completely destroyed, impacting 17,891 housing units, while 2,242 buildings sustained partial damage … and 9,311 buildings incurred minor damage,” the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Lebanon’s government-linked National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) said.

It cited a “rapid building-level damage assessment” in the country’s south which compared satellite imagery from late April, nearly two months into the latest war, with those from October 2025, meaning it does not cover the latest weeks of the conflict.

Anti-Israel professor who called to ‘bring down US empire’ will teach Middle East politics at CUNY this fall– www.thecollegefix.com

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Professor took part in anti-Israel protest that caused $3M in damage

An anti-Israel professor who was previously arrested for participating in violent protests on campus will teach “Politics of the Middle East” at the City University of New York this upcoming fall semester.

Corinna Mullin is “also slated to teach ‘Government and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa’ at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she’ll talk about the Arab-Israeli conflict, political Islam, political Judaism, petro-politics and US foreign policy in the region,” the New York Post reported.

Far-Left Gunman Opens Fire In Jewish Neighborhood, Kills Police Officer, Guns Down Jewish Residents– gellerreport.com

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It’s open season on Jews.

A Montreal Police officer (SPVM) and a Jewish man were killed in a shooting attack in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, Canada, on Monday. A second officer was seriously wounded.

Local Chabad emissary tells ynet about 100 people sheltered inside the Chabad House after shots fired nearby, as authorities search for a second suspect after shooter caught.

Police officer killed in Montreal shooting near Chabad House

A police officer was killed, a Jewish man was seriously wounded and the gunman shot dead in a shooting near a Chabad House in Montreal’s Jewish
Côte-des-Neiges district; Michael Moshe Mizrahi, initially reported dead, was later confirmed critically injured and hospitalized

Ohio voter rights group denies any wrongdoing while FBI stays silent on ‘swarms’ across state– www.yahoo.com

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An Ohio voting-rights group is insisting it did nothing to justify the “swarms” of FBI agents who fanned out across the state on June 12, searching offices and visiting the homes of employees and volunteers with the Ohio Organizing Collaborative.

Meanwhile, the FBI hasn’t given any public hint of its reasons for the action or shown that they were justified.

“We’ve done nothing wrong,” Rev. Michael Harrison Sr., chairman of the collaborative’s board, said in an interview on MS Now. “In the midst of having done nothing wrong, there’s nothing to find, and there are no charges to be filed.”

The collaborative says it has registered more than 600,000 Ohioans to vote. It focuses particularly on traditionally disempowered groups. Its leader said the FBI effort didn’t come as a complete surprise.

“Whenever you’re doing the right thing, there will always be pushback,” he said during the MS Now interview. “Whenever you’re providing opportunity for the marginalized or left out, there will always be some level of pushback.”

Palantir Goes on a Democratic Lobbyist Hiring Spree– readsludge.com

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Palantir, the data analytics company whose software powers the Trump administration’s deportation operations, has hired a former Democratic senator and a team of Democratic lobbyists with close ties to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, adding to a growing roster of Democrat-connected operatives the company has brought on in recent months.

The company registered Avoq LLC as a lobbying firm effective May 1, according to a disclosure signed on June 15. The four-person team representing Palantir is led by firm partner Steve Elmendorf, one of the top fundraisers for congressional Democrats, who has raised hundreds of thousands of bundled campaign dollars for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, including hosting DCCC fundraisers featuring Jeffries as a speaker. Elmendorf co-founded Avoq and previously served as chief of staff to former Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt.

Joining Elmendorf is Cedric Grant, who served as Jeffries’ first chief of staff in the House, before joining Avoq, where he specializes in outreach to House Democratic Leadership and the Congressional Black Caucus, according to his firm bio. Like Elmendorf, Grant is also a campaign contribution bundler and fundraiser host for the DCCC. Also working for Palantir on the Avoq team are Keith Castaldo, a former general counsel to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Joseph Orlando, a former staffer for Democratic Reps. Frank Pallone and Jan Schakowsky, and another bundler for the House Democrats’ campaign group.

Socialist Democrat Congressional Candidate Calls for Trans Bill of Rights– www.breitbart.com

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Melat Kiros, a socialist congressional candidate challenging incumbent Democrat Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, believes there is a need for a “Trans Bill of Rights,” considering it “horrific” to protect children from gender mutilation surgery.

Kiros announced that her campaign page was being updated to include a “Trans Bill of Rights,” during an appearance on the Call Me Limbo podcast.

“Like, we’re actually updating the website right now. I wrote all of our policy page a year ago now, but we’re updating it this week, and some of the things that we’re adding in there is also a Trans Bill of Rights,” she said, calling for greater “force” in pushing the transgender agenda.

“You know, I think we have to be so forceful and clear and aggressive in our protection and our advocacy for the trans community, especially for trans kids,” she continued, asserting that there are ballot measures in Colorado coming up that she considers to be “just horrific” and “absolutely destructive for young trans kids.”

Major League Baseball issues warning to 3 SF Giants players for wearing Bible verses on their caps during Pride night | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser June 18, 2026 0

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“It’s about God’s [promise] that he makes to us,” Giants starter Landen Roupp said.

Major League Baseball has drawn a line in the sand: rainbow logos are fine, Bible verses are not. Three San Francisco Giants pitchers have reportedly been warned by the MLB after appearing during Friday night’s Pride Night game with Scripture references written on their caps, prompting a fresh round of questions about whether baseball’s diversity mantra extends to Christians who dissent from the league’s liberal social messaging.

Giants starter Landen Roupp appeared with “Genesis 9:12-16” written on his cap, the biblical passage describing God’s covenant symbolized by the rainbow. The inscription partially overlapped the Pride-themed rainbow “SF” logo featured on the special-edition cap. Relievers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker also displayed Bible verses, while pitcher Sam Hentges opted to wear the club’s standard black cap rather than the Pride Night version.

MLB was not amused. “The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations,” MLB Chief Communications Officer Pat Courtney told The Athletic. Roupp, however, made clear he wasn’t backing away from the message.

“It’s just about God’s covenant and a promise that he makes to us,” Roupp told reporters. “That’s just kind of something I believe in, and I stand firm in that, and I’m thankful we live in a country where we have the freedom to believe what we want … and express what we want.”

Zelensky Wants to Meet Putin in America – thebethlehem.com

pgnewser June 18, 2026 0

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to meet him America to come to a final peace agreement. Zelensky said, “Yesterday (Sunday), we discussed with President Trump that such a meeting could be organised in the US, in a format where Putin would find it much harder to refuse. We will see what comes of it. If Russia refuses this chance as well, additional pressure will be needed.”

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Trump Signs Iran Deal – bellwetherintel.com

pgnewser June 18, 2026 0

President Donald Trump has officially signed a deal with Iran that is effectively a 60-day ceasefire intended to lead to a final peace deal. Details of the plan have not been clearly given, but already Trump faces skepticism from both progressives and conservatives at home.

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