Crisis looms for Pope Leo as splinter sect seeks to ordain traditionalist bishops

The mounting tension between the Vatican and the SSPX comes as rightwing Catholics have shown an increasing willingness to tussle with the Vatican over political and theological disagreements. Some Catholics in the US, where the most influential lay members tend to be both conservative and wealthy, have supported the Trump administration even as its stances on immigration and foreign policy clash with those of the Vatican… 

The sect has been dogged throughout its history by accusations of antisemitism and ties to the extreme right. 

The Nazi collaborator and convicted war criminal Paul Touvier was arrested at an SSPX priory in France in 1989. (The SSPX said it had taken him in as an act of charity.) In 2009, an SSPX bishop told the press that he believed that no more than 300,000 Jews were killed in the Holocaust. In 2013, the SSPX sparked outrage in Italy by officiating a funeral for a convicted Nazi war criminal, Erich Priebke, who had been denied burial by the Catholic diocese of Rome…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/pope-leo-far-right-bishops

 

 

‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population

A “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this year...

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/01/witch-hunt-in-niger-as-military-regime-rounds-up-lgbtq-population

 

 

Krugman 'Shocked' By New Auto Tariff Outlook

As the United States, Canada, and Mexico prepare to renegotiate the USMCA trade deal, one industry sits squarely at the center of the debate: automobiles. Companies like Linamar depend on highly integrated supply chains that send components across borders multiple times before a vehicle is completed. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman argues that competition from China demands some trade barriers, while Council on Foreign Relations expert Shannon O’Neil says the region’s manufacturing strength depends on cross-border production. Supporters of the agreement warn that uncertainty poses the biggest risk to investment, jobs, and the future of a trade relationship that supports over a trillion dollars in annual commerce.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhm4sqmOkc

We're stilling waiting for evidence ...

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6lDcjkiI7eM

Trump Lost Three Times at the Supreme Court #shorts

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JsL1e6NGZ88

Texas forces English teachers to teach the Bible 😂 IF YOU SAY SO!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYSVsKlceNk

Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June

European scientists warn of consequences for weather patterns, the global climate and marine life…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/01/ocean-surface-temperatures-hit-a-record-high-for-june

 

When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk?

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda…

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/01/right-danger-heatwaves-children-class-politics-extreme-heat-billionaire-press

 

Why the US supreme court’s birthright ruling brings only partial relief

There is anger the decision was not unanimous, and worry that dissenting justices have given weight to fringe theories…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/supreme-court-ruling-birthright-citizenship

 

Heaven's IT Guy - Trans confusion #comedy #itguy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zt7x07DraMc

Misdirection! (Better call Saul for democracy)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDgbT99jVFk

Trump raked in more than $1bn from crypto businesses in 2025, filing shows

“Neither the President nor his family has ever engaged – or will ever engage – in conflicts of interest,” said Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson. “President Trump proudly made the United States the crypto capital of the world through executive actions, supporting legislation like the GENIUS Act, and other commonsense policies to drive innovation and economic opportunity for all Americans.” 

Kelly added that “all actions by President Trump and his administration are taken in the best interest of the American people – and any so-called ‘reporters’ pushing otherwise are recycling the same, tired, false narrative that Democrats and the legacy media have been pushing for a decade”...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/trump-1bn-crypto-businesses-2025

 

Bar pregnant foreigners from entering U.S.? Trump allies considering all options after Supreme Court defeat. - POLITICO

“Under current law, pregnant women can be barred from entry, and the president can do that under 212(f), again existing law,” said Ken Cuccinelli, who served as the deputy DHS secretary during Trump’s first term. “The State Department can bar those visas, and CBP can bar entry for those folks if the president chooses to do that.”… “

You’re not going on vacation, in an emergency, in late-term pregnancy. Those are some issues we can look at,” he said. “Because at the end of the day, it is national security.”..

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/01/after-supreme-court-loss-on-birthright-citizenship-white-house-eyes-crackdown-on-pregnant-foreigners-00984187

 

‘Historic Event’: Trump announces Republican midterm convention

“It has never been done before, and will be a truly Historic Event,” he said, promising the convention would feature “Great Entertainment”… 

The convention comes as Republicans seek to defy the historical pattern of the president’s party losing seats in the midterms. Should Democrats win control of either chamber – or both – they would gain the ability to block much of Trump’s legislative agenda and launch investigations into his administration during the final years of his second term…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/trump-republican-convention-midterms-dallas

 

Pulte to be acting DNI for ‘a month or two’ and can ‘declassify almost everything,’ Trump says - POLITICO

“But while he’s there, I said you can declassify whatever you want.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/01/pulte-intelligence-declassification-00983648 

Helping Others With Their Macs Using Screen Sharing Through Messages

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc-shCDeqH0

OMG: Trump's SHOCKING announcement about America 250 | Another Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHgkarMwoVQ 

What to know about the US supreme court ruling on birthright citizenship

So instead, Trump is pushing for lawmakers to create new legislation that establish exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to parents who do not have permanent legal status in the US. 

But any legislation would need to overcome the 60-vote filibuster, which has proven to be frequently insurmountable on extremely divisive bills during his second term…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/birthright-citizenship-explained-supreme-court