Pope Leo XIV
By request. "The first pope born in the United States of America. Elected during the papal conclave on May 8, 2025, following the death and funeral of Pope Francis" -- wikipedia.
Current Events
News and commentary
The Babylon Bee
Political satire website: babylonbee.com.
T/F: there is an attempted judicial coup in progress
According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, judges issued more than 14 injunctions against Trump administration actions in February alone, with 160 “resistance” lawsuits winding their way through the system -- nypost, March 2025.
T/F: WWIII has already begun (April 2025 update)
Calibrations dating back to August 2022.
James Boasberg (a US district court chief judge)
Boasberg blocked the Trump administration use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport criminal aliens. SCOTUS ruled the lawsuit was improperly filed in Boasberg's jurisdiction and vacated his order. Nevertheless, Boasberg is charging the Trump administration with criminal contempt for noncompliance.
USAID
Request: United States Agency for International Development—
Been in the news lately for cuts and reform. Is it integrous?
Hands Off! demonstrations
By request. The April 5th event was "organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists" -- apnews.
cultural Marxism's effect in America
"under the pretense of social justice, they now seek... rewriting history; reintroducing racism; creating privileged classes; and determining what can be said in public discourse, the military, and houses of worship" -- heritage.org.
"The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy"
Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan podcast.
Alex Soros
US billionaire philanthropist George Soros has handed over the running of his $25bn (£19.9bn) financial and charitable empire to his son Alex -- bbc.
White House (Twitter) X posts
Seems to be some trolling going on amongst official business.
The Right Reverend Marianne Budde, Bishop of Washington
Request: She delivered the sermon following Trump’s inauguration.
Trump’s implementation of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Priority request on current events.
Los Angeles
America's second largest city.
Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Through civil rights actions, media relations, civic engagement, and education, CAIR works to promote social, legal and political activism among Muslims in America -- wikipedia.