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3 hours ago
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UK

Trump Has Little Faith in ‘Extremely Liberal’ Andy Burnham, Starmer’s Expected Replacement as UK PM.

President Donald J. Trump has weighed in on Andy Burnham, Sir Keir Starmer’s likely replacement as British prime minister, suggesting he has little faith that Burnham can turn the United Kingdom around.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has offered his first public comments on Andy Burnham, who is expected to replace Sir Keir Starmer as leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party and, by extension, Prime Minister in the coming weeks.
📺 DETAIL: Andy Burnham, currently the only declared candidate to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader following the outgoing Prime Minister’s recent resignation announcement, has a history of anti-Trump rhetoric. In 2017, Burnham stated he would refuse to meet Trump during a state visit, alleging the U.S. leader was spreading “hateful extremist material” online. Burnham also criticized Trump following the 2021 Capitol protests and has described U.S. politics as “polarized” and “poisonous” during the parliamentary by-election (special election) that returned him to the House of Commons last month. It is unclear how much of Burnham’s past comments Trump is aware of, but he told reporters he had heard the Labour leadership hopeful was “extremely liberal.” 
🎯 IMPACT: Trump said that, based on what he knows about Burnham, he “probably won’t open up the North Sea” for further oil and gas exploration. Trump previously argued that Starmer could have turned his premiership around by getting immigration under control and opening up the North Sea, creating jobs and boosting energy security. Burnham’s past comments and reluctance to engage with Trump could further complicate British-American relations over the coming years.
📺 FLASHBACK: Burnham was a minister in the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown governments, and previously challenged for the Labour leadership in 2010 and 2015, without success. He left Parliament to become Mayor of Greater Manchester after this, but made a comeback to the House of Commons after a by-election last week in order to supplant Starmer, who lost the support of Labour lawmakers after heavy losses to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in May’s local elections.

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48 minutes ago
Immigration
News
SCOTUS

Supreme Court Rules Asylum Seekers CAN Be Turned Away at the Border.

The Supreme Court has ruled that asylum seekers can be turned away at the U.S. border, marking a major shift in U.S. asylum policy.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of reinstating policy from the first Trump administration, allowing asylum seekers to be turned back at the U.S.-Mexico border without being granted the opportunity to enter and claim asylum. The decision concludes a lawfare battle spanning the first Trump administration, the Biden-Harris era, and the second Trump administration.
📍 WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued by the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, following years of legal challenges dating back to 2017.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “In ordinary speech, no one would say that a person ‘arrives in’ a place … before the person enters that place.” – Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority.
🎯 IMPACT: The decision empowers the federal government to deny asylum seekers entry at the border, so that they cannot enter the U.S. and remain there while their asylum claim is processed, with an often equally lengthy deportation process to follow if the claim is found to be bogus.
📺 DETAIL: The case originated in 2017 during the Trump administration when the “turnback” policy was implemented to block migrants from reaching U.S. soil to claim asylum. While the Biden government rescinded the policy in 2021, allowing migrants to enter the U.S. in unprecedented numbers, President Donald J. Trump pushed to remove the legal roadblocks to its reinstatement after regaining office in 2025. Federal law allows migrants to claim asylum in the U.S. once they arrive in the country, and the Supreme Court case hinged on whether or not a migrant attempting to claim asylum at the border counted as an arrival for legal purposes. Vivek Suri, assisting the President’s Solicitor General, successfully argued that “You can’t arrive in the United States while you’re still standing in Mexico. That should be the end of this case.”

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1 hour ago
Bonkers Britain
News

UK Officials Order Removal of Home Air Conditioning Amidst 104F Heat for Net Zero Compliance.

Local councils in Britain are enforcing strict “net zero” climate policies that limit air conditioning installations, even as the country experiences record-breaking heat.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Britons have been ordered to remove air conditioning units from their homes amid a Net Zero crackdown, even as temperatures hit 104F this week. Planning officials in London councils such as Camden and Islington are enforcing a “cooling hierarchy” that treats AC as a last resort after passive measures like opening windows or using fans, with some residents told to permanently dismantle units already installed.
📺 DETAIL: In one London case, Camden inspectors demanded removal despite the homeowner’s security concerns and existing solar panels, citing insufficient justification and the absence of ceiling fans. These local policies, influenced by the London Plan under Mayor Sadiq Khan, go beyond national rules by discouraging energy-intensive cooling to limit emissions. The Opposition politicians have condemned the approach as leaving Britain in the “dark ages,” blocking modern conveniences common elsewhere. Only about three percent of British homes have air conditioning, compared to 90 percent in the United States. The Climate Change Committee has acknowledged the growing need for cooling in care homes, schools, and hospitals. Councils claim that enforcement action against AC is rare and aimed at ensuring so-called climate-friendly alternatives are considered first.
🎯 IMPACT: Opponents argue that anti-AC policies leave Britain lagging behind other nations in modern conveniences, raising concerns about public health and comfort during heatwaves.

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2 hours ago
Economy
News

Trump Takes Aim at Oil Firms for Price Gouging.

President Donald J. Trump has accused major oil companies of price gouging as gas prices remain high despite the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a Department of Justice investigation.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has called for gas prices to return to $2.25 and accused major oil companies of price gouging.
📺 DETAIL: The price of gas has not been $2.25 since January 2, 2021. At present, the national average gas price is currently $3.92 per gallon, down from $4.51 a month ago but still significantly above the $2.98 average recorded before the Iran war, which began in late February. The President’s demand to lower the price of gas came on Wednesday amid questioning from reporters in the Oval Office. The President argued that the price of gas should come down following a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint in the global oil trade. Approximately 20 percent of oil exports pass through the strait. Trump accused major oil companies, such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP, of price gouging to prevent a collapse in prices following the deal. He announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting an investigation into price gouging by oil companies. “We are doing a big investigation on it, you know. They’re not reducing the prices commensurate with what’s happening. Look, we are sending out—think of it, 19 million barrels came out yesterday… Don’t gouge our people,” he said on Wednesday.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The oil prices have been coming down so much, and we are not seeing anything at the pump by comparison to what it should be. We should be, in my opinion, at $2.25 right now at the pump. And we’re higher than that.” – President Trump
🎯 IMPACT: The DOJ investigation and public pressure could push oil companies to adjust prices more rapidly. While some experts have warned that structural factors, such as seasonal demand and supply chain costs, mean that it is unlikely that the $2.25 will be achieved in the immediate future, given the well-established relationship between the price of gas and the ease of passage through the Strait of Hormuz, it makes sense to expect a faster drop in prices than has currently been experienced. As the war between the U.S. and Iran has lasted for several months, it is possible that oil companies have used the conflict as an excuse to mark up their prices.

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3 hours ago
Immigration
UK

Rupert Lowe: ‘I Have No Problem With a Multicultural Society.’

Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe has endorsed multiculturalism, causing division within his party.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Rupert Lowe, leader of the Elon Musk-backed Restore Britain party, has said he has “no problem” with multiculturalism, shocking supporters who believed he was significantly further to the right on immigration issues.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I mean, [King Charles III is] certainly, uh, very keen to, uh, propagate a multicultural society, which again I have no problem with if people integrate, uh, and they accept the prevailing laws and culture of the people they come and live amongst.” – Rupert Lowe
🎯 IMPACT: Lowe made the comments to Iranian-American podcaster Patrick Bet-David in an episode of the latter’s show published earlier this week. They have caused a rift within Lowe’s party, which relies in large part on ethnonationalists for its limited support. There was already tension within the party following comments Lowe made during an interview with Bret Weinstein on Sunday, with the 69-year-old saying, “I detest far-right, sort of, you know, ethnonationalist or neo-Nazism.”
📰 DETAIL: The Restore Britain party, backed by Elon Musk, was formed after Lowe split from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party amid accusations of workplace bullying by two female staffers. Musk and Lowe have sought to position Reform as being to the right of Reform on immigration since then. However, Farage is more robust on multiculturalism than Lowe, stating in 2015, “We have to admit to ourselves that mass migration and multiculturalism have been a failure.” The Reform leader has been consistent on this over many years, making similar comments in 2011, 2017, and 2022, for instance.

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5 hours ago
Immigration
Religion
World

Denmark Moves to Ban Muslim Call to Prayer to Stop ‘Islamization.’

Denmark’s immigration minister has proposed a ban on the Islamic call to prayer in public areas, citing concerns over cultural integration and noise in public spaces.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Danish government has announced plans to ban the Islamic call to prayer in public spaces.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops… it has has no place in Denmark, and you shouldn’t be in any doubt whether you’ve ended up in a suburb of Islamabad when you walk around Denmark,” said Morten Bødskov, Minister for Immigration in Denmark.
📰 DETAIL: The Adhan, or call to prayer, is traditionally broadcast from mosque minarets five times a day, often via loudspeaker. In Denmark, some areas like Copenhagen already have bylaws restricting this due to noise limits. However, concerns remain that parts of the country are being heavily Islamized. On Wednesday, Denmark’s immigration minister, Morten Bødskov, announced a proposal as part of a broader effort by the Danish government, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of the governing center-left Social Democrats, to manage migration and cultural integration. The government will investigate the legality of such a ban, which has been attempted twice before by the Social Democrats; first in 2020, then in 2025, under European human rights law.
🎯 IMPACT: This represents another crackdown by the Danish government on ethnoreligious enclaves and resistance to integration. The left-leaning government has already implemented “ghetto laws” to prevent foreign nationals from clustering together in neighborhoods, potentially leading to the emergence of culturally distinct, socially parallel enclaves. In terms of asylum policy, it has implemented laws requiring asylum seekers to cover the costs of their time in the country.
👀 FLASHBACK: Denmark is not the only Scandinavian country cracking down on foreign culture and practices. In May, Sweden’s parliament unanimously voted to ban first cousin marriage and marriage between other close relatives in an attempt to tackle the honor-based culture and violence associated with Islamic immigration. Not long after, Sweden ended permanent residency visas for migrants, having already sought to filter migrants based on their willingness to integrate.

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14 hours ago
Corruption
News

DOJ, FBI, and NYPD Raid Police Officials in Corruption Probe.

Federal and local authorities are investigating bribery allegations involving current and former NYPD leadership, signaling a significant crackdown on corruption in the Democrat-run city.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York executed search warrants across New York City as part of a bribery investigation involving current and former NYPD officials. Former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and Assistant Chief James McCarthy are at the center of the probe, which includes allegations of misconduct and corruption.
📍 WHEN & WHERE: The searches were conducted on Wednesday, across multiple locations in New York City, including Maddrey’s residence.
📺 DETAIL: The investigation into Maddrey and McCarthy is part of a broader effort by to address corruption within the NYPD. In a separate but related federal case, former chief of staff to ex–New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Frank Carone, was arrested along with three others on bribery, fraud, and money laundering charges. Prosecutors allege the group exploited the city’s migrant housing crisis by steering an emergency shelter contract to a Queens hotel in exchange for about $120,000 in bribes. The hotel reportedly secured a multimillion-dollar contract after internal objections were overridden, and investigators say the defendants later attempted to conceal the scheme once a federal probe began. All defendants face significant prison time if convicted, while Carone’s attorney has denied the allegations and called the case unfounded.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I promised New Yorkers that under my leadership the NYPD would conduct itself with integrity and that there would be a thorough investigation of any claim that members of service failed to meet that standard.” – NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch
🎯 IMPACT: The investigation underscores the federal government’s commitment to tackling corruption in state and local law enforcement. Action against the NYPD could potentially reshape the leadership structure of the nation’s largest police force. Assistant Chief James McCarthy has already been reassigned.

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15 hours ago
Crime
News

Trans Terror Cult Member Charged With Double Murder.

A woman linked to the Zizians, a cult-like transgender terrorist cell, has been charged with murdering her parents, reigniting scrutiny of the group’s activities, ideology, and threat level.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Michelle Zajko, a woman allegedly associated with the “Zizians,” a transgender terror cult, has been charged with the murders of her parents.
📺 DETAIL: On Wednesday, prosecutors alleged that Zajko was involved in the deaths of her parents, Rita and Richard Zajko. The two who were shot in their home on New Year’s Eve 2022 in Pennsylvania. Prosecutors have charged Zajko with murder, burglary, and conspiracy, stating she did not act alone. Zajko has denied the allegations. A neighbor’s doorbell camera captured audio of a car arriving at the residence, followed by shouting. Zajko has been held on unrelated charges since February 2025. Zajko is also a person of interest in the double homicide; two of the six nationwide deaths linked to the Zizians. The group is known to have an eclectic ideology centered around transgenderism, but also artificial intelligence and veganism.
🎯 IMPACT: The charges against Zajko add to a series of criminal cases linked to the Zizians. This draws further attention to the Ziziains specifically and the broader emergence of extremist transgender terrorist cells across the country. Given that the group is already linked to several deaths nationwide, the charges against Zajko establish the Zizians as a credible and recurring threat to public order and American citizens. This case also highlights concerns about law enforcement’s ability to track and address interconnected crimes across state lines.
📺 FLASHBACK: In January last year, a United States Border Patrol officer was murdered in Vermont by two people with ties to the Zizians. In February that same year, Jack “Ziz” LaSota, a 34-year-old man who identifies as a transgender woman under the alias Andrea Phelps and leader of the Zizians, was in Maryland’s western backcountry. At the time, the group was already tied to several murders nationwide. In May earlier this year, the White House released a new counterterrorism strategy that focuses on threats from violent secular political groups, including transgender extremism and anarchism.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I didn’t murder my parents.” – Michelle Zajko, in a 2025 open letter denying her involvement

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16 hours ago
Election Integrity
Lawfare
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Obama Judge Blocks Trump Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote.

A federal judge appointed by former President Obama has blocked President Donald J. Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: An Obama-appointed judge has permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that required proof of citizenship to vote.
📰 DETAIL: The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper converts a preliminary injunction issued a year ago into a permanent ban on the order. Specifically, the ruling asserts that the U.S. Constitution allows Congress and individual states to manage elections, including whether or not proof of citizenship is required to register, but not the President. Judge Casper rejected the administration’s argument that a lawsuit attempting to block the executive order was premature as the order had not been implemented. The blocked executive order would have made it mandatory to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. The order would have also created a national voter list, prevented the counting of mail-in ballots that arrive after election day, and penalized non-compliant states by withholding federal funds. The ruling was issued on Wednesday from Boston, Massachusetts.
💬 KEY QUOTE: The Constitution “does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Casper.
🎯 IMPACT: This ruling is a significant setback for President Trump’s efforts to bolster election integrity and ballot security. The decision may influence ongoing legal challenges to similar executive orders. In light of the President’s focus on getting the SAVE America Act approved by Congress, a measure that would mandate proof of U.S. citizenship in order to vote, it seems the President hopes to secure electoral reform through the legislative route, rather than purely via the executive.
👀 FLASHBACK: This is not the first time that Judge Casper has blocked the President’s election integrity measures. Judge Casper initially blocked the President’s March executive orders back in June 2025. “There is no dispute (nor could there be) that U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal elections and the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship,” Judge Casper contended at the time, although it is well known that non-citizens do vote in elections due to poor vetting.

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17 hours ago
News
Politics

Lincoln Project’s George Conway Places Fifth in Failed Democrat Primary Run.

George Conway, the vehemently anti-Trump Lincoln Project co-founder, fell far short of the top spot in a Democrat primary. Jack Schlossberg, grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy, placed third.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: George Conway, co-founder of the Trump-hating Lincoln Project, finished fifth in the Democrat primary for New York’s 12th congressional district in Manhattan, drawing only about six percent of the vote.
📰 DETAIL: With 94 percent of scanners reporting, New York Assemblyman Micah Lasher led the eight-candidate field with 39 percent, followed by Assemblyman Alex Bores at 35 percent, while Jack Schlossberg placed third with roughly 11 percent. Endorsed by retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and backed by major Democrat figures, including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lasher benefited from nearly $10 million in super PAC support funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Conway, who played a key role in E. Jean Carroll’s controversial lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump, campaigned on a strongly anti-Trump platform, launching his bid on the fifth anniversary of the January 6 Capitol protests and arguing that American democracy faces unprecedented threats. The race became one of the most expensive House primaries in U.S. history, with artificial intelligence interest groups spending roughly $20 million, including more than $8 million opposing Bores because of his support for AI regulation.
🎯 IMPACT: Conway’s heavy defeat suggests that ex-Republicans cannot break into the Democratic Party simply by focusing on anti-Trump rhetoric. The race also underscored the donor class’s influence in shaping electoral outcomes.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “The stakes for democracy have never been higher.” – George Conway, during his campaign launch.

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19 hours ago
Health
News

Obama Judge Halts DOJ Investigation of Trans Medical Records.

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to access the medical records of transgender patients, alleging constitutional violations.

PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking federal prosecutors from seizing transgender patients’ medical records from New York hospitals. The subpoenas, tied to a purported investigation into the use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for so-called “gender-affirming care,” were deemed unconstitutional.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This ruling is a victory for the basic privacy of our clients and all families like theirs across New York City.” – Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, counsel for the plaintiffs
📺 DETAIL: Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an Obama appointee, issued the restraining order after criticizing the Justice Department for seeking six years of sensitive health data related to transgender medical treatments, including records involving minors, parents, and young adults. The subpoenas, issued by federal prosecutors in Texas as part of a probe into the alleged “misbranding” of FDA-approved medications, targeted institutions including NYU Langone Hospitals. Failla said the government appeared to be using criminal investigations to obtain records after similar efforts had been rejected through civil proceedings and described the pursuit of information on a “uniquely vulnerable group” as particularly troubling. The lawsuit alleges the administration has used regulatory pressure and record demands as part of a broader campaign targeting transgender healthcare. Failla also granted class-action status to the plaintiffs and scheduled a July 8 hearing to determine whether the temporary order should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
🎯 IMPACT: The decision temporarily protects transgender patients and their families from government overreach, while signaling potential broader limits on investigative tactics involving sensitive medical data. A hearing is scheduled for July 8 to determine whether the restraining order will become a preliminary injunction.
📺 FLASHBACK: The Trump administration has previously used its regulatory authority to restrict access to so-called “gender-affirming care.” Twenty-seven states are also limiting or banning transgender “treatments” for minors.

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