Cinderella & the Ugly Stepsisters: Part 2

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Continuing People’s parade of ugly bridesmaid dresses.

5 The Scarlett O’Hara

As God as her witness, she’ll never wear this dress again! We do declare our deepest sympathies for Providence, R.I., bridesmaid Jennifer, who was forced into crimson fabric with bows from here to the Mason-Dixon line. As Jennifer says, it’s “the worst thing that ever happened to me.” True, but remember Jennifer, tomorrow is another day!

4 The Cotton Candy Explosion

Bridesmaid Sammi was not tickled by the dress she wore to her sister’s wedding. “My sister is obsessed with pink and had a ‘pink’ wedding,” the Elmhurst, N.Y., resident writes. “Pink wedding dress, pink shoes, pink ties, pink center pieces.” The pièce de résistance? “This awful pink bridesmaid dress!” But like a good sister, Sammi held her tongue. “Since she loved the dress and we all love her, we happily donned this dress for her big day.”

3 The Little Mermaid

Yep, this has doubled as a Halloween costume. As bridesmaid Maggie tells us, she won second place in a costume contest for this dress she was forced to wear in an ’80s-themed wedding. “My sister has always been a big fan of the ’80s – sequins, big hair, gaudiness,” the Toledo, Ohio, native tells PEOPLE.com. “She actually found shoes, purses, jewelry, and nail polish to match this thing.”

2 The Real Wedding Shower

“The bride’s mother insisted on these horrendous iridescent blue monstrosities,” says Jennifer, a bridesmaid out of Meridian, Idaho. “The bows, the lace and the fabric itched like crazy.” But these maids didn’t have to just wear the dresses – they also had to perform! “We had to walk down the aisle with [the parasols] open and then when we got to the altar, we had to do a little choreographed move to close them.” You know what they say: When it rains, it pours!

1 The Kitchen Curtain

“I would love to see the dress that can beat this one,” writes Ginger of the flowered, curtain-style frock she wore as a junior bridesmaid in her aunt’s wedding. Although some came close, this bow-tied number was the clear winner. “There were actually adult women that had to wear the same dress, and I was mortified at the age of 12! I love my aunt dearly, and it may have been the early nineties, but this kind of dress was never in style.”

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  2. Morning All

    birds lining up on the railing again this morning. a small female grosbeak didn’t fly away when i approached the railing. she scooted down a few feet but watched me the whole time. as soon as i tied it off and back off a little, she scooted right to it and fed.

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    2. Good morning! Birds are all busy here as well – sparrows, finches, jays, orioles, black birds, nuthatches, etc., etc. Sunny but with some clouds on the horizon to the south, temp at 60. I hope to get my new shed door painted today but we’ll see. I definitely need to have it done by Sunday, when the sun’s furnace is set to kick in, starting about 10 days of 90+ temps. Yuck!

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        1. It’s been an unusually cool spring so it’s a trade-off, I reckon! It’s really clouded up now, tho, so it may have to wait until tomorrow or Saturday.

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  5. TheseTruths

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    June 25, 2026 02:22

    BREAKING: DOMINION VOTING DROPS LAWSUIT AGAINST MIKE LINDELL

    The company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems, now operating as Liberty Vote, has agreed to DISMISS its $1.3 BILLION DEFAMATION lawsuit against Mike Lindell and MyPillow with prejudice – meaning the case… pic.twitter.com/VtTlYmLLwV

    — LindellTV (@RealLindellTV) June 24, 2026

    BREAKING: DOMINION VOTING DROPS LAWSUIT AGAINST MIKE LINDELL

    The company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems, now operating as Liberty Vote, has agreed to DISMISS its $1.3 BILLION DEFAMATION lawsuit against Mike Lindell and MyPillow with prejudice – meaning the case cannot be refiled.

    But that’s not the only bombshell.

    Released alongside this news, @pjcolbeck‘s Election Crime Bureau has unveiled what it calls a historic evidence dossier on the 2020 election:

    • 800+ pages

    • 824 findings

    • 2,517 citations

    Five years of compiled research, court records, sworn testimony, government documents, and technical forensics.

    The report, titled:

    “The 2020 Election – An Attack Upon U.S. Critical Infrastructure”

    Details 10 alleged attack vectors involving voting systems, election records, certification processes, information control, foreign interference, and more.

    “People have been told for years there is ‘no evidence.’ This report does not ask you to trust us. It asks you to read the evidence, check the citations, and decide for yourself.”

    @realMikeLindell says:

    “Anyone that ever says, ‘There’s no evidence’ … this is like a library. It’s a historical library with 100% evidence that backs each thing up.”

    Decide for yourself: lindelltv.com/breaking-news-…

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  7. TheseTruths

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    June 25, 2026 02:30

    President Trump ends his America 250th kickoff address with two straight minutes of powerful patriotic optimism.

    This will give you chills if you listen closely.

    TRUMP: “Americans crossed the great plains, scaled the mighty rockies, tamed the wild west and turned this… pic.twitter.com/fdZ2zRBl2X

    — Overton (@overton_news) June 25, 2026

    President Trump ends his America 250th kickoff address with two straight minutes of powerful patriotic optimism.

    This will give you chills if you listen closely.

    TRUMP: “Americans crossed the great plains, scaled the mighty rockies, tamed the wild west and turned this continent into industrial powerhouses like nobody has ever seen.”

    “We laid down the railroads, raised up the skyscrapers, built the great highways, invented the airplane, won two world wars defeated fascism and communism. We’re gonna have to do that again.”

    “And led humanity into space and we did it all in the span of just 250 years. Now we are expanding the glory of American freedom into a horizon that’s never been seen before.”

    “We’ve never reached so high as we’re reaching right now. This is our heritage. This is our history. And this is the destiny of America, to be the greatest, most incredible country ever to grace the earth.”

    “We are one people, one nation, marching into one magnificent future under our great American flag that we love and respect so much.”

    He ends with his usual “We will make America (safe, happy, proud, etc., and) great again.” I hadn’t heard that in a while.

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  8. Just The News: “The Senate late Wednesday rejected a measure to restrain President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, handing a win to the president just hours after a spirited meeting with GOP senators that devolved into shouting.

    The procedural motion failed 50-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voting with Democrats. Just one  day earlier, four GOP senators defected on a similar resolution so Wednesday’s vote was hailed as a win for Trump.

    “Wow! The Senate just changed its vote on Iran from 50-48 against, to 50-47 for,” Trump wrote on social media. “Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy changed. Thank you to Leader John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno, and all. This vote puts Iran on notice!”

    Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine’s resolution would have directed Mr. Trump to “remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran,” unless authorized by Congress.”

    Had it passed, the bill would’ve required President Trump to veto it in order to block it.”

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  10. “CARACAS, June 25 (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.

    A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 ​km (100 miles) west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey…..”

    “…..WEBSITE SHOWS 10,000 PEOPLE UNACCOUNTED FOR

    Interim President Delcy Rodriguez said at least 164 people were confirmed dead and nearly 1,000 ​injured, and the worst-affected area was La Guaira state, near Caracas and home to the city’s airport. Witnesses’ footage there showed scenes of panic as ceilings came down.

    “Dozens of buildings have collapsed, and we are currently carrying out ​very intense rescue efforts to save as many lives as God allows us to save,” she said on state television just before 1 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Thursday.

    “La Guaira state ⁠is a true tragedy, and has become a disaster zone.”

    The U.S. Geological Survey, using predictive modeling to estimate the death toll, said it would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000.

    A website set up to ​track missing people and posted on X by leaders from the country’s opposition, many of whom are outside Venezuela, listed more than 10,000 people as unaccounted for at 5.40 a.m. local time (0940 GMT)….”

    https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/thousands-feared-dead-after-two-major-earthquakes-strike-venezuela-2026-06-25/

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  11. That didn’t last long! LOL

    Just The News: “SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk lost his status as the world’s only trillionaire as the company’s shares fell back to earth. The company’s debut on June 12 saw its opening share price rise over 24% in its first hours of trading. Shares opened at $150 and by the afternoon, they were over $165. That put the company’s market value over $2.1 trillion dollars, and Musk became the world’s first trillionaire. 

    The stock hit a high of $225.64, but shares were down to $155 on Wednesday. The total number of shares sold short as a percentage of the total shares available for public trading was up to 13% on Wednesday, Reuters reported, a jump of 5 percentage points over the previous session. 

    On Wednesday, Musk’s net worth had fallen nearly $6 billion since the prior day of trading, according to Forbes, leaving Musk with a net worth of only $956 billion. At that amount, he still remains the world’s richest person by a considerable margin. His net worth is three times that of the world’s second-wealthiest person, Google’s Larry Page who has a net worth of $286 billion.” 

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  13. 🌸 The Corpse Flower Returns

    Indonesia’s enormous Rafflesia has bloomed for the first time in 15 years.

    Indonesia’s Rare Rafflesia Blooms After 15 Years — The World’s Largest “Corpse Flower”
    byu/Mundane_Mushroom_122 inDamnthatsinteresting

    It grows to nearly a meter across. Smells like rotting meat. Has no leaves. No stems. No roots. Nature continues to outperform horror movie writers.

    🏆 Best Story Of The Day🛰️ China’s Heavenly Palace Crosses the Sun

    For years, photographers have captured the International Space Station crossing the face of the Sun.

    This time…It wasn’t the ISS. It was China’s Tiangong space station. The split-second photograph looks almost unreal.

    Humanity now has multiple space stations gliding silently across the face of our nearest star. That’s a sentence that would have sounded like science fiction not very long ago.

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  14. Winston

    June 25, 2026 9:19 am

    Israeli Defense Researcher Suggests US Needs Another 9/11 Following Iran Deal
    One Israeli citizen unhappy with the recent Iran deal said the U.S. might need to experience an event in which many Americans die before retracting his statement. Israeli defense researcher Beni Sabti said the U.S…
    Jun 24, 2026

    https://ijr.com/article/israeli-defense-researcher-suggests-us-needs-another-9-11-following-iran-deal

    One Israeli citizen unhappy with the recent Iran deal said the U.S. might need to experience an event in which many Americans die before retracting his statement.

    Israeli defense researcher Beni Sabti said the U.S. might need to suffer through an attack to renew U.S. support for Israel and remind Americans who their allies are in an X post on Saturday. While the post was later edited, an X Community Note revealed the content of the original version.

    “Maybe USA needs another Pearl Harbor or 9/11 to remember who is the enemy and who is the friend,” Sabti wrote on X.

    The post was then edited and replaced with an updated statement.

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  15. EXCERPT: “When George Washington lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia, at that time the nation’s capital, he consistently focused on setting rightful constitutional precedents. One thing our first president didn’t have to worry about was having lower federal court judges issue rulings that professed to bind the entire nation. Now, as the Trump administration seeks to replace a woke exhibit at the President’s House Site that made Washington the most heavily criticized individual at Independence Park, its efforts are being blocked by a lone federal judge who sits in New England, far from Philadelphia.

    The President’s House exhibit, opened by the National Park Service under President Obama, was spearheaded by the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition and other leftist activists. ATAC (pronounced “attack”) has sponsored “Anti-July Fourth Day” events, and its founder, Michael Coard, speaks of “the 1776 birth of the racist American nation” and calls those who celebrate July 4 “traitors” who “embrace whiteness.”

    The President’s House exhibit essentially ignored the watershed events that happened there during the first two presidencies, focusing almost exclusively on slavery. Because Washington had brought several slaves north with him to Philadelphia, 25 of the site’s 30 signs focused on slavery or race relations. These signs spoke of “Washington’s Deceit” and claimed he “mocked the nation’s pretense to be a beacon of liberty.”

    After the Park Service removed the signs in January, Philadelphia sued, and a district court judge ruled they must be reinstalled. Some were rehung before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a partial stay while it considered the case on an expedited basis. Last week, a three-judge panel for the Third Circuit — composed of Bush, Obama, and Trump appointees — unanimously ruled in the administration’s favor.  

    Writing for the court, Judge Thomas Hardiman observes that “the City does not own the President’s House or anything in it.” Rather, “NPS owns the President’s House” and is therefore free to change the exhibit as it sees fit. Hardiman’s opinion also notes that the Park Service’s replacement signs, which it seeks to hang by July 4, discuss the house, the people who lived there (including slaves), the executive branch, and the history of slavery in America. “These new panels are full of historical context,” he writes, and the ruling green-lights the Trump administration to hang them.

    The administration can’t do so, however, because of a separate ruling by Judge Angel Kelley, whose district court is located in Boston. Kelley, a Biden appointee, issued a nationwide injunction saying the Park Service must rehang — by July 3 — all woke signs it has taken down during this administration. It might seem strange that a lower court judge in far-off Boston, who didn’t even address the specific arguments in the Philadelphia case, could effectively overrule three judges on a higher court that sits in Philadelphia and did address those arguments. But such is the reality under so-called “universal injunctions.”…….

    https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/25/can-george-washingtons-home-be-saved-from-rogue-judges-by-july-4/

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    1. this is getting f*cking ridiculous!

      I would shit can her “universal ruling” –she should have no jurisdiction in this matter,

      I am so sick of congress’s lack of accountability over these rogue judges. they refuse to enforce their constitutional duty of oversight of the judiciary.

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  16. Etched German hunting saber (1560s–1570s) The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

    “Atlantic” built in 1903 by Townsend and Downey shipyard

    Erfurt, Germany 1850/60

    Keyhole Beach

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  17. Wall o’ Boomboxes

    He’s thinking about it, yes. He will jump in.

    Whiskers is determined to dig through winter until he finds that lost summer

    Trippy

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  19. “France in Shock After Five North African Migrants Beat 17-Year-Old Boy to Death”

    by Paul Serran Jun. 24, 2026

    Young boy with short, wet hair smiling at the camera while wearing a black hoodie and a gray sweater, sitting indoors.
    Image that’s going viral, supposed to be the boy beat to death in Narbonne

    “The endless slaying of France by the invaders.

    The Southern French town of Narbonne, located in the Occitania region has been rocked by the brutal beating of a 17-year-old boy who was found seriously injured on Friday on a construction site, and later died.

    The public prosecutor of Narbonne, Jean-Philippe Rey, confirmed that five people, including three minors, were indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention. Images of the attack have gone viral on social media platforms, where multiple users identified the attackers as North African migrants.

    Le Figaro reported (translated from the French):

    “According to the information provided by the prosecutor’s office, the victim, who lived in a home where she had been placed by the Child Welfare Agency (ASE), died on Tuesday. The death “occurred while the five suspects were being presented before an investigating judge,” the magistrate said. The latter was therefore not yet aware of the young man’s death when he pronounced their indictment for attempted murder. The motivations of the alleged perpetrators “are not known at this stage,” the prosecutor also explains.

    The case dates back to Friday. The teenager was allegedly lured and violently assaulted around 7 p.m. on a construction site located on Quai d’Alsace, in Narbonne, report our colleagues from L’Indépendant. It was not until the next morning, around 9 a.m., that a worker discovered his [unresponsive] body at the scene.”

    Emergency services found the young man in critical condition, with multiple facial injuries, bruises, as well as bleeding from his nose and mouth. He was urgently transferred to the Perpignan medical center.

    “Meanwhile, the police quickly followed the lead of a collective assault after watching a video posted on social media, filmed by one of the group members, showing the beating. The public prosecutor of Narbonne confirmed that the footage showed ‘a group of several young men beating the victim and leaving him motionless on the ground’. The analysis of this footage led to the identification and then the arrest of five suspects.”

    Investigators are now calling this a premeditated act – the exact circumstances of the tragedy and its motive remain unclear. Ouest France reported (translated from the French):

    “’The evidence collected suggests that these extremely serious facts were premeditated and that the defendants had ambushed the victim by luring him into a construction site to beat him to death’, [the magistrate, Jean-Philippe] Rey said at a press conference.

    The five suspects, identified thanks to videos circulating on social networks, were quickly arrested and placed in police custody before being presented on Tuesday to an investigating judge, who indicted them for attempted murder.

    It was during their appearance before the investigating judge that ‘the death of the victim was brought to the attention of the prosecutor’s office’.”

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    1. I read this story and i was initially confused…i thought it was a girl

      “According to the information provided by the prosecutor’s office, the victim, who lived in a home where she had been placed by the Child Welfare Agency (ASE), died on Tuesday. The death “occurred while the five suspects were being presented before an investigating judge,” the magistrate said. The latter was therefore not yet aware of the young man’s death when he pronounced their indictment for attempted murder. The motivations of the alleged perpetrators “are not known at this stage,” the prosecutor also explains.

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  20. Just The News: “In the fourth and final decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mullin v. Doe, a case concerning whether the Administration may terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations. 

    In a majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held that the challengers—TPS beneficiaries from Syria and Haiti—were not entitled to interim relief blocking the termination of their TPS designations. 

    The Court concluded that the TPS statute limits judicial review of non-constitutional claims and prevents courts from second-guessing the agency’s TPS termination decisions on those grounds. 

    Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.

    The decision represents a significant victory for the government concerning TPS terminations and the scope of judicial review in immigration matters.”

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  21. ….sigh…I knew it was too good to be true! Just chased off a squirrel from the open jelly feeder! Hanging by his back legs and digging in! At least I caught him early and he didn’t get much! LOL

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  23. “…..More from the New York Post:

    Sources say the bank looked into the incident after the video surfaced, and a JPMorgan Chase spokesperson told The Post, ‘This employee is no longer with the company.’

    Angie Báez, 40, was promoted to Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement for Card and Connected Commerce at JPMorgan Chase more than a year ago, according to her LinkedIn profile. She previously served as Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at New York-based review website The Infatuation, which Chase acquired as part of its broader push into lifestyle and experiential content.

    Báez was recorded in broad daylight, clad in Knicks gear, dumping out a Knicks-colored trash can before walking off with it.

    Oh, get this: Apparently, Báez was making several hundred grand a year even though she only has an associate’s degree (if this old resume that’s circulating is accurate, she has very limited experience too!):

    …….”

    https://notthebee.com/article/that-woman-who-stole-the-knicks-trash-can-was-a-dei-exec-at-jpmorgan-shes-now-been-fired

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  24. Congressional payment error rate is 6% and the USDA rate in 2025 was nearly 11%

    article

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2026) — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER), which measure how accurately states determine who is eligible for SNAP and how much they should receive.

    The national payment error rate for fiscal year (FY) 2025 is 10.62%, far surpassing the congressional threshold of 6%.

    FY 2025 National and State Payment Error Rates

    While this is a modest decrease from FY 2024, the FY 2025 rate still shows significant waste at the state level. Including both overpayments and underpayments, this year’s rate represents a collective $10.1 billion in improper payments nationwide.

    “These payment error rates are further proof that state accountability is severely lacking in SNAP,” said Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins. “USDA has taken historic action to help interested states curb SNAP waste, and I hope other states, regardless of political leadership, prioritize needy families and the American taxpayer over politics.”

    H.R. 1 added new guardrails for states’ payment error rates, implementing real financial consequences for states that mismanage taxpayer dollars. States with error rates at or above the 6% threshold will be responsible for covering 5%, 10%, or 15% of their states’ benefits. The higher their PER, the higher the percentage—and in most cases, as soon as October 1, 2027. The FY 2025 PER is the first year that could be used to calculate those percentages.

    In addition to this matching fund requirement, states with PER at or above 6% threshold are required to submit a Corrective Action Plan to USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration detailing how they will address the root cause of their errors. Some of these states may also be liable for a separate financial penalty as part of the SNAP quality control process.

    https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/06/24/usda-announces-fy-2025-state-payment-error-rates-snap

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  26. GTFO Act (aptly named) reads that any naturalized citizen who committed and was convicted of terrorist acts is stripped of their citizenship.

    FTA

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In America, as a naturalized citizen, you can commit and be convicted of terrorist offenses and be allowed to stay in the country, only to later commit another attack. This GOP congresswoman wants to put an end to this, telling them to GTFO.

    In response to two major terrorist attacks by naturalized citizens this year, Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, just introduced the Getting Terrorist Fanatics Out (GTFO) Act. Her new piece of national security legislation will require the denaturalization of any naturalized citizen convicted of terrorism or for supporting a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.

    “When naturalized citizens are convicted of terrorism or supporting groups that kill Americans, they have forfeited their right to citizenship—we should have zero tolerance for these individuals,” Van Duyne told the Daily Signal.

    https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/25/gop-naturalized-terrorists-america/

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  27. When will the Senate learn that they cannot keep punching the American people in the face and not expect blowback to happen? Not one piece of their legislation will pass unless they pass the save America act.

    — Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) June 24, 2026

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  28. Andy Ngo

    The Post Millennial

    @MrAndyNgo

    Two Pakistani and Iranian men have been federally charged in Oregon for alleged health care fraud. Jahangeer Ali, 34, a citizen of Pakistan, allegedly billed Medicare for $15 million in false genetic testing claims. Mehrdad Gerami allegedly stole over $2 million through fraudulent sleep tests. Many immigrants to the U.S., e.g., Somali refugees, have been accused of running health care fraud schemes that stole billions from taxpayers.

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  30. He’s a happy pup

    That Hair…

    Road To Infinity

    View through the Great Gateway into the Grand Court of the Temple of Edfu by Francis Bedford English, dated March 14, 1862

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  34. lady argues that she is talking about nutrition (SNAP) and yet refuses to answer questions about whether sugary sodas provide nutrition. (She is arguing that sugary sodas should be a part of snap).

    Brandon Gill asked FRAC’s director of SNAP policy if people should be able to buy soda with food stamps.

    She said yes.

    He then left her speechless after exposing how FRAC is funded by Big Soda and companies that profit off EBT dollars. pic.twitter.com/RkSQaMyGIE

    — Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 25, 2026

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  36. kalbokalbs(@kalbokalbs)

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    June 25, 2026 15:14

    AWESOME! Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is being praised nationwide for this BASED line in his opinion today supporting President Trump ending the migrant invasion:

    “Aliens have NO EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS against the federal government.”

    Democrats’ narrative busted.… pic.twitter.com/9bV8aDqoW1

    — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 25, 2026

    AWESOME! Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is being praised nationwide for this BASED line in his opinion today supporting President Trump ending the migrant invasion:

    “Aliens have NO EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS against the federal government.”

    Democrats’ narrative busted.

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  37. The shed door isn’t getting painted today….a light rain has been coming down steadily for hours! No big deal! The wood is pressure-treated so waiting a few days won’t hurt. A nice and easy rain, w/almost no wind, which is always nice, and still very cool @ 67.

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  38. “Follow the Money, Not the TV Expert: Many “debunkers” in media are on the industry payroll — but you’re not being told”

    Sharyl Attkisson, June 25, 2026

    EXCERPT: “Today, I watched a dermatologist on TV Fox News debunking the idea that some chemicals in sunscreen aren’t good for us. It sounded illogically dismissive of some of the studies and research. I took a quick look at her background. I didn’t hear her disclose her paid relationships with big sunscreen makers.

    This is part of a trend that I discovered decades ago. It permeates our news media landscape. The media gives voice to often the same group of “experts” who dismiss or “debunk,” and who try to silence conversation about, the health concern of the day and any studies related to it. But the experts aren’t independent. They’re what I consider paid propagandists. And too often, the media doesn’t do the basic job of asking the simple question about financial conflicts of interest, and disclosing the answer.

    There’s nothing inherently wrong with interviewing someone who’s paid by a company or special interest. The problem comes when the relationship is relevant to the discussion, yet kept hidden from viewers, who need to know so that they have the information they need to weight the advice they’re hearing.

    If a doctor is on TV insisting cigarettes aren’t harmful, wouldn’t you weight his opinion differently if you learned he gets paid by the cigarette makers?

    Because we in the news media too often aren’t asking the question and reporting the answer, we are tools of the propagandists. They secretly laugh at how easy it is to get a free platform to influence masses on behalf of their paid interests. We’re being used.

    Read on for details.

    It doesn’t stop with the sunscreen example.

    Later on the same day that I watched the sunscreen doctor try to convince millions of viewers not to give another thought to chemicals in sunscreen, I also watched an exchange at a Congressional hearing.

    Rep. Brandon Gill questioned an advocate from the Food Action and Research Center (FRAC) as to whether she thinks people should be permitted to use food stamps to buy sugary sodas. When the FRAC rep answered yes, and said that her interest was in people getting the food and nutrition they require to survive, Gill pressed her as to whether she really thinks people need sugary colas to survive. The woman would not answer that straight question…..”

    https://sharylattkisson.substack.com/p/follow-the-money-not-the-tv-expert

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  41. “U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Pesticide Giant Bayer in Landmark Cancer Lawsuit

    The decision is expected to significantly reduce Bayer’s exposure to thousands of pending lawsuits tied to Roundup, the glyphosate-based herbicide originally developed by Monsanto, acquired by Bayer in 2018. The case arrived after litigation that included multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer.”

    by Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW, June 25, 2026

    bayer building and gavel with cash

    EXCERPT: “The U.S. Supreme Court today handed Bayer a major legal victory, ruling that federal pesticide law bars state-law cases from claiming the company failed to warn consumers that its Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer. The 7-2 decision is expected to significantly reduce Bayer’s exposure to thousands of pending lawsuits tied to Roundup, the glyphosate-based herbicide originally developed by Monsanto, which Bayer acquired in 2018.

    Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, said the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state-law failure-to-warn claims. That’s because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulates pesticide labeling, has repeatedly concluded that glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer. The EPA has never required a cancer warning on Roundup labels.

    “As demonstrated by that comprehensive regulatory regime, EPA possesses a variety of tools to learn of and address new safety information,” Kavanaugh wrote. State law, he added, cannot impose labeling requirements that are “in addition to” or “different from” federal requirements.

    The ruling overturns a Missouri jury verdict that awarded $1.25 million to John Durnell, who alleged that years of exposure to Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The case, Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, has been closely watched because of its implications for tens of thousands of similar lawsuits filed across the country.

    Ashley Keller, the attorney for Durnell, called the ruling “a disappointing decision.”

    “But we will fight on for Mr. Durnell and the scores of other victims by bringing claims this opinion leaves entirely untouched,” he said.

    Bayer, which has spent years battling litigation over Roundup and has paid billions of dollars to settle claims alleging that glyphosate causes cancer, welcomed the court’s decision, calling it a victory for science, farmers and regulatory certainty.

    In a statement, the company said the decision should lead to the dismissal of existing warning-based claims and prevent future lawsuits based on alleged failures to warn…..”

    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/us-supreme-court-ruling-bayer-roundup-landmark-cancer-lawsuit/

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