The United States is a place where "ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things," Sen. Jim Banks said.
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Major League Baseball says it was wrong to issue warnings to San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their caps.
Specifically, Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker were threatened with discipline after writing different forms of Genesis 9:12-16 on team caps that support transgenderism and other sexualities, with the league citing violations of its uniform policy.
'The players were neither fined nor disciplined, nor will they ever be.'
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) had sent a letter to the MLB on June 16 calling out the league for promoting Black Lives Matter in 2020 and becoming a "billboard" for political messaging, yet still issuing a warning to the Giants pitchers last week.
MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred responded to Hawley on Monday, who posted the letter online for all to see. In the text, Manfred revealed that the Giants' communication with players was "inadequate and not clear" regarding their option to wear Pride hats. He claimed that some players did not understand they had the option to wear the normal Giants cap instead.
The commissioner's office said "unfortunately" it issued a "routine oral warning" before it became aware of the Giants' "lapse in communication."
Players "should not be compelled to participate in a celebratory event ... if such participation would violate their sincere religious beliefs or values," Manfred told Hawley.
The MLB boss later confirmed, "The players were neither fined nor disciplined, nor will they ever be."
In the same letter, Manfred revealed that only two teams are permitted to wear special gay-themed hats in games: the Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Despite the league saying in 2023 that it would not permit clubs to utilize unauthorized hats, the clubs submitted special requests to have their Pride hats grandfathered in, and their requests were granted.
These "Pride Night" hats were justified by Manfred, who claimed it was because the cities have "some of the largest LGBTQ communities in the United States."
However, players are not required to wear them, as he previously stated.
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The commissioner cited other "faith/religious-related games" and nights that "celebrate different ethnicities or nationalities" at MLB ballparks and said that the league "does not regulate these events, but also does not permit Clubs or players to utilize special uniforms/equipment for such games, or alter the uniform or equipment."
However, for 12 league-wide events, MLB teams are mandated by the head office to alter their uniforms. Those days are:
Mother's Day, Father's Day, Armed Forces Weekend, Play Ball Weekend, Memorial Day, Lou Gehrig Day, Independence Day, Hall of Fame Weekend, Childhood Cancer Awareness Day, September 11th, Jackie Robinson Day, and Roberto Clemente Day.
Manfred said the league has had "no significant complaints from fans or players for those days."
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At least 39 people were shot, 6 of them fatally, during the weekend in stringently gun-controlled Chicago, Illinois.
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Pop star Olivia Rodrigo has put together an all-women music fest that will feature talents like Stevie Nicks and Chappell Roan with the aim of benefitting several progressive organizations, including Planned Parenthood.
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Every year on Father's Day, I'm reminded of how grateful I am for my family. I'm also reminded of what helps me to remain grateful: that little oasis of tranquility just down the basement stairs — my home office.
I love my office. I also need it.
I try to get my wife to take advantage of the office. I tell her she can use it whenever she likes, but she never takes me up on it.
It's very simple. If I can't get my work done, I go crazy. I can't get any work done without an office. Therefore, in order to remain sane, I need an office.
Mobile threatI tried not having one about six years ago when it was just my wife, my son, and me in a little ranch we rented one block over. I had my desk set up in the corner of the living room. I had two computer displays, which, kind of I guess, created a little barrier or faux-wall separating myself from the couch and the television on the other side of the room. It worked, barely, but it was better than nothing.
Then, our firstborn starting walking. And talking.
Fortunately, we moved around the same time. The first thing I did in the new house was to make an office.
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Notes from undergroundThe new house is small too, with the same layout as the old one: three bedrooms and one bath on one floor. But the new house also has a basement that is about 50% finished. On the east end of this basement, there is a separate room, complete with its own bathroom and a solid door you can actually close.
The floor had been painted red probably 25 years ago. When we moved in, it was chipping and ugly. The walls were covered with equally old wallpaper that ended halfway to the ceiling. People did that in the '80s and '90s a lot. I remember because my mom did it with one of our walls when we were growing up. The bathroom was just as bad. Same red paint, same flowery wallpaper, same '80s horror vibe. But the walls were drywall, and there was a ceiling too — drop in the bathroom, drywall in the main room.
As soon as we finished moving the last box into our new place, I got to work rehabilitating the '80s horror show downstairs.
I ripped the wallpaper down over the course of a few days. I repaired the holes with putty. I painted the walls and ceiling bright white and the floor dark gray. I hung a big mirror in the bathroom, bought a shower curtain, and set two imitation stained glass pieces of plastic film over the small windows. These fake stained glass inlays are pretty cheeseball and not ideal, but it’s better than looking at the weeds through the window up near the ceiling.
I laid a big rug down in the main room and smaller ornate ones around on the still-exposed concrete. I installed a dimmer on the light switch, replaced the old door knobs with new ones, moved in my desk, tables, bookshelves, lamps with warm bulbs, stereo and speakers, microphones, cameras, and everything else that I use for work.
Hole for oneThat was six years ago, and since then, I have spent too many hours to count down in my little subterranean sanctuary. Every year, I make it a little nicer. I hang some more photos, organize a little better, buy some more lamps, and try to keep my desk cleaner.
My most recent improvement came in the form of some Oasis lamps, which are advertised as providing warm ambient light. I’ve got four in my office set on “candle mode,” and I can confirm the light is both ambient and warm. It feels nice and light in here despite it being in the corner of a cold basement.
I try to get my wife to take advantage of the office. I tell her she can use it whenever she likes, but she never takes me up on it. I don’t think she likes the basement that much. I understand. The rest of it is kind of a hellhole. The kids play down there a lot, and more often than not, I find myself stumbling over toys and puzzles on my way to my hallowed little haunt of soft lighting and soft music.
A quiet placeWe’ve got a small house and three homeschooled kids who use their imaginations instead of iPads. It’s a chaotic environment to say the least. I hear the yells outside the bathroom window, which is near the deck, and I hear the running across the floor of the living room from my desk directly below.
I think what gets to us as parents is the slow grinding down of our patience over the course of the day. It’s also that our stuff is always going missing or something is always being broken. It’s the constant questions and it’s the feeling like we have no space to ourselves anymore.
This is why dads have notoriously taken so long in the restroom and probably why moms take so long when they go to the grocery store by themselves. They are just trying to get some peace and quiet.
That is why I need an office. And while my workspace in the basement isn’t much, it has come a long way since 2020, and it’s more than enough. It’s a little peace and quiet.
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs holds a hearing on how to make life more affordable for Americans on Tuesday, June 23.
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Still hurting over her massive loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton is now bashing the Electoral College.
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A police officer and a civilian are dead after a long-haired gunman opened fire in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood around 11:30 a.m. ET on Monday.
Some liberal media outfits have narrowly characterized the ideology espoused within the manifesto allegedly left behind by the gunman as "incel" — involuntary celibate — in nature.
'The essential political conditions of a society in which capitalism/liberalism, and thereby, hypergamy itself, are not part of the established order of things, have mostly already been laid out by Marx, Engels, and others.'
The document is brimming with resentment over perceived dynamics between the sexes in contemporary society and for so-called "hypergamy," or women partnering with men of greater perceived mating value. However, it is unmistakably leftist in nature — offering a Marxist rationalization of women's disinterest in undesirable men coupled with a defense of communism and a demand for a violent uprising against the capitalist West.
Despite the defense of and calls for leftist "revolutionary terror" in the document, authorities told reporters that Monday's attack did not constitute an act of terrorism.
The shootingFootage of the monstrous attack shows fatally wounded Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane crawl behind a white Porsche to cover while a female officer crouches behind a cement planter and exchanges fire with the suspect.
Moments later, a civilian, Michael Mizrahi, can be seen falling as gunshots ring out.
It's unclear — and authorities have yet to clarify — whether Mizrahi was fatally shot by the female officer or the gunman. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, or BEI, Quebec's police watchdog, has launched an investigation into the events that took place during the police intervention.
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The gunman, who was dressed in "military-type attire" and armed with an apparent semi-automatic rifle, can be seen charging the position of the female officer where he is ultimately neutralized.
While Constable Benredouane succumbed to his wounds, the second officer, though seriously injured, is in stable condition.
When asked about whether the shooting was an ambush targeting police, Montreal Police Chief Fady Dagher indicated that police received a 911 call from an individual telling them that somebody was "shooting from a specific place" — a higher floor — but when police arrived, the gunman was at the street level.
Dagher expressed uncertainty whether the shooter belonged to a larger network but indicated that no other suspect was being sought in relation to the Côte-des-Neiges shooting.
Ian Lafrenière, Quebec's minister of domestic security, told reporters that the shooting "was not considered as a possible terrorism attack but everything has been put in place to make sure it was not linked to something else," reported state media.
The determination that the shooting was not a terror attack reportedly came after Quebec authorities consulted with multiple agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The manifestoRadio-Canada confirmed that the shooter left behind a "violent incel manifesto targeting women."
State media acknowledged that the manifesto called for a violent revolution, but it — like other media outfits — neglected to note the leftist orientation of the proposed revolution.
The alleged 104-page manifesto published by Rebel News certainly espouses an incel ideology; however, it identifies a totalitarian communist state as the ultimate remedy for all of the West's perceived social and moral ills.
The document:
Canadian authorities have urged the public not to speculate on a motive.
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette wrote, "As the police operation and investigation are still ongoing, it is important to let the authorities do their work and to avoid any speculation."
Quebec Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière said that the suspect's motives are under investigation by the BEI.
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Despite notable criticism from European media and politicians regarding the United States’ hosting much of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, one German fan is cutting through the noise.
An X account by the name of Freddy has racked up millions of likes and views for posting his route through the U.S., enthusiastically praising friendly locals, American culture, and everyday spots like Waffle House, Buc-ee’s, Taco Bell, and Bass Pro Shops, among others.
Freddy’s posts have been wildly popular because they debunk the left-wing narrative that America is an unwelcoming, culturally empty place that is unsafe for foreign fans due to immigration enforcement.
On a recent episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” Deace and the team speak with conservative commentator and friend of the show Jill Savage about how the joy of one European fan is uniting America.
“Freddy is the feel-good story of the summer,” says Jill.
“I am obsessed with Freddy. He is bringing people together left and right. The war is over. We have Freddy traveling America. … He’s the joy of the summer,” she laughs, noting that she feels this way despite having zero interest in soccer or the World Cup.
What Freddy has accidentally done, she explains, is silence the narrative that “America sucks; [Americans] are the terrible people; [America] should be more like Europe.”
In return for his infectious enthusiasm, Americans are showering Freddy with love. From shout-outs by celebrities like J.J. Watt and an invitation to tour the White House to emergency flight help from American Airlines to get him to games on time, an invite from country star Ella Langley to attend her show and meet her backstage, and countless other gestures of hospitality, Freddy has quickly become America’s new hero.
“Jill just admitted live on air that the sport of soccer and a German national are bringing the country together more than college football and baseball,” says co-host Todd Erzen.
“Listen, we thought we were going to have white-boy summer. It's Euro summer,” Deace quips.
To hear more, watch the episode above.
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