Welcome to the April Friday the 17th New Newsletter!
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Sorry this is so late.
I’ve been reading up on A RAPE ACADEMY.
🚨 Exposing a global ‘rape academy’ 🚨
Sex forum users gave their wives lethal cocktails to livestream the rape of their unconscious bodies
Our Main Story: They Have Me Defending the Catholic Church!
Christians are having a Trump sized reckoning
How the first American pope is reclaiming Christian values from the Trump administration
Pope says world ‘is being ravaged by tyrants’ as row with Trump continues
Pope Leo XIV: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026
A Brief History of Right-Wing Confusion Over Catholic Social Teaching
Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo are hurting recent GOP gains with Catholic Americans: Experts
Trump Yanks $11 Million From Catholic Charity Aiding Migrant Children
‘Tyrants.’ Pope blasts ‘those who manipulate religion’ as Trump feud escalates
Why Are GOP Leaders Targeting Catholic Ministries?
Police investigate bomb threat made at Pope Leo’s brother’s home in suburban Chicago
Pope Leo XIV greeted by crowd of 120,000 in Cameroon as he attacks uneven distribution of wealth
Pete Hegseth quotes Samuel L. Jackson’s fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during sermon1
Pete Hegseth Quotes ‘Pulp Fiction’ Fake Bible Verse at Pentagon Prayer Service2
‘Pope Leo’ Disses Trump With ‘They Not Pious’ Kendrick Lamar Parody on ‘Late Show’
Stephen Colbert on Trump’s Vatican feud: ‘Damn, the pope just read you for filth’
‘Woe to Those Who Manipulate Religion,’ Pope Says Amid Standoff With Trump
Pope James David Vance the First
He Is So Unwell
We’re Not Stopping Talking About Them Files
Epstein files revive clash over Trump’s college sexual misconduct rule
Trump claims Epstein victims ‘refused’ to testify after Melania calls for hearings
Vance defends Trump on Epstein files saying there was ‘no evidence of misconduct’
WATCH: Trump ‘OK’ with public Epstein survivor hearings3
This Week’s Links
ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds
Minnesota Charges First ICE Agent With Felony Assault
ICE’s hiring spree led to influx of recruits with questionable qualifications, investigation shows
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
North American stocks rally, oil falls more than 10% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
Why the Israeli and Lebanese governments accepted a ceasefire – and will Hezbollah abide?
Thousands of Lebanese Try to Head Home After Israel-Lebanon Truce
‘We are not going back’: Iran war forces global energy shift
Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons as he leans into the gilded trappings of the presidency4
Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, nominated to be next CDC director by Trump
Air Canada suspends Toronto and Montreal flights to JFK over jet fuel cost crisis
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons resigns for personal reasons
House Republicans blame White House for Hill FISA mess
Election 2026
Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms
Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right
Orbán’s defeat is a win for democracy and a warning to Trump
Underreported Stories
Blindspot Stories
Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world
Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay
Lawyer says guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged5
Duffy: Effort to recruit gamers as air traffic controllers ‘wildly successful’
Democratic Wake Up Calls / Wins
It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.
It’s the 1970s Again. Democrats Should Study Up on Reagan.
Progressive Analilia Mejía takes New Jersey US House special election, giving Democrats another win
An unabashed progressive dominates in New Jersey, another midterm warning sign for Republicans
The Seven Democrats Who Joined Republicans in Opposing Measure to Block Arms Sales to Israel
Israel Moderates Are Losing the Democratic Party
Democrats want the full 2024 election autopsy released — no matter the findings
Californians are pouring money into Democrats’ Senate races in other states
Democrats relish big fundraising gains for Senate races favoring Republicans
AI / Tech News
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
‘Meta glasses are being used to secretly film women and girls – my app is fighting back’
Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of ‘destruction’ followed
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
AI backlash grows as industry splits on how to tell its story
The ‘Techlash’ Against AI Is Here. Have We Hit a Tipping Point?
Texas News
As Corpus Christi scrambles to find more water, nearby cities are facing their own water woes
Water crisis turns Corpus Christi into a political ‘circus’
This Texan Was a Star of Hollywood’s Golden Age. You Probably Haven’t Heard of Her.
Trump Is Throwing Cornyn to the Wolves
“Nobody’s Going to Vote for You Anymore”: A South Texas Builder Reckons With His Support for Trump
Gov. Greg Abbott Adds Dallas to His Hit List Over Police, ICE Policies
I Know Ball News
Wings staffer dismisses question to Azzi Fudd about Paige Bueckers
Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic over photos with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
2026 Stanley Cup playoffs: Preview, X factors, predictions
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Your Moments of Zen
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That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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I just know…Jesus is up there with his homies and his Mama (his Dad stays busy), and just….shakes his head both in shame and in laughter. Jesus. Christ. What a bunch of JOKERS.
Like I would laugh if this wasn’t so insane.
He is trying to bully them. And I don’t think he knows how strong these women really are.
Oh! Where [how] will the comparisons end? One wonders.
Oh……………
Chile….we TOLD YOU. Idiot.
The audacity of “horny at Beetlejuice” saying this. lolololololololololololololol