Friday, May 9, 2025

'Woke Pope'! MAGA freaks out over Leo XIV

Well, MAGA, it looks like you got yourself another 'woke pope' to contend with: Meet Leo XIV. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri May 9 2025

 
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Well, MAGA, it looks like you got yourself another 'woke pope' to contend with: Meet Leo XIV.

President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6, 2025.
 

I remember when Team Trump was 'woke'. So I asked them about it.

Republicans seem so insistent that 'wokeness' is the enemy that they've turned to attacking their own legislation. But they're still blaming Biden.

National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington, DC.
 

NPR's liberal bias is undeniable. Trump is right to defund it.

The blatant bias and superior attitude that liberals often convey is intrinsic in nearly every NPR segment. It makes me ask: Why am I paying for this?

Hasan Pike has an audience of 2.8 million followers on the streaming platform Twitch and 1.59 million followers on YouTube.
 

This YouTuber knows what Democrats' problem is. Will they listen?

I wanted to get a left-wing perspective on how the Democrats should handle their messaging amid this PR crisis. So I called up streamer Hasan Piker.

President Donald Trump holds his pen in the East Room at the White House on March 20, 2025, before signing an executive order to shut down the Department of Education. Students behind him signed similar folders with printed text.
 

Raising kids in this political moment is hard. How are you handling it?

How do I counteract the nasty political rhetoric that, if uttered by my boys, would land them (and me) in the principal's office?

In the documentary "A Faith Under Siege," premiering May 10, 2025, on the Christian Broadcasting Network News, Rostyslav recounts how Russia abducted him from Ukraine when he was 16. After nearly a year, he managed to escape the Russian camp, aided by Save Ukraine, a group that has rescued 630 children.
 

Ukrainian children aren't supposed to be prisoners of war

One abducted Ukrainian teen who escaped Russia tells his compelling story in 'A Faith Under Siege' documentary, premiering May 10 on CBN News.

In March 2025, former University of Michigan football coach Matt Weiss is charged in a 24-count indictment alleging 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft.
 

DOJ says coach hacked, stole intimate photos. That's sexual violence.

Former University of Michigan football coach Matt Weiss has been accused of hacking students' email accounts to steal compromising photos and videos.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about immigration and border security in Montezuma Pass, Arizona, on Aug. 22, 2024.
 

Trump and I agree on immigration – but he's wrong about this part

When it comes to immigration, Trump has quickly reversed the shortcomings of the Biden administration – and exposed the former president's lies.

Supporters of parental rights in schools demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on April 22, 2025, as justices hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor. It raises First Amendment questions about who decides what young children should learn about sensitive matters such as gender identity and sexuality.
 

Conservatives fight inclusive sex ed, but push anti-abortion video

States have passed legislation requiring students to watch the anti-abortion video 'Meet Baby Olivia.' Parents like me should be allowed to opt out.

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