Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 25
Happy Friday News Viewers, another stunning week of news. What was stunning about it? Let’s talk about it. Welcome to free chat whatcha got? .
Articles by Rachel Kennedy
Civil Rights
Juneteenth : Commemoration of Progress or Recognition of its lack?
Juneteenth has been recognized as a US federal holiday since 2021 and acts as a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the country – but millions of Americans will not have the day MORE
Israel-Hamas War
Israel’s Netanyahu disbands war cabinet signaling split in approach to war
On October 8, 2023 Benjamin Netanyahu formed a “War Cabinet, ” The war cabinet expressed the full backing for the IDF and unity with the government, saying: “In times like these, there is no opposition MORE
Opinion
Opinion: Father’s Day, June 16, 2024
The only solution to fatherlessness is fathers. And we have to figure out a way to say so, even in these hypersensitive times. Our culture has gone to such laudable lengths to de-stigmatize single motherhood MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 24
Happy Friday News Viewers, welcome to another steamy FryDay, under the dreaded Heat Dome, ( that umbrella over half the U.S. that turns Friday into FryDay. . . . You will remember hearing about it, MORE
Climate Change
Climate Change Protestors arrested at Congressional Baseball Game
Eight protesters were arrested Wednesday night during the last night’s Congressional Baseball Game. The game is a yearly tradition that raises money for charities, Capitol Police said on X; .The protesters were part of the group “Climate Defiance” and were MORE
2024 Election
House Democrats launch task force to counter GOP’s Project 2025 prior the election
“A group of House Democrats is launching a task force to take on Project 2025, a sprawling policy roadmap for how right-wing groups envision a second Trump administration.” Members of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force MORE
History
Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Faces “last chance” Parole Hearing after 50 years in prison
Peltier last had a full parole hearing 15 years ago, when federal officials argued his release after a controversial conviction for killing two FBI agents in 1975 would promote “disrespect for the law.” The results MORE
Updates
South Korea strikes back at North Korea’s Recent Garbage Balloon Attacks by Restarting Border Loud Speaker Blasts of K-Pop
When a North Korean defected to South Korea and proceeded to send balloons full of pamphlets, candy, American dollars and USB drives back to the North, the North responded with trash balloons, the South responded MORE
Environment
“Giant,” invasive, “flying” venomous Joro spiders are crawling up the East Coast
Joro spiders were first detected in 2013 in the land that gave us Marjorie Taylor Green, Georgia, probably transported from Asia. And they’re spreading. . . . NBC reports that “giant, venomous yellow spiders have MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 23
Happy Friday News Viewers, and welcome to our Friday Open Forum where the topics are yours to choose and discuss, always within reason of course, according to the guidelines. This is the day after the MORE
News
US Senate to hold vote today on protecting rights to contraceptives
Right to Contraception Act of 2024 From The Guardian: “The US Senate will vote on Wednesday (today) on a bill that would recognize a legal right to contraception, weeks after Donald Trump made – and quickly walked back – comments MORE
The Press
The WSJ prints hit piece against President Biden parroting Kevin McCarthy
A new report from The Wall Street Journal has the White House on its heels Wednesday after it concluded Joe Biden is “slipping” mentally due to his age. But critics of Donald Trump outside of the White House say there’s a MORE
Justice
Hunter Biden goes to court today for lying; Trump Appointed Judge to preside
Hunter Biden, 54, is facing charges for lying on a federal form when he bought a gun in 2018. He wrote on the form that he was not a drug user, despite being addicted to cocaine at MORE
Updates
Roadmap to Israel-Hamas Hostage Return and Cease Fire is Discussed
“The controversy began on Wednesday, when Israel’s war cabinet made an offer for a ceasefire to Hamas, against the wishes of Netanyahu. Hamas rejected the bid on Thursday, but seemed to reconsider when Biden urged MORE
Asia
North Korea dumps garbage filled balloons on South Korea
Waste and propaganda are raining down across the Korean peninsula The South Korean military began noticing “large amounts of balloons” arriving from the North starting Tuesday night, detecting more than 150 as of Wednesday morning, according MORE
Christianity
Pope Francis uses derogatory term for gay men; reiterates they cannot become priests or attend seminary
The 87-year-old pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told Italian bishops that gay men shouldn’t be allowed to train for the priesthood. He later had a spokesperson issue a MORE
History
Memorial Day, 2024
This Memorial Day, we honor the brave women and men who made the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation’s freedom. We recommit to keeping our sacred obligation to their survivors, families, and caregivers. Together, we vow MORE
Environment
Millions face severe weather risk today and tomorrow — tornadoes, severe storms, hail, flooding, searing heat, lightening and wind
A tornado destroys a Texas gas station filled with people; storms tore through the central US on Saturday night damaging trees and property in Mayfield, Kentucky; the [Memorial Day] Indy 500 is delayed due to MORE
crime
Three Christian missionaries from Oklahoma-based group killed in Haiti
Missouri State Representative Ben Baker said his daughter Natalie Lloyd and son-in-law Davy Lloyd were killed while working as full-time missionaries in Haiti. Mission director Jude Montis, 45, was also killed. Davy Lloyd was the MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 21
Hi News Viewers, welcome to Friday’s Free Chat, and what a Friday it is! Time to celebrate the fact that it’s Friday and that, because of a billion or so bucks, Trump, and his quid MORE
WTF America?
Surprise, surprise. . . .GOP Farm Bill would slash SNAP benefits, would gut animal welfare benefits
“The Republican farm bill would slash nearly $30 billion from SNAP benefits over the next decade, limit future adjustments outside of inflation and outsource eligibility decisions to private corporations, even as the federal program already struggles to prevent 41 million people from MORE
SCOTUS
The old “Blame the Wife” excuse is Alive and Well
“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Alito said in a written statement to The New York Times, which first reported the story this week. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. MORE
Iran
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, state media says
Details of his condition and location are contradictory so far. CNN Reports: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in a northern region of the country Sunday, according to state news agency IRNA. While rescuers have MORE
Updates
Benedictine College nuns call out Harrison Butker for sexist commencement speech
The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, a founding institution of Benedictine College, said in a statement that Butker’s speech “fostered division.” From MSNBC: “Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas last weekend sparked a culture MORE