NWS confirms EF3 tornado in Effingham County, seven tornadoes confirmed across central Illinois
There were seven confirmed tornadoes across central Illinois following severe thunderstorms on June 17, including an EF3 with peak winds of 241 km/h (150 mph) that tracked 42.2 km (26.2 miles) through Effingham County and injured two people. Tornadoes affected portions of Effingham, Jasper, Coles, Menard, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Shelby, and Moultrie counties.
Under-16s face social media ban by next spring, but questions remain on how it will work
Under-16s in the UK will be banned from using social media by spring next year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced earlier today. It follows a government consultation, in which 89% of 9,499 parents and carers said they strongly supported a legal minimum age for social media access, and 88% strongly agreed that age should be under 16.
Brazilian Parents Sentenced to 50 Days in Jail for Homeschooling Their Girls
A judge sentenced parents to prison for 50 days who homeschool, accusing them of “intellectual neglect” for not teaching the children “gender and sex education” (i.e., LGBT propaganda) and “tolerance and diversity. The parents began homeschooling during the pandemic after recognizing shortcomings in their public schools’ remote-learning programs.
Justice Dept Launches Investigation Into MLB For Flagrant Discrimination Against Christians
The Major League Baseball Commissioner is now facing a Justice Department investigation after Commissioner Rob Manfred scolded three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible references on their rainbow-designed caps during “Pride Night” against the Chicago Cubs.
ALPRs are a tool of the police state to track your every move
You have committed no crime, yet the American State knows exactly when you dropped your kids off at school, which doctor you visited, and what political rally you attended. How does the state track your every move? One method is to use Automated License Plate Readers, also known as Automatic Number Plate Recognition or License Plate Recognition.
Michigan Road Signs Mark Another Islamic Victory Near Synagogue Attack Site
Islam never stops marking its victories – in Michigan, they tried it again. Weeks after a Hezbollah-inspired terrorist rammed his truck into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield – an attack the FBI classified as terrorism deliberately targeting Jews – a group installed “Voices for Palestinians” Adopt-A-Road signs on Orchard Lake Road, just minutes from the attack site.
Dangerous Fraud in Texas GOP: Mahdi Rostamizadeh (Matt Rostami) Pushes ‘Sharia Is No Threat’ Lies at 2026 Texas Convention
While claiming to lead Muslims for Trump, Mahdi Rostamizadeh (aka Matt Rostami) is targeting anti-Sharia Republican candidates in Texas and pushing to weaken the Texas GOP’s opposition to Sharia at the 2026 convention.
Iran says closing Strait of Hormuz again following Lebanon flare-up
The top command center of the Iran Armed Forces announced on Saturday it is again shutting maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of Israel’s actions in Lebanon (aka by retaliating against Hezbollah’s (Iran’s proxy’s) drone attack that killed four Israeli soldiers). U.S.-Iran talks have been postponed.