Uhhhh. Pretty sure that the actual POPE is the most powerful American catholic.

"Two websites restrict reviews of JD Vance’s book after savage critiques" www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

‘Nid dyma farn y rhan fwyaf o bobl Cymru’ – AS yn ymateb i sylwadau Reform Mae Leticia Gonzalez wedi dweud nad yw iaith “beryglus a rhanedig” am fewnfudwyr yn adlewyrchu’r Gymru y mae hi’n ei hadnabod. ✍️ Llinos Dafydd

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s most well-known sea turtle conservationist, died of her wounds today after being injured by an Israeli strike I feel sick

Is-etholiadau Makerfield a De Aberdeen a mwy… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Giant Lord Rhys and his dog beginning the journey to celebrate 850 yrs since the first Eisteddfod stdavids.gov.uk/the-journey-...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced “The serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offend all of Italy,” he wrote on social media. “For this reason, I have decided to cancel my visit to the United States scheduled for the next 21 and 22 June.”

Plaid Cymru's former leader has criticised the newly elected Llywydd, accusing him of allowing a Reform MS to ‘make stuff up and incite racism’ without facing any consequences ✍️Emily Price

160 members pilot trainees in the US Air Force coming down with the flu because Hegseth eliminated the vaccine mandate is a travesty. The fact that one died is a tragedy. The fact that pilot training costs over $100,000 per week per person and 160 trainees just missed 2 weeks is a waste.

The Meloni incident feels like another piece of evidence for his dementia induced degradation. Filters not there to keep his seething misogyny and endless narcissism in check in those specific sort of situations like it would have been even a few years ago. Now he's just talking like he posts.

I can’t get over that media can’t seem to figure out that Trump lying all the time indicates he’s unfit for office because habitual lying and being delusional are both disqualifying.

Keir Starmer is now considering resigning after Cabinet Ministers called for him to step down He'll come to a decision with his wife and family over the weekend

This is real. A no-bid reflecting pool contract went to a sleazy Trump donor with a history of bribery and illegal loans. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

🇺🇸🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni on Trump’s statement: Neither I nor Italy ever beg.

Meloni accuses Trump of pandering to west’s enemies ft.trib.al/8GgFJNa

I realize this is hard to believe, but Meloni says Trump completely made this up.

Here are Italian PM Meloni's remarks about Trump, translated to English: "Donald Trump's statements are completely made up. I am frankly stunned. I don't know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own allies..."

Gogarth Mostyn (Conwy) Council By-Election Result: ➡️ RFM: 33.8% (New) 🌳 CON: 27.7% (-6.2) 🌹 LAB: 26.3% (-9.7) 🔶 LDM: 12.1% (New) No Ind (-30.1) as previous. Reform GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2022.

Tudno (Conwy) Council By-Election Result: ➡️ RFM: 43.4% (New) 🌳 CON: 21.9% (-7.0) 🌹 LAB: 20.8% (-9.8) 🌍 GRN: 8.6% (New) 🔶 LDM: 5.2% (-10.5) No Ind (-24.8) as previous. Reform GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2022.

The one massive stand out message of this morning is, it is MAINSTREAM MEDIA that are the ones creating the idea that ReformUK are bigger than they actually are! Let's not forget, social media is not guaranteed votes. Let's not forget, there are bot farms desperate to get a fascist elected.

Grosvenor (Wrexham) Council By-Election Result: 🌼 PLC: 43.5% (-19.8) ➡️ RFM: 22.0% (New) 🌹 LAB: 20.5% (-5.5) 🙋 Ind: 4.6% (New) 🔼 YRP: 4.2% (New) 🌳 CON: 2.5% (-8.1) 🌍 GRN: 2.3% (New) 🔶 LDM: 0.4% (New) Plaid Cyrmu HOLD. Changes w/ 2022.

Queensway (Wrexham) Council By-Election Result: 🌼 PLC: 40.9% (-33.9) ➡️ RFM: 37.4% (New) 🌹 LAB: 16.1% (-5.9) 🌍 GRN: 4.7% (New) 🌳 CON: 0.9% (-2.3) Plaid Cyrmu HOLD. Changes w/ 2022.

🚨 | Makerfield Parliamentary By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 54.8% (+9.6) ➡️ RFM: 34.5% (+2.7) ⬛ RES: 6.8% (New) 🌳 CON: 2.2% (-8.7) 🌍 GRN: 0.7% (-3.7) 🔶 LDM: 0.4% (-6.4) 🗑️ CBF: 0.2% (New) 🎩 MRLP: 0.1% (New) ⚫ Others (6): 0.3% Labour HOLD. Changes w/ GE2024.

The guy who bankrupted casinos decided to improve the Reflecting Pool with our money. Things are going about as well as I expected.

Rayleigh West (Essex) Council By-Election Result: 🌳 CON: 35.4% (+17.5) 🔶 LDM: 29.5% (+2.9) ➡️ RFM: 24.4% (-15.3) 🌍 GRN: 5.3% (-0.8) 🙋 Ind: 2.7% (New) 🌹 LAB: 2.0% (-1.9) 🙋 Ind: 0.8% (New) No Loc (-6.0) previous. Conservative GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2026.

Sweyne Park & Grange (Rochford) Council By-Election Result: 🌳 CON: 56.1% (+39.3) ➡️ RFM: 24.8% (-14.9) 🔶 LDM: 13.2% (-3.3) 🌍 GRN: 4.2% (-3.9) 🌹 LAB: 1.7% (-1.9) No Loc (-15.2) as previous. Conservative GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2026.

Trump spectacularly failed his latest cognitive test

Da iawn @plaidcymru.bsky.social. Mae cynyddu eich cyfran o'r bleidlais yn anhygoel.

Exc: First Government department quits Twitter over racism and violence concerns Richard Hermer sent a directive to staff last week saying the Attorney General's Office would be coming off the platform observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Trump struggles to clasp the Medal of Honor to Major Nicholas Dockery -- and then ties it?

What has Trump achieved by killing thousands at huge cost? A return to the status quo ante. Except Iran now knows it doesn’t need a nuclear weapon - all it has to do is close the Hormuz straits to force US capitulation

Arddangosfa ddifyr iawn yn Nghanolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth tan Awst 16 aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/the-many-sto...

Let's be very clear: the Prime Minister can be available very quickly *if he wants to*. Fobbing off First Ministers with excuses is such a bad look, and yet so on brand. He simply does not care. #UnionofEquals

New image of members of the National Park Service cleaning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool today. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

On YouTube, just watched the live stream of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, Chicago. Barack Obama’s speech was mesmeric. Hopeful.Inspirational. We’ve had Springsteen, now Stevie Wonder. Here’s to better days.

Bruce Springsteen performs at the Obama Presidential Center Opening Ceremony

It's inspiring and sad at the same time.

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

Hunter prayed with appreciation for those who fought for civil rights, women's suffrage, and other causes, saying, "hope is not a platitude, but a call to action." DuBois asked God to make the presidential center a "balm of restoration and a hotbed of hope."

Leading prayers right now at the unveiling of former President Barack Obama's new presidential center are Pastor Joel Hunter, who offered the 2008 DNC benediction, and Joshua DuBois, who oversaw faith outreach during his 08 campaign and ran his the WH faith-related office* during his administration.

Mae sylwadau Joe Martin AS yn y Senedd wythnos hon yn gwbl annerbyniol❌ Safwn yn gadarn yn erbyn hiliaeth. Mae croeso i bawb yng Nghymru, ac mae'r Gymraeg yn perthyn inni gyd🤝 Rhown stop ar Reform UK a sylwadau sy'n hau casineb🚫 #LlywodraethCymru #Senedd

JD Vance lies his ass off: "Iran is weakened, their nuclear program destroyed" (Their nuclear program is not destroyed)