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BREAKING: Hegseth MELTED DOWN and accused a senator of "Trump derangement syndrome" after being confronted with his own failed war claims in antagonistic Senate hearing.
Pete Hegseth walked into today's Senate Appropriations Committee hearing hoping to sail through a routine budget request.
Instead, he got cornered twice, and by the end, he was reduced to screaming about "Trump derangement syndrome" at a sitting United States senator.
Senator Jon Ossoff opened by honoring the sacrifices of American service members — expressing "immense gratitude and admiration" for Georgians who served, along with condolences for the four killed in action and hopes for recovery for the nearly 100 wounded over just the last two weeks. Two weeks. Not at the start of this war. Now.
Then Ossoff got to the numbers. Hegseth is requesting $67 billion in emergency supplemental funding to keep this war funded — a staggering sum for a conflict Trump promised would last "four to five weeks."
But Ossoff's sharpest moment came when he read Hegseth's own words back to him. On day 14 of this war, nearly five months ago, Hegseth publicly declared Iran's military had been "destroyed" and "made combat ineffective." Confronted with that claim today, Hegseth had no choice but to walk it back in real time, admitting Iran's military capabilities are merely at "the lowest level they've been in a very long time" — a far cry from "destroyed."
But it was Senator Gary Peters who really lit the fuse. Peters pointed out that Iran's missiles hitting recent targets are somehow MORE lethal and maneuverable than before, that the Strait of Hormuz — open before Trump's war — remains closed, driving up prices for everyone, and that American service members are still dying. "So what's different, Secretary Hegseth?" he asked.
Hegseth didn't answer. He attacked. He accused Peters of "smearing the sacrifice of the troops" and thundered, "Shame on you." When Peters asked plainly whether Iran's nuclear material is still there, Hegseth dodged into a speech about troop "intensity."
Then Peters delivered the line of the day: "You, sir, are the failure. Not the men and women who are on that front line... but if there's a lack of a winning strategy, their leaders have failed them. You don't have a strategy. When will you show leadership?"
Hegseth's response was pure deflection: "Why don't you show some leadership and stand up for your fellow Democrats who won't fund the troops... you have Trump derangement syndrome and can't actually commit to anything meaningful."
Peters wasn't having it: "You have over a trillion dollars. It's not a question of money. It's a question of leadership."
Chair Susan Collins had to gavel the hearing closed before Hegseth could dig himself any deeper.
Nearly five months into a war Trump promised would take five weeks. $67 billion requested. American troops still dying. And when confronted with hard questions, America's Secretary of Defense chose to scream insults rather than answer for his own failures.
Please like and share if you think Hegseth must be replaced as Defense Secretary immediately!
Humans are the noblest of all creations, aren't they? Then how did this creation fall to such a low standard?
@RCdeWinter Horrible! Why are they letting him do this to US??
Oh, I forgot, so many voted for him and Congress is scared 😱
STUBB: Finland and Sweden wouldn't become members of NATO were it not for Russia's attack on Ukraine. We wouldn't be ramping up our industry were it not for lessons we're learning from Ukraine. So, Europe needs to ramp up, Ukraine needs NATO, but NATO needs Ukraine just as much.
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🚨NEW: Former Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, who was fired by Pete Hegseth, calls out the Trump Admin for politicizing the military: “it is not the military's job to save the republic from political impasses.”
RETWEET If you stand with General Brown!
In 1979, not long before he died, Archbishop Fulton Sheen gave his final interview to Marie Torre of WABC. The 5 most important things he said in the interview were....
1. Modern erotic culture is a failure of purpose, not merely a failure of rules.
2. The family depends on sacrificial love, not mutual self-satisfaction.
3. The human heart wants life, truth, and love in an absolute form; this desire points to God.
4. The Church cannot become credible by copying the world.
5. Children require moral formation, not permissive abandonment disguised as freedom.
When he gave this interview, no one knew it would be his. Let us never forget his wisdom.
ST. PADRE PIO ON HOW TO ATTEND MASS
Before Padre Pio offered the unconsecrated host on his Paten, he would run his fingers around the host to make sure there were no loose particles.
On July 25, 1915, Padre Pio wrote a letter to Anita Rodote on how to properly attend the Holy Mass:
The Divine Master calls the church the house of prayer. In order to avoid irreverence and imperfections I exhort you in the Lord to:
▪︎Enter the church in silence and with great respect.
▪︎Take the holy water and make the sign of the cross carefully and slowly.
▪︎Before God in the Blessed Sacrament genuflect devoutly.
▪︎At your pace, kneel down and render to Jesus the tribute of you presence.
▪︎Confide to him all your needs, and those of others.
▪︎Speak to him with filial abandonment.
▪︎Be very composed when standing up, kneeling down, and sitting.
▪︎Carry out every religious act with the greatest devotion.
▪︎Be modest in your glance.
▪︎Don't turn you head here and there to see who enters and leaves.
▪︎Don't laugh.
▪︎Don't speak to anybody, except when requested for charity or other strict necessity.
▪︎Say the words distinctly, observe the pauses, and never hurry.
▪︎Behave in such a way that all the presents are edified by you.
▪︎Don't leave without asking Jesus for his blessing, and forgiveness for your shortcomings.
▪︎Leave the church recollected and calm.
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Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. May you always love as Jesus did--and does.
“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity.
“You are not numbers or case files.
“You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV
I just play it on repeat since yesterday:
"Hello Pope Leo XIV, I'm Renzo, I'm six years old.
I'd like to ask you a few questions."
Renzo, a little a boy from the poor neighborhood of Barcelona, stole the show yesterday at St. Augustine's parish, a place where Pope Leo admitted he "feels at home."
Renzo in the sweetest way ever asked those questions to the pope:
Do you like soccer?
When you were little, did you want to be Pope?
Why are my mom and dad worried?
Why does my dad have so many jobs?
Why do bad things happen to some people and not to others? Whose fault is it?
Why are there so many people living on the streets? Does no one see them? Does no one help them?
How can we help if the world is so big?
Does God want there to be poor and rich?
Why are there so many lonely grandparents, if they are so important?
And one last question ... Must we always forgive?
What pope Leo answered the boy was really moving.
"Regarding whether I like football, I confess that I play tennis and I enjoy it very much, but I also appreciate football; in fact, during my years as bishop in Peru, I liked to follow how some local teams were doing; and now, as Pope, I have also received football clubs and sports groups," the pope said, adding that "sport is important because it helps us grow up healthy in body and mind."
He said that as World Cup unfolds, "many will be watching the matches. Football reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off alone, but a path we learn to travel together."
"Whoever doesn't know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, hasn't yet understood the game. And whoever doesn't know how to live with others and for others hasn't yet understood life."
Answering whether he wanted to be Pope when he was little, the pope said: "Well, Renzo, I don't think so. I don't think I ever thought about it."
"But I can tell you something: from a young age, I felt the desire to dedicate my life to God. I didn't yet know exactly how or where the Lord would lead me. Over time, I discovered that Jesus was calling me to follow him as a priest, and that this path led through the Order of Saint Augustine."
"But this isn't just true for me," he said. "Every child is a dream of God. You are too. God desires the happiness of all and wants us, from childhood and throughout our lives, to have a heart like that of children (cf. Mt 18:3): capable of trusting, full of kindness; he wants us to be his friends and not turn away from him. Therefore, more important than asking oneself whether one will be a priest, doctor, teacher, parent, or anything else, is asking oneself whether one wants to be a friend of Jesus. Because friendship with Jesus gives us joy, sets us free, and helps us to see, step by step, the vocation and the path that God has planned for each of us."
Answering the point on injustices in the world, Pope Leo told the boy that "through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, although there is suffering, he never abandons any of his children, because he has prepared for us an eternal joy where there will be no more sadness or pain. Let us have confidence, Jesus is with us, he helps us and accompanies us, and gives us strength to go through the difficult moments we may encounter in life."
Stressing that grandparents play a crucial role in families, the pope said: "Let us not allow loneliness and abandonment to become normalized in the lives of older adults. That is a very sad thing. Let's have our hearts open to all of them."
On forgiveness, he told Renzo and those gathered: "It does not mean forgetting by force, as if nothing had happened. Forgiveness means not letting hatred become the master of our hearts ... our willingness to forgive is a condition for the forgiveness we receive from God."
Video: Vatican Media
Breaking news:
Teacher Arrested At Pearson Airport
A high school teacher was arrested today at Toronto's Pearson Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.
At a press conference, Premier Mark Carney said he believes
the man is a member of the notorious extremist Al-Gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the OPP with carrying weapons of math instruction.
‘Al-Gebra is a problem for us', the Premier said. 'They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.'
‘They use secret code names like "X" and "Y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns” but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.”
When asked to comment on the arrest, Prime Minister Carney said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes."
Fellow Liberal colleagues told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by any Prime Minister.
O Canada! 😂
THE CATHOLIC RULE OF LIFE I WISH SOMEONE HAD TAUGHT ME SOONER
A few years ago, I thought becoming a better Catholic meant learning more.
More theology.
More apologetics.
More books.
More Catholic content.
Those things are good.
But I eventually discovered something surprising.
Most saints did not become saints because they knew more.
They became saints because they consistently did a few simple things every day.
That realization changed how I view the spiritual life.
So after studying Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and the lives of the saints, I began noticing a pattern.
Different saints.
Different centuries.
Different personalities.
Yet they all built their lives around the same foundations.
If someone asked me today:
“How do I actually live like Jesus Christ every day?”
This is the framework I would share.
And honestly, it is the framework I am still trying to live myself.
1. GIVE GOD THE FIRST MOMENT OF YOUR DAY
Before the notifications.
Before the messages.
Before the news.
Before social media.
Give God the first moment.
Make the Sign of the Cross.
Thank Him for another day.
Offer everything to Him.
The first voice you hear should not be the world.
It should be God.
2. READ THE GOSPEL BEFORE YOU READ OPINIONS
One verse.
One paragraph.
One chapter.
Whatever you can manage.
The point is simple:
Let Christ shape your mind before the world shapes it for you.
Many of us spend hours consuming information and only minutes receiving formation.
That imbalance affects everything.
3. PROTECT THE STATE OF GRACE LIKE YOUR GREATEST TREASURE
Because it is.
The Church teaches that sanctifying grace is God's own life within the soul.
Nothing on earth is worth losing that.
Not success.
Not money.
Not pleasure.
Not popularity.
Go to Confession regularly.
Take sin seriously.
Take God's mercy even more seriously.
4. BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND THE EUCHARIST
The saints never got tired of speaking about the Eucharist.
Neither should we.
The closer they drew to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the more they began to resemble Him.
Sunday Mass is the minimum.
Not the goal.
If possible, attend daily Mass.
Visit Jesus in Adoration.
Stay after Communion.
Speak to Him.
Listen to Him.
Remain with Him.
5. STOP LOOKING FOR HOLINESS IN EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
Most holiness happens in ordinary moments.
Being patient when you are tired.
Forgiving when you would rather hold a grudge.
Remaining kind when someone is difficult.
Serving when nobody notices.
The saints did not become saints because they did spectacular things every day.
They became saints because they loved God in ordinary circumstances.
6. CARRY YOUR CROSS INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM IT
Every day brings a cross.
A disappointment.
A struggle.
A wound.
A sacrifice.
A burden nobody else sees.
Modern culture says:
“Avoid suffering.”
Jesus says:
“Follow Me.”
The difference is enormous.
One path seeks comfort.
The other seeks transformation.
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