wtf
On Friday’s Morning Joe, the MS NOW liberal morning program discussed a possible ramp-up of immigration enforcement and deportations in the coming months, as frequent panelist and Puck News partner John Heilemann told co-host Mika Brzezinski that the “MAGA base” wanted more deportations and “they want to see more brown people sent out of the country.”
Legendary singer Paul McCartney has no interest in seeing America further divided and even expressed hope that one of his signature tunes can heal the fissure.
The former “Beatles” icon revealed to The Rest Is Entertainment podcast that he likes it when he sees whole audiences singing “Hey Jude” together, adding that such moments give him hope for Republicans and Democrats living in harmony.
Nope.
WASHINGTON – On Monday morning, the Pentagon’s senior defense strategist suspended the oldest bilateral defense institution in North American history and pointed the announcement at Mark Carney’s Davos speech — a four-month-old address the Canadian prime minister’s admirers had called Churchillian, and that Washington now treats as a case study in the gap between rhetoric and reality.
A strong Canada that prioritizes hard power over rhetoric benefits us all. Unfortunately, Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments. DoW is pausing the Permanent Joint Board on Defense to reassess how this forum benefits shared North American…
— Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby (@USWPColby) May 18, 2026
Canadian-funded programs in occupied Ukraine accused of putting activists at risk
The Canadian government says it is taking seriously allegations that programs it funded to promote pro-Ukrainian sentiment in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine put the lives of activists in danger.
The Kyiv Independent reported last month that a pair of Canadian-backed programs known as Yellow Ribbon and Zla Mavka had resulted in the persecution and detention of pro-Ukrainian activists in occupied parts of southern and eastern Ukraine, where Russia’s FSB security service has a heavy presence. The fate of some activists who reportedly disappeared into Russian custody remains unknown.
Your tax dollars at work.
An African doing white face and making fun of Americans? I feel personally attacked.
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the crying and screaming? I’m literally shaking. pic.twitter.com/AekwUriwAm
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) May 17, 2026
Croatia has stormed the Eurovision final with a historic anthem that denounces the Ottoman occupation and revives the ancient Christian tattoo tradition to protect young girls from rape
Performed entirely in Croatian, the song slams centuries of Islamic Turkish occupation of… pic.twitter.com/E0N30C6mrz
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 17, 2026
A little late but still worth it.
A former BBC News boss has claimed she was driven out of the top job by trans activists.
Fran Unsworth, the director of BBC News from 2018-2022, said she had been bullied out of the role by gender ideologues employed by the corporation.
Speaking for the first time since leaving the BBC, Ms Unsworth said: “I would actually say it drove me out, just dealing with the progressive editorial issues and the bullying around them all. It was incredibly difficult.”
Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered a remarkable combination of Homeric epic and Egyptian ritual: a 2,000-year-old mummy with a papyrus fragment of the “Iliad” sealed in a clay packet outside its wrappings.
It is the first time a literary work has been found playing a functional, spiritual role in the mummification process. And it suggests that for a Roman-era Egyptian, the “Iliad” — specifically some lines from Book 2’s “Catalogue of Ships” — was perhaps as crucial for navigating the afterlife as a magical spell.
Big library fine I bet.
JUST IN: Two jets crash into each other at the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
The Air Force base is on lockdown following the midair collision.
Both crews reportedly ejected safely. Four parachutes could be seen floating to the ground. pic.twitter.com/UkwkaLLp1P
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 17, 2026
Founder and former executive director of Feeding Our Future, Aimee Bock, finds herself sitting in custody as one of the central figures in one of the ugliest COVID-era fraud scandals in America. A federal jury convicted Bock in March 2025 on seven counts tied to wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery, and federal program fraud.
U.S. Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers has again spoken out on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in Canada, this time commenting on a tribunal ruling that found views opposing “systemic racism” theories are not grounded in political or legal principles.
The decision involves a Simon Fraser University political science professor who was denied a job because he did not support DEI.
The B.C. human rights tribunal decided against holding a hearing on the issue last month. Adjudicator Devyn Cousineau said in her April 15 ruling that the educator had no reasonable likelihood of proving that he was denied the position because of his political views, because opposition to DEI did not constitute a political stance under the law.
This is absolutely heartbreaking 💔
The family of Rhiannon Whyte have been given the chance to tell their story at Tommy Robinsons Unite the Kingdom.
Rhiannon Whyte was a worker at a hotel that housed illegal migrants when she was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver by a… pic.twitter.com/5oaWEQoHiV
— BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 (@BROKENBRITAIN0) May 16, 2026
h/t Auntie Polly
JUST IN: Car ramming attack suspect in Italy identified as Salim El Koudri.
🔺Several seriously injured, 1 woman lost both her legs.
🔺The 31-year-old Moroccan has Italian citizenship and stabbed 1 victim.Mayor Massimo Mezzetti: “Too soon to make assumptions.” pic.twitter.com/VOFtngSyGz
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 16, 2026
