The Yankees announced that they are selling a chicken-shaped ice cream dessert at home games. It is a “drumstick-shaped ice cream with a chocolate-covered cookie ‘bone’ center, a coating of white chocolate and candied corn flakes served in a souvenir mini “chicken” bucket.
Is this an April Fool’s joke? Someone go buy one and let us know!
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President Trump will make an address to the nation today about the war in Iran. I am pretty sure this is not an April Fool’s prank.
Given how the U.S. war was led by Israel, we can refer to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for what might be the U.S. messaging on the war. On Tuesday, Netanyahu said that Iran is no longer a threat to Israel. He said that “Iran is weaker than ever. Israel is stronger than ever” and that the Iranian regime will “eventually collapse.”
That is rhetoric.
Israel is now involved in a full-scale invasion of Lebanon, taking heavy fire from the Houthis and still being targeted in Tel Aviv by Iran. Only a fool would believe that this would leave a country stronger.
Iran confirms that President Trump’s envoys have reached out but continue to insist that they don’t take them seriously.
“We do not have any faith that negotiations with the US will yield any results. The trust level is at zero,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. “We don’t see honesty.”
President Trump told reporters that the U.S. could “wrap up” the war within the next few weeks, with or without a deal from Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the mission to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon has been successful. It’s all good now.
Again, rhetoric.
They can say whatever they want but it is clear that Iran has no intention of opening the Strait of Hormuz for Western allies. The U.S. can pack up and leave but the mess will remain. Don’t be fooled if tonight’s address is presented as a clean victory.
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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that therapists cannot be constrained by the idea of “conversion therapy.”
Brace yourself because this story is full of negatives and there is no way around it. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that therapists cannot be constrained by the idea of “conversion therapy.”
A Colorado law forbade therapists from engaging in “conversion therapy” with minors. In practice, that meant if a child said they were the opposite gender, a therapist could affirm that, but could not help the child move back toward their biological sex. That’s because the law defined “conversion” broadly to include any effort to change identity, behavior, or attraction.
This concept comes out of the gay rights era, where “conversion therapy” referred to attempts to turn gay people straight.
The thing is, some gay people actually want help changing or aligning their behavior with their beliefs. The Supreme Court now says that they can want that and talk about it. It’s not forbidden just because it may be deemed cruel or undesirable by some.
For gender identity, this matters just as much. Some therapists may believe that transitioning is not in a patient’s best interest. Under Colorado’s law, expressing that view in therapy could trigger discipline. The Supreme Court rejected that.
The Court ruled that the state cannot restrict what a licensed counselor says in talk therapy based on viewpoint, because that violates the First Amendment. It also made clear that talk therapy is speech, not medical conduct, and cannot be regulated as if it were a physical treatment.
The Court did not say that “conversion therapy” is good, effective, or advisable. It said something narrower but more fundamental: even licensed professionals retain full free speech rights, and the government cannot dictate what viewpoints they are allowed to express.
That means a therapist can now present a full range of perspectives, including the many risks of gender transition, tradeoffs, and long-term outcomes, without fear that certain viewpoints will be labeled “conversion” and punished.
Kristi Noem is trending because of these photos of her husband Bryon Noem dressed in a fake boob outfit because I guess he is into this as a fetish. The former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary said that she was “devastated” and “blindsided” about this. I mean really. Does everyone in politics have a connection to sexual deviance!?
Elizabeth Taylor is trending because Taylor Swift released a music video for a song about the actress using clips of her iconic films.
Masters of the Universe is trending because this official trailer was released for the upcoming film.
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