Philadelphia is considering moving the iconic Rocky Balboa statue back to the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, where millions of tourists already pretend it lives. The statue lived in front of the museum briefly in the 1980s but art snobs didn’t think it belonged in front of a building of a high-culture institution.
Well the joke is on them because museum visitors have been reenacting the scene ever since and never stopped treating the steps as Rocky’s.
*Yo, Adrian!*
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MARKETS
Gold
$4,344.46
+1.02%
Silver
$63.55
+2.56%
Bitcoin
$89,890.16
-0.37%
Dow
48,458.05
-0.51%
S&P
6,827.41
-1.07%
Nasdaq
23,195.17
-1.69%
*Stock data as of market close; cryptocurrency data as of 5:00 a.m. ET.
Lead: A Tragedy, Then the Spin
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A horrific mass shooting at a Hanukkah gathering on Australia’s Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead and dozens wounded, marking one of the country’s deadliest attacks in decades. The victims were Australians, the crime occurred on Australian soil, and the investigation properly belongs to Australian authorities. Yet within hours, foreign intelligence agencies were already shaping the narrative.
Israeli intelligence, including Mossad, inserted itself into the story almost immediately, despite no indication that Israeli citizens were targeted or harmed. Within hours the blame was pointed squarely at Iran, with no evidence of any foreign involvement. Media coverage leaned heavily on speculation and anonymous intelligence claims rather than confirmed facts.
We should ask why Mossad is involved in this investigation at all. This attack had nothing to do with Israel. It was an attack on Australians, on Australian soil. Israel claims responsibility for Jews worldwide, but that claim has no legal or jurisdictional basis. This would be like an African country investigating the Buffalo, NY supermarket shooting because the victims were Black. This story is tragic enough without a foreign government stepping in to “help” while shaping the narrative.
Another way the narrative has been distorted is by calling the victims “Holocaust survivors.” One of the deceased lived in exile in Siberia during World War II. The Nazis never controlled Siberia and living in exile as a person displaced by war does not a Holocaust survivor make. Maybe ask a person who survived the Jewish ghettos or concentration camp how they feel about that label being thus applied.
The thing is, this man’s death does not need embellishment. It is horrific on its own. The dishonor comes not from the victim, but from media outlets that layer emotional manipulation onto an already devastating story. That kind of narrative inflation makes people suspicious and it ultimately harms the very communities it claims to defend.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went further, blaming the Australian government for the attack and claiming that its support for Palestinian statehood fueled antisemitism. That assertion raises obvious questions. Why would a Muslim attacker target Jewish Australians because Australia endorsed statehood for Palestinian Muslims? I don’t get it.
He said that he now “expects” Western governments to “take action” against antisemitism. We can only guess what he means by that.
Europe Hits the Brakes
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The European Union is reportedly going to ditch plans to stop making gas-powered cars by 2035. Because that was never a viable plan.
European MEP Manfred Weber says that the EU will announce this walk-back this week. The original plan, sold as a climate necessity, has run headlong into economic reality: cost, infrastructure limits, energy supply problems, and growing public backlash.
European automakers have warned for years that a full transition to electric vehicles by 2035 was unrealistic without massive subsidies, abundant cheap electricity, and charging infrastructure that simply does not exist, especially outside major cities. Consumers have also pushed back, balking at higher prices, shorter ranges, battery degradation, and dependence on Chinese supply chains for critical minerals.
Now, as energy prices remain volatile and Europe continues to struggle with grid capacity and industrial competitiveness, Brussels appears to be quietly retreating from its most aggressive green targets. Instead of an outright ban, policymakers are signaling a more “technology-neutral” approach, which is code for “we fold because we didn’t think this through.”
Reality, once again, is forcing ideology to blink.
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What’s Trending?
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Patrick Mahomes is trending because the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback suffered a torn ACL injury on Sunday, which is likely a season-ending injury. He posted this on Sunday confirming that, yes, it hurts.
Phillip Rivers is trending because the 44-year-old grandfather was pulled out of retirement to quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts and he played well but the team still lost to the Seattle Seahawks.
Earthquake was trending because Northern California wine country experienced three earthquakes on Sunday afternoon with the largest one measuring in at a 4.0 magnitude.
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