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5. Are we seeing progress

… or is it just another protest to ignore?

4. Steve at 1497

• Major Television Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After CNN Ban
• JD Vance Gives Perfect Response to Reporter Calling Trump’s CNN Ban an “Attack on Free Speech” – Calls Out Biden for Banning Conservative Media
• Michigan County Clerk: “9 out of 10 voter regisrations” received by clerks in my County Are Fraudulent—One Clerk Received 47 for One Person!
• Patrick Clancy Reveals Lindsay’s Cold-Blooded Response to Him After He Confronted Her Over Killing
• Iran Shot Down Drone, Decoy Amid Increase in US Activity Near Hormuz
• Russian Strikes Killed [The] Ukraine’s Steel Industry
• Analysis Links Higher Fiber Intake to Lower Mortality in Heart Failure Patients
• The Great Reset: We Are at the Beginning of the End
• Much more.

3. Surrogacy downunder

… this morning in the Geelong Advertiser:

Australians desperate for a baby have been caught up in a nightmare ordeal that’s left them tens of thousands of dollars out-of-pocket and feeling like they’ve been “duped”. Many are too scared to speak, however one man, Andrew Lopez, feels so much despair he can’t stay quiet any longer – and he wants to warn others. He and his partner had dreamt of becoming dads and turned to overseas surrogacy. The pair paid a $50,000 deposit, but have since lost all trust and hope. Emails sent by an overseas surrogacy agency expose long waits, a shortage of surrogates, and an industry plagued with issues. You can see the full story here. It comes as Australia carries out its own review into surrogacy laws, with calls for a well-regulated compensation model that recognises the time and effort it takes for a surrogate to carry a baby. Please get in contact at health@news.com.au if you have a personal experience with this issue, we want to help bring about change.

2. DAD at 1497

a) Vatican statistics reveal stunning collapse of Catholic Church in France

Vatican data show France’s Catholic Church lost 68% of its priests and 72% of its parishes since 1980, and baptisms, marriages and religious vocations also plunged.

b) The Major Earthquake for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces resignation calls after his CDU party fell to five percent in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, its worst postwar result, while losing Berlin to the Left Party.

c) Germany. Europe’s biggest solar operator goes bust – months after receiving €1bn funding.

d) Italy is responding……

e) Birmingham City Council’s attempt to restrict unauthorised flag displays has hit a major legal setback after a High Court judge raised concerns about its case.

1. Two songs relating to the main post today at Orphans and Jstack

… might almost be Jacob Rees Mogg: