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Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages. That hair, suspected to have belonged to Jefferson himself, launched a DNA investigation spanning more than a decade that’s now providing a long-missing puzzle piece regarding Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman in his household.
After spending years reconstructing DNA fragments, scientists have revealed the most compelling evidence to date that Jefferson, a founding father of the United States, also fathered children with Hemings — a relationship that has been long rumored but never definitively proven. How that investigation unfolded is documented in the book “History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery,” written by Richard Kurin, a distinguished scholar and ambassador-at-large at the Smithsonian, and published on September 22.
Kurin is also senior author of a paper describing the methods that connected the former US president to Hemings’ descendants, which involved delving deep into the genetics of the Jefferson and Hemings family trees. The paper, published September 21 on the preprint platform bioRXiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
In addition to testing the hair found in the Bible, the researchers also collected genetic material from multiple confirmed samples of Jefferson’s hair, held in the collection of the Smithsonian. They compared that with DNA from descendants of multiple lineages: Jefferson and his wife Martha, Jefferson’s brother Randolph, and two of Hemings’ sons, Eston and Madison. (Hemings had four children who lived to adulthood, but only Eston and Madison claimed Jefferson as their father).
Matches in the DNA suggest the chance that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one of Sally Hemings’ children was 99.96%.
#jefferson #children #bible #history
After spending years reconstructing DNA fragments, scientists have revealed the most compelling evidence to date that Jefferson, a founding father of the United States, also fathered children with Hemings — a relationship that has been long rumored but never definitively proven. How that investigation unfolded is documented in the book “History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery,” written by Richard Kurin, a distinguished scholar and ambassador-at-large at the Smithsonian, and published on September 22.
Kurin is also senior author of a paper describing the methods that connected the former US president to Hemings’ descendants, which involved delving deep into the genetics of the Jefferson and Hemings family trees. The paper, published September 21 on the preprint platform bioRXiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
In addition to testing the hair found in the Bible, the researchers also collected genetic material from multiple confirmed samples of Jefferson’s hair, held in the collection of the Smithsonian. They compared that with DNA from descendants of multiple lineages: Jefferson and his wife Martha, Jefferson’s brother Randolph, and two of Hemings’ sons, Eston and Madison. (Hemings had four children who lived to adulthood, but only Eston and Madison claimed Jefferson as their father).
Matches in the DNA suggest the chance that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one of Sally Hemings’ children was 99.96%.
#jefferson #children #bible #history
19 days ago
In college football, there are rivalries that date back generations.
Including one that has its roots in the Civil War.
That would be the 'Border War' between Kansas and Missouri, that is renewed on Friday when the 1-0 Jayhawks host the 1-0 Tigers, who are ranked No. 23 in the latest edition of the AP Top-25. The 122nd installment of this rivalry game was expected to be intense, but Kansas turned up that heat throughout this entire week.
It began earlier in the week, when the team shared this image:
This is from a mural painted by John Steuart Curry **** led "Tragic Prelude," which is located in the rotunda of the Kansas State Capitol Building. It depicts abolitionist John Brown in the center, holding a Bible in one hand, and a rifle in the other. He is surrounded by both Union and Confederate soldiers, with him at the middle trying in vain to hold them back.
#border
Including one that has its roots in the Civil War.
That would be the 'Border War' between Kansas and Missouri, that is renewed on Friday when the 1-0 Jayhawks host the 1-0 Tigers, who are ranked No. 23 in the latest edition of the AP Top-25. The 122nd installment of this rivalry game was expected to be intense, but Kansas turned up that heat throughout this entire week.
It began earlier in the week, when the team shared this image:
This is from a mural painted by John Steuart Curry **** led "Tragic Prelude," which is located in the rotunda of the Kansas State Capitol Building. It depicts abolitionist John Brown in the center, holding a Bible in one hand, and a rifle in the other. He is surrounded by both Union and Confederate soldiers, with him at the middle trying in vain to hold them back.
#border
22 days ago
Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber cuddled up in the PDA-filled debut issue of WYouth, a print publication aimed at the next generation of teens, and shared the films, songs and novels that they return to.
The images, taken by the Biebers on a Contax point-and-shoot camera, feature the couple mid-makeout, a shirtless Justin Bieber sleeping under the sheets and a close-up of the two canoodling in bed.
The Rhode beauty founder revealed Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as her go-to karaoke song, with Justin Bieber name-dropping "With You" by Chris Brown. Fans will remember the "Baby" singer's rendition of the R&B song from a 2008 YouTube video, which has garnered more than 65 million views.
The couple also detailed their favorite films and books. The "Everything Hallelujah" singer picked "The Grinch" and the Bible, whereas Hailey Bieber named the Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn-led rom-com "The Break-Up" and the children's book series "Angelina Ballerina," which she loved growing up, as her favorites.
Hailey and Justin Bieber also described their favorite ways to relax (the spa), favorite cities (a split between New York and Los Angeles) and favorite holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas). They both agreed that picking an all-time favorite artist was simply "too hard."
#song
The images, taken by the Biebers on a Contax point-and-shoot camera, feature the couple mid-makeout, a shirtless Justin Bieber sleeping under the sheets and a close-up of the two canoodling in bed.
The Rhode beauty founder revealed Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as her go-to karaoke song, with Justin Bieber name-dropping "With You" by Chris Brown. Fans will remember the "Baby" singer's rendition of the R&B song from a 2008 YouTube video, which has garnered more than 65 million views.
The couple also detailed their favorite films and books. The "Everything Hallelujah" singer picked "The Grinch" and the Bible, whereas Hailey Bieber named the Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn-led rom-com "The Break-Up" and the children's book series "Angelina Ballerina," which she loved growing up, as her favorites.
Hailey and Justin Bieber also described their favorite ways to relax (the spa), favorite cities (a split between New York and Los Angeles) and favorite holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas). They both agreed that picking an all-time favorite artist was simply "too hard."
#song
27 days ago
NEW YORK — In a small room on the second floor of an Episcopal church in Queens, a large printer beeps and whirs, spitting out posters inked with bright yellow tennis ****** . Fluorescent prints line the walls; a bible sits on the table. The song "Salamin, Salamin" by Filipino girl group Bini plays from a computer.
This is where Pau Tiu, 32, has spent the week designing and printing posters, in support of rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala.
Just four miles away, Eala beat the United States' Mary Stoiana, 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday night in her 2026 U.S. Open debut. On Thursday, she will take on Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova in Louis Armstrong Stadium, where a new run of posters from Tiu's studio, Bad Student, will feature in the crowd.
Eala has been making tennis history for years, representing a country that loves to show up for its stars. In August, the 21-year-old became the first Filipino player to win a WTA Tour singles ****** le, beating No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the D.C. Open final. In Washington, just as in Toronto, Dubai, Melbourne and other cities all over the world, the Filipino diaspora came out in droves to support their new heroine.
Tuesday night in Queens was no different, as Eala fans filled the 14,000-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium with Filipino flags and roaring cheers.
#tuesday #open #armstrong
This is where Pau Tiu, 32, has spent the week designing and printing posters, in support of rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala.
Just four miles away, Eala beat the United States' Mary Stoiana, 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday night in her 2026 U.S. Open debut. On Thursday, she will take on Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova in Louis Armstrong Stadium, where a new run of posters from Tiu's studio, Bad Student, will feature in the crowd.
Eala has been making tennis history for years, representing a country that loves to show up for its stars. In August, the 21-year-old became the first Filipino player to win a WTA Tour singles ****** le, beating No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the D.C. Open final. In Washington, just as in Toronto, Dubai, Melbourne and other cities all over the world, the Filipino diaspora came out in droves to support their new heroine.
Tuesday night in Queens was no different, as Eala fans filled the 14,000-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium with Filipino flags and roaring cheers.
#tuesday #open #armstrong
1 month ago
Amy Adams loves olive oil ice cream, pairing it with sea salt for a creamy, rich, and balanced treat.
Her love for olive oil ice cream began while filming Julie & Julia, introduced by Nora Ephron.
Adams's favorite childhood meal was Taco Bell, often ordering a bean and cheese burrito with extra onions.
Actor Amy Adams' vast roles are so three-dimensional, it's almost a shock—but no less delightful—to see her onscreen as just herself. Supporting her role in the Apple TV series Cape Fear, the actor recently joined LADBible's Snack Awards YouTube series to give the lowdown on some of her favorite foods.
When asked to crown the best weird food combo—it was no contest: olive oil ice cream.
#adams
Her love for olive oil ice cream began while filming Julie & Julia, introduced by Nora Ephron.
Adams's favorite childhood meal was Taco Bell, often ordering a bean and cheese burrito with extra onions.
Actor Amy Adams' vast roles are so three-dimensional, it's almost a shock—but no less delightful—to see her onscreen as just herself. Supporting her role in the Apple TV series Cape Fear, the actor recently joined LADBible's Snack Awards YouTube series to give the lowdown on some of her favorite foods.
When asked to crown the best weird food combo—it was no contest: olive oil ice cream.
#adams
1 month ago
Juwan Johnson and his wife Chanen Johnson announced that they're expecting their third baby together
The couple previously opened up about facing fertility struggles
Juwan and Chanen met at Penn State University and married in 2020 after nearly three years of dating
New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson and his wife Chanen are expecting their third baby.
The couple made the announcement in a joint Instagram video on Monday, Aug. 24. The clip opens with a shot of sunlit leaves, displaying a Bible verse that reads, "When the time is right I, the Lord will make it happen. Isaiah 60:22."
#couple
The couple previously opened up about facing fertility struggles
Juwan and Chanen met at Penn State University and married in 2020 after nearly three years of dating
New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson and his wife Chanen are expecting their third baby.
The couple made the announcement in a joint Instagram video on Monday, Aug. 24. The clip opens with a shot of sunlit leaves, displaying a Bible verse that reads, "When the time is right I, the Lord will make it happen. Isaiah 60:22."
#couple
1 month ago
The Italian edition of Vogue might not hold the prestige that it once did under the late great Franca Sozzani, but that doesn't stop Francesca Ragazzi from dropping covers starring a bevy of buzz-worthy talent. After all, names like Vittoria Ceretti, Madonna, Bella Hadid, and Sabrina Carpenter have graced the cover of the Italian fashion bible of late. Next up on the cover of Vogue Italia is Dua Lipa, who graces the September 2026 issue of the magazine. The British-Albanian singer-songwriter makes her Italian Vogue debut via the lens of the photographer Carlijn Jacobs. Shot on location in New York, the Grammy Award-winning star is styled by Imruh Asha, dripping in diamonds and rubies from Bulgari.
IMAGE | VOGUE.IT
"WOW! Love," expressed newton91 immediately upon checking out the cover.
"I am not a fan of closed eye covers but there is something about this one. I like it," MModa confessed.
"Dolce & Gabbana Sicilian widow vibes!" described BalkaniStaCouture. "I like it!"
#like #cover
IMAGE | VOGUE.IT
"WOW! Love," expressed newton91 immediately upon checking out the cover.
"I am not a fan of closed eye covers but there is something about this one. I like it," MModa confessed.
"Dolce & Gabbana Sicilian widow vibes!" described BalkaniStaCouture. "I like it!"
#like #cover
1 month ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights advocates on Monday said they asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, teeing up a case that could set a new national standard for the limits of state-sponsored religious expression in classrooms.
Over two dozen Texas families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups petitioned the nation's highest court to overturn a split decision in April by the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The New Orleans-based appeals court's 9-8 ruling upheld the Texas law, which requires public school classrooms to display a state-selected version of the Ten Commandments drawn from the King James Bible.
In their Supreme Court brief, the families' attorneys argue that the law violates basic First Amendment principles governing the separation of church and state.
"The question of whether a state may impose scripture on impressionable, captive-audience children — for nearly every hour of every school day, for up to (13) years — implicates the most fundamental guarantees of the First Amendment and our Nation's highest ideals," they wrote.
The 5th Circuit reversed a lower federal court ruling that had blocked approximately a dozen Texas school districts from putting up the posters. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law, which took effect last September.
#first
Over two dozen Texas families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups petitioned the nation's highest court to overturn a split decision in April by the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The New Orleans-based appeals court's 9-8 ruling upheld the Texas law, which requires public school classrooms to display a state-selected version of the Ten Commandments drawn from the King James Bible.
In their Supreme Court brief, the families' attorneys argue that the law violates basic First Amendment principles governing the separation of church and state.
"The question of whether a state may impose scripture on impressionable, captive-audience children — for nearly every hour of every school day, for up to (13) years — implicates the most fundamental guarantees of the First Amendment and our Nation's highest ideals," they wrote.
The 5th Circuit reversed a lower federal court ruling that had blocked approximately a dozen Texas school districts from putting up the posters. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law, which took effect last September.
#first
1 month ago
PLANO, Texas - Talking about Jesus is pretty routine for Texans running for office. But usually not Democrats.
State Rep. James Talarico is changing the script, leaning into his background in a progressive Presbyterian seminary.
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It's a playbook that has helped propel his political career. Before he was the Democrats' hope to flip a Republican Senate seat in Texas, the state lawmaker often invoked the Bible to justify progressive policy positions in the Texas Capitol. Past floor speeches and sermons on abortion, gender equity and religious pluralism helped give him the online platform that launched his Senate run.
He is now making his faith a central part of his Senate campaign, telling voters "it's time to start flipping tables" and take back faith from the religious right - a reference to the biblical story of Jesus flipping over tables in the Temple of Jerusalem to purge merchants profiting off a house of worship. Talarico boils down his core message to two commandments from the Bible: Love God and love your neighbor.
#love #progressive
State Rep. James Talarico is changing the script, leaning into his background in a progressive Presbyterian seminary.
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
It's a playbook that has helped propel his political career. Before he was the Democrats' hope to flip a Republican Senate seat in Texas, the state lawmaker often invoked the Bible to justify progressive policy positions in the Texas Capitol. Past floor speeches and sermons on abortion, gender equity and religious pluralism helped give him the online platform that launched his Senate run.
He is now making his faith a central part of his Senate campaign, telling voters "it's time to start flipping tables" and take back faith from the religious right - a reference to the biblical story of Jesus flipping over tables in the Temple of Jerusalem to purge merchants profiting off a house of worship. Talarico boils down his core message to two commandments from the Bible: Love God and love your neighbor.
#love #progressive
2 months ago
Texas state representative and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico's campaign responded after a resurfaced video of his comments on the Bible and education sparked outrage.
A clip resurfaced this week of Talarico, a Christian seminarian, speaking in a video hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund in 2025. In the clip, the host asked Talarico about his legislative battles with "Christian Nationalists," meaning people who consider America to be an inherently Christian nation.
The portion that went viral recently when Talarico blasted the "most insidious" legislation he fought to stop while serving in Texas government, claiming one bill required schools in the state to teach Bible stories as historical fact. He argued that this amounted to pushing "propaganda" on children and was not just bad for state schools, but for society overall.
"It was a new state curriculum that would teach Christian Bible stories as historical fact, as the only truth to our youngest students, and I mean kindergarten, first graders," he said. "These are kids who aren't able to think for themselves yet. They haven't formed their own worldviews."
Texas Dem Nominee James Talarico Invokes Faith To Defend Abortion Rights, 'The Bible Is Silent On Abortion'
#talarico #texas #james #abortion
A clip resurfaced this week of Talarico, a Christian seminarian, speaking in a video hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund in 2025. In the clip, the host asked Talarico about his legislative battles with "Christian Nationalists," meaning people who consider America to be an inherently Christian nation.
The portion that went viral recently when Talarico blasted the "most insidious" legislation he fought to stop while serving in Texas government, claiming one bill required schools in the state to teach Bible stories as historical fact. He argued that this amounted to pushing "propaganda" on children and was not just bad for state schools, but for society overall.
"It was a new state curriculum that would teach Christian Bible stories as historical fact, as the only truth to our youngest students, and I mean kindergarten, first graders," he said. "These are kids who aren't able to think for themselves yet. They haven't formed their own worldviews."
Texas Dem Nominee James Talarico Invokes Faith To Defend Abortion Rights, 'The Bible Is Silent On Abortion'
#talarico #texas #james #abortion
2 months ago
One year after flash flooding at Camp Mystic took 28 lives, three fathers are sharing how their young daughters' private faith continues to lift their families.
Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved.
"We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocios about it. She just felt it. She felt very deeply," Ryan DeWitt said of his daughter Molly, who was 9 when she died in the floods.
"She just had the biggest heart, and we taught her as much as we could, but there was certainly something else at play, and that was her faith, and it was comforting. As difficult as those days were and still are, it's comforting to know how close she was to God."
Devastated Mother Blames Soft-on-crime Policies After Career Criminal Is Charged In Son's Death
#faith #dewitt #felt
Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved.
"We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocios about it. She just felt it. She felt very deeply," Ryan DeWitt said of his daughter Molly, who was 9 when she died in the floods.
"She just had the biggest heart, and we taught her as much as we could, but there was certainly something else at play, and that was her faith, and it was comforting. As difficult as those days were and still are, it's comforting to know how close she was to God."
Devastated Mother Blames Soft-on-crime Policies After Career Criminal Is Charged In Son's Death
#faith #dewitt #felt
2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico bragged in a resurfaced interview that his church had stirred controversy by housing a family of illegal immigrants who were set to be deported by ICE, laughing as he said that "Christianity is just another word for causing trouble."
Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian who serves as a Democratic state representative, is running against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for a Senate seat that is critical to both parties.
In a resurfaced clip of Talarico speaking on Texas Impact's "Weekly Witness" show in June 2023, he credited his faith for "why I am in politics." Asked how his faith influences his politics, Talarico pointed to examples of his church advancing progressive causes, saying, "Justice is just love out in public."
"Our church was really active in LGBTQ rights in the '90s. We caught some attention by letting an atheist join our church in the 2000s, and then in the 2010s, again stirred some controversy by housing an undocumented family, a mother and son, who were close to being deported by ICE," he said. "That was the tradition that I was brought up in. It's what led me to teach public school students on the west side of San Antonio, led me to run an education nonprofit and then led me to run for office."
Texas Dem Nominee James Talarico Invokes Faith To Defend Abortion Rights, 'The Bible Is Silent On Abortion'
#talarico #church
Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian who serves as a Democratic state representative, is running against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for a Senate seat that is critical to both parties.
In a resurfaced clip of Talarico speaking on Texas Impact's "Weekly Witness" show in June 2023, he credited his faith for "why I am in politics." Asked how his faith influences his politics, Talarico pointed to examples of his church advancing progressive causes, saying, "Justice is just love out in public."
"Our church was really active in LGBTQ rights in the '90s. We caught some attention by letting an atheist join our church in the 2000s, and then in the 2010s, again stirred some controversy by housing an undocumented family, a mother and son, who were close to being deported by ICE," he said. "That was the tradition that I was brought up in. It's what led me to teach public school students on the west side of San Antonio, led me to run an education nonprofit and then led me to run for office."
Texas Dem Nominee James Talarico Invokes Faith To Defend Abortion Rights, 'The Bible Is Silent On Abortion'
#talarico #church
2 months ago
Donald Trump has created a way for Wall Street to pay to win. Trump Media & Technology Group's premium data product released its new subscription service for earlier access to Truth Social posts for $100,000 a month. According to reports, five Wall Street firms have already signed up for the service, gaining access to Truth Social posts milliseconds before the general public.
"I'll be blunt," Gian Luca Clementi, an economics professor at NYU Stern School of Business, told Fortune. "This is insider trading by definition."
Because Trump owns roughly 41% of the company's shares, he stands to directly profit from the new recurring revenue stream. At five subscribers alone, the service would generate about $500,000 in monthly revenue, or $6 million annually.
That figure is modest by the standards Trump has set since returning to the White House. His 2025 financial disclosure showed his businesses generated more than $2 billion in personal income last year—nearly quadruple his 2024 total—with the bulk flowing from ventures that sit directly at the intersection of his office and his balance sheet. He earned roughly $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency alone, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP meme coin and more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture run by his sons.
Notably, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins just months after World Liberty launched its own—a policy-to-profit pipeline structurally similar to what Truth API now does with his social media posts. He has also collected millions from Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers, and watches, and Melania Trump secured a reported $28 million deal with Jeff Bezos for a documentary. Truth API is the latest mechanism in an established playbook.
#service #posts #street #World
"I'll be blunt," Gian Luca Clementi, an economics professor at NYU Stern School of Business, told Fortune. "This is insider trading by definition."
Because Trump owns roughly 41% of the company's shares, he stands to directly profit from the new recurring revenue stream. At five subscribers alone, the service would generate about $500,000 in monthly revenue, or $6 million annually.
That figure is modest by the standards Trump has set since returning to the White House. His 2025 financial disclosure showed his businesses generated more than $2 billion in personal income last year—nearly quadruple his 2024 total—with the bulk flowing from ventures that sit directly at the intersection of his office and his balance sheet. He earned roughly $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency alone, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP meme coin and more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture run by his sons.
Notably, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins just months after World Liberty launched its own—a policy-to-profit pipeline structurally similar to what Truth API now does with his social media posts. He has also collected millions from Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers, and watches, and Melania Trump secured a reported $28 million deal with Jeff Bezos for a documentary. Truth API is the latest mechanism in an established playbook.
#service #posts #street #World
2 months ago
This week, my young nephew is attending summer Vacation Bible School. In terms of biblical tales involving heroes, he could have gotten a similar education by flipping on the ballgame tonight and observing Noah Cameron's mound arc sinking the Minnesota Twins.
The starting pitchers—Dean Kremer in his MN debut & Cameron for the Kansas City Royals—matched zeros for the first three innings in this contest. Kremer because he had solid stuff—Cameron because he is a corporeal being in the past month who throws with his left arm.
Pesky Portsider. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
In the top of the fourth inning, the Twins built an exceedingly odd rally when Josh Bell walked, Kody Clemens hit into what looked to be a fielder's choice until Bell deked out the KC infield by simply stopping on the way to 2B, and Royce Lewis bunted for a hit. Bases loaded…zero outs…time for the offense to break out, right?!
Somehow these batsmen made taking the lead anticlimactic: a Victor Caratini GIDP RBI followed by a Brooks Lee strikeout. 1-0 MN.
#twins #kremer
The starting pitchers—Dean Kremer in his MN debut & Cameron for the Kansas City Royals—matched zeros for the first three innings in this contest. Kremer because he had solid stuff—Cameron because he is a corporeal being in the past month who throws with his left arm.
Pesky Portsider. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
In the top of the fourth inning, the Twins built an exceedingly odd rally when Josh Bell walked, Kody Clemens hit into what looked to be a fielder's choice until Bell deked out the KC infield by simply stopping on the way to 2B, and Royce Lewis bunted for a hit. Bases loaded…zero outs…time for the offense to break out, right?!
Somehow these batsmen made taking the lead anticlimactic: a Victor Caratini GIDP RBI followed by a Brooks Lee strikeout. 1-0 MN.
#twins #kremer
2 months ago
Donald Trump has created a way for Wall Street to pay to win. Trump Media & Technology Group's premium data product released its new subscription service for earlier access to Truth Social posts for $100,000 a month. According to reports, five Wall Street firms have already signed up for the service, gaining access to Truth Social posts milliseconds before the general public.
"I'll be blunt," Gian Luca Clementi, an economics professor at NYU Stern School of Business, told Fortune. "This is insider trading by definition."
Because Trump owns roughly 41% of the company's shares, he stands to directly profit from the new recurring revenue stream. At five subscribers alone, the service would generate about $500,000 in monthly revenue, or $6 million annually.
That figure is modest by the standards Trump has set since returning to the White House. His 2025 financial disclosure showed his businesses generated more than $2 billion in personal income last year—nearly quadruple his 2024 total—with the bulk flowing from ventures that sit directly at the intersection of his office and his balance sheet. He earned roughly $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency alone, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP meme coin and more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture run by his sons.
Notably, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins just months after World Liberty launched its own—a policy-to-profit pipeline structurally similar to what Truth API now does with his social media posts. He has also collected millions from Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers, and watches, and Melania Trump secured a reported $28 million deal with Jeff Bezos for a documentary. Truth API is the latest mechanism in an established playbook.
#Trump #truth #posts
"I'll be blunt," Gian Luca Clementi, an economics professor at NYU Stern School of Business, told Fortune. "This is insider trading by definition."
Because Trump owns roughly 41% of the company's shares, he stands to directly profit from the new recurring revenue stream. At five subscribers alone, the service would generate about $500,000 in monthly revenue, or $6 million annually.
That figure is modest by the standards Trump has set since returning to the White House. His 2025 financial disclosure showed his businesses generated more than $2 billion in personal income last year—nearly quadruple his 2024 total—with the bulk flowing from ventures that sit directly at the intersection of his office and his balance sheet. He earned roughly $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency alone, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP meme coin and more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture run by his sons.
Notably, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins just months after World Liberty launched its own—a policy-to-profit pipeline structurally similar to what Truth API now does with his social media posts. He has also collected millions from Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers, and watches, and Melania Trump secured a reported $28 million deal with Jeff Bezos for a documentary. Truth API is the latest mechanism in an established playbook.
#Trump #truth #posts
2 months ago
Donald Trump has created a way for Wall Street to pay to win. Trump Media & Technology Group's premium data product released its new subscription service for earlier access to Truth Social posts for $100,000 a month. According to reports, five Wall Street firms have already signed up for the service, gaining access to Truth Social posts milliseconds before the general public.
"I'll be blunt," Gian Luca Clementi, an economics professor at NYU Stern School of Business, told Fortune. "This is insider trading by definition."
Because Trump owns roughly 41% of the company's shares, he stands to directly profit from the new recurring revenue stream. At five subscribers alone, the service would generate about $500,000 in monthly revenue, or $6 million annually.
That figure is modest by the standards Trump has set since returning to the White House. His 2025 financial disclosure showed his businesses generated more than $2 billion in personal income last year—nearly quadruple his 2024 total—with the bulk flowing from ventures that sit directly at the intersection of his office and his balance sheet. He earned roughly $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency alone, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP meme coin and more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture run by his sons.
Notably, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins just months after World Liberty launched its own—a policy-to-profit pipeline structurally similar to what Truth API now does with his social media posts. He has also collected millions from Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers, and watches, and Melania Trump secured a reported $28 million deal with Jeff Bezos for a documentary. Truth API is the latest mechanism in an established playbook.
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"I'll be blunt," Gian Luca Clementi, an economics professor at NYU Stern School of Business, told Fortune. "This is insider trading by definition."
Because Trump owns roughly 41% of the company's shares, he stands to directly profit from the new recurring revenue stream. At five subscribers alone, the service would generate about $500,000 in monthly revenue, or $6 million annually.
That figure is modest by the standards Trump has set since returning to the White House. His 2025 financial disclosure showed his businesses generated more than $2 billion in personal income last year—nearly quadruple his 2024 total—with the bulk flowing from ventures that sit directly at the intersection of his office and his balance sheet. He earned roughly $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency alone, including $635 million in royalties from his $TRUMP meme coin and more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture run by his sons.
Notably, Trump signed legislation promoting stablecoins just months after World Liberty launched its own—a policy-to-profit pipeline structurally similar to what Truth API now does with his social media posts. He has also collected millions from Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers, and watches, and Melania Trump secured a reported $28 million deal with Jeff Bezos for a documentary. Truth API is the latest mechanism in an established playbook.
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2 months ago
Master P is opening up about one of the darkest chapters of his life, revealing how the loss of his brother Kevin Miller to gun violence forever changed his family and ultimately inspired him to take a different path.
During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, the rap mogul and entrepreneur was asked how parents can cope with the pain of losing a child to substance abuse or violence,
Master P acknowledged there are no easy answers but said finding the right support made a difference in his own healing.
"You need to get Christian counseling," he said. "That's what worked for me. Everybody just says, 'I'm gonna go to a counselor.' You need to get Christian counseling because it needs to be from the Bible... Anybody can sit down and communicate with you, but you're like, 'Bro, you don't know what I'm going through.'"
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During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, the rap mogul and entrepreneur was asked how parents can cope with the pain of losing a child to substance abuse or violence,
Master P acknowledged there are no easy answers but said finding the right support made a difference in his own healing.
"You need to get Christian counseling," he said. "That's what worked for me. Everybody just says, 'I'm gonna go to a counselor.' You need to get Christian counseling because it needs to be from the Bible... Anybody can sit down and communicate with you, but you're like, 'Bro, you don't know what I'm going through.'"
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2 months ago
Oprah Winfrey left Keke Palmer stunned after revealing that the name the world has known her by for decades isn't actually the one on her birth certificate.
Appearing on Tuesday's episode of Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, the 72-year-old media mogul shared the surprising story behind her famous name, explaining that she was originally named Orpah after a biblical figure.
"It was Orpah from the Bible," Oprah told a speechless Keke.
Oprah's real name is actually Orpah (Getty Images)
The television icon explained that her aunt chose the name from the Book of Ruth.
#oprah #winfrey #baby
Appearing on Tuesday's episode of Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, the 72-year-old media mogul shared the surprising story behind her famous name, explaining that she was originally named Orpah after a biblical figure.
"It was Orpah from the Bible," Oprah told a speechless Keke.
Oprah's real name is actually Orpah (Getty Images)
The television icon explained that her aunt chose the name from the Book of Ruth.
#oprah #winfrey #baby
2 months ago
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas said Thursday that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday Mass in her habit, thinking about the day's Bible readings and carrying little more than her rosary and cellphone.
"At that moment, I did not understand what was going on, what was happening to me," Sister Leticia Ugboaja said at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, where she spoke out for the first time since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested her on June 28.
Ugboaja's attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
Ugboaja, 56, was released several hours after being detained while on her way to church near the U.S.-Mexico border. Parish officials' posting about her on social media brought attention to her case, and Congress members ultimately intervened on her behalf. President Donald Trump made mass deportations a central promise of his second administration, with his immigration crackdown leading to unusually aggressive tactics that have faced scrutiny.
Ugboaja, who has a check-in appointment with ICE on Tuesday, said she wanted to speak out to help others, and pleaded for people to have the chance to be heard before being taken into custody.
#mcallen
"At that moment, I did not understand what was going on, what was happening to me," Sister Leticia Ugboaja said at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, where she spoke out for the first time since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested her on June 28.
Ugboaja's attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
Ugboaja, 56, was released several hours after being detained while on her way to church near the U.S.-Mexico border. Parish officials' posting about her on social media brought attention to her case, and Congress members ultimately intervened on her behalf. President Donald Trump made mass deportations a central promise of his second administration, with his immigration crackdown leading to unusually aggressive tactics that have faced scrutiny.
Ugboaja, who has a check-in appointment with ICE on Tuesday, said she wanted to speak out to help others, and pleaded for people to have the chance to be heard before being taken into custody.
#mcallen
2 months ago
Oprah Winfrey appeared on the latest episode of Keke Palmer's podcast.
She revealed that her birth name is spelled O-R-P-A-H.
"It was Orpah, from the Bible," Winfrey confirmed.
Oprah Winfrey's name is even more unique on her birth certificate. Appearing on the latest episode of Keke Palmer's podcast, the media mogul revealed how it was originally spelled.
"I found out that your name... it was originally Orpah?" Palmer asked.
#keke #podcast
She revealed that her birth name is spelled O-R-P-A-H.
"It was Orpah, from the Bible," Winfrey confirmed.
Oprah Winfrey's name is even more unique on her birth certificate. Appearing on the latest episode of Keke Palmer's podcast, the media mogul revealed how it was originally spelled.
"I found out that your name... it was originally Orpah?" Palmer asked.
#keke #podcast
2 months ago
Queen Elizabeth II was a proud grandmother and great-grandmother, and she often spoke affectionately about her great-grandchildren, including the Prince and Princess of Wales's three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Her Late Majesty shared an insight into the bond between George and Charlotte during a church service in Sandringham in January 2018.
Speaking to Ellen Clay at the time, who watched her daughter Emily, then ten, receive a Bible from the monarch, she asked her if she "looked after" her little sister, to which Ellen responded that it was the "other way around". The late Queen replied: "It's like that with Charlotte and George."
Following her royal encounter, Ellen said at the time: "She asked if Emily looked after Hadleigh and I said it was more the other way round. She said it was like that with Princess Charlotte and Prince George," while her husband Tom added: "The Queen was implying that Charlotte keeps an eye out for George rather than the other way around. It is often the case that a younger child is more confident. It is second child syndrome."
The late Queen's comments echoed a comment made by the then ***** ss of Cambridge in March 2017 as she and Prince William attended the unveiling of a war memorial commemorating the men and women who had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, in London.
Her Late Majesty shared an insight into the bond between George and Charlotte during a church service in Sandringham in January 2018.
Speaking to Ellen Clay at the time, who watched her daughter Emily, then ten, receive a Bible from the monarch, she asked her if she "looked after" her little sister, to which Ellen responded that it was the "other way around". The late Queen replied: "It's like that with Charlotte and George."
Following her royal encounter, Ellen said at the time: "She asked if Emily looked after Hadleigh and I said it was more the other way round. She said it was like that with Princess Charlotte and Prince George," while her husband Tom added: "The Queen was implying that Charlotte keeps an eye out for George rather than the other way around. It is often the case that a younger child is more confident. It is second child syndrome."
The late Queen's comments echoed a comment made by the then ***** ss of Cambridge in March 2017 as she and Prince William attended the unveiling of a war memorial commemorating the men and women who had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, in London.
3 months ago
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie recently reignited the simmering Major League Baseball Pride Night controversy, publicly rebuking Giants players who altered or refused to wear rainbow-themed caps — even as a federal investigation into the league’s handling of players’ religious objections remains active.
At a Pride Month fundraiser, Lurie publicly criticized the players who chose not to wear the rainbow uniforms or who spoke out against them – a story The Dallas Express has been covering since June.
A Recap of The Controversy
The issue began June 12, when three Giants pitchers – Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker – wrote a Bible verse, Genesis 9:12-16, on their Pride Night caps, which featured the team’s rainbow-colored logo. The passage the pitchers referenced describes God setting a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his covenant with Noah after the flood.
A fourth reliever, Sam Hentges, declined to wear the special cap altogether, opting for the team’s standard logo cap.
At a Pride Month fundraiser, Lurie publicly criticized the players who chose not to wear the rainbow uniforms or who spoke out against them – a story The Dallas Express has been covering since June.
A Recap of The Controversy
The issue began June 12, when three Giants pitchers – Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker – wrote a Bible verse, Genesis 9:12-16, on their Pride Night caps, which featured the team’s rainbow-colored logo. The passage the pitchers referenced describes God setting a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his covenant with Noah after the flood.
A fourth reliever, Sam Hentges, declined to wear the special cap altogether, opting for the team’s standard logo cap.
3 months ago
San Francisco Giants beat reporter Susan Slusser shared some matter-of-fact thoughts during her appearance on KNBR last Friday. Her response to a question from guest host Larry Krueger about the longterm impact of the Giants’ Pride Night controversy raised eyebrows.
It sounds like they must’ve raised Krueger’s eyebrows as well, though he didn’t say anything at the time, choosing instead to share his thoughts Monday on social media.
That didn’t sit very well with Slusser.
The Giants and Major League Baseball have been dealing with the PR fallout after several players protested their annual Pride Night celebration by writing Bible verses on hats that featured a rainbow version of the team’s logo.
During an appearance on KNBR’s Murph & Markus, Krueger asked the San Francisco Chronicle’s Slusser if the fallout will have a long-term impact on the team’s ability to attract free agents.
It sounds like they must’ve raised Krueger’s eyebrows as well, though he didn’t say anything at the time, choosing instead to share his thoughts Monday on social media.
That didn’t sit very well with Slusser.
The Giants and Major League Baseball have been dealing with the PR fallout after several players protested their annual Pride Night celebration by writing Bible verses on hats that featured a rainbow version of the team’s logo.
During an appearance on KNBR’s Murph & Markus, Krueger asked the San Francisco Chronicle’s Slusser if the fallout will have a long-term impact on the team’s ability to attract free agents.
3 months ago
The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic ****** les — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum.
The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms.
Multiple ****** les will be mandated for each grade, and each one must be read "in its entirety." The effort goes far beyond a 2023 law that requires at least one state board-approved literary work be taught in each grade level.
While it is not unusual for states to suggest book ****** les for schools, Texas may be the first to prescribe a literary canon for every public school student, two experts told The ****** ociated Press.
Many Texas students are already familiar with at least some Christian teachings: The state last year became the largest state to require classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a law recently upheld in federal court.
The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms.
Multiple ****** les will be mandated for each grade, and each one must be read "in its entirety." The effort goes far beyond a 2023 law that requires at least one state board-approved literary work be taught in each grade level.
While it is not unusual for states to suggest book ****** les for schools, Texas may be the first to prescribe a literary canon for every public school student, two experts told The ****** ociated Press.
Many Texas students are already familiar with at least some Christian teachings: The state last year became the largest state to require classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a law recently upheld in federal court.
3 months ago
Major League Baseball and the San Francisco Giants are facing mounting pressure following backlash over three players writing Bible verses on special Pride Night caps.
During a press conference, Giants President Buster Posey declined to address the controversy in detail, saying the organization would focus on baseball and refusing to take questions on the issue.
MLB has said players are not allowed to alter their uniforms. The decision has prompted the Justice Department to examine whether the policy could amount to religious discrimination.
On Monday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred placed responsibility on the Giants organization, citing a lack of clear communication with players.
VIDEO: SF Giants players draw backlash after writing Bible verses on Pride Night caps
During a press conference, Giants President Buster Posey declined to address the controversy in detail, saying the organization would focus on baseball and refusing to take questions on the issue.
MLB has said players are not allowed to alter their uniforms. The decision has prompted the Justice Department to examine whether the policy could amount to religious discrimination.
On Monday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred placed responsibility on the Giants organization, citing a lack of clear communication with players.
VIDEO: SF Giants players draw backlash after writing Bible verses on Pride Night caps
3 months ago
Some call it the most important promo in professional wrestling history — and honestly they might be right. Either way, one thing we can say with certainty is that it's exactly 30 years today since "Stone Cold" Steve Austin delivered the promo that would change the face of pro-wrestling forever: the much heralded "Austin 3:16" speech delivered on this day at WWF King of the Ring in 1996.
"You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere. Talk about your psalms, talk about John 3:16 … Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ******* !"
By now, plenty of us can recite much of the segment from memory. Not least the closing line that became an instant catchphrase in its own right:
".... and that's the bottom line … because Stone Cold said so!"
That alone could easily lay claim to being the most memorable payoff in wrestling.
"You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere. Talk about your psalms, talk about John 3:16 … Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ******* !"
By now, plenty of us can recite much of the segment from memory. Not least the closing line that became an instant catchphrase in its own right:
".... and that's the bottom line … because Stone Cold said so!"
That alone could easily lay claim to being the most memorable payoff in wrestling.
3 months ago
June 23 (UPI) -- A communication "lapse" by the San Francisco Giants led to players writing Bible verses on their Pride Night hats, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said.
Manfred spoke about the issue through a letter sent Friday to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Hawley posted the letter Monday night on social media. The Giants did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
MLB issued warnings to several Giants players last week, pointing to uniform-related rules violations committed during their 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on June 12 in San Francisco.
Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker had placed Biblical references on their hats. Fellow pitcher Sam Hentges wore a plain black Giants cap instead of a Pride Night one.
The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLBPA states that players who violate uniform regulations will first receive warnings, specifying that they will be subject to further discipline if they do not "immediately cease violating" the regulations. Writing messages on apparel is among the violations listed in the agreement.
Manfred spoke about the issue through a letter sent Friday to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Hawley posted the letter Monday night on social media. The Giants did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
MLB issued warnings to several Giants players last week, pointing to uniform-related rules violations committed during their 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on June 12 in San Francisco.
Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker had placed Biblical references on their hats. Fellow pitcher Sam Hentges wore a plain black Giants cap instead of a Pride Night one.
The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLBPA states that players who violate uniform regulations will first receive warnings, specifying that they will be subject to further discipline if they do not "immediately cease violating" the regulations. Writing messages on apparel is among the violations listed in the agreement.
3 months ago
Major League Baseball (MLB) found itself mired in controversy this past week after three San Francisco Giants players—Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker, and Ryan Walker—inscribed Bible verses on their hats that had been designed for the team's Pride night. Another, Sam Hentges, declined to wear the hat altogether. Whether people were mad at the players for their lack of pride or at the team and league for their alleged abundance of pride depends on vantage point. But people were mad.
Put differently, we are living in Groundhog Day, but make it gay. We've had this fight before. Around and around we have gone. A lot of people are wrong. So why are we still doing this?
The MLB may be wondering the same thing. "We have told teams, in terms of actual uniforms, hats, bases that we don't think putting logos on them is a good idea just because of the desire to protect players," said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in 2023, "not putting them in a position of doing something that may make them uncomfortable because of their personal views." The Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, however, have continued incorporating the Pride uniforms because of a standing agreement.
This fight is not constrained to the outfield or the infield or the minefield-ridden culture war battlefield. "I write with grave concern over your reported decision to issue a formal warning to three Major League Baseball (MLB) players for publicly expressing their Christian faith," Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) said in a letter to Manfred. "You must answer for what appears to be a pattern of discrimination within MLB against baseball players who profess their Christian faith." The senator was joined by other government actors promising to intervene, including the U.S. Department of Justice's Harmeet Dhillon, who referred the league to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for an investigation.
"This routine verbal warning not to wear the hat in future games is not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message," the league said in a statement. "We respect players' right to free expression. However, writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball's uniform regulations….We have given the same warning numerous times in the past to players for messages such as 'Dad,' 'Happy Mother's Day, I Love Mom' and names of family members."
Put differently, we are living in Groundhog Day, but make it gay. We've had this fight before. Around and around we have gone. A lot of people are wrong. So why are we still doing this?
The MLB may be wondering the same thing. "We have told teams, in terms of actual uniforms, hats, bases that we don't think putting logos on them is a good idea just because of the desire to protect players," said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in 2023, "not putting them in a position of doing something that may make them uncomfortable because of their personal views." The Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, however, have continued incorporating the Pride uniforms because of a standing agreement.
This fight is not constrained to the outfield or the infield or the minefield-ridden culture war battlefield. "I write with grave concern over your reported decision to issue a formal warning to three Major League Baseball (MLB) players for publicly expressing their Christian faith," Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) said in a letter to Manfred. "You must answer for what appears to be a pattern of discrimination within MLB against baseball players who profess their Christian faith." The senator was joined by other government actors promising to intervene, including the U.S. Department of Justice's Harmeet Dhillon, who referred the league to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for an investigation.
"This routine verbal warning not to wear the hat in future games is not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message," the league said in a statement. "We respect players' right to free expression. However, writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball's uniform regulations….We have given the same warning numerous times in the past to players for messages such as 'Dad,' 'Happy Mother's Day, I Love Mom' and names of family members."
3 months ago
JD Vance has turned the San Francisco Giants’ Pride Night controversy into a national political flashpoint after Major League Baseball warned players over Bible verses on their caps.
The debate began after three Giants pitchers wrote Bible verse references on their Pride-themed caps during the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night.
MLB later issued warnings, saying the issue was tied to league uniform rules rather than the religious content of the messages. That explanation did not stop the story from moving quickly beyond baseball.
Vance responded on X after Sports Illustrated reported that three San Francisco pitchers had been warned by MLB.
“Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore,” Vance tweeted.
The debate began after three Giants pitchers wrote Bible verse references on their Pride-themed caps during the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night.
MLB later issued warnings, saying the issue was tied to league uniform rules rather than the religious content of the messages. That explanation did not stop the story from moving quickly beyond baseball.
Vance responded on X after Sports Illustrated reported that three San Francisco pitchers had been warned by MLB.
“Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore,” Vance tweeted.
4 months ago
Some prominent Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance, have criticized the MLB after the league issued warnings to three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on rainbow-patterned LGBTQ Pride Night caps, violating the league’s policy against altering uniforms.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wrote a Bible verse on his Pride night hat on Friday. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Vance, in response to a Sports Illustrated post on X reporting that the MLB warned the three players, said Tuesday afternoon: “Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore.”
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sent a letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday afternoon, accusing the league of a “pattern of discrimination” against players who “profess their Christian faith,” demanding the MLB respond to questions about its policies on altering uniforms and religious expression.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier appeared to threaten legal action against the league in a post on X on Tuesday afternoon, saying, “Do you practice religious discrimination in Florida, MLB? You’ll be hearing from my office soon.”
San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wrote a Bible verse on his Pride night hat on Friday. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Vance, in response to a Sports Illustrated post on X reporting that the MLB warned the three players, said Tuesday afternoon: “Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore.”
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sent a letter to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday afternoon, accusing the league of a “pattern of discrimination” against players who “profess their Christian faith,” demanding the MLB respond to questions about its policies on altering uniforms and religious expression.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier appeared to threaten legal action against the league in a post on X on Tuesday afternoon, saying, “Do you practice religious discrimination in Florida, MLB? You’ll be hearing from my office soon.”
