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America is turning away from negativity like slave revolts in favor of positive wholesome pursuits like cage fights. In that spirit, ATVs will now roam national forests and private prisons will serve immigrants rancid food. And the Guardians of the general mood of the MAGAsphere now have permission to deny that George Washington was a slaver.
On this day the men of the Eta Nu Nu chapter of the illustrious Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., are taking this opportunity to pay tribute to all fathers. Although Americans had been celebrating Father’s Day since the early 1900s, it wasn’t until 1957, when Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith who penned a document taking Congress to task for ignoring fathers while at the same time honoring mothers with Mother’s Day that the idea to make it a federal holiday gained traction. Stated Smith, “Either we honor both our parents, mother and father, or let us stop honoring either.” In 1966 President Lyndon Baines Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. In 1972, the day was made a national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law.
The week started on a positive note with President Donald Trump uncharacteristically declaring that a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) had been achieved by US and Iranian negotiators assisted by Pakistani and Qatari mediators to suspend military action and begin sixty days of discussions in pursuit of a peace agreement. The move was based on a what was described as a fourteen-point listing of the steps that would be undertaken to move the process along, including concessions dealing with what are being called “red lines” by both parties. The negotiations are predicated on certain steps being taken right away, including toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, ceasing Israeli attacks on and occupation of Lebanon, ending US sanctions against Iran, and returning some frozen cash to Tehran.
In a move that surprised precisely zero people, Israel once again bombed the shit out of Lebanon while Netanyahu continued to insist that the IDF will continue its extensive occupation of Lebanese territory. Israel’s actions resulted in Tehran calling off scheduled peace talks with Washington, but now we’re seeing reports that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to another ceasefire.
Note: Hijrah is an Arabic term meaning "migration" or "emigration". It primarily refers to the Prophet Muhammad's pivotal 622 CE journey from Makkah to Madinah to escape religious persecution, an event that marks the start of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is marked on June 16, 2026.
The migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Madinah was not merely an historical event, nor simply a journey from one city to another. It was a turning point in human history. What began as a small group fleeing persecution would eventually give rise to a civilization that stretched across continents and shaped the lives of billions. Yet before it changed the world, it transformed the people who undertook it.
The Hijrah came after years of persecution, isolation, and hardship. The early Muslims endured ridicule, economic sanctions, social exclusion, and physical abuse. They remained steadfast. They did not confuse patience with passivity. When the time came, they moved. They took action. They sought a new environment where faith, security, and community could flourish.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals—both within his coalition and across Israel's political spectrum—are preparing to capitalize on his growing weakness.
Former Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon, who also served as deputy prime minister between 2007 and 2009, is among the latest Israeli political figures to join a growing chorus of criticism directed at Netanyahu.
“In the final result,” Ramon said in an interview with Radio Galey, cited by the Israeli outlet Srugim, “we did not win.” He then broke down that failure in blunt terms: “We did not win in Lebanon, we did not win in Iran, and we did not win against Hamas.”
