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Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas 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. Read More.

Democrats say Social Security boss’ message pushed misleading statements on Trump tax law’s benefits Some Democrats are squaring off with President Donald Trump’s administration over one of the most potent political issues in the country ahead of this year’s midterm elections: Social Security. https://apnews.com/article/social-security-bisignano-message-taxes-democrats-bb6a1a4f0c9d18f5ece322068c920f8b?

What experts are saying as Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda kills more than 1,000 people The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment. Read More. By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record The Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 people, reaching the grim milestone nearly three times faster than the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic that is considered the worst on record. Read More.

EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors. Read More.

Making ends meet A growing number of workers at some of the nation’s largest companies are relying on food stamps and Medicaid, a recent report found. The findings highlight the affordability challenges facing many American households.

Secret keeping A little-known court tasked with handling highly sensitive deportation cases against alleged alien terrorists had lain dormant for 30 years. A first-of-its-kind case filed by the Trump administration sprang it back to life. Trump will welcome the World Series champion Dodgers to the White House President Donald Trump is welcoming Shohei Ohtani and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Thursday with a Rose Garden event celebrating their second title in as many years. Read More.

This Won't End Well for Windows: LegacyHive Points to a Troubling Future In the latest escalation of a public feud with Microsoft, security researcher Nightmare Eclipse released the LegacyHive zero-day vulnerability shortly after a major Patch Tuesday update. Expect future attacks. https://www.pcmag.com/news/this-wont-end-well-for-windows-legacyhive-points-to-a-troubling-future

by Seth Pierce Throughout history, human beings have communicated with one another in ways other than the simple use of words. Saying a word in one of the thousands of languages in existence on planet Earth is good, but how we say our words can be more important. For example, we can say “We love you,” and mean that we truly care about the other person; but we can say the same words in a sarcastic tone of voice that really means We don’t love you. We can scream our words, use sarcasm, say them sweetly, sensually, or in a scared manner with a shaky inflection. https://www.signstimes.com/?p=article&a=40086446656.739

The Rapture: Is It True? by Samuele Bacchiocchi https://www.signstimes.com/?p=article&a=40086446656.645

Does Prayer Make a Difference? by Mark Finley https://www.signstimes.com/?

Vertical Morality vs. Horizontal Morality: What does God expect from us? How is our morality grounded? The following article will challenge your thinking. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vertical-morality-maga-christians_l_68dc8386e4b0b11989f00fb8 Thr following is a shorter, summarized version of the above article. https://us.headtopics.com/news/vertical-morality-might-describe-why-maga-christians-seem-74000915#google_vignette

Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe? by Miguel Valdivia https://www.signstimes.com/?

by Steve Wolhberg https://www.signstimes.com/?

Beware of Ghosts by Steve Wolhberg https://www.signstimes.com/?

Baptism by the Book by David Edgar https://www.signstimes.com/?

Suppose Jesus went directly into the MHP upon his ascension. That is what Hebrews chapters 6 and 9 say. It doesn't mean that 1844 was a hoax, a delusion, a falsehood. It doesn't mean nothing happened in 1844. What it does mean is that Jesus wasn't in the first apartment until 1844. It does not invalidate the 2300 day prophecy. It does not mean Ellen White was not the Lord's messenger. It does mean what she said, "I am not a prophet. She could have been wrong. The IJ doctrine wasn't original with her. The IJ doctrine had been circulating in the denomination for decades before she wrote about it in the Great Controversy book. Suppose that the cleansing of the sanctuary in Daniel 8:14 is talking about a last day church preaching the final message to the people of the earth. The word, there translated as "cleansed," really means "justified." It is used in Daniel 12:3. Young's Literal Translation says "Those justifying the multitude...." The word normally refers to the justification of people. The temple was cleansed multiple times in the OT. Never was the word translated in Daniel 8:14 as "cleansed" used.

Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors NEW YORK (AP) — Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. https://apnews.com/article/usmediatimesair-force-one-42429e4d4da8accc42b6c3ddf3f4fed5? ps:Once again this administration shows us how pathetic they are!!!!!

🍿 1 for the road: Cinerama Dome lives on The Cinerama Dome sits quiet amid the pandemic in March 2020. Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/L.A. Times via Getty Images Sony Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse are restoring and reopening L.A.'s beloved Cinerama Dome. The historic movie theater closed six years ago during the pandemic, and it's remained shuttered despite attempts to revive it. 🎥 The companies said in a statement: "The restoration will honor the landmark's distinctive aesthetic character, immersive large-format curved-screen presentation, and traditional concession experience that have made it a beloved destination for generations." If all goes well, the Dome will reopen in 2028. Go deeper.

🌖 Astronomers have discovered what could become the first confirmed "exomoon" — a massive natural satellite orbiting a brown dwarf 71 light-years from Earth. Read the paper.

📉 Jobless claims lowest since '69 Data: Department of Labor; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios Only 187,000 people filed new unemployment benefit claims last week — the lowest number since September 1969, Axios' Courtenay Brown and Neil Irwin report. The labor force was much smaller then. Relative to the overall number of workers, this is easily the lowest number of jobless claims on record. 🤖 The big picture: There have been plenty of gloomy warnings about jobs, including worries that AI will lead to widespread layoffs. We appear to be far from that reality. 🧑‍💻 Yes, but: Younger workers are feeling the pinch of the low-hire, low-fire dynamic. Entry-level job postings were down 7.5% in May from a year earlier, Indeed says in a new report. The bottom line: If jobless claims stay low, economists may have to rethink the threat posed by AI and other factors. Go deeper.

Trump "close" to decision on "massive attack" Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photos: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool and Shady Alassar/Anadolu via Getty Images President Trump is seriously considering restarting major combat operations in Iran, he told Axios' Barak Ravid today. He's mulling strikes that would be bigger than those carried out during Operation Epic Fury, the first stage of the Iran war. In an exclusive interview, Trump acknowledged that such a decision would have consequences — and stressed that he hasn't yet decided. Trump didn't give a deadline for his decision. Two other U.S. officials confirmed that no call has been made and no new military orders have been given. 🚀 Trump told Axios: "I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it." Trump said that Israel "would join in two minutes if I ask them to" but added, "We don't need anybody" to launch a new operation. Trump said that the Iranians "want to negotiate," but aren't ready to make a deal. "They haven't received enough pain yet," he said. 🇮🇷 Two regional sources with knowledge of the mediation efforts said that Iranian leadership hasn't accepted the latest proposal. "We are trying, but the Iranians are not being helpful," one source said. 🪖 A return to all-out war is highly unpopular in the U.S. The current escalation has caused oil prices to eclipse $100 per barrel. Go deeper.

Further testimony that Jesus went into the MHP at his ascension is found in Hebrews 9. Chapter 9 refers to the "tabernacle": 2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein [was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. The first tabernacle was called the sanctuary. That's the HP "3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; " Chapter 9 describes the first tabernacle as the sanctuary. After the second veil, there was the holiest of all [MHP] There is no HP and MHP here. There is the first tabernacle, also known as the sanctuary and the holiest of all. Verses 6 and 7 say that the priests went into the first tabernacle [HP]to accomplish the service of God. Into the "second" [MHP] went the high priest once a year. Verse 7 says the high priest entered the "second"[MHP] once every year. Verse 12 says Jesus entered once. Not once very year. Just once. Verses 25, 26 reiterate this point: 25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her legacy but caused enduring fear and fury as he changed their lives forever. https://apnews.com/article/hortman-hoffman-minnesota-lawmakers-boelter-sentencing-b9b2823e5386f2e4fbc465d23095dab8?

Pentagon Pete Purge Victims Expose Petty Reason They Were Ousted Officers forced out under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership shakeup say the real motive isn’t reform. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is denying promotions and pushing out officers who raise questions about his directives, according to insiders. Two former officers told MS NOW they were pushed out of their jobs and forced to retire early after questioning command decisions. The officers spoke on the condition of anonymity due to concerns that the Pentagon would retaliate against them and try to strip them of their retirement pensions. The White House told the Daily Beast in a statement, “People who lie to liberal outlets like MS NOW obviously cannot be trusted with high-stakes national security roles at the Pentagon.” Over the past year-and-a-half, Hegseth has fired or sidelined nearly three dozen general officers and admirals and blocked the promotion of 40 senior colonels or Navy captains selected for flag rank, a pace widely described as unprecedented. Targets have included women, people of color, judge advocate generals and officers tied to events Hegseth believes were mishandled. Most recently, Gen. Christopher Donahue, the top Army commander for Europe and Africa and a widely respected former Delta Force leader, abruptly relinquished his role. Donahue is best known as the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal, which Hegseth has repeatedly blasted as “chaotic,” “disastrous” and a “humiliating retreat.” His exit follows a string of similar departures, including Navy Secretary John Phelan, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, and Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the military’s representative to NATO, who was dismissed over what the Pentagon called “a loss of confidence in her ability to lead.” The departures have become known as the “Pentagon purge,” which Hegseth outlined in a May 2025 memo ordering senior leadership to slash the number of flag and general officers across the forces, saying the goal was to “streamline leadership.” Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez pushed back on the criticism, saying, “Not a single general officer or flag officer has been fired raising concerns about any issue. That charge is completely false. If they believe what they’re saying to be true, then they should put their names on their statements on the record.” One of the former officers who spoke to MS NOW called it hypocritical for Hegseth to claim he wants to focus on warfighters while removing someone like Donahue, who commanded the Army’s Delta Force. Hegseth “is intimidated by people who have real warfighting background and don’t just talk about the warrior ethos,” the officer said, adding, “I think he just can’t stand people around who will call him on his bulls--t.” Hegseth served as an Army National Guard infantry officer. Another former officer said the firings aren’t about reform at all, but about consolidating power, pointing to a September speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico where Hegseth issued a 10-point list of reforms aimed at “restoring a warrior ethos.” “What he was trying to do was establish primacy over the armed forces in a public way,” the officer said. “‘We can get the most senior people in the military to do exactly what we’re going to tell them to do.’” It comes after Hegseth effectively declared a war on women in the Armed Forces. The New York Times reported earlier this month that Hegseth, in a “highly unusual move,” defied the recommendation of a promotion board comprised of senior admirals to block seven people from achieving two-star admiral rank. Five were women or people of color, The New York Times reported, citing Pentagon sources. This is the first time in a decade that no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseth-purge-victims-expose-petty-reason-they-were-ousted/? ps:We all know that and anyone that says they didn't are lying to themselves!!