Wrongthink & Conversion

August 4th, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Dominic & John Vianney!

President Donald Trump yesterday said negotiations are underway to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Iran is being given “every last chance before decapitation.” USCCB international justice chairman Bishop A. Elias Zaidan issued a statement saying the U.S.-led roadmap accepted by Hamas could mark a major step toward peace. New York City officials are considering a “library card-esque system” to make sure only city residents get access to government-run discounted grocery stores. That resulted in widespread accusations of hypocrisy. Trump established a Military Spouse Commission to recommend policies addressing military families’ struggles with housing, child care, healthcare, education, employment, and long deployments. A Pew survey found high concern among registered voters for economic issues, especially affordability. Democrats also lead the generic ballot, and their voters report considerably greater midterm engagement than Republicans. Former Biden White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha revealed on CNN that he believes COVID-19 was likely caused by a lab leak. That’s a change from the initial beliefs he held and proclaimed when first entering the Biden administration.

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong faces renewed criticism for a resurfaced and since-deleted 2020 post in which she said, “Cancel Thanksgiving,” calling the holiday “colonialism” and the “original superspreader event” that killed “indigenous folx [sic] and women.” Israeli police arrested an active-duty IDF soldier on leave and seized his weapon after a Palestinian child was shot in the West Bank. Later reports indicate the boy survived. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the planned $1.8 billion fund for victims of past political persecution after Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block his confirmation. Brad Brandon, the founder of the group Across Nigeria, called 2026’s wave of anti-Christian violence “the worst that I have ever seen it,” reporting nearly daily attacks and about 570 widows now in his ministry’s care. He urged the faithful in the U.S. to “pray for the persecuted” and speak out. 

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