Bill Maher Tells Mike Tyson what he Doesn't like about Islam. Bill Maher: “You’re a Muslim. Is the whole family Muslim?” Mike Tyson: “It’s my wife and my kids. They have to choose what they want to be.” Bill Maher: “And you’re okay with that?” Mike Tyson: “Absolutely.” Bill Maher: “That is not a point of view that’s even allowed in many Muslim countries around the world. There is one religion, it is Islam, and they’re not big on, ‘Hey, you know what? Let’s agree to disagree.’” Mike Tyson: “But listen, I’m not Allah.” Bill Maher: “I know. I’m just saying that’s something you’re allowed to do here as an American Muslim.” Mike Tyson: “I learned from experience. I’m not going to stop that growth from something that my growth is extending with. I’ve grown with it, but that’s not their growth.” Bill Maher: “I’m just pointing out that this enlightened point of view is not found uniformly around the world.” Mike Tyson: “You’d be surprised how many Muslims want to come in that think the way we think.” Bill Maher: “I’m not surprised. And women who don’t want to wear the you know, whatever the thing that looks like a cover of a motorboat.” Mike Tyson: “Well, some people are more modest. I wish I had the dignity to be that modest.” Bill Maher: “Modest? Why do you say that?” Mike Tyson: “Because they believe in covering themselves, and I’m like, you said I gotta be I don’t have much money. I gotta be in this cheap-ass plane with all these people and talking to these people.” Bill Maher: “One thing is modesty. Completely covering a woman so you don’t see any of her is different. This isn’t modest. That’s pathological.” Mike Tyson: “Suppose she’s happy with that.” Bill Maher: “She’s not. Oh my God, she’s not happy with it. I mean, you can brainwash someone into liking anything.”

Mehdi hassan confronts joe walsh over his double standard on genocide in ukraine and gaza Mehdi Hassan: You’ve called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a genocide, but criticized people for using that same word about Gaza. Why is Ukraine a genocide, but Gaza isn’t? Joe Walsh: I think it comes down to motive and intent. Putin is trying to kill Ukrainian civilians and has been kidnapping Ukrainian children. I don’t think that’s Israel’s intent. Mehdi: Even though Israeli government members have made far more genocidal statements than Putin has? Joe Walsh: There are extreme members of Israel’s government. Mehdi: A senior member of Netanyahu’s party called Palestinian civilians “subhuman” and said the women and children should be separated so the men could be killed. That’s language I haven’t even heard Putin use. Joe Walsh: I condemn that statement, but it’s a minority view in Israel. Mehdi: Netanyahu himself referred to Amalek. In the Bible, that meant killing men, women and children. I haven’t heard Putin say that about Ukraine. Joe Walsh: I can find extreme statements made by members of Israel’s government. Mehdi: But you accept those statements as evidence when it comes to Russia. Why not when it comes to Israel? That’s why Israel is facing proceedings at the International Court of Justice, and why some leading Holocaust scholars have called it genocide. Joe Walsh: If Israel wanted to exterminate the Palestinian people, it could have done it in three months. That’s the worst argument you’ve ever made. MY TAKE: The argument comes down to one question: if intent matters when judging Russia’s actions in Ukraine, shouldn’t the same standard apply to Israel’s actions in Gaza?

I loaned a friend $500 a couple months ago. He told me things were tight and promised he’d pay me back when he got paid. No problem. I wasn’t in a hurry. A few weeks went by and he never mentioned it. Then this weekend I saw him posting pictures from a concert. Nice seats. Dinner beforehand. Drinks afterward. The next day he texts me like everything is normal. Now I’m sitting here thinking, I obviously wasn’t expecting him to stop living his life until he paid me back. But if you owe somebody money, shouldn’t paying them back come before $200 concert tickets? Do I say something or leave it alone?

“You voted for Trump last time. You voting for him again?” “Honestly, I don’t know yet.” “What changed?” “Nothing changed. That’s the problem. My rent went up, groceries are still expensive, and I’m working the same hours.” “But didn’t he promise things would get better?” “He did. I just want to know when I’m supposed to start feeling it in my own pocket.”

Stephen A. Smith reveals he challenged Trump over Iran, new wars and his claim to be the greatest president ever Ana: You were at that dinner with Trump. Did you push back when he talked about socialism and communism having no place in American government, despite his dealings with Russia, China and Venezuela? Stephen A. Smith: I pushed back when he brought up Venezuela, Ukraine and Iran. I said, “You said there were going to be no new wars, but then there was a war. You bombed them, said they were obliterated, then came back and bombed them again.” I also questioned the changing timelines, from four weeks to four months to seven months, before being told to wait until after the midterms. Then he talked about bringing trillions of dollars into the country. I asked him, “Where is it?” He said, “You’ll see. Wait for it.” I said, “Really? That’s all you’ve got to say?” He replied, “I’m the greatest president who’s ever lived.” Ana: And you think he believed that? Stephen A. Smith: He absolutely, positively believes he is the greatest president. My opinion: Smith says he challenged Trump directly, questioning his promises on war, his claims about economic gains and his confidence in his own presidency.

Trans Widow Reveals the Devastating Impact Her Marriage and Divorce Had on Her Family — Michael Knowles Reacts Michael Knowles: Has anyone ever said the key to a happy marriage is deception, not knowing where your spouse is, and the pursuit of bizarre sexual fetishes that make the other person uncomfortable? Has anyone ever in history said that, until five minutes ago? Tracy Shannon: This was in 1998. Apparently, this therapist taught a class for many years in Houston about how to have a long and lasting relationship. She also told me I must be a lesbian because I had fallen in love with a man who had this so-called inner feminine side. I didn’t know anything about that, except that he borrowed my bra on a business trip, or I caught him applying nails or shaving a couple of times. I didn’t buy into the idea that he had an inner female side he needed to express to relax. For that, I was close-minded and must be a lesbian because I fell in love with him and married him. Michael Knowles: There is so much to unpack, even in the premise of what a lesbian would be. But you gave a simpler explanation earlier. You say you walked in on your husband cross-dressing and that he was aroused. You say he blamed you for this. Now, people would say he’s secretly a woman. But it would appear to me that you got the answer: it’s a sexual fetish. He was aroused by the thought of being a woman or wearing women’s clothing. It’s a kind of base sexual desire. Tracy Shannon: Right. I always felt instinctively that it was a type of infidelity. There was this elusive other woman he was creating to spend time alone with, and it was hampering our intimacy in our marriage. But it’s even worse. This particular therapist you asked about? She’s now written a book to help parents transition their children. Michael Knowles: You’ve gone through this personally and with such trauma. You go to counseling, and this woman takes your husband’s side and says you have to be open-minded and let him go out dressed in high heels, have his own PO box, and basically choose his sexual fetish over your marriage. Then what? Tracy Shannon: It’s worse than that. She actually wrote him the letter to transition while we were married. We were married for 15 years, and this happened in the fourth year. He then got on hormone therapy and started to develop little breasts while we were married. I was told the breast development was because he was taking OCD medication to help him not want to cross-dress. I felt sorry for him. He was developing breast buds that embarrassed him, and he would wear a T-shirt when we went to the public swimming pool with our kids. I was trying to be a loving wife. I feel very deceived that he was having this lesbian fantasy and growing these breasts while we were married and having intimate relations. I think that totally undermines the idea of consent that is so popularized by the left, especially when they’re talking about our kids. x.com/_jeffery0/status/21147…

50 Cent reveals why he will NEVER forget what Eminem did for his career. 50 Cent says Eminem was the reason he got his opportunity in the music industry, which is why he never saw him as competition or tried to outshine him. But things got personal when Ja Rule made comments about Eminem’s daughter, Hailie. While others might have handled the situation differently, 50 Cent recalled staying in the studio with his crew in Detroit and recording Automatic Gunfire over the weekend. When Eminem returned and heard what they had recorded, he was shocked by how much work 50 had completed. 50 Cent’s message is clear, never forget the person who opened the door for you. In an industry where everyone is competing for the top spot, is loyalty like this rare, or should artists never forget who gave them their first opportunity?

You ever grab a shopping cart and one of the wheels has that flat spot? Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. The faster you walk, the faster it gets. Now you’re pushing this thing through the store sounding like somebody put a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle. And of course by the time you realize how bad it is, you’ve already committed. Now you’re halfway through the store pushing a cart that sounds like it needs a pit crew.

Enes Kanter Freedom Declares for the WNBA Draft to Challenge Its Gender Rules Piers Morgan: I laughed out loud at the spectacle of you being harangued by female basketball stars simply because you wore a shirt saying what a woman is. What motivated you to step into such a toxic debate? Enes Kanter Freedom: I love the game and watch a lot of WNBA games. Around May, I saw Gabby Williams give an interview saying she had no problem with a trans athlete playing on her team or against her. Then players, coaches, and the league itself were saying they had no problem with biological males playing in the WNBA. I thought, “Enough is enough. If you guys have no problem with it, I’m declaring for the draft.” I read the collective bargaining agreement beforehand. Article 13, Section 1(a), says that if you identify as a woman, you’re allowed to play. There’s no rule against it. I simply declared for the draft, and now the whole world is mad at me. Piers Morgan: They’re not respecting your right to identify as a woman, even though they demand that anybody else who does it be respected. The UN reported in 2024 that nearly 1,000 women and girls across different levels of sport had been deprived of medals by transgender athletes. Biological males have physiological advantages, which is why we separate men and women in sports. I don’t understand why women like Megan Rapinoe attacked you as a grifter for supposedly protecting women, when it seems to me you’re defending their rights to fairness, equality, and safety. Enes Kanter Freedom: I’m probably the tallest women’s rights activist in the world right now. But this isn’t a left-or-right issue. It’s common sense, and I’m following their rules. I’m not a difficult person or a troublemaker. I’m a peacemaker. If tomorrow the WNBA adds the word “biological” next to “woman” in its collective bargaining agreement, I’ll walk into the sunset, and they’ll never hear from me again. But if they don’t, I’m eligible to play because I can identify as a woman and compete in their league. All these coaches and players have supported the idea, yet when a man wants to identify as a woman, suddenly he’s getting hate. Who are they to judge whose journey is real? I want to play basketball, and if they introduce another rule against it, I’ll follow it immediately.

Michael Knowles Questions a Trans Widow About Her Marriage — Her Story Takes a Shocking Turn Michael Knowles: Has anyone ever said the key to a happy marriage is deception, not knowing where your spouse is, and the pursuit of bizarre sexual fetishes that make the other person uncomfortable? Has anyone ever in history said that, until five minutes ago? Tracy Shannon: This was in 1998. Apparently, this therapist taught a class for many years in Houston about how to have a long and lasting relationship. She also told me I must be a lesbian because I had fallen in love with a man who had this so-called inner feminine side. I didn’t know anything about that, except that he borrowed my bra on a business trip, or I caught him applying nails or shaving a couple of times. I didn’t buy into the idea that he had an inner female side he needed to express to relax. For that, I was close-minded and must be a lesbian because I fell in love with him and married him. Michael Knowles: There is so much to unpack, even in the premise of what a lesbian would be. But you gave a simpler explanation earlier. You say you walked in on your husband cross-dressing and that he was aroused. You say he blamed you for this. Now, people would say he’s secretly a woman. But it would appear to me that you got the answer: it’s a sexual fetish. He was aroused by the thought of being a woman or wearing women’s clothing. It’s a kind of base sexual desire. Tracy Shannon: Right. I always felt instinctively that it was a type of infidelity. There was this elusive other woman he was creating to spend time alone with, and it was hampering our intimacy in our marriage. But it’s even worse. This particular therapist you asked about? She’s now written a book to help parents transition their children. Michael Knowles: You’ve gone through this personally and with such trauma. You go to counseling, and this woman takes your husband’s side and says you have to be open-minded and let him go out dressed in high heels, have his own PO box, and basically choose his sexual fetish over your marriage. Then what? Tracy Shannon: It’s worse than that. She actually wrote him the letter to transition while we were married. We were married for 15 years, and this happened in the fourth year. He then got on hormone therapy and started to develop little breasts while we were married. I was told the breast development was because he was taking OCD medication to help him not want to cross-dress. I felt sorry for him. He was developing breast buds that embarrassed him, and he would wear a T-shirt when we went to the public swimming pool with our kids. I was trying to be a loving wife. I feel very deceived that he was having this lesbian fantasy and growing these breasts while we were married and having intimate relations. I think that totally undermines the idea of consent that is so popularized by the left, especially when they’re talking about our kids.

“How much do you make working as a mechanic in Wyoming?” “About $27 an hour.” “That’s not bad. Do you have a 401(k)?” “Yeah, I contribute every paycheck because I don’t want to work forever.” “So you’re saving for retirement while paying rent, buying groceries, and keeping your car running?” “Exactly. And if I increase my 401(k) contributions, my take-home pay gets even smaller.” “So you’re trying to prepare for retirement without struggling to survive right now?” “Pretty much. Everybody tells you to save for the future, but nobody talks about how expensive it is to make it to the future.”

Good Sunday X 🙏 This week, instead of continuing with the next movement in the Chen-style Hunyuan 48 form, I wanted to take a break from the form itself and talk about something just as important. If you want to develop the internal side of Tai Chi, it is not enough to only learn the movements. You also have to understand how to build the structure, breathing, relaxation, awareness and connection that make those movements work from the inside. Standing meditation can look like the simplest part of Tai Chi. You’re just standing there. But internally, a lot is happening. Embracing Tree, or Zhan Zhuang, teaches you to find structure without stiffness. The crown gently lifts, the shoulders and elbows release, the chest stays relaxed, the kua softens, the knees remain comfortably bent, and the weight settles evenly through the feet. Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang placed enormous importance on standing practice. He taught that the principles developed while standing should eventually be present inside the moving form. The stillness gives you time to feel where you are holding unnecessary tension, where your structure breaks, and whether the body is actually connected from the ground up. Breathing is just as important. Feng emphasized that the breath should remain natural and never be forced or held. As the body becomes quieter, the breath can become longer, softer and finer. I like to think of it as breathing a strand of silk. The inhale is so fine and quiet that you could imagine drawing in a single strand without breaking it. The exhale leaves the same way, smooth, delicate and continuous. No gulping for air. No pushing the breath out. Nothing forced. The mind settles lightly around the lower dantian while the body relaxes without collapsing. Over time, that stillness begins to show up when you move. The structure you discovered while standing remains during the form. The breath stays quiet. The body becomes more connected, and the movements begin to come from the inside instead of simply being shapes made with the arms and legs. Feng taught, “练拳就是练桩功，练桩功就是练拳.” Practicing the form is practicing standing. Practicing standing is practicing the form. That is why standing meditation is not something separate from Tai Chi. It is part of the foundation that makes the moving form come alive.

“Why did your paycheck look smaller this month?” “They took out taxes.” “Don’t you pay taxes every month?” “Yeah, but I got a raise, so more money came out.” “So you worked harder, got paid more, and still feel like you’re barely getting ahead?” “Exactly. And then I still have rent, groceries, car insurance, and bills to pay.” “How is someone supposed to save money like this?”