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Foreign. Here you are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, Bill. It is Friday, May 8, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. The lead increases, virus update, Disney cruise busted and March Madness getting more mad. It's all coming up. Then. Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, beautiful scene at the Tennessee State Capitol where lawmakers passed new congressional maps. The big change in Tennessee is Memphis, which for 20 years has been represented by white guy Steve Cohen. But that's over now. Protesters were in the balcony blasting air horns and blowing whistles, but that did not stop the Republicans in Tennessee. Not to be outdone, in Alabama, there weren't as many protesters there, but there were sirens going off. They were tornado sirens. Didn't stop those Republicans either. Maybe The Republicans in D.C. will learn something about how to get stuff done. South Carolina passed their new maps as well. So right now, assuming that the Virginia Supreme Court does not approve the most recent ballot measure, which it looks like they won't, then at the end of this redistricting war, Republicans may come out ahead by 11 seats. Hantavirus update. So far, three people who were aboard the ship are known to have died from the virus. More than 100 passengers remain on the ship. Health officials in multiple states of our country say they are monitoring some passengers who have returned to America after being aboard the ship. There were 17 US citizens on that cruise. Spain is preparing for evacuation of the ship. The head of Spain's emergency services said they will arrive at a completely isolated Corndoff area. They will board vehicles that are isolated and under guard. They will proceed to a section of the airport that will be completely cordoned off. They will board the aircraft and depart. I'm saying this so that the people of the Canary Islands, the men and women living there, can be rest assured that there will be absolutely no possibility of contact at any time. That's great for the Canary Islands, but everyone's just being sent everywhere else. Speaking of cruises, Homeland Security arrested 28 staffers on a Disney cruise docked in San Diego as part of an ongoing child sexual exploitation material enforcement operation. 26 of the employees were from the Philippines, one from Portugal, one from Indonesia. The NCAA has announced they are increasing March Madness from the once 64 team, now 68 teams, to 76 teams. They're adding eight extra games. So now 12 games from 24 teams in the week before the tournament starts. Those 12 winning teams will then be entered into the 64 team bracket that starts on Thursday. Most of these eight new slots will go to teams in the major conferences. A lot of money at stake here. The conferences make $350,000 for every team in their conference that wins per game. So the Big Ten got $70 million because Michigan and UCLA won the men's and women's tournaments. I'm Mike Slater from politics by faith. YouTube.com OlyticsByFaith Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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He was clear and authoritative about the Iran conflict, believing the terrorist state's economy in big trouble. Hope he's right. On Thursday, Rubio has an official meeting with Pope Leo, who has emerged as a problem for the Trump administration. Because the pope is a spiritual missionary, he's not going to explain geopolitics to anyone. That frustrates President Trump, who believes the pontiff does not understand world conflict, specifically the nuclear danger from Iran. Mr. Trump fervently thinks that he is saving lives by neutralizing Iran. Apparently, the pope does not share that vision. Or maybe I'm being unfair. He might agree, but he's certainly not speaking up. So it could happen that Secretary Rubio will bring the men together. Rubio's Catholic respects the church. That's a good start. I believe there is room for detente here. Many don't care, but America needs supporters right now. Pope Leo softening on the danger of Iran would help this country. Let's pray that Marco can pull it off. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it you can reach me bill@billorilly.com billorilly.com name in town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Mark concierge. Remember Bill, you're right on Comey always was a poltroon. I'll agree with that. I put it in writing. He deserves all the grief that will come his way. I'm feeling sorry for James. I'm not. Dr. Gerald Chelikoff, Brookline, Massachusetts Bill Watcher Every night Both my well educated, non fanatical sisters as well as every Democrat I know in Boston believe that all Trump assassination attempts were staged. These people are not going to change their point of view. Do you have friends like that? No. And the reason I don't, Dr. Is because you got to be delusional to think that I was there. Okay? I mean no conspiracy. The guy was in loon and he ran down the stairs and did what he did. If I come across, even if they're good people and they're nice and everything, if they're delusional. But I know you got to deal with yours, so I would do with humor. Tony Micaletto, Moorcroft, Wyoming Love the hats. This is the 250 hats. We'll get into them in a moment. Isn't it strange a few years ago Roseanne Barr was fired from ABC for remarks she made about someone in Obama's circle. But Kimmel's allowed to stay. There's more to it though. The Roseanne Barr thing was racist. There's a big tinge of racism in that. So it was Valerie Jarrett you're referring to, and you can't do that. Paul Schneider, Cincinnati I begun reading Killing Kennedy written in 2012. Boy, it doesn't seem like that far away. I've been having evidence uncovered since then. It would be important to know. No, what we have in Killing Kennedy stands in a moment. Something you might not know. Starting a new business can be terrifying, but it helps when you have a partner like Shopify on your side. Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of businesses and 10% of all E commerce in the USA. From household names like Heinz to brands just getting started. Shopify lets you easily create email social media campaigns. Serves as your commerce expert with world class expertise from managing inventory to international shipping to processing returns and more. It is time to turn those what ifs into with Shopify Today. Sign up for your $1 per month trial at shopify.combill please go to shopify.combill shopify.combill now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 81 years ago today, Nazi Germany formally surrendered to the Allies. The the war in Europe was finally over. Here's how Hitler's regime went down. Four years earlier, Germany, Italy and Japan declared war against the United States. Said Hitler at the time. After victory has been achieved, the Axis powers will continue in closest cooperation with a view to establishing a new and just world order. Unquote. Well, Adolf was wrong. Here's what eventually happened. Chaos ensued. 28 countries stretching from Great Britain to Russia, Sicily to Sweden. The conflict encompassed 3 million square miles of territory. By World War II's end, Italy would lose 500,000 soldiers and civilians and then had to pay out $360 million in reparations to the Allies. Fascism was squashed. Mussolini executed, his body hung upside down at a gas station. Milan, touring Rome, all in ruins. Even the Vatican was hit in the air raids. Hitler's Germany, controlling more than 20 different countries at its height, would lose it all, including 7 million lives, 23 billion in reparations paid to the Allies, and thousands of technology patents seized by US Agents to help fight the looming Cold War. In total, anywhere from 15 to 25 million people perished in Europe. More than twice as many than died in World War I won. World War II was the most destructive event in history. 4% of the world's population wiped out. 80 million died in Europe and the Far East. 6 million Jews killed in concentration camps. And here's something else you might not know. The final battle in Europe took place in Yugoslavia. There, fighters fought against the independent state of of Croatia, a puppet regime installed by the Nazis. The final shots of that battle fired on May 25, two weeks after Germany's official surrender. Back in a moment.
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Hey, this is Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. I would love for you to listen. We take the news of the day and we run it through the Bible. What does the Bible have to say about this? Because. Because there's nothing new under the sun. Read the headlines. Everything's all crazy. World's coming to an end. It's all in the Bible. And after every episode, hopefully you leave with a proper perspective and a biblical piece. Please join us wherever you listen to podcasts and we also have a YouTube page as well.
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