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McIlroy lashes out at DeChambeau for ‘holding the Open hostage’ over penalty row

‘I won’t defend Bryson – I’m not fond of him’
Masters champion says rival’s actions ‘not a good look’

Rory McIlroy has accused a “performative” Bryson DeChambeau of “holding the tournament hostage” after the incredible scenes which marked the end of the American’s second round at the Open.

DeChambeau’s antics were matched in noteworthy terms by the scathing sentiment of McIlroy on Saturday. “I won’t pretend to be up here and defend Bryson,” said McIlroy. “I’m not particularly fond of him.”

2026-07-18 16:29:39

Burnham risks Labour backlash if he reverses ban on new oil and gas drilling

Party manifesto pledged to honour existing North Sea exploration licences but not issue new ones

Andy Burnham risks his first confrontation with Labour MPs if he announces new oil and gas drilling licences when he becomes prime minister, insiders have warned.

Speculation is rife that Burnham will announce some new plans for drilling in the North Sea after he is installed in Downing Street on Monday.

2026-07-18 16:26:38

Iran attacks US allies in Middle East as renewed conflict enters second week

Kuwait says civilian sites and infrastructure targeted, Jordan downs missiles and sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran responds to US strikes

Iran launched a wave of attacks against US allies in the Middle East, as the renewal of US strikes on Iran entered a second week and fighting escalated over the strait of Hormuz.

Kuwait has accused Iran of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, such as a power and water desalination plant. Kuwait, which is extremely arid, relies on desalinated water for about 90% of its drinking water.

2026-07-18 16:24:53

North Dakota men who discover they were switched as newborns sue hospital

Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison uncovered the truth after Bylin received an at-home DNA test as a Christmas gift

A DNA discovery has led two families to accuse a North Dakota hospital of changing the course of their lives after learning two newborns were allegedly switched at birth nearly four decades ago.

Kyle Bylin uncovered the truth after receiving an at-home DNA test during a Christmas gift exchange. The test connected him with his biological aunt through a genealogy platform, prompting her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, to take his own DNA test. The results confirmed the two men had been raised by each other’s biological families.

2026-07-18 16:23:09

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2026-07-18 16:23:00

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It's more important to them than literally anything else.

Mediocre Racist White Men Will Never Abandon Their Racism. "It's more important to them than literally anything else, including their lives and the lives of their children. [...] They know the culture war stuff is bullshit. Obama's tan suit? Hunter Biden's laptop? Hillary's secret pedophile sex dungeon? [...] But a lot of that is performative nonsense. It's an act. It's a show of fealty to their tribe. It tells them that they belong and gives them permission to hate and oppress the people they fear."

I was going to write this post off as a rant, but it makes several specific points to the never-ending waffling of "do they really believe their own conspiracy theories?" Liberals misunderstand conservatives and think that if only they had accurate information, most of them would become liberal. (This is described further in The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish.) This approach doesn't bring together big tent coalitions; it hampers real political victories. Here's how many votes Trump got in each election: 2016: 62.9 million 2020: 74.2 million 2024: 77.3 million

2026-07-18 16:21:27