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El músico australiano Nick Cave reveló que nunca ha conocido personalmente a Morrissey, y atribuyó su aprecio por el exlíder de The Smiths a esa distancia, describiéndolo como “indudablemente una figura compleja y divisiva, alguien que disfruta molestar a la gente”. En una reciente respuesta a un fan en su plataforma Red Hand Files, Cave explicó que, aunque reconoce el talento de Morrissey y lo considera “probablemente el mejor letrista de su generación”, rechazó una invitación para colaborar en una nueva canción, calificando la letra como ‘una diatriba anti-woke innecesariamente provocadora y un poco tonta’.
La negativa de Nick Cave a participar en el tema propuesto por Morrissey se debió tanto al contenido lírico como a su postura personal sobre la relación entre música y política. Cave detalló que, aunque en cierto nivel podía compartir el sentimiento detrás de la canción, no era algo que le interesara. “Intento mantener la política, sea cultural o de otro tipo, fuera de la música en la que participo. Siento que tiene un efecto disminuyente y es antitético a lo que intento lograr”, escribió Cave en su sitio.
Según el diario inglés The Guardian, la canción enviada por Morrissey incluía, además, “una larga e irrelevante introducción de bouzouki griego”, lo que sumó a las razones de Cave para declinar la colaboración. A pesar de la negativa, Cave elogió la capacidad lírica de Morrissey, describiéndolo como “el más extraño, divertido, sofisticado y sutil” de su generación.

En años recientes, Nick Cave ha manifestado opiniones críticas sobre ciertos aspectos de la cultura “woke” y la llamada “cancel culture”. En 2019, expresó: “Independientemente de las intenciones virtuosas de muchos temas woke, me provoca rechazo la falta de humildad y la seguridad paternalista y doctrinal de sus afirmaciones”. Un año después, calificó la cultura de la cancelación como “una mala religión descontrolada”.
Durante una entrevista en 2024 con The Observer, Nick Cave matizó su postura, afirmando que apoya la justicia social, pero no está de acuerdo con los métodos empleados para alcanzarla, como silenciar o cancelar personas. “Falta misericordia, falta perdón. Esto va en contra de lo que creo fundamentalmente a nivel espiritual”, explicó. Cave también señaló que el término “woke” se ha vuelto difícil de discutir debido a su apropiación por sectores de derecha, lo que ha polarizado el debate.

En su interacción con los seguidores, Nick Cave reflexionó sobre el poder de la música para llenar el vacío existencial humano, describiendo ese sentimiento como “la esencia de ser humano… una sensación de incompletitud, de abandono, de que algo falta”. Cave sostuvo: “Nos sentimos completos cuando escuchamos música que amamos, mientras nos guía hacia la bondad de las cosas”. Añadió que la música de Morrissey, a pesar de su tono a veces cínico o desencantado, cumple precisamente esa función: “nos conduce hacia lo verdadero”.
En otra respuesta a sus seguidores, Cave mencionó que actualmente escucha a la banda neoyorquina de punk-funk YHWH Nailgun, cuyo álbum debut 45 Pounds ha recibido elogios como uno de los mejores del año. Sobre ellos, Cave escribió: “A su manera purificadora, hacen todo lo anterior, señalándonos el cielo al ir hasta el fondo. Completamente asombrosos”.

Desde 2018, Nick Cave utiliza su plataforma Red Hand Files para comunicarse directamente con sus fans. En palabras del propio Cave, el sitio ha evolucionado hasta convertirse en “un extraño ejercicio de vulnerabilidad y transparencia comunitaria”.
Actualmente, Nick Cave se encuentra realizando una gira en solitario por Europa, que finalizará en Luxemburgo en septiembre. Su álbum más reciente junto a The Bad Seeds, titulado Wild God, salió al mercado en marzo de 2024.
Por su parte, Morrissey no ha lanzado un nuevo álbum desde I Am Not a Dog on a Chain en 2020. Y recientemente ha declarado que su siguiente trabajo, Bonfire of Teenagers, fue “censurado” y no pudo publicarse debido a lo que él denominó “cultura idiota”, tras su salida de la discográfica estadounidense Capitol en 2022. Este año realizará una gira por América latina, con fechas confirmadas en Ciudad de México (31 de octubre), Guadalajara (4 de noviembre), Buenos Aires (8 de noviembre), San Pablo (12 de noviembre), Santiago de Chile (16 de noviembre) y Lima (20 de noviembre).
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Congressman calls on Noem, Dr. Oz with plan to ‘swiftly remove’ 1.4 million illegal migrants on Medicaid

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Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, sent letters to two key agency heads with a plan to «swiftly» remove roughly 1.4 million illegal immigrants currently receiving Medicaid in the US.
«While Democrats in Congress continue to peddle falsehoods and fear-mongering over so-called ‘Medicaid cuts,’ they conveniently ignore a staggering truth: over 1.4 million illegal aliens are receiving Medicaid benefits, an unsustainable burden on the American taxpayer,» Hunt told Fox News Digital.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz were both recipients of Rep. Hunt’s letter this week, which proposed a task force to «identify» and remove the illegal migrants on Medicaid.
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«I’ve formally requested the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a task force to identify those unlawfully exploiting our healthcare system and ensure they are swiftly removed from our country,» Hunt added.
The Texas Congressman’s comments come as President Donald Trump’s «One Big Beautiful Bill,» which includes a provision stripping illegal migrants from taxpayer-funded healthcare, faces last-minute changes in the Senate.
Fox News Digital obtained a document from the Congressional Budget Office sent to two GOP committee chairmen this week with information regarding the «One Big Beautiful Bill» that reads:
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«About 1.4 million would be people who do not meet citizenship and immigration status requirements for Medicaid enrollment but who would be covered under current law in programs funded by the states.»

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks along Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Senate Republicans discussed progress with consideration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s «The One Big Beautiful Bill» budget and tax reconciliation bill. (Getty Images)
On Thursday, the Senate Parliamentarian moved to strike out current language in the legislation that would exclude illegal immigrants from Medicaid eligibility, but sources close to negotiations tell Fox News Digital that those portions of the bill are actively being re-drafted in an attempt to ensure they are included in the final draft of the bill.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, also addressed the parliamentarian’s decision to remove the portions about Medicaid to reporters Thursday morning.
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«These are speed bumps along the way. We anticipated those and so we have contingency plans,» Thune explained. «Obviously, you have to adjust the timing and schedule a little bit, but we’re moving forward.»
Regardless of whether Medicaid is removed from the «One Big Beautiful Bill,» Congressman Hunt says that being able to identify the free healthcare-receiving illegal migrants alone is enough reason to remove them from the US.

Newly sworn in Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oz spoke of a desire to provide America access to great care while reducing chronic disease and modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. (Andrew Harnik)
«Through coordinated efforts between DHS and CMS, we can develop an effective approach to identify people based on financial data, residence, or medical records, and then take appropriate action against those violating our immigration laws,» Hunt’s letter to Noem and Dr. Oz reads.
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«We must protect American resources for American citizens. End of discussion.»
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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Belarusian dissident thanks Trump admin for his freedom, demands the UN act

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EXCLUSIVE — Belarusian dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski is free after spending more than five years as a political prisoner, and now he is calling for those still behind bars to be released.
In a video message played before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, Tsikhanouski makes a desperate plea for international intervention.
«I was tortured, I was held in solitary confinement, I was frozen. I wasn’t even given a pen to write a few words. For years, I didn’t receive a single letter, not even from my daughter. They filled my ears with lies and propaganda. They tried to convince me that everyone had forgotten me. What is happening in Belarusian prisons is not law enforcement. It is torture, abuse, and the destruction of human beings. People are literally being killed behind bars,» Tsikhanouski said in the video, which was provided to Fox News Digital by UN Watch.
Siarhei Tsikhanouski calls for international action in his video message to the United Nations.
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Tsikhanouski credited the international community — especially the Trump administration — for his release, which was secured after U.S. Special Envoy on Ukraine and Russia Gen. Keith Kellogg met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. In addition to Tsikhanouski, 13 other political prisoners were released through U.S. mediation.
The Belarusian dissident said in the video that he would not have made it out alive if it were not for «international solidarity» and «the efforts of the USA administration.»

Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski hugs his wife Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya after he was released from prison, in this screengrab taken from a social media video released on June 21, 2025. (Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya via X/via Reuters)
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In his first address as U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Nils Muižnieks warned that, since Jan. 2025, the human rights situation has «continued to deteriorate.» He also noted that authorities in Belarus have abused «highly problematic» legislation, including a prohibition on insulting the president or other public officials.
«Belarus has a very large number of people behind bars who should not be there, including opposition politicians, human rights defenders, journalists, independent trade union activists, environmental defenders and lawyers,» Muižnieks said before Tsikhanouski’s video was played. He also described the ill-treatment of prisoners by Belarusian authorities.
After the council heard Tsikhanouski’s message, Muižnieks said that the recently-freed dissident’s words «carry extra weight.»
Following his release, Tsikhanouski was reunited with his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and their children in Lithuania. Tsikhanouskaya is the exiled Belarusian opposition leader whom some countries recognize as the president-elect.
Tsikhanouskaya thanked President Donald Trump, Kellogg and the State Department for their efforts, which led to her husband’s freedom.
«My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart,» Tsikhanouskaya wrote on X. «We’re not done. 1,150 political prisoners remain behind bars. All must be released.»

Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a Belarusian opposition activist released from a prison by Belarusian authorities, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer joined the call to see the remaining 1,150 prisoners gain their freedom.
«Siarhei Tsikhanouski is a symbol of courage who paid a heavy price for daring to challenge Lukashenko’s dictatorship. United Nations Watch is honored to give him the floor at the UN Human Rights Council just days after his release from prison. His voice, silenced by the regime for more than five years as he was tortured in jail, now speaks for millions of Belarusians who continue to demand freedom and human rights,» Neuer told Fox News Digital.
Neuer said Tsikhanouski’s message to the U.N. was «a direct challenge to the regimes that continue to silence their critics.»

A freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski holds a photo of himself taken before he was held behind bars for more than five years. (Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya via X)
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Thursday, June 26, also marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Tsikhanouskaya wrote on X to mark the occasion and shared a photo illustrating the effects that five years in prison had on her husband.
«Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. My husband survived five years of isolation and cruelty in the Belarus regime’s prisons. Many others still endure it. If we had given up, Siarhei wouldn’t be free. That’s why we keep going—until everyone is home,» Tsikhanouskaya wrote.
According to NPR, Tsikhanouski lost more than 41% of his body weight. He went into prison weighing 298 pounds but weighed just 174 pounds when he was released on June 21.
In response to a request for comment on Tsikhanouski’s statement, UN Human Rights Council spokesperson Pascal Sim directed Fox News Digital to a recording of the hearing, particularly Muižnieks’ remarks.
The U.N. Human Rights Office also directed Fox News Digital to Muižnieks’ statement.
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