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  • China and the US have long collaborated in ‘open research.’ Some in Congress say that must change

    10/14/2025 10:07:44 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 5 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 8:01 PM CDT, October 13, 2025 | DIDI TANG and DAVID KLEPPER
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For many years, American and Chinese scholars worked shoulder to shoulder on cutting-edge technologies through open research, where findings are freely shared and accessible to all. But that openness, a long-standing practice celebrated for advancing knowledge, is raising alarms among some U.S. lawmakers. They are worried that China — now considered the most formidable challenger to American military dominance — is taking advantage of open research to catch up with the U.S. on military technology and even gain an edge. And they are calling for action.“For far too long, our adversaries have exploited American colleges and universities...
  • Hamas won’t give up arms or Gaza control — despite agreeing to Trump deal, spokesman says

    10/14/2025 9:19:23 AM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 49 replies
    New York Post ^ | Oct. 14, 2025 | Ronny Reyes
    Hamas appeared to renege on key demands of President Trump’s cease-fire deal just hours after the world celebrated the end of the Gaza war — with a top official saying the terror group will not give up its arms or control over the Gaza Strip. Spokesman Hazem Qassem claimed Monday that Hamas has no need to abide by every word of Trump’s 20-point peace plan, including calls for the terror group to lay down its arms. “We do not need to limit ourselves to the Israeli terms and definitions related to weapons,” Qassem told the Al-Arabiya news channel. “We will...
  • Lifelong Democrat Breaks Down Crying Live on Air as He Reveals His Thoughts on President Trump’s Historic Speech and the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal (AUDIO)

    10/13/2025 11:36:15 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 54 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | October 13, 2025 | Cullen Linebarger
    The historic agreement between Hamas and Israel, brokered by President Donald Trump, has unified Americans to the point that even Democrats are breaking down in tears praising the Peace President. As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported, Trump delivered remarks to The Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, this morning while most Americans were still asleep. Trump traveled to Israel after he helped broker a historic peace agreement between Hamas and Israel. Also on Monday, Hamas terrorists released 13 Israeli hostages back to Israel after two years of captivity. Trump told the members of the Knesset, “Today the skies are calm, the...
  • Here’s How Trump Forced Hamas to Accept Peace Deal

    10/13/2025 9:25:19 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 29 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 10/13/2025 | Matt Margolis
    Antony Blinken, Joe Biden’s former Secretary of State, tried to claim that the Biden administration deserved credit for the Israel-Hamas peace agreement, arguing that Donald Trump’s success wouldn’t have been possible without the groundwork that Biden’s team supposedly laid. That’s pure fantasy. Hamas surrendered because Trump backed it into a corner with decisive pressure, not because Biden’s diplomats pulled off some behind-the-scenes miracle.Hamas surrendered its last living hostages, giving up the only leverage it had left in this mess they started two years ago. This wasn't some breakthrough negotiation. It was a complete capitulation, and Hamas knew it was their...
  • Trump Is The Best Statesman Of Our Time Because He’s A Realist

    10/13/2025 9:43:32 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 15 replies
    The Federalist ^ | 10/13/2025 | Kristen Ziccarelli and Joshua Treviño
    If we are to properly set the conditions for a civilizational rebirth, we must accept that realistic rhetoric is the statecraft needed for renewal.Last week, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had signed off on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan — one of the most significant diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East in years. For our nation and the world, this was a moment of rare convergence, of both clarity and action. While much of the world has grown accustomed to the language of stalemate and moral equivocation, Trump’s foreign policy achievements underscore a deeper...
  • WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks to the Israeli Knesset amid historic peace deal with Hamas

    10/13/2025 3:21:55 AM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 30 replies
    YouTube ^ | 10/13/2025 | Fox News
    President Donald Trump addresses Israel’s Knesset in a historic moment following the groundbreaking Israel–Hamas peace deal. Trump is expected to speak about the first phase of the U.S.-brokered agreement before heading to Egypt to attend a Middle East peace ceremony.
  • Israelis honour Trump as hostages return home two years after their capture

    10/12/2025 4:17:16 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 37 replies
    Reuters.com ^ | October 12, 20255:59 PM CDT | Alexander Cornwell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi
    Summary Trump to address Israeli parliament amid fragile ceasefire Gaza captives to return, Palestinian prisoners to go free Summit in Egypt may seek global peace commitments "The war is over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he began his flight from Washington to Israel. Asked about prospects for the region, he said: "I think it's going to normalize."The U.N. said humanitarian aid was ramping up, with cooking gas entering for the first time since March and expanded food and medical deliveries.A LASTING PEACE SEEMS DISTANTThe truce and the exchange of both hostages and prisoners offered a glimmer of...
  • Israel expects hostages to be freed from Gaza ‘in a few hours’ as ceasefire holds

    10/12/2025 10:44:35 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 3 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 12:40 PM CDT, October 12, 2025 | SAMY MAGDY, SARAH EL DEEB and MELANIE LIDMAN
    CAIRO (AP) — Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday in its breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and a surge of aid into the famine-stricken territory.“In a few hours, we will all be reunited,” Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, said in a statement.U.S. President Donald Trump planned to leave later in the day to visit Israel and Egypt to celebrate the ceasefire announced last week that offered hope for an end...
  • Release of hostages to begin at 8 a.m., says Hamas, Herzog awards Trump medal of honor (10pm Pacific/ 1am Eastern) -- Live Updates

    10/12/2025 9:14:02 PM PDT · by UnwashedPeasant · 35 replies
    Hamas tells Red Cross that release of hostages will begin at 8:00 a.m. (10pm Pacific/ 1am Eastern). The report also mentioned that a technical meeting was held last night between Hamas and the Red Cross team to arrange the handover. Herzog to give Trump presidential medal of honor, highest Israeli civilian award US President Donald Trump will receive Israel’s highest civilian honor from President Isaac Herzog for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire and securing the release of hostages.
  • Hamas influencer Saleh Aljafarawi, known as 'Mr. FAFO', killed in Gaza

    10/13/2025 7:52:01 AM PDT · by Twotone · 23 replies
    The Jerusalem Post ^ | October 12, 2025 | Liran Aharoni
    Saleh Aljafarawi, a well-known social media influencer affiliated with Hamas known as "Mr. FAFO", was killed by an anti-Hamas militia in the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City, Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV confirmed on Sunday. According to reports, Aljafarawi — one of the most prominent pro-Hamas voices online in the Gaza Strip — was found shot in the head. The influencer had gained global attention for his viral videos from Gaza, frequently appearing in clips even after being falsely reported dead. On several occasions, he filmed himself from hospital beds after reportedly surviving attacks. Additional reports from the Gaza Strip said...
  • Secret Israel-Arab military cooperation during Gaza war revealed, leaked US documents show

    10/12/2025 7:14:52 PM PDT · by Kazan · 19 replies
    ynet.com ^ | 10/11/2025 | Daniel Edelson
    The Washington Post revealed on Saturday that, despite fierce public condemnation of Israel by Arab governments during the Gaza war, several of those same countries secretly maintained close military and intelligence cooperation with Jerusalem. According to leaked U.S. documents obtained by the newspaper and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), at least six Arab states — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar — took part in a classified regional defense framework known as the “Regional Security Construct.” Kuwait and Oman were listed as potential future partners.The mechanism, established under the coordination of U.S. Central...
  • Unbelievable: Antony Blinken Gives Biden Credit for Gaza Deal, and It Gets Worse From There

    10/12/2025 8:49:30 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 21 replies
    Red State ^ | 10/12/2025 | Bonchie
    When I wrote on Saturday that the foreign policy establishment is in utter shambles, I'm not sure I expected them to respond with such utter shamelessness. Yet, here we are, with former Secretary of State Antony Blinken giving Joseph Robinette Biden credit for the recently negotiated Gaza peace deal. No, I'm not kidding, and that's not even the worst of it. As RedState reported, the deal will see the release of the remaining hostages, with Israel not having to vacate Gaza. Instead, they'll pull back to a predetermined line inside the territory, forming a buffer zone to ensure the disarmament...
  • Lawmaker looks to designate Nigeria as 'a country of concern' due to Christian persecution

    10/12/2025 11:18:34 AM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 11 replies
    Fox News ^ | October 11, 2025
    Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the tension surrounding the government shutdown and an increase in Christian persecution in Nigeria.
  • Michael Goodwin: Trump bringing peace to the Middle East is the real prize

    10/12/2025 10:29:16 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 8 replies
    New York Post ^ | Oct. 11, 2025, 9:19 p.m. ET | Michael Goodwin: Trump bringing peace to the Middle East is the real prize
    In hindsight, it was clear all along that President Trump didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet in being snubbed, he nonetheless proved something extremely important.His rejection reveals that the official claim of the award is false when it says the prize goes to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”That standard describes exactly the peace Trump has achieved this year by settling conflicts around the world,...
  • Iranian Newspaper Calls Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack a ‘Costly Mistake’

    10/12/2025 9:46:01 AM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 15 replies
    Kirdistan 24 ^ | Oct 12, 2025 | Dr. Aziz
    ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - In a stunning and unprecedented public rebuke that signals a deep and potentially significant crack in the facade of the "Axis of Resistance," a prominent and historically influential Iranian newspaper has declared that the Hamas-led "Al-Aqsa Storm" operation of October 7, 2023, was a "costly mistake" and a "definite mistake from the beginning" that has wasted decades of effort and brought nothing but devastation to the region.The scathing assessment, published in a detailed editorial by the Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper on Sunday, argues that the two-year war sparked by the attack has produced no winners, but has instead...
  • Trump Gaza Plan Wins Support of Arab, Muslim World — and Palestinian Authority

    09/30/2025 8:37:45 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    Breitbart ^ | September 30, 2025 | Joel B. Pollak
    President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the Gaza war has not only won support from Israel, but also from the Arab and Muslim world — and from the Palestinian Authority, which has opposed his plans in the past. The 20-point plan, as Breitbart News has noted, would fulfill Israel’s goals of freeing the remaining hostages, as well as disarming Hamas and removing it from power. It also offers the prospect of a Palestinian state — if Hamas complies with the plan and the Palestinian Authority agrees to sweeping reforms of its policies and anti-Israel culture. If Hamas does not agree,...
  • Entire UN Panel Targeting Israel Resigns

    10/12/2025 4:37:49 AM PDT · by Fzob · 8 replies
    FDD ^ | 10/12/25 | FDD
    Resignations Come After Sanctions on Israel-Focused Rapporteur: In the week prior to the commissioners’ resignation announcements, Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UNHRC special rapporteur dedicated to scrutinizing Israel, for her role in supporting International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts targeting U.S. and Israeli citizens. The commission panelists met with top ICC staff in The Hague in 2022. In June 2024, the commission stated that it was “cooperating with accountability processes in the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.”
  • Hollywood hypocrites Why aren’t all the Israel-bashing celebrities celebrating cease-fire?

    10/11/2025 10:42:10 PM PDT · by Words Matter · 23 replies
    NYPost ^ | 10.10.25 | Kirsten Fleming
    Last month..artists.. signed a petition pledging to not work w/ Israeli ... Boldface signees included John Cusack, Joaquin Phoenix and director Ava DuVernay. This week, those three have simply shared videos criticizing Trump and the peace plan. I expected a huge celebration from Stalter’s “Hacks” co-star Hannah Einbinder, who literally wore an “Artists4Ceasefire” pin to the Emmys and used her win to scream: “Free Palestine and f–k ICE.” After this week’s news, she initially posted a video of her decrying Zionisim as a betrayal of Judaism and a sad meme about the Eagles losing to the Giants. By Friday night,...
  • Sadiq Khan: ‘From river to sea’ chant is not anti-Semitic

    10/11/2025 7:52:13 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 34 replies
    The Telegraph ^ | October 10, 2025 | Daniel Martin
    Sir Sadiq Khan has been called a “disgrace” after he suggested that protesters who chant “From the river to the sea” were not anti-Semitic. The slogan is frequently chanted at pro-Palestinian marches, despite claims that it envisages the destruction of the state of Israel. The Mayor of London said that whether the phrase was anti-Semitic or not depended on the context in which it was spoken. He made his comment during Mayor’s Question Time at City Hall on Thursday, a week after protests that took place on the evening of the Manchester synagogue attack. Susan Hall, the leader of the...
  • Antifa Is Threatening Families Of Law Enforcement: Homeland Security

    10/11/2025 8:58:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 50 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 10/11/2025 | Naveen Athrappully
    Family members of law enforcement officers are facing threats from individuals affiliated with the far-left extremist group Antifa, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in an Oct. 10 X post.“Antifa terrorists are threatening the families of our law enforcement. We will hunt these sickos down and put them behind bars,” the post said. “In Texas, the spouse of an ICE officer received a voicemail filled with violent threats.”The agency uploaded an audio clip of the threat received by the spouse, in which a woman can be heard using expletives against the wife of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...