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'Article III Project' founder Mike Davis told Bannon's "War Room" podcast that if the charges against former Trump national security advisor John Bolton are true, he is going to prison for a "very long time." MIKE DAVIS: The U.S. Attorney in the District of Maryland is a career federal prosecutor, they worked with the national security division at Main Justice. There are several career attorneys' names on this indictment, so this is not a political indictment. It is a very serious indictment. You're looking at 18 different counts against John Bolton -- eight of them for transmitting national defense...

Before you add John Bolton’s indictment to the growing pile of specious prosecutions of Donald Trump’s enemies, stop and read the Justice Department’s allegations that the former national security adviser systematically shared classified information with people who weren’t authorized to read it, all in the service of writing a tell-all book. The 18-count criminal indictment, filed yesterday, was compiled by experienced prosecutors, not political lackeys. It is detailed and precise, and relies on Bolton’s own words to implicate him. You should question whether these charges would be brought if Trump weren’t president. Officials in Joe Biden’s administration passed on the...

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Uruguay’s Senate passed the Death with Dignity bill, which opens the door to euthanasia in the country. Following a favorable vote by 20 senators (out of 31 present), the bill, which had previously been approved in August by Uruguay’s lower house, will go to the office of President Yamandú Orsi, a member of the Broad Front, the political coalition that promoted the legislative initiative. Orsi can sign the bill into law or veto it, either entirely or partially. The measure approved by the Senate would allow any person over the age of 18 in Uruguay who...

FBI Director Kash Patel joins FOX Business Network's "Kudlow" to discuss Operation Summer Heat, the number of arrests under the Trump administration, a federal grand jury indicting alleged Antifa members, and FBI staff being paid during the shutdown.LARRY KUDLOW, FOX BUSINESS: Director Kash Patel, hats off to you, Kash. You've done a great job. The way I read it, you've depoliticized it, you've de-weaponized it, people are going back to work, and these numbers, we're going to put it on the full screen, the FBI, Summer Heat, and all crushing of violent crime, you've just done this in only a...

Republicans’ fictional portrait is part of a strategy to stop the resistance before it flexes its growing power.You might find this hard to believe, but Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are making stuff up. This is a go-to move when they fear their power and corrupt authoritarian plans are at risk, and that’s happening a lot lately. Now, with millions of people signed up to attend thousands of “No Kings” demonstrations Saturday across America, the GOP’s desperation meter is at DEFCON 1.The alarm is clear from the overwrought Republican leaders spouting hallucinatory talking points in which “No Kings” protests...

TOMMY ROBINSON IN ISRAEL says what the media and politicians won’t October 15, 2025 by BareNakedIslam Robinson asked the question no one else will: Why were there no global protests demanding release of the hostages in Gaza? Why did world leaders stay silent for nearly 700 days while hostages were starved, tortured, raped, and murdered in the dark?

"Do you have any idea how crazy you are?" “If the rule you are following has led you to this, of what use was the rule?” ”Do you have any idea how crazy you are?” ”You mean the nature of this conversation?” ”I mean the nature of you.”So goes an exchange in No Country for Old Men, but it’s a conversation the Democrats might have with themselves as they gather for yet another protest after ten years of them. If the rule you are following has led you to this, of what use was the rule?”Protests are meant to be...

By Dr. John BergsmaUsually we think of men of prayer and men of war as complete opposites. A monk in a habit—such as St. Francis—is a man dedicated to peace, a total contrast to one clad in armor brandishing weapons. Yet the Readings for this Sunday combine the imagery of war and prayer in interesting ways that provoke our thoughts about the nature and reality of supplicating God. 1. Our First Reading is Exodus 17:8-13: In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel. Moses, therefore, said to Joshua, "Pick out certain men, and tomorrow go out and engage...

One summer morning my husband and I stepped into a Catholic hospital through a main entrance we both knew well. It was where he was born, where he practiced almost daily as a family physician for 35 years, where we returned to countless specialist visits, outpatient appointments, palliative care meetings with dear friends, and the joy of welcoming babies in the maternity ward. For us, the hospital was a constant holy presence, an unwavering witness to the dignity of life. But this visit brought something unexpected into view. On the left wall, a new mural of muted mountains and shoreline...

The Supreme Court of South Carolina The State, Respondent, v. Stephen Corey Bryant, Appellant Appellate Case No. 2008-103130 The Honorable Thomas A. Russo Richland, Sumter County Trial Court Case No. 2004GS4010096, 2006GS4300696, 2006GS4300699 Execution Notice To the honourable Joel E. Anderson, Interim Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections: This is to notify you that the sentence of death imposed in the above case from which an appeal has been taken has been affirmed and finally disposed of by the Supreme Court of South Carolina and the remittiur has been sent to the Clark of the Court of General...

The New York Post published an editorial urging New York's Governor Kathy Hochul to veto the assisted suicide bill. In June, 2025 the New York State Senate approved assisted suicide Bill A136/S138 that was also approved by the Assembly in April. The assisted suicide bill has not yet reached Governor Hochul desk, but, when it does she must veto the assisted suicide bill or it will become law. Contact New York Governor Kathy Hochul (Contact Link) or call her at: 518-474-8390 and urge her to protect people when they are vulnerable by vetoing the assisted suicide bill. The New York...

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The Trump administration is looking to slash an office at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) whose critics say has been a major driver of gender ideology and abortion policies in the federal government. The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) saw roughly 30 employees issued reduction-in-force (RIF) notices Oct. 10, effectively sidelining most of the agency’s staff, individuals familiar with the matter told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The cuts come as White House officials repeatedly warned that staffing reductions could occur if Democrats continue to refuse to reopen the government. OPA’s stated mission is to advance “reproductive...

Trump says he has faith in Putin, but Zelensky does notOne word sticks out in the Ukrainian leader's description of his latest high-stakes foray into the nerve-centre of American power.His White House conversation with President Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, was "pointed".But we don't need to parse his semantic description of the exchange to know that this was not the meeting that the Ukrainian side had been expecting.If the old British adage holds true that a week is a long time in politics, then Zelensky appears to have set a new record.A short transatlantic flight, it seems, is...

Explanation: The striking spiral galaxy M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like appearance to the galaxy suggesting a more popular moniker, The Sombrero Galaxy. Hubble Space Telescope data have been used to create this sharp view of the well-known galaxy. The processing results in a natural color appearance and preserves details often lost in overwhelming glare of M104's bright central bulge when viewed with smaller ground-based telescopes. Also known as NGC...

A matter of projection: When anyone starts bleating about "dictatorship" they have to start with defining "regal" or "kinglike" actions, and look at the activity — and actions — of recent presidents to get a sense of perspective. A series of "No Kings" protests are touted to take place again on Saturday, representing yet another wave of organized objection from left-wing activists using the government shutdown to fill streets across the country. The same people aren't so quick — or capable — of explaining away why they sat silent while President Joe Biden engaged in activities that clearly exceeded his...

On Friday, a group of activists gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally to kick off the "No Kings" protests "No Kings" protests against President Trump and his administration are underway in major cities across the country on Saturday.Protests are being held in cities including Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles.Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a former Democratic presidential candidate, and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., are among the speakers at the D.C. protest. The first "No Kings" demonstrations took place in June. On Friday, a group of activists gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C....

The Home Office was told last week that a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a football match in Birmingham was being considered, a police unit has said. On Thursday, Aston Villa said the city's Safety Advisory Group (SAG) - which advises the council on whether to issue safety certificates - decided that fans of the Israeli club should not be permitted to attend the Europa League fixture on 6 November. The Home Office had been briefed that restrictions on visiting fans might be imposed, but the BBC understands officials were not informed about the final decision. Authorities are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered an airstrike on a cargo ship full of Tylenol attempting to reach the American coast. Declassified video showed Predator drones striking the ship with multiple Hellfire missiles, sending the ship and its five tons of Tylenol to the bottom of the sea. "Autism, defeated," announced Kennedy. "We received reports of a cargo ship carrying massive amounts of acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, attempting to reach an American port. The organization involved, known as the American Red Cross, had planned to move the Tylenol to several distribution sites across...

What could go wrong?As the ancient proverb says, “if at first you don’t succeed at doing the idiotic thing you were trying to do, raise the price and try to do it all over again.”CNN’s effort to launch CNN+, a paid streaming service, at a time when its core ratings are crashing is confusing observers who wonder why the news network thinks people will pay for CNN when they won’t even watch it for free.CNN President Jeff Zucker billed CNN+ as being for “CNN superfans, news junkies and fans of quality non-fiction programming.”Spoiler alert: CNN superfans are almost as real...