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The coastal city of Fujisawa in Japan has become the epicenter of a heated national debate. In a series of videos that have since gone viral on social media, thousands of residents took to the streets this week to protest the construction of the city’s first mosque. The demonstration wasn’t just a small neighbourhood gathering. The video, shared by @MeghUpdates showed a massive display of public anxiety. Protesters were seen chanting against the project, raising placards, and voicing concerns that the proposed structure—reportedly much larger than nearby historic Shinto shrines—is an “act of provocation" against Japanese heritage.

Vice President JD Vance publicly thanked Pope Leo XIV after the Pope helped play down reports of a split between Mr. Vance and President Donald Trump over the Iran conflict, a move Vance called “grateful.” This brief exchange matters because it cooled public drama and kept Republican leaders focused on a cohesive approach to a tense international situation. The moment is being framed by Republicans as an example of discipline and message control when geopolitics demand steady hands. Vance’s expression of thanks is a clear signal to Republican voters and allies that unity at the top matters more than headlines....

To help illustrate how ridiculous that is, let me introduce you to Malikica Azizi. Malikica here is an 18-year-old resident of Tyrron. She was recently arrested for protesting the IRGC. And not only was she given the death sentence, but because she's a virgin and under Islam, virgins go straight to heaven, no questions asked. The night before she is executed, she will be raped. That is so the Islamic government can ensure that she goes to hell.

Patriots Day April 19, 1775 the tensions were rising around Boston. soon to boil over into revolution as the United States came into the world... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k6zq_Y_IzA

Rep. Nancy Mace is calling for a reckoning in the halls of Congress after the resignation of Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. She accused the political establishment of shielding predators to protect their own power and introduced a resolution to stop it. Mace joined "Saturday in America" to discuss the resolution she put forward for the House Ethics Committee to release its records on sexual harassment by lawmakers. "I think there should be an avalanche of resignations," Mace said. "I want every single predator that’s in Congress now to be forced to resign. I don’t care how long it takes. If...

The photo has also sparked endless memes, as well as bringing to mind one of the best Monty Python sketches ever. (Warning: This post is vulgar. There’s no way around it. But it’s also full of funny stuff, for what it’s worth.) I have no idea what photographer Win McNamee and Getty Images were thinking when they went with a photograph of Trump speaking to a gaggle of people from the press, but if they thought to humiliate Trump, they utterly failed. Instead, it’s a post that instantly turned into an epic meme, because it is the living embodiment of...

Greta Thunberg’s freedom flotilla, which set sail from Barcelona Sunday for another anti-Israel voyage to Gaza, has been rocked by scandal after one of its woke leaders was accused of “sexual misconduct” with at least three volunteers. “A senior leader within the flotilla — a member of the steering committee, the highest governing body of the organization — engaged in sexual relations with multiple activists while on the boat heading to Gaza. Not one person. Not two. Three different individuals,” claimed Palestinian group Heart of Falastin in a social media post earlier this week. “To do it on the boat,...

Medal showing Pope St. Pius V struck in honor of the victory of the Holy League at Lepanto. Last week's blow-up between the Roman Catholic Pontiff and the American President generated considerable heat, but not very much light. Every pundit and influencer on every side registered an opinion, and most of them were ill-informed, facile, or just plain wrong. Does the Pope have a right to sound off on political questions, even when his opinions are directly critical of a given country's current policies and actions? Of course he does. Popes have been doing this for centuries, millennia even, sometimes...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tore into President Donald Trump in Spain on Saturday, calling him "trigger-happy," adding that he has "no exit plan" for the Iran War. "We've got a feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan. We need to call that what it is. That's fascism. Or at least it's fascist curious as they would be," Walz said at the Global Progressive Mobilization event in Barcelona. ...

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Please note that it was recorded before Friday’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is open. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I know a lot of you have been exasperated by the reaction to the Iran war, from the Democratic grandees in the House and Senate, the liberal media, The New York Times,...

What we believe about Israel and its future is of utmost importance. No church is neutral on the matter of Israel’s place in Bible prophecy. Many pastors say that such matters pertaining to the end times are of lesser significance than other more weighty matters of the faith. In my experience, however, they are the most aggressive in promoting the church as the new Israel and the least tolerant of those who disagree with them on this topic.

Perhaps the only thing worse than Tucker Carlson’s deranged understanding of history is his deranged understanding of theology.

IRGC has announced their blocking the Strait is back on, until Trump lifts his blockade. They attacked two Indian tankers that they had given previously clearance to pass. IRGC has gone nuts, no agreed-upon central authority. Repudiated cease fire agreement reached with Foreign Minister. Lots of in-fighting. Foreign Minister has not spoken since his tweet announcing the cease fire agreement that the rest of IRGC repudiated.

0:022 second: ... The prime minister of the United Kingdom is facing a resignation countdown with a number of 0:1010 seconds: high-profile Labour figures including government ministers for the first time calling for his resignation. Until now, 0:1818 seconds: we've had previously backbench MPs and opposition MPs obviously calling for his resignation. But this is now reaching a 0:2626 seconds: new level and it is about his own government ministers, his own cabinets. 0:3232 seconds: Of course, we're going to give you guys the latest update on what is actually happening right now in Britain and of course uh how...

By ignoring all the bright thinkers and conventional analyses the President’s genius strategy has placed us in the driver’s seat. We are now the world’s top source of oil and gas and control major distribution flows of petro supplies from around the world. Despite the best efforts of those who would utilize the preposterous climate change scare to control us and depopulate the world, petroleum still rules world economies. About 80% of all world energy is petro-based -- it fuels industrial and agricultural production along with transportation. Constricting supplies causes all prices to rise -- the inflationary effects are well-known...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(4/19/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesExodus 32:1- 32 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of...

Palmer Luckey developed Occulus: The Oculus brand, now part of Meta's Reality Labs, offers a diverse lineup of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets, including the standalone Oculus Quest series and the PC-tethered Oculus Rift. The Oculus Quest line, launched in 2019, introduced all-in-one VR by eliminating the need for a PC, featuring inside-out 6DOF tracking, Oculus Touch controllers, and an Android-based operating system that runs games wirelessly. Palmer Luckey was 16 years old when he built his first prototype headset (the PR1) and 19 years old when he officially founded Oculus VR in 2012. He began experimenting...

The sound you can’t hear might just save your house. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi blockbuster, but firefighters in California are firing up a fascinating new way to fight flames — with sound waves. The San Bernardino County Fire Department recently showed off a futuristic system that detects and extinguishes flames without water or chemicals. Instead, it uses powerful — but completely silent — sound vibrations to snuff out the fire itself. The red-hot technology, inspired by NASA experiments and developed by Sonic Fire Tech, works by first spotting flames with infrared sensors and AI. Once a...

Multiple people have been reported injured in a possible mass shooting near the University of Iowa’s campus following a wild brawl early Sunday. Police were responding to a large fight at the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City at approximately 1:45 a.m. when arriving officers heard gunshots ring out, the Iowa City Police Department said. Dramatic video shared on social media captured dozens of people crowded around a brawl — as a group of men threw haymakers at each other. Separate clips caught people frantically running away from the gunshots. “At this time, multiple victims have been taken to area hospitals...

The Talk Shows April 19th, 2026 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz; Obama’s Wingman disgraced former Attorney General Eric Holder; Amos Hochstein, former Deputy Assistant to President Biden; Former Trump administration (1st term) Surgeon General of the United States Jerome Adams.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream Energy Secretary Chris Wright; Sen. Tim coKaine (D-Va.); Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.); Daniel Cameron, Republican candidate for Kentucky Senator. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Sarah Isgur, Reince Priebus and Kevin Walling. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by...