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The recent execution of a Coptic Christian man in the Sinai is a reminder that the peninsula is a hotbed of wanton, jihadi terrorism in dire need of a crackdown. Although the murder of 62-year-old Nabil H. Salama was videotaped in an Islamic State propaganda video—meaning it received some media attention in the West—much lesser known is that the Muslim terrorists have been terrorozing, massacring, and displacing the small Coptic community for years in the Sinai. Early 2017 probably saw the worst atrocities. Then, the Islamic State in Sinai had released a video promising more attacks on the “worshipers...

Iran’s Foreign Minister credits Kerry for telling him about Israeli airstrikes in Syria. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif evidently had no idea that Israel had launched 200 airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria until John Kerry, now President Biden’s climate czar, told him, according to Washington Free Beacon reporter Adam Kredo. Kredo managed to obtain the audio file of Zarif’s leaked phone interview in which Kerry’s disclosure was revealed and had it independently translated. “Kerry told me that Israel had launched 200 airstrikes against you [Iran],” Zarif is heard saying. “You didn’t know?” asked his interviewer. “No, no,” Zarif...

Bill Nye took his act to MSNBC over the weekend. His latest pseudo-science screed was aimed at anti-vaxxers, Tucker Carlson, and rascally conservatives. There must have been some package deal to get a three-for-one. Perhaps Nye's shtick is running on bald tires, and the left-of-Pravda network was the only place he could find airtime. Regardless, his diatribe had so many holes that it needed an "under construction" sign. In a nutshell, Nye stated that it is reasonable to demand that Americans be required to take the COVID vaccine. He rested his statist claim on a specious presentation of false equivalences....

Last week, Jill Sanborn, assistant director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, told lawmakers that James Hodgkinson “intended for the shooting to be his final act on Earth,” when he attacked Republican lawmakers on June 14, 2017, nearly killing Rep. Steve Scalise. According to Sanborn, Hodgkinson knew “he would likely be killed,” a tacit acknowledgement that the FBI had indeed classified the attack as “suicide by cop,” not an act of terrorism. “I am not aware of the rationale,” Sanborn told lawmakers. “I was not in my seat at the time, so I would have to get back to you on...

The attorney for Derek Chauvin, Eric Nelson, has filed motions for a new trial and for a hearing to impeach the verdict based on jury misconduct (a so-called Schwartz Hearing under Minnesota law). Nearly a dozen bases are cited for a new trial, but not the recent revelations about juror Brandon Mitchell wearing a BLM t-shirt at a rally and opining that people should get on juries “to spark some change.”The Associated Press lists the reasons the motions cites for a new trial:Nelson cited many reasons in his request for a new trial. He said Judge Peter Cahill abused the...

A member of the "Boogaloo Bois" has pleaded guilty in connection with attempting to supply material support to the foreign terror group Hamas. Michael Solomon "pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization," according to the Justice Department. "According to court documents, Michael Solomon, 31, of New Brighton, Minn., was a member of the 'Boogaloo Bois,' a group of individuals who espouse violent anti-government sentiments. In late May 2020, the FBI initiated an investigation into Solomon and co-defendant Benjamin Ryan Teeter, both members of the 'Boogaloo Bois,' and a sub-group called...

The Tennessee Legislature has passed a major reform bill that would require all absentee ballots to contain a watermark for added security. As noted by The Center Square, the state House passed the Tennessee Election Integrity Act on a 92-1 vote last week. On Monday, 27 state senators voted in favor of the measure, while one member who was present abstained from voting. This legislation will make it more difficult for fraudsters to duplicate absentee ballots.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made an unusual splash with his response to Joe Biden's quasi state-of-the-union address, declaring -- with the weight of his life experience in the real Jim Crow era in comparison to today -- that America "is not a racist country."It was warm, engaging, and strongly argued, prompting pundits to declare him a rising Republican star -- from South Carolina no less, the state whose black voters vaulted the then-faltering Joe Biden into the Democrat nomination spot. South Carolina, eh? Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were absolutely forced to respond to that, which is...

The world’s preeminent social media site, Facebook, has made its decision on whether to allow Donald Trump back on its platform. The answer came on Wednesday when the site’s Oversight Board ruled that Trump will stay banned from the platform. “The Board has upheld Facebook’s decision on January 7 to suspend then-President Trump from Facebook and Instagram. Trump’s posts during the Capitol riot severely violated Facebook’s rules and encouraged and legitimized violence,” the board said in announcing its decision. “The Board also found Facebook violated its own rules by imposing a suspension that was ‘indefinite.’ This penalty is not described...

“Customizing beverages at Starbucks and our baristas’ expertise in helping customers find and craft the right beverage has and always will be the heart of the Starbucks Experience,” the company said. On Saturday, a Starbucks barista's photo of a complicated order sparked a fire on Twitter, with many other employees chiming in on the platform with photos and stories of insane customer requests. "On today's episode of why I wanna quit my job," Twitter user @ProjectJosiee captioned a photo of an iced coffee drink with a comically long list of special requests, including but not limited to caramel drizzle, caramel...

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The great ammo shortage that began last year will likely continue at least into early 2022, or perhaps even later. Shelves at firearm retailers have largely remained empty, and ammunition continues to sell out as fast as it comes in. It isn’t uncommon to see customers lined up at large retailers and even trekking to remote gun shops in the hopes of finding any ammunition. Increasingly, the lines for ammunition have become to resemble holiday shopping for that must-have toy of the season. The situation is not any better online, where retailers also quickly sell out of their stock. In...

Not long after Joe Biden claimed the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is "under control," new data reveals that Biden could not be further from the truth. Chief Patrol Chief Chris Clem tweeted that the Yuma Sector, which stretches across Arizona’s border with Mexico, apprehended over 1,600 illegal immigrants over the weekend. And that is just at one major border sector. There are dozens more.

In April, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet ran a much-anticipated Fleet battle problem. Arguably, its dull official name, Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21, was a touch misleading. Navy Fleet battle problems have a remarkable history for testing technology, training sailors, developing organizations and informing long-term decisions that have greatly benefited the United States. I'm referring to the 1920s and 1930s battle problems, which always had a trans-oceanic campaign against Japan as their strategic backdrop. Prescient? Yes. And the battle problems were rigorous in execution and detailed in evaluation. 2021's fleet problem, under wartime-like operational conditions, tested gee-whiz military and communications...

You've probably had a conversation with someone that went like this: YOU: "Demented Perv Biteme is allowing in x thousand more illegals." THEY: "Don't they understand that these illegals will sooner or later end up in their cities? On their doorstep?" or, YOU: "I see fascist so-called antifa is rioting in Portland again today." THEY: "Don't they understand that sooner or later these riots will get to their neighborhoods?" We could substitute almost any topic---taxes, Iran, the China Virus---and the "YOU/THEY" conversation would be the same. Their positions defy logic. And that's because they have no interest in logic, common...

...VAERS received 4,178 reports of death (0.0017%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine. A week ago after vax deaths were 3,848

A Barnesville, Minn., woman is accused of disrupting the graveside funeral services of her ex-boyfriend and recklessly driving an SUV through a Fargo cemetery. Blair R. Whitten Blair R. Whitten, who according to court records is either 28 or 29, faces one count of misdemeanor reckless endangerment stemming from an incident on Saturday at Riverside Cemetery. According to court documents, several members of the public flagged down officers and said that a vehicle had been driving over gravesites and “trying to run people over.” An officer detained a female driver on the north side of the cemetery. She identified herself...

A Bend Police Department officer will be investigated for allegedly violating policy by wearing a keychain connected to a far-right group while in uniform on Saturday. Bend Chief Mike Krantz did not identify the employee, though Cpl. Josh Spano is the officer seen in a photograph circulating on Reddit and Facebook. Attached to the front of Spano’s service vest is an item reading “molon labe” in Greek lettering, a phrase associated with the far-right Three Percenters militia. The “molon labe” item and its letters appear to be larger than Spano’s name tag on his vest. “I’m aware of the allegations...

A diner pulled a gun on armed Black Lives Matter protesters when they stormed the outdoor area of an upscale Louisville restaurant on the day of the Kentucky Derby. The demonstrators were marching to Churchill Downs to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by local cops in a botched drug raid last year, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers are calling for the creation of a 1.5 million-strong group of civilians to work on federally funded projects addressing climate change as part of their sweeping Green New Deal legislation.