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The Israel Defense Forces says it has bombed the Islamic University of Gaza, “which serves as a central training center for Hamas engineers.” VIDEO AT LINK............ The military says fighter jets targeted the campus, located in Gaza City. According to the IDF, the university was “an important center of political and military power” for Hamas and a “training institution for the development and production of weapons.”

@RepThomasMassie Surprises are for little kids at birthday parties, not Congress. So, I let Scalise know in person that he doesn’t have my vote on the floor, because he has not articulated a viable plan for avoiding an omnibus.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, repeatedly dodged a Fox Business Network reporter’s questions about “Hamas terrorists chopping off babies’ heads” Tuesday night. The video, which was aired on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime,” showed correspondent Hillary Vaughn trailing Tlaib through a House office building hallway — with the journalist invoking the decapitation of Jewish children by jihadists at least a half-dozen times in just over a minute. “Congresswoman, Hamas terrorists have cut off babies’ heads and burned children alive. Do you support Israel’s rights to defend themselves against this brutality?” Vaughn asked Tlaib (D-Mich.), who ignored...

In one of the most strident criticisms of Israel yet by a prominent American politician, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is accusing Israel of violating international law. "For many, it is no secret that Gaza has been an open-air prison, with millions of people struggling to secure basic necessities," Sanders said in a statement issued on Wednesday. Following Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel over the weekend, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a "complete siege" of Gaza, the densely-populated territory where Gaza rules. Gallant said that would include "no electricity, no food, no fuel" for the territory's roughly 2 million...

President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Tuesday there were no plans to claw back and re-freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets after Tehran-backed Hamas launched the deadliest attack against the country of Israel in decades. In an interview with Fox News, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said there are no plans to re-freeze those assets, which were released about a month ago. “The $6 billion, that the Qataris are holding that was unfrozen in order to get three hostages back.” Fox News’ Martha MacCallum said, asking: “Is that money now going to be refrozen?” “I don’t...

A poll shows former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden in the important state of Ohio by 12 points.Surveying 438 registered voters between October 2-4 with a +/- 4.5 percentage points margin of error, the Emerson College Polling survey found that Trump holds a commanding lead over Biden — 45 percent to 33 percent.📊 OHIO 2024 POLL: Emerson (A-)PRES:(R) Trump 45% (D) Biden 33%——SEN:(R) Dolan 38% (D) Brown 36%~~(R) LaRose 39% (D) Brown 38%~~(D) Brown 35% (R) Moreno 33%——Job ApprovalBiden: 25/58 (-33)DeWine: 34/28 (+6)——10/2-4 | 438 RV | MoE: ±4.5%https://t.co/LIdTB8463L pic.twitter.com/Fgvzh2gej8— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 10, 2023Roughly 12 percent of...

Playing dead to see how your furry companion will respond is a common and amusing pastime for many dog owners. Will your loyal pooch attempt to revive you with gentle nudges and affectionate nuzzles? Or perhaps it will unleash a series of frantic barks, desperately seeking assistance. Maybe, just maybe, it will even go as far as administering CPR! Recently, a video surfaced on Twitter, shared by Figen, showcasing a dog's response to this game. However, this particular canine opted for an unexpected and unconventional approach.

Steve Cortes, a key aide and spokesman for the pro-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Never Back Down super PAC, exited the group, according to a statement released Tuesday.“Steve launched his own show and left his role as a spokesman for Never Back Down. He will continue to support Governor DeSantis in his personal capacity,” spokeswoman Erin Perrine announced.Cortes publicly acknowledged the DeSantis campaign faced an “uphill battle” against former President Donald Trump’s commanding lead during a Twitter Space in July.“Right now in national polling we are way behind, I’ll be the first to admit that,” said Cortes, who worked on Trump’s...

Mountains of rubble and sooty earth: first entry into the epicenters of the disaster - after the terrible massacre The extent of the destruction in Netiv HaAsara and Bari is not yet fully known, but it is known about dozens of murdered people and scenes that are difficult to describe in words • The photos of the horror illustrate the magnitude of the tragedy that occurred in the Eshkol Regional Council, with dozens of houses burned by terrorists - many times with their occupants • Our correspondents with the first documents from the settlements that were destroyed • Documentation Tamir...

Fun's over, kids. As Windows Central reports, Microsoft appears to have lobotomized its Bing Image Creator. The DALL-E 3-powered image-generating AI was integrated into Bing's platform last week, prompting netizens to quickly test its guardrails. As it turns out, those guardrails were incredibly ineffective, with users — 404 Media's Samantha Cole notable among them — quickly realizing that they were able to generate problematic, copyright-infringement-laden AI generations of beloved cartoon characters like Disney's Mickey Mouse doing things like wearing bomb-covered vests and perpetrating the 9/11 terror attacks.

Many protestors concerned about climate change stormed the stage where U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was being interviewed Thursday in Baltimore. Buttigieg was in town at a daylong conference to discuss new transportation updates for the state. The conference, iMPACT MARYLAND, was hosted by The Baltimore Banner and intended to focus on the future of the state. In a series of posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Buttigieg said the updates include an expansion of the Baltimore airport, converting the University of Maryland’s bus fleet to electric vehicles, replacing diesel trains with battery-powered ones, and updating a...

Former NHL executive Brian Burke has sharply criticized the league's decision to ban players from using rainbow-colored stick tape in support of the LGBTQ+ community this season. Burke, who spent six years as the NHL's executive vice president and director of hockey operations, said Wednesday in a statement posted to social media that the leaguewide ban on rainbow tape removes meaningful support to protect a select few who don't want to answer questions about their choices.

The New York Times published a story Tuesday referring to Hamas as “Hamas terrorists” before revising it to “Hamas gunmen.” The Times revised the story a second time on Wednesday to “Hamas terrorists” after backlash. Hamas, an Islamist political and military organization currently governing the Gaza Strip, is designated as a terrorist origination by the United States, along with most Western nations. Nevertheless, the Times removed its Hamas terror label and replaced it with “gunman.” The Times story first read, “As Israeli soldiers regain control of areas near Gaza that came under attack, they are finding evidence seen in videos...

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As the saying goes, a stopped clock is right twice a day. And in this case, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) is the stopped clock. You may recall that name from the beginning of the month when the Democratic congressman pulled a fire alarm in a Capitol office building — then claimed he thought it would open a door. But on Tuesday, he was exactly right when he called out the Chicago chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) for a since-deleted tweet. The account tweeted a graphic with the words, “That is all that is it!” and “I STAND WITH PALESTINE.”...

Several Middle Eastern countries and other regional authorities have weighed in on the war between Israel and Hamas forces in Gaza, which started when Hamas terrorists, which rule the Gaza Strip, carried out a massacre of Israeli civilians in border towns and at a music festival on Saturday. It has claimed more than 2,200 lives on both sides in just five days. Leaders in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and a prominent school in Egypt have expressed support for fighters in Gaza and have condemned Israel, where more than 1,200 people, including 155 soldiers, have died. The Gaza Health Ministry says more...

Air raid sirens sounded here in Nahariya and also in Haifa where our youngest son is living. We went into our building's air raid shelter. I said my daily measure of Psalms and said the afternoon prayers, then got bored, then sat down. People chatted about the news, infiltrators in Maalot and the air raid on Tiberias. Someone tried to start a song. It didn't get very far. I'm a decent Russian tenor when I want to be, and many in our buildings are Russian speakers, so I sang a Chassidic song in Russian about fearing nobody but G-d. It...

At least 22 Americans are dead after Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. Hamas invaded Israel Friday, brutally murdering Israeli citizens and taking others hostage. President Joe Biden informed the nation Tuesday that at least 14 Americans were reported dead and others were confirmed to be held hostage. “We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected,” the spokesperson said. At least 20 Americans are reported missing and it is unclear how many Americans are held hostage, National Security Council Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Tuesday. Biden...

Former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire offered a passionate, uncensored response to activists and politicians who have not condemned Hamas' attack on Israel as part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hamas, a terrorist group, launched a surprise attack on Israel on last weekend that has killed at least 900 civilians. "I woke up this morning with some disturbing news out of Israel, that Hamas kidnapping children, putting them in cages, killing women, killing the elderly. That’s some coward (bleep) Stoudemire, who played four-plus seasons with the New York Knicks (2010-15), said on Instagram. "For all y’all Black Lives Matter (supporters) ain’t saying...

Rasmussen Poll: 30% of Democrat voters say they're Very Likely/Somewhat Likely to vote for Trump.