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The East Plano Islamic Center is denying cult accusations involving a 402-acre property in far Northeast Texas. A proposed real estate development project 40 miles northeast of Dallas is drawing the attention of Texas’ most powerful politicians and thousands of internet critics for allegedly planning a “Sharia city” in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The 402-acre property, close to the small town of Josephine and nestled between the far north edges of Collin and Hunt Counties, was purchased by one of the region’s largest mosques, the East Plano Islamic Center, or EPIC. It is set to be managed by...

Legal expert Jonathan Turley delivered encouraging news for the Trump administration this week, stating that the Supreme Court is likely to side with President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport over 200 members of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Agua. Speaking on America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer, Turley said the legal debate surrounding the administration’s decision is “controversial” but that the courts are fully equipped to resolve it. “There are certainly strong arguments for the administration to make here,” Turley began. “I think that we have to be honest that there are good faith...

28 March 2025 Friday of the 3rd week of Lent Altar at San Juan Capistrano, CaliforniaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: C(I).First readingHosea 14:2-10A call to conversion and promise of safetyThe Lord says this:Israel, come back to the Lord your God;your iniquity was the cause of your downfall.Provide yourself with wordsand come back to the Lord.Say to him, ‘Take all iniquity awayso that we may have happiness againand offer you our words of praise.Assyria cannot save us,we will not ride horses any more,or say, “Our God!” to what our own hands have made,for you are the one in whom...

House Bill 1551 is profoundly flawed legislation that undermines recent insurance reforms, prioritizes special interests, and threatens to drive up costs for Florida homeowners. It is the latest power grab from the Florida legislature during a session that is turning out to be the most contentious, self-serving political time in over a decade. The “Republican” RINO caucus is working nonstop on legislation that does nothing for Floridians but does everything to line the pockets of a small group of legislators who have further political aspirations and their trial attorney friends. Don’t fall for it.

China-owned British Steel said it could close its two blast furnaces as soon as June with the potential loss of up to 2,700 jobs, as U.S. tariffs and environmental costs threaten to damage its already struggling operations. British Steel, owned by China's Jingye Group, has warned for years that steelmaking in Scunthorpe, north east England, is loss-making, and has been in talks with the government for months about securing funding to switch to a greener type of steel production. But the two sides have failed to reach a deal, and British Steel said on Thursday it was making the "difficult...

Iran has threatened to strike American bases and 'blow up' the entire Middle East if Donald Trump follows through on his warning of military action in the absence of a new nuclear deal. -snip- 'If the Americans attack the sanctity of Iran, the entire region will blow up like a spark in an ammunition dump,' Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Qalibaf said Friday. 'Their bases and those of their allies will not be safe,' Qalibaf said in a live speech at the annual Al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, that marks the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Khamenei has...

Tesla and Space X CEO and richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has said that he will complete the task of cutting down government spending, given to him by President Donald Trump, within weeks. According to Reuters, Musk made the comments Thursday and noted he would finish most of the work on cutting $1 trillion in spending, as soon as 64 days. Musk appeared confident that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could find the savings while speaking to Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier.” Federal spending would be reduced from $7 trillion to $6 trillion, a feat...

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The British State Broadcasting Network (BBC) is now offering its staff counseling to help them cope with Donald Trump’s presidency. According to an email obtained by The Spectator magazine from the corporation’s Pride Board, the BBC outlines its unwavering commitment to the racist DEI ideology and acknowledges that discourse may be causing concern among employees. The email states: “We understand that events and discourse in the U.S. over the last month may be causing concern, particularly for those in the LGBTQ+ community. We are reassured that the BBC’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging remains unwavering. We know the Corporation...

VIDEO"NIAGARA FALLS!!! SLOOOWLY I TURNED... STEP BY STEP..."That was a popular vaudeville routine years ago about some really sad person who was angrily triggered by the name "Niagara Falls." Well, that vaudeville routine seems to have entered the realm of reality repeated many times each day whenever a liberal hears the name of "DONALD TRUMP!" As an example, watch the very very sad Michael Luttig spit out the name of Donald Trump in a tone of extreme anger and fury. Yes, just the thought of Donald Trump completely consumes poor Michael Luttig. He can't even get a respite from his...

What a difference a year makes. A year ago, Michael Mann was riding high after winning his 12-year-old lawsuit against journalist and pundit Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg over comments sharply critical of Mann’s famed “hockey stick” graph. That graph purported to demonstrate a sharp rise in global temperature following industrialization, supposedly caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions. The offending comments were by Steyn in a National Review blog post and by Simberg in a Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) blog post. Mann brought suit against all four, but in 2021 National Review and CEI won “summary judgment” (a peculiar term...

On Friday, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said on CNN’s “News Central” that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz should not be in government after using Signal for a chat among senior national security officials. Swalwell said, “I want to know, are they going to continue to use this type of chat environment for future operations? No one has answered that. and every member of Congress, at least on our side, should ask every intelligence official and every military official when they appear under oath before Congress. Are you using signal chat? And by the way, DOGE...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to carry out swift deportations. The emergency application marks the first time the high court has been asked to get involved in the high-profile case after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking deportation flights under the rarely invoked, 18th-century statute. “This case presents fundamental questions about who decides how to conduct sensitive national-security-related operations in this country—the President, through Article II, or the Judiciary, through TROs,” acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris wrote in the application. “The...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said Wednesday that it will not implement a policy that would have required many Americans to visit offices to verify their identities. Last week, the SSA announced stronger identity proofing measures in a bid to combat fraud, with the policies set to come into effect beginning March 31. One of the policies required beneficiaries who do not have an online “My Social Security account” to visit local Social Security offices for identity verification. However, the agency has now decided not to implement this measure for certain applicants. Individuals who wish to apply for Social Security...

One of the Chinese military’s two most senior leaders has disappeared from public view. U.S. intelligence agencies think he is the latest victim of a political purge in the upper ranks of the People’s Liberation Army, according to defense officials. Gen. He Weidong, one of two vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese Communist Party’s military control organization, disappeared from public view more than 10 days ago. His disappearance has been the subject of rumors for a week. Two officials confirmed that President Xi Jinping is purging Gen. He. Mr. Xi is chairman of the CMC. The comments...

This comes two days after an appeals court upheld a lower court's temporary block on the Trump administration being able to deport illegal migrants under the used Alien Enemies Act. he Trump administration requested Friday that the Supreme Court allow the deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador amid the ongoing legal battle. This comes two days after an appeals court upheld a lower court's temporary block on the Trump administration being able to deport illegal migrants under the used Alien Enemies Act. The Justice Department argued that federal courts should not be allowed to interfere with diplomatic negotiations, according...

The chief executives of NPR and PBS faced questions in a March 26 congressional hearing as Congress considers legislation that would prohibit federal funding for the public broadcasters. About a quarter of U.S. adults (24%) say Congress should remove federal funding from NPR and PBS, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 10-16. A larger share (43%) say NPR and PBS should continue to receive funding from the federal government, while 33% say they are not sure. The funding structures for NPR and PBS are complicated, and much of their revenue comes from nongovernment sources like member donations...

Gov. Morrisey Joins HHS Secretary Kennedy to Announce Initiatives to Make West Virginia Healthy.

The Navy on Thursday awarded a $9.4 billion contract to begin construction work on what has for years been its biggest modernization priority: A project to build a new class of at least a dozen nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines that’s expected to cost $110 billion once all is said and done.

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