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(CNN) — In the interest of carrying out more of President Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations, officials in Florida this week started construction on a migrant detention facility they’re billing as “efficient” and “low-cost” – because mother nature will provide much of the security. “Alligator Alcatraz,” as Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier calls it, is being erected on a little-used airstrip in the Everglades, the vast expanse of marshes and swamps that covers much of southern Florida and hosts a dizzying array of wildlife, from hundreds of bird species to bobcats, panthers, crocodiles and alligators. “You don’t need to invest...

The ceasefire announced by President Trump between Israel and Iran on June 23rd is not a genuine peace but a temporary, tactical pause in a long-term conflict. This “lull in the thunder” mirrors the aftermath of the 2020 Soleimani strike, where a de-escalation of direct attacks gave way to a continued shadow war.

New York is about to be conquered by an Islamic Communist named Zohran Mamdami who is favored to win election as mayor. Mamdani is the current darling of the left- kind of a New York version of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He is 33 years old and was born in Uganda. He came to the US at age 7 and only became a US citizen eight years ago. Look at Mamdani, we do not want this jihadist as NYC mayor. https://t.co/vuh7EJga5u pic.twitter.com/J9oLA2MvU0 — Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) June 23, 2025He code shifts as needed Jihadi Zohran Mamdani is a Fraud He calls...

President Trump's second-term agenda has been careful not to cast doubt on his signature first-term achievement, the development of COVID-19 vaccines through Operation Warp Speed, which congressional Republicans continue to laud and even claim was sabotaged by Pfizer to deny Trump a consecutive term despite his base souring on the therapeutics. A new preprint study on mRNA COVID vaccines in early pregnancy, coauthored by top advisers to Trump's Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may fuel the splintering of the Make America Healthy Again movement as the jabs' opponents ramp up pressure on Health and...

If you’ve paid any attention to global headlines, you might have noticed something deeply unsettling: Muslims, as a general trend, often seem to harbor an unusual hostility toward dogs. While the rest of the world hails dogs as “man’s best friend,” in many Islamic societies, they’re treated as filth, vermin, or worse — literal devils.I’ve written about this before (see links below), but in case you’re new to the topic, consider just a few recent developments from the Islamic world:Dog Deaths, Abuse, and Massacres: A Global TrendMay 2025, UK: A Muslim man running a dog rescue shelter called Save a...

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Human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, reported in 2021, show that human activity occurred in the Americas as long as 23,000 years ago – about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. A new U of A study supports the 2021 findings. Credit: David Bustos/White Sands National Park ====================================================================== Evidence buried in gypsum dunes suggests humans arrived far earlier than expected. Radiocarbon dates from three materials agree. Vance Holliday quickly accepted an invitation to do geological research at White Sands in New Mexico. The area, located just west of Alamogordo, is known for its surreal landscape—endless rolling...

Steve Bannon, a disgusting fraud. Nobody gives a sh*t about what you, Bannon, a confessed and convicted fraudster has to say. You’re a liar. You cheated how many people? At bottom, you’re a certified disgusting fraud. And it shows every time you open your big mouth. You opposed our great military and commander in chief at a time when they acted to destroy Iran’s nukes. 80% of Americans backed the operation. You and your tiny cabal of lunatics gave aide and comfort to the enemy. Now you prance around like you support our country rather than apologize for your outrageous...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was not impressed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sudden ability to keep his mouth shut about U.S. military plans. Newsmax host Todd Starnes offered his congratulations to Hegseth Saturday for pulling off sweeping strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities without giving up the game. “Not a single leak. Well done, @SecDef,” Starnes wrote in a post on X. The New York Democrat didn’t see that as quite the cause for celebration. “This is like applauding a grown man for being able to wipe their behind,” Cortez responded in a post on X. “Not exactly a vote of...

As the specter of another World War looms large, people worldwide are pondering potential safe havens should Russia escalate from nuclear warfare threats to actual missile launches. This comes in the wake of Iran and trading missile strikes as the tensions in the Middle East threaten to boil over into all-out war. Russia and China backing Iran diplomatically or militarily—and the U.S. aligning with Israel—raise the specter of a proxy world war. The rapid escalation—from Iran-Israel missile exchanges to U.S. strikes and Iranian counterstrikes—fuels real anxiety about a broader war. Experts warn that any step into nuclear territory or deeper...

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, upholding Tennessee’s ban on medical gender interventions for children, reflects a split in the Justices’ views of medicine: Is it about restoring patients’ health or satisfying their wants? The court held last week that the Tennessee law permissibly distinguished between different medical uses of puberty blockers and hormones for children. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts explained that medical treatments are defined not only by the drug used but by the purpose for which it is prescribed. Administering testosterone to a boy with delayed puberty is categorically different from...

Sharri Markson reacts to ‘shocking violation’ by Iran following ceasefire. Sky News Australia Jun 24, 2025. Sharri Markson. Sky News host Sharri Markson says the ceasefire in the Middle East is set to collapse after a “shocking violation” by Iran. President Donald Trump's ceasefire has seemingly collapsed less than 24 hours after it was announced as Israel and Iran trade missile strikes. “Just hours after agreeing to a ceasefire, Iran fired missiles into residential areas in northern Israel,” Ms Markson said. “This is inexcusable; it's a clear violation of the ceasefire and Iran won't be allowed to get away with...

This week the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Tennessee law prohibiting surgical mutilation and chemical castration of minors is not unconstitutional. The ruling parallels the Court's 2022 decision recognizing that states have the authority to determine for themselves whether abortion is or isn't permissible within their jurisdiction. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying that "the majority's view that questions about such medical treatments should be resolved by the people, their elected representatives and the democratic process tramples the individual's right to choose his or her own sex and goes against the consensus of the experts who have testified against...

President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Israel on Tuesday to “not bomb Iran” as he departed for the NATO summit in The Hague, taking a critical position just 24 hours after brokering a fragile ceasefire already threatened after a missile strike from Iran. Speaking to reporters before takeoff, the president said that both Israel and Iran had breached the terms of the truce and made clear he was “not pleased” with Israel’s promise to launch retaliatory airstrikes after agreeing to the deal. Asked by a reporter about whether Iran had violated the ceasefire Trump replied: “They violated but...

Recently, I spoke to you about worry and fear — the “fear mongering” that’s propagated by the media, which Christians seem to crave so much. It seems Christians, especially, seek out and eat up the bad news of war, pestilence, and imminent threats to our homeland and all of mankind. Yes, God’s Word does speak of a time of great tribulation, which the world has never seen before, coming in the last days. And Christians love to see the prophecies of the Bible fulfilled in our time, because they desperately long for Christ’s second coming, when true justice will be...

The successful “Operation Midnight Hammer” strike on Iran, where just seven B-2 Spirit bombers devastated key nuclear sites, highlights a critical lesson for the U.S. Air Force: it needs more stealth bombers, and fast. The current fleet of only 19 B-2s, a fraction of the 132 originally planned, was severely strained to execute the mission. This small fleet size creates significant risks when facing multiple global threats.

...According to information about the event, a “Resistance Lab” is a type of training created by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal who represents Seattle in the U.S. House of Representatives.... ...“We’ve developed a curriculum where we help people understand, how do you go after the pillars of support, not necessarily the person at the top, but the pillars of support that allow that person to continue to have power?” she said. “And how do you shift allies from being sort of passive opponents to being active supporters of taking down a dictatorship?”...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(6/24/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleDeuteronomy 10:6-76 (The Israelites traveled from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar his son succeeded him as priest. 7 From there they traveled to Gudgodah and on to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water.Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.________________________

"In eight days, the United States and Israel eliminated Iran’s nuclear capabilities with minimal civilian casualties. One of the greatest military achievements ever." — Bill Ackman. Of course, you must expect a whole lot of deranged thinking after the USA’s Saturday night “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” (MOP) attack on Iran’s three nuke sites — because derangement drives the spirit of our time in Western Civ. France, Germany, the UK, Sweden still can’t wrap their brains around the jihad they have fecklessly invited inside their countries — and they prosecute anyone who suggests as much. Over here, the Oregon state legislature brought...

National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC), composed of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency based at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, raised the national wildland fire preparedness level one step higher to Preparedness Level 3. “Peak fire season is here, and President Trump has created the most prepared and coordinated wildland firefighting force in the world. We are taking this fire season seriously, and our federal wildland firefighters are prepared to respond. Right now, there are several active fires burning across the country, and the U.S. Forest Service is actively responding. We are in an...