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On Monday morning, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about actor Sydney Sweeney’s controversial ad campaign for American Eagle. The ads, showing Sweeney in various scenes sporting blue jeans, flaunting her blond hair and blue eyes to demonstrate her "great jeans" (widely read as a pun on "genes"), has been widely criticized by viewers who say it references eugenics and spreads a white nationalist message of genetic superiority; American Eagle responded to backlash in a statement posted to Instagram saying that the ad “is and always was about the jeans.” Trump’s post, which was swiftly deleted, praised Sweeney and...

AI Parody Music Video poking fun at the online hysteria surrounding Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle jeans campaign.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today announced a $25,000 humanitarian fund donation for the rehabilitation of the Holy Family Church and community in Gaza. The donation will be given to the Archdiocese of New York to facilitate the distribution of the dedicated funds. “We are deeply saddened by the deaths, injuries, and structural damage at the Holy Family Church in Gaza and stand in solidarity with our Catholic brothers and sisters,” said AJC CEO Ted Deutch. “We pray for the full recovery of the injured and the safety of all peoples affected by...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress will cost roughly $10 million total, a U.S. Army official said Wednesday — the latest development in a Trump administration effort to combat what it calls “erasing American history.”Once back in the cemetery, the monument — described a few years ago as “problematic from top to bottom” — will also feature panels nearby that will offer context about its history, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity about a project still in progress.The Pentagon expects it to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.“We’ll be putting a tariff on of approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors,” Trump said in the Oval Office while meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook. “But if you’re building in the United States of America, there’s no charge.”The Republican president said companies that make computer chips in the U.S. would be spared the import tax. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortage of computer chips...

New York City Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is leading former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 13 points in Newsmax's average tracking the race. Mamdani has 38.1% support, followed by Cuomo, who is running an independent campaign after losing the Democrat primary, with 25%. In third place is Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa with 15%, followed by incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running as an independent, with 11.5%. Another independent, Jim Walden, a former assistant U.S. attorney, is in last with just 1%.

In an effort to create a strong deterrent to anyone considering perpetrating any further incidents, the WNBA issued a warning that anyone caught throwing things onto the court would be forced to attend 10 more WNBA games. The policy change came on the heels of multiple incidents in which unidentified individuals threw inappropriate items into the court during play. WNBA officials said that any further instances of such behavior would result in the people responsible being sentenced to watch more WNBA, whether they liked it or not. "It's a severe penalty, yes, but hopefully it will make people think twice,"...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Koch: It is ‘desirable’ for Pope Leo to lift restrictions on Latin MassCardinal Kurt Koch suggested Pope Benedict XVI was right to preserve the Latin Mass, calling for a more liberal approach to the traditional liturgy under Pope Leo.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — A prominent Vatican cardinal has said it would be “desirable” for Pope Leo to “open” the door to the traditional Latin Mass which Pope Francis moved to close via his stringent restrictions.Speaking to Austrian website kath.net, Cardinal Kurt Koch opined on the question of liturgy and on relations between Christians under Pope Leo XIV.Though admitting...

An active-duty Army sergeant is accused of shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday before nearby soldiers subdued him. The suspect is in custody and the wounded soldiers are in stable condition and expected to recover, according to Army officials. Three of the five victims needed surgery. The suspect is 28-year-old Quornelius Radford, an Army logistics sergeant from Jacksonville, Florida, who used a personal handgun to allegedly carry out the shooting. Brig. Gen. John Lubas said in a statement that nearby soldiers acted quickly. He said “soldiers in the area that witnessed the shooting immediately and without...

Sen. Dick Durbin’s vote in November 2024 against arms sales to Israel was an ominous sign for the Jewish state’s supporters in America. Durbin had always been reasonable on the issue and never flirted with the politics of the Squad, and he was also an institutionalist not a revolutionary—which made sense, because as the Democratic Party’s Senate whip, he was the second in command. Yet it’s hard not to think of that vote when reading the news that, as expected, Brian Schatz has secured his place as Durbin’s successor as whip. That part is less important than what it sets...

If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.President Trump intends to meet in person with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as soon as next week, and he plans to follow up shortly afterward with a meeting between himself, Mr. Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the plan. Mr. Trump disclosed his plans on Wednesday in a call with European leaders, which included Mr. Zelensky, the people said. The meetings would include only the...

“It is getting gloriously dark.” Those words were uttered by one of my favourite preachers, Adrian Rogers. One day, maybe soon, I’ll get to meet Pastor Rogers. Yet, we won’t be talking about how dark it is. When God’s prophetic program brings to fulfilment the events of Revelation 21, we will both rejoice that in the New Jerusalem: “The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and...

— Former Mayor Jim Kenney violated the City Charter when he signed a 2021 executive order replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, a Commonwealth Court panel said Wednesday. In a unanimous decision, the seven appeals court judges found that by eliminating a city holiday and creating a new one, Kenney engaged in “lawmaking” that is reserved to City Council. “It therefore runs afoul of the separation of powers inherent in the Charter and, accordingly, is invalid,” Judge Patricia McCullough wrote in the opinion. The judges pointed out that federal holidays are established by Congress, and state holidays by the...

Sydney Sweeney is in hot water for her recent jeans ad, with many calling her a Nazi. And this video proves it - an exclusive authentic Hitler jeans ad from 1942. Hitler has great jeans.

Cambodia recently announced that it plans to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In response, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, naming other conflicts that Trump has “ended,” said that, “It’s well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” I agree that it’s “well past time.” To be specific: Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for Operation Warp Speed (OWS), which through a classic public/private partnership during the final year of his first term helped bring the world back from one of the worst pandemics in history. This effort produced novel vaccines, therapeutics, and...

US Senator Lindsey Graham has applauded President Donald Trump’s move to slap a 50% tariff on India over its purchase of Russian oil, describing it as a key step towards ending the war in Ukraine. Posting on social media on Thursday, the Republican senator called the decision a “defining moment” in the conflict, hoping that it strikes at the financial lifeline fuelling Russia’s war efforts. -snip- Graham stressed that President Trump and his team’s push to end the war was showing “real dividends”. Graham also expressed confidence in Trump’s ability to help end the war “justly” and prevent future conflict....

A new investigation raises serious allegations against Anas Zayed Patia, a Gazan photographer accused of staging suffering scenes to serve Hamas propaganda. A recent investigation by the German newspaper Bild has raised concerns about Gazan photographer Anas Zayed Patia, alleging that he was involved in staging humanitarian scenes used in pro-Hamas media narratives. Patia, whose work has appeared in various international newspapers and news agencies, is accused of selectively curating images to highlight suffering in Gaza in a way that may distort context and serve political messaging against Israel. One widely circulated image captured by Patia shows a group of...

Natasha Hausdorff – barrister and legal director at the UK Lawyers for Israel Charitable Trust – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Natasha and Brendan discuss Bob Vylan’s vile chants at Glastonbury, the horrors Israel faces in Gaza and how the Holocaust is now weaponised against the Jews. Transcript linked below video and links.

Russia narrowly avoided an armed skirmish with Romania, a member of the NATO alliance, after striking just a half mile from its border. Romanian defense officials believe the new law passed by parliament explicitly allowing its armed forces to shoot down Russian drones that fly over its territory prevented the Kremlin from incurring on its territory. Russia struck a gas distribution center in the Ismail Area of Ukraine with Shahed kamikaze drones on Tuesday and Wednesday, so close to Romania’s border that Bucharest deployed F-16 aircraft to monitor. No unauthorized intrusions were reported. "They know we passed this law, and...

Special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump discussed plans for the U.S. to significantly increase its role in providing humanitarian aid to Gaza in a meeting Monday evening at the White House, according to two U.S. officials and an Israeli official with knowledge of the issue. Why it matters: Negotiations for a ceasefire are stuck, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving towards significantly expanding the war. U.S. officials are concerned about more bloodshed but have yet to firmly object. The new food aid plan Trump promised last week is also not yet finalized.