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Shocking cell phone video purportedly shows a police officer in the United Kingdom explaining how an army veteran was arrested over an anti-LGBTQ post he reshared online that had caused someone "anxiety." The video was recorded by actor and leader of the British Reclaim Party Laurence Fox, who shared a meme on social media showing Pride flags altered into the shape of a swastika. He said the meme was meant as a commentary on the authoritarian nature of LGBTQ and transgender activists. Fox began recording after Hampshire police arrived at the home of 51-year-old British army veteran Darren Brady, who...

Susan Miller, a cheerleader for the Russia collusion hoax, ‘cannot be trusted with a security clearance,’ a senior administration official says. Susan Miller, the retired CIA spook who lied about her leadership role in the intelligence report that lit the fuse on the Russia collusion hoax bomb, has been stripped of her security clearance, according to two Trump administration officials familiar with the matter. Miller, who served as a senior Central Intelligence Agency Officer, has long boasted about her “full clearance,” particularly while attacking President Donald Trump and his top intelligence officers for shining a light on one of the...

Recent excavations at the site of Körzüt Fortress in eastern Turkey's Van province have uncovered several important archaeological features that are helping archaeologists gain a deeper understanding of the Urartian city's layout and history, Türkiye Today reports. The site, which is notable for its massive defensive walls measuring 30 feet wide, was purportedly built by King Minua, ruler of the Kingdom of Urartu between 810 and 786 b.c. New work at the site revealed a second temple building, a monumental entrance to the palace complex, and a network of pathways linking civilian areas with the central citadel. However, the most...

This trend may be individually smart, but it makes our society dumber and ultimately undermines the potential educational value of a college education. College students admit to lying about or hiding their views on family, faith, politics, and other socially contentious issues, such as gender ideology, in order to "fit in" at their colleges. At least, in this case, at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. Almost everybody is living a lie, to avoid bullying by the other 10% of students and, of course, the college professors who act like the old Soviet Political Officers in the Soviet Union's...

A shocking video shows the moment a family attacked a woman after she complained that a young boy was persistently kicking her seat throughout their 3-hour 47-minute flight. When the China Southern Airlines flight CZ6164 landed, chaos erupted when the family reportedly surrounded the woman and physically confronted her, insisting she should have more empathy because 'he's only a child.' The incident occurred on 7 August after the flight from Shenzhen to Dalian, and is now under investigation by the Dalian Airport Public Security Bureau. Passengers reported that the boy, seated directly behind the woman, repeatedly kicked her seat during...

Daily Readings from the USCCBPeter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21–22Saint John Chrysostom, in commenting upon this passage, explains that “seventy-seven times” was a way of saying “always.” In other words, Jesus was not giving a specific number to the times we must forgive, He was saying that forgiveness must be offered forever and always, without limit. This is the depth of forgiveness offered to us. This passage also...

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United States President Donald Trump commented on Thursday that he is unsure whether he will hold a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Speaking on Fox News radio, Trump explained that everything depends on how their meeting goes. The US head of state detailed that if discussions go well, the two will appear together and address the press. On the other hand, should talks not go well, the joint press conference will not happen. Trump further added that if negotiations go badly, he would hold a solo press briefing and head right back to...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Brentwood Police Department said they are wanting to speak with potential victims and anyone with information on the allegations against a former Christian band’s lead singer. An independent Christian news organization, The Roys Report, reported on June 4 that former Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted multiple people. The news organisation reported that his alleged “predatory pattern” as well as substance and alcohol abuse dates back as early as 2004. Days after the report came out, Tait took to social media admitting to using and abusing both cocaine and alcohol. He...

U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs up and that higher prices for consumers may be on the way. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers— rose 0.9% last month from June, biggest jump in more than three years. Compared with a year earlier, wholesale prices rose 3.3%. The numbers were much higher than economists had expected. Prices rose faster for producers than consumers last month, suggesting that U.S. importers may, for now, be eating the cost...

Chuck Girard, the founding member of ‘Love Song’- one of the first Christian rock bands and one of the most prominent ‘Jesus Music’ artists- passed away on Monday at the age of 81. His wife shared on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chuckgirardmusic/): This is Chuck’s wife, Karen. It is with great sorrow, yet also great joy, to let you know that Chuck has moved to Heaven and will be eternally with Jesus! He left this earth at rest and in total peace, surrounded by family. We praise the Lord for His great mercy and for His gift of Chuck’s music, message, and heart....

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During a recent episode of The Benny Show, host Benny Johnson and guest Mike Benz discussed allegations that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former CIA Director John Brennan engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the American public and intelligence community. Johnson opened the discussion by referencing a recent post from Benz. “You have a post up saying Hillary Clinton is absolutely guilty of a criminal conspiracy to defraud the American taxpayers and intel community and so on. How would that prosecution go? Is that like too much of a pipe dream to even dream to like even...

Of more than 1.1m entries, 28.2% gained A or A* and 9.4% gained A*, though regional variations remain Students in England gained record levels of top grades in this year’s A-level exams, driven by young men producing their strongest performances outside the pandemic years. Ofqual, the exam regulator for England, shrugged off any suggestions of grade inflation, pointing to the lower proportion of 18-year-olds taking A-levels and saying that fewer low-achieving students had entered. Despite the overall improvement, regional variations remain, with students in the West Midlands and north-east England recording lower grades overall than in 2024. The north-east remains...

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) numbers are in for July 2025. This is the first month in almost six years that the adjusted NICS numbers estimate less than one million firearm sales.The adjusted figures, as computed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), are almost 22,000 sales short of one million at 978,731.In July of 2024, the NSSF calculated adjusted gun sales of 1,064,791. These figures show an eight percent drop in gun sales from last July. The NICS checks themselves fell by only four percent, from 2,021,235 to 1,936,621. About half of NICS checks are being...

On Wednesday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” NPR National Correspondent Frank Langfitt stated that in the Congress Heights area of D.C. some of the people he spoke to told him “crime is worse than the statistics show,” because some “have given up reporting to police because they feel a lot of crimes go unpunished.” Langfitt stated that in the U Street area, people he spoke to “said crime didn’t seem that bad to them.” Langfitt further stated that after talking to people in the U Street area, “I went across the Anacostia River to Congress Heights. This is among...

“Russia is planning a new missile surprise for the world as it prepares to test its 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. The development comes ahead of a crucial face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to discuss the Ukraine war. Moscow is likely to test its nuclear-tipped 9M730 Burevestnik intercontinental cruise missile in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the coming days, according to the Barents Observer. Using a nuclear…… …. This gives it an unlimited range that can hit any point on the planet. The range of this missile is unlimited because it has...

Assaulting a federal agent is no joke, but nobody, and I mean nobody, should ever show this level of disrespect to a Subway sandwich. [Warning: Language] VIDEO AT LINK....................... That's 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, and before this went down on Sunday night he had been shouting down federal agents, calling them the worst name in the book: Fascists. The full video shows several black men laughing as Dunn gets increasingly agitated about the officers' presence. [Warning: More Language] "I did it. I threw a sandwich," Dunn later confessed to D.C. Police. Here's DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro: Looks like Sean...

Newly declassified FBI records have fingered Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) as a likely conduit for damaging leaks aimed at undermining President Donald Trump, along with disgraced Rep. Adam Schiff. According to the FBI’s own 302 interview summaries, now in the hands of Congress thanks to FBI Director Kash Patel, the whistleblower noted that “Rep. Swalwell has been the source of a lot of leaked information and had to be counseled to be more careful.” According to Emmy-winning investigative journalist Catherine Herridge: “I have obtained a newly declassified @FBI interview summary from 2017 about intelligence leaks from the Russia probes. While...