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Uthman ibn Farooq and others are making concerted efforts to convert American non-Muslims. What are the churches and synagogues doing to counter their appeal? Nothing. “San Diego Imam Uthman Ibn Farooq In Birmingham, UK Lecture: The Future Is Ours – Their ‘Nightmare Of A Muslim Europe Will Come True’; America And Russia Will Be Muslim Countries; We Must Stand Firm, Never Apologize Or Compromise Our Faith,” MEMRI, May 28, 2025: Uthman ibn Farooq: “The future is ours. Every EDL [English Defence League] nightmare of a Muslim Europe will come true. They can be as mad as they want, I don’t...

ESPN host and analyst Paul Finebaum might run for office because of Charlie Kirk despite never being involved in politics. The SEC Network personality and host of "The Paul Finebaum Show" said in a recent interview that he is "considering" leaving the Disney-owned network to run for the United States Senate. Perhaps surprisingly, Finebaum said that he would run on the Republican ticket in Alabama, finding inspiration after Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10. "I spent four hours numb, talking about things that didn't matter to me. And it kept building throughout that weekend," Finebaum said. "I felt very empty...

There has never been a positive outcome when the government sets out to disarm the people. Authoritarian states are the inevitable result. Certain semi-automatic weapons were prohibited in March 2025, with a one-year amnesty period for lawful gun owners to surrender their rifles through a buyback program. The government claims the buyback program is completely voluntary “with the expectation they will comply,” according to Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. Anandasangaree does not believe the Canadian government is equipped to disarm citizens, as revealed in a leaked audio clip. “I just don’t think municipal police services have the resources to do...

A grooming gang ringleader who raped two schoolgirls in Rochdale has been jailed for 35 years. Mohammed Zahid, 65, known as Boss Man, gave the girls free underwear from his market stall, expecting regular sex for him and his friends in return. The father-of-three, who showed a "chilling disregard" for the girls, was one of seven men convicted in June of committing a raft of sexual offences between 2001 and 2006. Mushtaq Ahmed, 67, Kasir Bashir, 50, Mohammed Shahzad, 44, Naheem Akram, 49, Nisar Hussain, 41 and Roheez Khan, 39, also received lengthy prison sentences at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain in her chair for now. The high court will hear the case in January 2026 and allow Lisa Cook to keep her job in the meantime. This also means Lisa Cook will be able to participate in December’s interest rate meeting.

Hundreds of students at Northwestern University refused to watch an anti-Semitism training video that the school made mandatory amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on campus anti-Semitism. At least 300 of Northwestern's 22,000 students boycotted the training, leading the university to bar them from registering for fall classes, the Forward reported. Northwestern, which also requires students to watch anti-bias training on Muslims, told students in a March email that the new anti-Semitism training "will adhere to federal policy," including Trump's January executive order "Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism." Latest News Hundreds of Northwestern Students Refuse To Watch Anti-Semitism Training Video The...

@TiceRichard Starmer is all out of ideas so is lashing out in a vicious coordinated way with his cabinet colleagues He’s unleashed a deliberate incitement of violence against Nigel Farage and Reform activists We thought long and hard about sharing this, but believe it is in the public interest that they know: This disgusting attack comes just 2 weeks after the Government slashed Nigel’s security by 75%. Is this a coincidence? Thankfully we have donors who have stepped in to shore up the security so that Nigel is still well protected. For the Govt to behave like this just a...

Daily Readings from the USCCBAs Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” Luke 9:57–58At first, this appears to be an unusual response from our Lord. This person appeared to be committing himself to follow Jesus wherever Jesus led. But rather than complimenting the would-be follower, Jesus indicates that there is nowhere for this man to follow Him. Instead, he would have to follow...

The left-wing climate scientist and political activist Michael Mann resigned on Tuesday from his post as vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania. Mann stirred up controversy repeatedly over the past several months, most recently when he shared a social media post that compared Charlie Kirk to a member of the "Hitler Youth." Mann will remain at the university as a professor and the director of its Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. Mann explained in a blog post Monday that his environmental advocacy work "at times feels in conflict" with the University of Pennsylvania's institutional neutrality policy. "At...

An immigration enforcement sweep in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area found widespread immigration fraud, according to the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “Officers encountered blatant marriage fraud, visa overstay, people claiming to work as businesses that can’t be found, forged documents, abuse of the H1B visa system, abuse of the F1 visa, and many other discrepancies,” USCIS Director Joseph Edlow told reporters Tuesday, according to the New York Post.

snip The post in question had been shared by North on X in August and featured a Palestinian flag with the words: "F--- Palestine. F--- Hamas. F--- Islam. Want to protest? F--- off to Muslim country and protest." North confirmed to The Telegraph that although the meme contained offensive references to Palestine and Islam, officers in the interview at the station appeared preoccupied with the part directed at Hamas. "The officer in the interview said, ‘Well, firstly, let’s start with the meme. You posted a meme that said f--- Hamas,’" North recalled to the British outlet. "I said, ‘yeah, I...

Mark Carney’s Liberal government appears to be employing Antifa extremists inside federal institutions — even within our national defence system. At Rebel News, we did what the Montreal police should have done. We launched a reward campaign to identify and track down the thug who thought he could get away with attacking Sean Feucht's Christian worship service with incendiary smoke bombs. Not only did we find him — but what we uncovered may expose one of the most alarming national security breaches in recent Canadian history. The alleged smoke bomber is Gabriel Lepage, an employee of the Longue-Pointe military base...

GLENWOOD, Iowa — When the Friar Family sat down for dinner on Aug. 6, the last thing they expected to hear was gunshots. "A lot of people in the neighborhood light fireworks," said Harrison Friar. "At first, we weren't concerned." But it wasn't fireworks. And the sound didn't stop. "It was so close that I felt there was something wrong, like really wrong," said his wife, Brielle Friar.

Philadelphia officials on Tuesday raised the flag of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at City Hall. The ceremony marked the CCP’s Oct. 1 National Day and involved a co-organizer with ties to Beijing’s regime, according to The Epoch Times. The event reportedly whitewashes a violent legacy of mass killings, religious crackdowns and cultural destruction that began when Mao Zedong seized power in 1949. Outside the event, protesters from the Tibetan Association of Philadelphia demanded the city take down the banner. “The red flag of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not a symbol of culture; it is the emblem of...

Newly discovered documents connect Hamas to two key organizers of Greta Thunberg's Global Sumud Flotilla and reveal that dozens of the fleet's boats are owned by the terror group, Israel's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. One document released by the agency showed a list of operatives in the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), an Israeli-designated terror group that counts Hamas terrorists and flotilla leaders among its members. It included Saif Abu Kashk, the CEO of Cyber Neptune, which Israel's Foreign Ministry called a Hamas front company in Spain that "owns dozens of the ships participating in the 'Sumud' flotilla." "Thus,...

Here we go again. As I write, politicians are trying to gin up a new panic over a looming "government shutdown." We've seen this before as Democrats and Republicans play chicken over their clashing funding priorities, with a partial suspension of federal activities threatened if they can't come to a deal. Unfortunately, the government never really shuts down, and the two parties always work out an agreement that involves spending a lot more money. The worst that happens is that some people are inconvenienced for a few days, as the only things that really cease to function are public-facing operations...

Florida politician Anthony Sabatini has sparked debate over the H-1B visa row, tweeting a call for “a complete and total shutdown.” The move comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of a $100,000 fee on new H-1B applications, aimed at curbing alleged abuses of the program. Far-right politician Sabatini on Monday tweeted, “I am calling for a complete and total shutdown of H-1 B visas until we can find out what is going on.” His tweet went viral in no time, given the ongoing debate surrounding the H-1B visa and its impact on the American workforce and...

The claim that Marian devotion in Catholicism is derived from pagan goddess worship—specifically Ishtar, Diana, or Astarte—is a persistent but thoroughly discredited myth rooted in 19th-century anti-Catholic propaganda, most notably Alexander Hislop’s *The Two Babylons* (1853). This narrative, often recycled in modern social media and evangelical circles, alleges that Mary’s veneration as the Mother of God (Theotokos) or Queen of Heaven is a Christianized version of ancient pagan goddess cults. However, linguistic, historical, biblical, and cultural evidence reveals no connection. This compiled text is inspired by discussions with our fellow freepers and I hope offers a detailed, accessible refutation of...

A Christian baker believes she should not have to design a cake that celebrates an ideology that goes against her faith. In 2017, Cathy Miller was reportedly approached by a lesbian couple, Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio, at her business, the Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, California. Miller explained that same-sex couples were not part of her belief system and that she did not wish to design their cake. Miller did, however, recommend another cake decorator in town. Later that year, California's Civil Rights Department sued Miller and said she violated the state's anti-discrimination laws. In 2023, a five-day trial ended...

The Trump administration has frozen about $18 billion for infrastructure projects in New York City to ensure that funding is not “flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” a top official said Wednesday. The funding is earmarked for the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway project, said Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. Vought announced the freeze in posts on the social media site X. * * *