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Newsdump Alert: Israeli Attacks Continue In Gaza Despite Hamas Acceptance Of Trump Plan To End Fighting And Trump's Call For Israeli Attacks To Stop... "You shall have no other Gods before me" Exodus 20:2 The First Commandment Back in the early 1980's I lived in this drunken delusion of an America being "Christianized" by people like... Talking Of Peace When War With Iran Could Be Coming Soon... A Department of War Update the theme from that classic movie "Patton"... And fast forward to this week and the speech of the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth... What Did China Find Out...

The iconic Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most picturesque spots in Scotland and has even appeared in Hollywood films. According to a statement released by National Museums Scotland, an exquisite object worthy of the majestic setting was recently recovered during excavations led by FAS Heritage. The team uncovered a rare thirteenth-century tool known as a gravoir, which was used to precisely part hair and create elaborate hairstyles. The item was carved from local red deer antler and shaped into a human figure wearing a hood and holding a book. It is only the third such object of its...

An Oregon federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending the National Guard into Portland, as the city contends with hundreds of protestors at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. It's a major blow to Trump, who called Portland a 'war-ravaged' city under siege by Antifa terrorists, when he announced last week that federal agents would be deployed there. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, made the ruling after the city and the state sued the federal government. The temporary restraining order expires in 14 days on October 18, Immergut wrote in her order. The Department of...

Sham Uddin, devout Muslim barrister, has repeatedly weaponized his platform to spew rabid vitriol, masquerading it as "justice." His rhetoric isn't mere activism—it's a toxic brew of Jew-hatred and baseless fabrications that echo the worst historical apologists for evil, like Candace Owens' grotesque defenses of Josef Mengele. Uddin's "contributions" to outlets like TV Islam only amplify this poison, lending a veneer of legitimacy to what is, in truth, a dangerous incitement against Jews and the State of Israel, the world's bulwark against Islamist extremism. Both disseminating which they themselves do not believe.A Pattern of Hatred: From "Free Palestine" Rants to...

A woman was shot by US Border Patrol agents in Chicago after officers were 'boxed in' by multiple vehicles. Patrolling agents were in the Windy City's South Side near 39th and Kedzie on Saturday when they were 'rammed by ten cars,' according to Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers included a woman 'armed with a semi-automatic weapon', which prompted officers to fire defensive shots. The female in question was part of an internal threat bulletin circulated after allegedly doxxing law enforcement officials online. The posts, made under the name...

This week an oil tanker seized by French naval commandos off the Atlantic coast. The captain and second-in-command taken into custody. The tanker linked to what's called the "Russian Ghost Fleet' carrying oil exports from Russia under sanctions over the Ukraine War. The accusations leveled at the tanker included the notion it was used to launch a drone flight over... Ahead of the announcement of a new government this weekend Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attempting to create a new image. Lecornu vowing not to invoke Article 49.3 to force through a budget as he seeks input from the opposition on...

Britons have been urged to wear masks in crowded public spaces and isolate if they test positive for Covid, amid a spike in cases of two new variants of the virus. The strains—XFG, dubbed Stratus, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus—are fuelling a surge in infections, with cases doubling since August. Professor Lawrence Young, a virologist at Warwick University told the Daily Mail the increase in cases and hospitalisations is 'worrying so early in the Autumn period'. He put it down to a mixture of children returning to school, colder temperatures causing people to spend more time indoors—often in places with...

Federal immigration officials say their Portland, Oregon, facility has come under nightly attack, with little help from local police because of political directives from city leaders. In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bill Melugin, Cammila Wamsley, director of Portland’s ICE office, said the facility has faced violence for more than 100 consecutive nights, with Portland police largely absent under guidance from the mayor and city council

America's super rich are swapping Silicon Valley for Utah's Silicon Slopes and Manhattan for Miami. In the next five years, Republican states are set to see the largest influx of ultra high net worth individuals, according to a new report. The analysis, from wealth intelligence firm Altrata, defines these people as those worth more than $30 million. While the traditional wealth hubs of California and New York still lead in terms of the number of ultra wealthy Americans living there, they are lagging when it comes to growth. Instead Florida is leading the way, with an estimated 8.8 percent yearly...

It was grudging praise for President Donald Trump yet considering the source it was surprising bordering on astounding praise. Atlantic magazine writer Nicholas Florko should therefore be put on the alert to prepare for his shunning by his colleagues and other members of the media for daring to give what is in effect high praise to Trump for forcing Pfizer to agree to slash its drug prices with other pharmaceutical companies expected to follow suit.Florko's Thought Crime arrived on Thursday in the form of his article, "Pfizer Finally Gave Trump What He Wanted." The praise from Florko did not come...

Used electric vehicles have become the fastest-selling cars in the country, but one buyer said his Tesla came with a hidden surprise that left him stranded at a charger. Daniel Boycott was absolutely loving the 2022 Tesla Model 3 he bought from a used car dealership in September, until he pulled up to a Tesla Supercharger, and his car wouldn't charge. "That's when I found out it didn't work. I tried multiple stations. It's just not working," he said. A Tesla representative told him on the phone and later in an email that "the car is currently unsupported for supercharging...

GROWING DEEP AND STRONG One day my mother and I were working together in the garden where we were transplanting plants for the third time. Grown from seed in a small container, the plants had been transferred to a larger container; then transplanted into the garden. Now, because I was moving, we were transplanting them once again. Inexperienced as a gardener, I turned to my green-thumbed mother. "Isn’t this bad for them?" I asked, as we dug them up and shook the dirt from the roots. "Won’t it hurt these plants, being uprooted and transplanted so many times?" "Oh"...

The New Jersey teen driver accused of intentionally ramming into two 17-year-old girls revealed a dark obsession with one of the victims and her family in a recorded livestream leading up to the fatal crash. Vincent Battiloro said on a Sept. 23 YouTube video viewed by The Post he had a “vengeance” against Maria Niotis and ordered a pizza to her house to prank her, claiming she leveled accusations against him that got him in trouble at school. He also appeared to admit on the same video he lurked outside her house a previous time.

U.S. Catholic Bishops Warn of the Greatest Threat We Face: IslamophobiaTalk about poor timing! On the same day that news broke of an Islamist attack on a Catholic Parish in the Congo that left 64 dead and many wounded, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published a 15-page booklet, “Islamophobia: A Guide for U.S. Catholics on Anti-Muslim Bigotry.”The purpose of the booklet is to warn Catholics about “the rising tide of anti-Muslim sentiment.” I’m not aware of any “rising tide” of anti-Muslim bigotry in the U.S., but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a rising tide of anti-Muslim...

The Attorney General of the United States just opened an investigation into the Command Staff of the Portland Police for refusing to enforce the laws over ICE protests in Oregon. Chicago is next - following the shooting of an armed offender who was involved in a mass ramming of ICE vehicles, this went out over the PDTs: “NO UNITS WILL REPOND TO THIS…” (Image at link)

A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city. The ruling by the Trump-nominated judge marks the latest setback to White House efforts to crack down on Democratic-led cities it claims are stricken by crime and disorder, often in part by citing the need to protect ICE facilities from riotous protesters. The temporary restraining order expires in 14 days on October 18, US District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump nominee,...

Turkish Foreign Ministry says 137 Gaza flotilla activists on board Turkish Airlines flight from Israel.Israel's Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that 137 additional activists from the Gaza flotilla have been deported, among them Swedish “environmental activist” Greta Thunberg.According to Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, the 137 deportees were placed on a Turkish Airlines flight from Israel that landed in Istanbul on Saturday afternoon. The flight was the first Turkish Airlines plane to land in Israel in two years.Related articles:Why did Greta join a flotilla again? The AI versionMeloni urges Gaza flotilla to haltIsraeli Navy intercepts Gaza flotilla, arrests activistsPolice spokesperson reveals empty...

An Upper East Side granny lost her entire life savings to cold-hearted online scammers – and now, she’s taking her banks to court. The twisted scheme began in August 2023, when a pop-up window on 86-year-old Nina Mortellito’s computer falsely warned her that her bank accounts had been hacked, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court. Over the next nine months, Mortellito – who suffers from age-related memory issues – was convinced by the fraudsters to withdraw a total of approximately $700,000 in a series of unusual withdrawals, and send them the dough for safekeeping, according to...

In November 2024, the Human Rights Campaign released a report on the “Epidemic of Violence Against the Transgender & Gender-Expansive Community in the U.S.” HRC claims that laws protecting fairness in women's sports or keeping boys out of girls’ restrooms are fueling violence against people who identify as transgender. Yet, according to the Human Rights Campaign's data on homicides and the Williams Institute's estimate of the transgender population, Americans who identify as transgender face a lower homicide risk than other groups, particularly men, women, black, white, and Hispanic people.

President Donald Trump is inching closer to delivering on his 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, as he announced on Saturday that Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line to facilitate a hostage release.Trump detailed Israel’s cooperation in a post on Truth Social, saying it has been shared with Hamas. “After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to, and shared with, Hamas,” the U.S. president posted. “When Hamas confirms, the Ceasefire will be IMMEDIATELY effective, the Hostages and Prisoner Exchange will begin, and we will create the conditions for the...