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As the nation of Israel eagerly awaits the return of the remaining hostages, some of them alive (perhaps barely so), the rest of them dead, there will be much celebration and joy. At last, after more than two hellish years, they will be home. But there is also much pain, and not just the pain of the moment. It is the cumulative pain of generations. Some will immediately say, “But what about the people of Gaza? What about their pain? What about their suffering and agony?” After all, we see the images of the bombed cities, of the terrified children,...

Katie Porter was exposed for berating a staffer and throwing a tantrum during an interview in two video clips this week. And the California governor candidate is even worse when cameras aren’t rolling, one ex-staffer told The Post Friday. One of the lawyer and politician’s cruelest tactics is dehumanizing her young underlings by referring to them in the third person — while in their presence. “It was easier for her to do these things to the quieter ones, the more soft-spoken ones, who wouldn’t be like, ‘hey, that’s not okay,’ ” Sasha Georgiades, a former Wounded Warrior Fellow and Navy...

Someone in the Biden CBP manufactured a fake immigration record showing that Bolsonaro aide Filipe Martins entered the US but never left. Brazil's now-sanctioned judge, Moraes, then used this magically appearing fraud to justify his imprisoning of Martins for 6 months At the time, Martins wasn't even charged with a crime. But Moraes used this magic fake CBP entry to claim Martins went to the US and "evaporated." In prison, Martins was then coerced to sign false accusations in Bolsonaro's "coup" prosecution. Obviously this is yet more evidence to add to the mountain showing Moraes' severe abuse of power, human...

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A jaguar seen struggling to swim in a Brazilian river was rescued by authorities and taken to a veterinary clinic, where it was treated for gunshot wounds. Military police and wildlife experts created an improvised flotation device when the feline was seen struggling in the water of the Rio Negro, near Ponta Negra Beach.

“Ordinary judicial proceedings become impracticable when the people paid to execute federal law coordinate to prevent its execution.” —EKO on “X”. Now, try to imagine Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (Jabba the Pritzker) as a Confederate general, his juddering bulk astride a panting war-horse, as he gallops into battle against federal positions in Millennium Park, Chicago. . . . Yeah, in the immortal words of Homey D. Clown, I don’t think so. Yet these seem to be the fantasies typically entertained in our times by the Big Dawgs of the Democratic Party: a confederacy of dweebs. While Mr. Trump uses presidential...

Psychology researcher Stephen Reysen and colleagues at Texas A&M University have proposed the concept of Global Citizenship, measuring whether an individual feels socially, politically, environmentally, and economically connected to all communities on a worldwide scale. Though endorsed by the United Nations, this concept is generally more popular with the left, while right-wingers more frequently believe Global Citizenship to be a front for progressivism or socialism. What is your Global Citizen score? For each of the following statements, indicate your level of agreement below. Question 1 of 30 I believe that all ways of living are equally right or good as...

~As you know, I regret that Donald J Trump is susceptible to the blandishments of the Royal Family. Likewise, I regret that he seeks the validation of the King of Norway and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. I have had little regard for the latter at least since they enNobelled the world's Numero Uno celeb terrorist and Slav rent-boy addict Yasser Arafat. By comparison, this year's winner, the little-known Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, seems a more or less deserving winner. As for Trump getting frosted out, Reuters reports: Ahead of the Nobel announcement, experts on the award had...

Silicon Valley isn't the only industry reeling from President Donald Trump's plans to charge companies hiring skilled foreign workers $100,000 for visas. Wall Street banks and other financial firms have long used the H-1B visa program to fill an array of roles, from computer programmers to traders and even investment bankers.Trump's executive order, signed late Friday, "caught everyone off guard," JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said on CNBC while in Mumbai, India, this week. In order to visualize the potential impact on the financial industry, Business Insider turned to publicly available data from the Department of Labor and the US...

Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson asked a Utah judge to swap his shackles and prison garb for civilian clothes in court — arguing that convicted Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger was granted the same break. Lawyers for the 22-year-old accused killer claimed that photos showing him in a prison jumpsuit and restraints could make potential jurors think he’s guilty and “deserving” of the death penalty — jeopardizing his chance at a fair trial, according to a 21-page motion filed Thursday in Utah’s 4th District Court. “In the face of worldwide scrutiny, permitting Mr. Robinson to wear civilian clothing for court...

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhile Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”< Luke 11:27–28This short Gospel reading reveals much about what makes one “blessed” in life. Specifically, Jesus considers those truly blessed who do two things: “hear the word of God” and then “observe it.” Though this seems quite obvious at first read, it is often harder than it seems. The first step to...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(10/11/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleJob 12:13-1613 “To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his. 14 What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released. 15 If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land. 16 To him belong strength and insight; both deceived and deceiver are his.Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.________________________

In September 2025, the number of firearm sales, as measured by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), was approximately two percent higher than it was in September 2024. This reversed the slightly downward trend in firearm sales that started in February 2025. The reductions have not been enormous, ranging from 2 to 7 percent for each individual month. Those reductions have been keenly felt in an industry accustomed to significant expansion during the Obama and Biden administrations.While the numbers used to approximate firearm sales increased by about two percent, the...

After it came to light that Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s attorney general, had fantasized about killing a political opponent and his children, some were surprised that other Democrats didn’t condemn him. No one should have been surprised. Because what Jones said is a widely shared belief among Democrats these days. According to National Review, which broke the explosive Jones story, he told a colleague that “the only way public policy changes is when policymakers feel pain themselves, like the pain that parents feel when they watch their children die from gun violence.” He was referring to a...

Tom Elliott @tomselliott New talking point directive just issued #AntifaDoesntExist https://x.com/tomselliott/status/1976770817544376686

King Charles met privately with Farage, then Starme lost it! I only saw this in one place and I wonder if it's fake news or what is going on

Properly executed, the Insurrection Act can bring a quicker end to hostilities and reduce property destruction, injury, and loss of life from what can ensue from lesser measures. We should never allow the complexity of America’s contemporary problems to confuse, discourage, or overwhelm us. Correcting our present course and charting our way forward is best achieved by aligning our approach and policies with timeless wisdom and principles understood and codified by the Founding Fathers. It turns out that the Constitution provides the framework, specifically the Article II, Section 2, and supremacy clause of Article 6, to put down the current...

Daniel Keene served up a Texas-sized take on H1-B visas and immigration last month — and says he paid a hefty price for it. Keene, who owns Boundaries Coffee, a popular local coffee chain outside Dallas, publicly shared his thoughts on the program that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers for specialty occupations in a post on X, while noting the "typical view" in his suburban neighborhood. "We have to cancel the H-1Bs," Keene, of Aubrey, wrote on September 6. "I want my kids to grow up in America. Not India." The post, which was deleted days later, included...

With the cost of higher education in the US rising steadily, California-based USC Marshall School of Business is taking concrete steps to support Indian students through expanded scholarships. Aimed at attracting philanthropic funding for scholarships for students, the university has plans to set up a not-for-profit initiative in India. In an exclusive interaction with The Indian Express, Geoffrey Garrett, Dean of USC Marshall School of Business, emphasised that increased scholarship support helps attract high-quality students from a broader cross-section of the population, as ‘ability-to-pay’ is no longer the primary filter for admissions. Elaborating on ways to ensure such support, Garrett...

The truck driver caught in Oklahoma with a New York State commercial driver’s license without a first name was identified as an Indian migrant who illegally entered the country in 2023. ICE agents arrested Anmol Anmol after he was stopped by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol during a routine inspection at a truck scale off I-40 last month, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. Anmol handed over his legitimate New York-issued driver’s license, which had the words “No Name Given” in place of his first and middle monikers. Anmol allegedly entered the US illegally in 2023 and was subsequently released...

A crisis of democratic legitimacy in Britain: should people accept being ruled — and oppressed — by judges or “experts” without a popular mandate? The United Kingdom is facing a confluence of challenges that strike at the very heart of its democratic legitimacy, national sovereignty, and social cohesion. At issue are, not only institutional convolutions but also growing public disillusionment with how justice is administered, how power is exercised, and how British identity is being reshaped — without the explicit consent of the people. Pressing concerns are the erosion of “parliamentary sovereignty”, the rise of unaccountable judicial and bureaucratic influence,...