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The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually a deceased distant cousin, he clarified Monday. The socialist mayoral front-runner made the revelation during a press conference after critics seized on his story, sharing photos on social media of an aunt of his without a hijab. “I was speaking about Zehra fuhi, my father’s cousin, who passed away a few years ago,” Mamdani told reporters. Fuhi means paternal aunt in Urdu and Hindi. Questions began to mount on social media after a tearful Mamdani on Friday recalled how his...

"Watch Zeteo’s editor in chief Mehdi Hasan educate the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh on the history of slavery, including Muslim slavery, in the United States; point out the many and varied contributions of Muslim Americans to this country; and debunk his lazy conservative talking points while laying out Walsh’s own long history of odious, bigoted, and unhinged views. (Have you heard his ridiculous and racist hot take on Disney’s The Little Mermaid? Well, you’re about to!)" Video is 8 mins. ‘I’m More American Than You’ - Mehdi unloads on Matt Walsh

The Trump administration is reportedly planning on ending the United Nations’ role in refugee admissions. The New York Times reports:Administration officials are not done submitting proposals to the White House. According to a draft of a third report, obtained by The New York Times, the latest proposal calls for U.S. embassies to make referrals for who should be considered for refugee status, rather than the United Nations, which has long been the practice. The change would allow for greater American control of who gets funneled into the refugee pipeline.Additionally, both The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported...

Senator Rand Paul is tired of being the only Republican senator willing to stand up to President Trump. The libertarian spoke with Politico’s Dasha Burns just days after being deliberately left out of Trump’s gathering of GOP senators in the Rose Garden. “We have everybody but one person here,” Trump said Wednesday. “We’re just missing one person. You’ll never guess who that is. Let me give you—he automatically votes no on everything. He thinks it’s good politics. It’s really not good politics.”

Chicago’s self-professed “progressive” Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Saturday that there are no “illegal aliens” in his city and it is racist to say there are. He went on to say that if we refer to “undocumented individuals” as “illegal aliens,” then we should also call all black people “slaves.” “We don’t have illegal aliens,” Johnson offhandedly exclaimed. “I don’t know if that’s from some sort of sci-fi message that you wish you’ve had.” Johnson’s inflammatory rhetoric kicked off after a reporter asked him why he has yet to supply the federal government with his report on how much...

Violence accompanies Muslim politicians across America.In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s appearance at a terror mosque that had been under NYPD surveillance after its imam’s connections to a plot to bomb New York City landmarks and after members of the mosque’s security team illegally trafficked in weapons, called themselves “Jihad Assassins” and had ties to an Al Qaeda terrorist who wanted to bomb commuter rail in Virginia, some are asking hard questions about the role of Islam in inciting political violence in America.In recent weeks, two other Muslim politicians are making headlines for what appear to be a wish for...

https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-invites-mario--sonic-to-white-house-to-strike-historic-peace-dealWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has just announced an invitation for Mario and Sonic to come to the White House and broker a historic peace deal. In yet another win for world peace, the two arch-rivals are expected to walk away from the negotiating table with a historic, ground-breaking settlement for both sides, thanks to Trump's negotiation skills. "This will be the easiest peace deal to broker, maybe ever," Trump told reporters. "I'll just get Mario and Sonic in a room together, maybe play some Olympic games together or something. Trust me, it's a total slam dunk. My predecessors have...

"No we're not" was one UK Muslim's curt response to a well-meaning lefty's assurance that "We’re on the same side, bruv." The moment was caught on video at a street protest in east London this weekend, where Islamic marchers insisted, "This is our country." The protest was more like a counterprotest against a protest that never happened, because Keir Starmer's Labour government often acts as though Britain is indeed an Islamic country. ... Accompanying the Muslim marchers were hanger-on lefty organizations such as Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), the socialist Counterfire group, Antifa (of course), and the Socialist Workers Party...

Just felt a massive (for us) shake through the house and way outside, heard continuous rumbling noise almost like a distant explosion. Like an aircraft jet engine nearby taking off. Anyone here with news?

GameStop responded with an edited image of President Donald Trump shaking hands with Spartan-117 aka "Master Chief," the main character of the Halo franchise. The White House, this week, jokingly added the "Console Wars" to the list of conflicts ended under the Trump administration after retailer GameStop declared a formal end to the 20-year competition between Sony and Microsoft."NUMBER 9: President Trump presides over the end of the 20-year Console Wars," the RapidResponse47 account posted in response to GameStop. The retailer cited the planned 2026 debut of Halo: Campaign Evolved on PlayStation with cross-platform play as its motivation for...

Homeland Security @DHSgov COWARDLY, @ChicagosMayor . When asked about an illegal alien who grabbed a woman, bashed her head into a sidewalk, knocked her unconscious, and raped her, his only response was “Let’s move on.” Brandon Johnson’s sanctuary city policies have made the citizens of Chicago easy targets for depraved criminal illegal aliens. President Trump and @Sec_Noem are fighting for the safety of EVERY American—even when their failed leaders won’t.

MAZE @mazemoore Zohran Mamdani's father: America is the root of all evil and was the inspiration for the nazis. Hitler learned genocide from Abraham Lincoln. I'm sure Zohran loves America though. Nice job NYC

[Catholic Caucus] Latin Mass, Exorcism in St. Peter’s Basilica with Record CrowdsAbove: Holy Mass at the High Altar in St. Peter’s (behind the main altar). All photos by Don Elvir unless noted.“Ooh la, la!” In many ways the instinctive and sotto voce reaction of the parish priest of St. Peter’s Basilica to the immense crowd he saw on Saturday could be an apt representation of the response of many in the Catholic Church today, when faced with the vibrancy of the traditional movement.Walking out into the crowds gathered at the Altar of the Chair in the Vatican, the Italian Franciscan...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani (D) at a weekend rally in Queens, evoking the city’s immigrant roots and calling on supporters to reject claims that their movement is “crazy” or “outlandish.” Ocasio-Cortez, a longtime ally of Mamdani, took the stage Sunday to rally voters ahead of next month’s general election, framing New York City’s diversity and resilience as a foundation for the progressive movement’s platform. “This city was built by the Irish escaping famine, Italians fleeing fascism, Jews escaping the Holocaust, Black Americans fleeing slavery and Jim Crow,” she told the crowd. “Latinos...

A White House official emphasized the administration’s plans to expand the herd of domestic cattle will strengthen the beef industry in the long-run.The official, granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking, described Argentina as a natural replacement for more highly-tariffed Brazilian beef, noting that there are broader issues for the administration to resolve in Brazil.“President Trump pledged to protect America’s ranchers and deliver economic relief for everyday Americans,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement. “The Administration is accomplishing both by expanding beef imports from Argentina to lower consumer prices in the short term while rolling out a new...

The Wright brothers made history on the morning of December 17, 1903 by undertaking the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight from level ground without assistance at takeoff. Ironically, less than three decades later, the first proven act of air sabotage in commercial aviation occurred. On October 10, 1933, a United Airlines flight was destroyed, with nitroglycerin probably serving as the explosive agent. Although never solved, the bombing was believed to be an act of gangland violence.At least 86 commercial aircraft bombings have occurred since the Wright brothers made air transportation possible. The reasons have varied—from suicides, to schemes...

In a speech before the House of Commons on May 13, 1940, referencing the war against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill stated, “What is our policy? … To wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime.”The Prussian military theorist Karl von Clausewitz once observed that “war is the continuation of politics by other means.” Various political and moral interpretations exist regarding what constitutes a “just war.” That usually depends on one’s point of view. As the saying goes, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.X screen grab of a cartel drug boat;...

Former President Barack Obama was not pleased that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris the day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.In his new book Retribution, ABC News' Jonathan Karl provided new details on what had been widely known - that Obama didn't want a quick coronation of Harris, but rather 'a process' to determine who would become the Democratic nominee. The Daily Mail obtained an advanced copy. Obama called Pelosi shortly after her endorsement of Harris became public. 'The Obamas were not happy,' a Pelosi confidant told Karl. 'This...

The Trump administration’s military airstrikes against boats off Venezuela’s coast that the White House claims were being used for drug trafficking are “extrajudicial killings”, said Rand Paul, the president’s fellow Republican and US senator from Kentucky. Paul’s strong comments on the topic came on Sunday during an interview on Republican-friendly Fox News, three days after Donald Trump publicly claimed he “can’t imagine” federal lawmakers would have “any problem” with the strikes when asked about seeking congressional approval for them. US forces in recent weeks have carried out at least eight strikes against boats in the Caribbean off Venezuela’s coast, killing...

The Washington Post's boastful front-page slogan is "Democracy Dies in Darkness." But on today's Morning Joe, Post columnist David Ignatius kept viewers in the darkness regarding his own paper. The show devoted yet another long segment to denouncing President Trump's ballroom project, and in particular, his decision to demolish the East Wing that was deemed necessary. [snip] Ignatius offered a metaphorical analogy of his own: "This is the presidency as wrecking ball." He went so far as to claim that "the destruction of the East Wing has really upset people in a way that even Trump's most outrageous other actions...