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Heavily-armed tactical police have swooped on a group of men believed to have been on their way to Bondi Beach - revealing they were acting on information a “violent act” was possibly being planned. (Snip) It is unclear whether the group of men arrested posed any danger to the public, and unclear why they were headed for Bondi however in the current climate law enforcers are taking no chances. A witness said it was “frightening to see so many police with huge weapons in the area” especially after what had happened in Bondi. “This is not something you see every...

A Jewish New Yorker described Tuesday how he was stabbed just centimeters from his heart by a hateful sicko — who made a chilling promise before lunging at him on a Brooklyn street. “I’m going to kill a Jew today,” the knife-wielding goon seethed before launching the antisemitic attack, said victim Elias Rosner, 35, in an interview with The Post on Wednesday. Rosner, a member of the Lubavitch Hasidic community in Crown Heights, had just left the temple on Tuesday afternoon when he came across the still-at-large attacker spewing antisemitic slurs. “I was waiting in a crowd of Jewish people...

Mercosur and the Green Deal have become the symbols of fierce citizen discontent. A placard on a tractor that reads “Without agriculture you die” seen during a farmers’ protest in Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2025 - Javier Villamor / europeanconservative.com. Brussels woke up once again this Thursday to the roar of agricultural engines. Coinciding with the opening of the final European Council meeting of the year, thousands of farmers and livestock breeders returned to the EU capital to denounce what they see as the European Union’s systematic neglect of the primary sector—now further exacerbated by political pressure to finalise...

The team said they are not asking for state taxpayer dollars, but are still seeking a commitment to local infrastructure and reasonable property tax certainty.

In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, "You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings." European politicians go much further, reports Stossel TV producer Kristin Tokarev. They're pushing government-mandated digital IDs that tie your identity to nearly everything you do. Spain's prime minister promises "an end to anonymity" online! Britain's prime minister warns, "You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID." Queen Maxima of the Netherlands enthusiastically told the World Economic Forum that digital IDs are good for knowing...

Inflation is only at 2.6% year-over-year. This means that nearly 100% of the cost of tariffs has been eaten by the foreign manufacturers and importers. Which is exactly what I’ve been arguing would happen. Let me explain what is happening: The notion that tariffs would be passed onto customers has always been laughable on its face, once you understand that manufacturing is only 20% to 40% of the price of an item for sale. The rest includes advertising, warehousing, transportation and sales markup. (Importers have high transportation costs to get the product to America, but that’s all part of replacing...

CHRISTMAS BIBLE-ART EPISODE #6 of 33 MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH L U K E CHAPTER 1 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and ELIZABETH WAS FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as...

We’ve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there’s an extra complication. Though it’s the middle of open enrollment, lawmakers are still debating whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums in recent years. The circumstances have led to deep consumer concerns about higher costs and fears of political fallout among some Republican lawmakers.

Netflix has canceled the LGBTQ-themed military series Boots, which the Pentagon had previously called “woke garbage.” The Netflix series told the story of a gay Louisiana teen named Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer), who, according to the Netflix description “finds new purpose — and unexpected brotherhood — with his motley team of fellow recruits” after he joins the military during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy during the 1990s, which barred openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals from enlisting until its official repeal in 2011. Former President Bill Clinton (D) instituted the policy through the Department of Defense

The Trump administration’s focus on immigration enforcement across the country is alleviating the heavy burden of illegals diverting public services, as school systems are reporting significant drops in enrollment after having been overrun with countless migrants, many of whom do not speak English. “One of the victims of Biden’s open border polices was America’s students whose schools became overcrowded[;] teachers, aides and resources, including for disabled students, were diverted to the millions of illegal aliens the Biden Administration flooded into our country,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin told The Federalist. “President Trump is...

Luke 1:68-70 (King James Version) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: Last weekend it looks like there were two murders of two very different people who are most likely in two eternities right now. There was a young Christian girl who apparently was targeted for her faith and one of the richest most famous man killed by...

<p>Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou BREAKING: Heavily armed Australian counter-terrorism police just detained five young Australian men who planned to potentially attack Bondi Beach again today. No information so far as to possible motives.</p>

History suggests civilizations fall when complacency, debt, and tribalism replace unity, discipline, and reform—prompting fears the West may be nearing a familiar decline. Western civilization arose in the 8th century B.C. Greece. Some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate 400-year-old Dark Age. That chaos followed the utter collapse of the palatial culture of Mycenaean Greece. But what reemerged were constitutional government, rationalism, liberty, freedom of expression, self-critique, and free markets—what we know now as the foundation of a unique Western civilization. The Roman Republic inherited and enhanced the Greek model. For a millennium, the Republic and subsequent Empire spread...

Iranian state-controlled media has begun publishing several accusations that the Bondi Beach shooting was orchestrated by Israel as a false flag operation. Mehr News Agency accused the "Zionist regime" of orchestrating the attack as a false-flag operation to advance its interests. Senior IRGC figure Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a top adviser to the Guards' commander, echoed this narrative in a statement carried by Fars News. He argued that Israel was the "sole beneficiary" of the shooting, claiming it would suppress pro-Palestinian protests in Australia - where Sydney has seen significant demonstrations - and bolster narratives of Jewish insecurity to encourage emigration...

Key Points The consumer price index rose at a 2.7% annualized rate last month, a delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected CPI to have risen 3.1%. Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, was also cooler than anticipated, increasing 2.6% over 12 months.

US strikes 26th Venezuelan drug boat US military forces on Wednesday executed a strike against another Venezuelan drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific. The strike under Joint Task Force Southern Spear killed four members of a Designated Terrorist Organization, US Southern Command said. This marks the 26th strike against Venezuelan drug boats and brings the total number of narcoterrorists killed in these operations to 99. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK................

President Donald Trump rattled off how his economic policies have pulled America from "the brink of ruin" following former President Joe Biden's tenure during his primetime address to the nation on Wednesday. "Here at home, we're bringing our economy back from the brink of ruin," Trump said Thursday. "The last administration and their allies in Congress looted our Treasury for trillions of dollars, driving up prices and everything at levels never seen before. I am bringing those high prices down and bringing them down very fast." Trump said that under the Biden administration, car prices rose by at least 22%,...

WASHINGTON — President Trump came out swinging against his predecessor in a rare address to the nation while touting the progress he’s made this year — saying that the best is yet to come in 2026. “Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I’m fixing it,” Trump declared Wednesday night in a year-end recap beamed live into millions of homes. “We had the worst trade deals ever made, and our country was laughed at from all over the world, but they’re not laughing anymore.” Donald Trump at a podium, delivering an end-of-year address, flanked by Christmas trees and American...

Close-up shot of a leafhopper. (© ddt - stock.adobe.com) =================================================================== Leafhopper-Inspired Nanoparticles Achieve 96% Glare Reduction in Lab Tests In A Nutshell * Nature’s inspiration: Leafhoppers coat themselves with microscopic soccer ball-shaped particles that cut reflective glare by 80-96%, making them harder for predators to spot * Manufacturing breakthrough: Penn State researchers created synthetic versions using microfluidics, producing 100,000+ particles per second, faster than traditional nanofabrication * Precise control: By tweaking polymer chemistry, scientists can dial in exact particle shapes and hole patterns to match five different natural designs * Future applications: Could lead to better anti-glare coatings, energy device...

As the manhunt for the perpetrator of a deadly mass shooting at Brown University enters its 5th day, the prestigious institution’s president, Christina Paxson, is facing mounting criticism for her response to the crisis. In a Tuesday press conference, law enforcement and university officials had very little to tell the public in regard to any leads or potential motives revealed by their investigation into the shooting that left two students dead and Paxon sparked criticism online over an answer where she discussed gun violence. "The primary point that I wanted to address before we get to questions is that Brown...