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Nigeria government says it backed US strike on Thursday Nigeria says no specific religion targeted Trump had threatened to strike Nigeria to protect Christians Lakurawa sect possibly targeted, linked to past attacks LAGOS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - By publicly cooperating with the United States on a Christmas Day airstrike, Nigeria's government may have averted humiliating unilateral military action threatened a month ago by President Donald Trump. But security experts say it is unclear whether such strikes can do much to hinder Islamist militants who have long menaced communities in the area. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news...

Minnesota’s lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan donned a hijab to express solidarity with Somalis in a local TV appearance amid federal and congressional investigations into fraudsters in their refugee community who bilked taxpayers out of as much as $9 billion. “I am incredibly clear that the Somali community is part of the fabric of the state of Minnesota,” Flanagan said at Karmel Mall in Minneapolis alongside local officials in a video released by Somali TV of Minnesota on Thursday. “I am here shopping today and just encourage other folks to show up, support our Somali businesses, support our immigrant neighbors, and...

Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboard player for the Cure, has died aged 65. The musician, known affectionately as Teddy, passed away after a short illness over Christmas, the band announced on their website.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: A man in Seattle is in police custody after stealing a patrol car from a Washington State Patrol lieutenant ... and exclusive new video shows the suspect shoving the cop to the ground and taking off in her car.

At a Tuesday press conference in Minnesota, scandal-plagued Gov. Tim Walz erupted into what can only be described as an anti-white screed, accusing the Trump administration and Vice President JD Vance of unleashing “white supremacy” across the heartland. Yes, really. Enforcing the law and rejecting divisive racial ideology, according to Walz, now qualifies as racist. The governor’s rant came in response to federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota — routine ICE actions targeting illegal immigrants — which Walz framed as a “war” on local communities. “This is what happens when your own federal government wages war against you,” he fumed....

This is because California’s state and local politicians have completely broken LA and the state in general. It is increasingly untenable to do business: - Too many permits - Too many laws - Too much overreach - Too many delays - Too many taxes It’s killed Hollywood and it’s coming for Silicon Valley next. The difference is that Silicon Valley can move. Hollywood just sat by while the government and party they blindly supported gutted their industry. We won’t.

The fate of Rita Loncharich underscores how moonbattery-induced societal decay has left us safe anywhere. Via Fox News: Police in Florida are investigating after a 65-year-old woman died from stab wounds she suffered inside a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Palm Beach Gardens. Witnesses told police that the suspect, 40-year-old Antonio Moore, ran out of the store after stabbing Loncharich… According to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, “Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for this attack.” They should ask Decarlos Brown or Lawrence Reed. They might be able to explain the motive. The national media has not...

The Kennedy Center’s free Christmas Eve Jazz Jam did not take place in 2025 for the first time in more than two decades. The long-standing holiday tradition was canceled after the board of trustees voted to rename the venue the “Trump Kennedy Center,” adding President Donald Trump’s name alongside John F. Kennedy’s. Jazz drummer and vibraphonist Chuck Redd, who had hosted the concert since 2006, canceled the performance after seeing the name change appear on the Kennedy Center website and then on the building itself. The decision was announced only days before Christmas, with no replacement programming and no detailed...

Tim Walz’s spoiled brat daughter, Hope Walz, wished illegal aliens who are being “terrorized” by ICE a Merry Christmas this week in a TikTok rant. ICE agents worked through the holidays and descended on Somali communities in Minnesota. On Christmas Day, ICE agents raided Little Somalia. Hope Walz lashed out at ICE and wished illegal aliens Merry Christmas. “I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to all. Today, I’m holding our neighbors that ICE has been terrorizing near and dear to my heart and sending them all the love and light as well as all the unhoused folks… just anybody...

Independent journalist pays visit to daycares and insurance offices believed to be part of massive billion dollar scam.Independent journalist Nick Shirley was turned away from several Somali daycare centers in Minnesota after trying to follow up on reports that over $1 billion in taxpayer funds were misappropriated. Shirley attempted to access daycares by claiming he wanted to see where he might enroll his child; however, staff inside the facilities refused to grant him tours, while Somalis outside told him to pound sand. Joined by an investigator identified only as “David,” Shirley attempted to verify the daycares actually housed children as...

Attorneys representing Tina Peters filed a motion seeking to have the former Colorado county clerk released from jail and for an appellate court to recognize a pardon recently issued by President Donald Trump. Tina Peters, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump earlier this month, spent her Christmas in a Colorado prison after being convicted in October 2024 as the state resists the pressure from Trump. The motion, obtained by Fox News Digital, was filed Dec. 23 and outlined why Peters should be released. "There is no question that the Pardon forgave federal offenses," the motion states. "However, the Pardon...

Explanation: Attention grabbing interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS made its not-so-close flyby of our fair planet on December 19 at a distance of 1.8 astronomical units. That's about 900 light-seconds. This deep exposure captures the comet from another star system as it gently swept across a faint background of stars in the constellation Leo about 4 days earlier. Though faint, colors emphasized in the image data show off the comet's yellowish dust tail and bluish ion tail along with a greenish tinged coma. And even as it is scrutinized by arrays of telescopes and spacecraft from planet Earth, 3I/ATLAS is headed out...

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida at the weekend, as talks continue on ending Russia's full-scale war. Zelensky said he expected the meeting to take place on Sunday and to focus on a US-brokered 20-point peace plan, as well as separate proposals for US security guarantees. However, in a sign of the gulf between Moscow and Kyiv, a senior Russian official said that plan was "radically different" to the one it was negotiating with Washington. Russia has spoken of "slow but steady progress" in talks but has not commented on Zelensky's offer...

Before the important meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is actively communicating with European partners. The main task is to ensure their participation in the negotiations. Volodymyr Zelensky announced this during comments to journalists. Europe on the lineThe president emphasized that EU leaders are actively interested in the progress of negotiations. He also acknowledged that gathering all leaders in one place for a single day is practically impossible.

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Jimmy Kimmel went on UK TV to whine about Trump and 'fascism' in America: "From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year. Tyranny is booming over here." This clown is talking to a country where the government is IMPRISONING PEOPLE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. He of course couldn’t help but finish by bashing Americans: "We are not bright. We're Americans."

Excerpt from 2 minute video:"This is what Cochrane and BMJ have found. People who take the flu shot are protected against that strain of flu, but they are 4.4 times more likely to get a non-flu infection."RFJ Jr. cites a Pentagon study: Influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference among Department of Defense personnel during the 2017-2018 influenza season Dec 25, 2025

" . .In 1948, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game conducted a unique wildlife relocation project known as Operation Beaver Drop (also called "Operation High-Dive"). The goal was to humanely relocate 76 beavers from overpopulated areas near McCall and Payette Lake in northern Idaho to the remote Chamberlain Basin in central Idaho, where their dam-building could benefit the ecosystem. Traditional relocation methods—using trucks and mules—were stressful for the animals and resulted in high mortality. To solve this, Elmo W. Heter, a conservation officer, devised a plan to parachute beavers from airplanes using specially designed wooden boxes with parachutes made...

A recently surfaced clip shows Kamala Harris criticizing people for saying "Merry Christmas," suggesting it might exclude those who can't celebrate: "HOW DARE WE SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS?"

For Christmas, former President Joe Biden gave everyone scrolling through X something to talk about by sharing a strange family photo — with himself hardly visible. Biden, 83, shared the image of himself and seven members of his family around 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve, writing: “Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love.” Surprisingly, the gaffe-prone 46th president wasn’t front and center, as is common for family patriarchs.