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In this video Nick Shirley goes to Texas to as people about the rise of Islam in Texas.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s swearing in ceremonies on Thursday will combine leftism and Islam, as the 34-year-old is set to become New York City’s first Muslim mayor when he places his hand on the Quran and is given the oath of office by Senator Bernie Sanders. Mamdani will use three different Qurans in both of his swearing-in ceremonies on January 1, The New York Times reported. For his first ceremony at midnight on Thursday, Mamdani will place his hand on his grandfather’s Quran as well as a Quran that belonged to black history activist Arturo Schomburg, according to the Times....

🚨 BREAKING - Nick Shirley's right-hand man DAVID from Minnesota is PLAYING NO GAMES: "I filed a formal criminal complaint against Tim Walz for violating Minnesota Statute 3.971, Subdivision 9!" "Investigation's ongoing. I think Tim's gonna have a bad day, AND HE DESERVES IT." 🔥 "Because he allowed this fraud. Because he wanted the voting bloc the Somalis represent, because they all vote in a bloc. 100,000, 150,000, who knows how many!" "It's SO BAD now when we go to a facility, they're already screaming, Nick Shirley, Nick Shirley, @NickShirleyy!" 🤯

This is an opportunity for the Republicans, and they had better not blow it. There must be merciless investigations. There must be prosecutions, including of Tim Waltz and others, if they appear criminally liable for tolerating, or even aiding and abetting, this looting of the public purse. We need to be careful here – we are foreclosed both by God’s prohibition on bearing false witness and the utilitarian consideration that the last thing we want to do is not be able to get a conviction should we criminally charge someone. But if we do criminally charge them, having found probable...

One of the biggest bank heists in German history took place over Christmas – and no one noticed for days. Inside the underground vault, bank robbers emptied most of the 3,300 safety deposit boxes rented to 2,700 customers for several hours. At least 2,500 people banking with Sparkasse were affected, with officials advising customers to just assume their belongings were stolen. Other customers questioned the bank’s security measures, noting that even Lidl and Aldi supermarkets have motion detectors.

In this video, I enter inside of Minnesotas Somali controlled city. I enter into their Mosques, go to their grocery stores, and speak with the people living inside of these communities.

Representatives of the fishing sector have said the loss of one third of Ireland’s national fish quota in 2026 means they are facing their toughest year ever. The Government is establishing a taskforce aimed at supporting those affected. Minister of State for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Timmy Dooley has met representatives of the sector in Killybegs, County Donegal. At the meeting, he outlined the Government’s plan to address challenges facing coastal communities. The minister said fish stocks have reduced dramatically in the Atlantic Ocean because of the overfishing, principally by Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. “The Government is demanding...

Capping off UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s disastrous first full year in office, a poll from YouGov found that just over one in ten voters approve of his government’s performance. In its final approval survey for the year, YouGov found that only 12 per cent of the British voting public have a favourable opinion of the left-wing Labour Party government. In comparison, 68 per cent of voters disapprove of the government’s performance, while 20 per cent have no opinion. For context, the failed Tory government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also had a 12 per cent approval rating immediately...

Sitting underneath Ayyash’s menu with its hot, very hot and “pepper x” levels of spiciness, a slim, 30-something Palestinian American named Zyad is snacking on some of Ayyash’s specially seasoned french fries. This, he says, is one of his favorite options in Temple Terrace, a city on the northeast side of Tampa Bay and epicenter of its robust halal food scene. “There’s a Yemeni place down the road, several shawarma options, an Arab grocery store, a Turkish grocery store, bakeries, clothing stores, restaurants, food trucks. The list goes on,” he told New Lines. “Tampa,” Zyad said, “is like the new...

After being told their preborn baby had a rare congenital condition, a Tampa, Florida couple made the decision to carry their child to birth and donate her organs in the hopes of saving the lives of others. Key Takeaways: * At their 14 week ultrasound appointment Catherine Mornhineway and Andrew Ford were told their preborn baby had anencephaly, a rare condition in which the baby’s skull does not grow, leaving the brain exposed to the amniotic fluid. * The couple decided not to abort their baby and to deliver her with the intention of donating her organs to help others...

Oscar winner attacks Bari Weiss after silence over real journalistic crimesGeorge Clooney isn’t a journalist, but he plays one on screen (and on stage).If only that were the only time Clooney looked away while the press behaved oh, so badly.Breitbart News’ John Nolte has a running list of journalistic malpractice, one that has grown larger over the last 12 months. Some may quibble with an entry or two. Taken as a whole, it’s a shocking indictment of an industry that continues to self-implode. ... Here’s just part of that ever-growing list:Trump “Destroying” White House Hoax Photo of Starving Gaza Baby...

My liberal dad just sent me the following text: “Without any emotions give me your view on Trump today. It's to have an idea of his standing today” IS THERE A QUICK LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I MAY QUICKLY SEND HIM BACK? I need to be thorough. Thank you, Freepers, and a Happy New Year to all! 🎉

Henry's children wrote letters describing their father's enjoyment of writing Carrier Addresses for local newspapers. The 1819 Carrier's Address was found in the Adriance Library in Henry's hometown and identified by Henry's granddaughter as being by Henry. He writes of the Erie Canal and of the events in America and abroad, closing with the always present request for a tip for the hardworking postboy.

A headscarf-wearing woman scolded a journalist for asking her if she is running a daycare out her Washington home amid a national spotlight on Somali owned fraud schemes. Daycare centers are under intense scrutiny across the country after a massive Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota was unveiled. After independent journalist Nick Shirley shared footage of an apparently empty Minneapolis daycare with a misspelled name sign, the federal government froze all child care payments to the state on Tuesday. The FBI is also investigating the fraud, and Director Kash Patel said he believes Minnesota is 'just the tip of a very...

Applied to Jewish life, this model illuminates the Mamdani divide. The younger, Park Slope cohort embodies the individualizing moral style. Their Judaism is ethical universalism — a faith of empathy, repair, and inclusion. To them, Jewish history teaches solidarity with the marginalized, not tribal defense. Their political commitments — tenant rights, climate action, anti-racism, and Palestinian solidarity — feel like moral extensions of their Jewish conscience. Supporting Mamdani, in this light, is not an act of betrayal but an act of consistency. The Upper East Side cohort, by contrast, lives in the binding moral register. Their Judaism centers on loyalty...

Minn. Somali-run day care bizarrely reports all their important documents about child care were stolen in mysterious break-in A Somali-run day care in Minneapolis is claiming somebody broke in stole “important documents” as the national spotlight shines on the unfolding billion-dollar fraud scandal involving Minnesota human services. Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nakomis Day Care Center, told reporters that a suspect entered through the kitchen at the rear of the facility, damaging a wall and breaking into the building’s office sometime on Tuesday. He said the alleged prowler stole “important documentation” including children’s enrollment information, employee documentation and checkbooks.

By Dr. John BergsmaJanuary 1 is the Solemnity (Holy Day) of Mary, Mother of God. To call Mary the “Mother of God” must not be understood as a claim for Mary’s motherhood of divinity itself, but in the sense that Mary was mother of Jesus, who is truly God. The Council of Ephesus in 431—long before the schisms with the Eastern churches and other non-Catholic Christians—proclaimed “Mother of God” a theologically correct title for Mary. So far from being a cause of division, the common confession of Mary as “Mother of God” should unite all Christians, and distinguish Christian orthodoxy...

A common leftist canard, promoted by activists, foundations, Democrat politicians, Catholic bishops, Episcopalian bishops, and other open-borders advocates, holds that illegal aliens commit way fewer crimes than ordinary Americans.It's sugar-coated garbage, and not just because we look around and confront the evidence of our own eyes, or consider the incentive an open border offers to criminals who can't get into the states otherwise.Writing at the New York Post, John Lott has come up with a doozy of a report showing how data are skewed to conceal the fact that illegals commit at least three times the crime of ordinary Americans...

COBOL turned 66 this year and is still in use today. Major retail and commercial banks continue to run core account processing, ATM networks, credit card clearing, and batch end-of-day settlement. On top of that, many payment networks, stock exchanges, and clearinghouses rely on COBOL for high‑volume, high‑reliability batch and online transaction processing on mainframes. Which reminds me, mainframes are still alive and well too. Banking, insurance, governments, inventory management – all the same places you'll find COBOL, you'll find mainframes as well.None of that is as sexy as the latest AI program or the newest cloud-native computing release, but...

Move over, Tim Walz, because Joe Biden looks to be giving you a run for your money when it comes to fraud. In the final year of the Biden administration, federal officials sprayed billions of taxpayer dollars meant to keep struggling families in their homes around the country like confetti, sending a shocking slice of that money to dead people, ineligible non-citizens, and tenants collecting more than the law allows. “A US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report found more than $5 billion in taxpayer funds went to ‘questionable’ rental assistance recipients during the final year of the...