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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins warned Minnesota’s Democrat leaders on Friday their “handouts to thieves” are at an end, her announcement coming amid news about rampant fraud in the state. In a social media post, Rollins said President Donald Trump’s administration uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis which resulted in billions of dollars being “siphoned off by fraudsters.” She wrote: Enough is enough! The Trump administration has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis—billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have ZERO plan to fix it. Today, @USDA is SUSPENDING FEDERAL FINANCIAL AWARDS to Minnesota and...

An employee of Japan's nuclear regulator lost a smartphone, possibly in China, containing a confidential list of contacts, an official and local media reports said... …The smartphone contained the names and contact details of staff members in the authority's nuclear security division, according to major media, including Kyodo News and the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Information on staff in the division is not made public due to the sensitivity of their work, local media said. The employee is believed to have lost the smartphone at an airport in Shanghai on November 3 while taking items out of carry-on luggage during a...

The woke left is descending into new levels of insanity following the ICE self-defense shooting of a leftist agitator earlier this week. As The Gateway Pundit reported, chaos erupted on Wednesday after ICE fatally shot a rioter who attempted to run over agents in Minneapolis. Video posted to X shows the moment an unhinged female was gunned down as she carried out her act of violence. Additional footage clearly shows that an ICE officer was in danger of being run over as Good accelerated. The Department of Homeland Security called it an “act of domestic terrorism.” The Star-Tribune later identified...

Get Me Right: Pakistan’s deep-rooted hatred towards Hindus traces back centuries, with medieval Islamic reform movements laying the ideological foundation for its current mindset. Movements like Deobandi, Wahabi, and Salafi played a key role in fostering radicalism, embedding extremism into the nation's psyche. Pakistan’s creation was deeply influenced by Islamic revivalism, and this continues to shape its policies and social fabric. General Asim Munir, madrasa-trained, represents this ideological thread, aligning with the mindset of Pahalgam terrorists through the shared “Kalma test.” Today, groups like the Taliban and ISIS fight over the definition of “true Islam,” further fueling extremism. Pakistan’s tolerance...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing preliminary plans for an attack on Iran, including the option of large-scale airstrikes. Officials are considering how to follow through on President Trump’s recent elevated threats against the Islamic Republic, including what sites might be targeted, insiders told the Wall Street Journal. A massive aerial strike campaign on multiple Iranian military targets is one option being considered — although Washington has not reached consensus on a plan of action. No military equipment or personnel have been moved for a potential attack, the insiders said. The conversations do not indicate that the US will strike,...

The far-left ladies of The View suffered yet another on-air meltdown this week after longtime anti-Trump commentator Ana Navarro dared to break ranks and inject reality into a discussion about U.S. policy toward Venezuela, triggering a full-blown freakout from co-host Sunny Hostin and snide interjections from Joy Behar. As President Trump’s Operation Absolute Resolve continues to secure freedom for the Venezuelan people and protect American interests, the legal “experts” on the Left are mourning the loss of a Marxist regime. The segment, which was supposed to be another routine Trump-bashing session, quickly spiraled out of control when Navarro refused to...

A TikToker shared a hilarious clip of a White female convert to Islam lecturing Muslims on how they treat members of the LGBT community and women. The video kicks off with the TikToker reading the caption on one of the woman’s social media posts, “If you’re a Muslim that’s transphobic and homophobic…” he pauses, noting, “Oh no….now the Muslims are going to have to deal with White women who think they understand the religion better than they do.” He continues, “A White woman convert to Islam calls on Muslims around the world to stop being transphobic and homophobic as the...

Not even a month in the hospital on a feeding tube was enough to make Sydni Collins quit pot. Collins had reached for her weed pen most days since she turned 16, even as waves of extreme nausea and vomiting overtook her. One particularly brutal episode left her vomiting nonstop during a flight in the spring break of her senior year. “There were some days when it lasted until noon and I would not go to school because of how bad it was,” Collins, 23, told The Post. “I would be puking all morning. I would let out yells or...

Ikiru movie at the article link click; the movie loads with a hidden speaker icon in the top left, muted. Akira Kurosawa's cinematic masterpiece, isn't some grand Samurai epic, it's a film about a boring government clerk who has long acclimated to the real job of government—stopping anything from getting done—but goes off on a spree and actually DOES SOMETHING. Ikiru (1952) stars Kurosawa's leading actor, Takashi Shimur, who played Kambei, the leader of the samurai in Seven Samurai. Ikiru is about a government bureaucrat, Watanabe. He's a department head in a municipal parks department. The film's basic action segments,...

A 21-year-old man with German-Iranian citizenship has been charged in Germany with allegedly targeting dozens of children and teenagers online over several years, encouraging them to harm themselves and, in some cases, to take their own lives. The charges relate to actions said to have taken place between 2021 and 2023. Prosecutors allege that the suspect, identified as Shehriar J. under German privacy regulations, contacted more than 30 minors, most of them between the ages of 11 and 15. Using the online alias “the White Tiger," he is accused of hiding his true identity while building relationships with the young...

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Seattle-area church engaged in oral arguments in Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland v. Kuderer at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. ADF attorneys are asking the court to uphold Cedar Park Church’s constitutionally protected, pro-life religious beliefs by exempting it from an overly broad state mandate that requires most Washington employers to provide abortion coverage for employees. Senate Bill 6219, signed into law in March 2018, requires Cedar Park’s employee health plan to cover abortion if the church’s plan also offers maternity care coverage. Violators face fines and criminal...

The City of San Antonio can no longer fund abortion-related services, including out-of-state travel, due to the passage of Senate Bill 33 in 2025 and enforcement actions by the Texas Attorney General’s Office, according to a new release issued earlier today. In 2025, the Texas Legislature passed (and Gov. Greg Abbott signed) Senate Bill 33, which prohibits governmental entities from using taxpayer funds to support abortion providers or “abortion assistance entities,” including logistical support such as travel to other states for abortions not permitted in Texas. The City of San Antonio had previously established a $100,000 allocation within its Reproductive...

By Dr. John BergsmaThis Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which will close the liturgical season of Christmas. But why do we celebrate this event at all? The primary meaning of baptism appears to be the washing away of sin. Since Jesus had no sin, why be baptized? That’s one of the more obvious questions raised by the theme of this feast and by the readings. At the same time, the readings for this Sunday point us in the direction of an answer. 1. The First Reading is Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7:Thus says the LORD: Here...

U.S. — Following the events in Minneapolis this past week, liberals across America are now living under the constant terror of being senselessly shot by the ICE agents they're hitting with cars. Many liberals will not even go outside, fearful that America is no longer safe for people who aim their SUVs at law enforcement officers and accelerate. "I'm petrified. This is an awful new reality we are living in, where the federal officers you're trying to mow down could shoot you at any moment," said local liberal Jennifer Small. "Every time I wave good-bye to my husband, I wonder...

VIDEOLiberals and especially much of the media are claiming that the anti-ICE protestors are merely peaceful folks who are in no way impeding law enforcement. Watch these videos for a sampling of what those "peaceful" protests are actually like. A bonus video is included to show you why such protests are encouraged by woke local officials such as the crying police chief of Portland who sobs over the fact that he had to admit the "protestors" shot by federal law enforcement turned out to have been members of the murderous Tren De Aragua. It made him cry tears over having...

10 January 2026Saturday after Epiphany Sundaysaint Pietro I Orseolo church, VeniceReadings at MassThe readings shown here are for places where the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday 4 January.If you are celebrating the Epiphany on Tuesday 6 January this year then these are not the right readings. To see the right readings, you need to set this web site to use your own local calendar. On this web page, find the list of dates. After the last date there is a heading which says “Calendar Used”. Click on the calendar name below this heading, and choose your local calendar from the...

Canada doesn’t lack villains. It lacks accountability. Trust me there are plenty of killers in this country and a significant amount aren’t the terrorist we harbour—its the Dr’s we employ. If you want to understand how this country slid from “medical assistance in dying” to medical abandonment of the vulnerable, you don’t need to look at Parliament first. You need to look at Dr. Ellen Wiebe. Ellen Wiebe is not obscure. She is not misunderstood. She is not a reluctant participant in a tragic system. She is one of the most prominent, outspoken, and ideologically committed MAiD killers in the...

Tensions in Minnesota reached a boiling point Saturday as Representative Ilhan Omar faced off with agents just four days after 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good was shot dead by ICE during a protest. Omar, 43, was flanked by Representatives Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison outside an ICE detention facility around 9am on Saturday as they attempted to gain access for a tour, but were denied entry, according to Axios. They arrived to the Whipple Federal Building in St. Paul after Omar said she had called to tell the agency she and the two others would be arriving. They were initially...

Türkiye will introduce a comprehensive digital tracking system for precious metals in April, effectively ending cash transactions in gold trading and requiring all purchases and sales at jewelry shops to be conducted through banks, credit cards or bank transfers Called the Precious Metal Tracking System (KMTS), the new framework has been developed by the Turkish State Mint within the Treasury and Finance Ministry. Under the new system, all gold sold in Türkiye, from one gram to one kilogram, will be required to carry an official Mint-issued banderol and certificate. Each banderol will include a unique serial number, allowing authorities to...

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) squared off against federal agents at an ICE facility in Minneapolis on Saturday, joining protesters after she was kicked out of the detention center. The controversial Somali-born Omar, 43, and Congress members were turned away while attempting to gain entry into an ICE processing center at the Whipple Building in Minneapolis Video circulating online showed Omar and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) and Kelly Morrison (D-MN), flanked by activists and photographers, squaring off against masked military members holding massive rifles who formed a line at the entrance to the facility. The trio were briefly allowed inside before...