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Illinois Islamic Scholar Sheikh Kifah Mustapha called for Muslims during Friday prayer to seek positions within the police, federal agencies, the police, fire departments, the Pentagon, the White House, and the Senate to “change the world” for Islam. This cleric has terrorist ties, and is linked to CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood. Islamic leaders aren’t trying to hide their intentions… believe them when they tell you their goal is to infiltrate every bastion of American authority so they can seize power. Illinois Islamic Scholar Sheikh Kifah Mustapha at The Prayer Center of Orland Park on July 31, 2026, came right...

Pennsylvania authorities have announced charges against 14 individuals in connection to a lengthy drug trafficking investigation that reportedly involved two Penn State fraternities. Investigators identified former students Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Michael Robinson, of Pittsburgh, as the two alleged ring leaders behind the operation.

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats are doubling down on their fight to convince Americans that their transgender policies should return. The plan is to hammer home stories of transgender teens suffering discrimination and humiliation, gaining sympathy from voters and making a liability out of the expected onslaught of GOP ads attacking Democrats’ transgender policies. One DNC member described it as a “slingshot” moment. The party laid out the strategy in an LGBTQ caucus meeting at the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Austin. “Anti-trans attacks are going to be used in this election at the largest scale we have ever seen...

Since 8:46pm this evening, Guatemala's Fuego volcano has been erupting non-stop - possibly signaling a new phase in its eruptive behaviour. We are paying close attention. Welcome to our historic 24/7 live stream of the magnificent Fuego Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world! For the first time ever, experience the raw power and breathtaking beauty of Fuego live in stunning 4K resolution.

Beneath the cacophony of media noise, an important untold story emerges: A manufacturing boom is unfolding across America right now, and especially so in the geographic center of the country. This developing boom represents an epochal shift because investments in factories and tangible production involve the stickiest kind of capital expenditures. The commitment to production involves a macro “bet” on a yearslong cycle, not a near-term wager on the latest fad or concerns about the price of gasoline next week. As such, this mostly hidden story deserves to be studied and amplified, both for the economic benefits and also for...

One of New Yorks’ most notorious pimps was finally caged at the end of July, sentenced to 50 years on charges of human trafficking and ordering the murder of a rival. The trial of Omari “Prince” Scott, 45, opened a window into the seedy world of the “Penn Track” in East New York, Brooklyn, where he ran multiple women. Despite Scott’s conviction, sex workers tell The Post business around Pennsylvania Avenue — also known as “the Blade” — continues as brazenly as usual, with tens of women on the streets selling sex for as little as $85 a time and...

Eric Swalwell confessed to a prescription drug-fueled sex romp with a suspected Chinese spy, according to newly released FBI files that confirm for the first time the disgraced former congressman got physical with Beijing’s purported honeypot. The former East Bay congressman had “physical relations” with Christine Fang, also known as “Fang Fang,” on at least two occasions, according to investigative files made public Monday by the White House Transparency Task Force. On one occasion, Fang showed up at Swalwell’s apartment late one night demanding to be let in, with the Democrat admitting the two “hooked up” after he had taken...

A federal judge blocked FBI Director Kash Patel’s attempt to move his bureau’s headquarters down the street to the Ronald Reagan Building, saying he broke laws governing site selection. Judge Theodore Chuang, an Obama appointee, sided with Maryland and Prince George’s County, which had been the leading location for the future HQ site until Mr. Patel decided to keep it inside the District. Judge Chuang said the order restores the plans to build in Greenbelt, just over the Maryland-D.C. line — though he pointed out that Congress has yet to give final approval to that location. He said Congress controls...

The Department of Homeland Security called out a “depraved freak” sex offender and illegal immigrant whom the agency said it recently deported after he abused his own daughter in Democrat-run Virginia. Records from the Albemarle County Circuit Criminal Division show Mexican national Marcelo Vasquez Reyna was convicted in March after pleading guilty to a charge involving a parent violating a child between the ages of 15 and 17. The incident took place in 2018. He was sentenced to five years and six months in prison, with five years of the sentence suspended. Local outlet ABC 7 reported that Vasquez Reyna...

Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that...

A hydrogen-powered streamliner has become the world’s fastest hydrogen vehicle, reaching an average speed of 406.32 mph (653km/h) over two runs on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. The JCB Hydromax’s run was verified by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, motorsport’s international governing authority, and stands as the fastest speed ever recorded by a hydrogen combustion engine. Andy Green, a 64-year-old former Royal Air Force officer who already holds the world’s outright land speed record after topping 760 mph in an earlier run, drove the Hydromax to the new mark. The run more than doubled the previous hydrogen combustion record of 185.5...

…video from Garron Noone (@garron_music): "Watch the amusing moment when the McDonald's CEO experiences the Big Arch burger! See his reactions and thoughts about this iconic menu item.”

The man is believed to have been hiking in the isolated Rocca Capra area of the volcano, in the Valle del Bove, around 1,400 metres above sea level.A 29-year-old American tourist has died after being hit by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna in Sicily. The man was struck on Sunday as a severe thunderstorm swept across the volcano. He was rushed to a hospital in Catania by a firefighter helicopter but was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been made public. An emergency call came in shortly before 8 pm. He had been in the isolated Rocca Capra...

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is contesting her siblings' vote to sell the family's remaining 17.8% share of the Lakers, according to a letter from her lawyer obtained by ESPN. The Buss family siblings in a statement earlier Monday said they had voted to sell their remaining shares to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at the same $12.5 billion valuation that Mark Walter agreed to last week. They believed they had the right to sell based on a tag-along provision that had been included in the previous sale to Walter in June 2025. Sources told ESPN that provision gave...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Drum, New YorkFort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, on the northern border of New York, United States. It is home to the 10th Mountain Division. Fort Drum consists of 107,265 acres. In this region, winter temperatures can reach as low as −30 °F (−34 °C). Its mission includes command of active component units assigned to the installation, providing administrative and logistical support to tenant units, support to active and reserve units from all services in training at Fort Drum, and planning and...

Burger King may have stumbled onto a revolutionary new strategy for saving a struggling fast-food chain: Make the food better. Gee, wild concept, right? It’s been a long road for the meat royalty. Burger King was losing ground quickly while McDonald’s dominated the burger wars and Wendy’s was elbowing its way into second place. Burger King’s restaurants were outdated, franchisees were struggling, locations were closing, and some of the chain’s menu experiments were making a disaster. So Burger King finally went back to the thing that made it Burger King in the first place. The Whopper. And they didn’t just...

AI and alcohol have three main similarities, according to Beijing bar owner Song De: hallucinations, bubbles and distillation. As AI enthusiasm sweeps across China, Song hopes his bar can ride the wave. He opened AGI Bar, ‌named after the concept of artificial general intelligence where AI systems surpass human intelligence, last year in Zhongguancun, the capital's high-tech neighbourhood ‌in Haidian district. It is now a hub for Beijing's AI developers, investors and students. "You'll see people sitting around a table coming from different labs, competing companies, and different universities, all ​chatting about industry trends right here," said Song, an independent...

This is not a joke. Surprisingly, the Internet Web Domain DSA.COM is up for sale. I don't know how long it's been available, or who is the current owner. It's being brokered through GoDaddy's domain sales subsidiary Afternic. Latest suggested price is only $1250. which is pretty cheap for a domain like that. So what would you do with it? It would make a great parody site. Or put up some good political articles that run counter to the DSA's positions. Or maybe just post a bunch of funny political memes. Check it out: https://dsa.com will take you to the...

California regulators on Monday approved new rules that will restrict what tires you can buy when it's time to replace them on your car. In a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission voted to adopt new rules that will phase out the sale of replacement tires that don't meet certain energy efficiency standards.

For most Indians, paying by Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become almost absurdly routine. Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly. There is no card machine, no cash, and - most importantly - for the user, no visible fee. That may be about to change. India has paved the way for banks and payment companies to charge merchants a fee on UPI transactions, potentially ending a decade-long experiment in free digital payments. The government has yet to decide the rate or exactly where it will apply, but proposals under discussion include a merchant discount...