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The DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), having lost their court battle to force the U.S. to withdraw support from Israel, have now created an entirely new battleground: JFK Airport. They are trying to pressure workers on the tarmac and at the airport to stop loading any goods to Israel. This would include passenger luggage, as well as any cargo such as computer or technical equipment, weapons being shipped by the U.S. government that have been bought by Israel, etc. These are the same people who put Zohran Mamdani and others in office; are seeking to make Abdul El-Sayed a senator,...

A recent report from CNN on the voter sentiment among Jewish Democrats in New York painted a stark picture for Democrats in the Empire State. It noted that in 2018 a generic poll of just New York Jews found they favored Democrats by an unsurprising 40 points. Nevertheless, the same type of survey conducted in 2026 found Jews in New York favoring Democrats by 13 points representing a 27-point fall of support for Democrats. Currently, a group of New York State Rabbis is traveling the state to essentially campaign against Democrats. In Michigan Jews for Republican Mike Rogers groups, something...

You know those weird brown corndog-lookin’ things growing in ditches, ponds, and marshes all over America? The ones you’ve probably driven past a million times without giving them a second thought? Those are called cattails, and apparently, we’ve been ignoring one of nature’s most interesting food sources while spending billions of dollars growing, harvesting, and processing the foods we actually eat. Yes, I went down another rabbit hole, and found something that blew my mind… ready for this one: An acre of cattails has the potential to produce around 6,400 pounds of flour. By comparison, an acre of American wheat...

Polls open at 9 a.m. Monday for Alberta's 10-question referendum, but Airdrie residents need to check where they're assigned to vote before heading out. Airdrie falls within two provincial electoral divisions, Airdrie-East and Airdrie-Cochrane. Voting is scheduled to continue until 8 p.m. The vote follows preliminary figures released Sunday by Elections Alberta showing 1,356,873 Albertans cast advance votes or special ballots, representing 43.1 per cent of eligible electors. SNIP What are Albertans voting on? Monday's referendum contains 10 questions covering immigration, access to provincially funded services, proposed constitutional changes and Alberta's future within Canada. Questions 1 through 5 address immigration...

Vinted says it has removed listings of items believed to have been looted from shops during the ongoing riots in France. The second hand re-selling platform said following the weekend's disorder it had "taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to looting". Shops across several French cities were broken into and ransacked during the outbreak of riots over the weekend. "The sale of stolen goods, or soliciting them, is strictly prohibited on Vinted, and we have zero tolerance for it," a spokesperson for the company said. Widespread looting was reported across Paris, Marseille and Lille, as well as...

You can't make it up. No one would have ever associated Halloween body bags with racist lynchings before the current woke stupidity of our current time. You can buy these "corpse kits" at Lowe's, for crying out loud. And yet in Pennsylvania of all places, a local NAACP chapter is getting involved because one guy who loves Halloween too much has decorations that trigger them. From FOX 29: The homeowner told FOX 29 that the decorations are only intended as Halloween displays and there was 'no other agenda' when putting them up. The homeowner also said they are 'sorry if...

Where to Watch Fantasy Watch NFL NFL Home Scores Schedule Standings Stats Teams Odds Fantasy Football Where To Watch Power Rankings Jalen Hurts expected to miss season Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback's lungs, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter. Hurts will undergo treatment involving blood thinners that is expected to sideline the three-time Pro Bowler for at least three months, sources informed of the diagnosis told Rapoport and Schefter. Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, and the Eagles released a statement...

An Arizona street evangelist is suing the city of Tucson and challenging an event policy barring religious speech after police officers threatened to arrest him for discussing Jesus at an annual holiday festival. David Hoffman has been evangelizing at public events for over a decade and views large public gatherings as crucial to his Christian ministry. “What we do is we share the gospel with people that are most likely never going to go into a church, and we go to events and places where there’s not already a Christian witness, and we have conversations,” he told Fox News Digital....

Ukraine’s Zelensky wouldn’t be included in proposed talks, as Russia’s leader seeks to negotiate end to war favorable to Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow, said people familiar with the discussions. The plan represents an effort by Putin to capitalize on warming ties between Trump and the Russian leader that have alarmed Ukraine and its allies in Washington and Europe. Such a summit—one without the involvement of Ukrainian...

The shelves are absolutely ransacked. Glass jars and other items have been ripped off all the shelves and smashed on the ground. Yet the looters didn't steal (or even touch!) the ham, bacon, or other delicious pork options in the refrigerators. The looters also avoided the toilet paper and tissues on the other side of the store. The truly eagle-eyed might have also noticed that a good portion of the wine was left on the shelves. The media tells me that these riots are being carried out by "French students" who want "better schools" and that the riots are "mostly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump faced heavy criticism on Friday for replacing White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia with Jessica Rabbit. Critics pointed to her prior work as a lounge singer and the fact that she wasn't technically human as two major red flags. "It's obvious that Trump just wanted a pretty face behind the podium, but a lounge singer? How's she going to convey the president's agenda?" questioned MS NOW personality Rachel Maddow. "Press secretary used to be a prestigious role. Who would have thought the position once held by Karine Jean Pierre could sink so low?"...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Bernardin’s ‘seamless garment’ theology lives on under Pope Leo Pope Leo’s Vatican praised Cdl. Bernardin as a model for the Church despite his ‘seamless garment’ theology undermining Catholic teaching on bioethical matters.The Vatican’s media arm has published a tribute to Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, whose controversial “seamless garment” theology – which blurs important distinctions in Catholic moral teaching – has influenced Pope Leo XIV’s approach to bioethics.On October 17, Vatican News published the complete text of a lecture delivered by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, exalting his predecessor, Bernardin, on the 30th anniversary of his death as “An example...

A 27-year-old Valley man appeared in a Maricopa County courtroom Friday after being arrested on felony terror charges for allegedly plotting a mass casualty assault on a Jewish or Muslim house of worship. What we know: Matthew Bjornholt faces a felony count of making a terrorist threat following an investigation that Maricopa County prosecutors say revealed a chilling blueprint for violence, involving firearms, explosives and an accomplice tasked with gunning down survivors. ‘The Anarchist Cookbook’ is suspect's ‘Bible’ What they're saying: During an initial court appearance on Oct. 16, prosecutor Stephen Garcia requested a $500,000 cash bond, describing Bjornholt as...

This book is an absolutely delightful read. It is at once wonderfully entertaining and incredibly informative about the life of one of America's founding personalities. Few men contributed as much to the success of the American Revolution as Lafayette, and yet we scarcely remember him at all. Author Nikos Vlachos brings Lafayette to vibrant, compelling life in an extremely relatable, enjoyable way. The book is at the same time a very well-written micro-biography of this important historical figure. Nobleman, general, revolutionary, hero, leader, patriot, thinker, idealist, Freemason, husband, father and man; all of these titles apply to Lafayette, and each...

Back in Print: Ferdinando Antonelli's Revealing Diaries During the Liturgical Reform Based on the diaries and notes of Ferdinando Cardinal Antonelli, a pivotal figure in the Catholic Church's liturgical reform movement for over twenty years, Nicola Giampietro's The Development of the Liturgical Reform reveals many important details about the forceful personalities that drove the process from Pius XII to Paul VI, the systems and methods by which decisions were made, and the competing principles invoked, with at times chaotic results.Like his collaboratores Fr. Louis Bouyer and Fr. Boniface Luykx, Antonelli had an insider's grasp of the personnel, dynamics, and designs....

Here’s what you can do to help us win; it’s easy effective, fun and costs almost nothing. I have worked in war rooms in New York and New Jersey and witnessed the value of organized sign waving at busy intersections. It is a big winner every time it is used. Here’s how it works: Get a few friends – the more the better – and take over the busiest intersections in the district. Come with handwritten signs on oak tag or corrugated styrene sheets you can buy at a Dollar store. Using red or black markers, spell out brief messages...

Young Men Are Being Left BehindThey are finding it harder to reach the American Dream.From a young age, we ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. Firefighter, doctor, president, mechanic, astronaut, teacher, actor—the list goes on.Dreams shift as children discover their gifts, what they enjoy, and where the two overlap. The kid who wanted to be a doctor might change his mind after finding out he can design spaceships and likes math better than anatomy.Allowing people to follow their dreams has always been an American aspiration and part of what makes our country exceptional. Yet today,...

A controversy erupted on social media after rumors began circulating that the NHRA had placed an index cap on the Outlaw Street class at the Texas FallNationals. The truth is far less salacious, and it all boils down to perfect atmospheric conditions allowing the cars to show their teeth. For years, there was a rather large misunderstanding of just how quick and fast the cars on Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings were actually running. Racers were running deep into the low 3.80s (in the 1/8 mile), and the fastest of the fast were living in the 3.70s. When the NHRA...

We're seeing a lot of rioting and looting going on now in France and Italy. Now, as if things weren't crazy enough already, there are reports of bomb threats in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Police in Northern Ireland and Scotland are investigating. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) stated that up to 300 schools had reported receiving the same emailed message which contained a generalised threat and originated from outside the UK. "It is believed similar emails have been received by some schools across UK," they added. Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan told reporters, "At this stage the...

SEATTLE — The debate over what parents should legally be allowed to know about their children in public schools, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” has gone back and forth for the past several years, and on November 3, voters get their say. "Washingtonians should vote no on this issue because it removes common sense protections for students, their families, and even for our schools," mom and Washington State Director for the Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Courtney Normand said. "Instead of moving towards taking away their rights, we need to empower parents and teach them that their job is...