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Vice president’s appeal to dissatisfied Republicans aims to mend fences and rally supporters against Democrats for the midterms—and beyondThe midterms are approaching and the vice president is Vance-splaining. JD Vance is smoothing the harder edges of President Trump’s words, or expanding on them, as he reaches out to dissatisfied conservatives and urges them to stick with Republicans in the midterms. Asked about Trump saying last week he was “proudly banning” CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, Vance on Monday replied: “I take some issue with the premise, he’s not banning media outlets,” and said it was a...

Video Transcript SummaryTommy Robinson’s speech at the “Together For The Children” demonstration in London (uploaded September 26, 2026). The video is Robinson’s full address at the event. He opens by congratulating organizer Phil (Hickin) and the volunteers (many of whom also helped with his own events) for the hard work and stress involved. He specifically thanks behind-the-scenes “predator hunters” and others who work daily against child sexual exploitation and abusers without public recognition. He highlights survivor Nicole, the first person to speak out in his “The Rape of Britain” series. Her willingness to describe the rape, torture, and abuse she...

Video Transcript Summary The video argues that recent media outrage and political criticism surrounding President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, along with a White House “autopen” communications moment, are distractions from a much larger shift. According to the presenter, Trump is systematically dismantling a 50-year-old geopolitical and imperial framework long associated with Henry Kissinger and sustained by what the speaker calls “the empire” (with particular emphasis on British-linked institutions and thinking). The core claim is that Trump’s actions are reversing this framework in concrete ways that neither the media nor traditional foreign-policy elites can stop. China, the...

The Justice Department has turned over Jeffrey Epstein related FBI notes to US District Judge... Israeli attacks in Gaza killing two... President Trump cancelling almost one billion dollars in government spending... Three killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's... On Iran Chinese President Xi Jinping urged...Trump to return to the Memorandum of Understanding...Trump urging Xi to stop any Chinese assistance... "Wall Street Journal" reporting President Trump's rejection of Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz... Ebola has been detected in two new regions... In eastern Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state the Christian Democrats sitting out... Egypt's intelligence chief...warned of...

Researchers have begun drilling into a mysterious, boat-shaped formation in the mountains of eastern Turkey, hoping an underground robot will unearth the answer to one of biblical history’s biggest mysteries. Members of the Noah’s Ark Scans expedition believe the Durupinar formation, located in eastern Turkey near Mount Ararat, could mark the final resting place of the vessel described in Genesis. “Good morning from the outer rims of Noah’s ark,” the project’s marketing and fundraising director, divisive Christian activist Lauren Witzke, wrote in a Tuesday update. “Core drilling has begun and the big bang evolutionists are already in damage control mode,”...

The Letter That Changed the Church: Cardinal Bea, John XXIII & the Vatican II RevolutionIn 1960 Cardinal Augustin Bea brought a letter before Pope John XXIII, who swiftly aprroved it. The letter placed Cardinal Bea at the head of a new Pontifical Commission, giving him a powerful platform for advancing ecumenism. The result was an ecumenical movement that would profoundly shape Vatican II and the Church that followed, and ultimately serve the Church’s enemies.“The Council is Cardinal Bea’s Council!” (Fr. Yves Congar, My Journal of the Council, November 22, 1962 entry)In his Augustin Bea: The Cardinal of Unity, Cardinal Bea’s...

The Trump administration is directing more than $174 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced on Tuesday the one-time investment at the HBCU Summit at the White House, which brought together administration leaders, university presidents, and others. "For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have been engines of opportunity in communities, advancing critical innovations and uplifting local industries across the nation," McMahon said. "This new investment will help ensure these vital institutions have the resources they need to continue delivering world-class education and to prepare students for success in a rapidly evolving economy."...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani renewed his call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested for war crimes and accused him of visiting a “genocide” on Palestinians just days before the leader is to speak at the UN General Assembly. “When it comes to Benjamin Netanyahu, I have described him as I believe him to be — a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people,” the mayor told CNN after a cordial meeting with President Trump at Gracie Mansion Monday.“I do believe that that is something that should be honored, because what we want...

The Trump administration is proposing investing $5 billion in a fund that would help Middle East countries rebuild their energy infrastructure following the Iran War, the Wall Street Journal reported.The goal would be to have the countries reduce their reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for transporting oil and gas, the Journal reported. The U.S. would seek matching contributions from eight Middle Eastern countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, and Jordan, hoping to establish a $10 billion investment fund. The investment would be called the Partnership for Allied Trust and Construction, or Pact. Officials told...

US President Donald Trump came close to ordering a new American military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen this weekend, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally urged him to intervene, but called off the planned strikes as they were nearing execution, The New York Times reported. According to the report, Trump had spent roughly two weeks weighing repeated Saudi appeals for US military assistance against the Iran-backed Houthis, whose renewed offensive has expanded the conflict in Yemen and increased pressure on Saudi Arabia. Reuters separately reported Monday that Washington had considered strikes after renewed Saudi appeals but that...

Newsdump Alert: Both President Trump And Secretary Of War (Defense) Pete Hegseth Returning To Washington Saturday Night... Also, There Is A US State Department Security Alert Throughout The Middle East For Americans... Newsdump Alert: Yemen War Rages Attack On Saudi Capital Riyadh Houthis Claim Attacks On Sensitive Saudi Sites... Welcome to this weeks post the host a great hypocrite and sinner deserving of Hell for all the women I have imagined myself with... The 24th Largest Restaurant Chain In The US Is Steadily Growing Now In 26 States Eight years ago this month my wife and I discovered a place...

Is hijab really forced on Iranian women? Is it oppression, or liberation? In this video, I break down the history of covering in Iran—from pre-Islamic Persia to Reza Shah’s forced unveiling, including the Goharshad Mosque massacre, to the democratic process that restored hijab after the 1979 revolution. I also compare the psychological effects of hijab versus Western beauty standards, and I address Western women directly with a question that might change their perspective. If you want to understand the real story behind hijab, this video is for you.

This week Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu calling for extensions of fuel subsidies for construction, farmers and fishermen until the end of the year. With fishermen staging blockades in protest this week Lecornu calling for their subsidy of 25 cents per litre to be upped to 35 cents. The 15 cents a litre for farmers and 20 cents a litre for construction... This week Marine Le Pen interviewed by French news channel "LCI" taking on the issues including the Ukraine War, the Iran War and domestic matters. Le Pen said she is ready to become President of France following the 2027...

Explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh late tonight... power grid collapsing in Cuba... Trump signing the sanctions legislation...aimed at Iran and Russia... the Turkish banking regulator revoking the operating license of an Iranian bank branch... The US lifting sanctions on the nation of Eritrea...across the sea from Yemen's west coast... AI issues surrounding US-China relations... an incident where AI led the US military to believe a Chinese vessel was carrying nuclear... Yemen War air attack alerts...multiple parts of Saudi Arabia... investigation into diversion of parts for the US F-35 warplane to Hong Kong... Nations allied with the US...

Bishop Strickland: Catholics must reject Vatican’s view against proselytism ‘Truth is not constantly evolving,’ declared Bishop Strickland. ‘Truth is Jesus Christ present with us in the world and His Church is the vehicle for our salvation.’Bishop Joseph Strickland has issued a searing criticism of the Vatican’s new document on inter-religious dialogue downplaying the need for all people to be evangelized by the Catholic Church. He has also written a pastoral letter on the topic. (See below.) Strickland zeroed in on this troubling line: The defensive entrenchment in one’s own position and the view that proselytism is the only way to...

Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday for waging the Iran war without congressional approval. Massie (R-Ky.) made the surprise announcement on the House floor, accusing Hegseth of violating the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which requires congressional authorization to conduct military operations lasting longer than 90 days. “Peter Brian Hegseth, and and his capacity as Secretary of Defense has executed unlawful orders in contravention of Section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution of 1973,” Massie declared. “Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a...

This Wednesday, ProPublica ran an article blaming recently enacted pro-life laws for an increase in ectopic pregnancy deaths. They claim that the ectopic pregnancy death rate has more than doubled since 2014. Additionally, the article provides data which purportedly shows a greater ectopic pregnancy death rate increase in states with strict abortion bans. This article received a large amount of online attention. It was reposted by CNN and has been covered by a number of news outlets including Medical Daily and Scripps Howard. Not surprisingly, there is much less here than meets the eye. First the CDC does not publicly...

Nicotine-pouch salesman and onetime conservative pundit Tucker Carlson has all but endorsed lefty Michigan Senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed while defending his controversial comments about 9/11.Carlson, 57, who recently fawned over disgraced Democratic former first son Hunter Biden, last week ripped into El-Sayed’s Republican foe, Mike Rogers, for his track record on national security issues and urged the “good people of Michigan keep this man far away from Washington.” “El-Sayed did not celebrate airplane hijackings or cheerlead Al-Qaeda; he simply said that the U.S. conducting terrorism of its own in response to 9/11 was not exactly an appropriate reaction. He...

Two wars have cut France off from supplies of natural gas. First the Ukraine War shutting off the flow of Russian gas in 2022 now Middle East gas supplies disrupted by the Iran War. On October 1st the price of natural gas in France will rise on average 6.3 percent. This follows a 5.6 percent rise on September 1st... France joined the UK and Canada along with nine other countries in imposing sanctions on Israeli nationalist settlements this week. Israel bristled at the decision with immediate retaliation against the UK... France has also weighed in on the tensions between Israel...

Voters going to the polls in Sweden...latest set of polls showing a tighter race... Today's US inflation report showing the Consumer Price Index remained at 3.4... More than 3300 deaths now reported from the Ebola outbreak... 44 people hurt...train derailment in northwestern France... On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States family members called on President Trump to hold Saudi Arabia to account... In Brazil...Supreme Court and Federal Police opening a corruption probe...leading opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro... North Korea launching a projectile eastwards... In the British House of Commons assisted death legislation failing... "BRICS" leaders...