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VIDEOFor years I've been hearing that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping has been suffering from health problems and/or he is facing a coup from factions within his own Communist party. When nothing materialized I grew skeptical of all such reports. HOWEVER, I am now of the opinion that Xi has only WEEKS left in power. Why? Well, amid growing reports of top generals in the People's Liberation Army having formed a strong faction opposing Xi, there are images of Xi from his recent trip to Tibet in which he appeared to be in HORRIBLE health as you can see. His shuffling...

Trump’s whirlwind week: pushing peace abroad, restoring order in D.C., boosting markets with tariffs, and scoring a CBO win—all while critics scramble to keep up.A week ago, I was writing about Donald Trump’s summit meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska to talk about ending Russia’s war with Ukraine. A few days before that, I wrote about the Trump administration’s announcement that it would conduct a thorough “internal review” of the Smithsonian Institution and its vast network of museums, research centers, and related activities. It turns out that when Trump ordered the elimination of DEI initiatives, he meant it. In recent...

“Don’t mess with Texas” is a homespun aphorism that expresses a genuine sentiment. Texans, and to a slightly lesser degree, Wyomingites, are independent cusses. They’re proud of their states and their beliefs, and pushed too far don’t whine about why government isn’t making things right. They handle it themselves and vote the useless weasels out at the next electoral opportunity. One such weasel is long-serving Texas Senator John Cornyn. Once thought a reliable Republican, he forgot which state he represents and stepped on a known Texas land mine: gun control. In Texas, weakness on the Second Amendment and cruelty to...

Just a reminder that AI isn't up to planet crushing intelligence yet. I asked perplexity.ai, "Who is the woman in the attached photo?" The AI responded:The woman in the photo is Marilyn Monroe. This iconic image is from the famous scene where she sings "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The style of her dress, hair, and the classic vintage microphone are all signature elements from that performance. After I pointed out why that couldn't be the case, it suggested maybe Lauren Becall. Without a clear identifying feature, it is not possible to definitively...

An online petition attributed to a group calling itself “Punjabi youth” has drawn more than 1.7 million signatures, calling on federal authorities to release Harjinder Singh, an undocumented immigrant truck driver convicted in a deadly Florida crash.

from the Middle East and Africa. We, as critics of mass immigration and multiculturalism, must understand why individualism, honesty, guilt, and deferring gratification are particular to the West. Helpfully, authors like Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ed Husain can explain. You do not understand how these people think. They will not produce the same civilisation as us.

33-year-old newlywed communist Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party’s nominee for New York City mayor in this fall’s election, struggled to bench press 135 pounds at a campaign stop in Brooklyn Saturday, needing help by a spotter, reported the New York Post. New York Post excerpt: Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani struggled to execute a single unassisted bench press rep while trying to impress a crowd at the annual Men’s Day open streets event in Brooklyn Saturday. Photos showed the 33-year-old Socialist, and Democratic Party nominee, was unable to lift a bar loaded with what was said to be 135-pounds off the...

Police are arresting anyone who raises Union Jack and St. George flags, even actual flags, not just spray painting. One Brit arrested for tweeting "I Love Bacon," and people are being stopped by police for honking their horns in approval of Raise The Colours protests. Antifa, Stop Racism, Pali, SWP, Commie flag wavers don't get any drama, and for a cherry on top of sh!t sundae, two Raise The Colours protestors got hit with a fire bomb ("petrol bomb" in Brit), one of them badly hurt, police are doing as little as they can. Two-tier is a busy little pig...

Newsdump Update: Farage Calls For Mass Deportations Of Illegals In UK... I'm also a recovering 'antisemite' and the thing about that is this: "Antisemites think Jews are the problem" And then there's "feminism" and the thing about that is this: "Feminists think men are the problem" But the deeper truth is this... It's time for a Rush Limbaugh Flashback the "Feminist Update" and here is a famous "Feminist Update" theme... This week folks the network dubbed "PMSNBC" by Rush Limbaugh... And it was on the Rush Limbaugh Show that El Rushbo spoke of the "Undeniable Truth Of Life Number 24"......

"You go there if you want. Put your helmet on, your jacket, your rifle and you go to Ukraine" Some of the comments of Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini aimed... A French national detained by Russian authorities accused of collecting information about the Russian military related to the Ukraine War. Court documents say that Laurent Vinatier... A 24-year-old homeless man is suspected of four murders after bodies were found in the Seine River southeast of Paris on August 13th... Next week the government will receive politicians and trade unions to discuss Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson One year ago today, RFK Jr. endorsed Donald Trump for President. From Nick Sortor 3:08 PM · Aug 23, 2025 ·

The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has come under increasing scrutiny for acting as a de facto mouthpiece for the authoritarian regime in Tehran, all while claiming to represent Iranian-American interests. Far from being a neutral or pro-democracy organization, NIAC has repeatedly advanced narratives and policies that align closely with the goals of the Islamic Republic—a regime notorious for sponsoring terrorism, suppressing dissent, and threatening American allies. NIAC has long-standing ties to high-ranking regime figures, including former foreign minister Javad Zarif, and has actively lobbied against measures that would hold the Iranian government accountable—such as congressional oversight of nuclear...

A very interesting response from President Trump against the U.S. President stepping back and awaiting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to organize their teams and schedule a bilateral discussion. President Trump has said he expects the diplomatic teams of Zelenskyy and Putin to coordinate a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy in the next two weeks. As noted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sometimes it just takes putting the principals into the same room to break the logjam. However, both regimes have entrenched ideologues who are positioning for maximum leverage. President Trump is asked what...

A high school senior who claims she was banned from painting biblical messages on her student parking spot is fighting back. Sabrina Steffens, a senior at Grand Island High School near Buffalo, New York, told CBN News that seniors at her school are allowed to personalize their paid parking spots. But when she attempted to have verses and Christian art painted on hers, the school reportedly refused.

In April, illegal Harjinder Singh made an illegal u-turn on a Florida turnpike and caused a crash that killed three occupants of a minivan in the lane to the left of his semi-truck. Hoping to bolster his chances of running for president in 2028, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif) pointed out that "Trump was president when Singh illegally entered the US. His failure to secure the border enabled this tragedy to occur." What Newsom failed to mention was that it was California that illegally granted Singh a commercial driver's license. When Singh was tested for English language proficiency by the Federal...

Brannon Howse interviews a veteran missionary who has been ministering in the former Soviet Union for thirty years - everywhere from Belarus to Ukraine, from Armenia to Georgia, and from Russia to Romania. The insights with regard to Russo-Ukraine war are personal, spiritual, and insightful - very worth listening to.

Growing up as a quadruplet, Theresa Troia is no stranger to big families, but as a first-time mom at 36 years old, Troia has had quite the adjustment going from zero to FIVE babies. Troia told ABC7, To me, the normal is multiples, you know, because I don't obviously know any different, but it was nice growing up and always having a sibling there. After miscarrying her first pregnancy, Troia was shocked to conceive quintuplets naturally, and struggled to find a doctor who would take her as a patient. Her first OBGYN dropped her after the mom of five refused...

VIDEOAmerican Psycho 3. Coming soon in two years to a presidential primary near you.

Gavin Newsom has been searching for an identity for his pursuit of the Presidency in 2028. It appears as though he's settled on one. He's been advocating for violence against Republicans (this one is Obamaesque). Gavin Newsom calls for violence against Republicans: “We’re going to punch these sons of b*tches in the mouth.” He knows what he’s doing. He’s inciting more riots and attacks against Republicans. Arrest Newsom for promoting violence. pic.twitter.com/WgcGE0CZCp — Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) August 21, 2025But the rest have a theme. He's holding press conferences that are looking increasingly familiar Gavin Newsom: "$175 billion in the...

The headline to Tuesday’s screed in Variety by Michael Schneider, the Hollywood-based entertainment mag’s executive editor for TV, was as subtle as a Michael Bay movie: “As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S.,How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors?” Schneider railed against living in a world “where our rights are continually under attack, our speech threatened, our healthcare slashed, our standing on the world stage destroyed, a secret police in ICE now roaming the streets and violently arresting people without just cause, military forces are being moved into our cities because they don’t support...