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Conservatives have long championed the principle of "peace through strength," a doctrine rooted in the belief that a strong, resolute nation deters aggression and fosters stability. This approach, exemplified by leaders like Ronald Reagan and Menachem Begin, prioritizes military readiness, clear moral conviction, and unwavering support for allies to secure peace without capitulation. Unlike policies that rely on appeasement or concessions, conservatives understand that weakness invites conflict, while strength commands respect. Ronald Reagan: Defeating the Soviet Threat. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, embodied "peace through strength" in his confrontation with the Soviet Union. In the 1980s,...

Former Israeli spy Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas co-founder, tells “CUOMO” he’s not optimistic there will be a lasting peace between Israel and Palestinians because some members of the latter group hold fundamental beliefs that won’t accept a truce. “It’s better to wake up now and face reality before it comes and slaps us right on the face,” Yousef, known as the “Green Prince,” says.

As the Schumer shutdown moves through its second week, health care providers are not being compensated for services provided to military service members and their families. Some doctors and health care providers in San Antonio who rely on TRICARE to pay for services provided to military members and dependents say they are now starting to feel the pinch. Schumer Shutdown Halts TRICARE Medical Payments for Military, Families — Jeopardizes Care 86 Brook Army Medical Center PhotosBrook Army Medical Center Photos Randy Clark12 Oct 20251,368 3:57 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — As the Schumer shutdown moves through its second week, health care...

President Trump delivered brief remarks from Joint Base Andrews as he departs the U.S. to attend events around the brokered peace agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. [Itinerary Below Video].

The New York Times desperately tried several times to downplay the left-wing political unrest and violence in Portland, Oregon generated by the domestic terrorists of Antifa, passing the blame to "right-wing influencers" instead. First it was the paper’s benighted columnist Nicholas Kristof, perennially optimistic about the relative harmlessness of the regime of Saddam Hussein and public support for radical Islam, embarrassing himself on X with a sarcastic video post from “the perilous front lines” of Portland – a post taken on a leafy sidewalk in broad daylight, a two-mile walk from the protest action currently around the U.S. Immigration and...

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Chart The silver market just witnessed a seismic event: On the evening of October 9, Bruce Ikemizu, Chief Director of the Japan Bullion Market Association (JBMA), confirmed that the 1-month implied lease rate for physical silver in London erupted to a jaw-dropping 39.2%. This extraordinary spike, captured in recent market data, signals acute physical supply distress—metal in the vaults is running out, and lenders are demanding a premium for any silver that remains.​ Last Call for Physical: Delivery Demands Trigger Metal Crunch Gone are the days when buyers were content to roll over paper contracts. Now, contract holders are standing...

VIDEOIt's the one issue that sharply divides Portuguese society. Much more divisive than political, religious, or class differences. In fact, you could say that his issue divides Portugal into two mutually exclusive and irreconcilable groups.

WORLD — Leftists across the globe took to the streets over the weekend to protest the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of genocide. Activists from New York to London called for "another October seventh", demanding military intervention to spark a renewed conflict to keep the ethnic cleansing going. "What do we want? Genocide! When do we want it? Now!" cried the protesters. "We must stop this ceasefire at all costs. If Israel refuses to keep up the genocide after we give the hostages back, we will have to take more hostages. Whatever it takes to get the evil genocide...

"NOT LIKE DACHAU, IS IT, HERR MUFTI?" The New York Times. May 16, 1948, Section E, Page 4.NYTRebecca Mistereggen @RMistereggen: This political cartoon, published in The New York Times one day after the establishment of the State of Israel, captures a pivotal moral reversal in world history. On one side stands “Palestine”, symbolizing the reborn Jewish nation, sword in hand. Opposite him is The Grand Mufti, depicted in a Nazi uniform, an unmistakable reference to Haj Amin al-Husseini, the wartime Grand Mufti of Jerusalem who collaborated closely with Hitler’s regime, supported the extermination of Jews and later led Arab resistance...

Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby: Palestinian in Germany: "With God's help, we will finish you off. We will destroy the last Christian." From Ncole ✡︎ Oct 9, 2025.

Less than a year before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, Booth’s brother, Edwin Booth, saved Lincoln’s oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, from being injured and possibly killed by a train. Edwin Booth was regarded as one of the great Shakespearean actors of the 19th century. He was the manager of the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, where many Shakespearean productions were made in 1862. Edwin was a supporter of Lincoln and a Unionist, and he was not close with his brother, who supported secession. In 1863 or 1864, the exact date is uncertain, Edwin Booth and Robert...

This week, a Virginia Grand Jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud. Evidence included her signature on a mortgage loan document that asserted the property to be financed was to be her primary residence. The Jury found that the fact that James lives and works in New York and that the Virginia house could not possibly have been her primary residence sufficient for her to be put on trial for fraud. James denounced the indictment calling it "unfair political retribution directed at me by Trump. True, I did prosecute and convict Trump for mortgage fraud, but...

Taliban in Afghanistan said be as crazy as us. Pakistan said to Taliban, you fill us with disgust. But the Taliban had new allies, China, Iran and some others So they attacked poor Pakistan, their dear Islamic brothers. Transcript linked below video.

C3 @C_3C_3 Adam Schiff is next… Mortgage applications with a Primary Residence in Maryland and also California.

Hamas is strolling through a public square, shooting civilians. Narrator broadcasts in Hebrew with English subtitles. English subtitles for Arabic speakers in the video. Very short.

A change in insurance policies could be coming to the trucking industry, signaling a major shift in their approach to non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). As enforcement of the new non-domiciled CDL rule takes shape, insurance companies are likely to position themselves to avoid potential liability exposure. According to an insurance executive at one of the largest brokers in the country, who spoke on condition of anonymity, he expects that insurance carriers are likely to implement policy changes that explicitly prevent the hiring of drivers with non-domiciled CDLs within the next year. The concern stems from the potential for “nuclear...

A detailed analysis of the Jan. 6 pipe bombs found new problems with the FBI evidence and advances the notion that the case could turn out to be a government-created hoax. A video engineer who spent more than a year examining the pipe bomb evidence submitted a 26-page report to the House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding Jan. 6. Known on social media as Armitas, the analyst was asked on Oct. 4 to submit his report by the legal counsel for the House Committee on the Judiciary. Armitas said he has been working with a Washington-based FBI...

As of 1 October 2025, companies can no longer offer multi-buy deals on items including cakes, biscuits, crisps and savoury snacks, confectionery and soft drinks if they are assessed to be high in fat, salt and/or sugar (HFSS). The Children's Food Campaign has been campaigning on junk food promotions and marketing for over 20 years. An original consultation took place during 2018 as part of the previous government's Child Obesity action, and legislation was finally passed in Parliament in December 2021. It was meant to come into force by 1 October 2023, but industry lobbying then pressurised the government into...

From Donald Trump's George Soros Funded $80 Million+ in Terrorist Violence Across the Country George Soros, the billionaire “philanthropist”, and his son are part of a crew of moneyed psychopaths who helped to create the Great Reset in the early 1990s, along with support from the World Economic Forum (WEF), utilizing the Cloward-Piven Strategy. ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏...