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Retired Lieutenant Douglas Deaton exposed a disturbing reality: EPIC’s Sharia-controlled enclave in Plano isn’t some future vision—it already exists. For nearly 12 years, EPIC has operated a religiously exclusive neighborhood comprising 74 homes, a sprawling mosque, Islamic schools, a medical clinic, and Sharia-compliant financial services. Most alarming, the enclave includes a fortress-like residence constructed directly beside the Plano Police Academy—strategically positioned to overlook restricted law enforcement areas and tactical assets. They haven’t been hiding—they’ve been operating in plain sight. And no one stopped them. The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) is, to put it mildly, a controversial Islamic mega-mosque based...

Texas, the Lone Star State, a bastion of freedom, faith, and rugged individualism, is facing a threat that chills the blood of every patriot who calls this land home. Reports are mounting – whispers turning into roars – that Islamic influence is creeping into our state, not through open conquest, but through an insidious, calculated expansion that threatens the very soul of Texas. The latest flashpoint? The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and its sprawling 402-acre “EPIC City” project in Collin County are now under investigation by the Texas State Securities Board for potential fraud and violations of state law....

William Shakespeare's birthplace will be de-colonised over fears that portraying his success as the 'greatest' playwright 'benefits the ideology of white European supremacy'. Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust owns buildings in the playwright's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. It wants to 'create a more inclusive museum experience' and announced it will move away from Western perspectives after concerns were raised that Shakespeare's ideas were used to advance 'white supremacy' ideas. The trust also said that some of its items could contain language or depictions that are racist, sexist, or homophobic. It comes amid an ongoing backlash against the writer. Some productions of his works...

The British paper The Telegraph claims to have has access to a draft of the ‘pre-decisional contract’, sent by the US to Volodymyr Zelensky, dealing with a demand for a $500bn ‘payback’ from Ukraine for the aid already delivered. The document, marked ‘Privileged & Confidential’ and dated Feb 7 2025, has caused ‘consternation and panic’ in Kiev, according to the Telegraph report. The writer Ambrose Evans Pritchard is ‘shocked’ by the draconian terms, calls it ‘economic colonization of Ukraine’, a ‘burden of reparations that cannot possibly be achieved’. (“It states that the US and Ukraine should form a joint investment...

For four years, I’ve reported about how a large, organized constellation of United Nations agencies partnered with hundreds of private nonprofit groups to direct billions of mostly US-taxpayer dollars into supporting historic illegal southern border crossing levels during President Joe Biden’s term in office. Even for the new Trump administration, this conglomerate of 15 UN agencies and 230 NGOs was proposing to spend yet another $1.4 billion on the migration trail in 2025, $1.2 billion more for 2026. That’s in addition to the more than $6 billion from 2020-2024 during the greatest mass migration event in American history. Separately, hundreds...

The topic of birthright citizenship has once again taken center stage in the ongoing immigration debate in the United States since Donald Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. As the executive order notes, “The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States.” However, thanks to a federal judge in Seattele, it has been temporarily blocked, and it is likely the issue will ultimately be decided on by the Supreme Court. Now, a newly released preliminary report from the Center for Immigration Studies demonstrates just...

The birthright citizenship dispute is surely destined for the United States Supreme Court. Is there any legal authority for that court to issue a decision abrogating birthright citizenship for the offspring of illegal aliens? The foundational rock-bottom grandfather principle of all systems of law is that the law is the will of the lawgiver. This is what Richard II meant when he said, “The laws are in my mouth,” and it was for this very stance that Charles I lost his head. Under this legal doctrine, a statute is the will of the legislature, and a constitutional provision is the...

The summary of the article without all of the lying woke verbiage is simple that The Economist outlines how Indian colonists agitate for India's Prime Minister in the U.K. and lobby for the India's foreign policy in the countries they have invaded.

In a stunning reversal, the tech industry—once the unstoppable engine of modern innovation—has laid off over 124,000 workers in 2024 alone. What’s driving this wave of layoffs, and what does it mean for the future of work in one of the world’s most dynamic sectors? The Layoff Landscape In August 2024, Intel sent shockwaves through the market by announcing a 15% reduction in its global workforce—roughly 15,000 jobs. Just days later, Cisco Systems announced plans to lay off 7% of its employees, marking its second round of job cuts this year as the company shifts focus to rapidly growing areas...

In the weeks leading up to Donald Trump’s anticipated return to the presidency, a rift has emerged within his supporter base regarding the US H-1B visa program, which facilitates the employment of skilled foreign workers in the United States. This discord intensified following the appointment of Sriram Krishnan, a venture capitalist from Chennai, as Trump’s chief adviser on artificial intelligence. Current analysis indicates that Trump appears to align himself with the DOGE faction, which includes prominent figures such as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, in the ongoing debate surrounding the US H-1B visa program. Notably, Trump has publicly expressed his...

America has taken a new step and given a sigh of relief to visa holders and their families. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the automatic extension period of work permit to 540 days. This decision will especially benefit the wives of H-1B visa holders (H-4 visa) and the wives of L-1 visa holders (L-2 visa). Now the problems faced by them in employment and running the family will be reduced to a great extent. This step is also a great good news for the Indian community living in America.Employment opportunities If you are an H-1B visa...

A long litany of antisemitic and anti-Christian hate crimes, and terroristic violence, supports the conclusion that the European Union should be selective as to which migrants it welcomes. This has nothing to do with the race, religion, or ethnicity of the migrants, but rather the incompatibility of their cultures with that of Europe, and also the inability of many European countries to assimilate even people of the same ethnicity who speak the same language.

An Indian American doctor who reportedly kept two illegal aliens as servants in her home on low pay — somewhere between $3,000 and $7,200 per year — has permanently lost her medical license. Dr. Harsha Sahni had her medical license revoked for illegally harboring two Indian women to be her household servants at a low pay, according to a report by Deccan Herald. Last February, Sahni, who had a practice in New Jersey, pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to conceal and harbor illegal aliens and filing a false tax return.

Indians have long been proud of what they see as their outperformance in the information technology sector. Companies such as Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. dominate IT-enabled services, bringing home billions of dollars in profits. US technology giants including Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp., and International Business Machines Corp. have Indian-origin CEOs. India-trained engineers labor in the trenches of Silicon Valley and invisibly help Western companies adapt to the digital age.

Several Indian-American organisations are stepping up to jointly address the recent spate of attacks against Indian immigrants and professionals on social media platforms. “We are working closely with Indian American organisations and other immigrant-serving groups to address this alarming trend. Hateful rhetoric and division will inevitably surface again, so we’re coordinating efforts to protect our communities and change the broader narrative around immigrants. Our goal is to move beyond demonisation and ensure immigrants are celebrated for their contributions, resilience, and role in shaping America,” Chintan Patel, executive director, Indian American Impact Fund, a political organisation representing Indian and South Asian...

As the top recipients of H-1Bs, Indians have been incensed by MAGA criticism of the program.KOLKATA, India — The “civil war” among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over H-1B visas in recent days has sparked sharp reactions and accusations of racism from commentators in India, where these visas for skilled workers are in high demand.Newspaper columns and social media posts decried what they characterized as a “racist” backlash against legal Indian workers in the American high-tech industry, after criticism of the visa program by far-right activists in the United States, such as Laura Loomer. “The rising power, wealth, and visibility...

A visa programme intended to attract top talent to the United States has become a lightning rod for controversy and an unexpected battleground in America's culture wars, with racial tensions against Indians at its core. The H1B work visa debate has drawn in figures like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Bernie Sanders, capturing the attention of over 200 million people online and affecting 1.7 billion people across the US and India. The controversy ignited when Sriram Krishnan's nomination as Trump's senior White House policy advisor on AI sparked outrage among the far-Right Republican faction. An old tweet about...

A message circulating on a Haitian WhatsApp group in Springfield, Ohio, lists the best destinations for those fleeing the town in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win. All of them are states run by Democrats who could provide sanctuary for Haitians worried about being deported following Mr Trump’s election victory: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Vermont, Massachusetts and California. It is believed that thousands have left for those states in the weeks after polling day. More of Ohio’s sizeable Haitian population is preparing to follow.

What gives? It turns out that a carcinogenic wound is festering within the American success story, eating away its society from within, and the dazzle of its economic strength and military might hides more than it shows. Politics offers some clues. America’s corrosive politics reflects the rift within its society. White America feels inadequate, left out and angry. It was the major driving force behind Trump’s return to the White House who gave shape to the anger with his ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) movement. This was known. What remained unknown until very recently is the level of malice behind...

Civil war has broken out within the MAGA Republicans. On the one side are the traditional MAGAs, who tend to be White, anti-immigrant, and less educated than the rest of the United States. They believe that the modern government’s protection of equal rights for women and minorities has ruined America, and they tend to want to isolate the U.S. from the rest of the world. They make up Trump’s voting base