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A bipartisan pair of US senators is set to unveil the “Block Putin” act this week targeting Hungarian officials with sanctions over Budapest’s veto of a key EU aid package for Kyiv and its continued purchases of Russian energy. In March, Budapest vetoed a previously agreed €90 billion ($104 billion) vital aid package for Kyiv, citing a long-running dispute with Ukraine over Russian oil transit. If passed, the US bill would impose financial sanctions and visa bans on Hungarian officials involved in Russian oil purchases, though it does not name pro-Kremlin Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, leaving it to the Trump...

A Christian politician in Finland has been convicted of a crime for publishing her views on marriage and sexual ethics 22 years ago. The country's Supreme Court found parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen guilty of "hate speech" for publishing her biblical beliefs. In a 3–2 decision, the court upheld a criminal conviction against Räsänen and a Lutheran bishop for "making and keeping available to the public a text that insults a group." The high court did acquit her on a separate charge of tweeting a Bible verse, but it found her guilty of "insult" for the two-decade-old pamphlet. In a statement, Räsänen...

***Public records show no California property ownership or lease in Eric Swalwell’s name across fourteen years of congressional financial disclosures*** When Eric Swalwell filed his November 2025 statement of intention for the California governorship, he listed a Sacramento attorney’s office address — not a home, not a lease, not a street where neighbors might wave at him in the driveway. His campaign explained the choice as a security measure. That may well be true. But it raises a question California voters cannot afford to ignore: Can a man genuinely govern thirty-nine million people when he cannot publicly commit to a...

If you haven't seen it yet, it's worth watching the 2 minute clip at the link. It's glorious to hear the truth spoken at the UN.AwakenedOutlaw repostedBridgett Fertig@LightOnLiberty·2hPresident Trump dropped the biggest Truth bomb regarding child trafficking to the world and he did it right in the faces of the UN globalist elites who facilitate it."Any system that results in the mass trafficking of children is inherently EVIL. Yet that is exactly what the globalist migration agenda has done. And it's what it's all about.""The previous administration lost nearly 300,000 children.Think of that.They lost more than 300,000 children, little children,...

“Previous versions of the film reportedly showed Elio with a pink bike and had a scene where he imagines a life together with his male crush,” it reported. “The changes sparked backlash within the Pixar staff, drama that was compounded by Disney’s decision to cut a transgender character from Pixar’s animated series Win or Lose.” Docter’s comments garnered significant backlash online.

https://fakti.bg/en/world/1040027-ukraine- The Supreme Court of Ukraine recognized for the first time a de facto marriage between two men, UNIAN reported, quoted by tsn.ua. The men in question are Zoryan Kissa, first secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel, and Timur Levchuk, a social activist. This was reported by the non-governmental organization Insight LGBTQ (NGO "Insight"). „Opponents of equality tried to interfere in the personal lives of two people and annul their victory. But the country's highest court gave a clear answer – a third-party organization that has no connection with the couple cannot simply come and annul decision concerning their...

🚨 James Talarico just won the Dem primary in Texas. Still, many people still have no idea who he is or how his campaign was built on the intentional distortion of scripture. Watch this full episode of the Live Free Podcast to learn how to spot a wolf in sheep's clothing 👇

State Rep. James Talarico, the newly minted Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, claimed in 2021 that there were “six really common biological sexes” — not two. Talarico made the declaration during a debate in the Texas State Legislature over a measure sponsored by GOP state Rep. Cole Hefner to ban biological men who identify as transgender from participating in female sports in K-12 schools. “The bill seems to think there are two,” said Talarico, who has a master’s of education from Harvard University. “The one thing I want us to all be aware of, recognize, is that modern science...

The lesbian “diversity hire” captain of a Royal New Zealand Navy ship that ran aground and sank off Samoa has been charged with negligence along with two other officers over the loss of the vessel. The $100 million HMNZS Manawanui, which was under the command of UK-born homosexual Yvonne Gray, crashed on the south side of Upolu on October 5, 2024, due to human error including failure to turn off [the] autopilot, an inquiry found last year.

[Catholic Caucus] Normalizing homosexual sodomy, same-sex relationships among goals of Synod’s Final DocumentThe Synod on Synodality Interim Report suggests finding 'solutions' on controversial issues such as various aspects of homosexuality.Editor’s note: After having analyzed Pope Leo’s October 26, 2025, homily at a Jubilee Mass for synodal teams, Father Enoch now critiques the Interim Report of the synodal teams, focusing on the report of Study Group 9 and the topic of homosexuality. Click here for Part 1, here for Part 2, and here for Part 3.To purchase his book The Trojan Horse, click here.(LifeSiteNews) — On November 17, 2025, the General...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea to Donald Trump on Monday, telling CNN he wants the US president “to stay on our side.” Speaking at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Zelensky said the United States is far too big and too important to walk away from the conflict. And he hopes that Trump, during his State of the Union address Tuesday, will back Ukraine as it fights back against the Russia of President Vladimir Putin. “They have to stay with … a democratic country which is...

A growing legal battle between President Donald Trump and one of America’s most powerful financial institutions is putting a spotlight on a controversial issue that could affect businesses, investors, and everyday Americans alike: debanking. JPMorgan Chase has now formally acknowledged that it ended its banking relationship with Donald Trump and several Trump-affiliated businesses shortly after the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The disclosure came as part of a major lawsuit filed by Trump seeking $5 billion in damages, alleging political discrimination and reputational harm.The case is quickly evolving into something far bigger than a dispute between a bank and a...

The resolution, adopted last week, made a host of recommendations for the EU to pursue at the 70th annual UN Commission on the Status of Women, which is set to take place next month. Among the recommendations was a proclamation emphasising the “importance of the full recognition of trans women as women, noting that their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness of any gender-equality and anti-violence policies”. Other proclamations referencing LGBTQ+ people included the need for a “comprehensive tool to monitor and counter democratic backsliding and backsliding in women’s rights”, as well as the acknowledgement of a rise in attacks...

Gavin Newsom’s whirlwind weekend in Germany will cost a pretty penny, paid for by a secretive nonprofit that’s run by his longtime aides and receives money from special interests, The California Post has learned. The invite-only Munich Security Conference is being held across two luxury hotels in Old Town Munich — the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood — and Newsom’s itinerary includes two sessions on climate change and transatlantic relations. The likely 2028 presidential candidate also plans to ink a partnership with Ukraine and have a powwow with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz while rubbing elbows with foreign leaders and business...

Marco Rubio considers it an "overused term" while Friedrich Merz thinks it "no longer exists". But while the US Secretary of State and German chancellor may not believe in the relevance of the rules-based international order, the concept — and its potential collapse — has been at the forefront of global geopolitics of late. The phrase caught the global attention in January after a rare speech, from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in which a world leader tackled the often unspoken concept head on. "We knew the story of the rules-based international order was partially false, that the strongest would...

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his party’s election campaign in Budapest on Sunday, vowing to restore Hungary’s Western orientation just eight weeks before he faces Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a pivotal vote. Magyar, a former insider in Orbán’s nationalist Fidesz party, burst onto Hungary’s political scene in 2024 after breaking with his political community and quickly forming the center-right Tisza party. After taking around 30% of the vote in European Parliament elections in June 2024, he has grown Tisza into the most formidable political force Orbán has faced during his 16 years at Hungary’s helm. Most independent polls...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton clashed with a Czech political leader at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. Clinton was speaking during a panel on the state of the West where she heavily criticized President Donald Trump for his dealings with Europe. Petr Macinka, a Czech deputy prime minister, defended the Trump administration as Clinton repeatedly mocked his statements and tried to speak over him. "First, I think you really don't like him," Macinka said as he began to respond to Clinton's Trump-bashing. "You know, that is absolutely true," Clinton said. "But not only do I not...

A grief-stricken mother says her 12-year-old daughter who was shot in the head and neck by a transgender school shooter in Canada will not survive the night. Maya Gebala was one of at least two-dozen children and teachers wounded when Jesse Strang, 18, opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, killing eight people before committing suicide. Strang was born a male and started identifying as a girl aged 12, Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Wednesday. Maya's mother Cia Edmonds shared a heartbreaking update from her daughter's bedside in Vancouver Children's Hospital. 'We were warned that the damage to her...

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The Justice Department announced Friday that a “key participant” in the September 11, 2012, Benghazi attack is now in U.S. custody and will be prosecuted for his alleged role in the deaths of four Americans. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspect as Zubayr Al-Bakoush and said he arrived at Andrews AFB early Friday. Prosecutors have filed an eight-count indictment that includes murder-related charges tied to the deaths of several Americans. Bondi made the announcement alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, and Al-Bakoush is expected to face charges that include terrorism, arson, and murder.