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California lawmakers are advancing a new bill that would establish two Muslim holy days as state holidays while authorizing the state to develop a new model curriculum for students to "acknowledge and celebrate" these religious observances in the classroom. The bill, AB 2017, passed the State Assembly with a 64-1 vote and advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. Authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, the bill establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha — two major holidays celebrated by Muslims around the world — as official state holidays and allows local public school boards and community colleges the...

Pope Leo XIV has called on European leaders to rise to the "momentous challenge" of handling migration as he visited the Italian island of Lampedusa. The pontiff urged Europe to help new arrivals integrate better and improve conditions in their home countries, during a mass on the island, which receives tens of thousands of migrants a year. "Those who have lost their lives in this sea are victims both of decisions that were made and of decisions that were not made," the Pope said. Since becoming the head of the Catholic Church in May 2025, the Pope has repeatedly called...

As New York baked under another summer heat wave, parts of the Riverdale neighborhood in the Bronx, home to a large Jewish community, lost power after Con Edison shut off electricity to protect its equipment.Con Edison announced the outages Thursday, saying it temporarily cut power to some customers in Riverdale to reduce strain on the electrical grid and speed up service restoration. The utility directed affected residents to report outages and seek relief at city cooling centers.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) celebrated Somali Independence Day, stating that the people of Minneapolis “stand with” Somali immigrants. In a post on X, Frey shared a video in which he stated that the Somali community in Minneapolis was seen as “family” and not as immigrants. In his post, Frey wrote that Minneapolis celebrated “the resilience, culture, and leadership that continue to enrich” the city and community. “Through the most difficult of times and through Operation Metro Surge, we all saw that they tried to come for some of us,” Frey said. “And, when that happens, we say that you’re...

The Middle East? Nope. The Midwest.Earlier today in Dearborn, Michigan: pic.twitter.com/R6JajpigpO— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 28, 2026VIDEO AT LINK.................. https://x.com/BGOnTheScene/status/2071261380498362534/video/1

Mamdani-backed socialist primary winner founded group whose goal is to ‘eradicate' Western civilization. Darializa Avila Chevalier helped launch Columbia University Apartheid Divest, which said it wants to end the West. By Peter D'Abrosca Fox News Published June 25, 2026. The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District founded a group in college that called for the total destruction of the West. Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, a Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress who made career out of "community organizing," wrote in her biography for an opinion piece...

Left-leaning website Wikipedia has taken the drastic action of permanently blocking one of its founders from editing pages — after he had campaigned to make it more balanced and fair. Last month, Larry Sanger launched WikiProject Intellectual Diversity (WID), a group designed to help reinforce the online encyclopedia’s “original, firm commitment to intellectual diversity,” by emphasizing neutrality and transparency. However, Sanger — who coined the name “Wikipedia,” drafted the site’s foundational set of rules and guidelines, and launched the site alongside Jimmy Wales in 2001 — is now indefinitely blocked from editing, the most drastic action the site can take...

Crying Terror-Linked Islamists Infiltrated Texas GOP. Then they pretended to be the victims and the media bought it. June 24, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield. “A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears,” Houston’s PBS station reported. “They’re Conservative, Vote Republican, and Love America. The Texas GOP Wants Them to Leave,” a Texas Monthly story complained. The story of how the supposed “patriotic” Republican Muslims were being kicked out made the rounds of the media. There was one little problem. None of it was true. According to the Texas...

Head of Public Policy Tim Dieppe has highlighted for years the link between ‘grooming gangs’ and Islam. He reviews the new report from Rupert Lowe’s inquiry... The scale of the abuse. The report cites evidence that these crimes were carried out by mostly Muslim men with predominantly Pakistani heritage. These gangs have been operating around the country since the 1950s. The report estimates that at least 250,000 young white girls have been subjected to repeated rape, gang rape, trafficking, torture, pregnancy, forced Islamic conversion, and lifelong trauma.

A privately funded inquiry organised by Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain party has accused British authorities of allowing organised child sexual exploitation networks to operate across the country for decades, claiming that political sensitivities repeatedly took precedence over protecting vulnerable girls. The 219-page Rape Gang Inquiry Report is not an official government investigation and did not possess statutory powers to compel witnesses or evidence. Instead, it draws on survivor testimony, whistleblower accounts, court records, previous inquiries, and expert evidence gathered during hearings organised by Restore Britain. The report examines Britain’s rape gang scandal, a series of cases uncovered in towns and...

Josh Block @JoshBlockDC: Copy of the document to be signed by the United States and Iran 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article and the remaining Articles. 2....

NTD Good Morning. Jun-16-2026 Former British police officer Luke Salmons has reached a legal settlement after claiming he faced discrimination because of his Christian beliefs. Salmons says he was suspended after questioning aspects of Islam and raising concerns during workplace training sessions

WASHINGTON—It’s no secret that America’s college campuses are in crisis. From violent protests and woke groupthink paralyzing free speech and rigorous debate to sky-high tuition rates, the average student faces too many challenges in pursuing higher education. To help identify why higher education isn’t working well and how to fix it, Encounter Books today published “Higher Education in America: It’s Worse Than You Think,” edited by Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts and featuring an introduction and conclusion by Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Christopher F. Rufo. The book draws on insight from college presidents, professors, researchers, and education policy experts to...

Concerns are mounting in Washington over Qatar’s expanding financial footprint across key American sectors, where investment flows are increasingly seen as a vehicle for strategic influence and geopolitical leverage, a new study has found. According to a newly released report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington, DC-based think tank, Qatar has invested over $400 billion in the United States since 2000, with analysts now raising alarm bells over the scale and strategic reach of its financial ties. While FDD’s analysis uses a conservative baseline, the estimate could even reach roughly $1.2 trillion in investment flows if...

Recent polling, conducted by the venerable Harris organization for Harvard University, reveals a stark and troubling fault line across American public opinion. In the Israel-Hamas conflict, more than seven in 10 Americans stand with Israel, with the strongest backing coming from older citizens and Republican voters. Yet among Democrats, support for Hamas reaches a disturbing 36 percent. For young adults aged 18 to 24, 54% actually side with Hamas over Israel. This is not a minor disagreement. It represents a serious national emergency. Nearly four in 10 Democrats aligning with a terrorist group against the Middle East’s only thriving democracy...

ISRAEL — An Israeli Christian leader and a prominent American Jewish pundit on Monday night pushed back on efforts on the political right, especially in the United States, to defame Israel and dismantle Judeo-Christian unity, exposing what they described as the malign motivations of some of the world’s most watched online personalities. In a sit-down discussion at David’s Harp Hotel in northern Israel, Shadi Khalloul and Josh Hammer castigated the notion that Israel oppresses and marginalizes Christians, an assertion popularized by far-right podcast hosts Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. Khalloul, founder of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association and a former...

Glenn Beck is sounding the alarm over Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new housing proposal, warning that he's laying the groundwork for expanded government control over private property.The new “Block by Block” housing plan includes taking aggressive legal action against landlords — and even transferring their properties to the tenants themselves.“Through our new citywide campaign, Fix the City, we will focus on the worst landlords in New York City. When necessary, we will take aggressive legal action to remove negligent owners and property managers,” Mamdani said in a speech announcing his plan.

Is foreign influence driving a wedge between Jews and Christians? Karys Rhea: 'The Christian Right ... might not realize how they are being targeted or taken advantage of by our enemies' Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | published:05.11.26 | The enemies of the West are trying to break the biblical bond between Jews and Christians, according to Karys Rhea, a writing fellow with the Middle East Forum.

One America News Network. May 22, 2026. On this episode of Fine Point with Chanel Rion, guest Karys Rhea joins Chanel to discuss allegations of foreign influence campaigns, online bot networks, and growing fractures within conservative politics. The two examine claims surrounding Thomas Massie’s online support base, social media manipulation, donor controversies, and the widening disconnect between online activism and real-world voters. They also explore how foreign actors may amplify existing political divisions inside the America First movement and what it could mean for the future of conservative politics. (Foreign Bots, Pakistan Troll Farms & the MAGA Divide? Explosive New...

Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby: BREAKING: A leader in the Muslim Brotherhood openly admits in New Jersey how they succeeded in dividing MAGA and the opportunity for victory to Islam in America. They’re not even hiding it anymore.