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Political experts assure us that "normie" voters dislike chaos and disorder - such as seeing your city aflame every night or washed-up cable hosts busting into your church service to plug their "subscribe" buttons:... Mr Lemon says it's okay to smash up your Christian observances if he thinks you're "entitled"... Voters dislike chaos that continues unpunished, and will blame the politicians they regard as responsible. In a highly centralised system such as France's, that would be the president. In a federal system, the public has a choice: is it the president's fault? or is it the insurrectionist governor's and mayor's?...

The New York City Police Department is increasing patrols at churches and other houses of worship across Staten Island following a series of recent criminal incidents at Catholic parishes, according to a Jan. 15 report from Staten Island Advance. The announcement came at a Jan. 15 press conference held outside St. Ann’s Catholic Church, where law enforcement officials and elected leaders addressed residents amid a series of incidents at four Catholic churches, including burglaries, vandalism, and disruptions at Catholic churches that have occurred since late November 2025. Those attending the briefing included Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon; Borough President...

(RNS) — Leaders of Cities Church, the Minneapolis congregation whose worship service was disrupted by anti-ICE protesters, are considering legal action against the activists, saying the group that invaded the church on Sunday (Jan. 18) “jarringly disrupted our worship gathering.” In a statement issued Tuesday, the church leaders said the protesters “accosted members of our congregation, frightened children, and created a scene marked by intimidation and threat. Such conduct is shameful, unlawful, and will not be tolerated. Invading a church service to disrupt the worship of Jesus — or any other act of worship — is protected by neither the...

One of the unhinged protesters who barged into a Minneapolis church this weekend, terrorizing peaceful worshippers and children alike, was a school board member for the city of Saint Paul named Chauntyll Allen. Libs of TikTok posted this information on Twitter/X: A report from TMZ confirms this (emphasis is ours): Local and federal authorities are investigating after a group of anti-ICE protesters crashed a Minnesota church service … and one of the demonstrators tells TMZ she’d still do it all over again. Here’s the deal … the DOJ and local police are investigating after protesters interrupted a service at the...

Minnesota transgender State Rep. Leigh Finke called on leftists to storm more churches in protest of ICE. Far-left anti-ICE protestors stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. Former CNN host Don Lemon livestreamed the crime. Parishioners and children were terrified as leftists, led by BLM activist Nikema Armstrong shouted down the pastor. WATCH: Don Lemon Livestreams as Anti- ICE Protestors Storm Church in St. Paul The Justice Department is currently investigating for potential violations of the federal FACE Act. “The FACE Act is a long-standing federal statute that prohibits force, threats, obstruction, any kind of interference with a...

The Regime Behind the Carnage: Iran’s War on Its Own People and on Israel. Iran’s Hypothetical Atrocities and Its Proxy War Against Israel. The Islamic Republic of Iran has a dark history of brutally suppressing its own people, with estimates suggesting that in just two weeks of crackdowns (Jan/2026), it massacred between 20,000 and 50,000 unarmed civilians. Extrapolating this rate over two years yields a staggering 1.04 million to 2.6 million potential deaths—a chilling reminder of the regime’s capacity for mass murder against innocents, far exceeding even the most tragic conflicts. This same ruthless regime fuels terrorism through its backing...

A far-left agitator who stormed a St. Paul church and harassed parishioners on Sunday is now taunting the DOJ and challenging federal prosecutors to come and get him. William Kelly, a well-known leftist agitator, charged into Cities Church on Sunday as Don Lemon livestreamed the crime. Kelly got in the face of parishioners on Sunday. He later compared storming the church to Jesus flipping over tables in the Temple. Worshippers and children were absolutely terrified as William Kelly, BLM activist Nikema Armstrong and Don Lemon interrupted the service and shouted down the pastor. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the...

The NYPD is enhancing security at houses of worship on Staten Island following a string of recent disturbances at Catholic churches. That includes an incident that happened at St. Ann's Church in Dongan Hills last week where a man stormed the altar, disrupted the sermon and got into a fight with two officers who tried to stop him. Matthew Caffrey, 28, is charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. That incident last Friday morning is the latest in a string of crimes at Catholic churches across Staten Island.

Jaylani Hussein, the Somali leader of Islamist group CAIR Minnesota, told a far-left crowd that they didn't accomplish what they needed to after George Floyd's death. "We have a second chance...by any means necessary." Video by @YaakovStras:

Leftists have spent their weekend attacking people in Minneapolis who vaguely resemble immigration officers. This morning, a group of anti-ICE protestors stormed what appears to be Cities Church in Minneapolis because they believed that a church employee worked for ICE, according to videos posted to social media. Hearing reports that an SBC church in Minneapolis had its Lord’s Day service disrupted by anti-ICE protesters because a church elder works for ICE. This is utterly despicable. There is no constitutional right to protest a private religious assembly. What Governor Walz and Mayor… — Andrew T. Walker (@AndrewTWalker) January 18, 2026 Shocking...

Minneapolis is witnessing unprecedented chaos as streets turn into a battle zone following the latest ICE enforcement operations. Residents report clashes between federal agents and the local community, with live updates showing protests, barricades, and multiple law enforcement responses. This comes just days after the controversial shooting of Renee Nicole Good, which sparked nationwide outrage. The situation escalated quickly as federal agents engaged in high-tension operations, leading to confrontations that left residents and bystanders in shock. Authorities are calling for calm, while community leaders demand transparency and accountability. The city now faces questions about public safety, federal jurisdiction, and use-of-force...

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump and the Department of War have put **1,500** active duty soldiers on standby pending potential deployment to the Minneapolis area, per multiple U.S. officials The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne division, ready to hit the ground if Walz does not quell the nonstop daily riots out here in the Twin Cities 47 could deploy them here in just DAYS h/t @HumanEvents

Jacob Lang, who is running for a Florida Senate seat, organized an 'anti-fraud' protest in Minneapolis on Saturday. The demonstration became hostile after he was seen screaming into a microphone for Somalis to be sent back to Africa. He was standing on the side of a building when a man grabbed at his legs and pulled him into mob. During the protest, Lang shouted into a microphone that Somalis were replacing white Americans and demanded they return to Afric

BREAKING - The Secret Service are finally taking threats from leftists encouraging violence online seriously, as they showed up at the home of prominent leftist agitator Jamie Bonkiewicz after she called for Press Sec Karoline Leavitt to be killed on television. Now arrest her.

There’s an old saying that when the cat’s away, the mice will play. But in Minnesota, even when the adults are standing right there cheering them on, the mice still can’t help themselves. The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes has become ground zero for progressive hysteria over federal immigration enforcement. Schools shuttered for days. Attorney General Keith Ellison filing lawsuits against the feds. Parents forming human shields outside school buildings like we’re living in some kind of war zone. The entire state apparatus has been mobilized against ICE agents who are simply doing their jobs. And for what? For enforcing...

Brutal honesty: This ICE situation in Minnesota may be a defining moment for how the next 10 years look. Any weakness means fueling the worst domestic extremists. Here’s what should be done: • Invoke the insurrection act • Military arrests rioters and politicians • ICE triples presence and deports maximum # of illegals while DHS denaturalizes anyone who committed immigration fraud and deports them too • Not one apology from the right for anything This must be put down so thoroughly that the far left extremists can’t effectively recruit people in other left wing cities to replicate the chaos and...

A non-binary researcher at the University of Washington is under investigation after she allegedly called for conservatives to be assassinated like Charlie Kirk in disturbing social media posts. Staffer Mara Maughan, who uses she/they pronouns, made the sick comment on a Facebook post from the executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, Corey DeAngelis, who had shared a clip of Democratic Washington state Sen. Jamie Pedersen refusing to acknowledge biological advantages men have over women in sport, Fox News Digital reported. “May there be Tyler Robinsons for you all,” Maughan wrote in the comment, in response to the clip, in...

A University of Utah student was arrested Monday after a viral video captured him allegedly making gun gestures and threatening to shoot conservative campus speakers during a public debate outside the school’s Marriott Library. Dean Stewart, 21, was arrested and charged by the University of Utah Police Department with disorderly conduct, making threats and disobeying a lawful order, according to the university. ... "He called us ‘Nazi pigs,’ and started saying that someone should shoot us in the neck," Owen said. "Then he said, ‘I should f------ kill you.’ He started making gun motions at us, went into the crowd,...

[snip] Joel Rubin? With his highfalutin' college degrees from Brandeis and Carnegie Mellon, and background as a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Rubin should know better Yet, on today's CNN This Morning, Rubin said: "Renee Good [was] interested in protecting her neighbors through civil disobedience, discourse, whatnot. That's legal."Civil disobedience is legal? By definition, civil disobedience is the breaking of law, and the willingness to accept the consequences thereof, ostensibly for a higher moral purpose. Joel, Joel--what were you thinking?! Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Oh, Look! Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz welcomed high school students to the State Capitol building for a "walk out" in protest of ICE operations in the state - quickly devolves into an all-out brawl!