Woman “forgives” her mother’s killer. Visits him in jail and upon release gives him a job. And he then killed her.
— iamyesyouareno (@iamyesyouareno) December 24, 2024
Another case of suicidal empathy. pic.twitter.com/i7qZB32edX
“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l
Woman “forgives” her mother’s killer. Visits him in jail and upon release gives him a job. And he then killed her.
— iamyesyouareno (@iamyesyouareno) December 24, 2024
Another case of suicidal empathy. pic.twitter.com/i7qZB32edX
I've been laughing at this for the past hour 🤣 pic.twitter.com/3zrbaQR77J
— Defiant World (@DefiantWorld) December 23, 2024
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— Liza Rosen (@LizaRosen0000) December 24, 2024
Flashback: Muslim preacher complains about life in Canada where Islamophobes celebrate Christmas in violation Islamic laws. As you can see in this video, He insists that just saying ‘Merry Christmas’ is a crime worse than murder.
What is your response to…
4D Chess: Democrats Admit Trump Actually Won In 2020 And Is Now Unable To Serve Third Term https://t.co/ns6qssnut4 pic.twitter.com/eJ1j8gigbd
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 25, 2024
For Douglas Murray evil is not banal. It is real. It walks this earth, and we must call it by its name when we see it. When he spoke last week in the ICC Jerusalem, it was the greatness of Athens and Jerusalem meeting in defense of all that is good and great.
In an age of darkness and unreason, Douglas Murray carries the torch of Western values. His impassioned defense of Israel since October 7th is a defense of the West and all that is good in the world today.
While he is a man of culture and learning, Murray’s fame lies in his impassioned and brave defense of our values.
Murray understands that while Israel and the West beyond it are imperfect, Western values have created a civilization with unmatched moral breadth and have taken humanity from misery and brokenness, from lives that were “nasty, brutish, and short,” to ones so long that too many seem happy to lie back in convivium splendor and wait to be sacked. And sacked we shall be without Murray and without Israel.
As a graduate of Eton and Oxford – those torchbearers of the fading culture of the once Great Britain – Murray is a true British intellectual of the best tradition and indeed he was close with the late Sir Roger Scruton, one of the most perceptive British intellectuals of recent decades.
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— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) December 24, 2024
UN Is a total Joke.
REPORTER: "Who are the 'armed actors' that seized the UNRWA facility in Jenin?"
UN: "I'll have to get back to you."
REPORTER: "Why did it take the UN four days to put out a statement about it, whereas you reflexively condemn Israel within 30… pic.twitter.com/mwrXA9lMmj
Director Wray’s resignation is a good first step to cleaning house at the FBI. Under Wray’s leadership, the FBI has become an enemy of transparency, the rule of law, constitutional government, and the civil rights of tens of millions of Americans. (Judicial Watch and I witnessed firsthand the corruption of Wray’s operation when FBI agents came to my home in what was obvious retaliation for our criticism and lawsuits exposing their abuses.)
The FBI is irredeemably corrupt. From sitting on Hunter Biden’s laptop in order to influence the 2020 election, the raid of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, and the censorship of Americans, to the targeting of traditional Catholics, this FBI has been turned into the political police for partisan leftists. Accordingly, Wray should be subject to criminal investigation.
And, as sunlight is the best disinfectant, President Trump and his FBI Director nominee Kash Patel should open wide the FBI files on its abuses of power targeting Trump and countless other American citizens.
In the meantime, Judicial Watch will continue to investigate and sue the FBI for the truth in its role in the worst government corruption in American history.
In his new book Rights and Freedoms in Peril Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton details a long chain of abuses officials and politicians have made against the American people and calls readers to battle for “the soul and survival of America.”
Judicial Watch is perhaps the nation’s leading FOIA litigant against the FBI on its corruption issues. For example:
Recently, however, a few signs have emerged suggesting that some Democrats have grown tired of their party's anti-Trump obsession.
In a Sunday interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl on "This Week," Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania urged fellow Democrats to "chill out" and even expressed "no regrets" at having met with Trump's Cabinet picks, including Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and FBI Director nominee Kash Patel.
"I have met with all of them so far," Fetterman said. "And the ones that we haven't, they're on the schedule back in January."
Karl then asked if Fetterman regarded Hegseth as qualified, to which the senator replied, "We're gonna learn more."
Fetterman's full comments, however, suggested that Democrats cannot rely on him to vote against Hegseth.
"The president picked these people," the Pennsylvania senator said. "Not gonna be my first choice, second choice, third choice, but that's democracy."
"And, to me, it would be distressing if he is confirmed, if the Democrats are gonna turn our back collectively to the leader of Defense. That's astonishing, and that's dangerous," he added.
Fetterman expressed similar openness following his meeting with Patel. In that meeting, for instance, the two men talked about immigration-related stories in their respective families.
"I have learned things, and I have heard things, and I have no regrets," the senator said.
Indeed, the entire tone of the interview suggested, at minimum, an eagerness to avoid appearances of anti-Trump hostility.
"I've been warning people, like, 'You gotta chill out,'" Fetterman said of the Trump Derangement Syndrome that has plagued many in his party since 2016.
The senator also pledged to root for Trump, whom he called a "singular political talent."
Readers may watch the entire interview in the YouTube video below. Fetterman's comments on Hegseth and Patel began around the 6:30 mark.
Cynics, of course, might speculate that Fetterman simply sees the political writing on the wall.
"The support's astonishing," he said of voters' enthusiasm for Trump in "red" Pennsylvania counties. According to the Associated Press, in the 2024 election Trump won the swing state by more than 120,000 votes.
Thus, a Pennsylvania senator calculating his own political future might want to get on Trump's good side.
On the other hand, to view things less cynically, senators absolutely should consider their constituents' views. In that sense, self-interest and proper public service should dovetail. And on the issue of Trump's Cabinet picks, at least, it appears that they have done so in Fetterman.
Moreover, the Pennsylvania senator reflects a segment inside the Democratic Party that has grown tired of fighting Trump. Opposing the president-elect where necessary is one thing, but the over-the-top anti-Trump rhetoric has left them exhausted.
That fact alone suggests that even Trump's most anti-establishment nominees might win unexpected support from a small number of dissident Democrats.
Have you ever seen someone tear down a poster of a missing dog. I haven’t.
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) December 22, 2024
Now what if the poster was of your missing child, parent or grandparent, or worse, one or more of your family members that had been taken hostage?
The banality of evil on 93rd and Columbus in full… https://t.co/ti2Q5A7fpR
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— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) December 22, 2024
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Concurrently, marine traffic monitors show a Vladivostok-bound cargo ship, Ursa Major, previously registered as Sparta III and visually matching the picture published by HUR, moving at a very low speed of little over 1 knot in the open sea between Spain and Algeria.
"The cargo ship Sparta, which Russia sent to transport its weapons and equipment from Syria, broke down during movement. A fuel pipe of the main engine failed," Ukraine's military intelligence claimed.
"The Russian crew is trying to fix the problem and (the ship) is drifting in the open sea near Portugal."
Marine traffic monitors show the Ursa Major sailing under the Russian flag and previously making port calls in St. Petersburg.
The Kyiv Independent could not verify whether the vessel was sent to Syria to transport Russian military equipment as HUR claims.
Russia, the main backer of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, began evacuating its military stationed in its bases in Syria. According to HUR, Russian military assets in Syria are now limited to two bases: the airbase in Khmeimim and the naval base in Tartus.
In an earlier statement, the agency claimed that losing the Tartus and Khmeimim bases would significantly damage Russia's presence in the Middle East and solidify its defeat in the region.
According to the agency, the victorious rebel leadership is negotiating with the Kremlin to close their remaining bases in the country no later than February 2025.
HOLY SHLIT. According to a new bombshell report by The Wall Street Journal, staffers in the Biden administration worked to hide Joe's mental decline from the moment he took office.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 20, 2024
This included putting other officials into roles occupied by the President and scrapping national… pic.twitter.com/sM8r4GFLiB
By Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute
After Hamas carried out its horrific October 7, 2023 massacre by invading Israel, murdering hundreds of people and kidnapping individuals from various countries, Israel reached a breaking point.
This act of terrorism ignited a wave of decisive actions across the Middle East that catalyzed remarkable developments, aimed at countering and eliminating terror networks.
For decades, the region has been plagued by violence and instability, but Israel’s response marked a significant turning point, showcasing its resolve to confront terrorism head-on and help usher in a new era of security.
Israel has consistently demonstrated its commitment to thorough and resolute action. When it comes to national security, appeasement is not an option. Bribing aggressors only finance their militaries for attacks on the West in the future.
Israel’s approach to combating terrorism has always been characterized by thoroughness and determination — for which is usually put through the tortures of hell by the very countries it is working to save.
Refusing to leave any task incomplete, Israel, in its counteroffensive against Hamas, targeted and significantly diminished the terrorist group’s military capabilities and crippled its ability to function effectively.
The Iranian regime, a staunch supporter of Hamas, reacted by activating other proxies, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, to attack Israel.
In an unprecedented move, Iran also launched ballistic missiles from Iranian soil into Israel, thereby escalating the conflict.
Iran’s regime, however, underestimated Israel’s resilience. As a Persian proverb says, “Iran was playing with the lion’s tail.” The consequences were severe.
Israel’s broader objective appears to be not merely to respond to isolated acts of terrorism, but to dismantle the infrastructure of terror in the region.
With a vision of ultimately fostering peace, harmony, security and prosperity throughout the region, as in the Abraham Accords, Israel expanded its military operations beyond Hamas.
It launched targeted strikes against Hezbollah, significantly weakening its military capabilities, and extended its efforts to Syria, striking Iranian military bases and weapons-supply chains.
These decisive actions underscored Israel’s commitment to reshaping the Middle East into a region free of the grip of terror.
One of the most extraordinary developments spurred by Israel’s actions was the unexpected collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
Within a week of launching an offensive last month, armed rebel groups achieved what for decades had seemed impossible: the conquest of key cities and the end of Assad’s reign.
This monumental shift not only dealt a devastating blow to Iran’s regional ambitions but also signaled the possibility of a brighter future for the region.
The ramifications for Iran were profound. Losing Syria, one of its closest allies, severely weakened the regime’s ability to project power and support its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In just over a year, Israel has succeeded in reducing Iran’s regional influence, effectively dismantling or weakening the pillars of its strategy—the Syrian regime, Hezbollah, and Hamas.
This achievement is unparalleled. It disrupted decades of Iran’s poisonous dominance in the region.
Thanks to Israel’s strategic and calculated actions, Iran’s regime, which had survived Western sanctions and interventions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, now faces unprecedented challenges to its survival, which cannot come to an end soon enough.
Israel’s efforts to eradicate terrorism and destabilize its sources have largely been accomplished without substantial assistance from Western democracies.
It is now time for the West to step up and support Israel and most of the Iranian people in addressing the root of the problem: the Iranian regime.
This final step requires decisive action to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program and empower the Iranian people to achieve freedom. Make Persia Great Again!
So long as Iran’s regime remains in power, brutalizing its people and making plans for global expansion, there can be no chance for peace in the region.
Removing the regime, often described as the “mother of all terrorism” and the godfather of terrorist groups, would bring lasting security and prosperity to the Middle East and beyond.
With the regime’s collapse, its proxies would be starved of funding and weaponry, paving the way for a more peaceful Middle East. One could then set about subduing Turkey and its terrorist proxies in Syria.
Israel’s contributions to global peace and the fight against terrorism are unparalleled. This small nation has accomplished what many larger powers have failed to do: confronting evil, dismantling terror networks, and advocating for freedom and security.
The world owes Israel an unpayable debt of gratitude for its unwavering courage and commitment to these ideals.
It is time for Western nations to align with Israel, offer their full support, and take the necessary steps to ensure a safer, more secure future for all. Bravo, Israel! Thank you for your remarkable efforts in making the world a safer, freer, better place.