In an unprecedented move, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that restrictions will be imposed on European politicians who have declared themselves enemies of freedom of speech. On Monday, the State Department announced via news release it is taking action "against five individuals who have led organized efforts to...
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Shock and Awe: Fiery Rubio Imposes Unprecedented Sanctions on European Elites Who Attempted to Censor Americans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a clear message to European officials who wish to trample on freedom of speech.
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You can often tell a lot about a group of people based on whom they go out of their way to support. Take the left, for instance. In the last 10 years, we've seen leftists practically deify the likes of career criminal George Floyd, "freedom fighters" (read: terrorists) within Hamas,...
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Greta Thunberg Arrested After Caught Supporting Literal Anti-Jewish Terrorist Org - This Is the Kid the Left Platformed as a God…
Greta Thunberg's latest mishap begs the question: Why do leftists always end up supporting terrorism and anti-Semitism?
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Jan. 15, 1919, was an unusually warm day for the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Workers were busy with many city residents outside to enjoy the weather. That's when disaster struck around 1:00 p.m. The City of Boston in their commemorative piece said a loud rumble sound was heard, but...
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Post-Christmas Disaster: How 26 Million Pounds of Molasses Killed or Injured 170 in the Streets of Boston in 1919
Jan. 15, 1919, saw Bostonians out and about, but disaster was about to hit in the form of the Great Molasses Flood.
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The masked bandit making free with a Virginia liquor store’s booze has been revealed as a serial offender. The crime spree was first revealed last month, when liquor store employees in Ashland, Virginia, said that pilfering had targeted several shelves, and the offender eventually passed out in a store bathroom....
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Notorious Raccoon That Raided Liquor Store Makes Headlines Again - It Turns Out He's a Serial Offender
A serial masked offender has been ravaging a Virginia strip mall, but he is only doing what comes naturally.
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First Lady Melania Trump seems to do everything right. See, for instance, the White House Christmas display, unveiled earlier this month. In a series of photos posted on the social media platform X -- photos easily overlooked amid the initial enthusiasm for Melania's decorations -- there appears a remarkable portrait...
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Pictures: You Might Have Missed the Brand New Trump Portrait That Came With the WH Christmas Directions
LEGO portraits of Presidents Trump and Washington made for wonderful additions to the first lady's classy White House Christmas display.
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Google revealed that assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was the top trending search on its engine for 2025. Google announced that Kirk beat out other search queries such as Democratic mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City, the Netflix film “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” the iPhone 17, and the...
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Charlie Kirk Beats Out Mamdani, Others as Top Trending Search of 2025: His Message Is Spreading
Google announced that Charlie Kirk beat out other search queries such as Democratic mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City.
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It was not the best of Christmas seasons for Gen. George Patton in December of 1944. Yes, the general's Third Army was marching through Europe toward Berlin. Yes, the Nazis were less than a year away from defeat. So, too, were the Japanese. But as Patton's tank division approached Bastogne,...
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Trump Would Have Loved This Christmas Card Gen. Patton Sent His Troops in 1944 Asking for Their Prayers
"Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory..."
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The vast majority of American college students agree with the sentiment that "words can be violence," according to a new poll tracking campus speech culture. The survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which polled 2,028 college students between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, followed opinions on campus...
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Surprising Share of College Students Thinks 'Words Can Be Violence'
About 48 percent of college students nationwide agreed either "completely" or "mostly" with the sentiment that "words can be violence."
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It's one of the most identifiable songs of this or any modern Christmas. And, if it wasn't for war, water, and mice, you'd likely never know it in the form it's in. It all began in 1816, a time of turmoil in Europe. The Napoleonic Wars had just ended, with...
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How God Used Mice and a Water Leak to Give Us the Most Famous Christmas Carol of All Time - 'Silent Night'
“Often times when songs are composed by people in times of great stress, there’s something quite human about them."
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Several new tax breaks were signed into law this year by President Donald Trump that could help spark an economic boom, and with it, a Republican victory in the upcoming midterms. These new rules were enacted through the "Big Beautiful Bill," which the commander-in-chief heavily lobbied for, and will be...
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Here Are Some New Trump Tax Breaks That Could Give Republicans an Advantage in the 2026 Midterm Elections
New tax breaks signed into law by President Trump could result in an economic boom, and with it, a GOP victory in the upcoming midterms.
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With so much evil afoot, it's not hard to see why many God-fearing people would grow despondent. but take heart -- there's great success to celebrate and more to come. Telsa CEO Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter in 2022 proved to be the catalyst for free speech needed on a...
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It's Easy to Lose Hope, but Twitter/X Has Gotten Massive Victories We Never Would Have Gotten in the Past - and Even More Wins…
There's no shortage of evil in the world, but we shouldn't lose hope. X can serve as the light to expose the darkness.
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American colleges that are grabbing foreign cash will soon have to come clean about how much they are taking and from whom they are taking it. The Department of Education has notified colleges that a new portal for reporting foreign cash is now operational, reminding colleges that they are legally...
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Trump Administration Using New Tool to Hold Schools Accountable on Foreign Funding
The Trump administration is coming down hard on colleges to ensure they report foreign cash that they receive.
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Elon Musk is known for pushing boundaries in technology, space, and business. But his latest comments show he may now be pushing the boundaries of something far deeper: faith in something larger than himself. In a podcast interview earlier this month with Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy...
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Elon Makes Bold Statement and Takes Stand for God Himself - Possibly the Smartest Man on the Planet Refuses Atheism
In an interview earlier this month with Katie Miller, Musk surprised many by rejecting the idea that the universe appeared by accident.
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When Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai, he was receiving what would become the core moral and ethical teachings of the Bible. But a few thousand years down the line, one Democratic member of Congress would insist that those Ten Commandments were somehow a weapon of...
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ICYMI Video: Dem. Rep. Frederica Wilson Claims Returning Prayer and 10 Commandments to Schools Could Be the Most Anti-Semitic Thing…
Rep. Frederica Wilson insisted earlier this year that Republican attempts to bring faith back into schools are discriminatory toward Jews.
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Britain has an incredible Christian heritage, and yet modern residents of the United Kingdom are shirking the faith of their forefathers. Some are turning to atheism or agnosticism. But a growing subset is pursuing an even darker path. A growing share of British people leaving the Christian faith are instead...
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A Growing Share of British People Are Returning to Religion - But Not Christianity
About 9 percent of British people who left Christianity turned to Paganism or Wicca, according to the report about religious adherence.
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It's no secret that the left hates the police. From wanting to defund them, to pushing slogans like "all cops are bastards," to wishing (or legislating for) outright violence on them, this unhinged disdain for police is practically a pillar of modern leftism. Now, to be completely fair, it would...
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'Shop With a Cop' Sends Less Fortunate Kids on Mini Christmas Shopping Sprees With New Police Pals
"And I can tell you, watching the joy on the children’s faces is something that stays with you for a long while."
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For pro-lifers, the abortion debate is a rather simple, moralistic one. Abortion is murder and a blight on society. And that's just if you're secular. Christians know that abortion is a direct affront to God, who created all humans -- even the unborn -- to bear His image. For pro-abortionists?...
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Watch: College Students Find Out Their Pro-Abortion Slogans Aren't as Convincing as They Thought
Without morals and with the science increasingly going against them, what's a pro-abortionist supposed to do?
A rogue deer gave a Tennessee Christmas store an unforgettable Christmas surprise after smashing through its front door and leaving a trail of chaos behind. The unusual break-in happened at Gabriel’s Christmas, a year-round holiday business in the city of Jonesborough, police said on Dec. 5. The Jonesborough Police Department...
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Watch: Rogue Deer Smashes Up Christmas Store After Break-In, Cops Find Her Trapped at the Scene
Police shared a body cam video showing officers entering the store and finding the deer stuck at the scene.
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When the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida stopped seeing a 10-year regular, Chef Donell Stallworth knew something was wrong. Charlie Hicks would drive from his apartment, where he lived by himself, to the Shrimp Basket twice a day for a decade. His order was always the same - gumbo, light...
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An Elderly Customer Never Missed a Lunch or Dinner for 10 Years - When He Didn't Show Up, the Chef Hopped in His Car and Ended…
One longtime customer stopped showing up to his favorite gumbo spot in Pensacola, Florida. The chef feared the worst.
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One of the great food mysteries of the world is how fruitcakes ever became specialty of Christmas -- ostensibly a time of peace and unity. The dense and heavy dessert is usually cloyingly sweet, and the fruit in it never tastes fresh. And that's to say nothing about the odd...
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And We Thought Fruitcake Was Bad: Italian Company Is 3D Printing 'Pastries' That Are Made of Truly Gross-Sounding Ingredients
Imagine taking the worst parts of fruitcake -- the texture, the less-than-ideal ingredients -- and making an even more unappetizing dish.
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Los Angeles’ trash problem is so severe that some locals are now relying on one resident, Juan Naula, who quit his full-time job to pick up slack for the city. Garbage in one of the nation’s largest cities is a major issue for many residents as homelessness and other factors...
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LA Garbage Crisis Is So Bad One Man Quit His Job to Pick Up the City's Slack
Garbage in Los Angeles is a major issue for many residents as homelessness and other factors contribute to the growing trash epidemic.
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