Fraud and corruption are so rampant within the nation’s mammoth food stamp program that the government is quietly investing millions of dollars in a special initiative aimed at cracking down on the waste that has long plagued it. In fiscal year 2024 nearly 42 million low-income households got food stamps at a cost of around…
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Iran Warns It Will Respond to Reimposition of UN Sanctions
People walk near a mural of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran will react to any reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, without elaborating on what actions Tehran might take….
Post success at The Hague summit, the real NATO work remains
US President Donald Trump, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a press briefing at the NATO summit on Wednesday, June 25. (Michael Marrow / Breaking Defense) Even against admittedly low expectations, the NATO summit at The Hague was a success. The agreement to spend 5 percent of GDP…
Trump’s 50% Tariff on COPPER Sends Prices of the Metal Soaring
This article was originally published by Ava Grace at Natural News. Copper prices hit historic highs after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on imports, causing a 17 percent spike in futures before a slight retreat. The move aims to boost domestic production but risks disrupting global trade and raising costs for…
Between defence and political shifts: AlRaqib returns to read the future of the Arabian Gulf
Photo courtesy of Al-Raqib Podcast. Al-Raqib Podcast launches its second season with a confident stride, continuing to fill a significant gap in Arabic content specializing in defence and geopolitical affairs within the Arabian Gulf. This season launches at a pivotal moment, as the world, particularly the Middle East, undergoes major transformations reshaping international power balances…
Daily Caller Rightly Says Americans Are Not Scared of Climate Change
The Daily Caller (TDC) posted an article, titled “Turns Out Americans Really Don’t Care About Climate Change After All,” which reviewed CNN coverage of a recent Gallup poll showing that most Americans are not very worried about climate change, even amid the push from climate alarmists to attribute the deadly Texas floods to climate change….
Japan’s Mogami offer, including IP rights, could be model for Tokyo’s future exports
The launch ceremony of Japan’s 11th Mogami frigate, made by Mistubishi Heavy Industries. Credit Colin Clark NAGASAKI — Should Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and its Mogami-class frigate win Australia’s General Purpose Frigate program, the company is prepared to hand over the intellectual property to Canberra, a result of a major push by Japan’s government. The hope…
John MacArthur Hospitalized, Nearing Death
Pastor John MacArthur, the prominent leader of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, has been hospitalized after contracting pneumonia. A statement from the church on Sunday indicated that the 86-year-old may soon be “in the presence of the Lord.” The announcement requested prayers for MacArthur’s family, including his wife, Patricia, their children, and 15…
Hostage Deal talks Stalled as Hamas Rejects New Israeli Framework – Report
US President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder i24 News – i24NEWS’s diplomatic affairs correspondent, Amichai Stein, reported Sunday evening that negotiations over a potential hostage deal have hit a standstill. According to political sources, “the negotiations are stalled,…
Iran: ‘Israel Will Pay the Price’ for Allegedly Trying to Kill Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivers a speech during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS i24 News – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was slightly injured in the leg during an Israeli airstrike, according to a report on Sunday by the Iranian news…
Hezbollah Violates Ceasefire 7 Times a Day on Average, IDF Figures Show
A drone view of buildings in Lebanon, next to the Israel-Lebanon border, following the ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah, as seen from Metula in northern Israel, Dec. 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg i24 News – The Shiite jihadists of Hezbollah violate the ceasefire agreement with Israel more than seven times a day on…
New ‘Freedom Flotilla’ Sets Sail to Try Breaking Gaza Blockade
Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht “Madleen” is docked in Ashdod port following a takeover by the Israeli army, in Ashdod, Israel, June 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nir Elias i24 News – A new boat from the “Freedom Flotilla,” the Handala, left Syracuse in Sicily this Sunday, bound for the Gaza Strip. Loaded with medical supplies, food, equipment for children,…
Filipina Caretaker Hurt in Iranian Barrage Succumbs to Wounds
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers work at an impact site following Iran’s missile strike on Israel, in Be’er Sheva, Israel, June 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen i24 News – The Embassy of the Philippines in Israel announced on Sunday that Leah Mosquera, a citizen of the Philippines working in Israel, had passed away after being wounded in an…
Russia Slams Report It Urged Iran to Agree to Zero Enrichment as ‘Defamation’
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov i24 News – Russia denied a recent report that it had urged Iran to agree to a zero enrichment agreement with the United States on Sunday. The Russian foreign ministry called the report, published on Axios…
Netanyahu Tries to Rally Support From Right Wing for Gaza Ceasefire
Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben Gvir, center, and Bezalel Smotrich, right, attend the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament, at the Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2022. Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via REUTERS i24 News – On the eve of a decisive meeting of the Israeli cabinet on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working…
Coronal Hole Warning: “Solar Wind Enhancement Expected”
Space Weather News has issued a warning on X overnight about an Earth-facing coronal hole that could eject fast-moving solar wind toward Earth, potentially triggering elevated geomagnetic activity, including auroras and geomagnetic storms. The high-speed stream is expected to reach Earth within days. “Now THAT is a coronal hole. Whoa, momma,” Ben Davidson wrote for Space Weather News‘…
Renewed Calls for ‘Castle Law’ in Australia: You Break In, You Forfeit Your Rights
Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Deputy Leader and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto is calling for urgent legislative reform to strengthen self-defence rights for Queensland homeowners, following a violent home invasion and sexual assault in Cairns earlier this year. Dametto is championing what has been dubbed the “Castle Law,” a proposed legal framework that would allow residents…
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Lebanon Must Disarm Hezbollah to Have a Shot at Better Days, Says US Envoy
Thomas Barrack at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 4, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo i24 News – Lebanon’s daunting social, economic and political issues would not get resolved unless the state persists in the efforts to disarm Hezbollah, the Iranian proxy behind so much of the unrest and destruction, special…
Report: Putin Urges Iran to Accept ‘Zero Enrichment’ Nuclear Deal With US
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a cultural forum dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 11, 2024. Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Scherbak/Pool via REUTERS i24 News – Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian leadership that he…
Syria’s Al-Sharaa Attending At Least One Meeting With Israeli Officials in Azerbaijan
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool i24 News – Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa is attending at least one meeting with Israeli officials in Azerbaijan today, despite sources in Damascus claiming he…
Israeli Official: ‘Israel Accepted the Qatari Offer, Hamas Rejected It, Talks Ongoing’
Hamas terrorists carry grenade launchers at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, Feb. 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed i24 News – Hamas rejected the Qatari…
Striking Some 35 Hamas Targets, IDF Says It Ramps Up Activity in Beit Hanoun Area
Troops from the IDF’s 98th Division operating in Jabalia, the northern Gaza Strip, May 2024. Photo: Israel Defense Forces. i24 News – The IDF is conducting strikes against targets of the Hamas terror group in the area of Beit Hanoun on the northeast edge of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said. A short while ago,…
Ukraine Confirms U.S. Military Aid Has Resumed
Ukraine’s current ruler, Volodymyr Zelensky, has officially confirmed that the United States has resumed its military assistance to the war-torn country. “We have received political signals at the highest level, good signals, including from the United States and from our European friends. According to all reports, aid shipments have been restored,” Zelensky said in his daily…
July 12 – From the Grave: Virginia Giuffre Outs Obama & Bill Gates
Please send links and comments to [email protected] Trump’s name is at the top of the Epstein List. This has the potential to bring MAGA down Virginia Giuffre’s deadman’s switch https://substack.com/@lastcall1/note/c-125802274?utm_source=feed-email-digestScroll down to video Giuffre says Barrack Obama was at Epstein Island screwing young boys with his pals Tom Hanks and George Clooney. Bill Gates did…
Haven Hill: Chapter 14
by the Author of The Widow in the Woods Here’s where the story left off last time. “Mom, you have to tell me the plan,” insisted Ariel in a whisper. “I need to know!” Kate gave her daughter a one-armed hug. “I know. Here’s what we’re going to do.” She quickly outlined her plan, leaving…
Harvard Faculty Oppose Deal With Trump, Distancing From Hamas Apologists: Crimson Poll
Harvard University president Alan Garber attending the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder A recently published Harvard Crimson poll of over 1,400 Harvard faculty revealed sweeping opposition to interim university President Alan Garber’s efforts to strike a deal with the federal government to restore $3 billion…
Balancing Act: Lebanese President Aoun Affirms Hope for Peace with Israel, Balks At Normalization
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday carefully affirmed his country’s desire for peace with Israel while cautioning that Beirut is not ready to normalize relations with its southern neighbor….
Alan Dershowitz Says He Knows Who’s On The Epstein List: “Hand To God, I Know The Names”
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: ‘Hand To God, I Know The Names’: Alan Dershowitz Says He Knows Who’s On The Epstein List Two days after the FBI leaked a memo to Axios revealing that the Epstein case is effectively ‘closed’ (he killed himself and there’s no ‘list’ of clients) – former Epstein…
Europe Witnesses Surge in Anti-Christian Violence
A report from the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) has revealed a sharp rise in crimes targeting Christians. The “Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Report 2024” documents a total of 2,444 incidents in 35 European countries, highlighting escalating hostility against Christian European communities. Among these incidents, 232…
US clears Norway to purchase $2.6B worth of HH-60W helicopters
HH-60W Jolly Green IIs assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron fly to Moody Air Force Base Nov. 5, 2020, near Jupiter, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg) WASHINGTON — The US State Department today cleared the potential sale of up to nine HH-60W helicopters to Norway, a deal valued at $2.6…
Peace Meals: Chef José Andrés Says ‘Good People’ On Both Sides of Gaza Conflict Ill-Served By Leaders, Food Can Bridge Divide
Chef and head of World Central Kitchen Jose Andres attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 5, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Mike Blake. Renowned Spanish chef and World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder José Andrés called the Oct. 7 attack “horrendous” in an interview Wednesday and shared his hopes for reconciliation between the…
Epstein Scandal Update
Justice Department Reviewing FBI/DOJ Epstein Records for Possible Release Judicial Watch Sues for FBI Records on Biden Scheme to Jail Trump Judicial Watch Sues for FBI Records on Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre Federal Court Hearing in Lawsuit for Joe Biden’s Family Business Records A Missed Opportunity to Uphold the First Amendment Justice Department Reviewing FBI/DOJ…
Introducing The Congressional Roundup [Video]
This year, Congress is poised to decide the fate of roughly $1 trillion in defense funding — an unprecedented level of funding that will impact every program at the Pentagon. At the same time, lawmakers will be debating a swath of policy changes as the Defense Department looks to reform itself. It’s a lot to…
Hamas to Release 10 Israeli Hostages as US-Backed Ceasefire Talks Gain Momentum
People watch a screen on the day Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who was kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, is released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, in Alexander’s hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey, US, May 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Hamas said it would release 10 Israeli hostages in an effort to reach a…
Jeffries, House Dem Leaders Demand GOP Rep. Randy Fine Apologize For Calling Ilhan Omar a ‘Terrorist’
Florida Republican State Sen. Randy Fine. Photo: Reuters House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sharply rebuked Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) for what he called “bigoted and disgusting” rhetoric directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), joining a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers and civil rights groups denouncing Fine’s remarks as overtly Islamophobic. In a post on…
Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
As Defense Department priorities shift and some technical disciplines lose traction like software coding, others are seeing a surge in hiring – cybersecurity being at the top of the list. In 2024, the DoD gained 8,000 cybersecurity jobs, but it needs more. That requires proper training, especially hands-on, to develop skills necessary to fill the…
Pentagon shifts control of Blue UAS List to DCMA in effort to scale secure drone fleet
Anduril’s new Bolt quadcopter. (Anduril photo) WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit will hand over the reins to its Blue UAS List to the Defense Contract Management Agency by Jan. 1 of next year, but the tech-outreach organization still expects to play a role in engaging with vendors and continuously updating the list. The move…
Patrick O’Connell – WW3 is Third Masonic Jewish World War
As we enter World War Three, remember that all world wars are contrived by Satanist Jews and Freemasons to degrade & destroy Christian civilization and exterminate Christians, assimilated Jews and anyone who refuses to accept their tyranny. My five Illuminati books (I’m including Cruel Hoax) prove that for e.g. Hitler was an Illuminati agent, and…
The Growing Armed Communist Insurrection Must Be Deterred Now
“You might be observing the attacks on ICE agents and think that this is part of the culture of rioting. But in reality, Antifa and similar “anti-fascist” actors have built a culture of militia, guns, and training that was thought to be endemic to the right, except they are using it as street-level muscle to…
Indian Teenager Dies From “Brain-Swelling” Bat Virus
A teenage girl in India has died from a “brain-swelling” bat virus mere days after the United States ended its emergency bird flu response. Experts fear that this virus could become the next pandemic should it be shown to transmit between humans. Bats are natural reservoirs for a wide range of microorganisms, including some that…
US, Australia and Japan sign trilateral naval logistics agreement
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) steams alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during an at-sea demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 11, 2024. (Credit: USN/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer) MELBOURNE — Australia, Japan and…
EU Set to Consider Sanctions on Israel Over Human Rights Concerns Amid Gaza Conflict
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman The European Union on Thursday announced 10 potential measures against Israel over concerns it violated human rights commitments under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, a pact governing the EU’s political and…
SASC version of defense policy bill adds $32B to boost F-35, shipbuilding
An F-35C lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (US Navy) WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has greenlit $913.9 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2026, authorizing $32.1 billion more than the Pentagon’s budget request in order to fund additional…
Digitize or die: Ukraine’s war is a wake-up call for 20th century militaries
A Ukrainian serviceman uses the internet on his smartphone at a base in the Donetsk region on February 23, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images) Four years ago, I was managing digital services for newborn registration and COVID certificates in the Ukrainian government. We were building a…
We Don’t Always Need to Be in the Room to Make a Difference
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. This week, I listened to a riveting episode of The Rest is History, the ever-excellent podcast hosted by Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland. This one was about the infamous Munich Conference of September 1938, which allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland so that they wouldn’t go to war with…
They Firebombed Our Synagogues — And You Said Nothing
Arsonists heavily damaged the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 6, 2024. Photo: Screenshot A synagogue was set on fire. Again. Since October 7, Jewish houses of worship have been torched in Germany, France, Australia, Canada, the United States, and beyond. Doors smashed. Entrances doused in accelerants. Molotov cocktails thrown. You may have…
Media’s Grotesque Holocaust Dog Whistle: ‘Internment Camp’ Lie Built on Retracted Reuters Claim
Palestinians carry aid supplies which they received from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in the central Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo The Guardian described Israel as having drawn up “plans for an internment camp on ruins of Rafah,” in an analysis piece by Emma Graham-Harrison, the paper’s newly appointed Jerusalem-based Middle East correspondent….
Jewish Groups Organize ‘J Pride’ Celebrations After San Diego Pride Refuses to Drop Anti-Israel Singer Kehlani
Kehlani arrives at the BET Awards 2025 at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo: Image Press Agency via Reuters Connect Local Jewish organizations in San Diego, California, have together organized a weekend of LGBTQ+ celebrations the same weekend as the San Diego Pride Festival after festival organizers ignored their requests to drop…
‘What’s the signal?’: One year since ICE Pact, the agreement’s future remains unclear
The icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) keeps station while conducting crane operations alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter, flags via Getty) WASHINGTON — A year ago today, then-President Joe Biden stood with Canadian Prime…
Why the War in Gaza and the War in Ukraine Are Nothing Alike
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg attend the Turkey-US-Ukraine trilateral talks in Istanbul, Turkey, May 16, 2025. Photo: Arda Kucukkaya/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS In recent months, we’ve seen a growing chorus of voices, particularly in Western media, comparing Israel’s war against Hamas…
