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By Rick Moran Donald Trump wants to end the war in Iran. Iran isn't letting him. The Iranians are letting the Democrats and the media do their work for them in undermining support for ending the war on terms the U.S. can live with, and they see no reason to make a deal as long as they have a chance to get everything they want. That includes something that the Democrats also want. A U.S. humiliation. Politically, that's the jackpot for Democrats. It would castrate Trump and the Republicans, undermine the last two years of the Trump presidency, and bring immense satisfaction to the Democratic base. Trump said on October 8 that he would refrain from striking Iran until after the midterms. Iran took that as an invitation and has escalated its proxy war, unleashing the Houthi rebels to attack Saudi Arabia and sinking container ships in the Gulf. "Tehran is reportedly strengthening its defenses around sensitive energy and nuclear sites in preparation for a potential resumpt...

By Kyle Becker Every so often the activist media does conservatives a massive solid by publishing a story so brazen about the Left's craven objectives that the appropriate response isn't outrage. It's gratitude. It doesn't take the skills of a master prognosticator ala the Amazing Kreskin to know exactly where the socialist Left has been heading with its state-sponsored foreign invasion.  If you love your country, you don't flood it with tens of millions of foreigners, including those whose religion is anathema to everything the "progressive" agenda claims to stand for. It is also extremely funny that the Left purports to be the guardians of "democracy" while undermining every conceivable way of holding free, fair, and legitimate elections. So, when the LA Times ventured into the arena of political battle known as "X," armed only with a linked post that reveals the actual reason Democrats loathe ICE raids, let's just say people ...

By Nick Arama The protests which included students and trade unionists, were upset with, among other things, "high prices and the fraying of a social welfare system." Translation? This is what happens when a "social democracy" goes all in on welfare and fails.  Tens of thousands took to the streets in protests across the country, with violence in places like Paris, Lyons, Marseille, and Limoges. Then they devolved into violence.  The masked rioters ransacked the Lyon tourist office, breaking the windows and setting it ablaze. 🔴 Mouvement du 17 octobre : à Lyon, l'office de tourisme place Bellecour incendié Un office de tourisme, situé place Bellecour à Lyon, est en flammes ce samedi 17 octobre https://t.co/tjmD4PxWIX — LCI (@LCI) October 17, 2026 Notice the Palestinian flag.  They cheered the destruction, and reportedly tried to prevent firefighters from putting out the blaze. This was the city's Office of Tourism. Les scènes de liesse autour de l’of...

By Victoria Taft We're learning more about the extraordinary bravery exhibited by a dad who heard gunshots and ran toward them inside a Bend, Ore., elementary school and stopped a murderer. And there are more heroes to celebrate in this tragic story. Sadly, however, we're not learning much from the politicos in that largely leftist state whose default position is to blame the gun and not the malicious and sick person who murdered three children and at least one teacher and wounded others at Silver Rail Elementary on Thursday.  To them, it's always the gun's fault.  It turns out that a passerby, a man in a red truck, saw 16-year-old Griffin John II with a gun on school grounds and started yelling at him. John then aimed his shotgun at the truck and started shooting. That driver survived and called 911. That's when a father of two children who attended the school, Kaylub Giamanco, veered toward the sound of gunshots, grabbed his pistol, and followed the gunman ins...

By Ward Clark The heat is still on Iran. We've been busily documenting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's relentless turning of the economic screws against Iran, and all that is working; Iran's currency has collapsed, and the government is broke. Oh, the mullahs and what remains of their minions no doubt have their golden parachutes squirreled away, but that won't help the rank and file any. Even as that is going on, though, the military blockade is still in place as well. In a statement, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Spokesman and U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins informed Fox News Digital that Iran is still making attempts in vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz - but they're failing, and badly . Hawkins spoke after CENTCOM said the GFS Pride, a Singapore-flagged, Cyprus-owned container ship was hit by an Iranian projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and sunk while being towed ashore due to a fire on board the ship. "The vast majority of Iran'...

By Ward Clark Plenty of us love a good meal of Italian food. And, traditional Italian foods are heavy on the pork. Various traditional Italian pork cuts and ingredients like guanciale, prosciutto, pancetta, and various sausages all add to the glory of traditional Italian foods, and where better to go for great Italian food, than Italy? Unless, of course, you're a student in an Italian school, where the school lunches are being replaced by halal foods, so as to avoid offending the country's growing Muslim population . Italian schools are replacing traditional dishes with Muslim -friendly foods such as chicken curry and couscous. The move in certain parts of Italy , which also includes the removal of pork from menus, is designed to accommodate the dietary and cultural needs of the growing number of pupils from migrant backgrounds. OK, here's my question: Why? Why should Italian schools bend over backwards like this to avoid offending non-Italians who have flooded into the...

By Susie Moore Well, that escalated quickly... What began as a dispute over the Trump administration's removal of hundreds of trees from Washington, D.C.'s East Potomac Golf Course has now become a rather pointed confrontation between the executive and judicial branches. And the Department of Justice (DOJ) just raised the stakes considerably. As RedState reported Monday , U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was decidedly unhappy with the National Park Service after it removed roughly 430 trees over the weekend, having notified the court late Friday afternoon. Reyes summoned senior administration officials to explain the operation, sharply criticized government attorneys, and temporarily halted further tree removal. On Tuesday, she extended that prohibition through October 26, finding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claim that the government failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). But the administration isn't taking this lying d...

By Nick Arama President Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2024.  One of the big reasons he won was because of his promise to help clean up the mess that Joe Biden had made of illegal immigration. Trump immediately secured the border showing all it needed was the right president with the will to do the job. He also immediately put Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to work detaining those here illegally, and also went to work on deportations.  But now as we swiftly approach the midterms, the Democrats are promising to undo the work that has been done, and stop action in the future. When questioned about the subject, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), he said they were going to defund the ability to do deportations if they got back power. Hakeem Jeffries nods in agreement when asked if Democrats will bring back illegal aliens who have been deported to third countries: "Trump's mass deportation machine does not get a DIME." https://t.co/4j...