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By Ward Clark There has been an explosion in a Christian, pro-Israel center in the Netherlands. The center is in the Dutch central town of Nijkerk. No injuries have been reported. No suspect is yet in custody. The Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands, Zvi A. Vapni, took to his official X account to  condemn the attack . https://t.co/dLJYa9hyyZ First Jews were intimidated and attacked in the Netherlands. Now Christians who support Israel are being targeted too. This explosion at the Christenen voor Israël center in Nijkerk is not an isolated incident: these criminals must be captured and… — Amb. Zvi A. Vapni (@vapni) April 4, 2026 The post continues: ...these criminals must be captured and punished. This is the only way to deal with fanatics who wants to spread fear and hate.  I have spoken with Roger van Oordt from CVI and expressed full solidarity on behalf of Israel. We will not give in to intimidation. The Israeli Times  has more details . A blast hit a pro-Isra...

By Ward Clark Britain's prestigious Harrow School used to be quite the institution, a school for Britain's up-and-coming youths; Sir Winston Churchill is among their distinguished former students. And, one would think that the previously staid and stolid British traditions would continue in such a school, even as it seeks to open branches in other countries. Now, we might question the wisdom of a British school opening branches in the Middle East; I know I would.  But when the British schools cave to Islam to the point where Sir Winston's alma mater is giving lessons on wife-beating, that's  several steps too far .  The Telegraph has spent months investigating what children are being taught in the UK’s top private schools operating in the  Middle East . Textbooks reveal that, despite the quintessential Britishness they peddle, many of these schools have been teaching pupils how to deal with “rebellious” wives. Headings in one include: “First: good counselling”, “...

By Ward Clark President Trump, as we've seen in several recent stories, has ordered the release of a bunch of what are reportedly "UFO files." There has been a lot of speculation as to what's in those files, and no, there are not two intrepid federal agents named Scully and Mulder looking them over before release. This has, as you might expect, caused a minor explosion of speculation: Have aliens visited Earth? Are they here now? What do they look like? Advertisement A more interesting question might be this:  What would aliens think of us ? For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us? It’s a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an earthling. “If I were looking at Earth from a distance, I would be pretty disappointed,” theoretical physicist Avi Loeb says. “Most of our investing is dealing with conflicts to preve...

By Nick Arama France is recognized as our oldest ally, with an alliance dating back to the Revolutionary War. But they seem to be doing all they can to tank that relationship right now.  We previously reported how they aligned with Russia and China to block a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing all means necessary to secure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. They were upset that it could involve force. The French President Emmanuel Macron spoke out against the use of military force to help clear the Strait, calling it "unrealistic."  Then, after they did that, we found out that a French-owned ship had made it through the Strait the same day, the first Western-connected ship to use the "Iran-approved" route running between the Qeshm and Larak islands. What a coincidence.  But Macron truly topped it off during  remarks in South Korea , where, in the words of Bloomberg, he urged allies to "unite against the U.S." NOTED. 👀 “Fra...

By Matt Margolis The United States is dismantling Iran's military machine in real time. We’ve nearly destroyed its ability to launch missiles and drones. Its navy is wiped out. Most of its military facilities are damaged or destroyed. The U.S. and Israel own the skies over Iran. Thousands of targets have been hit, and the regime's defense industrial base is being systematically torn apart to make sure it can't rearm later. "The terrorist regime is being decimated militarily, and their dismal situation grows bleaker by the day – their only hope is to make a deal with President Trump's administration and leave behind their nuclear ambitions for good,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly  told  CNN. “Otherwise, they will be hit harder than they've ever been hit before." Yes, Iran still has some residual ability to launch missiles and drones — nobody's claiming otherwise. But there’s no denying that its air and missile defense systems are heavily degra...

By Bob Hoge The New York Times is the Bible for liberal America, the once-proud standard of journalistic excellence that has unfortunately descended into becoming a mouthpiece for the progressive movement and everything far-left. It’s been a depressing decline to witness, as I fully remember as a child the newspaper of record being delivered to our NYC apartment every day, and the smell of the newsprint was like ambrosia. This was the truth , we believed, being dropped at our doorstep each morning. Now, of course, we know them to be biased, cynical, and unafraid to misrepresent the truth. The scary part about this story, however, is not that they lost the plot long ago, which every conservative already knows, but how many on the Left side still get most of their news from the Slimes and equally tainted outlets like CNN. They showed their true colors once again on Wednesday. It wasn’t an April Fools’ joke, however. Do they not even know what NATO is? pic.twitter.com/xS17I45PaQ — Tr...

By Ben Smith President Donald Trump released an Easter message to Christians everywhere Friday night focused squarely on the meaning of Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the hope that comes with it. Trump begins at the foundation of the faith: “This Holy Week, I'm proud to join with Christians across the country and around the world to celebrate the most glorious miracle in all of time, the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In his life, Christ displayed true humility. In his death, he modeled true love, and in his resurrection from the tomb, he proved that even death itself will not silence those who place their trust in Almighty God.” The president then points to John 3:16, one of the most widely known passages in scripture, reinforcing the promise at the center of Easter: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Lastly, President Trump turns to what that faith loo...

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This feed will provide continuous coverage of Artemis II mission activities with live commentary, beginning with tanking of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and concluding with the recovery of the Orion Integrity spacecraft after splashdown. Live coverage of Artemis II's launch and lunar flyby, as well as daily mission briefings, will also stream on this feed. These events will additionally be carried as standalone streams on NASA's YouTube channel and elsewhere. Four astronauts — three from NASA and one from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) — make up the Artemis II crew: - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander - NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot - NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist - Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist After launching into space atop SLS, the crew will journey around the Moon and back in their Orion spacecraft on an approx...

By Nick Arama Iran is not doing well with Operation Epic Fury, despite all the media efforts to spin how much the fact that they are getting pounded somehow means they are winning.  Their military has been severely degraded. We have not only taken out a ton of their missiles, but we have also hit their missile building areas. We've taken out most of their navy as well. Now that doesn't mean they don't have any capacity at all. They may have been able to hit one plane after thousands of strikes, as we  reported earlier.  But they are still in deep trouble, militarily.  It sounds like they are panicking now in the wake of the latest strikes that took out both an important bridge, as they made an incredible claim that the U.S. and Israel had not damaged their military, despite the demonstrable facts to the contrary. 🚨 BREAKING: The Iranian regime is FURIOUS after President Trump blew up their largest bridge, and Israel destroyed their financial center HQ They're no...

By Ward Clark New York's laws on illegal immigration are beyond ridicule; their "sanctuary" policies have resulted in far too many criminals evading any serious jail time, not to mention deportation. Now, though, one New York prosecutor has had enough. He was determined that one particular accused child abuser was not going to skate away, and the prosecutor sidestepped those "sanctuary" laws to work with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep the goblin locked up before his trial. Good job . A  suspected child rapist from Guatemala  who could have been released without bail under New York law was instead sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in a move that skirted the state's sanctuary policies while keeping him off the streets for months before prosecutors secured an indictment, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. "Two progressive reforms...had to be navigated deftly to hold the defendant respo...

By Ward Clark On Friday, we learned that on March 20th, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was briefly treated and released for what has been described as a "dehydration" issue. He was not admitted and has suffered no further effects.  Fox News reports: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News.  He was not admitted and returned home the same night without complications. Alito, 76, attended a Federalist Society dinner that evening and reported feeling lightheaded, prompting his security detail to recommend a precautionary hospital visit. Sources said the justice has had no issues since. Justice Alito was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005, and has served on the court since 2006. His previous positions included service as a jdge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as well as U.S. Attorney for the District ...