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“ Iranian political analyst Mahdi Gholami, in a September 24, 2026 appearance on Ofogh TV (Iran), directly addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Hebrew, saying: "We will see what happens, who will stay and who will go. In the next war, we will see who's a real man." He added: "I know that your mother is a whore, and you are the son of a whore." Mahdi Gholami: "Netanyahu said tonight that he wants what's best for the Iranians. Shame on anyone in Iran who still believes this stuff. [He also said] that soon we will see what will...

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA:For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media.I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. (1 Timothy 2:1-2) LIVE AS IF JESUS WILL RETURN TODAY!

Daily Readings from the USCCBThe seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:17–20The seventy-two disciples Jesus sent out on a mission symbolize the whole Church. Though the Twelve...

The US suspending consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil... There was another day of bloody violence in Judea and Samaria... The government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez losing housing reform votes... Hormuz second reported tanker attack in the last 24 hours... North Korea test firing a missile eastwards... Israel's High Court overturning...decision banning Arab parties in the October 27th election... US Coast Guard announcing seizure of two tankers carrying oil to Cuba... Ukraine War Kiev now under heavy Russian attack... In the Yemen War three Houthi missiles intercepted...Saudi Arabia reported one injury... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...

The co-pilot of the FlyDubai plane who allegedly attacked the plane's captain and attempted to crash a flight bound for Israel on Wednesday is an Omani national who was previously suspended from flying by Oman Air after being identified as a security risk, according to senior intelligence and law enforcement officials. Multiple sources familiar with the investigation identified the suspected attacker as 29-year-old Hamam Al Hammami. The officials told ABC News that Al Hammami, while working as a co-pilot trainee for Oman Air in 2024, was found to be in possession of extremist materials. The suspect was allowed to continue...

A TikTok couple was arrested Tuesday for allegedly setting an abandoned West Virginia home on fire, possibly causing more than $10,000 in damage to a nearby church. Dakota Harper, 21, and Felicity Eatmon, 22, were each charged with first-degree arson and one count of conspiring to commit an offense that carries a potential life sentence, according to the Kanawha County Magistrate Court. The pair is known for posting videos together on social media and have amassed 28,000 followers on TikTok. A video showing Harper at his arraignment has since gone viral for highlighting his stature. According to court records, Harper...

The right has its own unwritten rules of political correctness. There are forbidden words, and while they might not be met with censorship, they do elicit eye rolls. One proscribed term is “misogyny.” It also happens to be the most accurate description of the right’s mood and trajectory these days. The right’s response to this trend has been to downplay it, or even deny that it is happening at all. But ignoring it will not make it go away. Political discourse often operates like a ratchet: the intensity around a given topic is constantly turned up, but the mechanism is...

The Metropolitan Opera opened its new season with Verdi’s Macbeth — not the most obvious choice for a gala evening, except that it stars Lise Davidsen, currently the company’s hottest ticket. Having premiered Macbeth in Florence in 1847 while in his thirties, Verdi revised the opera extensively for an 1865 Paris production. Writing to his Parisian publisher, he insisted that it has but three main roles: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the chorus of witches. The latter are tricky, however, for while their music may have sounded macabre in Verdi’s day, it can sound trite and cartoonish in ours. Happily, director...

Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall this week sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter, urging the Democrat to take down and apologize for an ad featuring one of the Republican senator’s former patients. The attorneys wrote in the Monday letter to the Rev. Adam Hamilton that the ad, which began airing this month, was defamatory. The letter urged Hamilton’s campaign to preserve documents “in anticipation of litigation.” “The Advertisement is false, your campaign knew or had every reason to know it was false, and its continued publication is defamatory,” wrote Marshall’s attorneys, Charles Spies and Dahlyn Sugrue. Hamilton’s campaign, in...

It’s looking unlikely that southeastern New Mexico will become part of the Lone Star State any time soon. Texas lawmakers announced they intended to explore absorbing New Mexico’s oil-rich southeastern counties this spring, drawing predictable ire from elected officials in the Land of Enchantment. Late Wednesday night, the Texas House of Representatives did end up discussing the subject at a meeting of its Governmental Oversight Committee in Austin. Lawmakers admitted the issue was a bit of a joke, but acknowledged the issue could be a way to broach some concerns on both sides of the state line. New Mexico state...

... Oman Air warned Flydubai about the pilot's extremist views. But Flydubai ignored the warnings. Even when the suicidal pilot was a trainee, he was found with extremist material. He was treated as a security risk. He was linked to Al-Qaeda on 7 different occasions. He developed his extremist views during training camps in Syria. His colleagues described him as a religious extremist who refused to shake hands with women. He was also found guilty of promoting Istishhad. Which is religiously framed suicide attacks. Massive suspicions are now growing over why the UAE allowed him to fly Flight FZ1073. This...

A pro-Palestine group at UC Berkeley is proudly hosting Hamas sympathizer and former Columbia professor Mohamed Abdou the day before the 3rd anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks. The university confirmed to the California Post that Abdou will appear via Zoom before a group of students in an on-campus event space. He’s also set to appear before Claremont College students on Oct. 7. Abdou is infamous for writing on social media, just days after the Oct. 7 attacks, that he is “with Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad.” The post led to his firing from Columbia University. The controversial professor is...

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After struggling to win over young men in 2024, Democrats sense an opportunity to make inroads with a demographic that’s become increasingly disillusioned with the party in power. Two years ago, the GOP was able to capitalize on an environment in which young men felt either ignored or actively disliked by the Democratic Party. But with the cost of living going up — thanks in part to an unpopular war in the Middle East — the cultural factors that motivated young men to turn out for Republicans in 2024 may be outweighed by economic factors this time around. Veteran Democratic...

[Catholic Caucus] What will happen at the Vatican’s ‘Amoris’ meeting? America scores most personal papal invites to the conference that definitely isn’t a synod.Four of the 22 people personally invited by Pope Leo XIV to attend a major week-long Vatican meeting on Amoris laetitia are from the United States.The four who will join U.S. bishops’ conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley at the Oct. 7-14 event called “Ten years after Amoris laetitia: proclaiming the Gospel with families today” are Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, and Bishop Daniel Flores.The U.S. is the only country with four participants personally...

An elderly couple was attacked in broad daylight this week in Fells Point, Maryland, and one of the victims has died. 60-year-old Wade Wilson and his 76-year-old wife Claudia Bismark were savagely assaulted by a black male on Tuesday morning after eating breakfast at Broadway Market.

ANDY Burnham has sparked mass immigration fears — after admitting he could drag Britain back into the European Union. The Prime Minister said reversing Brexit entirely with a second referendum in the party manifesto for the next election was “possible”. It has opened up behind-the-scenes splits within Labour as Red Wall MPs fear a voter backlash. Mr Burnham confirmed that a return to full Brussels membership was an option after using his Labour conference speech to slam the “harmful” decision to leave the bloc. It would mean signing back up to the free movement of people that gives citizens of...

The flydubai hijacker was previously banned from flying by Omani authorities over concerns regarding his radical ideological views, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday. The report cited several people familiar with the matter, who told the WSJ that the pilot, identified by the sources as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, was hired by UAE-based carrier flydubai despite the concerns, though it is unclear whether the airline knew about the issue. It is further unclear exactly what sort of radicalism Omani authorities cited as their reason for grounding the pilot, who stabbed Capt. Smit Machchhar in a failed attempt...

Second and third-generation migrant rioters torch schools and assault people, turning education protests into proof that multiculturalism has failed and that Le Pen’s case is strengtheningSchool blockades in France escalated into arson and assaults on staff and emergency services starting on 1 October 2026. Interior Ministry figures recorded nearly 2,000 arrests in a single day following violence in cities including Nantes, Rouen, and Marseille. French intelligence officials reported during a crisis meeting that hard-left politicians helped initiate the school blockades that eventually turned into riots. Marine Le Pen and the Rassemblement National are positioning these events as evidence of the...

The US military is dispatching a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, as President Donald Trump warned new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon. The deployment, which includes a specialist amphibious attack group, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump’s war against Iran as midterm elections in the US loom large. Trump has threatened that a post-midterm election escalation remains a viable option – despite his initial promises that the war would last a matter of weeks. The group of ships now en route to the Middle East together carry more than 7,000 sailors and...