Israel recognizes Somaliland as a sovereign state and establishes diplomatic relations
Israel becomes the first country to recognize Somaliland. “The declaration is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords,” the statement says, referring to several agreements between Israel and Arab nations brokered by the United States.
Citing rampant fraud in Minnesota, SBA director halts $5.5 million in payments
Citing rampant fraud in Minnesota, SBA director halts $5.5 million in payments
Kelly Loeffler, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced she halted $5.5 million in federal payments to Minnesota on Dec. 23, citing the state’s fraud scandals, estimated to total $9 billion, and specific concerns that her agency uncovered. SBA investigators found at least $2.5 million in pandemic-relief loans “granted to individuals indicted as part of the Somali fraud scheme,” she wrote in a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
New Israeli attacks on Lebanon target Hezbollah weapons depots and training facility
According to the information, weapons depots and a training facility were attacked, among other things. “A number of weapons depots and terrorist infrastructure facilities used by Hezbollah to carry out terrorist attacks against the State of Israel have been attacked,” the military wrote in a statement. According to the Israeli military, the facilities and activists there violate the ceasefire between the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and Israel.
Iran ‘violently’ arrests Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi
Iran “violently” arrested Nobel Peace Prize 2023 laureate Narges Mohammadi at a memorial ceremony on Friday, her supporters said. Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024, was detained along with several other activists.
AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess
“These findings reinforce what many engineering teams have sensed throughout The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts of code with simple text prompts. But all that convenience has come with some glaring drawbacks. The tools have repeatedly been found to be unreliable and inaccurate, code generated by an AI was far more error-prone than the human-written stuff — and by a significant margin. In other words, AI code produced 1.7 times more issues than human code, once again highlighting major weaknesses plaguing generative AI tools.
CV-22B Osprey, MC-130J Commando II Special Ops Aircraft Deploy To Puerto Rico
Satellite images emerging online show at least five MC-130J Commando II multi-mission combat transport planes are now at Rafael Hernandez International Airport (RHIA) in Puerto Rico. The Commando IIs appear to have arrived on Dec. 17. There are at least nine Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft there as well, according to a recording of air traffic control conversations
Trump-Zelenskyy talks will address security guarantees and reconstruction, Ukraine leader says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Zelenskyy told journalists that the two leaders will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during Sunday’s talks, and that the 20-point plan under discussion “is about 90% ready.” An “economic agreement” also will be discussed, Zelenskyy said, but added that he was unable to confirm “whether anything will be finalized by the end.”
Muslim country which enslaved millions of Europeans demands ‘reparations’ for colonization
But if Algeria wants reparations, how about we start with reparations for the over 1 million Europeans trafficked through Algeria’s slave markets? Islamic victimhood, whether it’s crying about colonialism or genocide, is entirely based on moral inversion. Only in the most grotesque inversion could the Algerian Muslim terrorists have been transformed into anti-colonial freedom fighters.
Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
The foreign ministers of Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, Somalia’s breakaway region, Egypt said on Friday. “The ministers affirmed their total rejection and condemnation of Israel’s recognition of the Somaliland region,
Houthi leader says future rounds of fighting with Israel likely
The head of the Houthi terror organization, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, warned of potential future escalation with Israel during a speech broadcast on Houthi-owned news channel, Al-Masirah TV, on Friday evening. Al-Houthi alleged that Israel, with American support, was preparing for further action against the terror organization, claiming that “upcoming rounds are certain.”
Terror attack in Israel ‘direct result’ of Palestinian Authority’s ‘relentless incitement,’ Akunis says
The Palestinian Authority is to blame for the stabbing and car-ramming terror attack in northern Israel on Friday in which the attacker killed two and injured two others, according to Ofir Akunis, consul general of Israel in New York. The murder victims were Aviv Maor, 19, and Shimshon Mordechai, 69. “The sickening Palestinian terror struck Israeli civilians once again today,” Akunis said. “This barbaric attack is a direct result of the relentless incitement encouraged by the Palestinian Authority through its media and education system.”
In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda
In a landmark class-action ruling, San Diego-based U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez on Dec. 22 placed a permanent ban on California’s gender secrecy policies pushed by the state’s Department of Education. The decision delivers a strong rebuke to state policies that have prohibited public school employees from sharing information with parents about their child’s “sexual orientation” and “gender identity/expression” without express consent from the child.
The New Battle For The Americas: Why The Western Hemisphere Is Becoming A Global Flashpoint
The principal geopolitical foes of the US in the Western Hemisphere—Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua—are firmly in the China and Russia camp. Other countries can shift depending on the outcome of recent elections. Here’s an overview of some of the most geopolitically important countries in the Western Hemisphere to help frame the broader picture. For China and Russia, Venezuela represents a geopolitical foothold in America’s backyard—much like how the US uses Taiwan and Ukraine to do the same to Beijing and Moscow.
Department of War releases video showing US strikes launched against ISIS targets
Footage shows munitions being launched in Christmas night strikes ordered by President Trump targeting ISIS militants accused of killing Christians in Nigeria. (Credit: Department of War via X)
Comer: The ‘Walls Are Caving In’ On Tim Walz
House Oversight Chairman James Comer declared this week, “The walls are caving in on Tim Walz,” as a federal probe into Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal intensifies. Whistleblowers, mayors, and lawmakers now enter the fray, spotlighting waste in social programs that hammer everyday residents.
Minnesota taxpayers now must endure cuts to basic services because billions of dollars earmarked for social programs vanished due to fraudulent schemes, most of which are tied to the state’s Somali community. Comer emphasized that successful congressional investigations depend on insiders willing to break ranks, and he now has them. “The key to a good congressional investigation is having whistleblowers. And, fortunately for us, we have some state employees who have bravely stepped forward. We’re going to get them under oath, and they’re going to tell us everything they know. And we’re going to go from there.”
Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full Of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges
We had a feeling we would be in for another round of weapons ‘reveals’ out of China this Christmas, following last year’s ‘leaks’ of not just one, but two tailless stealth tactical jet designs, among other developments. It appears we are getting at least one installment of this in the form of a medium-sized cargo ship packed full of containerized vertical launchers, along with sensors and self defense systems. The message is clear, China is making it known that it could, and likely will, turn ships from its behemoth of a commercial fleet into not just shooters, but arsenal ships. The vessel … In other words, the layout appears to be designed as something of an improvised superstructure in order to turn the cargo ship into a heavily-armed surface combatant
CA Democratic Socialist Mayor Refuses to Resign After Claiming Bondi Beach Terror Attack was an Israeli ‘False Flag’ Operation
The mayor of Richmond, California, Eduardo Martinez, was hammered following the Bondi Beach massacre of 15 people, with calls for his immediate resignation after he posted numerous antisemitic social media rants branding the slaughter as an Israeli “false flag” operation, while blaming Israel for the rise in violence against Jews.
TAMPA’S ISLAMIZATION PIPELINE: How a Muslim Brotherhood–Linked School Network is Building a Parallel Islamic Infrastructure in Florida
Tampa, Florida, is no longer being marketed simply as a warm, affordable American city. In Arabic-language promotional videos circulated to Muslim audiences both abroad and inside the United States, Tampa is openly described as an “Arab village,” a future “capital of the Muslim community in America,” and an ideal destination for Islamic settlement.
Turkey attempting to deploy radars within Syria, western intel. sources tell ‘Post’
Turkey has been trying to deploy radars on Syrian soil in recent weeks, two Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, amid an escalating confrontation between Israel and Turkey over Ankara’s presence in Syria.
Netanyahu to tell Trump – keeping Hamas in power in Gaza a ‘historic mistake’
At his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will voice the opinion that pushing for a political solution with Hamas still in power in Gaza will prove a “historic mistake.”
DHS: More Than 17K Illegal-alien Criminals Arrested Under Laken Riley Act; 1,000-plus in 14 Days
Federal agents have arrested and detained almost 20,000 dangerous illegal aliens under the Laken Riley Act, a bill named for the nursing student murdered by an illegal alien caught and released at the border by Joe Biden’s administration. And in a recent operation launched in Riley’s honor, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced, agents collared more than 1,000 illegals in the last two weeks.
Politico Frets About a ‘Far-Right’ Takeover of Christmas
You simply cannot hate and/or mock the Left-dominated media enough. Even Christmas is not safe from being targeted by their joyless, ham-fisted propaganda to project their own campaign of cultural subversion onto some straw man they relentlessly label the “far-right.” Politico published an eminently mockable piece, just in time for the most wonderful time of the year, titled – brace yourselves – “How the far right stole Christmas.” By “far right,” of course, the Left means anything to the right of Chairman Mao.
OU removes trans instructor who gave Christian student’s Bible-based essay a zero
The University of Oklahoma announced Monday that it has stripped a graduate student of their teaching duties for giving a Christian student a zero on her Bible-based essay, calling the grade “arbitrary.”
RFK Jr Is Getting Sued for Protecting Kids
Democrat Attorneys General from around the country are banding together to end a Trump administration policy to protect children from mutilation. The group of 19 states and Washington, D.C. have filed a lawsuit targeting Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to ban gender transition surgeries for minors.
In Landmark Class-Action Ruling, Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow To California’s Twisted Gender Agenda
In his ruling, Benitez made clear that the state had overstepped its constitutional authority by sidelining parents, compelling educators to violate their consciences, and harming vulnerable children by depriving them of parental guidance. At the heart of the case was the question of who holds primary authority over a child’s welfare. The court answered decisively: parents do.
9 Signs That Leaders All Over The Globe Have Come Down With A Really Bad Case Of “War Fever”
How close can we get to the edge without falling over?
The Real War Of The Century: Artificial Intelligence
Systems designed to predict are now positioned to decide. Probabilities harden into policies. Risk scores become verdicts. Recommendations quietly turn into mandates…
Chinese Military Simulates Caribbean War Scenario Amid Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy
“Some of the blue side congregated near Houston, Texas, and headed southeast into the Gulf of Mexico, while the red side was seen in the Caribbean Sea.”
US conducts ‘powerful and deadly strike’ against ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas Day
U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, marking a symbolically timed military action in what President Donald Trump described as a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum.”
