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December 19, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

Mexico’s Leftist Prez Bends the Knee, Will Accept Mexicans Deported by Trump.

Far-left President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico says her country will accept Mexican nationals deported from the United States under incoming President Donald J. Trump. The concession is a significant win for Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, who plan to initiate one of the largest immigrant enforcement operations since President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said the Sheinbaum government “is prepared to work in coordination with federal, state, and local authorities in the face of possible mass deportations.” The ministry added: “We reaffirm the responsibility and obligation of the Mexican State to our fellow citizens so that they can have the confidence that they will be received in the manner they deserve in the face of present and future challenges.”

The move comes as President-elect Trump is threatening to enact economically crippling tariffs on imports to the U.S. from Mexico and Canada unless the two countries increase security at the U.S. southern and northern borders. Following the threat, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to step up border actions, and earlier this week, the country confirmed it would budget $1.3 billion for new border security measures.

Meanwhile, in the weeks following the 2024 presidential election, Sheinbaum has spoken numerous times with Trump. The Mexican president has allegedly pledged to turn back illegal immigrant caravans from Central and South America as they attempt to traverse her country toward the U.S. border.

However, Mexico continues to assert it will not act as “a safe third country” for illegal immigrants from other nations being deported from the United States.

Image by Maritza Ríos / Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México.

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Far-left President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico says her country will accept Mexican nationals deported from the United States under incoming President Donald J. Trump. The concession is a significant win for Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, who plan to initiate one of the largest immigrant enforcement operations since President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. show more
December 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

Trump Warns Johnson, GOP on Debt Ceiling: Resolve Situation by Inauguration or Face Primaries.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has expressed confidence in House Speaker Mike Johnson retaining his role—if he handles spending legislation to prevent a government shutdown correctly. “If the speaker acts decisively, and tough, and gets rid of all of the traps being set by the Democrats, which will economically and, in other ways, destroy our country, he will easily remain speaker,” he said. However, he warned, “Anybody that supports a bill that doesn’t take care of the Democrat quicksand known as the debt ceiling should be primaried and disposed of as quickly as possible.”

Trump differs from the GOP in that he rejects not only the current spending bill, which includes all manner of controversial provisions, but also a so-called “clean” continuing resolution (CR), which would keep the government running as is with no policy changes or new conditions. Instead, the President-elect wants an otherwise “clean” CR that also lifts the debt ceiling.

“If Republicans try to pass a clean Continuing Resolution without all of the Democrat ‘bells and whistles’ that will be so destructive to our Country, all it will do, after January 20th, is bring the mess of the Debt Limit into the Trump Administration, rather than allowing it to take place in the Biden Administration,” Trump argued in a Truth Social post early Thursday.

“Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried. Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.”

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has expressed confidence in House Speaker Mike Johnson retaining his role—if he handles spending legislation to prevent a government shutdown correctly. “If the speaker acts decisively, and tough, and gets rid of all of the traps being set by the Democrats, which will economically and, in other ways, destroy our country, he will easily remain speaker,” he said. However, he warned, "Anybody that supports a bill that doesn’t take care of the Democrat quicksand known as the debt ceiling should be primaried and disposed of as quickly as possible." show more
December 19, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Religion
UK

Islam’s Western Capital: At Least 85 Sharia Courts in UK, 100,000 Sharia Marriages Conducted.

The United Kingdom is now home to at least 85 Islamic sharia courts. It has become a capital in the Western world for the Islamic legal system, with Muslims across Europe and North America increasingly looking to the informal courts for rulings.

Sharia courts began operating in Britain in 1982 and have grown to 85 courts, or councils, nationwide. They rule on issues of marriage and other family matters like inheritance.

At least 100,000 Islamic marriages have been conducted in these sharia courts, which also practice polygamy and allow men to divorce their wives by simply saying the word ‘talaq’ three times over.

Radical Islamist preacher Haitham al-Haddad founded one of the most prominent Sharia courts in the UK, has not only been labeled an extremist but was among several British Muslims to visit the Taliban after they captured Afghanistan. He once stated in a lecture that a man should be allowed to hit his wife physically and that others should not interfere and mind their own business.

Sharia courts do not have any legal jurisdiction in Britain but are still used by Muslims to work out issues of divorce, marriage, and more. Some have expressed concern that the courts are forming a parallel legal system within the country.

Stephen Evans, chief executive of the National Secular Society, stated, “It should be remembered that sharia councils only exist because Muslim women need them to obtain a religious divorce. Muslim men do not need them because they can unilaterally divorce their wife.”

“That’s why any regulation or accommodation of such a body would legitimize this inherently discriminatory outlook on divorce and gender relations,” Evans said.

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The United Kingdom is now home to at least 85 Islamic sharia courts. It has become a capital in the Western world for the Islamic legal system, with Muslims across Europe and North America increasingly looking to the informal courts for rulings. show more
December 19, 2024
William Upton
News

BREAKING: Georgia Court Removes Fani Willis from Trump RICO Prosecution.

A Georgia state court of appeals has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office should be removed from the state prosecution against President-elect Donald J. Trump and his associates over allegations they interfered in the 202o presidential election. Previously, Fulton County Judge Scott McAffee had ordered either Willis or her lover and special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, to resign from the case. Wade promptly left the legal action.

“After carefully considering the trial court’s findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office,” the appellate panel writes, continuing: “The remedy crafted by the trial court to prevent an ongoing appearance of impropriety did nothing to address the appearance of impropriety that existed at times when DA Willis was exercising her broad pretrial discretion about who to prosecute and what charges to bring.”

“While we recognize that an appearance of impropriety generally is not enough to support disqualification, this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,” the court added, concluding: “Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s denial of the appellants’ motion to disqualify DA Willis and her office. As we conclude that the elected district attorney is wholly disqualified from this case, ‘the assistant district attorneys — whose only power to prosecute a case is derived from the constitutional authority of the district attorney who appointed them — have no authority to proceed.'”

The appeals court, however, denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the RICO case on due process grounds, although other dismissal motions are still pending.

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A Georgia state court of appeals has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office should be removed from the state prosecution against President-elect Donald J. Trump and his associates over allegations they interfered in the 202o presidential election. Previously, Fulton County Judge Scott McAffee had ordered either Willis or her lover and special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, to resign from the case. Wade promptly left the legal action. show more
December 19, 2024
NatSec
News
World

Farage Warns Far-Left UK Govt Trump Team Opposes Giveaway of Strategic Islands.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned British lawmakers that President-elect Donald J. Trump is seriously concerned by the far-left Labour government’s plans to give away the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius. The territory’s islands host a strategic British-American military base.

The Reform Party leader communicated these concerns after discussions at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he met with Elon Musk and other key figures. During a session in the House of Commons, Farage highlighted the unease within Trump’s forthcoming administration about the long-term implications for the base on Diego Garcia.

“Let me assure you, there is very deep disquiet amongst all of them as to what this may mean for the long-term future of Diego Garcia and whether such a deal would hold, given the precedent of the deal break over Hong Kong,” Farage said. “They also can’t understand why we would surrender the sovereignty of these islands on an advisory judgment for a pretty obscure court,” he added.

Stephen Doughty, a minister in the British Foreign Office, claims the U.S. national security community supports a proposed deal to surrender sovereignty over the Chagos Islands that comprise the territory, claiming a non-binding International Court of Justice ruling that they should be decolonized threatens the future of the base.

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The draft plan involves transferring sovereignty to distant Mauritius—against the wishes of the Chagos Islanders the British removed from the territory—while maintaining a 99-year lease for the strategic Diego Garcia base. The base would see Britain make annual payments to Mauritius to facilitate the transfer, and boat migrants present on the islands removed to another British territory.

However, Mauritius’s newly-elected prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, is already repudiating the agreement, arguing it is not generous enough.

Mauritius is aligned with the Chinese, leading to some fearing that if the deal goes ahead, the Chinese may be able to build their own rival bases on the islands. Farage has also shared similar concerns that giving away the islands will embolden China.

Farage wants a referendum for the Chagos Islanders on the deal.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned British lawmakers that President-elect Donald J. Trump is seriously concerned by the far-left Labour government's plans to give away the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius. The territory's islands host a strategic British-American military base. show more
December 18, 2024
News
UK

Prince Andrew Withdraws from Royal Pre-Christmas Lunch Amid Spy Scandal.

Prince Andrew is skipping the British Royal Family‘s pre-Christmas lunch following criticism of his association with an alleged Chinese Communist spy. The lunch at Buckingham Palace is a private affair for senior members of the Royal Family and other relatives who will not join Christmas festivities at King Charles’s Sandringham estate.

Alleged spy Yang Tengbo was identified following the lifting of an anonymity order. He has firmly denied involvement in any espionage activities. Previously known as H6 in legal documents, Yang was a key figure in China for the Duke’s Pitch@Palace project. He visited Buckingham Palace twice in 2018 to meet with Prince Andrew and reportedly accessed St James’s Palace and Windsor Castle at Andrew’s behest.

Wang is believed to be associated with China’s United Front Work Department and had been invited to Prince Andrew’s birthday in 2020.

On Friday, the Duke’s representatives declared that Andrew “ceased all contact” with Yang when initial concerns surfaced. The Duke’s office further emphasized that their interactions were conducted through “official channels” and that “nothing of a sensitive nature” was ever discussed.

This scandal is just the latest for Prince Andrew, who has a history of befriending unsavory individuals, including convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Reports have claimed that Epstein filmed Prince Andrew and other high-profile individuals engaging in sex acts.

The British Foreign Office will not release secret documents relating to Prince Andrew until at least 2065.

Image by LA(Phot) Dean Nixon.

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Prince Andrew is skipping the British Royal Family's pre-Christmas lunch following criticism of his association with an alleged Chinese Communist spy. The lunch at Buckingham Palace is a private affair for senior members of the Royal Family and other relatives who will not join Christmas festivities at King Charles's Sandringham estate. show more
December 18, 2024
News
Religion
UK

Woke Church of England Archbishop Resigns Amid Child Sex Abuse Scandal.

A former Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned following allegations that he mishandled a sex abuse case involving an Anglican priest. George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the Church of England (CofE) from 1991 to 2002, stepped down following a BBC investigation that revealed he permitted a previously banned priest to resume his ministry.

His resignation letter, dated December 4, emphasized his lengthy service—beginning in 1962—and his approaching 90th birthday but did not address the specifics of the investigation. Reports state that Carey facilitated the reappointment of cleric David Tudor in 1994, five years after Tudor had been barred due to accusations of assaulting teenage girls.

The investigation suggested that Carey supported Tudor’s employment in a diocese, raising questions about his decision-making during his tenure.

Carey’s decision to resign coincides with pressure on Stephen Cottrell, who is scheduled to become the Church of England’s temporary figurehead. Cottrell, currently the Archbishop of York, allegedly allowed Tudor to continue in his position despite being aware of restrictions that prohibited Tudor from being alone with children. Additionally, Tudor had previously settled a compensation claim with one of his accusers.

In October, Tudor was permanently banned from the ministry after admitting to sexual involvement with two teenage girls in the 1980s, aged 15 and 16.

Carey’s resignation comes just weeks after Justin Welby resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury amid allegations that he covered up child sex abuse cases for a decade. A report claimed that Welby, a frequent World Economic Forum (WEF) attendee, declined to pursue a proper investigation despite knowing of the abuse since 2013.

Welby presided over a shift toward woke attitudes in the Anglican mother church, going as far as demanding “serious consequences” for anti-trans comments and giving tacit approval to homosexual activity.

Image via Paul Kagame.

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A former Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned following allegations that he mishandled a sex abuse case involving an Anglican priest. George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the Church of England (CofE) from 1991 to 2002, stepped down following a BBC investigation that revealed he permitted a previously banned priest to resume his ministry. show more
Border Invasion
December 18, 2024
Immigration

This Senate Republican Wants to Block Illegal Immigrants from Public Benefits.

New legislation to restrict access to public benefits for individuals illegally residing in the United States has been put forward by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). Lee’s proposal, referred to as the “America First Act,” seeks to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The bill would bar illegal immigrants in the U.S., including asylum seekers and individuals granted parole, from being eligible for various public benefits.

The bill is part of a broader effort coordinated by President-elect Donald J. Trump and Congressional Republicans to end incentives for foreign nationals to enter and stay in the country illegally. In effect, Lee’s legislation could result in many of those in the U.S. illegally self-deporting to their home country.

“Millions of illegal immigrants ‘paroled’ into the United States, many for fraudulent asylum claims, have gained the ability to access welfare and aid programs originally designed to help American families, not attract and support massive populations of foreign citizens,” Sen. Lee said in a statement announcing the bill. The Utah Republican continued: “The America First Act pulls the plug on this criminal redistribution scheme forced upon the American people by Joe Biden and generations of dishonest politicians.”

Lee’s proposal complements plans made by Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, to deport the 11 to 20 million illegal immigrants currently unlawfully residing in the U.S. On Monday, Homan met with New York Democrat Mayor Eric Adams to discuss how local and state officials can aid the initial phase of deportations targeting primarily violent illegals.

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New legislation to restrict access to public benefits for individuals illegally residing in the United States has been put forward by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). Lee's proposal, referred to as the "America First Act," seeks to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The bill would bar illegal immigrants in the U.S., including asylum seekers and individuals granted parole, from being eligible for various public benefits. show more
December 18, 2024
William Upton
News

The Future of TikTok in the U.S. Now Rests With the Supreme Court.

The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear TikTok‘s challenge to a law effectively banning its distribution to Americans unless the social media app’s Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, divests from the platform. Additionally, the high court has agreed to expedite the case with oral arguments slated for January 10, 2025.

Since the divestment requirement and potential ban were enacted by Congress in March, TikTok has fought them through litigation, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment. However, earlier this month, a U.S. federal appeals court held that the narrow language of the statute—specifically applying to companies controlled by hostile foreign governments—does not infringe on the Chinese-controlled company’s constitutional rights.

“The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States,” the appeals court panel held in its ruling, arguing: “Here, the Government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit that adversary’s ability to gather data on people in the United States.”

The appeals court noted that the legal burden of the ban rests with ByteDance, which is tightly intertwined with the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) and its foreign intelligence and military networks. While TikTok has claimed it built a sufficient firewall to prevent ByteDance employees and Chinese government operatives from accessing U.S. user data, numerous whistleblowers have come forward with evidence this is not the case. These revelations underpin Congress’s legal claim to national security authority as justification for the law.

Despite the law’s narrow language and national security implications, TikTok’s constitutional challenge could result in the Supreme Court establishing a broader precedent on the limits of corporate speech and the government’s national security authority.

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The United States Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hear TikTok's challenge to a law effectively banning its distribution to Americans unless the social media app's Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, divests from the platform. Additionally, the high court has agreed to expedite the case with oral arguments slated for January 10, 2025. show more
December 18, 2024
News

Alleged Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Atrocities Comparable to Nazi Era, Prosecutor Claims.

A former U.S. war crimes ambassador has claimed that mass graves have been discovered in Syria, alleging at least 100,000 people were tortured and killed by the former al-Assad regime. Stephen Rapp, former U.S. war crimes ambassador, described the situation as a “system of state terror.” The graves, uncovered by Syrian Civil Defense teams, known as the White Helmets, reportedly contained remains showing signs of widespread torture and death.

Over 100,000 individuals are believed to have been tortured and killed under Assad’s regime, referred to by Rapp as a “machinery of death.” The regime, spanning Bashar al-Assad and his late father’s rule, has been accused of executing political prisoners and conducting systematic disappearances since Syria’s civil war began in 2011. Assad, now in Russia, has consistently denied these accusations.

The International Commission on Missing Persons, based in The Hague, has received reports of 66 mass grave sites in Syria. It has collected data on 28,200 individuals reported missing by Syrian families.

Reports from Syria remain somewhat unreliable, however, as the rebels, led by al-Qaeda franchise Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), consolidate their power. CNN, for example, aired footage reportedly showing a prisoner being freed from prison, but it later emerged that the man was a member of the former Assad regime. The man was also accused of torturing and extorting locals.

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A former U.S. war crimes ambassador has claimed that mass graves have been discovered in Syria, alleging at least 100,000 people were tortured and killed by the former al-Assad regime. Stephen Rapp, former U.S. war crimes ambassador, described the situation as a "system of state terror." The graves, uncovered by Syrian Civil Defense teams, known as the White Helmets, reportedly contained remains showing signs of widespread torture and death. show more