IDF Eliminates Hamas Commander Who Held Israeli Hostages, Including Capt. Daniel Perez

Another Mo bites the dust, gets his goats, and can harm no more

There are moments in war when justice, however incomplete, arrives with unmistakable clarity. The killing of Muhammad Na'im Jandiya by the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet is one such moment. Of course, it doesn't undo the horrors of October 7, nor does it restore the lives that were stolen. But it removes from the world a terrorist scumwafer who devoted his life to kidnapping, terror, and murder.

The IDF announced Friday that Jandiya, the head of military security for Hamas's Shajaiyah Battalion, was killed in a strike in northern Gaza earlier this week. His record serves as yet another reminder of the nature of the organization that continues to cloak barbarism beneath the language of "resistance."

Jandiya participated in the kidnapping of Capt. Daniel Perez during the October 7 massacre, one of the darkest days in Israel's modern history. Perez commanded St.-Sgt. Itay Chen and Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz, both of whom were murdered during the assault. Another member of his unit, Matan Angrest, was taken hostage into Gaza.

After October 7, Jandiya also imprisoned Israeli hostages Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka, and Alon Shamriz in the labyrinth of tunnels beneath Gaza's Shuja'iya neighborhood. These three hostages were later tragically killed by Israeli forces in a heartbreaking case of mistaken identity, a reminder of the impossible moral terrain imposed by Hamas's deliberate strategy of embedding captives among terrorists.

In a video shared on social media, Rabbi Doron Perez, the father of Capt. Daniel Perez, responded to the news with words that reflected both grief and gratitude.

"What a zechut [honor] to live in a sovereign Jewish state where we are able to bring such evildoers to justice," he said. "We may be the smallest nation in the world, but we are the largest family. Am Yisrael Chai."

He also thanked the Shin Bet and the IDF for their relentless pursuit of "those who have done so much evil, bad, and plan to do more."

Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka, and Alon Shamriz

The IDF stated that Jandiya remained actively involved in Hamas's military operations until his death.

"As part of Jandia's senior position in the Shajaiyah Battalion, he also recently tried to promote terrorist plots against our forces operating in the Gaza Strip," the military announced.

The military further noted that Jandiya participated in Hamas's grotesque hostage release "ceremonies," carefully staged propaganda spectacles designed to sanitize an organization whose defining characteristics remain kidnapping, torture, and the deliberate targeting of civilians.

The death of one Hamas commander does not end the conflict. Nor does it erase the suffering inflicted on the hostages, their families, or the countless victims of October 7. But it does underscore an essential truth that is too often obscured in international debate: men like Muhammad Na'im Jandiya were not bystanders caught in war's crossfire. They were architects of atrocity who made terrorism their vocation.

His death is not a cause for celebration. It is the sober administration of justice against a man whose legacy consists entirely of cruelty, hostage-taking, and violence.

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Patriots Heroically Liberate American City Square From Somali Flag After Woke Officials Cancel July 4 Fireworks To Make Room For Foreign Pride

BUFFALO, NY — In a shocking act of domestic terrorism that Mayor Sean Ryan is already calling "the greatest threat to democracy since mean tweets," unknown patriots cut down the Somali flag flying in Niagara Square late Wednesday night. The daring flag retrieval occurred just one day after city officials axed Buffalo’s Fourth of July fireworks because, apparently, celebrating America’s 250th birthday is problematic but honoring Somalia’s independence is essential civic duty.

The Somali flag had been proudly flapping in the square for the past four years on July 1, because nothing says "Welcome to America" like turning public spaces into mini embassies for countries whose citizens fled them.

“Buffalo is a proud, diverse city,” Mayor Ryan lectured reporters, “and our administration remains committed to honoring and celebrating the many cultures that make our community stronger—especially the ones that aren’t, you know, this one.”

Local residents pointed out the minor optics issue of hoisting a foreign flag right before Independence Day while simultaneously canceling the actual Independence Day celebration. Erie County GOP Chairman Michael Kracker summed it up perfectly: “City Hall canceled downtown fireworks, leaving Buffalo as one of the only cities in Western New York without a public Fourth of July event, and instead raised the flag of Somalia outside City Hall. But sure, no one is questioning immigrant contributions. This week just belongs to all of us Americans... except when it doesn’t.”

Mayor Ryan had briefly teased reviving the patriotic fireworks display for America’s big 250th, but after “exploring potential locations,” somehow no safe, accessible spot could be found in an entire American city. Tragic. Meanwhile, locating and installing a Somali flag pole? Piece of cake.Buffalo isn’t alone in this bold new trend of American mayors treating July 1 like it’s more important than July 4. Columbus, Ohio—home to the second-largest Somali population in the U.S.—also planned to hoist the flag before quietly memory-holing the announcement the second anyone noticed.

At press time, Buffalo police were conducting a full investigation into the flag theft, while sources confirm the Somali flag has been safely returned to its natural habitat: a storage closet where it can’t offend anyone who actually likes this country.

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California's Political Family Reunion Interrupted After FBI Reveals Someone Actually Wore A Wire: OMG!

There are few things more sacred in California politics than the unshakable belief that everyone in the room is on the same team. Apparently, that confidence took a slight detour when one of the Democrats brought recording equipment instead of campaign talking points.

Attorney McGregor Scott, representing former California chief of staff Dana Williamson, says Democratic political operative Alexis Podesta had been quietly cooperating with federal investigators since at least June 2024. Somewhere in Sacramento, every politician who ever uttered the phrase "this stays between us" is suddenly remembering every lunch meeting they've had for the last two years.

As Scott bluntly put it, “Alexis wore a wire, and Dana did not.”

That single sentence probably produced more panic in California's political class than a surprise audit from the IRS.

Williamson pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and making false statements to the FBI. Prosecutors allege she helped divert roughly $225,000 from a dormant campaign account belonging to former Xavier Becerra. According to prosecutors, the money was disguised as consulting payments while benefiting Becerra's former chief of staff, Sean McCluskie.

The scheme has all the familiar ingredients of modern political consulting. Money leaves one account, appears in another, everyone calls it "consulting," and nobody can quite remember who actually consulted on anything.

The revelation also explains a mystery that had been puzzling Sacramento insiders for months. Last fall, lobbyists and political figures began receiving FBI letters informing them that some of their phone calls had been intercepted.

Republican Assembly member Josh Hoover was among them.

“A lot of people received letters essentially informing us that there were certain periods of time where the FBI was given access to follow phone calls,” Hoover said.

“I don’t know how these investigations work, but it sounds like they cast a pretty broad net across the Capitol community to see what they could find.”

Translation: when Washington says it's only a "limited inquiry," buy extra coffee because everyone is about to have a very stressful week.

Another Sacramento insider reportedly received one of those letters despite never having met Williamson.

“Dude, I got this f—ing letter. I never even met with Dana Williamson!”

“Their curiosity was that they never even met with Dana Williamson, so they were wondering what this is all about,” another source explained. “And now you have the answer.”

Nothing says "healthy political ecosystem" quite like discovering that your innocent phone call about lunch reservations has been preserved forever in an FBI evidence locker.

The investigation has now grown beyond Williamson. Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he, his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and members of his inner circle were themselves under federal investigation.

Newsom immediately shifted into his favorite role: the misunderstood hero battling the forces of evil.

“Just in the last week, I’ve learned his campaign has reached my own home: to get me, he’s coming after my wife, Jen. A public servant. A woman who has dedicated her life to supporting women and girls. Someone who has done nothing wrong, other than having the temerity to advocate for what she believes in. If they can’t intimidate me, they’ll go after the mother of our children,” Newsom said.

He continued with characteristic theatrical flair.

"Donald Trump picked the wrong target. We have nothing to hide. His political operatives can take every record and read every page. But they’ll be looking in the wrong place. Because if they really want to find corruption, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," he added.

That is one strategy. Another might be waiting to see what investigators actually uncover before delivering the closing argument.

According to a source familiar with the matter who spoke to Semafor's Shelby Talcott, there are "several investigations" involving Newsom. The inquiries reportedly focus on his wife's taxes and his chief of staff. They also reportedly originated out of Sacramento rather than DOJ headquarters and involve whistleblowers.

Newsom, never one to let an investigation interrupt a campaign speech, declared himself part of President Trump's "hit list" while accusing Trump of "selling the presidency" through golf courses, private jets, cryptocurrency, and his sons' overseas business ventures.

“You can subpoena my records. You can investigate me. You can harass me,” Newsom added. “Put my name on every and any enemies list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.”

It is a familiar script. When questions arise, the story quickly shifts from "What happened?" to "Why are you asking?" It is a bit like being caught with your hand in the cookie jar and insisting the real scandal is the invasion of your privacy.

The irony, of course, is delicious. California's political establishment spent years assuring Americans that only conspiracy theorists imagined corruption lurking behind the polished press conferences and carefully curated Instagram posts. Now it turns out someone actually was wearing a wire.

The Babylon Bee could hardly improve upon the premise: an entire political machine built on carefully managed narratives discovers that the microphone wasn't just for campaign speeches after all. Sometimes reality writes satire all by itself.

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Tim Walz's Latest Act of "Compassion" Extends to Convicted Child Predator Facing Deportation

If there were an Olympic event for putting criminals ahead of law-abiding citizens, Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would already be standing atop the podium collecting another gold medal waving at people who exist only in his mind.

The governor who never seems to meet a progressive cause he doesn't adore has now found yet another opportunity to demonstrate that, in modern left-wing politics, the criminal justice system is less about protecting victims and more about endlessly rehabilitating offenders, no matter how monstrous their crimes.

Walz is facing intense criticism after Minnesota's Board of Pardons approved clemency for Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national piece of human garbage who was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the pardon may now interfere with federal efforts to deport him from the United States.

Good going, Tampon Timmy.

The Board of Pardons consists of comrades Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson. The board signed off on the pardon after receiving a recommendation from the Minnesota Clemency Review Commission.

According to Fox News, the commission recommended the pardon by a narrow 4-2 vote, with three members absent, before forwarding it for final approval. In an astonishing letter to Vang, Clemency Review Commission Executive Director Carli Stark celebrated the decision by writing, "Being granted a pardon is a notable achievement and a reflection of the work you have done since your conviction."

One has to wonder whether anyone on the commission bothered to spare a thought for the little girl whose childhood was shattered.

Court records cited by DHS paint a horrifying picture. Prosecutors said Vang repeatedly sexually assaulted the 10-year-old victim between 2002 and 2004. On one occasion, he allegedly offered the child $10 to keep quiet.

His excuses proved no less revolting than his crimes.

According to court filings, Vang told investigators "it is a cultural thing...to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." He also claimed the child was "just as guilty" and should be arrested alongside him.

Despite being convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Vang avoided prison through a plea agreement.

An immigration judge later ordered his removal from the United States on October 31, 2006. DHS says he was expected to be deported before Walz and his fellow board members stepped in with their act of mercy, potentially removing the very conviction that made him eligible for deportation.

The Department of Homeland Security did not mince words.

"Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting," Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said.

"These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting. Tou Lue Vang lost his legal status following his conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Following the conviction, he was placed in removal proceedings and issued a final order of removal by a judge. This pardon will take away this child rapist's qualifying convictions that made him removable from the United States."

Federal officials say Vang entered the United States through California in 1994 and received legal status during the Clinton administration. That status was revoked after his conviction and removal order.

Ironically, Vang had recently been taken into custody during the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge before the pardon arrived like an unexpected rescue mission from Minnesota's progressive establishment. In his clemency application, Vang argued that he had accepted responsibility for his crimes and had rehabilitated himself.

Whether the victim shares that glowing assessment is another question entirely.

Disturbingly, DHS says this is not an isolated incident.

In May, Minnesota also granted a pardon to Jai Vang, another Laotian national identified by DHS as an illegal immigrant. According to the department, his criminal record included robbery, armed robbery of a business, and driving under the influence.

For Walz and Minnesota's progressive leadership, the pattern is becoming difficult to ignore. While ordinary citizens expect government to protect victims, enforce immigration law, and remove dangerous criminals from the country, this administration seems increasingly determined to extend grace to the very people who forfeited it through their own actions.

For politicians who endlessly lecture Americans about "accountability," accountability appears to end precisely where progressive ideology begins.

[Source: Fox News]


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Cuban Operative From Hasan Piker And Code Pink's Luxury Communist Vacation Planning Committee Arrested After Rubio Ruins The Fun

In a shocking development that has leftist activists clutching their Che Guevara T-shirts, the Department of State announced on Wednesday that three Cuban nationals were taken into federal custody after Secretary Marco Rubio had the audacity to terminate their legal status in the US. One of those arrested was a man the department said has "spent more than a decade working as a foreign subversive for the Communist Cuban regime’s premier influence and intelligence front group in the United States."

Carlos Antonio Lloga Dominguez, along with his wife and son, was taken into custody by federal agents. Lloga Dominguez was employed by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People (ICAP) for over a decade, the department said, and has continued to maintain ties to the network during his time in the US.

Rubio designated ICAP for sanctions in early June. The group "is the central node in a sprawling Cuban intelligence and influence operation, claiming to span more than 2,000 organizations across more than 150 countries," the department said. The current head of ICAP, Fernando González Llort, previously served 15 years in US prison for his role in the Wasp Network, a Cuban spy ring discovered in Florida in the late 90s.

The department said, "Working in close coordination with the Cuban communist regime, ICAP maintains an outsized footprint across the United States, trafficking in vile anti-American propaganda, cultivating pro-Havana regime activists and politicians, and lobbying federal, state and local politicians on behalf of the Cuban dictatorship. The organization facilitates close working relationships between Havana and radical U.S. groups, using America’s far left milieu as a vehicle to export Cuba’s Communist revolution to the United States."

Che got woke

How dare they. Everyone knows the real threat to democracy is mean tweets and insufficient pronoun usage, not actual foreign agents embedded in America's compassion industrial complex.

An investigation by Fox News Digital found that ICAP officials have been closely coordinating with American nonprofits over the last decade to support Cuba’s Communist Party. The nonprofits include People’s Forum, Breakthrough News, Tricontinental, CodePink, the ANSWER Coalition, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, many of which are funded by far-left businessman Neville Roy Singham. Because nothing says "organic grassroots movement" like a trust fund socialist wiring cash from overseas.

In May, the Trump administration's Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control subpoenaed socialist political YouTuber Hasan Piker, as well as CodePink’s Susan Medea Benjamin, over a trip taken to Cuba. One such trip took place in March, with activists being seen partying while much of the island faced a blackout. ICAP worked with US nonprofits to organize this trip. Nothing builds solidarity with the starving proletariat quite like doing the Macarena while grandma sits in the dark.

The March trip was under the banner of the "Nuestra America Convoy," with organizers claiming the trip aimed to deliver humanitarian aid and protest US sanctions. They also painted murals. Of course they did. Revolutionary change begins with tasteful public art.

The federal inquiry is over whether activists who went on the March trip violated US sanctions laws through the financing, coordination or delivery of goods to Cuba, including potential contacts with Cuban government personnel or entities on the island.

Amid news of the subpoena, it was revealed that Piker had admitted in 2025 that the Cuban government had reached out to a contact of his in an attempt to get him to come to the country. "The Cuban government actually hit my contact from the embassy and told them that if the only thing stopping Hasan from coming to Cuba was the consistent internet access, we can make it happen," he said.

Truly, the Cuban regime's willingness to provide reliable Wi-Fi for content creators is the kind of humanitarian outreach that makes America look bad. Thank goodness patriotic federal agents are finally treating these brave truth-tellers like the foreign influence agents they keep proving themselves to be. The revolution will not be subsidized.

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Devastating: Israel Neutralizes Local Hamas HR Director and Supply Chain Enthusiast

GAZA — In another heartbreaking blow to the local organic pharmaceutical and import-export sector, Israeli forces and the Shin Bet reportedly neutralized [aka goaterized] Mohammed Fathi Abdelhai Abu Fakher Yadda Yadda Yadda on Monday. Abu Fakher was widely known within his community as a passionate regional director for the "Yabna" youth outreach program, a subsidiary of the Rafah Brigade.

According to sources close to the community, Abu Fakher was a tireless advocate for workforce development. He had recently dedicated his days to an aggressive talent acquisition campaign, onboarding energetic new operatives and spearheading an ambitious corporate restructuring plan to rebuild the battalion's operational capabilities in order to destroy Israel and all the Jews in the world to make room for a global caliphate.

In addition to his human resources work, colleagues noted he was a logistics wizard who specialized in creative, unconventional supply chain management and international procurement, ensuring that specialized hardware such as rockets, drones, rifles and ammunition, was successfully acquired and distributed throughout Gaza for many years.

At press time, mainstream media outlets were already drafting headlines mourning the loss of yet another "passionate logistics manager and youth mentor."

May the goats stand ready to satisfy his proclivities.

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Deranged New York Woman Who Wished 'Every Day Were Oct. 7' Arrested For Funding Palestinian Terror Group

Catherine Beth Washburn, 2 grenades, and Hamasshole flag

NEW YORK — A proudly anti-Semitic New Yorker who dreamed of turning every calendar page into another glorious Oct. 7 has finally been hauled off in cuffs for allegedly sending piles of cash to actual terrorists, proving the theory of FAFO.

Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, a peaceful Rochester suburb, stands accused of leading a radical outfit and posing for photos with hand grenades in front of a Hamas flag.
Federal authorities say she funneled tens of thousands of dollars to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization whose idea of diplomacy involves rockets and suicide vests.

If convicted, Washburn faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, which is probably less than she spent on crypto transfers and keffiyehs.

Blaming the victim for Hamas' terrorism

According to the Justice Department, Washburn headed the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation (DAMPL), a group that sprang up right after Hamas's heroic slaughter of 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023. Unlike those boring moderates who prefer signs and chants, DAMPL favors "direct action" — things like smashing windows and sabotaging anything remotely connected to the Jewish state.

Communications recovered by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force show Washburn chatting with someone claiming to be an active PIJ fighter in Gaza. In those chats she reportedly confessed that she hated Jewish people "very much" and wished Israel "would disappear."

"I wish every day were October 7th," Washburn is accused of writing. "If I lived in Gaza, I would fight alongside the resistance."

She later added that she felt "excited every time I see news of the killing of an occupation soldier."

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo noted that Washburn went to "great lengths" to finance violence, driven by "her self-described hate of Israel and Jewish people."

Financial records reveal roughly 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling more than $30,000 sent to the PIJ fighter's account. In November 2025 she allegedly joked about her future prison wardrobe, writing, "Based on my passed [sic] fundraising and posting Im [sic] gonna get put away for a few life times," followed by a laughing emoji.

FBI Counterterrorism Division Acting Assistant Director Coult Markovsky made it clear that bankrolling murder carries consequences.

"This individual, as alleged in the criminal complaint, provided money to a foreign terrorist organization engaged in acts of violence," Markovsky said. "The FBI is committed to cutting off funding to terrorist groups and will continue to work side-by-side with our Justice Department partners to make sure anyone who engages in terrorism or provides assistance to such organizations is held fully accountable in our justice system."

In other news, progressive activists are already calling Washburn a "political prisoner" and planning a "Free Cathy" rally, because nothing says "social justice" like wiring Bitcoin to people who celebrate baby-killing.

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House Passes Bipartisan Resolution To Throw Rashida Tlaib's Latest Anti-Israel Tantrum In The Congressional Trash

WASHINGTON—In a development so shocking it briefly caused Capitol Hill to malfunction like a government website on tax day, the House of Representatives actually accomplished something useful Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans united in rare harmony to take the anti-Semitic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's latest anti-Israel performance art piece, escort it gently but firmly to the nearest legislative Port-o-Potty, and set it on fire.

Tlaib's war powers resolution, aimed at handcuffing U.S. military involvement in Lebanon, went down in a solid bipartisan 235-189 vote. Twenty-two Democrats bravely jumped ship from the Michigan congresswoman, joining nearly every Republican in opposition. 

In Washington terms, that's the equivalent of the entire room agreeing the fire alarm isn't just another progressive policy proposal.

The measure would have banned U.S. forces from any "hostilities" in Lebanon, a pressing issue if America were, you know, actually fighting there. But facts remain stubbornly uncooperative with Tlaib's worldview, i.e., that the Jewish state needs to be eliminated.

One lonely Republican dissenter was the execrable Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, whose foreign policy instincts continue to spin wildly like a compass next to an industrial magnet. Time to vote him out.

Michigan's premier anti-Israel activist cosplaying as a member of Congress tried to limit military authority in a nation where America isn't conducting combat operations. It's roughly as urgent as demanding emergency legislation to stop astronauts from invading Saskatchewan.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and most Democrats voted to tie President Donald Trump's hands on using force in Lebanon without congressional permission. Of course, Jeffries had opposed an earlier version of Tlaib's scheme, proving once again that consistency in the Democratic Party is treated like an optional accessory, right next to "supporting the troops."

The whole thing was a concurrent resolution, carrying all the legal weight of a strongly worded Facebook post. Even if it passed, it would never have reached President Trump's desk for a signature, veto, or well-deserved eye-roll.

Tlaib, Congress's only Palestinian American member and Israel's most dedicated congressional tormentor, has spent years accusing the Jewish state of "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza and Lebanon. Republicans correctly note that her laser focus on condemning Israel while giving Hezbollah a rhetorical free pass amounts to providing comfort to an Iranian-backed terrorist outfit.

Strangely missing from Tlaib's resolution was any condemnation of Hezbollah, the terror group that has spent years rocketing Israeli civilians and turning southern Lebanon into its personal launchpad. Apparently the actual people firing rockets at school buses deserve less congressional attention than the country daring to defend itself.

Earlier this month, Tlaib pushed an even broader version that critics said could have forced U.S. personnel guarding the American Embassy to abandon their posts and crippled aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces fighting actual terrorists. Even by Washington standards, siding against the non-terrorist side is a special kind of genius.

After that flop, she rolled out a revised version with polite exemptions for diplomatic security and training Lebanese troops. Nothing says "principled stand" like frantically editing your legislation after everyone reads the first draft and recoils in horror.

Republicans rightly wondered why Congress was wasting time stopping a war America isn't fighting.

"There are not U.S. combat forces conducting operations or engaged in hostilities in Lebanon," House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, (R-FL), said during debate. "They are training the Lebanese Armed Forces."

"Why are they training?" Mast continued. "Because there's probably at least 40,000, probably more, Hezbollah terrorists spread across the South of Lebanon that are actively engaged in targeting Israel and have been doing so for many years."

Brian Mast

Mast went further, correctly labeling supporters of the resolution as "proxies for Hezbollah," a remark unlikely to earn him a Christmas card from the Squad.

Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY), defended the pointless exercise by claiming it would prevent America from entering "another forever war that is not in our national interest."

A noble thought, if only the United States were actually in a war in Lebanon. Instead, Congress spent the afternoon solemnly debating how to stop a ghost from invading a house it never entered, while Hezbollah kept doing what it does best: trying to annihilate Israel and counting on enough useful idiots in Washington to stay distracted by imaginary American aggression. 

At least this time, sanity prevailed. Barely.

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