Kathy Griffin pitifully seeks relevance with anti-Trump image

ready for Halloween

Well, it looks like Kathy Griffin is back at it, reminding us all why she’s the gift that keeps on giving, if by “gift” you mean a migraine that won’t quit. 

This weekend, the former comedian and self-proclaimed provocateur decided to spice up her TikTok with a little arts-and-crafts project: a video showcasing severed heads of four billionaires, including President Donald Trump. Yes, you read that right. Severed heads. Because nothing screams “edgy comedy” like fake blood dripping from the necks of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Trump. 

The video, which I will not show here, ends with Griffin tilting her head, smirking like she just invented irony, and text overhead that reads: “That’s all.” 

Subtle, like Porky Pig subtle, Kathy. The fine folks at Libs of TikTok weren’t exactly popping champagne over this one. They reposted the video and sounded the alarm, writing, “Kathy Griffin apparently posted this video which appears to be decapitated heads including Trump. This should be investigated.@FBI.” 

She really sounds like she's losing it. Perhaps a thorough psych eval would tell us something useful.

I mean, it’s not like depicting the president’s severed head might raise a few red flags or anything. If this feels like déjà vu, it’s because Griffin’s been down this road before. Back in 2017, she thought it would be funny to pose with a mask styled like Trump’s decapitated head, because she's an idiot. 

The backlash was swift, and Griffin ended up issuing a mea culpa after the internet lit her up like a Christmas tree. Her attorney at the time, Lisa Bloom, tried to clean up the mess, saying, “Griffin never imagined that it could be misinterpreted as a threat of violence against Trump. That was never what she intended. She has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone.” 

Sure, Lisa, and I never imagined my chocolate bar was actually a laxative, but here we are. 

The fallout was brutal. CNN gave her the boot from their New Year’s Eve gig because nothing says “festive” like a severed-head controversy. And Squatty Potty, a company that sells, uh, toilet stools, decided they didn’t need Griffin’s brand of charm to move product. 

You know you’ve hit rock bottom when the poop-stool people want nothing to do with you--no offense to the poop-stool folks; I'm sure they're decent people.

So, you’d think Griffin might’ve learned her lesson, right? Not one bit. 

Here we are in 2025, and she’s doubling down with this latest stunt. Conservatives, predictably, are losing their minds. One X user summed it up nicely: “How is she still not in jail?” Fair question. Meanwhile, her hypocrite defenders are out here waving the “freedom of expression” flag, because apparently, depicting political violence is just performance art now. 

Newsflash: calls for political violence aren’t protected speech in the U.S., no matter how many TikTok filters you slap on it. Obvioisly, Kathy’s gotta keep the outrage machine humming to stay relevant. But maybe, just maybe, it’s time to retire the severed-head bit. Try juggling, or better still, become a mime. 

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Communist NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Unmasked on 'Meet the Press'

Grok 3 defines the term intifada as: 

"The term "intifada" is an Arabic word meaning "uprising" or "shaking off." It is most commonly associated with Palestinian resistance movements against Israeli occupation.   First Intifada (1987–1993): A grassroots uprising in the occupied Palestinian territories, characterized by protests, civil disobedience, and violence, including stone-throwing and clashes with Israeli forces. It led to the Oslo Accords.
Second Intifada (2000–2005): A more violent uprising triggered by Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque. It involved suicide bombings, armed attacks, and Israeli military responses, resulting in significant casualties on both sides.The term can also be used more broadly to describe other popular uprisings or revolts in different contexts, but it is most often tied to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

The American Jewish Committee defines the term "Globalize the intifada" as:

“. . . a phrase used by pro-Palestinian activists that calls for aggressive resistance against Israel and those who support Israel. The most prominent expressions of intifada have been through violence so this phrase is often understood by those saying and hearing it as encouraging violence against Israelis, Jews, and institutions supporting Israel. While the intent of the person saying this phrase may be different, the impact on the Jewish community remains the same."

A proponent of the intifada, Zohran Mamdani, is running for New York City mayor on the Democratic ticket, although he is clearly a communist. The word 'communist' is still taboo in most of American society, so like Bernie Sanders, AOC, and many others in the Democratic Party, he calls himself a Democratic Socialist.

Zohran Mamdani is handing Republicans a golden ticket on a silver platter. As James Carville, the grizzled Democrat strategist, recently put it, Mamdani’s campaign has been “a gift to Republicans,” and now that he’s clinched the primary, that gift just keeps on giving. The guy has establishment Dems in New York sweating bullets, and it’s not hard to see why. 

Mamdani’s anti-Semitic baggage is piling up faster than garbage during a New York City sanitation strike. Heavyweights like Senate Minority Leader Chuck 'Nostrils' Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries aren’t exactly tripping over themselves to slap their names on his campaign posters. Why? Because Republicans are having a field day painting Mamdani as the new face of the Democrat Party, and he’s making it way too easy for them.

Mamdani’s Pro-Hamas Problem

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: Mamdani’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war. Calling him pro-Hamas is like calling the Hudson River wet. 

Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians, Mamdani’s been cozying up to the “globalize the intifada!” mobs that keep popping up in NYC like roaches in a dive bar. His rhetoric screams one thing loud and clear: he’s not just sympathizing with the cause, he’s all in. Now that he’s got the primary in the bag, Mamdani’s got a new problem: convincing New York City’s sizable Jewish and pro-Israel voter base that he’s not the radical they think he is. Good luck with that, pal. 

His performance on Meet the Press this past Sunday, where he was grilled three times about the phrase “globalize the intifada,” was a masterclass in taqiyya, but ended in him weaving, and stepping on rakes. 

Taqiyya is an Islamic term referring to the practice of precautionary dissimulation or concealment of one's true beliefs, particularly in times of danger or persecution, to protect oneself or the Muslim community. Rooted in Islamic jurisprudence, it is primarily associated with Shia Islam but is also recognized in some Sunni contexts. The concept originates from Quranic verses (e.g., Surah Al-Imran 3:28) and hadiths that permit hiding faith to avoid harm, such as during oppression or threats to life.In practice, taqiyya allows a Muslim to outwardly deny their faith or act contrary to Islamic principles if their life, safety, or community is at risk, while inwardly maintaining their beliefs. Historically, it was used by minority Muslim groups, especially Shia, under hostile rule. The scope and permissibility of taqiyya vary across Islamic schools of thought, with some limiting it to extreme circumstances and others allowing broader use for communal benefit. Misconceptions often portray taqiyya as deceit for malicious purposes, but in Islamic tradition, it is a defensive mechanism, not a tool for deception in everyday affairs.

Here’s how it went down with moderator Kristen Welker, and trust me, it’s not just what Mamdani said, it’s what he didn’t say that’s got people’s jaws on the floor:

KRISTEN WELKER: I want to ask you about an issue that has divided some New Yorkers in recent weeks. You were recently asked about the term “globalize the intifada,” if it makes you uncomfortable. In that moment you did not condemn the phrase. Now, just so folks understand, it’s a phrase that many people hear as a call to violence against Jews. There’s been a lot of attention on this issue, so I want to give you an opportunity to respond here and now. Do you condemn that phrase “globalize the intifada?

ZOHRAN MAMDANI: That’s not language that I use. The language that I use and the language that I will continue to use to lead this city is that which speaks clearly to my intent, which is an intent grounded in a belief in universal human rights. And ultimately, that’s what is the foundation of so much of my politics, the belief that freedom and justice and safety are things that, to have meaning, have to be applied to all people, and that includes Israelis and Palestinians as well. Swing and a miss, strike one.

Here’s strike two when he was pressed by Welker:

ZOHRAN MAMDANI: I’ve heard from many Jewish New Yorkers who have shared their concerns with me, especially in light of the horrific attacks that we saw in Washington, D.C. and in Boulder, Colorado about this moment of anti-Semitism in our country and in our city. And I’ve heard those fears and I’ve had those conversations. And ultimately, they are part and parcel of why, in my campaign, I’ve put forward a commitment to increase funding for anti-hate crime programming by 800%. I don’t believe that the role of the mayor is to police speech in the manner, especially of that of Donald Trump, who has put one New Yorker in jail, who’s just returned to his family, Mahmoud Khalil, for that very supposed crime of speech. Ultimately, what I think I need to show is the ability to not only talk about something but to tackle it and to make clear that there’s no room for anti-Semitism in this city. And we have to root out that bigotry, and ultimately we do that through the actions. And that is the mayor I will be, one that protects Jewish New Yorkers and lives up to that commitment through the work that I do. [In the famous words of Greta Thunberg: blah, blah, blah.]

And here’s the hat-trick of non-answers:

ZOHRAN MAMDANI: My concern is to start to walk down the line of language and making clear what language I believe is permissible or impermissible takes me into a place similar to that of the president, who is looking to do those very kinds of things, putting people in jail for writing an op-ed. Putting them in jail for protesting. Ultimately, it’s not language that I use. It’s language I understand there are concerns about. And what I will do is showcase my vision for this city through my words and my actions.

Three Strikes, You’re Out!

Three chances to condemn an anti-Semitic battle cry, and Mamdani whiffed every single one. Why? Because, as Avi Mayer pointed out in a June 29, 2025, X post, “He won’t condemn it because he’s led marches galvanized by it. This is who he is.” Dang, that’s the kind of truth bomb that leaves a mark.

Before the primary, Mamdani was out here spinning “intifada” as some noble “struggle” for Palestinian rights, not the call for Jewish annihilation it’s been understood as for decades. [See above explanation of the term 'globalize the intifada.] Now that he’s got the nomination locked up, he’s pivoted to this mealy-mouthed “that’s not language I use” nonsense. Why the switch? Easy. The primary’s over, and he’s trying to play moderate for the general election. But you don’t get to march with the “intifada” crowd and then act like you’re just a humble advocate for “universal human rights.” 

The Speech-Policing Sleight of Hand

Here’s where Mamdani really steps in s**t. He tries to dodge the “globalize the intifada” question by crying “speech policing” and dragging Donald Trump into the mix, slickly implying that condemning hate speech against Jews is somehow akin to throwing people in jail for writing op-eds. 

That’s not just a dodge, it’s a deliberate misdirection, and it’s as transparent as Kanya's feelings about Jews.

He is trying to paint himself as a free-speech martyr while conveniently ignoring his own track record. Mamdani’s got no problem calling out what he sees as anti-LGBTQ or anti-Palestinian “hate speech.” He’s been vocal about “bigotry” against transgender folks and his allies in the Israel-Hamas debate. But when it comes to chants that many interpret as calling for violence against Jews? Crickets. 

Apparently, his “speech policing” principles kick in only when it’s Jewish safety on the line, not when it’s his own pet causes. That’s not a principle—it’s a preference, and it’s a damning one.

Mamdani’s handed his rivals, leftist holdovers like Cuomo and Adams, a playbook thicker than a Katz's Delicatessen sandwich. If they don’t spend every waking minute from now to Election Day hammering him on this, they’re basically begging to lose. This isn’t just a political fumble; it’s a full-on interception returned for a touchdown. Mamdani’s refusal to condemn “globalize the intifada” isn’t just a bad look, it’s a billboard screaming “unelectable” in neon lights.

Let's just hope they keep running on it.

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Trump’s Iran Strike Claims Under Fire: Leaked Report Questions “Total Obliteration” of Nuclear Sites

The Trump administration is scrambling to spin a leaked Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report that pours cold water on President Donald Trump’s bold claim that U.S. airstrikes “completely and totally obliterated” three Iranian nuclear facilities, like never before in the history of airstrikes. The report, splashed across CNN and The New York Times, suggests the strikes, part of Operation Midnight Hammer, only set Iran’s nuclear program back by a few months, not the knockout blow Trump touted.

In a national address right after the strikes, Trump didn’t hold back, [does he ever?] declaring the sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan “completely and totally obliterated.” He doubled down Saturday, calling the operation “very successful” and insisting Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities were toast. But the DIA’s assessment, based on a U.S. Central Command battle damage report, says otherwise, claiming Iran’s stash of enriched uranium survived the onslaught, according to seven sources briefed on the findings.

The administration is now in full damage-control mode, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissing the DIA report as “low confidence.” That’s Pentagon-speak for “we don’t have enough data to be sure,” a point echoed by experts. 

“Low confidence means the analyst is not sure of the accuracy of their assessment,” said retired Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, now a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. “This is frequent with a Quick Look 24-hour assessment like this one.”

Montgomery’s colleague, piled on, noting that “low confidence assessments are usually issued when key facts have yet to be verified, which certainly applies in this case.” Translation: the DIA report might be more of a rough draft than a definitive verdict.

But the skepticism isn’t just coming from the leaked report. Experts are cautioning against snap judgments, both optimistic or pessimistic. 

Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and now with the Atlantic Council, told Fox News Digital that early assessments, like the DIA’s, likely rely on satellite imagery alone. “That’s one piece of the puzzle of how you would really make this assessment,” Shapiro said. “You’d really want to have to test all the other streams of intelligence, from signals intelligence, human intelligence, other forms of monitoring the site, potentially visits by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, potentially visits by other people. So that’s going to take days to weeks to get a real assessment.”

Still, Shapiro’s not entirely bearish. “But I think it’s likely that if the munitions performed as expected, that significant damage was done, and would set back the program significantly,” he added.

Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tried to thread the needle Sunday, saying initial battle damage assessments showed “all three sites sustained extremely severe damage and destruction” but admitted a final verdict would “take some time.” That’s a far cry from Trump’s chest-thumping.

The strikes, which followed escalating Israel-Iran tensions, dropped serious firepower, over 14 30,000-lb. bombs, according to Rob Greenway, a former Trump National Security Council deputy assistant now at The Heritage Foundation. 

Greenway says the sheer volume of ordnance means the facilities are likely “no longer serviceable.” “We were putting twice the amount of ordnance required to achieve the desired effect, just to make sure that we didn’t have to go back,” he told Fox News Digital. “There’s virtually no mathematical probability in which either facility can be used again by Iran for the intended purpose, if at all, which again means that everything now is within Israel’s capability to strike if that’s required.”

But assessing the damage isn’t straightforward. Greenway noted the strikes targeted underground facilities, which complicates things. “Each of these are one piece of a much larger puzzle, and you’re trying to gauge the ultimate effect of the entirety of the puzzle, not just one particular strike,” he said. Add in Israel’s prior strikes on the same sites, and it’s a messy intelligence jigsaw puzzle that could take “one or two months” to piece together with higher confidence.

Michael Allen, a former National Security Council senior director under George W. Bush, said the intelligence picture will get “richer” soon. “Stuff is pouring in, and we’re out there collecting it, and they’re trying to hustle it to the White House as soon as possible,” he said.

Meanwhile, the White House is as angry as a bag of cats about the leak. 

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the leaker “irresponsible” and vowed the FBI would hunt them down. “That person was irresponsible with it,” Leavitt told reporters Thursday. “And we need to get to the bottom of it. And we need to strengthen that process to protect our national security and protect the American public.”

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, weighing in on Fox News’ Special Report, outlined the broader impact of Operation Midnight Hammer on the Middle East, but the real question is whether Trump’s victory lap was premature. For now, the administration’s battling a narrative that its big win might not be as big as advertised, and it’s got a leaked report to thank for the headache.

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Trump DOJ Puts Muslim Commie NYC Mayoral Hopeful Zohran Mamdani on Notice Over His Racist, Anti-White Housing Scheme

Zohran Mamdani, the poster boy for the Democrats’ slide into insanity, just stepped in it big time. This Muslim communist running for NYC mayor rolled out a housing plan so blatantly racist, so clearluy anti-white, it could make Al Sharpton blush. And now, Trump’s DOJ is circling like sharks smelling blood.

As conservative site, The Gateway Pundit laid bare, Mamdani’s grand idea to “fix” New York City is a property tax hike targeting “richer and whiter neighborhoods.” 

Yes, you read that right. His policy memo, ‘Stop the Squeeze on NYC Homeowners,’ vows to tackle a “deeply inequitable system, using the full power of the mayor’s office to both address the system directly and working with legislators at the state level to win necessary reforms” by “shift[ing] the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods.” 

If you swapped “whiter” for “blacker,” the X platform would explode, and the media would be screaming from every rooftop. But when it’s open season on white folks, all you get is crickets from the left. It’s not just tolerated, it’s practically a party plank.

This isn’t some feel-good “equity” nonsense. It’s communism with a side of racial resentment. And what’s Mamdani planning to bankroll with this discriminatory cash grab? Try $65 million in taxpayer dollars for “gender affirming care,” including gender mutilation for kids. Because nothing says “progress” like taxing people based on their skin color to fund irreversible procedures for minors. 

Thankfully, Trump’s DOJ isn’t sleeping on this one. 

Conservative firebrand Benny Johnson flagged the story, and DOJ Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon came out swinging. She laid it down plain: “Racial discrimination is illegal in the United States, period. Full stop!” Dhillon didn’t mince words, warning that Mamdani’s “illegal discriminatory scheme” would violate federal law, the Constitution, and probably New York law too. That’s a legal smackdown waiting to happen.

If Mamdani somehow slithers into the mayor’s office and tries to push this garbage, he might find himself in cuffs faster than you can say “perp walk.” The Trump DOJ’s already shown they’re not playing around with Dems flouting federal law—just ask Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), who got a taste of justice. Now picture the mayor of America’s biggest city getting hauled off in handcuffs. The meltdown on X would be legendary. 

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Israel considers new Gaza offensive as hostage talks weaken

According to a report from Walla cited by The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli military is mulling over what could be the largest civilian displacement in Gaza since the war kicked off. That’s no small potatoes, and it’s got big implications for both the battlefield and the diplomatic chessboard. 

The Post’s Amir Bohbot lays it out: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to huddle with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir today, Sunday, to hash out what’s next in Gaza, including “potential steps to embark on a wider military operation differing from previous offenses.”

What’s driving this? 

The IDF’s got a ticking clock on hostage negotiations. If those talks don’t break through soon, the military’s gearing up for a broader operation. But here’s where it gets messy: inside the IDF, there’s a split. Some brass want to double down and keep pounding Hamas, while others argue the main goals are already in the bag: Hamas’s military infrastructure is toast, senior commanders (minus Gaza City Brigade Commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who’s still on the Shin Bet’s hit list) are gone, tunnels and weapons systems are wrecked, and Israel’s grabbed over half of Gaza’s territory. Oh, and they’ve choked off major smuggling routes from Sinai and the Mediterranean. Not exactly a bad day’s work.

But the hawks in the room aren’t quite ready to pop the champagne. They’re pushing for a full-scale ground maneuver, which would mean a massive civilian evacuation. 

Military sources told Walla that plans are in the works to move Gazans out of key areas, and here’s the kicker: with Hamas at its weakest since seizing Gaza in 2007, “a mass evacuation could turn public sentiment in Gaza against the group’s leadership.” That’s a bold play, but it’s not without risks. 

Urban warfare in Gaza’s tunnel-riddled, fortified neighborhoods would be a meat grinder, with “significant IDF casualties” expected, military officials said. And this wouldn’t be a small operation, with five fully manned divisions and a fresh wave of reserve call-ups under Tzav 8. 

The IDF’s calculus is shaped by recent history, too. A senior defense official, reflecting on Israel’s 12-day clash with Iran, put it bluntly: “The operation in Iran taught Hamas that one must also know when to end fighting.” Hamas, battered and bruised, is reportedly shifting from bullets to backroom diplomacy. But with Israel green-lighting 22 new West Bank settlements amid this Gaza fight and global chatter about a Palestinian state, the pressure’s on. 

Is this the moment to go all-in, or is it time to declare victory and pivot? Netanyahu’s got a tough call ahead, and the world’s watching.

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Latest Israel-Iran situation

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran may be officially ending, while in reality, Israel continues to attack the terrorist nation with drones.

Iranian airspace remains closed, in spite of the so called ceasefire. 

Israel Katz, the Defense Minister, ordered the IDF to prepare for a long-term action Iran, including the stopping of nuclear programs, ballistic missiles and their terror support for their proxies. He said, "Operation Rising Lion was only the preview. After October 7th, immunity is now over."

The ceasefire is in name only, it appears as Mossad spies are still in Tehran and in other Iranian cities. 

Iran's leaders, including Khamenei are still in hiding, even though he came out of his hole to declare Iran the victor in the war. That's laughable. 

Assassination attempts are still ongoing and it looks like the leaders do not love death more than we love life.

However, while the two countries are not in a real ceasefire, things had toned down, but now the IDF is preparing once again for an all-out fight in the next few weeks. The plan is, with the help of the USA, to control humanitarian aid, to capture the remaining leaders, control Gaza and rebuild it. 

In the western part of Tehran, the air defense was activated again and was under attack. 

So not only is Iran not winning the war, they have also banned the IAEA and say that they are going to go ahead a do whatever they want with their nuclear program. This makes one wonder whether President Trump will get those B-2 bombers in the air again.

Israel, of course, sees what Iran is planning to do as a serious threat and will likely not sit on their hands.

Meanwhile, Iran held a mass funeral in Tehran for several top 60 Mohammeds and nuclear officials who have been eliminated by Israel while during the funeral they yelled their usual nonsense of death to America, and death to Israel. 

The place stank like a city cesspool.

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IDF sends Hamasshole "orchestrator" of Oct. 7th to his 72 virgin critters

Another Hamas leader bites the dust

A bunch of foreign policy wonks and security nerds dropped a report that’s got everyone talking: a “day after” plan for Gaza that swaps out Hamas for private security contractors the likes of, say, Blackwater types, with serious Middle East street cred. These guys reckon hired guns could fill the power vacuum. 

Is this a bold, brilliant move, or a recipe for disaster? You decide.

Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped a bombshell Saturday, confirming they “eliminated” one of Hamassholes’ OGs in a slick joint op with the Israel Security Agency (ISA). Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a big shot in Hamas’ military wing, got taken out in an airstrike in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood on Friday.

 

This dude [his friend called him "Hey -Mo"] wasn’t just any player, Issa ran the show as head of combat support headquarters, beefing up Hamas’ forces in Gaza, leading their training ops, and sitting pretty on their General Security Council. 

The IDF says he played a “significant role in the planning and execution of the brutally barbaric October 7th massacre” and was scheming fresh attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops in recent days. 

Oh, and he was hustling to rebuild Hamas’ shattered systems after Israel’s wartime beatdown. Now he's gone and his stink lingers on.

 
Hot on the heels of this, Israel has been flexing hard in its shadow war with Iran. The IDF smoked Saeed Izadi, an Iranian commander who’d been funneling cash and guns to Hamas for years. The IDF tagged him as “one of the orchestrators” of the Oct. 7 attack. Iran’s proxy game just took another hit.

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Bar-Ilan University bars student wearing niqab from campus

Bar-Ilan University in Israel just dropped the hammer on a student who decided to show up on campus wearing a niqab, the full-body-and-face covering some Muslim women wear, leaving only the eyes visible. The university’s not having it, citing a policy that demands faces stay visible for “pedagogical, security, and administrative” reasons. In other words, jihadi dudes have been known to dress this way to hide their identity, and several terrorists have been known to escape capture. For example, while it's an unverified claim, Yahya Sinwar evaded capture by wearing a burqa.

Apparently, this Arab Israeli student was fine with the rules at first but recently decided to go full niqab, prompting the school to bar her from campus.

The student’s response? She called the policy “persecution,” insisting she has the right to wear whatever she wants and that everyone else needs to “respect her choice.” If that's the case, then wouldn't she have the right to wear only her 'birthday suit?' I don't think so.

Respect, in her case, seems to mean “agree with me or else.” Sounds like a classic clash of individual expression versus institutional rules, with a side of cultural tension thrown in for good measure.

The university laid out its case in a letter from Professor Amnon Albeck, the rector, who didn’t mince words: “I received your request to wear the niqab in classes and around campus. I understand that you are doing so now, despite the fact that at the beginning of the year, after a discussion on the subject with Mr. Rafaat Sweidan, academic adviser for Arab society, it was made clear to you that this is not acceptable on campus.” Translation: You knew the deal, and you’re breaking it.

Bar-Ilan’s not banning religious expression entirely—hijabs, the headscarves many Muslim women wear, are fine. But the niqab, with its near-total face coverage, crosses a line. The university’s statement to JNS doubled down: “Bar-Ilan University respects every individual, including their right to observe their religion and customs, and extends this respect to all students. However, in accordance with university policy, all students are required to keep their faces visible while on campus—during classes, in open areas and as part of academic activities.” They added that the rule was explained upfront, and the student complied for months before switching gears.

Why the hard line? The university says it’s about “open interaction, personal identification, and the safety of all students.” It makes sense. Just try running a classroom or ensuring campus security when you can’t tell who’s who. This isn’t France, where they’ve banned niqabs in public and religious symbols in schools altogether, citing their secular utopia. 

Israel’s approach here seems more pragmatic: express yourself, but don’t hide your face. 

Still, the student’s cry of “persecution” raises eyebrows. Is it persecution to enforce a rule everyone’s expected to follow, or is this a case of someone demanding special treatment under the guise of rights?

The university’s holding firm, arguing that education and security trump individual fashion choices and it seems to me a reasonable rule that everyone needs to adhere to, even those using clothing jihad.Rafaat.   

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IDF strikes Khan Yunis in Gaza and Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon

The Middle East is a tinderbox, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are tossing matches. On Saturday, the IDF issued evacuation warnings to Gazan residents in Nuseirat and other central Gaza neighborhoods, urging them to hightail it south to Al-Mawasi. Why? Because the IDF allegedly hammered targets in southern Khan Yunis in Gaza and even took a swing at Kafr Kila in south Lebanon, according to Arab media. 

Nothing says "weekend plans" like airstrikes and artillery fire, right?

In Lebanon, Hezbollah's mouthpiece Al-Mayadeen reported that "an Israeli aircraft dropped a bomb" in Kafr Kila. No word on whether it came with a gift receipt. Meanwhile, in Gaza, Palestinian sources claimed IDF artillery flattened residential buildings in southern Khan Yunis. If you’re keeping score, that’s a lot of rubble for one morning and cleanup in Aisle 3.

The IDF’s Arabic spokesman, Avichay Adraee, doubled down, calling on residents of Nuseirat, Badr, Al-Zahra, and other central Gaza neighborhoods to pack up and head to Al-Mawasi. No coffee breaks, folks, just move south, asap. This comes amid Israel’s approval of 22 new West Bank settlements, a move that’s got the Palestinian statehood crowd fuming and Hamas digging in deeper, per the Jerusalem Post. 

Things got spicier in Khan Yunis. 

Just a day earlier, members of the Abu Shabab group seized control of Nasser Hospital after what Gazan media called "heavy exchanges of fire." Picture this: an Israeli soldier standing in a tunnel under the European Hospital in Khan Yunis on June 8, 2025, as captured by Reuters’ Ronen Zvulun. Hamas, meanwhile, is reportedly trying to round up some of the players involved in the hospital takeover. Drama on top of drama.

Yasser Abu Shabab, presumably the guy in charge, went on Army Radio to set the record straight: “We are not working with Israel,” he insisted. “They are simple weapons that we collected from the local population.” Sure, just a neighborhood cleanup crew with AK-47s. But he didn’t slam the door on future coordination with the IDF, adding it would be for “humanitarian purposes.” Translation: don’t call it a bromance yet, but keep the line open.

So, here we are: evacuations, airstrikes, hospital takeovers, and settlement approvals, all while the region teeters on the edge. Just another day in the neighborhood; or is it a sign of bigger explosions to come?

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Married FL math teacher, 32, alleged of classroom sex with student during lunchtime

Here we go again with another story that makes you wonder if common sense took a permanent vacation. A 32-year-old Florida teacher, Sarah Jacas, is in hot water for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student in a classroom during lunchtime. Yes, you read that right: while kids were chowing down on tater tots, this math teacher was apparently solving a very different kind of equation. 

Sarah Jacas, who taught numbers at Corner Lake Middle School in the Orlando area’s Orange County Public Schools (OCPS), got herself arrested Monday and was hauled before a judge Tuesday, per local reports. According to an arrest warrant affidavit that Fox News Digital got their hands on, a now-16-year-old boy spilled the beans on June 10, saying he and Jacas were getting busy between December 2022 and April 2023—when he was just 14. In a classroom. During lunch. I mean, what’s next, turning detention into a Tinder meetup?

The school district, naturally, is in full CYA mode. An OCPS spokesperson told the outlet, “That individual is a 10-month employee and is not working at OCPS during the summer break.” 

Oh, swell, so she’s not creeping around the school in July. That’s supposed to make us feel better? The principal also sent a message to the school community, trying to sound like the adult in the room: “I can assure you I take all allegations very seriously and there is an ongoing investigation by law enforcement and the district’s Office of Professional Standards.” They added, “Although I cannot discuss employee matters, please know this person will not be returning to campus pending the outcome of the investigation.” [aka: “We’re hoping this blows over before the PTA meeting.”]

Now, here’s where it gets extra gross. The kid told investigators he ate lunch in Jacas’ classroom “because he had issues fitting in and associating with the right crowd,” per the affidavit. So, this vulnerable teenager is struggling socially, and instead of pointing him toward the chess club or, I don’t know, a guidance counselor, Jacas allegedly decides to play predator. 

They were also texting, until the kid’s parents shut it down. Did that stop her? Not at all. She allegedly switched to Instagram to keep the creepy vibes flowing. Because nothing says “I’m a responsible educator” like DMing a minor.

Oh, and plot twist: Jacas is married with a 12-year-old kid of her own, per the court hearing. Her husband found out about this whole debacle and reportedly threatened to turn her in. Good for him, because this is beyond the pale. 

Jacas is now facing a smorgasbord of charges: two counts of lewd or lascivious battery (custodial authority), two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation (custodial authority), and one count of sex offense—authority figure soliciting/engaging in sexual conduct, aka statutory rape. 

Bond is set at $19,000, which probably feels like pocket change compared to the life she’s torched.

Look, folks, schools are for learning, not for teachers treating kids like their personal dating pool. This isn’t a rom-com; it’s a crime scene. Can we please get back to teaching kids algebra instead of giving them trauma? Just saying.

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Antisemitic NYC mayoral candidate wants apartheid-inspired higher taxes against Whites

Don't let his smile fool you

Let's look to New York City, where the Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has unfurled a banner of socialist ambition that threatens to unravel the very fabric of the metropolis. 

This 33-year-old anti-Semite, who only deigned to become an American citizen in 2018, has proposed a scheme as audacious as it is divisive: to “shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods.” 

Yes, you read that correctly, whiter neighborhoods. The phrase drips with the kind of racialized rhetoric that ought to raise eyebrows in any society that values fairness over tribalism.

Mamdani, a self-professed socialist with a penchant for radical posturing, has laid out his vision in a policy memo that accuses the city’s property tax system of favoring “wealthier homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods.” 

His remedy? To lighten the load on lower-income homeowners while, in his words, “raising the amount paid in the most expensive Brooklyn brownstones.” One might ask whether this is a policy rooted in equity or a thinly veiled exercise in class warfare, tinged with a troubling fixation on race.

Is it even constitutional? I doubt it.

But this is merely the tip of Mamdani’s ideological iceberg. His platform reads like a fever dream of far-left fantasies: city-owned grocery stores, defunding the police, and rent freezes. It is as though he has taken a leaf from the playbook of every failed utopian experiment and decided to test it on one of the world’s greatest cities. 

The backlash has been swift and deserved. Republicans and moderates alike have recoiled, with Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee leading the charge. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Ogles called for Mamdani’s American citizenship to be stripped, citing the candidate’s alleged support for foreign terror organizations, a reference to Mamdani’s professed “love” for individuals convicted of funneling money to Hamas. 

Ogles did not mince words: “Zohran ‘little muhammad’ Mamdani is an anti-Semitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York,” he declared, adding, “He needs to be DEPORTED. Which is why I am calling for him to be subject to denaturalization proceedings.”

The outrage is not confined to political circles. New York billionaire Bill Ackman, a man not known for sitting idly by, has thrown his considerable weight behind efforts to thwart Mamdani’s ascent. “There are hundreds of millions of dollars of capital available to back a competitor to Mamdani that can be put together overnight,” Ackman declared, signaling a financial bulwark against this socialist insurgency.

Mamdani’s improbable rise, having bested former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, now pits him against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent in November’s general election. The stage is set for a clash not just of personalities but of visions along with sanity vs. insanity: one tethered to the realities of governance, the other soaring into the ether of ideological purity. 

New Yorkers, one suspects, will have much to ponder as they decide whether to entrust their city to a man whose policies seem less about progress than about settling scores.

Hasn't the West been suicidal long enough? It's time to think about the implications of electing this guy.

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Classified Report That Suggested Iranian Nuclear Program Still Intact Likely Relied on Faulty Info From Iranian Sources, Former Intel Officers Sa

The Defense Intelligence Agency’s super-secret report claiming Iran’s nuclear sites took a mere flesh wound from U.S. strikes is a steaming pile of bad intel, peddled by Iranian liars and lapped up by a gullible DIA, according to a cadre of ex-spooks. One of them didn’t mince words: the document’s so worthless, “you can wipe your ass with it.” He wasn't specific as to which ass he was referring to, but Jasmine Crockett is high on the list.

When President Trump green-lit precision strikes on Iran’s top three nuclear facilities, the DIA’s classified assessment sparked a media circus. Leaked to CNN and the New York Times, it was hyped as a shocking reveal that the U.S. bombing only delayed Tehran’s nuclear dreams by a few months, because the leftist media seems to hate Trump more than they hate our enemies.

Cue the headlines, cue the hand-wringing.

But the report was “low-confidence,” a detail CNN conveniently refused to mention, built on shaky satellite imagery and intercepted Iranian chatter, or SIGINT. It turns out, those intercepts were likely Tehran’s military feeding BS to their own leaders, downplaying the carnage, per Axios. That dodgy information wormed its way into the DIA’s report, say three former U.S. intel operatives, a current official, and other natsec vets who dished to the Washington Free Beacon, some off the record. They weren’t kind, calling the DIA the “discount intelligence agency.”

“It’s basically messaging by the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps], messaging by Tehran,” said Michael Pregent, a former intel officer with nearly three decades in the Middle East. “DIA is taking a SIGINT report from the National Security Agency ... and putting together an assessment to leak. I know it’s messaging, the Iranians know it’s messaging, and for some reason, NSA believes it’s actual f**king intelligence.”

A current U.S. official, in the loop on the damage assessments, said the DIA’s take, and CNN’s “partisan hit job,” got “completely debunked” in the last 24 hours, including by the International Atomic Energy Agency. “It has now been established by the IAEA that Iran’s nuclear program suffered ‘enormous damage’ and the ‘centrifuges ... are completely destroyed,’” the official told the Free Beacon. “The military operation carried out by the United States was a huge success and we are grateful to our troops who valiantly carried out the president’s mission.”

CIA boss John Ratcliffe piled on, saying the agency’s “historically reliable and accurate source/method” confirmed Iran’s key nuclear sites were obliterated, facing years of rebuilding.

Another former spy called the DIA’s report “embarrassing,” saying its analysts didn’t have a clue about Fordow, Iran’s mountain bunker buried under 300 feet of concrete. “You’re not going to see a huge hole down to Hell,” the guy said, speaking on background. “You’re not going to see that they dropped these bombs in specific locations so that they would detonate well underground, because it was such a deeply buried facility.”

The source added: “It’s clear that those people had no idea what they were talking about, and I agree with the fact that undoubtedly all these [Iranians] knew their phones were being monitored by multiple countries and acted accordingly. So, nothing that they said should have been used as any sort of gospel.”

Unless you're the former newspaper NY Times or CNN. They simply cannot allow Trump to prevail.

The DIA’s own “low-confidence” label makes the report a laughingstock. “The fact that the DIA’s assessment was deemed ‘low-confidence’ means that you can wipe your ass with it,” the ex-operative quipped. “You probably get more information from a Free Beacon article,” [or IKEA instructions].

A third former official, steeped in Iran intel, agreed the DIA swallowed “Iranians repeating propaganda to each other, as they have done throughout the war and preceding preparations.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told reporters the DIA’s report was “preliminary” and riddled with “numerous intelligence gaps,” fresh off a Thursday briefing with Trump admin brass.

Michael Rubin, ex-Pentagon adviser, slammed DIA’s habit of drinking their targets’ Kool-Aid [aka piss water]. 

“There’s a long pattern within the DIA in which analysts listen so much to their targets that they actually start to rationalize, if not believe them,” said Rubin, now at the American Enterprise Institute. “This is why so many DIA Middle East analysts become outspoken conspiracy theorists or advocates for normalizing ties with groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Too much Iran leads to becoming analytically, if not morally, unhinged.”

Rubin figures the leak came from a DIA analyst itching to “write the first draft of history” before the report’s flaws were exposed.

Simone Ledeen, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, didn’t hold back. “At a fundamental level, a lot of our analytic corps needs to be completely destroyed and rebuilt,” she told the outlet. “A lot of these people are coming from you know which schools, so they’re totally indoctrinated and they don’t know what they’re talking about because they’re not properly educated anyway.”

A senior DIA official, caught flat-footed, insisted the report wasn’t meant for public eyes and promised to hunt down the leaker. “This is a preliminary, low-confidence assessment, not a final conclusion, and will continue to be refined as additional intelligence becomes available,” the official said. “We have still not been able to review the physical sites themselves, which will give us the best indication. We are working with the FBI and other authorities to investigate the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.”

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Feds to Ship MS-13 Thug Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Some "Third Country" Nobody’s Named Yet

So, the feds have a plan for "the Maryland man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal alien and highly suspected MS-13 human trafficker who’s been cooling his heels in a Tennessee jail. 

They’re not sending him back to El Salvador, his home base, that’s too straightforward. Instead, they’re shipping him off to some mysterious “third country” that’s apparently willing to take him. Why? Because a 2019 court order says he can’t go back to El Salvador. Gotta love the legal gymnastics.

This guy, who Democrat politicians laughably call a “Maryland man,” depicting him as a dad and a regular guy, despite his illegal status, already got the boot to El Salvador once before. But, surprise, he’s back in the U.S. to face federal human trafficking charges. 

Prosecutors say he’s been smuggling minors and MS-13 goons across the country like it’s his day job.

 
Now, a judge in the case decided Abrego Garcia should be released while awaiting trial, even though everyone and their dog knows ICE is itching to scoop him up the second he puts a toe out the door. On Thursday, it was confirmed: he’s getting nabbed by ICE the moment he’s cut loose. “Our plan is that he will be taken into ICE custody and removal proceedings will be initiated,” said Jonathan Guynn, deputy assistant attorney general at the DOJ’s civil division. Guynn also dropped that Abrego Garcia’s headed to a “third country,” not El Salvador. Where exactly? Nobody’s saying yet, but I'm hoping for Gaza.

The Trump administration just scored a big win at the Supreme Court, clearing the way for this deportation shuffle. The ruling says the government can send illegal aliens to any “third country” that’ll take them, no need to ship them back to their homeland. This could open the floodgates for thousands of deportations, including Abrego Garcia’s second trip out of the U.S.

 
Where’s this Salvadoran national going? We simply don't know yet. The Trump administration has done this before with Vietnamese and Cuban nationals. The got one-way tickets to South Sudan. 

DHS isn’t messing around, either. They’re adamant Abrego Garcia won’t be walking scot-free from deportation.

Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin put it bluntly: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a dangerous criminal illegal alien,” who “will never go free on American soil.” But when it comes to the details of where he’s going? Crickets. “Due to operational security, ICE does not confirm future removal operations until they have landed in respective countries,” a DHS spokesman said. So, we wait.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Confirms Major Damage to Nuclear Sites, Contradicting Ayatollah’s Claims

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed in a state TV interview that U.S. military strikes caused significant damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities, despite Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s claim that the impact was minimal.

Araghchi stated, “the level of damage is high, and it’s serious damage,” according to the Associated Press.
Assessments after the strikes show that Iran’s nuclear sites were heavily damaged in both U.S. and Israeli attacks. Iran, Israel, and the U.S. agree on the extent of the damage, despite a leaked intelligence report suggesting otherwise.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, however, in spite of hiding in a hole somewhere and not seeing the result of the attack for himself, downplayed the impact, saying, “the Americans failed to achieve anything significant in their attack on nuclear facilities.” 

He seems more focused on appearing strong than acknowledging the truth. He called Iran’s attack on the U.S. airbase Al-Udeid in Qatar a “heavy slap to the U.S.’s face,” while President Donald Trump called it a “very weak response” and thanked Iran for providing “early notice.”

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed on Tuesday that the agency observed “extensive damage at several nuclear sites in Iran, including its uranium conversion and enrichment facilities.”

Araghchi also discussed the possibility of resuming talks with the U.S., noting that the strikes “made it more complicated and more difficult” but did not completely rule out negotiations.

Nuclear talks were already uncertain before the U.S.’s Operation Midnight Hammer, as Iran accused the U.S. of being “complicit” in Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, according to Reuters, citing Iranian U.N. Ambassador Ali Bahreini.

On Wednesday, President Trump expressed hope about restarting nuclear talks with Iran, stating, “We’re going to talk to them next week, with Iran. We may sign an agreement, I don’t know. To me, I don’t think it’s that necessary. I mean, they had a war. They fought. Now they're going back to their world. I don't care if I have an agreement or not. The only thing we would be asking for is what we're asking for before about, we want no nuclear [program]. But we destroyed the nuclear.”

Despite Trump’s comments, there are no confirmed plans for the two countries to meet soon.

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Without naming names,Trump Blames Dems For Iran Strike Intel Leak, Calls For Prosecutions

Hey guys, buckle up, because the Trump Train is rolling full steam, and it’s tossing some serious shade at the usual suspects. President Trump came out swinging on Thursday, pointing fingers at Democrats for allegedly leaking intel about the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. You know, the one where Trump boldly declared the sites were “obliterated,” only for some pesky reports to suggest otherwise. 

In a classic Truth Social banger, Trump didn’t just call out the Dems, he went full scorched-earth, suggesting the leakers should face the legal hammer. “The Democrats are the ones who leaked the information on the PERFECT FLIGHT to the Nuclear Sites in Iran. They should be prosecuted!” he roared. No names dropped, but you can bet he’s got a mental list longer than a checkout line at Costco the day before a holiday.

Now, the plot thickens. CNN and former newspaper The New York Times, ran stories citing early intelligence that the bombings didn’t quite turn Iran’s nuclear dreams into a pile of rubble. Apparently, Tehran’s program might only be set back a few months they said.

What a surprise; the media’s painting Trump as the bad guy again. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn’t having it. “We’re doing a leak investigation with the FBI right now, because this information is for internal purposes, battle-damage assessments,” he said Wednesday. “And CNN and others are trying to spin it to make the president look bad when this is an overwhelming success.” 

The media plays its favorite game: “Let’s Make Trump Look Incompetent.”

But wait, there’s more! The CIA and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are pushing back, saying further analysis shows the facilities were, in fact, turned into expensive piles of dust. 

The Trump administration's stance made it clear that the strike was the only thing standing between Iran and a shiny new nuke. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck 'Nostrils' Schumer (D-NY) is out here clutching pearls, whining after a briefing that the administration lacks a “coherent strategy” and has “no plan” to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions. 

Chuck, Chuck, Chuck, maybe sit this one out. He’s also itching for a war powers vote, because nothing screams “leadership” like demanding more meetings.

Trump, never one to let the media have the last word, [or anyone else, for that matter] went nuclear (pun intended) on the journalists behind the reports. “FAKE NEWS REPORTERS FROM CNN & THE NEW YORK TIMES SHOULD BE FIRED, IMMEDIATELY!!! BAD PEOPLE WITH EVIL INTENTIONS!!!” he blasted on Truth Social, probably while sipping a Diet Coke. He’s also threatening to sue the pants off both outlets for defamation, demanding retractions and apologies. 

The Times' top lawyer, David McCraw, basically shrugged and said, “No retraction is needed. No apology will be forthcoming. We told the truth to the best of our ability. We will continue to do so.” Oh, David, bless your heart for thinking anyone buys the “we’re just truth-tellers” shtick.

And just to keep things spicy, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had to swat down another CNN oopsie over the weekend. They claimed Trump’s team didn’t give Democrat leaders in Congress a heads-up about the strike. Wrong. Correction issued. CNN’s batting average is looking rougher than a sandpaper facial.

So, here we are: Trump’s calling for heads to roll, the media’s doubling down, and the Dems are doing what they do best—complaining without offering solutions. Just another day in the political circus, where the only thing getting obliterated is common sense.

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Trump's response to Iranian Foreign Minister's vow to develop a nuclear weapon

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Iran’s nuclear dreams got a reality check this weekend when U.S. military strikes turned their facilities into a garbage dump. But apparently, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi didn’t get the memo. He’s doubling down, insisting the terrorist regime will keep chasing its nuclear ambitions, uranium enrichment and all.

Fun Fact: the Compromised News Network reported with scant, unreliable evidence, that the nuclear sites were not severely destroyed and may be up and running in a matter of a few weeks. This was reported by the same lame so called journalist, Natasha Bertrand, along with the remainder of the three stooges, Katie Bo Lillis, and Zachary Cohen who did the anti-Trump bashing. It was Bertrand, and the puffy McStuffy Brian Stelter, who are famous for saying the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation; a veritable genius.

“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country will not abandon its nuclear program and that it must now rethink how to protect its facilities after strikes by Israel and the U.S.,” Newsweek reported Wednesday. “The top Iranian diplomat said the attacks will have ‘serious and profound effects on the course of the nuclear program,’ adding: ‘We need to rethink how we protect our nuclear facilities.’” 

Good luck with that. First they'll need to find a way to clean up the mess and perhaps they'll have to deal with radiation in the area.

Enter President Donald Trump, who wasn’t in the mood for Araghchi’s bravado and bull at the NATO Summit on Wednesday. He shut it down, saying Iran’s not “building bombs” anytime soon because their nuclear sites are now a smoking crater.

“They’re not going to have a bomb and they’re not going to enrich...we won’t let that happen, militarily,” 'The Donald' said. “The last thing they want to do is enrich anything right now, they want to recover.” 

“We had a tremendous victory, tremendous hit,” he added, crowing about the B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles that rained down from a U.S. sub. “They’re not going to be building bombs for a long time.” Translation: Iran’s nuclear program just got sent back to the Stone Age, where their culture has been stuck since that time.

But in classic Trump fashion, he left the door cracked for a deal, noting, “They’ve got a country and they’ve got oil.” 

So, what’s it gonna be, Iran? Play ball or keep picking fights you can’t win?

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Iran’s Iron Fist Tightens: A Regime’s Ruthless Pivot from War to Repression

In the wake of a ceasefire with Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran has turned its gaze inward, unleashing a campaign of mass arrests, executions, and military deployments with a ferocity that betrays its paranoia. The focus, as ever, is on the restive Kurdish region, where the regime’s iron grip seeks to crush any flicker of dissent. This is not governance; it is tyranny dressed in the garb of national security.

The moment Israel’s airstrikes began on June 13, Iran’s security apparatus sprang into action, not to defend the nation, but to suffocate it. Checkpoints mushroomed across cities, manned by the regime’s enforcers, while widespread arrests swept up anyone deemed a threat. As officials and activists report, the streets are now a gauntlet of suspicion, where the mere act of existing invites scrutiny.

Some in Israel, alongside exiled opposition groups, dared to hope that the bombardment, targeting the Revolutionary Guards, internal security forces, and nuclear sites might ignite a popular uprising to topple the Islamic Republic. A naive dream, perhaps. 

Reuters spoke to Iranians seething at their government’s policies, which they blame for inviting Israel’s wrath. Yet the streets remain eerily silent, devoid of the mass protests that might have shaken Tehran’s theocrats. Why? Because fear is a powerful silencer.

A senior Iranian security official, alongside two others privy to the regime’s inner workings, reveals the truth: the authorities are obsessed with the specter of internal unrest, particularly in the Kurdish regions.

The Revolutionary Guards and their Basij paramilitary lackeys have been placed on high alert, their mission no longer external defense but the suppression of their own people. The official’s words are telling: the regime fears Israeli agents, ethnic separatists, and the exiled People’s Mujahideen Organization, which has struck at the heart of Iran before. This is a government that sees enemies in every shadow.

Activists within Iran are forced into the shadows themselves. “We are being extremely cautious right now because there’s a real concern the regime might use this situation as a pretext,” said a rights activist in Tehran, his voice scarred by memories of imprisonment during the 2022 protests. He speaks of dozens summoned by the authorities, either jailed or intimidated into silence. 

The Iranian rights group HRNA reports a staggering 705 arrests on political or security charges since the war’s onset. Many are accused of spying for Israel, a convenient catch-all for dissent. On Tuesday, state media crowed about three executions in Urmia, near Turkey’s border. The Iranian-Kurdish group Hengaw confirms the victims were Kurds, their deaths a grim message to a restive minority.

Iran’s Foreign and Interior Ministries, predictably, offer no comment. 

The regime’s tactics are as methodical as they are brutal. 

One official briefed on security operations admits troops have been dispatched to the borders with Pakistan, Iraq, and Azerbaijan, ostensibly to block “terrorists.” Another acknowledges the mass arrests, a bureaucratic shrug to the erosion of liberty. Iran’s Sunni Kurdish and Baluch minorities, long thorns in the side of the Shi’ite, Persian-speaking elite, are particular targets. Their grievances against Tehran’s rule are not new, but the regime’s response is unrelenting.

Kurdish separatist groups, based in Iraqi Kurdistan, report a wave of arrests targeting their activists and fighters. Ribaz Khalili of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) describes Revolutionary Guards units occupying schools in Iran’s Kurdish provinces within three days of Israel’s strikes, conducting house-to-house searches for suspects and weapons. The Guards have fortified their positions, evacuating industrial zones near their barracks and commandeering major roads in Kermanshah and Sanandaj for reinforcements. This is not defense; it is occupation.

Fatma Ahmed, a cadre of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), claims over 500 opposition members have been detained in Kurdish provinces since the airstrikes began. She, alongside an anonymous official from the Kurdish Komala party, paints a picture of a region under siege: checkpoints proliferate, where citizens endure physical searches and have their phones and documents scrutinized. 

This is a regime that fears not just rebellion, but the very tools of communication that might spark it.

Iran’s rulers, cloaked in their self-righteous dogma, have revealed their true face: a regime that survives not by legitimacy but by coercion. The ceasefire with Israel has not brought peace to Iran’s people, only a deeper descent into oppression. The world watches, but the question remains: how long can a nation endure such a yoke before it breaks?

Am Yisrael Chai!

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House Passes Bill to Reverse Biden’s VA Abortion Policy

The House of Representatives passed the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, which overturns a Biden administration policy that turned Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics into abortion providers.

Federal law allows the VA to offer specific health services to women veterans but explicitly prohibits the killing of the unborn. 

Previously, federal regulations followed this law, banning abortions and abortion counseling in VA medical benefits. However, the Godless Biden administration changed this policy, allowing VA clinics and hospitals to kill the unborn, resulting in the deaths of dozens of babies.

Biden’s policy violated longstanding federal law by requiring the VA to fund abortions for broad “health” reasons, which is a clever use of words, provide abortion counseling, and use taxpayer money for elective abortions. 

Section 255 of HR 3944 counters this by cutting funding for Biden’s rule and reinforcing the federal ban on including elective abortions and counseling in VA medical benefits. This ensures VA facilities cannot perform elective abortions, which the bill’s supporters say harm both unborn babies and women. Actually, they harm women and kill the unborn babies.

Since 1992, federal law has barred the VA from using taxpayer funds for abortions. In September, the Biden administration issued a rule ignoring this prohibition, mandating taxpayer-funded abortions for vague “health” reasons and requiring VA hospitals to perform abortions “regardless of state restrictions.”

 In response, 18 state attorneys general sued Biden for violating state laws protecting unborn babies. To date, Joe Biden is still not in prison and will likely never be incarcerated.

The policy drew strong criticism from Catholic leaders. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese of Military Services in the U.S., expressed dismay over two Biden actions forcing taxpayers to fund abortions through the military. 

In an April 28 letter, Broglio said he was “deeply saddened” by a Senate vote allowing the VA to provide abortions, according to the Catholic News Agency. He also condemned a “morally repugnant” Department of Defense policy that pays for military members and their families to travel and take time off for the elective killing of the unborn.

“The policy and rule, now in effect, are morally repugnant and incongruent with the Gospel which the faithful are commissioned to share throughout the world,” Broglio wrote. “Moreover, the new DOD policy and VA rule fail to incorporate basic conscience protections, thus creating First Amendment pitfalls for military commanders and VA employees.”

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Joy Reid goes full Iran apologist on CNN but then this happened

Joy[less] Reid, the miserable ex-MSNBC leftist, just took a wild swing on CNN, defending Iran of all places after Trump dropped a weekend surprise on their nuclear sites. Yeah, that Iran. The one with a rap sheet longer than a Costco receipt for sponsoring terror and chaos.

Things got spicy fast on CNN’s Newsnight Tuesday, and Reid was serving up takes hotter than a Legionnaire's butt on the Sahara in the middle of summer.

CNN contributor Brad Todd came out swinging, laying it down plain: “Iran-backed militias that attacked the United States forces 170 times in Syria, in Jordan and in Iraq. You know who said that? Joe Biden said that. That’s why he authorized F-15 strikes against Iran.”

Bahdahboom! Facts on the table.

But Reid? She a dolt and wasn’t having it. Brushing off Biden like he’s yesterday’s news, she sneered, “I don’t look to former President Joe Biden as a moral authority because he has allowed Israel in an unrestrained manner to slaughter Palestinians in Gaza.”

Oh, we’re going there, eh? Reid doubled down, spinning a yarn about why Iran’s chasing nukes: “The bottom line here is the way that we know that Iran did not have nuclear weapons is that if they had nuclear weapons, Israel would not attack them. The reason they’re trying to get nukes, and probably Saudi Arabia is trying to get them, is because an expansionist power in their region keeps threatening them and actually bombs them.”

She's putting the cart before the horse, in a sense. The obvious truth is what Iran has said all along, and that's a little chant calling for death to Israel, and yes, America too.

Then Reid went full bird-brain: “I don’t think it’s okay that Israel has nukes either. And so the bottom line is, Israel does not even subject its nuclear weapons to the IAEA. And so my question is, should anyone in the region have nukes?”

Alright, Joy, slow down. You’re out here sounding like you’re auditioning for a UN debate club and didn't even bring your notes.

Host Abby Phillips wasn’t letting that slide, stepping in with a reality check: “Joy, this is not just about nukes. It’s also about Iran being a state sponsor of terrorism and chaos and violence and death around the world. So, I mean, there’s that too.”

Then Arthur Aidala piled on, calling out Reid for stanning a regime that “slaughters gay people and kills others for their religious beliefs.” Reid, too stupid to back down, fired back: “LGBTQ people can't even serve in the military under the president you prefer.”

Aidala wasn’t having it, clapping back, “We're not killing them!”

Reid kept digging: “They’re allowed to live, but they’re not allowed to serve in the United States military. They’re being persecuted. They can’t have their stories told in school. The United States is not exactly a beacon of rights for gay people.” Okay, Joy, comparing the U.S. to Iran’s death squads? That’s a stretch even for you. Aidala called her out for the false equivalence, and the panel was basically a cage match at this point.

And yes, LGBTQ people can openly serve in the military, but don't expect the military to do the genital mutilation for them. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was repealed in 2011 and since then openly gay, lesbian and bisexual people can serve. In 2021, the Department of Defense lifted the ban on transgender individuals serving openly, allowing them to serve in their identified gender, provided they meet military standards.

This wasn’t the first time we’ve heard this tune. Just last week, The View’s Whoopi Goldberg tried a similar flex, claiming the U.S. in 2025 is basically Iran for Black folks. “Not if you're Black,” she insisted when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed back, with Sunny Hostin chiming in, “not for everybody.” 

The hyperbole is strong with this mentally challenged crew.

Reid’s still stinging from MSNBC canning her show earlier this year, and she has a theory: her Gaza coverage and relentless Trump-bashing got her the boot. Shocker, right? The far-left flamethrower thinks speaking “truth to power” cost her the gig. Maybe, Joy, it’s just that people got tired of the hot takes that sound like they’re scripted by a Reddit thread.

So, there you have it—Reid out here caping for Iran, sparring with CNN’s finest, and leaving us all wondering: what’s next, a fan letter to the ayatollah? Stay tuned, because this drama’s far from over.

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