After World War II, Britain and America arrived at much different conclusions about national identity, immigration, and patriotism — and according to Winston Marshall, the reason may explain why the two nations are now facing very different cultural futures.“Today when someone on the left says, ‘You’ve offended me, I look back at them and go, ‘Good,’” Freitas says to the former Mumford & Sons musician, noting that meanwhile, the British are known for politeness. “Do you think that otherwise very positive attribute has been used to silence the British people when it comes to pushing back against some of these claims?” Freitas asks. “Absolutely,” Marshall answers. “Politeness is more than that. It’s doing tremendous damage to the country. It’s killing the country. We’re being polite to people and to ideas that don’t deserve politeness, and it’s because of fear of offense.” “This has largely come from the progressive side. But those are the people with power,” he explains. “It’s at the expense of the vulnerable people in Britain and that’s where it’s actually no longer acceptable. Very little consideration is given, let’s say, to the victims of the grooming gangs or the victims of mass migration,” he adds. Marshall points out that just in the last month, there were “two synagogues in London firebombed,” “Jewish children chased down the street by a car,” and “two Jews stabbed in the neck.”“In the last year, we had two Jews killed by a bloke whose literal first name is Jihad,” he tells Freitas. “The prime minister is very reluctant to use the word Islamism. And it’s because there’s this fear of offending the Muslim community,” he adds. Marshall believes this is directly connected to the aftermath of World War II. “There’s many elements to it. I at the moment am inclined to think that something happened at the end of the Second World War, which is that we all rightly had to deal with the problem of what had just happened and the horrors of the Holocaust and rightly, we said, ‘Never again,’” Marshall says. While Nazism and facism were now seen as evil, nationalism and religion were put into that category as well. “Now the Americans learned a different lesson. They learned that American nationalism defeated facism. We should have learned the same thing, and I don’t quite understand how we didn’t,” he explains. “We took this different lesson, and within that I think there was another set of ideas, which was the slightly later, the progressive, post-structuralist, that postmodernist school of thought, which is ... a rehashing of Marxism where instead of it being economic classes, it’s classes based on identity,” he adds. Start watching Nick Freitas NOW at blazetv.com and use the promo code NICK for $20 off your BlazeTV+ subscription.

The most populous county in Arizona appears incapable of facilitating a federal election without running into problems. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office, headed by Republican Justin Heap, revealed on Sunday that thousands of early ballots were mailed out prematurely owing to an alleged vendor error.'Maricopa is a very, very dishonest county.'Heap's office noted that it was informed on Friday by the vendor, Runbeck Election Services, "that it had mistakenly mailed 3,126 early ballots the previous day, six days before the scheduled October 7 mailing date. The premature mailing was not authorized by the Recorder's Office, which was notified only after it occurred."RES claimed in a statement shared by the recorder's office that the vote-by-mail envelope mailers were sent to the U.S. Postal Service Business Mail Entry Unit by its logistics team last Thursday. They weren't supposed to be delivered until this Wednesday."These 3,126 packets were processed separately from the primary mailing because they did not qualify for USPS automated mail processing," said RES. "Non-automation mail requires separate handling and processing before being presented to the USPS."RELATED: Here we go again: Ex-USPS worker charged for allegedly tossing hundreds of mail-in ballots in the trash PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty ImagesRES claimed that the vote-by-mail envelope mailers "had been completed and were being staged at our facility for their scheduled presentation," but the pallet holding them "was included with mail released that evening.""The affected packets were part of the first voter request file provided to RES for processing," continued the vendor. "They are valid packets, produced from the authorized voter data provided to RES, and are addressed to voters who requested them."Jeff Ellington, the CEO of RES, emphasized that the county was not to blame, stating in an interview, "It was pure accident, just a human error," reported the Associated Press."We regret it. But it was by no means intentional," added Ellington.Arizona Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R) noted that "this isn't their first 'mistake.' One error is incompetence. A pattern is a system."Hamadeh's distrust is well-earned. After all, according to the White House, Maricopa County experienced a significant election data breach just days ahead of the 2020 general election. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency subsequently characterized that election as "the most secure in American history."During the 2022 election, the county had widespread ballot printing and reading issues at voting centers. In the 2024 election, the county not only had mailing and processing problems but saw thousands of registered voters incorrectly flagged as needing to provide proof of citizenship. A recent investigation found that numerous noncitizens were erroneously registered to vote.President Donald Trump blasted Maricopa County on Monday over its latest election-related "error," calling the county "crooked" and suggesting that local officials "should be ashamed of themselves.""Maricopa sent out thousands of ballots illegally, and they got caught," the president told reporters. "Now they're saying it was an error. Maricopa is a very, very dishonest county."The Maricopa County Recorder's Office noted that "upon consultation with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, it was determined that the ballots remain valid and do not need to be voided or reissued. Voters may complete and return them normally. Any ballots received before early voting begins will remain unopened and securely stored until processing begins."The Maricopa County Elections Department did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Pentagon wants you to watch the skies ... again.Last month, the War Department published a sixth release of declassified and historical files related to UAPs, while the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office continues to publish military footage of UAPs. Some cases have explanations. Others remain unresolved because of insufficient data.Most of the people getting excited about 'aliens' have spent their entire lives being taught that nonhuman spiritual beings don't exist at all."Unresolved" does not necessarily mean extraterrestrial. It does mean, however, that Christians should stop laughing at the question.This wheel's on fireThe Bible never says humanity is alone. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture speaks of intelligent beings who are not human. Some serve God; others rebel against Him. Today, though some may call them "aliens," changing the label does not change what they are.Job 38:7 says that at creation, "the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy." These heavenly beings existed before humanity and were not originally from Earth.Western art often depicts angels as harmless babies or ordinary humans with bird wings, but biblical angels look very different. The original Hebrew mal'akh and Greek angelos mean "messenger" and are used to describe what these beings do, not everything they are.Daniel described a heavenly being with a face like lightning, eyes like flaming torches, and limbs like burnished bronze. Ezekiel's cherubim came with wheels within wheels covered in eyes. And Isaiah's seraphim, the "burning ones," were adorned with six wings each. If someone who rejected Scripture saw such a spiritual being today, what would they call it? Likely an alien or a god.As Paul says in Ephesians 6, our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. The idea of the unseen realm is not a modern conspiracy theory. Rather, it has always been part of the biblical worldview.Deities ... or demons?Ancient archaeology provides another connection. Mesopotamian traditions from Eridu speak of the apkallu, sages associated with the age before the Flood. They were given the role of bringing knowledge to humanity. Centuries later, Assyrian palaces at Nimrud displayed human and eagle-headed winged figures connected with these sages. At Nimrud and Nineveh, enormous lamassu, which are human-headed winged bulls or lions, guarded royal thresholds. Ancient texts also speak of the Anunnaki, a group of powerful deities.Now put these figures next to Ezekiel's description. He describes each cherub as having four faces at once: a human, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. The apkallu looked like a human body under an eagle's head and wings. The lamassu combined a human head with the winged body of a bull or lion. These same features keep showing up in Ezekiel's description of a similar being.This doesn't prove the carvings are exact portraits of cherubim, but the resemblance is too striking to ignore. These cultures may have been deceived by real spiritual beings, represented them in their images, and worshiped the creation rather than the Creator. These artifacts show that early people were already telling stories about nonhuman beings, sacred knowledge, and contact between heaven and earth.The biblical writers didn't treat these pagan gods as harmless myths. Both Deuteronomy 32:17 and 1 Corinthians 10:20 say the sacrifices pagan societies offered were made to demons. That's a different claim than what most people assume today, where the old gods get filed away as folklore.But swinging too far the other direction causes its own problems, and Christians shouldn't assume every strange light is a demon. A UAP could be a balloon, a drone, an aircraft, classified technology, a natural event, a hoax, or a simple misperception. Some encounters may still involve spiritual deception too. Christians should test the evidence and test the spirits.RELATED: This little-known fact changes everything about Jonah and the whale Blaze MediaThe coming darknessThis connection between the pre-Flood world, ancient cities, and rebellious spiritual powers is one reason we wrote our biblical fantasy novel "Lightborn: Dawn of Darkness." This world is not separate from what we see happening today. The novel explores where this spiritual rebellion began and imagines the ancient world behind the biblical account.Archaeology shows that ancient civilizations believed in powerful nonhuman beings and worshipped them as gods. Scripture reveals the darker spiritual reality at play. These fallen spirits did not simply disappear along with the ancient world. They continued to influence people and nations, and that spiritual deception will play an important role in the end times.Most of the people getting excited about "aliens" have spent their entire lives being taught that nonhuman spiritual beings don't exist at all, and that's the actual danger. Paul warned of this in 2 Thessalonians 2, describing a lawless figure who comes cloaked in false signs, wonders, and deception.We believe the modern alien narrative could help prepare people to receive dark powers as teachers or saviors. Scripture does not say the Antichrist will arrive in a spacecraft. It does warn that supernatural appearances do not automatically come from God and that people may encounter angels without recognizing them.If a shining being offers secret knowledge, a new religion, or a savior other than Jesus Christ, the church should not first ask which planet it came from. We should ask who it serves. Good angels refuse worship. Fallen ones seek it. Jesus Christ alone is the way, the truth, and the life. Whatever future disclosure may reveal, that truth will never change.

Every Saturday for three quarters of a century, Canadians could walk through neighborhoods and see "Hockey Night in Canada" on living room TVs.For the NHL's 2026-2027 season, that tradition is finally over, replaced with a sport popular in South Asia.'A strong option for us to consider in our schedule.'On Saturday, Canada's public broadcaster — the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — wasn't showing the rivalry game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs, nor did it pick up the historic Montreal Canadiens game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Instead, it showed cricket.Although, it turns out it didn't really have to.As first reported by Juno News, CBC said it is experimenting with a strategy of showing a wider range of sports, specifically Olympic sports, during the time slot traditionally held by men's hockey. The CBC didn't have to go with cricket for the first Saturday of the NHL season; it chose to and ran with the top cricket league in Canada called Super60."As a new Olympic sport, with a major event being held in Canada, the Super60 was a strong option for us to consider in our schedule as we bridge from summer to winter sports," CBC spokesman Chuck Thompson told Juno News."The Canada Super60 was a unique and rare opportunity for us to offer live, world-class cricket, played in Canada on the public broadcaster," Thompson added.The cricket matches aired at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET, the two time slots typically assigned to a game airing from the East Coast and the Mountain or Pacific time zones, respectively.RELATED: NHL launches 'Hot for Hockey' campaign to tap into 'hockey romance' culture — and the results are bizarre Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images "Hockey Night in Canada" began in 1952 and soon became an institution in Canadian television, especially when it featured former NHL coach Don Cherry and his "Coach's Corner" segment starting in 1986.Cherry was fired in 2019, however, after suggesting immigrants to Canada do not respect the country enough to wear a poppy on Remembrance Day to honor war veterans.At the same time, CBC had already lost national broadcasting rights to the NHL in 2014, but it continued to sublicense games on Saturday nights from Rogers, one of Canada's big-two comms giants.This allowed "Hockey Night in Canada" to remain on the air — that is until this year when a new contract could not be reached."Despite best efforts, CBC and (Rogers) Sportsnet could not reach an agreement that worked for both parties," Thompson said.This comes as the CBC boasted a $1.38 billion budget in 2024-25, up from $1.29 billion in 2023-24.RELATED: Fans accuse Chicago Bears player of performing Muslim prayer during national anthem: 'Is this respectful?' ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images Instead, Rogers has reached a 12-year sublicensing agreement with Prime Video, which will air "Wednesday Night Hockey in Canada" and some playoff games.CBC, on the other hand, has become the official broadcast and streaming partner of the cricket league and will air select matches on television while the rest will go to CBC Gem, the network's streaming app."As the public broadcaster and Canada's Olympic broadcaster, we want to provide the biggest and brightest stage possible for Canadian athletes and major events held in Canada," Thompson said."We will be live on CBC Sports Prime Time as much as possible," he added.The "Hockey Night in Canada" name, which belongs to the CBC, will now be applied to the Professional Women's Hockey League when the PWHL season starts in December.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A left-wing commentator had a bizarre explanation for the homelessness crisis in blue cities during a debate on Bill Maher's show Friday.Anand Giridharadas, a frequent guest on MS NOW, argued on "Real Time with Bill Maher" that much of the problem of homelessness is because of religious families choosing a Scripture verse over the welfare of their children.'We are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.' Giridharadas was reacting to CNN's Fareed Zakaria, who pointed out that many big cities spend "crazy" amounts of money but have not solved the homelessness crisis.Although Giridharadas said Zakaria was right to say Democratic-controlled cities privilege the homeless over other residents who have to deal with the fallout from homelessness, he went on to defend blue cities."Cities are very unfairly labeled as these problem centers by Donald Trump and others," he said."And one thing is worth remembering. If you look at the population of all people in cities, particularly people who come to cities from elsewhere, but particularly homeless and other vulnerable people in cities, look at youth homeless: A pretty large chunk of those people [who] end up in cities were failed in some other parts of this country," he added."The fraction of youth homeless or LGBTQ, whatever, [is] pretty high," said Giridharadas."So there are a lot of families in this country who fail the first duty of family, which is to love your kids more than any other thing. And there's a lot of families in this country that look at some verse in some book and their child's face and choose the verse in the book over their child's face and drive their children out of Nebraska or out of Florida or out of Idaho," he added."And those kids come to San Francisco, and those kids come to New York, and those kids go to Chicago, and we have friends giving dinners with them. You live in L.A., you are surrounded by people who have those kinds of stories," Giridharadas concluded. "And so cities — every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of America can sort of say, 'Ugh, look at these cities.' But we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of."RELATED: Family of man sought for alleged murder says liberal activist was threatening to release sexually explicit vids Giridharadas got a lot of applause from the audience for his point.The Human Rights Campaign estimates that LGBTQ-identifying young people have a 120% greater chance of being homeless than other youth, but a total percentage of LGBTQ people among all homeless is difficult to measure. Giridharadas previously made headlines when he opined that perhaps Fox News should not exist anymore because its reporting had goaded viewers into committing "terrorism" during the January 6 melee at the U.S. Capitol. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!