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Watch The X22 Report On Video 2 videos found Ep 3800b – [DS] Wants War, Russia Accepts Trumps Peace Deal, Trump’s Message & Direction Are Clear Ep 3800a – Is The [CB] Making A Move On The Financial System?Trump Continues To Win Against The [CB] pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe Tren De Aragua gang tried to insert malwar into the ATM system to steal millions. Was this the first stage of the [CB] trying to hurt the economy? Trump’s economy is accelerating, the job numbers don’t reflect it because of the manipulation calculation and the jobs that he is removing from Gov. Trump is winning against the [CB]. The [DS] agenda is failing. The D party is on the wrong side of history and everyday that passes the people are waking up to this fact. The only way out is a war and this is why the [DS] is continually pushing back on Trump’s peace plan. Putin has agreed to it, [DS] is fighting it. Trump’s message is clear, we are taking back the country and in the end the D’s and the [DS] will cease to exist.   Economy Tren De Aragua Members and Leaders Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar ATM Jackpotting Scheme  December 18, 2025 – United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that a federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned two indictments charging 54 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” An indictment returned on December 9, 2025, charges 22 defendants with offenses corresponding to their role in the conspiracy, including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank burglary and fraud and related activity in connection with computers, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment also alleges that Tren de Aragua (“TdA”) has used jackpotting to steal millions of dollars in the United States and then transferred the proceeds among its members and associates to conceal the illegally obtained cash.   Source: .justice.gov  Hey Gavin, Speaking of affordability – why is gas almost $8/gallon at some stations in LA? https://t.co/PXxf8JDAbs pic.twitter.com/UW6khzIsoB — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) December 18, 2025 The BLS says we lost 41,000 jobs in 2 months. But control for Federal layoffs and we gained 121,000. Control for deportations and we gained 300,000. The “Weak” job numbers are entirely made of Federal layoffs and millions of illegals going home. pic.twitter.com/b6GUCRdyPL — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) December 19, 2025   Political/Rights Soros DA Ignores ICE Detainer, Releases El Salvadorian Illegal Who Allegedly Commits Murder the Next Day  Marvin Morales-Ortez, 23, an illegal from El Salvador, was released from custody after the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, led by Soros-backed Attorney Steve Descano, dropped a case against him for charges of allegedly brandishing a gun and assaulting and injuring someone. Fox News’ Bill Melugin notes he was released back onto the streets after an ICE detainer was ignored. The next day, it is alleged he is responsible for the murder of a man found dead in a home in Reston, Va., according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Before the latest incident, Morales-Ortez already had a lengthy criminal record. WJLA News reports, “court records indicate that since 2020, Morales-Ortez had been charged with at least seven crimes in Fairfax County.” Per WJLA:     Source: thegatewaypundit.com BREAKING: Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan Found GUILTY of Obstruction For Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE Agents – Faces 5 Years in Prison Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan on  evening was found guilty of obstruction for helping an illegal alien evade ICE agents. Dugan was acquitted of count 1 – the misdemeanor but she was found guilty on count 2 – the felony obstruction. She is facing five years in prison.   AP reported:   Source: thegatewaypundit.com No one is above the law pic.twitter.com/yAlzfBhAZW — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) December 19, 2025 Unbelievable. “I don’t think a lack of cameras in that building had anything to do with what happened,” Brown University President Christina Paxson said. It took authorities 6 days to find the shooter and police said they literally relied on a homeless man and his Reddit post to… — Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) December 19, 2025   help crack this case since there was no clear image of the shooter entering the building. The suspected shooter was found dead six days after he opened fire at Brown University and killed two students and critically wounded nine. The shooter has been identified as 48-year-old Claudio Neves-Valente. He was a Brown University student and a Portuguese national. People were criticizing social media yet the case was solved by a post on Reddit. pic.twitter.com/EpWYh7bTqp — John DePetro Show (@JohnDePetroshow) December 19, 2025 Alleged Brown University shooter has been identified as Claudio Neves Valente from Portugal. – also kiIIed MIT professor– not a US citizen– found dead by suicide in a warehouse in NH– attended Brown– attended the same university in Portugal as the MIT professor This seems… pic.twitter.com/qsiC8qMALS — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 19, 2025   TARGETED BREAKING: FBI agents seen SURROUNDING storage facility in Salem, NH where the suspected Brown University shooter’s vehicle was found abandoned This is heating up QUICKLY. Rifles are being drawn. Get this scumbag! pic.twitter.com/QYGZGH0UUO — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 19, 2025 BOSTON PD: "The shooter was using a Google phone that didn't allow us to ping and track it and European sim cards. He was switching plates as he went." — Autism Capital (@AutismCapital) December 19, 2025  the apartment building in Brookline, Massachusetts, where MIT professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro lived and was fatally shot has security cameras. Surveillance footage from the building was used in the investigation, including video showing the suspect entering the premises   authorities have not publicly released the security camera footage from the Brookline apartment building where MIT professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro was shot.   So I find it interesting that this killer was from Portugal where they have had a very active Gladio program from the beginning. The killer is hanging out in Miami, main HQ of our Gladio training program for decades, and commits the murders and arrives at the storage unit, where… https://t.co/7srIo02xqJ — ColonelTowner-Watkins (@ColonelTowner) December 19, 2025   his actual storage unit never gets unlocked, and he’s found dead in the one next door. I noticed last night that the DOJ AAG was very careful to say he was found dead. Then the following news reports all said he committed suicide. Those are not the same thing. Someone needs to ask about the possibility of him being murdered after his mission was completed. Keep your eyes and ears open No Leads, No Leads, No Leads finally a lead from a homeless man and reddit So the shooter lived in Miami, flew to Providence, waited for Ella, knew her schedule, then drove to Massachusetts, to shoot the professor that he knew in Portugal, then drove back to his storage unit that was in New Hampshire  . He had a foreign phone that couldn’t be pinged and tracked.  So what was the motive BREAKING: President Trump and Kristi Noem have just ORDERED the suspension of America’s “Diversity Visa” program, which allowed Brown University shooting suspect Claudio Neves Valente into our country This was a LOTTERY program that has let MULTIPLE terrorists into America,… pic.twitter.com/QXL1XwM1HA — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 19, 2025   including the NYC ISIS truck ramming terrorist. Our ENTIRE immigration system needs to be SCRAPPED and REBUILT at this point. ENOUGH! U.S. TRUMP DROPS $8 BILLION ON "SMART WALL" – 1,400 MILES OF BARRIERS AND SENSORS COMING TO SOUTHERN BORDER Trump just awarded five new contracts worth $3.3 billion to build 97 miles of primary barrier, 19 miles of secondary wall, and 66 miles of waterborne barriers in… pic.twitter.com/tdCrJKFL20 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 18, 2025   Texas and Arizona. Total spending on border construction: $8 billion so far. The full plan: 1,418 miles of “Primary Smart Wall,” 536 miles of waterborne barriers, and 708 miles of secondary barriers. Funded through Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed in July – $46.5 billion allocated specifically for border wall completion through 2029. The “Smart Wall” isn’t just rebranded concrete. It’s steel bollards combined with patrol roads, cameras, lighting, advanced detection sensors, and in some locations waterborne or secondary barriers. CBP calls it an integrated border security system – not just a physical barrier but surveillance infrastructure covering gaps where terrain makes construction impractical. Here’s the funding story: Biden canceled wall contracts when he took office in 2021. The appropriated money – FY2021 funds – never expired. Trump returned in January 2025 and immediately restarted construction using those leftover billions. Then Congress passed his budget package allocating $46.5 billion more for multi-year construction. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem issued nine waivers since October to fast-track construction by bypassing environmental review requirements. The contracts are moving – $4.5 billion awarded in September, $3.3 billion now, with more queued through 2029. The system includes 536 miles where physical barriers won’t be built due to terrain – those sections get detection technology instead. Another 549 miles will add tech to barriers Biden left incomplete. Trump built 455 miles in his first term, mostly replacing existing fencing. This time the scale is bigger and the tech integration is real. Whether it achieves the enforcement outcomes CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott is promising remains to be seen, but the construction is happening and the funding is locked in.  Australian PM Albanese: "Hundreds of thousands of firearms will be collected & destroyed." pic.twitter.com/3iig0NabMu — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 19, 2025 Import IsIamists. Disarm Australians. What could possibly go wrong? The latest hoax against President Trump just dropped! MSNBC & the New York Times are claiming Epstein was “Don’s Best Friend” (but no mention of Bill Clinton, Epstein’s actual best friend) The retard from the NYT claims Epstein’s assistants told him they used to listen into… pic.twitter.com/19Po0zukqa — Patri0tsareinContr0l (@Patri0tContr0l) December 18, 2025 New and disturbing images from the Epstein files have been released, showing Bill Gates with a victim allegedly connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network. A separate screenshot of text messages appears to show Epstein’s network offering victims for sale. The messages… pic.twitter.com/QTC53IzOiz — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) December 18, 2025   DOGE Geopolitical Tren De Aragua Members and Leaders Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar ATM Jackpotting Scheme  December 18, 2025 – United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that a federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned two indictments charging 54 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” An indictment returned on December 9, 2025, charges 22 defendants with offenses corresponding to their role in the conspiracy, including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank burglary and fraud and related activity in connection with computers, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment also alleges that Tren de Aragua (“TdA”) has used jackpotting to steal millions of dollars in the United States and then transferred the proceeds among its members and associates to conceal the illegally obtained cash. One of the individuals named in the Indictment is Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, an alleged Tren De Aragua leader and Venezuelan entertainer who was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).  OFAC’s press release alleged that Araya Navarro reportedly helped the notorious head of TdA, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores (a.k.a. “Niño Guerrero”) escape from the Tocorón prison in Venezuela in 2012, and others in this network have laundered money for TdA leaders.  Jimena Romina Araya Navarro was indicted by the grand jury for the District of Nebraska for material support to Tren De Aragua for factual allegations stemming from TdA’s nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme that included burglaries of many ATMs located in Nebraska. Jimena Romina Araya Navarro has been publicly photographed at parties and social events with the alleged head of TdA Nino Guerrero. Source: .justice.gov  Australia, France and Germany have now all CANCELLED their usual New Years Celebrations We all know whyBut we're not allowed to say pic.twitter.com/cJ705xWbLh — Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) December 19, 2025 UK is Prison Island https://t.co/B6YYYBq9SN — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2025 Foreign Office has been hacked – ministers ‘fairly confident’ individual data not at risk Foreign Office data has been compromised by hackers, a minister has confirmed to Sky News, but he said the government is “fairly confident” that no individual data has been accessed. Trade minister Sir Chris Bryant told Sky’s Mornings with Jones and Melbourne that the government first became aware of the hack in October, and was now “on top of it”. Sky News understands that the data stolen was on systems operated on the Home Office’s behalf by the Foreign Office, which detected the breach. The Sun reported last night that a Chinese groups of hackers known as Storm 1949 targeted Foreign Office servers and had accessed information relating to visa details, with “thousands” of confidential documents and data stolen. But the minister told Sky News that it is “not entirely clear” who is responsible for the hack, and he could share “remarkably little detail”. Source: skynews.com Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattack on water utility Danish intelligence officials blamed Russia for orchestrating cyberattacks against Denmark’s critical infrastructure, as part of Moscow’s hybrid attacks against Western nations. In a Thursday statement, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) identified two groups operating on behalf of the Russian state: Z-Pentest, linked to the destructive water-utility attack, and NoName057(16), flagged as responsible for the DDoS assaults ahead of November’s local elections in Denmark before the 2025 elections. Source: bleepingnews.com War/Peace Canada’s top General says Canada is ready for war. Also, recently General Jennie Carignan was caught crying on national television for racism. Dozens of more qualified white male officers were passed over for promotion by Trudeau so this DEI clown could lead Canada’s military. pic.twitter.com/m7jdv1vlzN — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December 18, 2025 Ukraines strikes Chinese oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea! The drones were launched allegedly from Greece! The SBU published footage showing Ukrainian drones striking the “shadow” oil tanker "QENDIL" in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea. 1/ pic.twitter.com/G1F2Z7dOvj — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 19, 2025   Chinese oil tanker "QENDIL" previously unloaded oil at the Indian port of Sikka and was on its way back to the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast. To get more oil presumably 3/ pic.twitter.com/BRDUVfQmau — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 19, 2025 ZELENSKY: I WANT RUSSIA'S 'REPARATION LOAN,' AND I WANT IT NOW Zelensky's firing up the EU again, saying Ukraine can't wait. Those frozen Russian billions need to be unlocked now to fill the funding gaps. He’s framing it as a “reparation loan,” making clear this is about… pic.twitter.com/1ISz75otGz — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 19, 2025   holding Russia financially accountable for the destruction. Zelensky: “Basically, as of today, now Ukraine must close this problem and have the money, that’s number one. About the prospects, the most right form is reparation loan, so that we all understand, so that Russia understands that it’s guilty and that it will have to pay reparations.” This push ties into the crunch EU summit over a $105B package funded partly by profits from frozen Russian assets, even as legal concerns and U.S. warnings hover. Zelensky says it’s moral, fair, and the pressure tool needed to make Putin back down. Putin on frozen Russian assets: Theft is not the right definition for this. Theft is secret. Here it’s done in the open, so it’s burglary. The consequences are very serious for the burglars. pic.twitter.com/MngWMq5X9j — Clash Report (@clashreport) December 19, 2025 BREAKING NEWS Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban: “Seizing Russian assets and transferring them to Ukraine is a declaration of war. Taking money from one side and giving it to the other would directly draw the EU into the conflict. This should not be allowed.” pic.twitter.com/gDV3J6uXiA — Aleksey Berezutski (@aleksbrz11) December 18, 2025   EU is now fully funding Ukraine. Without this funding the hryvnia would collapse and Ukraine would descend into hyperinflation. The EU is stuck providing funding now. Either they fund it forever or at some point they allow the collapse. This might end up collapsing the EU. pic.twitter.com/URRc6kNd0W — Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) December 19, 2025   PUTIN: RUSSIA HAS AGREED TO TRUMP'S PROPOSED TERMS, BALL NOW IN WEST'S COURT "And in practical terms, we have agreed to the proposed terms by Trump. That's why what you are saying is incorrect and does not have any basis. At our preliminary meetings in Moscow, they made… pic.twitter.com/shIHUJEdqC — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 19, 2025 ”  some offers and they invited us to certain compromises.’ And with that in Anchorage, back in Anchorage, I said that this would be difficult decisions for us. But we agree to the compromises that are being proposed to us. So it’s incorrect to say that we are refusing something.””So that’s completely incorrect. So the ball is totally on the side of our Western opponents, of the head of the Kiev regime and its European sponsors. OK look. Usually I am very, very, VERY hesitant to launch unfounded conspiracy theories, but sometimes conspiracy theories need to be shared so as to inform the powers-that-be what the masses are thinking. So take this with a grain of salt. As I watch the UK , Germany and… — Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) December 18, 2025     other EU countries rattling their sabers and demanding that their native populations gear up to fight Russia in a war that would rival WWI in terms of exterminating a generation of young European men, is it possible that this is part of a New World Order scheme to eliminate native Europeans in favor of their migrant replacements? After all, that would be the ultimate expression of the guilt-ridden, cultural suicide Western Europe has been hellbent on achieving for the past thirty years. Conspiracy theory? YES. Reflective of current sentiments? YES. Take it for what it is worth. Medical/False Flags Never Forget-It's testedIt's safeIt's effectiveIt stops transmissionIt protects you, your family, and othersIt's freeIt's your responsibility to society to take itIt's the only way to restore the economyIt's irresponsible to question the scienceSide effects are rare https://t.co/HyKGc3iiSa pic.twitter.com/huY1rpXlRv — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) December 18, 2025 [DS] Agenda BREAKING: FBI RAIDS Somali-owned Ultimate Home Health Services in Bloomington, MN! Feds swarming the business carrying out boxes, as part of the exploding Medicaid fraud investigations draining BILLIONS from taxpayers. pic.twitter.com/H9URf45R7H — Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) December 18, 2025 “Half?” Half of Medicaid in Somali Minnesota is fraud? It’s going to get much worse. The democrat party is a giant money laundering operation, stealing taxpayers money to fund terrorists and their elections. These aren’t “accusations.” These are indictments and coming… https://t.co/x2Yf0yP6p0 — JoeLange (@JoeLang51440671) December 19, 2025 Trump HUD Hunts Down Fraud in Colorado: 221 Dead People Were Getting Housing  That’s right. 221 dead people, out of almost 3,000 people in Colorado who were improperly receiving benefits from HUD. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is investigating whether Colorado providers helped nearly 3,000 people swindle taxpayer money from Uncle Sam, The Post has learned. The investigation comes after an internal HUD audit found that benefits were granted to 221 dead people, while another 87 were otherwise ineligible. The department also said that another 2,519 beneficiaries will need to undergo additional verification. Here’s the question: Were these just mistakes, the results of bad record-keeping, or deliberate fraud? Not that either is exactly a comfortable finding; when the answer is either criminality or gross incompetence, the taxpayers take a bath either way. And HUD is calling this apparent fraud.   Source: redstate.com Even this is just the tip of the iceberg https://t.co/ZKz1kRkXoX — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2025 BREAKING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms he is ENDING the NGO foreign aid industrial complex "Foreign aid should be used for the purpose of furthering the national interest. That doesn't mean we don't care about human rights. That doesn't mean we don't care about… pic.twitter.com/5IlZg9OYRi — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 19, 2025   President Trump’s Plan Each day through the end of the year, we’ll be sharing with the public some of the institutional changes we’ve made at the FBI in 2025 under @realdonaldtrump’s leadership to make the Bureau more open, more responsive to the public, and more focused on the mission of protecting… — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) December 18, 2025  the American people. These will be changes that you may not have read about in the media over this last year – but they’re just as important for the new FBI. December 18: The FBI reporting structure. When Deputy Bongino and I arrived, FBI leadership was constructed to have all 50+ field offices report to one office in Washington D.C. This created inefficiencies and bureaucracy through no fault of the agents working hard in the field. When we got here, we sent personnel out to the field and then broke down the reporting structure giving a team of Operations Directors regional authority over each office. This allowed us to much more effectively manage each field office and get them the resources they need to do the job and protect the American people. The results speak for themselves: 100% increase in violent crime arrests, 35% increase in espionage arrests, 31% increase in fentanyl seizures, 500% increase in NVE arrests, and more. Making FBI leadership more responsive to the field allowed for the field to be more responsive to the American people – who we work for. Five years after the 2020 election, Fulton County and Georgia’s Secretary of State now acknowledge that the county violated election law, leaving roughly 315,000 votes uncertifiable.@GAballots @KevinMoncla @briannalyman2 https://t.co/WYk1Ud3CuN — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) December 18, 2025 Georgia: Joe Biden did not 'win' Georgia in 2020 Sept 2023: "Who did you vote for in the 2020 presidential election?" All GA Voters-Trump: 46% (+7)Biden: 39%Another Candidate: 8%Didn't Vote: 4%Not Sure: 3% Most Georgia Voters Think Trump Prosecution Unfair… https://t.co/luXfxtlkUC — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) December 18, 2025 We had a significant majority tell us that they believed officials verified mismatched signatures and that Biden didn't win the state. 39% of Democrats believed Trump won but did NOT care. That same sample said they were voting for @ossoff and he won. https://t.co/NsJhFzjFMk — Rich Baris The People's Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) December 19, 2025     BREAKING: The Senate just CONFIRMED *97* President Trump nominees, in a 53-43 vote AWESOME! Trump should have ZERO nominees waiting while we have a Republican Senate. pic.twitter.com/DhVn5spnUR — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 19, 2025 New Name!The Trump-Kennedy Center https://t.co/DWkdUHTqMw — Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 18, 2025  the center is not officially renamed solely based on the board’s vote. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was established and named by an act of Congress (Public Law 88-260 in 1964, codified in 20 U.S.C. § 76h et seq.), making its official name part of federal statute. While the Board of Trustees can vote to recommend or propose a name change—as they did unanimously on December 18, 2025, to add “Trump” to the name—the actual renaming requires legislative action to amend the law.The Process: Board Proposal: The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees (which includes presidential appointees, congressional ex officio members, and others) can discuss and vote on a proposed name change. In this case, the Trump-appointed board voted to rename it the “Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,” citing Trump’s contributions to renovations and fundraising. Congressional Legislation: To make the change official, Congress must pass a bill amending the relevant statutes. For example: Legislation has already been introduced in the House by Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.) to codify the rename. The bill would need to pass both the House and Senate, then be signed into law by the President (or overridden if vetoed). Potential Challenges and Approval: Ex officio board members (e.g., congressional Democrats like Rep. Joyce Beatty, Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries) have stated that federal law prohibits name changes without congressional action, calling the board’s move unauthorized or illegal. reuters.com They dispute the “unanimous” vote claim, noting some were muted or unable to oppose. Kennedy family members, such as grandnephew Joe Kennedy, have opposed it, arguing the board lacks authority. reuters.com If passed, the change could face legal challenges, but congressional approval would make it binding. Until Congress acts, the center retains its current name, though the White House has begun referring to it as the “Trump-Kennedy Center” in announcements.  Democratic Party Approval Rating Approve: 18% (-55) Disapprove: 73% Quinnipiac | 12/11-12/15 | 1,035 RV pic.twitter.com/f34sV2rNOh — OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) December 17, 2025   Trump announces ‘Patriot Games,’ with 2 high school athletes from each state President Trump   announced plans for a “Patriot Games” next year that will pit top high school athletes from across the country against one another as part of a series of events to mark 250 years since the nation’s founding. Trump announced the launch of Freedom 250, an organization that will lead the administration’s efforts to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday in 2026. One of the events that will be featured as part of the festivities will be what Trump called the “first-ever Patriot Games, an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes — one young man and one young woman from each state and territory.” The event is slated for next fall. Source: thehill.com BREAKING: President Trump just signed an executive order making Christmas Eve and December 26th this year federal holidays. All agencies and departments will be closed. pic.twitter.com/HWYqpdAsHB — George (@BehizyTweets) December 18, 2025

by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation: The “seven largest Jewish communities on earth” hold biweekly Zoom meetings organized by the Anti-Defamation League to “share tips” and “draft legislation that might work in other countries” to advance their people’s agenda, the leaders of the ADL have themselves revealed. They call themselves the “J7.” WATCH: TRUTH LIVES on […]

JUST IN – Trump DOJ admits it will miss Epstein release deadline by weeks, but will still release "hundreds of thousands" of previously unseen Epstein files today — Daily Mail — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 19, 2025

by Colin Todhunter, Global Research: Fifty-four years ago, John Lennon asked us to imagine a world with no borders. But he did not foresee a world where the only thing left to colonise would be our own humanity. Today, the ‘dream’ has become a civilisation crisis, a cage of standardisation, designed to strip us of […]

Young campus conservatives asked Ben Shapiro about the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. Funny enough, Shapiro asked him what his motivation was for bringing up an "irrelevant" six-decade-old attack. pic.twitter.com/RmZcXmkcTS — Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) December 19, 2025

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  In December 1914, the Allies and Germans on the Western Front in Europe were fighting a brutal war from the cold and muddy trenches of Belgium and France. Somehow, on Christmas Eve, a temporary truce broke out between the opposing forces. While it did not last long, accounts of the incident revealed a shared humanity and a symbolism of peace in the truce. Heavy fighting soon resumed, yet the memories of that day remained. Read on to discover more about the Christmas Truce of 1914.   The Western Front in 1914 German infantry on the Western Front, August 1914, by Underwood & Underwood (US War Department). Source: Wikimedia Commons / The Washington Times, August 18, 1914   When open hostilities began in August 1914, a month after the start of World War I in Europe, both sides confidently believed that the war would be over by Christmas. The Germans launched an early offensive into Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, hoping to quickly knock the French out of the conflict.   As German forces approached Paris, the British and French initiated a counteroffensive that halted the German advance but did not force a retreat. With occasional movement of a few miles on either side, the line running from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border became the Western Front battleground for the duration of the war.   Western Front in 1914, by the History Department of the US Military Academy West Point. Source: Wikimedia Commons   As the conflict bogged down into static warfare, the Allies and Central Powers dug a series of trenches from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps, roughly 475 miles long. The trenches stabilized the front but also created a no-man’s-land between them. Armies launched waves of attacks across the no-man’s-land towards enemy trenches that were repulsed with heavy casualties on both sides. When one trench fell, a new defensive one was quickly built nearby, keeping the line intact.   By the end of 1914, both sides were bloodied and exhausted. The French had suffered 950,000 casualties, while the Germans lost 800,000 to trench warfare. The realization that the war could drag on for years became clear. Millions of soldiers were stuck fighting in the trenches as Christmas approached.   Life in the trenches was miserable. While there were many moments of stress and fear during battle, the biggest challenge was often boredom. Many waking hours were spent waiting to be called to climb up the trenches to attack or waiting for the enemy to strike. Even worse was the threat of infection and disease due to pests, dampness, and lack of proper hygiene.   The 1914 Christmas Truce British and German soldiers meeting in no man’s land during the Christmas Truce of 1914, by Cassowary Colorizations, 2017. Source: Wikimedia Commons   The first signs of a truce came shortly before Christmas. Despite continued fighting, some of the trenches, the Germans in particular, decorated their spaces with Christmas trees and candles.   On Christmas Eve, soldiers on both sides started singing Christmas songs. In one case, the Germans sang Stille Nacht (Silent Night). The British responded with The First Noel. Then, there were shouts from both sides of Merry Christmas.   The first moments of the impromptu ceasefire seemed to occur between British and German forces. People lit lanterns, and friendly words were exchanged despite the language barriers.   The Illustrated London News’s illustration of the Christmas Truce, 1914. Source: Wikimedia Commons   On the following day, Christmas, the Western Front was quiet enough that some men began to venture out of their trenches. The sworn enemies met in no-man’s-land. One of the first acts of mutual kindness was that each side was allowed to retrieve their dead for burial.   Then, as soldiers wished each other a Merry Christmas, gifts, such as food, drink, and tobacco, were exchanged. Combatants showed each other photographs of their loved ones and talked about their longing for home. Friendly games of football reportedly occurred along the Western Front.   The Christmas Truce became a spontaneous event from the ground up, and it was never sanctioned by the higher-ranking officers. Many feared they might lose control of the soldiers under their command. The open friendliness between enemies was also considered dangerous for keeping up the motivation to fight. This was especially the case in the few instances where the truce lasted for days, well past Christmas.   As unusual as this event was, informal truces were not unique to World War I. Similar spontaneous episodes had occurred in other prolonged wars in history. However, what made this different was how widespread the ceasefire was.   The German Perspective A young German soldier on the Western Front, 1916. Source: Wikimedia Commons / Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R05148 / Unknown / CC-BY-SA 3.0   In 2003, German historian Michael Jurgs published a book on the Christmas Truce titled, in the English translation, The Small Peace in the Big War. In the book, Jurgs asserted that one of the reasons why the event took place was because many Germans stationed at the front had worked in England before the war. Indeed, it seems that many truce talks along the trench lines were initiated by Germans speaking fluent English.   Another revelation confirmed that soccer matches did break out across the lines during the ceasefire. However, there weren’t many balls available, so soldiers improvised by tying straw together with string or using empty jam boxes as a football.   Stille Nacht, by Franz Xaver Gruber, c. 1860. Source: Wikimedia Commons   Among the primary sources Jurgs cited in his book were diary entries by a German lieutenant named Kurt Zehmisch. Zehmisch was a schoolteacher who spoke both English and French. In one of his entries, Zehmisch recalls that on Christmas Eve, one German soldier called out to the British in English. Following that, a lively conversation developed between both camps.   Another German infantryman described soldiers of both sides climbing out of their trenches and over the barbed wire and meeting in no-man’s land. That is where a British soldier had set up a makeshift barber’s shop. The English barber charged a couple of cigarettes per haircut and was indifferent as to whether the customers were British or German.   Some Germans refused to participate in the temporary truce. Casualties were high, and wounds were deep, causing many soldiers to resent offers of peace. One lieutenant lamented that the enemy wanted to see the political disappearance and social eclipse of Germany. His response to this: “But all the same, you are Englishmen whose annihilate (sic) we consider as our most sacred duty.”   The British Perspective British soldiers from the Cheshire Regiment occupy a German trench, by John Warwick Brooke, 1916. Source: Wikimedia Commons / Imperial War Museums, London   The British soldiers were just as surprised at the truce as the Germans. Most of the British Expeditionary Forces were facing German armies based in northern France and Belgium. The fighting between them was a battle for dominance over Europe by two great powers.   British private Marmaduke Walkinton recalled the proximity of the enemy lines, allowing for better communication. “We were 300 yards from the Germans…Anyway, eventually a German said, ‘Tomorrow you no shoot, we no shoot.’” Indeed, neither side brought guns when they met.   While meeting in no-man’s land, English troops shared some of their Christmas packages sent from the home front. They were metal boxes filled with chocolates, sweets, cigarettes, and tobacco. Included in the boxes were greetings from King George V and Queen Mary.   Miraculously, in many sections of the line not a shot was fired over Christmas. English Regimental Sergeant Major George Beck wrote in his diary, “Not one shot was fired. English and German soldiers intermingled and exchanged souvenirs. Germans were very eager to exchange almost anything for our bully beef and jam.”   Senior officers and the British high command were surprised by this close fraternization over Christmas. During the war, communication with the enemy was strictly forbidden, and soldiers making contact could be considered traitors and then charged with treason.   Still, this was a chance to very briefly rest and relax, if only for a few hours. British troops on the front lines were not as fortunate as those staying behind the lines, who were able to enjoy some quiet and full Christmas dinners.   The French Experience Drawing of French soldiers during a bayonet charge, by George Scott, 1914. Source: Wikimedia Commons / L’Illustration & RMN   While the British and Germans were rivals for global power, the French felt a more personal animosity toward Germany. In 1870, France was soundly defeated in the Franco-Prussian War. Aside from societal humiliation, France had also lost the province of the Alsace-Lorraine region to the newly established German Empire, whose establishment was pointedly announced in the Palace of Versailles.   By December 1914, most of the fighting on the Western Front had taken place on French soil. Vast swaths of land lay wasted from artillery barrage and dug trenches. France viewed the German forces as archrivals who were to be defeated at any cost. This perception made the Christmas Truce even more remarkable.   Louis Barthas became a corporal during the war and was involved in the heavy fighting. He also left a written account of the Christmas Truce, recording his thoughts about this remarkable event: “Shared suffering brings hearts together, dissolves hatred and prompts sympathy among indifferent people and even enemies. Those who deny this understand nothing of human psychology. French and German soldiers looked at one another and saw that they were all equal as men.”   In his book Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce, published in 2001, historian Stanley Weintraub stated that the French and Belgians generally reacted more harshly to the truce than the British. However, many also saw it as a welcome opportunity to halt the fighting for the holiday.   On the other hand, horrified by the Christmas Truce, the French high command reacted negatively like their British and German counterparts, and many French units did not participate in the ceasefire. While some British newspapers reported on the Christmas Truce, French newspapers mainly did not write about it.   The Belgian Experience During the Christmas Truce A group of Belgian soldiers in 1914, by Jean Pecher. Source: Flickr / Collection Jean Pecher Liberas / Liberaal Archief, Gent   Belgium faced its own unique situation in December 1914. Almost all of the country was overrun by the German army during the first month of fighting. Only a small parcel of land in the northwest around Ypres, in West Flanders, remained independent. Belgium had not been occupied since achieving independence from the Netherlands in 1830.   The Battle of the Yser solidified the line for the Belgians in October 1914 when the German advance was stopped. Only 52,000 Belgian troops remained to hold on to their remaining territory. Many soldiers were already captured or had fled the country.   Yet even in this desperate situation, Belgian troops dropped their arms on Christmas to mingle with their German opponents. They met in an area named Hoge Brug.   A Belgian chaplain named Jozef van Ryckeghem recorded the event in his memoirs. He first noticed the lack of gunfire. Then, there were voices singing Christmas Carols from the German side. The Belgians applauded, then replied with their own singing. Finally, both sides left their fortified trenches to meet. “There is fraternalism and cigars, chocolates and all kinds of trinkets are exchanged,” wrote Ryckeghem.   In another area of the Belgian line, a German officer found a piece of religious Belgian ecclesiastical art, a golden monstrance, in a convent nearby. The German officer then arranged for the item to be given to a Belgian army chaplain.   Like the other military high officials from the countries involved in the conflict, Belgian commanders frowned upon fraternization with the Germans. They particularly despised friendliness with an enemy that had only recently conquered and occupied most of their country.   Football Remembers, memorial to the Christmas Truce football match at the National Memorial Arboretum, Arlewas, Staffordshire, photograph by DeFacto, 2016. Source: Wikimedia Commons   What made the Christmas Truce of 1914 unique was that contact spontaneously took place in several isolated locations along the lines. What made this even more remarkable was that the widespread halt to fighting in December 1914 never occurred again for the duration of the war. The Christmas Truce was a testament to the futility of war. Brave and exhausted soldiers from both sides summoned the energy and courage to stop shooting, shake hands, and talk for a brief period in the eye of the storm.