The president is still riding on global goodwill for the release of hostages from Hamas. On stage in Egypt, the president of Pakistan praised President Donald Trump for bringing peace to what could have become a nuclear war between Pakistan and India. The Israeli people love him more than they do their own leaders. But here at home, Democrats have kept voting to keep the government shut down. Democrats, however, have been careful with their battle. Trump has moved defense funding around to make sure the military gets paid this week. He will not be able to keep doing it, but for now, our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines will get paid. Democrats are publicly protesting that this is unconstitutional. None of them are, so far, willing to fight the president on it. Democrats are refusing to vote for the same continuing resolution authored by and submitted by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer just last year. The resolution is the same, and Democrats are now killing what they themselves wrote last year. Therein lies the problem for the Democrats. They want credit for fighting Trump and shutting down the government, but they don’t want any blame for shutting down the government. On Wednesday, the 15th day of the government shutdown, neither the New York Times, the Washington Post, nor the Wall Street Journal had a front-page story about the shutdown. If the press could praise the Democrats, they undoubtedly would. But at this point, few Americans are feeling the effects of the shutdown. Social security checks are going out, the military is getting paid, passports are being issued and life goes on. Eventually, Democrats will vote to reopen the government. As the president becomes increasingly empowered to fire federal employees, gut programs that make up core Democratic initiatives, and cancel federal projects in Democratic districts, the pain will keep growing for Democrats. If Republicans give them nothing, we can all wonder what the fight was over when the government goes back to work with Democrat votes. The only thing sure is that the government will reopen. When it does, and Democrats have gotten no up-front concessions (they will get some changes on healthcare), their base will be furious. They were smart not to fight on the issue of military funding and sue to stop payment. But here they must fight. Their base demands it. On Saturday, progressive activists are headed to Washington for a “No Kings” protest funded by leftwing billionaires who have helped move the party further left. Fight they must, but they will cave eventually because, also, they must. Should the Republicans be smart and offer nothing to the Democrats, when the government reopens, the base of the Democratic Party will savage the Democrats. The billionaire progressives, using their clout, will work to push the party further left because, to them, Trump is Hitler. Reopening the government allows Hitler to keep Hitlering. It is more than a bit humorous that the Democrats think the man who just freed Israeli hostages is the second coming of Hitler, but this is where the Democratic Party is. For those on the right who think we should be cautious in provoking a fight within the Democratic Party, they should remember that black and Hispanic voters have moved right as the left has more vocally embraced socialism. Pushing the Democrats further left certainly risks even more violence from the left, but also opens the door to the Republicans for a larger share of the public. The public may not care for Trump, but they positively despise the left and the Democratic Party’s drift to the left. As several internet jokesters pointed out, a year ago, Trump was slinging fries at McDonald’s and driving a garbage truck. This week, he negotiated peace in the Middle East, found a way to pay the military despite a government shutdown, but has yet to convince Chuck Schumer to release the American people as the Democrats’ hostages. By contrast, the Democrats seem small and insignificant and life goes on with President Trump as a singular, dominant force, and Democrats are unsure of which fights to pick.

This latest free speech victory could have huge implications for the future of European Union censorship in France.  Rumble announced its return to France in a Tuesday press release, writing that a French court had ruled that an email from a French cabinet official could not compel a social media platform to censor.   [The story continues on MRCFreeSpeechAmerica.org]

A Florida mother has been hit with more than 40 charges related to "grotesque" child pornography and sexual battery involving her 11-year-old daughter. The mom could face the death penalty if she is convicted of the horrific crimes.On Monday, a 34-year-old woman from St. Petersburg was arrested by detectives and hit with 41 total charges, including 13 counts of transmission of child pornography, 13 counts of sexual performance by a child, four counts of capital sexual battery, four counts of aggravated child abuse, three counts of lewd or lascivious molestation, three counts of sexual activities involving animals, and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.'This is nuts. I don't know how else to describe it.'The mother could face the death penalty if convicted of capital sexual battery of a person under 12 years of age.The suspect was transported to the Pinellas County Jail and remains in custody without bond.Police urged that the name of the female suspect not be released to protect the child’s identity. A 38-year-old male was also not identified because the investigation is ongoing.Police said the man involved in the child sexual abuse material case is facing several felony charges, including child pornography and traveling to meet a minor to engage in sex.The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, "Detectives began their investigation after learning that a 38-year-old male subject was involved in obtaining child pornography and meeting with young children."Police said detectives determined that the male obtained child porn from the female suspect."Detectives learned that the woman had been forcing her 11-year-old daughter to perform sexual acts on the suspect, herself, and the family dog," police stated. "Detectives say that the suspect would record and photograph these incidents, sharing them with a 38-year-old male."Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a press conference, "The things that the mother did to the daughter are graphic, and they are grotesque.""During March and April of this year, the mother created at least 14 videos of her 11-year-old daughter posing at the mother’s direction and engaging in various sex acts, including bestiality with the family dog," Gualtieri stated.Gualtieri noted that the mother used sex toys on her daughter."These acts constitute sexual battery or, as commonly referred to as rape, and because of the child’s age, the mother’s crimes are capital offenses punishable by death," Gualtieri said.Sheriff Gualtieri said the mother admitted to forcing her daughter to perform sex acts on video and sending the videos to the man when she was interviewed by detectives.Gualtieri added, "These cases are the worst cases of child abuse, and in this case, it’s not just sexually abusing a child; it’s gross sexual abuse of a young girl by her mother to satisfy an adult with a perverse craving for watching kids engaged in sex acts."Investigators are attempting to determine whether money was exchanged for the illicit videos.Gualtieri said investigators are looking into whether the mother sent explicit videos to others.RELATED: Dad who fostered about 20 children caught with child porn while leaving cruise with pregnant wife, kids: Affidavit The sheriff said the victim's father and a sibling lived in the same home. He added that investigators do not believe the father was involved in the alleged child sex crimes. The victim is being taken care of by the father, but the Department of Children and Families is "very involved" in the case.Gualtieri said there are no indications so far that the sibling was sexually exploited by the mother.The mother made her first court appearance on Tuesday, when a judge ordered the suspect not to have any contact with her daughter.WTVT-TV reported that the father was at the hearing, and he was "visibly upset and appeared to be praying at one point."Gualtieri stressed that there is a significant issue with child pornography crimes.The sheriff noted that 84 different people have been booked into the Pinellas County Jail on child pornography charges since January, resulting in approximately 900 charges of possessing or distributing child pornography."Think about that: That's 900 different videos of kids, mostly in the 5- to 12-year-old range, engaged in perverse sex acts for the pleasure of adults who seek, obtain, and watch these videos," Gualtieri said."This is nuts. I don't know how else to describe it. It's ruining kids' lives," Gualtieri said of the outbreak of child porn crimes.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Department of Homeland Security responded to an apparent threat to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from a group of thugs on social media.The video was posted to Instagram and other platforms and showed a group of young black males with the message, "ICE[,] We're on the way. Word in the streets cartels put a $50K bounty on y'all."'If you threaten or lay hands on our law enforcement officers we will hunt you down and you will find out, really quick.'The account is titled "Floridanamedjit" and belongs to an influencer with 26,000 followers on YouTube and 119,000 on Instagram.The official account for the DHS responded on the X platform in a statement that included the video."FAFO. If you threaten or lay hands on our law enforcement officers we will hunt you down and you will find out, really quick," read the message. "We’ll see you cowards soon." When Blaze News reached out to the influencer for comment, he offered the following response:"This was a skit and a joke ?? why are people taking this to [sic] serious!""It’s literally a skit video. It’s not real! It’s just a caption. It’s nothing to be taken serious about," he added in response to Blaze News' follow-up questions.A previous report from the DHS indicated that criminal cartels had placed bounties on federal agents, including $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials. Kidnapping or non-lethal attacks on agents could allegedly garner between $5,000 and $10,000, while intelligence-gathering on agents could allegedly garner $2,000."These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law; they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.RELATED: FBI: Anti-ICE messaging on bullets at shooting scene of ICE facility in Dallas President Donald Trump's escalation of border enforcement and mass deportations elicited many protests across the country and some violent attacks.In one particularly heinous attack, an ICE facility in Texas came under gunfire in September, and three detainees were shot, two of whom died. The alleged gunman then committed suicide and was later identified as 36-year-old Bratton Dean Wilkinson.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos of New York will be a free man, according to President Donald Trump.The president said in a post on social media Friday evening that he had commuted the sentence of Santos, who pleaded guilty to 23 felony counts related to campaign donation fraud. 'I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison. ... Good luck George, have a great life!'"George Santos was somewhat of a 'rogue,' but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison," wrote Trump.The president compared the situation to that of Democrat Sen. Dick Blumenthal of Connecticut, who had admitted to lying about his military service in Vietnam."This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN!" the president continued."George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated," he added. "Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!"RELATED: George Santos pleads guilty to 23 felony charges, faces up to 7 years in prison: 'I'm taking responsibility' Santos surrendered himself in July to begin serving a maximum sentence of 87 months in prison. "Well, darlings… The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed," Santos wrote in a farewell message. "From the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news what a ride it’s been!" he added. "Was it messy? Always. Glamorous? Occasionally. Honest? I tried… most days." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

David Guest NumismaticsThe couple ultimately unearthed 70 coins from their backyard, and they’re now expected to sell at auction for $300,000. In 2020, a couple in England was doing yard work when they discovered a number of “strange circular discs” by a fence. After washing the discs off with a hose, they realized that they’d actually found centuries-old gold coins. The coins, which date from the 1420s to the late 1530s, were seemingly buried by someone during the tumultuous reign of King Henry VIII. They’re now set to go to auction, where they’re expected to sell for at least $300,000. The Astonishing Discovery Of 70 Tudor-Era Coins In An English Couple’s Garden The coin hoard, set to be auctioned by David Guest Numismatics in November 2025, was discovered in 2020 by a couple who chooses to remain anonymous while they were working in their garden in the village of Milford on Sea. In an interview with Fox News, Guest explained that the couple was adjusting a fence near some flower beds when something caught their eye. David Guest NumismaticsThe front and back sides of one of the coins that was found by the couple. At first glance, the couple noticed clumps of “clayey soil” covering what appeared to be thin discs. But when their teenage son washed off the discs, they realized that they’d found 69 gold coins and one silver coins, all of them dating back centuries. The coins bear the likeness of four different kings — Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VII, and Henry VIII — as well as two queens — Katherine of Aragon and Jane Seymour — and one cardinal. They were minted during the Tudor era, between the 1420s and the 1530s. The coins were seemingly buried in the 1530s, at which time they would have been valued at 26 pounds, 5 shillings, and 5-1/2 pence. This would have been a small fortune at the time. As Guest told Fox News, the average property price in rural England during this era was 25 pounds. Trustees of the British MuseumThe coins were worth a small fortune when they were buried in the 16th century. But not only are the coins valuable, they’re also exceeding rare. In his auction listing, Guest explained that they stand as the “only complete and fully documented gold coin hoard from the early Tudor period to come to auction.” They’re expected to sell for $300,000, though Guest believes the final price may be much higher. So why were the the coins buried in the 16th century? Their burial likely had something to do with Henry VIII and the English Reformation. The Tumultuous Period Of English History In Which These Coins Were Minted Though countries across Europe were beginning to question the authority of the Catholic Church as the Middle Ages ended, the English Reformation didn’t start until the reign of King Henry VIII. By the late 1520s, Henry had become increasingly convinced that his wife, Katherine of Aragon, would be unable to bear him a son. Divorce was prohibited in the Catholic Church, so Henry tried to convince the pope to annul his marriage, which he claimed was illegitimate. Public DomainKing Henry VIII, the famous English monarch who reigned when most of the newly-found coins were minted. The pope refused. And so, in 1532, Henry broke with the Catholic Church and helped create the Church of England, of which he became the head. During the English Reformation that followed, Henry and his allies set out to disband the country’s monasteries and to seize the wealth of the Catholic Church. During this tumult, the newly-unearthed hoard of coins was buried in Hampshire. While it’s impossible to know who buried the hoard, their reasons for burying the coins, or why they never retrieved their treasure, Guest suspects that the coins were buried because of the Reformation. Perhaps a monk or priest wanted to protect the wealth of his monastery or church. Whoever buried the coins, they failed to retrieve them. Instead, the treasure laid forgotten in Hampshire as the world moved on — Henry would, infamously, marry five more times — and it would ultimately take centuries for the coins to once again see the light of day. After reading about the Tudor-era coins that were found in a British couple’s backyard, discover the stories of Henry VIII’s children, each of whom played an important role in English history. Then, learn about Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn who was also one of Henry VIII’s mistresses. The post Tudor-Era Coin Hoard Found By British Couple Expected To Sell At Auction For $300,000 appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Kocaeli UniversityArchaeologists work to excavate the lion’s head spout that was once used in the production of wine or olive oil. During this season’s excavations in the ancient Turkish port city of Bathonea, archaeologists with Kocaeli University and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism uncovered a stunning artifact. Inside an ancient wine and olive oil workshop, they found a spout encased in a stone lion’s head that once drained into a fermentation pool. Alongside this incredible spout, archaeologists also discovered amphora fragments, drinking glasses, a pressing platform, and other artifacts that reveal how the workshop ran. What’s more, they found animal bones inside one of the pools — suggesting that the site may have also been used for ritual purposes. The Lion’s Head Spout At An Ancient Wine Workshop This remarkable discovery was made at Bathonea, an ancient port city on Lake Küçükçekmece in Istanbul. During last year’s excavations, archaeologists found a wine and olive oil workshop dating back to Late Antiquity, between the third and eighth centuries C.E. “The workshops we discovered are the first site discovered in the Thracian region of Turkey,” said Dr. Şengül Aydıngün, a faculty member at Kocaeli University and one of the lead archaeologists on the project, in a statement. “A system capable of producing both olive oil and wine was established here.” When excavations began anew this season, the archaeologists continued to investigate the workshop. That’s when they uncovered the lion’s head spout, which likely funneled either wine or olive byproduct into a fermentation pool. Kocaeli UniversityThe fully excavated spout and fermentation pool. “We’ve been encountering interesting finds for the past two years,” Aydıngün told Turkish media. “We came across a large olive oil and wine production complex… This year, right next to it, we came across a smaller, much more elegant space adorned with a lion’s head, with liquids flowing from its mouth.” “This has us very excited,” Aydıngün continued. “It shows artistic craftsmanship on one hand and an expanding production facility on the other.” The lion’s head isn’t the only extraordinary find the archaeologists made at the site, however. Evidence Of Ritual Ceremonies At Bathonea Alongside the spout and fermentation pool, archaeologists found a pressing platform, several other pools, and fragments of amphora seemingly inscribed with harvest years. They also uncovered drinking glasses, which suggest that the wine and olive oil were consumed onsite, either to taste test the product or as part of a ceremony. What’s more, animal bones were found in one of the pools, adding to the evidence that rituals were performed at the workshop. “We’re possibly looking at a place where production, storage, and ritual consumption intersected,” said Aydıngün. Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism/Kocaeli UniversityPrevious excavations at Bathonea, where the spout was uncovered this year. As excavations continue, experts hope to find out more about Bathonea’s role in the immediate region and beyond in terms of agricultural production and trade. “One of this season’s biggest surprises,” said Aydıngün, “is that the Bathonea workshop — whether for olive oil or wine — keeps expanding with every new layer we uncover.” After reading about the lion’s head spout uncovered in Turkey, learn about Vin Mariani, the cocaine-laced wine enjoyed by popes and Thomas Edison. Then, go inside the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, where a similar lion’s head spout was once uncovered. The post Archaeologists In Turkey Uncover A Spout Shaped Like A Lion’s Head At An Ancient Wine Workshop appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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