The FBI arrests a suspect linked to the infamous January 6 pipe bomb case, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo ink a peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump, and the border fight goes digital. It’s Friday, December 5, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire: DOJ Says It Finally Caught The J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Topline: The FBI has arrested a suspect in the January 5, 2021, pipe bomb case. The arrest comes after five years of investigations into who planted two explosive devices outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic parties. According to the Department of Justice, the election of President Trump marked the start of the search for the suspect in earnest. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel hammered that point in a press conference on the arrest on Thursday.  “The FBI, along with U.S Attorney Pirro and all of our prosecutors, have worked tirelessly for months sifting through evidence that had been sitting at the FBI with the Biden administration for four long years,” said Bondi. Officials gave much credit to FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. Even before he was picked to help lead the FBI, Bongino closely followed this case. “You’re not going to walk into our capital city, put down two explosive devices, and walk off in the sunset. Not gonna happen. We were gonna track this person to the end of the earth,” said Bongino on Tuesday. The suspect: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Brian Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, will be charged with “transporting an explosive device” and “attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.” Officials refrained from giving many more specifics on the case. At the time of the press conference, the search at Cole’s house hadn’t even concluded. Charging documents released Thursday gave a few more details. Law enforcement said it reviewed Cole’s credit card activity and found that he purchased components consistent with the materials needed to make the bombs between 2018 and 2020. They also reviewed Cole’s cell phone data, which showed him in the area around the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5. They also caught Cole’s car, a 2017 Nissan Sentra, on a license plate reader about half a mile from where the bombs were placed. 50% off DailyWire+ annual memberships will not return for another year, so don’t miss this deal! Join now at DailyWire.com/cyberweek. Peace In The Congo And Senate War Crime Hearing Topline: President Trump hosted African leaders on Thursday for the signing of yet another peace deal, as military leaders testified before Congress regarding recent airstrikes on alleged drug smuggling boats. Peace president: Trump hosted leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo–two countries that have been engaged in a bloody conflict for more than a decade. But on Thursday, after negotiations brokered by the president, the two countries signed on to the Washington Accords, which will create a “permanent ceasefire.” Under the agreement, Rwanda will remove all of its troops from Congolese territory, and both sides will cut off all support to militia groups operating there. The presidents of Rwanda and Congo were complimentary of Trump, crediting him with the peace agreement they both signed “I would like to express, quite solemnly, our deep thanks to the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump. I would like to thank his administration, and I also wish to thank the American people,” Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said. What’s in it for the United States? Despite being among the poorest countries on earth, both Congo and Rwanda are home to enormous deposits of rare-earth minerals. Congo, in particular, is the world’s largest producer of Cobalt and the second largest producer of copper. Trump helped move the deal along by promising that, with economic development spurred on by the United States, “everybody’s going to make a lot of money.” War crime or hoax? Congress is moving full speed ahead on its investigation of the strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. On Thursday, Congress heard closed-door testimony from Adm. Frank Bradley, who oversaw the operation, and reportedly claimed he was given no orders to kill survivors, contradicting that Washington Post report. Members were also shown footage of the attack. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said it proved the two survivors were “trying to flip a boat loaded with drugs bound for the United States back over so they could stay in the fight.” Democrat members, though, had a very different take. Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jim Himes said it showed “the United States military attacking shipwrecked sailors.” President Trump said he would support making that footage public. The Immigration Information War Topline: As the Trump administration ramps up its immigration crackdown following the attack in Washington, D.C. by an Afghan national, it’s also fighting a PR battle against the Democrats and legacy media outlets. Kilmar Abrego-Garcia was just the tip of the iceberg. Since the large-scale deportations began, Democrats and media personalities have glommed onto the stories of any illegal aliens that tug at the heartstrings. Whether or not the story is true does not appear to figure into their calculus. A recent example is CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan. She claimed that nearly half, 48%, of the illegal aliens currently being detained by ICE are being held without any charges or deportation orders.  But DHS fact-checked the claim. It says this is simply “WRONG,” and that about 70% of illegal aliens arrested “have pending criminal charges or criminal convictions.” They then pressed the outlet, asking, “Does CBS really want us to release accused murderers and rapists back on the streets?” Democrats weigh in: Democratic lawmakers are painting the administration as reckless and tyrannical. A recent example is Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who referred to federal agents as kidnappers and parroted a story about a teen taken into custody at school. But DHS pushed back on him as well, saying he’s “missing the facts.” “This 17-year-old used his vehicle to violently ATTACK ICE and Border Patrol agents,” the agency posted. It included a timeline of events that identified the teen as an American citizen — but also identified him as a suspect who had allegedly attacked and impeded federal law enforcement officers. Another Democratic senator from Maryland, Chris Van Hollen, recently responded to the news that a nail salon owner in his state was set to be deported to Vietnam. He said that “Melissa Tran came here on a Green Card at age 11. She’s since raised four kids, started a business, & is a beloved member of the Hagerstown community.” But as DHS noted, Van Hollen was “omitting some pesky facts.” The nail salon owner in question had “criminal convictions including grand larceny, multiple counts of forgery and fraud.” In fact, an immigration judge issued her a final order of removal way back in 2004. ICE arrested her in May.

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The rise of Creed began when a group of Florida musicians recognized how naturally their individual strengths aligned and how quickly their writing chemistry developed. The band formed in Tallahassee through the partnership of vocalist Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti, a relationship that expanded when they brought in bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. Their earliest rehearsals produced a style centered on Tremonti’s heavy guitar lines, Stapp’s earnest vocal approach, and a commitment to songs built around strong emotional themes. That foundation led to the release of their debut album My Own Prison in 1997, which became a The post Complete List Of Creed Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

A young man has folded his origami hobby into to a potential career path as an innovator, having used the Japanese artform to create a structure capable of holding 10,000 times its own weight. His demonstration, which included extensive testing and personal invention, took first prize at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge in […] The post 14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times its Own Weight appeared first on Good News Network.

For years, European officials have insisted that their increasingly aggressive regulatory posture toward U.S. tech companies reflects a principled stand for digital sovereignty, competition, and consumer protection. But the European Commission’s latest announcement that it is launching yet another investigation aimed squarely at American firms exposes a glaring contradiction: While Brussels makes a political spectacle of policing American innovation, Europe is simultaneously deepening its technological and industrial entanglement with China.  The result is a strategic incoherence that weakens the trans-Atlantic alliance and strengthens the very authoritarian competitor that Europe claims to be “de-risking” from. The Commission’s press release touts new enforcement actions enforcing the Digital Markets Act, a framework that has overwhelmingly targeted American firms. In practice, the EU has constructed a regulatory regime that treats U.S. tech companies as threats requiring exceptional scrutiny, while Chinese state-influenced companies are welcomed across the continent with open arms, subsidies, and long-term partnerships. The evidence is overwhelming. Across Europe, governments and industries are signing major deals with Chinese firms in sectors that touch the core of national security and future economic competitiveness. Germany, for example, is expanding cooperation with Chinese autonomous-vehicle makers like QCraft and Momenta, the latter partnering directly with Uber and even Mercedes-Benz on driver-assistance technology. German defense giant Rheinmetall openly touts the importance of buying from China to boost weapons production, bluntly declaring: “We can buy from China, it’s not a problem.” Meanwhile, Chinese electronics brands such as Anker continue gaining prominence at major European tech showcases. The pattern is the same elsewhere. The Netherlands has returned control of chipmaker Nexperia to its Chinese parent, Wingtech, in order to smooth tensions with Beijing despite U.S. concerns about Chinese access to sensitive semiconductor supply chains. Alibaba Cloud is establishing data centers in Netherlands and France, embedding Chinese infrastructure deeper into Europe’s digital future. Spain has become one of China’s most enthusiastic European partners. Barcelona has inked agreements with Huawei to develop smart city systems. In July, Spain has awarded Huawei multi-million-euro contracts to manage and store law-enforcement wiretaps, a remarkable decision given ongoing global concerns about Huawei’s direct relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese quantum-computing firms are being invited to set up research centers in Malaga, even as Europe decries the national security risks associated with China’s technological rise. Greece has allowed Huawei to dominate more than half of its 4G radio networks and continues signing sweeping cooperation agreements spanning AI, smart ports, and green energy. Austria is producing electric vehicles and trucks for Chinese manufacturers. Hungary is expanding nuclear and AI ties with Beijing. Slovakia is welcoming billion-dollar EV investments from Chinese giants similar to the ones blocked in the U.S. while echoing the CCP’s political rhetoric about “non-interference.” This is not de-risking. This is Europe opening it’s arms to the West’s biggest threat. What makes Europe’s posture even more perplexing is that the continent does have a reliable, democratic, values-aligned partner: the United States. American companies invest in Europe more than any other region in the world. They comply with European courts. They create hundreds of thousands of European jobs. They build data centers, research hubs, and manufacturing capacity across the EU without geopolitical strings attached. Yet many European policymakers continue to treat American firms primarily as adversaries to be fined, constrained, or publicly lectured while simultaneously validating China’s long-term strategic ambitions and granting Beijing’s companies deep access to European markets, infrastructure, data, and research ecosystems. A stable trans-Atlantic tech ecosystem is a geopolitical necessity. The U.S. and Europe share democratic institutions, aligned security interests, deep trade linkages, and mutual defense commitments. China does not. Beijing’s industrial policy is designed explicitly to gain leverage over partners, extract technology, and advance the Chinese Communist Party’s geopolitical aims. Europe can, and should, regulate tech. It should demand transparency, competition, and data protection. But its policies must be consistent with its strategic interests. Targeting U.S. companies with disproportionate regulatory aggression while embracing Chinese firms in critical sectors is more than hypocrisy. It is self-defeating. If Europe truly wants digital sovereignty, secure supply chains, resilient infrastructure, and a future grounded in democratic values, it must recognize the obvious: America is its ally. China is not. It is time for Europe to act like it. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Europe Is Welcoming China While Freezing Out America appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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“Peak oil” isn’t real. “Energy transition” isn’t happening. And the people claiming otherwise can’t even tell you the difference between a man and a woman.Everything, everywhere, has become upside down. Wind on, wind off. Coal out, coal in. Up is down. Down is up. And the loudest activists insist we are seconds away from climate Armageddon unless we obey their every whim.But whether anyone wakes up or not, the reality is the same: Fossil fuels will lead the energy future because no alternative can meet human need.A political scientist calls this polarization. A driller and fracker like me would call it something else: BS.Energy isn’t political. The world runs on it. And whether the professional hand-wringers like it or not, the world still needs us. So let me spill the beans.Truth No. 1: The world needs more oil, and only we can deliver itUnder Joe Biden’s administration, oil and gas became the national punching bag. The Inflation Reduction Act jacked up federal royalties by a third. Banks and hedge funds blacklisted producers. Universities, churches, and even the pope lectured the industry.Meanwhile, Ivy League dilettantes wrote policies so dumb they managed to create debt without decreasing emissions or improving the environment.The same people who shriek “climate denialist” invented their own version of denial — blind faith in renewables and a refusal to acknowledge battery production’s ugly realities: strip mining, deforestation, acid rain, toxic sludge, heavy metals. All the things they accuse us of, they are doing at scale.The irony is unbearable. And the truth they hate is simple: Without oil and gas, there wouldn’t be a tree or whale left alive.Natural gas displaced coal and drove down atmospheric carbon dioxide. High-rate fracking kept lights on, raised life spans, and offered Sub-Saharan Africa its only shot at prosperity.But the sniveling green fussbudgets? They don’t care about prosperity. They care about performance art. How exactly do they think humanity survives without fossil fuels? How do they think poor families can afford electricity under California-style economics and the onslaught of artificial intelligence?Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told us the world ends in 2030. We’re halfway there. But Bill Gates now says we’re cool. So which is it?Truth No. 2: Even ‘clean’ energy pollutesI know fossil fuels pollute. So does every other energy source. Prospecting, drilling, producing, transporting, refining — yes, there is impact. That is Big Oil’s dirty truth.But Big Shovel’s “clean energy” comes with its own filth: strip mines, solar dead zones, toxic smelting, and oceans of waste. Those industries just hide it better, with political cover from bought politicians and media stenographers who won’t touch the cons.Humans need energy. Energy creates pollution. So the question isn’t whether we pollute.It’s how we keep 10.3 billion people alive in the next 50 years.And right now? Renewables are a rich man’s game.Africa proves it. Over 20% face hunger every day. Cheap, abundant energy could fix it. But activists want to force the people into windmills and solar panels whose components are dug out of slave-run mines.Look at our southern border. Millions are pouring north not for “equity,” but because America has the best quality of life on Earth — which exists because we consume more energy than anyone.Energy means survival, prosperity, and dignity for billions of people.Truth No. 3: The haters suddenly need us againOil producers aren’t hated as much now — we’re just disliked. I’ll take it.Even Silicon Valley is crawling back. Its AI data centers run on natural gas. Funny how the moral sermons stop the moment the servers start overheating.Remember Engine No. 1, the ESG crusaders who infiltrated Exxon’s board to “transition” it? Four years later, they’re trying to take over Chevron … to buy natural gas.Money talks. Ideology walks.Truth No. 4: Oil is hurting, but opportunity is comingPrices are descending. Layoffs are beginning. At $60 oil, we’re stuck in neutral. At $50, we hit reverse. And if we go down, so does steel — each horizontal well uses five miles of it.But downturns create opportunities. Out-of-favor assets become bargains. And I’m betting on growth now, not later.Because within a year, oil may flip into contango — where future prices rise above today’s. Why? No spare capacity, underinvestment, poor exploration results, the coming twilight of U.S. shale, and low reserves will finally move prices up.Even with short-term builds of 2 to 4 million barrels per day, prices are holding. In real demand destruction, we’d be in the 40s. We’re not. Because the world still needs more oil.RELATED: Bill Gates quietly retires climate terror as AI takes the throne bymuratdeniz via iStock/Getty ImagesChina’s demand is climbing. India’s demand is just beginning. U.S. consumption is higher this year than in recent years. Europe is crawling back to coal, oil, and gas.OPEC and the International Energy Agency — some of the greenest bureaucrats alive — both agree: The world will need 123 million barrels a day within 20 years. That’s up from around 105 million barrels today.And don’t forget: Oil declines 5% per year if not replenished. You need over 5 million barrels per day just to stay even.Truth No. 5: Reality always winsIn a world with rising demand and shrinking supply, something’s got to give. Maybe the ideologues will finally admit we need every energy source. Maybe the public will tire of being lectured by activists gluing themselves to asphalt. Maybe logic returns.Maybe — just maybe — we stop treating oil like a villain and start treating it like civilization’s backbone.But whether anyone wakes up or not, the reality is the same: Fossil fuels will lead the energy future because no alternative can meet human need.You can deny reality. 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Actor Simu Liu is begging Hollywood studios for more race-based casting — specifically, his race.The Chinese-born, Canada-raised Liu recently took to social media to share a collage of screenshots of some of his fellow Asian actors lamenting how hard it is to land leading roles. "Put some asians in literally anything right now," Liu added as commentary. "The amount of backslide in our representation onscreen is f**king appalling."'We’re fighting a deeply prejudiced system. And most days it SUCKS.'White on riceCiting Hollywood's apparent fear that Asian-centric films are "risky," Lui pointed out the success of movies like his 2022 Marvel debut, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," as well as 2018's "Crazy Rich Asians," which grossed $174 million in 2018 against a $30 million budget."No asian actor has ever lost a studio even close to 100 million dollars," Liu ranted. "But a white dude will lose 200 million TWICE and roll right into the next tentpole lead. We’re fighting a deeply prejudiced system. And most days it SUCKS."RELATED: 'The Acolyte' star: Asians need a Tom Cruise of their ownSimu Liu says Asian representation in Hollywood remains "f*cking appalling."“Put some Asians in literally anything right now. The amount of backslide in our representation onscreen is f*cking appalling. Studios think we are risky... No Asian actor has ever lost a studio even… pic.twitter.com/EY30BNmhGn— Variety (@Variety) November 26, 2025Chinese checkersLiu’s cries of systemic discrimination did not receive the eager welcome they might have just a few years ago.On X, investigative journalist Robby Starbuck noted that the film industry in Liu's native China largely employs Chinese actors. "Almost none are White. Is that some kind of unfair prejudice too?" he asked. "No, it's not."As Fandom Pulse reported, others mocked Liu's apparent recycling of "woke talking points from 2018." Another reader stated, "Speaking as an asian: representation does not matter. Good stories matter. The right casting for the roles matter. Good acting matters."About 99% of actors in films made on mainland China are Asian. Almost none are White. Is that some kind of unfair prejudice too? No, it’s not. It makes sense because most of the market viewing them are Asian too. People need to stop whining. https://t.co/uSZfgm3B1p— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 28, 2025Asian persuasionBack on Threads, however, Liu received a plethora of support from women who agreed that more Asian men should be in lead roles."The stories of Asians in the US go deep ... the stories deserve to be told," wrote Karen Johnstone.While Jayne Nelson added, "I swear it's slipping back to 'third henchman from the left in a big fight scene' and COME ON. It's not the 1980s anymore."One of the actors cited in the original post Liu shared was "The Good Place" star Manny Jacinto, who complained about being cut out of a Tom Cruise movie in 2024."It's up to us — Asian-Americans, people of color — to be that [for ourselves]," Jacinto said at the time. "We can't wait for somebody else to do it. If we want bigger stories out there, we have to make them for ourselves." The other actors cited as making remarks were John Cho ("Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"), and Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost").Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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