Italy’s boldest conservative leader since the Cold War, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is doubling down on her defense of Italian identity and Western values with a sweeping new proposal targeting what she calls “Islamic separatism.” Unveiled on Wednesday by her Brothers of Italy party, the bill would ban burqas and niqabs in all public spaces and impose tough new measures against radical Islamist influence inside the country. The legislation goes far beyond the face-covering bans already in place in parts of Europe. Under the proposed law, wearing a full-face veil like a burqa or niqab in public—whether in schools, shops, offices, or on the street—could result in fines of up to €3,000 ($3,500). But the law doesn’t stop there. The bill includes criminal penalties for so-called “cultural crimes,” like virginity testing and forced marriages, especially when driven by religious coercion. Punishment for such offenses could reach up to 10 years in prison — a clear signal from Meloni’s government that Italy won’t tolerate practices seen as violating women’s rights or Western values. Galeazzo Bignami, parliamentary leader of Brothers of Italy, said the idea was to protect the country from “all forms of extremism and any attempt to create parallel societies on Italian soil.” Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout! “No foreign funding should ever undermine our sovereignty or our civilization,” declared Brothers of Italy lawmaker Andrea Delmastro. The bill drives that point home by targeting mosque financing and requiring full transparency from all religious groups not formally recognized by the Italian state — a category that includes every Muslim organization in the country. Any organization receiving money from foreign entities deemed a “threat to state security” would be barred from operating. It’s a direct strike against foreign-funded Islamist influence, which Meloni’s government believes fosters radicalism and attempts to establish “parallel societies” within Italy. As Brothers of Italy parliamentary leader Galeazzo Bignami put it, the law aims to defend the Republic from extremism and from those who seek to live under sharia law rather than the Italian constitution. Party immigration chief Sara Kelany reinforced the message, declaring Italy will not tolerate “enclaves” where Western legal norms are subordinated to religious law. Predictably, the usual chorus of critics — Muslim groups, NGOs, and global media — have labeled the move “divisive.” But the Meloni coalition holds a commanding majority in parliament, meaning the bill is likely to pass despite the backlash. While leftist voices are attempting to accuse Meloni of “complicity in genocide” at the International Criminal Court — due to her government’s past support for Israel — she remains undeterred. “I’m amazed,” she said, noting that Italy had not authorized new arms shipments since October 7, 2023. In a time when weak Western leaders fold under pressure, Meloni stands firm and reminds the world that Italy will not be conquered from within.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday despite a chorus of world leaders who pushed for President Donald Trump to win this year’s honor. The five-person Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Machado’s “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and … her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to… pic.twitter.com/Zgth8KNJk9 — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 10, 2025 Machado won her party’s primary, setting her up to challenge Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 election, but the opposition leader was disqualified from holding office by the Venezuelan government. Machado then got behind opposition candidate Edmundo González, who appeared to defeat Maduro at the polls, but the country’s National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner. In the lead-up to the election and in its aftermath, Maduro’s regime repressed dissent and jailed opposition leaders. Machado was forced to go into hiding and has not been seen publicly since January, the Associated Press reported. Machado’s ally, González, who is living in exile in Spain, praised the Nobel Committee’s decision, saying it was a “very well-deserved recognition for the long struggle of a woman and of an entire people for our freedom and democracy.” He also posted a video of himself talking to Machado over the phone about the prize. Machado told him, “I am in shock. I cannot believe it,” the AP reported. ¡Nuestra querida Maria Corina Machado, galardonada con el Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025! Merecidísimo reconocimiento a la larga lucha de una mujer y de todo un pueblo por nuestra libertad y democracia. ¡La primer Nobel de Venezuela! ¡Enhorabuena @mariacorinaya, Venezuela será… pic.twitter.com/jpmrUEujtL — Edmundo González (@EdmundoGU) October 10, 2025 White House Communications Director Steven Cheung responded to the news, saying that the Nobel Committee “proved they place politics over peace.” Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout! “President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives,” Cheung added. “He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.” The deadline for this year’s nominations was January 31, just days after Trump had taken office for his second term. After more than eight months of stringing together peace plans in numerous conflicts around the world and successfully getting Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire and the first phase of his peace deal, many people believed that Trump deserved this year’s prize. World leaders who have said that Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Argentinian President Javier Milei, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the past, the committee had no issue awarding the Nobel Prize to a president shortly after he came into office. In 2009, former President Barack Obama was awarded the prize just months into his first term for ambiguous reasons. The committee awarded Obama the Nobel Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” and for creating “a new climate in international politics.”

Wyoming Republicans are crying foul after a high school student said her school treats her Turning Point USA Club America chapter unfairly and blocks them from engaging in activities that similar clubs are allowed to do.  Natrona County High School senior Kylie Wall told The Daily Wire that the Club America chapter she started has received a chilly reception from school administrators who have exercised a heavy hand over the group’s activities. This includes taking limited action after school staff ripped down posters for the club at the school, she said.  State Senator Rachel Rodriguez Williams, the chair of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, told The Daily Wire that school officials appeared to be chilling the free speech of conservative students.  “At best, NCHS administrators are chilling the protected speech of students, which is unacceptable,” she told The Daily Wire. “At worst, they’re systematically silencing the speech and activities of students on and off campus, which is indefensible.” The Wyoming Freedom Caucus filed a public records request on Sunday, demanding all communications to or from Natrona County High School Principal Aaron Wilson containing the terms “Club America” or “Turning Point USA.” Natrona County High School is located in Casper, Wyoming’s second most populous city.  Wall told The Daily Wire on Thursday that she had serious concerns about equal treatment, free speech, and student rights under district policy and the federal Equal Access Act, which requires schools receiving federal funds to have equal opportunities.  “As students, we simply want to be treated fairly, to have our voices respected, and to participate in the same opportunities afforded to other clubs,” she said. “We look forward to working toward a resolution that upholds district policy and students’ constitutional rights.” Wall, who started a Club America chapter shortly after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, says that school officials have blocked them from participating in public meetings off campus and failed to take sufficient action after she saw school staff tearing down advertisements for the club.  “Approved Club America flyers have been removed by staff, and some teachers have made disparaging remarks about our club and its members,” Wall told The Daily Wire. “Despite these reports, the administration has taken little action to address them, contributing to a hostile environment for students who hold different viewpoints.” Natrona County School District noted that it recognized two Club America chapters, one at Natrona County High School and another at Kelly Walsh High School. “These student-led clubs are open to high school students who are interested in learning about government, civic responsibility, and active citizenship. Like all student-led clubs, school-based meetings are student-driven and are not open to the public,” the county told The Daily Wire. “We continue to encourage students from all high schools to work together and collaborate in many different capacities.” Rodriguez Williams said that the Wyoming Freedom Caucus “reminds all Wyoming school districts that students don’t shed their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse doors. We are disgusted that school staff would tear down posters advertising Club America, but are filled with hope for the future at the bravery and poise of these patriotic students.” In addition to the posters being pulled down, school officials have reportedly blocked Wall’s chapter from meeting with another local Turning Point USA club, prohibited them from attending an off-campus banquet hosted by the Wyoming Family Alliance, and told Wall that she could not do an interview on the club without the principal’s presence.  “Our club was prohibited from attending a community event hosted by the Wyoming Family Alliance, even though other student organizations — such as athletic teams and Key Club, and others — routinely attend similar off-campus events,” Wall said. “This restriction seems inconsistent with district practice and limits our club’s opportunities to participate equally in civic activities.” Wyoming Family Alliance Executive Director Nathan Winters confirmed that Wilson told them to “exclusively” reach out to Club America through him and declined the invitation to the banquet. He added that they never received a response when they asked if there was a district policy blocking the students from engaging in community events. “Wyoming Family Alliance will always stand with students who want to engage in civil public discourse and experience the true meaning of American citizenship,” Winters told The Daily Wire. “We are disappointed and deeply concerned when any school or administrator restricts those first steps toward civic participation. Students should be encouraged, not silenced, when they seek to learn, lead, and contribute to their communities.” Wall added that she “was instructed not to speak to reporters about our chapter without direct administrative supervision, or even on my own time,” while students at other high schools were not restricted in the same way.  Following the assassination of Kirk last month in Utah, Turning Point USA has reported a massive surge in requests to form new chapters on both high school and college campuses. The organization said last week that it has launched 1,500 new high school chapters nationwide, up from roughly 1,200 total before Kirk’s death.

Three years ago, NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines declared October 10 “XX Day,” an opportunity to celebrate female athletes who refuse to bow to radical left-wing gender ideology.  This October 10, the XX-XY Athletics Fund announced several new 2025 Courage Wins Champions from a group of young women who hail from two of the most radical states in the nation, Oregon and California. These female athletes didn’t just talk about fairness in sports. They put their names, reputations, and safety on the line to defend it. They are high school athletes with no publicists or powerful sponsors backing them up. But despite the mainstream media and other powerful forces opposing them, these athletes stood proudly for the truth. Jennifer Sey, the founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics, says that deep personal conviction is contagious.  “At a time when threats and bullying have escalated to violence, we are more determined than ever to use our voices and to reward those brave enough to use theirs to stand up for truth and biological reality,” Sey told The Daily Wire of the new winners. “We need more speech, not less,” she added. “So we’re doubling down and awarding more winners than ever.” Sey added that these athletes are fighting “giants” like Nike and California Governor Gavin Newsom from “ground zero of the battle for fairness in sports.” She went on, “It’s also notable that today is the deadline for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to honor the sex-based rights of women in his state or cave to ideological bullies’ demands. He’s a coach and he knows the realities of sport. Young athletes like Kendall Kotzmacher are saving the day so high school girls won’t be erased and humiliated in their own sport.” “By acknowledging and celebrating these brave young women, we hope to encourage more to stand up in defense of women’s sports as well,” Sey concluded. Oregon is a state where track and field reigns supreme and where Nike, one of the most aggressively “gender progressive” sports brands, is headquartered. This is where five high school girls made a stand that challenged their state’s athletic programs. Reese Eckard, Maddie Eischen, and Sophia Carpenter refused to compete against a male athlete at the Chehalem Track and Field Classic last spring. They knew it might cost them friends, rankings, and potentially their athletic futures, but they did it anyway. XX-XY Athletics “I am so grateful for the support XX-XY Athletics has given me as I speak out for fairness in girls’ sports.   I’ve gained so much courage from the other athletes here in Oregon who are also standing up for equal opportunity. Thank you to XX-XY for empowering me to share the truth. Together, our message becomes even stronger,” Eckard said in a statement.  Their act of defiance sparked something bigger. When All-American runner Sophia Castañeda, the fastest female sophomore in Oregon history in the 400m, lost to a male athlete and was bullied for speaking up, she joined forces with the others. Together, they filed suit against the Oregon Schools Athletic Association. XX-XY Athletics And that’s not all. In a now-viral image, Alexa Anderson and Eckard can be seen stepping off the podium after a male competitor was crowned the girls’ state high jump champion.  “I just didn’t think that it’s fair to biological females to allow and encourage biological males to compete among us, not only for myself and the other girl that stepped down, but the girl who should have been on the podium and the girl who didn’t even get to go to state because she was beaten by a biological male at districts,” Anderson said.  “It is not about hate or transphobia at all. It’s about protecting women’s rights and their right to fair and equal competition within sports,” she said. These are high schoolers fighting the same multi-billion-dollar sports industry that silenced adult Olympians. Their courage didn’t just win applause. It earned them the title of 2025 Courage Wins Champions. Over in California, the ideological capital of this cultural madness, Governor Newsom’s administration is suing the federal government to preserve policies that force girls to compete against biological males.  At Jurupa Valley High School, three teenage girls, including sisters Alyssa and Madison McPherson and their teammate Hadeel Hazameh, are refusing to play along. XX-XY Athletics “Standing up for what’s right shows more strength than any win or medal ever could,” Hazameh said of their efforts. They’ve faced everything from online harassment to physical intimidation to threats against their faith. Still, they joined a lawsuit against their school district and the California Department of Education, demanding what should never have been controversial: that girls deserve their own sports. “It’s not always easy to speak up, but that’s what makes it so powerful. Taking a stand shows other girls that they can be strong, fearless and true to themselves,” Alyssa McPherson said. Courage Wins Award winners receive up to $5,000 and a spot in a leadership program designed to help them continue speaking up without being punished financially or socially. That’s the heart of what Sey and XX-XY Athletics are building: a movement that makes standing for truth possible again. Previous honorees include Brooke Slusser, Lauren Miller, Payton McNabb, Emmy Salerno, Stephanie Turner, Sia Liilii, and the Lincoln Middle School Five, a group of middle schoolers who took on adults and won. The girls honored this year didn’t ask to be activists; they were just seeking fair competition. But they were unafraid to call out injustice when they saw it, rather than going away quietly.  The Goliaths they’re fighting, Nike, Newsom, and every screeching activist with a platform, should take note. Because these brave Davids are the new face of women’s sports.  As Sey put it, “We’re not done yet.”

Jake Bon Giovi and Millie Bobby Brown are living at the height of their glory with their baby girl. The couple welcomed their baby via adoption during the summer. Millie shared the announcement without any photos. “This summer we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption. We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy,” she wrote in the post. “And then there were 3,” she wrote on Instagram On October 9, the new mom posted a picture of their baby girl in a carousel of photos. The couple appeared to be riding It’s A Small World at a Disney Theme Park while holding their baby. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown) Millie Bobby Brown And Jake Bon Giovi Adore Their Baby While Millie and Jake haven’t shared many details about their baby, it’s very clear they are thrilled to have her in their lives. Millie captioned her latest photos, “My t swift October.” The comment section erupted over the pictures of Millie, Jake, and the baby. “Jake and you and the sweet baby girl,” someone wrote. “YES THE PHOTO DUMPS WE LUVVVVV, another person cheered. Millie’s beauty and happiness shone through in the new pics. “Bro, how can she be so radiantly perfect in everything?” a fan asked. “Yes Millie!!! The swifties love you,” another person wrote. Some wanted to see Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bon Giovi’s baby, but it appears the timing isn’t quite right for the family yet. “When are we going to see a peek at the baby?” Someone asked. “I think they don’t want to show her face, period,” a fan responded. “No paparazzi, not showing baby girl themselves, etc. they asked for privacy in their announcement.” Good for them. Whether the couple decides to share her face or let her grow up out of the public eye, it’s their choice and not for us to judge. This story’s featured image is by Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images. The post Millie Bobby Brown And Jake Bon Giovi Share First Photo Of Their New Baby Girl appeared first on InspireMore.

When Joann Fabrics declared bankruptcy and closed all 800 of its retail locations, many wondered where they would shop. Joann had a fabric selection unlike any other retailer, and at-home crafters felt lost. Following the bankruptcy, The Michaels Companies, Inc. announced the acquisition of Joann’s intellectual property and private label brands. A recent announcement from Michaels sheds some light on what exactly that means for shoppers. Michaels announced in a news release that its stores will now feature The Knit & Sew Shop and The Party Shop, providing shoppers with new options to enjoy. I couldn't resist visiting Michaels' new knit and sew shop—had to see what all the fuss was about! #michaelscraftstore #sew #fabricstore pic.twitter.com/4L8iDBx3EI— Jocelin B Villarreal (@justjossn) September 29, 2025 Joann Fabrics Stores Will Not Reopen, But These Bring a Bit Of Joann Back To Life At Michaels David Boone, Chief Executive Officer at Michaels, shared excitement for Michaels’ new era. “The launch of The Knit & Sew Shop and The Party Shop at Michaels is a transformative step forward on our mission to become the go-to destination for fueling creativity and celebration,” he said. “We are proud to offer an unmatched experience for creating and celebrating through our expansive product assortments, enhanced services, lower price points, and seamless in-store and online shopping options.” Michaels will also keep beloved Joann brand names. “Now available in all stores across North America, The Knit & Sew Shop, featuring the JOANN and Michaels logos, brings the best of both beloved brands together. The dual-branded shop offers a curated assortment of threads, sewing notions, and yarn, with fabric also available in most stores,” the release explains. “The selection includes beloved JOANN brands, like customer favorite Big Twist®, which hits shelves at the end of October. It provides everything creators need to inspire and bring their next project to life, all in one place.” This won’t bring Joann Fabrics back, but it definitely shows Michaels’ commitment to honoring the brand and hopefully creating a pleasant shopping experience for everyone. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. The post Michaels Has Big News For Joann Fabrics Lovers Hoping For A Revival appeared first on InspireMore.

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