For the second time in two days, the IDF confirms it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity and movement of a portable rocket launcher. They believe the terrorists were preparing to bomb them. WATCH: After identifying terrorist activity and movement of a Hezbollah portable rocket launcher in southern Lebanon, the […] The post How’s That Hezbollah-Israel Ceasefire Working Out? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Apple released a wholesome holiday ad with white Christian people. There were no signs of people who had unusual families. Since this is the majority of the people in the country, it was nice to see. We’ve been hated and ignored for so long. You could also understand what they were selling. Some of the […] The post Apple Puts Out a Normal Ad appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President-elect Donald Trump bloodied Mexico and Canada with diplomatic buckshot earlier this week by writing that, on his first day in office, he’ll levy devastating 25% trade tariffs on those two U.S. neighbors if they fail to crack down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Much public puzzlement has filled international media coverage over why Trump would single out Canada for punishment equal to that of the far guiltier Mexico.  “To compare us to Mexico is the most insulting thing I’ve ever heard from our friends and closest allies, the United States of America,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. “I found his comments unfair. I found them insulting. It’s like a family member stabbing you right in the heart.”  “We shouldn’t confuse the Mexican border with the Canadian border,” Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said. But this narrative seems intended to deflect public acknowledgement of what the liberal progressive government of Justin Trudeau did in fact do to draw Trump’s tariff ire. In terms of immigration policy, the Canadian offenses are indeed much different from Mexico’s open super-highway mass migration wave-throughs during the Biden-Harris years. But Canada’s policies have , arguably, damaged U.S. national security and public safety interests in harmful ways that media outlets on both sides rarely report. Canada’s Massive Legal Immigration Program As A U.S. National Security Threat  Much of the damage arises from an historic Canadian legal immigrant importation program of unprecedented scope. Since the program’s 2021 implementation, the Great White North has imported some 1.5 million foreign national workers (400,000+ per year for a country of 38 million) from dozens of developing nations and hundreds of thousands of foreign students in 2023 alone – making it another record-breaking year. Why are those programs a U.S. problem? Because a spiking number of foreign nationals are apparently abusing the Canadian programs as a lily pad from which to illegally enter the United States between northern border land ports of entry, among them proven threats to U.S. national security and public safety.  Why this traffic leaking into the United States is a problem – even though the total numbers illegally entering from Canada are small relative to those crossing from Mexico – arises from the fact that many hail from Muslim-majority nations and have, Canadian media reports, fueled a spate of terrorism and anti-Semitic attacks throughout Canada. In addition, far too many of the Mexicans Canada has allowed in turned out to be cartel drug traffickers and killers. These are the kinds of criminals crossing the U.S. northern border in increasing numbers due to Canadian policies — policies Canada could address if it wanted to. Consider that U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions in the brush between U.S.-Canada land ports of entry jumped from 2,238 in 2022 to 23,721 in 2024, neatly coinciding with Trudeau’s mass legal immigration programs. Among those crossing illegally from Canada, for instance, were 15,827 Indian nationals in 2023 and 2024, 8,367 Mexicans, and 3,833 from unspecified countries listed only as “Other” on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s public statistics website. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE A Border-Crossing Terror Plot Foiled Concerns on both sides of the northern border have been simmering for some years as Canadians witness newcomers carrying out terror plots, actual attacks, and perhaps some of the record-breaking nearly 6,000 antisemitic incidents Canada has logged since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.  What’s been happening in Canada was obvious to many. “Canada has become a hotbed of radicalization, fanaticism, and jihadism,” wrote Casey Babb, Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Newsweek shortly after the arrest. “As un-Canadian as it sounds, Canada has a terrorism crisis on its hands and that should worry the United States for a whole host of reasons.” Concern would reach an apogee in October 2024, when a joint U.S.-Canadian counterterrorism operation thwarted a plot by a Pakistani student on a Canadian visa to illegally cross the northern border to conduct an October 2024 massacre of Jews in New York. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a 20-year-old Pakistani citizen legally issued a Canadian student visa in June 2023, now stands accused in U.S. federal court of plotting an illegal-smuggler-assisted northern border crossing to carry out a mass shooting of Jews in New York City to celebrate with blood the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas massacre in Israel. Khan hoped it would go down in history as “the largest U.S. attack since 9/11.” “We are going to nyc (sic) to slaughter them” with AR-style rifles and hunting knives “so we can slit their throats,” Khan told an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a co-conspirator, according to an agent complaint. “Even if we don’t attack an event we could rack up easily a lot of Jews.” His was among the record-breaking 400,000 foreign student visas Canada issued in 2023. That alarming new terrorism prosecution in New York State should have been enough to renew Trump’s interest in turning diplomatic pressure onto Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s mass legal immigration policies and border security on its side. But terrorists cannot be the only concern. Mexican Cartel Killers And Traffickers In Canada Crossing Too The incoming Trump administration will need to force resolution of another issue regarding U.S. public safety concerns dating back to an especially damaging 2016 Trudeau move that did great harm until it was addressed just recently.. Trudeau rescinded 2009 visa requirements on Mexican citizens and against the advice of his own government. Mexican criminals would abuse the policy to fly in at will and bedevil both Canadian and northern American cities. That all began in early 2017. A sustained surge was underway of Mexican nationals who, unable to easily cross the southern border under Trump 1.0, were flying over the United States into Canada. They would claim Canadian asylum and cross southward over the less tended northern U.S. border. Among them were the predicted Mexican cartel operatives. Leaked Canada Border Services Agency intelligence reports said Mexican “drug smugglers, human smugglers, recruiters, money launders and foot soldiers” were turning up in greater numbers than ever before. The cartels went to work building human smuggling networks to move other Mexicans south over the American border, just as they did all along the southern border. In July 2017, Global News quoted the intelligence reports saying the ultra-violent Sinaloa cartel had turned up in Canada to “facilitate travel to Canada by Mexicans with criminal records.” Others identified included La Familia Michoacana, Jalisco New Generation, and Los Zetas. For instance, whereas the reports said 37 Mexicans linked to organized criminal groups had entered between 2012 and 2015, 65 involved in “serious crimes” were identified midway through just 2017, compared to 28 in 2015. By May 2019, at least 400 Mexican criminals connected to drug trafficking, including sicario hitmen, were plying their trades in Canada, at least half of them in Quebec, according to a May 24, 2019, report in the Toronto Sun and other Canadian media outlets.  All had entered through the Trudeau visa loophole for Mexicans. By the end of 2019, Canada saw a 1,400% spike in the number of bogus Mexican refugee claims, the vast majority naturally rejected, and of associated detentions. Canada Finally About To Face The Music Only in February 2024 did the Americans pressure the Canadians to finally reimpose some visa restrictions on Mexicans — though not all. Now, only Mexicans who already hold a U.S. visa or old Canadian one can travel visa-free, while most other Mexicans with neither will have to apply for a Canadian one. The damage is already done, but there’s always a chance Trudeau could revert to visa-free once again. From January to mid-October 2022, for instance, 7,698 Mexican asylum seekers took direct flights from Mexico City to Montreal, according to a November 2022 Canadian Press story. The paper quoted officials at nonprofit refugee assistance groups attesting that most fly to Canada because they found out Trudeau’s visa-free policy also got them government financial assistance while awaiting their mostly denied asylum applications. In their October 2021 book, “The Wolfpack: The Millennial Mobsters Who Brought Chaos and the Cartels to the Canadian Underworld,” journalists Peter Edwards and Luis Najera established that the Sinaloa Cartel now has a foothold across eastern Canada, with “solid control of cocaine shipments in and out of Canada.” The Arellano Felix group has its foothold in Vancouver and in the state of Alberta. The Zetas are in Canada “involved with temporary migrant workers.” Asked in 2023 if Canada’s importance to Mexican organized crime had increased “in recent years,” co-author Luis Najera answered: “I would say it has increased since criminal cells moved up north to settle and expand operations here. It is also strategic to have groups operating north of the U.S. border, close to key places such as Chicago and New York, and without the scrutiny of the DEA and rival groups.” Canada is not Mexico but its policies pose consequences for the United States. Any normal U.S. administration would put Canada on the hook for adjusting its policies and more robustly guarding its supposedly treasured neighboring ally, the United States, from harm. If punishing trade tariffs finally focus Canada’s attention on those policy-driven harms, let them last until Canada fixes what it recklessly broke. * * * Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies and a two-time National Press Club award winner. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a 23-year veteran newspaper reporter. He is the author of “America’s Covert Border War,” and “Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History.” The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

The original version of this article ran in The Harvard Crimson on November 25, 2024. Published with permission. * * * That just 5.2 percent of my class at Harvard admits to being Republican is no secret — it was the statistic published in The Crimson’s annual incoming freshman survey for the Class of 2025. But the fact that many of the remaining 94.8 percent actively try to ostracize and dissociate from conservatives on campus — while also not a secret — is vastly more disturbing. In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory on November 5, students took to social media platforms like Sidechat, an anonymous social media platform, to lambast their peers who simply voted for Trump. “No matter who wins tonight, the fact that so many vote for Trump is f*cking terrifying,” read one post, which was upvoted by 407 Harvard students. Other students called conservatives at Harvard “freaks,” “misogynists,” “fascists,” and the “stupidest people on campus.” Some even told them to “unenroll please, it’s frankly embarrassing.” Most damning was a post which read “Accept the consequences of your beliefs. Want lower taxes, take social alienation.” Notwithstanding these petty efforts to undermine and intimidate campus Republicans into suppressing their viewpoints, as president of the Harvard Republican Club, I can state unequivocally that it has never been a better time to be a Republican on campus. Since my election as HRC President just one year ago, our student mailing list has grown exponentially from 100 to over 800 — more than 10 percent of Harvard’s student body. We’ve rolled out a career mentorship program and an Alumni Advisory Board, we’ve significantly increased the number of events hosted, and we’ve dramatically increased the average attendees at these events over seven-fold from less than 20 to almost 150. This rapid success is due, in no small part, to the HRC hosting a wide array of high-profile speakers who espouse views across the conservative ideological spectrum — from businessmen like PayPal co-founder Peter A. Thiel and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale to former ambassadors like Trevor Traina, think tank leaders like Heritage Foundation President Kevin D. Roberts, former governors like Asa Hutchinson, former Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf, and Cabinet nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’76. While I may not agree with every mentor or speaker’s opinion, their diverse perspectives and ideas reflect the broad, open-minded, and welcoming organization the HRC has built over the past year. It was a similarly broad coalition that propelled Trump, whom we proudly endorsed in July, to a spectacularly decisive victory — a group of people with varied ideas about America’s future united behind their Republican identity. Of course, the success of any political movement hinges on engaging others who may not agree with a cause, convincing them to ultimately view it positively. This is particularly true at Harvard, where some of my peers have likely never actually engaged with a conservative. From their first year on campus, many often self-isolate into groups that reinforce their opinions. These students’ perceptions of conservatives are borne exclusively from what their media of choice feeds them, and thus our purportedly “educated” student body blindly associates Republicans with every negative “ism” they have been taught to embrace. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Over the past year, the HRC has seen a record number of self-identified Democrats attend our events and use our resources. We’ve facilitated important conversations across party lines (including a debate between Republicans and Democrats at Visitas) and brought a diverse set of perspectives to those who sought them out. Our success — like the national Republican Party’s success — is contingent on a diverse coalition only possible when we embrace heterogenous opinions and allow for robust conversations. Just look at Trump’s new Cabinet: It includes many former Democrats, including Kennedy and Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). Those surprised by Trump’s victory earlier this month might assume that Republican life at Harvard is dead. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Our events are more than well attended, our speakers top-tier, and our energy through the roof. And perhaps most importantly, many Republicans are willing to openly embrace their values on campus, despite the aforementioned social media posts. I encourage those interested in stepping out of their comfort zone and challenging their preconceived notions about conservatives to take advantage of the movement we’ve built. Instead of attempts at name-calling, intimidation, and ostracization, seek out Republicans. Listen to what they believe. Heck, even argue with them if you want. But at least engage with their ideas on a meaningful level. You might just learn something. * * * Michael Oved ’25, an Economics concentrator in Adams house, is president of the Harvard Republican Club, and chair of the Conservative Coalition at the Institute of Politics. The original version of this article ran in The Harvard Crimson on November 25, 2024. Published with permission. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. 

People love Chappell Roan’s HOT TO GO! and hundreds of thousands of social media videos have spawned using the song. The song’s catchy beat and clever lyrics have the makings of a viral sensation. Some will say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Kevin Bacon and his family love HOT TO GO! They shared a hilarious parody from their family farm featuring their goats. Kevin, his wife Kyra Sedgwick, and daughter Sosie Bacon premiered their video on social media on Thanksgiving, and it is hot to a goat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) Kevin Bacon and his family had a hot take on “HOT TO GO!“ We all know Kevin as a talented actor, but he is also a musician. And his wife and daughter like to sing, too. In their video, filmed at the family’s farm in Connecticut, we see a goat, and then Sosie begins to sing. She follows the HOT TO GO! lyrics, but instead of singing, “I’ll take this city,” she sings, “I’ll take this barn. I’ve got all these goats to keep me warm.” She continues mixing the original song lyrics with her own, swapping “It’s like a hundred 99 degrees” with “I brought along my six degrees,” a nod to her father. And Kevin says, “That’s us.” Kevin, Kyra, and Sosie then jam to “G-O-A-T-O-G-O.” Fans loved Kevin Bacon’s take on HOT TO GO! One wrote on Instagram, “This is what the holiday is all about! Happy Thanksgiving, Bacon fam!” This person loved the parody, “Very clever change in original song.” Plenty of fans noticed how much fun they all seemed to have. “Happy Thanksgiving! I love the fun you all have together.” This comment wins “You Guys are THE GOAT!!! Matchless!” Kevin Bacon can sing fans any version he wants of HOT TO GO! They’re here for it. As this person wrote, “Absolutely made my day!!” This story’s featured image can be found here. The post Kevin Bacon & Family Put Barnyard Spin On “Hot To Go!” appeared first on InspireMore.

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A married couple is on a 7-day Caribbean cruise. At the port of call in St. Maarten, they take a private catamaran to a small island where they find an old gold ring. Soon afterward, things become interesting!I received the following account:"Hello. My husband and I had an experience that we just cannot explain. An associate at work suggested I write you so that you (or your readers) may be able to help us comprehend what has happened and if we are in any peril.Last Autumn, my husband and I took a 7-day cruise vacation that left from Port Canaveral, Florida with ports of call in the eastern Caribbean. We needed a break because of work stress and the constant activity endured by us helping to plan our daughter’s wedding. The cruise was going along nicely and as anticipated.The final port of call was in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. I was looking forward to this destination since my sister had visited there previously. We have arranged for a catamaran sail as part of our day-long stop at the port. After walking around the town for a few hours we reached the tour company that provided the catamaran ride to a small island a few miles from Philipsburg. It was a delightful excursion to and from the island with food and drink as well as pleasant interaction with the crew. But there was one aspect of this small trip that needs to be emphasized.My husband and I took a walk on the beach of the small island (I forget the name of the island) and, after a while, decided to take a breather on a small outcrop of rocks. We sat and talked about dinner that evening and hoped we’d be able to be seated at a nice local restaurant since we had not made reservations. As we talked, my husband noticed something between several of the rocks. He reached down a pulled up a large ring that looked very old and seemed to be made of gold. We examined it and noticed that the design on the face was that of a bird and what looked like a lightning bolt. There was an inscription inside the band that read ‘Mes voiles coeur avec vous - Manon – 1723’ (Translates: My heart sails with you – Manon – 1723). I can speak French so I was able to translate the inscription.My husband, who is a high school history teacher, speculated that it may have belonged to a French privateer at one time. He said that he’d wait and have it looked at when we returned home to Chicago. He placed it in his pocket and we continued with our day. We spent the late evening in our cabin relaxing on our cabin balcony and conversing about our trip.The next morning, there was a knock on our cabin door. I looked at the clock - it was 7:15 am. My husband got up and answered the door. He was talking with our cabin steward whose voice I recognized. We invited him inside – he was quite distressed. He explained that the couple in the cabin beside ours had a terrible experience the previous evening and that they insisted we were responsible. We were very surprised by this information because we had never met this couple. The cabin steward explained that the couple did not want to cause trouble but they insisted that they talk to us. We agreed to meet them.About an hour later, after we showered and had some breakfast, we walked next door to the couples’ cabin – the cabin steward accompanied us. A young woman answered the door, introduced herself to us, and asked that we sit down. She was very nervous. I asked if anyone else would be talking with us. She explained that her companion was very wary of us and wanted to avoid our presence. My husband and I looked at each other in amazement. What had we done to incite fear in this couple?A few seconds later, my husband motioned for me to look at the dresser. I turned and looked. The ring we had found the previous day was on the dresser. My husband turned to the young woman and asked “Does that ring belong to you?” She started to cry, then she shouted “Take it back and leave!” My husband stood up and said ‘Wait one second’ as he turned towards the door and walked out. I knew where he was going – he was looking for the ring in our cabin. I looked at the young woman and said “Look, what is going on here?” She did not answer.The cabin steward suspected what was happening and said "If this is a theft, I need to report it.” I asked him to wait until my husband returned. Soon after, my husband walked back into the cabin and said “It’s gone.” The young woman looked up and said, “Yeah, we took it last night.” After assuring her that we would not report or prosecute the theft, she calmed down and explained what happened.The young woman stated that the previous evening she and her companion were walking back to their cabin when they noticed my husband and I were getting ready to enter our cabin. My husband had reached into his pocket to retrieve the keycard and when he did, the ring somehow came out and fell to the floor. Neither one of us had noticed it but the couple both saw it hit the floor and bounce over to the opposite wall. After we had entered our cabin the couple picked up the ring and decided that it was now theirs.As she continued to describe what had happened, she became more emotional as tears rolled down her face. She explained that after they had gone to sleep, the cabin lit up as bright as the morning sun – so bright that it woke both of them. Then they noticed deep horrific growling sounds coming from across the cabin near the sofa. As they watched, a woman in a billowy pink dress began to manifest before them. They were totally terrified and unable to speak or move. The apparition moved towards them and hovered above the bed. As its bright yellow eyes gazed upon them a voice rang out ‘Donner mon Seigneur son anneau!’ and again ‘Donner mon Seigneur son anneau !’ (Translated: Give my Lord his ring). The specter continued to speak the same words until it finally faded away and the room turned dark.“Now, take the ring and leave. I beg you not to report this.” I looked at the cabin steward. He was in shock - holding a rosary and praying under his breath. My husband said, “Let’s go.” He grabbed the ring and we walked back to our cabin.We talked about the ring and what we would do with it. We contemplated throwing it into the ocean. Then we wondered if there was historical value and if we to donate it to a museum or university. That was five months ago and we still possess the ring. My husband said that he would like to have it researched but has not yet done anything. The ring is in a safety deposit box and it will remain there – just in case some of the young woman’s story was true." 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