At least 25 people were killed and 60 wounded in a suicide attack at an Eastern Orthodox church in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. A suicide bomber opened fire and subsequently detonated an explosive vest inside the Church of St. Elias in the Dweil’a district of Damascus, which was filled with parishioners during an evening Divine Liturgy. The perpetrator detonated his explosives at the church’s entrance when a crowd charged at him to remove him from the church. According to one eyewitness, parishioners had managed to wrestle the terrorist to the ground before the explosive went off. Father Fadi Ghattas, who was present at the attack, told the Associated Press that “there were 350 people praying at the church” who were “praying safely under the eyes of God.” Some testimonies said a second gunman participated in the attack, but those reports have not been confirmed. Although the terrorist attack follows months of sectarian violence in Syria, this was the first suicide bombing in a church in Syria since the country’s civil war erupted in 2011. Nonetheless, Christians have faced serious struggles in Syria for years. The Christian population in Syria before the start of Syria’s civil war was around 1.5 million, representing 10 percent of the country’s population. Since then, around four-fifths of Syrian Christians have been displaced, with reports estimating that as few as 300,000 Christians remain in Syria today. As Syria’s new Islamist President Ahmad al-Sharaa struggles to maintain security and retain support from minority groups such as Christians, several extremist groups still remain an active threat in war-torn Syria. During his overthrow of the Assad regime, al-Sharaa, though formerly a member of Al Qaeda, promised in December to protect minority groups and rule for the whole of the Syrian people. While no group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s terrorist strike, Syrian officials said the Islamic State carried out the attack. According to Syria’s state media SANA, the government carried out operations against ISIS-linked terrorist cells in the Damascus countryside. During the raid, they arrested a cell leader and five members, and killed two others affiliated with the terrorist attack on St. Elias Church. One of those killed was allegedly the main person who facilitated the suicide bomber’s entry into the church. Al-Sharaa condemned the bombing as a “treacherous terrorist attack” and offered “our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy for the families of victims who passed away in the criminal bombing that affected all the Syrian people.” He pledged to “apprehend all those who participated in and planned this heinous crime and bring them to justice to face their just punishment.” After Syria’s raid on the terrorist cells, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a press release that “these cowardly terrorist acts will only strengthen [the Ministry’s] resolve to pursue anyone who attempts to threaten the country’s security, and that its response will be firm and continuous.” The Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch issued a statement in which he commemorated “the lives of our loved ones who fell today as martyrs” and condemned the “heinous act and [denounced], in the strongest terms, this horrific crime.” He called for urgent action on the part of Syrian authorities, exhorting them to “assume full responsibility for what has happened and continues to happen in terms of violation against the sanctity of churches, and to ensure the protection of all citizens.” The patriarch concluded his statement with an assertion of resolute faith: “We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to our faith and, through that steadfastness, our rejection of all fear and intimidation. We beseech Christ our God to guide the ship of our salvation through the storms of this world, He who is blessed forever.” His Beatitude Patriarch John X visited St. Elias Church on Monday evening and offered prayers for the “repose of the souls of the martyrs,” the healing of the wounded, and the comfort for grieving families. READ MORE from Jonah Apel: Nobel Peace Prize for Trump? President Announces Congo–Rwanda Treaty After Nobel Peace Prize Recommendation What C. S. Lewis Can Tell Us About New IVF Eugenics Technology As Trump’s Federal Layoffs Continue, Critics Miss This Crucial Point The post Suicide Bombing in Syria Kills at Least 25 in Eastern Orthodox Church appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

When President Donald Trump formed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), he chose Elon Musk to lead the charge. The mission: eliminate $2 trillion in federal waste to help balance the bloated budget. When Musk’s 134-day tenure ended, DOGE claimed to have found “hundreds of billions” in waste. NPR suggested that the number would be closer to $2 billion. The House of Representatives just passed a bill claiming $9.4 billion in DOGE savings. In 2024, the U.S. spent $4.8 trillion on its healthcare system. A 1999 study found that 31 percent of healthcare spending went to regulatory overhead. Whatever the final amount, it’s a long way from the $2 trillion target. But there’s one place DOGE hasn’t touched, and it’s where more than $2 trillion in waste is hiding in plain sight: the U.S. healthcare system. Waste, as defined in management terms,  is “use or expenditure that is careless, extravagant, or to no purpose.” In healthcare, the end user is the patient. Money that doesn’t result in better access to care or improved outcomes is wasted. And based on well-established data, the amount of wasteful spending in American healthcare likely far exceeds $2 trillion per year. In 2024, the U.S. spent $4.8 trillion on its healthcare system. A 1999 study found that 31 percent of healthcare spending went to regulatory overhead. After the Affordable Care Act (2010), that share climbed to at least 50 percent. That means about $2.4 trillion went not to nurses or doctors but mostly to waste for what we call BURRDEN — bureaucracy, unnecessary rules and regulations, directives, enforcement, and noncompliance activities. Between 1970 and 2020, the number of practicing U.S. physicians rose by about 100 percent. Over that same period, the number of healthcare bureaucrats exploded by more than 4,400 percent! The result wasn’t better care — it was less access. BURRDEN siphons resources away from providers and burdens them with compliance tasks that reduce their time with patients and drive doctors out of medicine. (RELATED: Protect Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable) Many reforms could reduce the waste of both money and time caused by the federal healthcare bureaucracy. Three such reforms are the repeal of employer-sponsored health insurance, the consolidation of medical savings accounts, and federal Medicaid block grants to states. Here’s how it would work. Under the current FMAP (Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage) model, the more a state spends on Medicaid, the more it receives in federal matching funds. This open-ended structure creates a perverse incentive to over-enroll and overspend. For instance, when California added 700,000 illegal aliens to its Medi-Cal program, it triggered a $6.2 billion shortfall that had to be backfilled by taxpayers. By contrast, an unrestricted block grant would give each state a fixed amount of federal funding annually. That amount could be adjusted based on inflation, but it would be predictable and capped. Most importantly, states would gain the flexibility to design and administer their Medicaid programs according to the unique needs of their residents, without the shackles of one-size-fits-all federal mandates. (RELATED: Make Medicaid Great Again) Block grants would eliminate the incentive to expand Medicaid rolls to increase federal payments. It would also allow governors and legislatures to innovate, finding locally appropriate solutions that improve care and reduce costs. States could fund direct primary care clinics, wraparound services, or tailored benefits based on community health priorities without waiting on Washington’s permission, which is typically withheld. Unrestricted block grants would reduce BURRDEN. They would eliminate layers of wasteful spending on federal micromanagement and compliance, allowing resources to flow directly to patients and providers. They would also help Congress by enabling Medicaid allocations to be forecasted and constrained, making federal budgeting more rational and responsible. Beyond block grants, we’ve long argued for additional reforms like consolidating medical savings accounts into a single, no-limit Health Savings Account (HSA) and ending the outdated practice of employer-sponsored health insurance, which distorts the market and strips individuals of choice. In 2023, the average worker lost $23,968 in compensation to employer-paid health insurance premiums. That money should go directly to workers, tax-free, in an HSA they control. But even if DOGE did nothing else, simply targeting Medicaid’s flawed funding model and embracing block grants would represent a giant leap toward that elusive $2 trillion goal. The BURRDEN in healthcare is what the military might call a target-rich environment. If DOGE and Congress are serious about cutting costs, they should start with the biggest and most obvious source of federal waste — one that also happens to be one of the easiest to fix — simply empower patients. READ MORE from Waldman and Ginn: Rage Against the (Healthcare) Machine Federal Bureaucracy Is Biggest Healthcare Rent-Seeker Deane Waldman, M.D., MBA is professor emeritus of pediatrics, pathology, and decision science; former director of Center for Healthcare Policy at Texas Public Policy Foundation; former director of New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange; and author of 13 books, including the latest with Dr. Ginn, Empower Patients–Two Doctors’ Cure for Healthcare. Follow him on X.com @DrDeaneW or contact via www.deanewaldman.com.  Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is president of Ginn Economic Consulting, host of the Let People Prosper Show, and previously chief economist of the first Trump White House’s Office of Management and Budget. Follow him on X.com at @VanceGinn.   The post DOGE Is Missing $2 Trillion in Healthcare Waste appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Andrew Cuomo’s political comeback is officially dead. The former New York governor conceded Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York City mayor to Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist who rose a wave of far-left energy to victory. The message from Democrat voters was loud and clear: the old guard is no longer welcome.  Cuomo’s loss isn’t just about one race in one city; it is a warning sign for Democrats nationwide. It proves the deep rift within the party has only widened since their disastrous 2024 presidential bid, when party leaders pushed Joe Biden out of the race and hastily elevated Kamala Harris as their replacement candidate. That chaos left behind a party fractured between two very different visions for the future, and Mamdani’s win is just the latest skirmish in an ongoing civil war.  On one side is the activist Left, which is young, aggressive, and unapologetically ideological. These are the voters and organizers who idolize Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, chant for climate revolution, and see American capitalism itself as the enemy. They want change, not compromise. Zohran Mamdani, backed by a slate of progressive celebrities and campaigners, is one of their rising stars. He comes across to his constituents as a true believer. On the other side is the Democrat establishment — people like Cuomo, Harris, and Nancy Pelosi — who still think political power comes from working deals in backrooms and courting donors at cocktail parties. They’re increasingly out of step with their party’s base, and Cuomo’s defeat reaffirmed that. He didn’t just suffer a surprising loss; he got trampled by a woke movement that sees him as a symbol of everything wrong with politics: ambition without belief and power without principle. Cuomo thought he could stage a comeback by mimicking Donald Trump — portraying himself as a victim of political witch hunt, wronged by the media and betrayed by his own party. But unlike Trump, Cuomo doesn’t have a loyal base. Trump’s return worked because he never stopped speaking for ordinary Americans. Cuomo, by contrast, speaks only for himself. New Yorkers saw through it. His campaign for mayor was a transparent play for national relevance, a stepping stone for some future presidential run. He wasn’t running to fix New York City — he was running to bolster his resume.  Even his brother, former CNN host Chris Cuomo, couldn’t save him. After being booted from the network for advising Andrew behind the scenes, chameleon Chris tried to reinvent himself as an independent media figure on NewsNation. The supposedly fair and balanced “Fredo” fell flat too. The Cuomo brand is tainted, and both brothers seem unwilling to admit that the public — and their party — has moved on. The larger story here, though, isn’t just Cuomo’s failure. It’s what Mamdani’s victory reveals about the Democratic Party’s growing gap. This isn’t just about New York City — it’s about the future of their party nationwide. Mamdani’s wing of the party doesn’t just want to push a few policies leftward. They see people like Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, and yes, Andrew Cuomo, as obstacles — relics of a Democratic Party built on compromise, corporate donors, and incremental change.  Take what happened to David Hogg earlier this year. The anti-gun activist and Parkland survivor was abruptly removed from a leadership role as the DNC’s vice chairman. Why? Because Hogg had the nerve to question the party’s strategy and speak out against internal dysfunction. In today’s Democratic Party, there’s no room for independence or challenging geriatric authorities. Step out of line, and you’re gone.  They don’t want debate. They just want control. Democrats demand to control their candidates with puppet strings — they don’t like competing ideas and interests.  Compare that with the GOP. Yes, Republicans have their own divide between the Bush-era establishment and the populist MAGA movement. But at least there’s energy and clarity on one side — and room for discussion. The America First movement has tapped into something real: working-class frustration, a sense of cultural displacement, and a desire for a government that serves its citizens — not elite institutions. Perhaps progressive Democrats are taking a page from Trump’s populist playbook to overthrow their own side’s establishment elites. But there’s a crucial difference.  While the MAGA movement emerged from the grassroots — built by voters disillusioned with both parties and led by someone who tapped directly into their frustrations — the progressive movement inside the Democratic Party is fueled by elite academic theories, dark money, and cultural power centers like Hollywood. It isn’t speaking to the working class so much as reshaping the party into a vehicle for ideological crusades. Mamdani and his allies may call their campaign people-powered, but it often looks more like a close-knit revolution than a coalition that can win broad-based national elections.  Cuomo’s defeat is just the latest casualty in a party that doesn’t know who it is anymore. And the Democrats should be worried — not just because they lost another relic of their past, but because they’re letting a radical new faction steer the ship without a map. The GOP may be forced to find its footing after Trump’s second term, but at least they have direction. The Democrats, as of now, are busy eating their own — and pretending it’s progress. Julianna Frieman is a writer based in North Carolina. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is pursuing her master’s degree in Communications (Digital Strategy) at the University of Florida. Her work has been published by the Daily Caller, The American Spectator, and The Federalist. Follow her on X at @juliannafrieman. READ MORE: Kill the Tillis Tax! Trump Administration Defunds Radical LGBTQ Hotline Connecting Children to Gender Activists The post The Cuomo Comeback Is Dead — And So Might Be the Old Democratic Party appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel following the U.S missile attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities this past weekend, but neither country has yet to hold true to the deal. (RELATED: On Iran, Trump Made the Only Decision Possible) Kyle Shideler, senior analyst for the Center for Security Policy, joins The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to discuss the implications of the ceasefire of the Iran-Israel War. Kyle, Melissa, and Scott offer their predictions as to the future of the Middle East and the possibility of Iran reinitiating conflict. They also discuss the U.S. entanglements with Iran and the Middle East throughout history and how that continues to impact us today. (READ MORE: Leaders of the Free World: We’ve Been at War With Iran Since 1979) Tune in to hear their discussion!  Listen to The Spectacle with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on Spotify. Watch The Spectacle with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on Rumble.  The post <i>The Spectacle</i> Ep. 236: Is the End of the Iran-Israel War Near? appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Watch The X22 Report On Video 2 videos found Ep 3673b – Uranium Missing, Exec Privilege Removed, Kash Discovers Wray Buried Election Interference Ep 3673a – BIS Panics Over Stablecoins, Fed Boxed In, Trump Has The [CB] Exactly Where He Wants Them pt> Click On Picture To See Larger Picture The Federal Reserve says we know longer need illegals in the country to keep it operational, technology has advance where do not have anything. Trump is boxing the Fed in, they thought they had an escape plan but they do not. BIS panics over stablecoins, the end is near. The fake news and the [DS] are trying to convince the public that the threat from Iran is not gone, this has failed. UN IAEA is reporting that uranium is missing, sum of all fears? Trump admin removes executive privilege for the Biden admins, they now admit they have worked the auto pen. Kash discovers that the FBI (Wray) buried election interference. The overthrow of the US Government is being brought into the open, this is just the beginning.   Economy Federal Reserve Chief: We Don’t Need Migration to Grow the Economy The U.S. can continue to grow the national economy via greater productivity among American workers, even when migration is cut back, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told a House hearing on Tuesday. But the alternative to migration is that employers can grow their employees’ productivity via investments in technology, Powell responded. “A big increase in productivity … would mean we don’t need as many [migrant] workers,” he said. But growth by productivity takes time and effort, Powell warned: With productivity-enhancing things, they typically take longer to be implemented, and then it takes a while for the gains to be shown. I think in the case of artificial intelligence, those gains are coming, but they may take longer or be less in the beginning than expected. Source: breitbart.com BREAKING: President Trump just went off on "low IQ" "terrible" Fed Chair Jerome Powell. "I think he's a very stupid person, actually." "For YEARS we're gonna be paying for him! […] We're gonna end up paying 2 points or 3 points more [on the debt!] 3 points would be $900… pic.twitter.com/iDVzaOeBqf — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 25, 2025   – just because he doesn’t want to lower the rate!” “If there’s inflation in 2 or 3 years, you raise the rate! […] But he’s probably a very political guy.” The warning from the „Economists“ has the potential to become a meme Comrades, free market works, and it works really fast. https://t.co/uRunjbldz2 pic.twitter.com/vqk2tkPD8A — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) June 24, 2025 Tariffs are a trade tool, not a monetary one. Powell’s job is managing inflation, not dictating trade policy. The Fed chair explicitly stated his role isn’t to “comment on tariffs” but to respond to their economic impact. The chaos of slapping 145% tariffs forced China to the… — DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) June 25, 2025 Obama Administration (2009–2017) Obama’s tariffs were primarily targeted at addressing specific trade distortions, often involving China, while maintaining a free-trade stance. Key actions include: Chinese Tires (2009–2012): Imposed a three-year safeguard tariff under Section 421 of the Trade Act on car and light truck tires from China, starting at 35% (plus 4% existing duty), reducing to 30% and 25% in subsequent years. Aimed to counter a surge in imports harming U.S. producers; credited with saving ~1,200 jobs but cost consumers $1.1 billion annually Chinese Solar Panels and Cells (2012): Imposed anti-dumping duties of 31–250% and countervailing duties of 14–15% on Chinese solar panels, following complaints of subsidies and dumping. These tariffs shifted imports to other countries (e.g., Taiwan) but raised solar installation costs. Chinese Steel Products (2008–2012): Imposed AD/CVD tariffs on 22 Chinese products, including steel wire, pipes, and sheets, with duties ranging from 20–100%. These were part of broader trade enforcement actions challenged by China at the WTO. Other AD/CVD Actions: Approximately 15 anti-dumping cases annually, targeting goods like: Aluminum extrusions from China (duties up to 33%). Optical fiber from China (duties up to 46%). WTO Challenges Leading to Tariffs: Pursued cases against China’s export restraints on rare earths and subsidies, indirectly supporting U.S. industries by pressuring China to reduce trade distortions, though these didn’t always result in new tariffs. Biden Administration (2021–2025) Biden largely retained Trump’s tariffs while adding targeted levies, focusing on strategic industries and China’s trade practices. Key actions include: Retention of Trump Tariffs: Maintained Trump-era Section 301 tariffs on ~$300 billion of Chinese goods (average rate ~20%) and Section 232 tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) from select countries, with modifications (e.g., tariff-rate quotas for EU, UK, Japan). Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs), Semiconductors, and Solar Cells (2024): Imposed new tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports, effective September 2024: EVs: 100% tariff. Semiconductors and solar cells: 50% tariff. Critical minerals and batteries: 25% tariff. These aimed to protect U.S. clean energy industries and counter Chinese subsidies. Steel and Aluminum Adjustments (2021–2024): Replaced some Trump-era tariffs with tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for allies (e.g., EU, UK, Japan), allowing limited duty-free imports. For non-allied countries, 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs remained. Solar Panels from Southeast Asia (Suspended, 2022–2024): Suspended new tariffs on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia (e.g., Vietnam, Malaysia) until June 2024 to support clean energy goals, despite pressure to impose duties for domestic manufacturing.   BIS Claims Stablecoins Fail As Money, Calls For Strict Limits On Their Role A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) challenged the notion that stablecoins can serve as money in a modern financial system. According to the BIS Annual Economic Report 2025, stablecoins fail the fundamental tests of “singleness,” “elasticity” and “integrity,” three critical criteria that define effective monetary instruments. The BIS described stablecoins as “digital bearer instruments” that resemble financial assets more than actual money. “Stablecoins perform poorly when assessed against the three tests for serving as the mainstay of the monetary system,” the report said. Unlike central bank-backed money, which is accepted “at par” and requires no background checks, private entities issue stablecoins and often trade at fluctuating rates. This undermines the core principle of monetary singleness, the report claimed.Stablecoins fail elasticity and integrity tests Elasticity, the second test, is crucial for absorbing shocks and meeting large-value payment demands, BIS said in its report. It pointed out that “any additional supply of stablecoins thus requires full upfront payment by its holders,” likening it to a “strict cash-in-advance setup” that contrasts with the flexibility of modern banking systems, where central banks provide liquidity as needed. The third and perhaps most damning failure lies in the area of integrity. The report claimed that stablecoins’ design, especially those transacted via unhosted wallets on public blockchains, makes them prone to financial crime. “Stablecoins have significant shortcomings when it comes to promoting the integrity of the monetary system,” the BIS noted, emphasizing their vulnerability to money laundering, sanctions evasion and terrorist financing. Stablecoins should have a limited role While acknowledging the continued demand for stablecoins due to features like cross-border accessibility and lower transaction costs, the BIS argued that they should only play a limited, well-regulated role.   Some in the crypto community said it is “no surprise” that the BIS paper was generally negative on stablecoins, given that it is a “regulatory body owned by global central banks.” Source: zerohedge.com JUST IN: Senator Lummis says, “Treasury has some tools that it could use to convert current underperforming assets into #Bitcoin.” pic.twitter.com/3gu5yYHnbq — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 25, 2025     Political/Rights MORE – If convicted, Anthony could face a possible sentence of 5-99 years or life in prison. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 24, 2025 #BREAKING: EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT voted AGAINST condemning the vioIent anti-ICE riots in the Los Angeles riots And that’s because Democrats ENCOURAGE the vioIence! They want to TERR0RIZE ICE agents to stop them from doing their jobs. Democrats are a freaking DISGRACE. pic.twitter.com/4W1gEb5xD3 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 24, 2025 BOOM! The Trump administration is working on a plan to end asylum claims of hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants, making them immediately deportable. NGOs have created an entire industry aiding and abetting the bastardization of our our asylum laws. This makes a mockery of… pic.twitter.com/ujsY0EfYhb — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 25, 2025  our laws, of our compassion, and of those who do it the right way. This is a huge step in the right direction. RFK Jr. CALLS OUT & TESTIFIES AGAINST THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S INVOLVEMENT IN CHILD TRAFFICKING. Everything transpiring is building up and showing you, the people, the truth. From the stolen 2020 election, the Autopen, the fake Russian dossier, Biden's mental decline, the open… pic.twitter.com/8wrzgsMgkB — The SCIF (@TheIntelSCIF) June 25, 2025     border, USAID, the riots, protests, and the massive child trafficking operation that has been going on for decades, etc. The mainstream media denied and hid all of this and more for decades and lied to the American people, causing this great divide. But now, the people are waking up. They’re not buying the lies and propaganda anymore. Sometimes, you can’t just tell the people. You have to show the people. There is no way out of any of this. Once the trigger is pulled, it’s over. RFK Jr. testified that the Biden administration and Biden’s own HHS handed missing and trafficked migrant children from other countries and the U.S. to unvetted or approved adults, including past child predators using empty lots stacked with shipping containers as fake addresses, strip clubs, factories, vacant addresses, without and oversight, background checks or ID verification. They also recycled the same adults, repeatedly picking up different children using fake names and addresses. They even found single locations packed with missing migrant children in unsanitary conditions and in spaces extremely small for the number of children found in a single location. The evidence is clear. The pickup locations also included strip clubs and parking lots. These aren’t just random child predators. These are sophisticated, global child trafficking operations, which include the cartels and our own governments involvement. This is what they’ve been hiding from you. This is the big secret. Why do you think Justin Bieber was posting pictures of shipping containers with babies underneath them and eating pizza on Instagram? Why do you think Diddy owns locations right near shipping ports? Diddy’s head bodyguard also owns a large property right off the U.S. and Mexico border, not too far from other shipping container locations. Remember Haiti and the Clinton Foundation, Epstein? How do you think children get shipped all across the world and from different continents? Everything is connected in one way or another and leads to the same corrupt families and globalist deep state players. The evidence being exposed is monumental, and when it’s go time, nothing will be able to stop what’s coming. Diddy prosecutors drop kidnapping and arson claims, narrowing racketeering charge in final days of trial DOGE Geopolitical MORE – Germans increasingly feel that they can no longer express their opinions freely, as recent surveys have shown. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 25, 2025 War/Peace New Revelations Completely Blow Up Corporate Media Narrative Regarding U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites – President Trump Issues Spicy Response (VIDEO)  The fake news media’s attempt to discredit the successful U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites has been completely destroyed,  CNN reported that, according to a leak, an early assessment from the Pentagon’s intelligence arm revealed Iran’s nuclear sites are ‘largely intact’ and the US strikes only set them back a few months. The mainstream media has been claiming the US strikes didn’t totally obliterate the Fordow plant. In addition to CNN, the ‘top secret’ intel assessment of the Fordow plant was also leaked to the AP and the New York Times. But actual information from two separate sources had destroyed this corrupt attempt by the corporate press to play down the bold move by President Trump. Earlier today, the Trump White House released a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC), which confirms that the combined strikes from Israel and America on Iran’s nuclear program set it back for several years, not a few months. Here is what the statement says in full: The devastating US strike on Fordo destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable. We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran’s military nuclear program, has set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.” This achievement can continue indefinitely if Iran does not get access to nuclear material. Credit: Trump White House Moreover, Iran’s foreign ministry agreed with the Israeli assessment, saying the nuclear sites were “very badly damaged” by the US strikes. . Source: thegatewaypundit.com Erin Burnett five days ago: Iran is years away from a nuclear weapon. Trump is risking starting a world war for no reason. Erin Burnett today: Iran's nuclear program has only been set back a few months. This is a big deal. This is CNN. pic.twitter.com/qHSRB31LyL — MAZE (@mazemoore) June 24, 2025 This CNN story was written by the same "reporter" who wrote the very first FAKE NEWS story claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was disinformation. How did that work out for you, @NatashaBertrand? pic.twitter.com/x2CVhlhB1b — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 24, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced that the Pentagon has launched an investigation, alongside the FBI, into leaks surrounding a classified report on the effectiveness of last weekend’s U.S. strikes against Iran, completed by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence… pic.twitter.com/V4iy5ueL9O — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 25, 2025   Agency (DIA) and based on a battle damage assessment done by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Information from this report is believed to have been provided to several media outlets, including CNN, FOX, NBC, and the New York Times, who all published articles yesterday containing references to the classified report published by the DIA. The New York Times article describes falsehoods purportedly made by a disgruntled former employee and then leaked to the press in violation of ethical obligations. The claims about Department of Justice leadership and the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General are utterly… — Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) June 24, 2025  false which is likely why the author gave the Department of Justice 15 minutes this morning to respond (they wrote that we did not “immediately respond with a comment”) before releasing this garbage. Note that not a single individual except the disgruntled former employee agrees with the statements cavalierly printed by this purported news outlet. I was at the meeting described in the article and at no time did anyone suggest a court order should not be followed. This is disgusting journalism. Planting a false hit piece the day before a confirmation hearing is something we have come to expect from the media, but it does not mean it should be tolerated.  JUST IN – Director of National Intelligence Gabbard says that "new intelligence confirms" the destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities. pic.twitter.com/4IZfEsOGnK — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 25, 2025   great Network. Her slant was so obviously negative, besides, she doesn’t have what it takes to be an on camera correspondent, not even close. FIRE NATASHA! BREAKING: The Trump Administration says it will LIMIT the Classified information given to Congress. Someone in Congress is believed to have leaked CLASSIFIED information on the Iranian Strike. pic.twitter.com/OsqOw9hH4y — The Patriot Oasis (@ThePatriotOasis) June 25, 2025 Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said earlier today during an interview with Fox News, that the IAEA currently does not know the location of roughly 900lbs of highly-enriched uranium in Iran. According to Grossi, Iranian officials… pic.twitter.com/BDJMKiOu5R — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 25, 2025   told the agency they removed the uranium from previously monitored storage locations for “protective measures” ahead of strikes Saturday by the U.S. Air Force against the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan Nuclear Facilities in Central Iran. Anyone who thinks Trump put us at risk of WW3 or broader war, you are mistaken. The battle was won before it began. Trump did not strike then wait to see what Russia, China, Iran, and other nations would do. He confirmed what they would do BEFORE he struck. The deals were… pic.twitter.com/JP8LfCOJ5r — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) June 25, 2025   already in place to stand down, otherwise none of this would have been possible. It might have seemed like we were on the brink of WW3, but in reality, it was controlled. Completely secure the entire time. I’m starting to think that Khamenei is either dead or there has been some kind of coup within the Iranian Armed Forces, because that is the only way these statements being made by Trump, Vance, and other officials within the last hour make any sense. — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 23, 2025 When the terrorist Islamic Regime tells you to "pray" for someone, they're usually dead. Khamenei is dead. Called it. "Mehdi Fazaeli, a member of the Office for the Preservation and Publication of Ali Khamenei's Works, refused to give a clear answer in a television… https://t.co/NWl3xdoFlK — Goldie Ghamari, JD | گلسا قمری (@gghamari) June 24, 2025  interview about the health status of the Leader of the Islamic Republic, saying only: “Pray.” The Ofogh TV host asked him, “How is your Eminence? Are you okay?” But Fazaeli evaded the answer, ultimately uttering only this short sentence without specifically mentioning Khamenei’s physical condition. The comments come amid reports that Khamenei had been moved to a bunker during Israel’s 12-day offensive on the Islamic Republic, a matter that officials never clarified. Now, the silence from the leadership’s office has once again fueled speculation about his health and hidden circumstances.” Does anyone know who is currently in charge in Iran? Who is giving orders? It seems like everyone at the top is dead, in hiding, or has left the country. — Goldie Ghamari, JD | گلسا قمری (@gghamari) June 24, 2025 Iranians are mobilizing and getting ready. Here's a message from an Iranian inside Iran about how the terrorist Islamic Republic lies to people and plays mind games: "The regime wanted the people to come out on the day of war and start a bloodbath, but now it claims that the… https://t.co/yLpdH31gLz — Goldie Ghamari, JD | گلسا قمری (@gghamari) June 25, 2025  people didn’t come out because they were behind the regime. The day after peace, when the people come out, the regime will fight with both hands. After the ceasefire, don’t be afraid. Work on your mindset as much as you can. Each of you must be an army!” Trump says nuclear deal with Iran not ‘necessary’ President Trump said he doesn’t think it’s necessary to come to a deal with Iran to abandon or contain its nuclear program, but said U.S. and Iranian officials will meet next week over a possible agreement. “The way I look at it, they fought the war is done. I could get a statement that they’re not going to go nuclear. We’re probably going to ask for that. But they’re not going to be doing it,” Trump said.  Source: thehill.com BREAKING: Lebanon and Syria will reportedly soon join the Abraham Accords. — Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) June 24, 2025 Attempts to push and pull President Trump in every which direction were unsurprisingly unsuccessful over the past few weeks. He went his own direction, the MAGA way, and it’s to America’s advantage. — Ezra A. Cohen (@EzraACohen) June 24, 2025   President Trump on his meeting with Zelenskyy: “He couldn’t have been nicer. I think he’d like to see an end to this… I think it’s a great time to end it… I’m going to speak to Vladimir Putin; see if we can get it ended.” pic.twitter.com/dtDhUpHrxT — Praying Medic (@prayingmedic) June 25, 2025   Trump at NATO: Here’s What You Need to Know . This seems to be the key takeaway from this NATO summit. The old Cold War-era alliance is changing, just as the world changes around it. New tensions are arising, the likes of which remind us of the late 1930s, and Europe is beset with economic and demographic challenges; the main chance they have for survival is to look to their own defense. President Trump is pushing them to do that. Source: redstate.com Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda Hollywood Celebrities Back Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon  full-throated endorsement of Mamdani as she hiked to her polling station to cast her vote for him. Foreign interference? New Zealand-born pop superstar Lorde urged her 11 million Instagram followers to early vote for the Democratic socialist. Harold and Kumar star Kal Penn emcee’d a rally in support of Mamdani in Brooklyn, New York, on May. Saturday Night Live cast memebers Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman campaign for Mamdani. Source: breitbart.com Democrat nominee for NYC mayor… pic.twitter.com/2owd55ypK0 — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 25, 2025 So I'm trying to do my due diligence on Mamdani, and it's not good. >Replace NYPD with social workers in high-crime areas > $10B tax hike on businesses & wealthy > City-run grocery stores > Defended “globalize the intifada” > $100B spending plan — Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) June 25, 2025 To understand the pace and scope of migration to America in past years, one-third of NYC is foreign-born and almost two-thirds of NYC children live in a foreign-born household. — Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 25, 2025   They ran Cuomo against the Zohran because they knew he would lose, why because of what happened during covid. This is how the [DS] pushes the person they actually want. They choose the person, then they find the worst person in the D party to run against the person they chose    I grew up in the former Soviet Union with memories of government owned supermarkets looking like this. Now it’s 2025 and watching people eat up NYC’s probable new mayor talking about government owned supermarkets to reduce food costs. These supermarkets make 1.6% net margin.… pic.twitter.com/KGDy5rFctE — Val Katayev (@ValKatayev) June 24, 2025  Anyone with even below average IQ should see that the supermarkets don’t make much margin. So a government owning that supermarket is not only going to do nothing good, I bet the gov owned supermarkets will start to run at a 30% loss to provide the measly 1.6% of savings. Just sad to watch this unravel. GPS—puts Zohran Mamdani at Barack Hussein Obama II’s War Room twice in 6 weeks. Also present were leaders from the Muslim Brotherhood and what certainly appears to be two Iranian MOIS operatives, very likely IRGC Unit 840. Both are physically linked to Majid Dastjani Farahani,… https://t.co/mN8uIgmK7j pic.twitter.com/dK8Ouz48Fp — Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) June 25, 2025 JUST IN: Jasmine Crockett came in LAST PLACE in her run to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee LMAO! She thinks she’s a rising star, but even her colleagues know she’s ghetto trash pic.twitter.com/ZfeiBW1X1S — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 24, 2025    President Trump’s Plan ‘Insurrection’: Trump’s Deputies Urge Penalties for Biden Judge Who Rejected SCOTUS Ruling on Deportations President Donald Trump’s deputies have asked the Supreme Court to punish a Boston-based activist judge who has rejected the court’s decision to allow deportations to other countries. On Tuesday afternoon, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to enforce its deportation policy on Murphy. The department’s brief to the court said: The district court’s ruling of last night is a lawless act of defiance … This Court should immediately make clear that the district court’s enforcement order has no effect, and put a swift end to the ongoing irreparable harm to the Executive Branch.   Source: breitbart.com Trump White House Clears Way For Biden Aides To Tell All President Donald Trump’s White House has waived the protections of nine aides to former President Joe Biden ahead of their Congressional hearings on the former president’s fitness while he was in office, a senior White House official confirmed to the Daily Caller. The decision to waive the executive privilege of the Biden aides will allow Congress to press the former staffers on their private conversations with the former president, unless they or Biden try to challenge the move in court, Axios first reported. The White House waived the executive privilege of former Biden adviser Neera Tanden Wednesday ahead of her Congressional testimony  The other aides exempt from executive privilege include former adviser to first lady Jill Biden, Anthony Bernal, as well as former advisors to Joe Biden: Annie Tomasini, Ashley Williams, Mike Donilon, Anita Dunn, Ron Klain, Bruce Reed and Steve Ricchetti, according to Axios. Trump’s White House counsel sent a letter to Biden aide Neera Tanden this morning, as she appears before the House Oversight Committee amid a probe into Biden’s mental fitness as president — The letter argues that asserting executive privilege is “not justified” because of the… pic.twitter.com/jWaTNBgdVz — Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) June 24, 2025 Source: dailcaller.com BREAKING: Ex-Biden Aide Neera Tanden Admits Under Oath to House Oversight Committee That She Controlled Joe Biden’s Autopen Here it is. Ex-Biden official Neera Tanden admitted under oath to the House Oversight Committee during a closed-door testimony on Tuesday that she controlled Joe Biden’s autopen. Director of Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden was brought before the Committee on Tuesday and admitted she was authorized to use Joe Biden’s autopen between October 2021 to May 2023. According to the Washington Examiner, Neera Tanden testified that she was also authorized to direct the autopen, however, she denied manipulation or abuse. Excerpt from the Washington Examiner:   Based on Neera Tanden’s Tuesday testimony, she was likely behind the Biden autopen pardons while Joe Biden was golfing in the US Virgin Islands.     Source: thegateaypundit.com In 2020, facts about CCP election interference were buried by FBI leadership for political convenience. Thanks to relentless oversight from @ChuckGrassley and the hard work of our FBI team, the truth is finally coming to light. We’re restoring trust—through transparency, not… — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 25, 2025   politics. Former FBI leadership withheld the facts and misled the public on China’s 2020 election interference. And they did so for political gain. This FBI is exposing all of it and giving Americans the truth they deserve. pic.twitter.com/z9sKccp57x — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 25, 2025 Trump Overnight Presidential Job Approval – is in Single overnight approval for last night: 54.45% His approval remains the same in the 5-day rolling average pic.twitter.com/hCfwvZGsry — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) June 25, 2025    

BREAKING: Trump-Appointed CIA Director John Ratcliffe Told Mossad Leadership To BACK DOWN In Iran After President Made Ceasefire Peace Deal pic.twitter.com/ZONl3yAMew — Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) June 25, 2025

by Dr. Rick, Survival Blog: There are two essential survival kits that deserve another look — both because of their importance and the confusion and misunderstandings that so often surround them. These kts are similar, but they are not the same. What sets them apart is their individuality and their applications. One size does not […]

by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream: There are many people out there that seem to think that the Iranians have essentially surrendered by agreeing to this ceasefire, but that is not the case at all.  The Iranians still hate the United States, they still hate Israel, and they still plan to move forward with […]

Wearables = continuous emotional telemetry. Basically, spying on your body and mind. https://t.co/PqGwIrZEqP — HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) June 25, 2025