"Falsely Accused By Coworker": Taslima Nasreen On Hindu Man's Lynching In Bangladesh

12/20/25 12:04 PM

Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen on Saturday claimed that Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das, who was brutally killed in a mob lynching in Bangladesh, had been falsely accused of blasphemy by a Muslim coworker

"President Is Peacemaker": Marco Rubio Praises Trump For Resolving India-Pak Crisis

12/20/25 9:23 AM

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to the conflict between India and Pakistan that US President Donald Trump claims he resolved along with several others this year, saying the American leader "has made it a priority to be a peacemaker."

'Complete nonsense!' FBI snaps over 'secret' Kash Patel meetings with Ukrainian official

12/12/25 6:26 PM

President Donald Trump's top two FBI leaders have sparked concerns with their closed-door meetings with a high-ranking Ukrainian official.The secret meetings between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's top peace negotiator, Rustem Umerov, and FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have injected new uncertainty into talks to end that country's war against Russia and caused alarm among Western officials about their purpose and intent, reported the Washington Post.Umerov has flown to Miami three times in the past several weeks to meet with President Donald Trump’s top envoy, Steve Witkoff, to discuss ending the war, but four sources told the Post that he also meet privately with Patel and Bongino.Umerov and other Ukrainian officials may have approached Patel and Bongino seeking protection from potential corruption charges, some believe, while others fear the new communication channel could be leveraged to pressure Zelensky's government into accepting a Trump-proposed peace deal that would require significant concessions.Ukrainian Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna confirmed Umerov’s meeting with the FBI officials but told the newspaper he “only covered national security related issues” that could not be disclosed publicly.An FBI official told the Post that Patel and Bongino had discussed with Umerov their shared law enforcement and national security interests, including white collar corruption in Ukraine, but insisted that any suggestion the talks were inappropriate is “complete nonsense."Ukraine is facing a far-reaching corruption scandal after investigators alleged that $100 million had been stolen from the country’s energy sector, and eight people, including Zelensky’s former business partner, have been accused of embezzlement, money laundering and other crimes.“They do have a massive corruption situation going on there,” Trump told reporters this week. “People are asking this question: When do they have an election?”Ukraine remains under martial law, postponing presidential and parliamentary elections, since Russia's 2022 invasion, and there is speculation that Umerov, who serves as the country's national security adviser, may be implicated in the embezzlement investigation.“A person who has grown a tail with corruption allegations shouldn’t chair fateful negotiations until they cut the tail,” said Ukrainian opposition lawmaker Volodymyr Ariev.

'Distract from Epstein?' 5 theories emerge on Trump's cryptic primetime address

12/16/25 8:25 PM

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will give a primetime address to the nation on Wednesday night and speculation started rolling in over what he has planned to announce. Trump did not reveal the topic for the address or if it would be broadcast from the Oval Office, posting the following on his Truth Social platform: "My Fellow Americans: I will be giving an ADDRESS TO THE NATION tomorrow night, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, at 9 P.M. EST.," he wrote on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon. "I look forward to 'seeing' you then. It has been a great year for our Country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!"Although it's not immediately clear what he has planned to say, people suggested several topics could be discussed: 1. Trump could announce escalating military action. As the U.S. steps up pressure on Venezuela and recent lethal boat strikes have come under question over legality, some anticipated that Trump could announce a full military escalation against the country. And despite the administration's reluctance to release the Sept. 2 attack and video in question, some have suggested the move could be to distract from the looming Epstein files deadline this week. "Will you be invading a new country to distract from Epstein files?" User Cameron wrote on X in response to the White House's announcement.2. Trump could disclose more changes to his immigration policies.Trump's unpopular immigration policy has come under fire over aggressive ICE tactics, separating families and harsh deportations. In recent weeks, the president and his administration have pushed to remove visas that critics have called discriminatory moves to push out people from countries he — and his immigration policy architect Stephen Miller — don't like. 3. Trump could tout the economy, despite a less-than-stellar jobs report.A new jobs report dropped Tuesday, showing that the U.S. economy has hit a rough patch. Unemployment reached 4.6% in November, the highest it has been since September 2021, according to NBC News.Trump could use the speech on Wednesday night to tout the economy, following Vice President JD Vance's speech in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, where he also rated the economy an "A+++.""The Trump-Vance economy is hurting Pennsylvanians. Rising prices and a national economy with a net job loss over the last two months. Unless he will address the struggles of everyday Pennsylvanians and changes they are making, this is just a taxpayer funded campaign event," Eugene DePasquale, chair of the Pennsylvania Democrats, wrote on X.4. Trump could reveal his 2026 policy focus. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Tuesday that the president could share a preview of policies to expect in the new year, what he has perceived as successes — and possibly a Christmas celebration. "He will be addressing the country about all of his historic accomplishments over the past year and maybe teasing some policy that will be coming in the new year as well as we head into this Christmas season," Leavitt said. 5. Trump could drop a wildcard — or reveal nothing new at all.Multiple people anticipated that the address announcement would not shed much information on anything surprising. Some suggested it could be a way for the president to get people's attention. Others signaled he could announce his resignation, launch another business, or an entirely new topic he hasn't mentioned before. It's all yet to come. "My humble advice: don’t read much into it," journalist Olga Nesterova wrote on Bluesky.

'I didn't hear an answer': House Republican gets more than he bargained for on CNN

12/17/25 8:38 PM

CNN anchor Boris Sanchez cornered Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) in a fiery back-and-forth live interview on Wednesday over claims dropped in the explosive Vanity Fair article exposing the inner workings of the Trump administration. Sanchez pressed Cline to respond to his questions as the conversation became tense. "I didn't hear you answer the actual substance of the question, but nevertheless, Congressman, I do wonder what you make of what we heard from the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles acknowledging to Vanity Fair that Trump doesn't wake up thinking about retribution, but when there's an opportunity, he will go for it," Sanchez said. "Do you think Republicans run the risk of coming across as though they're simply trying to facilitate the president getting his version of payback?" Sanchez asked.Cline responded and shifted the conversation. "The Judiciary Committee is conducting its constitutional duty of oversight over the Department of Justice," Cline said. "Not only do I sit on the Judiciary, sit on the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Judiciary. So we have an obligation to follow the taxpayer dollars. It was over $50 million spent on this targeted weaponization against President Trump, against members of Congress and against conservatives. And we're going to find out the facts and ensure accountability follows."The two discussed expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, and the conversation turned back to the revealing Vanity Fair story featuring Wiles and major revelations about Trump's inner circle shared in the article — including the administration's viewpoint on Venezuela and escalating military operations in the Caribbean, where multiple alleged drug boats have been struck. "One final question, Congressman. Going back to Susie Wiles, specifically her comments on Venezuela, she says that the president wants to keep on blowing up boats until Nicolás Maduro cries, uncle," Sanchez said. "Now the president is announcing this blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuelan waters. At what point does President Trump need the authority of Congress to help him carry out these actions? Shouldn't lawmakers on Capitol Hill have a say over these matters?"Cline appeared to approve of the Trump administration's actions without Congressional input. "We are conducting oversight. We had the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense in front of all members of the House and Senate yesterday, explaining in a confidential briefing the legal justification for these strikes. It is sound. It is constitutional, and it is warranted, given Maduro's behavior, the trafficking that is going on that is killing Americans each and every day," Cline said.But Sanchez wasn't fully satisfied with that answer. "You're talking about the boat strikes here. Susie Wiles is essentially talking about regime change. Is that not something that should go through Congress?" Sanchez pressed again. Cline claimed that he had not read Wiles' statements. "I haven't read this Vanity Fair article you're speaking of, but I do know that Congress will continue to assert its oversight role and make sure that the president's actions and these strikes are constitutional and within the scope and letter of the law," Cline said.Sanchez encouraged him to read the article, saying, "It's a long read, but I bet it's worth your time."

'Mesmerizingly weird': Analyst slams new MAGA figure as 'Trump's dictator-curious protege'

12/12/25 4:19 PM

An analyst Friday slammed FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his relationship with President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The Guardian's Marina Hyde wrote an opinion piece describing the number of problematic moments around Infantino, "Trump’s dictator-curious protege," and "FIFA's recent practice of holding the World Cup in autocracies." Infantino last week gave Trump an inaugural peace award, which has now led to calls for an ethics investigation. "FIFA president Gianni Infantino hasn’t spent recent tournaments cosying up to authoritarians because it made his life easier," Hyde wrote. "He’s done it to learn from the best. And his latest decree this week simply confirms FIFA is now a fully operational autocracy in the classic populace-rinsing style. Do just absorb yesterday’s news that the cheapest ticket for next year’s World Cup final in the US will cost £3,120 – seven times more than the cheapest ticket for the last World Cup final in Qatar." The event is also expected to cost cities millions to cover a budget shortfall. "Furthermore, this World Cup is already shaping up to be the sort of reciprocally abusive arrangement we’ve seen when the tournament previously tipped up in non-democracies, Trump can use it to threaten Democrat mayors with loss of city hosting rights, while Infantino can charge genuinely crazy money and have FIFA run the entire secondary ticketing/scalping market without interference. Everyone’s a winner, as long as they hold all the cards," Hyde wrote. The writer questioned the dynamics between Infantino and Trump, and how the football boss has appeared often at the White House and even Trump's Middle East peace summit in Egypt."Orange-coated faux fans are positively encouraged these days, but only if they come in the sole form of US president Donald Trump, whose bromance with Infantino has been one of the more mesmerisingly weird developments of his presidency," Hyde added. "But then, just as power-playing moguls place themselves on each other’s company boards, so autocrats love other autocrats," Hyde wrote. "Back in January, many of us were still vaguely startled to see Gianni given a great seat at Trump’s inauguration, barely two rows behind the tech oligarchs, where he was able to laugh uproariously at the bit of the speech where Trump announced he’d be renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. (Just a little niggle between FIFA co-hosts.) But now that we’ve seen Infantino pop up everywhere from Gaza peace conferences to regular turns in the Oval Office, it almost feels strange when he isn’t part of Trump’s malarial travelling court – the Dontourage, if you will."

'Not War But Vengeance': US Launches Massive Strikes Against ISIS In Syria

12/20/25 8:51 AM

The US military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said on Friday.

'So Trump's wrong?' CNN anchor drops truth bomb on Republican during fiery interview

12/18/25 8:13 PM

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar called out a Republican for using President Donald Trump's talking points during a fiery interview Thursday. Keilar was interviewing Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) about the ongoing questions surrounding lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea, just off the coast of Venezuela, and whether Congress was readying for an escalated offense against the country. That's when the conversation got heated. "He has said no less than 17 times in recent months that land strikes could be coming soon," Keilar said, referring to Trump signaling that the United States could advance attacks on land. "Yeah, well, I'm just telling you, the briefings we've got, we aren't currently engaged in hostilities directly against Venezuela," Davidson responded. "The boats are not flagged. Venezuelan boats. And what people are calling a blockade is really more of — is targeting sanctioned oil ships. It's not like we're blocking all shipments going in and out of Venezuela."Keilar pressed Davidson further. "What — you mean by people, do you mean Trump? Because he called it a blockade," Keilar asked. "The language is blockade. But the reality is what's going on isn't closure of everything going in and out of the country. It's a targeted enforcement action," Davidson said. Keilar pushed back with a sharp question. "The language of the president is blockade. So he's wrong?" Keilar asked. "It's not a blockade. A blockade would be that there's no flow of goods in and out of Venezuela. So those are distinctions," Davidson added. "And what we're doing is enforcing current law. The administration is clearly not in violation of the War Powers Resolution, currently. And it's also clear, though, as I said in my statement, that if we did engage directly, let's say we deploy Marines on the ground in Venezuela that does cross the war powers and the United States."Davidson said that the Constitution is clear about how war works and that he's talked to Secretary of State Marco Rubio about it. "But you said, and I want to focus on war powers, because I know it's something that you're so concerned about," Keilar pushed back. "You said you have high confidence they will seek congressional authority on this. Do you have total confidence because the Trump administration is actually seeking a separate legal opinion to DOJ to provide a justification for launching strikes against land targets in Venezuela? This is what we reported last month. According to a U.S. official. Without getting congressional authorization, though, no decisions have been made yet to move forward with an attack. They were looking for how to do this legally without Congress okaying it."Davidson admitted that Trump is frustrated with Congress and with their response to the strikes. "The reality is the Trump administration has provided the briefings. It has communicated. And that's why I have the confidence that I have. Is it certainty? No. And the reality is that President Trump would like to do far more in Venezuela. And I think, look, every president gets frustrated dealing with a legislature. But that's the Constitution," Davidson said.

'Start rounding them up!' Conservative commentator blames mass shooting on peace activists

12/14/25 1:45 PM

Conservative commentator and U.S. Army veteran Jim Hanson took to Fox News Sunday to lay blame for the deadly mass shooting in Australia targeting its Jewish community on critics of Israel’s military siege on Gaza.On Sunday, at least 11 people were killed and at least 29 injured after two gunmen opened fire at an event on Bondi Beach celebrating the start of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, according to BBC. Hanson, the chief strategist at the U.S.-based conservative think tank Middle East Forum, blamed the attack, in part, on “groups” that he accused of spreading “lies” about Israel’s siege on Gaza, which has killed at least 70,000 people, the majority of them women and children, though other analyses suggest the death toll to be much higher.“The idea you can secure any large group of people in a country like Australia, the United States or others is just not possible; we have to get them left of the attack before they do it, infiltrate their networks, find their funders and start rounding them up and putting them away!” Hanson said, appearing on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” “We can't stop an event like this, but we can stop the groups we're now allowing to go ahead and use the Gaza genocide and the Gaza famine – and other lies like that – to generate outrage and cause these types of horrific events.”Despite Hanson’s assertion that accusations of genocide were false, a United Nations commission found in September that Israel’s actions in Gaza did constitute genocide, as have a litany of other international organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.Hanson’s dismissal of claims of famine in Gaza have also been similarly rebuked by leading human rights organizations and bodies.Nevertheless, Hanson continued to lay blame for the attack on such groups, declaring there to be an immediate threat of what he called the “red-green axis,” which he described as a coalition of “Islamist movements” and “the leftist revolutionary movement.”“To undermine western culture… events like this are designed to do that,” Hanson said. “They're designed to strike fear, they're designed to ruin our ability to enjoy the wonderful culture we've built in the hopes of rising up and bringing what they have, which is an Islamist culture that's destructive, and a leftist-communist-style culture which is equally destructive.”"Start rounding them up!"@JimHansonDC blames Australia's mass shooting targeting the Jewish community, in part, on "groups" critical of Israel's military siege on Gaza.Says attacks like this are part of a plot to bring about a "leftist-communist-style culture" pic.twitter.com/EfuQyboztJ— Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) December 14, 2025

'This has destroyed her': ICE keeps mom from baby — a month after all charges dropped

12/19/25 6:08 PM

A Tennessee woman's baby remains in state custody weeks after prosecutors dropped charges that led to her arrest and detention by immigration officials.Esther Lopez-Sanchez is being held at a South Louisiana processing center while her daughter remains in the custody of Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS), and she is pleading to be reunited with the child, who is a citizen because she was born in the U.S., reported WZTV-TV."This has destroyed her," said migrant advocate Zeinab Al-Mathkour. "She had her baby for only two and a half days."Lopez-Sanchez was arrested last year while pregnant, and she went into labor after being taken to Rutherford County jail and gave birth at a nearby hospital.Court records show Lopez-Sanchez was arrested Aug. 15, 2024, with her partner, Roberto Nunez-Gomez, on drug and firearm charges, but the charges against her were dropped Nov. 12, 2025, while Nunez-Gomez was convicted.Al-Mathkour told the station Nunez-Gomez is the baby’s father but said the pair are no longer together.However, DCS and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is holding Lopez-Sanchez in custody, have refused to return the child a month after she was told she would face no additional action.Lopez-Sanchez has asked authorities to place her child with family members, but Al-Mathkour told the TV station DCS has resisted."(DCS) told her those won't work because one of them is undocumented," Al-Mathkour said. "The other one lives with someone who is undocumented."Lopez-Sanchez is weighing whether to return to Mexico or fighting deportation, Al-Mathkour said, but conservative political analyst Steve Gill told the TV station that DCS faced a difficult decision."The real focus has to be is best for the child, whether it is being under foster care here in the U.S. while the mother is back in Mexico or whether it is dispatching the child to Mexico, which is a hard call," Gill said.Immigration attorney Andrew Rankin agreed the courts should decide custody based on the interest of the child, but he said migrants deserved an opportunity to be heard before a judge."There is an argument that as a matter of due process, parents have the right to parent their child," said Rankin, adding that family members should be next in line. - YouTube www.youtube.com