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Rioters in France desecrate statues of St. Joan of Arc during violent weekend– www.lifesitenews.com

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Rioters in France desecrate statues of St. Joan of Arc during violent weekend– www.lifesitenews.com
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(LifeSiteNews) — An unidentified rioter veiled the head of a statue of St. Joan of Arc near the city center of Toulouse, appearing to mimic a hijab, along with a Palestinian flag, while video from Paris shows vandals climbing and putting political stickers on a statue of the patroness of France as violence raged across the country over the weekend.

Images posted across social media from Toulouse show an unidentified masked man, who appears to be African, standing on the bronze statue located on Place Jeanne d’Arc after placing a yellow vest on the saint’s head in the shape of a hijab and the Palestinian flag on the statue’s side. Separate video from Paris shows another unidentified reportedly foreign rioter being cheered on by a mob after climbing on and placing political stickers on the statue of the country’s patron saint in the Place des Pyramides.

Video from Saturday evening in Toulouse shows a courageous yet to be identified young man removing the yellow vest and flag from the statue.

Ukrainians dying because US restricting intelligence sharing, Zelensky adviser tells BBC– www.bbc.co.uk

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Ukrainians dying because US restricting intelligence sharing, Zelensky adviser tells BBC– www.bbc.co.uk
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Ukrainians have died because Kyiv is still not receiving reliable US warnings of incoming Russian attacks, according to a key adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov told the BBC that lives had been lost because there had not been time to warn citizens about ballistic missile strikes, saying: “It’s dangerous… I think it’s really very bad… People [have] already died.”

The adviser also said restrictions to Ukraine’s use of the Starlink internet network were ongoing.

The White House said there had been no changes to intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Trump Approval Drops to Historic Low

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The Trump approval rating has hit 33% ahead of the midterms. The same poll shows Democrats are more trusted on the economy than Republicans. Both polls portend poorly for the American republic in the upcoming midterm election, which is an election about Americanism that has been hijacked by the “affordability” narrative.

Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edge – The Washington Post– www.washingtonpost.com
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  1. Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edge  The Washington Post
  2. Ahead of the midterms, most voters cite the economy and cost of living as top issues and favor political change  AP-NORC
  3. Ahead of US midterms, voters are frustrated with Trump, want change: Poll  Al Jazeera
  4. Transcript: Fox News Poll Shocker Is an Absolute Disaster for Trump  The New Republic
  5. Trump approval hits new low with conservative pollster before midterms  Newsweek

 

Support for Criminalizing Offensive Speech Spikes

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Four in 10 U.S. students support criminal prosecution of “offensive speech,” which is up 7 points from last year. The survey came from the Buckley Institute. At the same time, 73% of students agreed the Constitution is an important document for the U.S., not an outdated one.

Four in 10 students believe offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution: poll– www.thecollegefix.com
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Four in 10 college students believe offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution, according to the results of a nationwide survey published this month by the Buckley Institute.

The students were asked whether they agree or disagree with the statement: “Offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution.”

“Four in ten (40%) agree that offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution, while 52% disagree. Agreement is up seven points from last year and is the highest in the three years this question has been asked,” according to the survey, which polled 803 undergrads at four-year colleges across the country in mid-September.

The survey also found 46 percent of college students agree it is sometimes appropriate to shout down or disrupt a speaker on campus, while 47 percent disagree.

Another 45 percent agreed physical violence can be justified to prevent a person from using hate speech or making racially charged comments, while 50 percent disagreed.

Belgium’s Euthanasia Explodes

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Over 1,100 people have been euthanized by Belgian authorities for ailments that are not immediately terminal. In 2025, euthanasia deaths jumped 12.4% from last year. They accounted for 4% of all national deaths.

Belgium Euthanized Over 1,100 People for Common Ailments in 2025 as Assisted Killing Surges to Record High– slaynews.com
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Belgium euthanized more than 1,100 people suffering from common ailments whose deaths were not expected in the short term in 2025, a new government report reveals, as the country’s assisted death regime reaches record levels.

The Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation reports that 1,117 deaths, 24.9% of all registered euthanasia cases, involved patients who were not approaching an imminent death.

The findings expose how far the practice extends beyond terminal patients in their final days, encompassing chronic conditions, psychiatric illness, and cognitive disorders such as dementia.

Belgium recorded 4,486 euthanasia deaths in 2025, a 12.4% increase from the previous year and approximately 4% of all deaths nationwide.

Nearly One in Four Were Not Facing Imminent Death

The commission’s report identifies more than a quarter of the registered cases as involving people whose deaths were not “expected in the short term.”

Those patients had conditions described as incurable, including multiple chronic ailments common among older people.

Some cases involved psychiatric or cognitive conditions.

Although most people euthanized were elderly, the 2025 figures also include a teenager.

Texas Says It’s Fixed a Glitch That Delayed Nearly 600,000 Voter Registrations– www.cnet.com

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Texas Says It’s Fixed a Glitch That Delayed Nearly 600,000 Voter Registrations– www.cnet.com
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Like in many states, Texans can register to vote or update their registration when renewing their driver’s license or getting a new one.

But the state of Texas has blamed a software glitch related to this system for more than half a million voter registration delays. The extensive backlog of voting registration applications, which reportedly began to accumulate a year ago, is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by a pair of voter advocacy groups: the League of Women Voters Texas and MOVE Texas Civic Fund. The state says it has already fixed the issue and filed the applications.

The suit characterizes the delay as part of a pattern of voter suppression that has disenfranchised voters in Texas. Filed in Bexar County, Texas, the lawsuit names Texas Secretary of State Robert S. Howden and his office, as well as the Department of Public Safety and its director Freeman F. Martin.

Meanwhile, the office of the Texas Secretary of State told media this week that the delayed applications were filed to voters’ home districts and that the problem has been fixed. As a safeguard, a spokesperson for the secretary of state said anyone still affected by the problem will be able to file a provisional ballot. But according to a report from The Texas Tribune, county officials have found another system error has caused issues with another 15,000 registrations over the last month.

Now, counties are scrambling to fix those issues ahead of the start of early voting in the state on Oct. 19 for a high-profile midterm election season that has put the state in the national spotlight. Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Election Officials, told the Tribune, “Just when most counties were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, another unexpected backlog is being dropped on county voter registrars.”

Retiring GOP congressmember will 'absolutely not' vote for successor in at-risk seat– www.politico.com

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Retiring GOP congressmember will ‘absolutely not’ vote for successor in at-risk seat– www.politico.com
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Retiring Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei said he won’t vote for the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate vying to replace him amid a string of stolen valor and other accusations — and warned that the once-safe Republican seat President Donald Trump won by 14 points is at risk of flipping blue on Election Day.

Amodei said in an interview Saturday he would “absolutely not” vote for businessperson David Flippo in Nevada’s 2nd District. “I think the seat’s at risk,” he added, citing a string of stolen valor and financial allegations against Flippo.

“You say, well, the president endorsed him,” Amodei added. “It’s like, well whoever was advising the president on, ‘Hey, this would be a good place for you to go ahead and weigh in,’ gave him awful advice. The vetting process — quote unquote — must have been nearly non-existent.”

Amodei specifically cited a series of allegations against Flippo as disqualifying, for reportedly lying about his military service and also failing to file financial disclosures on time.

Horror fire rips through Bangladesh beach resort killing 10 people ‘including children’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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Horror fire rips through Bangladesh beach resort killing 10 people ‘including children’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk
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A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people, an official said. The fire broke out at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox’s Bazar district, a popular destination for domestic tourists, Syed Mohammad Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence in the district, said. The resort is located along Marina Drive, near the Bay of Bengal.

The blaze erupted this morning and quickly spread through the three-story wooden resort, the official said. Children were among the fatalities, he said, without giving further details. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the fire.

Six of the 10 victims have already been identified, with their ages ranging from 33 to five. Fire crews were called to the scene after the blaze started at around 6.30am local time, according to Mohammad Atikur Rahman Majumder, the chief of Ukhiya Police Station.

Police officers also attended, supporting the rescue operation. Nine more people were injured, according to the local fire service, and were all taken to hospital.

Sabuktagin Mahmud Sohel, resident medical officer at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, told the Hindu that give of the casualties had burns covering around 5% of their bodies.

Republican Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Candidate Suspends Campaign After Arrest– wltreport.com

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Republican Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Candidate Suspends Campaign After Arrest– wltreport.com
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Just weeks before midterms, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is suspending his campaign.

Shawn Oliver was arrested on Saturday night after allegedly driving under the influence and smashing his SUV into five other vehicles.

Thankfully, nobody was injured.

But, footage from the crash site is dramatic.

Take a look:

Priest killed by falling cross during livestreamed church service in Ecuador– www.independent.co.uk

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Priest killed by falling cross during livestreamed church service in Ecuador– www.independent.co.uk
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A Roman Catholic priest in southwestern Ecuador has died after a wooden crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed service.

The priest was identified as Patricio Sánchez of Perpetuo Socorro Church by the Archdiocese of Guayaquil, a coastal city 265 kilometers (164 miles) southwest of the capital, Quito.

Footage of the evening Mass on Saturday shows a heavy crucifix detaching from the wall above the altar and striking Sánchez on the head.

He did not appear to see it falling.

Worshippers cried for help as the live broadcast continued.

Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad killed suspect– www.bbc.co.uk

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Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad killed suspect– www.bbc.co.uk
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An Oregon teacher threw her mobile phone before she tackled and attempted to disarm a teenager who opened fire on a special educational needs class.

As she tried to wrestle a shotgun off him on the floor of the classroom – where three children and a teacher were killed – a bystander armed with a pistol ran inside and killed the teen.

The bystander, a father of two girls at the school, had been driving past Silver Rail Elementary in Bend at lunchtime on Thursday when he saw the suspect firing in the school’s car park and then shooting through a window to enter.

Police said the 16-year-old suspected attacker used to be a student at the school.

Police say he had been armed with about 44 more rounds of shotgun ammunition when he was stopped. He fired as many as 15 rounds in the class.

“To the people who showed courage in the face of such violence and intervened to prevent this tragedy from being any worse, we owe you a debt of gratitude,” Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.

Macron rejects minister’s resignation as rioting and looting expose policing failures– abcnews.com

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Macron rejects minister’s resignation as rioting and looting expose policing failures– abcnews.com
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PARIS — France’s interior minister offered his resignation over the weekend’s rioting and looting in several major cities, but President Emmanuel Macron asked him to stay to respond to police needs in an emergency situation, Macron’s office said Monday.

Macron refused Laurent Nuñez’s resignation “given the need for continued command of law enforcement in the current context,” according to the statement.

He instructed Nuñez “to take all necessary steps to ensure full transparency about the failures in planning and intelligence-gathering that led to the violence,” Macron’s office said.

Macron also asked for the introduction of “new policing tactics on the ground as quickly as possible” to put an end to violent events.

On Sunday evening, groups of people set fires to trash bins, bicycles and other objects in the streets and looted businesses in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities, a day after major violence erupted Saturday during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested across the country.

When Does Religious Belief Become Hate Speech in California? – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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When Does Religious Belief Become Hate Speech in California? – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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California’s next workplace lesson comes with an uncomfortable question: When does a religious belief become “hate speech”?

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1803 on September 27. Beginning Jan. 1, 2028, employers covered by California’s harassment-training law must teach workers to recognize, report, and confront certain workplace remarks.

The legislation gives employers a new assignment but leaves a contentious phrase open to interpretation.

The law addresses workplace speech that “vilifies, humiliates, or incites hatred” based on protected characteristics, including religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Existing training already covers harassment involving gay and transgender employees. AB 1803 adds no separate course or mandatory hours, and employers may write their own lessons. It even says training on unlawful harassment and abusive conduct can satisfy the new requirement.

Those limits matter, but so does the lack of a precise statutory definition of the speech the bill names.

Consider two employees at a California business. One is a Christian who says their church teaches marriage is between a man and a woman. The other is Muslim and expresses the same religious conviction.

University of Michigan voting hub where foreign student illegally voted remains active– www.thecollegefix.com

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University of Michigan voting hub where foreign student illegally voted remains active– www.thecollegefix.com
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County GOP leader calls for more election integrity measures

The location where a student illegally voted at the University of Michigan in the last election remains active heading into this month’s midterm voting, prompting some election integrity concerns.

In 2024, 19-year-old Chinese national Haoxiang Gao was charged with voting illegally in the 2024 presidential election at a voting site set up in the university’s Museum of Art. He has since fled the country.

Currently the museum is listed as one of two “Campus Voting Hubs,” where early voting will start Oct. 21 and run through Nov. 1 and will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

The University of Michigan’s media relations division did not respond to requests from The College Fix asking what measures have been taken to ensure that no illegal voting occurs at the museum site again.

Mark Carney makes closing argument to Alberta against path to independence from Canada– fortune.com

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Mark Carney makes closing argument to Alberta against path to independence from Canada– fortune.com
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters considering a path toward independence in his home province of Alberta on Friday, warning that a referendum is a dangerous gamble at a time of growing threats to Canada’s sovereignty.

With U.S. President Donald Trump waging a trade war and threatening to make Canada the 51st state, Carney warned that the referendum comes at the “worst possible time” and urged Albertans not to take the outcome for granted.

“Don’t let anyone tell you this is already decided. Turnout will determine the outcome,” Carney told a pro-Canada rally in Edmonton, where he grew up.

“This is not a game. This is not poker. A vote against Canada is a dangerous bluff that will lead to years of deep uncertainty and lost opportunities for Albertans and Canadians,” he said.

GOP candidates backtrack on abortion despite past pro-life support– www.lifesitenews.com

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GOP candidates backtrack on abortion despite past pro-life support– www.lifesitenews.com
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On January 11, 2023, Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany took to the floor of Congress during a conversation on the overturn of Roe v. Wade to defend crisis pregnancy centers and call for laws protecting the unborn. “(Dobbs) reestablished the authority of states to prohibit the killing of unborn children,” he declared. During his 2020 Congressional campaign, he described himself as a “proven fighter for life.”

But as a recent report observed, Tiffany is one of several GOP gubernatorial candidates who has changed his tune. Asked recently in an interview about his co-sponsorship of a six-week abortion ban in Congress, Tiffany backtracked:

So I voted on that bill a decade ago, and I just really thought that we hit a middle ground. What I heard from my constituents at the time is they’re like, ‘we want to compromise.’ And ‘we want you to hit the middle ground here.’ And so we voted on that five-month bill. I voted for it. It was signed into law. It’s the law now in Wisconsin. And I will uphold that law as it’s written.

GOP senator rebels against Trump’s ‘beyond irresponsible’ new war ‘capitulation’– www.rawstory.com

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GOP senator rebels against Trump’s ‘beyond irresponsible’ new war ‘capitulation’– www.rawstory.com
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is furious that President Donald Trump put sweeping new Russia sanctions on hold. Trump signed those sanctions into law only last month.

“Beyond irresponsible,” Tillis wrote on X Saturday. “What part of enforcing a law passed 86-11 by the Senate does the President and his advisors not understand?”

“It’s unconscionable that this administration is capitulating to a Russian dictator who illegally invaded Ukraine and butchers innocent civilians every single day,” he added.

Trump signed an executive order Friday that pauses the package. He told Congress the move was in the national interest, the Associated Press reported. The White House didn’t immediately say how, and the order came before the sanctions took effect, according to CNBC.

The law is named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a longtime Russia hawk who died in July. It targets Russian officials, banks and the “shadow fleet” of tankers that carries Russian energy. It also tells the president to put tariffs of up to 100% on the biggest buyers of Russian oil and gas.

Will AI Companies Generate Enough Revenue to Continue the Build-Out? Here’s What Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says.

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Will AI Companies Generate Enough Revenue to Continue the Build-Out? Here’s What Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says.– www.theglobeandmail.com
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Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have taken a tremendous hit in October, as a toxic combination of higher interest rates and skepticism over the returns on AI spending has led to a steep sell-off.

Higher interest rates make it more costly to build AI data centers, all else being equal. Meanwhile, while leading AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI are still private, recent media leaks about their third-quarter revenue figures have suggested a potential slowdown.

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If these two labs’ revenues don’t grow as much as some people anticipate, investors may cast doubt on the entire AI build-out, since Anthropic and OpenAI wouldn’t be able to fund their commitments.

Doomsday preacher who ‘forced children to starve to death’ charged with 191 murders after 400 bodies found in grave– www.thesun.co.uk

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Doomsday preacher who ‘forced children to starve to death’ charged with 191 murders after 400 bodies found in grave– www.thesun.co.uk
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THE leader of a twisted doomsday cult who allegedly forced hundreds of children to starve to death so they could “meet Jesus” has been charged with 191 murders.

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie and 29 followers will receive a verdict today on 191 murder charges after a grim mass grave site was unearthed in Kenya.

Paul Mackenzie and 29 of his cult followers face 191 murder charges in Kenya Credit: AFP
The doomsday preacher allegedly brainwashed supporters of his Good News International Ministries church Credit: AFP

The fanatic allegedly brainwashed devotees of his apocalyptic Good News International Ministries group, telling them education was “evil” and modern medicine went “against doctrine”.

Survivors claim he drew up a sick death order where kids were forced to starve themselves first, followed by women, men and, last of all, church leaders.

The $2 trillion deficit candidates don’t want to discuss– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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The $2 trillion deficit candidates don’t want to discuss– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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It is arguably the biggest political issue facing our nation, but not a single candidate with a chance of winning an election is talking about it on the campaign trail.

According to the latest Congressional Budget Office report, the federal government’s budget deficit reached almost $2 trillion in fiscal 2026. This is a problem that makes homes and cars harder to afford, raises the cost of financing a business, and threatens to slow wage growth for working families. And that is before you get to the even bigger concern that, at some point, America may not be able to pay its debts.

Bessent warns Zelenskyy to ‘be very careful’ about claims about U.S.– www.cnbc.com

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Bessent warns Zelenskyy to ‘be very careful’ about claims about U.S.– www.cnbc.com
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to “be careful” in public statements about U.S. support for Ukraine.

U.S.-provided Starlink internet was recently restricted in Ukraine, hindering the war-torn country’s ability to respond to Russian assaults. Ukraine uses Starshield, the military and government-controlled version of the commercial Starlink, to conduct military operations.

In an earlier interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Zelenskyy said he believed the U.S. government was responsible for the slowdown, and that Ukraine was “blocked” from U.S. intelligence for a period of time. Zelenskyy said Starshield-linked vehicles and drones are still being restricted in speed.

Bessent cautioned Zelenskyy about making those claims.

“President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Marco] Rubio have categorically said that no one under the Trump administration did that, and I think it is very reckless for President Zelenskyy to make such a charge,” Bessent said on “Meet the Press.”

Suicidal Christian empathy in Minnesota– www.americanthinker.com

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Suicidal Christian empathy in Minnesota– www.americanthinker.com
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Gad Saad is a professor and evolutionary Psychologist who coined the term “suicidal empathy” to describe what is happening to Western Civilization:

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That an Islamist like Abdulraman Mohamed El-Sayed could be elected to the U.S. Senate in any state is a prime example. Islam rejects the separation of Church and State. An Islamist’s loyalty is to Islam, family, and tribe, never a nation. Here are several other quotes from Saad, who hopes to soon become an American citizen:

 

The Democratic Party in the United States has been captured by the parasitic mind virus, with leaders exploiting white guilt and emotional past to maintain power.

 

An unexpected groundswell against wokeness in the Democratic Party signals a potential return to common sense and rejection of suicidal empathy.

 

The Second Amendment in the US serves as a powerful deterrent against the rise of totalitarianism and suicidal empathy.

Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Critical After Being Hit By Car PM anthony albanese says Not An Accident– www.ndtv.com

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Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Critical After Being Hit By Car PM anthony albanese says Not An Accident– www.ndtv.com
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Canberra:

Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines was deliberately struck by a car and suffered “critical injuries” on Monday in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as an attack.

Haines was hurt outside her office in Wangaratta, just over 200 kilometres (124 miles) northwest of Melbourne, police said.

The 65-year-old “suffered what has been described as critical injuries”, Victoria Police Acting Superintendent Ashley Mason said, without identifying the victim in line with police custom in Australia.

The 43-year-old male driver was detained by civilians, Mason said, and then arrested by police, who found a knife in his car.

“This wasn’t an accident. There was a deliberate act,” Albanese told national broadcaster ABC.

He also told journalists: “All of our thoughts are with Helen, her family, her friends, her team, and her community at this extremely difficult time. We are praying for her full recovery.”

New Jersey City’s Firearm Permitting Process Is so ‘Egregious’ the Trump DOJ Is Now Launching an Investigation: Report– www.westernjournal.com

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New Jersey City’s Firearm Permitting Process Is so ‘Egregious’ the Trump DOJ Is Now Launching an Investigation: Report– www.westernjournal.com
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it was investigating Pennsauken, New Jersey, for violating the Second Amendment rights of citizens.

New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, according to the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said in a Wednesday release that the investigation was intended to correct unconstitutional practices.

“I have directed the Civil Rights Division, through our Second Amendment Section, to defend law-abiding citizens from local authorities who infringe on the right to safely carry legal firearms,” Dhillon said. “Our investigation aims to discover if allegations of unconstitutional delays in firearm permitting are true, and if so, to fix it.”

“Individuals and groups have alleged to us that they have endured extensive delays from Pennsauken in responding to applications for permits to purchase of lawful handguns,” a DOJ officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We have not reached any conclusions but will investigate whether there exists a pattern or practice of deprivation of constitutional rights.”

Concord kindergarten teacher alleges principal used AI to fire her– www.boston.com

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Concord kindergarten teacher alleges principal used AI to fire her– www.boston.com
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A Concord kindergarten teacher is seeking to reverse her 2025 dismissal, alleging the principal of Thoreau Elementary School used artificial intelligence to write the report which called for her to be fired.

Christine Apollos, who taught at the school for over 20 years, used AI detection software GPTZero to support her allegation during the arbitration process.

The Concord-Carlisle School District and Principal Justin Sparks, however, contend only an AI grammar checker was used and that the dismissal followed a series of underwhelming performance reviews.

The arbitrator upheld the dismissal in an Aug. 27 decision and put “no weight” on the AI allegation. But, the way the arbitrator allegedly reached that conclusion — using two AI platforms to research the validity of GPTZero without notifying either party — could be a violation of their neutrality, the complaint says.