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Number Two House Democrat Describes Families Suffering During Government Shutdown as ‘Leverage’ › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

As the government shut down continued on Wednesday, with essential government employees working without pay for the 16th straight work day, some Democrat lawmakers were not bashful about explaining their strategy.

“Shutdowns are terrible and of course there will be, you know, families that will suffer,” acknowledged Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), the House Minority Whip, during an interview, Wednesday. “We take that responsibility very seriously but it is one of the few leverage times we have.”

President Trump’s “rapid response” team responded on X: “These people are SICK!”

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) has also made clear that causing pain and suffering is a large part of the Democrats’ shutdown strategy.

“They [Republicans] have had months to negotiate,” Sanders said in a recent interview. “You reopen the government and we lose our leverage,” he added. “There has to be an agreement right now—That’s what this whole shutdown is about.”

Inside the No Kings rallies — violent protests EXPOSED– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

What really happens at these so-called peaceful No Kings rallies? BlazeTV host Alex Stein went inside a Dallas, Texas, protest to find out — and the footage was anything but peaceful.

In a clip of Stein walking through the protest, he’s swarmed by screaming leftists, calmly talking to the camera, before one protester steals his hat in an attempt to shut him down.

“Someone who was truly anti-fascist would want as much speech as possible, wouldn’t they? Wouldn’t they? I mean, after all, fascism always involves suppression of dissent and censorship of unwanted speech. Those are, like, two key components of fascism. Tyranny always shuts dissenting speech down,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says, disturbed by Stein’s experience.

BREAKING: Man charged in stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska faces federal death penalty | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Prosecutors say Brown was captured on surveillance video stabbing Iryna Zarutska during an unprovoked attack on the Lynx Blue Line on August 22.

A man accused of killing a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman on a Charlotte light rail train has been indicted on federal charges that could make him eligible for the death penalty, ABC reports.

A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. on Wednesday, charging him with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death — a crime that carries the possibility of capital punishment.

Louvre’s First DEI Female Museum Director Hired First Female DEI Security Chief– gellerreport.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

The Louvre’s first female museum director hired the first female security chief and less than a year later Napoleon’s crown jewels were stolen in broad daylight while the museum was open.

NEW – Louvre security chief Dominique Buffin, the museum’s first female security head, hired last September by the museum’s first female director, accused of being a “diversity hire” — Telegraph

From corporate meltdowns like Bud Light, target, Disney et al to mid-air collisions that cost lives, DEI is operationally catastrophic” and systemically destructive.

Antifa Uses Portland Homeless People as Expendable Cannon Fodder – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

There it was right there in the middle of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that told elected officials they weren’t the boss over President Donald Trump federalizing the Oregon National Guard.

There was a list explaining the protest activity outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) HQ by Antifa, and the Portland Police Bureau’s enabling of the lawbreaking and antisocial behavior, including this item:

September 6, there were 50 to 60 “very active protest[e]rs/black blockers/agitators” at the gate. There was lots of noise, flashing lights, and swinging sticks. [Federal Protective Service] was pushing out to allow vehicles to enter, and the PPB observed approximately 50 people in the driveway. FPS had 26 officers on duty.

And here’s another example, carried out right under the noses of the Portland Police Bureau, which the court felt compelled to mention in the federal case.

Related: Portland’s Love Affair With Antifa Grows Deeper: Mayors Vow to Fight for Them and Against ICE

Why? Because death threats against federal officers are not a small thing.

On September 9, screenshots were captured of threats on social media tomurder ICE officer.. (screenshot of posts stating “fed ain’t nothin but a target practice,” “Execute gestapo on sight,” and “Off The Pigs”). On September12, protesters photographed an unmarked government vehicle as it was leaving the ICE facility and then posted the photograph to a social media account and provided the location of the vehicle after it left the ICE facility.

Cardinal Parolin slammed for downplaying Muslim terrorist attacks against Nigerian Christians– www.lifesitenews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is under fire for remarks that downplay the terror attacks that Christians in Nigeria have been suffering at the hands of Islamic extremists for decades.

Parolin was the keynote speaker for an event held at the Vatican on Tuesday. The gathering focused on the recently released 2025 Religious Freedom Report published by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

ACN surveyed 196 countries for its report. It found that just under two-thirds of the world’s population live in countries with “serious or very serious violations of religious freedom.” Twenty-four countries, including Nigeria, received the “worst” category in its report: persecution.

The report notes that “organized crime is a key driver of persecution or discrimination” in Nigeria. It also found that persecution in Nigeria “results from a combination of authoritarian governance and religious extremism.”

“Nigeria has experienced a sharp rise in religiously motivated violence, especially in the North and the Middle Belt,” it recalls. “Armed groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, and radicalized Fulani herdsmen have targeted churches, villages and religious leaders, leading to widespread displacement, land seizures, and attacks on Christian communities.”

China courts Taiwanese worshippers in religious charm offensive, study shows– www.channelnewsasia.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

TAIPEI: More than 10,000 Taiwanese people participated in religious activities in China in 2024 with support from the government in Beijing, a study showed, which Taipei views as part of a campaign by China to win hearts and minds on the island.

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has long taken a carrot-and-stick approach to the island, subjecting it to almost daily military drills while reaching out to those it believes are receptive to Beijing’s point of view. Taiwan’s government says the Republic of China is a sovereign state and Beijing has no right to speak for or represent it.

British People ‘Outraged’ After Prince Andrew Found Living Rent Free for Over 20 Years: ‘Tremendous Public Disgust’– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Britain’s Prince Andrew has once again triggered “tremendous public disgust” after it emerged that the disgraced royal has been living in luxury rent-free for the past 22 years.

Andrew recently relinquished his title as the Duke of York amid ongoing accusations tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

Now, King Charles III’s brother is facing new scrutiny after reports revealed he has lived rent-free in his 30-room Royal Lodge home in Windsor for more than two decades.

Texas man arrested over alleged death threats against pro-Israel, Jewish, and conservative media figures | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Nicholas Ray, 28, of Spring, Texas, was taken into custody Monday on an arrest warrant.

A Texas man has been arrested in connection with a series of alleged death threats made against Jewish, pro-Israel, or conservative commentators residing in Florida.

Nicholas Ray, 28, of Spring, Texas, was taken into custody Monday on an arrest warrant. He is set to be extradited to Florida and faces charges of extortion, written threats to kill, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who announced Ray’s arrest in a post on X.

Mehdi Hasan to American Christians: “If You Can Have Your Church Bell, We Can Have Our Islamic Prayer Call”– gellerreport.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

The Islamic call to prayer is a declaration of the superiority of Islam, a religion that directs its believers to make war against Christians and other non-Muslims and subjugate them as inferiors under the hegemony of believers (cf. Qur’an 9:29).

The adhan (Islamic call to prayer), prayed in Arabic, repeats “Allahu akbar” six times, “I testify that there is no god but Allah” three times, and “I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s prophet” twice. (Robert Spencer)

On its face, one cannot liken the shrill abrasion of the nails-on-chalkboard adhan to the ethereal grandeur of symphonic church bells. But more specifically, church bells have no verbal content. And church bells are rung one or twice a week, the Islamic call to prayer is broadcast five times a day at deafening levels beginning pre-dawn.

Not to mention what the cries of “Allahu akbar” evokes.

Mehdi Hasan to American Christians: “If you can have your church bell, we can have our Islamic prayer call” pic.twitter.com/Oy1IroBqS1

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 21, 2025

Supposed ‘Independent’ Nebraska Senate Candidate is Bankrolled by National Democrats– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Dan Osborn is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska who is running as an independent, yet his campaign is being funded by donations from prominent Democrats and donations on the left-wing fundraising portal Act Blue.

The liberal media is playing along, as expected. Almost all coverage of Osborn describes him as an independent.

FOX News reports:

National Dems bankroll campaign of ‘fake independent’ Senate candidate from Midwestern state

Labor Union leader Dan Osborn, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, has campaigned on being an “Independent,” going as far as saying he has no plans to caucus with either major party if elected, but his recent FEC filings paint a different picture.

Osborn has not only been endorsed by leaders of the Nebraska Democratic Party and mobilized fundraising on ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s main fundraising platform. He has also accepted donations from several prominent Washington Democrats and Democrat political action committees.

Jay Jones Claims He’s “Guided by” Christian Values, But He Wanted to Assassinate People– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Democrat candidate for Virginia attorney general Jay Jones is leaning into his Catholic faith on the campaign trail as recent polls show him slipping behind Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in a tightening race for the office.

A Virginia Commonwealth University survey released this week captured the shift, with Miyares holding a 45%-42% edge among likely voters, a reversal from September when Jones led 47%-41%.

The poll, conducted October 6-14 among 842 adults, carried a margin of error of plus or minus 3.95 percentage points.

Canada’s justice minister confirms ‘hate crimes’ bill applies to online content– www.lifesitenews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Canadian Justice Minister Sean Fraser admitted that his new “hate crime” bill would indeed allow a person to be criminally charged for social media posts deemed offensive by the government.

Recently asked about Bill C-9, the Combating Hate Act, Fraser said the bill would indeed apply to certain online content that involves the “willful promotion of hatred.”

“Generally speaking, the law will apply equally online as it does in real communities,” he said, adding, “just in the limited circumstances where there is the willful promotion of hatred against someone.”

Democrats once undermined the Army. Now they undermine the nation.– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

America again stands on the edge of betrayal, watching mobs assault federal officers while judges call it “restraint.”

This is not new. Between 1876 and 1878, the same script played out as those sworn to uphold the law were branded as tyrants and those undermining it claimed the mantle of freedom. When the federal government lost the will to enforce its own laws, violence filled the vacuum.

EPA Prepares to Slash Thousands of Jobs as Democrat-Led Government Shutdown Drags On– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to cut thousands of employees from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the longest government shutdown in history continues with no end in sight.

The move is in accordance with Trump’s promise to cut federal workers if a government shutdown ensued, Breitbart reported.

The federal government has been shut down since October 1 as the Democrats continue to block Republican deals that would have kept the government open through the end of the year.

MSNBC Blames ‘Sexism’ for Spanberger’s Struggle, Apparently Forgetting Who Her Opponent Is– townhall.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

The October 16 poll from Trafalgar showed Democrat Abigail Spanberger had only a two-point lead over her Republican challenger, incumbent Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. Trafalgar was the closest in polling for the 2024 election, with their final poll being 0.01 points off from the actual election results.

With that in mind, we have to wonder if the Democrats aren’t a little concerned about this race. A recent panel on MSNBC seems to think Spanberger is struggling, although they totally miss the reasons why Spanberger might be in trouble.

Morning Joe: The reason Abigail Spanberger is struggling is because Americans are sexist; “other countries have no problem electing women” pic.twitter.com/3CmMLhQKKD

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 22, 2025

In case they were unaware, Earle-Sears is also a woman.

Are black women just not women to these Morning Joe idiots?

— Aldous Huxley’s Ghost™ (@AF632) October 22, 2025

Dems roll out early retiree boomers to whine their taxpayer-funded ObamaCare subsidies are going up, want you to feel bad– www.louderwithcrowder.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

That’s a video of Ted Cruz from 2013 warning of what was going to happen to healthcare under ObamaCare. It’s very important to point out that everything conservative said was going to happen to healthcare costs after Democrats rammed through ObamaCare has, in fact, happened.

Would it have been nice if conservatives did something about it at any point in the twelve years since this video? Sure. But that’s not the world we live in, and you have to fight your battles with the Republican Party you have and not necessarily the Republican Party you need.

Where we are now is the Democrat Party, after using the pandemic to blow up healthcare in America worse than they did with ObamaCare, is holding the government hostage unless Republicans vote to renew the “temporary” taxpayer-funded ObamaCare subsidies. To guilt the GOP into doing this, Democrats are rolling out sob stories. Of boomers. Who retired early. And want taxpayers to pay for their health insurance. While those taxpayers can barely afford their own health care. Because Democrats and ObamaCare have caused costs to skyrocket.

Jew-Hatred Is Rampant in Teachers’ Unions › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

A 48-page report released in September exposes the depth of the nation’s teachers’ unions’ hostility toward all things Jewish. “Breaking Solidarity: How Anti-Semitic Activists Turned Teacher Unions Against Israel,” published by the Defense of Freedom Institute in September, explains how unions have worked to embed anti-Semitism into K–12 education.

This anti-Semitism was brought to light after Hamas’s horrific attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the deadliest single attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

Trump Calls Off Meeting with Putin in Hungary as Russia Rebuffs Peace Deal Plans– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

President Donald Trump has called off plans to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, just days after he floated another round of Ukraine peace talks.

A White House official confirmed that Trump is not meeting his Russian counterpart “in the immediate future,” ABC News reported.

It comes after Trump suggested a summit in Hungary.

Trump’s reversal comes after a phone call on Monday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Too Bad ICE Agents Can’t Round Up Dems Who Are Trying to Get Them Killed – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Happy Thursday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Qwyzwelf felt that the McLean Stevenson Appreciation Society was finally ready for his take on blood sausage canapés at its annual silent auction.

Here we are again, another discussion about how far off the reservation the Democrats have gone when it comes to their everyday approach to politics. I mean, it’s really Cuckoo Land over there. I know that things started to get squirrely when His High Holiness the Lightbringer Barack Obama became president, but the combination of knowing that they had to throw in with the addled puppet Joe Biden, all the while worrying about the return of President Donald Trump, broke them in ways that I’m sure can’t be healed.

The Left “understood that if they can get control of the educational system, they can change the country”– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

… We covered the situation in the Middle East and the ‘ceasefire’ deal, the possibility NYC will elect a socialist, immigration policy, and the rise of antisemitism particularly on the right.

(transcript autogenerated may contain transcription errors, lightly edited for transcript clarity)

Shines (06:10):

And one of the things, William, I’m really concerned about is even here in our own country, I took a little heat for saying this. … Why would we allow individuals to come into our country whose objective is Sharia law that is antithetical to the constitutional republic that we have in this nation? Why are we not able to talk like this in a civil way and then at the same time prohibit individuals that would be so divisive that they’ll tear this nation apart if we don’t do something? Am I going too far, William, for making that assertion?

WAJ (07:18):

No. And we have not only almost 1400 years of history, we have current events. Look at what has happened in London. Look at what has happened in Paris. We don’t want to become London and Paris. We want to continue to be America.

And it’s a tension that we have because we do have a constitution and everybody has individual rights. On the other hand, the Constitution is not a suicide pact, and we’re entitled to maintain a republic that upholds that constitution. And so by allowing people in who are not committed to that, by allowing people in who do not view our constitution as valid, by allowing people in who come for the very purpose of subverting our society, we are committing suicide.

Pro-Palestinian students demand professor be fired over Israeli military service– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Student protesters labeled economics Professor Michael Ben-Gad a ‘terrorist’

Hundreds of scholars world-wide are backing an economics professor at the University of London after a pro-Palestinian student group called for him to be fired and labeled him a “terrorist” due to his service in the Israeli military.

A petition launched Tuesday in support of Professor Michael Ben-Gad has about 1,100 signatures from professors in the United States, Canada, Chile, Australia, and other countries.

The petition opposes the “targeted harassment campaign” by the Association of Student Activism for Palestine and City Action for Palestine against the Israeli professor. Ben-Gad also has ties to the U.S. He formerly taught at the University of Houston in Texas and serves on the U.S. National Academy of Sciences panel on the Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Immigration.

Abilene Christian University Officials Say Calling Abortion “Murder” is “Hate Speech”– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser October 23, 2025

On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Madelyne Arrowood and Lillee Dent were tabling at Abilene Christian University’s Wildcat Central campus center on behalf of their organization ACU for Life when they encountered opposition from a source they didn’t expect.

According to ACU’s website, “Wildcat Central provides tables in the McGlothlin Campus Center for on-campus groups and outside organizations seeking to advertise, demonstrate, collect information or provide resources to ACU students on campus.” On ACU for Life’s table was a handwritten sign that read, “Abortion is Murder. Disagree? Let’s talk.” While the students were expecting their sign to generate discussion, they never thought that discussion would be with ACU’s own faculty.

Using AI to Fight AI in the Email Inbox | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org

pgnewser October 23, 2025

Artificial intelligence is accelerating the scale and potency of the malicious activity in your email inbox. These threats no longer obvious; instead, they take the shape of professional and sophisticated messages tailored to your interests and current correspondence. But with the cybersecurity landscape quickly shifting due to AI-powered illicit activity, how can we ensure a secure inbox? And what would that practically look like?

Shane Tews spent some time discussing this and more with Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo, co-founders of AegisAI. Cy and Ryan have spent a combined 12+ years at the forefront of cybersecurity, working to help reimagine and practically apply security on a personal level.