Supreme Court Shields Texas Redistricting from Last-Minute Judicial Overreach
The U.S. Supreme Court, through an emergency order issued by Justice Samuel Alito on November 21st, temporarily blocked a federal district court’s ruling that had struck down Texas’s newly redrawn congressional map, thereby preserving the state’s ability to conduct upcoming primaries and elections under boundaries expected to bolster Republican representation in the U.S. House. This action followed a swift appeal from Texas officials after the El Paso-based three-judge panel’s 2-1 decision on November 18th, which concluded that challengers from civil rights groups representing Black and Hispanic voters were likely to demonstrate the map’s racial gerrymandering in violation of constitutional protections, citing a Department of Justice memo that emphasized race in the redistricting process directed by Governor Greg Abbott during an August special legislative session. The Supreme Court’s intervention, consistent with precedents like those in Alabama and Louisiana redistricting disputes, invokes the Purcell principle to avert disruptions close to the December 8th candidate filing deadline and March primaries, allowing the 2025 map—drawn to reflect partisan objectives amid President Trump’s nationwide push to secure a slim GOP House majority—to remain in effect pending further review, as challengers must respond by November 24th.
Sources: AP News, The Epoch Times
Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns from Congress Amid Deepening Washington Corruption
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the steadfast Georgia Republican who championed America First principles since her 2020 election, declared her resignation from Congress effective January 5th, underscoring her profound disillusionment with the entrenched “Political Industrial Complex” that manipulates Americans through endless partisan hatred without delivering tangible improvements for working families. Once a fierce ally of President Trump, Greene’s decision follows his withdrawal of endorsement last week, where he labeled her “wacky” and a “ranting lunatic” after she backed a discharge petition to compel the Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein investigation files—a measure that exposed elite cover-ups of child trafficking and sexual exploitation, ultimately passing with near-unanimous bipartisan support and Trump’s signature this week despite his initial opposition. Greene expressed personal hurt from the public rebuke but affirmed her unyielding faith and commitment to core conservative battles against Democrat-driven policies like the Green New Deal, unsecured borders fueling deadly crises, and the radical transgender agenda targeting children and women’s rights, while lamenting Republican leadership’s failure to advance her ignored proposals, such as designating English as the official language, banning gender-transition procedures for minors, and curbing H-1B visas that displace American workers. Her departure from the solidly Republican 14th district, which will prompt a special election, reflects a principled stand for term limits and accountability over lifelong political careers, allowing her to return to her constituents and pursue reform outside the D.C. swamp she never truly fit, as she prioritizes family dignity and spares her district a divisive primary amid looming midterm risks for the GOP majority.
Trump Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota Amid Fraud, Gang Concerns
President Trump announced on Friday the immediate termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals residing in Minnesota, a state with the nation’s largest Somali population estimated between 74,000 and 86,610 individuals, citing rampant fraudulent money laundering activities under Governor Tim Walz and the terrorizing impact of Somali gangs on local communities, alongside the disappearance of billions in taxpayer dollars funneled through schemes like Feeding Our Future that reportedly transferred millions to the Al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia. As of March 31st, only 705 Somalis nationwide held TPS under the program, originally granted in 1991 due to instability in Somalia but extended repeatedly over decades, allowing temporary legal residence and work authorization; Trump’s directive ends this shield effective immediately, declaring “Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER!” in reference to the unchecked fraud, including cases like a Somali woman charged with defrauding Minnesota’s autism intervention program of $14 million through fake diagnoses, and broader investigations revealing endemic welfare abuse in the state that has strained resources and public safety.
Sources: One America News, The Epoch Times
CAIR’s Financial Support for Campus Anti-Israel Protests Sparks Scrutiny
A recent investigation by the Network Contagion Research Institute and the Intelligent Advocacy Network has uncovered that the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ California chapter disbursed up to $1,000 per student through its Champions of Justice Fund to individuals disciplined for leading disruptive pro-Palestinian demonstrations on U.S. college campuses, including activities tied to arrests, building occupations, and clashes following the October 7th, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. These funds, framed as interest-free loans or grants, assisted students who lost scholarships or housing due to their involvement in anti-Israel activism, with CAIR affiliates raising over $100,000 in San Francisco and Los Angeles, plus an additional $64,000 nationally, culminating in $20,000 awarded to 20 protesters in October 2024. Federal court records from the Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing trial identify CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator linked to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestine Committee, which advanced Hamas interests in the United States, underscoring longstanding concerns about the organization’s ties. Reports indicate CAIR leaders, such as Hussam Ayloush of the Greater Los Angeles office, actively participated in campus encampments, conducting teach-ins to bolster the protests. This financial backing highlights patterns of institutional support for campus disruptions that have heightened tensions and prompted designations, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent classification of CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization.
Sources: The New York Post, Legal Insurrection
Chicago Forfeits Federal Funds in Defiance of Law Enforcement-Focused Violence Prevention Reforms
Chicago’s municipal authorities have opted out of applying for Department of Justice grants under the revised Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, forgoing potential federal support for public safety efforts amid the Trump administration’s restructuring to prioritize law enforcement partnerships and exclude direct funding to community organizations while prohibiting services for undocumented immigrants, a move announced in late September 2025 that aligns with longstanding conservative principles of bolstering police resources over alternative interventions. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office described the policy adjustments as an attempt to politicize safety, echoing the city’s prior legal challenge against what it termed illegal restrictions on other policing grants, even as other municipalities like Newark and Columbia proceed with applications under the updated framework designed to enhance robust support for officers combating urban crime. This decision follows the DOJ’s April 2025 termination of over $800 million in prior violence prevention grants deemed misaligned with current priorities, a step that has drawn criticism from affected nonprofits but underscores fiscal responsibility in reallocating taxpayer dollars toward proven enforcement strategies, leaving Chicago’s residents to bear the consequences of leadership’s ideological standoff against federal reforms aimed at restoring order through strengthened policing.
Sources: Econotimes, NewsMax
Multiple Chicago Loop Shootings Amid Massive Juvenile Chaos Following Tree Lighting
On November 21st, Chicago’s Loop district, a historic hub of commerce and culture, became a scene of tragic violence just hours after the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park, as gunfire erupted twice in rapid succession, leaving one 14-year-old boy dead and eight others injured, including seven teenagers aged 13 to 17 shot in the first incident near the Chicago Theatre on the 100 block of North State Street around 9:50 p.m., where police on patrol heard shots fired into a large sidewalk crowd that scattered in panic, with victims suffering non-life-threatening wounds to various body parts and transported to hospitals like Lurie Children’s and Stroger in good to fair condition; less than an hour later at approximately 10:40 p.m., a second shooting in the 100 block of South Dearborn near Monroe Street claimed the life of the young teen at Northwestern Hospital and left an 18-year-old man with a serious leg wound, as reported by authorities, while Alderman Brian Hopkins detailed on social media how hundreds of juveniles had been rioting in the area, assaulting multiple police officers with mace and stun guns, resulting in at least one hospitalization for law enforcement, underscoring the night’s disorder with no arrests or recovered weapons announced by Saturday morning and investigations ongoing into whether the incidents are linked.
Sources: ABC7 News Chicago, The Chicago Sun-Times
Federal Judge Appointed by Obama Blocks Trump Enforcement of Existing Laws on Disaster Funds
On November 21st, U.S. District Judge William Orrick, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and serving in the Northern District of California, granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration, temporarily barring the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency from enforcing conditions on over $350 million in federal disaster preparedness grants to a coalition of 29 local governments in California, Washington, and Arizona serving 30 million residents. These stipulations, rooted in longstanding federal laws and executive orders such as the Immigration & Nationality Act’s requirements for cooperation with immigration enforcement and the Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 limiting public benefits to undocumented immigrants, alongside recent directives under Executive Order 14287 to withhold funds from sanctuary jurisdictions obstructing federal law, mandated that recipients eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, align with immigration enforcement to protect communities from criminal aliens, cease unauthorized benefits to undocumented individuals, and comply with other established policies to access funds for hiring first responders, search and rescue, employee training, and preparations for events like Super Bowl LX and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This ruling, stemming from a September 30th lawsuit led by Santa Clara County, temporarily disrupts the administration’s efforts to uphold congressional intent for grant accountability while facing judicial review of executive implementation.
Sources: The Epoch Times, Reuters
Container Ship Fire Ignites Major Emergency at Busiest US Port
Dozens of Los Angeles firefighters launched a vigorous response on Friday evening to combat an electrical blaze that erupted below deck on the Panama-flagged container ship One Henry Hudson, docked at the Yusen Container Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, North America’s busiest maritime hub handling critical global trade flows. The incident, reported around 6:30 p.m., rapidly escalated as flames spread across multiple levels, culminating in a mid-deck explosion that severed the vessel’s power supply and crane functions, with the ship’s cargo including hazardous materials necessitating specialized protective gear and air quality monitoring for nearby communities. All 23 crew members were swiftly evacuated by port police with no injuries sustained, while over 100 personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department, supported by marine units spraying water on the hull, battled the inferno into the early hours of Saturday, prompting a temporary shelter-in-place order for San Pedro residents that was later lifted after the ship was towed offshore to mitigate risks. Local authorities, including Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, coordinated closely to suspend operations at four of the port’s seven terminals and close the Vincent Thomas Bridge, underscoring the robust emergency protocols safeguarding this vital economic artery against potential disruptions.
Sources: The Post of Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Times
California State Park Authorities Interfered with Palisades Fire Response Over “Native Species Plants”
In January 2025, the catastrophic Palisades Fire ravaged nearly 24,000 acres across Topanga State Park and surrounding areas, destroying thousands of homes in Pacific Palisades and Altadena and displacing residents who remain in temporary housing nearly a year later, with attorneys for victims now alleging in court filings that a California State Parks representative restricted Los Angeles Fire Department efforts to fully contain an initial arson-sparked blaze on January 1st in the Lachman burn scar by prohibiting bulldozer use and mop-up operations with hand tools to avoid disturbing mapped native plant species, a decision reportedly conveyed through incident logs showing the representative’s arrival and subsequent whistleblower accounts from LAFD personnel and fire victim Spencer Pratt who cited a battalion chief’s description of the encounter. This earlier fire, declared contained hours after ignition, reignited on January 7th amid warnings of smoldering hotspots documented in firefighter texts and a federal grand jury subpoena for LAFD communications, exacerbating the disaster that consumed the very habitats it sought to preserve, including about 200 specimens of the endangered Braunton’s milkvetch protected in a prior 2019 LADWP utility hardening project halted by the California Coastal Commission with $2 million in fines and mandated replanting. These developments, drawn from ongoing litigation and incident reports, underscore persistent challenges in balancing land management protocols with public safety amid California’s intensifying wildfire threats.
Sources: Legal Insurrection, Firehouse.com
Eleventh Circuit Rules COVID Beach Closures a Constitutional Taking Requiring Compensation
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled in Alford v. Walton County that Walton County’s April 2020 ordinance closing all public and private beaches amid the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a physical taking under the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, entitling affected private beachfront landowners to just compensation for the government’s temporary seizure of their exclusive possession, use, and exclusion rights. The unanimous panel opinion, authored by Judge Barbara Lagoa and joined by Judges Kyle Duncan and Edward Carnes, reversed a lower district court’s dismissal of the landowners’ claims, rejecting arguments that the 29-day restriction was merely a regulatory use limitation rather than a per se physical appropriation, as county officers physically occupied the properties, patrolled with vehicles, and threatened arrests to enforce the ban while permitting access to essential businesses like grocery stores and parks. Drawing on precedents such as Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid and United States v. Causby, the court emphasized that no pandemic exception excuses the constitutional mandate for compensation when government actions effectively wrest control of private land for public purposes, underscoring the enduring principle articulated by John Adams that property security is inseparable from liberty itself. This ruling, issued on November 17, 2025, not only remands the case for damages assessment but also establishes a critical precedent limiting emergency overreach, ensuring that future public health measures respect the immutable safeguards of individual ownership enshrined in the nation’s founding charter.
Sources: The Florida Phoenix, The Orlando Sentinel
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Mossad Disrupts Hamas Terror Web Plotting Strikes on Jewish Targets in Europe
Israeli intelligence, in collaboration with European law enforcement, has dismantled a sophisticated Hamas network spanning Austria, Germany, and connections to Turkey and Qatar, poised to unleash attacks on Israeli and Jewish communities across the continent at a moment’s notice, as revealed in operations that uncovered weapons caches including handguns and explosives in Vienna in September 2025, linked to Muhammad Na’im, son of senior Hamas Political Bureau member Basem Na’im, who maintains close ties to Gaza leader Khalil al-Hayya. A pivotal September meeting in Qatar between Muhammad Na’im and his father underscored high-level Hamas involvement in directing these European cells, despite the group’s public denials, with further arrests in November including Barah al-Khatib in Germany after his return from Turkey, a key hub for Hamas operatives evading detection. This “Hamas Octopus,” as dubbed by Mossad, mirrors tactics employed by Iran and its proxies, utilizing fundraising fronts, recruitment via religious institutions, and associations to sustain operations intensified since the October 7, 2023, assaults, prompting broader European crackdowns on Hamas support structures amid intelligence indicating dozens of thwarted global plots. The coordinated efforts highlight persistent threats from state-tolerant havens like Qatar and Turkey, where Hamas leadership orchestrates activities far from Gaza’s frontlines, reinforcing the necessity of vigilant international countermeasures against such entrenched terrorist infrastructures.
Sources: Breitbart, The Jewish Onliner
NATO Blames Russia for Drone Incursions Targeting European Military Sites
A series of unexplained drone flights over sensitive military installations, airports, and industrial facilities across NATO member states including France, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and Norway has prompted officials to attribute the intrusions to Russian hybrid warfare tactics aimed at scouting defenses and disrupting support for Ukraine, according to reports from defense authorities and intelligence assessments. In France, deliberate overflights targeted the Eurenco explosives plant supplying artillery shells to Ukraine and a convoy of Leclerc tanks, while in Denmark, large unmanned aerial vehicles forced closures at Copenhagen Airport and circled the Skrydstrup air base housing F-16 and F-35 jets, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen labeling the actions as hybrid attacks from a professional actor. German records show 172 disruptions by October near Ramstein Air Base and Rheinmetall factories, leading to new laws authorizing police to down rogue drones, and in Belgium, incursions near the Kleine Brogel nuclear storage site prompted Defense Minister Theo Francken to describe them as espionage operations probing frequencies for larger threats, as NATO coordinates a “drone wall” along eastern borders to counter the escalating pattern of nighttime, low-visibility probes using commercial technology that evade current interception systems.
Sources: ZeroHedge, The Washington Times
Epstein’s Shadowy Anti-Trump Backchannel in Middle East Affairs Exposed
Newly released emails from the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s estate illuminate the convicted financier’s covert maneuvers in Washington’s Middle East diplomacy during the Trump administration, underscoring the perils of unchecked elite networks in foreign policy. Following his 2008 guilty plea, Epstein leveraged his Rolodex of influence to counsel Arab leaders on engaging the unpredictable new U.S. president, as seen in 2017 correspondence where a Kuwaiti figure sought Epstein’s guidance ahead of Trump’s inaugural Middle East tour, requesting advocacy for the emir’s Yemen peace initiative after the country’s failed 2016 hosting efforts amid the region’s gravest humanitarian crisis. Epstein promptly connected the contact to cosmetics magnate Ronald Lauder, a freelance diplomat with ties to Israel and Dubai, remarking that Lauder “is the key for you” shortly after the envoy’s visit to his home. Earlier, in November 2016, Epstein deferred a meeting with former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, citing election chaos, while his files included the Qatari leader’s name on a list earmarked for Steve Bannon. Epstein also facilitated introductions for Emirati businessman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem to Trump’s inauguration via fundraiser Thomas Barrack, the incoming U.S. ambassador to Turkey, and had previously linked him to ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak; additional ties extended to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whom Epstein paired with Peter Thiel and Barrack. These disclosures, drawn from verified emails and leaks, highlight Epstein’s post-conviction foray into sensitive geopolitical channels without formal oversight, raising enduring questions about transparency in U.S. diplomatic engagements.
Sources: Reason Magazine, FOX News
Iran’s Capital Relocation Looms as Tehran Grapples with Dire Water Shortage
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that relocating the nation’s capital from Tehran has become an unavoidable necessity amid a deepening water crisis that threatens catastrophe for the city’s 14 million residents, with groundwater depletion causing land subsidence of up to 30 centimeters annually and outdated infrastructure wasting 35 percent of supplies through leaks. Speaking in Qazvin, Pezeshkian emphasized the regime’s lack of options, stating, “When we said we must move the capital, we did not even have enough budget. If we had, maybe it would have been done. The reality is that we no longer have a choice; it is an obligation,” while warning of a “dark future” if environmental safeguards are ignored, adding, “Protecting the environment is not a joke. Ignoring it means signing our own destruction.” The crisis, exacerbated by decades of mismanagement including corrupt practices by the so-called “water mafia” in agriculture and industry, has led to proposals for a new administrative center in the underdeveloped Makran coastal region overlooking the Gulf of Oman, a plan first seriously advanced by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2009 and now gaining urgency as Tehran’s reservoirs dwindle and rationing measures fail to stem the tide of unsustainable urban expansion.
Sources: Algemeiner, The Washington Examiner
COP30 Nations Sidestep EU’s Fossil Fuel Ultimatum in Brazil Deal
At the United Nations COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil, which wrapped up on November 22, 2025, after two weeks of tense negotiations marked by Indigenous protests breaching the venue and a fire forcing evacuation, representatives from nearly 200 nations approved a consensus agreement that firmly rejected the European Union’s insistent demand for a binding roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. The final text, hammered out without participation from the United States under President Trump, omits any reference to a “phase out” of oil, gas, and coal, instead opting for voluntary accelerations in climate action and a nod to the COP28 call for transitioning away from such energy sources, while committing to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035 to aid developing countries against floods and droughts. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, speaking for the bloc that had warned of a no-deal collapse over the issue, acknowledged the outcome as “at least going in the right direction” despite preferring greater ambition, as French Ecological Transition Minister Monique Barbut described the document as “bland” yet lacking anything “extraordinarily bad.” Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed the summit as the “COP of truth,” with China’s delegation head Li Gao praising the solidarity amid geopolitical strains, underscoring how opposition from oil producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia, alongside major consumers such as India, isolated the EU and preserved flexibility for energy security in emerging economies. German Environment State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth noted the geopolitical backdrop necessitated compromise, as a coalition of over 30 nations—including European states, small island countries, and developing powers—had earlier signed a letter insisting on fossil fuel provisions, only to yield to broader consensus on trade dialogues and finance increases without the stringent timelines Brussels sought.