U.S. Flexes Military Might as Trump Gives Chilling Warning to Venezuela’s Maduro if He Plays ‘Tough’

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President Trump on Monday warned Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro against taking military action against the United States, telling reporters from Florida that “if he plays tough, it’ll be the last time he’s ever able to play tough.”

The remark came after Trump was asked why Maduro should take “seriously” Washington’s pressure campaign to force him to leave office after stealing the past two presidential elections in that country and running a narcoterrorist state.

“He could do whatever he wants. We have a massive Armada formed; the biggest we’ve ever had, and by far the biggest we’ve ever had in South America,” Trump said. “He could do whatever he wants. It’s alright, whatever he wants to do.”

It came hours after US Southern Command showed off the efforts of roughly 2,200 Marines training in the Caribbean this month in a series of eye-popping photos on Monday as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Maduro.

Part of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force, the troops were pictured firing mortar systems in live-fire drills during “reconnaissance, selection and occupation of position” maneuvers recently and training on first-person view attack drones in Puerto Rico, as well as conducting flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea. (Read more from “U.S. Flexes Military Might as Trump Gives Chilling Warning to Venezuela’s Maduro if He Plays ‘Tough’” HERE)

Trump Decries the Release of Embarrassing Pics of Bill Clinton With Epstein

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President Trump revealed that he does not like the Justice Department’s release of embarrassing photos of a half-naked Bill Clinton swimming with late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein’s madam, Ghislaine Maxwell.

“No, I don’t like the pictures of Bill Clinton being shown,” he told reporters Monday. “I don’t like the pictures of other people being shown. I think it’s a terrible thing.”

“But you probably have pictures being exposed of other people that innocently met Jeffrey Epstein years ago.”

The DOJ has been forced to release the Epstein files due to a law Trump signed last month amid mounting political pressure. The Epstein Files Transparency Act had cleared the House and Senate nearly unanimously, with only one vote against it.

The law gave the DOJ a deadline of Dec. 19 — last Friday — to release all the files with redactions to protect the notorious pedophile’s victims. (Read more from “Trump Decries the Release of Embarrassing Pics of Bill Clinton With Epstein” HERE)

DOJ’s Release of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files Sparks Backlash

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The Department of Justice began releasing a massive trove of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but the rollout has quickly drawn criticism over the scope of redactions and lingering questions about transparency.

The release comes after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November, setting a deadline for the Justice Department to make all remaining Epstein-related materials public. The legislation followed years of public pressure and bipartisan frustration over the government’s handling of records tied to Epstein’s sex trafficking network.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday morning on Fox & Friends that the DOJ planned to release “several hundred thousand documents” immediately, with additional batches expected over the coming weeks.

Axios reported that many of the documents are heavily redacted, with the administration citing the need to protect victims’ identities, private information, and ongoing investigations. The Trump administration was also granted authority to redact materials connected to active or sensitive probes involving high-profile figures, including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

The DOJ launched a searchable online portal to host the files, a move that administration officials say reflects President Donald Trump’s commitment to transparency. However, critics argue that the volume of redactions undermines the purpose of the disclosure and risks fueling further public distrust.

The controversy highlights longstanding frustrations surrounding Epstein’s case. Epstein died in a New York federal jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, in a death ruled a suicide. His associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was later convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed after years in which little progress was made toward releasing records during the Biden administration. Breitbart News previously reported that Democrats remained largely silent on the issue for four years before pushing for disclosure in 2025, a shift some Republicans have described as politically motivated.

President Trump encouraged Republicans to support the transparency legislation but has also urged the public to move on from what he has called a “Democrat hoax,” arguing that the Epstein issue has been used to distract from Republican policy successes.

While the DOJ insists more material is forthcoming, the initial release has left many questioning whether the most consequential information will ever be fully revealed — or whether the redactions will continue to shield powerful figures from scrutiny.

As more documents are released in the coming weeks, the central question remains whether the DOJ will deliver genuine transparency or simply a tightly controlled version of the Epstein record. For many Americans, especially those who believe justice has yet to be fully served, the heavily blacked-out pages released so far have only reinforced the sense that the Epstein saga is far from resolved.

Killing Of Nigerian Christians Underscores Islam Is Incompatible With Safety And Freedom

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We’ve heard endless claims by the propaganda press and campus “protesters” that Islamic terrorists are oppressed, and “white” Christians are the oppressors. For example, recall how New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani famously suggested that the real victims of 9/11 are New York City’s Muslims because his “Auntie” felt like people looked at her funny while she wore her hijab on the train.

Such fig-leafed fables can never cover up the horrific realities on the ground. Islamic jihadists’ intolerance for any coexistence with Christianity and Western values of civil society becomes starker every day. Most recently, we’ve had to grapple with the ISIS-inspired attack on Bondi Beach in Australia and the probable funding of Somali terrorists by unwitting Minnesota taxpayers. Their terrorist attacks are more numerous than ever before.

So, unquestionably, the oppressors are jihadists whose outspoken hate for Jews and Christians too often leads them to kill without mercy. The best evidence of this today is the case of Nigeria. For too long, the corporate press has been silent about — and even denied — the constant slaughter of Christians by Islamic terrorists in Nigeria.

Breaking the Silence

Until recently, you were expected to know nothing about the heinous acts committed daily against Christians worldwide, particularly in Nigeria. We were supposed to stay ignorant about the beheadings of priests in Nigeria, the destruction of 19,000 churches there, the machete hackings and live burnings of Christians there, the killings of about 8,000 Christians so far this year, and some 135,000 since 2009 in Nigeria alone. We were supposed to know zero about the persecution of Christians, even though they are overwhelmingly the most targeted of any religious group in the world by a large and growing margin.

Most of the perpetrators of Christian persecution in the modern world fall under two categories: communist governments such as those in North Korea and China; and Islamic jihadism, such as practiced by Boko Haram or Fulani militants in Nigeria, or the Taliban in Afghanistan, all of whom are intent on coercively imposing sharia law. This state of affairs was the central theme of “Persecuted and Prevailing: Addressing Christian Persecution in the Modern World” a recent livestreamed panel event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. (Read more from “Killing Of Nigerian Christians Underscores Islam Is Incompatible With Safety And Freedom” HERE)

Florida Sheriff Warns Community To Stay On Alert As Authorities Release 13-Year-Old Boy With 11 Felony Arrests

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A Florida sheriff urged residents to stay vigilant after saying that a 13-year-old boy with 11 felony arrests was released back into the community for the third time in six months.

Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Sheriff John Budensiek expressed frustration at a Wednesday news conference, saying is deputies face limited options, WPBF reported.

“It’s extremely frustrating,” Budensiek said. “Our job is to keep everybody safe, including him. He is unraveling. He would be safer right now at DYS (Florida Department of Juvenile Justice).”

The sheriff said the boy “has rough living conditions. He has been unraveling since his dad was deported.”

Fort Pierce’s St. Lucie Regional Juvenile Detention Center has reportedly processed and released the accused three times. His crime spree from Oct. 29 to Nov. 24 left six victims in the Port Salerno area, the MCSO alleged.

(Read more from “Florida Sheriff Warns Community To Stay On Alert As Authorities Release 13-Year-Old Boy With 11 Felony Arrests” HERE)

Photo credit: Martin County Sheriff’s Office

Teen Gangsters Plead Guilty To Serving As Hitmen For Deadly Drug Cartel

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Two teenage gang members pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to murder and attempted murder charges after admitting they served as hired hitmen for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.

Fifteen-year-olds Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero acknowledged carrying out two coordinated assassination attempts within five hours on March 26–27, 2024, targeting the same victim in Chula Vista, Calif., according to a Justice Department press release. The attacks left two people wounded and one man dead.

Nunez and Quintero, both members of the Mexican Mafia-affiliated Westside Wilmas gang from the greater Los Angeles area, drove from Wilmington, Calif., to a Chili’s restaurant in Chula Vista on the evening of March 26. Their target, identified as Victim 1, was dining with family members.

As Victim 1 and his family walked through the parking lot, Quintero exited the vehicle and fired a single shot, striking Victim 1 in the legs. Quintero’s firearm jammed before he could fire again, Nunez then tried to run over Victim 1 with the car but failed. The pair fled the scene.

Hours later, in the early morning of March 27, the teenagers returned to finish the job. This time, they brought a third accomplice, 28-year-old Ricardo Sanchez. Prosecutors said each participant expected a payment of roughly $50,000. The trio approached Victim 1’s nearby luxury apartment with firearms. (Read more from “Teen Gangsters Plead Guilty To Serving As Hitmen For Deadly Drug Cartel” HERE)

Nearly Naked Bill Clinton Pictured Soaking in Hot Tub With Unidentified Woman in Epstein Files: ‘His Reckoning’

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Former President Bill Clinton is photographed reclining nearly naked in a hot tub with an unidentified woman at his waist in files kept by late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — drawing strong reactions, including an ex-aide’s pronouncement that “this is his reckoning.”

Clinton, 79, is shown in many other images in the sprawling cache of Epstein files released Friday by the Justice Department — including with his arm wrapped around a young lady on a plane.

The ex-president is seen vacationing with the now-notorious predator in the UK, traveling with him to Brunei and Thailand and attending the 2002 wedding of Moroccan King Mohammed VI.

The extent of the Democrat’s appearance in the files drew shock shortly after the DOJ’s heavily redacted dump of thousands of records in compliance with a congressionally mandated deadline.

In one image, Clinton is shown frolicking in a swimming pool with Epstein’s girlfriend-turned-madam Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking crimes. (Read more from “Nearly Naked Bill Clinton Pictured Soaking in Hot Tub With Unidentified Woman in Epstein Files: ‘His Reckoning’” HERE)

Who Is Named in the Epstein Files? List of Famous People Exposed in Bombshell Release

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The Justice Department has finally begun releasing the long‑awaited trove of Jeffrey Epstein files — and the initial batch of never‑before‑seen photos and documents includes a jaw‑dropping lineup of high‑profile figures who had contacts with the notorious financier and child rapist.

While the images are explosive, the DOJ has said that being photographed with Epstein doesn’t equate to criminal guilt, and many of the appearances in past photos released — including those by President Trump — are social or casual in nature.

Here’s who else appears in the Epstein files:

Former President Bill Clinton — New photos depict former President Bill Clinton vacationing with Epstein and his long-term partner and madam, Ghislaine Maxwell. One striking shot shows Clinton partially unclothed in a hot tub alongside Maxwell and an unidentified woman.

Mick Jagger — New images included in the release show Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger dining with Epstein and Clinton, and cozying up to a woman whose face was redacted in one image.

Michael Jackson — One of the most talked‑about images published today shows the late pop legend Michael Jackson standing beside Jeffrey Epstein in a previously unreleased DOJ photograph — complete with Jackson in sunglasses and Epstein in slippers. One picture shows Clinton, Jackson, and famed singer Diana Ross on a plane together. (Read more from “Who Is Named in the Epstein Files? List of Famous People Exposed in Bombshell Release” HERE)

Photo credit: Department of Justice

‘That Is Retarded’: Ben Shapiro Goes After Fellow AmericaFest Speakers, Candace Owens; Erika Kirk Makes 2028 Presidential Endorsement During Speech

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By Daily Caller. The Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro criticized fellow media figures and speakers Thursday during his speech at AmericaFest.

Turning Point USA opened its annual AmericaFest conference Thursday at the Phoenix Convention Center, presenting the four-day event as a celebration of faith, freedom, and the legacy of founder Charlie Kirk. Speaking at the event, Shapiro said media figures must take responsibility for their words, actions, hiring decisions, and guest choices, adding that hosts owe audiences tough, fact-driven questioning regardless of whether they agree with the guest.

“We have a duty to take responsibility for what we say and do. If we hire awful people, we’re responsible for that. I have some experience there, as you might suspect. That means that if we offer a guest for your viewing, we owe it to you to ask the kinds of questions that actually get at the truth,” Shapiro said. “If we agree with a guest, that’s fine, but we should own it. So, for example, if you host a Hitler-apologist, Nazi-loving, anti-American piece of refuse like Nick Fuentes. You know, the Nick Fuentes who said that the Vice President of the United States is a, quote, fat, gay race traitor married to a jeet.”

Shapiro referenced past remarks Nick Fuentes made during his AmericaFest speech, pointing to Fuentes’ comments about the TPUSA founder. (Read more from “‘That Is Retarded’: Ben Shapiro Goes After Fellow AmericaFest Speakers, Candace Owens” HERE)

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Erika Kirk Makes 2028 Presidential Endorsement During AmFest Speech

By Daily Caller. Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk used her speech Thursday at AmericaFest 2025 to map out Republican strategy for the next two election cycles.

TPUSA’s annual AmericaFest conference kicked off Thursday at the Phoenix Convention Center, with organizers framing the four-day gathering as a celebration of faith, freedom, and the legacy of founder Charlie Kirk. During her speech, Kirk told the crowd that Republicans are shifting away from a narrow focus on individual contests and toward a broader, long-term state strategy aimed at locking in durable electoral gains.

“For both 2026 and 2028, we’re investing in states and not just in races. So, what I mean by that is we are building the red wall,” Kirk said. “Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire, that’s going to be very important to us. We’re going to ensure that President Trump has Congress for all four years. We are going to get my husband’s friend, JD Vance, elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible.” (Read more from “Erika Kirk Makes 2028 Presidential Endorsement During AmFest Speech” HERE)

Brown, MIT Shooting Suspect ID’d After He’s Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

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Police have identified former Brown University student Claudio Neves Valente as the gunman in both Saturday’s fatal shooting at the Ivy League school and Monday’s murder of an MIT professor, while also confirming he’s dead.

Valente, a Portuguese national, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night following a nearly weeklong manhunt, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez announced at a press conference, five full days into the department’s frantic search for the killer.

The 48-year-old former graduate student was discovered dead with a satchel and two firearms inside a Salem, New Hampshire, storage facility, where authorities carried out a search warrant around 9 p.m.

FBI Special Agent Ted Docks also revealed that Valente studied in Lisbon with murdered MIT nuclear science professor Nuno Loureiro, 47. The professor was killed on Monday in his $1.4 million townhouse in upscale Brookline, Massachusetts, and cops there announced late Thursday he was shot by Valente.

Loureiro was born and raised in Portugal and studied physics at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. (Read more from “Brown, MIT Shooting Suspect ID’d After He’s Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound” HERE)