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President Donald Trump has worked hard during his second term to bring about a ceasefire between the terrorists of Hamas in Gaza and Israel.

The war was launched on Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas when members invaded Israel and slaughtered some 1,200 people, kidnapping hundreds more. And the ceasefire, endorsed by both Israel and Hamas, took effect just days ago.

But immediately, and even as hostages were being returned to Israel, the terrorists lashed out at their political foes inside Gaza, "publicly executing Palestinian civilians" and claiming that they were "criminals and collaborators with Israel."

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A Florida judge has been asked to dismiss a complaint by the manager of a condo association that seeks to prevent a church from holding services in the property it owns.

"Because the gravamen of plaintiff's complaint is the enforcement of a discriminatory restriction on defendant's land use for religious worship services in violation of Florida law that declared all such restrictions and covenants to be unlawful, plaintiff cannot state a cause of action. The complaint should be dismissed," explained the motion to dismiss from Liberty Counsel.

The fight involves Coastal Family Church in Flager Beach and Flagler Square-JAX, a condo association that sued to close down the church.

The church purchased part of a strip mall that is organized as a condo association, and a manager for that organization claims he can stop a church from holding services.

Liberty Counsel said it filed a motion in Seventh Judicial Circuit Court on behalf of one of the pastors of the church to dismiss a meritless lawsuit.

In July 2025, Pastor Roderick Palmer purchased a unit in the Flagler Square strip mall to use as a church home. But when services launched, the condominium association that supervises the structure with four units sued Palmer for holding "public assemblies."

The claim was that those services violate the "condominium declaration."

The complaint cited an issue with parking, which Liberty Counsel said would leave some 160 spaces available during services.

The association wants an outright court ban on "assemblies."

Liberty Counsel said that wasn't allowed under state law.

"The Florida legislature has rendered null and void all such discriminatory land use restrictions and covenants … Further, plaintiff's requested prohibition on religious services substantially burdens defendant's religious exercise in violation of the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act."

The legal team said the city commission approved the church meetings at the strip mall location, and other residents raised "no objections."

Other occupants include "Junque in the Trunk," a Dollar Tree and a police lodge, which, in fact, advertises that it holds public gatherings periodically, and is available for "rent for meetings, parties, and commercial classes."

The team said, "The entire premise of plaintiff's complaint centers on and arises from a discriminatory restriction that has become wholly inoperative, unenforceable, null, and void."

Liberty Counsel said, "Whether the association's proposed restriction is phrased as a ban on public assemblies or an outright prohibition on religious services, it violates Florida's nullification on discriminatory covenants, as well as the church's constitutional rights to religious exercise and so the case must be dismissed."

"Florida law is clear that Pastor Roderick Palmer and Coastal Family Church have the right to hold church services on church property and that restrictive covenants cannot ban religious assembly. Flagler Square – JAX, Inc. cannot target Pastor Palmer or his church while ignoring other tenants' non-religious gatherings. This meritless lawsuit must be dismissed," explained Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver.

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Pope Leo, head of Catholicism worldwide, has handed over to Muslims a "prayer room" in the Vatican, the heart of the church.

It is in a report at the Independent Sentinel that explains the confirmation came from a "casual remark," not a formal statement or press release as the Vatican often uses.

It was during an interview with La Repubblica just days ago that Giascomo Cardinali, vice-prefect of the Apostolic Library, confirmed, "Of course, some Muslim scholars have asked us for a room with a carpet to pray, and we have given it to them."

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A major milestone was reached Monday in the campaign for peace in the Middle East, specifically between Israel and the terrorists of Hamas who attacked the democratic nation in 2023, slaughtering 1,200 and kidnapping hundreds more.

The last 20 living hostages were released by Hamas.

It came as part of a multi-point plan developed under the administration of President Donald Trump that called for the release of the hostages. Future points will set up a governing organization to make decisions for Gaza, where Hamas has ruled in recent years.

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Nearly 20 people are missing and multiple deaths are feared in an explosion at a Tennessee bomb factory.

Reports revealed that there is a list of 19 names of people missing after the disaster at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant at the Hickman-Humphreys county line west of Nashville.

County emergency responders confirmed 19 people were inside the building that was vaporized, and all remain missing.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been called to the scene as there were concerns about subsequent explosions.

People in the area have been asked to avoid the location.

AES calls itself a "leader in the energetics and explosives industry."

Online, the company said, "Whether for military acquisition offices, defense and aerospace primes, or commercial demolition sectors, AES is your partner in achieving superior energetic solutions."

Reports confirmed the facility makes and stores explosives, including bulk explosives, shaped charges, demolition kits, and specialized items for military, defense, aerospace, demolition, mining, and oil industries.

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A video obtained by Politico reveals a strained Katie Porter, then a member of Congress during the Joe Biden administration, delivering a rant about the benefits of electric vehicles. Then she suddenly explodes on her own staff member who wandered into the camara's line of sight.

"GET OUT OF MY F*CKING SHOT!" Porter, who also recently melted down in another interview, said.

Editor's note: Be aware of offensive language:

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A church in Florida is being sued … for holding church!

In its own property.

The fight involving Coastal Family Church in Flagler Beach is being handled by Liberty Counsel, which reported on the dispute that involves state law, religious rights, property rights, civil rights, and the odd attack on the faith organization by a condominium association that apparently opposes Christian meetings.

"We will not allow churches and places of worship to be evicted from their property. We will not only stop this eviction; we will demand that the offending party be held financially responsible for its unlawful actions," warned Liberty Counsel in a statement about the war.

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A Muslim who claimed it his was First Amendment right to vandalize a Christian church in Texas has found out that the jury, whose members returned a guilty verdict in his case, disagreed.

The initial ruling in the case that continues involved one defendant, Raunaq Alam, who was convicted of vandalism, according to a report at the Center Square.

He was one of three accused of a vandalism case at the nondenominational Uncommon Church in Euless, in Tarrant County.

The three allegedly spray-painted "[expletive] Israel" and attached other pro-Hamas terrorist stickers on the church building.

They were caught on security cameras.

They originally faced felony criminal mischief counts in the case filed by District Attorney Phil Sorrells, but those later were increased the felony hate crime, which carries a sentence of two to 10 years in prison, the report said.

"It was increased to a hate crime because the perpetrators allegedly targeted a church because of religion, the prosecution argued. The case was also transferred to County Criminal Court No. 9 under Judge Brian Bolton," the report said.

Alam, taken to trial last month, was convicted of criminal mischief, for which he was sentenced to five years of probation, $10,000 in fines and $1,700 in restitution.

His probation includes 180 days in jail.

Alam still faces perjury and drug charges, the report said.

During the fight, which came in the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and amid multiple instances of "unprovoked violence by Muslims" on Christians and Jews in Texas, multiple "pro-Palestinian/Hamas rioters" have argued "their actions are protected by the First Amendment," the report said.

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to arrest suspected offenders.

In the church vandalism case, Afsheen Khan, a co-defendant, was charged with felony criminal mischief. A third defendant, Julia Venzor, testified against Alam and Khan and pleaded guilty, getting five years of probation.

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The suspect accused of ramming his vehicle into a synagogue in Manchester, England, this week, then stabbing several people before being shot down by police, has been identified as Jihad al-Shamie.

A report in the Guardian said the "synagogue terrorist" was on police bail for an alleged rape at the time.

Al-Shamie, 35, was born in Syria and reportedly had criminal convictions, although he was not being sought presently by counter-terrorism officers or MI5, the report said.

He "was shot dead by armed police after killing a Jewish man and seriously injuring several others when he attacked the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in north Manchester on Thursday," the report said.

Manchester police also confirmed officers apparently shot – accidentally – one of the two victims killed in the attack when they opened fire on the attacker.

And investigators were reviewing whether Shamie was responsible for a death threat sent to a lawmaker in 2012, the report said.

The victims were identified as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.

The report said Cravitz' relatives described him as a "gentle giant, and a Muslim neighbor of Daulby described him as a "fantastic man."

Rabbi Daniel Walker, leading worship at the time of the attack, confirmed the attacker shouted, "I'm going to get you" as he tried to force his way into the building.

"The Guardian has been told that Shamie was not known to counter-terrorism agencies and had not been referred to the anti-radicalization scheme Prevent but he had been prosecuted for criminal matters," the report said.

The Guardian revealed Faraj al-Shamie, the alleged attacker's father, called the violence "heinous" and said the family wished to "fully distance" themselves. However, it also was reported he had been online in praise of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israeli civilians, in which some 1,200 were killed and hundreds more kidnapped.

Stephen Waston, the chief police constable in Greater Manchester, explained what apparently happened with the shooting.

"It is currently believed that the suspect, Jihad al-Shamie, was not in possession of a firearm and the only shots fired were from GMP's authorized firearms officers as they worked to prevent the offender from entering the synagogue and causing further harm to our Jewish community. It follows therefore that subject to further forensic examination, this injury may sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken by my officers to bring this vicious attack to an end …"

He added, "We have also been advised by medical professionals that one of the three victims currently receiving treatment in hospital has also suffered a gunshot wound, which is mercifully not life-threatening. It is believed that both victims were close together behind the synagogue door as worshippers acted bravely to prevent the attacker from gaining entry."

WND reported when the violence happened that the attacker rammed his vehicle, then jumped out and started stabbing people.

Police said the attack was on Yom Kippur, a holy day in the Jewish calendar.

Video shared on social media appeared to show armed police officers pointing guns at a man on the ground as one screamed to onlookers: "Everybody else, get back. If you're not involved, move back, get away… he has a bomb, go away."

Some online videos showed the suspect starting to get up, but falling back after another shot. And they showed a victim on the street in a poll of blood.

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Tina Peters, the embattled former county clerk in the radically left state of Colorado – run by a homosexual governor and dominated by Democrats in the legislature – who was jailed by extremists there for protecting presidential election records, has gone to social media and has gotten blunt with the U.S. Department of Justice.

"Why is the DOJ defying Trump's demands? Get off you're a—- and get me out!" she posted.

The attacks on her came amid the scandalous revelations about voting system insecurities in the presidential election. She was accused, among other things, of allowing a voting system password to be online.

Incidentally, Jena Griswold, Colorado's Democrat secretary of state and a key player in the prosecution of Peters, was confirmed to have posted online hundreds of election system passwords, but she was never charged.

Peters was sent to prison for years.

And she's fed up:

Her statement said:

UPDATE FROM TINA PETERS: 364 Days of Injustice As I approach 365 days in this hellhole—tomorrow marks one full year, and Friday is the anniversary of the day they shackled me and dragged me out of the courtroom—my chest hurts just thinking about it. It's seared into my mind. I've been deprived of everything everyone else takes for granted: going to a restaurant, driving somewhere, flying, being with whoever I want, seeing my granddaughter, visiting my mother who'll be 97 next month. All of that, gone.

Where is everybody? I did what I was supposed to do—legally—to expose their crimes. Who has my back now? Where are the people who benefited? Has it been decided that I will be made the SACRIFICIAL LAMB to give the networks something to rally behind? The President has demanded my release four times—twice on Twitter, twice verbally. Why is the DOJ defying Trump's demands? Get off you're a—- and get me out! This is not right.

The state never had jurisdiction to indict, prosecute, or imprison me because of the Constitution, the Supremacy Clause, and Immunities Clause. I was protecting federal election records. Colorado violated federal law by locking me up. The federal government could come in right now, pluck me out, and say, "No, you're violating her constitutional rights. She was performing a federal duty." Send in the marshals—get me! Not just because I'm a whistleblower, but because they had no right to do this. This is straight-up lawfare.

I'm a political prisoner suffering cruel and unusual punishment, just like Tore called out in her amicus brief. How many whistleblowers, reports, and proofs do we need? We have already proven it all—yet here I am, in a medium-security prison with murderers, the worst of the worst. People serving life for gruesome murders, featured on Dateline and 20/20. I was just in the gym with one—she's sweet to me, but that's the reality I'm living every day. For what? Protecting elections?

The same biased judges who denied my bond with no explanation will drag out any appeal for years. They're not normal; they were put in place illegally, selected by benefactors in these blackmail rings like Epstein and P. Diddy. They collect their dues. Forget the appeal—optics don't matter. Just do it, and deal with the court later. And the prosecutor calls me a danger to society? A flight risk?

Meanwhile, they let out a criminal with 39 convictions, 25 felonies, who then murdered that poor little girl. Her father's been yelling about it on Fox News every day—bring that up. It just validates I'm a political prisoner in a state that could be criminally prosecuted for this. Something's got to break. Go to http://tinapeters.us to see the filings and the latest. And if you can support me, I need your help. I cannot pay my attorneys and my appeal still has a very long time to go. If you can help please donate at http://Tinapeters.us —Tina Peters

WND previously reported on the case involving Peters, a grandmother, Gold Star mom and election watchdog.

Trump, in fact, has described Peters as a "brace and innocent Patriot" being tortured by "Crooked Colorado politicians.'

The report said, "Tina Peters, once the trusted Mesa County clerk, now faces a staggering nine-year prison sentence, convicted of crimes her own prosecutors essentially admit she didn't commit. Her 'crime'? Daring to protect election records in the wake of the contentious 2020 presidential election, a fight that has left her career and life in tatters, her freedom stolen and her name smeared by a corporate press eager to paint her as a villain."

The report noted within the prosecution's own claims is a "stunning admission."

She's serving nine years for "attempting to influence a public servant," "conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation" and "first-degree official misconduct."

But her appeal explains the district court erred in denying her immunity under the Supremacy and Privileges or Immunities Clauses and her actions were lawful efforts to preserve federal election records.

Further, David Underwood, a prosecution witness, testified that Peters, as the county's chief election official, had the sole authority to decide who could access the voting system for a software upgrade known as the "Trusted Build."