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Pro-Lifer Spending Thanksgiving In Prison Grateful For Opportunity: ‘A DOJ-Sponsored Mission Trip’

For only the second time in their 41-year marriage, Calvin and Trish Zastrow will be spending Thanksgiving apart. The first time was due to travel — this time it’s because Cal is serving a six-month prison sentence over a peaceful protest at a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021.

Zastrow was convicted earlier this year on FACE Act-related charges brought by the Biden administration after he prayed, sang hymns, and sat in front of the door to the entrance of an abortion facility in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Calling from the Federal Correctional Institute Thomson in Illinois this week, Zastrow told The Daily Wire he was doing “absolutely fantastic.”

Human Smuggler Testifies He Brought 500 Indian Migrants Across U.S.-Canada Border in Four Years

An Indian migrant testified that he smuggled more than 500 other India nationals across the U.S.-Canada border during a four-year period. Despite making more than $400,000 in his role in the smuggling operation, the man will be allowed to remain and work in the U.S. in exchange for his testimony.

Rajinder Singh, 51, testified that he participated in a human smuggling scheme that brought more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S. northern border, the Associated Press reported. Singh said the migrants paid up to $100,000 each for movement along the smuggling trail leading from the Gujarat state in India to the Canadian border with the U.S.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Demands Death Sentence for Netanyahu

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for death sentences for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders, in response to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recent arrest warrants.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his remarks on Monday during an event addressing members of the Basij, the volunteer force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

In his speech, Khamenei referred to the ICC’s recent decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel’s former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Get Ready For a ‘Wartime Scenario’ in Europe and Be Wary of Russia and China, Top NATO Officer Warns

Europeans must be ready to sacrifice some “luxuries” to pay to support Ukraine and to prevent a “wartime scenario” coming to the nations of the continent if they are insufficiently prepared, NATO’s most senior military officer said in a speech namechecking both Russia and China as threats.

NATO’s Admiral Rob Bauer, the Dutch naval officer who is chair of the NATO Military Committee addressed a conference of the European Policy Centre think tank on Monday, and while asserting the alliance is more ready now “than it has ever been”, delivered a somewhat pessimistic message of the need for preparedness for conflict.

Amish Volunteers Built 100+ ‘Tiny Homes’ for Hurricane Victims but Guess What Happened Next…

After Hurricane Helene which left untold thousands of western North Carolina (WNC) residents homeless, volunteer Amish carpenters showed up to build temporary shelters, but the heartwarming story has a bitter ending.

Planning a Holiday Meal? You May Have to Skip the Eggs This Year.

Whether you’re planning to make a platter of deviled eggs or bake your favorite cakes, pies, and cookies, you may not find eggs on your grocery shelves this holiday season. The United States has been facing a bit of an egg crisis over the last couple of years that has led to everything from shortages to higher prices, but experts suggest things could get worse going into 2025, just in time for this year’s Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.

Pharmaceutical narratives surrounding the “flu” are based on fraud and are primarily designed to sell worthless vaccines

When flu cases and flu deaths magically disappeared during the covid-19 scamdemic, it became clear that the narratives around sickness, disease, treatment, vaccines and immunity were being manipulated to control the population. Pharmaceutical narratives surrounding the flu have been grossly misleading for decades.

Biden Admin Punishing Oklahoma For Refusing To Promote Abortion, Senators Tell Supreme Court

President Joe Biden’s administration is punishing Oklahoma for refusing to promote abortion, Oklahoma Senator James Lankford argued in an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court first obtained by The Daily Wire.

The statement of interest, which is signed by 19 members of Congress — including Senators Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Steve Daines of Montana, and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi — argues that the Biden administration suspended the $4.5 million Title X Family Planning grant formerly awarded to Oklahoma’s Department of Health as a way to punish the state for refusing to promote abortion.

Texas Board Of Education Narrowly Approves Biblical Material In Public School Curriculum

All four Democrats on the board voted against approving the curriculum, along with three Republicans.

By a one-vote margin, the Texas State Board of Education approved optional biblical teachings in the state’s elementary public school curriculum.

The curriculum, Bluebonnet Learning, includes Christian teachings and biblical references, such as Jesus’ parable of “The Good Samaritan” and the “Golden Rule.” The Texas Tribune reported that school districts can choose whether to use the curriculum, but the state will offer districts $60 per student to implement the Christian-based lessons. All four Democrats on the board voted against approving the curriculum, along with three Republicans.

Poll: Young Americans Becoming Less Religious

Americans under the age of 40 are becoming less religious, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey.

Less than half (48 percent) of young Americans say they are religious, including 17 percent who say they are “very religious.”

“The number of under-40 adults who are Very Religious has declined from 20 percent two years ago. By comparison, 81 percent of those 65 and older consider themselves religious, including 35 percent who are Very Religious,” according to the survey report.