News from Nowhere: Idolatry

 

When Donald J. Trump starts casting himself as a messiah while threatening bombs in the same breath, even parts of his own base seem to be asking: Is this strategy or spectacle?

Will someone please explain to Donald J. Trump that his middle initial doesn't actually stand for 'Jesus'?

Following the obscenities and blasphemies of his recent rants against Iran and Islam, the increasingly demented president has fractured his own Christian-Nationalist support base by posting an AI-generated picture of himself as their Messiah, healing the sick as warplanes soar overhead, and his followers worship at his feet.

(It has also been pointed out by the kind of people who comment on such things that the sick man being healed or resurrected by Mr. Trump's holy touch bears a passing resemblance to his dead old friend, the convicted child-abuser Jeffrey Epstein, a figure of such ill repute that the president's famously taciturn wife has just broken her habitual silence to announce that he's never been her friend.)

There are those who have supposed that Mr. Trump's frenetic vacillations between violent fits of pique and pious calls for peace have been cunningly calculated to make billions on the global commodities markets, with claims that anonymous individuals have consistently been buying or shorting oil immediately before each of his announcements has sent the price of a barrel either surging or tumbling, depending on which way his latest mood has swung him.

When last May he posted an AI-generated image of himself in the robes of the Pope, Baby Donnie Tantrump provoked the anger of American Catholics, but this latest outrage has also riled some of his most ardent supporters down among the evangelical Protestants of the Bible Belt of the southern United States.

He was trying to troll the Pope – the planet's most prominent American citizen – who had been calling for peace and speaking out against what he called those "discourses of death" that have been drowning out more reasonable voices and against that "delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive."  (more...)

News from Nowhere: Idolatry

MAGA vs Catholicism: The Republican believers backing Trump over spat with Pope

 

While many GOP players have rallied behind his attacks on the Vatican, a handful have shunned the president

US President Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo XIV appears to have split his own MAGA movement. While a number of prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from the exchange, others have stepped in to reassure him of their continued support.

The feud erupted after Pope Leo, the first American‑born pontiff, publicly criticized the US‑Israeli war on Iran, calling Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable” and stating that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.” The pontiff has also expressed concern over the Trump administration’s handling of immigration.

Trump responded with a social media tirade, calling the Pope “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” and posting an AI‑generated image of himself as a Jesus‑like figure, robed in white, healing a sick man while surrounded by fighter jets and US flags.

Here are the Republican believers who have come out of left field:  (more...)

MAGA vs Catholicism: The Republican believers backing Trump over spat with Pope

Iran Handala Hackers to LEAK Trump’s ‘R*P*’ Secrets? After Kash Patel,, Trump PRIVATE VIDEOS Next?

 

What if a hacker group — backed by Iran — already has files that could shake the most powerful people on Earth? They hacked an FBI Director. They leaked an ex-Mossad chief's secrets. They left flowers in a nuclear scientist's car — just to prove they could get close. And now? People are asking one very uncomfortable question...

Do they have the Epstein files?

This is Handala Hack Team. And if you haven't heard of them yet — you will.

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Handala Telegram Channel Suspended: What the Sudden Takedown Means for Hacktivist Operations

 

Introduction

A major development has emerged in the hacktivist and threat intelligence landscape as the primary Telegram channel linked to the group known as Handala has been suspended. Telegram has long been a central hub for cyber activist coordination, propaganda distribution, and operational announcements, making such a suspension noteworthy but not necessarily decisive. While takedowns often appear to signal disruption, history shows that these groups are highly adaptive, frequently rebuilding communication infrastructure within hours or days. This incident raises broader questions about platform enforcement effectiveness, resilience of decentralized threat actors, and the ongoing cat-and-mouse dynamic between messaging platforms and cyber groups operating in the digital underground.

The Incident

The main Telegram channel associated with the hacktivist group Handala has been suspended.

The channel is currently inaccessible to users and external observers.

The suspension was observed recently, indicating a fresh enforcement action.

No official confirmation has been provided regarding the cause of removal.

Such suspensions are commonly linked to Telegram policy enforcement actions.

Mass reporting campaigns may have contributed to the takedown.

Violations of platform rules are another possible reason for removal.

Handala is categorized within the broader hacktivist ecosystem.

Hacktivist groups often rely heavily on Telegram for communication.

The channel served as a primary coordination and messaging hub.

Despite removal, group activity is not expected to fully cease.

Historical patterns show rapid migration to backup channels.

Alternative communication platforms are often prepared in advance.  (more...)

Handala Telegram Channel Suspended: What the Sudden Takedown Means for Hacktivist Operations

Liberals ignore USA’s blatant violations of international law

 

Trump’s illegal blockade of Iran highlights Liberal party hypocrisy. After repeatedly raising the importance of international maritime law Ottawa has yet to condemn the US’ flagrant violations of international law.

In recent weeks Mark Carney’s government has repeatedly complained about Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. As part of its asymmetric response to US/Israeli aggression, Iran instigated a partial blockade of a waterway in its (and Oman’s) territorial waters. While many have said Iran’s actions contravene the law of the seas, international lawyer Reza Nasri explains how its “legal position regarding the Strait of Hormuz rests on a firm and multi-layered foundation in international law that has been consistently articulated, formally recorded, and never relinquished.” Nasri lays out Iran’s legal case, noting that the country hasn’t ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and when it signed UNCLOS “explicitly rejected” the “transit passage” provisions. Additionally, notes Nasri, “following an unlawful use of force against it, Iran is entitled to invoke its inherent right of self-defense. In such circumstances, the legal characterization of passage cannot be divorced from the realities of hostilities.”

Iran’s blockade/imposition of its terms on passage may be illegal, but it isn’t a clear-cut case. Still, foreign affairs minister Anita Anand said, “blocking the strait of Hormuz violates customary international law as well as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.” The Carney government has repeatedly made this point about Iranian actions while refusing to condemn the US and Israel’s aggression, which is the “supreme international crime”. At the same time, they’ve stayed silent about Trump’s four-month-old oil blockade on Cuba, which has led to the near collapse of the island nation’s electricity network. (As Richard Sanders reported, Canada has sanctioned multiple vessels that have sought to bring oil to Cuba.) That blockade is patently illegal.

As is Trump’s current blockade of Iran. Again, Ottawa has yet to criticize the US violation of maritime law.  (more...)

Liberals ignore USA’s blatant violations of international law

Canadians oppose the Middle East war. The federal government doesn’t

 

Canada has consistently refused to condemn the illegal and aggressive actions of the United States.

The war that the U.S. and Israel launched against Iran on February 28 has once again put Prime Minister Mark Carney and his foreign affairs team to the test. Having previously refused to take any meaningful action against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Carney has again declined to stand on what many see as the right side of history.

On the first day of the war, as news broke of a U.S. and Israeli attack on a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab that killed more than 150 students, Carney did not condemn the assault. Instead, in an official statement, he said: “Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

This position came despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s and his Department of War’s assertion in June 2025 that all of Iran’s nuclear facilities had been destroyed. Moreover, the International Atomic Energy Agency has never confirmed that Iran was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.

In the days that followed, while visiting East Asia and Australia, Carney reiterated, “We will stand by our allies.” His criticism of the war, when it came, was muted and limited to concerns about the U.S. lack of consultation with allies and international institutions.

Carney’s support for the U.S.-Israeli colonial war comes at a time when public opinion in Canada is moving in the opposite direction. A Leger poll in March found that nearly six in 10 Canadians (58 per cent) oppose the U.S. and Israeli bombing of Iran, while only 25 per cent support it.

When a majority of Canadians oppose this war, the question is whether Carney and his government will listen to the people or continue to support a U.S. president who has repeatedly expressed interest in annexing Canada and annihilating Iranian civilization. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, America’s partner in this war, is also wanted by the International Criminal Court.  (more...)

Canadians oppose the Middle East war. The federal government doesn’t

The Hidden Political Engine Behind Modern Revival Culture

 

John traces how Cold War anti-communist rhetoric, National Prayer Breakfast networks, and revivalist leadership intersected in ways that shaped Branhamism and later charismatic movements. He examines claims about William Branham, the Fellowship Foundation, Demos Shakarian, and the broader political-religious climate that framed the struggle against communism as a battle for the human mind.

The discussion also explores how apocalyptic preaching, psychological warfare language, and anti-atheist fear messaging may have helped create fertile ground for manipulation inside revival culture. Along the way, John connects those themes to later New Apostolic Reformation ideas, showing how political influence and spiritual authority could merge into a powerful system of control.

• Introduction
• Branham, Blomberg, And Global Revival Networks
• Declassified History, Chile, And Colonia Dignidad
• Nixon, Shakarian, And The National Prayer Breakfast
• Psychological Warfare And Mind Control Claims