Tucker Responds to Israel’s Attacks on Jesus Christ & the American Christian Leaders Supporting It

 

Why would an Israeli soldier use a sledgehammer to smash the face of Jesus? Because there are a lot of people in Israel who hate Christianity above all. How can American evangelical leaders support this?

Alice Kisiya is a Christian Palestinian activist, journalist and the founder of the Save Al Makhrour Organization, a grassroots movement defending the Al Makhrour area from land confiscation and environmental destruction. She leads legal advocacy, international outreach, and community mobilization to protect land rights and hold authorities accountable. Alice’s mission is to defend land rights, preserve cultural identity, and build sustainable, empowered communities through advocacy, development, and collective action.

Joel’s Army And The Dangerous Theology Behind It

 

John traces how William Branham's revival methods, reported healing gimmicks, and growing influence helped shape the ideological world around the Sharon Orphanage. The discussion follows the movement from revival spectacle into a militant vision of spiritually elite young people being formed into an end-times army.

John also examines how "spoken word" theology, spiritual elitism, and metaphysical ideas were presented as Christian power. The result is a historical look at how Joel's Army language emerged, why it became so dangerous, and how later charismatic movements inherited some of the same patterns.

• Introduction
• Branham's Healing Methods And Rising Fame
• Sharon Orphanage, Roy Davis, And Metaphysical Influence
• Joel's Army And The Theology Behind It

Michigan Dems Came Down Hard On Student Protests Against the Gaza Genocide. It Just Blew Up in Their Face.

 

Two upset primary at the Michigan Democratic nominating convention are material and symbolic victories for pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Michigan.

For two years, establishment Democrats have led a wide-ranging legal attack on University of Michigan pro-Palestinian student activists, aiming to shut down their protest of Israel. On Sunday, Democratic Party delegates symbolically rebuked the establishment’s draconian campaign. Two pro-Palestinian candidates notched upset wins against pro-Israel-backed opponents in statewide primary races in this critical upper Midwest swing state.

The races, decided by the Michigan Democratic Party’s delegates during a nominating convention, mark material and symbolic victories for pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Michigan (U-M)—some of whom continue to face investigations over their protests of the genocide. And, as more polling shows the extent to which support for Israel has collapsed across the political spectrum, the wins indicate that the pro-Israel playbook is failing even in lower, state-level races.

In the state Attorney General’s race, Ann Arbor’s progressive Jewish prosecutor, Eli Savit, beat Karen McDonald, who was backed by major corporations and pro-Israel donors. And in the race for a seat on the U-M board of regents, the school’s governing body, defense attorney Amir Makled defeated incumbent regent Jordan Acker, who helped lead the school’s legal attack on the pro-Palestinian students. Makled represented some of the students who beat the U-M prosecutions.

Makled, who is Lebanese-American, overcame an onslaught of allegations that he is antisemitic and supports Hezbollah. He told Drop Site the wins show “the electorate is done with AIPAC-aligned candidates and their smear campaigns.”

“People are done with it, and the establishment has to recognize that,” Makled added. “It is the only way this party moves forward because it’s the right way.” His win also came after The Guardian on Friday reported on lewd text messages Acker appeared to have made about a student and Democratic strategist.  (more...)

Michigan Dems Came Down Hard On Student Protests Against the Gaza Genocide. It Just Blew Up in Their Face.

Pope Leo criticizes ‘colonization’ of African resources

 

The proliferation of armed conflicts is often driven by the exploitation of oil and mineral deposits, the pontiff has said

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the “colonization” of Africa’s mineral resources in a speech in Equatorial Guinea, one of the continent’s top oil producers, where nearly half of the population still lives in poverty.

The pontiff arrived in the central African nation on Tuesday for the final leg of his 11-day tour of the continent, having previously visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola. He was warmly welcomed by flag-waving and cheering crowds in the administrative capital, Malabo.

In his address to Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and other officials, Pope Leo echoed the words of Pope Francis, who passed away one year ago, stating, “We must also say ‘thou shalt not’ to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills.”

“It is clear today that the proliferation of armed conflicts is often driven by the exploitation of oil and mineral deposits, with no regard for international law or the self-determination of peoples,” he said.  (more...)

Pope Leo criticizes ‘colonization’ of African resources

How Atomic Bomb Panic Helped Shape Joel's Army Theology

 

John traces the origins of Joel's Army by connecting the Sharon Orphanage, wartime fear, early Pentecostal prophecy, and the rise of youth-focused ideological training in the postwar religious world. He shows how apocalyptic anxiety, atomic bomb imagery, and militant spiritual language combined to create a movement that viewed children and young people as the front line of an end-times battle.

The episode also examines the influence of Franklin Hall, William Branham, Roy Davis, and broader Pentecostal and British Israel themes that helped shape this worldview. Rather than treating Joel's Army as an isolated teaching, John places it inside a larger historical story about fear, spiritual ambition, prophetic reinterpretation, and the drive to build a supernatural generation.

• Introduction
• Atomic Fear, End-Times Panic, And Pentecostal Interpretation
• Joel's Army, Youth Indoctrination, And Supernatural Militancy

Not in Our Name: Divesting Pensions and Rejecting Carney's War Bank

 

How is Carney's War Bank and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) connected? Through investments in weapons and genocide, as well as the activists and organizations fighting for a Free Palestine.

Teacher and organizer with OTPP Divest (https://otppdivest.ca/) , James Campbell gives an overview of the movement to get the OTPP to divest from weapons manufacturers.

With a collection of success stories, it is clear the campaign resonates with teachers in the Province - with two of the largest unions overwhelmingly voting YES to divestment when given the chance.

So where does the resistance come from? Where it usually does - Capital. But also from the CEO of the $300 billion OTPP, Joe Taylor, who has refused calls from the ranks to stop using their name to line the pockets of war profiteers.

As it turns out, OTTP CEO Taylor is also a big supporter of the Defence, Security and Resilience Initiative (DSRB), or as second guest Tyler and his fellow activists with Stop the DSRB (https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stopwarbank)  call it - the War Bank.

What is it? Its a project of Carney's to get the G7 nations to sign on to this slush fund for the weapons industry. Its clearly stated purpose is to bypass popular (democratic) demands for social service spending and basic rights, in order to secure an endless supply of 'defence' funding. Its all being sold alongside Carney's Canadian militarism narratives, which has made it easier for him to line up supportive politicians from across the spectrum.

This makes the job of activists harder, but not impossible. James and Tyler talk about the tactics they've deployed, and the alliances they are building along the way. There are accessible pressure points to be pushed, tarnishing the reputation of unethical investments being one of them. Another is opposing the pitch for Toronto to serve as the headquarters for the DSRB.

Be sure to stay until the end to hear what else these activists have up their sleeve and learn more about the impacts divestment campaigns are having on the economic and political landscapes.

University Union Members Want To Divest From Israel’s Crimes

 

Members at several unions are demanding that their pension fund divest from firms tied to Israel’s illegal occupation.

Union members at several post-secondary institutions across Ontario are demanding that their pension fund, the University Pension Plan (UPP), divest from firms tied to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. 

The Workers’ Campaign for UPP Divestment consists of workers from unions and faculty associations across the province, including members of: the United Steelworkers (USW) local 1998; Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals 3902 and 1230; the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA); CUPE 3913 and the University of Guelph Faculty Association; the Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA); and the Queen’s University Faculty Association. 

The campaign is calling on the UPP to adhere to its own responsible investment policy and divest from military industries, “including but not limited to Israel’s military,” and illegal occupation, “including but not limited to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine.” The coalition is also demanding the UPP exclude any new investments that meet these criteria. 

The UPP covers more than 44,000 members across six universities and 19 sector organizations and holds $12.8 billion in assets. The jointly sponsored pension fund also has an “investment exclusion policy” that upholds “environment, social and governance” (ESG) principles. 

The Workers’ Campaign describes itself as following “the grassroots tradition of internationalist worker solidarity by upholding the principle of divestment.” Moreover, the coalition of labour organizations is responding to the call from Palestinian civil society organizations for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) “until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law.”  (more...)

University Union Members Want To Divest From Israel’s Crimes