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The Daily Brief:
An Online News Source for Intercessors
"Decreeing the Word of God Over the News of the Day"
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United We Stand Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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Join our Bible Readathon, every night except Sunday morning, from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Call 508-924-5411 (no access code). Our moderator will welcome you and invite you to share in our reading. Praise God! His Word does NOT return to us void!
"So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
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>>> Be sure to read today's thoughts on repentance by Pastor Jeff Daly | National Day of Repentance. Go Here.
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Revival Sparks Reported in Spartanburg, SC, and There's a Big Plan to Take It Statewide
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An incredible move of God is stirring in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Over the past two years, there has been what locals are calling the beginning of a revival, and they are looking to take it all the way to the capital of the state.
It began with different outreach ministries sharing the gospel throughout the city, student-led clubs in high schools holding Christian rallies during lunchtime, and city-wide prayer meetings that bridged church, racial, and generational barriers. It is now moving toward a citywide multi-day evangelistic crusade taking place June 6-8 at the county fairgrounds. The organizers are looking to then move on to a statewide crusade in Columbia, South Carolina, in the fall.
There are no "big names" or "big bands involved." In fact, the main speaker for the crusade is Jacob Ebersole of World Harvest. He is a local evangelist who has done work primarily overseas but felt stirred in 2023 to shift his focus to his hometown. The worship music for the event will be led by a mass gospel choir of 200+ people from the area. (CBN) Read More Here |
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- Abba, we invite Your presence during this worship gathering in Spartanburg, South Carolina on June 6-8. We pray Your will be done as Christians come together, believing with unwavering faith for a powerful move of Your Holy Spirit. May there be enduring intercession, unity and love among the churches and each ministry involved. We declare hunger for Christ and His Word, as Jesus is praised and glorified, causing flames of REVIVAL to spread across South Carolina and beyond! In the mighty Name of Yeshua we pray, Amen.
- "Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire". (Hebrews 12:28-29)
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FBI’s deputy director Bongino to reopen 3 unsolved Biden-era cases
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Monday the bureau will reexamine three high-profile Biden-era cases.
“Shortly after swearing in, (FBI Director Kash Patel) and I evaluated a number of cases of potential public corruption that, understandably, have garnered public interest,” he said in a statement on X.
The government will reopen cases related to the 2021 pipe bombings in Washington, D.C., the 2023 discovery of cocaine in the White House and the 2022 leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to end women’s 50-year-long right to choose an abortion nationwide.
“We made the decision to either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention, to these cases,” Bongino, a conservative social media personality nominated in February for the role by President Donald Trump, added Monday.
The suspect behind the planting of two pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic Party national headquarters around Jan 5, 2021, remains a mystery that occurred in the final days of the first Trump administration.
The other FBI case Bongino reopened was the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 draft opinion in the Dobbs ruling, which overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, in what was the first-ever draft opinion leak in the high court.
“This was a singular and egregious breach of trust that is an affront to the court,” Chief Justice John Roberts said at the time.
Finally, Bongino cited the July 2, 2023, discovery of cocaine at the Biden White House in a case closed by the U.S. Secret Service after some 11 days. Investigators narrowed their list down to “several hundred” possible suspects with “insufficient” DNA samples on the bag.
“I receive requested briefings on these cases weekly,” Bongino says, adding that FBI officials are “making progress.” (Breitbart) Read more here.
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- Praise God that the FBI is actually picking up injustices that demand evaluation. May the teams be sharp, effective, and successful in uncovering the wicked deeds that were being implemented within each one of these illegal events, in Jesus name. We pray Father, that You would fully expose names and actions, so that the indictments may be made, brought to court and to complete justice, for Your glory. Bless and protect those who are fulfilling the law, in Jesus name.
- "Before Him went pestilence, And fever followed at His feet. He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed." (Habakkuk 3:5-6)
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Noem: Trump Will Decide on Iran in ‘Days’, That’s Timeframe We Gave Them
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On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discussed her visit to Israel and said that “we aren’t talking weeks and months and years before President Trump will make a decision on what’s going to happen with Iran, they’ve been given a very short timeframe, a matter of days.”
Noem stated that she didn’t want to divulge the private messages between the President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “but the prime minister’s team had a conversation afterwards with us that they don’t remember a bilateral meeting that was quite that candid and direct and about how we really felt about the importance of Israel, our support for Israel, but that this negotiation was critically important, too. We’re on a short timeframe here, as well, we aren’t talking weeks and months and years before President Trump will make a decision on what’s going to happen with Iran, they’ve been given a very short timeframe, a matter of days. And I asked the prime minister to work with President Trump to make sure that we were making wise decisions together. ”
Noem further stated that Hamas can’t be allowed to remain. (Breitbart) Read more here.
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- Holy One of Israel, we pray for Your divine directions for President Trump and PM Netanyahu and their teams regarding this critical matter with Iran. We pray for the leaders of Iran to come under Your righteous authority, and we bind the progress on nuclear weaponry, in Jesus name. We declare an end to their intentions to use these weapons against Israel, U.S. and every other nation, in Jesus name. We also lift the prayers of Your children in Iran to You Father, as the incense that causes all nuclear bomb making work and materials to be consumed into the earth utterly and completely, just as Korah and company in Numbers 16, for Your glory.
- "So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face; and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, 'Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.'" (Numbers 16:4-5)
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IDF aims to capture 75% of Gaza Strip in 2 months in new offensive against Hamas
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The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday that it aims to occupy 75 percent of the Gaza Strip’s territory within two months as part of its new offensive against the Hamas terror group.
Israel on March 18 resumed its attacks against Hamas with a surprise wave of airstrikes, ending a two-month ceasefire. The IDF has since deployed five divisions to the Strip — amounting to tens of thousands of troops — and is poised to launch a wide-scale ground offensive aimed at defeating Hamas’s military wing and its civil rule in Gaza, should the terror group not agree to release the hostages it is holding.
When the major ground offensive is launched, the Palestinian population will be pushed into three small zones in Gaza: a new “safer zone” in the Mawasi area on the southern Strip’s coast, where Israel previously declared a “humanitarian zone”; a strip of land in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat, where the IDF has not operated with ground forces; and the center of Gaza City, to which many Palestinians returned during the ceasefire earlier this year.
According to the IDF’s current estimates, some 700,000 Palestinians are residing in the Mawasi area, 300,000-350,000 are in central Gaza, and around one million are in Gaza City.
This means that Gaza’s 2 million population will be pushed into an area amounting to just 25% of the Strip when the IDF launches its expanded ground operation.
The IDF will then capture the rest of Gaza, clear it of Hamas infrastructure, raze most buildings, and hold it for the foreseeable future. This captured territory will include all of Rafah, Khan Younis, and the towns north of Gaza City.
According to the IDF’s plans, which were seen by The Times of Israel, it should take just two months to capture 75% of Gaza from the moment the operation goes ahead. Currently, the military holds about 40% of the Strip’s territory. (Times of Israel) Read more here.
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- Mighty King, we pray for victory in every skirmish to battle that IDF engages in with Hamas and others, in Jesus name. May they have wisdom to know where to go and eyes to see what You are showing them, especially in finding the hostages. Holy One, we bless the leaders in their planning and implementing Your directions. We pray for the impoverished Palestinians to make their way to safety so that food can reach them and we put a wall of protection around them, their lives and all necessary resources, and we bind the Hamas from stealing the food supplies, in Jesus name.
- "each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is." (1 Corinthians 3:13)
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Treasury Official Lays Out How Trump Is Choking Off Cash Flow To Cartels
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The Trump administration has tapped the Treasury Department to track down and halt the flow of money to foreign drug cartels.
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender says the federal agency is choking off the cash flow that powers cartels’ human and drug smuggling operations by designating them as terrorists, he explained to The Daily Wire.
“One of the most important things that the president did upon coming into office was to declare a number of the narco groups terrorist organizations,” Faulkender told The Daily Wire. “What that does is it unleashes additional authorities at Treasury for us to better target some of the financial activities that these cartels are engaging in.”
Faulkender told The Daily Wire that the agency’s moves are cutting into the cartels’ flow of money, disincentivizing their human smuggling and drug-running operations.
“It’s one thing to have our partners at [the Department of Homeland Security] work on stopping the flow of people and drugs, but we can also use our financial tools to go after the money,” the Treasury official explained. “If the money is not flowing back south, then there’s less of an incentive to bring the drugs and the guns and some of the illicit activity up to the north.”
“Since the president took office, we’ve engaged in five different actions going after nine different entities for a total of 16 individuals,” he noted.
The Treasury Department unveiled sanctions on “two high-ranking members of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste,” a foreign terrorist organization formerly known as Los Zetas.
Cartel del Noreste “and its leaders have carried out a violent campaign of intimidation, kidnapping, and terrorism, threatening communities on both sides of our southern border,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent charged. “We will continue to cut off the cartels’ ability to obtain the drugs, money, and guns that enable their violent activities.” (Daily Wire) Read more here.
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- Father God, once again we can only shout GLORY to this good report!
We thank You that President Trump has held true to his promise to declare these
narco groups terrorist organizations, and is working directly with the Department
of the Treasury to choke off their cash flow. Thank You, Holy One, for this blessing.
In Your Name, amen and amen!
- "Praise the Lord!
Praise, O servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord
From this time forth and forevermore!"
(Psalm 113:1,2)
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1. Netanyahu at IHRA Conference: Israel fights civilization's war against barbarism
- Israel National News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Conference chaired by Israel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday evening, delivered a message on the enduring and escalating threat of antisemitism, asserting its danger extends far beyond the Jewish people to encompass all of human society.
"The key issue that I want to address is the consequence of antisemitism, not only for the Jewish people but for human society," Netanyahu stated, thanking Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar for convening the important meeting. He characterized antisemitism as a "virulent disease that's going on for several millennia," noting that while the Jewish people have paid a "horrible price," other countries have also suffered.
Netanyahu drew a stark parallel to the Holocaust, where "Six million Jews died… but 60 million died during the war that it inspired." He recalled his historian father's prescient warning in 1933: "What starts with the Jews will not end with the Jews." The Prime Minister lamented that history might have been different had such warnings been heeded.
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2. Netanyahu: 25 hostages returned after I changed negotiation team - Israel Hayom
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that Israel secured the return of 25 hostages following a negotiation team overhaul stands contradicted by verifiable records showing only one hostage actually returned during this timeframe.
The factual discrepancy emerged from Netanyahu's underground video filmed in Jerusalem's ancient tunnels, which also featured his subsequently retracted promise of imminent hostage-related announcements.
"Prime minister, where are we?" Netanyahu was asked at the start of his Monday video posting from beneath Jerusalem's surface in "one of the oldest streets in Jerusalem," specifically the City of David archaeological site.
The footage generated significant backlash after Netanyahu suggested good news about hostage returns would come "today or tomorrow" – remarks his office later characterized as merely a "figure of speech." Beyond this controversy, the video contains additional factual inconsistencies that position Netanyahu as disconnected from actual developments. (Read more)
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3. IDF kills elite Hezbollah terrorist 3 miles from northern border - JNS
An Israel Defense Forces aircraft eliminated a terrorist of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in Southern Lebanon on Monday, the military confirmed on Tuesday, sharing footage of the aerial attack.
The strike was carried out in the Majdal Zoun area, approximately three miles north of the border with the Jewish state, according to the IDF.
The Radwan Force is Hezbollah’s elite unit, aimed at infiltrating Israeli territory and capturing areas around the country’s northern frontier. (Read more)
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4. IDF announces deployment of new 'drone boats' - Jerusalem Post
The Israeli Navy has begun operating unmanned marine vessels in Israel's waters for the first time in the past few weeks, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
The information gathered by these vessels is used to analyze threats and deploy forces.
These unmanned marine vessels represent a significant reinforcement of defense capabilities in Israel’s economic waters, the IDF stated. (Read more)
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5. Colombia Appoints First Ambassador to ‘State of Palestine’ Amid Deepening Rift With Israel - Algemeiner
Colombia has appointed its first ambassador to the Palestinian Authority, marking a significant diplomatic shift a year after severing ties with Israel and pledging to open an embassy in Ramallah.
On Monday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro officially appointed Jorge Iván Ospina — former mayor of Cali, Colombia’s third most populous city — as the country’s first ambassador to the “State of Palestine.”
A close ally of Petro, Ospina is well known for his outspoken hostility toward Israel following the Hamas-led massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
He has previously sparked controversy by comparing the Israel Defense Forces’ campaign in Gaza against the Palestinian terrorist group to the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during World War II. (Read more)
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1. Trump exposes Left’s habeas corpus hijack in border crisis - Glenn Beck.com
Tuesday’s congressional testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem turned heads for all the wrong reasons. Pressed to define “habeas corpus,” she stumbled. And while I respect Noem, this moment revealed just how dangerously misunderstood one of our most vital legal protections has become — especially as it’s weaponized in the immigration debate.
Habeas corpus is not a loophole. It’s a shield. It’s the constitutional protection that prevents a government from detaining a person — any person — without first justifying the detention before a neutral judge. It doesn’t guarantee freedom. It demands due process. Prove it or release them.
The left wants to frame this as a matter of compassion and rights. Leftists ask: “What about habeas corpus for migrants?” The implication is clear: They see any attempt to enforce immigration law as an attack on civil liberties.
But that’s a lie. Habeas corpus is not an excuse for indefinite presence. It doesn’t guarantee that every person who crosses the border gets to stay. It simply requires that we follow a process — a just process. (Read more)
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- Righteous Judge, we pray over this serious matter and ask You to release wisdom and understanding to the Body of Christ, so that we may seek out the deep things of God regarding the governing of our nation. We pray also for everyone in positions of authority to stand against the democrat tyranny opposing what is just, right and good about our Constitution and Republic. We ask You to protect them in their coming and going, and most especially would you give them the language necessary to speak truth to the nation, which causes the media and foolish followers to be sidelined and ignored, in Jesus name.
- "Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known. Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people." (Proverbs 14:33-34)
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2. BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Tina Peters Message to President Trump on Memorial Day - JoeHoft.com
Dear President Trump:
When I first met you the first week in May, 2022, you told me, “When this is all over, you will be a hero.” Then you added, “You are a hero!”
Today I write from prison on Memorial Day 2025, with great sadness, not because I am in prison, but because my Navy SEAL son died defending this country. He was three weeks from going back to Iraq with SEAL Team 3 after serving nine long years, starting in 2008 when Obama was elected. He hated the fact that the administration mandated that his team train the enemy. He loved what he did on the team, but hated that the president would not let them be effective against the enemy.
He loved to base jump wing suit and taught many of the guys to do so. Remington Jordan Peters October 30, 1989 – May 28, 2017 died as part of the Navy Leap Frog Team that he served for two years. Most people do not know that in addition to duties as a SEAL, he trained and worked with other SEALs and army rangers to go after human traffickers.
Even though his double parachute failure on Memorial Day was officially labeled an accident, many know otherwise. Remington had over 900 jumps as an expert paratrooper and was an expert at everything he did. In B.U.D.S during his field team training, he was voted by his peers as Honor Man, and given a one-of-a-kind rifle engraved with the Navy Trident, which if I’m considered a felon, I will not be able to keep. (Read more)
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- Mighty God, this letter is as heart-breaking as anything imaginable. It is gut-wrenching to know that a gold-star mother, patriot, whistle-blower and truth-teller has suffered such losses in her life only to be faced with a tyrannical justice system that is cruelly and vindictively imprisoning her for doing what is right. This is made even more intolerable because the Secretary of State has committed a more egregious version of what Tina Peters is being accused of, yet has had no criminal charges set against her whatsoever. Holy One, we beseech You for full justice and complete vindication on Tina's behalf, in Your name. Amen.
- "I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness." (Psalm 101:1-4)
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3. The Tipping Point: January 6th Narrative Shattering as Trump Attorney Peter Ticktin Urges Ed Martin to Consider Full Pardons for Remaining J6 Patriots - The Gateway Pundit
In the wake of the January 6 Capitol events, a narrative was swiftly constructed—one painting a picture of insurrection and widespread violence. However, emerging evidence and dedicated legal efforts are challenging this portrayal once and for all—seeking to uncover the truth and secure justice for those ensnared in the aftermath.
At the forefront of this effort stands Peter Ticktin, a lifelong friend and trusted attorney of President Donald Trump. In April 2022, President Trump personally tapped Ticktin to conduct a parallel investigation into what really happened on January 6. In a recent meeting, Ticktin has brought forward the cases of ten men—men he believes are innocent of any acts of violence against law enforcement—directly to Ed Martin, urging him to carefully consider full pardons for these patriots who have been relentlessly persecuted. (Read more)
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- Father, we pray for every single person who has been unjustly condemned by the fabricated narrative related to the January 6th event and ask You to pour out healing and recompense for them and their families, in Jesus name. We bless these two men Peter Ticktin and Ed Martin as they are pushing to bring forth complete justice and we pray for them to uncover every layer of falsehood that has been used to violate far too many American citizens. May they both be given all protections and resources to bring indictments and full prosecutions of wrong-doing as far back as needs be, in Jesus name, so that these cruel lies are adjudicated and the cleansing of Almighty God is released upon the story of this great nation. Amen.
- "'For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.' And the Lord of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt. It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil." (Isaiah 10:25-27)
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4. Why Trump pardoned sheriff convicted of bribery under Biden’s ‘corrupt and weaponized’ DOJ - American Wire News
Leniency for a sheriff convicted of bribery came with a scathing rebuke of the “Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ” as President Donald Trump unloaded on “Radical Left ‘monsters.'”
After a career in law enforcement that included more than 10 years served as Culpeper County sheriff in Virginia, former Sheriff Scott Jenkins had been facing a different sort of decade of service. On Memorial Day, the president put a stop to Jenkins’ prison sentence as he announced a pardon that called out the behavior of the district judge appointed by then-President Joe Biden.
“Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ,” wrote Trump on Truth Social. “In fact, during his trial, when Sheriff Jenkins tried to offer exculpatory evidence to support himself, the Biden Judge, Robert Ballou, refused to allow it, shut him down, and then went on a tirade.” (Read more)
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- Mighty God, we pray that every person who has been unjustly prosecuted would now receive fair treatment, in Jesus' name. Far too often it seems the judges refuse to allow "exculpatory evidence", which means evidence that proves a person's innocence; clears them from guilt. Holy One, this is not right and we thank You that President Trump has the power and motivation to pardon people who have been caught in these situations, like this sheriff. It is unconscionable that judges have the power to disallow someone to prove themselves innocent. This is rotten and we pray for it to be repudiated and made right, in Jesus name. Amen.
- "My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth." (Psalm 73:8-9)
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5. Camera captures truck bursting into fireball on quiet street, driver miraculously escapes unharmed - American News Wire
Shocking video shows a vehicle burst into a ball of flames while driving down a quiet residential street, sending debris in all directions.
Home surveillance captured the sudden explosion of a box truck, shattering the tranquil atmosphere of the Chicago suburb and sending pieces of the vehicle flying into homes and yards. According to local reporting, the driver miraculously managed to escape with only minor injuries.
A coordinated investigation between Addison police, the DuPage County Bomb Squad, and the ATF concluded that the explosion was most likely caused by a propane tank being transported in the truck. (Read more)
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- God of All Creation, we are thankful that no one, including the driver was injured. We pray over this explosion and declare that it will not be used as a trial run and no one will have the ability or audacity to bring evil into neighborhoods, in Jesus holy name. We pray for watchful eyes to intervene and speedy arrest of all evil-doers who attempt to bring destruction and terror into our homes, in Jesus name. Thank You Abba, for Your watchcare over this nation.
- "And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls." (Joel 2:32)
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6. Trump warns Putin is 'playing with fire' after declaring the Russian president has 'gone absolutely CRAZY' - Fox News
President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that many "bad things" would have befallen Russia if it were not for him, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "playing with fire!"
"What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!" Trump declared in the Truth Social post.
Trump, who has unsuccessfully been aiming to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, unloaded on both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday Truth Social post.
"I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!" Trump declared in the first part of that post. (Read more)
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- We call for this spitting contest between Zelensky and Putin to cease and desist, in Jesus name. It is a terrible evil that is taking lives, futures and dreams of the people of both nations and we command this to stop, in Jesus name. We bind every plan for world war from the enemy who is using these two foolhardy nations and we rebuke the plots of destruction that keep agitating for more trouble, in Jesus name. May there be a ceasefire and full stop to this conflict and Holy One, we pray for Your intervention to bring an agreeable settlement to both sides and establish borders and boundaries that will not be broken, because of Your presence, in Jesus name.
- "For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue. I will return again to my place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me." (Hosea 5:14-15)
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Colleges, Cowards and Killings--The Real Cost of Affirming Hamas
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, May 27, 2025
The recent murder of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, is a grim reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past—it is a growing, deadly threat in America today. The shooter, Elias Rodriguez, reportedly shouted “Free Palestine” as he gunned down Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a couple who had just attended a humanitarian event and were planning to get engaged in Jerusalem the following week. This wasn’t a random act of violence. It was a targeted assassination fueled by hatred, and it reflects a disturbing trend: the normalization of antisemitism and hate under the guise of political activism.
Across US college campuses, antisemitism is no longer lurking in the shadows, it’s marching through the quad. At Columbia University, anti-Israel protesters disrupted graduation by burning diplomas and chanting slogans in support of Mahmoud Khalil, a former student detained for alleged ties to Hamas. The university’s acting president even defended Khalil during her commencement speech, sparking outrage among Jewish students and families. At George Washington University, a student was banned from campus after delivering an unsanctioned commencement speech calling for divestment from Israel. These incidents are not isolated. They are part of a broader movement that cloaks antisemitism in the language of social justice, making it palatable to the uninformed and dangerous to the targeted. Read More
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Members of the Knesset request death penalty for embassy killer in letter to US Attorney General
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Fifteen members of Israel’s parliament signed a letter on May 22 to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting that she pursue the death penalty against Elias Rodriguez, the alleged killer of two Israeli Embassy staffers on May 21.
“In light of the gravity of the crime—its premeditated nature, the likely ideological motivation, and the victims’ diplomatic status—we believe it would be appropriate for you to seek the death penalty for its perpetrator,” the letter states.
“I could not stand idly by in the face of the despicable murder of Israeli diplomats in the heart of Washington, that had a clear antisemitic motive,” MK Yitzhak Kroizer of the Otzma Yehudit Party, who initiated the letter, told JNS.
“To remain silent in such a case is to abandon justice, and that is why I saw the utmost importance that a clear, ringing Israeli voice should be heard—not only to demand accountability, but also to convey a strong message: Antisemitic violence and harm to Israel’s representatives overseas will not go unnoticed,” he said.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, titled, “Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety,” instructing the U.S. Attorney General to “pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use,” the letter noted.
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two Israeli embassy staffers, were shot and killed on the evening of May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where they were attending an American Jewish Committee event.
Lischinsky and Milgrim, “valued members of the Israeli diplomatic mission,” were “brutally gunned down,” the MKs wrote.
“These were not random victims. The preliminary evidence, including the statements attributed to the alleged assailant Elias Rodriguez, strongly indicates that this was a targeted and hate-driven act,” they said.
The MKs expressed full confidence in the “integrity” and “professionalism” of America’s system of justice, but felt compelled to speak out.
“We did not come to intervene. We came to strengthen the call for justice,” Kroizer explained. “In light of the seriousness of the criminal act and the horrific circumstances in which it occurred, we thought that our joining would only reinforce the need for swift and uncompromising justice.” (JNS.org) Read more here.
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- Father God, once again we align our hearts and our prayers with our friends in Israel, in the aftermath of these terrible shootings which took place last week on the streets of Washington, D.C. We are grateful that the MK's in Jerusalem have stepped forward to encourage our Attorney General and our justice system to do the right thing, and to bring a verdict of the death penalty to this murderer. Thank You, O Lord, for hearing our prayer, amen and amen.
- "Hate evil, love good;
Establish justice in the gate.
It may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph." (Amos 5:15)
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Harvard students charged with assaulting Jewish classmate rewarded with honors, $65K fellowship
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Harvard neither disciplined Bharmal nor removed him from the presidency of the Harvard Law Review following the assaults.
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Two Harvard University graduate students who were charged with assaulting a Jewish classmate during an explosion of antisemitic hatred and violence in late 2023 continue to amass news accolades and distinctions.
As previously reported by The Algemeiner, an October 2023 anti-Israel demonstration degenerated into chaos when Ibrahim Bharmal, former editor of the prestigious Harvard Law Review, and Elom Tettey-Tamaklo encircled a Jewish student with a mob that screamed “Shame! Shame! Shame!” at him while he desperately attempted to free himself from the mass of bodies.
After being charged with assault and battery, the two men were ordered in April by Boston Municipal Court Judge Stephen W. McClenon to attend “pre-trial diversion” anger management courses and perform 80 hours of community service each.
The decision did not require their apologizing to the Jewish student against whom they allegedly perpetrated what local Assistant District Attorney Ursula Knight described as “hands on assault and battery,” allowing them to avoid a trial and jail time for behavior that was filmed and widely viewed online.
Harvard neither disciplined Bharmal nor removed him from the presidency of the Harvard Law Review, a coveted post once held by former US President Barack Obama.
As of last year, he was awarded a law clerkship with the Public Defender for the District of Columbia, a government-funded agency which provides free legal counsel to “individuals … who are charged with committing serious criminal acts.”
Bharmal has also been awarded a $65,000 fellowship from Harvard Law School to work at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an Islamic group whose leaders have defended the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’s atrocities against Israelis, TheEditors.com reported earlier this month.
(World Israel News) Read more here.
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See also: Trump is doubling down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard amid his administration's standoff with the university - ABC News (Go here)
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- Father God, we bring this university into compliance with the laws and rules of this nation, asking You, Lord, to continue to expose the wickedness that lies in the darkness. Expose those who are funding the division and obstacles that are trying to come against America's principles and our government. Remove the international students from foreign nations that are promoting division and hatred for American values.
We ask for wisdom for President Trump as he continues to rid America of those who are not friendly to our nation. Lord, send watching angels to expose all universities that have been promoting hatred and division in America. In God we trust! Amen.
- "I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have learned, avoid them." ( Romans 16:17 )
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Trump criticizes state of Kennedy Center
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President Trump Speaks at Kennedy Center Board Dinner:
"The last time I’ll take a job without looking at it"
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A note to our readers:
Last week, President Trump hosted a dinner at the Kennedy Center for its new Board of Directors. This speech is on video. You can listen to this inspiring speech, and read its transcript for yourselves by going here.
Below please find a few excerpts from this speech. At CHPP, we continue to rejoice that this President will bring new life to the Kennedy Center - including programming that is family friendly and suitable for our children to enjoy. Thank you.
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We're going to honor the legacy of President Kennedy's, great legacy. and will create the best and most beautiful home for the Performing Arts anywhere in the country. So we're excited to see what you're leading here. and all of you contributing towards that. And we're excited to see also the restoration of that building that really should be a Showcase in something that we're proud of that when people come to Washington when people come to America, they want to see the shows that reflect the greatness of our culture and society and in the building run by an organization that is reflected of excellence, as well.
So it's an honor to be here tonight. I want to thank all of you for contributing to this because it's important that this board and everyone that's involved in it and Rick (Grennell) and his team are doing a great job of making sure that your dollars and all everything you've made possible will be well spent. So we'll have a treasure in our hands for future generations.
(President Trump) came. He saw the problem. and he immediately said, I'm going to call Congress and we're going to try to fix it. Traditionally a Democrat territory. Except president Trump. says, I want to do this. I have to tell you President Trump is actually saving the Kennedy Center because there is discussion right now of whether or not to take it down.
The Deferred maintenance of the Kennedy Center is criminal. It has been terrible. Mr. President, we said today, in our board meeting our great new CFO went through the 24. and 25 budgets of the Kennedy Center and found 26 million in phantom revenue -- fake Revenue. It's criminal. We're going to refer this to the US attorney's office here. We're lucky enough to have the Attorney General on the board of the candidates that we've heard all. And this is unacceptable in America to have a fake revenue of 26 million fraud. It's unacceptable, but I'm here to tell you that what we have is total transparency now. We want people to go through the budget, we want them to question it,
One thing that we're not going to do in the Kennedy Center is (offer) inappropriate content for children. We're going to protect children.
We're building the stages and we're getting ready to have Premier Entertainment at America's Premier Arts Institution. Thank you very much.
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!!
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"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13)
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Scientists 'strike gold' in shocking discovery from Hawaiian volcanic rocks
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A German university, Göttingen University, has literally "struck gold" in recent findings from volcanic rocks.
A new study of these volcanic rocks from Hawaii, that leaked out from deep under the lithosphere, contained various precious metals.
Dr. Nils Messling of the Göttingen University’s Department of Geochemistry said in a news release they were surprised when the test results came in.
"When the first results came in, we realized that we had literally struck gold! Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth's mantle above," Messling said.
Approximately 99% of the Earth’s gold is buried deep in the Earth’s Metallic Core, far out of humankind’s reach.
The gold is currently buried about 1,800 miles deep in the core.
The discovery of this ruthenium, which was formed and locked down with gold, might be a telling sign that these volcanic rocks are coming from deep within the Earth. Read More
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"For the Lord loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off."
(Psalm 37:28)
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"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name."
- Provided By: Billy Graham
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