In Trump’s Second Term, Reddit Takes A Turn Toward Violent Extremism

The popular social media site is being used to hijack peaceful protests, call for violence, and even threaten the children of Trump officials.

Trump nominates Joe Kent to key intelligence role



On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated former congressional candidate Joe Kent of Washington to serve as director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

Trump pointed to Kent's extensive experience, noting his service in the military as well as his career in intelligence. Kent also ran for Congress in Washington's 3rd District in 2022 and in 2024, although he was narrowly defeated by Democratic incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

'Joe will help us keep America safe by eradicating all terrorism, from the jihadists around the World, to the cartels in our backyard.'

"As a Soldier, Green Beret, and CIA Officer, Joe has hunted down terrorists and criminals his entire adult life," Trump said in a Truth Social post. "Above all, Joe knows the terrible cost of terrorism, losing his wonderful wife, Shannon, a Great American Hero, who was killed in the fight against ISIS. Joe continues to honor her legacy by staying in the fight. Joe will help us keep America safe by eradicating all terrorism, from the jihadists around the World, to the cartels in our backyard."

"Thank you President Trump!" Kent replied in an X post. "It’s an honor to serve our nation again, time to keep our nation safe & strong!"

Like many of Trump's nominees, Kent will be subject to Senate confirmation. If confirmed, Kent would lead the NCTC, which was founded in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In his role, he would answer to the director of national intelligence. Trump has nominated Tulsi Gabbard for DNI.

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Disabled 'Climate Leaders' in Asia, 'Indigenous Language Tech' in Latin America, and Terror Sympathizers in the Middle East: Where the Biden Admin Funneled USAID Money

As the Trump administration works to shrink the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and place it under the State Department's umbrella, congressional Democrats have argued that the move "endangers lives and undermines U.S. national security." But away from funding for lifesaving medicines like HIV drugs, funding that is exempt from the State Department's broader foreign aid freeze, USAID has spent millions in taxpayer cash on left-wing priorities like climate activism—and bankrolled groups linked to Palestinian terrorism.

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Report: ‘Zizian’ Trans Cult Connected To Multiple Killings, Including Death Of Border Patrol Agent

Multiple deaths, including the Vermont shooting of a Border Patrol agent, have been linked to members of a transgender cult dubbed 'Zizians.'

WaPo Issues 'Clarification' Acknowledging It Cited Sanctioned Terror Financier in Piece on 'Palestinian Prisoners'

The Washington Post quietly amended a piece on "Palestinian prisoners" to note that the original version cited the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network without mentioning that the group is sanctioned in the United States for funding the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization.

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As George Mason Grapples With Pro-Terror Student Radicals, Virginia Dems Block Anti-Semitism Expert From University Board

In recent weeks, local and federal law enforcement officials found guns and pro-terror materials in the home of two George Mason University students and arrested a third for plotting a terror attack on the Israeli consulate in New York. It was against that backdrop that Virginia Democrats in the state senate blocked a leading expert on anti-Semitism to serve on George Mason's board.

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GOP-Controlled Congress Considers Bill Sanctioning Palestinian Government Over 'Pay-to-Slay' Program

The Republican-controlled Congress is moving on legislation that would authorize wide-ranging sanctions on the Palestinian government and any international partner that has aided its terrorist payment program, known as "pay-to-slay," according to a copy of the bill obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

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New York Times sets high bar for derangement by suggesting Trump's 'terrorist' label for cartels could hurt economy



Mexican drug cartels are responsible for the untimely deaths of hundreds of thousands of people over the past two decades. When factoring in the fentanyl they smuggle into the United States, the cartels are also culpable for the deaths of over 200 Americans a day. In addition to dealing in murder and addiction, they routinely engage in mass kidnappings, rape, torture, and political intimidation.

Evidently keen for a change, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday setting the stage for Mexican cartels as well as other criminal gangs operating in the Western hemisphere, including MS-13, to be designated foreign terrorist organizations.

The New York Times, afforded an opportunity with a new year and a new administration to embrace common sense, instead reverted to its old ways on Wednesday, concern-mongering about the economic impact of Trump's plan to identify and hold terrorists accountable.

The piece in the Times — a paper compromised by the CIA during the Cold War, reflexively willing to print Hamas propaganda, and instrumental in recent Democratic attacks on conservative Supreme Court justices — stated at the outset that "President Trump's executive order designating Mexican cartels and other criminal organizations as foreign terrorists could force some American companies to forgo doing business in Mexico rather than risk U.S. sanctions."

Maria Abi-Habib and Simon Romero of the Times, both based in Mexico City, suggested that American companies fearing sanctions might think twice about doing business south of the border, especially with terrorists involved at various levels in supposedly legal industries, "from avocado farming to the country's billion-dollar tourism industry." The terrorist designation will make it easier to prosecute businesses and individuals suspecting of aiding the cartels, which could come down to transferring money to a compromised Mexican entity.

Fabian Teichmann, an expert on terrorist financing, told the Times that banks might be among the organizations that will ultimately decide it's no longer worth doing business with potential cartel members.

"Banks might say, 'We don't want to be anywhere close to those who are considered to be terrorists, so we want to avoid that risk,'" said Teichmann. "From a banking perspective, that will be a very reasonable decision."

'The Cartels' activities threaten the safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and the stability of the international order.'

There are, of course, steps businesses can take to avoid working with terrorists.

The American firm FTI Consulting noted in a recent report that "the potential FTO designations underscore the urgent need for heightened due diligence when engaging with third parties."

"Recommended actions include conducting thorough background checks on potential partners, suppliers, employees and clients to ensure no direct or indirect connections to criminal organizations," continued the report. "Risk assessments of third parties should include close monitoring of changes in ownership, financial health and legal standing. Enhanced due diligence also requires regular updates to internal databases, cross-referencing with OFAC and other international sanctions lists, and utilizing advanced screening tools for continuous monitoring."

Whereas the FTI report, which was cited in the Times report, made clear there are possible steps corporations could take to ensure they're not getting into bed with killers, Abi-Habib and Romero nevertheless cast doubt on the possibility of identifying businesses devoid of cartel links, insinuating that the greater risk is not Americans going into business with mass-murdering rapists and drug traffickers but what might happen economically if they took the higher ground.

The Times, which failed to consider potential gains from Trump's EO such as fewer terrorists and a check on the opioid crisis that cost the U.S. an estimated $1.5 trillion in 2020 alone, suggested that the terrorist designation might lead to American companies having to wean off Mexican labor; a loss to the Mexican economy in the form of reduced remittances, in which the nation received $63.3 billion in 2023; and unilateral American military strikes on terrorists and terrorist facilities.

Trump, who has a mandate to do things the New York Times does not like, has a different set of concerns.

"The Cartels' activities threaten the safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere," he stated in his executive order Monday. "Their activities, proximity to, and incursions into the physical territory of the United States pose an unacceptable national security risk to the United States."

'Journalists at the New York Times get together in an editorial meeting and actually come up with this s**t.'

"It is the policy of the United States to ensure the total elimination of these organizations' presence in the United States and their ability to threaten the territory, safety, and security of the United States through their extraterritorial command-and-control structures, thereby protecting the American people and the territorial integrity of the United States," added the president.

Regarding the Times article, Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) wrote, "The New York Times publishes its own version of 'abrazos no balazos' — 'hugs not bullets' — a term popularized by former Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador, calling for gentle treatment of drug cartels."

"That was a bad strategy for Mexico," Lee continued. "It'll fare no better in the U.S."

"Of course it is the New York Times concocting this framing," tweeted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Stephen Miller, contributing editor at the Spectator, wrote, "A room full of journalists at the New York Times get together in an editorial meeting and actually come up with this s**t and publish it. There's not a single person in the room who goes hey wait a second."

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Trump Readies Executive Order Redesignating Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization

The Trump administration is readying an executive order that will redesignate the Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), according to senior U.S. officials briefed on the matter.

President Donald Trump is slated to sign the order later on Wednesday, the officials said. The order fully restores tough American sanctions on the Yemen-based terror group that the Biden administration lifted in 2021. Trump added the Houthis to America’s FTO list in the waning days of his first administration, but the Biden White House reversed the move amid efforts to ease diplomatic tensions with Iran.

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Elise Stefanik Vows To Fight 'Anti-Semitic Rot' at United Nations

Elise Stefanik, President Donald Trump's nominee for United Nations ambassador, vowed to fight the "anti-Semitic rot within the United Nations" and argued that Israel has a "biblical right" to the West Bank during her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

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