Don't Miss 'The Christmas ISIScicle' THIS Friday on 'The Wonderful World of Stu'

Glenn will make a cameo appearance in an extremely low budget film airing this Friday on TheBlaze. Tentatively titled The Christmas ISIScicle, the after school special Christmas spectacular follows the world renowned low budget film, The Christmas Twist, in which a lovely blond baker meets Jeffy the plumber and they both meet an untimely death. But there are baked goods, so all ends well.

Be sure to set your DVRs or, alternatively, watch it again and again on the season finale of The Wonderful World of Stu, airing this Friday on TheBlaze.

Read below or watch the clip for answers to these questions:

• What color beard will Glenn wear?

• Is Stu colorblind?

• Did the plot of The Christmas Twist get ripped off?

• Will there be baked goods in The Christmas ISIScicle?

• Does Jeffy play a human shield?

Below is a rush transcript of this segment, it might contain errors:

GLENN: So I'm going into shoot a movie, which I've never been in before. Today. This afternoon.

STU: Yeah. Pretty important stuff. You know, the Christmas holiday is here.

GLENN: Yeah.

STU: And this Friday, the season finale of the Wonderful World of Stu. We will try to lighten -- you know, lift people's spirits with a new Christmas movie. And you might say, "Wait a minute. It's a Christmas movie. How can you be shooting parts for it on the Monday of the week it airs?" That's a really good question --

GLENN: Right.

STU: -- that we're not going to --

GLENN: Well, I was going to ask that question.

STU: Yeah, I don't think it's important. Are you being critical of --

GLENN: Well, what I was wondering of was the quality of a movie that shoots on Monday for an airdate on Friday.

STU: To be fair, most of it was shot last week. So it is pretty high quality.

GLENN: Oh, okay. So double the time.

STU: Yeah, it's double the time.

GLENN: Now, the first movie in air quotes that you made was called The Christmas Twist.

STU: Oh, yeah. Huge hit.

JEFFY: Classic.

GLENN: Which I may say I do believe has been ripped off from this network.

STU: Yes.

PAT: For real.

JEFFY: Absolutely.

PAT: And it's on a Hallmark --

GLENN: This is the real deal. It's a Hallmark movie.

PAT: It's called The Christmas Cookie. Christmas Cookies. It's the same thing.

JEFFY: Yes.

STU: It's the exact same plot almost.

PAT: It's unbelievable.

STU: It's got to be the first time someone paid a real movie out of a parody. It's like the exact reverse of how it's normally done.

PAT: I mean, we're glad they did it. It's fine.

STU: Oh, thrilled.

PAT: We're not threatening lawsuits.

STU: Oh, no.

PAT: We just want them to fess up. That's all we want. That's all we want.

STU: Mostly, to give them a hug. I love the idea that they did it.

GLENN: Right. Okay. So what The Christmas Twist was, was a cookie -- a girl makes this cookie. She's got her own cookie store. It's not going anywhere. The boyfriend is this big business guy.

STU: Oh, yeah.

GLENN: And just railroads --

STU: Wants her to sell the store. She doesn't want to because it's her dream. It plays out like how every Hallmark movie plays out.

GLENN: Right. They're mocking the Hallmark movies. And somebody went and took the Lifetime movie deal and said, "We're going to make this less jokey about how bad these movies are and make a bad movie based on Stu's bad movie."

STU: I swear it happened.

GLENN: Yeah.

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So today we're not filming The Christmas Twist, which is The Christmas Cookie. This is your follow-up movie.

STU: Yeah, it's unrelated. You know, being a sequel out of such a holiday classic as The Christmas Twist, I think, is problematic in many ways, at least until we need the money.

GLENN: Right.

STU: So this is a different movie. It's Christmas-themed obviously.

GLENN: Sure, it is. It's a heart-warming Christmas. Now, it was original scheduled for me to shoot this on the stages --

STU: Yeah, last Tuesday -- it was last Monday or Tuesday. When was Nightline here? It was initially scheduled for you to shoot on the day that Nightline was here. And I said, "You might want to move that." And they said, "Well, what about the next day?" And I said, "Oh, when Samantha Bee is here? No, he's not taping on either of those days."

GLENN: But it's a Christmas theme. What is the name of this?

STU: The name of the movie?

GLENN: Yeah.

STU: It's got Christmas in the title.

GLENN: What is the Christmas --

STU: People will know right away.

GLENN: The Christmas House? The Christmas Box? The Christmas Present?

STU: The Christmas --

GLENN: The, what?

STU: The Christmas Icicle.

GLENN: The Christmas Icicle?

STU: Eh, close. Yeah, it's close to that feel.

GLENN: The Christmas --

STU: The working title. I mean, obviously, the whole thing isn't even shot yet. The Christmas ISISicile.

PAT: ISISicile? Did you just misspell icicle?

STU: Uh-huh.

PAT: Is that what happened?

GLENN: What exactly is the -- what am I getting myself into for this movie of the week?

STU: Well, I mean, first of all, it's going to last for generations.

GLENN: It is.

STU: But it's about a young man entrepreneurial looking for employment in the industry -- looking for some seasonal employment.

GLENN: Sure. Sure.

STU: And gets interviewed at a -- at a place that makes reindeer car antlers. You know the reindeer car antlers that they make. You see them on cars from time to time.

GLENN: Yes. Oh, did you shoot that actually at the factory?

STU: It was a set. It's the theater of the mind.

GLENN: Yeah, okay.

STU: Except you're seeing it.

GLENN: Right.

STU: He may have worked for a company that -- called ISIS, his previous job.

GLENN: Okay. So is it the ISIS --

STU: So ISIS -- that's the name of the company: ISISicile. It kind of fits in with the Christmas theme. Because there's icicles at Christmas time because it's cold. When water goes below 32 degrees, it freezes --

GLENN: Yeah. I got the icicle part. I'm looking for the ISIS part.

STU: Oh, okay. You're asking about that.

Yeah, he has different goals than some of the other employees that work there.

GLENN: Right. Okay. All right.

STU: And he tries to work those goals. It's an interesting way of how different cultures come together around Christmas.

GLENN: Right. Huh.

STU: To unite --

GLENN: Now, it usually is like there's a bad guy, and then there's a sweet girl that has been, you know, crushed with the -- or a kid that has been crushed by the Christmas dream being crushed. Miraculous ending. And that's usually what happens.

STU: I think there's a miraculous ending. First of all, I would say, definitely there's definitely a miraculous ending. Would that miraculous ending involve at all me continuing to have a job after letting this air on the network?

STU: Well, look, I can't predict the future, obviously.

GLENN: Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

STU: You know, if this -- but, I mean, look, if you can't get behind a story about different cultures coming together around the most -- the most holy of holidays, I don't see how -- and for both sides of this -- they both are chasing what they believe Christmas should be all about. And that's both sides of the equation. And I think that's what's really important around this holiday.

GLENN: So you're selling this to me as a we can all get behind this?

STU: Look --

GLENN: Would it be safer for me to say, "We can all get behind this, and some should get behind something big and sturdy?"

STU: It might be -- if you were thinking about getting some personal protection, now might be the time.

GLENN: Right. It might be the time. All right. Okay. And that airs this Friday?

STU: Yes. Assuming you actually shoot your part today.

GLENN: May I ask, do I have to wear a beard?

STU: Would you like to wear a beard?

GLENN: No, I'm just asking. And would it be a white beard, or would it definitely not be a white beard?

STU: Look --

JEFFY: We haven't even decided if you're going to wear a beard yet.

GLENN: I'm just wondering if the part I'm playing -- because I haven't even read the part yet.

STU: No, you don't need to read it. It will be on the prompter when you get on set.

GLENN: Right. So when I see it and I get into makeup, am I going to be -- am I a jolly old elf? Or am I -- am I a bearded man for an entirely different reason?

STU: Well, first of all, when it comes to the color of the beard, I don't see color. I mean, that's how I am.

GLENN: Okay. All right.

STU: I'm not that kind of person.

GLENN: Okay.

STU: But -- I mean --

GLENN: Okay. We're going to leave it at that. We'll see it on Friday.

STU: Yes.

GLENN: Christmas ISISicile.

STU: ISISicile. Uh-huh. Pat is in it. Joined by Pat Gray. A very important part. Jeff Fisher also appears.

GLENN: Does he play the thing that I should crawl behind? A shield of sort?

STU: It could be a human shield. He could be a human shield.

GLENN: Okay. All right. Good. That sounds like something --

PAT: This will be probably even more classic than The Christmas Twist was, right? Which is already on Hallmark.

GLENN: Which I would like evidence tomorrow because you both are convinced -- I have not seen the Hallmark movie or the Lifetime movie.

PAT: The Christmas Movie.

GLENN: I'd like to see --

JEFFY: Oh, that's unbelievable.

PAT: Pretty unbelievable.

JEFFY: Oh, my gosh.

GLENN: Everybody who has seen it and has seen The Christmas Twist say it is the same story.

PAT: It's the same plot. It's really the same plot. I mean, it's exactly the same, just done in a serious way when we were playing it for comedy. That's all it is. I just want them to admit it. Of course, there's also another one at Hallmark I just saw over the weekend. And I've never seen this in its entirety. But it's another one where the girl owns a shop, only it's not a cookie shop. It's an antique. I think it's been in her family for years.

GLENN: For generations. Yeah.

PAT: It was handed down from her father -- from her grandfather to her father I think and then from her father to her. And it means so much to her.

GLENN: And she's struggling. Right. She's going to lose it.

PAT: And she's struggling. Of course, she's struggling. Well, and there's a guy who is trying to buy the entire strip mall.

STU: I bet he's good-looking.

GLENN: Oh, my gosh.

PAT: He -- I don't know what he looks like. But her boyfriend is the one who is trying to negotiate the sale for her.

GLENN: Oh.

STU: Okay.

PAT: Okay. The rich boyfriend -- anyway, she's going --

GLENN: So if he's a rich boyfriend, why doesn't he just save the shop and say, "Don't worry about struggling?"

PAT: You know, that's unclear to me. I think he wants her to have something of hers.

GLENN: Right. Okay.

PAT: I don't think he wants to completely take care -- he just wants to do the deal for her. And then it's really her deal. You know.

JEFFY: But, see, he's a little on the greedy side.

PAT: A little on the greedy side.

JEFFY: Sometimes -- he's losing sight of maybe the holidays.

GLENN: Really?

PAT: A little on the snarky side. He's not the warm, fuzzy boyfriend you'd maybe like --

GLENN: He's not like the -- and I don't mean to talk down to these movies, like the stereotypical kind of Scrooge character, is he?

PAT: I don't think he's along the lines of Scrooge, he's just less Christmassy than maybe you would like for her.

GLENN: Oh, okay.

JEFFY: Yeah.

JEFFY: Sometimes you lose sight.

PAT: So, anyway, he sends her to his hometown to his family which she's never met before. And at the airport, her luggage gets lost.

STU: Oh, no.

GLENN: Oh, boy.

PAT: And then as she's looking for her luggage, she miraculously runs into --

GLENN: An old boyfriend.

PAT: No. Her future brother-in-law. Her fiance's brother is there to pick her up at the airport. He brings her home.

GLENN: Is he a nice guy?

PAT: They spend several days together.

GLENN: And he's like really fatherly.

PAT: Oh, he's a wonderful guy.

No, this is a really good -- a handsome guy. This guy is really into Christmas. He's got a family super into Christmas.

GLENN: Oh, boy. Oh, yeah. I bet.

PAT: Finally, the fiancÈ comes home, uh-oh, it's not her fiance. It was a different family with the same exact name as the family as she was hoping to be with for Christmas.

JEFFY: What!

GLENN: Wait a minute.

JEFFY: What!

GLENN: Hold on just a second. In this small town.

PAT: In this small town. Two families with the same names.

GLENN: Same names.

PAT: Apparently the brothers had the same names.

GLENN: And they were both getting married at the same time.

PAT: Apparently both fiancÈs were coming to the house.

GLENN: Oh, my gosh. What happened to the other fiancÈ? Is she still at the --

PAT: When the -- when the brother comes home and she realizes, I don't know who this guy is -- well, then obviously she calls the fiancÈ and he's on his way. And so she leaves the house.

STU: I --

PAT: And she goes -- I mean, it's only a couple blocks away to the other house.

STU: I did see this one.

PAT: You did see this one? A classic.

GLENN: This sounds really good. Really good.

JEFFY: They're all good.

GLENN: We've got to do one -- we've got to really --

PAT: Yeah, we have to do a serious -- a full length --

GLENN: Even if we have to shut down, I don't know, the entire TV division and just spend a year on that.

PAT: I mean, how hard can it be? These are so preposterous.

GLENN: Whoa, whoa.

PAT: I mean, so good. So good. And they put you in the spirit.

GLENN: Right.

PAT: So she goes to the other family who she's supposed to be with. And, of course, none of them are into the holiday.

STU: It's the exact opposite.

PAT: It's the exact opposite. They're busy are work.

JEFFY: We have our lives to do.

PAT: They don't even spend time together in the same room necessarily they're off doing their own thing. She finally brings them together for a game, where they tell each other what they like about each other. But the things they like about one another is so superficial, she can't abide it. She can't abide it.

And then the last straw is when the fiancÈ boyfriend says, "I got a surprise for you. You're a millionaire." And then he goes and explains it to her privately in the room. He has worked the deal out to sell her shop to the guy who wants to buy her strip mall for three and a half million dollars.

JEFFY: Now she's set for life.

PAT: How dare he! She doesn't want that deal.

GLENN: She doesn't want that. Right. She wants the other guy and the other family.

PAT: It's not about money. That's right.

GLENN: Now, the other guy and the other family, what would be really special is if their fiancÈ, his fiancÈ had met the other family and kind of fell in love. Maybe this is the sequel with the other guy.

PAT: That would be kind of cool.

GLENN: And she fell in love, so it was like a Christmas wife swap.

(laughter)

STU: I think that's one of Jeffy's movies.

GLENN: That would probably be a bad name for it.

PAT: That probably would be. Christmas Wife Swap doesn't sound Christmassy.

JEFFY: You'll get a lot of good stuff.

GLENN: Or The Christmas Twist. Just saying. All right.

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Is the U.N. plotting to control 30% of U.S. land by 2030?

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A reliable conservative senator faces cancellation for listening to voters. But the real threat to public lands comes from the last president’s backdoor globalist agenda.

Something ugly is unfolding on social media, and most people aren’t seeing it clearly. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) — one of the most constitutionally grounded conservatives in Washington — is under fire for a housing provision he first proposed in 2022.

You wouldn’t know that from scrolling through X. According to the latest online frenzy, Lee wants to sell off national parks, bulldoze public lands, gut hunting and fishing rights, and hand America’s wilderness to Amazon, BlackRock, and the Chinese Communist Party. None of that is true.

Lee’s bill would have protected against the massive land-grab that’s already under way — courtesy of the Biden administration.

I covered this last month. Since then, the backlash has grown into something like a political witch hunt — not just from the left but from the right. Even Donald Trump Jr., someone I typically agree with, has attacked Lee’s proposal. He’s not alone.

Time to look at the facts the media refuses to cover about Lee’s federal land plan.

What Lee actually proposed

Over the weekend, Lee announced that he would withdraw the federal land sale provision from his housing bill. He said the decision was in response to “a tremendous amount of misinformation — and in some cases, outright lies,” but also acknowledged that many Americans brought forward sincere, thoughtful concerns.

Because of the strict rules surrounding the budget reconciliation process, Lee couldn’t secure legally enforceable protections to ensure that the land would be made available “only to American families — not to China, not to BlackRock, and not to any foreign interests.” Without those safeguards, he chose to walk it back.

That’s not selling out. That’s leadership.

It's what the legislative process is supposed to look like: A senator proposes a bill, the people respond, and the lawmaker listens. That was once known as representative democracy. These days, it gets you labeled a globalist sellout.

The Biden land-grab

To many Americans, “public land” brings to mind open spaces for hunting, fishing, hiking, and recreation. But that’s not what Sen. Mike Lee’s bill targeted.

His proposal would have protected against the real land-grab already under way — the one pushed by the Biden administration.

In 2021, Biden launched a plan to “conserve” 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030. This effort follows the United Nations-backed “30 by 30” initiative, which seeks to place one-third of all land and water under government control.

Ask yourself: Is the U.N. focused on preserving your right to hunt and fish? Or are radical environmentalists exploiting climate fears to restrict your access to American land?

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As it stands, the federal government already owns 640 million acres — nearly one-third of the entire country. At this rate, the government will hit that 30% benchmark with ease. But it doesn’t end there. The next phase is already in play: the “50 by 50” agenda.

That brings me to a piece of legislation most Americans haven’t even heard of: the Sustains Act.

Passed in 2023, the law allows the federal government to accept private funding from organizations, such as BlackRock or the Bill Gates Foundation, to support “conservation programs.” In practice, the law enables wealthy elites to buy influence over how American land is used and managed.

Moreover, the government doesn’t even need the landowner’s permission to declare that your property contributes to “pollination,” or “photosynthesis,” or “air quality” — and then regulate it accordingly. You could wake up one morning and find out that the land you own no longer belongs to you in any meaningful sense.

Where was the outrage then? Where were the online crusaders when private capital and federal bureaucrats teamed up to quietly erode private property rights across America?

American families pay the price

The real danger isn’t in Mike Lee’s attempt to offer more housing near population centers — land that would be limited, clarified, and safeguarded in the final bill. The real threat is the creeping partnership between unelected global elites and our own government, a partnership designed to consolidate land, control rural development, and keep Americans penned in so-called “15-minute cities.”

BlackRock buying entire neighborhoods and pricing out regular families isn’t by accident. It’s part of a larger strategy to centralize populations into manageable zones, where cars are unnecessary, rural living is unaffordable, and every facet of life is tracked, regulated, and optimized.

That’s the real agenda. And it’s already happening , and Mike Lee’s bill would have been an effort to ensure that you — not BlackRock, not China — get first dibs.

I live in a town of 451 people. Even here, in the middle of nowhere, housing is unaffordable. The American dream of owning a patch of land is slipping away, not because of one proposal from a constitutional conservative, but because global powers and their political allies are already devouring it.

Divide and conquer

This controversy isn’t really about Mike Lee. It’s about whether we, as a nation, are still capable of having honest debates about public policy — or whether the online mob now controls the narrative. It’s about whether conservatives will focus on facts or fall into the trap of friendly fire and circular firing squads.

More importantly, it’s about whether we’ll recognize the real land-grab happening in our country — and have the courage to fight back before it’s too late.


This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

URGENT: FIVE steps to CONTROL AI before it's too late!

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By now, many of us are familiar with AI and its potential benefits and threats. However, unless you're a tech tycoon, it can feel like you have little influence over the future of artificial intelligence.

For years, Glenn has warned about the dangers of rapidly developing AI technologies that have taken the world by storm.

He acknowledges their significant benefits but emphasizes the need to establish proper boundaries and ethics now, while we still have control. But since most people aren’t Silicon Valley tech leaders making the decisions, how can they help keep AI in check?

Recently, Glenn interviewed Tristan Harris, a tech ethicist deeply concerned about the potential harm of unchecked AI, to discuss its societal implications. Harris highlighted a concerning new piece of legislation proposed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. This legislation proposes a state-level moratorium on AI regulation, meaning only the federal government could regulate AI. Harris noted that there’s currently no Federal plan for regulating AI. Until the federal government establishes a plan, tech companies would have nearly free rein with their AI. And we all know how slowly the federal government moves.

This is where you come in. Tristan Harris shared with Glenn the top five actions you should urge your representatives to take regarding AI, including opposing the moratorium until a concrete plan is in place. Now is your chance to influence the future of AI. Contact your senator and congressman today and share these five crucial steps they must take to keep AI in check:

Ban engagement-optimized AI companions for kids

Create legislation that will prevent AI from being designed to maximize addiction, sexualization, flattery, and attachment disorders, and to protect young people’s mental health and ability to form real-life friendships.

Establish basic liability laws

Companies need to be held accountable when their products cause real-world harm.

Pass increased whistleblower protections

Protect concerned technologists working inside the AI labs from facing untenable pressures and threats that prevent them from warning the public when the AI rollout is unsafe or crosses dangerous red lines.

Prevent AI from having legal rights

Enact laws so AIs don’t have protected speech or have their own bank accounts, making sure our legal system works for human interests over AI interests.

Oppose the state moratorium on AI 

Call your congressman or Senator Cruz’s office, and demand they oppose the state moratorium on AI without a plan for how we will set guardrails for this technology.

Glenn: Only Trump dared to deliver on decades of empty promises

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The Islamic regime has been killing Americans since 1979. Now Trump’s response proves we’re no longer playing defense — we’re finally hitting back.

The United States has taken direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program. Whatever you think of the strike, it’s over. It’s happened. And now, we have to predict what happens next. I want to help you understand the gravity of this situation: what happened, what it means, and what might come next. To that end, we need to begin with a little history.

Since 1979, Iran has been at war with us — even if we refused to call it that.

We are either on the verge of a remarkable strategic victory or a devastating global escalation. Time will tell.

It began with the hostage crisis, when 66 Americans were seized and 52 were held for over a year by the radical Islamic regime. Four years later, 17 more Americans were murdered in the U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut, followed by 241 Marines in the Beirut barracks bombing.

Then came the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996, which killed 19 more U.S. airmen. Iran had its fingerprints all over it.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, Iranian-backed proxies killed hundreds of American soldiers. From 2001 to 2020 in Afghanistan and 2003 to 2011 in Iraq, Iran supplied IEDs and tactical support.

The Iranians have plotted assassinations and kidnappings on U.S. soil — in 2011, 2021, and again in 2024 — and yet we’ve never really responded.

The precedent for U.S. retaliation has always been present, but no president has chosen to pull the trigger until this past weekend. President Donald Trump struck decisively. And what our military pulled off this weekend was nothing short of extraordinary.

Operation Midnight Hammer

The strike was reportedly called Operation Midnight Hammer. It involved as many as 175 U.S. aircraft, including 12 B-2 stealth bombers — out of just 19 in our entire arsenal. Those bombers are among the most complex machines in the world, and they were kept mission-ready by some of the finest mechanics on the planet.

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To throw off Iranian radar and intelligence, some bombers flew west toward Guam — classic misdirection. The rest flew east, toward the real targets.

As the B-2s approached Iranian airspace, U.S. submarines launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles at Iran’s fortified nuclear facilities. Minutes later, the bombers dropped 14 MOPs — massive ordnance penetrators — each designed to drill deep into the earth and destroy underground bunkers. These bombs are the size of an F-16 and cost millions of dollars apiece. They are so accurate, I’ve been told they can hit the top of a soda can from 15,000 feet.

They were built for this mission — and we’ve been rehearsing this run for 15 years.

If the satellite imagery is accurate — and if what my sources tell me is true — the targeted nuclear sites were utterly destroyed. We’ll likely rely on the Israelis to confirm that on the ground.

This was a master class in strategy, execution, and deterrence. And it proved that only the United States could carry out a strike like this. I am very proud of our military, what we are capable of doing, and what we can accomplish.

What comes next

We don’t yet know how Iran will respond, but many of the possibilities are troubling. The Iranians could target U.S. forces across the Middle East. On Monday, Tehran launched 20 missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar, Syria, and Kuwait, to no effect. God forbid, they could also unleash Hezbollah or other terrorist proxies to strike here at home — and they just might.

Iran has also threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz — the artery through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil flows. On Sunday, Iran’s parliament voted to begin the process. If the Supreme Council and the ayatollah give the go-ahead, we could see oil prices spike to $150 or even $200 a barrel.

That would be catastrophic.

The 2008 financial collapse was pushed over the edge when oil hit $130. Western economies — including ours — simply cannot sustain oil above $120 for long. If this conflict escalates and the Strait is closed, the global economy could unravel.

The strike also raises questions about regime stability. Will it spark an uprising, or will the Islamic regime respond with a brutal crackdown on dissidents?

Early signs aren’t hopeful. Reports suggest hundreds of arrests over the weekend and at least one dissident executed on charges of spying for Israel. The regime’s infamous morality police, the Gasht-e Ershad, are back on the streets. Every phone, every vehicle — monitored. The U.S. embassy in Qatar issued a shelter-in-place warning for Americans.

Russia and China both condemned the strike. On Monday, a senior Iranian official flew to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. That meeting should alarm anyone paying attention. Their alliance continues to deepen — and that’s a serious concern.

Now we pray

We are either on the verge of a remarkable strategic victory or a devastating global escalation. Time will tell. But either way, President Trump didn’t start this. He inherited it — and he took decisive action.

The difference is, he did what they all said they would do. He didn’t send pallets of cash in the dead of night. He didn’t sign another failed treaty.

He acted. Now, we pray. For peace, for wisdom, and for the strength to meet whatever comes next.


This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Globalize the Intifada? Why Mamdani’s plan spells DOOM for America

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If New Yorkers hand City Hall to Zohran Mamdani, they’re not voting for change. They’re opening the door to an alliance of socialism, Islamism, and chaos.

It only took 25 years for New York City to go from the resilient, flag-waving pride following the 9/11 attacks to a political fever dream. To quote Michael Malice, “I'm old enough to remember when New Yorkers endured 9/11 instead of voting for it.”

Malice is talking about Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist assemblyman from Queens now eyeing the mayor’s office. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state representative emerging from relative political obscurity, is now receiving substantial funding for his mayoral campaign from the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

CAIR has a long and concerning history, including being born out of the Muslim Brotherhood and named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror funding case. Why would the group have dropped $100,000 into a PAC backing Mamdani’s campaign?

Mamdani blends political Islam with Marxist economics — two ideologies that have left tens of millions dead in the 20th century alone.

Perhaps CAIR has a vested interest in Mamdani’s call to “globalize the intifada.” That’s not a call for peaceful protest. Intifada refers to historic uprisings of Muslims against what they call the “Israeli occupation of Palestine.” Suicide bombings and street violence are part of the playbook. So when Mamdani says he wants to “globalize” that, who exactly is the enemy in this global scenario? Because it sure sounds like he's saying America is the new Israel, and anyone who supports Western democracy is the new Zionist.

Mamdani tried to clean up his language by citing the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which once used “intifada” in an Arabic-language article to describe the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. So now he’s comparing Palestinians to Jewish victims of the Nazis? If that doesn’t twist your stomach into knots, you’re not paying attention.

If you’re “globalizing” an intifada, and positioning Israel — and now America — as the Nazis, that’s not a cry for human rights. That’s a call for chaos and violence.

Rising Islamism

But hey, this is New York. Faculty members at Columbia University — where Mamdani’s own father once worked — signed a letter defending students who supported Hamas after October 7. They also contributed to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign. And his father? He blamed Ronald Reagan and the religious right for inspiring Islamic terrorism, as if the roots of 9/11 grew in Washington, not the caves of Tora Bora.

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This isn’t about Islam as a faith. We should distinguish between Islam and Islamism. Islam is a religion followed peacefully by millions. Islamism is something entirely different — an ideology that seeks to merge mosque and state, impose Sharia law, and destroy secular liberal democracies from within. Islamism isn’t about prayer and fasting. It’s about power.

Criticizing Islamism is not Islamophobia. It is not an attack on peaceful Muslims. In fact, Muslims are often its first victims.

Islamism is misogynistic, theocratic, violent, and supremacist. It’s hostile to free speech, religious pluralism, gay rights, secularism — even to moderate Muslims. Yet somehow, the progressive left — the same left that claims to fight for feminism, LGBTQ rights, and free expression — finds itself defending candidates like Mamdani. You can’t make this stuff up.

Blending the worst ideologies

And if that weren’t enough, Mamdani also identifies as a Democratic Socialist. He blends political Islam with Marxist economics — two ideologies that have left tens of millions dead in the 20th century alone. But don’t worry, New York. I’m sure this time socialism will totally work. Just like it always didn’t.

If you’re a business owner, a parent, a person who’s saved anything, or just someone who values sanity: Get out. I’m serious. If Mamdani becomes mayor, as seems likely, then New York City will become a case study in what happens when you marry ideological extremism with political power. And it won’t be pretty.

This is about more than one mayoral race. It’s about the future of Western liberalism. It’s about drawing a bright line between faith and fanaticism, between healthy pluralism and authoritarian dogma.

Call out radicalism

We must call out political Islam the same way we call out white nationalism or any other supremacist ideology. When someone chants “globalize the intifada,” that should send a chill down your spine — whether you’re Jewish, Christian, Muslim, atheist, or anything in between.

The left may try to shame you into silence with words like “Islamophobia,” but the record is worn out. The grooves are shallow. The American people see what’s happening. And we’re not buying it.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.