The Morning Report — 10/15/25

Good morning kids. And so with the ceasefire so-called "peace" agreement signed and delivered in Gaza, President Trump laid down the law.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Hamas terrorists would lay down their weapons, or the United States would “disarm them.”

Speaking to reporters during a roundtable with Argentinian President Javier Milei at the White House, Trump said that Hamas has already promised to disarm, which was a major demand in the president’s 20-point peace plan. “They’re going to disarm because they said they were going to disarm,” Trump said. “And if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them.”

“How will you do that?” a reporter asked. “I don’t have to explain that to you, but if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them,” Trump reiterated. “They know I’m not playing games.”

With all due respect to the President, color me highly skeptical. Even if this ceasefire holds for any appreciable length of time, the problem isn't necessarily Hamas nor its caches of weapons. The issue was and always will be Islam. You can disarm Hamas and every other armed Muslim, unless and until you deprogram them and successive generations of Muslims from what the Koran tells them is their duty on this Earth — the death or submission of every infidel on Earth — then despite the blessed liberation of the innocents they held captive and abused for two years, All of this is destined to happen again, perhaps even worse than before.

As I've stated many times, I hold no illusions about Islam reforming itself but perhaps, this next item might hold out a kernel of hope, however subatomic it may be that even some segments of the much talked about Muslim/Arab street might be ripe for change.

With the U.S.-brokered ceasefire providing a breather, Hamas terrorists have crawled out of their tunnels and fanned out into the streets of Gaza —  massacring political rivals and opposing Arab clans to reestablish their reign of terror. It is worth noting that the massive Hamas tunnel network was exclusively for terrorist warfare, and not to shield a single Gaza civilian during the two-year-long war.

Despite the 5 times a day yammering of the Imams and even louder and harder on Fridays about how evil the Jews are, perhaps the truth of who really is the source of their misery as illustrated by this piece, might one day have the salutary effect of breaking through and raising some consciousnesses . Tribalism, xenophobia and hatred are unfortunately a part of human nature. In fits and starts we have somehow managed over the past 2,000 years to generally advance to a level where most people do believe or at the very least aspire to the goal of Live and Let Live. Of course, wars and revolutions and other base desires notwithstanding in that time have dragged us backwards, but the direction has nevertheless has always been towards the light of God and truth.

Evil persists as it always has and human nature being what it is, always will. We must always be on our guard to fight it as well as protect whatever sparks of humanity there are the crop up in the most unexpected place, to try and encourage them.

On that note, one of the brightest sparks here in this country who was taken from us all too soon by the very same sort of retrograde forces I mentioned above, was recognized for his service in advancing the cause of freedom.

President Donald Trump will award Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom today at 4 PM ET. You can watch the livestream below. Today would have been Charlie’s 32nd birthday.

Erika, Charlie’s widow, will attend the ceremony along with those associated with his organization Turning Point USA.

God bless Charlie Kirk's memory. We sure could use a whole lot more like him. And that said, Kirk came onto the sene during the dark days of the Obama years when we seemingly thought we had lost his generation to the insanity of Leftist/Socialist/progressivism and yet he came to the fore and inspired many young people to return to God and also to open their eyes and minds to the insanity all around us. And he along with others helped propel Donald Trump and the MAGA movement forward. That momentum I hope and pray is still with us.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• Erika, Charlie’s widow, will attend the ceremony along with those associated with his organization Turning Point USA.
  Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk
  
• Honoring an American hero.
  Charlie’s Courage

• A new level of coercion in the climate war.
  Weaponizing Ticks: Academics Propose Meat Allergy to Fight Climate Change

CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• Harris said, “At President Trump’s Antifa roundtable last week, Schweitzer’s colleague Seamus Bruner sharing with the administration what they found so far, pointing to guy investigations showing coordination across cities like Portland and Seattle involving people who are paid to participate in the unrest, naming some major funding sources like George Soros, his Open Society Foundations.”
  Schweizer: Trump Administration Will Use IRS to Find Antifa Funding
  
• It knows no bounds.
  Democrat Blood Lust

• Just where is the proverbial line drawn for behavior, words spoken, or actions of a candidate to disqualify him for elected office? 
  What Would it Take for Democrats to Withdraw Support from Jay Jones?
  
• Had he even a modicum of self-awareness, Obama would’ve realized how ridiculous, hypocritical, and flat-out dangerous his accusations were. Which means, of course, he’ll never realize it. 
  Obama Accuses Trump of Wanting to ‘Steal’ and ‘Rig the Next Election’

  
  ISRAEL AND USA vs Hamas, IRAN, et al

• "They know I'm not playing games."
  Trump: Hamas ‘Will Disarm’ Or ‘We Will Disarm Them’ (The only way is to burn every Koran on the planet - jjs)
  
• Gaza woman: “They’re dragging people away, children are screaming and dying, they’re burning our houses. What did we do wrong?”
  “They’re Dragging People Away”: Hamas Begins Mass Executions as Israeli Military Withdraws From Gaza
  
• The Trump-designed peace plan calls for the immediate return of all remaining hostages from Gaza
  Trump, Israel Pile on Pressure as Hamas Fails to Return Hostage Bodies
  
• The guns are silent, relief supplies are being poured into Gaza, IDF troops have withdrawn to agreed areas and the 20 surviving hostages have been released, along with four of the 28 bodies of the dead, the others to be returned when they are found by Hamas. That spikes the most powerful weapon Hamas had.
  Trump’s Gaza plan has resulted in a ceasefire — but the devil lies in the details going forward

• President Donald Trump was heralded Monday as a hero by a grateful Israel that rejoiced in the return of the last living hostages.
  The Man The Left Calls A ‘Nazi’ Just Signed A Peace Deal Protecting Millions Of Jews
  
• As long as Israel allows its enemies to use hostages as leverage, it will never be able to live in peace.
  Never Again: Exchanging Vicious Terrorists For Innocent Hostages

• For two years, beginning within hours of the October 7 attack on Israel, we’ve incessantly heard the “genocide” of Gaza's civilians needs to stop. Where are the celebrations among pro-'Palestinian' protesters?
  Why the 'Anti-Genocide' Dog Didn't Bark

  
  AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS

• “These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law, they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,” Noem said in a statement...
  Feds Reveal Mexican Drug Cartels Placing Bounties on ICE Agents with Help from Antifa, Latin Kings
  
• "This incident is not isolated."
  Rioters In Chicago Hurl Rocks At Feds After Illegal Immigrant Rams Border Patrol Car
  
• Increased scrutiny of platforms enabling doxxing and violence against ICE agents, alongside legal actions against people targeting federal law enforcement.
  Facebook Shuts Down Group Targeting ICE Agents.
  
• The deportation highlights ongoing enforcement of immigration laws and the consequences for illegal immigrants engaging in criminal activity.
  DEPORTED: Illegal Alien Who Organized Anti-ICE Protests.

• A case that should have been thrown out immediately for lack of evidence supporting blue states’ claims is now being appealed to the Supreme Court.
  Records: Blue States Can’t Provide Any Evidence To Defend Anchor Baby Citizenship

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

  
  

• Van Hollen said, “I’ve now voted seven times in the Senate, and will vote an eighth time this evening, to keep the federal government open, but to do so without giving Donald Trump a total blank check to continue his illegal activities, which, from day one, have harmed federal employees, and to deal with the healthcare crisis that is about to be triggered because Republicans left a ticking time bomb on health care. (Destroyed by Obamacare! - jjs)

  Van Hollen: We Won’t Vote to Open Government Because Trump’s Firing Government Employees

  
  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• More than 100 people were involved in a street takeover that included racing vehicles and trying to attack police cruisers with fireworks, cones, poles, among other items, just after 2:00 a.m. on October 5, the Boston Police Department told Fox News.
  Report: Boston ‘Street Takeover’ Ends with Police Cars in Flames
  
• Gunshot-detection technology can help police departments if they use it properly.
  Is ShotSpotter Effective?

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• JPMorganChase on Monday launched a $1.5 trillion initiative to ensure America’s resiliency in key industries such as rare earth minerals and artificial intelligence.
  JPMorganChase Launches $1.5 Trillion Plan to Boost American Manufacturing Critical to National Security

  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
  

• Robert Spencer: The Byzantine Empire stood against jihad, and thereby saved the West, for 800 years.
  The Bulwark

  
  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• The “banned books” lie is still being spread.
  Book Ban Baloney Lives On

  
  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• Robert Zimmerman: "...the important takeaway from this story is that the scientists who claim to know what is going to happen simply don’t know anything. They are guessing, because as the paper above admits, the Earth’s weather and climate are incredibly complex, and our understanding of it is still in its infancy. Remember this when you read the next 'We’re all gonna die!' prediction touted in the propaganda press."
  The hurricane season in 2024 confounded the predictions again
  
• Unwinding the twisted "truths" of the global warming activists.
  Checking In On The Climate: Here Are A Few Facts

  
  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Equal Protection Project to take legal action: “The attacks on him serve as a deterrent to other students who may want to come forward, particularly Israeli or Jewish students who may be afraid that if they do complain about discrimination, their name is going to appear in public and they will be subject to potential threats.”
  Israeli Cornell Student Who Prevailed On Discrimination Complaint Against Anti-Zionist Prof. Eric Cheyfitz Doxxed

• Ismael Jimenez, who oversees Philadelphia schools' social studies curriculum, has discussed his adoration for Shakur for over a year
  Top Philadelphia Public School Official Posts Tributes to Fugitive Cop-Killer Assata Shakur

  
  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• Now is the time to put an end to mystery ballot deliveries in Amazon boxes by enacting voter ID in Maine. Real democracy requires trustworthy elections, and trustworthy elections require voter ID
  Woman Finds 250 Ballots In Amazon Box As Maine Dems Fight Voter ID Law
  
• Something was very wrong with Georgia’s 2020 election conduct, and the state—especially in Fulton County—must improve to ensure election integrity.
  My Conversation With Georgia Election Expert Garland Favorito

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• According to the outlet, the money was given to a businesswoman named Fay Beydoun, who has for quite some time been a supporter of Democrat candidates, according to Bridge Michigan.
  Democrat Donor Faces Embezzlement Probe over $20M Grant from Gretchen Whitmer’s Administration

  POLITICS

• Abigail Spanberger appears to view Harris' famous quote as so idiotic that she has looped Sears saying it in multiple ads.
  Virginia Dem Hits Opponent For Saying Something Dumb. She Was Quoting Kamala Harris.

• The new ranking by The Institute of Legislative Analysis (ILA) expanded and updated the “Trump Score” first fashioned by the now bygone FiveThirtyEight.com, looking at both Republican and Democratic lawmakers’ alignment with Trump’s policies, the ILA press release said. 
  New ‘Trump Score’ Rankings Expose GOP Lawmakers Who Break With President’s Policies
  
• The new large, independent, and unaffiliated voting bloc may well decide the 2026 governor’s race, so perhaps there is hope the state will elect as governor someone less odious than Katie Porter.
  California’s Democrat Drought: Only 190 New Voters After Months of Effort
  
• Silicon Valley’s billionaires are breaking ranks with Democrats, signaling the possible collapse of the party’s once-unshakable “upstairs-downstairs” coalition.
  The Up-Down Coalition Is Turning Red
  
• Red-state rubes who cling to their guns and religion need a Democrat who owns a gun and clings to his Bible.
  A new Beto named James
  
• The city council’s dysfunction could thwart similar reforms nationwide.
  Portland’s Troubled Proportional Representation Experiment

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• “The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike.”
  Trump Announces Another Strike on Drug Boat Near Venezuela
  
• Unlike the U.S. model of power projection, China’s military-civil fusion leverages seemingly commercial assets and supply chain dominance – such as operating the Panama Canal or owning the refining and processing nodes on which Argentine lithium mines depend – to secure overseas economic interests and accrue coercive power.
  Trump’s Dept. of War Must Respond to China finding new allies in Brazil and Peru
  
• While Washington preached climate virtue, Moscow and Beijing built power plants. It’s time for America to reenter Africa’s energy arena with realism, technology, and true partnership.
  American energy diplomacy can spur human flourishing in Africa and counter Beijing and Moscow

  
  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• “The idea of taking the profit motive out of war is not new.”
  Nationalize the Defense Industry

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Similarly, the Swarm data has shown the South Atlantic Anomaly, a major weak area of the field above South America near the equator, has grown significantly eastward towards Africa. That change is important for satellite operations, as spacecraft passing through it experience higher levels of radiation.
  Swarm satellite constellation detects changes in the Earth’s magnetic field during the past decade
  
• I remain very skeptical of any claim that relies on gravitational lensing, because though it is a real phenomenon the uncertainties are so great any detailed conclusions from the data — such as this one — are always suspect. That it was further used to detect a “dark matter” object makes me even more skeptical.
  Astronomers detect lowest mass dark object ever measured using gravitational lensing

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Can Colorado ban treatment that helps kids overcome gender dysphoria?
  Chiles v. Salazar: a Defining Test for the First Amendment

• The comments came in an order released by the high court on Tuesday that listed which pending lower court cases it will and will not be taking up in its 2025-2026 term. Among the cases rejected by the justices was Lee v. Poudre School District R-1, which centers around a lawsuit brought by two sets of parents against the Colorado-based Poudre School District R-1.
  Alito Scolds Lower Courts For Dodging Cases On Schools ‘Transing’ Kids Behind Parents’ Backs
  
• The report, authored by Eric Kaufmann, director of the centre and professor of politics at the University of Buckingham, found that transgender and queer identification has dropped sharply among young Americans in Generation Z since 2023. Kaufmann analyzed troves of data from recent surveys about gender and sexuality, including the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) survey, and surveys from elite institutions like Andover Phillips Academy in Boston and Brown University.
  Report: Transgender Identification in ‘Free Fall’ Among Young Americans
  
• Two sets of parents with minor children at Wellington Middle School in Poudre School District R-1 asked the High Court to revive their lawsuit after lower courts dismissed the case on procedural grounds without considering the merits of the case. The parents argued the “District Secrecy Policies” usurp their parental rights in violation the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
  SCOTUS Rejects Case About Colorado School Hiding Sex Transitions from Parents

  
  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Pope urges “true ecological conversion” and calls for wealth redistribution.
  Pope Leo May Be the Most Radical Pope Yet
  
• Why documentary about America's school closures deserves fair hearing
  ’15 Days’ and Hollywood’s Free Speech Dilemma

  HITHER & YON

• And isolation and loneliness were recurring themes among NDE sufferers.
  70% of people who have a near-death experience make this change — even more than getting a divorce

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