Hamas Releases Video of Trembling and Crying Female Hostage

 Legal Insurrection   

"To those who defend or excuse Hamas, you're complicit in this inhumane act. Every day she remains there is a day the world fails her. We demand her immediate and unconditional release! No more negotiations with terrorists. No more ignoring the plight of hostages like Liri."

19-year-old Liri Albag: “I just want people to remember me, remember my name.” 

"Liri Albag, a young IDF soldier, was brutally kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, 2023. For 456 days, she's been living a nightmare in Gaza, used as a "house slave," forced to cook for her captors while denied the food she prepares. "This isn't some abstract conflict; this is a 19-year-old girl who should be living her life, not enduring psychological terror and exploitation in a terror dungeon. "The world watches, and what do we see? Propaganda videos from Hamas, psychological warfare designed to break her and her family. Her family has endured the pain of seeing her in captivity, the cruelty of receiving a mourner's wreath from Iranian agents, and the ongoing horror of knowing she's alive but out of reach." . . .

"Liri Albag, a young IDF soldier, was brutally kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, 2023. For 456 days, she's been living a nightmare in Gaza, used as a "house slave," forced to cook for her captors while denied the food she prepares. "This isn't some abstract conflict; this is a 19-year-old girl who should be living her life, not enduring psychological terror and exploitation in a terror dungeon. "The world watches, and what do we see? Propaganda videos from Hamas, psychological warfare designed to break her and her family. Her family has endured the pain of seeing her in captivity, the cruelty of receiving a mourner's wreath from Iranian agents, and the ongoing horror of knowing she's alive but out of reach. "To those who defend or excuse Hamas, you're complicit in this inhumane act. Every day she remains there is a day the world fails her. We demand her immediate and unconditional release! No more negotiations with terrorists. No more ignoring the plight of hostages like Liri." . . .

Hamas releases video with sign of life from 19-year-old hostage Liri Albag

Why Were Feminists So Silent After 10/7? And Why Are They Still Silent? Did the feminist movement die on Oct 7th, 2023?

We Know When Trump Will Be Sentenced in Hush Money Case

Matt Vespa: Townhall  

"NEW YORK (AP) — Judge orders Donald Trump to appear for sentencing in the hush money case on Jan. 10, 2025." NewsWire

"The headline reads like a punch to the gut: Judge Juan Merchan announced President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sentenced on January 10. It will be before the inauguration. The bad news is that this guy won’t let it go despite the overt political circus surrounding this case. The good news is that Judge Merchan already said that no jail time will be issued (via WaPo):' ...   

"CNN Senior Legal Analyst Describes How The Trump Conviction Was A Political Hit Job " 1. "The judge donated money... in plain violation of a rule prohibiting New York judges from making political donations—to a pro-Biden, anti-Trump political operation." 2. Alvin Bragg boasted on the campaign trail in an overwhelmingly Democrat county, “It is a fact that I have sued Trump over 100 times.” 3. "Most importantly, the DA’s charges against Trump push the outer boundaries of the law and due process." 4. "The charges against Trump are obscure, and nearly entirely unprecedented. In fact, no state prosecutor — in New York, or Wyoming, or anywhere — has ever charged federal election laws as a direct or predicate state crime, against anyone, for anything. None. Ever." 5. The DA inflated misdemeanors past the statute of limitations and "electroshocked them back to life" by alleging the falsification of business records was committed 'with intent to commit another crime.' 6. "Inexcusably, the DA refused to specify what those unlawful means actually were — and the judge declined to force them to pony up — until right before closing arguments. So much for the constitutional obligation to provide notice to the defendant of the accusations against him in advance of trial." 7. "In these key respects, the charges against Trump aren’t just unusual. They’re bespoke, seemingly crafted individually for the former president and nobody else." 8. "The Manhattan DA’s employees reportedly have called this the “Zombie Case” because of various legal infirmities, including its bizarre charging mechanism. But it’s better characterized as the Frankenstein Case, cobbled together with ill-fitting parts into an ugly, awkward, but more-or-less functioning contraption that just might ultimately turn on its creator." . . .

Why Not Arrest President Biden Before He Can Pardon Himself? "According to a breaking story in the New York Post, the "mentally fatigued" President has been asleep at the wheel for the last four years. Read it here.

"Biden actually “skipped out on a phone call from the chair of the powerful House Arms Services Committee right before the US’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"The ICC, (International Criminal Court), should issue arrest warrants for Biden and for all those Democratic Party leaders, (who hid his cognitive disabilities), for their knowing and purposeful failure in the matter of Afghanistan. We, the American people should sue him and the Democrats for the lost American #Marine and Afghan ally and civilian lives; the consequent #Taliban torture of Afghan civilians; the Taliban's subsequent persecution of Afghan women; and for the loss of 7 billion dollars in American military equipment. These are both moral, criminal, and civil crimes.

In my opinion, once America withdrew from Afghanistan in August of 2021, Putin knew that Biden/Obama's America would never stop him And thus, Putin invaded Ukraine on February, 2022. The issue of Ukraine is also on Biden. Oh, I could go on...Iran, the entire Middle East, Israel—all of Obama/Biden’s foreign policy. Only now that President Trump has been re-elected do we begin to learn about the cover-up and the many and enormous policy failures on Biden’s watch.

Joe Biden: The Most Dangerous Man in America

 For the next three weeks America must watch a Biden presidency with nothing left to lose.  

"His foreign policy was feckless, emboldening America’s adversaries around the world.  A humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan told every enemy all they needed to know."

"Joe Biden is now the most dangerous man in America.  He has nothing left to lose and no support remaining but that of America’s far Left.  He and those acting in his name are no longer constrained by concern over legacy and have the expansive powers of the presidency at their disposal until Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20.

"Had it not been for his presidential aspirations, Joe Biden’s Senate career would have been memorable only in Delaware; his legacy would have been longevity. But presidential aspirations raised the legacy bar, even as Biden repeatedly failed to meet it.

"His first two failed presidential runs were marred by plagiarism in 1988 and a gaffe of a slur of Obama in 2008.  Still the second failure was somehow enough to allow him to fill the traditional role of vice president — being what the nominee is not — for Obama. For eight years he was more Obama’s comic foil than copilot.

"His third failure at the presidential nomination followed in 2016, when Obama withheld his endorsement in favor of Hillary Clinton.

"Not until 2020 was Biden finally able to break through to the nomination as a Left-heavy Democrat field split their support and allowed Biden in by the back door.  It also revealed his presidential fate early on: the closer he got to the presidency, the less he was seen to measure up to it.

"Biden won the presidency the same way he had the nomination: by backing into it.  Despite a global pandemic, nationwide lockdowns, civil unrest, and his own absence from the public, he won the electoral college by virtue of 77,000 votes spread over four states.

"Once in the White House, Biden continued to measure down.  He rapidly racked up a legacy of failure across his presidency’s policy areas." . . .

. . ."That an incapacitated president was allowed to stay in office for years is surely the greatest scandal in the history of the U.S. presidency.  Again, Biden’s legacy found plumbed new depths.

"By any objective measure, Biden has no presidential legacy left.  It is no longer clear to what extent and for how long he was even president.  Therein lies the danger of his presidency’s remaining days." . . . 

Biden Regime Has Nothing to Lose   

But this time, you should expect whoever is running the Biden administration--God knows it isn't Joe Biden--to do as much damage as possible on the way out because there is no way to damage Joe Biden's reputation any more than it already has been. 

 . . ."Biden was always a tool of those who really ran the show, and nothing can be done to save his reputation. So why not use him without regard to his future reputation? His reputation is in tatters, will never be revived, and he will shed his mortal coil soon enough. And, most of all, he is barely sentient and largely unaware of what is being done in his name. He may be lucid enough to take orders from his wife to pardon Hunter and may still be aware enough to love poking Donald Trump in the eye, but I doubt that he is paying much attention to matters not near and dear to his heart. 

"Some of these efforts can be undone quickly by Trump, but I expect that we will learn that many of them will take a massive effort to undo once they are found."

‘Worst People on Earth’: Biden Announces Presidential Medals of Freedom for Hillary Clinton, George Soros

 Rusty Weiss  

"But then, it's clear we've reached that stage of Biden's dismal presidency where he starts handing out awards to people simply for being Trump haters." . . . 

President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 individuals on Saturday. 

The recipients include former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and billionaire Democratic megadonor George Soros, as well as a bevy of celebrities from the world of entertainment and sports.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States, given to individuals who have made exceptionally meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the nation, world peace, culture, or other significant public or private endeavors.

A ceremony is to be held later today.

The White House, in making the announcement, declared Clinton, Soros, and the other award winners to be "individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.” 

“President Biden believes great leaders keep the faith, give everyone a fair shot, and put decency above all else,” a statement reads. “These nineteen Americans are great leaders
who have made America a better place. They are great leaders because they are good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the world.” . . .

. . ."Nay. Clinton and Soros have indisputably made America worse by their very presence. And folks on X made their opinions very clear.

"Seriously, two of the worst people on earth. This could be a @TheBabylonBee article with how unbelievable it is," wrote Natalie Danelishen, an administrative assistant at the Free Cities Foundation.

"The standards for this award are a total joke!" another remarked.

One individual quipped, "Well Biden just made the Presidential Medal of Freedom totally worthless." . . .

Stunning New Information From Vegas Authorities on Cybertruck Explosion Gives Insight Into Motive

 RedState

. . ."Below are some of the key details disclosed in Friday afternoon's presser:"

• Authorities recovered the phone of Matthew Livelsberger, the 37-year-old man believed to be the driver of the Cybertruck. The phone was damaged in the explosion, but they were able to extract the data. 
• There was an app on the phone that Livelsberger used to take notes. One of the notes is titled "Surveillance Log," which "appears to be more of a journal of activity." The log dates from the 10 days preceding the incident. 
• The journal includes multiple locations that match his identified route, as well as activities, including purchasing firearms, camping equipment, and other types of equipment used in the incident. 
• They're classifying the incident as a "suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device" (Suicide-VBED).
• The coroner determined that Livelsberger sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound, describing it as "intra-orbital," meaning he placed the gun in his mouth and discharged it, with the round coming out the left side of his head. 
• To confirm that Livelsberger was the only individual in the vehicle, they made a variety of photo and video comparisons to match the clothing (including a jacket he was seen wearing in surveillance video taken while he was parking the truck in Las Vegas).
• Tesla sent engineers to Las Vegas to help extract data from the vehicle. They were able to extract an SDMI chip from the vehicle. Tesla was able to confirm from the data that the vehicle was not in full self-driving mode at any time during the incident.
• As to motive, they're still going through all the data, but the note application contained two letters. One was addressed to "Fellow service members, veterans, and all Americans," and said, "Time to wake up. We are being led by weak and feckless leadership who only serve to enrich themselves."
• The letters include a variety of grievances and issues — some political, some personal. They intend to release them as quickly as possible. 
• The other letter includes the comment, "We are the United States of America, the best country people to ever exist! But right now we are terminally ill and headed toward collapse." The note continued: 
  • "This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives?
  • "Why did I personally do it now? I needed to cleanse my mind of the brothers I've lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took."
• There is no evidence that this event is connected to the Bourbon Street Massacre that occurred earlier on New Year's Day. The only things connecting them are what they believe to be coincidental similarities — i.e., that both vehicles were rented via the Turo app, and both subjects served in the military. There has been no telephonic or email communication found between the two subjects and there is no information suggesting that they knew each other, served in the same unit, or interacted. 
• They have not identified any connection between Livelsberger and any terrorist organization. 
• Through interviews with family members, friends, associates, and other military members with whom Livelsberger served, and have found no animosity toward President-elect Donald Trump. 
• Livelsberger likely suffered from PTSD and likely had other family issues or personal grievances that may have been contributing factors. 
• They believe he acted alone and have found no evidence indicating otherwise to this point. All video footage reviewed shows him alone.
• DNA obtained from a family member confirmed Livelsberger's identity. 
• The case ultimately appears to be a case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran struggling with PTSD and other issues. 
• A tip they received after the bombing occurred, which they note is "floating around out there" and may be on podcasts, seemed to describe some of his personal grievances. They have not conclusively determined that it is from Livelsberger but feel confident, based on evidence they're uncovering on his devices, that it was, in fact, from him. (Note: This appears to be in reference to an email "manifesto" that is now circulating online. It is shown in Shawn Ryan's tweet below. The video of Ryan's full interview with "Samosaur," the recipient of the email, is embedded below, as well.)
• Prior to this incident, Livelsberger was not on the FBI's radar. He did not have a criminal history, and there would have been no reason to look into him. 
• The firearms purchased on December 30, 2024, were tracked down as a lawful purchase at a gun store in Colorado. Livelsberger arrived at the store on December 27, initiated the purchase via ATF Form 4473, and paid for the firearms recovered from the Tesla on that date. On the 30th, he returned to the store and took possession of the firearms. On both dates, video shows Livelsberger as the sole occupant of the Tesla. 

Liberal Professor MOCKS Donald Trump in Front of BARRON – His Response Leaves Everyone Speechless!

Hidden Stories "A heated moment unfolded when a liberal professor criticized Donald Trump during a college lecture with Barron Trump sitting in the front row. What happened next turned the classroom silent and left everyone reflecting on the power of words and actions. "Discover the unexpected turn of events that had the entire class buzzing and sparked a conversation far beyond the lecture hall. This is a story of composure, perspective, and the surprising impact of one student's response."

Eric Swalwell Skates Straight Into Brick Wall in Swipe at Sen. Kennedy After Bourbon Street Attack

RedState; Sister Toljah . . .

. . . "The first thing I thought when I read that was "Swalwell was allowed on an FBI briefing call?" Considering his, um, questionable history when it comes to national security, I wasn't the only one:

"The second thing I thought was "What kind of person takes a cheap shot at a grieving colleague in the aftermath of what happened this week?"

"There was also this, from former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen:

I’ve met you off camera and you’re quite normal, even nice. But then you get on camera and suggest you’ve seen classified evidence Donald Trump was a Russian agent — only to have the Mueller probe find that was a conspiracy theory. You might want to remove the beam from your own eye before pointing out the splinter in your neighbor’s eye.

"I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Swalwell, who isn't fit to be in the same room with Kennedy much less to be speaking about him with such disdain, does actually have one thing in common with him.  Swalwell, like Kennedy, is the same person he is on the screen that he is when the cameras aren't rolling. 

"The difference, however, is that Kennedy is a great, honorable man, leader, and national treasure. Swalwell, on the other hand, well, in the interests of keeping this piece family-friendly, I'll leave it to readers to debate who and what he is."

The National Nightmare Is Ending; Victor Davis Hanson

Daily Signal  

"Even Trump’s traditional enemies, whether on Wall Street, Silicon Valley, or in corporate board rooms are whispering that they secretly are delighted with their old nemesis’s dream of more and cheaper energy, less government regulation and taxation, and confidence again that everything is now possible when a government says an exhilarant yes to dreams rather than a crabby no to them."

"Après Biden, “L’audace, l’audace, encore l’audace, toujours l’audace!”

To paraphrase mixed French 18th-century memorable quotations: After Biden, follows not the deluge, but now daring, and still more daring, and always more daring.

"Why?

"A combination of two self-evident truths.

"Joe Biden’s inept administration proved an ungodly disaster, not just for America but for the West as well, who looked abroad for a stronger America but found it weaker.

"And second, Trump Invictus is now liberated—“In the fell clutch of circumstance /I have not winced nor cried aloud, /Under the bludgeonings of chance /My head is bloody, but unbowed.”

"He is without worry over another election, or a discredited and defanged media (“so doves do peck the falcon’s piercing talons”), much less a third Nancy Pelosi-contrived impeachment." . . .

"In sum, our weakest president is to be followed by our most audacious.

"Biden’s bumbling arrogance nearly destroyed the American military in Kabul. It ruined Western deterrence. It showered the creepy Taliban with a multibillion-dollar windfall arsenal.

"His lies, his incompetence, and, yes, his narcissism demoralized Americans and our allies, but at least ensured he would never reach 50% approval again." . . .

MSNBC's Joy Reid Disgustingly Uses Deadly New Orleans Terrorist Attack to Blame 'American Violence'

RedState   

"Reid's blatant racism, disdain for a country that has afforded her the opportunity to acquire wealth while spewing bitterness, hatred, and overall smugness is beyond the bounds of decency. " 

"MSNBC's Joy Reid did on Thursday what Joy Reid always does after an incredible act of violence in America; she blamed everyone except the alleged attacker — including America.

"On Thursday's disgusting episode of "The ReidOut," the ever-bitter host exploited the Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans as only she can.

We begin tonight with what should be a happy new year but instead, it’s a tragic one marred by violence and death. 14 people were killed and more than 30 injured, when a 42-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas rammed a pickup truck into a crowd during new year’s celebrations on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

"Let's analyze that absurd second sentence from the perspective of intent. 

"Was the intent to accurately and fully describe the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, for MSNBC viewers, or was it to emphasize that Jabbar was an American citizen and Army veteran? (Pick "b.") Were it the intent of Reid and MSNBC to accurately describe the details, the sentence would have read something like: "... Jabbar, a 42-year-old radicalized Muslim who had previously sworn allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS on multiple occasions... " 

"Reid's next intent was to personalize Jabbar's victims in a sick effort to further show the evils of "American violence."

Another 18-year-old and high school graduate was also killed, according to her mother this was an act of terrorism, and now my baby is gone. Don’t go anywhere. It’s a line that underscores the seemingly endless age of American violence. These victims, young, diverse, full of promise, out with friends as they should be on New Years Eve, represent the America we should have.

"Beyond disgusting." . . .

More Joy Reid:  MSNBC's Joy Reid Compares Opposition to 'Gender-Affirming Care' for 'Trans' Kids to Nazism 

 . . ."The point? It would take just one so-called "transgender" athlete (a biological male)- to seriously hurt, or God forbid kill, a female athlete in a women's sporting event, and I'm talking about accidentally doing so. Sorry, Ms. Reid, we're still unconvinced."

NYC subways have seen attacks for 5 days in a row — despite cops, National Guard and even the Guardian Angels on patrol

 “The violence isn’t going to stop until the powers that be begin to understand pattern recognition and legislate accordingly,” she said. “And the reality is that these crimes are being perpetrated either by illegal migrants or mentally disturbed individuals with priors.”

NY Post  "The Big Apple subway system has been wracked by five straight days of violence amid a spike in transit crime — despite the NYPD, National Guard and even the crime-crusading Guardian Angels on patrol.

"The horrifying Dec. 22 torching death of a New Jersey straphanger on a Brooklyn F train was only the beginning of the latest underground crime spree, which has seen five people stabbed or slashed and a 45-year-old straphanger thrown under a Manhattan subway train since Sunday.

"For some city politicians, it’s reached the breaking point.

“ 'New Yorkers do not feel safe on our subways, despite the nonsense that Gov. [Kathy] Hochul is spouting,” city Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) said Thursday. “We need to prioritize public safety over empty political rhetoric, especially now that Albany is forcing more people into public transportation thanks to their latest congestion pricing tax.

" 'More Guardsmen is great for optics, but what we really need to do is untie the hands of the NYPD and let them start doing their jobs again,” Ariola said." . . .  Full article...

Buttigieg ridiculed for comparing Joe’s accomplishments to the Hoover Dam

"Former mayor of the college town of South Bend, IN, Buttigieg was derisively nicknamed “Pothole Pete” for his inability to oversee even the most simple road repairs. Yet, he was tapped by Biden to head up the department responsible for the entire country’s transportation infrastructure where he has been a miserable failure." . . .

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Buttigieg ridiculed for comparing Joe’s accomplishments to the Hoover Dam 

"Outgoing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was mocked as a fool after his effort to burnish the legacy of his soon-to-be ex-boss, suggesting that President Joe Biden’s accomplishments should be viewed in a historic context.

"On New Year’s Eve, Buttigieg, who only got his important job because he’s openly gay, posted a video to his X account hailing Biden and fellow DEI hire Kamala Harris for their “Big Deal” for infrastructure and ludicrously claiming that their work will one day be viewed as a titanic achievement, much like the Hoover Dam." . . .

"Name 1 "Big Deal" Peter. Internet access? EV Charging stations? East Palestine, Racist bridges? You and the entire DEI disaster of the Biden Administration will be forgotten in days after leaving!" Tony Bruno

Issues & Insights: Biden’s Boondoggles Boggle The Mind   "As President Joe Biden counts down the days he has left in office, he’s busy trying to burnish his legacy. What he should be doing is apologizing for unleashing waste and fraud of epic proportions.

"Politico, to its credit, this week reported on where the $1.6 trillion that Biden approved in spending ($1.1 trillion) and tax breaks ($500 billion-plus) for “clean energy” and infrastructure investments went.

"The good news is that most of it hasn’t been spent. The bad news is that the rest appears to have vanished without a trace.

"Politico found that more than half of the $1.1 trillion in new spending hasn’t even been “obligated,” which is the first step in dispensing the cash. In May, it reported that only $125 billion of that $1.1 trillion had actually “gone out the door.”

"In other words, all of Biden’s bragging about his unprecedented “investments” in clean energy and infrastructure programs was bogus." . . .

Muslim guests on Piers Morgan show go crazy and start shouting to stop Douglas Murray from destroying the false narrative about the war in the Middle

Canada Free Press 

Photo added by TD

"Watch: Muslim guests on Piers Morgan show go crazy and start shouting to stop Douglas Murray from destroying the false narrative about the war in the Middle East.

"Here are the facts:

1. Hamas is an Islamic terrorist organization. Hamas is also the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

2. A terrorist organization is not a reliable source of information.

3. The same Hamas terrorists who initiated the ongoing war since October 7th, 2023, provide the media and the UN with fake data and disinformation about the war in Gaza.

4. Israel has no interest in harming innocent civilians. On the other hand, all Hamas does is targeting innocent civilians in Israel while using the civilians of Gaza as human shields.

5. Hamas can end the ongoing war in Gaza by releasing all the Israeli hostages and laying down their weapons!

DC Draino  "Why is it that Pro-Palestine folks march in the streets almost every time an Islamic terrorist attack kills innocent people?  This didn’t use to happen."

 Watch: Palestinian Hamas terrorist explains his desire to go into a nursery in Israel and slaughter all the Jewish children and babies as a human sacrifice for the sake of Allah (God of Islam). As you can see in this documentary, Palestinian Muslims believe that murdering Jews and other non-Muslims for the sake of Allah gives them a one-way ticket to the Muslim paradise where each "martyr" receives 72 slave virgins.  More from Lisa Rosen

Documentation of Crimes Against Humanity

She's fine with it all.