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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Zelenskyy Outlines His 20-Point Terms During Fox News Interview
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears on Fox News for an interview with Bret Baier. Within the interview Zelenskyy gives some context and details to the 20-point plan organized between him and the EU Leaders, currently being reviewed and modified by President Trump, Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner.
The two remaining issues as described by Zelenskyy are the (1) security guarantees and (2) the territorial issue, Donbas control.
(1) Within the security guarantee proposal there are troubling signs. Zelenskyy describes it as a bilateral agreement between the USA and Ukraine, with similar constructs to the NATO alignment. A non-NATO pact between the U.S. and Ukraine that commits us to his defense if Russia would advance another attack. A 15-year guarantee committed in U.S. law through the U.S. House and Senate. This sounds troubling.
(2) On the territorial issue, regional control of the Donbas, Zelenskyy appears to be willing to cede territory but only under very limited circumstances. Zelenskyy wants a demilitarized zone under the term “a free economic zone” with specific rules.
Zelenskyy admits Ukraine cannot win the conflict against Russia without the United States involvement. Essentially without America, Russia would own the skies and be able to crush the Ukrainian army. WATCH:
Rubio Calls Out Europe: U.S. Embassies Ordered to Report on Mass Migration Abuses
The Democrats and the media will never report on an important facet of the “let-them-all-in” illegal immigration policies of former President Biden and the current-day Euros: the staggering human cost. Sex trafficking, brutal violence, and extortion are just a few of the abuses immigrants faced as they rushed toward our wide-open southern border under Ole Joe and to Europe's friendly confines to this day, but according to the press, it’s Trump who’s cruel for trying to clean up the mess.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is concerned about the human misery that was allowed to fester around the world, and he’s doing something about it: ordering U.S. embassies in the Western hemisphere to report on human rights violations that diplomats witness on their watch.
He added a second tweet:
"Millions of migrants and waves of deadly drugs have flowed to America’s borders on transnational routes operated by terror organizations. Mass migration has endangered American citizens, threatened the economic security of American workers, and strained America’s asylum system," the State Department added in another post.
The department noted that "narco-terror" groups involved in facilitating mass migration also participate in egregious human rights violations.
The reality, the department wrote, is that despite all the glowing “Maryland man” type stories, the suffering we’ve allowed to occur is horrific and puts Western civilization at risk:
The narco-terror organizations that facilitate mass migration routinely engage in child trafficking, forced labor, sexual assault, and other heinous human rights abuses that threaten the citizens of nations throughout the Western Hemisphere and undermine the rule of law.
Trump has not only effectively stopped illegal immigration here in the homeland, but he’s put the Europeans on notice that their unfettered immigration policies are a civilizational risk:
President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy also highlighted the issue, raising concerns about the perils of unchecked immigration and transnational criminal groups and offering blunt warnings that Europe risked “civilizational erasure” due to migrants.
Trump, in his second term, has moved on multiple fronts to narrow both legal and illegal immigration pathways in the US. That’s included carrying out mass deportations, reinstating a travel ban on migrants from select countries, drastically reducing the number of refugee admissions, and imposing high fees on visas for skilled workers.
Expect Rubio to continue using the State Department to pressure countries into coming to terms with the fact that many of them are essentially committing suicide. Will they listen? Based on what we’ve been seeing from them in recent years, the prognosis is not good.
Nevertheless, he and Trump are right to be their damndest to wake up our friends across The Pond. You almost want to shout at them, "Wake the hell up!"
Peace Through Strength: US Military Surpasses Recruitment Goals Under Trump-Era Policies
The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force have all reached their recruitment goals for 2025 months in advance, according to an X post from the official White House account.
"PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH," the post read. "Thanks to President Trump's restoration of the warrior ethos, the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force all reached their recruitment goals months in advance."
The U.S. Army enlisted 51,837 recruits by late April (85 percent of its 61,000 goal), and fully met the 61,000 target by June. It recorded its best December in 15 years with nearly 350 daily enlistments, alongside 14,000 in the Delayed Entry Program. The Navy also had a record year, approaching 20-year enlistment peaks, while the Air Force hit record early-2025 numbers with unprecedented Delayed Entry Program numbers. The Space Force contributed as well to overall double-digit overages across branches, and the National Guard exceeded its enlistment goals by December.
The fix? Quite simple.
President Trump and Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, quickly set the precedent that the military was not there to run inclusive recruitment ads, try and do their part to fight climate change, or participate in DEI policy, damaging the military's efficacy. They were there to ensure that the United States could win a war, recruiting young men and women eager to serve their country, all held to the same standards and trained to be the most powerful fighting force on the face of the globe.
Protests Erupt Across Iran As Angry People Flood Streets
The mullahs have ruled in Iran since 1979.
That's a long time.
But there are still people who remember what it was like in the country before. They remember what it was like to have more freedom then. There have been resistance movements ever since, inside and outside Iran, trying to bring change.
They've had moments in the past where things seemed to come close, such as with the Green Movement that started in 2009, and had hundreds of thousands in the streets. But Barack Obama was in office in 2009, so their hopes of any support were dashed. Then, too, in 2016, he secretly flew $400 million to Iran.
The money was owed as part of a failed arms deal prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but payment coincided with the release of four Americans held in Tehran. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jay Solomon, the Wall Street Journal reporter who broke the story.
So you had millions that went to helping to prop up the terrorist state.
But the Iranians are a persistent people, it would appear, especially when you hurt them in their wallets and make it challenging to survive. We're at another one of those moments in history where hope has sparked again in the country, and people are in the streets, calling for change.
Nationwide strikes and protests by merchants continued across Iran, with shops shuttered in major commercial hubs including Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Lalehzar Street, Naser Khosrow and Istanbul Square. Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans calling for the downfall of the ruling clerics and demanding the leadership step aside.
Video circulating online showed protesters inside a major shopping complex in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar chanting, "Have no fear, we are all together," while hurling insults at security forces and calling them shameless.
Additional footage from Tehran’s bazaar districts showed crowds chanting "Death to the dictator," calling on merchants to shut down their shops and demanding President Masoud Pezeshkian step aside, as voices in the video said businesses had closed in protest.
It also spread to other cities. They even appeared to be causing the police to retreat in one video.
Some were calling for the return of the Shah.
It's not hard to see one of the main reasons why they are ticked off. We talk about inflation; this is inflation.
The Iranian rial has fallen to a new record low against the U.S. dollar. Official data show year-on-year inflation reached 52.6% in December, while average annual inflation was 42.2%.
There are also severe water and energy shortages.
This takes courage, recalling the stand of "Tank Man" who stood against the Chinese government tanks during the Tiananmen Square protest.
I wish them much luck.
More Dividing – Mark Levin Explodes on Young Conservative Voices
A few context points on this: #1) Mark Levin has a direct and personal line to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Levin can and does talk to ‘Bibi’ all the time. #2) If Levin was confident in the position of President Trump toward Israel, this would not be needed. #3) This same level of toxicity is also being directed toward Trump’s vice-president, JD Vance.
This is the current state of mind of Mark Levin:
Toward Megyn Kelly (3.6 million followers]
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Toward Jack Posobiec (3.2 million followers):
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What’s going on?
It is exactly what I said was happening – SEE HERE.
The use of Alinsky tactics is a left-wing approach.
This sudden debate over supporting the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not surface organically in early 2025. It was planned and then stimulated as a wedge issue to divide the MAGA movement and begin a larger process to restore the Big Club control of Republican politics.
♦ You Can’t be ‘MAGA’ If You’re Anti-Israel ~ Benjamin Netanyahu
According to those inside America who are pushing the division: if you do not support the policies of Netanyahu, you are an antisemite, a hater of Israel. This wedge issue, when coupled with the three-stage Alinsky tactic to isolate, ridicule and marginalize, can be used effectively to shrink the ‘Big Tent’ and restore the Big Club.
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The important element is how the toxic outcome -the division- benefits the traditional Republicans, the traditional Republican Party control officers, the traditional party “conservatives”. Put another way, division – regardless of how it is achieved, returns the party to the people who controlled the illusion of choice.
Instead of the Bush machine, Sea Island group or the Traditional GOP confronting MAGA directly, those same operatives simply use the wedge issue of Israel to say, ‘you’re either with us or against us‘.
We have been watching this unfold all year.
Who benefits? The Big REPUBLICAN Club.
♦ Turning Point USA: This narrative is a little more direct and easier to understand. A big part of the MAGA win in 2024 was due to the youth movement. The Big Club needs to manage that crowd if they are going to return to control. TPUSA represents a significant political ground game for any candidate. With thousands of chapters, Christian values and high energy, Turning Point can be a formidable Get Out the Vote (GOTV) operation.
Injecting the Israel support -vs- antisemite wedge into TPUSA is intended to diminish their influence, internally divide their membership and weaken the capability of the organization to deliver influence in the 2028 election. Ben Shapiro et al versus Tucker Carlson et al. Again, we see Alinsky methods deployed by the Big Club.
TPUSA is now the proxy representing JD Vance. Labeling TPUSA as an antisemitic group supports the objectives of the Big Club and eventually, Ron DeSantis. [NOTE: This operation will continue]
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The Babylon Bee Announces Its 'Persons Of The Year' Awards For 2025
As we close out 2025, the time has come to announce the greatest of all awards, that prize far more coveted than a mere Nobel Prize or Oscar. After hours of intense debate, countless votes, and the sacking of two employees, we are now ready to reveal The Babylon Bee's Persons of the Year:
Straight Person of the Year: Tim Walz
Easily the number one hetero.
Healthy Person of the Year: Ariana Grande
The absolute picture of health and wellness.
Person with Best Jeans: Bill Thompson of Ames, Iowa
Sorry, Sydney. Bill's got you beat.
Not Dead Person of the Year: Joe Biden
Way to go, Joe!
Sane, Rational Person of the Year: Candace Owens
Well-deserved.
Skinny Person of the Year: Your mom
Didn't see that one coming.
Sober Person of the Year: Kamala Harris
The spitting image of sobriety.
Chaste Person of the Year: Bill Clinton
You did it, Bill.
Principled Person of the Year: Chip & Joanna Gaines
No compromising values here.
Fly Ball Catcher of the Year: Aaron Judge
Two years in a row!
Normal-looking Person of the Year: Ed Sheeran
Just look at how normal he appears.
Manliest Person of the Year: Justin Trudeau
When we think testosterone, we think Justin.
Athlete of the Year: That WNBA player who made a layup
Great job, what's her name.
Sexiest Man of the Year: Tom Homan
TOM. FRIGGIN. HOMAN.
Sexiest Woman of the Year: Our wives
Love you, honey.
United Methodist Pastor of the Year: Satan
The Lord of Darkness does it again.
American Citizen of the Year: Kilmar Abrego Garcia
No one captures the American spirit better.
Christian Person of the Year: Donald J. Trump
Congratulations to the President on his ninth consecutive selection.
Cherish these awards, friends. We'll see you in 2026!