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US Air Force Takes Steps To Silence Bible Believing Christians In It’s Ranks

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY. Section 2.11 of the 27-page Air Force Instruction AFI 1-1 Standards of Conduct is the latest salvo in a battle over religious bias and Christian proselytizing in the military branch. It calls on officers and supervisors to “avoid the actual or apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion.”

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Just days before retiring as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Norton Schwartz issued a document designed to dictate the conduct of U.S. airmen worldwide — all violations enforceable by military law. For the first time, amid regulations on tattoo size and flag handling etiquette, it laid down the law on religious proselytizing by leaders: Don’t do it.

“It certainly is important and binding … and it could lead to punishment…”

Section 2.11 of the 27-page Air Force Instruction AFI 1-1 Standards of Conduct is the latest salvo in a battle over religious bias and Christian proselytizing in the military branch. It calls on officers and supervisors to “avoid the actual or apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion.”

The document’s section on religion echoes a memo Schwartz sent out to all Air Force leadership on religion last September, but adds the threat of penalty for violations.

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY,” the memo says in bold, adding that “failure to adhere to the standards set out in this instruction can form the basis for adverse action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).”

“It carries a lot of weight inasmuch as it’s careful to point out that an individual who violates it can be subject to court martial,” said Gary Solis, who teaches military law at Georgetown University. “So the things that are covered in the document, which are very wide ranging, open up violations to court martial prosecution, that is federal conviction should there be a conviction. So it carries significant weight.”

What is harder to predict is how AFI 1-1 — called by an Air Force Press release “the capstone act” of Schwartz’s 29-year career — will be interpreted, distributed and enforced where it applies to religion.

“It certainly is important and binding … and it could lead to punishment. But then it could lead to punishment if you wear your hat backwards,” said Elizabeth Hillman, professor of law at University of California Hastings College of Law and President of the National Institute of Military Justice. “It is still going to be up to individual commanding officers to decide what’s OK and what’s not. They have a great deal of discretion.”

As in U.S. public institutions more broadly, there has been a long string of battles between those in the military who want to root out religious content and others, mainly fundamentalist Christians, who argue that to do so impinges on religious freedom. source – NBC News

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Trump Tells Mexico He’s Coming For Them Next As US Navy P-8 Poseidon Spy Plane Conducts Surveillance And Reconnaissance Missions Over Tijuana

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After launching a military strike on Venezuela, conqueror Trump now has US Navy P-8 Poseidon spy planes circling over Mexico

On our Podcast today, we dropped this stunning bomb: After conduction a military strike on Venezuela and capturing Maduro, Donald Trump has now set his sites on Columbia, Cuba, Canada, Greenland, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, Belize, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Mexico. Mexico may be next as US Navy P-8 Poseidon spy planes have been conducting Surveillance and reconnaissance missions over Tijuana. Go watch the Podcast for the whole story.

“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.” Psalm 55:21 (KJB)

One of the questions that comes to my mind is, after exerting the will of the American government over some or all of the nations on his conquest list, what happens when some other nation or nations decides they now see America as the threat, and come after us? The Danish prime minister has had enough of Trump’s threats and said “If the United States decides to militarily attack another NATO country, then everything would stop — that includes NATO and therefore post-World War II security,” No one with half a functioning brain thinks Trump is angling for peace threatening Greenland, his Imperialist appetite is readily seen by all. It’s funny, there used to be a difference between Trump’s QAnon supporters and his MAGA followers, but it’s nearly impossible to be able to make that distinction any longer. They wholeheartedly approve of his path to war, and are clamouring loudly for it. Trump water carrier Matt Walsh said “I totally support turning other countries in our hemisphere into subordinate vassals of the United States. That’s the very definition of an America First foreign policy.” What a jackassical thing to say, but guess what? All these people lusting for war going to get it, and they’re not going like it. History is a stubborn thing, go look at how well Imperialism worked out in the 20th century.

US spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico’s coast as Trump threatens military action

FROM THE DAILY MAIL UK: The P-8 took off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington, flew through Oregon and California, made several loops off the Mexican coast and southern California, and then returned to base. Equipped with advanced sensors capable of detecting both surface and underwater targets, the P-8 is often used to monitor suspicious vessels and maritime movements.

The flight comes just days after Donald Trump issued a warning to Mexico over drug trafficking, suggesting a military action similar to one carried out in Venezuela over the weekend.

The President said drug cartels continue to dominate large parts of Mexico and criticized the government for failing to confront them decisively. ‘The cartels are running Mexico, whether you like it or not,’ he said. ‘It’s not nice to say, but the cartels are running Mexico.’

The aircraft’s flight path extended off the Southern California coast toward Baja California and Ensenada, Mexico, covering territorial waters and exclusive economic zones that begin near San Diego and Tijuana and stretch roughly 352 miles west into the Pacific Ocean.

The P-8A Poseidon can reach altitudes of up to 41,000 feet, fly at speeds of nearly 565 miles per hour, and stay airborne for long stretches thanks to an in-flight refueling system.

The fleet, which includes 174 aircraft and has logged over 700,000 flight hours worldwide, is built to endure harsh maritime conditions for up to 25 years. Boeing says the P-8 integrates advanced weapons and mission systems and can be quickly upgraded to meet evolving threats. READ MORE

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Barely Two Days Into The New Year Of 2026, ‘Peace President’ Donald Trump Launches Unauthorized ‘Large Scale Strike’ On Venezuela And Captures Maduro

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Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been ‘captured and flown out of the country’ to stand trial in the United States, Donald Trump has said.

On our Podcast yesterday, we asked a question. We wanted to know why the man who calls himself the ‘president of peace’, Donald J. Trump, was at the same time creating a Department of War, appointing a Secretary of War, if peace was his goal. In the early morning hours of Day 3 of 2026, we have our answer. Donald Trump is the war president, and Venezuela is his first stop.

“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.” Psalm 55:21 (KJB)

The reports coming over the wire are showing that Maduro has been captured, leaving Venezuela a leaderless nation, just waiting for some nation like the United States, or Russia, to swoop in and take control. As exciting as the headlines are right now will pale in comparison to what will come in the aftermath. Just for fun, I went to AI and asked this question, “What is it called when one nation launches a military strike on another sovereign nation and captures their leader?” This is how it responded.

When one nation launches a military strike against another sovereign nation and captures that nation’s leader, the act is generally described using a combination of established terms rather than one single universal label. The most accurate terms are:

1. Act of War

  • This is the broad and primary classification.
  • A direct military strike against another sovereign state constitutes an act of war, regardless of the stated justification.

2. Invasion

  • If armed forces enter the territory of the other nation, it is an invasion.
  • Capturing the leader during such an operation does not change this classification.

3. Regime Change Operation

  • When the purpose (explicit or implicit) is to remove or neutralize the ruling government or head of state, it is often described as a regime change operation—especially in political, diplomatic, or historical analysis.

4. Decapitation Strike

  • In military doctrine, targeting and capturing (or killing) a nation’s leader is called a decapitation strike.
  • This term emphasizes the removal of leadership to cripple command, control, and morale.

5. Violation of Sovereignty
In international law and diplomatic language, such an action is described as a violation of national sovereignty, unless conducted with:

  • UN Security Council authorization, or
  • The consent of the nation involved (which is rare in such cases)

6. Kidnapping / Unlawful Seizure of a Head of State
If done without international legal authority, the capture of a sitting leader may also be framed legally as:

  • Unlawful detention, or
  • Abduction of a head of state

In short, Trump has launched what looks like for all the world, an ‘unauthorized military action’ against Venezuela after months of attempting to provoke them into open war. Congress did not vote, the Senate was not consulted, and the American people had no say in the matter. Prediction? Buckle up, Christian, wars and rumours of war have begun.

US ‘ peace president’ Donald Trump has launched a ‘large scale attack’ on Venezuela

FROM THE DAILY MAIL UK: President Trump released a statement that said the US had ‘successfully’ carried out a military strike after several explosions rocked in the capital of Caracas early Saturday.

‘The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country,’ Trump said. ‘This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement.’ Trump announced that he would hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago later in the morning to release more details.

Airplanes, loud noises and at least one column of smoke were being heard and seen in Venezuelan capital Caracas in the early hours of Saturday morning, witnesses told Reuters. Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power. Blasts began at 1:50am local time and one targeted Fort Tiona, which is where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered. People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.

‘The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes in the distance,’ said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. ‘We felt like the air was hitting us.’

Venezuela’s government, in a statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.

People to the streets!’ the statement said. ‘The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.’ The statement added that President Maduro had ‘ordered all national defense plans to be implemented’ and declared ‘a state of external disturbance.’ Venezuela’s communications ministry told The New York Times it ‘rejects, repudiates, and denounces’ US military aggression. READ MORE

 LIVE: Scene in Caracas after US strikes Venezuela and says Maduro captured

Live from Caracas. The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.

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President Trump Announces That The US Military Will Build ‘Trump Class’ Battleships The Largest Ever Created And They Will Be Named In Honor Of Himself

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President Trump has commissioned a new fleet of battleships called ‘Trump Class’ named after himself and they’ll be the ‘deadliest warships ever built’

Donald Trump said today “America’s battleships have always been unmistakable symbols of national power. They’ll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American shipbuilding industry, & inspire fear in America’s enemies all over the world.” Calling them the ‘Golden Fleet’ he’s decided to name them after himself. Trump Class. I have never seen this level of narcissism and self-glorification in any elected leader, this is a first. Not even Barack Obama exhibited this level of pride, and that’s saying something. America First? Trump first.

“And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.” Daniel 11:36 (KJB)

Throughout his half-century career as a real estate mogul, Trump very much enjoyed naming everything he built after himself, and why not? It’s his company, and he’s certainly entitled to do that if he so chooses. But as the president of the United States, that same luxury should not be afforded to him to name things after himself. Having something named after you is usually reserved to honor those people after they have left office or passed away. But to have things named after yourself, while still in office, is the height of arrogance, pomposity and vanity. The Trump Ballroom, the Trump-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and now a line of Trump Class battleships is just awful, truly awful.

Trump announces new class of U.S. battleships named after himself

FROM NBC NEWS: Making the announcement at an event at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Navy Secretary John Phelan referred to the warships as “Trump-class battleships” and said a forthcoming vessel dubbed the USS Defiant will be “the largest, deadliest and most versatile and best-looking warship anywhere on the world’s oceans.”

Trump’s eponymous battleships will be armed with guns and missiles, as well as hypersonic weapons, electronic rail guns and high-powered lasers.

“We envision that these ships will be the first of a whole new class of battleships to be produced in the years to come,” Trump said, noting an eventual goal of 20 to 25 new battleships.

Phelan said the battleships will also carry the “nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.” The last time the U.S. used battleships in combat was in 1991, during the first Gulf War against Iraq.

“These have been under design consideration for a long time, and it started with me in my first term, because I said, ‘Why aren’t we doing battleships like we used to?'” Trump said Monday.

The Navy is tasked with leading the design of the new battleships, which are expected to be ready early next decade, according to the Defense Department. Trump said he will also play a role, “because I’m a very aesthetic person.”

Signifiers of Trump, from his likeness to his name and his birthday, have become more commonplace during his second term.

Last week, a board handpicked by Trump voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington the Trump-Kennedy Center. Trump’s name was also added to the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington this month, and the Interior Department the Interior Department in a video last month displayed a national park pass for 2026 that will bear Trump’s image. The legality of some of those moves, however, faces legal challenges.

Trump said the new battleships are not meant as a deterrent to any one country.

“It’s a counter to everybody. It’s not China. We get along great with China,” he said. “It’s just everybody. You don’t know who comes along, but we just wanted peace through strength. Hopefully we never have to use them, but there will never be anything built like these.” READ MORE

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