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The Darkness of Terror Drifts Over the West

By Richard Pollock
December 22, 2025

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This aerial photograph shows an offshore wind farm off the coasts of Saint-Nazaire, western France on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin. suspends leases of 5 major offshore wind projects citing national security concerns

The Trump administration announced the suspension of five major offshore U.S. wind farm leases due to national security risks identified by the Pentagon.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 21: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attends the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10th while speaking at an event during his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Gabbard blasts ‘deep state warmonger’ report claiming Putin seeks to invade Eastern Europe, warns NATO and EU pushing U.S. toward war with Russia

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard refuted a report claiming that U.S. intelligence reports are finding that Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to capture all of Ukraine and parts of Eastern Europe formerly under Soviet control.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a closed door meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are headed back to Capitol Hill to speak with lawmakers as questions mount about strikes carried out by the U.S. military on suspected drug boats out of Venezuela ordered by the Trump Administration. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Rubio outlines U.S. foreign policy in year-end briefing, addresses questions on Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held an end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C. The event was lengthy, lasting over two hours, while covering a wide range of U.S. foreign policy topics under President Donald Trump.

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to reporters following a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Texas: lawmakers launch ‘Sharia-Free America Caucus,’ aimed at countering Islam and Sharia law’s growing influence in U.S.

Two GOP lawmakers announced the launch of a new caucus in the House of Representatives, aimed at “protecting Western civilization in the United States” to educate Americans on the growing influence of Islam and specifically Sharia law.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump poses with a recently signed executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the ceremony, Trump recognized the first 13 service members to receive the recently established Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM), which recognizes service members supporting Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump signs EO formally classifying fentanyl as WMD, directing agencies to concentrate efforts toward reducing imports

President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) officially designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).