Unrest and sporadic violence in the Dutch city of Amsterdam is ongoing in the wake of an incident last week in which Israeli soccer fans were targeted in what authorities have described as antisemitic attacks. As the rate of antisemitic incidents increased across the globe following Hamas terrorists’ Oct. 7 attack last year on Israel, experts say the upcoming Trump administration could help the situation by combating antisemitism in U.S. institutions. Following a soccer match between the Dutch team Ajax and the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv last Thursday, dozens of attacks were reported against not only Maccabi fans but other Jews in the city streets. The attacks allegedly were spurred on by social media posts, with Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema reporting that “there is talk of people going on a Jew hunt” on the Telegram platform. By Friday, at least 35 injuries were reported, with at least 62 suspects arrested. In the days following the violence, rioting and unrest in Amsterdam continued. The Associated Press reported that “dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night.” There have also been calls for more rioting as of Tuesday. Violence targeting Jews has increased dramatically worldwide over the 12 months since the Hamas terrorist attack Oct. 7 that killed over 1,200 Israelis and took about 250 hostages in a rampage of rape, torture, and murder. A report published in September by the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League found that antisemitic incidents rose 1,000% in France, 818% in the Netherlands, 500% in Austria, 350% in Germany, 738% in Australia, 631% in South Africa, and sixfold in the U.K. The Anti-Defamation League also found that antisemitic incidents in the U.S. soared 200% in the year following Oct. 7. Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, joined “Washington Watch With Tony Perkins” on Tuesday to discuss the Amsterdam situation and the ongoing crisis of antisemitism. “It’s a pogrom, a straight-out attack on Jews for being Jews,” Menken lamented. “Let’s not pretend it’s about Israel or politics when they just find anybody who looks appropriately Jewish and attacks them. Actually, there was a Ukrainian citizen who had to pull out his passport to prove he wasn’t Israeli, so they wouldn’t beat him up. It’s just an outrageous thing.” Menken pointed out that the evidence shows that radicalized immigrants are largely responsible for the attacks. “The thing is that the Dutch people are no longer with that attitude,” Menken said, adding later: “Today it’s about the immigrants. It is, unfortunately, radical Islam which has taken root and has found its way into Europe. The more immigration they get from those countries, the more it happens.” “Of course,” he added, “they immediately demonize Trump when he said we can’t afford to be importing people from those countries where they’re inculcated to have violent attitudes and anti-American and anti-Jewish biases. … But of course, he was absolutely right.” Following President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel, Menken commended Trump for appointing Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as ambassador to the U.N. “[I]t’s almost trolling the Left, because here was this woman who was responsible more than any other one person for taking down the [American] university presidents and revealing that when it comes to the campuses, the emperor has no clothes,” Menken said. “They are tolerating racism and bigotry at the very time that they claim to value diversity. And what … does Trump do? He takes [Stefanik] and sends her to the U.N., which of course has been an antisemitic institution for a very long time. … [I]t really sends a message that antisemitism will not be tolerated on the international stage.” Menken concluded by insisting that combating antisemitism in the U.S. must begin on college campuses. “[T]he clean-up has to begin with the campuses,” he said. “The most powerful instigator of antisemitism in the United States is a national organization called Students for Justice in Palestine. It is on over 150 college campuses, where it’s being given university student organization funding and access to classrooms.” “After Oct. 7, when the blood was not yet dry, they declared that their members were part of the Hamas movement and its pogrom,” Menken said. “The murders, the rapes, the kidnappings, they were part of it. … [W]hy are we, as a nation, sending funding to universities that hand some of that funding to organizations affiliated with a foreign, designated terrorist organization? Wouldn’t removing that funding or insisting that those organizations be removed from campus be a simple, straightforward step to stop antisemitism? Looks like it to me.” Originally published by The Washington Stand The post Trump Gets It as Amsterdam Attacks Highlight Escalating Antisemitism Worldwide appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Hollywood actress Eva Longoria has revealed she has fled the United States in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, claiming the country has become “dystopian” and that she is “privileged” to be able [...] The post Diddy Party Participant Eva Longoria Reveals She Has ‘Escaped’ US to Avoid Trump Presidency appeared first on The People's Voice.

A $25,000 reward is being offered by U.S. federal officials in relation to a string of ballot box fire incidents that occurred during early voting last month in Oregon and the state of Washington.

Progressive racist Joy Reid, who mostly makes no sense, deleted her X account. She said she wanted to do it for a while but thought about using it as an aggregator, but there is too much negativity, and “it’s just not worth it.” It would be hard to find anyone more negative than she is. […] The post Joy Reid Leaves for BlueSky appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan posted on X in response to the FBI raid in which they took all his electronic devices. Elon Musk acknowledged his response. Did they go after Coplan because they decided he was a Trump supporter, or did they just want his secrets to figure out how he made such an accurate […] The post Polymarket CEO Responds to the FBI Raid appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A so-called Texas man named Anas Said planned a 9/11 attack on behalf of ISIS. He was arrested last week outside of his apartment in Houston, Texas. His arraignment and detention hearing are set before a federal judge Thursday afternoon on the charge of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Was this […] The post Houston Man Arrested for Planning a 9/11 Attack appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that he wants to use recess appointments to install Cabinet members, bypassing the typical confirmation process of hearings and votes, even with a Senate that will be controlled by Republicans. Over the weekend, Trump demanded that the next leader of the upper chamber break with what has become the routine under both parties for years: scheduling pro forma sessions during extended off-periods, essentially keeping the Senate from entering a recess and thus preventing the president from making appointments in their absence. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner. Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more,” Trump said in a post to X. “This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY! Additionally, no Judges should be approved during this period of time because the Democrats are looking to ram through their Judges as the Republicans fight over Leadership,” he added. “THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU!” Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who was elected to be the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, signaled an openness to recess appointments. But he suggested recess appointments — which have taken place in the past — should only happen when alternative options have been exhausted. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “We must act quickly and decisively to get the president’s Cabinet and other nominees in place as soon as possible to start delivering on the mandate we’ve been sent to execute, and all options are on the table to make that happen, including recess appointments,” he said in a statement obtained by The Daily Wire. Trump has wasted no time in announcing a host of nominees for top roles in his coming administration, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for secretary of state, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for secretary of homeland security, and now-former Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense. One firebrand pick in particular — now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general — has dismayed Democrats and even some members of Trump’s own party. “I don’t think he’s a serious candidate,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said of Gaetz, according to The New York Times. “I was shocked by the announcement — that shows why the advice and consent process is so important,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), adding, “I’m sure that there will be a lot of questions raised at his hearing.” It remains to be seen whether a nominee like Gaetz can muster enough votes to achieve confirmation in the Senate. A simple majority is needed. If not, the Constitution grants the president the authority to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies when the Senate is in recess. But a 2014 Supreme Court ruling affirmed the Senate could schedule pro forma sessions — in which a single member essentially just gavels in and no business gets conducted — every few days during long breaks to block recess appointments in a rebuke of then-President Barack Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. Longtime Capitol Hill reporter Jamie Dupree explained in posts to X that the Senate majority leader “has no power” to allow a president to make recess appointments because Congress must approve an adjournment resolution for breaks of more than three days, which could be filibustered in the upper chamber. One potential workaround, however, is the president using Article 2, Section 3 of the Constitution to adjourn both chambers of Congress if they cannot agree on a time to do it — an idea that Trump actually floated at the end of his last term, noting such an unprecedented move would likely end up in court. “After 10 days, Trump could then fill any vacant administration posts,” Dupree said of such a scenario. “The downside of that presidential power move is that most of the people getting recess appointments could not be paid (that’s in federal law). And their time on the job would expire on Jan. 3, 2027 – unless the Senate approves their specific nominations.”