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Heavy fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has intensified in the central region of Kordofan, forcing tens of thousands of civilians from their homes. The UN says entire communities were displaced late last year, as residents describe horrific abuses, fleeing attacks and searching for safety.We then turn to AFCON in Morocco, where one DR Congo supporter has captured attention by posing as a living statue of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. Beyond the viral moments, we explore why history, identity and politics are finding a place inside the football stadium.Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Blessing Aderogba, Chigozie Ohaka, Keikantse Shumba, Chiamaka Dike Senior Producer: Daniel Dadzie Technical Producer: Terry Chege Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla

A fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis sparks protests, as officials challenge the Trump administration's account. TheUnited States seizes a Venezuela‑linked oil tanker flying a Russian flag, fuelling anger in Moscow and fresh fears of U.S.–Russia escalation. Saudi Arabia says Yemen's southern separatist leader fled with UAE support, deepening strains between the Gulf allies. And the twin gorillas giving hope to an endangered population. Recommended Read Birth of rare mountain gorilla twins recorded in Congo park. Find our Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices.  You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Tuesday, January 6th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Nigerian Muslims killed 32 Christians since Christmas Killings of Christians continue unabated in Nigeria, reports TruthNigeria.com. Islamist terrorists have killed at least 32 Christians since Christmas, and burned down hundreds of homes in the Adamawa, Kebbi, and Plateau states. Congressman asserts Nigerian Christians targeted for their faith On January 1st, Republican U.S. Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia weighed in on X. He wrote, “If there were any remaining doubts that Christians in Nigeria are being targeted for their faith in Jesus Christ, this should end that debate.  This isn't about land usage, ‘climate change,' or any other argument the Left wants to make. “This is persecution of our brothers and sisters for their faith in Christ, plain and simple. ISIS is telling Christians they have an opportunity to ‘spare their blood' if they convert. Our brothers and sisters will not bend the knee to anyone but our Lord and Savior.” Also, late last week, the Islamic-supported Allied Democratic Forces carried out a deadly nighttime incursion, killing at least 15 people in the Lubero territory of Congo, Africa. 20 Iranians have died in protests in 78 cities Iranian protests enter Day 9 where at least 20 people have died in the unrest. Protests have been cited in 78 cities across 26 provinces, reports Iran International.  According to The Times on Sunday, Iran's Supreme Leader has a backup plan in place — to abscond to Russia should his security forces fail. North Korea shot hypersonic missiles Sunday North Korea successfully fired off several hypersonic missiles on Sunday, connecting with targets 700 miles away in Korea's East Sea. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called it a “very important strategic task to maintain and expand a powerful and reliable nuclear deterrent.”  Back in 2019, China deployed hypersonic technology. But the United States has yet to deploy its hypersonic technology — it is still in the testing phase.  Number of foreigners in Austria, Belgium and UK skyrocketing Remix News reports that over 41% of the population of Vienna, Austria's capital, is foreign born. And 50 percent of first-graders do not understand German. Also, Muslim students now account for 41.2 percent of all elementary school students, while Christian students fell to 34.5 percent. Plus, Austria, Belgium, and the United Kingdom have the highest percentages of babies born to immigrants — above 30%. Venezuelan dictator and wife plead not guilty The Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, both arrested by the U.S. government over the weekend, appeared in a New York City Court Monday to face charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy. and weapons offenses. They entered pleas of innocence to the charges. Psalm 37:9 is clear: “Evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the Earth.” China financed $60 billion loans to Venezuela Come to find out China has been a major player in Venezuela since 2000. The Council on Foreign Relations reports that Venezuela ate up $60 billion of Chinese loans accounting for fully half of all the money that China loaned to South America over the years. And China has been taking in about 80% of Venezuelan oil exports of late. Rubio objects to Iran, China, & Russia propping up Venezuela Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio objected to America's enemies propping up Venezuela in America's backyard. Listen. RUBIO: “We don't need Venezuela's oil. We have plenty of oil in the United States. What we're not going to allow is for the oil industry in Venezuela to be controlled by adversaries of the United States. You have to understand. Why does China need their oil? Why does Russia need their oil? Why does Iran need their oil? They're not even in this continent. “This is the Western Hemisphere. This is where we live, and we're not going to allow the western hemisphere to be a base of operation for adversaries, competitors and rivals of the United States. We want to see the oil proceeds of that country benefit the people of Venezuela. “Why have 8 million people left Venezuela? Eight million: the single largest mass migration probably in modern history, left Venezuela in 2014 because all the wealth of that country was stolen to the benefit of Maduro and his cronies in the regime, but not to the benefit of people of Venezuela. You know how destabilizing 8 million migrants is? “The number one fear that Brazil has, that Colombia has, that all these countries in the region have about what's happening in Venezuela and our involvement is they're afraid of another mass migration event. That's what they feel. This is deeply destabilizing stuff. ”It's not going to continue to happen. They are not going to come from outside of our hemisphere, destabilize our region in our own backyard, and us have to pay the price for it, not under President Trump.” Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Uruguay & Spain upset about Maduro The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain have issued a statement airing their disagreement with the U.S. military actions taken against Venezuela over the weekend.   The statement appealed to what they called the “principles of the United Nations Charter.” Trump upset that drug cartels are running Mexico and Columbia President Donald Trump has also told the U.S. press that something has to be done with Mexico. He told Fox News that the  drug cartels are running the country.  Plus, he called Columbia a “sick country” run by a “sick” president who “likes to sell Cocaine to the United States.” Trump said he's not going to be doing this very long.   And the president said, “Cuba is ready to fall” as well.  But let us all remember Who rules. Psalm 22:28-29 says, “For the kingdom is the Lord's, and He rules over the nations. All the prosperous of the Earth shall eat and worship; all those who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.” Dallas street preachers handcuffed and detained without cause Here in America, street preachers connected with a “Reformed Baptist evangelistic ministry, [Testimonies of God], committed to the supremacy of Scripture and the advancement of Christ's Gospel,” were handcuffed and detained by police officers in Dallas a few weeks ago. The Christian Post reports that an officer had required the evangelists to get off the public sidewalk and cross the street — an order the preachers believed was unlawful. So far, no charges have been filed in the case. 15 states still allow trans surgeries and drugs for kids Two hospitals in left-wing Colorado have decided to stop writing prescriptions for sex-change drugs for children, reports 9-News. Children's Hospital and Denver Health have cited warnings from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Colorado was the faux-sex-change capital of the world in the 1980s and 1990s.   Sadly, 15 states still allow gender-based mutilation or gender-debilitating drugs for kids including Colorado, California, Oregon, Illinois, and New York. Japanese restaurant paid $3.24 million for bluefin tuna And finally, a Japanese sushi chain set a record for the price paid for a fish yesterday.  The Japan Times reports that Sushi Zanmai paid $3.24 million for a Pacific bluefin tuna at Tokyo's fish auction. That's an astounding $6,600 per pound! Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, January 6th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

From 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium owned the Congo as his own personal colony. What transpired there over the course of his reign has credibly been called "the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience." Forced labor, slavery, disease, destruction, and destabliziation led to millions of deaths in one of the lesser known mass trauma events in human history. This is the story of the Congo Free State in Central Africa.  This episode is Part 1 in a series on the Belgian Congo. It takes a look at the origins of humanity in Africa, the Congo as a geographic and human region, the Congo River, the development of agriculture, slavery, and society in the Congo before European arrival, the Indian Ocean Slave Trade vs. the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, the arrival of the Portuguese in the Congo, the motivations for African Imperialism, the intensification of the slave trade as a result of European arrival, the resulting disruption and destabilization, and more. Future episodes will discuss Leopold's acquisition of the Congo as a colony, the resulting atrocities, resistance and reform movements, and the full story of the Congo Free State.  -Consider Supporting the Podcast!- Leave a rating or review on apple podcasts or spotify! Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory Check out my podcast series on Aftersun, Piranesi, Arcane, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart here: https://www.reflectinghistory.com/bonuscontent Try my podcast series "Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart"-- What led to the rise of Nazi Germany? The answer may surprise you…Why do 'good' people support evil leaders? What allure does fascism hold that enables it to garner popular support? To what extent are ordinary people responsible for the development of authoritarian evil? This 13 part podcast series explores these massive questions and more through the lens of Nazi Germany and the ordinary people who collaborated or resisted as the Third Reich expanded. You'll not only learn about the horrifying, surprising, and powerful ways in which the Nazis seized and maintained power, but also fundamental lessons about what fascism is-how to spot it and why it spreads. Through exploring the past, I hope to unlock lessons that everyone can apply to the present day. Check it out on my Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory. Try my podcast series "Piranesi: Exploring the Infinite Halls of a Literary Masterpiece"-- This podcast series is a deep analysis of Susanna Clark's literary masterpiece "Piranesi." Whether you are someone who is reading the novel for academic purposes, or you simply want to enjoy an incredible story for it's own sake, this podcast series goes chapter by chapter into the plot, characters, and themes of the book..."The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; it's kindness infinite." Piranesi lives in an infinite house, with no long-term memory and only a loose sense of identity. As the secrets of the House deepen and the mystery of his life becomes more sinister, Piranesi must discover who he is and how this brings him closer to the "Great and Secret Knowledge" that the House contains. Touching on themes of memory, identity, mental health, knowledge, reason, experience, meaning, reflection, ideals, and more…Piranesi will be remembered as one of the great books of the 21st century. Hope you enjoy the series as much as I enjoyed making it. Check it out at https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory. Subscribe to my newsletter! A free, low stress, monthly-quarterly email offering historical perspective on modern day issues, behind the scenes content on my latest podcast episodes, and historical lessons/takeaways from the world of history, psychology, and philosophy: https://www.reflectinghistory.com/newsletter.

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également à vos questions sur le nouveau record d'arrivés de migrants par la Manche et le maintien de l'embargo américain sur le pétrole vénézuélien après la capture de Nicolas Maduro.  ONU : que faut-il attendre du retour de la RDC au Conseil de sécurité ?    Plus de trente ans après sa dernière présence dans cet organe clé de l'ONU, la République démocratique du Congo a rejoint le Conseil de sécurité en tant que membre non permanent pour la période 2026-2027. Ce retour peut-il avoir un impact sur le cours de la guerre dans l'Est du pays ?  Kinshasa a-t-elle les moyens de peser sur l'agenda de l'ONU ?  Avec Paulina Zidi, correspondante permanente de RFI à Kinshasa.    Royaume-Uni : pourquoi les arrivées de migrants par la Manche atteignent un pic ?   Plus de 41 000, c'est le nombre de migrants partis des côtes françaises et arrivés clandestinement au Royaume-Uni en traversant la Manche, en 2025. Comment expliquer ce record malgré le durcissement de la politique migratoire britanniques ?    Avec Charlotte Boitiaux, journaliste à InfoMigrants.    Venezuela : l'or noir, la vraie raison de l'intervention américaine ?    Après avoir justifié l'enlèvement de Nicolas Maduro en invoquant la lutte contre le narcoterrorisme, Donald Trump a rapidement insisté sur son intention de mettre la main sur les vastes réserves de pétrole du Venezuela. Comment le président américain compte-t-il s'y prendre alors que les pro-Maduro dirigent encore le pays ? Les Américains en ont-ils les moyens ?  Avec Jean-Jacques Kourliandsky, directeur de l'Observatoire de l'Amérique latine pour la Fondation Jean Jaurès.  

« Non à la CAN de football tous les quatre ans ! » : c'est le cri de guerre de notre invité congolais de ce mardi 6 janvier, après la décision du Sud-Africain Patrice Motsepe, le président de la Confédération africaine de football, de faire passer le célèbre tournoi de une fois tous les deux ans à une fois tous les quatre ans. Youssouf Mulumbu a été le capitaine des Léopards du Congo Kinshasa et a notamment joué au PSG. Il publie aujourd'hui le roman Talo, aux éditions Jets d'encre. Pour lui, la CAF africaine de Patrice Motsepe doit résister aux pressions de la Fifa mondiale de Gianni Infantino. Il le dit au micro de Christophe Boisbouvier. RFI : Youssouf Mulumbu, le 20 décembre dernier, le président de la CAF, le Sud-Africain Patrice Motsepe, a jeté un pavé dans la mare. À partir de 2028 a-t-il dit : « La CAN de football ne se disputera plus tous les deux ans, mais tous les quatre ans ». Quelle est votre réaction ? Youssouf Mulumbu : moi, ça ne me surprend pas tellement, il y avait des signes. Je pense que le président Motsepe est plus basé sur les compétitions occidentales et s'est aligné justement sur cette nouvelle Coupe du monde des clubs qui, pour la CAN, est un dommage collatéral. Alors l'un des arguments justement du Sud-Africain Motsepe, c'est de dire que l'Afrique doit s'aligner sur la Coupe du monde et sur le championnat d'Europe, qui sont des tournois qui ont lieu tous les quatre ans. Bien au contraire, l'Afrique a ses réalités avec ses infrastructures. Donc je ne vois pas comment on peut s'aligner aujourd'hui avec l'Europe, sachant que la CAN, la Coupe d'Afrique, fait partie du développement de certains pays. On peut voir sur les infrastructures de transport, sur les infrastructures justement sportives. Et donc ça va être un dommage collatéral pour l'Afrique et pour des pays qui sont sous-développés. Oui, parce que le fait que la CAN ait lieu tous les deux ans, ça veut dire que, tous les deux ans, il y a de nouvelles routes, de nouveaux stades, de nouveaux hôpitaux ? Exactement, c'est l'histoire de cette Coupe d'Afrique. Et tous les deux ans et pour chaque Africain, on l'attend chaque deux ans. Donc on ne devrait pas s'aligner avec l'Europe parce que l'Afrique a ses réalités et donc c'est un bel événement pour le développement du pays. Moi, j'ai pu le voir avec le Gabon, j'ai pu le voir avec la Guinée et aujourd'hui je pense qu'on a plus pensé aux clubs européens parce que, pour leur gestion, ça va être plus facile. Et on a pensé vraiment à cette Coupe du monde des clubs qui est un peu l'atout majeur pour la FIFA. Oui, c'est-à dire-que vous pensez que cette réforme, c'est aussi une concession faite aux puissants clubs européens, comme le PSG où vous avez joué Youssouf Mulumbu, mais aussi bien sûr comme le Real, Arsenal, etc. qui n'ont jamais eu envie de laisser partir leurs joueurs africains tous les deux ans pendant plus d'un mois ? Exactement. On voit de plus en plus de joueurs qui évoluent dans des grands clubs, donc forcément, pour eux, c'est tout bénef. Et je pense qu'il va falloir militer vraiment pour que cette CAN revienne tous les deux ans. Et je pense que tous les joueurs, qu'ils soient anciens et nouveaux, doivent se mettre en avant pour justement donner de la voix pour que cette CAN reste toutes les deux années. Alors un autre argument quand même de la part du président Motsepe, c'est qu'une CAN tous les quatre ans, cela rendra la compétition plus rare, donc plus prestigieuse, comme la Coupe du monde par exemple. Et donc cela fera monter les droits télés et le nombre des sponsors … Son argument peut être louable, mais quand on regarde le pour et le contre, je pense qu'il y a plus de désavantages pour le continent africain aujourd'hui. Cette CAN, nous on la regarde avec des yeux qui brillent. On l'attend chaque deux ans. Je ne vois pas pourquoi deux années de plus vont faire que cette CAN va être plus attractive. Et aujourd'hui, on voit une CAN où on a des superstars qui viennent la voir, comme Mbappé, comme Zidane. Et donc pour nous, elle est bien comme ça. Donc je ne vois pas comment elle va être plus prestigieuse tous les quatre ans. Donc vraiment, je pense que tout le monde doit se lever d'une même voix. Donc allons militer et remettez-nous cette compétition tous les deux ans, parce que nous, ça nous fait vibrer de voir les peuples justement vibrer, un peu comme le Congo qui a des conflits géopolitiques. Et aujourd'hui mettre à part ces conflits là pour se focaliser justement sur cette compétition, ça donne un peu du baume au cœur et un peu de joie à ce peuple-là. Donc, il va falloir garder cette CAN tous les deux ans. Oui, pour le peuple congolais, c'est une grande respiration au milieu de la guerre ? Exactement, comme vous le voyez à chaque célébration. Je pense que les joueurs n'ont pas oublié qu'au pays c'est un peu terrible et surtout du côté Est. Donc voilà, de parler justement du Congo, ça donne un peu plus de joie à ce peuple-là. Oui, offrez-nous au moins tous les deux ans une parenthèse enchantée. Exactement, et je pense que c'est très important. Mais franchement, Youssouf Mulumbu, est ce que financièrement la CAF n'est pas très dépendante de la FIFA ? Forcément. Mais feu Issa Hayatou, paix à son âme, avait résisté justement à cette pression qui était déjà mise pour que cette compétition se déroule tous les quatre ans ! Hommage au défunt président camerounais Issa Hayatou ? Exactement. Hommage à feu Hayatou, qui était un président très exemplaire et qui œuvrait vraiment pour l'Afrique. Youssouf Mulumbu, RDC-Algérie, c'est dans quelques heures ? Exactement. Un petit pronostic ? Alors j'ai beaucoup d'amis algériens moi, je dirai une victoire 2-1pour le Congo quand même. On va aller chercher cette victoire.

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It's Monday, January 5th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Muslims in Congo, Africa kill 15 The New Year began in chaos and mourning for residents of Katanga village in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports International Christian Concern. As families gathered to welcome 2026, armed Muslim fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, carried out a deadly nighttime incursion, killing at least 15 people on Thursday, January 1. Working with the global Islamic State movement, the ADF is among the most dangerous terrorist groups in Congo. Venezuelan dictator captured in daring U.S. raid Venezuelans are celebrating in the streets. (Audio of celebration) Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was seized by the United States Army's secretive Delta Force unit in a daring raid on his heavily-secured compound, reports the Daily Mail. CBS News reported that the ultra-elite Delta Force unit was behind the capture of Maduro, and his wife Cilia, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The couple was seized from their bedroom in the dead of night by U.S. forces as they slept, according to CNN. The raid did not lead to any U.S. casualties. The pair was snatched by helicopter from Caracas after they had been monitored by CIA spies, with President Donald Trump giving the order to take them two days ago. President Trump says Maduro and his government have conspired to flood the United States with illegal drugs, and will now face trial in the U.S. on drugs and weapons trafficking charges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at a Saturday press conference. RUBIO: “Nicolas Maduro had multiple opportunities to avoid this. He was provided multiple very, very, very generous offers, and chose instead to act like a wild man, chose instead to play around. “The 47th president of the United States is not a game player. When he tells you that he's going to do something, when he tells you he's going to address a problem, he means it. “The President doesn't go out looking for people to pick fights with. Generally, he wants to get along with everybody. We'll talk and meet with anybody. But don't play games. Don't play games while this President's in office, because it's not going to turn out well. I guess that lesson was learned last night, and we hope it will be instructive moving forward.” Biden's DOJ pressured FBI to raid Mar-a-Lago Newly-declassified documents show that President Joe Biden's Department of Justice pressured the FBI to conduct the infamous 2022 raid of then-former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home – even though the FBI repeatedly warned that such a raid was unwarranted, reports NewsBusters.org. In an X.com post last Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, wrote, “FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid Pres. Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, but Biden DOJ pushed for it anyway. Based on the records, Mar-a-Lago raid was a miscarriage of justice.” Grassley linked to the documents posted online, which detail communications between the DOJ and the FBI. Brent Bozell confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, despite obstructionist tactics by Democrats, reports CNSNews.com. By a 53-43 vote, the Senate approved Bozell to fill the post vacated by former ambassador Reuben Brigety, who resigned in January. BOZELL: “I will communicate our objections to South Africa's geo-strategic drift from non-alignment toward our competitors including Russia, China and Iran. “I'll press South Africa to end proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice. “Second, I will advance the President's invitation to Afrikaners who wish to flee unjust racial discrimination. “I will support the President's call for the South African government to rescind its support for the expropriation of private property without compensation.” Bozell served as president of the Media Research Center from its founding in 1987 until May of this year when he stepped down to be ambassador. His son, David Bozell, now leads the Media Research Center. Mom upset school secretly socially transitioned her daughter A mother in Maine, named Amber Lavigne, had her parental rights usurped by school officials when a guidance counselor secretly gave her gender-confused 13-year-old daughter a chest binder and referred to her by using a male name and pronouns. A chest binder is used to flatten the breasts of a trans-identified girl to help her pretend to be a boy. With the help of the Goldwater Institute, Lavigne is taking the school to the Supreme Court, reports The Christian Post. LAVIGNE: “I don't want to lose my daughter to the state, even as she grows into an adult, I'll always be her mom.” When she confronted her daughter about the chest binder in her bedroom, she learned that the school guidance counselor had provided it.  LAVIGNE: “This situation really is about my parental rights being violated, about a social worker who had never even had a conversation with me, encouraging my child to keep secrets from me, to tell her, ‘Look, I'm not going to tell your mom, and you don't have to either.' So, she's bringing these breast binders home and hiding them in her room on me. That's distressing!” Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them;  male and female He created them.” (Watch Amber Lavigne's 4-minute video.) Arkansas Governor in hot water for celebrating Christmas And finally, secularists and atheists alike were predictably furious with Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders this past Christmas, reports LifeSiteNews.com. It's just not that they found her professed love for Jesus Christ problematic. It's that she used her position as governor to spread the truth that Jesus Christ is the Savior of Mankind. On December 16, Sanders issued a declaration recalling that “more than two millennia ago in the little town of Bethlehem, far from the centers of power in first-century Rome, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born in a humble manger.” Sanders added that “on that first Christmas, Christ's arrival was unassuming” and “not focused on the wealthy or powerful but rather on the poor, powerless, and meek.” Sanders then approved an extra day off for state employees on December 26 “in order that [they] may spend this holiday with their families giving thanks for Christ's birth.” The God-hating Freedom From Religion Foundation was livid. In a letter to Governor Sanders, attorney Chris Line said, “State offices are not churches, and gubernatorial proclamations are not sermons. The governor is free to practice her religion privately, but she may not use the authority of the state to promote Christian doctrine as official government speech.” Governor Sanders tweeted, “The Freedom from Religion Foundation took issue with me closing state offices to celebrate Christmas and sent a letter demanding I rescind my proclamation. Christmas is not just a holiday; it's the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth. Meaning matters, we won't pretend otherwise.” Matthew 1:20-21 says, “What is conceived in Mary is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, January 5th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Today I spoke with Lesley Nicole Braun to talk about her new book on Congo's dancers. Dance music plays a central role in the cultural, social, religious, and family lives of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the various genres popular in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congolese rumba occupies a special place and can be counted as one of the DRC's most well-known cultural exports. The public image of rumba was historically dominated by male bandleaders, singers, and musicians. However, with the introduction of the danseuse (professional concert dancer) in the late 1970s, the role of women as cultural, moral, and economic actors came into public prominence and helped further raise Congolese rumba's international profile. In Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa (U Wisconsin Press, 2023), Lesley Nicole Braun uses the prism of the Congolese danseuse to examine the politics of control and the ways in which notions of visibility, virtue, and socio-economic opportunity are interlinked in this urban African context. The work of the danseuse highlights the fact that public visibility is necessary to build the social networks required for economic independence, even as this visibility invites social opprobrium for women. The concert dancer therefore exemplifies many of the challenges that women face in Kinshasa as they navigate the public sphere, and she illustrates the gendered differences of local patronage politics that shape public morality. As an ethnographer, Braun had unusual access to the world she documents, having been invited to participate as a concert dancer herself. Dr. Suvi Rautio is an anthropologist of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode of Crossing Faiths, John Pinna resumes his conversation with Scott Horton to examine the historical and contemporary applications of the Monroe Doctrine, tracing its shift from a defensive stance against European colonization to a tool for American imperial dominance in the Western Hemisphere. The dialogue focuses heavily on the complexities of regime change in Venezuela, analyzing the motivations behind US sanctions, the influence of political figures like Marco Rubio, and the interplay between corporate oil interests and geopolitical lobbies. Moving beyond Latin America, Horton offers a critical perspective on NATO expansion and the denial of a Russian sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, which he argues has fueled the conflict in Ukraine. The interview further uncovers the "business of intelligence" by discussing how NGOs and faith-based organizations can serve as covers for government operations, illustrated by a detailed anecdote about a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finally, the speakers reflect on the legacy of US involvement in Afghanistan and the flaws in established narratives regarding counter-terrorism and global interventionism. Scott Horton is director of the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com and host of the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org (https://scotthhorton.org). He is the author of four books. He has conducted more than 6,000 interviews since 2003. He has recently released The Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom.  Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Larisa Alexandrovna Horton.

Today I spoke with Lesley Nicole Braun to talk about her new book on Congo's dancers. Dance music plays a central role in the cultural, social, religious, and family lives of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the various genres popular in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congolese rumba occupies a special place and can be counted as one of the DRC's most well-known cultural exports. The public image of rumba was historically dominated by male bandleaders, singers, and musicians. However, with the introduction of the danseuse (professional concert dancer) in the late 1970s, the role of women as cultural, moral, and economic actors came into public prominence and helped further raise Congolese rumba's international profile. In Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa (U Wisconsin Press, 2023), Lesley Nicole Braun uses the prism of the Congolese danseuse to examine the politics of control and the ways in which notions of visibility, virtue, and socio-economic opportunity are interlinked in this urban African context. The work of the danseuse highlights the fact that public visibility is necessary to build the social networks required for economic independence, even as this visibility invites social opprobrium for women. The concert dancer therefore exemplifies many of the challenges that women face in Kinshasa as they navigate the public sphere, and she illustrates the gendered differences of local patronage politics that shape public morality. As an ethnographer, Braun had unusual access to the world she documents, having been invited to participate as a concert dancer herself. Dr. Suvi Rautio is an anthropologist of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

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Today I spoke with Lesley Nicole Braun to talk about her new book on Congo's dancers. Dance music plays a central role in the cultural, social, religious, and family lives of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the various genres popular in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congolese rumba occupies a special place and can be counted as one of the DRC's most well-known cultural exports. The public image of rumba was historically dominated by male bandleaders, singers, and musicians. However, with the introduction of the danseuse (professional concert dancer) in the late 1970s, the role of women as cultural, moral, and economic actors came into public prominence and helped further raise Congolese rumba's international profile. In Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa (U Wisconsin Press, 2023), Lesley Nicole Braun uses the prism of the Congolese danseuse to examine the politics of control and the ways in which notions of visibility, virtue, and socio-economic opportunity are interlinked in this urban African context. The work of the danseuse highlights the fact that public visibility is necessary to build the social networks required for economic independence, even as this visibility invites social opprobrium for women. The concert dancer therefore exemplifies many of the challenges that women face in Kinshasa as they navigate the public sphere, and she illustrates the gendered differences of local patronage politics that shape public morality. As an ethnographer, Braun had unusual access to the world she documents, having been invited to participate as a concert dancer herself. Dr. Suvi Rautio is an anthropologist of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Today I spoke with Lesley Nicole Braun to talk about her new book on Congo's dancers. Dance music plays a central role in the cultural, social, religious, and family lives of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the various genres popular in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congolese rumba occupies a special place and can be counted as one of the DRC's most well-known cultural exports. The public image of rumba was historically dominated by male bandleaders, singers, and musicians. However, with the introduction of the danseuse (professional concert dancer) in the late 1970s, the role of women as cultural, moral, and economic actors came into public prominence and helped further raise Congolese rumba's international profile. In Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa (U Wisconsin Press, 2023), Lesley Nicole Braun uses the prism of the Congolese danseuse to examine the politics of control and the ways in which notions of visibility, virtue, and socio-economic opportunity are interlinked in this urban African context. The work of the danseuse highlights the fact that public visibility is necessary to build the social networks required for economic independence, even as this visibility invites social opprobrium for women. The concert dancer therefore exemplifies many of the challenges that women face in Kinshasa as they navigate the public sphere, and she illustrates the gendered differences of local patronage politics that shape public morality. As an ethnographer, Braun had unusual access to the world she documents, having been invited to participate as a concert dancer herself. Dr. Suvi Rautio is an anthropologist of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Today I spoke with Lesley Nicole Braun to talk about her new book on Congo's dancers. Dance music plays a central role in the cultural, social, religious, and family lives of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among the various genres popular in the capital city of Kinshasa, Congolese rumba occupies a special place and can be counted as one of the DRC's most well-known cultural exports. The public image of rumba was historically dominated by male bandleaders, singers, and musicians. However, with the introduction of the danseuse (professional concert dancer) in the late 1970s, the role of women as cultural, moral, and economic actors came into public prominence and helped further raise Congolese rumba's international profile. In Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa (U Wisconsin Press, 2023), Lesley Nicole Braun uses the prism of the Congolese danseuse to examine the politics of control and the ways in which notions of visibility, virtue, and socio-economic opportunity are interlinked in this urban African context. The work of the danseuse highlights the fact that public visibility is necessary to build the social networks required for economic independence, even as this visibility invites social opprobrium for women. The concert dancer therefore exemplifies many of the challenges that women face in Kinshasa as they navigate the public sphere, and she illustrates the gendered differences of local patronage politics that shape public morality. As an ethnographer, Braun had unusual access to the world she documents, having been invited to participate as a concert dancer herself. Dr. Suvi Rautio is an anthropologist of China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

En cette fin de semaine, se referme la Conférence pour le Climat, la COP30 de Belém au Brésil, aux portes de la gigantesque forêt amazonienne. Nous avons proposé 4 Grands Reportages de Lucile Gimberg sur l'Amazonie brésilienne, un sur l'Amazonie péruvienne avec Martin Chabal et un en vis-à-vis du Brésil sur ce poumon vert de l'Afrique, le Bassin du Congo parcouru par Rolf Stève Domia-Leu. Nous commençons par ce Bassin du Congo et sa forêt, et finissons aux côtés de Lucile Gimberg. (Rediffusion) République centrafricaine: la Basse-Lobaye un trésor de biodiversité en péril En République centrafricaine, au cœur du Bassin du Congo... La Basse-Lobaye est une réserve de près de 3 000 kilomètres carrés : un véritable joyau de biodiversité, recouvert en grande partie par une forêt tropicale humide. Mais ce trésor naturel est aujourd'hui fragilisé. La Basse-Lobaye, tout comme l'ensemble du Bassin du Congo, fait face à de grands défis environnementaux : déforestation, exploitation minière, changement climatique… Surnommé le «poumon de l'Afrique», ce vaste ensemble forestier joue pourtant un rôle vital dans la régulation du climat mondial : il stocke le carbone, purifie l'air et protège la vie. Un Grand reportage de Rolf Stève Domia-Leu qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.   Amazonie 4/4: les défis autour des concessions forestières durables  Dernier épisode de notre série exceptionnelle de Grands Reportages en Amazonie à l'occasion de la COP30 sur le climat qui doit se terminer, cette fin de semaine, au Brésil. Nous partons dans le Para, l'un des États brésiliens les plus touchés par la déforestation. Dans l'ouest du Para, la forêt est encore préservée…  Pour tenter de la conserver, le gouvernement brésilien autorise des entreprises privées à exploiter des parcelles de forêts publiques, à condition qu'elles en fassent un usage raisonné et durable. Comment extraire du bois sans détruire la forêt ? Et comment les populations locales voient ces activités économiques en développement ? Un Grand reportage de Lucile Gimberg qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

Tosin and Coach round up the group stage of the Total Energies AFCON 2025 and then look ahead to the Round of 16 including South Africa vs Cameroon, Algeria vs DR Congo and Nigeria vs Mozambique 

A new report out from UNICEF has revealed some devastating figures on the prevalence of sexual violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nationwide data indicates that more than 35,000 cases of sexual violence against children were recorded from January to September of 2025. It is understood that the true number is likely to be higher than these figures, with the crime being underreported due to fear and stigma. Kylie Pentelow is joined by UNICEF's Chief of Child Protection, Ramatou Touré, to discuss the report. Maintaining friendships in adulthood can feel like a full-time job, especially when calendars clash, energy runs low, and “let's catch up soon” becomes a recurring loop. We revisit The Woman's Hour Guide to Life episode on friendships to explore why staying connected is so challenging in a busy life. Nuala McGovern speaks to journalist Claire Cohen, psychotherapist Dr Julia Samuel, and the psychologist Dr Marisa G Franco, who share expert insights, relatable stories, and advice you'll genuinely want to put into practice.Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, or RED-S as it's known, was once framed as a concern only for elite athletes. But as running culture intensifies alongside weight-loss jabs and healthy eating trends, RED-S has become more widespread. It's often hard to spot, but the long-term consequences can be devastating, impacting immune function, growth and fertility. Sports dietitian Renee McGregor and Jodie Pearlman, who experienced the condition first hand, tell Kylie more about the condition.It's peak time for university applications at the moment, with the deadline looming in mid January. UCAS' data for 2025, shows that 31% of 18 year olds in the UK are planning to live at home this year, which is a record high compared to 22% a decade ago. So if almost a third are staying at home, what is student life like today and how does it compare to the student experience of the past? Discussing this with Kylie are Sakithya Nathan, a first year student at Birkbeck University in London, Daisy Depledge-Kittle, a third year student at Leeds Trinity University, and Dr Aimee Quickfall, Head of the School of Education and Childhood at Leeds Trinity University. Presenter: Kylie Pentelow Producer: Andrea Kidd

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également à vos questions sur l'accord d'une vente d'armes entre Islamabad et le camp Haftar en Libye et la vague de manifestations en Iran.  RDC : suspension du porte-parole de l'armée pour ses propos contre les Tutsies  En République démocratique du Congo, le porte-parole des forces armées a été suspendu après des propos jugés stigmatisants visant les femmes tutsies. Ces déclarations n'affaiblissent-elles pas le gouvernement congolais et son armée face à l'AFC/M23 qui affirme toujours que le pouvoir congolais stigmatise les Tutsis ?    Avec Adolphe Agenonga Chober, professeur à l'Université de Kisangani, spécialiste des mouvements armés dans l'est de la RDC.  Libye : le Pakistan peut-il rebattre les cartes du conflit libyen ?  Le chef d'état-major pakistanais s'est rendu à Benghazi dans le cadre d'un accord militaire déjà conclu entre Islamabad et le camp du maréchal Khalifa Haftar, portant notamment sur des ventes d'armes, malgré l'embargo international en vigueur sur la Libye. Comment expliquer cette vente entre Islamabad et le camp Haftar ? Existent-ils des mécanismes de sanctions à l'encontre des pays qui violent l'embargo de l'ONU sur les livraisons d'armes en Libye ?    Avec Houda Ibrahim, journaliste au service Afrique de RFI.  Iran : jusqu'où ira le mouvement de colère contre la vie chère ?  L'Iran est secoué par une vague de manifestations face à la vie chère causée par la monnaie nationale qui s'effondre à des niveaux historiques face au dollar. Quelles sont les causes de cette chute brutale du rial ? Le régime iranien peut-il tomber à cause des manifestations ?    Avec Clément Therme, chargé de cours à l'université Paul-Valery de Montpellier, spécialiste de l'Iran.  Et en fin d'émission, la chronique « Un œil sur les réseaux » de Jessica Taieb. Au programme, les réactions des internautes au début de la CAN. 

Kilio cha wakimbizi kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC cha kupatiwa msaada ukiwemo wa chakula kimeitikiwa na Japani, moja ya mdau wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, WFP ambapo shirika hilo limepatiwa dola laki sita na elfu ishirini na tano, kama anavyosimulia Assumpta Massoi.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia wakimbizi kutoka DR Congo wanaokimbilia Burundi, lishe bora kwa watot nchini Zambia, na afya ya uzazi na msaada wa UNFPA kwa wasichana vijana nchini Kenya. Kilio cha wakimbizi kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC cha kupatiwa msaada ukiwemo wa chakula kimeitikiwa na Japani, moja ya mdau wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula Duniani, WFP ambapo shirika hilo limepatiwa dola laki sita na elfu ishirini na tano.Nchini Zambia, mafunzo ya mapishi yanayotolewa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalohusika na masuala ya watoto, UNICEF, kwa wanawake yamefanikiwa kubadilisha namna familia zinavyowalisha watoto wao, kwa kutumia vyakula ambavyo tayari vinapatikana katika mazingira yao.Nchini Kenya, shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Afya ya Uzazi na Idadi ya watu, UNFP limechukua hatua kukabiliana na changamoto ya mimba za utotoni zinazochochewa na vikwazo vya kijamii na utamaduni pamoja na upungufu wa huduma za afya ya uzazi na kijinsia zinazofaa kwa vijana. Msichana mmoja anasimulia masaibu aliyopita.Mwenyeji wako ni Sabrina Moshi, karibu!

What if your past didn't define your future — unless you allowed it to?

Repasamos la LIMúR, la Lista Ibérica de Músicas de Raíz, con algunos de los discos seleccionados para el último trimestre del 2025, así como otras novedades ibéricas, con un importante componente flamenco, rumbero y fiestero, celebrando también los 600 años de presencia del pueblo gitano en lo que hoy es España. Hablamos también del Festival Flamenco de Nimes, en tierras ocitanas de Francia y terminamos clamando contra las violencias, desastres y genocidios en Palestina, Sudán, Congo y tantos lugares de nuestro planeta, deseando un feliz año con un delicioso clásico congoleño. We review LIMúR, the Iberian Roots Music Chart, with some of the albums selected for the final quarter of 2025, along with other Iberian new releases, with a strong flamenco, rumba and festive component, also celebrating 600 years of the presence of the Roma people in what is now Spain. We also talk about the Festival Flamenco de Nîmes, in Occitan lands of France, and we end by raising our voices against violence, disasters and genocides in Palestine, Sudan, Congo and so many places on our planet, wishing a happy new year with a delicious Congolese classic. - Marina Heredia - Juan el Egiptano [+ Lolita] - En libertad: El camino de los gitanos - Argentina - Consolacion divina (bulerías) - Utrera flamenco fetén - Joselito Acedo - Triana D.F. [+ Remedios Amaya] - Triana D.F.. Distrito Flamenco - Carola Ortiz - Foc - Enllà - Blanca y Chuchi - Mantra - Universo - Nancy Vieira & Fred Martins - Nao sou daqui - Esperança - Carminho - Balada do país que dói - Eu vou morrer de amor ou resistir - Xabi Aburruzaga - Connecting reel - Bask - Casapalma - El clavel - Jotas - Bukasa Léon, Kalombo Albino na Groupe Rythmique Ngoma - Bonne année (lingala) - The soul of Congo: Treasures of the Ngoma label (1948-1963) - (Blanca y Chuchi - Ababubebé - Universo)

In this powerful episode of The Thin Green Line Podcast, we sit down with Andy Huynh, a conservation professional whose career has taken him from global conflict zones to the front lines of wildlife protection. Andy shares his journey from growing up in Southern California, to military service, to nearly a decade working overseas combating illegal wildlife trade, environmental crime, and transnational criminal organizations. His firsthand experiences reveal how wildlife trafficking fuels terrorism, human trafficking, armed conflict, and genocide—particularly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This conversation goes far beyond poaching. It exposes the global criminal networks behind ivory, rhino horn, illegal timber, and conflict minerals—and how modern technology, consumer demand, and corruption all play a role. Now back in the United States, Andy is beginning a new chapter in wildlife law enforcement, bringing a rare international perspective to protecting natural resources at home. How Andy's upbringing and military service shaped his path into conservation The reality of illegal wildlife trade as a global criminal enterprise Poaching, poverty, coercion, and organized crime The humanitarian and environmental crisis in eastern DRC and Virunga National Park Wildlife trafficking's connection to terrorism, human trafficking, and conflict minerals Corruption and failures in international peacekeeping efforts Why protecting wildlife and protecting people are inseparable Andy's transition into wildlife law enforcement in California Environmental crime is not a niche issue—it is one of the largest drivers of global instability. This episode offers rare, firsthand insight into how deeply connected wildlife conservation is to human rights, national security, and the future of the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (BUY IT THROUGH A WEB BROWSER OR THE PATREON ANDROID APP, NOT VIA THE PATREON iOS APP. YOU'LL GET CHARGED EXTRA MONEY AND IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO PROCESS.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk movie night archives, and more!My guest for the season five finale is D.C. rapper and model El Cousteau. We spoke about The Godfather series, The Sopranos, The Wood, The Best Man, putting on for Black cinema, coming up in the D.C. rap scene, his modeling career, his connections to A$AP Rocky and MIKE and his 10k Global label, solidifying his sound, and the creative process behind his last two projects—Merci, Non Merci and this past summer's Dirty Harry 2. Thank y'all so much for a fantastic season 5, now for the last time this year, come fuck with us.Dirty Harry 2 is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Follow Cousteau on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok: @elcousteau Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.   Support the show

Il n'y a pas que la guerre dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo : il y a aussi quelques zones protégées où des hommes courageux réussissent à sauver la paix. C'est le cas du parc national de la Maiko, aux confins des provinces du Nord-Kivu et du Maniema, où quelques gardes forestiers – on dit maintenant « écogardes » – ont réussi à préserver les populations de gorilles et d'éléphants des combats alentour. Alain Mukiranya est ranger et assistant du directeur du parc national de la Maiko. Pour ce 1er janvier, il raconte comment il a procédé. RFI : Alain Mukiranya, vous êtes garde-forestier dans le parc national de la Maiko, dans l'est de la RDC. Comment protéger les mammifères de ce parc quand la guerre fait rage tout autour ? Alain Mukiranya : C'est un grand défi. Avant que Walikale tombe [une localité de de la province du Nord-Kivu, NDLR], il y a d'abord eu Goma [chef-lieu du Nord-Kivu, NDLR], Bukavu [chef-lieu du Sud-Kivu, NDLR] et puis Walikale. La population, les autorités et même mes collègues écogardes en étaient au point de fuir. La population, d'ailleurs, fuyait déjà vers Kisangani [chef-lieu de la province de la Tshopo, dans le nord-est de la RDC, NDLR], plus à l'ouest. Et moi, ce que j'ai fait, je suis reparti rejoindre nos équipes sur le terrain. On a mis nos forces ensemble pour protéger le parc. Nous avons fait cela dans le sens contraire du mouvement de la population, à nos risques et périls. Au lieu de fuir, vous êtes donc resté avec une équipe et vous avez réussi à persuader quelques collègues de rester avec vous. C'était la mission que j'avais reçu de la hiérarchie de l'ICCN, […] l'Institut congolais pour la conservation de la nature : rentrer, redynamiser les équipes sur le terrain, leur remonter le moral, encourager et surveiller, continuer à surveiller et protéger le parc. Je les ai convaincus. Ensemble, on faisait les patrouilles et personne n'est parti parmi nous. Est-ce que votre présence et celle de vos collègues dans le parc ont pu dissuader certains hommes armés d'y entrer pour venir braconner ? Oui, quand on voit notre présence, on ne peut plus se permettre de faire ce qui est interdit, notamment le braconnage ou le pillage des matériels et autres biens de la conservation que nous avons au parc. Et notre présence a rassuré aussi certaines populations riveraines. Certains même se sont réfugiés vers chez nous, parce que c'est là où ils se sentaient protégés. Au moment où il y avait débandade, l'armée partait dans la direction ouest. Nous, nous sommes restés et notre présence les a rassurés. Donc, ce n'est pas tout le monde qui avait fui au sein de la communauté riveraine. Il y en a certains qui se sont réfugiés vers chez nous, au quartier général du parc, et dans une autre station qui est dans la zone. Est-ce qu'il y a des hommes armés qui ont essayé d'entrer dans le parc et avec qui vous avez eu des accrochages ? La menace était grande avec des miliciens patriotes qui avaient, à cette période-là, nécessité d'avoir le matériel d'ordonnancement, aussi appelé armes et munitions. Et chez nous, il y en a parce qu'on les utilise pour protéger le parc. Ils ont voulu venir récupérer le matériel que nous avons pour aller faire la guerre avec. Et pourtant, nous, nous sommes non-belligérants, nous sommes apolitiques. En période de paix ou de conflit, nous restons et continuons notre travail. À ces miliciens patriotes, les Wazalendo, avez-vous finalement donné les armes que vous aviez ou pas ? Nous avons catégoriquement refusé. Les matériels que nous avons, c'est pour protéger la faune et la flore et pas autre chose. Nous avons refusé catégoriquement, malgré les menaces, malgré la pression, et on a essayé de les sensibiliser, de leur faire comprendre que nous sommes là pour faire notre travail et non nous mêler de la politique ou autres situations qui prévalent dans la zone. En temps de paix, quel est le principal danger pour les mammifères de votre parc, les gorilles, les éléphants, les okapis ? Est-ce que ce sont les braconniers professionnels ou est-ce que ce sont les populations riveraines, les villageois alentours ? En temps de paix, c'est le braconnage effectué par les communautés riveraines et les braconniers qui viennent d'ailleurs, qui viennent chercher comment capturer les animaux pour le trafic. Tout ça, ça va de pair. En ce début d'année 2026, quel est le vœu que vous formulez ? Mon vœu pour cette année est le retour de la paix et de toutes les bonnes conditions de vie et de travail pour la population qui vit autour de mon parc, le parc national de la Maiko, et pour toute la population congolaise, que la paix revienne, que l'autorité de l'État revienne. Mon vœu est de voir les populations de gorilles, d'okapis, de chimpanzés, d'éléphants, prospérer et continuer à se multiplier afin que la vie reprenne. Le tourisme, et tout cela, ça va aussi bénéficier au développement des communautés riveraines, parce qu'il y aura beaucoup de choses qui viendront avec et même l'économie locale sera développée. À lire aussiQuestions d'environnement - Protecteurs de la nature en Afrique, les «rangers» brisent le tabou de leur santé mentale

Au cours de l'année, ils ont fait la une de l'actualité africaine. Politiques, écrivains, artistes, cinéastes, sportifs, chercheurs… Chacun d'eux a remporté des succès ou marqué les esprits et mérite selon Le Monde Afrique, d'être distingués. Le Monde Afrique qui pointe tout d'abord non pas une personnalité mais toute une génération : la génération Z. « Mille visages, mais une colère, s'exclame le journal. Au Kenya, à Madagascar et au Maroc, l'année a été celle de la Gen Z, tel que se désignent les personnes nées entre la fin des années 1990 et le début des années 2010. L'injustice fiscale au Kenya, les coupures d'eau et d'électricité à Madagascar et des scandales dans le système hospitalier public au Maroc ont poussé des milliers de jeunes dans les rues en particulier de juillet à octobre, malgré une répression parfois féroce. » Parmi les personnalités politiques distinguées par Le Monde Afrique : Cyril Ramaphosa, le président sud-africain qui « se présente en figure du Sud global, plaidant en faveur du multilatéralisme, se montrant proche de son homologue brésilien de gauche Lula, ou encore défendant la cause palestinienne. » Parmi les Africains qui ont fait la Une en 2025, Le Monde Afrique cite encore l'écrivain franco-algérien Boualem Sansal, le rappeur ivoirien Himra, l'universitaire camerounais Augustin Holl, qui a dirigé les trois derniers tomes de l'Histoire générale de l'Afrique, gigantesque encyclopédie, lancée en 1964 ; le footballeur marocain Achraf Hakimi ; ou encore l'entrepreneur kényan Elly Savatia, créateur d'applications utilisant l'intelligence artificielle. Des « dynamiques contradictoires » Cette année 2025 aura été marquée sur le continent par des tentatives de déstabilisation, des élections issues de transitions militaires, des ruptures avec des organisations régionales, mais aussi de grands rendez-vous diplomatiques mondiaux. C'est ce que détaille le site Afrik.com. il y a eu en effet le coup d'Etat en Guinée Bissau ; la tentative de coup d'Etat au Bénin ; l'élection de Mamadi Doumbouya en Guinée ; les protestations populaires et le durcissement du régime au Mali ; la rupture historique des pays de l'AES avec la CEDEAO ; la reconnaissance du Somaliland par Israël qui « a déclenché une crise diplomatique dans la Corne de l'Afrique » ; le 7ème Sommet UE-UA à Luanda : avec la relance du partenariat Afrique-Europe et le G20 à Johannesburg, qui « a placé l'Afrique au centre de la gouvernance mondiale. » Commentaire d'Afrik.com : « cette année 2025 a révélé une Afrique traversée par des dynamiques contradictoires : quête de souveraineté, fragilités démocratiques, ruptures régionales et ambitions diplomatiques globales. » Encore et toujours la guerre dans l'est de la RDC… Autre fait marquant de l'année écoulée, la situation sécuritaire qui a continué de se dégrader dans l'est de la RDC, malgré les efforts de paix… Le Point Afrique nous expose « cinq scénarios pour sortir de cette guerre ». Des scénarios établis par le Centre de coopération internationale de l'université de New York en partenariat avec le Groupe d'étude sur le Congo. « Cinq scénarios, donc, du retrait complet du soutien rwandais au M23 à une autonomie large de certaines provinces du Kivu et de l'Ituri. L'une de ces alternatives prévoit le retrait du Rwanda, affaiblissant ainsi le M23, tout en ouvrant la voie à un processus de paix crédible. » Toutefois, ce rapport « conclut sur une note pessimiste, parfaitement alignée avec l'enlisement actuel des pourparlers. Le succès ne dépendra pas seulement de la signature d'un accord, mais de la volonté politique et, surtout, de la pression extérieure, car les deux parties ont des raisons de vouloir faire traîner les pourparlers et, en l'absence d'une pression politique et d'incitations économiques fortes, il est probable que “la violence s'intensifie à nouveau“. » … et au Soudan Enfin, cette année 2025 aura vu l'intensification de la guerre au Soudan. Depuis avril 2023, ce conflit oppose l'armée nationale aux miliciens des Forces de soutien rapide et a provoqué 200.000 morts. On revient au Monde Afrique qui publie une série de reportages sur cette terrible guerre : avant-hier, premier volet dans « dans El-Obeid encerclée, sur le nouveau front de la guerre », cette ville « menacée par les paramilitaires, devenue stratégique pour le contrôle du centre du pays. » Et hier, deuxième volet : « la lente résurrection de Khartoum, la capitale. (…) Principale ligne de front pendant deux ans, la capitale a été reprise en mars par l'armée régulière. Depuis, la ville tente de renaître de ses cendres. »

TW: TALKS OF SA, DV, GOREHello!! In today's bonus episode, Hawa talks about three dreams she had recently on the podcast and how they actually warned her about a dangerous situation that happened in waking life. If you can, please educate yourself on what's currently happening in Ukraine. Below are links where you can learn and help!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5746&mfc_pref=T&5746.donation=form1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://crisisrelief.un.org/t/ukraine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EECANTTJNHN7Y&source=url⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you can, please educate yourself about the genocide in Gaza! Below are links where you can learn and help!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Noah Samsen's YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Help Woman in Gaze | Woman For Woman International ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠10 Ways You Can Support Palestine and Gaza | Muslim Hands UK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arab.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceasefiretoday.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you can, please educate yourself on the genocide happening in Sudan!! Below are links where you can learn and help! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUDAN WAR UPDATE: KEEP EYES ON SUDAN. WE HAVE NO ONE FIGHTING FOR THE ... | sudan | TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠URGENT: Sudan Emergency Women for Women International⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sudan crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | World Vision⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crisis in Sudan: What is happening and how to help | International Rescue Committee (IRC)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All Eyes On Sudan | Tirrrb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you can, please educate yourself about the silent genocide happening in the Republic of Congo! Below are links where you can learn and help!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠7 Million People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Are Now Displaced | Democracy Now!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Civilians massacred in DR Congo as clashes spread (france24.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Save Millions of Lives: How to Help People in Congo (borgenproject.org)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Democratic Republic of Congo | International Rescue Committee (IRC)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/cgZsda96Y4w?si=uemRwv99EtQ41-Dl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you can, please educate yourself on people who have been affected by Hurricane Melissa. Below are links where you can learn and help!⁠⁠Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal⁠⁠If you can, please educate yourself as much as you can about the things going on around the world. There is always a way to help!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dotherightthing.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muslimlivesmatter.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blmsites.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/colombia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nepal.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-palestine.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fight-antisemitism.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://endsars.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://worldcrisis.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://crisisaroundtheworld.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://helparmenians.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hopeforhaiti.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tell Congress: Stop Assault Weapon Sales Now⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hotline - Trans Lifeline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence HotlineThanks for joining us, and remember: It's Just a Dream!

Jeff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ et ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gerry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ reçoivent Martin Tremblay, photojournaliste depuis 2002 à La Presse, correspondant dans des zones de guerre. Il nous raconte ses séjours en Ukraine au Congo et en Syrie entre autres. Pour décrire ses différentes expériences, il écrit des livres destinés aux jeunes pour les les sensibiliser sur les différents conflits à travers le monde. Livre ici : https://www.lesmalins.ca/fr/livre/jeunesse/4837-elliot-black-en-zone-de-guerre-tome-1-ukraine.html (Enregistré le 26 novembre 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new player is reshaping the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — and it's not who most people are watching. Burundi's cooperation with the government is deepening while global attention focuses on the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group fighting Kinshasa. Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena talks to analyst Daniel van Dalen and DW's Alex Ngarambe.

Originaire de la République démocratique du Congo, le groupe Makoma est composé des frères et sœurs. Au début des années 2000, ils rencontrent un succès international avec notamment le tube Napesi. Après plusieurs années d'absence, le groupe s'est reformé pour un concert au Dôme de Paris en octobre 2025. Nathalie et Pengani Makoma répondent aux questions de Claudy Siar, Queen Stelyna et Yasmine Bakayoko. [Rediffusion de l'émission du 24 septembre 2025] Makoma - Napesi Makoma - Na leli Makoma - Moto oyo Makoma - Nasengi Retrouvez la playlist officielle de RFI Musique.

En République centrafricaine, au cœur du Bassin du Congo... La Basse-Lobaye est une réserve de près de 3 000 kilomètres carrés : un véritable joyau de biodiversité, recouvert en grande partie par une forêt tropicale humide. Mais ce trésor naturel est aujourd'hui fragilisé. La Basse-Lobaye, tout comme l'ensemble du Bassin du Congo, fait face à de grands défis environnementaux : déforestation, exploitation minière, changement climatique… Surnommé le «poumon de l'Afrique», ce vaste ensemble forestier joue pourtant un rôle vital dans la régulation du climat mondial : il stocke le carbone, purifie l'air et protège la vie. «République centrafricaine: la Basse-Lobaye un trésor de biodiversité en péril», un Grand reportage de Rolf Stève Domia-Leu. [Rediffusion du 17 novembre 2025]

Questa è la puntata speciale di fine anno di Globo, in cui raccontiamo come sono andate a finire alcune delle storie di Globo del 2025. Per farlo, siamo tornati a sentire alcuni degli ospiti di quest'anno. In questa puntata ci sono: Giorgio Monti su Gaza, Anna Momigliano su Israele, Giulia Pompili sulla Corea del Sud, Luciano Pollichieni sulla Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Alicia García Herrero sulla guerra commerciale tra Cina e Stati Uniti, Filippo Cicciù sulla Turchia, Stefano Pozzebon sul Venezuela, Anna Zafesova su Ucraina e Russia. Le loro puntate sono: – Fare il medico a Gaza, con Giorgio Monti – Come Israele è diventato così, con Anna Momigliano – Cosa diavolo è successo in Corea del Sud, con Giulia Pompili – Il ritorno della guerra in Congo, con Luciano Pollichieni – Stati Uniti e Cina «fino alla fine», con Alicia García Herrero – Turchia – Imamoglu = ?, con Filippo Cicciù – La crudeltà è il punto delle politiche migratorie di Trump, con Stefano Pozzebon – Ballare il valzer di Putin, con Anna Zafesova Ci sono anche altri podcast del Post: la rassegna stampa Morning, le Altre Indagini di Stefano Nazzi, gli approfondimenti di Francesco Costa su Wilson, e molti altri che parlano di scienza, esteri, linguaggio. E poi c'è quello su Sanremo. Sono i podcast dedicati a chi ha un abbonamento al Post, che a Natale ⁠⁠⁠puoi regalare, o farti regalare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originaire de la République démocratique du Congo, le groupe Makoma est composé des frères et sœurs. Au début des années 2000, ils rencontrent un succès international avec notamment le tube Napesi. Après plusieurs années d'absence, le groupe s'est reformé pour un concert au Dôme de Paris en octobre 2025. Nathalie et Pengani Makoma répondent aux questions de Claudy Siar, Queen Stelyna et Yasmine Bakayoko. [Rediffusion de l'émission du 24 septembre 2025] Makoma - Napesi Makoma - Na leli Makoma - Moto oyo Makoma - Nasengi Retrouvez la playlist officielle de RFI Musique.

« Nous voulûmes d'abord dire que la Congolexicomatisation est un trait d'union entre la culture congolaise et le monde, à travers la francophonie. C'est une coopération, un contact d'invention et de créativité, entre les langues congolaises et le linguisme francophone. [...] Alors, soyez là ! Congolexicomatisez-vous, Agglutinogénisez-vous, savanestiquez-vous ! » En 2013, lorsqu'un journaliste tombe sur Eddy Malou pendant un micro-trottoir sur le roller, la vidéo devient virale et fait le tour du monde francophone. Dans une véritable démonstration oratoire, le Kinois s'exprime dans un français soutenu, à la fois érudit et exubérant, et s'auto-présente comme « le premier savant de toute la République démocratique du Congo », cherchant à « imposer la force vers Lovanium », la première université du Congo. Intellectuel autodidacte, Eddy Malou a été professeur dans des écoles techniques, puis à l'Athénée Royal de la Gombe, où il donne cours notamment au chanteur Jean-Baptiste Mpiana. On peut le voir à partir de 1998 sur la chaîne kinoise Antenne A, où il a été animateur.  Aujourd'hui, l'homme septuagénaire, ne possédant ni téléphone ni internet, est devenu une star des réseaux, suivi par plus de 300 000 personnes à travers le monde. Pendant près de dix ans, il a marché dans les rues de Kinshasa, livrant des cours improvisés aux passants. Avec lui et « la valise de mots » qu'il a dans la tête, le plus simple des échanges devient un exercice rhétorique de haute volée. Après son essai politique intitulé La Congolexicomatisation et publié en 2022, Eddy Malou nous offre aujourd'hui son deuxième ouvrage, Le dictionnaire de la Congolexicomatisation, publié par l'association Les Amis d'Eddy Malou. C'est un dictionnaire de plus de 200 mots inventés, remixés, empruntés et détournés, des mots qu'il recharge dans le même geste de sens et de savoir. Une œuvre luxuriante, l'aboutissement d'un travail qui demeurait jusqu'à présent essentiellement filmé.  Valabater (v.tr.) :  « Se promener physiquement et intellectuellement. » Exemple : « Eddy Malou faisant valabater sa cognostacéité au XXIè siècle. » Etymologie : Jeu sonore sur l'expression populaire « va là-bas », transformée en verbe par suffixation.    Rondelade (n.f.) : « Une tournée qui revient à son point de départ. » Exemple : « Votre Savant effectue une rondelade quotidienne, partant de l'UPn, puis transitant à Matonge pour repartir au campus de l'Unikin. La curvilinéarité ! » Etymologie : De « ronde » (danse en cercle) en français, + suffixe « -lade » marquant un retour au point de départ.    ► Suivre Eddy Malou sur Tik Tok. Programmation musicale : Le compositeur électro français Thylacine avec le titre Mafwe.

« Nous voulûmes d'abord dire que la Congolexicomatisation est un trait d'union entre la culture congolaise et le monde, à travers la francophonie. C'est une coopération, un contact d'invention et de créativité, entre les langues congolaises et le linguisme francophone. [...] Alors, soyez là ! Congolexicomatisez-vous, Agglutinogénisez-vous, savanestiquez-vous ! » En 2013, lorsqu'un journaliste tombe sur Eddy Malou pendant un micro-trottoir sur le roller, la vidéo devient virale et fait le tour du monde francophone. Dans une véritable démonstration oratoire, le Kinois s'exprime dans un français soutenu, à la fois érudit et exubérant, et s'auto-présente comme « le premier savant de toute la République démocratique du Congo », cherchant à « imposer la force vers Lovanium », la première université du Congo. Intellectuel autodidacte, Eddy Malou a été professeur dans des écoles techniques, puis à l'Athénée Royal de la Gombe, où il donne cours notamment au chanteur Jean-Baptiste Mpiana. On peut le voir à partir de 1998 sur la chaîne kinoise Antenne A, où il a été animateur.  Aujourd'hui, l'homme septuagénaire, ne possédant ni téléphone ni internet, est devenu une star des réseaux, suivi par plus de 300 000 personnes à travers le monde. Pendant près de dix ans, il a marché dans les rues de Kinshasa, livrant des cours improvisés aux passants. Avec lui et « la valise de mots » qu'il a dans la tête, le plus simple des échanges devient un exercice rhétorique de haute volée. Après son essai politique intitulé La Congolexicomatisation et publié en 2022, Eddy Malou nous offre aujourd'hui son deuxième ouvrage, Le dictionnaire de la Congolexicomatisation, publié par l'association Les Amis d'Eddy Malou. C'est un dictionnaire de plus de 200 mots inventés, remixés, empruntés et détournés, des mots qu'il recharge dans le même geste de sens et de savoir. Une œuvre luxuriante, l'aboutissement d'un travail qui demeurait jusqu'à présent essentiellement filmé.  Valabater (v.tr.) :  « Se promener physiquement et intellectuellement. » Exemple : « Eddy Malou faisant valabater sa cognostacéité au XXIè siècle. » Etymologie : Jeu sonore sur l'expression populaire « va là-bas », transformée en verbe par suffixation.    Rondelade (n.f.) : « Une tournée qui revient à son point de départ. » Exemple : « Votre Savant effectue une rondelade quotidienne, partant de l'UPn, puis transitant à Matonge pour repartir au campus de l'Unikin. La curvilinéarité ! » Etymologie : De « ronde » (danse en cercle) en français, + suffixe « -lade » marquant un retour au point de départ.    ► Suivre Eddy Malou sur Tik Tok. Programmation musicale : Le compositeur électro français Thylacine avec le titre Mafwe.

Wat past ons journalisten op deze laatste dag van het jaar nou beter dan een diepe buiging voor Donald Trump en onze grote erkentelijkheid voor de ontelbare verhalen waarmee hij ons heeft overspoeld. En gelukkig is het einde nog niet in zicht. Wees niet verbaasd als hij al in september begint met een campagne waarin hij de uitkomst van de Congresverkiezingen in november vervalst en gestolen gaat noemen. Want er is een kans dat zijn Republikeinse partij zetels verliest. ‘Stop the steal’ is een strijdkreet die nog wel een seizoen meekan. Aparte man, deze kampioen-nieuwsmaker. Je moet goed zoeken om een staatshoofd te vinden dat in zijn kerstboodschap de volgende zin gebruikte: ‘Gelukkig kerst voor iedereen, inclusief het tuig van Radicaallinks dat alles in het werk stelt om ons Land te vernietigen en daarin ernstig faalt’. De man die zegt 8 oorlogen te hebben beëindigd, waaronder een niet bestaande tussen Egypte en Ethiopië, al hebben ze ruzie over een stuwdam, een oorlog in Congo die nog steeds voortwoedt, een mysterieuze tussen Servië en Kosovo. Een man die, ondanks sussende woorden van wensdenkers als Mark Rutte, de hechte eenheid binnen de NAVO heeft veranderd in een transsectionele overeenkomst met de wapenverkoop als uitgangspunt. Een man die gestaag de rechtsstaat ontmantelt. Wat kunnen we het komende jaar verwachten? Misschien de vervulling van zijn wens om Groenland te kopen. Er ligt een mooie kans. Denemarken, waarvan de autonome staat Groenland, met een luidruchtige onafhankelijkheidsbeweging, nog steeds deel uitmaakt, zit met een probleem. Door het totale wegvallen van de briefpost-inkomsten werd besloten het postbedrijf geheel op te heffen, tot groot ongenoegen van veel Denen. Als Denemarken Groenland verkoopt is de opbrengst ruim voldoende om het postbedrijf te redden. Iedereen gelukkig, en Trump kan de volgende niet bestaande oorlog aan zijn lijstje opgeloste oorlogen toevoegen – nummer acht. Uit goede bron horen we dat Trump ook is benaderd door de besturen van Ajax en Feyenoord om te onderhandelen tussen de Amsterdamse F-site en het Rotterdamse Vak-S over vrede tussen deze iconische clubs. En die gaan uit zijn hand eten, want de sanctie heeft hij al gereed: als er geen vrede komt, weigert hij elke speler die ooit voor Ajax of Feyenoord heeft gespeeld een visum voor het WK. Trumps negende vrede. Wat Amerika beslist gaat uiteindelijk ook altijd over ons. Kortom: chapeau, verlaat ons niet en ga zo door, Donald. Hoed ons voor de verveling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did one woman take on the brutal colonial King Leopold II in Congo with her camera? Who was Alice Seely Harris and why should we remember her name? How did she smuggle her photographs of the horrors going on in the Congo out of the country? Anita and William discuss the life of Alice Seely Harris, the mouse who stood up to a lion using the power of her Kodak Camera… Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com  For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Producer: Anouska Lewis Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to engage with leading voices shaping our world! On Thursday morning, acclaimed clinical psychologist Dr. Jerome E. Fox—author of the groundbreaking, best-selling workbook Addicted to White, the Oppressed in League with the Oppressor: A Shame-based Alliance—returns to our classroom. Before Dr. Fox, you'll hear an important update on Central Africa from Paul Pumphrey, co-founder of Friends of the Congo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CannCon and Ghost kick off the final stretch of the year with a wide-ranging Badlands Daily that blends personal updates, platform developments, and global headlines. The hosts discuss the flu surge hitting families across the country, emerging features like Bitcoin and crypto tipping on the platform, and how audience engagement continues to evolve. The conversation moves into international and geopolitical developments, including unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and broader global instability that continues to challenge official narratives. Along the way, the hosts touch on media trust, institutional credibility, and the slow erosion of public confidence in centralized systems. As always, the episode balances real-time commentary with forward-looking discussion, closing with programming updates and what's ahead for Badlands Media as the year comes to an end.

In episode #1126 of The Clay Edwards Show, host Clay Edwards returns after a brief holiday break, sharing his reluctance to dwell on the Minnesota Somali daycare fraud story and instead diving into local FAFO (f*** around and find out) tales from Central Mississippi, including a man who shot at a Scott County deputy after calling them himself and another who bit an officer during an arrest at a Tupelo Texas Roadhouse. Clay recounts running into Mississippi State baseball legend Tracy Echols and poses a question of the day about why people have stopped posting personal content on social media. He shares weird news about U.S. Customs seizing primate meat at Chicago's O'Hare Airport from travelers from The Congo. In the second hour with guest Andrew Gasser, they discuss repealing the 19th Amendment due to women's emotional voting patterns, the need for social media detoxes to combat endless scrolling addiction, and appreciating Trump's first-year accomplishments like dismantling USAID despite imperfections.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually for $5 (BUY IT THROUGH A WEB BROWSER OR THE PATREON ANDROID APP, NOT VIA THE PATREON iOS APP. YOU'LL GET CHARGED EXTRA MONEY AND IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO PROCESS.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk movie night archives, and more!My guests this week are Baltimore rapper, producer, and podcaster Height Keech and New York rapper-producer Nosaj of New Kingdom, who together are known as Wave Generators. We spoke about One Battle After Another, Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia, various observations about the surveillance state, the mechanics and economics of indie rap, a brief retrospective on their early careers, how Wave Generators has introduced them to new audiences, and the creative process behind their latest album Run Away With A Wild And A Rare One. Come fuck with us.Run Away With A Wild And A Rare One is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from their Bandcamp page. Follow Wave Generators on Instagram and Twitter: @wavegenerators. Follow Height on Instagram (@height_keech) and Twitter (@HeightKeech). Follow Nosaj on Instagram: @jasonfurlow23   My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system.Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.   Support the show

Arthrose, arthrite, rhumatismes, polyarthrite rhumatoïde… Les maladies des articulations sont nombreuses et peuvent toucher toutes les tranches d'âge, pas uniquement les personnes âgées. [Rediffusion du 20 mai 2025] Comment prévenir ces maladies et prendre soin de ses articulations ? Quelles prises en charge existent pour ces maladies ? Peut-on ralentir leur évolution ?  Pr Francis Berenbaum, chef du service de rhumatologie à l'Hôpital Saint-Antoine-APHP à Paris, professeur à Sorbonne Université et chercheur au sein d'une équipe Inserm, dédiée à l'arthrose.  Pr Norbert Lamini, professeur agrégé de Rhumatologie au CHU de Brazzaville et enseignant chercheur à la Faculté des sciences de la santé de l'Université Marien NGOUABI, à Brazzaville au Congo. Il est le secrétaire général de la société congolaise de Rhumatologie-soins de suite et de réadaptation.  Un reportage de Louise Caledec à l'Opéra de Paris ► En fin d'émission, nous dressons le bilan du premier Forum africain sur le don et la transplantation d'organes qui s'est tenu à Nouakchott du 16 au 18 mai 2025. Interview du Pr Abdellatif Sidi Aly, professeur-assistant de Néphrologie à la Faculté de médecine de Nouakchott en Mauritanie. Président du Conseil National du Don et de la Transplantation (CNDT).   Programmation musicale : ► Pawpaw rod – Shadow  ► Ginton, Oumou Sangaré - Sabu

Arthrose, arthrite, rhumatismes, polyarthrite rhumatoïde… Les maladies des articulations sont nombreuses et peuvent toucher toutes les tranches d'âge, pas uniquement les personnes âgées. [Rediffusion du 20 mai 2025] Comment prévenir ces maladies et prendre soin de ses articulations ? Quelles prises en charge existent pour ces maladies ? Peut-on ralentir leur évolution ?  Pr Francis Berenbaum, chef du service de rhumatologie à l'Hôpital Saint-Antoine-APHP à Paris, professeur à Sorbonne Université et chercheur au sein d'une équipe Inserm, dédiée à l'arthrose.  Pr Norbert Lamini, professeur agrégé de Rhumatologie au CHU de Brazzaville et enseignant chercheur à la Faculté des sciences de la santé de l'Université Marien NGOUABI, à Brazzaville au Congo. Il est le secrétaire général de la société congolaise de Rhumatologie-soins de suite et de réadaptation.  Un reportage de Louise Caledec à l'Opéra de Paris ► En fin d'émission, nous dressons le bilan du premier Forum africain sur le don et la transplantation d'organes qui s'est tenu à Nouakchott du 16 au 18 mai 2025. Interview du Pr Abdellatif Sidi Aly, professeur-assistant de Néphrologie à la Faculté de médecine de Nouakchott en Mauritanie. Président du Conseil National du Don et de la Transplantation (CNDT).   Programmation musicale : ► Pawpaw rod – Shadow  ► Ginton, Oumou Sangaré - Sabu

Neste episódio especial da série África Sem Fronteiras, o Agro Connection Podcast recebe Alesson Eckert, Engenheiro Agrônomo e Mestre em Produção Vegetal, para um bate-papo sobre os desafios e as oportunidades da produção agrícola no continente africano. Com uma trajetória que passa pelo comercial, pela gestão agrícola e pela operação em campo, Alesson construiu uma visão 360° do agronegócio, atuando desde a estratégia de mercado até o planejamento e a execução completa do manejo de grandes culturas. Em 2024, deu um passo ousado na carreira ao se mudar para a República Democrática do Congo, onde assumiu a gestão agronômica de uma fazenda em fase inicial. Em um ambiente marcado por desafios logísticos, culturais e técnicos, liderou equipes multiculturais, estruturou processos do zero e conduziu o cultivo de centenas de hectares de milho, mandioca, feijão e amendoim. Neste episódio, falamos sobre agricultura em ambientes extremos, adaptação de tecnologias, gestão de pessoas, tomada de decisão no campo e as lições que a experiência internacional pode trazer para o agro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureGermany has followed the [CB]/[WEF] green new scam and now the manufacturing jobs imploding. Germany will struggle in 2026. The debt in the US is made up of fraud, its most likely in the trillions. There a silver storm approaching and the gap between gold and silver will close as the [CB] loses control. Sound money is the only way. The [DS] is now panicking, their money laundering scheme is being exposed, the people now know that they funnel money via NGO’s and shell companies. This is bigger than anyone could ever imagine. We are in the exposure and investigative phase, Next is the cleanup, then justice. To bring down the entire corrupt system, it must be done right, it must carry weight, we must follow the rule of law, good thinks sometimes take time. Economy (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Half of Germany's Manufacturing Sectors Anticipate Significant Layoffs and Job Losses in 2026   Germany is the epicenter of the European Union's overall goal to chase the green energy agenda. For the past several years Germany has been deconstructing their fossil fuel energy production and replacing it with far more expensive alternatives.  This has led to large increases in overall energy prices, and downstream increases in manufacturing costs. The consequences have been snowballing throughout 2025, while cheap competitive alternatives coming into the EU from China have compounded their problem.  Recently a survey of major industries was conducted in Germany to determine the forecast for 2026, the results are not good. Approximately half of the industrial sectors in Germany are anticipating job losses, cuts or layoffs this year. 22 out of 46 business associations are preparing to downsize their labor force.  Only 9 of the 46 are expected to increase hiring.   Job losses are expected in auto manufacturing, the textile sector, wood and paper fabrication.  Job gains are expected in aerospace, shipbuilding and defense production – i.e. the war machinery. When the largest and most developed industrial economy in Europe is pinning its economic survival on war machinery, a particular momentum is created.  It is never a good outcome for Europe when Germany becomes reliant on war to maintain employment. Source: theconservativetreehouse.com https://twitter.com/stats_feed/status/2005654716462538992?s=20 2009 – $12T 2010 – $13.6T 2011 – $14.8T 2012 – $16.1T 2013 – $16.7T 2014 – $17.8T 2015 – $18.2T 2016 – $19.6T 2017 – $20.2T 2018 – $21.5T 2019 – $22.7T 2020 – $27T 2021 – $28.4T 2022 – $30.9T 2023 – $33.2T 2024 – $35.3T 2025 – $38.5T https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/2005494075793735925?s=20  self-loathing, self-denigration and the redistribution of our national resources to the states and peoples of the undeveloped world. https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/2005633652852437451?s=20 Political/Rights Trump-Kennedy Center Hits Jazz Star with $1M Lawsuit For Backing Out Of Christmas Eve Show Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has performed with legends including Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Brown, had hosted the Christmas Eve Jazz Jam at the Kennedy Center since 2006. He took over the tradition from bassist William “Keter” Betts and maintained it for nearly two decades. This year marked an abrupt departure from that longstanding commitment. “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Redd told The Associated Press. The Trump-Kennedy Center is pursuing a $1 million lawsuit against jazz musician Chuck Redd after he withdrew from his annual Christmas Eve concert at the last minute, citing the recent addition of President Trump’s name to the venue.  Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2005398115030024201?s=20 DOGE Geopolitical Trump Administration Slashes UN “Humanitarian” Funding Pledge  The United States announced a $2 billion pledge for United Nations humanitarian aid programs on Monday, marking a sharp reduction from previous years as the Trump administration pushes for major reforms in global aid spending. This pledge represents a fraction of historical U.S. contributions, which have reached up to $17 billion in recent years, with voluntary funding often in the $8-10 billion range. Administration officials describe the amount as sufficient to keep America as the world's top humanitarian donor while demanding greater efficiency from UN agencies. The funding will flow through an umbrella mechanism controlled by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), allowing targeted distribution to specific crises and countries. Initial priorities include 17 nations such as Bangladesh, Congo, Haiti, Syria, and Ukraine. Notably absent from the list are Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories, with officials stating Gaza aid will tie into ongoing peace efforts. Source: discernreport.com  War/Peace Did US Land Strikes On Venezuela Begin Last Week & No One Knew It? President Trump on Friday in a radio interview disclosed something which missed the attention of the US and global media. He let slip that a large land site had been knocked out by a strike from US forces in the Caribbean – however without specifying which country was hit (whether Venezuela or perhaps Colombia). o  According to the full remarks in context, the president said: “But every time I knock out a boat, we save 25,000 American lives. It’s very simple. And what’s happening is they’re having a hard time employment-wise, they can’t get anybody. And we just talked out, I don’t know if you read or you saw, they [Venezuela] have a big plant or a big facility where the ships come from. Two nights ago, we knocked that out. So we hit them very hard. But drugs are down over 97 percent. Can you believe it?” Some unnamed American officials suggested to the New York Times that the Commander-in-Chief was referring to a drug facility in Venezuela: Trump did not name the location of the facility, though American officials told the New York Times that the president was referring to a drug facility in Venezuela that was eliminated. The president's comment is the only report of such an attack. No other Latin American government, including Venezuela, has disclosed a strike of this sort. : Source: zerohedge.com  Zelensky Wants 50-Year(!) Security Guarantee From Trump A major point of disagreement remains security guarantees. Ukraine has been pushing maximalist demands for something akin to NATO Article 5 protections. It would be like getting all the benefits of being in NATO but without being a formal member of the Western military alliance. The Ukrainian side has revealed that President Trump had offered security guarantees for 15 years following a peaceful settlement, but Zelensky considered this much too short to protect from future potential Russian aggression. But in classic Zelensky fashion, he wants way more than this. Also, maximalist demands are something that European leaders have backed him on all along – and they may have even put him up to. According to The Wall Street Journal: Kyiv had asked for security guarantees to last up to 50 years after the end of the conflict during weekend discussions. In the documents currently being discussed, the U.S. offered a 15-year guarantee with the possibility of extension, Zelensky said in audio messages to journalists on Monday.   Source: zerohedge.com  Russia accuses Ukraine of military attack on Putin’s residence: ‘state terrorism’   Russia is promising retaliation against Ukraine for an alleged military attack on President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the northern Russia area of Novgorod, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky deemed a lie intended to undermine peace talks, Reuters reports. . Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Russian air defenses destroyed all 91 long-range drones targeting Putin’s residence and that no one was injured and no damage reported. “Such reckless actions,” which Lavrov deemed “state terrorism,” will be answered with retaliatory strikes on targets in Ukraine, he said. Ukrainian President Zelensky says it’s a false claim intended to undermine peace talks  . Source: justthenews.com https://twitter.com/AutistDivision/status/2005463473006801341?s=20  geo-political territories forever. And lets be honest, they couldn’t get them back under any circumstances again. Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2005334470799565113?s=20   LAFD Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook rejected the final Palisades fire report after LAFD leadership removed critical findings tied to preparation failures before Jan. 7. Drafts obtained through public records show staffing violations, delayed assignments & ignored wind warnings were scrubbed from the final version. The report meant to save lives became a political shield. As a side note, New York City is setting themselves up for the same problem... https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2005608785990262859?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2005622039999062219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2005622039999062219%7Ctwgr%5E11dcdb289244b9644ea68d25359a18f753233f5d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fsomali-fraud-scandal-expands-as-lawyer-exposes-damning%2F   pushing for that in every single state!” “The state will, as long as the doctor has approved it, continue to pay you. It could be for 10 hours, 12 hours, up to 24 when it’s critical care.” “So you could sit at home without caring for an elderly parent who really doesn’t need it, make about $75,000 to $90,000 a year. Now you add two parents, that’s $180,000. Now you add your in-laws $250,000.” “You continue to add this and you wonder what are the services being provided? So a lot of providers came and said fraud is occurring because we said we weren’t going to rubber stamp this paperwork.” “So they went to other providers, their home health care networks saying we’ll make it worth your while. Well, sounds like a kickback to me.” “So we really need to investigate the Medicaid system and how much it’s increased since the Somalian population came and who really needs critical care because that’s meant for our disabled, our elderly and people who really need it, not to just live off our system.” “And that’s what’s happening in Ohio. I think it’s ridiculous. I think it’s despicable, but authorities are now looking at it from the Attorney General’s office to the U.S. Attorney’s office.” “I flagged them all because this is Ohio tax dollars and we have to take it seriously. I’m tired of people telling me, well, this is the way it’s always been. It’s subjective and we can’t really check. No, you can.” https://twitter.com/ArthurMacwaters/status/2005324862756127166?s=20   this not instant jail?! Like this is electoral fraud on top of Medicare fraud How is this not front page of every newspaper?! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2005535693918138533?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2005657030111932568?s=20   was unanimously convicted by a jury only to have Judge Sarah West vacate the verdict. In two separate cases to other judges dismissed the cases against his wife and his brother. $7.2 million is gone and no one is being held accountable. This story is being repeated across Minnesota to the tune of more than $8 billion so far. Somali criminals in Minnesota have stolen more than Somalia’s GDP from American taxpayers. Why won’t Democrat judges hold them accountable? https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2005496793279439182?s=20 https://twitter.com/JoeLang51440671/status/2005476678261461399?s=20   broke to being worth up to $30 million in just a year — as a massive, up to $9 billion fraud scheme involving the Somali community in her district unfolded right under her nose in Minnesota.” $9 billion in fraud happened in her district? Can I ask the question? How many Somali daycares did Ilhan Omar own? “Close to 90 people have been charged so far, including at least three with direct ties to the lefty Squad member, though she has not been charged.” https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/ilhan-omars-hubbys-30m-firm-quietly-scrubs-names-from-website-as-squad-member-faces-mounting-questions-on-sudden-wealth-amid-minnesota-welfare-fraud/ That's going to change. Have we looked into the wealth of the brother she married? I wonder if he owns some Somali daycares in Minnesota? Tick Tock!! https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2005657804301013272?s=20  , the Google business listing for this center showed the phone number 651-201-3400, which is the official public contact line for the Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan    https://twitter.com/JoeLang51440671/status/2005329284785647715?s=20   significant investments in pre-K for four-year-olds as well as other early learning programs serving children and families birth-to-school entry. This year he focused on the country's youngest children and their families' need for high-quality child care.” The Obama administration was a gigantic money laundering operation. “The President explained the need in last Tuesday's address stating, “In today's economy, when having both parents in the workforce is an economic necessity for many families, we need affordable, high quality childcare more than ever.” “But the child care tax credit isn't all the President proposed.” “He would also significantly expand the Child Care and Development Fund(CCDF), a child care subsidy for low- and moderate-income families authorized under the Child Care Block Development Grant (CCDBG) Act. (CCDBG was reauthorized last year after 18 years.) By 2025, the proposed expansion would increase the reach of CCDF to an additional one million children, under four-years-old.” Taxpayers subsidies and grants for “childcare.” “The last part of the President's proposal, in typical Obama Administration-style, is a competitive grant that would promote innovation in the child care system. The proposed grants– totaling $100 million– would allow states to create pilot programs to determine the best ways to provide child care to vulnerable populations, including children with disabilities, parents who work non-traditional hours, and families who have difficulty finding high-quality child care.” https://newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/presidents-child-care-plan/ Taxpayers “grants” totaling $100 million (for starters) to be given to “vulnerable populations.” Can you say “Somali?” Taxpayers funding of “childcare,” was a “necessity” for the funding of the democrat party. The Somali community was always a hub of this “childcare” theft of taxpayers money. It was set up this way on purpose. A Somali community, governed by Somali's and protected by the democrat party. The Somali's were being brought into this country starting with the George W. Bush's presidency. But Obama began accelerating the number of refugees from Somalia along with other Muslim countries. Here's just the last year under Obama. “A total of 38,901 Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in fiscal year 2016, making up almost half (46%) of the nearly 85,000 refugees who entered the country in that period, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the State Department's Refugee Processing Center. That means the U.S. has admitted the highest number of Muslim refugees of any year since data on self-reported religious affiliations first became publicly available in 2002.” “Just two countries – Syria (12,486) and Somalia (9,012) – were the source of more than half of fiscal 2016's Muslim refugees. The rest are from Iraq (7,853), Burma (Myanmar) (3,145), Afghanistan (2,664) and other countries (3,741).” https://pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/10/05/u-s-admits-record-number-of-muslim-refugees-in-2016/ Obama was an installed puppet of Prince Alwaleed and was doing his bidding. Obama filled his administration with people tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, who were implementing their “civilization jihad.” These communities began electing corrupt representatives like Ilhan Omar. Infiltration not invasion. Taxpayers money was funneled into these communities through “childcare grants” and other “welfare programs,” in order to fund the democrat party. Minnesota is just the “doorway” into a much larger nationwide fraud scheme to fund the democrat party. A magnifying glass is about to be put on ALL state welfare programs that are receiving “federal funding.” These grants and benefits handed out to these crooks, are now the doorway to expose and bring them all to an end. BOOMERANG! https://twitter.com/everytime_11/status/2004718928686350461?s=20 https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/2005651406985036272?s=20 Tim Walz's Office Responds with an Outrageous Falsehood After Journalist Nick Shirley Exposes Fraud of the Century in Minnesota “The governor has worked for years to crack down on fraud and ask the state legislature for more authority to take aggressive action,” a spokesperson for Walz told Fox News. “He has strengthened oversight – including launching investigations into these specific facilities, one of which was already closed,” the spokesperson added. “(He) hired an outside firm to audit payments to high-risk programs, shut down the Housing Stabilization Services program entirely, announced a new statewide program integrity director, and supported criminal prosecutions.” Walz previously called Shirley and others who have questioned his handling of the scandal “white supremacists.” Walz's team wants the public to believe that not only does the governor have no involvement in the scandal, but he has also been a leading advocate against this corruption. They must think that every day Americans have the same >IQ as Somali citizens.   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2005427571861909629?s=20 https://twitter.com/KevinKileyCA/status/2005329670083145745?s=20 Back on June 24, 2025. about 31% of applications to California’s 116 community colleges were deemed likely fraudulent by the chancellor’s office—equating to over 1.2 million fake applications. These were mostly detected and blocked before enrollment or aid disbursement, but some fraud succeeded, costing millions in stolen financial aid (around $11 million total in 2024, a small fraction of the billions distributed overall).The piece discusses ongoing efforts to combat the issue, like improved detection tools, identity verification, and a proposed $10 application fee to deter bots and scammers targeting the free-application, open-access system.  https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2005388876807057913?s=20 President Trump's Plan https://twitter.com/stats_feed/status/2005654716462538992?s=20 2009 – $12T 2010 – $13.6T 2011 – $14.8T 2012 – $16.1T 2013 – $16.7T 2014 – $17.8T 2015 – $18.2T 2016 – $19.6T 2017 – $20.2T 2018 – $21.5T 2019 – $22.7T 2020 – $27T 2021 – $28.4T 2022 – $30.9T 2023 – $33.2T 2024 – $35.3T 2025 – $38.5T https://twitter.com/4nt1p4tt3rn/status/2005345471674388575?s=20  deniability to the federal and state governments, and allow them to funnel money into the NGOs to do what the governments either don’t want to (due to optics) or can’t (due to legal constraints) do. They are quite literally dismantling the United States of America, and they’re doing it with YOUR money. Quite literally money taken out of your pockets. Food taken out of your children’s mouths. They’re directly or indirectly responsible for: * the massive invasion of this country by illegals * the high cost of healthcare * the shortage and high price of homes * the shortage and high price of unimproved land * the high cost of food and other goods * the high taxes you’re forced to pay * the skyrocketing national debt * the skyrocketing federal deficit * DEI and the elimination of qualified American workers from jobs * deaths of Americans on our roadways * the broken “justice” system In other words, literally everything everyone’s complaining about. https://twitter.com/911NewsBreaks/status/2005660846848958944?s=20   planning to livestream a racially motivated extremist attack with pipe b-mbs and g-ns. https://twitter.com/HarmeetKDhillon/status/2005444604624028029?s=20   year later as special counsel in November … statute runs on his obvious shenanigans late 2027 * Democrats in Congress and those in the states colluding with Biden WH hide their behavior, some of which STILLL HASN'T come to light! Statute runs on this five years after their concealed behavior is known to the government. This means the statute could run in the next administration. STOP POSTING CLICKBAIT BS!!! You are being used! https://twitter.com/HarmeetKDhillon/status/2005446072634872033?s=20 https://twitter.com/grok/status/2005427970681217334?s=20   to Jan. 6, 2021/2026. Specific cases vary by act. ‘Ten-year stain:' Bondi asks prosecutors to probe Obama-Biden lawfare as criminal conspiracy FBI Director Kash Patel penned a memo predicating an investigation looking at the weaponization of intelligence and law-enforcement powers dating to the Russia collusion case as an ongoing conspiracy. Attorney General Pam Bondi   asked the prosecutors to investigate the Obama-Biden era of lawfare as an ongoing election-meddling conspiracy that protected Democrats from criminal investigation and infringed the civil rights of Republicans like President Donald Trump and his supporters. An “ongoing conspiracy” and the statute of limitations Such an approach allows prosecutors to charge defendants with alleged crimes outside the statute of limitations because they were connected to an ongoing conspiracy, much like those cases brought against the mafia and drug cartels. “At my direction, our U.S. Attorneys and federal agents are actively investigating instances of government weaponization nationwide,” Bondi said. “This is a ten-year stain on the country committed by high-ranking officials against the American people. Source: justthenews.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2005434508124782615?s=20   to be deported. They opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill because it funds ICE/US MIL, and they know Trump is going to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to their cities to assist ICE in deporting the illegals. If the Dems can't cheat in elections, they lose access to our tax dollars, and thus they lose all their power. They never cared about diversity, equality, equity, inclusion, immigration or any of that shit. It was all just a transaction. Everything they say and do is just a means to justify their treasonous scheme to steal our tax dollars. That's why it's so important to nuke the filibuster, pass the Save Act, invoke the Insurrection Act, deport all the illegals, and arrest everyone involved. If we don't, the Dems will take complete control, we will become a one-party State, and they will eventually phase us out via mass immigration. That's why the Dems have been trying to destroy, obstruct, and kill Trump, ever since he came down the escalator. Because they knew that he knew about all this, and is on a mission to stop it. The American People are being replaced, and the Democrats are directly responsible for it. This is the battle for the Republic. 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Jusqu'au 4 janvier, retour sur les épisodes les plus glaçants de l'année 2025 !Dans cette forêt rwandaise perchée au sommet du monde, où reposent les gorilles qu'elle a tant aimés, la primatologue Dian Fossey semble avoir trouvé la paix. Pourtant, son tombeau raconte une autre histoire. Car derrière l'hommage rendu à la « femme qui vivait seule dans la montagne » se cache l'ombre d'un crime non résolu. Le 27 décembre 1985, Fossey est retrouvée morte, sauvagement tuée dans sa cabane. Mais comment cette scientifique si engagée pour la protection des gorilles à dos argenté a-t-elle pu connaître un tel destin ?

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For the holidays, we asked diplomats to share their tales. We have Ken Quinn whose young kids' Christmas in Austria was saved by a team including the Chattanooga Choo Choo, a muslim Santa and a temporary North Korean "daugther". We have Peter Pham who, on his way home for the holidays from his post in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was diverted to Paris due to the US government shutdown, which turn of events led him to ensure the safety return of a recent Congolese Nobel Prize winner. And we have Kent Logsdon who shares a moving tale of singing in an ambassadors' version of a barbershop quartet the song War Is Over, when indeed, war had only just ended in that country. Have a lovely holiday season, everyone!

What happens when the power of the Holy Spirit collides with the chaos of American politics? Join Joshua Lewis as he sits down with historian Molly Worthen to explore her book Spellbound, which traces the fascinating and often controversial story of charisma—both spiritual and political—from Puritan prophets to modern-day leaders like Donald Trump.We explore the tension between institutional authority and personal revelation that has defined American Christianity and culture for centuries. Discover how figures like Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan ministers by claiming direct assurance from the Holy Spirit, how George Whitefield revolutionized preaching with theatrical emotion, and how Joseph Smith blended enlightenment rationalism with spiritual experience to birth Mormonism.Professor Worthen, a historian at UNC Chapel Hill, reveals how charismatic leaders aren't always the charming orators we imagine—instead, they're polarizing storytellers who invite followers into transcendent narratives that give suffering and struggle cosmic significance. We explore the dangerous line between prophetic truth and spiritual manipulation, examining everyone from radical Quaker Benjamin Lay to Martin Luther King Jr., and asking the crucial question: how do we test the spirits in an age of radical individualism?Whether you're fascinated by church history, concerned about discernment in charismatic movements, or trying to understand the spiritual undercurrents shaping our political moment, this episode offers essential insights into how divine power—or the claim to it—has shaped the American experiment.0:00 – Introduction0:46 – Molly's background and ministry4:49 – Defining charisma20:11 – Anne Hutchinson & Puritan Massachusetts30:00 – Donna Beatrice & the Congo rebellion36:25 – George Fox & the Quaker movement44:01 – George Whitefield & emotional preaching50:28 – Charisma & American individualism54:05 – Joseph Smith & the Mormon church1:00:14 – Closing thoughts on charisma & discernmentABOUT THE GUEST: