Cleveland Clinic Flu Shots Study Shows Vaccine INCREASED Risk of Getting the Flu

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/cleveland-clinic-flu-shots-study-shows-vaccine-increased/

For decades, Americans have been lectured, pressured, and in many cases coerced into getting annual flu shots under the promise that “the science is settled” and that vaccination is an unquestionable public good.

But a growing body of research is blowing that narrative apart, and the latest data are nothing short of explosive.

A new study from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic has found that the 2024-2025 flu shot not only failed to protect people but also increased their risk of contracting the flu. Continue…

Iran Seizes Another Tanker Allegedly Smuggling Oil in the Strait of Hormuz (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/iran-seizes-another-tanker-allegedly-smuggling-oil-strait/

Danger in the seven seas.

Navigation around the world is suffering the consequences of widespread geopolitical tensions.

We have Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey in the Black Sea, the Houthis in the Red Sea, the US and Venezuela in the Caribbean, Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden… and, of course, the Iranians in the Strait of Hormuz.

On Wednesday (24), Iran’s Revolutionary Guard naval forces seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian authorities said the vessel was smuggling fuel.

Euronews reported: Continue…

Disgraced Former Prince Andrew Spends Christmas a Hundred Miles Away From the Royal Family, While His Two Daughters Join King Charles for the Celebrations

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/disgraced-former-prince-andrew-spends-christmas-hundred-miles/

Andrew was kept away – but the scandals keep on coming.

And so it happened that, for the second year in a row, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the disgraced former Prince and former Duke of York, was not invited for the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations.

The outcast has had to face new reports involving his friendship with ‘madame’ Ghislaine Maxwell, asking her for ‘fun girls’ in Peru, for ‘inappropriate friends’ in Balmoral… the deluge of damaging information seems to have no end.

Andrew had to spend Christmas Day over a hundred miles away from King Charles’ celebrations in Sandringham.

In the meantime, the rest of the Royal family, including his daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, were together on their annual festive walk to St Mary Magdalene Church. Continue…

Russia Pummels Kiev, Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power, Ahead Of Trump-Zelensky Meeting

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-strikes-ukraine-leave-hundreds-thousands-without-power-ahead-trump-zelensky

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring many others, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Already the electricity grid has long suffered under such crippling attacks, with barely any time or necessary parts for repair.

The assault occurred just a day before anticipated Ukraine peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump, expected at Mar-A-Lago on Sunday. According to The New York Times, air raid alarms sounded around 1:30am local time as the strikes began, with Zelensky later stating on X that nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles were used, mainly on energy sites and civilian infrastructure in the capital. Continue…

Turkey Makes Another $9 Billion Bet On Russian Nuclear Power

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/turkey-makes-another-9-billion-bet-russian-nuclear-power

Turkey just took another very large, very deliberate step deeper into Russia’s energy orbit — and this time it comes with a $9 billion price tag.

Ankara says that Russia has provided $9 billion in new financing for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, Turkey’s first-ever nuclear facility, which is being built by Russia’s state-owned Rosatom on the Mediterranean coast. According to Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, the bulk of that money will be deployed in 2026 and 2027, with as much as $4–5 billion flowing next year alone. The plant is now expected to come online in 2026, after multiple delays. Continue…

Canadian Olympian Turned Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Boss Still Free After Mexico Raids Home

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Mexico’s federal security forces raided multiple properties tied to Ryan Wedding — a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming a billion‑dollar cartel trafficker — but the FBI Most Wanted fugitive remains at large despite a sweeping operation that uncovered drugs, weapons, and luxury assets.

Mexican authorities announced the raids this week, targeting four locations in Mexico City and the neighboring State of Mexico believed to be connected to Wedding’s alleged criminal network. Officials seized methamphetamine, marijuana, ammunition, documents, artwork, and an astonishing 62 high‑end motorcycles, along with two “Olympic medals” whose origin has not been clarified. Wedding, who competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, never medaled — raising questions about whether the items were trophies, collectibles, or part of a laundering scheme. Continue…

Muhammad enters top 10 baby boy names in Ontario

https://thepostmillennial.com/muhammad-enters-top-10-baby-boy-names-in-ontario

The Muslim population in Canada has more than doubled over two decades.

Muhammad has entered the list of the top 10 baby boy names in Ontario, Canada, for 2024.

The Government of Ontario’s official Newsroom reported that Olivia remained the most popular baby name for girls in 2024, while Noah again topped the list for boys, continuing a multiyear streak at number one. The boys' list was otherwise dominated by traditional European names, including Liam, Theodore, Oliver, Jack, Henry, Benjamin, and Lucas. However, Muhammad is now ranked ninth overall.

The rise of Muhammad on the list comes as Canada’s Muslim population continues to grow. According to Statistics Canada, the proportion of the population reporting as Muslim more than doubled over two decades, increasing from 2.0 percent in 2001 to 4.9 percent in 2021. Roughly 1.8 million Muslims currently live in Canada. The Muslim population is also younger than the national average, with a median age of 30, compared to 41.2 for the overall Canadian population.

Canadian officials have frequently applauded demographic changes as evidence of the country’s growing multiculturalism. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Mark Canary spoke at a Muslim Association of Canada event marking Eid al-Adha, where he praised Canada as a “diverse country” and a “proud home to different languages, different beliefs, different cultures.” He said those differences made the country stronger and added that Canadians must “come together around the values of Eid,” calling them not just “Muslim values” but “Canadian values.”

The growing visibility of Islam in public life in Canada has also generated controversy. Earlier this year, the Toronto Police Service faced backlash after two Muslim liaison officers stated on a podcast that the Hamas October 7 attack on Israel led more people to study and convert to Islam. The now-deleted episode featured Constables Haroon Siddiqui and Farhan Ali discussing the impact of the attack, including claims that it prompted increased interest in Islam and eventual “reverts.”

RCMP Arrest 19 Asylum Seekers in Quebec for Illegal Border Crossing

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RCMP in Quebec say they arrested 19 asylum seekers of Haitian origin after the group illegally crossed the U.S.-Canada border.

Mounties said the arrests were made after a report by the United States Border Patrol around 6 p.m. on Dec. 25.

The group of individuals ranged in age from 1 to 60 years old, according to an RCMP statement provided to The Epoch Times.

RCMP said they discovered a group of 15 people hiding in the woods in the Havelock area, in Montérégie, around 7 p.m.

“The search continued until about 10:30 p.m., in extreme cold, to find the remaining individuals,” police said.

Officers from the Champlain Integrated Border Enforcement Team were assisted in the search by officers from the Valleyfield Integrated Border Enforcement Team, according to the RCMP statement. Continue…

Zelenskyy stopping in Canada to meet Carney ahead of peace talks with Trump

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/carney-zelenskyy

The Ukrainian president and Canadian prime minister will also hold a video call with European leaders from Halifax

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Halifax today to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the Ukrainian president makes his way to peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday.

The prime minister’s office confirmed the meeting, as did Zelenskyy, who told reporters on his plane that the pair will hold a video call with European leaders, according to Bloomberg. Continue…