NEW: Poll Finds 65% of Americans and Nearly Half of Democrats Think Democrats SHOULD NOT Use Government Shut Down to Get Their Demands
September 30, 2025
President Trump mocks Democrat leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies in an epic tweet!
A new poll finds that a near-supermajority of Americans do not support the Democrats forcing a government shutdown to push their radical agenda.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the government is expected to shut down tonight at midnight because the Democrats refuse to vote for a stopgap bill unless they can secure $1.5 trillion in spending that will fund healthcare for illegal aliens and sex reassignment surgery for children.
Senate Democrats have been fighting a Trump-backed stopgap bill that would fund the government until November 21.
The radical policies that they’re pushing only appeal to the radical wing of the Democratic Party, and almost half of Democrats do not want a government shutdown.
The New York Times/Sienna poll conducted from September 22 to September 27 found that 65% of Americans believe the Democrats should not use their demands as ransom to keep the government running.
This includes 43% of Democrats and 59% of Independents.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump warned earlier that if the Democrats shut the government down tonight at midnight, “we can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them.”
This includes “cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like,” Trump said. “We don’t want fraud, waste, and abuse.”
Eric Trump: President Trump’s Presidential Library to Be Located in Miami Next to Iconic Freedom Tower
September 30, 2025
Eric Trump, president of the Trump presidential library foundation, announced on Tuesday the presidential library of his father President Donald J. Trump will be located in Miami, Florida, nect to the iconic Freedom Tower.
Funding for the library has come in part from tens of millions of dollar paid by media and tech companies in lawsuit settlements with President Trump for defaming him, deceptive reporting to help Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election and for deplatforming him.
MIAMI, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 30: A parking lot adjacent to the Freedom Tower was voted by Florida officials to be donated as the potential site for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library on September 30, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to give the 2.63-acre parcel, appraised at more than $66 million, to the foundation planning the president’s library. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The land was owned by Miami Dade College which conveyed the property, a 2.63 acre employee parking lot appraised at over $66 million, to the state of Florida last week which then donated it to the Trump library this week after a vote by Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and other top state officials, reported Politico (excerpt)
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state elected officials Tuesday moved ahead with an ambitious plan to deliver prime downtown Miami real estate that will be the location of President Donald Trump’s presidential library.
The quick and unanimous vote caps off a mostly off-the-radar transaction pieced together quickly and not widely known about until last week, when Miami Dade College voted to transfer the land over to the state. The same day, DeSantis announced the state would turn over the 2.63 acre parcel to the Trump presidential library foundation.
…The land being turned over is currently a parking lot adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower, which was once a processing center for Cuban refugees and recently underwent a major renovation.
…The land being handed over to the Trump foundation is seen as quite valuable, given its location right across the street from the arena used by the Miami Heat and being close to Biscayne Bay. The land transaction does place an obligation on the Trump foundation to commence construction of the library and a museum within five years.
Eric Trump: “I am extremely proud to announce a UNANIMOUS vote by the Florida Cabinet for the conveyance of land for the @realDonaldTrump Presidential Library which will be located in… MIAMI, FLORIDA! It will be the greatest Presidential Library ever built, honoring the greatest President our Nation has ever known. A large thank you to @GovRonDeSantis & @AGJamesUthmeier who have been incredible partners in this endeavor. Consistent with our families DNA, this will be one of the most beautiful buildings ever built, an Icon on the Miami skyline – – rest assured it will not look like President Obama “prison like structure.””
I am extremely proud to announce a UNANIMOUS vote by the Florida Cabinet for the conveyance of land for the @realDonaldTrump Presidential Library which will be located in… MIAMI, FLORIDA! It will be the greatest Presidential Library ever built, honoring the greatest President…
Press release from the Trump presidential library foundation:
Miami Dade College Selected As Official Location of the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library
Eric Trump, President of the Library Foundation, Celebrates Decision
Today, the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation celebrated the approval of a 2.63-acre site at Miami Dade College for the future library honoring the 45th and 47th President of the United States. Deeded to the Foundation by the State of Florida through a Cabinet vote, the site is located in the heart of Miami, adjacent to the iconic Freedom Tower, a landmark of liberty and resilience.
On this ground will rise a bold tribute to a leader who reshaped history and restored America’s strength. It will be the greatest presidential library ever built, honoring the greatest President our nation has known. The site selection comes just months after President Trump’s historic 13-point victory in Miami-Dade County, the first Republican to carry it since 1988. This resounding affirmation of support underscores the realignment he continues to lead.
Miami is a powerhouse of American enterprise – home to the world’s busiest cruise port, tens of millions of annual visitors, and a booming corridor of finance, trade, tourism, and technology. From legacy industries to emerging frontiers like crypto, the city reflects the dynamism and ambition that President Trump champions.
President Trump selected the location after Eric Trump and his team evaluated multiple sites across President Trump’s home state of Florida.
“No monument can fully capture the scale of my father’s legacy, but this library will stand as a tribute to the leader who reshaped history and restored America’s strength,” said Eric Trump, President of the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation. “Once completed, the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library will be visible for miles into the Atlantic, a bold landmark on Miami’s skyline and a lasting tribute to the achievements my father continues to deliver for this nation. We are deeply grateful to Governor DeSantis, Attorney General Uthmeier, CFO Ingoglia, and Commissioner Simpson for their affirmative votes and leadership in making this day possible.”
A fitting neighbor to the Trump Presidential Library, Miami’s Freedom Tower once served as a federal processing center for Cuban refugees fleeing communism, a powerful reminder of America’s role as a refuge from tyranny.
Miami Dade College is deeply woven into the fabric of this community. The college embodies the values President Trump champions: lowering the cost of education, preparing students for real-world success, and producing strong and proud Americans who make America great.
The Freedom Tower is a rare historic constant in a city continually remaking itself. Built in 1925 as the headquarters of The Miami News, it was one of Miami’s first skyscrapers—an architectural symbol of the city’s early ambition.
From 1962 to 1974, the building served as the Cuban Refugee Center, assisting hundreds of thousands of Cubans seeking asylum in the United States. These refugees would go on to reshape Miami. After decades of disrepair, the Freedom Tower was rescued by Cuban American community leaders aiming to honor the Cuban legacy in Miami, who donated it to Miami Dade College in 2005.
In 2008, the building was designated a National Historic Landmark. Since then, it has continued to serve as a hub for culture, education, and civic engagement—hosting the Miami Book Fair, Miami Film Festival, Live Arts Miami, and the Museum of Art and Design. The Freedom Tower stands as a tribute to the generations who built Miami and an inspiration for the city’s future. The story of the Freedom Tower is the story of Miami.
And just like that, in a matter of a week, the state of Florida publicly proposed and approved giving away taxpayer-owned land in downtown Miami — worth $67 million — to Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation, with few questions asked, few restrictions and little to no public input on a topic that’s certain to drive passionate debate in South Florida.
…The Herald reported that the only restriction imposed by the state on the property transfer is that “within five years of the date of conveyance, the subject property contains components of a Presidential library, museum, and/or center or that construction has commenced.” Is this the best our state leaders, who wave the flag of fiscal responsibility while sending the Florida DOGE hunting for questionable spending by local government, could deliver?
…Trump’s library should give an honest account of his presidency — including his impeachments and Jan. 6 — not just the glorified highlights the president and his supporters want Americans to remember. We highly doubt that will happen. This is the same Trump who has tried to recast the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion as a patriotic field trip and whose administration is trying to rewrite American history by, for example, ordering the removal of exhibits and materials related to the history of slavery from national parks.
…Florida, no doubt, is Trump country — now we will have a presidential library to prove it.
Poland Authorities Arrest Ukrainian Man Suspected of Exploding the Nord Stream Gas Pipelines
September 30, 2025
A cropped photo of a section of the Nord Stream pipeline by Vuo via CC BY-SA 4.0
Warsaw prosecutors announced the arrest of a Ukrainian man wanted by Germany for his alleged role in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
The Washington Post reported, the man has been identified by his lawyer as Volodymyr Z. and was arrested in Poland on a European arrest warrant issued by Germany.
Germany has described the suspect as a “trained diver” and was part of the team that attached explosives to the Nord Stream pipelines which is located in the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany.
The Associated Press reported Polish authorities attempted to arrest the man last year but were unable to do so because the suspect fled to Ukraine before an arrest could be made.
A Ukrainian citizen wanted by Germany over his alleged involvement in the Nord Stream explosions has been detained in Poland, according to local media on Tuesday. The suspect went underwater to place explosives on the submarine pipeline in September 2022, said German authorities. pic.twitter.com/L4xpuE9ENM
A Ukrainian man sought by Germany for his suspected involvement in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines was arrested in Poland, the Warsaw public prosecutor’s office confirmed Tuesday.
The suspect, identified by his lawyer as Volodymyr Z., was detained Tuesday on a European arrest warrant issued by German prosecutors, according to Volodymyr Z.’s attorney, Tymoteusz Paprocki.
“I can confirm that this morning in a village near Warsaw, my friend Volodymyr Z. was arrested by the police,” Paprocki told The Post.
“My client does not agree with this and says he’s not guilty.”
German prosecutors described the suspect as a “trained diver” and alleged that he was part of a team that planted explosives on the undersea pipelines.
The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office noted in the arrest warrant that the man was part of a group that rented a sailing yacht under false identities near the German city of Rostock to the island of Bornholm.
Once they arrived near the island of Bornholm, the team then conducted a series of dives to plant explosives on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream pipelines, which were later detonated.
Initially, European leaders, without evidence, blamed the gas pipeline explosion on the Russians.
Last month, The Gateway Pundit reported a Ukrainian in Italy was arrested in connection to the detonation of the Nord Stream pipelines.
Due to German privacy laws, the man was only identified as Serhii K.
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September 30, 2025
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Muslim Rights Groups: US Army Grooming Standards May Infringe on Religious Freedom
September 30, 2025
Muslim U.S. soldiers at prayer. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army.
Muslim rights groups are concerned that new US Army grooming standards will exclude Muslims and Sikhs from serving. There are only about 10,000 – 20,000 US service members who identify as Muslim, and Sikhs appear to number only in the low double digits.
The Army announced updated appearance, grooming, and uniform standards following a force-wide review, emphasizing professionalism and discipline as reflections of Army values. Key changes include clarified rules on hairstyles, cosmetics, fingernails, jewelry, uniforms, insignia, and body composition assessments. Developed with input from leaders across the Army, the policy is intended to realign standards with warfighting priorities and eliminate ambiguity.
The Army also reinforced its facial hair policy in July 2025 through Army Directive 2025-13, requiring soldiers to remain clean-shaven in uniform or while on duty in civilian clothes, with only temporary medical exemptions and permanent religious accommodations.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on the Pentagon to protect the religious rights of military personnel after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new “no beards” policy. Hegseth told military leaders, “no more beards… we’re going to cut our hair, shave our beards and adhere to standards.” CAIR urged the Department of Defense to clarify that religious accommodations will remain in place for Sikhs, Muslims, Jews, and others.
Historically, the rule in the US Army for about 100 years has been that the Army allows religious freedom and will accommodate as much as it can. However, the priority is always the mission, followed by the men, or in Army terms, “mission, men.” While attempts would be made to accommodate religious practices, if a practice prevents a soldier from carrying out duties, then that individual cannot serve.
For example, Jewish soldiers were allowed to wear a yarmulke under their helmet because it did not interfere with equipment. But a beard, even for religious reasons, was not permitted because a protective mask would no longer seal. Similarly, a Sikh turban could not be worn with a combat uniform because it interfered with the helmet and other equipment
From 1948 to 1984, Sikh men were permitted to serve in the US military while wearing beards and turbans. That changed in 1984, when Gen. John A. Wickham Jr., then Chief of Staff of the Army, eliminated the exception for Sikhs and others who wore “conspicuous” items of faith, citing health and safety concerns. The official reasoning was that turbans and uncut hair interfered with helmets and equipment, while beards prevented protective masks from sealing properly.
Civil rights groups later argued that these rules “effectively prevented Sikhs from enlisting” by barring turbans and beards. But that framing is misleading. The policy did not bar Sikhs from service; it simply required them to meet the same standards as every other soldier.
This debate illustrates the conservative/liberal divide. Conservatives see equality as one rule applied to everyone, while liberals see equality as different rules for different groups based on religion, race, gender, or sexual orientation.
Since January 2017, the Army has reversed course and now allows permanent religious accommodations for soldiers to wear beards, turbans, hijabs, and other articles of faith. Beards may be as long as desired, provided they can be rolled up and compressed to less than two inches from the bottom of the chin. Under the current policy, brigade-level commanders can approve these accommodations, whereas previously the authority rested with the Army Secretary. The Army explained the change as part of an effort to ensure soldiers can serve in a manner consistent with their faith and to recruit from the broadest pool of America’s talent.
However, the reasoning behind the old bans has not changed. Studies still show that beard growth degrades the protective seal of gas masks to an unacceptable degree. The rules now state that commanders can order bearded soldiers to shave only when there is specific and concrete evidence of an expected chemical attack, and such orders must come from General Court-Martial Convening Authority-level commanders. In other words, the policy assumes the enemy will politely phone ahead so soldiers have time for a quick shave before the attack.
Some sanity has prevailed, however, as soldiers with a religious accommodation for beards may not attend schools requiring toxic chemical agent training, nor can they be assigned to positions that demand compliance with biological, chemical, or nuclear surety requirements.
The Army also officially allows soldiers to wear turbans in place of issued Army headgear, with these accommodations made permanent in 2017. Soldiers are authorized to wear turbans, and unless their duties require the Army Combat Helmet or other protective gear, they are not required to wear additional military headgear.
During training or deployment, however, when protective equipment is necessary, soldiers must wear the combat helmet or other gear, either over or instead of the turban, whenever the mission requires it.
The new grooming directives also end the Army’s practice of accommodating men who identify as women or vice versa. While most transgender personnel are still allowed to serve, they must do so in their biological sex and meet all related standards. The updated rules establish uniform appearance requirements for all soldiers, specifying that male soldiers are prohibited from wearing cosmetics, nail polish, or earrings except by medical exemption, while female soldiers may wear limited makeup to achieve an even skin tone, clear or skin-tone tinted lip gloss, clear nail polish with fingernails no longer than a quarter inch, and simple stud earrings in certain uniforms.
Commanders are instructed to enforce grooming, uniform, body composition, medical, and physical standards according to biological sex rather than gender identity. In effect, the 2025 policy ensures that all grooming and appearance standards are applied uniformly. This is all part of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s mission to restore the Army to a warfighting force, free of social experiments and liberal ideology.
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