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** Why the West Is Split Over Political Islam ([link removed])
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by Pierre Rehov • January 13, 2026 at 5:00 am
* Trump's executive order represents the most serious American effort in decades to confront Islamist political networks that, in Washington, had long been considered merely political differences rather than lethal security threats.
* Across the Atlantic... in the European Union and many of its major capitals, political Islam — often embodied by Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations — remains part of an approach for a larger "dialogue with Islamists". Can you imagine a "dialogue with Bolsheviks" or a "dialogue with the Third Reich"?
* [T]he European Union has taken a far more cautious, at times permissive, approach, apparently preferring to regard Islamic extremists as potential voters.
* The West ends up assimilating into Islam, rather than the other way around.
* Rather than confronting liberal democratic values, these "entryist" actors advocate for "reinterpretations" that often blur the lines between religious freedom and political Islam.
* Many Muslims in the West, of course, just want an opportunity for a better life, but they are not the ones in the engine room, driving the extremist Muslim train. The agenda, according to Islam itself, consists of sharing Allah's precious gift of Islam (Dar Al Islam, the "Abode of Islam") with the rest of the world (the Dar al Harb, the "Abode of War," those who have yet to submit to Islam) -- either by infiltration or force. Finally – when everyone in the world has submitted to Islam, whether they wanted to or not -- then there will be "peace." That, evidently, is when the world will enjoy "the Religion of Peace."
* The result is a West that now follows two opposite paths. On one path, the United States under the Trump administration is moving toward clarity and confrontation, willing to codify ideological enemies and remove them from the political landscape. On the other path, Europe continues its policy of engagement, accommodation and submission, risk-balancing between wished-for civic inclusion and ideological risk. This split only serves to impede counterterrorism and jeopardize the West.

On November 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order initiating a formal process to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Trump's executive order represents the most serious American effort in decades to confront Islamist political networks. Pictured: Trump signs an executive order in the White House on December 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

On November 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order initiating a formal process to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The order directs the Secretaries of State and Treasury to assess Muslim Brotherhood chapters in countries such as Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon and take action under U.S. counterterrorism laws to deprive them of capabilities and resources — a move the executive order explicitly tied to national security priorities after the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 and its aftermath throughout the West. The order also sets a rapid timetable for recommendations on specific chapters.

Trump's executive order represents the most serious American effort in decades to confront Islamist political networks that, in Washington, had long been considered merely political differences rather than lethal security threats.

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** Keeping AI 'Fed' Depends on America Advancing the Unlimited Power of Fusion ([link removed])
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by Lawrence Kadish • January 13, 2026 at 4:00 am
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While we continue to focus on the enormous potential of fusion energy, it is important to consider the urgent needs of America's power demands. They are especially crucial when one appreciates that artificial intelligence (AI) is daily demanding inexpensive, reliable, abundant electrical power. Were we to fail, "AI" becomes little more than an abbreviation.

The exponential growth of AI has created an unprecedented strain on our electrical infrastructure, making investment in power station reliability and upgrades not merely advisable, but absolutely essential. Those utilities that miss this priority literally put our nation at risk.

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