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Online conversations around potential conflict in the United States have gone mainstream amid the release of Alex Garland’s “Civil War” film, with Americans questioning the probability of political upheaval and how they can survive the dire, though unlikely, event. Ajit Shipekar, a data analyst with Straits Research, noted to Fox News Digital that director Garland has depicted a virus-caused pandemic, …

An Alabama man with suspected Antifa sympathies was indicted for terrorism for his alleged role in detonating an explosive device filled with nails to maximize its destructive capability, according to the Department of Justice. Law enforcement arrested Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, Wednesday on federal terrorism charges of malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device. …

A popular Nigerian transgender woman was on Friday jailed for six months after a local court convicted her of throwing the local currency into the air, a practice known as spraying, a rare conviction that was criticized by many in the West African nation where it is common, though illegal, for people to spray money. Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju better known …

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) handed Harvard University and 12 other colleges a failing grade on Thursday as part of its Campus Antisemitism Report Card. “Every campus should get an A — that’s not grade inflation, that’s the minimum that every group on every campus expects,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement posted to the group’s website. “Like all …

Dr. Phil clashed with a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) advocate, rejecting her advocacy of equality of outcome as “Marxism.” The host gathered multiple experts to discuss the impact of DEI on American culture on his “Dr. Phil Primetime” show. The guests included two Black men, pastor James Ward Jr. and York College of PA Professor Erec Smith, and one …

A fifth-grade girl in Washington state was denied a request to start an interfaith prayer group at her elementary school after educators granted permission for an LGBTQ Pride club one week earlier. Eleven-year-old Laura, a Creekside Elementary student, told “Fox News @ Night” she had felt alone in her classroom and the larger school. After speaking with friends who felt …

J.K. Rowling has a clear message for “Harry Potter” stars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe — if they someday decide to apologize for criticizing her stance on trans issues, they can “save” it for “traumatized detransitioners” and “vulnerable women” instead. The famous author’s remark came Wednesday on X in a reply to a user partially calling himself #FarRightHooligan, who speculated …

The State Department implemented a policy to condition eligibility for promotions on an employee’s ability to pass a loyalty test in diversity, equity and inclusion in order to be considered for promotions and higher pay following President Biden’s executive order. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, President Obama’s former Malta ambassador, was appointed as chief diversity and inclusion officer in April 2021 for the …

After being one of many schools that dropped testing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard is making national headlines by reinstating them for new applicants in the next admissions cycle. According to the Harvard Crimson, this return to the old standard will begin with the Class of 2029, “a surprise reversal that could leave some students scrambling to take SAT …

The State Department continues to weather controversy over its new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) chief who was exposed by Fox News Digital for espousing anti-American views. A department spokesman defended the hire, saying there are “different ways to love America” during Thursday’s press briefing. Fox News national correspondent Griff Jenkins pressed State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on prior comments …