There
is a disturbing update to an already tragic story. The FDNY has
determined a fire that burned a historic Brooklyn church to the
ground was intentionally set.
James
E. Steward II, the pastor of South Bushwick Reform Church, said
Monday he doesn't know who would target the place of worship.
"It
was more than just a building. It's lives and generations of lives
that have been touched," Steward said.
The
community was hit with a second wave of pain Monday, weeks after
losing its historic neighborhood church to a fire. The FDNY announced
the blaze that consumed the beloved house of worship is being
investigated as arson.
"We
have no known enemies," Steward said.
He
says up until the fire, the congregation met weekly. A community
staple, the church also acted as an event space and a food pantry.
He
added he has no clue who would do something like this.
"Now
we understand it is intentional, which brings another layer of grief
to myself, as well as the congregation and the community,"
Steward said.
"It's
a historic landmark and it means a lot to people"
The
national registered landmark was built in 1863 and has stood tall on
Bushwick Avenue ever since, acting as a beacon in the community.
Archival
photos show a church that watched the neighborhood grow around it.
But
that beacon became a target in late June and the South Bushwick
community is left heartbroken.
"I
think it's messed up. This church has been here forever. My aunt got
married in this church," community member Marcel Sanabria said.
Congregation
plans to rebuild
The
goal is to rebuild in the future.
"I
want nothing more than for it to be restored. It has seen so many
generations," Carllee Reid said.
A
pastor and congregation are now forced to leave generations of
worship in the past and ask why their haven was done harm.
"Whoever
is responsible for this ultimately has to answer to God,"
Steward said.
Steward
said the church is a total loss, and is going to have to be
completely torn down and rebuilt, something he and the congregation
are fully committed to doing. However, a timeline on that process is
cloudy at this time.
✞ NYC:
Brooklyn Church Hit By Huge Fire During Easter Sunday Mass
♰ A
blaze broke out Monday morning at a Rosemount Ethiopian church,
according to a Facebook post by the Rosemount Police Department.
The
fire broke out at 10:46 a.m. Monday at 3285 144th St. W. in
Rosemount, which is the MN Debre Bisrat St. Gabriel and Arsema
Ethiopian Orthodox Church, according to its Facebook page.
The
building was believed to be unoccupied at the time of the fire.
No
further information was available Monday afternoon.
The
MN Debre Bisrat St. Gabriel and St. Arsema Ethiopian Orthodox
Tewahedo Church in Rosemount, Minnesota, served the local East
African diaspora. Operating out of a former Lighthouse Church
building, the parish experienced a devastating structural fire that
caused a major roof collapse.
The
Rosemount congregation is a branch of the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox
Tewahedo Church (EOTC). While local history in Minnesota is
relatively new, the global church's roots
stretch back to the 4th century, making it one of the oldest in the
world.
The
Rosemount facility's brief history and background can be traced
through key milestones:
❖ Building
Origins: The facility at 3285 144th St. W. originally operated as
the Lighthouse Church before being acquired by the EOTC to house a
growing community and cultural center.
❖ The
Congregation: The parish community was established to serve the
spiritual and cultural needs of the growing Habesha/Ethiopian
population in the southern Twin Cities metro area.
❖ July
2026 Fire: On July 13, 2026, a massive third-alarm fire broke out
at the church. First responders from Rosemount and Apple Valley
battled the heavy blaze, which led to the collapse of the building's
roof and bell tower. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, as the
building was evacuated.
Following
the event, city and fire officials launched an investigation into the
cause, which rendered the structure largely a total loss.
🔥 Fresh
reports of explosions near Jeddah have intensified fears of a wider
regional conflict after the Houthis reportedly launched another
barrage toward Saudi Arabia. The latest developments follow
escalating tensions over Sanaa Airport, with the Houthis warning of
severe consequences unless what they describe as the Saudi-led
blockade ends. Claims and counterclaims continue to emerge, while
Riyadh has yet to publicly comment on the latest reports. Could the
renewed missile exchanges drag the region into another prolonged
confrontation?
🔥 Renewed conflict
continues to be potentially breaking out over Yemen, as on Monday
Saudi Arabia struck the runway of the Houthi-controlled Sanaa
International Airport, amid growing allegations that Iranian flights
have increasingly made use of Yemen's airspace.
The Saud-backed Yemeni
government which has long been locked in a civil war for the
country's future has singled out the Houthi rebels for hosting
Iranian flights, warning that its "patience has run out"
and that it will respond to any airspace violations.
☪ Iran and Co. Will
Be Forced to Target Mystery Babylon Mecca and Medina
“And when you
pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and
pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be
seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to
your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will
reward you. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the
Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many
words.„
In Ergoldingen, a bus driver
was behind schedule on his way to Landshut city centre – not
because of traffic, however, but due to an unusual stop: the man
parked the fully occupied bus at a bus stop in Ergoldingen to pray.
This has been reported by,
amongst others, the regional news portal Idowa and Sat 1 Bayern.
According to these reports, the driver suddenly stopped the bus, went
to the back, rolled out his prayer mat and prayed.
“The passengers were
surprised, but also unsettled,” reports Sat 1 Bayern. The journey
was delayed by several minutes as a result.
According to the TV channel,
the municipal transport authority emphasises the right to freedom of
religion. Of course, bus services must not be interrupted. It remains
to be seen whether the driver will face any consequences.
💭 U.S.
Senator Lindsey Graham has died suddenly at age 71 after a "brief
and sudden illness" — just hours after returning from a
high-stakes trip to Kyiv, Ukraine.
In his final
days, Graham met with President Zelenskyy and was given a private
tour of a secret Ukrainian drone manufacturing facility belonging to
defense company SkyFall. He was shown advanced Vampire bomber drones,
Shrike FPV drones, and Shahed interceptors — technology actively
used against Russia.
Now, Russian
opposition figure Igor Eidman claims the timing and location point to
possible Kremlin involvement, suggesting Graham may have been
poisoned during the visit.
What really
happened? Coincidence, cardiac arrest, or something far more
sinister? We break down the full timeline, the drone factory visit,
Russian strikes on Kyiv facilities, and the explosive theories
circulating online.
MASSIVE COVERUP?
Did Sen. Lindsey Graham Die in a Russian Airstrike While He Was
Visiting a Secret Kamikaze Drone Factory in Ukraine?
Researchers are
examining the timeline to discover whether or not Graham, who was
reportedly still in Ukraine in the early afternoon, would have been
able to make it back to DC where he reportedly died of “cardiac
arrest” before midnight.
Sen. Graham is
widely seen as one of the top architects of the NATO/NeoCon strategy
to use Ukraine as a pawn to trigger a larger war between Russia and
the West. His death is a major blow to warhawks in London and
Brussels as well as leaders of the Greater Israel Project and their
plans for a Middle East-wide war.
According to
respected former CIA case officer Larry Johnson, the international
press was set to break a major expose on Graham being paid hundreds
of millions of dollars by the Ukrainian dictator Zelenskyy in the
last four years.
Fox News is
reporting that President Trump spoke with him around 7:00 pm EDT,
Saturday night. It was regarding the Save America Act. He said that
Mr. Graham mentioned it he was tired and that the trip to ukraine was
a long one.
The president
then said that he received a message from someone in his office ( I’m
assuming Graham’s office) at 1:00 AM that he had died.
There was a lot
of talk of Trump being targeted by Iran for assassination over the
last week or two.
🏴 Dollar Trump
Ally Sen. Sissy Graham Issues Threat to Babylon Saudi Arabia Over
Iran War
LINDSEY GRAHAM
born 7/9, died on 7/11, which means 9/11
Not only that but
pastor Billy GRAHAM died on 11/7, and Lindsey GRAHAM died on
7/11….(11/7=7/11)
September in
Latin, "septem" means seven.
Lindsey Graham
911 Call: Chest Pains, Cardiac Arrest.
Alexander Dugin,
one of Putin’s radical advisors (sometimes called Putin’s
Rasputin) recently called for Senator Lindsey Graham to be killed. He
said the world would be better without Graham.
• Lindsey
Graham says Russia is helping Iran target him.
• Lindsey
visits a secret Ukranian drone manufacturing facility.
• Russia bombs
it right after he leaves.
• Lindsey
suddenly dies tonight.
• Russia
immediately blames Ukraine, & calls it the Zelensky curse.
🤡 Lindsey
Graham: Everything You Didn't Know About His Sh*tty Past
The Lindsey
Graham Timeline Does Not Work… He Died in Kyiv
by Larry C.
Johnson
Let’s follow
the timeline. According to the official story: 911 call from his DC
residence at 8:30pm ET on July 11 for suspected cardiac arrest. He
“died at home.”
This is total
bullshit!
So let’s go
thru the timeline. Senator Graham arrived in Kyiv between 09:45–10:45
local on July 10th. The train he took from Poland departed Warsaw at
18:15 hours local on July 9th. It was an overnight train. To arrive
in Poland in time to take the 18:15 train, Lindsey would have
departed Dulles International Airport at around 0700 local on July 9
— the flight from Dulles to Warsaw is 9 hours.
So Lindsey Graham
arrives in Kyiv by 11 am Friday morning. He meets with Zelensky and
tours a drone factory. Then we are asked to believe that he returns
to Washington, DC after spending less than 24 hours on the ground.
Again, I call bullshit!!
The earliest
train back to Warsaw departs Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi at 07:40–08:00 on
the 11th and arrives Przemyśl Główny in the
afternoon (~17:00–18:00). That is at least nine hours. That would
make it roughly 1100 hours in Washington, DC. Let’s assume he has
an hour to get to the airport and the plane takes off at 1900 hours
local from Poland. The flight going west takes 10 hours… This means
the earliest the plane could have landed at Dulles is midnight on the
11th. That is 3 ½ hours after Graham reportedly died at home.
As I noted at the
outset… The story of Lindsey Graham’s death at home is BULLSHIT!
☪ London Descended
Into Chaos as Moroccan Fans Swarmed The
Streets Following France’s 2-0 Victory
US president unexpectedly
changed plans for flight to England after using Qatari-gifted
aircraft to travel to Turkey. Trump had flown to Turkey onboard the
new $400m aircraft, which was given to the US as a gift last year by
the Qatari government, marking its first international trip.
Pretty sure you missed it.
July 9,
2026: The Quarter/Qatar Finals of the FIFA
World Cup: France vs. Morocco.
Just another Bonus sign...
World Cup Started on the
11th of June.
World Cup ended for the
Arab Muslim nations on the 9th of July.
You probably missed that
too.
There is your 9/11 hidden in
plain sight.
....on this day of the Qatar
Final, Football probably is the least of
your worries on this date.
☪ Egypt head
coach Hossam Hassan's decision to make FIFA's anti-racism gesture
during his side's dramatic World Cup defeat to Argentina has become
one of the most talked-about moments from the Round of 16 clash.
Hassan crossed
his forearms in an "X" shape while protesting refereeing
decisions following Argentina's late winner in Tuesday's 3-2 victory
over Egypt. Moments earlier, the Egyptian coach had received a yellow
card after confronting French referee François Letexier.
The gesture
came as Egypt's bench reacted angrily to several key decisions,
including the VAR review that ruled out an Egyptian goal and other
incidents Hassan later said had denied his side a fair result.
Following the
match, Hassan accused officials of favouring the defending champions.
