20 July 2024

Saharan dust shields hurricane development, but watch out for Florida heat
Saturday

While the National Hurricane Center continued its confidence that there would be no tropical activity in Atlantic areas for the next week, Saharan dust and a few tropical waves were what forecasters watched Saturday.

Pic: Army briefing labels pro-life groups ‘terrorist organizations’: Report
Watchdog journalist Sam Shoemate shared a picture of a slideshow used during the training to label pro-life groups as terrorist groups. Shoemate wrote, “An anti-terrorism brief was held on Fort Liberty (Bragg) today where they listed several Pro-Life organizations as ‘terrorist organizations.’ The slide you see here followed right after a slide about ISIS, a terror group in the Middle East.”

Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches May Be Ready To Bury the Hatchet, and It’s About Time—Literally
For nearly a millennium, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Vatican have been engaged in what may be the longest-running ecumenical argument in history. A significant aspect of this divide is the calendar dispute—the Orthodox Church adheres to the Julian calendar, while Western Christianity follows the Gregorian calendar. However, with the potential decision by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, it could be the last time Cinco de Mayo coincides with Easter and the final time East and West fail to celebrate Easter on the same Sunday.

Russia Warns It Sees ‘Concentrated Presence’ Of NATO Warships In Black Sea
The Kremlin has again warned against a build-up of NATO warships in the Black Sea, while saying it is monitoring a noticeable increase in Western military vessels. “Of course, the concentrated presence of NATO ships – we are paying attention to Bulgaria and Romania, the coastal states that are members of the (NATO) alliance – of course this represents, especially in the current situation, an additional threat to Russia,” Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing Thursday.

Slowly… Then All At Once!
There was a lot of talk about divine intervention at the Republican Convention this week.
The attempt on Donald Trump’s life Saturday, with its intimations of blob involvement, was only the latest of countless trips, hoaxes, capers, and ops that smacked of demonic inspiration laid on the public, so you can’t blame them for feeling that “God is among us now.”

Tennessee Drag Show Ban Upheld After Appeals Court Reverses Ruling
A majority of a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a nonprofit theater group challenging the constitutionality of the Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) failed to prove it has standing.

Impatient Zelensky After NATO Summit: Where Are My Jets?
During the big NATO summit earlier this month, everyone from Antony Blinken to Lloyd Austin to President Biden touted the imminent delivery of US-made F-16 jet fighters to Ukraine. “American-made F-16 fighter jets are on their way to Ukraine” and they will be flying “this summer” – Secretary of State Blinken had vowed at the summit on July 10. Kiev has yet to receive them, now a year-and-half after the program was first announced.

“Day Has Finally Come”: Instagram Censors Team USA Rifle Shooter Ahead Of Paris Paralympics
Geer’s Instagram account, “kennageer10.9,” was reportedly censored by the social media company because of photos she posted with firearms at a qualifying competition. “I have always feared the day the media would censor my sport and speech just because I use firearms,” Geer wrote on Instagram, adding, “That day has finally come.”

Elon Musk Deletes CrowdStrike “From All Systems,” Warns Global IT Disruption Sparked “Seizure In Auto Supply Chain”
‘All-In’ podcast host Jason Calacanis asked on X, “I guess crowdstrike doesn’t do staged rollouts?” Elon Musk responded: “We just deleted Crowdstrike from all our systems, so no rollouts at all.”

“Absolutely” In The Race: Biden Campaign Calls Malarkey On MSM Reports
On Thursday evening, the New York Times reported that ‘people close to Biden’ say the president has “begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race.” Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon insisted on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ that the president is staying in the campaign against all odds.

IDF: Shocking overnight drone attack originated from Yemen; Israel probing if US consulate was targeted
The Israel Defense Forces estimate that the Yemeni Houthi rebels launched the overnight drone attack that struck Tel Aviv early on Friday morning, Spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said in a press briefing. According to Hagari, the drone was an Iranian-made “Samad-3” model that was modified in Yemen to maximize its range.

‘The Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land’ – Israel blasts ICJ ruling that declares Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria illegal
No absurd opinion in The Hague can deny this historical truth or the legal right of Israelis to live in their own communities in our ancestral home,’ says Netanyahu

Accepting GOP nomination, Trump threatens Iran & Hamas, demands all hostages be released before he takes office, vows to build ‘Iron Dome’ to protect America
First, in a clear threat to Hamas and its Iranian ally, Trump demanded that every hostage in Gaza be released before January 20th when he plans to take the Oath of Office and become America’s Commander-in-Chief once again. “I tell you this, we want our hostages back,” he said, “And they better be back before I assume office, or you will be paying a very big price.”

Strong M6.0 earthquake hits Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Fox Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 03:13 UTC on July 19, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 41.5 km (26 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

Very strong M7.4 earthquake hits Chile – Argentina border region
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 hit the Chile – Argentina border region at 01:50 UTC on July 19, 2024 (21:50 LT, July 18). The agency is reporting a depth of 126 km (78 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.

Severe storms hit Belarus, causing multiple fatalities and extensive damage 
A powerful storm swept through Belarus on July 14, 2024, causing significant damage, destroying major power lines, and claiming 6 lives. The storms continued through the rest of the week, affecting primarily the capital of Minsk and surrounding regions on July 18.

Extremely heavy rains hit Seoul, South Korea 
Seoul and its surrounding metropolitan area were severely impacted by heavy rainfall on July 19, 2024, with up to 634 mm (25 inches) recorded over the past two days. The torrential downpour was the heaviest of this rainy season, with more heavy rain expected starting July 20.

How the Bible is growing the faith of Iranian refugees
At a church in the south-west of England, a young Iranian receives an easy-to-read Bible in modern Persian. He can’t believe it. ‘If they see you holding a Bible like this in Iran,’ he says, ‘they kill you.’

California parents stop ‘wellbeing center’ linked to Planned Parenthood on high school campus 
Norwalk and La Mirada are adjoining suburbs of Los Angeles. The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District (NLMUSD) serves largely minority families.

Whistleblowers Warn Biden Regime Is Trafficking Children to Fake ‘Sponsors’; 85,000 Missing.
Approximately 85,000 children who crossed the U.S. border as unaccompanied minors are missing after being placed with sponsors. Government whistleblowers shared this information with a Senate panel on Tuesday. They said that children are often placed with individuals who are not their relatives and provided evidence of abuse and trafficking.

Canadian author with cerebral palsy says nurse called her ‘selfish’ for refusing euthanasia
In 2019, an Alberta nurse reportedly told Christian author Heather Hancock that she was “selfish” for not ending her life through the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) euthanasia program.

Just Like Joe Biden, The U.S. Economy Is Sick Once Again
When you look at Joe Biden, you are also getting a visual picture of what is happening to our economy as a whole.  Both have been getting artificially propped up for a long time, both are now sick once again, and both are starting to decline very rapidly at this point.  There is lots of speculation that Joe Biden is not going to be able to make it much longer, and of course the exact same thing could be said about the U.S. economy.  Sadly, the truth is that the clock won’t stop ticking and time is not on the side of either one of them.

In California, “Unprecedented Land Movement” Of About A Foot Per Week Is Breaking Gas Lines, Cracking Roads and Causing Homes To Sink
…What is taking place has been described as an ongoing “landslide”, but that term simply does not do it justice.  Others are calling what we are witnessing “land movement” on a massive scale, and I think that is much more accurate.  According to FOX 11 in southern California, this “land movement” is breaking gas lines, cracking roads and causing homes to sink…

Left’s War on Democracy: Crushing Viktor Orbán’s Nationalist Revolution and Betraying the People’s Will 
In a shocking display of political manipulation, the left-wing establishment, terrified of the rising right, has trampled on democratic principles by enforcing a cordon sanitaire to block Orban’s Patriots for Europe from their rightful positions, betraying the will of millions of voters.

Putin wants widespread use of CBDCs; there is no doubt that Russia is following the UN’s global plan
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the “efficiency and functionality” of the Bank of Russia’s central bank digital currency (“CBDC”) and instructed his government to prepare for the widespread introduction of the digital ruble.

The civil war simulation that’s playing out and the real civil war that’s coming
The in following CJ Hopkins describes the real civil war that’s coming and the simulation of a civil war that’s playing out.  It’s not restricted to any one country, it’s global. “I’ve been calling it ‘The Rise of the New Normal Reich’,” he says. “Others have been describing it with other names. No one can say exactly what it is, but at this point, everyone can feel it coming.  Something resembling a new form of totalitarianism … or something resembling civil war.”

Fake meat is being introduced into the UK as pet food; they hope to expand the market to humans
The UK has become the first European country to approve the sale of artificial meat for pet food. The regulatory clearance was granted to Meatly, a company developing cultivated meat from animal cells. The initial product will be chicken-based and intended for use in dog food.  However, they hope to expand the market and sell their artificial meat to humans.