27 Aug 2024

Walz faced another accusation of misrepresentation in unearthed, blistering letter: ‘Remove any reference’
Tim Walz is facing another accusation of misrepresenting his background after a Nebraska Chamber of Commerce letter from 2006 resurfaced amid Walz’s campaign for vice president. When Walz first ran for Congress in Minnesota, he touted on his campaign website that he received an award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce in 1993 for his work with the business community … He never received such an award

Gallant to US Joint Chiefs of Staff: ‘Iranian aggression at an all-time high’
Defense Minister meets US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Brown. ‘We must work together to achieve and project groundbreaking capabilities in all arenas.’

IDF: 90% of Hezbollah rocket launches were from civilian area
IDF states about 230 launches and 20 aerial targets were identified crossing into Israeli territory on Sunday morning when Israel launched its pre-emptive strike, 90% of which were launched from ‘heart of a civilian area.’

Analyst: ‘Nasrallah is exhausted’
“He managed to get everyone here to suffer two or three weeks of panic, and in the end he did something that didn’t make Israel change its approach to the equation, that’s the story. Did we change the equation in the north? No, we didn’t change the equation. So we are still playing according to Nasrallah’s flute and according to [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar’s flute – so they are the ones who are deciding what happens. There is a golden opportunity here which was missed, for Israel to set a new reality in southern Lebanon.”

National Security Minister Ben Gvir again sparks controversy after calling for synagogue & Jewish prayer on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (PMO) issued a terse statement, affirming: “There is no change whatsoever in the status quo on the Temple Mount.”

Israel continues hunt for Sinwar; intelligence indicates he is hiding among population dressed as woman
Recent Israeli intelligence reports indicate that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has fled the terror tunnels beneath Gaza and is hiding among the Palestinian population “dressed as a woman.” On Sunday evening, Brig.-Gen. Dan Goldfus, the retiring commander of the IDF’s 98th Division during its Gaza War operations told British news site Daily Express that Israeli troops came within minutes of catching Sinwar about 10 days ago.

The Israeli imperative to destroy myths, not just missiles
Israel’s preemptive strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon during the wee hours of Sunday morning temporarily shifted focus away from Hamas in Gaza and from the next round of bogus “ceasefire” negotiations in Cairo for the release of hostages.

WATCH: Nasrallah’s message to ‘Queers for Palestine’
Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah sent a very clear message to the gay community, calling it a ‘crime’ and that there is no cleansing of it, and that the penalty for committing it is death.

Nasrallah’s ‘Downfall’ moment is rhetoric vs reality – comment
In the fantastic Oscar-winning movie Downfall, which depicts Adolf Hitler’s last few days in his Berlin bunker … This scene was brought to mind recently when listening to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah describe the terror group’s attack on Israel “as planned,” refuting the Israeli military’s assertions that their pre-emptive strikes had prevented a more extensive attack. If a major military attack is severely depleted due to the enemy striking first, one would be far-stretched to state that it went “as planned.”

The Truth About Israel’s Operation in Lebanon — and What Comes Next
Hezbollah’s attack, which was reportedly intended to launch at 5:00 AM, included thousands of rockets, missiles and drones: among them several dozen long range guided missiles aimed at the “Gush Dan” area of central Israel, which includes Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport.

Italian party publishes blacklist of Jews, Israel supporters
The New Communist Party of Italy recently published a list of Italian Jews, among them well-known figures in politics, media and business, labeling them “Zionist agents” to be “condemned and fought” for supporting Israel. The list, titled “Zionist Organizations and Agents in Italy,” contains more than 150 names organized by category. Antisemitism is on the rise in Italy,

‘ISA released Shifaa director to hide the truth’
Member of Knesset Tali Gottlieb of the Likud harshly criticized the ISA director Ronen Bar and supported Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who published advertisements against him.
“the head of the ISA released the arch-terrorist, the director of the Shifaa Hospital – because he knows things that are related to the seventh of October, and Ronen Bar does not want us to know.”

Hezbollah resumes attacks as fires break out across northern Israel
A day and a half after major assault, terror group launches waves of drones and rockets, forcing Galilee residents into shelters; bushfire breaks out near Ayelet Hashahar; IDF conducts strikes in southern Lebanon

WATCH Tim Walz jerk his son’s arm on DNC stage
Walz, the leftist Minnesota governor now campaigning as Kamala Harris pick to be No. 2 on the Democrat presidential ticket this year, has revealed some hidden depths already.

South Australia experiences record-breaking winter temperatures two days in a row
South Australia has set new winter temperature records for two consecutive days, with Oodnadatta reaching an unprecedented 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) on Saturday, August 24, 2024, surpassing the previous record of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set Friday, August 23.

Emergency declared in Ketchikan as landslide damages homes, claims one life and leaves 3 injured, Alaska
A destructive landslide struck the city of Ketchikan in Alaska, U.S., at 16:00 local time on Sunday, August 25, 2024, claiming one life, injuring three others, and causing significant infrastructure damage. The severity of the situation prompted an emergency declaration and mandatory evacuations in the affected region.

Very strong M6.9 earthquake hits Tonga 
A very strong earthquake, registered by the USGS as M6.9, hit Tonga at 23:29 UTC on August 25, 2024. The agency reports a depth of 106.7 km (66.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 102 km (63.4 miles). The quake was followed by an M6.1 at the same depth just one minute later.

Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods
At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said on Sunday.

Palisades Tahoe, California sees rare snow in August, causing the closure of Highway 89 
Palisades Tahoe Resort in California, USA, experienced a rare August snowfall for the first time in 20 years on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Severe flash flood in Havasu Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, claims the life of one and leaves 200 stranded 
Havasu Creek, located in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona saw intense flooding due to heavy rain on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The flood claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman and stranded 200 hikers in the area.

Voluntary Lockdown Imposed at Four Massachusetts Towns to Combat Deadly and Incurable Mosquito-Borne Disease 
Four Massachusetts towns—Webster, Oxford, Sutton, and Douglas—have imposed a voluntary evening lockdown following the confirmation of a human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Worcester County, marking the first such case since 2020.

Holy war erupts as National Guard officer booted from command for voicing Christian beliefs
Liberty Counsel has announced it is bringing a free speech fight to the Idaho Army National Guard demanding the organization “restore” the career of an infantry officer who was removed from command and illegally pressured to resign because of a soldier’s complaints about the officer’s statements regarding his personal Christian beliefs.

Cornell University To Offer Course On “Ecological Justice” Focused On “Feminist, Queer, And Trans Perspectives”
…The Ivy League school will teach a “Ecological Justice: Feminist, Queer, and Trans Perspectives” class that will present “an in-depth study of ecological justice from feminist, queer, and trans perspectives.”

Islamic State-Inspired Syrian Migrant Confesses To Triple-Murder At ‘Festival Of Diversity’ In Germany
A Syrian asylum-seeker has confessed to a knife attack at a “Festival of Diversity” that killed three and wounded eight, German authorities said on Sunday as they investigated the man’s apparent ties to the Islamic State terror group. The incident has intensified the country’s immigration debate as critical elections approach in September.

UCLA Medical School Hired Students To Write Course Curriculum Emphasizing “Structural Racism And Health Equity”
A June 2023 document that was obtained by Do No Harm, a medical and policy advocacy group, showed that UCLA’s medical school was seeking to recruit first and second year medical students to develop a curriculum associated with liberal ideas such as critical race theory.

Harris and Walz Call Them ‘Values’ – We Call Them the ‘Doctrines of Devils’
Five Big Lies at the DNC Convention. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron” (1Tim 4:1-2) If Kamala should pull off a win in November, it will be the first time in history someone was elected on feelings, instead of their record.

Ukrainian Parliament Votes To Ban Orthodox Church With Historic Ties to Russia 
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday on a bill that would ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which has historic links to Russia but severed ties with the Moscow Patriarchate following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russians Launch a MASSIVE Air Strike Against Ukraine’s Energy Facilities – Power and Water Outages Recorded All Over the Country
The early morning brought one of the heaviest air strikes in months against all regions of Ukraine, leading to emergency power outages have been introduced throughout the country.

Emmanual Macron Sets X on Fire with His Blatant Lie on France’s Commitment to “Freedom of Expression” After Telegram Founder Is Locked Up for Not Censoring Speech – List of Charges Against Pavel Durov Released – Bad News for Mark Zuckerberg!
Another dirty liar. Do these people have any shame? French President Emmanuel Macron is now lying about his country’s commitment to “freedom of expression” after government officials locked up the founder of Telegram when he departed a plane at Le Bourget on Saturday night.