30 Oct 2024

Netanyahu Indicates Hamas May Lower Ceasefire Demands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated a possible breakthrough in negotiations with Hamas for the release of 101 hostages still held in Gaza. Speaking with Likud members in a closed meeting at the Knesset on Monday, Netanyahu suggested that Hamas might be willing to drop some of its demands for a ceasefire deal.

‘Weaponized’: Supreme Court gets asked to overturn judge’s order putting noncitizens back on voter rolls
The U.S. Supreme Court now has been asked to decide whether noncitizens should be on the voter rolls in the state of Virginia. It’s illegal, of course, for them to vote. But a lower court judge ruled just days ago the state must restore 1,600 names of people who self-identify as noncitizens to voter rolls.

The Left Is Now a Joke
The Democrats have coalesced around a closing message, … Trump’s supporters make unfunny jokes. That’s right. A so-so joke is going to put Kamala Harris over the top. The Democrats and the left went INSANE over this joke,

India and Japan Are Balancing the Indo-Pacific Region and the Global Arena
New Delhi and Tokyo have expanded cooperation in security and economic sectors, participated in joint military exercises, and engaged actively in the Quad forum, which is aimed at countering the Chinese threat and maintaining regional stability.

Washington Post Owner Jeff Bezos Explains ‘The Hard Truth’ About Why Paper Didn’t Endorse Kamala Harris
Jeff Bezos said Monday that the Post’s decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris is in response to a larger issue of media credibility being eroded.

Mike Johnson Sets the Record Straight on the ‘Little Secret’ Trump Says Is Already ‘Having a Big Impact’ on the Election
The joke is on liberals foaming at the keyboard over two words former President Donald Trump dropped on the 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday. “I think with our little secret, we’re going to do really well with the House, right? Our little secret is having a big impact. He and I have a secret. We’ll tell you what it is when the race is over,” Trump said Sunday

Who is Sheikh Naim Qassem, the newly appointed leader of Hezbollah?
On Tuesday morning, the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah announced the election of Sheikh Naim Qassem as the new head of the group, following the killing of previous leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Shortly after the announcement of Qassem’s appointment to the position, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted a message to 𝕏, hinting that the new leader would not last long.

Last chance to stop a nuclear Iran
Why the world must strike Iran’s nuclear ambitions now. Under clear pressure from the United States, Israel refrained from targeting Iran’s nuclear development sites in last week’s retaliatory strikes against Iran’s military assets. But that merely delays Israel’s dilemma of what to do about this existential danger. By all Western intelligence estimates, Iran is at most months and possibly just weeks away from having deployable nuclear weapons.

Satellite images reveal that Israel damaged crucial IRGC missile base and location of its space program
Satellite photos earlier analyzed by the AP of two military bases near Tehran also targeted by Israel show that sites there that Iran uses in its ballistic missile manufacturing have been destroyed, further squeezing its program. “We don’t know if Iranian production has been crippled as some people are saying or just damaged,”

600 Hamas terrorists surrender in northern Gaza
Six hundred terrorists have surrendered and been captured so far in Jabalia after the IDF cut off the northern Gazan region several weeks ago where the so-called refugee camp is located. Some 120 were taken in a raid over the weekend of the local hospital that Hamas was using as a primary command-and-control center.

The media is implementing Sinwar’s genocidal strategy
Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, documentary evidence has emerged confirming what many observers already knew: namely, that Sinwar weaponized the death of Gazan civilians, especially women and children. He understood that the media would emphasize these civilian deaths, attribute them all to Israel, and increase the pressure on the Israeli government to satisfy Hamas’s unreasonable demands. This is how the Wall Street Journal put it, following a lengthy investigation:

Live updates: 75 projectiles fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, one dead near mosque
IAF strikes military targets in Iran as IDF continues fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, eliminating dozens of terrorists and destroying terror infrastructure. Rocket fire continues to batter northern Israel.

Amb. Danon to UN Sec. Gen: ‘You had the audacity to condemn death of a Hamas kidnapper’
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon presents photograph of UNRWA worker abducting body of murdered Israeli civilian to Gaza at UNSC. ‘How dare you justify and defend an organization that employs murderous terrorists.’

US faces interceptor missile shortage amid Gaza war, global threats
US sees missile stockpile depleting after over a year of aiding Israel in Gaza and the Red Sea; This raises concerns about US military readiness amid potential conflicts with Chinese aggression toward Taiwan and Russian aggression toward Ukraine

Witches Complain ‘Spells’ Against Trump Aren’t Working, Insist The Prayers Of Christians ‘Shield’ Him
As many young Americans abandon a Biblical worldview in pursuit of paganism and the occult, self-proclaimed witches, as during previous election cycles, are participating in “mass rituals” against former President and current republican nominee Donald Trump. Thousands of witches have participated online and in person to cast spells on Trump in the hopes of thwarting his bid for the White House.
“Wiccans” are publically complaining that their spells have been rendered ineffective. The stated reason? According to the witches, the former President has a “shield” protecting him as a result of the “prayers” of Christians.

October Surprise: NY Times And Media Matters To Drop Hit Piece On Conservative News
Ben Shapiro, meanwhile, wrote in a Monday post to X, “If you were wondering what the legacy media would plan for its October surprise, wonder no longer: it’s here. Today, I received the following text from a reporter at @NYTimes.” “What, precisely, is NYT doing? It’s perfectly obvious: using research from Media Matters, a radical Left-wing organization whose sole purpose is destroying conservative media (see below), in order to pressure YouTube to demonetize and penalize any and all conservatives ONE WEEK FROM THE ELECTION,”

Why Nobody Believes The “Data”: Surging Prices Of Everyday Items Are Excluded From CPI
As inflation remains painfully high for American consumers, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is woefully inadequate in terms of reflecting reality.

US Ambassador To Lebanon Promotes ‘Internal Uprising’ To Assist Israel
the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, is continuing her agenda to prepare Lebanon for a “post-Hezbollah era” by mobilizing “internal” forces against the resistance movement while it fights the Israeli Army. “Why do you seem afraid? Hezbollah has been defeated, its leadership is destroyed, and we are with you, and the entire free world stands by your side.”

Russian Special Forces Academy In Chechnya Hit By Drone Attack
A drone slammed into a building and campus in Chechnya known as the Russian Special Forces University in the early morning hours of Tuesday, regional governor Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed.
“No one was killed or injured. The fire has been extinguished,” Kadyrov detailed in the statement posted to Telegram. He claimed the attack didn’t lead to significant disruptions at the training academy.

‘Trump Trade’ Goes Turbo: Bitcoin & Bullion Hit Record Highs, Tech & TSY Yields Rise
As the big day gets closer – and despite the catalyst-heavy week ahead – the so-called ‘Trump Trade’ continues to charge higher in stocks, crypto, bond yields, and gold…

Severe hailstorm damage in El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
A powerful, isolated high-altitude depression brought severe weather conditions to Andalusia on Monday, October 28, 2024, with the province of Almería being particularly impacted by the heavy rainfall, hail, and thunderstorms. The storm, which began Sunday night, October 27, led to road closures and widespread damage, including hailstones up to 5 cm (1.97 inches) in diameter.

Typhoon “Kong-rey” rapidly intensifying as it moves toward Taiwan
Typhoon “Kong-rey” is rapidly intensifying as it moves west-northwest toward Taiwan. The current forecast track calls for landfall on Taiwan’s southeastern coast within the next 48 – 60 hours. However, a shift westward could also lead to a direct landfall on Batanes, Philippines. Kong-rey is forecast to significantly strengthen and potentially reach super typhoon status as it approaches Taiwan.

Severe flooding disrupts Mecca and nearby regions, Saudi Arabia 
Heavy rainfall since October 27, 2024, has led to severe flooding across Saudi Arabia, with Mecca among the worst affected areas. Streets and pathways in the city, including the Grand Mosque, are heavily flooded, causing significant disruption for residents, pilgrims, and visitors.

UK birth rate collapses to 1.44 children per woman, lowest since records began
The average total fertility rate (TFR) – the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime – was 1.44 children per woman in 2023. It is the lowest value since records began in 1938, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Some 591,072 live births were recorded – the lowest number since 1977. Figures for 2022 showed the average TFR had declined to 1.49 children per woman, down from 1.55 in 2021.

Israel Passes Landmark Law Ending UNRWA Activities 
The legislation, passed in its final reading on Monday, was spearheaded by MK Boaz Bismuth, who emphasized that “UNRWA is not a refugee aid agency; it is a Hamas aid agency.”

How legalization could lead to coercion and societal pressure to opt-in to “assisted dying”
On 29 November, the “assisted dying” bill will have its second reading in the UK House of Commons.  The bill aims to permit euthanasia. In the following, Clare Wills Harrison explores how state-approved euthanasia could lead to the coercion of patients to agree to be killed by their doctor and how those who are “offered” euthanasia will be expanded to include others and not limited to those as stated at the bill’s inception.

Artificial intelligence without an artificial conscience is a heartless psychopath – and an extinction-level threat to humanity
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) programs are already more intelligent than humans and have a 20% chance of wiping humanity out, Elon Musk said in an interview earlier this month.

The Third Atomic Bomb: Self-replicating RNA vaccines 
Dr. Robert Malone recently returned to the USA from Japan. While he was there, a large crowd was protesting the roll-out of the new self-replicating RNA vaccines, which the Japanese are referring to as “the third atomic bomb.”

Google is developing AI to take control of your internet browsing and shopping
Google is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence (AI) agent, codenamed “Project Jarvis,” designed to take over users’ web browsers and perform tasks such as conducting research, booking flights, and making purchases. It is claimed that the project aims to minimize users’ stress by automating mundane tasks.