(I think Trump supporters are already seeing what is taking shape and getting angry about it but they are channeling that frustration toward 'the left' as if somehow it's our fault they fell for this guy's shit a second time. I've seen it multiple times in the past few weeks and it seems to be growing.)
from Carey Wedler
by Scott Creighton
Just want to say this... had it been anyone else being ethnically cleansed and wiped out to these staggering numbers this brutally by anyone else in the world, Hollywood would have made 5 blockbuster movies about it already.
But it's Palestinians dying and the Israelis killing em... so go figure why Hollywood acts as if nothing is happening.
from al Jazeera
For over a year now, my family and I have been displaced from northern Gaza to Deir el-Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip. Throughout this time, we, along with the rest of Gaza’s population, have lived every type of torture imaginable and unimaginable. One of them is hunger.
Gaza is now fully dependent on food aid. From a place that could produce its own food and feed its population with fresh vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat and fish, it has now become a place of starvation...
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from PressTV
The Oxford Union has voted that the “apartheid” Israeli regime is “responsible for genocide” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli regime launched a war on the people in Gaza on October 7, 2023, following a retaliatory operation by the Palestinians.
Since then, it has killed at least 44,363 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 105,070 others, forcing almost the entire population of the Palestinian territory to flee their homes.
The student debating society, founded in 1823 in Oxford, England, voted on the motion after a heated debate between speakers from pro-Palestinian groups and Israeli supporters.
The Oxford Union held the unprecedented debate on Thursday night on the motion: “This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide.” The motion was carried with an overwhelming majority of 278 to 59...
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Everyone is calling for Chicago head coach Matt Eberflus to be fired after yesterday's game. Problem is, they all know it wasn't his fault, it was Caleb Williams who took two sacks during the two minute drill and passed up on a short pass to set up field goal try opting instead for a moon ball to win the game and be the hero like Jaden Daniels did 5 weeks ago to Chicago which sent them on this season crushing spiral. So why is it that all these professionals blame Matt for Caleb's mistakes?
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("We are reshaping the face of the Middle East' Netanyahu 2024)
('These are the birth-pangs of a New Middle East' Condi Rice 2006)
from Shafaq News
Following the ceasefire agreement, on Tuesday, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared that Israel will not end the war before victory, warning that the Syrian president is playing with fire.
In a speech, Netanyahu stated, " The ceasefire consensus is driven by three key factors, [First factor] focusing on Iran, details of which I won’t elaborate, [Second] rearming and maintaining advanced weaponry, as well as preserving our soldiers, [third] separating the fronts, as Hamas relied on Hezbollah."
He affirmed that he is committed to the security and the rehabilitation of the north, noting significant achievements across seven fronts in this war, which will not end until victory is achieved.
"Hezbollah is no longer the same organization it was months ago; we have pushed it years back, striking its leadership and military capabilities, both in Beirut's southern suburbs and in southern Lebanon," Netanyahu continued.
Regarding the details of the ceasefire, Netanyahu said that Israel will respond forcefully to any attempt by Hezbollah to rearm, adding, “The agreement means we will now focus on the Iranian threat. We remain committed to completing the destruction of Hamas' capabilities, eradicating Hamas in the West Bank, and countering drone threats in Syria. Assad is playing with fire.”
Israeli PM announced that Israel struck Iraq and Iran, attacking its defensive capabilities and destroying significant parts of its nuclear program. “I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," he proceeded.
He concluded, "We are reshaping the face of the Middle East."
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Bibi says the war in Lebanon to steal their land is not over, they are just getting rearmed and making ready for 'the big fight'
and from The Guardian:
It’s now 4pm UK time and 6pm in Beirut. Here’s a summary of the day’s key developments.
Israel army announces night-time curfew in south Lebanon. The Israeli military announced a night-time curfew in south Lebanon on Thursday, a day after a ceasefire with Hezbollah began, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). “It is strictly forbidden to move or travel south of the Litani River starting from 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) until 7:00 am tomorrow (Friday). Those south of the Litani River must remain where they are,” military spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said in a post on X.
Israeli military says air force struck Hezbollah facility in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said on Thursday that the air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon, the first such attack since a ceasefire took effect on Wednesday morning.
At least 21 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Thursday, say medics. Israeli military strikes killed at least 21 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as forces stepped up their bombardment of central areas and tanks pushed deeper into the north and south of the territory. Reuters reports that the escalation came a day after Israel and Hezbollah began a ceasefire in Lebanon, halting more than a year of hostilities and raising hopes among many Palestinians in Gaza for a similar deal with Hamas.
Israeli foreign minister says ‘no justification’ for ICC to take steps against Israeli leaders. Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Thursday that the ICC had “no justification” for issuing arrests warrants for Israeli leaders, in a joint press conference with Czech foreign minister, Jan Lipavsky. Saar told Reuters Israel has appealed against the decision and that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Hezbollah MP says Israeli attacks on civilians violated ceasefire deal. Hezbollah member of parliament, Hassan Fadlallah, said on Thursday that Israel had violated a ceasefire deal by firing on civilians returning home to their villages along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, reports Reuters. “The Israeli enemy is attacking those returning to the border villages,” Fadlallah told reporters after a parliament session, adding, “there are violations today by Israel, even in this form”.
Israeli tanks fire on southern Lebanon as officials says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated. Israeli tank fire hit six areas in southern Lebanon on Thursday and the Israeli military said its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone, reports Reuters. A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday under a deal brokered by the US and France, intended to allow people in both countries to start returning to homes in border areas.
from al Mayadeen English
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shelled the town of Khiam on Thursday, violating the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon reported.
The towns of Taybeh, Rub al-Thalathin, and Marjaayoun, were also targeted by Israeli artillery.
Lebanon's National News Agency reported that Israeli artillery targeted the hills of the town of Hilta in the Hasbaya district, aiming at civilians on the outskirts of the town.
Two individuals were injured in the town of Markaba after an Israeli attack on its center, and they were transferred to the hospital.
An Israeli tank also targeted the outskirts of Kfar Chouba with two shells, and a Merkava tank fired a shell at the town of al-Wazzani while Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew over the villages of the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts.
At night, the town of Aita al-Shaab and the town of Bint Jbeil were shelled by Israeli forces...
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from RT
Several pro-Palestinian activists have been arrested after briefly disrupting a Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, local police have said.
The demonstrators, wearing face masks and disposable raincoats, obstructed a procession on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan on Thursday, blocking a giant Ronald McDonald balloon.
They chanted “Free Palestine,” held up Palestinian flags, and unfurled a large banner with slogans including “Do not celebrate genocide,” “Land back,” and “Arms embargo now!”
The parade was halted for at least five minutes before the police intervened and removed the protesters from the scene.
A total of 25 people were detained. “The demonstrators were taken into custody without incident,” the New York Police Department said in a statement...
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from PressTV
The Syrian army has reportedly thwarted large-scale terrorist operations in Aleppo province through a preemptive strike.
Four major terrorist operations, which were set to begin from the town of Anadan,12 kilometers northwest of Aleppo, were foiled before they could start, Al-Mayadeen reported on Friday.
Intense clashes are still ongoing in the area between the Syrian armed forces and terrorist groups, mainly Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly known as the Nusra Front, according to the report.
Reports on Friday said fierce battles are ongoing in western Aleppo. Syrian state media said artillery shelling killed four civilians at student housing in Aleppo.
"Four civilians were killed after terrorist organizations shelled the university dorms in Aleppo," the official news agency SANA said.
The Syrian army launched intensified missile attacks on terrorist positions that stretch from villages in western Aleppo to Mount Zawiya south of Idlib, according to the report.
Late on Thursday, the television network reported that four large-scale attacks launched from the city of Anadan, north of Aleppo, were foiled...
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(In the U.S. this is called unconventional warfare or irregular warfare. It's when our Special Operations teams, State Department, NED or anyone else hires proxy armies to terrorize the population of a targeted nation. It's what we do. We hire terrorists to kill civilians.)
'The purpose of this document is to provide a pocket reference of Unconventional Warfare (UW) doctrine, concepts, academic inquiry, and suggested supplementary reading for military leaders and planners. Joint Publication (JP) 3-05.1 defines UW as: Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area.' USASOC Guide to Unconventional Warfare (PDF)
from PressTV
Russia says the major US-led Western powers continue their hostile practices towards Syria by backing anti-Damascus militants and Takfiri terrorist groups across the Arab country.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in remarks on Thursday in Moscow blamed the United States, Britain and some other Western countries for spreading chaos through terrorist groups across Syria.
The support by the Western regimes for terrorist groups operating across Syria was no secret anymore and has fully been exposed, she said.
“Attempts to target the Syrian state, its sovereignty and independence have been ongoing for years by regimes hostile to international peace and security in general, and they have chosen Syria and are still clinging to it as a target for their ongoing and continuous aggression,” Zakharova was quoted as saying.
She also reiterated that Russia’s supportive stance towards Syria and its people has been the basis for ensuring security and stability in the West Asia region.
The remarks come after Syrian and Russian jets bombed militant hideouts to push back foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists and anti-Damascus militants in the northwestern region.
The Syrian army said it was cooperating with Russia and "friendly forces" to regain ground and restore the situation to what it was...
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from Times of Israel
Announcement of a Cessation of Hostilities and Related Commitments on Enhanced Security Arrangements and Toward the Implementation of UNSCR 1701
After discussions with the governments of the Republic of Lebanon (hereinafter “Lebanon”) and the State of Israel (hereinafter “Israel”), the United States of America and France understand that Lebanon and Israel seek a sustainable end to the current escalation of hostilities across the Blue Line and are each prepared to take steps to promote conditions for a permanent and comprehensive solution.
These understandings reflect steps to which Israel and Lebanon are committed in order to implement fully United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701, recognizing that UNSCR 1701 also calls for full implementation of its predecessor UNSC resolutions, including “disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon”, so that the only forces authorized to carry arms in Lebanon will be the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), Internal Security Forces, Directorate of General Security, General Directorate of State Security, Lebanese Customs, and Municipal Police (hereinafter “Lebanon’s official military and security forces”). To that end, the US and France understand the following:
1. Israel and Lebanon will implement a cessation of hostilities beginning at 04:00 hours (IST/EET, November 27, 2024 in accordance with the commitments detailed below.
(Owen does great job with this but fails to mention the fact that Smotrich, as he was rushing through his address, mentioned the fact that could do the exact same thing to Lebanon.)
from Owen Jones
(Keep those kids ignorant until the indoctrination is complete. After stuff like this and what they did during Covid-19 (remember the camps they kept the unvaxxed in?) who the hell would ever want to go to Australia even to visit? The Great Reset testing grounds. I feel for the people down there.)
from the NYT
Australia has imposed a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, one of the world’s most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. But many details were still unclear, such as how it will be enforced and what platforms will be covered.
After sailing through Parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, the bill passed the Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that it puts Australia at the vanguard of efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of children from detrimental effects of social media, such as online hate or bullying.
The law, he has said, puts the onus on social media platforms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent anyone under 16 from having an account. Corporations could be fined up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (about $32 million) for “systemic” failures to implement age requirements.
Neither underage users nor their parents will face punishment for violations. And whether children find ways to get past the restrictions is beside the point, Mr. Albanese said...
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Last night I had the pleasure of enjoying a relaxing Thanksgiving Eve Spaces chat W/ AuntBB and DoodleBob. Nate and Dan showed up and hung out for a bit. Really enjoyed it. Still working on going live on YouTube but that is down the road a bit I guess. No worries. The Spaces thing was fun.
AuntBB https://x.com/AuntBee8
DoodleBob https://x.com/doodle_bob711
from Daily Sabah
The Türkiye Human Rights and Equality Institution (TIHEK) released a scathing report on human rights violations and genocide by Israel in Gaza. The report was introduced at an event in the capital of Ankara on Tuesday and is part of efforts to implicate Israel in crimes against humanity.
Compiled by a group of academics, the report also includes archival documents from the Turkish Parliament, as well as articles, photographs and graphics provided by state-run Anadolu Agency (AA). It also delves into what it called the “Zionist project,” the roots of Israeli aggression and Israel’s endeavor to justify it through sacred scriptures.
In its second chapter, the report tackles Israel’s violations of laws in Gaza and other Palestinian cities before the start of a new round of conflict in October 2023. The third chapter includes evidence on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, through references to violations under international laws...
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from PressTV
At least three people have been reportedly injured in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon less than a day after a truce deal took effect between the regime and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
The attack took place near a vehicle in the village of Markaba in southern Lebanon on Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported without giving more details.
Israel was forced to accept a ceasefire with Hezbollah after suffering heavy losses following more than 14 months of fighting and failing to achieve its goals in its aggression on Lebanon. The truce agreement officially came into effect at 04:00 local time (0200 GMT) on Wednesday.
Hezbollah opened a support front for Palestinians in Gaza only a day after the Israeli regime unleashed its genocidal war against the besieged territory in October 2023, launching numerous retaliatory attacks against Israeli targets in the occupied territories.
Following the truce announcement, the resistance movement warned it was fully ready to counter further potential Israeli aggression against Lebanon, while stressing the recent ceasefire deal was driven by its thousands-strong triumphant operations...
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by Scott Creighton
We are a thug-state run by corporate mobsters. We pretend to care about human rights and the rule of law but in reality all we care about is the stock market's bottom line and keeping our puppet dictators in power and out of prison.
Lindsey Graham was talking to Sean Hannity the other day and he suggested if any of our allies in the world were to honor international rule of law by upholding the ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu or Gallant, we should make their economies scream because, in the end, they could end up coming for us next.
During an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Friday, Graham warned:
You’re gonna have to pick the rogue ICC vs. America. I’m working with [Sen.] Tom Cotton to have legislation passed as soon as we can to sanction any country that aids and abets the arrest of any politician in Israel. What they’re doing in Israel is trying to prevent a second Holocaust. So, to any ally — Canada, Britain, Germany, France — if you try to help the ICC, we’re gonna sanction you.
When Hannity asked what the penalty should be, Graham replied, “We should crush your economy, because we’re next. Why can’t they go after Trump or any other American president under this theory?”
One might respond that the International Criminal Court can’t go after Donald Trump or any other American president — unless they commit a crime against humanity.
The aforementioned Cotton offered an ominous threat of his own, referencing a 2002 law signed by President George W. Bush.
“The ICC is a kangaroo court and Karim Khan is a deranged fanatic,” he wrote on X. “Woe to him and anyone who tries to enforce these outlaw warrants. Let me give them all a friendly reminder: the American law on the ICC is known as The Hague Invasion Act for a reason. Think about it.” MSNBC
from PressTV
Iraq’s anti-terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah has hailed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, saying the truce would have been impossible without the steadfastness of the fighters of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
Kata'ib Hezbollah made the remarks in a statement on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon officially came into effect, putting a temporary end to nearly 14 months of fighting between the two sides.
It went on to say that the decision “was, without doubt, a purely Lebanese one,” stressing, however, that a pause in action by any of the resistance groups across the region will not weaken the unity of the resistance front.
“On the contrary, new parties will join, strengthening the resistance front to confront the enemies of Allah, His Messenger, and the believers,” the group added.
Kata'ib Hezbollah further held the United States “a partner of the Zionist entity in all its treacherous crimes of murder, destruction, and displacement," stressing that "it must pay the price for these crimes sooner or later.”...
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from Daily Sabah
Palestinian resistance group Hamas is ready to reach a cease-fire in Gaza, a senior official said Wednesday, hailing the cease-fire that took hold in Lebanon.
"We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye that Hamas is ready for a cease-fire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners," the official told AFP, however accusing Israel of obstructing an agreement.
In a statement released later Wednesday, Hamas said "the enemy's acceptance of the agreement with Lebanon without achieving its preconditions marks a significant milestone in shattering (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's illusions of reshaping the Middle East through force."
The group also praised the "pivotal" role of its ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority expressed hope that the cease-fire would bring stability to the region, especially in war-torn Gaza.
"We hope that this step will contribute to stopping the violence and instability that the region is suffering from," the Palestinian presidency said in a statement, highlighting the need to enforce a U.N. resolution for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip...
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from al Jazeera
Musk has promised to cut $2 trillion, or more than a third, of the US government’s annual budget. He said he wants to cut the number of agencies from 428 to 99.
Last week, he shared on X an old interview with Milton Friedman in which the economist lists the government departments that should be scrapped – agriculture, education, commerce – adding, “Milton Friedman was the best,” a post that is being read as things Musk would like to do.
Ramaswamy, who will co-lead the office, said he wants to cut 75 percent of the federal government workforce. The federal government employs roughly 2 million civilians. A 75 percent reduction would mean that 1.5 million people would be out of a job, which, experts said, will strip down a range of services from food stamps to defence spending.
To boost the effort, Trump ally and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been picked to lead a DOGE subcommittee in the House of Representatives, in which she is to outline plans to fire government employees. The subcommittee has yet to be created.
Musk has acknowledged that the move would create temporary hardships but said it is for long-term prosperity...
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from Common Dreams
With the stock market surging Monday morning after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be treasury secretary, some Wall Street executives said they were celebrating a "reasonable" pick who would moderate some of Trump's most extreme proposals.
But economic justice advocates and experts said the jubilation was likely over expectations that Bessent will deliver "trillions in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy."
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, founder and president of the Yale Chief Executive Institute, toldCNN that the billionaire Key Square Group executive is a "pragmatic" choice who supports only "selective tariffs" and could dial back Trump's plan to introduce across-the-board tariffs of up to 20% on imported goods—a plan that economists say would raise prices for U.S. households.
But Bessent himself told radio host Larry Kudlow on Saturday that tariffs "can't be inflationary."
David Kass, executive director of the economic justice group Americans for Fair Taxation (ATF), said that during Bessent's confirmation process, the organization will work to ensure lawmakers get answers to questions about whether the Wall Street billionaire plans to use tariffs to fund another Trump plan Bessent has endorsed: the renewal of the 2017 tax cuts.
"As income inequality is soaring and Americans are being crushed by the rising costs of living, we have to ask why billionaire Scott Bessent supports renewing the Trump tax bill, which gives trillions in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy and mega-corporations," Kass said. "Moreover, we also need to know how Mr. Bessent would fund this massive tax giveaway. Will he make working and middle-class Americans foot the bill by enacting wide-ranging cuts to vital government programs like Social Security and Medicare? Will he squeeze Main Street by raising prices on essential goods through tariffs?"...
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from Common Dreams
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, to lead the White House budget office was seen as further evidence of the threat the incoming administration poses to Social Security, Medicare, and other critical government programs.
Vought, who currently heads the far-right think tank Center for Renewing America think tank, served as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during Trump's first term, and he's set to return to the post after playing a central role in crafting the Project 2025 agenda that the Republican president-elect attempted to disavow on the campaign trail.
In remarks to an undercover journalist earlier this year, Vought dismissed the notion that Trump opposed the aims of Project 2025, saying the Republican leader was "very supportive of what we do."
Vought is expected to aggressively pursue federal spending cuts in concert with other actors within and around the incoming Trump administration, including the "government efficiency" commission led by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy...
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from PressTV
The Israeli military has carried out raids in several areas across the occupied West Bank as Palestinians express growing concerns over mass evictions in their cities.
Israeli forces conducted multiple raids across cities and towns in the West Bank late Monday, as local media reported an escalation in military operations.
The incidents include gunfire exchanged in Qalqilya, where Israeli forces targeted Palestinians, and in Jenin, where Palestinian fighters engaged in clashes with Israeli troops.
Additionally, clashes erupted at the Balata refugee camp near Nablus, while operations were also reported in the towns of Kafr ad-Dik in the northern West Bank and Ya'bad south of Jenin...
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from Daily Sabah
Leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Sunday that government agencies plan to cease communications and withdraw advertisements from its editorial office due to its criticism of Israel's brutal war in Gaza.
The left-leaning daily said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a proposal, but there was initially no confirmation from his government.
The background is a speech given by Haaretz publisher, Amos Schocken, in London last month, in which he sharply criticized the government for "imposing a cruel apartheid regime against the Palestinian population."
Schocken also referred to "Palestinian freedom fighters, that Israel calls terrorists."
The newspaper has long criticized Netanyahu's policies...
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(Hey Trump fans. Look who's on the Trump Train with you. Not only a shit ton of messianic Zionists and NEOCONS... but opportunists like Joe Scarborough and Zbigniew Brzeziński's daughter Mika. CONGRATS!!! You're soooo anti-establishment!!!)
from Secular Talk
by Scott Creighton (H/T AuntBB)
Trump says he backs bio-metric digital ID to fix immigration and voter registration issues. You know who else is big on RFID chips? Elon Musk. What a coincidence.
'Dr. Oz remarked that the child "sparkles" as a girl and asked, "Do you remember when your parents thought you were a boy?"'
Am I the only one who remembers when Aaron Russo told Alex Jones in 2005 about his chat with a member of the Rothschild family when he was told their plans were to chip everyone and put everything we do on that chip so that when someone gets out of line, they can simply 'turn them off'?
Chemically neutering little boys so they will never reproduce and pushing RFID chips for the common folk. That's Donald Trump's pick to head up Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Such an outsider that Trump is.
Way to go folks.
from Daily Sabah
Death toll in Israel's genocidal war on Gaza crossed 44,000 on Thursday after it unleashed one of deadliest nights in a 13-month conflict, killing dozens of Palestinians across the besieged territory.
The Gaza Health Ministry said that more than half of the fatalities are women and children, while the Israeli military claims to have killed over 17,000 resistance members, without providing any evidence.
The Health Ministry said 44,056 people have been killed and 104,268 wounded since the start of the war. It has said the real toll is higher because thousands of bodies are buried under rubble or in areas that medics cannot access.
The war was triggered by the Hamas incursion of southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, causing 1,206 deaths and abduction of 250 people, according to Israeli official figures...
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from the Washington Post (H/T T)
After a contentious parliamentary election, Georgia — a small nation once part of the Soviet Union — finds itself sliding back into Russia’s orbit following decades of seeking greater integration with the West.
The ruling Georgian Dream party, adopting a pro-Russian stance, declared victory in October’s elections after winning 54 percent of the vote and running a campaign with a stark warning: Align with the West and suffer Ukraine’s fate.
The opposition has rejected the election as stolen, but it does appear that the ruling party successfully capitalized on a fragmented opposition and Georgians’ fear of war, aided by Russian disinformation and a patchy record from the West when it comes to supporting nations seeking to leave Russia’s sphere of influence...
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from PressTV
At least 88 Palestinians have been massacred after Israeli airstrikes pounded two districts in northern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip.
During two overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Thursday, at least 66 people were killed in Beit Lahia and 22 others, including at least 10 children, in Sheikh Radwan, local Palestinian media reported.
The deadly strikes also wounded dozens of people in the targeted areas.
According to reports, Israeli artillery heavily shelled Beit Lahia, while helicopters continuously fired munitions at the area. ..
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from PressTV
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant over war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber I issued warrants of arrest for Netanyahu and Gallant "for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024, the day the Prosecution filed the applications for warrants of arrest”, it confirmed in a statement Thursday.
It is the first instance in the court's 22-year history it has issued arrest warrants for Western-allied senior officials.
In its statement, the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber I, a panel of three judges, said it has rejected appeals by Israel challenging its jurisdiction.
The chamber said it has decided to release the arrest warrants because "conduct similar to that addressed in the warrant of arrest appears to be ongoing", referring to Israel's ongoing onslaught on Gaza...
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This is a rant. If you can't handle a rant, check out my next video. No hard feelings.
Privatize! Privatize! Privatize! Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Privatize Medicare and Medicaid https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/privatize-privatize-privatize-trump.html
Meryl Nass Says There are Ways to Get ALL of Trump's Neocon Zionists Appointed WITHOUT Approval https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/meryl-nass-says-there-are-ways-to-get.html
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by Scott Creighton
Donald Trump has picked TV celebrity Dr. Oz to head up the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in spite of the fact that he 1. has no experience running such a large agency of any kind and 2. he was recently busted shilling a fake weight loss program to his fans.
Of course, to Dr. Oz, that means TIME TO PRIVATIZE those effective programs so BIG BUSINESS can make some glorious money!
'Dr. Oz has weighed in on Medicare policy, helping to write a 2020 opinion column in Forbes arguing for a universal health coverage system, in which every American not covered by Medicaid would be enrolled in a private Medicare Advantage plan. The coverage expansion, the column said, would be financed by an “affordable 20 percent payroll tax,” and would eliminate employer health coverage and the government Medicare program.
That strategy would be far out of the mainstream of conservative health policy. In 2019, Vice President Kamala Harris, then a candidate for president, proposed a version of a “Medicare for all” plan with similarities to Dr. Oz’s 2020 idea. Instead of replacing private coverage with a government-run system, as some of her Democratic rivals had done, Ms. Harris called for allowing people to choose between a government Medicare program and plans modeled on Medicare Advantage.' NYT
by Scott Creighton
Hey don't worry folks. I know Donald Trump's appointees are kinda tainted with that whole 'neoliberal/neocon/Messianic Zionist/warmongering trash' smear and some (if not most) will have a hard time being approved by the Senate for that very reason (those appointments that need approval)
But have no fear, Meryl Nass has it all figured out. Screw the constitution, they can just cheese it and all those neocon Zionist warmongers she likes will come to power just like Trump promised.
Fire for Fire https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/hezbollah-retains-fire-for-fire.html
Ayman Odeh https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/ayman-odehs-courageous-speech-in-knesset.html
Craig Murray https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/18/craig-murray-us-tries-to-pound-lebanon-into-submission/
NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missiles.html
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by Scott Creighton
from Ayman Odeh
'The full speech that Speaker of the Knesset did not allow me to complete'
Ayman Odeh is a a lawyer and a member of Hadash party. He is a Muslim Arab. Hadash is a socialist party which was the first to openly support a two-state solution in the Knesset. They also advocate for complete removal of settlements in the West Bank.
'Israel's internal intelligence agency, the Shin Bet, has interrogated Odeh many times in the past. He said in an interview to The New Yorker: "I was called three more times by the Shin Bet. They never hit me. But they succeeded in two things. I isolated myself from my friends—I became much more introverted. And I had the sense the Shin Bet was watching me no matter where I went. When I went to the bus station, and I saw some guy in sunglasses, I just assumed he was Shin Bet."
A right-wing activist was arrested in February 2016 for making death threats against Odeh' Wiki
This man knows what price will be extracted from him for making these honest and passionate statements in public about the genocide and Netanyahu. Still, he did it.
We don't have a single politician or congress critter who would ever be so honest and honorable. Not one. Certainly not one who has already been targeted for attack and drilled by the likes of Shin Bet.
I tip my hat to Ayman Odeh for putting his own life at risk in the hopes of saving the lives of children in Gaza.
The world needs more like him.
from al Jazeera
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have called for “comprehensive” ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, while also stressing the need for cooperation on climate change, poverty reduction, and taxing the ultrarich.
The economic forum met in Rio de Janeiro on Monday as leaders sought to shore up multilateral consensus on issues of concern amid heightened global tensions and United States President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January...
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from PressTV
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah keeps employing its “Fire for Fire, Beirut for Tel Aviv” defensive strategy in the face of the Israeli regime’s intensified deadly aggression against Lebanon.
On Monday, the movement targeted Tel Aviv in the occupied Palestinian territories with several strikes, indicating that it would not buckle under the regime’s policy of escalating its deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon to pressure the resistance into accepting its terms, various resistance media outlets reported.
It brought the city under salvos of ballistic missiles, at least eight rockets, and drones, wounding at least five settlers, one of whom sustained serious injuries...
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from PressTV
A major European rights body recounts in harrowing detail the atrocities that have been carried out for the past 43 days by the Israeli regime against Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip.
Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor provided the information in a report on Monday.
The report showed how the Israeli military has been subjecting the Gazans to direct killings, extrajudicial executions, mass starvation, and ethnic cleansing “with no justification whatsoever” as part of its now-13-month-old genocidal war on the coastal sliver...
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from Daily Sabah
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan repeated his call for an immediate and permanent cease-fire amid the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, as he addressed the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday.
"The famine in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels," Erdoğan said, adding that 96% of the population in Gaza, in other words, over 2 million people, have no access to food and clean water. The president said Türkiye has provided the blockaded Palestinian enclave with more than 86,000 tons of humanitarian aid, adding that Ankara's assistance to Lebanon has exceeded 1,300 tons.
Erdoğan is attending the G-20 summit in Brazil, where leaders are discussing global tensions while Türkiye seeks to rally nations against Israeli aggression.
Last week, the president said Türkiye delivered the strongest response to Israel’s actions in Palestine, including halting trade...
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"What's wrong with that? We all sell out everyday" Do we? Not all of us. And that's why we are hated.
Project 2025 https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/search/label/Project%202025
Meryl Nass https://merylnass.substack.com/p/why-are-people-beating-up-trump-and
NYT RFK Jr's Theory on Chinese and Jews https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/us/politics/rfk-jr-remarks-covid.html
RFK Jr. loves him some messianic Zionism https://thehill.com/policy/international/4722819-rfk-jr-opposing-gaza-cease-fire-invokes-nazi-germany/
Unleash the Free Markets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6cIsWGYPLI
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(Of all the unhinged crazy shit these Israel-firsters say (America first, Donald? Not anymore) at the end Marco Rubio keeps saying all the deaths in Gaza are Hamas' fault for not surrendering and giving up the country to Glorious Israel. Just pointing out here that when FAKE supporters of Palestine say they DON'T SUPPORT HAMAS... they are PAVING THE WAY FOR THIS BULLSHIT LINE OF REASONING. Do you understand that? That is why they do it. The whole point is Hamas is a RESISTANCE government resisting Israel's OCCUPATION... so they want Hamas gone and a COLLABORATOR GOVERNMENT like Fatah in place so Israel can occupy Gaza like the West Bank and get their greedy little hands on all that prime beachfront real estate. So when you hear Medhi Hussain or anyone else say they stand with Palestine BUT NOT with Hamas... they really stand with MARCO RUBIO and the rest of the messianic Zionist ISRAEL FIRSTERS in Donald Trump's administration. Just saying)
from Owen Jones
from al Mayadeen English
Hundreds of protesters marched along Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach on Saturday, rallying in solidarity with Palestinians and addressing global issues just days before global leaders gather for the G20 summit.
The peaceful demonstration, held under steady rain and watched by heavy security, aimed to send a message to the heads of state and government convening in the city on Monday and Tuesday.
Protesters carried Palestinian flags and banners demanding an end to Brazil-"Israel" relations and a halt to military funding for "Israel's" genocidal campaign in Gaza and Lebanon.
Some participants, wearing traditional Arabic koufiyyeh scarves, joined leftist organizations in calling for broader action on climate change, poverty alleviation, and taxing the super-rich...
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(Our corrupt soulless foreign policy is like it was crafted by mob bosses threatening prosecutors)
from al Mayadeen English
The United States must enact legislation imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it proceeds with issuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other Israeli officials, stressed Senator John Thune on Sunday.
“If the ICC and its prosecutor do not reverse their outrageous and unlawful actions to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli officials, the Senate should immediately pass sanctions legislation, as the House has already done on a bipartisan basis,” he posted on X.
Thune, who is set to become Senate Majority Leader in January when Republicans assume control of Congress, was referencing a bill passed by the House earlier this year, which proposed sanctions on ICC officials...
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from al Jazeera
United States President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brendan Carr, a Republican known for his criticism of Big Tech, to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Carr, who has served as an FCC commissioner since 2017, will end the “regulatory onslaught” that has held back job creators and innovators, and ensure that the communications agency delivers for rural areas, Trump said in a statement on Sunday...
... In a chapter of “Project 2025,” a blueprint for overhauling the federal government produced by The Heritage Foundation, Carr argued that Section 230 of the Communications Act should be limited to crack down on what conservatives say is widespread viewpoint discrimination by tech platforms...
.. Liberals have expressed alarm at Carr’s views, expressing concern that he intends to politicise the FCC and arguing that Section 230, which shields internet providers from liability over the content they carry, is essential to a free and open internet...
... Max Burns, a Democratic strategist, said that Carr was aligned with Trump’s plans to use the FCC as a “weapon against news networks the president doesn’t like”.
“Get ready,” Burns said in a post on X...
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from Daily Sabah
Israel's military campaign on Gaza and beyond continues to escalate, with intense airstrikes and artillery attacks reported on Sunday. The strikes targeted multiple locations, including northern Gaza and the Lebanese capital, Beirut, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
The relentless bombardment resulted in the deaths of numerous civilians and caused extensive damage to densely populated residential neighborhoods.
The attacks come amid growing accusations that Tel Aviv is pursuing a broader agenda to extend the conflict beyond Gaza, potentially engulfing the entire Middle East in a wider regional war.
As tensions flare on multiple fronts, fears are mounting that the conflict could spiral into a full-scale regional crisis, with devastating consequences for the already volatile Middle Eastern landscape.
Israel's operations, which show no sign of abating, have drawn sharp criticism from regional and international actors, who warn of the catastrophic humanitarian toll on civilians caught in the crossfire...
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from PressTV
Israeli warplanes have conducted fresh strikes on Lebanon, killing six paramedics in the country’s south. hours after two others lost their lives in air raids.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday that the deadly air raids hit the Islamic Health Authority center in the village of Arab Salim in the Nabatiyeh governorate.
Earlier, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported the killing of two paramedics in Israel’s Sunday attacks.
It said one of the victims lost his life in the assault on the Islamic Health Association Center in Houmine el-Tahta in Nabatiyeh and the other was killed in the attack that targeted a healthcare facility in the village of Hanaway in Lebanon’s South governorate...
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by Scott Creighton
Hmmm
'Viruses don’t often come with silver linings, and infections don’t generally lead to positive health effects. But during the pandemic, some doctors anecdotally began noticing that some people with cancer who got very sick with COVID-19 saw their tumors shrink or grow more slowly.
“We didn’t know if it was real, because these patients were so sick,” says Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery at Northwestern University. “Was it because the immune system was so triggered by COVID-19 that it also started to kill cancer cells? What was it?” TIME
Too bad the 'vaccine' causes it.
18 U.S. Code § 1091 - Genocide (Could Biden & Company Be Sentenced to Death for Bibi's Genocide in Gaza?) https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/18-us-code-1091-genocide-could-biden.html
Turkey severs all relations with Israel, says Erdogan https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/turkey-severs-all-relations-with-israel.html
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(If they cut off the oil coming from the Caspian Sea via Azerbaijan thru the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, this would cripple Israel due to the fact that it supplies 80% of their oil energy production. Some say Erdogan has already made such a move.)
from Middle East Eye
Turkey has severed all ties with Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.
Erdogan made the comments to journalists aboard his plane following visits to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.
“The government of the Republic of Turkey, under the leadership of Tayyip Erdogan, will not continue or develop relations with Israel,” Erdogan said.
“[Our ruling coalition] is resolute in its decision to cut ties with Israel, and we will maintain this stance in the future as well.”
“We, as the Republic of Turkey and its government, have currently severed all relations with Israel."...
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(a) Basic Offense.—Whoever, whether in time of peace or in time of war and with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such—
from the United Nations Oct 31 2024
Fourteen countries have announced their intention to intervene in the context of South Africa’s complaint, which accuses Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The interveners do not formally join a party or a complaint, but simply present their position on the law (and, in some cases, the facts) without formally taking sides.
The latest to do so is Bolivia on 9 October, following Chile and Maldives. Spain has been in June the third European country to make this announcement after Belgium and Ireland. South Africa filed its complaint on 29 December, 2023, with the ICJ, the United Nations court responsible for resolving disputes between states. Pretoria accuses Israel of violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in its military assault on Gaza.
The offensive has destroyed large parts of the Palestinian enclave, killed more than 43,000 civilians, and led to massive population displacements. The lack of access to international humanitarian aid is also causing famine to threaten Gaza, according to UN reports. On 24 May, the Court ordered Israel to “immediately cease its military offensive” in the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza. So far, Israel has not complied with this decision...
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from Daily Sabah
Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special U.N. committee said Thursday, accusing the country of "using starvation as a method of war."
Israel's warfare practices in Gaza "are consistent with the characteristics of genocide," the U.N. Special Committee to Investigate Israeli practices said in a newly released report, pointing to the "mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians there."
"Since the beginning of the war, Israeli officials have publicly supported policies that strip Palestinians of the very necessities required to sustain life – food, water and fuel," the committee said, adding that Israel has systematically interfered with humanitarian aid to use vital supplies for political and military ends.
Covering the period from October 2023 (when the Gaza offensive began) to July 2024, the report highlighted the devastating impact of Israel’s ongoing siege and bombing campaigns. It underscored how the destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, including water, sanitation and food systems, has led to a humanitarian disaster.
"By destroying vital water, sanitation, and food systems and contaminating the environment, Israel has created a lethal mix of crises that will inflict severe harm on generations to come," the committee warned...
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from PressTV
Iran and Syria have discussed further solidification of bilateral relations amid heightened escalation in the region as they underscore the need for putting an end to Israel’s atrocious onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Ali Larijani, a senior advisor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in the capital Damascus on Thursday, with their talks revolving around the latest developments in the region, not least the Israeli regime’s ongoing aggression on Gaza and southern Lebanon.
The two exchanged their views on Tehran-Damascus relations and the means of enhancing them in the interest of their nations and regional countries.
Larijani, also a member of Iran’s Expediency Council, stressed the Islamic Republic’s standing by Syria and its willingness to provide all forms of support for it, hailing the pivotal role of Damascus in the region and aspiration to boost the role in the service of regional states and their people.
Assad, for his part, underlined his country’s adherence to the Palestinian historic rights and support for the struggle of the Lebanese and Palestinian people with all means...
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from The Atlantic
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
The news came four years ago, at the end of a casual phone call. Bill’s family had always thought it was a freak coincidence that his father and grandfather both had ALS. But at the end of a catch-up, Bill’s brother revealed that he had a diagnosis too. The familial trend, it turned out, was linked to a genetic mutation. That meant Bill might also be at risk for the disease.
An ALS specialist ordered Bill a DNA test. While he waited for results, he applied for long-term-care insurance. If he ever developed ALS, Bill told me, he wanted to ensure that the care he would need as his nerve cells died and muscles atrophied wouldn’t strain the family finances. When Bill found out he had the mutation, he shared the news with his insurance agent, who dealt him another blow: “I don’t expect you to be approved,” he remembers her saying...
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Most Cowardly Army in the World https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/worlds-most-cowardly-army-idf-kills.html
video https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2024/11/israeli-child-hunter-drones-murdering.html
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by Scott Creighton
A doctor who helped people in Gaza reported on how the IDF used remote operated quad-copter drones to kill children.
Short of pedophiles, could anything be more loathsome and despicable than that? Cowards sitting in an air-conditioned trailer somewhere sipping coffee while zeroing in on children, some already wounded and lying on the ground, then pulling the trigger.
On children.
Perhaps the messianic Zionist settlers blocking food, water and aid to a starving population in Northern Gaza simply because they want to steal MORE LAND rates up there. Perhaps IDF officers giving the order to their helicopter pilots and tank commanders to fire on Israeli citizens because they feared they MIGHT be accompanied by some Palestinians in their cars could rank up there as well.
For the most part, everything the IDF has done SINCE Oct 7 2023 has been pretty much an object lesson in how not to conduct a military campaign of any sort.
Leaves one to conclude the average IDF soldier is just a soulless husk of human excrement begging the world to ignore their vile, reprehensible actions of late.
But if Nuremberg teaches us anything it's that the world, the world of real humans, does NOT forget and will NEVER forgive.
There are rules to this thing called life after all. Even in the worst prisons the most hated convicts are those who harm children. It is an instinct. It is, even among the worst of us, what makes us human.