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US deploys spy planes, a warship and submarine in escalating response to massive threat in Southern Caribbean Sea
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 6: Politix
‘Shut it down': Bombshell FBI timeline exposes political interference in Clinton corruption probe	7 23:25 trailing wife [141]
Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring'	2 06:07 Whiskey Mike [77]
DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city	2 06:45 NN2N1 [83]
Unless you have the IQ of a meat thermometer, you can see the split in the Democratic Party.	7 15:52 Whiskey Mike [203]
Footage shows arrest of Charleston County Democratic Party chairman and current SC Gov candidate William Mullins McLeod Jr.	1 14:19 Abu Uluque [85]
Homeless encampments are being bulldozed in Washington DC near the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial	3 13:44 Abu Uluque [116]
Nicole Wallace forgets to mention that her star guest, NYT's Mike Schmidt, is actually her husband	1 06:52 Super Hose [74]
Chuck Schumer mocked repeatedly about referencing his imaginary Joe and Eileen Bailey friends for years	2 14:41 lord garth [150]
Outrage over tripling energy bills in deep blue state threatens to end reign of Dem officials defending hike	2 06:47 Super Hose [175]
Page 1: WoT Operations
The Big Day has finally arrived. rantburg.com moves to its new digs	18 23:38 DooDahMan [328]
Reports: Russia's Revamped Wagner Group Suffers ‘Disaster' Defeat by Mali Jihadis	0 [82]
Good Morning	4 12:41 Hupique Sinatra7866 [153]
UN says 13,000 children treated for malnutrition in Gaza in July as aid trickles in	10 17:34 swksvolFF [238]
Massachusetts man sentenced to 26 months for threats to synagogues, Israel consulate	1 06:04 Skidmark [124]
US deploys spy planes, a warship and submarine in escalating response to massive threat in Southern Caribbean Sea	8 16:52 DarthVader [412]
Almost 70 Boko Haram militants surrender in Nigeria	0 [66]
Suspected Boko Haram militants abduct 11 bus passengers in Cameroon-Xinhua	0 [76]
14-year-old girl kidnapped in Kansas by an illegal alien from Guatemala, rescued in Arizona, child sex predator arrested	4 15:08 Difar Dave [157]
Newly released bodycam footage shows Reem M. Al Dhahiry being arrested in Illinois for reportedly assaulting a man she claimed was ''Islamophobic.''	2 07:10 Grom the Affective [564]
Sudanese Armed Forces fighters preparing to move to the frontline.	0 [64]
‘Al-Qaeda in Sahel’ (JNIM) militants stormed a Burkina Faso Army positions in Youba.	0 [72]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hundreds now leave Gaza for medical care each month. Thousands more are still waiting	4 22:50 Skidmark [105]
Flouting its own rules, UEFA displays ‘stop killing children’ banner at key match	1 08:57 Mercutio [75]
US signs new Safe Third Country Agreement with Paraguay	1 05:11 Skidmark [75]
UN: War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syrian violence against Alawites	1 08:59 Mercutio [61]
Turkey to supply Syria with arms, equipment under new military accord	1 09:00 Mercutio [48]
Mossad chief meets Qatari leader in Doha as Israel shuts door on partial hostage deal	0 [54]
Autopsy of slain hostage Itzik Elgarat revealed he was tortured to death, brother says	0 [97]
Report: Iran hacked former justice minister Shaked’s phone during 12-day June war	1 05:28 MikeKozlowski [104]
Smotrich to okay 3,000 homes in E1 settlement area: ‘Buries idea of Palestinian state’	4 23:43 DooDahMan [151]
Ever more Corbynization: North Carolina Democrat spurns AIPAC, in latest sign of party’s distancing from Israel	1 05:59 Whiskey Mike [62]
Iraqi PM Sudani condemns Kataib Hezbollah for shooting at Ministry of Agriculture - FDD''s Long War Journal	0 [51]
US approves potential $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to bolster security - ABC News	0 [60]
Subway Sandwich lover that attack a federal agent with his footlong in Washington DC turned out to be a deep state DOJ operative	6 14:06 DarthVader [213]
Imam in Detroit: ''You (Americans) are the ignorant, and I am the knowledgeable...We are the leaders of the world, the masters, and the teachers.''	5 20:27 trailing wife [195]
Morality fighters from Ingushetia conduct a raid in Dagestan	0 [45]
Defence Supplier Renk Threatens To Sidestep German Ban On Israel Arms Exports By Relocating Production To US	2 09:03 Mercutio [92]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Attorney General Pam Bondi Taps DEA Head as D.C. ‘Emergency Police Commissioner'	2 09:05 Mercutio [77]
Pentagon Terminates Security Clearance Of Russia Collusion Hoaxer Susan Miller	2 05:26 MikeKozlowski [110]
Trump Purges 275,000 Illegal Aliens From Social Security	7 13:57 Besoeker [170]
Trump signs executive order to secure U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain	0 [50]
Kashmir: Heavy Rain Alert	3 21:41 SteveS [85]
Chicago Police Officers will NOT face charges in the deadly shooting of Dexter Reed	3 20:28 Difar Dave [106]
Massive sex trafficking bust in Los Angeles, six members of the Hoover gang in South LA arrested for pimping girls as young as 14	3 13:42 Abu Uluque [109]
Port of Los Angeles reports highest capacity in 117 years due to Trump tariffs	2 06:40 NN2N1 [101]
PPI for July - Big Increase w some oddities	7 12:18 Matt [168]
Page 4: Opinion
The pucker factor in Chappaqua: Will the Clintons finally face the music?	1 05:55 Skidmark [92]
Reeling from war with Israel, Iran at crossroads between defiance and diplomacy	1 13:52 Grom the Affective [73]
The Tragedy of the Democrat Gang. Why Catherine II Destroyed the Zaporizhian Sich	0 [64]
Kunstler column a day early to Forecast Trump-Putin Summit: Carefully and Gracefully	0 [66]
Sa'ar: 'Palestinian state? We tried this 'brilliant idea' - a suicidal move for Israel'	0 [52]
Page 5: Local News
The situation near Pokrovsk is stabilizing - Ukrainian General Staff	1 09:09 Mullah Richard [61]
The Main Outpost. Consequences of the Loss of Donbass	0 [51]
Current information on the situation on the front line on August 14 (updated)	0 [49]
Knife, pepper, baton, dodge: why self-defense in Russia is essentially criminalized	0 [50]
Earthquakes. Ukraine awaits important meeting in Alaska in confusion and fear	0 [53]
Federal Judge Brutally Murdered in Volgograd Region, Suspect Surrenders	0 [48]
Russian Ministry of Justice has added Reporters Without Borders to the register of undesirable organizations.	0 [48]
Putin's presidential Aurus ended up in Alaska‼️ Will Putin and Trump sign strategic weapons agreement?	2 13:52 Abu Uluque [129]

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DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

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