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'Israel' bombs Yemen's Hodeidah - both al Saif and al Hodeidah ports - at least 1 toes up; 15 IDF jets drop 35 bombs Friday a.m.
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban Commander killed in Border Clash with Pakistani soldiers in Paktika	0 [131]
SDF captures 10 ISIS suspects in east Syria, kills 1	0 [134]
Anti-Israel activists splash paint across office building in Jewish neighborhood in Manchester	1 17:19 SteveS [206]
UN peacekeepers report ‘unacceptable’ confrontation with south Lebanon locals	2 09:34 SteveS [172]
IDF says it intercepted drone ‘from the east’	0 [99]
Police officer stabbed in Old City of Jerusalem, assailant shot dead	0 [103]
16-year-old Israeli arrested for carrying out tasks on behalf of Iranian agents	0 [121]
'Israel' bombs Yemen's Hodeidah - both al Saif and al Hodeidah ports - at least 1 toes up; 15 IDF jets drop 35 bombs Friday a.m.	0 [261]
Jihadists Kill Five Multinational Troops in Nigeria Base Raid	0 [148]
Jihadists Kill Troops, Fishermen In Northern Nigeria	0 [147]
Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Commanders Following Tip From Famous Musician	0 [191]
Pro-Palestinian activists attempted to knock down Israeli cyclists during the Giro d'Italia cycling race in Naples	0 [120]
Gaza's streets are flooded with Hamas' dead bodies, over 130 eliminated since last night, incl. Md. Sinwar and Hamas police chief; IDF seizing strategic areas	6 14:19 Silentbrick [294]
Homicides in Denver drop 58% and in Aurora 36% after Trump ICE deportation raids on killer Tren de Aragua gang members	5 23:32 Skidmark [192]
For the Third day in a row, protestors in Libyan capital Tripoli call for a new government	0 [1737]
36 Illegal Alien child sex predators arrested in ‘’Operation Fool Around and Find Out’’	0 [127]
Assailant who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years	0 [143]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iranian FM: West unable to carry out Military Strikes on Nuclear Sites	8 19:52 trailing wife [279]
Warning to Leave US: Thousands of Afghan Refugees in California receive deportation letters	0 [115]
CM Bugti Claims Taliban Support Behind Rising Militancy in Balochistan, Pakistan	0 [141]
Funding Cuts, Leadership Changes Hamper Somali Army’s Fight Against Al-Shabaab	0 [110]
UN hails Iraq’s repatriations from Syria ISIS detention camps	0 [85]
Turkey says its anti-PKK operations continue in both Iraq and Syria despite progress in peace process	0 [103]
Mass grave of suspected ISIS militants found in Shingal	0 [86]
Captors said to have hidden Edan Alexander in a donkey-pulled cart while moving him	0 [99]
Elizabeth Tsurkov’s sister meets US hostage envoy: Kataeb Hezbollah, Iraqi PM ‘should consider what became of Hamas’	0 [94]
Trump questions why Iran needs nuclear program ‘when you have unlimited amounts of oil and gas’	0 [81]
US reportedly developing plan to resettle 1 million Gazans in Libya	4 15:14 Phatch Sproing2490 [169]
US sanctions three 'Hezbollah officials and financial facilitators'	0 [76]
Trump says he did not consult Israel before restoring ties with Syria’s Sharaa	0 [67]
UN conference on two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict set for June	0 [70]
IDF confirms outgoing Operations Directorate chief traveled to Azerbaijan for talks on Syria	0 [97]
ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe	4 13:23 Secret Master [180]
Syria to print new currency without Assad’s face in UAE and Germany instead of Russia — sources	0 [103]
Ortagus to visit Beirut in a week, says occupation doesn't justify Hezbollah arms	0 [147]
Salam says ''no turning back'' in plans to monopolize arms, Hezbollah will ‘’go far’’ on issue - no donor reconstruction until complete	0 [102]
Syria Finds Investor for Tartus Port After Rejecting Agreement with Russia	0 [106]
Coolock, Dublin has withdrawn its plans to house illegals	0 [86]
Pakistani-born Muslim ex-Labour MP Chaudhry Sarwar demands laws to criminalise disrespect of Islam and Mohammed	2 14:17 NoMoreBS [143]
IDF confirms allowing fuel into Gaza in recent weeks to run field hospitals	0 [85]
World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria’s outstanding debt	0 [95]
Matan Zangauker’s mother says Edan Alexander provided sign of life from son	0 [107]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Supreme Court begins review of Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright citizenship	6 14:23 NoMoreBS [256]
64 Days in a Trash Can	0 [159]
10 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, possibly had inside help	8 23:36 Skidmark [203]
Rogue hardware in Chinese inverters could trigger worst blackout threat to date	3 14:33 NoMoreBS [198]
New Allegations About Timing of Pfizer Covid Vaccine Passed to House Panel	0 [122]
[Lebanon] Army says 86 so far arrested over elections-linked gunsex	0 [126]
R.Kelly's attorney announced that Diddy is going to expose names of other celebrities involved	3 14:37 NoMoreBS [193]
Manhunt underway after nearly a dozen inmates escape from New Orleans jail	0 [107]
Turkish NMS 4x4 showcases next-gen firepower at Lithuania's Live Firing Show 2025	1 03:22 Besoeker [153]
See it: Huge wall of dust looms over Nebraska field	3 09:50 Frank G [187]
Page 4: Opinion
Interview: NYC mayoral frontrunner Cuomo calls vote a ‘litmus test’ on far-left foes of Israel	0 [138]
The 1 Billion Dollar Houthi Operation - And Other Salient Tidbits	2 06:50 Procopius2k [193]
Page 5: Local News
Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine	0 [73]
Kremlin has named the conditions for a meeting between Putin and Zelensky	0 [81]
🔥 Russia Prepares for Bold Dnieper Crossing	0 [100]
Ukrainian General Staff records decrease in number of battles	0 [85]
Current information on the situation on the front line on May 16 (updated)	0 [84]
Captured Ukrainian soldiers confess to giving orders to kill Russian civilians	0 [82]
New AK-12 for the Russian Armed Forces	0 [94]
Istanbul 2.0	0 [74]
New Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces	0 [76]
The 5th classical music festival 'Cantata' will be held throughout Russia for the first time	0 [84]
Page 6: Politix
Obama's CIA Director John Brennan Whines After Gabbard's Purge of Deep State Operatives	8 16:39 DarthVader [284]
About that Qatari 747: the Biden admin started the negotiation	0 [111]
Secret Service agents question Comey about his Trump social media post	9 23:43 Skidmark [290]
The six feet three inches tall, 220-pound trans activist who threatened to assassinate @NancyMace was denied bond this morning in Greenville, S.C.	0 [146]
Al Green just filed impeachment articles and nobody noticed	5 11:23 Besoeker [184]

-Lurid Crime Tales-

Homicides in Denver drop 58% and in Aurora 36% after Trump ICE deportation raids on killer Tren de Aragua gang members

[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Ten percent of the miscreants do 90% of the crimes? I recall discussions here about old cop wisdom to that effect, though the actual numbers might be skightly different. At any rate, read it as a very few cause most of the problems.

BREAKING: Homicides in Denver drop 58% and in Aurora 36% after Trump ICE deportation raids on killer Tren de Aragua gang members.

Of course, the Democrats with their mainstream media clowns and radical Obama judges want to keep these illegal alien thugs here in America. pic.twitter.com/SGJUercVNJ
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) May 16, 2025