[FoxNews] The cocaine haul contained enough lethal doses to kill 23 million people, officials say
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday offloaded more than 76,000 pounds of illegal drugs in Florida, marking the largest-ever drug seizure in a single operation in its history.
The Cutter Hamilton offloaded the drugs at Port Everglades, Florida, as part of Operation Pacific Viper. The drugs, which totaled 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana, were worth $473 million, the agency said.
With a lethal dose of cocaine being as little as 1.2 grams, the amount offloaded by Hamilton’s crew was enough to potentially kill 23 million people, the Coast Guard said.
"To put this into perspective, the potential 23 million lethal doses of cocaine seized by the U.S. Coast Guard and our partners are enough to fatally overdose the entire population of the state of Florida, underscoring the immense threat posed by transnational drug trafficking to our nation," said Rear Adm. Adam Chamie.
Operation Pacific Viper is part of the Trump administration’s effort to disrupt drug cartel activity in Latin America and to stop drugs and human smuggling before they reach American shores.
As part of the operation, the Coast Guard has conducted 19 interdictions in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
The U.S. Navy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, and a ship from the Royal Netherlands Navy also took part in the patrols.
"This outstanding group of professionals achieved unparalleled results in our nation’s fight against transnational criminal drug organizations," said Capt. John McWhite, commanding officer of the Hamilton. "The crew interdicted 11 go-fast vessels, detained 34 suspected drug traffickers, and seized a record 47,000 pounds of cocaine. The commitment and sacrifice of our deployed service members and their families, who forego time together for the protection of our nation, are to be celebrated."
Some of Hamilton's exploits include the June 26 interdiction of two vessels off the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, in which they seized more than 8,800 pounds of cocaine. On July 23, the crew seized more than 9,160 pounds of cocaine from a vessel near Socorro Island, Mexico.
The Coast Guard noted that 80% of illegal drug interdictions are made on the high seas.
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[Regnum] A sandstorm hit the city of Phoenix in the American state of Arizona, damaging the local Sky Harbor International Airport. This was reported on August 26 by The New York Times.
It is noted that the storms passed through central Arizona on the evening of August 25. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned takeoffs and landings at the airport for an hour at about 18:30 (04:30 Moscow time, August 26), and after the ban was lifted, flights were delayed for 15-30 minutes.
A dust storm hit the town of Black Canyon, north of Phoenix, around 7 p.m. local time on Aug. 25 (5 a.m. Moscow time on Aug. 26), the National Weather Service said. The agency urged drivers to avoid the storm, warning of poor visibility and strong winds exceeding 50 mph (80 km/h). The warning was later lifted.
On April 30, Egyptian Streets reported that a sandstorm (hamaseen) had hit northwest Egypt, turning the sky bright orange and blanketing cities including Sallum, parts of Greater Cairo, and towns along the Suez Canal with thick clouds of dust. Hot southwesterly winds were blowing at speeds of up to 80 km/h, prompting local authorities to urge residents, especially children, the elderly, and people with respiratory illnesses, to stay indoors unless necessary, keep windows and doors closed, and use masks and goggles when going out.
It was specified that such spring sandstorms occur annually, bringing dry winds with low humidity and sharp temperature changes, the speed of which sometimes reaches 140 km/h.
[Garowe] Egypt has begun taking steps to apply military pressure on Æthiopia by deepening its security cooperation with Somalia, marking a significant shift in the Horn of Africa region's geopolitical dynamics.
The move comes as Egypt formally joins the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... ’s Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), with Egyptian troops expected to be deployed in the regions of Hiiraan, Lower Shabelle, and Gedo, according to Somali government sources.
Egypt and Æthiopia have long been locked in a bitter dispute over the Grand Æthiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Addis Ababa is constructing on the Nile River. Cairo views the project as an existential threat to its water supply, which is heavily dependent on the Nile.
Tensions between Somalia and Æthiopia have also escalated in recent months following a controversial agreement between Æthiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland ...Republic of Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as a de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Under the Siad Barre regime, Somaliadestroyed ninety percent of Hargeisa Per international law, once you're in, you gotta stay in, no matter how bad it smells.... . Egypt strongly backed Somalia’s rejection of the deal, paving the way for a new level of military and security cooperation between Cairo and Mogadishu.
"The presence of Egyptian forces in Somalia adds both political and military pressure on Æthiopia," said regional political analysts, who note that the growing rift over Nile waters is increasingly spilling into broader regional alliances.
While Somali officials insist the Egyptian deployment is solely to assist in counterterrorism operations against al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... and to support stabilization efforts, the move is widely seen as part of a broader strategy by Egypt to counter Æthiopian influence in the region.
The Egyptian-Somali alignment is expected to deepen in the coming months as both nations formalize defense and intelligence cooperation.
Æthiopia has yet to officially respond to the Egyptian troop deployment, but observers expect tensions in the Horn of Africa to intensify as regional power rivalries deepen.
The GERD dispute, once confined to diplomatic arenas, is now extending into the military and political spheres, with Egypt seeking new partnerships across Æthiopia’s borders — and Somalia emerging as a key player in that strategy.
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[Regnum] The left-wing party "Unbowed France"
…La France Insoumise (also translated as "Unsubmissive France" or "Rebellious France") is a democratic eco-socialist, left-wing populist political party launched in 2016 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former co-president of the Left Party (PG). They won 17 seats in the National Assembly in 2017, but only six seats two years later. They plan a national strike against the 2026 budget in September…
intends to submit to parliament on September 23 a proposal to remove the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron from power. This was announced on August 26 by the leader of the political force Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
"A year ago, we already raised the question of the president's resignation. Now we will do it again on September 23 and, in addition to the vote of no confidence, we will introduce a motion to remove Macron from power," he said on France Inter radio.
At the same time, Mélenchon expressed the opinion that a vote of no confidence would lose its meaning by that time, since the French government would already have fallen.
On September 17, 2024, members of the left-wing party "France Insoumise" sent a resolution to impeach Macron after the head of state decided not to invite the left to the country's new government, despite their coalition's victory in the parliamentary elections. The proposal concerns the article of the French constitution that provides for the possibility of impeachment if the president violates his duties.
At that time, 81 deputies from the New Popular Front, including 72 representatives of Unbowed France, expressed support for the resolution on Macron's impeachment. In addition, the Greens and a number of members of the Left Democrats and Republicans group were ready to approve the initiative.
However, in early October 2024, the French legislative commission of the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) rejected the proposal to impeach Macron. Only 15 deputies supported the initiative, while another 54 lawmakers voted against.
Shying away from the DOGE investigations have revealed about USAID and Secretary Kennedy’s revelations about COVID vaccine research. The legal liability there must be terrifying for someone who hasn’t had to live on a budget since he was at Harvard.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Bill Gates has quietly stopped providing funds from his $77 billion foundation to a group that supports woke causes and Democratic candidates.
The Gates Foundation decided in late June to stop funding grants to nonprofits managed by Washington DC-based Arabella Advisors, according to an internal foundation announcement obtained by the New York Times.
Executives at the foundation, which generally supports health initiatives around the world, said it would not make any new investments with 'Arabella-related entities,' would not extend any existing grants to the for-profit consulting firm and would even try to 'pursue early exits' from a few long-term investments.
They cited a desire to engage more directly with grant recipients and cut back on the use of intermediaries as the reason for the change.
'Teams are increasingly working directly with programmatic partners - organizations that are deeply embedded in the communities we serve and [are] closely aligned with our mission,' the June 24 announcement said.
'As we look ahead, this is a chance to build deeper, more durable relationships with those partners - and to reinforce the kind of legacy we want to leave behind.'
A spokesperson for the Gates Foundation also claimed in a statement to the Times that its move to cut ties with Arabella was 'a business decision that reflects our regular strategic assessments and partnerships.'
But the change comes amid increased scrutiny of Arabella for its 'dark money' funds that support Democrats and progressive causes, as Gates' desire to protect the charity he founded and led for nearly three decades.
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But the change comes amid increased scrutiny of Arabella for its 'dark money' funds that support Democrats and progressive causes, as Gates' desire to protect the charity he founded and led for nearly three decades.
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He want to fund depopulation an own politicians without all the bloodsucking intermediaries.
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Given, Mr. Gates' is worth about $124B and the Gates Foundation has about $50B to play with. Combine this with his recorded Public Statements and openly stated support of DE-POPULATING Humanity, Gates and where his $$B goes needs to be monitored, investigated and questioned.
But will DC have the kahunas to take on that challenge.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Chinese cancer doctor has been accused of trying to steal sensitive research from an American medical lab and take it back to his home country.
Yunhai Li, 35, was stopped by customs officials at Houston Airport on July 9 as he tried to board a flight back to China.
On his laptop, investigators found research on a breast cancer vaccine he was developing.
Li was released at the time, before he was arrested Friday.
The 35-year-old has now been charged with theft of trade secrets, a felony, and tampering with a government record, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said.
Li entered the US on a scholar visa and had been working at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Research lab in Houston as a postdoctoral fellow since 2022.
The vaccine research was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense, technically making Li a government employee.
Li signed a non-disclosure agreement when he joined the lab and said he didn't have foreign research affiliations or funding.
But, according to the affidavit, he was receiving funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and secretly doing research for Chongqing Medical University.
Following his arrest, Li confessed in a sworn statement to police that he stole the research because he felt his work was 'going to waste', according to the affidavit.
He insisted the research 'is a product of my efforts over the last three years. I believe I have a right to possess and retain this data'.
Li said he downloaded 90 gigabytes of research data when the project was about 70 percent complete, and uploaded it to Chinese cloud service Baidu.
When administrators at the Houston lab confronted him, he convinced them he had deleted the data while concealing it on the Baidu server.
The rogue researcher then abruptly quit on July 1 and began preparing to go back to China to continue the project at Chongqing Medical University.
Yunhai Li, 35, is accused of trying to steal sensitive research from an American medical lab and flee the country
Yunhai Li, 35, is accused of trying to steal sensitive research from an American medical lab and flee the country
He claimed his boss there had contacted the NIH and MD Anderson administrators on his behalf to get permission for him to continue the project in China, but hadn't heard back.
Li wrote that he feared the request would be denied, so he stole the data.
'Li added that he was hoping that CBP would not discover this information on his electronics,' the affidavit said.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Li could face further charges.
The two existing counts were to stop him fleeing to China, he said.
'We were able to detain him as he was trying to get on a flight to China,' he said.
'There was a pretty good chance that he was going to get deported or leave the country - so we needed to file something.
'We needed to make sure that he was going to stay here, the information was going to stay here, and he was going to be held accountable.
'We're not done with the investigation in this case. We know we have enough to get past probable cause, but we have a lot of avenues we have to go down to make sure that everyone involved is held accountable.'
The affidavit revealed Li is also under federal investigation and could face federal charges of wire fraud, theft of federal funds and abuse of official capacity.
Li faces two to 10 years in prison and fines up to $10,000 for the state felony charge alone and another year for the misdemeanor charge.
He was released on $5,000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport.
MD Anderson said it was 'working with relevant authorities'.
[ZERO] It was first tried in Europe and it was a catastrophic failure as millions of Syrian refugees and various radicalized Islamist overran the continent, sparking a historic right-wing backlash. It was then tried in the US and the record flood of illegal aliens at the southern border cost the Democrats the 2024 election. And now, with the entire world on edge against the growing wave of migrant aliens originating from Africa and the Middle East, the world's money printing megabrains at Jackson Hole have decided that third time will be the charm. The globalist economic Ponzi Schemes must continue or else we will lose our 'do nothing' government jobs.
While doing everything in their power to avoid discussing the Lisa Cook elephant in the room (and literally kicking out anyone who dared to ask how someone who is i) either a criminal or ii) has no idea how to fill out a mortgage is allowed to set the price of the world's reserve currency) top central bankers gathered at Jackson Hole warned that the world’s largest economies will lack the workers they need to power growth and keep prices stable in the coming decades unless they attract more foreigners. And this calculus doesn't even include the hundreds of millions of jobs that will be lost to hallucinating chatbots.
Speaking at an annual gathering of leading policymakers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the heads of the Bank of Japan, European Central Bank and Bank of England all sought to highlight the challenge to economic growth posed by ageing populations. The BOJ's Kazuo Ueda told the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual symposium that his country’s rapidly ageing society had made labor shortages one of the country’s "most pressing" economic issues. Of course, far be it for Japan - notoriously racist and militantly hostile to gaijin foreigners - to actually go ahead and accept some of the millions of Guatemalan "refugees" who voted for Kamala in the 2024 US election. But "at least" he is throwing out rubberstamped by his globalist overlords now that they can no longer congregate in Davos where WEF fuhrer Klaus Schwab is dealing with the legal fallout from a life of (alleged) sexual harassment.
While foreign workers accounted for just 3% of the labor force in Japan, Ueda said, they had been responsible for half of the recent rise in labor force growth. "Further increases will surely require a broader discussion," he said. Only problem with that is that Japan, which is the opposite of an immigrant nation, literally treats foreign workers and asylum seekers as an inferior class of humans.
[ClickOrlando] Starship blasted off from Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site in South Texas. It was the 10th test for the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, which SpaceX and NASA hope to use to get astronauts back on the moon.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...Republic of Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as a de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Under the Siad Barre regime, Somaliadestroyed ninety percent of Hargeisa Per international law, once you're in, you gotta stay in, no matter how bad it smells....
