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Trump announces nuclear-armed nations agree to ceasefire after weeks of tensions
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 5: Local News
Germans at May Day Parade, Moscow 1941	4 15:40 NoMoreBS [174]
Hungarian MoD: ‘We Are Putting An End To Our Previous Efforts Towards Peace. Entering Phase Zero Of The Path To War.’	2 01:38 Grom the Affective [145]
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 9, 2025	0 [90]
Russian Army attacks in nine directions - Ukrainian General Staff	0 [94]
Current information on the situation on the front line on May 9 (updated)	0 [81]
Putin: USSR won freedom and peace for humanity at the cost of millions of lives	0 [76]
Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian Armed Forces violated ceasefire 5,026 times by Victory Day	0 [72]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Extra: India WIPES OUT Pakistan Bases As Turkey Joins War	0 [148]
Pakistan says it has struck military targets inside India in series of new attacks	2 16:36 3dc [212]
IDF says ‘most wanted West Bank terror operative’ killed in Nablus operation	0 [132]
IDF says it razed major tunnel in Rafah after Hamas operatives provided location, struck 60+ targets across Gaza while overnight the IAF hit dozens in the Morag Corridor; 2 IDF soldiers killed in fighting Thursday	0 [281]
Shots fired at building near Israeli consulate in Istanbul; suspect arrested by Turkish police	0 [107]
Israel says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen	0 [125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump announces nuclear-armed nations agree to ceasefire after weeks of tensions	9 17:51 Thing From Snowy Mountain [346]
‘Thousands’ demand end to Gaza war, two-state solution at Jerusalem ‘peace summit’	5 12:19 Grom the Affective [199]
Witkoff: Iran must dismantle uranium enrichment facilities, ship material ‘far away’	1 08:40 Glaiper Bourbon2748 [96]
Academic held in Iran at ‘immediate’ risk after heart attack, wife warns	0 [87]
Former envoy to US: Netanyahu ‘unwilling to pay the price’ for Saudi normalization; Saudis demand peace in Gaza and two-state solution	2 01:26 Grom the Affective [127]
Judge rules Tufts student detained by US immigration authorities must be released	3 11:17 DarthVader [201]
Denver's Auraria campus ‐ and its pro-Palestinian encampment ‐ to be subject of federal antisemitism report	1 07:54 Skidmark [103]
UAE rejects Israeli request to bankroll Gaza aid initiative, arguing it fails to address crisis — official	0 [83]
Nazi war criminal Barbie was key figure in cocaine trade — report	0 [94]
French pro-Palestinian group contests government decision to shut it down	0 [81]
RUMINT: US wants to postpone effort to disarm Hamas until after deal reached to free hostages, end war	1 01:32 Grom the Affective [107]
New York passes law backed by Jewish groups to crack down on masked crime	1 10:09 Skidmark [128]
Some Secret - Satellite Overheads Reveal 'Secret' Iranian Nuke Facility	2 08:49 Besoeker [126]
Former hostage decries Pulitzer given to Gazan writer who legitimized their abduction	1 00:59 Elmerert Hupens2660 [94]
EU to review trade ties with Israel following criticism of conduct in war in Gaza	1 01:33 Grom the Affective [102]
41 antisemitic hate crimes reported to NY police in April, highest in 10 months	4 09:12 Skidmark [115]
Page 3: Non-WoT
First white South Africans to arrive under US refugee plan as soon as next week	1 11:34 Besoeker [138]
Georgia Gov Kemp signs bill banning inmate transgender treatment at taxpayer expense	0 [91]
China in distress: Protests, economic signals reveal pressure from U.S. tariffs	0 [94]
The Largest Operational Tank Ever Built- The Terrifying French Char 2C	3 18:24 Pancho Poodle8452 [174]
Soros-Linked Groups Sue to Stop Trump's Migrant Child Trafficking Crackdown	0 [82]
Tennessee earthquake rattles north Georgia, metro Atlanta	1 11:08 Glenmore [104]
Judge allows Trump to fire top CIA doctor who appeared on ‘Deep State Target List'	0 [87]
Trump Hires U.N. Migration Agency to Help Migrants Self-Deport	0 [76]
Man left dead uncle in trash can while stealing more than $650,000 of his disability benefits	0 [90]
Texas pushes back against foreign land grab with 'strongest bill in the nation' against China, Iran, Russia	1 09:27 Skidmark [84]
Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies	2 15:07 AlmostAnonymous5839 [200]
Spies on Campus: Chinese Espionage Exposed at Stanford	1 08:47 Skidmark [141]
Spain hit by more blackouts as 'tens of thousands' left without power in Canary Islands	3 10:01 swksvolFF [145]
Trump's message to Putin and Xi: Largest US Air Force 'elephant walk' in modern history	2 09:42 NN2N1 [193]
Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens	0 [96]
Plane with 334 passengers catches fire at London airport due to pilot error	1 09:43 swksvolFF [129]
Mysterious explosion of brain diseases in rural city takes shocking twist	3 06:39 Grom the Affective [228]
Disaster narrowly avoided at major US airport as tech outage leaves air traffic control in dark [again]	1 00:52 Skidmark [111]
Major city [SF] brought to a halt as train system is hit by network failure [hack]	1 07:28 Super Hose [124]
Page 4: Opinion
VP Vance - War Between India & Pakistan Would Be 'None Of Our Business'	9 14:07 Grom the Affective [232]
Poll: 59% of Palestinians in West Bank Say October 7 Massacre Was ‘Correct Decision’, down from 82% in 12/2023	4 10:00 DarthVader [144]
Pak military 'borrows' some combat footage	0 [96]
The Day That Doesn't Exist. May 9, 2025 in Kyiv	1 06:42 Grom the Affective [125]
'Mommy, summer is ending soon...' Letters from Volodya Glikman from 1942	0 [91]
Page 6: Politix
California's estimated $10B deficit matches 'precisely' the cost of illegal immigrant healthcare	1 13:13 Procopius2k [141]
Dramatic moment Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is arrested outside of ICE facility in New Jersey	1 11:04 Silentbrick [123]
Trump to pitch sweeping Medicare drug price plan [again]	0 [73]
Mad Max mayor's [D] outrageous excuse for the lawlessness going on in his own city	0 [127]
[SF] Judge puts temporary pause on Trump's mass layoffs at government agencies	1 11:26 49 Pan [127]
Trump looking to suspend key Constitutional right as judges hamper his mass deportations plans	12 15:12 AlmostAnonymous5839 [339]

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Germans at May Day Parade, Moscow 1941

It’s a good day to remember that the Soviet Union was allied with Nazi Germany 1939-1941. It attacked and grabbed territory from Poland, Finland, the Baltic states & Romania in those years

On May 1st 1941, Nazi generals participated in a parade in Moscow pic.twitter.com/otYuTmSNIQ
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 9, 2025