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^Water moccasins are nasty. They will chase you on land and water. Copperheads you have to step on them because every one I saw was slithering away as fast as it could. Rattlesnakes will just coil up and defend themselves.
[IsraelTimes] The Knesset early Thursday voted overwhelmingly to pass a resolution rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The resolution was co-sponsored by parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition together with right-wing parties from the opposition and even received support from Benny Gantz’s centrist National Unity party.
Lawmakers from Opposition Leader Yair Lapid’s center-left Yesh Atid party left the plenum to avoid backing the measure, even though he has spoken in favor of a two-state solution. The only ones to oppose the resolution were lawmakers from the Labor, Ra’am and Hadash-Ta’al parties.
Treason party (in Hebrew Labor = Avoda rhymes with Bgida = treason) and the Arabs
[JustTheNews] Several major whistleblower groups are fighting the Justice Department’s efforts in federal court to permanently hide why it spied on congressional investigators by obtaining their phone records during a leaks investigation years ago.
The whistleblower group, Empower Oversight, whose founder Jason Foster was one of the investigators whose phone records were taken when he was still in a top Senate staffer, had asked a federal judge to unseal the underlying documents that allowed DOJ to acquire the records in 2017.
But the government responded recently by saying the records should be permanently sealed and kept from public disclosure, according to a new filing from Empower Oversight.
“Rather than cooperate with Empower Oversight to find a way that these records may be released with appropriate redactions, DOJ’s response to Empower Oversight’s motion was to insist on continued (and permanent) secrecy—nearly seven years after the underlying events,” the new filing said.
“The only conceivable purpose of this secrecy is to obscure key facts from Congress and the public, thereby undermining the typical presumption of good faith to which DOJ would otherwise be entitled,” it added. “Indeed, DOJ’s demand for total secrecy raises serious suspicions that DOJ opposed Empower Oversight’s request merely to continue concealing its previous disregard for the separation of powers and for the whistleblower protection policy implications of its subpoenas.”
Just the News first reported last year that multiple congressional investigators, Democrat and Republican, were notified years after the fact that their phone records were seized by subpoena in 2017.
The investigators included Kash Patel, lead investigator for the House Intelligence Committee, and Foster, a top investigator for the Senate Judiciary Committee, both of whom were investigating Justice Department and FBI abuses during the discredited Russia collusion investigation.
The revelation outraged numerous members of Congress, who argued that the subpoenas had violated the Constitution‘s separation of powers between Congress and the executive branch. Several lawmakers demanded answers from DOJ, including Sen. Ted Cruz and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Republicans.
To date, the Justice Department has not publicly offered its rationale for why it’s subpoenaed the phone records either to Congress or the courts.
In a rare move, several other whistleblower groups, including the Government Accountability Project, joined Empower Oversight, filing an amicus brief demanding that the court unseal the documents showing why prosecutors intruded on congressional investigators privacy.
“For many whistleblowers, whether they can communicate confidentially is the key whether to challenge abuses of power,” GAP legal director Tom Devine said. “Secret subpoenas of congressional offices are a clear and present danger both to whistleblowers and Congress as a constitutional check and balance.
“If this decision stands, no congressional office can honestly reassure confidential whistleblowers that they have not become part of a Justice Department dossier."
Joining GAP in the amicus was Whistleblowers of America (WOA) and FBI Whistleblower Michael German – who since leaving the FBI has worked with, “members of Congress and their staffs, to assist other FBI employees seeking to report abuse, and to craft stronger protections for all national security whistleblowers.”
[Breitbart] The Texas Department of Public Safety added two child sex offenders to the State’s 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. The two men replace two other criminal illegal immigrants from the list following their arrests.
DPS officials added Fabian Martinez Toribio and Octavio Cruz Hernandez to the recently created Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Immigrants List. Officials report both men have connections to Central Texas.
[Simplicius] The Trump “event” has come and gone, and we’re really no closer to knowing precisely what happened, as details have only become more convoluted, with endless conspiracy theories floated by click- and ragebait-happy pundits. Of course, that includes the media itself, which floated the most nonsensical conspiracy theory of all: that Iran may have been responsible for Trump’s assassination attempt.
But I don’t intend to get into the nitty gritty as it’s pointless playing detective over an event whose chief perpetrators are known to all with a modicum of logical ability.
The more interesting aspect is how things have returned to relative normality after such a momentous, potentially epoch-shifting circumstance. Democrats have done their best to re-stabilize the political narrative back to status quo and demonstrate that Trump’s election chances have not been overly boosted. It’s quite difficult to tell these days, as the epistemic divergence has become so vast between the two sides that each literally operates in the haze of a separate reality. Democrat surveys show Biden still ahead, while other polls show a catastrophic situation for Biden’s re-election chances.
There is a deep sense of normalcy bias in America, with the masses seemingly impervious to any sense of doom or dread. But if you examine the ‘worst case scenarios’ over the course of the past year, almost every one was hit in turn. For instance, at one point it seemed inconceivable that a recent President could be impeached, then charged or jailed, yet it was done to Trump. Now, many thought it an unlikely fantasy that they would try to take him out the kinetic way, and we’ve now seen that happen too.
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But even if the latest developments have ensured that Trump should win the election, his near-assassination has taught us one very important lesson: that the Right will not “revolt” or wage some kind of dramatic, Hollywood-style civil war any time soon, even if further aggravations of a terminal sort occur, such as the total theft of the election later this year.
Many on the Right now brag that not a single fire was lit, nor a soul harmed in the wake of an open hit attempt on their candidate. However, some still cling to fantasies that were the shooter successful, an explosive civil war would have kicked off. But given the total normalcy and calm even in the face of near-disaster, it’s become evident that the majority of normal Americans will not “rise up” any time soon. Whether it’s a level of first world comfort that has yet to be totally eroded, or mass propagandizing, or the simple decades of docility imposed upon them by the establishment—it’s hard to know for sure. But it’s clear no one is going to “rise up” in the way some have imagined any time soon.
It has led me to contemplate what a potential civil war could actually look like if it did kick off, and what I’ve concluded is that it would have to be at the behest of strong State governments initiating some major anti-federal actions. Texas, for instance, could begin some of the anti-fed moves Governor Abbott promised long ago, leading to the call up of citizens into the National Guard or even declaring the call up of various state militias. Most people don’t know that the National Guard is actually State controlled, with the governor as its commander-in-chief. It only becomes ‘Federalized’ under an express order from the President for a specific Federal mission, which in such dire circumstances could be ignored by the State, thus spurring a conflict. Ron Desantis, in fact, has already threatened to do this, among other things.
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It has led me to contemplate what a potential civil war could actually look like if it did kick off...
...while I ignore the fundamental fact that the 'militia' is every able bodied male citizen. That there are over 300 million guns and heaven knows how much ammo is out there. The Feds presence is only where they have boots on the ground and no further. That when the Fed loses its legitimacy it lacks the manpower to cover all electrical lines, pipelines, rail lines, bridges, etc. That deep blue urban areas do not create their own energy or their own food nor the manufacture the materials to get the aforementioned infrastructure back on line. Nearly all the 'enforcement' of the Fed live in the communities not in bases or compounds.
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It never pays to piss off your core customer base. This on top of the whole right to repair issue. The only time self repair should raise a problem is if a product is under the warranty period.
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"Symptoms include fatigue, fever, night sweats, memory and concentration problems, difficulty finding words, diarrhoea, sexual dysfunction and chronic body pain."
Kinda like a chronic tequila hangover.
Without the fun.
"There is no specific treatment for the condition."
[JPost] Israeli Air Force UAV targets Islamic Group terrorist who collaborated with Hamas to attack Israel's northern border.
The IAF eliminated the Hamas-affiliated Islamic Group terrorist Mohammed Jbara in southern Lebanon, the IDF reported on Thursday.
According to the report, Jbara was trusted with facilitating and carrying out terror operations and launches from Lebanon into Israel, some in collaboration with the Islamic terror organization Hamas in the country.
His elimination impaired Hamas's ability to promote and carry out terror operations against Israel along the northern border, which had intensified in recent times.
Terrorist eliminated in western Beqaa Valley
Earlier on Thursday, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck a car in southern Lebanon, reportedly killing one Islamic Group terrorist, Kan News reported on Thursday, citing the Saudi-affiliated Al-Arabiya news outlet.
According to Kan's report, the terrorist was eliminated in the western Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.
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[Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute]
(a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless—
(1) the election is held partly for some other purpose;
(2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and
(3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(c)Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if—
(1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization);
(2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and
(3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.
[Red State] Joe Biden might have gotten a little grace period immediately after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump from the Democrats trying to push him to step aside from the 2024 race.
We reported earlier about the move made by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), talking one-on-one with Biden to persuade him to get out, while Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) also went on record saying Biden should quit the race.
A Pelosi source said that what Schiff said was supposedly "news" to her. Politico reporter Rachel Bade had a great response to that effort to deflect by Pelosi's team.
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Mega-donors? But the Democrats are the party of the working man, the little guy. It is the Republicans who are the party of the fat cats, like hillbillies, farmers, and other rural undesirables.
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Who wants the job? Kamala and Hillary? I think the Democrat Party would be happy to have either of them be buried in a landslide and disappear from public life.
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I'm assuming Gavin knows its a loss this year and will stay out. I could be wrong but he's young and I would think the field in 2028 would be better.
[LI] Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle claimed no one placed security on the roof where Thomas Crooks positioned himself to shoot former President Donald Trump because of a sloped roof.
But the questions regarding the line of sight expand further than the lack of security on the roof.
Olivier Knox at U.S. News & World Report has covered numerous presidential rallies and campaigns.
Trump Assassination Attempt: Line of Sight Questions Go Beyond a Sloped Roof
"Agents would have conducted a site ’sweep’ that included assessing where a sniper might position themselves."
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle claimed no one placed security on the roof where Thomas Crooks positioned himself to shoot former President Donald Trump because of a sloped roof.
But the questions regarding the line of sight expand further than the lack of security on the roof.
Olivier Knox at U.S. News & World Report has covered numerous presidential rallies and campaigns.
Knox’s latest article, with Aneeta Mathur-Ashton, detailed the steps the Secret Service would take to secure the former president, especially from potential sniper positions.
Eliminating sniper positions became a priority after JFK’s assassination in 1963:
The Secret Service has well-practiced protocols for securing a rally by a president or major presidential candidate, involving counterassault commandos and sniper teams in addition to the protective detail like the one that swarmed Trump at the podium and covered him with their bodies until word came that the shooter was dead.
Agents would have conducted a site "sweep" that included assessing where a sniper might position themselves. It’s been one of the most well-known threats to presidential security since President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination in Dallas.
These steps include (emphasis mine):
Posting a Secret Service agent or local law enforcement officer on a rooftop.
Assigning a counter-sniper team to monitor a rooftop.
Putting up something to make it impossible to see the stage from a rooftop (a screen, tents — in the past, some campaign rallies even used stacked shipping containers). The armored presidential limousine, nicknamed "The Beast," regularly pulls into a tent outside events.
Frequent patrols.
Look at the photos that combat veteran Sean Parnell dropped, which expose the lack of objects guarding Trump’s stage.
Ignore the community note on the second tweet. Sean pointed out that security did not place anything to block that line of sight.
LOOK. Here is another picture. Taken at 6:06pm. I am to the left of the USSS agent, in the front row behind Trump.
LOOK AT THIS.
When shots rang out I immediately thought building, or water tower. But you DO NOT have to be a tactical genius to see why.
Can you see now how close... pic.twitter.com/mSzWTHyLSC
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) July 17, 2024
Everyone needs to see this photo to appreciate the tactical negligence that occurred during the assassination attempt on DJT. This photo was taken just minutes before the first shots were fired. DJT is oriented towards the shooter at this point.
Look in the upper left of this... pic.twitter.com/llrXNfYYTb
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) July 16, 2024
One red truck. Nothing else.
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) insisted every political event for presidents or Congressional candidates required "ALL windows, balconies, parking garages, and roofs with line of sight to the stage are covered and cleared."
The Secret Service did not sweep the shed.
We also learned that Crooks visited the rally site days before Trump’s rally.
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The clueless SOB should have been on a jet to the site the minute she learned of the attempt. Her statement about the roof was just too much. The ONLY honorable thing she could have possibly done would have been to tender her resignation within 24 hours.
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How must those agents who swarmed over Trump to protect him feel, knowing that their colleagues didn't shoot the sniper before he started shooting? They put their lives on the line and now they must know they were at risk due to failures/conspiracies of their colleagues and their boss. How can they continue in that kind of work environment?
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[JPost] US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant this week. "Secretary Austin told Minister Gallant that the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) temporary pier will soon cease operations," the Department of Defense noted in a statement. Thus ends the four-month saga of the floating Gaza pier.
The idea was rushed into action after the Gaza aid stampede in late February when dozens of Gazans were killed trying to get food from aid trucks that had reached northern Gaza. The images from the disaster spurred action in Washington. It was clear that after months of war, northern Gaza was on the brink of a possible humanitarian catastrophe. While a million people had evacuated northern Gaza, several hundred thousand remained.
The pier was supposed to enable food to be brought by sea to Gaza. Because it would be attached to the shore in an area Israel controlled, Hamas would not be able to divert the food to its own needs, as it was doing by controlling the Rafah crossing with Egypt. For Israel, the pier made initial sense because it would alleviate pressure regarding Israel’s actions in northern Gaza and also provide a conduit for food to arrive if and when the IDF went into Rafah.
nit keyn meynung vos a beibi fyeses mit vi lang vi es tut nisht veynen
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Aid being diverted. Isn't that how we got sucked into Somalia?
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5) Malicious Indifference: Everyone in the Executive Branch hates Trump so don't do him any favors... any at all. Bureaucratic veto time. Absolute minimum help and cut that if you can find an excuse.
[Igor Chudov Substack] Must be a coincidence, right?
[ You mean like when the airline industry was heavily shorted just before 9/11?]
Donald Trump is a significant owner of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) shares. That publicly traded entity operates Truth Social, a pro-Trump social network in which Mr. Trump owns 78.8 million shares. The network's business plan is to be the hangout for like-minded Trump fans who want to be the first to read their favorite politician’s announcements and socialize.
Like other stocks, many people buy and sell shares of DJT for various reasons. However, an interesting financial bet stands out. A little-known private financial firm reported initiating an unusually large short position by buying put options for the nominal amount of 12,000,000 shares.
So, on July 12th, a day before the assassination attempt, Austin Private Wealth reported a short position nominally equivalent to 12 million shares. It is huge: it represents approximately one-seventh of Trump’s ownership in the same company, or 16% of all available stock float not held by major insiders....
What do we know about this odd financial bet? One thing to note is that it was made sometime before it was reported on the 13F filing: form 13F must be filed after the end of the quarter, and in this case, refers to the position as of the end of the second quarter, or 6/30/2024....
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𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Austin Private Wealth with CONNECTIONS to the Bush family shorted 12M shares of $DJT via a put option on July 12, just ONE DAY before the assassination attempt. Did the Bush's know something was going to happen to Donald Trump? This massive trade represents 6% of total shares and over 16% of the float, given Trump’s 60% ownership. Their $1B AUM makes this a significant bet. Austin Private Wealth is connected to the Bush family through James A. Baker III, a Senior Policy Director with longstanding ties to the Bushes, having served as Secretary of State under George H.W.
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I've been long and short as well with fairly predictable results, so probably lots of people have seen the same thing. The coincidental nature of a single trade isn't the question.
There seem to be lots of coincidences. Evidently this was the first and only rally that CNN televised. Who knows? A one off, obviously.
Then there was the question Michael Yon raised. I have some mixed feelings about the man and have only met him incidentally at most. But he made an interesting point about the now famous photo of the bullet caught mid-air and the speed necessary for that kind of capture. Seems like 'overkill' for an afternoon political rally in the summer. Probably a one off, right?
Then there is the Keystone cop performance at the rally. What's even to say since more revelations come out by the minute.
Past a certain point in Life, adult operating assumptions come into play whether you want them to or not. There is simply too much here and they are signalling, for the moment anyway, they have no intention to answer up.
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Epstein Conundrum: when all the mistakes fall in the direction that benefits the DS.
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One outlier, like an assassination attempt, by its self is a coincidence. Two outliers occurring together are usually linked.
This trade move was an unprecedented short in regards to volume for the stock, and this was also if I am reading things correctly, this was the largest short by Austine Private Wealth.
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Cesare - In my circle, they believe the photographer had to be in on it. Because he had anticipated the shot, we deduce the journalist was there to capture Trumps Brain Exploding Live on TV.
No photographer casually keeps their camera's aperture at 1/8000. But this guy did. Very sus as the kids say.
8000 = 1/8000 second exposure (the shutter opens and closes within one eight-thousands of a second). You may have noticed that even though a one-second exposure seems very fast, it's actually a very slow shutter speed compared to 1/4000's of a second, or 1/8000's of a second.
You only set your aperture to 8000 unless you are anticipating a certain shot.
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Actually, 1/5000th is a common speed with modern digital mirrorless cameras in full sun. They got it all over DLR's and SLR's. They can shoot it like a movie, as long as you got the memory.
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The company released a statement. Turns out it was a 3rd party vendor they used to file financial activity and they made the error with them and multiple other investing companies in the report by boosting the numbers. The company only sold 12 shares (1,200 shorts). The reporting data on the federal website was corrected.
The earliest evidence of red-dyed textile using scale insects was revealed in the caves of the Judean desert.
According to a new joint study of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Bar-Ilan University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the color of the rare 3,800-year-old textile was produced from the oak scale insects, which the researchers identify with the biblical "Tola‛at Hashani" (scarlet worm).
The color is mentioned in 2 Samuel, 1:24, where the verse states, "...who clothed you in scarlet, in finery."
The color "scarlet worm" is mentioned 25 times in the Bible, often alongside blue (tekhelet) and purple (argaman), which are considered the most precious and prestigious colors in the ancient world. It is mentioned in the context of luxurious clothing, in the use of Tabernacle textiles, and in other cultic contexts.
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[Red State] There have been numerous powerful speeches at the Republican National Convention by many top-level GOP politicians, but decorated 98-year-old WWII and D-day veteran vet Sgt. William Pekrul added to the list with an amazing patriotic speech that fired up the crowd and led them to chant, "USA! USA!"
He recounted the sacrifices he and so many of our countrymen and women made to fight the Nazis in World War II and keep our country safe. But he also lamented what has happened to our great nation under the disastrous leadership of Joe Biden.
America is still worth fighting for, he told the crowd:
[NYP] MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter Kai Madison Trump said Wednesday night she wanted Americans to know "the side of my grandpa that people don’t often see" in an unscheduled addition to the speaker’s lineup at the Republican National Convention.
"To me, he’s just a normal grandpa. He gives us candy and soda when our parents aren’t looking, he always wants to know how we’re doing in school," the Republican presidential nominee’s eldest of 10 grandchildren said in what her father, Donald Trump Jr., revealed was her first speech.
"When I made the high honor roll, he printed it out to show his friends how proud he was of me," she said.
[Real Clear Politics] JESSE WATTERS: His first since dodging an assassin's bullet, or as he's calling it, the greatest earache he's ever had. And as the details keep dripping out, we have more questions. Tonight, we're learning that the gunman was on law enforcement's radar for three hours, and the Secret Service designated Crooks a threat 10 minutes before Trump took the stage. And the Secret Service never said, Mr. President, don't go out there. They let Trump take the stage anyway. And eight minutes later, he was shot.
Crooks first aroused suspicion at around three on Saturday, when security saw him with a rangefinder passing through the metal detectors. Police say they had an eye on him until he disappeared. Crooks was later spotted for a second time, this time by a sniper looking up at the roof, observing the building that he scaled and shot from.
This was radioed into the command center. At one point, a sniper saw Crooks sit down and start scrolling through his phone, and investigators believe he may have actually had two phones. More on that later.
This is when Crooks looked so suspicious that a local sniper team took this picture of him an hour before he opened fire. All of this information was being sent to the Secret Service command team at the rally. A Trump supporter in the crowd then caught him on camera lurking around. Watch this.
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The list of Federal employees Trump needs to fire on Jan. 20th just grew by the entire Secret Service outfit; fire them all and prosecute the coont DEI hire at the top.
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If the shooter didn't have a phone he's probably the only one of his age group to not have a phone. He might not have it on him, but he has a phone.
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Don't think that any phone that is linked to Crooks is a genuine phone he used. The "FBI Evidence Concoction Team" has been hard at work for days now.
[GEO.TV] Following preliminary investigation into the earth-shattering kaboom at the Jamshoro Police Station, the Counter-Terrorism Department and the Special Branch of Sindh police have concluded that the blast took place after explosives placed in the old Maal Khana (evidence room) went off.
"The explosion damaged the Maal Khana of the cop shoppe to a great extent," a CTD official said, clarifying that it was not a hand grenade explosion.
The statement contradicted Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Tariq Dharejo claim that a hand grenade went off due to heat inside the Jamshoro Police Station, resulting in eight injuries.
Speaking to Geo News, the senior police official said that the storeroom got heated up and as a result, the grenade went kaboom!, due to which two assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs), five other police personnel, and a suspect sustained injuries.
Six of the injured are being treated at the Civil Hospital in Hyderabad, while two others have been shifted to Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... for further treatment, DIG Dharejo said.
The senior cop, although had earlier attributed the earth-shattering kaboom to heat, noted that an investigation was still underway to ascertain the cause of the blast while the bomb disposal squad was also at the scene of the incident.
In response, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar sought a report from senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jamshoro and directed the cops to probe the incident using "modern technology".
"Quality medical facilities should be provided to the injured police personnel. Bomb disposal squad should be called in to investigate the blast," the home minister added.
Hours later, the CTD official said, "We can't rule out the possibility of the burst being caused by heat or a short circuit."
When the head muharrir, wireless operator and constables saw smoke billowing out of the Maal Khana, they rushed to the affected site, the CTD official said, adding that as soon as the head muharrir opened the door, the powerful bang occurred.
The intensity of the blast could be imagined from the fact that the Maal Khana's walls and roof caved in, the CTD official noted.
The explosive may have weighed more than a kilogramme, he added.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of AFU 57th Mechanised infantry, 107th and 113rd Territorial Defence brigades close to Volchansk, Veterinarnoye, and Krugloye (Kharkov region).
One counter-attack launched by units of the AFU 92nd Assault Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 170 Ukrainian troops, two pickups, one U.S.-made M198 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, and two Anklav electronic warfare systems.
One AFU ammunition depot was eliminated.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units continued to capture more advantageous lines and positions.
AFU 44th, 115th, 116th Mechanised, and 1st National Guard brigades were hit near Sinkovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
One counter-attack launched by units of the AFU 110th Territorial Defence Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 650 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and 12 motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one Ukrainian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled howitzer, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one Anklav electronic warfare station were eliminated.
Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces hit AFU 72nd Mechanised, 5th Assault brigades near Konstantinovka and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 610 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were eliminated.
Two AFU ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and hit units of AFU 47th Mechanised, 95th Air Assault, 109th Territorial Defence brigades close to Novosyolovka, Druzhba, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack launched by units of the Lyut Assault Brigade was repelled during the day.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 325 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Vostok Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of AFU 72nd Mechanised, 21st National Guard brigades, and the 48th Separate Assault Battalion of the Territorial Defence Forces near Ugledar, Oktyabr, and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 Ukrainian troops, ten motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 gun, and one Nota electronic warfare station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of AFU 141st infantry, 128th mountain assault, 112th and 121st Territorial Defence brigades close to Pyatikhatki, Zherebryanka (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye, and Mikhaylovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 Ukrainian troops, one tank, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, three U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and three Anklav electronic warfare stations.
Three AFU ammunition depots and one military hardware depot were destroyed during the day.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit one depot of missile and artillery weapons as well as manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 136 areas.
Air defence systems shot down one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 59 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 628 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,709 unmanned aerial vehicles, 552 air defence missile systems, 16,602 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,379 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,013 field artillery guns and mortars, and 23,772 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
[GEO.TV] Israel kept up its air strikes on Gaza Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up the pressure on Hamas as hopes fade for a US-announced ceasefire plan.
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh accused Israel of deliberately undermining negotiations for a truce and hostage release deal because it did not want to end the war.
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[RedState] In a leaked Zoom call with moderate House Democrats on Sunday, President Joesph Biden once again used his dead son, Beau Biden, this time, to insult and denigrate the military and combat service of Colorado Congressman Jason Crow (D). Biden was unhinged as he told Crow to "tell me who did something that you’ve never done with your Bronze Star like my son!" President Biden was attempting to convey the message that he was fit and able to continue on with his campaign and snapped at Crow when he politely expressed his concerns to the president.
Instead of addressing Crow's and other moderate Democrats' concerns, Biden snapped at Crow and went on a full-blown assault, which ended with an attack on his Army and combat service and comparing it with his son Beau's service. Biden specifically ridiculed Crow's Bronze Star in a pathetic and out-of-bounds attack, which the campaign did not deny or dispute.
[I]t's Biden's shot about Crow's Bronze Star that stands out the most. It's not debatable that the president was mocking and belittling the representative's service in an attempt to claim that he's accomplished more than Crow. Biden randomly bringing up his deceased son is not at all surprising and is a familiar tick. In this case, though, the president was trying to dismiss Crow's multiple combat tours by falsely suggesting Beau Biden had done more with his Bronze Star despite being in a non-combat role.
From there, the president began screaming that he didn't "want to hear that crap" in response to Crow's gentle criticisms.
Beau Biden served in the Delaware Army National Guard as a JAG (Judge Advocate General) officer and served approximately one year in Iraq, assigned to the 261st Signal Brigade. He served from 2003-2009, obtaining the rank of Major before he died. During his time in Iraq, Beau Biden did not see combat, nor did he lead troops in any combat mission. His role as a JAG officer was an advisory role to American forces, usually when it came to rules of engagement during certain operations and other legal issues that came up. During/for his time in the National Guard, Biden was awarded two medals of note: a Bronze Star medal and a Legion of Merit, with the latter being awarded posthumously.
Representative Jason Crow, however, has a slightly different military background. Crow joined the Army in 2002, obtaining the rank of Captain before leaving the service in 2006. Crow served one tour in Iraq during the initial invasion in 2003, where he served as a platoon commander in the 82nd Airborne Division. Crow was awarded the Bronze Star with the "V" device for valor for actions during the Battle of Samawah. He then transferred over to the 75th Ranger Regiment, where he deployed to Afghanistan twice and was attached to the Joint Special Operations Task Force on the Pakistani border.
President Joe Biden told Crow that his service in combat didn't mean anything close to Beau's non-combat Iraq experience five years after the invasion. Putting aside that minor detail, what Biden did was tell an actual combat veteran that the Bronze Star he received for actions taken in the heat of battle didn't matter or did not amount to much of anything compared to Beau's. As a combat veteran myself, this is both infuriating and disgraceful. But for more reasons than you think.
[BREITBART] Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst and the wife of Never Trump pundit Max Boot, was indicted Tuesday for acting as an agent for the South Korean government without registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported:
In Ms. Terry’s case, prosecutors say she began operating as a foreign agent in 2013, five years after leaving the C.I.A. She was first contacted by an intelligence officer posing as a diplomat for the Korean mission to the United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... in New York City, the indictment said, and in return for her work over the next decade, Ms. Terry received handbags, clothing and at least $37,000 in covert payments to the think tank where she was employed at the time.
"Despite engaging in extensive activities for and at the direction of" the South Korean government, Ms. Terry did not register as a foreign agent with American officials, as required by law, prosecutors said. She faces two counts, one for failing to register under the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act, and the other for conspiring to violate it.
Boot was once a staunch advocate for the Iraq War and an interventionist foreign policy. In the Trump era, however, he became a leading voice of the Never Trump movement, urging his readers and viewer to vote for Democrats ...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy,white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects... . In that anti-Trump role, he was in high demand as an analyst for CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... and a columnist for the Washington Post.
In 2020, Boot was among those anti-Trump pundits and voices close to the "Deep State" who insisted that the New York Post stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop were fake, and possibly the product of "Russian disinformation."
Boot’s critics immediately began posting some of his past commentaries on the topic of U.S.-South Korean relations, asking whether he was being paid, or influenced, to produce content on behalf of foreign governments.
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Just back from a trip that included Paris. I and several others were caught in a taxi scam - they don't reset the meter unless you catch them and make them before they pull away, so you owe for your 10 Euro ride plus however many (in my case 28 Euro) the previous passenger(s) had been charged and paid. Never again, Paris.
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Like to go in Oct and take a train to the American cemetary in Normandy. Wife has never been. Her father was in the Army Air Corps. Got a bunch of Delta miles I need to use. Air France takes them, or so I'm told. Hope things settle down by then.
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that 800,000 people in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, are facing a dire humanitarian crisis, trapped without adequate food, water, or medical care amidst growing fears of famine. Seems their natural state
Dr Shible Sahbani, WHO Representative to Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... , issued an urgent alert highlighting the dire situation in El Fasher, where heavy fighting between rival military factions has made access to the city "completely impossible."
Since May 10th, El Fasher has been the site of fierce battles between the army and its allied armed movements against the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has resulted in numerous civilian casualties, widespread displacement, and extensive damage to infrastructure.
Also, the ongoing fighting has severely hampered humanitarian efforts and left vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers, suffering from acute hunger and lacking essential medical care.
The WHO has called on all parties involved in the conflict to uphold international humanitarian law and ensure the protection of civilians, aid workers, and essential infrastructure, including hospitals. Dr. Sahbani emphasized the urgent need for immediate access to El Fasher and other affected areas to avert a further deterioration of the health situation.
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So will the Biden Regime play "Save Africa 4"?
Because it has just about all the same issues used to go into Somalia, 1992-93
and it not Oct yet.
On a sincere note:
In Memory of Master Sgt. Timothy L. Martin
"Griz" a highly respected great friend
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If El Fasher is isolated (which means the road and the railroad supply lines to Khartoum are cut off) its time to get out of Dodge. City residents have had months of warning, but the Arab majority thought the government would save them. Immediate help from Russia (which wants a port on the Red Sea) will have to be overwhelming to save the day. But Putin (and his mercenaries) can read the tea leaves.
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[MSN] Beijing: Chinese social media is abuzz with reports of President Xi Jinping suffering a stroke during the CCP's third plenary session.
However, no official confirmation has been made yet.
These reports emerged after a reporter named Jennifer [living outside of China] claimed that the Chinese Communist Party leader reportedly suffered a stroke.
... back in 2021 Xi suffered from a cerebral aneurysm and was hospitalized, ANI reported citing foreign media reports.
"It is learnt that he preferred to be treated with traditional Chinese medicines rather than going for surgery, which softens the blood vessels and shrinks aneurysm," it said.
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[Regnum] New geopolitical experiments of the West are aggravating the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on July 17, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
According to him, the mandatory-colonial past of the Middle East and North Africa remains a difficult legacy for the countries of the region.
"The Sykes-Picot agreements, the Balfour Declaration and the so-called White Paper laid time bombs that continue to explode to this day. The situation is aggravated by the West's new geopolitical experiments," he said.
Lavrov emphasized that the countries of the region must themselves, without outside interference, determine their path to strengthening sovereignty and independence, socio-economic development for the benefit of their people. This, according to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, will allow liberating the historical, civilizational, religious, cultural significance of the Middle East and North Africa in the interests of peace and stability.
Earlier it was reported that three activists tried to interrupt Sergey Lavrov's speech at the UN Security Council meeting. As soon as the Russian minister began speaking, women stood up from their seats and started shouting: "Release the hostages." UN security quickly responded and escorted the violators out of the hall. It is noted that they failed to interrupt Lavrov's speech, he continued speaking.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in New York on the night of July 16 to participate in the UN Security Council meetings as part of the Russian presidency. The agenda is scheduled for two days of work - from July 16 to 17.
[BBC] Robert F Kennedy Jr has apologised after a video was leaked of a private phone call in which Donald Trump is heard apparently trying to coax the independent presidential candidate to support him.
“I would love you to do something,” Trump can be heard saying in the clip. “And I think it’ll be so good for you and so big for you. And we’re going to win.”
Mr Kennedy then says: “Yeah.”
Trump and Mr Kennedy, a longshot third-party candidate, are political rivals who have occasionally criticised each other during the campaign.
The footage is said to have been recorded on Sunday, a day before the pair met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Republican convention is taking place, stoking speculation that Mr Kennedy might be about to exit the race and endorse Trump.
But Kennedy spokeswoman Stefanie Spear said on Monday that he was not dropping out.
Robert F Kennedy Jr posted on X on Tuesday: “When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer.
“I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologise to the president.”
It was Kennedy’s son, Robert F Kennedy III, who posted the footage online early on Tuesday.
The younger Kennedy said in the post on X, formerly Twitter, that he wanted to expose Trump’s “real opinion” on immunisations, but he swiftly deleted the clip. So, it wasn't a mistake.
[GEO.TV] Britannia's King Chuck ...King of England, Scotland, Ireland -- at least part of it -- Wales, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and places like that. The first King Chuck had his head chopped off, the second one was Good Time Charlie. The third once wanted to be a tampon and thinks we'll all be extinct within the next seven years... set out Prime Minister Keir Starmer's legislative agenda on Wednesday, promising a government of service focused on reviving the economy and tackling issues from an acute housing shortage to a cost of living crisis.
In a ceremony full of pageantry, before an audience of robed lords and politicians, Charles read out the laws the government is prioritising after Starmer's centre-left Labour Party won a large majority at this month's election.
The package of more than 35 bills will focus on growing the economy, reforming planning laws to make it easier to build homes and speeding up the delivery of major infrastructure projects, improving transport and creating jobs.
The king's speech, written by the government, also tried to set a new tone to British politics, promoting service rather than self interest, something that Labour says took root over 14 years of often chaotic Conservative Party rule.
The ruler can refuse to give the speech as written if he or she disagrees with the words.
"My government will govern in service to the country," said Charles, wearing a crimson and white robe and the Imperial State crown.
"My government's legislative programme will be mission-led and based on the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all."
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'Growing the economy'...with lots and lots of wind farms!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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1) More renewables to setup the UK for energy insecurity.
2) More diversity via more immigrants from mostly a homogenous religious culture.
3) Wind towers doubling as minarets.
4) English common law to be dropped in favor of Sharia Law by 2050.
5) Large decrease in British green space due to building 1.5M new housing units. Most of which will go to "asylum seekers" imo.
[Breitbart] Banking on Bird Flu?
The UK has become the first European country to approve lab-grown meat to be sold to the public, with the synthetically developed protein expected to appear on the shelves as early as this year.
British regulators have given the approval to UK-based firm Meatly to begin selling its lab-grown meat as dog food to the public. The approval paves the way for taste-test trials with dogs to begin for its new pet food, which will include proteins derived from cultivated chicken cells.
The co-founder and CEO of the startup, Owen Ensor told The Telegraph on Wednesday: “The European Union has traditionally been a more conservative regulator and the US is getting embroiled in food politics – unnecessarily, in my opinion. So the UK can really step up here.
“There has been an opportunity with Brexit, both legally with the disengaging from the EU process, but also from a government perspective. There’s been a lot of enthusiasm for innovative solutions and I think that we’ll see that continue with the current Government.”
The company, founded in 2022, said that it is planning to license its technology to other firms in Britain, opening the door to the possibility of lab meat being sold to humans in the near future, as the process to produce it would be “very similar”.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] Lavrov made it clear that Russia is not going to participate in the "new peace conference" that Zelensky is mumbling about. According to Lavrov, there are "unacceptable approaches" for Russia there.
Yes, there are a number of objective reasons for this.
1. Switzerland as such is obviously not suitable, since Switzerland is not a neutral country. For the same reasons, Russia is unlikely to participate in any conference that will be held on NATO territory (with the possible exception of Turkey).
2. Zelensky is not a legitimate representative of Ukraine. His term of office has expired and he is illegally holding power. Accordingly, any agreement with Zelensky has no legal force and can subsequently be easily annulled, simply due to the fact that Zelensky does not have the legal authority to act as president after the expiration of his term.
3. The "peace conference" in the minds of the United States and their Kiev puppets is a gathering to discuss "Zelensky's peace formula". After the failure of the summit in Switzerland, where the initiators themselves were afraid to discuss their own "formula" in its entirety, there is even less point in Russia discussing it in any form at any future summit where it considers it necessary to participate.
4. At the moment, Russia may be interested in a summit that will be held on the territory of a truly neutral country, with a discussion of Putin's conditions for the completion of the CBO and the Chinese peace plan that suits the Global South.
5. At the same time, until such agreements are concluded, military actions will not be stopped, so as not to give the enemy a respite to strengthen its military potential.
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[Regnum] Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 Block-30 fighters to the United States for modernization, and these aircraft will subsequently be transferred to Ukraine. This was reported by Al Jazeera, citing sources.
According to the publication, Kyiv expects to receive 60 decommissioned F-16 fighters from Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark. However, the Ukrainian authorities claim that they need about 150 aircraft.
"Greece's 32 aircraft could go some way to narrowing the gap," the article's authors note.
According to their information, Greece intends to sell this equipment to the US so that Washington can modernize it and transfer it to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, the article notes that Greek military experts are wary of the idea of transferring dozens of fighters to Kyiv.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Ural company "Fores" will pay a reward of 15 million rubles to Russian fighters who are the first to shoot down American F-15 and F-16 fighters.
Earlier, columnist Harrison Kass wrote in an article for the American magazine National Interest that the F-16 fighters that the West plans to deliver to Ukraine are unlikely to survive in Russian-controlled airspace. According to him, when fighting in Russian-controlled airspace, the value of the F-16 will be significantly reduced due to outdated technology, and the chances of survival for Ukrainian pilots will be extremely small. Russian air defense systems will have no trouble detecting and shooting down the planes.
On July 10, it became known that the United States, together with the Netherlands and Denmark, sent fighter jets to Ukraine. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted that the transfer of aircraft had already begun. In his opinion, these aircraft will be able to fly in the skies over the territory controlled by Kiev this summer.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on possible deliveries of F-16s to Ukraine, stressed that this would not change the course of the SVO. He added that the Russian army would mercilessly destroy these aircraft, as well as all other military equipment supplied by the West.
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VP Nominee JD Vance is a staunch isolationist. He believes the U.S. should not support Ukraine at all. This is in stark contrast to Reagan's constant pressure on the Kremlin and the Iron Curtain.
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^Reagan's constant pressure on the Kremlin and the Iron Curtain.
Maybe, just maybe, it's because there is no Soviet Union anymore?
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Putin is actively trying to restore the beast that Reagan tore down.
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^Nonsense. Vlad is trying to restore the Russian Empire. The world needs Russian Empire to squash Globalists (centered in EUrope) the way it squashed Napoleon & Hitler.
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#5 Nonsense nonsense nonsense nonsense. I've had to deal with Ukrainians like you for many years here in Manitoba. A load of coal on all of your shoulders. Go and dance the Buttrerfly. Go and powder you nose wirth a shmatta. Take all your countrymates and leave the Canadian priariies to us Irishmen. Damn but this Scotch is good stuff!!!
[Newsweak] The head of an elite North Korean military delegation that was deployed to Russia last week has been found dead in Moscow, according to local reports.
Kim Geum Chol, president of the Kim Il Sung Military University, is said to have drowned while swimming in the Russian capital, according to the SHOT Telegram channel, a Russian channel that posts updates on the Ukraine war, and the Astra Telegram channel, a project run by independent Russian journalists.
Newsweek couldn't independently verify the reports and has contacted Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment by email.
Kim and his delegation departed from Pyongyang on July 8, the news agency Yonhap said, on the first public visit by North Korean officials to Russia since Pyongyang and Moscow signed a new strategic partnership agreement in June.
The purpose of the delegation's visit is unclear.
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Was that before or after the 20 story fall from the hotel balcony?
The Trump campaign is declining to schedule a vice presidential debate prior to the Democrat Convention.
“To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate.” pic.twitter.com/ObB30br9Q6
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Getting Biden to leave is not the problem. The problem is who to replace him with. The Dem bench is not deep.
As Vice Prez and a Vagino-American of Color, Kamala is an obvious choice, but ... let's just say she has a lot of negatives. Anyone else, like Newsome or Whitmer face the prospect of losing to Trump and being branded as a loser for any future run. Maybe the Dems can find some second string governor who will enjoy a little time in the spotlight. Or they can just punt and let the Biden Story play out.
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If they're talking about people like Harris, Newsom and Whitmer they're toast. Harris has that cackle and listening to her voice is unbearable. Dippity Do won't say where all that money for the homeless went. Whitmer might actually be uglier than Hillary, looking at her face is about as bad as listening to Harris. They might be better off with Schifferbrains himself.
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I'm still hoping for a Stacy Abrams-Beto O'Rourke ticket for the Dems.
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As for bringing up a pitcher from AAA, George Clooney is a choice.
Please, oh no, don't throw Clooney into the face of a pitcher!
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[Regnum] Archaeologists have discovered unique porcelain artifacts from the 19th century in the area of 4th Krutitsky Lane in Moscow. A Meissen porcelain saucer and a lid from Dr. Schweikert's lipstick jar are fragments of goods popular among wealthy citizens of that time.
“The most eloquent findings about the everyday life and routine of city residents are dishes, ceramic vessels and jars used for storage, household items, packaging for popular products and medicines,” noted the head of the Moscow City Heritage Department, Alexei Yemelyanov.
A saucer with a Meissen porcelain mark in the form of two crossed blue swords from the coat of arms of Saxony is an example of utensils that served as decoration for the services of noble houses. Masterpieces of the Meissen porcelain manufactory are in the collections of famous museums around the world, including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
Oddly enough, one of the largest collections of Meissen porcelain is on display in the H+ Hotel Bad Soden, which sits in the park on the main street of that lovely small city in the hills above Frankfurt.
Doctor of Medicine Julius Schweikert was a supporter of the homeopathic method of treatment. One of the preparations he developed could have been stored in a pomade jar, the lid of which was discovered by Moscow archaeologists. It was sold in the most famous Moscow pharmacy of the 19th century - Ferrein's pharmacy on Nikolskaya Street.
A new archaeological field season began in Moscow in May. This year, specialists are working at more than 200 sites, including in the territories of the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky administrative districts.
As reported by IA Regnum, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said earlier that over the past 13 years, archaeologists have discovered more than 100,000 artifacts during excavations in the capital. Over 33,000 were transferred to the state part of the Museum Fund.
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[Regnum] The Russian FSB has published declassified archives that talk about the crimes of the military commandant of the Belarusian Mogilev, Major General Gottfried von Erdmannsdorff. The Nazi walked through Moscow 80 years ago, leading a huge column of captured Germans. He is responsible for hundreds of killed and burned Russian soldiers.
On July 17, 1944, von Erdmannsdorff was paraded along the main streets of Moscow along with 19 other Wehrmacht generals. This event in history was called the "Parade of the Defeated", or Operation "Big Waltz".
The interrogation protocol of von Erdmannsdorff, in which he gives detailed testimony about the war against the USSR and his personal participation in war crimes, has now become available.
The German admitted that he gave orders to shoot captured Red Army commissars and arrest communists. From June 22 to September 1941, one commissar was shot and about 600 communists were arrested. They were all shot as well.
"On my orders, Soviet citizens were arrested, sent to camps, and forcibly sent to hard labor in Germany. I personally approved 120-125 death sentences handed down by the secret field police to Soviet citizens who had connections with the partisans. All of them were shot, and their bodies were burned," the general's confession is recorded in the protocols.
At the end of June 1944, during the offensive operation "Bagration", the city of Mogilev was liberated, which the Nazis intended to turn into an impregnable fortress.
In the battles for Mogilev, the Germans lost more than 6,000 soldiers and officers, 2,000 were taken prisoner. Among the prisoners were two generals: the military commandant of Mogilev von Erdmansdorff with his staff and the commander of the 12th Infantry Division, Lieutenant General Rudolf Bamler.
When the investigator asked von Erdmannsdorff how he viewed Hitler’s aggression against the USSR, he replied: “as a great crime.”
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the collected evidence confirms that the fascists, led by Adolf Hitler, planned to exterminate the Soviet people. This was stated by the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin.
The Russian FSB has published a declassified archive containing testimony from the former chief of staff of the NSDAP state propaganda department, Werner Wächter, a subordinate of Joseph Goebbels, about how the Nazis concealed preparations for an attack on the Soviet Union.
The FSB Directorate in the Smolensk Region has declassified archival documents on crimes committed by the Nazis in the region during the Great Patriotic War, including materials on the execution of Poles and the falsification of the Katyn case by the Third Reich's special services.
The removal plan was initially said to be merely part of Johnson’s attempt to make “updates to some areas in and around City Hall,” according to Mayoral spokesman Ronnie Reese, the Chicago Tribune reported.
There was no indication the statue was to be removed because of the connection George Washington had to slavery. However, former mayor Lori Lightfoot had included George Washington in her plans to tear down “problematic” statuary throughout the Windy City.
Lightfoot had raised a commission she called the Chicago Monuments Project that recommended that George Washington be included on the list of 41 historical figures whose monuments should be torn down because they were no longer woke enough for city officials.
For instance, the commission recommended in 2022 that the elimination of the Arrigo Park statue to Christopher Columbus should be made permanent. Lightfoot temporarily removed the Columbus statue in 2020 claiming that it was divisive. At the time, she said it was only temporary, but she never did return it to its rightful place. By 2022, the commission approved of the removal and recommended that it never be returned.
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There is a tremendous amount of animosity amongst the U.S.'s black population and the US's founding fathers. George Washington owned over 300 slaves. Thomas Jefferson owned over 600 slaves. Even though hundreds of thousands of white people died in the civil war which resulted in the abolishment of slavery, the first few decades of US history was a very painful one for black America.
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And lets hide the fact that blacks owned black slaves as well.
There seems to be a large portion of the population today, regardless of race, who like being taken care of by the state rather than assume responsibility for their own lives and have no problem with their 'leaders' taking the labor and productivity of others to make sure they get the basics for food and shelter.
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The founders were human. They were not perfect. Slavery could have been banned in the US Constitution but for one delegate from Delaware and the South Carolina delegation. And this was in the days before King Cotton.
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If it wasn't for the slave trade, there would be no "black America." They'd be dying of malaria in some African ditch, were they not lucky enough to be a product of the long gone slave trade.
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But he said if you get the vaccine you won't get covid.
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OK, my conspiracy, and just that. The dems always project. They say Trump cheats, all the while they are cheating. They were tacitly calling for Trumps death, and when the shooter missed, they lamented his aim. As they call for his death it came to me. Biden will get sick. It will get worse. He will die right before the convention. Kamala will step up. She will get someone like George Clooney or another Hollywood elite to run with her. They will run on the sympathy vote and while Kamala cant sing unity, the VP candidate can. Its their only way out of this... For the record, I dont agree with the hurting or killing of any American... So dont get this wrong.
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/\ A valid theory. Not of the conspriatorial type.
[GEO.TV] Liberia-flagged oil tanker Chios Lion was assessing damage and investigating a potential oil spill after it was attacked by Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... 's Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s in the Red Sea, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Tuesday.
An unmanned watercraft inflicted minor damage to Chios Lion's port side on Monday as part of a swarm of attacks by the Houthis on the vessel and another ship sailing around 100 nautical miles northwest of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah.
"While originally headed south, following the attack the vessel turned around and back north out of the threat area to further assess damage and investigate potential oil spillage," the JMIC said in a statement.
[GEO.TV] Hezbollah will hit new targets in Israel if it keeps killing civilians in Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... , the group's leader MSayyed ...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged... His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> said on Wednesday, noting a spike in the number of non-combatants killed in Lebanon in recent days.
Five civilians, all Syrians and including three children, were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Tuesday and at least three Lebanese non-combatants were killed the day before, according to state media and security sources.
"Continuing to target civilians will push the Resistance® to launch missiles at settlements that were not previously targeted," Nasrallah said, in comments made during a televised address to mark the holy day of Ashura. "Civilians"
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[GEO.TV] Pakistain on Wednesday issued a "strong demarche" to Afghanistan following a deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment two days ago which resulted in the martyrdom of eight soldiers and injured many others.
At least eight Pakistain Army soldiers had embraced martyrdom as security forces effectively thwarted a terrorist attack at Bannu Cantonment killing all 10 snuffies two days ago, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday.
The snuffies attacked the Bannu Cantonment in the early hours of July 15 but their attempt to enter the facility was effectively thwarted by the security forces personnel, resultantly the snuffies rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of the cantonment, the military’s media wing had said.
In a statement today, the Foreign Office said the deputy head of mission of the embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to deliver Pakistain’s strong demarche over the deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment.
The FO said the terrorist attack was carried out by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur ...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state.. group based in Afghanistan. The holy warrior group along with Tehrik-e-Taliban ...Arabic for students... Pakistain (TTP), is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians and law enforcement officials in multiple terrorist attacks inside Pakistain, the statement added.
Islamabad urged Kabul to "fully investigate and take immediate, robust and effective action against the perpetrators of the Bannu attack and to prevent the recurrence of such attacks against Pakistain using the territory of Afghanistan".
Pakistain reiterated its serious concerns over the presence of terror outfits inside Afghanistan that continue to threaten Pakistain's security. "Such incidents also go against the spirit of bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries," it read.
The FO spokesperson added that the "Bannu Cantonment attack is yet another reminder of the serious threat posed by terrorism to regional peace and security".
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[NY Post] Special counsel Jack Smith is appealing a bombshell ruling from a Florida judge Monday tossing out the case accusing Donald Trump of hoarding confidential documents.
Federal Judge Aileen Cannon — who was appointed by the former president — dismissed the entire case against the 78-year-old on the grounds that Smith’s appointment to the prosecution violated the Constitution.
Smith — who is also overseeing the Washington, DC, case accusing Trump of 2020 election interference —filed a notice of appeal Wednesday of Cannon’s decision to the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung in a statement urged the Justice Department to “drop these politically motivated, election interference efforts against President Trump immediately.”
“Let us come together to END the weaponization of our justice system and Make America Great Again!” Cheung added, referencing the “hush money” conviction, two earlier civil judgments and the ongoing criminal charges hanging over the 45th president.
Those latter indictments include Smith’s stalled federal case against Trump for making “knowingly false” claims about voter fraud after the 2020 election that culminated in a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol building and delaying the certification of votes on Jan. 6, 2021.
Cannon ruled that Congress needed to approve Smith’s appointment by US Attorney General Merrick Garland, as well as the funds that his office had spent prosecuting the Republican presidential nominee.
The decision came roughly two weeks after Trump scored a win with a US Supreme Court ruling that found he benefits from absolute presidential immunity for “official acts.”
That ruling did specify what were considered “official acts” in the two federal cases against him.
But in a concurring decision, Justice Clarence Thomas paved the way for Cannon’s ruling, saying he thought the special counsel’s appointment may be unconstitutional.
Former Trump attorney Jim Trusty told The Post that former Attorney General Ed Meese submitted an amicus brief late last year that also put pressure on the judge to consider whether Smith’s appointment by current AG Garland violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution.
The brief pointed out that Congress has yet to pass legislation recognizing the creation of the special counsel role after the elimination of an earlier law designating independent counsels for the Justice Department.
“Improperly appointed, he has no more authority to represent the United States in this Court than Bryce Harper, Taylor Swift or Jeff Bezos,’’ Meese and his brief co-authors said of Smith’s appointment.
Cannon in her ruling had also pointed out that prosecutors in Smith’s office billed the DOJ at least $24 million in bringing the unprecedented indictment against Trump last year for allegedly retaining sensitive national defense material at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Still, Democrats in Congress slammed Cannon’s ruling as “misguided” and argued on “dubious constitutional grounds,” while Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe went as far as to accuse the Florida judge of writing “her job application to be the first appointee to the Supreme Court in Trump’s possible second term when Justice Alito or Justice Thomas retires.”
But Republicans celebrated the decision, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) calling it “good news for America and for the rule of law.”
The Post has reached out to Trump’s attorneys and Smith’s prosecutorial team for comment.
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However, if as found by the judge that Smith's appointment is unconstitutional, then he has no 'standing'. The one who claimed to have made the appointment has to appeal. Play that card.
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Fifteen months of the RSF militia’s war against the Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... ese people, and the associated unprecedented atrocities have so far met inadequate response from the international community.
True, the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2736,13 June 2024, which demands the RSF end its siege of El-Fasher is significant. However,
Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... it falls short of unequivocally condemning the Militia for its brutal crimes.
Between April and December 2023, the RSF and its affiliated militias were responsible for the deaths of 10,000 to 15,000 civilians in West Darfur, according to a Panel of Independent Experts assigned by the Security Council. The U.S. State Department determined in December 2023 that the RSF committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of ethnic cleansing reminiscent of genocide. A bipartisan draft resolution in the US Congress also recognized these actions as genocide.
On June 5th 2024, another carnage took place in Wad-al-Nora village, al-Gazirah state. Around 270 villagers were slaughtered.
Despite global outrage over these crimes, in many aspects, the international community’s response appears slow, and insufficient and amounts to apathy.
APATHY ENCOURAGES IMPUNITY
The result is continued and unchecked ethnic cleansing and killings by the Militia in different parts of the country. The latest UN resolution and international condemnations essentially call for the RSF to behave themselves. This soft approach mistakenly assumes the Militia possesses a level of morality, legitimacy or discipline. The RAF’s response to the resolution; a major attack on El-Fasher, demonstrates its disregard for international diplomacy.
SHORT MEMORY?
Historically, the Janjaweed were globally known for their brutality in the Darfur conflict, with their crimes leading to the International Criminal Court’s involvement in 2005. Yet, certain Western quarters seem to have forgotten that the RSF is essentially an upgraded version of the Janjaweed, as the Enough Project puts it. Various international publications equally recall that the RSF evolved from the Janjaweed, infamous for ethnic cleansing and genocide. Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, explains "The RSF grew out of, and is primarily composed of, the Janjaweed militias".
Nevertheless, the leader of the Janjaweed, Hemetti, has been elevated to an international figure, receiving calls from the UN Secretary-General and the US Secretary of State, given a red carpet reception by a pro-West East African president, and even invited to an IGAD summit. This occurs even as the RSF militia continues its atrocities now spanning, beside Darfur, al-Gazirah, Greater Kordofan, Khartoum, and Sennar states, fully backed by its wealthy regional sponsor, the UAE, which supplies advanced weaponry, mercenaries, finance, and extensive PR and propaganda networks.
Thus, compared to its response to the Janjaweed crimes during the Darfur conflict 2003-2009, the international community seems this time indifferent towards their renewed atrocities, though the current victims constitute almost half of the Sudanese population.
CHANGING CONTEXT
Hemetti’s rise to the post of Deputy President of the Sovereign Council occurred during an extremely difficult transitional period following the ousting of the former regime by a popular uprising. As the nation emerged from multiple conflicts and with a view to minimizing any resistance to the change that would exacerbate the already precarious situation, the RSF had to be accommodated, along with the very armed struggle movements whom it had been fighting on behalf of the former regime. It was envisaged then that such arrangements would usher the country into a new dispensation based on a broader national accord. Accordingly, RSF was supposed to be integrated into the national army, SAF, after being reformed and rehabilitated, under the supervision of the latter. However,
Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... meddling in the process from both external powers and local politicians aborted this effort, strengthening the RSF instead. Thanks to its regional sponsor and appropriation of the bigger part of the country’s gold wealth, the Militia now boasts advanced weaponry, significant economic control, and a PR network. Sudan was a few steps away from joining the list of Middle Eastern countries that are effectively run by militias.
With the heavy losses in manpower it suffered early in the war, the Militia has reverted to its Janjaweed origins, especially after the termination of SAF officer secondments and voluntary demobilizations within the RSF. Hemetti was removed from his post in May 2023, and the RSF was disbanded by the SAF Commander in September 2023. Therefore, it is Janjaweed unmasked who are now fighting the Sudanese people.
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back in 2004 or so, the Janjaweed crimes in Dafar were big news
this was twinned with condemnation of the Bush Admin for not preventing it, various truce initiatives led to reducing the violence by about 2006
when Obama became Prez, the Janjaweed were basically out of the news
in 2020 a comprehensive agreement of sorts was signed but in the summer of 2021 renewed violence began and since 2022 there has basically been a civil war between factions of the military
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It would be nice if something other than Sudan Tribune articles appeared here. There is an ethnic struggle going on in the Sudan, with the various ethnicities choosing sides: pro-Arab, or anti-Arab. The Sudan Tribune has chosen the Arab side, Darfur and the western ethnicities have chosen otherwise. The cry has begun that starvation will cause tens of thousands of death in El Fasher, and one can expect the Sudan Tribune will continue to beat that drum in the hope of retaining the only Arab city left in western Sudan.
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If you have better English-language sources, AB — or are willing to provide translations, like badanov does for his Ukrainian and Russian sources — please submit articles from them. By design Rantburg is limited to open source information in our attempt since 9/11 to figure out what’s going on in the War on Terror (plus other interesting stuff). But online news sites regularly appear and disappear, so we’re always interested in useful ones, not to mention posters willing to take on coverage of a key area of operation.
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Just one resource: Africa
AFRICA, HORN OF AFRICA
EEPA Situation Report, Horn of Africa, No. 561 – 18 July 2024
Date: 18/07/2024
Author: Martin Plaut
Situation in Sudan (per 18 July)
The Ombadda Block 5 neighbourhood in Omdurman is completely uninhabitable due to no remaining services, functional markets, hospitals, or medical centres. Widespread waste and decomposing corpses make the neighbourhood unsanitary.
Representatives from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) travelled to Geneva for “indirect talks” under auspices of the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, focusing on humanitarian aid, safe humanitarian corridors and civilian protection.
Lamamra met separately with representatives from each side, however, a direct meeting between the two Sudanese parties has not been scheduled.
800,000 people are trapped in El Fasher, North Darfur, without food, water or access to medical services, said the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO warned of looming famine and hunger and need for a sustainable plan for delivery of humanitarian and relief supplies.
Hunger and acute lack of food is one of the main reasons for Sudanese refugees to flee the country. “They said it’s not insecurity, it’s not lack of access to basic services, but because we have nothing to eat there,” said Dr Shible Sahbani, WHO Representative to Sudan.
One third of wounded persons of Sudan’s conflict had been women and children under the age of 10, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Sennar city has been cut off from access to food and fuel by RSF. Flour and rice are fully sold out at the markets and grain mills cannot produce new flour due to the lack of electricity, confirmed resistance committees in Sennar.
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Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets.
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the US Secret Service, answered the question of why there were no agents on the roof from where the shots were fired at Trump.
But she answered in such a way that it would be better if she did not do it. After such an answer, she should either resign for negligence and incompetence, or go to jail for complicity in the attempt to kill the future US president.
A view from Russia.
According to her, the decision to leave the roof unguarded was deliberate (!!!), since placing (anti)snipers on a sloping roof was (Karl!!!) unsafe.
Let me remind you that the place where the would-be killer was located is a low-pitched roof of 4.76 degrees (I took the data from American sources, but I measured it from a photo and personally, you can trust the data - the ratio was 18 length by 1.1 height, this is 3.5 degrees, but you need to make a small footnote on the angular projection). The building itself is about 4 meters high, and the slope is very wide - 10-12 meters, imagine two 5-6 meter long rooms.
It turns out that the agents whose job it was to ensure the security perimeter did not climb onto the roof because it is sloping. They could slip, fall and get a sprained ankle, or even a torn ligament. It was an unacceptable risk to be on a roof where even kids can feel comfortable. And they urgently need to prepare an ADDITIONAL elite unit of the Super Secret Service, capable of overcoming such types of terrain :)))
And under this pretext that it is unsafe for an agent to be on this practically children's playground, they leave a free firing position? As a result, the shooter, apparently, climbed onto the roof completely unhindered and ended up about 120 meters from the stage, where the ex-president was right in his line of fire.
Ironically, the cover snipers who were behind Trump were located on a sloping roof of 14.04 degrees. I.e. one of two things comes out:
- either a roof three times steeper is not sloping enough
- or the memory of all sorts of Kimberly Cheatle is like that of fish...
Therefore, it is clear that the explanations of the Director of the Secret Service are designed for dumb hamsters. She is trying to say at least something. Adequate people understand that such accidents simply do not happen. And that the position and approach to it for the shooter were cleared intentionally. Who cleared it? You should ask Kimberly Cheatle who gave the orders. Because there was obvious complicity.
By the way, former US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland - three days before the assassination attempt on Trump said : "
"I don't think Donald Trump will become president. Putin, of course, is counting on it, but I think Putin is in for an unpleasant surprise."
Now the surprise she knew and expected is clear. But she was disappointed. But she knew!
P.S.
Yesterday, near the hall where the Republican National Convention with Trump is being held for the second day in Milwaukee, another pale, bright-eyed 21-year-old young man was detained with a bag containing an illegal AK47 with magazines.
The police noticed a suspicious man in a ski mask with a large tactical backpack, just a couple of blocks from the convention.
The police statement on Tuesday says: "A search of the person revealed that the suspect was concealing an AK-47 pistol, a loaded magazine, and a "Scream" mask in his backpack. The suspect did not have a legal permit to carry a concealed weapon in the state of Wisconsin or any other state. His intent remains unclear."
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It isn't just the Russians. Everybody in the whole wide world is watching and wondering just how evil the Biden administration is. It's too easy, too convenient for someone like Cheatle to claim incompetence and it's too hard for everybody else to believe.
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[Regnum] The Dagestani blogger who mocked the Orthodox cross during an online broadcast must be severely punished by law. This was stated by the chairman of the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus, Mufti Ismail Berdiev.
According to him, in this case one cannot limit oneself to public censure or condemnation from the community.
"There is a law. If you break it, you must answer. Without ceremony. There is no other way," Gazeta.Ru quotes the mufti as saying.
Earlier, the deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations with Society and the Media of the Moscow Patriarchate, Vakhtang Kipshidze, said in a Telegram channel that the blogger's actions were deeply offensive and criminal, and law enforcement agencies should respond to them. The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church added that he expects an unambiguous reaction from the Muslim community.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a blogger with the nickname Javier trampled and spat on an Orthodox cross, and also cursed all Christians with obscenities on July 12 during a stream launched on one of the popular platforms. It turned out that the broadcast was hosted by a native of the Tabasaran region of Dagestan, Khavier Yarmagomedov, who works as a security guard in Moscow. Yarmagomedov later recorded an apology, in which he stated that he allegedly became a victim of a provocation by some opponents.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case, the streamer was detained. The department explained that the blogger committed public actions with the aim of insulting religious feelings.
More from regnum.ru Blogger who trampled a cross was taken to the Investigative Committee
A blogger suspected of insulting the feelings of believers was taken to the investigative department of the Investigative Committee's Moscow office, the press service of the Investigative Committee reported on July 17.
During interrogation, the suspect stated that he regretted what he had done, according to a message on the Investigative Committee’s Telegram channel.
"He will be charged and a preventive measure will be chosen in the near future. A search was conducted at the defendant's place of residence," the Investigative Committee press service noted.
The suspect's phone and some other items were confiscated. He will also be checked for involvement in other crimes, including on the Internet, the department's press service reported.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a video was previously circulated on social networks in which a man abuses a pectoral cross - spitting on it, trampling on it, using obscene language, and also insulting Christians.
The author of the video is a native of Dagestan, Khavier Yarmagomedov, who currently lives in Moscow and works as a security guard, the media reported. Later, Yarmagomedov recorded an apology, in which he stated that he allegedly became a victim of a provocation by some opponents.
On July 17, the Investigative Committee reported that a criminal case had been opened under the article on insulting the feelings of believers. The suspect was quickly identified and detained, the report noted.
[JustThenews] Despite broad support, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state didn't need increased oversight on how tax dollars are spent on homelessness.
Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have required the state to evaluate the money it gives to cities and counties for homelessness programs, saying it would create “unnecessary ongoing workload” and that other actions already to increase oversight render the bill “redundant.” Earlier this year, a state audit found the state was not adequately tracking the outcomes for much of its recent $24 billion in homelessness spending.
“This was a bipartisan bill with no opposition. Clearly the Legislature agreed on the need to rein in Newsom’s wasteful spending on ineffective homelessness programs,” said bill author State Assemblyman Joe Patterson, R-Rocklin, in a statement. “I’m glad we were able to get some safeguards written into the budget, but the state can’t keep cutting corners on accountability when dishing out billions of taxpayer dollars and seeing the problem get worse.”
The Department of Housing and Community Development is currently required to submit an annual report to the legislature and governor on its Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program. Patterson’s bill, AB 2570, would have required HCD include an evaluation of HHAP in this annual report.
“I believe that by requiring a status update and review of the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program in the Department of Housing and Community Development annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature, we will be able to shed light on the flaws in our plan of action in addressing the overwhelming homelessness issue in our state,” argued Patterson in a State Senate floor analysis of the bill, which passed without any opposing votes and no submitted arguments against it.
Newsom, on the other hand, argued he and the legislature have already taken sufficient action to enhance accountability and transparency on state homelessness spending. Earlier this year, a state audit found “the State lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs” because it has “not consistently tracked and evaluated the State’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness.”
“Earlier this year, I directed California's Housing Accountability Unit to increase its oversight and enforcement of existing housing laws to address homelessness. Additionally, the recently adopted 2024 Budget includes statutory language that requires more frequent reporting by HHAP grantees on their expenditures, corrective action plans for grantees not meeting specified performance measures, and maintenance of compliant Housing Elements prior to receiving additional HHAP funding,” wrote Newsom in his veto letter. “This bill is redundant to these efforts and creates an unnecessary ongoing workload for the Department without providing additional accountability or transparency to taxpayers.”
According to the Los Angeles Times, California lawmakers haven't used their power to override a governor's veto with a two-thirds vote of each house since 1980, suggesting Newsom's veto is the final word on the matter.
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[Korrespondent] The expansion of the bridgehead in the Krynki area became known in early November 2023; this week, the media reported that the Ukrainian military was forced to leave Krynki.
Ukrainian troops have left the bridgehead in Krynki on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, domestic media reported the day before. Official sources have not confirmed this information. DeepState noted that they are waiting for an official report on the situation in that area. THE MOST DIFFICULT SECTION OF THE FRONT
Krynki was considered the most difficult section of the front. Marines said that in Krynki "you can live, but you can't leave." During the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2023, the Ukrainian military began an operation to create a bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper.
The evacuation of the wounded from Krynki could take weeks - during the operation the enemy studied and targeted all the routes along which the marines were floating.
FIGHTING FOR THE RUINS
Military expert Ivan Stupak says that in Krynki the Ukrainian Armed Forces were literally holding on to the ruins. “There really weren’t any structures there anymore. Krynki is the conventional name of the location that was there,” he noted. According to him, this settlement was destroyed by the Russians using heavy equipment and various types of weapons.
"The Russians regularly destroyed and damaged our boats that were bringing our guys in and when there was an evacuation - there were losses at that stage, and also when they were transporting ammunition. That is, they regularly hunted for these boats. It happened that we lost 5-6 boats a day. And we understand that they were not empty. The Russians destroyed them," Stupak said.
GRAY AREA
According to Stupak, today the fight is for the islands in the Dnieper. "The enemy regularly suffers losses. There are no physical soldiers of ours. Our losses are less. We do not control this territory, but the Russians have nothing to cling to there, so this is a kind of gray zone and attempts to gain a foothold on individual islands on the Dnieper River," Stupak emphasized.
In order to save the lives of the fighters, the Defense Forces must retreat from destroyed positions, the General Staff representative emphasized in a comment to Liga.net about Krynki.
"War is not a place for emotions. War is a matter of numbers. And if it were not for Krynki, we would now be discussing not the Pokrovskoe and Toretskoe directions, but the offensive on the Slavyano-Kramatorsk agglomeration. If it were not for Krynki, we would now be discussing not Liptsy and Vovchansk, but Velykyi Burluk. If it were not for Krynki, we would be discussing today not the enemy's entry into Urozhaynoye, but into Velyka Novoselovka," says military and political observer Alexander Kovalenko.
According to him, Krynki had an impact on the entire combat zone, and every life left there saved a dozen lives in other areas.
"Krynki has been turned into a lifeless field in six months and is now not controlled by enemies. Krynki is a gray zone. But Russian occupiers are trying to enter there, and therefore, they keep their resource around Krynki. And the Ukrainian defense forces continue to methodically neutralize it. Does the scheme continue to work? Yes," Kovalenko noted.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:32 Russians attacked the Gulyai-Pole community of the Zaporizhia region with drones - in the village of Uspenovka, three people were injured, including two children aged five and ten, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. Two UAVs hit a house where a mother and children were. The house and outbuildings were damaged.
22:25 In the village of Krynki, 788 soldiers went missing from October 2023 to the end of June 2024, Slidstvo.Info reports, citing police data. During the same period, 262 bodies of deceased Defense Forces servicemen were removed from Krynki.
22:19 Russians shelled Antonovka in Kherson Oblast with artillery throughout the day, three people were wounded, OVA reported. In addition, one person was injured as a result of enemy shelling of Belozerka, and another - as a result of a Russian strike on the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson.
21:38 The Verkhovna Rada supported bill No. 11322, which provides for the possibility of returning to service military personnel who have voluntarily left their unit for the first time (voluntary abandonment of the unit - SZCh) or committed desertion. As explained by the Ministry of Defense, a serviceman who has committed SZCh or desertion for the first time will be able to voluntarily contact an investigator or prosecutor with the intention of returning to the military unit to continue service. The return of a serviceman to service requires the approval of the commander.
20:41 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia does not intend to participate in the second Peace Summit. According to him, "the second conference on Ukraine contains approaches unacceptable to Russia." He also believes that "the West has taken a course to push through Zelensky's ultimatum at any cost." At the same time, Lavrov claims that Russia is ready for negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine and the security system in Europe, but will insist on the inclusion of "safety measures against double interpretation" in a possible future treaty on European security, and will also "carefully monitor the wording and guarantees."
20:35 Zelensky said in an evening video address that by his decree he had put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the new Maritime Security Strategy of Ukraine: "This document takes into account the changes and innovations in security that we have ensured, in particular, in the Black Sea, in the development of our forces. This is a modern strategy, and we are implementing it together with our partners. In the near future, I am going to discuss the details of this strategy with them."
20:12 The European Commission has approved the first regular payment of around €4.2 billion under the Ukraine Facility programme, which aims to support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and governance.
19:46 Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said that F-16 fighters from the Netherlands will be in Ukraine "in the near future."
19:14 The DELTA combat system has successfully passed an information security check, confirming that its integrated information protection system complies with the established requirements, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said. According to him, for the first time in the history of Ukraine, a military system has been certified according to the standards used in NATO countries. Previously, such systems were checked according to 20-year-old standards that have lost their relevance. The system's cybersecurity diagnostics lasted one and a half months. The next step is to put DELTA into operation by the Defense Forces.
18:37 Over the course of two months, from May 18 to July 16, 4,690,496 conscripts updated their data in accordance with the new mobilization law, the Defense Ministry reported. In particular, 510,203 people did this through the TCC, 1,152,227 people through the Administrative Service Center, and 3,028,066 people through the Reserve+ application.
18:13 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have completed the development and have begun implementing a comprehensive program
of actions to save the lives of servicemen, the Ministry of Defense reported. This is a universal system for each unit, the key priority of which is to save the lives of servicemen. Particular attention will be paid to improving the training of defenders, improving the quality of their training, improving the provision of medical care at all stages, ensuring rest for personnel performing combat missions, and a number of other activities.
18:00 Electronic booking has started working in Diia - from today, the heads of companies that are critically important for the economy of Ukraine or work for the needs of the Defense Forces will be able to book their employees on the portal, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
17:58 On Thursday, July 18, electricity consumption will be limited throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 00:00 to 5:00 there will be two stages of shutdowns, from 5:00 to 16:00 and from 22:00 to 24:00 - three stages, from 16:00 to 22:00 - four stages of shutdowns simultaneously.
17:51 In the Kupyansk community of the Kharkiv region, the Russians have once again destroyed the crossing over the Oskol River, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov: "The Kupyansk direction is difficult. In some places, we are recording even more combat clashes and attempts by the enemy to storm the positions of our servicemen precisely in the Kupyansk direction. Tonight, the enemy once again destroyed the crossing over the Oskol River. Now we will take all measures to restore and rebuild it, this is, unfortunately, a typical situation for us."
17:26 Russians have struck a social infrastructure facility in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast - according to preliminary information, five people have been wounded, OVA chief Vadim Filashkin reported. The building was partially destroyed by a direct hit, and six more multi-story buildings were damaged.
17:19 The Economist writes, citing Western analysts, that Russia has de-mothballed weapons accumulated during the Soviet era, but up to 70% of the old tanks "have not moved," and the rest have been "washed and passed off as new." Russia is also removing artillery barrels from old equipment and installing them on self-propelled howitzers. If this continues, then in 2025 Russia will reach a "critical point of exhaustion" and may go on the defensive, experts believe.
17:02 Belgium will allocate 150 million euros to Ukraine for the restoration of energy and social infrastructure in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, Shmyhal said following an online meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
16:45 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine. The document reaffirms support for "the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders" and condemns Orban's recent visit to Russia, "during which he did not represent the EU." The European Parliament considers this visit "a flagrant violation of EU treaties and common foreign policy."
16:39 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto complained to Lavrov that Ukraine had blocked the transit of Russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline. He said the problem needed to be resolved quickly.
16:28 The German government has approved a budget for 2025 with half the aid to Ukraine - 4 billion euros instead of the 8 billion that were in the 2024 budget. The Bundestag will begin reviewing the project in September and is expected to approve it on November 29. Changes may be made to the document before that time.
15:40 Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine has returned 95 defenders from Russian captivity. These are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and border guards. The exchange took place with the mediation of the UAE. All those released this time are men: 88 privates and sergeants, seven officers, the Coordination Headquarters reported. Among those who were returned, in particular, are the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, this is already the 54th prisoner exchange. In total, 3,405 Ukrainians have been returned from captivity.
15:29 Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova stated that during the prisoner exchange, her office met with a representative of the Ukrainian Ombudsman's office and discussed "joint humanitarian actions."
15:21 NATO announced the appointment of former Deputy Secretary General for Defence Policy Patrick Turner as its Chief Representative in Ukraine. He will take up his duties in Kyiv in September 2024. "He will be the central figure in NATO's interaction with the authorities in Kyiv, will coordinate NATO's efforts on Ukraine and provide the Alliance with assessments and advice on the situation in Ukraine," the statement said.
15:05 A separate unit of reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial systems (RUBAK) will be created in each combat brigade of border guards, said the head of the State Border Service, Sergei Deineko. The first such unit was launched in the Pomsta brigade, which carries out tasks in the Bakhmut direction.
14:42 The Russian Defense Ministry announced that 95 Russian prisoners of war have been returned from Ukraine, and 95 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in exchange. Saudi Arabia provided humanitarian mediation.
13:39 The State Special Communications Service announced that it will require operators to ensure ten hours of mobile communications operation in the network without power, and not four, as was previously the case.
12:55 Energoatom reported that it had connected another power unit to the grid ahead of schedule - after reloading nuclear fuel and performing scheduled equipment repairs. Returning the power unit to normal operation will significantly strengthen the domestic power grid, the company emphasized.
11:58 Unknown drones are monitoring Ukrainian military training at a German training ground, Politico reports. Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing a six-week crash course in the woods at a secret base, covering the basics of trench warfare and urban combat. Unknown drones regularly fly over the trees during training. The military suspects that they are being launched "with hostile intent" and admits that it is difficult to jam them. Instructors use this situation during training to bring the training closer to real combat conditions.
11:29 Trump spoke about his relationship with Putin in an interview with Bloomberg: "Putin and I got along very well, we had a good relationship... He would never get involved in Ukraine. I said: never, never get involved in Ukraine." Trump also said that he is not a supporter of sanctions. In his opinion, in this way the US "pushes away from itself everyone who comes close to it."
10:44 During the day on July 16, the air defense of southern Ukraine destroyed four reconnaissance drones, including three Orlan-10 and one ZALA, the Air Force reported. During the day, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region with a ballistic missile, probably an Iskander-M, and late in the evening - Odessa. The launches were made from the territory of Crimea. The enemy also once again carried out an air strike on the Kherson region, using KABs.
10:40 Germany intends to halve military aid to Ukraine in 2025 - to 4 billion euros from about 8 billion euros in 2024, Reuters writes, citing a draft budget that is to be adopted today.
10:32 Japan will transfer $3.3 billion to Ukraine from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. As Kyodo writes, Japan has entered the final stage of coordinating the decision. This amount is more than 6% of the total amount of support of $50 billion.
10:23 The occupation authorities of Sevastopol have introduced a power outage schedule in the city since July 17 - the power will be turned off every two hours, for a total of 12 hours a day.
09:43 The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development announced that it will provide Ukraine with 10 million euros to restore the Okhmatdet children's hospital, which was destroyed by a Russian missile strike.
09:01 From today, new mobilization rules come into force in Ukraine: in particular, those who have not updated their military registration data will be fined from 17 to 25.5 thousand hryvnia, and men aged 18 to 60 years will not be able to leave Ukraine without a military ID.
08:33 Al Jazeera writes that Greece is going to decommission 32 old F-16 Block-30 fighters and sell them to the United States, where they will be modernized and then transferred to Ukraine. In exchange, a US Congressional committee has authorized Greece to purchase up to 40 fifth-generation F-35 multirole aircraft.
08:29 In the Kherson region, seven people were injured as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, OVA head Oleksandr Prokudin reported. A preschool educational institution, retail premises, a cell tower, seven multi-story buildings and 19 private houses were damaged.
08:25 In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling on July 16 - in Pivnichnoye. Another seven people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:16 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Ukraine and Russia are planning a prisoner exchange in the coming days with the assistance of the UAE on a 90/90 basis.
07:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 17:
personnel - about 562,510 (+1,110) people,
tanks - 8238 (+11),
combat armored vehicles - 15,871 (+9),
artillery systems - 15,411 (+43),
MLRS - 1120 (+1),
air defense systems - 893 (+1),
aircraft - 361 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,224 (+31),
cruise missiles - 2398 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,741 (+61),
special equipment - 2586 (+9).
01:20 Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he met with Donald Trump and discussed, in particular, the war in Ukraine: "We discussed Ukraine, and I have no doubt that he will be strong and decisive in supporting this country and defending democracy." Meanwhile, Trump did not name the topic of the meeting, but only called Johnson "a very good guy."
00:17 NATO is preparing for a military conflict, Polish President Andrzej Duda said. According to him, the Alliance must be so strong that no one would have any reason to attack it. He added that "a potential war between Russia and the West would be incredibly close if Moscow prevails in the conflict in Ukraine."
[BBC] Self-exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has been convicted by a US court of defrauding his online followers in a billion-dollar scam.He was found guilty on nine of the 12 criminal counts he faced, including racketeering, fraud and money laundering.
Guo's sentencing has been scheduled for 19 November, when he could face decades behind bars. He has been in prison since his arrest in March 2023.
He is a critic of the Chinese Communist party and was an associate of Stephen Bannon, an ex-White House chief strategist under former president Donald Trump.
Guo goes by several aliases, including Miles Guo, Miles Kwok and "Brother Seven". He was named as Ho Wan Kwok when he was indicted in 2023.
Prosecutors said Guo raised more than $1bn (£770m) from online followers, who joined him in investment and cryptocurrency schemes between 2018 and 2023.
The money he raised was used to fund Guo's lavish lifestyle which included a 50,000 square foot mansion, a $1m Lamborghini and a $37m yacht, they said.
"Thousands of Guo's online followers were victimised so that Guo could live a life of excess," the US Attorney in Manhattan, Damian Williams, said after the verdict.
[GEO.TV] The Israeli military has claimed that over the past 264 days of war in Gaza it succeeded in “eliminating half of the leadership of Hamas’ military wing”.
Taking to X, the Israeli military claimed that this included “6 brigade commanders, over 20 battalion commanders and approximately 150 company commanders”.
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[BREITBART] House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has subpoenaed United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify before the committee over the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last week.
“The Oversight Committee is investigating the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump. The Oversight Committee is subpoenaing you, Director of Secret Service, to appear for a public hearing on July 22, 2024, titled ‘Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump,'” Comer wrote to Cheatle in a letter:
The assassination attempt of the former President and current Republican nominee for president represents a total failure of the agency’s core mission and demands Congressional oversight. Despite allowing you to speak with the media, both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service have failed to provide assurances regarding your appearance at the Oversight Committee’s scheduled hearing, thereby necessitating the attached subpoena.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The most active enemy in the Pokrovsky direction - 21 combat clashes. Four of them continue near Novoalexandrovka and Karlovka.
Since the beginning of the current day, the number of combat clashes on the front has reached 99. The greatest enemy activity is observed in the Pokrovsky, Toretsky and Kharkov directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Wednesday, July 17.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction , the Russians are attacking with the support of aviation, they have already carried out six air strikes with UABs. The number of clashes has increased to 15. The occupiers have concentrated all their efforts in the areas of Glubokoe and Vovchansk. At present, one battle is underway near Glubokoe, all other enemy attacks have been stopped.
The intensity of the enemy's assault actions in the Kupyansk direction has also increased. The enemy attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions eight times near Sin'kovka, Andreyevka and Stel'makhovka. Near the latter, fighting is still ongoing in two locations.
In the Liman direction, six enemy assaults have been recorded since the beginning of the day, half of which were successfully repelled by Ukrainian defenders. Fighting continues near Torskoye and Makeyevka.
In the Seversky direction, the Russians continue to try to improve the tactical situation near Spornoye, Vyemka, Fedorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye. The number of clashes has increased to five. Ukrainian soldiers have repelled two attacks, three are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers are storming Chasov Yar with the support of aviation - they used three UABs on the city. Two assaults near Andreevka and Novomarkovoye were repelled.
In the Toretsk direction, the number of enemy attacks has increased to 17. The enemy is concentrating its efforts towards North and New York. The fighting continues.
The most active enemy in the Pokrovsky direction. Currently, 21 armed clashes have been recorded. Four of them are still ongoing near Novoalexandrovka and Karlovka.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Russians attacked 12 times. Fighting continues in two locations near Krasnogorovka. In addition, the enemy attacked in the areas of Georgievka and Praskovyevka in the Kurakhovsky direction.
In the Vremivsky direction, the enemy carried out two assaults near Konstantinovka.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy became more active - they carried out eight attacks in the areas of Novodarovka, Malaya Tokmachka and Novoandreyevka. In addition, the invaders launched about a hundred unguided air missiles in the directions of Gulyaipole, Lobkovoe, Rivne, Kamenskoye and Pyatikhatki.
"In the Dnieper direction, on our bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper, the occupiers twice unsuccessfully tried to push Ukrainian soldiers from their positions," the General Staff noted, adding that the situation in other directions had not undergone any significant changes.
Let us recall that 1,110 Russian invaders were eliminated on the front in 24 hours on July 16. The total combat losses of the Russian army in Ukraine since the beginning of the war have exceeded 560 thousand people.
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[KavkazUzel] The state prosecutor demanded a 22-year sentence for Ingushetia native Malik Gandaloev
… the radicalized former medical student who participated in the Rostov jailbreak…
in the case of participation in the "Islamic State"* and the manufacture of explosives. Gandaloev is also one of the defendants in the hostage-taking in Rostov-on-Don's Pretrial Detention Center No. 1, where he was held during the investigation into the ISIS* case.
Thus Page 2: WoT Background. It’ll be Page 1 when the sentence is passed.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", in early March, Ingush security forces declared three students wanted, including Ingushetia native Malik Gandaloev, who was accused of manufacturing and storing explosives. Later, Gandaloev became the second defendant in the case of hostage-taking in Rostov-on-Don's SIZO-1.
In the case of Malik Gandaloev's participation in the international terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), which is banned in Russia by the court, as well as the manufacture and storage of explosives, the prosecutor demanded that Gandaloev be sentenced to 22 years in prison.
The state prosecutor demanded that Gandaloev be sentenced to 13 years in prison under the article on participation in a terrorist organization, and to nine years in prison under the article on illegal acquisition and storage of explosives. Under the article on illegal manufacture of explosive devices, the prosecutor requested 11 years in prison with a fine of 500 thousand rubles, TASS reported on July 16.
"For the totality of the crimes, by adding up the punishment, assign 22 years of imprisonment with a fine of 600 thousand rubles. The place of serving the sentence for a period of three years is determined to be prison, the remaining time - in a strict regime penal colony," the agency quoted the prosecutor as saying.
Let us recall that on June 16, prisoners in the Rostov pretrial detention center took two employees of the detention center hostage. They identified themselves as members of the "Islamic State"*, demanded a car, weapons, and the opportunity to leave the pretrial detention center. The security forces stormed the building, the hostage takers were killed, and the hostages were released. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report " Taking of hostages in the Rostov pretrial detention center " with a chronology of these events.
"Kavkazsky Uzel" also wrote that on March 23 it became known that a cache of food, a homemade explosive device and explosives had been found in the forest near the village of Alkhasty, where security forces detained Malik Gandaloev and Arsen Gammadov. The FSB stated that "there are reasonable suspicions" that the detainees were planning "crimes of a terrorist nature.
PITTSBURGH — 11 Investigates has learned exclusively that two Pittsburgh police motorcycle officers who were injured during the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally over the weekend have been removed from the cycle unit.
That decision has sparked controversy and disagreement inside the department.
Sources told Chief Investigator Rick Earle that those cycle officers were asked to assist with the Former President’s motorcade to that rally in Butler County on Saturday.
According to Earle’s sources, the officers claim they notified the proper personnel with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and received authorization to help, but according to the same sources, the bureau said they didn’t get permission.
Sources told 11 Investigates that the Pennsylvania State Police requested Pittsburgh motorcycle officers to assist with former President Trump’s motorcade Saturday night from the airport in Allegheny County to Butler County and back again.
Pittsburgh sent 10 officers.
Four of them, as we exclusively reported Sunday afternoon, were hit by shrapnel when a gunman opened fire at the rally, killing one man, and wounding Trump and several others.
The Pittsburgh motorcycle officers suffered only minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
One later went to the hospital.
Video from CBS News shows those Pittsburgh officers, just minutes after they were hit with debris, in the stands helping some of the injured, even carrying one to safety.
But two days after their heroic actions, two motorcycle unit supervisors were transferred out of the unit.
Sources told 11 Investigates the bureau claimed they never got permission to assist Trump.
The motorcycle supervisors claim they did get permission, according to sources.
And sources also said there were also concerns that some of those officers should have been available to help with the First Lady’s visit to Pittsburgh at the same time. Ahhhh. Yassss Queen
Sources said cycle units from nearby universities had to be called in to assist Pittsburgh Police with Jill Biden’s motorcade.
A Pittsburgh police spokesperson sent a statement to 11 Investigates.
"This was an administrative decision made by the Chief. Per the FOP [union] contract, I am unable to speak to the reasons behind the move as it involves personnel," said spokesperson Cara Cruz.
The President of the Pittsburgh police officers’ union fired back in a statement to 11 Investigates.
"In a time when we should be honoring the heroics of these officers, we’ve created some petty administrative investigation in the midst of a serious political race," said Fraternal Order of Police President Bob Swartzwelder.
11 Investigates has also learned there are questions about the overtime hours put in by some of the cycle officers.
In the transfer memo, Police Chief Larry Scirotto did not list a reason for the moves, only stating it was "for the good of the bureau."
The two cycle supervisors were reassigned, one to Zone 1 on the North Side and the other to Zone 3 in Allentown.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 17.07.2024 to 00:00 18.07.2024.
A total of 26 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of seven civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
One car,
Eight residential buildings,
One civil infrastructure facility.
A total of 12 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 11 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction,
Three artillery attacks in the Yasinovataya direction.
A total of 64 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:35 Dnepropetrovsk region.
They report, that as a result of today's missile strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities, a military assembly shop for armored vehicles and armored cars, as well as a warehouse with auxiliary equipment, were hit. Most likely, the strike was carried out by our missilemen with a 9M723 missile from the Iskander OTRK.
20:22 Calculation of the Tor-M2 air defense missile system of the Center group of forces covered actions of motorized rifle and tank units in the Avdeevka direction.
During a special military operation, air defense crews are on constant combat duty at the front lines, providing air cover for ground forces, preserving the lives of personnel and the combat readiness of motorized rifle, tank and artillery units.
19:11 Zolochev - Sotnitsky Cossack.
Khar'kov direction. Active military operations in the Zolochiv area. Attack by the Russian Armed Forces with armored vehicles and a motorized rifle unit in the village of Streletsky Kazachok. Landing of troops under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
18:57 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces near Vodyanoye –map.
18:15 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Slobozhansky direction: clarification of the combat situation near Staritsa and positional battles in Volchansk.
The situation in the Slobozhansky direction remains tense: Ukrainian formations are making significant efforts to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from the territory of the Khar'kov region. Earlier, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command transferred significant reserves to this section of the front, which are used for counterattacks along the entire line from Liptsy to Vovchansky Khutors.
In Glubokoe, the enemy has consolidated its positions on the southwestern outskirts, using which it is launching attacks on the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the center of the village. Russian units are striking at infantry groups and positions of Ukrainian formations, preventing them from achieving significant success.
The situation in the Staritsa area has not changed significantly. Thanks to combat footage from the Russian Armed Forces, it was possible to clarify the current front line to the southwest of the settlement: apparently, Russian troops were unable to advance in the vicinity of the pond located here and have consolidated their positions to the northeast in the Degtyarevka tract.
In Volchansk, fighting continues in the area of the Aggregate Plant, where Russian attack aircraft are trying to finally drive the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the industrial zone. Around July 13, Gorky Park and some buildings on the southern outskirts of the plant up to the northern bank of the Volchya River came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
The area around Shevchenko, Gagarin, Dukhovnaya and Naberezhnaya streets is in the "gray zone", and neither side can achieve stable control in this area. The areas report high activity of various types of drones, which are hunting for infantry groups and armored vehicles.
The enemy uses the restored river crossings to transfer reinforcements to the northern bank. At the same time, the engineering equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the crossing sites themselves regularly become targets for Russian Aerospace Forces strikes.
17:35 Around 16:00 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
17:07 Reports are coming in that our paratroopers have reached the Seversky Donets – Donbass canal from the village of Kalinino.
16:51 Our troops completely released n.p. Lozovatskoe.
16:25 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 17, 2024) –video.
15:46 Sumy region.
Another wave of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forcesrevealsenemy positions for precision strikes. Several explosions were reported.
15:22 Special military operation. Situation as of July 17 –map.
14:55 Around 13:35 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
13:44 Ocheretino – Novoaleksandrovka.
Positional military operations on the northern flank of Avdeevka. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces north of Novoaleksandrivka is under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing up to 500 m in the direction of Vozdvizhenka.
12:23 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group –video.
Units of the "East" group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the area of the special military operation.
During active operations, the group's units improved their position along the front line, hit strongholds and concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 48th, 72nd Mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades and 123rd Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of Neskuchny and Rizdvyanka.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 145 enemy servicemen, a Caesar self-propelled artillery unit, a Giatsint-B 152mm gun, FH-70 and M777 towed howitzers, an Osa anti-aircraft missile launcher, a mobile electronic warfare station, six vehicles and two ammunition supply points were destroyed.
11:47 On Novosyolovka Pervaya confirmed information about the fighting in the western part of the village. Russian troops have secured a position along Shkolnaya Street and continue to press in several directions.
The Russian army is breaking through to the west on a broad front in this section of the front. Active battles are being fought here along the LBS up to 20 km.
11:15 Calculation of the 220mm BM-27 MLRS "Uragan" struck enemy strongholds on the right bank of the Dnieper. Kakhovka direction.
10:57 Around 09.15 Moscow timestoppedan attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
10:33 Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group –video.
The Center group of forces continues to carry out combat missions in the area of the special military operation.
The group's units improved their tactical position, defeated the formations of the 32nd, 41st, 47th, 110th Mechanized, 57th and 59th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Gnatovka, Timofeyevka, Selidovo, Shcherbinovka and Toretsk. They repelled six counterattacks by units of the 31st, 151st mechanized, 68th Infantry and 95th Airborne Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The enemy's losses amounted to 320 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, including an M113 armored personnel carrier, nine cars, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and a Khortitsa-M electronic warfare station.
09:55 During the past night stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Two unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Bryansk region by air defense systems on duty.
09:21 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 17.07.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. Without significant changes in LBS. In the direction, mainly positional battles with the use of long-range weapons continue.
- Donetsk Front. In Krasnogorovka there are further advances of Russian troops, the Ukrainian garrison continues to resist, but with each passing day its situation in the city is getting worse and worse.
In Karlovka heavy fighting continues on the outskirts of the settlement and on the shore of the Karlovskoye Reservoir. The assault is actually going head-on, so there is no rapid advancement in this area. The Russian Armed Forces managed to expand their zone of control over Novosyolovka Pervaya and improve their positions in the Yevgenovka area.
- Chasov Yar direction. Fighting continues in the eastern part of Chasov Yar. Also, Russian troops continue to improve their positions on the flanks. Long-range weapons are actively working.
- Khar'kov Front. No significant changes in the LBS. Systematic attempts by Ukrainian troops to dislodge the RF Armed Forces from their positions continue. No significant successes on the part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Heavy fighting continues in the area of Glubokoe and in Vovchansk.
08:48 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for July 15-16, 2024
– Russian troops hit enemy targets in Odessa and Khar'kov regions within 24 hours. In turn, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again carried out a UAV raid on Russian territory. Infrastructure facilities in Kursk, Voronezh, Oryol and Lipetsk regions were damaged.
– In the Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian formations are attempting to expand the zone of control in the area of Glubokoye and in Vovchansk.
– In the Liman direction, the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery carried out a series of strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces infrastructure facilities in Liman. To the east, fighting is ongoing on the Terny-Yampolovka line, without significant changes.
– In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced in the area of Magdalinovka station. Fighting also continues in Kirovo, Artemovo and Novgorodskoye.
– In the Avdeevka direction, Russian attack aircraft have taken control of the central part of Novoselovka Pervaya; a mop up operation is underway in the settlement.
08:00 Official summary DPR representative offices in the JCCC over the past day.
A total of 47 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
There were reports of four civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Five residential buildings,
Two cars,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 14 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 33 artillery attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Horlivka direction.
A total of 146 units of various ammunition were fired.
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It seems dad called Police HOURS before the shooting. Dad reported the rifle missing and concerns about son's issues. 
[Real Clear Politics] JESSE WATTERS: His first since dodging an assassin's bullet, or as he's calling it, the greatest earache he's ever had. And as the details keep dripping out, we have more questions. Tonight, we're learning that the gunman was on law enforcement's radar for three hours, and the Secret Service designated Crooks a threat 10 minutes before Trump took the stage. And the Secret Service never said, Mr. President, don't go out there. They let Trump take the stage anyway. And eight minutes later, he was shot.
...every time you hear the phrase 
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
...King of England, Scotland, Ireland -- at least part of it -- Wales, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and places like that. The first King Chuck had his head chopped off, the second one was Good Time Charlie. The third once wanted to be a tampon and thinks we'll all be extinct within the next seven years...
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the 
...Arabic term meaning 
...Arabic for 
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
[JustThenews] Despite broad support, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state didn't need increased oversight on how tax dollars are spent on homelessness.
[BBC] Self-exiled Chinese businessman 
[BREITBART] House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman 
