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MSM is already bashing Vance, saying he has only been in political office a short time. Before Trump was president he never was in politics, which is why Americans voted for him.
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Works for me: Born in Middletown, Ohio, Vance served in the Marine Corps before studying political science and philosophy at Ohio State University and earning a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.[6] He came to prominence with his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which describes his upbringing in Middletown and his family's Appalachian values. It became a New York Times bestseller and attracted significant press attention during the 2016 United States presidential election.[7] Originally, Vance was a critic of Trump and in 2016 wrote a critical piece in The Atlantic against him, but he later came to support him.[8] Vance launched his first political campaign for Ohio's Senate seat in 2021 and won the Republican nomination after being endorsed by Trump. He defeated Democratic nominee Tim Ryan in the general election.
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Interesting to compare/contrast his experience to another 'inexperienced' politician - the 2008 (D) presidential candidate.
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I want to see Ken Paxton as Attorney General. Can you imagine the absolute terror on the Dem side
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BREAKING: Aileen Cannon just dismissed the Documents Case in FLA against Trump in a 93 pg decision. Sez Jack Smith was illegally appointed (Per Justice Thomas' opinion)
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[Yahoo] A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office, handing the Republican former president another major legal victory as he seeks a return to the White House.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, was unlawfully appointed to his role and did not have the authority to bring the case.
The judge found that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who named Smith in 2022 to oversee investigations involving Trump, did not have the authority "to appoint a federal officer with the kind of prosecutorial power wielded by Special Counsel Smith."
Cannon also found that Smith's investigation has been improperly funded through a permanent and unlimited fund Congress set aside in the 1980s for independent investigations.
It marked another blockbuster legal triumph for Trump.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that Trump cannot be prosecuted for actions that were within his constitutional powers as president - a landmark decision recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution. That ruling involved charges pursued by Smith in a separate case against Trump in Washington involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Cannon's ruling came two days after Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania. Trump is set to be formally named the Republican presidential nominee in Milwaukee this week, challenging Democratic President Joe Biden in the Nov. 5 U.S. election.
Prosecutors are likely to appeal Cannon's ruling. Courts in other cases have repeatedly upheld the ability of the U.S. Justice Department to appoint special counsels to handle certain politically sensitive investigations.
Trump, in a social media post, said Cannon's ruling should be a "just the first step" and called for the dismissal of all four criminal cases against him.
"Let us come together to END all Weaponization of our Justice System," Trump wrote.
Trump was convicted in May on New York state felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star to avert a sex scandal before the 2016 election. Trump had pleaded not guilty in the documents case and in Smith's other case, as well as to election-related charges in state court in Georgia.
A spokesperson for Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In the documents case, Trump was indicted on charges that he willfully retained sensitive national security documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after leaving office in 2021 and obstructed government efforts to retrieve the material. Prosecutors have said the documents related to U.S. military and intelligence matters, including details about the American nuclear program.
Two others, Trump personal aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Olivera, were also charged with obstructing the investigation.
'BREATHTAKINGLY MISGUIDED'
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said in a statement: "This breathtakingly misguided ruling flies in the face of long-accepted practice and repetitive judicial precedence. It is wrong on the law and must be appealed immediately. This is further evidence that Judge Cannon cannot handle this case impartially and must be reassigned."
At the very least, Cannon's ruling throws the future of the case into doubt. Trump's lawyers have not made a similar challenge to the special counsel in Smith's election-related case.
Trump's lawyers challenged the legal authority for Garland's 2022 decision to appoint Smith to lead investigations into Trump. They argued that the appointment violated the U.S. Constitution because Smith's office was not created by Congress and the special counsel was not confirmed by the Senate.
Lawyers in Smith's office disputed Trump's claims, arguing that there was a well-settled practice of using special counsels to manage politically sensitive investigations.
"This ruling flies in the face of about 20 years of institutional precedent, conflicts with rulings issued in both the Mueller investigation and in D.C. with respect to Jack Smith himself," said Bradley Moss, an attorney who specializes in national security, referring to an investigation conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller during Trump's presidency.
Moss also said the ruling raises the question of whether Smith will seek to have Cannon removed from the case.
Cannon's ruling is the most consequential in a series of decisions she has made favoring Trump and expressing skepticism about the conduct of prosecutors. The judge previously delayed a trial indefinitely while considering a flurry of Trump legal challenges.
In an unusual move, she allowed three outside lawyers, including two who sided with Trump, to argue during a court hearing focused on Trump's challenge to Smith's appointment.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas provided a boost to Trump's challenge to the special counsel. In an opinion agreeing with the court's decision to grant Trump broad immunity, Thomas questioned whether Smith's appointment was lawful, using similar arguments to those made by Trump's lawyers.
Garland appointed Smith, a public corruption and international war crimes prosecutor, to give investigations into Trump a degree of independence from the Justice Department under Biden's administration.
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^ IANAL nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express, but all evidence seized under Smith's authority might be barred as fruit of the poison tree
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"This ruling flies in the face of about 20 years of institutional precedent, conflicts with rulings issued in both the Mueller investigation and in D.C. with respect to Jack Smith himself"
So all things...TRUMP...must be re-examined in the appeal.
[FoxNews] MSNBC's flagship morning show will return to air on Tuesday
MSNBC pulled its flagship AM program "Morning Joe" from airing on Monday in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Viewers who tuned in expecting to see the staunchly anti-Trump program, hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, were greeted instead by continued NBC News special reporting on the attempt on Trump's life on Saturday. A spokesperson said "Morning Joe" will resume airing on Tuesday.
According to a CNN report, a person familiar with the decision said it was made in part over fear that one of the show's many guests over a four-hour broadcast "might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole."
According to CNN's report, Cesar Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, decided to yank the show in consultation with MSNBC president Rashida Jones, as well as the show's co-hosts.
The call by MSNBC to keep "Morning Joe" off the airwaves shocked political observers, with some conservatives saying it demonstrated a lack of trust in one of its most high-profile shows to sensitively cover a fraught situation.
"The fact that Morning Joe's own network can't trust its flagship brand not to spew reckless and inflammatory crap during breaking news tells you all you need to know about the credibility of the MSNBC line-up," a veteran Republican consultant told Fox News Digital.
Others took to X to express thoughts on MSNBC scrapping its flagship morning show on a "huge day" in politics:
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[Jpost] Yemen's Houthi terror organization said on Sunday they had conducted two military operations, one in the Gulf of Aden and one in Eilat at the southern tip of Israel.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group had targeted the Israeli ship MSC UNIFIC
…which sails under the Liberian flag, if that means anything…
in the Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles and drones in addition to attacking military targets in Eilat with drones.
The spokesperson said that the latest Houthi operations came in response to the Israeli airstrike on Khan Yunis on Saturday, an attack which claimed the lives of at least 90 Palestinians and wounded 300 others, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
US CENTRAL COMMAND STATEMENTS
Separately, the US Central Command said in a statement on Sunday that it has "destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Red Sea and one uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the Red Sea," as well as "one Houthi UAV in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen."
"It was determined these systems presented an imminent threat to US, coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region," US Central Command added.
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Disgraceful that the Houthis are still doing this.
It is now about 7 months from the start of Operation Prosperity Guardian and about 6 months since the first USA attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen itself.
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Sink every fucker trying to salvage those weapons, and bomb the port they came from
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[Jpost] Wiz is a cloud security start-up founded in 2020 by Israelis Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, and Ami Luttwak, with headquarters in New York City.
[Jpost] It will mark Netanyahu's first trip to Washington since he was sworn into office in December 2022, but his third meeting with the President since that time.
[Jpost] The Houthis have been searching for a missing ship that “disappeared” in the Red Sea, according to reports at the UAE-based Al-Ain media. “For the third day, the Houthis are mobilizing their groups, patrols and reconnaissance drones in the Red Sea in search of a missing boat carrying ‘valuable catch’ that was scheduled to arrive in [Yemen’s] Hodeidah,” the report said.
Iran has been smuggling weapons and expertise needed to develop long-range precision missiles and drones to the Houthis for many years. In some cases, ships destined for Yemen have been interdicted by the US Navy and other navies that patrol off the coast. In those cases, the boats are usually disguised as commercial vessels. These types of commercial vessels may also not be very sea worthy and they can disappear in rough seas. Iran’s navy has also suffered recent setbacks.
One of its warships, the Sahand, capsized in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on July 7. It is one of several recent Iranian naval accidents.
According to the report at Al-Ain, security sources in Yemen “revealed to Al-Ain that the terrorist Houthi militias lost contact with a large transport boat that was on a smuggling mission via a regular sea route from the Horn of Africa countries to the coasts of the governorate overlooking the Red Sea.” The vessel was also carrying “foreign experts” and military materials for the manufacture of missiles and materials for the manufacture of explosives. It was supposed to arrive in Yemen on Friday but disappeared on Saturday.
In response the Houthis have mobilized along the coast. The Houthis do not have a large navy but they have small boats. In many cases they have used small boats as kamikaze boats to attack ships in the Red Seal. The Houthis also have drones. The Houthis mobilized fishing boats to search for the vessel. However, fishing boats don’t have the technology or range necessarily to conduct searches of this kind.
The Houthis have not asked for outside assistance and it does not appear a distress call was monitored from the smuggling vessel. The reports from Yemen say that “military personnel of non-Yemeni nationalities,” were on the ship. It was not clear if these were Iranians or other supporters of the Houthis. Iran has sent IRGC members in the past to back the Houthis.
HOUTHIS BELIEVE US INVOLVED IN BOAT'S DISAPPEARANCE
The Houthis, in urgent meetings, expressed concern that the ship may have been targeted by the US-backed Prosperity Guardian mission that is designed to protect ships in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks. The Houthis are concerned that the ship may have been interdicted by US or European navies. “The large transport boat may have fallen into the hands of the Americans," sources told Al-Ain.
The missing vessel is described as very valuable to the Houthis who have been attacking international shipping for nine months in support of Hamas. Al-Ain claimed that some sources they spoke to believe that "the loss of this boat comes after Washington and international naval forces intensified their pursuit of Iranian arms shipments smuggled to the militias, while arresting the foreign military experts on board the boat, if it is stopped by American forces, would provide the best way to map the smuggling routes used by Tehran to transport weapons to the Houthis."
The report also is supposed to add evidence to the smuggling of weapons and munitions to the Houthis. This is apparently also happening from countries in the Horn of Africa, which illustrates a new route that is potentially developing to back the Houthis. It was not immediately clear which countries this refers to. The weapons flow to ports in Yemen such as Al-Salif, Al-Ain claimed. The smuggled weapons are unloaded and night and make their way to Houthi forces in the area.
In addition to the Houthi search for the missing vessel, US Central Command said on July 14 that “in the past 24 hours, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Red Sea and one uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the Red Sea.” The uncrewed surface vessels are Houthi kamikaze boats that the Houthis have recently been using more frequently in attacks.
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They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the Mullahs and IRGC slaughtered
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#6 I have known people like her. Fear doesn't seem to be one of their emotions no matter what happens around them. One of the people I knew who were like that was a Brazilian woman who had been hit by a stray bullet as a teenager and survived. She turned out to be one of the strongest women I ever met. She handled difficulties with unusual attitude of stoic courage, grace, and self confidence.
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,,, she too liked to record people's reactions to things on her cell phone, especially my wild reactions which she found amusing.
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I don't think she was the only one. Maybe the closest one...
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[NY Post] The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump that played out live on national television should have resulted in the kind of objective, unbiased coverage the country deserved at such a terrifying moment.
Some outlets, however, failed the test miserably.
Take these headlines, for example, in the immediate aftermath:
CNN: "Secret Service Rushes Trump Off Stage After He Falls at Rally"
Associated Press: "Donald Trump Has Been Escorted Off The Stage During A Rally After Loud Noises Ring Out In The Crowd"
The New York Times: "Trump Hurt, But Safe, After A Shooting"
Forbes: "Will Surviving Gunfire Be Donald Trump’s Next Appeal To Black Voters?"
Politico: "In wake of the rally shooting, GOP officials have been quick to blame Democrats for demonizing Trump"
There’s more, but you get the idea.
Needless to say, it was abundantly clear that Trump had been shot once he was brought to his feet by Secret Service agents about one minute after being hit.
Shots could be heard before he crouched down to take cover.
His visibly injured ear had splashed bright red blood across his face that was clear to see, even at a distance.
Yet we had CNN initially reporting he had fallen?
How about the Times and Politico calling this "a shooting" instead of an assassination attempt?
How about Forbes wondering, just hours after the attack, if it would make Trump more appealing to black voters?
And Politico, scolding Republicans for seizing and pouncing on Democrats, angry that they and their allies in the media have referred to Trump as Hitler for eight years?
Margaret Brennan of CBS News, the former home of Walter Cronkite, even managed to victim-blame Trump for nearly getting killed, after reading a statement from the former president thanking the Secret Service and describing what had happened.
"I did notice there was no call for lowering the temperature, condemning all political violence, and really trying to signal to his supporters as well, not to retaliate or to have any kind of escalation here," was Brennan’s immediate reaction.
There are no words.
It somehow got worse over on ABC News Sunday morning during a conversation between George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz, who fancy themselves as serious journalists.
"President Trump and his supporters have contributed to this violent rhetoric as well," Stephanopoulos, Bill Clinton’s former attack dog, argued.
"Absolutely, George," Raddatz concurred.
"And let’s remember Jan. 6," she added.
Many of us will recall forever the iconic moment when a bloodied Trump, surrounded by his Secret Service detail, pumped his fist at the crowd and urged them to "Fight. Fight. Fight."
Trump just proved that he’s a pure warrior after his heinous assassination attempt
It was emblematic of Trump’s toughness and determination and defiance, even after taking a bullet to the ear just one minute earlier.
But on CNN, this was seen as a big no-no, even as the horrific scene was unfolding.
"That’s not the message that we want to being sending right now," CNN’s Jamie Gangel chided the wounded candidate. "We want to tamp it down."
Yes: The network that has endlessly attacked Trump as a racist, fascist demagogue seeking to destroy democracy was lecturing him just seconds after he was a millimeter away from being murdered.
For these outlets, there’s no coming back from this.
Their rhetoric has been building for years without any accountability.
Media figures’ most hyperbolic and personal and dishonest attacks on Trump have not only cost them no consequences, but have probably brought them raises and promotions with each new contract.
As for President Biden and his speechwriters, they have helped foment this deadly environment.
Here’s what the president said on July 8: "We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye."
Last year, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) expressed a similar sentiment when he spoke to Jen Paski on MSNBC.
"That man [Trump] cannot see public office again," Goldman said. "He has to be eliminated."
Psaki — Biden’s former press secretary — offered no pushback.
Any questions?
A former president, likely to be the next president, was shot on Saturday.
It’s a miracle he survived the attempt.
What won’t survive is any last shred of credibility many in our media ever had.
Joe Concha is a Fox News contributor and bestselling author.
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"We're against all forms of violence - too bad the assassin missed!"?
[ZeroHedge] Embattled President Biden opened up a meeting with a group of Democratic US representatives by challenging them to ask him "hard questions" about his candidacy and his fitness to serve -- only to jump down the throat of a member who sought reassurance about the 81-year-old's ability to serve as a strong commander-in-chief. His loss of temper and ill-preparedness for the meeting reportedly did nothing to bolster his audience's confidence.
That audience for the Saturday video conference call was the New Democrat Coalition, a group comprising some 100 centrist Democrats. While the group's chairwoman, New Hampshire Rep. Anne McLane Kuster, politely characterized the conversation as "candid, respectful and productive," members speaking to reporters anonymously were far less charitable about Biden's performance.
"That was a complete disaster. We saw the same Joe Biden from the debate," one of the House reps on the roughly 30-minute, late-afternoon call told Axios. Another said the call was "awful," while a third said "members were not holding back."
[JustTheNews] Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in blaming Republicans for violent crime in the city. A Chicago Republican says the issue is the Democrats’ “bad policies.”
Pritzker said there is more violence in Chicago because Republicans defunded community violence interruption programs.
“You end up with, and the study from Northwestern shows it about Illinois, you end up with more violent crime,” Pritzker said. “It’s Republicans that have caused this problem.”
The governor referred to a Northwestern University study published last year that found that individuals who completed the full Chicago Real Economic Destiny Program were 73% less likely to have an arrest for a violent crime in the two years following enrollment than those who did not participate.
The Northwestern researchers also found that the rate of firearms victimization remained statistically unchanged during the study period.
Pritzker announced $100 million in private funding from civic groups in an attempt to prevent more violence. The state budget includes $180 million in taxpayer funds for violence intervention and youth summer jobs programs.
On several occasions, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed Republicans for the issues around crime for what he said was decades of community disinvestment.
South Side GOP Chairman Devin Jones is the 18th Ward Republican Committeeman. He said the criticism was strange in a city which has no Republican elected officials at any level.
“The issue is the bad policies of the city of Chicago, of Cook County and the state of Illinois,” Jones said.
The most recent criticism of Republicans by Pritzker and Johnson came after more than 100 people were shot in Chicago from July 4 through July 8.
Jones said the GOP is not to blame for violent crime in Chicago.
“So this is a Brandon Johnson and his progressive allies issue and not an issue of Republicans or some other boogeyman party. This is their problem. It is his [Johnson’s] fault and four of his predecessors. This all rests with them,” Jones said.
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No more excuses from those peddling in lies - let’s put the BS to rest & just be honest that Trump & his supporters do not threaten democracy - they threaten the bureaucracy because they will no longer go along with a system that has enslaved us & wants to take away all our rights & freedoms and most importantly seeks to annihilate God & the idea of God.
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Trump doesn't even threaten the bureaucracy. Just the upper class of the bureaucracy. Even that is not threatened in many agencies, just the highly politicized ones.
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Dems are in a real conundrum. If Trump is really an evil super villain dictator who wants to destroy our system of government or whatever then assassinating him would be morally justified. But they don’t want to justify this, which means they’re confessing that everything they said about him for ten years was nonsense. They either have to openly defend this assassination attempt or admit that they’re full of shit. There is no good option. They’re screwed.
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Having to do with the failure of the assassination?
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Big deal. They knew they lied. We knew they lied. They knew that we knew they lied.
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They either have to openly defend this assassination attempt or admit that they’re full of shit.
Lefties and psychopaths (same difference) can never, ever admit they're wrong, which precludes the second option. They'll just blame everybody else for it and move on.
Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"
Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
John’s baptism, where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?"
They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn’t you believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin', we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet."
So they answered Jesus, "We don’t know." Then he said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."
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[REGNUM] Overnight, news feeds of users were stirred by the news of an assassination attempt on former US President and presidential candidate Donald Trump. The failed assassin, in accordance with an old American tradition, was eliminated by the Security Service before he could testify, and many versions of the shooter's motives have already appeared.
Former US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania
However, assassination attempts on high-level US political figures have become rare, but not unique events.
ANDREW JACKSON
The first head of the United States to be shot in the head of state by an assassin while in office was the 7th President Andrew Jackson. On January 30, 1835, in the Capitol, house painter Richard Lawrence approached Jackson and tried to fire his pistol twice, but it misfired.
The captured criminal justified his actions by the loss of his job, but the president himself had a different opinion on this matter: Jackson was a supporter of weakening the role of the state in the country's economy, which greatly irritated the wealthiest circles, and it was them that the president accused of attempting to assassinate him.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Much less fortunate was the 16th President Abraham Lincoln. The politician who managed the greatest division in society to date and the Civil War of 1861–65 was assassinated five days after the surrender of the South on April 14, 1865, at a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington.
The assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, fatally wounded the president with a shot to the head, after which he escaped, but was found on April 26 and killed during his arrest by a police officer.
The assassin was a supporter of the losing Confederacy, and is believed to have cried out "Sic semper tyrannis!" ("Such is the fate of tyrants") as he fired the fatal shot. The wounded Booth's last words were, "Tell my mother I died fighting for my country."
JAMES GARFIELD
The second assassinated US president was the 20th in this post, James Garfield. He was wounded 4 months after taking office, on July 2, 1881. The president was shot twice in the back by Charles Guido.
Guido was an active supporter of Garfield and hoped to get a high position after his victory. Hopes were not fulfilled, and he decided to take revenge.
Garfield's wound was not fatal, the president died as a result of a fatal medical error (it is unknown whether intentional or not), which introduced an infection.
The bullet was removed from Garfield's body only during a post-mortem examination; the wounded man's agony lasted more than two months and ended on September 19, 1881. Charles Guido was hanged on June 30, 1882.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Twenty years later, on September 6, 1901, the 25th President William McKinley was assassinated, this time by the 28-year-old Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist.
McKinley, who during his first term restored the country's economy after the crisis and won the Spanish-American War with little bloodshed, was popular in the country and was elected to a second term without any problems.
On September 5, 1901, he arrived at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, and the next day he held a public reception, where he was fatally wounded by Czolgosz, who fired two shots from a pistol. The president, who remained conscious, shouted to the guards: "Take it easy on him, boys."
The captured assassin later confessed that he killed the president out of a belief that no man could have enormous privileges when others had nothing. The wounded president died after an unsuccessful operation to remove the bullets on September 14. Czolgosz was executed in the electric chair on October 29 of that year.
The assassinated McKinley was succeeded by his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, who held the post until 1909 (first as vice president and then as his own candidate in the 1904 election).
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
In 1911, Roosevelt expressed dissatisfaction with the policies of his successor, William Taft, and his readiness to run for president again as a Republican, but he did not receive sufficient support from his fellow party members. Then, an indignant Roosevelt left the Republicans and became a candidate for the 1912 elections as a candidate for the Progressive Party of the United States.
During the election campaign on October 14, 1912, before a speech in Milwaukee, the former president was shot by John Schrank. The bullet hit him in the chest, pierced his eyeglass case and a 50-page manuscript of the speech, and then lodged in Roosevelt's body.
He realized from the lack of a bloody cough that the bullet had not penetrated his lung, and so, refusing help, he gave a 90-minute speech, beginning with the words: “Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know if you realize that I was just shot; but you can’t kill Moose that easily.”
After examination it turned out that it was dangerous to remove the bullet, so Roosevelt carried it in himself for the rest of his life. The attempted assassin, Schrank, was declared mentally ill.
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
On February 15, 1933, an assassination attempt was made on the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who had not yet taken office, in Miami. The shooter, Giuseppe Zangara, was an Italian native who had moved to the United States as an adult in 1923.
On February 15, the president-elect spoke at a rally alongside Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak.
When the motorcade of politicians arrived at the rally site and the car door opened, Dzangara fired and hit Cermak in the stomach. After that, a crowd of journalists prevented the killer from shooting further, and then the police detained him.
The wounded mayor told the president: "I'm glad it was me in your place," and he died in hospital three weeks later.
Zangara was executed in the electric chair on March 20, 1933. He was associated with Chicago mob boss Frank Nitti, who had feuded with Mayor Cermak, leading to speculation that the mayor was the original target.
HUEY LONG
On September 8, 1935, Senator and former Louisiana Governor Huey Long was fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol. Long had openly expressed his desire to run for president in 1936, challenging incumbent President Franklin Roosevelt.
The senator was a supporter of progressive economic policies and an isolationist foreign policy, which made him popular with the people but earned him the hatred of the big industrialists and bankers who stood behind Roosevelt and his inventionist policies.
Dr. Karl Weiss, who fired the fatal shot, was shot dead on the spot by the senator's security guards, and died two days later, on September 10, 1935.
On November 1, 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to assassinate Harry Truman at his Washington residence. During a three-minute shootout, a guard and one of the attackers were killed, the second was arrested, sentenced to death in the electric chair, but was pardoned by the president and in 1979 amnestied by Jimmy Carter.
JOHN KENNEDY
The most famous assassination attempt in the United States was that of the 35th President John Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in the capital of Texas, Dallas. According to the investigation of the commission headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Earl Warren, President Kennedy was killed by the second shot fired by Lee Harvey Oswald, who fired from the attic of the school book depository building at the president's motorcade.
The number of shots fired is one of the many mysteries surrounding the Kennedy assassination. Other questions include the identity of the killer, the number of shooters, the motives for the murder, and so on.
According to the official version, Oswald was a loner, not connected to any structure, although other versions speak of the KGB (the alleged killer lived in the USSR for several years and was married to a Russian girl) or the CIA, which was at odds with the president.
The matter is greatly complicated by the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald himself, who was shot while being escorted two days after Kennedy's death.
ROBERT KENNEDY
Five years later, on June 5, 1968, John's younger brother Robert Kennedy, the 1968 Democratic presidential nominee and former U.S. Attorney General, was assassinated.
Like John, Robert advocated for civil rights for blacks and a progressive economic course. The situation before the election was extremely tense; on April 4, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, a Kennedy supporter, was assassinated.
Robert had every chance to beat Republican candidate Richard Nixon, but on June 5, at a Los Angeles hotel between two speeches to supporters, Robert took a shortcut through the hotel kitchen, where, according to the official version, he was shot by Palestinian-Jordanian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan.
However, there is a recording of the assassination attempt that was accidentally made, in which about 30 shots can be heard, although Sirhan was armed with an eight-shot revolver, which gave rise to the theory of a second, unknown shooter. Sirhan was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he is still serving.
RICHARD NIXON
On February 22, 1974, Samuel Joseph Byck, armed with a pistol, boarded a Delta Flight 177 at Baltimore Airport bound for Atlanta. Threatened with a bomb in his backpack, he demanded that the plane be flown to the White House to kill Richard Nixon, who was there. After a shootout with FBI agents, during which an airport security guard and the co-pilot were killed, Byck shot himself.
GERALD FORD
The next president, Gerald Ford, suffered two assassination attempts in September 1975. On the 5th, in Sacramento, California, he was shot by Lynette Fromme, a cult member and admirer of serial killer Charles Manson. On September 21, in Los Angeles, leftist activist Sarah Jane Moore attempted to assassinate him.
RONALD REAGAN
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot by mentally ill John Hinckley, who was obsessed with stalking actress Jodie Foster. The bullet that entered the president's body was removed after a four-hour operation.
When Reagan jokingly told the doctor examining the president's body, "I hope you're a Republican," he responded, "Today, Mr. President, we're all Republicans."
Hinckley was found insane and sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment.
BILL CLINTON The record holder for the number of assassination attempts during a term among US presidents is Bill Clinton, who was the target of more than 30 assassination attempts. During the eight-month period from September 1993 to May 1994, there were four assassination attempts.
GEORGE BUSH JR.
On May 10, 2005, at a joint rally of George W. Bush and Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia, Vladimir Arutyunyan threw a combat grenade wrapped in a handkerchief towards the speakers, which ultimately stopped the explosion. The presidents learned about what had happened only after the meeting had ended.
Arutyunyan went into hiding and was arrested only on July 20, 2005, killing the head of the counterintelligence department of the Georgian Interior Ministry. The criminal explained his actions by his hatred of the country's new puppet government. On January 11, 2006, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
[GEO.TV] Eight Paleostinian athletes taking part in the Gay Paree Olympics will be symbols of "resistance" during the Israel-Hamas ..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,... war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... , a Paleostinian minister said Sunday as the official delegation left the occupied West Bank.
This will be the eighth time Paleostinian athletes have taken part in the Olympics since 1996, but Olympic committee head Jibril Rajoub said the athletes had never felt so much attention.
The athletes are preparing for the start of the Gay Paree Games on July 26 in a "very dark moment in our history", said Paleostinian authority minister of state for foreign affairs Varsen Aghabekian Shahin.
"You are not just athletes, you are also ... symbols of Paleostinian resistance," Aghabekian added.
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[Regnumj Joint patrols with Russia in the Pacific Ocean are not directed against any third party and are carried out in accordance with the annual plan and agreements with the Russian Defense Ministry, the press service of the Chinese Defense Ministry reported on July 14.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense noted that the 4th joint maritime patrol has begun in the western and northern parts of the Pacific Ocean. The military of the two countries are implementing the plan and agreements in force between the naval units.
"These actions are not directed against third parties and have nothing to do with the current international and regional situation," the Chinese department said.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the evening of July 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that in the Philippine Sea, Russian and Chinese ships conducted practical artillery and simulated missile firing at sea targets as part of a joint patrol.
The Russian side was represented by the Pacific Fleet corvette Sovershenny, while the Chinese side included the destroyer Yinchuan, the frigate Hengshui, and the universal supply transport Weishanhu.
At the end of July last year, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the third joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean with the Chinese Navy. During the exercises, the ships' crews repelled an air raid by a simulated enemy.
[JPost] Scotland's former first minister reportedly donated £250,000, out of a fund destined for Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan, only a day before his in-laws were given passage from Gaza
Humza Yousaf, Scotland's former first minister, is facing a probe by the Scottish government over donations he made using government funds while his Palestinian in-laws were seeking to escape a Gazan warzone, according to British media reports from Sunday.
Yousaf, overruling officials, made a £250,000 donation to the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA) - despite the agency employing individuals who participated in Hamas's October 7 attacks on southern Israel.
IDF activities in Gaza have also identified a number of Hamas terrorists and infrastructures embedded within UNRWA facilities, including schools.
Yousaf was, according to GB News, insistent that the funds be donated to UNRWA and not UNICEF - despite officials recommending the latter. Additionally, the former Scottish leader exceeded the £100,000 to £200,000 donation limited recommended by officials.
Overruling the officials, Yousaf spent the £250,000 from the International Development Fund, according to The Telegraph. He justified the decision as he was about to meet with officials from the group.
The fund, according to the Telegraph, contains £10 million which was destined for four partner projects in Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan.
The donation was made public knowledge on November 2 and Yousaf's in-laws were given safe passage to Egypt via the Rafah crossing on November 3.
A Scottish Government spokesperson cited by GB News said: "The review, which will focus on evolving future Scottish Government humanitarian funding mechanisms and processes, will be announced in due course."
Yousaf denied that the donation was made in connection to the release of his in-laws.
A spokesman said at the time: "UNRWA had no role in the situation regarding the First Minister's extended family, and any suggestion of a conflict of interest in this matter would be completely untrue."
As recently as Saturday, Yousaf advocated for UNWRA - sharing on X a post by Save the Children UK advocating for funding to be restored to the group.
Stephen Kerr, a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, commented on the probe, "Good to see this issue getting attention. Taxpayers have the right to know how their money is spent."
[RT] The New York Times has published a photo appearing to show a bullet flying past Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... ’s head, at the moment he was targeted by a gunman at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The image was captured by veteran NYT photographer Doug Mills at the campaign event in the city of Butler, where the Republican presidential hopeful was giving a speech in the run-up to the November 5 election.
Several shots were fired, killing one spectator and severely injuring two more. Trump was whisked off stage by Secret Service agents, and later moved to a “safe” place.” Security officials later reported that the 20-year-old suspected shooter, who had reportedly fired from a nearby rooftop, was shot and killed.
Mills’ photo shows what appears to be a bullet streaking through the air to the right of Trump’s head. The photographer, who has been taking pictures of US presidents for more than four decades, described his experience to colleagues at the NYT.
Mills said the event started out as a “very standard, typical rally,” with him and several other photographers standing “in what is called the buffer area just a couple feet from the former president.”
“All of a sudden, there was what I thought were three or four loud pops. At first I thought it was a car. The last thing I thought was it was a gun,” Mills recalled.
He continued to take pictures, but soon could not see the former president as Trump was surrounded by Secret Service agents from all sides, with counter-snipers appearing on the stage.
Despite looking defiant and seemingly unfazed in his photo with a raised fist high, Trump appeared “very, very shocked” the moment after, according to Mills I'm guessing Mills has never been shot at himself, much less taken a round through his ear.
The photographer told the paper he had “never been in a more horrific scene” during his decades-long career.
Retired FBI special agent Michael Harrigan, who currently works as a consultant in the firearms industry, confirmed to the newspaper that Mills’ photo most likely captured the “bullet’s path through the air.”
While technically possible with the camera used by Mills, “catching a bullet on a side trajectory as seen in that photo would be a one in a million shot… even if one knew the bullet was coming,” the former FBI agent noted.
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[THECABLE.NG] Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have reportedly rescued 57 kidnap victims from turbans in Sambisa forest, Bama LGA of Borno.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the operation was conducted by troops of Operation Lake Sanity III and Operation Hadin Kai.
The publication said the troops killed six of the turbans during a patrol of the hideouts of Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... bad boys.
The troops conducted the operation in collaboration with operatives of the Hybrid force and CJTF on July 12.
An intelligence source told Makama that some of the turbans escaped with gunshot injuries.
The publication said the rescued victims are 20 adult females and 37 children.
Makama added that the troops recovered one Dane gun and destroyed all life support structures at the enclave.
Recently, troops killed 14 button men during a raid on the hideouts of Boko Haram turbans in Sambisa forest.
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[GISTMANIA] Hundreds of terrorists, criminals, and narcos have beat feet from Koutoukalé Prison in Niger Republic.
The prison, located near the capital city of Niamey, was the scene of a violent mostly peaceful mutiny on Thursday that overwhelmed guards and allowed inmates to escape with weapons and vehicles.
According to eyewitness accounts, gunshots and explosions were heard from inside the prison around midday, prompting a quick response from security forces.
However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... it was reported that the inmates had already gained control of the prison, breaking through armored gates, barbed wire, and trenches.
It was gathered that two previous attempts by holy warriors to attack the prison had been thwarted.
The country’s Interior Minister reportedly issued a radio message to all governors, confirming the escape and urging village chiefs and religious leaders to report any suspicious individuals.
A curfew has been declared in the Tillabéri region, and the entire River Niger region is on high alert.
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[THEASPENBEAT] What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger
— Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche was full of shit. What doesn’t kill me could also cripple me. Ptui.
Back in the 2016 election, Donald Trump was a bit of a joke. He was a flamboyant, pussy-grabbing, orange-haired, reality show-hosting, real estate tycoon with improbable aspirations to be President of the United States. Just before the election, the New York Times gave him about a 4% chance of winning. To get the nomination, he outmaneuvered a dozen professional politicians, some of them well-regarded, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon.
Assigning those odds was not just the Times’ effort to inform their readers. It was also an effort to crush him. They came not just to condemn Trump, but to bury him. I recall that when Trump won, the Times penitently admitted to being easy on the B.O. administration, but promised to be ever so much more diligent in the future.
Imagine their chagrin when Trump proved them wrong. Imagine, too, the chagrin of Hillary Clinton and the rest of the establishment. The former "smartest woman in the world?" aka "The Thing That Wouldn't Go Away?"
In discerning their chagrin, you don’t actually need to use your imagination at all. We saw it. They blocked Trump’s every effort at governance with dishonest smears like the Russian collusion hoax, two impeachments, and the pee-pee dossier. In their effort to prevent Trump from governing the country effectively, they were willing to prevent him from governing the country at all – the country be damned. The Dems promptly formed The Resistance®, named after Hezbollah and its allies. Maxine Waters actually called for his impeachment before he was inaugurated.
But the attacks on Trump in his first term didn’t kill him; they only made his stronger. They did keep him from doing some things he wanted to do, like finishing the wall and making Mexico pay for it.
He found a way to govern the country, and he did it effectively. A good example is his nomination of three conservative Supreme Court Justices, every one of which he successfully got confirmed by the insiders of the world’s most exclusive club – the United States Senate. That Trump did so well is a tribute to him personally. That Biden has been so consistently incompetent is an indictment of the Democrat Party.
Americans today give Trump’s presidency higher marks than they give Joe The Big Guy Biden ...46th president of the U.S. Former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body.... ’s, and in the most important issues like the economy, immigration and foreign affairs, they prefer Trump. That’s why he’s leading in the polls (that, and the fact that his opponent is a senile dolt). Which is why they tried to murder him.
In the 2020 election, the establishment pulled out the stops to prevent Trump’s reelection. With a combination of a little election fraud, a lot of election shortcutting in the form of relaxed vote-by-mail rules enacted under the cover of COVID, the Democrats’ undemocratic kneecapping of Bernie Sanders, and a ton of media bias, they narrowly defeated Trump. That's a paper defeat.
His 2020 loss didn’t kill Trump; it only made him stronger. He didn’t get the memo that he was supposed to retire to Mar-a-Lago and play golf. He instead started campaigning for the 2024 election. On the other hand, the debate (snicker!) followed by the botched Trump assassination that'll never be traced back to Rehoboth Beach should kill the Dems for at least this election cycle.
Again chagrined, the Democrats decided to declare “lawfare” against Trump. They filed a series of bogus criminal and civil cases against him. They aimed to discredit him by labeling him a “convicted felon.” The unabashed corruption of the tactic really has made Trump stronger.
The lawfare didn’t kill Trump; it only made him stronger. He fought and largely won. The Supreme Court has thrown out most of the charges against him. Democrat incompetence has undermined most of the rest. The American people see the lawfare for the corrupt scheme that it is, and Trump’s fight as the righteous one that it is. He’s gone up in the polls. The ghost of Boss Tweed is trying to figure what went wrong.
And this time, he shows a discipline that he’d never shown in 2016. He more often thinks and takes advice before he opens his mouth. He’s stronger. He also lets the Dems do a frabjous job of hanging themselves.
A good example is his handling of the Democrat civil war over Biden’s candidacy. It must be tempting for Trump to pour gasoline on the self-immolating Democrats, but he’s mostly smart enough to let them do it themselves. To fling any 100 octane risks raising sympathy for the bastards.
Leftists are by nature authoritarians. See, e.g., Stalin, Joseph; Zedong, Mao; Pot, Pol. That is why they’re so quick to label anyone who disagrees with them a “fascist.” It’s projection in combination with authoritarian shout-down. I'd call them totalitarian, rather than just authoritarian. The Catholic Church is authoritarian.
And so, the leftists – all of whom are Democrats (though not all Democrats are leftists) – They're not? So why do they vote in a monolithic leftist bloc?
have always alluded to violence against Trump. A two-bit comedienne depicted herself with Trump’s severed head. A theater depicted Trump in the role of assassinated Caesar. Just last week, Joe Biden told donors in a conference call that it was time to “put Trump in the bullseye.” And there he went. Good thing he turned his head when he did.
Yesterday, someone did exactly that. But, really, it won't be traced back to Rehoboth Beach, or to B.O.
Fortunately for Trump, his supporters, the country and the world, and unfortunately for Democrats, the someone missed Trump’s head by a half-inch. The high-powered hollow point bullet merely took off the top of Trump’s ear (though sadly it instantly killed the man behind him). Absolutely beneath consideration to the intended killer and his handler.
As always, this assassination attempt didn’t kill Trump; it only made him stronger. He fell, but with Secret Service assistance quickly stood back up, blood streaming down his face, fists pumping the air defiantly. Imagine Biden's reaction in a similar situation. Imagine B.O.'s. But as I think of it, which recent Republican wouldn't have reacted almost as bravely? Either of the Bushes? Ronald "I hope you're all Republicans" Reagan? Richard Nixon? (Recall the picture, denigrated by Dems, of him fighting the fire at his house with his garden hose.) Eisenhower? (Don't make me laugh any harder!) Hoover? Coolidge? T.R?
Somewhere in hell, Nietzsche must be smiling. Unless Hell's crippled him.
[BREITBART] Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has faced calls to resign in the aftermath of an liquidation attempt on former President Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... at a rally on Saturday.
Cheatle, who previously worked as the senior director in Global Security for PepsiCo, has been the current director of the U.S. Secret Service since September 2022, according to the agency’s website. While working at PepsiCo, Cheatle reportedly was "responsible for directing and implementing security protocols for the company’s facilities in North America."
The website also notes that before working at PepsiCo, Cheatle had served "for 27 years in the U.S. Secret Service":
Before joining PepsiCo, she served with distinction for 27 years in the U.S. Secret Service, most recently as Assistant Director of the Office of Protective Operations. In this position, Ms. Cheatle manage a $133.5M budget and collaborated with ten operational divisions and the Technical Security Division to research, develop and deploy technologies that reduce risks to protectees, protected facilities, and protected events.
A witness told BBC News that he had seen a man with a rifle "bear-crawling" on top of the roof of a building close to the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
"I’m thinking to myself ’Why is Trump still speaking, why have they not pulled him off the stage’... the next thing you know, five shots ring out," the man told the outlet.
Minutes after taking the stage at the rally, gunshots rang out and Secret Service agents could be seen crowding around Trump, who was later seen with blood on his ear and the side of his face.
After being ushered away by the Secret Service, the former president later revealed that he had been "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part" of his right ear.
Several people have pointed out the security failings for a sniper to have come that close to being able to shoot Trump, and have criticized Cheatle.
"So before being put in charge of protecting the PRESIDENT, she was guarding bags of Cheetos," Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk wrote in a post:
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[GEO.TV] The Israeli military said that Rafa Salama, Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... ' Khan Younis brigade commander, was killed in an air strike on Saturday that also targeted the head of the group's armed wing, Mohammed Deif.
The military said Salama was one of Deif's closest associates and was involved in planning Hamas' October 7 attack. His death, "significantly impedes Hamas' military capabilities," the military said. Hamas has not confirmed Salama's fate.
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[NY Post] Another member of the left-leaning "Squad" in Congress is on the ropes — facing a 23 percentage point deficit and possibly headed for defeat, a new poll claims.
Rep. Cori Bush trails St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell 56% to 33% in the Aug. 6 Democratic Primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, the survey conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for the CCA Action Fund.
The remaining 11% were undecided or backed lesser known candidates, Ron Harshaw and Maria Chappelle-Nadal.
It’s the latest troubling sign for the liberal "Squad" after New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman was soundly defeated by moderate Westchester County Executive George Latimer in a June 25 Democratic primary in the 16th district stretching from Co-Op City in the Bronx to the leafy suburbs of Westchester County.
Bowman was the first member of the Squad — which includes New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/Queens) — to be defeated in a party primary.
As in the Bowman-Latimer race, the Israel-Hamas war has figured prominently and brought out the contrasts between the candidates for the Missouri seat.
Like Bowman, Bush has been a staunch critic of Israel’s war tactics against Hamas in Gaza.
Bell said he supports Israel’s right to defend itself and target the Hamas militia for its sneak Oct. 7, 2023 attack against the Jewish State. Pro-Israel Democrats are backing Bell.
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[RIPPLESNIGERIA] Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Monday killed two suspected Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... fighters in Borno State.
The front man for the MNJTF, Lt. Col Abdullahi Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
He said: "As part of Operation Lake Sanity 2, troops of Sector 3 of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) successfully carried out a covert operation on 8 July 2024, targeting a terrorist hideout in Kwatan Dowoshi, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
"During the operation, the troops engaged in a firefight with the terrorists, resulting in the neutralization of two Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters.
"The operation led to the destruction of the terrorist hideout and the recovery of several items, which include AK-47 rifle magazines, 148 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 2 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... ammunition, 4 magazine carriers, 172 tax/levy receipts for farmers and fishermen, 2 Baofeng radios, and a large number of assorted drugs."
READ ALSO: Nigerian govt to resume prosecution of Boko Haram suspects in detention
The front man revealed that five bully boyz surrendered to troops on Thursday.
"Additionally, on 11 July 2024, in the Task Force Wulgo, comprising combined Cameroon ...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there... ian and Nigerian troops, 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP members surrendered.
"The surrendering individuals are identified as Babagana Ali, 25, Modukau Abatcha, 20, Alhaji Bako, 27, Muhammad Bataye, 18, and Babagana Mohammed, 15,
"These individuals emerged from Tunbouma Village and Kutungulla Village in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State and are currently undergoing further investigation.
"The Force Commander, Major General Ibrahim Sallau Ali, commended the troops of Sector 3, Task Force Wulgo, and the hybrid forces for their bravery.
"He called on other remaining bully boyz to lay down their arms and surrender."
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[NewsFront] 21:03 Calculation of the R-934 electronic warfare station of the North troop group suppressed reconnaissance UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 19:40 Artists of the song and dance ensemble of the Central Military District performed for the soldiers
On an improvised open-air stage, the ensemble performed several musical and song numbers -video.
19:20 Militarist claims: Russian troops have occupied Novoselovka Pervaya in the Avdeevka direction.
18:26 Always we're coming back home:
Search and rescue team specialists on the Mi-8PSG helicopter completed another combat mission.
This unit includes a fire support group and a medical worker.
Its tasks include continuous monitoring of the situation, evacuation of pilots, and their transportation to a military medical facility.
The commander of the fire support group, call sign "Friday", talks about combat work:
"Today there were combat sorties on Mi-35 helicopters, we were escorting them, as usual. We are working in a normal mode, without incidents, we always return home."
17:57 Frontline soldier reports:
The control zone in the Berestovoye area has been expanded.
17:29 "He who does not remember his past has no future"
Servicemen of the 1st Separate Guards Motorized Rifle "Slavyanskaya" Brigade conducted a lesson in courage for the young army members of Donbass.
The lesson of courage was dedicated to the largest tank battle of the Great Patriotic War – the battle of Prokhorovka. It was this battle that turned the tide of the Kursk defensive operation and the entire war.
The children heard stories about the heroes of the past, and also met modern heroes who are currently carrying out combat missions on the front lines.
The children listened with genuine interest to the exploits of the past days, how the soldiers acted then and how they act now. Each realized for himself how valuable the Victory was then and how important it is to remember one's past.
16:50 Footage of destruction of launcher of the anti-aircraft missile system produced by Germany "IRIS-T"
The Russian Armed Forces UAV operators identified enemy air defense missile systems at a prepared firing position near the settlement of Voloske in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The Iskander OTRK crews dealt a crushing blow to the identified target.
Objective control means confirmed the destruction of the IRIS-T SAM launcher, the TRML-4D radar station, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel servicing the complex’s combat vehicles.
16:24 Eyes and ears of fighters: what capable Supercam S350 Unmanned Aerial System
Supercam S350 is one of the main reconnaissance drones used in the SVO zone. In the special military operation zone, this UAV performs surveillance, reconnaissance and target designation functions - these are the eyes and ears of our soldiers.
The S350 is the optimal tool for obtaining high-precision data at any time of day and in jamming conditions. Flight duration of up to 4.5 hours with data transmission up to 100 km provides the necessary reserve of capabilities for using UAVs in combat zones.
The main advantages of the device are the speed of deployment of the complex and its launch, a high degree of counteraction to electronic warfare, as well as effective stable communication and video transmission.
Also among the features of the unmanned complex, it is worth noting modular composite elements, interchangeable and combined payloads with unified gyrostabilized platforms and a system for detaching wing consoles during landing to prevent possible damage.
15:31 Russian Armyknocks outenemy from Makeyevka in the Kupyansk-Limansk direction
In Makeyevka, the Russian Armed Forces managed to gain a foothold along Zarechnaya Street, from where they continue attacks in the northern direction with the goal of reaching the bridge and the intersection with Tsentralnaya Street 49.219931 37.980976
East of Makeyevka, Russian troops continue attacks along the ravine in the direction of the village. Our units have increased the control zone to a depth of 300 meters 49.19985, 38.0162
Positional combat operations continue south of Olshany, in the Berestovoye area and east of Stelmakhovka.
14:44 Frontline soldier reports:
The control zone was expanded towards the village of Progress.
13:31 Frontline soldier reports:
Makeyevka. (LPR)
We confidently move through the village.
12:53 Frontline soldier reports:
Toretskoye direction. Units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced in forest plantations in the Novosyolovka-Yuryevka area.
12:24 “The combat power of this bomb cannot be ignored”
The crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber launched a FAB-3000 strike on temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces
The strike was carried out by a FAB-3000 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module. After successfully completing the flight mission, the crew safely returned to the departure airfield. According to the results of objective control, the target was hit.
The Su-34 pilot noted the special combat power of the FAB-3000:
“It is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit by an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass.”
11:57 Statement of Head of the press center of the Dnepr group
Units of the Dnepr group of forces continue to carry out combat missions of the special military operation.
The group's units inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 65th and 118th Mechanized brigades, the 35th Naval Infantry brigade, and the 124th and 126th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of Novodanilovka, Tokarevka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Kherson.
The enemy lost more than 100 soldiers wounded and killed.
Three vehicles, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed by artillery and loitering munitions. A 155mm M777 howitzer and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were disabled during counterbattery fire.
11:26 Icon of the "Holy Heavenly Patrons of the Russian Army"handed overservicemen of the "Center" group of troops
The icon was delivered to the soldiers at the front lines. A prayer service was organized for the believing servicemen in a mobile field church, after which they could approach the icon itself and take part in the sacrament of communion.
Then, representatives of the Central Military District military clergy sprinkled all servicemen with holy water and distributed prayer books, crosses, and blessed chevrons with images of the heavenly patrons of the Russian army.
10:58 Excellent hit. From the first shot!
Crew of the towed gun "Nona-K" of the "West" group of forces destroye denemy UAV crew
Servicemen of the motorized rifle brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army continue to strike at firing positions, military facilities and combat equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using information received from reconnaissance units.
This time, the crew of the towed Nona-K gun destroyed the crew and takeoff point of the enemy UAV with the first shot.
The intensity of the crews' work is very high, especially when our attack aircraft are moving forward and it is necessary to support them with fire. According to the gun commander with the call sign "Makarych", it happened that they fired more than 90 rounds per day.
The uninterrupted delivery of ammunition, armored protection and food is ensured by the logistics service.
"Everything is fine with the rounds, there are supplies, everything is normal. If the shooting intensity is high, rounds are brought in during combat operations so that we do not have interruptions. Protective equipment is also issued. Everything is fine. Everything arrives on time," Makarych noted.
10:29 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 14.07.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. LBS without significant changes. In the area of Rabotino and northwest of Verbovoye, neither side took any active actions, except for the work of long-range weapons.
– Donetsk Front. Russian troops were able to advance in Urozhayne, significantly expanding the zone controlled by the Russian Armed Forces.
In the area of Konstantinovka, there are no significant changes, fighting continues on the outskirts of the settlement.
In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops continue to push the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the outskirts of the settlement.
Fierce fighting continues in the area of Karlovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stubbornly hold on to their positions.
In Novosyolovka Pervaya, Ukrainian troops still maintain their presence, but the situation of the Ukrainian garrison is becoming more and more difficult every day.
In New York, the assault continues, Russian troops have consolidated their positions in the central part of the settlement.
- Chasov Yar direction. With the support of aviation and artillery, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the eastern part of Chasov Yar.
- Khar'kov Front. Without any significant changes. Counter battles continue in Vovchansk and in the area of Glubokoe. Ukrainian troops try to counterattack almost daily, but have not yet achieved any particular success. Although, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, judging by everything, still have enough reserves for further attempts to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from their occupied positions.
09:56 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from barrel artillery:
Six rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;
Four rounds in the village of Kakhovka;
Four rounds in the village of Dnepryany;
Five rounds in the village of Aleshki;
-- in the village of Golaya Pristan three rounds;
Four rounds were fired at the settlement of Bolshaya Lepetikha.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Novaya Kakhovka, Kairy, Gornostayevka, Aleshki, and Tavriysk, firing a total of 22 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.
09:27 During the past night, during an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian UAV was destroyed by the air defense forces on duty.destroyedover the territory of the Bryansk region.
08:50 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for July 13, 2024
– Russian troops carried out a series of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure facilities and enemy concentrations in several regions of the so-called Ukraine.
– In the Khar'kov region, a train carrying equipment and personnel of Ukrainian formations was hit by an Iskander OTRK strike in Budy. In Odessa, according to preliminary data, an air defense position was hit by a missile, and in Poltava, kamikaze UAVs were recorded.
– In the Kupyansk-Svatovsky direction, fighting continues in several areas at once, and in Kupyansk, a bridge near the railway junction was hit by a missile strike.
– Heavy assault battles continue in the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction; Russian troops are advancing in several populated areas of the Dzerzhinsky (Toretsky) agglomeration.
– In the Avdeevka direction, assault operations are developing after the capture of Evgenovka and battles for Novoselovka Pervaya have begun; Russian troops are making progress.
– In the Vremyevsk direction, most of Urozhainoye came under the control of Russian troops, and fighting continues north of Staromayorskoye.
08:00 Official summary Representatives of the DPR in the JCCC.
A total of 51 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
DAMAGED:
One residential building.
A total of 29 artillery attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 21 artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Volnovakha direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 138 units of various ammunition.
[NYPOST] Hamas ..always the voice of sweet reason... said Sunday that Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children.
Deif’s condition remained unclear after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night "there still isn’t absolute certainty" he was killed. Hamas representatives gave no evidence to back up their assertion about the health of a chief architect of the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war.
The Israeli military announced Sunday that Rafa Salama, a Hamas commander it described as one of Deif’s closest associates, was killed in Saturday’s strike. Salama commanded Hamas’ Khan Younis brigade. The statement gave no update on Deif, who has long topped Israel’s most-wanted list and has been in hiding for years.
Hamas rejected the idea that mediated cease-fire discussions had been suspended after the strike. Spokesperson Jihad Taha said "there is no doubt that the horrific massacres will impact any efforts in the negotiations" but added that "efforts and endeavors of the mediators remain ongoing."
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"He's the picture of health! Not even mostly dead!"
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Mikhail Zakharova
[REGNUM] Recently, one of the hot topics in Russia has become the suppression of illegal migration. The country regularly arrests officials and security officials involved in criminal activity, and the scale of their activities is astonishing in its scope.
Russian legislators have drawn attention to this acute problem for society. According to their new proposal, crimes related to the organization of illegal migration are planned to be transferred to the category of serious and especially serious.
MIGRATION ON A GRAND SCALE
Recently, law enforcement agencies in Vladivostok stopped the activities of criminals who were engaged in the illegal legalization of foreigners in Russia. They issued foreign citizens fictitious documents on registration at the place of stay without actually providing them with premises for living, and false information about registration addresses was entered into the forms of notifications about registration with the migration authorities.
“ The accomplices have been running an illegal business since 2022 and during this time they provided criminal services to almost 11 thousand migrants, receiving income in the amount of 25 million rubles,” says the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk.
In July, a criminal group that organized the illegal migration of foreigners to Russia was detained in Nizhny Novgorod. There, a food company hired as workers foreigners who were in Russia without the necessary documents or with documents that contained false information about their place of employment.
It should be noted that, as reported by the regional UFSB, one of the suspects was an employee of the local migration department. He warned his accomplices about possible inspections and hid information from law enforcement officers.
The high-profile criminal case is also being investigated by Tula law enforcement officers. Earlier, 15 people were detained there in connection with the case of legalization of more than 700 foreigners. As reported, employees of the regional UMVD's Department for Migration Affairs were among the perpetrators. The investigation is ongoing, new figures in the criminal scheme, including high-ranking ones, are being identified and arrested.
Against the backdrop of such news, it is worth recalling: on July 1, Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that the number of detected crimes related to the organization of illegal migration has more than doubled in Russia. He also emphasized that issues of combating this problem are strategically important, they affect the competence of many departments, as well as regional authorities.
"MAKE IT UNPROFITABLE"
"Aiding in the organization of illegal migration is a betrayal of Russian citizens. State Duma deputies have developed bills aimed at stopping illegal migration," said State Duma Deputy Speaker Irina Yarovaya this week. Following the meetings of the working group formed to analyze legislation in the areas of security and migration policy, parliamentarians propose taking the following measures.
Firstly, it is proposed to classify the organization of illegal migration as a serious and especially serious crime. In order to illegally legalize, a migrant needs accomplices, and this assistance is committed by those who, for the sake of money, are indifferent to the consequences, Yarovaya notes. However, as the politician says, today all actions aimed at illegal legalization, such as forgery of documents or illegal registration, have a low level of responsibility.
"We propose a new approach to assessing the severity. Responsibility for each action aimed at illegal legalization of migrants will be significantly increased in order to stop these crimes and make their commission unprofitable," explains Irina Yarovaya.
The head of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation, Valery Fadeyev, spoke about the problems in this area, including the practice of buying Russian citizenship, at the beginning of the month. “The first thing a migrant encounters when he comes to Russia is corruption. This is unacceptable,” Fadeyev noted at the time.
In addition, according to the new initiative, violation of the rules of stay on the territory of Russia will be considered an aggravating circumstance. As Yarovaya explains, this will introduce "an aggravating qualification for committing any offense or crime."
The parliamentarian says that a direct ban will be introduced on any mediation in assessing migrants' knowledge of the Russian language, because this is also a way of their illegal legalization. In addition, extra-judicial blocking of Internet resources containing offers to provide illegal services to migrants or methods of organizing illegal migration may appear.
According to the Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, all authorized departments and services will respond to the bill within a week.
DEPORTATION OF CRIMINALS
The ideas voiced by Irina Yarovaya did not sound like a bolt from the blue. In recent months, parliamentarians and relevant departments have proposed many initiatives that could significantly influence migration policy in Russia.
At the beginning of July this year, a bill was introduced to the State Duma that proposes confiscating property for organizing illegal migration if the crime was committed for selfish motives.
“Confiscation of property eliminates the conditions that facilitate the commission of a crime, makes it economically unprofitable, which, in turn, can significantly reduce the volume of the “black” economy associated with the organization of illegal migration flows,” the explanatory note to the document says.
This measure will indeed help reduce the level of such crimes, confirms Alexander Asafov, First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for Public Expertise of Bills, in a commentary for the Regnum news agency.
“I think this will create the necessary conditions for such crimes to be fewer, since potential criminals are aware of the consequences of their actions,” the expert explains.
Also this month, it became known that the Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed expanding the list of administrative offenses for which prompt deportation from the country is required - this is about strengthening the protection of public order and security, in particular, countering extremist manifestations.
It should be noted that on June 19, Irina Volk reported on the results of measures already taken to combat offenders - since the beginning of 2024, more than 30 thousand foreign citizens have been expelled from Russia, which is almost twice as many as a year earlier. In addition, according to her, law enforcement officers have banned entry to 100 thousand foreigners, which is 55% more than in 2023.
In addition, a bill on mandatory deportation from the country of migrants who have served prison sentences was recently introduced to the State Duma. According to current legislation, mandatory deportation of foreign citizens after serving a sentence for crimes is not provided for.
Just the other day, news appeared that the Ministry of Labor plans to oblige digital aggregators, which usually provide couriers and taxi drivers with employment, to monitor users' compliance with migration laws.
The new measure should exclude the provision of services by migrants who do not have the necessary documents to carry out labor activity in Russia. It is assumed that the necessary document will be submitted to the State Duma before the end of its current session.
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The country regularly arrests officials and security officials involved in criminal activity, and the scale of their activities is astonishing in its scope.
Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets.
The side that organized the assassination attempt on Trump clearly took the path of blood, i.e. they have nothing to lose.
The shooter from a distance of 130 m missed Trump, who was shaking his head, by only 1-2 cm.
This is a fairly accurate shot, especially considering that the area around is visible, including by the snipers covering. And the shooter had only a couple of seconds to prepare for the shot (the anti-snipers worked almost simultaneously with the first shot).
If this shooter had been hunting and had shot at the body of a small game, he would have 100% got it. But the bulletproof vest left no chance if you shot at the body; the only way to kill was to hit him in the head.
The bullet grazed his cheek and pierced his ear. A civilian bullet 2-3 cm to the right, hitting the base of the jaw or the mouth/base of the skull, would have certainly either killed or disabled him.
One of the bullets hit the head of the man standing in front of Trump. He died instantly.
Another bullet hit Trump in the ear, miraculously not causing much harm.
The killer was lying in a sniper position 130 m (425 ft) from the rally site. He was a local resident of 20 years old. His motives are still unknown. But there are Ukrainian flags on his social media page.
The killer was eliminated on the spot.
In other words, it doesn't smell like a setup. Even a thousand attempts in a row to play this are doomed to failure.
Trump will now be even more busy with opponents who brought him down and humiliated him during his last presidential term.
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Was 'you know who' behind the assassination attempt? I always take note of their attempts to radically change the “liberty and freedom” parts of the Declaration and the Constitution in the US regarding:
o Huge effort to corrupt politicians
o Huge effort to turn children into slovenly moral wrecks
o Huge effort to really screw up everything in the US while pushing socialism, and to allow for the triumph of communism to take place
You know who has spent a fortune since Nixon brought them onboard in the 70's, and they're likely to lose all of what they have created for world dominance in the US if Trump succeeds. Crooks was 20, was probably brought under the influence of radical school teachers, was in a high school commercial for BlackRock, had a clean record, and had access to a rifle.
Thomas Matthew Crooks belonged to a shooting club based in Clairton, Pa., nearly nine miles from his family home in Bethel Park. Attorney Robert S. Bootay III confirmed to The Times that Crooks, who was shot and killed by Secret Service agents Saturday, was a member of the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club.
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The Clairton Sportsmen’s Club, on 180 acres south of Pittsburgh, bills itself as offering “one of the premier shooting facilities in the tri-state area” and has more than 2,000 members. It offers youth events, archery facilities, safety courses and multiple rifle ranges, including a highpowered-rifle range with targets up to 187 yards away.
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[RedStar] Recently, the information complex “World War II in Archival Documents”, presented on the portal of the Presidential Library, was supplemented by more than two hundred previously classified documents provided by the FSB of Russia: materials from the 4th Directorate of the NKVD/NKGB of the USSR and the Main Directorate of Counterintelligence “SMERSH” on the results of the actions of sabotage and reconnaissance groups behind enemy lines in the occupied territories of the Ukrainian and Byelorussian SSRs.
Among the documents from which the secrecy classification has been removed, one can see on the electronic portal of the library intelligence reports on the situation in the territory occupied by the enemy, reports of the agent "Colonist" (N.I. Kuznetsov), intelligence information on the training of intelligence officers and saboteurs by the enemy in special schools, reports of the head of the Main Directorate of Counterintelligence "SMERSH" V.S. Abakumov to the State Defense Committee of the USSR on the atrocities of the Gestapo, the use of gas chambers to destroy the civilian population.
Also in the public domain are now documents of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Voronezh, Rostov and Novgorod regions, Krasnodar Krai - these are reports of the regional NKGB directorates with intelligence data on the situation in the territory temporarily occupied by the Nazis, on the results of operational-Chekist work in the liberated areas, on Soviet citizens driven to work in Germany, on captured documents of the German army and occupation authorities and other documentary evidence.
Of particular interest are the SMERSH documents on the arrest of German intelligence and counterintelligence agents, in particular on the detention of German agents Tavrin and Shilova, who were sent into the Soviet rear to assassinate I.V. Stalin.
Among the declassified documents of the NKVD/NKGB of the USSR and the Main Directorate of Counterintelligence "SMERSH" from 1943-1944, there are also materials dedicated to the activities of Ukrainian nationalist formations (OUN, UPA) and the fight against them, the liquidation of the Baltic nationalist organization "Aizsargi", the arrest of prominent figures of the Estonian nationalist movement.
The head of the 4th Directorate of the NKVD of the USSR P.A. Sudoplatov informed the 3rd Directorate of the NKVD of the USSR on December 9, 1942: "In the war of Germany against the USSR, the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) as a whole took an active part on the side of Germany. <…>
The OUN's assistance to Germany was expressed in armed uprisings in the rear of Soviet troops during the retreat of the Red Army, espionage and sabotage against the USSR; active participation in the creation of local government bodies and police in the occupied territory of the USSR" (Central Archives of the FSB of Russia. F. 3. Op. 10. D. 387. L. 2).
A number of documents illustrate the attitude of Ukrainian nationalists towards the Polish population. The report of the 4th Directorate of the NKVD of the USSR dated February 16, 1943 recorded: "A group of OUN members (a Bandera movement), hiding in the villages of the Sarny region, carried out a massacre of the Polish population in early February 1943.
In the village of Poroslya, the number of killed and maimed adults and children reaches 150 people" (Central Archives of the FSB of Russia. F. 4. Op. 1. D. 469. L. 126). The report of May 28, 1943 contains information about the complete destruction of the entire population of two Polish villages (Central Archives of the FSB of Russia. F. 4. Op. 1. D. 473. L. 327).
In August 1943, a special report spoke of the murder of about 2,000 Poles in the city of Vladimir-Volynsky by Bandera supporters: “The German garrison, police and Cossacks, numbering up to 600 people, did not take any measures against the reprisals against the Poles, and only after the reprisals did the German command post an announcement calling on Poles to join the gendarmerie to fight the Bandera supporters” (Central Archives of the FSB of Russia. F. 4. Op. 1. D. 477. L. 152).
When a direct clash with the Red Army became inevitable, Banderites began collaborating with the German occupiers
When a direct clash with the Red Army became inevitable, Banderovites went for direct cooperation with the German occupiers. Attached to the message of the Main Directorate of Counterintelligence "SMERSH" to the State Defense Committee of the USSR dated March 31, 1944 was a translation of a secret German order on "the attitude towards members of the national "Ukrainian Insurgent Army", which indicates the existence of an agreement between the UPA leadership and the German command (CA FSB of Russia. F. 14os. Op. 1. D. 8. L. 73-75).
In accordance with the List of instructions for the implementation of the Address of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation dated January 15, 2020, the organizers of the complex of digitized archival documents, film and photo materials "World War II in Archival Documents" are the Federal Archival Agency (Rosarkhiv), the Presidential Property Management Department of the Russian Federation and the Presidential Library.
The materials for posting on the Presidential Library portal are prepared by Rosarchive and the federal state archives with the participation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, and the state archives of the Republic of Belarus. The volume of the information complex today is more than 12.7 thousand materials: maps, diagrams, periodicals, photographs, newsreels for the period from January 1933 to December 1944.
Digitized archival documents on the topic "World War II in archival documents" are available from anywhere in the world thanks to the Presidential Library portal. Especially for the foreign audience, the titles and annotations of the documents and the texts of the accompanying articles are also published in English. In addition to archival documents, the complex contains a list of the main Internet projects of the library, databases, thematic electronic publications of documents, virtual tours on the history of World War II, developed by government agencies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and various organizations.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:56 Poland as a NATO member will not shoot down Russian missiles and aircraft in Ukrainian airspace, Stoltenberg said: "NATO policy is unchanged - we will not participate in this conflict. We will support Ukraine in destroying Russian aircraft, but NATO will not be directly involved."
21:04 Russian troops fired a Grad multiple launch rocket system at residential areas of the city of Belopolye in the Sumy district, two people were injured, the prosecutor's office reported. High-rise buildings, private houses, and power lines were damaged.
19:39 Russians launched a missile attack on an administrative building and a multi-story building in Mirnohrad, Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed and six were wounded, OVA head Vadim Filashkin reported. Three more people were wounded as a result of shelling in Liman - at least one house and a cafe were damaged there.
19:25 On Monday, July 15, electricity consumption will be limited throughout the day, Ukrenergo reported. From 16:00 to 24:00, regional power companies will apply four stages of shutdowns simultaneously, and three stages at other times.
17:48 Russians showed a video of a Su-34 carrying out a strike with a FAB-3000 gliding bomb, which weighs 3 tons. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian troops allegedly dropped the FAB-3000 "at a deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces." The Russian pilot in the video claims that "it is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit with an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass."
The head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, emphasized that the Russians are dropping such bombs from Su-34 aircraft, "which are based at airfields that we must destroy to protect our people." According to him, for this, Ukraine needs permission to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons so that these aircraft no longer drop these bombs. "One such decision can save many lives," he added.
17:02 The number of today's combat clashes along the entire front line has increased to 66, the most tense situation is in the Pokrovsky direction, where more than a third of all battles took place. The Russian army is also actively attacking the Toretsky direction, the General Staff reported. In particular, 24 Russian attacks have been recorded in the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day. The enemy is making almost all of its efforts in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka and Progress. There were also battles near Vozdvizhenka, Yasnobrodovka and Novoselovka Pervaya.
15:06 Ukraine and Sweden are negotiating the provision of Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets to Kiev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva told Voice of America: "This is a topic that the President constantly raises with the Swedish leadership. And this was the case even before Sweden joined NATO. For obvious reasons, they were not ready to make any promises back then, since they had finalized their membership in the Alliance. Now the country is in NATO, and the President is again communicating with the Prime Minister of Sweden, and our Ministry of Defense is communicating with the relevant Swedish authorities. These fighter jets are as good as the F-16, and we are moving in this direction."
14:13 In Sudzha, Kursk region, a TV tower caught fire after a drone attack, said acting head of the region Alexey Smirnov.
11:54 Since the beginning of this week, Russia has used more than 700 guided aerial bombs, more than 170 attack drones of various types and about 80 missiles against Ukraine, Zelensky said.
09:57 The number of casualties as a result of the Russian missile strike on the village of Budy in the Kharkiv district has increased to 25, two people have died, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. He said that two Iskander missiles hit the ground near the railway station. 26 residential buildings, nine administrative buildings, the station building, and the railway track were damaged. The head of the Kharkiv district department of the State Emergency Service and a police officer of the patrol police response sector were killed. Among the wounded were two children aged nine and 14. In addition, two people were injured as a result of shelling from the MLRS in Kupyansk and another in the urban-type settlement of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
09:53 Six people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on July 13: two each in Novoocherednoye and Progress, one each in Konstantinopolskoye and Novoselovka Pervaya. Another 11 people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:49 Ukraine is working on security agreements with the Czech Republic and Slovenia, Zelensky said. In addition, at a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ireland, a decision was also made to prepare an agreement.
09:18 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five people were killed, nine were injured, including a child, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. Critical and social infrastructure facilities were damaged, in particular the point of invincibility, educational institutions, a medical facility, an administrative building, a gas pipeline, two multi-story buildings and 42 private houses.
09:06 At night, air defense shot down two Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles and four reconnaissance UAVs in eastern Ukraine - three Orlan and one ZALA, Air Command East reported.
08:37 At night, Russians attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with missiles and drones. Fires broke out in the Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih districts, in the latter one person was injured, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
08:15 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 14:
personnel - about 559,090 (+1,320) people,
tanks - 8206 (+7),
combat armored vehicles - 15,811 (+32),
artillery systems - 15,262 (+46),
MLRS - 1119 (+0),
air defense systems - 890 (+1),
aircraft - 361 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 12,108 (+39),
cruise missiles - 2397 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 20,538 (+77),
special equipment - 2566 (+10).
07:28 In the Zaporizhia region, one person was wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Vasilievsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
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" The Russian pilot in the video claims that "it is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit with an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass."
Illustrating the perils of google translate
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"it is difficult to imagine a target that could not be hit with an aerial bomb of such a nominal mass."
If you change the target language from English to Hillbilly, you get "Woo Doggies! We done blowed that sumbitch up good." which I suspect is closer to the original intent.
Translation is a challenging problem. Even simple declarative sentences can have layers of meaning, like when your wife says, "That's nice! You just keep on doing that."
Still, we have come a long way from the early days of machine translation where the phrase "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" came out as "The wine is good, but the meat is spoiled".
Selections from the Daily Mail Liveblog:
Donald Trump has vowed to attend the Republican Convention on Monday in Milwaukee, one day after he was nearly assassinated by a 20-year-old in Pennsylvania - while new details begin to emerge about the abhorrent security failures that took place.
According to sources, a police officer backed away when the would-be assassin pointed a rifle at him, just moments before he then fired in Trump's direction, clipping his ear.
Trump announced he will not be delaying his Wisconsin trip - less than 24 hours after he was shot by Thomas Matthew Crooks from a rooftop 130 yards away.
15:48 Local police officer came face-to-face with would-be assassin but backed away, sources say
Not long before shots rang out, rally-goers noticed a man climbing to the top of a roof of a nearby building and warned local law enforcement, according to two law enforcement officials.
One officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder and Crooks quickly took a shot toward former President Donald Trump, just 130 yards away. That’s when the U.S. Secret Service counter snipers shot him, said the officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
According to Butler County Sheriff Michael T. Slupe, the officer was 'gripping the roof's edge' when confronted by Crooks' rifle. Because of his position, he did not have a gun with him and had to drop back to the ground.
'He lets go because he doesn’t want to get killed,' Slupe told the Washington Post.
'The guy is a f***ing cop, come on man!'
Many damning and terrifying questions remain unanswered after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump that is being described as an enormous security failure.
The FBI has launched a probe into what happened in the moments leading to the assassination attempt and President Biden declared he is also directing an 'independent review' of national security.
There are also allegations that Trump's team asked for more protection on the campaign but was rebuffed. The Secret Service has since denied those claims, but the agency is still under immense scrutiny for what has been called an 'absolute failure.'
And Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., became the first lawmaker to say that the director of Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle 'needs to go.'
21:32 Donald Trump says he has completely rewritten convention speech after shooting as aides plan toned down Milwaukee event amid calls for unity
20:41 President Joe Biden's six-minute Oval Office address contained several gaffes
20:34 President Joe Biden asks country to 'cool it down' in Oval Office address
18:43 Gunman was rejected from high school rifle team for being a 'terrible shot'
Would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was rejected from his high school rifle team because he was a 'terrible shot,' it has emerged. Jameson Myers, who attended school with Crooks, told ABC News:
He didn't just not make the team, he was asked not to come back because of how bad of a shot he was, it was considered like, dangerous.
Another former member of the rifle team said Crooks 'wasn't really fit for the rifle team; and 'he also shot terrible.'
17:19 Secret Service says NO change in GOP Convention security plans after gunman tried to shoot Trump
U.S. Secret Service says it does not plan to make any changes to 'operational security plans' for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week. Despite the assassination attempt on Saturday against former President Donald Trump, the USSS insists it is 'confident' in the current plan.
Regarding the request from Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) to prohibit firearms in the 'soft perimeter' of the Convention, Chief of Milwaukee Police Jeffrey Norman said they cannot superceded state open and conceal carry laws. Norman said at a briefing in Milwaukee on Sunday:
Our state law allows for the particular right to carry a firearm. We as a city cannot legislate out of that… In regards to our law enforcement aspect, we have to operate within those guidelines, unless it's something that is against state law. We have to respect Second Amendment right carry your firearm, especially in regards to open carry or carry and conceal if you're licensed.
16:36 Pennsylvania police identify the two victims injured in the Trump assassination attempt
The identities of the two rally goers critically injured in the assassination attempt against Donald Trump are now revealed. Pennsylvania State Police identified David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township as the two individuals shot when a gunman tried to take out the former president at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Both were injured and taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dutch and Copenhaver are in 'stable' condition, according to the police statement.
16:05 FBI investigating Trump shooting as 'potential domestic terrorism'
The FBI said that the attempt to shoot Donald Trump was being investigated as a potential act of domestic terrorism. They added that the shooter acted alone and had no known ideology.
'We are investigating this as an assassination attempt, but also looking at it as a potential domestic terrorism act,' said Robert Wells, assistant director of the FBI counterterrorism division.
15:26 Senate Democrats' campaign arm pauses ads and fundraising
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has paused advertisements and digital fundraising for the time being, a DSCC aide confirmed to DailyMail.com. It comes amid a bipartisan movement to 'turn down the temperature' with political rhetoric after the shooting.
15:17 Trump's campaign and NRCC halt digital fundraising in aftermath of rally shooting
Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and has stalled its digital fundraising in the wake of the assassination attempt against the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter that spoke with CNBC.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) also paused its digital ad push.
It's unclear when the digital fundraising will start up again.
The news comes after President Joe Biden's reelection campaign temporarily paused its efforts after the horrific shooting that left two dead – the gunman and a rally goer – and two others in critical condition.
15:11 Gov. DeSantis questions FBI ability to remain free from political influence when investigating assassination attempt
13:26 GoFundMe appeal rockets past $1.5M
A GoFundMe page set up by a Trump staffer to help the families of those killed or wounded in the shooting has raised more than $1.5 million in little more than 15 hours. It was set up Meredith O'Rourke, the campaign's national finance director, and endorsed by Trump himself.
Among the top donors are musician Kid Rock and UFC CEO Dana White, who both contributed $50,000 to the cause. Former 2024 Republican hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy sent $30,000 to help and conservative personality Ben Shapiro donated $15,000.
12:08 Classmate describes Trump gunman as a 'loner'
The first classmate of gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks spoke with local reporters. He described Crooks, who went to Bethel Park High School as a loner who was bullied relentlessly. He also said he wore 'hunting' outfits often in class.
10:52 'Explosive devices' found in Trump gunman's car
Donald Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks had explosive devices in the car he drove to the Pennsylvania rally and used a gun purchased by his father. Authorities found the devices in his vehicle after he was shot and killed by Secret Service agents, moments after he opened fire on the former president, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The 20-year-old used an AR-style firearm that was legally purchased by his father to carry out the attempted assassination against the former president.
Neighbors who spoke to DailyMail.com said Crooks' family is quiet and keeps to themselves.
The vehicle driven by Crooks on Saturday was parked near the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania and police say they received multiple reports of suspicious packages. This prompted police to dispatch bomb technicians.
Crooks' home was searched and authorities spoke with his family.
JUST IN - Explosive devices found in Trump shooter's car — WSJ
“We are investigating this as an assassination attempt, but also looking at it as a potential domestic terrorism act,” Robert Wells, assistant director of the FBI counterterrorism division, tells reporters.
The gun used in the attempted assassination was an “AR-style 556 rifle” that was purchased legally, FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek tells reporters.
Authorities believe the semi-automatic weapon was bought by the shooter’s father, but do not yet know how he accessed the weapon or whether he took it without his father’s knowledge, the FBI says.
The FBI says it has not yet identified any ideology ascribed to the shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead by Secret Service agents yesterday.
Trump pledges to fight 'evil'
[RT] Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... has vowed not to swerve from his course and to take on "evil," following Saturday’s liquidation attempt on his life during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president also called on Americans to show unity in the face of political violence.
Several shots were fired during Trump’s speech, with one bullet grazing the politician’s right ear. The GOP hopeful was eventually whisked offstage by Secret Service agents and moved to a "safe" place. One of the event’s attendees was fatally shot, with another two sustaining serious injuries. Authorities later reported that the 20-year-old suspected shooter, who is believed to have taken up position on a nearby rooftop, was shot and killed.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump thanked "everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday," adding that "it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening."
"We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness," the former president insisted.
The Republican presidential hopeful also argued that "it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win."
Trump also extended condolences to the family of the person in the crowd at the event who was "horribly killed" by the shots , and wished the maimed individuals a speedy recovery.
"I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin," the former president concluded.
A sniper would not have missed. 150yrds is nothing
He might have done better had he not been distracted by the policeman climbing up the ladder to the roof. Separately, where is the evidence that this man was a member of Antifa? Mark Violets, earlier mistakenly identified as the killer, was definitely Antifa, but this one seems oddly passive for Black Bloc type..
The rooftop where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally was identified by the U.S. Secret Service as a potential vulnerability in the days before the event, sources familiar with the agency’s operations told NBC News. NBC News' Tom Winter reports. pic.twitter.com/OzTemxqORg
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I interestingly name listed, even RFK's Lawyer-Wife Nicole Shanahan has donated.
"I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead."
He described the Secret Service agents that rushed at him like "linebackers"
"another one eliminated the gunman with "one shot right between the eyes."
"The agents hit me so hard that my shoes fell off, and my shoes are tight,"
"images of him raising his fist and being surrounded by Secret Service agents in the seconds following the shooting, said, "A lot of people say it’s the most iconic photo they’ve ever seen. Usually you have to die to have an iconic picture," he added.
"I just wanted to keep speaking, but I just got shot."
"A lot of places … you hear a single shot, everybody runs. Here there were many shots and they stayed," Trump said. "I love them. They are such great people."
(And, I might add, when Trump stood back up after after having an ear shot off, the MAGA crowd gave him a standing ovation.)
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'Explosive devices' found in Trump gunman's car
Poss simply Tannerite targets inflated by media word choice.
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Local police officer came face-to-face with would-be assassin but backed away
If I understand the timeline correctly, right after the officer ducked down things jumped off and the shooting started, so not a lot of time to do anything.
Looking at the geography of the site, it took a bit of planning and forethought to pull this off. You need to pick a good firing position, you need a ladder to get up on the roof, and somehow get the rifle through security or pre-position it in a way that won't be discovered in a (presumed) pre-event sweep.
tl;dr: a 20 year old without formal training managed to outfox security professionals. Makes you wonder if he had some help.
Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
So far from what I have seen of the police and USS response, it was a complete shit show and an example of how NOT to secure a site, place security and extract the VIP. Several people who privately do this for a living are extremely critical of their performance.
But, I'm also not saying that wasn't intentional to put the Jr Varsity squad out there deliberately.
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The EFFBEYE needs to focus on the ladder, it is the lynchpin of the planning for the shot. Where did it come from, when was it placed there, was is ignored by the security sweep, if not who placed it and how.
Its hard to imagine it was just dumb luck the shooter noticed it at the last minute.
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Shame on SS for relying on the unidentified "officer" most likely a parking lot security guard. I heard him referred elsewhere as a "township" officer, most likely untrained other than for directing traffic at events.
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Policeman climbing ladder may not be correct; may have been climbing another policeman's shoulders, and thus had no means of doing other than observe (only on tv could cops climb with one hand or/and gun in their teeth.) And then he fell backward when confronted with a rifle at short range....
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There is no excuse for the lack of a police lookout on top of this roof, also the lack of a lookout on top of the nearby water tower which overlooks the shooter's location. It will be interesting to later read how these omissions are dealt with.
No news about where this "ladder" was. Photos of the area omit this AFAICT. It's location is vital. A vast number of roofs like this one already have ladders installed to make maintenance possible.
Some accounts of the minutes leading up to the shooting refer to the shooter being seen on the ground carrying a long gun. This was before he was seen climbing on the roof.
The whole venue seems far too risky a spot for a Trump rally.
The rooftop where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally was identified by the U.S. Secret Service as a potential vulnerability
Anyone with a basic outline of the venue could have used Google Earth to identify this vulnerability. From looking at the media, many did that very shortly after the incident, the diagrams/photos match what Google Earth produces.
It's very hard to prove a negative like this statement. Unless a lucky fact pops up, we may never know.
One thing we could possibly learn is how much range time Crooks got at the sports club he belonged to.
I am assuming (yeah, I know) that if he did a stint in the infantry or worked in law enforcement, that we would have heard about it by now. (training as a cook does not count!)
[GEO.TV] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... 's (PTI) Sanam Javaid, who has been tossed in the slammer Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! for months, was rearrested once again just almost an hour after her release following acquittal by an Islamabad court on Sunday in a case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The social media political activist had walked free earlier today following months of incarceration, but was taken into custody by Islamabad police soon after.
It may be noted that Javaid's release has been blocked multiple times as she had been released from a jail in Gujranwala on Saturday as well but the FIA handcuffed her again minutes after her release.
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[GEO.TV] A local journalist Malik Hassan Zaib was rubbed out by unknown assailants in the Nowshera district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday.
According to police, the victim was on his way in a car along with his brother. His brother escaped the attack, they added. The journalist's body had been shifted to a nearby hospital, according to police.
The paramilitary forces also gathered clues and various CCTV footage from the scene of the crime.
The short video clearly shows attackers, riding a cycle of violence, opening fire at the journalist's car in the city area of Akbarpura, District Police Officer (DPO) Azhar Khan said.
The slain journalist's brother filed a first information report (FIR) of the incident, the police said.
They said three investigation teams had been constituted to probe the incident.
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[NYPOST] A staffer for a Democratic congressman from Mississippi was fired for her inflammatory comments saying she hoped the shooter who targeted Donald Trump “wouldn’t miss next time.”
“I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking,” Jacqueline Marsaw wrote on Facebook Saturday evening, shortly after Trump narrowly avoided being shot in the head during a rally in Pennsylvania.
Marsaw, of Natchez, worked as a field director of Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Natchez Democrat reported.
[IsraelNationalNews] The only rule of Calvinball, as played by the titular protagonists of the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, is that you can never play it the same way twice. As long as some new nonsense rule is implemented, it remains a valid game. While it’s great fun for a boy and his tiger pal, in the real world, Calvinball gets played for much higher stakes: lives, nations, democracy as a global project.
The trouble is that Israel is stuck in a game of Calvinball with Hamas, with the likes of the ICJ and UN serving as referees. How many times during this war for the rescue of our hostages and the extermination of the mad butchers who have become the darlings of cities across the democratic world does it feel like somebody has stopped the ’game’, so to speak, and shouted, "new rule, new rule"?
New rule: just because you personally video yourself on GoPro cameras murdering and abducting Jews doesn’t mean you’re guilty of it.
New rule: if your country is attacked by hundreds of drones and missiles, you must not retaliate.
New rule: if you chase Jews off campus for refusing to grovel to terrorist supporters it’s not antisemitism, it’s just being "anti-Zionist".
This is pure idiocy run amuck. The laws of war were established to prevent barbarity and wanton slaughter. They are a tool of the free world, founded on the principles of justice and conducting battle with honor when there is no alternative. For the laws of war to be leveraged to shield Islamist criminals, gangsters, murderers and rapists is a mockery. No country that considers itself a member of the democratic, just world should give the time of day to Hamas soldiers pleading for protection under laws of war which, strictly observed, would have seen their whole terrorist cabal imprisoned for life years ago.
When a terrorist army goes on a spree of mass murder, it’s celebrated as "decolonization" in universities once held in esteem. The victims of this onslaught are blamed for getting in the way of a genocidal Islamist empire fixated on purging Jews from their own land. The media whitewashes the murderers with what-about and both-sides cliches, the streets and campuses fill up with young radicals cheering for more death and slaughter, and the game of Calvinball continues.
There is no questioning of this spew of new rules or skewed definitions. If one of the droves of Palestinian Arab refugees Canada has allowed in stubbed their toe in Toronto, it would be taken to somehow constitute genocide in Gaza.
What does it take to end this cycle? Fighting in the courts and on social media is a losing strategy, because those are exactly the places where Hamas sympathizers are most prone to cry out "new rule!" every time their green-headband-sporting heroes boast about how many Jews they have killed, want to kill, and would kill if they got the chance.
To finish this absurd game of Calvinball requires that Israel and the Jewish people at large muster and blunt this onslaught of idiocy thrown at us. It takes willpower to brave the endless tide of jeers and "new rule!" cries, but Bnei Yisrael have always been a brazen people. If there is one thing we have it is willpower.
Here are some rules that could be followed:
-When a terrorist organization uses civilian houses to imprison hostages in, there can be no teeth-gnashing and wailing on social media when those houses are raided by Israeli soldiers to free those hostages and the terrorists who held them there shot.
-When a city is laced with tunnels for an army of murderous Islamists to wage guerrilla war from, it is plain military strategy to demolish every building that might hide a tunnel entrance.
-If a nation suffers a bloody massacre launched from an easily-identifiable enclave with set borders, that nation is being nothing but sensible to stop sending hundreds of trucks of aid across those borders to help the perpetrators of that massacre.
The people who break rules- rules of, literally, life and death, rules of how a war can be fought between nations -cannot come wailing and weeping to hide behind those laws when they happen to be losing a war they began with a brutal and grotesque violation of any envisioning of those exact laws. Israel can and should employ every tactic the nation's government considers necessary for victory, and may we soon see Hamas and their cultists reap a bountiful harvest from their bloody sowing.
The real enemy are Globalists.
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[PJMEDIA] Yes, the 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... want to destroy the Constitution and impose dictatorial one-party rule. That’s not exaggeration or speculation. The Democrats have openly tried to trample Second Amendment and First Amendment rights; they have boasted about their censorship and their hatred for the opposition. During the Summer of Love and Mostly Peaceful Protesting in 2020, holy warriors who burned down cities and assaulted innocent citizens were encouraged and lauded by Democrats. The leftists labeled Jan. 6 protestors terrorists, even protestors who were completely peaceful, while ignoring or cheering on destructive Antifa ...the armed wing of the Democratic Party... and transgender protestors. Trump and various of his supporters have been the target of egregiously rigged lawfare. Yes, the leftists hate you and everything you stand for!
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CBS's Robert Costa complains "Trump supporters on social media tonight are extremely angry" at the assassination attempt, lamenting "this is still a politically charged moment".
[Regnum] There are at least five oddities in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. The authors of " Military Chronicle " drew attention to this.
It is noted that before the politician's speech, the Secret Service was supposed to check all possible points from which shooting could be carried out, but it appears that this was not done.
In addition, eyewitnesses warned the police that a man with a gun was trying to get onto the roof of the building, but these statements were ignored.
"130 meters is not the longest distance. At that distance, you don't need to make adjustments for wind or use powerful optics - what you can buy at your local gun store is enough. This suggests that the shooter had very low qualifications, and this is what saved Trump," the statement said.
The authors also note that the low qualifications of the criminal are indicated by his use of an AR-15 rifle with a magazine for 15-20 rounds. The shooter fired five shots, meaning he had 10-15 rounds left, but he did not use them - he was either scared or had already been eliminated.
In addition, the actions of the Secret Service, whose snipers were nearby and should have noticed the man with the gun and neutralized him before the shot was fired, raise questions, but this was done only after the bullet damaged Trump's ear.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 13, an assassination attempt was made on Trump at a rally of supporters in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania. The former American leader interrupted his speech and hid behind the podium, after which he was moved to a safe place. Trump reported that he was wounded in the ear, which is why he lost a lot of blood.
The suspect in the shooting was killed, an AR-type rifle was found at the scene. The FBI identified the suspect in the shooting as 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident Thomas Matthew Crooks. Before the attack, he recorded a video in which he said he hated Republicans and Trump.
Oh? I missed that. Did he say why?
The assassination attempt on Trump may be the work of American intelligence services. This opinion was expressed by Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and an expert at the Valdai Club. He noted that Joe Biden's chances of winning have sharply weakened after the failed debates and numerous reservations, so it is possible that American intelligence services could have resorted to such a favorite tool for preventing unwanted candidates from coming to power as assassination attempts.
More from regnum.ru Expert names mistakes in Trump's security organization at Pennsylvania rally
Those responsible for the security of former US President Donald Trump, who was assassinated in Pennsylvania on July 13, made several significant mistakes, said Pyotr Fefelov, an expert in the field of integrated security at the Vityaz Group of Companies.
“In fact, I just watched this video again and, unfortunately, I didn’t see any use of armored folders or even umbrellas that would block visual contact,” Fefelov said in an interview with RT.
He explained that if those responsible for Trump's security had blocked visual contact, the attacker would not have seen the politician. The relevant service should have identified and controlled all possible firing points in advance of the event.
The bodyguards also behaved impeccably when they stood around Trump and raised their hands after the shots were fired. This would not have been an obstacle for a sniper.
“Yes, at first they dropped him and covered him with their own bodies, but then they allowed him to stand up so that his face and head could be seen,” Fefilov noted.
This was wrong, because there might not have been just one shooter, and they could have started shooting from a completely different place and at a different angle to the potential victim.
The expert noted that as a result, a lot of questions arise about the level of Trump’s security, given his status.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, an assassination attempt on Trump was made on July 13 at a rally in the city of Butler. When Trump was speaking to his supporters, shots were fired. A bullet hit the politician in the upper part of his right ear. Two people who were in the area of the podium were also wounded, and another died.
Trump turned his head to the right before the shot, and the bullet only grazed his ear. The politician immediately ducked, and the guards rushed to cover him. A little over a minute later, Trump stood up and raised his fist. Blood was visible on his face. The guards took the politician to the car.
The suspect in the assassination attempt was eliminated, and security forces found an AR-type rifle at the crime scene. As it turned out, the shooter at Trump was 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident Thomas Matthew Crooks, who had previously recorded a video stating his hatred of Trump and the Republican Party.
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov expressed condolences to the family of the deceased on behalf of the Russian leadership and wished recovery to all those who suffered as a result of the assassination attempt. The Kremlin representative recalled that Moscow has always condemned any manifestations of violence.
Even more from regnum.ru Russian Foreign Ministry on assassination attempt on Trump: US has brought democracy to a suicidal state
The United States of America has brought democracy to a suicidal state. This was stated on July 14 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump.
She drew attention to the fact that all American media and commentators, speaking about the assassination attempt on Trump, vied with each other to note that this is a “threat to American democracy.”
"That's it, so the threat is internal, not external. I would just clarify that this is American democracy, which has been brought to a suicidal state by liberalism," Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 13, an assassination attempt was made on Trump at a rally of supporters in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania. The former American leader interrupted his speech and hid behind the podium, after which he was moved to a safe place. Trump reported that he was wounded in the ear, which is why he lost a lot of blood.
The shooting left one spectator dead and two others wounded, including the nephew of Texas Representative Ronnie Jackson, Trump's former doctor. He was shot in the neck.
The suspect in the shooting was killed, an AR-type rifle was found at the scene. The FBI identified the suspect in the shooting as 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident Thomas Matthew Crooks. Before the attack, he recorded a video in which he said he hated Republicans and Trump.
Zakharova previously noted that attempts on the lives of presidents have already become a tradition in the domestic political life of the United States.
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that after numerous attempts to remove Trump from the political arena, it was obvious that his life was in danger. He drew attention to the fact that the US political system is such that it has repeatedly presented the world with examples of domestic violence in history - there have been repeated cases of American presidents being wounded and killed.
More from regnum.ru Explosives Found in Trump Assassination Suspect's Car
Explosives were found in the car of the suspect in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. This was reported on July 14 by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.
Law enforcement agencies reported that the alleged criminal parked his car near the location of the rally.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, an assassination attempt on Trump was made on July 13 in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooting occurred at the beginning of the US presidential candidate's speech at a rally of supporters. The former American leader interrupted his speech and hid behind the podium, after which he was moved to a safe place.
Trump later said he had been shot in the ear, which he said had caused him to lose a lot of blood.
The shooting left one spectator dead and two others seriously injured, including the nephew of Texas Representative Ronnie Jackson, Trump's former doctor. He was shot in the neck.
The suspect in the shooting was eliminated, an AR-type rifle was found at the scene. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the version of the assassination attempt on the former head of the White House. The suspect was identified. He was 20-year-old Pennsylvania resident Thomas Matthew Crooks. Before the attack, he recorded a video in his car in which he said that he hated Republicans and Trump.
Investigators are leaning toward the idea that the suspect in the assassination attempt on the former US president acted alone. At the same time, Pennsylvania State Police spokesman George Bivens also said that police are looking for other possible suspects.
Online tabloid TMZ published a video of the alleged gunman. The footage shows the moment the attacker opened fire. A young man with long hair, wearing a gray shirt and pants, is seen lying on his stomach with a rifle on the roof of a building, aiming at the former president.
One of the eyewitnesses to the assassination attempt said that the police officers present at Trump's campaign rally ignored information about a shooter at the event. According to him, he noticed a suspicious man with a gun before the assassination attempt on the former head of the White House and decided to tell the police about it, but they did not react to his words.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of 31st Mechanised and 92nd Assault brigades of the AFU, 34th, 36th Naval Infantry brigades, 116th, 117th, 125th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Zhuravka, Miropolye, Konstantinovka (Sumy region), Volchansk, Liptsy, Tikhoye, Volchanskiye Khutora, and Staritsa (Kharkov region). Russian troops have repelled two attacks by assault detachments of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU.
The enemy losses were up to 150 troops, five pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, and six 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated formations of 14th, 44th, 63rd, 115th, 116th Mmechanised brigades of the AFU, 107th and 112th Territorial Defence brigades and the 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade near Kupyansk, Sinkovka, Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Petrovskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova, Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 520 troops, four motor vehicles, 155mm howitzers: on U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made M198 howitzer, and one UK-made FH-70 howitzer, two UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105mm M119 gun, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of 24th, 54th, 72nd, 93rd Mechanised, 56th Motorised Infantry, 46th Airmobile, and 10th Mountain Assault brigades, the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU near Seversk, Grigorovka, Pereyezdnoye, Zvanovka, Kalinina, Predtechino, Andreyevka, Verkhnekamenskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops have repelled three attacks by units of the enemy 5th Assault Brigade.
The AFU losses were up to 450 servicemen, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, and nine motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, U.S.-made 155mm M109 Paladin and Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, three 152mm D-20 guns, three U.S.-made 105mm M119 guns.
In addition, one Anklav electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station, and six ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved their tactical position and defeated formations of 47th, 59th, 110th Mechanised, 57th Motorised Infantry brigades of the AFU and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Novgorodskoye, Rozovka, Lozovatskoye, Tarasovka, Novosyolovka Pervaya, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, six counterattacks by units of the Lyut Assault Brigade, 31st, 32nd, 151st Mechanised, 68th Jaeger brigades, and the 425th Separate Assault Battalion of the AFU have been repelled.
Th enemy losses were up to 300 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, three U.S.-made 105mm M119 guns, and one 122mm Grad multiple-launch rocket system.
As a result of successful operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops are clearing and demining it.
In addition, 72nd Mechanised, 58th Motorised infantry, 1st Tank brigades of the AFU, and the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade have been hit near Vodyanoye, Prechistovka, Veliaya Novosyolka, and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled two counterattacks by assault detachments of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade.
The AFU losses were up to 155 servicemen, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, five 155mm U.K.-made FH-70 howitzers, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of 65th Mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the AFU, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and the 23rd National Guard Brigade close to Tokarevka (Kherson region), Novokamenka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Nesteryanka, Pyatikhatki, and north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were up to 70 servicemen, four motor vehicles, U.S.-made M777 and U.S.-made M198 155mm howitzers, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
In addition, one Plastun electronic reconnaissance station, one Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 air reconnaissance radar station, and four field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have defeated one railway echelon with manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at an unloading station, combat positions of the German-made IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system, and one Pechora surface-to-air missile system division of the 160th Air Defence Brigade of the AFU.
As a result of the strikes, the enemy losses were over 140 military personnel, five armoured combat vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, one German-made IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system launcher, three S-125 Pechora surface-to-air missile system, one German-made TRML-4D multifunctional radar, and one target illumination and guidance radar station, as well as manpower and military hardware in 129 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 33 unmanned aerial vehicles and ten U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles.
In total, 627 airplanes, 277 helicopters, 27,586 unmanned aerial vehicles, 551 air defence missile systems, 16,578 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,377 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,885 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 23,686 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[Regnum] The MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle of the so-called international coalition led by the United States made a dangerous approach to a Su-35 multirole fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the skies over Syria. This was reported by the deputy head of the Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides (CROS) in the Arab Republic, Oleg Ignasyuk.
“In the area of the settlement of Es-Sukhna in the province of Homs, there was once again a dangerous approach of an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle of the “coalition” with a Su-35 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which was carrying out a planned flight in the airspace of Syria,” Ignasyuk said during a briefing on July 14.
He stressed that the collision was avoided thanks to the actions of the Russian pilot, who took the necessary measures in a timely manner.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, the Center for Strategic and Inter-Aircraft Monitoring recorded eight cases of violations of the rules for the use of Syrian airspace by coalition aircraft, including a pair of F-15 fighters and a pair of Rafale fighters.
Those may well be Israeli planes going after weapons shipments from Iran.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a similar incident occurred on July 12, when an American drone came dangerously close to a Russian Su-35 in the As-Sukhna area of the Homs province. The fighter pilot managed to prevent a collision. Before this, the deputy head of the Center for Strategic and Inter-Aircraft Defense in Syria, Yuri Popov, reported a dangerous approach of an An-30 of the Russian Aerospace Forces to a Typhoon fighter of the "coalition".
On July 10, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out high-precision strikes on targets of illegal armed groups in the Syrian province of Idlib, including a militant training camp and a workshop for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result of the strikes, 15 militants were eliminated and another 20 were wounded.
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