Ukraine targeted Russian city with missile – Moscow

The Russian military condemns the incident in Taganrog as a “terrorist attack” on civilians

The Russian Defense Ministry has acknowledged that a missile struck the southwest port city of Taganrog on Friday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack” by Ukraine.

The city center was hit by a major blast on Friday, with at least 15 people injured, according to local authorities.

Ukrainian forces used a re-purposed missile from a Soviet-era S-200 anti-aircraft system to target the city, the military said. The missile was “intercepted” by Russian forces, but fragments ended up falling on the city, it added.

“As a result of the terrorist act committed by the Kiev regime, several buildings were damaged, and there are also casualties among civilians,” the statement said.

Footage from the scene, circulating online, shows that the missile left a large crater in the ground, with several buildings and vehicles damaged by the blast. The missile contained spherical pieces of shrapnel, a trademark of S-200 anti-aircraft munitions, and one video shows several of the steel balls being found by witnesses at the site.

https://www.rt.com/russia/580469-taganrog-missile-terrorism-mod/

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Russian air defenses shoot down second Ukrainian missile

The projectile was destroyed above the Azov district, according to the governor of Rostov Region

A second Ukrainian missile has been shot down in the Azov area, Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev announced on Friday. He said the consequences of the incident were still being assessed.

Videos emerging on social media suggest that the Ukrainian rocket failed to reach any residential areas and was shot down over the outskirts of the city of Azov.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that the “Kiev regime made a second attempt at a terrorist attack” using a modified anti-aircraft missile of the S-200 air defense system that was converted for offensive purposes.

The ministry said the missile had been intercepted by Russian air defense systems near the city of Azov, with fragments of the projectile falling in a deserted area.

Russia’s southern region of Rostov has been the target of several Ukrainian missile strikes over the course of Friday. Earlier in the day, Russian air defense systems shot down a missile over the city of Taganrog, with missile debris crashing into the city center.

According to Governor Golubev, a total of 12 people were injured in the attack, 9 of which have been hospitalized. One woman suffered a craniocerebral injury and has already undergone surgery. There are no children among the victims, the official said.

Golubev also reported that the epicenter of the strike fell on the Taganrog Art Museum. He noted that the wall of the museum, the roof, garages and outbuildings were destroyed in the attack, which also broke the windows and balconies of a neighboring residential building.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned the Kiev regime’s “criminal actions,” which she said had been “directed against the civilian population and peaceful infrastructure,” and “obviously had no military meaning.”

“We call on the international community and organizations to condemn the use of terrorist methods by the Ukrainian authorities,” Zakaharova wrote, warning that “the Russian side reserves the right to take strong retaliatory measures.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/580474-rostov-air-defenses-shoot-missile/

FACEBOOK FILES PART 2: Newly Subpoenaed Documents Reveal Facebook Surrendered to Biden Regime’s Pressure to Remove Certain COVID-19 Posts, Including Those Claiming Virus is Man-Made

Newly subpoenaed internal documents reveal that Facebook bowed to the Biden White House’s pressure to remove certain content related to Covid-19, including posts asserting that the virus was man-made, according to an exclusive report from The Wall Street Journal.

Nick Clegg, Facebook’s President of Global Affairs, prompted the discussion by inquiring why the company was removing, rather than merely demoting or labeling, claims that the virus was man-made.

“Can someone quickly remind me why we were removing—rather than demoting/labeling—claims that Covid is man-made,” queried Nick Clegg, Facebook’s President of Global Affairs, in an email to colleagues dated July 2021.

In response, a Facebook Vice President in charge of content policy cited pressure from the Biden administration to take more aggressive action. The VP later expressed regret for giving in to the pressure.

“We were under pressure from the administration and others to do more,” responded a Facebook vice president in charge of content policy. “We shouldn’t have done it.”

This conversation occurred three months after Facebook, now owned by Meta Platforms, reversed its stance on banning posts speculating that Covid-19 was man-made or manufactured.

These internal documents were subpoenaed by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, investigating the Biden regime’s overreach of governmental power into private sector communication to censor Americans’ speech on social media.

The Biden regime asserts that its discussions were primarily aimed at promoting vaccines and advancing public health goals. Yet, these communications suggest that Facebook’s content moderation decisions may have been more susceptible to political pressure than the company has previously acknowledged.

“We have consistently made it clear that we believe social-media companies have a critical responsibility to take account of the effects of their platforms that they have on the American people, while making independent decisions about the content of their platforms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.

Despite these revelations, Facebook maintains its stance that its content moderation decisions remain independent and are not politically influenced, which is a total lie.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/facebook-files-part-2-newly-subpoenaed-documents-reveal/

Pentagon Approves Hazard Pay For US Troops In Ukraine, Paving Way For Possible Expanded Presence

There's been more confirmation to emerge concerning the American military presence in Ukraine, and its expanding role in the conflict, bringing NATO dangerously closer into a potential hot war with Russia.

"The Pentagon has authorized additional hazard pay for U.S. troops serving in Ukraine, a defense official confirmed Thursday," according to the publication Military Times. "The bonus, known as imminent danger pay, is offered to troops who serve in areas where they could be harmed by hostile fire or mines, insurrection, civil war or terrorism."

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/pentagon-approves-hazard-pay-us-troops-ukraine-paving-way-possible-expanded-presence

FLUORIDE: Poison on Tap - The Longest Running Deception in History Documentary

https://www.bitchute.com/video/d1urdmz7GL1P/

Rep. James Comer Reveals 170+ Suspicious Activity Reports Filed by Six Major Banks Including JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, Pointing to Potential Money Laundering, Human Trafficking, and Tax Fraud Involving the Biden Crime Family

During a recent podcast hosted by Senator Ted Cruz, Representative James Comer revealed that six major banks, including JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, had submitted over 170 suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the Treasury Department, all concerning alleged criminal behavior by the Biden crime family.

Rep. Comer, who served as a bank director for a decade, explained that a SAR is essentially a red flag raised by a bank when it suspects that a client may be involved in illegal activities.

Despite misconceptions to the contrary, Rep. Comer clarified that SARs are very rare and not issued lightly by banks. In his experience, the bank he directed issued only two SARs over ten years.

“In the banking industry, if you had two SARs against you, it would be hard for you to open an account somewhere,” Comer said. “There wouldn’t be any bank that would want to have you as a customer, because it’s not worth the paperwork.”

The Congressman then stated that the Biden family had been subjected to a staggering number of SARs—over 170 of them.

These reports raised suspicion of money laundering, human trafficking, and tax fraud, all connected to different members of the Biden crime family.

Comer illustrated the nature of these suspicions using the example of a $3 million wire transaction from China to an associate of the Biden family, which was subsequently funneled through various shell companies within 24 hours.

“Now, remember, this account never had much activity in it over the course of ten years, maintained around a $40,000 balance. Then one day, out of the blue, they get a $3 million wire from China,” said Comer.

“He’d never gotten a foreign wire before, and there’s $3 million in an account that’s never had more than 50,000. Some months, it had $10,000 balance, but never more than 50,000. Then all of a sudden, a $3 million wire,” Comer added.

Comer further detailed the alleged set-up of approximately 20 shell companies associated with the Biden family, all allegedly involved in money laundering schemes. These companies, he stated, had no legitimate business operations and existed purely as legal entities on paper – no factories, no machinery, no products, no real estate, no business cards, no storefront.

“Money laundering is hiding money. You’re hiding the source of the money, and you’re deceiving the Internal Revenue Service to try to evade taxes,” Comer explained.

“So if Hunter Biden was doing something legitimate for China, they could have just wired the money to Hunter Biden. But they didn’t,” said Comer.

“They sent it to a company called Robinson Walker. Then they wired it to a company called Owasco. Then they wired it to another company called Bohai. These companies don’t do anything with the money,” he added.

Senator Cruz responded, “It’s just a bucket to pour the water in, then a bucket to pour it into somewhere else?”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/rep-james-comer-reveals-170-suspicious-activity-reports/

Devon Archer is “in Hiding” after Receiving “Threats” – Source Blames Biden Crime Family

Hunter Biden’s Rosemont Seneca business partner Devon Archer (left in photo) is ‘in hiding’ ahead of next week’s congressional testimony, the Daily Mail reports, and ‘fears for his family’s safety’ after receiving threats, possibly from circles involved with the Biden Crime Family.

“Hunter Biden’s former best friend and business partner who is set to give Congress bombshell evidence against the Biden family is now ‘in hiding’ after receiving ‘threats’,” a source told the British Daily Mail.

Hunter’s Yale buddy and John Kerry’s former campaign manager Archer has been “forced to flee both his Long Island and Brooklyn homes, he told friends – but still plans to testify to the House Oversight Committee on Monday. “

“There were reports that he was canceling his appearance. They’re not true, he’s not canceling. But he has gotten threats, and he’s concerned about the threats,” the source told the Daily Mail, seeming to imply the Biden Crime Family is behind the threats: “His family has received threats. He doesn’t know who from. But you don’t have to be Dick Tracy to figure that out.”

A different source denied Archer was “in hiding” but confirmed he received threats. Archer’s wife Krista told the Daily Mail, “He’s not here. He’s not at our other home. He’s not in D.C.”, but wouldn’t reveal his location.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/devon-archer-is-hiding-after-receiving-threats-source/

Missouri US Rep. Eric Burlison Fires Letter Off to Merrick Garland Demanding Release of Documents Related to Jack Smith’s Conflicts of Interests Review

Eric Burlison is a freshman Republican US Representative from Missouri. Burlison replaced longtime Republican Rep. Billy Long in the 7th Missouri district in southwestern Missouri.

Rep. Burlison is no wall flower. While serving in the Missouri legislature he is credited with sponsoring and passing Constitutional Carry and Stand Your Ground Laws, for which he had to overcome a Governor’s veto.

On Wednesday, Rep. Burlison and seven fellow Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Joe Biden’s corrupt Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding documents related to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s conflicts of interests review.

“The American people should be able to see the unredacted conflicts of interest review for Special Counsel Jack Smith. Smith not only has a history of political prosecutions, but his wife also donated to the Biden Campaign and produced a documentary about Michelle Obama. Given Smith’s publicly known history, one would assume these issues would have ruled him out as an ‘impartial’ Special Counsel.”

Rep. Burlison said this in his letter to Garland, “We hope that you, in compliance with DOJ regulations, conducted the required review of potential conflicts of interest prior to Mr. Smith’s appointment. In order for the American people to have confidence in Mr. Smith’s investigation, it is vital that you release the information associated with the investigation of Mr. Smith’s potential conflicts of interest.”

Rep Burlison told The Gateway Pundit, “Lady Justice is supposed to be blind, and Special Counsels are supposed to be unbiased. The facts about Jack Smith and his wife show a partisan past and his actions prove that Smith is a biased partisan hatchet man.”

Fellow GOP lawmakers Josh Brecheen, Andrew Clyde, Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, Alex Mooney, Andy Ogles, Bill Posey, and Matt Rosendale co-signed the letter.

Here is a copy of the letter.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/missouri-us-rep-eric-burlison-fires-letter-merrick/

Republican senators probing USDA's links to blacklisted Chinese biotech firm and its 'massive effort to sequence all of life'

Republican lawmakers are probing links between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a blacklisted genomics company that is under the de facto control of the communist Chinese regime.

Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) expressed concerns this week that ongoing American collaborations with BGI Genomics could jeopardize U.S. security as well as the nation's competitive edge.

The senators sent a letter to USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack Tuesday, pressing him for answers concerning the department's relationship with BGI and stressing the importance of vigilance in "safeguarding U.S.-funded research that has potential to be weaponized against the U.S.."

BGI Genomics, formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute, runs a gargantuan gene databank and has secured DNA-sequencing contracts the world over, including for its COVID-19 and prenatal screening tests.

Axios noted in 2020 that BGI had agreed to build a gene bank and a "judicial collaboration" center in Xinjiang, where Chinese authorities reportedly erected Uyghur concentration camps, and sought to "build up genetics-based surveillance capabilities targeting ethnic minorities."

The review referenced March 2021 warnings from U.S military advisers that the vast bank of genomic data BGI was amassing could provide the communist Chinese regime with a means to a significant economic and military advantage.

This advantage could potentially take the form of a competitive edge in the development of pharmaceuticals, "genetically enhanced soldiers, or engineered pathogens to target the U.S. population or food supply."

While the company denied that it had ever been asked to provide data from its genetic tests "to Chinese authorities for national security or national defense purposes," Reuters pointed out that Beijing stipulated in a 2019 regulation that genetic data could be a national security matter — meaning the regime could ultimately access the data whenever it pleased.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/republican-senators-probing-usdas-links-to-blacklisted-chinese-biotech-firm

WSJ: Facebook ‘Demoted’ Video of Tucker Carlson by 50% at the Demand of Biden White House

Newly disclosed emails from within Facebook (now known as Meta) reveal that the Biden administration and its appointed officials exerted significant pressure on the tech giant. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook frequently bent the knee to the White House demands, such as one case in which emails state executives were “ready to tell the White House that it had demoted a video posted by Tucker Carlson by 50% in response to the White House’s demands, even though the post didn’t violate any policies.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that according to recently made public emails from Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, the Biden administration and its appointees put a lot of pressure on the company, possibly infringing on Americans’ First Amendment rights.

The company initially resisted the Judiciary Committee’s subpoena for internal communications about White House pressure. This resistance prompted the Committee to schedule a vote to hold Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, in contempt of Congress if his company did not comply.

However, the threat of Congressional censure led to Facebook turning over the required documents. These documents expose the extent of the Biden administration’s pressure campaign against the company to suppress discussions on important issues affecting Americans.

The internal communications, which include emails from high-ranking Facebook executives, shed light on how the company managed user posts about the origins of the pandemic. “Can someone quickly remind me why we were removing—rather than demoting/labeling—claims that Covid is man made,” asked Nick Clegg, the company’s president of global affairs, in a July 2021 email to colleagues.

In one stunning case, the White House also reportedly requested to know why Facebook did not delete footage from Tucker Carlson’s Fox News program, according to the emails. Facebook responded by saying it was “ready to tell the White House that it had demoted a video posted by Tucker Carlson by 50% in response to the White House’s demands, even though the post didn’t violate any policies.”

Rep. Jordan also revealed that the U.S. Surgeon General intervened to ask why Facebook had not censored the so-called “disinformation dozen” — a group of accounts questioning official COVID-19 policy.

Rep. Jordan posted the material in a Twitter thread:

In April 2021, a Facebook employee circulated an email for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, writing: “We are facing continued pressure from external stakeholders, including the [Biden] White House” to remove posts.

In another April 2021 email, Nick Clegg, Facebook’s president for global affairs, informed his team at Facebook that Andy Slavitt, a Senior Advisor to President Biden, was “outraged . . . that [Facebook] did not remove” a particular post.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/07/28/wsj-facebook-demoted-video-of-tucker-carlson-by-50-at-the-demand-of-biden-white-house/

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/07/28/wsj-facebook-demoted-video-of-tucker-carlson-by-50-at-the-demand-of-biden-white-house/

Banks Making Huge Profits While Mistreating Public, Says Farage as Figures From Across Political Spectrum Reveal Debanking

The tide appears to be turning on Britain’s banking culture with government action after Brexit leader Nigel Farage’s revelation that he was being debanked, with examples from anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller to a once-notorious London mosque also revealing they were experiencing debanking.

Nigel Farage responded to the revelation that debanking scandal-hit NatWest saw its profits surge 23 per cent to £2.3 billion this year so far, saying the industry was making a lot of money while failing in its duty to ordinary people. He wrote: “The NatWest profits are no great surprise. Interest payments have risen sharply yet deposits have lagged. The whole sector is making massive profits whilst treating the public badly.”

Mr Farage’s view was buttressed by Conservative Member of Parliament Harriett Baldwin, who is the Treasury Select Committee chairman, who said banks’ returns were being boosted by being slow to pass higher interest rates onto savers, while making money out of borrowers, the Daily Telegraph reports. She said:

If the high street banks continue to pay poor savings rates on their instant access accounts, they should make sure their customers know that better rates are available.

They don’t seem to have any trouble passing on higher rates to their existing borrowers.

Given that the Government, regulator and Governor of the Bank of England agree with the Committee that action is required, the time for foot-dragging and weak excuses is over.

Meanwhile, more and more people are coming forward to reveal they, too, have been denied banking or had accounts withdrawn. Following earlier revelations from a parents’ group expressing concern over the transgender agenda, thousands of cash customers, and even the Chancellor of the Exchequer (UK finance minister), now high-profile anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller says she has been targeted.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/07/28/banks-making-huge-profits-while-mistreating-public-says-farage-as-figures-from-across-political-spectrum-reveal-debanking/

Pope Francis Tells Transgender Youth ‘None of Us Is Disgusting to God’

ROME — Pope Francis told a young transgender person this week that God loves all of us as we are and finds none of us “disgusting.”

Speaking with a young person named Jonah, identified as disabled, homosexual, and transgender, the pontiff said that the Lord “walks with us always.”

“The Lord doesn’t find any of us disgusting. Even if we are sinners, he comes to help us,” he said. “The Lord is not disgusted by our realities; He loves us as we are.”

“And this is God’s crazy love,” he continued. “God loves us as we are, God always caresses us. God is father, mother, brother, everything to us.”

“And understanding this is difficult, but He loves us as we are,” he concluded. “Don’t give up. Go forward…”

https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/07/28/pope-francis-tells-transgender-youth-none-of-us-is-disgusting-to-god/

TORONTO PARAMEDIC TESTIFIES THAT DEATH OF PATIENT WHO JUMPED FROM BUILDING LISTED AS COVID DEATH

https://www.bitchute.com/video/LF8YUDUxC5pW/

A U.S. general died in a plane crash near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland on July 25, Defense News reported Friday.

Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, 59, a longtime Army acquisitions officer and aviator, was the only person on board the single-engine Piper PA-28 when it went down in a field and died at the scene, Defense News reported, citing the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and local media reports. Potts, who boasted nearly four decades of service and most recently led the Army’s Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, or PEO C3T, had planned to retire soon, according to the outlet.

“It is with deep regret that we inform you of the death of Maj. Gen. Anthony W. Potts who passed away on July 25, 2023,” U.S. Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Ruth Castro confirmed in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“The entire U.S. Army is grateful for his service, and we extend our deepest and most sincere condolences to the entire Potts family,” she added.

The National Transportation Security Bureau said it is investigating the matter in a statement on July 25.

Dozens of first responders rushed to the field just off 3600 Old Level Road in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the Level Volunteer Fire Company said, according to Defense News. No one else was hurt.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/07/28/us-general-dies-in-plane-crash/

Biden strips military commanders of oversight in sexual assault cases

President Joe Biden implemented a major military shift on Friday, signing an executive order that entrusts decisions on the prosecution of severe military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys rather than victims’ commanders.

The president’s action follows the path of legislation passed by Congress in 2022 to fortify protections for service members. It has been described by senior Biden administration officials as the most significant change to the military’s legal code since it was established in 1950.

The military justice change is seen as a breakthrough for those who have tirelessly fought to reform the way the military deals with sexual assault cases. Among the leading advocates is Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who spent a decade spearheading the legislative changes that are now brought into effect through Biden’s order, according to The Associated Press.

Commenting on the change, Gillibrand remarked, “While it will take time to see the results of these changes, these measures will instill more trust, professionalism, and confidence in the system.”

The call for the military justice shift came in response to the escalating number of sexual assault incidents in the military. Congress members, growing frustrated over the issue, contended that independent attorneys would bolster prosecutions, countering occasional neglect of charges or incidents by commanders seeking to shield those accused within their units.

READ MORE: Ret. Army colonel gets historic sexual assault settlement

According to The Associated Press, the change to the military’s system of justice was among the recommendations made in 2021 by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military, established by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. In anticipation of this legislative change, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force set up special trial counsel offices, ready to assume authority over prosecution decisions by the end of the year.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/07/biden-strips-military-commanders-of-oversight-in-sexual-assault-cases/

Chinese bank rolls over $2.4 billion loan to boost Pakistan’s economy

China’s Exim Bank has rolled over a $2.4 billion loan to Pakistan, an official said on July 27, in a boost to the country’s economy, days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a bailout package.

The bank “rolled over for 2 years” the principal amounts of the loans, “which are due in next 2 fiscal years,” Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on social media, adding that “Pakistan will make interest payments only in both years.”

The economy of the South Asian nuclear power was pulled back from the brink amid fears of a default this month when the IMF approved a short-term $3 billion bailout package.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/07/chinese-bank-rolls-over-2-4-billion-loan-to-boost-pakistans-economy/

Ukraine’s Parliament Votes to Extend Martial Law, Pushing Back Elections

Parliamentary elections were scheduled for October, but martial law is extended until November 15

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to extend martial law and general mobilization, a move that pushes back parliamentary elections that were scheduled for October.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said elections can’t happen under martial law because it’s prohibited under Ukraine’s constitution.

“If we have martial law, we cannot have elections. The constitution prohibits any elections during martial law. If there is no martial law, then there will be,” Zelensky told The Washington Post in May.

Martial law has been extended several times since it was declared by Zelensky on February 24, 2022, when Russia first invaded. It’s expected to be extended as long as the war continues.

Ukraine’s next presidential election is scheduled for March 2024, which will also be pushed back if the war is still raging. The vote on Thursday extended martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, from when it was set to expire on August 18 to November 15.

Ukraine’s martial law bans men ages 18-60 from leaving the country. In March 2022, Zelensky used his martial law powers to ban 11 opposition parties and nationalize TV media. The Ukrainian government has also seized control of several companies using wartime authorities.

https://news.antiwar.com/2023/07/27/ukraines-parliament-votes-to-extend-martial-law-pushing-back-elections/

Education Ministry director-general quits, citing societal ‘rift’

Asaf Tzalel, a reservist Air Force pilot, says he will still carry out military duties, calls for state education to remain nonpartisan

The director-general of the Education Ministry resigned from his role on Friday, citing the current societal divisions.

“The rift we’ve arrived at does not enable me to continue to carry out my responsibilities properly,” Asaf Tzalel said in a statement that did not specifically mention the overhaul.

The first piece of legislation was passed on Monday: the so-called “reasonableness law” that prevents judicial review of governmental and ministerial decisions.

The coalition’s efforts to limit judicial oversight have ignited sustained, mass public protests, and opposition from military personnel, business leaders, foreign allies and others.

Tzalel, a reservist pilot in the Israeli Air Force, said he would continue to carry out his military duties, because “I have no other country, even if the country is on fire.” Many other military reservists, particularly pilots, have ceased carrying out their duties in protest of the overhaul.

Tzalel was a personal appointment of Education Minister Yoav Kisch, himself an air force reservist, some six months ago.

Tzalel served as a senior officer in the IDF Ground Forces with the rank of a brigadier general before he left the career military role to become Education Ministry director-general earlier this year, as a personal appointment by Kisch. He had previously commanded the IAF’s training department, as well as the 110th Squadron, which operates F-16 fighter jets.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/education-ministry-director-general-quits-citing-societal-rift-opened-by-overhaul/

A million dollar DHS whistleblower settlement sparks more questions from Congress

The settlement Costello received is the largest settlement given to an employee of an inspector general office.

The settlement occurred earlier this month, but was made public on Thursday by the Project on Government Oversight.

According to The Hill, the settlement claims that Cuffari did nothing wrong, but the ex-employee, Jennifer Costello, received a massive whistleblower reprisal payment.

The investigation into the situation had recorded a number of clashes between the two employees, and Cuffari reportedly asked Congress for a $1.4 million contract to investigate Costello and other employees.

Congress is now questioning if Cuffari misled them by asking for that much money.

The settlement Costello received is the largest settlement given to an employee of an inspector general office.

According to a letter obtained by The Hill, lawmakers plan to investigate the deal.

https://justthenews.com/accountability/whistleblowers/million-dollar-dhs-whistleblower-settlement-sparks-more-questions

==World Bank sends $1.5 billion to Ukraine

Kiev is also expecting another $2 billion from Japan following the latest payment guaranteed by Tokyo==

The World Bank has transferred $1.5 billion to Kiev via the Advancing Needed Credit Enhancement for Ukraine Trust Fund, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry announced on Thursday.

“The funds raised will be directed towards economic recovery and strengthening social security for the population,” Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko was quoted as saying.

The transfer was carried out under guarantee from the Japanese government.

“I am grateful for the continuous support of Ukraine by the Japanese government during their presidency in the G7, as well as the World Bank team,” Marchenko added.

The ministry noted that since the launch of Russia’s military operation against its neighbor, Kiev has received more than $581 million in financial aid through the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

According to the ministry, the Ukrainian authorities expect to receive another $2 billion from Tokyo for direct budget support by means of the World Bank’s ADVANCE fund.

https://www.rt.com/business/580440-ukraine-world-bank-financial-aid/

The Citizen’s Starter Kit to the top 50 Organisations in the Global Censorship Cartel

https://expose-news.com/2023/07/28/the-top-50-in-global-censorship-cartel/

Justice Department Helping Train Ukrainians in Gathering Evidence of Environmental Harm from Russian Invasion

Earlier this month in Krakow, Poland, representatives from the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division’s (ENRD) Environmental Crimes Section and the EPA’s Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training (OCEFT) – in partnership with the Justice Department’s War Crimes Accountability Team – conducted a week-long training for 24 Ukrainian prosecutors and environmental enforcement investigators.

The program’s objective was to provide participants with the necessary skills, knowledge and techniques to gather evidence of environmental harm that will allow Ukraine to prosecute potential war crimes and related law violations committed during the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine. The training was a combination of classroom lectures and practical field exercises focused on sample gathering techniques, sample plan development and use of field monitoring equipment.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/blog/justice-department-helping-train-ukrainians-gathering-evidence-environmental-harm-russian

Is Biden's DoJ Not Indicting Hunter to Let Statute of Limitations Expire?

After Hunter Biden's plea agreement collapsed, some people asked whether the younger Biden would be put on trial soon. Not so fast, say US legal scholars.

Hunter Biden's plea hearing went off the rails on Wednesday, with the federal judge throwing the "unusual" deal into question and delaying the case.

US legal observers have already gone into detail over the much-discussed deal which appeared to be aimed at automatically white-washing the first son's other potential felonies by providing him with a bullet-proof immunity.

It seems mind-boggling why the Biden legal team and prosecutors failed to agree on the limits of the immunity clause when it turned out that the Justice Department is in the middle of its probe, US observers say.

US District Judge Maryellen Noreika asked: "Could the government bring a charge under the Foreign Agents Registration Act?" Prosecutor Leo Wise responded: "Yes." However, defense lawyer Chris Clark immediately stated he did not agree with that, thus bringing the deal to naught.

This weird episode happened because the Hunter Biden case is not a legal case but a "sham," as per Andrew C. McCarthy, a US lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

"It could not be more obvious that, if the government were truly conducting a continuing investigation, prosecutors would never in a million years give one of the main subjects of that investigation a plea to minor tax charges — with the promise of a recommendation of no imprisonment — in the middle of that investigation," McCarthy wrote in his op-ed.

The lawyer suspects the DoJ had earlier endorsed the younger Biden legal team's provisions and voiced its protestations solely for face-saving purposes as both sides seemed to be caught red-handed by Noreika.

Per McCarthy, when one asks whether Hunter will be put on trial after his plea deal collapsed, one should take a look at the first son's indictment. One would be surprised to know that the DoJ has never filed an indictment in Hunter's case, noting that none of his alleged crimes have ever been described in detail by US prosecutors. Why? The lawyer believes that it's because it would be "politically devastating for the president, who is implicated in his son’s conduct."

In addition, if prosecutors fully describe the charges which seem to be supported by a great deal of evidence, it would become politically impossible to settle the case on two trivial tax misdemeanors, per McCarthy.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20230728/is-bidens-doj-not-indicting-hunter-to-let-statute-of-limitations-expire-1112230020.html

St. Louis Police Arrest Osmani Haji Gul After He Kidnaps 6-Year-Old Boy on his Bike, Sexually Assaults Him in Abandoned Home in St. Louis City

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he was identified from security camera footage.

The man kidnapped a 6-year-old boy in St. Louis City on his bike and then sexually assaulted him in a vacant home.

Osmani Haji Gul was charged in court on Friday after his arrest on Thursday.

He is connected to another attempted sexual assault.

A coworker identified the man and called police.

https://youtu.be/P0AkcABFR3U