Hey Jim Jordan - we borrowed $46 billion from Israel – and you want to give money to Israel?
You lost my vote
https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt
Biden SolicitedIranFor Bribes
Brooklyn School to Pay Former Student $200K After Failing to Punish Boys Who Raped Her on Campus and Posted Video Online
Brooklyn’s Transit Tech High School will pay $200,000 to a 14-year-old former student after they failed to punish a group of boys who raped her on campus and published a video of the attack online.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/brooklyn-school-pay-former-student-200k-after-failing/
BREAKING: Congress has been buying war stocks.
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1711156014752604647?s=20
GD HQ is Falls Church, VA north of Richmond.
"This Is Unacceptable": Blue States Blast Biden Over Border Blunders As Backlash Intensifies
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/unacceptable-blue-states-blast-biden-over-border-blunders-backlash-intensifies
After Signing of Abraham Accords Under Trump - "UAE Sides with Israel, Condemns Hamas for ‘Nihilistic Destruction’"
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/08/uae-sides-with-israel-condemns-hamas-nihilistic-destruction/
Elon calling out the supreme leader of Iran and removing his tweet from the public timeline while declaring that Israel will not be eradicated.
JUST IN: Israeli Ambassador to the US has now CONFIRMED Americans are among the hundreds being held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. The status of their lives are currently unknown.
https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1711137072440816121?s=20
Elon Musk Endorses Pro-Palestinian Terror Account on X
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/10/08/elon-musk-endorses-pro-palestinian-terror-account-on-x-twitter/
Lindsey Graham says we should bomb Iranian oil facilities.
In a rare moment of honesty, Biden's bitch admits the money we just gave them was used for the attack on Israel
WATCH: Blinken finally had to admit that cutting the $6,000,000,000 check to Iran…
https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1711038523120234906?s=20
3 more days until WW3?
When 80 percent of US generals go to work for arms makers
The revolving door between the Defense Department and the weapons industry spins — a new report offers ways to slow it down.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/pentagon-revolving-door/
Strike To Start At 4 Prime Healthcare California Hospitals
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are set to launch a strike Oct. 9 at four Prime Healthcare facilities in Southern California.
The unions represent about 2,400 workers at four Prime hospitals: St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center, and Encino Hospital Medical Center, according to union statements shared with Becker's. Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare operates 45 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states.
Members of both unions, which include registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants, medical assistants, emergency room technicians, respiratory therapists and others, have been in negotiations with Prime for new contracts at the four facilities. Union members contend that during negotiations, management has not adequately addressed workers' concerns about issues related to alleged unsafe staffing and high turnover.
"We are calling on Prime Healthcare to stop their unfair labor practices, bargain in good faith, and listen to the front-line healthcare workers that this community depends on," Bernie Espinoza, an ultrasound tech at Prime Garden Grove Hospital, said in a statement. "Staffing has been so critically low that many caregivers have left. The remaining workers are stretched thin and rushed. We're forced to take on more patients with less staff, which leaves much less time for quality one-on-one patient care."
In its statement, UNAC/UHCP claimed that Prime cut nurse salaries when it bought St. Francis in 2020 and that registered nurse turnover has doubled to more than 50% since then, leaving the hospital "dangerously understaffed."
Prime emphasized its commitment to bargain in good faith.
"Proposals have been delivered to the unions that would increase wages and provide comprehensive benefit programs, including healthcare, that is among the best in the nation at little to no cost to employees," the health system said in a statement shared with Becker's. "We believe the current proposal benefits all our employees and hope to reach an agreement so we can continue our mission of providing compassionate, quality care to patients."
Prime also noted recognition its hospitals have received for care and service; efforts it has made to hire, recruit and retain staff; support and growth opportunities it offers through continuing education, tuition reimbursement, career development and other programs; and investments it has made in improvements to hospitals.
Regarding St. Francis specifically, Prime said the hospital "has a special story having been rescued from bankruptcy during the pandemic. After millions in investments to improve technology, systems and infrastructure, the hospital has achieved nationally recognized patient safety and quality awards while providing vital care for its community, earning commendation from local and state leaders. None of this would have been possible without our dedicated staff. We are committed to ensuring a workplace that honors their work and continues to provide lifesaving care for the most vulnerable."
At St. Francis, registered nurses represented by UNAC/UHCP will join other healthcare workers for a five-day strike beginning Oct. 9. SEIU-UHW healthcare workers plan to strike at the three other Prime hospitals at the same time.
A strike could be averted if a deal is reached before Oct. 9.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/strike-start-4-prime-healthcare-california-hospitals
HAPPENING NOW: Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Hamas demonstration in front of the White House. The speaker is calling this a “revolution”
https://twitter.com/PhilHollowayEsq/status/1711083916411465865
Iran Helped Hamas "Plot Israel Attack Over Several Weeks", Gave Green Light, WSJ Reports
''Finally, there is some speculation that Iran may get dragged into what is rapidly emerging as the worst Middle-Eastern crisis in years, with various pro-Israeli hawks claiming that the Hamas attack would have only occurred with explicit Iranian backing. If Israel does indeed attack Iran, as it has hinted it would do for years, may we suggest you fill up your gas tank.''
That speculation has been all but validated moments ago when the WSJ reported that "Iranian security officials helped plan Hamas’s Saturday surprise attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting in Beirut last Monday", according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah, another Iran-backed militant group.
Officers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had worked with Hamas since August to devise the air, land and sea incursions, the WSJ reported citing its Hamas and Hezbollah sources.
Details of the operation were refined during several meetings in Beirut attended by IRGC officers and representatives of four Iran-backed militant groups, including Hamas, which holds power in Gaza, and Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group and political faction in Lebanon, they said.
At the same time, officials from the deep state blob - who have been desperate to appease both Iran and Venezuela in recent months in hopes of getting sanctions against the Tehran regime lifted so that it can officially supply extra oil to the US ahead of the 2024 elections (instead of just unofficially shipping oil to China), with Biden terrified what high gas prices may do to his reelection chances - say they haven’t seen evidence of Tehran’s involvement. In an interview with CNN that aired Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “We have not yet seen evidence that Iran directed or was behind this particular attack, but there is certainly a long relationship.” This was echoed by an U.S. official of the meetings who said that “We don’t have any information at this time to corroborate this account.”
A European official and an adviser to the Syrian government, however, both of whom are not bound by the price of oil in Nov 2024, gave the same account of Iran’s involvement in the lead-up to the attack as the senior Hamas and Hezbollah members.
Some more details from the WSJ:
A direct Iranian role would take Tehran’s long-running conflict with Israel out of the shadows, raising the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East. Senior Israeli security officials have pledged to strike at Iran’s leadership if Tehran is found responsible for killing Israelis.
The IRGC’s broader plan is to create a multi-front threat that can strangle Israel from all sides—Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the north and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank, according to the senior Hamas and Hezbollah members and an Iranian official.
Whether or not Iran actually did help Hamas plan and execute the attack, and whether Mossad - the world's best intelligence agency - was really completely unaware of what was going on, is - for the time being - irrelevant. What matters is that the narrative is now being shaped so that the mainstream media will cast blame on Iran alongside Hamas, just as a US aircraft carrier arrives in the Gulf to provide support to Israel.
The geopolitical implications are staggering, but once again we repeat our advice from Saturday morning: fill up your gas tank now.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/foreigners-missing-after-terrifying-red-dawn-moment-israeli-rave
Update(1345ET): For the first time since the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the government of Israel has issued a formal and legal "declaration of war" after Saturday's devastating assault from Islamic militants out of Gaza, which according to the country's health ministry has left over 700 Israelis dead and thousands injured. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer told CNN in a morning interview, "There will probably be more hundreds, several hundred more."
At least 350 have been killed on the Palestinian side, as a large-scale Israeli bombing campaign over Gaza ensues. Israeli officials are expected to embark on some kind of hostage rescue operation. According to Israeli media there are foreigners, likely including Americans, among the kidnapped hostages being held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad:
The Government Press Office, a body that operates under the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, said Sunday in a Facebook post that the number of hostages in Gaza was over 100.
Among the kidnapped were small children, the elderly, and foreign nationals including 11 Thais working on farms near the border. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the State Department was attempting to confirm reports that Americans had been killed or kidnapped.
Nonstop troop movements near the Gaza border. pic.twitter.com/CoQcDYxOq4
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) October 8, 2023
Currently, there are reports that internecine gunfire has erupted in different parts of Israel and the West Bank. Overnight there were also reports of sporadic shelling and exchanges of fire in the north, between Hezbollah and Israel's military.
Will a northern front open up? This would likely put Israel in an even greater state of panic as things spiral…
— Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) October 8, 2023
Below is a brief review of major events over the last several hours, courtesy of Academy SITREP:
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> Early this morning, Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel firing thousands of rockets in a coordinated air and land assault.
> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country was now "at war” and has retaliated with massive airstrikes on Hamas targets.
> Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia organization that fought a war with Israel in 2006, said that it was monitoring the situation but has not yet pledged its support to join forces with Hamas in this attack on Israel.
> An adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Iran supported the cross-border operation by Hamas, which is not surprising and could partially be in response to the ongoing Saudi Arabia /Israel diplomatic talks.
> Netanyahu has spoken with President Biden and Secretary of Defense Austin said that “The Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.”
> While still early, initial reports are coming in indicting over 40 Israelis have been killed along with hundreds more injured.
Fighting along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip is ongoing Sunday:
Police publish footage of forces battling Hamas terrorists in southern Israel. At least 30 officers have been killed in the fighting. pic.twitter.com/6mE0nH2HB7
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 8, 2023