Ukraine strikes hospital in Donbass, injuring eight – authorities

Kiev’s forces “deliberately” targeted a blood donation center in the town of Gorlovka, regional head Denis Pushilin has said

Ukrainian forces have struck a hospital and blood donation center in the Donbass town of Gorlovka, the head of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, has said. Eight civilians including a child were injured in the attack.

The victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the strike, Pushilin wrote on Telegram on Thursday. The the town center where healthcare facilities are located was “deliberately” targeted, he claimed. Both the hospital and the donation center were damaged in the strike.

Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko published photos and videos from the scene showing damaged buildings, smashed windows and debris. One clip also showed destroyed furniture in a room at the healthcare facility.

Kiev’s troops used the US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in the attack, according to preliminary data gathered by the Russian authorities.

https://www.rt.com/russia/596193-ukraine-strike-hospital-donbass/

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Debating that question and more at last night’s ZeroHedge debate were talk show host Dennis Prager and Newsweek opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon vs. Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur and libertarian Dave Smith. The event was masterfully moderated by Saagar Enjeti, founder of Breaking Points.

Key themes included the morality of Israel's invasion and the broader historical and political context that led to it, historical narratives - including grievances, perceptions of historical rights to land, and the impact of these narratives on current attitudes and policies, and future prospects of potential solutions and the feasibility of peace in the region.

Summarizing the participants' general positions:

Dennis Prager: Argues that the root of the conflict is the non-acceptance of a Jewish state by Israel's neighbors. He emphasizes that if Israel disarmed, it would lead to genocide against Jews, drawing a parallel between the hostility Israel faces and historical antisemitism.

Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks): Criticizes the conduct of Israel in the conflict, pointing to the high number of Palestinian casualties and the broader humanitarian impact. He challenges the portrayal of Hamas and Palestinian resistance, comparing it to historical resistance movements against oppression.

Batya Ungar-Sargon: Focuses on whether Israel's actions since the invasion were just and suggests that while the devastation is immense, Israel's military actions are justified as self-defense against a terrorist group (Hamas) embedded within civilian areas.

Dave Smith: Discusses the complexities of the situation, suggesting that simplistic narratives about good vs. evil do not capture the realities of the conflict. He stresses that both Israelis and Palestinians include individuals who desire peace and those who pursue more extreme outcomes.

The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and we agree - it's worth a watch.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zerohedge-debate-recap-will-us-be-pulled-war-iran

White House opposes Palestinian statehood – leaked cables

The US is reportedly lobbying the UN to reject the regional authority’s membership bid, which would amount to its recognition

The US government has been lobbying the UN Security Council nations to reject the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) application for full membership, according to The Intercept, citing leaked diplomatic cables.

Earlier this month, the regional authority asked to be admitted as a full-fledged member of the UN. The State of Palestine has held observer status since 2012, but full membership would amount to recognition of Palestinian statehood, which Israel opposes.

The Intercept reported on Wednesday it had obtained copies of unclassified US State Department cables which contradict the Biden administration’s pledge to fully support a two-state solution.

The US has been insisting that establishing an independent Palestinian state should happen through direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine, and not at the United Nations. President Joe Biden has previously categorically said that Washington supports a two-state solution and is working to get that in place as soon as possible.

The cables reportedly detail pressure being applied to members of the Security Council, including Malta, the rotating president of the council this month. Ecuador in particular is being asked to lobby Malta and other nations, including France, to oppose UN recognition for the PA, according to the report. The State Department reportedly pointed out that normalizing relations between Israel and Arab states is the fastest and most effective way to achieve an enduring and productive statehood.

https://www.rt.com/news/596200-us-opposition-palestine-statehood/

Google Quickly Fires 28 Employees Who Protested Dealings With Israel

Dozens of Google employees just learned they can't treat corporate offices like a college campus. On Wednesday, the Alphabet subsidiary rushed to fire 28 employees who were part of Tuesday sit-in protests against the company's provision of artificial intelligence and cloud services to the State of Israel.

The protests were organized by a group called No Tech for Apartheid, which had declared Tuesday a "day of action" at Google. At issue: Google's Project Nimbus a $1.2 billion cloud and AI contract with Israel and the Israeli Defense Forces' use of Google Photos in Gaza, "which has led to the arrest, imprisonment, and torture of thousands of Palestinians with little to no evidence," the group said. "It’s clear that the Israeli military will use any technology available to them for genocidal means."

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/google-quickly-fires-28-employees-who-protested-dealings-israel

South American state asks to become NATO partner

Argentina has submitted a formal request to the US-led military bloc for ‘global partner’ status, Defense Minister Luis Petri says

Argentina has officially asked NATO to accept it as a new “global partner,” the country’s Defense Minister Luis Petri announced on Thursday following a meeting with the US-led military bloc’s Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana.

In a post on X, Petri shared pictures from his meeting with Geoana in Buenos Aires, and said that he “presented the letter of intent that expresses Argentina’s request to become a global partner” of NATO. He vowed to “continue working to recover links that allow us to modernize and train our forces to NATO standards.”

The US has already designated Argentina as a Major non-NATO Ally (MNNA); Washington uses this term to classify countries that have strategic relationships with the US Armed Forces but do not formally belong to the NATO bloc.

The Global Partner, or ‘Partners Across the Globe’, designation signifies even deeper ties with the US-led group, such as sharing intelligence and participating in joint military operations, and is currently held by countries such as Australia, Japan, South Korea, Colombia, Iraq, Mongolia, New Zealand and Pakistan.

Petri’s statement comes as Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who was elected last December, has launched a wave of radical reforms aimed at stabilizing the country’s ailing economy and has sought to establish closer ties with the US and other Western countries, even looking to peg its national currency to the dollar.

After securing the presidency, Milei, a self-described ‘anarcho-capitalist’, also formally rejected an invitation to become a member of the BRICS group of nations, led by Russia, China, India, Brazil and South Africa, claiming that he would not “align with the communists.”

Instead, the Argentinian president has insisted that the best way to protect his country’s sovereignty is to strengthen its “strategic alliance” with Washington and other countries that “embrace the causes of freedom.”

https://www.rt.com/news/596204-argentina-nato-global-partner/

911 Call Sevices Mysteriously Go Down in Four States at Same Time, Hours Before ABC Reported DHS Is Concerned Emergency Services Are Target for Cyber Attack

Several states lost access to 911 emergency call services late last night causing many residents not to have any access to emergency services.

Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, and Nevada residents experienced emergency service outages from around 10 p.m. to midnight.

Authorities in Texas reported the outages were due to “an outage with a major cellular carrier” but did not elaborate on which carrier was responsible.

The outages were first reported in Las Vegas, which caused the Las Vegas Police Department to urge those needing emergency services to dial 911, and dispatchers would call them back.

Outages in Texas, Nevada, and Nebraska were only reported in several cities and towns, but South Dakota experienced a state-wide outage.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/911-call-sevices-mysteriously-go-down-four-states/

RINO AZ Election Official Who Sued Kari Lake Shows His Disgust for US Constitution – Says The First Amendment is “The Biggest Threat to Elections and Democracy”, Suggests Restrictions on Free Speech in FOIA’d Emails

An unpublished op-ed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer discovered through a public records request reveals that he believes the First Amendment is “the biggest threat to elections and Democracy,” Americans ‘ opinions are “disturbing,” and that “it may be time to revisit our First Amendment jurisprudence.”

The election official in Arizona’s largest county also refers to his constituents and Trump supporters who know that Joe Biden didn’t legitimately win 81 million votes as “gullible,” “crazies,” and “idiots.” He even suggests that suing citizens for defamation would be a remedy to his problems if it weren’t for the First Amendment.

Jack Butler, editor of The National Review, rejected the drafted op-ed, citing Richer’s attack on freedom of speech.

However, days earlier, Richer apparently gave a similarly written speech, ironically in commemoration of Constitution Day, to students of the Maricopa County Community College District, which was approved by the district beforehand.

In his drafted speech, Richer warns, “Despite what I’m going to say, I’m a huge fan of the Constitution” before remarking that “the Constitution today is in some ways a thorn in the side of my office. Specifically the First Amendment.” He also states, “It’s possible that our First Amendment jurisprudence needs to change,” even calling it a “religious problem.” In closing, Richer tells the college students, “If you have some time to spare to think about the problem of disinformation, I’d greatly appreciate it, and so too would all elections workers in the country.”

The Gateway Pundit previously reported on a similar op-ed published on CNN before The National Review rejected his more edgy and anti-American opinion piece. In his prior article, titled “What Happened to Trusting Experts?” Richer complained about the so-called conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 election and the ongoing Arizona 2020 election audit while criticizing COVID-19 and vaccine skeptics as “Average Joes” who “somehow know better.”

This is the same Maricopa County official who sued Kari Lake with the backing of a Soros-funded nonprofit for speaking out and criticizing the stolen 2022 election, where she led by double digits in the polls until the intentional voter suppression that targeted Republicans on election day. But Richer, who helped oversee a sham election and is now trying to silence critics, claims that “the gravest threat to voting rights and our elected form of government is no longer the systemic disenfranchisement of a particular class of people, but instead the undermining of the entire election system through lies and disinformation.”

It should be remembered that Richer oversaw early voting in Lake’s stolen 2022 election for governor and founded and operated the Pro-Democracy Republicans dark money PAC aimed at eliminating candidates with a MAGA agenda. He is anything but an objective election official, and when catastrophes such as 60% of machines failing on election day and an estimated hundreds of thousands of early ballots being counted with no signature verification occurred in a race that Lake reportedly lost by less than 1%, it would seem reasonable for Lake to criticize and question the integrity of the officials who oversaw the election.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Kari Lake recently pled no contest in the lawfare defamation case, which is backed by a Soros-linked Protect Democracy, so that she could focus on her campaign against Soros-funded Democrat Ruben Gallego. This is the same leftist organization that is currently engaged in lawfare to silence The Gateway Pundit for questioning elections. Though they haven’t admitted it publicly, they seemingly share the same views that the First Amendment is “a thorn in the side” and needs to be diluted.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/rino-az-election-official-who-sued-kari-lake/

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Votes Against Mayorkas Impeachment… Days After Senior Adviser Was Killed By Illegal Alien

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto declined the opportunity to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, for his failure to secure the southern border while an illegal alien languishes in custody over the killing of one of her senior advisers.

Posting on the X platform, Cortez Masto described efforts to impeach Mayorkas as a “waste of time”:

There is no evidence that [Secretary Mayorkas] committed high crimes and misdemeanors, so I voted to end this waste of time. Republicans could have made real policy changes, but they decided to play games and killed the bipartisan border package in favor of this frivolous impeachment.

Impeachment is not a tool to iron out policy disagreements. If Republicans were serious about actual solutions, they’d vote for the bipartisan border package — but they’re not.

Her comments came just days after an illegal alien was arrested in connection with the death of Kurt Englehart, who was working as a senior advisor to Cortez Masto.

Reno Gazette-Journal (RGJ) reports:

Elmer Rueda-Linares was in a two-vehicle crash about 4:30 a.m. April 6 at Kietzke and Peckham lanes that killed Kurt Englehart, state senior adviser to Cortez Masto, a Democrat.

On April 8, federal officers placed an immigration detainer — or “ICE hold”— on Rueda-Linares, who is being held at Washoe County Jail, the Department of Homeland Security told the RGJ in a statement Tuesday.

The initial charge against Rueda-Linares of felony hit-and-run has been changed to failing to stop at the scene of an accident, according to the sheriff’s office. He is being held on $100,000 bail.

As well as refusing to even consider the impeachment Mayorkas, Cortez Masto has repeatedly insisted that there is no open border policy between the U.S. and Mexico, despite the invasion of more than 10 million illegals since Joe Biden seized office in January 2021.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/sen-catherine-cortez-masto-votes-against-mayorkas-impeachment/

Total Surrender: Johnson’s Ukraine Aid Package Allows Biden to Forgive 50% of “Loans” on November 15 and 100% of “Loans” to Ukraine Later On

In the last month, Republicans under Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership have given up a $1.2 trillion spending bill with more support from Democrats than Republicans, reauthorization for warrantless searches of Americans under FISA Section 702, and now this.

The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday that Joe Biden, the Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the RINOs are colluding on an aid package for Ukraine, which may upset plans by some Republican lawmakers to remove Johnson from the Speaker’s chair.

On Tuesday, The Gateway Pundit reported that Johnson was negotiating with the Biden regime to introduce a substantial funding package for foreign conflicts and whip up opposition from the Democrats to a Motion to Vacate against him.

The $95 billion package provides an additional “$60.84 billion to address the conflict in Ukraine and assist our regional partners as they counter Russia, $23.2 billion of which will be used for replenishment of U.S. weapons, stocks, and facilities.” It also provides aid to both Israel and, reportedly, Gaza and other conflict zones around the world. “I will sign this into law immediately to send a message to the world,” said Joe Biden in a statement urging Democrats in the House and the Democrat-controlled Senate to pass the un-American legislation.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/total-surrender-johnsons-ukraine-aid-package-allows-biden/

LAND GRAB: Israeli ‘Settlers’ Plot Colonization of Gaza Strip

At the start of Israel's war in Gaza, those who accused Israel of gobbling up Palestinian land were deemed antisemitic. Now, Israeli 'settlers' are planning to do just that.

Members of the Israeli “settler movement,” including members of the Netanyahu government, are plotting the colonization of Palestinian land in Gaza that has been cleared of its owners and occupants through Israel’s ongoing military campaign there.

This week, as calls for Israeli expansion into Gaza continue to grow among zionist hardliners, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government will spend 19 billion shekels, the equivalent of around 5 billion dollars, to “strengthen” and “rebuild” Jewish settlements near the Gaza border. The announcement is seen by many, both in and out of the settlement movement, as an important step in the eventual expansion of the settlements into war-torn Gaza.

Israeli expansion into Gaza has been staunchly supported by hardline zionists within the Netanyahu government, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who in January addressed a settlers conference and called on Jews to “go back home” to Gaza.

“It’s time to return to the land of Israel. If we don’t want another 7 October, we need to return home and control the land,” Gvir told the conference.

“Returning” is a key component of zionist settler ideology – the concept that Jews are “returning” to land that they believe was given to them by God and has always been theirs.

And among prospective zionist “settlers,” the desire to move into Gaza likely has never been stronger, recent reports and interviews with leading members of the so-called settlement movement have revealed.

In an interview with the BBC, Daniella Weiss, the daughter of 1940s Jewish terrorists who is described as a “settlement movement extremist,” said that Jewish settlers are gunning for the Gaza coastline, and are already planning to build beach houses there.

“I have friends in Tel Aviv, so they say, ‘Don’t forget to keep for me a plot near the coast in Gaza,’ because it’s a beautiful, beautiful coast, beautiful golden sand,” Daniella Weiss told the BBC last month.

“Gaza Arabs will not stay in the Gaza Strip,” she went on to say. “Who will stay? Jews,” she added, suggesting that the millions of people calling Gaza home could be sent to Canada

“You can call it ethnic cleansing,” she boasted to the BBC.

And it’s not just Muslims who are facing the wrath of the radical zionist settler movement and its allies in Israel’s government.

https://nationalfile.com/land-grab-israeli-settlers-plot-colonization-of-gaza-strip/

At Least 20 Dead During Record Flood After Government ‘Cloud Seeding.’

The record rainfall and flooding in Dubai that has claimed the lives of at least 20 people this week directly followed government cloud seeding missions, according to reports.

Cloud-seeding is a form of geoengineering using planes or cannons to shoot particles into clouds to attract more moisture and increase rainfall.

The UAE government, which has practiced cloud seeding since 2002 to enhance the desert country’s water security, reportedly launched at least seven cloud seeding missions on Monday and Tuesday, immediately before record levels of rain hit Dubai. The government’s National Center of Meteorology has denied this claim, however.

Whether or not cloud-seeding missions immediately preceded this week’s rain and flooding, the government’s cloud-seeding endeavors are undoubtedly at least partly responsible for the country’s recent increase in rain. The UAE has experienced a significant rise in rainfall in the past few years, and a report in the journal Nature predicts that precipitation is expected to increase by 15 percent to 30 percent in the coming years. This week’s rainfall was the country’s heaviest since record-keeping began in 1949.

The Dubai disaster is certain to be used by critics as an example of the dangers inherent in man’s attempts to alter nature’s course through geoengineering. At present, government-backed geoengineering experiments are taking place across the globe, largely intended to combat ‘global warming.’ Earlier this month, Tennessee became the first state in the U.S. to approve legislation banning geoengineering.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/04/18/at-least-20-dead-during-record-flood-after-government-cloud-seeding/

Ukraine Warns of Third World War if They Don’t Beat Russia

The global security system will be destroyed if Russia is allowed to prevail in Ukraine, leading to “many” new conflicts and a Third World War, that country warns while calling the U.S. to pass a major aid package.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited Washington D.C. to drum up support for the forthcoming votes on the “$100 billion foreign aid package” , and brought a message of looming disaster if it isn’t passed. Speaking to British state broadcaster the BBC in Washington, Shmyhal cautioned that allowing Russia to win would signal the multilateral international rules based order had collapsed which would trigger a surge in conflict.

Insisting the funding votes passing is absolutely crucial, Shmyhal said: “We need this money yesterday, not tomorrow, not today, but yesterday. If we will not protect… Ukraine will fall. The global, the global system of security will be destroyed… and all the world will need to find… a new system of security.”

If Ukraine loses its defensive war against Russia and there is no demonstration that “the aggressor” is punished, this will lead to wider conflict, the politician said. He told the broadcaster: “there will be many conflicts, many such kinds of wars, and in the end of the day, it could lead to the Third World War. Our mutual task is to protect democratic values, to protect the existing [post-Second World War] global security system, and bring long-term and sustainable peace on European continent. Russia must lose this war, the aggressor must be punished.”

Apocalyptic vision or not, Shmyhal reported that in conversations he’d had in Washington so far, “the congressmen have careful optimism for Saturday, so we share this optimism” about the aid votes.

Ukraine has frequently framed the question of the West continuing its support to its war effort as a matter of preventing larger future wars and attacks on NATO states by an emboldened Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in December: “People in Europe won’t see any benefit if Moscow receives a pass from Brussels in the form of negativity towards Ukraine.

“Putin will surely use this against you personally, and against all of Europe. Don’t give him this first – and only – victory of the year.” NATO itself has also leant into this idea, with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg saying “If Putin wins in Ukraine, there is real risk that his aggression will not end there. Our support is not charity. It is an investment in our security”.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/04/18/ukraine-warns-of-third-world-war-if-they-dont-beat-russia/

List of Bioengineered Foods

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) developed the List of Bioengineered Foods to identify the crops or foods that are available in a bioengineered form throughout the world and for which regulated entities must maintain records. These records will inform regulated entities about whether they must make a bioengineered food disclosure.

New BE products continue to be developed. Even if a food is not included on the List, regulated entities whose records show that a food they are selling is bioengineered must make appropriate disclosure of that food.

AMS continually reviews the List and, if necessary, updates it through the federal rulemaking process.

Alfalfa (pdf)

Apple (ArcticTM varieties) (pdf)

Canola (pdf)

Corn (pdf)

Cotton (pdf)

Eggplant (BARI Bt Begun varieties) (pdf)

Papaya (ringspot virus-resistant varieties) (pdf)

Pineapple (pink flesh varieties) (pdf)

Potato (pdf)

Salmon (AquAdvantage®) (pdf)

Soybean (pdf)

Squash (summer, coat protein-mediated virus-resistant varieties) (pdf)

Sugarbeet (pdf)

Sugarcane (Bt insect-resistant varieties) (pdf)

Updates to the List

The following changes to the List have been published and recordkeeping requirements will become mandatory on the Compliance Date. There is no presumption of Bioengineered status for these foods until the compliance date.

Food Compliance Date

Added— Sugarcane (Bt insect-resistant varieties) June 23, 2025

Modified— “Squash (summer)” has been amended to “Squash (summer, coat protein-mediated virus-resistant varieties)” June 23, 2025

https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/be/bioengineered-foods-list

Democrat lawmakers make shocking change to child sex crime bill

Democrat lawmakers in California amended a bill on Tuesday that would have made the solicitation of child sex a felony, watering down the language to exclude individuals who solicit child sex from 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds.

According to The Daily Wire, the California bill originally would have changed the designation of solicitation of a minor from a misdemeanor to a felony offense punishable by 2-4 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000. The legislation would also have required individuals convicted of soliciting a minor to register for 10 years as a sex offender.

Without the consent of the bill’s original sponsor, Democrats on the California Senate Public Safety Committee amended the bill to only allow felony charges to be raised against individuals who solicit sex from a minor under the age of 15, allowing individuals who solicit sex from a 16-year-old or 17-year-old to only be charged with a misdemeanor offense.

According to The Daily Wire, Democrat lawmakers on the Senate Public Safety Committee voted to move forward with the bill on Tuesday.

READ MORE: Illegal immigrant charged for child sex crimes

Following the California Senate Public Safety Committee’s decision to pass the bill with amendments watering down the original intent of the bill, Republican State Senator Shannon Grove, who proposed the bill, went on record to oppose the changes. KCRA 3 reported that Grove’s voice was shaking when she said, “To force these amendments on me in front of survivors, to water this down to avoid 16 and 17-year-olds.”

In a subsequent press release, the Republican lawmaker described the changes as “hostile amendments.” She also claimed that the new version of the bill would make child sex buyers “ineligible for prison.”

In the press release, Grove said she was “incredibly disappointed” that the Public Safety Committee rejected the legislation she proposed to “make the buying of children for sex a prison felony,” adding that she was “blindsided” by the Democrats’ decision to amend her bill without her consent.

“Children of all ages deserve to be protected under the law and a simple fine after buying a child for sex is not an appropriate punishment. Californians across the state have made their voices heard and they want this law changed,” Grove added. “Unfortunately, the members of the public safety committee continue their soft on crime approach at the expense of California’s most vulnerable, our children.”

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/04/democrat-lawmakers-make-shocking-change-to-child-sex-crime-bill/

JPMorgan Chase announces it is selling 80 million customer transaction histories to third party advertisers

The largest bank in the United States based on assets quietly announced earlier this month that it has begun selling the transaction histories of around 80 million customers to third parties, which are using the information to curate targeted advertising.

JPMorgan Chase launched a subsidiary, Chase Media Solutions, that bragged about the move, claiming it will connect "Consumers with the Brands They Love." In truth, JPMorgan Chase is selling out its customers for more profit.

According to the bank, Chase Media Solutions is the vehicle through which the bank itself connects its customers with brands that want to sell them more things. Chase earns a profit for the ads while its customers get bombarded with promotions for things they probably do not need.

"As the only bank-led media platform of its kind, Chase Media Solutions combines the scale and audience of a retail media network with the exclusive advantages of Chase's first-party financial data, institutional credibility and precise targeting capabilities," the company boasted.

"Today, the bank's large consumer base and 6 million small business customers benefit from Chase's wide range of travel, dining and shopping offerings – generating unparalleled insights across consumer categories."

https://www.stationgossip.com/2024/04/jpmorgan-chase-announces-it-is-selling.html

US GOV is Compromised by Israel's pedo blackmail

House Passes Resolution Condemning ‘From The River To The Sea’ Slogan As Anti-Semitic

On Tuesday, the GOP-led House passed a resolution declaring the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is anti-Semitic and must be condemned, the latest in a series of measures designed to express support for Israel.

Lawmakers approved the resolution, which also says the slogan is “divisive and does a disservice to Israelis, Palestinians, and all those in the region who seek peace,” by a 377-44 vote with bipartisan support.

Forty-three Democrats and one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) — opposed the resolution. Nine members did not vote, while one — Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) — voted “present.”

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), a staunch Israel ally who introduced the resolution, said in floor remarks that activists who recite the slogan are anti-Semitic and only “masquerading” as pro-Palestinian advocates.

“This slogan communicates one thing and one thing only,” he said. “It is not human rights. It is certainly not peace. It is the violent destruction of the state of Israel and the Jewish people that live within it.”

The vote took place a little more than six months into Israel’s fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the group’s deadly terrorist attack on Israeli soil.

Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who is the sole Palestinian American member of Congress and is part of the leftist “Squad,” was among the 43 Democrats who opposed the resolution.

“We are seeing the same ‘messaging’ bills on the floor every single week,” Tlaib said in a post to X on Tuesday. “These bills are just an attempt to distract from the genocide in Gaza. I am not voting for any of these bills while the genocide of Palestinians continues.”

https://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2024/04/house-passes-resolution-condemning-from.html

Kennedy family members endorse Biden over RFK Jr. at Philadelphia event

As an independent who hasn't shown any signs of dropping out of the presidential race, Kennedy poses a threat to Biden.

Members of the Kennedy family endorsed President Biden on Thursday at a campaign stop in Philadelphia – a blow to the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Among the family members to publicly endorse Biden is RFK's sister was Kerry Kennedy.

"The Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president," she said.

As an independent who hasn't shown any signs of dropping out of the presidential race, Kennedy poses a threat to Biden.

His sister slammed Trump during her speech.

"I can only imagine how Donald Trump's outrageous lies and behavior would have horrified my father," Kennedy said in her speech at the event. "President Biden has been a champion for all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncles stood for."

Kennedy responded to his family members on his X account.

"We are divided in our opinions but united in our love for each other. I hold this as a possibility for America too," Kennedy said. "Can we disagree without hating our opponents? Can we restore civility and respect to public discourse? I think we can."

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/kennedy-family-members-expected-endorse-biden-over-rfk-jr-philadelphia

US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report

Israel allegedly obtained approval for an operation in Rafah as long as it doesn't strike Iran, according to Qatari reports.

The US has approved a potential Israeli Rafah operation in exchange for the Jewish state not conducting counterstrikes on Iran, according to a Thursday report from the Qatari newspaper The New Arab.

A senior official told The New Arab that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to obtain American approval for a military operation in Rafah, in exchange for [Israel] refraining from carrying out a wide military operation against Iran in response to its recent attack."

He claimed that "discourse of an Israeli response to Iran contradicts the desires of the American administration, and is not realistic, given the Israeli claims that the United States played the major role in repelling the Iranian attack and preventing its success."

The source noted that "the IDF carried out airstrikes [overnight on Thursday] on several areas adjacent to the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt," adding that "the relevant officials in Egypt were notified before the execution of some of these strikes, which came in the Philadelphi axis at a space adjacent to the border with Egypt.

The report comes among public statements from some Israeli officials expressing desire to retaliate against Iran, with a report published by the KAN broadcasting channel claimed that Israel's ambassador to the US, Michael Herzog, stated on Thursday that "Israel will react to Iran, and it won't take years - soon Iran's missiles will be equipped with nuclear warheads."

The Qatar report also noted that Egypt is exemplifying "full readiness and preparedness of [its] forces stationed in northern Sinai, along the 14-kilometer border strip with the Gaza Strip, as part of a plan to deal with the scenario of a ground invasion in Rafah."

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-797675

Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Who Left U.S. Base In Central Syria (Video)

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) destroyed three militant hideouts in hard-to-reach mountainous terrain in the central Syrian governorate of Homs known as al-Amor ridge, the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria announced on April 17

“The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed three hideouts, used by militants who left the al-Tanf zone and took refuge in hard-to-access areas of the al-Amor ridge in the Homs Governorate,” Major General Yury Popov said in a daily briefing.

Video footage posted to social media on the same day showed airstrikes by the VKS against militants hideouts in central Syria. However, it is unclear if these were the same airstrikes announced by the Russian Reconciliation Center in the country.

The main active faction in this part of Homs is ISIS. The terrorist group stepped up its attacks against government forces and civilians in the central region in recent weeks.

Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at garrison in al-Tanf, along with hundreds of militants from a proxy group known as the Syrian Free Army. The coalition maintains a 55-kilometer no-fly zone around al-Tanf. Despite this, VKS warplanes fly over the garrison on a regular basis.

The U.S. claims that it is present in al-Tanf to counter ISIS. Nevertheless, the real purpose of the garrison is to block the strategic Damascus-Baghdad highway. In addition, the garrison is reportedly being used as an outpost to collect intelligence and facilitate Israeli attacks against Syria.

Syrian and Russian officials have repeatedly accused U.S. forces in al-Tanf of training and even arming terrorists, including members of ISIS.

https://southfront.press/russian-airstrikes-hit-militants-who-left-u-s-base-in-central-syria-video/

Moderna patent filed in 2020 lists variations for the technology that was used in their covid jabs and this technology contains self assembled nanoparticles.

“My team developed nano-robots that carry antenna. These antenna are made from metal nanoparticles. Now the antenna enable the nanobots to respond to externally applied electromagnetic fields. So these version of nanobots can actually be activated with a press of a button on a joystick.” ~ Dr. Ido Bachelet

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/83/31/c7/b6c3e462e25b5b/US10703789.pdf

Prosecutor: California DA Dropped Bombshell Election Data Case Because It Might Help Trump

For political reasons, Los Angeles DA George Gascon dismissed the criminal charges against Konnech CEO Eugene Yu, says the lead prosecutor on the case.

L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon improperly — and for political reasons — dismissed the criminal charges against the CEO of election software services company Konnech, a governmental tort complaint filed Wednesday by the lead prosecutor on the case claims. That eight-page complaint against Gascon with the county Board of Supervisors further alleges the DA retaliated against his lead prosecutor for opposing the dismissal of the charges — and reveals many more previously unknown and troubling details about the entire case.

On Oct. 4, 2022, the L.A. County district attorney’s office announced Eugene Yu, the CEO of the Michigan-based Konnech, had been arrested in conjunction with criminal charges pending in California. In announcing Yu’s arrest, the DA’s office stated that “under its $2.9 million, five-year contract with the county, Konnech was supposed to securely maintain the data and that only United States citizens and permanent residents have access to it.” However, in violation of the contract, “information was stored on servers in the People’s Republic of China,” according to the press release.

Yu was later arrested and extradited to California, where the far-left Gascon eventually dismissed the criminal charges against Yu. L.A. County later also approved a $5 million payout to Yu to settle a civil lawsuit the Konnech CEO had filed against the government.

From a legal perspective, the dismissal of the criminal charges was baffling, as the criminal complaint filed against Yu stated that during the execution of a search warrant at Konnech, the government recovered evidence that employees had “sent personal identifying information of Los Angeles County election workers to third-party software developers who assisted with the creating and fixing [of] Konnech’s internal ‘PollChief’ software.” The criminal complaint further stated that a project manager for Konnech’s contract with L.A. County “confirmed via the messaging app DingTalk that any employee for Chinese contractors working on PollChief software had ‘superadministrative’ privileges for all PollChief clients.”

Politics, however, seemed to explain Gascon’s decision, as soon after news of Yu’s arrest broke, the right-leaning group True the Vote issued a press release, stating:

True the Vote is honored to have played a small role in what must have been a wide ranging and complex investigation. The organization is profoundly grateful to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office for their thorough work and rapid action in this matter.

Gregg Phillips, a former board member of True the Vote, claimed he had testified “in the grand jury in Los Angeles County that eventually indicted Mr. Yu.”

As I reported at the time, Gascon’s office initially claimed Phillips played no role in the investigation but later acknowledged Phillips’ report to the Public Integrity Division was “the first step in a thorough independent and still ongoing investigation which ultimately led to the arrest and charging of Mr. Yu.”

The reasonable inference from these facts — that the decision to drop the charges against Konnech was a political one — now has further support by the complaint filed by lead prosecutor Eric Neff.

Neff’s complaint to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, filed by Neff’s attorney as notice of a “governmental tort claim” — a prerequisite to suing civilly — provides a behind-the-scenes summary of the investigation, the resulting charges, and the eventual dismissal.

According to Neff, Yu, through Konnech, provided services to Los Angeles under a nearly $3 million contract: “As part of this contract, Konnech was entrusted with sensitive and confidential information regarding County election workers…” Following an investigation and the eventual execution of a search warrant at Konnech, Yu’s “computer servers were confiscated,” Neff explained.

“Ultimately, the case was reviewed by the highest ranking non-elected prosecutor in the office,” Neff continued, “who approved the filing of a criminal complaint against Mr. Yu.” That felony complaint was filed on Oct. 13, 2022.

https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/17/prosecutor-california-da-dropped-bombshell-election-data-case-because-it-might-help-trump/

OMG: Top advisor admits Chief of Staff Jeff Zients is the 'second most powerful person in Washington,' tells Biden what to say

“Whatever [Zients] says, it’s what the President says."

In a recent undercover video released by James O’Keefe's O’Keefe Media Group, Tyler Robinson, Special Advisor to the Administrator of the US Small Business Administration, made startling claims about political influence within the Biden administration.

Robinson referred to former Facebook Board Member and White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients as the “second most powerful person in Washington,” explaining that Zients has a large amount of control over what President Joe Biden does.

“Whatever [Zients] says, it’s what the President says,” Robinson claimed.

When asked if Zients has more power and influence than Vice President Kamala Harris, Robinson confirmed “Yeah.”

Moreover, Robinson suggested that former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain influential behind the scenes at the White House.

Robinson revealed that Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman is extensively involved in political activities, alleging that she is directed by the White House to campaign for President Joe Biden under the guise of engaging with small business owners.

“Under the guise of talking to small business owners, Guzman travels across the country to help elect Democrats – especially swing state Democrats “ O’Keefe explained in his post on X.

Robinson cited an example where Guzman was instructed to engage with Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester, while excluding Republican representatives.

“The White House was like, yes, go. Invite Senator Tester. Don’t invite the other Senator because he’s a Republican. And don’t invite the two members of Congress because they’re Republicans,” Robinson explained.

O’Keefe raised concerns that these actions may violate the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activities and campaigning for or against candidates. Despite this, Robinson described Guzman as a "spokesperson for Biden" and indicated a preference for engaging with Democratic members of Congress to support their reelection campaigns.

“We try to visit with a member of Congress if they’re a Democrat…Just because then we can help them get re-elected as well.” Robinson admitted.

https://thepostmillennial.com/omg-top-advisor-admits-chief-of-staff-jeff-zients-is-the-second-most-powerful-person-in-washington-tells-biden-what-to-say

UK insurers refuse to pay Nord Stream because blasts were ‘government’ backed

The legal team representing high-powered insurers Lloyd’s and Arch says that since the Nord Stream explosions were “more likely than not to have been inflicted by… a government,” they have no responsibility to pay for damages to the pipelines. To succeed with that defense, the companies will presumably be compelled to prove, in court, who carried out those attacks.

British insurers are arguing that they have no obligation to honor their coverage of the Nord Stream pipelines, which were blown up in September 2022, because the unprecedented act of industrial sabotage was likely carried out by a national government.

The insurers’ filing contradicts reports the Washington Post and other legacy media publications asserting that a private Ukrainian team was responsible for the massive act of industrial sabotage.

A legal brief filed on behalf of UK-based firms Lloyd’s Insurance Company and Arch Insurance states that the “defendants will rely on, inter alia, the fact that the explosion Damage could only have (or, at least, was more likely than not to have) been inflicted by or under the order of a government.”

As a result, they argue, “the Explosion Damage was “directly or indirectly occasioned by, happening through, or in consequence of” the conflict between Russia and Ukraine” and falls under an exclusion relating to military conflicts.

The brief comes a month after Switzerland-based Nord Stream AG filed a lawsuit against the insurers for their refusal to compensate the company. Nord Stream, which estimated the cost incurred by the attack at between €1.2 billion and €1.35 billion, is seeking to recoup over €400 million in damages.

Swedish engineer Erik Andersson, who led the first private investigative expedition to the blast sites of the Nord Stream pipelines, describes the insurers’ legal strategy as a desperate attempt to find an excuse to avoid honoring their indemnity obligations.

“If it’s an act of war and ordered by a government, that’s the only way they can escape their responsibility to pay,” Andersson told The Grayzone.

https://thegrayzone.com/2024/04/17/uk-insurers-refuse-pay-nord-stream/

"Rules-Based Order" Means Rules For Thee But Not For We

Israel’s allowed to bomb an Iranian consulate, but Iran’s not allowed to strike back. The US is allowed to surround China with war machinery, but it would be World War Three if China ever tried to militarily encircle the US. NATO is allowed to expand to Russia’s doorstep and amass proxy forces on its border, but the last time Moscow placed a credible military threat anywhere near the United States, the US responded so aggressively that the world almost ended.

The “rules-based international order” that the US-centralized power structure purports to uphold just means an order in which the US makes up the rules and nations had better obey them. It means rules for thee but not for me.

https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/rules-based-order-means-rules-for?utm_source=post-email-title