Brazil's 'Darth Vader' Blocks Starlink Bank Accounts As War With Elon Musk Escalates

One day after Brazillian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes threatened to suspend social media platform X unless Elon Musk appoints a new legal representative in 24 hours, the judge - dubbed "Brazil's Darth Vader" by Musk - issued a subpoena against the company.

Today, he blocked the financial accounts of Musk-owned Starlink Holdings, due to the absence of an attorney.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/brazils-darth-vader-blocks-starlink-bank-accounts-war-elon-musk-escalates

PLA Will 'Reunify' Taiwan: Chinese General Confronted Sullivan Just Before Surprise Xi Meeting

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday at the end of the latter's three day trip to Beijing, which is a first such trip for a sitting US national security adviser in eight years.

But the most interesting and tense moment came just before that, when Sullivan met one of China's vice chairs of the Central Military Commission, Gen. Zhang Youxia. The top general confronted Sullivan on growing US support for Taiwan's military. Zhang informed Sullivan that reunification of Taiwan with the mainland is "the mission and responsibility" of the Chinese PLA military and that it won't be deterred. Sullivan looked nervous and unsettled throughout the whole encounter, with Zhang confident and beaming.

"China demands that the United States stop military collusion between the U.S. and Taiwan, stop arming Taiwan and stop spreading false narratives about Taiwan," the statement issued by the defense ministry said.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pla-will-reunify-taiwan-chinese-general-confronted-sullivan-just-surprise-xi-meeting

Moscow accuses US of hypocrisy on Ukraine and Israel

Washington only favors the right of nations to defend themselves when it’s convenient, Russia’s deputy envoy to the UN has said

Washington only cares about a nation’s right to defend itself when the country in question is an ally, Russia’s deputy representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said on Thursday.

Addressing a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, he accused the US government of applying double standards to armed conflicts. He quoted US Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs Robert Wood, who said hours earlier about Israel: “No member of this Council, facing a brutal terrorist organization on its border, would tolerate daily attacks and displacement of tens of thousands of its own people.”

Wood was defending Israel’s military action in confrontation with the Lebanon-based militant movement Hezbollah amid wider rising tensions in the Middle East.

Polyanskiy pointed out that the American position “is reserved exclusively for Israel” and “when it comes to crimes against Russia and Russians, Washington doesn’t care.”

The speech delivered by the Russian diplomat condemned Ukrainian troops for their conduct during the ongoing incursion in Russia’s Kursk Region. He accused Kiev’s forces of targeting civilians and launching attacks at the Kursk nuclear power plant, which, according to Polyanskiy, poses a major threat to the entire European continent.

Moscow does not expect the US and its NATO allies to rebuke “Ukrainian murderers, terrorists and looters,” since they claim that Kiev has the right to invade Russia in self-defense, the diplomat said. He urged other nations to learn from the Ukrainian example and not to trust the US when it tries to drag them into its geopolitical games.

The US Department of State has repeatedly declined to acknowledge that Iran has the right to defend itself after the assassination of a senior Hamas leader on Iranian soil in early August. The Iranian government has blamed Israel for the bomb attack that killed Ismail Haniyeh during a visit to Tehran.

https://www.rt.com/news/603259-russia-ukraine-israel-self-defense/

Ukraine confirms loss of first F-16

Western media had previously reported a fighter jet had crashed, citing anonymous sources

Ukraine’s General Staff has confirmed that a Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet has been lost along with its pilot.

A handful of F-16s were delivered to Ukraine earlier this month. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, meanwhile, confirmed on Tuesday that the jets had seen action during a massive Russian missile attack the day before.

“Contact was lost with one of the planes as it followed a target. As it turned out, the plane crashed and the pilot died,” the General Staff said in a statement on Thursday evening.

The Defense Ministry in Kiev has established a special commission to investigate the incident. A source within the Ukrainian Air Force told Voice of America that among the options currently under consideration are pilot error, technical malfunction and “friendly fire” from Ukrainian air defenses.

Earlier in the day, the Wall Street Journal and CNN reported that one of the Ukrainian F-16s was “destroyed in a crash on Monday,” one citing a US official and the other a source in Kiev. There were conflicting reports on whether pilot error was to blame.

The fallen pilot was identified as Aleksey Mes, callsign ‘Moonfish’, one of just a handful of Ukrainian pilots trained in the West to fly F-16s. His death was first revealed by the obituary posted on social media by a councilman in Lutsk, where Mes was from.

Mes and one of his squadron mates, Andrey ‘Juice’ Pilshchikov, were the faces of Ukraine’s campaign to get the F-16s, giving multiple interviews to Western media. Pilshchikov was killed in action last August

https://www.rt.com/russia/603271-f16-crash-ukraine/

Undercover Video Shows UN Official Admits ‘Terrified’ of Second Trump Term, Doubts Institution’s Survival — Reveals U.N. is ‘95% Useless’ in Maintaining Global Peace

https://twitter.com/i/status/1829161105677234637

Judge Lets Former Democrat City Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas Walk Free Despite Guilty Plea for Stealing Over $200K in COVID Relief and Unemployment Funds

A San Diego judge has allowed former Chula Vista City Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas to avoid jail time despite her guilty plea for defrauding the government of over $200,000 in COVID relief and unemployment funds.

Andrea Cardenas, who had been a rising star in the Democrat Party, and her brother, Jesus Cardenas, a former chief of staff to San Diego City Councilman Stephen Whitburn, are at the center of a corruption scandal.

The charges revolve around their alleged fraudulent acquisition of a $176,227 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for their venture, Grassroots Resources, a local government and political consulting firm.

According to court documents, Jesus Cardenas misrepresented the nature and scale of their political consulting firm, falsely claiming it employed 34 people.

This lie allowed the Cardenas siblings to siphon off critical funds meant to keep struggling businesses afloat during the pandemic. Instead, these funds were used to line their pockets.

Andrea Cardenas played a crucial role in this deceit. She reportedly altered information provided to lenders, substituting Grassroots Resources’ details with those of a marijuana dispensary, Harbor Collective.

Her involvement didn’t stop there. La Prensa reported that she declared a significant income from Grassroots Resources while simultaneously denying the existence of any employees when the firm pursued a consulting contract with a local public water agency.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/judge-lets-former-democrat-city-councilwoman-andrea-cardenas/

11-Year-Old Child Arrested over Violent Disorder in Middlesbrough

The continued crackdown on those alleged to have taken part in the UK riots earlier this month has seen the arrest of an 11-year-old child, the believed youngest suspect detained so far in the country.

Cleveland Police announced on Wednesday that an 11-year-old has been arrested over disorder in the North Yorkshire town of Middlesbrough on the 4th of August in the wake of a mass stabbing that saw three young girls killed at a dance party in Southport.

The child was among 15 arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violent disorder in connection to the outbreak of unrest in the town.

According to the BBC, the arrests came after 40 detectives scoured body cam data, CCTV footage, and social media to identify suspects.

“Teams of officers headed out this morning to target those believed to be involved in the disorder,” the police force said. “The ages of those arrested were between 11 years old and 43 years old.”

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/08/29/uk-riots-11-year-old-arrested-over-violent-disorder-in-middlesbrough/

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Four, Including Islamic Jihad Figure, Near Syria-Lebanon Border

Israel claims Qasem was recruiting Palestinians into Hezbollah

There was no word from either PIJ or Hezbollah as to what the figures’ roles were. Israel, however, claimed that Qasem was a member of the PIJ Operations Division, and was responsible for recruiting and enlisting Palestinians into Hezbollah.

The car attacked was not carrying weapons, according to reports, and Israeli comments did not indicate why the car was targeted. Israel has been carrying out attacks in Lebanon and Syria at a growing rate in recent months.

This attack came after a late Tuesday strike against a pickup truck in northeastern Lebanon. Israeli sources claimed the truck was carrying weapons. Other sources said it was carrying a damaged rocket launcher being sent for repair.

https://news.antiwar.com/2024/08/28/israeli-drone-strike-kills-four-including-islamic-jihad-figure-near-syria-lebanon-border/

Israel Has Bombed Gaza Into 42 Million Tons of Rubble

The results of unconditional U.S. backing are there for all to see.

The U.S. has sent more than 50,000 tons of weapons and equipment to fuel Israel’s war in Gaza:

Five hundred transport planes and 107 ships have delivered more than 50,000 tons of armaments and military equipment from the United States to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza last October, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The Israeli military could not have waged such an intense and destructive campaign without these shipments. U.S. deliveries of weapons have not slowed despite overwhelming evidence that the IDF is routinely violating international law in its conduct of the war. The Biden administration openly flouts U.S. law by continuing these deliveries. This has enabled the Israeli military to behave as recklessly as it likes. As Haaretz reported back in March, Israel’s “reckless conduct apparently reflects Israel's absolute assumption that the United States will continue to arm and finance it.”

Israel’s war effort depends heavily on U.S. backing. Israel’s Defense Ministry says that the shipments are “crucial for sustaining the IDF’s operational capabilities during the ongoing war.” The U.S. has the leverage to not only rein in the Israeli government’s excesses, but to force an end to the war itself. The U.S. can and should pull the plug and shut this war down. Our government should have done that right away when it saw the kind of war that Israel was waging. Unfortunately, we all know that the Biden administration will not use that leverage no matter how many war crimes Israeli forces commit with U.S.-made weapons.

The results of unconditional U.S. backing are there for all to see. The Israeli government has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and injured many tens of thousands more. Gaza’s civilian infrastructure has been destroyed, its health care system is in ruins, and the people are living in unsafe, unsanitary conditions. Almost everyone in Gaza faces acute food insecurity, and at least half a million people live in man-made famine conditions. Disease is rampant, and even polio has returned to paralyze Palestinian children. Virtually the entire population of Gaza has been displaced from their homes, and the majority of those homes has been destroyed. Bloomberg reported on the extent of the devastation in terms of sheer tonnage of rubble left behind:

So far, Israeli air strikes have left more than 42 million tonnes of debris across the Strip, according to the UN. That’s enough rubble to fill a line of dump trucks stretching from New York to Singapore. Removing it all may take years and cost as much as $700 million. The task will be complicated by unexploded bombs, dangerous contaminants and human remains under the rubble.

The majority of the debris is destroyed housing, and its distribution across the Strip roughly mimics Gaza’s population density before the war.

Even when the fighting stops, there will be no safe place for millions of people to go. The process of clearing the rubble will be long and dangerous. It will be even longer before rebuilding can begin, and that is assuming that there will be sufficient funding for reconstruction. In the meantime, sheer amount of debris threatens the health and safety of the surviving civilian population. There is already widespread environmental contamination at a time when normal sanitation and hygiene have also collapsed.

It is impossible to overstate how completely the Israeli government has devastated Gaza in the last ten months. Israel has reduced Gaza to rubble, and it has driven its people into one of the worst modern famines on record. It could not have done this without the blind support of our government. Our govermment still has the means to end this horror, but there must be the political will to use it. Every day that the U.S. fails to use the leverage it possesses is another day of enabling mass starvation and genocide.

https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/israel-has-bombed-gaza-into-42-million

Harris pledges full support for Israel, pushes Hamas “mass rape hoax” while ignoring Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian prisoners

"I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel can defend itself, because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused on Oct. 7, including unspeakable sexual violence and the massacre of young people at a music festival," she said. "At the same time, what has happened in Gaza over the past 10 months is devastating. So many innocent lives were lost. Desperate, hungry people fleeing for safety, over and over again. The scale of suffering is heartbreaking."

https://www.stationgossip.com/2024/08/harris-pledges-full-support-for-israel.html

Truth bombs 💣 Truth bombs: 🇨🇦 | Former CBC reporter Marianna Klowak admits that the media manipulated citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://x.com/i/status/1828685413906563583

FBI has mishandled reporting of child sexual abuse investigations, watchdog says

The report comes more than 3 years after it came to light that the FBI was aware of U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar molesting female athletes but did not act quick enough.

The report comes more than 3 years after it came to light that the FBI was aware of U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar molesting female athletes but did not act quick enough.

"The DOJ OIG found that further improvements are needed to build upon the FBI’s recent changes to its crimes against children and human trafficking (CAC/HT) program to ensure it appropriately addresses child sexual abuse allegations," read a summary of the report.

The OIG findings included suspected child abuse cases that "lacked any recent investigative activity or case updates, logical investigative steps, or referrals to appropriate agencies."

OIG also discovered "leads that were not appropriately covered" and "instances of substantial non-compliance with FBI policy."

https://oig.justice.gov/reports/audit-federal-bureau-investigations-handling-tips-hands-sex-offenses-against-children

'It's about 7 billion people against 15 million Jews': Israel's challenges in the social media war

LIVE: Aviva Klompas discusses the challenges of pro-Israel advocacy and social media misinformation.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-816615

We won't leave: Palestinians in northern occupied West Bank reject Israeli military evacuation order

"It is our land, and we will never leave our houses to experience displacement like our brethren in Gaza," one resident told TNA.

https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinians-north-west-bank-reject-israels-evacuation-order

Universities Unveil New Rules to Ban Anti-Israel Protests, Classify Criticism of 'Zionists' as 'Hate Speech'

The Jewish Daily Forward on Wednesday shared the following list of changes aimed at shutting down students' right to protest:

Indiana University, as part of its "expressive activity" policy, now bars protests within 25 feet of university buildings, or any demonstrations that block "any building, facility, driveway, parking lot or parking ramp"

University of South Florida is banning all protests after 5 p.m. and during the final two weeks of each semester. It is also requiring approval for all on-campus tents and canopies, and saying they cannot be left out overnight without prior authorization.

Vanderbilt University is banning all demonstrations that "require individuals to sleep or gather overnight." On-campus displays are only allowed during daylight hours and for up to three consecutive days.

University of California has prohibited encampments on its 10 campuses, and also said protesters cannot wear masks or disguises that conceal their identity

California State University has adopted the same rules for its 23 campuses.

University of Pennsylvania: No encampments or overnight demonstrations

University of Virginia is banning tents on campus unless approved, and prohibiting all structures, including tents, from being left up overnight.

James Madison University: No tents or other items used to create a shelter unless approved.

University of Connecticut has not only banned encampments but also tools used to amplify sound at outdoor gatherings.

Syracuse University now requires authorization for on-campus "use or assembly of tents or other temporary shelter structures."

Suspending student organizations on campus …

Rutgers University has suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine until July 2025

George Washington University has also suspended its SJP chapters, along with its chapter of Jewish Voices for Peace and six other pro-Palestinian groups

… or online

Columbia University's chapter of SJP was permanently banned on Instagram. The group received a notice from Meta stating their account "doesn't follow our Community Guidelines."

New York University's People's Solidarity Coalition, previously known as the Palestine Solidarity Committee, was suspended on Instagram

Conduct codes

New York University has new community standards that say using the terms Zionist or Zionism in a derogatory way may violate its non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies.

University of Virginia and James Madison University both now require anyone wearing a face covering to show identification if asked.

Cornell University, following vandalism on the first day of classes, outlined new and detailed consequences such as temporary academic suspension for violating its codes

https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64622

New rules for the non Jews - RACIST

Irish Gardai (Police farce) are advertising/recruiting for the Irish Police on Pakistani TV

https://twitter.com/i/status/1828776724856967666