Shutdown Breakthrough: Dems Ready To Deal, Thune Hopeful As Thanksgiving Travel Looms

With the government shutdown having ground airline travel to a standstill - and Thanksgiving right around the corner, Senate Democrats on Sunday say they're ready to advance a package of bills that could end the impasse, multiple sources have told Axios.

"At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion to advance a package of spending bills and a short term funding measure," according to the report.

What's notable about this offer is that Democrats appear willing to accept a promised vote to extend the temporary pandemic-era Obamacare credits in December.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), meanwhile, said on Sunday that if Democrats cross the aisle to get this done, he will offer another stopgap spending measure with a later expiration date combined with three full-year appropriations bills (aka a 'minibus').

If passed, this should hopefully unsnarl air travel in time for Thanksgiving…

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/shutdown-breakthrough-dems-ready-deal-thune-hopeful-thanksgiving-travel-looms

Totally not staged!

Syria Puts On Show Of 'Major ISIS Crackdown' As Sharaa Arrives In D.C. For Trump Talks

Some nice staging complete with printed ISIS logo carefully placed on top of explosives & weapons..

On Saturday, Syria's Interior Ministry claimed it had launched a major operation against ISIS cells, including 61 raids and 71 arrests in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Homs, and Damascus countryside, as part of "ongoing national efforts to combat terrorism and protect public safety," state media SANA claimed.

"The operation, based on intelligence gathered through weeks of surveillance, led to the dismantling of several networks, the arrest of multiple suspects, and the seizure of materials linked to terrorist activity," SANA added.

The ministry released photos and videos claiming to show multiple raids targeting ISIS cells on Saturday.

However, several photos and videos showed clear signs of staging, indicating the raids are fake and part of a public relations push to improve the image of Syria’s extremist-led government and promote the lifting of sanctions ahead of Sharaa’s visit to the White House.

Photos from the raids published on the SANA website show printed papers showing the ISIS logo carefully placed on top of explosives and weapons allegedly seized in the raids, as well as action shots of security force members running in the street.

State TV Alekhbariah broadcast videos showing journalists casually filming Syrian security forces as they approach the entrance of homes in which members of ISIS the cells are allegedly hiding. In one video, security forces are shown knocking on the front door of a home, as if they are paying a visit to residents.

The faces of the ISIS members allegedly detained in the raids are carefully concealed by pulling their shirts over their heads as they are taken to the security forces' vehicles.

The Syrian government has carried out several fake raids against ISIS cells since coming to power in December, including after allegedly foiling an ISIS attack on the Sayyida Zaynab Shrine in southern Damascus in January, and following a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus in June.

It was later revealed that it was likely members of Sharaa's General Security Service (GSS) who carried out the suicide attack that killed 25 worshipers and injured 52 more at the church in the Duweila district of Damascus.

The logic behind targeting Christians and blaming the attack on ISIS was explained by a former founder of Al-Qaeda in Syria (Nusra Front), Saleh al‑Hamwi.

While promoting the narrative that ISIS was responsible for the Mar Elias attack, he stated on the social media site X that, as a result, "The international community will rally around [the Syrian government], it will receive significant support, and it will join the international coalition against ISIS."

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/syria-puts-show-major-isis-crackdown-sharaa-arrives-dc-trump-talks

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>soulless eyes

they are always black been noticing it alot over the years

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Philippines: Fung-wong now a super typhoon. Second direct hit in days. Nearly 1M evacuating.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday. The super typhoon approached while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left at least 204 people dead.

Typhoon Fung Wong declared ‘super typhoon’ as it hits Philippines

A storm bearing down on the Philippines’s largest island has been upgraded to super typhoon status, with one region already experiencing “life-threatening conditions”.

Typhoon Fung Wong will bring sustained winds of 185 km/h (155mph) and torrential rain to several areas on Sunday, according to the country’s meteorological service, Pagasa.

https://youtu.be/Z-oY8xdm2HU

Fung Wong has also forced the suspension of rescue operations following the passage of Kalmaegi, one of the strongest typhoons this year.

Heavy rainfall sent torrents of mud down hillsides and into residential areas. Some poorer neighbourhoods were obliterated by the fast-moving flash floods.

https://citizenwatchreport.com/philippines-fung-wong-now-a-super-typhoon-second-direct-hit-in-days-nearly-1m-evacuating/

Ukraine Hits Back: Two Russian Cities Without Power & Heating After Missile, Drone Attacks

We documented Saturday that the night prior witnessed one of Russia's biggest ever assaults on Ukraine's power and heating grid, including fresh strikes on thermal power plants, resulting in all state thermal facilities going down - plunging huge swathes of Ukrainian regions into darkness, including large areas of the capital.

But on Sunday Ukraine hit back, trying to beat Russia at its own game ahead of a frigid coming winter. Fresh Ukrainian cross-border aerial attacks have left two major Russian cities near the border without power and heating.

"A drone strike temporarily caused blackouts and cut heating to parts of Voronezh, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said," the Associated Press reports.

"He said several drones were electronically jammed during the night over the city, home to just over 1 million people, sparking a fire at a local utility facility that was quickly extinguished," AP continues.

However, Telegram channels which monitor the war said the strike targeted a local thermal power plant. But the assault included missiles fired across the border as well. Per the report:

A missile strike late on Saturday also caused “serious damage” to power and heating systems supplying the city of Belgorod, with some 20,000 households affected, local Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov reported the following morning.

Gov. Gladkov confirmed that the "electricity and heating supply network has suffered severe damage" in the regional capital in the statement.

And blackouts were also reported in the city of Taganrog - home to about 240,000 people - in the Rostov region. Overnight Russia's defense ministry reported the military was able to intercept 44 inbound drones.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's foreign ministry is warning of the risks to the country's nuclear power plants due to Russia's ramped up attacks of late.

"Russia once again targeted substations that power the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X late Saturday. "These were not accidental but well-planned strikes. Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe."

He's calling for an international response to the crisis, and has called an meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors. The safety of nuclear power plants has remained a huge concern from nearly the start of the war.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-hits-back-two-russian-cities-without-power-heating-after-missile-drone-attacks

‘LIGHTS OUT’: All of Ukraine’s State Thermal Power Plants Down After ‘Largest Ever Attack’ By Russia

https://youtu.be/sWv7yNJMg9M

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As part of the package, those federal employees who were laid off after the government shut down will get their jobs back along with backpay.

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A previous report by CNN revealed that the package would allocate $203.5 million in new funding to bolster security and protection for members of Congress, as well as $852 million for the Capitol Police, according to details described by top Democratic appropriator Senator Patty Murray.

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no sauce