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'Unstoppable': Xi Unveils Nuclear Triad In Military Parade Challenging West, Alongside Putin & Kim

by Tyler Durden

Authored...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's massive military parade in Tiananmen Square marking the end of World War II, and attended by world leaders, mostly notably so-called 'pariahs' Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, hasn't disappointed - and even elicited a quick response from President Trump.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared that China's rise is "unstoppable" and showcased over 10,000 troops marching in perfect synchronicity - and a notable lack of 'diversity' so elevated in the West - along with hundreds of advanced weapons. Most notably, Xi also for the first time showcased the PLA military's land, sea, and air-based nuclear force - a complete and deadly triad.

I must say, the Chinese parade really lacks diversity! pic.twitter.com/lO47to5i7L

— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 3, 2025

The whole thing was also an opportunity to prove to the world that the process of modernizing the world's largest standing army is well underway and that there are growing ties - or a "special relationship" even - between China and other major nuclear armed powers Russia and North Korea.

Xi's opening speech featured the words, "Humanity is again faced with a choice of peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, and win-win outcomes or zero-sum games."

As for the complete nuclear triad, this included the JingLei-1 air-launched long-range missile, the JuLang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental missile, the DongFeng-61 land-based ICBM, and a new variant of the DongFeng-31 land-based ICBM, according to Xinhua News.

Some fresh Bloomberg analysis has described:

China has doubled down on its growing arsenal of nuclear weapons. China revealed several nuclear capabilities, including next generation intercontinental ballistic missiles like the DF-5C, DF-61, and JL-3. Notably, the JL-3 is submarine launched. This means that China has all three legs of a nuclear triad — air, ground, and sea-launched nuclear missiles – and more credible second-strike capability. The submarine-launched JL-3 is capable of reaching the continental US, meaning Beijing could hold targets there at risk in a potential conflict.

⚡️BREAKING

China unveils its full Nuclear Capability for the first time

Some missiles have a range of 15000 km pic.twitter.com/izKfMTuOdP

— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) September 3, 2025

Below: China’s DF-5 strategic intercontinental nuclear missile, which has a strike range capable of covering the entire planet.

??? SPOTTED: China’s DF-5 strategic intercontinental nuclear missile, which has a strike range capable of covering the entire planet. pic.twitter.com/4UsKupiPB9

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) September 3, 2025

State media described these weapons as China’s strategic "ace" - highlighting their importance in defending the country’s sovereignty, security, and national pride - and key to its deterrence strategy.

Air-defense laser systems were showcased during the parade, including a large laser that, according to state-run television, is intended for deployment on naval warships. A ground-based version of was also displayed.

Additionally, two oversized undersea drones made their first appearance, with images revealing their massive scale compared to nearby soldiers.

Trump couldn't resist weighing in on the provocative images...

The president wrote ironically, "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America."

Trump also underscored America's WW2 defeat of Japan, which ultimately secured lasting peace for China. No, Xi did not give a shoutout to the United States for this, but instead Xi stood proudly with his US-sanctioned allies...

What a line up! Xi has made a come back that no one could have predicted 5 years ago.

pic.twitter.com/yJynTn5yYb

— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) September 3, 2025

Kim's arrival showed he brought two family members with him to Beijing - his sister, Kim Yo Jong, among one of his closest advisors, and a young girl believed to be his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, whose presence has raised the question over a possible future successor.

Wednesday's events presented the unprecedented spectacle of three leaders Western mainstream press has dubbed the "axis of upheaval" overlooking these nuclear toys as they drive past...

The DF-5C ICBM comes in 3 parts on 3 vehicles, carries up to 12 nuclear warheads, and has a range of 13,000–20,000 km, enough to reach any global target.

Concerning Trump and US-China relations, the timing of all of this is very significant, given the White House recently indicated that President Trump might be in the region by late October and is open to meeting with Xi.

Among major issues remains the hoped-for long-anticipated deal on tariffs, the potential sale of TikTok in the US, as well as the question of Beijing's influence Putin related to the future of the Ukraine war, especially the question of a ceasefire or broader resolution in Ukraine.

Below: An unexpected conversation among the three...

In an extremely rare hot mic moment at the China parade, Xi and Putin discussed how organ transplants(!) and other advances may allow people to live to 150 this century.

Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living to 150 and maybe forever thanks to organ transplants. (As picked up by Bloomberg.) pic.twitter.com/kC4VTRaobq

— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) September 3, 2025

"Peace through strength" appears to be Xi's message in this parade, to use what's actually a longtime phrase used by American leaders.

China's hypersonic anti-ship missiles, including YingJi-19, YingJi-17 and YingJi-20, passed through Tian'anmen Square in Wednesday's V-Day parade. The formation also included YingJi-15 missile. pic.twitter.com/oyZKJQD47t

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 3, 2025

As for Kim, he's obviously gone much deeper in Russia's corner in Ukraine, even having sent over 10,000 North Korean troops as par of the war effort - an estimated 2,000 of which have come back home in coffins - signifying a deepening Moscow-Pyongyang alliance which Xi has not joined on such a level, and likely wants no part of.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/unstoppable-xi-unveils-nuclear-triad-military-

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Matthew  24:3  Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Matt 24:6  "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

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More than 800 killed in Afghanistan quake, UN agency says, as rescue efforts continue

The UN's humanitarian agency says preliminary reports indicate at least 800 have died across four provinces in Afghanistan following the 6.0-magnitude quake.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) says at least 2,000 people are estimated to be injured, many of them in remote and mountainous areas cut off from access to rescue crews.

At least 12,000 people are believed to be directly impacted by the earthquake, including from damaged buildings or infrastructure Ocha says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy8kkxxxj3xt

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etc.. Throughout the world right now peace is fastly disappearing, wars are rising up, trouble on the right hand, trouble on the left hand, etc..

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Ukraine planning new strikes deep inside Russia, says Zelenskyy

The announcement came hours after overnight Russian strikes on energy sites left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity.

31 Aug 2025

Ukraine intends to strike deep into Russia following a large Russian drone attack that left 60,000 Ukrainians without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Speaking on Sunday after a meeting with his top general, Oleksandr Syrskii, the Ukrainian president confirmed the new planned strikes on X.

Both sides have intensified their air strikes in recent weeks, with Moscow attacking Ukraine’s energy and transport systems as well as launching deadly strikes in recent days on civilian areas in Kyiv and Zaporizhia, and Ukraine targeting Russian oil refineries and pipelines.

Overnight, Russian drones hit four energy facilities in Ukraine’s Odesa region, according to the private energy company DTEK. The strikes left 29,000 people without electricity, local authorities reported.

The port city of Chornomorsk near Odesa, where one person was injured, was the worst-affected place, regional Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram. “Critical infrastructure is operating on generators,” he said.

DTEK said emergency repair work would start following the all-clear from the Ukrainian military, which reported that in total, Russia had attacked Ukraine with 142 drones, all but 10 of which it claimed to have downed.

The Russian military suggested on Sunday that it had shot down 112 Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov blamed Europe for the continuation of the war and for hampering United States President Donald Trump’s peace efforts.

“The European warring party is maintaining its fundamental course; it is not giving in,” he said from the sidelines of a summit in China, in a reference to the European Union’s arms deliveries to Ukraine.

His words came just days after a Russian air strike killed at least 23 people and damaged EU diplomatic offices in central Kyiv.

Speaking just hours before Trump’s deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he thought the war, which began more than three and a half years ago, would not finish soon.

“I am preparing myself inwardly for this war to last a long time,” he told the public broadcaster ZDF on Sunday, noting that diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end could not come “at the price of Ukraine’s capitulation”.

Elsewhere, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, travelled to Poland on Sunday as part of her tour of EU states that border Russia and its ally Belarus.

Speaking alongside the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, von der Leyen called Putin a “predator” who could only be kept in check through “strong deterrence”.

The EU Commission president also said that member states bordering Russia and Belarus would receive additional funding from the bloc, calling the defence of its borders a “shared responsibility”.

While the EU continues to highlight Russia’s security risk for the wider continent, the Kremlin has sought to embellish its military achievements in a bid to make its victory in Ukraine seem inevitable, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank.

In its latest assessment of the conflict, ISW said that Russian army chief General Valery Gerasimov’s claims on Saturday about Russian gains were exaggerated.

The Russian general had suggested that the Kremlin’s forces had captured 3,500sq km [1,351sq miles] of territory and 149 settlements since the start of March.

“Gerasimov’s claims notably inflate Russian gains by roughly 1,200 square kilometres [463sq miles] and 19 settlements,” the ISW said.

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/31/ukraine-planning-new-strikes-deep-inside-russia-says-zelenskyy

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Crunch time looms as Nevada's vital water source Lake Mead nears record lows in historic crisis threatening shortages for millions

By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER

Published: 00:42 EDT, 31 August 2025 | Updated: 02:55 EDT, 1 September 2025

A Nevada congresswoman has revealed Lake Mead is approaching 'crunch time', amid severe drought that could cause an unprecedented crisis in the state.

Lake Mead on the iconic Colorado River supplies drinking water to millions of people, and is currently under a Tier-1 shortage, hit historically low levels in 2022.

Most recent projections see the lake reaching below those historic levels by the summer of 2027, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

According to Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, time was running out for a seven-state deal to be struck as current rules in place for the river look to expire next year.

State representatives have been thrashing out common ground which will directly affect water levels at both Mead and Lake Powell.

On Thursday at the Southern Nevada Water Summit, Lee: 'It’s crunch time for the negotiators.

'There’s a lot of places where I don’t see eye-to-eye with this current administration, but we do agree on this much.

'The best path forward for the Colorado River system is one that is jointly chartered and agreed upon by the basin states and the tribes, not one that is imposed upon us living in the West by Washington, D.C.'

Utah State University professor Jack Schmidt told the Nevada Current that 'the worst has come true' and, without serious intervention, the river could be on the 'brink of crisis.'

'We’ve got the onset of an extremely dry year, and we’re on the brink of collapsing the system,' he added.

The 112-mile-long lake suffered a severe drought in 2022 that exposed sunken boats, dead bodies and fish carcasses.

Water levels receded almost 60 feet in the two years before the drought, at which point it reached lows of 1040 feet above sea level.

Lake Mead can hold almost 9 trillion gallons of water, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

'However, due to ongoing drought conditions and a hotter, drier climate, the lake's elevation has dropped more than 150 feet, and water levels are expected to decline even further,' the SNWA's website said.

'If Lake Mead falls below 895 feet in elevation, or, water cannot flow through Hoover Dam to California, Arizona and Mexico.'

In June, a report from environmental firm AEM showed that Lake Mead and Powell, crucial reservoirs that provide drinking water for 40 million Americans, have 'reached alarmingly low levels, holding just one-third of their usual capacity,' USA Today reported.

'This shortage poses significant challenges to agriculture, urban water supplies, and industries reliant on consistent water availability,' the report added.

Should states that rely on the Colorado River fail to reach an agreement, Scott Cameron, the Department of the Interior acting assistant secretary for water and science, indicated that Secretary Doug Burgum would step in, The Colorado Sun reported.

'He's not looking forward to that, but in the absence of a seven-state agreement, he will do it,' Cameron said according to the outlet.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation warned that drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin also demanded urgent new agreements.

'We must develop new, sustainable operating guidelines that are robust enough to withstand ongoing drought and poor runoff conditions,' David Palumbo, USBR's acting commissioner, said in a statement at the time, Newsweek reported.

Colby Pellegrino, Southern Nevada Water Authority deputy general manager, said: 'I’ve been a part of every river deal that’s happened on this river since 2006, and this chapter is really hard when we look at where our reservoirs are today.'

Pellegrino said that all seven states are still considering what has been dubbed the 'divorce' concept, where a natural flow measured at Lees Ferry in Arizona would determine how much water is released from Lake Powell into Lake Mead, the LVRJ reported.

She said she supported the natural flow proposition, but the solution will depend on how much water is available.

'It really gets to the heart of, we are going to have a wildly variable supply,' Pellegrino said.

'We don’t know how to do the limbo. We don’t know how low we can go. The percentage-based supply really helps stay true to what Mother Nature is providing us.'

'We’ve got a long way to go to see if we can agree on the details,' she added.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15051145/water-source-drought-shortage-lake-mead-Nevada.html

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Earthquake swarm hits near Nevada supervolcano sparking fears of an eruption

MORE: Multiple earthquakes rattle Nevada where the ground is at risk of SPLITTING apart

By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR

Published: 12:43 EDT, 2 September 2025 | Updated: 12:51 EDT, 2 September 2025

A pair of earthquakes have struck northern Nevada, adding to the dozens of tremors reported near an ancient supervolcano feared to be awakening.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) revealed that a 3.7 and 3.2-magnitude earthquake were recorded Tuesday morning just after 9:30am ET.

The pair of quakes struck approximately 30 miles from Valmy, a small town located along several active fault lines in the region, including the Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley Fault Scarps, the Central Nevada Seismic Belt, and the Pleasant Valley Fault.

The early morning earthquakes also took place just days after multiple seismic swarms struck the area, including 38 quakes recorded around Valmy in the last week alone.

Between Saturday and Monday, 28 earthquakes struck the northern Nevada area, including a 4.8-magnitude quake during Saturday afternoon's swarm.

Earthquakes between 3.0 and 5.0 in magnitude are often felt, but typically only cause shaking and minor damage.

The swarms were likely driven by tectonic forces along the fault systems of the Basin and Range Province.

However, many on social media have begun to sound the alarm that the ongoing earthquakes could signal an even bigger disaster, as the earthquake swarms have taken place just miles from the McDermitt supervolcano.

The McDermitt Volcanic Field is located in northern Nevada, near the town of McDermitt in Humboldt County, right along the border with Oregon.

This region is remote, with rugged desert landscapes, mountains, and the Owyhee River nearby.

The McDermitt Volcanic Field formed about 16 million years ago during a period of intense volcanic activity.

According to USGS, it was created when massive amounts of molten rock erupted, leaving behind a huge caldera, a sunken area shaped like a bowl.

Over millions of years, erosion and other geological changes have shaped the area, but the caldera's remnants are still visible.

That's when geologists believe the supervolcano last erupted, and there have been no recorded incidents since then, making it a very old and dormant volcanic system.

This week's earthquake swarms took place less than 75 miles from the supervolcano, leading some online to claim that a larger seismic event could be coming.

One X account called EarthquakePrediction, which has over 83,000 followers, claimed that Nevada's earthquake swarm might even sett of a 'major earthquake in California.'

Despite some fears, scientists believe the McDermitt Volcanic Field is highly unlikely to erupt again.

USGS monitors volcanic areas across the US, and McDermitt has not been listed among active or potentially active volcanoes, unlike places like Yellowstone or Long Valley.

NASA scientists have added to the skepticism that another volcanic eruption will strike Nevada in the near future, noting that this part of the state is more seismically active due to its many faults, not underground magma chambers.

'The Earth's crust in the Basin and Range Province is gradually expanding, cracking into hundreds of faults as it thins,' NASA officials explained in a statement.

'Over millions of years, land on one side of the faults rose, forming mountains, even as land on the other side sank into basins,' the space agency added.

'This ongoing activity makes the Basin and Range one of the most seismically active regions in the US.'

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Massive wildfire rages within historic California Gold Rush community as flames devour structures, landscape

According to the latest information from CAL FIRE, the 6-5 Wildfire in Tuolumne County grew rapidly and remains extremely active with no containment.

By Steven Yablonski Source FOX Weather

A video shared by the Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services shows the 6-5 Fire raging within Chinese Camp in California. The census-designated community is the remnant of an historic California Gold Rush mining town.

Watch: Wildfire rages within historic California Gold Rush community

A video shared by the Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services shows the 6-5 Fire raging within Chinese Camp in California. The census-designated community is the remnant of an historic California Gold Rush mining town.

CHINESE CAMP, Calif. – A massive wildfire raging within a historic California Gold Rush community has forced residents to flee their homes and seek safety as flames devour the landscape and structures.

According to the latest information from CAL FIRE, the 6-5 Wildfire in Tuolumne County grew rapidly and remains extremely active with no containment.

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Structures are seen burning as the 6-5 Wildfire rages in California on Sept. 2, 2025. (Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services/Facebook)

Officials said mandatory evacuations have been ordered, with "widespread warnings extending further."

Evacuations include Chinese Camp, which is an abandoned community that was once home to 5,000 Chinese miners, in addition to many Americans and Europeans.

"We currently have more than 40 members of our Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office team supporting operations on the 6-5 Fire," the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post. "Deputies from Patrol, the Jail, and Animal Control are actively in the field, patrolling evacuated areas and assisting community members."

Lightning determined to be cause of California wildfires

This graphic shows information on the 6-5 Wildfire in California.

(FOX Weather)

First responders in California have been battling several large wildfires that were determined to be sparked by lightning strikes, including the 6-5 Wildfire.

The 6-5 Wildfire has burned more than 6,000 acres so far and is 0% contained.

Crews are actively working to extinguish the flames from the ground as well as from the air.

This graphic shows all of the lightning strikes that impacted California on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

This graphic shows all the lightning strikes that impacted California on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

(FOX Weather)

However, several large wildfires were reported to have ignited on Tuesday, and CAL FIRE is now referring to the entire situation as the Tuolumne Calaveras Unit (TCU) September Lightning Fire Complex.

Currently, fires are raging within Tuolumne and Calaveras counties in Central California, and numerous evacuations have been ordered as a result.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday provided information on the blazes and said federal assistance has been secured for resources to beat back the flames.

"We are securing all available resources — including support from our federal partners — to fight this growing lightning complex fire in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties." - California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Newsom said that the Golden State secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources needed to suppress the 2-7 fire within the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.

Newsom said the fires broke out after more than 9,000 lightning strikes occurred on Tuesday.

A video shared by KTXL shows the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County on Sept. 2, 2025.

Watch: California's 2-7 Wildfire rages in Calaveras County

A video shared by KTXL shows the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County on Sept. 2, 2025.

As of Tuesday, Newsom said more than 300 residents were told to flee, and shelters have been opened as a result. In addition, more than 1,400 residents were told to prepare to evacuate, if needed.

According to the latest update from CAL FIRE, the 2-7 Wildfire is burning within Calaveras County and has so far scorched nearly 600 acres.

A video shared by KTXL shows crews working to extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire, as well as burned cars and buildings on Sept. 2, 2025.

Watch: Crews battle 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California

A video shared by KTXL shows crews working to extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire, as well as burned cars and buildings on Sept. 2, 2025.

Evacuation orders and warnings are also in effect there, and crews are working to extinguish the blaze from the ground and from the air.

And the news story continues ..

https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/chinese-camp-california-6-5-wildfire

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etc. For truly blood shall flow in the streets and things will be very bad in that sense and in the weather also that you have already seen a change in like I have said you would see.  Drought shall affect very many places and food shall be scarce, but I have given unto you my word and my promise that I will take you through these days victoriously. etc

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Trump makes chilling threat to billionaire Democratic boogeyman for funding 'violent' opposition

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER

Published: 11:43 EDT, 27 August 2025 | Updated: 12:29 EDT, 27 August 2025

Donald Trump wants to toss a Democratic political dynasty in jail for funding his foes.

In an unprompted outburst on Truth Social Wednesday morning, Trump demanded his administration pursue federal racketeering charges against liberal billionaire George Soros and his family.

The president claimed the elder Soros and his ‘radical left’ son should be charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act because of their support for ‘violent protests.’

‘George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America,’ Trump wrote, without providing any evidence or specifying what incidents he was referring to.

Republicans have long accused Soros of funding violent demonstrations and riots.

‘We’re not going to allow these lunatics to rip apart America any more, never giving it so much as a chance to “BREATHE,” and be FREE. Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country!’

Trump concluded, ‘That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. Be careful, we’re watching you!'

Soros and his family are seen as a major boogeyman in GOP circles. Over the years, the family has provided hundreds of millions to progressive candidates and organizations via the Open Society Foundations.

In 2023, Soros, 95, handed control over the philanthropic organization to his youngest son Alex.

During the 2024 election, Alex supported and raised money for Trump’s opponent Kamala Harris. The younger Soros is married to Hillary Clinton’s close aide Huma Abedin.

The Soros organization was a major donor to the campaigns for progressive local prosecutors and attorney generals that have challenged the Trump administration in court.

Following Trump’s RICO threat, the Open Society Foundations responded on behalf of the Soros family in a statement to the Daily Mail.

‘These accusations are outrageous and false,’ a spokesperson for the organization told the Daily Mail. ‘The Open Society Foundations do not support or fund violent protests. Our mission is to advance human rights, justice, and democratic principles at home and around the world.’

‘We stand for fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, including the rights to free speech and peaceful protest that are hallmarks of any vibrant democracy.’

Trump did not specify an exact reason for why he suddenly called for a prosecution of the Soros family.

However, the president’s threats come as his administration pursues criminal investigations into his political enemies.

Since starting his second-term, Trump has called for the arrests of multiple political foes, including New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Recently, the FBI raided the home and office of former national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton.

The raid is part of the FBI's investigation into Bolton's use of classified documents while writing his memoir The Room Where It Happened. The 2020 book provides a critical view of Trump during his first-term.

Shortly before Joe Biden left office, he awarded the elder Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15039761/Trump-makes-chilling-threat-billionaire

-Democratic-boogeyman-funding-violent-opposition.html

4-14-02 At the altar after the pm service etc So listen not to the world, nor the lies of the world, or to those that say it is all turning around, for it is not so. You shall hear of more fish being washed ashore that are dead, because of the pollution of the water. You will hear of more icebergs breaking off and melting. You will hear of places in the south that will continually throughout summer be in the hundred and above range. You will hear of droughts like you have never heard of before. Not only here, but all over the world. Volcanoes, earthquakes, straight-winds, tidal waves, you will hear of things you have not heard of in the degree that you shall now hear of them. Realize that it is only signs of the end-time. etc

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West Antarctica hides almost a hundred volcanoes under the ice:

The colossal West Antarctic ice sheet hides what appears to be the largest volcanic region on the planet, according to the results of a study carried out by researchers at the University of Edinburgh (UK) and reported in the journal Geological Society.

Experts have discovered as many as 91 volcanoes under Antarctic ice, the largest of which is as high as Switzerland’s Eiger volcano, rising 3,970 meters above sea level.

According to experts, the area has many similarities to the East African volcanic ridge, which currently holds the record for the densest concentration of volcanoes in the world. They remotely surveyed the underside of the ice sheet to detect hidden peaks of basaltic rock, like those of other volcanoes in the region whose tips or spikes press above the ice.

By analyzing the shape of the land beneath the ice and comparing the results with satellite and database records, as well as geological information from aerial assessments, the geologists found 91 previously unknown volcanoes, ranging in height from 100 to 3,850 meters.

“We found 180 peaks, but we discounted 50 because they didn’t match the other data,” explains Robert Bingham, co-author of the paper. They eventually found 138 peaks under the West Antarctic ice sheet, including 47 volcanoes already known because their peaks protrude through the ice, leaving the figure of 91 newly discovered.

https://volcanofoundation.org/world-largest-volcanic-region-dicovered-antarctica/

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Unstable, very unstable is the world, unstable is the economy, etc

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Large Companies In The U.S. Are Going Bankrupt At The Fastest Pace That We Have Seen Since The Global Financial Crisis

Michael Snyder

Aug 28, 2025

Is the fact that large companies are filing for bankruptcy at the fastest pace in 15 years a good sign for the economy or a bad sign for the economy? I don’t even have to answer that question because all of you already know the answer. And as you will see below, other types of bankruptcies are soaring as well. We are a nation that is absolutely drowning in debt, and now bubbles are bursting all around us. I hope that you have positioned yourself for what is about to happen, because the months ahead are going to be rough.

According to Newsweek, 446 large companies filed for bankruptcy during the first seven months of this year. That is the highest total that we have seen since 2010…

The U.S. saw a sharp increase in corporate bankruptcy filings in July, according to a recent report, reaching a post-COVID peak and placing 2025 on track to surpass last year’s total.

S&P Global Market Intelligence, the research and data arm of the credit-rating agency, found that filings by large public and private companies rose to 71 last month from 66 in June, marking the highest monthly tally since July 2020. So far in 2025, meanwhile, the total of 446 bankruptcy filings is the highest for this seven-month stretch since 2010.

In 2010, we were experiencing the tail end of the global financial crisis.

So there was a very good reason for why so many large companies were going bankrupt at that time.

What reason do we have for what we are witnessing right now?

Of course it isn’t just large companies that are going bankrupt in staggering numbers…

Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 11.5 percent in the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2025, compared with the previous year.

According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, annual bankruptcy filings totaled 542,529 in the year ending June 2025, compared with 486,613 cases in the previous year.

Business filings rose 4.5 percent, from 22,060 to 23,043 in the year ending June 30, 2025. Non-business bankruptcy filings rose 11.8 percent to 519,486, compared with 464,553 in the previous year.

Wow.

I had no idea that the bankruptcy numbers were that bad.

An 11.5 percent increase in bankruptcy filings in just one year is a really troubling sign.

And it turns out that the number of farm bankruptcies in the United States has been spiking as well…

Hit with high interest rates and labor shortages, more American farmers are filing for bankruptcy, according to new data from the University of Arkansas.

Researchers found that more than 250 farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy between April 2024 and March of this year, marking a sharp increase in financial distress across the agricultural sector.

“We’ve already beat last year in terms of Q1 national filings,” said Ryan Loy, an economist at the university. “Once you see this on a national level, it’s a clear sign that financial pressures that we saw before in the 2018 and ‘19 are kind of reemerging.”

A lot of people out there are in denial about what is really happening to the economy.

We have been on an unprecedented debt binge for many years, and now we are beginning to experience the consequences.

Millions upon millions of Americans are in way over their heads, and there is no easy way out.

At this point, approximately two-thirds of Americans that are carrying debt admit “to minimizing or hiding it from others”…

The study of 1,078 adults by Self Financial exposes a nation drowning not just in debt, but in the shame that comes with it. Of those carrying debt, 66.3% admitted to minimizing or hiding it from others. This breaks down to 28.1% outright lying about their situation, 20.8% downplaying how bad things really are, and 17.4% avoiding the topic entirely.

We may want to hide our financial distress from others, but there is no way to hide it from ourselves.

Americans have become so obsessed with financial troubles that they are thinking about it constantly…

Between bills to pay, tariff news and inflation worries, money is living rent-free in Americans’ minds.

They’re spending nearly four hours a day on average thinking about it, according to new research from Empower, a financial services company.

Needless to say, that isn’t healthy.

Continually worrying about your finances can eat you alive.

But this is what daily life is like for so many people these days. One recent survey discovered that 53 percent of Americans are feeling financial stress “more acutely than ever”…

At 54%, a little more than half of the 2,206 adults surveyed said they’re thinking about it more than they did last year. In fact, the June survey found 53% of Americans said they’re feeling financial stress “more acutely than ever,” including 62% of Gen Xers and 41% of baby boomers.

One of the biggest reasons why Americans are feeling so much financial stress is because we are spending an average of 42 percent of our incomes on housing costs…

More than half of Americans say they’re paying too much for housing, with the average person spending 42% of their income on housing costs.

Meanwhile, just about everything else that we regularly spend money on has been getting increasingly more expensive.

For example, beef prices just keep hitting brand new record high after brand new record high…

Grocery prices have been climbing and one area where prices have hit a record high is beef, a staple for many households.

Ground beef, usually the inexpensive choice for shoppers, has hit a record high. Shoppers can expect to pay $6.25 per pound, up from $5.49 a year ago and $4.26 five years ago, in July of 2020.

The average price for beef steaks has hit $11.87 a pound as of July. That’s up from $10.85 in July of 2024 and $8.69 in July of 2020.

And coffee prices have jumped more than 30 percent over the past year…

A more than 30% year-over-year rise in retail prices for coffee is staggering — and consumers are not likely to see relief anytime soon, even as a merger between two beverage giants looks to create an entity that can better manage rising costs.

If we stick our heads in the sand and keep repeating “everything is going to be okay”, will that make things better?

Of course not.

We need to realize what is happening and adjust our plans accordingly if we are going to navigate through this very harsh economic environment.

For one thing, if you have a good job right now please do not give it up unless you absolutely must do so.

Mass layoffs are being conducted all over the nation, and yet another example of this was just in the news…

Nearly 1,000 corporate Kroger employees are losing their jobs after the company previously announced its intentions not to lay off employees.

The layoffs come after the grocer decided to shutter more than 60 underperforming stores by the end of 2026.

Kroger initiated the closures as a way to cut costs following its failed $25 billion merger with Albertsons.

Sadly, I think that a lot more Americans will lose their jobs in the months ahead.

And since most of the population is living paycheck to paycheck these days, those that lose their jobs are at risk of losing everything.

There was no way that we were going to be able to pile up debt indefinitely.

We have now reached the “bubbles are bursting” chapter of our story, and it certainly isn’t going to be pleasant.

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Foreign Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than US Treasuries!

August 28, 2025

Foreign central banks now hold more gold than US Treasuries. This is part of a much bigger global rebalance.

August 28 (King World News) – Otavio Costa: Foreign central banks now officially hold more gold than US Treasuries — for the first time since 1996.

Let that sink in.

KING WORLD NEWS NOTE: Foreign Central Banks Hold More Gold Than US Treasuries! This Is Part Of A Longer-Term Global Rebalance Into Gold And Out Of US Dollars

Scribe note: Click on link below to view the chart.

If you think this buying streak is ending, just look at what happened in the 1970s.

This is likely the beginning of one of the most significant global rebalancings we’ve experienced in recent history, in my view.

https://kingworldnews.com/foreign-central-banks-now-hold-more-gold-than-us-treasuries/

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‘Homicidal ideation’: RFK Jr. announces probe into anti-depressant drugs and their use by killers

By Bob Unruh August 28, 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that there will be launched new studies into the effects of some anti-depressant drugs, and their use by those who turn out to be killers.

The announcement comes in the aftermath of this week’s mass shooting at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis that left two dead and more than a dozen more injured.

According to a report at RedState, the investigations will look at the potential link between SSRI drugs and violent behavior.

“SSRIs, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, are a class of antidepressant medications that are used to treat depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders,” the report said. “They are frequently used to treat common mental health challenges, especially in younger adults seeking to transition from their God-given gender who already suffer a higher rate of depression-related issues.”

The shooting attack this week, by a transgender individual, a man who claimed to identify as a woman, came “two years after another trans-involved shooting spree in Nashville,” the report said. There was no immediate confirmation on any medications taken by the Minneapolis shooter.

“We’re launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence,” Kennedy said. “You know, many of them on there have black box warnings that warn of suicidal ideation and homicidal ideation.”

The report noted, “There are … studies that suggest a possible association between SSRI use and increased risks of violent behavior or convictions, particularly in adolescents and young adults. A large Swedish cohort study of over 850,000 individuals prescribed SSRIs between 2006 and 2009 reported a modest increase in violent crime convictions among those aged 15-24 during treatment periods. At the same time, a 2020 study in the Netherlands and the U.S. linked SSRI use to higher reports of violent crimes, with one review noting a doubling of aggression and suicidality in healthy volunteers.”

It was in a column posted on WND that commentator Barbara Simpson, several years ago, commented on the shooting by Nikolas Cruz at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 were killed.

She wrote, “We were told Nikolas was on medication. What medication? Who prescribed it? Was he being supervised? Was he under the influence at the time of the crimes? Is this important? Consider that almost all mass murders over the last years have involved the killers being on prescribed SSRI antidepressants – drugs we know can cause murderous violence in the patient. Drug companies pay out millions in lawsuits from such instances.”

And she cited the research by David Kupelian of WND who found connections between drugs and killers:

Columbine killer Eric Harris, 13 dead, 24 wounded – on Luvox.

Patrick Purdy, 25, Stockton, California, five dead, 30 wounded – on Amitriptyline and Thorazine.

Kip Kinkel, 15, Oregon, killed his parents plus two students and wounded 22 others – on Prozac and Ritalin.

Laurie Dann, 31, Illinois, killed one second grader and injured six – on Anafranil and Lithium.

Michael Carneal, 14, Kentucky, killed three and paralyzed one – on Ritalin.

Jeff Weise, 16, Minnesota, nine dead, five wounded – on Prozac.

Joseph T. Wesbecker, 47, killed nine, wounded 11 – on Prozac for one month.

Kurt Danysh, 18, Pennsylvania, on Prozac for two weeks. He shot and killed his father and said he had no control.

John Hinckley, 25, Washington, D.C. Shot and almost killed President Ronald Reagan, wounded three others – took 2 Valium two hours before the shooting.

Andrea Yates, Houston, Texas, drowned all five of her children in a bathtub – on Effexor.

Christopher Pittman, 12, Chester, South Carolina, shot and killed his grandparents and burned the house down – on Paxil and Zoloft.

Simpson wrote, “These are just a few of the horrors caused by ‘medicine’ that kills and destroys lives, yet we allow and encourage it.”

https://www.wnd.com/2025/08/homicidal-ideation-rfk-jr-announces-probe-anti-depressant

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Mysterious 'mutant blobs' spotted in America's waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

MORE: Mysterious blue brain found in autopsy linked to RFK Jr's 'miracle cure'

By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR

Published: 09:25 EDT, 28 August 2025 | Updated: 09:42 EDT, 28 August 2025

A wave of floating blobs has appeared throughout US waterways, leaving some swimmers and boaters fearful that these could be giant marine parasites.

The gelatinous objects have been called 'cursed gummy bears,' 'mutant brains,' and even 'sci-fi nightmares,' as more and more people come across them in freshwater ponds, lakes, and rivers this summer.

Despite growing to the size of a human brain, wildlife officials have said there's absolutely no cause for alarm.

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), they're a colony of tiny creatures that form the magnificent bryozoan.

Officially known as Pectinatella magnifica, the bryozoan is composed of thousands of animals called zooids that stick together as one big, squishy blob.

They've been spotted in places like the Pacific Northwest, including the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Washington, but they're common in many other areas, including the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and the Great Lakes region.

USFWS shared a close-up picture of a large bryozoan discovered in Lake Huron near Michigan on August 17, while ensuring that there's no cause for panic if you spot one of these blobs floating near you.

Moreover, the colony creatures don't carry a virus like other wildlife seen this year. Officials said they actually help keep America's waterways clean and healthy.

These ancient creatures breathe life into freshwater, capturing plankton and cleaning the water as they drift in slow-moving rivers and lakes,' USFWS officials wrote in a Facebook post.

Each zooid is smaller than a grain of rice. Thousands of these creatures build a soft, fragile structure using calcium carbonate, kind of like a delicate skeleton, that gives it a transparent look which feels like a squishy sponge or gummy candy.

You're most likely to see these blobs in the late summer or early fall, when the colonies grow large and noticeable in ponds or lakes.

In the fall, they create tiny seed-like structures called statoblasts that sink to the bottom of these waterways to survive the winter. In spring, the statoblasts wake up and start new colonies.

Wildlife officials noted that these microscopic survival pods 'can withstand freezing, drying, and even time itself' because of their tough outer coating, which keeps them safe and lets them stay dormant until conditions improve.

Despite their odd appearance, bryozoans are not considered dangerous to humans and don't carry viruses or harbor disease-carrying pests like other animals, raising concerns this year.

As for the magnificent bryozoan, they've been around for 480 million years, making them an ancient part of nature's cleanup crew.

Bryozoan colonies can grow pretty large, sometimes over a foot wide. They start small but expand as more zooids join the group, forming the big, blob-like structures swimmers have seen this summer.

Pectinatella magnifica is the most common bryozoan in the US, but wildlife experts have noted that there are thousands of bryozoan species living in freshwater environments throughout the world.

Although the blobs aren't native to some areas of the US, like the Pacific Northwest, they've been brought there in a number of ways, including inside the stomachs of birds such as ducks or geese, or by getting carried along with fish or water plants that people move to new lakes or ponds.

Over the years, environmental officials across the US, from Ohio to Missouri, have added on social media that if you spot a bryozoan, leave it alone and let the colony do its job.

For those out on the water and find one that's attached itself to a boat, experts urge boaters to be extremely careful with the blobs.

'If you spot a bryozoan on your boat or near your dock, don't remove it unless necessary. If you do remove one, carefully scrape it off so you don't end up harming the invertebrates,' KY3 reported after speaking with the Missouri Department of Conservation.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15040721/Mysterious-mutant-brains-US-waterways-outbreak.html

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Putin's warning shot to Britain and Europe - so what comes next? Russia deliberately bombs British Council and EU's headquarters in Kyiv in attack that leaves at least 17 dead

By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Published: 03:10 EDT, 28 August 2025 | Updated: 10:21 EDT, 28 August 2025

Russia has bombed a British Council building and the European headquarters in Kyiv in a 'deliberate' double strike during a huge onslaught on the Ukrainian capital that has left at least 17 dead.

Video shows a missile slamming into the British building in a fireball explosion at around 5.40am before a second followed 20 seconds later leaving it 'severely damaged'.

The British Council, which offers educational courses and English language programmes, is run independently but receives sponsorship from the Foreign Office.

Another building that was occupied by the European Union's delegation to Kyiv was also hit with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen accusing Moscow of a 'deliberate' strike and 'targeting the EU'.

A furious Keir Starmer accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of 'sabotaging' any hopes of peace while Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks showed 'Russia still does not fear the consequences'.

While no EU staff was harmed, a security guard was injured in the British Council attack. There was also bloodshed across the city with Putin launching 629 drones and missiles - including hypersonic rockets - across the country, the second-highest figure of the entire war, leaving apartment buildings in tatters and at least 17 dead.

It comes as Putin continues to stall on talks about ending the war and despite US President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire.

Following the strikes, the EU has summoned Moscow's envoy in Brussels. Kaja Kallas the bloc's foreign policy chief said: 'It shows that the Kremlin will stop at nothing to terrorise Ukraine, blindly killing civilians, men, women and children, and even targeting the European Union'.

She also warned: ' No diplomatic mission should ever be a target.' A number of EU officials have called the attack 'deliberate'. At dawn, residents and emergency workers were clearing debris from streets covered with broken glass and rubble.

Meanwhile, British prime minister Keir Starmer blasted the 'senseless' attacks and accused Putin of 'sabotaging piece. He said: 'Putin is killing children and civilians, and sabotaging hopes of peace. This bloodshed must end.'

It was reported on Thursday morning that the Russian ambassador to the UK had been summoned by the Foreign Office.

Images posted by Zelensky showed a five-storey crater blasted into an apartment block, splitting the building in two. Windows of nearby homes and small businesses were shattered.

Local media reported that Ukraine had also targeted the Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai in a clear display that the war shows no signs of ending.

In the attacks on Kyiv, mattresses dangled from crumpled balconies, blown open by the impact. The attack blasted a five-storey crater in one apartment block, ripping the building in two. Victims were seen being carried in body bags as heavy construction equipment was used to sort through the rubble.

It is believed that some people may still be trapped underneath the carnage. A man whose building was hit told AFP: 'If I had gone to the shelter a minute later, I would not be here now, I would have been buried.'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said: 'Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war,' he wrote on social media. This means that Russia still does not fear the consequences.'

Zelensky called the strikes a 'horrific and deliberate killing of civilians' asked for a strong response from Ukraine's allies, including more sanctions. He also urged China and Hungary to take a tougher stance against Moscow.

'All deadlines have already been broken, dozens of opportunities for diplomacy ruined. Russia must feel accountable for every strike, for every day of this war,' he said.

The Kremlin, however claimed that Putin is still open to negotiations but insisted that the strikes would not stop. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: 'The Russian armed forces are fulfilling their tasks.

'At the same time, Russia remains interested in continuing the negotiation process. They continue to strike military and military-adjacent infrastructure facilities.

Kyiv was well protected from Russian air attacks early in the war, but in recent months it has faced multiple deadly strikes as Moscow fires record numbers of missiles and drones.

Last month, the city suffered one of its worst attacks when more than 30 people were killed, including five children.

Among Thursday's victims was a 14-year-old girl, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said.

He added that Moscow had fired ballistic and cruise missiles along with Iranian-designed Shahed drones from different directions to 'systematically' target homes.

Russia's Novokuibyshevsk facility, situated 560 miles from the Ukrainian border, paused production early in August after it was damaged by a strike.

Telegram channels in Russia posted pictures and videos of massive fires on the premises of the facility, according to Kyiv Independent.

Red tracer bullets lit up the night sky as air defences tried to shoot down drones over the city centre, an AFP journalist said.

During the attack, people sheltered in subway stations, some lying in sleeping bags and others holding their pets.

A five-storey building in the Darnytsky district collapsed, and a city centre shopping mall was also hit, mayor Vitaly Klitschko said.

The strikes came a day after the Kremlin dismissed the chances of a quick meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kyiv says such a summit is key to breaking the deadlock over how to end the war.

Moscow wants Kyiv to give up more land and drop Western military support as preconditions for a deal. Kyiv has ruled that out.

On Wednesday, Putin's spokesman said Russia viewed the idea of a European peacekeeping force 'negatively'. Kyiv says this is vital to stop another Russian attack.

Putin has rejected repeated calls for a ceasefire from Zelensky, Trump and European leaders. Ukraine says Russia only pretends it wants to stop the war.

Russian forces have been slowly gaining ground on the battlefield, where they have more troops and weapons.

Before signing any peace agreement, Ukraine wants Western security guarantees to stop future Russian attacks. Moscow opposes this.

Zelensky's top aides will meet Trump's team in New York on Friday to push for strong US support.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15042193/Putin-blitzes-Kyiv-hypersonic-missiles-

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With German Economy Shrinking, Government Now Organizes Mandatory Military Service

August 28, 2025 | Sundance | 114 Comments

History rhyming is likely just a coincidence. Then again, if it were a coincidence, it wouldn’t be so predictable would it.

Simultaneous with the German economy contracting and Chancellor Fredrich Merz saying the expansive entitlement programs are no longer sustainable, as if on cue the German Bundestag is now promoting conscription to make their military much bigger.

The compulsory military service plan is being decided amid two options. Option #1 is compulsory service reinstated only if the Bundestag vote for it. Option #2 is mandated military service becomes automatically law if voluntary conscription targets are missed.

This new military service requirement is coming on the heels of Germany pledging to lead the coalition of the willing on NATO spending. Remember, CIA operations in Ukraine are based out of Germany.

GERMANY – […] Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a sweeping reform of military service, requiring 18-year-old men to register in a new selection system while keeping actual service voluntary.

Those who choose to sign up — typically for a half-year stint, with the option to extend up to 23 months — will be offered more generous pay and training options.

[…] The party aims to introduce changes when the bill comes before parliament for its first reading between Oct. 8 and 10, according to Thomas Erndl, MP and spokesperson for defense policy in Merz’s Christian Democratic bloc.

“We cannot risk a situation where targets are missed and nothing happens — there has to be a mechanism that guarantees the numbers we need,” said Erndl. “That’s why the law needs to be changed.”

Under the government’s draft law, agreed Wednesday, compulsory service could only be reinstated if the Bundestag voted for it. Conservatives want to go further: Their proposal would create an automatic trigger — if recruitment targets are missed, conscription would return without another parliamentary decision. (read more)

Interesting timing.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/08/28/with-german-economy-shrinking-

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25 Nations Suspend Postal Service to the US

Posted Aug 28, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |

Twenty-five nations have declared a temporary suspension on all postal shipments to the United States amid tariff uncertainty. As of August 29, 2025, the United Stated will remove the de minimis exemption from law that allowed goods under $800 to enter tax-free. Tariffs range between 10% to 50% on the declared value, or $80 to $200 per parcel. Goods above $2,500 are subject to a Merchandise Processing Fee and additional formal customs checks. Processing delays and increased costs were incurred immediately, but now, a growing number of nations have decided to simply discontinue parcel service.

In Europe, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Czechia, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Portugal, and Ireland suspended services. In the Asia-Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand have halted services as well. Canada has also curbed its mail exports. All of this has been implemented at the federal level, whereas previously, individual postal carriers determined whether or not they would service the US.

“Despite discussions with U.S. customs services, no time was provided to postal operators to reorganize and assure the necessary computer updates to conform to the new rules,” France’s La Poste said in a statement. The Australia Post said the temporary partial suspension has been necessary to allow us to develop and implement a workable solution for our customers.” Italy’s Post Italiane noted that “the absence of different instructions from U.S. authorities,” forced the suspension of services. The United States did not consider the logistics of suddenly transforming import regulations.

American consumers are watching their orders decline in real-time. Items in transit are being returned of delayed, especially if they arrive after August 29. This is a fatal blow to small businesses that rely on international orders. American consumerism composes two-thirds of all GDP and other nations eagerly line up to sell their goods. Any downturn in trade is a negative for all parties involved.

The situation is still developing, but any suspension in parcel delivery will hurt the global economy. The United States did not give the world sufficient time to prepare for this new regulation. The EU, Japan, Canada, and others have the experience and infrastructure to integrate compliance changes and digital customs data, but other nations with less developed postal infrastructure are unlikely to quickly adapt their systems. These nations have been forced to halt services due to logistics rather than a punishment to the US as all parties involved will face consequences.

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/world-trade/25-nations-suspend-postal-service-to-the-us/

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Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman confessed he was ‘tired of being trans’: ‘I wish I never brain-washed myself’

By Diana Nerozzi and Patrick Reilly

Published Aug. 28, 2025, 7:59 a.m. ET

Transgender mass shooter Robin Westman confessed that he “was tired of being trans” and wished he “never brain-washed” himself in a manifesto posted online before he slaughtered two children and wounded dozens more at a Minneapolis church.

In a twisted handwritten journal he shared on YouTube before the massacre — much of which is encrypted in a homespun code of Russian Cyrillic script and English words — Westman groaned about his long hair and his decision to transition.

“I only keep [the long hair] because it is pretty much my last shred of being trans. I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brain-washed myself,” he wrote, according to a translation by The Post.

“I can’t cut my hair now as it would be embarrassing defeat, and it might be a concerning change of character that could get me reported. It just always gets in my way. I will probably chop it on the day of the attack. “

Here is the latest on the mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school:

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman confessed he was ‘tired of being trans’: ‘I wish I never brain-washed myself’

Mom of Minneapolis mass shooter Robin Westman worked at Catholic school where he opened fire, killing 2 kids: police

Melania Trump ‘shattered’ to ‘senseless and depraved’ Minnesota school shooting, calls for ‘pre-emptive intervention’

Westman, 23, opened fire on the Annunciation Catholic Church and School Wednesday morning while students were praying at Mass, killing two kids and wounding 17 others before taking his own life.

Westman applied to change his birth name from Robert to Robin in Dakota County, Minn., when he was 17 years old, according to court documents. That name change was granted in January 2020.

The petition noted that Westman “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”

But, five years later, he seemed to have shrunk away from his new identity, scribbling on another page of the notebook “I don’t want to dress girly all the time but I guess sometimes I really like it. I know I am not a woman but I definitely don’t feel like a man.”

https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/us-news/minneapolis-school-shooter-robin-westman-confessed-he-was-tired-of-being-trans/

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Trans Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman mused about slaughtering ‘filthy Zionist Jews’ in sick journal before deadly Catholic school massacre

By Diana Nerozzi and Anthony Blair

Published Aug. 27, 2025 Updated Aug. 27, 2025, 4:45 p.m. ET

Transgender Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman spoke of murdering “filthy Zionist Jews” and spewed other antisemitic bile in a twisted manifesto before he opened fire at a Catholic school Wednesday morning, killing two children.

Westman, 23, also wrote slogans such as “Free Palestine” in a journal he wrote in the Cyrillic alphabet, which The Post translated, after YouTube clips showing the diary pages were posted online on his since-deleted channel.

“If I will carry out a racially motivated attack, it would be most likely against filthy Zionist jews,” he wrote in one disgusting entry.

“I hate those entitled, penny-sniffing k-kes,” he wrote elsewhere in the journal, which was full of antisemitic slurs.

Westman also wrote “6 million wasn’t enough” — a reference to the number of Jewish Holocaust victims — on the side of ammunition magazines he filmed before the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis that also left 17 people wounded.

Another message scrawled on one of his many magazines read “Destroy HIAS,” the Jewish refugee aid group, while one of his guns read “Israel must fall, release the files,” a possible reference to Jeffrey Epstein.

The deranged gunman mused about assassinating President Trump and Jews — but ultimately decided that killing “children of innocent civilians” would bring him “the most joy,” the translated journal entries read.

“For good would be a target or political or societal significance. Targets like Musk, Trump or some significant exec,” Westman wrote.

“I can’t really put my finger on a specific purpose. It definitely won’t be for racism or white supremacy,” Westman wrote as he deliberated a motive for the shooting.

Here is the latest on the mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school:

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Melania Trump ‘shattered’ to ‘senseless and depraved’ Minnesota school shooting, calls for ‘pre-emptive intervention’

“While I don’t really like being around people of color, I don’t give enough of a shit about them to take my life for them,” he wrote.

In other parts of the journal, Westman — whose records say changed his name from Robert to Robin in 2020 after applying when he was 17 — said he had been suicidal for several years, but wanted to take others out with him.

“I don’t want to [do] it to spread a message. I do it to please myself. I do it because I am sick,” he wrote.

“I don’t think I could just take myself out. I would need to do something with my final act,” the journal continued.

The FBI is investigating the mass shooting as an act of domestic terrorism carried out by a trans gunman and a hate crime targeting Catholics, Director Kash Patel said on Wednesday.

Guns, ammunition magazines with offensive messages, and tactical gear.

One of Westman’s ammo magazines was emblazoned with the message, “Where is your God,” while a since-deleted YouTube video under his name showed a diagram of a church, which then had a knife thrust into it.

The same video featured a cardboard silhouette target at the foot of Westman’s bed with an image of Christ stuck to the head.

Westman’s mother worked as a secretary for Annunciation Catholic School from 2016 through 2021, according to social media reports. He graduated from its grade school in 2017, a yearbook obtained by CNN revealed.

The deadly shooting left 17 others injured, and cops said Westman died of a self-inflicted wound.

https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/robin-westman-mused-about-slaughtering-filthy-

zionist-jews-in-sick-journal-before-deadly-catholic-school-shooting/

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etc.. For it is a very dark hour as you have seen and that hour shall grow darker and darker and darker, for the evil spirits possessing people shall manifest themselves, and as they manifest themselves, you shall see death, you shall see killings, you shall see blood flowing, you shall see many things, many things. Think it not strange, but it is that hour and it is that time and no one seems to be binding up those spirits, nobody seems to be casting them out, nobody understands them. For the world tells you that you are bipolar, no you are demon possessed, saith your Father God. etc..

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Minneapolis Catholic school gunman ID’d as Robin Westman— while possible manifesto shows psychotic obsession with mass shooters

By Joe Marino and Chris Nesi  Published Aug. 27, 2025, 1:24 p.m. ET

The school shooter in Minneapolis who killed two children and injured at least 17 others has been identified as law enforcement investigates an apparent manifesto possibly linked to the suspect, sources confirmed to The Post.

Robin Westman, who is in his early 20s, opened fire through the stained glass windows of Annunciation Catholic Church during a celebratory back-to-school Mass filled with children, around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Police are investigating whether a sick 20-minute YouTube video shared on an account hours before the shooting was connected to Westman.

In the video, a hand slowly turns the pages of a red notebook, which is laid out on top of what appears to be schematic gun diagrams.

Each page is filled with inscrutable handwritten scrawl, an occasional plume of smoke is seen from the bottom of the screen as the person turning the pages coughs and occasionally maniacally giggles.

Other videos show an obsession with mass shooters — including Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza.

Westman, who died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and a handgun. The shooter was not previously known to law enforcement, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters at a press conference.

Videos posted to YouTube show multiple weapons — including a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun. Magazines were scrawled with “for the children” and “kill Donald Trump.”

https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/minneapolis-catholic-school-gunman-idd-as-robin-westman

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Phoenix is blanketed in thick wall of dust as major monsoon hits desert valley

By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER

Published: 00:03 EDT, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 08:24 EDT, 26 August 2025

Phoenix, Arizona was blanketed with a thick wall of dust known as a haboob that darkened the skies and knocked out power to thousands as a major monsoon hit the area Monday night.

The dusty conditions began around 4pm near Interstate-10 in Casa Grande and Eloy, south of Phoenix, according to the National Weather Service.

But the storms quickly made their way north, prompting dust storm warnings just before 5pm that remained in effect until 7pm.

Shocking time-lapse videos showed a wall of dust rolling through the Arizona valley, completely overtaking neighborhoods.

On the ground, residents saw large clouds moving in, bringing some severe thunderstorms with it.

At Arizona State University, the football stadium went completely dark, video posted by the college showed.

More than 35,000 residents and businesses throughout Maricopa County are now left without power from the powerful storm, according to PowerOutage.us, which monitors outages nationwide.

The tempest also caused a temporary ground stop at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where the winds were reportedly so severe that a roof was blown off in Terminal 4, according to ABC 15.

Meteorologically observers referred to the cloud as a 'haboob', from the Arabic 'to blow', which is the name given to the huge walls of dust prevalent in northern Africa.

An airport spokesperson confirmed to AZ Family that operations were affected and crews are actively assessing the damage and cleaning up the water that made its way into passenger areas.

In the meantime, the airport was reporting ongoing delays.

Over in the Ahwatukee Foothills area, strong winds also caused a traffic sign to fall on the road and in Chandler photos showed a tree fell on top of a house.

But the dust storms were not the only problems reported in the area, with the National Weather Service issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for Queen Creek, Chandler, Gilbert, Higley, Guadalupe, Gila Crossing and Laveen.

Flash flood warnings were also issued for multiple parts of western Arizona, near the border with California.

As the storms continue, the Arizona Department of Transportation advised motorists to avoid driving in the dust storms - and said it is best to get off the highways as safely as possible.

Drivers who are unable to exit the highway before the storm hits should pull to the side and turn off their lights, the Department of Transportation advised.

Conditions in the desert city are expected to improve in the coming days with a shift to a westerly flow later in the week bringing drier air and clearing out the chances of thunderstorms after Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Frieders told AZ Central.

The monsoonal moisture could also bring temperatures down, hovering in the low 100s or even the high 90s through the week.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15034037/Phoenix-dust-storm-monsoon.html

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Australia to expel Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks

Australia's Prime Minister says Iran's government directed at least two attacks against the Australian Jewish community. Australia will expel Iran's ambassador and list the IRGC as a terror group.

Israel National News Aug 26, 2025, 6:39 AM (GMT+3)

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday that the Iranian government was behind at least two attacks against the country's Jewish community, The Guardian reported.

According to Australia's domestic spy agency, the Australian Security and Intelligence Organization (ASIO), Iran directed the attacks on the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne and Lewis’ Continental Kitchen.

Albanese described the incidents as “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil.” He added that ASIO assesses it is likely Iran directed further attacks as well. The Prime Minister stated the attacks were “attempts to undermine social cohesion and sow discord in our community” and were “totally unacceptable.”

In response, Australia will expel the Iranian ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi, suspend operations at its embassy in Tehran, and list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Australia has seen a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in recent months. Days after the attack on the Melbourne synagogue, a car was set on fire, and two properties were vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, which has a substantial Jewish population.

In another incident, the words "F— the Jews" were spray-painted on a car in Sydney.

In early January, the Southern Sydney Synagogue in Allawah, a suburb of the city, was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.

A day later, the Newtown synagogue, located in Sydney’s inner west, was vandalized with red swastikas that were spray-painted across the building’s front wall.

Related articles:

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Australian government misconstrued MK's remarks to justify ban

In another incident, a home in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, previously owned by Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, was vandalized.

Last month, an anti-Israel mob targeted a popular Israeli restaurant in Melbourne and an attempted arson attack took place at a local synagogue.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/413866

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US officially cancels Syria sanctions after 20 years

Historic policy reversal comes amid advanced US-mediated talks between Damascus and Tel Aviv as Syria's new leadership demonstrates commitment to regional stability.

by Or Shaked

Published on 08-25-2025 17:45 Last modified: 08-25-2025 18:15

The US Treasury Department announced on Monday that it is officially cancelling sanctions regulations on Syria. The regulations will be eliminated and will no longer be part of American law, with the decision taking effect today upon publication in the Federal Register. The move follows a new presidential order published at the end of June 2025, which determined the cancellation of Syria sanctions.

Under the presidential order, President Donald Trump established that the circumstances that led to declaring a national emergency in 2004 against Bashar Assad's regime have fundamentally changed.

This follows "developments that occurred during the six months preceding June 2025, including positive actions by Syria's new government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani)." Based on this, the emergency status declared in Order 13338 was cancelled, and the regulations built upon it were deleted.

Comprehensive and precedent-setting step

This represents a comprehensive and precedent-setting step. While in the past some sanctions were removed or updated through supplementary orders, the regulations themselves have remained in effect since 2005. Now, for the first time in more than two decades, the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the Treasury (OFAC) is deleting the regulations entirely from the federal code.

However, the official announcement emphasizes that "removing the regulations does not provide relief to terrorist organizations, human rights violators, entities connected to chemical weapons or nuclear proliferation, or anyone threatening the peace, security or stability of the United States, Syria and its neighbors."

Those same entities have already been redefined under other orders, primarily Order 13894 ("Blocking Property and Prohibiting Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria"), which continues to ensure targeted sanctions against senior officials of the former regime and those who served it.

Treasury oversight officials further clarified that all procedures that were pending as of July 1, 2025, as well as all rights or obligations accumulated until that date, will remain in effect despite the regulation cancellation.

The removal of Syria sanctions occurs in parallel to advanced American-mediated talks between Syria and Israel for achieving a new security agreement between the countries. Yesterday, Ahmed al-Sharaa noted in a briefing call with Arab journalists that "discussions are underway regarding a security agreement between Damascus and Tel Aviv," and this discussion is "at an advanced stage." However, the Syrian president made clear that the possibility of a comprehensive peace agreement at this stage is not on the agenda.

https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/08/25/us-officially-cancels-syria-sanctions-after-20-years/

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Sudden deaths, incapacitations soar among COVID-jabbed airline pilots: report

Since 2021, deaths of ‘younger’ airline pilots have risen markedly, long-term disabilities have surged, and near-miss incidents at airports have skyrocketed.

Mon Aug 25, 2025 - 4:22 pm EDT

(LifeSiteNews) — “Something happened in 2021” that has jeopardized air travel safety, according to a disturbing report by Dr. Kevin Stillwagon, a retired airline pilot and immunology expert.

Mounting evidence points to the COVID-19 vaccinations that airlines, acting under pressure from the U.S. government, mandated or otherwise coerced their cockpit, cabin, and ground crews into taking.

Since 2021, there has been a marked increase in deaths of “younger” airline pilots while long-term disabilities for pilots have skyrocketed. All of this has been accompanied by an astronomical increase of near-miss incidents at the nation’s airports.

“Incapacitations of pilots are definitely increasing, especially in younger pilots,” Stillwagon said in a video discussion with Nicolas Hulscher, an epidemiologist and administrator at the McCullough Foundation.

“There was a 40% increase in pilots dying early – before mandatory retirement age of 65 – in 2021,” Stillwagon said.

“Starting in 2021, pilot long-term disabilities have tripled,” he noted. “Prior to 2021, there was only one near-miss at the Washington National Airport (DCA). But after 2021, there were 28 near-misses per year.”

The mRNA COVID-19 jab was illegally forced on airline pilots

Stillwagon maintains that from the outset, the mRNA COVID-19 shots were illegally forced upon the nation’s airline pilots.

“They were illegal because you cannot put an experimental product into a pilot, as found in the ‘Aeromedical Advice Manual,’ given to all aeromedical examiners,” he pointed out.

Commercial pilots are legally prohibited from taking experimental medicines and face losing their medical certification for taking anything other than FAA-approved drugs.

If a pilot takes an unapproved medical product, flight surgeons must take administrative measures to revoke or deny issuance of the pilot’s flight physical certificate until the FAA rules on the safety of that product. Yet UAL encouraged, coerced and even paid pilots to violate this federal law.

Pilots who were forced into submitting to the experimental jabs found themselves trapped in a horrific catch-22, with their careers hanging in the balance. Those who accepted the COVID-19 jab under duress were not only strong-armed into violating their religious beliefs, they were forced to choose between abiding by FAA safety rules or breaching those rules, putting their health and the safety of their passengers at risk.

“This is exactly why we are seeing sudden heart failure in younger and younger people,” Stillwagon said. “We’re also seeing brain fog in pilots and air traffic controllers which can result in their ability to think properly (and) their reaction times.”

The COVID-19 mRNA jab can also induce seizures that, if experienced by an airline pilot during a flight, can produce disastrous results.

“This is a big deal,” Stillwagon declared. “This is huge.”

mRNA vaccines ‘were never safe nor effective’

mRNA-based injections instruct human cells to produce a genetically engineered version of coronavirus “spike protein” in order to trigger an immune system response.

Developers of the mRNA vaccines failed to foresee that once inside the body, the repeated development of the spike proteins can’t be controlled. For some recipients of the vaccines, their bodies became a human factory for the production of the spike protein, able to travel via the bloodstream from the injection site to their entire body, including major organs, the brain, liver, spleen, bone marrow, and reproductive organs.

As the immune system does its job attacking the cells it recognizes as “infected” due to the presence of the spike proteins, it attacks those organs and tissues, causing inflammation, myocarditis, and grotesque blood clots.

“The spike protein is directly toxic, and can directly damage tissues,” Stillwagon said.

‘Airline pilots are the ‘least monitored component in the cockpit’

Stillwagon said that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has failed to sufficiently collect data on the health of pilots since the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccines.

While aviation authorities and airline management focus a great deal of attention on how well pilots comply with general operating procedures while behind the controls in the cockpit – proper maintenance of airspeed, flaps usage, etc. – glaring pilot “data gaps” remain.

For instance, the FAA reportedly keeps no record of pilot injection history, and for some unknown reason, the agency discontinued its centralized pilot incapacitation database in 2022. Stillwagon suspects it’s because aviation authorities didn’t want information contained in the database to be seen by the public.

“The data silence that the FAA has created is preventing systemic trends from being detected,” he said.

“We monitor aircraft oil temperature to within a tenth of a degree centigrade, but we don’t track whether the pilot has the potential for cardiac or cerebrovascular events,” Stillwagon said.

“The pilot is the least monitored component in the cockpit,” he declared. “In modern aviation, we treat the jet like a data-rich spacecraft – and the pilot like a black box.”

“Science has gotten confused over the years,” Stillwagon said. “The problem with vaccines is mainly ideology. It’s almost like a religion.”

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/sudden-deaths-incapacitations-soar-among-covid-jabbed-

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Armed drones designed to neutralize school shooters in seconds are being tested in several Florida districts

By Caitlin McCormack  Published Aug. 25, 2025, 5:50 p.m. ET

Three districts in Florida will be testing out a series of new drones armed with pepper spray pellets that are specifically designed to thwart school shootings.

Campus Guardian Angel, a Texas-based company that engineered the drone tech system, said that the exact districts will be selected by Florida’s Department of Education.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the largest district in the state, has already shown interest in participating and held test runs at a campus in July, CBS News reported.

The drones, kept in secure charging boxes on participating campuses, will be operated by FAA-certified pilots located in Texas.

But each drone can be activated by school officials on-site through a silent alarm or “other mechanisms,” according to Campus Guardian Angel.

Each drone is equipped with a two-way communication system, alarms, and non-lethal pepper spray pellets, the company said. The drones can also shatter windows with a “glass punch to create distractions,” the company said.

The drones aren’t just let loose upon activation, either. The “company commander” is charged with issuing a flight plan and working alongside school officials and law enforcement before engaging, according to the company.

“In a school shooting, most of the death happens in the first 120 seconds, so it’s really about how quickly can you get there to engage the shooter,” Justin Marston, the founder and CEO of Campus Guardian Angel, told CBS News.

All the while, the drone will also feed video footage to authorities to help them coordinate ways of entry and, ultimately, track down anyone threatening the school.

The actual fleet, which comes in a box of six drones, would cost around $1,000 a month for every 500 students on top of the $15,000 purchase fee, the company estimated. It noted that some schools may need anywhere between three and 15 boxes, depending on the school’s population.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis already set aside a whopping $557,000 in the 2025-2026 state budget to cover the drone demonstrations. It’s unclear how much extra it may cost to actually purchase and install the drones in the three districts.

Since 2018, the same year as the Parkland high school shooting, more than 60 other school shootings have been reported across Florida, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database.

Most recently, two people were shot and killed by a local deputy’s son at Florida State University in April, right as school was winding down for the year. Some students on campus that day had previously survived or lost friends during the Parkland shooting.

AcadeMir Preparatory High School, where the drones were first tested in July, has roughly 1,100 students enrolled. John A. Ferguson Senior High School, the largest in Miami-Dade County, has more than 4,000 students.

The drones were previously tested in Texas’ Boerne ISD, Highland Park ISD, Lancaster ISD and Texas Hill Country, KERANews reported.

https://nypost.com/2025/08/25/us-news/armed-drones-designed-to-neutralize-school-shooters

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How and Why the World is Growing More Evil Every Day

by Jack Wellman · Print · Email

Many believe the world is getting better, but the facts prove otherwise, so why is evil rapidly growing today and why? In Noah’s day, there was evil all over the world, perhaps more at that time than at any time ever. Exceedingly few were righteous before God (Noah and his family). What the Word says of Noah’s day could also be said of today, where the Scriptures say, “The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Gen 6:5). Why was the earth corrupt?

The Fall

So why was the earth so corrupt then and still is today? It is because many have fallen into disobedience of God and like in Noah’s day, they only think about evil things…mostly all the time. The fall has taken full effect in Genesis 6…man is about as fallen as he can be. That’s why there is evil in the world today; the fall of mankind in the Garden where man basically said to God, “I will choose my own way and not Your way.” Ever since then, things have not changed because human nature has not changed (Rom 3:10-12). Even today we can see “that the wickedness of man [is] great in the earth….and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Homosexuality, adultery and sexual immorality are taunted in public, and anymore, people don’t even blush about it. It was like that in Jeremiah’s day where it is said that “Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” says the LORD” (Jer 6:15).

Still Fallen and Falling

Those who years ago spoke of a coming Utopia to mankind have been gravely mistaken. We’ve only seen wars, violence against women and children, slavery, severe persecution, poverty, and natural catastrophes. It is very near to Noah’s day today where then it was said that “the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence” (Gen 6:11). Is there less or more violence today? We know enough about world events and criminal reporting that yes, it is more dangerous living in the world today than perhaps at any time. Just as God sees the growing evil today, “God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth” (Gen 6:12) in Noah’s day. Today, everyone still turns to their own way…and much like the Book of Judges says, “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25), and little has changed since that time.

Last Days

Jesus once referred to the end times, most likely the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, where He said, “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark” (Matt 24:38). The “those days” refer to God’s coming judgment, “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man” (Matt 24:37). That means no one was expecting a flood when God’s judgment was suddenly poured out on them. In the same way, most people are not expecting Jesus to come back to judge the world in righteousness. They are getting married, eating out, and doing business as usual. The Apostle Paul, shortly before his death, warned “that in the last days there will come times of difficulty” (2 Tim 3:1), and have they ever come! The Apostle Peter warned that “scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires” (2 Pet 3:3b). Clearly we see most people scoff at the idea of God and reject Jesus openly.

World Wide Violence

The most persistent, entrenched rise in violence in countries is in middle income like in Brazil. Bombing and ‘remote violence’ nearly doubled as of 2022, growing by over 25% per annum since 2022. The Eastern Mediterranean Region has the second highest prevalence of violence against women (37%) worldwide (mostly due to the Islamic faith). Fragility is not confined to borders – instability and violence can spread throughout regions, displaced people can spill over into neighboring countries. In countries with reliable reporting, as many as 1 in 5,000 children under age five die each year from violence. Populations around the world are facing an increasing burden of firearm violence on mortality and disability. Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region of the world, and violence keeps rising. The number of homicides per person is five times higher than North America, and 10 times than in Asia. The region has nine percent of the global population and one-third of the world’s total deaths by homicide.

The Solution

The solution is simple. Only the King of kings and Lord of lords can bring peace but it will be through the sword in the last days when Jesus and His heavenly armies defeat the nations of this world who are opposed to God and His rule. The final consummation comes when Jesus returns again and He will bring peace at the end…and a peace that will never, ever end. The Apostle John writes of such a time, when he saw “the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses” (Rev 19:14), just before Jesus Christ “will rule [the nations] with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty” (Rev 19:15). In the last great battle, “the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against [Jesus Christ]who was sitting on the horse and against his army” (Rev 19:19) It was no contest when fighting the Lord Jesus Christ because “the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur” (Rev 19:20).

Conclusion

There is evil today and it is growing worse, but the day is approaching when Jesus Christ will return and the end of evil will come (Rev 21:4). Are you ready? I pray you have already put your trust in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If that has not happened yet, my friend, you are in real danger of hell fire. And I mean, in immediate danger. You’re one breath, one heartbeat…one accident away from eternity when it will be too late to repent. Today is the best day to believe (2 Cor 6:2) since tomorrow is no guarantee. If Jesus Christ came today, here is your fate (Matt 7:21-23). This is why I plead with you as you read this, repent today…and I mean right now. Put your trust in Jesus Christ. If you do not, you will face God’s judgment after death guaranteed (Heb 9:27) or at Jesus Christ’s appearance (Rev 20:12-15), which could happen at any moment.

Here is some related reading for you: Will Evil Be Called Good and Good Be Called Evil in the Last Days?

Resource – Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), Crossway Bibles. (2007). ESV: Study Bible: English standard version. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Bibles. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Article by Jack Wellman

Jack Wellman is a father and grandfather and a Christian author and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church in Udall, KS [https://modelchrist.org/] & also a Prison Minister. He did his graduate work at Moody Theological Seminary. His books are include: “Teaching Children The Gospel/How to Raise Godly Children,“ “Do Babies Go To Heaven?/Why Does God Allow Suffering?,“ "The Great Omission; Reaching the Lost for Christ," and “Blind Chance or Intelligent Design?, Empirical Methodologies & the Bible."

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Matthew  24:3  Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
Matt 24:8   "All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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So Many Plagues! Flesh-Eating Parasites, Brain-Eating Amoebas, A Virus That Can Cause Years Of Severe Joint Pain, And Gigantic Dust Storms Hit The Western U.S.

August 26, 2025

How many plagues have to hit us before people finally start waking up? So far this month I have written about rabbits with “black, tentacle-like protrusions coming from their heads”, squirrels with “ghastly growths that burst open”, deer that have “tumor-like growths hanging off their bodies”, and a “mysterious fungus” that is transforming spiders in the United States and elsewhere into “zombies”. Nature is in a state of chaos all around us, and today I will be discussing a bunch more bizarre plagues that are starting to cause a tremendous amount of alarm. What we are experiencing is certainly not normal, and I will continue to try to drive that point home the best that I can.

Let me start my discussion by talking about the New World screwworm.

This nasty little flesh-eating parasite has been infecting cattle throughout Central America and Mexico, and officials here in the U.S. are deeply concerned that we could soon see cattle infestations here in the United States…

New World screwworm (NWS) is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body openings. The parasite is typically found in South America and the Caribbean.

It is rare in humans but has been a concern to ranchers, as cattle infestations have been moving northward through Central America and Mexico. The CDC is working with the U.S. Agriculture Department to prevent further spread, officials said.

You wouldn’t think that extremely small flies could do so much damage, but once they successfully lay their eggs the process begins…

A tiny fly, no bigger than a housefly, lands on an open wound—maybe a scratch, a surgical incision, or even the moist crease of a newborn’s navel. Within days, what starts as an itch becomes a writhing mass of larvae, their hooked mouths tearing into living flesh like microscopic piranhas. The pain is unbearable. The smell is rotting meat. And if left untreated, death follows in a matter of weeks.

If these flesh-eating parasites start infecting cattle here in our country, the price of beef will shoot far higher than the ridiculously elevated levels that we are currently witnessing.

So I am thankful that authorities are working very hard to keep them out.

Unfortunately, we just had a confirmed human case of these flesh-eating parasites in Maryland…

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis on Aug. 4. Federal health officials acknowledged the infection in an emailed statement Monday.

Hopefully they caught this case in time.

But this is a plague that isn’t going to go away any time soon.

On a related note, a very unfortunate individual in Missouri just died after “being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba”…

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week.

The patient, identified only as an adult from Missouri, died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area hospital, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) said in a news release.

Officials confirmed on Aug. 13 that the individual had contracted Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) — a rare but nearly always fatal brain infection often referred to as “brain-eating” disease.

I know that it is so much fun to go out on the water this time of the year.

But if you live in Missouri, I would recommend avoiding all large bodies of water for a while.

You definitely do not want to get infected by brain-eating amoebas.

Speaking of things that you want to avoid, there have been almost 250,000 confirmed cases of the chikungunya virus so far this year, and it is showing up in places where it has never been before…

On August 19, the New York Times reported that nearly a quarter of a million cases of the chikungunya virus were recorded in 2025, the vast majority in Latin America.

However, 8,000 cases occurred in China, where the disease had not previously been observed — and the World Health Organization expressed concern about an outbreak similar to one that occurred two decades ago.

The reason why this virus is causing so much panic in China and elsewhere is because it causes severe joint pain that can last for years…

In symptomatic patients, CHIKV disease onset is typically 4–8 days (range 2–12 days) after the bite of an infected mosquito. It is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever, frequently accompanied by severe joint pain. The joint pain is often debilitating and usually lasts for a few days but may be prolonged, lasting for weeks, months or even years.

You do not want to catch this disease.

It is truly horrible.

The joint pain is so bad that some victims “cannot even type on a phone”…

“You have people who were working, with no disabilities, and from one day to the next, they cannot even type on a phone, they can’t hold a pen,” said Alvarez, who added that the illness had adverse impacts on quality of life and economies at large.

There is no cure for the chikungunya virus.

Once you have it, the disease must run its course.

And the WHO is warning us that 5.6 billion people live in high risk areas…

Right now, an estimated 5.6 billion people across 119 countries are at risk of contracting the virus as it spreads to Europe and other continents, per Reuters. WHO officials are concerned that the pattern is similar to an epidemic of the disease that happened between 2004 and 2005 and impacted nearly half a million people.

“We are seeing history repeating itself,” said Diana Rojas Alvarez, a medical officer at the WHO, per Reuters.

There are two final things that I wanted to discuss in this article.

First of all, we continue to see unusual shaking in diverse places all over the world.

For example, on Tuesday there was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in southern Alaska…

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter was recorded at around 90 km southeast of Sand Point, which sits along the Aleutian Chain of volcanic islands. It had a depth of 32.6 km.

The USGS said the quake occurred just after midnight local time on Tuesday, August 26.

And we also just witnessed a swarm of “at least a dozen earthquakes” in South Carolina…

At least a dozen earthquakes have struck South Carolina in the Greenwood County area within roughly one week, centered near Coronaca and Lake Greenwood, with the largest registering about magnitude 3.0.

The earthquake swarm prompted the South Carolina Emergency Management Division to urge residents to review earthquake preparedness steps and insurance options.

Needless to say, South Carolina is not known for earthquakes.

So when I heard about a swarm of earthquakes in South Carolina that definitely got my attention.

Secondly, I couldn’t leave the absolutely gigantic dust storm that just hit Phoenix out of this article…

A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility. The dust storm was quickly followed by severe thunderstorms that tore through the city, leaving behind downed trees, wind damage and widespread power outages. At Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, a connector bridge was shredded by 70 mph wind gusts.

The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued both dust storm and severe thunderstorm warnings as the system pushed into Maricopa County Monday evening. The weather service warned drivers of dangerously low visibility and urged people to “pull aside stay alive.”

For years, I have been warning my readers that Dust Bowl conditions would return to the western portion of the country.

Now we have reached a point where colossal dust storms are hammering the western U.S. on a regular basis.

In fact, another absolutely gigantic dust storm just hit the Burning Man Festival in Nevada…

Meanwhile in Nevada, a dust storm hammered the opening weekend of the Burning Man Festival, with wind gusts of up to 50 mph toppling campers’ tents and porta potties. Organizers warned people in Black Rock City to “secure your structures and belongings” amid the winds, and for people to not drive if they can’t see.

How many more times do we have to be pummeled by major plagues before the skeptics finally stop insisting that “everything is fine”?

Every day there are more headlines about pestilences, more headlines about earthquakes, more headlines about fires, more headlines about floods, and more headlines about military conflict.

You would think that at some point the light bulb would go on and the skeptics would want to start figuring out what is really happening to us.

Of course what we have been through so far is just the beginning.

Global events will soon spin wildly out of control, and we have got a really wild ride ahead of us.

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Matthew  24:3  Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Matt 24:6  "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
Matt 24:8   "All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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American infested with flesh-eating worm in first-of-its-kind case

READ MORE: Warnings over parasite that eats human flesh reaching US from Mexico

By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER

Published: 13:40 EDT, 25 August 2025 | Updated: 17:51 EDT, 25 August 2025

An American has been infested with a flesh-eating parasite in what officials believe is the first documented case-of-its-kind in the US.

The parasite, the New World screwworm, eats living flesh and typically causes death within two weeks from tissue damage and bacterial infections.

The patient, who was not named, was in Maryland and had recently returned to the US from El Salvador, where there is an outbreak of the worm.

Department of Health and Human Services officials revealed the case but stressed that the risk to the public was 'very low'.

Screwworms are parasitic flies that lay eggs in the open wounds of any warm-blooded animals, including humans.

These hatch in seven days, and release hundreds of larvae with razor-sharp teeth that burrow into living flesh, much like maggots eat through wood.

The worms were eliminated in the US in 1966, but sporadic cases have been detected since amid outbreaks in Central America. The latest case is not the first case ever in the US, but the first case in an individual who had traveled to the US from a country battling an outbreak.

The infection was first reported by officials in Maryland and at the CDC on August 4 but was confirmed by HHS on Sunday.

No further details on the case were revealed, which officials said was due to patient privacy laws.

DailyMail.com contacted the CDC, which reiterated that the risk to the public was 'very low' but did not say whether the patient was hospitalized or whether they had now been discharged.

An HHS spokesman said: 'This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an outbreak-affected country identified in the United States.

'The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low.'

Previous reports had suggested the individual returned to the US from Guatemala, although in its release Sunday officials said the patient had traveled from El Salvador.

Screwworms rarely infest humans, instead tending to target cattle and wildlife, in which they can be devastating.

Treatment involves removing hundreds of larvae and thoroughly disinfecting wounds.

It is possible to survive an infection if patients are treated early and the screwworms are removed, but it can be fatal within two weeks.

In a similar case from last year, a patient in Florida was confirmed to be infested after returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic.

In 2023, an individual who returned to Arkansas after visiting Brazil and Argentina was found to have an infestation of screwworms in a surgical wound.

And in 2014, a traveler returned to Washington state infested with the parasite also after visiting the Dominican Republic.

None of the patients were reported to have died from the infestations.

An outbreak was also recorded in deer in the Florida Keys in 2016, which led to the deployment of hundreds of officials to contain the parasite.

Screwworms are found in Central and South America and the Caribbean but have been traveling north since 2023.

Last year, they were detected in southern Mexico for the first time, which led to restrictions on beef imports from Mexico into the US for fear of importing the parasite.

Screwworms spread when a female screwworm fly lays her eggs in the wound of a warm-blooded animal. It is rare for it to be passed on directly from person-to-person.

The case has been revealed a week after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited Texas to reveal plans to build a new sterile fly facility in the state to control the pest.

The plant would release hundreds of millions of sterile screwworm flies, which would then mate with wild ones but lead their eggs not to hatch, halting an outbreak.

Traps have also been set along the US Mexico border, with the aim of revealing whether any of the insects have crossed into the US.

The USDA has estimated a screwworm outbreak could cost the economy in Texas, the biggest U.S. cattle-producing state, about $1.8 billion in livestock deaths, labor costs and medication expenses.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15032019/screwworm-infest-american-travel.html 

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Matt 24:6  "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. etc

Matt 24:8   "All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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UK rocked by two earthquakes in three hours as one strikes near iconic hiking spot

The UK has been hit by two earthquakes in one day, with one striking near an iconic walking spot known as Naughty Stone in Llangynidr, Powys, and the other in Cumbria

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By Adam Cailler, Matt Clemenson

09:50, Mon, Aug 25, 2025 Updated: 10:33, Mon, Aug 25, 2025

Britain's seismic activity has intensified once again – with a famous landmark at the heart of the action. As the nation's earthquake tally surpassed 100 for the year in recent weeks, two more tremors have been recorded within the past few days.

The initial quake struck at 8.47am on Tuesday (August 19) with a 1.3 magnitude tremor hitting Kents Bank, Cumbria, though far from any populated areas.

This was registered at a depth of merely 3km below ground, making it among the most surface-level tremors the British Geological Survey has recorded this year.

The second occurred later that same day, at 9.59pm and at a depth of approximately 5km – also registering 1.3 on the Richter Scale, reports the Daily Star.

Yet this one struck near human habitation, as it hit close to a renowned walking destination known as Naughty Stone in Llangynidr, Powys.

Little is understood about the rock formation itself, though a memorial plaque adorns it, also referring to it as the Trefil View Point.

It reads: "One of the most beautiful places in the world. From this point you can see much of The Brecon Beacons National Park, Including the Black Mountains on the right.

"Dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Frances Hopkins, born October 17, 1941, died July 26, 2010. Gorwedd mewn hedd (rest in peace)."

These most recent tremors follow just days after six earthquakes struck within four hours, with vibrations detected from Scotland to southern England. The UK was rocked by a series of earthquakes on Monday, August 18, starting with a 2.1-magnitude tremor in Thornborough, Buckinghamshire at 3.05pm, followed by a 2.2-magnitude quake in Melldalloch, Argyll and Bute, Scotland at 5.21pm.

Three smaller quakes then hit Melldalloch within 38 minutes, measuring 1.1, 1.1, and 0.5 in magnitude at depths of 14, 15, and 11km respectively.

On the same day, Kents Bank, Cumbria was shaken by a 1.3-magnitude quake at 8.47am, followed by another 1.3-magnitude tremor in Llangynidr, Powys, Wales at 9.59pm.

This flurry of seismic activity follows a significant 2.5-magnitude earthquake in May which jolted residents awake in the village of Litton in the Yorkshire Dales just after 1.30am.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) reported that the quake in Litton, which occurred at a depth of 4km, was felt across the village and surrounding areas, with descriptions of a "huge bang" and a "low rumbling" lasting up to 10 seconds.

One resident reported being woken by two loud bangs, initially mistaking them for something else, while another described a "loud rumbling noise and the ground shaking" that was over quickly.

BGS seismologist Davie Galloway told the BBC that the quake was reported to sound like "a large truck coming up the lane."

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Matthew  24:3  Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Matt 24:6  "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

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US approves sale of cruise missiles to Ukraine – WSJ

The munitions will reportedly be delivered by the end of 2025

The US has approved the sale of 3,350 air-launched ERAM cruise missiles to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing two unnamed US officials.

The munitions, which have a range of up to 280 miles, will reportedly arrive in Ukraine within six weeks. Several US officials told the WSJ that Ukraine would have to seek the Pentagon’s approval when using them.

While US President Donald Trump had criticized the previous administration of Joe Biden for its unconditional aid to Kiev, he said earlier this week that Ukraine has “no chance of winning” unless it is capable of striking targets in Russia. Ukrainian troops have been steadily losing ground to Russian forces over the course of 2025 and struggled to replenish their ranks.

READ MORE: Putin vetoed Oreshnik strike on Kiev – Lukashenko

After months of uncertainty over America’s commitments, Trump said in July that any additional weapons delivered to Ukraine would be paid by NATO members in Europe.

Ukraine’s key European backers, including France and Germany, are increasingly pushing for further weapons deliveries as part of security guarantees to be provided to Ukraine after the end of the conflict. Russia, however, maintains that Western military aid is an obstacle to reaching a peace deal.

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etc. But it is not an exciting time for the lukewarm or the ungodly, it shall be a terrible time, a time of a dictator, a dictator government that dictates, that takes away your rights, that takes away your freedoms, that takes away the things that you have, the things that you never expected that they would control, they shall control. Oh, what an hour is just ahead. etc..

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‘Mass surveillance only getting worse’: New pushback against explosion of license-plate readers nationwide

By Bob Unruh August 24, 2025

License-plate reader technology was around long before artificial intelligence. But critics warn that it provides a foreshadowing of some of the dangers that could be coming.

It is the Institute for Justice that now has announced a nationwide campaign to push back against the “arbitrary and unrestrained” use of the cameras used in that tech.

Already, there are cameras across thousands of American communities, but there are major concerns about violations of the U.S. Constitution.

“The Fourth Amendment problems with this unregulated mass surveillance are only getting worse as communities around the country begin using ALPRs or expand their existing surveillance networks,” said IJ lawyer Michael Soyfer. “Nationwide, police are now using ALPR cameras to track the locations and movements of countless law-abiding people who have never been suspected of any crime.”

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The campaign, called The Plate Private Project, will combine IJ’s litigation, legislation, activism and media capabilities regarding the warrantless search industry.

Private companies benefit from the campaigns to monitor all of a city’s citizenry, getting paid for cameras, monitoring, recording and more.

Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, PlateSmart and others are involved.

“Unlike red-light cameras or speed cameras that are triggered by specific violations, these cameras photograph every vehicle that drives by and can use artificial intelligence to create a profile with identifying information that then gets stored in a massive database,” the IJ explained.

“Once that happens, officials can search the database for any vehicle they wish, all without a warrant.”

The results can reveal in an individual goes to a hospital or church, a gunshop or a friend, and how often.

“Departments around the country are automatically sharing data with each other, making it simple for police anywhere to track drivers’ movements,” the warning said.

“All of this arbitrary discretion threatens people’s privacy, security, and freedom of movement by creating an atmosphere where everyone knows they are being watched and tracked whenever they hit the road. ”

Invalid nonce.

Joshua Windham, IJ lawyer, added, “Because police don’t need to obtain a warrant before searching these databases, they can search for nefarious reasons or no reason at all. As currently used, these cameras are ripe for abuse.”

Already, reports have included police using the cameras to stalk former girlfriends, sharing data with federal investigators, and providing bogus justifications for data hunts.

The IJ said its project “will propose model legislation in state legislatures to protect against warrantless ALPR surveillance, partner with local grassroots activists to help them resist the use of these cameras in their communities, and continue fighting in the courts to strengthen the Fourth Amendment’s protections against this new form of warrantless surveillance.”

Further, it will provide details to people who want to learn about the spying that goes on in their own communities.

Already, one judge has ruled in an IJ case that the use of more than 170 Flock Safety cameras confirms “a reasonable person could believe that society’s expectations [of privacy] are being violated by the Norfolk Flock system.”

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is currently a news editor for the WND News Center, and also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially.

https://www.wnd.com/2025/08/mass-surveillance-only-getting-worse-new-pushback-against/ 

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Conspiracy Theories Revisited

by Niall McCrae, Off-Guardian August 24, 2025

More than a podcast network… Patriot TV is a conservative aggregator that delivers stories from dozens of America First sources!

(Off-Guardian)—Parked continually at a cliff-top near my town in Sussex is a dormobile, its windows covered in posters about conspiracy theories, particularly QAnon. Recently I had a chat with the owner, giving him a copy of the Light newpaper, a publication that focuses on powerful forces conspiring against the masses.

QAnon, however, is discredited by critical thinkers as a CIA trap, a fabricated paedophile extortion ring to divert attention from the real paedophile extortion ring (Jeffery Epstein and his ‘Lolita Express’). Middle-class moralists often complain, demanding that the authorities move this man in a van (they would not be so fussed if he was displaying Extinction Rebellion prophecies of doom).

How to understand what’s happening in our tumultuous world?

Coincidence theory is the most common perspective – incidents happen randomly, as reported on ‘the news’. A thorn in the sides of the establishment dies in a car accident (Epstein victim Victoria Giuffre, for example), and it is nothing but misfortune. This is lazy thinking, but another outlook on events is more cerebral.

Cock-up theory, as posited by Private Eye and commentators such as Toby Young, lampoons councils spending money on rainbow crossings instead of repairing the ruts on nearby roads, or responding to a coronavirus with a draconian lockdown, as bureaucratic folly. But I don’t regard the likes of health minister Matt Hancock as idiots; indeed, in some cases it is reasonable to suspect conspirators.

Having awakened to malevolent misrule during the covid-19 debacle, I am looking back as well as forward at major events. Did they really happen as presented at the time? I pulled from my bookcase the compendium Conspiracy Theories by Jamie King (2010; first published 1998). This guide covers 104 conspiracies, briefly summarising the official and alternative stories. King tends to reserve judgment, leaving intrigued readers to explore further. His introduction states:

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One can argue that obsession with conspiracy theories serves only to demonstrate the lunatic paranoia running rife in today’s society. But in reality, history has proved all too well that politicians lie, presidents lie and bureaucrats lie. If we continue to be gullible and believe everything that is presented to us, the truth will never come out. It becomes not only interesting and revealing but an absolute priority to question authority, and, more specifically, the authoritarians

That’s a retort I’d like to use for hecklers, when distributing the Light paper to the public. ‘It’s all conspiracy theory’, is a typical heckle by arrested-development intellectuals who are doing fine with the status quo. But they rarely allow me to challenge their outright denial of any ulterior motives in the cloisters of power.

The term ‘conspiracy theorist’ is a smear, deployed by mainstream media to undermine independent journalism and dissent. One of the tactics is to take the most extreme idea from conspiracy speculators to tar then all with the same brush. For example, if you don’t believe the covid-19 narrative you must believe that 5G masts were erected to spread the virus.

Here, I have chosen six conspiracies from King’s book to reconsider.

1. AIDS

HIV

Auto-immune deficiency syndrome emerged in the 1980s in the homosexual communities of New York and Los Angeles. Some Christians regarded AIDS as divine retribution for a modern Sodom and Gomorrah. It was also rife in southern Africa, and the conspiracy theory was that the disease was introduced by the US military to cull black people. Such thinking was useful to the establishment, as it primed the public for the potential of a deadly pandemic caused by a hostile power.

The link between AIDS and the HIV virus has been contested, initially by Peter Duesberg, with suggestions that the syndrome is the result of prolonged illicit drug use and sexual promiscuity in gay men. All of this is relevant to covid-19, for which a common conspiracy theory attributes the outbreak to release (accidental or deliberate) by the Institute of Virology at Wuhan in China, where the disease first appeared. Many sceptics, however, believe that the lab-leak notion is a trap, manipulating people into validating the existence of the virus. The same may be said of cynics who asserted that HIV vaccines were actually spreading HIV.

Indeed, a niche of medical dissidents argues that the whole concept of viruses is a scam. Covid-19 was presented to the public as a virion in the form of a sphere with protruding rods (like a naval mine), as if this is seen under a microscope. Whatever the truth about viruses, clearly they have been exploited for fear, control and radically destructive interventions.

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2. Vaccines and autism

Autism

According to King, ‘most people accept that childhood vaccinations are a necessary part of growing up’. He does not dismiss the putative link between the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the surging incidence of autism, but he perpetuates simplistic rebuttals of Andrew Wakefield’s thesis. In fact, Wakefield was not found to have falsified the research, which was published by the Lancet, with sixteen fellow investigators (quite a conspiracy!). Wakefield’s wrongdoing was acting on behalf of research participants in a court case, which was a conflict of interest.

On MMR allegedly causing autism, King notes ‘Wakefield himself admitting that it was not based on any solid evidence’. That was merely stating the obvious. Wakefield and team had produced indicative findings, and that is how science works: begin with a hypothesis that can then be tested rigorously. Wakefield never got to pursue the research, because Big Pharma and the medical establishment stepped in, and media dutifully denounced him as a crank.

3. Peak oil

Peak Oil

In the 1990s we were told of impending disaster for an oil-dependent world, because the ‘black gold’ was running out. Looking back, this scare was simultaneous to the launch of mass propaganda on anthropogenic climate change caused by burning of fossil fuels.

We now know that ’peak oil’ was artificial scarcity, pushed by an unholy alliance of political leaders and oligarchs to boost their power and profits. Some sceptics believe that oil is not a finite pool from decaying matter but an abiotic resource, as suggested by natural refilling of intensively drilled oil fields (e.g. at Eugene Island in the Gulf of Mexico).

The purpose of the OPEC cartel is to curtail supply, to protect price and profit. The goal of technocracy, as pushed by the World Economic Forum’s ‘great reset’, is to wield total control over resources, and this is never for the benefit of ordinary people.

4. Chemtrails

Chemtrails

‘Overpopulation is becoming an increasingly serious problem, with living space and natural resources dwindling fast’, asserts King. The idea of chemtrails, using aeroplanes to drop heavy metals on people and crops below, seemed far-fetched until recent years.

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Although the majority of the populace remain like cattle, never looking upwards, more people are alert to the troubling patterns in the sky. In the past, aircraft emitted thin vapour trails that soon dissipated, but now these often linger and spread, merging with other contrails to form clouds. Often a sunny morning is followed by a grey noon.

Chemtrails would be a form of geonegineering, an enterprise that is secretive but officially stated. For example, the British government recently announced funding for a project to dim sunlight by spraying particles high in the sky. Not only meteorological but also geological effects are possible, with suspicion that earthquakes have been caused by covert military operations.

There is no doubt that rainfall, and thus water distribution, are being manipulated. A recent flood in Dubai was caused, on official admission, by excessive cloud-seeding. The technology has existed for decades, and the deadly deluge at Lynmouth in Devon in the 1950s was probably the result of an early trial. Truth typically comes out decades after a suspected activity begins, maintained by a conspiracy of silence.

5. Moon landings

Moon Landings

This is perhaps the most debated conspiracy theory in modern history. You may believe or disbelieve the official narrative, and there is also the possibility that astronauts completed their mission but that imagery was staged for greater impact. The live telephone call to the US president from the lunar surface was stretching the technological boundaries in 1969. Movie director Stanley Kubrick was working on Space Odyssey 2001, and his filming in the New Mexico desert would have been useful to NASA.

There are many signs of fakery, alongside scientific obstacles to the moon landings. Buzz Aldrin, in old age, told a school girl that ‘we didn’t go’. Why have no further visits to our satellite been attempted since 1972? NASA claimed that the technology has been lost, having been accidentally wiped from tapes.

The space show goes on. Two years ago an Indian mission to the moon was achieved with what appeared as amateur computer graphics. Singer Katy Perry and fellow ‘wonder women’ went into space this year, landing in a capsule that would hardly withstand a windy day on the beach. They are trolling us.

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I believe that the two post-war achievements of space exploration and nuclear armament were planned, the latter following agreement at the Potsdam conference in 1945 on the new world order. The Soviet Union and the USA would compete, to a schedule.

6. 9/11 terror attack

911

Some conspiracies have become accepted truth, such as the Reichstag fire in 1933. That was a ‘false flag’ by Adolf Hitler’s National Socialists, justifying severe repression of communists. Similarly, the World Trade Center attack in 2001 was blamed on the extreme Islamists of al-Qaeda, licensing George W Bush’s ‘war on terror’.

King asks ‘could it be that the attacks were allowed to happen to create public clamour for a war that would otherwise have been inconceivable?’ American forces returned to Iraq, and then went into Afghanistan, with other countries targeted as an ‘axis of evil’. Like the moon landings, King’s question hints at a third option, that the act of terror happened but with state knowledge, facilitation and graphic embellishments.

For King, ‘the most likely explanation is that the attacks were planned by Osama bin Laden’, as an ‘inside job’ would have been too elaborate for the the government and its agencies. Yet covid-19 showed how widely and deeply a hoax can be orchestrated, supported by a managerial-professional class oiled by pay, perks and pensions. The bureaucrat’s job is not to ask questions.

There are many signs that 9/11 was not an unanticipated terrorist incident. The Saudi perpetrators’ passports found intact near the Manhattan site, where all other material (including human bodies) was pulverised to dust. For a large passenger plane to fly into the low-level Pentagon building was highly dubious. The collapse of Building Seven, after a BBC reporter stated that it had already fallen.

More controversially, were the Twin Towers really stuck by aeroplanes? If 9/11 happened today there would be hundreds of videos, at least of the second aircraft flying into the skyscraper. Back in 2001 there were no mobile phones with cameras. Imagery of the event could have been produced by computer graphic imaging, as increasingly used by Hollywood for blockbuster movies.

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Far-fetched, maybe, but consider the aftermath of 9/11, and the emergence of the security state.

A conspiracy theory missing from King’s pages is that of demographic replacement. The daily sight of dinghies full of fighting-age African and Asian males crossing the English Channel is not, as some describe it, an invasion. These men are clearly being allowed and encouraged to come here. For what purpose, we can only speculate, because we are never told the truth by our leaders.

The UN Migration Pact was not accidentally signed by Theresa May, and the inflatable boats are not accidentally sent back across the Channel for reuse. Yet many critics of immigration blame only the incomers themselves.

Some mad ideas proliferate, but it has become more rational to be a conspiracy theorist than a conspiracy denier.

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Unstable, very unstable is the world, unstable is the economy, unstable are the events that they are trying to do throughout the whole world. Even the democratic convention shall be very unstable and many things shall take place that shall shock the nation. Tornadoes, tornadoes, tornadoes, drought, hail, loss of crops, flooding, earthquakes, all the signs that shall be clearly seen, loss of jobs, boasting of how they can change the global warming and yet they cannot. Trouble here, trouble there, that is what we see in the world. Even though you have had your refreshing that I have said that you would have, things will change. etc

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Major industry leaves California for good as factory closes after 78 years and hundreds laid off

READ MORE: 117-year-old restaurant faces being shut as inflation fuels closures

By ALICE WRIGHT, US CONSUMER REPORTER

Published: 09:26 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 03:46 EDT, 25 August 2025

The last sugar beet factory in California is closing after almost 80 years in business.

The Spreckels Sugar Company factory in Brawley in the Imperial Valley has already begun the closure process that will soon lead to the loss of 700 local jobs.

The Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, which owns and runs the factory, said it could no longer keep up with declining sugar prices as well as post-pandemic inflationary pressures.

The factory was the last of its kind in the state that turned the root sugar beet into sugar, and marks the latest of a series of companies to leave California.

The cooperative will now 'focus its resources' on a more profitable plant in Renville, Minnesota, the company said in a statement.

While production phases out the factory will remain open. It will close for good towards the end of this year or early 2026.

It is unlikely any other sugar beet factory will spring up to replace it, as strict federal regulations block the Imperial Valley from processing beets at any other facility, according to the LA Times.

'This was a difficult decision brought about by factors largely out of our control,' Paul Fry, chief executive of the cooperative, told the publication.

'Despite our extensive investments in the facility, the economic challenges facing the sugar industry have been building for several years as the costs of operating the Spreckels facility have continued to escalate,' Fry explained.

The closure of the factory is a devastating blow to the Southern California region where unemployment rates are high and agriculture is the second-largest creator of jobs.

The closure will wipe out a $243 million industry in the state, Imperial County officials told local news KPBS.

Since 2000, 28 sugar beet and sugar cane factories have closed in the US, leaving just 43 left, the LA Times reported.

Sugar beet grows well in the Imperial Valley thanks to the nutrient-rich soil, year-round sunshine and water from the Colorado River.

'It's not the first time a crop has left the Imperial Valley,' local sugar beet farmer Ben Abatti III told KPBS.

'The million dollar-question is, what do we grow now?'

Other industries, including alcohol, are also leaving California.

Republic National Distributing, the second largest alcohol distributor in the US, recently announced it is pulling out of California, blaming the rising costs of doing business in the state.

The departure of a wholesale giant from the largest wine market in the US is also a warning sign for an industry which is already struggling as Americans increasingly cut back on alcohol.

Republic National Distributing President and CEO Bob Hendrickson said: 'This decision is driven by rising operational costs, industry headwinds, and supplier changes that made the market unsustainable.'

He added that the company is 'using this moment to sharpen our focus and reinvest in the markets where we're best positioned to grow', naming Texas and Kentucky.

It comes as Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond, said the company will not open any stores in California as it tries to stage a comeback.

He blasted the business environment in the state, and said he wants Governor Gavin Newsom out of office.

'We want to be in markets where we can actually make a profit,' Lemonis said in an interview on Newsmax.

'And we don't wake up every morning wondering if we're gonna be sued by some class action lawsuit or over-regulated by a local government.'

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Russia’s foreign minister throws up a new condition for any Putin-Zelensky summit: ‘There is no meeting planned’

By Diana Nerozzi Published Aug. 24, 2025, 10:05 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov threw up yet another roadblock Sunday to direct talks between his leader, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — suggesting that a a summit is still far off.

Despite President Trump’s efforts, Lavrov said Sunday that Russia has an “agenda” in mind that must to be agreed before the two sides can sit down together.

“There is no meeting planned,” Lavrov told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

The summit to end the war will only happen if it has a “presidential agenda” that pleases Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said — but that agenda is “not ready at all.”

The list of preconditions, Lavrov added, includes Ukraine agreeing to no NATO membership, “the discussion of territorial issues,” and Zelensky “cancelling legislation prohibiting the Russian language.”

The Kremlin remarks are the latest attempts from Moscow to stall a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid Trump’s fast-paced efforts to get a bilateral meeting together to end the 30-month long war.

Trump first met with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on Aug. 15 for a “listening session” on the Russian leader’s demands, and then turned to hosting European leaders, along with Zelensky at the White House on Aug. 17.

The next step, Trump insisted last week, would be to hold a bilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky — which has not happened since the start of the war in February of 2022.

Lavrov claimed Russia relayed their preferred agenda to Trump in Anchorage, who then brought Russia’s points to the European leaders at the White House, but “Zelensky said no to everything.”

Ukraine has long desired to be included in NATO, and have official security guarantees under Article 5 that would deter further Russian aggression. Trump has indicated NATO would not be an option, but the president’s peace envoy Steve Witkoff claimed Russia had agreed to Ukraine having Article-5 like agreements with Western countries to intervene if Russia attacked again.

Russia has since rubbished Witkoff’s claims and expressed anger about Western guarantees for Ukraine being discussed without Moscow at the table. Instead, Lavrov suggested on Wednesday, Russia should be able to have veto power over what agreements Ukraine comes to with Europe and the US over its security.

Zelensky, meanwhile, has indicated he wants to meet with Putin one-on-one, and Trump remained hopeful on Friday.

“We’re going to see if Putin and Zelenskyy will be working together,” Trump told reporters.

“It’s like oil and vinegar a little bit. They don’t get along too well for obvious reasons. But we’ll see. And we’ll see whether or not I would have to be there. I’d rather not, I’d rather them have a meeting and see how they can do.”

But Trump renewed threats of imposing sanctions on Russia after their military hit an American factory in Ukraine.

“I’m going to make a decision as to what we do and it’s going to be, it’s going to be a very important decision, and that’s whether or not it’s massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both, or we do nothing and say it’s your fight,” Trump said Friday at the White House.

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Matthew  24:3  Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

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Cover Up of Big Increases in Earthquakes & Volcanos – Steve Quayle

By Greg Hunter On August 19, 2025 In Market Analysis, Political Analysis 7 Comments

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com

Renowned radio host, filmmaker, book author and archeological dig expert Steve Quayle is back with a new warning about intensifying earthquakes and volcanos all over the world. Jesus said in Luke 21:11, “Great earthquakes shall be in divers places and famines, and pestilences and fearful sights and great signs from heaven.” Jesus was warning about impending disasters that would act as signs at the end of the world as we know it. There are now dozens of active volcanos in the world, and near record breaking earthquakes have happened in the past few weeks. Recently, there was an 8.8 earthquake and a volcano that went off in Northeast Russia. Yesterday, it was reported there were 2,000 earthquakes nearly a mile underwater in a single day 300 miles off the coast of Oregon at the Axial Seamount. Also, yesterday, scientists warn of a massive eruption threat at Mount Rainier in the state of Washington as Pacific volcanoes awaken. Many more earthquakes and volcanos are predicted, but nobody is making preparation or warning about what is to come. Quayle, who did groundbreaking documentary work on seismic activity in the Pacific Northwest says, “We are on the program today talking about the earthquakes, volcanos and tsunamis. I am here to tell you the truth, but there is also the greatest coverup in history, especially when it comes to telling the American people the truth. My maxim for today’s broadcast: You will never be told the truth ever until it’s too late.”

Quayle’s sources have long predicted a record-breaking earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. Quayle says, “We may have an 8.8 or a 9.0 earthquake, and that will be immediately dismissed as ‘the big one.’ It is not ‘the big one,’ but the big one will follow in 18 to 24 hours. It will follow. It will be in the 10 plus, hear me, the 10 plus range. That is not me, that is the geological expert sources I have. I use multi-continental sources. . .. This is not hyperbole. This is coming. . .. This information is being blocked because the word that scares politicians more than truth is panic. . .. Panic is something everyone wants to prevent, which is why I want to present this so people can keep their eyes on this.”

Quayle says, “Some of the signs that an earthquake or volcano is going to happen is animal behavior and emissions of sulfur, along with increased earthquake activity in a particular area.”

Quayle goes on to say, “There is no way to move the West Coast inland in a panic. There is no way the government can tell the truth. I personally know people who have been threatened with their livelihoods as scientists, with their pensions and being blackballed. . .. A major earthquake off the coast of Oregon could easily create a 1,500-foot tsunami. . .. The biggest tsunami ever recorded was in Alaska, and it was nearly 1,800 feet tall.”

Quayle says make sure you have some food that does not need refrigeration. When a 10 plus earthquake does finally hit, Quayle says, “There is no other way to say this. It will affect every place and everyone. . .. This is going to be a total disruption event. Some people call it an Extinction Level Event (ELE). I’m not. I am calling it an End Time Warning Event. This is not turning into a group hug experience in the United States–quite the contrary. Evil is coming at us fast and furious. . .. I believe we are in the collapse . . .and we are heading into chaos. We will have chaos in the geological dimension, the economic dimension, agricultural dimension and the genetic engineering dimension. . .. This will be the worst time for earthquakes, volcanos and tsunamis. There is nothing we can reference except looking in the past and know it will be worse than that in the future.”

This is why Jesus is coming back.

There is more in the 55-minute interview.

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What It Costs A Family Of 4 To Live 1 Month In America: $996 For Groceries, $1,437 For Health Insurance, A $745 Car Payment And A $2,259 Mortgage Payment

August 19, 2025 by Michael

You may be quite shocked by the numbers that I am going to reveal in this article. So many people are bitterly complaining about the rising cost of living, and so I decided to do some investigating. What does it really cost for a family of four to live the “American Dream” today? As I was doing my research, what I discovered deeply alarmed me.

Obviously a family of four is going to need to eat, and grocery prices have been going through the roof.

According to the USDA, a realistic food budget for a family of four for one month ranges between $996 and $1,603…

The USDA estimates $297–558 for a monthly food budget for one person, $614–963 for a couple, and $996–1,603 for a family of four.

For the purposes of this article, let’s assume that we are being frugal and so we will go with the lowest number in that spectrum.

Health insurance is another major expense that U.S. households face on a monthly basis.

In 2023, an unsubsidized plan for a family of four through the ACA marketplace averaged $1,437 a month…

Family plan premium rates will vary based on family size. But, a family of four paid an average of $1,437 a month for an unsubsidized plan.

That figure is two years old, and premiums have continued to rise since that time, but for the purposes of this article we will go with it.

In order to pay the monthly bills, parents must go to work, and in order to go to work they will need at least one vehicle.

According to Experian, the average monthly payment for a new vehicle during the first quarter of 2025 was $745…

In Q1 2025, the average car payment for a new car was $745, and the average payment for a used car was $521. However, monthly payments can vary significantly based on many factors, including the loan amount, loan term, borrower credit history and more.

Most households have more than one vehicle, but for the purposes of this article we will include just one vehicle payment in the monthly budget.

Needless to say, a family of four also needs a place to live, and the median monthly mortgage payment in the United States has now risen to $2,259…

The median monthly mortgage payment for U.S. homebuyers is currently $2,259. This assumes a buyer making a 20 percent down payment on a $435,300 home — the median sale price for an existing home in June, according to the National Association of Realtors — at 6.75 percent interest, the current average for a 30-year loan based on Bankrate data.

Okay, now that we have our raw data let’s do some math.

If you add all four of our monthly expenses together, you get a grand total of $5,437 a month.

That is only for food, health insurance, one vehicle payment and a mortgage payment.

Of course there are many other things that a family of four must pay for as well.

Are you starting to understand why it seems like most people are just barely scraping by these days?

Most of us are stressed out about our bills, and the cost of living just keeps going up and up.

Many Americans are trying to cut corners any way that they can.

For example, it is being reported that 44 percent of U.S. adults admit that they have ordered a kiddie meal…

Apparently, grown-ups love a good kiddie meal, too.

That’s one of the takeaways from a new survey conducted by Lightspeed Commerce, a company that provides payment systems to the hospitality industry. The survey found that 44% of U.S. diners say they’ve ordered children’s meals for themselves at restaurants.

I suppose that is one way to save a little bit of money.

We are being told that the number of kiddie meals being ordered by adults is up 28 percent compared to 2019…

According to industry research firm Circana, the number of children’s meals placed by adults was up 28% in 2024 compared with 2019. Another data point, as the Wall Street Journal reports, is that Yelp reviews for kids’ meals were higher in December 2024 than any month since 2019.

“It’s satisfying, cheaper, less calories, and sometimes there’s a little prize or treat,” C.J. Person, a retired teacher in North Carolina, told the Journal.

Are adults technically allowed to order kids’ meals? Probably not. Most restaurants have an age limit policy, but they are rarely enforced.

This isn’t what “prosperity” looks like.

In fact, this is the opposite of “prosperity”.

And now mass layoffs are happening day after day.

Earlier today, I was saddened to learn that John Deere has decided to conduct mass layoffs at three facilities in the Midwest…

Legacy tractor maker John Deere has announced layoffs at three Midwestern facilities as the company grapples with declining sales and the effects of tariffs on its bottom line.

“The struggling ag economy continues to impact orders for John Deere equipment,” the company said in a media statement regarding the layoffs. “This is a challenging time for many farmers, growers and producers, and directly impacts our business in the near term.”

Farming is normally fairly recession-proof, and so the fact that demand for John Deere equipment is faltering is not a good sign at all.

The housing market is really struggling right now too.

According to Redfin, the average time that a house is spending on the market has now reached the highest level in 10 years…

The typical home that went under contract in July spent 43 days on the market — up from 35 days a year earlier and the longest span for any July since 2015, according to new Redfin data.

It’s another sign that buyers are gaining leverage after years of tight inventory, though the extent of that advantage varies by region.

In Florida, homes are taking much longer to sell, over 90 days in some cities. West Palm Beach (95 days), Fort Lauderdale (92 days) and Miami (86 days) were the slowest major markets in the country last month.

This feels so much like 2008 all over again.

And just like in 2008, the economy of Las Vegas is an early indicator of what is coming for the economy as a whole…

A retail expert has warned Las Vegas is in freefall with consumer spending slumping, with one recent visitor raising concerns over an outrageous tip demand.

The Nevada city, known for its lavish shows and around-the-clock gambling, has recorded a large drop in tourism and spending in recent months.

According to the Nevada Department of Taxation, sales at food and beverage outlets, clothing, shoes and jewelry retailers have all fallen in the last 11 months.

A lot of people out there still don’t seem to get it.

We really are moving into extremely difficult times.

The vast majority of the population is living paycheck to paycheck right now.

And so when a sudden job loss or some sort of an emergency happens, they have nothing to fall back on.

We are far more vulnerable than most people realize, and the months ahead will demonstrate that fact very clearly.

Michael’s new book entitled “10 Prophetic Events That Are Coming Next” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can subscribe to his Substack newsletter at michaeltsnyder.substack.com. 

About the Author: Michael Snyder’s new book entitled “10 Prophetic Events That Are Coming Next” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. He has also written nine other books that are available on Amazon.com including “Chaos”, “End Times”, “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”. When you purchase any of Michael’s books you help to support the work that he is doing. You can also get his articles by email as soon as he publishes them by subscribing to his Substack newsletter. Michael has published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and he always freely and happily allows others to republish those articles on their own websites. These are such troubled times, and people need hope. John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” If you have not already done so, we strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today.

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 etc Did they listen when I warned them about the great earthquakes or the forest fires? Did they believe you about the global warming and the hot, hot weather that would come or the softball size hail? Did they believe you when I told you of the false in Canada and Florida? Did they believe you when I told them to come out of the false? Did they believe you when I told them to move away from the seashores? Did they believe you when you told them to move where the water was because of the drought? Has not my prophetic word come to pass as I have said? etc.

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Spain deploys military to battle 20 major wildfires across country as heat wave ravages southern Europe

By Reuters

Published Aug. 17, 2025, 9:25 p.m. ET

VILLARDEVÓS — Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 troops from the military emergency unit to support firefighting operations.

In the northwestern region of Galicia, several fires have converged to form a large blaze, forcing the closure of highways and rail services to the region.

Southern Europe is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in two decades, with Spain among the hardest-hit countries.

In the past week alone, fires there have claimed three lives and burned more than 115,000 hectares, while neighboring Portugal also battles widespread blazes.

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 113 Fahrenheit in some areas on Sunday, Spanish national weather agency AEMET said.

“There are still some challenging days ahead and, unfortunately, the weather is not on our side,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a news conference in Ourense, one of the most affected areas.

He announced an increase in military reinforcements, bringing the total number of troops deployed across Spain to 1,900.

Virginia Barcones, director general of emergency services, told Spanish public TV temperatures were expected to drop from Tuesday, but for now the weather conditions were “very adverse.”

“Today there are extremely high temperatures with an extreme risk of fires, which complicates the firefighting efforts,” Barcones said.

VILLAGERS RESORT TO BUCKETS

In the village of Villardevos in Galicia, desperate neighbors have organized to fight the flames on their own with water buckets as the area was left without electricity to power water pumps.

“The fireplanes come in from all sides, but they don’t come here,” Basilio Rodriguez, a resident, told Reuters on Saturday.

Added Lorea Pascual, another local resident: “It’s insurmountable, it couldn’t be worse.”

Interior ministry data show 27 people have been arrested and 92 were under investigation for suspected arson since June.

In neighboring Portugal, wildfires have burnt some 155,000 hectares of vegetation so far this year, according to provisional data from the ICNF forestry protection institute — three times the average for this period between 2006 to 2024. About half of that area burned just in the past three days.

Thousands of firefighters were battling eight large blazes in central and northern Portugal, the largest of them near Piodao, a scenic, mountainous area popular with tourists.

Another blaze in Trancoso, further north, has now been raging for eight days. A smaller fire a few miles east claimed a local resident’s life on Friday — the first this season.

https://nypost.com/2025/08/17/world-news/spain-deploys-military-to-battle-20-major-wildfires

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Oklahoma Megachurch Erects Statue of Literal Demon-god in Church

Staff Writer

An Oklahoma church has created a statue of a false god and put it in their church lobby for congregants to pass by and take pictures with.

Life.Church is 85,000-member, seeker-sensitive, multi-site-based Oklahoma church that has 40 locations. We’ve covered them previously in our posts:

Life Church Puts on ‘Jurassic Park’ Themed Church Service + Animatronic Dinosaurs

Mario Sermon Series? Life Church Transforms Church into Mushroom Kingdom + Singing Bowser

Megachurch Puts on ‘Spiderman’ Themed Church Service +Webslingers Galore!

Megachurch Puts on ‘Ghostbusters’ Themed Service, With Slimer and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

For their At the Movies sermon series, Life. Church Omaha put on a Moana-themed sermom series and decorated the church building with the theme. (Click to enlarge)

Along with these set pieces, however, was the erection of a large depiction of the false goddess Te-Fiti right near their entrance.

In the Moana films, Te Fiti was the first being to exist in a world of only ocean. She is a divine being with the ability to create life, which she used to form the Polynesian islands. Using her life-giving heart, she crafted islands filled with plants, animals, and people. After her work, she rested, becoming an island herself. Her heart became a coveted treasure, sought by villains like the Great Eel, Tamatoa the crab, and the fierce Kakamora pirates, all wanting its power for themselves.

Maui, himself a demigod and a bold trickster, used his shapeshifting skills to steal the heart from Te Fiti’s spiral, hoping to gift it to humans. This theft plunged the island into darkness and turned Te Fiti into the demonic god Te Kā, fiery and destructive demon who becomes the film’s main antagonist

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Iran working with Russia, China to thwart Europe sanctions

Iran says it's working with Russia and China to block European efforts to reimpose sanctions tied to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Elad Benari Aug 15, 2025, 7:19 AM (GMT+3)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that Tehran is cooperating with Russia and China in a bid to prevent the reinstatement of European sanctions tied to its nuclear program, following threats from Britain, France, and Germany to trigger the so-called "snapback" mechanism.

"We will try to prevent it," Araghchi said during an interview with Iranian state television, as quoted by AFP.

"We are working with China and Russia to stop it. If this does not work and they apply it, we have tools to respond. We will discuss them in due course," he added.

France, Germany and the UK have warned they are prepared to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran unless it returns to negotiations over its nuclear program.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council this week, the three foreign ministers said, “We have made it clear that if Iran is not willing to reach a diplomatic solution before the end of August 2025, or does not seize the opportunity of an extension, E3 are prepared to trigger the snapback mechanism.”

The three European powers are signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which is set to expire in October and includes a clause allowing for the automatic reimposition of sanctions in the event of non-compliance.

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Araghchi in May issued a stark warning to the European powers, cautioning that any move to trigger UN sanctions on Tehran could lead to a serious and potentially irreversible escalation in tensions, Reuters reported.

Last month, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi threatened that the Islamic Republic would leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if UN sanctions are "snapped back".

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/413319 

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AI-Powered Radar Can Now Spy On Your Phone Calls From 10 Feet Away

by Tyler Durden

Authored...

Oh great, more surveillance!

A team of Penn State computer scientists has cooked up a chilling new way to eavesdrop: detecting the microscopic vibrations your smartphone gives off during a call and translating them into words using artificial intelligence.

The method relies on millimeter-wave radar, the same high-frequency tech powering self-driving car sensors, motion detectors, and 5G networks. Aim it at a phone and it can capture the subtle tremors from the earpiece when someone is speaking. These vibrations are invisible to the naked eye but, with the right tools, can become a transcript of your conversation.

The radar data is run through a modified version of Whisper, an AI speech-recognition model originally designed for clean audio. Instead of retraining the whole system, the team used a low-rank adaptation trick to tweak just 1% of the model’s parameters - enough to boost performance without starting from scratch.

The result? Roughly 60% accuracy on continuous speech from up to 10 feet away, covering a vocabulary of about 10,000 words. It’s not perfect, but it’s plenty to grab key phrases, names, or numbers that could be pieced together to expose private information.

“When we talk on a cellphone, we tend to ignore the vibrations that come through the earpiece and cause the whole phone to vibrate," said Suryoday Basak, the project’s lead researcher and a doctoral candidate in computer science, adding "If we capture these same vibrations using remote radars and bring in machine learning… we can determine whole conversations."

This is an evolution of a 2022 project where the same team could only identify 10 pre-set words with 83% accuracy. Now, they’ve moved into the far more complex world of live speech.

As Interesting Engineering notes further;

Radar tech breakthrough

The experimental setup involved positioning the radar sensor about three meters (10 feet) away from the phone to capture the minute vibrations.

The data was then fed into the customized AI model, which produced transcriptions with around 60 percent accuracy over a vocabulary of up to 10,000 words.

While this is far from perfect, the researchers noted that even partial keyword matches could have serious security implications.

“The result was transcriptions of conversations, with an expectation of some errors, which was a marked improvement from our 2022 version, which outputs only a few words,” said co-author Mahanth Gowda, associate professor of computer science and engineering.

“But even picking up partial matches for speech, such as keywords, are useful in a security context.”

The team compared their approach to lip reading, which typically captures only 30% to 40% of spoken words but can still help people infer conversations when combined with context.

Similarly, the radar-AI system’s output, though imperfect, can reveal sensitive information when supplemented with prior knowledge or manual correction.

Privacy risks amplified

Basak emphasized the potential privacy risks posed by this emerging technology.

“Similar to how lip readers can use limited information to interpret conversations, the output of our model combined with contextual information can allow us to infer parts of a phone conversation from a few meters away,” he said.

“The goal of our work was to explore whether these tools could potentially be used by bad actors to eavesdrop on phone conversations from a distance. Our findings suggest that this is technically feasible under certain conditions, and we hope this raises public awareness so people can be more mindful during sensitive calls.”

The U.S. National Science Foundation supported the research, and the team stressed that their experiments are intended to highlight possible vulnerabilities before malicious actors exploit them.

They envision future efforts to develop protective measures to secure personal conversations from this kind of remote surveillance.

As wireless technology and AI evolve rapidly, this study serves as a crucial warning: even the faintest vibrations from your everyday devices can potentially betray your most private words.

The study has been published in, published in the Proceedings of WiSec 2025: 18th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks.

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/big-brother-meet-big-radar-ai-can-now-spy-your-phone-calls-10-feet-away 

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FED Prepares Gold Revaluation as Debt Crisis Escalates

by ITM Trading

The Fed just published a playbook for gold revaluation—a move that could reshape global finance, crush the dollar, and reward anyone holding real assets.

They don’t need to sell gold. They just change the price. It’s already happened in history—and every time, it marked the end of one monetary era and the violent birth of another.

With U.S. debt exploding, foreign demand vanishing, and the world fleeing fiat, this might be the most important financial pivot in a generation.

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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-08-14/fed-prepares-gold-revaluation-debt-crisis-escalates 

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Matthew  24:3  Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Matt 24:6  "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

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Russia Hits Joint Ukraine-Germany Long-Range-Missile Factory; "Colossal Damage"

Hal Turner World August 14, 2025 Hits: 15965

Russian forces have struck four Ukrainian defense industrial facilities producing long-range missile systems, causing “colossal” damage and stalling Kiev’s domestic missile program, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has said.

In a statement on Thursday, the FSB said the operation mounted by the agency and the Russian Defense Ministry targeted chemical and mechanical plants in Pavlograd, Dneptropetrovsk Region, as well as the ‘Zvezda’ plant and State Scientific Research Institute of Chemical Products in Shostka, Sumy Region.

The impact of the strikes has been confirmed by satellite imagery and open-source intelligence, it added.

The FSB said that Ukraine, with NATO’s permission, had planned to use Sapsan long-range missiles for strikes deep into Russian territory. “Thanks to the joint efforts of the FSB and Russian Armed Forces, Ukraine’s missile program plans have been thwarted,” the statement added.

The agency described the damage to Ukraine’s military industrial complex as “colossal,” and said it far surpassed Kiev’s “Spiderweb” operation that targeted strategic Russian aviation in early June.

Moscow said that the Ukrainian attack, which involved dozens of drones, damaged several aircraft but dismissed Kiev’s claims that approximately 40 warplanes were destroyed.

An unnamed FSB official told russian media that the Sapsan missile systems were developed with financial support from Germany and assistance from foreign specialists.

The Sapsan is a Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile with a warhead weighing around 480kg. The missile can travel at speeds over 6,000kph and has a range estimated of up to 700km.

The FSB published the map above outlining the Sapsan’s range, with a large part of Western Russia – including Moscow – being within the kill zone.

In May, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany would fund Ukraine’s domestic production of long-range missiles, although he did not specify the type of weapon.

The German Defense Ministry also stated at the time that investing in Ukraine’s production would enable Kiev to have a “substantial” number of long-range weapons this year.

The Sapsan was clearly what they were referring to. Those plans have just be smashed by Russia.

https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/russia-hits-joint-

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Stocks plunge as key inflation gauge signals worst tariff-driven price hikes still ahead

READ MORE: Trump teases final four contenders for Fed Chair

By BEN SHIMKUS, US CONSUMER REPORTER and REUTERS

Published: 08:58 EDT, 14 August 2025 | Updated: 16:01 EDT, 14 August 2025

A new economic report is a major warning sign to American consumers.

US wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump's sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs higher.

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers, was up 0.9 percent from June and 3.3 percent from a year earlier.

Analysts typically use the metric as a predictor of incoming price hikes at retail and grocery stores. Economists predicted the number would be lower.

Wall Street immediately turned red on the news. Futures in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both sank around 0.4 percent before the bell, ending a two-day streak of investment gains.

Thursday's data shows it's more expensive to do business in the US. Frequently, companies are forced to either increase consumer prices or slash jobs to maintain their profits when costs rise.

Thursday's report comes two weeks after federal experts released a grim jobs report, showing the last three months of job creation were significantly lower than analysts had expected.

Unemployment was also on the rise.

Companies have been issuing cost warnings for months: car companies like Ford and GM stated they're paying billions in tariffs, while retailers Target and Best Buy warned that they would have to raise consumer prices on popular goods.

Independent analysts have consistently told the Daily Mail that those increasing costs will raise prices for everyday consumers.

But so far, those prices haven't moved into the consumer economy as predicted.

On Tuesday, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose 2.7 percent last month from July 2024, same as the previous month and up from a post-pandemic low of 2.3 percent in April.

Core consumer inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, rose 3.1 percent in June.

Both figures are above the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target; however, overall inflation was lower than investors had expected.

At the time, Wall Street rushed to flush cash into the market on the surprisingly rosy picture.

A few metrics in Thursday's data have mild signs of hope for US consumers.

The new numbers suggest that slowing rent increases and cheaper gas are at least partly offsetting the impacts of Trump's tariffs.

Many businesses are also likely still absorbing much of the cost of the duties instead of passing them along to customers via higher prices.

Economists also watch it because some of its components, notably measures of healthcare and financial services, flow into the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge - the personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, index.

However, there are growing concerns about the strength of the data collected by federal agencies.

Tariff-strained businesses have slowed the pace of survey responses, while data-collecting agencies have seen major layoffs.

Meanwhile, President Trump started railing against the BLS's statistics after the agency downgraded its previous jobs reporting.

He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, the agency's leader, after last month's report showed a significant reduction in jobs. The President nominated EJ Antoni for the position.

Economists across the aisle have expressed concern about Antoni's nomination, citing his consistent criticism of the agency.

'There's just nothing in his writing or his resume to suggest that he's qualified for the position, besides that he is always manipulating the data to favor Trump in some way,' Brian Albrecht, the chief economist for the International Center for Law & Economics, wrote to the Daily Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15000337/stocks-plunge-key-inflation-gauge-tariff-price-hikes.html 

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Matthew  24:12 "And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. (NKJ)

Scribe note: Someone made this comment about the following article - ' SHOOTINGS EVERYWHERE, VIOLENCE ALL OVER THE EARTH, HOW LONG LORD?

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Terrified children run for cover as woman is gunned down in shooting near school bus stop

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

Published: 09:12 EDT, 13 August 2025 | Updated: 14:04 EDT, 13 August 2025

A woman was killed and terrified children left scrambling for cover after a gunman opened fire near a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky.

The violence erupted at around 8am on Wednesday and saw a nearby elementary school placed on lockdown.

The Louisville Police Department told Daily Mail that the woman who was shot was walking a child to the bus stop when she was hit.

She taken to University Hospital, where she died from her injuries. She has not been named.

A 15-year-old was arrested soon after the shooting in connection with the incident, but cops later said that they were released and are no longer considered a suspect.

The department said in a statement: 'It is unacceptable that people simply trying to go to school must fear for their safety because of a teenager who clearly has no regard for others, especially innocent children.'

The shooting occurred close to a bus stop, located near to the Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary School and Central High School.

The elementary was briefly placed on lockdown following the shooting, but it has since been reopened.

Early reports indicated that up to three shooters may have been involved, but the Louisville Police Department told Daily Mail that was not accurate.

The department said it is working with local authorities to help 'students and families who are trying to process and cope with the impact of this violence.'

The incident comes just days after another shooting occurred near the same location on West Chestnut Street on August 7.

In that shooting, a 15-year-old boy was accused of opening fire on a school bus stop as students prepared for the first day back at school.

He did not injure anyone, but was charged with 33 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and one count of possession of a handgun by a minor.

This is a developing story, please check back for updates.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14996805/Kentucky-school-bus-shooting-three-Louisville-woman.html 

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etc For truly in the world right now, saith your Father God, is much trouble, trouble that they know not how to deal with. They know not how to stop the drought, the global warming, the flooding, they know not how to stop the rains, the forest fires, they do not know these things. They do not know how to stop the wars, the troubles that are taking place in the world and the troubles yet to come. etc.

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Major drought update issued as England facing 'nationally significant' water shortfall

Drought has already been declared in several parts of England.

By Steph Spyro, Deputy Political Editor

06:00, Tue, Aug 12, 2025

England is facing a “nationally significant” water shortfall because of a lack of rain, experts have warned. Five areas are officially in drought, with six more experiencing prolonged dry weather following the driest six months to July since 1976.

Helen Wakeham, the Environment Agency’s director of water, said: “The current situation is nationally significant, and we are calling on everyone to play their part and help reduce the pressure on our water environment. Water companies must continue to quickly fix leaks and lead the way in saving water. We know the challenges farmers are facing and will continue to work with them, other land users, and businesses to ensure everyone acts sustainably.

“We are grateful to the public for following the restrictions, where in place, to conserve water in these dry conditions. Simple, everyday choices – such as turning off a tap or deleting old emails – also really helps the collective effort to reduce demand and help preserve the health of our rivers and wildlife.”

Read more: Lawns will be greener and won't turn brown when simple change is made

Hosepipe bans have been introduced across wide parts of England as Britons battle with consecutive heatwaves this summer and temperatures surpassing 30C.

The UK is set to be hit by the fourth heatwave of the year over the coming days, with temperatures forecast to reach highs of 34C in the south.

Dr Will Lang, chief Meteorologist at the Met Office said: “This week is starting off warmer than of late across England and Wales with temperatures getting towards the mid-30s celsius for some in the south.

“While conditions remain mostly settled across the south the picture is more unsettled further northwest, with rain or showers at times.

"As we move into the second half of August there are indications of high pressure building and therefore largely settled conditions overall. Although dry weather is more likely, rain, showers or thunderstorms cannot be ruled out.”

Farmers and growers are continuing to battle dry conditions, the National Farmers Union warned.

Its vice-president Rachel Hallos said: “Some farms are reporting significant drop in yields which is financially devastating for the farm business and could have impacts for the UK’s overall harvest.

“Farming is a long-term industry and there is growing concern about the months ahead. Minimal grass growth means many livestock farmers are already tapping into winter feed stocks, raising the risk of higher production costs later in the year.

“Access to clean, reliable water is essential for food production. What’s worked well during this drought has been early, coordinated communication with stakeholders around licence restrictions and drought permits and orders and it’s crucial this continues.

“To avoid the swing between extreme drought and flooding and to secure water supplies for food production, we urgently need investment in water infrastructure and a more effective planning system.”

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2093975/drought-update-england-water?utm_source=daily_express_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning_daily_newsletter&utm _content=&utm_term=&ruid=a9579894-f0c3-4ba4-bc42-adb3e2f5a88e&hx=c848f740bdc03

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etc For truly in the world right now, saith your Father God, is much trouble, trouble that they know not how to deal with. They know not how to stop the drought, the global warming, the flooding, they know not how to stop the rains, the forest fires, they do not know these things. They do not know how to stop the wars, the troubles that are taking place in the world and the troubles yet to come. etc.

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As Historic Trump-Putin Summit Approaches, Poll Finds Only 24% of Ukrainians Want to Keep Fighting

By Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge • Aug. 12, 2025

(ZeroHedge)—There’s some interesting and vital data which was released last week, just ahead of this coming Friday’s historic Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, which will focuse on finding a solution to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, though the US leader has just tempered expectations by calling it a “feel-out meeting”.

Gallup released a poll last Thursday which demonstrates a dramatic shift in Ukrainian public opinion, with 69% of the population now favoring a negotiated settlement to end the grinding war as soon as possible.

General war weariness has long been a feature of the conflict, which has been raging for over 540 days at this point, and has taken at least tens of thousands or possibly hundreds of thousands of lives. Many Ukrainians fled abroad during the first year, and huge amounts of people are still internally displaced in the war-ravaged country.

The fresh Gallup poll found that just 24% support continuing the fight until achieving a military victory, which is a stark reversal from views held at the start of the war more than three years ago.

And yet this undefined goal of ‘pushing on until victory’ seems to remain the Zelensky government’s policy. The Ukrainian leader has shown no signs whatsoever of being willing to make significant compromise to find a lasting truce, including on territorial concessions.

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There was a similar Gallup survey of the Ukrianian population closer to the beginnign war, in 2022. At that early point Gallup found that 72% of Ukrainians wanted to keep fighting, while just 22% supported peace talks.

But since then Russia’s strategy has become clear – to use its overwhelming manpower and artillery and missile supply to steadily grind down Ukraine’s dwindling manpower and resolve.

It has become a war of attrition, and Russia has shown itself steady and prepared for such a long conflict. And this is probably why the same survey found that Ukrainians’ hopes for swift admission into either the EU or NATO are fading.

The more evident it becomes that Russia is ‘winning’ the war – the less that the West’s political establishment wants to risk, also amid fears of potential run-up to direct confrontation between NATO and Moscow.

At the same time Ukrainians’ outlook on Washington has turned more negative:

In reviewing the findings, Gallup offers the following conclusion…

“Support for the war effort has declined steadily across all segments of the Ukrainian population, regardless of region or demographic group.”

It continued, “This shift comes as diplomatic efforts gain new traction. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signaled readiness for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin…”. However, the reality remains is that neigher side has yet budged from their respective ‘maximalist’ conditions for truce.

https://thelibertydaily.com/as-historic-trump-putin-summit-approaches-poll-finds/

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Europe's red alert HELL: Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Italy as temperatures hit record highs in France and masses are evacuated in the Balkans as wildfires tear through

By TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Published: 15:45 EDT, 11 August 2025 | Updated: 20:16 EDT, 11 August 2025

Deadly heat is searing parts of Europe as wildfires and heatwaves pose threats to life after one boy died of heatstroke in Italy.

The four-year-old Romanian youngster died on Monday just days after being found unconscious in his family's car in Sardinia.

The unnamed boy was airlifted to a Rome hospital but died of irreversible brain damage, the hospital said.

The tragedy comes after Italy's health ministry issued a red alert warning for seven major cities, including Bologna and Florence.

Some 11 spots are also on red alert for Tuesday, and 16 cities on Wednesday, while around 190 firefighters and the army continue to tackle a wildfire on Mount Vesuvius that caused the closure of the national park to tourists.

Dramatic footage showed flames engulfing the volcano in Naples as firefighting teams both on ground and in the air rushed to the scene.

Meanwhile, temperature records were broken in at least four weather stations in southern France, as the government called for vigilance.

The southwestern city of Bordeaux hit a record 41.6C while all-time records were also broken at meteorological stations in Bergerac, Cognac and Saint Girons, according to the national weather service, Meteo France.

The heatwave, the country's second this summer, began on Friday and was forecast to last possibly until August 19 or 20.

On Monday, 12 French departments were placed on red alert, the country's highest heat warning, with four more expected on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, people were also evacuated from dozens of homes in the Balkans as firefighters battled blazes in Albania, Montenegro and Croatia, where red alerts were announced.

In Albania, hundreds of firefighters and soldiers had subdued most of the nearly 40 fires that flared up in the last 24 hours, according to the defence ministry, but more than a dozen were still active.

Fires continued to burn in the southern coastal area of Finiq, around 160km south of the capital, where about 10 people were evacuated and several homes were razed on Sunday night, according to local media.

Earlier, flames driven by wind and intense heat spread to the hills around the central southern city of Polican, prompting the evacuation of elderly residents from a care home and six families from nearby villages.

The ministry said the fire had been controlled with no threat to surrounding communities.

Around 800 Albanian troops have been deployed, along with military aircraft and helicopters from surrounding countries, to battle the wildfires.

Since the start of July, nearly 84,000 acres have been scorched nationwide, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).

Police allege that many of the blazes were deliberately lit, with more than 20 people arrested in recent weeks.

Wildfires also damaged a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in northwestern Spain.

Spanish firefighters struggled to contain a wildfire that damaged a Roman-era mining site in Las Medulas and prompted hundreds of residents to evacuate.

High temperatures and winds of up to 25mph created 'many difficulties', said Juan Carlos Suarez-Quinones, the Castile and Leon regional environment minister.

'We will not allow people to return until safety in their communities is absolutely guaranteed,' he told reporters, estimating that about 700 people had been displaced.

Four people, including two firefighters, suffered minor injuries, he added.

The blaze broke out on Sunday near Las Medulas, an area famed for its striking red landscape.

Spain has been in the grip of a heatwave for the past week, with temperatures nearing 40C in many areas and fuelling wildfires.

Castile and Leon alone has seen 13 fires in the past three days, according to Suarez-Quinones, who said that some were believed to have been deliberately started.

In neighbouring Portugal, firefighters were battling three large wildfires in the centre and north of the country.

Elsewhere, just outside the capital of Montenegro, where temperatures soared to 40C, fire crews managed to save dozens of homes when a blaze broke out in inaccessible terrain on Monday, the commander of the Protection and Rescue Service, Nikola Bojanovic, told media.

In Croatia, around 150 firefighters also spent the night defending homes from a blaze near the port city of Split.

The fire started at 2:54am above Jesenice and Sumpetar in the area of Staro Selo.

Around 150 firefighters with 50 vehicles are battled the blaze, supported by three Canadair aircraft and one Air Tractor.

According to the chief fire commander of Split-Dalmatia County, Ivan Kovačević, flames threatened several homes during the night but firefighters managed to save them.

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etc. a terrible dark cloud has covered the earth, sickness, pain, suffering, bloodshed, drought, hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, fire, famine, pestilences, heartaches and sorrow, the anti-christ rising to power and fame. Oh, what a day that has now come.

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CDC issues travel warnings for five new countries over 'crippling and deadly' disease

READ MORE: Global outbreak fears surge as virus in China prompts quarantines

By EMILY JOSHU STERNE, US SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER

Published: 01:19 EDT, 12 August 2025 | Updated: 07:47 EDT, 12 August 2025

Federal health officials have issued an urgent travel warning over a ‘crippling and deadly disease.’

The CDC issued travel advisories for the UK, Germany, Finland, Poland and Spain where cases of polio, a highly infectious virus that spreads through airborne droplets and feces and attacks the nervous system, are circulating.

While the virus lurks silently for most people, severe cases can lead to muscle weakness and stiffness, spasms, trouble swallowing and full-body paralysis.

Polio can also paralyze the lungs and other muscles responsible for breathing, leading to death.

It was wiped out of the US in 1979, two decades after the advent of the polio vaccine, and only sporadic cases have popped up on American soil since.

Polio has been detected in 39 total countries and territories within the last year, most of which are in Africa and the Middle East, according to the latest CDC data.

Vaccines are routinely offered in the five countries where polio is circulating and it’s unclear exactly where the virus was detected, but it’s possible it was found in wastewater from asymptomatic infected individuals.

The CDC’s level 2 travel advisory urges Americans traveling to these countries to take ‘enhanced’ protections like being up to date on the polio vaccine or getting a booster ahead of travel.

The agency said: ‘Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines.’

The UK’s last confirmed case of polio was in 1984, but it was last detected in wastewater in 2022. The entire European region was declared polio-free by the World Health Organization in 2002.

Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a highly infectious nervous system disease spread by the poliovirus, which targets nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain stem.

Naturally-occurring poliovirus, or wild-type poliovirus, has been eradicated from the US and most developed countries, while another version derived from vaccines is more common but still rare.

People carrying poliovirus can spread it through droplets from sneezing or coughing and feces.

While about nine in 10 people with polio don’t develop symptoms, around five percent report mild flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, sore throat, nausea and vomiting. This is called ‘abortive polio.’

Around one percent of patients develop nonparalytic polio, which causes more severe flu-like symptoms, neck and spine stiffness, decreased reflexes and muscle weakness.

Nonparalytic polio can progress to paralytic polio, the most serious form of the disease. It leads to intense pain, extreme sensitivity to touch, tingling sensations, muscle spasms of twitching and paralysis.

Paralytic polio can affect any limb or organ, but if it spreads to the lungs, it could lead to deadly breathing issues.

The CDC said in its advisory: ‘Polio can be fatal if the muscles used for breathing are paralyzed or if there is an infection of the brain.’

The last confirmed case of polio in the US was in 2022 in an unvaccinated adult from Rockland County, New York, just outside of New York City.

The unidentified individual reported a fever, stiff neck, constipation and back and abdominal pain.

Further testing found at least 21 positive samples of the virus in wastewater samples in several surrounding counties, though there were no further confirmed cases.

The latest CDC data shows 92.5 percent of children in the US have had at least three doses of the polio vaccine. Children receive four total doses by age six, which protects them for life.

Additional doses may be given to adults traveling to high-risk countries.

The CDC recommends children and adult travelers to an at-risk region get a polio vaccine booster and wash their hands frequently to prevent polio from spreading.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14991069/cdc-travel-warning-new-countries-polio-disease.html

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etc For truly the whole world is seeing end time signs, from the very skies to the depths of the oceans. They are seeing the global warming, they are seeing the drought, they are seeing the loss of water all over and they recognize that truly it is taking place and they do not know which way to turn. etc

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Unstoppable geological problem that has wiped $2bn in value off Californian homes...and counting

By MARTHA WILLIAMS, US NEWS REPORTER

Published: 16:30 EDT, 12 August 2025 | Updated: 04:42 EDT, 13 August 2025

California's Central Valley is no stranger to wildfires, earthquakes and flooding, but the geological problem that is really rocking the housing market is none of the above.

The issue that is having a huge effect on property prices in California's Central Valley is the ever-sinking ground.

Scientists have been worried about the Central Valley's sinking for over a century, and now it's time for real estate agents to worry too.

A recent study has revealed that the sinking is now affecting the local housing market, according to SFGATE.

The ground is lowering at a rapid pace - as much as one inch every year, and this has caused property values in the region to tank up to 5.8 percent, a study from UC Riverside determined.

In terms of dollars, homes in these subsiding areas have lost between $6,689 and $16,165 in value.

'Home values have been rising, we see that in our data very clearly, but without this issue, probably they would have risen just a little bit more,' Chen Zhao, Redfin's head of economics research, told SFGATE about the area.

The total loss of all homes in subsiding areas came to a staggering $1.87 billion, the study estimated.

Basically, the land is sinking and so are the property values,' said Mehdi Nemati, a UCR assistant professor of environmental economics and policy who led the study.

'This is the first time anyone has quantified how much land subsidence costs homeowners in this region.'

California's Central Valley incorporates Sacramento Valley in the north and San Joaquin Valley in the south. The area houses Sacramento, Fresno and Bakersfield, amongst other lesser-known cities.

Land subsidence, which is what these areas are facing, occurs when groundwater is pumped out faster than it is replenished - which causes underground clay and silt layers to compact.

The result of this is a gradual - but sometimes irreversible - sinking of land surface.

'Think of a sponge,' Nemati explained. 'If you squeeze water out and never let it soak again, it flattens and hardens. That's what's happening underground.'

Authors of the study gathered subsidence data and compared it against almost 200,000 home sales across San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties.

They determined its effect on the home prices through applied statistical models.

As the public becomes more aware of California's sinking ground, it is becoming as much of a concern for homeowners as flood or fire risk.

Subsidence has been an issue in the Central Valley since the 1920s, and the land has sunk as much as 30 feet in some places.

This problem is not unique to California. Other areas worldwide are dealing with subsidence - including the Gulf Coast and the East Coast, where land subsidence can reduce home values by an average of 6 percent in affected areas.

Venice, Italy is well-known for its sinking land and both Jakarta, Indonesia, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, are seeing rapid subsidence - making both cities vulnerable to rising sea levels.

The Indonesian government are even relocating the capital due to the city's fast sinking.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14994353/Californian-homes-earth-sinking-geological-change.html

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Matt 24:6  "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matt 24:7   "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom

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Jordan's Ministry spokesman Sofiane Al-Qudah condemned the act, calling it a 'war crime in which the perpetrators must be held accountable'

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Israel continues to defended a recent airstrike in Gaza that killed Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera journalist whom the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim was a Hamas official.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that “terrorists with cameras are not journalists,” rejecting accusations that the strike targeted media workers and framing the incident as a legitimate counterterrorism action.

The killing has drawn international criticism, particularly from media freedom advocates and human rights organizations, while Al Jazeera has condemned the attack as an assault on press freedom.

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said Israel is “at the dawn of a new phase of the war in Gaza,” with operations to be adapted to achieve strategic objectives while keeping the fate of hostages “at the center of our concerns.” Palestinian officials hailed announcements by New Zealand and Australia that they will recognize the State of Palestine next month, calling the move a significant step toward justice and peace.

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Trilateral meeting in Amman focuses on Syria’s stability and minority rights

A trilateral meeting between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani, and U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack has commenced in Amman. The discussions center on Syria’s ongoing tensions, particularly between the government and minority groups. According to Jordan’s Al-Mamlaka TV, the leaders aim to explore strategies for rebuilding Syria on principles that ensure security, stability, sovereignty, and respect for the rights and aspirations of all Syrians.

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Rockets from Russia: Inside Moscow’s deadliest arsenal yet

Hypersonics, subs, bombers – and a new class of weapons unleashed after the termination of the INF moratorium

Deep inside Russia’s military test ranges and beneath the world’s oceans, in silos, hangars, and on submarine decks, hundreds of missiles sit on alert – from road-mobile intercontinental systems to hypersonic glide vehicles designed to punch through any defense network.

Their launchers are scattered across the country, nuclear subs quietly patrol the high seas, and strategic bombers can be airborne within minutes.

Today, Russia’s missile forces form one of the most technologically diverse and sophisticated arsenals anywhere in the world. They blend the engineering legacy of the Soviet era with cutting-edge innovations – from upgraded solid-fuel ICBMs to the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, and new-generation systems poised to enter service in the post-INF era.

Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN)

The Strategic Rocket Forces are the backbone of Russia’s nuclear deterrent – land-based missile systems with intercontinental and intermediate ranges. Historically, both the Soviet Union and Russia spread the work on strategic missile design across several engineering bureaus, each with its own specialty. Together they built a force where different systems complement each other, but also compete in terms of technology.

Today, the RVSN is one of the most modernized branches of the Russian military: over 95 percent of its missile systems are new or upgraded to the latest standard.

Topol-M and Yars: At the heart of the RVSN’s mobile arsenal are the solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology – the Topol-M and its successor, the Yars.

The Topol-M, deployed between 1997 and 2012, carries a single, high-yield megaton-class warhead.

The Yars, which entered service in 2009, is an upgraded Topol-M equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs). Each missile can carry three to six warheads ranging from roughly 100 kilotons to over 300 kilotons.

Most of these missiles are road-mobile, mounted on heavy multi-axle launchers built at the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant. The Yars continues to receive incremental upgrades, and in the next couple of years it will fully replace the remaining Topol-M systems, which in turn will be converted into Start-M space launch vehicles.

Early ballistic missiles, from Germany’s V-2 to the Soviet R-1, carried non-separating warheads, meaning the entire body of the missile traveled to the target. That design wasted mass and reduced accuracy. Modern warheads separate from their boosters, can deploy decoys to confuse missile defenses, and often come in MIRV configurations. Some are maneuverable reentry vehicles (MARVs), capable of both altering their altitude and changing direction in order to evade interception.

Avangard – hypersonic pioneer: Since 2019, the RVSN has fielded two regiments of the Avangard system – a UR-100NUTTH ICBM fitted with a maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicle. Capable of flying at extreme speeds while evading any known missile defense, the Avangard remains unique in the world.

Sarmat – the heavy hitter: Coming soon is the Sarmat heavy liquid-fuel ICBM, developed by the Makeyev Design Bureau. Sarmat will be able to carry several Avangard glide vehicles or up to 10–14 conventional warheads, with the option of attacking via the South Pole in order to bypass northern missile defenses. With a throw weight of about 10 tons, it will replace the legendary RS-20V Voyevoda (NATO designation: SS-18 “Satan”), a Cold War icon of Soviet nuclear power.

Oreshnik and the post-INF era: Russia’s August 1, 2025 decision to abandon its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles cleared the way for the Oreshnik to enter service within months – perhaps weeks. Designed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, the mobile Oreshnik shares much in common with other RVSN systems. Deployment is expected in western Russia and Belarus, reshaping the European strategic theater.

Naval component of the Strategic Forces

Russia’s sea-based deterrent relies on two main types of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs): the solid-fuel Bulava and the older liquid-fuel R-29RMU.

Bulava and the Borei-Class: The Bulava shares much of its design heritage with the land-based Yars and Topol-M ICBMs. These missiles are deployed on Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). Seven Boreis are currently in service, and the fleet is expected to grow to twelve by the late 2020s.

Each Bulava carries six thermonuclear warheads, and each submarine holds 16 missiles – giving a single SSBN the capacity to deliver up to 96 warheads to targets across the globe.

R-29RMU and Project 667BDRM: The R-29RMU liquid-fuel SLBM remains in service aboard the older Project 667BDRM submarines. Depending on the loadout, it can carry between four and ten warheads. These submarines will likely be phased out by the end of the decade as Borei-class boats replace them. However, the R-29RMU could still see a “second life” – either in continued naval service or repurposed as space launch vehicles.

Air component of the Strategic Forces

Russia’s strategic aviation is the most flexible leg of its nuclear triad – able not only to deliver long-range strikes, but also to project power well beyond the country’s borders. Its arsenal includes both cruise missiles and air-launched ballistic weapons.

Ballistic missiles follow a high-arc trajectory determined largely by their initial boost, like a stone thrown into the air.

Aeroballistic missiles blend ballistic flight with aerodynamic control in the atmosphere, allowing them to maneuver en route to the target.

Cruise missiles are powered aircraft with wings and jet engines, flying through the atmosphere like small, unmanned planes.

The Kinzhal hypersonic system: A centerpiece of Russia’s air-launched strategic capability is the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, carried by the MiG-31K interceptor. The aircraft acts as a first-stage booster, accelerating the missile to about Mach 2 before launch. From there, Kinzhal follows a quasi-ballistic path and can perform terminal maneuvers to evade missile defenses. The system can carry either a conventional or a nuclear warhead.

Tu-95MS, Tu-160, and the Kh-101: Alongside Kinzhal, Russia’s strategic bomber fleet includes the turboprop Tu-95MS and the supersonic Tu-160. Both serve as launch platforms for the Kh-101 cruise missile – a modern, long-range weapon with a reach of up to 5,000 kilometers, capable of striking targets almost anywhere on Earth.

Missile defense and anti-satellite systems

Beyond the nuclear triad, Russia fields strategic systems designed to shield its own forces and disrupt an adversary’s space-based assets.

A-135M Missile Defense: Encircling Moscow is the A-135M missile defense network, built to intercept incoming intercontinental and hypersonic missiles aimed at the capital. Its core interceptors, the 53T6M, are deployed across five launch sites that together form a defensive ring, giving Russia a unique capability to defend its political and command centers against a limited nuclear strike.

Nudol Anti-Satellite Weapon: Separate from the A-135M, the Nudol system is designed for a different kind of target – satellites in low Earth orbit. Tested throughout the 2010s, Nudol is believed to be ready for deployment during a crisis. Its mission would be to destroy hostile satellites that support targeting, reconnaissance, or communications for enemy strategic forces – a capability that could be decisive in a high-stakes conflict.

Conclusion

Russia’s strategic forces are a layered, interdependent system where land-based missiles, ballistic missile submarines, strategic bombers, and space-oriented assets work in concert. The RVSN guarantees a secure second-strike capability, the Navy adds global reach and survivability, and the Air Force brings flexibility – able to signal, deter, or strike at short notice.

The August 2025 decision to abandon the self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles marks a pivotal moment. It clears the way for systems like the Oreshnik to be deployed closer to key theaters of operation, altering the strategic equation in Europe and beyond. For Moscow, this shift is not simply about adding firepower – it’s about reshaping the geography of deterrence.

From hypersonic Avangards to the forthcoming Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, Russia is blending its Soviet-era engineering heritage with next-generation designs. The result is one of the world’s most diverse and capable missile arsenals – a force built to ensure the country’s strategic autonomy in an era of renewed great-power rivalry.

Dmitry Kornev

By Dmitry Kornev, military expert, founder and author of the MilitaryRussia project

https://www.rt.com/russia/622754-rockets-from-russia-moscows-arsenal/

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etc.. Throughout the world right now peace is fastly disappearing, wars are rising up, trouble on the right hand, trouble on the left hand, etc..

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Pakistan's military chief 'warns "we'll take half the world down with us" in nuclear weapon threat'

By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Published: 09:57 EDT, 11 August 2025 | Updated: 10:40 EDT, 11 August 2025

Pakistan's military chief allegedly warned that the nuclear nation would 'take half the world down with us' should it face an existential threat from India.

Field Marshal Asim Munir is said to have told attendees of a black-tie dinner in Florida on Saturday: 'We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we'll take half the world down with us'.

According to ThePrint, an Indian news outlet that reported the remarks, Munir also told dinner guests that Pakistan was willing to destroy India's water infrastructure: 'We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, we will destroy it with 10 missiles.

Referring to a major waterway that India and Pakistan have fought over for decades, he said: 'The Indus river is not the Indians’ family property, we have no shortage of missiles, Praise be to God.'

Munir, who has led Pakistan's army since 2022, was in the US to attend a farewell event for General Michael Kurilla, the 15th commander of the United States Central Command.

Pakistani officials denied he made the specific comments about taking down half the world, instead claiming he had said: '[India's] aggression has brought the region to the brink of a dangerously escalating war, where a bilateral conflict due to any miscalculation will be a grave mistake.'

Despite this, a spokesperson for India's foreign ministry admonished the reported remarks: 'Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade... The international community can draw its own conclusions on the irresponsibility inherent in such remarks.'

He said it was also regrettable that the reported remarks should have been made while in a friendly third country.

India and Pakistan both possess nuclear weapons and fought their deadliest battle in decades in May, sparked by an attack on tourists the previous month in Indian Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians.

Both nations accused the other of violating the ceasefire between them.

Multiple explosions were heard in two cities in Indian-controlled Kashmir just hours after Donald Trump boasted a ceasefire with Pakistan had been reached in May.

India's foreign minister Vikram Misri accused Pakistan of 'repeated violations' and said the Indian armed forces 'are giving an adequate and appropriate response.'

Meanwhile, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said Pakistan 'remains committed to faithful implementation' of the truce.

'Notwithstanding the violations being committed by India in some areas, our forces are handling the situation with responsibility and restraint,' it said.

In June, India lodged a private diplomatic protest with Washington when President Donald Trump hosted Munir for a lunch at the White House.

Analysts have said that India's disagreement with Washington over the May 10 ceasefire with Pakistan, and Trump's renewed engagement with Islamabad, have contributed to a recent setback in ties between India and the US under the Trump administration.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14990011/Pakistans-military-chief-warns-half-

world-nuclear-weapon-threat.html

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etc. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, oh, the trouble, the trouble, the trouble that shall come.  At times you may wonder what is taking place, and I say unto you, get into my word, look in my word, know what Jeremiah has said, know what Ezekiel has said, know what Joel told you etc

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Southern California wildfire spreads to nearly 5,000 acres as residents in Los Angeles evacuate

By Landon Mion, Fox News

Published Aug. 8, 2025 Updated Aug. 8, 2025, 8:37 a.m. ET

Parts of Los Angeles County were evacuated in the early morning hours Friday after the fast-moving wildfire, named the Canyon Fire by fire officials, crossed over from Ventura County, California, into Los Angeles.

Firefighters said in a late-night social media update that some 2,700 people had been evacuated in LA County.

“The fire is threatening 60kv powerlines as well as the communities of Hasley Canyon and Hathaway Ranch, but is moving away from the community of Piru,” read an interagency situation summary, as LA and Ventura County firefighters have begun joint operations to contain the blaze.

The wildfire has consumed 4,856 acres and is currently not contained. Roughly 14,000 people and 5,000 buildings are covered by current evacuation orders, according to fire officials.

The fast-moving brush fire broke out on Thursday around Lake Piru in Ventura County, prompting evacuations as dry conditions increase the wildfire risk across Southern California.

The blaze grew to nearly 2,000 acres during the initial hours of the firefight, with hundreds of crews working both on the ground and in the air to try to contain the flames.

Initial evacuations were centered between Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge and Interstate 5 – not far from Santa Clarita and Six Flags Magic Mountain.

The Canyon Fire is one of at least four wildfires burning across Southern California amid a summer heat wave that pushed temperatures in excess of 90 degrees.

Firefighters said temperatures near 100 degrees, with wind gusts of up to 25 mph and extremely low relative humidity, have contributed to the latest fire’s rapid spread.

Authorities have not released the cause of the inferno.

Further east in San Bernardino County, the Gold Fire has scorched more than 1,000 acres in and around San Bernardino National Forest.

And the Gifford Fire, burning in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, has grown to nearly 100,000 acres, triggering extensive evacuation notices.

According to data from CAL FIRE, more than 4,400 wildfires have been reported so far in the Golden State since the start of the year.

The fires have consumed more than a quarter of a million acres, which is greater than what is typical through the first seven months of the year.

“The Canyon Fire is currently burning between Los Angeles County and Ventura County in the Piru Lake area. Several zones are under evacuation order and warning. Please monitor http://lacounty.gov/emergency  for updates,” the Los Angeles County Fire Department stated.

Fire officials warn that the wildfire risk will remain elevated as temperatures stay warm, with no chances of rain in the extended forecast.

A large area of the Los Angeles metro is under an Air Quality Alert due to harmful levels of ozone pollution, which is expected to continue at least through Saturday.

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ISIS jihadists behead Christians and burn churches as terrorists plot 'European attacks'

The group, which is responsible for dozens of attacks across Africa, has urged its supporters to launch attacks in Europe.

By Conor Wilson, News Reporter

19:09, Thu, Aug 7, 2025 Updated: 19:14, Thu, Aug 7, 2025

ISIS terrorists are beheading Christians and burning churches and homes in central and southern Africa, according to international observers. Military groups linked to Islamic terrorists have been held responsible for a swathe of attacks in the area in recent months.

According to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), attacks on Christians are increasing in the region in what it has labelled a “silent genocide.” Photos released recently by the Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP) show four attacks on Christian villages in Mozambique, with churches burned down, corpses of what the jihadists call “infidels” left strewn on the ground. MEMRI Vice President Alberto Miguel Fernandez told Fox News Digital: "What we see in Africa today is a kind of silent genocide or silent, brutal, savage war that is occurring in the shadows and all too often ignored by the international community.

"That jihadist groups are in a position to take over not one, not two, but several countries in Africa – take over the whole country or most of several countries – is dangerous.”

Fernandez, who is a former US diplomat, added: "It's very dangerous for the national security of the United States, let alone the security of the poor people who are there – Christians or Muslims or whoever they are.”

It comes as the group is reported to be planning terror attacks across Europe.

In a Telegram post releasing the jihadist newspaper al-Naba, ISIS accounts urged supporters "to kill Christians and conduct attacks until the group reaches the shores of Europe".

Various military groups affiliated with ISIS have claimed responsibility for a number of attacks across Africa, with religious fanatics often but not solely targeting practising Christians as they seek to expand their influence across the region.

According to MEMRI, fighters from the Islamic State of Mozambique allegedly captured and beheaded six Christians in the village of Natocua in July.

Fernandez described the difficulty in combating attacks from the group, which has changed the way it operates in recent years after losing the large chunks of land it occupied across Iraq and Syria until 2017.

Rather than occupying land and operating as an Islamic caliphate, the group now has influence over dozens of small, independent cells operating across continents.

Fernandez added: "It's kind of like a whack-a-mole situation.

“What we need to see is them to be utterly defeated in Africa, so people will say, people on the sidelines or people on defence will say, ‘Well obviously these people did not have the mandate of Allah, the mandate of God, they were losers, they lost.' That's what we need."

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2092595/isis-jihadists-behead-christians-burn

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Family vacation hotspot on edge after parents randomly murdered in front of their kids

Andrew McGann's DNA matched evidence at Devil's Den State Park crime scene, police said.

Adam Sabes By Adam Sabes Fox News  Published August 7, 2025 11:45am EDT

Police in Arkansas allege that a 28-year-old teacher was behind the alleged murders of a couple who were on a hiking trip with their kids on July 26.

Arkansas State Police allege Andrew James McGann killed Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, and David Brink, 43, while the two were on a hiking trip with their children at Devil's Den State Park in Washington, County, Arkansas, located within a popular family travel hotspot.

Here's what we know about McGann and the alleged murders:

Arkansas State Police Director Col. Mike Hagar said during a news conference that Clinton and Cristen Brink were killed from stab wounds, with a knife being used as the alleged murder weapon.

Hagar said the attack appeared to be random, adding that there's no indication the couple was targeted.

"It appears to be a completely random event," Hagar said. "We have no reason to believe there was any known association between our suspect and our victims."

Blood located at the crime scene assisted authorities in finding out who the suspect was. Hagar said DNA was used to link McGann to the alleged murders.

Hagar said that McGann was injured during the attack on Clinton and Cristen Brink.

"Although everyone is innocent until proven guilty, we did confirm this morning that the suspect's DNA is a positive match to the DNA recovered at the crime scene," Hagar said.

While police emphasized the alleged killing appeared to be a "completely random event," saying that they don't have evidence of a connection of McGann to the Brink family, they said he confessed to the killings.

"During an interview with investigators, the suspect admitted to committing the murders. We also executed a search warrant at his residence and recovered items consistent with the crime," Hagar said.

While authorities confirmed McGann doesn't have a criminal history, he has had a share of issues with his work as a schoolteacher.

Until May, McGann was a teacher within the Sand Springs Public Schools in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He resigned in order to start another job in a different state, the school district said.

McGann passed all background checks required for employment at the school district, a spokesperson said.

Springdale Public Schools Superintendent Jared Cleveland told Fox News that McGann hadn't started his position at the school district at the time of the alleged murders.

Cleveland said McGann "has not at any time" with students or their families, but didn't provide additional information, citing the active investigation.

"Our entire team extends our deepest condolences to the Brink family," Cleveland said. "Their children are especially in our thoughts and prayers."

A mother of a former student in McGann's class told Fox News she lodged a complaint against the teacher in 2024, alleging her son saw McGann acting inappropriately toward female students in his class.

McGann was placed on administrative leave during the investigation into complaints of professional judgment issues and poor classroom management, a letter received by the parents showed.

McGann resigned after the investigation concluded his classroom management and judgment fell below district expectations, but it didn't find evidence of innapropriate behavior toward students in his class.

"Mr. McGann, on Wednesday afternoon, notified our Human Resources Department of his decision to resign his position, effective immediately," the school district said in an email to parents. "We will have a substitute teacher in his class for the rest of the school year."

The Brink family recently moved from South Dakota to Arkansas and wanted to explore Devil’s Den State Park with their two daughters, aged 7 and 9.

Police discovered the couple's bodies along a remote trail at the state park, adding their two daughters were emotionally distressed.

Authorities said the young children weren't hurt and are in the care of family members.

Arkansas State Police Major Cristen Brink helped lead their two daughters to safety but returned to the area to try and help her husband when she was killed, authorities said.

"We believe that the mother took them to safety and then returned to help her husband," Rhodes said.

There's no indication that the children were targeted in the attack, police said.

Fox News obtained video showing McGann being arrested in Lupita’s Beauty Salon & Barber Shop while he was in a black and while haircut cape, where he can then be seen being placed in handcuffs.

Surveillance video shows McGann didn't resist when police entered the barbershop and proceeded to arrest him, as nearby workers at the salon stood in silence.

He was charged with two counts of capital murder in relation to the deaths of David and Amanda Brink and is being held in jail with no bond.

His next court appearance will be on Aug. 25.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Brooke Taylor contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-vacation-hotspot-edge-after-parents-randomly-murdered-front-kids

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Suspect who 'ambushed' 2 Pennsylvania state troopers identified after being shot and killed

Both wounded troopers are recovering and in stable condition following Thursday incident

Stepheny Price By Stepheny Price , Greg Wehner Fox News

Published August 7, 2025 2:35pm EDT | Updated August 7, 2025 9:02pm EDT

The suspect who allegedly ambushed two Pennsylvania state troopers in a shooting Thursday afternoon has died, officials confirmed.

Pennsylvania State Police Colonel Commissioner Christopher Paris identified the suspect as 61-year-old Carmine Faino, who, after failed negotiations, was shot and killed by members of a special response team.

Troopers were called to a rural area in Thompson Township in Susquehanna County at about 11:20 a.m. on Thursday morning after receiving reports that shots had been fired in the vicinity.

The call was made by the boyfriend of 57-year-old Lori Wasko, who had been shot and killed in front of her residence near her vehicle.

When troopers arrived, they were ambushed from a "very good distance away," by several rounds of fire.

Trooper Joseph Perechinsky was shot twice in the chest/torso area, while Trooper William Jenkins was shot twice – once in each arm. Perechinsky was able to tourniquet both of Jenkins’ arms.

The vehicles they arrived in sustained several gunshots. Paris would not say exactly how many rounds, but felt confident in saying "dozens of rounds were fired." Two additional troopers arrived to evacuate the two injured troopers.

An EMT responding to the scene, Carl Lawson, also became a victim in the incident after his vehicle was fired at by the gunman. Lawson took evasive action and drove off the side of the road and crashed, sustaining injury. He is listed in stable condition.

Several law enforcement agencies helped to set up a perimeter around Faino. At one point, law enforcement launched a drone, but Faino allegedly shot it down with a firearm. Still, a perimeter was eventually setup up around Faino's location.

"We attempted, at length, to try and negotiate with Mr. Faino," Paris said. "At one point…he was sitting on a propane tank, which caused further concern that he had attempted to turn that into an improvised explosive device."

Paris said police were concerned Faino had other weapons, aside from a semiautomatic long gun he had fired several rounds from. But along with additional weapons, police were also concerned he had explosive devices.

After a period of attempting to negotiate with Faino, Paris said, Faino continued to be a threat and was fatally shot.

Rep. Dan Meuser commented on the shooting.

"Latest update from Susquehanna County: I’ve received word that, to the best of my knowledge, both troopers who were wounded are okay and are recovering," Meuser wrote.

Perechinsky and Jenkins were airlifted to a medical facility for emergency treatment.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he would visit the area where the shooting happened.

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"Lori and I are praying for these brave Troopers, and our thoughts are with their families, friends, and every member of the State Police," Shapiro wrote in a post on X.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called it "awful news."

‘HIGH-RISK’ ICE FLIGHT DEPORTS OVER 100 ILLEGAL ALIENS, INCLUDING CONVICTED FELONS, TO CHINA

"Awful news out of Susquehanna," Fetterman wrote in a post on X. "We are waiting for more information on what happened and keeping these state troopers in our thoughts and prayers."

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U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., also acknowledged the incident, stating on social media: "Dina and I are praying for our brave state troopers in Susquehanna County and monitoring the situation closely as more details emerge."

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In a post on X, U.S. Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. wrote: "My thoughts are with them and their families. Grateful for the bravery and dedication of our law enforcement."

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com

Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspect-who-ambushed-2-pennsylvania-state-troopers-identified-after-being-shot-killed

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Revival underway in Russian-controlled part of Moldova with salvations, baptisms and miracles

Aug 6, 2025

A remarkable Christian revival is underway in a Russian-controlled part of Moldova, despite Moscow’s heavy hand. Very few foreign journalists are allowed in, but CBN News gained rare access to the Transnistria region.

Getting here is no easy feat. We began the 5,000-mile journey from the U.S. East Coast, stopping first in the tiny former Soviet republic of Moldova’s capital, Chisinau. From there, we drove north along Ukraine’s southwestern border, where Moscow has recently stirred up political turmoil.

We made our way through several Russian checkpoints to Transnistria’s capital, Tiraspol, where a huge statue of Lenin still adorns the town square.

The Lord put a burden on Yuriy Semenyuk’s heart to move his family to this volatile region.

“In my heart, I really love people; that is my passion to serve people. I love God and I wanted to do something for Him all my life. And after a while, God told me, ‘Yuriy, I need you in one place that name is Transnistria’,” the pastor of Church of Christ Savior tells us.

In 2000, Pastor Yuriy, his wife, and 3 children decided to move from their home country in neighboring Ukraine to Transnistria. The first seven years of ministry as a missionary family were not easy.

“I was targeted by some people from the government, policemen, KGB, and gangsters. The worst of course was from the gangsters because they tried to kill me, they tried to kidnap my children. Once I was kidnapped, but praise God, God let me escape,” he recalls.

A home video from May 2000 shows Semenyuk’s first foray into preaching. Despite ongoing threats, he continued to openly share the gospel, often taking his message to areas controlled by gangs.

“Some of the gangsters became Christian, they became evangelical, their wives became evangelical, so they hated this, so that’s why they tried to stop us,” Semenyuk says.

In 1990, Transnistria broke away from Moldova to establish its own government, currency, and statehood. And while the international community does not recognize it, the breakaway territory became economically, politically, and militarily dependent on the Kremlin. Russia has about 2,000 troops stationed here.

Moscow’s agents soon began harassing Pastor Semenyuk. But he was undeterred.

“Each morning, I wake up I say to myself, ‘Yuriy, you are still alive, and you have one more day to preach the gospel, one more day to do something for God’s Kingdom’,” he says.

From those humble, and at times nerve-wracking beginnings, Church of Christ Savior today is the largest congregation in Transnistria. “We have an unbelievable revival,” he says. “We are still alive 24 years later on the mission field, we are still alive!” FULL REPORT

About the Author

End Time Headlines is a ministry founded, owned, and operated by Ricky Scaparo, established in 2010 to equip believers and inform discerning individuals about the “Signs and Seasons” of the times in which we live. Ricky authors original articles and curates news from mainstream sources, carefully selecting topics, verifying information, and utilizing artificial intelligence tools to ensure content is both timely and accurate. Every piece is personally reviewed and edited by Ricky to align with the ministry’s mission of providing a prophetic perspective on current events.

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How Hamas secretly moves millions to pay members during the Gaza war

Despite crippling military losses, Hamas has continued paying thousands of members through a covert cash delivery system; The BBC reports the group moved $7 million to 30,000 'civilian wing' staff during the war, drawing on $700 million hidden in tunnels

Ynetnews|Yesterday | 17:30

Despite being severely weakened since its deadly October 7 terror attack on Israeli communities, Hamas has continued paying salaries to its members through a clandestine, cash-based system.

According to a BBC report published Wednesday, the group managed during the war to pay roughly $7 million to about 30,000 employees of its so‑called “civilian wing,” despite most of its military power being destroyed by the IDF.

Three members of that civilian apparatus told the BBC they recently received payments of about $300 each, at a time when Gaza residents report sharp price hikes and soaring inflation, alongside claims that Israel is “starving” the enclave.

The report said many Hamas members have continued receiving only about 20% of their pre‑war salaries, usually once every two and a half months. This delay, combined with the reduced amounts, has fueled anger among the group’s rank and file.

With Gaza’s financial institutions largely defunct and Israeli strikes targeting cash distribution points, Hamas has adapted its payment method. Members receive text messages on their own or their relatives’ phones inviting them to “have tea with a friend” at a designated location. There, a stranger—sometimes a woman—hands over an envelope stuffed with cash.

“Every time I go to collect my salary, I say goodbye to my wife and children,” one Hamas member said, describing the process as dangerous. He claimed to have survived an Israeli strike on a cash distribution point at a Gaza City market.

Another recipient, a teacher employed by the Hamas-run government, complained about the poor condition of the currency. “I got NIS 1,000 in very worn bills—no merchant wanted them. Only NIS 200 were usable,” he said, adding that after months without pay, he sometimes queued for U.S. aid group GHF’s food distribution in hopes of finding flour to feed his children.

The BBC cited a senior Hamas figure familiar with the process who said the group had hidden about $700 million in cash inside tunnels before Oct. 7. The money, he said, was secured under the close supervision of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar—now killed by Israel—and his brother Mohammed, also killed in the war.

Hamas finances itself partly through taxes and customs fees on Gaza’s residents and traders, as well as significant funding from Qatar. Even during the conflict, the group continued to levy tariffs and sell goods directly.

For many civilians, the disparity is infuriating. Nisreen Khaled, a widow raising three children, told the BBC her neighbors—Hamas supporters—received sacks of flour and food packages while her family went hungry. “Aren’t they the reason for our suffering? Why didn’t they make sure we had food, water, and medicine before they launched their Oct. 7 adventure?” she said.

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Trump issues threat to Iran: If they restart their nuclear program, we'll be back

President Trump threatens Iran with a swift response if they restart their nuclear program, following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June.

Elad Benari  Aug 7, 2025, 2:07 AM (GMT+3)

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US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, issued a forceful warning to Iran, emphasizing that any renewed pursuit of a nuclear weapon would be met with an immediate and decisive response.

The comments after a reporter asked Trump whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “defying” him by considering reoccupying Gaza, while noting Trump’s stance of wanting to prevent wars in the Middle East.

While Trump did not directly comment on the Gaza issue, he pivoted to the issue of Iran and asserted that his administration had already achieved significant success in preventing wars in the region by confronting the Islamic Republic.

"We have stopped wars in the Middle East by stopping Iran from having a nuclear weapon," Trump stated, relating to Operation Midnight Hammer in June, in which the US launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

He then delivered a direct threat to the regime in Tehran, warning of consequences if they were to restart their nuclear program. "And they are, you know, they can say they're going to start all over again, but that's a very dangerous thing for them to do, because we'll be back as soon as they start, we'll be back. And I think they understand that, they're just words."

Trump described Iran as a "perpetrator of hate" and "a very evil place," expressing confidence that the future holds a different outcome for the region. "I think it's going to be a lot different in the coming years," he said.

Iran and the US held several rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations, mediated by Oman, before the US joined Israel’s operation against Iran’s nuclear facilities, striking the Fordow and Natanz enrichment sites, as well as a separate facility in Isfahan, inflicting heavy damage.

Despite the strikes, Trump, speaking to reporters alongside Netanyahu at the White House several weeks ago, indicated that the United States would engage in discussions with Iran.

"We have scheduled Iran talks, and they want to talk," Trump asserted. He further added, "They've requested a meeting and I'm going to go to a meeting, and if we can put something down on paper, that would be fine."

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The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry later refuted those claims and stated that Tehran has not requested any meeting with the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Financial Times several days ago that Iran is demanding that the United States provide compensation for damage sustained during the recent war before any nuclear negotiations can resume.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/412875

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'Unprecedented' cyber hack by 'enemy nation state' on US sparks fears of confidential information being exposed

By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER

Published: 23:34 EDT, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 23:50 EDT, 6 August 2025

A major hack is feared to have exposed some of the Department of Justice's most high-profile sources.

The unidentified hackers breached the electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary - and may have accessed confidential information from federal district courts around the country, Politico reports, citing two people with knowledge of the attack.

Among the information that may have been compromised are the identities of confidential informants in criminal cases, though the identities of those who were thought to face exceptional risk for cooperating with the DOJ are held on separate systems than the ones hacked.

Other information the hackers may have acquired are sealed indictments detailing confidential information about alleged crimes and arrests and search warrants that criminals may use to evade capture.

The Administrative Office of the US Courts, which manages the federal court filing system, has now been left scrambling with the Department of Justice and district courts around the US to determine how much of a threat the hack poses.

But an unidentified source who spent more than two decades on the federal judiciary told Politico: 'It's the first time I've ever seen a hack at this level.'

It is now suspected that the attack was conducted by nation-state affiliated actors, though criminal organizations may have also been involved.

Officials were first made aware of the breach around the July 4 holiday, and chief judges of the federal courts in the 8th Circuit - which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota - were alerted about the hack last week, according to Politico.

It affected the judiciary's federal core case management system - which includes the Case Management/Electronic Case Files that lawyers use to upload and manage case documents as well as PACER, a system that gives the public limited access to the data.

Roughly a dozen court dockets were also tampered with in one court district during the hack, an unidentified source said.

The incident demonstrates the susceptibility of the outdated court filing system to hackers.

PACER had even been hacked at least once before - back in July 2022 - in a breach that then-House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler described as 'startling in breadth and scope.'

Michael Scudder, who chairs the Committee on Information Technology for the federal courts and national policymaking body, warned the House Judiciary in June of this year that more such attacks may be coming.

He said that because the Judiciary holds such sensitive information, it faces 'unrelenting security threats of extraordinary gravity.'

'Experience has shown that the Judiciary is a high-value target for malicious actors and cyber criminals seeking to misappropriate confidential information and disrupt the judicial process in the United States,' he testified.

'These attacks pose risks to our entire justice system.'

In fiscal year 2024, he noted, 200 million harmful cyber 'events' were prevented from penetrating court local area networks in fiscal year 2024, according to The Record.

But, Scudder said, the Case Management/Electronic Case Files and PACER systems pose an even greater risk as they are 'outdated [and] unsustainable due to cyber risks and require replacement,' which he said is a 'top priority' for the Department of Justice.

Still, Scudder said, a new, more modernized system would have to be 'developed and rolled out on an incremental basis.'

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14978119/Hack-Department-Justice-case-management-system.html

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Kilauea volcano erupts out 300-foot lava fountain for 30th time in under a year

By Emilee Speck, FOX Weather  Published Aug. 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m. ET

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano began erupting again on Wednesday for the 30th time in under a year, continuing to be among one of the world’s most active volcanoes.