Daily Archives: October 13, 2023
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The Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little.Deuteronomy 7:22
We are not to expect to win victories for the Lord Jesus by a single blow. Evil principles and practices die hard. In some places it takes years of labor to drive out even one of the many vices which defile the inhabitants. We must carry on the war with all our might, even when favored with little manifest success.
Our business in this world is to conquer it for Jesus. We are not to make compromises but to exterminate evils. We are not to seek popularity but to wage unceasing war with iniquity. Infidelity, popery, drink, impurity, oppression, worldliness, error; these are all to be “put out.”
The Lord our God can alone accomplish this. He works by His faithful servants, and blessed be His name. He promises that He will so work. “Jehovah thy God will put out those nations before thee.” This He will do by degrees that we may learn perseverance, may increase in faith, may earnestly watch, and may avoid carnal security. Let us thank God for a little success and pray for more. Let us never sheathe the sword till the whole land is won for Jesus.
Courage, my heart! Go on little by little, for many littles will make a great whole.
Run with Patience | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.
“Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” Hebrews 12:1
Normally when we think of “waiting on the Lord”, we presume that means sitting still. We wait for God to deliver a ten – point list of what to do.
The Bible says to “Run with patience”. The two seem contradictory. Running is active, while patience seems inactive.
The fact is God calls us to patience. It is one of the Fruit of the Spirit. At the same time, He cannot direct our steps, if we won’t move. As the old illustration goes, it’s impossible to steer a parked car!
Dear friend, as you wait upon the Lord, continue to live a holy life. Apply God’s Word daily, live in the power of the Holy Spirit, and make yourself available to Him.
By Vonette Bright
Used by Permission
Further Reading
• Patience Comes with Cost – by Jon Walker
• God’s Patience – by Phil Ware
• The Rewards of Patience – by Charles Stanley
The post Run with Patience can be found online at Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.
13 Oct 2023 News Briefing
Israel Orders 1.1 Million Gaza Residents To Relocate Within 24 Hours, UN Says It’s ‘Impossible’
The Israeli military on Friday ordered more than one million civilians in northern Gaza—including Gaza City—to evacuate to the southern half of the Palestinian enclave within 24 hours, … In response, Hamas officials told Gaza’s citizens to stay put and called the evacuation warning “fake propaganda.”
Americans Killed By Hamas Rises To 27, Over A Dozen Captive, As US Arranges Evacuation Flights
The White House has confirmed that it has hostage negotiation experts in Israel working with the government and advising on hostage recovery. This as the death toll of Americans killed in the Saturday Hamas attack has risen to 27. The numbers of missing Americans now stands at 14,
US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia,
The United States must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernization program, a congressionally appointed bipartisan panel said on Thursday. The report from the Strategic Posture Commission comes amid tensions with China over Taiwan and other issues and worsening frictions with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Israel girds for ‘long war’ as death toll from Hamas attack passes 1,300
Four Israelis were wounded, including one critically, in a rocket attack on Sderot late on Thursday morning. Another two victims were seriously wounded and another person was in moderate condition, according to the Sderot municipality. Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a salvo of rockets at central Israel earlier on Thursday, triggering sirens around Netanya and in Ariel in Judea and Samaria, as Israel’s “Operation Swords of Iron” entered its sixth day.
Germany’s Scholz: Iran bears responsibility for Hamas attacks
“While we have no firm proof that Iran operationally supported this cowardly attack, it is clear to us all that without Iranian support, Hamas would never have been able to launch this unprecedented attack,” he said.
Show, don’t tell: Israel’s decision to lay Hamas horrors bare shifts paradigm
A challenging truth unfolds, as Israel has shifted its approach in the struggle to shape global public opinion, implementing a strategy to secure international legitimacy that would afford the nation valuable time to wage war. Israel has chosen to share the horrific details of the massacre of Israeli border towns directly on its official social media platforms, rather than solely through foreign media outlets as it has done previously.
Watch: Israeli commandos lock horns with Hamas terrorists in daring operation
Shayetet 13 forces eliminate over 60 terrorists and rescue hundreds of hostages alive in numerous battles around Gaza border; ‘Shayetet 13 has defended you and will continue to defend you, at all times and under any circumstances,’ says commander who led fighting
‘Immediate Expulsion’: France Working to Deport Foreigners Arrested in Antisemitic Incidents Following Hamas Attack
Speaking outside a Jewish school in a suburb of Paris on Wednesday, France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that at least two individuals are in the process of being deported from France over antisemitic incidents following the Hamas terrorist invasion of Israel on Saturday. Le Parisien reported that, according to the interior minister’s office, one incident involved a Syrian man speaking English who tried to enter a synagogue school in Paris, was stopped by the school’s guards, and began talking about bombs and shouting “Allahu Akbar” before he was arrested.
‘I Have No Words’: Muslim Doctor With Israeli EMS Group Shot, Held Hostage by Hamas
A Muslim doctor volunteering for Israel’s emergency service organization United Hatzalah was held hostage for several hours and shot twice by Hamas terrorists who had infiltrated southern Israel, according to a Hatzalah spokesman.
US Sens. Cotton, McConnell to Introduce Legislation Freezing $6 Billion Iran Payment in Wake of Hamas Invasion
US Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mitch McConnel (R-KY) on Wednesday announced that they would introduce legislation to formally freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds released to the regime in Tehran in a recent prisoner exchange deal amid reports of Iran’s involvement in Hamas’ terrorist assault against Israel over the weekend.
‘Die on Your Land as Martyrs’: Sunni Religious Authority Calls on Palestinians to Die in Gaza
One of the most respected religious authorities in Sunni Islam on Wednesday issued a statement calling for Palestinians in Gaza to “die on your land” as “martyrs.” Egypt’s Al-Azhar, a centuries-old Sunni religious seminary in Cairo that has hosted the likes of First Lady Jill Biden, published a statement on its website and on social media calling on Palestinians to die rather than leave “their land” to the “Zionist entity.”
Photos of babies being burnt, decapitated confirmed
The Jerusalem Post can now confirm based on verified photos of the bodies that the reports of babies being burnt and decapitated in Hamas’s assault on Kfar Aza are correct.
Israel at war: Rocket fire resumes from Gaza, death toll rises to 1,300
Close to 3,300 wounded, more than 1,300 murdered • IDF: We will explain electricity, water cut-offs in the Gaza Strip
Israel bombs Syrian airports moments before Iranian Foreign Minister’s arrival
Explosions were reported Thursday afternoon at two different airports in Syria. According to initial reports, the runways at Aleppo International Airport and Damascus International Airport were bombed – apparently by Israeli fighter jets. The airstrikes occurred at approximately 2:00 p.m. Thursday, just ahead of the scheduled arrival of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Syria.
Gallant shows NATO allies uncensored footage of Hamas atrocities
“The IDF will destroy Hamas. And we will hunt down every last man with the blood of our children on his hands.” “Hamas is the ISIS of Gaza, a savage organization, funded and supported by Iran. Hamas is ISIS. The ISIS of Gaza will not exist, on our borders.
‘Hamas will be wiped from the earth’ – war cabinet addresses the country for first time
The newly-formed war cabinet appeared together for the first time on Wednesday evening and each, in turn, addressed the Israeli public. Netanyahu began by … vowing, “Every Hamas member is a dead man.” Defense Minister Gallant vowed … “Hamas – the Islamic State of Gaza – will be wiped from the face of the earth. It will not continue to exist. Gantz also sent a threatening message to Hezbollah: “Our power is already felt in Gaza and if necessary it will be felt in Lebanon as well and the whole world will see it. The destiny of our enemy is blood and fire and smoke.”
Zelenskyy wants to pay solidarity visit to Israel, urges Western leaders to do so
During his visit to NATO headquarters on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western countries to visit the people of Israel to ensure they are not alone during this time of great tragedy. “On Israel. I recall the early days of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine. This was the worst tragedy, with many people killed. It was critical not to feel alone. Feeling supported can help you save your country, people and life,” Zelenskyy stated.
Israeli President Herzog furious after CNN reporter warns Israel against ‘war crimes’ in Gaza during press briefing
I’ve never seen Israeli President Isaac Herzog as worked up, as angry as he became, when one of the CNN correspondents asked if Israel felt that it was engaged in war crimes by fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza. President Herzog was furious. I mean, he’s a placid guy. He’s a calm man, a real gentle diplomat. But he really, in his way, unleashed on the CNN correspondent by saying, “You’re really bringing up the question of whether Israel is engaged in war crimes when you’ve just watched all these Israeli Jews being butchered by Hamas? Babies being murdered in front of their mothers, mothers in front of their children? It’s astonishing.”
UN Security Council’s Silence Echoes Amidst The Roar of Conflict
When the righteous become great the people rejoice, But when the wicked dominate the people groan. Proverbs 29:2
The escalating conflict in the Middle East has not only led to casualties on the ground but has created fissures in the international diplomatic arena. The United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) silence following the blatant war crimes committed by Hamas against Israel speaks louder than words.
Tensions Escalate in the Middle East Amidst Multi-front Attacks on Israel
The already-volatile situation in the Middle East escalated further this week with missiles targeting Israel from both Lebanon and Syria, and Israel retaliating with strikes against these threats. These external attacks coincide with ongoing conflict in southern Israel due to the major incursion by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. To add to the complexity, mortars were fired from Syria towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The IDF retaliated with artillery strikes against Syrian positions.
Clerics from largest Muslim nation come out against Hamas
Executive Director RAHIM who is also Chair of LBM PWNU DKI Jakarta, KH Mukti Ali Qusyairi, MA, stated, “We deeply regret and strongly condemn attacks on anyone by anyone. This attack by Hamas not only killed thousands of civilians, but has also triggered a major counterattack from Israel which would disrupt or hinder peace efforts from various parties.”
Killing Jewish babies: Hamas following the tradition of Pharaoh
Rabbi Yehudah Glick, a former Member of Knesset and founder of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, related to the horrific massacre of Jews on the holy day of Simchat Torah. While stating that there is no peace with the leadership in Gaza, he emphasized that there is only one solution: on that day He will king the world He will one and His name One. “Yesterday, the IDF spokesman invited the media to see the results of the massacre in Kibbutz Kfar Azza,” Rabbi Glick said. “The international press saw firsthand what a human slaughterhouse looks like. There before their eyes were entire families; husbands and wives murdered, and grandparents stabbed dead near their grandchildren. Too horrible for words was the reality that infants had been beheaded.”
Two long-track tornadoes strike Tampa Bay, Florida
On October 12, 2023, two long-track tornadoes swept through parts of Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S., significantly affecting Citrus, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. The early morning twisters caused extensive damage, leading to road closures and class cancellations in Citrus County.
The “Global Day Of Jihad” On Friday The 13th Will Only Be Just The Beginning…
Law enforcement agencies all over the United States are deeply concerned about the potential for chaos during the “global day of jihad” on Friday the 13th, and I think that there is good reason for them to be on high alert.
Exclusive: 24K Chinese Migrants Apprehended at Southwest Border in FY 2023
Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 24,000 migrants from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) along the Southwest border during fiscal year 2023, according to a DHS report reviewed by Breitbart Texas.
American Citizens Being Turned Away So NYC Hospital Can Give Health Care to Illegals
A man named “Orlando,” who is in the U.S. illegally from Venezuela, was overjoyed to tell NBC News that he has gotten free medical care for cancer treatments after arriving in the country, but NBC also notes that American citizens are often being turned away from New York hospitals and social services that are inundated with border crossers.
If Israel, Hezbollah And The U.S. All Do What They Say They Will Do, Prepare For The Hot Phase Of World War III
…This is the final conflict between Israel and Hamas, and it is going to spark a much wider war. Sadly, after the atrocities that Hamas has just committed, the Israelis have no choice. If U.S. women were raped and U.S. babies were ruthlessly slaughtered most Americans would feel the exact same way. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling us that ” every member of Hamas is a dead man”, and the only way to accomplish that is to go into Gaza and kill them…
Will Israel Soon Turn Damascus Into A Pile Of Rubble?
…there is no way that Hezbollah is just going to sit there and watch Hamas get systematically wiped out by the IDF. Hezbollah is already mobilizing their forces and making preparations to join the fight. But if that happens, Israel is going to hit back extremely hard. In fact, there are reports that Israel has already warned Hezbollah that if it enters the war the Israelis will “destroy Damascus”…
Isamized Michigan: Muslims Rally in Support of Hamas, Condemn Israel, and Use Child Jihadis to Push Propaganda
Following the shocking terror attack in Israel by Hamas, which claimed the lives of over 1,000 innocent people and took dozens hostage, a controversial Islamic rally occurred in Dearborn, Michigan. The event, hosted at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, attracted hundreds of Islamic supremacists.
If Israel, Hezbollah And The U.S. All Do What They Say They Will Do, Prepare For The Hot Phase Of World War III
Most people have no idea what is about to happen in the Middle East. The mainstream media is treating this crisis as simply a temporary conflict between Israel and Hamas that will eventually pass. But that isn’t what this is. This is the final conflict between Israel and Hamas, and it is going to spark a much wider war.
Psychosis, Panic Attacks, Hallucinations: Bizarre Psychiatric Cases Among the COVID Vaccinated
..Beginning in late 2020 with the COVID vaccine rollout, some doctors have seen an increase in unusual psychiatric illnesses. Psychiatrist Dr. Amanda McDonald noticed a wave of psychiatric destabilization among her stable patients. They experienced flare-ups, often manifesting with worsened or new psychiatric symptoms.
“We No Longer Feel Safe!” Paris Residents Fear Next Wave Of Migrants Arriving From Lampedusa
Concern is mounting in the French capital over the latest wave of illegal immigrants to head from the Italian island of Lampedusa to northern Europe, with Parisian residents worrying about their own security…Lampedusa has been inundated with scores of illegal migrants arriving in small boats from the African mainland, many of whom continue to migrate to the north of Italy and cross into France and Germany.
31 student-run organizations at Harvard say Israel ‘entirely’ at fault for Hamas attacks
More than 30 student organizations at Harvard University have made their opinions known about the conflict in the Middle East, claiming that Israel is completely at fault for Hamas’ attacks against Jewish citizens.
Israel PM Netanyahu says Hamas IS Isis and vows immediate military action against Gaza Strip warning that ‘What Israel will do to its enemies in the next few days will echo for generations’
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Monday that atrocities committed by Hamas during its attack on Israel mirrored those carried out by the jihadist group Islamic State.
Israel Didn’t See a Hamas Strike Coming. The U.S. Could Be Next, McCarthy Warns
The mass terror strikes in Israel this weekend should serve as a “wake up” call for Americans, according to former House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.), who told the Washington Free Beacon in a wide-ranging interview that the chaos at the U.S. southern border could set the stage for a similar type of terror attack.
The Wolf and the Rooster – A new Gleasop Fable
…Hamas has gone too far. Their insane brutality has led them to film and broadcast their horrific atrocities for the world to see
Office of Prime Minister Netanyahu Releases Horrifying and Disturbing Photos of Babies Murdered and Burned by Hamas Terrorists That Was Shown to Antony Blinken
The Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently released deeply unsettling photos as evidence of the terror inflicted by Hamas on innocent civilians in Israel, including babies. The highly sensitive and disturbing images graphically depict the inhuman brutality that has become synonymous with the militant terrorist group which governs the Gaza Strip.
Israel At War
‘Publishing Propaganda’: Israeli Officials Decry Al Jazeera For Faking Hostage Release Footage Israeli officials on Thursday denounced an attempt by Hamas and Al Jazeera to publish a video from Saturday, showing a woman and a child being left to escape from the Gaza Strip, after a brutal surprise attack by terrorists against Israel.
For 3rd Time In As Many Years, Americans Are Stranded In A War Zone Under Biden’s Watch
Left without rescue, American citizens are desperately, once again, looking to the Biden administration to help them escape a war-torn country.
Drs. Tess Lawrie and Peter McCullough: All countries must #ExitTheWHO
After the World Council for Health’s ‘Journey of Health Revolutionary’ event held in Bath, UK, last month, Dr. Peter McCollough and Dr. Tess Lawrie joined forces to issue a video statement. Their message was clear: “Exit The WHO”. Dr. McCullough said: “At this point in time our position is clear, that all countries must pull out of the World Health Organisation. The WHO does not have the world’s best interests in mind.” Dr. Lawrie agreed: “Yes. Absolutely. Exit the WHO. It’s the only thing to do.”
Matt Le Tissier speaks about his fight to get the football establishment to recognise vaccine injuries and stop pushing covid injections onto footballers
Footballing legend Matt Le Tissier has been a fierce critic of the UK government’s covid policy. His views saw him attacked by corporate media and he was fired by Sky Sports. However, he stood firm in the face of these attacks and has seen the support for his stance grow as the truth started to emerge about what really went on in government during the covid fiasco.
New Jersey opens largest Hindu temple outside India
The largest Hindu temple outside India has been constructed in New Jersey. The temple, built in Robbinsville by the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha sect, took over 2 million cubic feet of stone.
‘Wizard’ running for school board seat endorsed by Pennsylvania Democrats
Mark Boldizar, a self-described “wizard” who is running for school board, hopes to cast a spell over the voters of Manheim Township of Lancaster County, PA, and in a strange twist of the wand, is endorsed by local Democratic parties.
Headlines – 10/13/2023
Israel Urges Citizens Abroad to Avoid Protests After Hamas Calls for ‘Day of Rage’
Ahead of planned day of rage, Israelis in NY battle fears and try to cope with loss
NYPD beefing up patrols as Jewish schools worry over Hamas leader called for ‘day of Jihad’
Israeli diplomat attacked in Beijing
Two cops hurt, one seriously, in terror shooting near Jerusalem Old City
Hamas deputy chief lies: We don’t target civilians, we only attacked IDF
IDF marks out Hamas leadership for elimination ahead of expected ground offensive
‘Every Hamas Operative Will Die’: ‘Old Testament’ Justice in Israel
Israel tells Gaza citizens to evacuate to ‘minimize civilian casualties’ in war against Hamas
Hamas claims 13 hostages killed in airstrikes, including foreigners
Hamas tells people to stay put after Israeli military tells Gaza city residents to evacuate
‘Eliminate them’: Republicans step up calls for action against Hamas
Blinken Stresses Support for Israel While Urging Restraint on Gaza Airstrikes
The US Government Has Sent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Gaza Since Hamas Took Control
Egypt discusses Gaza aid, rejects corridors for civilians, say sources
As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won’t allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Israel For Cutting Gaza’s Power And Water Supply
Gaza hospitals risk turning into morgues, Red Cross says
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon
Hamas Terrorist Group Turns EU-Funded Gaza Water Pipelines Into Missiles Used to Attack Israel
‘There was no air force, no soldiers, we were alone,’ says Hamas massacre survivor
Egypt Warned Israel 3 Days Before Attack, House Foreign Affairs Chair Says
Security chiefs got wind of something amiss in Gaza, thought it was a drill – reports
IDF chief admits failures and promises investigation; vows to ‘dismantle’ Hamas
Israelis blame gov’t for Hamas massacre, say Netanyahu must resign – poll
Israel’s Government ‘Will Be Held Accountable’ for Hamas Attack, Education Minister Says
Trump said privately calling for Netanyahu to be ‘impeached’ over Hamas assault
Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, ‘smart’ Hezbollah
Israeli minister says Trump’s comments ‘wound the spirit of Israel’s fighters’
Trump’s criticism of Israel’s Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP rivals
Jimmy Kimmel Awards Withering Prize To Trump Over Israel Remarks
Public diplomacy minister quits post amid war, citing ‘waste of public funds’
Gantz’s entry into government sidelines far right, with judicial overhaul’s future dim
Knesset okays war cabinet; PM: Saturday ‘most horrible day for Jews since Holocaust’
Death came from sea, air and ground: A timeline of surprise attack by Hamas on Israel
‘Worse than ISIS’: India’s Ruling Hindu Nationalists Back Israel After Hamas Carnage
Ex-Israeli PM Naftali Bennett Gets in Heated Exchange with Reporter: ‘We’re Fighting Nazis’
Journalists Facing Increasing Number Of Casualties In Israel-Hamas War
Former soccer star, other Israeli athletes among those killed in terror onslaught
‘We went through a pogrom’: Relatives of missing French-Israelis appeal to Macron
Netanyahu’s office releases horrifying images of infants murdered by Hamas
Showing explicit video of Hamas crimes, Gallant tells NATO: ‘2023 is not 1943’
Online posts about Israel-Gaza war are costing some people their jobs
US to send more arms to Israel before expected Gaza invasion
UK to deploy Royal Navy ships to Middle East to ‘bolster security’
As reservists mobilize, some moved up weddings as well
IDF razes Palestinian pizzeria in West Bank after ad mocks elderly hostage in Gaza
Pope Francis calls for Hamas to release all Israeli hostages immediately
Catholics in New York City Draw Thousands for Eucharistic Procession in ‘Mass for Israel’
Defense Secretary Austin due Friday; US prepares evacuation flights for its citizens
Biden: If there were no Israel, no Jew in the world will be ultimately safe
Kushner: Pause, but Don’t Give Up on, Saudi-Israeli Normalization
Anti-Israel Protest at University of Washington: ‘One Solution, Intifada Revolution’
‘Radical Muslim’ Yale Professor Defends Hamas Attack on Israel, Students Call for Her Termination
Students rush to disavow, hide connections to Hamas statements to protect careers
AOC: U.S. Should ‘Prevent’ Israel from Potential ‘Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians’
Justin Bieber Shares Then Deletes ‘Praying for Israel’ Post After Backlash over Gaza Photo
EU launches formal probe into Israel-Hamas war misinformation on X in first test of new digital law
France uses teargas on banned pro-Palestinian rally as Macron calls for calm
Sydney government apologizes for pro-Palestine protest that had ‘gas the Jews’ chants
Far Left MSNBC Loses 33 Percent of Their Primetime Audience During Coverage of Middle East Conflict
Auburn Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl Says Obama and Biden ‘Created The Crap’ in Gaza
Report: Hamas Began Planning Attack on Israel Two Years Ago – After Afghanistan
US, Qatar to bar disbursal of recently unfrozen Iranian funds after Hamas onslaught
Iran: US ‘can NOT renege’ on deal to transfer $6 billion through Qatar for hostages
Secretary of State Antony Blinken Blames Trump For Biden’s $6 Billion Gift to Iran
In northern Israel, fears grow of a war that engulfs ‘all the Middle East’
Syria’s two main airports out of service after Israel strikes: state media
CCP Media Warns US: ‘Taiwan for Israel’ Amid Israel–Hamas War
Israel-Hamas War Likely to Spark Oil Price ‘Volatility’
NATO will hold a major nuclear exercise next week as Russia plans to pull out of a test ban treaty
Report: US Wants Frozen Russian Funds to Aid Ukraine
Argentina Central Bank Hikes Rate to 133% on Inflation Data
New Charge Against Sen. Bob Menendez Alleges He Acted As Foreign Agent For Egypt
Fetterman calls on senators to expel Menendez after DOJ alleges he was a foreign agent
Steve Scalise bows out of speaker’s race, laments unresolved ‘schisms’ in GOP
House GOP’s “broken” conference sees no way out of speaker crisis
Top House Republican Wants Help From Democrats to Pick a Speaker
West Virginia AG asks to dismiss Donald Trump ballot-removal lawsuit
Democrat candidates now sue over election fraud while Republicans are called ‘election deniers’
White House AI order to flex federal buying power
6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Mabini, Philippines
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kuril’sk, Russia
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Imabetsu, Japan
Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 18,000ft
Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 14,000ft
Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
California law on reporting all greenhouse emissions said to harm small business
Tucker Carlson: “What’s Happening at the Southern Border Isn’t Just an Invasion, But a Crime”
Biden’s DHS Admits Terror Suspects Increasingly Trying to Cross Border
RFK Jr. Gets Shredded by Hannity Over Obama Support, Calling NRA ‘Terror’ Organization
‘South Park’ Mocks Hollywood Trend of Recasting Characters as Minority Women
‘Queer’ Group Says Dylan ‘Bud-Light’ Mulvaney Is Woman of the Year
Bishops break ranks over blessings for same-sex couples
Ghana’s Politicians and Christian Leaders Seek to Ban Witchcraft Accusations
Lake Mead officials warn of rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba found present in hot springs
Only 2% of Americans Have Gotten Updated Coronavirus Booster Shot
Mid-Day Snapshot · October 13, 2023
“From The Patriot Post (patriotpost.us)”.
THE FOUNDATION
“It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.” —James Madison (1816)
| On this day in Patriot history in 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the first American naval force, and thus today is considered the birthday of the U.S. Navy. Today, our Navy still stands ready — including in the Mediterranean — for action to defend American Liberty. —Mark Alexander |
IN TODAY’S DIGEST
- What Lies Ahead in Gaza
- Executive News Summary
- Students Blame Israel for Hamas Massacre
- Biden’s $6 Billion Iran Blunder
- What Is Israel Supposed to Do?
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FEATURED ANALYSIS
What Lies Ahead in Gaza
As Israel preps to take the ground fight to Hamas, the task before it is monumental.
Douglas Andrews
Perhaps the malign influence of Hamas, the terrorist group responsible for Saturday’s barbaric attack on Israel, is fairly localized. Today, after all, is the date on which the terrorist group’s former leader, Khaled Meshaal, called on Muslims “to stage global demonstrations in support of Palestinians on Friday, and urged Arabs in neighboring countries to take up arms against Israel.”
Or perhaps that malign influence will indeed spread. In the northern France city of Arras, a teacher was stabbed to death today by a knife-wielding assailant. According to witnesses, he shouted “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is greatest,” during the attack.
Meshaal, who led Hamas from 2004 to 2017 and now lives in the safety of nearby Qatar, called on the Islamic world to stage the protests. “[We must] head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday,” Meshaal said in a recorded statement sent to Reuters.
“Will there be jihad attacks in the U.S. and Europe tomorrow?” asks Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch. “It’s possible. The personnel are certainly in place. But the jihadis are smart enough not to interrupt their enemies when those enemies are in the process of making a mistake, and they know that the Biden regime will start pressuring Israel to make concessions soon, while violent jihad attacks in the U.S. could scare it off from applying that pressure. It’s more likely that simply by issuing this call, Meshaal is attempting to ‘strike terror in the enemies of Allah,’” as the Koran commands.
Spencer continues: “Meshaal specifically called on the governments and peoples of Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan to join the fight against Israel, characterizing their involvement as a duty. ‘Tribes of Jordan, sons of Jordan, brothers and sisters of Jordan … This is a moment of truth and the borders are close to you, you all know your responsibility.’”
Israel has a responsibility too, though, and that is to destroy the murderous jihadists who threaten its very existence. As Walter Block and Alan Futerman write in The Wall Street Journal:
A mob of Islamist Arabs incited by Jew-hatred entered the town and killed as many Jews as they could find. They went door to door, broke into the homes of their victims, and slaughtered innocent men, women and children. These gangs raped, mutilated and tortured them while screaming “Kill the Jews!”
That was 94 years ago, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 1929, in Hebron. The picture is essentially the same, only that then the Arab riots that included this massacre ended with 133 Jews murdered. This time, it is several times as many, and we don’t know the final figure.
Of course, there was no Jewish state back in 1929, so the attack was predicated on something other than Jewish oppression of the “Palestinians,” a term that isn’t nearly as ancient as it sounds but is nonetheless used to brand the Jews as occupiers.
Let’s be honest: The predicate for that nearly century-old massacre was the same as it ever was: Jew hatred. Which is why Block and Futerman say Israel has a “moral duty” to destroy Hamas. They continue: “This time, the triumph must be so thorough and conclusive that there will never be any other war for this country. Israel has a moral right to finish the job, and the West has a moral duty to support it. Let Israel do what it must to finish this war in the fastest way possible, with the minimum civilian and military casualties on its side.”
Minimizing civilian casualties will be a tall order. As will rescuing the 150 or so hostages being held by Hamas. The IDF has been dropping leaflets over Gaza, telling the inhabitants in the northern part of the territory to head south. But that’s the difference between a civilized people and a barbaric horde. Hamas has been telling the people of Gaza to stay put.
For perspective, let’s recall that the 2006 Gaza campaign began when terrorists captured a single Israeli Defense Forces corporal, Gilad Shalit. That fight lasted four months, during which time the IDF destroyed numerous enemy rocket positions but failed to recover Shalit. Israel ultimately brought him back home five years later, on October 18, 2011, as part of a prisoner swap, but remember: This was a single hostage. Now contrast that with the enormity of the present undertaking: searching for and rescuing some 150 hostages who are no doubt dispersed all throughout Gaza and likely somewhere below ground within the 300-mile network of deep tunnels that Hamas has built over the years.
Israel will also have to battle a mainstream media that invariably buys in to Hamas’s penchant for using women and children as human shields, and then parading their dead bodies toward the nearest Western news crew.
In addition, Israel must face the menace of Iran, which waits in the wings. “What is funny is that at a time when America is calling on parties for self restraint, it is allowing the criminals in the fake Zionist entity to kill women, children and civilians in Gaza,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
That part about killing women, children, and civilians is rich indeed. Hamas are both the aggressors and the butchers in this battle.
Amirabdollahian further warned, “If these organized war crimes that are committed by the Zionist entity don’t stop immediately, then we can imagine any possibility.”
Earlier this morning, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a one-word warning to Iran or any group considering whether to involve itself in the Hamas Israel war: “Don’t.”
“The Jews,” wrote the late, great historian Paul Johnson in his magisterial history of God’s chosen people, “are the most tenacious people in history. Hebron is there to prove it. It lies 20 miles south of Jerusalem, 3,000 feet up in the Judaean hills. … This is where the 4,000-year history of the Jews, in so far as it can be anchored in time and place, began.”
To the Israel-bashers on the Left who call the Jews “settlers” and “occupiers” of these ancient lands: You might try brushing up on your history.
Executive News Summary
Steve Scalise withdraws, Antony Blinken blinks, dude named “Woman of the Year,” and more.
Thomas Gallatin & Jordan Candler
Cross-Examination
- Scalise withdraws: On Thursday evening, following a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA) announced that he was withdrawing from the speakership race. In making the decision, Scalise observed that Republicans had yet to come together. That’s an understatement. He acknowledged that “there are still some people that have their own agendas,” but argued members need to “put their agendas on the side and focus on what this country needs.” While Scalise had won a Republican conference vote earlier in the week, the faction of Republicans who refused to vote for him was enough for him not to win the speakership. Jim Jordan (OH) remains in the race, but he too has members refusing to back him.
- Blinken blinks: Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Israel on Wednesday to express U.S. solidarity with Israel. In an interview with NBC News, Blinken was asked if Iran was involved in Hamas’s murderous terrorist attack against Israel. Rather than admit to the obvious and long-established history of Iran, the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism, supporting Hamas, Blinken hedged. “When it comes to this specific attack, in this moment, we don’t have direct evidence that Iran was involved in the attack, either in planning it or carrying it out,” he said. Clearly, Blinken was trying to deflect from growing and deserved criticism of the Biden administration’s waffling on $6 billion in Iran assets. Acknowledging Iran’s responsibility makes appeasement harder.
- Dude named “Woman of the Year”: Dylan Mulvaney, the “transgender”-identifying man whose sponsorship torpedoed Bud Light, was recently named “Woman of the Year” by Attitude Magazine. The magazine promotes the LGBTQ agenda, and therefore it comes as a shock to no one that Mulvaney would be celebrated. Anything a woman can do, a man pretending to be a woman can do better, right? In his acceptance speech, Mulvaney blasted “extremist media” and those who “don’t see me as a woman at all.” The science denier added that he especially appreciates the award because “no matter how hard I try or what I wear or what I say or what surgeries I get, I will never reach an acceptable version of womanhood by those hateful people’s standards.” Other than the hateful smear, he accurately recognizes that people who care about the truth will never accept his blatant lie about biological reality.
- At least one of them has an ounce of integrity: Democrat Representative Shri Thanedar (MI) was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) but announced his resignation from the organization on Thursday. Thanedar explained, “After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, which include the indiscriminate murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent men, women, and children, I can no longer associate with an organization unwilling to call out terrorism in all its forms.” Not only was the DSA unwilling to condemn Hamas’s murderous terrorism against innocent Israelis, but several chapters across the country held rallies in support of Hamas. “Sunday’s hate-filled and anti-semitic rally in New York City, promoted by the NYC-DSA, makes it impossible for me to continue my affiliation,” Thanedar noted. “I stand with Israel and its right to defend itself.”
- CT donates to Democrats: Recently, we noted that the popular evangelical magazine founded by the Reverend Billy Graham, Christianity Today, had been drifting left. Well, more evidence has come to light showing the scope of this leftist drift. From 2015 to 2022, nine employees from CT made political donations. Every one of those donations went to Democrats. One of those donating to Democrats was CEO Timothy Dalrymple, who gave $300 to failed Georgia Senate candidate Sarah Riggs Amico. To put things in perspective, Amico was no “Blue Dog” Democrat; rather, she is a radical leftist who called for abortion on demand “without exception” and wanted the Hyde Amendment, which bans tax dollars from funding abortions, to be repealed. Furthermore, Amico described herself as a “staunch LGBTQ ally” and promised to push for the Equality Act, which is a direct threat to religious freedom. As the old adage states, follow the money. What people willingly support with their money tells you what they really believe, and Christianity Today isn’t looking good.
Headlines
- White House prepares evacuation flights from Israel for U.S. nationals (Daily Wire)
- Over one million people ordered to evacuate from northern Gaza, UN says (Washington Examiner) | Hamas tells Gaza residents to defy evacuation order (Newsweek)
- Senior Hamas official admits Israel attacks had been planned for years under guise of governing Gaza (Fox News)
- Democrat Senator Bob Menendez accused of acting as a foreign agent in superseding indictment (Fox News)
- Former IRS contractor pleads guilty to leaking Trump tax returns (Just the News)
- Build Back Better? Mortgage rates hit 20-year high (PJ Media)
- Policy: Iran is also responsible (National Review)
- Humor: Bigfoot spotted near U.S. Capitol (Babylon Bee)
For more editors’ choice headlines, click here.
Students Blame Israel for Hamas Massacre
Leftist student groups at elite universities across the country are siding with the barbarians.
Brian Mark Weber
The barbaric attack by Hamas against Israel, and Israel’s forceful response, are stirring up powerful emotions across the globe. The American college campus is no exception, but the reactions there have taken a dark turn.
Students at colleges and universities across the country are openly and enthusiastically supporting the horrific and sickening acts perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli civilians. More than 30 student organizations at Harvard University blame Israel for the slaughter of some 1,300 of its people at the hands of Hamas.
A joint statement released by student groups there reads in part: “We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence. … The apartheid regime is the only one to blame.”
And that’s a mild version of the vitriol and complete disregard for human decency coming from these student groups. Students for Justice for Palestine, for example, called the slaughter of Israeli civilians a “win” and encouraged a day of resistance. The group referred to the United States and Canada as “turtle island,” a nod to the Native American term for North America.
SJP also instructs its leaders to reframe the conversation whenever they’re presented with factual information about Hamas and its atrocities.
Meanwhile, Harvard parents, professors, and many students are speaking out against these organizations, including former Harvard President Lawrence Summers, who wondered why there was radio silence coming from the same Harvard leadership that’s had no problem taking stances on important issues in the past such as the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter protests, and the war in Ukraine.
As Summers posted on X, “The silence from Harvard’s leadership, so far, coupled with a vocal and widely reported student groups’ statement blaming Israel solely, has allowed Harvard to appear at best neutral towards acts of terror against the Jewish state of Israel.”
Conversation and spirited discussion are a good and necessary thing, but evil must be called out for what it is.
An open letter from a growing list of Harvard faculty did just that: “Sometimes there is such a thing as evil, and it is incumbent upon educators and leaders to call it out, as they have with school shootings and terrorist attacks. It is imperative that our academic leadership, whose good faith we do not doubt, state this clearly and unequivocally.”
Eventually, the Harvard administration gave in to mounting pressure by releasing a statement from President Claudine Gay, which said: “As the events of recent days continue to reverberate, let there be no doubt that I condemn the terrorist atrocities perpetuated by Hamas. Such inhumanity is abhorrent, whatever one’s individual views of the origins of longstanding conflicts in the region. … While our students have the right to speak for themselves, no student group — not even 30 student groups — speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.”
The statement would have been fitting and appropriate had Gay not waited to find which way the political wind was blowing before taking a stance.
All this hateful rhetoric is troubling, but we shouldn’t be surprised. For years, parents have sent their children into the halls of academia to be brainwashed by anti-American, anti-Western, and anti-Israel professors who almost unanimously identify with the Democrat Party.
Once a laboratory for vigorous debate and the free expression of ideas, the academic world has created a culture in which students are encouraged to break up into various leftist identity groups, each making demands and shouting down anyone with an opposing viewpoint. The result is predictable.
Some of our so-called brightest minds have trouble thinking for themselves without any knowledge of history or current events. A few years back, some Portland State University students were ready to make cash donations to support Hamas, no questions asked.
As one Harvard doctoral student writes: “Not only have our fellow students failed to condemn this proto-genocide; they have justified and celebrated it. The authors and signatories of this statement, men and women with whom we share dormitories and libraries, have exposed themselves as worse than common anti-Semites. They are enthusiastic proponents of our slaughter, a vanguard of apologists for those who seek the extermination of the Jewish people.”
Today’s college graduates typically emerge with four years of leftist training in political activism and moral absolutism at the ready, and they enter society with the same narrow-minded and self-serving agenda. And some of them become members of Congress who can’t help but respond to the deaths of innocent people with political talking points.
It hasn’t been a good look for academia this week, but let’s hope the backlash leaves a lasting mark.
Biden’s $6 Billion Iran Blunder
This is yet another foreign policy disaster that can be laid directly at the Biden administration’s feet.
Emmy Griffin
Stroke victim and Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman put it perfectly when he said in a recent interview, “You all should need to know that America is not sending their best and brightest to Washington, DC.” Fetterman’s hilarious lack of self-awareness aside, when describing President Joe Biden and his foreign policy decisions, this statement takes on a heavy meaning.
Under Biden, the U.S. surrendered Afghanistan, stranding hundreds of Americans who are at the mercy of the Taliban and leaving behind billions of dollars in American weaponry. Because of his careless words and actions, Russia felt emboldened to invade Ukraine, and China sent a spy balloon floating across the continental U.S. along with ramping up threats to Taiwan.
Biden’s latest blunder occurred this past September 11, when his administration agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian assets as a ransom payment for hostages. This money, which was being held in South Korea, was to be delved out to non-government Iranians for humanitarian purposes — or at least that’s what was sold to the American public. But Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi immediately threw cold water on that by declaring those monies were Iranian funds and would be used however they saw fit.
After Saturday’s vicious attack by Hamas — an Iranian-backed terror group — against Israel, many believe Biden’s ill-advised decision played a role. Reportedly, none of this money has been touched, but its availability could definitely have contributed to the horrific attack.
“Because money is fungible,” explains National Review’s Andrew McCarthy, “once the Iranian regime knew it was there, on deposit with Qatar for the regime’s benefit, Iran was free to divert to terrorism-promotion other funds it would have had to spend on legitimate governmental purposes.”
Iran’s backing of these attacks has been confirmed — well, by everyone except intrepid Secretary of State Antony Blinken — and U.S. senators from both parties demanded that Biden refreeze those assets in the hopes that further aggression from the Iranian-backed jihadis is stymied. Lo and behold, news came yesterday that the U.S. and Qatar made a deal to disallow Iranian access to the money.
McCarthy, for one, is unconvinced, writing, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Indeed, Team Biden allowed the $6 billion to be transferred to Qatar — a known ally of Iran. The next question is if the Qataris put a time limit on this new denied access. In other words, how long is Qatar willing to help the U.S. over Iran? And what does “access” mean?
Finally, if the money is really refrozen, why is Congress working on legislation to refreeze it?
The violent incursion by Hamas terrorists this past weekend killed at least 1,300 Israelis and wounded thousands more. At least 27 Americans were killed in the attack, with more still missing or possibly dead.
This president treats foreign policy like a liberal cornucopia and assumes everyone thinks like a Western liberal. With Iran, his first mistake was to negotiate with this terror-funding regime, whose stated aims are to eradicate the state of Israel and the West at large. His second mistake was to wait until he was under bipartisan pressure to even pretend to refreeze the $6 billion. He is a weak and feeble president, and our country and its allies deserve better.
What Is Israel Supposed to Do?
When Hamas is dedicated to exterminating Jews, Israelis must defend themselves to the utmost.
Samantha Koch
The images and videos flooding social media over the last few days demonstrate a level of depravity incomprehensible to most of humankind. Even in war, there are rules and boundaries that are not crossed. Combatants should stay focused on the overall mission while also retaining humanity, not allowing the overall objective to be deterred by uncontrolled hate or allowing soldiers of war to turn into utter savages.
However, though unimaginable to most people, there are people who do not have such a line in the sand — at all. It’s a line that does not exist for terrorist groups like Hamas. Its jihadists have clearly demonstrated that there is no limit to what they will do to those they hate. There is also no level of reasoning that can be discussed to get them to see that there are certain behaviors and actions that should not exist beyond the animalistic survival tactics of hyenas — which can be excused for tearing into the flesh of their helpless prey and leaving their bloodied corpses behind due to being wild, unsophisticated animals.
The degree of hate that it takes for a human being to act in a way that goes beyond the barbarity of a non-domesticated animal is not something that happens naturally. It is hostility that is sewn into the heart of a person from the time they are born and repeatedly ingrained in everything they have access to throughout their childhood and into adulthood. It is meant to raise an individual to view a particular group as something lower than animals and to normalize the shedding of their own blood should it become necessary to achieve the greater goal of wiping out that other group of people.
There is no deprogramming for this mindset, and there is no level of threat from the other side that would deter them from their purpose.
So what are the citizens of Israel supposed to do when the objective of this hate isn’t just to weaken or control them but to exterminate them?
The most common knowledge of deep-seated Jew hatred is, of course, associated with Nazi Germany. Yet the malice toward these people has existed for far longer amongst every Arab population that surrounds Israel. There are some who have wanted nothing more than to decimate the area and vaporize every Jew existing within it since the reestablishment of its borders.
After Britain pulled its protection from the Jewish state in 1948, it took one day for the neighboring areas of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Transjordan, and Egypt to unleash the full force of their respective militaries against the Israelis. Since then, the attacks have been steady, and the Israeli people have come to expect that, every few years, at least one of their hostile neighbors will engage in a conflict, and lives will be lost.
However, the viciousness of this most recent invasion carried a new level of aggression and soulnessness. Rocket fire and distant bombings were not enough for this new wave of terrorists. Their intent was to make this attack against Israel personal. They gleaned joy from looking into the eyes of terrified young women as they assaulted their bodies, snuffed out their lives, and tossed them to the side like pieces of garbage.
On numerous occasions, they took the lives of their victims using slow, inhumane methods. While most carried guns, and bullets would suffice if needed, knives, axes, and even the garden tools owned by the residents they had cornered were used. The goal was to prolong their suffering while their horrified family members either watched in shock or lay in death beside them.
Reports of brutalized toddlers and dismembered babies, burned women and children, and entire families left massacred in their once-peaceful homes have left the world in utter disbelief.
Whereas media coverage often softens or hides the unpalatable actions of evil people, Hamas did not want the protection of the anti-Semitic leftists of the world to cover for them. In fact, many of them took the phones of their hostages and live-streamed their torture and death on their own social media accounts for all eyes to see, hoping to extend the pain to their Jewish relatives in other places.
They wanted their cruelty to be shared, unfiltered and uncensored.
Among the many false ideas surrounding the root cause of this attack, one of the most common misconceptions is that this is a war over territory; that the Palestinian people just want the land that they feel the Jewish people never had the right to inhabit in the first place.
But this is not a conflict over land. This is an inbred, ongoing war on a religion — and wars on religion do not stay within a set of borders, and they do not respect specific geographical areas.
The objective of this group, and those who share this animosity toward the Jews, is to annihilate the entire body of people from everywhere on the planet.
Which is why there can be no sit-down discussions about peace. It has been tried, and Hamas leaders, acting as the official governing body of Gaza, have made it clear that there is no amount of oil, land, or offerings that will dissuade them from their belief that Jewish people are a cancer that needs to be terminated.
As Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Islamist groups have made clear, the only satisfactory outcome will be total extinction of the Jewish people and, ultimately, anyone who praises a God other than Allah.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made something clear in his response to this attack: “Hamas will pay an unprecedented price. The enemy will receive a response they’ve never known before.”
It has come down to the undeniable truth — it’s either the Jews and their supporters, or the terrorists and theirs.
This is a conflict that has far surpassed the possibility of finding middle ground.
The Left’s Big Lie About Matthew Shepard Continues
The truth has been known for years, but Biden, Pelosi, and the media keep lying about his murder.
Nate Jackson
In October 1998, the nation was shocked by the horrific murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. Unfortunately, a big part of that shock was a disgusting and reprehensible lie meant to bolster the victimization narrative for homosexuals.
To no one’s surprise, Joe Biden retold that lie yesterday to mark the anniversary of Shepard’s death on October 12. Biden can’t tell the truth about himself, so why would he tell it about someone else?
“Twenty-five years ago today,” the president’s handlers posted on X, “Matthew Shepard lost his life to a brutal act of anti-gay hate and violence simply for being himself.” Biden then took credit where virtually none is due: “As Vice President, I had the honor of helping to enact the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which extended federal hate crimes laws to cover sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.”
It’s not just the past that’s a problem, but the future. “Our work will not be finished,” he added, “until we end the hate and violence that too many LGBTQI+ Americans continue to face.”
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi likewise marked the anniversary, lamenting Shepard’s murder “simply because he was gay.” The Associated Press featured a story about this “egregious hate crime that helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement over the ensuing years.”
As Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) proclaimed at the time, “Matthew Shepard is to gay rights what Emmett Till was to the civil rights movement.” Indeed, Democrats used his death to add protections for sexual orientation to all manner of civil rights laws, including new ones, as Biden mentioned, targeting so-called “hate crimes.” Shepard is interred at the National Cathedral to maximize his impact.
We wouldn’t wish Shepard’s manner of death on our worst enemies. He was brutally beaten and tortured by two men, tied to a post, and left for dead. Hours later and only by chance, he was found unconscious and transported to a hospital where he died six days later.
But the Left immediately made Shepard a martyr of the movement to normalize gays and lesbians, which has ballooned to today’s alphabet soup of the Rainbow Mafia. They claimed the two men spotted Shepard at the bar and targeted and killed him because he was homosexual.
It was a lie. A BIG lie.
The ugly truth is that Shepard and at least one of his killers had a homosexual relationship complicated by the purchase and sale of illicit drugs. The murder had nothing to do with homophobia, as Democrats and the Leftmedia have tirelessly repeated for a quarter-century.
It took 15 years for another homosexual man, investigative journalist Stephen Jimenez, to interview more than 100 people and publish a book titled, The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard. Ironically, Jimenez set out to further the martyrdom narrative and help write a play about Shepard. Instead, the undeniable facts led him to set the record straight.
Soon after the book was published, the UK Guardian reported in 2014: “Jimenez found that Matthew was addicted to and dealing crystal meth and had dabbled in heroin. He also took significant sexual risks and was being pimped alongside Aaron McKinney, one of his killers, with whom he’d had occasional sexual encounters. He was HIV positive at the time of his death.” McKinney intended to rob Shepard of thousands of dollars in drug money.
Police agreed with Jimenez’s findings. “Shepard’s sexual preference … certainly wasn’t the motive in the homicide,” police investigator Ben Fritzen told Jimenez. “What it came down to really is drugs and money.”
Jimenez realized that Shepard was no longer “the perfect poster boy for the gay-rights movement,” but he felt that “we owe Matthew and other young men like him the truth.”
Everyone is owed the truth, which is one big reason why the modern transgender movement descended from the LGB victimization narrative is so evil — because it’s based on the lie that someone can “change their gender” and that anyone who says otherwise is a cruel oppressor. But that’s another story.
Democrats and their army of Leftmedia “fact-checkers” seem incapable of telling the truth about Shepard — or much of anything else, for that matter — because doing so would undermine their agenda. Twenty-five years after the murder and a decade after the narrative was thoroughly debunked by one of their own, they’re still lying.
For those lies, the “good Catholic” Biden was, unsurprisingly, just endorsed by a number of Rainbow Mafia groups this week. After all, he unabashedly hung that garish “pride” flag from the White House back in June, and he’s constantly banging the drum for the “rights” of the supposedly oppressed.
“LGBTQ+ Americans are living in a state of emergency,” asserted Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson, “and the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration is needed now more than ever.”
Much as with the alarming murder rate of blacks by other blacks, homosexuals and “transgender” murder victims are often killed by other disturbed individuals in the same camp. There is not a modern KKK lynching blacks and gender-confused people. Their victimization because of race or orientation is largely a lie told for political gain.
Remember, we’re talking about perhaps the single most celebrated tiny minority in the history of humanity.
Shepard’s murder was a hate crime, as all murders are, and it ought to outrage all of us. But it wasn’t the hate crime leftists wanted everyone to believe, and people should be outraged and tell the truth.
Who Missed the Unfunny Late-Night Leftist Comics?
When the writers strike ended, the usual parade of unfunny Republican-trashing began.
Tim Graham
Conservatives and Republicans should be at the top of the list of people who enjoyed the writers strike over the summer. From May through September, the alleged comedians who are an important part of the Democrat messaging and morale machine were sidelined.
They missed the opportunity to wallow joyfully in Trump indictments and mock the first two presidential debates (and Donald Trump skipping them). So, when the strike ended, the usual parade of unfunny Republican-trashing began.
Don’t they mock the guy who’s president? Not much, because he’s a Democrat, and he’s still their hope against a second term for Trump. Joe Biden only comes up with old-fogey jokes, because that’s a safe topic. Even the Democrats think he’s too old for the job.
Typically, this was a Jimmy Kimmel joke, about Amazon: “Joe Biden spent his October Prime Day trying to figure out where the hell this woman Alexa who keeps yelling at him is hiding.”
But it’s much more common to make fun of the Republicans as a terrible mess.
When House Republicans took the step of nominating Rep. Steve Scalise (R.-La.) to be speaker, Kimmel joked they “took a break from fake-impeaching Joe Biden.” The result? “Scalise beat out Jim Jordan in a closed-door session and will now spend a night in the fantasy suite with Matt Gaetz to see how they hit it off.”
That’s a joke about off-screen sex on “The Bachelor.” Homosexual jokes are fine… when you’re making fun of those icky conservatives.
Over on CBS, Stephen Colbert summarized: “Congratulations, Steve. You are one step closer to having the worst job in the world. It’s just one rung below emptying the Porta-Potties at a chili cook-off.”
Kimmel even made fun of Scalise being shot on a softball field in 2017… because that was supposed to make him a leftist on gun control. “And when he recovered and came back to Congress, he knew that nothing like what happened to him should ever happen again. So as his first act, he introduced House Resolution 2481, that required all baseball players to carry AK-47s in their protective cups.”
If you think Kimmel would ever make fun of former Rep. Gabby Giffords after she was shot, you’re forgetting she’s a Democrat and became a massively celebrated advocate for gun control.
Stephen Colbert is welcoming the congressional Democrats to his show again to trash Republicans. Gun-grabbing young Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said, “It seems like they’re OK with kids being mowed down at their schools.” Colbert said nothing in reply.
Then Colbert welcomed recovering stroke sufferer Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) for a bucket of gush. He asked Fetterman, “I can see how being more empathetic might make you a better senator. And being public about the disability that you have is a good thing. But how does it feel to have your private health become public news?” After six weeks in office, Fetterman was gone for two months being treated for depression. Fetterman attacked Fox News, but all the Democrat journalists were biting their nails over his absence.
Colbert then praised his social media game (and the staffers who run it): “Is it awkward to be in the Capitol and then run into people that you have put up a devastating meme about, because you’ve got (an) excellent meme game? But then you have to see these people in the cafeteria!”
These comedians are trying to make up for lost time, trying to be the wind beneath the wings of the Democrats. They are certainly not attempting to please a general audience, like we’re living in the last century. To most people, they’re just unfunny hyperpartisans.
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The BIG Lies
“Twenty-five years ago today, Matthew Shepard lost his life to a brutal act of anti-gay hate and violence simply for being himself.” —Joe Biden
“A quarter-century ago today, the merciless torture and murder of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard — simply because he was gay — shocked and horrified so many across our nation.” —Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Lack of Self-Awareness Awards
“You all should need to know that America is not sending their best and brightest to Washington, DC.” —Senator John Fetterman (D-PA)
“Sometimes you literally just can’t believe, like, you know, these people are making the decisions that are, you know, determining the, the government here. It’s actually scary.” —John Fetterman
Hot Air
“It is a false choice to say that we either care about reducing the climate crisis or the economy. We can do both and we’re proving we can.” —Kamala Harris
Belly Laugh of the Day
“Thank God we have the steady leadership of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during this unthinkable time in our history. Their moral compass, their calm and empathy, are what we need in this time of crisis.” —Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff
For the Record
“When Joe Biden says ‘Don’t,’ not one bad guy in the entire world loses a second of sleep. Why would this barely cognizant, weak president, who routinely surrenders to the demands of America’s enemies, command any respect around the world? Even now, after everything we have witnessed over the past [few] days, he still refuses to secure our borders.” —Gary Bauer
“Anti-Zionism, which is so fashionable on our college campuses these days, is anti-Semitism. Israel is the homeland of the Jews. There are dozens of Muslim nations in the world, but there is only one Jewish nation. And for radical Islamic supremacists, that’s one too many.” —Gary Bauer
“The jihadists of Hamas (backed by the jihadists of Iran and the Hezbollah jihadists under Iran’s command on Israel’s Lebanese border) seek to achieve this objective not by the rules of Western warfare but by the Islamic scriptural command to terrorize their enemies. They are not ‘militants’ playing by Western rules. If you don’t unstintingly refer to them as jihadists, you will never understand why and how they fight. And you will never understand why crushing them, not accommodating them, is the only solution.” —Andrew McCarthy
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Over 78% of Russians Trust Putin, Nearly 75% Approve of President’s Work – Poll
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is trusted by more than 78% of Russians, and almost 75% approve of his job performance, a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) showed on Friday.
Source: Over 78% of Russians Trust Putin, Nearly 75% Approve of President’s Work – Poll
AWFUL! Nine Times Media Sympathized with Hamas Terrorists | Newsbusters
Beginning on the very first day of the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel there were actual attempts to sympathize with Hamas in the American media.
From MSNBC’s Ali Velshi demanding that the barbaric acts need to be looked at with “nuance” to a CNN guest actually blaming Israel for their years of “Apartheid” rule to a CBS correspondent praising Hamas’s leaders: “What they lack in fire power, they make up for in ideology and sheer determination,” the following the nine worst moments of hosts, anchors and reporters sympathizing with Hamas in the wake of the worst terror attack since 9/11:
1. Velshi: There’s “Nuance” to Terrorist Attacks Against Israel
“We’ve had a lot of statements from Americans, mostly Republicans this morning, but some Democrats, it’s a bit boilerplate. ‘Israel is our greatest ally. The only democracy in the Middle East. Our strongest ally, we must stand with Israel.’ There’s no nuance or recognition of anything that’s been going on. Let alone — the only thing Americans are worried about these days are these so-called judicial reforms going on in Israel, which have led to hundreds of thousands of people protesting on the streets, but lots of Palestinians have said to me, boy they wish those same Israelis who were out there protesting the so-called judicial reforms would be protesting Israel’s inhumane treatment of the Palestinians who live under Israeli occupation. But that’s just not something that’s happening.”
— Host Ali Velshi on MSNBC’s Velshi, October 7.
2. LA Times Reporter or Hamas Propagandist?
“The only source for ‘Hamas beheaded babies’ appears to be the Israeli military, which is widely known to spread lies and disinformation. Journalists, this is the fog of war. You’ll be seeing all sorts of claims. Don’t amplify unverified, sensational info.”
— October 10 tweet by Los Angeles Times investigative reporter Adam Elmahrek.
3. Hamas Has No Choice But To Use Military Force
“It would be very naive to just simply say every Palestinian agrees with what Hamas is doing. But Hamas is saying, well, if nobody is able to defend, what is happening for Palestinians in the west bank or east Jerusalem, with the home demolitions, the arrests, the children being killed, the desecration of holy sites, if they’re unable to do that, then we only have the ability to do it with military might and crude weapons and military.”
— MSNBC Host Ayman Mohyeldin on MSNBC’s Velshi, October 7
4. CNN Welcomes Palestinian Propagandist
“I think Hamas mainly attacked military establishments, military installations, and most of the people there, they have arrested and taken as war prisoners are military people. I do not accept attacking any civilian. I do not accept that Israelis attack our civilians. But look at what Israeli planes are doing now in Gaza. They are bombarding houses. They are bringing down to earth and you’ve shown that on your screen, whole apartments, whole buildings, high-rise buildings are brought down to the ground and we already are reporting — receiving reports about families who are killed.”
— Palestinian National Initiative leader Mustafa Barghouti on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, October 8.
5. CBS Hypes Hamas’s “Sheer Determination”
“Over the years I’ve made frequent trips to Gaza and have spoken with several Hamas leaders and, you know, they know their military capabilities are no match for Israel’s enormous fire power. But what they lack in fire power, they make up for in ideology and sheer determination. That resolve despite the odds may be what caught Israel so off guard…The leader of Hamas military-wing, Mohammad Deif, one of the self-declared masterminds of this weekend’s attacks, said it was in response to recent Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque known to the Jews as the Temple Mount. Deif also said it was for the detention of Palestinians in Israeli jails and he said it was so Israel could understand its quote ‘time of rampaging without accountability has ended.’”
— Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab on CBS Mornings, October 10.
6. Israel’s Response Just Going to Create “More Divisions”
“There’s a real danger here that, in Israel’s need and desire and right to respond to what happened there, the danger is that it — it creates more divisions, that it separates people who have formed relationships and bonds, and it makes the chances of any lasting peace almost impossible to think of now. We’re all talking about war. No one is any longer talking about peace.”
— Correspondent Ian Pannell on ABC’s Good Morning America, October 11.
7. Israel Targeting Hamas Leaders…“But At What Cost?”
“In Gaza, it’s the youngest who are paying the ultimate price. Tiny bodies covered in blood as exhausted doctors try to save their lives. Israel says it’s targeting Hamas leaders, but at what cost? The death toll in the besieged Palestinian territory has surged past 1,000 in just five days, and on nearly every street, scenes of anguish as rescue workers gathered the remains of the dead. The sorrow here is so intense this woman collapses to the ground.”
— Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab on CBS Mornings, October 12.
8. Israel Is Guilty Of Decades of Occupation and Apartheid
“Of course we have heard from regional voices, we have heard from international rights groups and human rights organizations who have said that, while this attack was deplorable, and deeply unprecedented, it did not happen in a vacuum. This has come after decades of what Hamas and other Palestinians view to be occupation of Palestinian territory. It comes after decades of violation of Palestinian rights and decades of which is where the rights groups and U.N. Human rights experts have characterized as policies and practices which amount to apartheid.”
— CNN International reporter Nada Bashir on CNN Tonight, October 9.
9. Don’t Make This About Good Guys vs. Bad Guys, Let’s “Look At The Bigger Picture”
“Politicians think they can just ignore the context in which all of this is happening: the fact that Israel is an occupying power, the fact that Israel has violated international law as well as Palestinian rights…The fact is, there’s an entire people who are living under the boot of the Israeli Army. They don’t want to do that anymore. And they, you know, they’ve tried everything, even this statement from Hamas. And I really want to caution your viewers not to be dragged into the good guy vs bad guy equation. We have to look at the bigger picture.”
— Palestinian political analyst Nour Odeh on MSNBC’s Velshi, October 8.
Source: AWFUL! Nine Times Media Sympathized with Hamas Terrorists
FYI: Weekly News Show: Israel-Hamas War Explained For Kids
This week the team investigate the events leading up to the war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Plus Aneeshwar has a special report from the Arctic and Jeriah celebrates Black History Month by leading the Great Big Assembly. #fyi #hamas #israel #skynews
Source: FYI: Weekly News Show: Israel-Hamas War Explained For Kids
Did Anyone Miss the Unfunny Late-Night Leftist TV ‘Comics’? | The Daily Signal.
Conservatives and Republicans should be at the top of the list of people who enjoyed the writers strike over the summer. From May through September, the alleged comedians who are an important part of the Democrats’ messaging and morale machine were sidelined.
They missed the opportunity to wallow joyfully in Trump indictments and mock the first two presidential debates (and Donald Trump skipping them). So, when the strike ended, the usual parade of unfunny Republican-trashing began.
Don’t they mock the guy who’s president? Not much, because he’s a Democrat, and he’s still their hope against a second term for Trump. Joe Biden only comes up with old-fogey jokes, because that’s a safe topic. Even the Democrats think he’s too old for the job.
Typically, this was a Jimmy Kimmel joke, about Amazon: “Joe Biden spent his October Prime Day trying to figure out where the hell this woman Alexa who keeps yelling at him is hiding.”
But it’s much more common to make fun of the Republicans as a terrible mess.
When House Republicans took the step of nominating Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., to be House speaker, Kimmel joked they “took a break from fake-impeaching Joe Biden.” The result? “Scalise beat out Jim Jordan in a closed-door session and will now spend a night in the fantasy suite with Matt Gaetz to see how they hit it off.”
That’s a joke about off-screen sex on “The Bachelor.” Homosexual jokes are fine … when you’re making fun of those icky conservatives.
Over on CBS, Stephen Colbert summarized: “Congratulations, Steve. You are one step closer to having the worst job in the world. It’s just one rung below emptying the port-a-potties at a chili cook-off.”
Kimmel even made fun of Scalise being shot on a softball field in 2017 … because that was supposed to make him a leftist on gun control. “And when he recovered and came back to Congress, he knew that nothing like what happened to him should ever happen again. So, as his first act, he introduced House Resolution 2481, that required all baseball players to carry AK-47s in their protective cups.”
If you think Kimmel would ever make fun of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., after she was shot, you’re forgetting she’s a Democrat and became a massively celebrated advocate for gun control.
Colbert is welcoming the congressional Democrats to his show again to trash Republicans. Gun-grabbing young Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., said, “It seems like they’re OK with kids being mowed down at their schools.” Colbert said nothing in reply.
Then Colbert welcomed recovering stroke sufferer Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., for a bucket of gush. He asked Fetterman, “I can see how being more empathetic might make you a better senator. And being public about the disability that you have is a good thing. But how does it feel to have your private health become public news?”
After six weeks in office, Fetterman was gone for two months being treated for depression. Fetterman attacked Fox News, but all the Democrat journalists were biting their nails over his absence.
Colbert then praised his social media game (and the staffers who run it): “Is it awkward to be in the Capitol and then run into people that you have put up a devastating meme about, because you’ve got [an] excellent meme game? But then you have to see these people in the cafeteria!”
These comedians are trying to make up for lost time, trying to be the wind beneath the wings of the Democrats. They are certainly not attempting to please a general audience, like we’re living in the last century. To most people, they’re just unfunny hyperpartisans.
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Israel invading Gaza could escalate the war into a larger regional conflict, experts say | Business Insider
- Israel’s invasion of Gaza could turn the war into a regional conflict, experts said.
- “Escalations have a way of taking life on their own,” a retired US Army colonel told Insider.
- Dale Buckner said Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, and the US could be sucked in.
Israel’s invasion of Gaza could escalate the war into a full-blown regional conflict, military analysts said.
“The trigger in our minds for all the dominoes to fall is for Israel to cross into Gaza,” Dale Buckner, retired US Army colonel and CEO of the global security firm Global Guardian, told Insider.
“If Israel makes the decision that it’s going to attack Gaza in some shape or form — whether that’s from sea, air, or ground — then this escalates materially because now you have all the different cells that Iran backs throughout the region,” he said.
Over the weekend, Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack on Israel. Israel said 1,300 people were killed and more than 100 people were taken hostage.
On Sunday, Israel declared a state of war and a day later announced a “complete siege” of Gaza. Israel’s retaliations have left more than 1,500 people dead as of Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Late on Thursday, Israel said that civilians living in northern Gaza needed to evacuate the area within 24 hours, suggesting that a large-scale attack could be imminent.
Buckner pointed to signs of escalations across Israel’s borders that could tilt a possible Israeli-Hamas war into a regional conflict.
In the north, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets and shells against Israeli positions on Sunday in a contested region along the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
While in the south, Israeli forces have bombed the crossings of food, medicine, and fuel deliveries from Egypt into Gaza.
Having served as a US Army veteran for 24 years, Buckner said he knows “these escalations have a way of taking life on their own, and that’s the risk here.”
Israel’s incursion into Gaza could create a “domino effect” that triggers all its neighbors in the region to join the conflict, Buckner said.
Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Arab Gulf States Institute, made a similar point to The Washington Post.
“This could easily get out of control,” he told the newspaper, adding: “Everything is in place for a cascading series of events that will culminate in Israel attacking Iran.”
Meanwhile, Amichai Magen, a visiting fellow in Israel studies at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, told ABC7 News that Iran could easily react.
“If Iran concludes that it is about to lose its southern proxy in Gaza, that Israel will eliminate or severely degrade Hamas in Gaza, it may very well open a second front against Israel in the north using Hezbollah and various proxies that it has built in Syria, even in Iraq and Yemen with Houthis,” he said.
“This is potentially a very dangerous multi-front conflict that we may be facing over the next few days and weeks,” Magen added.
The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Mediterranean, meanwhile, can be seen as a message from the US to Iran and others in the region, Buckner said.
“We’re seeing a modern aircraft carrier that’s already placed itself in the Mediterranean within striking distance. I think that’s messaging directly to Iran and others that we are there and will engage if required,” he said.
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Source: Israel invading Gaza could escalate the war into a larger regional conflict, experts say
New York AG Letitia James claims she’s not out to get Trump, but her actions say otherwise
It’s not a stretch to say that the attorney general’s seething hatred for the former president serves as the Id of the increasingly woke neo-Marxist Democratic Party, and that same level of vitriol extends to pro-life New Yorkers.
Source: New York AG Letitia James claims she’s not out to get Trump, but her actions say otherwise
BREAKING: Five White House Employees Involved in Biden’s Stolen Classified Docs Case – Biden Lied About Timeline! | The Gateway Pundit
The House Oversight Committee this week revealed that five White House employees were involved in Biden’s stolen classified documents case.
Joe Biden STOLE SCIF-designated classified documents and improperly stored them at the Penn Biden Center.
Biden also stored classified documents in his garage next to his Corvette where his son Hunter had access to the sensitive materials.
Nine boxes of documents were taken from Joe Biden’s lawyer’s Boston office and we have no idea what is in those boxes because the National Archives is covering up for Biden.
Joe Biden also withheld information from the Senate Intel Committee.
Recall that it was reported that Joe Biden’s attorney first discovered “Obama-Biden administration documents in a locked closet while packing files as they prepare to close out Biden’s office in the Penn Biden Center” in November 2022.
This timeline presented by Biden’s attorney is of course a lie.
Joe Biden’s former assistant as Vice President, Kathy Chung, in April testified to the House Oversight Committee about the mishandling of classified documents by Biden since his time as Vice President.
Chung testified that White House Counsel Dana Remus tasked her with retrieving boxes of classified documents from Penn Biden Center as early as May 2022.
Joe Biden knew about his own classified documents scandal brewing long before he directed his DOJ to raid Mar-a-Lago – the timeline actually goes back to March 2021.
According to new information released by the House Oversight Committee, Joe Biden lied about the timeline. Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations, went to Penn Biden Center to take inventory of President Biden’s documents and materials on March 18, 2021.
Biden lied by omission!
“We have discovered new information about the number of White House employees involved in President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents,” the House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday.
“President Biden’s attorney stated that the discovery of classified documents at Penn Biden Center occurred on November 2, 2022.” they said.
“Our Committee has developed evidence showing the timeline of relevant events began in 2021 and involved at least five White House employees,” the Republican-led Committee said.
“President Biden and his legal team omitted months of communications, planning, and coordinating among multiple White House officials, a former VP staffer, Penn Biden Center employees, and President Biden’s personal attorneys to retrieve the boxes containing classified materials.” the Oversight said. “There is no reasonable explanation as to why this many White House employees and lawyers were so concerned with retrieving boxes they reportedly believed contained only personal documents and materials.”
“The Committee has obtained information that contradicts important details from the White House’s and President Biden’s personal attorney’s statement about the discovery of documents at Penn Biden Center, including the location and security of the classified documents,” The Oversight Committee said in a letter addressed to White House Counsel Edward Siskel.
The Committee continued,” The Committee has also learned that one of your predecessors as White House Counsel , Ms. Dana Remus, and other White House employees were central figures in the early stages of coordinating the organizing, moving, and removing of boxes that were later found to contain classified materials.”
The Oversight cited Biden’s recent two-day interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur and said Biden should be fully transparent about the timeline and discovery of classified materials.
Joe Biden’s scandal spokesman Ian Sams on Monday said Biden has spent the last two days with Special Counsel Robert Hur about his handling of stolen classified documents.
“The President has been interviewed as part of the investigation being led by Special Counsel Robert Hur. The voluntary interview was conducted at the White House over two days, Sunday and Monday, and concluded Monday. As we have said from the beginning, the President and the White House are cooperating with this investigation, and as it has been appropriate, we have provided relevant updates publicly, being as transparent as we can consistent with protecting and preserving the integrity of the investigation. We would refer other questions to the Justice Department at this time,” a statement from Ian Sams read.
Did Biden come clean about the timeline to Robert Hur? Or did Joe Biden lie to the Special Counsel?
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Hamas vs. The Canaanites: Same Kind of Evil? | with Dr. Paul Copan | Cross Examined
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How can you negotiate with people who are intent on your destruction and are even willing to commit demonic acts to do so? The world watched in horror as the terrorist organization, Hamas, carried out the brutal attacks against innocent and defenseless Israeli citizens this past weekend, mercilessly slaughtering entire families, raping women, and dismembering young infants and children. Can these heinous crimes that we’ve witnessed offer any insight as to why God ordered the “utter destruction” of the enemies of Old Testament Israel?
In light of the recent terror attacks in Israel, Dr. Paul Copan sits down with Frank to reflect on this centuries old conflict and how it relates to some of the events that took place in the Old Testament. Paul will also talk more about his latest book, ‘Is God a Vindictive Bully: Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments,’ which was written to help Christians better understand the biblical and historical backdrop of the hostility between Israel and the surrounding nations. During the episode, Paul and Frank answer questions like:
- Why won’t Palestinians make peace with Israel?
- Why would God order people groups to be killed in the Old Testament? Isn’t that ‘ethnic cleansing?’
- What’s going on with Frank’s Israel trip that was planned for November?
- What are imprecatory prayers and what do they reveal about the human condition and the nature of God?
- How long did God wait before He brought judgment to Israel’s enemies?
In the words of New Testament scholar, N.T. Wright, “If God is not wrathful, then He is not loving.” As Christians, we should pray for the peace and safety of Israel, pray for the innocent civilians caught in the middle of the war(s), and pray for the salvation of those involved in these attacks. But if God is truly as loving and as just as the Bible describes Him, can He allow such wickedness and evil to go unpunished for those who don’t repent? Absolutely not!
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Ilhan Omar Wakes Up Early To See What Presents She Got For Global Day Of Jihad | Babylon Bee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Representative Ilhan Omar woke up extra early Friday so she could rush downstairs to see what presents she got for the Global Day of Jihad before anyone else got up.
“Hurry up!” she called to her brother. “The Global Day of Jihad only comes once a year, sleepyhead!”
Sources say the congresswoman was hoping for a good gift since she had been a good antisemite all year, and left out plenty of hummus for jolly old Durka Claus.
To her delight, carefully nestled under her Palestinian flag were several presents wrapped in plain brown wrapping paper topped with red bows representing the blood of her enemies. She tore through them greedily, delighted to see that she had not been forgotten this October 13th.
“Wow! A real improvised explosive device! Gee, thanks, Durka Claus!” she shouted giddily. “This is the best Global Day of Jihad ever!”
Later, fellow squad member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Ilhan Omar in tears because she hadn’t received any presents, only a threatening note admonishing her for being an infidel.
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Jamie Dimon warns of the ‘most dangerous time’ for the world in decades, sounding the alarm on wars, soaring debt, and the Fed | Business Insider
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sounded the alarm on a series of risks looming over global markets.
- “This may be the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades,” he said.
- Dimon pointed to geopolitical turmoil, the Fed’s quantitative tightening, and soaring debts.
As headwinds keep stacking up against global markets, investors might be operating in the most unstable period in recent memory, according to the CEO of the world’s largest bank.
“This may be the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades,” Jamie Dimon said in a JPMorgan earnings press release. “While we hope for the best, we prepare the Firm for a broad range of outcomes so we can consistently deliver for clients no matter the environment.”
He listed a series of risks looming over markets. For example, Dimon warned that the Federal Reserve‘s quantitative tightening campaign had unclear long-term consequences.
The strategy, where the Fed reduces liquidity by not reinvesting the proceeds from matured assets on its portfolio, has been implemented only once before — it was cut short in 2019, as banking reserves were being drained.
QT’s timing today is made worse by regulators looking to tighten capital requirements on lenders, Dimon said, limiting the economy’s “market-making capabilities.”
That’s as international policymakers have proposed that banks increase the amount of capital they must hold, in order to avoid a repeat of the Silicon Valley Bank failure that caused wide-spread sector stress last March.
Dimon also reiterated concerns of higher interest rates to come, having previously noted 7% levels as a real possibility. That’s as consistent labor market tightness and history’s largest peacetime fiscal deficits run the risk of higher inflation.
Added to that is growing US debt, which has drawn increasing criticism for its potential to worsen interest rates and eventually lead to fallout, if left unchecked.
Uncertainty will also grow due to rising geopolitical friction, Dimon said, with both the Ukraine and Israeli conflicts adding to pressure on energy and food markets, global trade, and international tensions.
Despite Dimon’s concerns, JPMorgan’s reported strong third-quarter results, helped by higher interest rates and its acquisition of First Republic Bank earlier this year.
“The Firm delivered another quarter of solid results, generating net income of $13.2 billion and an ROTCE of 22%—although, we acknowledge that these results benefit from our over-earning on both net interest income and below normal credit costs, both of which will normalize over time,” Dimon wrote.
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