Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion
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Story by Associated Press ^
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JERUSALEM — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Israel’s aggressive expansion in the West Bank reflects the settler community’s
strong influence in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the most religious and nationalist in the country’s history. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a settler himself, has turbocharged the policy of expansion, seizing new authorities over settlement development and saying he aims to solidify Israel’s hold on the...
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Convicted Felon Hunter Biden Sits in on West Wing Meetings with President
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Breitbart ^
| 07/02/2024 | Joel B Pollack
Hunter Biden, 54, the president’s son, who was recently convicted of three gun-related felonies, is reportedly sitting in on meetings with his father in the West Wing, as the Biden family tries to manage the fallout of last week’s debate. The
New York Post reported Tuesday: First son Hunter Biden has been joining West Wing meetings with his father since President Biden returned to the White House on Monday — as the oldest-ever sitting president resists calls from fellow Democrats to step aside, The Post has confirmed.
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Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push
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Associated Presstit ^
| June 28, 2024 | Associated Presstitu
Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. Russia took advantage of its edge in firepower amid delays in U.S. aid to scale up attacks in several
areas along the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front. Relatively small units are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak spots, potentially setting the stage for a more ambitious push. Meanwhile, Russia has made incremental but steady advances in the Donetsk region, including around the strategic hilltop town of Chasiv Yar, a gateway...
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West Virginia couple allegedly used adopted Black children as ‘slaves’
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WTRF ^
| 6/27/24 | AP
A couple arrested after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed at their West Virginia home are set for trial later this year on charges that a judge said involved their use as “slaves.” Donald
Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather face trial later this year after they were arraigned on 16 counts each accusing them of civil rights violations, human trafficking, forced labor, gross child neglect and falsifying an application seeking a public defender. All but one of the counts are felonies.
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Zelensky’s Formidable Task: Keeping the West and His Citizens On Board
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The Wall Street Journal ^
| June 26, 2024 | Ian Lovett and Laurence Norman
KYIV—Ukraine’s battle-weary troops are desperate for reinforcements. Civilians
want to keep up the fight but are less eager to pick up rifles. The West is dangling membership in political and military blocs and feeding military aid but not enough for a breakthrough. As Russia’s invasion enters a third summer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is juggling competing domestic and international priorities even as Ukrainians and their Western allies agree: Russia can’t be allowed to win. On Tuesday, Ukraine officially began negotiations to join the European Union, a symbolic step toward the West, and a small victory for Zelensky. Still, EU accession...
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Why Japan won’t repeat the West’s mistakes on immigration: You must follow the rules to stay — and those who do not are welcome to leave
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The Spectator ^
| 06/26/2024 | Olivia Jia
Japan has become another piece of fodder for the West’s culture wars. After
a recent visit with his family, talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel praised the country for its clean toilets and lack of litter, only to be lambasted by right-wing pundits such as Ben Shapiro, who accused the comedian of having leftist beliefs that are completely at odds with what makes Japanese society so safe and orderly. Namely, Shapiro argued, Japan is a closed-off nation, unpersuaded by arguments to allow mass migration, and its homogeneity and “unique culture,” along with a strict legal system, help…Japan has become another piece of...
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White West Virginia couple forced their adopted black children to work as slaves and live in barn
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Daily Mail UK ^
| June 25, 2024 | Alexa Cimino
A wealthy white West Virginia couple have been accused of forcing their adopted black children to work as slaves and live inside a locked barn. Donald
Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62 of Charleston, West Virginia, plead not guilty on Tuesday to multiple new charges after their kids were found locked in a dilapidated shed after allegedly laboring on the surrounding farmland. The judge presiding over the case said the couple targeted their five kids - aged 16, 14, 11, nine, and six - because of their race and they were 'used basically as slaves.' According to the...
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‘Fatties for Palestine’ is a new low for the narcissistic, woke West
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The Telegraph ^
| 6/13/2024 | Tom Slater
After a prolonged, deafening silence, the fat community has finally taken a stand on Gaza. Introducing “Fatties for a Free Palestine”, the latest woke social-media trend to take the Middle East’s most intractable, awful conflict and reduce it to a fashion statement. This
is the brainchild of Hannah Moushabeck, a Palestinian American author and activist, in collaboration with designer Phoebe Wahl and a lifestyle blog called Fat Girl Flow. Essentially, it looks like a t-shirt design with pretensions to being a political movement. For $39 you can get your hands on a standard or a cropped tee, emblazoned with “Fatties...
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US condemns ‘shocking’ video of Palestinian tied to hood of army car in West Bank
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The Times of Israel ^
| JUNE 24, 2024 | JACOB MAGID
WASHINGTON — The US condemns the “shocking” video of a wounded Palestinian tied to the hood of a military vehicle by IDF soldiers in the West Bank over the weekend. “This
practice is absolutely unacceptable. Humans should never be used as human shields. The IDF should swiftly investigate what happened and hold people accountable,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says, when asked about the clip during a press briefing.
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Drone attack causes damage to vessel west of Yemen's Hodeidah
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Reuters ^
| 6-22-24 | Reuters
A drone attack caused damage to a merchant vessel 65 nautical miles west of Yemen's Hodeidah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday. "All crew members are reported safe, and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of call," UKMTO said in an
advisory note. In a separate note, Ambrey identified the vessel as a "Liberia-flagged fully cellular container ship", without providing its name. It said no injuries were reported.
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'Denazification' must be implemented in Gaza and the West Bank if we are ever going to see real peace
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Israel Hayom ^
| 6/23/24 | Zina Rakhamilova
With the current Palestinian opinion polls, any idea of a realistic "day after" plan must address the radical and Islamist elements of Palestinian society. It
has been eight and a half months into the war between Israel and Hamas, and we have seen 105 hostages released, seven hostages rescued and most of the Hamas battalions destroyed by IDF forces. There is much debate on whether or not the military campaign against the Gaza-run terror group has been "successful", yet the question nobody seems to have an answer to is what happens the day after. How do we truly eradicate Hamas...
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‘Let us leave’: United Methodist churches still blocked from disaffiliating in Alabama-West Florida Conference
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AL.com ^
| June 18, 2024 | Greg Garrison
Delegates from United Methodist churches that voted to leave the denomination but have been blocked from disaffiliating spoke up in frustration on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. A group of 44 churches that wanted to disaffiliate had sued the conference and appealed
to the Alabama Supreme Court, which ruled it is a matter that must be decided by the church, not secular courts.
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Cornel West Campaign Submits “Double the Required Number” of Signatures for Michigan Ballot Access
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Independent Political Report ^
| June 20, 2024 | Jordan Willow Evans
Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West announced on Thursday that his campaign submitted enough signatures to put him and his running mate, Melina Abdullah, on the Michigan state ballot this year. According
to a press release by the campaign on Thursday, West submitted signatures that his campaign described as “exceeding double the required number” to the Michigan Secretary of State’s office this week to appear on the ballot as an independent. The campaign did not specify the exact number of signatures submitted. Information provided by the Michigan Department of State indicates that to qualify for the ballot as a candidate...
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THE BBC: West provoked Ukraine war, Nigel Farage says
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BBC ^
| June 21 | BBC
Nigel Farage has said the West "provoked" Russia's invasion of Ukraine by expanding the European Union and Nato military alliance eastwards. The
Reform UK leader told the BBC that "of course" the war was President Vladimir Putin's fault. But he added that the expansion of the EU and Nato gave him a "reason" to tell the Russian people "they're coming for us again". In an interview with the BBC's Nick Robinson, Mr Farage was challenged over his judgement and past statements, including when he named Russian President Vladimir Putin as the world leader he most admired in 2014. "I said...
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West provoked Ukraine war, Nigel Farage says
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Yahoo News ^
| 6/21/24 | Becky Morton
Nigel Farage has said the West "provoked" Russia's invasion of Ukraine by expanding the European Union and Nato military alliance eastwards. But
he added that the expansion of the EU and Nato gave him a "reason" to tell the Russian people "they're coming for us again". In an interview with the BBC's Nick Robinson, Mr Farage was challenged over his judgement and past statements, including when he named Russian President Vladimir Putin as the world leader he most admired in 2014."I said I disliked him as a person, but admired him as a political operator because he's managed to take...
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The West’s War on Critical Thinking
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American Thinker ^
| 20 Jun, 2024 | J.B. Shurk
The human mind is now the primary focus of global military planners. Nobody
enjoys being manipulated. I have never met anyone who remarked, “I’m so glad people cleverer than I tricked me into doing what they wanted.” Yet we are all bombarded each day with messages from people and institutions vying to shape our thoughts and control our behaviors. Television commercials push us to buy certain products. Politicians describe domestic and foreign threats in such ways that only they can provide necessary solutions. Religious leaders choose which doctrines of their faiths must be diligently observed and which ones can be...
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Removal of gray wolves from US West wreaked havoc on ecosystem: Study
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The Hill ^
| 06/19/2024 | SHARON UDASIN
The historic removal of gray wolves from the U.S. West facilitated the rise of mid-ranking predators across the region, wreaking havoc on historical ecosystem dynamics, a new study has found. Yet
just how much havoc — both to their immediate prey and much farther down the line — remains unclear due to a dearth of data, according to the study, published Wednesday in BioScience. The disappearance of wolves particularly led to a spike in elk populations, which then damaged plant communities through overgrazing, per the study. Also of note was an upswing in medium-sized carnivores like coyotes that threaten smaller...
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Watch: female Palestinian-Hamas terrorist explains how Palestinian Muslims took to the streets of Gaza and the West Bank to celebrate the London bombings on July 7 2005
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LizaRosen ^
| June 18, 2024
Watch: female Palestinian-Hamas terrorist explains how Palestinian Muslims took to the streets of Gaza and the West Bank to celebrate the London bombings on July 7 2005As the death toll in London rose, the Palestinians' celebrations became wilder. According
to her non-Muslim… pic.twitter.com/jTrQro4YhV— Liza Rosen (@LizaRosen0000) June 18, 2024
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Zuppardi’s Apizza celebrates 90 years in business in West Haven
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WTNH Television ^
| 06/17/24 | Bailey Wright
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A West Haven staple is turning 90-years-old this week.Zuppardi’s Apizza will celebrate their 90th business birthday on Monday with an anniversary party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 179 Union Ave. restaurant.
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New York times Nicholas Kristof "What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?"
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New York times ^
| 15th June 2024 | Nicholas Kristof
As Democrats make their case to voters around the country this fall, one challenge is that some of the bluest parts of the country — cities on the West Coast — are a mess. Centrist
voters can reasonably ask: Why put liberals in charge nationally when the places where they have greatest control are plagued by homelessness, crime and dysfunction? I’ll try to answer that question in a moment, but liberals like me do need to face the painful fact that something has gone badly wrong where we’re in charge, from San Diego to Seattle. ...the truth is that too...
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