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  • Jewish Republican Lee Zeldin Accepts Arabs’ Endorsement for Trump in New York

    10/31/2024 1:21:16 PM PDT · by libstripper · 3 replies
    Breitbart ^ | Oct. 31, 2024 | Joel Polack
    Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), one of the most prominent pro-Israel politicians in America, accepted the endorsement of several Arab American leaders for former President Donald Trump in New York City on Thursday. * * * But the Trump campaign appears to be pulling off one of the most remarkable political feats in recent memory: uniting pro-Israel conservatives with Arab and Muslim voters around a shared belief that only Trump can bring peace to the Middle East. They may believe that for different reasons. Jews and evangelical Christians, citing Trump’s outstanding record on Israel in his first term, believe that...
  • Former President Bill Clinton calls out ‘young Arab Americans’ and defends Israel at appearance in swing state-Michigan

    10/31/2024 11:35:01 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 21 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/31/2024 | Olivia Land
    A frail-looking Bill Clinton called out “young Arab Americans” in a hoarse defense of Israel’s deadly war against Hamas in Gaza during a stump speech in Michigan — a swing state with a large Arab population, which has made Israel policy a major issue. “The hardest issue here in Michigan is the Middle East,” Clinton, 78, shakily told the crowd at a “Souls to the Polls” event in Muskegon Heights in western Michigan Wednesday morning, according to Michigan Live. “I understand why young Palestinians and Arab Americans here in Michigan think too many people have died. I get that,” he...
  • Ballot allegedly cast by Chinese non-U.S. citizen in Ann Arbor likely to count

    10/31/2024 10:30:52 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 21 replies
    Fox 2 Detroit ^ | 10/30/24 | Dave Kinchen and David Komer
    Sources identified the suspect as a Michigan student from China, authorized to study in the United States but not to vote, because he is not a citizen. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit confirmed the noncitizen voter was charged with unauthorized elector attempting to vote and perjury – making a false affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration. The student's name has not been released. Officials say he voted at an Ann Arbor early voting site Sunday. Sources say the student used his university ID among other documents to register to vote and identified...
  • Dems Panicked That Secretive Government Censorship Agency Will Be Terminated If Trump Wins

    10/31/2024 8:38:42 AM PDT · by george76 · 22 replies
    Revolver News ^ | October 31, 2024
    With its censorship capacity limited and reputational cancellation attempts no longer working the way they once did, the regime has largely resorted to a combination of law fare (and potentially assassination) to go after Trump and his supporters in the 2024 cycle, a deeply troubling phenomenon about which we’ve written extensively. With Elon’s takeover of X, the public exposure of the Twitter Files, and the looming extinction of key censorship think tanks such as the Stanford Internet Observatory, the Censorship Industrial complex has taken a number of severe blows in the past couple years. The little known but deeply important...
  • Top Maine Democrats Decline to Investigate Full Scope of Legal and Illegal Aliens Voting in Maine’s Elections

    10/31/2024 6:00:05 AM PDT · by TigerClaws · 33 replies
    Maine’s top Democratic officials are declining to make any new efforts to secure Maine’s elections against non-citizen voting in the wake of an exclusive report from the Maine Wire showing that non-citizens are registered to vote in Maine. The Maine Wire’s Oct. 10 report used leaked data from Medicaid, known in Maine as MaineCare, that showed the alien status of 18 individuals living in southern Maine and compared that data to voter registration information from the Maine Secretary of State’s office. Medicaid documents list the alien status of all patients according to three options: 1-U.S. Citizens, 2-Legal Alien, or 3-Other....
  • 'Netanyahu survived this time,' Hezbollah chief Qassem says after drone attack (from his hidden location in Iran)

    10/31/2024 4:40:26 AM PDT · by bert · 8 replies
    Jerusalem Post / Reuters ^ | 10/30/24 | Staff
    Qassem spoke of former Hezbollah leaders, Hassan Nasrallah, and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli strikes in September and October. Hezbollah's new secretary-general, Naim Qassem, said that he intended to follow in the footsteps of the terror organization's previous leader, Hassan Nasrallah, during his first televised speech as leader of the terror organization on Wednesday. During his speech, he referred to the drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Caesarea home, saying, "Netanyahu survived this time, perhaps his time hasn't yet come." "My agenda is to follow Nasrallah's agenda in all aspects," Qassem said. "We will continue our war...
  • Zelenskyy blasts White House for leaking secret missile plan to the New York Times

    10/30/2024 8:42:48 PM PDT · by Paul R. · 59 replies
    Politico ^ | 10/30/2024 | Veronika Melkozerova
    KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Wednesday that he asked the United States for Tomahawk long-range missiles to help defeat Russia — and slammed the White House for leaking secrets to the American media.
  • China lost 36% of its billionaires to years of economic troubles and crackdowns

    10/30/2024 8:15:34 PM PDT · by blueplum · 5 replies
    Business Insider via msn ^ | 30 Oct 2024 | (Hannah Abraham
    The number of China's billionaires has dropped by a third since 2021, according to an annual rich list, as difficulties for the country's economy and government crackdowns took their toll. Hurun, a private research group that has tracked Chinese billionaires since 1999, said the total peaked in 2021 with 1,185 billionaires, a figure which fell to 753, a decline of 432, or 36% of the total. It comes as some of China's superrich choose to lie low or leave the country, finding covert ways to take their money with them.... China's economy has been grappling with a prolonged housing crisis,...
  • Whistleblower Exposes Biden-China Connection

    10/30/2024 7:07:57 PM PDT · by Lake Living · 6 replies
    JNS ^ | 10/30/24 | Caroline Glick
    In February 2023, Israeli-American journalist Gal Luft published an extraordinary post on X revealing the Biden family’s alleged ties to Chinese military intelligence. Since then, Luft has been arrested, released and rearrested. Meanwhile, the bombshell allegations were never investigated.
  • UN Mission under Tamas Meszerics heads to US to observe November 5 election

    10/30/2024 6:49:55 PM PDT · by nwrep · 27 replies
    Limited election observation mission ^ | October 28, 2024 | UN Media
    Following an invitation to observe the general elections in the United States scheduled for 5 November 2024, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM). Observers will closely follow fundamental components of the elections, including: Election-related legislation and its implementation, including federal and state election legislation Election administration - including voter registration, voter identification, alternative voting mechanisms and measures to ensure secrecy of the vote New voting technologies - focusing on the type of technology used in the elections, certification and evaluation of these technologies The campaign environment, including online. Campaign finance,...
  • Life for Muslims Increasingly Challenging in Europe, According to EU Report

    10/30/2024 4:45:32 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 49 replies
    Andalou Agency ^ | 29.10.2024 | Enes Taha Ersen
    'We are witnessing a worrying surge in racism and discrimination against Muslims in Europe,' says EU officialThe EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reports that nearly half of Muslims in EU member states experience discrimination and hate speech in their daily lives. A survey titled “Being Muslim in Europe: Experiences of Muslims,” conducted by the FRA with 9,600 Muslim participants from 13 EU member states, indicates a significant increase in racism and discrimination against Muslims between 2016 and 2022. The study reveals that discriminatory discourse and actions impact all aspects of daily life for European Muslims, highlighting challenges in...
  • US Election: Who Does Europe Want in the White House?

    10/30/2024 4:39:51 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 30 replies
    Andalou Agency ^ | 30.10.2024 | Aysu Bicer
    Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both offer 'a different path,' that will influence not just US foreign policy, along with EU security and economic posture, says analyst Giuseppe Spatafora- ‘Trump has promised to end the (Ukraine) war as soon as possible, potentially by reaching out to Vladimir Putin,’ Spatafora tells Anadolu, pointing also to Harris' clear support for Kyiv - ‘Even with Harris, who supports strong ties with Europe, the Indo-Pacific region will remain a priority for the US ... Europe could, therefore, face increased pressure to manage its security affairs,’ says Spatafora an associate analyst with the EUIS As...
  • Why Israel's UNRWA ban could be devastating for Palestinians

    10/30/2024 3:47:04 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 26 replies
    NBC News | Comcast ^ | October 30, 2024 | By Alexander Smith (D-NBC)
    UNRWA provides far more than humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. In this impoverished enclave, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees acts almost like a state, providing essential services such as health care, education and even psychological support. That’s why there was an outburst of dismay from Palestinians, countries around the world and aid organizations when Israel’s parliament voted to outlaw any contact between itself and UNRWA — a move that will severely hamper the embattled humanitarian agency. Israel says the organization has been infiltrated by Hamas "widely and deeply," accusing its staffers of taking part in the Oct....
  • What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained

    10/30/2024 2:34:40 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 18 replies
    Reuters ^ | October 30, 2024 | By Andrei Khalip
    Oct 30 (Reuters) - Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 72 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm air meet and produce powerful rain clouds, a pattern believed to be growing more frequent due to climate change. The phenomenon is known locally as DANA, a Spanish acronym for high-altitude isolated depression, and unlike common storms or squalls it can form independently of polar or subtropical jet streams. While experts say it will take time to analyse all the data to determine if this particular DANA was caused by climate change,...
  • Putin orders massive nuclear training exercise in Russia

    10/30/2024 10:48:43 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/30/2024 | Ronny Reyes
    Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to hold a large-scale exercise of the Kremlin’s nuclear forces on Tuesday, including practice missile launches, as tensions boil over the Ukraine war. Putin oversaw the drills in a video call with military leaders, as Russian soldiers simulated a nuclear attack using ballistic and cruise missiles. “Taking into account growing geopolitical tensions and emerging new threats and risks, it’s important for us to have modern strategic forces that are always ready for combat,” the Russian president said. Despite the show of force, Putin claimed his nation’s nuclear arsenal would only be deployed under...
  • 'Complete surprise': IDF surrounds remaining terrorists in north Gaza, 60 surrender

    10/30/2024 8:11:39 AM PDT · by Mr. Mojo · 31 replies
    Jerusalem ^ | OCTOBER 29, 2024 | AVI ASHKENAZI
    The remaining terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip had gathered in Jabalya, prompting the military to encircle the area. The IDF's military operation in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip came as a surprise to the terrorists in the area, the military said on Monday. “The surprise for Hamas was complete. We trapped hundreds of terrorists inside the camp, including senior operatives," the IDF said, adding that the terror group had used the population as human shields for over a week and had shot at the legs of residents who attempted to escape. According to the IDF, the remaining terrorists...
  • Kenner teen arrested in child sex crimes case was in the US illegally, police say

    10/30/2024 5:48:59 AM PDT · by TigerClaws · 12 replies
    A Kenner teen who officials say was to the U.S. illegally was arrested in connection with multiple sex crimes involving children, Kenner police announced Tuesday. Luis Renan Bonilla-Alfaro, 17, is accused of sexually assaulting at least two boys at a mobile home park in the 700 block of Malinda Court, according to the Kenner Police Department. Kenner police were dispatched to the trailer park shortly after an an anonymous caller reported the assaults at 7:15 p.m. Monday. Through discussions with residents of the park, responding officers identified two boys, ages 4 and 7, who were allegedly forced to perform sex...
  • China saw Tim Walz as a ‘target’ before VP pick and ‘someone they can get to DC’: internal DHS message

    10/29/2024 9:20:45 PM PDT · by 11th_VA · 33 replies
    https://www.aol.com ^ | Oct 29, 2024 | JOSH CHRISTENSON October 29, 2024 at 10:34 AM
    The Chinese Communist Party saw Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a prime “target” for its influence operations in the US, according to internal Department of Homeland Security communications shared the same day that Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate. “You all have no idea how this feeds into what prc [the People’s Republic of China] has been doing here with him and local gov,” a DHS official wrote Aug. 6 on an internal “Nation State Threat — National Functional Team” chat, which a whistleblower recently disclosed to a congressional committee. “It’s seriously a line of the...
  • Hezbollah Rocket Strikes UNIFIL HQ

    10/29/2024 1:08:56 PM PDT · by jonatron · 18 replies
    Israel National News ^ | Oct 29, 2024, 7:39 PM | A7 Staff
    A Hezbollah rocket struck a UNIFIL headquarters site in Lebanon earlier today (Tuesday), the IDF stated. "Earlier today (Tuesday), a report was received regarding damage caused to UNIFIL’s Headquarters in the area of Naqoura, southern Lebanon. An examination determined that Hezbollah launched a rocket from the Hallousiyyeh El Faouqa area which hit the UNIFIL Headquarters," the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said. UNIFIL reported a number of casualties resulting from the rocket impact on its headquarters.
  • TikTok founder becomes China's richest man

    10/29/2024 9:15:20 AM PDT · by RandFan · 29 replies
    BBC ^ | Oct 29 | Tom Gerken
    The surging global popularity of TikTok has seen the co-founder of its parent company, ByteDance, become China's richest person. According to a rich list produced by the Hurun Research Institute, external, Zhang Yiming is now worth $49.3bn (£38bn) - 43% more than in 2023. The 41-year-old stepped down from his role in charge of the company in 2021, but is understood to own around 20% of the firm. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, despite deep concerns in some countries about its ties to the Chinese state. While both companies insist they...