CW2 / Domestic violence - Heightened THREAT
June 8 - Surround the WH.
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The surround the WH event went off with its usual leftist -pro hamas fervor. Reportedly hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters and activists gathered outside the White House in Washington, DC, completely surrounding it. As Pro-Palestine supporters have tagged a Washington, DC statue with graffiti while throwing items at Park Police, as they held up a bloody mask depicting President Joe Biden while another protester burns an American flag behind him. The statue outside the White House has been sprayed with “FJB” during the pro-Palestine protest
OBSERVATION - I note again the vitriol by these protestors against democrats in charge. Very much anti biden, very little anti trump. Yesterday’s details of the Israeli hostage rescue probably added to the hatred. These ease at which these generally communist leftists shifted sides and cohort with essentially jihadists is interesting. One would think the anger would be funneled towards Trump but it is not.
Lots of vandalism, but very few arrests.
Economy-
“All of the net job growth over the last year has gone to foreign-born workers, (a category which the Labor Dept. admits includes illegal aliens) while native-born Americans have lost a net 300k jobs,” Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni wrote on X.
“No wonder Americans view economy so terribly: they aren’t the ones [with] the jobs; native-born employment is not only millions below pre-pandemic trend, but even below pre-pandemic level, while millions more foreign workers are employed today than Feb ’20, and back to trend,” Antoni wrote.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures highs in the 80 - 90s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Ukraine pushing attacks at the Kharkiv axis overnight near Lyptsi, Hlyboke and Vovchansk. A Ukraine spokesman states “most of Vovchansk is under control of Ukraine Defense forces”
In general, Russia continues to press attacks across most of the eastern front, with no apparent or significant gains.
A Su-57, Russia’s most advanced fighter jet, was damaged on June 8 at the Akhtubinsk airfield. This airfield is located 589 kilometers away from the contact line. The Su-57 is known for its use of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles.
Outlook —
Evidence continues to build that Ukraine has not only blunted but is now in the process of turning back the Russian attack towards Kharkiv.
Reports indicate that Russia is still pressing the fight on the other areas of the front, but are not making any progress. Russia is wasting resources quickly while Ukraine is building up for potential counter offensives.
Ukraine’s really deep game is showing more success at hitting airfields and other targets in Russia.
ISRAEL –
Key overnight developments -
- Hamas et al trying to paint yesterday’s hostage rescue as a massive massacre.
- An Al Jazeria reporter and a doctor were two that were holding hostages in their homes.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
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One of the Israeli hostages that was rescued yesterday during the Joint-Operation in Central Gaza, 26-Year-Old Noa Argamani was being held captive in the home of Abdallah Aljamal, a photojournalist and writer/editor for both Al-Jazeera and the Palestinian Chronicle. During the operation, Abdallah and several members of his family were killed while attempting to prevent the rescue of Noa. Additionally, there was a medical doctor living at the same house. He too was killed as he tried to prevent the rescue.
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Fighting continues throughout Gaza.
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Resumption of the Hezbollah attack / Israeli retaliatory attack series overnight.
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Egypt and Jordan, two countries that have peace treaties with Israel, condemned the Israeli rescue of four hostages on Saturday — as did officials from the European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) — over Palestinian casualties.
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The Pro-hamas bots and nut jobs flooded social media since yesterday, trying to drive the narrative that Israel’s rescue of 4 hostages was essentially a massacre of innocent civilians. Some elements, like the EU and UN picked up the hamas narrative, but bottom line is - when civilians willingly in-prison them in their homes and then fight to prevent their rescue, they are fair game.
BTW - Noa’s voice was used in a recent propaganda/psyops release by Hamas.
Expect the systematic elimination of Hamas to continue. I expect that the hostage rescue may generate some immediate shifting of hostage locations which may result in new leads on their new locations. Expect more Hamas resources devoted to guard them. Both can be indicators for IDF in their search.
Globalism / Great Reset –
In a sharp rebuke to the leftist/globalists in power in the EU, the right upset the apple cart and gave devastating losses to the leftist parties. However, it wasn’t quite enough to overturn the centrist working majority in the European Parliament, the EU’s lower house, putting Ursula von der Leyen on track to stay president of the European Commission until 2029.
The elections didn’t fare well for leaders in EU countries.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron has Dissolved the French Parliament with Early Elections being called for June 30th and July 7th, following a Significant Defeat by Left-Wing Parties and a Rise of the Far-Right across Europe in today European Union Elections. Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration nationalist party has just trounced Emmanuel Macron’s party in the French EU Elections, winning 34% of the vote. Macron’s party got 15% while Le Pen’s National Rally got 32.5%
Belgium’s globalist Prime Minister Alex De Croo resigns after losing to right-wing parties in EU elections. His party received just 5.8% of the votes.
Germany. The liberal Green Party lost 18% of young voters while the AFD (”far-right”) made a stunning 10% gain.
Anti-immigrant Malachy Steenson elected in Dublin:
“The revolution has begun!”
It looks like the Freedom Party of Geert Wilders has won 7 seats in the European Parliament today. Previously, they had never won a single seat.
Exit polls show that the right-wing Brothers of Italy are set to WIN with a record high number of votes in the EU election.
Flemish nationalist parties dominated general elections in Belgium on Sunday as Prime minister Alexander De Croo’s liberal party took a hit, with difficult coalition talks to form a new government now looming.
Despite polls predicting that the far-right, anti-immigration Vlaams Belang party would become the main political force in the country with 11.5 million inhabitants, the right-wing nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) retained its first spot, with an expected 22% of the votes, according to provisional results provided by the Interior ministry.
Spain’s center-right People’s Party (PP) came out on top in Sunday’s European election, garnering 22 seats out of the 61 allocated to the country, and dealing a blow to the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
OBSERVATION - Wins for nationalistic, anti-immigration, anti-globalist global warming elements on a country by country basis. The EU leadership will be under siege with the influx of the new right. Countries like France, inundated by migrants and soaring crime, will see more aggressive actions to deport them.
All in all, a significant push back to WEF inspired dreams of growing its power base and moving its agendas forward.
BTW - elections are on the horizon for Canada and the growing tsunami of dissatisfaction and anger of Canadians against the ruling govt may well usher in a change in power there as well.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Heightened THREAT
The Texas Republican Party has adopted two platform planks that call for legislators to assert state sovereignty, and to schedule a secession referendum in the next general election after November’s.
“This historic vote at the 2024 Republican Party of Texas Convention represents a substantial shift towards enhancing state sovereignty and exploring the potential for Texas to operate as an independent nation,” said the Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM) in a statement. “It reflects the growing sentiment among Texans for greater autonomy and the protection of our rights against federal overreach.”
OBSERVATION - The TX secession movement is alive and well and even growing with the continued fed govt intrusions that are affecting red states. Many see that a TX secession would lead other red states to join it, carving out much of the central part of the country out. ‘
Economy-
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled its final update for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on Friday, trimming down some of the proposal’s excesses while keeping other aspects unchanged or very similar. However, the final rules are still likely to be onerous for consumers and to further the Biden administration’s push to massively increase the share of EVs on America’s roads in the coming decade, according to market experts who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers’ Association, which has opposed the Biden administration’s EV agenda, characterized Friday’s rulemaking as still “another policy aimed at banning most new gas cars.”
“The final action announced Friday will require American manufacturers to reach a fleet-wide average of approximately 50 miles per gallon (mpg) by model year 2031, according to NHTSA. The initial proposal called for producers to reach a 58 mpg average by 2032, a goal so ambitious that Institute for Energy Research Senior Fellow Dan Kish described it at the time as a de facto “EV mandate.”
Additionally, NHTSA’s final CAFE update also will require manufacturers to increase the efficiency of their heavy-duty pickups and vans by 10% annually between model years 2030 and 2032, and then 8% from model year 2032 to model year 2035, according to the agency.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/07/biden-administration-nhtsa-cafe-rules-electric-vehicles/
OBSERVATION - The auto industry is a substantial component of our economy that directly impacts consumers both via personal autos, as well as thru the trucking industry components. The overall goal is clear - eliminate gas/diesel powered vehicles. Such would devastate the economy and living standards.
POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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Expecting to hear early this week what is going to happen on jury misconduct in Trump’s verdict in the alleged payoff scenario. The info was released late Friday, so legal maneuvering should be kicking off soon.
Biden / Harris Watch –
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre On Biden’s plagiarism accusations of Reagan’s D-Day speech:
“He didn’t plagiarize. He copied.”
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Speaking at a Michigan Democratic Party fundraiser, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that she mourns the Palestinians killed during Israel’s raid that freed four hostages.
“Before I begin, I just say a few words about the morning which I know weighs heavily on all of our hearts,” Harris said, per Fox News.
“On Oct. 7, Hamas committed a brutal massacre of 1,200 innocent people and abducted 250 hostages,” she said. “Thankfully, four of those hostages were reunited with their families tonight. And we mourn all of the innocent lives that have been lost in Gaza, including those tragically killed today.”
https://harbingersdaily.com/israel-at-war-week-35/
OBSERVATION - Facts on the ground would suggest that many of these ‘innocent’ Gazans were likely killed by Hamas responding to the rescue attempt and firing blindly into the suspected direction of the rescue team.
Disgusting that harris is morning the hostage takers.
Illegal Immigration –
Earlier today CBS polling expert Anthony Salvanto broke the news to Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation that 62% of Americans want all illegal aliens rounded up and deported.
Anthony Salvanto: “We tested that in a general way in principle. Would you support a new government program that would deport all people living in the U.S. illegally? And that finds majority favor. That finds six in 10. It’s strongest among folks who are MAGA. It’s strongest among Trump supporters, but also from some Democrats as well.”
Anthony Salvanto: Well, when you measure public sentiment on this or really just about any policy, you’re getting a sense of direction. You’re getting broad brushstrokes.
But those kinds of details, well, that’s often up to the legislatures and the courts later on. We tested even the idea of, should local law enforcement be involved in this? And a lot of folks do say yes. Again, the details of that, the specifics, you’re not going to pick that up in an aggregate public opinion.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/06/new-national-poll-finds-62-percent-americans-including/
OBSERVATION - The left has overplayed their hand in their open border - replacement policies. The masses aren’t happy, especially in dark blue regions of the country. This is perchance one of the reasons Trump’s support remains to hot is that he is on the right side of the issue.
North/South Korea –
South Korea and the United States were set to hold talks Monday in Seoul on better coordinating an allied nuclear response during a war with North Korea, amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal, Seoul officials said.
The third meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) is designed to follow up on last year’s summit, during which the United States promised to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning for a conflict with the North.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/nuclear-talks-south-korea/2024/06/10/id/1168096/
OBSERVATION - There is growing potential for a nuclear arms race on the peninsula.
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The U.S. and South Korea conducted joint bombing drills using a type of precision munition for the first time in about seven years, in a show of force after Seoul scrapped a 2018 deal with North Korea to reduce tensions at the border.
At least one US B1-B bomber and other fighter jets such as the F-35B joined South Korean jets for the drills Wednesday that dropped a JDAM bomb. JDAM stands for Joint Direct Attack Munition and it’s a tail kit that converts unguided bombs into accurate, weather-adverse bombs, according to the U.S. Air Force.
The last time JDAM was used in a joint drill was in 2017, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. South Korean F-15Ks fighters conducted live-fire drills at the same time to show a joint defense posture against “any provocation by North Korea,” the ministry said.
OBSERVATION - Part of a continuing and escalating show of force by SK to NK provocations.
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Following NK flying balloons carrying human feces, SK has reactivated propaganda speakers aimed at NK, with broadcasts beginning again this morning.
Russia -
Ukraine might keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it is set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior Ukrainian military officer said Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could consider launching strikes at facilities in NATO countries if they host the warplanes used in Ukraine.
“If they are stationed at air bases outside the Ukrainian borders and used in combat, we will have to see how and where to strike the assets used in combat against us,” Putin said last year. “It poses a serious danger of NATO being further drawn into the conflict.”
In March, the Russian leader again warned Ukraine’s Western allies against providing air bases from where the F-16s could launch sorties against the Kremlin’s forces. Those bases would become a “legitimate target,” he said.
“F-16s are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, and we will also need to take that into account while organizing our combat operations,” Putin stated.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/ukraine-russia-war/2024/06/10/id/1168093/
Logistics –
Russian GLONASS is in trouble. The problem is a familiar one, too many GLONASS satellites are ending their service lives, usually seven years, and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, does not have the money to replace all of the GLONASS satellites. The cash shortage means the program to build improved GLONASS satellites, like GLONASS-K, which is the first GLONASS satellite that is unpressurized and weighs much less at 750 kg while also having a longer service life of ten years. The current GLONASS-M weighs 1,450 kg and has a service life of seven years. Currently most of the 24 GLONASS satellites in service are past their seven year service lives and, as expected, operating erratically, and starting to fail.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 80 - 90s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Rumint. Incoming reports of Ukraine having sunk a large Russian ship (around 100 meter long) near Yeysk,
Unconfirmed reports that Ukraine struck a Russian landing ship in Sea of Azov. A group of Russian Navy ships sailed to Sea of Azov a couple of days ago.
Ukrainian warplanes have for the first time fired a weapon that struck a target inside Russia, a Ukrainian military source said to Sky News. He added that a “Russian command node” was hit today in the area of Bilhorod.
Follow up on yesterday’s report of the damage/destruction of a SU-57. Battle damage assessment (BDA) is that 2 of the 8 (ish) SU-57s were damaged.
Russian Ministry of Defense claims occupation of Staromayorske village.
Kharkiv Front -
Ammunition depot exploded in Rakitne district of Belgorod region, Russia
Head of Bilopilya community of Sumy region denies any presence of Russian troops in Ryzhivka village.
Ukrainian forces now control most of the town of Vovchansk. Russian morale is reportedly poor, as Chechen units are used as “anti-retreat” forces - stopping any Russian troops from retreating & enforcing discipline. Russians said to be building up their forces in this area
Crimean front —
Explosions were reported in several districts of occupied Crimea overnight, associated with an overnight missile attack on Crimea on June 10. Two S-300 complexes and four radars were damaged. The attack involved at least 10 ATACMS missiles, none of which were intercepted.
Russian Territory –
Ukraine drones attacked a tug and barge in the Taganrog Bay. The attack was carried out on the tug Engineer Smirnov and the barge Section-179 on the evening of June 8
Outlook —
Very active but on the surface appears to be disjointed so I want to connect some dots.
First - Russian vessels now threatened in the Sea of Azov. Russia pulled many vessels out of Crimea and into the area to avoid Ukrainian attacks. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Ukraine seaborne drones conducted the attacks, meaning that they were able to sneak under thru the Kerch Straits to attack targets. This will stress Russian resupply efforts currently ferrying supplies across the Sea.
Secondly, Ukraine’s missile strikes throughout Crimea and even the Belgorod region. Ukraine is systematically blinding Russia’s air defense radar network and killing their backbone air defense systems - the S300 and S400 missile batteries. This effort has borne fruit in allowing Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with their simple drones. But a second, more direct result is allowing Ukraine fighter bombers to more directly attack Russian forces along the front and now deeper into Russia proper. This effort will be very important late this year when F-16s come into play for Ukraine. These air defense systems are virtually non-replaceable because Russia doesn’t have the means to repair them and replacement systems are spread across western Russia attempting to protect key facilities from Ukraine drone attacks.
On the ground, unconfirmed reports that Ukraine is taking the initiative away from Russia in the Kharkiv region. Russia may be attempting to strike towards Sumy to relieve some of the pressure, but their incursion into Kharkiv has served warning to Ukraine who is better prepared on the Sumy front to confront Russia forces.
Ukraine defenses further south continue to hold and inflict high losses on Russian assaults. These assaults have essentially ceased to be coordinated operations and have turned into dashes by smaller units (company and smaller) across disputed regions in order to attempt to plant Russian ground troops in positions from where they can then launch attacks against Ukrainian defensive positions. This is where it is become increasingly apparent that the loss of armored vehicles by Russia is hurting the worst. More and more, Russia is using motorcycles, ATVs etc in the mad dash - and getting creamed in the process. There are further reports that Russian artillery support is having difficulties. Combination of losses of tubes and interdicted ammo supplies have caused Russia to increasingly rely on indirect fire from tanks and APCs like the BMP-3.
The locally famous Russia ‘turtle’ tanks numbers have diminished on the front lines, as Ukraine has quickly assessed their vulnerabilities and have neutralized the initial advantages of the monstrosities.
Expect continued to continue to be fierce in the Ocheretyne and Chasiv Yar regions.
ISRAEL –
Key overnight developments -
- Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot announce their withdrawal from the Israeli war government.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
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Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot announce their withdrawal from the Israeli war government. Gantz urges Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to resign from Netanyahu’s government. Gantz further called on party leaders to hold elections to form a national unity government
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Biden Administration has discussed potentially negotiating unilateral deal with Hamas to free 5 U.S. hostages
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Intense fighting continues in Central and Southern (Rafah) Gaza.
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Hezbollah fired ATGM/mortar shell launches towards Mount Dov area and other areas the border region with Israel.
Unconfirmed reports that Hezbollah utilized more sophisticated air defense missiles against IAF air craft over the weekend, allegedly forcing them to withdraw.
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Israeli security forces arrested more than 20 Palestinians from across the West Bank overnight.
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Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships.
Additionally, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed four UASs and two ASBMs in Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. USCENTCOM forces also successfully destroyed one UAS launched from a Houthi controlled area of Yemen into the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Separately, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed a Houthi patrol boat in the Red Sea.
AP News cites a report from private security firm Ambrey, which said the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden was struck by a missile on its forward station, sparking a fire. A second missile missed the vessel, and rebels “on board small boats in the vicinity opened fire on the ship during the incident,” the security firm said, adding no crew on the vessel was hurt in the attack
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Massive 50,000+ pro Israeli march in Toronto Canada over the weekend. Pro-hamas elements attempted to disrupt it, but were dealt with quickly by law enforcement.
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The US-led coup to overthrow Netanyahu is fully underway, with the Gantz resignation. Washington has been courting Gantz for the past three plus years now in an effort to keep Netanyahu’s and DC’s efforts have intensified during the Gaza war. This is interference in Israel’s government in a most menacing manner possible, under cutting the govt in the middle of a war.
It is very clear, biden doesn’t want Israel to be successful in Gaza, nor allow the operation against Hezbollah to begin. The behind the scenes biden attempts to keep Israel from hitting Iran further implicate the regime’s anti-Israeli bent.
His departure still leaves Netanyahu’s nationalist-religious coalition in control of parliament with a 64-seat majority in the 120 seat Knesset.
Gantz, a former armed forces chief and defense minister, heads the centrist National Unity party which holds eight seats.
The resignation of Gantz may cause further attempts to split up not only the govt but the Israeli people in general, buy stirring up strife and discontent among the left elements.
In spite of biden’s efforts, Rafah will continue to be dealt with as well as other Hamas strong points that redevelop in the rest of Gaza.
Evidence on ongoing planning for the operation against Hezbollah both on the military side as well as mental preparation / propaganda of the Israeli people. Indicators suggest that an attack is not imminent, but increasingly probable beginning in the August timeframe.
Houthi attempting to regain significance in the Red Sea region. May well garner more allied air strikes on associated facilities in Yemen.