POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has called for a virtual meeting Sunday afternoon with top committee Democrats as concerns grow about President Joe Biden remaining in the race for president.
A House Democratic official familiar with the plan confirmed the meeting with Bloomberg but said the New York party leader has not specified the topic for the meeting.
Jeffries’ call on Friday for the meeting comes as some Democrat lawmakers are breaking with the party’s establishment, which continues to support Biden in the wake of his struggles during his June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump.
Biden / Harris Watch –
The aftershock keep coming for and against biden. Now it has been revealed that the WH gives pre-authorized questions to radio reporters conducting interviews with biden.
Lots of other rumors concerning his health and the morale of his campaign staff.
One push poll has biden gaining 2 points on trump. Remember, if biden was polling that well in the post debate world, there would not be any discussion of his continuing as the presidential candidate.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 80s to upper 90s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Ukrainian air defense shot down 13 Shahed drones overnight. Ukraine also hit and destroyed several oil facilities in Russia in addition to striking an ammunition depot in Podgorensky district of Voronezh, forcing the evacuation of the town.
Outlook —
The slugfest on the fronts will continue with no significant changes in the near term. Ukraine is expected to retake ground in the Kharkiv front while Russia continues to press tha Chasiv Yar region.
Russia’s growing Air Defense crisis continues as Ukraine drones attack petroleum related sites with virtually not opposition. Already this year Ukraine has taken an estimated 25% Russia’s petroleum production and processing off line - that number likely being higher with recent attacks.
Europe / NATO General –
France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but with political stalemate the more likely result.
This is the first time the anti-immigration National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella has had a realistic chance of running the government and taking outright control of the National Assembly.
But after the RN’s first-round victory last Sunday, more than 200 rival candidates dropped out to give others a better chance of defeating the far right.
Voting ends at 20:00 (18:00 GMT) and by midday turnout was 26.63%, marginally up on the first round and the highest figure in a parliamentary vote since 1981.
France is bracing for major riots should the RN continue its winning ways.
OBSERVATION - Pen appears to be less supportive of Ukraine than Macron, and could indicate a shift to a less aggressive posture towards Moscow.
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Meanwhile, across the channel, Britain’s new PM says he’s killing the Rwanda plan, which would’ve seen tens of thousands of illegals deported. He’s also not going to stop the release of prisoners in the country’s new shift towards woke criminal justice reform.
OBSERVATION - Many commenters are saying Britain is doomed - and with good reason. Moslem immigrants have taken the place of power with the leverage necessary to begin forcing shariah law. Native brits are being jailed for speaking out against these newcomers who, like they have in other European countries, sparked crime waves and causing the welfare system. Now they have an enlarged voting bloc in parliament.
ISRAEL –
July 25 - Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
Key overnight developments -
- IDF takes out Hezbollah terrorist Meitham Mustafa Altaar.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
Rumors that the hostage release and cease fire negotiations are continuing to move forward.
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The IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike against a United Nations-run school in the central Gaza Strip earlier today, saying the facility was used by Hamas operatives as a command center. Before carrying out the strike against UNRWA’s al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat, the IDF says it carried out “many steps” to mitigate harm to civilians, including using aerial surveillance and other intelligence.
An Israel Air Force aircraft struck the Khan Yunis municipality building in the Gaza Strip during an overnight operation, the military said on Sunday.
The strike was carried out using intelligence information provided by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Southern Command.
Among other things, in the building was an operational shaft that was connected to an underground route that served as a meeting place for Hamas terrorists, the military noted.
Before the attack, the military carried out several steps to reduce potential harm to civilians, the IDF added.
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Around 20 rockets were launched in the Hezbollah attack from Lebanon against the Lower Galilee, according to the Israeli army. Israeli Channel 12: At least 7 missiles were intercepted in the skies of Lower Galilee. The rockets followed Israel’s Saturday elimination of Hezbollah terrorist Meitham Mustafa Altaar in an airstrike in the Baalbek area, deep within Lebanese territory.
The Israeli army says it killed Meitham Mustafa Al-Attar, a senior engineer in Hezbollah’s Air Defense Array, near Baalbek overnight. Al-Attar was part of planning and implementing terrorist operations against Israel. He received training in Iran and helped arm Hezbollah with Iranian weapons. Hezbollah has confirmed Al-Attar was killed
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Clashes between Palestinian militants and Israeli security forces in the vicinity of Al-Faraa camp, south of Tubas, in the West Bank
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No big changes in the near term that I can see. Hostage/ceasefire negotiations will take a considerable amount of time before they are worked out, so I don’t see any Israeli let up in Gaza until then.
Hezbollah leadership continue to get identified and surgically taken out - a trend I fully expect to continue.
Misc of Note –
Computer models show Beryl’s forecasted track has been shifting slightly north in recent days, which may allow the storm to stay in warmer Gulf waters longer.
“It would not shock me if there is further intensification,” Roys said, adding, “Right now we are with Category 1, but if the trend continues and the track sneaks a little further north, there could potentially be more funny business going on with intensification. It is something we are watching.”
Gov. Greg Abbott while traveling overseas, issued a pre-emptive disaster declaration for 40 counties.
Beryl is now focused on the Texas coastline. Projections of the path show it proceeding along the Mississippi to Ohio valleys before exiting out of the US in the New England area.
whoops, ping above
Globalism / Great Reset –
Bill Gates has launched a food-like product that’s supposedly similar to real milk, but made out of maggots. His goal is to introduce this product into the food supply.
The new “EntoMilk” is described as a “dairy alternative” that is made from “black soldier fly larvae” or maggots. The maggots are blended into a “rich and creamy liquid which looks and acts just like dairy,” according to its creators.
OBSERVATION - Stomach turning to say the least, as this point man of evil continues in his efforts to reinvent the food system. You can sure as anything bet HE wouldn’t be consuming any of his bug products.
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Speaking at the WEF’s ‘Annual Meeting of the New Champions’, often dubbed the “Summer Davos,” in China, Schwab stated that in order to drive the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” forward, elites must aggressively drive their agenda home.
“To drive future economic growth we must embrace innovation and force the collaboration across sectors, regions, nations, and cultures to create a more peaceful, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future,” Schwab proclaimed.
He added, “At this critical juncture the active participation of all stakeholders is essential to ensure a sustainable development path.”
OBSERVATION - WEF and affiliated globalist govts have been facing considerable push back following the wuhan induced lockdowns and economic nonsense of the past four years. It seems that the emphasis is shifting to a more forceful attempt to quell the masses is in the works.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Moderate THREAT - up dated July 2, 2024
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
July 25 - Protest of Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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One week out from the RNC convention, leftists on social media working to coordinate actions to disrupt the event as much as possible. Developing.
Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –
Navy testing modified SM-6 missiles in an air launched configuration using F-18s for the platform. Move will expand the potential capabilities of the missile system.
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American troops departed Niger’s main airbase in coordination with the Nigerian Defense Ministry, partially fulfilling Niger’s new junta’s orders from last year. The next phase, in August, will see the U.S. withdraw from a drone base used for counterterrorism missions in Africa. (FO)
POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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Congress does not appear on track to pass 12 annual spending bills by the Sept. 30 deadline. As of July 6, the House had passed four appropriations bills for the next fiscal year, which fund the Department of Defense, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Both houses of Congress are scheduled to be in session for only 30 days before the deadline.
OBSERVATION - With the election frenzy in full swing, the likelihood of congress doing its job drifts further and further away. There will be maneuvering of titanic proportions as each party tries to pin the failure on the other. Most likely some sort of continuing resolution will eventually be passed.
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It seems House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries efforts at quelling the push by dem lawmakers to stop promoting biden from stepping aside has failed to produce any fruit. Among the most vocal in demanding biden step down reportedly were Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), according to two people familiar with the private session.
Rumors are that most of the participants reinforced their call for biden to step down and that there was a lukewarm reception of harris to take his place.
Biden / Harris Watch –
Visitor logs obtained by the New York Post reveal that President Joe Biden’s primary physician repeatedly consulted with a Parkinson’s disease specialist at the White House.
According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson’s disease is “a chronic neurologic condition” that “causes a gradual loss of the nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine,” and can cause “decreased facial expression, soft speech, and difficulty swallowing.” Eventually “postural instability develops, resulting in a slow, imbalanced shuffling gait, which can result in falls.”
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s disease expert at Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Dr. Kevin O’Connor, and two others at the White House residence clinic on Jan. 17, according to the records, which emerge as questions continue to swirl about the 81-year-old president’s mental health in the wake of his debate debacle last week with former President Trump.
Cannard is an authority on Parkinson’s who has worked at Walter Reed for nearly 20 years.
Since 2012, he has served as the “neurology specialist supporting the White House Medical Unit,” according to his LinkedIn.
OBSERVATION - Transparency will only come out once biden is out of the WH. The coverup far exceeds the coverup from the Watergate scandal.
Cyber attacks/warfare – HEIGHTENED ALERT as of April 20, 2024
(FO) In a new report released on 7 July, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and FBI said they confirmed that People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored hackers had compromised the networks of multiple critical infrastructure operators.
According to the joint report, the agencies confirmed that China-linked hackers conducted network reconnaissance and exfiltrated data intended to cause physical disruptions to critical infrastructure operational technology.
Illegal Immigration –
Roughly 99 percent of illegal aliens and border crossers are living freely across the United States as President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) monitors fewer than 1.5 percent of the nation’s illegal population, a report states.
The federal data, compiled by the National Immigration Center for Enforcement (NICE) and circulated by several House and Senate Republicans, looks at the overall illegal population living in American communities — estimated at nearly 17 million today.
OBSERVATION - I’m speaking to the choir here, but American cannot sustain that level of social welfare burden on top of the enormous costs just towards the citizenry. Crime of all kinds is increasing - in spite of the regime’s numbers games and non-reporting. Parts of major cities have been turned into third world level hell holes and the tsunami continues.
China –
Reports coming out of China indicate Xi as replaced more military leaders. Sources say Xi is trying to get a military leadership team that is ideologically respondent to him before going all out and attempting to capture Taiwan. Loyalty first demands may compromise technical and tactical proficiency.
Japan –
Japan and the Philippines signed their Reciprocal Access Agreement this morning, allowing them to train and potentially station troops in each others’ territories. The Agreement is explicitly to counter China’s aggression in the South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea.
Russia -
Logistics –
Unconfirmed reports that Russian forces in kherson area are facing a serious water shortage. Trucks carrying water have been under intense attack by Ukraine drones.
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The Russian government plans to build a network of barrage balloons, called the “Barrier” protection system, to repel Ukrainian long-range drone strikes, The Telegraph reported on July 6.
Ukrainian forces regularly conduct drone strikes and sabotage acts on Russian territory, targeting military bases, oil refineries, and industrial facilities, the profits of which fuel Moscow’s war efforts.
A Russian aerospace firm, First Airship, has developed a ballon prototype and started testing it, according to The Telegraph.
OBSERVATION - Old school solution to a new school problem.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 80s to upper 90s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Investigators determined Kh-101 missile hit Okhatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv. Death toll currently at 15 killed, 37 wounded. Multiple other civilian apartment buildings were also hit.
Russian missiles also hit three DTEK transformer substations in Holosiyivskyi and Shevchenkovskyi districts of Kyiv. Electricity grids were also damaged
A Russian missile strikes were also reported in Kostiantynivka, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro city, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk
Outlook —
Russia’s missile attacks clearly targeted civilian facilities and not military targets. UN silent on these actions. Part of the continuing effort of Russia to demoralize Ukraine. These attacks overnight were supported in part by airlaunched cruise missiles. This action may bring more pressure on biden to release limitations on the uses of ATACMS to strike Russia airfields.
Ukraine drone attacks have benefitted from the focused elimination of Russian ADA elements and the very thin coverage the remaining units can support. As noted above, Russia is now looking at deploying barrage balloons to foil the drones. This could be a low cost answer
Europe / NATO General –
A week ago, the National Rally, a “far right” anti-mass third world immigration party, got the most votes in the first round of France’s two-step voting for the National Assembly. There was hope in some quarters that the Rally could win an absolute majority in today’s second round of balloting, and form a government.
But it was not to be. President Macron and his party joined with leftist parties (including socialists and Communists) to frustrate the “far right.” Whichever of those groups had finished third in a given district withdrew, so they could consolidate their forces against the Rally. And fear of a conservative victory drove the highest turnout since 1981.
The result is that the far left is now in the driver’s seat. Exit polling indicates that a coalition of left-wing parties will win somewhere between 172 and 192 seats in the Assembly, Macron’s party 150 to 170, and the National Rally 132 to 152. There are some seats left over for unaffiliated parties.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/07/bad-news-from-france.php
Following the election, Antifa and affiliated leftist elements broke onto the streets for a night of rioting in ‘celebration’ of the Macron’s come from behind victory in the national elections.
OBSERVATION - France has now received a harder kick to the left, resulting in greater migrant influx and affiliated crime, just for starters.
ISRAEL –
July 25 - Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
Key overnight developments -
- New strike operation in Gaza
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
Head of Israeli Shin Bet will head today a delegation to Cairo for the hostage deal talks
Netanyahu - any agreement with Hamas must stipulate that fighting will continue until our objectives have been met. In addition, any agreement must prevent the smuggling of weapons from Egypt to Gaza
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The Israeli army confirms launching a new operation in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood overnight, following intelligence of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad infrastructure and terror operatives in the area.
In a statement, the military says it is also operating at UNRWA’s headquarters in the area, where the Israeli army previously found significant Hamas tunnel infrastructure, and killed and captured numerous gunmen. The Israeli army says it has intelligence of new Hamas and Islamic Jihad activity and infrastructure in Gaza City, including weapon caches and detention and interrogations rooms used by the terror groups.
At the start of the operation, the Israeli army says it warned civilians, adding that it will open up a humanitarian corridor for Palestinians to leave the area.”The Israeli army will continue to act in accordance with international law and against the Hamas and PIJ terror organizations, who systematically operate and carry out terrorist activity from inside civilian infrastructure, including UNRWA compounds, which are used by them to plan and carry out terror activity against the State of Israel,” the military adds.Palestinian media report that Israeli ground forces advanced into Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood overnight, following a large wave of airstrikes. The Israeli army at around 1 a.m. said it was carrying out airstrikes in the central Gaza Strip.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Tehran considers support for Lebanon a principle and will come at the appropriate time
The Israeli army announced that fighters targeted Hezbollah positions in five locations in southern Lebanon, including an arms depot.
Israeli army: Overnight, the IAF struck a Hezbollah military site in the area of Jabal Tourah in Lebanese territory. Simultaneously, the IAF also struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area of Qabrikha, a military structure in the area of Tallouseh
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Israeli Forces arrested at least 30 Palestinians from the West Bank overnight.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister: An immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate deployment of more aid are the priority of this stage
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Overall situation on the ground is largely unchanged, except that Israel has let Hamas regroup into UNRWA facilities (thinking they are safe) and are in the process of eliminating them wholesale. This has been made easier by the heavy losses to Hamas leadership - up and down the chain.
Renewed talks on hostage release has a lot of global eyes on it. Again, it appears that the leverage Hamas thought it had holding hostages has quickly diminished and Netanyahu is not giving them any quarter. As I see it, Hamas is not getting the favorable press it had in the past - due to its lack of genuine offers and rejections of previous plans. I don’t expect any breakthroughs any time soon. Hamas will demand a cease fire and withdrawal before any releases and Israel will continue to press Hamas’ destruction.
Iran –
The Iranian warship Sahand has mysteriously capsized at the port of Bandar Abbas, according to ISNA reports. Iran’s most advanced naval ship that was commissioned in 2018.
Misc of Note –
Hurricane Beryl made landfall between Houston and Corpus Christi, TX, this morning as a Category 1 hurricane. Tornado and flash flood warnings now promulgating along its expected track towards the northeast. Keep safe out there.