Nothing really jumping out overnight. Kind of a scary quiet.
Terrorism - Heightened THREAT as of May 6, 2024
See “Illegal Immigration” below on the increasing threat from the large increase in illegals from China.
Economy-
Gold and silver prices keep pressing towards new highs.
POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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Judge Merchan totally lost all composure at yesterday’s trial with defense witness Costello: shouting “GET OUT OF THE COURTROOM, NOW! “
There should be a mistrial declared - but that would show unfavorably on the judge who is clearly partisan.
Illegal Immigration –
According to a The New York Post report, migrants are rushing to cross border now in case Biden loses in November: ‘We don’t want Trump’
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(FO) During a House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee hearing, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) said there was a 1,100% increase in Chinese nationals crossing the Southern border from 2022 to 2023. In the last seven months Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reported 27,496 encounters with Chinese nationals at the border.
OBSERVATION- This is very concerning. China has infiltrated spies and potential terrorists into the country for year - many being sent as ‘students’ in our colleges and universities. It is common knowledge that corporate spying and technology thieft was the biggie at the time. Now times have changed and China senses weakness in the US combined with a far more aggressive posture, the likelihood of terrori and sabotage in increasing.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures highs continue in the 70’s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Ukrainian air defense shot down 28 of 29 Shahed drones overnight, mostly targeting Kharkiv and Odesa.
Russian army launched S300 missiles at Vovchansk
Ukraine hit a petroleum facility in Voznesenovka village of Belgorod region with a drone strike
Combat on the ground continues to be intense in the Kharkiv, Ocheretyne and Chaziv Yar regions, with Russia only seeing slight ground gains at the high cost of men and equipment. The diversion of S300 missile attacks to Vovchansk indicates that Russia is having difficulty pushing the Kharkiv thrust any further. Rumors continue that Russia is putting more troops opposite of Sumy. This action drains forces available to reinforce the existing fight.
It still appears that the Russian Spring offensive is reaching its high water mark, though it may be several more weeks before Russia reverts to a defensive operation to retain territory gained.
By all reports, Russia has more troops in theater than when the war began. This places Ukraine at a population disadvantage which may also be the case for Russian successes this spring.
Outlook —
Combat will continue to grind at the major fronts. Unless something very dramatic happens, there is no threat of a major breakthrough by Russian forces. This threat is decreasing as they are increasingly moving their reserve forces into the current battle.
The only wild cards I see is in the realm of the ‘deep battle’ of drones and missiles.
Europe / NATO General –
The EU is planning to start formal accession talks for Moldova and Ukraine on June 25th.
ISRAEL –
Key overnight developments -
- ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gantz and Sinwar.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
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Israel PM Netanyahu says ICC arrest warrant request is “outrageous”, says it will not “stop us” in the fight against Hamas
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Israeli forces besiege Al Awda Hospital in Jabalia Camp for the third day in a row, where Hamas forces are utilizing the facility for military purposes.
The Israeli military estimates that some 950,000 Palestinians have evacuated the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip, as troops operate in the eastern part of the city.
IDF continues to clear out Rafah and is supported by numerous air strikes.
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The Israeli army announced the liquidation of a Hezbollah field commander in southern Lebanon.
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Combat in Gaza to continue at a methodological pace. Rafah’s main efforts are expected to continue for another 4 - 6 weeks. Operations in the rest of Gaza to ebb and flow as IDF allows Hamas fighters to regroup in what they think are ‘safe’ area, only to hit them hard.
The biggest question is when IDF will find more hostages and Hamas leadership in Rafah. If they have escaped via tunnels into Egypt, things may get dicy.
Key note on the ICC warrants. It refers to the TERRITORY of Israel and the country of Palestine.
Iran –
Nation in a 5 day period of morning over the death of Raisi. Tens (hundreds) of thousands have turned out for the processional of his remains in Iran.
Thanks Godzilla.
This is insane...
Biden administration authorized lethal force against a former president.
Globalism / Great Reset –
Upcoming meetings of importance
- WHO pandemic ‘treaty’ May 2024
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Schwab announced his intentions to step down as executive chairman in an email to staff on Tuesday that was shared with Semafor by a person connected to the organization.
The change in his role is pending approval by the Swiss government but should be finalized ahead of the WEF’s annual meeting in 2025.
Schwab, now 86, will be transitioning to a role as non-executive chairman.
OBSERVATION - There is no clue as to who will be replacing him, however, his family holds multiple high level positions in the WEF, ensuring that his legacy will remain intact and the guiding force for the globalist cause.
That he is stepping down at such a pivotal moment of the WEFs efforts at world control is interesting to ponder, as he is the face of WEF.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Heightened THREAT
Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday unsealed numerous motions related to Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Trump.
One filing revealed Biden’s FBI authorized the use of deadly force during their raid on Mar-a-Lago in August 2022.
“Should FPOTUS [Trump] arrive at MAL [Mar-a-Lago], FBI MM EM and OSCs will be prepared to engage with FPOTUS and USSS Security Team.”
“Should USSS provide resistance or interfere with FBI timeline or accesses, FBI MM EM will engage with [redacted] and [redacted] will engage with USSS POC’s per existing liaison relationships.” (they had an onsite medical team available in case it got deadly!!!!)
Merrick Garland PERSONALLY APPROVED the raid on Mar-A-Lago
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/breaking-newly-unsealed-doc-reveals-biden-fbi-authorized/
The FBI on Tuesday evening issued a rare statement after court documents revealed the Bureau was authorized to use deadly force when it raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022. In the statement the FBI claimed the authorization of deadly force on former President Trump is just “standard protocol.”
OBSERVATION - This shows just how dangerous the regime has become - willing to have govt agents shoot to kill a former president. Many who know better is saying that this so called “standard protocol” is nothing more than a steaming pile of bovine excrament. Heavy handed FBI/DoJ tactics on other deemed hostile to the regime makes it clear that these agencies have fallen into the dark side. Nothing would start a hot CW2 quicker than FBI shooting Trump.
The fact that they had on site medical teams anticipating shooting is further damning.
It is apparent that the DoJ/Biden regime was actually HOPING that something would happen.
One of my greatest concerns in the months leading up to the Nov elections is an attempt on the life of Trump. Never would have i considered the govt itself seeking a situation where FBI was empowered to kill Trump. That river is behind us now and it is apparent now more than ever that the regime will stoop to what ever acts necessary to retain power and prevent the re-election of Trump. Along these lines I see three disturbing potentials -
1 One of the kangaroo courts ruling against trump and attempting to have him jailed with no bail on appeals. Then bad things can happen in the prision/jail.
2 Assignation attempt(s) prior to the election and potential extra-legal actions by the now rogue and treasonous DoJ and its FBI brownshirts against Trump going beyond the current law fare.
3 Post election period where biden, with his last remaining months in office, ignites some sort of national crisis in order to declare martial law and prevent Trump from taking office in January 2026.
Each one could trigger a hot CW2 scenario.
Never in my life did I ever think I’ve have to be looking at these possibilities.
Economy-
The median US home sale price hits a new record high of $433,558 in April 2024.
The median sale price increased 6.2% year-over-year due to a lack of new listings, according to Redfin.
On the other hand, the total number of houses available for sale sits at a 4-year high but largely due to many homes being overpriced.
Meanwhile, the median household income in the US was $75,000 in 2023.
OBSERVATION - Housing market continues to be sick and an impediment to any economic recovery.
POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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Trump’s NYC trial is going to the jury.
Smith’s days in the classified document trial may be numbered as released court documents paint an increasing picture of gross corruption and incompetence by Smith.
Biden / Harris Watch –
AP reports that Biden is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve in a bid to lower prices at the pump.
Using our national security measures to buy votes.
Illegal Immigration –
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will bring the Senate Border Act back to the Senate floor on Thursday after it stalled in the House earlier this year.
OBSERVATION - Basically, this bill ‘permits’ over 1 million illegals to enter the county every year, spends billions in freebies to these illegals and promises to ‘close’ the border - with no means to do so - if crossings exceed 4000/day.
It is election political pandering to try to flip the current view of the American people that the democrats are the cause of the current illegal crisis.
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(FO) According to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Drug Threat Assessment 2024, the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) have a presence in all fifty U.S. states and have “effectively eliminated” any competition in the United States.
The report said the Sinaloa Cartel primarily purchases fentanyl and methamphetamine precursor chemicals from China through a variety of methods, but India is emerging as a major source country for chemical precursors.
OBSERVATION - The natural result of no effective border control. We already knew a lot of this from recent reports of heavy cartel presence on Indian Reservations.
Russia -
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Russian authorities have made a unilateral decision to change the sea borders of Russia with Lithuania and Finland in the Baltic Sea. This follows from the draft government resolution published on the portal of legal acts of the Russian Federation.
According to the document drafted by the Russian defense ministry, Russia intends to declare part of the water area in the east of the Gulf of Finland, as well as near the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region as its internal sea waters.
OBSERVATION - Some are noting that Russia did something similar in regards to Ukraine and the Black Sea just prior to the invasion. The rubber will hit the road is Russia attempts to enforce these declarations.
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Russia last week launched a satellite that U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the U.S. Space Command said on Tuesday as the Russian spacecraft trails a U.S. spy satellite in orbit.
Russia’s Soyuz rocket blasted off from its Plesetsk launch site some 500 miles (800 km) north of Moscow on May 16, deploying in low-Earth orbit at least nine satellites including COSMOS 2576, a type of Russian military “inspector” spacecraft U.S. officials have long condemned as exhibiting reckless space behavior.
“We have observed nominal activity and assess it is likely a counterspace weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit,” a USSPACECOM spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/space-russia/2024/05/21/id/1165657/
OBSERVATION - Space is becoming more and more militarized. Those who laughed at Trump’s creation of a Space Command are now silenced to the fact that he recognized the growing threat and the need for a unified command to address it. The fact that democrats under biden have created a cluster of the operation proves it further.
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures highs continue in the 70’s and fair.
RUMINT –
NATO reportedly ruminating about sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces.
Further rumors that Ukraine is about ready to launch a counter attack into the Russia advances north of Kharkiv.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Another day of fierce fighting along the eastern front. Russian Ministry of Defense claims Klischiivka, located south of Chaziv Yar, as being captured by Russian troops. Russian missiles also apparently have hit Dinpro, Kharkiv and Sumy.
Outlook —
Another day of hard fighting on the fronts. Russian successes in their spring offensive are slowing very quickly and perhaps Ukraine now has the capability to launch some limited counter attacks in the Kharkiv region. As noted in previous posts, Russia is approaching its high water make on the current offensive.
Both countries are probably calculating their next round of deep attacks, so the results of those attacks will have to be seen after they occur. For Russia, the clock is running out as resupply of ADA systems and munitions are being rushed into country.
The final big question mark is when US will give approval for Ukraine to use systems like ATACAMS to strike Russian territory proper. That could be a major game changer, forcing Russia to widely restructure its logistics, command and troop locations, and distributions.
Europe / NATO General –
Some European nations recognizing a palestinian “state”.
ISRAEL –
Key overnight developments -
- Norway, Ireland and Spain announced recognition of a palestinian ‘state’.
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Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
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Norway, Ireland and Spain have announced that they will recognize the presence of a Palestinian ‘state’. Governments of Slovenia, Belgium, Norway and Malta are expected to follow throughout the week.
Israel recalls its ambassadors from European countries that recognize a Palestinian state, freezing money transfer to the Palestinian Authority
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The AP said Israeli authorities had shut down its live camera feed showing Gaza and seized its equipment in what it decried as an “abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcasters law.” The equipment was later returned.
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None of the aid that President Joe Biden has sent to Gaza via a floating pier that the U.S. Military constructed has reached the Palestinian people, a U.S. official said this week.
Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that none of the 569 tons of aid transported to Gaza since last week has reached the Palestinian people.
Other reports state in general that Hamas has succeeded in stealing as much as 70% of the aid that has come into Gaza since the war began.
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Intense fighting reported in the center of Rafah as the IDF expands operations there.
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Jordanian Foreign Minister: We appreciate the decision of European countries to recognize the Palestinian state
The Secretary-General of the Arab League calls on countries that do not recognize Palestine to follow the example of Norway, Ireland and Spain
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Operations throughout Gaza and in particular Rafah continue.
The recognitions of a palestinian ‘state’ by some European countries will be drawing lines in the sand as such recognition carries little in the way oction. Norway, Ireland and Spain are all currently anti-Israeli to begin with. I’ve not seen just what territory this so called ‘state’ entails, but it likely uses the radical pre-1967 borders as a starting point. Pro-hamas elements in the UN may eventually be able to leverage these declarations for leverage in the Security Council.
Iran –
No internal Iranian talk about any Israeli involvement in the helicopter crash over the weekend.