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An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) brigade that has been active in the fight against Hamas in Gaza drilled last week in northern Israel in preparation for a possible ground war against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The Kfir Brigade, which has been deployed in Gaza and elsewhere, is now turning its attention to the northern front. In a joint statement by the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet, or Shabak), the Israeli military said:

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 14 days without holding a formal press conference since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as of Sunday. Harris announced that she had locked up the nomination late on July 22, declaring that she had won commitments of backing from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates to next month's Democratic National Convention. She has since hit the campaign trail, spoken at various events, and even chatted with reporters here and there, but hasn’t done a formal press conference or wide-ranging interview in the 13 days that have followed. She also failed to appear...

What do you call someone to the left of a socialist? We are looking at America’s first junta. Barack Obama just fired the President of the United States and he gave him six months to clear out his desk. Without a single vote being cast, Obama selected Kamala Harris to be Biden's replacement on the November ballot. The entire Democratic Party establishment accepted, and now they have to make it work. Politics The Washington Times reports Kamala Harris' voting record in the Senate was further to the Left than Bernie Sanders, and there is additional, compelling evidence to indicate that...

Special Dispatches to the New-York Times. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Wednesday, Aug. 3 -- P.M. A flag of truce was allowed by the rebels from 9 until 5 o'clock this morning, to bury the dead and bring off the wounded. Very few were found alive. The most of those who were living yesterday died last night. Not more than a dozen were brought in, and but few of these are expected to recover. The ground in front of the crater for a distance of about two hundred yards was thickly covered with the dead, the greater proportion...

RICHMOND — Former congressman Denver Riggleman, a Virginia Republican who ran twice with Donald Trump’s backing but broke with him over the Jan. 6 insurrection, endorsed Vice President Harris for the White House on Sunday. “I was heartbroken and horrified to see how close we came to losing our democracy on January 6, because of one man — Donald Trump,” Riggleman said in a statement released by Harris’s campaign. “I’ve seen with my own eyes how Trump’s thirst for power, revenge, and retribution is his real motivation, and that’s why I cannot stand by while he tries to destroy our...

Yavapai County’s Republican establishment must be in shock. If not, they should be. There is a spirit of rebellion afoot in Yavapai County. The results of the July 30th Republican Primary was a top to bottom repudiation of incumbents and long time establishment figures. snip The defeat of State Senator Ken Bennett by Trump-endorsed Mark Finchem is a game changer. Finchem, who has been a major figure in conservative circles at the state level, only recently moved to Yavapai County. During the campaign, the opposition tried to dismiss him as a carpetbagger. But there are so many newcomers in Yavapai...

“What we are witnessing is nothing less than the failure of the greatest propaganda apparatus in history.” — Mattias Desmet. Have you noticed yet? — the weird thing about Veep Kamala Harris is how weirdly brisk her transfiguration was from a sit-com character to Wonder Woman, overnight in the reality-optional news media. In a party burdened with complex ideology, she was known only for tautology: “The significance of the passage of time, right? The significance of the passage of time,” she repeated solemnly on a tour of a Louisiana library in 2022. “So, when you think about it, there is...

I've said this before, but it continues to be true. The Biden-Harris team has a big problem with truth and reality. Their campaign accounts on X, for example, are constantly saying things that aren't true. Of course, since it all flows down from the top and Joe Biden lies like he breathes, maybe that's the reason. So does Kamala Harris.

A Georgia activist stole the show after being introduced by former President Trump at his rally in Atlanta Saturday. Trump invited Michaelah Montgomery up on stage toward the end of his speech at the Georgia State University Convocation Center. He introduced Montgomery by explaining he met her at a restaurant this year. Trump said Montgomery, who attended Clark Atlanta University, had recognized him in public and commended him for funding historically Black colleges and universities. “She looks at me, says ‘It’s President Trump. You saved my college.’ And I said, ‘How the hell do you know that?’ … This one...

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has had to defend his stance on Israel after an op-ed he penned more than three decades ago, in which he wrote of being an Israeli army volunteer and disparaged the Palestinian people, resurfaced. “Since he wrote this piece as a 20-year-old student, Gov. Shapiro has built close, meaningful, informative relationships with many Muslim-American, Arab-American, Palestinian Christian and Jewish community leaders all across Pennsylvania,” Shapiro’s spokesman Manuel Bonder told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The Governor greatly values their perspectives and the experiences he has learned from over the years – and as a result,...

A pilot was preparing to take off from a Texas airport when he was suddenly arrested on a disturbing charge -- forcing a cancellation. A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday night. The airman, later identified as 45-year-old Seymour Walker, was removed from Flight 3195 before takeoff due to an outstanding warrant for assault-family violence. Law enforcement timed the arrest for when Flight 3195 reached its assigned gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 4 p.m. Officers boarded the empty plane and took the pilot...

Two Israeli civilians were murdered and two others were wounded in a terror stabbing attack in central Israel on Sunday morning, local authorities said. The Times of Israel reports the terrorist attacker, a West Bank Palestinian, stabbed the victims at three different locations before being shot dead by a police officer. The stabbings took place during morning rush hour in the city of Holon, near Tel Aviv.

Live at 8pm on the CW Network from Los Angeles. Miss Maryland USA is Trans & Married. Last year's Miss USA quit due to 'workplace harassment'. Should be a fun night. Grab your popcorn! According to Wikipedia, the new rule in the Miss Universe Organization (which owns Miss USA) is that only women 28 years of age and over are allowed to participate. They can be married. Past editions only had single women between 18-28 years of age participating. Ahhh... remember the good 'ol days when Donald Trump owned these pageants? Those were the days!

Harris Says Trump Is Scared To Debate Her: The Ultimate In Hubris Harris must recognize she is the nominee due to Trump's stellar debate against Biden in Atlanta. Tippinsights Editorial Board August 4, 2024 . 8:21 AM 4 min read With her 100% glowing coverage from the mainstream media for two weeks, Kamala Harris decided to continue running the clock out on a fast-moving political game. She refused to appear with former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on September 4 with Fox News hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Incredibly, the Harris campaign blamed Trump for abandoning an appearance on...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has seen his approval ratings plunge by 16 points in the past two weeks amid criticism of his handling of widespread anti-mass migration uprisings and the decision by his government to implement major cuts to winter fuel benefits. Just one month after sweeping to power in last month’s general election, it appears that the honeymoon is over for Sir Keir Starmer. According to the latest survey from Opinium, the left-wing leader has seen his net approval rating fall to just 3 per cent, down from 19 per cent two weeks ago, representing a decline...

A new poll out Thursday found an overwhelming majority of Americans say the Secret Service bears some responsibility for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last month. According to the Associated Press survey, 7 in 10 Americans believe “the Secret Service bears at least a moderate amount of responsibility for the assassination attempt” with 4 in 10 believing the agency “bears a high level of responsibility.”

The move to take the conflict outside Israel’s borders by the Netanyahu-led Israeli government is proving to be quite a slippery slope that has us seemingly barreling towards getting fully involved in yet another endless war in the Middle East. On Friday, the Pentagon announced its plans to send additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the region. This strategic move aims to bolster existing US forces and strengthen support for Israel. It comes in response to increased tensions and threats from Iran and its allies, including Hamas and Hezbollah, as IDF forces carry out targeted strikes in Lebanon and,...

Despite an ongoing range of congressional and independent efforts to get the truth out of the Secret Service and their “intelligence” confreres, we still don’t know what happened in Butler, PA, lacking conclusive, factual information behind the assassination attempt of former President Trump; nor do we know the extent of actors. Will we ever? Doubtful. There are longstanding instances of reluctance to reveal true intelligence when it comes to assassinations or attempted assassinations. To this day, there remain many arguments surrounding Jack Kennedy’s killing. Records have still not been released to the public. At present, the entire intelligence apparatus is...

Key points ● Protests, many involving far-right and anti-immigrant groups, are expected to continue in towns across the UK six days on from Southport stabbings ● At least five protests are set to take place today - Sky News analysis ● Protests yesterday led to more than 90 arrests in towns and cities across the UK ● 24-hour courts could be introduced to ensure those involved are dealt with - policing and crime minister ● 'Disgraceful' disorder in Liverpool continued into the night after police officers suffered injuries ● Eyewitness: Running battle in Bristol was 'fairly medieval' ● Police have...