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Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of the island, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue. The Trump administration has been weighing using US troops to seize the tiny island in the northeastern Persian Gulf as leverage over the Iranians to coerce them to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, CNN has reported. But US officials and military experts say there would be significant risks involved in such a ground operation, including a...

An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media. Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Guards in Tehran, said an initiative called “For Iran” was recruiting participants to assist with activities such as patrols, checkpoints and logistics. “Given that the age of those coming forward has dropped and they are asking to take part, we lowered the minimum age to 12,” he said, adding that 12- and 13-year-olds could now take part if they wished. The comments were broadcast as...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ US Navy Band Performing For Kids! Laurel, MD (Nov. 1, 2023) Lieutenant Commander C.S. White conducts the US Navy Concert Band for the Music in the Schools Concert. The concert band performs for schools in the DMV area year round. (U.S. Navy Photo by Musician 1st Class Seth S. Johnson) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Ballin' Out! Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Goldsmith puts up a shot against...

Thirty-three people are now facing criminal trespass charges in connection with a pro-Palestine demonstration last year that caused an estimated $1 million in damage to a University of Washington engineering building. The 33 individuals arrested during the demonstration have been charged with criminal trespass, a gross misdemeanor. However, they are not facing felony charges tied to the property damage, as prosecutors say there is not enough evidence specifically linking any of them to that crime. Nearly a year after the demonstration, the defendants appeared before a judge to answer for their alleged actions, pleading not guilty to the charges. By...

A final outline of the bill to legislate for the death penalty for terrorists was cleared for advancement ahead of its final votes in the Knesset plenum, which are expected to take place next week. It was determined that executions for terrorists would be carried out by hanging, implemented by the Israel Prison Service in the approved proposal. The bill stipulates that a terrorist who intentionally kills a person as part of an act of terrorism will be sentenced to death. According to the approved proposal, the death sentence would not require a unanimous verdict. The legislation has undergone several...

ODNI Tulsi Gabbard will soon declassify a top secret document related to Trump’s first impeachment that then-House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff locked away in a SCIF [Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility] for years. Per investigative reporter Paul Sperry: “I’m told Trump intel czar Tulsi Gabbard will soon declassify an explosive top-secret document former House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff locked away in a Capitol SCIF several years ago and wouldn’t let even members of Congress see…” DEVELOPING: I’m told Trump intel czar Tulsi Gabbard will soon declassify an explosive top-secret document former House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff locked away in a Capitol...

This episode spotlights glaring contradictions between Iran’s words and actions that completely unravel the “not a threat” narrative pushed in Western discourse. By walking through real evidence, official statements and strategic patterns, this breakdown teaches you how to spot propaganda, understand what a “threshold nuclear state” really means and why energy politics and misinformation campaigns are just as critical to the story as missiles and warheads...leaving you questioning not just Iran’s intentions, but who benefits from downplaying them.

Stephen Gardner and lawyer Peter Ticktin https://x.com/PeterTicktin , long time friend of President Donald Trump and lawyer to Tina Peters and Patrick Byrne on election integrity. The voter rolls are dirty and the machines have chinese phone parts to affect US elections. Tulsi Gabbard has all the info from Arizona, Georgia, Puerto Rico and more. Trump has been briefed on all of it, it must be used as soon as the Iran war is over to show the American people why we need no machines and clean voter rolls.

BREAKING: Immunity for two key figures in the Iranian leadership: Iran regime's FM and Parliament Speaker get temporary immunity from the US and Israel, Channel 14's @bardugojacob reports. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf received temporary immunity from Israel and the United States, valid at least for the entire five days of negotiations underway with Tehran.

After an Iranian missile destroyed residential buildings in Dimona and Arad, wounding over 100 people, Israel’s Bedouin community rushed to local Facebook groups to offer their homes, food, and messages of solidarity. Sager Abu Srehan, a father of six and a vice principal at the Amal Reut School living in the small Bedouin town of Tel Sheva, was one of the first to extend his hand to those impacted by the Iranian attacks. Srehan, who proudly shared that his three daughters and three sons grew up to become doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and chefs in Israel, told The Jerusalem Post on...

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(The following are transcribed highlights of a sermon given by Texas US Senate candidate James Talarico at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX on 10/22/2023:) There is a cancer on our religion. Until we confess the sin that is Christian Nationalism and exercise it from our churches, our religion can do a lot more damage than a six-pack of Lone Star. There is nothing Christian about Christian Nationalism. It is the worship of power, social power, economic power, political power in the name of Christ, economic power, political power in the name of Christ. They've turned this humble...

Gulf states are moving closer to direct involvement in the war against Iran as continuous attacks on their territory and energy infrastructure push regional allies of the United States toward a more assertive stance, the Wall Street Journal reported. Officials and sources familiar with the matter cited in the report said that recent steps by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have strengthened US operational capabilities while stopping short of full military participation. According to the report, these measures include allowing expanded access to military bases and targeting Iranian financial networks, signaling a shift as pressure mounts on Gulf...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Camp Lejeune, North CarolinaMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Its 14 miles of beaches make the base a major area for amphibious assault training, and its location between two deep-water ports (Wilmington and Morehead City) allows for fast deployments. The main base is supplemented by six satellite facilities: Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Geiger, Stone Bay, Courthouse Bay, Camp Johnson, and the Greater Sandy Run Training Area. The Marine Corps port facility is in Beaufort, at the southern tip of...

President Trump said he is “not a fan” of former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent following Kent’s resignation and reports that the FBI is investigating him over allegations of leaking classified information. Trump sharply criticized Kent in response to a question from The Daily Wire’s White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan, who is flying with him as part of the press pool, and portrayed him as ungrateful after being brought into the administration. “Look, I’m not a fan of the guy,” Trump said, adding that he felt bad for Kent after his wife’s death and losing two Congressional races....

A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera that messages were being passed between Tehran and Washington via Egypt and Turkey in an attempt to reduce tensions. He said the US was refusing to accept basic conditions from Iran, including compensation and recognition of "aggression"...

The Catholic right is pro-Israel. America’s online converts are the exception. From Budapest to Santiago, conservative Catholics stand with Israel. The cosplay converts pushing anti-Zionism don’t represent them — and didn’t get their cues from Rome.

President Trump announced Monday that the US will not attack any part of Iran’s power and energy infrastructure for five days after Washington and Tehran had engaged in “very good and productive talks” over the weekend about ending the three-week-old war. “I am please [sic] to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,” Trump wrote, without elaborating. “Based on the tenor and tone of these in-depth, detailed and constructive conversations,...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.Story from this website. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Bonnyman (May 2, 1910 - November 22, 1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Princeton University where he studied engineering and established himself as a football star in his sophomore year, in part for his ferocity on the field. Dropping out of college, he worked first in...

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW.... I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK 1. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. 2. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big. 3. Don't listen to critics -- do what has to be done. 4. Build on high ground. 5. For safety's sake, travel in pairs. 6. Two heads are better than one. 7. Speed isn't always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails. 8. If you can't fight or flee -- float! 9. Take care of...