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Lawmakers in the National Assembly and Senate imposing a social media ban for children under the age of 15. On September 1st, children under the age of 15 will not be able to establish new social media accounts... On Wednesday it was revealed that modeling scout Daniel Siad was found dead in his home in Colombes outside Paris on Monday. Siad linked to Jeffrey Epstein his name appearing almost 2,000 times in the controversial Jeffrey Epstein Files released by the US Justice Department. French authorities were already on the trail of Siad with accusations of rape and sexual violence against...

TEHRAN, Juy 25--RIA Novosti. The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea, the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry reported. "The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Ukraine's attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea on the morning of Saturday July 25. The attack resulted in an explosion on the vessel, killing one sailor and injuring another. This attack is a violation of Article 2, paragraph 4, of the UN Charter and an act of aggression that could further fan the flames of war" the ministry said in a post on its Telegram channel. The...

Two airlines cancelling flights to Israel...concern for possible escalation of the Iran War... Trump speaking at the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner...donning a "Trump 2028" hat... preliminary hearing in Los Angeles...14-year-old girl...texted about having an abortion... Wounded tonight in Russia's Belgorod Region...Ukrainian drone attack... New York Times publishing a story...Trump switched...using the new "Air Force One'... Wall Street Journal publishing a story claiming... Houthis in Yemen conducting retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia... In England the first test subject receiving an experimental vaccine...Ebola... United Nations member countries approving Volkur Turk...second four-year term as UN Human Rights Chief... The fight against wildfires...

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz was told by his attorneys that he could not legally testify before the House Government Oversight Committee on Monday, he said. Dershowitz was scheduled to sit for an in-person, transcribed interview on his ties to the convicted sex criminal Jeffrey E. Epstein as part of the monthslong investigation into Epstein and his associates. Dershowitz, high-profile defense attorney, helped negotiate Epstein's controversial 2008 plea deal. But his attorney has now reversed course, a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee confirmed Friday, indicating to the committee that Dershowitz would not be present for the interview....

One could call this a week of "War and Death" in France. Tuesday's July 14th parade in Paris the annual Bastille Day event more militarized than ever 6,600 French soldiers with hundreds of soldiers from dozens of countries that support Ukraine also involved. A coalition of 36 nations dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" involved. Leaders of those nations and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky participating in the parade. It was revealed that military maneuvers involving Ukrainian soldiers and the military forces of the coalition... Macron also proclaiming the work of rearmament done during his presidency that will end next year...

A contracted employee of a federal immigration detention center...accused of shooting a protester... Seven killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Tambov Region... Israeli election polling...parties opposed...Netanyahu at 62 seats... death toll...double earthquakes...Venezuela now 5,069... CBS News reporting US casualties in the weeklong flareup of the Iran War... Only one conviction remains...sex offenses case involving Canadian billionaire businessman... In Norway an out-of-control fire burning more than 100 homes... Iran's state broadcaster reporting Iranian attacks on US military forces in three countries... 14 killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza... Taylor Farms recalling lettuce produced in central Mexico... Major US companies...

Apple filing a lawsuit against "Open AI"... Trump speaking with Saudi ruler Crown Prince... Iran's Foreign Ministry contradicting US President...repeated US violations...will be met with reciprocal action... US is demanding Iran make public statements... US sanctions on Iran piling up... Kiev under Russian attack late tonight... In the UK an arrest...murder of former MP and cabinet minister Ann Widdecombe... This evening a nationwide power blackout in Cuba... Venezuela death toll from the double earthquakes...4,118... official casualty count of the Iran War updated with one additional... group of US senators reaching agreement with the White House on tightening sanctions against Russia......

President Trump issuing 11 pardons on Friday... The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now confirmed to be 1,502... New Zealand announcing its Defense Minister is attending the NATO summit... Ukraine launching drone and cruise missile attacks on Russia late tonight... Near Pueblo, Colorado 11,000 residents evacuated from their homes... Three killed in a Russian attack... British defense and security think tank...saying that Russian linked ships... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking with US President... UN human rights chief Volker Turk issuing a "Red Alert" about the situation in and around the Sudanese city... The US...

Amidst the Iran War said to be about Iran's quest to acquire nuclear weapons an idea France opposed President Emmanuel Macron this week rolling out expansion of France's nuclear weapons and their linkage to European defense... On Thursday evening President Macron spoke regarding the Iran War and France's response to it. The French military did not fire the opening shots in the war but has opened fire in defense of French military facilities established in the Persian Gulf region since...

Israel And US Attack Iran Launching War... Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Confirmed Dead... The Opening Of Saturday Night Live Tonight February 28, 2026... Melba Montgomery's "No Charge" reminds me of the passing of my mother five years ago this past week... "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy'. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and...

With Bill and Hillary Clinton giving their depositions to the US House Government Oversight Committee over Clinton ties to Jeffrey Epstein a man known as a 'financier' I am certainly reminded of those "Clinton Years" of the 1990's. Those years punctuated by financial questions about the Clinton's from the 'cattle futures' windfall for Hillary to the Whitewater project questions surrounding them and those infamous Rose Law Firm billing records. But in the end it was all for nought as a probe of the Clinton's centered on financial wrongdoing descended into the pit of Bill Clinton's illicit sexual relationships and his...

"It was great having Jeffrey here. He's a prince" Ken Starr... Three killed in the latest US military attack on... The NAACP threatening to sue Elon Musk's xAI over gas turbines in... Los Angeles police say a federal agent was attacked and hurt this afternoon... Next week in Geneva Switzerland talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine... Chairman and Chief Executive of port operator DP World...resigning today...Bin Sulayem's ties to Jeffrey Epstein... "The culture war of the MAGA Movement is not ours" German Chancellor Friedrich Merz... In a Democrat Special Election Primary...US House seat a "Progressive" candidate declared the winner......

Newsdump Alert: Dozens Of Refugees Killed In Convoy Attack In Sudan Civil War By United Arab Emirates-Backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF)... Newsdump Alert: Saudi Arabia Denouncing Foreign Interference In The Sudan Civil War Without Naming A Specific Country, But The United Arab Emirates Are Known To Back The Rapid Support Forces Accused Of Atrocities... The United Israeli Emirates?... "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" Psalm 23:4 King James (Authorized) Version Bible.. "but nothing on me" President...

Some have called the internet "Pandora's Box" and that is becoming obvious to governments around the world from the US to Israel to China, Russia etc. etc. all seeking ways or already finding ways to control the 'information superhighway' to protect their interests. This week France's government with another move against social media raiding the offices of the "X" social media platform in Paris...

A US official accusing China of conducting secret nuclear explosions... A drone attack repelled in southern Russia's Rostov Region... Explosions in several Ukrainian cities early Saturday... President Trump tightening sanctions on Iran... An Arizona state judge striking down three abortion laws.. . US Navy Secretary John Phelan was on Jeffrey Epstein's plane... Members of Congress being given access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files... President Trump signing an executive order increasing the importation of beef from Argentina... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...dismissing any link between Epstein and Israel... Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy... British police searching...

In Congo more than 200 people killed when part of a mine collapsed... State Department approving a nine billion dollar sale of Patriot air defense missiles to Saudi Arabia... The Trump Administration approving a 6.67 billion dollar arms package for Israel... Another attack by Israeli nationalists on a Palestinian community in the "West Bank"... South Africa expelling the top Israeli diplomat over insults aimed at President... The US Senate passing a funding package...keep parts of the federal government open... A judge today dropped death penalty charges in the federal case against Luigi Mangione... Department of Justice conducting a civil rights...

Newsdump Alert: Man Shot And Killed By Federal Agents During Immigration Crackdown In Minneapolis... Newsdump Alert: Ukraine War Continues Heavy Russian Attacks Reinforce Destruction Of Ukraine's Power Grid Talks To End Fighting In United Arab Emirates... Newsdump Update Brazilian President Lula Da Silva Says US President Donald Trump Is Trying To Create A New United Nations With His "Board Of Peace"... "But mark this there will be terrible times in the last days..."... God Still Loves You And Offers A Wonderful Plan For Your Life... This "Board of Peace" reminds me of second grade when the principal called me into...

"I think we should let them come down into the US" US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant...oil pipeline from Alberta... Russian attacks across Ukraine late tonight... Another deadly US attack on a boat... The threat of Iran being attacked this weekend high...killing Iran's religious and political leadersship would be a likely scenario... Multiple airlines cancelling flights in the Middle East... Thousands marched in Minneapolis today protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan acknowledging Israel..."is looking for an opportunity to strike Iran"... In Spain the Public Prosecutor's Office declining to prosecute singer Julio Iglesias... The United States adding...

Newsdump Alert: Kurdish Forces In Syria Pushed Back By Government Forces Fighting In Recent Weeks Leading To Ceasefire The Kurdish forces in Syria former backed by the United States have been expelled from large areas of Syria by the jihadist central government supported by the US and Turkey... Newsdump Alert: Iran's Supreme Leader Links Trump To Deadly Rioting In Iran Trump Speaks Of Need For New Leadership In Iran... Senator Graham is associated with... Going Covert In The Culture War... The "Canada Update" lets watch this rendition of "Oh Canada"... "This is love not that we loved God but that...

This week the appeal trial of Marine Le Pen and her co-defendants accused of misusing European Parliament funds. Last year Le Pen convicted and sentenced to four years in prison with a five-year ban on running for public office. That effectively prevents her from running for President next year... On Wednesday there were attempts to censure the government of President Emmanuel Macron following the EU approval of the free trade deal with MERCOSEUR that angered French farmers. The proposals of La France Insoumise on the Left and the National Rally on the Right fell short...