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  • How ‘Gold Bar’ Bob Menendez’s Wife Nadine ‘Flaunted’ her Way Into his Affections: ‘Like a Moth to a flame’

    10/01/2025 11:03:44 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 24 replies
    New York Post ^ | Oct. 1, 2025 | Isabel Vincent
    SNIP Known in the Armenian community as “psycho Barbie,” Nadine had allegedly stalked an ex. She was also accused of keying his new girlfriend’s car and showing up at his home on Christmas Day in 2010 with her two children to try to win him back, according to a restraining order. “Nadine always believed she was above the law,” the former boyfriend said. With Menendez, friends said, she played hard to get, though, pitting him against Anton. When they began dating again in 2018, Menendez allegedly sent Capitol Police officers from Washington, DC, to his rival’s office in Hackensack, New...
  • Scoop: Turkey to Declare S-400 ‘Inoperable’ to Gain F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal

    09/30/2025 10:26:29 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 30 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 9/30/2025 | Michael Rubin
    Consequently, Trump’s technical team has sought to create a loophole, according to 4 sources familiar with discussions on the matter. Turkey will remove a component from the S-400 and declare it ‘inoperable’. It would be the anti-aircraft system equivalent of rendering a rifle inoperable by removing the bolt or taking the firing pin out of other firearms.
  • Singer Dead After Fall From Balcony: Police Investigation Launched Into Güllü’s Death

    09/28/2025 9:38:33 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    PopCulture ^ | September 28, 2025 | John Connor Coulston
    Her son believes it was a “tragic accident.”The sudden death of an internationally known vocalist has sparked sadness and questions about her demise. Güllü died on Friday, according to journalist Hakan Kanburoğlu. CNN Türk corroborates, also citing public comments from her son. The 51-year-old singer, whose real name was Gül Tut, fell from the balcony of her residence, said to be on the 6th story, in Çınarcık, Yalova, Turkey. Paramedics declared her dead at the scene. Police are investigating the manner of death, Cumhuriyet reports. Her current cause of death is presently listed only as “fall from a height.” Authorities...
  • Moment man strolls into hospital before killing ex with shotgun in front of patients

    09/28/2025 5:54:05 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 52 replies
    mirror.co.uk ^ | September 25, 2025 | Ryan Fahey
    A raging husband murdered his ex-wife with a shotgun in front of horrified patients at a hospital. Chilling surveillance footage showed the moment Atilla Ayintapli, 44, hid the powerful firearm in a blue plastic bag as he strolled into a private hospital in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. He then entered an office space in the building and started trying to grab his ex-partner Eser Karaca, 42, who worked there as a medical secretary. The mother-of-two and a colleague sprinted away from him, but he gave chase and could be seen reaching into the bag as he ran after her. Terrified colleagues could...
  • Trump's motorcade strikes again as Turkey's furious President Erdogan is seen waiting on blocked off NYC street - after humiliated Macron called Donald for help when he was held up

    09/25/2025 2:35:43 AM PDT · by blueplum · 44 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 24 Sep 2025 | SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the latest world leader to be humiliated by Donald Trump after he was stopped on the streets of New York to make way for the US President's motorcade. It comes a day after France's Emmanuel Macron was humbled by the city's cops after they stopped him and forced him to wait on the street so that Trump's police escort could get through.... Erdoğan appeared visibly annoyed as he left the UN headquarters ...
  • Archaeologists Have Unearthed an Ancient Site in Turkey That May Predate the Famous Temple Site of Göbekli Tepe

    09/24/2025 12:02:38 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    The Debrief ^ | September 24, 2025 | Micah Hanks
    Archaeologists are excavating an ancient Neolithic site in Turkey that is believed to represent one of the earliest found in the region, potentially even predating the famous site of Göbekli Tepe. The new site, dubbed Mendik Tepe, was discovered in the Eyyübiye area in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, and offers archaeologists an unprecedented look at the early human activities in the region, contrasting in many ways with its famous nearby counterpart, now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Excavations are currently being led by Professor Douglas Baird of the University of Liverpool, supported by the British Institute of Archaeology and the...
  • Muslim who shouted "I'm going to kill you" while stabbing man is given suspended sentence by British court; victim charged instead

    09/24/2025 7:36:29 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | September 24, 2025 | Harambe Harambe
    Back in February, a Turkish refugee named Hamit Coskun decided to protest Islam by burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London. Coskun is an atheist who left Turkey in 2022 to flee government persecution. As he stood outside the embassy, a crazed Muslim named Moussa Kadri, attacked him with a knife while shouting "I'm going to kill you." The entire incident was captured on video. [Warning: The Religion of Peace] https://x.com/i/status/1970548029024543034 Months later, the judge in the case has allowed Kadri to go free. That's right, the psycho knife-wielder who tried to kill a guy for insulting his...
  • Hamas sends letter directly to US President Trump proposing release of half the Israeli hostages for 60-day ceasefire

    09/23/2025 8:34:31 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 42 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 09/23/2025 | All Israel News
    Trump convenes 8 Arab, Muslim leaders to present Gaza future planThe terror organization Hamas sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump proposing a two-month ceasefire in exchange for releasing half of the Israeli hostages it is still holding captive in Gaza, Fox News reported on Monday. Citing a senior Trump administration official and a source directly involved in the negotiations, the report stated that the letter is in Qatari hands and will be transmitted to Trump this week. Israel’s Channel 12 News reported that a Hamas leader might personally sign the letter before it is sent to Trump. The...
  • Arab Palestinian–Linked Terrorism Targeting the United States

    09/11/2025 2:16:49 PM PDT · by Freeleesy · 7 replies
    Summary. While Israel has historically been regarded as a close ally of the United States—sharing democratic values, intelligence cooperation, and defense partnerships—certain individuals of Arab "Palestinian" origin or ideological affiliation have been involved in acts of violence against Americans. This article provides a factual overview of documented incidents that have shaped this complex relationship. 1. Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (1968)Background: Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a Palestinian IslamoChristian born in Jerusalem in 1944, moved with his family to the United States in 1956.[1]Defense : The ex Grand Mufti of Jerusalem dispatched two Arab lawyers to defend Sirhan....
  • 2,800-Year-Old Lydian Palace Unearthed in Turkey

    09/11/2025 6:34:36 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 4 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | August 21, 2025 | editors / unattributed
    Türkiye Today reports that a sprawling eighth-century b.c. palace was unearthed at the site of Sardis in western Turkey, which has prompted archaeologists to reevaluate the site's origins and long history. The city served as the capital of Lydia, an Anatolian kingdom whose people flourished in the seventh and sixth century b.c. They are often credited with minting the world's first standardized coinage. Buried 25 feet below ground, the complex was discovered beneath layers belonging to the Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. The structure's stone walls, which measure between five and eight feet thick, still stand 20 feet high...
  • China’s Syria Quandary: Uyghur Fighters in the Army

    09/09/2025 6:32:48 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 4 replies
    The Diplomat ^ | September 09, 2025 | Robert Bociaga
    The very fighters Beijing cites as justification for its hardline policies in Xinjiang – the Uyghurs of the Turkestan Islamic Party – have now been folded into Syria’s military establishment.Syrian Free Army soldiers and Coalition Forces assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Armadillo provide security after departing a CH-47 Chinook during cold and hot load air assault training at Al-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on Feb. 23, 2025. When Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorial regime collapsed in late 2024, Beijing lost a familiar ally in Damascus. For more than a decade, China had backed Assad under the banner of sovereignty and...
  • Accused NYC attacker is 4th terror suspect with Uzbekistan links in 2017

    11/01/2017 1:09:56 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 13 replies
    CBS News ^ | November 1, 2017 | By HALEY JOELLE OTT
    The president of Uzbekistan on Wednesday offered his country's assistance in investigating the deadly terror attack in the lower Manhattan area of New York City. The suspect in the attack was identified as an Uzbek national, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, but the country has been linked to at least three other terrorist incidents over the last year. In April, Uzbek national Rakhmat Akilov drove a truck into pedestrians in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people. Earlier that same month, Akbarzhon Jalilov, a Russian citizen who was born in Kyrgyzstan...
  • The “Genocide” Accusation Against Israel Crumbles Under Scrutiny of Genocide Scholars Group. [Pallyweid]

    09/04/2025 1:36:16 AM PDT · by Milagros · 15 replies
    C. In N.E.R. ^ | Sep 2025
    Interested in Becoming an Expert on the Truth Behind ‘Genocide’ Claims? It's Almost Free. You can leverage it to push back against the distortion of the term, especially as it’s been hijacked by the politicized narrative of ‘Palestinization.’ The “Genocide” Accusation Against Israel Crumbles Under Scrutiny of Genocide Scholars Group.The recent International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) resolution accusing Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza has rapidly unraveled, exposing both the political motivations behind the accusation and the organization's lack of academic rigor. What was initially presented as a serious, scholarly condemnation has turned into an embarrassing farce, demonstrating that...
  • Our beef with Venezuela is on hold, but not over

    01/27/2019 3:03:58 PM PST · by Kaslin · 14 replies
    Hotair.com ^ | January 27, 2019 | JAZZ SHAW
    Last night was supposed to be the deadline for American diplomats in Venezuela to vacate the country as ordered by dictator Nicolas Maduro. After the United States, along with Canada, several South American nations and the EU moved to declare Maduro’s presidency illegitimate, the tyrant had basically cut off relations with America. The White House refused to obey the order and everyone was holding their breath, waiting to see what would happen next. But at the last minute, Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry sent out a “never mind” announcement and said the decision was on hold for thirty days. But that doesn’t...
  • Brand new $1M luxury yacht tips over and sinks just minutes after launching — forcing crew to jump overboard

    09/03/2025 9:34:09 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 85 replies
    nypost.com ^ | September 3, 2025 | Chris Nesi
    A luxury yacht worth nearly $1 million plunged into the waters off the shore of Turkey just 15 minutes after its maiden voyage as panicked passengers and crew jumped overboard. Dramatic amateur video shows the vessel, named Dolce Vento, ease into the waters off the coast of Zonguldak in northern Turkey’s Eregli district Tuesday before lurching to one side and slowly sinking into the depths. It was the first time the approximately 85-foot boat, worth around $940,000, was launched after being delivered to its owner from Istanbul. The owner, captain and two crew members jumped overboard and safely swam to...
  • New Site Discovered in Turkey Could Be Older Than Göbeklitepe

    09/02/2025 9:18:39 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 35 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | September 3, 2025 | Abdul Moeed
    A newly uncovered archaeological site in southeastern Turkey may predate Göbeklitepe, long considered the world’s oldest known temple complex. The discovery at Mendik Tepe, located in the rural Payamlı neighborhood of Eyyübiye district in Şanlıurfa province, is offering early insights into the Neolithic era and reshaping timelines of early human settlement in the region. Researchers believe the site may date back to the very beginning of the Neolithic period, when humans first began shifting from mobile foraging to settled living. Excavation director Prof. Douglas Baird, from the University of Liverpool’s Department of Archaeology, said the team is investigating the early...
  • Wasserman Schultz: Muhammad Ali Jr. detained at airport

    03/10/2017 4:20:40 PM PST · by SoFloFreeper · 21 replies
    WSVN-TV ^ | 3/10/17
    Muhammad Ali Jr. was detained by the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, weeks after he was detained at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz tweeted out, Friday. Wasserman Schultz’s tweet read, “On way home on DOMESTIC FLIGHT Muhammad Ali Jr. detained AGAIN by @DHSgov. Religiously profiling son of ‘The Greatest’ will not make us safe.”
  • 'F A K E S T I N I A N S'. Why the Term "Fakestinians" Resonates More Than Ever Since the Genocidal-Islamist October 7th Terrorist Massacre

    08/27/2025 12:48:40 AM PDT · by Milagros · 28 replies
    On EoZ ^ | Aug 26, 2025
    Why the Term "Fakestinians" Resonates More Than Ever Since the Genocidal-Islamist October 7th Terrorist MassacreSince the October 7th Hamas-led massacre—a genocidal, premeditated assault targeting Israeli civilians—the Palestinian narrative has been increasingly exposed as manipulative, deceptive, and rooted in distortion. The term “Fakestinians” has gained traction not as an attack on individual Arabs, but as a critique of a manufactured identity and a propaganda machine that fuels violence and global misinformation. Here's why: 1. Invented National Identity Rooted in Historical RevisionismThe majority of so-called “Palestinians” are descendants of relatively recent Arab immigrants who moved into the British Mandate of Palestine during...
  • Powerful US attorney in New York stepping down, Barr says (Geoffrey Berman)

    06/19/2020 7:28:18 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 20 replies
    Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, prosecuted Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, and his office is investigating Rudy Giuliani.
  • Bolton investigation linked to overseas intelligence

    08/22/2025 6:58:19 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 25 replies
    NYT via Seattle Times ^ | 08 22 2025 | Julian E. Barnes
    The information that provided the basis for the warrant to search John Bolton’s home Friday was based on intelligence collected overseas by the CIA, according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing criminal investigation. John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, provided Kash Patel, the FBI director, with limited access to the intelligence. It involved the mishandling of classified material by Bolton, the people said. The search of the home and office of Bolton, who was national security adviser during President Donald Trump’s first term, was a major escalation of a long-running inquiry into whether he collected...