USA - Do you remember what happened when the Democrats held their convention in Chicago in 1968? The Democrats are really hoping to avoid a repeat of what we witnessed 56 years ago, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson insists that law enforcement authorities in his city are ready. We shall see. Tens of thousands of protesters from 264 different radical protest groups have descended upon Chicago, and the war in the Middle East is what they are upset about more than anything else. They are determined to get as much attention as possible, because so far the Biden administration has not been responsive to their demands.
USA - Those that are applying for jobs with the Harris campaign have “nine different options for pronouns” that they are allowed to choose from…The presidential campaign for Kamala Harris is now including special pronoun options for job applicants, as part of their commitment to diversity and inclusion. The job application for the Harris campaign includes nine different options for pronouns, including ‘xe/xem,’ ‘ze/hir,’ ‘ey/em,’ ‘fae/faer’ and ‘hu/hu.’ ‘Fae/faer,’ indicates a gender-fluid person but non-masculine, sometimes of Celtic origin. ‘Hu/hu,’ pronouns are third person gender-neutral pronouns referring to both a man and a woman.
GERMANY - Germany plans to reduce its military support for Ukraine to about 6 per cent of what it is now by 2027. Earlier this summer, Berlin announced it would halve its funding for Kyiv from the current €8 billion (£6.8 million) to just €4 billion in 2025. But a draft budget seen by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reveals plans to cut spending to a mere €500 million in 2027. The draft budget has sparked a torrent of criticism as Ukrainian forces seek to defend the country against Russia’s invasion. Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has struggled to find budget cuts to meet a huge hole in Berlin’s finances, with aid to Ukraine apparently falling victim to the shortfall.
USA - In a new interview with independent journalist Tucker Carlson, brother and sister whistleblowers Calley and Casey Means detail how Big Pharma has co-opted government agencies and the food industry in order to keep Americans sick and in need of medication. Casey Means pointed to historically high rates of autism, diabetes, infertility, and obesity as Americans’ life expectancy has decreased. “The thing that people need to understand is that all of these conditions are caused or driven by the exact same thing, which is metabolic dysfunction. This core foundational issue of how our bodies on the cellular level function, which is driven by our toxic food system and our toxic environment,” she added.
USA - The last time we checked on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), better known as the “bird flu,” ten Colorado poultry workers had developed symptoms of bird flu (mainly pink eye). Cattle that are infected continue to have only mild symptoms. There is currently no evidence than humans can catch this disease except through the direct contact with the body fluids of infected animals. It appears America’s cattle ranchers and dairy farmers are quiet-quitting pandemic madness, and are not testing their animals.
GIBRALTAR - A leading politician has said Spain can not afford to "surrender" Gibraltar again as he warns the current government to pressure the UK in current negotiations. In an interview La Razon, the fierce advocate for Spanish sovereignty over Gibraltar warned the current Madrid government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, against giving up on "co-sovereignty" of The Rock. The MEP rued that Spain had failed to seize the "golden opportunity" of Brexit and instead had allowed Gibraltar to become the "Cayman Islands in southern Europe" due to its tax policy. He slammed Spain and the EU for allowing Gibraltar to have a personal income tax rate and a corporate tax rate half of Spain's.
USA - “Nor shall any man’s entreaty prevail upon me to administer poison to anyone; neither will I counsel any man to do so.” So says the Hippocratic Oath. Alas, the oath is as dead as the patients some doctors now assist in suicide. In California, the Sutter Family Residency Medical Program even offers residencies to train doctors in assisted suicide — euphemistically called medical aid in dying (MAID). Chillingly, most of the doctors who participated in a small study on assisted suicide and who prescribe poison as part of their job like it.
UK - An astonishing new study claims the Church of England is leaning towards a "daft" decision to drop the word "church" in favour of more "relevant and modern-sounding" terms. The report from the Centre of Church Planting Theology and Research suggests when creating new places of worship the Anglican church is more likely to discuss them as "communities" and "congregations". "Planting" is the traditional term used for establishing a new church and this new study looked at 11 dioceses considering adding a new place of worship to their roster.
GERMANY - Three days ago, in the aftermath of the WSJ report seeking to radically shift the narrative over the Nordstream sabotage, where instead of the CIA being blamed for the explosion of the critical gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, unnamed "intelligence" sources forged on with a hilarious script according to which a top Ukraine general (operating initially under the instructions of Zelensky but then going rogue when Z got "cold feet") was responsible for coordinating the sabotage using a handful of rank amateurs who somehow managed to sneak to the bottom of the Baltic sea and conduct an unprecedented military operation, we said that - no matter the laughable veracity of the report - relations between Germany and Ukraine are "about to turn ugly", and we asked why this story is coming out just now?
USA - The “security” being implemented ahead of the Democrat National Convention in Chicago is the most draconian demonstration of government force that we’ve seen in this nation. The Department of Defense is preparing for a possible bio-chemical attack. Code names are being used for travelling VIPs. Operatives are being embedded in protestor groups. Is something bigger happening than just a party’s convention? In the shadows of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), a web of secrecy and control has begun to tighten its grip not just around the convention centers, but across the city of Chicago, hinting at a much larger, more sinister operation at play.
SWITZERLAND - The World Health Organization (WHO) acted as expected this week and declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). So, a problem in a small number of African countries that has killed about the same number of people this year as die every four hours from tuberculosis has come to dominate international headlines. This is raising a lot of angst from some circles against the WHO.
USA - Teachers are quitting in droves as a new generation of appallingly behaved students push their patience to the limit. Born between roughly 2010 and the end of 2024, Generation Alpha will make up the largest cohort of children ever to live on planet earth. However, the two billion-plus toddlers and pre-teens are already being cited for their illiteracy, unruly behavior and an uncontrollable addiction to screens. Many blame lockdowns and school closures during the pandemic for the rise in bad behavior, while some are pointing the finger at Millennial parents who are opting to distract children with technology rather than properly discipline them.
USA - While allowing little kids to stare at a computer screen often gives parents a much-needed respite, new research suggests cutting back on the practice, with early tablet use linked to increased outbursts later on. Children logging 75 minutes or more of daily screen time at 3 1/2 years old were more apt to outbursts of anger and frustration a year later, a study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found. Further, the findings suggest a vicious cycle is in play, with little kids who were more apt toward expressions of anger and frustration at 4 1/2 years old likely to spend even more time on an iPad a year later.
USA - With antisemitism rising across the globe, from assaults to graffiti, a new analysis finds the political motivation of perpetrators skews decisively to the left, with extreme progressives far more likely to commit such attacks as compared to Islamists or far-right activists like neo-Nazis. The new findings come as the Democratic National Committee braces for potential unrest from anti-Israel protesters at its nominating convention next week in Chicago just days after presumptive nominee Kamala Harris was confronted at a New York fundraiser by a protest that required some arrests. The weekly Global Antisemitism Report published by the Combat Antisemitism Movement analyzed 113 incidents that targeted Jewish victims worldwide and found that 57.5% of the perpetrators were identified as far leftists, 22.1% of them were Islamists, 11.5% were unknown and 8.9% were done by far-right extremists.
RUSSIA - A volcano has erupted in Russia after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the country, according to state-run media. The Russian news agency, TASS, reported that the Shiveluch volcano in the region of Kamchatka started to erupt Saturday. CNN noted that the volcano is about 280 miles from the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has a population of 180,000. Scientists told TASS that the ash column is rising up to 8 kilometers — about 5 miles — above sea level. The volcano has also released a gush of lava, according to TASS. TASS reported that the daily lives of residents in the area were not affected by the eruption, just that ashfall may be reported in nearby populated areas. The earthquake struck about 63 miles east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and occurred 18 miles below the surface, according to the US Geological Survey.