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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 8/12/2026*US SAID DISTURBED ISRAELI SETTLER ANARCHY*FORMER 'ANTI-HATE' GROUP OFFICIAL ACCUSED INFORMANT SCHEME*SAILORS JUMPING OFF US CARRIER?*IRAN'S LEADER HIDDEN FROM ASSASSINATION THREAT*ISRAELI INTEL BEHIND TRUMP PLANE TRANSFER*PALESTINIAN HOMES DEMOLISHED BY ISRAELI NATIONALISTS*HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SUE US OVER ICC SANCTIONS*NZ POLITICAL DRAMA*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE UNITED STATES SAID TO BE DISTURBED OVER VIOLENCE AND ANARCHY INVOLVING ISRAELI NATIONALISTS IN 'THE WEST BANK' ATTACKING AND OR THREATENING PALESTINIANS.
A SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL IS SLATED TO HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ABOUT THE MATTER.
THE US REPORTEDLY UPSET THAT ISRAELI AUTHORITIES HAVE OPTED NOT TO CRACK DOWN ON THE NATIONALIST SETTLERS ACTIVITIES.
NO RESPONSES FROM US OFFICIALS TO REPORTERS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATTER...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Two crew members killed in the crash of a US Army helicopter in Texas this afternoon.
The Apache attack helicopter operating out of the Fort Hood base on an undefined mission.
The crash igniting a wildfire leading to evacuations in Bell County...Israel National News
THE UKRAINE WAR TONIGHT WITH ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES KNOCKING OUT POWER TO THE CRIMEAN PORT CITY OF SEVASTOPOL...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA
In Los Angeles Nick Reiner indicted by a grand jury for murdering his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner.
He entered a not guilty plea to those charges.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman noting the indictment adds an additional 'special circumstance' allegation that Nick Reiner was lying in wait to commit the murders...KTLA Los Angeles
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INDICTING THE FORMER FINANCIAL CHIEF OF AN 'ANTI-HATE' GROUP FOR PAYING AN INFORMANT INSIDE A RACIST GROUP.
DR. HEIDI BEIRICH APPEARED IN FEDERAL COURT TODAY. SHE IS THE FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPLC).
FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SAYING BEIRICH WAS INVOLVED IN A SCHEME THAT MISLED SPLC DONORS WHO DONATED TO DISMANTLE EXTERMIST GROUPS.
PATEL SAYING THAT MONEY ACTUALLY WENT TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF THOSE GROUPS WHO ACTED AS INFORMANTS FOR THE SPLC.
A SUPERCEDING FEDERAL INDICTMENT TODAY ALLEGING THAT DR. BEIRICH MOVED 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS TO AN INFORMANT IN THE 'NATIONAL ALLIANCE' GROUP WHO IS ALSO ALLEGED TO BE HER LOVER...NEW YORK POST USA
KAROLINE LEAVITT IS LEAVING HER POST AS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
LEAVITT WILL BE SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HER FAMILY WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP WISHING HER WELL...NBC WASHINGTON USA
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The Saudi Al-Arabiya media outlet reporting 84 Houthi fighters killed by the Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia.
The message in this story is that there are mounting casualties among Houthi forces in an escalating ground war.
The Houthi view is that their enemies do not have the ability to defeat them in the mountainous terrain that is their heartland.
This has been demonstrated historically in conflicts involving forces of the British Empire and later Egypt in the middle of the 20th Century.
The Houthis also seen this proven in the more recent fight with Yemen's government and Saudi-coalition forces.
Last year the Israel-aligned United Arab Emirates sent forces into Yemen attempting to create a ground front against the Houthis but they were pushed back by the Saudis...
TASS RUSSIA NEWS STORY
More Yemen news later in the summary.
US SAILORS UNDER THE PRESSURE OF WARTIME DEPLOYMENT TRYING TO JUMP OVERBOARD.
THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
THE CARRIER DEPLOYED LAST NOVEMBER 21ST AND HAS BEEN SUPPORTING IRAN WAR EFFORTS.
IT'S DEPLOYMENT EXTENDED BEYOND MAY WHEN THE SHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE RETURNED HOME...THE INDEPENDENT UK-MSN
44 people now confirmed dead in the capsizing of a boat on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. 77 survivors also reported.
Bodies have been recovered by a diving team. A local official says high waves may have cause the boat to overturn...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN MOVING ACROSS THE EARTH BEING SEEN IN GREENLAND, ICELAND AND SPAIN.
A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OCCURING IN OTHER LOCATIONS LIKE NEWFOUNDLAND IN CANADA AND THE UK...BBC NEWS BLOG
THE PENTAGON TELLING CONGRESS THAT US ATTACKS ON YEMEN LAST YEAR ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE KILLED 153 CIVILIANS AND WOUNDED ANOTHER 250.
THE US CARRYING OUT ATTACKS ON MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND TARGETS OF THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT IN YEMEN ALLIED WITH IRAN...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
"Our enemy is criminal and doesn't abide by any law"
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS ADVISER BRIGADIER GENERAL REZA NAQDI SPEAKING TO 'PBS'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei not making any public appearances out of concern for his safety.
He came to power after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated by Israel at the end of February when the Iran War began.
Interviewed by US media outlet Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps adviser Brigadier General Reza Naqdi says security is driving the necessity of keeping the Supreme Leader hidden from public view...Tass Russia...
Israeli intelligence is reported behind the scare that forced President Trump's removal from one aircraft to another in Ankara, Turkey last month
US officials took the Israeli allegation of an Iranian plot against Mr. Trump using shoulder fired missiles very seriously.
Trump moved from the Air Force One plane provided by Qatar to an older aircraft with additional security features using a vehicle that transported meals for airline flights...TIMES OF ISRAEL
DEMOLITIONS OF PALESTINIAN HOMES IN JERICHO IN 'THE WEST BANK' CARRIED OUT IN RECENT WEEKS BY ISRAEL NATIONALIST SETTLERS UNDER ESCORT OF ISRAEL'S MILITARY.
THAT'S THE STORY BEING TOLD BY PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.
WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ORDERS IS BEING DESCRIBED AS "THUGGERY"...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 21.58 points.
The NASDAQ rose 143.04 points or .54 percent.
At 431 pm New York Time the price of oil 82 dollar 88 cents a barrel down 38 cents or .32 percent...Marketwatch
Human rights groups including "Human Rights Watch" suing the US government over sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court.
The suit argues that US actions in retaliation over prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza are undermining the international legal order.
The Associated Press reporting the court is impeded in its ability to function by those sanctions...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
POLITICAL DRAMA IN NEW ZEALAND TODAY THE NATIONAL PARTY OF PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON HELD A CAUCUS OF ITS PARLIAMENT MEMBERS.
MR. LUXON EMERGING FROM THE MEETING HE SUDDENLY CALLED TO SAY HE HAD THE FULL SUPPORT OF MP'S AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION.
THERE WERE NEWS STORIES AHEAD OF THE MEETING REPORTING A CHALLENGE TO LUXON'S LEADERSHIP AMID DECLINING PERSONAL POPULARITY...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
IN HUNGARY FORMER SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT ANDRAS BAKA ELECTED BY PARLIAMENT AS THE COUNTRY'S NEW PRESIDENT.
BAKA IS THE CHOICE OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT LED BY LEFT OF CENTER PRIME MINISTER PETER MAGYAR WHO REPLACED NATIONALIST CONSERVATIVE VIKTOR ORBAN.
PARLIAMENT HAD VOTED TO REMOVED CONSERVATIVE TAMAS SULYOK FROM OFFICE LAST MONTH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 8/11/2026*RUSSIA RELEASES IMPRISONED AMERICAN*SECRET JURY, HANDPICKED REPORTERS FOR MANGIONE TRIAL*DEATH SENTENCE FORMER SYRIAN RULER*CHINA DOMINATES HUMANOID MARKET*NZ PM POLITICAL DRAMA*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
"Even if the war lasts for several years, our ballistic missiles will continue to rain down on the enemy"
THAT MESSAGING FROM IRAN OFFERED UP BY A SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE COMMANDER OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REOVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS.
BRIGADIER GENERAL MOHAMMAD-REZA NAQDI STRESSING IRAN IS BUILDING MORE MISSILES AND DRONES THAN IT DEPLOYS BUILDING UP STOCKPILES THAT CAN BE USED FOR MANY MONTHS...PRESS TV IRAN
A US helicopter gunship firing into the engine room of a cargo ship accused of violating the blockade of Iran...Al Jazeera Qatar
POLITICS IN THE US TONIGHT A SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION FOR REPUBLICANS IN SOUTH CAROLINA PICKING A REPLACEMENT FOR THE LATE SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM.
HIS SISTER DARLINE APPOINTED TO THE SEAT WILL ADVANCE TO A RUNOFF FACING RALPH NORMAN WHO OPPOSED LINDSEY GRAHAM IN A PRIMARY ELECTION EARLIER THIS YEAR...NBC NEWS USA
North Korea launching at least one missile on Wednesday morning. A projectile fired eastwards towards the East Sea (Sea of Japan)...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
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15 KILLED, MORE THAN 70 RESCUED AND NEARLY 30 OTHERS MISSING AFTER A FERRY BOAT CAPSIZED IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN NATION OF ZIMBABWE.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON LAKE KARIBA IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS ZAMBIA...ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Robert Gilman released from a Russian prison returning to the United States. He is a former US Marine and English teacher.
His family had warned about the dangerous state of Gilman's health in recent days.
US President Donald Trump speaking personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Mr. Gilman.
Gilman sentenced to prison for kicking a police officer while later getting his sentence extended to ten years for attacking prison guards...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN A NEW YORK STATE COURT NEXT MONTH A SECRET JURY FOR THE MURDER TRIAL OF LUIGI MANGIONE.
MANGIONE ACCUSED IN THE DECEMBER 2024 KILLING OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO BRIAN THOMPSON.
PROSECUTORS IN THE CASE MESSAGING NOTIONS OF A THREAT TO THE TRIAL FROM SUPPORTERS OF MANGIONE.
MEANWHILE DEFENSE LAWYERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RULES BEING LAID DOWN FOR THE TRIAL THAT INCLUDE THE SECRET JURY AND AN APPROVED LIST OF MEDIA TO COVER THE TRIAL.
THEY SEE IT AS AN ATTEMPT TO PREJUDICE THE TRIAL'S OUTCOME THE JUDGE IN THE CASE ADMONISHING THE DEFENSE OVER THEIR OBJECTIONS...NEW YORK TIMES
The death toll in yesterday's earthquake in Colombia at least 224 with more than 3000 reported missing...
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
NOTICIAS RCN COLOMBIA
Six killed (Tass Russia) in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship off the coast of Yemen according to the Yemeni government...(Reuters)...Tass Russia
IN SOUTH AFRICA 14 MINERS FOUND DEAD AT AN ILLEGAL MINE. DOZENS OF OTHER INJURED.
THERE WAS A ROCK SLIDE AT THE MINE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia.
A court in Syria handing down the sentence for Assad who is in exile in Russia. His brother Maher al-Assad living in Russia receiving a similar sentence.
President Assad's cousin Atef Najib also given a death sentence. He was arrested last year.
Charges of murder, torture and crimes against humanity were on the table against them.
Syria now ruled by jihadists backed by Western nations and leaders like the late US Senator Lindsey Graham, as well as Turkey (Türkiye) during Syria's Civil War that began in 2011 resulting in atrocities being committed on all sides...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
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PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES THAT RECOMMENDS TO STATES HOW THEY SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED.
THE NUMBER OF VACCINES CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL REDUCED FROM 17 TO 11.
MR. TRUMP REFERENCING THE NOTION OF LINKS BETWEEN VACCINES AND AUTISM.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW WITH INDIVIDUAL STATES SETTING ACTUAL POLICY ON VACCINES.
THOSE OPPOSED TO THE EXTREME USE OF VACCINES SEE A LINK BETWEEN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PHARMA INDUSTRY TO POLITICIANS AND GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS TO ENDORSE VACCINES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 184.13 points or .34 percent.
The NASDAQ declining 159.91 points or .6 percent.
At 520 pm New York Time the price of oil 83 dollars 23 cents a barrel up one dollar 10 cents or 1.34 percent...Marketwatch
SOUTH KOREAN EXPORTS JUMPING THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF THIS MONTH 45.3 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.
EXPORTS FUELED BY A STRONG DEMAND FOR MEMORY CHIPS...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
China in a commanding position when it comes to the humanoid robot market.
97 percent of the global humanoid robot shipments in the first half of this year originated in China.
19,100 units shipped during this year as opposed to 5,100 during the same period last year.
Two Chinese companies Agibot and Unitree dominate production controlling 75 percent of the market...Tass Russia
THERE'S SOME PRE-ELECTION POLITICAL DRAMA SURROUNDING THE LEADERSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON.
A MEETING OF HIS NATIONAL PARTY MP'S CALLED BY MR. LUXON FOR 930 AM WEDNESDAY (530 PM EASTERN US TIME TODAY TUESDAY).
NOTIONS OF LUXON'S LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS IN THE AIR...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND LIVE BLOG
SWEDEN CRYING FOUL OVER RUSSIAN SPY ACTIVITY.
SWEDISH GOVERNMENT MEDIA "SVT" REPORTING ON A SWEDISH SECURITY SERVICE 'STING' OPERATION INVOLVING A RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENT OPERATING AS A DIPLOMAT IN SWEDEN....SVT SWEDEN (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Monday, August 10, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 8/10/2026*VIOLENCE IN LIBYA*TRUMP DROPS DEMANDS ON IRAN*MORE THAN 100 DEAD COLOMBIA QUAKE*13 KILLED IN UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA*'QATARGATE' REVELATION IN ISRAEL*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE UKRAINE WAR RAGING TONIGHT RUSSIAN MEDIA REPORTING EXPLOSIONS IN KIEV AND MYKOLAIV DURING RUSSIAN ATTACKS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
THERE ARE UKRAINIAN ATTACKS ON RUSSIA REPORTED TONIGHT. DRONES SHOT DOWN ON APPROACH TO MOSCOW ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN MEDIA.
NO DAMAGE IS BEING REPORTED NOW BUT MAY BE ACKNOWLEDGED LATER....RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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The Eastern Libyan Chief of Military Intelligence assassinated with a bomb today.
It exploded underneath Major General Fawzi Mansouri's car outside his home in Benghazi today.
Libya currently divided in two in the aftermath of US-British-French backed overthrow of the Qaddafi regime in 2011.
Western Libya's internationally recognized government is based in Tripoli with Turkish support while Eastern Libya is led by Khalifa Haftar who has ties to Russia among other nations...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)...
Late tonight a drone attack in western Libya igniting a fire at the Libyan National Oil Company's Zawiya refinery...Press TV Extra Iran "X" (Video Embed)
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS IRAN MUST PAY REPARATIONS FOR AMERICAN LIVES LOST IN THE IRAN WAR.
IN ADDITION, TRUMP SAYING IRAN MUST PAY FOR ALL THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST IN RECENT YEAR INCLUDING YEMEN, LEBANON, AND GAZA.
THIS APPEARS TO BE MR. TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO IRAN'S STATEMENT THE LAST WEEKEND THAT THE US CHANGE IT'S 'ATTITUDE' TOWARDS IRAN.
IRAN OFFERED UP A LONG LIST OF DEMANDS INCLUDING A DEMAND THE US PAY REPARATIONS ...OSINTdefender "X" (Link To Trump Social Media Post)
Taylor Farms, whose lettuce products were linked to the recent cyclospora outbreak, recalling prepared products including salsa and guacamole sold in 26 states.
The recall linked to a salmonella outbreak in peppers...CBS News-MSN USA
EIGHT KILLED, NINE INJURED WHEN A CAR PARTICIPATING IN A DRAG RACE VEERED INTO A CROWD OF SPECTATORS IN KOTOAMOBAGU, INDONESIA...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
(Updated) A 7.4 magnitude earthquake this morning in western Colombia.
At least 132 deaths and 87 injuries with disruptions including the closing of some airports...NOS Netherlands (Updated) (Translation Prompt)
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...
Damage reported in some cities including with the city of Manizales which suffered serious damage...NTN Colombia (Translation Prompt)
13 KILLED, 75 WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN ATTACK AIMED AT A RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY.
THE DRONE SWARM ATTACK IN RUSSIA'S TARTARSTAN REGION ON THE CITY OF NIZHNEKAMSK...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 60.95 points or .11 percent.
The NASDAQ down 85.26 points or .32 percent.
At 448 pm New York Time the price of oil 82 dollars 28 cents a barrel four dollars 10 cents or 5.24 percent higher...Marketwatch
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NEWS LEAKED OUT BY AN ISRAELI MEDIA OUTLET SUPPORTING PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ABOUT ACTIVITIES OF NETANYAHU AIDES WHO RECEIVED MONEY FROM QATAR.
THIS IS PART OF A SCANDAL BEING CALLED 'QATARGATE'.
THE STORY FROM 'ISRAEL HAYOM' SAYS THAT THEY LEAKED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO QATAR THAT WAS USED TO DISCREDIT EGYPT.
THIS WAS DONE TO MAKE QATAR A KEY PLAYER IN TALKS REGARDING THE RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES IN GAZA.
ONE OF THE AIDES YISRAEL EINHORN HAS BEEN LIVING IN SERBIA REPORTED TO BE AN AIDE TO OUTGOING SERBIAN PRESIDENT ALEKSANDAR VUCIC.
THE NEWS LEAKING OUT AMID SPECULATION THAT EGYPT WILL SOON BE IN THE MILITARY PACT INVOLVING QATAR'S CLOSE ALLY TURKEY ALONG WITH PAKISTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA.
THAT AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED FRIDAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
In Iraq a former provincial governor arrested as a crackdown on corruption continues.
Ahmed al-Jubouri's arrest is the latest in a crackdown by the new Iraqi President Ali al-Zaidi.
Al-Zaidi said to be under pressure from the United States over Iran-aligned militias in the country as well as corruption...Al Jazeera Qatar
In an Irish courtroom late Sunday alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan.
After a long legal process Kinahan was arrested in the United Arab Emirates, then extradited to Ireland by airplane and taken directly to court.
He is accused of leading a major drug trafficking, money laundering and weapon smuggling operation.
After a court hearing Kinahan was taken away to a high-security prison...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
Sunday, August 9, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 8/9/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*TRUMP 'LOW KEYING' IRAN*HOUTHIS HIT SAUDI REFINERY*NETANYAHU REJECTS GAZA DEAL, ISRAEL HINTS AT ATTACKING IRAN*PALESTINIANS WOUNDED ISRAELI NATIONALIST ATTACKS*IRAN DEMANDS 'ATTITUDE CHANGE' FROM US*UKRAINE GETS US MISSILES, SHELLS FROM TURKS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN THE UK THE 'DAILY TELEGRAPH' REPORTING THAT BRITISH MILITARY DRONE BOATS WERE SENDING SIGNALS TO AN IP ADDRESS IN CHINA.
IT TURNS OUT THAT SOME OF THE COMPONENTS FOR THE DRONE BOATS WERE OF CHINESE ORIGIN...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta thousands of protestors on the streets today calling for support from the rest of Spain.
Demonstrators also seeking a strict border policy to prevent another sudden influx of tens of thousands of people like the one that occurred just over a week ago...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
ON TRUTH SOCIAL US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LINKING TO AN OPINION PIECE BY HIS FORMER RIVAL FOR PRESIDENT FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON.
CLINTON ENDORSING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLAN FOR GAZA...LINK TO TRUMP POST...
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE IS 'LOW KEYING IT' REGARDING IRAN.
MR. TRUMP SAYING HE HOPES ECONOMIC SANCTIONS WILL DEAL WITH IRAN...BARAK RAVID AXIOS "X"
Russian energy company "Rosatom" returning specialists to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
Those specialists pulled out earlier this year due to the Iran War.
25 specialists now said to be working at the facility where hundreds of Russian personnel were on hand when the war began back at the end of February...Tass Russia
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Syria and Russia reaching agreement on the future of the Russian military bases in Syria.
The military facilities including an airport in Hmeimim and a pier in the port of Tartus will be converted into joint training and rehabilitation facilities. The Syrian government will begin the managing the airport and pier.
The new arrangements are described as serving the mutual interests of both Syria and Russia...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ATTACK ON A SAUDI OIL REFINERY EARLY THIS MORNING...THE GUARDIAN UK...
THERE WAS ALSO A HOUTHI ATTACK ON A PORT CONTROLLED BY YEMENI GOVERNMENT FORCES.
SEVEN KILLED IN THE ATTACK...(NEWS AGENCIES)...NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting President Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza.
Netanyahu's rejection comes amid political troubles for both leaders.
Mr. Netanyahu seeking to win Israel's October 27th election and Mr. Trump facing a tough challenge to retain Republican control of Congress in November's mid-term elections.
Netanyahu demanding 'total disarmament' of Hamas before Israel pulls its military out of Gaza.
Al Jazeera Qatar
Meanwhile Israel has told the top US military commander in the Middle East Admiral Brad Cooper that it is prepared to attack Iran if it feels that is necessary...OSINTdefender "X"
(UPDATED) SIX KILLED (TASS RUSSIA) IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION.
25 OTHERS WOUNDED INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread further and is more painful.
That message from Biden's son Hunter Biden interviewed by the BBC. He says his father is 'doing his thing' in spite of the pain.
Meanwhile Hunter Biden speaks of being 'eternally grateful' for the blanket pardon given by his father in the final days of his presidency.
Podcaster Tucker Carlson has also recorded an interview and posted a clip in advance of the full interview's release tomorrow...CNBC USA...Tucker Carlson "X"
NATIONALIST ISRAELI SETTLERS ATTACKING PALESTINIAN TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN 'THE WEST BANK' THIS WEEKEND.
AT LEAST FIVE WOUNDED IN THE ATTACKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
One killed, nine wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Saturday...
Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
IN SOUTHERN LEBANON THREE LEBANESE SOLDIERS WOUNDED TRYING TO DEFUSE UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE.
IT HAPPENED IN THE VILLAGE OF ZAWTAR AL-GHARBIYAH WHERE ISRAELI TROOPS BUILT AN EARTHEN BARRIER ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...AFP France-Al Jazeera
"Who knew, who warned, who ignored, who's responsible"
Hagit Chen the father of an Israeli soldier hostage killed by Hamas in Gaza speaking to a protest rally in Tel Aviv.
Mr. Chen and his wife Ruby want an independent state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
They are urging Israelis to support political parties advocating for a commission of inquiry in the October 27th election.
Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposed to such a commission...
Times of Israel
"The SNSC will never back down, whether in war or in negotiations"
Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, speaking this weekend saying the United States needs to change its attitude towards Iran.
Zolqadr laying out six preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz...Press TV Iran...OSINTdefender "X" (Iranian Document Link)
ON SATURDAY MORNING A UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) OIL TANKER HIT BY A PROJECTILE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OFF THE COAST OF OMAN.
A FIRE IGNITED WITH CREW REPORTED SAFE...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA-MSN
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The governing body of the International Criminal Court expressing concern over moves by Venezuela and Chad to leave the ICC.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the court in retaliation for its prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
The US saying it intends to 'systematically disable' the court.
Three other nations pulled out of the court last year.
The African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are aligned with Russia whose president Vladimir Putin is being prosecuted by the court for moving children out of Ukraine into Russia during the war there...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
Turkey (Türkiye) sending US missiles and artillery shells in its possession to Ukraine.
The arsenal includes 70 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles and 12 M270 MLRS launchers.
More than 2,500 cluster missiles and some 47,000 203mm artillery shells also involved...The Kyiv Independent...OSINTdefender "X"
Protesters on the streets of Belgrade, Serbia this weekend opposing the visit of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Demonstrators angry at the visit of Ukraine's leader to a nation traditionally aligned with Russia.
The outgoing president Aleksandar Vucic avoiding discussion of reported military goods shipments to Ukraine by Serbia saying military cooperation with Ukraine was not discussed in his talks with Zelenskyy...Tass Russia
A DRONE CROSSED ROMANIAN AIRSPACE ENTERING BULGARIA WHERE IT EXPLODED .6 MILES (1000 METERS) FROM A PUMPING STATION OF A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.
BULGARIA'S GOVERNMENT HOLDING AN EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE MATTER SAYING THE DRONE EVADED DETECTION BY FLYING LOW...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)...
THE DRONE BELIEVED TO BE A KIND USED BY UKRAINE TO DISTRACT RUSSIAN DRONES AND MISSILES.
UKRAINE'S AMBASSADOR TO BULGARIA SUMMONED TO A MEETING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
IN CONGO 13 PEOPLE KILLED IN AN ATTACK BY ISLAMIC STATE LINKED FORCES ON A VILLAGE NEAR THE UGANDA BORDER.
THE ATTACK BY THE 'ALLIED DEMOCRATIC FORCES' IN A REGION OF THE COUNTRY IMPACTED BY THE EBOLA OUTBREAK...ASSOCIATED PRESS USA-TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the west coast Canadian province of British Columbia tens of thousands ordered to evacuate with a state of emergency declared due to wildfires...CBC News Canada Blog
OVER A WEEK AGO AN AMERICAN EVACUATED FROM ANTARCTICA TO A HOSPITAL IN NEW ZEALAND.
THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION CARRIED OUT UNDER 'DANGEROUS' WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERNMOST PART OF THE WORLD.
THE EVACUATED MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM REPORTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION...ABC NEWS USA
In Hungary the new left of center government nominating former president of the Supreme Court, Andras Baka, to be the new president.
Parliament expected to vote Mr. Baka into office on Tuesday.
Mr. Baka was dismissed by the former nationalist government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Saturday, August 8, 2026
NEXTRUSH UNPLUGGED WEEKEND*UAE TANKER HIT IN HORMUZ*BLANCHE CONFIRMED AG*EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE SUICIDE REPORT*YEN BAILOUT*"IF WE COULD WIN WARS WITH 'LITTLE BLUE PILLS'..."*STILL GOT NUKES*GONE TO POT, TOO*THE WAY OF WISDOM*
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The Sunday News Summary will begin at Midnight Eastern US Time...Link
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: THIS WEEKEND FRENCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING ON THE PRISON REPORT INTO THE 2022 SUICIDE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S KEY FRENCH ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL...
France Yellow Vests Week 401*Epstein Associate Death Report Revealed To Media Affirming Suicide*....
NEWSDUMP ALERT: THE ABU DHABI (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) NATIONAL OIL COMPANY SAYS ONE OF ITS TANKERS WAS HIT IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ EARLY SATURDAY...
Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
NEWSDUMP UPDATE: TODD BLANCHE CONFIRMED BY US SENATE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL
President Trump'former personal lawyer now confirmed as Attorney General of the US Senate in a late Friday night vote.
The vote 50-49...
The Hill USA
NEWSDUMP UPDATE A STORY I MISSED....
JAPAN IS THE BIGGEST HOLDER OF THE US NATIONAL DEBT MORE THAN ONE TRILLION DOLLARS SO IT SHOULD NOT SURPRISE ANYONE THAT THE US AND JAPAN JOINTLY INTERVENED TO SUPPORT JAPAN'S CURRENCY THE 'YEN'...
"Inside the 'yen-tervention': Why the US stepped in to boost Japan's currency"-Markets Insider-MSN
It was pretty depressing watching CNBC the other week seeing the thick lipped painted ladies doing 'business news' with 'little blue pill' commercials in between. I did switch the channel heck my grandson was in my arms...
"If we could win wars with 'little blue pills'..."...
Nextrush Free Republic Post Link
Yes, James "We Shot Our...." But Are You Just Trying To Get Votes For Dems Off It...
JAMES CARVILLE-AL HUNT VIDEO
AND LET'S TAKE NOTE THAT THE US AND ISRAEL STILL HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DID SOMEONE ARGUE WITH ME ONLINE IN RECENT HOURS CLAIMING IRAN ALREADY HAS NUKES, YES THEY DID...FREE REPUBLIC POST
And we've gone to pot too...
"More frequent marijuana users being treated with nausea and vomiting condition: Report"-The Hill USA
"Parents Opposed To Pot" followed me on "X" and so I'll link to their page where you can read more about marijuana and issues related to it...
Parents Opposed to Pot "X"
Music from the 1960's when we started calling Pot "Grass" ....
"THE OTHER MAN'S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER"-PETULA CLARK
"THE BEAT GOES ON"-SONNY AND CHER
"LOVE SONG FOR NUMBER TWO"-MICKEY AND BECKI MOORE
Three songs from our collection of three thousand songs that couple Mickey and Becki Moore were 'in the room' with me on a number of occasions in the early 1980's.
They were part of the "Christian Music" scene I was in a crowded church basement here in York, Pennsylvania watching them perform at a coffeehouse on a Friday night as I recall.
"The Lord is My Light and my salvation---whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the Stronghold of My Life---of whom shall I be afraid?"
PSALM 27:1-2 NIV BIBLE
And now let's look at what it was like in church last Sunday a series entitled "The Way of Wisdom" underway...
PASTOR JEFF SMITH SPEAKING AT 41:30 INTO THE VIDEO
Good Night. God Bless.
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 401*EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE DEATH REPORT REVEALED TO MEDIA AFFIRMING SUICIDE*FRENCH INTELLIGENCE DISTANCES FROM US TECH*FOREIGN INTERFERENCE WARNING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*PARIS PROTEST*
(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN FRANCE GIVEN ACCESS TO A REPORT ON THE 2022 DEATH OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S KEY FRENCH ASSOCIATE JEAN-LUC BRUNEL.
BRUNEL FOUND HANGING IN HIS PRISON CELL EARLY ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 19TH, 2022.
HIS DEATH RESEMBLING THAT OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN HIMSELF AND THE RECENT DEATH OF ANOTHER EPSTEIN FRENCH ASSOCIATE DANIEL SIAD FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME.
FRENCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLETS 'RTL' AND 'BFM-TV' MESSAGING THE OFFICIAL PRISON REPORT AFFIRMING MR. BRUNEL'S DEATH WAS CAUSED BY SUICIDE.
THE REPORT MENTIONS POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BRUNEL AND HIS RELATIVES AND WITH HIS LAWYER PRIOR TO HIS DEATH.
THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON MR. SIAD'S DEATH HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET...
"Epstein Case: The Prison Administration's Report On The Death Of Jean-Luc Brunel Does Not Question The Authenticity Of His Suicide"-BFM-TV News Story
"strategic autonomy"
The operative words this week as French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that France's Directorate for Intelligence and Security (DGSI) would break its relationship with the US tech company "Palantir".
Lecornu spoke of the need for France to 'develop real autonomy' instead of relying on the 'goodwill' of 'certain partners' who could end up 'turning off the access tap' for AI.
French tech company "ChapsVision" announcing it is becoming the 'technological foundation' for 'man public agencies'.
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"ChapsVision" is also serving Germany's "VS" internal security service.
There has been widespread criticism from French politicians about France's dependence on American firms.
There is controversy surrounding Palantir founded by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel supported by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
Palantir linked to the crackdown on illegal immigration in the United States and the Iran War...
"French spies break with data-analysis giant Palantir, wary of relying on US tech"-France 24
FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYING FRANCE 'WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPT AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE' IN NEXT APRIL'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING SAYS THAT RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE CAMPAIGNS ARE UNDERWAY BASED ON RECENT ONLINE POSTS ABOUT SEVERAL POLITICIANS.
STORIES LINKING THOSE LIKELY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO NOTIONS OF CORRUPTION AND OR POOR HEALTH ARE BEING LABELED THE WORK OF PRO-RUSSIA ONLINE NETWORKS.
IN RECENT DAYS GERMAN AUTHORITIES SPOKE OF ONLINE POSTS ABOUT CORRUPTION AND HEALTH ISSUES INVOLVING GERMAN POLITICIANS BEING EXAMPLES OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN GERMAN POLITICS....
"PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYS FRANCE 'WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTEMPT AT FOREIGN INTERFERENCE'-BFM-TV STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
This afternoon in Paris a Yellow Vests protest with some video posted from the scene.
A small group of demonstrators gathered for the event.
Unlike previous videos I have linked this one has auto-dubbing so you can hear what is being said in English instead of the original French...Yellow Vests Paris Week 401 August 8, 2026
For now that's news from France.
Also available this weekend's "Unplugged" post..."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend*UAE Tanker Hit In Hormuz*Blanche Confirmed AG*Epstein Associate Suicide Report*Yen Bailout*"If We Could Win Wars With 'Little Blue Pills'..."*Still Got Nukes*Gone To Pot, Too*...
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