Your host adding his name to the list of those supporting Free Republic this week. The premier conservative online gathering place celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Rush Limbaugh a big user of FR for show prep even used one of my posts on air decades ago.
Where do we go from here your host grew up with preachers on the radio so I heard about Jesus but many of those preachers mixed in the social commentary the politics if you will.
Reverend John Dekker one such host who had an appreciation of the gospel it figured more prominently at times even more than politics in his broadcasts.
Reverend Dekker was on the radio in the 1970's when I first prayed to receive Jesus into my life. I worked in religious broadcasting some of my life and at times encountered a very joyous John Dekker in those circumstances.
He was born in Holland this month back in 1932 on February 14th he passed on December 27, 2012...Reverend John A. Dekker Obituary
So in the tradition of Reverend John Dekker there will be something of the Gospel and something of the contentious issues of our times in this week's post.
Back in the 1970's I studied German in high school and read German magazines in class like "Bunte" in those magazines the schedules for German and Austrian television channels.
On ZDF German television in the 1970's a show called "Disco" with live performances of hit music like this...
"POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS'-CLIFF RICHARD
"DANCING QUEEN"-ABBA
"RIVERS OF BABYLON"-BONEY M
"How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?"
That big hit song in Europe back in 1978 only reached Number 30 on the chart here in the USA but the lyrics are straight out of Psalm 137 of the Bible.
"Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
The Lord looks down from heaven: he sees all the children of man;
From where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.
The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
Behold the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you."
PSALM 33 ESV BIBLE
Well Psalm 33 was the message at this service last Sunday I watched this video more than once this week along with my own reading and meditation regarding this psalm...
The Jeffrey Epstein Update it seems like "Hogans Heroes" has come back IMHO so why not the theme from "Hogans Heroes"...
On "Hogans Heroes" Sergeant Schultz always saw things he wanted to forget...
"I know nothing nothing..."
"I see nothing I was not even here, I did not even get up this morning"
SERGEANT SCHULTZ ON HOGANS HEROES
"Video released of a five-hour deposition by retail magnate Les Wexner shows the billionaire repeatedly insisting he knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes...."
CNN REPORT ON VICTORIA'S SECRET MAGNATE LES WEXNER'S DEPOSITION TO THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
This week in France the justice system cracking down following the killing of a Nationalist on the Right during a fight with Leftists in Lyon on February 12th.
Quentin Deranque's murder triggering a cataclysm with massive media attention devoted to the case.
The first round of municipal elections is just 22 days away a delicate political balance in France right now between the Left and the Right with the Center of President Emmanuel Macron also in the mix.
The killing leading to derision of the Left.
Leading Presidential candidate in next year's election Jordan Bardella of the National Rally saying he is not "Far-Right" also saying President Emmanuel Macron facilitates Leftist violence with his policies.
BY THURSDAY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE HAD SEVEN SUSPECTS THEY WANTED TO CHARGE IN THE DEATH OF QUENTIN DERANQUE INCLUDING JACQUES-ELIE FAVRO.
FAVRO WORKED AS AN AIDE TO LA FRANCE INSOUMISE (LFI) MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RAPHAEL ARNAULT. HE WAS FIRED FROM HIS JOB WHEN IMPLICATED IN THE CASE...
PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON CRITICAL OF ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI AFTER SHE DENOUNCED THE KILLING OF QUENTIN DERANQUE.
MELONI SPOKE OF 'A CLIMATE OF IDEOLOGICAL HATRED SWEEPING SEVERAL NATIONS' CITING 'GROUPS LINKED TO LEFT-WING EXTREMISM'.
LEFTIST PROTESTERS RECENTLY STAGED A FIERCE PROTEST DURING THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN MILAN.
BUT MR. MACRON QUICKLY RETORTED TO MELONI'S COMMENTS SAYING:
"I'm always struck by how people who are nationalists, who don't want to be bothered in their own country, are always the first ones to comment on what's happening in other countries.
Let everyone stay at home and the sheep will be well looked after"...
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu addressing a Jewish conference in Paris on Friday.
Lecornu supporting a proposed law to criminalize any statements calling for the destruction of a nation.
The notion embedded in legislation introduced by a Jewish lawmaker in the National Assembly designed to address 'renewed forms' of Antisemitism.
Such a law would criminalize calls for the destruction of Israel from its opponents.
Mr. Lecornu took time in his speech to criticize Israeli policies asserting control of Judea and Samaria (The West Bank). He said the current government of Israel is 'violating international law'...
(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL 11 PM EASTERN US TIME OR LATER)
(NEWS REGARDING IRAN IS INSIDE THIS SUMMARY AT VARIOUS POINTS AS WELL AS THE US SUPREME COURT TARIFF RULING)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The New Mexico Department of Justice opening an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch over allegations of illegal activity.
A previous investigation was closed in 2019 at the request of the US Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York.
The probe will seek complete and unredacted versions of files recently released by the US Department of Justice.
New Mexico's justice department will collaborate with local law enforcement agencies and recently formed "Epstein Truth Commission" of state lawmakers...
California Governor Democrat Gavin Newsom endorsing legislation to ban social media for under 16-year-olds.
A group of lawmakers in California have introduced a bill to age-gate social media without specifying what age the cutoff will be.
Governor Newsom citing the example of a birthday party for his young daughter recently where seven young people were all on their cell phone not talking to each other...New York Post
THREE MORE KILLLED IN THE LASTEST US MILITARY ATTACK ON A BOAT LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING.
THE ATTACK IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...TASS RUSSIA
(UPDATED) THERE HAS BEEN A UKRAINIAN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK DEEP INSIDE RUSSIA ACCORDING TO AN INTELLIGENCE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.
THAT PAGE POSTED VIDEO OF THE ATTACK.
A RUSSIAN MISSILE PRODUCTION FACILITY ATTACKED IN VOTKINSK IN THE RUSSIAN REPUBLIC OF UDMURTIA HUNDREDS OF MILES EAST OF MOSCOW...OSINTdefender "X"...
11 PEOPLE WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK...(RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA)
"Your tariff taxes wreaked havoc on farmers, enraged our allies and sent grocery prices through the roof...I demand a refund of $1,700 for every family in Illinois"
That's some of what Democrat Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said in a letter to President Donald Trump following today's US Supreme Court ruling invalidating many of Mr. Trump's tariffs.
Governor Pritzker demanding payment of 8.6 billion plus dollars to Illinois residents threatening further action if payment is not made...Brian Krassenstein "X" (Image Of Letter)
TONIGHT, THE WHITE HOUSE LEAKING OUT THE NOTION THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS OPEN TO SOME SORT OF 'COMPROMISE' DEAL WITH IRAN.
THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH THE INSIDER US MEDIA OUTLET 'AXIOS' AND ONE OF ITS REPORTERS ISRAELI JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID.
A US OFFICIAL QUOTED AS THE SOURCE FOR THE STORY...BARAK RAVID "X"
The Trump Administration rolling back emissions rules for coal-fired power plants involving mercury and other substances.
Environmental groups concerned about the public health impact of those emissions...The Guardian UK
US AND CHINESE WARPLANES WERE IN A STANDOFF OVER INTERNATIONAL WATERS THIS WEEK.
IT HAPPENED WHEN US F-16'S STAGED AN EXERCISE LEAVING THE OSAN AIR BASE IN SOUTH KOREA.
THE US WARPLANES FLEW OUT INTO INTERNATIONAL WATERS BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND CHINA PROMPTING CHINESE WARPLANES TO COME OUT TO MEET THEM.
THERE WAS NO CLASH BUT THE US DECISION TO FLY WARPLANES TOWARDS CHINA FROM SOUTH KOREA COMES AS THE NEW US DEFENSE STRATEGY GIVES THE US MILITARY IN SOUTH KOREA LESS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEALING WITH ANY NORTH KOREAN THREAT...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
In the UK 12 more members of the "Palestine Action" group given bail. This follows acquittals and dropping of the most serious charges involving a group of 24 people.
They were charged after they entered a factory of Israeli military company Elbit Systems in Filton near Bristol on August 6, 2024.
The British High Court ruled recently that a terrorism ban on "Palestine Action" was illegal...Al Jazeera Qatar
(UPDATED) TONIGHT, ISRAEL WITH A SERIES OF NEW ATTACKS IN LEBANON THAT KILLED 12 AND WOUNDED DOZENS...(NEWS AGENCIES)...
HEADQUARTERS OF THE IRANIAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT ATTACKED ALONG WITH A HAMAS HEADQUARTERS.
AS REPORTED LATER IN THE SUMMARY ANOTHER HAMAS SITE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN ATTACKED IN A PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN SOUTHERN LEBANON EARLIER TODAY...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US President Donald Trump reacting to the US Supreme Court decision against many of his tariffs by imposing a global tariff of 10 percent....(News Agencies)
INTERVIEWED ON THE 'MSNOW' (FORMER MSNBC) MEDIA PLATFORM IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI SAYS THE US NEVER ASKED IRAN TO STOP ENRICHING URANIUM.
MR. ARAGHCHI DESCRIBED THIS WEEK'S TALKS WITH THE US AS 'GOOD' BUT SAID 'HARDLINERS' WERE DRIVING THE US TOWARDS A 'CATASTROPHIC WAR' WITH IRAN...PRESS TV IRAN
10 people arrested in Ukraine and neighboring Moldova. They are accused of plotting to assassinate high-ranking Ukrainian officials...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THREE IRANIAN CITIZENS IN THE US ACCUSED OF TRANSFERING CONFIDENTIAL GOOGLE SECURITY INFORMATION TO IRAN...YNET NEWS ISRAEL
THE US IS CONSIDERING TARGETING INDIVIDUAL IRANIAN LEADERS WHEN IT AND OR ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN IN THE COMING HOURS OR DAYS.
REUTERS CITING US OFFICIALS AS SOURCES.
THE NOTION OF CHANGING IRAN'S GOVERNMENT BY MILITARY MEANS ("REGIME CHANGE") ALSO BEING CONSIDERED...TASS RUSSIA...REUTERS EXCLUSIVE STORY
At least one person killed in an Israeli attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
Israel describing the attack as targeting a Hamas command center...Times of Israel
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 230.81 points or .47 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 203.34 points or .9 percent.
At 443 pm New York Time the price of oil at 66 dollars 49 cents a barrel up six cents...Marketwatch
THE US ECONOMY GROWING SLOWER IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. 1.4 PERCENT GDP GROWTH RECORDED...AXIOS USA
The US Supreme Court striking down the majority of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump since he took office just over a year ago.
The ruling stating that the President exceeding his authority in imposing tariffs based on an emergency law from the 1970's.
Prior to the ruling Mr. Trump warned of economic turmoil if his tariffs were struck down.
The court's ruling 6-3 with Chief Justice John Roberts Conservative Justices Neal Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett joining the three Liberal justices.
In the minority Conservative Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. ..The Hill USA
A 35 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT ANNOUNCED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ESTATE.
IT WAS BROUGHT BY VICTIMS-SURVIVORS OF EPSTEIN.'
A LAWYER FOR THE ESTATE SPEAKING OF A 'CONFIDENTIAL AVENUE OF RELIEF' FOR THOSE HURT BY JEFFREY EPSTEIN...NBC NEWS USA
A lawsuit aimed at the game platform "Roblox". It points to sexual content being seen by children and the presence of child molesters on the platform.
The suit says there is not enough moderation by Roblox and that age verification required by the platform is not working properly...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN THE UK POLICE CONTINUING TO SEARCH THE FORMER RESIDENCE OF THE EX-PRINCE ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN WINDSOR.
HE WAS RELEASED LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING HIS ARREST YESTERDAY ON SUSPICION OF MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE.
THAT SUSPICION CONNECTED TO HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
THERE HAVE BEEN ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY THE FORMER PRINCE WITH AN OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT WITH THE LATE VIRGINIA GIUFFRE. BUT THERE ARE ALSO SUSPICIONS THAT CONFIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION WAS DISCLOSED BY ANDREW TO EPSTEIN...BBC NEWS BLOG
"in the event that it is subjected to military aggression, Iran will respond decisively and proportionately in the exercise of its inherent right of self-defense"
Iran's UN Ambassador presenting a letter to the UN Security Council regarding impending US military attacks.
It states that Iran will respond to US attacks but it also urges the Security Council to take action to oppose such attacks...DD Geopolitics "X"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE REAL ESTATE USED BY KEY US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
ONE SITE NEAR THE PENTAGON AND USED BY IT A NEARLY ONE MILLION SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING.
THE OTHER OFFER INVOLVED TWO BUILDING USED AS FBI FIELD OFFICES IN RICHMOND AND BALTIMORE.
THESE OFFERS FORWARDED BY DAVID STERN WHO WORKED AS AN AIDE TO ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN WINDSOR THE FORMER PRINCE ANDREW...ITV NEWS UK
"Drop Site News" reporting that the Israeli government installed security equipment used at an apartment owned by Jeffrey Epstein.
The apartment used by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak linked to Epstein in the Epstein Files...Drop Site News
IN SUDAN'S CIVIL WAR 'SIGNS OF GENOCIDE' AGAINST BLACK AFRICANS BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BACKED RAPID SUPPORT FORCES (RSF).
THE RSF TARGETING NON-ARAB ETHNIC GROUPS WHEN TOOK THE CITY OF AL-FASHER LAST FALL.
HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS SPEAKING OF SIX THOUSAND DEAD WITH ACCUSATIONS OF RAPE, TORTURE, KIDNAPPING AND EXTORTION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In Australia the new hate speech law leading to a crackdown at a bar.
Posters there showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Nazi uniforms.
Police seized the posters and are investigating whether penalties will be imposed for violating the law.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS DIRECTING IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE OF US MILITARY FILES RELATED TO UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AND ALIEN FORMS OF LIFE...FREE REPUBLIC POST-DAILY MAIL STORY-DISCUSSION
Tonight, five hours of video released from the deposition of billionaire Les Wexner by Democrats on the House Government Oversight Committee.
Wexner questioned about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein noting Epstein dropped the names of powerful business leaders in their conversations including Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as well as Amazon's Jeff Bezos...Brian Krassenstein "X" (Video Embed)
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA SAYS THERE WAS A SERIOUS 'TYPE-A' INCIDENT AS TWO ASTRONAUTS NEARED THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN A BOEING STARLINK CAPSULE IN 2024.
JARED ISSACMAN SPEAKING OF VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE LED TO DISASTER.
ASTRONAUTS BUTCH WILMORE AND SUNI WILLIAMS FOUND THEMSELVES STRANDED IN THE ISS FOR NINE MONTHS UNABLE TO RETURN TO EARTH.
BOEING SAYS IT IS WORKING ON ADDRESSING PROBLEMS WITH STARLINK.
NASA IS ALSO DOING BUSINESS WITH ELON MUSK'S 'SPACE X' USING ITS 'CREW DRAGON' FOR FLIGHTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
The US buildup to war with Iran continuing tonight with six F-22 warplanes landing at the RAF Mildenhall base in England.
They join six other F-22's on the ground with all 12 set to move to the Middle East tomorrow...OSINT Europe "X"
THE UK GOVERNMENT CONDEMNING A TEN-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE GIVEN TO A BRITISH COUPLE BY AN IRANIAN COURT.
LINDSAY AND CRAIG FOREMAN SENTENCED OVER SPYING IN IRAN.
THE CASE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS THE US AND ISRAEL APPEAR READY TO GO TO WAR WITH IRAN.
REPORTS SAY THE UK GOVERNMENT IS NOT ALLOWING USE OF THE DIEGO GARCIA BASE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE RAF FAIRFIELD BASE IN ENGLAND FOR US ATTACKS ON IRAN...SKY NEWS UK
A federal district judge vacating an immigration court ruling authorizing mass detention of illegal immigrants without bond hearings.
In her ruling Judge Sunshine Sykes arguing against the Department of Homeland Security's view that 'the worst of the worst' of illegal immigrants linked to violent crime are being detained without bond...The Hill USA
AN IRANIAN-FLAGGED VESSEL DETAINED BY DANISH AUTHORITIES. THE DANISH GOVERNMENT CITING INCORRECT REGISTRATION AS JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DETENTION.
A 'SECURITY SUMMIT' HELD IN RWANDA WITH US AND ISRAELI PARTICIPATION INCLUDING US SENATOR REPUBLICAN TED CRUZ OF TEXAS AND DEMOCRAT US SENATOR JACKY ROSEN OF NEVADA.
RWANDA LAST YEAR INVADING NEIGHBORING CONGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE M23 REBEL GROUP TAKING MINERAL RICH REGIONS.
THIS LED TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S INTERVENTION TO CUT A 'DEAL' ENDING THE CONFLICT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
"Bad things will happen if it doesn't"
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLING FOR IRAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH US AND ISRAELI DEMANDS AMID ALL-OUT US AND ISRAELI PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
A joint operation off the coast of Iran involving Iranian and Russian warships.
They practiced retaking a hijacked ship...Press TV Iran
A SPECIAL 'CRISIS RESPONSE' AIRCRAFT LINKED TO THE US CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HAS FLOWN TO ISRAEL.
THE C-32B 'GATEKEEPER' PLANE LANDING IN TEL AVIV...OSINTdefender "X"
The US Central Intelligence Agency had advance knowledge of Ukrainian plans to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022.
The pipelines carried Russian natural gas to Germany.
This according to the German magazine "Der Spiegel".
The CIA says the report is 'completely and utterly false'...Tass Russia
In Israel the High Court of Justice issuing an order against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin ordered to explain his boycott of Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit.
The boycott has led to the failure of the government to appoint judges and court officials to posts across Israel...Maariv Israel (Translation Prompt)
IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT TRUMP AND OFFICIALS FROM OTHER NATIONS AT A MEETING OF HIS 'BOARD OF PEACE'. TRUMP PLEDGING 10 BILLION DOLLARS TO THE BOARD...(NEWS AGENCIES)...
83-YEAR-OLD JOSE MARIA BALCAZAR ELECTED THE PRESIDENT OF PERU LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE 64-46 VOTE IN CONGRESS NECESSITATED BY YESTERDAY'S IMPEACHMENT OF JOSE JERI.
BALCAZAR IS PERU'S 11TH PRESIDENT IN EIGHT YEARS. HE IS A FORMER JUDGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEFTIST 'FREE PERU' PARTY.
AND LIKE HIS PREDECESSORS THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION SURROUNDING HIM NAMELY THE ILLICIT APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
MR. BALCAZAR SERVING IN AN INTERIM ROLE UNTIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS SET FOR APRIL AND JUNE...RPP PERU LIVE BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The CEO of Facebook owner Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg testifying in a lawsuit brought by a 20-year-old woman who says she became addicted to social media in her youth.
Zuckerberg says that the company is no longer making applications designed to keep people on social media platforms for long periods of time.
Israeli air attacks in Lebanon tonight. The attacks linked to the Iranian-aligned Hezbollah movement...Times of Israel
A TANK ON FIRE AT AN OIL DEPOT IN THE RUSSIAN TOWN OF VELIKIYE LUKI LATE TONIGHT. THE FIRE LINKED TO A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON THE TOWN NEAR THE BORDER OF BELARUS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
No breakthrough after two days of talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine in Geneva.
The talks described as difficult with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Russia of stalling... The New Daily Australia
(UPDATED) IN OHIO TODAY HOUSE DEMOCRATS ON THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AT THE ESTATE OF BILLIONAIRE LES WEXNER FOR A DEPOSITION OVER HIS TIES TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
NO REPUBLICANS ATTENDED WITH COMMITTEE CHAIR KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN JAMES COMER SPEAKING OF PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED ORAL SURGERY.
TOMORROW THE DEPOSITION OF FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON BY THE COMMITTEE...THE HILL USA...
DEMOCRATS SKEPTICAL OF MR. WEXNER'S CLAIMS OF BEING HOODWINKED BY JEFFREY EPSTEIN. THEY NOTED HE WAS NOT CONTACTED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES OVER HIS EPSTEIN TIES.
Eight skiers found dead following an avalanche in the California area of Lake Tahoe.
Six survivors rescued with another skier missing and presumed dead...KCRA Sacramento
(NEWS AND COMMENT)
THE LATEST MESSAGING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE SPEAKS OF WEEKS OF ACTIVITY PRIOR TO ANY US MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN.
WHAT ISRAEL CHOOSES TO DO NOT MENTIONED. MR. TRUMP SENT FALSE SIGNALING LAST JUNE PRIOR TO AN ISRAELI ATTACK THAT IGNITED 12 DAYS OF WAR...OSINTdefender "X"
DETAINED AND QUESTIONED BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES MEDIA PERSONALITY TUCKER CARLSON...(NEWS AGENCIES)...MORE ON HIS VISIT TO ISRAEL LATER IN THE SUMMARY...
"We do not accept anything like this"
Those words from Russian President Vladimir Putin as he met Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Moscow.
Putin carrying the message of Russia's objection to the new US energy sanctions against Cuba.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov describing the fuel shortage situation in Cuba as critical. He said Russia is discussing options to resolve the shortage and assist Cuba...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
TWO ISRAELI SOURCES TELLING CNN OF AN INCREASE IN ISRAEL'S ALERT LEVEL AND STEPPED UP MILITARY PREPARATIONS FOR WAR WITH IRAN.
ONE SOURCE TELLING CNN OF COORDINATED US AND ISRAELI ATTACKS ON IRAN IF US PRESIDENT TRUMP GIVES THE GO AHEAD...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
AT LEAST 37 PEOPLE DIED IN NIGERIA FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AT AN ILLEGAL MINE.
DOZENS OF OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AFTER AN EXPLOSION AT THE MINE THIS MORNING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Updated) US media personality, podcaster and influencer Tucker Carlson noting his presence in Israel...Tucker Carlson "X" (Photo Embed)...He is there to interview US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.
THE US AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'GERALD R. FORD' SIGNALING ITS PRESENCE DURING PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
THE CARRIER SAID TO BE ABLE TO POSITION ITSELF OFF THE COAST OF ISRAEL WITHIN FOUR DAYS (BEFORE SATURDAY)...OSINTdefender "X"
Iran announcing a military exercise involving its navy and a Russian warship in the Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean.
The exercise is to take place tomorrow. Iran saying that a Russian navy vessel described as a 'helicopter carrier' has arrived in a southern Iranian port...Press TV Iran
MESSAGING AND WARNINGS OF WAR WITH IRAN FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S US-IRAN TALKS IN GENEVA.
THE MESSAGES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN THE US AND ISRAEL.
A WHITE HOUSE SOURCE GIVING A 90 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF WAR SAYING 'THE BOSS IS FED UP' AN OBVIOUS REFERENCE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP...TIMES OF ISRAEL...TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 129.47 points or .26 percent.
The NASDAQ rising 175.25 points or .78 percent.
At 432 pm New York Time the price of oil in a steep rise to 65 dollars 30 cents a barrel up two dollars 97 cents or 4.76 percent...Marketwatch
12 KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION AT A FIREWORKS SHOP IN CENTRAL CHINA. THE DEADLY BLAST AMID CELEBRATIONS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
Hungary cutting supplies of diesel fuel to Ukraine. It's retaliation for Ukraine cutting the flow of Russian oil to Hungary...Tass Russia
IN PERU LATER TODAY CONGRESS WILL CONSIDER FOUR CANDIDATES TO BE ELECTED THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY.
THIS FOLLOWNG IMPEACHMENT OF JOSE JERI WHO WAS INSTALLED JUST FOUR MONTHS AGO AS PERU'S PRESIDENT FOLLOWING IMPEACHMENT OF THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT AND FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT DINA BOLUARTE.
JERI, WHO WAS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS, EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY OVER PERSONAL ENRICHMENT DURING HIS YEARS AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
"If we do not resist decisively, the English, the French and even the Balts will soon be so bold as to try to block access to the seas for our country, at least in the Atlantic basin"
Those words from Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev who deals with shipping.
Mr. Patrushev noting 'piracy-like attacks' on oil tankers of the "shadow fleet" of Russia sanctioned over the Ukraine War.
He suggests deployment of Russia's navy to protect shipping.
Just weeks ago France seizing a Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
The millions of pages of the Jeffrey Epstein Files released by the US Justice Department suggest a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the threshold of crimes against humanity.
A panel of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council with that conclusion...Reuters "X"
In New Zealand the Reserve Bank holding the key interest rate ("Official Cash Rate") steady at 2.25 percent...One News New Zealand
10 SKIERS MISSING WITH SIX OTHERS AWAITING RESCUE IN THE CALIFORNIA AREA OF LAKE TAHOE NEAR THE NEVADA STATE BORDER.
A GROUP OF FOUR GUIDES AND 12 SKIERS ON A TOUR WHEN AN AVALANCHE OCCURRED...KCRA SACRAMENTO
In Israel tonight nationalist settlers attacking a Bedouin hamlet outside Ramallah near Jerusalem.
The Israeli military eventually employing riot control tactics against the Bedouin residents...Times Of Israel
IN LEBANON THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT WILL NOT DISARM UNDER A PLAN BEING PUSHED BY THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT.
HEZBOLLAH SAYS THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT IS DOING THE BIDDING OF ISRAEL.
At the Pentagon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removing an aide to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. That aide was a spokesman for former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley...The Hill USA
IN FRANCE NINE SUSPECTS ROUNDED UP IN THE DEATH OF NATIONALIST QUENTIN DERANQUE.
HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD DURING A FIGHT WITH LEFTISTS ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12TH IN LYON.
11 killed in three US military attacks on boats linked to drug trafficking.
Two boats with four crew attacked in the Pacific Ocean and another boat with three crew members attacked in the Caribbean Sea...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THE CHINESE-OWNED RETAIL FASHION PLATFORM 'SHEIN' UNDER EUROPEAN COMMISSION INVESTIGATION.
THE PROBE CENTERS ON SALE OF 'ILLEGAL PRODUCTS' LIKE CHILDLIKE SEX DOLLS AND WEAPONS.
SHEIN HAD ALREADY REACHED AN UNDERSTANDING WITH FRENCH AUTHORITIES BUT THE EC IS SAYING THE UNDERSTANDING FALLS SHORT OF WHAT SHOULD BE DONE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 32.26 points.
The NASDAQ rose 31.71 points.
In New York tonight after hours trading at 723 pm the price of oil at 62 dollars 32 cents a barrel down once cent from closing price...Marketwatch
INFLATION IN CANADA EASED LAST MONTH MOVING DOWN TO 2.3 PERCENT FROM 2.4 PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
A 16.7 PERCENT DECLINE IN GASOLINE PRICES PRIMING THE LOWER OVERALL INFLATION RATE...CBC NEWS CANADA
US-IRAN TALKS
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The second round of US-Iran talks in Geneva today.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking of an understanding on 'guiding principles' following the talks.
Meanwhile Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying that 'the strongest military in the world, however, can sometimes be struck so hard that it cannot even get back on it's feet"...(Press TV Iran)...Press TV Iran
THE US AMBASSADOR IN BELGIUM CALLED IN BY THE FOREIGN MINISTRY FOR OBJECTING TO GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN ORTHODOX JEWISH CIRCUMCISION PRACTICES.
THE GOVERNMENT WANTING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE CIRCUMCISIONS.
AMBASSADOR BILL WHITE URGING ACTION TO LEGALIZE THE ACTIVITY OF THOSE WHO CIRCUMCISE ("MOHELS"). THE GOVERNMENT DELAYING.
THREE JEWISH CIRCUMCISERS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH WHITE CALLING THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION 'RIDICULOUS AND ANTI-SEMITIC'.
THE AMBASSADOR ALSO SAYING THE MINSTER OF HEALTH IS BOTH 'ANTI-AMERICAN' AND 'RUDE' BASED ON A RECENT MEETING...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson dead at age of 84.
Jackson first protested for racial integration in North Carolina during the days of legalized segregation in the early 1960's.
He worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago in the mid 1960's and was part of the group of people present at King's assassination in Memphis in 1968.
Jackson later known as a leader in Chicago and as a Democratic Party Presidential candidate in the 1980's.
Around 1970 he often spoke of the notion of a third black political party in the United States...(News Agencies)...BBC News Blog
VISITING ISRAEL US SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
GRAHAM MEETING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WARNING OF A DECISION ABOUT IRAN IN 'WEEKS, NOT MONTHS'...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)...
SENATOR GRAHAM HEADING FOR THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PRAISING ITS COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL AND URGING THE US TO DEFEND THE UAE.
SENATOR GRAHAM SAID THE EMIRATES HAVE BACKED ISRAEL EXTENSIVELY REPEATING MR. NETANYAHU:
"Bibi asked me to tell the media he was amazed at the level of cooperation and the significance of the partnership between the UAE and Israel-
that Mohammed bin Zayed did everything that was asked and even more."...
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IN SAUDI ARABIA RECENTLY CLERICS CLOSE TO THE GOVERNMENT PREACHING A MESSAGE STRESSING THE EMIRATES AS ENABLERS OF ISRAEL IN ACTIONS AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS.
THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE IN THE UNITED STATES HAS CRITICIZED THE PREACHING OF 'ANITSEMITISM' IN SAUDI ARABIA...
French authorities carried out Epstein Files related searches today.
They involve allegations of tax fraud and money laundering against former Minister of Culture Jack Lang and his daughter...(BFM-TV France)....News Story (Translation Prompt)
THE CEO OF HYATT HOTELS TOM PRITZKER RESIGNING. PRITZKER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES RELATED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN...FORBES "X"
Explosions in three Ukrainian cities late tonight under Russian attack. One of the cities attacked is the southern port of Odessa...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
IN PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND THE FATHER OF A STUDENT SHOOTING FIVE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY AT AN ICE HOCKEY GAME.
TWO KILLED, THREE CRITICALLY WOUNDED THE FATHER THEN TAKING HIS OWN LIFE.
POLICE LINKING THE ATTACK TO A 'TARGETED FAMILY DISPUTE'...WPRI PROVIDENCE
President Trump directing federal authorities to protect the Potomac River.
This follows a wastewater spill in Maryland last month.
Mr. Trump attributing responsibility for the pollution of the river on Democrats in general and Maryland Governor Wes Moore in particular.
President Trump in a dispute with Governor Moore in recent weeks...The Hill USA
ACTOR ROBERT DUVALL HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 95.
MANY REMEMBER DUVALL FOR HIS ROLES IN MOVIES WITH SPIRITUAL THEMES LIKE 'TENDER MERCIES' AND 'THE APOSTLE'.
BUT DUVALL PLAYED MANY CHARACTERS SOME OF THEM VILIANOUS, OTHER HISTORICAL LIKE GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE OR GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.
AND DUVALL EVEN PORTRAYED CHARACTERS WHO WERE RELIGIOUS HYPOCRITES LIKE MAJOR FRANK BURNS IN THE MOVIE "M*A*S*H" AND THE COMMANDER IN "THE HANDMAID'S TALE" MOVIE...THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
More US warplanes continuing to move to areas close to Iran.
18 F-35's and four heavy lift C-17 transport planes on the move today across Europe and the Mediterranean Sea...OSINT Europe "X"
US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO VISITING HUNGARY AHEAD OF ITS APRIL 12TH ELECTION.
HE TOLD PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR ORBAN 'YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS' SAYING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 'DEEPLY COMMITTED TO YOUR SUCCESS'.
A NUCLEAR POWER AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.
"Israel's illegal actions aiming to consolidate settlements and impose sovereignty over Palestinian land threaten to exacerbate the conflict"
Jordanian King Abdullah with a statement on new Israeli regulations establishing control over land in Judea and Samaria (The West Bank). The statement during a visit to London...AFP France-Times of Israel...
Meanwhile former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene highlighting attacks on Christians in the West Bank and Gaza meeting the Mayor of Bethlehem in Judea.
Mayor Maher N. Canawati says he desires to live in peace with Muslim and Jewish neighbors. But Jewish nationalist settlers continue their attacks and encroachment with Israeli government support...Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene "X"
FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP IN HIS FIRST TERM GENERAL MICHAEL FLYNN NOTING THE EMAIL CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN STEVE BANNON AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN ABOUT THE 25TH AMENDMENT.
THE 25TH AMENDMENT INCLUDES THE NOTION OF HOW THE CABINET CAN DECLARE THE PRESIDENT INCAPICITATED AND REMOVE HIM FROM POWER.
THERE WAS MUCH TALK ABOUT THE 25TH AMENDMENT FROM MR BANNON WHO ADVISED PRESIDENT TRUMP POLITICALLY AND SERVED IN THE EARLY PART OF HIS FIRST TERM AS A WHITE HOUSE AIDE.
GENERAL FLYNN SAYING IF BANNON AND EPSTEIN WERE TRYING TO UNDERMINE TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY BANNON SHOULD BE QUESTIONED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ON THIS AND OTHER TIES TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
GENERAL MICHAEL FLYNN FORCED OUT OF HIS POST THEN UNSUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED AS A FOREIGN AGENT FOR TURKEY.
CURRENT US AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR SYRIA TOM BARRACK WAS IN EMAIL CONTACT WITH EPSTEIN IN THE PAST...GENERAL MICHAEL FLYNN "X"
The markets today. The Dow and NASDAQ closed for President's Day.
In New York at 437 pm the price of oil at 63 dollars 73 cents a barrel up 84 cents or 1.34 percent...Marketwatch
The position of the US on Iran's nuclear program has become 'more realistic'.
It's a 'cautious assessment' from Iran's foreign ministry on the eve of new talks between Iran and the United States...Times of Israel
CHINA EXPANDING A ZERO-TARIFF POLICY FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO ALL BUT ONE OF THEM EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST.
MOST GOODS FROM 53 AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA WILL BE EXEMPTED.
THE ZERO-TARIFF POLICY PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO 33 AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
EXCLUDED FROM THE ZERO TARIFF POLICY IS ESWATINI A COUNTRY THAT HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN WHICH CHINA CONSIDERS TO BE A PROVINCE...TIMES OF INDIA
Canadian passport holders getting visa-free travel to China starting on Thursday.
China says the 30-day visa free travel policy will be in effect until December 31st.
47 plus countries are on China's visa-free travel list this year...CBC News Canada
ON SUNDAY MORNING TWO US F-16 WARPLANES SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT.
IT WAS FIRST SIGHTED OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOVING IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION.
A CIVILIAN CARGO PLANE REPORTING THE OBJECT 'GLOWING AND DIMMING'.
THE F-16'S WERE CALLED BACK FOR A SECOND SIGHTING OF THE OBJECT WITH ONE PILOT RECORDED DESCRIBING A BALLOON...Aircraft Spots "X" (Details In Thread)...
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"They're real"
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ACKNOWLEDING THE EXISTENCE OF SPACE ALIENS.
MR. OBAMA SAYS HE BELIEVES IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE BUT NOTES ALIENS ARE NOT BEING KEPT BY THE US GOVERNMENT AT AREA 51.
HE SAYS HE'S NEVER SEEN ANY ALIENS AND IF HE'S BEEN KEPT FROM SEEING THEM THERE WAS 'ENORMOUS CONSPIRACY' TO HIDE IT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES...TIME...
MR. OBAMA LATER CLARYIFYING HIS REMARKS TO SAY HE HAS BEEN SHOWN NO EVIDENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ALIENS FROM SPACE.
