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THE DEPTH OF THE LEFT SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED
I have come to believe in the depth of the Left and its ability to exploit any situation like 9/11 for example to take away freedom using government agencies to spy on Americans.
Donald J. Trump supports that stuff and Thomas Massie doesn't by the way.
In 2016 the FBI informants more than 15 of them were at the Oregon Standoff protest to stir things up try to turn Ammon Bundy's peaceful protest into 'domestic terrorism'.
Thank God an Oregon jury of Left and Right teamed up for the "Not Guilty" verdicts on the 'leaders' of that protest.
January 6th what about J6 another fed operation worth revealing but considering how the Epstein Files got so redacted you think the FBI will ever admit the full extent of their involvement there?
Leftists get the same treatment by the way the feds spied on MLK, the KKK and the list goes on still the same today the spectacle in northern New Jersey right now has fed undercovers in it IMHO.
But deep inside education, the courts, health care etc. indoctrinated left-wing zealots exist.
So, with all that in mind let's keep the "Conservative Discussion" continuing on Free Republic.
I signed up to talk Constitution and Conservatism in the 1970's listening to those radio preachers and commentators on Red Lion radio here in Pennsylvania.
In more recent times I heard the "Less Government" message so well presented by Thomas Massie and Rand Paul and despised ultimately by Leftists who seem to have influenced the minds of people in high places.
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NEWSDUMP ALERT: AMERICANS WOUNDED IN IRANIAN ATTACK ON KUWAIT BASE
After the US attacked Iranian missile batteries in recent days Iran retaliated with a missile attack on a US base in Kuwait.
Five Americans hurt military and civilian contractors. Their injuries said to be minor...
DAILY MAIL MSN
NEWSDUMP ALERT: UKRAINIAN DRONE HITS WALL OF TURBINE ROOM AT RUSSIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT...
Tass Russia
NEWSDUMP ALERT: TRUMP MEDICAL REPORT RELEASED
The medical report following President Trump's six-month checkup earlier in the week is now released.
Mr. Trump's physician Sean Barbabella saying he is 'fully qualified to perform all duties of Commander-in-Chief'.
He noted 'slight swelling' in the President's legs and bruises on the hand. The swelling is from shaking hands frquently while using aspirin.
Barbarella advising Mt. Trump with 'guidelines for nutrition, advice for a low dose of aspirin, exercise more and continue to lose weight'...
NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Now to the music and back in the 1970's I used to react viscerally to popular music heck even The Carpenters could upset me.
I've grown up a lot since then coming out of the childish shell I erected around myself.
The "Best Man" at my wedding loved the music of The Carpenters so here goes a classic featuring the vocals of Karen Carpenter...
"TOP OF THE WORLD"-CARPENTERS
"DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY"-PETULA CLARK (DUTCH TV 1967)
"LOVE, PEACE, JOY"-2ND CHAPTER OF ACTS
I VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP EVERY TIME THEN SAW HIM TURN MUSHY ON THOSE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES...
On Friday I offered a social media post to Congresswoman Nancy Mace who's had some rough experiences in her life and her share of sexual abuse mistreatment including pornographic images of her on an ex-fiance's phone, sexual assault etc.
She's seeking to become Governor of South Carolina but after her support for release of the Epstein Files President Trump turning against Nancy Mace endorsing another candidate for Governor of South Carolina in the upcoming primary...
"I voted for @realDonaldTrump every time saw him turn mushy #EPSTEIN #EpsteinFrance
You didn't do that @NancyMace Peace, Serenity, Sanity Sobriety to you
'Who shall separate us from the love of Christ...hardship...persecution...famine...nakedness...danger' (Romans 8:35)"
(MORE WILL BE POSTED)
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 391*CHILD CARE ABUSE PROBE INVOLVING VERY YOUNG CHILDREN*NINE COUNTRIES IN FRENCH-LED 'NUCLEAR DETERRENCE' SCHEME AIMED AT RUSSIA*MOST MACRON VOTERS NO LONGER LOYAL*SOCCER FANS RIOT SATURDAY EVENING*
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The soccer fan riots in Paris this evening but first...
The Public Prosecutors Office in Paris opening a probe of schools attended by young children.
There have been allegations of violence and sexual abuse involving more than 100 schools and child care facilities.
A television news program earlier this year offered up a series of allegations regarding care facilities for very young children.
They led to suspension of 80 employees with 31 being suspected of sexual violence.
This week in court a lawsuit against a 35-year-old man accused of sexually abusing eight children.
Last week 16 employees of a kindergarten arrested for excessive violence and rape.
Compulsory education of children is required at the age of three in France...
"Investigation into violence and sexual abuse at more than a hundred schools in Paris"-NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
THIS WEEK NORWAY BECAME THE NINTH NATION JOINING A FRENCH-LED NUCLEAR DETERRNCE PLAN.
OTHER NATIONS INVOLVED ARE BELGIUM. DENMARK, GERMANY, GREECE, THE NETHERLANDS, POLAND, SWEDEN AND THE UK WHICH ALREADY POSSESSES NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
NATIONS INVOLVED IN THE SCHEME WILL HOST FRENCH NUCLEAR FORCES NAMELY THE FRENCH WARPLANES THAT CARRY NUCLEAR TIPPED MISSILES.
IN ANNOUNCING NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION, PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SPEAKING OF THE PLAN ALLOWING FRANCE AND NORWAY TO:
"mount a swift and coordinated response when it is really needed"
THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDING FOR COOPERATION ON HYBIRD WARFARE, MARITIME SECURITY, SPACE COOPERATION, CYBERWARFARE AND SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
IN THE END THE AGREEMENT SIGNIFIES THE CLOSING OF RANKS BY EUROPEAN NATIONS TO LEAD THE CONFLICT WITH RUSSIA CENTERED ON THE UKRAINE WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES IN THE BACKGROUND.
ONE CAN ARGUE THAT THE APPLYING OF PRESSURE ON RUSSIA THROUGH THE UKRAINE WAR IS DESIGNED TO SQUEEZE RUSSIA INTO ESCALATING ITS RETALIATION.
THE NOTION UNDERLYING THE US-EUROPEAN STRATEGY IN UKRAINE WOULD BE TO PROD RUSSIA TO POSSIBLY RESORT TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS...
"NORWAY BECOMES NINTH COUNTRY TO COME UNDER FRENCH NUCLEAR DETERRENCE SCHEME"-FRANCE 24
Many of Emmanuel Macron's "Centrist" supporters in the 2022 Presidential Election are not ready to remain loyal in next year's election.
Only 35 percent still firmly in Macron's camp according to polling by the Jean-Jaures Foundation.
The data revealing 15 percent of those who supported Macron in 2022 have become disillusioned with 27 percent tempted to vote for the Right and 23 percent tempted by the Left.
Many drawn to the Right disturbed by the level of immigration saying France has too many immigrants.
Many drawn to the Left concerned about the environment and the need for environmental preservation...
BFM-TV Story (Translation Prompt)
On the streets of Paris this evening celebrations of the Paris St. Germain soccer (football) team victory in the Champions League final in Budapest becoming violent.
Police making hundreds of arrests with at least seven police officers hurt.
Incidents reported in other parts of France as well nationwide more than 400 arrests.
In Paris scenes of mayhem with riot police firing tear gas and charging into crowds...
Paris Soccer Rioting Saturday May 30, 2026
For now that's news from France.
THE SUNDAY NEWS SUMMARY POST...LINK
THE 'UNPLUGGED' POST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS THIS WEEKEND...
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Friday, May 29, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/29/2026*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*TRUMP TURNS AGAINST MACE*NO IRAN DEAL*FED JUDGES HIT TRUMP 'ANTI-WEAPONIZATION' FUND*BONDI EPSTEIN TESTIMONY POINTS ACTING AG*KENYAN COURT RULES NO US EBOLA FACILITY*EU TARGETS CHINESE COMPANY*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN ALASKA THREE LATVIAN CLIMBERS FELL TO THEIR DEATHS ON MOUNT MCKINLEY.
FOUR CLIMBERS FROM A SEVEN-MEMBER EXPEDITION WERE 2,100 FEET BELOW THE 20,310 FOOT SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN ON WEDNESDAY WHEN THEY SUFFERED A FALL.
A SURVIVOR RESCUED FROM A BASIN AT THE 17,200 FOOT LEVEL AND TAKEN BY AIR AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL...REUTERS-MIAMI HERALD
The top US general in Latin America met Cuba's military leadership today.
General Francis Donovan meeting the top Cuban officers near the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The meeting described as a way to address security issues along the perimeter of the base.
It comes amid increasing US economic pressure on Cuba and the US indictment of former Defense Minister and President Raul Castro...Huff Post USA
TWO KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON A CAR IN RUSSIA'S BELGOROD REGION.
THE DRONE'S DETONATION TRIGGERED A FIRE...TASS RUSSIA
Three more killed in the latest US air attack on a boat linked to drug trafficking. The latest attack on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean...OSINTdefender "X"
PRESIDENT TRUMP TURNING AGAINST REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY MACE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ENDORSING ONE OF HER OPPONENTS IN THE CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
MACE ONE OF A GROUP OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO PUSHED FOR TOTAL RELEASE OF THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES AGAINST THE OPPOSITION OF MR. TRUMP.
TONIGHT CONGRESSWOMAN MACE RESPONDING EXPRESSING HER ADMIRATION FOR MR. TRUMP BUT ALSO STATING: "I WILL NOT CHANGE MY POSITIONS. I WILL NOT ABANDON MY PRINCIPLES"...Nancy Mace "X"
The messaging from the White House is that no 'final determination' has been made regarding any deal with Iran by President Trump.
Mr. Trump messaging some demands today prior to a White House meeting like Iran turning over enriched uranium.
Iran is also messaging the notion of no final agreement with the US on a deal...Times of Israel
A WARNING OF DANGEROUS MILITARY ACTIVITY TONIGHT IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OFF THE NORTH COAST OF OMAN.
IT COMES FROM UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS.
THE WARNING LINKED TO US MILITARY OPERATIONS TO REMOVE MINES...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"
Bulgaria's new nationalist Prime Minister Ramen Rudev announcing his government will limit the stays of US military aircraft in Bulgaria.
This is in response to the refusal of the United States to give Bulgarians the right to visa-free travel.
The new Bulgarian policy on US military aircraft stays set to take effect at the end of June...The Hill USA
A federal judge in Miami announcing an inquiry into the 10-billion-dollar lawsuit by President Trump against Trump Administration Internal Revenue Service.
District Judge Kathleen Williams acting after 35 former federal judges wrote to her raising questions about a 1.8 billion dollar 'anti-weaponization' fund agreed to outside the courtroom as a settlement of the suit.
She noted what she called 'grievous allegations' made by the former judges.
Another federal judge in Virginia ruling directly to shut down the fund today
Democrats have attacked the fund seeing it as a means of funding political supporters of Mr. Trump and supporting people involved in the events of January 6th at the US Capitol...
Huffpost-Yahoo New Zealand
A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE RULING AGAINST PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S NAME BEING ADDED TO THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
THE JUDGE DECIDING THAT MR. TRUMP'S NAME NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN IN TWO WEEKS.
THE RULING ALSO STATES THAT THE CENTER CANNOT BE CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS AS PLANNED BY THE BOARD CONTROLLED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
FOLLOWING THE RULING MR. TRUMP SAYING HE HAS NO INTEREST IN THE ACTIONS OF THE KENNEDY CENTER BOARD.
HE ALSO CRITICIZED THE JUDGE IN THE CASE AND DEMOCRATS SAYING HE WANTS THE KENNEDY CENTER UNDER THE CONTROL OF CONGRESS.
The "Wall Street Journal" reporting that the United Arab Emirates staged numerous air attacks on Iran in the early days of the Iran War before a ceasefire was proclaimed and even afterwards.
The UAE hit hard by Iran before the ceasefire and after as well.
It's been reported previously that Israel sent an air defense battery to the UAE during the conflict...OSINTdefender "X"
FIVE KILLED WHEN A BUS CRASHED INTO SIX VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA EARLY THIS MORNING.
34 INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, THREE SERIOUSLY.
THE BUS, TRAVELLING FROM NEW YORK TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA FAILED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A WORK ZONE BEFORE STRIKING THE VEHICLES ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES...WWBT RICHMOND (VIDEO EMBED)
"China will laugh in its face"
The opinion of space experts in Europe following last night's launch pad explosion at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base.
The "New Glenn Rocket" and its launch pad wiped out in the blast.
Both rocket and launch pad critical to the US effort to send astronauts back to the Moon by 2028.
China is working on sending astronauts to the Moon by 2030...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
(UPDATED WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S RESPONSE)
ROMANIA CONDEMNING THE CRASH OF A RUSSIAN DRONE ON ITS TERRITORY LAST NIGHT AS A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
TWO WOUNDED WHEN THE DRONE CRASHED ONTO THE ROOF OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING.
OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS AND OFFICIALS CONDEMNING RUSSIA OVER THE INCIDENT.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN SAYING 'RUSSIA'S WAR OF AGGRESSION HAS CROSSED YET ANOTHER LINE'...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar...
MEANWHILE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYING:
"this is most likely the case"
THAT A UKRAINIAN DRONE WENT OFF COURSE INTO ROMANIA...TASS RUSSIA
As of the middle of the day US President Donald Trump holding back on committing to a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran...
(THIS STORY UPDATED)
FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI OFFERING TESTIMONY RELATED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND THE EPSTEIN FILES TO THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED COMMITTEE TAKING HER TESTIMONY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITHOUT ANY FILMING.
A TRANSCRIPT WILL BE RELEASED LATER.
BONDI NOTING THAT REDACTIONS IN THE FILES SAID TO BE ILLEGAL UNDER THE LAW ORDERING THE FILES RELEASE WERE DELEGATED TO THEN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL TODD BLANCHE.
BLANCHE IS NOW THE ACTING US ATTORNEY GENERAL.
DEMOCRATS NOTE MR. BLANCHE IS A FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.
BONDI REFUSING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HER CONVERSATIONS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP CONCERNING EPSTEIN OR THE FILES...(NEWS AGENCIES)...
INDEPENDENT UK
A Kenyan court ruling against a US government Ebola quarantine facility
The facility was set to begin operation at the Laikipia Air Base today.
The High Court in Nairobi will now hear arguments about the US quarantine facility next Tuesday (June 2nd)...The Hill USA
ALSO, IN KENYA EIGHT GIRLS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF ARSON IN A DEADLY BOARDING SCHOOL FIRE.
16 OF THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS KILLED IN THE BLAZE AND MORE THAN 70 OTHERS INJURED.
FOR NOW, AUTHORITIES DO NOT KNOW A MOTIVE FOR THE ALLEGED ARSON...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIA'S VOLGOGRAD REGION LAST NIGHT.
THERE ARE REPORTS OF DAMAGE WITH RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES SHOOTING DOWN 208 DRONES ATTACKING VARIOUS PARTS OF RUSSIA OVERNIGHT...TASS RUSSIA
The United States designating two criminal gangs in Brazil as 'terrorist organizations'.
This follows Brazilian opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's meeting with President Trump at the White House this week.
Bolsonaro sought the terrorist designation for the criminal groups.
The US designation enables US military action against them...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approving a constitutional amendment to nullify elections in cases of foreign interference.
The vote 307-128 with one abstention.
Foreign interference defined as 'illicit financing, propaganda, the systematic dissemination of misinformation, digital manipulation and the intervention of foreign governments or agencies'.
Opposition lawmakers say the government overstated the problem in order to push through the amendment.
The Senate will also have to approve the amendment for it to become law...Reuters-Al Jazeera Qatar
THE PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE IN THE US REACHING ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS.
THE 2.6 PERCENT RATE IN APRIL IS DOWN FROM 5.5 PERCENT IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR...THE HILL USA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 363.49 points or .72 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 55.15 points or .2 percent.
The price of oil closing in New York this evening at 87 dollars 76 cents a barrel down one dollar 14 cents or 1.28 percent...Marketwatch
THE EUROPEAN UNION TARGETING THE CHINESE COMPANY "JD.com".
IT'S RELATED TO A TAKEOVER BID BY THE CHINESE COMPANY OF THE GERMAN RETAIL COMPANY "CECONOMY".
THE CHINESE BID OF 2.2 BILLION EUROS (2.564 BILLION US DOLLARS) BROUGHT UNDER SUSPICION OVER THE NOTION THAT CHINA'S GOVERNENT SUBSIDIZED AND SUPPORTED THE TAKEOVER BID.
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROBE OF THE TAKEOVER COULD LAST UNTIL OCTOBER.
FOLLOWING THE PROBE THAT TAKEOVER BID COULD BE ACCEPTED, REJECTED OR BE MODIFIED BY THE COMMISSION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Israel cited as a perpetrator of sexual violence Russia also added to a list kept by the UN.
Israel is listed for using sexual violence against Palestinians, Russia listed for using sexual violence in the Ukraine War.
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon breaking ties with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in retaliation...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The United States will do 'everything possible' to bring former Cuban leader Raul Castro to the United States to face charges.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Fox News the indictment of Castro was 'not for show'.
He faces charges of conspiring to kill Americans in the 1996 deadly shootdown of two planes carrying four Cuban exiles flying over waters between Florida and Cuba...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)
Thursday, May 28, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/28/2026*NEWSDUMP THRUSDAY*RUSSIAN DRONE IN ROMANIA*NETANYAHU TALKS 70 PERCENT CONTROL OF GAZA*US-IRAN MEMORANDUM DOES EXIST*INTENSIFIED ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON*DEADLY 'CEASEFIRE' ATTACKS CONTINUE IN GAZA*IRAN HITS US KUWAIT BASE FOLLOWING US ATTACKS*INDIA ORDERS DEMOLITIONS NEAR PAK BORDER*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Two people wounded in Romania near the border of Ukraine when a drone struck an apartment building.
Authorities identifying the drone as Russian. The drone hit the roof of the building igniting a fire...AFP France-CBS News USA
A ROCKET EXPLOSION AT CAPE CANAVERAL IN FLORIDA TONIGHT.
THE 'NEW GLENN ROCKET' OF THE AMAZON-RELATED COMPANY BLUE ORIGIN BURST INTO FLAMES DURING A TEST.
BLUE ORIGIN IS PLANNING TO PUT AMAZON SATELLITES INTO ORBIT LATER THIS YEAR...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for 70 percent Israeli control of the Gaza Strip.
Israel already in control of 60 percent of Gaza's territory...Al Jazeera Qatar
LAST NIGHT POLICE RESPONDED TO A FAKE EMERGENCY CALL OF SHOTS FIRED AT THE HOME OF US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE JUSTICE BARRETT WAS THE VICTIM OF A 'SWATTING' CALL.
FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE COORDINATED WITH SUPREME COURT POLICE PROTECTING THE JUSTICE'S HOME TO DETERMINE THE REPORT OF GUNFIRE WAS FALSE...THE HILL USA
IRAN SAYS A US DRONE WAS SHOT DOWN TONIGHT NEAR THE SOUTHERN CITY OF BUSHEHR.
THERE IS A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LOCATED THERE.
THE US CENTRAL COMMAND IS DISPUTING THE IRANIAN REPORT...PRESS TV IRAN
Ukraine buying 20 new Gripen warplanes from Sweden and getting 19 older ones next year (SVT Sweden).
Delivery of those new fighter jets not happening till 2030 but the older models will be sent to Ukraine in 2027...Reuters
INSIDER JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID ("AXIOS") CONFIRMING WHAT IRANIAN MEDIA HAD SAID BUT THE WHITE HOUSE HAD DENIED IN RECENT DAYS.
THERE IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES THAT IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES AGREED TO WAS THE IRANIAN VERSION.
THE WHITE HOUSE DENIED THE IRANIAN REPORT.
BUT NOW THE WORD FROM MR. RAVID IS THAT THE MEMORANDUM AGREED TO BY BOTH NATIONS IS PENDING APPROVAL BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
MR. RAVID PRESENTING A VERSION OF EVENTS WITHOUT MENTIONING THE IRANIAN MEDIA REPORTING...Barak Ravid "X"...NOS Netherlands On Iranian Media Report (Translation Prompt)
Israel intensifying air attacks in Lebanon a suburb of Beirut came under attack. The first attack in the Beirut area in three weeks.
Israel attempting to assassinate a militia commander linked to Iran...News Agencies-Times Of Israel...
Meanwhile in southern Lebanon at least 16 killed and 58 wounded in the latest Israeli air attacks...Al Jazeera Qatar
In Switzerland three people wounded in a knife attack at a train station. Police consider the attack a 'terrorist act'.
A suspect taken into custody. Video shows a man shouting "Allahu Akhbar" during the attack...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
At least 10 killed and more than 20 wounded in an Israeli attack in Gaza.
The attack late yesterday the most recent deadly attack since a ceasefire was proclaimed last October by US President Donald Trump.
The Hamas authorities in Gaza cite more than 3,000 ceasefire violations since then. When Israel acknowledges attacks in Gaza it speaks of assassinations of Hamas leadership and operatives...Al Jazeera Qatar
The US imposing sanctions on an Iranian organization set up to control maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Treasury Department says that the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" leads "an Iranian controlled scheme that flagrantly violates international law and US sanctions".
The US statement links the collection of tolls by the Iranian authority to financial support for Iran's military...Israel National News
IRAN ATTACKING A US AIRBASE IN KUWAIT IN RETALIATION FOR YESTERDAY'S US ATTACKS ON A MISSILE BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAN.
IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS (IRGC) SAYING "THIS RESPONSE IS A SERIOUS WARNING TO THE ENEMY"...PRESS TV IRAN
16 killed in a fire at a girls school in Kenya with 79 others injured. The blaze broke out in a dormitory.
More than 800 students attend the school. Nothing known yet about the cause of the fire...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 24.69 points.
The NASDAQ rose 242.74 points or .91 percent.
At 425 pm New York Time the price of oil 89 dollars 25 cents a barrel up 57 cents or .64 percent...Marketwatch
INDIA'S INTERIOR MINISTER AMIT SHAH ORDERING DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS NEAR THE BORDER WITH PAKISTAN.
THE DEMOLITION ORDER APPLIES TO BUILDINGS DEEMED 'ILLEGAL' WITHIN NINE MILES OF THE BORDER.
OTHER ACTIONS ORDERED TO DEAL WITH 'TRANS-BORDER CRIMES' INCLUDING DRUG DEALING AND WEPAONS SMUGGLING.
INDIA, WHICH FOUGHT A FOUR-DAY CONFLICT WITH PAKISTAN LAST YEAR, SAYS THE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED CROSS-BORDER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY...AFP FRANCE-AL JAZEERA QATAR
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 5/27/2026*US ATTACKS IRAN*TRUMP SPEAKS OF 'BLOWING UP' NATION OF OMAN*BONDI REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS AHEAD OF EPSTEIN TESTIMONY*DUTCH LEADER PUSHES MORE DEFENSE TO KEEP US ALLIANCE*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Another US air attack on a boat linked to drug trafficking. Two killed in the attack in the Eastern Pacific Ocean...Tass Russia
THE US LAUNCHING ATTACKS ON IRAN TONIGHT.
SOURCES TELL MAINSTREAM MEDIA A MILITARY BASE IN THE BANDAR ABBAS AREA NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WAS ATTACKED.
THE US MILITARY REPORTED INTERCEPTING IRANIAN DRONES TONIGHT...OSINTdefender "X"...Tasnim News Agency Iran (Translation Prompt)
A former personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry given a three year, five month sentence in federal court in Los Angeles.
Kenneth Iwamasa linked to Perry's ketamine addiction including administering the dose that killed Perry in October of 2023.
Iwamasa also given a 10-thousand dollar fine and two years probation...CNN
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS SOUNDING OFF DURING A CABINET MEETING.
TRUMP SAYS 'NO ONE' WILL CONTROL THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT JOINT IRANIAN-OMANI CONTROL OF THE STRAIT MR. TRUMP SPOKE OF BLOWING UP THE NATION OF OMAN:
"Oman will have to behave like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up"...
Laurence Norman Wall Street Jorunal "X" (Link To Video Embed)
THE WHITE HOUSE EARLIER DENIED AN IRANIAN REPORT OF A DEAL TO RESOLVE THE IRAN WAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The conflict in Lebanon raging late today with Israel ordering evacuation of the Tyre area then launching air attacks...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog
JUST DAYS BEFORE HER CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY REGARDING THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES, FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI REVEALING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS.
BONDI TELLING CNN SHE IS DOING WELL AFTER TREATMENT FOR THYROID CANCER WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AFTER SHE WAS REMOVED FROM HER POST BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
MR. TRUMP HAS SINCE APPOINTED HER TO HIS COUNCIL OF ADVISORS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY...THE HILL USA...
BONDI SET TO TESTIFY THIS FRIDAY REGARDING THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES TO THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE...NBC NEWS STORY APRIL 29TH REGARDING TESTIMONY TO COMMITTEE
140,000 Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem today.
Prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha which commemorates the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son as commanded by God.
Israeli police were present in large numbers in Jerusalem's Old City near and around the mosque...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
When Europe spends more on its military forces, it will be both less dependent on the United States and a stronger ally at the same time.
That message carried by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten as he spoke at the "Next Gen Security Conference" in The Hague.
His speech focusing on a closer relationship with the US saying: "We depend on each other"...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
TWO KILLED, ANOTHER WOUNDED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI AIR ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.
31 REPORTED KILLED IN YESTERDAY'S ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS.
TWO KILLED, ANOTHER WOUNDED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI AIR ATTACK IN SOUTHERN LEBANON...AL JAZEERA QATAR
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 182.60 points or .36 percent.
The NASDAQ up 18.55 points.
At 436 pm New York Time the price of oil 89 dollars 51 cents a barrel down four dollars 38 cents...Marketwatch
NORTH KOREA TESTING A NEW 'LIGHTWEIGHT' MISSILE LAUNCHER USING TACTICAL CRUISE MISSILES.
SOUTH KOREA DETECTED LAUNCHES OF MISSILES AND ROCKETS YESTERDAY.
THE TESTING LINKED TO A MODERNIZATION OF WEAPONS.
OVERSEEING YESTERDAY'S TESTS NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG-UN...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
Meeting President Trump at the White House yesterday Senator Flavio Bolsonaro Brazilian Presidential candidate.
Mr. Trump asking about his father former President Jair Bolsonaro jailed over a January 6th style incident in Brazil's capital city defined as a coup.
Trump met Brazil's incumbent President Lula da Silva at the White House earlier this month saying their meeting had gone 'very well'...Reuters-Miami Herald
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 5/26/2026*TRUMP-NETANYAHU CONVERSATION?*ISRAEL PUSHES NORTH IN LEBANON*TRUMP TO HOLD IRAN-ECONOMY CABINET MEETING*
(SERVICE WHEN ABLE UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING)
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
In Aarhus, Denmark police investigating an attempted arson at a mosque.
Responding to a burglary call they found gasoline poured at various locations in the building along with gasoline containers and a lighter...Danmarks Radio Denmark (Translation Prompt)
THREE KILLED AND 20 WOUNDED IN AN ISRAELI ATTACK IN GAZA TONIGHT WITH ISRAELI SOURCES REPORTING A TARGETED ASSASSINATION OF A HAMAS MILITARY COMMANDER...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(UPDATED) TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON DECLARED THE WINNER OVER INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN CORNYN IN THE PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION.
PAXTON WITH ALMOST 64 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
HE WAS BOOSTED IN RECENT DAYS WITH THE ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP...NBC NEWS USA
A source telling insider journalist Barak Ravid that President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon...Barak Ravid "X"
PRESIDENT TRUMP PUTTING OUT WORD TOMORROW'S IRAN-ECONOMY CABINET MEETING WILL BE AT THE WHITE HOUSE INSTEAD OF CAMP DAVID IN MARYLAND...OSINTdefender "X" (Trump Post Embed)...
MORE RELATED TO THIS LATER IN THE SUMMARY.
In Longview, Washington a deadly chemical implosion at a factory that produces packaging.
At least one fatality confirmed with others listed as missing.
There were injuries involving chemical burns...KOIN-TV PORTLAND
THE OUSTED PRIME MINISTER OF SENEGAL OUSMANE SONKO APPOINTED SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT TODAY.
HIS 'PASTEF' PARTY CONTROLLING 130 OF THE 165 PARLIAMENTARY SEATS.
FOUR DAYS AGO SONKO WAS FIRED BY PRESIDENT BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE.
OPPOSITION LAMAKERS SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT CALLING SONKO'S REINSTATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT AND HIS ELECTION AS SPEAKER AN 'INSTITUTIONAL COUP'...CHANNELS TELEVISION SOUTH AFRICA
Iran vows a decisive response to the US attacks on boats and missile batteries yesterday.
Iran saying the ceasefire violations demonstrate US 'ill-will' and 'bad faith'.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says a US MQ-9 drone was shot down with another drone and F-35 warplane forced to retreat...Press TV Iran
A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT BLOCKING A REPUBLICAN REDRAW OF ALABAMA'S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAP.
IN THEIR RULING THE JUDGES SAY THE NEW MAP IS RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY AND A VIOLATION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.
THEY SAY THE RECENT US SUPREME COURT RULING NARROWING THE SCOPE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT DOES NOT IMPACT THEIR RULING.
REPUBLICANS IN ALABAMA WILL APPEAL THE RULING TO THE SUPREME COURT...THE HILL USA
Israel says its military forces are operating deeper into Lebanon with ground forces crossing the Litani River in a northward direction.
Israeli forces on the offensive as Hezbollah responds to deadly Israeli attacks inside Lebanon with drone attacks that have killed and wounded Israeli soldiers...Israel National News
IN BELGIUM A TRAIN CRASHING INTO A SCHOOL MINIBUS FOUR KILLED AND FIVE INJURED.
THE BARRIER AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING WAS CLOSED WITH A RED LIGHT FLASHING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE BELGIAN RAIL OPERATOR SAID THERE WAS 'NO TIME TO BRAKE' WHEN THE TRAIN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 120 KILOMETERS PER HOUR (75 MILES PER HOUR) APPROACHED THE CROSSING.
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY...INDEPENDENT UK
(Updated Change Of Plans For Cabinet Meeting On Iran-Economy)
Earlier today President Trump intended to hold a cabinet meeting to discuss the Iran War at Camp David in northern Maryland tomorrow.
But he says possible bad weather is forcing the meeting to be held at the White House instead.
The decision to use the presidential retreat apparently signifying the sensitive nature of the discussions regarding the war.
The economy, which faces challenges related to the war, will also be discussed at the meeting....AFP France-Times Of Israel
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY PROTESTING TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC OVER THE DETENTION OF A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CLERIC.
METROPOLITAN HILARION INTERROGRATED AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY OVER THE WEEKEND.
RUSSIA SAYS DRUG ALLEGATIONS LINKED TO THE DISCOVERY OF WHITE POWDER ARE ABSURD...TASS RUSSIA
12 killed in an Israeli air attack in eastern Lebanon as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramps up military operations there.
A battalion of Israeli military reservists called up to participate in the conflict where a ceasefire was proclaimed last October...NBC News USA
THE DUTCH MILITARY BACKING OFF FROM LIVE FIRE EXERCISES AND USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN MILITARY MANEUVERS.
THE WILDFIRE RISK IN THE NETHERLANDS HAS BEEN RAISED.
FOUR FIRES BROKE OUT LAST MONTH AT DUTCH MILITARY TRAINING GROUNDS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 118.02 points or .23 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 312.21 points or 1.19 percent.
The price of oil at 811 pm New York Time 93 dollars 23 cents a barrel down 66 cents or .7 percent since the close...Marketwatch
MOROCCAN GRAIN FARMERS CONFRONTING HIGHER DIESEL FUEL COSTS DUE TO THE IRAN WAR.
THE 30 PERCENT INCREASE IN DIESEL FUEL COSTS WILL MAKE RENTAL OF HARVESTING EQUIPMENT MORE EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR.
THE BAGS USED TO STORE GRAIN ARE ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR DOUBLING IN COST...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Pope Leo XIV calling for regulation of AI (Artificial Intelligence) that directs it towards the common good instead of profit.
The Pontiff releasing an encyclical entitled "Magnificent Humanity" in which he notes a 'culture of power' driving the race for AI.
He said that decisions that are irreversible and lethal should not be entrusted to AI...Associated Press USA-The Korea Herald
South Korea's foreign ministry pressing for a through Israeli investigation into allegations of mistreatment involving two South Koreans.
They were detained by Israel for participating in the Gaza Humanitarian Flotilla.
The two activists say they were assaulted by Israeli security forces with one saying she lost some hearing in her left ear after being struck on that side of her face.
An Israeli diplomat was called in by South Korea over the matter on Saturday...Yonhap News Agency South Korea
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