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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 6/3/2026*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS GAZA*DEADLY UKRAINIAN ATTACK CRIMEA*HOUSE PASSES ANTI-WAR RESOLUTION*MORE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON*NETANYAHU LAWYER ELECTED ISRAEL STATE COMPTROLLER*UKRAINE ATTACKS RUSSIAN CITY DURING ECONOMIC FORUM*DEADLY NEW DELHI FIRE*LONG CALIFORNIA VOTE COUNT*BOLIVIA PROTEST TENSIONS*
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN ISRAEL TONIGHT ULTRA-ORTHODOX RIOTERS ATTACKING THE HOME OF SUPREME COURT DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE NOAM SOHLBERG.
WINDOWS SMASHED AND OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGED IN THE ATTACK AS THE JUSTICE AND HIS WIFE WERE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
ONE ACT OF VANDALISM WAS AN ISRAELI FLAG THAT REPLACED THE STAR OF DAVID WITH A SWASTIKA.
POLICE ABLE TO CATCH DOZENS OF SUSPECTS AFTER THE ATTACK.
JUSTICE SOHLBERG HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO ENFORCE DRAFTING OF ULTRA-ORTHODOX MEN INTO ISRAEL'S MILITARY AS ORDERED BY THE HIGH COURT.
JUSTICE SOHLBERG'S WIFE DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A 'POGROM' THE TERM FOR HISTORIC ATTACKS ON JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN EUROPE.
SHE ALSO REFERENCED THE 1938 NAZI ATTACKS ON JEWS IN GERMANY KNOWN AS 'KRISTALLNACHT'...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Another deadly US attack on a boat linked to drug trafficking. Two killed in the attack launched by US Southern Command...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)
Six killed, others wounded in the latest deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza since a ceasefire was proclaimed there last fall.
One attack causing a fire in a residential tower. ..Middle East Eye
(UPDATED) THREE KILLED AND SEVEN WOUNDED IN A UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON SIMFEROPOL IN CRIMEA TONIGHT.
LIMITED DETAILS FROM RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES ON THE ATTACK WHICH HAPPENED AS A 'NON-RESIDENTIAL FACILITY'...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
MEANWHILE MORE THAN 20 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES TAKEN DOWN OVER THE CRIMEAN CITY OF SEVASTOPOL TONIGHT...TASS RUSSIA
Fighting reported in Mogadishu, Somalia tonight government troops and opposition forces clashing.
The conflict ahead of a planned protest tomorrow by opponents of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire says government forces attacked the opposition first...Al Jazeera Qatar
THE US HOUSE PASSING A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REMOVAL OF US TROOPS FROM COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN UNLESS AUTHORITZED BY CONGRESS.
THE VOTE 215-208 IN FAVOR FOUR REPUBLICANS JOINED 211 DEMOCRATS IN THE MAJORITY...THE HILL USA
The US Central Command denying an Iranian report about attacking a US warship in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz.
A 'command center' alleged to have been on the US destroyer...Press TV Iran
NINE KILLED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON.
THE IRAN-ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT ATTACKING ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON AND NORTHERN ISRAEL...BBC NEWS
In Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personal lawyer elected by parliament as State Comptroller.
The second and decisive 61-57 vote to elect Michael Rabello followed an earlier 60-57 vote that fell one vote short of the majority needed.
Some parliament members from Mr. Netanyahu's coalition defected in the voting.
The comptroller's position has traditionally been considered an independent non-political position.
Opponents see Rabello's election as a move towards a more authoritarian and corrupt government in Israel...Times Of Israel
INEXPENSIVE CHINESE ONLINE CLOTHING RETAILER SHEIN FINED 22 MILLION EUROS BY FRENCH AUTHORITIES.
REASONS FOR THE FINE INCLUDE NOTIONS THAT THE COMPANY MAY BE USING MATERIALS THAT VIOLATE ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND THE DIFFICULTY CUSTOMERS FACE IN MAKING RETURNS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The FBI shooting and killing a suspect in a hostage-taking incident at a bank in Bakersfield, California.
There was a 12-hour standoff prior to the FBI operation...Al Jazeera Qatar
THREE KILLED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT DURING A ROYAL NAVY EXERCISE IN THE UK.
IT HAPPENED NEAR A VILLAGE IN DEVON IN SOUTHWESTRN ENGLAND.
VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING A HELICOPTER ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN A FIELD...EURONEWS
Ukraine attacking the Russian city of St Petersburg. The drone attacks coinciding with an international economic forum being held in the city.
59 drones downed by air defenses. Smoke visible in the area of on oil terminal in the city...UPI USA
AT LEAST ONE KILLED OTHERS WOUNDED IN LAST NIGHT'S IRANIAN ATTACKS ON KUWAIT CONNECTED TO US ATTACKS ON IRAN...Al Jazeera Qatar Blog
At least 21 killed in a hotel fire in New Delhi, India.
Many of the victims foreigners from Africa and Asia connected to medical treatment being provided by a nearby hospital.
Some people who survived jumped out of the building in with local residents using bed mattresses from a shop to ease their fall to the ground...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...NDTV India (Video Embed)
IN CALIFORNIA THE LONG VOTE COUNT IN YESTERDAY'S PRIMARY WITH DEMOCRAT XAVIER BECERRA AND REPUBLICAN STEVE HILTON LEADING IN THE CONTEST FOR THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL.
THE CONTEST FOR MAYOR IN LOS ANGELES INCUMBENT KAREN BASS LEADING WITH THE REPUBLICAN BIG-MONEY BACKED CANDIDATE SPENCER PRATT IN SECOND PLACE FOR THE TOP TWO SPOTS.
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE NITHYA RAMAN PUSHED TO THIRD PLACE IN THE VOTE COUNT SO FAR...NBC NEWS USA VOTE COUNT PAGE
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 620.72 points or 1.21 percent.
The NASDAQ fell 239.93 points or .89 percent.
At 445 pm New York Time the price of oil 96 dollars four cents a barrel up two dollars 28 cents or 2.43 percent...Marketwatch
In Bolivia the defense minister resigning amid ongoing leftist street protests.
For more than a month demonstrators on the streets demanding the resignation of elected Conservative President Rodrigo Paz.
President Paz warning his country is at the 'breaking point' amid an economic crisis. The government accuses former Leftist President Evo Morales of driving the nationwide protests.
One option open to him is declaration of a state of emergency and military intervention against the demonstrators.
The country's new Defense Minister is Ernesto Justiniano who leads anti-drug law enforcement.
Dozens of roadblocks on highways across Bolivia fueling shortages of food, fuel and medicine...AFP France-The Korea Herald
AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN.
WHILE THE ANNUAL RATE OF GDP GROWTH REMAINED AT 2.5 IN THE MARCH QUARTER, THE QUARTERLY GROWTH RATE WAS ONLY .3 PERCENT.
THAT IS DOWN FROM .9 PERCENT IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
The US House Ethics Committee investigating Democrat Congressman Jimmy Gomez over allegations of sexual misconduct.
In a statement Gomez acknowledging mistakes that hurt his family but saying he did not violate the law or House ethics rules...CNN USA
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 6/2/2026*IRAN WAR ATTACKS*UK TENSIONS OVER MURDER VICTIM'S POLICE TREATMENT*NETANYAHU MEDIA CONTROL BILL ADVANCES*TRUMP GIVES HOUSING OFFICIAL EXTRA INTELLIGENCE JOB*FIGHTING CONTINUES IN LEBANON AFTER TRUMP TRUCE ANNOUNCEMENT*DEADLY RUSSIAN ATTACKS UKRAINE*ISRAELI LAWMAKERS PAVE WAY TO ELECTION*
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The Iran War heating up tonight but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES ACTIVE TONIGHT AS URKAINIAN DRONES ATTACK MOSCOW. THIS FOLLOWS LAST NIGHT'S RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON KIEV AND OTHER UKRAINIAN CITIES...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(UPDATED WITH COMMENT)
US AND IRANIAN MILITARY ATTACKS TONIGHT.
THE US MILITARY ATTACKS IN AND NEAR SOUTHERN IRAN WITH THE IRANIANS ATTACKING US BASES IN KUWAIT AND BAHRAIN.
THE US MILITARY SAYS MISSILE ATTACKS BY IRAN WERE REPULSED.
BUT LATE TONIGHT WORD OF AN IRANIAN DRONE ATTACK ON KUWAIT WITH SOME OF THEM DOWNED.
THE US MILITARY SAYING NO AMERICAN PERSONNEL WERE HURT.
IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS WARNING OF MORE SERIOUS RETALIATION IF US ATTACKS CONTINUE...OSINTdefender "X" (IRGC Statement Embed)...
THERE ARE VIDEOS BEING SHOWN OF AIR DEFENSES ACTIVE IN BAHRAIN LATE TONIGHT.
WE MAY BE WITNESSING THE STANDARD US-ISRAELI TACTIC OF ATTACKING ENEMIES TO PROVOKE ESCLATION.
THIS WOULD BE USED TO JUSTIFY ESCALATION OF THE CONFLICT BACK TO ALL-OUT WAR SEEKING 'REGIME CHANGE' IN IRAN.
BUT IRAN'S ATTACKS MAY BE A WAY OF DRIVING OIL PRICES UP AND HURTING US STOCK MARKETS TO PRESSURE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MAKE CONCESSIONS...
...OSINTdefender "X"...
NEWS AGENCIES-TIMES OF ISRAEL US ATTACK
REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL IRANIAN ATTACK
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
In the UK tensions are high over the death of a teenager handcuffed by police when his now convicted killer made an accusation of a racist attack.
Henry Nowak telling police "I can't breathe" after the man who stabbed him Vickrum Digwa led police to the scene of Digwa's crime.
Video footage emerged during Digwa's recent trial.
Tonight riot police clashed with protesters in Southampton.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledging there are 'serious questions for police' over what was seen on the video...BBC News
IN ISRAEL CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA CONTROL LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD IN PARLIAMENT.
THE PROPOSAL BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU INCLUDES EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT POWER TO REGULATE BROADCASTING, NEWS WEBSITES AND OTHER MEDIA.
THE 52-45 VOTE SPLITS THE LEGISLATION INTO SEPARATE BILLS TO HELP EASE ITS ADVANCE THROUGH PARLIAMENT.
LEGAL ADVISERS FOR LAWMAKERS SAY THE MOVE VIOLATES ACCEPTED LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
BOTH ATTORNEY GENERAL GALI BAHARAV-MIARA AND LEGAL STAFF OF THE PARLIAMENT SAY THE LEGISLATION UNDERMINES PRESS FREEDOM AND INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN THE MEDIA...TIMES OF ISRAEL
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PRESIDENT TRUMP APPOINTING BILL PULTE AS THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
PULTE REPLACING TULSI GABBARD WHO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HER RESIGNATION.
MR. PULTE WILL REMAIN IN HIS PRESENT POSITIONS LEADING THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AND CHAIRING THE FEDERAL ENTITIES SUPPORTING THE MORTGAGE MARKET, COMMONLY CALLED 'FANNIE MAE' AND 'FREDDIE MAC'.
PULTE APPEARS TO BE PART OF A CIRCLING OF WAGONS AROUND MR. TRUMP WHO SEEMS TO HAVE A CLOSE CIRCLE OF ADVISORS WHO HOLD MULTIPLE POSTS LIKE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO WHO IS ALSO NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER...NBC NEWS USA...
MR. RUBIO HAS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE PROMOTION RECENTLY AS A POTENTIAL 2028 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OPPOSING CURRENT VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE.
A New Mexico legislative committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein's activities in the state connected to Zorro Ranch sending out 14 subpoenas.
The New Mexico Truth Commission sending those subpoenas to 14 entities including the FBI, New Mexico Department of Justice, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase and the Santa Fe Institute.
The commission speaking of sending any information about any wrongdoing linked to Epstein will sent to an "appropriate law enforcement agency"...The Hill USA
THE STATE OF FLORIDA SUING 'OPEN AI' AND ITS CEO SAM ALTMAN CONTENDING A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY FROM THE 'ChatGPT' CHATBOT.
THE LAWSUIT CENTERS ON A DEADLY SHOOTING ATTACK AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE AND WOUNDED SIX OTHERS.
THE ACCUSED SHOOTER SOUGHT ADVICE FROM 'ChatGPT' BEFORE CARRYING OUT THE ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In Kenya a court extending the injunction against a US Ebola facility for three weeks.
The court directing Kenya's government to release the agreement it made with the United States government to establish the facility.
The US seeking to operate the Ebola facility to house Americans with Ebola rather than returning them to the United States...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)...
More news related to this story deeper in the summary.
The World Health Organization has scaled back the number of suspected cases of Ebola in the Central African outbreak.
Now there are only 116 suspected cases alongside the 330 confirmed cases. Previously some 900 cases were suspected...CBS News USA
THE CONFLICT IN LEBANON CONTINUES TODAY FOLLOWING US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DRAMATIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF A TRUCE LAST EVENING THAT LED TO A SHARP DROP IN OIL PRICES.
DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS REPORTED WITH SIX BODIES PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE AT ONE LOCATION.
TWO LEBANESE SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN ANOTHER ISRAELI ATTACK...AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
(Updated) At least 22 killed (BBC News, News Agencies) in Ukraine following heavy Russian attacks last night.
The attacks centered on the capital city of Kiev.
Ukraine totaled use of 73 missiles and 656 drones in the attacks with 40 missiles and 602 drones destroyed by air defenses...News Agencies-Deutsche Welle Germany
Two reported killed in Kenya during a protest against a proposed center to house Americans infected with Ebola.
The organizers of the protest say police shot demonstrators dead with the police not confirming their story.
A Kenyan judge has issued a temporary injunction while the matter is considered in court and today followed that up with an injunction lasting three weeks...(See Story Higher Up In Post)
President William Ruto supports the center and has urged calm...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
The markets today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 228.91 points or .45 percent.
The NASDAQ rose 7.09 points.
At 452 pm New York Time the price of oil 93 dollars 47 cents a barrel up one dollar 31 cents or 1.47 percent...Marketwatch
IN ISRAEL EARLY THIS MORNING PARLIAMENT GIVING INITIAL SUPPORT TO LEGISLATION THAT MAY PUSH THE PLANNED OCTOBER 27TH ELECTION TO AN EARLIER DATE POSSIBLY SEPTEMBER 8TH.
THE BILL MUST BE APPROVED TWO MORE TIMES TO BECOME LAW...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Russian officials disputing French statements on the seizure of on oil tanker that left Russia enroute to Cameroon.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying the European countries are rewriting international law and international norms in a recent series of seizures of 'shadow fleet' tankers linked to Russia.
Kremlin spokesman describing the seizure of the "Tagor" tanker as illegal and an action that borders on piracy.
The tanker seized more than 400 miles off the French coast in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday...Tass Russia
In Washington today Maine Democrat US Senate candidate Graham Platner meeting Senate Democrats.
His meeting was planned weeks ago but it follows leaked news last weekend regarding the vetting process for Platner.
His wife Amy Gertner speaking about discovering messages on Platner's phone to other women of sexually explicit nature.
Following that news leak she is standing by her husband...The Hill USA
THERE'S A NEW GOVERNMENT IN DENMARK FOLLOWING RECENT ELECTIONS WITH INCUMBENT PRIME MINISTER METTE FREDRIKSEN REMAINING IN OFFICE.
HER SOCIAL DEMOCRATS, THE SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S PARTY THE RADIKALE VENSTRE PARTY AND THE MODERATES PARTY IN THE GOVERNMENT COALITION...AFP FRANCE-FRANCE 24
Monday, June 1, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 6/1/2026*TRUMP SAID TO CONFRONT NETANYAHU*ISRAEL TALKS BEIRUT ATTACK, IRAN WARNS, TRUMP TALKS TRUCE*FRANCE SEIZES RUSSIA LINKED TANKER*IRAN SUSPENDS TALKS WITH US*IRAN SAYS ISRAEL LEBANON ATTACKS VIOLATE CEASEFIRE*MASS IRAN WAR ARRESTS IN GULF ARAB COUNTRIES*IRAN ATTACKS US KUWAIT BASE FOLLOWING US ATTACKS*CHINA COAST GUARD EAST OF TAIWAN*RUSSIA-ALIGNED NATION: WEST PREPS FOR WAR
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A SERIES OF EIGHT EXPLOSIONS AS RUSSIA ATTACKED URKAINE'S CAPITAL CITY OF KIEV TONIGHT.
EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES HAVE BEEN SEEN ON VIDEOS POSTED ONLINE...OSINTdefender "X" (Video Embed)...
THERE ARE EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN OTHER UKRAINIAN CITIES TONIGHT...
RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA NEWS STORY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(WARNING: DISTURBING LANGUAGE)
News leaking out of Washington saying US President Donald Trump had a frank conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
This news leak coming out during the overnight hours in Israel and the evening hours in the United States.
The conversation is said to have included Mr. Trump saying to Mr. Netanyahu:
"What the *uck are you doing? You're *ucking crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your *ss.
Everybody hates you. Everybody hates Israel because of this."...
Marc Caputo "Axios" "X"
A federal appeals court ruling against removing transgender personnel from the military.
The 2-1 majority finding the removal ordered by Defense (War) Secretary Pete Hegseth was unconstitutional because it was motivated by animus towards transgendered people.
The court ruling does allow the military to decide against allowing transgendered enlistment...The Hill USA
IRAN WAR DEVELOPMENTS
(NEWS, COMMENT, ANALYSIS)
(UPDATED INFORMATION)
Iran says it attacked a US linked merchant ship off the coast of Iraq. The Panama-flagged "MSC Sariska V" container ship was attacked.
This in retaliation for a US attack on an Iranian ship near Oman in the Strait of Hormuz region.
Iran's military command warned against any military escalation in Lebanon by Israel this evening...Mehr News Agency Iran...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked attacking Beirut, Lebanon then US President Donald Trump followed it up with a truce announcement.
The whole sequence of events seemed designed to counter possible Iranian retaliation for any Israel attacks.
Under the cover of the noise regarding any Israeli attacks on the Beirut area actual Israeli attacks in other parts of Lebanon.
Hezbollah launching attacks on Israeli troops in Lebanon and northern Israel...
AL JAZEERA QATAR BLOG
France seizing an oil tanker linked to Russia.
The French Navy assisted by the UK seizing the vessel more than 700 kilometers (435 miles) west of the coast of Brittany in the Atlantic Ocean.
The tanker subject to sanctions associated with the Ukraine War...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IRAN ANNOUNCING A SUSPENSION OF TALKS AND EXCHANGES OF MESSAGES WITH THE UNITED STATES.
ITS DESCRIBED AS A PROTEST OF THE ONGOING ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN
"For Immediate Attention: The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon"
THE WARNING OF IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI REGARDING THE CEASEFIRE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN.
MR. AGRAGHCHI SAYING THE US AND ISRAEL WOULD BEAR RESPONSBILITY FOR CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS.
HIS WARNING COMES AMID STEPPED UP ISRAELI MILITARY ACTIVITY IN LEBANON THE US REPORTEDLY AUTHORIZING ISRAELI ATTACKS IN THE BEIRUT AREA AIMED AT THE IRANIAN ALIGNED HEZBOLLAH MOVEMENT...PRESS TV IRAN
Amnesty International reporting more than 1000 arrests in Gulf Arab states over social media posts related to the Iran War.
Pictures of damage caused by the war and images of attacks triggered those arrests.
In Bahrain Shia Muslims posting opinions sympathetic to Iran were also targeted for both arrest and loss of citizenship...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
FIVE KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION AT AN AEROSPACE FACTORY IN SOUTH KOREA.
TWO OTHERS INJURED WITH ONE VICTIM BURNED EXTENSIVELY.
THE BLAST OCCURRED WHEN EQUIPMENT USED TO MAKE ROCKET FUEL WAS BEING CLEANED...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 46.42 points.
The NASDAQ rose 114.19 points or .42 percent.
At 439 pm New York Time oil at 92 dollars 31 cents a barrel up 4 dollars 95 cents or 5.67 percent...Marketwatch
IRAN ATTACKING A US BASE IN KUWAIT. THE IRANIANS SPEAKING OF COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE BASE WITHOUT NAMING IT.
THIS FOLLOWING US ATTACKS OVER THE WEEKEND ON IRANIAN MILITARY SITES ON SIRIK ISLAND LOCATED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ...MEHR NEWS AGENCY IRAN
The China Coast Guard starting patrols in waters east of Taiwan.
It's a direct response to Japan and the Philippines starting talks on delineating maritime boundaries in the area.
China sees that move as a threat to its claims of sovereignty in those waters...Tass Russia
A SECURITY OFFICIAL IN THE NATION OF BELARUS WHICH BORDERS RUSSIA, POLAND, LATVIA, LITHUANIA AND URKAINE SPEAKING OF WESTERN NATIONS PREPARING FOR WAR BY 2030.
ALEXANDER VOLFOVICH IS STATE SECRETARY OF THE BELARUS SECURITY COUNCIL. BELARUS IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH RUSSIA.
MR. VOLFLOVICH SAYING BELARUS AND RUSSIA ARE THE CONSIDERED ENEMIES IN A WAR SET TO BEGIN FOUR YEARS FROM NOW.
CANADA AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN NATO ALONGSIDE THE US NOW COMMITTED TO RAPID EXPANSION OF THEIR MILITARIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DEMANDS THEY SPEND FIVE PERCENT OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) ON DEFENSE...
RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Sunday, May 31, 2026
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 5/31/2026*NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*US-IRAN EXCHANGE ATTACKS*IRAN'S WARNS TRUMP*NO WINNER 1ST ROUND COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*CURFEW AROUND NEWARK ICE FACILITY*UKRAINIAN DRONE HITS RUSSIAN NUKE PLANT*US NUKE CARRIER TO POWER NAVY BASE*US WOUNDED IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK*TRUMP GAINING WEIGHT*
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The first round of Colombia's presidential election is questioned by the incumbent president but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
The US and Iran have exchanged attacks over the weekend.
The US attacking an Iranian military facilities while Iran attacked a US base in Kuwait in recent hours...OSINTdefender "X"...Second Post OSINTdefender "X"
IN THE UK TOMORROW MORE DOCUMENTS WILL BE RELEASED REGARDING JEFFREY EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE PETER MANDELSON'S SELECTION TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES.
THERE IS CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE DECISION MADE IN SPITE OF OBJECTIONS RAISED ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT ON SECURITY GROUNDS...SKY NEWS BLOG UK
In Nicaragua the imprisoned indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera is dead.
The authoritarian leftist government linking the 73-year-old's death to COVID-19.
The announcement followed pressure by human rights advocates on the Nicaraguan government to provide information about his well-being...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
IRAN WARNING ANY CHANGES BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO A DEAL BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN WILL LEAD TO IRANIAN AMENDMENTS.
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTING THIS WEEKEND THAT MR. TRUMP WAS TOUGHENING TERMS OF A DEAL...TASS RUSSIA
The UN Security Council holding an emergency meeting on Israel's expanding military offensive in southern Lebanon. The meeting at the request of France follows Israel's takeover of the historic Beaufort Castle...AFP France-Times Of Israel
IN MYANMAR (FORMERLY BURMA) MORE THAN 45 KILLED WHEN EXPLOSIVES USED FOR MINING EXPLODED.
AT LEAST 74 INJURED WITH SOME 100 BUILDINGS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
(Updated) Election Day in Colombia the first round of the Presidential Election.
The leading candidates Leftist Ivan Cepeda and Rightist Abelardo De La Espriella.
With almost all votes counted Mr. Espriella leading Mr. Cepeda 44-41 percent.
The two men face off in the final round three weeks from today.
Meanwhile incumbent Leftist President Gustavo Petro questioning the result that gives the Rightist Pro-Trump candidate Mr. Espriella the lead.
Petro says he will only respect a final count certified by judges...Wikipedia...Noticias RCN Colombia (Translation Prompt)...
NBC News USA Story
(News Analysis)
In Newark, New Jersey a curfew for a half-mile radius around a controversial ICE detention facility.
New Jersey State Police have clashed with demonstrators after they replaced federal agents outside Delaney Hall.
The state police deploying after New Jersey's Democrat Governor Mikie Sherrill and other leading New Jersey Democrats appeared at the protest site seeking to calm tensions.
ICE agents were in conflict with small groups of militant protesters.
There was extensive coverage of those clashes on conservative media outlets like Fox News.
The origin of the violent protests not clear at this point but the demonstration is linked to a hunger strike protest inside the federal immigration detention facility...ABC 7 New York (Video Embed)
US POLITICS A STORY LEAKED OUT ABOUT THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR US SENATE IN MAINE GRAHAM PLATNER.
THE STORY BEING SPREAD IS THAT PLATNER'S WIFE SPOKE AMY GERTNER OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MESSAGES BEING ON HIS PHONE EARLY IN THEIR MARRIAGE.
SHE FIRST PROVIDED THAT INFORMATION AS PART OF AN INTERNAL PROCESS INSIDE PLATNER'S CAMPAIGN TO FIND OUT POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT COULD HARM HIS CANDIDACY...THE HILL USA
A Ukrainian drone hitting a turbine hall inside a Russian nuclear power plant.
No equipment damage reported at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant but a hole was created in the wall of the turbine hall...Tass Russia
THE NUCLEAR-POWERED US AIRCRAFT CARRIER "GERALD R. FORD" IS BEING TAPPED TO PROVIDE POWER TO THE US NAVAL STATION IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
AN INITIAL TEST IS PLANNED FOR LATER THIS YEAR WITH THE GOAL BEING TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY POWER THE BASE.
USE OF THE WARSHIP'S NUCLEAR REACTOR TO HELP POWER THE MILITARY BASE DESCRIBED AS:
"executing a multipronged strategy to ensure the delivery of firm, baseload power to our installations for energy resilience and mission assurance"...
The Hill USA
"historic military buildup"
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's characterization of China's defense posture. Hegseth speaking at the "Shangri-La" security summit in Singapore.
His speech this year toned down when speaking about China and Taiwan in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump's recent trip to China.
Last year at the same conference Hegseth said China "seeks to be a hegemonic power in Asia"...NPR USA
IRAN ATTACKED A US MILITARY BASE IN KUWAIT WITH FIVE WOUNDED.
THE MISSILE ATTACK RETALIATION FOR RECENT US ATTACKS ON IRANIAN MISSILE SITES AROUND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
A US MQ-9 DRONE DESTROYED ANOTHER DAMAGED IN THE ATTACK...Daily Mail UK-MSN
A media outlet owned by Pro-Israel US billionaire political donor Miriam Adelson reporting oil and liquefied natural gas tankers being allowed by the US to continue journeys to India, China and other places after traversing the Strait of Hormuz.
"Israel Hayom (Israel Today)" reporting the tankers journeys through Iranian controlled waters in some cases were accompanied by payments to Iran then the vessels received a military escort from the US Navy.
Many of the vessels linked to Qatar in the news report citing three sources...Times of Israel...
THE MESSAGE FROM IRAN THIS WEEKEND IS THAT IT'S MILITARY IS IN CONTROL OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
A STATEMENT SAYING THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS (IRGC) NAVY CONTROLS ALL TRAFFIC 'WITH FULL AUTHORITY'...PRESS TV IRAN
The messaging from the White House on an Iran War deal this weekend is that President Trump seeks amendments.
It is said that it will take time for Iran to respond to Mr. Trump's proposed changes...Barak Ravid Axios "X"...
Trump telling his daughter-in-law Lara Trump on her Fox News show that "We're getting what we want very slowly" in regards to Iran describing the Iranians as 'tough negotiators'...Israel National News (Video Embed)
US President Donald Trump weighed in at 238 pounds 14 pounds heavier than 13 months ago. His Body Mass Index is 29.7 placing him in the "overweight" range.
That's part of the information contained in the medical report released late Friday night following the President's recent medical checkup.
While proclaiming Mr. Trump to be in 'excellent health' physician Sean Barbabella is recommending more exercise and weight loss...AOL.com
Political controversy in Washington over the July 4th concert planned for The Mall. Some acts pulling out with President Trump hinting at an event where he will headline with a speech...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN GAZA MORE ISRAELI ATTACKS TWO KILLED OTHERS WOUNDED.
THESE DEADLY ATTACKS THE LATEST SINCE A US-BACKED CEASEFIRE WAS PROCLAIMED LAST OCTOBER.
MORE ATTACKS BY ISRAELI NATIONALIST SETTLERS ON PALESTINIANS REPORTED THIS WEEKEND IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)...NEWS AGENCIES-AL JAZEERA QATAR
Israel increasing security measures including closing of schools on its northern border. This as Israel increasing its military activity against Hezbollah in Lebnon.
Hezbollah retaliating with attacks on Israeli forces inside Lebanon and in northern Israel...Times of Israel
A METEOR EXPLODED OFF THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A LOUD BOOM HEARD OVER THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
THE BLAST EQUALING 300 TONS OF TNT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 40 MILES. A FIREBALL WAS ALSO SEEN IN THE SKY AROUND THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION...CBS NEWS USA
The US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Representative for Syria Tom Barrack officially leaving his Syria role.
But US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Mr. Barrack will continue to play a leading role on policy in both Syria and Iraq which is now split between Pro-US and Pro-Iran factions.\
Ambassador Barrack, a billionaire real estate investor and confidant of President Trump, was also socially connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Jeffrey Epstein Files contained email exchanges between Epstein and Barrack...News Agencies-Al Jazeera Qatar
Saturday, May 30, 2026
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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 frequently 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'.
There has been a 14-pound weight gain for the President in the last 13 months...
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)"
What could we follow that up with well let's consider the question...
"Are Christians Obligated To Support Israel?"
(PASTOR GUY KNEEBONE CONSIDERS THE QUESTION AT 35 MINUTES INTO THE VIDEO LINKED BELOW)
Good Night. God Bless.
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.
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