Friday, May 26, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 5/26/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY JP MORGAN CEO DEPOSED IN JEFFREY EPSTEIN SUITS, AUSTRALIAN STATE SEEKS PROTEST CRACKDOWN LAW, DEBT CEILING DEAL IN US CLOSER, FDA APPROVES BRAIN IMPLANT TRIALS BY MUSK COMPANY

 


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                                MUTUAL NEWS SOUNDER 











A massive news dump going into the holiday weekend an American foreign policy legend turns 100 years old tomorrow, China's Ukraine envoy at the Kremlin today and the US debt ceiling deadline is kicked a few days down the road but first....






                LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




In Pakistan the campaign by the army and the government to isolate and discredit opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan continued today.


Many leading personalities announcing their departure from his PTI party feeling pressure from the military and their special prosecution of individuals as terrorists in connection with the disturbances following Khan's arrest on May 9th.


Today the Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel said a health assessment of Khan following his arrest included a urine sample showing alcohol and cocaine.


Patel asserting that a medical board following Khan's arrest found him 'under stress' with 'anger/anxiety' saying his 'mental stability is questionable'...TIMES OF INDIA




BRAZIL'S LEFTIST PRESIDENT LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA SPOKE WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TODAY.



BRAZIL A PARTNER WITH RUSSIA AND OTHER NATIONS IN THE 'BRICS' GROUP.



PRESIDENT LULA SAID HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ST. PETERSBURG ECONOMIC FORUM IN RUSSIA NEXT MONTH.



REGARDING THE UKRAINE WAR LULA SAID THAT BRAZIL ALONG WITH CHINA, INDIA AND INDONESIA ARE WILLING TO DIALOGUE WITH URKAINE AND RUSSIA SEEKING PEACE...




           SBT NEWS BRAZIL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




More on the Ukraine War later in the summary...




Tomorrow in Austin, Texas the State House of Representatives set to vote on the impeachment of the state's Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.



Republicans control the House and they appear to be solidly behind Mr. Paxton's impeachment.




The allegations regarding him have been around for years but only recently acted upon by the Texas House after Paxton was elected twice as Attorney General.



Paxton says that Liberal Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan is leading an effort by Establishment Republicans to oust him.



Paxton calling on his supporters to gather peacefully tomorrow outside during the vote.



Impeachment removes him from office immediately ahead of a trial by the Texas Senate...THE HILL




THE CEO OF JP MORGAN JAMIE DIMON DEPOSED IN THE LAWSUITS OVER ITS TIES TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.


THE FINANCIAL GIANT ACCUSED OF IGNORING WARNINGS REGARDING THE CONVICTED CHILD SEX OFFENDER AND ACCUSED CHILD SEX TRAFFICKER...BBC NEWS



The highest court in Guatemala tossing out the Presidential candidacy of populist Carlos Pineda.



Pineda leading the polls ahead of the June 25th first round vote.




He was said to be violating the elections law.


Mr. Pineda told the Associated Press that the "co-option of the state prevailed, the reign of corruption and dictatorship".


He's urging a null vote on election ballots...THE WASHINGTON TIMES





           SERBIA KOSOVO TENSIONS

                                   (UPDATED INCLUDES COMMENT)



A military and political demonstration underway in Serbia tonight.



A pro-government rally in Belgrade along with the announced movement of military forces to the border with Kosovo.




That's the territory where Albanians rule over a Serb minority and where Serbs tried to prevent an Albanian mayor from taking office.



There were clashes with the Kosovo police...REUTERS-CGTN CHINA...TASS RUSSIA...



The United States said today that Kosovo is responsible for escalating tensions in the region...REUTERS



(COMMENT)...The government in Serbia making noise tonight rallying support after taking a beating over recent mass murder incidents in the country that led to calls for gun control.



During the rally President Aleksandar Vucic said he is resigning his post as head of the Serbian Progressive Party...TASS RUSSIA




HUNDREDS PROTESTING A CRACKDOWN ON PUBLIC PROTESTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.




THE STATE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TOUGHEN PROTEST LAWS INVOLVING BLOCKING OF 'PUBLIC PLACES' FOLLOWING CLIMATE CHANGE PROTESTS.


THE GOVERNING PARTY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS THE 'CENTER-LEFT' LABOUR PARTY.


RECENTLY THE NATIONAL LABOR PARTY GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT A NEW COAL MINE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN AUSTRALIA...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA




A critical report has come out regarding the training of US Navy SEAL's.



This follows the death of a sailor in SEAL training.



The report points to flaws in the medical program for the SEAL trainees...NAVY TIMES





POLITICS IN THE US NORTH DAKOTA'S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM SAID TO BE ENTERING THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 7TH...FREE REPUBLIC POST-FOX NEWS STORY-DISCUSSION





US DEBT CEILING TALKS KICK THE BALL TO MONDAY JUNE 5TH NOW CLAIMED AS DEADLINE

                                   (UPDATED NEWS AND COMMENT)



On this day when many people are not paying attention to the news talks in Washington to authorize the spending of trillions more dollars are "making progress".




That is what Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said today.     The talks with Joe Biden continue.



Spending "limits" that exclude defense and veterans programs lasting two years are said to be part of a plan that Republicans will likely sell to their supporters as a "victory".



The story coming out of Washington this evening from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is that June 5th is the deadline for the US federal government to not be able to pay all its bills.


Her previous story was about a June 1st deadline...BBC NEWS STORY




The markets today appear to be reacting positively to the notion of more US federal government spending.


At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 328.69 points or one percent.


The NASDAQ up 277.59 points or 2.19 percent.


The price of oil at 725 pm New York time stood at 72 dollars and 87 cents a barrel up one dollar and four cents...MARKETWATCH


THE SPORT OF BRITISH CYCLING DECIDING THAT THE "FEMALE" COMPETITION WILL BE FOR THOSE WHO WERE BORN FEMALE AT BIRTH.


AN 'OPEN' CATEGORY CREATED FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRANGENDERED TO COMPETE THAT INCLUDES MEN...BBC SPORT


Japan imposing new sanctions on Russia.   24 individuals and 78 entities added to those already sanctioned by Japan...TASS RUSSIA



15 PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE SOME ONE THOUSAND JOBS CUT AT FIRST REPUBLIC BANK.


THIS COMES AFTER THE TAKEOVER OF THE BANK BY FINANCIAL GIANT JP MORGAN,,.BBC NEWS



NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM GERMANY'S 'STANDING COMMITTEE ON VACCINATION' FOR COVID SHOTS.



THE COMMITTEE SAYS NO MORE COVID SHOTS FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN OR BOOSTERS FOR ADULTS UNLESS THEY HAVE 'RISK FACTORS'.


BOOSTER SHOTS GENERALLY NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PREGNANT WOMEN EITHER.



COVID BOOSTER SHOTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 60, THOSE OVER SIX MONTHS OLD WITH CERTAIN UNDERLYING DISEASES, RESIDENTS IN CARE FACILITIES AS WELL AS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND NURSING HOME STAFF...TAGESSCHAU GERMAN TV NEWS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



POLITICS HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR DOUG MASTRIANO INDICATING HE WILL NOT RUN FOR US SENATE NEXT YEAR AGAINST INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT ROBERT CASEY.



THE DECISION BY MASTRIANO, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR LAST YEAR, CLEARS THE WAY FOR ESTALBISHMENT CANDIDATE MULTIMILLIONAIRE DAVID MCCORMICK TO RUN FOR THE SEAT AS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE...THE HILL


Joe Biden nominating Air Force General Charles Brown as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



Brown is currently Chief of Staff of the Air Force...THE NATIONAL-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES




China's special envoy for the Ukraine War in Moscow today.



Li Hui meeting with Russian officials.



Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov thanking Li for China's balanced position on a peaceful end to the conflict.



Mr. Lavrov saying that Ukraine and it's Western "handlers" are obstructing efforts to conduct serious peace talks....TASS RUSSIA






  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA


UKRAINE CLAIMS MEDICAL CLINIC HIT, TWO KILLED



                 TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




According to Ukraine two died when a medical clinic was hit during a Russian attack.    The attack called a war crime and a 'crime against humanity' by President Volodymyr Zelensky...



               REUTERS-HINDUSTAN TIMES INDIA





In other news...




THE FORMER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF RUSSIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, DMITRY MEDVEDEV, CALLING ON ELON MUSK TO CAMPAIGN FOR A CHANGE IN THE US CONSTITUTION.



IT WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW CITIZENS NOT BORN IN THE UNITED STATES TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT...TASS RUSSIA



Elon Musk's Neuralink getting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin human trials on brain implants.



The implants are designed to treat serious medical conditions like blindness and paralysis.



The FDA rejected an application from Neuralink last year citing concerns that needed to be addressed...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA




Two actors who appeared in the 1968 "Romeo and Juliet" movie losing an effort to sue for damages over coercion to do a nude scene.



Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting alleging coercion to do the scene while they were 15 and 16 years old.



The judge in the case determining that the scene they performed in was not explicit enough to overrule the protection of the First Amendment...BBC NEWS 




Actor and singer Ed Ames is dead at the age of 95.   


His career spanned multiple decades and included Broadway and Television appearances...FREE REPUBLIC POST-VARIETY STORY-DISCUSSION




SINGER CELINE DION CANCELING A WORLD TOUR AS SHE CONTINUES TO BATTLE A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER...FOX NEWS




And US foreign policy icon Dr. Henry Kissinger will be 100 years old this weekend.



Dr. Kissinger became known as a defense and foreign policy expert in the late 1950's and early 1960's.




He studied the Vietnam War closely and became National Security Adviser and later Secretary of State for President Richard Nixon.



Kissinger helping to craft the Paris Peace Accord and getting a Nobel Peace Prize. 




He was also instrumental in helping to open up US ties to China and the Soviet Union...DR. HENRY KISSINGER WIKIPEDIA










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