Friday, May 2, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 5/2/2025*NEWSDUMP FRIDAY*ISRAELI ATTACKS IN SYRIA*TRUMP BUDGET PLAN*GAZA AID SHIP ATTACKED*GERMAN OPPOSITION DESIGNATED 'RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST'*RUSSELL BRAND IN COURT*REFORM UK'S BIG WIN*

 

        (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING PERSONAL COMMITMENTS)

                  (FINAL POSTS EXPECTED 10 PM-12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)





                     LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




                                  (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS)




ISRAEL-LINKED JOURNALIST BARAK RAVID OF 'AXIOS' REPORTING TONIGHT ABOUT A US-ISRAELI PLAN EMERGING TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN GAZA.


THE SCHEME INVOLVES ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPOUNDS IN GAZA WHERE AID WOULD BE PROVIDED TO LAST A WEEK.


THE IDEA IS TO GIVE 'CIVILIANS' THE AID BUT NOT HAMAS FORCES FIGHTING ISRAELI TROOPS IN GAZA.



AN 'INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION' IS SAID TO BE PART OF THE PLAN.



THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN GAZA CLOSELY LINKED TO HAMAS IN RESISTING THE ISRAELI FORCES. 


 THIS PLAN SEEMS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN THE CIVILIANS AND HAMAS...BARAK RAVID "X"






"I campaigned for no more foreign wars.  And now we are supposedly on the verge of going to war with Iran..."


Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on social media today expressing her concern about Iran and other issues saying "I represent the base...the base is not happy".



Greene concerned the minerals deal with Ukraine puts US military skin in the game in Ukraine, worried about continued listing of COVID shots on vaccine schedules and dismayed by the failure of Congress to cut spending.



She also said more needs to be done regarding gender transitioning children, rogue judges blocking President Trump's agenda and the integrity of elections...Marjorie Taylor Greene "X" Post






A 'SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE' BETWEEN THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FAMILY OF ASHLI BABBITT.


A SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT TRUMP, BABBITT WAS KILLED BY A US CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER INSIDE THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6TH, 2021.


EXACT DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT STILL IN FLUX.   THE BABBITT FAMILY'S ORIGINAL LAWSUIT SOUGHT 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN COMPENSATION...THE HILL USA





                                      (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS)



CANADIAN CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER PIERRE POILIEVRE RUNNING FOR AN ALBERTA SEAT.


THIS FOLLOWING HIS DEFEAT IN MONDAY'S ELECTION FOR AN OTTAWA AREA SEAT.



AN ALBERTA MP RESIGNING HIS SEAT TO MAKE WAY FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION.



THIS DECISION MAY SIGNAL MR. POILIEVRE'S DESIRE TO PUT A DAMPER ON EFFORTS SEEKING ALBERTA'S INDEPENDENCE FROM CANADA AND POSSIBLE ANNEXATION BY THE UNITED STATES.



US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT BOTH POILIEVRE AND CANADIAN LIBERAL PARTY PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY ARE OPPONENTS OF HIS AGENDA...CBC NEWS CANADA





It's now Election Day in Australia.   The contest between the Labor Party of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Liberal-National Coalition of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.



150 seats contested in legislative districts for the House of Representatives with 40 of the 76 Senators being selected in groups elected in the individual states.



Third Party votes diluted in the House seats but the preference voting system helps to elect Third Party members of the Senate...ABC News Australia Blog





US DISTRICT JUDGE BERYL HOWELL DECLARING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UNCONSTITUTIONAL.



THE ORDER AIMED AT THE ELITE PERKINS COIE LAW FIRM WHICH THE PRESIDENT LINKED TO POLITICAL BIAS IN FAVOR OF DEMOCRATS...THE HILL USA




The US State Department approving a potential 310.5-million-dollar military deal with Ukraine.



The deal involves training and sustainment for the F-16 warplanes being provided to Ukraine...OSINTdefender "X"




ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS CONTINUING IN SYRIA LATE TONIGHT WITH TARGETS HIT IN AND AROUND DAMASCUS IN SOUTHWESTERN SYRIA.



ALSO ATTACKS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.



ISRAEL SAYING SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT CANNONS WERE ATTACKED...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...OSINTdefender "X" (Photo Embed)




In Illinois 73-year-old Joseph Czuba sentenced to 53 years in prison.   


He was convicted in connection with murdering a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy and severely wounding his mother.


Czuba was convicted of 'hate crimes' alongside the murder convictions...BBC News





AN SUV DROVE INTO A CROWD IN STUTTGART, GERMANY.  ONE PERSON KILLED, SEVEN OTHERS INJURED.  THE DRIVER IS BEING QUESTIONED. 


POLICE SAYING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...OSINTdefender "X" Early Report





                                            (THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED)

 


               "Germany should reverse course"


"This is not democracy-it's tyranny in disguise"



US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ON GERMANY'S DECISION TO CLASSIFY THE OPPOSITION ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY PARTY AS 'RIGHTWING EXTREMIST' GIVING THE GOVERNMENT POWER TO SPY ON IT...SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO "X"...



US VICE-PRESIDENT JD VANCE SAYING THAT THE 'GERMAN ESTABLISHMENT' IS REBUILDING THE 'BERLIN WALL'...JD VANCE "X" POST...


MR. VANCE'S SOCIAL MEDIA POST 21 MINUTES AFTER THIS POST FROM THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT...



"This is democracy.  The decision is the result of a thorough and independent investigation"



THAT IS THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY'S REACTION LATE TONIGHT TO MR. RUBIO.   THEY SAY GERMAN COURTS WILL HAVE A FINAL SAY ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE AfD AND GOVERNMENT SPYING ON IT...Tass Russia





President Trump proposing a budget it involves an increase in defense spending with cuts in other parts of the federal government.



Law enforcement and border security are protected from cuts in the budget plan...The Hill USA




Three killed in an Israeli drone attack on a Syrian government security base in southern Syria.    


Israel acting to protect the Druze population living in the area following last night's strike near the Presidential Palace in Damascus...Tass Russia...


The Syrian Presidency issuing a statement calling last night's attack by Israel 'a dangerous escalation'...Israel National News





PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY WARNING HE WILL TAKE TAX EXEMPT STATUS AWAY FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY.


HARVARD IS RESISTING VARIOUS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES.


THIS INCLUDES A PROHIBITION ON BIOLOGICAL MALES IN FEMALE SPORTS.


THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS STRICT ANTI-SEMITISM GUIDELINES PROHBITING PROTESTS SUPPORTING PALESTINIANS LIVING IN ISRAEL...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




The markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 564.47 points or 1.39 percent.




The NASDAQ rose 266.99 points or 1.51 percent.


The price of oil in New York closed at 58 dollars 41 cents a barrel down 83 cents or 1.4 percent...Marketwatch





A 7.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK CHILE AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF ARGENTINA.


COASTAL AREAS EVACUATED AS A PRECUATION IN CASE OF A TSUNAMI...TVN 24 HORAS CHILE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





AN AID SHIP CARRYING ACTIVISTS DETERMINED TO BRING HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA WAS ATTACKED BY DRONES OFF THE COAST OF MALTA.


ISRAELI MEDIA REPORTS LINK THE FLOTILLA TO HAMAS.


THE ACTIVISTS REFUSING TO LEAVE THE VESSEL FOLLOWING THE ATTACK.


THE SAY THE SHIP'S ENGINE WAS TAKEN OUT BY THE DRONE ATTACK...TIMES OF ISRAEL



                                (This Story Is Updated)



The German Intelligence Service officially labeling the opposition Alternative for Germany party as "right-wing extremist".



This designation will allow for more government surveillance of the AfD...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...



The talk inside Germany's new government is about a potential ban of the AfD.    Meanwhile the AfD has gone to court over after the government designation...(News Agencies)





COMEDIAN RUSSELL BRAND APPEARED IN A BRITISH COURT TODAY AND WAS GRANTED BAIL.


IN THE AFTERMATH OF BRAND'S STRONG ONLINE OPPOSITION TO COVID RESTRICTIONS AND COVID VACCINES ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.


AMONG THE ALLEGATIONS ONE THAT HE GRABBED A WOMAN BY THE ARM AND PULLED HER IN THE DIRECTION OF A MALE RESTROOM.   ANOTHER RELATES TO GRABBING A WOMAN'S BREASTS.



THE ALLEGATIONS DATE BACK DECADES.  



BRAND HAS DENIED THE ALLGATIONS AGAINST HIM...RUSSELL BRAND "X"...BBC NEWS




An executive order from President Donald Trump late Thursday cutting government funding of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.


A White House statement saying there is bias in those media outlets...Associated Press USA





US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RENAMING MAY 8TH AS VICTORY DAY IN WORLD WAR II AND NOVEMBER 11TH AS VICTORY DAY IN WORLD WAR I...TRUTH SOCIAL POST






In South Korea Han Duck-Soo announcing his candidacy for the "Right" in the June 3rd special election for President.  


Han resigned as Acting President yesterday he is a former Prime Minister.



His move comes alongside yesterday's High Court decision restoring the conviction of the Presidential candidate of the "Left" Lee Jae-Myung for violating an election law...Yonhap News Agency South Korea




THE PARTY OF ALBERTA PREMIER DANIELLE SMITH TABLING LEGISLATION TO MAKE IT EASIER TO HOLD A REFERENDUM ON SEPARATION FROM CANADA.



THE PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW REFERENDUMS IF 177,000 SIGNATURES ARE OBTAINED.



THE CURRENT THRESHHOLD IS 600,000.




SUPPORTERS OF ALBERTA'S INDEPENDENCE FROM CANADA ALREADY GAINING REGISTRATIONS ONLINE IN ANTICIPATION OF A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN FOR A REFERENDUM...CBC NEWS CANADA



                             (This Story Is Updated)


In the UK local government elections and a Special Election for a House of Commons seat leading to big wins for the Reform Party led by Nigel Farage.


A mayoral position in Greater Lincolnshire won by Reform candidate former Conservative politician Andrea Jenkyns.


A recount needed for the Runcorn and Helmsby seat in the House of Commons with Reform UK winning the recount.



Reform UK candidate Sarah Pochin the victor by six votes.


The seat had long been held by the Labor Party.



The BBC projecting that if this had been a national election Reform UK would get 30 percent of the vote compared to Labor at 20 percent and the Conservatives at 15 percent.



The Conservatives losing more than 500 council seats across the UK.



Reform UK taking control of ten regional councils and electing two mayors.


In response to the election results Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising 'further and faster' change...BBC NEWS BLOG








Media personality Dr. Phil McGraw named by President Donald Trump to the Religious Liberty Commission.


McGraw joining other members including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and former New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan on the commission...THE HILL USA






A JOURNALIST FOR 'RUSSIA TODAY' DETAINED UPON ARRIVAL IN ROMANIA.  


CHEYA BOUZA HAD ARRIVED TO COVER THE FIRST ROUND OF ROMANIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON SUNDAY.


RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA SAID HE HAD LEGALLY CROSSED THE BORDER AND WAS BREAKING NO LAWS...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...


LATE WORD IS THAT MR. BOUZA WAS DEPORTED BY ROMANIA.





  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




          WOMAN HURT IN DRONE ATTACK IN RUSSIA


                        TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




A woman wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Kursk Region...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)




In other news...



The European Union imposing a 530 billion euro (599 billion dollar) fine on social media giant TikTok.



The fine related to the notion that TikTok is transferring data from its users to China...Tagesschau Germany (Translation Prompt)



THERE'S A MEDIA STIR OVER PLANS BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. FOR PLACEBO TESTING OF NEW VACCINES.



INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED INCLUDING A FORMER FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIAL SUGGESTING THERE MAY DELAYS IN NEW VACCINES AND RAISING ETHICAL CONCERNS.



SUPPORTERS OF SECRETARY KENNEDY NOTE HIS MAIN OPPOSITION IS ROOTED IN THE POWERFUL AND WELL-FINANCED PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY...BBC NEWS



Construction of a highway bridge to link North Korea with Russia launched this week.


The new bridge expected to be completed in the middle of 2026 being built near an existing railway bridge connecting the two countries.


North Korean Prime Minister Pak Thae-song calling the new bridge an 'important milestone' in the increasingly close relationship between Russia and North Korea...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




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