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Thursday, October 02, 2025

A U.S. Navy destroyer is operating in the Baltic Sea as part of a NATO mission that is adding air defense to its underwater focus as the alliance confronts repeated unidentified drone incursions into northern European countries. USS Bulkeley joined Baltic Sentry on Tuesday, the first deployment of a U.S. ship to the mission, an unidentified Defense Department official said Tuesday, speaking on background because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the matter.


Today, Maxwell House rebrands to "Maxwell Apartment" to meet the needs of today's consumer and remind fans the brand is synonymous with great tasting, affordable coffee. In a time where value matters now more than ever, Americans seek value in areas of their everyday, including where they live with nearly a third opting to rent versus purchase a home. As a real coffee for real people, with its "Good To the Last Drop" legacy, the name change celebrates the same principle that guided Maxwell House for more than a century " smart choices add up and choosing Maxwell House means enjoying a quality cup of coffee without the cafe price tag. To celebrate, the brand is offering consumers even more value with a 12-month "lease" of Maxwell Apartment, designed to stock up coffee lovers nationwide. Read more


Oct 2, 2025 - The Covenant with Many

Let's talk about the remarks that Trump made a few days ago when he and Netanyahu spoke about their Gaza peace plan. For those of us who follow Bible prophecy, there were a number of statements by Trump that fit in with what's supposed to happen in the end times.


Just hours after President Donald Trump said U.S. soldiers should use America's cities as "training grounds," federal law enforcement officials on Tuesday night descended upon an apartment complex in Chicago where witnesses say they broke down residents' doors, smashed furniture and belongings, and dragged dozens of them " including children " into U-Haul vans. Ebony Sweets Watson, who lives across the street from the raided building, told the Chicago Sun-Times that she saw children, some of whom weren't even wearing clothes, dragged out of the building by ICE agents and then placed into U-Haul vans. "It was heartbreaking to watch," she said. "Even if you're not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible."


Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will attend the 2026 Super Bowl, where Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is set to perform the halftime show, according to Corey Lewandowski, an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security.

"There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else," Lewandowski said Wednesday on "The Benny Show."


White House announces its launching its own drugstore "TrumpRx" where U.S. citizens can buy drugs straight from the government. TrumpRx is the administration's latest move to bring down U.S. drug prices, but it's unlikely to save much for the 92% of Americans with health insurance.


In an executive order dated earlier this week, Trump declared that the United States will regard any attack on Qatar's territory, sovereignty or critical infrastructure "as a threat to the peace and security of the United States" itself. "In the event of such an attack, the United States shall take all lawful and appropriate measures " including diplomatic, economic, and, if necessary, military " to defend the interests of the United States and of the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability," the order says. Read more


Americans' confidence in the mass media has edged down to a new low, with just 28% expressing a "great deal" or "fair amount" of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This is down from 31% last year and 40% five years ago. Meanwhile, seven in 10 U.S. adults now say they have "not very much" confidence (36%) or "none at all" (34%). When Gallup began measuring trust in the news media in the 1970s, between 68% and 72% of Americans expressed confidence in reporting. However, by the next reading in 1997, public confidence had fallen to 53%. Media trust remained just above 50% until it dropped to 44% in 2004, and it has not risen to the majority level since. The highest reading in the past decade was 45% in 2018, which came just two years after confidence had collapsed amid the divisive 2016 presidential campaign. Read more


New footage has emerged of Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean's Capitol Hill confrontation with Mike Johnson that shows the House Speaker seemingly agreeing that Donald Trump is "unwell." The new footage, aired by MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes on Wednesday night, shows Dean telling Johnson, "The president is unhinged. He is unwell." Johnson then responds, "A lot of folks on your side are too, I don't control him..." seemingly conceding Dean's point that the president is unwell but arguing that he isn't alone.


A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over a rule change requiring survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence to immediately prove their citizenship status in order to receive certain federal aid.


"I see the guns and badges in this room. You are unleashed. Whatever you need to get done, we are gonna get it done. This is Memphis. This is the United States of America. All that bulls**t is done! It's over! it's finished! The gangbangers that you deal with " they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are. And we have the entire weight of the United States government behind us. When Dummkopf Trumpf makes a decision, this team behind me executes!" Read more


Delta flight DL5047, a Bombardier CRJ-900LR (N480PX), and Delta flight DL5155, a Bombardier CRJ-900LR (N902XJ) were involved in a ground collision at LGA. DL5047 was taxiing to the apron after arrival while DL5155 was taxiing for departure when the collision occurred. The right-hand wing of N902XJ was torn off in the impact. A flight attendant suffered a minor injury and no passenger injuries were reported. The flight attendant was transported to a nearby hospital out of precaution. Both flights are operated by Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. US aviation safety under the Dummkopf Trumpf junta has demonstrably decreased since he assumed power in Jan 2025. DOGE cuts to the FAA budget affected staffing and technological updates, and now the government shutdown will add to America's unsafe skies. Trumpf's FAA chief is an airline executive and political donor who lied about his commercial flying hours experience. Read more


A federal judge issued an emphatic ruling Tuesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it targeted pro-Palestinian student activists for deportation, describing it as part of an effort to "strike fear" into protesters exercising their First Amendment rights.


We're in a hell of a mess here," said Ohio farmer Chris Gibbs as he worked on his combine at the start of harvest season. "A severe cash flow mess," he sighed. "A working capital mess." Gibbs, who farms more than 500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and alfalfa hay in Shelby County, along with a 90-head cow-calf operation, described the five-alarm fire raging in the farming community from Trump's blanket tariffs. Some growers have called the fallout from his chaotic trade war, and the reciprocal tariffs it provoked, a "farmageddon" that could ruin what made rural America great. It's that bad.


The IDF detained Swedish Samaritan Greta Thunberg and other volunteers aboard a fleet of Gaza-bound aid ships, sparking global outcry. Two NATO ships had been protecting the flotilla from IDF drone attacks. The flotilla was trying to break Israel's 18-year blockade of Gaza and get aid into the war-ravaged enclave. 29 GSF boats were still sailing and were about 46 nautical miles from Gaza, while 15 boats had been intercepted. Flotilla organizers labeled Israel's interception of the ships "an illegal attack" on humanitarians, while Israel bleated the Samaritans were "not interested in aid, but in provocation." Angry people gathered in Italy, Turkiye, Greece, Tunisia, and Argentina to denounce the immoral act of piracy. Rome and Paris warned Israel to protect their detained citizens from harm. Colombia cancelled its free trade agreement with Israel and began expelling their entire delegation. Turkiye called the interception an "act of terrorism." Read more


Wednesday, October 01, 2025

The Government of Canada warns:

  • The rate of firearm possession in the US is high and in many states citizens openly carry firearms in public. Incidences of mass shootings occur, resulting most often in casualties. Although tourists are rarely involved, there is a risk of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Familiarize yourself on how to respond to an active shooter situation.
  • There is a threat of terrorism which could occur at any time. Targets could include: government buildings, including schools, places of worship, airports, and other transportation hubs and networks, tourist attractions, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, shopping centers, markets, and hotels. Always be aware of your surroundings when in public places.
  • Passports with an "X" gender identifier does guarantee your entry or transit through the US or other countries. You may still be asked to provide your sex/gender information as either male or female when travelling.


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