At least 16 civilians and security officials have been killed in clashes in a town near Damascus, the second consecutive day of fighting in Druze-majority areas around Syria's capital. An attack on the Druze-majority Damascus suburb of Jaramana a day earlier left at least ten people. The Druze are an Arab religious minority of about 500,000 people in Syria, mainly concentrated in Suwayda governorate (green on the map below) and small towns south of Damascus. Israel has said it will protect the Druze population in southern Syria, an offer that Syrian Druze have said they did not ask for. Photo: Druze funeral read more
Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko survived an attempted assassination on him. A vocal critic of Russia and its full-scale invasion, Sternenko is known for his crowdfunding campaigns to help fund the Ukrainian military. He played a key role in the use of first-person view (FPV) drones. Sternenko raised funds to supply equipment to the frontline, including the purchase of over 176,000 FPV drones. The SBU is interrogating the female suspect: SBU read more
Jeffrey Hutchinson (62) was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 2000HRS at Florida State Prison approximately 15 minutes after the process began. His execution is the fourth in the Sunshine State this year. Hutchinson was convicted in the 1998 shotgun killings of his girlfriend and three young children. He had long claimed he was innocent, and that two unknown assailants perpetrated the killings as part of a US government conspiracy aimed at silencing him over his activism on claims of Gulf War illnesses and other issues affecting veterans. Hutchinson served eight years in the Army, part of it as an elite Ranger. Hutchinson's lawyers argued he suffered from Gulf War Illness (GWI), a series of health problems stemming from the 1990-1991 war in Iraq, as well as PTSD. read more
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya sent shockwaves through the autism community by announcing the creation of a "disease registry" to track autistic people. Nazi Germany used such a list to identify possibly hundreds of autistic children to be killed in experimental "euthanasia" clinics. Until the 1970s, numerous US states used registries to identify disabled people to be subjected to forced sterilization and institutionalization. A number of states still maintain lists of autists. "The history there is deeply, deeply disturbed," says Larkin Taylor-Parker, legal director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. "It doesn't usually end well for us. It has ended in murder " industrial-scale incarceration and murder." Link: www.nih.gov read more
The IDF is helping the fire service and police combat wildfires in Jerusalem hills as towns are evacuated and the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road remains closed. Dozens have suffered smoke inhalation and burns, but nobody has been seriously hurt yet. Ironically, FM Gideon Sa'ar confirmed that Israel had requested immediate international help from neighboring countries, including Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Croatia, and Bulgaria. Link: youtu.be read more
#30: In addition to Trumpf hominids, apes can't swim either: e.g. gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. But these snow monkeys (non-apes) in Japan enjoying bathing in the warm springs: cdn.cheapoguides.com
Trumpf Junta Planning Massive Cuts at CIA and NSA
"The Trumpf junta recently informed lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it intends to reduce the CIA's workforce by about 1,200 personnel over several years and cut thousands more from other parts of the USIC, including at NSA, a highly secretive service that specializes in cryptology and global electronic espionage. The specifics of the planned cuts have not been previously reported."
The Trumpf junta is doing a first-rate job of dismantling national security by scattering and purging FBI agents, firing USIC personnel over alleged inappropriate chat room use, antagonizing NATO and Canada, and now these deep budget cuts at CIA and NSA. Voldemort Putin couldn't be more pleased with his protege.
Source: msn.com
#62: "....her cause of death is under investigation."
When the ICE contractor guards found Marie Ange Blaise (44) dead, they probably scribbled into the logbook: "NHI" or "DBT" (AKA 'No Humans Involved' or 'Death By Trumpf.')
Trumpf body count: media.istockphoto.com
US Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) Becoming Unglued
An expose about the US Senator details an erratic and unstable man. One witness claimed the lawmaker was "nearly struck by a car" and was found "wandering" Capitol Hill. In another incident, a staffer found Fetterman sitting at a table alone, silently drinking a soda. Then-Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) found Fetterman to be nearly "catatonic" when Brown tried to talk with him. Soon after, on 15 Feb, Fetterman was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center. Physicians at GWU Hospital later determined Fetterman was severely dehydrated, and had not had a second stroke as feared. The expose raised questions about alleged tensions with his wife, Gisele, over his health regimen, his stance on Israel, and her reported run-ins with his staff.
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Archived link: nymag.com
Sheriff: NFL Legend John Elway Golf Cart Incident Appears to be a 'Tragic Accident'
Jeffrey Sperbeck (62) fell from the gold cart John Elway was driving in Southern California Saturday night. Sperbeck was taken to a hospital in critical condition and he was pronounced dead Wednesday. The Sheriff found out about the incident on Monday.
How fast was John Elway driving and what did Sperbeck land on? A hazard?
A family attorney said: "The investigation has confirmed what we already knew: this was a tragic accident and sometimes things happen in life that we will never comprehend." Like how America ended up with Trumpf as President again.
This is the platinum golf resort where the incident occurred: madisonclubca.com
Source: www.nbcnews.com
Marco Rubella is the most under-qualified entity to ever lead the US State Department. Ever. Here is Marco with his future boss: youtu.be
#10: Imbecilic, white racist military veteran that supported Trumpf: "But I didn't vote for this." truthout.org
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
"With the US facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for the disease, including vitamins."
"The decision is the latest in a series of actions by the nation's top health official that experts fear will undermine public confidence in vaccines as an essential public health tool."
RFK Jr was an early victim of the imminent screwworm invasion of the US southwest. The Trumpf junta is overseeing a death cult which will cull the American herd, a population already afflicted with an expensive health care system that provides the worst medical outcomes while costing consumers their life savings or sometimes even their homes.
Archived link for the NYT: archive.ph
Perhaps the Trumpf junta's new "National Defense Areas" along the southern border in New Mexico and Texas will stop this genuine invasion: www.stripes.com
Justice Department Settles Favorably with White Supremacist's Family
"Attorneys said at a court hearing Friday that they've reached a settlement in principle for the US government to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt, a MAGAt who was fatally shot by police who were exercising their duty to protect the Nation on 6 Jan 2021. The late Ms. Babbitt participated in a white supremacist terrorist attack on the US Capitol to overturn the election for her cult leader Dotard Trumpf. No specifics were disclosed and no final deal has been signed."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
SpaceX is Big Winner in Trumpf Junta's Budget
"Pentagon officials say SpaceX is considered likely to be the top recipient of this burst of new spending, which could generate billions of dollars in new contracts for the company."
"That is because SpaceX manufactures both rockets that can launch military payloads into orbit and satellite systems that can deliver the surveillance and targeting tools needed for the project, which would require the largest military investments the US has ever made in space."
The worst person in the world scores again off the hardworking American taxpayer. Cha-ching!
Link: www.nytimes.com
Archived link: archive.ph
McDonald's Suffers Worst US Sales Decline Since 2020, Warns of 'Anti-American Sentiment' Abroad
"McDonald's is the latest restaurant chain to report weak financial results amid signs that consumers are pulling back on discretionary spending. Chipotle, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Shake Shack, and Starbucks all saw slowing or declining sales in their quarter, with many citing particular weakness among lower-income consumers."
Source: www.nbcnews.com
#1: I can only think of one reason to boost military and homeland security funding while withdrawing from the world stage - suppression of the US public and terrorizing the citizenry. Yup: duckswire.usatoday.com
If alte cocker Steven Witless or Stephen 'InCel' Miller become national security advisor over retired US Army Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, the General should break his own sword in disgust and resign: upload.wikimedia.org
#26: Right on both counts. And Stephen Miller is a candidate to be NATSEC advisor only because this man is unavailable: i.etsystatic.com
Let's campaign for 15 Feb to be a US national holiday: c8.alamy.com
What you saw in the link above is a photo of the last Soviet soldier to depart Afghanistan on 15 Feb 1989. That ten year invasion cost the Kremlin 14,453 to 26,000 KIA, a paltry number compared to the 900,000 slaughtered in Ukraine. But 2026 may see Russia reach the fabled one million death mark for their army.
Yes, that Russkie in the photo bears a slight resemblance to ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
#2: Hi Snoofy: About your handy tool: youtu.be