The UN aviation agency ICAO ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. All 298 passengers were killed when it was shot down by a Russian-made missile. The Kremlin has always denied any responsibility for the air disaster. 196 Dutch, 38 Australians, as well as Belgian, Malaysian, and British nationals on board. This represents the first time in ICAO's history that its Council has made a determination on the merits of a dispute between Member States under the Organization's dispute settlement mechanism.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over the Donbas region of Ukraine, during a conflict between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces. An international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin issued by the ICC for war crimes remains active.read more
Small businesses are hurting as border crossings between the US and Canada are down some 17% since Trump started imposing tariffs. Canadian's car trips to the US are down almost 32% compared to March 2024. Nationally, a 10% drop in Canadian tourism would cost the US up to 14,000 jobs and $2.1bn in business. Michigan is one of the places likely to acutely feel the brunt of Trump's idiocy. In 2023, Canadian visitors spent a collective $238m in that state alone. To stay afloat, a rubber duck museum in Washington State is moving north to Canada. Source: LINK read more
"US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through US ports of entry along the southern border due to the continued and rapid northward spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, effective immediately. NWS has been recently detected in remote farms with minimal cattle movement as far north as Oaxaca and Veracruz, about 700 miles away from the US border." CDC info: www.cdc.gov read more
For ten years, Alon (37), Oren (37), and Tal Alexander (38) allegedly worked together and with others to engage in sex trafficking, including by repeatedly drugging, sexually assaulting, and raping dozens of female victims. The ALEXANDER BROTHERS, who reside primarily in NYC and Miami, FL, used their wealth and connections to lure women to private locations where they would be sexually assaulted. At times, multiple men, including one or more of the ALEXANDER BROTHERS, participated in these assaults. In some instances, the defendants physically restrained and held down their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and explicit requests to stop. Sources: Link_1 Link_2 read more
Tesla driver Nathaniel Radimak, who was charged with attacking motorists' vehicles with a pipe in the Los Angeles area, has been arrested again for allegedly assaulting two women during a road rage incident in Honolulu. The recent arrest comes less than a year after this lunatic was released from prison for the California road attacks. A woman, 18, was parking her vehicle downtown when she saw a gray Tesla speeding past. The woman and Radimak "exchanged words" before he got out of the Tesla and assaulted the woman and her mother. Radimak then fled in his gray 2022 Tesla with Oregon license plates and was located in Waikiki. Charges are pending. read more
De-legitimizing Palestinians is the new normal under the Trumpf junta. AIPAC and the MSM set the table for today's dystopia with their decades-long campaign of brain-washing Americans to hate Arabs with Islamophobic tropes and agitprop. This helped get Americans to re-invade Iraq in 2003. How many Arab or Muslim heroes do you see on American TV shows or Hollywood films? I can name one, but there may be a few others out of the thousands of productions.
This flag sells for $16.00 on Jeff Bezos' Amazon: m.media-amazon.com
It's About Time! Netanyahu Says Israel Must Wean Itself Off US Aid
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel needs to begin the move towards ending its reliance on US military aid amid disputes with the Trumpf junta over a wide range of national security issues.
Netanyahu: "We receive close to four billion dollars for arms. I think we will have to wean ourselves off of American security aid, just as we weaned ourselves off of American economic aid."
Neyanyahu realized that Trumpf won't cross the red line that Russian President Vladimir Putin established prohibiting the US from of attacking Iran. The Dotard's coziness with Arab oligarchs is also a problem irritating Netanyahu, Laura Loomer, US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and AIPAC, all who enjoy watching America's resources being wasted towards Israel's defense. Moreover, the hardworking American taxpayer has had enough of blood on their hands funding the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, all the while subsidizing Israel's universal coverage healthcare system (ranked top ten in the world). International arrest warrants issued by the ICC for Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin for war crimes remain active. Indictments are merely accusations. Both defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty at the Hague.
Source: https://jewishinsider.com
Republicans and Democrats under AIPAC's control and the Trumpf junta have criminalized Palestinians as an idea, a people, and a nation: drudge.com
#16: Hi Kaos Reigns: And India now has a lot of influence in the USG, and not for the better: Please see latter entry of the first story: coriolanus.page
Co-President Felon Musk Testing "Gold Card" Visa Program for Oligarchs
The worst person in the world is quietly testing the "gold card" visa program while Co-President Trumpf is grifting in the Middle East.
Felon Musk posted on X: "Once it is fully tested, it will be rolled out to the public with an announcement by the Co-President."
The "gold card" program is a Trumpf junta scheme that would give foreign oligarchs an easier path to US citizenship.
Archived link: archive.is
Early Season Heat Wave Will Bring Record Temperatures to Parts of US
An early-season heat wave is set to bake huge swaths of the country this week, with record or near-record high temperatures expected across the northern and the southern Plains, the Southwest and much of central and southern Texas.
Temperatures will reach the 90s in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, with some areas potentially seeing highs in the triple digits. Beginning Tuesday, the hottest conditions will be found in Texas, where temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will affect much of the state.
NOAA predicted arid conditions later this year for California and Nevada: Link_1
Source: Link_2
UK Police Investigating Fire at PM Keir Starmer's House in Kent
Since taking office last year, PM Keir Starmer has lived in the PM's official 10 Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town neighborhood. Firefighters were called to "a small fire" just after 0100 HRS Two engines responded and the blaze was out within half an hour. Metropolitan Police officers found damage "to the property's entrance," but that nobody was hurt. "The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue," the police force said.
Source: www.abcnews.com
Trumpf Junta Wasted $21m to Fly 32 Migrants to Gitmo
At least $21 million was wasted transporting 32 migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft between 20 Jan and 8 Apr. The naval base there currently holds 32 migrants, a tiny fraction of the 30,000 that the junta leader promised. The average cost per flight hour for the military aircraft is about $26,277.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) denounced the use of US military assets and personnel for the mission.
"Every American should be outraged by Dotard Trumpf wasting military resources to pay for his political stunts that do not make us safer," Warren said. "US service members did not sign up for this abuse of power."
Source: www.nbcnews.com
Beef prices are going up, but the USDA did its job by restricting cattle imports from Mexico. Won't the Dotard be ticked off when he learns that USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins did the right thing? Link: drudge.com
Listeria Outbreak Forces Multi-State Food Recall
The FDA informs that federal, state and local officials are investigating a listeria outbreak linked to foods produced by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando, CA. Ten people fell ill in California and Nevada, requiring hospitalization. The products were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Washington at locations including retailers and food service points of sale, including hospitals, hotels, convenience stores, airports, and by airlines.
Listeria symptoms usually start within two weeks of eating contaminated food. Mild cases can include fever, muscle aches, nausea, tiredness, vomiting and diarrhea, while more severe symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.
Link: www.cdc.gov
Kurdish Group PKK Says It's Laying Down Arms and Disbanding
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkiye, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding.
The move followed a call in February by the group's jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for the organization to disband. The group is banned as a terrorist group in Turkiye, the EU, UK, and US.
The PKK insurgency initially aimed to create an independent homeland for Kurds, who account for about 20% of Turkey's population. But it has since moved away from its separatist goals, focusing instead on more autonomy and greater Kurdish rights.
More than 40,000 people have been killed during the conflict.
In February, Ocalan (76) called on his movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. The PKK leader has been in solitary confinement in prison on an island in the Sea of Marmara, south-west of Istanbul, since 1999.
Source: www.bbc.com
Update: "The first group of White South Africans who were granted refugee status by the US is set to fly out of Johannesburg on Sunday. The flight from Johannesburg's OR Tambo Airport was set to depart around 1400ET en route to Dakar for refueling before flying to Washington, DC. The group includes 49 Afrikaner South Africans, made up of mainly families, as well as a few young couples in their twenties and older people."
Source: www.cbsnews.com
Brazil: Rare Disease in Remote Town Where 'Almost Everyone is a Cousin'
Before Silvana Santos arrived in the little town of Serrinha dos Pintos more than 20 years ago, residents had no idea why so many local children had lost the ability to walk. The remote town in north-eastern Brazil is home to fewer than 5,000 people, and is where biologist and geneticist Santos identified and named a previously unknown condition: Spoan syndrome.
Caused by a genetic mutation, the syndrome affects the nervous system, gradually weakening the body. It only appears when the altered gene is inherited from both parents. Santos's research marked the first time the disease had been described anywhere in the world. For this and later work, she was named one of the BBC's 100 most influential women in 2024.
Before Santos arrived, families had no explanation for the illness affecting their children. Today, residents talk confidently about Spoan and genetics. "She gave us a diagnosis we never had. After the research, help came: people, funding, wheelchairs," says Marquinhos, one of the patients.
Source: www.bbc.com
I guess Dotard Trumpf will sanction ICAO like he did the ICC for indicting Vladimir Putin. America's global popularity is nose-diving? Our POTUS is bestest pals with two indicted war criminals (amongst Trumpf's other blasphemies, transgressions, and malefactions).