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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836367 (121825ZMAY23) Notable: "RIP Twitter" trends #1 after Elon announces he's named Linda Yaccarino

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"RIP Twitter" trends #1 after Elon announces he's named Linda Yaccarino, Board Chair of the Ad Council and Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships of NBCUniversal, as the company's new CEO.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836371 (121827ZMAY23) Notable: "RIP Twitter" trends #1 after Elon announces he's named Linda Yaccarino

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>Linda Yaccarino

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"Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in~6weeks!

My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software &sysops.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1656748197308674048?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836375 (121828ZMAY23) Notable: Herridge: Republicans say Biden campaign exploited former intel officials to discredit Hunter Biden laptop allegations/normie news

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Republicans say Biden campaign exploited former intel officials to discredit Hunter Biden laptop allegations

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According to GOP report, "contemporaneous emails show the organizers' intent in drafting and releasing the statement: '[W]e think Trump will attack Biden on the issue at this week's debate and we want to offer perspectives on this from Russia watchers..”

Ranking House Democrats on Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, released a joint statement criticizing Judiciary Chairman Jordan for a report that they say wrongly targets the former national security officials for raising concern about a possible Russian operation against U.S.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republicans-hunter-biden-laptop-former-intelligence-officials/

1:57 PM · May 12, 2023

https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1657082463959633920

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836386 (121831ZMAY23) Notable: Top Erdogan Official Accuses US Of Meddling In Turkish Elections

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Top Erdogan Official Accuses US Of Meddling In Turkish Elections

Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu (of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party/AKP) on Friday charged that the United States is meddling in the country's elections, set to take place Sunday. The national election is shaping up to be the biggest challenge to President Erdogan's grip on power in years.

"The United States is meddling in these elections... Everyone in this country already knows this, US President [Joe Biden] himself declares this. The attack on [presidential candidate of Turkiye and leader of the Memleket party] Muharrem Ince... it is clear where it came from, it is clear where it was coordinated. This is America. In recent days, Biden has stepped up his people in Turkiye," Soylu said in an interview, as translated in regional media.

He further charged that Washington's efforts of trying to subjugate Ankara have failed. "Turkey has a clear position in its foreign policy. The US says 'Come and obey me.' We obey the Turkish interests," Soylu said.

"I am among the most exposed to attacks and insults, and a big part of them comes from foreign accounts," he explained, while also saying the government is taking extra precautions to defend against cyberattacks.

Soylu's reference is to Muharrem Ince, whose pullout is being widely seen as a huge boost to Erdogan's main challenger, the CHP's Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The Associated Press reported Thursday:

The candidate who pulled out, Muharrem Ince, is the leader of the center-left Homeland Party. He was one of four contenders running in Sunday’s presidential election. Turkey holds a parliamentary election the same day.

Ince had faced criticism for potentially ciphering support from the six-party Nation Alliance, which has united behind the candidacy of opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, and thereby forcing the presidential contest into a second-round.

"I am withdrawing from the race," Ince told reporters in front of his party’s headquarters, following weeks of resisting calls to step down. "I am doing this for my country."

Ince's announcement came a mere three days before the May 14 election, and while his polling reportedly slid down to 2%. He didn't throw his support behind any other candidate, given he was popular among voters dissatisfied with either of the two main contenders. His dropping from the race hurts Erdogan, given Ince was seen as siphoning off crucial votes from Kilicdaroglu.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/top-erdogan-official-accuses-us-meddling-turkish-elections

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836398 (121834ZMAY23) Notable: 'There Are Only Two Genders' T-shirt, wears it to school again — with 'censored' on it. He's told to remove shirt; now he's suing.

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Defiant 7th-grader sent home for 'There Are Only Two Genders' T-shirt wears it to school again — with 'censored' on it. He's told to remove shirt; now he's suing.

After seventh-grader Liam Morrison was sent home from his Massachusetts school in March for wearing a "There Are Only Two Genders" T-shirt — and later gave the school board an earful about it — he defiantly wore the shirt to school again last Friday.

The kid adds a little plot twist

Only this time, the plucky 12-year-old's shirt included the word "Censored" over part of the verboten slogan.

It wouldn't be a surprise if Liam's in-your-face trolling made blood boil among staff at Middleborough's Nichols Middle School. Indeed, he was told to remove the shirt.

He did so — but a law firm representing Liam said he's now suing.

"At this point, Liam and his parents have decided to take legal action because we believe this is a clear violation of his First Amendment rights. So, we're in the process of getting ready to file a lawsuit against the school," Sam Whiting of the Massachusetts Family Institute told the Enterprise.

The Enterprise said several members of the Middleborough School Committee, as well as Superintendent Carolyn Lyons, did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the matter.

What's the background?

Whiting told the Enterprise that the school said the message on Liam's T-shirt is tantamount to bullying and harassment and that staff told the seventh-grader it targets a "protected class" of students.

The paper added that the district's dress code says “clothing must not state, imply, or depict hate speech or imagery that target groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or any other classification.”

Whiting in a demand letter said the school's acting principal Heather Tucker indicated to Liam's father that amid the March dust-up, "several" staff members and students complained about his son's T-shirt "but did not cite a particular number" and "did not give any examples of disruptions or potential disruptions that the shirt had caused or was likely to cause."

In fact, Liam told the school board last month that no students or staff told him they were bothered by what he was wearing — and some students even said they supported him and wanted a similar T-shirt.

What's more, Liam added to the board that he didn't complain about diversity posters and pride flags in the school "because others have rights to their beliefs just as I do."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/defiant-7th-grader-sent-home-for-there-are-only-two-genders-t-shirt-wears-it-to-school-again-with-censored-on-it-hes-told-to-remove-shirt-now-hes-suing

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836401 (121835ZMAY23) Notable: Cycling Race Director Says Trans Athletes Could 'Kill the Sport'

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Cycling Race Director Says Trans Athletes Could 'Kill the Sport'

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836407 (121837ZMAY23) Notable: Obama Phone 2.0: Illegal Aliens Get Free Cell Phones Courtesy of US Taxpayers

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Obama Phone 2.0: Illegal Aliens Get Free Cell Phones Courtesy of US Taxpayers

The Biden Administration is handing out free cell phones, paid for by American taxpayers, to the illegal aliens overwhelming the southern border.

Video released Thursday from Brownsville, Texas, shows illegal aliens receiving free cell phones from the Biden Department of Homeland Security. In April 2022, then-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the Biden Administration was providing free cell phones to illegals. Biden seems to be greatly expanding the “Obama Phone” program. The average American cell phone bill is $127 dollars a month.

The video recorded in Brownsville, Texas stars a large group of all-male illegal aliens who’d just illegally crossed into the United States. In the video, federal employees hand bags over to the illegals, who become excited when they open them and discover that US taxpayers have gifted them free new iPhones.

Interestingly the illegals, who are claiming to need asylum in the United States, began using the phones like they had owned a smartphone before. Leading many to wonder how poor and mistreated these people really were in their homelands.

On April 6th, 2022, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked if illegal immigrants were receiving free American taxpayer-funded smartphones. Psaki answered the question with yes and stated that the Biden Administration was providing illegal immigrants with free government-funded smartphones for the reason of ” contacting them.”

The average American pays $127 dollars a month for their cell phone and service. Rising inflation due to Joe Biden’s economy has caused great financial strain on American families. Biden’s solution to American families struggling is to buy generic. The Biden Administration has not made public how much money the free smartphones are costing the American taxpayer.

https://nationalfile.com/obama-phone-2-0-illegal-aliens-get-free-cell-phones-courtesy-of-us-taxpayers/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836442 (121845ZMAY23) Notable: @SLDelta45 We are excited to announce the Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield runway project is now complete!

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@SLDelta45

We are excited to announce the Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield runway project is now complete!

This critical initiative will enhance our ability the support the nation's space launch operations & ensure the continued success of our mission.

https://twitter.com/SLDelta45/status/1656472441470738432

not comms. move along.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836443 (121845ZMAY23) Notable: @X22Report Maricopa County Superior Court Holds Oral Argument in Lake v. Hobbs Case

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Kari Lake and her attorneys are set to appear in court today for a four hour oral argumentbefore Judge Peter Thompson.

The Gateway Pundit

May 12, 2023, 5:57 AM

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836448 (121846ZMAY23) Notable: Border Patrol Migrant Processing Centers Filled After Trump-Era Policy’s End

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Border Patrol Migrant Processing Centers Filled After Trump-Era Policy’s End

Border Patrol migrant processing centers are filled with more than 25,000 migrants hours after the expiration of Title 42, the Trump-era expulsion policy, according to internal agency data obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Title 42, which was responsible for the expulsion of more than 2 million migrants, ended at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. The early Friday morning data show that several sectors of the southern border, including Arizona’s Yuma and Tucson sectors, are 219% and 269% over capacity, respectively.

The custody numbers show that processing centers are mostly full of single adults.

One week ago, processing centers had more than 20,000 migrants in custody, according to an internal document previously obtained by the DCNF. At the time, Tucson sector was at 154% capacity and Yuma’s sector was at 136% capacity.

“We’re already getting hammered,” a Border Patrol agent working along the southern border, who requested anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, recently told the DCNF.

“Agents are being pulled of the line again to work at the tents. We have no agents in the field again other than transport and buses,” the agent added.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/12/border-patrol-migrant-processing-centers-filled-trump-policy-end/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836451 (121847ZMAY23) Notable: Russia won’t shoot down Starlink satellites

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Russia won’t shoot down Starlink satellites – ex-space chief

Moscow does not target space assets because it would inevitably trigger retaliation, Dmitry Rogozin has said

Russia has the tools needed to disable hostile satellites, butrefrains from doing so to avoid escalation, Dmitry Rogozin, former head of Roscosmos space agency, said on Wednesday.

In an interview with the Moscow Speaking radio station, Rogozin was asked to comment on Russia’s capability to destroy Western satellites, including Starlink systems operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.

“If we need towhack down, physically destroy, or simply neutralize the enemy orbital constellation…we will do that very quickly. We have all the necessary means for this,” the ex-Roscosmos head, who now commands a volunteer fighting force called ‘Tsar’s Wolves’, said.

However, Rogozin cautioned thatany attackor other actions seeking to disable satellites would beseen as a casus belli. “This is a pretext for war, which will spill into space.”

Russia would face retaliation, immediately losing all of its own satellites, he said, adding that this would lead to an escalation and war.

He also said thatMoscow really needs a satellite system like Starlink, which has thousands of relays enabling users to control drones in real time and evade electronic warfare measures.

Since the start of the Ukraine conflict, SpaceX has provided Kiev with thousands of Starlink terminals to help the local population to stay connected to the internet.

In February however, as Kiev started to increasingly rely on the satellites to fight Russia, SpaceX limited the Ukrainian military’s ability to control drones, with a senior company official explaining that this technology “was never intended to be weaponized.”

Musk himself has said that he did not intend for his satellites to be the reason for the Ukraine conflict spiraling into WWIII.

In early April, the Russian Foreign Ministry also accused Kiev and “a number of foreign states” of attempting to tamper with Russian civilian satellites, warning that this is in violation of international law and could trigger “an appropriate response.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/576182-russia-space-starlink-shoot/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836460 (121849ZMAY23) Notable: @X22Report Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Key Biden Border Policy as Title 42 Expires

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BREAKING: Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Key Biden Border Policy as Title 42 Expires

It's unclear what effects this huge decision will have.

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May 12, 2023, 2:33 AM

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836471 (121851ZMAY23) Notable: USGS Alert Levels Up at Volcanoes in the United States: ORANGE and YELLOW in Effect

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USGS Alert Levels Up at Volcanoes in the United States: ORANGE and YELLOW in Effect

The USGS continues to monitor volcanoes around the United States; of the more than 160 they watch, 7 are experiencing elevated activity. Due to that activity, two of them are at an elevated WATCH / ORANGE status while five are at an ADVISORY / YELLOW level. All of the other volcanoes USGS is monitoring today are either at GREEN or unrated conditions.

The seven volcanoes showing signs of unrest or activity are the Great Sitkin volcano, Semisopochnoi, Kilauea, Aniakchak, Takawangha, Tanaga, and Trident. The two volcanoes earning the elevated WATCH/ORANGE status are Alaska’s Great Sitkin and Semisopochnoi volcanoes.

Within the United States, the USGS tracks dozens of potentially active volcanoes, most of which are in Alaska. In Alaska alone, there are more than 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields which have been active within the geologically young last 2 million years. 50 have been active since the mid 1700s and AVO studies those too.

Another place famous for its volcanoes is Hawaii; on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and Hualalai are considered active and potential threats. As of today, none are erupting but that could change in the coming days with signs of increased activity at Kilauea, the most active of the Hawaiian bunch. The U.S. is only home to a fraction of the world’s volcanoes: according to USGS, there are normally around 2 dozen erupting volcanoes around the world at any given time. The USGS says there are about 1,500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide, with about 500 of the 1,500 erupting in modern historical times.

The Hawaii volcanoes are monitored by the Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) while the Alaska volcanoes are monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO.) In addition to the AVO and HVO, there are also the California Volcano Observatory , Cascades Volcano Observatory, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, and the Northern Mariana Islands Volcano Observatory. Each of those additional volcano observatories within the USGS are monitoring volcanoes in their respective regions. At this time, none of those other observatories are reporting unusual activity or signs of anything more than background noise for now.

In the U.S., the USGS and volcano observatory units are responsible for issuing Aviation Codes and Volcanic Activity Alert Levels. Aviation Codes are green, yellow, orange, or red. When ground-based instrumentation is insufficient to establish that a volcano is at a typical background level of activity, it is simply “unassigned.” While green means typical activity associated with a non-eruptive state, yellow means a volcano is exhibiting signs of elevated unrest above known background levels. When a volcano exhibits heightened or escalating unrest with the increased potential of eruption, it jumps to orange. Finally, when an eruption is imminent with significant emission of volcanic ash expected in the atmosphere or an eruption is underway with significant emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere, the code becomes red. Volcanic Activity Alert levels are normal, advisory, watch, or warning. As with aviation codes, if data is insufficient, it is simply labeled as “unassigned.” When the volcano is at typical background activity in a non-eruptive state, it is considered normal. If the volcano exhibits signs of elevated unrest above background level, an advisory is issued. If a volcano exhibits heightened or escalating unrest, a watch is issued while a warning is issued when a hazardous eruption is imminent.

https://weatherboy.com/usgs-alert-levels-up-at-volcanoes-in-the-united-states-orange-and-yellow-in-effect/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836472 (121851ZMAY23) Notable: @DanScavino Bongino show

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836536 (121903ZMAY23) Notable: IDF: Iron Dome malfunction to blame for deadly Rehovot rocket strike

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IDF: Iron Dome malfunction to blame for deadly Rehovot rocket strike

Interceptor launched, but did not hit its target, spokesman says, week after system failed to activate in Sderot; 4 civilians killed in Gaza by rockets falling short, army claims

The Israel Defense Forces said an Iron Dome interceptor missile suffered a “technical fault” Thursday, missing a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip that ultimately struck a home in Rehovot, killing one Israeli and injuring several others.

However, military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari described the issue — the second to plague the system in just over a week — as likely isolated, claiming that the missile defense system managed to down 91 percent of targeted projectiles.

“There was a technical fault, the interceptor was launched and did not hit the rocket,” Hagari told reporters Friday. He noted that the malfunction would be investigated further.

He said the deadly rocket was similar to the hundreds of other crudely made projectiles launched from Gaza over the recent escalation, but it hit the apartment building at “a complex angle,” causing widespread destruction.

The direct hit blew a massive hole in an apartment on the third story of a building in Rehovot, a city of 150,000 some 45 kilometers (27 miles) north of Gaza, raining rubble on the street below.

The malfunction came after the Iron Dome had a separate issue that kept it from activating during a flareup with Islamic Jihad earlier this month. The malfunction led to several rockets landing in populated areas, including one that hit a construction site in the city of Sderot and wounded three foreign nationals.

The Iron Dome has seen malfunctions in the past. In May 2021, a technical issue with an Iron Dome battery during a massive rocket barrage toward the coastal city of Ashkelon prevented some rockets from being intercepted and may have been responsible for the deaths of two women and the injury of dozens of people.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-iron-dome-malfunction-to-blame-for-deadly-rehovot-rocket-strike/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836556 (121908ZMAY23) Notable: Pope Francis warns pets must not replace children in Italy

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Pope Francis warns pets must not replace children in Italy

Starting a family in Italy is becoming a "titanic effort" that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis has warned.

Addressing a conference on Italy's demographic crisis, he said pets were replacing children in many households.

Also on stage were dozens of young people, wearing t-shirts saying "we can do this" - alluding to convincing people to have more children.

Italy has one of the lowest fertility rates in the EU and births dropped below 400,000 last year - a new low.

In his speech in Rome, the Pope said the declining birth rate signalled a lack of hope in the future, with younger generations weighed down by a sense of uncertainty, fragility and precariousness.

"Difficulty in finding a stable job, sky-high rents and insufficient wages are real problems," he said.

Warning that pets were replacing children in some households, the Pope recounted how a woman had opened her bag and asked him to "bless her baby".

Except it was not a baby, but a small dog.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65572153

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836562 (121909ZMAY23) Notable: NY gov. announces $25 million in funding for hate crimes prevention

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NY gov. announces $25 million in funding for hate crimes prevention

The announcement was made at New York's first-ever Unity Summit, a statewide convening of more than 500 New Yorkers representing community groups.

New York state will provide $25 million to organizations that are considered vulnerable to hate crimes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Her announcement comes as Jews in New York City and the state face a surge of antisemitic incidents.

"This is our defining moment — a moment to stand up as one New York and make clear there is no place for hate in our communities," Hochul said. "I was proud to convene New York's first-ever Unity Summit to bring together leading experts working to fight hate and bias. Working together, I know we can make this state safer and more welcoming for all."

The funding will go to organizations serving communities at a high risk of hate crimes and vandalism, and will be used to fund security measures, training, public awareness campaigns and outreach measures. The state's 2024 financial year package also includes a $3.5 million in funding for a newly-formed hate and bias prevention unit.

The announcement was made at New York's first-ever Unity Summit, a statewide convening of more than 500 New Yorkers representing community groups, faith leaders and public safety experts sharing their perspectives on how New York can come together to fight the rising hate.

Speakers at the summit included former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Rabbi Moshe Hauer of the Orthodox Union.

https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-742873

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836566 (121910ZMAY23) Notable: Macron condemns vandalism of explicit painting in Paris Museum

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Imagine living in a society where people publicly depict sexual acts involving kids and child rape and are not being ex*c*t*d on the spot

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836567 (121910ZMAY23) Notable: PF report

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836581 (121913ZMAY23) Notable: Israel's Operation Shield and Arrow: Is blowing stuff up a strategy?

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Israel's Operation Shield and Arrow: Is blowing stuff up a strategy?

MILITARY AFFAIRS: So far there are no signs that the IDF’s masterful tactical wins against Islamic Jihad will yield any extended period of quiet.

Several times in the last 17 years Israel has fought wars where it “won” tactically, but achieved little or nothing in the longer-term strategic picture.

Some of that comes from using the same playbook of blowing things or people up. If Israel uses the same playbook as in the past, why should it expect a different result?

In significant conflicts (where usually hundreds or more rockets were fired on Israel in a short period) with Hezbollah and Hamas, and more recently in multiple run-ins with Islamic Jihad, in 2006, 2008-9, 2012, 2014, November 2018, May 2019, November 2019, February 2020, May 2021, August 2022, every time the IDF killed far more “top commanders” and fighters on the other side than were killed on the Israeli side.

However, each time, the IDF’s tactical dominance failed to prevent the other side from firing rockets extensively throughout the civilian home front, both in volume and in reaching larger cities beyond the Gaza corridor.

Why can't Israel deter Gazan terrorist groups from firing rockets?

The IDF and many commentators have felt it achieved a strategic win by keeping Hamas out of this latest round of fighting.

And from the perspective of preventing this specific round from needlessly and arbitrarily deteriorating into a longer war like in 2014 or 2021, keeping Hamas out of the mix was in fact a wise and strategic win. It is also true that killing a terrorist group’s leader slows it down for some amount of time.

However, since November 2019, four of the last five conflicts with Gaza have been between Israel and Islamic Jihad, despite many rounds of killing that group’s leaders.

Certainly, Islamic Jihad can do far less damage to Israel than Hamas, but if Jerusalem has to fight Gaza’s weaker terrorist group four times in less than four years, including its big brother Hamas an additional time in May 2021, how much has Israel really accomplished?

After 2006 and 2014, top Israeli officials shifted mentally from telling the public that the IDF could achieve decisive “victory” to talking merely about “restoring deterrence.”

Back then, the idea was to fully deter any and all terrorist groups in Gaza. Now Israel cannot even deter Islamic Jihad, the weaker group, for more than a year or so at a time.

And is Hamas really deterred? Or, if it is facilitating Islamic Jihad fighting Israel, is it merely using other means to fight against Jerusalem, while avoiding the full blowback it would get if it were fully engaged?

Some observers are also saying that Hamas is just playing for time to build a more powerful rocket arsenal so that when it does decide to join another round with Israel, it will be able to hurt the home front far more.

So the Jewish state could easily come out of this conflict having “won” just like in August 2022 and some of the other recent rounds, but with no real ability to deter Islamic Jihad from another round in the near future.

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742798

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836590 (121915ZMAY23) Notable: Hardcore ESG gospel

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836593 (121915ZMAY23) Notable: Liberal media circles the wagons around Biden’s corruption

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Liberal media circles the wagons around Biden’s corruption

Some people say that democracy dies in darkness.

But it can die in the full light of day, too.

Especially if people are prevented from seeing what’s in front of them.

This week, two bombshell events happened.

On the Republican side, the candidate still most favored by the party’s base to be its nominee for the presidency lost a civil case against writer E. Jean Carroll.

A New York jury found that Donald Trump had sexually abused and defamed the woman and ordered him to pay $5 million in damages.

You may have heard about this.

After all, the story was splashed on the front page of The Post the next day.

It also led the news around the world.

Although Trump denies the charges, it will be up to American voters to decide what they think about this.

Is this the sort of thing they´ve already factored in with Donald Trump?

Or will they deem it yet another mark against him in a long list that anyone — of any political stripe — could now compile?

It’s up to the American public.

But the other political bombshell of the week had a different landing.

I listened to Wednesday morning´s report of the House Oversight Committee on the Biden family‘s business dealings with amazement.

It has been perfectly clear for some time that while Joe Biden was vice president, his son Hunter and brother James enriched themselves through various pay-to-play schemes.

But the House committee’s findings revealed far worse than even those familiar with the story had expected.

The range of foreign donors included a corrupt Romanian businessman who gave the Biden family over $1 million.

But more scandalous was the revelation that as many as nine members of the Biden family were benefiting from the money that came from this influence-peddling scheme.

New revelations included the claim that even one of Joe Biden´s grandchildren had received six-figure wire transfers from a foreign national.

https://nypost.com/2023/05/11/liberal-media-circles-the-wagons-around-bidens-corruption/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836596 (121916ZMAY23) Notable: Egypt ignored US requests to block Russian flights

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12 May, 2023 17:27

Egypt ignored US requests to block Russian flights – media

Washington has been trying to fence in Russian military planes, but Al Sisi’s government isn’t playing ball, the Wall Street Journal reported

Egypt has ignored US requests that it close its airspace to Russian military flights, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. This airspace is avital corridorbetween Russia and its military bases in Syria.

Multiple American officials asked Cairoin February and March to declare its skies off limits to Russian military aircraft, the newspaper reported, citing US and Egyptian officials. Egypt has not responded to these requests, and flights between Syria and Russia have reportedly continued unimpeded.

Asked by the Wall Street Journal, a US State Department official declined to “comment on private diplomatic conversations.”

Situated on Syria’sMediterranean coast, Khmeimim Air Baseis one of Russia’s most important military facilities in Syria. With Iraq, Jordan, and Türkiye blocking most Russian military flights since last year at the US’ request, Russian aircraft must now fly south over Azerbaijan and Iran, west over Saudi Arabia, and finally back north over Egypt before landing at Khmeimim.

Without permission to fly over Egypt, Russia would be forced to seek a new and far longer route over Africa to reach its forces in Syria by air. Meanwhile, Türkiye’s closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to military vessels last year has complicated the movement of arms and equipment by sea.

American officials believe that Moscow is moving weapons from Syria to the battlefield in Ukraine, although this has not been confirmed or denied by the Russian side.

Discounting Ukraine, Egypt is the second-largest recipient of US military aid in the world, receiving about $1.3 billion a year from Washington. Despite only Israel receiving more direct military support from the US, Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah Al Sisi has not completely aligned his foreign policy with that of Washington.

Al Sisi hasdeployed troops in Libya andordered airstrikes against the US-recognized Government of National Accord, all while funding the opposing Libyan National Army, which was aided on the battlefield by Russian military contractors.

The Egyptian president has acordial relationshipwith Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the country has adopted a neutral stance on the conflict in Ukraine. According to recently leaked Pentagon documents, however, Al Sisi recently dropped a plan to supply arms to Russia and instead agreed to supply the US with artillery ammunition for Kiev’s forces. The decision was made following what the Washington Post termed “a diplomatic offensive from Washington.”

https://www.rt.com/news/576196-egypt-russia-flights-syria/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836611 (121919ZMAY23) Notable: Vox reports the new Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is also a known Trump supporter… [hmmm....]

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Vox reports the new Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is also a known Trump supporter…

Interesting

https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/5/11/23720327/elon-musk-new-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino

https://t.me/candlesinthenight/55807

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836628 (121923ZMAY23) Notable: Dan Scavino from DanScavino JR

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https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1524808430740963328?

Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅

@DanScavino

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836630 (121923ZMAY23) Notable: Biden’s 2019 Tweet Attacking Trump Comes Back to Haunt Him After Migrant Child Dies in US Custody Hours After Title 42 Expires

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Biden’s 2019 Tweet Attacking Trump Comes Back to Haunt Him After Migrant Child Dies in US Custody Hours After Title 42 Expires

Hordes of illegal aliens are pouring over the US border after Title 42 expired on Friday at midnight.

Title 42, a Trump-era policy that forced migrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico while their immigration case made it through the system, expired.

Armed federal agents blocked reporters trying to document illegal aliens being boarded onto buses at the El Paso, Texas border with Mexico early Friday morning.

The federal agents told reporters they were ‘protecting the privacy’ of the illegal alien invaders.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a migrant child died while in US custody just hours after Title 42 expired.

The Biden Regime is withholding details of the deceased child.

“The US Department of Health and Human Services is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch,” the HHS said, according to Fox News.

“As is standard practice for any situation involving the death of an unaccompanied child or a serious health outcome, HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children (DHUC) is reviewing all clinical details of this case, including all inpatient health care records. A medical examiner investigation is underway.”

Biden’s 2019 tweet attacking Trump came back to haunt him.

In 2019 Joe Biden attacked Trump after 6 children died in US custody at the border.

Fox News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich said the Biden Regime initially ignored Fox’s question on the reported death.

“Biden admin officials forced reporters to submit pre-written questions and ignored FOX’s question on this reported death,” Jacqui Heinrich.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/bidens-2019-tweet-attacking-trump-comes-back-to-haunt-him-after-migrant-child-dies-in-us-custody-hours-after-title-42-expires/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836636 (121925ZMAY23) Notable: Biden’s 2019 Tweet Attacking Trump Comes Back to Haunt Him After Migrant Child Dies in US Custody Hours After Title 42 Expires

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zerohedge Retweeted

Nick Sortor

@nicksortor

🚨 BREAKING: A migrant child has died in U.S. custody

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1657063755300175872

>>3847

>Biden’s 2019 Tweet Attacking Trump Comes Back to Haunt Him After Migrant Child Dies in US Custody Hours After Title 42 Expires

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836638 (121925ZMAY23) Notable: For Third Day in a Row, Israel Prevents Foreign Journalists from Entering Gaza

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For Third Day in a Row, Israel Prevents Foreign Journalists from Entering Gaza

Israeli authorities have been preventing foreign journalists from entering Gaza since the start of its offensive early on Tuesday, the Middle East Monitor reported.

In a press release, the Head of the Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza, Salameh Maarouf, said that the “Israeli occupation has been closing Beit Hanoon Crossing and preventing foreign media crews from entering the strip to cover its offensive.”

Maarouf called on the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and all other bodies concerned with the freedom of the press and freedom of speech to take practical measures against the Israeli occupation so that it lifts its restrictions on the entry of media crews.

He considered the Israeli ban on the entry of foreign media as a “violation of the freedom of journalists to practice their work, as well as a violation of their right to free movement.”

At the same time, Maarouf pointed out that the Israeli occupation bans foreign journalists from entering Gaza during every offensive it carries out against the besieged coastal enclave.

Maarouf stressed that the “silence of the international bodies concerned with media is the reason that encourages the Israeli occupation to repeat and continue its oppressive and suppressive violations.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/for-third-day-in-a-row-israel-prevents-foreign-journalists-from-entering-gaza/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836711 (121944ZMAY23) Notable: Soros partly controls human rights court – Medvedev

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12 May, 2023 18:20

Soros partly controls human rights court – Medvedev

The former Russian president recalled recent scandalous revelations about the ECHR

American billionaire GeorgeSoros has influenced many judgesat the European Court of Human Rights, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. A former lawyer who is now deputy chairman of Russia's security council, Medvedev was speaking at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum about the problems of the modern judiciary.

An independent investigation in 2020 revealed that22 out of 100 ECHR judgeswho served between 2009 and 2019had “strong ties” to Soros, whether through his Open Society Foundation or intermediary NGOs that received its funding.

“For many years, these judges literally ate out of his hand and, on direction from across the ocean, stamped biased court verdicts – which, by the way, have not been revised even after these corruption scandals,” said Medvedev.

Russia withdrew from all treatiesaccepting ECHR jurisdiction in September 2022, and the law declaring all of thecourt’s verdicts null and voidon its territory went into effect in March.

For all the talk of freedom and competition, Medvedev said, the West does what it wants while placing discriminatory prohibitions on others.International economic law has become “pure fiction,” as evidenced by the “lawless predatory measures” against Russian state, corporate and private property, and even the confiscation of diplomatic accounts.

Medvedev also addressed the International Criminal Court, which in March charged Russian President Vladimir Putin with “war crimes” for evacuating children threatened by Ukrainian shelling. He called the ICC’s warrant for Putin’s arrest a “casus belli,” a reason for war against any country that attempts to carry it out.

He also described theICC as a “political tool of warmongers” and a “worthy heir” to the ICTY, the ad-hoc war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which he called an “ugly form of justice that brought nothing but disaster” and discredited international law.

“There is no reason to obey the decisions of legal structures that have completely discredited or outlived themselves,” Medvedev argued. “If judiciary institutions do not function, they will be replaced by others that do.”(that should be done in US systems)

If international conventions are not applied, and the court decisions recognized by countries are not implemented, then tube and rocket artillery take their place. And even hypersonic missiles.

Russia’s patience is not infinite, and every compromise has a limit after which it becomes a threat to security and sovereignty, he added.

https://www.rt.com/russia/576195-medvedev-soros-international-law/

Soros Foundation and NGOs are contractors for our corrupt State Department. The State Department pays all of Soros functions, thats what Q was saying. Why didn’t Pompeo cut them off? Because they are the hired terrorists that work against the US and all countries, they were useful to Pompeo. Soros and the NGOs are the real Leviathan in the bible

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836713 (121944ZMAY23) Notable: PDJT: California should let Tesla & @elonmusk open the plant, NOW

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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1260203080076931072?

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

California should let Tesla & @elonmusk

open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely!

2:40 AM · May 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1262095075963736064?

Ivanka Trump

@IvankaTrump

Taken!

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@elonmusk

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May 17, 2020

Take the red pill 🌹

7:58 AM · May 17, 2020

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836721 (121946ZMAY23) Notable: Space Launch Delta 45, more info

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>>3828

It also has a large telescope on the island.

The John Africano NASA/Air Force Research Laboratory Orbital Debris Observatory houses the 20 thousand pound Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension Island.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/searching-for-space-junk-in-paradise

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836724 (121947ZMAY23) Notable: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over massive spike in car thefts

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“Hyundai and Kia’s decision to put cost savings and profits over public safety has had significant consequences for Baltimore and its residents, as it has in other cities,” the lawsuit says.

https://twitter.com/BaltimoreBanner/status/1657093353731678224

https://t.me/randomanonch1/76058

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836725 (121947ZMAY23) Notable: Trade Minister Don Farrell given surprise Forbidden City tour, China's foreign minister to visit Australia

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Trade Minister Don Farrell given surprise Forbidden City tour, China's foreign minister to visit Australia

Trade Minister Don Farrell has been given a surprise tour of Beijing's Forbidden City by a senior Chinese Commerce Ministry official, in an encouraging sign ahead of talks later on Friday with his counterpart, Wang Wentao.

Key points:

Senator Farrell said he was "very privileged to be invited"

The Forbidden City was the political and ritual centre of China for more than 500 years and is still an important cultural heritage site

A former Chinese diplomat describes the tour as a "very high-level welcome from Beijing"

Senator Farrell was hosted on the tour by the ministry's deputy director-general, Peng Wei.

The unexpected invitation came about 4 hours ahead of Senator Farrell's scheduled sit-down meeting with Mr Wang.

As he entered the Forbidden City, Senator Farrell said he was "very privileged to be invited here to this iconic site".

"I'd like to say just how much we appreciate the organisation by the Minister of Commerce, who I'll be meeting later this afternoon, for organising the special trip," he said.

The opulent 15th-century palace is a World Heritage site and a source of immense national pride.

Australian trade minister Don Farrell walks through a courtyard of China's Forbidden City with a guide.

The Forbidden City was the political and ritual centre of China for more than 500 years.

Although no longer an imperial precinct, it remains one of the most important cultural heritage sites and the most visited museum in China, attracting about 80,000 visitors a day.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott was given a tour of the landmark while in office in 2014, and then-prime minister Julia Gillard visited in 2011.

Restoration of ties to lead to leaders' visit

Australian officials said the tour was a "welcome development", after earlier playing down expectations for the afternoon's formal talks aimed at resolving Chinese trade bans on Australian products.

Han Yang, a former Chinese diplomat now living in Sydney, told the ABC it was a "very high-level welcome from Beijing".

"From my memory, former US president Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron had been given this offer before," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-12/don-farrell-given-surprise-forbidden-city-tour/102339166

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-12/don-farrell-given-surprise-forbidden-city-tour/102339166

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836736 (121951ZMAY23) Notable: @Techno_Fog: More on Flynn case re Jill Wine-Banks

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https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/1260373700655841280?

Techno Fog

@Techno_Fog

More on Flynn case -

Part of the "Watergate Prosecutors" group who filed a brief opposing the DOJ motion to dismiss is Jill Wine-Banks.

Ms. Wine-Banks is a Tr

ump/Russia collusion nutter who claimed General Flynn would get "immunity for kidnapping"

Good job Judge Sullivan!

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836739 (121951ZMAY23) Notable: Seyed Hassan Nasrallah: Netanyahu's calculations failed

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Spriter

@Spriter99880

Seyed Hassan Nasrallah: Netanyahu's calculations failed

Netanyahu's calculations failed. Their intention was to target the Islamic Jihad and isolate other Palestinian groups and create sedition among the resistance forces.

They wanted to hit the main commanders of Saraya al-Quds and destroy the direct command of the missile unit.

Netanyahu thought that with this plan, the military command of the Islamic Jihad would fall apart and their deterrent power against Gaza would be restored.

https://twitter.com/Spriter99880/status/1657084388285243407

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836747 (121953ZMAY23) Notable: With migrants overwhelming our border right now, here is a live look at Martha's Vineyard

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MAZE

@mazemoore

With migrants overwhelming our border right now, here is a live look at Martha's Vineyard. https://twitter.com/mazemoore/status/1656788200180838400?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18836753 (121955ZMAY23) Notable: Hydroxychloroquine–Number Of Prescriptions Explodes In France

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2020/05/10/hydroxychloroquinenumber-of-prescriptions-explode-in-france/?

Hydroxychloroquine–Number Of Prescriptions Explodes In France

Alex Ledsom

Senior Contributor

I write about travel and culture.

May 10, 2020,09:00am EDT

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