/qnotables/ - ===Q Notables===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146191 (290406ZDEC23) Notable: Maine Rep. John Andrews makes motion to impeach Shenna Bellows for barring President Trump from ballot

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>>111343

OKC anon here. OK has done a lot of good stuff the last year. Ryan Walters is kicking progressive ass. anti-DEI stuff passed. porno books addressed. The blue hairs and alphabet mafia can't stand him. They subpoenaed him and stuff. This anon met him in Arcadia OK last year at a patriot rally before the election. His 10 year old daughter said the preamble of the Constitution by memory. before he spoke. I was amazed someone I voted for actually won. We need more like him.

video on page

https://okcfox.com/news/local/support-district-turnaround-see-ryan-walters-response-to-subpoena-for-information-from-state-lawmakers-repmark-mcbride-moore-r-state-superintendent-oklahoma-osde-politics-education-schools-failing-district-dan-isett-matt-langston-charles-mccall-speaker

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146296 (290426ZDEC23) Notable: #24723

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DOUGH

https://fullchan.net/?4fbf75a6ab7248f6#38Frbw9JtQUakcXo7iU5hkoh24MB17vvaVeizVsC63jM

baker has ghosteth

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146312 (290428ZDEC23) Notable: @mrddmia - Democrats are the fat kids at the all-you-can-eat buffet. They can’t stop themselves

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🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸

@mrddmia

Democrats are the fat kids at the all-you-can-eat buffet.

They can’t stop themselves.

Dec 28, 2023, 10:42 PM

https://truthsocial.com/@mrddmia/posts/111661635115383919

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146338 (290433ZDEC23) Notable: Ukrainian FM Dmitry Kuleba derides the EU for not making enough weapons to give Kiev

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29 Dec, 2023 00:02

Western Europe ‘doesn’t know how to fight’ – Ukrainian FM (insults the West Again)

Dmitry Kuleba (Big Fat Whiny Baby) derided the EU for not making enough weapons to give Kiev

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Western Europe isn’t producing enough weapons and ammunition to supply either Kiev or itself, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview on Thursday, lamenting Russia’s industrial advantage.

In an interview to the Kiev Independent, Kuleba expressed hope that Ukraine will eventually get more money, weapons, ammunition and equipment from the US and its allies, but was skeptical about their ability to expand their military production.

“Europe doesn’t know how to fight wars. The production of weapons is not the most popular area of business,” he told the outlet.“Unfortunately, our friends spent too much time deliberating on how and when to ramp up their production of weapons and ammunition.”

TheEU has sent Kiev at least €27 billion($29.88 billion)since Russia launched its military operation in the neighboring state in February 2022, with theUS contributing over $44 billion worth of weapons, equipment, and ammunition to replenish Ukraine’s combat losses. In recent months, however, they have fallen short of promised deliveries of artillery shells and rockets.

“I’m more concerned with the pace of development of defense industries than with the arrival of new types of weapons,” Kuleba told the Kiev Independent.

“Europe clearly has an advantage in its technology. The problem and challenge they face is scaling up that technology’s production. I regret to say it, but this will not be enough if the situation doesn’t change. And Russia will be ahead of us,” he added.

Kulena grudgingly admitted that Russia has cranked its military industry into high gear, despite the Western sanctions. He criticized the West for “protectionism” he said was hampering the military production.

“The solution is to create a certain level of alignment of all defense industries of the EU, the United States, and like-minded countries. For them to work as one whole system,” he said, but acknowledged that this was difficult due to intellectual property and security concerns.

US weapons manufacturers have frequently undercut Western European industries on the world market, even though their systems were supposed to be “interoperable” under NATO standards.

Facing opposition in Congress, the White House has tried to pitch more aid to Ukraine as a program to help the US defense industry and create jobs, but to little effect. Washington has also pushed for rebuilding the military industry in Ukraine itself, though the threat of Russian missile and drone strikes makes it a dubious proposition.

In October, as NATO stockpiles of ammunition began to run dry, Ukrainian Strategic Industries Minister Aleksandr Kamyshin lamented that “all the worldwide capacities” for the production of weapons and ammunition would “not be enough” for Ukraine’s warfighting needs.

(He is their Foreign Ministerdiplomat! Kek)

https://www.rt.com/russia/589848-kuleba-europe-war-production/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146359 (290438ZDEC23) Notable: Assault On 10 Cities: Israel Mounts Largest Raid On West Bank Since War's Start

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Assault On 10 Cities: Israel Mounts Largest Raid On West Bank Since War's Start

One Gaza resident identified as Rami Abu Mosab was cited in a Wednesday CBS report as follows: "It was a night of hell. We haven't seen such bombing since the start of the war." Central and southern Gaza are still being pummeled.

Palestinian civilian deaths have continued to mount, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issuing a rare statement of regret over the December 24 attack on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, which killed an estimated 70 people.

An IDF statement to CNN said that during "operations in the Gaza Strip against Hamas terrorist targets, IAF fighter jets struck two targets adjacent to which Hamas operatives were located on December 24, 2023."

"Before the strikes were carried out, steps were taken by the IDF to mitigate harm to uninvolved civilians in the area," it added. "A preliminary investigation revealed that additional buildings located near the targets were also hit during the strikes, which likely caused unintended harm to additional uninvolved civilians." Israel says it is continuing to investigate the matter.

In another key sign that the war is indeed widening further, Israeli forces are conducing unprecedented raids in the West Bank. Al Jazeera has described the IDF's "most intense raids yet on cities in the occupied West Bank as they pressed on with one of the largest incursions in the territory since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October."

The operations included no less than ten cities:

At least one person was killed after Israeli troops launched a coordinated overnight assault on 10 cities including Hebron, Halhul, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarem, el-Bireh, Jericho and notably the centre of Ramallah, which is the administrative headquarters of the Palestinian Authority.

The raids, which continued until early on Thursday morning, targeted Palestinian money exchange outlets.

“This was a raid like we haven’t seen in the centre of Ramallah, like no other. Since October 7 we haven’t seen a raid of this size,” Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan said, reporting from near the scene on Thursday.

The headquarters of six money exchange companies were reportedly raided, apparently the result of Israeli authorities accusing these of aiding in 'terror financing' and activities. Several casualties among Palestinians have been reported.

The Palestine Monetary Authority issued a statement denouncing the raids. "The Israelis arrested a number of the owners of these companies and seized sums of money from their safes, after blowing them up." The authority further said it considers the attack "an act that violates all international norms, laws, charters and agreements, and aims to undermine confidence in the Palestinian banking and banking sector."

In total at least 312 Palestinians have been killed by the military or Israeli settlers in the West Bank since the Hamas terror attack of Oct.7 - while nearly 5,000 Palestinians have been arrested amid clashes with security forces.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-mounts-largest-raid-west-bank-wars-start-includes-10-cities

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146387 (290443ZDEC23) Notable: Maine SOS on MSNDC Discusses Decision to Remove Trump from Ballot

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Maine SOS taking a victory lap on MSDNC tonight.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146432 (290453ZDEC23) Notable: Replacing US Aid to Kiev Impossible

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28 Dec, 2023 18:38

Replacing US aid to Kiev impossible – German politician

US Republicans are “distancing” themselves from America’s international “obligations,” The Greens co-chair Omid Nouripour warns(what obligations, what does the EU offer us?)

The loss of Washington’s military and financial support is likely to be critical for Kiev as America’s allies in Europe would probably not be able to fully compensate for it even if they tried, the co-chair of Germany’s Green Party, Omid Nouripour, said on Thursday.

Washington has been struggling to get congressional approval for its next major Ukraine aid package worth $60 billion, which President Joe Biden requested in October. Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked the bill, tying it to their demands for tougher immigration control at the US-Mexico border. The lawmakers eventually left Washington for the Christmas holidays without adopting the legislation.

The development came as Ukraine’s much-anticipated summer counteroffensive ended up in failure. Kiev’s forces have barely gained any ground on the frontlines while suffering heavy casualties and losing a significant portion of the Western-supplied heavy armor and other military equipment provided to it.

“It is hardly possible to simply compensate for what the Americans have achieved so far, either in terms of materials or in terms of money,” said Nouripour, who co-leads a party that currentlyforms part of the German ruling coalition, together with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats and Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s Free Democrats.

Washington has been by far the biggest donor to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. According to the German Kiel Institute for World Economy, theUS alone spent almost $80 billion on military and financial aid to Kiev between January 2022 and October 2023. The White House itself allegedly released a spreadsheet detailingnearly $101.2 billion in aid that had already been sent to Kievor committed, according to a Fox News September report.

Although the EU institutions spent more than $85 billion on financial aid to Kiev alone over the same period,their military assistance to Ukraine was much smaller, the Kiel Institute’s data suggest. Germany, which emerged as the second biggest single military aid donor to Kiev, spent around $19 billion, almost three times less than America, the German institute said.

In late November, German MP Dr Johann Wadephul warned that the nation’s own military might end up at a loss if Berlin continues to funnel resources into Kiev’s needs. The lawmaker pointed to theunder-funded and under-equipped status of the German Armed Forces, stating that some “critical” units would last no longer than two days in battle, at a time when replacements purchased for the Bundeswehr often go to Ukraine instead.

On Thursday, The Greens’ Nouripour maintained that “Europeans will have to step up our support for Ukraine” if Washington reduces it or stops it completely. He also said that the fact that Republicans in the US seem to be“distancing themselves” from America’s international “obligations” is “bad for security in Europe.”(what obligations??? These people are sick and delusional!)

https://www.rt.com/news/589844-substitute-us-aid-kiev-impossible/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146436 (290454ZDEC23) Notable: Looks like a tsunami. Wonder what is going on off the coast of CA?

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Looks like a tsunami.

Wonder what is going on off the coast of CA?

https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1740590723584672074

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146478 (290505ZDEC23) Notable: Wheat Futures Surge After Grain Ship Hits Mine

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Wheat Futures Surge After Grain Ship Hits Mine

Bloomberg December 28, 2023

By Tarso Veloso and Ilena Peng (Bloomberg) Wheat futures climbed after a vessel preparing to load grain from Ukraine hit a mine in the Black Sea, further raising fears of an escalation in the region.

Chicago prices rose as much as 2.13% after the incident. The explosion comes as attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea have snarled trade in the region, sending half of the container ship fleet that regularly uses the sea and the Suez Canal on much longer routes.

“Wheat is finding at least a bit of support again this morning on more action in the Black Sea,” Matt Zeller, senior market analyst at StoneX Financial Inc, said in a note.

Meanwhile, raw sugar jumped as much as 6.4% in New York, the biggest intraday jump since Aug. 10, 2021, showing signs of recovery after a steep slide. Futures have dropped more than 20% since an early November peak as dry weather in Brazil allowed cane harvesting and processing to continue later than usual.

But recent rainfall in Brazil’s center-south region soon could put an end to this season’s harvest, according to a Thursday ADM Investor Services note that said “the market is technically oversold and due for a correction.”

https://gcaptain.com/wheat-futures-surge-after-grain-ship-hits-mine/

Earlier article names vessel, last position transmitted on the 27th

Bulk Carrier Hits Russian Mine in the Black Sea

Reuters December 28, 2023

Dec 28 (Reuters) – A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was heading to the River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.

The incident that took place on Wednesday was the latest instance of a civilian vessel hitting an explosive in the Black Sea. Kyiv has said increased Russian attacks on shipping and port infrastructure are to blame.

Russia’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A shipping source speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters the Greek-operated VYSSOS was the vessel that had been hit. The vessel’s Athens-based manager, which was listed in databases as Nava Shipping, could not be immediately located for comment.

“A Panama-flagged civilian vessel was blown up on an enemy sea mine in the Black Sea … The vessel lost its course and control, and a fire broke out on the upper deck,” Ukraine’s southern military command said on Telegram.

A captain and a sailor, an Egyptian citizen, were injured, and the latter was taken to hospital in the city of Izmail, the head of the Odesa regional prosecutor’s office told a briefing.

He said the incident happened early on Wednesday at a river mouth. The vessel stopped updating its position, according to the ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic.

It was heading to Izmail, the British maritime security company Ambrey told Reuters. The mine hit its stern, and detonation caused equipment and machinery failure.

There were 18 crew members onboard, 13 Egyptians, three Ukrainians, and two Turkish citizens.

Ukraine says Moscow has increased attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure since mid-July, when it quit a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed safe passage of Ukrainian grain shipments via the Black Sea.

Kyiv since has established an alternative route, which hugs the western shores of the Black Sea. It said Russian forces have been repeatedly dropping explosive devices in its vicinity.

https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-hits-russian-mine-the-black-sea/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146487 (290508ZDEC23) Notable: Pro Surfers Have Traveled from All Over the World to Ride Massive & Powerful Waves at Northern California’s Legendary Mavericks

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>>>/qresearch/20146482

Try harder.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146524 (290521ZDEC23) Notable: PF: A little bit of everything.

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A little bit of everything.

USAF Beech King Air now using call sign GUTS64.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71021d,ae10f0,33fe77,ae688c,ae0467

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146696 (290647ZDEC23) Notable: Baker claim

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>>111350

Claiming the bake

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146919 (290954ZDEC23) Notable: PF: There are currently zero military flights showing over the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii.

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There are currently zero military flights showing over the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20146927 (291012ZDEC23) Notable: Another “Old-time Chicago Pol” Convicted of Racketeering, Bribery, Extortion

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https://thenewamerican.com/us/another-old-time-chicago-pol-convicted-of-racketeering-bribery-extortion/

Another “Old-time Chicago Pol” Convicted of Racketeering, Bribery, Extortion

by Bob Adelmann December 28, 2023

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147073 (291131ZDEC23) Notable: @DanScavino - THEY KNOW HE’S GOING TO WIN. AS 2024 APPROACHES, IT’S TIME TO BUCKLE UP…

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https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1740618176059294003

Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅

@DanScavino

THEY KNOW HE’S GOING TO WIN. AS 2024 APPROACHES, IT’S TIME TO BUCKLE UP…

Let’s go, IOWA! Caucus for Trump—You will be the first to deliver a strong message, heard all around the WORLD! https://ia.donaldjtrump.com

7:18 PM · Dec 28, 2023

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147082 (291134ZDEC23) Notable: #24723

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Final

...Bakering through the toddler tantrum.

NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS

#24723 >>111350

>>111364 Baker claim

>>111351 @mrddmia - Democrats are the fat kids at the all-you-can-eat buffet. They can’t stop themselves

>>111352 Ukrainian FM Dmitry Kuleba derides the EU for not making enough weapons to give Kiev

>>111353 Assault On 10 Cities: Israel Mounts Largest Raid On West Bank Since War's Start

>>111354 Maine SOS on MSNDC Discusses Decision to Remove Trump from Ballot

>>111355 Replacing US Aid to Kiev Impossible

>>111356 Looks like a tsunami. Wonder what is going on off the coast of CA?

>>111358 Wheat Futures Surge After Grain Ship Hits Mine

>>111360 PF: A little bit of everything.

>>111361 Tucker Carlson Interviews Stephen Miller About Workplace and Leftist Racism

>>111362 Massive waves flood California beach towns as evacuations ordered

>>111363, >>111359 Pro Surfers Have Traveled from All Over the World to Ride Massive & Powerful Waves at Northern California’s Legendary Mavericks

>>111365 PF: There are currently zero military flights showing over the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii.

>>111366 Another “Old-time Chicago Pol” Convicted of Racketeering, Bribery, Extortion

>>111367 @DanScavino - THEY KNOW HE’S GOING TO WIN. AS 2024 APPROACHES, IT’S TIME TO BUCKLE UP…

#24723

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147089 (291136ZDEC23) Notable: #24724

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Dough

https://fullchan.net/?15dd863a8cedb426#47pMer9CYqsz4WvGituyoKa85pKQ9rkUK4tBDBCjfCLE

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147363 (291322ZDEC23) Notable: SpaceX launches secretive US military spacecraft on research mission

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https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1740646040909627421

Insider Paper

@TheInsiderPaper

NEW - SpaceX launches secretive US military spacecraft on research mission

9:08 PM · Dec 28, 2023

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147516 (291355ZDEC23) Notable: Powder Keg South America: Maduro Mobilizes 5K Troops, Dozens of Military Vessels and Planes to Essequibo Region After British Warship Heads to Guyana

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Powder Keg South America: Maduro Mobilizes 5K Troops, Dozens of Military Vessels and Planes to Essequibo Region After British Warship Heads to Guyana

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/powder-keg-south-america-maduro-mobilizes-5k-troops/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147752 (291444ZDEC23) Notable: Dozens more Hamas terrorists have been captured by IDF forces in Gaza.

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Oli London

@OliLondonTV

Dozens more Hamas terrorists have been captured by IDF forces in Gaza.

After being captured they were made to remove their clothing to ensure they had no hidden explosives and weapons.

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1740474281136738323

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147932 (291527ZDEC23) Notable: @DHSgov - 2023 ⏪ In a historic first, @POTUS (ROTUS)'s June 2023 visit to the @AF_Academy in Colorado Springs was supported by an all-female @SecretService transportation team. #DHSYearinPhotos

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https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1740735947593883976

2023 ⏪

In a historic first, @POTUS's June 2023 visit to the @AF_Academy in Colorado Springs was supported by an all-female @SecretService transportation team.

#DHSYearinPhotos

9:06 AM · Dec 29, 2023

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147941 (291529ZDEC23) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Dec 29, 2023 'Shakespeare in Space'

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

Dec 29, 2023

Shakespeare in Space

In 1986, Voyager 2 became the only spacecraft to explore ice giant planet Uranus close up. Still, this newly released image from the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the James Webb Space Telescope offers a detailed look at the distant world. The tilted outer planet rotates on its axis once in about 17 hours. Its north pole is presently pointed near our line of sight, offering direct views of its northern hemisphere and a faint but extensive system of rings. Of the giant planet's 27 known moons, 14 are annotated in the image. Mixed with fuzzy background galaxies, the brighter moons show hints of Webb's characteristic diffraction spikes. And though these worlds of the outer Solar System were unknown in Shakespearean times, all but two of the 27 Uranian moons are named for characters in the English bard's plays.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html?

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20147987 (291539ZDEC23) Notable: NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30

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NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30

DEC 27, 2023

NASA’s Juno spacecraft will on Saturday, Dec. 30, make the closest flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io that any spacecraft has made in over 20 years. Coming within roughly 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from the surface of the most volcanic world in our solar system, the pass is expected to allow Juno instruments to generate a firehose of data.

“By combining data from this flyby with our previous observations, the Juno science team is studying how Io’s volcanoes vary,” said Juno’s principal investigator, Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. “We are looking for how often they erupt, how bright and hot they are, how the shape of the lava flow changes, and how Io’s activity is connected to the flow of charged particles in Jupiter’s magnetosphere.”

A second ultra-close flyby of Io is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2024, in which Juno will again come within about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the surface.

The spacecraft has been monitoring Io’s volcanic activity from distances ranging from about 6,830 miles (11,000 kilometers) to over 62,100 miles (100,000 kilometers), and has provided the first views of the moon’s north and south poles. The spacecraft has also performed close flybys of Jupiter’s icy moons Ganymede and Europa.

“With our pair of close flybys in December and February, Juno will investigate the source of Io’s massive volcanic activity, whether a magma ocean exists underneath its crust, and the importance of tidal forces from Jupiter, which are relentlessly squeezing this tortured moon,” said Bolton.

Now in the third year of its extended mission to investigate the origin of Jupiter, the solar-powered spacecraft will also explore the ring system where some of the gas giant’s inner moons reside.

Picture This

All three cameras aboard Juno will be active during the Io flyby. The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM), which takes images in infrared, will be collecting the heat signatures emitted by volcanoes and calderas covering the moon’s surface. The mission’s Stellar Reference Unit (a navigational star camera that has also provided valuable science) will obtain the highest-resolution image of the surface to date. And the JunoCam imager will take visible-light color images.

JunoCam was included on the spacecraft for the public’s engagement and was designed to operate for up to eight flybys of Jupiter. The upcoming flyby of Io will be Juno’s 57th orbit around Jupiter, where the spacecraft and cameras have endured one of the solar system’s most punishing radiation environments.

“The cumulative effects of all that radiation has begun to show on JunoCam over the last few orbits,” said Ed Hirst, project manager of Juno at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “Pictures from the last flyby show a reduction in the imager’s dynamic range and the appearance of ‘striping’ noise. Our engineering team has been working on solutions to alleviate the radiation damage and to keep the imager going.”

More Io, Please

After several months of study and assessment, the Juno team adjusted the spacecraft’s planned future trajectory to add seven new distant Io flybys (for a total of 18) to the extended mission plan. After the close Io pass on Feb. 3, the spacecraft will fly by Io every other orbit, with each orbit growing progressively more distant: The first will be at an altitude of about 10,250 miles (16,500 kilometers) above Io, and the last will be at about 71,450 miles (115,000 kilometers).

The gravitational pull of Io on Juno during the Dec. 30 flyby will reduce the spacecraft’s orbit around Jupiter from 38 days to 35 days. Juno’s orbit will drop to 33 days after the Feb. 3 flyby.

After that, Juno’s new trajectory will result in Jupiter blocking the Sun from the spacecraft for about five minutes at the time when the orbiter is at its closest to the planet, a period called perijove. Although this will be the first time the solar-powered spacecraft has encountered darkness since its flyby of Earth in October 2013, the duration will be too short to affect its overall operation. With the exception of the Feb. 3 perijove, the spacecraft will encounter solar eclipses like this during every close flyby of Jupiter from now on through the remainder of its extended mission, which ends in late 2025.

Starting in April 2024, the spacecraft will carry out a series of occultation experiments that use Juno’s Gravity Science experiment to probe Jupiter’s upper atmospheric makeup, which provides key information on the planet’s shape and interior structure.

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/juno/nasas-juno-to-get-close-look-at-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io-on-dec-30/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148042 (291549ZDEC23) Notable: @MarsCuriosity Hey look – I’m a sundial!

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Curiosity Rover

@MarsCuriosity

Hey look – I’m a sundial!

Ok, not exactly, but I did get a sol to enjoy my surroundings. During solar conjunction, I used my hazard cameras to study the Martian weather and dust.

As this Earth year comes to an end, I hope you’ll take the time to soak in what’s around you.

9:06 AM · Dec 28, 2023

https://twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/status/1740418956010406302

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148139 (291610ZDEC23) Notable: #24724

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Final

...Bread coming up.

NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS

#24724 >>111369

>>111370 SpaceX launches secretive US military spacecraft on research mission

>>111371 Powder Keg South America: Maduro Mobilizes 5K Troops, Dozens of Military Vessels and Planes to Essequibo Region After British Warship Heads to Guyana

>>111372 Ahoy! The Ship Show & Extra Gravy - 12/29/2023

>>111373 @jensstoltenberg - Spoke with President @AndrzejDuda

about the missile incident in #Poland. #NATO stands in solidarity with our valued Ally, is monitoring the situation & we will remain in contact as the facts are established.

>>111374 Dozens more Hamas terrorists have been captured by IDF forces in Gaza.

>>111376 @DHSgov - 2023 ⏪ In a historic first, @POTUS (ROTUS)'s June 2023 visit to the @AF_Academy in Colorado Springs was supported by an all-female @SecretService transportation team. #DHSYearinPhotos

>>111377 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Dec 29, 2023 'Shakespeare in Space'

>>111378 NASA’s Juno to Get Close Look at Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io on Dec. 30

>>111379 @MarsCuriosity Hey look – I’m a sundial!

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148214 (291625ZDEC23) Notable: Giving guns to illegals and taking gun citizens? ANONS DIG

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Giving guns to illegals and taking gun citizens.....

The ATF is now granting exemptions from background checks to illegals purchasing firearms?

https://x.com/ThorDeplorable/status/1740370863394820301?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148260 (291634ZDEC23) Notable: Giving guns to illegals and taking gun citizens? ANONS DIG

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148272 (291636ZDEC23) Notable: Russia confirms 'massive barrage' on targets in Ukraine (RT)

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29 Dec, 2023 11:01

Russia confirms ‘massive barrage’ on targets in Ukraine

An overnight operation added to 50 group strikes conducted throughout the week, the Defense Ministry reported

The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that its forces launched a series of air attacks against multiple targets in Ukraine in the last week. A statement from the ministry on Friday detailed 50 “group” strikes and a single “massive” barrage using precision missiles and drones.

The ministry described the intended targets as“defense industry sites, military airfield infrastructure and depots for the storage of artillery munitions, naval drones, arms and fuel for military vehicles,” as well as troop positions.

All of them were successfully hit, the statement added.

Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, reported earlier in the day thatat least 158 separate launcheswere detected by Kiev’s troops on Thursday evening and Friday morning. He claimed that of the total, 27 drones and 87 cruise missiles were intercepted.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yury Ignat said in a televised statement that “we have never seen so many targets on our monitors simultaneously.”

Officials in various parts of the country claimed damage to several warehouses and a metro station in Kiev, among other locations.

(This is the ultimate, “Fuck Around and Find Out” moment. Russia is tired of the long and drawn out bullshit from Ukraine. The End is Near.)

https://www.rt.com/russia/589869-moscow-massive-attack-ukraine/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148323 (291647ZDEC23) Notable: France warns of "very high" terrorism threat on New Year's Eve, deploys 90,000 police forces and 5,000 soldiers — Telegraph

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148331 (291648ZDEC23) Notable: Ukraine requests emergency funding meeting - Bloomberg

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29 Dec, 2023 13:17

Ukraine requests emergency funding meeting – Bloomberg

The prime minister has urged a group of Western donors to meet in January

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal has sent a letter toan international group coordinating funds, to request an emergency meeting with Western donors, as Kiev confronts “exceptionally high uncertainty” over its budget, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

According to the outlet, Shmygal sent a letter this month to theMulti-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine, urging Western sponsors help cover the budget shortfall.

“To uphold macroeconomic stability, it is imperative that we receive sufficient, prompt, and predictable external financing, beginning January 2024,” Shmygal wrote.

The Ukrainian economy relies almost entirely on financial support from the West, and Kiev has voiced concerns as to whether the flow will continue, as new aid packages were recently blocked both in the European Union and in the US.

The Finance Ministry said last week that Kiev's fiscal needs for2024 are estimated at $37.3 billion, after more than $42 billionin foreign aid received this year. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian budget may suffer a deficit in the first two months of the year, according to Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko.

“It is hardly possible to hold any discussion about recovery and rebuilding projects, when we are struggling to fulfil the 2024 survival priorities,” Shmygal reportedly said in the letter. He also requested holding a donors' meeting in January, ahead of a scheduled gathering in February.

US lawmakers in the House of Representatives have blocked a bill for the next major Ukraine aid package worth $60 billion, which President Joe Biden requested in October.

Another package from the EU worth €50 billion ($55.6 billion) was blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban this month.

Earlier, Ukraine's former Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov comparedthe national economy to a “zombie” that only shows signs of life with Western financing, saying that it was “falling apart” with minimal GDP growth and a looming devaluation of the hryvnia.

(FUCK The Oligarchs and thieves, arrest them and seize their money and only give it honest brokers in Ukraine.Who are the International Committee making decisions?)

https://www.rt.com/business/589885-ukraine-financial-aid-emergency-meeting/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148352 (291652ZDEC23) Notable: Maine has now followed Colorado's lead re taking Trump off the ballot

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Maine has now followed Colorado's lead. We've uncovered hidden video of DNC Headquarters shortly after the news broke. This is a rapidly changing story, stay tuned for updates.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148390 (291700ZDEC23) Notable: Biden slams Nikki Haley after Civil War slavery dodge

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Biden slams Nikki Haley after Civil War slavery dodge

The Republican presidential candidate has walked back her comments amid a barrage of criticism

US President Joe Biden has hit out at Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley after she avoided citing slavery as a central cause of the US Civil War at a New Hampshire town hall meeting this week.

Responding to a question from an audience member on Wednesday, Haley, the former US ambassador to the UN, said that the Civil War was fought over “how the government was going to run – the freedoms and what people could and couldn’t do.”

Haley turned the question back to the voter, who said that “it’s astonishing to me that you answer that question without mentioning slavery.”

Haley’s response also drew a fiery rebuke from both sides of the US political spectrum. Biden referenced her comments in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, writing simply: “It was about slavery.”

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor and one of Haley’s opponents in the Republican primary, told reporters in Iowa on Thursday that his GOP rival appeared to have “some problems with basic American history.” He claimed that her response was “incomprehensible word salad” and showed that the former South Carolina governor is “not a candidate that’s ready for primetime.”

Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison told CBS that it shouldn’t be “hard” to condemn slavery, and that doing so “is the baseline for anyone who wants to be president of the United States.”

A representative for Republican frontrunner Donald Trump declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

Amid growing backlash, Haley sought to clarify her comments in a Thursday radio interview. “I mean, of course, the Civil War was about slavery,” she told Good Morning NH with Jack Heath.

“That’s the easy part of it,” Haley added. “What I was saying was, what does it mean to us today? What it means to us today is about freedom.”

There is a broad consensus among historians that the US Civil War of 1861-65 was fought over the concept of slavery. The Southern states, which had seceded from the Union, opposed attempts by states in the North to impose limits on slavery, especially in western territories.

Haley has previously defended aspects of the Confederacy, the term given to the seceded states. The state she governed, South Carolina, was the first to secede – with Haley saying in 2010 that it had a right to do so.

In 2015 she signed a bill into law to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol following the murder of nine black people by white supremacist Dylann Roof. However, she was later criticized for describing the flag as a symbol of “heritage.”

Slavery was officially abolished by the US Congress on December 6, 1865.

(Is Birdbrain giving the Globalist message that they are ok with slavery, but the Military Industrial Complex will decide what wars they fight and they want a lot of endless wars; but it has to be about Democracy WW, not necessarily slavery, because what the West has done, is cause slavery in the countries they deposed the elected leaders. What a strange dodge, someone told her to stay away from the defeating the cause of slavery?)

https://www.rt.com/news/589884-us-haley-slavery-criticism/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148407 (291706ZDEC23) Notable: Ukraine hit by large-scale air attack

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Ukraine hit by large-scale air attack – Kiev

A Ukrainian military spokesman said that an unprecedented number of weapons was used in the reported barrage

The Ukrainian Air Force has claimed that a massive Russian barrage hit cities across the country on Thursday night and Friday morning. Officials nationwide have reported damage at multiple sites.

The alleged air raid, which has yet to be confirmed by Moscow, reportedly involved dozens of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat told the media “we have never seen so many targets on our monitors simultaneously.”

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a metro station was damaged, as well as warehouses in two separate districts of the Ukrainian capital. His office added that a business center was also set on fire.

Sergey Lisak, who heads the Dnepropetrovsk Region, reported that a shopping mall was hit in the city of Dnepr, the region’s capital. Oleg Sinegub, his counterpart from Kharkov Region, said “civilian infrastructure” was damaged, including warehouses and a medical facility.

Prime Minister Denis Shmygal reported there had been issues with the power supply in the city of Kharkov – which city Mayor Igor Terekhov confirmed – and damage in Lviv, Sumy, Odessa, and Zaporozhye Regions. The minister claimed that “most of the air targets were intercepted” by Ukrainian forces.

Ignat claimed on national television that Russia used “everything” in its arsenal from kamikaze drones to hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missiles.

Moscow previously stated thatKiev tends to exaggerate the numberof Kinzhal missiles used by Russia in the conflict in order to claim that it intercepted those projectiles.

The Ukrainian official estimated thatRussia used 18 Tu-95 strategic bombersto fire air-launched missiles overnight.

Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s top general, later said that the military had detected 158 separate launches and claimed that 27 drones and 87 cruise missiles were stopped. He put the number of Kinzhal launches at five.

Earlier in the week,Kiev celebratedwhat it hailed as a major success in the conflict: aRussian warship in the Crimean port city of Feodosia was damagedby air-launched cruise missiles.

https://www.rt.com/russia/589864-ukraine-night-air-attack/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148431 (291712ZDEC23) Notable: Pfizer to lay off 285 amid declining Covid vaccine sales

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Pfizer to lay off 285 amid declining Covid vaccine sales

Pfizer plans to lay off 285 employees at its Pearl River lab campus in Rockland County beginning Feb. 12, about 28% of its total staff there, according to a notice the pharmaceutical company filed with the state Department of Labor Dec. 22.

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/health-care/pfizer-lay-285-amid-declining-covid-vaccine-sales

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148454 (291719ZDEC23) Notable: US allies waver on joining Red Sea task force

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US allies waver on joining Red Sea task force – Reuters

Several members of the US-led effort to protect ships from Houthi attacks have yet to confirm their participation, the agency says

Several US allies are withholding their supportfor a maritime coalition aimed at protecting shipping routes in the Red Sea from attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen, Reuters has reported.

When the Biden administration announced thetask force of 20 nationsearlier this month, it was seeking a firm international response to actions by the Houthis, butso far only 12 countrieshave confirmed their participation in the effort, the news agency said in an article on Thursday.

Two US allies in the EU – Spain and Italy, who were eventually named as contributors to ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ – have sincedistanced themselvesfrom the task force.

Madrid insisted that it would only take part in NATO-led missions or EU-coordinated operations.“We will not participate unilaterally in the Red Sea operation,”it said. Rome confirmed that it is sending a warship to the area, but stressed that this was at the request of Italian shipowners, not as part of ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian.’

“The reluctance of some US alliesto link themselves to the effort partly reflects the fissures created by the conflict in Gaza,”Reuters stated.

Washington continues to back the Israeli military operation in the Palestinian enclave, despite increasing international criticism the Israeli bombardment, through which more than 21,000 Palestinians have been killed according to Gaza’s health ministry.

The Houthis, who control a large part of Yemen’s territory, including the capital Sanaa, have said they will be targeting Israeli-linked vessels in response to Israel airstrikes and the ground invasion of Gaza. Since November 19,a dozen ships have been attacked or hijackedalong the busy shipping route.

The Red Sea is the entry point for ships using the Suez Canal, through which some 12% of worldwide trade passes, according to the US Naval Institute.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said earlier that “the coalition formed by America is to protect Israel and militarize the sea without any justification,” adding that it would not be able to stop the group from targeting ships heading for Israel.

US Central Command announced late on Thursday that a US Navy guided-missile destroyer shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile that were fired by the Houthis. None of the 18 ships that were in the area were damaged in the incident, it added.

(Solution:remove all NATO US soldiers in all countries that refuseto support & protect our military in the Red Sea and in other areas. When Trump is back this betrayal will be used towithdraw from NATO permanently!This display only reinforces our “Allies” are not allies but leeches who use us for their needs only. They are finally saying the quiet part out loud.)

https://www.rt.com/news/589882-us-yemen-houthi-israel/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148540 (291748ZDEC23) Notable: @jensstoltenberg: Spoke with President @AndrzejDuda about the missile incident in #Poland...

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Spoke with President @AndrzejDuda about the missile incident in #Poland. #NATO stands in solidarity with our valued Ally, is monitoring the situation & we will remain in contact as the facts are established. NATO remains vigilant.

9:36 AM · Dec 29, 2023

https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1740743518463853010

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148580 (291759ZDEC23) Notable: Ohio's GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports

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Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming

care, transgender athletes in girls sports

News Nation, by Samantha Hendrickson

Posted By: Beardo, 12/29/2023 11:28:12 AM

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes’ participation in girls and women’s sports, in a break from members of his party who championed the legislation. GOP lawmakers hold enough seats to override DeWine’s veto, but if or when they would do so was not immediately clear. Both within and between chambers, Republican legislators have not been in lockstep this year. In a news conference Friday, DeWine said he had listened to people on both sides of the legislation who “truly believe their position best protects children.”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148588 (291801ZDEC23) Notable: @elonmusk - To give you a sense of the immense and growing size of illegal immigration!

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To give you a sense of the immense and growing size of illegal immigration!

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Since August, there are officially more arriving each month than there are children being born to American mothers.

And these are just the official encounters - we don't know how many avoided detection. twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148629 (291811ZDEC23) Notable: TechnoFog on Cohen's AI motions

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A few weeks back, a federal judge noticed attorneys for Michael Cohen were using fake cases - and demanded an explanation.

It turns out Cohen was using AI to help write his own motions - and was apparently misleading his lawyer about the source of those cases.

https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/1740795281653039176

Is the AI an accomplice?

How to sanction?

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148693 (291826ZDEC23) Notable: Why Are Capitol Police Setting Up Satellite Headquarters In Major American Cities The Answer Could Be Dangerous - video

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Why Are Capitol Police Setting Up Satellite Headquarters In Major American Cities The Answer Could Be Dangerous [VIDEO]

https://www.redvoicemedia.com/video/2023/12/why-are-capitol-police-setting-up-satellite-headquarters-in-major-american-cities-the-answer-could-be-dangerous-video/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148700 (291828ZDEC23) Notable: @realDonaldTrump: DEROY MURDOCK: Boom Boom — Out Go The Lights!

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DEROY MURDOCK: Boom Boom — Out Go The Lights!

Ruling like the dictator whom he says Donald J. Trump aspires to be, President Joe Biden has decreed restrictions, if not prohibitions, on gas stoves, gas furnaces, gasoline-powered cars and trucks, and…

dailycaller.com

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/20148756 (291839ZDEC23) Notable: TechnoFog on Cohen's AI motions

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A few weeks back, a federal judge noticed attorneys for Michael Cohen were using fake cases - and demanded an explanation.

It turns out Cohen was using AI to help write his own motions - and was apparently misleading his lawyer about the source of those cases.

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