/qnotables23/ - ===Q Notables 2023===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799723 (251649ZOCT23) Notable: Schiffy Schiff on Johnson

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Adam Schiff

@RepAdamSchiff

You might be Googling who Mike Johnson is this morning.

Let me make it simple:

Johnson is a hard-right, pro-Trump, leading election denier in the House.

Sadly, this is what passes for Speaker material in the Republican conference.

11:59 AM · Oct 25, 2023

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https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1717209208930615605

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799783 (251658ZOCT23) Notable: If you look up Mike Johnson on liberty score - he gets a 'C' rating. Almost every time time he voted anti-conservative - it was about funding.

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If you look up Mike Johnson on liberty score - he gets a 'C' rating.

Almost every time time he voted anti-conservative - it was about funding.

He is a big spender.

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/mike-johnson

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799820 (251704ZOCT23) Notable: PF Eyez on those Skyz

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799824 (251706ZOCT23) Notable: Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election/Johnson

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Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election

Jake Tapper Daniella Diaz

By Jake Tapper, Kristin Wilson and Daniella Diaz, CNN

2 minute read

Updated 2:10 PM EST, Wed December 9, 2020

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a close ally of President Donald Trump, sent an email from a personal email account to every House Republican soliciting signatures for an amicus brief in the longshot Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate electoral college votes from Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

The email said Trump is “anxiously awaiting the final list” to see who signs on to the amicus brief.

The amicus brief is related to an application from Texas to the Supreme Court to start a lawsuit against the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, the four battleground states President-elect Joe Biden won in the 2020 election.

One House Republican told CNN he was put off by the Johnson email.

“Are we the party of list-making now?” the member asked.

Attorney George Conway, once a candidate for solicitor general for the Trump administration before becoming a prominent critic, said Tuesday there was no merit to the suit and described the effort as “the most insane thing yet.”

“For a member of the Supreme Court Bar to do this in the Supreme Court of the United States is absolutely outrageous,” Conway said on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” in reference to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to block election results. “It’s absurd and an embarrassment. And for a public official, let alone any lawyer, let alone any member of the Supreme Court Bar, to bring this lawsuit is atrocious.”

Johnson confirmed the email to CNN in a statement.

“Most of my Republican colleagues in the House, and countless millions of our constituents across the country, now have serious concerns with the integrity of our election system,” Johnson said. “The purpose of our amicus brief will be to articulate this concern and express our sincere belief that the great importance of this issue merits a full and careful consideration by the Court.”

Johnson also tweeted about the brief.

“Today I made arrangements to file an amicus brief in the Texas case now pending at the Supreme Court on behalf of House Republicans who are all deeply concerned about the integrity of our election system,” he wrote. “Also today, my friend, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, agreed to join our state as a party to the case in support of Texas. Stay tuned for big developments.”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799854 (251711ZOCT23) Notable: Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election/Johnson

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>>102053

>Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election

Rep. Mike Johnson

@RepMikeJohnson

Today I made arrangements to file an amicus brief in the Texas case now pending at the Supreme Court on behalf of House Republicans who are all deeply concerned about the integrity of our election system...

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10:41 PM · Dec 8, 2020

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799896 (251718ZOCT23) Notable: Kash Patel: How Iran Is Infiltrating The Highest Levels Of Our Government

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>>102050

Kash’s article from yesterday

How Iran Is Infiltrating the Highest Levels of Our Government

Kash Patel October 24, 20231/2

As I wrote in my op-ed a few weeks backabout the intelligence-collection priority decisions of the Biden administration that amounted to a monumental failure in the defense of our nation, those same decisions have led to the installment of Iranian infiltration at the highest levels of the U.S. national security apparatus.

Let’s start with the Iranian influencer installed at the highest ranks of the Pentagon. Ariane Tabatabai, an Iranian-American, is currently serving as the chief of staff to the assistant secretary of Defense for special operations. As reported last month by Semafor, Tabatabai, on multiple occasions, requested guidance from the Iranian Foreign Ministry dating back to at least 2014—the emails themselves are now public—when operating inside of the U.S. supposedly for our best interests.

As the former chief of staff for the Department of Defense (DoD) myself during the Trump administration, anyone caught seeking permission and guidance from the world’s largest state sponsor of terror would’ve been fired and relationships with the government terminated. In the Biden administration, she is rewarded. The Pentagon’s assistant secretary of Defense for legislative affairs (responsible for all of DoD’s engagements with Congress), Rheanne Wirkkala, issued a statement just last week, clearing Tabatabai of any wrongdoing. It’s confounding that Wirkkala, a former top aide to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)—a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and co-author of the now debunked Schiff memo—can justify anything given her own massive failures in putting out the truth. So, how did Tabatabai rise to such a senior rank, holding some of the highest security clearances in government? Who was her benefactor? I’ll get to that. As of today, she still has access to our nation’s most sensitive intel, leading special operations at DoD.

Enter Maher Bitar, senior director for intelligence programs on Joe Biden’s National Security Council (NSC) since 2021. The primary purpose of his post is to head up the intelligence-collection priorities at the White House. Bitar is a Palestinian sympathizer who has previously worked for Samantha Powers at the State Department, was general counsel to Rep. Schiff on HPSCI, and was the other co-author of the falsified Schiff memo (see a pattern?). Before entering senior governmental positions, Bitar served as the executive director of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which, among other pro-Palestinian advocacy, supported convicted terrorist Leila Khaled to raise money for their causes (as reported by Revolver). After Hamas launched its war against Israel, the SJP called it a “historic win”—for Hamas. Don’t believe anything I’ve said? Fine, look at this photo—the writing’s on the wall. That’s Bitar front and center.

Bitar still maintains the highest security clearance at Biden’s White House and continues to be responsible for establishing intelligence-collection priorities. Still wondering how the Biden administration “missed” the attack on Israel? …

https://pjmedia.com/columns/kashpatel/2023/10/24/how-iran-infiltrated-the-highest-levels-of-our-government-n1737345

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799903 (251718ZOCT23) Notable: Gaetz: McCarthy Camp Sabotaged Mike Johnson’s Speaker Vote To Protect DC Cartel

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Remarkable Details – Matt Gaetz Gives Details of Backroom Machiavelli Tactics Triggered by Kevin McCarthy During House GOP Conference

theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/10/25/remarkable-details-matt-gaetz-gives-details-of-backroom-machiavelli-tactics-triggered-by-kevin-mccarthy-during-house-gop-conference

October 25, 2023

This is deep weeds inside baseball, but boy howdy does it tell a story. Representative Matt Gaetz (MAGA, FL) goes through the details of yesterday’s House republican conference assembly as they select a Speaker nominee.

What Gaetz reveals in detail is how Kevin McCarthy has been working the conference to undermine any other Speaker candidate so that McCarthy would be renominated as the only possible alternative. The insight and details are fascinating. This is a must-watch.

Rep. Gaetz: McCarthy Camp Sabotaged Mike Johnson’s Speaker Vote To Protect DC Cartel

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799977 (251732ZOCT23) Notable: Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election/Johnson

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>>102055

>>>/qresearch/19799881

>Johnson was also a big POTUS supporter during both impeachments.

Press Releases

Johnson Statement on Appointment to President Trump’s Impeachment Team

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Washington, DC, January 21, 2020

Tags: Rule of Law

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) tonight released the following statement regarding the White House’s announcement that he has been named to President Trump’s impeachment team:

“I am honored that President Trump has asked me to serve on his impeachment defense team. As I have said from the beginning, this case is about more than defending one president from a baseless political attack, it is about defending our Constitutional order and the Democratic process itself.

“The Democrat majority in the House ignored the Constitution and the rule of law to obtain their single-party impeachment vote, and this has not been a fair fight—until now. I look forward to working with this exceptional team to ensure that order is restored and justice prevails.”

In a press release announcing Johnson and seven other House members to the impeachment team, the White House stated:

“Throughout this process, these Members of Congress have provided guidance to the White House team, which was prohibited from participating in the proceedings concocted by Democrats in the House of Representatives. The President looks forward to their continued participation and is confident that the Members will help expeditiously end this brazen political vendetta on behalf of the American people.”

https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=668

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19799996 (251735ZOCT23) Notable: Lawsuit Against Govt-Related Entities Suppressing Conservative Speech Expands After Top Players Caught Targeting The Gateway Pundit

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Lawsuit Against Govt-Related Entities Suppressing Conservative Speech Expands After Top Players Caught Targeting The Gateway Pundit Prior to 2022 Election, PIVOTAL CASE EXPLAINED

Former Trump White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller is the founder and President of America First Legal.

As part of his effort to build and grow the America First movement, Miller has filed lawsuits to fight back against the U.S. government silencing conservative media outlets and speakers. America First Legal is fighting back against the lawless executive actions and the radical left.

America First Legal’s current efforts involve the litigants in Missouri v. Biden, where Gateway Pundit Publisher Jim Hoft is the lead plaintiff. In the pivotal lawsuit the Attorney Generals of Louisiana and Missouri are suing Joe Biden and his administration to stop censoring conservatives and independent voices who do not echo and support current government policy.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/fight-first-amendment-lawsuit-against-govt-related-entities/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800008 (251736ZOCT23) Notable: Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election/Johnson

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>>102062

From dog house to Air Force One: How Congressman Mike Johnson joined Trump's inner circle

Greg Hilburn

The News Star

Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson has become a trusted member of Donald Trump's inner circle, traveling regularly with the president on Air Force One to football games, rallies and this week to the New Hampshire primary.

"It's surreal; when I call him he calls back within a couple of hours," Johnson said while on the campaign trail with the president in New Hampshire in an interview with USA Today Network. "I believe he sees me now as a trusted ally."

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson, North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Emmer, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise depart New Hampshire Tuesday via Air Force One.

It's a far cry from where Johnson stood with Trump in 2017 when the then freshman congressman's first conversation with the president left Johnson shaken and unsure about his political future.

Trump and Republicans like Johnson had run in 2016 on repealing the Affordable Care Act. They hurriedly put together legislation in the House to replace Obamacare when the new Congress convened in 2017.

Republican Representative Mike Johnson speaks to the press after the House Judiciary Committee's vote on House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

But conservatives like Johnson and members of the ultra right Freedom Caucus balked, despite Trump's support. "It was haphazardly drawn," Johnson said. "The party wasn't prepared to act that soon. I couldn't vote for it."

Trump called Johnson and dressed him down in a fierce one-sided conversation when he heard the freshman planned to buck the president.

"I thought that might be the end of my career," Johnson said. "The conversation was pretty intense."

That legislation died, but the House, with Johnson's vote, later passed a revamped bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act that failed in the Senate on the late Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain's famous late-night thumbs down vote.

"The last thing I ever imagined when I was elected was that I would have to say no to the president on his first major piece of legislation," said Johnson, who represents Louisiana's 4th Congressional District with Shreveport-Bossier as the hub.

Johnson's path from the dog house to first-class seating on Air Force One began after he was re-elected in 2018.

House Republicans elected Johnson chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a position that had been a launching pad to leadership for Vice president Mike Pence and Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise.

"The Republican Study Committee is the largest Republican caucus with 147 members, which is of great interest to the president," Johnson said. "That's when I began to get to know the president."

Johnson said their bond strengthened during Trump's eight visits to Louisiana, among them three last year to campaign against Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, who won despite the president's efforts.

But Johnson's stock with Trump spiked when he was one of the president's staunchest defenders as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during impeachment hearings.

Johnson's performance during the hearings prompted Trump to include the congressman as a member of his defense team during the impeachment trial in the Senate, where the president was acquitted.

"His ultimate gesture of trust was asking me to serve on the impeachment defense team," Johnson said. "It was an extraordinary experience."

Johnson granted nearly 50 TV interviews during the impeachment saga, many on networks the congressman described as "unfriendly territory."

"The president monitors all of that and commented on it frequently to me," Johnson said.

And this week Trump invited Johnson to stump for him in New Hampshire via Air Force One, transportation usually reserved for leadership like House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Minority Whip Scalise.

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>>102065

>From dog house to Air Force One: How Congressman Mike Johnson joined Trump's inner circle

Trump mentioned Johnson to the crowd during his New Hampshire rally: "Mike Johnson, a great lawyer, thank you Mike," the president said.

"I emailed my old law partners and told them if I was still there my rates would have to go up," Johnson said, laughing.

The president also tweeted birthday wishes to Johnson last month.

All of the attention has elevated Johnson's profile on a national level and social media — his Twitter followers have grown to almost 60,000.

But Johnson said the most important benefit of his growing influence and relationship with the president is the practical advantage it gives to his district and state.

"Influence and access is everything in Washington," Johnson said. "Those things are beneficial to any member's district and allow me to advance priorities back home and in Congress with greater effect."

https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/02/12/how-louisiana-congressman-mike-johnson-went-from-donald-trumps-dog-house-to-trusted-ally/4735915002/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800089 (251749ZOCT23) Notable: Johnson wins House Speaker

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800125 (251753ZOCT23) Notable: Johnson wins House Speaker

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Noice first round like POTUS asked

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800193 (251804ZOCT23) Notable: Johnson wins House Speaker

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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker: Live updates

nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-speaker-race-vote-live-updates-rcna122020

12m ago / 1:51 PM EDT

Republicans heard yelling bulls— on House floor

Kyle Stewart and Annemarie Bonner

Republicans were heard yelling “bulls—" when Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. said “the only candidate who represents integrity of the House," when referring to Jeffries.

16m ago / 1:47 PM EDT

Johnson clears 217 vote mark, poised to be next House speaker

Kate Santaliz

With the tallying process still continuing, Johnson has cleared 217 votes, meaning barring any unexpected reversals, he is poised to be elected House speaker.

21m ago / 1:42 PM EDT

Well, that was odd

Sarah Mimms

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington voted for "Magic Mike Johnson" just now.

The unexplained comment may be a reference to former NBA player Magic Johnson or an unexpected nod to Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy about male erotic dancers.

37m ago / 1:26 PM EDT

Half of the Republicans have voted and not a single dissent so far

Ginger Gibson

More than half of the Republican House members have voted so far and not a single one has defected to vote for someone other than Johnson.

39m ago / 1:24 PM EDT

This is looking good for Johnson

Sahil Kapur

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800195 (251804ZOCT23) Notable: Trump ally lobbying fellow House Republicans to support Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election/Johnson

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>>102066

>>>/qresearch/19799881

>Johnson was also a big POTUS supporter during both impeachments.

Read Trump’s bananas, post-impeachment victory lap speech

What was that?

By Jen Kirbyjen.kirby@vox.com Feb 6, 2020, 1:40pm EST

He’s been another great warrior, and by the way, I endorsed him. His numbers went through the roof. The man we expected to win easily called me after the race. He said, you endorsed him and it was like a nuclear bomb went off. He never even spent his money, he saved it. Ron DeSantis is another one and now he’s the governor of Florida. He’s a great governor, he’s a very I want to thank you very much. Many.

And Mike Johnson of Louisiana. You can represent me at any time. What a job you’ve done. Thank you, Mike. And another man we’ve not heard of on the other side. This guy is a nightmare. He goes down into dungeons and basements. He’ll find any document. He took tremendous abuse — the media and the other side and the bad ones, the leakers, the liars, the dirty cops, they want to destroy him. They tried. They got close but he wouldn’t let it happen. And, honestly, in a certain way he was the first one, wouldn’t you say, Jim and mark and everybody? This was the first guy. He came out of nowhere. He’s saying, these people are corrupt. He’s still saying it. He was unbelievable.

Devin Nunes. Unbelievable. [Cheers and applause]

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800227 (251809ZOCT23) Notable: @realDonaldTrump Congrats to Johnson

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Congratulations to Rep. Mike Johnson. He will be a GREAT “SPEAKER.” MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111296975909706491

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800273 (251823ZOCT23) Notable: Newest GOP ‘Savior’ Louisiana’s Mike Johnson Heavily Funded by Pharma

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Newest GOP ‘Savior’ Louisiana’s Mike Johnson Heavily Funded by Pharma

GOP Speaker of the House nominee Mike Johnson is also funded by the military-industrial complex.

GOP Speaker of the House nominee Mike Johnson (LA-4) is heavily funded by the pharmaceutical industry, including Louisiana’s largest government-linked COVID jab distributor. He’s also been heavily funded by the military-industrial complex, taking campaign cash infusions from the likes of L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and more.

The GOP nominated Rep. Mike Johnson to be the next Speaker of the House in a closed-door conference vote after several previous attempts to elect Reps. Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Tom Emmer failed to come to fruition. Johnson, a lesser-known member of Congress who burst onto the national scene literally overnight thanks to his Tuesday evening nomination, is receiving wide-ranging support within the GOP, which many believe to be an indication that he’s answering to the uni-party establishment while sending America First counter-signals to gain additional support.

An examination of Johnson’s political benefactors reveals concerns about uni-party links to be extremely valid, as Johnson’s top campaign donor is Morris & Dickson, a Louisiana-based pharmaceutical corporation. What’s more, is that Morris & Dickson was the State of Louisiana’s “exclusive COVID vaccine distributor”, partnering with the government to dish out the experimental jabs that hold the distinction of being the deadliest “vaccine” in human history.

In addition to his pharmaceutical benefactors at Morris & Dickson, Mike Johnson is backed by the pro-trans, pro-jab, for-profit health insurance corporation of Humana, fellow insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield, open borders retailer Wal-Mart, and the notorious Koch Brothers.

He’s also bringing in donations from the Paramount Global PAC, the political arm of CBS, Nickelodeon, and numerous other left-wing entertainment networkers that regularly broadcast sexualized content to children.

https://nationalfile.com/newest-gop-savior-louisianas-mike-johnson-heavily-funded-by-pharma/

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Dough

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Baker needs off hand, will tap @20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800359 (251834ZOCT23) Notable: Congratulations Mike Johnson

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Congratulations Mike Johnson

Finally got a speaker. I hope he does US right.

Didn't know what pic was til now:

Mace of the United States House of Representatives

The Mace of the United States House of Representatives,[1] also called the Mace of the Republic, is a ceremonial mace and one of the oldest symbols of the United States government. It symbolizes the governmental authority of the United States, and more specifically, the legislative authority of the House of Representatives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives

>>102086 tyb

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800377 (251837ZOCT23) Notable: Congratulations Mike Johnson

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@PepeLivesMatter

Mike Johnson's report card that assesses how hard one shills for Ukraine gave him the lowest grade possible.

On the surface, this seems like a huge upgrade compared to the Ukraine flag wearing McCarthy who satiated Zelensky at every possible turn.

Johnson has been given Trump's approval and he was an integral part in questioning the 2020 election.

Overall, this is a win where we desperately needed something to be encouraged by.

And I, for one, will take it.

https://gopforukraine.com/legislator/mike-johnson/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800388 (251840ZOCT23) Notable: Israel's Iron Dome Has A Supply Problem

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Israel's Iron Dome Has A Supply Problem

Missiles coming from Gaza are cheap and plentiful in comparison

Compare,the Qassam missiles being launched by Hamas and the Iron Dome air defence system that shoots them down.

The Qassam missiles are extremely simple and cheap to manufacture. The rocket propellant is made by combining sugar and fertiliser. The explosive tip is no more sophisticated than what is found in a grenade or an RPG round. Each missile costs around $300-$800 to make and, given the simplicity, the supply of these missiles is potentially infinite. It is estimated that Hamas has some 14,000 stockpiled — although given that Israeli intelligence failed to see the attack on the country’s territory earlier this month, the group may have many more.

The Iron Dome is, by contrast, an extremely sophisticated and expensive piece of technology, with each battery costing around $50 million. More importantly, each Tamir interceptor fired by the system costs around $50,000, meaning that it costs Israel around 100 times the cost of each Hamas missile to shoot them down. The Tamir interceptors are limited in supply, too. It is not clear how many Israel has stockpiled or how long they take to produce, but given that the United States is reported to have taken delivery of a few hundred and have ordered just over 1,800 more, it is a safe bet that these missiles are to some degree supply-constrained.

But the Iron Dome missiles are cheap when compared to their Patriot and THAAD counterparts. A single Patriot missile costs around $4 million, while a single THAAD battery costs an eye-watering $800 million. Since many Patriot batteries have recently been used in Ukraine, these too could be facing supply pressures.

Sauce: https://unherd.com/thepost/israels-iron-dome-has-a-supply-problem/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800447 (251850ZOCT23) Notable: Questions persist about Israeli attack on USS Liberty naval ship that killed 34 American crew members

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Questions persist about Israeli attack on USS Liberty naval ship that killed 34 American crew members

As the U.S. continues to offer unwavering support for Israel in its war against Hamas terrorists, it is important to remember that this support has not always been mutual – with one of the most egregious examples being when Israel tried to sink the USS Liberty, a noncombatant naval technical research vessel, killing 34 American crew members who were on board. However, many Americans are unfamiliar with what went down on that dark day 56 years ago thanks to efforts by the government and the corporate media to cover it up.

The attack on the USS Liberty in international waters off the northern Sinai coast has been shrouded in controversy and secrecy ever since it occurred. Some survivors maintain that it was a deliberate attack by the Israelis, and some former senior intelligence officials agree with their assessment. However, U.S. and Israeli officials have long insisted it was an accident.

An unprovoked attack on a noncombatant naval ship

On June 8, 1967, an Israeli aircraft conducting routine reconnaissance patrols across the Mediterranean spotted the ship.....the ship found itself being slammed by torpedoes in a two-hour attack that also saw bombs and napalm being dropped on it.

As an intelligence gathering ship, it was unprepared to defend itself and was only lightly armed, and its distress signals were blocked by Israeli forces. Survivors have reported that the Israeli aircraft that attacked them were unmarked, and they deliberately strafed their life rafts.A total of 34 Americans died and 174 were injured.

It was flying an American flag and labeled “USS Liberty” on the hull.

Officials don’t believe “outrageous” attack was an accident

The U.S. Secretary of State at the time, Dean Rusk, said that he “was never satisfied with the Israeli explanation,” adding: “I didn't believe them then, and I don't believe them to this day. The attack was outrageous.”

Sauce: https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-24-questions-israeli-attack-uss-liberty-naval-ship.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800501 (251858ZOCT23) Notable: CBS: "Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker"

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muh chaos

clearly an upgrade

Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker

By Melissa Quinn

Updated on: October 24, 2023 / 7:56 PM / CBS News

Washington — In the three weeks since Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker of the House in a historic vote, the chamber's Republican conference has been engulfed in chaos as it searches for a replacement.

The process so far has involved four nominees for speaker, with Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana becoming the latest to earn the nod and try to secure the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.

The effort to elect a new speaker began in early October, when GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida followed through on a threat to remove McCarthy after he worked with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. Here's what has transpired since then:

Oct. 2

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz officially announces he will move to oust McCarthy as speaker by filing what's known as a "motion to vacate," a maneuver that forces a vote on the House floor.

Gaetz launches his effort to remove McCarthy just two days after the speaker reached an 11th hour deal to fund the government through Nov. 17. The Florida Republican claims the agreement allegedly involved a "secret side deal" to provide more support for Ukraine. Gaetz and a number of congressional Republicans oppose sending any more aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Oct. 3

Allies of McCarthy unsuccessfully try to table Gaetz's resolution to declare the office of speaker vacant, with 11 Republicans voting against the effort to spare the speaker.

A final vote on the measure is then taken, and it passes 216 to 210. As a result, McCarthy is removed from his position as speaker, the first time in history a speaker has been voted out during a congressional session. Eight Republicans join with all Democrats to approve the resolution removing McCarthy.

Following the vote, Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is designated the speaker pro tempore. McHenry's name topped a list submitted by McCarthy to the House clerk in January that laid out who would fill in as an interim speaker in case of a vacancy.

McHenry immediately recesses the House to allow for the Republican and Democratic conferences to "meet and discuss the path forward" before proceeding to the election of a new speaker.

Hours later, McCarthy announces that he will not run for speaker again.

Oct. 11

After a week of campaigning, Majority Leader Steve Scalise is selected by the Republican conference as the nominee for speaker by a vote of 113 to 99. He defeats Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a conservative firebrand, in the internal race held behind closed doors.

Oct. 12

Just one day after winning the speaker nomination, Scalise withdraws his candidacy. The majority leader tells reporters that "there are still schisms that have to get resolved," an indication of the deep divisions among the GOP conference that would make it difficult for him to secure the necessary support to become speaker.

Oct. 13

Republicans select Jordan by secret ballot as their second nominee for House speaker in a closed-door Friday meeting. The Ohio Republican co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, a group of far-right GOP lawmakers, and served as its chairman. He is also one of the most ardent defenders of former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill. As leader of the Judiciary Committee, he is one of the chairs tasked with leading the House GOP's impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Rep. Jim Jordan speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on Oct. 13, 2023.

Jordan fends off a late challenge from Georgia Rep. Austin Scott in order to win the nod with the backing of 124 of his Republican colleagues.

Lawmakers head home for the weekend without holding a vote for a permanent speaker.

Oct. 17

The House convenes to hold its first formal vote for speaker. Republicans nominate Jordan, while Democrats select Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their candidate.

But after the first ballot, Jordan falls short of the 217 votes he needs to ascend to the speakership, winning 200 votes to Jeffries' 212. Twenty Republicans vote for someone other than Jordan — seven GOP lawmakers vote for Scalise, six support McCarthy, and three vote for former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin. Receiving one vote apiece are Reps. Mike Garcia of California, Tom Cole of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Emmer.

Jordan vows to press ahead, telling reporters, "We're going to keep working, and we're going to get the votes."

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800516 (251901ZOCT23) Notable: CBS: "Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker"

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>>102102

>muh chaos

>clearly an upgrade

>Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker

Oct. 18

The House gathers for a second vote for speaker, with Jordan and Jeffries again nominated by their respective parties.

Jordan again fails to secure the necessary votes to become speaker and sees his opposition grow on the second ballot. In all, 22 Republicans withhold their support for the Ohio Republican, but he picks up votes from two GOP lawmakers who opposed him on the first ballot: Reps. Doug LaMalfa of California and Victoria Spartz of Indiana.

Some Republicans indicate they want the House to vote to give McHenry more authority to allow for consideration of a limited legislative agenda, though such an effort would likely require support from Democrats.

Jordan again pledges not to step aside.

"We got 200 votes. You know, we picked up some today, a couple dropped off but they voted for me before, I think they can come back again," he tells reporters. "So we'll keep talking to members, we'll keep working on it."

Oct. 20

The House holds a third vote for speaker, and Jordan continues to bleed support from fellow Republicans. On the third ballot, the Ohio Republican loses 25 GOP lawmakers in total. The final tally is 210 votes for Jeffries and 194 for Jordan.

The GOP conference convenes for a closed-door meeting and votes by secret ballot to drop Jordan as the nominee for speaker — 86 members say Jordan should remain in the race, while 112 say he should not.

The vote leaves Republicans again searching for a speaker candidate who can unite the deeply divided conference.

Oct. 22

Nine Republicans meet a deadline to announce their candidacies for speaker, according to Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House GOP conference. The nine candidates for the speaker nomination are:

Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan

Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota

Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana

Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania

Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama

Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia

Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas

Only two of those nine voted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Oct. 23

Republicans meet for a candidate forum, where the contenders make their pitch to their colleagues on why they should be nominated for speaker.

Meuser drops out of the race, bringing the total number of candidates to eight.

Before the forum, former President Donald Trump weighs in and declines to endorse any of the candidates. Instead, he tells reporters during a campaign stop in New Hampshire that "I'm sort of trying to stay out" of the race. It's unclear how much weight Trump's endorsement holds with the current GOP conference, as he threw his support behind Jordan, and his bid failed.

Oct. 24

Republicans gather behind closed doors for the third time to select their nominee for speaker. Palmer drops out of the race just before the meeting, bringing the field of candidates vying for the nomination to seven.

The party holds five rounds of voting in all, and the nod ultimately goes to Emmer, the majority whip.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Sessions is eliminated after the first round, followed by Bergman after the second and Scott after the third. Donalds withdraws from the race after the fourth round, while Hern drops off the ballot.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800521 (251901ZOCT23) Notable: Tucker Carlson: Looks Like We’re Going to War with Iran. Are We Ready for This?

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>>102103

Tucker Carlson: Looks Like We’re Going to War with Iran. Are We Ready for This?

Tucker Carlson interviewed Colonel Douglas MacGregor and they agreed that the US is headed toward war with Iran, thanks to Secretary of State Blinken who has said that the US will support Israel in destroying Hamas. Blinken is leading us into “Armageddon.” Colonel MacGregor warned that the US is vulnerable to Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists that may easily cross the open US border. A new war can cause shortages of oil and the Biden administration has foolishly drained the US strategic oil reserves. A new war will further deplete US funds and increase the $33 trillion US debt.

He said that if the US attacks Iran, we will wind up in a war with Russia. Once Russia enters the war, it will expand into something far more serious than a regional war. Turkey will also likely enter war if US engages with Iran.

Israel plans collective punishment against Palestinians for the Hamas attack, but support for Israel will erode and the world will turn against it. Israel has long planned to sweep Palestinians off the land. Israel’s actions are uniting Sunni and Shia Muslims.

The Colonel said that US special forces suffered heavy losses recently during an excursion into Gaza to rescue hostages and the US military is not ready for combat.

more...

https://needtoknow.news/2023/10/tucker-carlson-looks-like-were-going-to-war-with-iran-are-we-ready-for-this/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800531 (251904ZOCT23) Notable: CBS: "Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker"

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>>102102

>>102104

>muh chaos

>clearly an upgrade

>Timeline: Republicans' chaotic search for a new House speaker

On the fifth and final ballot, Emmer goes head-to-head with Johnson and defeats him 117 to 97, lawmakers say. A subsequent roll call vote to gauge Emmer's backing, though, sees at least 20 Republicans withhold their support, according to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York.

The level of opposition from the GOP conference indicates that Emmer will face an immense challenge in winning 217 votes. Shortly after Emmer clinches the nomination, Trump comes out against his candidacy for speaker despite saying he planned to remain on the sidelines a day earlier.

In a post to his social media site Truth Social, the former president claims Emmer "never respected the power of a Trump endorsement, or the breadth and scope of MAGA — MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump goes on to say that "voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!"

Later in the afternoon, Emmer told his fellow Republicans that he was dropping his candidacy for speaker, just hours after he won the nomination.

The party heads back to the drawing board yet again, and six candidates submit their names for consideration following Emmer's exit: Donalds, Hern, Johnson, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Mark Green of Tennessee and Roger Williams of Texas. Hern, however, drops his bid shortly after declaring his candidacy and throws his support behind Johnson.

Republicans huddle for another candidates' forum — their second in two days — and proceed to voting for a new nominee.

Johnson is selected as the speaker nominee after three ballots, becoming Republicans' fourth speaker-designate. Like the others before him, though, Johnson faces a tough path to earning 217 votes, as there were 44 "other" votes on the final ballot cast for people not officially running. McCarty himself earns 43 of those 44 votes despite not mounting a bid for the gavel.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800555 (251908ZOCT23) Notable: Moar MIKE J

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>>>/qresearch/19800543

>She's really into him.

That look doesn't mean what you think it means. I mean, it sorta does, but not like what you think.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800615 (251917ZOCT23) Notable: New Zealand Is a Crime Scene: 30 Out of 30 People Vaccinated in One Clinic Are Now Dead

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NZ Politician Calls for Full-Blown Criminal Investigation into COVID Vaccine Deaths

“The government knew every side effect before one single jab was given in New Zealand.”

A major political shift has occurred in New Zealand after six years of Jacinda Ardern’s liberal rule. Former Prime Minister Ardern, who unexpectedly announced she no longer had “enough in the tank” to fulfill the position in January 2023, passed the torch to Chris Hipkins, who suffered a crushing defeat in the 2023 New Zealand general election to conservative Christopher Luxon on October 14, 2023.

With the election in the rear-view mirror, NZ Loyal Party leader Liz Gunn issued a post-election update Friday, October 21, with “The Mother of all Revelations.”

Before the election, Gunn was contacted by a clinician/mathematician whistleblower who had information linking tens of thousands of Kiwi (NZ citizens) deaths to the COVID-19 injections. This unnamed whistleblower insisted that his or her words would be published “after the election.”

We have now come to an undisclosed location with a New Zealand clinician/mathematician, who is very experienced in statistical analysis. That person has with us reviewed the data and confirms our position that it is damning. The figures show that there are tens of thousands of deaths linked to the [COVID] jabs, and this is just one of the sites recording this type of information in New Zealand. We don't know how many further databases like this are in the country. So it follows that as the deaths are usually less than the numbers of side effects, then the extrapolation of the numbers of injured and dead kiwis starts to become frankly eyewatering.

We saw in the data that there are many clusters of deaths. People who attended the same jab site and were jabbed one after the other at consecutive times on the same day. We saw their jab date. We saw their date of death. Let me give you just one of many examples.

On one day, 30 people were jabbed on the same day at the same location. All are now deceased, and their deaths are in close temporal time proximity to each other. That's 30. That's all players in a rugby match on the field suddenly dead. You see, statistically, the numbers of deaths we saw cannot be attributed to natural causes, given same site and same date of vaccination. It would be what they say statistically highly unlikely.

We are calling for an inquiry. Not just any inquiry, a full-blown criminal investigation leaving no stone unturned. New Zealand is a crime scene. Computers of anyone associated with this COVID response rollout in any capacity, mobile phones, communications, bank accounts, archives, and a whole host of other targeted information must be seized.

https://vigilantnews.com/post/nz-politician-calls-for-full-blown-criminal-investigation-into-covid-vaccine-deaths

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800630 (251920ZOCT23) Notable: Israelis lament ‘PR disaster’ after freed Israeli hostage reveals Hamas ‘treated us very nicely’

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Israelis lament ‘PR disaster’ after freed Israeli hostage reveals Hamas ‘treated us very nicely’

Oct 25, 2023

Israeli state media threw a fit on Tuesday over the "public relations disaster" of freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz's press conference in which she revealed that Hamas treated her and fellow captives "very nicely" and "were very delicate and gentle with them and took care of all their needs."

Lifshitz said Hamas operatives were "very friendly," "told them they were Muslims and they were not going to hurt them," provided them with medicine and "shared with them the same food that Hamas was eating."

Israel has spent the past week accusing Hamas of being a baby-beheading, baby-raping, ISIS-style killing machine that rapes pregnant woman, cuts their babies out on film and inflicts horrors on their victims "worse than the Holocaust."

"They gave us pitta bread, hard cheese, some low fat cream cheese, and cucumber and that was our food for the entire day."

Freed Hamas hostage Yocheved Lifshitz recounts her experience saying "there were people there who took care of all the needs."

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 24, 2023

Sharone Lifschitz, the daughter of freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, recounts her mother's experience of being taken hostage by Hamas.

She says Hamas militants were "friendly" and describes how another hostage was treated by a paramedic. https://t.co/w3Jr8XxEZs

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 24, 2023

"Each person had a guard watching him or her. They took care of all the needs. They talked about all kinds of things, they were very friendly."

Yocheved Lifshitz details what it was like while being held hostage by Hamas.

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 24, 2023

?HAMAS RELEASE FOOTAGE OF HOSTAGE RELEASE pic.twitter.com/SWPXTIDNqM

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 23, 2023

From The Times of Israel, "Lifshitz press conference panned as disastrous for Israel, PR win for Hamas":

The Kan public broadcaster reports that Israeli PR experts are calling the decision to put Lifshitz in front of cameras a "mistake." The station notes that international media is now reporting on Hamas's kindness in taking care of the hostage's needs.

In Israel Hayom, columnist Eddie Rothstein calls the interview a "propaganda win for Hamas."

Contrast the way Lifshitz's describes the treatment of captives under Hamas with the way Palestinians taken captive by Israel described how they were treated in a shocking story released last week by the Israeli media outlet Haaretz:

(Article by Chris Menahan republished from InformationLiberation.com)

Sauce: https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-25-israelis-lament-pr-disaster-hostage-hamas-treatment.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800693 (251928ZOCT23) Notable: "Only Election Deniers Need Apply for Speaker"

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>>102108

I'll take somedeep cleavageright about now

fake news election reeeeeee intensifies

Only Election Deniers Need Apply for Speaker

The House GOP’s new litmus test

By David A. Graham

A black-and-white photo of the U.S. Capitol.

Mark Peterson / The New York Times / Redux

October 25, 2023, 1:59 PM ET

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Updated on October 25 at 1:59 p.m. ET

One paradox of the current House Republican majority, and a sign of the deep cleavages within it, is that having sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election can be both disqualifying and essential to becoming speaker of the House.

After Jim Jordan of Ohio’s campaign to become speaker flamed out, The Washington Post reported that one reason some colleagues refused to vote for him was his vocal role in trying to prevent the inauguration of Joe Biden. Following Jordan’s exit, nine Republicans announced bids for the role, seven of whom had voted not to certify the 2020 election.

The next GOP nominee, however, was Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, who voted in favor of certifying the election. That vote—on a matter for which there was no evidence of fraud and no evidence of theft—helped doom Emmer, who withdrew without even seeing a floor vote. Former President Donald Trump, along with some allies, mobilized to block Emmer, citing his certification vote, criticism of Trump after the January 6 riot at the Capitol, and perceived weak defense of Trump amid his 91 felony charges.

Read: The threat to democracy is coming from inside the U.S. House

The next man up is Mike Johnson of Louisiana. Some observers speculate that Johnson, the caucus’s fifth choice, might actually manage to obtain the gavel in part because of fatigue: Republicans understand how bad the failure to elect a speaker is, both for governance and for public appearance. Johnson also hasn’t made as many enemies as the prior nominees, in part because he’s only been in Congress since 2016. But Johnson also has cachet in the MAGA fringe of the House and with Trump, because he was, as The New York Times described him last year, “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections” to certifying the election.

A certain logic dictates that the leader of the House GOP would be an election denier, because the median GOP member is. In 2021, 139 House Republicans voted not to certify the election, and 109 of them remain in the House out of 221 current total Republicans. Of the GOP members who have been newly elected since, several are election deniers. (One, Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin, was even present at the Stop the Steal rally before the riot.) But what is striking is how a failed vote nearly three years ago has become a central issue in the weeks-long speaker fight.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800700 (251929ZOCT23) Notable: "Only Election Deniers Need Apply for Speaker"

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>>102116

>and a sign of the deep cleavages

Kevin McCarthy, the recently deposed speaker, fit the bill, having voted not to certify. But McCarthy is widely viewed as an institutionalist, so his vote garnered him neither much credibility with conservatives nor the condemnation it deserved among some Democratic and mainstream observers. For better or worse, McCarthy’s vote was treated as cynical, insincere politicking. (It didn’t help that he was publicly bullied into signing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court challenging the results in four states.)

But Johnson was not just a member going along with the election denial for political expediency. He was the intellectual force—such as it was—behind one major prong of the denial. Although Johnson is mild-mannered and little-known outside Congress, he’s practically just Jim Jordan with a suit jacket, conservative glasses, and a less hectoring voice.

Johnson, a constitutional lawyer by profession, concocted what he called a “third option” to allow Republicans to challenge the election without endorsing the wildest claims of flipped votes and Venezuelan interventions. Instead, as the Times reported in detail, he argued that the way some states had changed voting procedures in response to the coronavirus pandemic was unconstitutional. Delivered in a careful way, this seemed like a lawyerly argument, but the intended effect was radical: It aimed to have the votes of several key states that voted for Biden simply thrown out, disenfranchising millions of Americans and handing Trump reelection. (The premise was also shaky; the number of votes affected by the changes wouldn’t have flipped the states.)

When Texas’s attorney general made a similar argument to the U.S. Supreme Court, Johnson wrote an amicus brief in support of it and rounded up House Republicans to sign it, using an implicit threat: He said that Trump would “be anxiously awaiting the final list” of signers to review. According to the Times, the lawyer for House Republican leaders said that Johnson’s arguments didn’t hold water, but he still managed to get 125 members to sign. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court rejected the argument in December 2020, saying that Texas had no standing to sue.

Having run out of other options, many of the same Republicans decided to vote on January 6 not to certify the election. Johnson put out a phenomenally disingenuous statement explaining that vote, in which he spread claims that undermined faith in elections despite a lack of evidence or legal grounding, all in the name of building faith. “Our extraordinary republic has endured for nearly two and a half centuries based on the consent of the governed,” he and 36 colleagues wrote. “That consent is grounded in the confidence of our people in the legitimacy of our institutions of government. Among our most fundamental institutions is the system of free and fair elections we rely upon, and any erosion in that foundation jeopardizes the stability of our republic.” Johnson also told The New Yorker, apparently with a straight face, that he “genuinely believe[d]” that Trump was challenging the election on principle and not just to stay in power.

Last night, after Johnson was designated the speaker nominee, a reporter asked him about his role in trying to overturn the election. His colleagues jeered at the reporter while Johnson smirked and then said, “Next question.” The dismissiveness is unwarranted, especially when three former lawyers for Trump have pleaded guilty to crimes related to election subversion just in the past week. But Republican members don’t want to talk about the topic, because they know that election denial is not popular with the American people. Within the GOP caucus, however, it’s not just mainstream—it might be a prerequisite for leadership.

https://archive.ph/njBtn#selection-645.72-645.87

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800855 (251950ZOCT23) Notable: Donald Trump storms out of trial after judge denies motion to dismiss case and calls him to the stand to fine him $10,000 for violating gag order for a second time

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>>102121

Donald Trump storms out of trial after judge denies motion to dismiss case and calls him to the stand to fine him $10,000 for violating gag order for a second time

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12670933/Michael-Cohen-returns-stand-continue-testimony-Donald-Trumps-250million-fraud-trial-New-York.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800924 (252002ZOCT23) Notable: Moar MIKE J

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It's not that I know anything about Rep Mike Johnson outside of Trump's non-endorsement endorsement, but I am in a wait and see posture at the moment.

Can he actually steer the GOP conference into getting some stuff done?

Will he stand up to Brandon and Schumer (ignoring the Turtle) and get some concessions on the budget?

Will he unleash Comer and Jordan and get Brandon's articles of impeachment out of committee and to the floor for a vote?

Will he make the House into the real oversight body (budget, and everything else) it is supposed to be?

If so, I will sing his praises. If not, then Republicans are back to playing dummy in the card game that is D.C.

What we have just seen is the partial removal of the RINOs who were the guardians of the status quo in D.C.; they didn't like it one bit. We will see if they try to regain control by manipulating Johnson. Hope he is up to the challenge.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800940 (252006ZOCT23) Notable: Moar MIKE J

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Voting time!

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/you-vote-do-you-approve-mike-johnson-speaker

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19800962 (252009ZOCT23) Notable: Army Air Defense Units from 3 Bases Are Deploying to Middle East After 13 Drone Attacks

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Army Air Defense Units from 3 Bases Are Deploying to Middle East After 13 Drone Attacks

24 Oct 2023

Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin

The Army air defense units deploying to the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war come from Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Liberty in North Carolina, and Fort Sill in Oklahoma, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

The units are bringing Patriot missile batteries and a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, battery to the region after more than a dozen drone and rocket attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria over the past week that the Pentagon has blamed on Iranian proxies. NBC News reported Tuesday evening that two dozen American military personnel were wounded in the attacks, but that could not be immediately confirmed by Military.com.

Although Pentagon officials didn't name the Army units being deployed, Fort Bliss is home to the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Liberty hosts the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and Fort Sill is home to the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

The units are among the latest deployments to the Middle East following two aircraft carrier strike groups earlier this month; F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets this week - adding to jets and A-10 Thunderbolt II planes already sent; and military advisers including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare to aid Israel as it wages war on Hamas.

Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the top Pentagon spokesman who briefed reporters Tuesday, would not say how many troops are deploying with the air defense units or give their specific destinations. He did say that a THAAD battery was coming from Fort Bliss and the Patriot battalions would come from Fort Liberty and Fort Bliss.

More than 2,000 U.S. troops were also put on ready-to-deploy orders by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as yet another show of support for Israel, which declared war against Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, after its sudden and brazen terrorist attack on Oct. 7 killed about 1,400 Israelis.

The deployment of the air defenses came as Pentagon officials disclosed new details about an uptick in drone and missile strikes on U.S. bases in the region since last week. On Monday, the Pentagon blamed the attacks on Iran and groups it supports in the region, and said it expected the threat to grow as the bloody war in Israel and Gaza drags on.

Ryder said that between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, "U.S. and coalition forces have been attacked at least 10 separate times in Iraq and three separate times in Syria via a mix of one-way attack drones and rockets."

The Pentagon had revealed some of these attacks last week as they occurred, but Ryder stressed that 13 attacks are "initial numbers."

Defense officials have also stepped up the rhetoric around the attacks, telling reporters Monday that they "see a prospect for much more significant escalation against U.S. forces and personnel in the near term and, let's be clear about it, the road leads back to Iran."

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was even more direct. Defense officials said last week that the Marine Corps' 26th Expeditionary Unit was heading "to the waters off of Israel" as a result of the crisis after it abruptly ended pre-scheduled training in Kuwait.

A Navy spokesperson told Military.com on Monday that the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, which transports the 26th MEU, was in the Gulf of Oman area conducting freedom of navigation operations.

The Marines now deployed to the area "bring with them the weapons of war, if needed," Smith told a crowd Monday while speaking at a memorial for the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut.

"For those that are in the area, if that MEU has to go in, if you target them, someone else will raise your children," Smith added.

Meanwhile, at sea, the destroyer USS Carney shot down drones and Houthi-launched cruise missiles on Thursday. The incident has been framed as a self-defense move by the Pentagon since last week, when officials wouldn't say whether the threat they posed was to the ship or Israel.

Ryder told reporters Tuesday that the land attack cruise missiles that the Carney shot down had a range that "was likely in excess of 2,000 kilometers," making them quite capable of striking Israel.

Another addition to the Middle East besides the Army's air defense missiles will be more F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. Ryder said that the unit arrived in the Middle East on Tuesday.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/10/24/army-air-defense-units-3-bases-are-deploying-middle-east-after-13-drone-attacks.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801033 (252022ZOCT23) Notable: Moar MIKE J

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https://twitter.com/denonklipsch/status/1717268714620338509

45th speaker? There have actually been 56

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801089 (252032ZOCT23) Notable: PF

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COBRA31 WC-135 Constant Phoenix up out of Offutt AFB

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801110 (252035ZOCT23) Notable: World's Oldest Central Bank Seeking $7 Billion Bailout After Massive Bond Losses

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World's Oldest Central Bank Seeking $7 Billion Bailout After Massive Bond Losses

Two weeks ago we reminded the world that thanks to soaring interest rates, which will only keep rising until the Fed figures out what "big-enough" crisis it uses to trigger QEx+1, the staggering losses on global fixed income securities which according to the IIF amount to $307 trillion - as calculated by DB's Jim Reid - amount to a little bit over $100 trillion (and rising). And while thanks to such facilities as the BTFP much of the MTM risk has been transferred if only for the time being away from commercial banks and to the Fed, the cumulative losses at central banks are now absolutely staggering, starting with the biggest and baddest one of all, where the Fed operating loss is now $111 billion and rising with every day that the Fed pays out more in interest to banks and money market funds than it collects on its bond portfolio...

... while the cumulative MTM loss on its multi-trillion bond and MBS portfolio is now a staggering, hold on to your hats, $1+ trillion (this despite unwinding more than $1 trillion in assets on its balance sheet since the early 2022 peak).

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/worlds-oldest-central-bank-seeking-7-billion-bailout-after-massive-bond-losses

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801139 (252039ZOCT23) Notable: Jailed journalist Owen Shroyer put in solitary confinement

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BREAKING: Jailed journalist Owen Shroyer put in solitary confinement

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jailed-journalist-owen-shroyer-put-in-solitary-confinement

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801155 (252041ZOCT23) Notable: #24313

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baker seeking handoff ghosting in @20

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-10-25-2023/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801169 (252043ZOCT23) Notable: MIGA!

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TYB

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801205 (252051ZOCT23) Notable: Planefag

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HOMER42 RC-135 reconnaissance plane is patrolling off the coast of Israel.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801211 (252052ZOCT23) Notable: Jamaal Bowman criminally charged by DC attorney general

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https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1717280353205834125

DC_Draino

@DC_Draino

🚨UPDATE: Jamaal Bowman has just been criminally charged by the DC attorney general

He must report to the police station on 10/26 to be booked, fingerprinted, and get his mugshot

Humiliating!!

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801347 (252113ZOCT23) Notable: Jamaal Bowman criminally charged by DC attorney general

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JAMAL BOWMAN CHARGED FOR FALSE ALARM!

https://x.com/alx/status/1717278763140993429

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801418 (252127ZOCT23) Notable: U.S EMBASSY IN KUWAIT ALERT

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🚨BREAKING: U.S EMBASSY IN KUWAIT ALERT

The embassy is aware of threats made on social media by Alwiyat al-Waad al-Haq, a militia group in Iraq, against U.S. military bases in Kuwait.

As a result, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait is limiting its activity on U.S. military bases to essential and official events only. U.S. citizens are advised to remain alert.

IMPORTANT: U.S KUWAIT ALERT DETAILS

Kuwait is a VERY CLOSE U.S ALLY, so such an alert in the country is "very rare."

MORE DETAILS:

- Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Alwiya Waad al Haq (the Righteous Promise Brigades) threatened to attack US forces in Kuwait and the UAE on October 24.

- Alwiya Waad al Haq previously claimed drone attacks targeting the Saudi royal palace in January 2021 and ”vital facilities” in Abu Dhabi, UAE in February 2022.

- CTP-ISW previously assessed that this group was likely a front for Kataib Hezbollah.

- Pro-Iran Telegram channels affiliated with Iraqi proxy groups echoed the group’s threat to attack US forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

- This threat and its amplification in pro-Iran channels suggest that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are willing to escalate regionally beyond Iraq and Syria.

Source: Critical Threats

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801425 (252129ZOCT23) Notable: NATO Readiness Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23

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NATO Showcases Unprecedented Maritime Cooperation and Readiness during Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23

TARANTO, Italy - In a remarkable display of international maritime cooperation, naval forces from five Allied nations have gathered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Italy for the start of Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23.

Following a year of meticulous planning, NATO’s Italian-led exercise will put personnel and military assets through a series of challenging scenarios, designed to prepare them for an effective response to potential crises and threats in the future.

The exercise will take place in Italian territorial waters and international waters in the Mediterranean Sea including airspace above, an extremely important area for global maritime security.

Exercise Dynamic Mariner 23 will begin on the 23 October and finish on 6 November. It overlaps with the Italian-led Exercise Mare Aperto 23-2, which continues until 17 November.

https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2023/nato-showcases-unprecedented-maritime-cooperation-and-readiness-during-exercise-dynamic-mariner-23

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801451 (252134ZOCT23) Notable: Yields Jump After Gruesome 5Y Auction Prices With Biggest Tail In 15 Months

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(Which means THIS AMOUNT is roughly what any bailout would need to be passed by congress Protip: crqno chance in hell….completely dwarfing the ‘08-original public amount of $750b-and THAT was used solely to recapitalize the insolvent banking system….they dint fix a damn thing and never planned to…why do that if,for example, JP Moran can add or subtract TRILLIONS in derivatives from Q to Q cap 2 is the latest FDIC losses for hold to maturity (US Debt)…..it’s higher by now)

Last Friday, the Federal Reserve published its Financial Stability Report, which takes a detailed look at U.S. financial stability through the second quarter of this year. Although the Fed does its best to put a rosy glow on the outlook, it’s not a pretty picture. We found the most disturbing sentence in the report to be the following:and complete BULLSHIT….what did you think they were gonna say

“Overall, estimated runnable money-like financial liabilities increased 3.4 percent to $20.3 trillion (75 percent of nominal GDP) over the past year.”

Given that a handful of banks this past spring, with combined liabilities of less than $1 trillion, caused a full blown banking panic and bank runs, the Fed’s figure of $20.3 trillion of “runnable” money is not a comforting thought. The Fed elaborates as follows: follows:

“The banking industry maintained a high level of liquidity overall, but some banks continued to face funding pressures; meanwhile, structural vulnerabilities persisted in other sectors engaged in liquidity transformation.

“The banking industry overall maintained a high level of liquidity since the May report. Funding risks for most banks remained low, and large banks that are subject to the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) continued to maintain ample levels of HQLA [High Quality Liquid Assets] given the risk of their funding structures. That said, banks that came under stress and experienced large deposit outflows in March continued to face funding pressure. Since March, volatility has abated and deposit outflows have largely stabilized—owing, in part, to actions by the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—but these banks nonetheless continued to face challenges navigating changes in depositor behavior, higher funding costs, and reduced market values for investment securities.

“Prime MMFs [Money Market Funds] and other cash-investment vehicles remained vulnerable to runs and, hence, contributed to the fragility of short-term funding marketssee the run up and now run down of the NY FED Reverse Repo FacilityIn addition, some cash-management vehicles, including retail prime MMFs, government MMFs, and short-term investment funds, maintained stable net asset values (NAVs) that make them susceptible to sharp increases in interest rates.(You can read the rest of this drivel at article link-edit for space)

The mention of life insurers with “nontraditional liabilities” and “illiquid and risky assets on their balance sheets” is a particularly sensitive subject for the Fed, which is supposed to be supervising the global systemically important banks (GSIBs) to make sure they don’t spread their contagion through the U.S. financial system in a replay of 2008. On September 16, 2008, one day after Lehman Brothers made its bankruptcy filing, the U.S. government had to nationalize American International Group (AIG), one of the largest life insurers in the world.

AIG received a taxpayer backstop of $185 billion but the bailout of AIG was in reality a backdoor bailout of the global banks on Wall Street who had used AIG as a counterparty on their casino-like Credit Default Swaps and for securities loans – neither of which AIG could make good on. (Something that the Fed’s bank examiners apparently missed.)

It was eventually revealed that major Wall Street banks, foreign banks and hedge funds received more than half of AIG’s bailout money ($93.2 billion). Public pressure eventually forced AIG to release a chart of these payments.

Since 2008, (and I’d argue it started in 2002 with the coming Iraq war #2) the Fed’s approach to both supervision of the mega banks and financial stability is to have no restraints on the amount of money it can create electronically to bail out the bad boys on Wall Street in an effort to cover up its own incompetence as a bank supervisor.

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/10/feds-financial-stability-report-says-20-3-trillion-is-subject-to-a-run/

https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/quarterly-banking-profile/qbp/2023jun/chart7.xlsx

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801521 (252148ZOCT23) Notable: Yields Jump After Gruesome 5Y Auction Prices With Biggest Tail In 15 Months

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Yields Jump After Gruesome 5Y Auction Prices With Biggest Tail In 15 Months

(Primary Dealers have to buy here but it’s getting harder to offload this crap after they buy it-see below for dealer take down….QE coming next year in early spring)

Well, the treasury market respite from the "Bills" closing out their shorts was, as expected, quite short lived and moments ago the pricing of an ugly 5Y auction reminded just how much more pain lies in store for the US bond market.

The sale of $52BN in 5Y notes priced at a high yield of 4.899%, more than 20bps above last month's 4.671%, the highest yield since June 2007, and also tailing the 4.880% When Issued by a whopping 1.9bps, which was the biggest tail since last September and the 4th biggest tail in the past decade.

The bid to cover of 2.36 was also rather ugly, and not only was it below last month's 2.52 and the six-auction average of 2.55, it was (also) the worst since last September. The internals were even uglier with Indirects sliding by almost 10bps to 61.5% from 71.2%, the lowest since - you guessed it - last September, and below the recent average of 68.9%. And with Directs awarded 19.1%, or roughly in line with the recent average,Dealers were left holding 19.4%, the most since, drumroll, last September.The auction was so ugly, the bond market was rocked wider with the 10Y rising as high as 4.95%, and fast approaching the key level of 5.00% where yields halted their retreat earlier this week.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/yields-jump-after-gruesome-5y-auction-prices-biggest-tail-15-months

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801664 (252213ZOCT23) Notable: Johnson & Johnson blocked from using bankruptcy to resolve talcum powder lawsuits

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801702 (252221ZOCT23) Notable: Johnson & Johnson blocked from using bankruptcy to resolve talcum powder lawsuits

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Johnson & Johnson blocked from using bankruptcy to resolve talcum powder lawsuits

Ruling from US appeals court casts doubt on future of contentious ‘Texas two-step’ manoeuvre

Jamie Smyth in New York January 30 2023

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

A US appeals court has dismissed a bankruptcy petition filed by a unit of Johnson & Johnson, upending the healthcare company’s attempt to resolve billions of dollars of legal claims from customers alleging its talcum powder caused cancer.

The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday said it had dismissed a bankruptcy filing from J&J’s subsidiary LTL management, preventing it from shifting thousands of legal claims out of trial courts and into the bankruptcy system.

moar...

https://www.ft.com/content/aa0c99fc-8730-49e0-9460-e41f5f37cd5f

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801811 (252242ZOCT23) Notable: The number of illegal aliens crossing into the United States since Biden took office now tops the individual populations of more than 38 states

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@TheChiefNerd

The number of illegal aliens crossing into the United States since Biden took office now tops the individual populations of more than 38 states

https://twitter.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1717309706883006576

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801812 (252243ZOCT23) Notable: Matt Gaetz Reveals the Dirty Details Behind the Attempt to Derail Mike Johnson’s Vote

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Must See: Matt Gaetz Reveals the Dirty

Details Behind the Republican Old Guard’s

Attempt to Derail Mike Johnson’s Vote

for House Speaker (Video)

Gateway Pundit, by Jim Hoft

Posted By: Imright, 10/25/2023 2:52:38 PM

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) joined the War Room with Steve Bannon on Wednesday morning following the voting last evening for the next Republican Speaker-designate. During their conversation Matt Gaetz revealed the devious actions of the Old Guard Republicans in their attempts to derail Mike Johnson’s vote. According to Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy was hiding in the background actively working to sabotage the candidates who were running to replace him.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801817 (252244ZOCT23) Notable: Israel Delays Ground Invasion Because US Is Unprepared to Defend Itself

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Israel Delays Ground Invasion Because

US Is Unprepared to Defend Itself

Hot Air, by David Strom

Posted By: Dreadnought, 10/25/2023 2:00:24 PM

Oh FFS. The story about why Israel has yet to make a ground invasion of Gaza is becoming clear, and it is yet another embarrassment for the United States under Joe Biden. Israel has been prepared to enter Gaza to eliminate Hamas, but the ground invasion keeps getting delayed. The reason why? The US is unprepared to defend US military installations in the area. This is pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. However, I am not sure that the Biden Administration isn’t just pressuring Israel to delay for other reasons as well, given their neverending expressions of concern for Gaza. Israel has agreed, for now, to a request from the U.S.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801841 (252249ZOCT23) Notable: Australian Federal Police raids target alleged money laundering by Changjiang Currency Exchange

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Australian Federal Police raids target alleged money laundering by Changjiang Currency Exchange

Australian Federal Police have arrested seven people in Melbourne and seized $50 million worth of luxury cars and property during raids on an alleged money-laundering syndicate it says was operating "in plain sight".

Key points:

AFP officers started investigating Changjiang Currency Exchange when they noticed it expanding during COVID lockdowns

Police allege a gang was laundering money through 12 retail outlets around Australia

The gang allegedly coached criminals on how to create fake documents to conceal where their money came from, police allege

More than 300 officers executed search warrants on homes and offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth early on Wednesday following the 14-month investigation into Changjiang Currency Exchange, a retail money-transfer business that police claim has helped criminals launder almost $230 million over the past three years.

The seven people arrested include four men and three women, aged between 33 and 40. Four are Chinese nationals and three are Australian citizens.

One member of the alleged syndicate, a 37-year-old from Balwyn in Melbourne's east, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to deal with the proceeds of crime. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Police say they plan to charge the remaining six people arrested, and all seven are expected to appear in court on Thursday.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/afp-raids-target-alleged-money-laundering-syndicate/103021474

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801870 (252255ZOCT23) Notable: Bill Gates' ex GF was married to Kevin Kline's brother, Alex Kline

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Check this out, anon.

Bill Gates' ex GF was married to Kevin Kline's brother, Alex Kline

https://www.the-sun.com/news/2825887/who-is-ann-winblads-husband-alex-kline/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19801925 (252302ZOCT23) Notable: #24314

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https://fullchan.net/?7e3181a2a3c62cf2#8LDqF9BNQNd1Yrzhsmn93nzRNmehQAz8zganTvTBEF9a

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802002 (252318ZOCT23) Notable: @POTATO twats in response to le new speaker, LOOKING SHARP, JOE!

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@POTUS

As I said when this process began, whoever the Speaker is, I will seek to work with them in good faith.

This is a time for all of us to act responsibly and put the good of American families above any partisanship.

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@AP

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BREAKING: Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has secured enough votes to become speaker of the House as the ballot draws to a close. https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-republicans-emmer-mccarthy-54352a64be041cd445bda8df28b24f03?taid=6539559641ee0600016acf0c&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Show this thread

6:55 PM · Oct 25, 2023

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1717314004933038353

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802023 (252320ZOCT23) Notable: military age migrant loiter posse's coming soon to a neighborhood near you

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802082 (252331ZOCT23) Notable: @POTATO twats in response to le new speaker, LOOKING SHARP, JOE!

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@ChrisDJackson

📸 LOOKING SHARP President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive to welcome Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese for tonight's state dinner at the White House. 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

7:20 PM · Oct 25, 2023

https://twitter.com/ChrisDJackson/status/1717320336427868238

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802083 (252331ZOCT23) Notable: U.S. Cybersecurity Defense Agency ‘Immediately’ Worked To Discredit Hunter Biden Laptop Story, Legal Group Says

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America First Legal, a non-profit law group led by former senior members of the Trump administration, said on social media Wednesday that two weeks before the 2020 presidential election, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(CISA) linked Biden’s laptop story to the likes of “QAnon” and the 2016 “Pizzagate” child-sex trafficking theory.

Oct 25, 2023

https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-cybersecurity-defense-agency-immediately-worked-to-discredit-hunter-biden-laptop-story-legal-group-says

X Thread:

https://twitter.com/America1stLegal/status/1717179236220289132

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802090 (252332ZOCT23) Notable: Hezbollah announcing they joined or are joining the war

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

🚨IMPORTANT: This is the FIRST FORM OF COMMUNICATION from the leader of Hezbollah since the war started

This is VERY significant, and some are analyzing his letter to mean:

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE INEVITABLE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM

This could be a VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT

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🚨 JUST IN: Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Honors 'Their Fallen Fighters' in a Handwritten Note as 'Martyrs on the Way to Jerusalem'

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802111 (252335ZOCT23) Notable: @RepMattGaetz Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Tom Emmer all saw last night that the actual saboteur of their candidacies was Kevin McCarthy.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz

@RepMattGaetz

Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and Tom Emmer all saw last night that the actual saboteur of their candidacies was Kevin McCarthy.

His swampy efforts were exposed, and they were vanquished.

That's why all Americans should be excited about the ascendance of

@RepMikeJohnson to the Speakership!

1:04 PM · Oct 25, 2023

https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1717225719372111998

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802132 (252338ZOCT23) Notable: Hezbollah announcing they joined or are joining the war

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Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal

🚨 HEZBOLLAH CRYPTICALLY JOINING THE WAR?

Translated Handwritten Letter from Leader, Hassan Nasrallah, which many interpret as Hezbollah announcing they joined or are joining the war:

'In the name of Allah the most gracious, the most merciful.

To the brothers in Hezbollah’s media units and institutions, may Allah Almighty protect them.

Peace be upon you.'

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802145 (252339ZOCT23) Notable: The US House of Representatives adopts a resolution supporting Israel shortly after electing a Speaker.

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EndGameWW3 🇺🇸

@EndGameWW3

The US House of Representatives adopts a resolution supporting Israel shortly after electing a Speaker.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802158 (252341ZOCT23) Notable: so Israel and the USA know Hamas is hiding in tunnels, but the IDF is destroying surface structures?

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EndGameWW3 🇺🇸

@EndGameWW3

Doesn't sound deadly...

US Delta Force will oversee “large quantities of nerve gas being pumped into Hamas tunnels, capable of paralyzing the bodily movement for a period of time between six and 12 hours."

https://twitter.com/EndGameWW3/status/1717303288448602329

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802187 (252346ZOCT23) Notable: PF Reports: Call sign COBRA13. USAF WC-135R 64-14831, SNOOP27, HUSKR25

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SAM328 G5 inbound to JBA from Chievres AB Belgium NATO

NATN61 KC-135 tanker as the mobile filling station while Potato tries to stay awake w/Albanese State dinner

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802308 (260004ZOCT23) Notable: "Who controls Soros?" answer: they all control one another through mutual bondage.

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>"Who controls Soros?"

answer: they all control one another through mutual bondage. they take off their clothes and expose everything to each other.

The family name lives on, however, via a branch of the Borghese family, descended from the marriage of Olimpia Aldobrandini with Prince Paolo Borghese in the 17th century. This line is descended from Don Camillo Borghese, Prince Aldobrandini (1816–1902), a leading member of the soi-disant Black Nobility, who in turn was the younger brother of the then Prince Borghese and head of that family. Princess Olimpia Anna Aldobrandini, also a non-lineal descendant of Napoleon on her mother's side, married into the Rothschild family.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldobrandini_family

unio Valerio Scipione Ghezzo Marcantonio Maria Borghese (6 June 1906 – 26 August 1974), nicknamed The Black Prince,

they keep it in the family.

think about this: these wars have been between families and the keys to the kingdomb

i'd go out on a limb and even venture to bet that abramovic is "the black prince"..

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802358 (260013ZOCT23) Notable: ARCHIVING - JUNE 20 2016 VIDEO, TOM WHEELER ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF 5G

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802371 (260014ZOCT23) Notable: ARCHIVING - JUNE 20 2016 VIDEO, TOM WHEELER ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF 5G

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802404 (260019ZOCT23) Notable: ARCHIVING - JUNE 20 2016 VIDEO, TOM WHEELER ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF 5G

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802437 (260024ZOCT23) Notable: The only person to be arrested in relation to Covid, Charles Lieber, happens to also own multiple patents on nanotechnology

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The only person to be arrested in relation to Covid, Charles Lieber, happens to also own multiple patents on nanotechnology, nanosensors, nanotransmitters, nanosemiconductors, nanoantennae, and nanowires, and nanotech/biological material integration...

and he was getting $50,000/month from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in addition to his Harvard salary and patent income.

And after arrest and conviction for lying about ties to China, Lieber was released after A FEW DAYS, time served.

https://patents.justia.com/inventor/charles-lieber

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802438 (260024ZOCT23) Notable: PF Reports: Call sign COBRA13. USAF WC-135R 64-14831, SNOOP27, HUSKR25

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Call sign COBRA13. USAF WC-135R 64-14831. "Constant Phoenix" out of Offutt AFB and approaching Colorado Springs area. Don't let the ADS-B Network photo fool you. This is not an aerial tanker, although it may have been one in the past, it is a highly specialized aircraft equipped with atmospheric sampling gear to detect radiation related to nuclear weapons.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802454 (260027ZOCT23) Notable: SEND IN THE MASS SHOOTERS

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802470 (260031ZOCT23) Notable: SEND IN THE MASS SHOOTERS

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⚡️🇺🇸LOCK THE DOORS, SEEK SHELTER: Emergency alerts (right pic) issued to people in Lewiston, Maine (https://t.me/IntelRepublic/29735?single) where active shooter situation is being reported.

Police (left tweet) say they're investigating "at multiple locations."

Live updates @IntelRepublic

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802473 (260031ZOCT23) Notable: Leader of La Luz del Mundo Megachurch Charged by Federal Grand Jury with Producing and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Leader of La Luz del Mundo Megachurch Charged by Federal Grand Jury with Producing and Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/leader-la-luz-del-mundo-megachurch-charged-federal-grand-jury-producing-and-possessing

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802481 (260032ZOCT23) Notable: PF Reports: Call sign COBRA13. USAF WC-135R 64-14831, SNOOP27, HUSKR25

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>>102190

Looks like its destination is Peterson Space Force Base

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802496 (260034ZOCT23) Notable: PF Reports: Call sign COBRA13. USAF WC-135R 64-14831, SNOOP27, HUSKR25

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>>102190

And SNOOP27 looks like it is going home after making a flyover at the same location.

HUSKR25 is out of Offutt AFB as well and has circled. I am going to watch and see if a refueling operation takes place with Snoop.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802556 (260043ZOCT23) Notable: SEND IN THE MASS SHOOTERS

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>cracker

mf i can see his nose from here

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19802674 (260058ZOCT23) Notable: SEND IN THE MASS SHOOTERS

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>>102197

>mf i can see his nose from here

Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office releases suspect photo in Lewiston, Maine 'active shooter' investigation; seeking public help to identify individual in these photos.

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https://www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3295c81e,3295dcbc,3295c79d

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>>102209

>N366SP

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a42434

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803147 (260151ZOCT23) Notable: bob card illuminatti playing card or nah?

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also starting to look like sloppy job mossad

lot of hot takes out there

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803159 (260152ZOCT23) Notable: CLOWN TEAM, CO-ORDINATED terrorist attack. either antifa or some subsection activated?

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CLOWN TEAM, CO-ORDINATED

terrorist attack. either antifa or some subsection activated.

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https://earth.google.com/web/search/Walmart+Distribution+Center/@44.07474613,-70.203043,45.70032264a,133601.06429704d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CigiJgokCWTwNRFxHUZAEalfuq-w9UVAGYP9qNiicFHAIdSAjndaqVHA

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803205 (260156ZOCT23) Notable: bob card illuminatti playing card or nah?

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If reports on his fb are to be believed, shooter is a 20 year army vet set to retire within the last couple of months.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093224976725&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803218 (260157ZOCT23) Notable: Israel to block visas for UN officials

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Israel to block visas for UN officials

The row comes after Antonio Guterres said the Hamas attack did not happen “in a vacuum”

Israel has announced it will refuse visa applications from UN officials in retaliation for comments made by the organization’s secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, who said this week that the attack launched by Hamas on October 7 did not occur “in a vacuum.”

“Due to [Guterres’] remarks we will refuse to issue visas to UN representatives,” Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, told Army Radio on Wednesday. “We have already refused a visa for undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs Martin Griffiths. The time has come to teach them a lesson.”

The Israeli diplomat claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that Guterres had “expressed a justification for terrorism and murder.”

Erdan’s comments come amid fallout from Guterres’ speech to the 15-member Security Council on Tuesday, during which he appeared to express criticism of Israel for ordering the evacuation of civilians from northern Gaza to the south of the enclave.

The UN chief said that the Hamas attack earlier this month, during which around 1,400 people - mostly civilians – were killed, did not happen “in a vacuum” and that the Palestinian people have been “subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation.”

https://www.rt.com/news/585784-israel-united-nations-visa-hamas/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803229 (260158ZOCT23) Notable: First FF attempt in Lewiston failed?

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First FF attempt in Lewiston failed?

This morning, just after midnight, LPD Morning Watch officers stopped a vehicle for several traffic violations. The 17 yo unlicensed operator was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm with numerous loaded magazines, including a high capacity drum magazine. The juvenile, who was supposed to be on house arrest stemming from a shooting several months ago, was transported to Long Creek Youth Development Center.

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>>102212

>NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE

now circling an area between nearby Lisbon and Lisbon Falls.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803410 (260219ZOCT23) Notable: @realDonaldTrump hakeem jeffries tweets about the 2016 election and claiming RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA

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Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

hakeem jeffries tweets about the 2016 election and claiming RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA

Oct 25, 2023, 9:07 PM

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111298640135774991

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803440 (260223ZOCT23) Notable: @realDonaldTrump case against me is DEAD, but the Radical Left Judge REFUSES to end it

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@DJT

The New York State Attorney Generals case against me is DEAD, but the Radical Left Judge REFUSES to end it. He just can’t let it go. Their “star” witness lied like a dog on the stand today, and then admitted that I did NOTHING WRONG! A total SleazeBag. Letitia James should focus on Violent Crime, which is out of control. So unfair. I don’t even get a Jury Trial. A blight on the New York State Judicial System. Businesses are watching all over the world, and never coming in, only moving out. The Governor should get involved. Election Interference by my Political Opponent!

10:20pm ET

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/111298926409113948

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803454 (260225ZOCT23) Notable: First FF attempt in Lewiston failed?

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>>102218

>>102222

>First FF attempt in Lewiston failed?

Shades of the beltway sniper team. John Lee Malvo and John Allen Muhammad.

Baker notable

Failed mass shooting by a younger actor preceded the current one with 22 dead and manhunt underway.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803536 (260237ZOCT23) Notable: CLOWN TEAM, CO-ORDINATED terrorist attack. either antifa or some subsection activated?

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>>102215

Extraction

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803550 (260240ZOCT23) Notable: PF reports

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Life Flight up from Boston

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0b674

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803577 (260244ZOCT23) Notable: Kids hold a pro Palestine rally in #Roblox

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Kids hold a pro Palestine rally in #Roblox

Man ,talk about mass formation psychosis

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803579 (260244ZOCT23) Notable: bob card illuminatti playing card or nah?

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Need more images, but these facial hairs dont match.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803647 (260257ZOCT23) Notable: More digs on the shooter

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>>102213

MAINSHOTTERTHREADPROOFSANDNEWS

2nd HELI SHOWS UP

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803649 (260258ZOCT23) Notable: More digs on the shooter

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Eric Spracklen🇺🇸

@EricSpracklen

BREAKING: Official Active Shooter Brief From Maine State Police on Robert Card

- Trained Firearms Instructor

- Army Reservist

- Reported Mental Health Issues & Committed to Mental Health Facility This Summer

- Threatened to “Shoot Up” National Guard Base in Maine

10:51 PM · Oct 25, 2023

https://x.com/EricSpracklen/status/1717373321271009459?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803739 (260310ZOCT23) Notable: #24316

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DOUGH

https://fullchan.net/?7f52748193783794#471S4Mgpbekxm1hv4MZtDnXc7FGSounb546MMYQAz11G

stepping out, will confirm if claimed or continue if not

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803770 (260314ZOCT23) Notable: Lewiston -JUST IN TIME RECREATION

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COMMS ?

NOTABLE

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803789 (260316ZOCT23) Notable: Mike Johnson is a member of Keep Sigma, DIG CALL

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Kappa Sigma is a social fraternity in the United States. It was founded on December 10, 1869, at the University of Virginia and is one of the oldest and largest fraternities in the country. The fraternity's "mission" is to promote the values of fellowship, leadership, scholarship, and service among its members.

While Kappa Sigma has a vast network of alumni across various professions, there have been a few well-known politicians who were members of the fraternity in the past ten years. Some notable politicians who were reportedly members of Kappa Sigma include:

1. Mitch McConnell: He is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky and has been a member of the fraternity since his college days at the University of Louisville.

2. Rand Paul: The junior United States Senator from Kentucky is also a member of Kappa Sigma. He attended Baylor University and joined the fraternity during his time there.

3. Some other notables on Dickipedia:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kappa_Sigma_members

In terms of membership, Kappa Sigma has initiated over 300,000 lifetime members since its establishment. As for yearly membership, the fraternity does not publish specific numbers but maintains an active presence on over 280 campuses throughout North America.

Kappa Sigma has faced its fair share of conspiracy theories and rumors over the years. Here are a few widely discussed conspiracy theories and rumors often circulated:

1. Influence over politics: Some suggest that Kappa Sigma has a covert hand in shaping political decisions and policies due to their perceived connections with powerful individuals.

2. Secret rituals and ceremonies: As with many secret societies, speculation has arisen regarding the nature and purpose of Kappa Sigma's initiation rituals. These rumors often portray the fraternity as an organization involved in occult practices.

3. Manipulating college administrations: There have been rumors suggesting that Kappa Sigma exercises undue influence over college administrations to gain privileges or suppress dissent.

Mike Johnson = Kappa Sigma, you anons digging?

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803806 (260319ZOCT23) Notable: Lewiston - links from LB

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PLEASE RE-POST FOR POSSIBLE NOTABLES ON SHOOTER

PB

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>>102231

>>102230

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/19803809 (260319ZOCT23) Notable: Anon's puzzle pieces - Middle East & other DS

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Got any smokes?