Weekly News-Aug-30-2024
Here are our top 5 stories of the week.
#1 – Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Released from Jail on $5 Million Bail, Faces Criminal Charges
by Andreas Wailzer | LifeSite News
Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been released from jail on bail but is forbidden from leaving France and must check in with the French police twice a week.
On Wednesday, August 28, Durov was released on 5 million euros (5,537,620 USD) bail. However, French authorities also indicted Durov on six charges related to allegedly illegal activity on the popular messaging app. Read Full Article >
#2 – IDF Fires Missiles On West Bank Mosque, Killing Top Terror Commander, In Day 2 Of Incursion
Thursday marks day two of the Israeli military and security forces’ large-scale raid into the West Bank, the biggest seen in at least two decades. Fierce fighting overnight focused on a mosque in the city of Tulkarem, resulting in five Palestinian gunmen being killed.
The first day of the major assault involving hundreds of IDF troops and Shin Bet security personnel left at least nine Palestinians dead. Fighter jets, drones, and bulldozers have been seen focusing counter-terror efforts in the towns of Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas – each which also contains sprawling refugee camps. Read full article >
#3 – Trump Names Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr.
By Steve Watson | Modernity News
Donald Trump’s campaign has named former Democratic Representative turned Independent Tulsi Gabbard as a member of his presidential transition team, along with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump’s team made the announcement, noting “As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands across partisan lines, we are proud that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been added to the Trump/Vance Transition team.” Read full article >
#4 – Harris Wants to Seize Guns, Ban Private Health Insurance; Said Covid Killed 220M Americans
By R. Cort Kirkwood | The New American
More remarks that expose Vice President Kamala Harris’ totalitarian plans and oddball ideas have gone viral.
The latest on the Democratic presidential nominee are her comments about seizing guns from law-abiding Americans, her former plan to eliminate private health insurance, and her bizarre claims that Covid-19 killed over 220 million Americans. Read full article >
#5 – Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
By Mac Slavo | SHTF Plan
Russia has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. “All the designated targets have been hit,” a statement by Moscow’s military read.
The Russian military’s attack consisted of a series of strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has confirmed. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky acknowledged that the country has experienced one of the most extensive barrages in recent months, causing widespread power outages. Read full article >
Here are our top 5 most underreported or most bizarre stories of the week.
#1 – WHO Removes Hundreds of Monkeypox Deaths as Case Fatality Rate Drops to 0.
By Dr. David Bell | The Daily Skeptic
…The World Health Organisation (WHO), tasked by countries to help coordinate international public health, has just proclaimed Mpox (monkeypox) an international emergency. It considered a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and nearby Central African countries to be a global threat, requiring an urgent global response. In declaring its emergency, the WHO stated there were 537 deaths among 15,600 suspected cases this year. In its August 19th Emergency Meeting on Mpox, the WHO clarified its figures:
During the first six months of 2024, the 1,854 confirmed cases of Mpox reported by States Parties in the WHO African Region account for 36% (1,854 of 5,199) of the cases observed worldwide.
#2 – Canadian Pastor Convicted of ‘Criminal Harassment’ for Protesting Drag Queen Events Targeting Children
By Anthony Murdoch | LifeSite News
A judge has found a Canadian pastor guilty of “criminal harassment” for protesting “drag queen story hours” targeting children at a public library earlier this year and for breaching his bail conditions, which ban him from protesting at any LGBT-themed event. Read full article >
#3 – Americans Now Need $2.
By Naveen Athrappully | The Epoch Times
The amount of money required to be seen as rich has risen over the past years amid inflation, with younger people having a lower wealth benchmark, according to a recent survey by financial services company Charles Schwab.
“Americans now think it takes an average of $2.5 million to be considered wealthy—which is up slightly from 2023 and 2022 ($2.2 million),” reads an Aug. 21 statement by the company.
#4 – National Guard Officer Who Shared Christian Beliefs Removed from Command in Idaho
By Cassie B. | Natural News
The Idaho Army National Guard is under fire after removing an infantry officer from command and pressuring him to resign following complaints from another soldier about his Christian beliefs.
The officer reportedly expressed his religious beliefs on his private social media accounts, where he shared opinions about the sexualization of minors as well as gender ideology. Read full article >
#5 – Migrants Attempt to Board School Buses in San Diego County
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Two school bus routes within the Jamul-Dulzura Union School District have been briefly interrupted over the last two days after migrants attempted to board them, according to district officials.
In an emailed notice to families obtained by FOX 5/KUSI, Superintendent Liz Bystedt said a group of migrants attempted to board along the district’s A and B school bus routes. Read full article >
#5 (tie) – Venezuelan Gang Terrorizing Colorado; Has Apparently “Taken Over” Apartment Complex
by James Murphy | The New American
A vicious gang originating in the prisons of Venezuela has emigrated to the United States and is causing trouble in Aurora, Colorado. Video widely shared on social media purportedly shows members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang brandishing firearms as they meander through the hallways of an Aurora apartment complex. Read full article >
