Weekly News-Dec-20-2024
Here are our top 5 stories of the week.
#1 – Houthis Claim Hypersonic Missile Strike On Israel, Prompting IDF Airstrikes On Yemen
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed on X that Iran-backed Yemeni Armed Forces launched two hypersonic ballistic missiles targeting military sites in the Jaffa region near Tel Aviv. Israel reported intercepting the missile strike, which was followed hours later by Israeli fighter jets pounding key infrastructure in Yemen. Read full article >
#2 – UN General Assembly to Adopt Controversial Cybercrime Treaty, Ignoring Privacy and Free Speech Concerns
By | Reclaim The Net
The United Nations General Assembly will this week adopt the UN Cybercrime Treaty, with the US expected to be among the countries that support the controversial document.
Opponents will then have to hope that various UN member-states would eventually opt not to sign and ratify the treaty, which has variously been described as “flawed” and all the way to being “a threat to free speech and privacy” and a tool for “transnational oppression.” Read full article >
#3 – Russia Says Ukraine Allies are ‘Accomplices’ in Moscow Assassination of a Top General
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge
Russia has blasted the West for staying quiet after Ukraine openly boasted of assassinating a top Russian general earlier in the day, identified as Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was killed when a scooter bomb detonated remotely upon his leaving his apartment in the early morning hours:
Russia on Tuesday criticised Ukraine’s allies over what it called insufficient reactions to the assassination in Moscow of the Russian army’s chemical weapons chief, an attack claimed by Kyiv.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the West in a Telegram post of “approval for war crimes by fighters of the Kyiv regime” and said “all those who welcome terrorist attacks or deliberately hush them up are accomplices“.
#4 – Alleged ‘Manifesto’ of Christian School Shooter in Wisconsin Cites Parental Divorce, Neglect
By Jonathon Van Maren | Life Site News
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The second school shooting at an American Christian school in two years has left two innocents dead: a teacher and a pupil. Like the mass shooting at Covenant Christian School in Nashville last year, the killer was a female—15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who was a student at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. The victims have not yet been named. Six others were injured; two are in critical condition with reportedly life-threatening injuries. Read full article >
#5 – Gavin Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over California Bird Flu Outbreak
By Veronika Kyrylenko | The New American
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to the detection of Avian Influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows in Southern California. The proclamation is ostensibly intended to bolster state response efforts and increase coordination between agencies. However, serious questions arise concerning the necessity of the measure, given the low public health risk associated with the virus and its limited impact on human health and food safety. Read full article >
Here are our top 5 most underreported or most bizarre stories of the week.
#1 – Biden Extends COVID Vaccine Makers’ Liability Shield Through 2029
By Cassie B. | Natural News
In a highly controversial move, President Biden’s administration has quietly extended the liability shield for COVID-19 vaccine makers through 2029. This decision, which takes effect at the beginning of 2025, ensures that pharmaceutical companies will not be held legally accountable for any adverse effects of their vaccines.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made the announcement, citing the “credible risk” that COVID-19 may still pose a threat in the future. However, the timing of this decision is likely aimed at protecting these companies from potential lawsuits and liabilities when Trump takes office. Read full article >
#2 – A Year Of Chaos: Does A Shocking Magazine Cover Reveal What The Global Elite Have Planned For 2025?
By Michael Snyder | The Economic Collapse Blog
Are we heading into a year that will be characterized by great turmoil? Every year, a magazine known as “the Economist” publishes an issue that is dedicated to what is coming in the year ahead. In the past, many of these issues have turned out to be eerily accurate. For example, the cover of last year’s issue featured images of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin with very large missiles standing next to each of them. Of course this ended up being one of the biggest news stories of 2024. Ukraine started firing long-range missiles provided by NATO deep into Russian territory, and the Russians responded with long-range missiles of their own. Unfortunately, it appears that the cover for this year’s issue could be previewing some very alarming events that are coming in 2025. Read full article >
#3 – Terror Threat? NYC Now Deploys “Largest Military Presence In Subways Since 9/11 Aftermath”
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul beefed up the number of New York National Guard members patrolling NYC subway stations, marking the largest military presence in the city’s subway system since the aftermath of 9/11. This heightened security measure coincides with mounting public hysteria over unidentified drones in NJ-NY airspace and the rising threat of terrorism. Read full article >
#4 – France’s War on Christmas: Virgin Mary and Joseph Decapitated in Nativity Scene
By Jacob M. Thompson | RAIR Foundation
It’s that time of year again in Open Borders Europe. While families hope to celebrate the birth of Christ in peace, the grim reality repeats itself: Christmas markets are under terror watch, churches face vandalism, Christmas trees are burned, and even the nativity scene – symbolizing Jesus and Mary – is desecrated, yet again, in a trend that has worsened with every passing year since Europe opened its doors to mass migration in 2015. Read full article >
#5 – People Are Making AI Versions of Luigi Mangione That Call for Slaying of More CEOs
| Futurism
The sympathetic response to Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been described by some commentators as a modern update on a age-old American tradition: mythologizing the heroic outlaw.
Well, you can now add “AI chatbot imitators” to that list of modern bonafides. As Forbes reports, over a dozen AI personalities based on Mangione have already popped up on Character.AI, a popular but controversial chatbot platform — and some have even encouraged further violence. Read full article >
