Weekly News-Feb-14-2024
Here are our top 5 stories of the week.
#1 – Here’s What Comes Next After Putin & Trump Just Agreed To Start Peace Talks
By Andrew Koroybko | Substack
The path ahead will be very difficult due to the sensitive issues that Russia and the US must resolve.
12 February 2025 will go down in history as the day when the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine officially began to end. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth started everything off by declaring that: Ukraine won’t join NATO; the US doesn’t believe that Ukraine can restore its pre-2014 borders; the US won’t deploy troops to the conflict zone; the US wants the Europeans to assume some peacekeeping responsibilities there instead; but the US won’t extend Article 5 guarantees to EU forces there. Read full article >
#2 – Hamas Agrees to Release Hostages as Planned, Easing Ceasefire Tensions
By Cassie B. | Natural News
Hamas announced Thursday that it will release three Israeli hostages on Saturday as originally planned, defusing a tense standoff that threatened to reignite the war in Gaza. The decision came after intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had warned that the ceasefire would collapse if the hostages were not freed by the noon deadline. While the move offers a temporary reprieve, Israel’s aggressive posturing and readiness to resume hostilities underscore the fragility of the truce and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Read full article >
#3 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed to Lead Health and Human Services
The Senate confirmed the longtime Democrat to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a massive agency with a $1.8 trillion budget, 13 agencies, and 90,000 employees.
During his confirmation hearings, Kennedy said that every morning for the last 20 years, he’s asked God to put him in a position to end America’s chronic-disease epidemic. An unapologetic critic of nearly every mainstream position on healthcare, diet, and agricultural practices, he now has a chance to make the change he’s been aching to bring about. Read full article >
#4 – Trump & DOGE Fire Layoff Bazooka: Targets 200,000 Fed Workers On Probation
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge
The Trump administration has intensified its efforts to streamline the bloated government, directing federal agencies to terminate 200,000 workers on probation—those who have been in their roles for less than a year or, in some cases, up to two years. The move, part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), comes shortly after 75,000 fed workers accepted buyout offers. Read full article >
#5 – US Intelligence Suggests Israel Is Trying To Drag Trump Into Preemptive Attack On Iran
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge
A fresh report Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal has reviewed a US intelligence assessment which concludes Israel currently sees an opening for strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, sensing Tehran’s weakness after Hezbollah’s leadership was decimated, Assad fell in Syria, and following tit-for-tat major strikes between Israel and the Islamic Republic last year.
The key line in the report is that “The intelligence analysis concluded Israel would push the Trump administration to back the strikes, viewing him as more likely to join an attack than now-former President Joe Biden and fearing the window for halting Tehran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon was closing, two of the people familiar with the intelligence said.” Read full article >
Here are our top 5 most underreported or most bizarre stories of the week.
#1 – A New Administration, Same Old Support for FISA as Gabbard Confirmed as Director of National Intelligence
| Mises Wire
American politicians love to tell the citizenry exactly what they are going to do for them. They claim they will install programs for the poor, increase domestic security, strengthen our international image, and fight tirelessly for their constituencies’ rights. But are these even things people want from their elected leaders?
Democrats and Republicans are typically somewhat on the fence about this question in that they like government intervention and force so long as they are used to further their partisan political ambitions. When it comes to libertarian voters, on the other hand, the answer is likely no. Rather, what most libertarians want is the one thing that a politician will never promise: that they will do absolutely nothing and leave everyone alone! Read full article >
#2 – US Special Forces Landing in Mexico to Train Marine Infantry
By Julian Resendiz | Border Report
A Mexican Senate commission has approved the entry of members of the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) into the country starting this week.
The Americans will come fully armed as part of a mission to train the Mexican Navy’s Infantería de Marina (marine infantry) on conventional and non-conventional types of combat. Read full article >
#3 – Slippery Slope: Ruling Class Uses AI To Find Department of Education Failures
By Mac Slavo | SHTF Plan
The United States is trudging into worrisome territory. Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is using artificial intelligence (AI) to find inefficiencies and reduce spending. This is a slippery slope for the DOE, which could eventually be overseen and run entirely by AI.
Of course, it’ll be sold to the slave class as a way to save money and make it more efficient by eliminating human beings. The DOE should be completely eliminated. However, no ruling class is going to end the propaganda machine that keeps slaves buying into the system. Read full article >
#4 – Florida Moves to Ban Weather Modification as Concerns Over Geoengineering Grow
By Cassie B. | Natural News
A Florida bill aiming to ban weather modification activities has officially cleared its first major hurdle this week, passing the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee in a 6-3 vote.
Senate Bill 56 (SB 56), which was introduced by Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) and co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Leek (R), seeks to prohibit any activities that are intended to alter Florida’s atmosphere, including its temperature, precipitation or sunlight exposure. Read full article >
#5 – Disabled Canadian Veteran Warns UK Citizens Against Legalizing Assisted Suicide
By Jonathan Van Maren | LifeSite News
Kelsi Sheren, Source: YouTube
Kelsi Sheren is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who served as an artillery gunner. “I served in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Artillery Gunner in Afghanistan,” she wrote recently. “During my deployment, I was sent outside the wire to work alongside the British military in OP TORA ARWA. That mission changed my life. I was injured and medically released in 2011 with PTSD, hearing loss, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Today, I live as a 100% disabled combat veteran.” Read full article >
