Weekly News-Jan-17-2024
Here are our top 5 stories of the week.
#1 – Gaza Ceasefire Deal Reached
(Jan. 15) Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release of hostages held there during 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the Palestinian enclave and inflamed the Middle East. Read full article >
#2 – Trump Administration To Lobby Ukraine To Lower Age Of Conscription To 18 Years Old
By | Zero Hedge
On the heels of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President Of The United States, emerging news regarding a rapidly advancing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas offers an auspicious omen of his new administration’s forthcoming foreign policy. During his presidential campaign, Trump was replete with political ammunition to attack his opponent’s administration with. The mass geopolitical instability caused by the onset of multiple theaters of war that unfolded under Biden’s watch became one of the core talking points of his rhetoric. While his ability to bring a resolution to the war in Gaza was one campaign promise Trump made to distinguish himself as a candidate who had the respect of world leaders that Biden had lost, the war in Ukraine took centerstage of his future foreign policy commitments. Before Trump had even received the Republican nomination, he assured his supporters that he would negotiate an end to the war between Russia in Ukraine in just 24 hours. However, the change of tone from Trump’s camp about the conflict in Ukraine just one week ahead of his inauguration comes in stark juxtaposition to the promises he made on the campaign trail. Read full article >
#3 – Biden Announces Victims Of Fires To Get $770 Each
By Steve Watson | Modernity
Americans have reacted with utter disgust after Joe Biden announced that victims of the California fires are to receive a one time paltry payment of $770 if they apply for it.
Biden’s announcement came during a White House meeting with other federal officials on Monday, where he stated “I want to be clear, we’re not waiting until those fires are over to start helping the victims. We’re getting them help right now.” Read full article >
#4 – Elon Musk, AI and Tech Titans, Venture Capitalists Invited to Pre-inauguration Dinner at Dawn of Trump Era
By Chris Pandolfo | Fox News
A select group of tech industry titans and venture capitalists will gather in Washington, D.C., this week to welcome the incoming Trump administration and celebrate new opportunities for global innovation in artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship.
Presidents and CEOs from companies on the cutting edge of AI tech and their big financial backers, along with personnel from the incoming administration, will attend a dinner on Thursday organized by Outside the Box Ventures, a firm founded last year by journalist-turned-investment banker Katherine Tarbox, along with Laurent Bili, the French ambassador to the U.S. Read full article >
#5 – Biden Issues Executive Order For Building AI Data Centers On Federal Land
By Aldgra Fredly | The Epoch Times
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday to accelerate the construction of large-scale data centers and clean power infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) on federal sites.
Biden, whose presidency will end when President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, said the order will direct the Defense Department (DOD) and Energy Department (DOE) to lease federal sites to the private sector for building AI infrastructure. Read full article >
#5 (tie) – Trump to Virtually Address Globalist WEF Meeting in Davos Days After Being Sworn In
By Steven Kokx | Lifesite News
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will address this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, just days after being sworn in, the event’s organizers announced today.
Describing Trump’s scheduled virtual appearance as a “very special moment,” WEF CEO Børge Brende remarked that “there is a lot of interest … to decipher and to understand the policies of the new administration.” Read full article >
Here are our top 5 most underreported or most bizarre stories of the week.
#1 – NSA REPORT: CIA Behavior Control Experiments on Unaware US Citizen Revealed
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire
The National Security Archive (NSA) and ProQuest (part of Clarivate) published a never seen before and shocking report on the secret history of the CIA’s mind control research programs Used in “Special Interrogations” The CIA conducted terrifying experiments using drugs, hypnosis, isolation, sensory deprivation, and other extreme techniques on human subjects and often on U.S. citizens, who frequently had no idea what was being done to them or that they were part of a CIA test. Read full article >
#2 – FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods and Drugs Over Cancer Concerns
By | The New American
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of Red Dye 3, also known as Red 3 and officially known as FD&C Red No. 3, in food and ingested drugs over the risks of cancer in humans and animals. The dye, originally approved for use in 1907, has remained a staple in processed foods and products for over a century, despite mounting health concerns. In 1990, the FDA prohibited its use in cosmetics and topical drugs due to evidence linking it to cancer. Read full article >
#3 – Bill Gates Working with U.S. Military to Sneak Insects into Food Supply
By Bradley Greer | Diss Wire
Bill Gates is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to integrate genetically modified insects into the food supply, potentially as a step toward reducing traditional meat consumption.
Crickets and grasshoppers are already making their way into the American diet in various forms, including protein bars, shakes, and even restaurant menus.
Additionally, they are promoted as sustainable options for pet food and animal feed. Read full article >
#4 – Tulsi Gabbard Flips: Now Supports Reauthorizing FISA Surveillance Law That She Was Once Against
By Charlotte Hazard | Just The News
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has flipped the script regarding a surveillance law she used to be against.
It is uncertain whether or not Gabbard will be confirmed as she has met with multiple senators on both sides of the aisle over the past couple of weeks.
Gabbard told CNN in a statement that she would support FISA Section 702, which is a tool meant to gather information that was passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Read full article >
#5 – Vatican Now Approves Openly Gay Men to Seek Ordination as Priests in Italy
| Natural News
The Vatican has approved a new directive cautiously allows openly gay men to seek ordination as priests in Italy.
According to “The Formation of Presbyters in Italian Churches. Guidelines and Rules for Seminaries,”published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Jan. 10, candidates seeking to become priests will no longer be automatically disqualified due to their sexual orientation. Read full article >
