Weekly News-Mar-7-2024
Here are our top 5 stories of the week.
#1 – Panicked Zelensky Offers To Resume Peace Talks After Trump Cuts Aid
By | SHTF Plan
Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to resume peace talks after Donald Trump cut military aid for the ongoing war in Ukraine. The suspension of aid to Kiev has caused questions to surface about Zelensky’s ability to continue war mongering.
The move follows Trump’s decision to pause U.S. military aid to Ukraine, which has left Kyiv scrambling to salvage its relationship with Washington.
In a letter, delivered to Trump on Tuesday, Zelensky signalled his willingness to come to peace talks. This marks a significant reversal for Zelensky, who had previously resisted such ideas without ironclad security guarantees. Read full article >
#2 – Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US ‘Prepared’ for War After China’s Threat
By LifeSite News Staff
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s secretary of defense, has said the United States is “prepared” for however China may retaliate in response to U.S. tariffs.
In reaction to Trump raising tariffs on Chinese goods, China’s foreign affairs ministry stated: “If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.”
Appearing on Fox News Wednesday morning, Hegseth replied by stating that the U.S. is “prepared” to go to war if necessary. Read full article >
#2 (tie) – Trump Threatens Hamas With ‘Hell’ to Pay if it Doesn’t Release ‘All’ Hostages
By ABC News
President Donald Trump this week once again threatened Hamas will have “hell to pay” if it doesn’t release “all” of its remaining hostages — including an American-Israeli — now claiming this would be his “last warning” and that “it will be OVER” for Hamas if it does not comply.
“RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Wednesday, the latest in several similar threats.
“I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say,” Trump also wrote, demanding “all of the Hostages now, not later.” Read full article >
#3 – Trump Delays Mexico, Canada Tariffs on Goods Covered by Trade Agreement for 30 Days
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday afternoon that he was giving Mexico and Canada a 30-day reprieve on a 25 percent export tariffs for goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on free trade, but his announcement did not include Canada by name.
“After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement. This Agreement is until April 2nd,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. Read full article >
#4 – Reclaiming the Canal? Trump Praises BlackRock’s Acquisition of Panama Ports
By Veronika Kyrylenko | The New American
In a high-stakes acquisition that reshapes control over one of the world’s most critical trade routes, BlackRock has secured key port infrastructure on both sides of the Panama Canal, purchasing the assets from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings in a $22.8 billion deal.
As reported by Reuters,
The deal with the BlackRock-led consortium includes 90% of Panama Ports Company, which has operated the Balboa and Cristobal ports at each end of the canal for over two decades, said CK Hutchison.
That effectively shifts control of these strategic gateways from Chinese ownership to the world’s most powerful private asset manager. Read full article >
#5 – Trump Brags He “Brought Back Free Speech” Hours After Calling to Ban “Illegal” Protests
By | The Intercept
During his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump laid out his vision for the next four years and carefully revised the legacy of his first seven weeks in office.
Amid a slew of actions to chill speech and root out political opponents from federal agencies, Trump claimed that his administration had “stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America.” Earlier on Tuesday, Trump threatened to cut funding from schools that allow “illegal” protests. Read full article >
Here are our top 5 most underreported or most bizarre stories of the week.
#1 – U.
United States ruler Donald Trump has said that Greenland will become a part of the U.S., “on way or the other.” During a keynote address to Congress, Trump reiterated his desire to acquire the autonomous territory of Denmark, regardless of Greenland’s dismissal of the idea.
Strategically located near the Arctic region, Greenland grants NATO member Denmark a claim to its natural resources under international law. The US maintains a military base on the island, a presence dating back to World War II. While the likelihood of the US using force to annex Greenland is deemed low, Trump has not ruled out that possibility. –RT
#2 – New Education Secretary Signals End Is Near for the Department
By Paul Dragu | The New American
The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as the new secretary of the Department of Education on Monday. That same day, she announced plans for the department’s “final mission.”
One of President Donald Trump’s many campaign promises included eliminating the federal Education Department. Conservatives have had the agency in their crosshairs since Democratic President Jimmy Carter created it by signing the Department of Education Organization Act into law in 1979. Ronald Reagan’s campaign promise to eliminate it came to naught for multiple reasons, including his party’s failure to win control of both chambers of Congress. Read full article >
#3 – Trump Administration Puts 443 federal Properties for Sale, Including DOJ and FBI Headquarters
By Lance D. Johnson | Natural News
In a sweeping effort to curb government bloat and rein in reckless spending, the Trump administration has announced plans to sell 443 federal properties across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Among the high-profile buildings on the chopping block are the headquarters of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the General Services Administration (GSA). This bold initiative, which includes iconic structures like the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco and the Dick Cheney Federal Building in Wyoming, aims to save taxpayers over $430 million annually by eliminating maintenance and operational costs tied to underutilized or vacant spaces. Read full article >
#4 – Yale Confirms Covid Vaccine Injury: Spike Protein Persists For Years
By World Council for Health
A groundbreaking Yale study has just confirmed what many have suspected for years—vaccine injuries are real, and the spike protein produced by the shots can linger in the body for years.
It doesn’t just hang out, it wreaks havoc
The study, conducted by Yale’s immunology team, found that the spike protein—the key component of the Covid injections—can persist in the body for up to 709 days.That’s almost two years! Read full article >
#5 – Goldman’s Chat With Top Robotics Firm Reveals Skynet Humanoid Timeline
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge
In recent weeks, Ant Group, the Alibaba-affiliated fintech giant, and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms have both ventured into the humanoid robotics race, while Elon Musk’s Tesla has been developing a bi-pedal, autonomous humanoid robot for the past several years.
Goldman’s Jacqueline Du, Yuichiro Isayama, and others provided clients last Sunday with an investment guide to “Skynet”—outlining the companies most exposed to the global humanoid robotics industry. Read full article >
#5 (tie) – AI-designed Drugs Set to Enter Clinical Trials: A New Era of Health or a Trojan Horse for Corporate Control?
By Willow Tohi | Natural News
In a world where the lines between public health and corporate profit blur with alarming frequency, the latest announcement from Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has sparked both intrigue and skepticism. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Hassabis revealed that AI-designed drugs from Google’s spin-out company, Isomorphic Labs, are set to enter clinical trials by the end of 2025. While the promise of artificial intelligence revolutionizing medicine is tantalizing, the question remains: Who stands to benefit most from this technological leap—humanity or the corporate elite? Read full article >
