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Republican comes out swinging against Trump’s Gaza plan: ‘We voted for America First’ –Trump indicated the U.S. will ‘take over’ the region | 5 Feb 2025 | After President Donald Trump announced that America “will take over the Gaza strip,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pushed back against the idea, suggesting that the move would betray the “America First” principle Trump voters expected. During his inauguration speech last month, Trump unequivocally declared that throughout his administration he will “put America first,” echoing a longstanding pillar of his political philosophy, which he also expressed during his 2017 inaugural address. But Paul is throwing a red flag in response to Trump’s newly unveiled Gaza plans. “The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood,” Paul declared in a Wednesday post on X.

U.S. will ‘take over’ Gaza – Trump | 5 Feb 2025 | U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will assume control over the Gaza Strip, vowing to rebuild the war-torn enclave and create economic opportunities for its future residents. When asked whether U.S. troops would be deployed to Gaza, Trump vowed to “do what is necessary.” Trump made the remarks on Tuesday following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The U.S. president reiterated his view that Palestinians should be permanently resettled elsewhere, adding that the U.S. would “take over” Gaza and lead efforts to clear the destruction left by 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas. “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip. And we will do a job with it, too. We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site,” Trump said, promising to “level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings.”

Netanyahu presents Trump with golden beeper at Washington meeting –Trump reportedly responded to the gift by commenting on Israel’s beeper sabotage attacks on Hezbollah. | 5 Feb 2025 | Prime Minister [and Grade ‘A’ psychopath] Benjamin Netanyahu bequeathed US President Donald Trump a golden beeper during their meeting in Washington on Tuesday, Israeli media reported. Trump reportedly responded to the gift by commenting on Israel’s beeper sabotage attacks on Hezbollah, which occurred in mid-September, noting it was a “grand” operation. Netanyahu also presented the US president with a regular pager. On September 17 and 18, thousands of Hezbollah members were wounded in Lebanon as the pagers they used to communicate detonated.

Trump claims he ordered ‘obliteration’ of Iran if he’s assassinated in chilling warning: ‘I’ve left instructions’ | 4 Feb 2025 | President Trump said Tuesday that Iran will be “obliterated” if it assassinates him — saying he’s drafted an order to that effect if he dies. “If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end,” Trump said in the Oval Office as he signed an order to reimpose maximum pressure on Tehran. “I’ve left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated. There won’t be anything left, and they shouldn’t be able to do it. And Biden should have said that, but he never did. I don’t know why. Lack of intelligence, perhaps.”

U.S. failed to track weapons sent to Ukraine – Reuters | 4 Feb 2025 | U.S. officials could not tell whether tens of billions of dollars of weapons sent to Ukraine were actually delivered due to tracking systems failures, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources. During the final year of Joe Biden’s regime, key weapons shipments to Ukraine faced prolonged delays due to concerns about depleting U.S. stockpiles and debates over whether the arms would trigger an escalation with Russia. According to a Reuters investigation, the Pentagon’s “chaotic weapons-tracking system in which even the definition of ‘delivered’ differed among US military branches,” was a significant contributor to the overall confusion. The system failure “skewed” Pentagon data, making it almost impossible to accurately pinpoint weapons in the shipping process, Reuters said, citing reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Potential sites identified for Trump-Putin summit – Reuters | 4 Feb 2025 | Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been identified as potential venues for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported on Monday, сiting sources familiar with the discussions. This development follows Trump’s recent statements expressing his intent to swiftly end the Ukraine conflict and his readiness to meet with Putin. While no direct contacts between the U.S. and Russia regarding the summit have been confirmed, senior Russian officials have recently visited both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to Reuters.

Biden spent billions promoting illegal immigration – Musk | 4 Feb 2025 | Elon Musk has accused the Biden regime of redirecting billions of dollars in taxpayer funds away from assisting Americans in need and instead using them to support undocumented migrants. The entrepreneur is a close ally of current U.S. President Donald Trump and leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an organization responsible for reducing wasteful government spending. Musk has been vocal about the economic impact of illegal immigration, often criticizing government spending on social services for people in the country illegally. He has claimed that federal policies have incentivized unlawful border crossings while placing a significant financial burden on U.S. citizens.

Elon Musk claims ‘far left’ tech team that helped build Elizabeth Warren’s tax website has been ‘deleted’ | 3 Feb 2025 | Tech titan Elon Musk announced Monday that the General Services Administration’s tech arm, 18F, has been “deleted,” appearing to confirm prior reports of its demise as he continues his crusade against government bloat. The group, 18F, helped develop the IRS’s Direct File program, which was championed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and has been in the crosshairs of conservatives. “That group has been deleted,” Musk declared on X in response to a user claiming that the “far left government-wide computer office… was recently taken over by allies” of the Tesla and SpaceX boss.

Names of FBI Officials Who Worked on January 6 Cases and Trump Investigations Identified | 3 Feb 2025 | The names of the FBI officials who worked on January 6 cases and Trump witch hunts have been identified. According to NBC News, there were more than 2,400 cases in total. The FBI officials who worked on the J6 cases and Trump investigations were identified by a case management system. There are reportedly 5,000 employees who have been identified as subject to potential firing.

Experts who predicted Covid years in advance reveal how new virus in Alabama could trigger pandemic | 5 Feb 2025 | Experts are sounding the alarm about the discovery of a never-before-seen virus in the U.S. which belongs to a deadly family of pathogens. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia revealed this week they had discovered the new virus in shrews — small, mole-like animals — near the town of Camp Hill, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. The newly-named Camp Hill virus is part of the henipavirus family, which also includes the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, which rank among the World Health Organization’s biggest pandemic threats and kill up to 70 percent of people they infect. Dr David Dyjack, a public health expert at the National Environmental Health Association, who was not involved in the research, told DailyMail dot com a new virus like this could be “threatening to all mankind.”

New virus discovered in Alabama raises pandemic fears | 4 Feb 2025 | A potentially deadly virus has been detected in the United States for the first time ever. Scientists identified the Camp Hill virus in shrews in Alabama, sparking fears it could find its way through animal reservoirs to humans and cause a potentially wide-reaching outbreak. The Camp Hill virus belongs to a family of pathogens called henipaviruses, including the Nipah virus, a bat-borne virus that kills up to 70 percent of people it infects. The Camp Hill virus, however, has never been recorded in humans and scientists don’t know what symptoms are or the death rate.

Tuberculosis outbreak in Midwest is the largest in U.S. history | 28 Jan 2025 | An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas has become the largest in United States history, according to health officials. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has tracked this outbreak for over a year. Since 2024, there have been 67 tuberculosis cases reported in two Kansas counties, according to KDHE. On average, Sedgwick County sees 8 to 12 tuberculosis cases each year, with 2004 being an outlier, recording 14 cases.

Vaccine safety alert: Jab rolled out to millions ‘could cause neurological illness’, health chiefs warn | 31 Jan 2025 | new vaccine offered to millions of pensioners and pregnant women could trigger a serious neurological condition, officials have warned. The alert, issued by U.S. health chiefs, concerns a jab that protects against respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV), which was rolled out to vulnerable people in Britain for the first time last year. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said results of an American study suggested two types of RSV jab carry a significant increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome — a disabling condition that causes damage to nerves — 42 days after vaccination. While [insanely] still recommending the jabs for eligible adults, the FDA officials said Guillain-Barré syndrome would now be listed as a risk in leaflets given to patients.

U.S. begins flying illegal migrants to Guantanamo Bay | 4 Feb 2025 | The Trump administration has begun flying detained illegal migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. The move comes just days after President Donald Trump announced that he would instruct the Pentagon to prepare the facility to hold around 30,000 “criminal illegal aliens” at the U.S. military base. “I can also confirm that today the first flights from the United States to Guantanamo Bay with illegal migrants are underway,” Leavitt said.

Chilling ‘conspiracy theory’ about Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. plane crash is true | 31 Jan 2025 | The U.S. Army helicopter involved in Wednesday’s midair collision with American Airlines flight 5342 had been practicing for the event of an attack on the capital. Officials have confirmed that the three soldiers, who all perished, had been rehearsing a plan that involves the evacuation of the White House when their Black Hawk collided with the passenger jet just before 9pm on Wednesday night. Defense sources confirmed the nature of the training exercise to CBS News, after internet sleuths had floated a theory online that it was doing exactly what sources say. Theorists had flooded social media with claims that the chopper was carrying out an emergency evacuation route for the president as part of a Continuity of Government contingency plan.

‘Absolutely no indication’ of issues on plane that crashed in Philadelphia – Medevac company –Aircraft’s maintenance records were ‘impeccable,’ official says | 1 Feb 2025 | Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company operating a medical transport plane that crashed in Philadelphia Friday night — killing 7 and injuring 19, said the aircraft had flawless maintenance records and was manned by top pilots. Shai Gold, managing director of corporate strategy and communications for Air Ambulance, told ABC 6 news there was “absolutely no indication” of any issues with the plane prior to the crash. The maintenance records of the airplane were “impeccable” and the company goes by the book, following manufacturer specifications, according to Gold. He added the entire crew onboard was top-notch.


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  1. Senator Rand Paul is correct on the Gaza plan that Trump is promoting. Who will get the contracts to rebuild the Gaza Strip. This operation to destroy Gaza and purge out the Palestinians has a bad smell and the world said nothing. Now where is all the money going to come from to rebuild. Trump said we own it and maybe he can explain that in more detail.

  2. I tend to assume that many ideas that Trump puts out there are for shock value and to get a response. I expect his proposal to take over Gaza is of that nature. I do agree that it would be best for all involved if Gazans were relocated to other countries such as Egypt, Jordan, SA and other Arab countries. Gaza isn’t a place for them to live anymore and the only way to totally remove Hamas would result in the deaths of many Gazans as Hamas hides within the civilian population.

    There is ample precedent for population relocations such as after WW2 and when India and Pakistan were created. This would certainly give Gazans the possibility of a far better future than what they would continue to experience in Gaza under Hamas rule.

    But after Gazans leave just return Gaza back to Israel which originally had it anyway, both as part of the ancient Jewish homeland and before they gave it back to Arab rule with the destructive Oslo Agreement. Let Israel clean it up and police it- totally within its capabilities. And then Gaza will cease being a source of violence and conflict.

  3. This is classic example of king solomans wisdom, to figure out who is the real trouble maker and bring people together.

    Who do they hate more than Israel? America.
    If you cut the baby in half, who will go along with the killing? In this case he is claiming the baby for America instead.

    And nymbism isn’t just for Vermonters, you think they want USA in their back yard?

    Middle East peace on week three.

    TGBTG

    • It’s fascinating how the knee jerk response of every Arab country so far has been to declare that relocating Gazans elsewhere is verboten because they must remain in Gaza- a destroyed military zone with minimal infrastructure and housing and will definitely be under siege again because Hamas won’t give up until they are completely eliminated. So much for caring about their fellow Arabs!

    • Nobody wants a trouble maker.
      Perhaps all the neighbors will join forces now.
      Who knows, war is full of deception, we could find out they were funded (hamas) by usaid next week.
      Should bring people to the table.
      We’ll see we certainly don’t have all the information in which to make a decision, based on the Astro turf activity, he’s more likely right than wrong.

    • I think it’s a combination of several things. Gazans/Palestinians aren’t exactly beloved in the Arab world. Jordan’s King is nervous because something like 70-80% of Jordan are Palestinians and they tried to overthrow his father when he was king. Egypt isn’t overly fond of them either despite many Gazans being from Egypt because they may very likely join up with the Muslim Brotherhood there and cause trouble. Other countries don’t want them because they are trouble.

      That said they(Arab countries) also, as Moslems, don’t want to see any land revert to the ownership and control of non-Muslims, even though Jews lived in Gaza thousands of years ago. Islam however is dedicated to taking land for Islam and not losing it to “the infidels”.

      The actual plight and well being of Gazans isn’t actually a blip on their radar screen no matter how much they protest that it is. The obvious solution to Gaza would be to relocate the Gazans for good where they’ll have a chance at a better life than under Hamas rule. Under Hamas rule Gazans were cannon fodder and now they continue to be for the Arab countries of the world.

  4. The look on Bibi’s face wasn’t one of glee standing at the podium. My guess is when Trump referenced all the bombs and booby traps set inside Gaza, who put them there? Who has financed the State since it’s inception? Who allowed them to have nuclear weapons? Who has instigated the most blood to spill all over the region? A battle waged since Biblical days. No matter what is said or suggested, the idea that America will slam it’s big stick in the Middle East for all of eternity is coming to an end. We the People demand it to be so. Revelation 2:9 – God does know them by their fruits afterall – John the Baptist and Jesus called them out – what happened to them? A brood of vipers indeed. Many Christians live in that region too, many of them slaughtered but considered unfortunate collateral damage.

    • Wow Melissa. Me thinks you aren’t too up on what’s actually happening there. It’s not Israel causing all the wars in the Middle East. Have you not noticed that Arabs do battle with each other all the time. Whether it’s Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya etc etc, they’re all at war with each other. Sunni versus Shiite. And one tribe against another. Stop blaming the Jews for once.

    • I follow the Word and what is says seems pretty clear to me. As an Irish/Scot decendent, what the Crown did to “my people” is hardly any different than any other persecution carried out by certain bloodlines with large bank accounts. All secrets will be and are being revealed – like it or not.

    • “Bloodlines with large bank accounts “? Perhaps you’re referring to the uber wealthy Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar? Rich due to their oil reserves? One hopes this isn’t a thinly veiled attack on Jews again- “all about the Benjamin’s and such”?

    • Pride is the root of strife, I’m right, I’ll prove it, you are wrong.

      God hates pride.

      The first step toward healing is to admit the opposite, I’m wrong, I’m a sinner, I’m part of the problem. Forgiveness does not mean absolution of the consequences, but it is the start of healing, this is on a personal level and national level.

      God does not need anyone’s help to carry out his plans, he is in complete control, pride goeth before the fall. Pride will lead you to complete and utter destruction, one can eat the grass of Nebuchadnezzar for seven years until you submit, the choice is ours.

      We don’t walk with God, we don’t know Jesus and we are certainly not listening and heading the Holy Spirit, result seldom vary. He wants us personally, all of Gods children happy and blessed, same for our countries.

      TGBTG