A former NBA referee, who is more than familiar with the perilous entrapments of illegal sports gambling, believes that the scandal rocking the NBA is just the “tip of the iceberg.” Tim Donaghy, who was once imprisoned for fixing games, says the FBI crackdown that ensnared Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former NBA player Damon Jones will likely soon be dwarfed by a similar gambling scandal in college sports. “I think this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Donaghy said Thursday on NewsNation’s Cuomo with Chris Cuomo. “You’re going to see maybe a more of a bigger scandal coming out of the college level, because you have these young athletes that aren’t going to make it to the next level, and somebody is going to offer them money to maybe fix a game and only win by 12 rather than 15 and they’re gonna take that money because they’re gonna need a way to support their families.” Donaghy was convicted of wire fraud and transmitting wagering information across state lines. The 2007 FBI investigation into him alleged that he earned $300,000 by providing betting tips to bookies. Donaghy claimed to have been pressured into the game-fixing by the Gambino family. The Gambinos are among the crime families accused of running the illegal poker ring that Chauncey Billups was allegedly involved with. Lithuania has complained of a Russian incursion into its airspace of a pair of jets leaving Kaliningrad, the latest such violation in an apparently rising pace of events in recent weeks. Two aircraft — a jet fighter and an aerial refuelling tanker jet — were intercepted by NATO Eurofighter Typhoons on the verge of Lithuanian airspace on Thursday. The interception comes amid discussion between NATO partners on how to deal with the rising pace of violations of the alliance’s airspace, including by manned jets and by drones. Decrying a “blatant breach” of international law, the Nausėda also called for a strengthening of European air defence. A diverse group of influential individuals, from tech pioneers to politicians, has signed a statement urging a pause in the creation of artificial intelligence that surpasses human cognitive abilities. The list, which includes the legendary “Godfathers of AI” and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak along with figures like Richard Branson, believe that superintelligent AI could lead to “human economic obsolescence and disempowerment, losses of freedom, civil liberties, dignity, and control, to national security risks and even potential human extinction.” CNBC reports that a statement published on Wednesday, backed by more than 850 prominent figures, has called for a halt to the development of “superintelligence” – a form of AI that would exceed human intelligence in essentially all cognitive tasks. Thousands of protesters have marched through central London to oppose the Government's planned rollout of digital ID cards. Sir Keir Starmer announced in September that a mandatory digital ID system would be introduced by 2029 for anyone wishing to work in the UK, as part of efforts to curb illegal migration. Silkie Carlo, director of civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, said digital ID was 'fast becoming a digital permit required to live our everyday lives.' She added: 'Starmer has sold his Orwellian digital ID scheme to the public on the lie that it will only be used to stop illegal working but now the truth, buried in the small print, is becoming clear. 'We now know that digital IDs could be the backbone of a surveillance state and used for everything from tax and pensions to banking and education. Arguably, the world’s most infamous billionaire climate alarmist has stunned the world by adopting a surprising change of tone on so-called ‘global warming’ in a setback to the green socialist movement. On Tuesday, Microsoft founder Bill Gates published a 17-page memo on his website stating that the “doomsday” climate scenario that has been pushed in the past by people like him and Al Gore is wrong. As TGP readers know, there have been multiple attempts to fool the world into believing that the Earth is about to burn out thanks to fossil fuels. But as ABC reported, Gates believes the best approach now is to prevent deadly diseases and combat poverty rather than quibbling about the Earth warming by tenths of a degree. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/hell-freezes-noted-billionaire-climate-alarmist-bill-gates/ 
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