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/ After years of distress due to constant embarrassing revelations regarding his younger brother Andrew, King Charles has finally moved in a decisive way against him. Andrew will now lose his ‘Prince’ title and be moved out of Royal Lodge, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. Statement from Buckingham Palace: “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honors of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him. Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.” ...his daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, will retain their titles. Independent reported: “Andrew will move to a property on the Sandringham Estate, it’s understood. Any future accommodation will be privately funded by the King.” That puts Andrew over 100 miles away, in Norfolk. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/just-british-king-charles-has-stripped-his-brother/ I just read an article that said they're already looting grocery stores and attacking employees. Why do we need to be here? That's not our culture. It's Friday in Jerusalem. (I can't post a link to the article and it's too long to copy here.) I read an article that says since the SNAP benefits will not be paid due to the government shutdown, people are just planning on stealing... @patrician A you tuber I watch didn't say where, but said police are telling people to stay home, stay inside, and do not go to the grocery store. @patrician It was an email I subscribe to. Is there an email address I can forward it to? This apparently didn't work, although it seemed to at first. There must be embedded links in it. I can't delete it now, so I have asked Richard to help. OK. Some excerpts from the email newsletter from Michael Snyder’s Substack that Terry was mentioning: I suppose that we should not be surprised, because they told us exactly what they intended to do. For weeks, food stamp recipients have been posting videos on social media telling us what will happen if their food stamp benefits are cut off. We have been warned that they will go to their local grocery stores and fill up their carts just as they normally do. We have also been warned that there will be violence if anyone tries to stop them when they leave without paying. In Massachusetts, two crazed women were just arrested for “shoplifting expensive groceries and then attacking employees”… They found out the hard way that stealing groceries is not as easy as TikTok influencers would have us to believe. In the real world, if you steal things you could end up in prison. In Chambersburg, Pennsylvania police are currently looking for a man that walked straight out the front door with a full cart of food… In 2025, stealing a full cart of food is not a small crime. Depending on what you select, a full cart of food can easily cost you several hundred dollars these days. If we start witnessing widespread grocery thefts all over the nation, I think that it won’t be too long before we start seeing armed guards in food stores and armed guards on food delivery trucks. One particularly foolish woman actually posted a video in which she openly bragged about all of the stuff that she just stole from her local grocery store. When she is finally caught, it will be very easy to convict her… When people without any moral standards get hungry, they are going to steal. And if food stamps get cut off nationwide on November 1st, we are going to see a whole lot of very desperate people out there. Food stamp payments have never been stopped before. So we don’t know exactly what will occur if it happens now. Skydance, the new parent company of Paramount, which includes CBS, will cut some 1,000 overall jobs in the coming days and weeks, nearly 100 of those cuts have and will hit far-left CBS News. CBS Evening News co-host John Dickerson is already out at the end of the year. You can now add the following to that… “the streaming editions of CBS Mornings and the CBS Evening News canceled and [the broadcast show] CBS Saturday Morning [is [in for an overhaul … [t]he network also is closing its bureau in Johannesburg.” The two hosts of CBS Saturday Morning, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, will be departing, according to a source familiar with the cuts. Jeff Glor, the previous host and former anchor of CBS Evening News, was laid off in a previous round of cuts last year, as Paramount Global slimmed down in preparation for a sale. The weekday CBS Mornings team will now oversee the Saturday show. Under various titles, CBS Saturday Morning has been around since 1997. Jacobson and Miller have co-hosted since 2018. What killed it? The ratings. What else? Total viewership has declined by ten percent this season. Only 1.9 million total people tune in. Skydance is also gunning to purchase Warner Bros. If that deal comes through, Skydance will own CNN... This is a distressing trend in space exploration. No matter what our particular feelings about Communist China and their space program, it is worrying news to learn that a Chinese space crew is temporarily stranded at the Tiangong space station. The astronauts – or rather, taikonauts – have been put in this dangerous situation after space debris struck their return capsule, according to China’s spaceflight agency. The return date has been postponed indefinitely. “The crew’s return capsule is believed to have been hit by tiny fragments of space junk – an increasing hazard in low Earth orbit. CMSA has not specified the extent of the damage or what repairs, if any, will be required. If the spacecraft cannot be repaired, protocol states the Shenzhou-20 crew will use the Shenzhou-21 team’s capsule to return to Earth.”
Disgraced Ex-NBA Ref Tim Donaghy Warns Sports Gambling Scandal ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg'
‘Crude Violation’: NATO Intercepts Russian Jets as Secretary General Affirms Shoot-Down Doctrine:
‘Godfathers of AI’ and Steve Wozniak Join 850 Others in Call for Ban on ‘Superintelligence’ AI Development:
Thousands say no to digital ID cards as they march through London as politicians queue up to criticise plan:
Noted Billionaire Climate Alarmist Bill Gates Slams “Doomsday” View of ‘Climate Change’ in Stunning New Memo:
British King Charles Has Stripped His Brother Andrew of His ‘Prince’ Title, and Evicted Him from His 30-Room Royal Lodge Mansion:
It Has Begun – Some Crazed Lunatics Are Already Storming Into Grocery Stores And Taking Whatever They Want
Nolte: Nearly 100 Jobs Eliminated at Far-left CBS News:
LOST IN ORBIT: Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Tiangong Space Station After Debris Strikes Their Return Capsule:
