Billions in US aid for Israel, Ukraine held up in Senate as border talks lag www.timesofisrael.com/billions-in-us-aid-for-israel-ukraine-held-up-in-senate-as-border-talks-lag/ Israel Victory: More Hamas Terrorists Eliminated by IDF as Biden Regime "Wants to Force Israel to Stand Down" www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/israel-victory-more-hamas-terrorists-eliminated-idf-as/ Abbas says willing to reform PA to rule Gaza, but Israeli policies 'the problem' www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-says-willing-to-reform-pa-to-rule-gaza-but-israeli-policies-the-problem/ Rishi Sunak pressed on Israel's responsibility for Gaza civilian death toll Palestinian casualties in Gaza near 20,000 with nearly 2m people displaced IDF says it has full control of Gaza City's Jabaliya neighborhood, nearing Sinwar www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-19-2023/ IDF Forces Destroy 'Palestine Square' Amid Battles in Gaza www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/idf-palestine-square-destroyed/2023/12/19/id/1146450/ Hamas Rockets Target Tel Aviv Area for First Time in a Week www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/hamas-rockets-tel-aviv/2023/12/19/id/1146467/ Palestinians say IDF treated them 'like cattle' during mass arrests in northern Gaza Israel's military eliminates 'prominent Hamas financier' involved in funneling tens of millions of dollars Hamas leader Sinwar said to narrowly evade capture by IDF two separate times Gaza hospital director admits Hamas used medical complex as operational hub www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-hospital-director-admits-hamas-used-medical-complex-as-operational-hub/ Israel ready for truce in exchange for more hostages, Herzog tells foreign diplomats Netanyahu wraps up meeting with hostages' families, says he's committed to their release Families of hostages seen in new Hamas video urge release deal at any price www.timesofisrael.com/families-of-hostages-seen-in-new-hamas-video-urge-release-deal-at-any-price/ Islamic Jihad issues clip of 2 hostages who call on Israel to secure their freedom UK minister: 'Horrifying reports of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas' www.jewishnews.co.uk/uk-minister-horrifying-reports-of-sexual-violence-perpetrated-by-hamas/ UN chief attends private screening of IDF-compiled footage from October 7 onslaught Meta Oversight Board Says Israel-Hamas Videos Should Not Have Been Removed www.newsmax.com/us/meta-facebook-instagram/2023/12/19/id/1146435/ 'Is it fair for Hamas to attack?' UK School asks pupils to justify 7 October atrocities Report: Biden Administration Spying on Israel to Determine War Crimes RFK Jr. Shreds Leftist Host on Israel Border Wall: 'If Mexico Attacked Us and We Built a Fence, Would You Blame Us?' Capitol Police Arrest Israel-Hamas Protesters www.newsmax.com/newsfront/capitol-demonstrators-cease-fire/2023/12/19/id/1146519/ Anti-Israel Protesters in S.F. Delayed Organs from Reaching Transplant Patients Berlin summons Iran envoy after court finds ties to 2022 synagogue arson plot www.timesofisrael.com/berlin-summons-iran-envoy-after-court-finds-ties-to-2022-synagogue-arson-plot/ France to sanction extremist West Bank settlers, following US, Britain www.timesofisrael.com/france-to-sanction-extremist-west-bank-settlers-following-us-britain/ IDF carries out drill simulating an Oct. 7-style attack in the West Bank www.timesofisrael.com/idf-carries-out-drill-simulating-an-oct-7-style-attack-in-the-west-bank/ Israel strikes terror targets in Lebanon amid rocket, drone sirens in northern towns Houthi attacks on commercial ships sink global trade in vital Red Sea corridor Houthis vow to keep up attacks in key strait after US rolls out plan to shield ships www.timesofisrael.com/houthis-vow-to-keep-up-attacks-in-key-strait-despite-us-led-ship-shield-plan/ Yemen's Houthis 'will not stop' Red Sea attacks until Israel ends Gaza war Houthis Threaten U.S. Red Sea Coalition, Vow No End to Attacks Unless Israel Lets Hamas Thrive Germany puts its troops in the line of fire if Putin attacks NATO NATO Under Pressure to Send Troops After Germany Deploys Military www.newsweek.com/nato-pressure-germany-deploys-troops-1853716 Moscow Mayor Says Drone Attack Thwarted Near Russian Capital www.newsmax.com/globaltalk/moscow-mayor-drone/2023/12/19/id/1146458/ Putin's Wrath: Putin attacking Ukraine on six fronts and 'losing 1,000 soldiers a day' in suicidal 'meat assaults' as he pushes for win www.the-sun.com/news/9897990/putin-attacking-ukraine-losing-soldiers-election/ We Will Win: Defiant Zelensky says Ukraine plans to mobilise 500,000 more soldiers after 'difficult year' but vows to beat Putin www.the-sun.com/news/9898844/zelensky-ukraine-mobilise-5000000-beat-putin/ Finnish Envoy: Russia Won't Stop With Ukraine www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/elina-valtonen-finland-nato/2023/12/18/id/1146415/ UN Blasts Russia's 'Extensive Failure' to Protect Ukraine Civilians www.newsmax.com/globaltalk/united-nations-ukraine-russia/2023/12/19/id/1146451/ European Union Reportedly Considering Suspending Hungary's Right to Vote to Salvage Ukrainian Aid US economist predicts 2024 will bring 'biggest crash of our lifetime' - Harry Dent warns an 'everything bubble' will burst in the new year www.foxbusiness.com/media/us-economist-predicts-2024-bring-biggest-single-crash-lifetime Bidenomics Study: 62% of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck During Holiday Season Rep. Burchett: D.C. 'An Open Sewer,' Not a 'Swamp' www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tim-burchett-newsmax-d-c/2023/12/19/id/1146517/ Jordan subpoenas AG Garland over DOJ spying on Congress justthenews.com/politics-policy/jordan-subpoenas-ag-garland-over-doj-spying-congress Poll: Majority of Democrats Want Joe Biden's DOJ to Prosecute Hunter for Defying Subpoena MTG mulls ethics complaint against Swalwell for helping Hunter Biden arrange Capitol presser House GOP takes aim at White House for omitting Hunter Biden on Marine One list amid missing visitor logs Rep. Comer: 'First Evidence' Against Biden Revealed www.newsmax.com/newsfront/oversight-james-comer-americore/2023/12/19/id/1146472/ Washington Post: James Biden Caught on FBI Tapes www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/19/washington-post-james-biden-caught-on-fbi-tapes/ To impeach or not? The evidence in the Biden inquiry that is gripping Washington Axios: Biden's Age Denialism Sparks Internal Tension www.newsmax.com/newsfront/joe-biden-age-denial/2023/12/19/id/1146463/ The polling is clear: Biden needs to get popular again quickly or drop out Psaki: Trump Voters 'More Likely to Support' Him After 'Echoing Hitler' - There Is a Market for Tyranny Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot www.foxnews.com/politics/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-2024-ballot Trump ineligible to run for president in Colorado because of Jan. 6, court rules in historic move - The decision sets up a battle before the U.S. Supreme Court abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-ineligible-run-president-jan-6-colorado-court/story?id=105785727 Team Trump Issues Fiery Response After Radical-Left Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Him from 2024 Ballot and Vows an Immediate U.S. Supreme Court Appeal www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/president-trump-responds-colorado-supreme-court-rules-trump/ NC Voter's 14th Amendment Challenge on Trump Dismissed www.newsmax.com/newsfront/north-carolina-presidential-primary/2023/12/19/id/1146524/ Georgia Elections Workers Sue Giuliani Again - Seek to "Permanently Bar" Him From Making Public Statements About Their 2020 Election Activity www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/georgia-elections-workers-sue-giuliani-again-seek-permanently/ Giuliani: Gag Order Lawsuit 'Un-American' www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rudy-giuliani-defamation-lawsuit/2023/12/18/id/1146419/ Bill Gates predicts 2024 elections around the world will be 'turning point' for 'health and climate' Russia, Iran, China, Cuba targeted 2022 midterms but 'no evidence' election compromised, US says 'Severe Glitches' at Polling Stations: 2021 National Elections to be Re-Run in 455 German Constituencies It Sure Looks Like Phones Are Making Students Dumber www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/it-sure-looks-like-phones-are-making-students-dumber/ar-AA1lIX7i FTC bans Rite Aid's use of AI facial recognition over lack of consumer protections World's first mental images extracted from human brain activity using AI 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lk71/executive Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/POPO/2023L191909.html Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/SANGAY3/2023L191641.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/FUEG/2023L192210.html Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/SANTAMA/2023L192132.html Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Stunning images show Iceland volcanic eruption from space - After weeks of rumbling, a volcano in Iceland sprang to life this week with lava shooting out of a fissure that is more than 2 miles long www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/iceland-volcano-eruption-seen-from-space Small explosion at Kanaga volcano, Aviation Color Code raised to Yellow, Alaska Early arrival of rare, iridescent polar stratospheric clouds over Europe watchers.news/2023/12/19/early-arrival-of-rare-iridescent-polar-stratospheric-clouds-over-europe/ Far North Queenslanders face clean-up after Ex-Cyclone Jasper, as Wujal Wujal evacuation continues www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-20/qld-flood-far-north-cyclone-jasper-bom-rain-wujal-wujal/103248254 Severe weather in Eastern U.S. leads to 5 deaths and 1.7 million without power State of Emergency issued for Maine as state experiences significant flooding, damage www.wmtw.com/article/state-of-emergency-maine-december-storm-flooding/46180080 At least 100 elephant deaths in Zimbabwe national park blamed on drought, climate change www.cbsnews.com/news/elephants-deaths-zimbabwe-drought-climate-change-el-nino/ Blinding snow blamed for massive pileup on I-94 in southwest Michigan www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/snow-blamed-pileup-i-94-southwest-michigan/ Survivors and first responders face frigid temperatures in China after earthquake kills over 120 China Boasts of Vast Coal Supply as Record-Low Temperatures Hit www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/12/18/china-boasts-vast-coal-supply-record-low-temperatures-hit/ Severe soil liquefaction hits Minhe County after M6.2 earthquake in Gansu, China Honduras: 'Biblical' plague of frogs, toads and tadpoles causes multi-car pile-up metro.co.uk/2023/12/18/biblical-plague-frogs-toads-tadpoles-causes-pile-up-19993172/ U.S. helps negotiate cease-fire for Congo election as world powers vie for access to its vital cobalt www.cbsnews.com/news/congo-cease-fire-election-cobalt-mining/ Border Patrol Seizes $10 Million Worth of Meth, Cocaine in San Diego Biden border crisis shatters record with 14,509 illegal immigrants encountered in one day Texas takes 'historic action,' arrests thousands of migrants: 'We've moved beyond chaos' www.foxnews.com/media/texas-takes-historic-action-arrests-thousands-migrants-weve-moved-beyond-chaos ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Texas Over Law Allowing State and Local Law Enforcement to Arrest Illegal Migrants www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/aclu-files-lawsuit-against-texas-law-allowing-state/ Biden White House Attacks Abbott as Groups Sue Texas Gov to Stop New Law Allowing Police to Arrest Illegal Aliens www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/showdown-biden-white-house-attacks-abbott-as-groups/ Chicago Mayor Blames Texas for Joe Biden's Border Crisis Failures After Migrant Child Dies New York to Consider Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People dnyuz.com/2023/12/19/new-york-to-consider-reparations-for-descendants-of-enslaved-people/ Fresh Allegations of Plagiarism Unearthed in Official Academic Complaint Against Claudine Gay Embattled Harvard University Scrubs Multiple Web Pages About 'Identity Recognitions,' Pronouns Argentina to Ban Woke 'Inclusive' Language in the Military www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2023/12/19/argentina-to-ban-woke-inclusive-language-in-military/ Judge Orders Over 100 of Child Predator Jeffrey Epstein's High Profile Associates to Be Revealed in Next 14 Days - Several Names Linked to Epstein are Emerging www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/boom-judge-orders-100-child-predator-jeffrey-epsteins/ Elite Clients of Busted High End Brothel Network Could Be Unmasked www.thedailybeast.com/elite-clients-of-high-end-brothel-network-busted-in-november-could-be-named Prominent Transgender Activist Kendall Stephens Arrested After Raping Two Minors in Philadelphia LGBT Catholics: Vatican Opening to Gay Blessings a 'Huge Step Forward' Catholic Theologians, Leaders Push Back on Pope's Gay Blessings www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pope-francis-declaration-catholic/2023/12/19/id/1146502/ US Bishops: Same-Sex Declaration Doesn't Change Doctrine www.newsmax.com/newsfront/usccb-catholic-church-pope-francis/2023/12/19/id/1146475/ Rev. Murray: Same-Sex Blessing a 'Renunciation' www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rev-murray-pope-same-sex/2023/12/19/id/1146480/ Vatican says Pope's 'blessing' for gay couples part of larger 'pastoral' view, critics see wokeness justthenews.com/nation/religion/rome Women athletes allowed to sue Connecticut over letting boys in girls' high school sports Report: University of Washington Rescinds Volleyball Scholarship Offer to Trans Player Tennessee bill would ban pride flags from public, charter schools thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4368140-tennessee-bill-ban-pride-flags-from-public-charter-schools/ Major publisher Penguin distributes books normalizing sex changes for Indigenous Drag Story Hour Kamala Harris launches 'Reproductive Freedoms' pro-abortion tour across US - Harris says that there "is a full-on attack in our country." Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards Caught Up in $100K Abortion Scandal with Instagram Model A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.html Court Rejects Lawsuits Linking Tylenol With Autism www.newsmax.com/newsfront/court-rejects-tylenol/2023/12/19/id/1146529/ University of New Mexico researchers work on vaccine to lower 'bad' cholesterol www.krqe.com/health/university-of-new-mexico-researchers-work-on-vaccine-to-lower-bad-cholesterol/ Russia Denies Mystery Virus Outbreak as Video Shows Row of Ambulances www.newsweek.com/russia-denies-virus-outbreak-moscow-hospitals-ambulances-video-1853301 Pennsylvania school district returns to virtual learning amid illness outbreak www.americanclassroom.com/2023/12/pennsylvania-school-returns-to-virtual-learning-amid-flu-outbreak/ 'Devious' new Covid variant is behind severe bouts of bug as immunity hits record lows before Christmas www.the-sun.com/health/9895379/devious-covid-variant-worst-ever-immunity-falls-xmas/ Air Force Veteran Nick Kupper Who Fought DOD Vaccine Mandate Running for Arizona Office Birth Pang Tracker Link: Thank you Amy for posting, so very much going on...
