A Blinken Visit Puts U.S.-Israeli Tensions on Full Display dnyuz.com/2024/02/08/a-blinken-visit-puts-u-s-israeli-tensions-on-full-display/ Biden calls Israel's response in Gaza to October 7 Hamas attack 'over the top' Biden to host King Abdullah at White House next week, as Jordanian monarch lobbies for ceasefire Riyadh to host ministerial confab to advance united Arab stance for postwar Gaza Blinken Cancels Gaza Crossing Visit After Israel Doesn't Commit to Stopping Aid Protests Netanyahu rejects Hamas' 'delusional' terms for a hostage release deal, says 'total victory' is possible within months US intel says Israel degraded Hamas capabilities, but not close to eliminating group Israel ramps up strikes on Rafah as US warns major offensive would be 'disaster' Airstrikes reported in Rafah as Israel expands military campaign to southernmost Gaza city UN leader says Palestinian aid agency cannot be replaced amid scrutiny UN chief promises to act immediately against any 'Hamas infiltration' of UNRWA www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-vows-to-immediately-act-against-any-hamas-infiltration-of-unrwa/ Guns stolen from Gaza hidden in Hadera school www.israelnationalnews.com/news/384920 Britain's PM Vows to Crack Down on 'Antisemitism' and 'Violent Intimidation' at pro-Palestinian Rallies Argentina's Milei sees echoes of Holocaust on visit to shattered kibbutz www.timesofisrael.com/argentinas-milei-denounces-echoes-of-holocaust-on-visit-to-shattered-kibbutz/ Agitators camp outside of Blinken's Virginia home, pour fake blood on driveway over Israel-Hamas war Nicaragua files application to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel After he hailed Oct. 7 onslaught, Iran leader's Facebook, Instagram accounts removed Top Hezbollah commander hit in apparent Israeli strike as air force head threatens more Hezbollah fires 30 rockets at Upper Galilee town in response to deadly IDF drone strike www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-08-2024/ Head of US-backed forces in Syria seeks more air defense after deadly drone strike Iraq labels US 'factor of instability' after three killed in drone attack www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/07/baghdad-drone-strike-iraq-iran-militia US conducts more strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-conducts-more-strikes-on-houthi-targets-in-yemen/ Trade leaders urge governments around the world to join Red Sea military effort www.cnbc.com/2024/02/08/trade-leaders-urge-governments-around-world-to-join-red-sea-defense.html $1 million in extra costs and weeks of delays. How the Red Sea crisis is upending global trade www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/business/red-sea-crisis-global-trade-explained/index.html 340 Myanmar troops flee into Bangladesh during fighting with armed ethnic group Putin and China's Xi Say They're Closer Than Ever Amid U.S. Tensions www.newsweek.com/putin-china-xi-closer-ever-us-tensions-1868294 Putin says Bill Clinton told him Russia could join NATO before pulling back hours later: 'You tricked us' Putin: Russia Has No Interest Attacking Poland, Latvia www.newsmax.com/newsfront/putin-russia-tucker-carlson/2024/02/08/id/1152899/ Finland extends Russia border closure until April 14 saying Moscow hasn't stopped sending migrants apnews.com/article/finland-russia-border-migrants-b6a0fb20dea01f2280e5ef7367d7dbde UN committee urges Russia to end 'forcible transfer' of Ukrainian children - Kyiv claims 20,000 children have been taken from Ukraine to Russia without families' or guardians' consent Ukraine's 'Underground Railroad' rescues abducted Ukrainian children from Russian reeducation camps Ukraine's Zelensky replaces his top general to shake up deadlocked war with Russia www.timesofisrael.com/ukraines-zelensky-replaces-top-general-to-shake-up-deadlocked-war-with-russia/ Ukraine's Zelensky Fires Top General Zaluzhny After Months of Infighting www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/breaking-ukraines-zelensky-fires-top-general-zaluzhny-after/ Putin regime removes anti-war opponent from presidential ballot over signature disputes www.foxnews.com/world/putin-regime-removes-anti-war-opponent-presidential-ballot-signature-disputes Tucker Carlson's Exclusive Interview with Vladimir Putin - Ukraine War, NATO, Bill Clinton, Elon Musk, Nord Stream Pipeline, and More www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/watch-now-tucker-carlson-interviews-vladimir-putin-moscow/ "It Is Clear to the Whole World What Happened" - Vladimir Putin Blames the CIA for the Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion - Tucker Carlson Interview www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/it-is-clear-whole-world-what-happened-vladimir/ Putin signals he's open to prisoner swap for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's release www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-vladimir-putin-interview-evan-gershkovich/ Vladimir Putin Says Russia Has 'Run Out' of 'Decency,' and It's on the US to Take 'Reciprocal Steps' to Free Evan Gershkovich www.yahoo.com/entertainment/vladimir-putin-says-russia-run-010505817.html Tucker Carlson met Edward Snowden in Moscow www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2024/tucker-carlson-edward-snowden-tara-reade-moscow Senate advances $95 billion foreign aid bill without border security funding - The Senate voted 67-32 in favor of advancing the bill that includes funding for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Gaza Chuck Schumer plans congressional Kiev trip after anticipated approval of Ukraine war funds: report Biden under fire online again for twice confusing living European leaders with dead predecessors in one week "I See Dead People" - Joe Biden Does it Again: This Time Recalls Long-Deceased German Chancellor Helmut Kohl www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/i-see-dead-people-joe-biden-does-it/ Biden says he will 'be president for everybody whether you live in a red state or green state' - This marks Biden's fourth gaffe within the past week as he mixed up the colors of his own political party Biden Confuses Mexico and Egypt in Stunning Gaffe During Presser Meant to Assuage Fears About His Cognitive Function While Giving Speech Defending His Memory, Biden Refers to Egypt's President El-Sisi as the 'President of Mexico' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/watch-while-giving-speech-defending-his-memory-biden/ Biden confuses Egypt and Mexico while assuring nation he's mentally fit - "I didn't know how half the boxes got in my garage." Biden's DOJ says evidence shows President 'willfully' withheld classified docs - but he will not be prosecuted Special Counsel Report Shows Joe Biden Couldn't Remember When He Was VP "When did I stop being Vice President?" - Couldn't Remember When His Son Beau Died www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/breaking-special-counsel-report-shows-joe-biden-couldnt/ Special Prosecutor Gives Scathing Assessment of Biden's Mental Acuity Special Counsel Hur Finds Joe Biden "Willfully Retained" Top Secret Military and National Security Information - DOJ Defends Lack of Criminal Charges Against Biden, a "Well-Meaning, Elderly Man with a Poor Memory" www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/special-counsel-hur-finds-joe-biden-willfully-retained/ Angry Joe Biden Blows Up at Reporter Asking About His Age and Mental Acuity After Special Counsel Calls Him 'Elderly Man with Poor Memory' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/angry-joe-biden-snaps-reporter-asking-about-his/ Joe Biden Read Aloud Classified Passages About Highly Sensitive Meetings in Situation Room to Ghostwriter "Nearly Verbatim on at Least Three Occasions" www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/joe-biden-read-aloud-classified-passages-about-highly/ Classified Ukraine Documents Discovered in Biden's Possession from Time of Hunter's Burisma Work Biden Used Private Email and Fake Names for Official Business, Shared White House Comms with Family GOP Rep. Tenney urges Garland either to charge Biden or oust him under 25th Amendment justthenews.com/politics-policy/gop-rep-tenney-floats-using-25th-amendment-oust-biden Sen. Rick Scott: Time for President Joe Biden's Cabinet to 'Invoke 25th Amendment' Biden classified memos report re-ignites debates about dual justice, 'diminished' president - Famed liberal icon Alan Dershowitz decries Hur decision when compared to treatment of Trump: "You can't have two different laws for similar acts. You have to have one single standard of justice." Trump: Biden Report Proves Unequal Justice System www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-biden-classified/2024/02/08/id/1152876/ Trump urges Jack Smith to drop Mar-a-Lago docs case after special counsel recommends no charges in Biden docs case Jack Smith prevented from keeping names of government witnesses secret in classified docs case: Judge Cannon Trump's attorney argues before Supreme Court that criteria for 'insurrection' not met Attorney for Colorado argues Trump is threat to democracy and voters need to be protected from him Supreme Court justices indicate they'll keep Trump on 2024 ballot in landmark case SCOTUS appears reluctant to keep Trump off CO ballot for insurrection, questioning the implications Supreme Court Justices Shred Colorado's Case to Get Trump Kicked Off Election Ballot Justice Brett Kavanaugh Delivers Reality Check to Colorado Attorney in Effort to Exclude Trump from Ballot: 'Trump Has Not Been Charged with an Insurrection' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/justice-brett-kavanaugh-delivers-reality-check-lead-attorney/ Clarence Thomas Stumps Colorado's Anti-Trump Lawyer: Can't Give Example of States Disqualifying National Candidates Justice Alito indicates that states could go after Biden for releasing funds to Iran if Colorado decision holds - "Could a state determine that that person has given aid and comfort to the enemy, and therefore keep that person off the ballot?" Rudy Giuliani claims Donald Trump's campaign owes him $2m - Trump's former lawyer was appearing in bankruptcy court after being ordered to pay $148m in damages over a defamation case Georgia Senate Passes Bill to Allow State Commission to Investigate Prosecutors, Including Fani Willis Trump wins twice in Nevada in the race for the Republican presidential nomination www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-wins-twice-in-nevada-in-race-for-republican-presidential-nomination MTG calls for full investigation into allegations Fani Willis violated Georgia Campaign Finance Act - "How can the public trust a prosecutor who abuses her office for personal gain while targeting her political opponents?" Congressional Candidate Derrick Evans Releases Exclusive Footage of Infiltrator Shooting Gun on January 6 - Just Now Being Released, Why Is That? 'This Is Our Opportunity' - Top GOP Senators Game McConnell's Ouster After Botched Border Deal dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/senate-border-bill-mitch-mcconnell-rick-scott-jd-vance-ted-cruz-mike-lee/ Bolsonaro Targeted as Police Ensnares Alleged Coup Plotters news.yahoo.com/bolsonaro-targeted-police-probe-alleged-124514556.html Brazilian police investigate former President Bolsonaro's allies over alleged election interference - Brazil's former president was ordered to surrender his passport Azerbaijan election: President Ilham Aliyev wins vote criticised by monitors www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68237326 El Salvador opposition warns it may ask to nullify congressional election results Haitian PM calls for calm as violent protests demand his resignation www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/8/haitian-pm-calls-for-calm-as-violent-protests-demand-his-resignation Haiti elections will take place when security improves, PM Henry says as protests grow www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/americas/haiti-elections-security-intl/index.html Pakistan Suspends Mobile Phone Services on Election Day Already Marred by Violence Yellen Ducks Questions on MAGA Bank Records Searches www.newsmax.com/newsfront/janet-yellen-maga-donald-trump/2024/02/08/id/1152886/ Shaky commercial loans threaten a new regional bank crisis www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2024/new-york-community-banks-troubles-threaten-a-new-crisis AI Deployed Nukes 'to Have Peace in the World' in Tense War Simulation - OpenAI's GPT models sounded like a genocidal dictator in a test of war-time decision-making gizmodo.com/ai-deployed-nukes-have-peace-world-tense-war-simulation-1851234455 FCC makes AI-generated robocalls that can fool voters illegal after Biden voice cloning in New Hampshire Biden White House works to 'cryptographically verify' all official communications as AI deep fakes surge www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ar-BB1hZZtd Meet Tong Tong, the world's first AI toddler metro.co.uk/2024/02/08/meet-tong-tong-worlds-first-ai-child-20245133/ 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lxv1/executive Rare magnitude 4 earthquake recorded off Florida's Space Coast late Wednesday Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 26,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/RUIZ/2024B082324.html 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/ARCH24/POPO/2024B090226.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts tso 15,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/FUEG/2024B090340.html Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/REVE/2024B081811.html Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml State of emergency declared in Iceland after volcano erupts for third time in 2 months www.foxweather.com/weather-news/iceland-volcano-erupts-grindavik-blue-lagoon-resort Iceland Volcano Erupts With Lava Fountains, Disrupts Heating and Roads www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-08/iceland-volcano-erupts-again 'We were very surprised': Magma under Reykjanes Peninsula rushed into Grindavík dike at a shockingly fast rate Wisconsin records first-ever February tornado www.fox9.com/weather/wisconsin-records-first-ever-february-tornado Severe snowstorm paralyzes Astana, Kazakhstan watchers.news/2024/02/08/severe-snowstorm-paralyzes-astana-kazakhstan/ Heavy snow pummels Flagstaff, shuts down busy northern Arizona interstates www.foxweather.com/weather-news/snow-cripples-flagstaff-arizona-mountain-interstates Hottest January on record pushes 12-month global average temps over 1.5 degree threshold for first time ever www.cbsnews.com/news/another-global-heat-record-is-in-the-books-this-time-in-january/ Maui wildfire survivors face soaring rates of depression and lung problems www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/08/maui-wildfire-survivors-health-depression-respiratory-kidney Biden admin says Beverly Hills, Martha's Vineyard are 'low income' to enable EV charger subsidies How Indigenous Conflicts in Chile Ended up Targeting Christians - Mapuche attacks against the government and environmental companies have included the arson of numerous churches www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/january/chile-mapuche-evangelical-protests-arson-fires.html Rolling Stone: Speaker Mike Johnson Gathers Far-Right Christians to Cast Out Demons - GOP lawmakers and extremist pastors joined together to repent over LGBTQ freedoms, abortion, and nonbelievers www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mike-johnson-prayer-repentance-demons-1234962043/ Hawaii Supreme Court Controversially Rejects Second Amendment Right, Rules "In Hawaii, There is No State Constitutional Right to Carry a Firearm in Public" Ocasio-Cortez: 'Immigration Writ Large Is Yielding Enormous Economic Benefits to the United States' Champion of Slavery Reparations Sunny Hostin Discovers on "Finding Your Roots" Program that She is a Descendant of Slave Owners from Spain www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/you-cant-make-this-up-advocator-slavery-reparations/ Musk Rages Against 'Disney's DEI Gestapo' And Doubles Down On Crusade Kentucky Senate Panel Advances Bill Limiting DEI Programs www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kentucky-colleges-diversity-equity-inclusion/2024/02/08/id/1152896/ California sues nonprofits offering 'abortion pill reversal' treatment Houston attorney gets 180 days in jail after being accused of drugging pregnant wife to induce abortion Over 150 people sick with mystery illness aboard luxury cruise headed to Hawaii www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/luxury-cruise-sf-illness-outbreak-18656461.php NY Supreme Court Slams Anti-Trump DA for Enforcing Harsh Vaccine Card Punishment on Residents www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/ny-supreme-court-slams-anti-trump-da-enforcing/ Commentary: Emergency response or planned takeover? WHO Pandemic Treaty - Treaty to infringe on national sovereignty and personal liberties frontline.news/post/emergency-response-or-planned-takeover-who-pandemic-treaty Birth Pang Tracker Link: Thank you AmyVG for posting the headlines.
