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July 24 2023
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Moscow comes under attempted drone attack
There were no victims after two UAVs hit non-residential buildings, according to authorities
The mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, said there was “no major damage” following an attempted Ukrainian drone strike around 4am Monday morning. The drones crashed into non-residential buildings after the military suppressed them using electronic warfare means.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a brief statement that it had prevented an “attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using two unmanned aerial vehicles” on Monday morning.
Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow is ‘international terrorism’ – Foreign Ministry
Two UAVs crashed into buildings in the Russian capital, with fragments reportedly found not far from the Defense Ministry
he attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow early Monday morning, which damaged several non-residential buildings, is “an act of international terrorism,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
Ex-Russian president suggests surprise response to Ukrainian drone attacks
Moscow could strike “non-typical targets” beyond military warehouses and energy infrastructure, Dmitry Medvedev has said
Ukraine is carrying out attacks on civilian targets in Russia in order to divert attention from its floundering counteroffensive, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed. Commenting hours after Ukrainian drones attempted to strike targets in Moscow and Crimea, Medvedev suggested that Russia’s response should be “unexpected.”
Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, wrote on Telegram on Monday that Ukraine was starved of any military success and needed to score “informational wins, even if bogus and bloated.”
Foreign Mercs in Ukraine Suffering Significant Losses Due to Stupidity - Putin
Kiev kicked off its counteroffensive on June 4 after being pumped up with heavy weapons by the US and its NATO allies. A month-and-a-half on, Ukrainian forces have little to show for their operations apart from heavy losses in both troops and equipment.
The Ukrainian military has lost "more than" 26,000 troops in the course of its counteroffensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
"According to US estimates, the irretrievable losses of Ukraine's Armed Forces amount to 26,000 personnel," Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during talks with Putin in St. Petersburg on Sunday.
Putin Says Grain Deal Used to Enrich US, Europe, Lost Its Meaning
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The grain deal did not justify its humanitarian purpose and was used only to enrich the United States and Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote in an article titled "Russia and Africa: Joining Efforts for Peace, Progress and a Successful Future" published by the Kremlin on Monday.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, commonly known as the grain deal, which provided for a humanitarian corridor to allow exports of Ukrainian grain over the past year, expired on July 18, as Russia did not extend its participation. Moscow has been repeatedly critical of the fact that the deal's provisions pertaining to Russia had not been fulfilled.
Wheat prices spike as Ukraine, Russia vie for control of Black Sea ports
The Black Sea Grain Initiative is dead in the water, and Russia is warning that any ships seen traveling to Ukraine's Black Sea ports from now on will be considered potential military targets.
The warning came after Ukraine announced plans to continue exporting grain and other food via a temporary shipping route to get around the canceled initiative, the rules of which only Russia was abiding by.
Zelensky reveals cause of counteroffensive failure
Kiev's allies have not dug deep enough into their weapons stockpiles, according to the Ukrainian leader
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky attributed the delay and lackluster results of his military’s much-hyped counteroffensive to insufficient weapons and training from Kiev’s Western allies in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday.
“We did have plans to start [the counteroffensive] in spring. But we didn’t, because, frankly, we had not enough munitions and armaments and not enough brigades properly trained in these weapons,” Zelensky explained, adding that holding the training outside Ukraine further contributed to the delays.
Russia and China stage joint drills in Sea of Japan (VIDEO)
The exercise involved a dozen military ships and 30 aircraft, according to Moscow
Moscow and Beijing conducted large-scale naval drills in the Sea of Japan this week, Russia’s Pacific Fleet announced in a statement to journalists on Sunday. The three-day exercise involved a wide range of activities, including joint firing drills, a simulated naval battle, and air defense training.
The ‘North/Cooperation-2023’ exercise was held over July 20-23, the fleet’s press service said. It involved two Russian anti-submarine war frigates and two Chinese destroyers, as well as a pair of both Russian corvettes and Chinese guard ships alongside a number of support vessels, the statement said.
Second US submarine arrives in South Korea amid North Korea tensions
The USS Annapolis entered a naval base in South Korea' southern island of Jeju, to load military supplies while on an unspecified operational mission, the South Korean navy said.
A US nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday, only days after the first US nuclear armed submarine made port in the country in four decades, as the two allies seek to boost American strategic assets to deter North Korea.
The USS Annapolis entered a naval base in South Korea' southern island of Jeju, to load military supplies while on an unspecified operational mission, the South Korean navy said.
UNREST: Hundreds of thousands march in Israel over legislation overhaul, Civil War could be imminent, Another 10,000 IDF reservists quit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital early Sunday for an emergency implantation of a heart pacemaker, plunging Israel into deeper turmoil after widespread protests over his contentious judicial overhaul plan.
A physician at the Sheba Medical Center said later that the procedure went well and Netanyahu felt fine. In announcing the hospitalization, Netanyahu’s office said that he would be sedated and that a top deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, would stand in for him while he underwent the procedure.
‘A time of emergency’: What you need to know about the fight over Israel’s court system
It remains to be seen who will prevail in the conflict, or what winning might even look like after more than half a year of civil unrest.
In the coming days, Israel’s parliament is due to vote on a measure that, advocates on both sides say, will determine the country’s fate — or whether it can even survive.
It isn’t a peace deal or an attempt to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What it will do, if passed, is bar the Supreme Court from striking down government decisions it deems “unreasonable.”
'We have 24 hours to save Israel' - former President Rivlin
Police used water cannons to disperse protesters near the Supreme Court on Sunday night.
“We have 24 hours to save our wonderful country,” former president Reuven Rivlin told tens of thousands of anti-judicial reform protesters in Jerusalemon Sunday evening. He called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show leadership.
Rivlin read parts of the Declaration of Independence at the protest, focusing on the parts discussing the commitment to provide “complete quality” for all Israeli citizens, irrespective of religion, race, or sex. Everyone took part in forming the Declaration of Independence, despite the many disagreements in Israeli society at the time, he said.
Robert Kiyosaki predicts US stock market crash
The finance guru earlier warned that hiking interest rates to battle inflation may have a negative effect on stocks
Renowned writer and economist Robert Kiyosaki warned investors of a stock market downturn in a tweet this week.
According to Kiyosaki, there are “too many signs” that spell a crash in the market in the near future. “Yet too many signs point to a severe stock market crash… If your future depends on stocks and bonds please be careful, possibly ask for professional advice. Afraid depression coming,” he tweeted.
DEVELOPING: Nearly 100 banks are set to close in coming weeks
early 100 bank branches are set to pull down their shutters for the final time in the next few weeks. The closures come as a number of major high street banks move more of their banking services online.
Data from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, reveals dozens of banks are set to close branches between July 24 and August 31. HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, and Halifax are among some of the major banks who will be impacted.
According to TheSun, Barclays is closing 29 branches between now and the end of August, while NatWest is pulling down the shutters on 19. Meanwhile, Halifax is shutting two branches and HSBC 27.
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'Serious Doubt' About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety After Forced Release Of 15,000 Pages Of Clinical Trial Data
Conservative public interest advocacy group Defending the Republic (DTR) has obtained almost 15,000 pages of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data, claiming the data show an “utter lack of thoroughness” of the trials and calls the vaccine’s safety into “serious doubt.”
As a result of successful Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the group recently announced it had obtained—and is releasing—nearly 15,000 pages of documents relating to testing and adverse events associated with “Spikevax,” Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
CDC Changed Definition Of Breakthrough COVID-19 After Emails About 'Vaccine Failure'
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered its definition of COVID-19 cases among the vaccinated, leading to a lower number of cases classified as a breakthrough, according to documents obtained by The Epoch Times.
The CDC in early 2021 defined the post-vaccination cases as people testing positive seven or more days after receipt of a primary vaccination series, according to one of the documents.
The definition was changed on Feb. 2, 2021, to only include cases detected at least 14 days after a primary series, another document shows.
“We have revised the case definition,” Dr. Marc Fisher, the lead of the CDC’s Vaccine Breakthrough Case Investigation Team, wrote to colleagues at the time.
Biden Administration Rule Would Ban Nearly All Portable Gas-Powered Generators
After seeking to reduce the use of gas stoves, the Biden administration is pushing a proposal to ban the sale of almost all portable gas generators—which some experts have said would be disastrous for the millions of Americans who rely on such generators during power outages.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market. The new rule restricts the amount of carbon monoxide that generators can emit by forcing these generators to switch off when they reach a certain level of emissions.
Online censorship is killing free thought and ushering in period of left-wing tyranny: Matt Taibbi
A long-time journalist who assisted Twitter boss Elon Musk with releasing in-depth secret communications between the platform and various federal government agencies indicating a massive amount of censorship, especially during the 2020 election cycle, is speaking out about it.
Journalist Matt Taibbi argued in an interview with The Epoch Times that the "consensus enforcement mechanism" of social media censorship not only infringes on civil liberties but also hinders the public's motivation to seek the truth in the open public discourse.
Massive fireball brings people to TEARS as it lights up the skies over Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida - leaving some fearing 'Armageddon'
his is the terrifying moment a massive fireball lit up the sky over the South as a meteor shower had some fearing of 'Armageddon'. Reports of more than 50 sightings across Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida of a massive fireball flying through the sky were recorded by the American Meteor Society.
Witnesses said they saw a bright falling object light up the sky 'like fireworks' last Friday morning at around 4.30am. Multiple recordings of the bright burst of falling light show flashed of green, blue, orange and yellow light
"It's Time" - OpenAI's Sam Altman Launches 'WorldCoin' Token To Distinguish Humans From Bots
Last week we presciently discussed the somewhat dystopian outlook for an iris-scanning 'World ID' project to identify every human online:
“Something like World ID will eventually exist, meaning that you will need to verify [you are human] on the internet, whether you like it or not,” WorldCoin CEO Alex Blania said.
Over the weekend that threat (or promise) became a reality as Worldcoin, a project partly created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched the project’s ecosystem token on July 24.
Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding
Last year, Monash University scientists created the "DishBrain" – a semi-biological computer chip with some 800,000 human and mouse brain cells lab-grown into its electrodes. Demonstrating something like sentience, it learned to play Pong within five minutes.
The micro-electrode array at the heart of the DishBrain was capable both of reading activity in the brain cells, and stimulating them with electrical signals, so the research team set up a version of Pong where the brain cells were fed a moving electrical stimulus to represent which side of the "screen" the ball was on, and how far away from the paddle it was. They allowed the brain cells to act on the paddle, moving it left and right
Digital Bibles may soon completely replace traditional paper versions
With more than 95 installs per minute, Life.Church’s YouVersion Bible App celebrated its 15-year anniversary this month on more than 575 million unique devices in nearly 2,000 languages and the digital popularity of the Word of God is showing no signs of slowing down.
YouVersion CEO Bobby Gruenewald explained in a recent release from the donor-funded nonprofit that the Bible App was one of just 800 apps available for download when Apple launched its iOS App Store on July 10, 2008.