End Times Headline News. March 14 2024

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was shelled by Ukraine.Putin Deploys Troops Along Finland Border. Houthis test hypersonic missile.Haitian Invasion Threatens Florida. JPMorgan To Roll Out Biometric Payments

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Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant says was shelled by Ukraine

The Russian-controlled management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said on Thursday that a critical infrastructure facility at the plant was shelled by the Ukrainian army.

An explosive device was dropped in the area of the fence where diesel fuel tanks are located, the nuclear plant's management said, adding that IAEA experts at the nuclear plant had been notified about the shelling. Reuters was unable to immediately verify battlefield reports from either side.

‘Your vampire ball is over’ – Putin to Western elites

Exploitation of other nations by the so-called “golden billion” is coming to an end, the Russian president has stated

The era of Western elites being able to exploit other nations and other peoples across the world is coming to an end, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an exclusive interview published by Rossiya 1 and RIA Novosti on Wednesday. The president stated that over the past few centuries, the so-called “golden billion” has grown accustomed to being able to “fill their bellies with human flesh and their pockets with money” as they have been “parasitizing” other peoples in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Putin Deploys Troops Along Finland Border In Response To NATO Accession

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in fresh remarks that Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO are "a meaningless step" but that in response Moscow will still deploy troops and "systems of destruction" to the Finnish border after Finland joined the alliance.

"Frankly speaking, I don’t understand why they need this. This is an absolutely meaningless step from the point of view of ensuring their own national interests," Putin said. "We generally had ideal relations with Finland, simply ideal. We did not have a single claim against each other, especially territorial ones," Putin continued, before saying that Finland's NATO accession was really born out of a desire to "join the Western club".

Kiev-backed terrorist cell tried to poison soldiers – FSB

The conspirators were said to be members of a Ukraine-based far-right militia involved in a failed incursion this week

A Kiev-backed terrorist cell, which plotted to poison food intended for Russian soldiers on the frontline, has been busted in St. Petersburg, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Thursday. The four members of the group were identified as far-right radicals and members of the ‘Russian Volunteer Corps’ (RDK), a militia affiliated with Ukrainian military intelligence. The conspirators were acting on orders from their leadership and on behalf of the Ukrainian government, the FSB said.

Ukraine's Military Planning Takeover of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev by Force - Source

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian military, dissatisfied with the policy of the country's leadership, is planning the takeover of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, in Kiev and attracting other Ukrainian armed forces' military personnel to their side, a correspondence on a closed resource obtained by Russian specialists has shown.

Sputnik obtained the correspondence of the chat participants, which showed that the participants discussed a swift takeover of the Verkhovna Rada and attracting the military to their side. "The most important action that we will need to pull off lightning fast is the takeover of the VR [Verkhovna Rada] at a certain point," one of the chat participants wrote.

NATO member won’t rule out sending troops to Ukraine

Estonia has already picked a side, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told the parliament

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on Wednesday refused to offer guarantees to the parliament that she would not send the Baltic country’s ground forces to assist Kiev in its conflict with Moscow. Only Estonia and Lithuania have shown any enthusiasm for the idea of sending soldiers to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron argued at the end of February that all options ought to be considered to stop Russia from winning.

India Joins Small Group Of Nations Able To Fire Multiple Nuclear Warheads Using Single ICBM

India this week unveiled the maidan flight test of a new ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, with an eye on its nuclear-armed neighbors China and India.

Only a handful of countries in the world possess this technology, which features MIRV technology, or "multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles" for the deployment of nuclear warheads. This makes the missile capable of of multiple attacks across different locations based on a single missile launch.

South Korean defense chief orders up plan to kill Kim Jong-un

Seoul’s special forces have been tasked with preparing to “swiftly eliminate” North Korea’s leaders if war breaks out

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik has called for quickly killing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials in Pyongyang in the event that war breaks out on the peninsula again. Shin issued his order on Wednesday, telling South Korea’s Army Special Warfare Command to make preparations for taking out North Korea’s leaders. “If Kim Jong-un starts a war, as a key unit of Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR), you must become the world’s strongest special operations unit to swiftly eliminate the enemy leadership,” he said during a visit to the commando unit southeast of Seoul, in Incheon.

China's Police Officers Invited To Patrol NATO Member's Streets

Chinese police will soon be patrolling streets alongside local counterparts in Hungarian cities, according to a new agreement.

While China already has a similar agreement with Serbia, Hungary is set to become the first European Union and NATO member to formally host officers from the one-party state, which the 27-nation bloc considers a "systemic rival." This official law enforcement presence follows allegations that China has been operating clandestine "police stations" in dozens of cities worldwide. In a 2022 report, Spain-based human rights organization Safeguard Defenders detailed how this shadowy network, believed to be part of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front influence apparatus, intimidate and surveil dissidents, asylum-seekers, and ethnic minorities living abroad.

Report: Houthis successfully test hypersonic missile, plan to begin production

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have successfully tested a hypersonic rocket in Yemen, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reports, citing a military source.

According to the report, the Houthis are planning to begin manufacturing the missiles for use on targets in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as well as against targets in Israel. The Yemen-based terror group has said that it would escalate attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

US military says destroyed 4 unmanned aerial systems in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

The US military said on Wednesday it had destroyed four unmanned aerial systems and one surface-to-air missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

US Central Command said on the social media site X that the strikes came after Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into the Gulf of Aden. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship ballistic missile from Yemen into the Gulf of Aden, but it caused no damage to any vessels.

US asked Iran to get Houthis to stop Red Sea attacks - report

A second round of talks was supposed to be held in February but was delayed due to attempts to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

The US held indirect negotiations with Iran, asking them to get the Houthis to stop their attacks on maritime trade in the Red Sea area in January, US and Iranian officials told the Financial Times on Wednesday. According to the report, the talks took place in Oman and also addressed Iran's nuclear program. The US delegation in the talks was led by the White House’s Middle East adviser Brett McGurk and Iran envoy Abram Paley. Iran sent deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani to the talks. The two sides spoke only with Omani mediators and not directly with each other.

IDF: Civilians in Rafah will be evacuated to ‘humanitarian islands’ before ground op

Army says it killed Hamas commander in strike on UNRWA warehouse in Gaza’s southernmost city, where Gallant hints troops could soon enter: ‘We will reach everyone’

The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Gazans in Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the center of the territory, ahead of a planned ground operation in the southernmost Gazan city. The fate of civilians in Rafah has been a major area of concern for Israel’s allies. Humanitarian groups have warned that an offensive in the southern city on the border with Egypt, believed to be the last remaining Hamas stronghold in the Strip, would be a catastrophe. Israel has said it is needed if the country is to achieve its goal of eliminating Hamas.

Israel will try to ‘flood’ Gaza with aid from multiple entry points, says IDF spokesman

Israel will try to “flood” the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid from a variety of entry points, the IDF’s chief spokesman tells foreign reporters at a press briefing, as international pressure mounts to address the growing problem of hunger in the besieged enclave.

“We are trying to flood the area, to flood it with humanitarian aid,” IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari tells a group of foreign reporters. Earlier today, the military announced that six aid trucks with supplies from the World Food Organization had entered the northern part of the Gaza Strip, where the hunger crisis has been especially acute, through a crossing in the security fence known as the 96th gate.

US would be willing to support limited operation in Rafah - report

A plan involving pinpoint raids into Rafah would be expected to minimize civilian casualties while still hurting Hamas.

The US would be willing to support pinpoint Israeli raids targeting senior Hamas leaders in and under Rafah if Israel decides not to launch a large-scale invasion of the city, Politico reported on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden and other senior US officials have expressed opposition to an invasion of Rafah unless the estimated 1.4 million civilians in the city can be safely evacuated. US officials have reportedly requested that Israel provide clear plans ensuring this will happen, but as of yet, no such plan has been presented.

Why has Israel yet to launch a full-blown war on Hezbollah? - analysis

Either the IDF or Hezbollah escalates from whatever form of attack it was carrying out before, and the other side escalates back.

We have seen the pattern now over and over again since October: The IDF or Hezbollah escalates from whatever form of attack it was carrying out before; the other side escalates back. Within hours, the rhetoric commentators, statesmen, and defense officials shift to sounds something bordering more on war than the still relatively measured conflict between Israel and Hezbollah to date. Act I of the current Israel-Hezbollah conflict showed a somewhat cowered and worried IDF, only responding to rocket and anti-tank missile attacks, but with no significant initiative or attempt to reframe the northern border in a way that would give evacuated residents the security to return.

Russia is beating us in Ukraine. China's Navy outnumbers the US. The Army is collapsing - and the Air Force is falling from the sky. So, as Biden inexplicably CUTS defense budgets, ANDREW NEIL blasts: Does he have a death wish?

From the very start of his State of the Union address last week, President Biden positioned himself as a war president.

He posed as the champion of freedom and democracy which are threatened across the globe by autocrats on the march — a clear dividing line with his opponent Donald Trump who, Biden claimed with some justification, has been more inclined to cozy up to these very same autocrats.

FBI director warns that dangerous individuals have entered the US

Amid a bitter election-year debate over illegal immigration, FBI Director Chris Wray told a Senate panel on Monday that dangerous individuals have entered the United States illegally at the southern border.

“We have had dangerous individuals entering the United States have a variety of sources,” Wray said at the annual “Worldwide Threats” congressional hearings at which the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies testify. “We are seeing a wide array of very dangerous threats that emanate from the border, ” he said, citing drug trafficking in particular. “The FBI alone seized enough fentanyl in the last two years to kill 270 million people,” he said.

Breaking Report: Haitian Invasion Threatens Florida Coastline as Gangs Seize Control

The tranquil shores of Florida face an impending storm as reports emerge of a looming Haitian invasion, driven by the chaotic collapse of governance and the ruthless grip of violent gangs in the Caribbean nation.

With thousands set free from prisons and lawlessness gripping the streets of Port-au-Prince, the specter of mass migration looms large, threatening to overwhelm border defenses and reshape the social fabric of southern Florida. In the wake of a cataclysmic breakdown in Haiti’s government, the prospect of repatriating Haitians has been thrust into uncertainty, casting a dark shadow over efforts to contain the impending crisis. Amidst this turmoil, Miami border officials are bracing themselves for an influx of migrants, forced to confront the grim reality of a nation in the throes of chaos.

Ron DeSantis sends soldiers, aircraft to 'protect' Florida from illegal immigrant boats amid Haiti's 'low grade civil war'

Ron DeSantis will send over 250 additional soldiers - and a fleet of aircraft and boats - to 'protect' Florida from vessels carrying Haitian asylum seekers.

The conservative governor made the edict Wednesday, as unrest in the Caribbean country continued for a second week. The deployment will include 48 National Guardsmen, as well as four helicopters that will add to an already boisterous line of defense along the state's southern coast. A further 39 officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 30 from Florida Highway Patrol, and 23 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will also join the front, as well as a litany of aircraft and drones and eight boats.

Watch: CNN Tried Interviewing Cannibals – It Didn’t Go So Well

This may help explain why Americans are fearful of cannibalistic illegal aliens flowing in from Haiti.

Viral footage recirculating on social media shows the time CNN correspondent Reza Aslan attempted to engage a cannibalistic tribe in India only to learn why locals fear them. A 2017 clip from CNN’s defunct show, “Believer with Reza Aslan,” depicts why Americans are nervous about illegal aliens invading from Haiti after a massive prison break has led to cannibalistic gangs taking over the region. In the clip, Aslan is outfitted with a crown made from dead animals and asks a guru from the Aghora Hindu sect, whose face is covered in cremated ashes, why people fear the tribe. “Should we eat the living?” asks the cannibal guru, adding, “Shall I show you by eating my own flesh?”

Boeing "Overwrote" Camera Footage Of Work On MAX Jet Door That Blew Out, Can Not Identify Employee Who Worked On It

Just when you thought it couldn't get any more bizarre or surreal, the Boeing story did just that.

As previously reported, the aerospace giant has been under regulatory scrutiny following a string of safety-related incidents since the beginning of the year (really, since 2019 when two of its 737 MAXes fell out of the sky like overpriced deadly paperweight, but let's just skip to the latest snafu), starting with a door blowing off a flight and continuing with multiple other incidents, including a cracked cockpit window, bolts missing on a wing, various wheels falling off during takeoff in at least two incidents and several engine fires/failures.  

U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program asks arriving international passengers to volunteer to have their noses swabbed and answer questions about their travel. The program operates at six airports and on Tuesday, the CDC said it was adding two more — Chicago’s O’Hare and Miami. Those locations should provide more information about respiratory infections coming out of South America, Africa and Asia, particularly, CDC officials said.

Patient Dies From Bubonic Plague, State’s First Fatality Since 2020

A New Mexico man has died from complications of the bubonic plague, marking the state’s first BP-related fatality since 2020.

“The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announces a Lincoln County man has died of plague after being hospitalized for the disease. The case is the first human case of plague in New Mexico since 2021 and the first death since 2020,” the New Mexico Department of Health announced. “We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of the Lincoln County man who succumbed to plague,” said State Public Health Veterinarian Erin Phipps, DVM, MPH.

'This Is A Moral Panic' - Trans Activists Furious That Britain's 'Far-Right' NHS Banned Puberty Blockers For Kids

Update (0825ET): As one might expected Transgender activists were furious at the NHS's decision, with advocacy group Stonewall stating “All trans young people deserve access to high quality, timely healthcare.”

The group went on to falsely claim that puberty blockers are reversible, stating “For some, an important part of this care comes in the form of puberty blockers, a reversible treatment that delays the onset of puberty, prescribed by expert endocrinologists, giving the young person extra time to evaluate their next steps. We are concerned that NHS England will be putting new prescriptions on hold until a research protocol is up and running at the end of 2024.”

JPMorgan To Roll Out Controversial Biometric Payments

Face-scanning payments are planned for 2025.

America’s largest bank and one of the largest in the world, J.P. Morgan, is preparing to launch biometric payments next year and is currently carrying out pilot projects. J.P. Morgan has chosen PopID – which verifies a person’s identity via facial recognition, among other methods – as the backbone for the project. The massive financial corporation is clearly unwilling to be left behind the likes of Mastercard or Visa, who are both implementing biometrics-powered payments.

Bezos Funds Fake Meat Tech As Elites Push To Reset Global Food Supply Chain

Bezos Earth Fund Vice Chair Lauren Sánchez announced this week at the multi-day Aspen Ideas: Climate event at the Miami Beach Convention Center that the fund will invest tens of millions of dollars in advancing the science and technology surrounding “alternative proteins.”

Sánchez said a $60 million investment will establish Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein as part of the Bezos Earth Fund’s $1 billion initiative to transform the food supply chain. Bezos Earth Fund stated in a press release, “The Centers will target major technological barriers to reducing cost, increasing quality, and boosting nutritional benefit of alternative proteins by advancing science and technology.”

Nearly 30% of Gen Z women now identify as LGBTQ

The percentage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults in the U.S. continues to increase, reaching an all-time high of 7.6% in 2023, according to a new Gallup report.

Broken down by gender, the survey of 12,000 people 18 and older across the country found that women were nearly twice as likely as men to identify as LGBTQ. “Almost 30% of Gen Z women identify as LGBTQ+, most as bisexual,” Jeffrey Jones, a senior editor at Gallup, told NBC News. “That’s where a lot of the growth seems to be happening.”

Bill C-63: “Like something out of a science-fiction horror fantasy”

Justin Trudeau is trying to pass Bill C-63 into law — which would make it illegal to “express hate on the internet.”

First, let’s look up the word “hate” in the Oxford Dictionary to keep us somewhat rooted in reality: “Hate: intense or passionate dislike” So the Liberals are trying to make it illegal to express an intense dislike for somebody or something. It gets even more fantastically fascist:

“The proposals contained in Bill C-63 are so bizarre and outrageous that most would dismiss them outright,” says host Bob Metz, in last week’s episode of Just Right. “Like something out of a science-fiction horror fantasy, the bill allows the government to convict, fine, and imprison ‘for life’ people who have not committed any speech offence, but who may do so in the future.”

Former Finance Minister’s Thank-You Letter to WEF Suggests More Collaboration Than Disclosed

Close interactions between Canadian cabinet ministers and the World Economic Forum are well-documented, but a newly revealed letter suggests forum staff may have been doing more work with the federal government than previously disclosed.

In an undated letter to a WEF official, former Finance Minister Bill Morneau praised the organization and its collaboration to achieve “common” objectives. “I would also like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the WEF staff, for the support provided to the Government of Canada,” wrote Mr. Morneau in the letter obtained through the access-to-information regime.

Theresa Tam’s Public Health Agency seeks to monitor Canadians' confidential medical records

The Public Health Agency of Canada is looking to hire someone to monitor the confidential medical records of Canadians, despite the agency’s history of disavowing and disregarding personal data and privacy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.