October 13, 2023 Good morning, Leading the News . . . Hamas 'Day of Rage' puts Israel, police around the world on alert . . . Security around the world has been ramped up on Friday as Israeli authorities are warning the public about Hamas’ call for a "Day of Rage" targeting its people and Jews. The Israel National Security Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is recommending all Israelis abroad to "be alert, keep away from the demonstrations
and protests and – if necessary – check with local security forces regarding possible protests and disturbances in the area." Fox News IDF warns civilians to leave northern Gaza as ground invasion looms . . . The Israel Defense Forces on Friday warned
civilians in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes, as it appeared set to intensify its attacks on terrorist targets in the Gaza City region and possibly launch a ground invasion in response to Hamas’s deadly onslaught against southern communities. Times of
Israel Hamas tells Gaza residents to stay home as Israel ground offensive looms . . . Mosques and Hamas officials told Gaza Strip residents to stay in their homes on Friday, in defiance of an Israeli military call for more than a million civilians to move south within 24 hours in the build-up to its expected ground offensive. Reuters U.N. Urges Israel to Rescind Gaza Evacuation Demand . . . The United Nations and humanitarian groups asked Israel to reconsider a demand for
civilians in Gaza to move to the south of the strip to avoid getting caught up in its offensive against Hamas militants, warning that such an evacuation would have devastating consequences for more than one million people. Early Friday, Israel’s military said it had sent a message, along with a map, to people in Gaza City that they should move to the south of the enclave because military operations would take place in the densely populated area. The demand came as the military has been massing
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Joe Rogan: It Seems Like As Shit Gets Crazier, The More Trump Is A "Shoo-in" In 2024 . . . Podcast
host Joe Rogan praised former President Trump's comedic timing and said his answer that he wants people to "stop dying" in response to whether he wants Ukraine or Russia to win the war is "the best answer any politician has ever given." JOE ROGAN: We're powerless in this thing, it seems like in the elections they do their very best to ensure they win, whether or not it is legal or illegal, like what they're doing with Robert Kennedy Jr. It's insane. Real Clear Politics Trump elicits fierce bipartisan backlash with Israel and Hezbollah comments . . . Former President Donald Trump has been sharply rebuked by Democrats and Republicans alike for criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and praising Lebanese militant group
Hezbollah as "very smart." Critics contend the 2024 Republican primary front-runner's comments are a reminder of his unpredictability and unconventionality. But his campaign remains confident his record underscores why he will be reelected next year. Washington
Examiner Who could be Republicans' next speaker candidate after Scalise bowed out? . . . House Republicans are once again left scrambling for a leader after Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., stepped back from being speaker-designate on Thursday night. Scalise won a closed-door secret ballot vote to be the House GOP’s new candidate for speaker on Wednesday afternoon. However, it quickly became clear that he did not have the 217 votes needed
to win a House-wide vote. Republicans could begin voting on a new candidate as soon as Thursday, and several names have been floated as possible nominees. Fox News
NYC officials beef up police presence for Friday 'global day of Jihad' despite 'no specific, credible
threats' . . . As Hamas leadership calls for a "global day of Jihad" on Friday, New York City officials are beefing up the metropolitan’s police presence despite there not being any specific or credible threats. In a statement Thursday, the New York City Police Department said, "There are no specific, credible threats to New York City. "We are aware of the concern that postings circulating online have caused, and we have increased our uniform deployments at large gatherings and cultural
sites to ensure public safety out of an abundance of caution," the statement concluded. Fox News U.S. fails to combat nations that attack dissidents abroad, report warns . . . It’s a little known crime that can be deadly for foreign dissidents who live in America. “When foreign governments stalk, intimidate, or assault people in the United States, it is considered transnational repression (TNR),” says the FBI. Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated and dismembered in the Saudi Arabian Consulate
in Istanbul five years ago this month. Although he was killed abroad, he was a Virginia resident, so the United States considers his execution an act of transnational repression. But the FBI and other agencies are constrained in their fight against this secret foreign intrigue. Congress is considering legislation to facilitate that fight. Washington Post U.S. nuclear forces will be unable to deter Russia and China, bipartisan Hill panel warns
. . . The U.S. military will soon be unable to deter the strategic nuclear threat posed by both Russia and China and must expand the American arsenal rapidly, according to a bipartisan congressional commission. The nation will soon face two states with nuclear power equal to that of the U.S., the report by the Congressional Commission on the Nuclear Posture of the United States said, at a time when the risk of a conflict with Moscow and Beijing is increasing. “It is an existential
challenge for which the United States is ill-prepared, unless its leaders make decisions now to adjust the U.S. strategic posture,” the 160-page survey released Thursday warned. Washington Times U.S. intel deemed wider conflict between Israel, Hezbollah ‘unlikely’ . . . According to a top secret U.S. intelligence document, however, a massive attack by Hezbollah, the political party and militant group backed by Iran, would be unlikely. As of early this year, U.S. intelligence analysts saw a predictable if still violent balance between
Israel and Hezbollah diminishing the risk of a full-scale war in 2023. Those assumptions are being tested in the wake of last week’s attack by Hamas, in Israel’s south, which took Israeli and U.S. officials almost completely by surprise. Washington Post Discover the wine you love with Bright Cellars . . . 
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Hamas Attack on Israel Defies Efforts to Neutralize Iran . . . The assassination of Iranian military
commander Qassem Soleimani nearly four years ago was a gamble by the Trump administration aimed at weakening the power that Tehran wields across the Middle East through a network of armed groups. Instead, the shock invasion last weekend of southern Israel by Hamas, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist group, has revealed Tehran’s resurgent regional influence. Wall Street Journal Senior Hamas official admits Israel attacks had been planned for years under guise of
governing Gaza . . . A senior Hamas official stated during a Russian television interview that the Israel attacks had been planned for years under the guise of governing Gaza. "In the past couple of years, Hamas has adopted a 'rational' approach. It did not go into any war and did not join the Islamic Jihad in its recent battle," senior Hamas official Ali Baraka said in an interview that aired on Russia Today TV on Oct. 8. The interviewer interjected, "But all this was part of Hamas's
strategy in preparing for this attack." Fox News Conflict that Never Ends . . . By Miljan Vešović. There is a serious possibility that another anti-Israel terrorist organization, Hezbollah, will join the war and attack Israel from Lebanon. Riots in another enclave
under control of Palestinian Authority - the West Bank - are also not ruled out. The possibility of negotiations and de-escalation is low for now. AntenaM France Probes Suspected Poisoning of Russian Journalist Who Staged TV Protest . . . French prosecutors on Thursday opened a probe into the suspected poisoning of exiled Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who brandished an anti-war poster on state television after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. The journalist, now living in France, felt unwell
when she opened the door to her apartment in the center of Paris and noticed a powdery substance. Moscow Times Despite the war, Putin remains popular in Russia for a few reasons. First, he speaks to the population in informal language, using various jokes, sayings and colloquialisms. The second reason is that Russians believe Putin has one sole responsibility – to uphold the glory of Russia throughout the entire world. The war in Ukraine is generally popular among Russians because they see it as an indirect
conflict with the West and the USA in particular. “How can we make America respect us? Space, ballet, playing the violin – that’s all history. Now the only way is through military force,” he said. However, nobody wants a direct confrontation with the USA and the risk of triggering World War III that it would bring. The
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Money Retail chains are closing stores. There are better ways to deal with shoplifting . . . Two things can be true at the same time. Businesses say an epidemic of shoplifting is roiling the retail industry, leading them to make tough decisions about the need to close stores in some communities to stem losses. But what’s also true, is that the communities where businesses are closing down stores are often left feeling
bereft and abandoned once the establishments are gone. The loss of a major store can be a massive inconvenience — even a hardship — for communities where there are precious few shopping options. That’s certainly the case for East Harlem, a community that is home to about 125,000 people and a bustling neighborhood with good transportation, vibrant street art and a multitude of people speaking myriad languages. What the community does not have is a vast array of shopping options.. CNN IRS consultant pleads guilty in
massive leak of wealthy Americans’ tax returns . . . An IRS contractor pled guilty Thursday to leaking the private tax information of former President Donald Trump and thousands of other wealthy Americans to the news media. Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., faces a maximum of five years in prison, the Department of Justice said. Sentencing is slated for late January. Politico Oil prices rise over 4% after U.S. tightens sanctions on Russian crude
sales . . . Oil prices on Friday rose more than 4% after the U.S. tightened sanctions against Russian crude exports, exacerbating supply concerns in an already tightly balanced energy market. International benchmark Brent crude futures with December expiry traded 4.2% higher at $89.55 per barrel at around 8:15 a.m. ET, while front-month November U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 4.2% to trade at $86.38 per barrel. The move back toward $90 a barrel comes after the U.S. on
Thursday imposed sanctions on two shipping companies that it said violated the G7′s oil price cap. CNBC
Culture Corporate America, Outspoken on Black Lives Matter and Ukraine, Offers Muted Response to Terror in Israel . . . Companies across the Western world were quick to issue statements condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the killing of George Floyd. As Israel reels from the worst terrorist attack in its history, many of those same companies are less outspoken. Free Beacon Former IRS contractor pleads guilty to leaking Trump
tax returns . . . Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty on Thursday to leaking the tax information of thousands of wealthy Americans, including former President Donald Trump. The DOJ announced an indictment against Littlejohn, 38, in late September, charging him with one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information. He admitted to the charge on Thursday. Just the News Madonna, Playboy Show More Backbone Than US Cultural Elites in Response to Hamas
Atrocities . . . Some liberals in the United States took to the streets to celebrate the massacre of Jews. Others scrambled to blame former president Donald Trump for the terrorists' actions. America's elite universities responded as expected. • Dozens of student organizations at Harvard, as well as the dean of the Graduate School of Education, released statements blaming Israel for the murder of innocent civilians at the hands of Hamas. Playboy - The men's entertainment magazine cut ties with Mia Khalifa, a former porn actress and OnlyFans model, in response to her "disgusting and reprehensible comments celebrating Hamas' attacks on Israel and the murder of innocent men, women and children." Khalifa had urged the Hamas "freedom fighters" posting videos of
their atrocities against Israeli civilians to "flip their phones and film horizontal." Madonna - The former pop star and sex icon denounced the "unfathomable" assault by the "terrorist organization" Hamas. "My heart goes out to Israel," she wrote in an Instagram post. Free Beacon
Federal law charges Americans for rescue flights from Israel while illegals get free travel, hotels
. . . Thousands of Americans are looking to flee Israel amid fighting between the government and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. government is moving to provide them assistance, but not for free. The State Department confirmed on Thursday that it was working to arrange charter flights for American citizens and their immediate family members. U.S. law requires billing Americans for evacuations. Ironically, the billing of American citizens for emergency evacuation flights out of war
zones stands in stark contrast to the Biden administration's generous financial support for the accommodation and relocation of illegal immigrants to the United States. Just the News Sobriety Is in, and Non-Alcoholic Beer Sales Are Soaring . . . Sales of non-alcoholic beer are soaring in the U.S., thanks to improved quality and taste, as well as generational shifts in drinking culture. For brewers, it is a welcome source of new growth and a focus area for investment. Shoppers in the beer aisle are
encountering an increasing variety of non-alcoholic beers, some from craft breweries but also from many of the best-known brands in the business: Heineken, Budweiser, Corona and even Guinness. Non-alcoholic versions of wine and even spirits are also gaining in popularity, but are far behind non-alcoholic beer in terms of total sales. Wall Street Journal 'Putin’s confessor' named bishop of annexed Ukrainian territory . . . President Vladimir Putin’s spiritual adviser has been appointed to a diocese in annexed Ukrainian
territory. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided Wednesday to appoint Metropolitan Tikhon to head the Diocese of Crimea, located in an occupied region of Ukraine. Tikhon is known to be a close ally of the Russian president and has been characterized as "Putin's confessor" by experts. Fox News
Lindsey Graham Calls On The United States To Bomb Every Country In The World . . . As tensions
escalate in the Middle East following the deadly terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham sought to resolve the conflict and restore peace to the region by calling for the United States to begin bombing every country in the world. "It's the only solution," Graham said to reporters. "If we want to restore peace throughout the world, the only realistic answer is to lay waste to every single nation around the globe." "What about nations that have no involvement in
the conflict?" asked reporter Michael Fuller. "They're all involved," Graham answered. "Bomb ‘em all. Gone. All of ‘em. Bombs, bombs, bombs. Burn it all down, baby!" "What about Paris?" Fuller asked. "Have you seen the demographics of their population?" Graham responded. "Bomb
‘em." "Montreal?" Fuller pressed. Babylon Bee
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