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Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dead at 93 . . .  Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, whose centrist views and shrewd negotiating skills allowed her to steer the nation’s law for much of her quarter-century tenure, died on Friday at the age of 93, the court said. The court said in a statement that O'Connor died in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. Chief Justice John Roberts recalled O'Connor as having "blazed an historic trail as our nation’s first female justice." Reuters

Lying NY Rep. George Santos becomes 6th member expelled from House . . . Lying Long Island Rep. George Santos became the sixth member to be expelled from the US House of Representatives on Friday, a little more than a year after he won election despite fabricating much of his personal and professional history, lying about his campaign’s finances and defrauding donors. The House voted 311-114 to oust the 35-year-old Republican, with more than 100 of his fellow GOP lawmakers supporting his removal. New York Post

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Four takeaways from DeSantis-Newsom debate: 'Lion’s den' . . .  Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) red vs. blue state debate battle royale promised to deliver political fireworks, and it was like the Fourth of July. The debate, televised without an audience and slower in pace than its 2024 Republican counterparts, allowed DeSantis to differentiate himself from his primary opponents and Newsom to introduce himself to a general election audience should he run for president in the future. Here are the top four takeaways:

DeSantis had a good night. DeSantis has improved in the Republican primary debates over the course of his campaign and had a strong performance against Newsom. Washington Examiner

VIDEO: Karine Jean Pierre storms out on the White House briefing

The two faces of Henry Kissinger . . . Edward Luttwak. This nice Jewish boy was a natural liar. In the coming days, many will lavish praise and blame on Henry Kissinger for what he did and did not do. A prime example is the coup in Chile that removed Salvador Allende in 1973, which Kissinger welcomed but did not cause. With thousands of US academics teaching the falsehood of his guilt as truth, Kissinger just had to live with the calumny. Instead of assigning blame or praise, I will limit myself to personal recollections. Soon after arriving in the US in 1972, to pursue accelerated doctoral studies at Johns Hopkins University (already 27 and married with a child, I had no time to lose), an older London acquaintance, the eminent contemporary historian Walter Laqueur introduced me to his close friend from Berlin, Helmut Sonnenfeldt — then the senior figure on the National Security Council headed by Kissinger. When Kissinger became Nixon’s second Secretary of State in September 1973, Sonnenfeldt became Kissinger’s Counsellor, a role analogous to the “consigliere” of fictional Mafia families (I never heard the term in Sicily, where I grew up). While the job of the Secretary of State is to shield the US from foreign antagonists, the Counsellor’s job is to shield the Secretary of State from his bureaucratic enemies in other departments of government — and, most of all, from his own State department officials. UnHeard

Tucker Carlson DESTROYS Joe Biden in EPIC SHAKEDOWN

More Americans Favor Sending Troops To The Middle East After Israel-Hamas War, Survey Finds . . . Americans support sending more troops to the Middle East over the eastern Pacific region according to results of a national survey released Thursday, a sharp contrast to results from the same survey in 2022. The U.S. has surged troops to the Middle East to deter and defend against rising aggression from regional Iran-backed militias that have involved direct strikes on U.S. troops, seemingly precipitated by the Israel-Hamas war. Despite efforts in Washington and the Pentagon to focus U.S. military strength on deterring China in the eastern Pacific, results from the 2023 Reagan National Defense Survey suggest that when forced to choose only one region, more Americans would commit forces to the Middle East compared to any other world region. Daily Caller

Israel-Hamas War: Gaza Fighting Resumes as Truce Expires — Latest Updates . . . A weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas expired early Friday morning, prompting Israel to renew combat operations in Gaza after it said Hamas fired toward Israeli territory.
 

Airstrikes: Israel said it restarted airstrikes in Gaza. Footage broadcast by Al Jazeera showed plumes of smoke in the enclave and carried the sound of gunfire.

Israeli offensive: Israel’s resumed offensive is expected to focus on southern Gaza, where it claims many of Hamas’s senior leaders are hiding. It published a map it says will be used to guide Gazans away from areas of fighting.

Negotiations: The end of the cease-fire came as mediators engaged in intense talks in which Hamas didn’t provide a list of hostages needed for an extension, Egyptian officials said. Hamas said it was struggling to access some hostages held by other groups, the officials said. Negotiations were continuing despite the fighting, Qatar said.

U.S. role: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting the region for the third time since Hamas's Oct. 7 attack, said Israel was taking steps to protect civilians in the next phase of war.

Hostages: Hamas released two hostages late on Thursday and six more around midnight. Thirty Palestinians—seven women and 23 minors—were released from Israeli prisons as part of a swap deal. Kibbutz Nir Oz said three of its former residents who had been held hostage by Hamas are dead. Wall Street Journal

Zelenskyy Says Summer Counteroffensive Did Not Achieve Its Aims . . . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy characterized the Ukrainian military’s summer counteroffensive against Russia as a disappointment, failing to achieve its expansive goal of pushing Russian forces back to pre-2014 lines, in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. Ukraine’s forces have made incremental advances against Russian lines and crippled Moscow’s Black Sea naval fleet, Zelenskyy said, but did not achieve major routs similar to those claimed in a previous counteroffensive. Zelenskyy told the AP that Ukraine lacked both the manpower and the weapons from allies it needed to make a quick advance and push back Russian troops. Daily Caller

Money

Ukraine to receive NATO support for 'as long as it takes,' gain alliance membership after conflict . . . The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will back Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia for "as long as it takes." The military alliance pledged this week to continue offering its continuous support to the Eastern European nation following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on the second day of the organization's Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting. "Allies remain steadfast in their commitment to further step up political and practical support to Ukraine as it continues to defend its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, and will continue their support for as long as it takes," a statement from NATO reads. Fox News

US aims to halve Russian energy revenue by 2030, top official says . . . The U.S. is seeking to slash Russia’s oil and gas revenue by 50% by 2030, a top administration official said Thursday, signaling that Washington views its current Russian sanctions and other punitive measures as lasting for years. Geoffrey Pyatt, the assistant secretary of state for energy resources, told the Financial Times in an interview that the goal of the U.S. sanctions and other measures, such as the G7-led oil price cap on Russian crude oil and refined oil exports, must be in place as long as necessary to starve Russia of its primary resource. Washington Examiner

Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on U.S. obesity doctors . . . Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid U.S. medical professionals at least $25.8 million over a decade in fees and expenses related to its weight-loss drugs, a Reuters analysis found. It concentrated that money on an elite group of obesity specialists who advocate giving its powerful and expensive drugs to tens of millions of Americans. Reuters

Culture and Censorship

Elon Musk is One of Us . . . Elon Musk is right about the Jews.Well, not all the Jews. But many of the Jewish leaders, who have repeatedly lined up behind the most noxious progressive causes, only to stand there, mouths agape as the boomerang soared right back and crashed into our faces. Here is what the pro-capitalist, pro-colonialist Musk told Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times Dealbook conference: "The Jewish people have been persecuted for thousands of years. There is a natural affinity, therefore, for persecuted groups. This has led to the funding of organizations that essentially promote any persecuted group or any group with the perception of persecution. This includes radical Islamic groups." He continued, "Everyone here has seen the massive demonstrations for Hamas in every major city in the West. That should be jarring. Well, a number of those organizations receive funding from prominent people in Jewish community." Free Beacon

Last Saturday, I got up and close to the anti-Israel protestors who were ranting and raving in front of the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle, Manhattan, New York City. I wanted to see their faces, as they were spewing hatred of Jews. (I'm Jewish). The man you see holding the anti-Israel sign below - I stood within 5 feet rright in front of him staring at him for about 2-3 minutes. 

As I was walking around this crowd I was approached by the lady in the pink hat (above photo). She handed me her pro-Palestinian pamphlet, thinking that I was a sympathizer. I took the pamphlet, as I wanted to read the back of it which summarized what the protestors stand for. I asked the pink-hatted lady why she was protesting. She told me that she is Jewish and that she was doing this for her late grandfather who had died in the AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU extermination camp, because he "would have wanted peace and love," according to the lady.

I was stunned. I told her that her poor grandfather is almost certainly turning in his grave right now. "Shame on you", I said and walked away. I was so distressed. I felt helpless because it seemed like the lady was existing in a alternate universe and there was nothing I could have said to her to change her mind.

DANA WHITE UNLEASHES PRO-AMERICA RANT, BEGS PEOPLE TO TAKE A STAND FOR FREEDOM . . . Dana White believes America is absolutely worth defending at any cost. White made waves during an appearance on the “Full Send Podcast” when a viral clip circulated of him ripping the younger generation as weak. His assessment was 100% correct. People seem to be getting weaker, more easily offended and being taught to hate America. While the viral clip was impressive, White’s full comments are way more impressive. He urged people to stand up and defend this beautiful country we all call home.

The UFC boss said the following on the “Full Send Podcast” Outkick

America risks 'new authoritarianism' by copying Canada's aggressive censorship, lawmakers warned . . . A year after Twitter Files debut, Rep. Thomas Massie accuses VP Pence's homeland security adviser of falsely claiming feds were simply "advising and assisting" social media with combating misinformation. Rupa Subramanya, a journalist for The Free Press, testified before a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee on Thursday to mark a year since the debut of the Twitter Files.  Just the News

McDonald's to revamp burger patties in major fast food overhaul: 'No more dry patties' . . . Though the menu will look the same, McDonald's is set to make major changes to their most popular items on their menus-burgers. The Golden Arches said that the new and improved burgers will include over 50 modifications. "We can do it quick, fast and safe, but it doesn’t necessarily taste great. So, we want to incorporate quality into where we’re at," Chris Young, McDonald’s senior director of global menu strategy, told the Wall Street Journal. The changes come as the fast food corporation gears up for an ad campaign, which will feature "our best burgers ever." Fox Business

They'd better not mess with the fries! I love McDonalds fries. The "Big & Tasty" burger was amazing too.  What is your fave McDonalds food?

Outrage as UN-Palestinian exhibition uses murdered Israeli child's image as a Palestinian civilian casualty . . . The United Nations office in Geneva removed multiple photos from a pro-Palestinian exhibit after several critics, including the Israeli mission, noted that dead Israeli children had been included. "Hamas killed Ido," the Israeli mission to the U.N. in Geneva posted on X, formerly Twitter. "We call on [U.N. Geneva Director-General Tatiana] Valovaya to immediately remove this exhibition, which spreads misinformation and is part of a propaganda campaign." Fox News

VIDEO: BLM’s Misguided Sympathy for Hamas: Pastor Dumisani Washington

Squirrel Wearing MAGA Hat Seen Scampering Away From Falling National Christmas Tree . . .  Reports have surfaced of a squirrel wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat scurrying away as the National Christmas Tree came crashing down. Capitol Police have launched a city-wide hunt for the dangerous insurrectionist, who has thus far evaded every trap. "We are currently investigating the attack on the National Christmas Tree as an act of domestic terrorism," said Attorney General Merrick Garland. "This was not simply a squirrel jumping from limb to limb, all nimbly-bimbly. No, this was an assault on democracy itself." Babylon Bee

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