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Israel's High-Tech Border Failure Could Happen in the U.S., Experts Say . . . Israel's 40-mile-long chain of walls and fences at its Gaza border teems with sensors and automated weapons. It is supported by an electronic intelligence network that monitors every phone call, text message and email in the territory. A large, well-trained military stands ready with state-of-the-art weaponry to respond rapidly to threats. These defenses were built upon much the same technology that the U.S. military uses to keep its citizens safe and watch over its interests around the world. So when thousands of Hamas militants slipped through Israel's defenses on October 7, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking about 240 hostages, what presumed to be a vast technological advantage suddenly seemed deeply flawed.

The attack left military experts, deeply shocked at the country's vulnerability. It has also reverberated through the halls of the Pentagon.  Military experts are worrying about an overreliance on high-tech security to keep installations and homelands safe from attack. If Israeli security can't protect against a relatively low-tech terrorist organization like Hamas, what havoc could Russia, China or some other advanced adversary deliver? Newsweek

Fight club: Three shocking moments from a wild day on Capitol Hill . . . Tensions were high across Capitol Hill on Tuesday, exemplified by several fiery incidents, including one that nearly erupted into physical violence. The House of Representatives has been in session for 10 weeks straight, during which it has dealt with a spending battle, removed its sitting speaker, struggled to appoint a new speaker, and just barely averted another spending fight when House Democrats assisted House Republicans in passing a laddered continuing resolution. Washington Examiner

Stand your butt up: Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma challenged the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to a physical fight in a tense moment during a Senate hearing.

Joe Manchin declines to say whether he will run for president . . . Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) declined to comment on whether or not he would run for president in 2024 after announcing recently that he would not be running for reelection in the Senate. In an interview on CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, Manchin spoke about the future of the country and his own political career, speaking for the first time since announcing he wouldn't be running for reelection. As with most interviews in recent months, Manchin remained evasive, refusing to say whether he would run for president in 2024, but he dismissed concerns that doing so would guarantee a victory for former President Donald Trump. Washington Examiner

More Than 500 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden’s Israel Policy . . . More than 500 political appointees and staff members representing some 40 government agencies sent a letter to President Biden on Tuesday protesting his support of Israel in its war in Gaza. New York Times  

Biden hands China big win with military deal, experts say: 'Incredibly poor decision' . . . President Biden is set to strike a deal with China that would limit the use of artifical intelligence in nuclear weapons. Biden is to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, where the two leaders are expected to also sign an agreement to limit AI's use in military applications, according to a report from Business Insider. According to the report, Biden and Xi will agree to limit AI use in the systems that control and deploy nuclear weapons as well as the technology's use in autonomous weapon systems such as drones. Fox News

“Secretary Mayorkas has been very good at evading answers throughout all of his testimonies,” says James Massa, the CEO of NumbersUSA, a group that advocates for lower rates of immigration, adding that he expects Mayorkas “to be evasive again.” Daily Signal

IDF forces raid Gaza’s main hospital, find weapons, ‘concrete evidence’ of Hamas use . . . Israeli special forces backed by additional troops entered Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital overnight Tuesday to carry out a “precise and targeted operation” against Hamas terror infrastructure at the site. The operation continued into the morning, with the Israel Defense Forces finding weapons and Hamas assets inside. At least five Hamas gunmen were killed by troops during a gun battle outside the hospital. No soldiers were hurt. Army describes ‘precise, targeted op,’ avoiding ‘friction’ with civilians; 5 gunmen killed outside; IDF calls on Hamas gunmen inside to surrender, says it delivered medical supplies. Times of Israel

Inside Man: How FIFA Guided the World Cup to Saudi Arabia . . . FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, cheered a plan to take soccer’s richest event to the kingdom. He has said little about his years of work to make that happen. As the world reeled from the coronavirus crisis in the fall of 2020, the president of soccer’s global governing body, Gianni Infantino, headed to Rome for an audience with Italy’s prime minister. Wearing masks and bumping elbows, Mr. Infantino, the president of FIFA, and the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, greeted each other in front of journalists before disappearing with the president of the Italian soccer federation into one of the ornate state rooms of the 16th-century Palazzo Chigi, the Italian leader’s official residence. New York Times

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Biden Unlocks Fresh Funds to Iran Totaling Billions . . . The Biden administration on Tuesday reapproved a sanctions waiver that will allow Iran to access upward of $10 billion in frozen assets, the State Department confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon. The sanctions waiver, which was set to expire today after first being authorized for a period of 120 days in July, allows Iraq to transfer payments for multibillion-dollar electricity imports from Iran into accounts outside of the country that can be used by Tehran. This is the first time the Biden administration has renewed the waiver since the Iran-backed terror group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel that was reported to have been planned with Tehran's support. Free Beacon

The Road To State-Sanctioned Murder Is Paved With Free Healthcare . . . The treatment Indi Gregory and her family received at the hands of U.K. medical professionals and the judicial system is another brutal reminder of why socialized healthcare should never come to America. The world watched in horror as Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth fought for their right to determine their daughter’s end-of-life care after she was diagnosed with the fatal condition known as mitochondrial disease. The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) determined that eight-month-old Indi’s chances of survival were too low to continue giving her expensive life support and ordered her to be taken off medical assistance. Daily Caller

I grew up with the free socialist healthcare in the USSR. As a child, I had my teeth drilled without novocaine and three upper endoscopies done without sedation. I will never forget those tortures.

Culture and Censorshiip

Pro-Palestine protestor's reaction when asked to explain her anti-Semitic sign

This is the type of ignoramus, parroting nonsense they don't understand, that Islamist extremists attract to join them in their marches. Alone she isn't a threat but when there's a mob of these lunatics storming buildings, train stations, etc. it's a huge security risk.

Surrogate the Feds Pay to Keep Watch on the Internet and Be a Judge of the Truth . . . In May 2021, L. Gordon Crovitz, a media executive turned start-up investor, pitched Twitter executives on a powerful censorship tool. In an exchange that came to light in the “Twitter Files” revelations about media censorship, Crovitz, former publisher of the Wall Street Journal, touted his product, NewsGuard, as a “Vaccine Against Misinformation.” His written pitch highlighted a “separate product” – beyond an extension already on the Microsoft Edge browser – “for internal use by content-moderation teams.” Crovitz promised an out-of-the-box tool that would use artificial intelligence powered by NewsGuard algorithms to rapidly screen content based on hashtags and search terms the company associated with dangerous content. Real Clear Investigations

‘Go F*ck Yourself’: Dana White Gave Epic Response To ‘Big Sponsor’ Who Asked Him To Take Pro-Trump Post Down . . . Shoutout to Dana White! When it comes to his friendship with former President Donald Trump, UFC head-honcho Dana White treats it almost like a badge of honor. In fact, he’s so serious about it, he has no interest in putting “big sponsors” and whatever they want above it. While speaking to Theo Von on his podcast, “This Past Weekend,” White said a big sponsor of the UFC demanded he take down a post on social media that featured the Trumpster himself. Yeah … White wasn’t playin’ that, telling the sponsor, “Go f*ck yourself.” “One of our big sponsors called and said, ‘Take that down,'” White told Von. “I said, ‘Go fuck yourself.’ You vote for whoever you want to vote for, and I’ll vote for whoever I want to vote for. That’s how this works. I don’t even care who you’re voting for. It’s none of my fucking business. Fuck you.” Daily Caller

Wish more people who have "F*** you money" stood up for free speech the way Dana White did.

Hundreds of Thousands Flood DC to March for Israel . . . Hundreds of thousands of men and women flooded the nation’s capital on Tuesday for the March for Israel and demanded the return of hostages captured by Hamas. According to estimates from the rally’s organizers, the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an estimated 290,000 people attended the march in person and 250,000 more watched online. Some of those attending the rally traveled from Israel to spread awareness about the deadly Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that took place on Oct. 7. Daily Signal

Ben Shapiro explains the Israel-Hammas conflict

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