[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Ruthless human smugglers are charging migrants up to $40,000 for a passage into America under Donald Trump's watchful eye - nearly triple the amount they were charging during the Biden years.
El Paso, Texas is once again the #1 hot spot for border crossings into the US, even though the number of migrants sneaking into the US has plummeted. Across the entire US-Mexico border, 264 people a day are crossing illegally and about 52 of them are doing so in the El Paso Sector, which includes Texas's sixth largest city and all of New Mexico, the US Border Patrol reported in its March encounters. Under Trump, getting into El Paso is harder than ever- meaning the only way in is through cartel smugglers who are charging double and triple than they were before.
[VON.GOV.NG] The Special Adviser on Security to the Governor of Sokoto State, Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd), has called on the State for Support to Reintegrate 390 Repentant Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... Members.
Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd) made the appeal while discussing with Journalists in sokoto State.
He said the state government has strengthened its support mechanisms to complement military efforts in ongoing counterinsurgency operations.
''This appeal aims to ensure the full reintegration of 390 repentant Boko Haram members.
'' While the Nigerian Army has fulfilled its responsibility of deradicalizing and rehabilitating former Lions of Islam through the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) programme under Operation Safe Corridor.
''it is now the duty of state governments, community leaders, and society members to help these individuals fully reintegrate into society.
''These individuals have undergone intensive psychological counseling, vocational training, and civic education at the DRR camp and are no longer a threat,'' Usman Ahmed said.
He added that the 390 ex-combatants, identified as Special Batch 6/2024 and Sulhu Batch 7/2024 clients, were recently handed over to their respective state governments after completing their programme.
He noted that they have acquired relevant skills in trades such as carpentry, tailoring, welding, agriculture, and shoemaking.
[GAZETTENGR] Muhammed Babandede, a former comptroller-general of Nigeria Immigration Service, has asked President Bola Tinubu's government to consider engaging the services of ex-servicemen in the fight against bandidos and Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... Mr Babandede made the call in Abuja at the 21st anniversary of the Peace Building Development Consult book launch and award presentations.
Mr Babandede noted that many able and trained officers had been retired, hence the urgent need to bring them back to assist in the fight against insecurity.
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[IsraelTimes] Executive order says funds can be revoked if schools fail to disclose sources, in latest salvo of White House’s crackdown on US colleges and universities
US President Donald Trump ...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US... on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring American colleges and universities to report all foreign funding, apparently amid concern from Jewish and pro-Israel groups that countries such as Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... and Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... were promoting anti-Israel discourse on campus.
Echoing the activist group’s call for greater reporting standards, Trump’s order requires colleges and universities to report all gifts and funds from foreign countries and says funds could be revoked from schools that fail to comply with reporting standards.
It is the latest salvo in a broad set of White House efforts cracking down on campuses — including freezing billions of dollars of funding and arresting some student activists.
Last month, the US House of Representatives advanced a bill that sought to lower the threshold for reporting gifts from most foreign countries from $250,000 to $50,000.
The House bill received support from pro-Israel lobby AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition. Opponents, including umbrella groups for colleges and universities, say the legislation will inappropriately expand government monitoring of higher education and could hinder international collaboration.
Trump’s executive order cited a US Senate committee investigation into foreign funding that described the flow of gifts to American schools as a "black hole."
"Undisclosed foreign funding raises serious concerns about potential foreign influence, national security risks and compromised academic integrity," the order read.
US universities and colleges have seen a massive uptick in anti-Israel protests following the Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, sparking the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... war.
Qatar, which backs Hamas, has gifted American universities some $4.7 billion between 2001 and 2021, according to a 2022 study.
[USNI] The following is the April 23, 2025, the Congressional Research Service report, the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiment.
Background In March 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over 10 years originally referred to as “Force Design 2030” which is now known as “Force Design.” Under Force Design, the Marines are redesigning forces to place a stronger emphasis on naval expeditionary warfare. As part of the redesign, the Marines plan to establish at least three Marine Littoral Regiments (MLRs) organized, trained, and equipped to accomplish a number of missions within contested maritime spaces.
MLR Missions
According to the Marines, the MLR is to be capable of the following missions:
Conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO), a form of expeditionary warfare involving the employment of naval expeditionary forces. Selected Marine and Navy forces are to be arrayed in a series of austere, temporary locations ashore within a contested or potentially contested maritime area to conduct sea denial and control and fleet sustainment operations.
Conduct strike operations with a variety of systems.
[Oneindia] Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has publicly admitted Pakistain's role in supporting terrorists, a startling statement that further damages the nation's already damaged reputation abroad. Asif freely acknowledged what India and the international world have long pointed out-Islamabad's close ties to terrorist organizations-in an interview with Sky News, confirming that Pakistain had been doing the "dirty work" for the US and Western nations for more than 30 years.
This statement couldn't have come at a more striking moment as India struggles with the terrible Pahalgam terror assault, which killed 26 innocent tourists. "We have been doing this dirty work for the United States and the West, including Britannia, for about three decades," Asif states in the now-viral video.
This is a unique and shocking affirmation from a current Pak official regarding the nation's deliberate support of turbans under the pretense of geopolitics.
Asif doubled down on the mistakes made by his nation, admitting, "That was a mistake, and we suffered for that... Pakistain's record would have been unquestionable if we had not entered the fight against the Soviet Union and then the war following 9/11. The chickens have obviously gone home to roost, and there is no one else to blame but Pakistain.
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"This is a unique and shocking affirmation from a current Pak official regarding the nation's deliberate support of turbans under the pretense of geopolitics."
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Interesting that he would mention 9/11, which was an attack on the US National Command Authority (United 93's likely target was the White House) sponsored/facilitated/orchestrated by Pakistan, a declared nuclear power.
The West has put up with passive and not so passive aggressive "allies" for many decades.
The result has been more aggression, more hostility and and the West now being existentially threatened.
[TheJC] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the reversal of a Biden-era policy that gave legal immunity to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
In a letter to Analisa Torres, the judge presiding over a case in New. York against UNRWA, the DOJ withdrew its provision for legal immunity and even suggested that the agency had been founded unlawfully.
============ if only this had been done 30 or so years ago
Now is the past of the next generation. Finally — finally! — the right thing is being done.
DOJ tells SDNY that Biden administration was wrong to argue that UNRWA was immune to Alien Tort Claims Act suit in the USA over UNRWA role in October 7 massacre. (Simon Tov v UNRWA, No. 1:24-cv-04765.) pic.twitter.com/u6JwmqHgJQ
Huge breaking: In a major reversal of the Biden admin’s position, the Trump DOJ now says @UNRWA has no immunity from U.S. lawsuits—opening the door to massive claims by Hamas victims.
The DOJ also questions whether UNRWA was legally created in the first place 🧵 pic.twitter.com/hSOghcvJeA
[Jpost] The UN agencies for food and refugees are planning deep cuts due to unprecedented funding shortfalls, with the former set to reduce its workforce by up to 30%, affected up to 6,000 jobs.
The humanitarian sector has been roiled by funding cuts from major donors, including by former top donor the United States under President Donald Trump, and by other Western countries as they prioritize defense spending. Call me when salaries/expense accounts for top echelon are cut.
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[IsraelTimes] US president reminded PM ‘those people are suffering’ in enclave: ‘There’s a very big need for food, medicine. We’re taking care of it’; says Netanyahu ‘felt well about’ request
US President Donald Trump ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party... said on Friday that he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that "we’ve got to be good to Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... " as he pushed the Israeli premier to get more food and medicine into the Strip.
Speaking to news hounds aboard Air Force One as he travelled for Pope Francis
...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. That was to show how humble he is. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess... ’s funeral, Trump was asked whether concerns about humanitarian aid for Gaza came up in his phone call with Netanyahu earlier this week.
"Gaza came up and I said, ’We’ve got to be good to Gaza,’" Trump said.
"Those people are suffering. We’ve got to be good to Gaza. We’re going to take care of them," he added.
"There’s a very big need for... food and medicine. We’re taking care of it," Trump said.
Pressed on whether he’s pushing Israel to allow aid into Gaza, Trump responded. "We are," adding that he wants "to get food and medicine into Gaza."
Asked how Netanyahu responded to the request, Trump said, "Well. He felt well about it."
It was the first time Trump had publicly weighed in on the issue of humanitarian aid for Gaza, which was a repeated point of conflict between Netanyahu and the Biden administration.
The revelation of the discussion between Netanyahu and Trump came shortly after the World Food Programme said it had run out of food stocks in Gaza due to the sustained closure of crossings into the enclave.
"No humanitarian or commercial supplies have entered Gaza for more than seven weeks as all main border crossing points remain closed. This is the longest closure the Gaza Strip has ever faced, exacerbating already fragile markets and food systems," the WFP said in a statement to journalists.
WFP, one of the main providers of food assistance in the Paleostinian territory, said it had "delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens in the Gaza Strip" on Friday.
It said, "These kitchens are expected to fully run out of food in the coming days."
[IsraelTimes] The Southern District police say they found an unexploded bomb in southern Israel this morning that they believe was left there by Hamas terrorists during the October 7, 2023, attack.
Officers found the explosive device in a small, suspicious-looking bag in an open area near Netivot.
A photo of thr ugly thing can be seen at the link.
A spokesman says the bomb was likely left by Hamas terrorists who tried to invade the city on October 7, 2023, but were thwarted by police and local security forces who worked to encircle the city and guard its entry points.
A police bomb squad is working to neutralize and further examine the explosive.
[JustTheNews] They can reach the top of the Earth's atmosphere and "remain just beyond the range of air and missile defense systems until they are ready to strike, and by then it's too late to react"
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Abu Mohammed al-Jolani was quoted by US Congressman Cory Mills as saying after a meeting in Syria last week that Damascus ''was interested under the right conditions'' to normalize ties with Tel Aviv.
Mills told Bloomberg that he discussed with the HTS regime's president the steps needed for him to obtain sanctions relief, with Jolani responding during their 90-minute meeting that Syria seeks to join the Abraham Accords — the series of normalization agreements that US President Donald Trump ...His ancestors didn't own any slaves... 's previous administration negotiated between Israel and a few Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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[NAHARNET] The World Bank will grant Leb ...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects.... a $250 million loan that will be used to help ease electricity cuts in the crisis-hit country, the country's finance ministry said.
Lebanon has faced major electricity problems for decades, but the situation became worse following an economic meltdown that began in late 2019. The 14-month Israel-Hebzollah war that ended in late November also badly damaged electricity and other infrastructure in parts of Lebanon.
The state-run National News Agency said the deal between Lebanon and the World Bank was signed in Washington by Finance Minister Yassin Jaber and Jean-Christophe Carret, the bank's regional director.
Lebanese officials including Jaber, Economy Minister Amer Bisat and Central Bank Governor Karim Souaid are in Washington for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
"This loan forms a strong push to steps of reforms that Lebanon is carrying out to fix this sector," Jaber was cited by the news agency as saying. Most people in Lebanon rely on private generators to produce electricity that is high in cost and causes pollution.
The loan will be used to improve collection of electricity bills as well as improving solar farms that would save $40 million annually, according to the report.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have vowed to work on implementing reforms and fighting corruption and decades-old mismanagement by the ruling class to get Lebanon out of an economic crisis that the World Bank has described as among world's worst since the 1850s.
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[NAHARNET] President Joseph Aoun stressed Friday that ''diplomacy is the only solution'' for ending Israel's occupation of parts of south Leb ...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade.... ''We can no longer bear the rhetoric of war,'' Aoun reiterated.
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[NAHARNET] Former prime minister Hassan Diab appeared Friday before Judge Tarek Bitar for interrogation in the case of the 2020 catastrophic blast at Beirut's port.
Diab arrived from abroad for the questioning and he reportedly met with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan, who ''advised'' him to appear before Bitar in order not to be accused of obstructing the investigation.
Former General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim and former State Security head Tony Saliba had been interrogated by Bitar earlier this month.
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Without weapons to wave around while they holler, Hezbollah's just another group of antistate loons.
[NAHARNET] Iranian Ambassador to Leb ...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration.... Mojtaba Amani provided "clarifications" to Lebanese officials regarding his latest remarks on "disarmament," Iran's embassy said, after he was summoned by the Lebanese Foreign Ministry over perceived interference in Lebanese affairs.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
In March 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over 10 years originally referred to as “Force Design 2030” which is now known as “Force Design.” Under Force Design, the Marines are redesigning forces to place a stronger emphasis on naval expeditionary warfare. As part of the redesign, the Marines plan to establish at least three Marine Littoral Regiments (MLRs) organized, trained, and equipped to accomplish a number of missions within contested maritime spaces.
[Oneindia] Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has publicly admitted Pakistain's role in supporting terrorists, a startling statement that further damages the nation's already damaged reputation abroad. Asif freely acknowledged what India and the international world have long pointed out-Islamabad's close ties to terrorist organizations-in an interview with Sky News, confirming that Pakistain had been doing the "dirty work" for the US and Western nations for more than 30 years.
[TheJC] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the reversal of a Biden-era policy that gave legal immunity to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects....
...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade....
...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration....
