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US airstrikes in Somalia killed up to 174 people in 2025, monitoring group says |
2025-06-03 |
[Garowe] At least 109 to 174 people have been killed in 34 U.S. airstrikes conducted in Somalia so far in 2025, according to a report released by the New America Foundation, a Washington-based policy institute that monitors American drone and airstrike campaigns worldwide. The organization did not specify the exact number of non-combatants killed. During Trump's first term, AFRICOM carried out 219 airstrikes in Somalia that left 6-31 civilians dead, according to the report. The rise in airstrikes coincides with an escalation in U.S. military operations against extremist groups operating in Somalia, including al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has intensified its efforts to support the Somali government in counterterrorism operations across the country. General Michael Langley, commander of AFRICOM, recently acknowledged the uptick in strikes, saying the U.S. remains committed to “disrupting and degrading” extremist networks that pose a threat to regional and international stability. Somalia has seen a surge in violence in recent months, with U.S. airpower playing an increasingly visible role in operations aimed at dismantling insurgent strongholds in remote regions. Human rights groups have repeatedly called for more transparency and accountability around U.S. military actions in Somalia, particularly in cases where civilian casualties are alleged. Related: New America Foundation: 2017-04-09 President Not-Obama New America Foundation: 2016-09-22 In High Point, Trump says he’ll only admit immigrants who ‘love our country’ New America Foundation: 2015-05-03 Pakistanis see double standard in drone strikes Related: Michael Langley 05/30/2025 US Africa commander highlights terror growth in Sahel and competition with China for influence Michael Langley 05/29/2025 Washington urges African allies to handle their own security Michael Langley 04/05/2025 Emerging al-Shabaab–Houthi axis a ‘heightened terrorist threat,’ warns top US general Related: AFRICOM: 2025-05-30 Somalia: U.S. Airstrike Targets Al-Shabaab Militants Near Kismayo AFRICOM: 2025-05-30 US Africa commander highlights terror growth in Sahel and competition with China for influence AFRICOM: 2025-05-21 Puntland Launches Major Offensive Against ISIS in Cal-Miskaad Mountains |
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SDF, Damascus swap nearly 500 prisoners |
2025-06-03 |
[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the interim government in Damascus conducted a second round of prisoner swaps in northern Aleppo on Monday, involving approximately 500 detainees from both sides. The SDF-linked Ronahi TV reported that a total of 469 detainees from both sides were released, including 293 Kurdish fighters and civilians, as well as 176 members of groups affiliated to the Damascus authorities. Meanwhile, ...back at the shootout, Butch shot Black Bart's gun out of his hand...... Syria’s state-run SANA roughly estimated the figure at around 400. The state-owned Syrian news channel, al-Ikhbariyah, on Monday relayed that the Internal Security Directorate in Aleppo had finalized preparations for the exchange, deploying forces to the al-Awarid area, near the entrance of the Kurdish-majority Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in northern Aleppo. Ikhbariah added that the prisoner swap was carried out under the terms of the landmark agreement signed on March 10 between SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa. The Abdi-Sharaa deal outlines the integration of "all civil and military institutions in northeast Syria [Rojava] under the administration of the Syrian state." In early April, the SDF and the Damascus administration signed a follow up agreement - reportedly in the presence of American representation. This subsequent deal established a framework for joint security oversight in northern Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority quarters of Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsood, and provisions for ongoing prisoner exchanges. The second round of prisoner exchange "comes as a culmination of previous negotiation rounds within a comprehensive national vision to address humanitarian and security issues in the country’s northeast," Ikhbariah said. The swap of the second batch of prisoners had initially been scheduled for the previous week but was reportedly postponed after Damascus refused to release several SDF female fighters. Importantly, Monday's exchange included seven female fighters of the SDF, according to a statement by the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ). The latter is the all-women branch of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) - the backbone of the SDF. The first round of the swap took place in early April, during which the SDF secured the release of 146 captives, while the Syrian government received 97 of its detainees. Monday’s prisoner exchange notably came a day after a delegation from northeast Syria (Rojava) met on Sunday with the committee appointed by Syria’s new leadership to finalize the implementation of the Abdi-Sharaa March agreement. The Rojava representatives said the talks focused on "reactivating" the file on Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, with the aim of resolving it in a manner that "serves stability and civil peace." |
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Day 2 Round-up: Probable Muslim Brotherhooder Mohamed Sabry Soliman waited a year, until daughter graduated HS before carrying out attack | ||||
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What odds he will turn out to be connected, dear Reader? Day 1 can be seen here. [JerusalemPost] The United States District Court charged Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, with a federal hate crime after wounding eight individuals demonstrating in support of the hostages held by Hamas![]() holy warriors in 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... on Sunday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed on Monday that Soliman, a resident of El Paso, was arrested and was the main suspect behind the Colorado attack. He has since been charged with a federal hate crime. During an interview with police, Soliman admitted to watching YouTube videos on how to make Molotov Cocktails and purchased the materials to make them, according to federal court documents. He also stated that he wanted to kill all Zionists, wished all Zionists dead and said he would repeat the attack if given the opportunity. Soliman told officials that he had been planning the attack for a year but wanted to wait for his daughter to graduate from university before carrying it out. On Sunday afternoon, a man threw Molotov cocktails and used an improvised flamethrower to target participants of a weekly walking group that raises awareness for the hostages in Hamas captivity. Officials currently believe it was a lone-wolf attack. Soliman, who was heard screaming "Free Paleostine" and "end Zionism" before launching the attack at a group raising awareness of the plight of the 58 hostages held captive by Hamas, was booked into Boulder County Jail on multiple charges. These include first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault, one count of causing serious injury to an at-risk adult or someone over 70, and one count of using explosives or incendiary devices. He is currently being held on a $10 million bond. Before being taken to jail, the FBI confirmed he was taken for medical assessments at a nearby hospital. "Our strength as a society comes from our shared values, and our commitment to protecting one another. Any attempt to divide us through fear or harm has no place in Boulder, Colorado, or anywhere in our nation," said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek. "We stand in full solidarity with those targeted. And we will continue to ensure that justice is pursued swiftly, support is provided to victims and their communities, and preventative action is taken to protect everyone’s safety." "Boulder is not immune to tragedy, sadly, and I know a lot of people are scared right now and questioning how this happened and why. Boulder has recovered before from acts of violence before, and we will again recover. I urge this community to come together. Now is not the time to be divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... ," Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said. "When this call came out today, our officers rushed to the scene as quickly as they could to protect our community and arrest the suspect and I’m very proud of their response. I also greatly appreciate all of our law enforcement and community partners who responded to help as well. I want to assure our Boulder community that we will have increased presence at many events and locations throughout the city to ensure safety." The FBI raided Soliman’s house following the attack, the New York Times ![]() ...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported. An unknown woman was allowed to enter the property. Neighbors told the media that they did not know Soliman well but that a family with three kids lived at the raided address, according to the New York Post. Interesting. Are the family Lso here illegally? Do they need to be sent back to wherever they came from while Papa serves his prison sentence? WHO IS MOHAMED SABRY SOLIMAN?Originally from Egypt, Soliman arrived in the United States in 2022 with a non-immigration visa that would have allowed him to stay until February 2023, according to the Homeland Security Department. He was later granted work authorization in March 2023, which should have allowed him to stay in the US only until March 2025. Assistant Secretary of DHS Tricia McLaughlin said Soliman had tried to claim asylum in 2022. Despite being granted access to the states in 2022, he had a failed asylum claim in 2005, sources told CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... Exactly the kind of person the Biden-Harris Politburo actively sought to grant entry to. The suspect who allegedly attacked a group of pro-hostage demonstrators in Colorado planned the attack for a year and wanted to kill “all Zionist people,” according to an affidavit filed in a federal court in Colorado on Monday.The Times of Israel adds: The suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, is charged with attacking the rally on Sunday with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails, wounding eight. He was arrested at the scene of the attack. The affidavit, filed by an FBI agent in the US District Court of Colorado, was based on Soliman’s interview with law enforcement after the arrest. After he was arrested, a black plastic container with a yellow lid was found nearby. Inside were at least fourteen unlit Molotov cocktails made of glass wine bottles or Ball jars with gasoline inside and red rags hanging out of the top. Also nearby was a “backpack weed sprayer” loaded with gasoline. Authorities have said Soliman used a “makeshift flamethrower” during the attack. Law enforcement found a silver Toyota Prius parked a few blocks away that was registered to Soliman. Inside were a red gas container and papers with the words “Israel,” “Palestine,” and “USAID,” the affidavit said. Soliman told law enforcement he researched how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube. He assembled the firebombs and bought gas at a gas station on his way to Boulder. He lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, about two hours away, with his wife and five children. He targeted the hostage rally after learning about the group in an online search and saw that the group was planning to meet at 1 p.m. He arrived at the scene at 12:55 p.m. and waited for the demonstrators. “Soliman stated that he hated the Zionist group and did this because he hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over ‘our land,’ which he explained to be Palestine,” the affidavit said. “He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack.” Soliman said he left an iPhone with messages to his family hidden in a desk drawer at his home. His wife turned an iPhone over to police. The affidavit confirmed that Soliman is the individual seen in video from the scene of the attack. Video also showed him shouting, “End Zionists.” The police department in Boulder, Colorado, said on Monday morning that none of the victims had perished, despite the suspect being held on a preliminary charge of murder. “No victims have died,” the police department said in a statement. The police department said it would hold a press conference on the attack later Monday and that more details would be forthcoming. Police released a mugshot of the suspect, who had a bandaged ear and bruising on his face. Soliman was set to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. local time, the police department’s daily booking report said. He was being held in the Boulder County Jail on a $10 million bond. Other preliminary charges against Soliman included using explosive or incendiary devices during a felony, assault with a weapon, and crimes against at-risk elderly. The victims were four men and four women between the ages of 52 and 88. One of the victims was reportedly a Holocaust survivor. Colorado firebombing suspect appears in court with head bandaged [IsraelTimes] Mohammed Sabry Soliman, suspected of firebombing a pro-Israel rally in Colorado Sunday, appears in a Boulder County jail court for the first time since his arrest a day ago. Soliman wears an orange jumpsuit and what appears to be a bandage wrapped around his head. He does not make any statements, except affirming that he understands a protection order that bars him from contacting the victims of the attack. The court schedules a June 5 hearing for the filing of formal charges against him. Colorado suspect to be charged with attempted murder, hate crime; number of injured up to 12 [IsraelTimes] Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in a firebombing of a hostages march in Colorado yesterday, will be charged with state and federal charges and facing life in prison if convicted, officials say. Acting US Attorney J. Bishop Grewell says at a press conference that Soliman, 45, is being charged with the commission of a hate crime, a federal crime which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison when coupled with attempted murder charges he will face from Colorado. According to Grewell, Soliman attempted to buy a firearm to carry out the attack, but resorted to homemade incendiary devices when he could not acquire a firearm because he is not a US citizen. So it could have been much, much worse. Thank goodness he wasn’t clever enough or charming enough to get a friend to buy guns for him. Boulder county district attorney Michael Dougherty says the state will charge Soliman with 16 counts of attempted murder in the first degree — eight for attempted murder with intent, and eight for attempted murder with extreme indifference. If convicted, and the sentences run consecutively, the maximum sentence is 384 years in state prison.Soliman will also be charged with two counts of use of an incendiary device, carrying a maximum sentence of 48 years, and 16 counts of attempted use of an incendiary device, with a maximum sentence of 192 years. Soliman threw two Molotov cocktails at the demonstrators, and investigators recovered 16 unused Molotov cocktails from the scene of the attack. Other charges may be forthcoming, Grewell says. Dougherty says police have identified four more victims of the attack, bringing the total to 12. The four additional victims suffered minor injuries and came forward to investigators after the initial incident. The authorities say Soliman was not “on our radar” before the attack. Investigators are working to put together a timeline of the attack using surveillance footage and license plate readers. Authorities said in the news conference June 2 they believe he acted alone. The arrest affidavit said he has a valid Colorado driver's license and no prior criminal history. Soliman, a father of five, entered the U.S. in August 2022 on a B-2 tourist visa that expired over two years ago, said Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. An affidavit said he was born in Egypt and lived in Kuwait for 17 years before moving to Colorado three years ago. In his Toyota Prius parked nearby, investigators discovered red rags, a jug of gasoline and paperwork with the words "Israel," "Palestine" and "USAID," according to the charging document. He told investigators that after being denied the legal purchase of a gun due to not being a citizen, he researched on YouTube how to make Molotov Cocktails, purchased the ingredients to do so and constructed them himself, the affidavit said. McLaughlin said Soliman applied for asylum in September 2022. That claim was likely still pending. As of March, the immigration court backlog was around 3.6 million cases, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on X described Soliman as an "illegal alien" and criticized the Biden administration, which he accused of approving a work permit for Soliman after he overstayed his tourist visa. Uber on June 2 confirmed that Soliman had worked as a driver starting in spring 2023 although the company did not specify whether he worked driving passengers or for Uber Eats, or both. In a statement to USA TODAY, the company said his account has been terminated, prohibiting him from working there again. The company noted that he passed a background check and provided the legally required documents necessary to work as a contractor.“Mr. Soliman had no concerning feedback while driving on the Uber platform,” the company said in a statement. “We’ve banned the driver’s account and have been in touch with law enforcement.” Only one thing held Soliman back from attacking sooner, he told authorities: Waiting for his daughter to graduate high school. A Colorado Springs Gazette article published in April profiled a student matching his daughter’s description as a recipient of a scholarship. According to the article, she described in her scholarship application how her family had immigrated to the US after living in Kuwait, noting that her father had undergone a “difficult surgery” when she was young “that restored his ability to walk.” The girl said the incident inspired her to pursue medical school – a dream that would have been impossible in Kuwait but within reach in America. And now that her Papa will go to prison for the rest of his life, causing the authorities to look into the immigration status of his family, medical school in America — and university altogether — are also no longer possible for her. The only thing left for her to do is pack up her stolen America life and head bck to Egypt. Say thank you to your Papa for his loving care of you, habibti. Now, Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces a federal hate crime charge and state charges of attempted murder.Soliman was born in Egypt and lived in Kuwait for 17 years before moving to Colorado, according to a state arrest affidavit. CNN reviewed a Facebook account matching his name and date of birth. On the account’s page, which was last updated about 10 years ago, Soliman said he attended high school and college in Egypt and later moved to Kuwait, where he had an accounting job, according to the page. That account featured photos of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who served as Egypt’s president from 2012 to 2013, when he was ousted in a military coup that triggered mass protests and sit-ins in Cairo. Ah hah! There always is a connection. Posts on the Facebook page expressed support for the Muslim Brotherhood protests against the removal of Morsi. One post from August 2013 featured a four-finger salute with a yellow background, a symbol supportive of the Rabaa al-Adawiya Square encampment, which was violently dispersed by Egyptian security forces loyal to Egypt’s then-defense minister and current president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.According to the newspaper article on the student whose identifying details match those of Soliman’s daughter, her father at one point underwent a serious medical procedure on his legs – one she described in her scholarship application as “nothing short of ‘magic.’” When the family lived in Kuwait, the daughter stated, the success of the procedure inspired her to study medicine – but “the prospect of attending medical school there was not an option” as a non-Kuwaiti. “The move to the United States provides a chance to fulfill her dream,” the article said. “Coming to the USA has fundamentally changed me,” she wrote. “Most importantly, I came to appreciate that family is the unchanging support.” Erm. About that…. Mohamed Sabry Soliman first tried to come to the US in 2005 but was denied a visa, law enforcement sources told CNN. I would love to know what reason was given for that rejection. He entered the US in August 2022 as a non-immigrant visitor and in 2023 received a two-year work authorization that expired in March, a Homeland Security official said Monday.So many different ways the selfish, lying liar lied. With his wife and children, he moved into a two-story home on the far eastern edge of Colorado Springs and he found work, at least briefly, as an accountant. The health care company Veros Health said in a statement he was an employee starting in May 2023 but left three months later. The company did not respond to questions about his departure.Jewish or Christian manager/colleagues? Female manager/colleagues? Black/Hispanic manager/colleagues? A mixture of the above that ticked off the miscreant’s cultural racism/sexism/religiousism? Soliman had also worked as an Uber driver, according to the company, which noted all drivers must pass a criminal and driving history background check and hold a valid Social Security number. And did he have a valid SS number? The company said his account has now been banned.Neighbors who briefly spoke with CNN said they saw Soliman’s children playing near his house Any of them born in America? Is the mother an American citizen or did she follow Mr. Soliman from Kuwait or even from Egypt? And who is she connected to? but were not familiar with the family. One neighbor said she had no direct interactions with Soliman but described his wife as friendly.As he began plotting an attack, Soliman told authorities, he researched how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube. He also learned online about the group that eventually became his target – a weekly demonstration in Boulder urging Hamas to return the remaining hostages from Gaza. Soliman said he took a concealed-carry class and learned to shoot a gun but as a non-citizen was blocked from purchasing a gun, so he turned to Molotov cocktails, according to a state affidavit. Soliman told authorities that he purchased ingredients for the cocktails – including “glass wine carafe bottles or Ball jars,” according to the federal complaint – constructed them and purchased gas at a gas station on the way to Boulder. He also filled up a backpack weed sprayer with gasoline. Before leaving for the attack, Soliman said, he left an iPhone hidden in a desk drawer at home with messages for his family as well as a journal. As the group marched with signs on Sunday, Soliman waited nearby with a utility vest over his shirt; some witnesses thought he looked like a gardener, multiple law enforcement sources said. The state affidavit notes that he bought flowers from Home Depot.
He said no one knew about his plans and he expected to die during the attack, the documents said.
He acknowledged that he had received and understood a protection order barring him from contacting the victims. Soliman is due back in court on Thursday for the filing of state charges. He said he drove about 100 miles from his Colorado Springs home to Boulder on Sunday and picked up gas at a gas station on the way, the documents said. Soliman allegedly "filled 8 glass containers he purchased from Target with gas, he put them in a black storage bin and in order to get as close as possible to the group he dressed himself like a gardener," according to state court documents. He allegedly used a "makeshift flamethrower" and threw an incendiary device into a crowd of pro-Israel demonstrators at a pedestrian mall, according to the FBI. A video posted on social media during the attack showed Soliman holding what appeared to be Molotov cocktails and saying, "How many children killed" and "end Zionist," according to the court documents. Soliman said he "only threw two at the group because he got scared," according to court documents.
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Kots: About Istanbul - whose diplomacy is stronger? |
2025-06-03 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from the Facebook page of Russian military field correspondent Aleksandr Kots. Can you imagine in what mood the Ukrainian delegation walked into the meeting hall. As if in the light of soffits and flashes of cameras, as if on the red carpet towards the Oscar, as if David to the overthrown Goliath, who only had to be cut off his head. They even put on their best camouflage for this. It seemed to them that this wardrobe would organically complement their winning look. After all, the day before they launched their blueberry from homemade slingshot. And now there is nothing left for Russia but to agree to the conditions of Ukraine and sign, in essence, the surrender. They are not even late a day, like last time. ![]() And here you are - the Russians' faces are not gray, heads are not sprinkled with ash, a look is not subpassionate. Nothing new in a nutshell. And after all, proposals are made such that it is uncomfortable to refuse people. Who will argue that severely wounded prisoners of war are better to be released home with God, let their own contribute theirs. And young people (up to 25 years old) do not belong in captivity, let them go to their families. And everyone seems to be pleased. Let me remind you, Zelensky demanded all prisoners for all. Although we have many times more of them. A fight with bodies is multifaceted. Vladimir Medinsky said that we unilaterally give 6,000 corpses of Ukrainian defenders. A staggering figure that shatters the perceptions of the Ukrainian citizen about losses based on Zelensky's lie. This is the one time. Two are broad humanitarian gestures, like the exchange of prisoners, showing that we have at least some point of contact. It is proposed to make them fatter in certain areas of the front so that the sides can pick up the fallen. The Ukrainian delegation doesn't like this idea. Like many of our ideas. But I think the American partners will explain to him its importance. Three - we simultaneously impose on Kyiv a serious financial obligation. After all, 15 million UAH are promised to the families of the deceased there. Generally, in the recalculation of the ruble, it will have to luxurize somewhere by 200 billion. And you can't turn away - Medinsky has already stated that he conducted both identification and DNA analysis. Several railroad tracks with corpses in response to the blown passenger train - a strong asymmetric and layered response. But the main thing is our memorandum. The negotiating positions have not changed due to the raid of Ukrainian drones on Russian military airports. We still demand the international recognition of the five Russian regions, the neutrality of Ukraine and its nuclear-free status, the restriction of Ukrainian Armed Forces in number, the rights of Russian and Orthodox, the prohibition of the heroization of Nazism, the removal of mutual sanctions and the election of an independent president. Regarding the ceasefire, Russia offers two options. The first - the quick one, proposed a year ago by the Russian president (then, by the way, Ukraine was more) - the beginning of the withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of the Russian Federation, from four former Ukrainian regions. The second option is a long one, which involves stopping mobilization in the independent, demobilization, stopping Western weapons supplies, creation of a bilateral monitoring center (which already existed during the Minsk era), abolition of military status, and again, presidential elections. The Ukrainian memorandum is diametrically opposite. So, the fighting actions that do not go against Kiev, will continue. And together with them - the negotiations. We will not abandon dialogue either under diversion or terrorist pressure. Because Vladimir Medinsky said at the first Istanbul meeting that war and negotiations are two parallel processes. And as the history of the last 11 years shows, over time, the conditions for Kiev in both of these plains have only gotten worse. |
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Israel punches back at UN chief for demanding probe into Gaza aid site shooting, Amb. Huckabee chastises US news media for fomenting Jew-hate |
2025-06-03 |
[IsraelTimes] Israel calls a demand from United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres for an investigation into reported violence at a Gaza aid site a “disgrace.” “Even if you look very hard, there’s one word you won’t find in the Secretary-General’s statement: Hamas,” writes Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein on X. “Not a word about the fact that Hamas is the one shooting civilians and trying to prevent them from collecting aid packages.” “Not a word about the fact that Hamas — as stated by U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff — rejected yet another ceasefire proposal and the release of the hostages.” Guterres said on Monday he was “appalled” by reports that Palestinians were killed the previous day on their way to a Gaza Humanitarian Fund distribution site for aid, that the UN must be allowed to provide aid to Gazans, and said that there is no military solution to the conflict in Gaza. Multiple witnesses and Hamas authorities in the Strip said at least 31 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded early Sunday by Israeli fire as they were on their way to a Gaza Humanitarian Fund distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces said it didn’t shoot Gazans at or near the distribution site, but an Israeli military official acknowledged that troops did fire warning shots overnight around a kilometer away from the aid site. Israel and the United States say they helped establish the new aid system to circumvent Hamas, which they accuse of siphoning off assistance. UN agencies have refused to work with the system, which they say violates humanitarian principles. Marmorstein says that “the real investigation that needs to be opened is why the UN continues to resist any attempt to provide aid directly to the people of Gaza.” Huckabee claims US media ‘contributing to antisemitic climate’ that resulted in DC, Boulder attacks [IsraelTimes] US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee accuses major American news outlets of “contributing to the antisemitic climate” that resulted in the recent attacks targeting Israeli embassy staffers in Washington and Israeli hostages activists in Colorado over the networks’ coverage of yesterday’s shooting of Gazans near an aid distribution site. “Without verification of any source other than Hamas and its collaborators, the New York Times, CNN, and Associated Press reported that a number of people seeking to receive humanitarian food boxes from the Gaza Humanitarian Fund were shot or killed by the Israeli Defense Forces,” Huckabee says in a statement. “These reports were FALSE. Drone video and first-hand accounts clearly showed that there were no injuries, no fatalities, no shooting, no chaos,” Huckabee asserts. It is unclear what drone footage and first-hand accounts Huckabee is referring to. GHF released what it said was drone footage showing no incident at the site, but the clip was taken during daylight hours, while the incident that reportedly injured 31 Gazans took place at around 3 a.m. Asked to elaborate on the information Huckabee had that led him to refute Hamas’s claims, an embassy spokesperson tells The Times of Israel it came from first-hand accounts from GHF staffers. But the incident took place outside the GHF site before it had opened on Sunday. The embassy staffer also cites IDF drone footage, but the footage released by the IDF was not shot at the time or place where the incident in question took place. The spokesperson didn’t provide any further information. While the IDF has denied firing at Gazans near the GHF aid site yesterday, it has acknowledged firing in the air at Palestinians. Doctors Without Borders said its aid workers treated Palestinians who said Israeli soldiers were the ones who shot at them. “The only source for these misleading, exaggerated, and utterly fabricated stories came from Hamas sources, which are designed to fan the flames of antisemitic hate that is arguably contributing to violence against Jews in the United States,” Huckabee says. “Media sources who willingly parrot these libelous allegations should recant their fake news stories, apologize and pledge to practice actual reporting of fact instead of engaging in dangerous propaganda that assists the terror group Hamas as they continue to hold innocent hostages for over 600 days after butchering over 1,200 people on October 7th,” he says, demanding an “immediate retraction” by the American media sites. Related: Antonio Guterres 05/31/2025 Israel claims Hamas losing control over Gaza civilians as GHF ramps up aid operations Antonio Guterres 05/30/2025 Four Palestinians die in storming of Gaza UN food warehouse; IDF was not in area Antonio Guterres 05/22/2025 UN says it has ‘collected and dispatched’ 90 truckloads of aid into Gaza Related: Mike Huckabee 05/21/2025 US says it wants Gaza war to end, but denies threatening Israel if it doesn’t comply Mike Huckabee 05/12/2025 Trump disapproves of Netanyahu’s Gaza strategy, thinks major offensive will be wasted effort — NBC report Mike Huckabee 05/11/2025 ‘He’s got your back’: Huckabee says Trump’s decision to skip Israel on Mideast visit isn’t a snub |
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Ukraine just rewrote the rules of war |
2025-06-02 |
[Wash Post Max Boot] The Ukrainians rewrote the rules of warfare again on Sunday. The Russian high command must have been as shocked as the Americans were in 1941 when the Ukrainians carried out a surprise attack against five Russian air bases located far from the front — two of them thousands of miles away in the Russian Far North and Siberia. The Ukrainian intelligence service, known as the SBU, managed to sneak large numbers of drones deep inside Russia in wooden cabins transported by truck, then launch them by remote control. Related: Max Boot 07/18/2024 Wife of Never Trump's Max Boot, CNN Analyst and Washington Post Columnist, Indicted as Foreign Agent Max Boot 05/18/2024 Nation Building's Last Stand in Gaza Max Boot 01/11/2024 Senator Schumer warns of a turn in favor of Russia in the Ukrainian conflict |
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Talks in Istanbul will take place despite Kyiv terrorist attacks, Fomin said |
2025-06-02 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine will take place, despite recent events. This was stated by a member of the Russian negotiating group, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin. “Negotiations will be held,” RIA Novosti quotes Fomin as saying. The Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul on the evening of June 1. Earlier, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported that the start of the second round of direct Russian-Ukrainian talks is scheduled for 13:00 Moscow time on June 2. The meeting is expected to take place in Istanbul's Ciragan Palace. The composition of the delegation remains the same. It will also be headed by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 1, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Kiev regime had carried out terrorist attacks against five Russian airfields : in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan and Amur regions. The attacks were carried out using FPV drones, which are controlled by an operator from the pilot's point of view, thanks to real-time video. In addition, Ukrainian troops attacked an industrial zone in the city of Krasnodon in the Luhansk People's Republic with Storm Shadow missiles. The Kiev regime did not ignore the emergency situations with trains in the Bryansk and Kursk regions. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called Ukraine's reaction to the tragedies gloating and "hellish joy." All events took place a day before a new round of negotiations between delegations from Moscow and Kiev. In Istanbul on June 2, the parties intend to exchange memoranda with their proposals to eliminate the main causes of the Ukrainian crisis and the terms of a ceasefire. Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, told Regnum that the terrorist attacks are aimed at turning the US against Russia again. He emphasizes that the timing is chosen in such a way as to either disrupt the negotiations and thereby prompt US President Donald Trump to impose tougher sanctions on Russia, following the example of the Biden administration, or to provoke Moscow into taking tough retaliatory measures. Related from regnum.ru White House Didn't Know Kyiv Was Preparing Drone Attack on Russia on June 1 — Media The American administration had no information about the Kiev regime's plans to organize a massive UAV attack on military airfields in Russian regions on Sunday, June 1. This was reported by CBS White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs. "Administration sources told CBS News that the White House had no knowledge of the preparation of today's large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russian military aircraft," she wrote on the social network X. At the same time, the Axios portal earlier on June 1 claimed that the Ukrainian authorities notified Washington of their intention to carry out a massive attack on the Russian Federation. It was also noted that the Ukrainian special services had allegedly been developing this operation for more than a year. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the evening of June 1, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Kiev had used FPV drones to carry out terrorist attacks on airfields located in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan and Amur regions. Several aircraft caught fire at their bases in the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions. No information was received about the dead or injured. The military department also specified that the drones were launched from areas in close proximity to airfields. Some of the participants in the terrorist attacks were detained by law enforcement officers. The press service of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation reported that military prosecutors have begun inspections at military facilities that were subjected to the Ukrainian attack. Specialists have traveled to the scene of the incidents, where oversight activities have been organized. |
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A Senator Chris Murphy (Conn) email | |
2025-06-01 | |
Senator Chris Murphy
Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is. So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted. In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that. Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes. So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here. The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice. Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM. This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening. And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment. Every best wish, US Senator Chris Patrick Murphy | |
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Stephen Miller - Delisting firearms suppressors: the time is finally right |
2025-06-01 |
[American Thinker] Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) is limited in scope. It will, if Senate Republicans do not once again earn the title "the stupid party," prevent the biggest tax increase and enable the biggest welfare reform in history. It can’t accomplish everything necessary to save the republic at once, but it can accomplish something Republicans, when they had the power, failed to do over and over again: delist suppressors. At present, to own a suppressor one must submit to rigorous government vetting and pay a non-transferrable $200 tax. Approval can take up to a year. Suppressor retailers now offer their services handling the paperwork, but suppressors, because their numbers are artificially reduced, commonly retail for around $1000, in many cases much more than the retail price of the guns to which they’ll be affixed. It’s the same process necessary to buy a machine gun. Delisting will remove the tax, intrusive and unnecessary vetting, and enable the free market to substantially lower prices. Americans think that a good thing. Socialists don’t. Maintaining maximum control over the lives of Americans is baked into the DNA of Democrats. They lied about a vegetable in the White House because they didn’t want Americans to have a choice for president. They’re lying about suppressors too. |
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With more evidence that marijuana is harmful, why do Democrats push it so hard? |
2025-06-01 |
![]() You don’t need to take my anecdotal claims to know just how bad marijuana is for the people who use it. There are endless studies making the same point: There’s also still debate about whether marijuana is a gateway drug to harder drugs, just as the "squares" in the 1960s warned. When I look at my friend and my friend’s friends, I’d say that the anecdotal evidence would say that this one is a "yes." And just in case that list of horribles wasn’t long enough, there’s now evidence that those who thought they could avoid marijuana’s cardiovascular effects by using edibles instead of inhaling are out of luck. The risk is still there, no matter how you take in your pot: |
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Notorious antisemite Glenn Greenwald has sex video with male prostitute leaked just after he appeared on Tucker Carlson spreading conspiracy theories. | ||
2025-06-01 | ||
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Related: Glenn Greenwald 01/18/2025 CNN moves to banish Jim Acosta to 'Siberia of television news' in advance of Trump's return to office Glenn Greenwald 03/09/2024 'We Got To Rein Her In': Behind The Scenes Of Nuland's Early Retirement Glenn Greenwald 02/08/2024 Elon Musk Roasts American Journalists for Coddling Zelensky: ‘It's Hard for Them to Talk While Giving a Blowj*b’ | ||
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‘Gaza has won, and Gaza will win’: Arab MK’s speech at anti-war rally draws outrage |
2025-06-01 |
[IsraelTimes] Odeh, the leader of the predominantly Arab Hadash-Ta’al Knesset party, said at an anti-war rally in Haifa on Saturday that “Gaza has won, and Gaza will win,” drawing condemnation from the right wing. “Israel has become a pariah state across the world, among all nations and in the West. After more than 600 days [of war], a majority among both peoples says: ‘If only those days had never happened,'” Odeh told the crowd. “It’s a historic loss to the right-wing ideology that was crushed in Gaza. Gaza won, and Gaza will win.” According to Haaretz, …which for some reason prides itself on being the New York Times of Israel… about 2,000 people attended the left-wing rally, including representatives from 20 peace organizations.Or in real numbers, probably somewhere between 200 and 1000. And thus we have achieved the entire point of posting this article. “The [Benjamin] Netanyahu government has normalized the war, and we will normalize the opposition to it,” he continued. “This demonstration marks a turning point in the struggle to end the war, both in the number of participants …ie. not many…. and in the sharpened political messages.”…ie. stupid. Odeh also addressed the weekly anti-government protesters calling for a hostage-ceasefire deal.Rallies call for hostage deal as Israel, Hamas continue to wrangle over terms [IsraelTimes] Demonstrations take place in Tel Aviv and across the country, as terror group seeks changes to latest US-backed proposal Israelis rallied across the country on Saturday evening to demand a ceasefire and hostage release deal in 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 oppressionand disproportionate response... , as Hamas ![]() delivered its response to a US-backed proposal that Israel has agreed to in principle. The terror group was seeking changes to the latest American offer, making it unlikely that an agreement between the sides would be imminent. Earlier in the day, the Kibbutz Movement led a tractor convoy to Tel Aviv to mark the holiday of Shavuot — a festival closely tied to agricultural communities — while calling for the return of the 58 hostages still in the Strip. The convoy ended at Hostages Square outside the Tel Aviv Museum. The movement was deeply impacted by the October 7 attack, in which many kibbutz residents were killed and kidnapped. The main rally began at 8 p.m. at Hostages Square, organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, where relatives of captives and others addressed the crowd. Speakers included Yaniv Yaakov, the brother of Yair Yakaov who was killed on October 7 and whose body is still held by Hamas; Lishay Miran-Lavi, wife of hostage Omri Miran; Rivka Bohbot, wife of hostage Elkana Bohbot; Sharon Alony Cunio, a survivor of Hamas captivity and wife of hostage David Cunio; Alon Nimrodi, father of hostage Tamir Nimrodi; Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage Nimrod Cohen; Shimon Buskila, father of Yarden Buskila who was murdered at the Nova music festival; and Lior Simcha, secretary general of the Kibbutz Movement. Similar demonstrations were held in Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Herzliya, and other cities around the country. The protests come amid renewed diplomatic efforts to secure a hostage release agreement, and days after rallies around the country marked 600 days of captivity for the hostages. |
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