As Trump wields the axe with a defense clear out... here's his new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Bullseye!
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Footage shared by Israeli media shows apparent IDF strikes in Beirut
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❗️Russia remains committed to low-carbon development — Mikhail Mishustin at COP29
The Russian PM spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Child abuse scandal rocks Church of England, leader resigns
For 40 years, sexual abuse by a summer camp volunteer went unnoticed by the Church.
Despite being made aware of the situation in 2013, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby took no action.
RT’s Noluvuyo Kunge reports.
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❗️Russian PM Mishustin arrives in Baku for #COP29
The prime minister has touched down in Azerbaijan's capital to take part in the World Climate Action Summit, where he's expected to meet UN chief Guterres and Azerbaijani President Aliyev.
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Decades of Pentagon black holes — can DOGE fix it?
The US DoD acknowledged it will take until at least 2031 to “correct insufficient accounting,” at one time admitting the department didn’t even know where 63% of its $3.8 trillion in assets are.
Contractors like Lockheed Martin, for example, manage a $220 billion pool of spare parts for the F-35 - but say it would take 450K labor hours just to produce reports detailing how much and where they are - leaving Washington to rely on “voluntary reports” to fill them in.
And yet liberals laughed when Trump planned the Department of Government Efficiency.
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⚡️ Türkiye receives BRICS partner country invitation — Trade Minister
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Zelensky shielded from brutal frontline truth - Economist
Not only are Ukrainian military top brass reportedly keeping Zelensky in the dark, but Kiev lawmakers are preparing for overdue elections in May and the possible ending of martial law.
Ignorance is bliss?
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Collective punishment?: Israel’s Knesset passes bill to deport families of alleged terrorists
The measure has sparked an intense societal divide & claims of association-based guilt.
RT’s Maria Finoshina reports.
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❗️FSB thwarts terrorist attack on Russian military-industrial enterprise
Russia’s Federal Security Service prevented a terrorist attack on an electrical substation supplying power to a military-industrial enterprise in Nizhny Tagil.
The suspect, who confessed to the plot, had been in communication with Ukrainian special services through Telegram, according to authorities.
Items for making incendiary devices were also seized.
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Spear-wielding brawl rocks remote Australian-Aboriginal community
Videos showing a massive brawl in the community of Numbulwar have gone viral, capturing shocking scenes of residents hurling spears at each other.
The footage, initially posted on TikTok, reveals the intensity of violence in the remote Northern Territory community of roughly 700 people.
Police on the scene appear overwhelmed, observing injured combatants as the fight unfolds.
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Nick Fuentes accused of assault by woman who approached his home following online doxxing
A Chicago-area woman, Marla Rose, alleges that streamer Nick Fuentes pepper-sprayed and assaulted her after she confronted him at his home on Sunday.
Rose, who self-describes as a feminist activist, approached Fuentes’ residence, where he reportedly opened the door, sprayed her, and then retreated inside.
Police responded to the incident, retrieving Rose’s phone, which she claims was damaged during the altercation.
While Fuentes has not yet commented, Rose, 57, said she is considering pressing charges - she reportedly located his address after he was doxxed online.
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Israeli Air Force carried out a series of strikes on Beirut overnight, RIA Novosti reports
Footage shared online allegedly shows an explosion in the Haret Hreik area in the Lebanese capital’s south.
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🚨THE FIGHTBACK AGAINST CENSORSHIP BEGINS
Matt Taibbi: ‘Donald Trump and JD Vance have at least brought the censorship issue out into the open and said they’re opposed to it, which is a huge start.’
‘Elon Musk is somebody who just by doing the Twitter Files, did this amazing public service by exposing the whole thing to the public.’
-Matt Taibbi on the fightback against censorship after Donald Trump’s victory
FULL SHOW: https://rumble.com/v5nuc4b-matt-taibbi-on-donald-trumps-victory-legacy-media-is-dead-americans-have-de.html
Coherent is key: Biden asked if he could get a hostage deal done by the end of his term
“Do you think that you can get hit in the head by the camera behind you?” the president replied.
Is that a yes or a no, Joe?
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Hezbollah claims to have struck an Israeli military bulldozer near the border fence in southern Lebanon
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Pucker up, sis!: Biden lands familial smoocher at memorial unveiling for son Beau
Doddering around a stage has become par for the course, but planting a kiss on his sister Valerie’s lips at the unveiling of a memorial to his son Beau? It’s all getting too weird.
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Peanut the squirrel, euthanized over rabies concerns, tests negative for disease
The social media star at the center of a furor after being euthanized following a seizure by New York wildlife officials has tested negative for rabies.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) removed the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred from owner Mark Longo's home in October, citing concerns about illegal and potentially unsafe wildlife keeping.
The agency faced widespread criticism over the seizure and subsequent euthanasia, which was deemed necessary to test for rabies after Peanut bit a DEC worker.
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Texas cops, US National Guard almost halve illegal crossings
The state’s Department of Public Safety published footage of reinforcements strengthening vulnerable areas for border crossings in anticipation of a migration surge - resulting in 86% fewer illegal crossings.
#US #Texas - Boost
One survivor from Pakistan wedding bus crash
According to local reports, the bride may be the only survivor after a bus carrying 25 guests from a wedding crashed into a river in northern Pakistan Tuesday. 14 bodies were recovered, with 10 still missing - including the groom.
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US ballistic missile ‘defense’ base opens just 165 kilometers from Russian border
The Aegis Ashore base near Redzikowo - that has taken around two decades to build - officially opens Wednesday and “proves Washington’s geostrategic resolve," Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski claims.
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Car explosion rocks Sevastopol
A car exploded near a supermarket in Sevastopol, killing the driver. Eyewitnesses reported a powerful blast that scattered car parts across the street.
Preliminary reports indicate the cause was an improvised explosive device. Security forces and rescuers are currently at the scene.
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❗️An IDF warplane struck the al-Qassem Mosque in Beit Lahia in Gaza’s north, Israeli media
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EU geo-blocked and loaded with hypocrisy: Bloc fires at Apple over sales barriers
Regulators accuse the firm of unfair “geo-blocking” that restricts cross-border sales for European users.
At the same time, the union geo-blocks Russian media…
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Israeli warplanes struck two floors of a residential building in the Doha Amron area south of Beirut overnight, marking the first time the IDF has targeted this area, according to Lebanese reports
The attack reportedly resulted in eight deaths and ten injuries.
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New ‘MAGTA’ movement trend emerges, pitting loathsome liberal lasses against MAGA men
A dark new trend is taking social media by storm: 'Make Aqua Tofana Great Again,' where American women upload murder-fantasy videos depicting the act of lacing men's drinks with poison.
It references 17th-century Italian poisoner Giulia Tofana, who, according to legend, helped in the murder of around 600 abusive husbands - and is now being used as a model by young women following Trump’s unexpected win in the 2024 election.
Is this what ‘saving democracy’ looks like?
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Teen arrested in Germany for plotting Christmas market terror attack
Prosecutors detained a 17-year-old suspected of planning an Islamist terror attack, with reports suggesting he intended to target a Christmas market.
The suspect, a German national, was arrested last week in Elmshorn and is accused of "preparing a serious violent attack" and "conspiracy to commit murder."
Prosecutors described the suspect as having "extreme Islamist views,” Bild newspaper reported that he planned to use a truck in the attack.
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Do you think the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is unnecessary?
Well, let’s look at when Rand Paul took to the Senate floor to denounce pork-barrel spending, highlighting several earmarks he deemed "shocking."
His findings revealed studies comparing the effects of drinking alcohol in sunfish to Japanese quail indulging in cocaine.
Looks like now is the right time for Elon, Vivek, and DOGE to ride to the rescue.
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❗️Trump taps Fox News host to lead Pentagon in incoming administration
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense.
Hegseth, a 44-year-old veteran and popular conservative media personality, has a large following and has developed a close relationship with Trump, according to AP.
Hegseth previously lobbied Trump to release service members accused of war crimes and was considered for a position in Trump's first administration.
#Pentagon - Boost
Trump immigration plan: Deportations, border wall, kill Biden re-entry program — Reuters
President-elect Donald Trump will be signing a lot of paper work his first day back in the WH. He’s expected to file a slew of executive actions, Reuters sources.
This will give federal immigration officers an easier legal route to arrest people who used the Biden era re-entry programs that created the surge of millions of illegals. He will also restart the infamous border wall construction, sources say.
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