I'm Actually Clapping for President Biden Today!

 Check out this Whitehouse Statement that came out today!

Early this morning, Israeli authorities informed my national security team that a mission they conducted in Gaza likely killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.  DNA tests have now confirmed that Sinwar is dead.  This is a good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world. 

As the leader of the terrorist group Hamas, Sinwar was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Israelis, Palestinians, Americans, and citizens from over 30 countries.  He was the mastermind of the October 7th massacres, rapes, and kidnappings.  It was on his orders that Hamas terrorists invaded Israel to intentionally – and with unspeakable savagery – kill and massacre civilians, a Holocaust survivor, children in front of their parents, and parents in front of their children. 

Over 1,200 people were killed on that day, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, including 46 Americans.  More than 250 were taken hostage, with 101 still missing. That number includes seven Americans, four of whom are believed to still be alive and held by Hamas terrorists.  Sinwar is the man most responsible for this, and for so much of what followed.  

Shortly after the October 7 massacres, I directed Special Operations personnel and our intelligence professionals to work side-by-side with their Israeli counterparts to help locate and track Sinwar and other Hamas leaders hiding in Gaza. 

With our intelligence help, the IDF relentlessly pursued Hamas’s leaders, flushing them out of their hiding places and forcing them onto the run.  There has rarely been a military campaign like this, with Hamas leaders living and moving through hundreds of miles of tunnels, organized in multiple stories underground, determined to protect themselves with no care for the civilians suffering above ground.  Today, however, proves once again that no terrorists anywhere in the world can escape justice, no matter how long it takes.

To my Israeli friends, this is no doubt a day of relief and reminiscence, similar to the scenes witnessed throughout the United States after President Obama ordered the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden in 2011.

Israel has had every right to eliminate the leadership and military structure of Hamas. Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another October 7.

I will be speaking soon with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders to congratulate them, to discuss the pathway for bringing the hostages home to their families, and for ending this war once and for all, which has caused so much devastation to innocent people.  

There is now the opportunity for a “day after” in Gaza without Hamas in power, and for a political settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.  Yahya Sinwar was an insurmountable obstacle to achieving all of those goals. That obstacle no longer exists. But much work remains before us.

Here;  Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of Yahya Sinwar | The White House

America can still be a blessing to Israel!  But beware of what happens when all of Hamas is dead and America starts drawing up plans for another Arab nation and demanding that Jews divide THEIR LAND to accomplish it.

Remember, Jordan was the land given to Arabs and was everything WEST of the Jordan River.  The Jews of Israel were to get everything EAST.  And now, the Arabs have cried about it for the last hundred years and even invented a new people group;  The Palestinians!  And the world has fallen for the lie.

THERE's NO SUCH THING AS PALESTINIANS!!  They are just Arabs.  No king, no history, ho monetary system, nothing that would ever show they are a special people group who need special protection.  But none of the Arab nations are willing to take them.  Why???

It's a great question which has something to do with how Satan hates Jews so does his best to make the world hate Jews.

US Bombers are Now Bombing Yemen

 It would sure seem we are taking some further steps toward WWIII.

I'm not saying I wouldn't do the same thing as President to stand against these crazy Houthi terrorists of Yemen who are funded by Iran who is most likely still spending the windfall $billions that Obama made sure they got.

But if USA starts killing Muslim terrorists in Yemen, we just expanded our battlefield.

Also remember that USA doesn't currently have a massive war chest of money to drop $billions of missiles and arm the world's missile defense.  Our only choice is to try and sell more US Treasury bonds to other suckers in hopes that our "faith and confidence" will support the US Dollar for a while longer.

U.S. B-2 bombers attacked weapons caches belonging to Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel claimed it had killed the top Hamas leader as multiple conflicts involving Iran-backed militant groups heated up Thursday.

The attack on Houthi weapons appears to be the first such use of the strategic stealth bomber against the militia. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement the operation late Wednesday was ordered by President Joe Biden to "further degrade" the Houthis' ability to launch attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea. The strikes could also be a warning to Iran at a time when Tehran and U.S. ally Israel have appeared on the verge of a full-blown war.

Austin did not mention Iran by name. However, he said the use of the B-2 bomber, which is the only warplane in the U.S. arsenal that can carry 30,000-pound so-called bunker busting bombs, "was a unique demonstration of the United States' ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened or fortified. The employment of U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bombers demonstrates U.S. global strike capabilities to take action against these targets when necessary, anytime, anywhere."

Here;  US strikes Yemen's Houthi rebels with B-2 bombers (usatoday.com)

Sinwar Killed

 The leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah have to be living deep in a bunker looking at every single shadow or person they come in contact with.  Israel just keeps picking off anyone of them, anywhere and anytime.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday.

Sinwar has been credited as the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that led to the deaths of 1,200 people, the worst terrorist attack in Israel's history.

"The master murderer Yahya Sinwar, who is responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed" by Israel Defense Forces soldiers, Katz said in a statement. "This is a great military and moral achievement for Israel and a victory for the entire free world against the evil axis of extreme Islam led by Iran."

Here;  Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza by Israeli forces, officials say - ABC News (go.com)

What a nasty fellow!  I'm going to guess he isn't drinking wine while cavorting with 72 virgin women right now.  Muhammad, inspired by Satan, fed those folks a load of lies and they took them hook, line and sinker.

Another "First Time in Human History"

 What's it about today?  Well today we are learning from a CNN article that human activity has thrown off the entire world's global water supply!

Seriously, if Artificial Intelligence reads all the articles on how bad mankind is for Mother Nature, for all the wars, murders, rapes, kidnapping...it won't take long for AI to realize that mankind is the PROBLEM OF EVERYTHING!

Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives, according to a landmark new report.

Decades of destructive land use and water mismanagement have collided with the human-caused climate crisis to put “unprecedented stress” on the global water cycle, said the report published Wednesday by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, a group of international leaders and experts.

The water cycle refers to the complex system by which water moves around the Earth. Water evaporates from the ground — including from lakes, rivers and plants — and rises into the atmosphere, forming large rivers of water vapor able to travel long distances, before cooling, condensing and eventually falling back to the ground as rain or snow.

Disruptions to the water cycle are already causing suffering. Nearly 3 billion people face water scarcity. Crops are shriveling and cities are sinking as the groundwater beneath them dries out.

The consequences will be even more catastrophic without urgent action. The water crisis threatens more than 50% of global food production and risks shaving an average of 8% off countries’ GDPs by 2050, with much higher losses of up to 15% projected in low-income countries, the report found.

“For the first time in human history, we are pushing the global water cycle out of balance,” said Johan Rockström, co-chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and a report author. “Precipitation, the source of all freshwater, can no longer be relied upon.”

Here:  The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history | CNN

We don't argue that sinful humans are causing lots and lots of problems on planet earth.  No doubt forests are cleared to make way for farm land...but what are 8 billion people going to eat if farmers have little land to farm.  No doubt forests have been cleared and swamps drained to make cities and towns for people to live in!  But where are 8 billion people supposed to live?  In tents in the woods??  They'd all have to burn fires to keep warm and then with billions of fires going on every night they would still cause so much global warming that CNN would still be publishing an article about it.

This world is groaning for it's redemption.  Jesus is close.  The curse will  be lifted for 1000 years and the earth will enjoy it's Sabbath day of rest.  After that the entire world will be burned up and a new heavens and a new earth will be our future.  So don't panic about the headlines.  Jesus has it all under control.

Why do Democrats Love Abortion?

 It’s amazing and sad to watch all the Democrat commercials as Election Day nears.  It seems the single most important topic they are running on is keeping abortion legal up to birth in all 50 states.  The idea of dismembering and killing a human baby in it’s mother’s womb doesn’t register as wrong or evil, no, it registers in their deluded brains as “the most important right that women have.”

We already know that most Democrat voters do not believe in the authority of scripture.  And probably most haven’t fully surrendered to Jesus while repenting of their sins.  So their delusion really shouldn’t surprise us.  What do you expect the unsaved to behave like?

But when you do get into a debate with a Democrat about abortion, just remember that Jesus silenced Satan by quoting scripture so memorize this one as your go-to verse for why you are pro-life.  There is no doubt that God knows his children in their mother’s womb.

Isaiah 49:1

Before I was born the Lord called me;  from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

Pope Meets With LGBTQ

 The Pope sure keeps making the news.  A few weeks ago we see that he says there are many ways to God...and NOT just Jesus.  But we know that Catholics have been praying to dead people forever, so maybe that wasn't a total surprise but today we read that he's cuddling up to folks in the LGBTQ arena.

He certainly seems to be pushing for the ONE WORLD RELIGION where everyone can do as they want, pray as they want, just so long as they're spiritual and behave as "good people."  This is exactly what the WORLD wants!

Pope Francis met today with a diverse group of transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics, including a medical doctor who provides gender transition care. The group urged Pope Francis to move past the Church’s negative approach to gender-diverse people, and to encourage Church leaders to listen more attentively to the lives and faith of LGBTQ+ people.

The nearly 90-minute meeting was arranged by Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL, a U.S. nun who has ministered with LGBTQ+ people and their families for more than 50 years. The visit was sponsored by New Ways Ministry, a national Catholic outreach to the LGBTQ+ community, which Sister Gramick co-founded in 1977 with the late Fr. Robert Nugent, SDS.

Five of the group of 11 Catholics who met with the pope shared their testimonies with him, including:

Nicole Santamaria, an intersex woman from El Salvador who immigrated to the United States because of death threats.

Michael Sennett, a transgender man and a theology graduate student, who has been involved with church ministry for many years.

Deacon Raymond and Laurie Dever, pastoral ministers who are the parents of a transgender daughter, whose difficult transition led to a suicide attempt.

Dr. Cynthia Herrick, a medical doctor specializing in endocrinology and a co-director of a gender medicine clinic.

Here;  Pope Francis Takes Time To Meet with Apostate LGBTQ+ Group (complicitclergy.com)

Of course we don't condone gay people being killed or trans people being tortured and tormented by other people.  But we do want everybody to repent and accept Christ as the ONLY way to salvation.

  Telling people that everyone is OK and that they can keep living their confused and sin-filled lives is NOT the message of the Gospel.

So the Pope continues pushing for the role of FALSE PROPHET.  He's the dude who will join with the Antichrist in gathering people to a ONE-WORLD-RELIGION.  And this will all happen AFTER the rapture...so it's one more sign of the nearness of that day.

Global Public Debt to Exceed $100,000,000,000,000

Who holds all this debt?  What happens when people start getting late on payments?  What happens when citizens are in poor financial health and demand that the government take care of their needs?  The government is then forced to borrow more money by selling more debt.  What happens when the government can’t pay the interest on its own debt without borrowing more money to do it?  The whole Ponzi scheme starts to explode.

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 WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The world's total public debt is set to exceed $100 trillion this year for the first time, and may grow more quickly than forecast as political sentiment favors higher spending and slow growth amplifies borrowing needs and costs, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.

The IMF's latest Fiscal Monitor report showed global public debt will reach 93% of global gross domestic product by the end of 2024 and approach 100% by 2030. That would exceed its 99% peak during COVID-19. It would also be up 10 percentage points from 2019, before the pandemic exploded government spending.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/imf-says-global-public-debt-top-100-trillion-growth-may-accelerate-2024-10-15/

Hamas Admits 80% of Casualties Are Terrorists

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 Recent reports from Israel’s Channel 12 indicate that Hamas privately acknowledged that approximately 80% of the casualties from the war against Israel were affiliated with the organization or are their family members. This revelation casts doubt on claims made by the Biden administration and the United Nations concerning civilian deaths.

Hamas has claimed that the total death toll in Gaza has reached around 40,000. However, it is crucial to note that the group does not differentiate between terrorists and civilian casualties in its figures, raising questions about the accuracy and reliability of this data. The Ministry of Health in Gaza, which operates under Hamas, reports that nearly 40% of those killed are adult males aged 18 to 59, a demographic that includes combatants.

https://israel365news.com/397047/report-hamas-admits-80-of-casualties-are-terrorists-and-family-of-members/

Turkey Calls for Ezekiel 38 Alliance

We’ve got the mother load of prophetic stuff here!  Russia, Iran and Turkey alliance, Damascus mentioned and Turkey wants Muslim nations to attack Israel…again.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoǧa told local media on Saturday that Russia, Iran and Syria should do more to protect Syria’s “territorial integrity.” 

“It is essential that Russia, Iran and Syria take more effective measures against this situation, which poses the greatest threat to Syria’s territorial integrity,” Erdoǧan said when asked about the recent alleged Israeli airstrike in the nation's capital, Damascus. 

“We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to Palestine,” Erdoğa said in his speech. “Just as we entered [Nagorno-] Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we cannot do. Only we must be strong.” 

The Turkish leader has also called for an “alliance of Islamic countries” to stop “Israeli arrogance.” 

Notably, some bible researchers have identified an alliance of Russia, Iran and Turkey as being the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, especially the War of Gog and Magog from Ezekiel 38. 

 https://allisrael.com/axis-of-ezekiel-erdogan-calls-for-alliance-of-russia-iran-turkey-and-syria-against-israel

“Human Life expectancy Won’t Increase By Much More”

 This article, and the “experts” they quote has to have God laughing at the folly of men and their thinking.  

A day is coming, way sooner than most people think, where if someone dies at age 100 they will be considered just a young child.  That day will be during the millennial reign of Christ.

And to say that humans simply weren’t made to live past 30-60 years is a massive joke considering that God made the first man, Adam, and he lived over 900 years!  

No doubt something happened on earth at the flood because people born after the flood could still live a long life, but went from 900 years down to 175 for Abraham.  And if you read the genealogy table after the flood it becomes obvious.

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Olshansky explained that humans were not made to live as long as they do now, as the natural life expectancy for humans is 30 to 60 years.

"This means the vast majority of the population that now lives past age 60 is living on survival time that was manufactured by medicine," he said. "The power of medicine to extend human life is extraordinary."

https://www.foxnews.com/health/life-expectancy-humans-not-likely-increase-much-more-study-suggests

The Real Reason for Back to Back Hurricanes?

 We have a book that is probably 10 years old that matches up America's huge natural disasters with how and when we were cursing Israel.  We wonder how it could be possible for back to back hurricanes to rip into Florida?  Well, just maybe the White House is drawing up plans to divide Israel and reward Muslim terrorists with another terrorist state called Palestine?  And maybe, at the same time, the White House is telling Israel they better quit defending themselves and they better not do anything to revenge the attacks from Iran?  Could massive back to back hurricanes be the "curse" that happens when America curses Israel?

Some folks would say it's all a coincidence.  Others would say it's a God-incidence.

As the southeastern United States copes with the aftermath of several deadly hurricanes, all eyes turn to the heavens to try to understand  God’s message contained in these hardships.

As a Bible student and politics student, William Koenig, publisher of Koenig International News, has a unique perspective for understanding current events. He places the storms in the context of the Biden administration and its treatment of Israel, more specifically,  the administration putting major pressure on Israel to agree to a cease-fire with Hezbollah and in Gaza and attempting to stop a significant response to Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel.

“The tropical depression that became Helene developed quickly on Monday morning, September 23, 2024,” Koenig wrote. “ The first advisory was put out that day at 11:00 am EDT. The storm began as Israel’s enemies were preparing their scathing anti-Israel speeches to the United Nations General Assembly while the Biden administration was continuing to work on an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire deal and was exerting pressure on Israel to comply. Additionally, Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron pushed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in an attempt to stop the war in Lebanon. Moreover, there was still pressure on Israel for two-state negotiations.”

Koenig noted that Hurricane Ian, the third costliest hurricane in U.S. history, developed and came ashore in southern Florida during the September 2022 UN General Assembly meetings. He also cited the four costliest hurricanes in U.S. history as all corresponding to White House pressure and action regarding Israel’s covenant land.  

Moreover, monster storms Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricane Harvey (2017), Hurricane Ian (2022) and Hurricane Helene (2024) all formed quickly and produced devastating disasters within a week or so. This too is extremely unusual, when most storms build over time off the west coast of Africa or deep in the Caribbean. 

He explained the connection. 

“When the presidents and their administrations have attempted to create an Arab state in the biblical heartland of Israel, Judea, Samaria, and East Jerusalem, there are major consequences,” Koenig wrote. “And I have shown for years, the greater the pressure on Israel to divide their covenant land by agreeing to a two-state plan, forcing Jews from their home as in August 2005, and restricting Israel’s ability to defend themselves, the greater the corresponding catastrophes. You can sense the God of Israel’s fury and wrath over this. It is a mystery but has fit a pattern for over 30 years.”

“I continue to be very sensitive to the many people and families who have been dramatically affected by these record-setting events. I have listened to many devastating stories. We need to continue praying for them, their families, and for all those dealing with the resulting financial and personal hardships.”

Indeed, the pattern outlined by Koenig has a long history predating the modern State of Israel. Koenig discusses these matters in his book “Eye to Eye – Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel.”  

History of Natural Disasters

August 2021:  President Biden hosted then-Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House, pressuring him into accepting a plan that put a total freeze on Jewish construction in Judea, Samaria, and the sections of Jerusalem that were illegally occupied by Jordan before 1967. As Bennett flew home, Hurricane Ida, a category four hurricane made landfall precisely on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

January 2020: . After he took office in January 2020, Biden immediately began implementing an anti-Israel policy which included reestablishing relations with the Palestinian Authority and meeting with Iran to jump-start the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. One month later, a polar vortex came sweeping down from the north, hitting the central US with extreme cold. At least 2,400 cold temperature records were broken or tied, some of them going back 75 years or more. 

August 2017: The Trump Administration’s Middle East negotiating team, led by Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, visited the region in an attempt to jump-start peace talks. Ten days later, Hurricane Harvey, described as the “worst disaster” in Texan history, made landfall, slamming the Corpus Christi region of Texas with 130 MPH winds and 13-foot storm surges.

June 2016:  A summit was held in Paris as a prelude to a multi-national conference that would force Israel to unilaterally accept the two-state solution and create a Palestinian state within its borders. As the delegates left the summit, rain began to fall. Over the next 24 hours, the River Seine rose 20 feet, resulting in the worst flooding Paris has seen in decades.

August 5-13, 2015: After announcing the nuclear deal, Iran was hit with an apocalyptic-like heat wave hitting an astounding 164℉. One week later, a significant meteor struck Iran.

April 2008: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a strong advocate of the anti-Semitic Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement, meets with leaders of Hamas, announcing to the world that the terrorist organization dedicated to killing Jews is “committed to peace.” One year later, he was diagnosed with cancer, and melanomas were found in his brain and liver. After only a few months of treatment, the doctors pronounced him cancer-free. Pembrolizumab, a drug developed in Israel, was a key element in his treatment. 

2005:  Ariel Sharon endorsed the Roadmap for Peace and began plans to remove the Jewish population of Gush Katif from the Gaza Strip. The dismantling of the Jewish settlements was scheduled for August 15th, 2005, the day after Tisha b’Av, the anniversary of both Jewish Temples being destroyed.

This disengagement was due to US pressure. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, leaving thousands of Americans homeless and killing at least 1,833. The damage was estimated at over $108 billion.

Here;  EXPERT: Hurricanes consequence of Biden pressure on Israel for Two-State Solution - Israel365 News

Young Men Going Back to Church? Oh no! Liberals are Disturbed!

Sometimes you have to read from super liberal sources just so can try and comprehend the far-left worldview.  This article is from a far left source.  They are simply amazed to discover that one group of Americans are moving back to the right after decades of everyone moving to the Left.  In their humanist worldview, organized religion has no purpose and they are proud that the public schools, colleges and universities have churned out vast majorities of atheists, agnostics and non-religious folks.  But now the men of Gen Z are heading back to church and even looking for a purpose in this life!  Oh no!

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Something strange is going on with young men in America. For decades, young voters have leaned left compared to older ones: Millennials remain the most liberal generation of American adults, and as more zoomers reach adulthood, they seem set to surpass even their predecessors’ liberalism. A related shift in religiosity is also underway, with millennials being the least religious generation in American history, and members of Gen Z similarly moving away from organized faith traditions.

But within these macro trends, a divide has cleaved open. Among zoomers, young men are now more religious than young women—and women have defected from the Christian faith in larger numbers than young men. And while men, in general, are slightly more conservative than women, young men seem to be much more conservative than young women, especially as young women have banked hard to the left. And the youngest voters—those under the age of 25–may even be more conservative than voters ages 25 to 30.

According to a broad survey conducted by the American Enterprise Institute, zoomer men are also less likely to identify as feminists than millennial men, even while zoomer women are more likely to be feminists than millennial women. And young men are more likely than older ones to say men in America face some or a lot of discrimination.

Behind all of these trends—women becoming more liberal and moving away from religion and motherhood, men moving toward religiosity and conservativism and away from feminism—may be the same deeper motivation: a search for some kind of structure or purpose.

That pursuit looks very different for both of these cohorts because of real changes in each group’s circumstances, social position, and life prospects. In the U.S., women are simultaneously doing better than ever before and enjoying historic opportunities for education and work while also seeing their most basic rights—chief among them the right to determine the number and spacing of their children—not only contested but broadly constrained.

 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/10/men-women-politics-gen-z-trump-harris-church-christianity-religion-gender-divide.html

Iran Says Relationship With Russia is “Stronger by the Day”

 Ezekiel said it would happen and he wrote it down 2800 years ago!  Of course in God’s time zone that was just a few days ago, but for us it’s amazing!  Russia, Turkey and Iran and going to lead a coalition with plans on destroying Israel and it’s coming together in front of our eyes.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran-Russia relations are growing "stronger day by day" as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin today for the first time, according to Russian news agency TASS.

Putin met Pezeshkian, a former cardiac surgeon turned politician who was elected in July, in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat. Their meeting focused on discussing "bilateral issues" as well as "the situation in the Middle East," according to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov.

Pezeshkian said of the relation between the two countries: "Iran-Russia relations are strategic and sincere. Our cooperation is getting stronger day by day in economic and cultural fields."

The meeting on October 11 follows heightening tensions between Iran and Israel. Israel threatened "lethal" retaliation following Iranian missile attacks on Israel earlier this month, and there are concerns about the two countries' military relations, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Iran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia to be used in Ukraine.

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-says-relationship-russia-stronger-day-masoud-pezeshkian-vladimir-putin-meeting-1967748

Israeli Strike in Damascus Kills Seven

 We are dedicated to try and post every headline that has Israel and Damascus in it.  One day, maybe soon, Damascus is going to be made into a heap of ruins and men won’t live there anymore.  It would appear that Israel is going to be the destroyers.  Isaiah 17

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Syrian state media reported on Tuesday that an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in Damascus, killing seven people and wounding 11 others.

The strike, in the Mazzeh district of the Syrian capital, also caused significant material damage, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.

The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization associated with the Syrian opposition, reported that nine people were killed, including two non-Syrians.

According to Ynet, the target of the strike was Haj Samer, a senior official in Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, responsible for transferring weapons to the terrorist group from Iran and its proxies.

According to the Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya TV channel, the building that was struck was frequented by Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah officials.

The upscale neighborhood where the attack occurred is home to the Iranian embassy, which tweeted that no Iranian citizens were killed in the strike.

https://www.jns.org/syria-seven-killed-in-israeli-strike-near-damascus/

You Won’t Hear Hear the US Military Arguing About Climate Change

 The day is coming that denying man-made climate change will deny you any leading role in government, military or business.  Of course we sadly know even the military is going woke and recruiting LGBTQ.  I’m sure the days are long gone when a drill sergeant in the marines could call someone a wimpy faggot.

This article explains how the military is being called on to handle the massive storms and fires that seem to happen daily.

Bible readers know what’s happening;  The earth is groaning for its redemption.  But most of the 8 billion people on earth don’t know and don’t care what the Bible says.  The fear of the Lord is in very short supply.

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Within the last year, the military deployed nearly 50 times to address wildfires, storm surges, extreme heat, drought, flooding and more — with 41 of these deployments occurring within the U.S. The National Guard is now called on to combat raging wildfires at a rate 12 times higher than just eight years ago, fighting flames nearly year round. With 2024 projected to be the hottest year on record, U.S. troops, alongside local first responders, anticipate having to address more wildfires and hurricanes than ever before.

As some politicians continue to argue about the economic impacts of climate legislation or question the imminent nature of climate threats — in September former President Trump called climate change a “scam” — the U.S. military has reorganized itself around the knowledge that climate change poses an unprecedented risk to national security. It has integrated climate preparedness into many dimensions of planning and operations. This includes not just deployments for humanitarian assistance and disaster response, but also gaming out the geostrategic impacts of the evolving climate, making adaptations to military training, building resilience into installations and shifting to alternative energy sources to improve military effectiveness.

In most parts of the government, the oscillation of electoral politics has resulted in federal climate strategies hitting endless stops and starts. The U.S. military, though, is less subject to this whiplash, given historic bipartisan support for military readiness. As a result, it has become an example of the steady progress that can occur when the U.S. government takes climate change seriously and devotes resources to mitigating risk — rather than ignoring it at a deadly cost. Today, some of the nation’s most cutting-edge climate innovations exist on military properties, including smart grids fitted with energy storage systems and the use of blended biofuels to power ships and aircraft.

Around the world, climate change poses geopolitical risks. As temperatures rise and Arctic sea ice retreats, Russia and China are conducting joint military exercises off America’s Alaskan coast. China’s growing reach extends to scouring the globe for energy, minerals and fish, and enticing existentially threatened small Pacific Island nations with offers of infrastructure and climate assistance. In many drought-stricken regions of Africa and Latin America, agricultural livelihoods are collapsing, making vulnerable communities ripe targets for further terrorist recruitment.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/10/10/us-military-climate-change-00183280