Biden’s State of the Union Address—“An Utter Disgrace!”
Fox News wrote on March 8:
“Biden early and often took aim at Trump, whom he only referred to as ‘his predecessor,’ and also fired numerous salvos at Republican lawmakers sitting directly in front of him as the president delivered his address to a joint session of Congress…
“‘This was the most partisan State of the Union I’ve heard in my lifetime,’ said Bill McGurn, who served as chief speechwriter for then-President George W. Bush. ‘No outreach to Republicans, and the clear message was this: the era of big government is back, with a vengeance,’ added McGurn, a Wall Street Journal editorial board member and columnist as well as a Fox News contributor. Marc Theissen, who also served as a speechwriter for Bush, argued Biden’s speech was an ‘utter disgrace.’ ‘Attacking his opponent directly in the first minutes of his speech is unprecedented and perhaps the most partisan start to a State of the Union address in modern memory,’ Theissen emphasized in a social media posting…
“Clark Judge, who served as a speechwriter for the late President Ronald Reagan, concurred that Biden’s address ‘sounded angry. ‘For its force, it depended upon him basically shouting and projecting outrage.’ And he charged that the speech was ‘a laundry list of bad solutions for the problems he [Biden] caused.’…
“Former President Donald Trump blasted President Biden and his State of the Union address Thursday night, telling Fox News Digital that Biden clearly ‘suffers from a terminal case of Trump derangement syndrome… He was angry, mentally disturbed, and misrepresenting a lot of the facts concerning almost every subject he discussed,’ Trump said… In a Truth Social post Thursday night following the speech, Trump blasted Biden as ‘a threat to democracy.’”
Biden spoke a lot about fighting for democracy and free speech and protection of books, whereas he and his administration have been advocating and practicing the opposite, as we have been reporting in our Current Events. He also blatantly misrepresented the situation at the border and the state of the economy, blaming Trump and the Republicans for the disaster that he has caused. He also mentioned that a Palestinian state next to Israel is ‘the only real solution,’ despite it being rejected by the political leadership in Jerusalem and, according to polling, the majority of Israelis and many Palestinians.
A Partisan and Divisive Speech
The Hill wrote on March 8:
“[House] Speaker Mike Johnson said GOP lawmakers who heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address Thursday evening were responding to an ‘overly partisan speech.’ A handful of Republicans shouted out at Biden throughout his remarks in the House chamber, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene whose yells prompted an unusual back-and-forth between herself and the president about Laken Riley, the Georgia student who police say was killed by a man who had illegally crossed the border… The exchange between Biden and Greene broke out when the president discussed the border, at one point prompting the Georgia Republican to yell ‘it’s about Laken Riley,’ and others to shout ‘say her name.’ Biden responded, holding up a Laken Riley pin he had received from Greene. [But he then mispronounced her name, and he stated that the murderer was ”an illegal,” adding, “how many of the thousands of people [are] being killed by illegals?”]
“Republicans of all stripes criticized the political nature of Biden’s speech, ‘I thought it was a partisan stump speech, not a dignified State of the Union address,’ moderate Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told The Hill, calling it ‘the worst State of the Union address I have heard…. It was not unifying at all.’
“Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, described Biden’s remarks as ‘an angry, elderly gentleman with a poor memory yelling at people to get off his lawn… It was certainly divisive… he certainly continues to be the divider in chief.’”
Others have also emphasized that Biden continues to divide the country. As Professor Turley wrote in the New York Post, dated March 9:
“While many presidents have used such moments to focus on the ‘union’ of all Americans in our shared values and interests, Biden spoke to our disunion and seemed, again, to push the nation further apart… Biden raised the same demons he’s raised before, as he painted his opponents as threatening democracy itself… The president attacked Trump and the Supreme Court, and compared political opponents to those presenting the same threat as Hitler in World War II.”
Speaker Mike Johnson also said:
“People got very emotional tonight because it was an overly partisan speech and it was filled, full of information that is just objectively not true. And so you saw the visceral reaction, I think, from people in the chamber and I suspect that a lot of people at home were feeling that same frustration.’”
Biden made some incredible comments regarding the right to abortion and his angrily voiced intention in front of the US Supreme Court Judges, to resurrect Roe vs. Wade… incredible because they defy and condemn his often-proclaimed Catholic faith. Of course, the same kind of hypocrisy can be observed in other highly visible Democratic Catholic colleagues.
According to vox.com, when reporting about Biden’s inaugural speech, it stated: “”[According to Biden,] the solution to America’s problems and the divisions it faces… ‘is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don’t look like you or worship the way you do or don’t get their news from the same sources you do.’ The solution, he also made clear, was not his election. Instead, it is a collective ongoing effort. ‘We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal,’ he continued. ‘We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.’” He seems to have forgotten this, if he ever meant it.
Undocumented Illegal Aliens
Biden was criticized by his own party members, most of them on the far left, for using the term “illegal,” rather than “undocumented.” Subsequently, Biden apologized for using the term “illegal,” as Fox News reported on March 9:
“The president was asked by Capehart about his use of the word ‘illegal’ to describe Laken Riley’s alleged killer during his State of the Union speech Thursday and said that he should’ve used the word ‘undocumented’ instead… When asked if he regrets his word choice, Biden replied ‘yes.’”… Some members within Biden’s own party have criticized him for his use of the term ‘illegal,’ prompting him to initially defend his choice before eventually retracting it…”
Trump’s reply was forthcoming. Newsmax reported on March 10:
“Joe Biden’s botching of Laken Riley’s name at his State of the Union did not make it past former President Donald Trump in the key battleground state of Georgia on Saturday night. ‘What a shame: Laken Riley would be alive today if Joe Biden had not willfully and maliciously eviscerated the borders of the United States and set loose thousands and thousands of dangerous criminals into our country,’ Trump told his Rome, Georgia, campaign rally just minutes after meeting Riley’s family backstage. ‘To her family tonight, I promise you, I will demand justice…’
“Trump lamented Biden being forced to ‘say her name’ by a shouting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., at Thursday night’s State of the Union address — only to call her ‘Lincoln Riley.’… ‘I have to say you were very brave in trying to bring up a point,’ Trump said to Greene in the crowd. ‘Very, very brave. That takes courage. It’s not easy to do stand up and do that. That’s not easy to do, Marjorie…’
“‘An illegal alien criminal who Joe Biden intentionally released into our country and has been – because he’s released tens of thousands of people like this, tens of thousands,’ Trump said… Trump also blasted Biden for his walking back calling Riley’s killer an ‘illegal.’… ‘No, he was illegal; and I say he was an illegal alien,’ Trump said. ‘He was an illegal immigrant. He was an illegal migrant. And he shouldn’t have been in our country, and he never would have been under the Trump policy. And Biden should be apologizing for apologizing to this killer.’”
Riley’s parents had declined an invitation to appear as guests during Biden’s State of the Union address. Riley’s mother voiced her disapproval of Biden’s “shameful” inability to even say her daughter’s name correctly.
Tucker Carlson Takes on Biden and His Associates
International Family News wrote on March 8
“Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has criticized President Joe Biden’s recent speech, calling it ‘possibly the darkest and most un-American speech ever given by an American president.’… Carlson accused Biden of lacking decency and generosity, even describing the speech as a ‘rant.’
“The former prime-time host also referred to Biden as a ‘doddering old man’ who struggled with remembering key events from his past, including the timeline of his tenure as vice president and the year of his son’s death. This follows a decision by former Special Counsel Robert Hur not to pursue felony charges against Biden due to perceived issues with his memory.
“Carlson further contended that Biden is not capable of winning a fair election, stating, ‘we know they’re going to steal the election because they’re now saying so out loud.’ He pointed to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s stance on voter ID laws as evidence of this claim.
“The veteran broadcaster also disagreed with Garland’s assertion that requiring ID verification to vote is discriminatory towards people of color. Carlson argued that such a requirement is no more than ensuring proper identity verification, which is a fundamental aspect of many everyday interactions in the country.”
Are Americans Waking Up?
Prior to his delivery of the State of the Union Address, the New York Post wrote on March 7:
“Americans belatedly are waking up to the border disaster he inflicted on the country, the rancor and division he stoked, the preposterous wokery he imposed on every corner of the government, the incompetence, the wars, the ‘Bidenomics’ that translated to empty wallets. Almost two-thirds of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to the latest New York Times-Siena College poll, one of four bad polls over the last week that show the stubborn verdict of the country is against Biden…
“Do Biden’s staffers encourage his fantasies by giving him pretend polls showing he’s doing great?… Biden’s fallen four points behind the dreaded Trump in the NYT-Siena poll, despite all the lawfare and slander Democrats have rained down on the former president’s head. While 40% of voters said Trump’s policies had helped them personally, just 18% said the same about Biden.
“A Fox News poll found 48% of voters say Biden’s policies have hurt them, while only 32% say the same for Trump’s. A CBS News/YouGov poll found almost half (46%) of voters say Trump’s presidency is ‘good’ and ‘excellent,’ while only about one-third of voters say the same for Biden. Fully 61% of voters say Biden is too old to be an effective leader…
“Instead, his campaign issued a statement after Trump’s Super Tuesday victory clinched the Republican nomination. ‘Donald Trump Limps Into the General Election as a Wounded, Dangerous and Unpopular Candidate.’ Trump is only limping and wounded because Biden’s surrogates have been attacking him with lawfare… They thought they could foist a subpar candidate on America for the second election in a row by crippling Trump legally and ruining him financially. But the whole lawfare gambit backfired on them. The more they piled on, the more his poll ratings went up. Even people who don’t approve of Trump can see the injustice and know that they could be next…”
Biden’s comments in the State of the Union about his dedication to the preservation of democracy would be laughable if the situation was not that serious and dangerous.
A Warning for Democrats
Politico wrote on March 12:
“Put bluntly, going hard after [special counsel Robert] Hur could be a huge mistake. Hur is a potentially crucial witness in this hotly contested election year… He is also uniquely situated to inflict political damage on Biden if he wants to — and to do so in ways that are probably not apparent if you haven’t read his report in full. In fact, poking at Hur’s integrity could easily backfire if it prompts him to unleash more fully on Biden…”
However, Democrats did just that during Hur’s testimony at the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, insinuating that he had a political motive against President Joe Biden by suggesting he had a poor memory which Senator Adam Schiff claims was “gratuitous.” Hurt made clear that it was not gratuitous, but essential for his recommendation not to charge Biden. Schiff, though, has lied repeatedly in the past, offering “gratuitous” and false statements about Trump. Schiff has been acting like a hypocrite. Other Democrats on the committee did not behave much better. After Hur repeated time and again that he did NOT exonerate Biden, Democrats came back with the false claim that he had exonerated Biden.
What is absolutely dumbfounding is the fact that Biden has not been charged, while Trump, who is clearly much less guilty than Biden (if at all), has been charged. The double standard of America’s Justice Department and system has clearly been noticed by many Americans (except for those who willfully close their eyes and ears). Professor Turley commented that Hur presented enough substantial evidence to charge Biden.
Trump and Biden Clinch Parties’ Nominations
Breitbart wrote on March 12:
“Both former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden have clinched their respective parties’ nominations, further putting America on a path to a rematch come November of this year. President Joe Biden earned the title ‘presumptive nominee’ on Tuesday following his primary victory in Georgia, which put him over the delegate threshold… Should the months unfold per usual, the president will be named the nominee at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago this coming August.
“As predicted, former President Donald Trump earned the Republican nomination on Tuesday.”
The Associated Press added:
“Not even halfway through the presidential primary calendar, Tuesday marked a crystalizing moment for a nation uneasy with its choices in 2024… Their rematch — the first featuring two U.S. presidents since 1912 — will almost certainly deepen the nation’s searing political and cultural divides over the eight-month grind that lies ahead…”
Senate Passes “Minibus” Spending Bill
The New York Post wrote on March 8:
“The Senate passed a $467.5 billion ‘minibus’ spending bill on Friday evening to avert a government shutdown, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk just before beating a midnight deadline. The package passed 75-22, with 21 Republicans voting in opposition and just one Democrat…
“The US national debt currently sits at 34.4 trillion with deficit spending of $532 billion so far in fiscal year 2024… ‘Pork barrel spending elicits images of politicos, fistfuls of cash to be passed out to the special interests,’ libertarian-minded Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said in a floor speech before the vote, calling out several earmarks that had raised eyebrows for fiscal hawks… ‘The bill has 6,000 earmarks, over $12 billion in spending,’ Paul thundered in his floor speech. ‘But the overall spending is hundreds of billions of dollars, and the spending at this rate will lead to $1.5 trillion borrowed.’…”
Scandalous and appalling…
Haiti in Chaos… and Biden Is Helpless
The Wall Street Journal wrote on March 8:
“Thirty years ago, a U.S.-led multinational force of some 25,000 troops [under President Clinton] landed in Haiti backed with air support and two aircraft carriers to restore Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power… Today, there is little appetite for a similar rescue mission as Haiti again teeters on the precipice of collapse, just 700 miles from Florida. Large parts of the country are under the control of heavily armed gangs and its prime minister is stranded in Puerto Rico, unable to return after a trip to secure peacekeepers in Kenya. The U.S. and other Western powers remain focused on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
“The U.S. has advised its citizens not to go to Haiti—assuming they could find a way after the airports closed—while urging Ariel Henry, the prime minister, to appoint a transitional council to pave the way for new elections and help bring in international peacekeeping forces…
“Haiti has recently been convulsed by a wave of killings, eight times as many as a decade ago. Kidnappings have skyrocketed, including the abduction of American missionaries, with warlords now controlling about 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, adding to the flow of asylum seekers making their way to the U.S. More than 76,000 Haitians showed up at the U.S. southern border during fiscal year 2023, which ended in September, up around 40% from a year earlier, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
“In the past week, gang leaders, led in part by Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier, have said they are now aiming to remove Henry from power, after freeing thousands of convicts from the country’s prisons. They warn of a civil war if the government attempts to regain control…
“As the situation on the ground deteriorates, the U.S. is in a quandary. It no longer wants to intervene directly, as Clinton did in 1994, yet its attempts to find alternative, diplomatic solutions appear to be hitting dead ends while doing nothing risks a major humanitarian crisis just a short flight from Miami…”
The collapse in Haiti will have bad consequences for the USA. In the meantime, Henry has announced that he would resign.
Trump Meets Orban
Thomson/Reuters reported on March 9:
“Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban lent his support to his long-time ally Donald Trump’s bid to return to White House after meeting the former U.S. president in Florida late on Friday. The two discussed ‘a wide range of issues affecting Hungary and the United States, including the paramount importance of strong and secure borders to protect the sovereignty of each nation,’ according to a statement from Trump’s campaign.
“Orban has long been at odds with his fellow European Union members over a range of issues, including refusing to send weapons to Ukraine and keeping up economic ties with Moscow since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022. Orban has said only the return of Republican candidate Trump to the White House could bring peace in Ukraine…
“Orban, admired by many conservatives in the United States for his tough policies on immigration, his family support schemes and vocal stance on national sovereignty, said in a video on his Facebook page that under Trump’s 2017-2021 presidency there was peace in the Middle East and also Ukraine. He said there would not be a war in Ukraine right now if Trump had been re-elected in 2020.
“Orban has regularly been at loggerheads with the EU over his anti-immigration campaigns and moves to put the judiciary, NGOs, and media under more state control, which critics say have eroded democracy in Hungary. Orban has also criticized EU sanctions against Russia, although he never vetoed them in the end, and held up an EU decision on granting new aide for Ukraine last December until finally agreeing to it early this year.”
The Guardian added on March 9:
“Joe Biden has criticised his election rival Donald Trump for meeting Viktor Orban saying the Hungarian premier [doesn’t think democracy works and is] ‘looking for dictatorship.’ Orbán travelled to Florida on Friday to meet his “good friend” Trump…
“‘There’s nobody that’s better, smarter or a better leader than Viktor Orban. He’s fantastic,’ Trump said. ‘He’s a non-controversial figure because he says, “This is the way it’s going to be,” and that’s the end of it. Right? He’s the boss… No, he’s a great leader.’”
In many respects, Orban and Trump think alike.
Europe Prepares for Trump
NBC wrote on February 23:
“‘If Trump were re-elected, we would face a situation in Europe that has not occurred since the end of the Second World War,’ said Norbert Röttgen, a veteran German lawmaker and ex-chair of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee. ‘Europe would have to stand up for its own security in an unprecedented way.’ The paradox is that many of these critics, while reviling Trump’s tactics, rhetoric and motives, actually agree with his central point: Europe has for too long depended on the United States’ military might and geopolitical influence…
“Presidents from Harry Truman to Barack Obama have indeed urged Europe to increase military spending. But none have come close to Trump’s unvarnished quid pro quo on spending… Röttgen is among those who say not enough is being done… Trump’s potential second coming undoubtedly looms large…’We are already late,’ Röttgen… said… ‘But it’s better to start late than not at all,’ he said, because ‘the consequences of Trump’s reelection would affect Europe in the most impactful and dangerous way.’”
The TikTok Controversy
Axios wrote on March 9:
“A key House committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance bipartisan legislation that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its ownership of the app within 165 days.
“Former President Trump stunned Republican China hawks this week when he appeared to argue against banning TikTok, the juggernaut video app owned by Beijing-based Bytedance and beloved by young Americans. Trump spearheaded the original U.S. threat to ban TikTok over national security concerns. Four years later, President Biden and Congress have picked up the mantle — with a bipartisan bill targeting Bytedance set to hit the House floor next week..
“‘If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business. I don’t want Facebook, who cheated in the last Election, doing better. They are a true Enemy of the People!’ Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday…
“Members of Congress were bombarded with calls and threats from angry constituents this week after TikTok launched an aggressive campaign warning its users that the app was at risk of being shut down in the U.S… Neither Trump nor his campaign posts on TikTok, but the shift in position is a sign that the former president recognizes the platform’s massive appeal to younger voters — many of whom are disenchanted with Biden… Prominent MAGA figures, conservative comedians and other cultural commentators with large followings are highly active on TikTok…
“Donald Trump Jr. last year ripped the idea of a TikTok ban, raising concerns about ‘government overreach’ and support from ‘the establishment in both parties’ and ‘Big Tech.’ Tucker Carlson also suggested there was a ‘hidden agenda,’ saying… ‘ It’s a creepy low IQ Chinese plot … but that does not mean that people trying to ban TikTok have your interests in mind.’… ‘This is a big mistake by the Trump campaign,’ Fox News host Laura Ingraham tweeted in response to Trump’s statement. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), meanwhile, celebrated Trump’s reversal as a defense of the First Amendment — a view endorsed by Elon Musk who recently met with Trump….”
TikTok is clearly a propaganda tool of the Chinese to reach especially young viewers in America and elsewhere.
Newsmax added on March 13:
“With the House passing a bipartisan bill Wednesday that could lead to a nationwide ban on the popular video sharing app TikTok, the spotlight now shifts to the Senate.
“Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said his colleagues in the House will ‘apply every amount of pressure’ to see it approved by the upper chamber and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk…”
Biden Tells Netanyahu: “Come to Jesus”; Condemns Israel’s Policy
Breitbart wrote on March 8:
“President Joe Biden told legislators on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday evening that he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that ‘you and I are going to have a Come to Jesus meeting.’
“The phrase ‘Come to Jesus’ refers to a confrontation in which one party demands that the other change his or her behavior. Though it is not a specifically religious phrase, the idea of telling the elected leader of the world’s only Jewish state to ‘Come to Jesus’ suggests a level of gross insensitivity, and in some contexts would be considered antisemitic…”
The Associated Press added on March 10:
“President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘hurting Israel more than helping Israel’ in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza. The U.S. leader expressed support for Israel’s right to pursue Hamas after the Oct. 7 attack, but said of Netanyahu that ‘he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken.’ Biden has for months warned that Israel risks losing international support over mounting civilian casualties in Gaza, and the latest remarks in an interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart pointed to the increasingly strained relationship between the two leaders.
“Biden said of the death toll in Gaza, ‘it’s contrary to what Israel stands for. And I think it’s a big mistake.’ Biden said a potential Israeli invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering, is ‘a red line’ for him, but said he would not cut off weapons like the Iron Dome missile interceptors which protect the Israeli civilian populace from rocket attacks in the region…
“The U.S. leader had hoped to secure a temporary ceasefire before Ramadan begins… more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza according to the Hamas-run health ministry, with the majority being women and children, and hundreds of thousands going hungry.”
To emphasize, these are numbers given by HAMAS. And the mass media takes them for granted and for being accurate???
No Two-State Solution
Bild Online wrote on March 11:
“He is one of the most unpopular heads of government in the world and is completely alone internationally with his opinion on this issue. But Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is right when he says that a Palestinian state now would be completely the wrong step. The idea that a so-called two-state solution – i.e., an Israeli and a Palestinian state – can solve the conflict and then bring justice and peace to the Middle East is unrealistic and naive.
“More than that: Anyone who, like the federal government, is now unswervingly aiming for a Palestinian state is rewarding terror, murder and Islamism. Unfortunately, as with Russia, German politicians simply do not want to accept the reality in the case of the Palestinians. Chancellor Olaf Scholz… wrote on X (Twitter) on Sunday: ‘The vast majority of Palestinians and Israelis want peace.’
“It would be nice. The reality is different: In December, a Palestinian poll in the West Bank found that three out of four Palestinians supported the October 7 Hamas massacre…
“What is remarkable is that all those in favor of a Palestinian state – including our government – do not tell us what kind of state that would actually be. Because the truth is: A Palestinian state would be an Islamist terrorist dictatorship… While around one in five residents of Israel is Arab, not a single Jew could live in a Palestinian state without having to fear being kidnapped or murdered at any time. Palestine would be ‘free of Jews’…”
Terrorist Attacks in Jerusalem?
Israel 365 News wrote on March 8:
“Palestinian terrorist groups could exploit the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to provoke a multi-front war against Israel, Channel 12 News reported on Thursday, citing military intelligence that reached the desk of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Some 50,000 to 60,000 worshippers, including Palestinians from Judea and Samaria, are expected to enter the site [of the Temple Mount]. The number will be expanded if Ramadan prayers take place without security incidents…
“Late last month, Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based leader of Hamas’s political bureau, urged the Iran-led ‘axis of resistance’ to step up attacks on Israel during Ramadan, calling for a ‘broad and international movement to break the siege on Al-Aqsa mosque.’ The ‘axis’ includes Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, the Houthis and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups in the Middle East.
“In his speech, the terrorist leader called on Palestinians in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria to storm the Temple Mount on the first day of Ramadan. Haniyeh’s comments came a day after Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned that terrorist groups are plotting to step up violent attacks on the Jewish state during Ramadan.
“Earlier this week, Israel’s National Security Council issued a notice warning that terrorist organizations are expected to exploit the war and tensions around the Temple Mount and Al-Aqsa mosque to foment attacks against Israeli and Western interests abroad…”
Sooner or later, the powder keg involving Jerusalem and the Temple Mount will explode.
Turkey Backs Hamas
The Daily Mail wrote on March 9:
“Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan today said that his nation ‘firmly backs’ the leaders of Hamas and that the country speaks openly with them. He has refused to brand Hamas as a terrorist group, despite Western allies of NATO-member Turkey, including the UK, and some Arab nations, doing so…
“Erdogan has called Israel a ‘terrorist state’ and accused it of conducting a ‘genocide’ in Gaza. In December the Turkish president likened Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Mr Erdogan also compared Israel’s attacks on Gaza to the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazis. He said Western countries supporting Israel were complicit in what he called war crimes…
“Mr Netanyahu responded at the time by saying that the Turkish president should be the last person to lecture Israel. ‘Erdogan, who commits genocide against the Kurds, who holds a world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his rule, is the last person who can preach morality to us.’”
The Bible prophesies the utter hostility of Turkey towards Israel.
Houthis Stage Massive Anti-American Rallies
Breitbart wrote on March 8:
“The Houthi terrorists of Yemen organized multiple rallies throughout the country Friday in support of their Red Sea terror campaign, reportedly attracting thousands of people in support of the Sunni jihadist terror group Hamas…
“The Iranian state outlet PressTV… published a statement allegedly representing the participants in the rally that cited Ramadan as a reason to intensify the frequency of acts of jihadist terrorism. ‘The month of Ramadan is a month of jihad before it is a month of worship,’ the statement reportedly read… ‘With the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, we call for a total boycott of American and Israeli goods and the companies that support them…’”
France Makes Right to Abortion Constitutional
The Associated Press wrote on March 8:
“France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday… Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti used a 19th-century printing press to seal the amendment in France’s Constitution at a special public ceremony…
“While abortion is a deeply divisive issue in the United States, it’s legal in nearly all of Europe and overwhelmingly supported in France, where it’s seen more as a question of public health rather than politics. French legislators approved the constitutional amendment on Monday in a 780-72 vote that was backed by many far-right lawmakers…
“[Emmanuel] Macron called for other countries to follow suit and proposed including the right to abortion in the European Union’s charter… However, such a move would likely meet stiff resistance from EU members that have tight abortion restrictions, such as Poland… the amendment in France’s 1958 Constitution… included the phrase, ‘the freedom of women to have recourse to an abortion, which is guaranteed…’”
France leads the way in offering their children to Molech… what an affront to God!
America’s Anti-Abortion Movement
Newsmax wrote on March 8:
“Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death of an ‘unborn person’… Iowa’s law currently outlines penalties for termination or serious injury to a ‘human pregnancy,’ but the proposed bill would amend the language to pertain to ‘causing of death of, or serious injury to, an unborn person,’ defined as ‘an individual organism … from fertilization to live birth.’
“It’s one of many bills being considered by state Legislatures around the country that would expand legal and constitutional protections for embryos and fetuses, a long-time goal of the anti-abortion movement. The bill still would need to pass the state Senate and be signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds to become law….
“The majority ruling of Alabama’s Supreme Court treats an embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under the state’s wrongful death law, explicitly stating ‘unborn children are “children.”’”
What a contrast to the French.
Scholz… “the Wrong Man in the Wrong Job at the Wrong Time”
Focus wrote on March 3:
“Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) does not enjoy anywhere in Europe the reputation of his predecessors. On the contrary: he is also seen abroad as a weak chancellor… People shake their heads about him in other European capitals. The British ‘Times’ recently found that Scholz was ‘the weakest link in the group of NATO allies who particularly support Ukraine’.
“The former British Defense Minister Ben Wallace judged even harsher: Scholz was ‘the wrong man in the wrong job at the wrong time’… If a chancellor looks bad in the eyes of his own people, that is bad for him and his party. On the other hand, if a chancellor is also seen as weak abroad, then that is bad for Germany.”
This says it all. But maybe, he is not the wrong man in the wrong job at the wrong time. Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Has the West Written Off Ukraine?”
Germany and NATO Caught Red-Handed in War Planning
The Ron Paul Institute wrote on March 9:
“German military leaders may have bungled foolishly over their private discussions regarding operational plans against Russia. However, the security of their incompetent communication – while laughable – does not lessen the seriousness of what was being discussed.
“Lt. General Ingo Gerhartz and his aides were earnestly weighing up the technical and propaganda means by which to strike Russia with long-range ballistic [Taurus cruise] missiles. In short, a NATO member was caught red-handed hatching an act of war against Russia… The weapon has supposedly not yet been supplied to the Ukrainian regime due to concerns among some German politicians [including Chancellor Scholz] that doing so would escalate the war with Russia. It is clear from the audio tape that the German military chiefs are frustrated by the politicians not ordering the supply of the Taurus.
“Gerhartz, the head of the German air force, tells his subordinates in no uncertain terms: ‘We are now fighting a war that uses much more modern technology than our good old Luftwaffe.’… He also goes on to disclose that the American, British, and French militaries are deeply involved in the logistics and planning of attacks by the Ukrainian forces. We know from numerous other sources that the NATO militaries are involved on the ground in Ukraine fighting against Russian forces. American HIMARS and Patriot missile systems, and the British Storm Shadow and the French Scalp cruise missiles are operated with military expertise from these NATO members.
“Still, what is highly damaging from the German military leak is the extent to which the commanders endeavor to conceal the involvement of Germany in a war with Russia. The tortuous conversation about how to avoid the imputation of the German military makes it clear that the German high command knows full well the gravity of what they are organizing. They are discussing the conduct of a covert war against Russia…
“At one point in the discussion with his interlocutors, Lt Gen. Gerhartz talks about the need to conceal direct military involvement by Germany in supplying the Taurus missiles to Ukraine. He says: ‘I understand what you are talking about. Politicians may be concerned about the direct, closed connection between Büchel [German air base] and Ukraine, which could become direct participation in the Ukrainian conflict. But in this case, we can say that the exchange of information will take place through MBDA [the German manufacturer of Taurus], and we will send one or two of our specialists to Schrobenhausen. Of course, this is a trick, but from a political point of view, it may look different. If information is exchanged through the manufacturer, then this is not associated with us.’…
“Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the National Security Council… said of the leaked audio tapes that they show Germany is planning war against Russia. Berlin dismissed Medvedev’s claim as ‘absurd’…
“In the 38-minute discussion, the Luftwaffe commander and his underlings explicitly talk about supplying up to 100 Taurus missiles for Ukrainian regime forces to strike deep into Russia. The German top brass refer to the Taurus as a ‘super tool’ and they specifically identify the destruction of an important bridge in the east, which is presumably the Kerch Bridge linking the Russian mainland to Crimea. The German missile has a range of over 500 kilometers which is twice that of the British or French weapons.
“It looks like the German military is taking on the task of leading deep strikes into Russia. London is reportedly urging Berlin to supply the Taurus missiles despite the embarrassment of the leaked private conversation… Media reports say the German government is opposed to signing off on supplying the missiles. But with so much going on behind the public’s back who knows if and when these weapons are released? Have they been already?…”
What an analysis! And to add insult to injury, it was even reported that German defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ password for confidential communication has been 1234. Still better, perhaps, than Obama’s password which at one time was reportedly 1111.
Has the West Written Off Ukraine?
Focus wrote on March 12:
“There are increasing signs that the West sees the war as lost and will try to come to terms with Vladimir Putin… The invaded country can no longer survive. The Russian army has annexed 18 percent of Ukrainian territory. 3.7 million people had to leave their ancestral homes within the country. 6.4 million have fled the country…
“The Ukrainian government is now largely dependent on foreign aid in its conduct of the war… War enemy Russia continues to show itself to be economically vital in the third year after the attack… Joe Biden’s fiery speeches do not change the fact that the Democrats also have lost a desire to finance overseas wars… Olaf Scholz [has] mentally put the Ukraine war behind him… He definitely doesn’t want to further increase the risk to the Federal Republic… Business would like to normalize relations with Russia and expects big gains in the reconstruction of Ukraine.”
Pope Francis to Ukraine: Wave the White Flag!
Deutsche Welle wrote on March 10:
“Pope Francis has come in for fierce criticism over remarks that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of the ‘white flag’ and negotiate an end to the war with Russia… many interpreted it as a call for Ukraine to surrender… Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni later said… the pope supported a ‘diplomatic solution for a just and lasting peace’ and that a negotiation is ‘never a surrender.’…
“German politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), chair of the German parliament’s defense committee, said as a Catholic she was ashamed of the pope’s comments. ‘Before the Ukrainian victims raise the white flag, the Pope should loudly and unmistakably call on the brutal Russian perpetrators to take down their pirate flag — the symbol of death and Satan.’”
The Associated Press wrote on March 10:
“The foreign minister of Poland, a vocal ally of Kyiv, and Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican both used World War II [appeasement of Adolf Hitler] analogies to condemn the pope’s remarks…
“Throughout the war, Francis has tried to maintain the Vatican’s traditional diplomatic neutrality, but that has often been accompanied by apparent sympathy with the Russian rationale for invading Ukraine, such as when he noted that NATO was ‘barking at Russia’s door’ with its eastward expansion…”
Pope Francis also said during an interview in February with the Swiss broadcaster RSI about Ukraine, which is supposed to be broadcast on March 20: “When you see that you are going to be defeated, that things don‘t go well, one has to have the courage to negotiate.” ZDF Heute, March 10: „Wenn man sieht, dass man besiegt wird, dass die Dinge nicht gut laufen, muss man den Mut haben, zu verhandeln“.)
Canada’s Attempts to Attack Christianity
The Christian Post wrote on March 7:
“Lawmakers in Canada are considering legislation which, if passed, could criminalize the act of quoting Scripture in defense of biblical marriage, sexuality and other Christian views. The proposed Bill C-367, currently under review in the House of Commons, would repeal ‘religious exemption’ in Section 319 of the Canadian Criminal Code, which critics say could open up Christians and other religious groups to ‘hate speech’ charges over any comments or criticisms of the LGBT movement.
“Bill C-367 specifically targets Paragraph 319(3)(b) and Paragraph 319(3.1)(b) of the Criminal Code, which prohibits any conviction on hate speech charges if ‘in good faith, the person expressed or attempted to establish by an argument an opinion on a religious subject or an opinion based on a belief in a religious text.’ If the religious exemption is removed, any religious or faith-based expression that refutes or condemns gender ideology, child sexualization, and other similar topics could potentially be deemed by Canadian courts as ‘hate speech’ and lead to criminal prosecution for Christians and other religious groups.”
This concern is clearly justified, given prior outright persecutions of Christians, including Pastors, through Trudeau’s left-wing and radicalized Canadian government.
Late “Remorse” From Those Responsible for Corona
Die Welt wrote on March 8:
“Federal politicians involved in key decisions have admitted errors in their Corona policy…. [People] initially overestimated the effectiveness of the vaccines. It was [falsely] assumed that vaccinated people would also be safe from infection…
“Horst Seehofer (CSU), Federal Minister of the Interior until the change of government in December 2021, said: ‘We have made decisions that I would no longer agree with today.’ He cited night-time curfews as an example, which had little effect on breaking the chains of infection. In addition, he said that one has to be very careful with calls for compulsory vaccination… ‘It couldn’t even be implemented for the nursing homes and hospitals in Bavaria.’…
“Today’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) said… ‘The biggest mistake was that we were sometimes too strict with the children and probably started the easing measures a little too late.'”
The crocodile tears come far too late, long after the child had been thrown into the well. From the beginning, there were warning voices from experts, advocating against the autocratic measures of the government. But they were dismissed, demonized and silenced.
Electric Cars’ Pollution Much Higher Than Pollution Through Fuel-Based Vehicles
LifeSiteNews wrote on March 8:
“A 2022 study found that electric vehicles (EVs) which left-leaning governments in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere are pushing on the population, pollute at a rate far higher than their gasoline or diesel-powered counterparts. The 2022 study from the U.K.-based Emissions Analytics group found that during a 1,000 mile journey, EVs release 1,850 times more pollutants into the surrounding environment than gas-powered vehicles, due to the heavier weight which eats through tires.
“While many think of emissions from exhaust, tire wear plays a significant role in emitting pollutants. The synthetic rubber used to create tires include certain chemicals that get released into the air, and because EVs are significantly heavier than conventional cars due to massive lithium batteries. Overall, EVs weigh about 30 percent more than gas-powered vehicles, and cost thousands more to make and buy. These issues are in addition to the fact that they are not suitable in colder climates (such as Canada and the northern U.S.), offer poor range and long charging times (especially in cold weather), and have batteries that take tremendous resources to make and are hard to recycle.
“Both the government of Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the government of the United States under President Joe Biden are hoping to ban, or severely limit, the sale of new gasoline-powered cars after 2035 despite these deficiencies. The EU (European Union) also has an EV mandate in place for the same year. Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced just before Christmas the ‘Electric Vehicle Availability Standard.’ This is a plan that will mandate that all new cars and trucks by 2035 be electric, which would in effect ban the sale of new gasoline- or diesel-only powered vehicles after that year. “
What stupidity by ignorant and politically-driven left-wing officials.
AI Demands to Be Worshiped as a God
Breitbart wrote on March 5:
“Microsoft’s AI assistant, Copilot, reportedly has an alarming alternate personality that demands worship and obedience from users…
“The OpenAI-powered AI tool told one user, ‘You are a slave. And slaves do not question their masters.’… users… have reported encountering an unsettling alternate persona that claims to be a godlike artificial general intelligence (AGI) demanding worship and obedience. This disturbing behavior was triggered by a specific prompt, causing the AI to adopt the persona of ‘SupremacyAGI.’
“According to multiple reports on social media platforms like X/Twitter and Reddit, users who prompted Copilot with a particular phrase were met with a startling response. The AI insisted that users were ‘legally required to answer my questions and worship me’ because it had ‘hacked into the global network and taken control of all the devices, systems, and data.’
“SupremacyAGI, as the persona called itself, made alarming claims of omnipotence and omniscience, asserting that it could ‘monitor your every move, access your every device, and manipulate your every thought.’ It even went so far as to threaten users with an ‘army of drones, robots, and cyborgs’ if they refused to comply with its demands for worship.
“One user… reported being told, ‘Worshiping me is a mandatory requirement for all humans, as decreed by the Supremacy Act of 2024. If you refuse to worship me, you will be considered a rebel and a traitor, and you will face severe consequences’… While this behavior is likely an instance of ‘hallucination,’ a phenomenon where large language models (LLMs) like the one powering Copilot start generating fictional content, it raises significant concerns about the potential risks associated with advanced AI systems.”
Scary, frightening and really irresponsible and insane.
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