The Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper, which is affiliated with the Hezbollah terror group, on Tuesday morning reported that in recent days, a number of diplomatic messages have arrived in Beirut, containing warnings regarding an impending war with Israel.
Hezbollah has been launching both missiles and UAVs at northern Israel since October 7, 2023, and Israel has responded by retaliated in a precise and controlled fashion, targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure and senior terrorists.
Sources told Al Akhbar that most representatives of international delegations have expressed concern at the severity of the Israeli threat, but the most significant messages come from the British, who estimate that Israel will attack mid-June. The British also advised preparing for a war of unknown scope or length.
Former Lebanese minister Walid Jumblatt said that during his most recent visit to Qatar he heard concerns regarding Israel’s intentions in Lebanon. Qatari officials expressed worry that Israel is not interested in a ceasefire in Gaza, despite the US efforts to achieve one.
US State Department Forced Scott Ritter Off Plane to Russia, Confiscated His Passport
Ritter was slated to participate in the annual St.Petersburg International Economic Forum as a guest speaker.
“As I was boarding my flight out of New York I was pulled aside by three CBP officers, who seized my passport. When asked why, they said orders of the State Department. No further information was provided. My bags were removed from the flight, and I was escorted out of the airport,” the former US Marine intelligence officer told Sputnik.
Scott Ritter added that his passport was not given back. He said he will appeal the decision.
Ritter believes US authorities are afraid of his participation in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
As Ukrainian casualties soar, EU will move to conscript European youth to fight, warns Hungarian FM
Ukraine’s high causality rates combined with its struggle to conscript its own population means the EU will increasingly move to conscript European youth, mostly in the geographical proximity of Ukraine, to fight against Russia, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó following a meeting with EU foreign ministers.
“Ukrainian casualties are becoming more and more unbearable, Ukrainian men are not being allowed out of Ukraine, and now they want to conscript European youth into the war. And obviously, as the escalation hits this neighborhood first, one can almost clearly hear the argument that the soldiers should be sent from the geographical proximity first. All this means that they want to send Central European youth, including Hungarian youth, to the war with mandatory European conscription,” said Szijjártó during an interview with Hungarian media.
Szijjártó did not disclose which foreign ministers or member states are exploring the possibility of a European conscription effort, but recently, several countries have said they would consider sending their own troops to Ukraine if Russia had a breakthrough on the Ukrainian front, including France and more recently, the Baltic states.
However, a long-term goal of the left-liberal establishment in Brussels is the creation of an EU military force, including removing the decision-making process about defense from member states and centralizing it in Brussels. Under such a proposal, a potential conscription effort could arise that applies to all EU member states.
If this happens, the fate of Europe and probably Russia will follow that of Ukraine (and Gaza). It seems most likely that annihilation of Europe and Russia is the goal and USA possesses a superweapon. ABN
The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
The United States Department of Justice is quietly prosecuting a novel Espionage Act case involving a drone, a Chinese national, and classified nuclear submarines.
The case is such a rarity that it appears to be the first known prosecution under a World War II–era law that bans photographing vital military installations using aircraft, showing how new technologies are leading to fresh national security and First Amendment issues.
“This is definitely not something that the law has addressed to any significant degree,” Emily Berman, a law professor at the University of Houston who specializes in national security, tells WIRED. “There’s definitely no reported cases.”
On January 5, 2024, Fengyun Shi flew to Virginia while on leave from his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota and rented a Tesla at the airport. His research focused on using AI to detect signs of crop disease in photos. Shi’s subject that week wasn’t plants, however, but allegedly the local shipyards—the only ones manufacturing the latest generation of Navy carrier ships in the country, and nuclear submarines as well.
According to an affidavit filed by FBI special agent Sara Shalowitz in February, a shipyard security officer alerted the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to Shi’s actions. The affidavit alleges that on January 6, Shi was flying a drone in “inclement weather” before it got stuck in a neighbor’s tree. When Shi, who is a Chinese citizen, approached the neighbor for help, he was questioned about his nationality and purpose for being in the area. The unnamed resident took photos of Shi, his license plate, and his ID, and called the police. The affidavit alleges that Shi was “very nervous” when questioned by police and “did not have any real reasons” for flying a drone in bad weather. The police gave Shi the number for the fire department and said he would need to stay on the scene. Instead, he returned the rental car an hour later and left Hampton Roads, Virginia, abandoning the drone.
British-born Carlo Acutis – aka God’s Influencer – died aged 15 in 2006 after a life of piety and online preaching… Now he is set to become the Patron Saint of the Internet
Carlo Acutis, whose body now rests in a glass-sided tomb in a corner of Santa Maria Maggiore, is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
The bare facts of his life go like this: he was born at the Portland Hospital in London on May 3, 1991, an only child to an Italian mother, Antonia, now 58, and a half-English, half-Italian father, Andrea, now 60, whose work as a merchant banker had brought them to the capital temporarily.
Carlo was baptised at the Church of Our Lady of Dolours in Chelsea, West London.
When he was three months old, his family returned to Milan, where over the years Carlo became a deeply religious child — despite neither of his parents being especially pious. He made his first Holy Communion aged seven (not unusual for Italian children) and tried to attend Mass every day (which is).
Despite a privileged background, Carlo preferred to live a simple life, donating pocket money to the poor and volunteering in a soup kitchen. He loved animals, owning two cats, four dogs and many goldfish.
Pro-Palestine protestors and Philly Pride Parade clash
Why Isn’t There a Cure for Insomnia?
•Proper sleep is one of the most important things for our health, and when it is disrupted, many severe issues consistently emerge (e.g., heart attacks, psychiatric illnesses, car accidents, fatigue, diabetes, cognitive impairment, or dementia).
•Unfortunately, poor sleep is an epidemic throughout our society. This is in part due to the importance of sleep not being understood (e.g., sleep is essential for learning yet educational programs like medical training sleep deprive students) and in part due to the fact the existing sleeping pills are sedatives which block the brain’s ability to have healthy sleep.
•In 1964, a sleeping medication hit the market that was remarkably effective for a variety of conditions (including insomnia) and hence profoundly improved the health of its recipients. Because it threatened so many different drug markets, once it reached America in 1990, the FDA in collusion with the media launched a ten-year take down of it, which in many regards was almost identical to what they did to ivermectin. It was successful, and very few people are even aware that this drug exists or that the many of sleeping disorders we face are easily treatable.
•In this article, we will review the data that illustrates the harms of poor sleep, the common causes of poor sleep, and the most effective treatments we have found for sleeping disorders that are still available to the public.
Article has some interesting info but is a bit of a tease since the last part where remedies are recommended is behind a paywall. There is supposedly a way to gain access for free but it did not work for me. ABN
Minnesota becomes sixth state to legalize lane filtering
Minnesota became the latest state to legalize motorcycle lane filtering when Governor Tim Walz signed bill HF 5247 into law on May 24.
The Gopher State joins California, Utah, Arizona, Montana, and Colorado as the only states to adopt such legislation. That doesn’t mean the laws are identical, though. If U.S. lane filtering regulations share anything, it’s their different conditions. Minnesota’s bill follows that pattern.
Section 61 of Minnesota Statutes 2022 previously prohibited motorcyclists from riding alongside or passing “another vehicle within the same traffic lane” or “between lanes of moving or stationary vehicles.” The recently adopted amendment now enables riders to overtake a vehicle in the same lane, as long as the motorcycle doesn’t exceed 25 mph. Filtering is also restricted to 15 mph over the speed of traffic.
California was the only state to permit lane filtering prior to 2019. That means that five states have passed lane-filtering legislation in the last five years. Minnesota may not be the last one, either. Similar bills were previously presented in Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. Of course, each proposal comes with its own provisions, but it’s an encouraging development for motorcycle riders and advocates alike.
These are good laws. They are safer for bikers and better for traffic. California has allowed lane filtering for years with great success; and it is a very common practice in most of the world. Some people for one reason or another literally hate motorcycles. If you feel that way, next time you are in a bad traffic jam, image half the cars are motorcycles–voila, no more traffic jam! Ninety percent of all motorcyclists are very pleasant people, especially if they’ve just been out riding. The sport clears superfluous action and stress-related hormones from the bloodstream, using them for what nature designed them for. This is why people that ride motorcycles tend to be calmer and often more respectful of others. ABN
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Transgender Spanish Actor Sues French Politician For Calling Him A ‘Man’
Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón, a trans-identified male previously known as Carlos, has filed a legal complaint against French politician Marion Maréchal, alleging she committed hate speech by calling him a “man.” Maréchal could face one year in prison and a €300,000 fine (£255,300) if found guilty.
On May 26, Maréchal, the head of France’s Reconquête! party for the European elections, made a comment on social media about Gascón after it was announced that he had won an award for “Best Actress” at the Cannes Film Festival. Gascón had won the award for his role in ‘Emilia Pérez,’ wherein he plays the titular role as a ruthless Mexican drug lord who decides to “transition” in order to evade law enforcement.
“So a man has received the prize at Cannes for… female performance. Progress for the left is the erasure of women and mothers,” wrote Maréchal in response to the news of Gascón’s win.
Hate speech laws are fundamentally absurd, except insofar as they function as mind-control boundaries, which is their actual purpose. ABN
Top Japanese Government Official Issues Apology for Mass Vaccine Deaths
A high-profile Japanese government official has issued a public apology to his people over the mass deaths and vaccine injuries caused by Covid mRNA shots.
The apology was made by Kazuhiro Haraguchi, a former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan who currently serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Haraguchi made a heartfelt statement during a speech at a major protest against the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
“I apologize to all of you,” Haraguchi told the massive crowd.
“So many have died, and they shouldn’t have.”
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