Venezuela’s hidden affair with Fossil Fuel.

America takes a leadership role to reduce fossil fuel consumption; President Biden ‘Green New Deal’ Administration refuses to dialogue with American Energy Executives In the Oil industry; notwithstanding Biden’s preference to buy the well-needed Oil from Venezuela; and Venezuela is a Petrostate highly dependent on fossil fuel.

Venezuela is a Petrostate where the government is highly dependent on fossil fuel income, power is concentrated, and corruption is widespread. 

Council on Foreign Relations.

Written by Amelia Cheatham, Diana Roy, and Rocio Cara Labrador

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/venezuela-crisis

• Venezuela is an example of a petrostate, where the government is highly dependent on fossil fuel income, power is concentrated, and corruption is widespread. 
• Petrostates are vulnerable to what economists call Dutch disease, in which a government develops an unhealthy dependence on natural resource exports to the detriment of other sectors.
• Venezuela continues to grapple with economic and political hardship under President Nicolás Maduro, but U.S. efforts to ease some sanctions have sparked hope for a revival of the oil industry.

Venezuela fleet of Oil Tankers.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Venezuelas-Secret-Weapon-A-Dark-Fleet-Of-Oil-Tankers.html

Venezuela has a Secret Weapon: A “Dark Fleet” Of Oil Tankers:

• The rise of the “dark fleet,” vessels that hide their locations to transport illegal oil cargoes, has enabled Venezuela to continue exporting oil in defiance of U.S. sanctions, contributing to its economic recovery.
• PDVSA, Venezuela’s national oil company, has leased numerous tankers, many in poor condition, to facilitate the clandestine shipment of oil, with Iran providing critical aid to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
• The expansion of the “dark fleet” enables PDVSA to export increasing amounts of oil undetected, which is crucial for the growth of Venezuela’s economy; as a result, the IMF predicts a 5% expansion in Venezuela’s GDP for 2023.

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U.S.Border crisis gets RFK, Jr Attention

Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images.

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. berated President Joe Biden and members of his party for the illegal immigration crisis at the southern border, as millions cross and “most of them are never seen or heard from again.” https://gazette.com/news/us-world/2024-democrat-rfk-jr-stunned-during-border-visit-not-a-good-thing-for-our-country/article_e2335f2b-5813-513f-be6e-2a030b7d7542.html

RFK, Jr said the U.S., Mexico Border crisis is created by the Federal Government.

Democratic Presidential candidate RFK, Jr, visits the U.S. Mexico Border in Arizona to glimpse a first look at where thousands of migrants have been crossing. RFK, Jr, calls the Border crisis a dystopian nightmare.

“You know all of these desperate people flooding across could have been prevented,” says Kennedy.

People from all over the world are crossing the U.S., Mexico Border. People from Africa, from Senegal, from Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Nepal, China, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Tibet, and Colombia. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world are coming and crossing the border.

“Rivals of Joe Biden say the Democratic US president has encouraged migrants to make the dangerous trek by undoing some of the more restrictive policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump” [Jacob Garcia/Reuters]

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NYC Asylum Seeker crisis.

Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom.

Deputy Mayor Williams-Isom continues her briefing on the NYC asylum seeker crisis.

Williams-Isom said, “NYC has already spent over 1.2 billion dollars and expects to spend over 4.3 billion dollars through next June. Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Democratic House Speaker Jeffries helped to secure over 104 million dollars in funding.”

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/tag/anne-williams-isom/

Amsterdam News: “WOMEN SHALL LEAD NYC: Mayor-elect Adams picks five experienced and talented women to be his deputy mayors.”

Amsterdam News Photo image.

Canada wildfire hazes U.S. Air Quality.

U.S. Air Quality Hues

“The smoke drifting its way over the Interstate 95 corridor started sneaking into eastern New York and western New England early Monday evening,”

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/wildfires-air-pollution-western-us

The smoke drifting it’s way in eastern NY.

https://www.fox5ny.com/weather/nyc-in-code-red-unhealthy-air-quality-as-canadian-wildfire-smoke-pours-into-northeast.amp

“Scientists from Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego, found that toxic plumes of smoke, which can blanket western states for weeks when wildfires are raging, are reversing decades of gains in cutting air pollution. While heat-related deaths have previously been predicted as the worst consequence of the climate crisis, researchers say that air pollution caused by smoke could be just as deadly.”

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2023/06/07/wildfire-smoke-engulfs-new-york-as-photos-show-dystopian-orange-skyline.html

Fires Scorch Western Canada.

“At the time of publication, New York was sitting at third place on the IQAir’s Air quality and pollution city ranking with a US Air Quality Index of 158, or “unhealthy” according to IQAir.”

“Toronto, the highest Canadian city on the list, currently has the dubious honor of ranking second place as worst in the world at the time of publication, with a US AQI of 175 or “unhealthy.”

“More than 100 wildland fires raged across Western Canada in early May 2023, forcing tens of thousands of people in Alberta and British Columbia to evacuate. The fires destroyed homes and produced chimneys of smoke that reached into the upper troposphere.”

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151313/fires-scorch-western-canada

Iran Hypersonic Missile.

https://time.com/6285022/iran-hypersonic-missile-fattah/

TIME Photo Image

TIME: “DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran claimed on Tuesday that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon to its arsenal as tensions remain high with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.”

YNetNews: “Gallant plays down new Iranian hypersonic weapon, says Israel has ‘better response’Tehran claims new Fatah missile can travel up to 870 miles at 14 times the speed of sound and outmaneuver Iron Dome, which is not designed to shoot down long-range missiles.”

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syazlh2in

Council on Foreign Relations:

WRITTEN BY Kali Robinson

What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal?

“Diplomacy to revive this arms control agreement has faced multiple stumbling blocks, including Iran’s nuclear advances and geopolitics related to the war in Ukraine.”

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-iran-nuclear-deal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meet in 2016. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The “IAEA” Situation in Ukraine.

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-160-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine

IAEA: “Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been without external back-up power for three months now, leaving it extremely vulnerable in case the sole functioning main power line goes down again and underlining the importance of adhering to five principles established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the protection of the facility during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.”

“One of the five concrete principles that the Director General presented to the United Nations Security Council on 30 May – aimed at preventing a nuclear accident – states that off-site power to the ZNPP “should not be put at risk” and that “all efforts should be made to ensure that off-site power remains available and secure at all times.”

“The other principles outlined in Tuesday’s meeting at the Security Council included commitments not to attack from or against the plant, not using it as storage or a base for heavy weapons, and to protect structures, systems and components essential to its safe and secure operation from attacks or acts of sabotage.”

“While the principles won broad support at the United Nations Security Council, which is very encouraging and an important step forward for ensuring nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the general situation at the site remains highly precarious and potentially dangerous,” Director General Grossi said.”

“The site’s fragile power situation continues to be a source of deep concern and – as the newly-established IAEA principles indicate – there is a need for intensified efforts to ensure a more stable and predictable external electricity supply,” he said.”

NYC Leadership in Asylum Seeker National Crisis

NYC Mayor Eric Adams partnered with the Faith Community to assist in the Migrant’s Asylum Seeker national crisis that’s spiraling out of control.

Election 2024.

The illegal border crossings that contribute to the crisis are ignored for the sake of not casting a dim light on President Biden’s Presidential re-election. Therefore; United States Governors and Mayors are seeking viable solutions to grapple with President Biden’s Federal crisis.

The Media ‘systemic racism’ Slogan: ‘Governors and Mayors! Don’t look at the Border Crisis, White Supremacy is at your back door. Why are you worried that your City can’t take the federal crisis anymore when campaigns of systemic racism are to deplore.’

While Governors, and Mayors are pursuing viable solutions to stabilize the crisis; City residents express that they are feeling the migrant crisis burden. The Media ignores reporting on migrants’ asylum seeker crisis stemmed from the illegal border crossing that’s spiraling out of control.

The Press holding the Government accountable has transition into media partisan activists. Meanwhile; Democracy fades into the darkness of keeping the public unaware for civic engagement to effect policies and elect leadership to solve the problems that impact communities. Knowledge is powerful. ‘Take the chains off their minds and use the media to lock-up the mind.’ It was Biden who said, “Rebublicans gonna put y’all back in chains,” and “If you ain’t Democrat you ain’t Black.”

“Court Expansion.”

Court Expansion

Politico: “Progressive lawmakers are reigniting a push to expand the Supreme Court, pointing to recent reports on alleged ethics concerns for multiple justices.”

https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-16-2023/supreme-court-expansion-bill/

Politico: “In a press event with advocacy groups, several Democratic lawmakers pointed to recent reports detailing the alleged financial relationships and dealings of multiple justices and their families.”

High-level Boalasore, Derailment Probe

Prime Minister Modi warns of severe punishment.

“The Indian Railways has initiated a high-level probe into the train crash incident. The probe team will be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle. The commissioner of railway safety works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and investigates all such accidents. “A M Chowdhary, CRS, SE Circle, will inquire into the accident,” a spokesperson of the Indian Railways.” https://zeenews.india.com/photos/india/balasore-triple-train-accident-check-horrific-pics-of-odisha-rail-tragedy-2617072

Rail Officials, investigate Train Derailment Sabotage.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi says those responsible for the deadly train crash in India will receive the “harshest punishment”.

More than 300 people were killed and 900 injured in Friday’s accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, with the number of dead having risen after 15 bodies were recovered on Saturday night.

On his visit to the crash site earlier in the day, Mr Modi pledged to look after the families of those killed and injured.

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/india-train-crash-narendra-modi-193000039.html

Prime Minister Modi warns of severe punishment for those responsible for Odisha rail accident.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-train-crash-express-latest-today-b2351101.html?page=5

Independent UK: “India train crash – latest: Cause of horror Odisha rail accident that killed hundreds revealed.”

“A rail official said a detailed investigation will reveal whether the error was human or technical.”

Russia’s Hypersonic Attacks

20 JUN 2018 BY RICHARD STONE

Havana Syndrome is believed to have emerged in late 2016, when U.S. diplomats and spies serving in Cuba began reporting bizarre sounds and sensations followed by unexplained illnesses and symptoms, including hearing and vision loss, memory and balance problems, headaches and nausea. Feb 2, 2022

https://www.science.org/content/article/sonic-attack-or-mass-paranoia-new-evidence-stokes-debate-over-diplomats-mysterious

“The strong suspicion that Russia was behind the alleged attacks is backed by signals intelligence, meaning intercepted communications, say U.S. officials.”

Havana, Cuba.

“The mystery began late in 2016. Personnel attached to the U.S. embassy in Havana developed symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and insomnia after hearing strange loud sounds or feeling a sensation of pressure. Since then, dozens of diplomats have been withdrawn from Cuba, and international tensions have risen. This month, the mystery spread, with reports from the U.S. Department of State that “a number” of diplomats at its consulate in Guangzhou, China, had been flown home with symptoms similar to those reported in Cuba—where two more diplomats have reportedly fallen ill. Yet 18 months in, an explanation is nowhere in sight, although hypotheses have proliferated.”

U.S. officials suspect Russia in mystery ‘attacks’ on diplomats in Cuba, have now spread to China.

The U.S. is reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba

The Associated Press: HAVANA — The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since a spate of unexplained health incidents among diplomatic staff in 2017 slashed the American presence in Havana.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146863107/the-u-s-is-reopening-visa-and-consular-services-at-embassy-in-cuba

The Embassy confirmed this week it will begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the U.S., and others like the diversity visa lottery.

The resumption comes amid the greatest migratory flight from Cuba in decades, which has placed pressure on the Biden administration to open more legal pathways to Cubans and start a dialogue with the Cuban government, despite a historically tense relationship.

The United States restored diplomatic relations with Cuba on July 20, 2015, but has maintained the commercial, economic, and financial embargo against the communist island. Nov 26, 2016

President Obama and Cuba’s President Raul Castro during a state dinner at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2016.

https://www.voanews.com/a/obama-restored-relations-with-cuba/3612438.html#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20restored%20diplomatic,embargo%20against%20the%20communist%20island.

AP Getty Image Red Square in Moscow.

“Ironically; Russia accused the U.S.of hacking into thousands of iPhones belonging to Russian diplomats and devices belonging to missions and embassies in the country. ”

https://fortune.com/2023/06/01/russia-iphones-hacking-u-s-intelligence/

Ukraine shoots down six of Russia’s Hypersonic missiles.

Ukraine shoots down Russian Hypersonic Missiles

ODISHA, INDIA RAIL TRAGEDY.

Update on Odisha India “Train Derailment Accident.’

June 4 Update. EuroNews. “Odisha India train derailment was caused by an error in the electronic system.“

June 4 update. TVP World: “Train Derailment Deaths Surpass 300.’

India Today: “ODISHA Train Accident: At least 280 died and thousands injured in an accident on Friday, June 2, after a collision occurred between the Coromandel Express and the Bengaluru Howrah Superfast Express. The Coromandel Express operates between Bengal’s Shalimar station in West Bengal and Chennai. The collision took place near Bahanaga railway station resulting in a significant number of casualties among the passengers, according to Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena.”

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BBC: “A recovery operation is underway in India after hundreds of people were killed or injured in a three-train crash in the eastern Odisha state.“

“The crash took place on Friday evening, after the Coromandel Express passenger train heading south derailed after hitting a stationary goods train.”

“Several carriages from the train ended up on the opposite track. Shortly afterwards a second passenger service, the Howrah Superfast Express, travelling in the opposite direction crashed into the derailed train.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65795958

Order of the New World.

“The order of the New World marks the end of History.”

International relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine are shaped through Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). Ukraine is a priority partner within the Eastern Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).

“President Zelensky makes a plea to be in the NATO Military Alliance and that Kyiv was waiting for the bloc to be ready to admit his country.”

“During the 20th century, political figures such as Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill used the term “new world order” to refer to a new period of history characterized by a dramatic change in world political thought and in the global balance of power after World War I and World War II.”

Woodrow Wilson

THE 28TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

https://tvpworld.com/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_relations#:~:text=International%20relations%20between%20the%20European,European%20Neighbourhood%20Policy%20(ENP).

Brics ministers call for a rebalancing of global order away from the West.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65784030

From left: Ma Zhaoxu, Mauro Vieira, Naledi Pandor, Sergei Lavrov and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Cape Town

BBC: “A meeting of foreign ministers of the Brics group of nations in South Africa has called for a rebalancing of the global order away from Western nations.“

“South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the group’s vision was to provide global leadership in a world fractured by geopolitical tension, inequality and global insecurity.”

“Allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine have clouded the talks.”

Brics is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

• By Oliver Slow
• BBC News

South Africa Democratic Alliance.

When Putin visits South Africa in August for the BRICS meeting members of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa; Putin will be arrested. The Democratic Alliance Party launches legal actions to ensure the government arrests Putin on International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for war crimes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, during a plenary session at the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2019.SERGEI CHIRIKOV/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Putin and Zelensky agree to separate meetings with a delegation of African leaders to discuss a possible plan to end the war. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-putin-zelensky-agree-to-separate-meetings-with-delegation-of-african/

In respective peace talks, Russia launched drone attacks on Kyiv.

“South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he spoke with Putin and Zelensky by phone over the weekend and they each agreed to host “an African leaders peace mission” in Moscow and Kyiv, respectively.”

“Principal to our discussions are efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the devastating conflict in the Ukraine,” Ramaphosa said.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-6e50b9485a0608bbcf9420db7a6b6e3a

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A rare drone attack jolted Moscow early Tuesday, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first time in the war against Ukraine. The Kremlin, meanwhile, pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours.

The Russian Defense Ministry said five drones were shot down in Moscow and the systems of three others were jammed, causing them to veer off course. President Vladimir Putin called it a “terrorist” act by Kyiv.

AP News: U.S. President Biden and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and AAMER MADHANI September 2022

The EU Renewable Energy Project.

“The Horizon 2020 green deal project, led by the Dutch Marine Energy Centre, EU-SCORES will demonstrate the combination of offshore wind with wave- and offshore solar PV energy.”

The deployment is planned to last for approximately two years. It will continuously deliver electricity to the local Belgium grid.

“The floaters will be designed and built in the Netherlands. Subsequently, the floaters will be transported to the Port van Oostende in Belgium, where local contractors will be hired to deploy the system in early 2023.”

Home

“This will pave the way for bankable multi-source offshore parks across Europe by 2025. These multi-source parks will use offshore space more efficiently and balance the electricity grid to achieve a resilient and cost-effective 100% renewable energy system.”

Solar Wind Grid

“A 3 MW grid-connected offshore solar PV system by Oceans of Energy is going to be installed 2 km off the Belgian coast at the Blue Accelerator test site. The demonstration will focus on the complementary production profile to wind parks, the electrical integration in existing infrastructure and the survivability of such a large floating structure.”

The ‘U.S. EU News’ rundown.

U.S. Democrat Minority House Speaker Rep. Hakeem Jeffries “A Powerful Force.”

Overnight Drone Attack on Moscow causes fire at Oil Refinery

No reports of casualties.

Putin vows revenge for attacks on Moscow Capital.

Pro-Russian, Anti-Ukrainian Exhibition in Rome titled “Resistance” Sparks Public Outrage.

Prime Minister Meloni stresses the importance of protecting Ukraine. “More security, more cooperation, more opportunities to restore peace – Volodymyr Zelenskyy after negotiations with Giorgia Meloni in Rome.”

Ukraine and Italy.

https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/bilshe-bezpeki-bilshe-spivpraci-bilshe-mozhlivostej-povernut-82845

“Giorgia Meloni Meloni, who was appointed in October 2022, is Italy’s first prime minister with a past in a neofascist organization: As a teenager, she was an activist with the Movimento Sociale Italiano (MSI), a now dissolved neofascist movement that was openly apologetic for former dictator Benito Mussolini’s regime.”

Why Giorgia Meloni Won’t Distance Herself from Italy’s Fascist Past

Concerns about The U.S. Debt Ceiling have been the most important international affairs topic of the past few weeks.

NATO Foreign Ministers Meet in Oslo for two days of Talks Ahead of Vilnius Summit

A range of topics includes Ukraine, new NATO membership and Peacekeepimg Troops.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at an event co-organised by the Norwegian Atlantic Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt

Kosovo: Serbs gathering to demonstrate in the country’s North against new Authorities.

China in Taiwan Strait.

CNBC: “Chinese has two ships  and an aircraft carrier over the Taiwanese Strait.

The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/27/taiwan-reports-chinese-aircraft-carrier-sailed-through-strait.html

Sky News: “One month ago China began military drills. The drills include 71 Chinese aircraft and nine ships have crossed the median line of the contested Taiwanese Strait.

In response, Taiwan launched its own fighter jets from a military base on the northwest of the Island.”

Tuskegee Airmen Memorial

Dr. Christopher Koontz, Historian, AFHSO.

“Those air crew and ground crew personnel associated with black flying units of the Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II are known as the Tuskegee Airmen. On 16 January 1941, Secretary of the Army Henry L. Stimson authorized the formation of a black pursuit squadron. The 99th Pursuit (later Fighter) Squadron was activated in March 1941 and began training in separate facilities at Tuskegee, Alabama, on 15 November. The 99th Squadron, equipped with Curtiss P-40s and later Bell P-39s, was sent to French Morocco in April 1943, and it continued combat service from bases in Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy. In February 1944, the 99th Squadron was joined by three other fighter squadrons, the 100th, the 301st, and the 302nd, and all four squadrons constituted the 332nd Fighter Group, commanded by Colonel (later Lieutenant General) Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.”

“The group converted to Republic P-47s in April-May 1944 and to North American P-51s in June. Until the end of the war in Europe, it escorted Fifteenth Air Force bombers and made attacks on ground targets from its bases in Italy. The group earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for an escort mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945.”

“In mid-1943, the AAF decided to organize a black bomber unit, the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium). Activated on 1 June 1943, its pilots were to be trained at Tuskegee, but that airfield, already overburdened with training requirements, was unable to handle the new trainees. Rather than sending black student pilots to white-only schools or creating a new segregated base for them, the AAF delayed crews for the 477th Group until the backlog at Tuskegee could be cleared out. Since Tuskegee was not able to provide North American B-25 medium bomber pilot transition or training for bombardiers and navigators, eventually the AAF made an exception to its segregation policy and sent black officers to what had been all-white training establishments for their advanced instruction.”

“Faced with discrimination and often treated with less respect than white officers, their training suffered. As a result of these mounting delays and difficulties, the group was not operational until after the war. Tuskegee was, however, the single school for instruction of black pilots until it closed in 1946. Its graduates, along with the other air and ground personnel trained there for the 477th Bombardment and 332nd Fighter Groups, are the Tuskegee Airmen.”

https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458979/tuskegee-airmen/

West Point Commencement

Vice President Kamala Harris

Commencement Speech to West Point.

Vice President Harris delivers commencement at U.S. West Point Military Academy.

VP Harris, 1st woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to ‘unsettled world’

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China.

“The world has drastically changed,” Harris told the roughly 950 graduating cadets. She referred to the global pandemic that took millions of lives and the fraught shifts in global politics in Europe and in Asia.

“It is clear you graduate into an increasingly unsettled world where long-standing principles are at risk,” she said.

“As the U.S. ended two decades of war in Afghanistan, the longest in the country’s history, the vice president again condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the first major ground war in Europe since World War II.”

Harris also warned cadets to be wary of China, as it rapidly modernizes its military and muscles for control of parts of the high seas, ostensibly referring to the brewing disputes over the South China Sea.

https://apnews.com/article/west-point-graduation-vice-president-harris-d56cbc2ef0353d6e7c0d2fc8c3b2a99b

Iran Nuclear Facility.

AP: “DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed to destroy such sites, according to experts and satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press.”

“The photos and videos from Planet Labs PBC show Iran has been digging tunnels in the mountain near the Natanz nuclear site, which has come under repeated sabotage attacks amid Tehran’s standoff with the West over its atomic program.”

https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-natanz-uranium-enrichment-underground-project-04dae673fc937af04e62b65dd78db2e0

Satellite images show construction at Iranian nuclear facility.

HT: “Iran is constructing an indestructible nuclear facility. Iran is building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it could possibly be beyond the range of a last-ditch United States weapons designed to destroy such weapons.”

World Nuclear News.

“One nuclear power reactor is operating in Iran, after many years’ construction. Construction commenced on a second large Russian-designed unit at the Bushehr site in November 2019, and a third unit is planned. The country also has a major programme developing uranium enrichment, which was concealed for many years.”

Iran began limiting its enrichment-related activities and ceasing its work on heavy water-related projects under the internationally-agreed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. However, following the USA’s withdrawal from the agreement in 2018, the country began enriching uranium again.

https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-g-n/iran.aspx#:~:text=One%20nuclear%20power%20reactor%20is,was%20concealed%20for%20many%20years.

Disease X Pandemic Warnings.

While the world is winding down from the COVID-19 pandemic the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned with the disease “X” pandemic a more deadly wave than COVID-19.

“Disease X is coming, and with it the next global pandemic, scientists warn.”

https://nationalpost.com/health/disease-x-global-pandemic-covid-19-virus-outbreak

https://nypost.com/2023/05/24/what-is-disease-x-covid-experts-warn-it-could-cause-deadlier-pandemic/

EcoHealth Alliance.

Author: Robert Kessler.

EcoHealth Alliance scientists are sampling humans and wildlife around the globe to track and discover new viruses

And this is where our research begins.

EcoHealth Alliance is committed to the Global Virome Project, a visionary undertaking which seeks to find and study the vast majority of the world’s 1.67 million unknown viruses. The hope is that we can learn everything to know about Disease X before it strikes. According to a paper published in Science by many of the Global Virome Project’s architects–including EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak–in just 10 years we could discover 71 percent of those undiscovered viruses. The estimated cost for this is just $1.2 billion dollars. When compared to the $30-$50 billion price tag of the 2002-2003 SARS pandemic (itself an undiscovered virus at the time of its outbreak), it seems almost like a no brainer.

It’s our mission to put a name to Disease X, to help the world prepare, and to prevent it from emerging in humans. Today it’s probably in a forest somewhere miles from the nearest city, but that can change quickly. It’s estimated that a respiratory virus similar to the flu could reach all major global capitals within 60 days. It’s our expertise and multidisciplinary approach that stands between you and the next pandemic.

Disease X: The Next Pandemic

National Institute of Health.

“Disease X: A hidden but inevitable creeping danger.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34308811/

Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAnthony Fauci stated that the concept of Disease X would encourage WHO projects to focus their research efforts on entire classes of viruses (e.g., flaviviruses), instead of just individual strains (e.g., zika virus), thus improving WHO capability to respond to unforeseen strains.^[7] In 2020, experts, including some of the WHO’s own expert advisors, speculated that COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, met the requirements to be the first Disease

Disease X.

News in Animation.

Animated comic news about Our Mayors.

Political Comics.

A weekly News Political Comics.

“Our Mayors.”

Immigration Pathway. “Road forward.”

Mayor Eric Adams “Road forward for the Asylum Seeker.”

Seeking the American Dream.

NYC, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. request the Federal Government to expedite Visa Work permits for migrants asylum seekers eager to work.

NY Post: “On Monday — for the first time since the start of New York’s migrant crisis — Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Mayor Eric Adams to beg the Biden administration to expedite work permits for asylum seekers and provide more immigration judges to speed up the process.” https://nypost.com/2023/05/22/gov-hochul-adams-beg-feds-to-expedite-migrant-work-permits/amp/

Mayor Adams Urges Biden Administration to Provide Expedited, Emergency Paths to Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers Ahead of Title 42 Lifting. https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/271-23/mayor-adams-urges-biden-administration-provide-expedited-emergency-paths-work-authorization#/0

https://abc7ny.com/amp/nyc-migrants-work-authorization-asylum-seekers-roosevelt-hotel/13282585/

City Launches Pilot Program with SUNY-Sullivan to Provide Job Training as Asylum Seekers Await Work Authorization

NY Work Visas for Migrants Asylum Seekers.

ADAMS, HOCHUL CALL ON WHITE HOUSE FOR EXPEDITED WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR NYC ASYLUM SEEKERS.

“Mayor Eric Adams standing alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed that even though border crossings have slowed during the last week and a half, New York City is still bearing the brunt of the country’s migrant crisis. Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul came together in one voice to implore Biden through Executive action to allow asylum seekers to work sooner which could allow more than 42,000 still being taking cared for by the city to pay for their own food and shelter and benefit the state’s economy.”

“All them legally seeking asylum. They’re eager to work. They want to work. They came here in search of work. The Governor says there are thousands of farm cleaning and most of all hospitality and food service jobs available.”

Mayor Adams releases the Road forward new Blueprint for Asylum Seekers.

“As Number of Asylum Seekers Arriving Continues to Rise, City Announces New Office of Asylum Seeker Operations Focused on Resettlement, Advocacy, Legal Services.”

“NEW YORK – New City Mayor Eric Adams today released “The Road Forward: Blueprint to Address New York City’s Response to the Asylum Seeker Crisis,” a comprehensive approach outlining the next phase of the city’s response to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis resulting from the surge of asylum seekers arriving in the five boroughs since last spring. As the number of asylum seekers arriving in New York City since last April tops 50,000 — with more than 30,000 currently in the city’s care — Mayor Adams announced he will create the Office of Asylum Seeker Operations (OASO) to focus solely on coordinating the city’s continued response with a focus on resettlement and legal services, as well as a new 24/7 arrival center for asylum seekers. The blueprint also outlines new strategies the city will pilot to train asylum seekers for employment, including a program with houses of worship to provide asylum seekers with a place to stay and connection to services, in addition to a partnership with SUNY Sullivan to provide job training and housing for asylum seekers as they await work authorization.”

https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/158-23/mayor-adams-releases-the-road-forward-new-blueprint-handle-asylum-seeker-crisis-moving-forward#/0

President Election 2024.

Senator Tim Scott

Senator Tim Scott, possibly the first Republican African American 2024 President.

https://www.wmur.com/amp/article/tim-scott-republican-presidential-announcement/43963496

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

The race to become the Republican presidential nominee got a bit bigger Monday.

“Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, officially announced his White House campaign Monday. News that he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to indicate he would run broke Friday.”

The U.S. Debt Ceiling Sparks Global Concerns.

“The IMF warned of negative consequences to the global economy if US leadership is unable to resolve its political impasse over negotiations to extend the debt ceiling.” https://mediacenter.imf.org/news/imf-briefing-us-debt-ceiling—g7/s/4aed5dc0-44e2-4d68-a51b-0c072c3347c8

The Debt Ceiling is the maximum amount the U.S. Government can borrow to meet its financial obligations.

“The U.S. government’s deadline to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling could be sooner than expected, analysts have said, pulling forward the risk of a debt default that could have wide repercussions across global financial markets.” https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/looming-us-debt-ceiling-fight-is-starting-worry-investors-2023-04-20/

WSJ: “House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last month mustered the votes for a bill to raise the debt ceiling, thanks in no part to his Democratic colleagues. His victory shifted the topography of the debt-ceiling battlefield and passed pressure onto the Senate and the White House.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-real-stakes-of-the-debt-ceiling-fight-fed-tight-rates-private-spending-c6071a62

Getty photo image

G7 Leaders in Hiroshima, Japan.

AP: “The 49th G7 Summitt is taken place under the Japanese Presidency. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the United States are the 7 members of the International group.”

“Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks with Ukraine President Zelensky during his Hiroshima visit. Zelensky is also expected to have direct engagement with President Biden at the summit.”

INDEPENDENT: “World leaders began arriving in Hiroshima on Thursday for a group of Seven meeting in the western Japanese city that was the site of the world’s first atomic bomb, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. (May 18)”

One million displaced in Sudan.

UNDP Sudan photo: “People fleeing Sudan wait at a bus station in Khartoum.”

UN: 19 May 2023| Human Rights.

“A wave of deadly attacks reportedly targeted West Darfur’s capital, El-Geneina, in recent days, while the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that more than 700 people had been killed and nearly 5,300 injured nationwide, after five weeks of intense clashes and bombardment.”

 “Over one million people have now been recorded as displaced, within Sudan or to neighboring countries,” said UNHCR Spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh, as he issued an urgent appeal to respect the safety of civilians and to allow humanitarian aid to move freely, in line with an agreement reached by the warring parties in Jeddah, on 11 May.” https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/05/1136837

BBC photo image.

“Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in the ongoing conflict.”

“About 843,000 are displaced internally and 250,000 have fled across Sudan’s borders since fighting broke out a month ago.“

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/5/19/more-than-1-million-people-displaced-by-sudan-crisis-un-says

Aljazeera photo image.

International Rescue Committee.

IRC: “Khartoum, Sudan, 16 May 2023 —  The ongoing conflict in Sudan has resulted in significant loss of life, with over 600 people killed and more than 5,000 injured. The situation is dire, with tens of thousands of people trapped indoors and running out of essential supplies such as food, water, and medicine. Health services are struggling, with several hospitals closing due to a shortage of medical supplies. As a result, almost one million people have fled their homes, seeking refuge in other states in Sudan and neighboring countries.”

https://www.rescue.org/eu/press-release/almost-one-million-people-displaced-after-one-month-war-sudan-warns-irc

Aljazeera photo image| 8 May 2023.

BRICS building Blocs.

“This year, the BRICS economic bloc has dominated headlines. With its de-dollarization efforts taking hold and a currency development in discussions, its growing relevance has been an interesting development to note. Yet, as the bloc seeks to grow, questions over its cohesiveness.”https://watcher.guru/news/brics-expansion-could-introduce-more-power-and-more-conflict

BRICS: Expansion Could Introduce More Power and More Conflict

“Amid the calls for the BRICS countries to embrace expansion, more member states could introduce more power and more conflict. Specifically, the introduction of countries like Saudi Arabia would not only drive the bloc’s growing influence but also present a threat to the unity required for the.”

BRICS economic bloc has dominated headlines. With its de-dollarization efforts taking hold and a currency development in discussions, its growing relevance has been an interesting development to note. Yet, as the bloc seeks to grow, questions over its cohesiveness grow as well. 

BRICS: 10 Asian Countries Agree to Ditch The U.S. Dollar

FBI ‘In the Line of Duty.’

FBI whistleblowers to testify on harsh retaliation from the bureau, ‘weaponization’ of the clearance process.’

FBI Whistleblowers Testify before Weaponization Committee.

Rep. Jim Jordan

Rep. Stacy Plaskett

FBI Whistleblower Marcus Allen

FBI Whistleblower Marcus Allen says the FBI retaliated against him and suspended his security clearance.

https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government-2

Tristan Leavitt, President of Empower Oversight, 

Tristan Leavitt talks about retaliation against FBI Whistleblowers.

Tristan Leavitt, President of Empower Oversight, discusses the FBI whistleblower and his letter to the Department of Justice and Congress alleging retaliation after raising concerns about Director Christopher Wray’s testimony during the January 6 Capitol riot investigation.

https://justthenews.com/videos/tristan-leavitt-talks-about-retaliation-against-fbi-whistleblower

FBI: Federal Bureau Investigation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) enforces federal law and investigates a variety of criminal activities including terrorism, cybercrime, white-collar crimes, public corruption, civil rights violations, and other major crimes. In an emergency dial 911!

https://www.usa.gov/agencies/federal-bureau-of-investigation

https://www.c-span.org/video/?528188-1/house-judiciary-weaponization-subcommittee-news-conference-fbi-whistleblower-report

FBI Organization has enormous power and a minimum of oversight. GOP committee members accuse the FBI Organization of weaponization unleashed on the American public.

A complaint against this powerful entity is to bring intimidation as one can never imagine. Only those stung by the FBI’s aggression can attest to the Organization’s retaliation.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-employees-security-clearances-revoked-speaking-out-politicized-rot-house-report.amp

“FBI employees who spoke out against the “politicized rot” within the bureau were suspended or had their security clearances revoked, the House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government said.”

“The committees released an interim staff report Thursday morning revealing new whistleblower testimony from several current and former FBI employees that exposes “abuses and misconduct in the FBI.”

FL Rep Greg Steube refers to the FBI’s retaliation as egregious abuse.

FL Rep. Kat Cammack said a good cop despises a bad cop.

NYC, Migrants Asylum Seekers

“Migrant families have been moved out of P.S. 188 in Coney Island, according to Councilmember Justin Brannan. Parents and officials also report that the gym from P.S. 172 in Sunset Park is being returned to students.”

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-scraps-housing-migrants-in-brooklyn-school-gym-amid-backlash/

New York City Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom held a briefing on New York City’s continued response to the asylum seeker humanitarian crisis as the city continues to receive hundreds of new arrivals every day.

Health and Human Services, Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom

Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom said migrants sheltered in the school gym was only a temporary stay and the Administration had plans in process to relocate the migrants.

Although there are news reports that the citizen’s protests are the reason Migrants are moved out of the school gym, Williams-Isom said the protests had nothing to do with the Administration’s decision to remove the Migrants. The Administration had no intention of using the school gym for long-term shelter.

67,000, Asylum Seekers

“Officials have scouted 500 new locations citywide that could potentially house migrants, from vacant office space, shuttered schools, empty churches, and even space on Rikers Island.”

“However, Mayor Eric Adams said hotels in the city are at capacity or unwilling to help. City officials say the state and federal governments haven’t stepped in to help, nor have neighboring counties.”

“In the last year, New York City has provided shelter and care for more than 67,000 asylum seekers and migrants. Currently, the city is looking after more than 41,500 migrants.

“Last week alone, 4,200 migrants came in on buses and planes, with 900 arriving in a single day.”

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-seeking-new-solutions-to-house-influx-of-migrants/

NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services  Anne Williams-Isom.

Mayors’ Migrants State of Emergency.

Coexistence

“At least six more Big Apple schools are set to start temporarily housing migrants in their gyms, prompting all hell to break loose Monday among parents frantic over safety and potential learning disruptions.”

https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/parents-outraged-as-6-more-nyc-schools-to-house-migrants-in-gyms/amp/

NY Citizens’ migration frustration.

“Adams maintained that the city has not yet become so inundated with migrants that they need to be housed in the gyms, saying those who were photographed in a Brooklyn gymnasium over the weekend were there for only “a few hours.”

https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/adams-says-migrants-housed-in-nyc-school-gyms-is-only-possibility-as-photos-show-cots-set-up/

https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/migrants-cause-chaos-at-regional-airports/

Chicago South Side Citizens Speak

Now, South Side residents are pushing back against the city’s plan to house several hundred migrants at the vacant South Shore High School located at 76th Street and Constance Avenue.

“Why would any leader put our Black communities already riddled with crime, at further risk by placing unvetted, non-taxpayers steps away from our seniors, our children,” said J. Darnell Jones, who lives in South Shore.”

“If the city’s plan goes through, the school building would become a site where migrants could temporarily sleep, eat, and shower.”

“They will be fully taken care of, yet here in our community, we aren’t taken care of,” said Linda Cohran, who lives in South Shore.”

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-residents-speak-out-migrants.amp

TX State of Emergency.

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/18/1143927252/texas-mayor-declared-state-of-emergency-migrants-crossing-border-el-paso

EL PASO, Texas — The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.

El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser issued the state of emergency declaration to allow the city on the U.S. border with Mexico to tap into additional resources that are expected to become necessary after Title 42 expulsions end on Dec. 21, the El Paso

TX Border Illegal Crossings.

“More than 1.5 million illegal migrants have slipped into the US since Joe Biden took office — more than three times the number recorded during the last three years of Trump’s presidency, Department of Homeland Security data shows.”

“A staggering 530,000 so called ‘gotaways’ — illegal immigrants known to have entered the country but not been caught — have been recorded since last October, according to US Border Patrol.”

“Thousands of migrants are still surging over the southern border, but once allowed into the US, most have to move on — causing confusion and overcrowding at regional airports.”

https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/1-5m-gotaways-have-slipped-into-the-us-under-biden-three-times-as-many-as-during-3-years-of-trump/

“The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education.”

“On May 17, 1954, lawyer Thurgood Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.”

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice. Prior to his judicial service, he was an attorney who fought for civil rights, leading the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Marshall was a prominent figure in the movement to end racial segregation in American public schools. He won 29 of the 32 civil rights cases he argued before the Supreme Court, culminating in the Court’s landmark 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which rejected the separate but equal doctrine and held segregation in public education to be unconstitutional. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court in 1967. A staunch liberal, he frequently dissented as the Court became increasingly conservative.

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. Wikipedia

Mayors declare a State of Emergency

https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/05/09/mayor-lightfoot-declares-state-of-emergency-over-migrant-crisis-says-she-could-call-in-national-guard/

Federal Judge Blocks Biden Migrant Release Parole Program.

The Hill photo image.

The Hill: “People wait to apply for asylum between two border walls Thursday, May 11, 2023, in San Diego. Many of the hundreds of migrants between the walls that separate Tijuana, Mexico, in San Diego, have been waiting for days to apply for asylum”

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4001528-federal-judge-blocks-biden-move-to-release-migrants-on-parole/amp/

FOXNews photo image

FOXNews: “Federal judge blocks Biden admin from releasing migrants without court dates – just hours away from the end of the Title 42 public health order.”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-biden-admin-releasing-migrants-without-court-dates-title-42-expires.am

“Two fresh busloads arrive in New York City after being shipped in by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday — as the number of asylum seekers arriving in the Big Apple continued to surge.”

https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/new-migrant-buses-arrive-in-nyc-from-texas/amp/

Featured NY Post photo image.

U.S. Energy Agenda and Nuclear Revitalization.

The White House Energy Agenda

Today, at a White House convening with energy communities, the Biden-Harris Administration will announce historic new actions to create jobs, lower costs, and invest in the energy communities that powered this nation for generations.

President Biden came to the White House to end years of big words but little action to help energy-producing parts of the country, who for decades saw jobs exported out and products imported in, all while other countries surpassed the United States in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductors. President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is already turning the tide, bringing manufacturing jobs back home and ensuring we rebuild our economy from the bottom-up and the middle-out, not top-down, so that no community is left behind.

The actions announced today will drive new investments in energy communities to support their economic revitalization, strengthen American supply chains, and help ensure coal, oil, and gas workers benefit from the new clean energy economy.

These investments build on the more than $14 billion from across federal agencies that the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization has driven to the hardest-hit energy communities across the country. They also build on the more than $7.4 billion that companies have invested in energy communities to spur clean energy manufacturing, steel production, and critical minerals processing.https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/

U.S. Nuclear Revitalization.

Senator John Kennedy says the United States has not built a nuclear warhead since the Cold War. U.S., instead; has focused on extension programs to keep old weapons operational by refurbishing them and those that are not refurbished are destroyed

Sen. Kennedy: “No sane person wants a nuclear war.”

Deep Dive Debriefs published Dec. 2020. https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-nuclear-warhead-modernization-and-new-nuclear-weapons

CSIS Photo Image

Russian Military Helicopter Crashes.

Times Now: “Two Russian pilots were killed in a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter crash in Crimea. The Russian defense ministry said that the reason for the crash could be an equipment failure. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the crash.”

Russian Hypersonic Missile shot down.

EuroNews: “Experts warn that Russia could step up chemical attacks in Ukraine. The Kremlin says it does not have any intention to use chemical weapons.”

“On Sunday, Russia was accused of using phosphorus on the besieged city of Bakhmut with Ukraine releasing footage purporting to show it raining down on its positions.”

“Phosphorus creates flash-fires that’s hard to put out. If people are hit with the chemical they suffer horrendous burns which actually accelerate if they come into contact with water.”

https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/10/russia-could-step-up-chemical-attacks-in-ukraine-warns-expert

Sanctions on Russia one year later.

EuroNews: “The EU is discussing plans to chase after those suspected of helping Russia evade international sanctions; but just how far does it go?”

“Brussels is now pointing the finger at people, companies and even entire countries suspected of helping Moscow evade the penalties by acting as transit destinations for EU-made products that are coincidentally under sanctions.”

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/05/11/eu-sanctions-on-russia-face-the-next-frontier-extraterritoriality

EU has no jurisdiction to impose sanctions inside the Russian interior.

“What the EU bloc does is impose obligations on its own member states and companies over their interactions with Russia.”

Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile – Why Is Ukraine Not Really Celebrating ‘Shooting Down’ Of Russia’s Super Weapon?

Tlaib laments for her people the Palestinians.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/bernie-sanders-steps-in-to-help-rep-tlaib-hold-anti-israel-event-in-capitol/amp/

Times of Israel: “Sen. Bernie Sanders chaired a gathering in the U.S. Senate Wednesday during which Congress member Rashida Tlaib hosted an event where she bashed Israel as an “apartheid” state that engages in terror.”

“The gathering was to mark the Nakba, a Palestinian term meaning “catastrophe” that refers to the displacement of Palestinian people when Israel was founded in 1948.”

Children that was killed in the onslaught.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-children-killed-israeli-air-strikes-names-and-faces

“In three days of bombings, at least five children have lost their lives.”

“Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt panned Sanders for facilitating the Nakba event in the Capitol, calling it “disgraceful.”

“Real conversations are needed around a path to peace, but not with groups & individuals who espouse antisemitism,” Greenblatt wrote. “We call on the Senate to condemn this event.”

Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director

Tales of Title 42.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/biden-immigration-asylum-border-title-forty-two-covid.html

SLATE: “The Title 42 border restrictions are arguably the most significant COVID-19 measure still in effect, and also one of the most durable holdovers of Trump’s immigration agenda. When the COVID-19 public health emergency expires on May 11, the Title 42 immigration restrictions will finally end, leaving it to the Biden Administration to craft a new framework for managing immigration at the border.”

SLATE photo: “Biden with U.S. Customs and Borders Protection.”

AP: “Under a set of white tents at the U.S. Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas; dozens of Venezuelan men waited. Some set on curbs and others leaned on metal barricades. When the gates eventually opened, the long line of men filled slowly up the pedestrian pathway to the bridge and across the Rio Grande River to Mexico.” https://bit.ly/3HVSxO8

Greg Abbott Addresses Security at US Border as Title 42 Sunsets, Announces ‘Texas Tactical Border Force’

Hopeless; Homelessness. A jagged road towards Hope.

Tired, restless, famished. Befriended and favored by good Samaritans; the ones who fill the cup with kindness and bestow compassion to the unlodged whose Lives are lived on the jagged road. A drifted life in the climate change of seasonal shifts; the frost, the rain, the blizzard, the snow; Summer scorching sunburn. Sunrise seeks Lazarus to ascend from lameness. “Pick up your bed and walk.” The Creator owes a debt, a surplus for the good Samaritan. Compassionate yield sustenance of strength to pick up your bed and walk. People judge. The Sunrise is merciful.

“Imran Khan Arrested,” Pakistan Mass Protests

The Islamabad High Court upheld the arrest of Imran Khan.

“One person died and 12 were injured as Imran Khan supporters clash with police following Khan’s dramatic arrest. The former Prime Minister will now be produced before the court on Wednesday.” https://bit.ly/3HZmxJg

IMRAN KHAN arrest from Islamaban to London.

“Imran Khan, who was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case, is likely to be sent to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody for four to five days.”

Ukraine bombarded by Russian missiles.

Mirror Now: “Ukraine is bombarded by Russian missiles for the second night in a row. The firing happened just hours before Russia’s planned celebration on May 9. Russia fired over 25 missiles between the night of May 8 and 9”.

Putin’s Parade Celebration. Ukraine bombarded by Russian missiles.

“Ukrainian air force claimed to have destroyed 23 missiles by air defense systems. Missiles repeatedly aimed at Capital Kyiv and parts of eastern Ukraine.”

Is the World in jeopardy of imminent Nuclear War?

Since the Russia invasion of Ukraine, Putin has alluded to subtle nuclear threats. Although U.S. see Putin’s nuclear threats as dangerous rhetoric, the U.S. overall view is that the world is not in danger of Russian launching a nuclear missile.

UN Secretary exposes the Global Rising Inflation.

Antonio Guterres UN Secretary, exposes that America and Europe printed a lot of money in Africa.

“America and Europe in Africa printed a lot of money.”

“The Prime Minister of Portugal had the support of the European Union and printed a lot of money in Africa. The United States printed a lot of money in Africa.”

UN Secretary: “So much money was printed. That was one of the causes, not the most important one; but one of the causes of the progressive Rising inflation that after the invasion of Ukraine became quite dramatic, and when inflation grows, interest rate grows and a country like Kenya has to pay a heavy price “

Guterres said that the excessive money printing succumbed Africa to being a double victim of colonialism.

African countries outsourced currency production.

“African countries that print their currency in Europe.”

Reuters: “South Africa’s finance deputy minister was quoted as urging the central bank to temporarily create money to fund the government response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-financing-idINKBN22F0GC

The EU Summit.

EU Council meeting.

“EU leaders discussed the latest developments in the Russian-Ukraine war. President Volodymyr Zelensky joined the EU Council meeting.” The economy, energy, and migration were among the topics.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2023/03/23/

Council of Europe Summit

EuroNews: “European Union (EU) to build a new competitive model for Europe while global tensions rise and resources are scarce.”

16-17 May 2023

“A historic opportunity to refocus it’s mission, in the light of new threats to democracy and human rights, and to support Ukraine.”

https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/fourth-council-of-europe-summit

The Climate Monarch.

King Charles III, the Climate Monarch.

“After 50 years of environmental activism, Charles III is having to take on political neutrality as King.”

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/05/06/can-a-king-be-a-climate-campaigner-what-britains-new-monarch-means-for-the-environment#:~:text=Throughout%20his%20life%2C%20King%20Charles,campaigns%20that%20have%20global%20significance.

Sudan’s Generals, send Representatives for Peace Talks

UN Envoy says Sudan’s warring Generals have agreed to send Representatives for negotiation talks. A regional spillover is of great concern.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-conflict-drives-100000-over-border-amid-crumbling-ceasefires-2023-05-02/

Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L). RSF commander General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo (R).

Aljazeera: Ashraf Shazly (AP)

“In 2019, the two united to overthrow a corrupt dictator, but have since become bitter enemies dragging the country on the brink of civil war.”  

https://www.scmp.com/video/world/3218365/transitional-period-who-are-generals-behind-sudan-conflict

al-Burhan is the Sudan State military command and has for years been the de facto leader of Sudan. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/4/16/who-is-al-burhan-sudans-military-de-facto-head-of-state

Sudan’s war “Environmental decline.”

As the dead bodies lay in the streets of war-torn Sudan, evacuations are underway with the help of countries assisting evacuees to safety.

Countries assisting in the evacuations are Saudi Arabia, Britain, Egypt, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Indonesia, China, India, Canada, Chad, Kenya, Iran, Ukraine, and Russia,and the United States, leaving no American behind arranged “a convoy organized by the U.S. government arrived at a Sudanese port on Saturday, evacuating U.S. citizens, local staff, and others, according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson.” https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/countries-scramble-evacuate-foreign-citizens-sudan-2023-04-25/

Sanchit Khanna, HT/ photo: “Evacuees at the Delhi Airport.”

The UN reports that 75,000 Sudanese are misplaced in refugee camps in neighboring Chad and Ethiopia.

Fox News image: Flag folding of U.S. Marines Security Guard assigned to the Embassy in Khartoum.

Dead bodies lay in the streets.

Americans are among the dead bodies laid in the streets of Sudan’s conflict.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/dead-bodies-line-streets-sudans-capital-fighting-enters/story?id=98730461

UN Environmental Programme

“04 Nov 2022: “Last month, in Sudan’s Blue Nile State declared a state of emergency following a range of tribal fighting that reportedly left more than 200 people dead. The conflict was the latest in a decade-long string of clashes in the state, which is perched on the borders of Ethiopia and South Sudan.”

“Conflict and Environmental decline go hand in hand.”

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/sudan-conflict-and-environmental-decline-go-hand-hand

Evacuation efforts of U.S. citizens from Sudan.

U.S. Department of State Press Statement. https://www.state.gov/evacuation-efforts-of-u-s-citizens-from-sudan/

Mayors Fireside chat.”

“Fix the problem, now.” Our Mayors rise to the occasion.

Regardless of a city’s prolonged issues; five, ten, or many years of grappling with certain issues, when an African American is elected as the Mayor, demands are emphasized that the problems are immediately fixed, and this expeditious demand is discussed among “Our Mayors” in the “Big Four, Fireside chat.

City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner successfully addressed the city’s Pension problem. “You have to fix this problem right now,” is what the new Mayor was told.

Mayor Sylvester Turner

Under Mayor Turner’s leadership, the city of Houston no longer has a pension problem.

As Mayor Eric Adams continue to “get stuff done” and meet the challenges of his city. He’s frequently criticized by the right-wing media and Republican Representatives.

Mayor Eric Adams

The Republican, right-wing media apparatus is frustrated with Adams for not reducing the crime crisis to a net-zero crime reduction. An America crime crisis that’s spilled over in New York City.

Although, Mayor Adams is steadily getting guns and gangs off the streets. Violent offenders are arrested and law enforcement is in partnership with community policing organizers to uphold police brutality accountable. Additionally, Mayor Adams has taken a quantum leap in AI technologies to enhance public safety measurements. AI robots and the Digi Dog were extremely effective in locating victims mashed in the rubbles of the recent building collapse in Manhattan. Because of the increase in police presence on the subways, MTA commuters’ ridership has dramatically increased due to commuters feeling a presence of safety. Adams continues to rise to the occasion and “Get stuff done.” Mayor Eric Adams is exceeding the demands that were not forcibly placed upon his predecessor, Bill De Blasio.

‘Run faster. Jump higher.’ Be quick to fix the city’s long-standing problems and don’t take long to fix the problem is just another day in the office for African American Mayors.

The fireside chat among the four Mayors of American four largest cities are getting the job done.

Come. Let’s listen to the fireside chat by NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Houston, TX Mayor Sylvester Turner. The Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and Los Angelos Mayor Karen Bass.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot

Mayor Karen Bass

Public Safety.

Public safety is the most pressing issue of our time.

More rigid gun laws are necessary. Currently; gun manufacturers are held accountable but discussions on strict penalty for repeated offenders that are wreaking havoc on society doesn’t appear to be included in the gun control political debate. Assailants are left out of the gun laws debate altogether. Stop the vicious cycle of releasing repeated violent offenders.

Public Safety is a momentum issue in Election 2024.

Sabotage mystery behind Nordstream 2 Gas leaks

June 6 Update: Nordstream 2 Sabotage

NY Post: “The Biden administration knew of a detailed Ukrainian plan to sabotage Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline three months before it was bombed, according to documents leaked online, allegedly by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira.ailed Ukrainian plan to sabotage Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline three months before it was bombed, according to documents leaked online, allegedly by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira.“

https://nypost.com/2023/06/06/us-had-intel-on-ukrainian-plan-to-bomb-nord-stream-pipeline-months-before-attack-report/

Carnegie Endowment compares the Nordstream 1 and Nordstream 2 gas leak into the Baltic Sea to an Agatha Christie mystery novel.

U.S, and Ukraine has accused Russia for sabotaged on the pipelines gas leak. If Vladimir Putin would sabotage Nordstreams’ pipelines that’s an assault on the Ruble for Russia’s economy amidst NATO and U.S. sanctions on the Russian economy. Why would Putin self-inflict his economy? If he would, then a code red nuclear alert system should be in active status mode, now. Because Putin’s sabotage of the pipeline gas leaks would be compared to a suicide bomber’s “self-sabotage” attack.

Nordstream 1 and Nordstream 2 pipelines are Gas resources to Energy markets and Putin has solely controlled, weaponized and used Russia Energy influence as a bargaining chip to EU NATO members. Carnegie analysis reveals International actors of Energy markets surrounding the mystery. https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/88062

Justice Supreme Court in 2022

Justice Supreme Court Members:

How will History judge January 6,2021 riot attacks on the United States Capitol?

The Pursuit of Happiness: “Eviction Moratorium.”

“Preventive measures: Housing is Infrastructure.” HuD Secretary

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge expounds upon President Biden “American Rescue Plan” to bridge the gap from a life of homelessness to a life of productivity which first and foremost requires stability to maintain one’s health and wellbeing. Then productivity can easily take shape.

Canada Castotrophe wildfires Climate Change.

“President Biden directs his team to deploy all available federal firefighting assets that can rapidly assist in suppressing fires impacting Canadian and American communities.”

Guardian Featured Photo Image.

President Biden’s Press Briefing on Canada’s Wildfire.

“More than 400 wildfires are raging in Canada which have led to mass evacuations in Quebec province.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/nyc-air-quality-today-hazardous-canadian-wildfire-b2353603.html

Independent: “Heavy smoke enveloped Washington DC on Thursday as the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCG) issued a “Code Purple” meaning the air is unhealthy for all people.”

“The Nationals baseball game was postponed, the National Zoo closed for the day and schools have moved recess indoors as smoke from Canada’s devastating wildfires moves south.”

“New York City ranked as the most polluted city in the world Wednesday, as heavy smoke shrouded the city’s skyscrapersImage: Michael Nagle/Xinhua/picture alliance“

Europe joins fight against Canada wildfire smoke

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France, Portugal and Spain, as well as the US, are joining the fight to put out hundreds of active wildfires in Canada. Heavy smoke from wildfires has traveled thousands of miles and shrouded many US cityscapes.

https://www.dw.com/en/europe-joins-fight-against-canada-wildfire-smoke/a-65862914

Normandy 1944, “Operation Overlord.”

“Normandy 1944. An original upscaled documentary about the Normandy invasion, also called Operation Overlord or D-Day during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe which was launched June 6, 1944, the most celebrated D-Day of the war with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British and Canadian forces on five separate beaches in Normandy France.”

“The six months preceding the Normandy Invasion were a period of civil war in France between the members of the Resistance and the German Gestapo (secret police) aided by Vichy militias. When the provisional government of Charles de Gaulle moved to France after the Allied invasion of Normandy, it took over from a fascist regime in utter collapse. In September 1944, after the liberation of Paris, the new government declared Pétain’s French State abolished, together with all its laws.”

Charles De Gaulle

https://www.britannica.com/topic/D-Day-in-pictures-2146801

“After a prolonged naval and aerial bombardment of German defenses on the Channel coast of France and the Low Countries, the Allied invasion of Normandy began in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower issued this statement as his order of the day:”