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Hohmann: The Second American Civil War Is Starting
American society is spinning out of control: What you need to do now to prepare for massive civil unrest and violence
It doesn’t take any brilliant analytical mind to discern that American society is losing its rudder and that there are powerful forces seeking to divide us at a critical juncture, provoking us to civil war.
After decades of ideological attacks on our gatekeeping institutions by globalists with no allegiance to this country, America’s sense of identity and purpose is dangerously close to dead.
A country without a cohesive identity is a country ripe for manipulation, division and ultimately war among its factions.
When the elites feel their power slipping, which I believe they do, that’s when they adopt a “burn it all down” mentality. Gaslighting in the media, finger pointing and scapegoating all play into the strategy and we’ve seen plenty of that over the last few years.
But it’s not just America. It’s Western civilization as a whole that is withering. And when civilizations implode, everyone suffers. The good, the bad, and the indifferent.
Many of my Christian friends say not to worry, everything will work itself out just fine. God’s in control. I read history and see that just because God is in control doesn’t mean that His followers won’t suffer persecution, even to the point of death.
But there is a difference between dying for your faith and dying just because you walked into an unfortunate situation in a public space that you thought was safe. Maybe it always was safe before, but now isn’t. Or, maybe you discover the hard way that your home appeared as low-hanging fruit for a professional criminal or gang of criminals. They attack and you’re caught off guard.
What I’m saying is, the world is about to become a much more dangerous place, both at home and abroad.
What starts in Europe eventually comes here, and civil uprisings are gaining steam across the European continent. France, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain have all seen tremendous civil unrest as people are waking up to the global con being waged against them by power-hungry globalist Luciferians using the climate as a their excuse to drastically curtail freedoms of speech, press, assembly and movement, not to mention privacy invasions.
Farmers have been protesting against globalist climate policies in all of the above countries. And migrant populations have been also getting restless.
In the Netherlands last night, there were migrant riots with a little-reported connection to the United States. You won’t find any of this reported in the mainstream press but keep reading and you will see what I’m talking about on how now is the time to wake up and prepare for what’s coming.
At least four police officers were hurt during a riot that erupted on the streets outside The Hague on Saturday night, February 17, after two rival groups of Eritrean migrants clashed following a political disagreement.
Rioters torched police cars and a bus, and Dutch police officers were forced to use tear gas to regain control of the area.
Dozens of rioters were filmed surrounding the Opera Conference Hall in the Netherlands, as multiple police vans raced to the scene.
Another clip also showed the aftermath. The building had several smashed windows and parked vehicles were set on fire. The street was left looking like a war zone.
According to The Hague Municipality spokesman Robin Middel, a fight broke out between two groups of Eritreans that got “seriously out of hand.”
Police said that during the riots, two officers sustained injuries to their hand and another to her teeth. A fourth was hit by a police car in the chaos.
Now, for the U.S. connection.
-Guest post by Leo Hohmann, The Gateway Pundit
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SHOCK VIDEO: Huge Line of Illegals “As Far as the Eye Can See” Traverse Down Steep, Rocky Mountain After Crossing Into San Diego
Joe Biden’s America.
A huge line of illegal aliens traversed down a steep, rocky mountain after illegally crossing into Jacumba, California on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants from all over the world are traveling through the Darien Gap en route to the United States every month.
Illegals from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South and Central America are making the trek to the United States.
Jacumba, which is about 75 miles east of San Diego, has been a hangout for thousands of illegals after crossing the border. The high desert has been a drop-off location for smugglers for illegals to live in makeshift camps.
The group Border Kindness, which is a non-governmental organization that helps provide resources for illegals, has provided food and water in areas where terrain is difficult to traverse in the San Diego mountains.
A large group of illegals crossed through the open gaps on the border wall in Jacumba and traversed down the rocky mountain.
The line of invaders goes up the mountain “as far as the eye can see.”
“There is currently a huge line of illegal immigrants coming down a steep, rocky mountain after crossing into Jacumba, CA. The line appears to go up the mountain as far as the eye can see. Three men made it down already and told us they’re from Kazakhstan,” Fox News reporter Bill Melugin said.
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These three illegals are from Kazakhstan:
“All made it to the ground, and later told me they were from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Africa,” Bill Melugin said.
-Cristina Laila, The Gateway Pundit
DUTCH CULTURAL ENRICHMENT: Eritrean Migrant Gangs Cause Major Riot, Burn Police Cars – Geert Wilders: ‘I’ll Become the Prime Minister Who Finally Puts Things in Order’
Unchecked mass migration is the scourge of all Western developed nations, and the Netherlands is by no means an exception.
While the political elite is paralyzed, negotiating for months the formation of the new cabinet expected to be led by Geert Wilders, the country is still bound to the same failed Globalist policies imposed by Brussels bureaucracy.
While the migrants cause a whole host of problems for the Dutch economy and cohesion of its social fabric, in some aspects, the security problem is becoming the worst of them.
The rioting that broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands a couple of days ago is a perfect example.
Police officers had to resort to tear gas to tackle the unrest in The Hague. Migrants torched police cars and a bus.
ABC News reported:
“Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men in the street, some throwing rocks.
‘It got seriously out of hand’, The Hague Municipality spokesman Robin Middel said.
Middel said a group loyal to Eritrea’s government was holding a meeting when the venue was attacked by Eritreans who oppose the African nation’s government.”
This violence at Eritrean events is becoming frequent in Europe.
Dozens of people, including 26 police officers, were injured in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart last September, and in December, it was London’s turn, as you can read on TGP report London: Four Police Officers Injured by Rioting Migrants from Eritrea (Video).
A fight between Eritrean government supporters and opponents also took place in Tel Aviv, leading to violent street confrontations among African asylum-seekers and migrants.
And, of course, the US could not stay out of the trouble, as an Eritrean festival also turned into the obligatory riot in North Carolina.
Fox News: “The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said eight people were arrested Saturday during a 10-hour ‘protest and standoff’ that stemmed from an Eritrean “cultural event.
Clashes erupted between rival groups of Eritreans, and police confirmed that officers trying to disperse the unlawful crowds were attacked by people wielding sticks, rocks and other items.”
-Paul Serran, The Gateway Pundit
Dozens of Chinese migrants spotted entering US illegally in California border town of Jacumba and say they're here to 'take the money' along with others from Syria and Turkey
Shocking images and video taken in California this weekend show Chinese migrants lined up at the border town of Jacumba and telling reporters shamelessly how they're here to 'take the money'.
Dozens and dozens, possibly up to hundreds of migrants, crossed the international boundary, according to Griff Jenkins of Fox News, who recorded the footage.
'This is one of the largest groups of Chinese I have ever come across and there were [...] two groups at the same time crossing in Jacumba, CA,' the correspondent tweeted last week.
Two large groups of migrants, a new phenomenon seen at the border, arrived in Jacumba, California on Feb. 15, as witnessed by Fox News.
Dozens of Chinese migrants showed up at one time, as a there has been a recent surge in migrants from China arriving at the US-Mexico border.
More than 150 Chinese nationals a day are sneaking into the US illegally since October, according to startling new US Customs and Border Protection statistics.
When asked why he'd come to America, one young man from Guangzhou replied: 'To take the money'.
Others arriving in Jacumba had come from Turkey and Syria. Border Patrol Agents previously warned Washington lawmakers that it is impossible for them to vet everyone who enters the country because the numbers are so out of control.
More than 150 Chinese nationals a day have been sneaking into the US illegally since October, according to startling US Customs and Border Protection statistics.
-Maryann Martinez, The Daily Mail
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Female Trucker Joins Boycott of Deliveries to New York City Following Judge Engoron’s Egregious Ruling Against Trump (VIDEO)
The fallout from Judge Engoron’s recent ruling against former President Donald Trump continues to ripple.
Following the controversial $350 million judgment against President Trump and his sons, Don Jr. and Eric, American truckers are threatening to halt deliveries into New York City.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that an American trucker who goes by “Chicago Ray” had this to say in a video he shared on social media, where he explained why truckers across America are planning to stop delivering to NYC.
“I’ve been on the radio talking to drivers for the last hour and fifteen minutes, and I’ve talked to at least ten drivers going the other way. I’m heading down from South Wisconsin. And they’re [other truckers] gonna start refusing loads to New York City, starting on Monday for NYC. I talked to about three guys that I work with who texted the boss and told him they’re not going to New York City.”
“I don’t know how far across the country this is or how many truckers are gonna start denying loads to go to New York City, but I’ll tell you what—you f**k around and find out!”
“Okay? We’re tired of you motherf**kin’ leftists f**king around with Donald Trump,” he said.
TikTok user SurvivalJunkie2, known for sharing insights on trucking and survival tactics, has indicated a growing movement among truckers and their companies to avoid New York as a destination for their loads.
“I just received a call from a company that I was getting a load from, and they just said they don’t have any loads going to New York. So if you’re in New York, you won’t be receiving anything from these drivers.”
He suggests that the decision is not limited to individual truckers but is a strategic move by the companies themselves.
“I don’t know if it’s real, but I know that the companies are now saying that they’re not delivering loads, not just the truckers, it’s the companies,” the driver added.
“Also, get yourself prepared. New York shit may hit the fan in the next couple of days,” he warned.
Adding to the momentum, Jennifer Hernandez, a female trucker, spoke with NewsNation National Correspondent Dray Clark on the show “Morning in America,” expressing support for the boycott.
“It could shut New York City down. And I don’t want to hurt the people of New York. That’s not what I’m trying to do,” Hernandez said.
“But my part in it. If New York just loses 10%, just 10% of the trucks that go in there, their prices are going to skyrocket on everything from milk to eggs to any type of goods the consumer needs. And when that happens, it’s going to cost everybody more money.”
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-Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit
Groundbreaking Global Study on 99 Million Vaccinated People Reveals Increases in Neurological, Blood, and Heart Conditions Associated with COVID-19 Vaccines
In a groundbreaking multinational study conducted by the Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN), researchers have shed light on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines among a cohort of 99 million vaccinated individuals.
The study, spanning multiple countries, aimed to evaluate adverse events of special interest (AESI) following COVID-19 vaccination, providing crucial insights into vaccine safety.
Some of the countries included in the study are:
Denmark
New Zealand
Argentina
Canada (Ontario and British Columbia)
Finland
Australia (New South Wales and Victoria)
Scotland
The study was published at the world’s leading scientific publisher and data analytics company for more than 140 years, Elsevier.
The study confirmed known safety signals for conditions such as myocarditis, pericarditis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, while also identifying potential new safety signals that warrant further investigation.
According to the result, the study covered 99,068,901 vaccinated individuals, analyzing the administration of 183,559,462 doses of Pfizer (BNT162b2), 36,178,442 doses of Moderna (mRNA-1273), and 23,093,399 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1) vaccines.
Experts chose thirteen health issues to keep a close eye on after people get their COVID-19 vaccines.
The health issues they’re watching were picked from a list made by a group called the Brighton Collaboration SPEAC Project. They chose these specific issues because they are the same ones for which recent data on how common they are (background rates) was collected by some research sites.
To identify these issues, they used a standardized system of medical codes called ICD-10. Among the issues they’re focusing on are several neurological conditions like Guillain-Barré syndrome (a rare nerve disorder), transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord), Bell’s palsy (sudden facial muscle weakness), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (a brief but widespread attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord), and seizures (convulsions that can happen with or without fever). They’re paying special attention to these because there have been some reports of these issues after vaccination.
They’re also looking at blood clotting issues, including clots in the brain’s veins, clots in the abdomen’s veins, and lung clots, because these could be signs of a rare clotting problem linked to the vaccine. Low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia) and a specific immune response causing low platelets (immune thrombocytopenia) are also being watched due to their connection to this clotting issue.
Lastly, myocarditis and pericarditis, which are types of heart inflammation, are being monitored. Each of these conditions is being looked at separately to understand how often they happen after vaccination.
-Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit
Embalmer Shares Shocking Video of Removing “Strange White Fibrous Clots” from a Dead Body — “I Didn’t Start Seeing This Until Early 2021” (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Screenshot: Richard Hirschman/X
Richard Hirschman, a funeral director and embalmer from Alabama, went viral after releasing a disturbing video on his social media account on Sunday, which has since amassed over 15 million views.
Hirschman had a role in the hit documentary “Died Suddenly,” which was released in late 2022 and has garnered almost 19 million views. It is a fascinating account of anomalies found in deceased humans since the roll-out of these experimental vaccines and more.
The video features Hirschman removing what he describes as “strange white fibrous clots” from the right jugular vein of a deceased individual. Nicky King, who is also an embalmer, was recording the procedure.
Hirschman, who has more than two decades of experience in embalming, expressed his disbelief and concern in the video’s caption.
“This is a video of me removing one of the strange white fibrous clots, from the right jugular vein. The person who was recording it is Nicky King, who is also an embalmer. I didn’t notice it until I lifted the vessel up. I could feel it inside the vein. I only show this because people still don’t believe it and ask for video evidence. What’s causing this? I can’t say for sure, but I didn’t start seeing this until early 2021. Unfortunately, I still find strange clotting in several bodies that I embalm,” he wrote.
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This is a video of me removing one of the strange white fibrous clots, from the right jugular vein. The person who was recording it is Nicky King, who is also an embalmer. I didn’t notice it until I lifted the vessel up. I could feel it inside the vein. I only show this because… pic.twitter.com/ZeZ6W6BHA3
— Richard Hirschman (@r_hirschman) February 18, 2024
His concerns echo a broader sentiment he shared in 2023, emphasizing that regardless of a person’s demographic or political affiliation, the emergence of these strange clots has been consistently observed by him since early 2021. This phenomenon, he noted, was not seen in his prior 20 years of practice.
“Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, far left or right, white or black, male or female, rich or poor, this is what I am seeing coming out of the circulatory system during the embalming process since early 2021. In the prior 20 years I don’t recall ever seeing this before. Something is causing this problem and I think we should try to figure it out, because I see it quite often now. May God help us,” he wrote.
Hirschman relayed that while initial theories suggested parasites or worms, these have been ruled out by ongoing investigations. The focus is now on proteins that could potentially form before or after death and the mechanisms that cause them to aggregate.
“There are people who are investigating this. Parasites or worms so far have been ruled out. I understand that they often look like worms and Parasites but again I have been told they are not.”
-Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit
Unveiling ‘Warp Speed,' the White House's America-first push for a coronavirus vaccine
Image Credit: AP PHOTO/TED S. WARREN
Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.
Conventional wisdom is that a vaccine for COVID-19 is at least 1 year away, but the organizers of a U.S. government push called Operation Warp Speed have little use for conventional wisdom. The project, vaguely described to date but likely to be formally announced by the White House in the coming days, will pick a diverse set of vaccine candidates and pour essentially limitless resources into unprecedented comparative studies in animals, fast-tracked human trials, and manufacturing. Eschewing international cooperation—and any vaccine candidates from China—it hopes to have 300 million doses by January 2021 of a proven product, reserved for Americans.
Those and other details, spelled out for Science by a government official involved with Warp Speed, have unsettled some vaccine scientists and public health experts. They're skeptical about the timeline and hope Warp Speed will complement, rather than compete with, ongoing COVID-19 vaccine efforts, including one announced last month by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "Duplication only leads to infighting and slowing people down," says Nicole Lurie, former U.S. assistant secretary for preparedness and response, who advises the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a nonprofit funding and helping coordinate COVID-19 vaccine efforts. "The U.S., and others around the world, should be engaged in this competition against the virus, not against one another."
Warp Speed, first revealed by Bloomberg News on 29 April, has so far only been outlined. President Donald Trump briefly discussed the initiative the next day, saying, "We're going to fast track it like you've never seen before." According to a CNN report on 1 May, which the source who spoke to Science confirmed, Warp Speed intends to deliver the first 100 million doses of a vaccine in November and another 200 million over the following 2 months.
An extraordinary 110 COVID-19 vaccines are in development, and eight candidates—four from Chinese companies—have entered small trials in people, according to an 11 May update from the World Health Organization (WHO). But there's less than meets the eye in many of the efforts, says a vaccine veteran who asked not to be named. "Half of them are companies that have three guys, an administrative assistant, and a dog."
The idea for Warp Speed was hatched in early April, says the official, a scientist, who was given permission to discuss it with Science if his name was not used. "Looking around, it became clear that without a really heroic effort, none of the existing efforts to produce vaccine was going to lead us to have vaccine to prevent what looks increasingly like a second wave that could sweep come October, November," he says. Warp Speed will have three separate "virtual teams" to address development, supply and manufacturing, and distribution, led by a "core team" of a few dozen experts from government, industry, and academia.
Warp Speed has already narrowed its list of vaccine candidates to 14 and plans to push ahead with eight, the official says. "The idea for us is to pick a diversified portfolio" of vaccines made with different technologies, or platforms. Organizers were concerned that other government vaccine investment has been "heavily weighted" toward just two candidates: one made with messenger RNA encoding the coronavirus surface "spike" protein and the other using a cold-causing adenovirus to deliver the same protein's gene. Neither technology, the official notes, has yet led to approved vaccines for any disease.
The official declined to identify Warp Speed's vaccine candidates, but he stressed two key criteria: safety and the potential to make hundreds of millions of doses quickly. "We don't have time to debug manufacturing issues here," he says. By July, Warp Speed hopes to have its eight lead candidates in human trials. At the same time, it will fund a large-scale comparison of their safety and efficacy in hamsters and monkeys to help winnow down that group. "If something's really bad, we'll get rid of it," he says.
In parallel with the trials, the project will lay the groundwork for "heavy duty manufacturing" of as many as four different vaccines. More than one may prove worthy, and multiple options guard against contamination incidents and other supply concerns.
-Jon Cohen, Science News
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BREAKING: Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Targets in Lebanon (VIDEOS)
In a move that’s likely to further escalate the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, Israel has launched airstrikes against targets in Southern Lebanon.
Times of Israel reported:
“Lebanese media report Israeli airstrikes in the town of Ghaziyeh, on the southern outskirts of Sidon, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the northern border.
Footage posted to social media shows large fireballs and clouds of smoke from the targeted sites.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF.”
From a Lebanese X account: ‘The first raid was near Al-Reem Company’s warehouse, and the second raid was near Al-Shahouri Mosque, Al-Regie area, in the Al-Ghaziyeh area, south of Sidon’.
Arab News reported:
“At least two Israeli air strikes hit southern Lebanon on Monday near the coastal city of Sidon, state media and an AFP photographer said.
[…] ‘Israeli warplanes carried out… strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh’, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Monday, adding that a vehicle was targeted and ambulances rushed to the scene, without providing further details.”
This is not the usual ‘near-the-border’ strike. Ghaziyeh is around 20 miles from the nearest Israeli frontier and less than five kilometers from the city of Sidon.
One of the strikes appeared to have targeted a hangar close to the main coastal highway.
“Video circulating on social media showed large plumes of smoke arising from at least two strikes.
The Israeli military last week said it killed a Hezbollah commander, his deputy and another fighter in a strike in the south Lebanon city of Nabatiyeh.”
This is a developing story. Check back later for more developments.
-Paul Serran, The Gateway Pundit
DEVELOPING: WW3 WATCH: Houthis Sink British Ship in Red Sea, Shoot Down US Reaper Drone, Attack Two US Ships in Gulf of Aden: Report
*World War 3 Watch*
Iran-backed Houthis sunk a British ship in the Red Sea on Monday and attacked two US ships in the Gulf of Aden.
The US is also investigating a US Reaper drone that crashed in Yemen on Monday.
A spokesman for the Houthis claimed the $30 million unmanned US Reaper drone was shot down “with a suitable missile.”
According to reports: “The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) reported Monday that the Houthis sunk a ship traveling in the Red Sea , south of the port city of Mukha in Yemen. It is the the first time since the start of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza that a crew had to abandon their ship because of the Houthis.”
“Yemen’s Houthi militants said on Monday they attacked two US ships, Sea Champion and Navis Fortuna, in the Gulf of Aden.” The Jerusalem Post reported.
“The targeting operation was carried out with a number of appropriate naval missiles, and the casualties were accurate and direct, thanks to God,” the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement.
This is what it looks like with a weak, mentally incapacitated and corrupt US president like Joe Biden in power.
Iran’s militants have launched over 200 attacks on US facilities in the Middle East while Joe Biden issues empty threats and bombs empty fields.
Earlier this month the US began retaliatory strikes in the Middle East after three American service members were killed in Jordan.
The three servicemembers killed in action were all members of the 718th Engineer Company, a reservist unit out of Fort Moore, Georgia.
-Cristina Laila, The Gateway Pundit
Houthis reportedly sink British ship in Red Sea
The United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) reported Monday that the Houthis sunk a ship traveling in the Red Sea, south of the port city of Mukha in Yemen. It is the first time since the start of Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza that a crew had to abandon their ship because of the Houthis.
Initial reports stated that there were no casualties in the incident, and military officials who were in the area provided the crew with assistance. A report by the Al-Jazeera network, which is based on a source in the field of shipping in Yemen, stated that Ansar Allah forces, or the Houthis in Yemen, attacked a British ship near Bab al-Mandab. The source added that the ship was significantly damaged, which caused it to stop in the water, and that the crew called for help.
After the initial reports, the spokesman of the Houthi army, Yahya Saree, claimed responsibility for the incident. According to him, the Houthi forces attacked the British ship Rubymar in the Gulf of Adenwith several missiles. According to him, the ship was badly damaged, its crew got out safely and it is in danger of sinking. Sky News in Arabic reported that the ship had sunk.
Sources gave the Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, more details about the events. According to them, the ship was carrying ammonia and, after it was attacked, attempts were made to save it, but it caught fire and began to sink. The sources said that the ship "was attacked with a precise and new weapon that has not been revealed until now."
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree takes credit for sinking UK ship. (Photo: MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFPB)
The Houthis, who are supported by Iran, have been boasting for many weeks about their ability to attack "Israeli" ships or those that are sailing to Israel, as part of their support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In every official statement they say that their attacks will continue until "the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip stops, and medicine and food enter the Strip." With the entry of the international coalition to fight against Yemen, the Houthis announced that American and British targets in the Red Sea also were legitimate targets.
-Lior Ben Ari, Y Net News
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked two US ships in Gulf of Aden
Image Credit: Houthi supporters hold up their rifles as they take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Sanaa, Yemen February 18, 2024. REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH).
Yemen's Houthi militants said on Monday they attacked two US ships, Sea Champion and Navis Fortuna, in the Gulf of Aden.
"The targeting operation was carried out with a number of appropriate naval missiles, and the casualties were accurate and direct, thanks to God," the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency received a report on Monday of an incident 100 nautical miles east of Yemen's port of Aden.
The UKMTO added that authorities were investigating the incident and no further details were immediately provided.
Unmanned underwater vessels
The decision by the Houthis to use unmanned “underwater vessels” presents a new danger. The group already used ballistic missiles, and small watercraft as well as helicopters in its attacks on ships. CENTCOM says that its “actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy and merchant vessels.”
However, there are questions about whether the Houthis can and will be deterred. The group was pressed by Iran in October to join Hezbollah and Hamas in initiating attacks on Israel. In addition, Iran operationalized militias in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces.
As such, the Houthis are a key frontline force for Iran now, which has required the Houthis to continue to act against shipping. Even a few attacks a month are apparently enough to deter some shipping companies from using the important shipping lane via the Red Sea.
-Reuters via The Jerusalem Post
US investigating after drone crashed in Yemen, officials say
Image Credit: In this 2015 file photo, an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. Isaac Brekken/Getty Images/File.
The US is investigating after an unmanned US drone crashed near Hodeidah in Yemen early Monday morning, two US officials told CNN.
It’s unclear if the Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned drone primarily used for intelligence collection, simply crashed or was shot down. A spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthi forces said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the drone was shot down “with a suitable missile.”
It wouldn’t be the first time the militant group was able to shoot down a US drone. The Houthis previously shot down a MQ-9 Reaper in November off the coast of Yemen.
The US has continued its strikes against the Houthis inside Yemen for the group’s ongoing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. On Saturday, the US conducted five self-defense strikes on three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned surface vessel, and one unmanned underwater vessel in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, US Central Command said.
The missiles and unmanned vessels were determined to present “an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.
The news of the MQ-9 crash comes as cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden was abandoned by its crew following an attack by the Houthis. The Houthi spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said on X that the attack on the Belize-flagged, UK-registered and Lebanese-operated cargo ship was a retaliation against “American-British aggression” in Yemen.
A CENTCOM post on X later on Monday said that the bulk carrier, the MV Rubymar, was damaged after two anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. One of the missiles struck the ship, CENTCOM said. The Rubymar issued a distress call and a “coalition warship along with another merchant vessel responded,” assisting the crew of the carrier.
“The crew was transported to a nearby port by the merchant vessel,” the CENTCOM post said.
The US and UK have carried out a number of joint strikes in Yemen, vowing to continue if the Houthis do not cease their attacks.
-Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN
Houthis could attack Britain’s underwater internet cables
Image Credit: Yemen's Houthi followers at a rally in solidarity with Palestinians on Sunday - MOHAMMED HAMOUD/GETTY
Houthi rebels could attack Britain’s underwater internet cables, a new report has warned.
The Iran-backed militia have conducted drone and missile attacks against ships in the Red Sea, disrupting global shipping, in response to the war in Gaza.
A report by Policy Exchange has warned that the Houthis could “broaden” their response to the conflict by taking it “to the subsea domain” and targeting underwater cables.
Undersea cables are vital digital connectivity infrastructure with some 500 fibre-optic cables crossing the ocean floor across the world.
British companies are among the consortia which own Red Sea cables, with British Telecom owning a stake in the major AAE-1 cable that runs from Europe through Africa to Asia.
Policy Exchange has warned that Iran-backed groups, including the Houthis and Hezbollah, have indicated on official social media channels that they could target the cables.
Fibre optics such as these are laid down by cableships across the seabeds of the world - ABACA PRESS/ALAMY.
It further warns that the Houthis have had combat diver training and possess an array of naval mines which could “damage cables at shallower depths”.
The report said: “Whilst these groups are not thought to possess the equipment necessary to conduct sophisticated subsea warfare, Iran could provide such capabilities.
“In any case, cables passing through the shallower waters of the Red Sea are exposed to far more rudimentary methods, such as cutting and mines.”
It added: “Whilst Iran depends on this infrastructure for its own connectivity, any conflagration which threatens the regime’s survival may lead it to calculate that the cables have become a strategic target.”
The new report highlighted the importance of protecting the cables, upon which “99 per cent of the UK’s digital communications with the outside world depend”.
Our social, economic, political and military systems are therefore entirely reliant upon our ability to police and protect the cables which run in and beyond our territorial waters,” it added.
-Genevieve Holl-Allen, The Telegraph
Navalny’s body found and shows ‘signs of bruising’ after mystery spies seen at prison
Prior to his death, Alexei Navalny was being held at the Polar Wolf prison, north of the Arctic Circle in Siberia.
Critics of the Russian regime have accused Vladimir Putin of sending spies to disconnect CCTV cameras at a prison complex just days before prominent Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny died.
Several officers from the FSB, Russia’s intelligence service, visited the Polar Wolf prison camp earlier this week, according to activists at the human rights group gulagu.net, before the opposition figure dropped dead aged 47 on Friday.
Today his wife accused Russia of hiding his body.
The organisation has also claimed CCTV cameras were shut off at the complex in the hours before, as well as suggesting the speed at which authorities made comments on the incident was deeply suspicious.
A well-prepared statement, likened by the organisation to a press release, was issued by the prison no less than two minutes after his death was supposed to have taken place, and seven minutes later Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was addressing the country’s press.
Representatives of gulagu.net said: ‘This rapid timing can mean only one thing. Everything was preplanned and coordinated, right down to the […] press release. Minute by minute. Second by second.’
An inmate at the complex has also told Russian opposition media that other prisoners were informed Navalny had died at 10am, well before the officially recorded death time of 2.17pm, as well as describing how unknown vehicles had arrived at the prison the night before.
They said: ‘I think Navalny died much earlier than the time it was announced.’
The opposition figure’s death has sent shockwaves and prompted outcry around the world (Picture: AP)
More than 300 people have been arrested in Moscow for laying flowers for the deceased opposition leader (Picture: Getty)
The opposition figure’s team has said his body is currently missing from the morgue, which was attended by Navalny’s wife and mother on Saturday.
They maintain that Navalny was killed by intelligence agents at the behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Local paramedics have told opposition outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe that Navalny’s body is currently being held at a different facility in the same area as the prison.
It is reported to have shown signs of bruising consistent with attempts to resuscitate him, likely after a seizure, though an autopsy has reportedly not yet been performed.
Navalny’s spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh has said: ‘Alexei Navalny was murdered. The whole world knows that the president of Russia personally gave this order just as it knows that Alexei was never afraid of him, never stayed silent, and that he never stopped acting.
-Will Neal, Metro News
Alexei Navalny's crestfallen wife lashes out at Vladimir Putin: 'He killed my husband'
Yulia Navalnaya released a statement to YouTube regarding her husband's death. (Image: Getty)
Alexei Navalny's widow has accused Russian authorities of killing her husband with the nerve agent novichok, famously used in the 2018 Salisbury attack in the UK.
In a video statement posted to YouTube, Yulia Navalnaya said her late husband's body is being hidden as Russian authorities wait for "traces of yet another of Putin's novichok to disappear."
She continued: "My husband could not be broken. And that's exactly why Putin killed him. Shameful, cowardly, not daring to look into his eyes or simply say his name.
"And as vile and cowardly they are now hiding his body, they are not showing it, not giving it to his mother, and they are pathetically lying and waiting for the traces of yet another of Putin's novichok to disappear there."
She vowed to continue the legacy of her husband, not only by uncovering those involved in his death but by publicly naming them.
She repeatedly blamed Vladimir Putin directly for Navalny's death.
She said: "Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband ... We know exactly why Putin killed Alexei three days ago. We will tell you soon about it. We will also definitely find out who exactly and how exactly this crime was committed. We will name names and show faces."
Novichok, the nerve agent Navalnaya believes was used to kill Navalny, was famously used in 2018 in the Salisbury poisonings of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
It ended up being a botched assassination attempt on Sergei, who was a former Russian military officer who was working with British intelligence agencies in Salisbury. Both spent days in the hospital before being discharged, surviving the event.
British authorities say the poisoning had almost certainly been approved “at a senior level of the Russian state.” Moscow has vehemently denied the allegations.
While the Skripals survived, the attack later claimed the life of a British woman and left a man and a police officer seriously ill.
Navalnaya continued: "The most important thing we can do for Alexei and for ourselves is to continue to fight. I will continue the life work of Alexei Navalny. I call on you to stand with me."
Following the news of her husband's death, Navalnaya spoke at a conference in Germany, denouncing the lies of the Putin regime. She said: "They are lying constantly. They will be brought ot justice, and this day will come soon."
Russian prison authorities announced on Friday that Navalny fell unconscious and passed away after feeling unwell on a walk. The Kremlin has denied involvement in his death.
-Rebecca Robinson, Express News
Biden Suggests House Republicans Partially to Blame for Death of Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny (VIDEO)
Joe Biden on Monday returned to the White House after another vacation in Delaware.
Biden has spent 442 days – 39.2% of his presidency – on vacation with no visitor logs.
Reporters posted up on the South Lawn of the White House asked Biden questions about 47-year-old Russian dissident and Putin critic Alexei Navalny.
Biden suggested House Republicans may be partially to blame for Navalny’s death since they refused to pass the Senate aid bill that allocates billions of dollars to Ukraine.
Makes sense.
“Would you go so far as to say that Alexei Navalny’s blood is on the hands of House Republicans right now?” CNN reporter MJ Lee asked Biden.
What kind of question is this? Only CNN would ask such a ridiculous question.
“I wouldn’t use that term, but they’re making a big mistake not responding,” Biden said.
Biden, who is trying to lock up his main political opponent for life, mumbled something about considering additional sanctions on Russia after Navalny’s death.
If Joe Biden gets his way, Trump will die in prison.
“Are you going to impose more sanctions on Russia over Navalny’s death?” a reporter asked Biden.
“Moving over considering additional sanctions. Yes!!” Biden said.
-Cristina Laila, The Gateway Pundit
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Says He’s Boycotting in “Loser State” New York — Sets Sights on Oklahoma, North Dakota, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas for Future Ventures
Image Credit: Screenshot: Kevin O’Leary/FOX Business
‘Shark Tank’ star and famed investor Kevin O’Leary declared that he is ceasing all future investment activities in New York, labeling it a “loser state” due to its political climate and legal persecution against former President Trump.
O’Leary is now turning his attention to states like Oklahoma, North Dakota, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas for his future business ventures.
O’Leary’s commentary followed the verdict by Judge Arthur Engoron in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud case against President Trump. O’Leary, who has been vocal about his investment philosophy, sees this as a turning point for his and potentially others’ investment strategies.
During a Fox Business interview, O’Leary expressed his frustration with New York’s policies, which are hostile to businesses and investors.
“I can’t go to New York, so I’m going to Oklahoma, North Dakota, West Virginia. Governor Stitt, Kevin Stitt. My staff have met with him. Governor Burgum, the same thing. Those are winner states. They don’t do things like this,” O’Leary said, underscoring his decision to redirect billions of dollars in investments towards states that are more business-friendly.
WATCH:
O’Leary announced this first on The Gateway Pundit during an exclusive interview with Jordan Conradson.
Speaking to The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson, O’Leary expressed his frustration and urged businesses to avoid states like New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, all of which he categorizes as “loser states” due to their policies, high taxes, and mismanagement.
-Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit
EXCLUSIVE FOIA RELEASE: Iranian Regime Interfered in 2020 Presidential Election the Week Before Election – Chris Krebs Kept This from Congress During Testimony
Recently, investigative journalist Yehuda Miller received several FOIA documents that completely redefine what we were told to believe about the 2020 US presidential election.
The election was billed by the Democrat Party, Joe Biden, the mainstream media, and former CISA Chief Chris Krebs as the most secure election in US history.
Chris Krebs, the former CISA Director fired by Donald Trump, testified before Congress on December 16, 2020, after he was fired. Krebs was called to testify before the US Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee.
Krebs famously announced that day, “The 2020 election was the most secure in US history.”
But was 2020 really the most secure election in US history?
Yehuda Miller and The Gateway Pundit plan to release a series of FOIA documents in the coming days that prove Chris Krebs was not honest with the American public during his testimony and that he clearly knew his statements were inaccurate.
A week ago on Monday, we released information on a secret 2020 Election Day phone call organized by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
CISA describes itself as the operational lead for federal cybersecurity and the national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience. However, since its founding, CISA has morphed into a much more sinister and politicized organization.
CISA was founded in 2007. CISA was originally intended to be an ancillary agency designed to protect “critical infrastructure” and guard against cybersecurity threats. In the years since its creation, however, CISA metastasized into the nerve center of the federal government’s domestic surveillance and censorship operations on social media. In 2018 CISA was given the role in securing the elections and the census. They have failed on both accounts.
By 2020, CISA routinely reported social media posts that allegedly spread “disinformation” to social media platforms. By 2021, CISA had a formal “Mis-, Dis-, and Mal-information” (MDM) team. In 2022 and 2023, in response to growing public and private criticism of CISA’s unconstitutional behavior, CISA attempted to camouflage its activities, duplicitously claiming it serves a purely “informational” role.”
The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft is currently the lead plaintiff in the Missouri-Louisiana vs. Joe Biden lawsuit that is heading to the Supreme Court in March.
The plaintiffs are challenging the Biden regime’s censorship apparatus, arguing that the federal government cannot infringe on the free speech of Americans. CISA today is central to the government’s censorship system.
On Monday, The Gateway Pundit released evidence that a private meeting was organized by CISA officials on November 3, 2020, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time with select members of a secret “Election Security Initiative.”
This was an exclusive meeting of CISA officials and their exclusive election Partners. This was held late in the afternoon on Election Day. It reportedly lasted for a half hour.
The Gateway Pundit published this report on Monday.
** You can read the first report here.
-Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit
Hawaii poised to slap tourists with $25 climate tax: ‘Small price to pay to preserve paradise’
Lawmakers in Hawaii are poised to approve a $25 climate tax on tourists who visit the Aloha State in an effort to combat what they claim is an assault on the area’s natural resources.
The state, which saw 9.5 million people visit last year, is recovering from the devastating wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, which killed at least 100 people and caused damages worth around $6 billion.
The proposed tax will pay to protect beaches and prevent wildfires, state officials said.
An aerial view shows the devastation caused by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii in October. Getty Images.
“It’s a very small price to pay to preserve paradise,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, told The Wall Street Journal.
A tax by the nation’s 50th state would follow in the footsteps of other tourist hot spots including Greece; Venice, Italy; the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador; the Pacific island nation of Palau; Greece; and New Zealand — all of which have levied fees on tourist ranging from $1 to $100.
In 2022, Green campaigned on a platform of having all tourists pay a $50 fee to enter the state, but the proposal failed to gain the necessary votes in the state legislature.
“All I want to do, honestly, is to make travelers accountable and have the capacity to help pay for the impact that they have,” Green told AP last year.
“We get between nine and 10 million visitors a year, (but) we only have 1.4 million people living here. Those 10 million travelers should be helping us sustain our environment.”
Lawmakers in Hawaii want to charge visitors a $25 fee to fund conservation efforts in the island archipelago. AP.
Green told The Journal he anticipates that a $25 fee would raise $68 million annually for the state, which would then use the money to establish a state fire marshal as well as to help with disaster prevention.
Some legislators think the tax would violate US constitutional protections for free travel and have instead promoted year-long licenses or passes to visit parks and trails that are popular with hikers.
Either policy would be a first of its kind for any US state.
-Ariel Zilber, New York Post