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Katz vows to destroy Gaza City unless Hamas frees hostages, lays down arms
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 4: Opinion
Last LCS to be Commissioned 15NOV25 - Any Bets on Decommissioning Date?	5 18:06 Cloting Clusose2637 [214]
Extreme heat creates 'recipe for disaster' for vulnerable seniors, expert warns	8 14:15 Abu Uluque [248]
The warrior ethos effect: Why female enlistment is surging under Trump	2 09:37 Procopius2k [145]
Who Should They Give Florida to? A Primer for Friedrich Merz	6 09:40 Procopius2k [192]
@BENZ_PILLED ANIMATION: Columbia University and the Shadow State // Mike Benz is on fire!	1 01:35 Besoeker [152]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	1 17:12 Whiskey Mike [185]
Pentagon directs National Guard troops in DC to start patrolling with guns	8 13:00 Besoeker [337]
Judenfrei: Resort manager arrested in S. France for religious discrimination after denying entry to Israeli youth, Israeli family hospitalized after attack in Dutch amusement park after ‘call for action’	0 [226]
IDF shot Paleo who drew air gun on soldiers in Hebron, hunt for another shooter near settlement finally successful	0 [134]
S.Lebanon: IDF kills Hezbollah weapons depot, Hezbollah turban	1 05:29 Grom the Affective [158]
Member of Syrian armed forces said killed in Islamic State suicide attack	0 [141]
Katz vows to destroy Gaza City unless Hamas frees hostages, lays down arms	0 [372]
Sirens sounds as Yemen’s Houthis fire missile, drone at Israel; no injuries reported	1 08:29 SteveS [143]
Saudi Arabia executes man despite objections from rights defenders	1 13:44 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [193]
Police allow a few anti-Bibi protesters to block highways, demonstrate at Netanyahu home calling for hostage deal	0 [139]
SDF announces dismantling 'dangerous' ISIS cell in Syria's Raqqah	0 [130]
Iraq to repatriate 20 Kurds from Libya	0 [140]
US confirms killing of senior ISIS leader in northwest Syria	0 [147]
'Islamic State' militants attacked Puntland Forces and killed several officers in Bari Region; Puntland forces captured ISIS positions	0 [196]
IDF seized a drone smuggling weapons from Egypt	1 03:44 Grom the Affective [173]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pentagon, DEA, Mexican forces hold intel training aimed at 'putting an end to the godless cartels'	5 16:51 Rambler [285]
National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown	6 14:07 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [255]
Hundreds of DoD civilians accept call of duty in southern border mission under Trump's order	1 23:49 Skidmark [225]
Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency chief, other senior Pentagon officials	3 10:26 DooDahMan [186]
US defense secretary fires general whose agency contradicted Trump on effectiveness of US strikes on Iran	5 18:41 Regular joe [239]
Germany says recognition of Palestinian state ‘counterproductive’ at this stage	1 01:27 Besoeker [119]
Monomaniacal idiots: Dutch FM resigns after failing to secure cabinet support for new sanctions on Israel	0 [183]
Pakistan Urges U.S. to Buy Back Abandoned Weapons in Afghanistan	2 07:22 MikeKozlowski [178]
New Cuban Missile Crisis: Trump Sends Fleet to Sea, Maduro Announces Mobilization	3 09:31 Procopius2k [224]
Iran Warns of Syrian Fighters Moving to Afghanistan, Echoing UN Concerns	2 09:39 Skidmark [125]
UN declares Gaza Strip in catastrophic famine for first time, but it’s a lie	1 10:50 Skidmark [119]
SOMB: Ukrainian special services supply weapons to Africa through embassies	0 [91]
BBC reports that Iran’s latest large-scale maneuvers were intended to showcase its military strength	1 09:57 Muggsy and Company2746 [118]
Islamic Sharia Law Legally Valid in Austrian Civil Disputes, Vienna Court Rules	0 [107]
Trump delivered strategic blow to Iran regime with bold Azerbaijan-Armenia pact	1 00:36 Skidmark [131]
Armenian group "Martyr Nubar Ozanyan Battalion" (part of SDF in Syria) preparing to deploy to DeirEzZor.	1 08:42 Mercutio [90]
China condemns US military buildup off Venezuela coast as foreign interference in regional affairs	6 14:04 Super Hose [274]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command	1 09:34 Procopius2k [167]
Parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murder of their parents	3 14:37 Abu Uluque [185]
Dow hits record high after Fed Chair hints at September rate cuts	3 13:37 swksvolFF [127]
Ranked: U.S. Cities With the Highest Cost of Groceries	8 21:25 Woodrow [267]
David Ketchum, Agent 13 On ‘Get Smart,' Passes Away at 97	2 21:12 Lord Garth [198]
Trump reveals Intel has agreed to deal for US to take 10 percent equity stake	10 16:52 Elmomoter Mussolini9149 [223]
The devastating reality behind surge in deaths on popular Hawaiian island	3 13:50 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [209]
NASA spacecraft collects dust older than the sun from an asteroid more than 200million miles away	1 06:41 Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 [103]
Experienced skydiver deliberately plunged to death one day after relationship with boyfriend ended	0 [123]
Top Trump agency slashes billions in government waste with move to expose 'abuse' of US tax dollars	1 21:03 Gritch Throlumble3163 [284]
Wuhan Researcher Accused Of Smuggling Biological Material Pleads No Contest	5 09:02 Super Hose [160]
Bill Ackman Is Promoting An Anti-Woke AI-Powered School Coming To New York	5 00:56 Besoeker [185]
Trump administration pushes to remove noncitizen Medicaid enrollees	0 [106]
DNI Tulsi Gabbard unveils intel reorganization, downsizing after bombshell weaponization revelations	1 01:00 Besoeker [127]
World's most popular painkiller may increase risk of autism and ADHD, Harvard experts warn: 'This could have major public health implications'	8 21:04 Lord Garth [410]
Page 5: Local News
Ukrainian General Staff on the successes in one of the directions	0 [88]
Current information on the situation on the front line on August 22 (updated)	0 [88]
Putin: Russia is doing everything to end the war against the people of Donbass	0 [88]
6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war are being held in Russian Federal Penitentiary Service institutions	0 [89]
Expert talks about Admiral Amelko frigate, which is feared in the US	0 [109]
Two Kyiv agents involved in preparing terrorist attacks detained in DPR	0 [87]
Theory of survival drift	4 21:15 Lord Garth [251]
Romanian NATO outpost at the borders of the Russian Federation	0 [89]
Page 6: Politix
Judge blocks Trump admin from pulling funding for 34 cities, counties over 'sanctuary' policies	7 21:32 Woodrow [312]
Trump unveils the next big city he's planning federal military takeover after 'grossly incompetent' leadership	2 08:18 ChicagoNorth [246]
Biden official: Netanyahu sabotaged deals but calling him out would’ve helped Hamas	1 02:51 Grom the Affective [126]
U.S. Revokes Security Clearance of Former Afghanistan Envoy Tom West and 36 Officials	2 08:48 Super Hose [129]
IRS began criminal probe into Clinton Foundation in 2019 but then suddenly stopped, memos show	0 [145]

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Columbia is where the Frankfurt School retreated to sit out WW2 in safety while we Americans freed their country from the Nazis and did the spending and dying. It's no coincidence that BLM and George Floyd protests started there.