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Israel threatens invasion of Rafah before Ramadan if hostages not released
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Page 6: Politix
New York Times doubles down on its scathing opinion pieces criticizing Biden - despite White House being 'extremely upset' after liberal-leaning paper pointed out his unsuitability for a second term	10 14:00 Pliny Grirt6756 [21]
Page 1: WoT Operations
After today's attacks, the Suez canal is effectively closed.	5 11:10 trailing wife [27]
Shocking video shows man shooting cop dead and wounding another while being tased after refusing to get out of his car during traffic stop	4 20:58 Rex Mundi [35]
At least a dozen 'cartel members' are killed after attacking Mexican soldiers near Texas border	0 [21]
Sister of slain Hamas leader Arouri charged with funneling money to terror group, incitement	0 [41]
Israeli man charged over ties with Hamas after meeting deputy chief al-Arouri last year	0 [26]
Police catch suspect with shoulder-mounted missile launcher, grenades	1 09:00 ed in texas [24]
Israeli man lightly wounded after car comes under attack near Homesh in West Bank, residents riot	0 [32]
Indiana freelance reporter charged for threatening to ‘kill every Jew’ in Fort Wayne	3 10:24 Procopius2k [28]
Lebanon says 14 wounded in IDF strikes on alleged weapons depot near Sidon	3 11:00 trailing wife [63]
Good Morning	9 10:22 Frank G [29]
Israeli forces arrest Palestinians across occupied West Bank	2 12:12 SteveS [43]
Israel threatens invasion of Rafah before Ramadan if hostages not released, leaves text messages, expects first phase done in 6-8 weeks	0 [52]
Qassam Brigades attacks Israeli Forces in Khan Younis	0 [47]
Police officers seal off East Jerusalem home of suspect in Friday’s fatal terror shooting ahead of demolition	0 [42]
Four missiles fired at US base in eastern Syria	0 [42]
British Navy reports another attack on a ship off the coast of Yemen, or possibly two	1 09:47 Skidmark [61]
Turkish soldier killed in Kurdistan Region	0 [52]
Jordan says 5 drug traffickers killed along Syrian border	0 [33]
SDF kills two Turkish-backed militants in Manbij: Monitor	0 [27]
‘From the river to the sea’: 3,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched in Madrid against Israel Saturday	0 [31]
Moroccan Navy Rescues 141 Migrants off Atlantic Coast	0 [29]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iranian Quds Force head credited with halting attacks on US troops in Iraq, Syria	4 19:36 Crang Bumble9208 [44]
Report: US seeking to bypass own rules blocking PA funding amid critical shortfall	3 12:14 Grom the Reflective [21]
UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran continues to enrich uranium to high levels	0 [19]
There's No Point Negotiating With Hamas, Sez ... Egypt?	0 [38]
IDF says 12,000 Hamas fighters killed in Gaza war, double the terror group’s claim	0 [28]
Some 6,000 Iraqi families remain in Syria’s al-Hol	0 [34]
Police reported on preventive conversations with participants in the protest in memory of Navalny	1 00:46 Grom the Reflective [30]
Lawyers assess the chances of returning the case of riot participants to Dagestan	0 [29]
Report: Netanyahu agrees to limit Arab-Israeli worshipers on Temple Mount during Ramadan	0 [16]
Israeli swimmer booed in Qatar says ‘I’m here with the Israeli flag, and I’m proud of that’	0 [20]
Government says evacuees from south can return March 1, or stay in subsidized hotels through July	1 09:20 Skidmark [21]
BBC director expresses regret over ‘antisemitic behavior’ by several staffers	4 22:22 swksvolFF [34]
Sadr-linked activist found killed in Babil	1 07:28 Huputle Cherelet4131 [29]
Iran unveils new air defense weaponry as regional tensions ramp up	1 08:25 Skidmark [24]
Leading US Black church: Stop support of Israel’s ‘mass genocide’ in Gaza	5 21:44 Rex Mundi [26]
UK lord suspended as head of housing association after X post against Hamas	0 [24]
Herzog says Saudi normalization would be a win over Hamas, pushes back on Qatari PM’s hostage remark	0 [21]
Vehicles stolen from Israel, unopened medicine for hostages found at Nasser Hospital, says IDF	0 [23]
Puntland Expels Journalist Over Previous Al Shabaab Reports	0 [35]
Free speech rights weaponized to silence students on US campuses after Oct. 7	2 10:54 Tom [27]
Report to Congress on Columbia-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program	0 [22]
Homeland admitted in emails it fails to track illegal immigrants released into US interior	3 20:36 Ululating Platypus [36]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Guinea's military dissolves government abruptly, announcing plan for new administration	1 16:49 Super Hose [43]
Largest multicountry COVID study links vaccines to potential adverse effects	1 07:19 Besoeker [31]
Largest Covid VAX study to date finds 3 times greater risk	4 22:31 swksvolFF [27]
Louisiana cousins aged 10 and 12 beat three-year-old girl to death while two moms gambled in the casino: Another child called police to report it after being left at home alone with EIGHT kids	2 19:15 Rex Mundi [40]
America's EV boom goes bust! Lithium and nickel producers begin mass layoffs and pause multi-billion-dollar projects as US says no to electric car push	5 13:10 swksvolFF [26]
Analysis reveals nearly 500 rural hospitals that serve millions of Americans are at risk of closing... is YOURS on the chopping block?	4 11:13 Beavis [23]
Boston's migrant shelter luxury: State pays $16 for breakfast, $17 for lunch and $31 for dinner as they live in hotels for free after entering the US illegally	10 21:07 Black Charlie tse Tung4252 [30]
Man in kilt arrested for allegedly shoving items up his rectum and returning them to shelves at antique stores	13 22:25 Black Charlie tse Tung4252 [30]
Israeli research reveals ChatGPT weak spots, saves millions from hacking	0 [23]
State Dept Investigation of Biden's Iran Envoy Broadens Into Probe of His Suspension	6 07:38 Huputle Cherelet4131 [32]
Senate throws out bill seeking public hanging of rape convicts	6 23:05 Black Charlie tse Tung4252 [32]
Suspect arrested for insulting Christian graves	0 [28]
Tribal clashes kill more than 50 people in Papua New Guinea	0 [21]
Ugandan Foreign Minister: Finding an alternative to SWIFT will help resist Western blackmail	2 06:47 Frank G [39]
Iraq, Iran exchange remains of missing persons from the 1980s war	5 19:28 Frank G [34]
Two South African Soldiers Killed in DRC	0 [28]
Page 4: Opinion
Largest Covid vaccine study ever finds shots are linked to small increased risk of neurological, blood and heart disorders - but they are still extremely rare	6 22:21 swksvolFF [34]
The rise of barbaric progressivism	2 11:22 Procopius2k [21]
Did Our Intelligence Agencies Suggest The Russia Hoax To Hillary Clinton's Campaign?	15 23:06 trailing wife [32]
The split has not gone away. How the Russian underground of Dnepropetrovsk lives	0 [22]
Rafah offensive: Netanyahu takes Biden hostage	7 12:03 Grom the Reflective [42]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Russia parades 'British-made Banshee kamikaze jet drone' after claiming to have intercepted and landed the UAV and stolen its 'secrets'	0 [20]
During the week, 560 combat clashes took place in Ukraine	0 [19]
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 19, 2024	0 [28]
Russia is massing troops in Zaporozhye - CNN	0 [21]
Execution of prisoners by Russians in Avdievka: the names of the five dead have been revealed	0 [17]
The United States is developing a surrender plan	0 [21]
Army Gen. Gerasimov appears on Red Star website, dated February, 2024	0 [16]
Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (19 February 2024)	0 [17]
Current information on the situation on the front line: February 19 (updated)	0 [19]
After Avdievka. Where the Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to go on the defensive	0 [21]
The head of Sweden's military intelligence declared Russia the 'main military threat'	4 23:53 Black Charlie tse Tung4252 [33]

Home Front: Politix

New York Times doubles down on its scathing opinion pieces criticizing Biden - despite White House being 'extremely upset' after liberal-leaning paper pointed out his unsuitability for a second term

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger says The White House is 'extremely upset' with the newspaper's coverage of President Biden's age

Sulzberger insists the newspaper will continue reporting objectively on both Biden and Trump, despite the White House's discontent

The coverage has faced criticism for emphasizing Biden's age and low approval ratings, with some suggesting it has been overly sensationalized

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            02/20/2024            05:31   ||
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#1 White House ‘extremely upset’ with coverage of Biden’s age and unpopularity, New York Times publisher reveals

                Posted by: Skidmark    ||
                02/20/2024 5:36                Comments ||
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Before taking to the field, I would strongly encourage a reading of the Thirty Nine Articles.

I would consider it an honor to serve without compensation, as 'second' to either party.

                Posted by: Besoeker    ||
                02/20/2024 6:42                Comments ||
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#3 This seems like a case of pollsters correcting their bias just before an election to seem objective.

                Posted by: Super Hose    ||
                02/20/2024 9:09                Comments ||
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#4 Wall Street prep shows investors preparing for red wave on Election Day

                Posted by: Skidmark    ||
                02/20/2024 9:21                Comments ||
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#5 ...before the 1960s the Trunks were blue and the Donks were red. It was changed by the media to avoid the link between red and communists. Given that the Donks have gone full commie, its time for another readjustment.

                Posted by: Procopius2k    ||
                02/20/2024 10:29                Comments ||
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#6 I have come to believe the words "red wave" are a hex.

                Posted by: M. Murcek    ||
                02/20/2024 10:30                Comments ||
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#7 He was unsuitable for a first term, but the NYT supported him, or should I say carried his doo doo diaper anyway.

                Posted by: Too Old To Work    ||
                02/20/2024 10:55                Comments ||
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#8 #4 I hope you are right. But we did hear all this throughout 2022, and look what actually happened.

                Posted by: Tom    ||
                02/20/2024 11:11                Comments ||
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#9 When a ship goes down, you want to swim as far away from it as possible or get sucked down with it. Just saying.

                Posted by: Procopius2k    ||
                02/20/2024 13:46                Comments ||
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#10 Colter's Law:
"The longer it takes for the media to identify a perpetrator(s) of an outrageous crime, the less likely the perpetrator(s) is/are to be straight white and male."

                Posted by: Pliny Grirt6756    ||
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Sun 2024-02-18
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