California lawmakers are proposing expanding the state’s zero-down home loan program to illegal aliens. The proposal — Assembly Bill 1840 — comes as the state grapples with a sharp imbalance in housing supply and demand, currently ranking 49th in the country for housing units per resident.
State Senator Briah Dahle (R-Bieber) slammed the bill, voicing concern for US citizens left behind in the housing market. “Assembly Bill 1840 is an insult to California citizens who are being left behind and priced out of homeownership,” said Dahle. “I’m all for helping first-time homebuyers, but give priority to those who are here in our state legally.”
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The bill seeks to expand access to the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loans program to illegal aliens. Launched in 2023 with an initial fund of $300 million to help first-time home buyers, it depleted its funds in 11 days.
Threatening to further complicated matters for California is a new influx of illegal aliens seeking to cross California’s borders in the face of Texas’s measures to confront and contain the migrant invasion. Earlier this year, the state — which is already facing significant financial woes — expanded MediCal, its taxpayer-funded healthcare system, to cover illegal aliens. The state estimated that 700,000 illegal aliens would sign up at a cost of up to $3.4 billion. However, significant increases in California’s illegal alien population could spark significantly higher costs.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Israel has defended striking Iranian targets in Tehran hours before a ceasefire went into effect, resulting in Iranian strikes and Israeli counter-strikes after the ceasefire and angering President Donald J. Trump.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, and President Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: June 24, 2025, Israel and Iran.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Pursuant to the conversation between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel has refrained from additional attacks.” – Office of the Israeli Prime Minister.
🎯IMPACT: President Trump, who intervened in the Israel-Iran war to deliver a decisive blow to Iran’s nuclear facilities, is now adopting a more aggressive diplomatic posture to bring the conflict to a close.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to President Donald J. Trump’s criticism of Israeli forces launching a massive attack on Iran shortly before a ceasefire was due to take effect, resulting in subsequent violations by both parties.
According to a statement from Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli Air Force “forcefully attacked in the heart of Tehran, struck regime targets and eliminated hundreds of Basij and Iranian security forces personnel” at 03:00 AM, just hours before a scheduled ceasefire was to begin at 07:00 AM.
“Shortly before the ceasefire was due to take effect, Iran launched a barrage of missiles, one of which took the lives of four of our citizens in Be’er Sheva,” the statement continues, asserting that six minutes after the ceasefire took effect at 07:00 AM, “Iran launched one missile at Israeli territory, and two additional missiles at 10:25.”
Despite acknowledging that the missiles “were either intercepted or fell in open areas, and caused neither casualties nor damage,” the Israeli statement defends subsequent strikes on Iran as a response to the Islamic Republic’s “violations.”
President Trump was highly critical of Israel’s actions on Tuesday morning, saying, “Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before. The biggest load that we’ve seen.”
“I’m not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, ‘OK, now you have 12 hours,’ you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them,” he continued, adding that Israel and Iran “don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.”
Despite defending its strikes before the ceasefire officially went into effect, Netanyahu’s office acknowledged that, “Pursuant to the conversation between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel has refrained from additional attacks.”
The Israeli statement added that, “In the conversation, President Trump expressed his great appreciation for Israel, which achieved all of its objectives for the war, as well as his confidence in the stability of the ceasefire.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Donald J. Trump responded to calls from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to impeach him again, mocking the idea and calling her “stupid” and unqualified.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Sen. Chuck Schumer.
📍WHEN & WHERE: June 24 2025, posted via Truth Social by President Trump.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!” – Donald J. Trump, channeling Clint Eastwood, in a line written by John Milius.
🎯IMPACT: Trump’s post rallies supporters, reignites debate over impeachment abuse and throws shade at leading progressive Democrats ahead of primary season.
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President Donald J. Trump responded sharply to renewed calls for his impeachment by far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, calling her “stupid” and “one of the dumbest people in Congress.” The remarks came as AOC floated impeachment over Trump’s mounting policy victories, a reaction Trump chalked up to Democratic frustration with losing.
“The reason for her ‘rantings’ is all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump Administration,” Trump posted. “The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
The president didn’t stop at AOC. He slammed Rep. Jasmine Crockett as “a seriously Low IQ individual” and torched Rep. Ilhan Omar for constantly criticizing the U.S. while representing a “Failed Country… drenched in Crime and Poverty.” He added, “How dare ‘The Mouse’ tells us how to run the United States of America!”
Trump claimed he recently completed a cognitive test at Walter Reed Medical Center and “ACED it,” noting, “I got every answer right.” He suggested Ocasio-Cortez should take one as well and return to her district in Queens to clean up “filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets.”
He warned her to “start worrying about her own Primary” against Sen. Chuck Schumer, sarcastically calling him “our Great Palestinian Senator.” Wrapping up, Trump mocked Democrats’ polling collapse and issued a challenge, paraphrasing Clint Eastwood’s famous character Harry Callahan: “Go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!”
The line in the Eastwood movie is believed to have been written by John Milius, the writer and director behind smash hits like Dirty Harry, Apocalypse Now, and Red Dawn. Milius is also believed to be the inspiration behind the character of Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski, and is the father of filmmaker Amanda Milius, who served in the first Trump administration and directed the movie Plot Against the President.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court authorized the deportation of certain illegal immigrants to third countries, overturning a lower court injunction. However, the district court moved to reinstate its order just hours later, regardless.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), eight illegal alien criminals, U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy, and the Supreme Court.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The Supreme Court ruling was issued on Monday, following a lower court injunction in Boston, with the district court reinstating its injunction late Monday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Expect fireworks tomorrow when we hold this judge accountable for refusing to obey the Supreme Court,” White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller stated late Monday evening.
🎯IMPACT: Deportations of criminal illegal immigrants to third countries are expected to resume quickly, though the actions of Judge Murphy could complicate matters in the short term.
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In a major win for the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, the Supreme Court on Monday authorized the deportation of certain illegal immigrants to “third countries,” overturning a lower-court injunction that had halted the removals. “With this decision, DHS can finally exercise its undisputed authority to deport criminal illegal aliens—who are not wanted in their home country—to third countries that have agreed to accept them,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement. The order follows a decision by a far-left judge that had left U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and eight criminal migrants stranded in Djibouti.
The 6-3 ruling stayed a lower court injunction that had blocked the removals, with left-wing Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting. The case involved eight migrants convicted of serious crimes who challenged their deportations after being transferred to Sudan. They claimed they were unlawfully sent to countries not listed in their original removal orders.
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy had previously blocked their deportations, requiring that the immigrants remain in U.S. custody until undergoing a “reasonable fear interview” to assess potential persecution. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that Murphy’s decision obstructed immigration enforcement and delayed the deportation of “some of the worst of the worst illegal aliens.”
Despite the high court’s ruling, just hours later, Judge Murphy reinstated his injunction specific to the illegal immigrants in Djibouti—in blatant defiance of the Supreme Court’s order. Judge Murphy late Monday wrote that his prior injunction “remains in full force and effect, notwithstanding today’s stay of the Preliminary Injunction.” The district court judge goes on to cite Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent, arguing that the case was “not properly before [the Supreme] Court.”
“Expect fireworks tomorrow when we hold this judge accountable for refusing to obey the Supreme Court,” White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller stated late Monday evening.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Chicago abortionist clinic is now killing unborn babies in the third trimester, making Illinois one of the few states to allow abortions up to approximately 34 weeks.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Hope Clinic, pro-life leaders, and Illinois lawmakers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Hope Clinic’s new Chicago location opened on June 2, 2024, in the Uptown neighborhood.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Almost everyone recognizes the brutality of an abortion that late in pregnancy.” – Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League.
🎯IMPACT: The facility plans to perform eight to ten late-term abortions weekly, with more than half of patients expected to come from states with stricter abortion laws.
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Hope Clinic, a long-standing abortionist clinic in Illinois, has opened a second location in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, offering to kill unborn babies in all trimesters, including up to approximately 34 weeks. The facility, which started operations on June 2, is now the only independent provider in the Midwest performing abortions at such an advanced stage of pregnancy.
The clinic announced its expansion on Instagram, stating, “Hope Clinic is now open in Chicago, IL, expanding our care through all trimesters! (And OMG we couldn’t be more excited).” Reasons for late-term abortions listed by the clinic include issues like health complications, but also personal changes of mind, such as “They just don’t want to be pregnant.”
Illinois law permits abortions past so-called fetal viability if a physician determines it is necessary for the life or health of the mother, including mental health. The law does not specify a gestational limit, allowing for significant latitude in such decisions. Dr. Erin King, the clinic’s chief medical officer, insists that the facility “absolutely” operates within the law and seeks to provide as many abortions as possible under its guidelines.
Pro-life advocates have expressed strong opposition to the facility’s operations. Eric Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League commented, “Almost everyone recognizes the brutality of an abortion that late in pregnancy.” Mary Kate Zander of Illinois Right to Life highlighted concerns over the law’s mental health exemption, stating, “The overarching issue is that Illinois law is intentionally vague. Illinois state legislators don’t want to say that third trimester abortion is legal in Illinois. … But the reality is, [they] want women to be able to come to Illinois in the third trimester and get an abortion.”
The clinic expects to perform eight to ten abortions per week, primarily in the second and third trimesters, with over half of its patients anticipated to come from states with stricter abortion laws. In 2024, Illinois recorded the highest number of out-of-state abortions in the nation, with approximately 35,000 procedures performed for non-residents, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
Notably, premature babies can now be saved as early as 21 weeks in the U.S., with survival rates rising to 42 to 59 percent by 24 weeks and 67 to 76 percent at 25 weeks.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump chastised Iran and especially Israel for breaking a freshly-brokered ceasefire deal in the Middle East, telling reporters, “They don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.”
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Israel, Iran.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Remarks made on Tuesday at the White House before a NATO summit in the Netherlands.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.” – Donald Trump.
🎯IMPACT: Trump’s comments highlight his frustrations with Israel, in particular, as he attempts to wind down the war between the Jewish State and Iran, which saw the U.S. participate in strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both Israel and Iran early Tuesday morning, stating that the two nations “don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.” The profanity-laced remarks were made as Trump departed the White House for a NATO summit following a ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing." pic.twitter.com/xrztmebALZ
Trump criticized Israel for its actions shortly after the ceasefire began. “I’m not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, okay, now you have 12 hours, you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them,” he said. “I’m not happy with Iran either, but I’m really unhappy if Israel is going out this morning.”
On his Truth Social account, Trump urged Israel to halt its planned attack. “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” Shortly after, he announced Israel had canceled its plans, writing, “ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!”
The ceasefire for what Trump referred to as a “12-day war” was brokered with the help of Qatar’s Prime Minister after Iran launched limited strikes on a U.S. airbase in Qatar. Despite the agreement, tensions remain high as a senior Israeli official reported that Iran fired additional missiles toward Israel, with more potentially on the way.
“Unfortunately, the Iranians have decided to continue to fire toward Israel,” the official told Fox News. “Now we will have to retaliate, this will happen of course. It could end within several hours, but they [the Iranians] need to make a decision.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Pro-illegal immigrant riots in Los Angeles, California, this month have resulted in significant taxpayer costs.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Protesters, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), and the Trump administration.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Los Angeles, during June 2025, and other Democrat-controlled cities.
💬KEY QUOTE: “$29.5 million or 92 percent relates to LAPD’s response to protests against ICE, including citywide tactical alert costs.” – Kenneth Mejia
🎯IMPACT: Over $30 million in taxpayer costs, deployment of the National Guard, and over 700 arrests nationwide.
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Downtown Los Angeles became the epicenter of pro-illegal immigrant riots earlier this month, with similar protests taking place in other Democrat-controlled cities. These demonstrations were in response to the Trump administration’s increased immigration enforcement efforts in California.
Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia stated that the riots and protests cost taxpayers over $30 million. Mejia detailed the costs on X, writing, “$29.5 million or 92 percent relates to LAPD’s response to protests against ICE, including citywide tactical alert costs.” An additional $1.4 million went toward clean-up and public property damage.
During the weekend of June 8, rioters in downtown L.A. burned Waymo cars, assaulted police officers, and engaged in mass looting. The violence led the Trump administration to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, a move that cost approximately $134 million, to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal personnel who were not being adequately protected by local and state officials while performing their duties.
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the deployment and filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the decision. The lawsuit failed, however.
Similar anti-ICE riots occurred in cities like Seattle and Portland, some coinciding with anti-Trump “No Kings” protests. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that over 700 arrests were made nationwide in connection with the riots. On June 10 alone, more than 200 arrests took place in Los Angeles after Mayor Karen Bass issued an emergency curfew to curb the looting and vandalism.
President Donald J. Trump has vowed to keep going forward with his deportation policies alongside Border Czar Tom Homan. Trump’s strict immigration policies have significantly reduced illegal entries into the United States, which are down 99.99 percent compared to the Biden era, Homan said in April.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Mark Zuckerberg has launched an aggressive recruitment campaign to build a new AI “superintelligence” team at Meta, personally messaging top researchers and offering record-breaking financial packages.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI figures like Ilya Sutskever and John Schulman, Alexandr Wang, Sam Altman, and Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Spring and summer 2025, primarily in California and via Meta’s global communication networks.
💬KEY QUOTE: “At least so far, none of our best people have decided to take them up on that.” – Sam Altman, OpenAI.
🎯IMPACT: Meta’s recruitment drive signals panic and ambition in the AI arms race, but its internal leadership contradictions and lack of technical trust may stall Zuckerberg’s superintelligence dreams.
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Mark Zuckerberg has launched a desperate recruitment drive to salvage Meta’s lagging AI ambitions. The Facebook founder has personally contacted hundreds of top-tier engineers and researchers, including OpenAI co-founders, product leads, and infrastructure experts, promising them nine-figure packages and blank checks to build a new Superintelligence lab from scratch.
Some recipients of Zuckerberg’s messages thought they were being pranked. One ignored his outreach entirely, assuming it was spam. Others were intrigued—but hesitant. Despite the jaw-dropping offers, doubts loom large: Meta’s AI program has faced public embarrassment, delays in launching core models, and internal confusion over leadership roles. A recent scandal involved accusations that Meta gamed benchmarks to make its AI appear more powerful than it is.
To plug the credibility gap, Zuckerberg is throwing money and status around. He’s tried to lure away OpenAI figures like John Schulman and Bill Peebles. He made a $14 billion deal with AI startup Scale and its CEO Alexandr Wang, handing him control of the new Meta AI team. Meanwhile, Zuckerberg has also flirted with acquiring Perplexity and Ilya Sutskever’s new startup, Safe Superintelligence—Meta even floated buying out parts of Sutskever’s venture fund in a bid to win over ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross.
But while Zuckerberg’s effort is high-touch—dining with recruits at his homes, personally assigning desks, and joining WhatsApp chats named “Recruiting Party”—not everyone is sold. Some recruits say the vision lacks clarity. Internally, Meta’s AI chief scientist Yann LeCun remains openly skeptical of the large language model (LLM) approach Zuckerberg is betting billions on, calling it a dead-end for achieving true superintelligence.
Zuckerberg believes his personal brand can do what Meta’s infrastructure cannot. He’s convinced that a message from him can override institutional hesitation. He’s telling recruits not to worry about money or computing power—Meta has both in spades. But rivals aren’t impressed. OpenAI’s Sam Altman, who’s running his own high-dollar offensive with designer Jony Ive, quipped publicly that none of his top staff have jumped ship.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Trump announced a brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran, formally ending the 12-day war.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the governments of Israel and Iran.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced on Truth Social, within six hours of ceasefire implementation across the Middle Eas
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will!” – Donald J. Trump
🎯IMPACT: The announcement signifies the formal end to hostilities and a de-escalation in one of the world’s most volatile regions.
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President Donald J. Trump has declared a formal end to the 12-day war between Israel and Iran via a post on Truth Social, revealing that both sides agreed to a total and mutual ceasefire. The truce is set to begin within six hours and will unfold in two 12-hour phases—first initiated by Iran, followed by Israel.
The post outlines that both nations will respect peaceful terms during each other’s ceasefire window, culminating in what Trump called a global salute to the official end of “THE 12 DAY WAR.” He emphasized that the war, had it continued, “could have gone on for years” and would have “destroyed the entire Middle East.”
Trump took the opportunity to praise the “Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence” of both nations in bringing about the conclusion of hostilities. The agreement marks a dramatic de-escalation following rapid military escalations that had set the region on edge.
The President’s announcement underscores his central role in navigating high-stakes diplomacy. He touts that the ceasefire plan is not only effective but will hold. He closes his message with blessings for Israel, Iran, the Middle East, and the United States.
As international observers await confirmation of compliance from both governments, the announcement marks a major step toward restoring calm in one of the world’s most volatile flashpoints—and a major diplomatic flex from the President himself.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Plans to build the first major U.S. nuclear power plant in over 15 years have been announced in New York.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and the New York Power Authority.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Monday, June 23, 2025, by Hochul in an interview with TheWall Street Journal.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m going to lean into making sure that every company that wants to come to New York and everyone who wants to live here will never have to worry about reliability and affordability when it comes to their utility costs,” Gov. Hochul said in the interview.
🎯IMPACT: The new nuclear power plant will produce enough electricity to power one million homes as part of Gov. Hochul’s plan to add at least one gigawatt of electrical power generation to New York’s nuclear energy capacity.
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New York has announced plans to build the first major U.S. nuclear power plant in more than a decade and a half. The plans for the plant’s construction were revealed by Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) during an interview with TheWall Street Journal on Monday.
“I’m going to lean into making sure that every company that wants to come to New York and everyone who wants to live here will never have to worry about reliability and affordability when it comes to their utility costs,” Gov. Hochul said, suggesting that she is pursuing assistance from the Trump White House and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to streamline and reduce regulatory hurdles at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“Why does it take a decade?” the New York Democrat asked regarding federal nuclear power regulations. “That’s why no one is doing it; the barriers are too high.”
Notably, the United States has not constructed a new nuclear power facility in over 15 years, and only a total of five new nuclear reactors have been built since 1991. The lack of new construction means that the rate of nuclear power plant retirements has far outpaced new construction.
The closure of nuclear power facilities across the United States has resulted in an increase in reliance on fossil fuels to meet increasing electrical power demands. This situation has been exacerbated in recent years by the explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which requires the use of power-intensive data centers.
New nuclear power plant construction has faced opposition from far-left environmentalist groups who use fears surrounding incidents like the earthquake damage and meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant to generate public and political resistance. Notably, a number of these “green agenda” groups receive financial backing from China, Russia, and other energy industry interests opposed to nuclear power.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the target of an assassination plot allegedly orchestrated by a Polish military pensioner recruited by the Soviet Union decades ago, according to Ukraine’s internal security agency.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The plot involved a Polish military pensioner, Russia’s influence, and Ukraine’s SBU security service, with assistance from Poland’s ABW security service.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The plan targeted Zelensky at Poland’s Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, with the plot exposed by Ukrainian authorities.
💬KEY QUOTE: “A military pensioner, a Pole, who was recruited decades ago, firmly believed in the Soviet idea and harbored his intention through the years.” — Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk, head of Ukraine’s SBU.
🎯IMPACT: The plot was foiled through a coordinated effort by Ukrainian and Polish security services, preventing Zelensky’s assassination.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was allegedly the target of an assassination plot, as revealed by Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk, the head of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). The alleged plan involved a Polish military pensioner who had been recruited by the Soviet Union decades ago.
During a closed briefing with Ukrainian media, Malyuk stated that Russia had activated the Polish man to execute the assassination at Poland‘s Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport. The plan reportedly involved the use of either a first-person-view drone or a sniper rifle, according to TSN.
“A military pensioner, a Pole, who was recruited decades ago, firmly believed in the Soviet idea and harbored his intention through the years. So, he—this ‘sleeper agent’—was activated,” Malyuk said. However, the plot was thwarted through a joint operation between Ukraine’s SBU and Poland’s internal security agency, the ABW. The Russian government and Poland’s ABW have yet to comment on the matter.
The alleged plot comes as Russia continues to slowly advance in Ukraine, recently launching several major missile strikes on the country’s capital, Kiev.
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