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February 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
World

Axe-Wielding Iranian Takes 15 Hostages on Swiss Train.

An Iranian asylum seeker armed with an axe and a knife took 15 people hostage on a Swiss train on Thursday evening. The incident ended with the migrant being shot dead in an operation involving 60 police officers, with the Swiss Prosecutor General describing it as “an unprecedented event.”

So far, the migrant has been identified only as a 32-year-old asylum seeker from Iran who spoke Farsi and English during the attack.

He forced the train’s driver to stop and join the hostages, and after efforts to convince the migrant to surrender were unsuccessful, police set off explosives to distract him before storming in.

“As the hostage-taker rushed with his axe in the direction of the intervention group, a police officer used his weapon to protect the hostages, fatally hitting the perpetrator,” said police spokesman Jean-Christophe Sauterel.

“For the moment, there are no elements which direct us towards a terrorist or extremist act,” he claimed. However, the authorities had released no details on any alternative motives or demands as of the time of publication.

None of the hostages were harmed during the incident.

Last week, an Afghan asylum seeker in England perpetrated a chemical attack in Clapham, London.

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An Iranian asylum seeker armed with an axe and a knife took 15 people hostage on a Swiss train on Thursday evening. The incident ended with the migrant being shot dead in an operation involving 60 police officers, with the Swiss Prosecutor General describing it as "an unprecedented event." show more
February 9, 2024
William Upton
War
World

Kiev Protestors Call For Ouster Of Zelensky.

Protestors gathered in Kiev’s Independence Square on Friday, chanting slogans in support of General Valery Zaluzhny, who was removed as Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by President Volodymyr Zelensky this week. They also called for the ouster of Zelesnky himself and Zaluzhny’s replacement, General Oleksandr Syrskyi.

The small number of protestors indicate that at least some Ukrainians are tired of the protracted war and their political leadership’s desire to send more Ukrainian men to the front lines. General Syrskyi’s insistence on holding the city of Bakhmut for nine months cost the lives of 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers, according to Western government estimates.

Another point of contention with those dissatisfied with the change in military leadership revolves around strategy. Whereas General Zaluzhny emphasized a strategic and flexible defense — focused on preventing Russian breakthroughs, General Syrskyi has committed to boosting troop numbers on the front lines and a more aggressive stance to push Russian troops out of Ukrainian territory.

The broader reaction on the streets of Kiev has been one of cautious skepticism, according to the Associated Press, which conducted a series of interviews with residents in the Ukrainian capital. “We hope that our government has not made a big mistake,” 35-year-old Alisa Riazantseva told the wire service, adding that she had been “generally satisfied” with the leadership of General Zaluzhny. Other residents echoed Riazantseva’s sentiments.

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Protestors gathered in Kiev's Independence Square on Friday, chanting slogans in support of General Valery Zaluzhny, who was removed as Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by President Volodymyr Zelensky this week. They also called for the ouster of Zelesnky himself and Zaluzhny's replacement, General Oleksandr Syrskyi. show more
February 9, 2024
Media
Politics

New York Times: Jill Biden ‘Is Shielding Her Husband.’

The New York Times has reported that First Lady Jill Biden is “shielding her husband” Joe, especially from media scrutiny, and exercises great amounts of influence in the 46th President’s West Wing.

Quoting from the Times’ White House Correspondent’s new book “American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, From Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden,” the “paper of record” admits:

Within Mr. Biden’s inner circle, no one knows how taxing the job can be more than Jill Biden, the first lady. At times, she has worked to shield him from the sort of off-the-cuff interactions with reporters that occurred on Thursday evening, when Mr. Biden veered away from scripted remarks and started answering questions.

It goes on:

Dr. Biden’s influence is felt in both the White House and the Biden campaign, and there is little doubt among those who know her that one of the first lady’s highest priorities is shielding her husband and family.

She has been directly involved in the hiring of members of his press staff and other senior aides, and is in most of his political meetings. When she does not like something, she points it out. Campaign aides and White House officials privately joke that if Dr. Biden is with him at an event, it is sure to end on time. (Mr. Biden is otherwise often late.)

Some of the people hired by Dr. Biden feel that her East Wing can be a safe haven from an intense workplace, because, as one person close to her put it, no one would dare fire one of her hires.

The news comes shortly after Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that Biden was mentally unfit to stand trial for “willfully” retaining classified documents from his time as Vice President.

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The New York Times has reported that First Lady Jill Biden is "shielding her husband" Joe, especially from media scrutiny, and exercises great amounts of influence in the 46th President's West Wing. show more
February 9, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Media
War

Boris Johnson Calls Tucker Carlson a ‘Slack-Jawed Traitor to Journalism’ for Putin Interview.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who reportedly scuppered a Russia-Ukraine peace deal 18 months ago – has used his Daily Mail column to brand journalist and Putin interviewer Tucker Carlson a “traitor to journalism,” accusing him of bum-sucking servility to a tyrant.”

Johnson, who was ousted as Prime Minister due to a number of corruption scandals involving his Clinton-linked wife, Carrie Symonds, recently took on a role at the increasingly liberal-leaning GB News channel in the United Kingdom.

“He was just the medium, the sewer, the hose by which the untreated slurry of Putin’s message could be sprayed where Putin wants it most — over the fertile heartlands of America,” wrote Johnson in an angry screed on Friday.

Johnson scarcely denied the assertions made by both Vladimir Putin and pro-Ukraine globalist Fiona Hill, that he was the cause of the prolonged war, simply referring to the allegation as “ludicrous” and insisting, “nothing and no one could have stopped those lion-hearted Ukrainians from fighting for their country — and nothing will.”

His op-ed concludes with an appeal to President Trump, stating: “I hope and believe that if President Trump is elected again he will confound his critics, turn his party [a]round and complete the work that he began when he became the first U.S. President to give arms to the Ukrainians.”

Trump indeed sold Javelin missiles to Ukraine, rather than demanding the American taxpayer fund the nation’s military. In return, globalists and Ukraine-firsters such as Lt. Col. Alex Vindman attempted to have Trump impeached.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who reportedly scuppered a Russia-Ukraine peace deal 18 months ago – has used his Daily Mail column to brand journalist and Putin interviewer Tucker Carlson a “traitor to journalism,” accusing him of bum-sucking servility to a tyrant.”

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February 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War
World

Putin ‘Is Not Good at Explaining Himself’ Says Tucker in Post-Interview Analysis.

Tucker Carlson has offered his reflections on his interview with Vladimir Putin, suggesting the Russian leader is “smart” but struggled to present his case coherently.

Recording his thoughts in the immediate aftermath of the interview in a Kremlin anteroom, Carlson expressed surprise at Putin having “launched into an extremely detailed history going back to the 9th century” when he asked the Russian leader why he had invaded Ukraine, adding that it had “annoyed” him.

Speaking in his hotel room later the same night, Carlson offered further reflections, saying the Russian was “not good at explaining himself.”

“He’s smart, there’s no question about that, but he’s clearly spending a lot of time in a world where he doesn’t have to explain himself,” Carlson said.

“He didn’t lay out his case very coherently, though if you listen carefully… a couple of things rose to the surface,” he said, referring to Putin’s stance on post Cold War Russo-U.S. relations.

Carlson said it was his own view that Russia “is not an expansionist power,” not least because it needs no additional natural resources and is already “too big already” for its population.

Carlson also expressed some surprise that Putin “was willing to admit that he wants a peace deal in Ukraine, and sort of give it away.”

“Maybe he’s lying in ways I didn’t perceive, but he kept saying it, and I don’t know why he would say it if he didn’t mean it. And of course, there is, as a matter of fact, evidence overwhelming that there was a peace deal… that the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson, scuttled on behalf of the Biden administration,” Carlson recalled.

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Tucker Carlson has offered his reflections on his interview with Vladimir Putin, suggesting the Russian leader is "smart" but struggled to present his case coherently. show more
February 9, 2024
Immigration
News
Politics

Dem Sen. Murphy: Illegal Aliens Are The People Democrats ‘Care About The Most.’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Wednesday that “undocumented Americans” are the people whom Democrats “care about most.”

The liberal Democrat made the comments during a discussion with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, who noted that, unlike in the past, the Democrats didn’t push for a “path the citizenship” during negotiations with Republicans over the Ukraine/U.S. border supplemental funding bill.

“Well, I mean, Chris, that’s been a failed play for 20 years. So you are right that that has been the Democratic strategy for 30 years, maybe, and it has failed to deliver for the people we care about most, the undocumented Americans that are in this country,” Murphy said.

Despite admitting that the Democratic Party cares more about illegal aliens than U.S. citizens, Murphy admitted that behaving accordingly is no longer politically viable in the current climate.

“This is also not 2013 any longer when we ran that play last. Back then, there were a couple hundred people showing up every day applying for asylum. Today, on some days, there are 8,000. And the reality is that the bulk of this country does not think that’s right or sustainable and wants us to change the reality at the border,” Murphy said.

Due to the Biden regime’s mismanagement, the crisis at the southern border has become so dire that a majority of Americans believe what is happening there constitutes an invasion. Illegal border crossings have surged since Biden took office. Just this week, it was revealed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has logged one million encounters since October 1, the start of the 2024 fiscal year.

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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Wednesday that "undocumented Americans" are the people whom Democrats "care about most." show more
February 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

Trump Dominates Virgin Islands Caucus with 74 Percent of the Vote.

Donald Trump won a resounding victory in the U.S. Virgin Islands caucus, earning 73.98 percent of the vote against just 26.06 percent for neoconservative rival Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley.

“I want to thank you all. We had a tremendous victory,” Trump said in a telephone call to supporters gathered in the territory’s capital, Charlotte Amalie.

“We expected to win, but we didn’t expect to win by that much. You are incredible people I will never forget,” added the former president.

The Virgin Islands GOP defied party rules to hold its caucus early to “ensure the voice” of the islanders was heard, according to local chairman Gordon Ackley.

Ackley noted that, like other U.S. territories, the Virgin Islands cannot vote in the presidential elections. An early caucus “was important” to ensure they were not overlooked, he said.

“Every state and every territory should try to make itself and its voters as relevant as possible. It’s absurd that the same couple of states have a monopoly on the calendar,” he said, referring to GOP rules allowing only Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina to hold primary or caucus votes before March 1st.

Trump won the Nevada caucus decisively the same day as the Virgin Islands caucus. A rival Nevada primary, which Trump skipped and did not award delegates, saw Haley come a distant second to a “none of the above” option.

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Donald Trump won a resounding victory in the U.S. Virgin Islands caucus, earning 73.98 percent of the vote against just 26.06 percent for neoconservative rival Nimarata 'Nikki' Haley. show more
February 8, 2024
War

Putin Confirms Globalist Boris Johnson Scuppered Peace Talks.

In a two-hour exclusive interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin confirmed reporting by The National Pulse’s Raheem Kassam that an agreement to end the war with Ukraine was scuttled 18 months ago by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Kassam wrote of the matter 17 months ago.

The Russian president alleged that Johnson dissuaded Davyd Arakhamia, leader of Ukraine’s ruling party, from signing the peace accord. Putin suggested the preliminary agreement had been reached in Istanbul after direct negotiations with Ukrainian officials.

Putin contended that although Mr. Arakhamia initially agreed to the document, pressure from the then UK Prime Minister led Ukraine to back off from the agreement. Putin said, “Arakhamia publicly stated to the world that we were ready to sign this document, but Mr. Johnson came and dissuaded us, saying it was better to fight Russia.” Putin also accused the US of instructing Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reject any potential settlement.

The alleged peace deal, critical to halting the ongoing warfare, would have resulted in Ukraine abandoning its plans to join NATO in exchange for returning territories lost in clashes with Russia. These accusations have been categorically refuted by both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Arakhamia, raising further concerns over the protracted military conflict in the region.

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In a two-hour exclusive interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin confirmed reporting by The National Pulse’s Raheem Kassam that an agreement to end the war with Ukraine was scuttled 18 months ago by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Kassam wrote of the matter 17 months ago. show more

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February 8, 2024
William Upton
News
World

WATCH – Tucker Carlson Interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down with host Tucker Carlson for an interview, giving Western audiences a rare look into how the Russian government sees events unfolding around the globe. When the interview was announced, Carlson drew swift condemnation from many Western political leaders and media personalities for the simple act of journalism. Several current and former European political leaders even threatened to place sanctions on the U.S. journalist for speaking with the Russian President.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down with host Tucker Carlson for an interview, giving Western audiences a rare look into how the Russian government sees events unfolding around the globe. When the interview was announced, Carlson drew swift condemnation from many Western political leaders and media personalities for the simple act of journalism. Several current and former European political leaders even threatened to place sanctions on the U.S. journalist for speaking with the Russian President. show more
February 8, 2024
News

Train Derailments Up 13% Under Transport Sec Pete Buttigieg.

Train derailments have increased in the year since the East Palestine, Ohio rail disaster, regulatory reports have revealed.

Derailments at the top five freight railroads rose by 13 percent during the first ten months of 2023, the most recent period for which data is available. Those freight companies include BNSF, Canadian National, CPKC, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern — the operator whose trains derailed in East Palestine.

Legislation to address the issue — the Railway Safety Act — was introduced in the Senate in March 2023. However, the bill has faced strong opposition from railroad industry lobbyists who claim it would actually inhibit the introduction of new safety measures.

“These figures show the railroad industry’s safety standards are getting worse,” said bill co-sponsor Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). “We can reverse the trend by passing the Railway Safety Act immediately.”

On February 3, 2023, 51 cars of a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern carrying hazardous materials derailed, resulting in a massive explosion, fires that lasted more than two days, and the spilling of 100,000 gallons of hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, benzene residue, and butyl acrylate.

Despite a White House statement that Joe Biden planned to visit East Palestine this month, such a visit has yet to materialize.

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Train derailments have increased in the year since the East Palestine, Ohio rail disaster, regulatory reports have revealed. show more