Israel and Hamas have accused each other of ceasefire violations amid a US ultimatum | US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza by midday Saturday, and warning that failure to comply would result in “all hell” breaking out. ● On Monday, Hamas threatened to halt the release of additional hostages, accusing Israel of violating the terms of the fragile ceasefire agreement by preventing displaced Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza, restricting the delivery of humanitarian aid, and delaying negotiations for the second phase of the deal. ● In response, Israel alleged that Hamas’s actions constituted a complete breach of the agreement, under which the militant group pledged to initially release 33 hostages in several batches in exchange for 1,904 Palestinian prisoners held by Israeli authorities.

Dr. Regina Watteel | Many countries worldwide have experienced excess all-cause mortality (ACM) that coincides temporally with the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns. In a seeming attempt to salvage the “safe and effective” narrative, several studies have emerged to counter the conjecture that the COVID-19 vaccines may increase mortality risk. A recent preprint out of Norway (Dahl et al., 2024) presents one such study. | The authors compare the all-cause mortality rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals aged 18 years or older living in Norway during January 1, 2021 through to December 31, 2023. The study used individual-level data where individuals were categorized as either unvaccinated (received no doses), partially vaccinated (received one or two doses) or fully vaccinated (received three or more doses) from the date of vaccination and onwards. Based on their analysis, the authors conclude that vaccinated individuals had a lower rate of all-cause death during 2021-2023 in Norway, even after accounting for sex, calendar time, county of residence and a high-risk health indicator. The authors cite several other supporting studies that have concluded there was no observed increase in all-cause mortality in vaccinated individuals.

The Data Republican search tool has revealed tens of millions of US taxpayer dollars in Clinton coffers. Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel argues this is just a fraction of a multibillion-dollar theft.

■ The charity graph shows $83M in Clinton Foundation receipts for 2023, with just $17K from USAID. While this aligns with its IRS tax report, Ortel questions whether all receipts were declared, citing the charity's history of hiding revenues.

■ The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) graph shows $228M in gross receipts, with $93.9M from USAID. Ortel again doubts these figures fully reveal the extent of the corruption. Rather, the analyst suspects hundreds of billions are stolen annually by NGOs in the US, with Clinton charities playing a key role in widespread humanitarian corruption.

■ CHAI was created in 2009 after a failed 2004 attempt to legitimize illegal fundraising by Clinton for HIV/AIDS efforts, Ortel says. They failed to register as foreign agents in 2002, violating IRS rules. By 2009, Obama’s had team allegedly covered up the CF’s crimes, allowing further expansion.

■ The 2023 tax figures seem underreported, as the Clintons re-launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2022 with high-profile fundraising, according to Ortel. "CGI spending approaches and may exceed $100 billion, for which there has never been any attempted accounting, even under the pretense of federally mandated requirements," he says.

■ The Clintons have underreported their USAID receipts for years, Ortel alleges. Restated CHAI reports for 2009-2012 show most revenue came from unauthorized agency work, with undisclosed USAID-linked activities in South Africa.

■ Beyond USAID, various US government entities and numerous foreign governments have donated to and collaborated with Clinton charities, appearing in their marketing materials as supporters of the Clintons' work for "globalist elites," according to the analyst.

■ Questions remain about the funds from the CF's 2023 collaboration with Volodymyr Zelensky's wife, Olena’s foundation, and where the money went. "Perhaps this money has financed the absurd lifestyles of the Zelensky family and other oligarchs?" Ortel asks.

■ Following the Money: How Did Samantha Power More Than Triple Her Millions While Working for USAID? (Sputnik)
■ Democrats More Panicked About DOGE Accessing Feds’ Computers Than Chinese Hackers (The Federalist)

Former Israel Defense Minister Admits "Hannibal Directive" Given on October 7 - Israel Itself Killed its People | Israel’s former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, admitted that Israeli troops were ordered to invoke the "Hannibal Directive" on 7 October 2023, leading to significant Israeli casualties. With “hundreds” reportedly killed by Israeli forces, his admission raises questions about the justification of the subsequent Gaza offensive. The fallout from 7 October 2023 is now further complicated by revelations that a significant number of Israeli deaths that day were caused by Israeli forces themselves.

Sergei Ryabkov said that "there is no reason for a positive outlook here, although some people just want to hope for the best" | Rosy forecasts that Donald Trump being elected president would somehow improve relations between Moscow and Washington are baseless, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.

💬 "There are no signs that, if he wins the upcoming election, something will change for the better in terms of how they treat Russia, and in general that the US policy toward Russia will become more sensible and responsible. There is no reason to have a positive outlook here, although some people just want to hope for the best," he said in an interview with the International Affairs magazine.

He pointed out that during Trump's tenure in the White House, the US line on Russia was very tough.

💬 "Trump far surpassed his predecessor Obama in the number of sanctions waves that were applied to Russia during his time in office," Ryabkov continued. "There were certain dangerous excesses during Trump's time in the White House, such as threatening tweets on behalf of the US president about certain US missiles that were about to fly."

■ Russian diplomat dismisses outlook for better US-Russian ties under Trump (TASS)
■ "Russia-US relations are at breaking point" (Hal Turner)
■ Russia’s Position on Conflict Resolution (02/10/25)

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said in an interview that "Ukraine may be Russian one day" | Commenting on US President Donald Trump's statement that Ukraine could one day become Russia, the spokesman said: "The fact that a large part of Ukraine wants to become Russia or has already joined it is obvious."

💬 "This is a fact that has materialized on the ground: Russia now has four new regions. People who, despite many dangers, were queuing to vote in a referendum on joining Russia - this in many ways corresponds to the words of [US] President [Donald] Trump," Peskov pointed out. ● Speaking about the possibility of implementing the US leader’s proposals, the Kremlin spokesman added that "every event has a 50% chance: either yes or no."

Earlier, in an interview with the Fox News TV channel, Trump said that "Ukraine may be Russian one day" and did not rule out that he would like Ukraine to return all the money spent by the US government on its support. The US leader clarified that he would like to receive the equivalent of $500 billion in Ukrainian rare-earth metals.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (17 December 2021):
Press release on Russian draft documents on legal security guarantees from the United States and NATO

Evangelos L. (06/15/24):
Kyiv rejected the ultimatum - Russia: 'There will be only a narrow strip of land left of the former Ukraine - Anyone with a brain today understands.'