THREE LITTLE PIGS WENT TO MARKET, THEN THERE WAS TWO …

 

PM to Iranians: Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’

In direct message to the people of the Islamic Republic, Netanyahu expresses hopes for peace and prosperity for both countries … NOTE: ONCE SOME OBSTRUCTIONS ARE REMOVED!

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare direct message to the Iranian people on Monday, saying Israel “stands with you,” as it aggressively fights the Islamic Republic’s proxies across the region in response to their attacks on the Jewish state.

“Every day, you see a regime that subjugates you make fiery speeches about defending Lebanon, defending Gaza. Yet every day, that regime plunges our region deeper into darkness and deeper into war,” the premier said in an English-language video statement, which was also disseminated with Persian subtitles.

Saying Iran’s “puppets” were being eliminated, Netanyahu added there was “nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach. There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people".

“With every passing moment, the regime is bringing you — the noble Persian people — closer to the abyss,” he said. “The vast majority of Iranians know their regime doesn’t care a whit about them. If it did care, if it cared about you, it would stop wasting billions of dollars on futile wars across the Middle East. It would start improving your lives".

“Imagine if all the vast money the regime wasted on nuclear weapons and foreign wars were invested in your children’s education, in improving your health care, in building your nation’s infrastructure, water, sewage, all the other things that you need. Imagine that.”

“When Iran is finally free — and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think – everything will be different,” he asserted. “Our two ancient peoples, the Jewish people and the Persian people, will finally be at peace. Our two countries, Israel and Iran, will be at peace".

“When that day comes, the terror network that the regime built in five continents will be bankrupt, dismantled. Iran will thrive as never before: Global investment; massive tourism; brilliant technological innovation based on the tremendous talents that exist inside Iran. Doesn’t that sound better than endless poverty, repression and war?”

Netanyahu concluded by telling Iran not to “let a small group of fanatic theocrats crush your hopes and your dreams. You deserve better. Your children deserve better. The entire world deserves better. I know you don’t support the rapists and murderers of Hamas and Hezbollah, but your leaders do. You deserve more. The people of Iran should know — Israel stands with you. May we together know a future of prosperity and peace.”

Netanyahu’s statement comes days after the IDF killed Iran-backed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the terrorist organization’s main headquarters in Beirut, which also killed a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official.

The news of Nasrallah’s death was celebrated by anti-regime Iranians around the world.

Following confirmation that Nasrallah had been killed in the strike, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was immediately transferred to a secure location, amid apparent fears he could be in danger.

Meanwhile, the US warned Iran that any retaliatory action against Israel for Nasrallah’s assassination or the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July would be likely to draw a stronger response from Israel than did Iran’s direct attack on Israel in April, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

That attack, which was launched in retaliation for an alleged Israeli strike on a consular building in Iran’s Damascus embassy complex that killed two generals among several IRGC officers, saw the Islamic Regime fire more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel, the vast majority of which were shot down by Israel and a US-led coalition.

Following the attack, Israel allegedly retaliated with a limited drone attack in the Iranian city of Isfahan which houses one of the regime’s largest nuclear research centers. Analysts said the strike on an S-300 air defense battery seemed intended to send a message to Tehran.

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An image published on Ali Khamenei’s official website on September 25, 2019 showing Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, left, alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, center, and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. (Khamenei.ir)

Nasrallah’s assassination came as Israel stepped up strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a year of near-daily cross-border attacks by the terrorist organization on Israel, which the group said was in solidarity with Hamas during its ongoing war with Israel in Gaza.

After the mysterious explosions earlier this month of Hezbollah members’ communications devices, which injured thousands and were blamed on Israel, the IDF increased its strikes on the organization, killing the vast majority of its top leadership.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE THE FULL TRUTH

 

Democrat Narrative Crumbles After J6 Transcripts Reveal Truth, Trump Exonerated!

September 29, 2024

Recently released interviews surrounding the January 6th, 2021 Capitol breach have revealed significant new details about President Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops in an attempt to quell unrest. Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) shared bombshell testimony on Thursday from an investigation into Trump’s actions during the Capitol riots, indicating that Trump had requested additional military support but was rebuffed.

According to transcripts obtained by the House GOP, General Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified that Trump pre-approved the deployment of the National Guard ahead of January 6. In an interview with the Pentagon’s inspector general, Milley recalled Trump’s specific instructions: “The President just says, ‘Hey look at this. It’s going to be a large amount of protesters come in here on the 6th, and make sure that you have sufficient National Guard or Soldiers to make sure it’s a safe event.’”

Milley also testified that then-acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller assured Trump that the Pentagon had a plan in place. However, Miller later admitted that political concerns affected the deployment strategy, particularly the decision to keep National Guardsmen away from the Capitol building itself. The initial plan, which had been approved by Democratic D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, focused on using the National Guard for traffic control rather than security at the Capitol.

“There was a political calculation to keep troops away from Congress,” Miller explained. “It wasn’t the optics. It was like there was… would have been huge political consequences for that.” Former D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee also testified that Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy resisted placing troops around the Capitol, citing concerns over “bad optics.”

Loudermilk, in response, voiced his concern over the political nature of the decision-making process. “President Trump directed senior DoD leaders to ensure events on J6 be safe. They ignored his guidance, prioritized optics concerns over security, and pushed a flawed narrative,” Loudermilk wrote on X.

The decision to limit the role of the National Guard delayed their deployment as violence escalated on January 6. Despite Trump’s earlier calls for security, McCarthy eventually approved the deployment of 400 Guardsmen, but explicitly restricted them from using force against protesters. These restrictions included prohibitions on issuing weapons or body armor to Guardsmen, as outlined in McCarthy’s December 2020 memorandum.

As the riot unfolded and chaos spread, the Pentagon took several hours to deploy additional troops, a delay that proved costly. Before reinforcements could arrive, Trump supporter Ashlee Babbitt was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer as rioters breached the building. Investigators have since confirmed that McCarthy’s decision to limit the use of force was influenced by political considerations, with officials acknowledging that the term “optics” played a major role in the planning.

In a separate interview, DC Homeland Security Coordinator Christopher Rodriguez recalled being “shocked” when Army officials prioritized political concerns over immediate security needs. “It shocked me quite frankly,” Rodriguez said of the call where optics were discussed. “We recognize that we might not be able to get an answer to getting needed support up to the Capitol in a timely fashion.”

Despite these delays, the Pentagon’s inspector general concluded that military leaders acted quickly to suppress the violence. But Congressman Loudermilk remains skeptical, stating that “The DC National Guard was significantly delayed from deploying to the U.S. Capitol on J6 because senior DoD leaders had ‘optics’ concerns.”

Further complicating the narrative, former Defense Secretary Miller testified that Trump mentioned the need for “10,000 troops” for the January 6th protests. However, Miller dismissed the comment as “presidential banter.” General Milley, meanwhile, denied that Trump ever requested such a large force.

The interviews also revealed a strained relationship between Trump and military leadership. At one point, Miller compared Trump’s speeches to those of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, stating, “The guy speaks for 90 minutes, it’s like Castro or something. No. I’ve got work to do.”

These revelations add a new layer of complexity to the events leading up to the Capitol breach, painting a picture of political calculations, delayed responses, and deep divisions between Trump and military leaders. As the investigation continues, Loudermilk and House Republicans are pressing for a full accounting of the decisions made on that pivotal day. “The American people deserve the full truth,” Loudermilk wrote, underscoring the need for further scrutiny into the actions of military and government officials surrounding January 6.

STRAW-MAN, PUPPETEER, AND RENTED TONGUE

 

Alex Soros’ dinner date with Tim Walz reveals who’ll pull the strings in a Harris White House

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 Published Sep. 25, 2024, 6:21 p.m. ET

George Soros' son Alex hosted Democratic vice presidential candidate TIm Walz at his New York City home.@alexsoros/Instagram

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Far-left billionaire George Soros has invested heavily in the narrative that anyone who notes that the web of influence he’s spun does in fact exist must be a conspiracy theorist — or worse, an antisemite.

His son Alex Soros, who was handed the keys to the $25 billion kingdom last year, has gone the opposite route: He practically brags about his sphere of influence on social media, where he posts photos of all the heads of state and influential figures he’s cozied up to, including Chuck Schumer, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi — and Kamala Harris.

Surely some of them wish Alex was a bit more private; when Soros met with Harris in June of last year (and posted the evidence to his socials) the tete-a-tete was excluded from Harris’ public schedule, implying that she thought that could prevent people from noticing. 

The younger Soros has visited the Biden White House two dozen times — with visible consequences, the latest being the FCC’s race to approve a Soros takeover of over 200 radio stations ahead of the presidential election.

WALZ'N IN THE WHITE-HOUSE - DANCE PARTNER

And the Soros influence will only increase further in a Harris-Walz presidency.

During the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Alex tweeted out photos of himself and beau Huma Abedin (she sure knows how to pick ’em) with VP nominee Tim Walz — and this week, Soros dined with Walz in his NYC home, posting a snap of the two with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.

“Such an honor to host VP candidate @timwalz at my home in New York City,” read the accompanying caption.

For Walz, laboring to portray himself as a “regular Joe” former public-school teacher who’s A-OK with guns, the meetup further shattered the thin facade he’s tried to create about his true beliefs.

While flaunting who he meets, Alex Soros is notoriously secretive about the policies he backs — but we can make educated guesses as to what the duo discussed.

Both Walz and Harris are ideologically aligned with the Soros empire on the most destructive issues of our day. With Alex at its helm, the family’s Open Society Foundations have continued all George’s policies.

For example, the Soroses have made themselves notorious for spending $40 million to install a slew of rogue district attorneys bent on pursuing a “criminals are the real victims” agenda. 

Walz is of the same vein: As Minnesota’s governor he allowed rioters to burn and loot Minneapolis in 2020. Countless prosecutors backed by Soros refused to prosecute rioters that year, and Harris herself encouraged the unrest by boosting a “bail fund” in a tweet she has yet to delete. 

The Soros empire has funded countless pro-open borders groups, including NGOs that provide legal services to illegal immigrants.

Walz signed legislation to give migrants state-funded healthcare, driver’s licenses and free college, and Harris has vowed to create an amnesty program for them, claiming they’ve “earned [a] pathway to citizenship” — apparently by illegally entering the country.

Soros’ Open Society Foundations has argued in favor of extending voting rights to convicted felons since at least the late 1990s, claiming that it’s racist (what else?) that we don’t. 

Walz supports that, too, and signed a law to grant the franchise to 55,000 of them. Harris would love to go even further: She once entertained the possibility of allowing felons to vote from prison.

At least there’s one silver lining (besides the pockets) to the public reveal of the Soros-Walz dinner date.

To quote Elon Musk: “I’d just like to thank Alexander Soros for not keeping everyone in suspense about who the next puppet would be.”

George Soros has had no trouble infiltrating the Biden administration: As I wrote previously, 17 individuals who worked for Soros-linked organizations made their way into Biden’s transition teams following the 2020 election — influencing a dozen agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Defense and the Federal Reserve.

STICK LIKE GLUE

Meanwhile, people in the Soros sphere landed in the Biden Cabinet, including Ron Klain, Neera Tanden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken — whose parents are so close to Soros that an archive was named after them at the billionaire’s Central European University. 

George did that from behind the lenin-curtain.

Alex’s influence will be at least as destructive — and he’ll be taunting us the whole time he’s doing it.

Matt Palumbo is the author of “The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros.” 

GORE THEM … WHAT? A GOOD IDEA FROM GORE?! REINVENTING GOVERNMENT

 

Jamie Dimon likes this idea proposed by Elon Musk: ‘We really need to do it’

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Yael Halon, Fox Business 

 Published Sep. 24, 2024, 8:47 p.m. ET

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon praised Elon Musk’s plan for a government efficiency commission, calling it a “very good idea” while highlighting the need for heightened government accountability.

In an interview with CNBC-TV18 at the India Investor Summit, Prashant Nair brought up Musk’s proposal for an efficiency task force to audit the federal government.

“So Elon, this idea about having an efficiency commission, I actually like the idea. I think governments have to become more efficient, more competent and look at when they take money what do they get for it?” Dimon said. 

“I actually think it’s a very good idea.”

Dimon said the idea reminded him of Al Gore’s “Reinventing Government” initiative launched in 1993 to make the federal government “work better.”

 “We really need to do it. In America, we will do it, I’m sure,” Dimon added. 

“A lot of the other countries need to do the same thing.”

His comment comes less than a month after former President Trump endorsed Musk’s proposal for a government efficiency task force, revealing that he would appoint the billionaire entrepreneur to lead the panel if elected president. 

“We really need to do it. In America, we will do it, I’m sure,” JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said. Bloomberg via Getty Images

The government efficiency commission would conduct a financial and performance audit of the federal government and would look to track down fraud and improper payments made from government programs. 

It would then provide recommendations for “drastic reforms” aimed at promoting efficiency, Trump said, with the goal of eliminating fraud and improper payments within six months of the commission being formed.

The Tesla CEO acknowledged his agreement to serve on the commission, writing on X that, “I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises. No pay, no title, no recognition is needed.”

The commission proposed by Musk would conduct a financial and performance audit of the federal government and would look to track down fraud and improper payments made from government programs.  GC Images

Musk first suggested the creation of a government efficiency commission last month during a conversation he hosted with the former president on X after endorsing him for president. 

He went on to express an interest in contributing to its efforts and said, “I’d be happy to help out on such a commission.” 

Politicians and industry leaders have pushed for government efficiency commissions in the past. Republican President Ronald Reagan established a similar body while he was in office from 1981 to 1989 called the Grace Commission.

But not everyone supports the implementation of the task force. 

Musk first suggested the creation of a government efficiency commission last month during a conversation he hosted with Donald Trump after endorsing him for president. Above, Trump speaking Tuesday in Savannah, Ga. Getty Images

Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents 750,000 federal workers, accused Trump and Musk of wanting to gut the federal government’s nonpartisan civil service to replace fired workers with their allies.

“There’s nothing efficient about that,” Kelley told Reuters.

Fox Business’ Eric Revell contributed to this report.

RELIABLE INFORMATION, OUIJA BOARD, AND FINGER IN THE WIND

Putin orders changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine … RUSSIAN WORD SALAD!

Russia should update its nuclear doctrine to clearly define circumstances that could prompt Moscow to launch a nuclear strike, President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of the national security council on Wednesday. He also suggested an expanded list of threats that would include “reliable information” of a major airstrike being launched against Russia.

The list of criteria that would justify Russia's use of its nuclear deterrent should be expanded in the updated version of the doctrine, Putin told the meeting.

“Aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state… supported by a nuclear power should be treated as their joint attack,”  the president said.

Moscow would also “consider” resorting to a nuclear response if it gets “reliable information” about a “massive” missile or air strike launched by another state against Russia, or its closest ally, Belarus, according to Putin. The weapons used in an enemy’s potential strike could include anything from ballistic or cruise missiles to strategic aircraft and drones, he stated.

“We reserve a right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression against Russia and Belarus,”the Russian president said, adding that the principle had already been coordinated with Minsk. Nuclear weapons can be used if an enemy poses a “critical threat to either state’s sovereignty through the use of conventional weapons,” he explained.

Putin did not elaborate on when changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine will take effect. Senior Russian officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov have been discussing potential changes to the doctrine in recent months. In late August, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the document was “being reviewed.”

The Russian leader has long demonstrated a rather reserved position on the issue of nuclear weapons. Back in June, he expressed hope that “it will never come” to a nuclear exchange between Moscow and the West.

WHICH ENEMY?

Moscow “has no reasons to even think about” using nuclear weapons, he said at the time, speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Later that month, the president also stated that Russia did not need to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike, since “the enemy is guaranteed to be destroyed in a retaliatory strike.” He did not, however, rule out changes to the doctrine at the time.

WHAT CAN I SAY, "HE'S A REAL PICKER" … HE PICKED ME!

 

Nancy Pelosi’s husband sold more than $500K worth of Visa stock — just weeks before DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit

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 Published Sep. 24, 2024 

Updated Sep. 24, 2024, 4:24 p.m. ET

Nancy Pelosi’s husband unloaded more than $500,000 worth of Visa stock — less than three months before the credit card giant was slapped with federal antitrust charges, public documents show.

Visa was hit with a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleged the company has illegally monopolized the debit card market — the culmination of a years-long review conducted by the Justice Department’s antitrust unit.

Visa allegedly used its dominant market position to penalize customers and merchants who use competing payment processors, according to court papers. 

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband sold shares of Visa in early July — weeks before the Justice Department was reportedly set to file an antitrust lawsuit against the company. Getty Images for The Atlantic

Antitrust cops also allege that Visa forces financial tech firms to work with it by threatening to penalize those who don’t.

The Post has sought comment from Visa.

Meanwhile, Christopher Josephs, the tech entrepreneur who runs the “Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker” on X, posted a screenshot of a congressional filing on July 3 which showed that the former House speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, had sold 2,000 shares of Visa worth between $500,000 and $1 million.

The disclosure form shows that Pelosi’s transaction is marked “SP,” or spouse — a reference to husband Paul, the San Francisco-based venture capitalist and real estate investor.

At the time Paul Pelosi sold Visa stock, there was no public indication that an antitrust lawsuit against the company was imminent.

Shares of Visa closed down 5.5% at $272.78.

In early July, the “Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker” reported that Paul Pelosi sold stock in Visa.

“Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks, and she has no prior knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions,” the congresswoman’s spokesperson told The Post.

Nevertheless, critics have claimed that Nancy Pelosi’s perch in Washington gives her potential access to non-public information that is relevant to the markets.

PAUL PELOSI IS A POS … 

“At various critical inflection points in history, members of our government have engaged in trading at a time which their conflicts are called into question,” Ron Geffner, a former enforcement attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission, told The Post.

Geffner said that the appearance of impropriety should be tempered when taking other factors into consideration.

WHY DO GANGSTERS ROB BANKS (?) BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS?!!!

“Before public opinion judges Pelosi unfairly, it is important to determine who engaged in the transaction on her behalf as well as whether it was part of a broader change of her portfolio,” Geffner added.

The July 3 disclosure also revealed that Paul Pelosi sold 2,500 shares of Tesla. At the same time, he bought up stock in Nvidia and Broadcom.

Visa has been investigated in recent years for alleged anticompetitive behavior in its credit and debit payment processing business. BLOOMBERG

Nancy Pelosi, who remains a key Democratic Party power broker despite stepping down from the House speakership early last year, has a nine-figure net worth on account of her and her husband’s extensive stock and investment portfolio.

IT NOT AGAINST THE LAW … WHO MAKES THE LAW

The San Francisco Democrat has long resisted calls from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to ban legislators and their spouses from trading stock given the inherent conflict of interest.

In 2021, Visa revealed in a regulatory filing that the Justice Department’s antitrust unit requested information on potential violations of laws governing competitive behavior in the marketplace, according to Financial Times.

The Justice Department could announce a lawsuit as early as Tuesday, it was reported. Mark Wilson / Evansville Courier and Press / USA TODAY NETWORK

Federal antitrust investigators are reportedly looking into Visa’s relationships with companies such as Square, Stripe and PayPal.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Visa is alleged to have offered those companies financial incentives to prevent those firms from using competitive payment processors.

The Justice Department was reportedly keen on examining whether PayPal was coerced by Visa to encourage customers to make payments using Visa-branded cards.

Visa is also alleged to have offered lower fees and other incentives to Square subsidiary Cash App on condition that it steer customers toward making transactions using Visa-branded services.

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Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi attend the 2023 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presentation at The Kennedy Center on March 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. WireImage

Visa said that it was asked to hand over information pertaining to the company’s conduct in its US-based debit card business.

WE'RE NOT BREAKING ANY LAWS! DOESN'T MATTER TRUMP WASN'T BREAKING ANY LAWS!

“We believe Visa’s US debit practices are in compliance with applicable laws,” the company said at the time.

Last year, Visa said that federal prosecutors sought even more documents as part of the same investigation.

The San Francisco-based company said at the time that it was cooperating with the investigation.