Norway, Ireland, and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state, leaving unanswered questions: What are its borders? Is the unelected Mahmoud Abbas head of state? Is this how the world rewards terrorism?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu says a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah will proceed nonetheless.
Congress has reauthorized FISA and granted the US government expanded surveillance powers to essentially ignore the 4th Amendment to the Constitution while spying on American citizens.
A change in definitions in Section 702 of the bill to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act could give the NSA power to compel any business that offers free WiFi to customers to hand over user data.
Tucker Carlson aired an interview with an Arab pastor in Bethlehem in which Carlson said Christians who aren’t critical of the destruction in Gaza have “lost the plot.” This is why Hamas hides behind civilians—to ratchet up world pressure on Israel.
Commentator Keith Olbermann responded to Monday’s 9–0 Supreme Court ruling striking down a move by Colorado to keep Donald Trump off the ballot by posting that the justices, including two women of color, are “inept at reading comprehension.”
Germany’s Defense Ministry has confirmed the authenticity of an intercepted audio recording, of German military officials discussing plans to bomb the bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula.
Google’s excuse that its woke AI chatbot Gemini “may not be reliable” doesn’t hold water—unless you believe it was released to the public without being thoroughly demoed, tested, and presented to senior management for approval.
The New York Times reports that the CIA built 12 secret facilities along the border between Russia and Ukraine over the last eight years, but adds that saving those facilities is another reason the US must send more money to Ukraine.Continue Reading
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said last week that Ukraine has the right to use NATO-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia—which suggests that Russia might feel free to respond deep inside NATO countries.