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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Israel Destroys Syrian Military Assets: “Any sane nation would do this”

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: “Any sane nation would do this” (X). Times of Israel: Following a major 48-hour bombing campaign in Syria, the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said it had destroyed most of the former Bashar al-Assad regime’s strategic military capabilities, in an effort to prevent advanced weaponry from falling into the hands of hostile elements. In a statement, the IDF said that its Air Force and Navy had carried out over 350 strikes against “strategic targets” in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime over the weekend, taking out “most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria.” The military estimated that it had destroyed 70-80 percent of the former Assad regime’s strategic military capabilities (Times of Israel). Dr. Eli David: During past 48 hours Israel attacked 1,400 targets in Syria destroying: All chemical weapons facilities, All missiles, All air force (aircrafts and helicopters), All navy (ships and submarines), All anti-aircraft systems (X).

Suspect in Murder of Healthcare CEO Shouts at Press Upon Arriving at Pennsylvania Courthouse

Associated Press: The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania, a day after he was arrested at a McDonald’s and charged with murder. Luigi Nicholas Mangione emerged from a patrol car, spun toward reporters and shouted something partly unintelligible referring to an “insult to the intelligence of the American people” while deputies pushed him inside. Prosecutors were beginning to take steps to bring Mangione back to New York to face a murder charge while new details emerged about his life and how he was captured. The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family was charged with murder hours after he was arrested in the Manhattan killing of Brian Thompson, who led the United States’ largest medical insurance company (Associated Press). Townhall: Luigi Mangione SHOUTS AT REPORTERS as he’s taken into court: “…completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people…” (X)!

Congress Looks to Pass Continuing Resolution Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

Just the News: Congress has 10 days to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown before lawmakers leave for the holiday break. Dec. 20 is the deadline to avert a shutdown. The passage of such a measure is expected, despite the opposition of many members of the House Freedom Caucus. Members of Congress have proposed a stopgap that will run through March of 2025 (Just the News). Wendy Patterson: House Republicans are going to vote on the NDAA to avoid a Government shutdown in ANOTHER CR. No appropriations coming out of this last worst 118th Congress who has gifted China everything Joe Biden’s shadow Government asked for. Take a look at what they’re spending $3 billion dollars on while refusing to Counter China’s Drone Act (X).

FBI Director Chris Wray to Resign Before Trumps Inauguration

Townhall: FBI Director Christopher Wray is reportedly preparing to resign before President-elect Donald Trump can fire him…Trump named Kash Patel as his pick to lead the agency, calling the lawyer and investigator an “‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People” (Townhall). Jerry Dunleavy IV: Grassley to Wray: “I must express my vote of no confidence in your continued leadership of the FBI. President Trump has already announced his intention to nominate a candidate to replace you, & the Senate will carefully consider that choice. For my part, I’ve also seen enough” (X).

Legacy Media Inadvertently Admits the Affordable Care Act Does Not Work

CBS: Health insurance costs are far outpacing inflation, leaving more consumers on the hook each year for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. At the same time, some insurers are rejecting nearly 1 in 5 claims. That double whammy is leaving Americans paying more for coverage yet sometimes feeling like they’re getting less in return, experts say. Frustration over denials and medical costs has fueled an outpouring of vitriol against health insurance companies in the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Also last week, a similar outcry led Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to reverse a decision to limit anesthesia coverage during surgeries (CBS). PJ Media: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), more commonly referred to as Obamacare, was signed into law by then-President Barack Obama in March 2010. According to the law’s proponents, Obamacare would expand access to affordable health insurance, improve healthcare quality, and reduce costs. Well, the media is finally admitting Obamacare hasn’t made health insurance more affordable — a stunning admission, considering “affordable” is quite literally in the official name of the law. No one can pretend that making health insurance more affordable for Americans wasn’t the supposed point of the law. Yet it seems like each year, health insurance not only costs more but covers less. And now the media is finally willing to admit it — even if they’re not saying it directly (PJ Media).

New York City Closes 25 Migrant Shelters

Washington Examiner: New York Mayor Eric Adams took a victory lap touting his administration’s management with an announcement that the city has closed 25 migrant shelters on his watch. In a statement from the mayor’s office, it was announced that 25 migrant shelters would be closing, citing “successful asylum seeker management strategies.” One of the shelters closing is perhaps the most controversial — the shelter set up in Floyd Bennett Field, a park and onetime airfield that is located in parts of New York City and New Jersey… The influx of migrants has put a severe strain on public services. Altogether, 759,218 illegal immigrants reside in New York City, of which 58,626 are either convicted felons or facing criminal charges, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data (Washington Examiner). Newsweek: A top New York City official doubled down on the city’s sanctuary status for immigrants Tuesday, as Mayor Eric Adams announced more emergency shelters would close in the coming months, just as President-elect Trump is due to take office and implement mass deportations. Speaking to Newsweek, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom said the city’s attorneys were assessing what could be done to protect migrants from mass deportation sweeps under Trump’s incoming administration (Newsweek).

IDF Eliminates 10 Hamas Operatives

Jewish News Syndicate: An Israel Defense Forces aircraft killed 10 of the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the deaths of three soldiers in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the military announced in a statement on Tuesday morning. The three soldiers, all members of the Givati Brigade’s “Shaked” Battalion, were reportedly killed by a Hamas anti-tank missile during counterterror operations in the Jabalia area of the northern Strip. An initial investigation revealed that the soldiers were ambushed as they left Gaza after completing a mission in Jabalia…Jerusalem’s war goals for Gaza are to destroy Hamas’s capabilities, ensure that it cannot threaten Israel again, and return the captives (Jewish News Syndicate).

Fast Food Jobs in California Dip by 6,000 After Fast Act

National Review: California’s fast food industry shed more than 6,000 jobs after Democratic lawmakers passed a bill mandating a $20 minimum wage for most fast food and counter service restaurants in the state, according to a new analysis of labor data. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that between September 2023, when California governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228, and June 2024, Golden State fast food employment dropped from 570,909 jobs to 564,743. That’s a loss of 6,166 jobs, or 1.1 percent, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Employment Policies Institute. During that same period a year earlier, California fast food restaurants added 17,528 jobs, a 3.1 percent increase over those ten months in 2022 and 2023, the data show (National Review). Townhall: This is Newsom’s ‘win-win-win.’ Government-forced minimum wage increases can be especially detrimental to workers in automation-vulnerable industries. Those who keep their jobs get paid more, but many others’ wage goes to zero because they’ve become unemployed. Astoundingly, Californians seemed to internalize some of these lessons in November, narrowly voting down a ballot initiative to increase the statewide minimum wage — an unprecedented development (Townhall).

Fire in Malibu Forces 18,000 Residents to Evacuate

Bloomberg: A wind-fanned wildfire in Malibu, California, tripled in size over the course of an hour early Tuesday morning, destroying homes, spurring evacuation orders and forcing schools to shut. The Franklin Fire, which was burning out of control in Los Angeles County, began Monday night and has scorched about 2,200 acres, according to Cal Fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. All Malibu schools are closed until further notice, while Pepperdine University canceled classes. By Tuesday morning, about 18,000 residents were under evacuation orders or warnings (Bloomberg). Sputnik: After igniting late Monday, the Franklin fire has already burnt through 2,600 acres and is 0% contained, California Fire officials admit (X). Fox 11 Los Angeles: Pepperdine University students watch the Franklin Fire burn Malibu from inside the campus’ buildings (X).

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Yale Students Vote to Divest From Israel; School Refuses

Free Beacon: Yale students have overwhelmingly passed a referendum calling on the university to divest from weapons manufacturers arming Israel. While the school has said it will not do so, the results reveal widespread support for divestment at one of the top universities in the world. Of the more than 3,000 undergraduates who voted on the referendum, 76.6 percent answered “yes” to the question about divestment. An even larger number—79.5 percent—said that Yale should “invest” in “Palestinian scholars and students” given “the widespread destruction of schools and universities in Gaza.” The referendum is the latest sign that Israel, which has long enjoyed bipartisan backing in Washington, D.C., is losing support on the elite campuses that produce policymakers and legislators. Students at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania both passed similar resolutions this year, albeit with substantially lower turnout than Yale. All three universities have said that they will not divest from Israel (Free Beacon).