articles 16 jan.

 Global

Preventing Peace With Russia  – By Sanctions And Kinetic Means
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/preventing-peace-with-russia-russia-by-sanctions-and-kinetic-means/

Prepare for war – NATO chief
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/prepare-for-war-nato-chief/

NATO Urges Cuts to Social Programs to Finance War Machine
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/nato-urges-cuts-to-social-programs-to-finance-war-machine/




Israel War

Israel Agrees to the Ceasefire It Rejected Months Ago, Thousands More Died (use any fake email address to log in e.g. ralphgazda@mail.com)
Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal on almost entirely the same terms as a proposal that fell apart in the summer.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/15/israel-hamas-ceasefire-biden-netanyahu-deaths/

Yemen’s Houthis to continue attacks if Gaza ceasefire breached
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2586706/middle-east

Journalists berate Blinken over Gaza policy at his final press conference
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2586712/media

The ceasefire agreement, explained
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/ceasefire-announced-after-476-days-of-genocide/

Al Mayadeen Obtains Terms Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Al Mayadeen has obtained the terms of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, with key terms regarding the release of Palestinian detainees and the rehabilitation of Gaza’s hospitals.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-mayadeen-obtains-terms-of-gaza-ceasefire-deal

The Ceasefire Charade
https://israelpalestinenews.org/the-ceasefire-charade/

Israel's Smotrich demands resuming Gaza war, displacing Palestinians
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250116-israels-smotrich-demands-resuming-gaza-war-displacing-palestinians/

Israeli government must not be allowed to violate ceasefire: Turkiye President Erdogan
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250116-israeli-government-must-not-be-allowed-to-violate-ceasefire-turkiye-president-erdogan/

Candace Owens: Ian Carrol Schools Musk On Israel
https://rumble.com/v69yia4-candace-owens-ian-carrol-schools-musk-on-israel.html?mref=wrdkl&mc=7vj9z

How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/state-department-human-rights-horrors/

Israel destroyed Gaza and the world remained silen
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-destroyed-gaza-for-generations-to-come-and-the-world-stayed-silent/

EU Lends $847 Million to Israel Amid Gaza Genocide
https://scheerpost.com/2025/01/16/eu-lends-847-million-to-israel-amid-gaza-genocide/

Israel tacitly accepts war crimes by asking soldiers to cover faces: UN
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/israel-tacitly-accepts-war-crimes-by-asking-soldiers-to-cover-faces-un-18254102




Uraine War

Trump's team boasted about strikes on PMC "Wagner" - "Fire from the sky fell"
https://en.topcor.ru/55687-obrushilsja-ogon-s-neba-v-komande-trampa-pohvastalis-udarami-po-chvk-vagner.html

Belarus is ready to use the Oreshnik IRBM
https://en.topcor.ru/55678-belarus-gotova-primeneniju-brsd-oreshnik.html

Trump team ready to ease sanctions pressure on Russia for peace in Ukraine
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/161479-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine/

Russia strikes Ukraine's largest underground natural gas storage facility, but it keeps working
https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/161478-russia-ukraine-underground-storage/

Two fire trains extinguish fire at Voronezh oil depot following Ukrainian drone attack
https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/161476-voronezh-oil-depot-fire/

Britain has not ruled out the possibility of its military bases and warehouses appearing in Ukraine
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7433635?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

UK PM announces transfer of new air defense system to Ukraine
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7433466?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Blasts in Kyiv as Starmer inks 100-year accord
https://www.gulf-times.com/article/698565/international/blasts-in-kyiv-as-starmer-inks-100-year-accord

UK and Ukraine Sign 100-Year Partnership
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/uk-and-ukraine-sign-100-year-partnership/

27 UAVs shot down over four Russian regions overnight
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7432892?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

French Special Forces Hold ‘Perseus’ Exercises Simulating Combat in Ukraine on Belarusian Front
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/french-special-forces-perseus-exercises-combat-ukraine



LA Fire

HELL-FIRE IN LOS ANGELES AS IN MAUI. Same Blazes near Military Bases which Use Directed Energy Weapons
“Directed energy weapons can be used to damage equipment and signals” Statement by Space Systems Command (SSC) in Los Angeles US Air Force base...
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/01/hell-fire-in-los-angeles-as-in-maui-same-blazes-near-military-bases-which-use-directed-energy-weapons/

Trump’s First Trip in Office Has Been Planned, He is Heading to View Wildfire Damage
https://defconnews.com/2025/01/16/trumps-first-trip-in-office-has-been-planned-he-is-heading-to-view-wildfire-damage/

LA evacuees told to wait another week
https://www.dw.com/en/california-fires-la-evacuees-told-to-wait-another-week/a-71320278

Private firefighters highlight wealth divide in ruined Los Angeles
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2941765/private-firefighters-highlight-wealth-divide-in-ruined-los-angeles

Armed Californians defy evacuation orders to protect homes from looters amid wildfire chaos
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-armed-californians-defy-evacuation-protect-looters.html

One arrested following fire in Little Mountain area, San Bernardino, CA
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/vg/video-gallery/one-arrested-following-fire-in-little-mountain-area-san-bernardino-ca/0

(not LA) Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke
The blaze broke out late Thursday at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants
https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/01/16/moss-landing-power-plant-fire-evacuations-road-closures/



US News

The Uniparty Won
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/the-uniparty-won/

18 Incredible Statistics About America’s Rapidly Growing Retirement Crisis That Will Blow Your Mind
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/18-incredible-statistics-about-americas-rapidly-growing-retirement-crisis-that-will-blow-your-mind/

(Satire - Babylon Bee) In Effort To Improve Senate Confirmation Hearings, Democrat Women Replaced By Rabid Hyenas
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/in-effort-to-improve-senate-confirmation-hearings-democrat-women-replaced-by-rabid-hyenas/

DEI Indoctrination Shapes Students’ Political Views
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/dei-indoctrination-shapes-students-political-views/

"Inexhaustible reserves of rare earth elements": the US is already preparing an act allowing Trump to buy Greenland
https://en.topcor.ru/55634-neischerpaemye-zapasy-redkozemelnyh-jelementov-v-ssha-uzhe-gotov-akt-pozvoljajuschij-trampu-kupit-grenlandiju.html

USS Zumwalt loses one of its two advanced weapons systems
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/01/16/uss-zumwalt-loses-one-of-its-two-advanced-weapons-systems/

LGBTQ activist nurse pleads guilty to child exploitation material charges
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/01/pics-nurse-lgbtq-activist-pleads-guilty-to-child-exploitation-material-charges/

Anti-Trump Pulitzer Prize-winning WAPO cartoonist arrested for child sex abuse
https://revolver.news/2025/01/anti-trump-pulitzer-prize-winning-wapo-cartoonist-arrested-for-child-sex-abuse/...

One Republican Senator is fighting harder than anybody to block J6 pardons…
https://revolver.news/2025/01/one-republican-senator-is-fighting-harder-than-anybody-to-block-j6-pardons/

Think Pence was a Deep State operative before? Wait until you hear his new MAHA plot…
https://revolver.news/2025/01/think-pence-was-deep-state-operative-before-wait-until-you-hear-new-maha-plot/

Orange County, CA Election Worker Shoves Huge Stack of Ballots Through Machine Three Times
https://joehoft.com/breaking-exclusive-orange-county-ca-election-worker-shoves-same-huge-stack-of-ballots-through-machine-three-times/

Democrats Propose Abolishing the Constitution
https://www.independentsentinel.com/democrats-propose-abolishing-the-constitution/

Illegal Migrants Are Flooding Into San Diego
https://www.independentsentinel.com/illegal-migrants-are-flooding-into-san-diego/

Democrats Vote to Keep Their Foreign Wife Beaters & Sex Pervs
https://www.independentsentinel.com/democrats-vote-to-keep-their-foreign-wife-beaters-sex-pervs/

Biden’s FAREWELL LECTURE criticizes abuse of power, misinformation, and the military industrial complex – everything his regime EXPLOITED every day for 4 years
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-bidens-farewell-criticizes-abuse-of-power-misinformation-his-regime-exploited.html

How wildfires, crime and woke policies are driving residents out of California
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-exodus-wildfires-woke-policies-driving-residents-away-california.html

Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
https://apnews.com/article/texas-migrant-deaths-smuggling-9b99a40b763ac8f60161b83c271dd653



Covid  - Health

In memory of those who “died suddenly” worldwide, January 6-13, 2025
Broadcaster Soni Dimond; journos Derrick Ward, Andrea Bailey; Barstool producer Jonathan Stanko (32, C); comic Jaded Jaden (43); jazz drummer Anthony Pinciotti (49); 66 infants; & more
https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/in-memory-of-those-who-died-suddenly-january-6-13-2025

California doctors take free speech fight to Supreme Court over COVID-19 policies
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-california-doctors-supreme-court-covid.html

Pro-pharma Mike Pence opposes RFK’s HHS nomination
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-pro-pharma-mike-pence-opposes-rfks-hhs-nomination.html

U.S. military used as testing ground for Bill Gates’ INSECT PROTEIN agenda
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-us-military-testing-ground-gates-insect-protein.html

Anti-psychotic medications SHRINK the BRAIN by 10 percent, according to peer-reviewed research and whistleblowing psychiatrist
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-anti-psychotic-medications-shrink-brain-10-percent.html

Cannabichromevarin (CBCV), A Hidden Gem in Medical Cannabis Research - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/cannabichromevarin-cbcv-a-hidden-gem-in-medical-cannabis-research

Doctors Warn of Rising Cases of Glioblastoma Multiforme (most aggressive form of malignant brain tumor) in US - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/doctors-warn-of-rising-cases-of-glioblastoma-multiforme-in-the-united-states

Myopia in Children on the Rise Post-Pandemic
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/disease/myopia-in-children-on-the-rise-post-pandemic/

The H5N1 virus has been found in poultry and cattle farms across southwest and central Michigan. Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
https://theconversation.com/bird-flu-flares-up-again-in-michigan-poultry-an-infectious-disease-expert-explains-the-risk-to-humans-chickens-cows-and-other-animals-233061



AI - Big Tech - Internet

Why RedNote’s influx of US ‘TikTok refugees’ could be a double-edged sword for Beijing
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3295079/why-rednotes-influx-us-tiktok-refugees-could-be-double-edged-sword-beijing

Chinese hackers accessed Janet Yellen’s computer in US Treasury breach
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295105/chinese-hackers-accessed-janet-yellens-computer-us-treasury-breach

ByteDance to invest US$614 million in computing centre in China amid high AI demand
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3294738/bytedance-invest-us614-million-computing-centre-china-amid-high-ai-demand

Repeated drone sightings over Long Island airport prompt local law enforcement officials to investigate source
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2025/01/repeated-drone-sightings-over-long-island-airport-prompt-local-law-enforcement-officials-to-investigate-source/

Silicon Valley’s bet on AI defence startups and what it means for the future of war – podcast
https://theconversation.com/silicon-valleys-bet-on-ai-defence-startups-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-war-podcast-247423

AI Will Write Complex Laws
AI is poised to help legislators write more intricate laws, exercising increasing control over the executive.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ai-will-write-complex-laws



Environment - Science - Weather

SpaceX repeats stunning ‘chopsticks’ catch, but Starship explodes in test flight
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295103/spacex-repeats-stunning-chopsticks-catch-starship-spacecraft-destroyed

SpaceX Nails Second Booster Catch But Launch Ends in Fiery Explosion
https://www.sciencealert.com/spacex-nails-second-booster-catch-but-launch-ends-in-fiery-explosion

China unveils ‘Crimson Skyblade’ in nuclear fusion quest for unlimited clean energy
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3294906/china-unveils-crimson-skyblade-nuclear-fusion-quest-unlimited-clean-energy

Blue Origin Launches Giant New Glenn Rocket, Hits Orbit on First Attempt
https://www.sciencealert.com/blue-origin-launches-giant-new-glenn-rocket-hits-orbit-on-first-attempt

Astronomers Discover Slow-Spinning Radio Source That 'Shouldn't Exist'
https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-discover-slow-spinning-radio-source-that-shouldnt-exist

Volcanic Activity on the Rise
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/nature/volcanic-activity-on-the-rise/



Economy

44% OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE IS JUST PAYING THE INTEREST ON OUR DEBT
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/16/this-is-fine-44-of-federal-government-revenue-is-just-paying-the-interest-on-our-debt/

What awaits the oil market after US sanctions against the Russian “shadow fleet” – scenarios
https://en.topcor.ru/55700-jekspert-opisal-scenarii-na-neftjanom-rynke-posle-sankcij-ssha-protiv-tenevogo-flota-rf.html

Walgreens Closes More Stores Due to Theft
https://www.independentsentinel.com/walgreens-closes-more-stores-due-to-theft/

U.S. recovers $31 million in Social Security payments sent to dead people, expects $215m more
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-social-security-payments-sent-dead-people.html

Cities are teetering on the brink of FINANCIAL COLLAPSE and turning into GHOST TOWNS
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-16-cities-teetering-brink-financial-collapse-ghost-towns.html

‘The Idea That China Growing Wealthier Is a Threat to Us Is Wacky’
https://fair.org/home/the-idea-that-china-growing-wealthier-is-a-threat-to-us-is-wacky/



EU - UK - Canada - Australia - NATO

Canada Bows to Demands, Plans to Buy Submarines to Off-Set Tariffs, and Other Good News
https://defconnews.com/2025/01/16/the-trump-effect-canada-bows-to-demands-plans-to-buy-submarines-to-off-set-tariffs-and-other-good-news/

Pope Francis: Open Borders—but Not in the Vatican
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/pope-francis-open-borders-but-not-in-the-vatican/

Faeser (German Interior Minister) To Fire Police Officers With AfD Membership
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/faeser-to-fire-police-officers-with-afd-membership/

Manhunt for 10 North African men suspected of gang-raping Italian teen outside Milan nightclub
https://rmx.news/article/manhunt-for-10-north-african-men-suspected-of-gang-raping-italian-teen-outside-milan-nightclub/

Jeffrey Epstein’s Buddy to Serve as UK’s Ambassador to US
https://www.independentsentinel.com/jeffrey-epsteins-buddy-to-serve-as-uks-ambassador-to-us/

Thousands of Canadians are Dying While on Waiting Lists for Health Care
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/01/16/thousands-of-canadians-are-dying-while-on-waiting-lists-for-health-care/

GROWING HEALTH CRISIS IN EUROPE
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/01/16/growing-health-crisis-in-europe/

British Politicians’ Ties to Now-Disbanded Pedophile Support Group Exposed
https://basedunderground.com/2025/01/15/cover-up-culture-british-politicians-ties-to-now-disbanded-pedophile-support-group-exposed/

Former MP Exposes Horror: Children Trafficked, Abused, and Organs Harvested While Elites Protect the Guilty
https://basedunderground.com/2025/01/15/former-mp-exposes-horror-children-trafficked-abused-and-organs-harvested-while-elites-protect-the-guilty-video/

Spain Introduces 100% Real Estate Tax for Non-EU Residents
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/spain/spain-introduces-100-real-estate-tax-for-non-eu-residents/



China - Asia

China announces 5% GDP growth, population drop at press conference
https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3295113/china-unveils-annual-gdp-population-figures-press-conference

China surpasses US in tally of top scientists for the first time: report
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3295011/china-surpasses-us-tally-top-scientists-first-time-report

New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor connects 555 ports worldwide
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2025-01/17/content_117670316.htm



Russia

Russia unveils powerful 2S43 Malva artillery system upgrade
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/01/16/russia-unveils-powerful-2s43-malva-artillery-system-upgrade/

Rare image of ruined 51P6 S-400 launcher emerges in Russia
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/01/16/rare-image-of-ruined-51p6-s-400-launcher-emerges-in-russia/



Middle East

Affected by injuries sustained yesterday | Student dies following Coalition airstrikes targeting ISIS member in Idlib countryside, Syria
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353845/

Death toll update | Five civilians killed and nearly 40 others injured in Turkish airstrikes near Teshreen dam, Syria
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353835/

ISIS resurgence | ISIS cells execute SDF fighter and attack military vehicle in Deir Ezzor countryside
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353834/

Boosting military bases | Three cargo planes lands in Coalition base in Al-Shaddadi
Three cargo planes of the International Coalition landed in Al-Shaddadi base in the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah. The arrival of planes, which carried advanced military equipment, comes as a part of efforts by US forces to boost their bases in Syria.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353762/

Triggering public concerns | Israeli forces advance into villages between Daraa and Al-QuneitraIsraeli forces advance into villages between Daraa and Al-Quneitra
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353751/

UN offers support to Lebanon's new leadership, emphasizes importance of rule of law
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/un-offers-support-to-lebanons-new-leadership-emphasizes-importance-of-rule-of-law-/3453054

Türkiye 'neutralized' 3,226 terrorists in northern Syria, Iraq since January 2024
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/turkiye-neutralized-3226-terrorists-in-northern-syria-iraq-since-january-2024-3697280



Mexico / Central America / South America

Panama Canal Rival: Mexico to Launch Ambitious Project That Will Change Global Trade Logistics
https://en.topcor.ru/55599-konkurent-panamskomu-kanalu-meksika-realizuet-ambicioznyj-proekt-kotoryj-izmenit-mirovuju-torgovuju-logistiku.html

Hundreds of homes evacuated as Patagonia fires grow in Argentina
https://www.gulf-times.com/article/698570/international/hundreds-of-homes-evacuated-as-patagonia-fires-grow-in-argentina