articles 18 jan.

 Global

GENERAL FLYNN: CIA Operations and Projects — Part One
Operation Ajax , Operation Aerodynamic / PdDynamic (1949-91), Operation Bloodstone (1948-??), Operation Mockingbird, Operation Paperclip, Operation Timber Sycamore (2013-2017)
https://joehoft.com/general-flynn-cia-operations-and-projects-part-one/

Death Camps, Hard Labor, Abductions, Executions & Burned Churches – 380 Million Christians Are Facing “High Levels Of Persecution”
Christian persecution spiked around the globe in 2024
https://conservativefiringline.com/death-camps-hard-labor-abductions-executions-burned-churches-380-million-christians-are-facing-high-levels-of-persecution/

NATO ships are already in the Gulf of Finland. What is brewing near the Russian borders
The North Atlantic Alliance is conducting a series of military exercises
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250117/ucheniya-1993890686.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



Israel War

Gaza Electricity Distribution Company loses 80 percent of equipment
https://www.gulf-times.com/article/698619/region/gaza-electricity-distribution-company-loses-80-percent-of-equipment

Netanyahu says Israel will not proceed with Gaza ceasefire until it gets hostage list
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2586920/middle-east

Biden could have delivered this ceasefire agreement last year
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/biden-could-have-delivered-this-ceasefire-agreement-last-year/

Gaza ceasefire reveals Israel’s fragility, and the transformative power of resistance
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/gaza-ceasefire-reveals-israels-fragility-and-the-transformative-power-of-resistance/

Gaza ceasefire to begin Sunday morning
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250118-israel-approves-gaza-ceasefire-deal/

Israel admits huge losses resulting from attack on Gaza Strip
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250118-israel-admits-huge-losses-resulting-from-attack-on-gaza-strip/

Yemen strikes two Israeli targets in Eilat hours after Tel Aviv op.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-strikes-two-israeli-targets-in-eilat-hours-after-tel-a

Smotrich says Gaza deal a 'catastrophe', displays thirst for genocide
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/smotrich-says-gaza-deal-a--catastrophe---displays-thirst-for

Egypt launches body to monitor Gaza ceasefire implementation
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/egypt-launches-body-to-monitor-gaza-ceasefire-implementation

Gaza ceasefire ‘temporary,’ Israel given full right to resume war if needed, claims Netanyahu
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/gaza-ceasefire-temporary-israel-given-full-right-to-resume-war-if-needed-claims-netanyahu/3454897

Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Sweetheart Ceasefire Deal in Gaza
Israeli leader says Trump assured him in a phone call that the first phase of the deal is a “temporary ceasefire.”
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/netanyahu-thanks-trump-for-sweetheart



Uraine War

Rogozin proposed to eliminate Zelensky and other leaders of the Kyiv regime to quickly complete the SVO
https://en.topcor.ru/55753-rogozin-predlozhil-likvidirovat-zelenskogo-i-drugih-glavarej-kievskogo-rezhima-dlja-skorejshego-zavershenija-svo.html

Russian Armed Forces destroyed the Luch design bureau in Kyiv and the Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhye
https://en.topcor.ru/55747-vs-rf-porazili-v-kieve-metropoliten-a-v-zaporozhe-motor-sich.html

"Kursk Funnel": The Ministry of Defense updated data on the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk Region
https://en.topcor.ru/55754-minoborony-obnovilo-dannye-o-poterjah-vsu-v-kurskoj-oblasti.html

Russia’s Oreshnik missile program expands with 20+ upgrades
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/01/18/russias-oreshnik-missile-program-expands-with-20-upgrades/

The CIA-Kiev Partnership: Report Reveals Biden Admin Secretly Funded Kiev's Drone Industry
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/the-cia-kiev-partnership-report-reveals

NATO launches patrol highlighting Baltic Sea security concerns
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/01/nato-launches-patrol-highlighting-baltic-sea-security-concerns/

Zelensky’s advisor proposes deploying Western missile bases in Ukraine
https://eu.eot.su/2025/01/13/zelenskys-advisor-proposes-deploying-western-missile-bases-in-ukraine/

Defense Ministry reports 46 drones shot down
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7443134?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Iskander Missile Strike Kills Danish F-16 Pilot in Ukraine - Reports
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iskander-missile-kills-danish-f16-pilot-ukraine

Ukraine's lithium wealth diminishes as key deposits fall to Russia
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ukraine-s-lithium-wealth-diminishes-as-key-deposits-fall-to

"The military is desperate." An unpleasant secret of the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been revealed
Gazeta Prawna: 10% of Ukrainian military students deserted in Poland
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250117/vsu-1993816733.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Trump unable to end Ukrainian conflict – media
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/01/trump-unable-to-end-ukrainian-conflict-media/



LA Fires, and others

California’s Likely Plan To Bar Humans From Burned Areas
https://conservativefiringline.com/californias-likely-plan-to-bar-humans-from-burned-areas/

LOS ANGELES HELLFIRE: PLOT’s CLUES! HOUSES GONE but TREES STILL STANDING?! Forensic Arborist’s Suspicions (video)
The expert: “The most vulnerable tree species are not burned or are still standing.”
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/01/los-angeles-hellfire-plots-clues-houses-gone-but-trees-still-standing-forensic-arborists-suspicions-video/

Black L.A. Deputy Mayor Who Stands Accused of Making Bomb Threat Was in Charge of the Fire Department
https://discernreport.com/l-a-deputy-mayor-who-stands-accused-of-making-bomb-threat-was-in-charge-of-the-fire-department/

The Ridiculous Reason California Won't Use Sea Water to Put Out Fires
https://www.westernjournal.com/ridiculous-reason-california-wont-use-sea-water-put-fires/

Environmentalists Permanently Halted Pacific Palisades Fire Prevention Project Before the Fire Was Sparked
https://www.westernjournal.com/environmentalists-permanently-halted-pacific-palisades-fire-prevention-project-fire-sparked/

Steven Koonin: Climate Didn’t Cause California Fires, Politicians Did
https://www.independentsentinel.com/steven-koonin-climate-didnt-cause-california-fires-politicians-did/

California Policies Add to Homeowners Misery
https://www.independentsentinel.com/so-it-begins-california-policies-add-to-homeowners-misery/

Los Angeles Fires Will Raise Your Home Insurance Premium
Insurers have to spread the cost of claims more widely to make good on the payouts they owe
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/los-angeles-fires-will-raise-your

Four arrested in separate incidents for attempting to ignite new fires in Los Angeles County
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-18-four-arrested-attempting-ignite-new-fires-la.html

(Not LA) Battery Storage Facilities Planned for Small Plots on LI
Companies are trying to put battery storage facilities in heavily populated and beautiful residential areas in Mt. Sinai, Port Jefferson Station, and Setauket. This is as a battery storage facility burns in Mesa, California. These facilities do blow and their fires are very hard to extinguish.
https://www.independentsentinel.com/battery-storage-facilities-planned-for-small-plots-on-li/

(Not LA) Massive fire at California battery plant forces evacuations, raises safety concerns for green energy push
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-18-massive-fire-california-battery-plant-forces-evacuations.html

Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/19/world/science-health/wildfire-prevention-satellites/



US News

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Obama-Era DACA Program Is Unlawful in Texas
https://discernreport.com/federal-appeals-court-rules-that-obama-era-daca-program-is-unlawful-in-texas/

Town With Huge Immigrant Population Moves to Scrap Sanctuary Status, Support Trump’s Mass Deportations
https://discernreport.com/town-with-huge-immigrant-population-moves-to-scrap-sanctuary-status-support-trumps-mass-deportations/

Unvetted Illegal Immigrants Are Pushing American Taxpayers Out of Shelter Beds
https://discernreport.com/unvetted-illegal-immigrants-are-pushing-american-taxpayers-out-of-shelter-beds/

Brazilian Murder Suspect Caught in Sanctuary State of Massachusetts
https://discernreport.com/brazilian-murder-suspect-caught-in-sanctuary-state-of-massachusetts/

Detransitioned Student Prevented From Speaking About His Experience on Campus
https://discernreport.com/detransitioned-student-prevented-from-speaking-about-his-experience-on-campus/

Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Theft (23:26) by The Tenth Amendment Center
https://rumble.com/v6aoh9a-civil-asset-forfeiture-is-theft-by-the-tenth-amendment-center.html?mref=wrdkl&mc=7vj9z

South Fulton, Georgia City Elects BLM Activist as Mayor, Is Now Learning Its Lesson the Hard Way
https://www.westernjournal.com/city-elects-blm-activist-mayor-now-learning-lesson-hard-way/

Kurginyan reveals what is at the core of the US political system
...the political system in the United States holds together because there is actually the power of big capital in the USA, and that the real core of the political system is this big capital, and everyone is thinking about themselves and their profits
https://eu.eot.su/2025/01/19/kurginyan-reveals-what-is-at-the-core-of-the-us-political-system/

Biden Freed 2 Cop Killing Monsters in the Pack of 2500
https://www.independentsentinel.com/biden-freed-2-cop-killing-monsters-in-the-pack-of-2500/

US Soldiers Take Photos from an Aircraft Carrier Via CCP App
https://www.independentsentinel.com/us-soldiers-take-photos-from-an-aircraft-carrier-via-ccp-app/

Speaker Johnson Tells the Truth About Who Ran the Country
“Sir, why did you pause LNG exports to Europe? Liquefied natural gas is in great demand by our allies. Why would you do that?”
Biden, according to Johnson, was stunned. “I didn’t do that.”
“He genuinely didn’t know what he had signed,” Johnson said.
https://www.independentsentinel.com/speaker-johnson-tells-the-truth-about-who-ran-the-country/

Police departments are turning to AI-powered facial recognition technology – leading to a rise in WRONGFUL ARRESTS
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-18-police-ai-facial-recognition-rise-wrongful-arrests.html



Covid  - Health

“Anti-Vaxxer” RFK Advisors Reportedly Sacked From Trump Transition Team
While “anti-vaxxers” are reportedly getting the boot from Team Trump because the issue is a “political loser,” per insider sources familiar with the drama, Trump is seemingly very open to the insights that Bill Gates has o
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/18/anti-vaxxer-rfk-advisors-reportedly-sacked-from-trump-transition-team/

Bill Gates recently had dinner with Trump and said he was “impressed” by the former president
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2025/01/bill-gates-recently-had-dinner-with-trump-and-said-he-was-impressed-by-the-former-president/

Scientists Quantified The Harm of Sugary Drinks, And It's Devastating
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-quantified-the-harm-of-sugary-drinks-and-its-devastating

We Know Olive Oil Is Good For Us – Turns Out The Leaves Are Too
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-know-olive-oil-is-good-for-us-turns-out-the-leaves-are-too

More Americans Died Due To COVID 19 Injections Than In WWI, WWII, And The Vietnam War Combined
There are approximately 38,000 reported deaths from COVID 19 injections in VAERS. Based on studies, the under reporting in VAERS can be anywhere from 1 of 30, to 1 of 100 cases reported. This could put the number of Americans murdered via COVIDby Dr. Joseph Sansone
https://josephsansone.substack.com/p/more-americans-died-due-to-covid

Georgia has just halted poultry sales in the state after bird flu detected
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2025/01/georgia-has-just-halted-poultry-sales-in-the-state-after-bird-flu-detected/

The human cost of vaccine rollout: A story of PAIN, LOSS and BETRAYAL from the U.K. COVID inquiry
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-01-18-vaccine-rollout-pain-loss-betrayal-covid-inquiry.html

HHS blocks EcoHealth, Dr. Daszak funding over Wuhan research violations
https://sharylattkisson.com/2025/01/read-hhs-blocks-ecohealth-dr-daszak-funding-over-wuhan-research-violations/

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/01/18/taking-responsibility-for-your-own-health/

14 US ATTORNEYS GENERAL blame Biden Govt on BIG PHARMA Jabs DAMAGES
The AGs letter: “The federal government favored manufacturers over the Health of Inviduals HARMED seriously by Covid Vaccine
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/01/14-us-attorneys-general-blame-biden-govt-on-big-pharma-jabs-damages/



AI - Big Tech - Internet

Telegram boss faces French magistrates over app’s role in organised crim
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3295338/telegram-boss-faces-french-magistrates-over-apps-role-organised-crime

Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day extension
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295348/trump-says-he-will-most-likely-give-tiktok-90-day-extension

US ‘TikTok refugees’ spark global rush of sign-ups to China’s RedNote platfo
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3295130/us-tiktok-refugees-spark-global-rush-sign-ups-chinas-rednote-platform

AI-driven drug discovery aided by Greater Bay Area integration, Hong Kong-listed firm says
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3295312/ai-driven-drug-discovery-aided-greater-bay-area-integration-hong-kong-listed-firm-says

FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Shows Retailers Track Private Consumer Data to Set Individualized Prices
https://discernreport.com/ftc-surveillance-pricing-study-shows-retailers-track-private-consumer-data-to-set-individualized-prices/



Environment - Science - Weather

Doesn’t Fit MSM Narrative: Parts Of US Could Rival Coldest January Since 1977
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/18/doesnt-fit-msm-narrative-parts-of-us-could-rival-coldest-january-since-1977/

Physicist May Have Solved The Grandfather of All Time-Travel Paradoxes
https://www.sciencealert.com/physicist-may-have-solved-the-grandfather-of-all-time-travel-paradoxes

Nebraska Takes on the EPA, the EV Truck Lobby, and California.
The campaign by California to force trucking companies to adopt electric trucks will soon crash.
https://mishtalk.com/economics/nebraska-takes-on-the-epa-the-ev-truck-lobby-and-california/

THE RACE TO RESURRECT MAMMOTHS
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/01/18/the-race-to-resurrect-mammoths/



Economy

The US Trade Deficit with China is Understated by as Much as 30 Percent
https://mishtalk.com/economics/the-us-trade-deficit-with-china-is-understated-by-as-much-as-30-percent/

Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity
https://theconversation.com/soaring-wealth-inequality-has-remade-the-map-of-american-prosperity-228377

GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DEMOLITION OF HEALTH AND PENSION SERVICES
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/01/18/government-controlled-demolition-of-health-and-pension-services/



EU - UK - Canada - Australia - NATO

Leaked Memo Exposes Germany’s Plan to Dismiss Police and Civil Servants Who Support AfD, as Alice Weidel Vows Legal Fight
https://discernreport.com/leaked-memo-exposes-germanys-plan-to-dismiss-police-and-civil-servants-who-support-afd-as-alice-weidel-vows-legal-fight/

NATO Announces Entering Arms Race Over Ukraine, Preparing for War
https://en.topcor.ru/55714-nato-zajavilo-o-vstuplenii-v-gonku-vooruzhenij-iz-za-ukrainy-i-podgotovke-k-vojne.html



China - Asia

Japan to produce 17 enhanced Chinook Block II helicopters
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/01/18/japan-to-produce-17-enhanced-chinook-block-ii-helicopters/



Middle East

Military escalation | 17 civilians kil*led and injured in Turkish airstrikes on Teshreen dam, Syria
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353952/

Amid heavy artillery fire by Turkish forces and their proxies | Turkish fighter jets and drones attack positions in NE Syria
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353942/

Two separate attacks | ISIS cells attack two SDF positions in Deir Ezzor countryside, Syria
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353941/

Bringing the number of fatalities to 420 in 37 days | Eight Turkish-backed militiamen and one SDF fighter killed in clashes on Teshreen dam frontline
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353933/?doing_wp_cron=1737257347.5754458904266357421875

Amid escalating clashes | Turkish fighter jets execute airstrikes on the surrounding areas of Teshreen dam and Ain Al-Arab (Kobani)
https://www.syriahr.com/en/353932/

Syria's future and the UK craven hypocrisy
https://beeley.substack.com/p/syrias-future-and-the-uk-craven-hypocrisy

Syria seeks to regain Arab League membership, prepares for comprehensive national conference
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/syria-seeks-to-regain-arab-league-membership-prepares-for-comprehensive-national-conference-3697358



Mexico / Central America / South America

Colombia suspends peace talks as guerrilla violence leaves 39 dead
https://www.trtworld.com/latin-america/colombia-suspends-peace-talks-as-guerrilla-violence-leaves-39-dead-18255195



Africa

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2586968/world

Over 55,000 displaced Sudanese return to Sennar province: UN
https://www.trtworld.com/africa/over-55000-displaced-sudanese-return-to-sennar-province-un-18255349