articles 13 aug.

 
Global

Col. Larry Wilkerson: Putin Gives Trump LAST CHANCE for Peace as NUCLEAR WAR Threat at Historic High
Isrfael may start a war with Iran which will draw the US into a larger conflict. 
We are not a Democracratic Republic, we are an Empire. 
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/col-larry-wilkerson-putin-trump-nuclear-war

NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION: What Would Happen if the Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Hit America — Triggering a Chain Reaction of Death, Hunger, and Disease Unmatched in Human History
https://opposezones.com/technology/nuclear-annihilation-what-would-happen-if-the-most-powerful-nuclear-bomb-hit-america/



Israel - Palestine War

Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last 24 hours
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2611718/middle-east

Israeli military approves plan for expanded offensive in Gaza, spokesperson says
https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/13/israeli-military-approves-plan-for-expanded-offensive-in-gaza-spokesperson-says

Germany approves delivery of submarine to Israel, report says
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-approves-delivery-of-submarine-to-israel-report-says/3658475

Netanyahu Says He Backs 'Greater Israel' - Drawing Outrage From Arab States
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-says-he-backs-greater-israel-drawing-outrage-arab-states

UN warns Gaza aid far below minimum needs as child malnutrition surges
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250803-israeli-strike-on-red-crescent-headquarters-in-gaza/

Israel destroys over 300 homes in Gaza's Zeitoun in three days
https://trt.global/world/article/1015fa6ddc46

Netanyahu’s lies: Offering water, spilling blood
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235339/Netanyahu-s-lies-Offering-water-spilling-blood

Who is the Real Terrorist Organization: Hamas or Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham?
https://sonar21.com/who-is-the-real-terrorist-organization-hamas-or-hayat-tahrir-al-sham/



Uraine War

MACGREGOR: American foreign, defense policy teams are like 'monkeys in the opera'
Russia does not trust the U.S., so it is inherently hard to get a deal, analyst says
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/macgregor-american-foreign-defense

Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin continues Ukraine war
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2611771/world

'Putin is bluffing,' Zelenskyy tells Trump as European leaders push for Ukraine ceasefire
https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/13/putin-is-bluffing-zelenskyy-tells-trump-as-european-leaders-push-for-ceasefire

Germany to finance US weapons package for Ukraine worth up to $500M
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-to-finance-us-weapons-package-for-ukraine-worth-up-to-500m/3658893

Russia says will defend national interests at Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/russia-says-will-defend-national-interests-at-putin-trump-meeting-in-alaska/3658556

Russia may test a mini-version of the Oreshnik in Ukraine – the Svirel missile system 
https://en.topcor.ru/63101-rossija-mozhet-ispytat-na-ukraine-mini-versiju-oreshnika-raketnyj-kompleks-svirel.html

In fact, round-the-clock attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on Russia do not lead to the results expected by Kyiv 
https://en.topwar.ru/269579-fakticheski-kruglosutochnye-ataki-ukrainskih-bpla-na-rossiju-ne-privodjat-k-ozhidaemym-kievom-rezultatam.html

Air Defense Forces Destroy Eight Ukrainian Drones Over Belgorod Region
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7958774?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Air defense forces shot down 46 UAVs over regions of Russia overnight
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7958603?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



Epstein

What In The World Is Going On With Ghislaine Maxwell?
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/13/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-prison-testimony-doj-todd-blanche-house-oversight-where-are-they-now/



Russiagate

Tulsi Gabbard drops declassified top secret document implicating James Clapper in Russiagate 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-drops-declassified-top-secret-document-implicating-james-clapper-in-russiagate

Tulsi Gabbard Releases Damning Email That Puts Clapper In The Hot Seat
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-releases-damning-email-that-puts-clapper-in-the-hot-seat

An Opinionated Review: Securing Justice for Russiagate Is How We Save Our Beloved Country
https://defconnews.com/2025/08/13/an-opinionated-review-securing-justice-for-russiagate-is-how-we-save-our-beloved-country/



US News

How an Alaskan military base is preparing for Trump-Putin meeting 
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/08/how-alaskan-military-base-preparing-trump-putin-meeting/407438/

US Court of Appeals overturns ruling on restoration of foreign aid
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/world/us-court-of-appeals-overturns-ruling-on-restoration-of-foreign-aid/

‘Shut it down’: Bombshell FBI timeline exposes political interference in Clinton corruption probe 
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/shut-it-down-bombshell-fbi-timeline-chronicles-political-interference

Federal officials have arrested more than 100 people in Trump’s DC crackdown – Washington Examiner 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/federal-officials-have-arrested-more-than-100-people-in-trumps-dc-crackdown-washington-examiner/

Record $12 Million Meth Bust in South Dakota Leads to Arrest of Illegal Alien 
https://thepopulisttimes.com/record-12-million-meth-bust-in-south-dakota-leads-to-arrest-of-illegal-alien/

Indian immigrants accused of running huge child sex ring out of Nebraska hotels…
https://revolver.news/2025/08/indian-immigrants-accused-of-running-huge-child-sex-ring-out-of-nebraska-hotels/

Black Cincinnati Community-Leaders Demand Arrest Of Beatdown Victim Who Allegedly 'Incited' Mob Violence
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/black-cincinnati-community-leaders-demand-arrest-beatdown-victim-who-allegedly-incited

Kash Patel Uncovers Obama Deputy AG Sally Yates’ Email Ordering FBI Agents to Shut Down Clinton Foundation Corruption Investigation — “SHUT IT DOWN”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/bombshell-kash-patel-uncovers-sally-yates-email-ordering/

“The Intelligence Agencies Have 6 Ways from Sunday for Getting Back at You” – Just Ask Tina Peters
https://joehoft.com/the-intelligence-agencies-have-6-ways-from-sunday-for-getting-back-at-you-just-ask-tina-peters/

Pentagon to Create ‘Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force’ 
https://scheerpost.com/2025/08/13/pentagon-to-create-domestic-civil-disturbance-quick-reaction-force/

Trump's favorability with Republicans continues to slide
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/trump-approval-numbers-republicans-decline-inflation-redistricting

The Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/civil-unrest/the-domestic-civil-disturbance-quick-reaction-force/



Covid  - Health

These states have the highest COVID cases right now as "stratus" variant erupts
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/covid-19-symptoms-stratus-variant-states-highest-cases

South Korea's First Wild Mammal Bird Flu Death—Same University, Same Scientists, Same Virus, Same Organ Targeted
https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/south-koreas-first-wild-mammal-bird



AI - Big Tech - Internet

Fermentation process turns unripe coffee beans into high-scoring specialty drinks
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-fermentation-unripe-coffee-beans-high.html

U.S. Army readies drone marketplace to streamline selection and accelerate battlefield deployment.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/u-s-army-readies-drone-marketplace-to-streamline-selection-and-accelerate-battlefield-deployment

Why the US electric grid needs a trillion dollar upgrade
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-electric-grid-energy



Environment - Science - Weathers/

Europe wildfires kill at least 3 and displace thousands amid heatwave
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3321782/europe-wildfires-kill-least-3-and-displace-thousands-amid-heatwave

Stalagmites in Mexican caves reveal duration and severity of drought during the Maya collapse
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-stalagmites-mexican-caves-reveal-duration.html

Scientists uncover new fossils—and a new species of ancient human ancestor
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-scientists-uncover-fossils-species-ancient.html

AI-powered brain implant restores speech in paralysis patient after 18 years
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/uc-berkeley-ucsf-ai-bci-restores-speech-after-18-years

Major flooding forces evacuations in Alaska 
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/08/major-flooding-forces-evacuations-in-alaska/

A Black Hole Hitting A Star Created A Never-Before-Seen Type Of Supernova
https://www.iflscience.com/a-black-hole-hitting-a-star-created-a-never-before-seen-supernova-80403

Scientists Found Air Trapped Inside A Rock For 815 Million Years And Set It Free
https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-found-air-trapped-inside-a-rock-for-815-million-years-and-set-it-free-80395

North America’s Tintina Fault More Active Than Thought – And Could Be Brewing A Major Earthquake
https://www.iflscience.com/north-americas-tintina-fault-more-active-than-thought-and-could-be-brewing-a-major-earthquake-80401



Economy

Trump Admin Looks To Pour Cash Into Critical Minerals To Break China’s Stranglehold
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2025/08/13/trump-admin-looks-to-pour-cash-into-critical-minerals-to-break-chinas-stranglehold/

US National Debt Now Surpasses $37 Trillion Milestone
https://franknez.com/us-national-debt-now-surpasses-37-trillion-milestone/

Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Ending. And the Markets Aren’t Ready
https://www.zerohedge.com/sponsored-post/trumps-tariff-pause-ending-and-markets-arent-ready

Four Chinese Entrepreneurs Recently Jump to Their Deaths – Is China’s Economy Crashing?
https://joehoft.com/four-chinese-entrepreneurs-recently-jump-to-their-deaths-is-chinas-economy-crashing/

The Treasury Secretary Wants to Expand Trump’s Unconstitutional Export Taxes
https://mishtalk.com/economics/the-treasury-secretary-wants-to-expand-trumps-unconstitutional-export-taxes/

Oil and Gas Rig Counts Plunge, What Happened to “Drill Baby Drill”?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/oil-and-gas-rig-counts-plunge-what-happened-to-drill-baby-drill/

How Much Overstated Are BLS Measures of Rent and Shelter? Or Are They?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/how-much-overstated-are-bls-measures-of-rent-and-shelter-or-are-they/

Spending climbs among the rich, as everyone else's debt rises, study says
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/credit-card-debt-spending



EU - UK - Canada - Australia - NATO

At least 20 people dead as migrant boat capsizes off Italian coast
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/at-least-20-people-dead-as-migrant-boat-capsizes-off-italian-coast/3658550

Germany to boost anti-drone capabilities with massive $9 billion Skyranger 30 order
https://interestingengineering.com/military/germany-to-boost-anti-drone-capabilities

Videos: VP Vance visits US troops in UK ahead of Trump-Putin meeting 
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/08/videos-vp-vance-visits-us-troops-in-uk-ahead-of-trump-putin-meeting/

Knife crime in Germany surges, with foreigners heavily overrepresented in latest figures
 https://rmx.news/article/knife-crime-in-germany-surges-with-foreigners-heavily-overrepresented-in-latest-figures/
 
 
 
Russia

Russia Establishes Drone Command Hub In Kamchatka To Boost Arctic and Pacific Surveillance.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/russia-establishes-drone-command-hub-in-kamchatka-to-boost-arctic-and-pacific-surveillance

Russia Reinforces Air Strike Capabilities with New Su-34 Fighter-Bombers Delivered by Rostec.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/russia-reinforces-air-strike-capabilities-with-new-su-34-fighter-bombers-delivered-by-rostec

Russia’s Nuclear Cruise Weapon Evades All Modern Defenses
https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/163701-burevestnik-nuclear-missile-china-reaction-test/

RUSSIA RELAXES IMMIGRATION RULES TO ASSIST FLEEING WESTERNERS
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/08/13/russia-relaxes-immigration-rules-to-assist-fleeing-westerners/



China - Asia

Japan and Philippines deepen military ties through naval transfers to counter China
https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2025/japan-and-philippines-deepen-military-ties-through-naval-transfers-to-counter-china



Middle East

Stop posing threat to Türkiye, region immediately: Turkish foreign minister warns YPG (Kurdish militia in Syria)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/stop-posing-threat-to-turkiye-region-immediately-turkish-foreign-minister-warns-ypg/3658276

Iran will stand by Lebanon in all circumstances
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235341/Iran-will-stand-by-Lebanon-in-all-circumstances

Yemen’s Armed Forces target 4 vital Israeli sites
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235343/Yemen-s-Armed-Forces-target-4-vital-Israeli-sites

Iran's nuclear chief urges IAEA to condemn Israeli terrorism
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235334/Nuclear-chief-urges-IAEA-to-condemn-Israeli-terrorism



Latin America

Rebels in Colombia attack a military patrol with a drone, killing 3 soldiers
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-drone-attack-eln-catatumbo-61768f71290d2604a2d123d017cb18b4

Israel’s Secret Role In the Guatemalan Genocide (w/ Jennifer Harbury) 
https://scheerpost.com/2025/08/13/israels-secret-role-in-the-guatemalan-genocide-w-jennifer-harbury/

Lula Champions BRICS Integration to Counter U.S. Tariffs and Assert Sovereignty
https://www.telesurenglish.net/lula-champions-brics-integration-to-counter-u-s-tariffs-and-assert-sovereignty/

Venezuelan Government Denounces Foreign-Funded NGOs Amid Release of Activist Linked to Anti-State Actions
https://www.telesurenglish.net/venezuelan-government-denounces-foreign-funded-ngos-amid-release-of-activist-linked-to-anti-state-actions/

Venezuelans Oppose U.S. Threats and Back Sovereignty: Hinterlaces Poll
https://www.telesurenglish.net/venezuelans-oppose-u-s-threats-and-back-sovereignty-hinterlaces-poll/

Venezuela Denounces U.S. Asset Seizures and Accusations Against Maduro as “Imperial Script”
https://www.telesurenglish.net/venezuela-denounces-u-s-asset-seizures-and-accusations-against-maduro-as-imperial-script/

Brazil’s Lula announces $5.5 billion in credits for exporters hit by US tariffs
https://ground.news/article/brazil-steps-up-its-challenge-to-trump-lula-unveils-plan-to-counter-us-tariffs-and-regulate-social-media_e48f1b