FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR
Presents
FIA WEEKDAY
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 2023
editor Paul Collier
A summary of news from the day before (or weekend for Monday reports),
with breaking news added at the time of publication (released weekdays by 10AM eastern time).
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(News recap from 6a October 26 to 6a October 27)
“(Love) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. “ – 1 Corinthians 13:6
FREE SPEECH AND HAMAS, UNIVERSITIES HEART HAMAS, FBI HEARTS BIDENS, IRAN TRAINS HAMAS, MORE CROP PER DROP
For a better understanding of our standards of news reporting, read our report “The Prophetic Voice in News?”
ED.NOTE: Non-Freedomist-shared links are NOT endorsements
TOP STORIES
EDITORIAL: DO YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SUPPORT HAMAS? – UPenn receives an open letter from a Jewsh American calling on the university to remove professors that support Hamas. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has ordered state-funded universities to disband groups that support Hamas. Is it right to censor, to market assassinate people who support Hamas? Is Free Speech only a right for those who say things we agree with? GO DEEPER
PRO-HAMAS RIOTERS TERRORIZE JEWISH STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY – Three Jewish students were terrorized by Pro-Hamas rioters at Cooper Union College in New York City. The rioters began as protestors, but ended as rioters, breaking into the school and targeting Jews for assaults. Three Jewish students managed to flee to a library, but had to escape through secret tunnels as the rioters were attempting to break in.
The school itself embraced the scheduled protests in support of the bloodthirsty death cult that is Hamas. That distinction should be made, for these students and the staff of this Marxist-infested school weren’t protesting just in support of Palestine, they were protesting in support of Hamas. The teachers bent over backwards to not only accommodate these entitled American students by cancelling classes so they wouldn’t fall behind the students who rightly do NOT support Hamas, they gave them extra credit to do so. GO DEEPER
MORE EVIDENCE FBI PROTECTS BIDEN FAMILY FROM JUSTICE – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the FBI Director accusing the agency of protecting the Biden family from criminal prosecution by falsely discrediting information gathered by their own agents exposing the criminal actions of the criminal, seditious Biden family. GO DEEPER
IRAN TRAINED HAMAS FOR TERROR ASSAULT ON ISRAELI COMMUNITIES – The Wall Street Journal is reporting that “people familiar with intelligence related to the assault” assert 500 Hamas members underwent extensive training in Iran to prepare themselves for the planned terror assault on Israeli civilians that triggered the latest Israel-Hamas war.
CONSERVING WATER WHILE MAXIMIZING CROP YIELDS, DRIP IRRIGATION COULD SAVE THE DAY– Smart Irrigation technology is creating new opportunities for those living in arid lands to effectively grow crops they could not previously imagine they could. The technology operates under the principle “more crop per drop,” targeting water delivery to reach only the parts of the plant that need it, and at maximum times to do so. GEAR labs have developed drip irrigation technology that is already being used successfully by “subsistence farmers.”
Amos Winter, associate professor of mechanical engineering and MIT GEAR Lab principal investigator said of the project, “We’re trying to make it much, much more affordable for farmers to utilize solar-powered irrigation, and to have access to tools that, right now, they’re priced out of. More crop per drop, more crop per area, that’s our goal.”
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HEADLINES
TRENDING (M-F)
FORD LOOKS TO COMPLETE NEW DEAL WITH UAW – The UAW and Ford have reached a tentative labor agreement for 4.5 years which includes a record pay boost and some protections from EV production conversion. GM and Stellantis have signaled they’re anxious to end this strike as soon as possible as the UAW now concentrates on these two manufacturers.
HURRICANE OTIS KILLS 27, LEAVES ACAPULCO GUTTED – Hurricane Otis hit Mexico’s Acapulco on Wednesday, October 25, leaving the city flooded and facing billions of dollars in damages. 27 people are reported dead, with scores still missing, including members of the Mexican Navy.
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WORLD (M-F)
SLOVAKIA WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE – The newly elected Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, immediately announced plans to cancel all military support of Ukraine while also calling for Russia and the U.S. to come together and form a peace agreement to end the war.
US BOMBS ALLEGED IRANIAN OUTPOSTS IN SYRIA – Based on the claims that Iran is behind the 13 attacks on U.S. bases in the Middle East by drones over the last week, the U.S. conducted air strikes against two facilities in Syrian that are occupied by Iranian forces. No reporting on the damages the attacks inflicted have been released so far.
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U.S. POLITICS (M-F)
AS AMERICAN “HISPANICS” TREND RIGHT, THEIR NUMBERS GROW – Pew Research Center has shown that Hispanic voters have increased by 4.7 million in the last five years, which bodes bad for the Democrats, who are losing their hold on that voting bloc. In 2018, 72 percent of Hispanics voted for Democrats in the midterm election, but by 2022, that support had fallen to 60 percent, and the trend is only continuing, with fears from the DNC-CCP that this election might see the majority of Hispanics voting Republican.
BATTLEGROUND STATES MOVING TOWARDS TRUMP – A PRRI Research/Ipsos Poll shows Donald Trump has taken a lead over Joe Biden in six major battleground states, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The national poll has Trump ahead of Biden 48-46.
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EDITOR’S CHOICE (T-F)
BIDEN EXPLOITS TRAGEDY TO PUSH FOR LAWSUIT STRATEGY TO END GUN RIGHTS IN AMERICA – If you can’t beat the 2nd Amendment in SCOTUS court, beat the 2nd Amendment in civil court, Biden declares after moving to exploit the murder of 18 Americans by a criminally insane gunman in Maine.
Biden is calling on gun manufacturers to be sued out of existence, taking away Americans’ ability to own guns by economically destroying gun manufacturers in a civil lawfare assault on our 2nd Amendment that should be viewed as an open violation of his oath of office to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, of which this man represents the domestic enemy of our Constitution.
NEWSOM VISITS HIS REAL MASTERS, THE CCP, IN BEIJING – Gavin Newsom appears to have headed to Beijing to gain support from Chairman Xi for what many are believing will be his 2024 run to take the White House and complete the coup of the American Republic his party began in 2015 when they used the DOJ to spy on then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump. He said of his visit, “We’re not going to move the needle on climate change unless the United States and China collaborate together.”
In the name of climate change, America must continue to be dependent on a fascist state that builds its military to be able to defeat our own. Sounds like treason to me, Gavin. Why aren’t you in jail? The seditionist groveled before Chairman Xi, the head of the most powerful fascist state in the world, while continuing to play at being “antifascist” at home. We all know that “antifascist” is a dog whistle for “Anti-American,” something Newsome proves with this shameful visit. GO DEEPER – INCLUDES BLURB REPORT
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SCI-TECH (T-F)
CRYSTALINE SOLAR CELLS MAKE PANELS MORE EFFICIENT AND LONGER-LASTING – Scientists have reported on a new method of building solar cells in the Nature Energy Journal that use Perovskites, cells with crystalline structure that improves the efficiency of solar panels and also extends the use of the cells as well.
Nelson Dzade, a Penn State Faculty member involved in the project, said of their discovery, “The beautiful thing about this work is that it shows the fabrication of phase heterojunction solar cells by utilizing two polymorphs of the same material is the way to go. It improves material stability and prevents interconversion between the two phases. The formation of a coherent interface between the two phases allows electrons to flow easily across the device, leading to enhanced power conversion efficiency. That is what we demonstrated in this piece of work.”
CRISPR USED TO CURE PEOPLE OF HIV, BUT THE RESULTS ARE NOT YET IN – The gene-editing technology CRISPR is being used to try and eliminate the HIV virus in humans by Excision BioTherapeutics. The company has taken three human volunteers and edited their DNA. Now they wait to see what the results are, and what the side effects of editing DNA might be.
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MORE NEWS LINKS:
ANTI-LIBERTY AGIT-PROP
ED.NOTE: Links in this category are either agitprop (be it intentionally or unwittingly) or exposing agitprop intended to undermine American liberty values. The agitprop is not always revealed in the headlines alone.
Opinion: How House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to overturn Biden election – www.latimes.com
Why the MSM Won’t Let Go of Jan. 6 – thenewamerican.com
The Republican Party no longer believes America is the essential nation – www.economist.com
Republicans say Trump didn’t try to overturn 2020 election – www.washingtonpost.com
The New Speaker Is Not Just Trump’s Man; He’s Putin’s Man, Too – prospect.org
Mike Johnson’s Long Flirtation With Christian Nationalism – Mother Jones – www.motherjones.com
Where House Speaker Mike Johnson stands on abortion and LGBTQ+ rights – 19thnews.org
Pro-Trump election skeptic Mike Johnson becomes House Speaker – www.washingtoninformer.com
Maine Mass Shooting: Lewiston Gun Laws Are Weaker Than Its Chicken Laws – www.bloomberg.com
New Speaker Mike Johnson Is Much More Troubling Than His … – Yahoo! Voices – www.yahoo.com
How “Stop the Steal” Republicans Could Take Over Virginia – Mother Jones – www.motherjones.com
Kari Lake gets called out for antisemitic associations – www.azcentral.com
The Conservative Juggernaut That’s Quietly Writing the Majority Out of US Laws – www.pfaw.org
Clarence Thomas Has A New Heap Of Trouble Thanks To Senate Investigation – www.politicususa.com
Marxism’s continued relevance – Communist Party USA – www.cpusa.org
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MORE TRENDING
Maine Gunman Claimed He Heard Voices at the Two Locations Where He Opened Fire – HotAir – hotair.com
Kids in child care aren’t significant spreaders of COVID – www.futurity.org
LA Police on Alert After Suspected Anti-Semitic Home Invasion – freebeacon.com
Suspect who killed Maryland judge in divorce case found dead – www.ctvnews.ca
Record Number of Chinese, Russians Encountered at Borders – www.dailysignal.com
Halloween cancelled in woke US schools as costumes BANNED to ‘protect students’ – www.gbnews.com
NYC Migrants May Be Housed in Tents in Parks, Mayor Adams Says – www.bloomberg.com
Supreme Court unblocks sports betting decision, a boost for Seminole Tribe – www.clickorlando.com
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MORE WORLD
Kabul says launching attacks in Pakistan not jihad – dailytimes.com.pk
WHO urges Hamas to release all hostages on ‘health grounds’ – www.channelnewsasia.com
Canadian Press retracts claims from Poilievre ‘hit piece’ – www.theblaze.com
Iranians Show Little Support For Palestinian Cause Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict – www.rferl.org
US government asked Qatar to ‘tone down’ Al Jazeera – Axios — RT World News – www.rt.com
21 troops injured in Iraq and Syria drone strikes – www.militarytimes.com
At UN, Iran warns US will ‘not be spared’ if war in Gaza continues – www.reuters.com
As strikes flatten Gaza, furious protests and settler violence rock the West Bank – www.nbcnews.com
Leading Saudi newspaper warns Hezbollah not to drag Lebanon into new war – www.timesofisrael.com
Russia-Ukraine War: EU Falling Short on Pledge to Supply Kyiv With Ammunition – www.bloomberg.com
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MORE U.S. POLITICS
The Maga-fication of congressional Republicans is now complete | Republicans – amp.theguardian.com
Top GOP Donors Hop Back on Trump Train as Other Candidates Languish – thenewamerican.com
DOJ Demands Gag Order on Trump to be Reinstated – loyalconservatives.com
ACLU argues Trump gag order in federal election subversion case is unconstitutional – ktvz.com
House Passes First Measure After Mike Johnson Becomes New Speaker – conservativebrief.com
House adopts resolution supporting Israel in war against Hamas – rollcall.com
Johnson assumes speakership with few ties to K Street – www.politico.com
Ukrainian Official Says Western Backers Should Support Kyiv “for Decades” – thenewamerican.com
Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel Jacob Lew advances – www.washingtontimes.com
Trump To Skip Third GOP Debate, Announces South Florida Rally – conservativebrief.com
White House To Unveil Sweeping AI Executive Order Next Week – news.slashdot.org
Illinois: House Approves framework allowing legislative staff to unionize – northernpublicradio.com
Texas House OKs bill allowing police to deport undocumented migrants – www.houstonchronicle.com
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear avoids climate change in reelection bid – www.washingtonpost.com
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MORE EDITOR’S CHOICE
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Political Future May Be Over – jacobin.com
After Maine Shooting, Biden Renews Ban Assault Rifles Call – www.bloomberg.com
U.S. Tries New Tack on Russian Disinformation: Pre-Empting It – www.nytimes.com
Gavin Newsom meets with Xi Jinping on China climate trip – www.nbcnews.com
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gets Rave Review From China – legalinsurrection.com
Scientists Refute Paper Calling for Censorship in Climate Science – thenewamerican.com
Library said allowing gender-critical talk could “test bounds of hate speech” – tnc.news
You Don’t Need Math, Reading, Writing, to Graduate – HotAir – hotair.com
US Conservatives Are Trying To Kill Government’s Top Cyber Security Agency – politics.slashdot.org
ESG Corporatists Champion Ultra-Processed Foods – thefederalist.com
Republicans, Democrats both aim to restrict free speech on social media – chicago.suntimes.com
Conservatives challenging Nasdaq board diversity rule appeal to full 5th Circuit – headtopics.com
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Remains a Core Value at FedEx – www.streetinsider.com
At Harvard, there are 2,600 more administrators than undergrads – www.thecollegefix.com
The Bipartisan Urge to Control Online Speech – reason.com
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MORE SCI-TECH
New Bacteria Spreading in U.S.: Here Are the Symptoms – amgreatness.com
The Moon is 40 Million Years Older Than We Thought – www.universetoday.com
The Case for Lab-Grown Meat – time.com
Solar Panels Beware: Solar Glass is Here. – thedebrief.org
Researchers advance high-temperature superconductivity in carbon materials – phys.org
Now, solar panels for just your air-conditioner | Chennai News – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Turning brain immune cells into neurons – www.techexplorist.com
Robotics secure 80% of rice harvest in 5% of the time – www.asahi.com
Researchers Create App to Help Drones Improve Farm Efficiency – www.ucdavis.edu
French politicians propose AI-focused copyright law changes – musically.com
Drought reveals ancient rock carvings of human faces along Amazon River – www.wionews.com
Agricultural Spray Drones Grow in Importance Around the World – www.globalagtechinitiative.com
Google Falsely Flags Samsung Apps as ‘Harmful,’ Tells Users To Remove Them – tech.slashdot.org
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Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. – 1 Chronicles 12:32
FIA Weekday is a link aggregation, news analysis, and editorial commentary report designed to give the public an understanding of the times, compiled and reported on from an American Christian biblical perspective.
For a better understanding of our standards of news reporting, read our report “The Prophetic Voice in News?”
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‘“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. ‘ Ezekiel 3:17-19
