FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR
Presents
FIA WEEKDAY
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 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 November 15 to 6a November 16)
“(Love) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. “ – 1 Corinthians 13:6
NJ’S NEWBORN BLOOD, JUNTA LOSES BATTALION, CR PASSES, CCP’S CALIFORNIA LAB, NOT SO FAST ON UAW DEAL
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ED.NOTE: Non-Freedomist-shared links are NOT endorsements
TOP STORIES
NJ FACES LAWSUIT FOR KEEPING NEWBORNS’ BLOOD SAMPLES – NJ Parents are suing the New Jersey Department of Health for keeping their newborns’ blood samples and using them for “any reason they want.” The Institute for Justice Filed the Federal Class Action lawsuit. IJ Senior Attorney Rob Frommer said of the suit, “New Jersey’s policy of storing baby blood and DNA and using that genetic information however it wants is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment rights of all New Jersey parents and their newborns.”
MYANMAR JUNTA SURRENDERS WHOLE BATTALION – According to an ethnic resistance group located in Northern Myanmar, a whole junta battalion has surrendered to the resistance. This follows news that the resistance is now moving to cut the Junta off from its India border after already doing so with their China border. The junta is seeking to activate ex-military to meet the growing threat to its power.
SENATE PASSES CONTINUING RESOLUTION – The government looks to stay open as the Senate passes a continuing resolution after the House already passed one. The CR passes 87-11. The measure is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden.
HOUSE CHINA COMMITTEE REPORT HINTS AT CCP FUNDING OF ILLEGAL CALIFORNIA BIOLAB – An illegal biology lab discovered in California appears to have been funded by Chinese sources, according to a U.S. House report, though clear evidence of CCP funding was not obvious, but it strongly suggests the CCP would have had to have been behind the funding.
UAW-GM DEAL NOT DONE YET – While one major Texas GM factory voted in favor of the tentative new contract agreement between UAW and GM, other factories have voted against it. The full ratification of the agreement is in doubt, though most “experts” expect it to be approved even if by a slim margin.
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HEADLINES
TRENDING (M-F)
FBI DIRECTOR WARNS HAMAS TERROR THREAT IS NOW AT “WHOLE OTHER LEVEL” – FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to the House Committee on Homeland Security that Hamas poses more of a terror threat against Americans than they ever have before. He said, “Since October 7th, we’ve seen a rogue’s gallery of foreign terrorist organizations call for attacks against Americans and our allies. Hizballah expressed its support and praise for Hamas and threatened to attack U.S. interests in the Middle East. Al-Qaida issued its most specific call to attack the United States in the last five years. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula called on jihadists to attack Americans and Jewish people everywhere. ISIS urged its followers to target Jewish communities in the United States and Europe.”
Our de facto open border policy was not mentioned as a looming factor enabling Hamas to inject terror cells into the U.S. with the greatest of ease thanks to the Biden Presidency.
RUMORS OF TRUMP NY FRAUD CASE BEING SETTLED? – Legal “experts” are speculating that due to activity seen in the NY Courthouse around the Trump Fraud trial that a settlement might be forthcoming. A reporter for Law360, Frank Runyeon suggested a settlement might be forthcoming as did MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin, who claimed there were “rumblings that the private conversations we’ve observed between each side and the court reflect some sort of settlement negotiation.”
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WORLD (M-F)
GAZA HOSPITAL FALLS WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE – The IDF stated they had taken Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, which is alleged to be Hamas’ headquarters. They called it a “precise and targeted operation,” adding there was little resistance, no soldiers were injured, and they found evidence of Hamas presence, including weapons and ammunition, which the U.S. has said has been “confirmed.”
MYANMAR JUNTA LOSES ANOTHER BATTLE, LOSING ACCESS TO INDIA BORDER – The strength of the Myanmar Junta appears to be breaking down as now they’ve seen the loss of two major military bases in Myanmar’s Chin state, which borders India. Now, the resistance has taken over the checkpoint between India and Myanmar, leaving the junta cut off.
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U.S. POLITICS (M-F)
TRUMP FILES FOR MISTRIAL OF NY FRAUD CASE – Donald Trump, along with his co-defendants, have filed for a mistrial for their NY fraud case, claiming “the evidence of apparent and actual bias is tangible and overwhelming,” according to the filing. The 30-page filing concluded that “only the grant of a mistrial can salvage what is left of the rule of law.”
GA PROSECUTORS USING LEAKED WITNESS VIDEO TO CLAIM NEED FOR “EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDER” – Fani Willi’s office is still claiming they had nothing to do with leaked video footage from witnesses, including Sydney Powell, Trump’s former attorney during his challenge to the 2020 Mass Mailer Election (which is no election at all) results. Not only are they denying it, they’re implying the defendants did it to intimidate witnesses, and now they’re seeking an emergency protective order to protect them from the defense.
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FINANCE (M & TH)
AMERICAN BUSINESS BENDS KNEE TO FASCIST DICTATOR – The same corporations that fund far-left hate groups alleging to be antifascist, the same corporations willing to use their near-monopolistic market powers to economically murder dissent to that alleged “antifascist” ideology are now bending their knees and groveling at the feet of Chairman Xi for his grand visit to the fallen anti-American city San Franscisco.
Among those leaders include Elon Musk, who appears to want to have his cake, American liberty, and eat it to, continue to validate a terrorist fascist state by doing business with it and submitting to its totalitarian anti-American standards, for the good of the profit.
EUROPEAN BANKS TO GET ESG EXEMPTION – Rules for thee but not for me is echoing across Europe today after news that the big banks of Europe won’t be subjected to the neo-fascist ESG (Equity, Social, Governance) rules being implemented by the elites who control the European Union.
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CULTURE (M & TH)
DOCTORS, ACADEMICS SIGNAL WARNING OVER “GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE” – The debate over “gender-affirming care” has focused mostly on whether children should be allowed to “choose” to mutilate their bodies because they “feel” they are not the gender/sex they are born as. But doctors and academics have joined forces to put doubt on the efficacy of “gender-affirming care” for anyone, child or adult, suffering from gender dysphoria, the belief that you were born as the “wrong” biological sex.
The “Bigger Picture conference” hopes to shed light on the medical fecklessness of “gender-affirming care,” challenging the assumption that mutilating human bodies and making them dependent on dangerous chemicals for the rest of their lives is a better outcome than having to face actual reality, that they were born a biological sex that they, in fact, actually are.
ANOTHER PROMINENT LEFTIST EXPOSED AS A PEDOPHILE – Slade Sohmer, the now-former editor of the leftist website Recount, was arrested and charged with two counts of possession and two counts of dissemination of child pornography. According to the police filing, the 44-year-old leftist was in possession of hundreds of cp images and videos of boys as young as 3 being raped. The leftist pled not guilty to all charges. He was given a bail of $100,000.
The more troubling element of this is his involvement with a group called Camp Power, where he served as the co-director for the past 13 years. The camp conducts a weeklong camp for kids that, according to its own mission statement, “provides kids from NYC’s most underfunded and underserved neighborhoods with freedom and encouragement that are often lacking in their communities back in the city.”
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MSM/ALT MEDIA NEWS AGGREGATION:
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.
from crooksandliars.com – MAGA Is Unhealthy For Children And Other Living Things
from boingboing.net – Trump’s Speech Parallels Hitler’s Words
from www.aljazeera.com – UN Special Rapporteur: Israel can’t claim ‘right of self-defence’ | Gaza
from commission.europa.eu – Reinforcing legal migration to help Europe thrive
from www.reuters.com – U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
from www.newsnationnow.com – Eric Adams investigation makes it hard to argue FBI bias
from ktvz.com – Biden assails Trump’s ‘vermin’ remark and compares it to Nazi rhetoric
from www.truthdig.com – Trump’s Transition to Fascism is Complete
from www.desmoinesregister.com – Joe Biden has led America from disarray to prosperity
from www.dailywire.com – BBC Falsely Accuses Israel Defense Forces Of War Crimes, Then Apologizes
from www.leftvoice.org – Let’s Make the AFL-CIO Join the Fight for Palestine
from amgreatness.com – The 8 Steps of Liberal Media Manipulation – Part II of III
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TRENDING
from www.nytimes.com – Israel and Hamas Appear to Be Near Hostage Deal, Officials Say
from americanmilitarynews.com – Streets lined with Chinese flags for Chinese Communist president
from www.washingtonpost.com – As U.S.-China tensions boil, Xi Jinping invites Iowa farmers to dinner
from www.scientificamerican.com – U.S. and China Reach New Climate Agreement
from www.sciencedaily.com – US men die 6 years before women, as life expectancy gap widens
from www.chicagotribune.com – An earthquake with a 3.6 magnitude reported in Illinois
from www.nytimes.com – U.S. and China Agree to Displace Fossil Fuels by Ramping Up Renewables
from thehill.com – Thousands march in D.C. for Israel
from thehill.com – US support for Israel is declining amid ongoing war in Gaza: survey
WORLD
from americanmilitarynews.com – Over 2,000 Myanmar nationals flee to Mizoram
from www.news24.com – Sacked Braverman urges UK PM Sunak to ‘change course urgently’
from www.themoscowtimes.com – Moscow’s Army Recruitment Drive Hits 2023 Target Early, Mayor Says
from www.ukrainianworldcongress.org – Poland bolsters defense on border with Belarus
from www.reuters.com – Turkey’s Erdogan calls Israel ‘terror state’, slams West
from www.africanews.com – South Sudan president sacks police chief amidst coup rumours
from www.jns.org – Dozens of US troops injured in attacks in Iraq, Syria
from www.africanews.com – Niger’s military regime congratulates Mali on “liberation of Kidal”
from www.breitbart.com – ‘I Will Not Allow a Foreign Court to Block These Flights’: Vows PM Sunak
from caspiannews.com – Germany to Double Military Aid to Ukraine in 2024
from www.irrawaddy.com – The Combat-Dodging General Tipped to Become Myanmar Military’s Next Chief
POLITICS
from conservativebrief.com – New Poll Finds Trump Beating Biden In Two Key Areas Next Year
from www.wokv.com – Judge delays ruling on mistrial after Trump claims bias – 104.5 WOKV
from conservativebrief.com – Supreme Court Could Play A Role In Trump Jan. 6 Case
from www.nytimes.com – Tammy Murphy Is Running for NJ Senate, in Hopes of Replacing Menendez
from www.axios.com – House votes against impeaching DHS Secretary Mayorkas – Axios
from thehill.com – Trump edges Biden, but half of voters want new candidates in 2024 field: Poll
from www.washingtonpost.com – Hunter Biden seeks subpoenas for Trump, Barr, and others
from www.ctvnews.ca – Eric Adams deflects key questions on FBI probe
from loyalconservatives.com – Trump’s Massive Deportation Operation Unveiled!
FINANCE
from www.wsws.org – UPS workers face job cuts due to automation, stagnant wages under new contract
from www.cnbc.com – German housebuilding is collapsing — and could drag the economy down
from www.economist.com – America may soon be in recession, according to a famous rule
from www.investing.com – Russia’s Q3 GDP growth estimated at 5.5% -Rosstat By Reuters
from www.bloomberg.com – Argentina Banks Load Up on Liquidity Before Weekend’s Election – Bloomberg
from www.moneyweb.co.za – Nigeria inflation hits 18-year high, puts rate hike on table
from www.foxnews.com – Trump’s Truth Social app loses $31.6M since launching
from www.bnnbloomberg.ca – Germany’s Top Court Strikes Down €60 Billion Climate Funding
from www.reuters.com – Huawei sales up 83%, boost China smartphone sales
from www.cnbc.com – Why many UAW members oppose GM, Ford, Stellantis deals
from www.forbes.com – Amazon Cutting 180 Gaming Employees
CULTURE
from www.theblaze.com – ‘Man of the Year’ Kim Kardashian follows in Caitlyn Jenner’s footsteps
from legalinsurrection.com – Protesters Shut Down Screening of Detransitioner Documentary at U. Utah
from www.thecollegefix.com – Leftist tears down YAF Berlin Wall display at Michigan Tech
from thefederalist.com – Transgender ‘Awareness’ Celebrations Are A Farce Reject Them
from www.lifenews.com – Pope Francis Still Hasn’t Explained Why He Got Rid of Bishop Strickland
from www.ctvnews.ca – Mexico: Conflicting messages after death of LGBTQ+ magistrate
from www.heraldmailmedia.com – Recent elections show Republicans that Dobbs fallout isn’t going away
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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
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