FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR
Presents
FIA WEEKDAY
MONDAY OCTOBER 9, 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 8am eastern time).
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(News recap from 3p October 5 to 3p October 8)
“(Love) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. “ – 1 Corinthians 13:6
ISRAEL’S EXISTENTIAL WAR, BASKET CASE HILLARY, NO MORE AMERICAN PAX, FAKE JET ENGINE ROULETTE, FRANCIS NUDGES RAINBOW
ED.NOTE: Non-Freedomist-shared links are NOT endorsements
TOP STORIES
ISRAEL PLUNGED INTO SURVIVAL MODE AFTER HAMAS INVASION – In the early morning hours of October 7, a Hamas-Led Palestinian invasion of Southern Israel began with 2,200-5,000 rockets being launched, hundreds of men in motorized paragliders dropping into Israeli settlements along the border, and 30 plus breeches made in the defensive barrier between Gaza and southern Israel created.
So far, over 600 Israelis are reported to have been killed, with over 2,000 injured, while 300 plus Palestinians have been killed. The Palestinians seized Israeli military bases, capturing a number of Merkava tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers. GO DEEPER
FROM “BASKET OF DEPLORABLES” TO “DEPROGRAMMING” MAGA, HILLARY SIGNALS FASCIST REALITY OF DNC-CCP – Back in 2016, leading up to the Presidential election, Hillary Clinton referred to supporters of Donald Trump as being a “basket of deplorables.” The language was hate-filled and sub-humanized Americans supporting Donald Trump, which was about half the country at the time.
WTO DECLINE SIGNALS END OF “PAX AMERICANA” – The WTO is piling up unanswered complaints from its members while the U.S. continues to block new WTO judges due to claims the WTO is overreaching its judicial powers.
The status of the WTO worldwide has been declining as more and more states ignore its rulings, leading to the organization declaring the loss in standing is a reflection of the loss of faith in “globalization,” a reality that was only possible thanks to American power, which is now waning. GO DEEPER
AMERICAN PASSENGER PLANES MAY CONTAIN FAKE ENGINE PARTS – The American aviation industry allegedly can’t track thousands of faulty jet engine parts have been installed in passenger jets. The report comes from Daily Mail, who claims the parts came from a dubious airplane parts supplier called AOG Technics.
DID POPE FRANCIS OPEN DOOR FOR CATHOLIC GAY WEDDINGS? – After being challenged by conservative cardinals in the Catholic church to make a clear statement on the church’s position on gay marriage, Pope Francis II has made a statement that suggests Priests can choose to “bless” gay unions as long as they don’t make it an official church position.
He fell short of endorsing gay marriage, but it seems to be a nudge intended to eventually lead to the legitimization of gay marriage by the Catholic church. The move comes as the Pope appears to be maneuvering to assure a Papal successor would have the same “leftist’ views Francis does.
He stated, “For this reason, pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of benediction, requested by one or more persons, that do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage. Because when a benediction is requested, it is expressing a request for help from God, a plea to be able to live better, a trust in a father who can help us to live better.”
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HEADLINES
TRENDING (M-F)
DOJ IGNORED EVIDENCE HUNTER MADE SEX TRAFFICKING A TAX DEDUCTION – The House Ways and Means Committee released documents that show DOJ investigators knew Hunter was claiming prostitution payments as tax deductions. The DOJ Tax Division interviewed the man who did Hunter’s tax returns for years he had missed, Jeffrey Gelfound, during which they learned some of Hunter’s declared expenses were for paying prostitutes. Despite this knowledge, the Justice Department chose not to prosecute Hunter for these overt crimes.
OVER 2,000 DEAD AFTER AFGHANISTAN HIT BY MAJOR EARTHQUAKE – A 6.3 Magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan November 7, Saturday. So far, six villages are reported to have destroyed and the death toll as of now is over 2,000 and expected to rise.
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WORLD (M-F)
KING FELIPE VI RETURNS TO LEFT TO FORM NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT – The Spanish King, Felipe VI, has asked the caretaker PM, Pedro Sanchez, who is also the incumbent PM from the ruling leftist party, to form a government after the right’s opposition party leader failed to do so following the same offer the King has now extended to the Left.
The main sticking point is the faction from Catalonia, who are needed to form a leftist government but refuse to do so without getting concessions such as more self-rule and amnesty for prosecuted leaders of their respective parties. This point is not one the caretaker PM’s base would be happy with.
WAGNER GROUP ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING COUP BY MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT – Moldovan President Maia Sandu has claimed the Wagner Mercenary Group attempted to orchestrate a coup against her government, she said in an interview with FT, “The situation is really dramatic, and we have to protect ourselves.” The Kremlin wanted Moldova to be cautious about how it characterizes Russian troops stationed in the breakaway Transdniestria region. 1100 Russian troops are reported to be stationed there.
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U.S. POLITICS (M-F)
NY APPEALS COURT JUDGE SUSPENDS TRUMP’S BUSINESS LICENSE CANCELLATION – The Trump team was hoping to get the NY Fraud case suspended based on their appeal of Judge Engoron’s summary judgment finding him guilty of fraud without a trial. While it failed to get that, NY Appeals Court Judge Peter Moulton granted a suspension of Judge Engoron’s order to strip him of his NY business licenses.
THE GOP 45 DECLARE ALLEGIANCE TO THE “UNIPARTY” – A letter signed by 45 Republicans made it easier for Americans to identify who is party of the “Uniparty,” the alliance of the RNC and DNC that serves the interests of internationally-focused billionaires as opposed to the American republic. The letter expressed outrage at the legendary 8 Republicans that made the ouster of the “Uniparty” House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, possible. The letter stated, “We cannot allow our majority to be dictated by the alliance between the chaos caucus and the minority party that will do nothing more than guarantee the failure of our next speaker.”
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FINANCE (M & TH)
U.S. MORTGAGE RATES REACH 23 YEAR HIGH – The average U.S. long-term mortgage rate reached 7.49%, heights it hadn’t seen since 2000. The mortgage rate jumped from 7.31% to 7.49% in just one week. Borrowing Costs on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage has gone from 5.9% a year ago to 6.78% today.
100,000 FLORIDIANS ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR HOME INSURANCE – Progressive Insurance has announced plans to drop 100,000 home insurance policies starting in December of 2023. The company looks to drop 47,000 second home policies and 53,000 policies for “high-risk properties.”
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CULTURE (M & TH)
PRO-ASSISTED-SUICIDE CHAMPION’S OWN POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ASSISTED SUICIDE GOING DOWN IN UK – As Canada continues to show the world the horrors of legalized assisted suicide, UK citizens are backing off of their support for legalizing it there. The Scots, for instance, saw support for assisted suicide drop 10 points in 4 years, from 87% to 77% while a minority “strongly support” legalized assisted suicide.
Right To Life UK spokesperson Catherine Robinson said of the poll, “These sorts of polls should be taken with a large pinch of salt. Academics have been highly critical of the approach taken by Dignity in Dying with the polling they have funded on assisted suicide. We know that when polling asks about “assisted suicide” as opposed to “assisted dying” the results can be very different. Furthermore, when respondents are offered counter-arguments to making assisted suicide legal, the results can also change dramatically”.
BIDEN ADMIN ROLLS OUT OTC UNBORN CHILD MURDER PILLS TO AN ABORTION-SUPPORTING STATE NEAR YOU – More and more Americans are about to be able to go to their local pharmacy and buy an over-the-counter-pill that will terminate the life of an unborn child inside a pregnant mother. States that can first expect it include California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
The company rolling out the unborn child murder pill, GenBioPro, said of the rollout they were “very excited about expanding access to Mifeprex so more patients are able to access the abortion care they need.” Jeanne Mancini, the president of March for Life, said of the rollout “We are hoping abortion becomes unthinkable and are working towards that in our country, but in the meantime we want people to know that chemical abortion is not like getting a wart removed or taking an aspirin.”
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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.
DC Political Dysfunction Undermines US Forces: Pentagon’s Kathleen Hicks – www.bloomberg.com
How The Supreme Court’s Next Gun Ruling Could Impact Mass Shootings – www.huffpost.com
As Los Angeles tries new gun laws, the Supreme Court stands ready to undo them – smdp.com
Jack Smith Has Evidence Treasonous Trump Shared Nuclear Sub Secrets – www.politicususa.com
LGBTQ Muslims, allies speak out after ‘parental rights’ protests – www.cbc.ca
LGBTQ Spending Power Outweighs Hate Campaign Risk for Businesses – www.bloomberg.com
Book Banning Reaches Historic, Ominous Levels in the US – www.truthdig.com
Amid Book Bans, This Bay Area Librarian Is Focusing on Book Joy – www.kqed.org
Trump’s Endorsement Of Jim Jordan For Speaker Is A Loser – www.politicususa.com
Opinion: How Democrats just helped the MAGA wing of Congress – krdo.com
On abortion, GOP is the dog that caught the car – lexingtonky.news
A Broken Congress Is What MAGA Always Wanted – www.thedailybeast.com
Why lobbying should be included in ESG ratings – finance.yahoo.com
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MORE TRENDING
Maui Council urges governor to reinstate former water official – www.staradvertiser.com
Maintenance, repair problems ground F-35 jets 45% of time, report finds – www.keranews.org
Hundreds of US Schools Hit By Potentially Organized Swatting Hoaxes, Report Says – yro.slashdot.org
Prosecution questions former FTX insider on missing $8 billion – www.washingtonpost.com
Julia Ormond Sues Harvey Weinstein, CAA, Disney – www.vulture.com
Dick Butkus, Fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears Linebacker, Dies at 80 – www.breitbart.com
New footage shows arrest of ‘Keefe D’ Davis on charges of killing Tupac Shakur – www.nydailynews.com
Michigan man known for luring pedophiles fatally shot : NPR – www.npr.org
Hunter Biden weighs fundraising options for legal bills – amp.cnn.com
Pink Eye Epidemic Sweeping Parts of Pakistan, Infecting Lakhs Of People – www.ndtv.com
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MORE WORLD
Six Accused of Murdering Ecuadorean Presidential Candidate Are Found Dead – www.nytimes.com
OAS to mediate Guatemala conflict that threatens transfer of power – www.reuters.com
Niger: Junta revises 2023 budget as sanctions bite over July coup – www.africanews.com
Journalist Jesús Gutiérrez shot dead in Mexican city near US border – cpj.org
Myanmar Junta Taps Allies for Energy Amid Power Shortage and Blackouts – www.irrawaddy.com
Will the Kenyan-Led Intervention Fix Haiti’s Gang Violence Crisis? – foreignpolicy.com
Venezuela issues arrest warrant for US-based former opposition leader Juan Guaido – ktvz.com
Foreign troops must leave Maldives, president-elect Muizzu says – www.reuters.com
Biden plans November meeting with China’s Xi -Washington Post – www.reuters.com
Putin Says Russia Aims to ‘Build New World’ in Valdai Speech – www.themoscowtimes.com
U.S. F-16 shoots down Turkish drone flying over American troops in Syria – www.politico.com
Turkey attacks sites in Syria linked to U.S.-backed militia – www.nwaonline.com
Gabon’s interim president announces assembly appointments – www.businessghana.com
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MORE U.S. POLITICS
US House’s Scalise, Jordan locked in two-way speaker race, for now – www.reuters.com
Biden Quietly Completes Border Wall at Yuma – RedState – redstate.com
Texas asks court to let it keep floating barrier on Rio Grande – www.latimes.com
Corporate Lobbyists Are Breaking Spending Records in 2023 – truthout.org
Record border crossings are a burden Biden carries into 2024 election – www.washingtonpost.com
Former Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Files Major Defamation Suit Against Biden – conservativebrief.com
Trump Calls for GOP Unity and Unveils Sweeping Anti-Crime Agenda – loyalconservatives.com
Donald Trump Considers Meeting Republicans Tuesday on House Speaker Vote – www.bloomberg.com
Donald Trump: Biden defends waiving laws for border wall construction – timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Automatic Voter Registration in PA Draws GOP Lawsuit Threats, But Little Action – www.bctv.org
Farm bill stalled amid U.S. House speaker battle, delay of spending bills – nebraskaexaminer.com
Gov. Kemp Extends Gas Tax Suspension – gov.georgia.gov
After McCarthy House speaker ouster, some Republicans point finger at Gaetz – www.msnbc.com
Attack ads and millions of dollars flow into race for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat – whyy.org
Republican parties in important swing states are falling behind – www.economist.com
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MORE FINANCE
Home Buyers Press Pause as Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing – www.nar.realtor
The Supreme Court May Soon Eviscerate The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – www.huffpost.com
UAW says its ‘strike is working,’ holds off on more walkouts – www.arabnews.com
The UAW Just Scored a Major Concession – Mother Jones – www.motherjones.com
Ford makes new offer in US labor dispute, GM furloughs more workers – ca.finance.yahoo.com
Fannie Mae Introduces 5% Down Payment Option for Multifamily Homes – themortgagereports.com
Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers Unanimously Vote to Unionize – collider.com
Biden grants $9B in student loan forgiveness for 125,000 borrowers – www.usatoday.com
Corporate America Ignores Powell Warnings, Borrows Another $570 Billion – www.bloomberg.com
SEC sues Elon Musk to compel testimony – Pensions & Investments – www.pionline.com
Tesla Cut U.S. Prices Again. The EV War Rages. – www.barrons.com
Walt Disney reportedly holding talks to sell Indian assets (DIS) – seekingalpha.com
UAW strike strategy could mean 18495 jobs lost in Michigan by end of week – Detroit Free Press
The Bond Selloff Is Gathering Pace. Why the Fed Isn’t Intervening. – www.barrons.com
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MORE CULTURE
Pope Francis announces 21 new cardinals to seal voting majority for successor | News – gazette.com
NYC Becomes First US City to Offer ‘on Demand’ Abortion Kits – www.dailysignal.com
Trans woman crowned “Miss Portgual” – www.louderwithcrowder.com
Colorado Supreme Court to hear cake baker’s latest religious freedom case – denvercatholic.org
Man Kills Himself Using Assisted Suicide Drugs Given to His Wife – www.lifenews.com
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Judges Must Respect Pronouns – www.metroweekly.com
Gavin Newsom says ‘assault’ on drag is a threat to all Americans – www.thepinknews.com
California conservatives seek political power via school boards – www.latimes.com
University cancels planned talk on Christianity’s influence on civilization – www.thecollegefix.com
A Ban on Book Bans: California Is Second State in Nation to Pass Law – sacobserver.com
Activist Seems Upset That Pedophiles May Get The Death Penalty In Florida – dailycaller.com
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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
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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
About Author
Paul Collier
Paul Collier is the editor of The Freedomist newsite, our Weekday Reports, and our Monthly Publication, Freedomist Intelligence Advisor (previously McAlvany Intelligence Advisor). He has been involved in news publishing since 2003.
