ISRAEL/HAMAS:
12 MORE HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS ARE FREED IN GAZA
USA TODAY:
The process of transferring a fifth group of Hamas-held hostages to the Red Cross en route to freedom began Tuesday as the two-day extension of an uneasy truce played out in the war-battered Gaza Strip.
"A short time ago, the representatives of the Red Cross transferred the 12 abductees to Egypt," the Israeli military said in a statement posted on social media.
Ten of the freed hostages are Israeli − nine women and a 17-year-old girl − and the other two are Thai.
The statement said the convoy was headed from Egypt toward Kerem Shalom, a kibbutz along Israel's border. Security officials will verify the identity of the returning hostages and update the families. About an hour after the Israeli announcement, 30 Palestinian prisoners were released.
TWR: It’s good to see these Hostages being released…
It’s not good to see Hamas, not only literally getting away with murder, but to also see Palestinian Criminals being released to facilitate this ignominious transaction.
US WARNS ISRAEL TO CURB COLLATERAL DAMAGE WHEN WAR CONTINUES
USA TODAY:
Israel must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating Hamas, senior U.S. officials said.
The administration, seeking to avoid more large-scale civilian casualties or mass displacement, underscored to the Israelis that they must operate with greater precision in southern Gaza than they did in the north, the officials said, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
TWR: Regardless of the Anti-Jewish Bigots in our own government who seemingly want to take part in laying the groundwork for the next heinous slaughter of Jews by Hamas…
I believe the Israeli Government should, with all due respect (Sarcasm Intended) tell these US Officials to “stuff it”.
As President Biden said himself…What the Palestinians are enduring from the IDF “is the price of waging war.”
That being writ, I’m sure the IDF will not lay waste to the rest of Gaza…But they must be allow to destroy Hamas.
G7 FOREIGN MINISTERS URGE THE RELEASE OF ALL HOSTAGES
USA TODAY:
The G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States in addition to the High Representative of the European Union are calling for the unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and the facilitated departure of foreign nationals from Gaza, according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department on Tuesday.
The G7 added that it supports the further extension of the current pause in fighting and that it remains committed to a two-state solution for "both Israelis and Palestinians to live in a just, lasting, and secure peace."
TWR: It’s rare that I agree with Political Climate Change Swindlers…But since this is actual reality…I’ll make an exception…
Good for the G7…
INTERNATIONAL:
NEW RESPIRATORY DISEASE RAVAGES BEIJING, NORTHERN CHINA
CNN:
Hospitals in northern China and Beijing have reported a surge in the number of children with respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia. Last week, the World Health Organization asked China to provide more information on the cases.
In the meantime, other governments and hospitals can bolster their own infrastructure. They should be on the lookout for a rise in influenza-like illnesses and pneumonia cases and test promptly.
They should also ensure that they have the capacity to treat patients who need hospital care. It’s very possible that other areas, especially those with previously strict virus mitigation measures, will see a rise in respiratory illnesses this winter. Health systems need to prepare for a potential influx of patients, as they did during the peak of Covid-19.
TWR: They’re really not going to try this again, are they?
In case they are…Don’t do it. It won’t work this time.
CONGRESS CALLED ON TO STOP CCP BIOTECH COMPANIES FROM COLLECTING US DNA
FOX NEWS:
More than a dozen conservative groups are calling for an amendment to the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) to stop US government contracts with a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked biotech firm; specifically China's Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI).
Rep Mike Gallagher, chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP, told Fox News Digital that BGI "collects genetic data on people all over the world, to include that of pregnant women, and uses it for research with the Chinese military."
"The CCP will undoubtedly use the genetic data collected by BGI to further its malign aggression, potentially even to develop a bioweapon used to target the American people," Gallagher warned. "The good news is that Congress can do something about it."
TWR: The First Rule of The Wells Report:
Don’t Give Away Your DNA…To Anyone.
The Second Rule of The Wells Report:
DON’T GIVE AWAY YOUR DNA…TO ANYONE.
US MILITARY:
V22 OSPREY CRASHES OFF JAPAN’S WESTERN COAST
FOX NEWS:
A U.S. military V-22 Osprey aircraft with six people aboard crashed off the coast of western Japan on Wednesday, according to a report from The Associated Press.
The Japanese Coast Guard said the crash site is off Yakushima Island and patrol boats and aircraft have been deployed to the location for search and rescue efforts. At least one person was killed in the crash, coast guard officials said.
Gray-colored debris believed to belong to the Osprey were located by the Japanese Coast Guard about 0.6 miles off the coast of the island, The AP reported. The report initially said eight people were on board.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Yokota Air Force Base in western Tokyo, the U.S. Forces Japan Public Affairs Office and the Japanese Coast Guard for more information.
TWR: This troubled bird has killed 85 people…So far.
The reality isn’t that it’s a bad aircraft, it just doesn’t have the safety margins most military flying machines do.
If there’s a problem with the Engines or Engine Nacelles…The craft will land, with or without Pilot Control.
2024 ELECTION:
THE OBAMACARE DEBATE RETURNS FOR THE 2024 ELECTION
USA TODAY:
The 2024 presidential debates are months away, but President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump are already engaging in general election-style disputes, starting with a long-standing issue: health care.
Biden and his reelection campaign officials are zeroing in on the former president after he said Saturday he's considering "alternatives" to President Barack Obama's signature 2010 health care law, which Trump claims is driving up costs.
While Trump has yet to offer a specific plan, he has backed proposals that would terminate health care insurance for millions of Americans, Biden and his supporters warn.
"The cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it’s not good Healthcare," Trump said. "I’m seriously looking at alternatives."
TWR: If the COVID-19 mess taught us anything, it’s that the US Government cannot have anything to do with Public Health…
At All. Period. Full Stop.
Obamacare needs to be abolished…While we still can.
HALEY RECEIVES BIG MONEY FROM CHARLES KOCH
CNN:
Nikki Haley will be the lavishly funded vessel carrying the hopes of the influential network funded by billionaire Charles Koch and top industrial and corporate donors who think Donald Trump is a risk too far next November.
Their bet is that the former South Carolina governor can succeed where busted 2016 $100 million front-runner Jeb Bush, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, two impeachments, old school Republicans like Mitt Romney, millions splashed by the Club for Growth and the Lincoln Project and allied groups, a 2020 election defeat, a pliant House GOP majority and several special counsels failed.
TWR: Here we go…Pathological Republicans finding a way to empower/enable the Democrat Party.
According to recent polling, 85% of Trump Supporters have already made up their mind who they are going to vote for.
If that’s real…63-Million Votes WON’T be cast for Nikki Haley.
If the Republican Party Leadership hasn’t figured that out, they shouldn’t be Republican Party Leadership.
They can’t be that stupid.
So, that can only mean that people like Charles Koch, Mitt Romney, the Club for Growth and the Lincoln Project want a Democrat President after the 2024 Election.
TRUMP RECEIVES BLM LEADER’S ENDORSEMENT
FOX NEWS:
A Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader threw his support behind former President Trump in the 2024 race for the White House, accusing Democrats of racist policies that are working against the Black community.
Mark Fisher, who is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Rhode Island, joined ‘FOX & Friends’ to discuss why some Black voters are leaving the Democrats as they contemplate who they will vote for in the 2024 presidential election.
"It's the duplicity of the Democrats, the hypocrisy," Fisher told Lawrence Jones Tuesday. "We're not stupid. The brothers are not stupid. We understand when someone's for us and when someone is not, and it's obvious that the Democratic Party is not for us."
TWR: I didn’t see that coming…
POLITICS:
HUNTER BIDEN OFFERS TO TESTIFY BEFORE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, COMER REFUSES
BLOOMBERG:
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee rebuffed an offer by Hunter Biden to testify publicly in response to a subpoena for a closed-door deposition.
Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell on Tuesday told Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer his client would testify at a public hearing on Dec. 13, the date the panel has subpoenaed him to testify in private, or another day that month.
Comer later said Biden was “trying to play by his own rules” and that the panel expects “full cooperation with our subpoena for a deposition.”
Biden could testify publicly “at a future date” but only after complying with the subpoena for a closed deposition, Comer said in a statement.
TWR: Mr. Lowell…Make sure your client shows up for the Under Oath, Transcribed Interview (Deposition) on December 13th.
I’m sure Mr. Biden will be allowed to testify before the committee in public, shortly thereafter.
NEWSOM WORKS TO PROVIDE 300-MILLION TO CLEAN UP HOMELESS CAMPS
USA TODAY:
California will provide about $300 million to local jurisdictions throughout the state to clean up homeless encampments, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office has announced.
"I think we can all agree that we need to do more to clean up encampments," Newsom said during a virtual press conference on Monday.
Newsom said that agencies who use the funds will be held accountable to "minimum expectations and standards."
Newsom's office also announced that the state has cleaned up about 5,700 encampments since July 2021 as part of the state's Encampment Resolution Fund.
TWR: So a State that’s 32-Billion in the hole…Has a spare 300-Million lying around to clean up their Socialist Paradise’s self-created human sewers.
Sure they do.
HOUSE VOTE TO EXPELL NY REP IMMINENT
USA TODAY:
Momentum is surging among House lawmakers to expel indicted Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., with the lower chamber voting on whether to boot him as early as Wednesday afternoon − a rare sight in Congress.
Santos all but accepted his fate this week as support quickly builds for his expulsion among members on both sides of the aisle. The Long Island Republican has said he will take his expulsion in stride and “wear it like a badge of honor.”
Two House Democrats, Robert Garcia of California and Dan Goldman of New York, filed a privileged resolution on Tuesday afternoon to force a vote on the House floor, essentially guaranteeing lawmakers will have to decide Santos’ fate this week.
A privileged resolution is a procedural move to force the House to take up a measure within two legislative days.
TWR: I wonder if he’ll be allowed to keep his Congressional Pension?
SCIENCE:
NAPPERS HAVE BIGGER BRAINS
THE INDEPENDENT:
Regular daytime naps could be good for brain health, new research suggests.
Daytime napping could slow the rate at which brains shrink as we age, the study led by researchers at UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay found.
The researchers hope their findings into the health benefits of sleeping during the day will reduce any stigma that still exists around daytime napping.
The study suggests the average difference in brain volume between people programmed to be habitual nappers and those who were not was equivalent to 2.6 to 6.5 years of ageing. Scientists therefore reccommend that a 30 minute nap per day may contribute to slowing down the process of brain shrinkage.
TWR: It’s not the size that matters…
SPORTS:
MARK CUBAN IS SELLING MAJORITY STAKE IN THE DALLAS MAVERICKS
BLEACHER REPORT:
Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban is set to sell a "significant stake" in his team to the Adelson family, per longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein.
The 65-year-old purchased a majority stake in the Mavs in January 2000 for $285 million. According to Forbes, Dallas is the seventh-most valuable NBA franchise as of October 2023 at $4.5 billion. Cuban has a net worth of $6.2 billion, per Forbes.
The Cuban news coincidentally arrived on the same day that he revealed he was leaving the show Shark Tank after next year during an appearance on the All the Smoke podcast.
A spokesperson for Sands and the Adelsons declined to comment, as did the NBA. Cuban and representatives for the Mavericks didn’t respond to requests for comment. The sale by Cuban was reported earlier Tuesday by basketball reporter Marc Stein on Substack.
TWR: There are rumors that Mark has Presidential aspirations…So We just might see the US run by a Cuban…
Would you vote for him?
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