Thursday, November 30, 2023

Three Israelis Dead, 13 Injured in Jerusalem Shooting after Cease-Fire Extended Another Day

"Just after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the existing cease-fire by another day, two
Hamas terrorists
opened fire at a bus stop near Jerusalem, leaving at least three Israelis dead and 13 injured.....two individuals pulled up in a car armed with weapons and shot several civilians standing by a busy bus station. The gunmen were killed by Israeli security forces at the scene, according to authorities. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack later...
The mass shooting came shortly after the cease-fire in the ongoing
Israel-Hamas war was extended by another 24 hours ahead of the 7 a.m. deadline, allowing Hamas to release more hostages in exchange for Israel freeing its Palestinian prisoners and providing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Unless another cease-fire extension is agreed upon, both warring sides will resume fighting by Friday." MS

The Russians Just Blew Up A Hard-To-Replace Ukrainian Attack Jet. Too Bad For Them, It Was A Fake.

"Looks like the
Ukrainian air force finally has learned its lesson. Two months after losing a pair of precious warplanes in back-to-back Russian drone strikes on an airfield in southern Ukraine, the air force has swapped out real planes at the vulnerable base with at least one fake one....... Russia’s explosives-laden Lancet drones striking what might look like a Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-25 attack jet.
Look closer. The final few frames of the optically-guided Lancet’s video reveal that the Su-25’s wings don’t blend with its fuselage-mounted inlets. It seems the thing the Lancet blew up was a decoy." Forbes

Denmark and US hit by surge of pneumonia cases as similar ‘white lung syndrome’ plagues China and sweeps Europe

"AN alarming spike in pneumonia cases have been detected in the US and Denmark,
echoing a similar surge in
China.
It comes just as the
Netherlands reported a stark rise in cases of a similar respiratory virus in children. Some 142 children have been sickened by the illness in Warren County, Ohio, between August and October this year, US health officials said.
In a joint statement, health commissioner Duane Stansbury, and Doctor Clint Koenig, of Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital, called the local surge an "outbreak".
They said: "We do not think this is a new respiratory disease but rather a large uptick in the number of pneumonia cases normally seen at one time."
The average age of those infected was eight years old. Meanwhile,
Denmark is battling its own pneumonia cluster.
There were 541 cases of
mycoplasma pneumonia - a mild type version of the disease - in the week ending November 26.
This was up 222 per cent from the 168 recorded five weeks earlier, during the week ending October 22, data from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) in Copenhagen showed.
Mycoplasma pneumonia
is sometimes referred to as white lung syndrome because of the way lung damage shows up on scans.
However, Hanne-Dorthe said the rise in cases was expected, as immunity against the bugs dropped across populations during
Covid lockdowns.
She said: "For the past four years, the number of mycoplasma infections has been extremely low, and it is not unusual that we have an epidemic now. We have actually been waiting for it since we closed the country after the Covid-19 pandemic."
Pneumonia - inflammation of the lungs — is typically caused by a bacterial or viral infection and gets better within two weeks.
However, some people can become very unwell, especially the over 65s, babies or young children and those with lung conditions.
The surge mirrors events unfolding in China, where an unspecified virus is infecting hundreds of children.
Hospitals in Beijing are overflowing with youngsters lying on floors while hooked up to IVs after showing symptoms such as inflammation in the lungs and a high fever, but no cough.
This, and rising case numbers in the Netherlands, has sparked fears other countries, including the UK, could be impacted over Christmas." TheSun

The Scientific Establishment Warns of “Disease X” while Downplaying Chinese Pneumonia Epidemic

"For months, the scientific medical establishment has warned of the potential of another pandemic – one much deadlier than COVID. They have taken to calling this future pandemic, Disease X.
Speaking to the Fox affiliate in Houston, Dr. Peter Hotez, warned of the dangers of
Disease X, "We have a likelihood that new pandemic threats, what people are calling the Disease X, are going to be arising on a regular basis," explains Dr. Hotez and he says Disease X, the next pandemic, could hit hard whenever it arrives.
Why does he think some are predicting the next pandemic will make COVID-19 look like a walk in the park? "You know, I've written about this as well, that COVID-19 is just a warmup act. The next pandemic may not be as severe, but it could be much more severe," says Dr. Hotez, and because no one knows he says it's better to be prepared.
Bizarrely enough, while the scientific establishment warns of “Disease X” these same scientists are turning a blind eye to a pneumonia epidemic that is sweeping through China – leaving hospitals over-burdened.
Not all doctors are ignoring what is happening in China, however, Dr. Peter McCullough is paying close attention.
Writing in Dr. McCullough’s substack:
U.S. government agencies are fond of talking about “Pandemic Preparedness,” passing extravagant legislation such as the PREP ACT, and throwing hundreds of billions at the development of vaccines against viral respiratory illnesses—vaccines that are useless at best.
And yet, these agencies are, at the moment, strangely silent about a mysterious pneumonia that is affecting large numbers of children in two regions of northern China that are about 500 miles apart—Beijing and Liaoning Province. This situation reminds me of the conspicuous fact that the U.S. Consulate General office in Wuhan—which is presumably full of spooks—apparently reported NOTHING about the mysterious pneumonia that started circulating in that city in the autumn of 2019.
While the American government appears to be doing nothing, Dr. McCullough is urging Americans to be prepared.
We will be monitoring the situation in China closely, try to ascertain as quickly as possible what is causing the pneumonia.
In his position of Chief Scientific Officer for the Wellness Company, Dr. Peter McCullough is conducting investigative scholarship to ascertain what medications are the most safe and effective for conditions such as the pneumonia now circulating in northern China. Our ultimate objective is to ascertain if already available, FDA-approved medications could be useful in treating this pneumonia in the event it spreads to the United States.
Given the appalling performance of so many doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our readers may find themselves in search of a new doctor who has demonstrated greater discernment. Such readers may consider a membership with the Wellness Company, whose Virtual Care program offers prompt access to a trusted medical provider to treat your illnesses and obtain prescriptions.
The developing situation in China could be the next pandemic or it could be the next psy op or it could be nothing more than a problem for the Chinese.
Sadly, we all know the next medical crisis is just around the corner. Whether it comes in the form of a bioweapon or something much more mundane like a tick bite – you and your family need to be prepared." ZeroHedge

Brazil bolsters northern border amid Venezuela and Guyana clashes

"Brazil bolsters defense actions along its northern border in response to territorial disputes with its neighbors, Guyana and Venezuela, according to Reuters.
"The Ministry of Defense has been monitoring the situation. Defensive actions have been intensified in the northern border region of the country, promoting a greater military presence," the statement said. Brazil decided to relocate more military resources to the north due to escalating tensions between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich region known as Esequiba, which constitutes over two-thirds of Guyana's total territory.
It became known that on December 3, Venezuelans will vote in a referendum regarding rights to Esequiba." MS

Major New Conflict May Be Brewing on America's Doorstep

"Venezuela might mount a military move into Guyana as Caracas faces accusations that it is attempting an aggressive land grab in its oil-rich neighbor, it has been reported.
Brazilian intelligence has warned that the Venezuelan army is going to invade Guyana in the coming days, Defense Blog.org reported, raising concerns about regional stability and territorial disputes in South America." MS

Suspected Iranian cyberattack on key US infrastructure probed by security agency

"A U.S. water treatment facility has been breached by hackers, according to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The hackers breached the facility by exploiting the poor default security measures of Unitronic programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
The PLCs were confirmed as the source of the breach by CISA, but the agency stated that the hackers had not affected the water within the facility. A similar attack, attributed to Iranian hackers, took place targeting a water facility in Philadelphia, however CISA did not confirm who was behind the most recent attack." MS

In a devastating blow, Ukraine’s SBU destroys key railway tunnel connecting Russia & China

"The incident occurred in the Bessolov Severomuysky Tunnel on the Baikal-Amur Mainline in Buryatia, Russia. The explosion is another successful special operation of the SBU, sources said, though the special service has not yet commented on the event. "In fact, this is the only serious railroad route between Russia and China," sources said.
And now this route, which Russia uses, among other things, for military supplies, is paralyzed.” MS