China’s birth rate is falling below replacement levels, raising questions over the Asian giant’s economic future. China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024 as the older generation passes away and fewer babies are being born, despite China having ended its one-child policy in 2016. Now, Fortune reports that by 2050, China’s…
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Elon Musk made striking political contributions during his falling-out with Trump, filings show
New campaign funding filings show that Elon Musk was supportive of pro-Trump and pro-Republican efforts even as he was falling away from both in public. Musk had headed up the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration and enthusiastically supported the agenda of President Donald Trump. That relationship soured in July, and the tech…
Trump to Sign Order Penalizing Politically Motivated ‘Debanking’
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order cracking down on “debanking,” a term used to describe financial institutions that selectively close customer accounts or deny services based on political or ideological beliefs. The order directs bank regulators to investigate whether any financial institutions might have violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, antitrust laws,…
Paxton will ask court to kick Democrats out of office if they refuse to return to Texas: Report
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) implied he will seek the nuclear option of asking a court to vacate the seats of Democrats who refused to show up in order to stall a redistricting vote. About 50 Democratic state legislators fled the state on Sunday to prevent the legislature from calling a quorum Monday and…
The search for the missing Yazidi
Amal Hussein, 40, is just beginning to know her 10-year-old daughter Khunaf. Hussein’s fingers gently trace her daughter’s small, unfamiliar face, a face she hadn’t seen since Khunaf was three months old. Their separation occurred 11 years ago when ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as Daesh) invaded the predominantly Yazidi district…
Market Talk – August 5, 2025
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 258.84 points or 0.64% to 40,549.54 • Shanghai increased 34.29 points or 0.96% to 3,617.60 • Hang Seng increased 169.08 points or 0.68% to 24,902.53 • ASX 200 increased 106.70 points or 1.23% to 8,770.40 • SENSEX decreased 308.47 points…
Watchman: Some Of Us Are Still Wondering Why, All Of A Sudden, Bird Flu Has Dropped From Headlines And Is No Longer Infecting Human Beings In The United States. There’s a Simple Answer, Its All Bull Sh*t
BY SRH How and why avian flu has unexpectedly stopped infecting people in the United States. Despite a decline in reported cases, scientists stress that the disease is far from gone. The public easily assumed that the danger had diminished because the University of Nebraska Medical Center observed that bird flu quickly left most people’s…
Texas AG’s Ultimatum to Missing Democrats: Return or Risk Ouster
Texas state House Democrats again refused to return for state legislative business Tuesday, prompting Republicans to issue an ultimatum—come back to the Capitol by Friday or risk removal from office. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office released a statement Tuesday that “he will pursue a court ruling ensuring that their seats are declared vacant”…
International Muaythai Federation Bans Israeli Representation at All Competitions
People stand next to flags on the day the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages, Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas, and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, are handed over under the terms of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel,…
Most New York City Jewish Voters Oppose Mamdani but Are Divided Among Other Candidates, Poll Finds
Candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Democratic New York City mayoral primary debate, June 4, 2025, in New York, US. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS Most Jewish voters in New York City oppose Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, but he still enjoys a plurality of their support as their collective vote is too divided among…
Hoosier Representative? Indiana GOP Wants It to Be Another Republican.
Indiana Republicans are looking to alter the boundaries of the Hoosier State’s congressional districts to help Republicans in the 2026 midterms, and to that end, Vice President JD Vance is reportedly looking to meet with the state’s Republican leadership this week to coordinate that effort. Indiana’s redistricting process is vested in the state’s General Assembly,…
WATCH: Texas Dem Who Fled State in Private Jet Compares Himself to Abraham Lincoln
Texas state representative James Talarico (D.) compared himself to Abraham Lincoln while touting his party’s walkout to block Republican efforts to pass a new congressional map. But while the Great Emancipator attempted to break the quorum by jumping out of a window, Talarico did so by fleeing the Lone Star State in a private jet….
MSNBC Host Promises To ‘Uphold’ Journalistic Standards After Husband, a Biden Climate Adviser, Launches Congressional Bid
After Biden administration climate adviser Jake Levine announced his campaign to represent California’s 32nd Congressional District, his wife, MSNBC host Jacqueline Alemany, took to X to assure the public that she will uphold journalistic standards. “As a journalist, it’s paramount to respect certain boundaries on my support,” Alemany wrote on Tuesday. “That means I won’t…
What you’re not being told about Israel, Gaza, and the UN
Why does the mainstream media perpetuate the narrative of starving Gazans, when right now, there are hundreds of pallets of food and medicine sitting undistributed? Mark Levin plays recent video footage capturing thousands of pounds of aid sitting untouched on pallets and in semis along Gaza’s borders. “Of course, the U.N. is doing what the…
Lithuanian Government Blasted for Plans to Convert Historic Jewish Cemetery Into Conference Center
Jevgenius Kevicius prays in front of the chapel of Vilna Gaon in a Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, Aug. 7, 2007. Photo: Reuters The Lithuanian government has come under fire for its decision to move forward with construction on the historic Snipiskes (Piramónt) Jewish Cemetery in the country’s capital of Vilnius and to convert it into a…
WATCH: The Left Can’t Seem to Cancel Sydney Sweeney
The Left’s full-blown meltdown over Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad only left the actress more relevant than ever and American Eagle’s stock soaring. So what did they do this week? The Left dug up Sweeney’s voter registration and “outed” her as a Republican. This would have resulted in a swift cancellation in years past….
German Soccer Club Backtracks on Signing Israeli Player Shon Weissman Following Outcry Over His Israel Support
Shon Weissman of Granada CF during the match between Granada CF and FC Cartagena of La Liga Hypermotions on April 20, 2025, at Cartagonova Stadium in Granada, Spain. Photo: IMAGO/Samuel Carreno via Reuters Connect The German soccer club Fortuna Düsseldorf has backed out of plans to sign Israeli striker Shon Weissman, who has stirred controversy…
Jasmine Crockett calls Trump a ‘piece of s**t’ during rant at left-wing rally
A Texan Democrat insulted President Donald Trump while advocating for greater oversight on gifts to Supreme Court justices during an unhinged rant at a left-wing rally. Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett made the comments while yelling to an audience at the MoveOn rally in Phoenix, Arizona. ‘In a functioning democracy, he still would not be able…
Jamaal Bowman Said He Had ‘Millions’ in Donations Lined Up for His PAC. It’s Actually in Debt, Records Show.
It’s a PAC of lies. Former congressman Jamaal Bowman left Congress claiming he had received commitments “in the millions” for his new Built to Win PAC, but his most recent federal financial disclosures show him well short of that effort. During the first six months of 2025, Built to Win only managed to raise $132,529.03,…
Rest well because the cabal hunting season is about to begin
Message to readers: We apologize for letting personal matters delay this week’s report. The entire world is sick and tired of the current regime in America, run by the likes of Howard Lutnick, using an obviously fake Donald Trump. Fortunately, we keep hearing the sick reality show pretending to be a government will only continue…
Principal defamed teacher as racist in school-wide email — now school board owes him over half a million dollars
A Maryland principal accused a teacher of committing a “hate-bias incident” during his class. However, a jury determined that the teacher had been defamed and awarded him more than half a million dollars. A teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School was accused of making comments in a classroom that were deemed to be racist. Citing…
CIA Analysts Who Helped Cook Up Phony Russiagate Intel Still Thriving In Deep State, Former Spy Says
Two analysts who helped Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan discredit President Donald Trump through weak or phony intelligence on Russian election interference continue to cash paychecks from the agency, according to a former CIA operations officer. “At least two still do work there. That doesn’t mean that all of the other people have…
Iberia Launches Investigation After Kosher Meal Delivered With ‘Free Palestine’ Message Sparks Backlash
Kosher meal tray served on an Iberia flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid, marked with the handwritten label “Free Palestine.” Photo: Screenshot Spanish airline Iberia has launched an investigation after a Jewish passenger on a flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid received a kosher meal labeled “Free Palestine” — one of the latest in a…
What Texas Dems are now saying after arrest warrants were issued for fleeing the state
The Democrats who fled Texas to deny a quorum for the Texas state House to proceed with its special session say they are willing to face the consequences for their unexcused absence. On Monday, with the state legislators having not returned to Texas, a motion was passed to issue arrest warrants for the absent members….
California School District Rules Teacher Accused of Antisemitism Violated Policy
Illustrative: Students attending an anti-Israel protest encampment at Stanford University in Stanford, California, US, April 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria A California school district which stands accused of refusing to address antisemitism has ruled that a teacher who allegedly showed her students antisemitic, discriminatory, and biased content violated policy when she screened an offensive video about…
An American surgeon’s dire warning from Gaza: ‘We’re leveling a whole society’
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is an American trauma surgeon who has served in multiple volunteer medical delegations to war zones around the world, including delegations to Ukraine and Gaza. In this urgent episode of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with Dr. Sidwha about the unfathomable carnage of Israel’s genocidal destruction of Gaza and ethnic cleansing of…
UN associate loses blue check on X after getting hit with US sanctions
Regarding the conflict in the Middle East, many international groups have attempted to curb the United States’ policies that support its allies abroad. However, the social media platform X, in cooperation with the United States, has slapped one of its major international detractors with sanctions, set to go into effect later this week. Francesca Albanese,…
Trump Rejects Claims Israel Is Committing ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein US President Donald Trump has denied that Israel is committing a so-called “genocide” in Gaza, arguing that the Jewish state is instead fighting a justifiable war to remove the Hamas terrorist group from the Palestinian enclave….
EXCLUSIVE: Obama’s “Pathological” CIA Director Put Analysts “Under Duress” To Cook Russiagate Report, Says New Whistleblower
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John O. Brennan is seen on October 24, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Over the last month, the mainstream news media have dismissed the growing body of evidence that President Barack Obama’s CIA Director John Brennan, his Director of National Intelligence James Clapper,…
CALLING HSF, CALLING HSF
It just keeps getting more ridiculous, doesn’t it? Get out your clown shoes kids! We’re living in the circus. https://t.co/0vN4UCeYH7 — Kill Your Television (@KillYourTele) August 5, 2025 Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: Administrator This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://www.theburningplatform.com and its author. This…
Hezbollah Chief Says Missiles Will Fall on Israel if It Resumes War on Lebanon
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location, July 30, 2025, in this screen grab from video. Photo: Al Manar TV/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem threatened Israel directly for the first time in months in a televised speech on Tuesday, saying missiles would fall on it if it resumed a broad war on Lebanon. His comments came as Lebanon‘s cabinet…
The Secondary Sanctions Squeeze
Guest Post by Moon of Alabama U.S. President Donald Trump is now largely following his predecessors hostile policy towards Russia. If the war in Ukraine continues on its current path Russia will end it with an outright victory. The U.S. and its European vassals are trying to impose a ceasefire to prevent that. It would…
Ali Larijani Reappointed Secretary of Iran’s Top Security Body
Ali Larijani, former chairman of the parliament of Iran, attends a press conference after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to the supreme leader, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday….
Turkey’s new fighter will be procured by Indonesia
Jakarta’s acquisition makes the South Asian nation the first export customer for the KAAN fighter. Turkey and Indonesia are officially in business. In late July, Jakarta signed a contract to procure 48 KAAN fighter jets from Ankara. Indonesia’s Defense Ministry announced the acquisition plans, cementing the nation’s latest efforts geared toward modernizing its aerial capabilities….
Netanyahu Meets Security Officials as Israel Considers Full Gaza Takeover
Explosions send smoke into the air in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met senior security officials to finalize a new strategy for the 22-month war in Gaza, his office said on Tuesday, with media reporting he favored a complete military takeover of the Strip. Despite intense international…
Make America Fit Again: Presidential Fitness Test returns after 13 years
Alongside members of his administration and American sports legends like Harrison Butker and Bryson DeChambeau, President Donald Trump is returning the Presidential Fitness Test to the public school system — and replacing Obama’s FitnessGram. While the Presidential Fitness Test was competition-based, in Obama’s FitnessGram, everyone was a winner. “I’m pleased to announce that we’re officially…
Nazi Zyklon B Heiress Leads Anti-Jewish Riots in Europe
Marlene Engelhorn, one of the major organizers of anti-Israel protests in Europe Fun fact: Her wealth comes from her great-grandfather Friedrich Engelhorn, who made his fortune from producing Zyklon B, the gas used by the Nazis to murder Jews during the Holocaust. The Nazi doesn’t fall far from the tree. Meet Marlene Engelhorn, one of…
Texas House orders arrest of Dem lawmakers who left state to block GOP gerrymandering
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Aug. 04, 2025. It is shared here with permission. Republican state lawmakers in Texas voted Monday to issue what are likely unenforceable arrest warrants for Democratic colleagues who traveled to other states in order to thwart a vote on a GOP-gerrymandered congressional map. “I have signed the…
Trump Officials, Allies Move To Dismantle Obama-Era Guidelines That Pressured Banks To Drop Conservatives
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing federal regulators to eliminate Obama-era guidelines that pressure banks to deny services to conservative groups. It also calls to punish banks that drop customers because of politics. The executive order could come as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reported after reviewing…
The House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas to Hillary and Bill Clinton, Merrick Garland, Robert Mueller, Loretta Lynch, Eric, Holder etc
The House Oversight Committee is compelling the following individuals to appear for depositions through issued subpoenas. They will either refuser to appear and for that they should go to prison for contempt or they’ll plead the Fifth. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: October 9 Former President Bill Clinton: October 14 Former U.S. Attorney General…
‘A more direct solution’: State Department rolls out key strategy to prevent foreigners from overstaying their welcome
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” In addition to directing all executive departments and agencies to “employ all lawful means to ensure the faithful execution of the immigration laws of the United States against all inadmissible and removable aliens,” the president…
President Trump Reinstates Fitness Test for Kids
President Donald Trump has reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test in U.S. schools. The move is part of the president’s effort to “restore health and fitness to America’s youth,” according to a statement released by the White House. The Presidential Fitness Test, launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, was cancelled by the Obama administration…
Controversial comments by Minneapolis activist rankle MPD officers, brass, and union
Share This Story Comments made by a community activist invited to speak last week at a Minneapolis police professional development seminar rankled officers, their union, and even the chief of police. The controversial comments were made by Harry “Spike” Moss during a two-day seminar last Wednesday and Thursday for Minneapolis officers that was intended to…
UK Accused by Russian Intelligence of Masterminding a Sabotage Campaign Against Russian Shadow Fleet
IMAGE: Nordic Warden ~ JEF activates UK-led reaction system to track threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor Russian shadow fleet Although the 21st-century Wire has thoroughly examined the sabotage of the North Stream pipeline, we are still in the process of investigating this unprecedented act of terrorism carried out in the “NATO Lake” (Baltic Sea)…
Baylor coach apologizes for quoting ridiculous ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ scene: ‘One of us! One of us!’
Baylor’s head football coach Dave Aranda apologized for quoting a popular Leonardo DiCaprio movie when talking about bringing athletes to his school. Appearing at the Texas High School Coaches Association in late July, Miranda admitted that he is not “comfortable” with some of the aspects of the NCAA transfer process and that he hopes to…
Airman fatally shoots civilian trying to enter Air Force base
A U.S. Air Force investigation is underway after a Security Forces Squadron airman shot and killed a civilian individual who was trying to enter the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on Friday. According to a Davis-Monthan Air Force Base news release obtained by Military.com, the civilian individual who attempted to enter the Air Force…
Moral Blindness in the West — Rewarding Hamas’ Ideology & Terrorism
A woman holds a cut-out picture of hostages Shiri Bibas, 32, with Kfir Bibas, 9 months old, who were kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas and then killed in Gaza, on the day of their funeral procession, at a public square dedicated to hostages…
“The Predators Have Their Pick”
Gen Z, loosely defined as Americans born between 1997 and 2012, is the first generation to grow up with full access to the Internet from pre-school onward. They are America’s digital natives and use the Internet constantly and consistently to interact socially. The seeming anonymity of the Internet has created a medium of over-sharing private…
Will Israel Occupy All of Gaza? How We Got Here
Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled According to a source, Israeli…
Cincinnati mob attack suspect accused of punching woman in face, apparently knocking her out, is arrested
The male “accused of hitting the victim named Holly” during the recent Cincinnati mob attack has been arrested, WLWT-TV reported. Patrick Rosemond, 38, was arrested Monday in Fulton County, Georgia, and has been charged with felonious assault and aggravated riot, Cincinnati police told WLWT. ‘It’s been very, very hard, and I’m still recovering. I still…
Professed ‘Bad Jew’ Jon Stewart Completely Ignores Hamas, Blames Israel for Gaza Situation
Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” on April 8, 2024. Photo: Screenshot Influential talk show host Jon Stewart calls himself a “bad Jew.” But in a recent interview with controversial author Peter Beinart, he had far worse things to say about the Jewish State. Over the course of 18 minutes, the two men took turns vilifying Israel as…
