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Biden White House lied to Congress on a critical report so American weapons could keep flowing to the Israeli Defense Forces, State Dept. official claims

A State Department official has resigned in protest, saying the Biden White House lied to Congress on a critical report so American weapons could keep flowing to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for its war in Gaza.    

That official is Stacy Gilbert, a 20-year State Department employee who was a civil military advisor in the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. In February, a national security memo directive tasked the State and Defense departments with writing a report assessing whether Israel was complying with the Geneva Conventions, and whether Israel was thwarting the flow of humanitarian assistance. Working with other experts, Gilbert was tasked with answering the latter question. 

That question had enormous implications: The Foreign Assistance Act prohibits aid to countries that thwart the flow of US humanitarian aid. Gilbert says she and other experts formed a clear consensus that Israel had blocked aid “in many ways,” and that they began crafting a report with that conclusion. 

However, with the report still in rough draft form, Gilbert said senior officials shut her and other subject matter experts out of the project, and proceeded to rewrite the report over the ensuing days before it was due to be filed with Congress. 

Gilbert told PBS: 

“When the report came out on May 10, and I read the conclusion…that Israel was not blocking humanitarian assistance, I decided I would resign, because that was absolutely not the opinion of subject matter experts in the State Department, USAID, the humanitarian community, organizations that are working in Gaza.” 

The estimated Palestinian death toll in Gaza has crossed 36,000. In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of southern Israel, Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant announced a “complete siege” of the 25-mile long strip. “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed,” he said. “We are fighting human animals and are acting accordingly.”  Earlier this month, the UN World Food Programme said that northern Gaza is in the midst of a “full-blown famine.” 

Despite receiving tens of billions of dollars in weapons and money for its war, Israel has ignored Washington’s pleas for mercy and thwarted the flow of aid through overland crossings — to the extent that President Biden ordered the construction of a pier off the Gaza coast to do an end-run around the IDF –spending $320 million and critically injuring a service member in the process. Upon completion, the pier promptly fell apart in rough weather and it’s being removed for repair and the price tag gets bigger. 

Israeli citizens have done their own part to thwart the flow of aid: 

In a statement explaining her resignation, Gilbert wrote:

“There is abundant evidence showing Israel is responsible for blocking aid. To deny this is absurd and shameful…Some members of the US government…made a conscious choice to deny the facts on the ground in Gaza in order to continue military support for Israel’s disastrous conduct in this war…

Another State Department official who’d already resigned in protest of the Biden administration’s management of the Israel-Gaza war used Gilbert’s resignation as an opportunity to renew his own condemnation. “On the day when the White House announced that the latest atrocity in Rafah did not cross its red line, this resignation demonstrates that the Biden Administration will do anything to avoid the truth,” wrote Josh Paul, formerly of the State Department’s Bureau of Political affairs. 

On March 9, Biden warned Israel against a major attack on the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians had fled for safety — explicitly calling it a “red line.” On Sunday, an Israeli strike in Rafah killed at least 45 people, including 12 women and 8 children. Many of the victims were incinerated in tents. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a “tragic mistake.” The White House said the strike didn’t cross a red line and wouldn’t effect US policy.   

Gilbert says her motivation for resigning extends beyond the restriction of humanitarian aid:  

“Israel’s killing of at least 36,000 Palestinians, deliberate destruction of the majority of buildings, and attacks on every major medical facility, schools, and stores, lives and livelihoods, can’t be ignored…I cannot continue working for a government that denies and enables Israel’s deliberate carnage in Gaza.” 

Meanwhile, as the resignations keep piling up, US bombs keep dropping on Palestinian militants and innocents alike… 

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Microplastics were found in the semen of all 40 men who participated in a new study

Microplastics have been discovered in the semen of all the participants in a new study.

Microplastics were first discovered in semen samples last year, but the new study, conducted in China, raises the possibility that a significant proportion of the male population, perhaps even all men, may have microplastics in their semen.

Semen samples were taken from 40 men in Jinan, China, and raman microspectroscopy was used to identify and quantify microplastic particles in the samples.

Microplastics were detected in every one of the 40 samples, with an average of two particles per sample. Eight distinct types of plastic were identified, with polystyrene being the most prevalent, accounting for 31% of the plastic identified.

Image: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173522

Although plastic was found in all of the samples, physical abnormalities were not significantly associated with specific plastic types. Sperm motility was affected by some types of plastic more than others.

The researchers state that further research into the effects of microplastics on male reproductive parameters needs to be carried out.

A recent study found microplastics in the testicles of all the men who participated. Microplastics have now been found in more or less every human tissue, from the lungs, gut, liver and kidneys, to the brain and reproductive organs.

Plastics and plastic chemicals have been heavily implicated in the growing fertility crisis throughout the developed world. Sperm counts and testosterone levels among men have decreased to such an extent in recent decades that some experts, like Professor Shanna Swan, warn of a “spermageddon” scenario, where sperm counts drop so low that natural reproduction becomes impossible.

On the basis of current trends, Professor Swan has suggested “spermageddon” could arrive as early as 2045.

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EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial

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For just $22 you can own a mug bearing the slogan “Turns out she was right about everything”

Hillary Clinton unveiled a new piece of merchandise to coincide with Donald Trump’s conviction in a Manhattan court on Thursday.

“We recently had some new merch made based on a phrase I hear a lot. The design happened to be finalized today,” Clinton wrote in an Instagram post.  

The $22 ceramic mug bears the phrase “Turns out she was right about everything” and features an image of the former Secretary of State sipping from a cup.

“With your purchase, you’ll support Onward Together groups defending democracy… and get a pretty great mug to sip tea from,” the post continued.

Fans can also buy “Turns out she was right about everything” tote bags and stickers.

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Later on Thursday, Clinton delivered remarks at the Vital Voices Global Partnership’s award gala in Washington where she alluded to Trump’s conviction.

“Anything going on today?” she asked the audience, with a grin.

This isn’t the first time Clinton has attempted to cash in on the lawfare being waged against Donald Trump. In 2022, she released a hat with the phrase “But her emails,” when it was claimed Trump disposed of documents in a toilet at the White House. She re-released the hats last year after the announcement of Trump’s federal classified-documents trial.

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EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial

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Don Jr. told Tucker he believes his father’s opponents will stop at nothing to prevent him becoming president again

Donald Trump Jr. sat down for a half-hour interview with Tucker Carlson in the aftermath of his father’s conviction on Thursday.

In the wide-ranging interview posted to Twitter, the two men talked about the political persecution of Donald Trump, 6 January, political corruption, the state of the economy, Big Tech censorship and much more.

Speaking about his father’s opponents, Don Jr. said, “I don’t think there’s anything they won’t do.”

“I think the system’s probably been broken for much longer than any of us would care to admit.”

“For at least 61 years, since they killed a president in an election year,” Tucker interjected.

Don Jr. also spoke about the long process of losing his political illusions.

“I wanted to believe that everything I grew up believing was accurate, but it’s all bullsh*t. So we have to fix that. That’s why we fight now.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial

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The target, Michael Stürzenberger, is a prominent critic of Islam

An Afghan migrant stabbed a politician during a campaign event in Mannheim, Germany. The grisly attack, including the attacker’s death, was captured on livestream.

In footage posted to Twitter, the attacker, identified as 25-year-old Suleiman A., can be seen attacking 59-year-old Michael Stürzenberger, a prominent critic of Islam and former leader of the German Freedom Party.

Chaos ensues as a nearby policeman tackles a bystander who has intervened and restrained the attacker, and then gets stabbed in the back and neck by the attacker.

The attacker was shot dead at the scene. A policeman is said to be in a critical condition. A total of six people were stabbed.

Stürzenberger, who according to police was handing out “educational information” at the time of the attack, is well known for his trenchant criticism of Islam. He has been convicted of “incitement to hatred” for his statements and was under close observation by the Bavarian security services between 2013 and 2022.

Although the motivation for the attack is unclear at this time, religion is likely to be the cause. Footage from social media showed Muslim immigrants celebrating the attack and threatening further attacks.

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EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says he blames the First Amendment for the public’s growing anger towards globalists who imposed lockdowns and mandatory vaccinations during the pandemic. During testimony released on Friday, Fauci said not enough was […]

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