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Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Major banks closed accounts of MAGA, pro-life and other conservative groups disfavored by Biden admin: bombshell report Major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and sectors disfavored by the Biden administration, such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons, a bombshell report from the federal banking regulator has found. The Debanking Review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) investigated 100,000 complaints and scrutinized 50,000 internal bank records to reveal how customers were “debanked” based purely on their political, social, or religious beliefs. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC, TD Bank, and BMO Bank were found to have discriminated against American consumers, citing “reputation risk” as a reason to deny service between 2020 and 2025. Negative press, protests, criticism from advocacy groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center, and reprisals from regulators or politicians were cited as the reputation risks most feared by the banks. The 47-page OCC report, “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans,” released Wednesday, found that the nation’s largest banks targeted Christian organizations over abortion, LGBTQ issues, and traditional family values. Saudi Civil Defense issues warning for Riyadh area amid Houthi missile threat Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning Wednesday for Riyadh and Al-Kharj, alerting residents to potential danger, according to a local news outlet cited by a public Telegram board. The alert came as Saudi Arabia faced renewed threats from the Iran-backed Houthis, who urged “international shipping companies,” civilians and workers to evacuate airports and oil facilities, which they declared legitimate military targets. The Saudi-led coalition said earlier Wednesday that it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh, while several loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. Saudi authorities had also issued an alert for a possible aerial threat in Riyadh before the warning was lifted. Netanyahu seeks Saudi Arabia's approval to join fight against Houthis, but crown prince opposes move Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking Saudi Arabia's approval, through U.S. mediation, for Israel to join the campaign against Yemen's Houthis, a diplomatic source told Haaretz, adding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opposes Israeli military involvement because of the likely backlash among the kingdom's public. Another source familiar with the matter said Netanyahu's efforts were also aimed at strengthening ties with Riyadh and paving the way for a future normalization agreement between the two countries. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly promoted Saudi normalization with Israel through the Abraham Accords in recent months. The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of both Trump and Netanyahu, worked in the final weeks of his life to make such an agreement a cornerstone of the Middle East's postwar political order following the war with Iran. NATO warns Russia: 'We will break' forces, destroy 'anything and everything' if you attack NATO's top military commander warned Monday that what he called the "lethal alliance" would destroy "anything and everything" supporting an attack on allied territory and "break" enemy warfighting systems to thwart any potential future Russian assault. "Should the adversary choose to press the attack or commit his reserves, we will break the warfighting system engaged against us," U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said at the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland, in an apparent warning to Moscow. "This includes not just the attacking force itself, but anything and everything that supports, sustains, and controls that force," he said during a panel titled "Theory of Victory: How Do We Achieve Military Success Against Russia in Deterrence and Defence?" on the first day of the forum. The warning came amid heightened tensions between Russia and Western nations following a series of drone incursions and suspected sabotage operations that European countries have linked to Moscow. Trump: 'Massive' Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration to Begin in Greenland President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "massive" oil, gas, and mineral exploration is getting ready to begin in Greenland. Trump did not share details about the exploration plans in Greenland but said, "there are experts that are saying that the amount of easily available oil is far greater than that of almost any land, anywhere in the world." The United States, Denmark, and Greenland last month signed an agreement, aimed at ending tensions after Trump's repeated threats to take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island. "Any future attack on the United States will have to come across Greenland, where our Defense will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived," Trump added in his post on Truth Social.
Ilhan Omar’s husband insists he has ‘no concerns’ amid federal immigration investigation Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the couple's DC residence amid probe into Omar's immigration paperwork Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett, insisted he has "no concerns" about federal investigations into the Minnesota Democrat’s immigration paperwork after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents raided the couple’s Washington, D.C., home. "My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war refugee," Mynett told Fox News Digital. "No concerns." His comments came the same day that Omar’s relatives were reportedly issued subpoenas, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as part of HSI’s investigation into her immigration paperwork. At least two of Omar's relatives were subpoenaed — one was confirmed to be Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor. Mamdani orders major NYPD shake-up amid revolt from progressive allies New York City's police department has been directed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies, responding to mounting pressure from progressive supporters who want the democratic socialist leader to take firmer command of the country's largest police force. The mayor outlined a series of oversight reforms on Monday, including expanding the budget for the NYPD's Office of the Inspector General and new policies aimed at strengthening accountability when officers face allegations of misconduct. "When the government uses force against a New Yorker, the standard for accountability must be at its highest. Every New Yorker deserves to know that force will be used lawfully, carefully and only when necessary," the mayor said in a statement. Mamdani, a Democrat, secured office last year after pledging to reshape municipal policing by shifting specific responsibilities away from armed officers to specialized mental healthcare teams. However, slow progress on these plans has drawn criticism from supporters advocating for more substantial systemic changes. Hochul, Blakeman square off in only NY gov debate: Who won and who lost Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman faced off Tuesday night in the only debate of their hotly contested gubernatorial election campaign — trading barbs on affordability, immigration, President Trump, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Polls have consistently shown Hochul leading Blakeman with the Nov. 3 election fewer than three weeks away, but the Nassau County executive is hoping to close the gap after the governor held off Lee Zeldin by just 6.5 percentage points four years ago. Here’s everything you need to know from The Post’s panel of experts about what happened Tuesday night. Comments have been lightly edited for clarity. Abdul El-Sayed's alleged family ties to Muslim Brotherhood surface after denying any link during NBC interview Democratic Michigan Senate candidate told Kristen Welker his family had no ties to the group on 'Meet the Press' Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing new scrutiny after he denied that he or his family had any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. On Sunday's "Meet the Press," NBC's Kristen Welker pressed El-Sayed whether he could "set the record straight" on allegations that his family had connections to the controversial Islamist group. "No," El-Sayed replied. "No, you don't have any ties, and your family doesn't?" Welker followed up. However, according to his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi, their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Washington girls walk off cross country meet in protest of male athlete, parents reveal how it came to this About a dozen Camas High School runners sat out after learning a competitor had switched from the boys' team Washington state parents Kevin and Sarah Burns watched their daughter Holly Burns join a mass protest of female athletes who walked off a cross country meet in response to a male competitor. Holly Burns and about a dozen other girls walked away from a cross-country race in Washington on Tuesday. They refused to compete against a male athlete who had started the season racing on the boys’ team. When the race began, half of the girls competing, and the male athlete, took off running. Trump must answer Houthis’ airport strike — and punish Iran for its chaos By Bridget Toomey and Behnam Ben Taleblu
The death toll from the Houthis’ weekend attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has risen to over 15, including one American — and Iran’s Yemeni partner shows no signs of stopping its assaults. The Islamic Republic of Iran is escalating against Saudi Arabia with two goals. Tehran hopes its proxy attacks on America’s partners will indirectly pressure Washington into ending the ongoing blockade of Iran and prevent future American airstrikes. Locally, the Houthis themselves want Riyadh to end its support for Yemen’s internationally recognized government, or IRG, which is fighting the group in a civil war that reignited this summer after four years of relative peace. Iran deploys the Houthis — a radical Shiite group that chants “death to America” — as a tool in Tehran’s ongoing conflict with the United States. Ukraine showed Trump how easily an enemy could cripple an AI powerhouse Three Russian AI computing facilities were disrupted in four days, raising questions about America's data center defenses By Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, (ret.)
An adversary can interrupt an artificial intelligence system without defeating its software. It need only strike the infrastructure that keeps the system running. Ukraine proved the point inside Russia this past week. President Trump and his national security team should take note before an enemy tries the same thing here. On October 8, a Ukrainian drone attack forced Yandex, the technology company often called "Russia’s Google," to suspend operations at its Sasovo data center. The next day, another strike knocked out several modules at its Kaluga facility, which Yandex had called its most powerful data center in Russia. On October 11, the company announced that its Vladimir-region data center had shut down completely after a drone attack. Ukraine disrupted three major Yandex computing facilities in four days. The Sasovo facility housed two of Yandex’s three supercomputers used to train its AI models, including YandexGPT. Yandex said it could not yet determine whether the equipment could be restored. Whatever the final damage assessment, Russia’s leading AI developer lost a major computing hub in a single night. |
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