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Nicki Minaj re-following Funk Flex is MAJOR AF💥🤯 We’re either getting another “Tragedy”, a new interview, or Queen Radio is COMING BACK 😫✋🏾 “Tragedy”/Lil Kim diss ~ Nicki Minaj (circa 2011) *exclusively premiered by Funkmaster Flex via Hot 97

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🚨 DJ Akademiks says there’s only TWO artists from Drake’s past he wants to see collaborate with him moving forward: 🔥 Nicki Minaj 🔥 Lil Wayne According to Ak, every other rapper Drake has worked with over the years can stay in the past. 🗣️ “If it’s not Nicki Minaj and it’s not Lil Wayne, I think Drake is better by himself.” Ak made it clear he has no interest in nostalgia collaborations or reunion records with Drake’s former rap peers. 🗣️ “We don’t care how good the first song was. We don’t care how good the second song was. Time’s up.” 🚫 No old collaborations. 🚫 No reunion records. 🚫 No ‘bringing back the feeling.’ Ak says the only exception is Young Money. 👑 He believes fans are overdue for another Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne posse cut, comparing the anticipation to when the trio released “Seeing Green.” 🗣️ “We need another ‘Seeing Green.’ We need that bad.” While replaying Young Money classics, Ak argued that no rap collective past or present could generate the same excitement as Drake, Nicki, and Wayne appearing on a track together in 2026. 👀 He even questioned whether reunions from groups like: MMG Roc-A-Fella TDE would create the same level of anticipation. 🗣️ “I don’t think there’s any group we want to hear more than Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne on a posse cut.” Ak spent part of the stream revisiting “Seeing Green” and “No Frauds,” praising the chemistry between all three artists and calling their collaborations some of the most replayable records in modern hip-hop. He also reflected on Drake and Nicki’s relationship, suggesting that after everything that’s happened in the industry over the last few years, Drake may now better understand some of the points Nicki has been making publicly. 🎯 Bottom line: Akademiks says Drake doesn’t need to revisit old partnerships or chase nostalgia. The formula is simple: 🦉 Drake 👑 Nicki Minaj 🐐 Lil Wayne And give the fans a long overdue “Seeing Green Part 2

Cousin Tino ™️

37,197 次观看 • 2 个月前

🚨 A few months back, Rory from the Rory & Mal podcast exposed Charlamagne tha God for allegedly being on retainer with Atlantic Records for over 15 years 👀. For context, that’s the same label Cardi B is signed to. Fast forward to today Charlamagne gave Nicki Minaj “Donkey of the Day” for her back and forth with Atlantic Records rap artist, Cardi B. Here’s the issue: •Charlamagne has spent years heavily promoting the W.A.P rapper Cardi B. He’s even often bragged about having her perform at his daughter’s Sweet 16. •During today’s segment, he went directly at Nicki Minaj while ignoring all of Cardi’s history of disrespect toward Nicki not just recently, but over the years. •He also skipped over the fact that this whole situation started with Cardi bragging on X/Twitter Spaces about outselling her “opps” … only for her album sales to not reach that mark. 🤯 What’s surprising is Charlamagne, a Black man from South Carolina, continues to uplift a non Black artist who has repeatedly used Anti Black slurs, even calling Black women and their children “monkeys” and “roaches.” Cardi B herself admitted on The Breakfast Club she was working in a hood strip which sets the scene as an urban black venue. She says how she was jealous of those women making more money than her and she called them “Monkey Faced B words”. ( video below) 📌 Lastly, For those wondering what it means for a radio host to be “on retainer” by a label: It’s basically payola an under the table arrangement where a label pays a radio host (or promoter) to give their artists constant airplay and (Positive coverage). This isn’t disclosed to the public, creating a fake sense that an artist’s popularity is organic.

Cousin Tino ™️

55,736 次观看 • 10 个月前

🚨 This is wild for a sitting governor. 🚨 California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted a reel taking shots at Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump, using: •Photos of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein •Photos of Trump with himself right after photos of Trump with Epstein.. Which was odd🧐 Are you dissing Trump or allegedly acting as if you are Epstein re incarnated? 🤔 •Audio from Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” (a Nicki Minaj diss) 🤔 For a politician, this is reckless behavior. Especially one who presents himself as a “moral” and “model” leader compared to the opposition. ⚠️ Conflict of Interest? Using the music of a controversial artist, while: •That artist’s alleged ex intimate partner is incarcerated by her allegations •His case allegedly contains reasonable doubt •Advocates have reportedly tried to get Newsom’s office to review the case That alone raises serious ethical questions. 📌 Let’s talk about Newsom’s actual record not social media stunts. Reparations in California: •Newsom signaled support during election cycles •But rejected direct cash reparations at the final stage In 2023, he refused to endorse the California Reparations Task Force’s cash payment recommendations, stating the legacy of slavery is “more than cash payments.” He also vetoed or declined support for bills that would have: •Provided college admission preferences for descendants of enslaved people •Allowed families to reclaim or be compensated for property taken via racially motivated eminent domain •Created homebuyer assistance funds for descendants of enslaved people 📉 Bottom line: No direct cash reparations. Multiple reparations bills scaled back or vetoed. 💰 California’s Tax & Business Exodus •Newsom supports policies like a retroactive billionaire tax •Targets roughly 220 billionaires, the most mobile taxpayers in the country 📊 IRS-based studies show: •California loses a taxpayer roughly every 1–2 minutes •States gaining residents: Texas, Florida, North Carolina Major companies leaving California include: Chevron, Tesla/X, SpaceX, Oracle, HP, Charles Schwab, Toyota North America, Joe Rogan Experience just to name a few. 📉 The Result? •Shrinking tax base •Growing budget deficits •Businesses and high earners “voting with their feet” Economists point to the Laffer Curve: ➡️ Higher taxes don’t always mean higher revenue ➡️ Excessive taxation often drives capital out, not in 🗳️ And now Gavin Newsom wants to run for President… …on a record of: •Performative politics •Broken reparations promises •Business flight •Aggressive taxation •And viral Instagram governance 🤔 Is this leadership or clout chasing?

Cousin Tino ™️

13,797 次观看 • 7 个月前

🦉Akademiks Reacts to Ebro in the Morning Ending + OVO’s Response 🎙️ Akademiks turns up after Drake and OVO react to the end of Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97. According to Ak, this moment has been a long time coming. 🔥 Key Takeaways from Akademiks’ Rant: •Drake noticed everything: Ak says Drake liked posts celebrating Ebro and Rosenberg being let go, and claims the entire OVO camp has been enjoying the moment. •“The era of hating for clicks is over”: Akademiks argues that media figures who built their platforms primarily on hating Drake, Nicki Minaj, or himself are now facing consequences as companies chase real engagement not negativity. •Multiple shows & writers “packed up”: Ak points to The Bigger Picture being canceled and a Rolling Stone writer allegedly being laid off shortly after publishing a Nicki Minaj hit piece. •No audience, no safety net: He says many critics confused temporary hate-driven attention with real fanbases and once the hate stopped working, the numbers disappeared. 💼 Akademiks’ “Job Offer” Segment (Yes, He Was Serious… Mostly): •Ak claims he’s willing to hire former haters who’ve recently lost their jobs. •Offer: $6,000/month •Requirement: 10 researched articles per month •Topic ONLY: Investigative reporting on Roc Nation and Desiree Perez •“If you were great at hit pieces before, now do some real investigating.” 📩 Emails allegedly in the bio. 📉 Ak’s Bigger Message: •New media isn’t going anywhere. •Hate without substance is no longer profitable. •Creators must adapt, grow, and actually build audiences, not just ride outrage. •Akademiks says he plans to listen, evolve, and avoid becoming “the next Ebro.” 🥂 Final Words from Ak: “This wasn’t hate it was inevitable. Learn from it. Adapt. Build something real.”

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30,793 次观看 • 7 个月前

38 Spesh disses Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Jadakiss and Stove God Cooks in a new freestyle. On July 24, Spesh took the stage at Hot 97's Summer Jam 2026 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and rapped an acapella freestyle that takes aim at Joe, Capo, Jada and Stove. "Yo, Jim I got a bone to pick/That's some h*e sh*t - talking bout how another ni**a clothes fit/When yo house on the foreclosed list," Spesh raps. "Before you made cash off rap what was yo job?/Jim story faker than the one Fat Joe robbed," Spesh continues. "Got a flow that'll fill stands/Only reason Kiss eating cause he Fat Joe's lil mans," Spesh adds, before saying he would hit Stove with a hook. A short time after his performance, Spesh released the AraabMUZIK-produced version of the rap called "Fools Mate" on DSPs. The new diss track is a culmination of months-long tension between 38 Spesh and Jada, after Spesh began calling out Jada for allegedly not wanting to get on a track with him since Spesh claimed he got the best of the LOX rapper on the 2019 song "Sunday School." Jim Jones interjected himself in the conversation by coming to Jada's defense. Spesh dissed the former Dip Set rapper in an interview, prompting a response from Jim and affiliate Chunk Bizza. On July 10, Fat Joe, Jadakiss and Stove God released the song "The Aroma," where Jada takes a shot at Spesh, rapping, "I been obliterating ni**as for years/Is this about a verse, or is this about a career?" On Monday (July 27), in the wake of his Summer Jam performance, Spesh dropped a music video for "Fools Mate," which features Fat Joe and Jadakiss look-alikes. 🎥: Billionairepolo/X

XXL Magazine

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Something amazing is coming to Apache Kafka… Consumer Groups v2! If you’ve ever used consumer groups in production at any non-trivial scale, you probably know all the problems with it: - ⛔️ Group-wide synchronization barrier acts as a cap on scalability A single misbehaving consumer can disturb the whole group. Even if you have cooperative rebalancing and static membership enabled, you will still have rebalances happen. 🤷‍♂️ It’s a fact of life I've heard - death, taxes & consumer group rebalances. And the problem is that even with cooperative rebalancing (which helped a lot!), you’re bound on waiting for the slowest member of the group to complete the rebalance(s). 🐌 The problem is that no consumer can commit offsets while a rebalance is in progress. ❌ Another subtle thing is that with cooperative rebalancing, a rebalance will take longer than usual. Why? Because consumers are allowed to process partitions during rebalances. They will call the poll() method more infrequently -- they're busy processing records after all. Thus, the overall rebalance time will increase. This makes it pretty hard to scale to 1000s of members. - 🤯 Complexity There’s a reason you’re reading this! The current protocol is pretty complex and hard to understand. It's used for a bunch of stuff, including metadata propagation in Kafka Streams. This compexity results in more: - 🐛 bugs The harder to reason about and the more moving parts you have - the greater chance for bugs. There have been quite a few in the protocol. And due to the fact that a lot of the protocol’s logic lives on the clients, that results in: - 🐌 slow fixes Bugs require client-side fixes, which are slow to be adopted. If you run a Kafka ops team, you know how hard it is to get all of your clients' teams to upgrade! If you're using a cloud service, you need to wait for a new Kafka release to go out. Can't have the cloud provider handle it for you behind the scenes! - 🔍 hard to debug Debugging is harder because you need client logs. In the cloud, that's hard to do again. On-prem, it requires reading through a lot of logs and collecting a lot of files. - ⚙️ very extendable There’s a reusable embedded protocol within the rebalance protocol, where clients are free to attach raw bytes that only they can then parse themselves. It's challenging to build compatible software for this cross-client protocol, as well as near-impossible to inspect from the broker side. - 😢 inconsistent metadata Clients are responsible for triggering rebalances based on the metadata, but different clients can have different views of the metadata. - 😵‍💫 interoperability Different implementations of the clients (i.e. anything besides the Java client) may have bugs. The complex logic needs to be re-implemented quite a few times. This usually means more bugs and slower time to ship features in your favorite client. A combination nobody likes. ... So what should an open source community do? Move the logic to the broker! Then? Simplify it. The new protocol is very elegant - it streamlines all of the regular Kafka consumer logic inside a new heartbeat API. It has the broker decide what partition assignments the consumers should have, and totally omits the notion of a Group Leader client. Another major change is that the notion of a group-wide rebalance is removed now. The rebalance is more fine-grained now. 👌 When you think about it, a rebalance is simply a reassignment of some partitions from some consumers to others. 💡 Why does the whole group need to stop and know about this? It had to before because the logic was on the client. It doesn’t now. 🎂 The new protocol is fine-grained in its assignments. It maintains per-member epochs, as well as separate epochs for the general group membership and the global assignment. The goal is simple - get all of those epoch numbers to be the same. The order is the following: 1. the group-wide epoch is bumped. 2. the target assignment epoch is bumped. 3. individual consumers catch up to the epoch via the heartbeat request, individually. (fine-grained) In general, what you have is a simple state machine inside the Group Coordinator broker that’s running a constant reconciliation loop. 💥 Because every member converges to the target state independently, the coordinator is free to simplify that convergence member by member. 👍 It has the logic to resolve dependencies between members - the act of: 1. revoking one member’s partition. 2. confirming the success of that. 3. bumping that member's epoch before assigning that partition to another consumer. Here is an example visual of what happens when two members join a consumer group one by one:

Stanislav Kozlovski

52,814 次观看 • 3 年前

What if gaming paid you back not just in vibes, but in stuff you can own, trade, and flex? Ajuna Network crashing the scene with a blockchain-powered punch that’s about to change everything you know about gaming. Today we’re diving into Ajuna’s world of epic games that hit hard and a 2025 lineup so stacked it’s practically begging you to smash that play button! What is Ajuna Network? So, what’s Ajuna Network all about? It’s a decentralized gaming platform built on the Polkadot blockchain, giving developers the tools to craft games where you own your in-game assets as NFTs. And with their upcoming SAGE game engine, they’re about to supercharge the creative possibilities. This is gaming redefined, power to the players and creators, and it’s only getting bigger! Ajuna’s Games: The games that are stealing the show right now: AAA, Battle Mogs, and BBB. 1/AAA Awesome Ajuna Avatars NFT-powered collectible game that’s your ticket to their gaming universe. AAA lets you mint, forge, and evolve unique avatars tied to seasonal themes like Mogwai from Battle Mogs in Season 1 or Pets in Season 2. Each avatar’s an NFT you own, with over 5 million possible combos, and you level them up by sacrificing lower-tier ones to craft Legendary or even Mythical versions. The gameplay’s a mix of strategy and hustle. Your oices shape the adventure, and the ownership vibe makes every decision epic. Strategy and collecting fans, this one’s for you! 2/Battle Mog Tactical brilliance meets adorable Mogwai creatures. . The gameplay’s a mix of planning and adaptability. Outsmart your opponents in deep, strategic battles, and own your Mogwai as NFTs to trade or keep. For me, it’s the perfect blend of strategy and stakes, with NFT ownership making every victory feel massive. If you love a mental showdown, Battle Mogs is your jam! 3/BBB (Big Ballz of Bajun) Chaos, quirks, and pure fun! BBB’s a wild ride. A second collective-based game, a chaotic twist on the AAA formula that’s all about competition and creativity. Launched on the Bajun Network a free-to-play mobile battler where you mint, forge, and evolve quirky, street-art-inspired “Ballz” into Legendary status. These Ballz are NFTs you own, trade, or flex, with over 60 million possible variations thanks to five layers of customization. The goal? Climb leaderboards in tournaments like crafting the lowest Soul Point Legendary with a hype skill snagging a slice of juicy prize pool. But heads-up: it’s sunsetting soon! The devs are going out with a bang think special events and rewards. NFTs in Ajuna Network Games NFTs are the secret sauce here. In AAA and Battle Mogs, your avatars and Mogwai are unique, tradable assets. Grind for a rare Mogwai, trade it for something epic gaming and collecting collide, and it’s a rush. Better yet, these NFTs work across Ajuna’s games, so your victories carry weight everywhere. This is gaming with real stakes! Upcoming Games in 2025 Hold onto your controllers, because 2025 is about to go nuclear! Ajuna’s dropping a lineup that’ll make your gamer soul sing. A key milestone will be the highly anticipated completion of SAGE, their revolutionary game engine. By onboarding developers to this innovative platform, they’ll unlock fresh opportunities for engagement and creativity within the Ajuna ecosystem. Think more games, wilder ideas, and a flood of new ways to play , SAGE is the spark that’s lighting up Ajuna’s future! But wait, there’s more! Ajuna’s in-house crew is cooking up an action-packed roster: Hero Jam, Season 1 Avatars, Season 2 Pets, and an upgraded Battle Mogs. And looking ahead, Dot 4 Gravity and New Omega Reforged are on deck. Every title’s packing NFTs and AJUN token perks, making your gameplay more rewarding than ever. With so much on the horizon, the coming year is set to be nothing short of extraordinary! 2025 it’s a gaming revolution!

Shelley

11,689 次观看 • 1 年前

Absolutely masterful interview on Gaza of Dominique De Villepin, former Prime Minister of France, who famously led France's opposition to the Iraq war and who, IMHO is the best diplomat the West has produced in decades. This is so important, so incredibly well argued, that I decided to translate it in full: "Hamas has set a trap for us, and this trap is one of maximum horror, of maximum cruelty. And so there's a risk of an escalation in militarism, of more military interventions, as if we could with armies solve a problem as serious as the Palestinian question. There's also a second major trap, which is that of Occidentalism. We find ourselves trapped, with Israel, in this western bloc which today is being challenged by most of the international community. [Presenter: What is Occidentalism?] Occidentalism is the idea that the West, which for 5 centuries managed the world's affairs, will be able to quietly continue to do so. And we can clearly see, even in the debates of the French political class, that there is the idea that, faced with what is currently happening in the Middle East, we must continue the fight even more, towards what might resemble a religious or a civilizational war. That is to say, to isolate ourselves even more on the international stage. This is not the way, especially since there's a third trap, which is that of moralism. And here we have in a way the proof, through what is happening in Ukraine and what is happening in the Middle East, of this double standard that is denounced everywhere in the world, including in recent weeks when I travel to Africa, the Middle East, or Latin America. The criticism is always the same: look at how civilian populations are treated in Gaza, you denounce what happened in Ukraine, and you are very timid in the face of the tragedy unfolding in Gaza. Consider international law, the second criticism that is made by the global south. We sanction Russia when it aggresses Ukraine, we sanction Russia when it doesn't respect the resolutions of the United Nations, and it's been 70 years that the resolutions of the United Nations have been voted in vain and that Israel doesn't respect them. [Presenter: Do you believe that the Westerners are currently guilty of hubris?] Westerners must open their eyes to the extent of the historical drama unfolding before us to find the right answers. [Presenter: What is the historical drama? I mean, we're talking about the tragedy of October 7th first and foremost, right?] Of course, there are these horrors happening, but the way to respond to them is crucial. Are we going to kill the future by finding the wrong answers... [Presenter: Kill the future?] Kill the future, yes! Why? [Presenter: But who is killing whom?] You are in a game of causes and effects. Faced with the tragedy of history, one cannot take this 'chain of causality' analytical grid, simply because if you do you can't escape from it. Once we understand that there is a trap, once we realize that behind this trap there has also been a change in the Middle East regarding the Palestinian issue... The situation today is profoundly different [from what it was in the past]. The Palestinian cause was a political and secular cause. Today we are faced with an Islamist cause, led by Hamas. Obviously, this kind of cause is absolute and allows no form of negotiation. On the Israeli side, there has also been a development. Zionism was secular and political, championed by Theodor Herzl in the late 19th century. It has largely become messianic, biblical today. This means that they too do not want to compromise, and everything that the far-right Israeli government does, continuing to encourage colonization, obviously makes things worse, including since October 7th. So in this context, understand that we are already in this region facing a problem that seems profoundly insoluble. Added to this is the hardening of states. Diplomatically, look at the statements of the King of Jordan, they are not the same as six months ago. Look at the statements of Erdogan in Turkey. [Presenter: Precisely, these are extremely harsh statements...] Extremely worrying. Why? Because if the Palestinian cause, the Palestinian issue, hasn't been brought to the forefront, hasn't been put on stage [for a while], and if most of the youth today in Europe have often never even heard of it, it remains for the Arab peoples the mother of all battles. All the progress made towards an attempt to stabilize the Middle East, where one could believe... [Presenter: Yes, but whose fault is it? I have a hard time following you, is it Hamas's fault?] But Ms. Malherbe, I am trained as a diplomat. The question of fault will be addressed by historians and philosophers. [Presenter: But you can't remain neutral, it's difficult, it's complicated, isn't it?] I am not neutral, I am in action. I am simply telling you that every day that passes, we can ensure that this horrific cycle stops... that's why I speak of a trap and that's why it's so important to know what response we are going to give. We stand alone before history today. And we do not treat this new world the way we currently do, knowing that today we are no longer in a position of strength, we are not able to manage on our own, as the world's policemen. [Presenter: So what do we do?] Exactly, what should we do? This is where it is essential not to cut off anyone on the international stage. [Presenter: Including the Russians?] Everyone. [Presenter: Everyone? Should we ask the Russians for help?] I'm not saying we should ask the Russians for help. I'm saying: if the Russians can contribute by calming some factions in this region, then it will be a step in the right direction. [Presenter: How can we proportionally respond to barbarism? It's no longer army against army.] But listen, Appolline de Malherbe, the civilian populations that are dying in Gaza, don't they exist? So because horror was committed on one side, horror must be committed on the other? [Presenter: Do we indeed need to equate the two?] No, it's you who are doing that. I'm not saying I equate the faults. I try to take into account what a large part of humanity thinks. There is certainly a realistic objective to pursue, which is to eradicate the Hamas leaders who committed this horror. And not to confuse the Palestinians with Hamas, that's a realistic goal. The second thing is a targeted response. Let's define realistic political objectives. And the third thing is a combined response. Because there is no effective use of force without a political strategy. We are not in 1973 or in 1967. There are things no army in the world knows how to do, which is to win in an asymmetrical battle against terrorists. The war on terror has never been won anywhere. And it instead triggers extremely dramatic misdeeds, cycles, and escalations. If America lost in Afghanistan, if America lost in Iraq, if we lost in the Sahel, it's because it's a battle that can't be won simply, it's not like you have a hammer that strikes a nail and the problem is solved. So we need to mobilize the international community, get out of this Western entrapment in which we are. [Presenter: But when Emmanuel Macron talks about an international coalition…] Yes, and what was the response? [Presenter: None.] Exactly. We need a political perspective, and this is challenging because the two-state solution has been removed from the Israeli political and diplomatic program. Israel needs to understand that for a country with a territory of 20,000 square kilometers, a population of 9 million inhabitants, facing 1.5 billion people... Peoples have never forgotten that the Palestinian cause and the injustice done to the Palestinians was a significant source of mobilization. We must consider this situation, and I believe it is essential to help Israel, to guide... some say impose, but I think it's better to convince, to move in this direction. The challenge is that there is no interlocutor today, neither on the Israeli side nor the Palestinian side. We need to bring out interlocutors. [Presenter: It's not for us to choose who will be the leaders of Palestine.] The Israeli policy over recent years did not necessarily want to cultivate a Palestinian leadership... Many are in prison, and Israel's interest - because I repeat: it was not in their program or in Israel's interest at the time, or so they thought - was instead to divide the Palestinians and ensure that the Palestinian question fades. This Palestinian question will not fade. And so we must address it and find an answer. This is where we need courage. The use of force is a dead end. The moral condemnation of what Hamas did - and there's no "but" in my words regarding the moral condemnation of this horror - must not prevent us from moving forward politically and diplomatically in an enlightened manner. The law of retaliation is a never-ending cycle. [Presenter: The "eye for an eye, tooth for tooth".] Yes. That's why the political response must be defended by us. Israel has a right to self-defense, but this right cannot be indiscriminate vengeance. And there cannot be collective responsibility of the Palestinian people for the actions of a terrorist minority from Hamas. When you get into this cycle of finding faults, one side's memories clash with the other's. Some will juxtapose Israel's memories with the memories of the Nakba, the 1948 catastrophe, which is a disaster that the Palestinians still experience every day. So you can't break these cycles. We must have the strength, of course, to understand and denounce what happened, and from this standpoint, there's no doubt about our position. But we must also have the courage, and that's what diplomacy is... diplomacy is about being able to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. And that's the cunning of history; when you're at the bottom, something can happen that gives hope. After the 1973 war, who would have thought that before the end of the decade, Egypt would sign a peace treaty with Israel? The debate shouldn't be about rhetoric or word choice. The debate today is about action; we must act. And when you think about action, there are two options. Either it's war, war, war. Or it's about trying to move towards peace, and I'll say it again, it's in Israel's interest. It's in Israel's interest!"

Arnaud Bertrand

10,934,716 次观看 • 2 年前

//The Wire//2300Z May 26, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: UNITED STATES STRIKES FASTBOATS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ, IRAN RESPONDS BY DOWNING AMERICAN DRONES. MASS SHOOTING REPORTED IN MISSOURI. COUNTER-ICE RIOTS CONTINUE IN NEW JERSEY. CHEMICAL EXPLOSION REPORTED IN WASHINGTON.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Overnight the United States conducted strikes within Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM stated that one SAM site was destroyed in the vicinity of Bandar Abbas, along with several minelaying vessels allegedly attempting to lay mines in the Strait. In response, the Iranians claim to have shot down two drones, an MQ-9 Reaper and an MQ-4C Triton. The Iranians also claim to have engaged an F-35, but did not claim to have shot it down. -HomeFront- New Jersey: Counter-ICE demonstrations and unrest continue at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility. Rioters have clashed with ICE agents several times over the weekend, at times gaining the upper hand as federal forces remain spread thin. Throughout Monday afternoon, into this morning, various stages of kinectivity have been reported, ranging from full-blown riots, to the more standard noise-making protests observed so far during this conflict. Analyst Comment: This afternoon, several detainees were released from the compound to the cheers of the crowds, but the context for these releases has not been made clear. Either way, the crowd is interpreting these releases as a victory. Missouri: Yesterday evening a mass shooting was reported at a grocery store in Pleasant Hill. Local authorities state that one suspect entered the parking lot of the store, exited his vehicle, and began firing on shoppers in the parking lot. One citizen was killed exiting the store, and one employee of the store was wounded while moving carts back inside the store. The suspect has been identified as Allen Prince, who attempted to take his own life at the scene, but failed and is expected to survive. Analyst Comment: So far, there is no clear understanding of why this individual chose to conduct this attack, nor why this venue was selected as the target. More details are expected as the investigation continues. Washington: This morning a major explosion and subsequent fire was reported at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview. Local authorities state that a chemical-based implosion took place after a large tank ruptured and collapsed in on itself this morning. Following the initial event, a major fire broke out at the facility which destroyed much of the compound. Concerning casualties, several employees were killed during the blast, and around a dozen others experienced severe chemical burns. The number of fatalities resulting from this incident has not yet been confirmed by authorities. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: So far this week, the situation in the Middle East remains as clear as mud, as what's happening in the Strait remains hard to confirm. This morning, claims circulated on social media by various media outlets stating that during the night the United States attempted to restart Project Freedom under the cover of darkness. Throughout the afternoon, other claims emerged stating the opposite, that the US has not re-ignited Project Freedom. Regardless of how it is defined or labeled, evidence does indicate that one Greek-owned supertanker transited the Strait overnight. However, a few hours later, the UKMTO reported that a vessel had been struck with an unknown munition in the Gulf of Oman. Right now it's not clear as to if this is the same vessel that transited, or if this was a different ship. It is also not clear as to if this Greek supertanker was actually escorted by the United States, or merely guided over the radio (after paying the Iranian toll), or if the US was involved in this saga at all. These details might not ever be known with any certainty, but the situation remains tense all around as diplomatic efforts look less and less likely to come about anytime soon. The United States might indeed have attempted to sneak out a tanker or two once again, to have some justification for saying that the Iranians don't have control over the Strait...even if these vessels that have been "helped" by the US Navy might have actually been granted permission by the Iranians. This detail is not known, but it would be imperative to figure out as the distribution of power in the Middle East hangs in the balance. More practically for the American people and western Europe, the global fuel crisis continues as before. Following the truth coming out of no peace deal being on the table (along with the kinetic targeting overnight) oil prices rose to above $100 per barrel once again this morning. As we approach the end of May, it is important to remember that the high gas prices that are observed today...are actually artificially low. The United States has been draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at an increasing rate since mid-March. This month, the US drained an additional 29 million barrels, which comes after draining another 20 million barrels in April. Similarly, China is also draining their own strategic oil reserves, and has cut their import of petroleum sharply with some estimates suggesting China has cut their imports by about 20% over the past few weeks. Now that the US and others are dipping into their strategic reserves at an increasing rate just to keep oil at roughly $100 per barrel, it's not clear when that supply will eventually dwindle enough to not be able to cover the true impacts the war is having on the energy sector. Analyst: S2A1 Research: Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

S2 Underground

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Lots of people are sleeping on Quinn Priester... I have a feeling this dude is going to make an impact with the major league club next year. Let’s talk about it. Adding velo to the sinker (SI) has been a constant emphasis since coming over via trade, and we already saw a minor increase last year. Avg SI velo (2024) 📈 • w/ PIT: 93.0 mph • w/ BOS: 93.8 mph NOTE: Remove his first two appearances where there wasn’t really any changes made, and his avg SI velo now sits at 94.2 mph. Games where SI sat 94+ mph 📈 • w/ PIT: 2 (of 23) • w/ BOS: 5 (of 10) He’s comfortably hit 96 and topped 97 mph for Worcester (seen in video attached), and has been grinding on a velo program this winter as well. Other top velos, just for fun… • FF: 96.3 mph* • SL: 92.3 mph • CU: 83.5 mph* • CH: 92 mph* • FC: 94.4 mph* *indicates top velo was w/ BOS — On top of this, we all know that Bres/Bailey & Co. love their whiff and secondary offerings. Priester took a huge step forward last year in both of these categories. Overall whiff 📈 • w/ PIT: 29.8% • w: BOS: 35.4% Arsenal whiff w/ BOS 📈 • SI: 22% • FF: 30% • FC: 42% • SL: 48% (‼️) • CU: 43%** **hot take: SI/SL combo are his carrying pitches, but his best pitch is his CH — Clearly, there’s something there. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a major usage change. Here’s what I would propose: • FA (FF/SI/FC): 46.3% ➡️ 30% - SI: 20% (“get me over” or “need it” kind of pitch; needs to be for a strike, low in zone; CH plays off it) - FC: 9% (would love to use it more, but had a limited sample size in 2024; start off as a LHH-exclusive like Garett Whitlock showcased; needs to either be elevated (tunnel w/ FF) or down+out (tunnel w/ SL) - FF: 1% (similar to what we saw Bello implement… only deploy in key situations; must be elevated) • SL: 31.8% ➡️ 35% - emphasis on gloveside target against both LHH/RHH; vs LHH, catcher sets up more middle/out - maybe try some armside vs LHH to dupe batters? • CH: 14% ➡️ 25% - best pitch results in MLB (.167 BAA, .167 SLG, 29% whiff in limited sample size) but can’t be overused - need to tunnel w/ SI… make sure low in/out of zone; see: Whitlock • CU: 8% ➡️ 10% - LHH exclusive offering, tunnels w/ elevated FC/FF - needs to miss low Overall: SI “first” for strikes with a very heavy dosage of SL/CH mixed in vs both LHH/RHH. FC/CB to LHH only. Elevated FF only in certain sequences. I’ve attached some specific videos to further emphasize my points. • Clip #1: Bogaerts whiff on CH • Clip #2: disgusting SLs to RHHs • Clip #3: Priester sinkers (T97 mph) • Clip #4: just pure nastiness Oh, and a friendly reminder: he’s just 24 years old. There is so much potential to tap into here. The stuff, for one, is there and only getting better. My favorite Red Sox pitcher right now is by far Garrett Whitlock. I see a little bit of baby Whitty in Priester’s delivery, frame, and stuff. 👀 — Alrighty, that was a lot lol. I hope everyone enjoyed. If you have questions, comments, or even player requests, feel free to reach out! I am super excited to see what Priester can do in 2025 and beyond. What do you think? ⬇️

G.G.

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As a new wave of fire and high winds threaten Los Angeles, the media is reporting that California’s elected leaders are not to blame and that right-wing influencers and Donald Trump are spreading misinformation and politicizing a tragedy. Racial and gender quotas through DEI aren’t to blame. No, Mayor Karen Bass didn’t cut the Fire Department’s budget. No, Gavin Newsom didn’t cut CalFire’s wildfire prevention budget. And no, there wasn’t any way to prevent these fires or the fire hydrant water from running out. Climate change made the disaster inevitable due to “whiplashing” rain levels. They’re all lies. The Fire Department had made DEI such a priority that the city’s Deputy Fire Chief dismissed concerns that women would not be able to carry a man out of a fire by saying, “He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.” Newsom did indeed reduce CalFire’s wildfire prevention budget by $150 million in 2020. If California had elected leaders who cared about the people and were competent, they could have prevented the catastrophic fires from destroying 14,000 homes and businesses and forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. Climate change is not responsible for the disasters and there is no change in the rain pattern. As always, nuance is required. The offhand remark by the Fire Chief is not proof that DEI contributed to the inadequate response. The disaster is decades in the making. LA’s leaders have known that the city was unprepared for catastrophic wildfires since the Bel Air Fire of 1961, which occurred when Karen Bass was a child and Gavin Newsom wasn’t alive. LA’s fire budget had actually increased by about $50 million compared to the last budget, reported Politico, Time, and the LA Times. And Newsom increased the CalFire budget after 2020 and increased land treated for wildfire prevention by 90,000 acres. But these facts are either wrong, misleading, or both. The attitude toward vulnerable men expressed by the deputy Fire Chief is deeply alarming and anathema to firefighter ethics. That the disaster was decades in the making makes the inaction by California political leaders even more inexcusable. The City Council in November approved $53 million to raise salaries, but that funding is completely irrelevant to the millions Bass cut, which her fire chief last month said had “severely limited the department’s capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies, including wildfires.” And while funding for wildfire prevention increased recently, it wasn’t enough, and Newsom was caught overstating how much land was treated by 690%. The amount of irresponsibility and incompetence displayed by Newsom and Bass is so extreme that insiders are coming forward and speaking out publicly. The owner of the Los Angeles Times went on national television to call it “crazy that we don’t elect leaders with competence.” And LA Fire Chief Kristen Crowley went on CNN, CBS, and Fox to denounce Bass. “Let me be clear,” she said, “the $17 million budget cut… did absolutely negatively impact…. We do not have enough firefighters….We need 62 more fire stations. We've had a 55 percent increase in overall call volume since 2010 and we’re doing it with less firefighters.” As I reported yesterday, over half of all fires that the LA Fire Department puts out are started by the homeless, who may well have started some of the fires ravaging LA. Gavin Newsom spent $24 billion of taxpayer money to increase homelessness by 40% since he took office. Karen Bass ran on a promise to force the homeless inside into shelters but has not done so. Every hour that passes, more information emerges of the corruption, incompetence, and failure. A major reservoir in Pacific Palisades, an epicenter of the fires, was out of commission for minor repairs when disaster struck. Had it been in operation, water pressure would have lasted longer during critical hours, and many homes may have been saved. Yesterday, a leaked LA government memo revealed that Bass had intended to cut an additional $49 million, on top of the $17.5 million already cut, from the fire budget. “I was also directed to develop a plan as part of a budget reduction exercise, and that could equate to 48.8 million,” the LA Fire chief told CNN. “I rang the bell that these additional cuts could be very, very devastating for our ability to provide public safety. That would have resulted to 15 fire stations closing down and potentially the elimination of over 300 firefighters.” The date of the memo is January 6, which is four days after the National Weather Service warned of danger, two days after Bass flew to Ghana on a vanity junket, and one day before the start of the Palisades fire. And LA Fire Department insiders say the head of the city’s Department of Water and Power, who Bass hired, knowingly left fire hydrants remain broken for months, and was the person responsible for draining the emptied reservoir. The response from the news media is that critics of all of this should shut up. “We’re on fire,” editorializedthe LA Times. “Maybe this is not the time for your political hot take.” Why are the LA Times and others in the media defending Bass and Newsom? In large measure because they officially endorsed them. More than that. They actively campaign for them. The hyper-partisan turn of California media two decades ago predated the more recent hyper-partisan nature of the national media. That Democrats had total, supermajority control over the state for 20 years made California media super-authoritarian. The LA Times, in particular is a radical Left publication. It has for years adamantly opposed hospitalizing homeless mentally ill people or requiring homeless addicts to go inside. In both 2020 and in 2021, the LA Times editorial board called for defunding the police to divert funding to social services. For the LA Times, Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, who visited Cuba at least eight times, expressing admiration for its system of socialist dictatorship, aren’t Left-wing enough. For the media and California’s politicians, the problem is we the people. We complain too much. Our taxes aren’t high enough. We’re causing too much climate change. We get too much in the way of police and fire fighting. And most of all, we spend too much time listening to right-wing influencers who only spread misinformation. We need to sit down and shut up. Like LA’s radical Left deputy fire chief, the media and California’s politicians believe, deep down, that if the people of Los Angeles have to be rescued from fires, then that’s just proof that they got themselves in the wrong place.

Michael Shellenberger

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//The Wire//2300Z August 4, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MULTIPLE BOMB MAKERS ARRESTED AROUND THE USA. CHILEAN HEIST CREW MEMBER ARRESTED AFTER ATM ROBBERY INVOLVING EXPLOSIVES. MASS SHOOTING REPORTED IN MONTANA, SUSPECT AT LARGE. MIGRANT CRIME CONTINUES TO INFLAME TENSIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- United Kingdom: Immigration scandals have continued as another assault case has come to light over the past few days. A young child was assaulted by two Afghan "refugees" in Birmingham last week, who have been identified as Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir. Analyst Comment: This case has served as yet another catalyst for public anger to rise, as the British government continues to not just allow these horrific crimes to occur, but is actively working to protect the criminals and prosecute those expressing anger about these attacks. In this case, Warwickshire Police are under fire for deliberately requesting local officials to withhold the details of this crime from the public, to protect the criminals. -HomeFront- New York: Over the weekend a minor earthquake was observed throughout New York City and New Jersey, with an estimated magnitude of 3.0. No major damage was reported. Montana: A mass shooting was reported at the Owl Bar in Anaconda on Friday. Authorities have identified the shooter as Michael Paul Brown, who was seen fleeing the scene in a stolen pickup truck (which was found some time later Friday night). 4x people were killed during the engagement, and a local manhunt remains underway with authorities theorizing that he may still be in the local area. Tennessee: An IED Factory was discovered at the home of a local man in the unincorporated township of Old Fort on Friday. Kevin Wade O’Neal was arrested for making threats against public officials, and during the arrest officers allegedly smelled something burning in a back room. This resulted in the discovery of 14x explosive devices, at least one of which had been ignited (but failed to detonate). Analyst Comment: Much like other IED discoveries as of late, the photo evidence of the devices themselves confirm that these devices were exceptionally crude in their construction, indicating the user had little to no training in the construction of explosives. California: One of the members of an infamous Chilean heist crew was arrested in Newport Beach, after he attempted to use explosives to breach an ATM at a local Target store two weeks ago. Analyst Comment: The use of explosive breaching in robbery cases is rare, but becoming more common around the world following this being the robbery method of choice in South Africa. Regarding this specific case, the use of explosives in California is common enough that this did not get national news coverage until it was revealed that the man who was arrested, was a member of the Chilean heist crew which conducted several bank heists throughout the west coast last year. California: In a separate case, a bomb maker was arrested at his residence in Long Beach Friday afternoon, following an investigation by the FBI. Mark Lorenzo Villanueva was arrested after he sent money to what he thought was an affiliate group of ISIS. During the search of Villanueva's residence, an Improvised Explosive Device was found. Washington D.C. - Scandal has erupted following the discovery of a new addition to Department of Homeland Security doctrine. Back in April of this year, the Department of Homeland Security published their updated terms and conditions for receiving disaster aid for FY 2025. Though it was not observed by many at the time, this morning a few mainstream media outlets became aware of this doctrine change, which now includes specific language preventing disaster aid from flowing to states which have not signed a pledge to not-boycott Israel. This pledge of allegiance specifically applies to grants for search and rescue equipment, which will be withheld from states which do not agree to these terms. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: From time to time, the American people are granted the luxury of learning a lesson before a life or death emergency occurs, which provides a much needed reality check for things such as disaster preparedness. As with many government policies, it often takes a few months for the true scale of a scandal to become known, or for someone to find documents that are actually posted publicly. Now that the DHS policies regarding disaster aid have become more widely known, it is a good time to re-assess the impacts that this policy (and the other policies which no one has found yet) may have moving forward. In short, the Department of Homeland Security sets the Terms and Conditions for states that seek to receive disaster aid from FEMA...and the DHS just added support for Israel as a line item in those conditions. For context, (and for those saying that the states can just by their own gear) an understanding of how the logistics of most search and rescue operations function is necessary. In almost all states, local authorities would not be able to operate at all without federal funding or grants of some kind, specifically for equipment. If a fire department needs to buy a new radio, most of the time they are able to use a small amount of state funds to pay a portion of that cost, and various federal grants pick up the rest. Considering that the bulk of most disaster relief efforts in the United States are carried out on the ground by unpaid volunteers, this means that the vast majority of all public services in the United States are heavily subsidized by the Federal government. In a perfect world, all SAR, police, fire, and EMS services would be financed and equipped at the lowest levels, with various partnerships made along the way from the local levels, to the state, and to the federal agencies managing more resources. In reality, this isn't how it works out. If a rural volunteer fire department in the middle of nowhere needs a new fire engine that costs half-a-million dollars, there is almost never enough tax money at the local or state level to pay for it, or if the states were to fund it, it would require state-level taxes to be raised to extraordinarily high levels. And now that deliberate allegiance to a foreign power is entering into this culture as a requirement for logistical support during a disaster, this is concerning. What this means in practice, is hard to say. As concerning as this policy sounds, we must remember that (as of last year) 38x states already have anti-BDS laws in effect. Since it's already illegal to boycott Israel in 38 states it's hard to say how this will work out in practice, but it's possible friction will emerge between the states and the feds, not because the states are anti-Israel in any way, but because they aren't pro-Israel enough. For the very few states that may choose to take a stand on this and not sign these agreements, the risk is substantial. Many states who's political leadership is simply opposed to Trump will probably want to make a stand on this, which transfers that risk to individual taxpayers. Since this policy applies to Israeli companies, there's much more opportunity for risk as well. For instance, if a state agency solicits bids for a certain product that they need, and an Israeli company places a bid to fulfill that contract, not accepting that bid could in theory result in a loss of federal grants due to this situation falling within the "discrimination" definitions set in place by the US government. Financial impacts will also be felt directly by taxpayers (not just the state) by the implementation of this policy; just as California's mismanagement of wildfire risks resulted in insurance companies pulling out of Los Angeles before the major fire earlier this year, insurance companies are sure to take notice of this development. Those who live in states which will be pushing back on this, will probably see an increase in insurance rates. Training cycles for rescue teams is also very likely to be impacted as teams and departments, if forced to by the actions of their state, will be operating on a shoestring budget. Police departments may or may not be affected, it's too soon to tell. This directive comes from the Department of Homeland Security, and specifically applies to grants that are mostly used by local fire departments to purchase life-saving rescue equipment. All in all, this is the indication and warning for Americans to prepare for being their own responder to a crisis. The citizen-based response to Hurricane Helene most clearly illustrated the need for localized non-government-affiliated disaster recovery efforts...all while the federal government was trying their utmost to slow-roll their response. Now, the challenges have grown substantially and the need for a prepared citizenry which will not discriminate or withhold disaster relief due to political reasons, has become an even more desperate need. Thankfully, the success of the efforts during the Hurricane Helene response served as a proof-of-concept for many ideas, not just disaster recovery. More pressingly, Hurricane Season officially ends on November 30th, so this will be something to consider as the need for community disaster preparedness remains paramount. Analyst: S2A1 Research: //END REPORT//

S2 Underground

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A White Lifeguard, Two Black Teens, and a City That Spun the Bullet: Douglass Park Pool Shooting by drkugler June 28, 2025 (Chicago) A white lifeguard shot two Black teens at a West Side pool. One is dead. One is in intensive care. The city’s response? Obfuscation, distraction, and a propaganda blitz to protect its institutions. At 7:03 p.m. on June 26, gunfire erupted near the Douglass Park pool and fieldhouse. Fifteen-year-old Marjay Dotson was shot in the back and died. Fourteen-year-old Jeremy Herred, a student at UIC College Prep and cousin of Laquan McDonald—the 17-year-old whose police killing in 2014 sparked national protests—was shot in the neck and remains hospitalized with possible brain damage. The shooter is confirmed as a 55-year-old white lifeguard employed by the Chicago Park District. A concealed carry holder and military trained, he told responding officers: “Those two kids attacked me and followed me. I defended myself. I have a license.” He was found kneeling beside his bicycle with a 9mm handgun on the pavement next to him. One witness confirmed the teens approached him near the bike. He reached into his bag and fired two shots. "He was knelt down with his hand overtop of his gun. His right hand on top of his gun, his left hand on top of his backpack," said witness Lydia Abraham. "He seemed calm. He seemed normal." Sent in from a reader ... "I believe last year that same man had an altercation at that same pool involved troubled youth and had to close and shut down the park early toward the end of summer due to the same acts and threats of violence towards him and his staff." While the lifeguard had been detained, no one has been charged. The Manufactured Narrative Within hours, the media-industrial complex went to work. Block Club Chicago, which branded the shooting a racist hate crime before police confirmed the shooter’s identity, framed the story with emotional quotes, racial outrage, and a ready-made legal villain. Attorney Jeff Neslund, who represented the McDonald family in their civil suit, is now calling for hate crime charges: “There’s absolutely no justification ever to shoot someone in the back, let alone a child.” Park District officials issued a bland statement. Alderwoman Monique Scott, a former Park District employee herself, added: “I can’t see myself waking up, taking a weapon to work, and firing at children.” But no one has addressed the root cause: Why did a city employee feel compelled to bring a gun to work at a public pool? If his fear was justified, this is a collapse of city safety. If it wasn’t, then the Park District hired a man incapable of handling the job. Either way, the system failed—again. Employee Protection or Executable Offense? According to Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05), assaulting a government employee—like a lifeguard—is a felony. If the teens physically confronted the lifeguard prior to the shooting, as the suspect claims, it may form the legal basis for a self-defense case. But if the teens were retreating or non-threatening when the shots were fired, then the lifeguard escalated a conflict into a homicide. What is clear: city systems sent this man to supervise children—armed—without any backup, de-escalation plan, or meaningful oversight. The Week Started with a Murder on the CTA — and Ended in Bloodshed Across Chicago’s Public Spaces If city officials want to portray Douglass Park as an isolated tragedy, they’re ignoring the week that led up to it—and the systemwide failure that followed. It started with a murder on the CTA. On Wednesday, June 25, 42-year-old Jason Rowinski was stabbed to death during an argument aboard a CTA Blue Line train near Rosemont. His attacker, 66-year-old Lawrence Strother, plunged a sharp object into his thigh—likely hitting a major artery. Rowinski bled out and died. Strother was arrested hours later and charged with First Degree Murder. That same night, less than an hour later, another mass shooting unfolded inside Ogden Park in Englewood. At 6:52 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 6500 block of South Throop Street, near the park’s swimming pool. A 25-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman, and a 37-year-old man were all shot multiple times by an unknown assailant. Their bloodied clothes, shoes, and hats were left strewn across the pavement as first responders rushed them to the University of Chicago Hospital in serious condition. Police recovered a black sedan, doors open, near the scene. Bullet casings littered the street. A dozen officers processed evidence while local violence interrupters from Integrity & Fidelity Peacekeepers showed up to try to prevent retaliation. “This goes on a lot,” said outreach worker Jason Perry. “We try our best to keep it down as much as possible.” No arrests. No press conferences. No justice. Then, just 24 hours later, came Douglass Park, where a 55-year-old white city employee shot two unarmed Black teens—killing Marjay Dotson and critically wounding Jeremy Herred. And hours after that, CPD fired a shot during a crowd incident in Armstrong Park in Bronzeville. On June 26, at approximately 10:28 p.m., CPD officers approached a large, unruly gathering in Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park at 4400 S. St. Lawrence. When an offender pushed an officer and fled, a foot pursuit ensued. The suspect ran around a building and advanced on the officer, who discharged one round. No injuries were reported. A suspect was arrested. The incident is under investigation. Three parks. One train. Four days. Six people attacked with extreme violence. Two dead. No city official held accountable. Yet the mayor shows up with talking points, and the Park District dares to claim: “In spite of this tragic event, Douglass Park remains a safe and vibrant community anchor.” It isn’t. And if parks, pools, and trains are no longer safe for children, working families, or even city employees—then what is? This wasn’t a tragic week. It was a warning shot. And the city is still trying to spin it. The Bottom Line This was not a random act. It was not unforeseeable. It was not isolated. It was the logical result of a broken city placing workers and children into chaotic, violent, under-resourced environments—and then letting them fend for themselves. Two teens were shot. One died. A lifeguard pulled the trigger. The city spun the story. And now, the public is left to bury the truth: Chicago’s parks are not safe. And neither is the system that pretends they are. References Homicide, Person Shot – 1400 block of Sacramento (26 June 2025 7:03 p.m.) Chicago shooting: 3 shot, seriously injured in Ogden Park (25 June 2025) Man fatally stabbed on CTA Blue Line – Jason Rowinski (25 June 2025) Police-involved shooting, Armstrong Park – 4400 S. St. Lawrence (26 June 2025) While there are many rumors floating around ChitownCrimeChasers Facebook post (27 June 2025) Lifeguard tells police teens attacked him (27 June 2025) Families call for hate crime investigation (27 June 2025) Lifeguard questioned, video exists (27 June 2025 11:56 p.m.) Police report confirms lifeguard shooter (27 June 2025) Illinois Criminal Code 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(c) Aggravated Battery Based On Status Of Victim (d) A person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by discharge of a firearm, he or she knows the individual battered to be any of the following: (6) An officer or employee of the State of Illinois, a unit of local government, or a school district, while performing his or her official duties. 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(b) Aggravated Battery Based On Location (c) A person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she is or the person battered is on or about a public way, public property, a public place of accommodation or amusement, a sports venue, a domestic violence shelter, or in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Video Credit Two Teens Shot, One Fatally at Douglass Park by Lifeguard North Lawndale, Chicago Douglass Park Jun 26 7:10:55 PM CDT #ChicagoScanner #Crime #chicago

SubX.News®

88,397 次观看 • 1 年前

Raising a major red flag!! This is very serious. You know, over the past few years, when I speak of antisemitism today and how it compares to antisemitism before the Holocaust, one of the biggest pushbacks I get is that back then antisemitism was institutionalized with the Nuremberg laws, but today it is not. So allow me to tell you what institutionalized antisemitism looks like. The topic of foreign aid to Israel is a hot topic. Yesterday there was a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives and 104 representatives voted for a bill to cut all foreign aid to Israel. So how serious is American foreign aid to Israel? Allow me to give you some numbers. The US GDP is about $27 trillion. Their foreign aid is about $100 billion. That means that ALL US foreign aid put together is 0.37% of their GDP. A microscopic number. But that is ALL their foreign aid. How much of that goes to Israel? America sends Israel $3.3 billion in annual foreign aid. That means that Israel’s foreign aid from the US is about 3% to 4% of total U.S. foreign aid, which is only 0.37% of the GDP. And this is what all the fuss is about?! By the way, Israel’s GDP is approaching the trillion dollar mark. So again, we’re talking about $3.3 billion from the US out of Israel’s $1 trillion GDP. That number is almost completely insignificant. For context, the Ukraine gets about $6.5 billion. So congress said no to stopping foreign aid to Israel. That’s great news, right? Wrong!! Over 100 American congressmen voted to stop foreign aid!! 104!! This was a bipartisan issue forever. No more. How does that number compare to previous votes on the same topic? In 2025, only 6 members voted to cut funding. Six! And yesterday was 104!! This is extremely worrisome! Side note: I actually hope Israel does become independent and stops taking foreign aid but that should be our decision, not congress’ decision! So… As you may or may not recall, before 10/7, I wrote a post raising a red flag that something big is about to happen and Israel will be at the center of it. Wrote that two days before. And a month before Bondi, I wrote that there is going to be a mass casualty event at a Jewish event. I’m not a prophet but I do have my eyes open so allow me to tell you what’ll happen next. The conspiracies about Israel are running rampant. They are getting sillier and more dangerous by the day. “But I’m sure those conspiracy theorists are just a bunch of crazy people with no influence.” Really? How about the vice president of the United States of America? This is a recent interview with JD Vance, the vice president of the United States of America, saying on Joe Rogan’s podcast to his millions and millions of followers and listeners that there are paid players funded by Israel who are trying everything to undermine America’s negotiations with Iran. He quotes a time magazine article that singles out actual friends of mine who are paid by no one and the entire article is one big blood libel. And this is the vice president of the United States spreading this false narrative about Israel. The conspiracies are everywhere, and they are getting worse by the day. Things that were considered socially unacceptable and even taboo just a few years ago have become a daily occurrence. If I showed you my comment section or my inbox on any given day, you would become physically ill. You know, the caricatures of Jews with big noses, the name calling, the praising Hitler, the claim that the Jews are the source of all of the world’s problems, and on and on and on. Just a few years ago, no one would dare speak that way publicly. Maybe they would say it behind closed doors, but they would never say it publicly due to the risk of being canceled as an antisemite. Not only are those things no longer taboo, not only are they acceptable, they are now the cool thing to do. All the cool kids are doing it. So here’s my new prediction. Soon, I don’t know if it’s a couple of weeks or a month or two, there’s going to be some explosive new theory or conspiracy about how Israel is undermining the US. It will be widely accepted by Americans, which will lead to a faster increase in anti-Semitism, which will lead to Jews finding themselves totally isolated and discriminated against in mainstream American society. Mark my words, over the next short while, we will see some serious allegations against Israel, whether it’s Israel spying on America, Israel stealing money from America, or something else that is completely not based on reality. Antisemitism in the United States and Western civilization in general is about to go through the roof. I am not talking about anti-Semitism from Islamist. I am not talking about radical anti-Semitism from the far left. I am not even talking about anti-Semitism from the far right. I am talking about mainstream American society, people who stood by us for years, completely turning on the Jews and joining forces with all of the groups I just mentioned. We are going to see anti-Semitism escalate physical violence and even murder. Things are about to get a whole lot worse and fast. As I always say, I would love nothing more than to be wrong, but I am not wrong. The silver lining? Many more Jews are going to come to the conclusion that they are no longer welcome in the United States, and will contact Nefesh B’Nefesh, get on a plane, and come home. Unfortunately, there will be many Jews who don’t, and who continue to convince themselves that everything is OK and that it won’t happen there. To those diaspora Jews, please remain alert at all times. So now, I ask a question I’ve been asking for years. Dear my brothers and sisters in the diaspora, what has to happen for you to realize it’s time to go? I’ve wondered my whole life why the German Jews didn’t leave, and I never had an answer, until now. If someone had a gun to their head and that person was told that if they don’t get on an El Al plane within the hour, the person will pull the trigger. Anyone in their right mind would get on a plane, right? If that’s the case, presumably those people do not think that what’s happening today constitutes a gun to their head. So here’s my question, what does? If synagogues being vandalized, Jews being harassed, Jewish businesses being boycotted, businesses refusing to serve Jews, Jews being assaulted and even murdered, being hunted down, lists of Jews being made, every single top podcaster (Candace, Tucker, Fuentes, Rogan) hating on the Jews, and politicians suggesting camps for Zionists, if all of that is not a gun to your head, then what is? What has to happen for you to realize you need to get out and now? Is there any such event? If so, what is it? I fully recognize that this is going to anger a lot of my friends in the diaspora. You know what? I am totally OK with that. You wanna know why? Because do you know who else would’ve been angered by me raising this red flag? My grandmother. And every other European Jew who lived there just before the Holocaust. If I had told them then what I’m telling you now, they would’ve called me hysterical, they would’ve said I am fearmongering, and they would’ve said it won’t happen here. Oh, and one more thing. Please don’t misunderstand me. I am deeply grateful for America’s support of Israel. My family was given refuge in the US. The US has been good to my family and to my people. I am thankful for that. Sadly that party is over and it’s time for Jews to open a history book and look what happened to the Jews in every single empire ever after many many years of living in that empire comfortably and in safety. In every single one of those instances, the party ended and the Jews did not read the writing on the wall before it was too late. How about we change that pattern and get out before it’s too late? While the party is over for Jews over there, the party over here is just getting started. We are building a BETTER future for Jews here in Israel. Yes, we have challenges here. I’d be delusional if I denied that. But the trajectory here is a good one. And if the challenges and problems over here bother you so much, then come here and fix them! The good news is, it’s true, antisemitism today cannot be compared to back then. However, there is only one reason for that, and that reason is the modern state of Israel, a country where any Jew can walk around freely with a kipa on their head and a star of David around their neck. Here, you are welcome with open arms. We were given a historic and unprecedented gift with the modern state of Israel, a gift our ancestors would have died for, and even Moses was denied. Please accept that gift and don’t throw it back into the face of the One who gave it to us. Also? Shawarma on me. 😁 Am Yisrael Chai Vekayam. The nation of Israel lives on! Those antisemites will soon become a footnote in history books while we will continue to exist, thrive, and flourish! 🇮🇱🇮🇱 Come join us!

Hillel Fuld

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