This Week in the World Affairs Brief
THE CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION
Except for a few mainstream media commentators who kept accusing Kirk of hate speech, the entire nation is in shock over the targeted killing of this young conservative icon at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. When it first happened, most attendees and local reporters thought it was done by a shooter at close range with a handgun. An older man can be seen in a news video being hauled off by the arms and legs by police, but he turned out not to be involved. They apprehended another “person of interest” and had to release him too as he was obviously innocent. Finally, the 3 or 4 people who had shot videos of a person lying on a distant rooftop nearby on campus and filmed running away on the roof after the shooting, got their message to police and the narrative changed to the hunt for the rooftop sniper. But by that time, the figure seen in black was long gone as the police manhunt ensued. Utah, known as a conservative state, was outraged that this would happen here. While the University is embarrassed at its light security, the mainstream Republican Governor of Utah and local FBI have vowed to find the killer and bring him to justice. This week, I’ll cover the saga of the 2 day manhunt for the shooter and the news from President Trump that the “finally got him.” For a free one-time sample of the brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a Sample on the left.
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- Putin Probes NATO Response with Drone Attack Inside Poland
- The War Against Dangerous Vaccines Continues
- Milei’s Party Faces Political Defeat in Argentina
The findings are based on VAERS, a federal database that tracks vaccine injuries operated by the CDC.
Trump health officials plan to include the pediatric deaths claim in a presentation next week to an influential panel of advisers to the CDC that is considering new coronavirus vaccine recommendations, which affect access to the shots and whether they’re free.
Milhoan has spoken out about COVID-19 vaccines. He told The Epoch Times in June that he has seen an increase in myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation, in children following COVID-19 vaccination.
According to Metropolitan Police, an estimated 110,000 people were in Whitehall for the "Unite the Kingdon" event - so probably 500,000 people at least? Robinson claims it was 'millions.'
After 10 years, 57 percent of the vaccinated children had a chronic health condition such as asthma, compared to just 17 percent of the unvaccinated children.
“This study found that exposure to vaccination was independently associated with an overall 2.5-fold increase in the likelihood of developing a chronic health condition, when compared to children unexposed to vaccination,” the authors wrote. “This association was primarily driven by asthma, atopic disease, eczema, autoimmune disease and neurodevelopmental disorders. This suggests that in certain children, exposure to vaccination may increase the likelihood of developing a chronic health condition.
Trump in addressing the dangerous incident to reporters Thursday suggested it "could have been a mistake". Prime Minister Donald Tusk, citing the NATO eastern flank country's military said that in the early hours of Wednesday, three Russian drones were shot down - among a total of 19 which crossed into Polish airspace.
Then there was an effort to spread fake images featuring Robinson wearing a Trump t-shirt. The images have been identified as manipulated and the accounts spreading them have been exposed.
“Investigators asked if [the roommate] would show them the messages on Discord,” Cox said at the news event. “He showed several messages to investigators and allowed investigators to take photos of the screen ... these photos consisted of various messages, including content of messages between the phone contact named Tyler with an emoji icon, and Robinson’s roommate’s device.
“The content ... included messages affiliated with the contact Tyler stating a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush. Messages related to visually watching the area where a rifle was left, and a message referring to having left the rifle wrapped in a towel.”
Airline pilots, educators, and retail workers have been fired or suspended, while users continue to flag offending posts on social media.
A federal appeals court ruled a lower court judge had no authority to halt the termination of the program.
Judges said the president defamed E. Jean Carroll.
A family member told local officials that Robinson had spoken about Kirk in recent days, Cox said, adding that Robinson had sent messages on the Discord platform.
President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office on the senseless political assassination of Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point event at Utah Valley University, calling it a "dark moment for America."
Trump called Kirk a "martyr for truth" and vowed to crack down on the radical left...
..."The coverup began while the virus was barely on America’s radar. Just one day after the Feb. 1, 2020 Proximal Origins call, Fauci, Francis Collins, and Jeremy Farrar plotted how to “get ahead of the science and the narrative” under WHO.
Fauci ended with: “Please delete this…
France and its hapless President Emmanuel Macron are in deep trouble.
On Monday, Macron's government failed to survive a "no-confidence" vote as the country spiraled into crisis. What's most worrying for Macron is that the vote wasn't even close. Prime Minister François Bayrou was dumped overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote. At issue: Bayrou's sensible but unpopular notion that France had to cut spending to address a growing debt crisis.
The FBI and local authorities said in a news conference earlier that they recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle that was discarded.
Jair Bolsonaro has denied any involvement and said he is the target of political persecution.
A lower court judge had ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could not target individuals solely based on race or use of the Spanish language.
The disputed lesson included teaching that there are more than two genders.
In another clip, the professor told the student she was “very free to leave, and now is the time to do that.” Harrison also released audio in which the student appealed directly to Texas A&M University System President Mark A. Welsh III to dismiss the professor. Welsh replied, “That’s not happening.”
The CDC first recommended the hepatitis B vaccine in 1982, the year after it was cleared, for people deemed to be at high risk, such as drug users, pregnant women, and infants born to mothers who had hepatitis B.
By 1992, the recommendation for infants shifted to the first day of life and was broadened to all newborns because of “the difficulty of vaccinating high-risk adults,” according to the CDC.
Three doses of the vaccine are on the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule
Trump later took to social media to say that the accused was a career criminal who had been released on cashless bail a total of 14 times.
“What ... was he doing riding the train, and walking the streets? Criminals like this need to be LOCKED UP,” the president wrote, adding that the victim’s “blood is on the hands of” politicians who refuse to put bad people in jail.
The killing has drawn national attention, with Republicans tying the incident to national debates over criminality.
Unlike the legacy media that refuses to touch rampant and totally disproportionate black-on-white crime on pain of death, Athena Thorne covered the story for PJ Media.
In more recently released audio to accompany the video, the killer can be heard congratulating himself: “I got that white girl.”
There's been some speculation over whether Trump just did to Hamas what was done to Iran: lure them into thinking negotiations were happening, only to set them up for a brutal 'decapitation' air strike which no one expected.
The protests appear mostly led by the young, after several popular social media sites were blocked and clashes with police led to authorities firing on crowds, resulting in 19 people dead.
But even after the social media ban was lifted amid the pressure and mayhem, demonstrators set fire to the homes of top Nepalese leaders and and even parliament building.
Erdogan's ongoing crackdown on the country's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), which on Sunday urged citizens and residents of Istanbul to take to the streets and gather after police set up barricades in areas around its Istanbul headquarters.
Russia launched its largest-ever aerial assault on Ukraine early Sunday, sending over 800 drones across the country, which included decoys. The prior largest strike, which happened in July, saw around 730 drones sent. At least nine missiles also made impact on Sunday, local officials said. Some sources say the fresh assault may be seen up to 1,000 projectiles launched.
Crucially, this is the first ever aerial strike directly targeted Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers, a major government complex in the heart of central Kiev.
Argentina’s President Javier Milei suffered a heavy defeat in Buenos Aires province, where the Peronist Fuerza Patria coalition won 47% of the vote against his Libertad Avanza’s 34%, according to FT.
Pre-election forecasts had predicted a closer contest, which Milei had hoped would boost momentum for the October 26 midterms.
Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews after a quick visit to New York, Trump said that leaders would be coming to the White House “individually” to meet with him. He didn’t provide specifics on who would be visiting but suggested that the meetings would be held across Monday and Tuesday.
The sudden halt comes amid mounting trade frictions as Washington uses tariff policy to rebalance foreign commerce. For small businesses, e-commerce sellers, and consumers relying on international packages, the suspension has created uncertainty and extended delivery delays.
Without an agreement, logistics experts warn that U.S. buyers and overseas exporters alike could face lasting disruptions in the global flow of goods - underscoring how deeply interconnected the world’s postal infrastructure has become.
But read the captions closely: The questions weren't really about medicine; they were about power. Secretary Kennedy has been working to dismantle a system that thrives on crisis, contracts, and revolving door profits. His punishment wasn't the result of his hard work, which put errors into the spotlight. Instead, he was punished for the simple act of touching the money tree.
That action alone explains the flak.
A violent lunatic with fourteen previous arrests under his belt but who still freely roamed the streets randomly and viciously stabbed a young woman on the train, killing her. The murder occurred over two weeks ago, and they had every reason to believe the "local crime story" was as dead as the beautiful young victim.
But then, the video emerged. It's chilling and terrifying, the horror that every urban female (and plenty of males) fears. The still image of the moment the madman's knife begins its descent is the most damning optic I've seen in years, and it will now become the face of the modern Democrat party.
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