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» Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
22/04/25 05:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from NPR Topics: National. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. The annual four day conference...

» Azerbaijan : Baku's masterminds tracking down opponents abroad - 08/03/2024 - Intelligence Online
20/04/25 06:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . You will receive an email notification every time an article on your topic of interest is published on one of our websites. This service is completely free of charge. Three ways to create your email n...

» Mounting Calls for Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar’s Resignation Amid October 7 Failures and "Qatargate" Scandal
17/04/25 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The Jewish Voice. (TJV NEWS) Pressure is intensifying on Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and key government officials move to oust him following deepening allegatio...

» When the New York Times lost its way
15/04/25 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . By James Bennet A re we truly so precious?” Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times , asked me one Wednesday evening in June 2020. I was the editorial-page editor of the Times , and we...

» FBI analyst targeted in Kash Patel's book is placed on leave
15/04/25 08:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . The FBI has placed an analyst on leave whose name was on a list of alleged "deep state" actors in a book written by FBI Director Kash Patel, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News. This was...

» ISW calls Ukraine disabling over 20 Russian missiles with EW stations a turning point
14/04/25 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines. The disabling of over 20 missiles with the help of "active countermeasures by means of electronic warfare" may be a turning point in Ukraine’s electronic w...

» The Invisible War: Inside the electronic warfare arms race that could shape course of war in Ukraine
14/04/25 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The Kyiv Independent. When Ukraine received Excalibur artillery shells in March 2022 from the U.S. shortly after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, it was immediately the military’s weapon ...

» Russia claims its deadly attack on Ukraine's Sumy targeted military forces as condemnation grows
14/04/25 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia on Monday claimed its deadly missile attack on Ukraine’s Sumy that killed and wounded scores including children had targeted a gathering of Ukrainian troops, while European lead...

» Roman Rozhavsky Named Assistant Director of FBI Counterintelligence Division Following Decades of Operational Leadership - HS Today
14/04/25 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from HSToday. Roman Rozhavsky has officially taken the helm as Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division, bringing with him more than 18 years of deep operational experience, strategi...

» Why Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Love Affair with the Ottoman Empire Should Worry The World
12/04/25 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . A t the end of August, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated the Islamic New Year with aplomb. Fresh off his conversion of the monumental Haghia Sophia to a mosque , he converted another ...

» Antalya Forum Reveals Türkiye’s Evolving Diplomacy
12/04/25 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 2024-03-23 1026 view Introduction The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is a major platform for Türkiye’s efforts to strengthen its diplomatic influence. It plays an important role in strengthening Turkish dipl...

» Disgraced ex-Congressman Weiner receives campaign donation from unexpected New Yorker in new race
10/04/25 10:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . FIRST ON FOX: Former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner received surprising donations to his campaign for City Council of New York City from ex-wife Huma Abedin and her sister, Heba Abedin, despite his ex...

» The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putin’s Russia – and then came to symbolise its moral decay
08/04/25 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The Guardian. F iction has a habit of coming to life in Russia. On the evening of 2 April 2023, the military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky appeared at an event in St Petersburg organised by Cyber Front ...

» Russia and Iran: The Limits of Strategic Partnership in the Face of Conflict - Robert Lansing Institute
08/04/25 13:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Robert Lansing Institute. While Russia and Iran have deepened cooperation in recent years—especially through military-technical exchanges and shared opposition to Western influence—the Kremlin has ...

» Kash Patel's surprising appointment of a top J6 inquisitor to head DC FBI office
08/04/25 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Blaze Media. The surprise appointment of a hard-line critic of Jan. 6 protesters to lead the FBI’s Washington Field Office has set the conservative political world ablaze and put new FBI Director K...

» Book Review: 'Make Sure You Die Screaming' is an absurd road trip novel for modern times
08/04/25 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em on a multi-day, drunk-driving road trip in middle-class middle of America to find their missing father with a garbage goth girl named Yivi whom they met two weeks ago i...

» Azerbaijan: Arbitrary arrest of Bashir Suleymanli and Mammad Alpay
07/04/25 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Fédération internationale pour les droits humains.

» Elon Musk may step back from government role after turbulent run at DOGE
06/04/25 02:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going t...

» 'Game Changer' In Ukraine War, ATACMS Era Coming To An End As U.S Army To Get Next-Gen Precision Strike Missiles
05/04/25 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from EURASIAN TIMES. Lockheed Martin has secured a contract worth up to US$4.94 billion from the U.S. Army to produce Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which are set to replace the Army Tactical Missile...

» Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with five new criminal counts weeks before sex trafficking trial
05/04/25 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from Entertainment – Metro. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with a new federal indictment weeks before his trial is due to start. The US rapper was hit with five new criminal counts, including racke...

» Declassified: Trump To Release FBI’s Russia Probe Documents | CNN Politics
04/04/25 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . CNN  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday declassified a host of materials from the FBI’s 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia, the latest instance of Trump using the power of his off...

» CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence community
04/04/25 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . WASHINGTON (AP) — The Central Intelligence Agency will fire an unreleased number of junior officers as President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate throu...

» Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon
03/04/25 13:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . Elon Musk (left) shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia on March 22, 2025. | Matt Rourke/AP Rachael Bade is POLITICO's Capitol burea...

» US State Department issues first comment under Trump administration about Georgia
03/04/25 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story from [Untitled]. Rely on OC Media? We rely on you too. Amidst the current global turmoil, small news outlets like ours could be the first to close. Help us get off grants and become the first reader-fun...

» White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
03/04/25 06:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tr...

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4:08 PM 5/4/2017 - WSJ.com: World News: Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican

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WSJ.com: World News: Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican

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President Donald Trump plans to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican later this month as part of his first trip outside the U.S. since taking office.



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WSJ.com: World News: Russia, Turkey, Iran Sign Deal on Syria De-Escalation Zones

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Russia, Turkey and Iran signed an agreement for the creation of “de-escalation zones” in Syria as a step toward greater stability in the war-torn country, according to Turkish and Russian officials.



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WSJ.com: World News: French Probe Opened Into Vote Manipulation

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French prosecutors opened a probe into a suspected attempt to tar presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron after anonymous files suggested he had created a shell company in a Caribbean island, where officials said they have no record of any such entity.



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NYT > World: Marine Le Pen’s Oral ‘Violence’ in Debate Shocks Observers 

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Emmanuel Macron in Albi, France, on Thursday. Marine Le Pen, his presidential opponent, described him in a debate on Wednesday as “the privileged child of the system and the elites.”



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Comey Speaks, Word Geeks Grimace

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Properly speaking, the F.B.I. director should have been “nauseated” by his “nauseous” thoughts.

NYT > Home Page: Congressional memo: Republicans Get Their Health Bill. But It May Cost Them.

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Representative Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas, giving an interview ahead of the health bill vote on Thursday. Dana Bash of CNN is in the foreground.



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Trump - Google News: Trump scores healthcare victory in House - BBC News

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Trump scores healthcare victory in House
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The US House of Representatives has passed a healthcare bill, bringing President Trump'spledge to repeal and replace Obamacare a stride closer. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed with a vote to spare, after weeks of cajoling within the ...
Health care win could be shot in arm Trump, GOP needCNN
US House passes healthcare bill in major Trump victoryReuters
Trump's Health Care Bill Could Cost Him Working-Class VotersFiveThirtyEight

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NYT > Home Page: The Next Step for the Republican Health Care Law: A Skeptical Senate 

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Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, noted that the House vote came without an assessment from the Congressional Budget Office on the latest version’s price and impact.



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World - Google News: Trump to celebrate health vote win with jubilant Republicans - Washington Post

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Trump to celebrate health vote win with jubilant Republicans
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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday delayed his first trip home to New York as president to celebrate House passage of legislation undoing much of former President Barack Obama's health law, a long-sought GOP goal and top Trump campaign ...
Trump Is Returning to New York for His First Visit as PresidentNew York Times
House committee OKs bill to undo much of Wall Street overhaul law enacted after financial crisisLos Angeles Times
Trump pushes back New York departure amid health voteThe Hill
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TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos: James Comey On Handling Of Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry | The New York Times

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James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, described his decision to reopen an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails in October during questioning by Senator Dianne Feinstein at a hearing on Wednesday.
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News Reviews and Opinions: 1:15 PM 5/4/2017: 5 Takeaways From James Comey's Hearing - New York Times

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1:15 PM 5/4/2017: 5 Takeaways From James Comey's Hearing - New York Times

French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower as part of the "Sentinelle" security plan in Paris.

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Trump guarantees protection for those with preexisting medical conditions — but it’s unclear how

Trump guarantees protection for those with preexisting medical conditions — but it’s unclear how 


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james b. comey - Google News: 5 Takeaways From James Comey's Hearing - New York Times


5 Takeaways From James Comey’s Hearing

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“Everybody who disagrees with me has to come back to Oct. 28 with me and stare at this and tell me what you would do,” he said. “Would you speak or would you conceal? And I could be wrong, but we honestly made a decision between those two choices.”
Mr. Comey acknowledged the toll that decision had taken.
“Even in hindsight — and this has been one of the world’s most painful experiences — I would make the same decision,” he said.

2. Trump’s Twitter Complaint

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International Edition 2330 EDT - May 03, 2017 

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Singles Out China in the New Approach on North Korea. We talk to a former assistant secretary of state. Is Middle East peace possible? President Trump meets with the Palestinian leader and says he can make a deal. Facebook is hiring thousands to monitor and remove violent posts. Ryan Seacrest gets another gig.



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5 Takeaways From James Comey’s Hearing

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“Everybody who disagrees with me has to come back to Oct. 28 with me and stare at this and tell me what you would do,” he said. “Would you speak or would you conceal? And I could be wrong, but we honestly made a decision between those two choices.”
Mr. Comey acknowledged the toll that decision had taken.
“Even in hindsight — and this has been one of the world’s most painful experiences — I would make the same decision,” he said.

2. Trump’s Twitter Complaint

Mr. Comey pushed back against President Trump’s contention on Twitter that he “was the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds!”
Mr. Comey said that was not his intention.
“I believe what I said: There was not a prosecutable case there,” he said.
Mr. Trump made the assertion late Tuesday. Hours earlier, Mrs. Clinton said at a Women for Women International event in New York that if the election had been held before Mr. Comey sent his letter to Congress, “I would be your president.”

3. Silence on Russia Investigation

Mr. Comey repeatedly refused to answer questions about the F.B.I.’s investigation into possible links between Mr. Trump’s associates and the Russian government.
But he said that the Russian government was still trying to influence American politics. Russia is “the greatest threat of any nation on Earth given their intention and capability,” he said.

4. Rudolph Giuliani and F.B.I. Leaks

Lawmakers also asked Mr. Comey about leaks to journalists and others about the investigation of Mrs. Clinton. As part of that back-and-forth, he tacitly acknowledged that the F.B.I. was looking into what former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York, who was a close adviser to Mr. Trump’s campaign, knew in the days before the election.
In October, Mr. Giuliani said on Fox News that the Trump campaign had “a couple of surprises left” about Mrs. Clinton. Three days later, Mr. Comey revealed the reopened investigation. Mr. Giuliani later acknowledged that he had known about the new materials the F.B.I. had seized that prompted Mr. Comey to notify Congress.
On Wednesday, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, asked Mr. Comey whether anyone at the F.B.I. had been in contact with Mr. Giuliani during the campaign and discussed the investigation with him.
“I don’t know yet,” Mr. Comey said. “But if I find out that people were leaking information about our investigations, whether to reporters or private parties, there will be severe consequences.”
Investigating Mr. Giuliani — who was sharply critical of Mr. Comey’s decision to recommend that Mrs. Clinton not be charged with a crime for how she handled classified materials — puts Mr. Comey in an awkward position. When he was a young prosecutor in New York, Mr. Giuliani was his boss.

5. A Push to Renew a Surveillance Law

In both his prepared testimony and his answers to questions, Mr. Comey repeatedly returned to another hotly debated topic, but one separate from the election: the government’s warrantless surveillance program.
Its authorizing law, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, is set to expire at the end of 2017 unless Congress extends it, and Mr. Comey urged lawmakers to act.
Section 702 permits the government to collect, without a warrant, phone calls and emails of noncitizens abroad from American telecommunications and internet companies. Congress enacted it in 2008 to legalize the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program, created after the Sept. 11 attacks, and the F.B.I. has played a growing role in using and administering it.
“We can’t lose 702,” Mr. Comey said.
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Reuters: World News: Kremlin critic Navalny says Russia stops him traveling abroad

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that authorities in Russia were stopping him going abroad to seek urgent medical treatment after an attack that left him mostly blind in one eye.
  


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Palmer Report: Senate Intel leader says Donald Trump will probably be ousted 

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Donald Trump’s election collusion scandal with Russia is back firmly in the spotlight this week, thanks to the quickening pace this week of witness testimony in Congress – but it’s far from the only major scandal which Trump is facing. In fact things are now so stacked against Trump that a leader of the influential Senate Intelligence Committee is saying that Trump will probably be ousted.
That’s the word coming from Senator Mark Warner, the Democratic ranking member on the Senate Intel Committee, according to a fascinating new expose from the New Yorker. It quotes the mild mannered Warner as having privately told friends that the odds are “two to one against” Donald Trump completing his full term (link). In other words, he believes Trump will probably be ousted.
As the ranking member, Senator Warner has access to a level of classified information that no one else on the committee beyond Republican chairman Richard Burr has gotten to see – and my own expectation is that he’s basing his prediction on what he’s seen but can’t yet reveal. On some level this echoes the reaction from Senator Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who seemed stunned nearly speechless after she received a classified briefing on Trump-Russia several weeks ago (link). In other words, the people who have learned the most about the depth of Trump’s actions seem the most convinced that he’s a goner.
That process, of course, is not advancing nearly as swiftly as many among the anti-Trump general public would like to see. But investigations into a sitting President, and in particular the impeachment and ouster of a President, are meant to be a slow process by design – in order to prevent a corrupt Congress from using a phony scandal to swiftly oust a legitimate President. But while the process of ousting Donald Trump is a long one, the people in the know – such as Mark Warner – are predicting that it’ll happen. And the further the investigation and scandal progress, the less able Trump will be to carry out his political agenda in real world terms. Help fund Palmer Report


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