Macron accused of interfering in papal conclave
The French president has met with cardinal electors to boost support for his favored candidate, Italian media claims
Macron had lunch with four of the five cardinal electors of French descent, including Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille, last Saturday on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral. The pontiff passed away on April 21.
French leader asked the cardinals about ways to build a consensus around Aveline. The outlet called the cardinal – who is considered a contender to become the next Pope – an “ultra-European, anti-sovereignist” and “one of the most liberal” members of the conclave.
https://www.rt.com/news/616672-macron-interfere-papal-conclave-media/
Germany ‘has rebuilt the Berlin Wall’ – Vance
The US vice president has slammed attempts to “destroy” the anti-immigration AfD party
“The AfD is the most popular party in Germany, and by far the most representative of East Germany. Now the bureaucrats try to destroy it,” Vance wrote on X.
“The West tore down the Berlin Wall together. And it has been rebuilt – not by the Soviets or the Russians, but by the German establishment,” he added.
The party’s co-leader, Alice Weidel, accused the government of attempting to quell dissent. “Since the AfD is the strongest party in polls now, they want to suppress the opposition & freedom of speech,” she wrote on X.
https://www.rt.com/news/616677-vance-germany-berlin-wall/
Rubio urges Germany to 'reverse course' after AfD labelled extremist
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned a classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as "confirmed right-wing extremist" by domestic intelligence, calling on the country to "reverse course."
"Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition. That's not democracy - it's tyranny in disguise," Rubio wrote on social media platform X.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rubio-urges-germany-reverse-course-190823895.html
Stephen Miller Top Candidate To Replace Waltz as National Security Advisor
President Trump’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller is tipped to replace Mike Waltz as national security advisor.
United Airlines axes dozens of daily flights at Newark Airport over delays, FAA walk-offs: ‘No other choice’
United Airlines cut 35 daily round-trip flights at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday, citing Federal Aviation Administration technology failures and staffing issues that resulted in five days of excessive delays — including one flight from Boston that was set back more than five hours.
The cancellations — which are about 10% of the carrier’s service at the major East Coast airport — starts this weekend. The move comes after nearly one-quarter of all FAA air traffic controllers for Newark Airport (EWR) “walked off the job” this week due to malfunctioning technology, further compounding chronic understaffing that has the agency now issuing a Ground Delay for the gridlocked New York City airport.
Maniac accused of plowing car into 3 people — including 2 kids — in disturbing church playground hit-and-run in South Carolina
Justin Collin Adams, 36, was arrested Thursday night shortly after he drove a black Chevrolet Malibu into two boys — ages 10 and 12 — and an adult victim at Sunrise Presbyterian Church on Sullivan’s Island
“By the grace of God, they were saved. I am here to hopefully get justice for all of the children.”
Police said the terrifying incident unfolded when the Greenville man threatened to cut his mother’s face with a knife before taking her car and driving onto the church playground, where he struck the 12-year-old boy around 12:46 p.m.
Donald Trump posts picture of HIMSELF as pope
https://old.bitchute.com/video/wYjuLJz70EGn/
just a week after Francis' funeral - as cardinals gather to elect new leader of the Catholic Church
Trump has posted an AI picture of himself as the Pope only a week after the funeral of Pope Francis.
The Republican, who is not Catholic, leader took to Truth Social to post the image, which shows him wearing a white papal hat, also referred to as a miter, while a large crucifix dangles from his neck.
Trump had previously joked with reporters how he wouldn't be against succeeding the late Catholic leader, adding: 'I'd like to be Pope. That would be my number one choice.'
While chatting on the White House lawn, he revealed he did not have a preference on the next Pope, but quipped there was a 'very good' cardinal in New York.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14674709/Donald-Trump-picture-pope-Francis-funeral.html
Trump Ends Veterans Affairs Program That Helps Vets Pay Mortgages, Which Could Cause 60K Vets To Go Homeless
“The last thing we should do is turn our backs on them when they need help staying in their homes.”
https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/trump-ends-veterans-affairs-program
Tesla cars will be driving around by themselves with no people in them in June – Musk
Elon Musk wins vote to create his own (15 min) city in Texas as part of ambitious plan to colonize Mars
The SpaceX boss is hoping to turn his company's headquarters into a city named Starbase
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14676411/Elon-Musk-Texas-city-starbase-mars-colony.html
2-HOUR SCHOOL DAYS? THIS TEXAS SCHOOL USES AI TO TEACH FASTER
Instead of boring lectures, students use AI to knock out lessons in just 2 hours — then spend afternoons learning life skills like public speaking, financial smarts, or even riding a bike.
Plane crash lands at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, California
https://old.bitchute.com/video/4ZR7Q1667MVi/
Trump on New Year's Eve (1999) with Tom Brokaw he knew then he would be president some day
Mortgage payments hit a record high in April
- Median U.S. mortgage payments hit a record $2,870 in April, Redfin reports.
- High mortgage rates and economic uncertainty deter potential buyers during peak season.
- Home sales decline as sellers offer incentives; buyers gain leverage with rising inventory.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51306083/mortgage-payments-hit-a-record-high-in-april
Top 10 Utah cities for traffic ticket revenue
https://www.ksl.com/article/51298842/top-10-utah-cities-for-traffic-ticket-revenue
India Bans All Imports from Pakistan, Ends Port Access as Tensions Over Pahalgam Terror Attack Escalate
This decision, effective from May 2, 2025, aims to stop even those goods that were earlier entering India through third countries like the UAE, Singapore.
Ports Traffic Down 33% Last Week; Will drop to Zero (From China) within 10 days. Only 5 to 7 Weeks Inventory in Warehouses
Gene Seroka, the Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, appeared on Bloomberg Business News, and revealed the ongoing Trade War with China has resulted in a 33% drop in Ocean Container Ships entering his Port last week. Seroka also revealed the drop will rise to about 80% after this coming week, and AFTER THAT, Warehouses in the U.S. only have five to seven WEEKS of Inventory - then it's all GONE.
The ongoing Trade War is approaching a very clear moment, where EVERY AMERICAN is going to see it and feel it.
Nearly half of Gen Z and millennials say college was a waste of money—AI has already made degrees obsolete
More than a third of all graduates now say their degree was a “waste of money,” according to a new survey by Indeed. This frustration is especially pronounced among Gen Z, with 51% expressing remorse—compared to 41% of millennials and just 20% of baby boomers.
https://fortune.com/article/college-degree-waste-of-money-gen-z-millennial-indeed-study-ai-obsolete/
POINT OF NO RETURN: Zelensky Rejects Victory Day Truce, Doubles Down on Threats to Moscow’s Parade Packed With Foreign Dignitaries – Russia’s Medvedev Hints at Nuclear Retaliation
Zelensky threatens world leaders ahead of Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations
The Ukrainian leader has rejected Russia’s proposal for a three-day truce from May 8 and insists on a 30-day ceasefire instead
https://www.rt.com/russia/616688-zelensky-warning-victory-day/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/point-no-return-zelensky-rejects-victory-day-truce/
Trump administration has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Jan 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt who was shot and killed by Capitol Police
The Trump administration has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the family of a January 6 rioter who was fatally shot by Capitol Police.
Ashli Babbitt, 35, was gunned down by then-Lieutenant Michael Byrd as she and thousands of others attempted to storm the Hill in 2021.
'I'm a big fan of Ashli Babbitt, OK, and Ashli Babbitt was a really good person who was a big MAGA fan, Trump fan, and she was innocently standing there -- they even say trying to sort of hold back the crowd,' Trump said in March.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14676049/Trump-settles-lawsuit-ashli-babbitt-january-6.html
How the People's Pope shielded sexual predators in the clergy – including one priest accused of violently raping nuns
When the world's cardinals met in Rome last Monday for the first of their crucial pre-conclave discussions, they raised 'the issue of clerical abuse', according to a Vatican spokesman.
The cardinals are forbidden to reveal anything that was said.
But behind closed doors, the preparations for the conclave – which starts on Wednesday – are already mired in scandal.
'A descent into hell' was how 'Anna', a 58-year-old former Italian nun, described the nine years of abuse she claimed to have endured at the hands of Fr Marko Rupnik
Francis's long record of protecting convicted and suspected predators should have been the biggest scandal to face the church in decades if not centuries.
Target stuns shoppers by ripping out self-checkouts... but not because they care about customer service
Target is quietly pulling self-checkout stations from more stores as backlash grows and concerns over theft mount.
Just last March, the retailer — America’s sixth-largest by sales — committed to installing self-checkouts in all 2,000 US locations.
But since then, Target has walked back that plan through a series of quiet U-turns.
TikTok fined $600M by EU (4th Reich) regulator over data protection
TikTok was fined $600 million by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns about how it protects user information and was ordered to suspend data transfers to China if its processing is not brought into compliance within six months.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51305635/tiktok-fined-600m-by-eu-regulator-over-data-protection
Trump's Pope Image is Darker Than Most People Realize
https://old.bitchute.com/video/gAlwStgKVdCQ/
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum's brutal reaction to Donald Trump's offer to dispatch US troops across border to combat cartels
'In one of the calls, Trump said, "How can we help you fight drug trafficking? I propose that the US Army come in to help you,"' said Sheinbaum, who was speaking at a university event near the capital on Saturday.
'And you know what I told him? "No, President Trump, the territory is sacrosanct, sovereignty is sacrosanct, sovereignty is not for sale, sovereignty is loved and defended,"' the Mexican president said.
Sheinbaum added that while the two countries can collaborate, 'we will never accept the presence of the United States military in our territory.'
Top Trump aide says Britain is now a 'servant of communist China' and will soon be 'sucked dry' by Beijing
Economist Peter Navarro's influence on the President has helped redraw the boundaries of global trade over the past month.
Navarro is known for his hostility towards China and claims that, in the face of overwhelming US tariffs of 145 per cent against the Asian superpower, the Chinese may turn their attentions towards the UK.
'If the Chinese vampire can't suck the American blood, it's going to suck the UK blood and the EU blood,' he told The Telegraph.
Navarro said the present moment was 'a very dangerous time for the world economies' in terms of their exposure to Chinese money.
U.S. pharmaceutical industry is heavily dependent on China, Apollo warns
Trump has so far not issued any tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, but his administration is mulling over it.
“Estimates show that 90% of the inputs in prescription drugs consumed in the US are imported,” said Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo. A significant portion of that comes from China, making it a major supply chain risk.
Buffett To Step Down As Berkshire CEO At Year-End As Cash Hoard Hits Record $348 BIllion
Israeli airport hit by Houthi missile: Live Updates
The IDF has confirmed that it failed to intercept a projectile that landed in Ben Gurion near Tel Aviv
Israel’s main airport was struck by a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday morning. The missile hit a grove near an access road inside the perimeter of Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Media reports suggest that at least six people were wounded.
Israel has not launched strikes against Yemen in response to the Houthi attacks. The US, however, began air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in March
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Iran of arming the Houthis and warned there would be consequences. Tehran denied the claims. The US, however, announced sweeping sanctions on countries buying Iranian oil or petrochemicals on Thursday, citing Tehran’s alleged role in fueling conflict in the Middle East, among other things.
https://www.rt.com/news/616721-israel-houthi-missile-airport/
So North Koreans fought for Russia. What does that change?
The limited deployment of Pyongyang’s soldiers in Kursk managed to avoid a lot of potential pitfalls
On April 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin personally referenced the KPA fighters:
“The Russian people will never forget the feat of the Korean special forces fighters. We will always honor the Korean heroes who gave their lives for Russia, for our common freedom, on par with their Russian brothers-in-arms,” according to a statement on the Kremlin’s website. Putin thanked Kim Jong Un for deploying troops in support of the war with Ukraine, promising that their bilateral friendship, forged on the battlefield, would continue to strengthen.
https://www.rt.com/news/616690-north-koreans-russia-kursk/
US approves F-16 support package for Ukraine
The countries recently signed a resource deal linking continued American aid to access to Ukrainian minerals
The US has approved a $310.5 million deal to sustain Ukrainian-operated F-16 fighter jets provided by Kiev’s European backers. The move comes after the US and Ukraine signed a deal in which Kiev grants Washington access to its natural resources in exchange for future assistance.
https://www.rt.com/news/616689-us-approves-f16-support-ukraine/
Turkish Jets Engaged In Electronic Jamming Operations Against Israel Over Syria
Turkish fighter jets reportedly issued electronic warning signals and engaged in jamming operations late on Friday in an effort to deter Israeli aircraft operating in Syrian airspace, amid a new wave of airstrikes across the country.
Which Countries Produce The Most Silver?
https://www.zerohedge.com/precious-metals/which-countries-produce-most-silver
Central Banks Driving the World into Crisis with G. Edward Griffin - May 2, 2025
https://old.bitchute.com/video/yViXJPbCdOev/
