BREACHER

By Trey Rusk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Belgian Malinois was trained by the Military. His name is Breacher. He was a service dog for our veteran son Tracy. 

When our son passed away, we took this dog into our home as a pet. He doesn't have many bad habits. Like, Breacher must go through a doorway first. We retired him but he can't accept it. 

It took about 3 months for him to truly acclimate. We knew he was accepting us when he offered his belly for petting. However, he is still a Malinois that needs exercise and mental stimulation. He continues to walk our perimeter several times a day and wants to chase balls. We walk him daily. He has the run of the house and sleeps on the couch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breacher keeping watch over our 3 year old granddaughter.

 

Breacher is very protective of us and our grandkids. He likes playing with our grandkids. 

Breacher loves to be spoiled with petting but he doesn't understand rough housing. He will bite. We have warned people not to approach us or him quickly and keep a Do Not Pet sign on his vest. 

We have cameras outside but he alerts to movement in the driveway or yard many times before the cameras alert. He is smart and dedicated to his tasks. 

 

 

Our son Tracy with his beloved service dog Breacher  

 

Keeping Breacher has been a Blessing to us. He reminds us of our son and his contributions to our nation. 

Having Breacher come to the front door is better than a FAFO sign. I do have Beware of the Dog signs posted.   

HOMEOWNER CAN'T EVICT SQATTER

Furious LA homeowner in living hell after California officials banned him from removing enormous brown BEAR squatting at his house

 

By Rachel Bowman 

 

Daily Mail

Dec 29, 2025

 

 

Kenneth Johnson discovered the massive male black bear had taken up residence in the crawl space of his Altadena home just before Thanksgiving

 

A California homeowner has threatened to sue the state after the Department of Fish and Wildlife failed to remove a 550-pound bear living under his house.

Kenneth Johnson, 63, discovered the massive male black bear had taken up residence in the crawl space of his $1.5 million Altadena home just before Thanksgiving.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) attempted to capture the beast, called Yellow 2120 by researchers, with bait and noisemakers.

But their efforts were unsuccessful on December 9 when they trapped a smaller bear instead.

'I knew my bear hadn’t gone out because I’ve got enough cameras on it,' Johnson told the Los Angeles Times.

The department tagged and released the smaller bear, but Johnson said Yellow 2120 is still terrorizing his home despite his efforts to flush the creature out.

Johnson told the outlet that he jury-rigged a burglar alarm with foam so it makes a clattering sound and burned CDs with hours of dog barking audio and pointed speakers into the vents.

'If I kept track of everything I tried, it would be Bear 14, Homeowner 0,' Johnson added to KTLA, using a sports analogy to show his losing record with the bear.

 

Johnson (pictured), 63, has threatened to sue the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after they failed to remove a 550-pound bear living under his house

 

Johnson is now threatening to sue the department, accusing officials of negligence and emotional distress after he claimed they suddenly told him to stand down on his efforts to remove the bear.

'I felt very defeated. I just dropped. Now what? It's all up to me, and I'm supposed to watch my phone when he comes out in the middle of the night? Or sleep in the kitchen and listen for him every night?' he said.

He even said he asked if he could keep trying to lure the bear out on his own, and was told, 'No, can't do that.'

'This has gone on long enough, and it's something that they should deal with. It's a tagged bear. They've dealt with it before. They chose not to euthanize it, and now it's back and it's just going to keep on doing this,' Johnson said. 

However, a spokesperson from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told the Daily Mail they are committed to helping Johnson.

'Despite very limited staff, CDFW biologists have been in constant communication with this homeowner since this bear was reported entering his unsecured crawlspace in November. We remain committed to helping this homeowner and have never indicated otherwise,' the spokesperson said.

'CDFW biologists have set up traps with bait, installed cameras and lights for remote monitoring, and worked repeatedly to haze the bear from this property. CDFW has also advised that the crawlspace be secured on the multiple occasions the bear has left the home, which is a critically important step to help ensure the bear cannot return.'

The spokesperson added, 'CDFW has and will continue to engage with the homeowner to advise on hazing methodologies and the critical need to close the crawlspace, monitor cameras, and offer support to help ensure the bear leaves the crawlspace and finds more suitable habitat.'

Officials have attempted to capture the beast, called Yellow 2120 by researchers, with bait and noisemakers, but have been unsuccessful

Johnson claimed the Department of Fish and Wildlife told him they will no longer help remove the beast, but a department spokesperson told the Daily Mail they are committed to helping

 

According to the LA Times, officials recognized Yellow 2120 as a bear that was trapped in the last year near Altadena and relocated about 10 miles from Johnson’s house. 

Johnson told local media that he can still hear the bear moving around and is fearful for his safety. 

'I can hear the plastic being shredded underneath, and one of the cameras picked it up just bulldozing through it. It's a mess under there,' Johnson said.

Johnson was forced to shut off his gas on Christmas Eve after he captured video of a broken pipe by the bear, and said he has not had hot water since.

'I'm just exhausted from the whole thing,' he said. 'I get my mind off it for a little bit, and then suddenly I get flooded back with, oh that's right, I can't take a hot shower. I've got to monitor the situation all the time.'

Daily Mail has contacted Johnson for further comment.

RED WOLF HIGH-SUBSONIC MISSILE

US military tests revolutionary long-range strike system from attack helicopters as WW3 fears mount

 

By Stacy Liberatore 

 

Daily Mail

Dec 29, 2025

 

 

 

Developed by L3Harris, Red Wolf is a modular, high-subsonic missile that can relay targeting data and engage distant targets

 

The US Marine Corps has tested a groundbreaking long-range strike system for its attack helicopters just days after President Donald Trump issued a WWIII warning.

Over the Atlantic Test Range, the Marines launched the cutting-edge Red Wolf weapon from an AH-1Z Viper helicopter, striking a sea-based target with pinpoint precision.

Developed by L3Harris, Red Wolf is a modular, high-subsonic missile that can relay targeting data and engage distant targets, giving helicopters capabilities once reserved for much larger platforms.

Current helicopter-fired weapons, like the AGM-114 Hellfire and the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile–Medium Range, are limited to roughly 21 miles and 10 miles, respectively, while Red Wolf can reach approximately 230 miles at low altitudes.

The successful test marks a major leap forward in the Marine Corps' Long Range Attack Missile (LRAM) program, demonstrating a next-generation system that dramatically extends helicopter strike range.

In a potential Pacific conflict, the system could temporarily disrupt a warship's sensors, opening a window for follow-on strikes by larger weapons such as the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile or the Joint Strike Missile.

Earlier this month, Trump warned that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war could spiral into a world war. 

'Things like this end up in a third world war,' he told reporters on December 11. 'Everybody keeps playing games like this, you'll end up in a third world war, and we don't want to see that happen.'

Trump’s warning casts a spotlight on the precarious state of negotiations in the ongoing war in Ukraine, which erupted when Russia launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. 

Efforts to reach a peace settlement have been stalled by sharply divergent goals on both sides.

The president’s caution about a potential worldwide escalation highlights the conflict’s far-reaching implications, involving NATO, European allies, and other global powers as tensions enter another year.

While the Marines' test of the new weapon was not in response to Trump's warning, it does mark a breakthrough for the US military.

President at L3Harris’ Space and Airborne Systems Ed Zoiss said: 'This test validated Red Wolf’s advanced tracking and targeting capabilities, further demonstrating its ease of use and integration across platforms.

'We’ve now proven our launched effects vehicles will help provide our warfighters the asymmetrical advantage they need to handle increasingly sophisticated threats without the need to enter into adversary weapon engagement zones.' 

The turbojet-powered vehicle measures around six feet in length and features fold-out fins for stability and control. 

It can also carry payloads weighing up to 25 pounds, according to The Defense Post.

 

Over the Atlantic Test Range, the Marines launched the cutting-edge Red Wolf weapon from an AH-1Z Viper helicopter, striking a sea-based target with pinpoint precision

 

Since 2020, the Red Wolf system has undergone more than 40 flight tests across a variety of platforms, including crewed and uncrewed fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and ground-based launchers, showcasing its advanced technical readiness.

With an estimated price of roughly $300,000 per unit, L3Harris aims to produce up to 1,000 missiles annually.

Industry reports indicate that Red Wolf is slated for initial operational deployment in 2026, as the Marine Corps and Pentagon move to expand their stockpiles of cost-effective, long-range strike and reconnaissance systems in preparation for potential high-end conflicts. 

The system is a key part of the Pentagon’s strategy to expand its inventory of affordable, long-range strike weapons in the event of a prolonged peer conflict, especially in the Indo-Pacific, where high-cost systems like the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile–Extended Range and Tomahawk are limited by production and expense.

THE LATEST STEP IN TRYUNG TO FORCE A REGIME CHANGE

CIA 'carries out drone strike' on Venezuelan drug port in first US land attack inside the country

 

By Stephen M. Lepore and Katelyn Caralle 

 

Daily Mail

Dec 29, 2025

 

 

President Donald Trump said Friday that the ChristmasEve strike was on a facility 'where the ship comes from' – seemingly referencing the origination location of the alleged drug vessels that the US military has been targeting in the Caribbean and Atlantic over the last three months

 

The CIA is responsible for carrying out the first US land strike in Venezuela on a port facility believed to have been storing drugs bound for America, sources claim.

President Donald Trump confirmed the Christmas Eve strike on Monday, days after he casually discussed in a radio interview the attack on a facility 'where the ship comes from.'

The strike, which took place on a port dock authorities believe was the home base of the alleged drug vessels that the US military has been targeting in the Caribbean and Atlantic over the last three months, signaled a further escalation of tensions between the two countries. 

Multiple sources have now told CNN that the drone strike was carried out by the CIA, after Trump refused to weigh in on the theory.

Asked if the CIA had carried out the attack, Trump said: 'I don't want to say that. I know exactly who it was but I don't want to say who it was.' 

But Trump has previously said that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela. 

Sources said the strike took place on a remote dock on the coast of Venezuela believed to used by the Tren de Aragua gang to stockpile and transfer drugs. 

The CIA received intelligence support from US Special Operations Forces. No one was killed and there was nobody at the facility when the attack took place. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House, CIA and US Special Operations Command for comment.

Trump initially seemed to confirm a strike in what appeared to be an impromptu radio interview Friday. 

Following the Daily Mail's reporting of the under-the-radar strike, Trump confirmed the launch of land strikes in the region, and said the US struck a facility where boats accused of carrying drugs 'load up.'

'There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs,' Trump said as he met in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

'They load the boats up with drugs, so we hit all the boats and now we hit the area. It's the implementation area. There's where they implement. And that is no longer around.'

It is part of an escalating effort to target what the Trump administration says are boats smuggling drugs bound for the United States. 

It moves closer to shore strikes that so far have been carried out by the military in international waters in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

 

The latest is part of a continued campaign to apply pressure on Venezuelan socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, as boat strikes didn't appear to work to deter the so-called narco regime from continuing operations

The US has conducted over 30 drone strikes on boats in the region but had never previously struck close to land

 

Speaking on WABC on December 26, Trump made the bombshell suggestion that US forces have already started conducting land operations in Venezuela. 

'I don't know if you read or you saw, they have a big plant or a big facility where they send the – where the ships come from,' the President said during a call-in with radio host and billionaire John Catsimatidis, who was filling in for Sid Rosenberg.

'Two nights ago we knocked that out – so we hit them very hard,' Trump confirmed.

The President said since late November that the US is shifting away from maritime attacks on drug boats and will 'soon' be conducting land strikes in Venezuela.

The latest is part of a continued campaign to apply pressure on Venezuelan socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. 

A video posted to X last week showed a large explosion in the Zulia state of Venezuela near the second-largest city in the country, Maracaibo.

The state's San Francisco municipality sits on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela.

Zulia-based journalist Jhorman Cruz took the video of a massive fire with resulting explosions in the early hours of December 24. After it gained some traction on social media, Cruz downplayed that it could have been a US military strike.

'It is prudent to say that we still do not know what started the fire,' he wrote on X, according to a translation of his original post. 'Residents DID NOT see anything unusual, nor drones, nor cars, nor the presence of foreigners.'

'Be careful with strange hypotheses,' the El Público TV director warned.

Starting on September 2, 2025, the Department of War has been conducting strikes against suspected drug ships in the Caribbean and Atlantic. 

The operations have killed more than 105 people and are aimed at trafficking routes the US says are to blame for a huge spike in overdose deaths.

The US Southern Command carried out its latest 'lethal strike' on Monday, killing two alleged 'narco-terrorists' in international waters.

But Trump has said that land targets are 'much easier' and has hinted at the shift with a series of comments warning 'land strikes will start very soon' and 'soon we will be starting the same program on land.'

He has also warned Maduro it would be 'smart' to step down, but has not gone as far as to confirm that the US military operations are to force regime change.

LET'S GIVE MINNESOTA TO CANADA

America's wokest prosecutor has cheek to slam Trump ICE raids after her office freed Somali 'serial rapist'

 

By Rachel Bowman 

 

Daily Mail

Dec 29, 2025

 

 

 

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty (pictured) seemingly insisted that there has been no wrongdoing by gangs of Somali immigrants in Minnesota 

 

America's wokest prosecutor slammed Donald Trump for unleashing ICE 'strike teams' on Somalis in Minnesota after the feds charged a 'serial rapist' immigrant freed by her office.

The Trump administration has honed in on the state and deployed nearly 100 immigration officers to Minneapolis-Saint Paul earlier this month after a massive Somali fraud scandal under Governor Tim Walz's leadership was unveiled.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty released a video in response to the crackdown, denying the existence of Somali gangs around the Twin Cities.

'There are no roving gangs of Somali people in this community, harassing, threatening, doing anything to any of our community members. Let me repeat that again because I've heard this often,' she said.

'There are no roving gangs of Somalis targeting or harassing or doing anything inappropriate to any community members. Those are simply lies. It is not true.'

Moriarty seemingly insisted that there has been no wrongdoing by gangs Somali immigrants in Minnesota and vowed not to assist ICE.

'Our office at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office here will not assist in any way, shape or form in any of these ICE raids,' she said.

'Our Somali community members are what makes Minneapolis one of the finest places in the world to live.'

 

President Trump unleashed ICE 'strike teams' on Somalis in Minnesota after a massive Somali fraud scandal under Governor Tim Walz's leadership was unveiled

 

However, federal prosecutors recently charged a Somali national with raping a minor in addition to multiple adult women after Moriarty's office gave him a plea deal that avoided prison time.

Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, was convicted of two separate rapes in May, including for the 2017 sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl and a 2024 sexual assault, but was only sentenced to probation due to his deals with Moriarty's office.

While out on probation in September, federal prosecutors say he kidnapped and raped another woman while holding her hostage in a hotel for a week.

The complaint also accuses Mohamed of committing at least five sexual assaults between 2017 and 2025, including several gang rapes.

'This Somali national in Minnesota is charged with raping a minor and multiple adult women before being detained - only to be quickly released by a local court, after which he committed yet another rape,' Attorney General Pamela Bondi said.

'This horrific case illustrates how left-wing soft-on-crime policies and vetting failures put innocent people at dire risk. If Minnesota will not protect its own people, the Department of Justice will do it for them.'

Moriarty called the charges against Mohamed a 'political stunt' and claimed federal prosecutors are not prioritizing the safety of victims.

'Yesterday’s DOJ press release is a clear attempt to politicize a sexual assault prosecution to inflict further harm on our entire Somali community,' Moriarty said.

 

Federal prosecutors recently charged a Somali national Abdimahat Bille Mohamed (pictured), 28, with raping a minor and multiple adult women after Moriarty's office gave him a plea deal that avoided prison time

Moriarty called the charges against Mohamed a 'political stunt,' and said her office will not assist ICE 

 

'We know this is a political stunt because we are well aware of the DOJ’s track record on violence against women under the current administration.'

'Those who actually prosecute sexual assault cases every day know there are significant evidentiary hurdles to obtaining a prison sentence that incapacitates the defendant so that they can’t inflict more harm in the community,' she added.

Moriarty has been dubbed America's wokest prosecutor by critics over her tough-on-cops, soft-on-criminals decisions.

This year, she let a woke serial Tesla vandal off with keying six cars and causing $21,000 of damage, while pursuing murder charges against a cop who lawfully killed a suspect. 

Moriarty declined to charge Minnesota Department of Human Services employee Dylan Adams, who was caught on camera vandalizing several Teslas, and allowed him to enter a diversion program and keep his taxpayer-funded job.

Meanwhile, she relentlessly tried to charge state trooper Ryan Londregan with murder and manslaughter for shooting dead Ricky Cobb II, a black man killed in July 2023 after he tried to drag the trooper's partner away during a traffic stop.

FREED HOSTAGE DESCRIBES HAMAS TERRORISTS AS 'HUMAN ANIMALS SHOOTING DEAD PEOPLE'

Freed hostage Elkana Bohbot: Hamas made me film mock suicide video

In a harrowing interview, Bohbot also reveals details of early attempt to escape his Hamas captors and describes surviving terrorist ‘hunting trip’ at Nova festival massacre

 

The Times of Israel

Dec 29, 2025

 

 

Freed hostage Elkana Bohbot back with his wife Rivka and his five-year-old son Re’em at their home near Jerusalem on October 19, 2025.

 

Freed hostage Elkana Bohbot revealed new, harrowing details of his time in captivity in an interview published Monday, including that his Hamas captors filmed a propaganda video in which they made it appear as if he and another hostage were attempting to kill themselves.

“They drew blood from our hands and beat us so that we would be injured, to simulate a suicide scene,” Bohbot said in an interview with the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth, without revealing the names of other hostage that Hamas filmed alongside him. The video he described was never released by the terror group.

Bohbot, 34, was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, from the Nova music festival, and spent just over two years in Hamas captivity before his release during the first days of the ceasefire in October. Since his release, he has recounted details of the torture and starvation that his captors inflicted on him, including that he was chained in a tunnel for most of his time in captivity.

“They told me that my mother died and that my wife had left me,” he added in the interview published Monday.

Bohbot also shared that he and other hostages attempted to escape their captors during his first week in Gaza: “The plan was that we would overpower the terrorists while they were praying, draw a Star of David on a white sheet, go up to the roof and try to signal the helicopter with a flashlight.”

However, the plan never came to pass, as the group was moved from the apartment where they were first held: “From this apartment, they took us down to a tunnel, and underground, there is no way out.”

 

  

Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot speaks in a Hamas propaganda video issued on March 29, 2025. 

 

“[In the tunnels], there is no difference between you and a dead person; both of you are buried without air, with the worms,” he said. “The only difference is that your heart is beating. Besides that, you are a corpse.”

“As hard as it was physically, it was even harder mentally,” he said. “The last six months were the hardest, since they starved us.”

“You’re barefoot, thrown away like a garbage bag, they beat you, they play with you. It’s sickening,” he said, describing how his captors would force him to watch Hamas propaganda footage of Israeli soldiers being killed in combat whenever he asked for food.

A ‘hunting trip’

He also recounted the exact moment when he was kidnapped during the Nova festival massacre, which he described as a “hunting trip” for the Hamas terrorists who rampaged at the event, where they killed some 360 civilians and kidnapped dozens of others.

“People lay on the floor in panic, and then the chaos began,” he said.

It was a “a hunting trip, a massacre,” he said. “Suddenly, 70 terrorists were all around us, passing by with weapons, breaking windows of vehicles, verifying their kills.”

“Human animals, shooting dead people,” he described.

 

Dashcam photo of a Hamas terrorist capturing a man at the Supernova music festival, held near Kibbutz Reim in Israel's southern Negev desert on October 7 2023, where terrorists from Gaza killed hundreds of individuals. 

 

 

“They loaded us into a van, and from there to Gaza,” he said, describing that his biggest fear at the time was being lynched by civilians once he was taken to the Strip.

“I talked to God, I said: Free me from this suffering, give me a bullet in the head, just don’t let them lynch me,” he said.

“I live from hour to hour, I have no routine,” he said of his life in the two months since his release.

“I manage to enjoy myself and see the good, but it’s still not complete. There’s always a feeling that something is missing,” he said.

“I take care of myself, but it has not been easy connecting with my son, Re’em, again, after he didn’t have a father figure for two years,” he added. “It’s a process and it will be a long one.”

“My mother is sick and this is another battle, we’re fighting here for many things. I want to bring Re’em a brother or sister, and for them to have a safe home here in Israel to sleep in,” he said. “That’s all we want.”

THE CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE UN

How the ICC invented a nonexistent state to persecute Israel

The Security Council, which controls the procedure through which states are recognized, clearly acknowledged that no “State of Palestine” exists.

 

By Lt. Col. (Res) Maurice Hirsch

 

Israel Today

Dec 29, 2025

 

 

The United Nations Security Council

 

 

Recent international actions have exposed deep bias and double standards toward Israel within global institutions.

A United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza explicitly conditioned any future Palestinian statehood on significant reforms and developments, implicitly affirming that no Palestinian state currently exists.

Shortly afterward, the International Criminal Court proceeded on the assumption that a State of Palestine does exist and can grant the court jurisdiction, despite not meeting established criteria for statehood and Israel not being an ICC member.

This contradiction is attributed to a flawed interpretation of a U.N. General Assembly decision, which granted political observer status without legal recognition of statehood.

The situation is characterized as a misuse of international legal mechanisms for political purposes, undermining their credibility.

To a great extent, recent events encapsulate and epitomize the shameful bias and double standards of the U.N. and other associated international fora against Israel. While the phenomenon has its deep roots in the 1970s at the height of the Cold War, it is not often that the decisions adopted by the U.N. demonstrate so clearly the depths to which it is willing to sink.

On Nov. 17, 2025, the Security Council adopted Resolution 2803, often referred to as the “Gaza peace plan.” The resolution focused on ending the war that started when Hamas and other genocidal Gazan terrorists invaded Israel and carried out the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

When addressing the future of the Gaza Strip, the resolution clearly stated that, “After the P.A. [Palestinian Authority] reform program is faithfully carried out and Gaza redevelopment has advanced, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood [emphasis added].”

Thus, according to the unequivocal language of the resolution, only once certain conditions are fulfilled will there potentially be a possibility to consider Palestinian statehood. In other words, when the resolution was adopted, the position of the Security Council was that no “State of Palestine” already existed.

This statement was neither novel nor particularly controversial. Any honest observer knows that no “State of Palestine” actually exists. For such a state to exist, it would have needed to meet internationally agreed criteria, which the fictional “State of Palestine” has never met.

In stark contrast to the clear reality, on Dec. 15, 2025, the International Criminal Court issued another decision regarding the “Situation in Palestine.”

The decision was outrageous on multiple levels, but one stands out for the purpose of this discussion.

Membership in the ICC is limited to states that actually exist and can delegate their jurisdiction to the court. States that may potentially exist in the future, subject to meeting various conditions, cannot join the court. Additionally, states that may exist in the future cannot delegate the jurisdiction they do not possess to the court. Israel never joined the court.

While the ICC is not an organ of the U.N., the two bodies are intrinsically intertwined, and the U.N. secretary-general serves as the “Depositary” for states to join the court.

Herein lies the fallacy of the jurisdiction of the ICC over the “situation in Palestine.”

In 2014, the U.N. secretary-general accepted the request of the “State of Palestine” to join the court. His decision was based on a fundamentally flawed understanding of the resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in late 2012. In that resolution, the UNGA decided to upgrade the political representation of the Palestinians to that of a “Non-Member Observer State.”

The fundamental mistake was to attribute any legal force to the political decision of the UNGA, or to see it as an indication that the “State of Palestine” actually exists. In reality, however, resolutions adopted by the UNGA are not worth the paper on which they are written and have no legal force. They certainly cannot will into existence a nonexistent state. In fact, the U.N. has an entirely separate procedure—requiring the approval of the Security Council—for recognizing new and emerging states.

Thus, within a period of weeks, two entirely contradictory narratives were running in parallel. On the one hand, the Security Council, the body that controls the procedure through which new states are recognized, clearly acknowledged that no “State of Palestine” exists. On the other hand, the ICC continued with the fallacy that not only does the fictional state exist, but that it could then delegate its nonexistent jurisdiction to the ICC.

The proceedings against Israel in the ICC are nothing but a shameful disgrace. Instead of meeting the lofty goals for which the court was established, the court, including the Office of the Prosecutor and the different Court Chambers, is allowing itself to be used and abused as a political weapon to persecute and delegitimize Israel. In doing so, the court, with the assistance of the U.N. secretary-general, defiles the very foundations on which it was established.

 

Originally published by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. 

THE WAR ON DRUGS: TRUMP HAS THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS CELEBRATING

By Howie Katz

 

         The cannabis industry's best friend

 

One of BGB's readers recently commented that "45-47 is waging a real war on drugs and it's working. Sadly, the history on the War on Drugs is dismal at best."

Wrong on both counts, dead wrong.

To begin with, when Trump rescheduled Marijuana, he actually declared war on the war on drugs. He downgraded marijuana in order to please the cannabis industry and not to help cancer sufferers as he so falsely claimed. All you have to do is look at Trump's signing ceremony which was packed with representatives of the cannabis industry.

With marijuana now downgraded to a Schedule III drug, many more youths and others will start using pot. That's real good news for the cannabis industry. And the Mexican drug cartels are rejoicing too. 

The increase in the use of marijuana will result in a significant increase of harder drugs like heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and meth. And the increase in demand for illicit drugs has China and the Mexican drug cartels counting millions of dollars they would not have gotten had marijuana remained a Schedule I drug. And who can the Chinese and the drug cartels thank? Why, it' no one other than President Trump.

Now what about the war on drugs being dismal at best. Where did he get that baloney? While it's true that we are not winning that war, many notable victories have been scored. Blowing up small Venezuelan boats is not one of them. The US Coast Guard, the DEA and other American law enforcement agencies have and continue to make significant drug seizures, thereby keeping those drugs from being sold on our streets.

We could have won the war on drugs during the Vietnam War era. That's when there was a massive increase in the use of drugs by the multitude of youths protesting the war. Prior to that we did not care about Mexicans and blacks being imprisoned for the use and possession of marijuana and other illegal drugs. But when the youths from upstanding families were using drugs, heaven forbid they should spend a day in jail. By not jailing drug users, the war on drugs was deprived of its most potent weapon - the punishment of illegal drug users.

Trump has a habit of referring to reports of his declining popularity and other unfavorable reports as being a hoax. Well, there is no bigger hoax than that of medical marijuana. 

The December 15 issue of the New York Post, a conservative media outlet, had a report headlined "Shocking medical marijuana study reveals Big Weed’s big lies." The report states: A bombshell new review from researchers at top-tier universities, appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concludes that “evidence from randomized clinical trials does not support the use of cannabis or cannabinoids for most conditions for which it is promoted, such as acute pain and insomnia.” In other words, Medical marijuana doesn’t work — right there, in black and white, despite years of promoters and addiction profiteers shouting that it was the next miracle drug.

So when Trump said he was rescheduling marijuana to help cancer sufferers, he was telling a big fat lie. And don't give us that nonsense of him waging a real war on drugs and it's working. Quite the opposite is true.

WHILE TRUMP IS MESSING WITH VENEZUELA

Terrifying Pentagon report sparks WWIII fears after revealing China is readying intercontinental missiles

 

By Chris Melore 

 

Daily Mail

Dec 28, 2025

 

 

China launched a test of its intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2024 (Pictured) 

 

A brand new report from the Pentagon has revealed that China has armed over 100 long-range nuclear missiles which could reach the US in an all-out war.

The December 23 report to Congress found China's military has placed more than 100 DF-31 missiles, which are powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), into underground launch sites called silos.

These missiles use solid fuel, meaning they're ready to launch quickly without needing extra preparation, unlike older liquid-fueled ones that take longer to set up.

The US Department of War identified fields of missile silos in three remote areas in northern and western China: Hami in Xinjiang, Yumen in Gansu, and Yulin in Inner Mongolia, near the border with Mongolia.

Together, these fields have around 320 silos, but US officials believe only over 100 are loaded so far, allowing China to potentially shuffle missiles around to confuse enemies in a tactic like a 'shell game.'

The DF-31 missiles can fly up to about 6,800 miles, far enough to hit most of the US from their launch sites in China.

China tested one of these missiles in 2024 by launching it into the Pacific Ocean, showing it could travel long distances and land near places like French Polynesia.

'China's historic military buildup has made the US homeland increasingly vulnerable. China maintains a large and growing arsenal of nuclear, maritime, conventional long-range strike, cyber, and space capabilities able to directly threaten Americans' security,' the new report warned.

 

A new report by the Pentagon revealed China's ability to strike the US with nuclear weapons

 

The Pentagon believes this buildup is part of China's plan to have over 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, making their forces more ready for quick counterattacks if they detect incoming threats.

It's the latest sign tensions are inching closer to a breaking point as China and the US battle for influence over Asia.

According to the Department of War, China's big-picture goal is to become a global superpower by 2049, with a world-class military that can protect its interests and 'rejuvenate' the nation, including taking control of places like Taiwan that it claims still belongs to the communist nation.

The Chinese Communist Party is believed to see keeping its power, growing their economy, and defending territorial claims as its 'core interests' that it will never compromise with the US on, no matter what.

The new report warned that China is building up its military to be ready to invade or blockade Taiwan by 2027, practicing large exercises that include long-range strikes which could also hit US forces trying to help.

Pentagon officials also noted that China believes there is bipartisan agreement in the US Congress to 'contain' their rise, with the Chinese growing more and more frustrated with America's alliances throughout Asia, specifically with Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.

Despite growing tensions that have led to nuclear weapons being armed, a senior official from the Department of War told the Daily Mail the White House and Pentagon are working to deescalate the situation.

'President Trump seeks a stable peace, fair trade, and respectful relations with China. The Department of War will support the President's intent by opening a wider range of military-to-military communications with the People's Liberation Army and seeking other ways to make clear our peaceful intentions,' the senior official said in a statement.

 

The report to the US Congress also revealed China's missile bases and other military assets

China is believed to have the world's third largest nuclear warhead stockpile, behind Russia and the US (Stock Image)

 

A 2024 report by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a nonprofit global policy think tank, revealed that there were 12,121 nuclear warheads scattered across nine nations.

Those nuclear-armed countries included the US, Russia, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, and the UK. 

Russia still outnumbered the US by several hundred warheads.

However, the two nations controlled roughly 88percent of this global stockpile, with Russia reportedly holding 5,580 bombs and the US possessing 5,044.

China has been among a group of five countries, including Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea, that have been quietly increasing their nuclear stockpiles over the past 40 years.

The new report by the Pentagon put China's current count of nuclear warheads in the 'low 600s,' meaning the growing military power in Asia is expected to increase that number by roughly 100 per year this decade.

The Department of War declined to comment further regarding their level of concern over China's nuclear weapons program.

FIGHT NIGHT AT THE HOCKEY GAME

Hockey star attacks rival with his STICK and sparks huge brawl in wild midgame meltdown

 

By Jack Bezants 

 

Daily Mail

Dec 28, 2025

 

 

 

A massive brawl erupted in Sunday's New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets game 

 

The fight was started by Blue Jackets' Mason Marchment tripping of Islanders' Matthew Schaefer 

 

A wild brawl erupted in Sunday night's NHL game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders, sparked by Mason Marchment tripping 2025 first-round draft pick Matthew Schaefer.

Young Islanders' star Schaefer went flying through the air before sliding across the ice as the play unfolded, before his teammate Mat Barzal took it upon himself to take revenge.

Barzal slowly skated towards Marchment before brutally slashing him across the leg with his stick, sending the Blue Jays man crumpling down onto the ice.

As Barzal turned away, Marchment's teammates swarmed Barzal and unleashed a barrage of punches before the fellow Islanders piled in to make it a massive brawl.

The referees were helpless, trying to intervene and stop the punches being thrown but the players took little notice. Eventually, a ruck of players pulled themselves apart after sliding into the wall.

With the game tied at 1-1 in the second period, Barzal was then ejected from the game for taking matters into his own hands and will potentially be fined and suspended for hitting out at Marchment.

And when Mat Barzal hit Marchand with his stick, players from both teams fought back

 

Patrick Roy, the Islanders head coach, refused to criticize Barzal when he spoke to reporters after the game.

'We’re never going to blame a teammate for going to try and defend a teammate,' he said. 'We thoought it was a knee on Schaefer.' 

For his involvement, Marchment received a two-minute tripping penalty. He had tripped Schaeder earlier in the game, during the first quarter, and got the same punishment.

And the 30-year-old was punished again for the same thing later in the game, this time tripping Islanders winger Simon Holmstrom. 

But Marchment, playing only his third game since his acquisition from the Seattle Kraken, had the last laugh, with his team fighting their way to a surprise 4-2 win over the Islanders. 

Despite their win on Sunday, the Blue Jackets are last in the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division, with a 15-15 record.

The Islanders, meanwhile, are second on 21-14 and three points behind leaders Carolina Hurricanes.

The Islanders meet Chicago Blackhawks next, on Tuesday, while the Blue Jackets play Monday against Ottawa Senators.

ISSUES THAT DIVIDE TRUMP'S TOP ADVISERS

Inside Trump's divided inner circle on Israel and the Middle East

As Israel heads toward addressing the dramatic challenges facing it in the Middle East, chief among them Iran, it is accompanied by a highly supportive US administration that is nonetheless internally divided. At the same time, senior officials in Washington believe there is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to launch positive moves that could pull the entire region in a better direction.

 

by Danny Zaken 

 

Israel Hayom

Dec 28, 2025

 

 

President Donald Trump alongside Vice President JD Vance (left), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd right) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right).

 

 

It is often customary to exaggerate the importance and impact of summit meetings. The current meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump is indeed dramatic, certainly from Israel's perspective. On the agenda are the end of one war in Gaza, a historic security arrangement with Syria, the launch of civilian talks toward a compromise with Lebanon, and, above all, Iran.

That last issue may be the most critical. Iran is the engine driving regional wars and terrorism. Israeli intelligence and security establishments have devoted extensive work to preparing the case, assembling the evidence and drawing the conclusion that as long as the current regime in Tehran remains in power, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to advance meaningful processes on any of Israel's other fronts. This includes expanding the Abraham Accords to Saudi Arabia and other partners.

In Lebanon, Iran maintains Hezbollah, rebuilds its capabilities and missile arsenal in the Beqaa Valley, and bars the terrorist organization from any compromise regarding disarmament. Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's secretary-general, has escalated his rhetoric by the day. In Syria, Iran stirs friction through militias and tribes it supports in order to prevent an arrangement with Israel, while also attempting to establish terrorist cells along the Golan Heights border.

In Gaza, Iran operates through its proxies under the leadership of Hamas, hardening the organization's positions in negotiations to prevent the surrender of weapons and governing authority. It also threatens the Gulf states, warning that in the next military confrontation it would strike oil facilities and paralyze tanker traffic in the Persian or Arab Gulf.

Yet on the path toward confronting Iran, Israel is dealing with a very friendly US administration whose internal views differ, both on Iran and on several other arenas.

Back to war with Iran?

According to American and Israeli sources, one side of the divide includes envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, while the other includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, backed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Witkoff and Kushner, who in practice manage the negotiations on behalf of the president, are pushing for rapid progress across all fronts.

On Iran, the Defense Department, led by Hegseth, supports the intelligence Israel has provided regarding Iran's renewed buildup of missile systems and air defenses. Hegseth aligns with Rubio's hardline approach toward Iran, including the demand for an ultimatum before any negotiations begin. Witkoff, by contrast, believes Iran can be prevented from returning to its nuclear program and is particularly wary of renewed war, partly because of the danger Iran poses to other Gulf states and their oil infrastructure.

 

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center) and Jared Kushner.

 

Gaza is at the top of the talks alongside Iran, in part because of the president's strong desire to move toward a complete end to the war. Here, Witkoff and Kushner argue for advancing to Phase Two, pressuring Israel to open the Rafah crossing and prepare for a second withdrawal. Sources say they are seeking workarounds to the issue of Hamas disarmament, potentially stretching the process over a long period. Rubio, whose department in previous Democratic administrations often pushed to impose solutions on Israel, is taking the opposite approach this time.

According to the sources, Rubio has presented more cautious positions and insists on adhering to the Trump plan framework. That means demanding Hamas' disarmament and the transfer of governing authority before a full Israeli withdrawal. Rubio is also cautious on Turkey and supports Israel's position opposing the involvement of Turkish troops in the multinational ISF force. Defense Secretary Hegseth, who receives briefings from US Central Command chief Gen. Brad Cooper and from the headquarters in Kiryat Gat, is aware of Hamas' violations, its seizure of aid supplies and the importance of an Israel Defense Forces presence in the Gaza Strip. Another unresolved issue is the role of the Palestinian Authority in weapons collection and in the new governance arrangement in Gaza.

Political sources who spoke with Israel Hayom say there is a strong likelihood of an announcement on the new governing body and the international oversight mechanism, as well as a date for opening Phase Two talks, even though the body of hostage Ran Gvili has not yet been returned. Gvili's family traveled with the prime minister's delegation to showcase the need for full implementation of Phase One before moving to the next one. A compromise is likely to include a presidential statement affirming the necessity and commitment to bringing Ran home, along with caveats tying progress to the next phase to that obligation.

The internal US debate has not escaped Israeli attention. An Israeli official said it is clear who in the administration is briefing against Israel in an effort to create pressure for concessions and a rapid but dangerous agreement to end the war. Witkoff is expected to attend the president's meeting with Netanyahu, while the prime minister met separately with Rubio on Monday, ahead of the meeting with Trump.

The opportunity 

Two additional issues that Trump and his team want to advance in meetings with Netanyahu are civilian talks with the Lebanese government and negotiations over a security arrangement with the al-Sharaa administration in Syria. Here, US officials see an opportunity to set positive processes in motion that could pull the entire region forward. According to a regional diplomat, differences over Syria can be bridged, and with Lebanon there are many shared interests that could form the basis of a future agreement.

Netanyahu himself said last week, in response to a question from Israel Hayom, that Israel wants to see a sovereign and stable Lebanon. In the same breath, he added that Hezbollah terrorists operated by Iran must be addressed.

 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Syrian President al-Sharaa. 

 

Syria introduces an additional player to the talks: Turkey. Ankara, the patron of al-Sharaa, is seeking to establish a full protectorate and in doing so to restrict Israel's freedom of action in Syrian airspace and on the ground.

That airspace is critical for Israel on the route to Iran. According to unverified reports, Turkey is moving radar batteries into Syrian territory, which would enable it to detect Israeli Air Force flights.

Two more issues are also expected to come up. One is the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on security assistance between the two countries, which is set to expire in 2027 and now requires groundwork in preliminary talks. Alongside this, the sides are expected to raise economic, technological and trade relations, from tariffs to cooperation in advanced technology research.

The breadth of issues is likely to necessitate a second meeting between Netanyahu and Trump. Tuesday has been left open on the schedule, partly to allow room for such a meeting. Another option is that the prime minister will remain in the US and the meeting will take place next week. That scenario is likely if truly significant developments emerge.