25 May 2025

Planned Parenthood closing 8 locations in Iowa and Minnesota citing funding cuts, pro-life laws
Planned Parenthood North Central States (PPNCS) announced on Friday that it will shut down four facilities in Iowa and four more in Minnesota in the coming year, attributing the move to recently enacted state laws prohibiting many abortions, the Trump administration’s current freeze on some federal funding, and likely future federal budget cuts to the abortion giant.

Ukraine is a key hub for the sale of babies; a quarter of babies sold globally come from Ukraine
The liberal consumer economy has commodified human life, leading to the trade of babies and children through surrogacy. The international surrogacy market could exceed $130 billion by the 2030s, with Ukraine as a key hub. Ukraine is a world leader in the sale of babies and represents over a quarter of the global market, writes Frank Wright, who abandoned an investigation into child trafficking out of Ukraine, “as no one wishes to be murdered for revealing it.”

Kremlin Says Vatican Is Not A ‘Neutral’ Place For Peace Talks
But the Kremlin objects to the assumption that the Vatican is some kind of purely neutral place, ready to respect both warring sides’ interests. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow on Friday, poured cold water on hopes of Vatican-hosted talks. “Many people are fantasizing about when and where [the meeting] will take place.

Mexican Army Kills Sinaloa Cartel Leader in Clash
A high-ranking leader within the notorious Sinaloa cartel been shot to death in clashes with the Mexican army. Jorge Humberto Figueroa was, according to local media, responsible for security for one of the two factions that are waging a fierce war within the cartel. He was killed when the military attempted to apprehend him on Friday. American authorities had previously offered a reward of one million dollars, equivalent to nearly ten million kronor, for information leading to his capture.

A Lebanese dream of Jerusalem: A new song released for Jerusalem Day
Lebanese singer-songwriter, Carine Bassili, has announced a new song, “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem” will be released just in time for Jerusalem Day on May 26. The song is a collaboration of four artists – two Jews and two Arabs – in Hebrew, Arabic and English. “We need to get the message of unity for the Christians, the believers in the Middle East and Lebanon,” Bassili told ALL ISRAEL NEWS, “we want to make peace. We want to awaken this dream.”

Pope Leo XIV confirms priest who supports ‘women’s ordination’ as new bishop of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Pope Leo XIV confirmed the election of heretical Fr. Beat Grögli as bishop St. Gallen. Grögli said that ‘the women’s priesthood will come,’ among other heterodox statements.

Lebanon, PA reach agreement to disarm Palestinian refugee camps; Hamas excluded from talks
The disarmament of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon is set to begin next month, following an agreement between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Lebanese government, as part of the latter’s effort to assert control over its entire territory.

US, Iran report ‘some but not conclusive progress’ in Rome talks
Delegations from Iran and the United States ended a fifth round of negotiations in Rome on Friday, with both sides reporting limited progress in negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Despite both Washington and Tehran taking a tough stance in public ahead of the meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said there was potential for progress after Oman made several proposals during the talks

Hamas faces deep financial crisis, fails to pay terrorists
Saudi outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reports Hamas has not paid its military operatives for three months and is struggling to fund basic operations amid continued fighting in Gaza.

Syria, Lebanon could join Abraham Accords before Saudi Arabia, Israeli amb. to US says
Israeli ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said that he believes that Syria and Lebanon could join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel before Saudi Arabia, in an interview published on the conservative media platform PragerU on Thursday.

Threaten Iran’s nuclear and energy sectors, ex-CENTCOM chief tells JNS
As CENTCOM commander, McKenzie, oversaw the Jan. 3, 2020, drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. He emphasized the profound impact of that operation. “Threatening the nuclear program is a key element of any threat to the regime. Beyond the nuclear program, potential targets could include the energy sector, including distillation and loading/holding facilities, power generation, and transmission lines. In short, targets that would immediately bring the economy of Iran to a halt.”

IDF strikes over 100 terror sites in Gaza as ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ ramps up
The Israel Defense Forces conducted extensive operations across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the military said on Saturday, killing terrorists and dismantling booby-trapped structures, underground and surface infrastructure, and anti-tank missile posts used by Palestinian terrorists. Simultaneously, the Israeli Air Force attacked more than 100 targets throughout the enclave, hitting terrorist operatives, “military” compounds and tunnel networks.

Drawn Into The Demonic: Mankind’s Attraction To ‘Divination’ Is Alive And Well In The Modern Era
What do you think of when you hear the word “occult”? Opinions differ as to the broad range of activities falling under this banner but, in essence, it refers to the supernatural powers or practices relating to that which is hidden, secret, and mysterious. For many people, their foray into occultic practices often begins out of curiosity. For example, people may see a Ouija board as harmless fun, before quickly realising that the power behind such practices is dark and demonic. God gave a very clear warning to the Israelites not to be involved in the occult.

Unusually Strong Earthquake Jolts Gulf of America
According to USGS, an unusually strong earthquake jolted the Gulf of America. At 2:41 pm in the afternoon local time on Friday, from a depth of 10km, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck roughly 70 miles south of Gulf Shores, Alabama in open waters of the Gulf of America. While the earthquake was relatively weak, it was unusually strong for the region. There were no reported injuries or any damage.

How Hackers Can Control Your Phone With “Zero-Click” Attack
there is a growing menace called zero-click attacks, which have previously targeted only VIPs or the very wealthy because of their cost and sophistication. A zero-click attack is a cyberattack that hacks a device without the user clicking anything. It can happen just by receiving a message, call, or file. The attacker uses hidden flaws in apps or systems to take control of the device, with no action needed from the user and the user remains unaware of the attack.

Trans CEMA Director Suspended After Failure To Alert St. Louis Residents Of Deadly Tornado
The head of the City Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) in St. Louis has been suspended pending an investigation into into why tornado sirens did not sound before an EF-3 tornado hit parts of Central West End and North City last week. A physical button must be pushed by officials at the CEMA office in order to activate warning sirens; this was never done. Five people died when the storm struck.

Father Of DC Shooting Suspect Was Democrats’ Honored Guest At Trump Congressional Address
The father of the suspected gunman in the murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday, was the honored guest of a far-left lawmaker at President Trump’s joint address to Congress back in March, the New York Post reported.

House Oversight Chair Wants To Question Biden Handlers Acting As ‘De Facto Presidents’
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has announced that he is seeking depositions from four former Biden staffers in addition to former White House physician Kevin O’Connor in an effort to find out if they were influencing the cognitively impaired Joe Biden and acting as ‘de facto Presidents’.  Describing the former handlers as “unelected bureaucrats”, Comer told Fox News host Jesse Watters that the committee has identified them “as the main gatekeepers for the Biden White House.”

Anthropic’s Latest AI Model Threatened Engineers With Blackmail To Avoid Shutdown
Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 4, tried to blackmail engineers in internal tests by threatening to expose personal details if it were shut down, according to a newly released safety report that evaluated the model’s behavior under extreme simulated conditions. … the model did act in “more seriously misaligned ways” when put into situations where its continued existence was threatened and it was told to reason about self-preservation. the model’s willingness to blackmail or take other “extremely harmful actions” like stealing its own code and deploying itself elsewhere in potentially unsafe ways appeared only in highly contrived settings, and that the behavior was “rare and difficult to elicit.” Still, such behavior was more common than in earlier AI models, according to the researchers.

RFK Jr. Drops Bombshell ‘MAHA’ Report Outlining ‘Existential Public Health Crisis’ And What To Do About It
The Government has never admitted that the United States is in an existential public health crisis. Today, we did—and now we’re going to do something about it. However, before listing the host of potential contributing causes of chronic illnesses, the report first addresses “Corporate Capture and the Revolving Door.” Starting on page eighteen, the incestuous relationship between big government and bigger monopolies begins to paint a picture of how we’ve ended up here in the first place

US Removes Syria Sanctions In Implementation Of Trump’s ‘Fresh Start’ Vision
The White House on Friday began easing sanctions on Syria, in fulfillment of President Trump’s promise to give the war-torn country a new chance and put it on the path to “greatness”. “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” Trump had first announced in an investment forum in Riyadh last week,

World most violent it has been in decades
At least 50 different countries have been hit by armed conflict in the past year, researchers find. Violence is more widespread today than it has been in decades, with armed conflict touching every major region, … varying levels of conflict were reported across at least 50 different countries, from the civil war in Myanmar to extreme violence between drug cartels in Mexico, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED). … the trend will probably continue throughout 2025 and beyond.

DOJ sues Newark, other N.J. cities over sanctuary policies
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued Newark and three other New Jersey cities, accusing them of violating federal law by refusing to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The suit filed on Friday, targeted policies which block federal agents from getting information on someone’s immigration status. Officials say these policies undermine national security and protect criminals from deportation.

Russia and Ukraine swap 307 soldiers on second day of POW exchange
Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 307 of their service personnel on Saturday on the second day of an extended prisoner swap set to be the largest in the three-year war. U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested the swap could herald a new phase in stop-start efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv. There should be 1,000 prisoners released on each side over three days.

Ours Is A System Of Fraud, Swindles, And Corruption
But all bubbles pop, and there are no tricks left to fund both the greed of the few and the needs of the many…

Doug Casey On The Neocons And Their Push For The Next Big War
The neocons believe the world has to be run, and they should be the ones running it…

Azerbaijan seeks to ‘silence’ Christian group at UN over Nagorno Karabakh
Azerbaijan has filed a formal complaint with the UN Committee on NGOs against Christian Solidarity International over its advocacy for Armenian Christians displaced from Nagorno Karabakh.

Downburst damages multiple aircraft at North Perry Airport, Florida
A severe thunderstorm produced a damaging downburst in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on Friday, May 23, 2025, severely damaging multiple aircraft at North Perry Airport and prompting an emergency airport closure. Straight-line winds also caused widespread damage across Broward County, with hail reported along the Treasure Coast.

Did ‘Pride Go Before The Fall’ For Major Corporations?
After years of cultural dominance, what’s finally slowing the momentum of the Pride movement? Recent reporting from outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times shows that major corporations are quietly backing away from the signature events of Pride Month. The movement once championed by boardrooms is now being met with increasing caution — even silence.

Vaccination dogma: Mass vaccination has never worked; not for any disease
…In the following, Roman Bystrianyk explains why mass vaccination is not necessary, and never has been.  A handful of honest physicians have noted this for decades: what truly conquered infectious diseases wasn’t medical intervention but clean water, adequate nutrition and humane living conditions.  “What actually saves lives [is] real, genuine health, which is something you can’t get in a pill or an injection,” he writes.

1 In 4 People In Germany Now Has Migrant Background, Data Shows
Germany’s migrant population is surging, with new data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) revealing that more than one in four people now living in the country has a migration background.

Government-Assisted Suicide Is Spreading Across The Western World
Is it humanitarian empathy, or a nihilistic death cult that desires a legal rationale for population control?  The legislative push for government assisted euthanasia in the western world is one of the most guarded topics in establishment media.  Nothing negative or critical can be said and all concerns are dismissed as “conspiracy theory”.  The government run suicide apparatus is a pure and loving function of progressive society…and how dare you suggest otherwise.

Columbia Anti-Israel Group Praises D.C. Shooter’s Actions
An anti-Israel activist group linked to the library takeover at Columbia University put out a statement Friday praising alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter Elias Rodriguez’s shocking crime as “an act of solidarity and love.

Jewish protester in London charged over placard that may offend ‘pro-Hezbollah’ activists
A Jewish protester was arrested by London’s Metropolitan police for a placard he held mocking the eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Telegraph revealed on Friday.

France Has Fallen to the Muslim Brotherhood: A Government Report Exposes the Islamic Network Within
A landmark French intelligence report has revealed that the Muslim Brotherhood has constructed a vast, foreign-funded, ideologically driven infrastructure across France – spanning mosques, schools, digital media, and parallel local governance systems – with the ultimate goal of replacing secular democratic rule with Sharia, and warns that this same model is being replicated in Western nations, including the United States.

House Oversight Chair Wants To Question Biden Handlers Acting As ‘De Facto Presidents’
“If I could prosecute, there would be Biden family members in prison now. There would be Deep State actors in prison…”

Desperate and Searching :: By Daymond Duck

On May 15, 2025, Harbingers Daily posted an article by Dean Dwyer, long-time Pastor and President of Eiser Street Baptist Church in Queensland, Australia.

Here is part of what Dwyer wrote:

>It seems that nearly everywhere you turn, people are talking about peace.

>On every continent and in nearly every country, leaders are holding out hope that somebody will be able to advance the cause of peace throughout the world.  Many are desperate for a resolution to the problems plaguing the world, and we know that desperate and spiritually blind people often lack sufficient discernment to make good decisions.  There is already a Prince of Peace, but since most of the world has rejected Him, a counterfeit will soon arrive.  The world’s longing for peace and safety will play into the hands of the Antichrist, who will convince the world that only he can provide the lasting peace and security that has long been desired.

>Peace is on the lips of many at present, and what is interesting to note is that the UN has scheduled a high-level conference on the Two-State solution to take place from June 2-4, 2025, in New York.  So that nobody is left with any doubts as to the intention of the summit, it is being referred to as the “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and implementation of the Two-State solution.” As this date approaches, expect to hear more and more about “peace.” Whether or not anything tangible will come out of the summit remains to be seen.  But it reminds us that as the world desperately searches for peace, it will soon welcome a person who will ultimately bring it anything but.

Dwyer definitely has a good knowledge of the Scriptures and an understanding of the current political situation.

In the days of the prophet Joel, God warned that He would deal with the nations because they had scattered His people and divided His land (Joel 3:2).

And in the days of the prophet Daniel, God warned that a coming leader (the Antichrist) would confirm (strengthen) a worthless covenant with many for peace in the Middle East (Dan. 9:27).

Starting on May 13, 2025, Pres. Trump:

  • Visited the Middle East and discussed peace (normalization agreements) between several Arab nations and Israel.
  • Met with the new president of Syria and discussed peace with Israel.
  • Met with an official of Iran and discussed an agreement to peacefully settle the controversy over Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons.

Pres. Trump has been clear that he prefers to be a Pres. of peace instead of a Pres. of war.

When asked about the signs of His Second Coming, Jesus said there will be wars and rumors of wars.

There are so many wars and rumors of wars today, the world seems to be desperately searching for peace.

Here is a link to Dwyer’s article:

https://harbingersdaily.com/the-worlds-longing-for-peace-and-safety-will-play-right-into-the-hands-of-the-antichrist/

Here are some articles that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near.

One, concerning peace and Iran: on May 15, 2025, U.S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio said:

>Our problem is not with the Iranian people. The Iranian people are a peaceful people, an ancient civilization and culture we admire greatly.

>Our problem is with a clerical regime that is behind every problem in the region: Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, the militias that have conducted attacks out of Iraq and Syria.”

>All of those terror groups track back to the Iranian regime.

>All the instability in Syria tracks back to the Iranian regime.

>It’s a regime that every day and every Friday chants, ‘death to Israel, death to America.’

>We have to believe them when they say that.

>The Iranian regime must never get nuclear weapons.

>The end decision lies in the hands of one person, and that’s the supreme leader in Iran, and I hope he chooses the path of peace and prosperity, not a destructive path.

>We’ll see how that plays out.

Two, concerning peace and Iran: on May 18, 2025:

Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said

  • We have one very, very clear red line, and that is enrichment. We cannot allow even 1% of an enrichment capability. Everything begins… with a deal that does not include enrichment… because enrichment enables weaponization. And we will not allow a bomb to get here.
  • Iran’s foreign minister responded on X: Enrichment in Iran… will continue with or without a deal. If the US is interested in ensuring that Iran will not have nuclear weapons, a deal is within reach.

Three, concerning peace and Hamas: on May 15, 2025, Pres. Trump said Hamas is going to have to be dealt with (in order to bring peace in Gaza).

Here are some daily updates on the war.

  • On May 16, 2025, Israel escalated its airstrikes in the Gaza Strip by attacking more than 150 targets in 24 hours. Netanyahu’s promised ground invasion appeared to be imminent. The U.S. and Qatar were searching for a way to bring about a ceasefire.
  • During the late hours of May 16, 2025, Israel said it is working to seize strategic areas of the Gaza Strip in preparation for expanding its military campaign there.
  • On May 17, 2025, Hamas said it would return to ceasefire negotiations.
  • On May 18, 2025, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu confirmed that ceasefire negotiations are underway, and he repeated that Israel is open to ending the fighting if Hamas is disarmed and all the remaining hostages are released.
  • On May 19, 2025, it was reported that Israel had struck more than 160 targets in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

(Update: On May 19, 2025, Israel ordered the total evacuation of Khan Younis, a major city in Gaza.)

Four, concerning the Houthis in Yemen: on May 16, 2025, 15 Israeli jets dropped 35 bombs on two Houthi ports, so the Houthis now have no place for large ships to dock.

Five, concerning the Two-State Solution: on May 16, 2025, a reader sent the following to me and said it was from Bubba News Telegram:

  • The June 2-4, 2025, UN meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no longer scheduled.
  • It has been rescheduled/replaced by the France and Saudi Arabia-backed conference on a 2-state solution, now set for June 17-20, 2025, at UN headquarters in NYC.
  • No evidence currently suggests that a separate meeting is still planned for June 2-4.
  • The “High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” is the primary event, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, aimed at advancing UN resolutions on the two-state solution.
  • It was mandated by a September 2024 General Assembly resolution and is now scheduled for June 17-20, 2025.

(Update: On May 19, 2025, it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu called it “a huge prize for terror.”)

(My opinion: The desperate search of unbelieving world leaders for peace and safety is on the verge of a giant step toward the Tribulation Period.)

Five, concerning the Two-State Solution (the division of Israel) and God’s threat to drag the nations into the Battle of Armageddon for that (Joel 3:2): on May 19, 2025, France, Canada, and the UK released a communique that said in part:

  • The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable. We call on the Israeli government to stop its military operations in Gaza and immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter.
  • If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.
  • pointing to an upcoming international conference co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, scheduled to take place next month (June 17-20) in New York.
  • We must all work toward the implementation of a two-state solution, which is the only way to bring long-lasting peace and security that both Israelis and Palestinians deserve and ensure long-term stability in the region.

(My opinion: The Two-State Solution will not bring peace and security – peace and safety. It will not stabilize the Middle East. As I said above, it will be a major step toward the beginning of the Tribulation Period, and that is where all of this is heading. The core problem is not Israel defending itself against Hamas. It is radical Muslims trying to conquer the world for Allah.)

Six, concerning peace between Russia and Ukraine: on May 19, 2025, Pres. Trump said he had a two-hour conversation with Russian Pres. Putin.

Trump added that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire and, more importantly, an end to the war.

According to Trump, the Vatican is interested in hosting the negotiations.

(My comment: Be aware that God said He would put hooks in Gog’s jaw, turn him back and drag him and his allies – Iran, etc. – onto the mountains of Israel in the latter days and latter years; Ezek. 38:4. We don’t know that this is it, but it bears watching).

Seven, concerning natural disasters increasing in frequency and intensity at the end of the age: on May 17, 2025, it was reported that a massive dust storm struck Chicago’s 2.6 million people that was so big and bad, it could be seen from space.

The National Weather Service issued a dust storm warning for only the second time in history, and a Chicago meteorologist said this was the first dust storm to ever hit Chicago.

Visibility was near zero, wind gusts were up to 60 mph, and after many accidents, people were told not to travel unless it was absolutely necessary.

Eight, concerning the moral decline of America at the end of the age, here is a link to an excellent three-minute video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTB4aTGaG_M&t=15s

Nine, concerning the long-awaited battle of Gog and Magog, on May 21, 2025, Iran’s parliament ratified a new agreement with Russia.

It reportedly stops short of a mutual defense clause, but it commits both nations to respond to common military threats, advance military-technical collaboration, and engage in joint military exercises.

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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