Strongest Quake of the Week Strikes Tennessee near New Madrid Seismic Zone
USGS reports that the strongest earthquake of the last 7 days struck Tennessee near the heart of the New Madrid Seismic Zone today at 7:26 am. The relatively weak magnitude 2.2 event, which struck from a depth of 8.3 km, serves as a reminder of how active the region is for quakes.

WI Teen Charged With Murdering Parents In ‘Neo-Nazi’ Satanic Plot To Kill Trump
The teenager, Nikita Casap, has been charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide of his own mother and stepfather, … Casap had put together a deranged fantasy whereby he would kill his own parents and use his inheritance to fund an assassinate attempt on Trump and simultaneously launch an anti-government insurgency. He documented it in a manifesto titled “Accelerate the Collapse,

Counter UAS System
The system counters drones through two primary methods: a jammer that simultaneously disrupts multiple frequency bands via directional antennas and complex kill options, including an auto-aligning gun system and specialized net-capture drones that safely land intercepted threats.

ScotAccount: A digital ID that is being introduced across Scotland
Scotland is implementing a digital ID system, known as ScotAccount, to streamline access to government services, including healthcare, benefits and taxes. The system raises surveillance and privacy concerns due to the centralisation of sensitive citizen data, increasing the risk of illegal access by hackers and governments.

Unsuccessful Houthi missile attack sends millions of Israelis to bunkers at the end of Passover weekend
Just as the first Passover weekend came to an end on Sunday evening, red alert sirens began blaring across central Israel following a ballistic missile launch by the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen.

Palestinian tycoon quits Harvard over funding Hamas allegations
Palestinian billionaire Bashar Masri resigned from his post at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government after a lawsuit alleged he funded Hamas rocket launchers and tunnel infrastructure. Masri left his position on Harvard’s dean’s council after he was said to have used the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Gaza development projects to funnel funds to Hamas.

IDF strikes Hamas terror sites amid expanded Gaza ops
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday attacked a Hamas command-and-control center in the area of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, where numerous terrorists were planning to carry out attacks, according to the military. Steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance.

Mother Arrested, Held In Police Cell In UK, For Confiscating Her Own Daughters’ iPads
A mother was arrested and jailed for seven hours after she confiscated iPads from her own children because she wanted them to concentrate on their homework. It’s the latest insane story of police overreach from the backwards UK, where stabbings are just an everyday occurrence and robberies are not even investigated, but people saying mean words about the ‘wrong’ things are thrown in prison.

‘Screw you!’ | Netanyahu’s son attacks French President, PM backs him up
“Screw you!” Netayahu wrote in a post on X in response to Macron’s post, which stated, “Yes to peace. Yes to Israel’s security. Yes to a Palestinian state without Hamas.” Echoing the tone of the French President’s post and referring to territories occupied by the French regime, the Prime Minister’s son continued: “Yes to independence of New Caledonia! Yes to independence to French Polynesia! Yes to independence of Corsica! Yes to independence of the Basque Country! Yes to independence of French Guinea! Stop the neo imperialism of France in West Africa!”

Hegseth says If nuclear talks fail, US military ready ‘to go far, deep and big’
Hegseth on Sunday described the first, tentative contacts in Oman as “productive” and “a good step”. He told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that while President Donald Trump hoped to never have to resort to a military option, “We’ve shown a capability to go far, to go deep and to go big.” “Again, we don’t want to do that, but if we have to, we will to prevent the nuclear bomb in Iran’s hands.”

Not So Fast: Lutnick Says Semiconductor Tariffs Coming “In Month Or Two”, Exemption Is Only “Temporary”
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told ABC’s This Week host Jonathan Karl that smartphones, computers, chips, and other consumer electronics may soon be subject to separate tariffs in a month or so, suggesting that the exemptions announced Friday evening are only temporary.

Taxpayer-Funded NGO With China & Democratic Party Ties Giving ICE Evasion Training
The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project—an investigative arm of the conservative think tank that uses FOIA requests, lawsuits, and undercover videos to expose fraud, waste, and bloated government—partnered with Muckraker investigative journalist Anthony Rubin to uncover a taxpayer-funded NGO allegedly providing “ICE evasion training” to help illegal aliens subvert federal immigration laws. Even more alarming, prominent left-wing politicians are reportedly linked to the NGO, which appears to have questionable ties with China. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY).

RFK Jr. Tells Trump ‘We Will Know’ What’s Caused Massive Autism Outbreak ‘By September’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday declared he will have an answer within five months to a question that has dogged medical research for decades: What has caused the massive increase in autism?

Space Force Base Commander Relieved of Duty for Comments on JD Vance
Space Force Col. Susannah Meyers, former head of the Pituffik Space Base, was removed from command on Thursday, Space Operations Command announced in a media release, citing “loss of confidence in her ability to lead.” Meyers was pulled hours after a report revealed she sent an email distancing the U.S. military installation from Vance and the policies of the Trump administration.

California’s drought has returned — and it’s already bad
After a decidedly weird and only occasionally wet winter, California is once again drying out — and fast. New data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that large swaths of both California and Nevada are facing down a summer of extreme drought, particularly in the southeast corners of those states. And the summer heatwaves haven’t even hit yet.

Viral CIA file about aliens attacking soldiers takes off with UFO intrigue
A declassified document posted to the CIA’s website is raising eyebrows with claims of an alleged UFO attack on Soviet forces. The viral report summarizes an article published by Canadian Weekly World News and the Ukrainian paper Holos Ukrayiny and was initially released to the public in May 2000. The firsthand report describes a retaliatory alien attack after Soviet soldiers reportedly shot down a UFO flying over a military base.

Severe sandstorms move across northern China, breaking wind records at 499 stations and prompting rare public advisories
Chinese authorities warned citizens weighing less than 50 kg (110 lb) to stay indoors as a large-scale low-pressure system moving in from Mongolia brought record-breaking winds exceeding 150 km/h (93 mph) to parts of northern China. Over 499 weather stations broke April wind records as the system moved southeast through the weekend, causing widespread damage and placing millions under severe weather alerts.

Germany to prepare children for war 
The German Interior Ministry is advising schools to prepare children for crises and war, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Monday, citing a ministry spokesperson.

Missiles launched from Yemen set off sirens across Israel and West Bank
Residents sought cover in Israel and the West Bank on Sunday amid reports of a missile strike from Yemen. Sirens could be heard in Tel Aviv as well as Ramallah.

With Trump’s backing, Israel pushes deeper into Gaza as pressure builds for hostage deal
Nearly a month into Israel’s renewed ground operation, U.S. backing appears to be shaping the conflict on multiple levels—militarily, diplomatically and politically. Israeli officials have suggested the chances of a hostage deal have significantly increased, with some anticipating developments within the next two weeks.

Two British mothers share how the Islamic radicalization of their children at college has devastated their lives 
In the interview below, Urban Scoop shines a spotlight on the harrowing stories of two mothers whose children attended Bromley College, London, only to have their lives derailed by radicalization at the hands of Muslim peers.

Fibrous, rubbery clots caused by covid injections have prion-like seeding activity
At the end of March, one of the team members, Tom Haviland, published an update on what they had discovered.  They confirmed the presence of amyloid proteins in the white fibrous clots, and new research has led them to believe these amyloid structures are caused by “phosphorylation” induced by covid injections.

ScotAccount: A digital ID that is being introduced across Scotland 
Scotland is implementing a digital ID system, known as ScotAccount, to streamline access to government services, including healthcare, benefits and taxes. The system raises surveillance and privacy concerns due to the centralization of sensitive citizen data, increasing the risk of illegal access by hackers and governments.

Over 100 Feared Dead in Sudan Attacks on Refugee Camps and City
Over 100 people are feared to have been killed by the paramilitary RSF in Sudan … The attacks targeted the Zamzam and Abu Shouk refugee camps and the city of al-Fashir in the state of North Darfur. The RSF, together with allied militias, attacked the camps and the city from multiple directions on the ground and with artillery and drones.

Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions
Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats. The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past. Through Executive Order 14167 of January 20, 2025 (Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States), I assigned the Armed Forces of the United States the military missions of repelling the invasion and sealing the United States southern border from unlawful entry to maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States.

A Tale Of Two Sanctuary Cities: Chicago Hits Back At Trump, L.A. Stays Quiet
Trump, who has repeatedly promised to conduct the largest mass deportation of illegal immigrants in U.S. history, on Thursday pledged to put an end to these states’ and localities’ “sanctuary policies.”
“Harboring aliens is a federal crime. Trump’s Justice Department has already asked a federal judge to strike down sanctuary policies in Chicago. California leaders reacted to Trump’s latest shot across the bow with silence.

Israel occupies Rafah – “Implementing Trump’s plan”
Israel claims to have completed the takeover of the so-called Morag corridor in southern Gaza. Rafah is now part of Israel’s “security zone”, claims the country’s Defense Minister Israel Katz. According to him, Israel is working to realize Donald Trump’s criticized Gaza plan.

White House Press Secretary prays before addressing media
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt prayed that God would give her strength and ‘the ability to articulate our words’ before she went into the press briefing room Friday.

IDF uncovers terror tunnel inside Rafah kindergarten
IDF forces operating in Rafah uncovered and destroyed a Hamas tunnel hidden beneath a former kindergarten and near a school, exposing how Hamas embeds its infrastructure in civilian areas.

Trump’s tariff tantrums: US excludes chips, phones, computers from reciprocal tariffs
The Trump administration has granted tariff exclusions for smartphones, computers and other electronics imports supplied largely by China, sparing them from much of President Donald Trump’s steep 125% duties.

Are China Road Traffic Indicators Set To Collapse As Tariff War Cancels Factory Orders
Beijing has remained very quiet this week regarding the economic fallout from President Trump’s deepening trade war. In contrast, U.S. media outlets have reported that U.S. companies have canceled or reduced orders for heavily tariffed goods from China—signaling a pullback in shipments likely to translate into economic pain for Chinese suppliers.

US Judge Declines To Block Immigration Raids At Churches
A federal judge on April 11 declined to prevent Department of Homeland Security agents from conducting immigration raids at churches.

Dershowitz: Central Park Five Will Regret Filing Suit Against Trump
Dershowitz said that the Central Park Five men were not completely innocent and that new scrutiny could expose details they’d rather keep buried. “This is going to be a very hard case for the plaintiffs to win. They were not innocent people. They were doing things in the park that certainly were not commendable, at least some of them were,” Dershowitz said.

House Passes SAVE Act: Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Federal Elections
The House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on Thursday, which would require documentary proof of US citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections. The final vote was 220-208, with one Democrat absent due to medical issues. Four Democrats voted with all the Republicans in support of the bill.

End of the line for Hong Kong’s Democratic Party
Lau is the former chair of the Democratic Party, once the city’s stalwart opposition force but now seatless and preparing to dissolve as some of its veterans languish in jail. The party and its campaign for freer elections have withered under Beijing’s years-long national security crackdown. After 2019 protests paralysed the financial hub, Beijing moved to further restrict elections and imprison democracy campaigners.

Over one million impacted as laboratory service declares serious data breach
Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), a nonprofit that provides centralized laboratory services, including to select Planned Parenthood centers, disclosed a breach exposing the sensitive information of 1.6 million individuals. An investigation revealed that an unauthorized third party gained access to portions of LSC’s network and accessed/removed certain files belonging to LSC.

IDF issues evacuation order for southern Khan Younis after rocket fire at Israel
The Israeli military on Saturday issued an immediate evacuation warning to the residents of the southern neighborhoods of Khan Younis, after three rockets were launched from the area at Israeli territory. “Hamas bears full responsibility for the displacement and suffering of civilians,” the IDF said.
“This is the final moment to remove Hamas and release the hostages

The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges
Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating March 28 earthquake.

Severe dust storms hit Delhi, leaving 2 dead and 5 injured, India
At least two people died while five others were injured in Delhi on Friday, April 11, 2025, as severe dust storms hit the region, downing trees and power lines, reducing visibility, creating dangerous travel conditions on roads, and disrupting hundreds of flights.

High winds and sandstorms prompt Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close parks
High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as massive gales felled hundreds of trees, crushing cars and damaging older homes across China’s capital.

Minority Report: UK Government Developing ‘Murder Prediction’ Program
The UK government is in the process of developing a system to predict whether people will commit homicide in the future. What could possibly go wrong with that?

Israeli Military Admits Hamas Still Has 75% of Tunnels Intact & 40,000 Fighters
Israeli military sources speaking to the press revealed the lack of progress Tel Aviv has made toward one of its core goals in Gaza: eliminating Hamas. The armed wing of the Palestinian group reportedly retains 75% of its tunnel network, 40,000 fighters and the ability to produce its own weapons.

FDA Fast Tracks “Self-Amplifying mRNA Vaccine Candidate” For Bird Flu
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted fast track designation for a “self-amplifying mRNA vaccine candidate” against bird flu.

“Exercise Polaris” – WHO Conducts Two-Day Pandemic Simulation 
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened more than 15 countries and 20 regional health agencies to conduct a two-day simulation of a “fictional virus spreading across the world.”

Lucy Connolly’s case demonstrates that two-tier injustice is politically motivated “from the top”
West Northamptonshire childminder Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after posting a tweet.  Not only was the charge against her spurious and an attack on free speech, but the sentencing and the subsequent denial of bail have been politically motivated, “from the top,” by Keir Starmer himself. As Nigel Bennett tweeted, “Nothing illustrates the scandal of British two-tier injustice more vividly than this case. The English legal system was once the template for the world; now, it’s a disgrace.”

United Nations Pushes Agenda To Replace Airline Boarding Passes With Facial Recognition Technology
The agenda to enforce biometrics for air travel is gaining steam as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates global airline policy, wants to enforce digital surveillance on passengers.

Netanyahu slams Canadian PM for appearing to back protester’s Gaza ‘genocide’ claim
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for appearing to support a protester’s claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza during its ongoing war against the Hamas terror group.

UN committee agrees to impose taxes on shipping, it’s a leap forward for One World Governance
The UN approved the first global carbon tax yesterday, which would require all ships worldwide to use a less carbon-intensive fuel mix or else pay for excess emissions from 2028. It is the start of the UN raising its own funds through taxes rather than being reliant on contributions from national governments.