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NYTIMES (Jennifer Medina, Theodore Schleifer, Ellen Gabler and Yair Rosenberg) - AIPAC Is Spending Millions to Elect Friends. It’s Also Making Enemies.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the group’s support.

NYTIMES (Pragati K.B.) - Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

NYTIMES (Keith Bradsher and Alexandra Stevenson) - China Resumes Curbs on Fuel Exports, Tightening Global Energy Markets

China has started limiting exports of refined products again as its own inventories of crude oil and refined products have dwindled.

NYTIMES (Yan Zhuang) - China’s Push into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage

As citizens embrace the technology for entertainment, relationships and even farming advice, the government is stepping up efforts to set limits.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - Is Russia Planning an Attack on a NATO Country?

A recent warning by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. The post Is Russia Planning an Attack on a NATO Country? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Ukraine Is Russia Planning an Attack on a NATO Country? A recent warning by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the world during the United Nations General Assembly last week. He said that Russia “constantly threatens Poland and the Baltic States” and warned that “Russia may go further into Europe, even into NATO territory.” Zelensky then insisted that “leaders have intelligence showing Russian intentions.” It is not the first time the specter of Russian expansion of the war beyond the borders of Ukraine into a European NATO member nation has been raised without much evidence. Zelensky had previously made…Open

What have high-ranking military and political leaders said regarding the evidence of a Russian plan to expand the war into NATO?
General Alexus Grynkewich (head of U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied commander Europe) stated in June that there is no need for concern about Russia attacking a Baltic country because Russia is not looking for a conflict and understands they would not succeed. Additionally, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated, "We don’t see any signs of that," and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated, "That threat is not there."
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What is the assessment from intelligence and government officials in the Baltic states regarding an imminent Russian military attack?
Estonian intelligence assesses that Russia has no intention of militarily attacking Estonia or any other NATO member state in the coming year; Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics, Defense Minister Raivis Melnis, and security head Normunds Mezviets all stated they see no signs or information indicating an imminent military attack; and Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre assesses there are no grounds to believe large-scale military action against Lithuania or other allies is imminent.
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What are the practical and geopolitical objections mentioned regarding a potential Russian conventional attack on a NATO country?
Practically, Russia is currently engaged in a war of attrition in Ukraine and lacks the manpower for a conventional war against another country or the NATO bloc without significant mobilization. Geopolitically, Russia's stated goal in the Ukraine conflict was to avoid a war with NATO, as noted by Russian, Ukrainian, and NATO officials.
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What assessment did former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith provide regarding the possibility of an imminent Russian war on NATO territory?
While Smith suggested that NATO countries must help Ukraine push Russia out of its territory to prevent Russia from feeling compelled to keep going, she conceded that "we do not have indicators or warnings right now that a Russian war is imminent on NATO territory."
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What claims did Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky make regarding Russia and NATO during his address at the United Nations General Assembly?
Zelensky stated that Russia "constantly threatens Poland and the Baltic States," warned that "Russia may go further into Europe, even into NATO territory," and insisted that "leaders have intelligence showing Russian intentions."
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REDSTATE (Rusty Weiss) - Wannabe World Mall Cop Mamdani Tells Theo Von the US Should Join the ICC and Arrest Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Communist) believes the United States should join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and enforce its arrest warrants, including the one against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Former Olympian David Hearn speaks out after vandalism case is permanently dismissed

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn says he is “relieved” after a Washington, D.C. judge permanently dismissed the vandalism case against him.

WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - Democrats expand battleground for House, reaching into bloodred districts

The additions include Kansas’s 2nd, Michigan’s 1st, North Carolina’s 13th, New Jersey’s 2nd, Oklahoma’s 5th, Texas’s 9th, Virginia’s 6th and Washington’s 5th.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump's White House A.I. accidentally tells the truth

In this week's edition of PSAKI BOMBS! Jen Psaki tests Donald Trump's new federal government artificial intelligence and Trump won't like the results. Plus, what's Trump's is Trump's and what's yours is Trump's as he'll take your song, your sports highlights and even your face for his own propaganda purposes. And Jen takes a look at how survivors of sexual abuse have become a powerful voice in this year's election.