27 Feb 2025

Strong M6.0 earthquake, multiple aftershocks hit off the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.0 struck southeast of Tutuyan, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, at 22:55 UTC on February 25, 2025 (06:55 LT on February 26). The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS and EMSC reported a slightly higher magnitude of 6.1. Multiple aftershocks followed, with at least twelve registering M4.0 or higher.

Severe floods leave at least 26 dead in Helmand and Farah, Afghanistan
Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in multiple districts of Helmand and Farah provinces, Afghanistan, leading to the deaths of at least 26 people, as of February 26, 2025.

Key West, Florida records wettest February day in 13 years
Floods hit Key West, in Florida, after a bout of heavy rains on Monday, February 24, 2025, marked the area’s wettest day February day in 13 years.

Is The Stage Being Set For Damascus To Be Utterly Destroyed And Turned Into A Heap Of Ruins?
The Sunni radicals that have taken over Syria are demanding that all Israeli forces must leave Syrian territory.  On the other side, the IDF is hammering military targets in southern Syria with a blistering wave of airstrikes, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that any military forces aligned with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham will not be allowed south of Damascus.  Do you understand what this means?  It means that Damascus is now right on the front lines of a conflict between Israel and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that is rapidly heating up.  If all-out war erupts, Damascus is likely to be absolutely devastated.

Iranian Nuke Sites On “High Alert” For Stealth Jet Attacks; Enriched Uranium Stockpiles Near Level For Bomb
Iran has placed its missile defense systems on high alert, anticipating potential Israeli and US airstrikes on nuclear sites, The Telegraph reported. The report follows a Bloomberg report citing the International Atomic Energy Agency, which found that Iran’s uranium stockpile has surged in recent months.

USAID Sent Millions To Ukraine In Secret Slush Funds, Investigators Found
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials repeatedly refused to allow investigators working for Senate DOGE Caucus Chairman Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to examine documents related to U.S. tax dollars allegedly intended to help Ukraine combat the Russian invasion, investigators told The Epoch Times.

Trump shares AI video of his vision for Gaza — featuring giant gold statue and him lounging poolside with Netanyahu
President Trump has shared an AI-generated video depicting his resort-like vision for the future of Gaza — featuring a gigantic golden statue of the president as well as images of him lounging topless poolside with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

AI data centres will consume more than a third of Ireland’s electricity supply by 2026
Ireland’s data centres are projected to consume 33% of the country’s electricity grid by 2026, with approximately 130 data centres expected to be in operation. The expansion of data centres is driven by the growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and is largely owned and operated by international technology giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

Germany Cancels 500-Year-Old Carnival—Islamic Terror or State-Sanctioned Surrender
Munich has hosted traditional carnival festivals since the medieval period, dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. For over 500 years, these celebrations have been a constant feature of German culture. Now, they have been canceled—allegedly due to security concerns following the most recent Islamic terror attack in Munich, which left two dead and 39 injured.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Calls UK Ordering Apple To Create ‘Backdoor’ To Encrypted Costumer Data an ‘Egregious’ Violation of Americans’ Rights
Besides the many trade, geopolitical and security issues plaguing the relations between the US under President Donald J. Trump and the European ‘allies’, another sticking point is bound to be the matter of freedom of speech and privacy rights of citizens.

US Department of Justice has tried to justify confiscating money from a small business by saying money is not property
The US Department of Justice has argued that money is not property, claiming that confiscating $50,000 from a small business in Maryland does not infringe on his right to private property. The DOJ provided three rationales for this argument: the government creates money, the government can tax money, and the Constitution allows the government to spend money for the “general welfare.” The government’s argument could justify seizing anyone’s money without due process. “Before you run out and trade your USD for meme coins, let me reassure you,” lawyer Rob Johnson writes, “DOJ’s argument is wrong … Money is property.”

NHS is no longer a health service; it’s a church of woke
The NHS has gone woke, James Esses writes and describes a conversation he had with a leading cancer surgeon. The surgeon said that the NHS has been taken over by “woke culture,” with resources being diverted into initiatives such as educating staff on “pansexuals” rather than patient care.  The allocation of funds to “gender surgery” services would be better spent on cancer treatments; thousands of women are having healthy breasts removed due to “gender dysphoria,” which is a mental illness.

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