J.D. Vance’s extraordinary journey from a harsh childhood to being the Republican vice-presidential nominee highlights resilience, family influence, and the potential for transformative leadership.

By DOUGLAS ALTABEF | JULY 21, 2024

VICE PRESIDENTIAL nominee J.D. Vance stands at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week. His life was literally saved by his Hillbilly grandparents, the writer notes. (photo credit: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR)

An extraordinarily difficult childhood was the crucible for the man who someday might become the leader of the free world. Few have as much cringe worthiness and random nuttiness as does the amazing coming of age story of J. D. Vance, the recently nominated Republican candidate for vice president of the United States.

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By Michael Ordman, VGNI

In the 21st Jul 24 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

• Even the loss of limbs cannot defeat the Israeli spirit.
• Israeli computer-brain interface breakthrough could restore the power of speech.
• An Israeli surgical device can transform the lives of millions of heart patients.
• Israeli tech enables those with impaired speech to access the Internet.
• An Israeli food additive makes cooking oil safe for re-use.
• The FBI used Israeli tech to access cellphone of would-be assassin.
• In the latest EU Horizon investment round, the 3rd most funds went to Israel.
• A Haredi community hosted 180 secular Nova survivors for Shabbat.

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?"Western civilization could not survive the destruction of the Jewish state, because it would be, among much else, the cutting away of the whole tree we're on. And Western civilization would die."

Author @DouglasKMurray appeared on @dailywireplus with @benshapiro and gave an… pic.twitter.com/ukkWjoA72Y

— Etana Hecht ?? ?? (@etanadeeIL) July 7, 2024

Tierney Real News | July 19, 2024

Since the CIA was formed in 1947 as an independent spy agency, there have been numerous political assassinations, attempted assassinations, coups and roughly 30 mass shootings in America. Do you think that’s a coincidence? I do not.

In the 1960’s, four major political assassinations – John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald, Martin Luther King by James Earl Ray, Robert Kennedy by Sirhan Sirhan and Malcolm X by Muhammad A. Aziz – were all immediately ruled by US intelligence as carried out by “lone gunmen” with personal, not political, motives and no connections to the US Government. Right.

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The attack struck a building a block away from the US consulate.

Daniel Greenfield | July 20, 2024

On July 18, 1994, Hezbollah, directed by the Iranian Islamic regime carried out a truck bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina which killed 85 people and wounded over 300.

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Rush to Judgement

Stephen Bryen | Weapons & Security | July 20, 2024

In my first analysis of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania I pointed out the possibility of a second shooter.  Since my essay was published last Monday, July 15th, more voices have been heard on the possibility of a second shooter.  The FBI and Secret Service insist there was only one shooter and have made no attempt to investigate beyond looking into the background of Thomas Crooks, the 20 year old shooter who was taken out by a Secret Service sniper.

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Peloni: Amb. Ettinger frames the attack in Tel Aviv in the proper context.  It was an Iranian attack on American interests.

See translation below tweet

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— Abedalelah Almaala (@AbedAlmaala) July 19, 2024

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Peloni: Maariv is reporting that Operation Long Hand was intended strengthen the sense of deterrance against the Houthis but to also convey a warning against the full roster of Iranian proxy armies in the region.  Beyond this, the report explains that the attack on the Houthis provided a long overdue response for them having impaired international shipping, and hopefully to strengthen the coalition which has been raised against them

Peloni:  The consequences for the Houthi attack on Tel Aviv appears to be under way.  There was no need for the Houthis to be allowed to conduct themselves as the rogue bandits which they have established themselves to be, all while within the range of the American maritime fleet.  The freedom of the seas have never been so absent of freedom, as the American leadership ties itself ever closer to Iran’s dominance in the region.  Hopefully when the smoke clears and we can better appreciate the damage being wrought by this response to the Tel Aviv attack, it will prove to be more substantive than imagined.

Yemen's oil infrastructure burning ?

They shouldn't have sent that f*cking drone to Tel Aviv.
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— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) July 20, 2024

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This is what will happen in #Syria ??. The info below comes from my sources in the region .
??#Assad will remain in power until the end of 2025, his role is to stabilize the status quo until God until a further notice. He will leave by prior agreement, and you will not know his…

— Rabbi Jacob Y. Herzog ??????? ????? ??????? ?????? (@RabbiHerzog) July 18, 2024

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His response to the crisis, not just his immediate reaction, is a lesson for everyone in every walk of life. And it is a trait he shares with Israel and the Jewish People. 

Daniel Greenfield | Jul 19, 2024

Trump accepts GOP presidential nominationReuters/USA TODAY NETWORK

What Trump always knew and what so many in his party did not was crystallized in fire and blood on a July evening forty miles outside Pittsburgh.

After the shooting, FBI agents, reporters, and a million social media voices descended physically and virtually on the Butler Farm Show Grounds in search of answers. The shooter’s pictures and phone have been pored over, CNN talking heads have analyzed the impact on the election and scrutinized the performance of the former and likely future president’s security detail. And while these things matter, they are not the thing that truly matters.

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A study released today of excess mortality in 125 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic found the major causes of death globally stemmed from public health establishment’s response, including mandates and lockdowns that caused severe stress, harmful medical interventions and the COVID-19 vaccines.

by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. | July 19, 2024

A study released today of excess mortality in 125 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic found the major causes of death globally stemmed from public health establishment’s response, including mandates and lockdowns that caused severe stress, harmful medical interventions and the COVID-19 vaccines.

“We conclude that nothing special would have occurred in terms of mortality had a pandemic not been declared and had the declaration not been acted upon,” the authors of the study wrote.

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Peloni: This is an important thread discussing the value, or lack thereof, regarding the ICJ ruling today.

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There are no surprises at the ICJ Advisory Opinion today, including its timing right before Shabbat. Holding: Israel's presence in West Bank & Jerusalem entirely illegal and ultraverybad.
Some things to keep in mind. THREAD (1/8)
Remember that the ICJ is just the judicial arm…

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) July 19, 2024

On July 18, 1994, at 9:53 am, a Hezbollah suicide bomber, Ibrahim Berro, drove a car laden with explosives in front of the AMIA, the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, and pressed the detonator, ripping the edifice apart, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. The regime in Iran ordered the terror attack, and Hezbollah, Tehran’s proxy in Lebanon, took it upon itself to execute it.

Today, Argentina marked the 30th anniversary of the AMIA bombing. All the perpetrators are still alive, except for Berro and Hezbollah’s senior commander, Imad Moughniyeh, who died in a car bombing in Damascus in 2008. The wily paymasters in Tehran who ordered the attack will no doubt continue to shield from justice the handful of their senior colleagues hit by international arrest warrants and Interpol red notices.

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Thoughts on Trumps speech at the RNC:

1. His energy is very different.

It’s as if he’s gone from grinding to win to being in flow state.

Like an athlete in a state of flow. He’s in the zone.

The energy is unique.

Effortless.

2. He’s allowing for his team and…

— Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) July 19, 2024