USA - Hawaii Governor Josh Green announced Saturday evening that the Maui blazes have become the deadliest wildfires in modern US history, as the death toll rose to 89. The disaster surpassed California's 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85, and is the worst since the 1918 Cloquet & Moose Lake Fires in Minnesota, which killed 453. It is also now the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaiian history. Investigators have identified three victims' remains, but are yet to name them. And they say just three percent of the damaged area has been searched, raising the specter of a much higher final death toll. Speaking at a daily evening press conference to update the mounting death toll, Green said fires are already 'the largest natural disaster Hawaii has ever experienced', which will 'take an incredible amount of time to recover from.'

USA - The devastating fires ripping across the island of Maui are the latest in a troubling trend of increasing wildfires in the state of Hawaii. The uptick, fire experts say, is largely driven by a major shift in land use on the islands, specifically the abandonment of tens of thousands of acres of pineapple and sugar cane fields that have opened the door to highly combustible non-native grasses. “The historic changes to the plants and the vegetation is really what’s making us vulnerable and susceptible to an event like this,” said Clay Trauernicht, a specialist in wildland fire science and management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. “We just have so much of this grassy fuel around our communities.” “You pull agriculture off the land (and) it fills in with burnable fuels, and no one is doing anything about that,” Trauernicht said.

USA - Skittles apparently wants to become candy’s version of Bud Light thanks to their decision to push the far-left’s trans agenda. The Daily Mail reported Friday that conservatives are up in arms after learning the candy brand has altered their packaging and joined forces with a far-left group called The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). This is the fourth year in a row they have partnered with the organization. One astute social media user notes that GLAAD supports children receiving sex procedures, including gender reassignment surgeries.

SWITZERLAND - Speaking on a World Economic Forum panel, UN "Messenger of Peace", Jane Goodall, advocates reducing the global population down to 450 million — a 95% reduction from today's population: "We cannot hide away from human population growth. Because, you know, it underlies so many of the other problems. All these things we talk about wouldn't be a problem if there was the size of population that there was 500 years ago."

USA - “My son does identify as a cat but I cannot take him to a vet because I tried that and the veterinarian told me that because he has human anatomy that he does not know how to to work on him or diagnose him with anything and he legally cannot - so while I do think that is a form of discrimination because you know my son - if he says he's a cat he is a cat - and he needs to be treated like one you know, but I'm not going to press charges because I know that he could lose his license if he did work on my son so I'm not gonna try to sue him or anything so don't worry but this is something that I want to raise awareness on because I do think that people that identify as an animal should be able to go to the vet you know that's the medical attention that they're wanting.”

USA - HuffPost Personal recently posted an opinion piece titled “I Took My 15-Year-Old Son To See ‘Barbie’ Because I’m Worried He Could Become Ken,” which at first I understandably took to be satire. But no, progressivism is often simply a parody of itself, and that is the case with this HuffPost piece. Beyond its unintentional entertainment value, however, it’s a revealing look into the mindset of feminists who wrestle with the misfortune of having borne one or more male children instead of daughters with whom they can bond over their shared oppression under the boot heel of – ugh – men.

UK - Over a third of the population of the UK are not aware that so-called “transgender women” are in fact biological males, as campaigners accuse the LGBT movement and the legacy media of adopting “intentionally” confusing lingo to muddy the debate around transgenderism. A survey conducted by the policy analysis firm Murray Blackburn Mackenzie (MBM) found that 35 per cent of Britons incorrectly believe a “transgender woman” was someone who was born as a biological woman or were unclear about what the term meant. The poll went on to find that there was even more confusion over the term “trans woman”, with 40 per cent of the public unable to correctly define the term.

USA - Scott Ritter warns that America's stated, strategic plan is to destroy Russia and will spell the end of life on the planet. Why? The US has unilaterally withdrawn from all nuclear arms treaties that have kept us safe since Reagan signed the first treaty with Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. It was "Trust but Verify" back then. On top of this, the US has declared its "first strike" nuclear policy. Russia will not adopt such a policy, but has declared that any threat on its existence or territory will result in Russia unleashing its entire nuclear arsenal... and we are all dead. Nobody wins in a nuclear war, not even a "limited" nuclear war.

NIGER - The West African ECOWAS bloc has activated a standby force to use against the junta that took power last month . West African governments have taken the next step in trying to force the junta that took power in Niger last month to reverse its coup, ordering that the region’s armies immediately activate standby troops for a possible intervention in the uranium-rich country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the force activations on Thursday and issued a statement saying it still prefers a peaceful restoration of democracy in Niger. ECOWAS had threatened to send in troops if the military government in Niger failed to restore President Mohamed Bazoum to power by last Sunday.

UKRAINE - The Ukraine conflict is now “a war of attrition,” with no easy solution on the horizon, the Serbian president has said. All Western efforts to help Ukraine prevail over Russia on the battlefield are in vain, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday, calling on Moscow and Kiev to engage in peace talks. Speaking to Happy TV, Vucic stated that while Western countries are providing Ukraine with massive military assistance, “now it is clear that there is nothing to it,” and an “easy end” to the conflict is nowhere in sight. “A war of attrition is being waged, and with all the strength of the West, Russia will not be defeated on the battlefield,” the Serbian leader opined.

USA - On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that President Joe Biden hasn’t decided whether he’ll declare a national emergency on climate and that “all the severe storms” that “we continue to see are definitely caused as a result of what’s going on in the rising temperature across the globe.” Kirby said, “The President hasn’t made a decision yet on declaring a national emergency on climate. But, for all intents and purposes, he’s treating this with all the due gravity and the seriousness that the climate crisis deserves. It’s been a focus for him since day one.”

GERMANY - The right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany party is increasingly open about its rejection of democratic principles. But public support is soaring nonetheless. Maximilian Krah, addressing his party’s soaring numbers in public opinions [said]: "We have more than doubled our support within a single year. And one thing is certain: We are far from satisfied!" And he speaks about the source of his inspiration. "We heard fantastic speeches here yesterday," Krah says, referring to opening remarks delivered by representatives from other European right-wing parties the previous day. Krah cites one in particular: "When it comes to our colleague from Bulgaria, you have to say: My goodness. That’s the kind of courage and passion we need to make it happen."

POLAND - Poland is moving its forces to scare Belarus, defense chief Mariusz Blaszczak has said. Poland is set to deploy thousands of additional troops to its border with Belarus amid heightened tensions in the region, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday. Speaking to national public broadcaster Polskie Radio, Blaszczak stated that “we are moving the army closer to the border with Belarus” in order to “scare the aggressor so that he does not dare to attack us.” The minister added that security in the region would be underpinned by 10,000 soldiers, with 4,000 assigned to directly support the Border Guard, and another 6,000 held in reserve. The official’s remarks come shortly after the Polish Defense Ministry approved a request by border officials to send in an additional 1,000 soldiers to the area. Later, the Polish authorities changed their mind, deciding to increase the number to 2,000.

CHINA - The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China on Tuesday confirmed it has been conducting joint patrols with Russia near the Alaskan coast, promised the provocative activity will only intensify, and said the US was hypocritical to complain because it insists on supposedly comparable freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea. “In the future, the Chinese Navy could conduct more far sea patrols like this, either alone or together with other countries. The Americans should get used to it,” sneered Chinese military expert Fu Qianshao. “The US should not forget that it frequently sends warships and warplanes to other countries’ doorsteps for so-called freedom of navigation operations, including to the South China Sea and the Taiwan Straits,” Fu said. “This China-Russia joint patrol is a message to the US that China and Russia have a common security pursuit in this region and are fully capable of defending their interests.

HAWAII - Hawaii Governor Josh Green (Democrat) on Thursday said the destructive wildfires impacting Maui Island are “likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii’s state history.” The wildfires, which began Tuesday and continue to blaze, have destroyed acres of property and taken dozens of lives. “What we saw was the utter devastation of Lahaina,” Green said at a press conference. Green announced that Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom and rich with cultural history, is about 80 percent “gone.” The death toll reached 53 people as of Thursday, making it the deadliest US wildfire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California killed at least 85 people. Green cautioned that the death toll will rise “significantly” in the coming days.