TODAY ON X 09 January, 2025
Zelensky meets Meloni in Rome to discuss Ukraine's air defense.
BREAKING: Zelensky traveled to Rome to meet with Meloni tonight. Their discussions were heavily focused on how Italy can help Ukraine improve its air defenses against Russian attacks. 🇮🇹🇺🇦
UK government probes Elon Musk's posts on migrant rape gang scandal.
BREAKING: The Mirror reports that the UK government’s counter-extremism unit has launched a probe in Elon Musk’s posts about the coverup of the migrant rape gang scandal in the country. The Home Office has stepped up extra monitoring to assess content and the reach of what is being shared on the social media site X, especially in relation to accounts with large followings - including Mr Musk's. The counterterrorism unit has been involved in content analysis and wider risk assessment. The unit sits within the Homeland Security Group, whose 'mission is to reduce national security risks to the UK’s people, prosperity and freedoms.' A government source told the Mirror: 'We keep a close eye on how disinformation and hate can proliferate, including online.' The Mirror writes that 'following Mr Musk’s vile attacks on safeguarding minister Jess Phillips. Ms Phillips has admitted Mr Musk - a key aide to Donald Trump - was 'endangering' her after labelling her a 'rape genocide apologist' and calling for her to be jailed.' According to the newspaper, Minister Phillips has had close protection officers assigned to her and has been advised not to go out in public alone. Looks like the UK has plenty of resources available to do threat assessments if politicians are involved but none of 12-year-old British working-class girls need protection from rape gangs…
Opposition leader Machado kidnapped in Venezuela as tensions rise.
BREAKING: Maduro just kidnapped opposition leader Maria Corina Machado! She had been in hiding for months
Countries banning Hamas support versus places allowing protests.
Countries that banned public support for Hamas: Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 UAE 🇦🇪 Jordan 🇯🇴 Oman 🇴🇲 Kuwait 🇰🇼 Bahrain 🇧🇭 Places pro-Hamas protests occur regularly: USA 🇺🇸 UK 🇬🇧 EU 🇪🇺
Italian PM Meloni uses charter flight to deport Tunisians for insulting Italy.
BREAKING: Meloni uses a special chartered flight to immediately deport 2 young Tunisian asylum seekers for insulting Italy on New Year’s Eve in Milan. They official reason was their 'Contempt of the Nation, flag and law enforcement authorities of Italy' 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Large protests across Venezuela against Maduro before his inauguration.
BREAKING: Venezuelans are taking to the streets across the country in huge protests against Maduro. The dictator’s inauguration is tomorrow after falsifying the election. His plan could be derailed by elected Pres. Gonzáles returning to 🇻🇪 from exile to take the oath tomorrow
German bankruptcies hit new high since 2008 crisis; employment outlook bleak.
Germany is experiencing its worst wave of bankruptcies since the 2008 financial crisis, with 364 major companies filing for bankruptcy in 2024; up 30% from last year. New hires has decreased, and job cuts are rising across nearly every sector. 🇩🇪(Reuters)
Reports of arsonists causing fires across Los Angeles.
Incoming reports of arsonists going from place to place in Los Angeles to set new fires @hubermanlab is one of the witnesses
Spanish PM Sanchez criticized Musk for alleged EU interference.
🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez-Castejon, whose family is under investigation for corruption, has joined other European leaders in asking Elon Musk to stop 'interfering' in the EU's affairs. Sanchez accused Musk of 'attacking our institutions, spreading hatred, and supporting Nazis' through his posts on 𝕏. He said Musk is damaging democracy in Europe. But many believe Sanchez should focus on his own family before criticizing others about accountability and interference.
Fire devastates Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.
This used to be Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles
US Secretary Antony Blinken dismisses speculation about Greenland acquisition.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken: '”The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not going to happen, we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it” 🇺🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰
NATO deploys fleet to Baltic Sea to guard undersea cables from Russian threats.
BREAKING: NATO decides to send a fleet of 10 vessels out into the Baltic Sea to protect undersea cables from Russian sabotage. The vessels will stay there until April
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