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God decides. en Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:22:35 +0000 AMERICA'S $40 TRILLION LINE https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny?sort=-record_date&page[size]=3 2026-08-19:https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny?sort=-record_date&page[size]=3 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 BABYLON RISING U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service THE FOUR ALIEN SPECIES CLAIM https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/4-types-aliens-ufo-whistleblower/ 2026-08-19:https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/4-types-aliens-ufo-whistleblower/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 STRONG DELUSION NewsNation FORMER DURHAM BISHOP ADMITS MISCONDUCT https://www.churchofengland.org/media/news-and-press-releases/clergy-discipline-complaint-against-bishop-paul-butler 2026-08-19:https://www.churchofengland.org/media/news-and-press-releases/clergy-discipline-complaint-against-bishop-paul-butler Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAITH & APOSTASY - APOSTASY TRACK Church of England (Church House statement) PAKISTAN'S BRICK KILN VERDICT https://morningstarnews.org/2026/08/details-given-in-acquittal-in-killing-of-christian-couple-in-pakistan/ 2026-08-19:https://morningstarnews.org/2026/08/details-given-in-acquittal-in-killing-of-christian-couple-in-pakistan/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAITH & APOSTASY - VIOLENCE TRACK Morning Star News CONGO EBOLA: SECOND-LARGEST EVER https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-second-ihr-emergency-committee-meeting-on-bundibugyo-virus-disease-epidemic-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo---18-august-2026 2026-08-19:https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-second-ihr-emergency-committee-meeting-on-bundibugyo-virus-disease-epidemic-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo---18-august-2026 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAMINES & PESTILENCES WHO UAE CUTS OFF IRAN https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/uae-imposes-indefinite-trade-embargo-on-iran-over-alleged-missile-attacks 2026-08-19:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/uae-imposes-indefinite-trade-embargo-on-iran-over-alleged-missile-attacks Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 ISRAEL & MIDDLE EAST Al Jazeera OPENAI'S TWO-WEEK TRAINING PAUSE https://openai.com/index/pacing-model-development-cyber-capabilities/ 2026-08-19:https://openai.com/index/pacing-model-development-cyber-capabilities/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 RISE OF THE MACHINES OpenAI CLEARVIEW SCANS OF ICE PROTESTERS https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28554313-mn15_motion_aug13_with_exhibits/ 2026-08-19:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28554313-mn15_motion_aug13_with_exhibits/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 MARK OF THE BEAST WATCH US District Court for the District of Minnesota (defense motion, 26-cr-115) THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S DISCIPLINE LETTER https://www.ed.gov/media/document/dear-colleague-letter-guidance-pupil-discipline-and-compliance-title-vi-august-18-2026-114385.pdf 2026-08-19:https://www.ed.gov/media/document/dear-colleague-letter-guidance-pupil-discipline-and-compliance-title-vi-august-18-2026-114385.pdf Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DAYS OF NOAH - MORAL TRACK US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights MIT'S LIVING TRANSISTORS https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-engineers-connect-bacteria-to-create-living-transistors-0817 2026-08-19:https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-engineers-connect-bacteria-to-create-living-transistors-0817 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DAYS OF NOAH MIT News HAWAII'S ATOLLS UNDER HURRICANE WARNING https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/HFOTCPCP2+shtml/191133.shtml 2026-08-19:https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/HFOTCPCP2+shtml/191133.shtml Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SIGNS IN THE EARTH NOAA Central Pacific Hurricane Center THE FALCON 9 MOON CRATER https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/ 2026-08-19:https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS NASA Science KHERSON'S MINIBUS DRONE STRIKE https://kyivindependent.com/deadly-drone-strike-hits-minibus-in-kherson-as-russian-attacks-kill-13-others-injure-53-across-ukraine-over-past-day/ 2026-08-19:https://kyivindependent.com/deadly-drone-strike-hits-minibus-in-kherson-as-russian-attacks-kill-13-others-injure-53-across-ukraine-over-past-day/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 WARS & RUMORS The Kyiv Independent ISRAEL'S SYRIA STRIKE, US REBUKE https://www.timesofisrael.com/damascus-blames-israel-for-overnight-airstrikes-on-military-airport-in-northwest-syria/ 2026-08-18:https://www.timesofisrael.com/damascus-blames-israel-for-overnight-airstrikes-on-military-airport-in-northwest-syria/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 ISRAEL & MIDDLE EAST The Times of Israel 637 DRONES AT MOSCOW https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/18/over-600-ukrainian-drones-target-moscow-region-in-major-air-assault-a93519 2026-08-18:https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/18/over-600-ukrainian-drones-target-moscow-region-in-major-air-assault-a93519 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 WARS & RUMORS The Moscow Times CHINA'S US BONDS: 2008 LOW https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0606 2026-08-18:https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0606 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 BABYLON RISING U.S. Department of the Treasury MEXICO'S PHONE ID DEADLINE https://registratulinea.crt.gob.mx/ 2026-08-18:https://registratulinea.crt.gob.mx/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 MARK OF THE BEAST WATCH Comision Reguladora de Telecomunicaciones HAWAII'S 43-INCH HURRICANE https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/hawaii-reeling-after-lalas-powerful-sideswipe/ 2026-08-18:https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/hawaii-reeling-after-lalas-powerful-sideswipe/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SIGNS IN THE EARTH Yale Climate Connections THE DIEGO GARCIA DRONE CLAIM https://maritime-executive.com/article/no-substance-to-reports-of-drone-sightings-over-diego-garcia 2026-08-18:https://maritime-executive.com/article/no-substance-to-reports-of-drone-sightings-over-diego-garcia Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 STRONG DELUSION The Maritime Executive A THOUSAND AI AGENTS https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea6091 2026-08-18:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea6091 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DAYS OF NOAH Science Advances RUSSIA: NEW TESTAMENTS ORDERED DESTROYED https://vomkorea.com/en/2026/08/18/vomk-report-412/ 2026-08-18:https://vomkorea.com/en/2026/08/18/vomk-report-412/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAITH & APOSTASY - VIOLENCE TRACK Voice of the Martyrs Korea A HOLE IN THE SUN https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/text/3-day-forecast.txt 2026-08-18:https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/text/3-day-forecast.txt Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center MEDICAID'S CHILD TRANSITION RULE https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16508/medicaid-program-prohibition-on-federal-medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-funding-for 2026-08-18:https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16508/medicaid-program-prohibition-on-federal-medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-funding-for Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DAYS OF NOAH - MORAL TRACK Federal Register (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP FACES CHURCH TRIAL https://anglicanchurch.net/court-for-the-trial-of-a-bishop/ 2026-08-18:https://anglicanchurch.net/court-for-the-trial-of-a-bishop/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAITH & APOSTASY - APOSTASY TRACK Anglican Church in North America, Court for the Trial of a Bishop AMAZON'S AI BOOK WAREHOUSE https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai-models/ 2026-08-18:https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai-models/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 RISE OF THE MACHINES TechCrunch EBOLA'S U.S. FLIGHT BAN https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html 2026-08-18:https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAMINES & PESTILENCES CDC The Iran war deadline passed, and the Revolutionary Guard says the enemy should expect strategic... https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-general-warns-of-offensive-military-posture-strategic-surprises-as-us-iran-60day-ceasefire-framework-hangs-in-balance-1.500643060 2026-08-17:https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-general-warns-of-offensive-military-posture-strategic-surprises-as-us-iran-60day-ceasefire-framework-hangs-in-balance-1.500643060 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 ISRAEL & MIDDLE EAST Gulf News South Korea would not help fight Iran, Trump says, and so the war games... https://apnews.com/article/korea-trump-military-exercises-ae21e0af5ea16f0a74e9a176b3cc2136 2026-08-17:https://apnews.com/article/korea-trump-military-exercises-ae21e0af5ea16f0a74e9a176b3cc2136 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 WARS & RUMORS AP GRIFFIN'S PARK AVENUE SUPERTALL https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/business/major-update-for-ken-griffins-350-park-ave-tower-plans/ 2026-08-17:https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/business/major-update-for-ken-griffins-350-park-ave-tower-plans/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 BABYLON RISING New York Post Seventeen months in jail began with a blurry facial recognition match, and now Amazon... https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/amazon-rekognition-faces-scrutiny-in-false-arrest-case 2026-08-17:https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/amazon-rekognition-faces-scrutiny-in-false-arrest-case Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 MARK OF THE BEAST WATCH Biometric Update Indonesia marked 81 years of independence while Flores was still digging out of the quake that... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-earthquake-death-toll-flores-island-independence-day/ 2026-08-17:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-earthquake-death-toll-flores-island-independence-day/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SIGNS IN THE EARTH CBS News/AP A European Commission defence document suggests Brussels has quietly been watching UFOs since... https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/17/exclusive-brussels-keen-to-monitor-ufos-under-the-radar 2026-08-17:https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/17/exclusive-brussels-keen-to-monitor-ufos-under-the-radar Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 STRONG DELUSION Euronews A broken lintel on Egypt's road to Canaan may locate a city lost since... https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/08/16/archaeologists-may-have-found-egypts-lost-city-of-masn/ 2026-08-17:https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2026/08/16/archaeologists-may-have-found-egypts-lost-city-of-masn/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DAYS OF NOAH The National Chinese police took a pastor and six church members, and no one will say... https://www.csw.org.uk/2026/08/12/press/6880/article.htm 2026-08-17:https://www.csw.org.uk/2026/08/12/press/6880/article.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAITH & APOSTASY - VIOLENCE TRACK Christian Solidarity Worldwide A NASA telescope is falling and the crippled robot sent to save it... https://earthsky.org/space/swift-spacecraft-boost-plunging-back-to-earth/ 2026-08-17:https://earthsky.org/space/swift-spacecraft-boost-plunging-back-to-earth/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS EarthSky India's top court took up the law ending gender self-identification, and the government promised... https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/already-issued-transgender-identity-cards-will-continue-centre-tells-supreme-court-on-challenge-to-2026-amendment-546084 2026-08-17:https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/already-issued-transgender-identity-cards-will-continue-centre-tells-supreme-court-on-challenge-to-2026-amendment-546084 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DAYS OF NOAH - MORAL TRACK LiveLaw A Texas megachurch is being sued by its own denomination over bylaws that dropped... https://www.htcumc.org/hpumc 2026-08-17:https://www.htcumc.org/hpumc Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAITH & APOSTASY - APOSTASY TRACK Horizon Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church An AI manager in San Francisco was asked to review one worker's record, then... https://time.com/article/2026/08/14/claude-fired-worker-ai-job-disruption/ 2026-08-17:https://time.com/article/2026/08/14/claude-fired-worker-ai-job-disruption/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 RISE OF THE MACHINES TIME Congo counted 101 new Ebola cases in one day, and then a record fell... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-becomes-deadliest-in-countrys-history 2026-08-17:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-becomes-deadliest-in-countrys-history Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 FAMINES & PESTILENCES Al Jazeera Israel's police let Jewish men bring prayer books onto the Temple Mount, breaking... https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905658 2026-08-16:https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905658 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 ISRAEL & MIDDLE EAST The Jerusalem Post