NATO agrees to Ukraine becoming a member; Russia warns of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia Warns NATO, U.S. to Back Off or Risk ‘Catastrophic Consequences’
  • “Their growing involvement in an armed confrontation is fraught with a direct military clash of nuclear powers with catastrophic consequences.”
  • “NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time that is a long-term perspective,” Stoltenberg told reporters during a visit to Finland’s capital Helsinki.
  • Stoltenberg’s statement reaffirmed the belief already held in Kiev that membership is only a step away.
  • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a video address Thursday morning stressing the need to extend a high-level war crimes investigation over Moscow’s actions against its neighbor, a so-called Commission of Inquiry, into Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

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Tensions remain high as China sends 25 planes, 3 ships in what’s called gray zone tactics

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Taiwan says 25 Chinese planes, 3 ships sent toward island
  • China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward Taiwan on Wednesday morning, the island’s Defense Ministry said, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei’s main backer Washington.
  • The ministry said 19 of those planes crossed into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone while the ships were continuing to operate in the Taiwan Strait. It said Taiwan responded by scrambling fighters, dispatching ships and activating coastal missile defense systems to “closely monitor and respond.”
  • China stages such incursions on a near-daily basis, part of what are termed “gray zone” tactics, aimed at intimidation and wearing down Taiwan’s equipment, exhausting its personnel and degrading public morale.

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US Officials warn Iran could produce a Nuclear bomb in 12 days

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Iran can make fissile material for a bomb ‘in about 12 days’ – US official
  • While US officials say Iran has grown closer to producing fissile material, they do not believe it has mastered the technology to actually build a bomb.
  • Iran could make enough fissile for one nuclear bomb in “about 12 days,” a top US Defense Department official said on Tuesday, down from the estimated one year it would have taken while the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was in effect.

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Elon Musk wades into COVID-19 Lab Leak theory and gets a warning from China

Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

Important Takeaways:

  • China Warns Elon Musk Not to Address Coronavirus Lab Leak Theory
  • The Twitter CEO commented over the weekend on a post from “Kanekoa The Great” that questioned if the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, had a role in creating the coronavirus.
  • “Dr. Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, lied to Congress about it, and now both the FBI & the Department of Energy have concluded that the coronavirus originated at the Wuhan lab. Does that mean Dr. Anthony Fauci funded the development of COVID-19?” asked the account.
  • Musk responded: “He did it via a pass-through organization (EcoHealth),” referencing the nonprofit group that Fauci’s institute gave $8 million in federal research grants to study bat coronaviruses in China.
  • China responded to Musk’s comment in a social media post from the CCP-controlled Global Times that characterized Musk as a right-wing extremist while basically warning him not to bite the hand that feeds him, alluding to his Tesla factory campus in Shanghai.

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America’s prominent Subprime Auto Lender Collapses

Turbulance

Revelations 18:23:’For the merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.’

Important Takeaways:

  • Subprime Auto Lender American Car Center Closes for Business
  • Bloomberg reports, used car retailer and subprime auto loan lender, American Car Center, told employees the business was closing its doors, just one day after the company had hoped to pull off a funding Hail Mary by selling a $222 million bond (it failed).
  • According to Bloomberg, the used car retailer, which targets consumers regardless of their credit history (and thus targets almost entirely subprime borrowers who can’t get a loan elsewhere), said in an email to employees on Friday the firm was ceasing all operations, closing its headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, and that all employees would be terminated by the end of the business day, the people said. It employed about 288 people at its headquarters.

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Inflation is new norm as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

Revelations 18:23:’For the merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

Important Takeaways:

  • 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck — ‘inflation is part of their everyday lives,’ expert says
  • Even as the cost of living remains high, the number of Americans living paycheck to paycheck fell to 60% in January, according to a recent report.
  • 45% of high-income earners, were living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new LendingClub report.
  • “Consumers have accepted that inflation is part of their everyday lives,” says LendingClub’s Anuj Nayar.
  • A few key money moves can help your financial standing amid higher prices.
  • At the end of 2022, credit card debt hit a record $930.6 billion, an 18.5% spike from a year earlier, and average credit card balance rose to $5,805, according to the latest report by TransUnion.
  • Total household debt also increased by 2.4% to $16.9 trillion in the fourth quarter of last year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.

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World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Mathew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Important Takeaways:

  • Today’s global seismic activity level: HIGH
  • Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
  • Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
  • Magnitude 4+: 46 earthquakes
  • Magnitude 3+: 128 earthquakes
  • Magnitude 2+: 382 earthquakes
  • [The Largest was] Mag 6.5 Bismarck Sea, 109 km northwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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Chicago Mayor failed to be re-elected as Crime Wave surges

Mark 13:12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.

Important Takeaways:

  • Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection Bid
  • Lightfoot became the first Chicago mayor to lose a bid for reelection in 40 years, when former mayor Jane Byrne was ousted in 1983.
  • Lightfoot’s first term in office was marked by the coronavirus pandemic and a massive increase in crime.
  • In 2022, Lightfoot’s Chicago recorded 723 murders, a 95 percent increase in vehicle thefts, a 50 percent increase in theft, and ten percent increases from the previous year in burglary and robbery.
  • The crime wave has continued into 2023, as the first homicide of the year occurred just 90 minutes into the New Year. In addition, the first 22 days of 2023 saw a significant increase in crime, as Breitbart News reported:
    • Compared to the first 22 days of 2021, the major crime rate in Democrat-run Chicago is already up 97 percent this year, reports Wirepoints. Compared to those same 22 days last year, crime is up 61 percent.
    • In just 22 days, there have been 2,189 cars stolen. That’s nearly 100 car thefts per day.
    • Compared to the first 22 days of 2022, that’s a 165 percent jump. Compared to the first 22 days of 2019, that is a — not a typo — 349 percent increase.
  • Lightfoot’s loss sets up former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas (D) and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D) for a head to head faceoff in the runoff election on April 4.

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Calls for St. Louis Circuit Attorney to step down after man shot in the head in broad daylight

Mark 13:12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.

Important Takeaways:

  • St. Louis suspect seen calmly loading gun, shooting homeless man execution style in broad daylight: police
  • Louis police arrested a suspect who is allegedly seen calmly loading his gun and moments later shooting a homeless man execution style in broad daylight
  • A preliminary investigation found the victim and a male suspect engaged in a fight at a nearby Shell gas station just before the shooting.
  • Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner under pressure to step down
  • The George Soros-backed prosecutor has been called upon to resign from her position by the state’s governor and attorney general for allegedly neglecting her duties. Gardner also has a history filled with allegations of misconduct and mishandled cases long before her most recent scandal involving a 16-year-old volleyball player who was hit by a vehicle and lost both of her legs.
  • The man charged in the incident, 21-year-old Daniel Riley, did not have a driver’s license and was out on bail awaiting trial for an armed robbery from 2020. He also violated the terms of his bond at least 50 times, according to local reports.

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Another Train Derails in Florida carrying 30,000 gallons of propane; so far no leaks

Revelations 18:23:’For the merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived

Important Takeaways:

  • Train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derails in Florida – Hazmat crews rush to the scene after six cars overturn
  • A train carrying more than 30,0000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed near a homeless camp in Florida
  • Five cars were carrying sheetrock, while one of the overturned cars was carrying propane
  • There is no indication at this time that any of the fuel is leaking, but hazmat teams are monitoring the situation
  • In order to clear the tracks, heavy machinery will now be brought into the area as authorities tell WFLA they must siphon around 30,000 gallons of propane out of the tanker car.
  • Evacuations may occur at that time, and Bounds said crews are already working to alert members of a homeless camp nearby.
  • It started when one car derailed from the tracks, and caused a domino effect that saw some of the tracks damaged.
  • It remains unclear what led to the derailment.

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