How will Iran’s proxies in Iraq respond to US election? – analysis

(Worthy Insights) – Before the US election, the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq were increasing their drone threats to Israel. They have been launching drones and making more statements about potential involvement in attacks on Israel. The militias are part of the larger Iranian-backed milieu in the region.

There is no doubt that Iranian messaging after the US election is that Tehran and its axis of “resistance” will continue their attacks. Ali Fadavi, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said, “Iran and the Resistance Front are ready, and the Zionists cannot confront us, and they must await our response.”

The Iraqi militias represent a clear and present danger to Israel and the region, as well as to US troops in Iraq and Syria. During the first Trump administration, the militias increased their power and role in Iraq, many bolstered after ISIS invaded in 2014, and recruited based on a fatwa by Ayatollah Ali Sistani. After 2017, they then turned their recruits to conduct other operations in Iraq, with some moving towards threats to Israel – including Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba. [ Source (Read More…) ]

2024’s Biggest Loser Is The Corporate Media Industrial Complex

(Worthy Insights) – In the early hours of Wednesday morning, legacy news networks were already sliding toward 2016 levels of melting down about the increasingly definite prospect of a presidential victory by Donald J. Trump. For them, Harris’ stinging defeat is personal — because it’s just as much a defeat for them as it is for her.

The corporate media industrial complex has spent Donald Trump’s entire political career trying to destroy him. Hand-in-hand with triple-letter government agencies and Democrats, they ran a hoax painting Trump as a Russian stooge based on ridiculous rumors commissioned by his opponent’s campaign in 2016. They continued to spread the lie for the duration of his presidency, awarding each other Pulitzers for it. And they’ve only ramped up their efforts since then.

The problem they’re reckoning with tonight is this: those efforts didn’t work. They’re no longer able to control Americans by controlling their information intake, because their credibility is farther deep-sixed than the Clinton family’s enemies list. [ Source (Read More…) ]

These 3 States Held Strong to Protecting Life on the Ballot, but 7 States Enshrined Abortion

(Worthy Insights) – Ten states across the country voted on ballot measures Tuesday as pro-choice forces sought to overturn pro-life protections and permanently enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions – in some cases allowing abortions to be performed up until birth.

In the end, some of the most closely watched abortion amendments passed in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Missouri, and Montana, but were voted down in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, told CBN News the Florida measure would have allowed abortions through the third trimester. [ Source (Read More…) ]

China officially ‘doesn’t care’ about Trump win; unofficially, experts say Beijing is rattled

(Worthy Insights) – The official response from Xi Jinping’s communist China to President-elect Trump’s victory was formulaic.

“Our policy towards the U.S. is consistent,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “We will continue to view and handle China-U.S. relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and win-win cooperation.”

National Taiwan University Department of Philosophy professor Yuan Juzheng returned to Taiwan from a trip to China Monday, where, he noted, nearly everyone he met with wanted to talk about the U.S. election. He told Fox News Digital a Trump win is a “worst-case scenario” for Beijing. China experts, as well as Chinese citizens online, believe the next four years under President-elect Trump will almost certainly worsen already strained ties. [ Source (Read More…) ]

Faith leaders react to Trump re-election: ‘God spared my life for a reason’

(Worthy Insights) – Faith leaders are saying Wednesday that they pray President-elect Donald Trump “will look to God every day for His guidance and wisdom” following his victory over Kamala Harris.

In his victory speech early this morning, Trump, referencing the two assassination attempts against him in Pennsylvania and Florida, said “many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason.

“And that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness. And now we are going to fulfill that mission together,” Trump continued. “We’re going to fulfill that mission. The task before us will not be easy, but I will bring every ounce of energy, spirit, and fighting that I have in my soul to the job that you’ve entrusted to me.” [ Source (Read More…) ]

State abortion amendments get mixed results as millions voted on ballot measures across the country

(Worthy Insights) – Abortion amendments that were a major focus of Democratic campaigns this cycle saw mixed results Tuesday with one of the prime targets, Florida, narrowly rejecting a ballot measure that would have overturned the state’s six week abortion ban.

The Florida result, the first of election night, fell short of the required 60% threshold in the increasingly Republican state, dooming the initiative and handing another victory to Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and the pro-life movement.

The rejection of the amendment followed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s 13-point victory, improving on his statewide performance in 2020. [ Source (Read More…) ]

Fox News Decision Desk projects Bernie Moreno will flip Ohio Senate seat for GOP

(Worthy Insights) – The Fox News Decision Desk projected Republican businessman Bernie Moreno will win his race for Senate in Ohio against Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown.

Brown, who was considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats, is projected to lose in a race that will have significant implications on which party takes control of the Senate.

Brown, 71, is a native of Mansfield, Ohio, who has held political office since 1975 and is the chair of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Moreno, 57, is a Cleveland area businessman who was born in Colombia and moved to the United States at the age of five. [ Source (Read More…) ]

Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails

(Worthy Insights) – A ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state of Florida is projected to fall short, according to Decision Desk HQ, although medicinal use is still legal in the Sunshine State.

Florida Amendment 3 would have allowed adults aged 21 and older to possess, purchase and use marijuana for nonmedical consumption. Per state law, a 60 percent supermajority was required for the amendment to pass.

Medicinal cannabis use was legalized in Florida back in 2016 after an amendment passed with a 71 percent approval rating. Under that amendment, possession is limited to 3 ounces. The amendment would not have changed the possession limits or other restrictions regarding marijuana use in the state constitution. [ Source (Read More…) ]

Report: Police raided Netanyahu’s office on Saturday night

(Worthy Insights) – Police raided Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Saturday night, Channel 12 reports, saying that the raid was unprecedented.

The report says it was not immediately clear if the raid was connected to a probe into leaks of war intelligence from the PMO, or a second investigation that was revealed today, apparently linked to reported efforts by Netanyahu to doctor minutes of war meetings. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]

Openly transgender candidate Sarah McBride wins Delaware seat in congressional first

(Worthy Insights) – Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride becomes the first openly transgender person to be elected to Congress, according to reports.

Democratic candidate McBride defeated Republican candidate John Whalen III at 57.6% with 63% reporting, NBC News reports.

Some of McBride’s main issues include affordable healthcare, increasing minimum wage and abortion. [ Source (Read More…) ]