Hundreds of thousands of Israelis just shut down their country

Netanyahu’s war isn’t about security — it’s about survival

Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, August 20th, 2025.

While Israelis flood the streets demanding a hostage deal, their prime minister clings to power by dragging out a war that’s killed over 61,000 in Gaza and divided his own people. It’s the same playbook we’ve seen everywhere: leaders exploit chaos to protect themselves, while media gatekeepers bury the backlash. Biden bankrolled the bloodshed. Trump is forcing a reckoning.

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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis just shut down their country

Netanyahu’s war strategy looks less like defense and more like survival

The streets of Israel are on fire — not from Hamas rockets, but from Israelis themselves, furious that their government has dragged them through nearly two years of war with no end, no deal, and no accountability. It’s a scene you won’t find splashed across CNN’s front page, but it tells the real story: a prime minister using chaos to cling to power while his people pay the price.

Tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, blocked highways, shut down businesses, and even confronted police this weekend — the largest demonstrations since October 7th. Their demand is simple: cut a deal and bring the hostages home. Yet Netanyahu, facing the collapse of his fragile coalition, is doubling down. The longer the war drags on, the more he can scare his right flank into sticking with him. Families want their sons and daughters back. Netanyahu wants his job.

And let’s not forget how we got here. Under Biden, Israel collected tens of billions in unconditional aid while Washington’s media choir painted a picture of a “united” front against terror. But the ground reality shows a country split open, and it’s Trump who is now making clear that U.S. aid must serve American interests — not bankroll a political leader hiding behind perpetual war.

The stakes are brutal: over 61,000 dead in Gaza, including thousands of children, and a looming offensive that could kill more hostages than it frees. Former Israeli generals say enough is enough. Families of hostages say the only way out is negotiation. Netanyahu says any pause is surrender — because for him, surrender means losing power.

Bottom Line: Israel’s protests expose the truth Washington elites won’t admit — the Gaza war is no longer about security, it’s about Netanyahu’s survival. And while Biden bankrolled the bloodshed, Trump is forcing a new debate: should America keep funding wars that keep politicians afloat while families bury their dead?

If Netanyahu’s survival politics and the media blackout feel familiar, it’s because the same machine is running everywhere. Our latest issue of The Ledger uncovers how U.S., Israeli, and Five Eyes intelligence agencies have fused into a borderless surveillance regime — laundering data, embedding spyware in daily life, and outsourcing censorship through “disinfo partnerships.” It’s not theory, it’s documented. Read it and see how the apparatus works before it becomes permanent.

Trump and Zelenskyy find common ground at the White House

Europe piles on with demands, but Trump sets the pace

President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in a meeting that looked worlds apart from their February clash. This time, Zelenskyy smiled, thanked Trump for his personal efforts to end the war, and left Washington with something rare: momentum.

Trump pledged the U.S. would provide Ukraine with “very good protection,” but made clear that Europe — not America — must carry most of the burden. NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte called Trump’s willingness to engage in security guarantees “a breakthrough.” European leaders, from Macron to Merz, pressed hard for Article 5-style commitments and an immediate ceasefire. Trump? He walked back his earlier demand, saying a ceasefire might be good “to stop killing people,” but wasn’t essential.

What Trump pushed hardest for was a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy. He even called Putin directly during the summit, beginning arrangements for a face-to-face that could reshape the entire conflict. Zelenskyy told Trump that Ukraine was “ready” for the talks.

The difference in tone is striking: Biden’s Ukraine policy was blank checks and endless war, while Trump is forcing Europe to step up and pressing for negotiations that could end it. That’s why European leaders flew to Washington in force — they know Trump is the only one who can bring Putin and Zelenskyy to the same table.

Bottom Line: Trump is doing what Biden never could: pulling allies together, pushing adversaries toward talks, and making peace the goal instead of perpetual war.

MSNBC erases itself in desperate rebrand

New name, no peacock, same propaganda

MSNBC is gone. The cable network is being stripped of its name, its iconic peacock logo, and even its corporate ties to NBC as Comcast spins it off into a new shell company called Versant. The rebrand? MS NOW — “My Source News Opinion World.” Translation: they can’t run the same propaganda game under the same banner after being exposed.

Executives claim it’s just a business move for the “streaming era.” But insiders admit the MSNBC brand had become toxic, defined entirely by partisan spin. Even their own consultants said the network had been “largely playing to the left” and needed a reset. MSNBC’s president promised “editorial direction won’t change” — in other words, the psyops continue, just with fresh paint.

Think about it: the peacock logo was once a trusted American symbol. After years of Russiagate lies, Trump-bashing hysteria, and COVID theater, it turned into a mark of dishonesty. Now they’re laundering their reputation by ditching the very identity that tied them to decades of bias.

This is the death spiral of legacy media. When the lies stack too high, the audience checks out, the brand collapses, and the suits scramble to slap on a new label. But swapping “MSNBC” for “MS NOW” doesn’t change the product — it just proves they know the old name is radioactive.

Bottom Line: MSNBC didn’t rebrand for growth. They rebranded to escape accountability. Different name, same propaganda machine — but viewers aren’t buying it anymore.

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SpaceX Dragon brings back 6,700 lbs of “robots.” The capsule’s return from the ISS was billed as “scientific research,” but let’s be real — this is military-industrial tech development in orbit where no watchdogs exist. Space is the perfect lab for tools of surveillance and control, and the same people who spy on your phone calls are now testing enforcement tech in zero gravity. Full story here.

Newsmax caves with $67M settlement. The conservative outlet agreed to pay Dominion to make the 2020 lawsuits go away — but where are the billion-dollar payouts from CNN and MSNBC for their Russia hoaxes? This isn’t about accountability; it’s coordinated financial warfare to neuter any right-leaning platform that stepped out of line. Full story here.

Texas measles outbreak declared over. After 762 cases and 2 deaths, state health officials declared victory — but why should anyone trust the same establishment that lied about COVID treatments, censored dissent, and pushed failed mandates? The CDC lost its credibility, and families are now rightly questioning how much “settled science” is just marketing. Full story here.

Two Utah cops killed in Tremonton ambush. Three officers were shot, two fatally, during a Sunday night call — yet don’t expect wall-to-wall coverage, celebrity hashtags, or corporate solidarity campaigns. When police are murdered, the outrage machine falls silent because it doesn’t fit the narrative. Full story here.

Big Pharma “slashes” Ozempic price. Novo Nordisk is halving the drug’s cost for uninsured Americans — not out of kindness, but to get ahead of looming government price controls. Even at the new rate, profits are massive, and the timing reeks of strategic manipulation to protect the real cash cow: inflated insurance pricing.

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• Bolivia rejects socialism at the ballot box. After 20 years of leftist dominance, Bolivians are poised to elect their first non-left president. Voters sick of poverty and corruption are throwing out the “social justice” elites, echoing shifts in Argentina and Italy. Even socialist strongholds are waking up. Full story here.

• Air Canada strike cripples 130,000 travelers daily. The airline has suspended restart plans as 10,000 flight attendants defy a government back-to-work order. Families who saved all year for vacations are stranded while six-figure union bosses flex their power. Full story here.

• Sherrod Brown rises from the political grave. Weeks after losing his Senate seat, the Ohio Democrat is plotting a 2026 comeback bid for JD Vance’s old seat. Expect dark money from out-of-state donors who can’t let their swamp puppet go. Full story here.

• Texas Democrats fold in redistricting stunt. After fleeing the state to block GOP maps, Democrats have slunk back home. Republicans are locking in five new GOP-friendly seats while Dem “resistance” dies with a whimper. Full story here.

• NASA discovery hints we’re living in a black hole. Webb telescope data shows 60% of ancient galaxies rotate in the same direction, leading some scientists to theorize reality itself may be trapped inside a cosmic event horizon. Even physics is telling us the system is rigged. Full story here.

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P.S.

Here’s my take: Netanyahu isn’t just fighting Hamas — he’s fighting for his political life, and dragging his country through hell to do it. And the Biden years made it possible by showering him with blank checks while the media cheered. Trump is rewriting that script. Do you agree, or do you see it differently? Hit reply — I want to hear your thoughts.

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