A huge alien announcement ‘could happen within weeks’ according to NASA-linked filmmaker Simon Holland The British science filmmaker claims that “signs of “non-human intelligence in our galaxy” have been discovered, and the proof will be [...] The post NASA Filmaker Says Evidence Of Alien Life To Be Revealed Within Weeks appeared first on The People's Voice.

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliteratetheir own understanding of their history.” George Orwell Oct 14-20, 2024 October 14 1773 – The United Kingdom’s East India Company ship’s cargo of tea on the ship Peggy Stewart is burned at Annapolis, Maryland. The Boston Tea […] The post This Week in History: Oct 14-20, 2024 appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The man who was arrested with firearms over the weekend outside a rally for former President Donald Trump in California is speaking out about the arrest after the county’s sheriff said he believes that it was an “assassination attempt.” The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said 49-year-old Vem Miller was stopped Saturday evening in a black SUV and was found “to be illegally in possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine.” Miller, who is a registered Republican, told the media after he was released from jail that he is a Trump supporter and that he was “shocked” by the accusations that he was being viewed as a potential assassin. “These accusations are complete bulls***,” Miller said. “I’m an artist, I’m the last person that would cause any violence and harm to anybody.” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco addressed Miller’s remarks during a press conference, saying that he did not care what he had to say because it had no bearing on the investigation. Miller was taken into custody without incident and booked at the John J. Benoit Detention Center for possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine. Miller was offered bail and was released after posting the $5,000, the New York Post reported. The Trump campaign, in a statement to The Daily Wire, praised the work of local law enforcement in securing the venue. “We are aware of news reports about the arrest and are currently monitoring the situation and gathering more information,” the campaign said. Bianco said at a press conference Sunday evening that the vehicle had “an obviously fake license plate,” which sparked further investigation. “During that investigation, the deputy eventually found multiple passports with multiple names, multiple driver’s licenses with different names, the vehicle was unregistered and the license plate was what we in law enforcement would recognize as one that is homemade and indicative of a group of individuals that claim to be sovereign citizens,” he continued. “I truly do believe that we prevented another assassination attempt,” he added. Miller reportedly denied in an interview with a reporter that he was a member of any kind of sovereign citizen group. A joint federal law enforcement statement was released Sunday indicating that federal authorities are aware of the incident and are investigating. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office U.S. Secret Service and FBI are aware of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office’s arrest on Saturday,” the statement said. “The U.S. Secret Service assesses that the incident did not impact protective operations and former President Trump was not in any danger.” “While no federal arrest has been made at this time, the investigation is ongoing,” the statement continued. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Secret Service and FBI extend their gratitude to the deputies and local partners who helped ensure the safety of last night’s events.”

A drone attack launched on Sunday against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) by Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group based in southern Lebanon, killed four soldiers and wounded dozens more. The drone hit an IDF base adjacent to Binyamina in central-northern Israel, Israel said in a statement. “All the injured individuals have been evacuated to hospitals and their families have been notified,” the statement said. “Four IDF soldiers were killed in the incident and an additional seven were severely injured.” The four soldiers who were killed were identified as Sergeant Omri Tamari, 19, from Mazkeret Batya; Sergeant Yosef Hieb, 19, from Tuba-Zangariyye; Sergeant Yoav Agmon, 19, from Binyamina-Giv’at Ada; and Sergeant Amitay Alon, 19, from Ramot Naftali. Various publications pinned the number of soldiers injured at 58. The news comes as Israel has conducted ground operations inside Lebanon for the past couple of weeks as it seeks to push Hezbollah away from Israel’s northern border, where tens of thousands of Israeli citizens have been forced to evacuate their homes due to thousands of missiles, rockets, and drones that have been fired by the terrorist group. Israel has, in large part, dismantled the terrorist organization, effectively killing off its leaders and entire senior command; killing and maiming thousands of terrorist operatives in covert pager and walkie-talkie bombings and aerial bombings; and destroying large stockpiles of weapons that have been amassed by the group for years. The other major news out of the region over the weekend came from the U.S., which announced that it was sending an anti-missile system to Israel to protect it from Iranian ballistic missile attacks as it prepares retaliatory strikes against the Islamic regime for a missile attack it launched against Israel at the start of the month. “The THAAD Battery will augment Israel’s integrated air defense system,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “This action underscores the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel, and to defend Americans in Israel, from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran.” The THAAD system uses “hit-to-kill” technology to destroy incoming missiles and is capable of engaging targets well over 100 miles away. In the U.S. arsenal, the THAAD “covers the [U.S. ballistic missile defense] middle tier and defends a larger area than the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System,” according to congressional research documents. “It complements the Patriot, the Navy’s AEGIS Missile Defense System, and the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System.” A THAAD battery typically consists of “95 soldiers, six truck mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (eight per launcher), one Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Mode 2 (AN/TPY-2) radar, and a Tactical Fire Control/Communications component.” The system, developed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, was designed to shoot down short-range, medium-range, and limited intermediate-range ballistic missile threats inside or outside the atmosphere during their final (terminal) phase of flight.

Viral images shared on X purport to show respective headlines from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and CNN claiming Hurricane Milton was purportedly renamed Hurricane “Millicent” in recognition of Transgender Awareness Month. oh my god. THIS IS NOT REAL? pic.twitter.com/johQoXNo8R — @ratlimit (@ratlimit) October 9, 2024 Verdict: False There is no evidence suggesting either outlet […]

A post shared on Facebook claims CBS News purportedly fired anchors Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan following the network’s Oct. 1 vice presidential debate. Verdict: False The claim is false and originally stems from an Oct. 3 article published on the satire site “SpaceX Mania.” Fact Check: An average of multiple polls shows 48% of […]

“We finally beat Medicare,” President Joe Biden claimed during his calamitous June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump. The White House later clarified: “He meant to say that he beat big pharma.” But seniors’ wallets are taking the beating. Changes made to Medicare’s prescription drug coverage by the Biden-Harris administration and congressional Democrats—with not a single Republican vote—as part of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act are sending premiums sky-high, eliminating plans for at least 3 million seniors, and making it harder to access medications. The data shows that under four years of Biden-Harris administration policies (plan years 2022 through 2025), the national average monthly premium paid by Medicare beneficiaries for stand-alone Part D prescription drug plans has increased by 57%. At the same time, the average number of plans offered in each state has dropped by more than one-half, from 29 in 2021 to just 14 in 2025. Seniors in some states face even bigger hits to their wallets. Under the Biden-Harris administration, Medicare drug plan premiums jumped by more than 90% in 10 states. Premiums more than doubled in three of those states (California, 122%; New York, 116%; and Nevada, 104%). On Oct. 1, seniors were able to start “window shopping” Medicare drug plans for next year and will be able to enroll in their chosen plans starting Tuesday, Oct. 15.  Many of them already are expressing their sticker shock on community forms: “So I just got a new notice telling me that my drug plan D (not an advantage plan since I am on SSDI in NJ under 65) the monthly cost for 2025 has doubled. Plan still makes me pay high cost for anything not generic etc. I thought this new law was to reduce my overall cost but reading the updated booklet (AARP United Healthcare plan) seems to me the higher cost is going to pad them not me.” “… [my] husband’s increase was over 650%. And deductible also increased over 100%. You are going to want to check the formulary list if taking any prescription meds. One of the expensive meds husband is on wasn’t pricing out … when I went to the government website for [Aetna] SilverScript, it’s because it’s not covered anymore (nor is the generic covered) …” “They are no longer offering the plan I have this year for next year. This company is only offering one plan D, not 3 like last year.  My current premium is $9.90 and my 3 prescriptions have a $0 copay per month.  The new plan is $44.90 with $5 and $10 copays per month.  That is a huge increase.”  To prevent seniors from experiencing an even bigger sticker shock just before the Nov. 5 election, the Biden-Harris administration decided to spend—without congressional authorization or approval—at least another $5 billion. The spending is for a new “demonstration project” that pays insurers extra if they agree not to increase premiums by more than $35 a month in 2025. Specifically, the project does three things: Applies a uniform reduction of $15 to the base beneficiary premium for all plans. Limits premium increases to $35 per month. Limits risk to plans (and increases taxpayer losses) by narrowing Part D risk corridors. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this “demonstration project” will cost taxpayers $7 billion next year alone, with the program set to run for two more years. Because the Inflation Reduction Act made the market much more expensive, taxpayers will pay another $10 to $20 billion in 2025, according to the CBO. So much for savings. The CBO also said that its original score of the IRA undercounted the cost of the Part D changes by $10 to $20 billion. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, projected premiums would decrease in 2025. But that’s not reality. What CMS is concealing is that the average monthly premium is increasing despite the demo, and many plans will cost significantly above the average. Not only are premiums way up but coverage choices are way down and millions of beneficiaries are losing their existing plans. Once flush with plan options, the program is experiencing a devastating downturn. Seniors have fewer plans to choose from in 2025 than at any point in the program’s 19-year history. For instance, CVS Aetna offered three plans in every state in 2024 but discontinued two of them for 2025, one of which was the second-most popular of all plans in 2024. Similarly, UnitedHealthcare and Mutual of Omaha also each offered three plans nationwide in 2024. For 2025, though, United is offering two plans while Mutual of Omaha has dropped out of the program entirely. Higher premiums and fewer plan choices aren’t the only adverse effects on seniors stemming from the higher costs imposed on Medicare drug plans by Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. Plans are trying to avoid the need for even bigger premium hikes by also increasing the coinsurance amounts that enrollees pay for prescriptions. Making a bad situation worse, the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price controls will start to take effect in 2026. Those price controls discourage investment in drug development and will reduce the number of new medicines. The price controls also are likely to trigger secondary effects on Medicare prescription drug plans. Those will be in the form of changes to the placement of drugs on formularies and the imposition of utilization management strategies such as prior authorization and step therapy that restrict patient access. Higher costs for taxpayers and consumers, and fewer treatments for patients. Now you know what “we finally beat Medicare” really means. The post Biden-Harris Admin’s Medicare Shock for Seniors appeared first on The Daily Signal.