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  • MIL-OSI USA: English/Español: Collins and McClain’s Statement on President Trump Signing the Laken Riley Act into Law

    Source: US House of Representatives Republicans

    The following text contains opinion that is not, or not necessarily, that of MIL-OSI –

    English/Español: Collins and McClain’s Statement on President Trump Signing the Laken Riley Act into Law

    Washington, January 30, 2025

    WASHINGTON– Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) issued the following statement after President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law:  

    “Violent illegal immigrant criminals have no home in our country. With President Trump’s signature, we will now deport the next Jose Ibarra and ensure that no family has to live through the same pain as theRiley family,” Collins and McClain said.“Over seventy-seven millionAmericans demanded a change in our country, and House Republicans are delivering real results.”

    Declaraciones de Collins y McClain sobre la firma de la Ley Laken Riley por el presidente Trump  

    WASHINGTON– El congresista Mike Collins (R-GA) y la presidenta de la Conferencia Republicana de la Cámara de Representantes federal Lisa McClain (R-MI), emitieron las siguientes declaraciones luego de que el presidente Donald Trump firmara el proyecto de ley Ley Laken Riley:  

    “Los inmigrantes ilegales acusados de delitos no tienen lugar en nuestro país. Con la firma del presidente Trump, deportaremos al próximo José Ibarra y nos aseguraremos de que ninguna familia tenga que pasar por el mismo dolor que la familia Riley”, dijeron Collins y McClain. “Más de setenta y siete millones de estadounidenses exigieron un cambio y nuestra Conferencia está logrando resultados reales”.    

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Additional Information About the Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    In this report, the Congressional Budget Office provides additional details about the economic forecast that it published, along with the agency’s baseline budget projections, in The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035 earlier this year. By statutory requirement, CBO produces annual reports outlining the agency’s projections of what the federal budget and the economy would look like in the current fiscal year and over the next 10 years if current laws governing federal taxes and spending generally remained in place throughout the projection period. The agency’s current economic projections reflect laws enacted and policy measures taken through December 4, 2024.

    In CBO’s economic projections for the 2025–2035 projection period:

    • Economic growth cools in calendar years 2025 and 2026 and then averages roughly 1.8 percent a year from 2027 to 2035;
    • Inflation continues to ease over the next two years, reaching the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2 percent by 2027 and stabilizing thereafter; and
    • In response to falling inflation, slower job growth, and a rising unemployment rate, the Federal Reserve continues to lower the federal funds rate in 2025 and 2026 and then keeps that rate roughly flat over the remainder of the projection period.

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: California Department of Justice Investigating Monterey County Sheriff Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506

    Source: US State of California

    Thursday, January 30, 2025

    Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov

     **The information provided below is based on preliminary details regarding an ongoing investigation, which may continue to evolve**

    OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), is investigating and will independently review an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Salinas, California on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at approximately 1:30 p.m. The OIS incident resulted in the death of one individual and involved personnel from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. 

    Following notification by local authorities, DOJ’s California Police Shooting Investigation Team initiated an investigation in accordance with AB 1506 mandates. Upon completion of the investigation, it will be turned over to DOJ’s Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review.

    More information on the California Department of Justice’s role and responsibilities under AB 1506 is available here: https://oag.ca.gov/ois-incidents.

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    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Florida Businessman Indicted for Tax Evasion

    Source: US State of California

    A federal grand jury in Jacksonville, Florida, returned an indictment yesterday charging a Florida businessman with tax evasion, not filing a tax return and not paying taxes.

    According to the indictment, Phillip Mak, of Jacksonville, was a self-employed businessman who from 2008 through 2020 earned approximately $10.3 million in income. During that same period, Mak allegedly did not pay any federal taxes and, except for two years, did not file tax returns. The IRS allegedly assessed approximately $1.9 million in outstanding taxes, penalties and interest against Mak for tax years 2008, 2009, 2012-2015 and 2019-2020.

    Instead of paying what he owed, Mak allegedly attempted to shield his assets from the IRS by transferring $1 million in cash to his domestic partner’s bank accounts. In addition, the indictment alleges that Mak, after being interviewed by IRS investigators, transferred ownership of his home to his domestic partner’s trust, created a nominee entity and began depositing his income into a bank account held in the name of that entity.

    In total, Mak is alleged to have caused a tax loss to the IRS of more than $1.92 million.

    If convicted, Mak faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for tax evasion and a maximum sentence of one year in prison for each charge of failure to file a tax return and failure to pay tax. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

    Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Karen E. Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg for the Middle District of Florida made the announcement.

    IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.

    Trial Attorneys Isaiah Boyd and Michael Jones of the Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney John Cannizzaro for the Middle District of Florida are prosecuting the case.

    An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Security: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative Pre-Application Information Session

    Source: United States Attorneys General 7

    OVW conducted a live web-based pre-application information session for its Research and Evaluation Initiative funding opportunity. During the presentation, OVW staff reviewed this initiative’s requirements, discussed the opportunity, and allowed for a brief question-and-answer period.

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Duckworth Join Durbin, Schakowsky in Introducing Mentoring to Succeed Act

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Tammy Duckworth
    January 29, 2025
    [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) in introducing the Mentoring to Succeed Act in recognition of January as National Mentoring Month.  U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL-04) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) introduced companion legislation in the House earlier this week.  This legislation would create a strong, sustainable support system through mentorship to help ensure that children who experience barriers like poverty, disability, adverse childhood experiences or drug or alcohol abuse, can successfully transition to high school, college and the workforce.  The Mentoring to Succeed Act would strengthen investments in mentorship programs to help youth facing risk develop the academic, social and workforce skills that lead to success. 
    “Too many young people, particularly young people of color, don’t have access to the academic or economic opportunities that everyone deserves,” said Senator Duckworth.  “At the same time, too many struggle with violence in their communities and other obstacles that stifle their dreams and their ambitions.  Our nation’s children deserve a chance to reach their full potential, and mentoring programs have been proven to help students do just that.  I’m proud to join my colleagues in re-introducing this legislation to help ensure every child gets the guidance and resources they need to succeed in school, in the workforce and in life.”
    “Across Illinois and the country, young kids, especially from underserved communities, face obstacles like community violence and underfunded schools that have a dramatic impact on their ability to graduate from high school and transition to college and the workforce.  But with the guidance of a mentor, youth could lean on a trusted adult to help them navigate these challenges,” said Senator Durbin.  “I’m introducing the Mentoring to Succeed Act to ensure that our most vulnerable children have the opportunity to succeed and achieve their full potential with the guidance of a mentor.”
    “Across the country, young kids lack access to the resources they need to thrive academically and succeed post-graduation,” said Senator Booker.  “Mentorship programs have a proven track record of helping young people stay on track and achieve their dreams by providing a stable support system for the kids who don’t have one at home.  The Mentoring to Succeed Act will expand access to high quality, trauma-informed mentorship programs and help at-risk kids receive the help, support, and skills they need to pursue their aspirations.”
    “In celebration of National Mentoring Month, I am proud to reintroduce the Mentoring to Succeed Act in the House of Representatives,” said Congresswoman Schakowsky.  “Whether it be the gun violence epidemic, the ongoing threat of climate change, the rising cost of college education, or anything in-between, today’s students are dealing with a lot and deserve access to a support system.  The Mentoring to Succeed Act will give students that support system – through a mentor – helping them get the resources and support they need to thrive in school, the workforce, and beyond.”
    A study by MENTOR found that 70 percent of today’s young people could remember a time when they wanted a mentor for support but did not have one.  As a result, these youth missed out on the powerful effects of mentoring that have been shown to make a child more likely to enroll in college, participate regularly in sports and extracurricular activities, volunteer in their communities and hold leadership positions.  Researchers at the University of Chicago found that Youth Guidance’s school-based mentoring program, Becoming a Man, reduced rates of arrests for violent crime, improved school engagement and increased high school graduation rates.
    Mentoring programs help youth develop valuable workforce skills that employers are seeking and prepare young people for future apprenticeships, internships and workforce-based learning opportunities.  A 2024 study found that 84 percent of employers say job candidates must demonstrate social and emotional skills, such as communication and problem-solving—with the majority of employers stating that these types of skills were the most important.  The federal government can strengthen investments in mentoring programs to help youth facing significant barriers develop the academic, social and workforce skills that lead to success in career and life.
    The Mentoring to Succeed Act would:
    Invest in Mentoring Programs. Establish a three-year, competitive grant program that provides federal funding to establish, expand, or support mentoring programs.
    Help Youth Overcome Adversity and Trauma. Provide grant recipients with funding to train mentors in trauma-informed practices and interventions to increase resilience in youth and reduce juvenile justice involvement.
    Strengthen Workforce Readiness.  Support partnerships with local businesses and private companies to help youth facing risk with hands-on career training and career exploration.
    Close the Opportunity Gap.  Give preference to applicants that develop a plan to help prepare youth facing barriers for college and the workforce.
    Support Capacity Building.  Support partnerships with nonprofit, community-based, and faith-based organizations to increase the number of youth facing risk served.
    Enhance Youth Success.  Provide grant recipients with funding for program evaluation and identification of successful strategies.
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    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Duckworth Votes Against Lee Zeldin’s Nomination to Be EPA Administrator

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Tammy Duckworth
    January 30, 2025
    [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—co-founder of the U.S. Senate’s first-ever Lead Task Force and Environmental Justice Caucus—released the following statement after the Senate confirmed former Rep. Lee Zeldin by a vote of 56-42 to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    “Every American deserves the right to breathe safe air, drink clean water and live on uncontaminated land regardless of their race, income or zip code—and the EPA Administrator plays a critical role in protecting that right. In order to help preserve our environment for generations to come, I cannot support someone who has a track record of voting against critical, bipartisan environmental protection and clean energy job investments. Today, I voted against Mr. Zeldin’s nomination as he lacks substantial experience in environmental policy, science and management—all of which are critical qualifications needed to successfully lead EPA.”
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    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Duckworth Pressed Commerce Department Nominee Howard Lutnick on Trump’s Dangerous Pause on Federal Grants That Would Jeopardize U.S. Trade and Innovation

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Tammy Duckworth
    January 29, 2025
    [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST)—pressed Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce, on whether he would obey an illegal order from President Trump, such as following through on the President’s dangerous freeze of billions in federal grant funding. In her remarks, Duckworth underscored that the chaos and confusion caused by pausing these legally obligated funds to grant recipients would ultimately make America less globally competitive, stifle innovation and hurt businesses and jobs. Duckworth’s full remarks can be found on the Senator’s YouTube.
    “Businesses, tech hubs and other grant recipients should not have to tune in each week to learn whether the funding Congress appropriated for them will actually come through,” said Duckworth. “I made it clear to Mr. Lutnick that this kind of chaos that President Trump unleashed will make America less globally competitive, not more. Any Secretary of Commerce must understand how critical it is that grant funding is disbursed on time, without delay, to support our farmers, boost manufacturing and keep our economy strong.”
    Duckworth highlighted that the Economic Development Administration recently awarded $51 million to the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub, which would support its work to strengthen American innovation and ensure our country remains a global leader in the agricultural sector while growing good-paying jobs across the Midwest. This is just one example of the many kinds of critical grants the Department of Commerce is in charge of distributing.
    Duckworth is a proven leader in securing international investments that drive commerce and job growth in Illinois—all while strengthening economic ties with Indo-Pacific nations and improving security in the region. As a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Duckworth led a bipartisan delegation of her Senate colleagues to Taiwan last year to further enhance our bilateral economic ties, including deepening our trade ties on chip manufacturing and agricultural investments.
    In 2023, Duckworth traveled to Japan where she met with government, trade and economic leaders as well as corporate and business officials to highlight how Illinois is uniquely positioned for greater investment and increased exports with international partners as a hub of agriculture manufacturing and technology. Specifically, Duckworth advocated on behalf of Illinois farmers to increase Japan’s importation of ethanol, corn, soybean, pork and other goods. As a result of her advocacy, Duckworth also helped secure Japan’s open market to all U.S. biofuels as well as Japan’s commitment to double Japan’s ethanol imports from the U.S. by 2030.
    Duckworth also led an official visit to Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines to meet with government and business leaders and discuss opportunities that would increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as economic investments, regional stability and national security. In 2022, Duckworth led a Congressional delegation to Taiwan and South Korea to help strengthen economic ties between our people, specifically highlighting how Illinois is uniquely positioned for greater investment and increased exports with international partners as a hub of agriculture, manufacturing and technology.
    Duckworth championed the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law in 2022, providing $500 million to expand the number of service stations that offer low-carbon ethanol and biodiesel, made from Illinois corn and soybeans and also has incentives to make these low-carbon biofuels even lower-carbon than today. These climate-smart investments in Midwestern-grown fuels will also reduce our reliance on foreign oil.
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    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Risch, Crapo, Blackburn Introduce Bills to Protect Women in Sports

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Idaho James E Risch
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced several pieces of legislation to stand up for women and girls in sports. 
    This effort includes a bill to assess and prevent violence against women in athletics, a resolution calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy, and a resolution declaring October 10 as ‘American Girls in Sports Day.’ 
    “Life isn’t fair, but sports should be. Allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports undermines the years of hard work and dedication of our female athletes,” said Risch. “I’m proud to introduce legislation to ensure a safe and even playing field for women and girls in sports.” 
    “Our female athletes have invested immense time and effort to excel in sports,”said Crapo. “Allowing biological males to compete in women’s categories undermines both safety and fairness for female athletes. I will continue to do all I can to counter attempts to undermine the integrity of women’s sports.”
    To protect Title IX and women’s sports, Risch, Crapo, and Blackburn introduced: 
    The Fair Play for Girls Act to require the U.S. Attorney General to submit an analysis of violence against women in athletics to Congress as well as policy recommendations to support these young women.  
    A Resolution Calling on the NCAA to Protect Women in Sports: This resolution calls on the NCAA to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy; urges the NCAA to require its member conferences to conform to this biological sex-based policy across all sports and all divisions; and calls on all sports-governing bodies in the U.S. to protect the category of women’s sport for biological women and girls. 
    ‘American Girls in Sports Day’ Resolution: This resolution would recognize October 10 as ‘American Girls in Sports Day’ to celebrate the accomplishments of female athletes.  

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Crapo, Wyden Issue Discussion Draft to Improve IRS Administration

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo
    Washington D.C.— U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation making an array of common-sense fixes to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) procedure and administration. 
    “As the tax filing season gets underway, this draft legislation suggests practical ways to improve the taxpayer experience,” Crapo and Wyden said. “These adjustments to the laws governing IRS procedure are designed to facilitate communication between the agency and taxpayers, streamline processes for tax compliance and disputes and ensure taxpayers have access to timely expert assistance.”    
    “This bipartisan draft bill, several years in the making, would significantly strengthen taxpayer rights in nearly every facet of tax administration,” said Erin Collins, the National Taxpayer Advocate.  “I encourage taxpayers and the tax professional community to carefully review the draft and provide feedback to refine it, and I encourage Congress to prioritize the passage of this common sense bill to ensure stronger protections for taxpayers and a more fair and transparent tax system.”
    The discussion draft includes policies that would:
    Require the IRS to improve “math error” notices so that taxpayers are better positioned to timely respond to them;
    Streamline review of offers-in-compromise to facilitate the taxpayers’ resolution of tax debts;
    Simplify foreign bank account report (FBAR) compliance so that fewer taxpayers will fail to file key forms;
    Clarify and expand Tax Court jurisdiction so that more taxpayers can pursue their claims in an appropriate venue;
    Expand the independence of the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) from the IRS;
    Increase civil and criminal penalties on tax professionals that deliberately take actions to harm their clients;
    Expand taxpayer access to the IRS Independent Office of Appeals;
    Extend the so-called “mailbox rule” to electronic submissions so that taxpayers have certainty their materials are submitted on time;
    Protect taxpayers by adopting reasonable standards and due process for issuing and revoking return preparer identification numbers (PTINs);
    Strengthen the IRS whistleblower program while protecting the confidentiality of taxpayer information;
    Protect hostages from unfair tax processes and penalties.
    Proposals in the discussion draft largely reflect nonpartisan legislative proposals recommended by the National Taxpayer Advocate, as well as standalone tax administrative bills introduced by congressional members.  The provisions are centered on seeking to reduce or eliminate challenges faced by taxpayers and other stakeholders within the current federal tax administrative system. 
    The text of the discussion draft is available here.
    A section-by-section of the legislation is available here.
    Comments on this discussion draft are requested by March 31, 2025, and can be sent to discussiondraft@finance.senate.gov.

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Europe: Meeting between Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and the president of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña

    Source: Switzerland – Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

    On 30 January, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, vice president of the Federal Council and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), welcomed the president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, to Geneva for a working visit. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, with particular emphasis on economic and trade issues.

    MIL OSI Europe News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Europe: Federal Councillor Beat Jans attends meeting of Justice and Home Affairs ministers in Warsaw

    Source: Switzerland – Federal Administration in English

    Federal Councillor Beat Jans attended a meeting of EU justice and home affairs ministers in Warsaw on 30 January. Discussions focused on planned changes to policy on returns and the current threat from terrorism, organised crime and hybrid risks. The head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police also held bilateral meetings with various counterparts where migration issues were among the main topics.

    MIL OSI Europe News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville: “America is facing a public health crisis; We must confirm Robert F Kennedy Jr.”

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama)

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed supporting President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Tuberville’s op-ed comes ahead of Kennedy’s hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee this morning. In the piece, Sen. Tuberville makes the case for why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the perfect person to end the chronic disease epidemic in this country and help Americans live longer, healthier lives.

    Read excerpts below or read the full op-ed here.

    “Despite his recent surge in popularity, RFK isn’t new to the scene when it comes to public health. For four decades, he worked in environmental law and in health care policy, specializing in issues like water pollution, vaccine efficacy, and food safety. He is an accomplished attorney who attended Harvard, the London School of Economics, and the University of Virginia.

    One of the most important things RFK has done is shine a light on the fact that we have a public health crisis in this country. As he said in his Senate Finance hearing earlier this week, over 70% of adults and one-third of our children are overweight or obese. The rate of diabetes is ten times more prevalent than it was in 1960. Cancer among our young people is rising by one or two percent each year. Autoimmune diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, and addiction rates are on the rise—and meanwhile, more Americans are reliant on pharmaceutical drugs than ever before.

    To address some of these concerns, RFK Jr. has been an outspoken advocate for holistic, healthy living. As a result of his MAHA campaign, many Americans are now researching inexpensive and natural alternatives to medicine, which could end up saving taxpayers millions and helping Americans to live longer. While pharmaceuticals are certainly important and have saved millions of lives, we should also be looking to promote healthier lifestyles as part of our chronic disease prevention efforts.

    Both President Trump and RFK Jr. agree: the status quo isn’t working. Our national health agencies should be singularly focused on helping as many Americans be as healthy as possible. Health officials should want to heal our sick culture. Supporting transparency and consumer-choice in medications doesn’t make RFK anti-vax, anti-industry, or an enemy of food producers. He simply wants to help address America’s chronic disease epidemic. […]

    Sure, RFK may not be the typical pick for the job. But the American people issued a mandate in November: they want President Trump’s agenda, and that includes MAHA. As far as I’m concerned, RFK not being part of the health care establishment class is a good thing. Let’s answer the call of the American people by ushering in a New Golden Age of American Health.”

    MORE:

    Tuberville Joins Sen. Marshall in Launching Make America Healthy Again Caucus

    Tuberville, MAHA Caucus Celebrate FDA’s Decision to Ban Dangerous Red Dye No. 3 from Foods

    1819 News: Tuberville questions FDA over red dyes no. 40 and no. 3 in America’s food supply — ‘It’s not a conservative or a liberal standpoint’

    Tuberville Exposes Harmful Chemicals in American Food and Beverage Industry

    ICYMI: Tuberville Joins “National Report” on Newsmax

    Tuberville Meets with RFK Jr. and Todd Blanche

    Coach’s Monthly Column: All in for Trump’s America First nominees

    Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville Speaks on Importance of Boosting U.S. Economy to Help Struggling Seniors

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama)

    WASHINGTON – Yesterday, during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) asked about common misconceptions surrounding tariffs and how they can be used to stimulate the economy and create job growth. During the discussion, Sen. Tuberville also focused on the unprecedented amount of credit card debt in our country and how Congress can help Americans return to financial stability. Sen. Tuberville also addressed reining in the unsustainable expansion of the federal welfare system.

    Read Senator Tuberville’s remarks below or watch on YouTube or Rumble.

    TUBERVILLE: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks for being here this afternoon, fellas.

    Mr. Ferry, a lot of misconceptions about, floating around the media about tariffs and how they’ll hurt the American economy. Can you speak to how tariffs, if they’re done right, will boost the economy?”

    MR. JEFF FERRY: “Thank you for the question, Senator. That’s an absolutely true statement. Tariffs done right will stimulate our economy. I just want to say, following on from what Mr. Lawson said, that there is no money tree. The percentage of old people in our economy continues to grow, I’m sitting here as a living, breathing example of that. And we have fewer people in work earning, in a sense, less real wages than 50 years ago when we had four working people for every retired person. Now, we’re getting close to two, I think. So, we need to make this economy grow and we need to raise the real incomes and the value of the production of every single worker.

    Tariffs are a key way we can do that because what tariffs do is they handicap imports and they allow domestic production to grow. We want to tariff the high value, highly productive, high growth manufacturing sectors, which is roughly three quarters of the entire manufacturing sector in the United States. And by doing so, we will produce more cars, more computers, more machinery, more machine tools, more medical equipment, and more steel, and more aluminum and all of that. All those industries pay higher wages.

    As an example, the average large steel company is, today, paying its average steel worker over a hundred-thousand dollars a year. The average steel worker no longer works with hot molten metal. He works in a computer control room. And tariffs are a key way to stop the handicap this economy has due to an overvalued dollar and due to trade cheating, from countries like China and Germany. So, they’re an absolutely essential tool.”

    TUBERVILLE: “Do you do you see an increase in job opportunities with increased tariffs?”

    MR. JEFF FERRY: “Yes. I mean mathematically well, yes. We will see a higher labor force participation rate with increased tariffs because domestic production will rise, and those jobs will attract people to get off the sofa and go out and get those jobs. But most crucially, I see a transition from people working for places like Jimmy John’s at minimum wage, into high value jobs, which not only pay more today, but offer them career opportunities to get on a rising escalator.”

    TUBERVILLE: “Thank you. Mr. Antoni, Americans are upside down in credit card debt. 1.17 trillion dollars. Eighty-five percent of Americans have credit cards, eighty-five percent of Americans over 65 have a credit card. What can be done at the congressional level to encourage savings and keep more money in the pockets of Americans when it comes to credit.”

    MR. E.J. ANTONI: “Sir, thank you for the question. A big disincentive to save has historically been inflation because as your money is sitting there in the bank, or even if it’s in in equities, whatever the case may be, much of the growth that it’s experiencing is simply just the dollar losing value. So, it doesn’t really, there’s not really much of an incentive there. If you want to get rid of inflation and you want to not only incentivize people to save, but disincentivize them from borrowing, you got to get inflation down. And I think the way you have to do that is by cutting government spending.

    The only other thing I would add is to help the people who are already in so much credit card debt, who are suffering with the combination of high credit card debt and high interest rates, is you need to get the interest rates down. And the interest rate is simply a price. It’s the price to borrow money. If you want to reduce the price of something, reduce the demand. So, reduce the demand for borrowed money. All marginal spending by this congress is by definition borrowed. So, if you reduce that spending, you will also reduce the demand for borrowed money and help bring interest rates down.”

    TUBERVILLE: “Thank you. Mr. Bragdon, you talk a lot about this unsustainable expansion of the federal welfare programs that have caused massive increases in spending, particularly SNAP. SNAP spending has grown by more than seventy-three percent since the last Farm Bill. It’s predicted we’ll spend more on SNAP in the next ten years than we have in the last two decades. This is over the top.

    So, what’s your thoughts here on this massive increase in the TFP and what recommendation do you have to address this farm bill with SNAP?”

    MR. TARREN BRAGDON: “Senator, thank you for the question. I think it’s really twofold.

    One, the authority for setting the food stamp program, the SNAP program, really relies on Congress. And when you look at what the Biden administration did with the Thrifty Food Plan by just through guidance, literally, a bureaucrat with a pen and a power trip, dramatically increasing that benefit, and then that going, as my colleague said, into borrowed money and increasing interest rates.

    You also took away the incentive that people have to go into the workforce because it pays more not to work. And as I talked about, it drives even higher food inflation because SNAP benefits can only be used for food. And as we saw with the research that I cited, that drives increased demand and raises food prices.

    I think there’s really twofold things that need to be done within the SNAP program. One is greater anti-fraud measures. If you look at the improper payments, that’s fraud and waste within the SNAP program, that’s primarily driven by individuals who are receiving benefits, who are no longer eligible, either because an income change, they moved or some other benefit change or life change.

    The second piece is really looking at how do we effectively use work requirements for working age, able-bodied adults. We’ve seen this work well with adults with no kids and disabilities. We recommend that pro-work, anti-poverty policy be expanded to more working-age adults who have school age children.”

    Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance: Statement to the OSCE

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    UK Special Envoy on post-Holocaust issues and Chair of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, Lord Pickles, remarks to OSCE Permanent Council.

    Distinguished friends, your excellencies,

    Today, we gather in the shadow of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Allies and the public had a good idea of the murder of the Jews long before the gates of Auschwitz were opened by Soviet Troops eighty years ago.

    But listening to rumours and reading secret reports does not prepare anyone for the naked brutality. The Nazis and their collaborators are an indelible stain on European Civilisation and on World History.

    We come together to honour the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. But we do not come with clean hands. Many fellow European citizens’ fate was to be shot in ditches, gassed in industrial murder centres or worked to death because World governments turned their backs on the Jews. Migration was restricted, making flight impossible for most. We know the poor results of the Evian Conference encouraged the Nazis into more extreme measures. Appeasement and doing nothing encouraged bullies and fanatics.

    The Nazis did not invent antisemitism, nor did they need to explain it in lands they occupied what antisemitism was.

    As Professor Yehuda Bauer of blessed memory said, “No one comes away clean” from the history of the Holocaust.

    Legislation restricting Jewish employment, property and civil rights was present in countries years before the Second World War. Signs saying, “forbidden for Jews” and “Jews not welcome” were present long before the Nazi occupation. When the Nazis arrived, the restrictions and the notices were quickly adopted.

    While there is no state policy, the signs “Jews not welcome” and “Jew Free Zone” are back on our Streets along with chants and slogans that distort and demean the Holocaust.

    The Holocaust began with words of hatred, laws of exclusion, and acts of humiliation.

    The strength of liberal democracy is tolerance of other people’s views and a willingness to accept some disruption in the interest of free speech.

    Across our member countries, the forces of law and order have floundered against the waves of antisemitism. At times, they seem incapable of identifying breaches. Senior UK police officers saw the slogan “From the River to the Sea” as a harmless folk scene rather than the reality of a chant of ethnic cleansing.

    The risk is that opponents of an open society misread tolerance as weakness and become emboldened to use increasingly extreme language and actions.

    Holocaust distortion has moved from the fringes to mainstream public life.

    Distortion does not deny the Holocaust outright. Instead, it minimises, excuses, or misrepresents it.

    It builds a bridge between mainstream careless indifference and extreme ideologies.

    As the last survivors move from contemporary memory to the pages of history, we are the custodians of the truth.

    The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is committed to countering distortion. We uphold the truth and protect the facts.

    The OSCE’s mission aligns with this responsibility.

    Both our organisations are in the business of building a safer and more inclusive society.

    To support governments in this vital work, IHRA has developed essential tools, including its internationally recognised definitions on antisemitism and on Holocaust denial and distortion.

    These provide governments, institutions, and educators with a framework for identifying and effectively addressing these issues.

    To combat these scourges, we must be able to recognise them.

    Additionally, the IHRA provides comprehensive recommendations for Holocaust education.

    It also provides guidelines for the preservation and accessibility of archives and memorial sites.

    Together, these tools lay the framework for preserving memory and the truth.

    The UK Presidency of IHRA has pursued a triple-track approach to strengthening archives: including sharing of information between institutions and the public, using personal possessions to tell a story in human form, and preserving the sites of murder and destruction.

    Deniers and distorters can lie and twist. We will preserve the memory of the Holocaust by telling the unvarnished truth. And the truth can never hurt us. Thank you.

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    Published 30 January 2025

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial News: Stock Index of Benchmark Stock Issuers to Appear on the Market

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Central Bank of Russia –

    The Bank of Russia, together with the Moscow Exchange, launched shareholder value creation programIt is addressed to Russian public joint-stock companies and is aimed at increasing their investment attractiveness, increasing capitalization and supporting best corporate practices.

    The program provides for the creation of a benchmark – a group of issuers capable of growing at an accelerated rate and thus acting as a driver of capitalization of the entire stock market. Issuers whose shares are included in the first and second levels of the Moscow Exchange listing can participate in the program. Their securities will be included in the calculation base of its new stock index. It will become a useful benchmark for the market and a guide for investors on which securities are best to invest in. Based on the index, professional participants will be able to form collective investment funds, as well as index strategies for trust management.

    The applications of candidates will be reviewed by a committee consisting of representatives of the Moscow Exchange, the Bank of Russia and the Analytical Credit Rating Agency. They will assess the effectiveness of corporate governance, the level of information transparency of the issuer and its financial and economic indicators. The status of the program participant will need to be confirmed at least once a year.

    Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia:

    “We will consider the program’s implementation successful if we achieve two results. First, the number of its participants will grow, which implies the dissemination of best practices in the market. Second, the share of the program participants’ value in the total market capitalization will grow. We believe that the launch of the program will not only stimulate demand for equity instruments. We expect that investors will view the shares of benchmark issuers as attractive objects for portfolio investments. We will be glad if representatives of various industries join the program, as well as those who have recently held an IPO or are preparing for an initial placement.”

    Viktor Zhidkov, Chairman of the Board of the Moscow Exchange:

    “Over the long term, the market grows primarily due to high-quality issuers. It is wonderful when such issuers become more numerous, and the process of their emergence is orderly and transparent. This can be facilitated by a number of procedures and instruments that the Bank of Russia and the Moscow Exchange have tried to combine within the framework of the shareholder value creation program. Discussing how best to broadcast the new benchmark to the market, we came to the conclusion that the launch of a separate stock index is preferable to marking or creating a separate sector. Thus, the issuer will receive the status of a program participant precisely after the official inclusion of its shares in the calculation base of the new index. I hope that the market will appreciate our initiative, and the criteria for inclusion in the corresponding index will become a guide for a wide range of issuers.”

    Applications from issuers to participate in the program will be accepted from March 31 to June 15, 2025, inclusive.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: The Bank of Russia and the Moscow Exchange have launched a program to create shareholder value for public companies

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    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    The Bank of Russia, together with the Moscow Exchange, launched Shareholder Value Creation ProgramIt is addressed to Russian public joint-stock companies and is aimed at increasing their investment attractiveness, increasing capitalization and supporting best corporate practices.

    The program provides for the creation of a benchmark – a group of issuers capable of growing at an accelerated rate and thus acting as a driver of capitalization of the entire stock market. Issuers whose shares are included in the first and second levels of the Moscow Exchange listing can participate in the Program. Their securities will be included in the calculation base of the new Moscow Exchange stock index. It will become a useful benchmark for the market and a guide for investors on which securities are best to invest in. Based on the index, professional participants will be able to form collective investment funds, as well as index strategies for trust management.

    The candidates’ applications will be reviewed by a committee consisting of representatives of the Moscow Exchange, the Bank of Russia and the Analytical Credit Rating Agency. They will assess the corporate governance, the level of information transparency of the issuer and its financial and economic indicators. The status of the Program participant will need to be confirmed at least once a year.

    Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia:

    “We will consider the implementation of the Program successful if we achieve two results. Firstly, the number of its participants will grow, which implies the dissemination of best practices in the market. Secondly, the share of the value of the Program participants in the total market capitalization will increase. We believe that the launch of the Program will not only stimulate demand for equity instruments. We expect that investors will look at the shares of benchmark issuers as attractive objects for portfolio investments. We will be glad if representatives of various industries join the Program, as well as those who have recently held an IPO or are preparing for an initial placement.”

    Viktor Zhidkov, Chairman of the Board of Moscow Exchange:

    “Over the long term, the market grows primarily due to high-quality issuers. It is wonderful when such issuers become more numerous, and the process of their emergence is orderly and transparent. This can be facilitated by a number of procedures and instruments that the Bank of Russia and the Moscow Exchange have tried to combine within the framework of the Shareholder Value Creation Program. Discussing how best to broadcast the new benchmark to the market, we came to the conclusion that launching a separate stock index is preferable to marking or creating a separate sector. Thus, the issuer will receive the status of a participant in the Program precisely after the official inclusion of its shares in the calculation base of the new index. I hope that the market will appreciate our initiative, and the criteria for inclusion in the corresponding index will become a guide for a wide range of issuers.”

    Applications from issuers to participate in the Program will be accepted from March 31 to June 15, 2025, inclusive.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 01/30/2025, 16-42 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the RU000A101FY1 security (RSetiMR1P2) were changed.

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

    01/30/2025

    16:42

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC) on 30.01.2025, 16-42 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 105.11) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1115.71 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 8.75%) of the RU000A101FY1 security (RSetiMR1P2) were changed.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: The Bank of Russia has raised the property criterion for assigning the status of a qualified investor

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    Source: Central Bank of Russia –

    The minimum amount of assets that a person must own to be recognized as a qualified investor increases from 6 to 12 million rubles. And from January 1, 2026, to 24 million rubles. The corresponding indicationThe regulator was registered by the Russian Ministry of Justice.

    According to the Bank of Russia, such a measure will reduce the number of cases in which a person receives the status of a qualified investor, but does not understand the specifics of complex financial instruments and the risks associated with them.

    The comprehensive reform that the regulator is consistently implementing is aimed at giving people more opportunities to obtain such status based on knowledge and experience, and at creating more investors in the market who make informed decisions.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Business confidence signals progress

    Source: New Zealand Government

    Business confidence remains very high and shows the economy is on track to improve, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis says.

    “The latest ANZ Business Outlook survey, released yesterday, shows business confidence and expected own activity are ‘still both very high’.”

    The survey reports business confidence fell eight points to +54 in January, while expected own activity eased four points to +46.

    ANZ summarises the business confidence change between months as “easing, but still extremely high”.

    “This is another sign that the business outlook is on the right track. I’m pleased to see businesses feel more confident about the economy,” Nicola Willis says.

    “I know New Zealanders have been doing it tough. Many have suffered through a high cost of living and sky-high interest rates. 

    “This survey result, along with NZIER’s this month, shows things are set to get better.

    “New Zealanders are impatient for that change, and so am I. That’s why I am focused on driving economic growth to go further and faster.

    “We’ve already had positive progress with inflation under control and interest rates finally coming down. The fact that firms expect an increase in their own activity is a sign of future economic growth.

    “Economic growth means more and better-paying jobs for Kiwis and creates community wealth, bringing in the revenue we need to pay for the world-class infrastructure, health and education services New Zealanders deserve.

    “That is where we are heading.”

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Security: Florida Businessman Indicted for Tax Evasion

    Source: United States Attorneys General 10

    A federal grand jury in Jacksonville, Florida, returned an indictment yesterday charging a Florida businessman with tax evasion, not filing a tax return and not paying taxes.

    According to the indictment, Phillip Mak, of Jacksonville, was a self-employed businessman who from 2008 through 2020 earned approximately $10.3 million in income. During that same period, Mak allegedly did not pay any federal taxes and, except for two years, did not file tax returns. The IRS allegedly assessed approximately $1.9 million in outstanding taxes, penalties and interest against Mak for tax years 2008, 2009, 2012-2015 and 2019-2020.

    Instead of paying what he owed, Mak allegedly attempted to shield his assets from the IRS by transferring $1 million in cash to his domestic partner’s bank accounts. In addition, the indictment alleges that Mak, after being interviewed by IRS investigators, transferred ownership of his home to his domestic partner’s trust, created a nominee entity and began depositing his income into a bank account held in the name of that entity.

    In total, Mak is alleged to have caused a tax loss to the IRS of more than $1.92 million.

    If convicted, Mak faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for tax evasion and a maximum sentence of one year in prison for each charge of failure to file a tax return and failure to pay tax. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

    Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Karen E. Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg for the Middle District of Florida made the announcement.

    IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.

    Trial Attorneys Isaiah Boyd and Michael Jones of the Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney John Cannizzaro for the Middle District of Florida are prosecuting the case.

    An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI: Enlight to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results on Wednesday, February 19, 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. (“Enlight”, “the Company”, NASDAQ: ENLT, TASE: ENLT.TA), a leading global renewable energy platform, today announced it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, before market open on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

    Conference Call Information

    Enlight will host a conference call to review its financial results and business outlook at 8:00 AM ET on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Management will deliver prepared remarks followed by a question-and-answer session. Participants can join by conference call or webcast:

    Conference Call

    Please pre-register to join by conference call:
    https://register.vevent.com/register/BI9b595c26a5dc4208953cad5b9bb5f4e8
    Upon registering, you will be emailed a dial-in number, direct passcode and unique PIN.

    Webcast

    Please register and join by webcast: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/74sp8fv8

    The press release with the financial results as well as the investor presentation materials will be accessible from the Company’s website prior to the conference call. Approximately one hour after completion of the live call, an archived version of the webcast will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://enlightenergy.co.il/info/investors/.

    About Enlight

    Founded in 2008, Enlight develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. Enlight operates across the three largest renewable segments today: solar, wind and energy storage. A global platform, Enlight operates in the United States, Israel and 10 European countries. Enlight has been traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 2010 (TASE: ENLT) and completed its US IPO (NASDAQ: ENLT) in 2023. Learn more at enlightenergy.co.il.

    Investor Contact

    Yonah Weisz
    Director IR
    investors@enlightenergy.co.il

    Erica Mannion or Mike Funari
    Sapphire Investor Relations, LLC
    +1 617 542 6180
    investors@enlightenergy.co.il

    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations relating to the Project, the PPA and the related interconnection agreement and lease option, and the completion timeline for the Project, are forward-looking statements. The words “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “seek,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “possible,” “forecasts,” “aims” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to site suitable land for, and otherwise source, renewable energy projects and to successfully develop and convert them into Operational Projects; availability of, and access to, interconnection facilities and transmission systems; our ability to obtain and maintain governmental and other regulatory approvals and permits, including environmental approvals and permits; construction delays, operational delays and supply chain disruptions leading to increased cost of materials required for the construction of our projects, as well as cost overruns and delays related to disputes with contractors; our suppliers’ ability and willingness to perform both existing and future obligations; competition from traditional and renewable energy companies in developing renewable energy projects; potential slowed demand for renewable energy projects and our ability to enter into new offtake contracts on acceptable terms and prices as current offtake contracts expire; offtakers’ ability to terminate contracts or seek other remedies resulting from failure of our projects to meet development, operational or performance benchmarks; various technical and operational challenges leading to unplanned outages, reduced output, interconnection or termination issues; the dependence of our production and revenue on suitable meteorological and environmental conditions, and our ability to accurately predict such conditions; our ability to enforce warranties provided by our counterparties in the event that our projects do not perform as expected; government curtailment, energy price caps and other government actions that restrict or reduce the profitability of renewable energy production; electricity price volatility, unusual weather conditions (including the effects of climate change, could adversely affect wind and solar conditions), catastrophic weather-related or other damage to facilities, unscheduled generation outages, maintenance or repairs, unanticipated changes to availability due to higher demand, shortages, transportation problems or other developments, environmental incidents, or electric transmission system constraints and the possibility that we may not have adequate insurance to cover losses as a result of such hazards; our dependence on certain operational projects for a substantial portion of our cash flows; our ability to continue to grow our portfolio of projects through successful acquisitions; changes and advances in technology that impair or eliminate the competitive advantage of our projects or upsets the expectations underlying investments in our technologies; our ability to effectively anticipate and manage cost inflation, interest rate risk, currency exchange fluctuations and other macroeconomic conditions that impact our business; our ability to retain and attract key personnel; our ability to manage legal and regulatory compliance and litigation risk across our global corporate structure; our ability to protect our business from, and manage the impact of, cyber-attacks, disruptions and security incidents, as well as acts of terrorism or war; the potential impact of the current conflicts in Israel on our operations and financial condition and Company actions designed to mitigate such impact; changes to existing renewable energy industry policies and regulations that present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to renewable energy projects; the reduction, elimination or expiration of government incentives for, or regulations mandating the use of, renewable energy; our ability to effectively manage our supply chain and comply with applicable regulations with respect to international trade relations, tariffs, sanctions, export controls and anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws; our ability to effectively comply with Environmental Health and Safety and other laws and regulations and receive and maintain all necessary licenses, permits and authorizations; our performance of various obligations under the terms of our indebtedness (and the indebtedness of our subsidiaries that we guarantee) and our ability to continue to secure project financing on attractive terms for our projects; limitations on our management rights and operational flexibility due to our use of tax equity arrangements; potential claims and disagreements with partners, investors and other counterparties that could reduce our right to cash flows generated by our projects; our ability to comply with tax laws of various jurisdictions in which we currently operate as well as the tax laws in jurisdictions in which we intend to operate in the future; the unknown effect of the dual listing of our ordinary shares on the price of our ordinary shares; various risks related to our incorporation and location in Israel; the costs and requirements of being a public company, including the diversion of management’s attention with respect to such requirements; certain provisions in our Articles of Association and certain applicable regulations that may delay or prevent a change of control; and other risk factors set forth in the section titled “Risk factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and our other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC.

    These statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and speak only as of the date of this press release. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI: Talonvest Capital Negotiates $49.5M Bridge Loan for Six-Property Portfolio Owned by Volta Global

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Talonvest Capital, Inc., a boutique self-storage and commercial real estate advisory firm, has successfully negotiated the refinance of a state-of-the-art portfolio on behalf of its client, Volta Global. The portfolio includes six strategically converted properties located in the high-growth states of Texas, North Carolina, and Alabama. The portfolio comprises 467,468 net rentable square feet (NRSF) across 4,434 self-storage units and 103,000 rentable square feet of industrial space in two locations.

    The non-recourse bridge loan, provided by a debt fund, features interest-only payments, substantial cash-out proceeds, an earnout provision, and a competitive interest rate. The lender also funded the remaining construction draws on several properties, offering significant benefits to the borrower. Through negotiations, Talonvest secured a 35-basis point improvement in the loan spread from the initial market quotes to the final rate.

    Jeff Evans, President of Volta Global, commented, “The Talonvest team proved to be an outstanding partner in this transaction. We deeply valued their strategic insight and expert guidance. By leveraging their extensive lender network, Talonvest facilitated a new lending relationship with the capabilities and enthusiasm to close not only on this transaction, but for future opportunities as well.”

    The Talonvest team responsible for this transaction included David DiRienzo, Britt Taylor, Mason Brusseau, and Lauren Maehler.

    About Talonvest Capital Inc.:

    Talonvest Capital is a commercial real estate advisory firm specializing in sourcing cutting-edge capital programs and advising on capital market trends for industrial, self-storage, multifamily, office, and retail property owners. Talonvest Capital offers a unique boutique approach by leveraging the company’s collective institutional knowledge and remaining highly engaged throughout the entire assignment, including the closing process, to deliver tailored capital solutions for their clients.   With over four decades of experience, Talonvest Capital has a unique perspective from its team’s previous experience on the lending side, managing institutional equity, executing nationwide joint venture investments, and facilitating diverse capital placements for clients across the United States. Learn more at https://talonvest.com.

    Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:

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  • MIL-OSI: The Victory Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2024 Fourth Quarter Earnings

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LIMERICK, Pa., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Victory Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: VTYB), the holding company for The Victory Bank, today announced record growth and financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Financial Highlights for 2024:

    • Loan Growth: Loans increased by $26.6 million despite much higher interest rates and softening demand for loans, underlining the Bank’s commitment to a strong lending culture and continued investment in lending infrastructure.
    • Deposit Growth: Deposits grew by $33 million in 2024, driven by the bank’s focus on delivering exceptional customer service and focus on relationship banking.
    • Capital Acquisition: The Bancorp successfully issued $4.65 million of subordinated debt in the fourth quarter, of which $2.5 million was down-streamed to the bank to support growth initiatives and enhance capital strength.
    • Net consolidated earnings: Earnings rose by $83 thousand year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Compared to the third quarter, earnings remained stable, with a slight decrease from $586 thousand to $558 thousand. The return on average equity for the fourth quarter was 7.58%.
    • Book Value: Book value per common share remained nearly consistent, decreasing slightly from $14.89 in the third quarter to $14.84 in the fourth quarter. This stability reflects a solid foundation and demonstrates the company’s ability to maintain value per share despite market fluctuations.
    • Stockholders’ Equity: As of December 31, 2024, the company’s equity position grew by $1.4 million compared to the end of 2023.
    • Dividends: The bank paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.065 per share; $0.26 per share for the calendar year

    Loan Quality Metrics: The bank maintained superior loan quality metrics that outperformed peers:

    • Losses to Average Loans at 0.0% as of December 31, 2024, compared to the peer average of 0.05% (as of September 30, 2024).
    • 30-89 Day Past Due Loans at 0.01%, significantly better than the peer average of 0.42%.
    • Non-Performing Loans at 0.05%, well below the peer average of 0.49%.

    Bank Leader, Joseph W. Major, stated, “The year 2024 has been a remarkable period of growth and achievement. Despite a challenging economic landscape, our team’s dedication and strategic initiatives have driven record results. The $26.7 million growth in our loan portfolio and $33 million increase in deposits underscore our ability to attract and retain high-value clients, and earnings showed substantial improvement based on improvements to net interest margin and overall balance sheet growth. Additionally, our successful capital acquisition strengthens our financial foundation and positions us for continued expansion.”

    “Our commitment to maintaining exceptional asset quality remains unwavering. The fact that our loan quality metrics significantly outperform peers is a testament to the vast experience of our lending and credit teams, our disciplined approach to risk management and our focus on long-term stability.”

    “We are excited about the future and remain committed to delivering exceptional value to our shareholders, clients, and communities.”

    Victory Bancorp, Inc. is traded on the OTCQX market under the symbol VTYB (https://www.otcmarkets.com) and is the parent company of The Victory Bank, a Pennsylvania state-chartered commercial bank, headquartered in Limerick, Pennsylvania, which is located just outside the Philadelphia market in Montgomery County. The Victory Bank was established in 2008 as a specialized business lender that provides high-quality banking services to small and mid-sized businesses and professionals through its three offices located in Montgomery and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. Additional information about Victory Bancorp is available on its website, VictoryBank.com.

    This presentation may contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values, and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; and other economic; competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, pricing, products, and services.

    Contact:
    Joseph W. Major    ,
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    Robert H. Schultz,
    Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer

    Owen Magers
    Investor Relations
    484-791-3435

    The Victory Bancorp, Inc.
    548 N. Lewis Rd.
    Limerick, PA 19468

             
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited)        
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)            
        December 31,   September 30,   December 31,
    Selected Financial Data   2024   2024   2023
                 
    Investment securities $ 44,642   $ 46,110   $ 47,931  
                 
    Loans, net of allowance for loan losses   390,954     395,213     364,383  
                 
    Total assets   461,024     467,939     442,163  
                 
    Deposits   397,080     398,169     364,032  
                 
    Borrowings   15,440     24,692     36,200  
                 
    Subordinated debt   17,309     12,851     12,830  
                 
    Stockholders’ equity $ 29,337   $ 29,437   $ 27,948  
                 
    Book value per common share $ 14.84   $ 14.89   $ 14.17  
                 
    Allowance/loans   0.92 %   0.91 %   0.94 %
                 
    Nonperforming assets/total assets   0.05 %   0.04 %   0.49 %
                 
        3 Months Ended
        December 31,   September 30,
    		   December 31,
    Selected Operations Data   2024   2024   2023
                 
    Interest income $ 7,281   $ 7,526   $ 6,680  
                 
    Interest expense   3,886     4,064     3,337  
                 
    Net interest income   3,395     3,462     3,343  
                 
    Provision for loan losses   (32 )   71     170  
                 
    Other income   299     239     210  
                 
    Other expense   3,000     2,895     2,748  
                 
    Income before income taxes   726     735     635  
                 
    Income taxes   (168 )   (149 )   (160 )
                 
    Net income $ 558   $ 586   $ 475  
    Earnings per common share (basic) $ 0.28   $ 0.30   $ 0.24  
                 
    Earnings per common share (diluted) $ 0.28   $ 0.29   $ 0.23  
                 
    Return on average assets (annualized)   0.48 %   0.50 %   0.45 %
                 
    Return on average equity (annualized)   7.58 %   8.14 %   6.97 %
                 
    Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans   0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %

    The MIL Network –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI: DIAGNOS Announces Financial Contribution of $400,000 from the Government of Canada

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BROSSARD, Quebec, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diagnos Inc. (“DIAGNOS” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture: ADK, OTCQB: DGNOF, FWB: 4D4A), a pioneer in early detection of critical health issues through the use of its FLAIRE platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), announces today that it was granted a financial contribution of up to CA$400,000 from the Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions organization (CED) to implement an international marketing strategy for CARA (the “Project”).

    As per the terms of the financial assistance agreement signed between DIAGNOS and CED, CED has committed to making a refundable contribution up to $400,000 to DIAGNOS, calculated at 50% of eligible expenses related to the Project, for the period of June 7, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Repayment of the contribution by DIAGNOS will begin 24 months after the end of the Project and span over 60 months, no interest bearing.

    Mr. André Larente, President and CEO of DIAGNOS, said “We would like to thank CED for its support and trust in DIAGNOS. We are proud to be recognized by the Government of Canada as being a key asset in the Canadian economy.”

    More details are available in the press release from CED, dated January 29, 2025, which can be found at this address: link

    About CED
    CED is the key economic development player for Quebec’s regions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In order to accomplish its core responsibility, which is economic development in Quebec, CED fosters business start-ups and growth. It helps them become more innovative, productive and competitive. It supports efforts to engage the regions of Quebec and attract investments that will help boost the economic well-being of Quebec and Canada.

    Additional information is available at CED | About DEC

    About DIAGNOS
    DIAGNOS is a publicly traded Canadian corporation dedicated to early detection of critical health problems based on its FLAIRE Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. FLAIRE allows for quick modifying and developing of applications such as CARA (Computer Assisted Retina Analysis). CARA’s image enhancement algorithms provide sharper, clearer and easier-to-analyze retinal images. CARA is a cost-effective tool for real-time screening of large volumes of patients.

    Additional information is available at www.diagnos.com and www.sedarplus.com.

    For further information, please contact:

    Mr. André Larente, President
    DIAGNOS Inc.
    Tel: 450-678-8882 ext. 224
    alarente@diagnos.ca

    This news release contains forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements. DIAGNOS disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

    Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

    The MIL Network –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI: Baker Hughes Secures Significant Gas Technology Order for Third Expansion Phase of Aramco’s Jafurah Gas Field

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    • Contract awarded by Tecnicas Reunidas for six gas compression trains and six propane compressors, including balance of plants and auxiliaries
    • State-of-the-art technologies to support third expansion phase of the largest unconventional gas field in Saudi Arabia

    HOUSTON and LONDON, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, announced Thursday it has been awarded an order by Tecnicas Reunidas for six gas compression trains and six propane compressors, for the third expansion phase of Aramco’s Jafurah gas field, located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2024.

    Building on its broad experience in providing technology solutions for the entire natural gas value chain, Baker Hughes will supply state-of-the-art electric motor driven compression solutions, leveraging its recently expanded Damman Center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. This order adds to Baker Hughes’ long-standing partnership with Aramco, which includes the supply of compression solutions for the Haradh and Hawiyah gas plants, first phase of the Jafurah gas plant and gas compression facilities, and more recently, equipment for the third phase of Saudi Arabia’s Master Gas System project.

    “Gas continues to serve as a vital source of reliable, abundant and lower-carbon energy,” said Ganesh Ramaswamy, executive vice president of Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker Hughes. “Our advanced gas compression technology will enable efficient and reliable production from the Jafurah field, further supporting Aramco’s vision and contributing to Saudi Arabia’s energy development.”

    About Baker Hughes
    Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet. Visit us at bakerhughes.com.

    For more information, please contact:

    Media Relations
    Chiara Toniato
    +39 3463823419
    chiara.toniato@bakerhughes.com

    Baker Hughes Investor Relations
    Chase Mulvehill
    +1 346-297-2564
    investor.relations@bakerhughes.com

    The MIL Network –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI: Onerep Honors Pledge to Educate Consumers on How to Manage Their Data and Warns Against Using Third Parties for Removal from Non-Public Data Brokers

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Onerep, a company that has helped users remove millions of records of their personal data on public sites, has released an update of its free tool YourControl which helps with managing personal information on data brokers with non-public directories. Initially, the tool was built to help consumers manage the exposure of their personal data at its source – major consumer reporting agencies. Today, its list of brokers was expanded to include additional non-public brokers.

    As a part of its pledge to public education, Onerep is warning consumers about services that advertise the removal of personal information from consumer reporting agencies and other non-public data brokers.

    When a data broker has no public directory, it means that there is no way for a third-party to know if that broker even has your profile. To request the removal of your data, these so-called privacy services share your information with data broker companies. “In the name of privacy, there are companies spreading your personal information to random companies with no way of knowing if they had it in the first place. These practices pose major risks to consumers,” says Dimitri Shelest, founder of Onerep.

    Submitting your personal data to hundreds of random brokers in no way enhances your safety; in fact, it exposes consumers to unnecessary risks. To make matters worse, these brokers might then supply consumer data to public people-search sites. YourControl helps users identify which of these non-public brokers play this role and provides instructions for safely managing their data with those companies.

    “YourControl puts consumers in charge of how their personal information is used, at the top of the data pyramid,” says Shelest. “It’s free and open source because Onerep believes the public deserves to have access to a free and easy tool that helps them cut off the flow of their personal data at the source.”

    YourControl, combined with Onerep’s core service, packs a powerful one-two-punch in protecting consumers. Onerep’s nominal subscription works overtime removing user’s personal data from public data brokers such as people-search sites while YourControl helps consumers take charge of their data at non-public sources such as consumer reporting agencies.

    More about YourControl here: https://onerep.com/blog/yourcontrol-free-data-broker-removal-extension

    About Onerep

    Onerep is a digital privacy company specializing in the removal of employee and consumer data from public data brokers and people search sites. The company’s technology and approach are trusted by prestigious organizations in the United States, including professional associations, consumer groups, and law enforcement agencies. Onerep’s solutions are also working behind the scenes to power privacy features offered by globally recognized brands. To learn more visit onerep.com.

    PRESS
    Onerep
    press@onerep.com

    The MIL Network –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Kash Patel Disparages Public Figures On A Regular Basis

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin
    January 30, 2025
    Kash Patel has frequently posted or reposted attacks on prominent public figures, both Republican and Democratic. The attacks go beyond mere policy disagreements and veer into personal attacks and suggestions of criminality.
    Among others, Kash Patel has publicly disparaged:
    Public servants, who he threatened with a “constitutional guillotine.”
    Journalists, including calling for specific reporters to be stripped of their credentials.
    Members of Congress, who he chainsawed in an AI-generated video of himself.
    Democrats, who he called “vindictive, evil, [and] vicious.”
    Elon Musk, at least eight separate times on Truth Social.
    …and many, many more.
    U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement:
    “On Truth Social, Kash Patel has frequently posted or reposted attacks on Democrats and Republicans—including some on this Committee. The posts go beyond mere policy disagreements and veer into personal attacks, and they do not reflect the integrity we expect from a top law enforcement officer.”
    -30-

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing For President Trump’s Pick To Be FBI Director, Kash Patel

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin
    January 30, 2025
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during the Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing for Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
    Key Quotes:
    “Mr. Patel has neither the experience, the temperament, nor the judgment to lead an agency of 38,000 [people] and 400 field offices around the globe. During the time I’ve served on this Committee, I’ve had the opportunity to consider four prior FBI Director nominations. Each one was a Republican, and I voted for all of them. So, my concerns about the Director of the FBI are not partisan.”
    “As much as Republicans claim that President Biden and former Attorney General Garland weaponized the FBI, let’s look at the record: President Biden kept the FBI Director, a lifelong Republican who had been appointed by President Trump. Contrast that with President Trump, who fired his first FBI Director, James Comey, and forced out his second FBI Director, Chris Wray, for being insufficiently loyal. With Mr. Patel, obviously the President has found a loyalist.”
    “Mr. Patel’s loyalty includes touting conspiracy theories and threaten[ing to go after President Trump’s enemies.] How do we know Mr. Patel’s theories? His beliefs, what motivates him, and what he really believes? He wrote it in a book. The book [is titled] Government Gangsters, and I urge all of you to read [it] before you cast a vote for [him]. In it, Mr. Patel has published an enemies list of 60 people who he calls, ‘members of the deep state.’ This list includes many distinguished public servants who have dedicated their lives to our nation.” 
    “Then there is Mr. Patel’s plan to ‘shut down the F.B.I. Hoover Building on Day 1 and reopen it the next day as a museum of the ‘deep state.’’ And he has said, ‘We’re going to come after the people in the media, we’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly, [and] we’re putting you all on notice.’”
    “Does this sound like the kind of nonpartisan, law enforcement professional who should lead the FBI? Not to me. This is someone who has left behind a trail of grievances throughout his life, lashing out at anyone who disrespects him or doesn’t agree with him.”
    “Mr. Patel’s record is clear: he traffics in debunked conspiracy theories that serve or benefit his political beliefs. Let’s start with January 6… I will always be grateful to the U.S. Capitol police officers who risked their lives defending me, members of Congress, and visitors of the United States Capitol on that day. Mr. Patel posted on social media, ‘Jan. 6 never an insurrection: cowards in uniform exposed.’ Let me repeat that. ‘Cowards in uniform.’ Who was in the Capitol building on January 6 in uniform—the Capitol Police were. Do you think they were cowards?… And Mr. Patel claims that the FBI, the agency he aspires to lead, ‘was planning January 6 for a year.’ Mr. Patel has gone so far as to co-produce and sell musical recordings of a song performed by January 6 rioters who violently assaulted police officers.”
    “The FBI plays a critical role in keeping Americans safe from terrorism, violent crime, and other threats. Our nation needs an FBI Director who understands the gravity of this mission and is ready on day one, not someone who is consumed by his own personal political grievances. The American people deserve an FBI Director who is focused on keeping the public safe from terrorism, drug trafficking, and violent crime, not the checklist of personal grievances we find in this book. Mr. Patel, your record makes clear that you are not that person.”
      
    Video of Durbin’s opening statement is available here.
    Audio of Durbin’s opening statement is available here.
    Footage of Durbin’s opening statement is available here for TV Stations.
    -30-

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Forceful and Unprecedented Steps to Combat Anti-Semitism

    US Senate News:

    Source: The White House
    COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE UNITED STATES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to Combat Anti-Semitism.
    Expanding on his Executive Order 13899, President Trump’s new Order takes forceful and unprecedented steps to marshal all Federal resources to combat the explosion of anti-Semitism on our campuses and in our streets since October 7, 2023.
    Every Federal executive department and agency leader will review and report to the White House within sixty days on all criminal and civil authorities and actions available for fighting anti-Semitism.
    Immediate action will be taken by the Department of Justice to protect law and order, quell pro-Hamas vandalism and intimidation, and investigate and punish anti-Jewish racism in leftist, anti-American colleges and universities.
    The Order demands the removal of resident aliens who violate our laws.
    GOING ON OFFENSE TO ENFORCE LAW AND ORDER AND TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS: Immediately after the jihadist terrorist attacks against the people of Israel on October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas aliens and left-wing radicals began a campaign of intimidation, vandalism, and violence on the campuses and streets of America.
    Celebrating Hamas’ mass rape, kidnapping, and murder, they physically blocked Jewish Americans from attending college classes, obstructed synagogues and assaulted worshippers, and vandalized American monuments and statues.
    The Biden Administration turned a blind eye to this coordinated assault on public order; it simply refused to protect the civil rights of Jewish Americans, especially students. According to a December 2024 U.S. House of Representatives Staff Report on anti-Semitism, “the failure of our federal government departments and agencies is astounding.”
    PRESIDENT TRUMP KEEPS HIS PROMISES AND BUILDS ON HIS SUCCESS: In his first term, President Trump kept his biggest promises:
    He moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem: After decades of broken promises and despite much criticism, President Trump was the President who finally kept his commitment to Israel to move the American embassy from Tel-Aviv to Israel’s true and rightful capital: Jerusalem.
    He established the Abraham Accords: President Trump delivered the greatest breakthrough for peace in the Middle East in decades by brokering the normalization of ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, protecting Israel and Jews and spreading security and prosperity to the entire region.
    Now, President Trump has promised that the Federal Government will:
    Protect the civil rights of our Jewish citizens: “My promise to Jewish Americans is this: With your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House.”
    Aggressively enforce the law, protect public order, and prosecute anti-Semitic crimes: “I will issue clear orders to my Attorney General to aggressively prosecute terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews.”
    Deport Hamas Sympathizers and Revoke Student Visas: “To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you. I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with radicalism like never before.”

    MIL OSI USA News –

    January 31, 2025
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