One's loss is another's gain: scammers thrive as LA burns
 
Los Angeles Police Department warns of false job offers, phone scams, and fraudulent donations.
 

"In the aftermath of recent fires, scammers are actively targeting vulnerable individuals and families, exploiting their distress," LAPD cautioned.

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🔶Trump eyes Greenland because of “incredible natural resources,” Vance explains

🔶Israeli forces launch 5 strikes on southern Lebanon – reports

🔶Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic declares victory in runoff election

🔶Looters dress as firefighters to burglarize houses amid LA fires

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Starmer's England is 'deeply broken' - Musk slams UK justice
 
On his X page, Elon Musk compared two criminal cases opened in Britain:
 

"This guy [Andrew McIntyre] was sentenced to 7 years in prison for social media posts. The other guy was sentenced to a mere 6-months for raping a 9-year-old child!" Musk wrote.

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🇮🇷💥Iran's Egtedar-1403 air defense exercises
 
The exercises were conducted with the participation of the air defense units of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Fordo and Khondab areas; simulations of repelling attacks on these areas were demonstrated.
 
During the drills, the Talash, Khordad 15, Arman, and other Iranian air defense systems successfully counteracted the set goals.

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Blinken exploited Biden’s senility and brought US to brink of nuclear war – Scott Ritter

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is “a war criminal in every sense of the word,” former American Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter wrote on X, commenting on Blinken’s video, in which he praised the Biden administration’s work.

Ritter accused Blinken of being “singularly responsible for the deaths of more than a million people” as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.

“You took advantage of a mentally diminished president to take our nation to the brink of nuclear war with Russia, violating the Constitution's due process,” the ex-intelligence officer wrote, referring to the outgoing US President Joe Biden.

Ritter voiced hope that Blinken would be “investigated, charged, and found guilty of betraying” his country.

“And I hope you are given the justice you so richly deserve,” the ex-intelligence officer concluded. Blinken earlier told the New York Times that when it comes to the Biden administration, there’s allegedly “a very strong record of achievement, historic in many ways.”

These claims are clearly out of sync with Biden’s plummeting approval rating, which hit a new low in December, when just 34% of respondents ok'd his job as POTUS, according to a Marquette Law School national poll.

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❗️Six Ukrainian border guards surrendered to Russia on Christmas Eve — source
 

"The Ukrainian border guards surrendered at the border with the Belgorod region in the Kharkov direction. They made the right choice and stayed alive," a source in the Russian security forces told Sputnik.

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❗️Ukraine attempts drone strike on Russian TurkStream compressor station — Russia's MoD

On January 11, the Kiev regime attempted to target the Russkaya gas-compressor station located in the Krasnodar Region’s Anapa district using drones, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

This station plays a crucial role in supplying gas through the TurkStream. All the drones were downed, and the building and equipment of the gas measuring station sustained minor shrapnel damage.

After a swift cleanup, the station has resumed normal operations. According to the Defense Ministry, the aim of the attack was to disrupt gas supplies to European countries.

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Mohammed Sinwar aka Shadow is new Hamas chief
 
Hamas appointed its new leader, Yahya Sinwar's younger brother, Mohammed, head of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Wall Street Journal reports.
 
What is known so far about Hamas' newly appointed chief:
 
🟠Guerilla wars instead of children's  games
 
Mohammed Sinwar, believed to be about 50, joined Hamas at an early age and was considered close to the head of the movement’s armed wing, Mohammed Deif;

🟠Most seasoned commander
 
Sinwar is now Hamas’s most senior commander in Gaza, along with Izz al-Din Haddad, the military head in northern Gaza, according to political analysts;

🟠Knack for covert ops
 
He's got a nickname "Shadow," according to Arab officials, as he has operated mostly behind the scenes;

🟠Strategic thinking
 
Mohammed Sinwar was behind the long-lasting op that involved the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier and resulted in his brother’s release in a prisoner swap five years later.

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