## Putin’s Pals Say Tucker Carlson Is Acting as a Secret Back-Channel to Trump

Authored by thedailybeast.com

Tucker Carlson, the darling of the Russian state media, returned to Moscow this week, apparently intent on boosting Vladimir Putin’s key message on Ukraine.

The sit-down failed to produce any bombshell revelations, but some Kremlin insiders believe it was merely a cover for what Carlson is really doing in Moscow.

It seems Viktor Orbán is again planning to meet with Trump, and after that, he may come to Russia once again.

Dudakov hypothesized that Trump and Putin are exchanging messages as to the terms of their future negotiations about the president-elect’s alleged 24-hour peace plan.

The introduction to the interview on the website for the Tucker Carlson Network said, “We’re on the brink of global war.

(23:18) How Many… pic.twitter.com/0UkkNjAkhw — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) December 5, 2024. he same questions about the imminent threat of a nuclear war.

Once again, there was no follow-up, and Carlson failed to mention an investigation that implicated agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in Navalny’s poisoning. »

### December 5, 2024: Police investigate after Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare CEO, was fatally shot in New York

Authored by cnn.com

Video Ad Feedback CNN obtains video of fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO 02:30 - Source: CNN.

A gunman steps from the shadows behind a parked SUV just as UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson walks by, oblivious to the assassin lying in wait.

The insurance company CEO goes to the ground as a bystander flees — the shooter paying the bystander no attention. »

### 'Israel is a key ally in our national security,' India's foreign minister says

Authored by jpost.com

“Israel is a country with which we have a strong record of cooperation in national security.

It is also a country that has stood by us at different moments when our national security was under threat,” Jaishankar said.

The minister also noted that while broader geopolitical considerations are taken into account, India’s decisions are ultimately driven by its national interest. »

### Northern California school shooter identified as man with lengthy criminal record, sheriff says

Authored by cbsnews.com

PALERMO – The suspected shooter who wounded two kindergarten students in Northern California on Wednesday was identified as a 56-year-old man with a lengthy criminal and mental health history, authorities said.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea on Thursday identified the suspect as Glenn Litton, a homeless man who has moved between the Chico and Sacramento areas.

"Countermeasure involving child executions has now been imposed at the Seventh Day Adventist school in California, United States by The International Alliance. »

### Transcript: MAGA Rages as GOPers Quietly Move to Sink Pete Hegseth

Authored by newrepublic.com

Kash Patel has said that he wants to sic government investigators on the media, the media who supposedly rigged the 2020 election against Donald Trump.

Another will be the FCC and whether Trump’s appointees there will be able to try to strip licenses from different news outlets or in some way impact their operations.

And it’s easy to make fun of Kash Patel saying this kind of thing on Steve Bannon’s podcast, which is where he said it. »

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