February 17, 2025 AuthorRyan CristiánComments(5)

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/17/25).

As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant.

 

Video Source Links (In Chronological Order):

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(10) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Here is the 51% attack. Meaning they can create side chains (allowing double spending & more) & divert the community unknowingly to that new dishonest chain. But I believe that happened a long time ago. This is why it’s being used by the current US admin. https://t.co/eisEIpFiDe https://t.co/94Wo3bSrGp” / X

Blockchain 51% Attacks – Lessons Learned for Developers and Trading Platform Operators – Lexology

Mitch Burcham Interview – How The Government Commandeered Bitcoin & Its Decentralized Future

Mark Goodwin Interview – Was Bitcoin A Government Operation & Can It Still Be Used To Fight Back?

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(10) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@iam_smx We are being played. https://t.co/LuGhFfHLf1” / X

The Quiet Transition From DARPA’s XAI To Elon’s xAI & Haaretz Exposes Sadistic Nature Of The IDF

(10) TeslaFamOnBoard – Jose Negron on X: “@elonmusk This is an interesting take. Here’s Grok 2’s opinion on Grok 3’s response about The Information.  https://t.co/xiLkunitE1” / X

(23) Marcel Münch on X: “@elonmusk wasn’t Grok supposed to be neutral and “truth” AI? While that take might not be inaccurate, it still does sound a bit biased and emotionally opinionated rather than analytical.” / X

(10) Grok / X

(10) WikiLeaks on X: “Musk odalisque Ashley St. Clair is managed by PR strategist Brian Glicklich who previously received $598k from Israeli security company Mer Security and Communications Systems (at that time reportedly to help Congo avoid human rights sanctions). St. Clair says she is Jewish. https://t.co/tVhNp61Tdq” / X

(10) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@DefiyantlyFree Yeah! Stop with all these annoying facts that ruin the partisan hopium narrative! How dare you!” / X

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Trump Admin Approves Poultry Jab For Avian Flu, Israel’s Planned Ceasefire Implosion And Iran War

U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu | Science | AAAS

(10) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Hopefully honest conservatives have the integrity to call this out. If RFK stays silent on this, that will say quite a lot. #BanMRNA https://t.co/cMipPT2Hf5” / X

2025-01-21 07:38 | Archive of HHS.gov

(10) Tuli on X: “@TLAVagabond @Aquarius3_0 I have found no source as yet, but perhaps this person has and would like to share it rather than just news reports.” / X

(10) Tuli on X: “@TLAVagabond @Aquarius3_0 I have found no source as yet, but perhaps this person has and would like to share it rather than just news reports.” / X

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Trump administration firings hit key office handling bird flu response – POLITICO

(20) Simulation on X: “@TLAVagabond https://t.co/aQqMM2cqNO To all you dipshits so brainwashed you cant criticize anything he does….yes the fuck he did. This isnt what ALOT of us voted for.” / X

New agriculture secretary working on plan to control bird flu, egg prices | FOX 5 New York

Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics – United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Trump Administration Shifts Strategy on Avian Flu – AgWeb

White House scrambles to combat bird flu outbreaks and blasts Biden plan to ‘just kill chickens’ | The Independent

(21) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@NightClock5 Mental gymnastics. Deflection. And you are also wrong. From today: https://t.co/xhjSbpEdVb” / X

Trump’s drive to reshape government threatens bird flu response

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CONTRACT to REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA INC | USAspending

(39) The Last American Vagabond on X: “So for all those still misrepresenting the story I quoted below, or who rightly care about the Politico funding story, does it matter to you that the current Trump admin is paying Reuters News for “wire services for news stories”? If you are consistent in your logic, it should. https://t.co/wiLkV6sqXV” / X

(21) John Olooney on X: “@RealAlexJones So when is Trump going to round these criminals up ?” / X

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(21) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@HeadWarriorTWM As we all should. My only point is that we should obviously not pretend we know just because she hold up paper and says these things out loud. Especially since they have already been caught in lies, not mistakes, demonstrable lies. For example: https://t.co/mzzcy6E6EW” / X

(29) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@HeadWarriorTWM Thank you for making my point. I will (and already have) go over the DOGE site & timeline once again on the show today, and it will be clear to anyone honest that you are simply choosing to believe what it is typed on this platform, with nothing else to back it up. That is sad.” / X

(21) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Also not a “DOGE investigation”, as Mario dutifully lies about. This was a screen shot “investigation” that went around & Elon simply commented on it. That got framed as “investigation” & they regurgitated the circulating (and incorrect) meme. Just like the #GazaCondoms story. https://t.co/KUeaciF5Tf” / X

(22) Maxhedroom on X: “@TLAVagabond What do you know still nothing. They changed the words though.  https://t.co/V3lEZLroVJ” / X

Work | DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency

DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency

(21) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@WIshinwelmantra @Drunknscoundrl @TechnoBarnes @libsoftiktok @SecretaryTurner More screen shots with essentially no identifiable info. https://t.co/9JYOwnRhbc” / X

$1.9b mystery solved: Allegedly misplaced by Biden administration, DOGE finds and recovers lost taxpayer money – The Times of India

(22) Elon Musk on X: “@NormEisen @MSNBC @CapehartJ What are you trying to hide, Norm? Any of that money happen to reach your pockets or your organizations?” / X

(22) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Simple, get rid of the IRS.” / X

Elon Musk’s DOGE team wants access to the tax information of every American | Fortune

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(22) Mario Nawfal on X: “  REVEALED: SEN COTTON TIED TO ANTI-TRUMP NGO GETTING MILLIONS FROM USAID Senator Cotton sits on the board of International Republican Institute, which reportedly received $130M in taxpayer money last year—much of it from USAID. The group actively works against Trump’s https://t.co/ByGVEi8FFF” / X

GRANT to INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE | USAspending

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CONTRACT to CACI, INC. – FEDERAL | USAspending

CONTRACT to CACI, INC. – FEDERAL | USAspending

CONTRACT to KONIAG EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LLC | USAspending

CONTRACT to DOMESTIC AWARDEES (UNDISCLOSED) | USAspending

CONTRACT to DOMESTIC AWARDEES (UNDISCLOSED) | USAspending

CONTRACT to PM CONSULTING GROUP LLC | USAspending

(38) #NorthGazaHolocaust on X: “I’d like to report a crime to @DOGE_STATE bombs delivered in past 2 years to “isræl”…new bombs delivered today as shown in quote post. Please explain how this is efficient government spending. Thanks – Tax Paying Born and Raised in the U.S.A [NOTE: Please deport to Jerusalem] https://t.co/GV2XYesk5v” / X

Late Additions:

(21) Elon Musk on X: “Bruh, if I wanted to rummage through random personal shit, I could have done that at PAYPAL. Hello??? Having tens of millions of people marked in Social Security as “ALIVE” when they are definitely dead is a HUGE problem. Obviously. Some of these people would have been alive https://t.co/6hBqAJ5TbF” / X

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion funding from BlackRock, Nvidia, AMD, and others | Company Business News

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(22) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Annnnnd Rubio is in Israel again. But America First guys!” / X

(40) Sal the Agorist on X: “https://t.co/1461PXVuK1” / X

(32) MenchOsint on X: “Jordan’s King Abdullah II: “Always proud of my brothers in arms and their sacrifice for the homeland, Unfortunately, we have people in our country who take orders from outside”  https://t.co/FvrbKOy62k” / X

Israel Was Involved In The Rwandan Genocide

(21) K.Diallo ☭ on X: “These maps, promoted by allies of Trump and Elon Musk, are not just part of a new settlement project but also a component of a renewed colonial scheme aimed at subordinating not only South Africa but the entire southern part of the continent, both politically and economically.” / X

Trump Sending $7.4B In Weapons To Israel, The USAID Shell Game & Trump To Resettle Afrikaners In US

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(40) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Read this and realize this is from the leading Israeli newspaper, Haaretz. Time to wake up. #ZionismIsNotJudaism” / X

(40) Voice of Rabbis on X: “Reminder: Netanyahu is in no way a ‘Jewish’ leader. He does not represent American Jews in any way. Zionism is diametrically opposed to Judaism. https://t.co/ggUt1V266T” / X

(21) Dan Cohen on X: “Israel is a brand name for an entity that has no internationally recognized borders and has been in a constant state of war since before its founding. The problem isn’t Hamas, the Palestinians, or the Arabs in general. The problem is the ideology that animates every decision” / X

Dan Cohen Interview – The Manufactured Middle East Plight & The Zionism Lynchpin

(22) IsraelExposed on X: “Einstein tried to warn the world about Zionism and Jewish terrorism, in April, 1948. https://t.co/sVo8DnfS6M” / X

(29) Khaled 𐌔𐌔oliman on X: “јеԝѕ in Sydney Australia plotted an “antisemitic” stunt by provoking a restaurant employee. It failed lol. https://t.co/Hq7LyDVQfL” / X

(25) Quds News Network on X: “Watch | Israeli occupation forces fire stun grenades at Palestinians during their raid on a wedding in the city of Taibe in occupied Palestine. https://t.co/OQKEr6tInn” / X

(29) B.M. on X: “Translate the full piece by Ha-Makom. This is so horrifying: https://t.co/ayZVdKIY6H Archived: https://t.co/Y1QbDKNW7e” / X

Exposure: An 80-year-old Palestinian served as a human shield with an explosive band tied to his neck. 8 hours later he was shot dead – the hottest place

Israeli forces in Gaza ‘use civilians as human shields’ against possible booby-traps | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian

(29) +972 Magazine on X: “Israeli soldiers used an 80-year-old Gazan as a human shield. Then they killed him Soldiers put an explosive cord around the man’s neck and forced him to scout buildings for eight hours. After his release, another division shot him dead. @ha_makom https://t.co/z1jELc8aq0” / X

Dave DeCamp on X: “Israeli Soldiers in Gaza Used 80-Year-Old as Human Shield Before Killing Him and His Wife From today’s episode of Antiwar News (full episode in replies) https://t.co/KpN176RixX” / X

The Open Secret Of Israel’s Use Of Human Shields & The Deliberate Targeting Of Palestinian Civilians

(21) Caitlin Johnstone on X: “What’s the excuse for this one, Israel apologists? Were Hamas hiding in the ventilators? Were the MRI machines being used as human shields? Was there a weapons stockpile in the defibrillator? Was the incubator moving in ways that made IDF troops feel unsafe? What’s the narrative?” / X

(21) PVT on X: “BREAKING: IDF CONFESSES TO GASSING NUMEROUS HOSTAGES TO DEATH IN GAZA. https://t.co/0p7wun7bLC https://t.co/FTQVwbRGpu” / X

Bomb the area, gas the tunnels: Israel’s war on Gaza’s underground

A hostage’s mother says toxic gas from Israeli bombs killed her son. Is she right?

(22) Zachary Foster on X: “Ever wonder what genocide looks like on a graph? ” / X

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(23) The Last American Vagabond on X: “Promises Kept?” / X

(35) Kerry Burgess on X: “Some seriously evil people in Israel…. https://t.co/bkBIqReNz3” / X

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(37)  on X: “@TLAVagabond They can’t claim Trump doesn’t know” / X

(15) Truth Details | Truth Social

(27) Wall Street Apes on X: “Jeffery Sachs goes into more detail about how Barack Obama commanded The CIA to overthrow the Syrian Government and American Media covered for him He says reporters are “lying through their teeth” when they blame Russia, it was Obama 4 years BEFORE Russia intervened Says what https://t.co/1HyDagFpEd” / X

(37) Mario Nawfal on X: “NETANYAHU: ISRAEL AND U.S. UNITED TO STOP IRAN—TRUMP WILL LEAD THE WAY “We agreed that the ayatollahs must not have nuclear weapons. We agreed that Iranian aggression in the region must be pushed back.” https://t.co/aPkdlnwPCg” / X

(38) S2FUncensored on X: “Iran is the single greatest source of instability in the region — US Secretary of State Rubio He adds that Iranian people don’t support their government https://t.co/Znmlb2ckkf” / X

(38) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@StateDept @SecRubio The Hamas that Israel funds? That Hamas? https://t.co/YTymfTUhC0 https://t.co/VU4DvaX5jX” / X

(38) Sam Husseini on X: “Count Rubio’s lies….” / X

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Israel security cabinet to discuss new phase of Gaza truce after Rubio visit | World News – Hindustan Times

‘Not clinging to power’: Hamas says ready to stop governing Gaza to extend ceasefire | The Straits Times

Katz tells US senators: Israel will never agree to establishment of Palestinian state | The Times of Israel

(38) The Cradle on X: “Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: “The day after the war in Gaza, there will be no Hamas and no Palestinian Authority. I am committed to US President Trump’s plan to create another Gaza.” https://t.co/Q2uChdP9qs” / X

Israel Repeatedly Violates Ceasefire, The AI/Technocracy Bait And Switch & The DOGE Deception

Israel Opens Fire On Released Palestinians During Exchange & Continues To Openly Violate Ceasefires

(38) Muhammad Shehada on X: “Clarification: Netanyahu continues to prevent the entry of caravans, bulldozers & trucks to Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah crossing, despite mediators getting assurances on this Dozens of caravans & heavy vehicles are still at the Rafah crossing awaiting permission to enter Gaza https://t.co/0lzcYHY06V” / X

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(38) Joe Newlin on X: “@RT_com https://t.co/Ad0VcWFcEO” / X

(37) Hussein on X: “Two unrelated events that took place within an hour from each other: Israeli forces announced they will not withdraw from 5 hills in southern Lebanon after deadline The Lebanese government announced extending the ban on flights to and from Iran.” / X

(20) Gaza Notifications on X: “Sensitive Content  Upon his release to Gaza as part of the prisoner exchange deal, Palestinian elderly man Ghaleb Al-Radi was found to have endured severe torture and abuse in Israeli detention. His body bore visible marks of the brutal treatment he suffered. https://t.co/MmNMHQ4hYQ” / X

(28) Suppressed News. on X: “BREAKING: Palestinian hostage shows signs of torture and severe starvation. Nader Jamal Hussein, released as part of the exchange deal today, arrived at Gaza’s European Hospital in a frail condition, displaying clear signs of torture and starvation. His unintelligible speech https://t.co/ARXyRWw0YL” / X

(28) Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده on X: “The horrifying scenes of released Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons keep unfolding. No one in the world comments. It’s Israel—the Western world’s project in the heart of the Arab world. https://t.co/xsg6pE1Lf4” / X

(33) Suppressed News. on X: “BREAKING: “They put viruses in our food to infect us with diseases.” A harrowing testimony from one of Gaza’s prisoners released today, describing how diseases were transmitted to detainees through food, with some even subjected to amputation of their legs under torture. https://t.co/oV0n4ETTxf” / X

‘Place the Material in the Wells’: Docs Point to Israeli Army’s 1948 Biological Warfare – Israel News – Haaretz.com

(28) Friends of CharlieZxi on X: “@SuppressedNws Living the tropes! https://t.co/JYV7JNFmAR” / X

(28) Assal Rad on X: “Where is the wall-to-wall coverage on the gaunt and tortured Palestinians released today? One of them with a missing leg. https://t.co/Z6ksvFC9GX” / X

(22) Barak Ravid on X: “ביום חמישי הבא (ביום ה-40 להפסקת האש) ישוחררו 4 הגופות הנוספות. בתמורה לגופות תשחרר ישראל את כל הנשים והקטינים מתחת לגיל 19 שנעצרו על ידי צה”ל בעזה מאז ה-8 באוקטובר ולא היו מעורבים בלחימה” / X

(34) Al Jazeera English on X: “Israel’s move to force released Palestinians to wear shirts with a Star of David logo and “we will not forget or forgive” written in Arabic has prompted anger and been slammed as a “racist crime” https://t.co/Dgdgq4ePGl https://t.co/vngkPqwWEU” / X

(20) Taleed El-Sabawi, JD, PhD on X: “We have confirmed with multiple patient reports that in the last 1-2 weeks the Israeli government has unilaterally & sneakily begun forcing patients who medically evacuating from Gaza to sign paperwork at the exiting checkpoints saying they cannot return to Gaza. None of the NGOs” / X

(41) Sarah Wilkinson on X: “333 of the 369 Palestinians, kidnapped from Gaza, released by the israelis today have been held WITHOUT charge —some for longer than 16 months https://t.co/sonwr7kopU” / X

(34) The Last American Vagabond on X: “@TrumpDailyPosts Did I miss your posts about these civilians released by Israel who were never charged with a crime? https://t.co/7E178JDxn8” / X

(40) Sarah Wilkinson on X: “Released during the ceasefire hostage swap, israeli troops raid the home of Palestinian Iyad al-Bou, assault & batter him, & abduct his two sons https://t.co/g6CegTpssn” / X

(36) Euro-Med Monitor on X: “As dozens of Palestinian detainees are freed, horrific testimonies of torture, starvation, and medical neglect in Israeli prisons are surfacing https://t.co/2A7mR1iTwD” / X

(42) Prime Minister of Israel on X: “Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, Iair Horn and Sagui Dekel Chen being handed over to IDF forces. Photos: IDF Spokesperson https://t.co/OyqOmuBWRY” / X

(21) Prime Minister of Israel on X: “Sagui Dekel Chen, accompanied by his wife Avital, during the first reunion with his sisters Ofir and Dotan at Sheba Hospital. https://t.co/6DUHVu1hQl” / X

(22) Prime Minister of Israel on X: “Iair Horn and members of his family, upon their arrival at Ichilov Hospital. https://t.co/uWUVzNwAVu” / X

Family believes Shiri Bibas, sons are alive in Hamas captivity

(10) Max Igan on X: “@MarinaMedvin No, that’s all the IDF left of her on October 7. https://t.co/N3sbcwBYXM” / X

(100) The Gaza ‘war’ was a lie, as is the ceasefire. Trump just told you

(40) Al Jazeera English on X: “Israel has issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional housing units in an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, reports Israeli NGO. Read more: https://t.co/Q6liIlpPev https://t.co/8kLfNi8QCn” / X

Late Additions:

(21) The Solari Report on X: “Question for DOGE re Thrift Savings Plan @tsp4gov The G Fund is reported as down to $0. $300 billion used on a few weeks. Is it being borrowed or has it been stolen?” / X

Thrift Savings Plan – Brave Search

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(20) MintPress News on X: “ We were recently targeted by the Israeli funded Jerusalem Post in an attempt to blacklist us, we were banned by PayPal, had our fundraisers taken down by GoFundMe and our Wikipedia page edited and written by pro-Israel and pro-NATO groups.  Help us sustain our independent” / X

(20) MintPress News on X: “Civilians in southern Lebanon discovered that Israel has placed dummies on roads to lure people in The tactic has reportedly been used to attract Lebanese villagers in order to kidnap or shoot at them. Similar tactics were used in Gaza, where Israeli drones would play sounds of https://t.co/zr1CdcfpXv” / X

(57) Haaretz.com on X: “IDF officer used an 80-year-old Gazan as a human shield to inspect houses for booby traps, threatening to blow off his head by tying an IED command-wire to his neck, Israeli independent media outlet “the Hottest Place in Hell” reports https://t.co/GD1ZhATxPu” / X

(22) sarah on X: “Israel posted a photo of their soldiers assisting this elderly Palestinian man in Gaza. After filming was over, they shot him twice in the back and killed him. https://t.co/svv1VYM0ro” / X

(23) Maryam Emelia on X: “The Israeli soldiers took this photo, claiming that they were helping the elderly Palestinian man, then they killed him minutes later after filming was over. *16th October Media Group* https://t.co/NN43SEQRix” / X

Report: Israel treating al-Qaida fighters wounded in Syria civil war – The Jerusalem Post

Israel Kills 4 Oxfam Engineers, “ISIS-K” Election Threats Surface At Opportune Moment & Iran Attack

Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US ‘ownership’ | AP News

Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US ‘ownership’ | AP News

Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps | B’Tselem

 

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