Wednesday Feb 25 News Updates

 Weather 43° High temperatures on Wednesday will climb into the 40s and start to melt the foot to 30 inches of snow that fell during the blizzard. Another chance for rain and light snow is in the forecast for Thursday evening. Lakewood to get a coating to an inch

Taanis Esther Occasional snow showers. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches.

Purim Snow accumulations less than one inch. with freezing rain at night

- Laura Loomer tweets in response to Nick Shirley support for Tyler: "A lot of people have buyers remorse for supporting another influencer who took the bait. How many GOP lawmakers were photographed with this person? How many White House officials praised him?  GOP heading into the midterms with a massive optics issue. And we get nothing but silence"

-Marco Rubio says Iran has missiles that threaten U.S. military bases around Iran and the U.S. Navy that was just deployed near Iran.

- Nick shirley gets called out after he replies to @tyleraloevera "EXPOSE IT ALL" about Orthodox Jews

- U.S. military deployments: Israeli media report that additional U.S. Air Force assets arrived today at an IDF air base in southern Israel. The U.S. is deploying six more F-22 fighter jets to Israel, bringing the total to 18 aircraft.

- U.S. Navy ships normally docked at the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain have moved out to sea. The Fifth Fleet referred questions to U.S. Central Command, which declined to comment.

-JD Vance reveals that the US has seen evidence that Iran is trying to rebuild their nuclear weapon: "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon; if they try to rebuild the nuclear weapon, that causes problems for us. In fact, we've seen evidence that they have tried to do exactly that."

- New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has appointed Jeanne Hengemuhle as her pick for Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. Hengemuhle, who previously served 26 years with the State Police, rising to the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel, will be the first woman to lead the agency.(Onejerseyshorr)

- In light of the potential weather forecast for Ta’anis Esther and Purim, some teachers and morahs will be accepting Shalach Manos beginning tomorrow and Friday for families who wish to bring them earlier.

-There will be hespedim tonight commemorating the 8th yahrtzeit of Rav Shmuel Auerbach zt”l at 309 Dewey Avenue, in the Ridge neighborhood of Lakewood. Divrei hesped will be delivered by the R"Y Harav Malkiel Kotler shlita and Harav Shmuel Schlesinger shlita of Torah Temimah.

- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Geneva ahead of tomorrow's round of talks with the US

- KLM airlines suspends flights to Israel starting March 1. KLM cited "commercial and operational considerations" as the reason, stating that it is "not commercially or operationally feasible" to continue operating these flights at this time.

-JD Vance: “The president has been as crystal clear as he could be: Iran can't have a nuclear weapon... that is of course what we're trying to accomplish, as the president said, through the preferred route of diplomacy but it's very simple. We have to get to a point where Iran, the largest state-sponsor of terrorism in the world cannot threaten the world with nuclear terrorism."

- I24News: Sources involved in the negotiations with Iran: "Low chance of an agreement - but not impossible." The Trump administration demands from the Iranians: a declaration not to develop nuclear weapons, but also clear steps to ensure that the Iranians will not be able to develop such weapons

- Cuban Coast Guard shoots and kills 4 U.S. speedboat passengers 6 injured.

Gitus: Atzeres protest today in Yerushalayim at Kikar shabbos  by Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok cbassidus after the arrest of a bochur last night and 6 bochurim over the last day.

- LSTA buses were on regular schedule today they noted a small number of route disruptions are possible due to staffing and road conditions because of lingering snow. The update follows parent frustration over the lack of bussing Tuesday particularly afternoon runs when streets were largely clear and weather conditions had improved. 

some schools that are closed on Taanis Esther will be open with a half day of course depending on the forecast 

- Bloomberg report: Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a particularly rapid pace in recent days, a move that may indicate possible preparations in case of an American attack.

- A Hezbollah official says the Lebanese terror group will not intervene militarily in the event of “limited” US strikes on Iran, but will consider any attack against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a “red line.”

- Australian Foreign Ministry: The government has ordered the departure of family members of diplomats and official representatives stationed in Lebanon and Israel, in response to the deterioration of the security situation in the Middle East

- Iran has vowed that any U.S. military action, even “limited strikes,” would be treated as an act of aggression and met with fierce retaliation, not just minimal response

-The Connectify 4 Event is tonight at Bellworks for ladies 

- President Trump just told the Supreme Court Justices to their faces at the SOTU speech that their anti-tariff ruling backfired because his tariffs will remain in place

- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the Knesset anf addresed the plenum, the first Indian head of state to do so.PM Modi concludes his speech with the Hebrew words: "Am Yisrael Chai."

- Democrat Sen. John Fetterman says he wore a suit to President Trump's address out of respect. "I have more hoodies than suits! But of course, I'm gonna show up, respect the speech, respect the event, and I think we all should."

- The DOJ sued New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill over her executive order meant to shield New Jerseyans from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on nonpublic state property.

- The New York City Police Department released surveillance images Tuesday in an effort to identify several men accused of hurling snow and ice at officers in Washington Square Park, an incident that unfolded just hours after Mayor Zohran Mamdani described those involved as “kids” and suggested they should not face criminal charges.

- President Trump says this and democrats stay seated:"Tonight, I'm inviting every legislator to join with my admin in reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens."

- Trump account on X: Democrats refused to stand at the State of the Union for:

- Americans over illegals

- Voter ID

- Lowest murder rate in 125 years

- Ending fraud & waste

- Angel families

- Tough-on-crime policies

- No tax on tips, overtime, or Social Security

- Crushing fentanyl

- A Secure border

This is the modern democrat party, ladies and gentlemen

- Laura Loomer on Twitter: Alp Patch is Tucker Carlson’s nicotine company.

Tyler Oliveira just published a video of himself walking around a Jewish community in New Jersey, harassing Jews. He appears to have been banned from Patreon. 

So what does Tucker do? He just asked, “Chat, should we sponsor Tyler?”

Tucker swears he doesn’t hate Jews though. He claims it’s only about “criticizing Israel”.

So then why is Tucker trying to sponsor a guy who made a video of himself titled, “I exposed New Jersey’s Jewish invasion”. Are Jews not allowed to peacefully live in New Jersey anymore? 

-  Superintendent of Kiryas Yoel school district criticizes the youtuber for biased “gotcha journalism” during visits to Kiryas Joel, Monsey, and Lakewood, accusing him of mocking and harassing law-abiding Jewish residents while ignoring positive aspects of their communities. demographic growth, community living, and use of government benefits are lawful and common realities, not evidence of fraud, the his videos unfairly portray religious Jews while overlooking their charity, volunteerism, and contributions to society.