Live 10am EST: The SCIF - At Danbury, CT Superior Courthouse As Illegal Manslaughter Case Arraigned

L. Todd Wood reports live from the Danbury, CT Superior Courthouse as accused illegal immigrant Melissa Ramirez faces arraignment on manslaughter charges. The case spotlights the deadly consequences of open-borders policy — and the justice system's response.

https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/04/live-10am-est-the-scif-at-danbury-ct-superior-courthouse-as-illegal-manslaughter-case-arraigned/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cdm&utm_content=20260804_scif-danbury-ct-arraignment

Cargo Ship Struck In Strait Of Hormuz As Washington And Tehran Offer Conflicting Accounts Of Talks

A cargo vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday as Washington and Tehran issued flatly contradictory statements on whether talks are even taking place. Trump says the two sides are "in fact, talking" — Iran's Foreign Ministry says no negotiations exist. Meanwhile ordinary Americans feel the real cost: one-fifth of the world's oil transited these waters before the conflict began.

https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/04/cargo-ship-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-washington-and-tehran-offer-conflicting-accounts-of-talks/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cdm&utm_content=20260804_hormuz-ship-struck-conflicting-accounts

Ukraine Targets Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow And St. Petersburg In Overnight Drone Campaign

Ukrainian drones struck Wildberries logistics facilities near Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Tver overnight — killing at least five people at a Chekhov industrial park. Kyiv claims the warehouses supply Russian military forces; Moscow denies it. Every damage figure comes from the warring parties themselves — none can be independently verified.

https://cdm.press/news/europe/2026/08/04/ukraine-targets-wildberries-warehouses-near-moscow-and-st-petersburg-in-overnight-drone-campaign/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cdm&utm_content=20260804_wildberries-drone-moscow-stpetersburg

Zelensky Fires Ukraine's US Ambassador Amid Corruption Cloud — Washington Left Without A Replacement As War Enters Critical Phase

Zelensky has fired Ukraine's ambassador to Washington, Olha Stefanishyna, leaving Kyiv's most critical diplomatic post vacant with no replacement named — as U.S. support for the war is under active review. The dismissal is shadowed by a corruption investigation into a Ukrainian asset recovery agency tied to her name. Part of a broader Zelensky purge that has already replaced his prime minister and defense minister.

https://cdm.press/news/europe/2026/08/04/zelensky-fires-ukraines-us-ambassador-amid-corruption-cloud-washington-left-without-a-replacement-as-war-enters-critical-phase/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cdm&utm_content=20260804_zelensky-fires-us-ambassador-corruption

Iran's President Has Tried To Resign 28 Times — And The Invisible Supreme Leader Is The One Stopping Him

Iranian President Pezeshkian has submitted his resignation nearly 30 times since taking office — each time blocked by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who hasn't appeared in public in 5 months. His own advisers confirm the IRGC has frozen him out of every major decision — from national security to the Hormuz negotiations.

https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/04/irans-president-has-tried-to-resign-28-times-and-the-invisible-supreme-leader-is-the-one-stopping-him/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=irans-president-resign-28-times&utm_content=20260804_irans-president-resign-28-times

CENTCOM Declares Hormuz Southern Route 'Free And Open' As Washington Closes In On Iran Deal — Wednesday Announcement Imminent

U.S. Central Command confirms the southern Hormuz route is free and open after assisting 1,000+ vessels despite Iranian aggression. Treasury Sec. Bessent says a deal could come "today or tomorrow" — Oman brokering the back-channel as Trump warns Iran: "If they back out again, they are going to get hit really hard."

https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/05/centcom-declares-hormuz-southern-route-free-and-open-as-washington-closes-in-on-iran-deal-wednesday-announcement-imminent/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=centcom-hormuz-iran-deal&utm_content=20260805_centcom-hormuz-iran-deal

Kim Yo Jong Threatens Japan With 'Additional Military Options' — Calls Tokyo A 'War Criminal State' As North Korea Targets Tomahawk Tests And US Alliance

Kim Yo Jong warned Pyongyang will develop "additional military options" against Japan, citing Tokyo's deployment of U.S.-supplied Tomahawk cruise missiles and expanding military exercises. She called Japan a "war criminal state" being weaponized by Washington as a "shock brigade" in Asia — as North Korea coordinates its messaging with Beijing to undercut the U.S.-Japan alliance.

https://cdm.press/news/asia/2026/08/05/kim-yo-jong-threatens-japan-with-additional-military-options-calls-tokyo-a-war-criminal-state-as-north-korea-targets-tomahawk-tests-and-us-alliance/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=kim-yo-jong-japan-military-threat&utm_content=20260805_kim-yo-jong-japan-military-threat

Taiwan Launches 10-Day Han Kuang War Games — For The First Time, Drilling Against A PLA Blockade That Could Sever Pacific Supply Lines

Taiwan's 42nd Han Kuang exercise began before dawn Wednesday — for the first time explicitly simulating a PLA maritime blockade of the island's Pacific coast, the route through which U.S. and Japanese resupply would flow in wartime. Also new: mobile internet blackout drills and U.S.-style backbrief command protocols, as Taipei absorbs American military doctrine in real time.

https://cdm.press/news/asia/2026/08/05/taiwan-launches-10-day-han-kuang-war-games-for-the-first-time-drilling-against-a-pla-blockade-that-could-sever-pacific-supply-lines/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=taiwan-han-kuang-pla-blockade-drill&utm_content=20260805_taiwan-han-kuang-pla-blockade-drill

LIVE 10am EST: The SCIF — The Latest From GA With BKP, Atlanta Real Estate Market

Tune in NOW — L Todd Wood and BKP break down the latest from Georgia, the Atlanta real estate market, and what the political class doesn't want you to know. Live M-F 10AM–12PM ET.

https://cdm.press/video/2026/08/05/live-10am-est-the-scif-the-latest-from-ga-with-bkp-atlanta-real-estate-market/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=scif-live-20260805&utm_content=20260805_scif-live-20260805

Russia Assembles Largest Convoy In The Arctic Since WWII

Russia is moving a massive fleet of sanctioned, non-ice-certified vessels through the Arctic to deliver energy to China — propped up by nuclear icebreakers because the U.S. and Canada combined have barely half an icebreaker patrolling the entire region. The ships are crewed under human trafficking conditions and most aren't ice-rated. The West has zero enforcement presence.

https://armedforces.press/foreign-policy/2026/08/05/russia-assembles-largest-convoy-in-the-arctic-since-wwii/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cdm&utm_content=20260805_russia-arctic-convoy-wwii

Iran And Oman Lock In Hormuz Shipping Coordinates — Tehran Says Deal Is Bilateral, Not U.S.-Brokered, As Final Framework Awaits 'Third Party' Green Light

Iranian Deputy FM Gharibabadi confirmed Tehran and Muscat agreed on precise geographic coordinates for a new Hormuz transit corridor. A joint formal announcement is being finalized — but Tehran's "third party" caveat signals the final signature remains fragile.

Roughly 20% of the world's traded oil passes through the strait, and tanker operators have been paying war-risk premiums since February 2026.

https://cdm.press/news/middle-east/2026/08/06/iran-and-oman-lock-in-hormuz-shipping-coordinates-tehran-says-deal-is-bilateral-not-u-s-brokered-as-final-framework-awaits-third-party-green-light/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=iran-oman-hormuz-shipping-coordinates&utm_content=20260806_iran-oman-hormuz-shipping-coordinates

EU Sanctions French Officer For Criticizing Ukraine's Starobilsk College Strike That Killed 21 Teenagers — Brussels Punishes Dissent While Ignoring Kyiv's War Crime

The EU sanctioned French officer Xavier Moreau — not for espionage or material support of Russia, but for publicly condemning a Ukrainian strike on a college that killed 21 teenagers. Brussels moved swiftly to punish the man who named the atrocity while never issuing a statement, inquiry, or denunciation over the strike itself.

https://cdm.press/news/europe/2026/08/06/eu-sanctions-french-officer-for-criticizing-ukraines-starobilsk-college-strike-that-killed-21-teenagers-brussels-punishes-dissent-while-ignoring-kyivs-war-crime/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=eu-sanctions-moreau-ukraine&utm_content=20260806_eu-sanctions-moreau-ukraine

North Korea May Be Deploying Ballistic Missiles To Russia — Or Ukraine's Intelligence Service Wants You To Think So

The only source claiming North Korea has deployed a ballistic missile brigade to Voronezh is Kyiv's military intelligence directorate. Reuters couldn't verify it. Before the NATO crowd uses this to demand more weapons: U.S. disengagement changes Kyiv's calculus far more than it changes Moscow's.

https://cdm.press/news/europe/2026/08/06/north-korea-may-be-deploying-ballistic-missiles-to-russia-or-ukraines-intelligence-service-wants-you-to-think-so/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=north-korea-may-be-deploying-ballistic-missiles-to-russia-or-ukraines-intelligence-service-wants-you-to-think-so&utm_content=20260806_north-korea-may-be-deploying-ballistic-missiles-to-russia-or-ukraines-intelligence-service-wants-you-to-think-so

LIVE 10am EST: The SCIF — The Truth From On The Ground In Iran, David Cross On GA Elections

L Todd Wood goes live with boots-on-the-ground reporting from Iran and digs into the Georgia election landscape with David Cross. Legacy media won't touch either story.

Catch The SCIF live M-F 10AM-12PM ET — Watch on X 👆

CDM.Press Ad-Free: One Subscription, Zero Ads, All 13 Sites

No pop-ups. No autoplay video. No load lag. Read the news without the noise.

https://my.cdm.press/

The Cyclospora Parasite Infection Turns Deadly

Two Americans are dead as a cyclospora outbreak spreads to 40+ states. Dr. McCullough: "Stop trusting the system to protect you." The CDC had 12,000 employees and a $9B budget — and still didn't catch it. The Wellness Company's Medical Emergency Kit includes Bactrim — the treatment that shuts this down in a week.

https://armedforces.press/foreign-policy/2026/08/06/the-cyclospora-parasite-infection-turns-deadly/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cyclospora-parasite-infection-turns-deadly&utm_content=20260806_cyclospora-parasite-infection-turns-deadly

Zelensky Makes First-Ever Visit To Serbia — Kyiv Openly Says Its Goal Is To Pull Belgrade Away From Russia

Zelensky heads to Belgrade Saturday in a naked lobbying mission — a senior Ukrainian official told reporters flat out: "we need to pull the Serbs away from Russia's side." Serbia has refused Western sanctions on Russia for years and depends on Russian crude through the NIS refinery. Belgrade isn't budging, and the globalist pressure campaign against a Christian Slavic nation that simply wants to stay neutral is the story Western media won't tell.

🔗 https://cdm.press/news/europe/2026/08/07/zelensky-makes-first-ever-visit-to-serbia-kyiv-openly-says-its-goal-is-to-pull-belgrade-away-from-russia/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=zelensky-serbia-visit&utm_content=20260807_zelensky-serbia-visit

CIA Forms Secret Cuba Task Force As Rubio Pushes For Regime Change — Spies Already On The Island

The CIA has quietly assembled a secret task force targeting Cuba with spies already deployed on the island, per Politico. The Trump admin reclassified Cuba as a Priority 1 intelligence target — on par with China and Russia. Rubio views Cuba as a "huge priority" and the administration believes it doesn't need to finish the Iran war before pursuing military options 90 miles from Florida.

🔗 https://cdm.press/news/latin-america/2026/08/07/cia-forms-secret-cuba-task-force-as-rubio-pushes-for-regime-change-spies-already-on-the-island/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cia-forms-secret-cuba-task-force-rubio-regime-change&utm_content=20260807_cia-forms-secret-cuba-task-force-rubio-regime-change

LIVE NOW — The SCIF: The CT Government Is Lying…We Got The Receipts — Reese On The Radio

Connecticut’s government has been caught lying about the illegal immigrant murder case — and we have the receipts. Todd and Reese break it all down live right now.

Catch The SCIF live M-F 10AM–12PM ET — Watch on X

Ukraine Sends Drones 800 Miles Into Russia, Setting Two Oil Refineries Ablaze In Largest Long-Range Strike Of The War

Ukraine launched its longest-range drone strike of the war, hitting two oil refineries deep inside Russia — one near Yaroslavl, 800 miles from the front. Western-supplied technology enabling strikes this far into Russian territory raises direct questions about Washington's escalation appetite and who is actually directing this war.

🔗 https://cdm.press/news/europe/2026/08/07/ukraine-sends-drones-800-miles-into-russia-setting-two-oil-refineries-ablaze-in-largest-long-range-strike-of-the-war/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ukraine-drones-800-miles-russia-oil-refineries&utm_content=20260807_ukraine-drones-800-miles-russia-oil-refineries