By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Israel continues to escalate its airstrikes against Lebanon today, launching massive airstrikes against multiple targets in the country, including targets in the southern town of Bnaafoul, where both warplanes and drones caused major explosions and damaged multiple buildings. Continue reading “Heavy Israeli Airstrikes Reported in Southern and Eastern Lebanon, One Killed”

By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net

Grunge-style artwork showing the US flag's stars and stripes blending into the UK Union Jack with red, white, and blue paint-splatter textures on a black background.

If you’re going to cross an ocean to tell Americans what speech they can and can’t allow, the least you can do is not trip over your own jurisdictional nonsense on the way in. Continue reading “UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Claims First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Americans From Its Censorship Law”

By blueapples – Zerohedge

While uncertainty surrounds the staying power of the peace forged by the Trump administration in the Middle East following the brokerage of a ceasefire that has tentatively brought an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, what is clear is that the battle being fought against Israel in the war of public opinion still rages on. Any triumph Israel has claimed from its military offensive in Gaza since 2023 has proven to be a Pyrrhic victory at best, as the fallout from the war has seen the nation’s global standing fall into disrepute. The visible shift in public opinion turning against Israel has transformed the nation from one that has steadfastly garnered the unconditional support of the Western world into one increasingly seen as a pariah. That decline in support is especially evident in the United States, where criticism of Israel’s influence has become one of the foremost topics of discussion in the country’s political discourse. Continue reading “MA Rep. Vows To Refund AIPAC Donations And Refuse Future Contributions From Pro-Israel Lobbying Group”

By Ari Hoffman – The Postmillennial

Superintendent scrubs performance metrics from WA State education website amid drop in student test scores

Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has quietly deleted a key webpage showing Washington’s progress toward its own education goals, just weeks after updated information was requested, according to a new report from the Washington Policy Center. Continue reading “Superintendent scrubs performance metrics from WA State education website amid drop in student test scores”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Two senior US officials said on Wednesday that Hamas was not violating the Gaza ceasefire deal, pushing back on Israeli claims that the Palestinian group was in violation of the agreement because it didn’t immediately release all of the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages. Continue reading “US Says Hamas Is Not Violating Gaza Ceasefire Deal”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli forces continued to kill Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday despite the ceasefire deal that was signed last week, as Israel has issued warnings against approaching the “yellow line,” referring to the line that Israeli troops withdrew to when the truce went into effect on Friday. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Continue To Kill Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to take covert action inside Venezuela, including lethal operations, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, as the administration’s push toward regime change heats up. Continue reading “President Trump Authorizes CIA To Conduct Lethal Covert Action in Venezuela”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Wall of stacked monitors showing blue‑tinted surveillance footage of empty alleyways, staircases and corridors.

Dover, New Jersey, has joined a growing wave of municipalities embedding artificial intelligence into public spaces, advancing a surveillance system that includes facial recognition and automated video analysis across its government buildings. Continue reading “Dover, NJ Implements AI Surveillance, Expanding Facial Recognition and Public Monitoring Systems”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Greta Thunberg, who initially stayed silent about her treatment under Israeli detention in order to center the plight of the Palestinians, has now revealed in the wake of Trump’s Gaza deal how she was sadistically tortured by her Israeli jailers. Continue reading “Greta Thunberg Details Sadistic Torture at Hands of Israeli Captors”