By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Germany’s blue-chip DAX 40 index fell nearly 2% after a new political crisis erupted in Berlin, triggered by “conservative” leader (so conservative he reneged on his election promises to halt runaway speding and crammed through a fiscal timebomb in the last days of the previous government) Friedrich Merz’s failed bid to become the country’s 10th postwar chancellor.

Merz needed 316 votes out of 630 to secure the chancellorship but received only 310, falling short of a majority despite his coalition holding 328 seats. Because the vote was conducted by secret ballot, the identity of those within his own party who defected remains unknown. The outcome prevented his swearing in on Tuesday and pitching Europe’s biggest economy into uncharted territory.

Continue reading ““Historic Shock”: Germany’s Merz Falls Short In Chancellor Vote Sparking Fresh Political Turmoil”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

California Bay Area counties now consider low income to be 6 figures

A recent report from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) revealed that the income threshold for being considered “low-income” in the Bay Area has reached six figures. Continue reading “California Bay Area counties now consider low income to be 6 figures”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Israel continued to carry out strikes against Syria throughout the weekend, launching a number of additional airstrikes centered on the idea they are “protecting” the Druze minority in Syria after last week’s sectarian violence left over 100 people dead. Continue reading “Israel Kills More Civilians in Syria Strikes, Insists They’re ‘Protecting Druze’”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli attacks on Gaza killed 110 Palestinians and wounded 400 over the past three days, according to death toll updates released by Gaza’s Health Ministry, as children are starving to death under the US-backed Israeli blockade. Continue reading “Israeli Strikes Kill 110 in Gaza Over Three Days as Children Starve Under Blockade”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Seamless pattern of semi-automatic pistols outlined in neon pink, purple, and blue on a dark background with abstract lines.

A coalition of firearm owners is pressing federal regulators to investigate whether the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s chief lobbying group, covertly exploited consumer data for political purposes, despite publicly promoting itself as a defender of privacy. Continue reading “Gun Owners Group Calls for Inquiry into Firearms Industry’s Secret Sharing of Customer Data”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

President Trump ousted Michael Waltz as National Security Advisor not only due to Signalgate but also due to his “intense coordination” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on pushing for war with Iran, according to the Washington Post. Continue reading “Mike Waltz Ousted Over ‘Intense Coordination’ With Netanyahu on Plotting War With Iran”

By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone

According to an explosive Dutch media report, a former Bellingcat researcher who led investigations into the MH17 disaster and child abuse turns out to have been a sex abuser of children – including his own daughter. He killed himself after being sentenced to prison.

Continue reading “Ex-Bellingcat operative dies after child rape conviction”

By blueapples – Zerohedge

Since October 7th, 2023, Israel’s war in Gaza and increasingly unquenchable thirst for war with Iran has seen the Middle Eastern country strengthen its iron-fisted grip over the U.S. political establishment. From proposed laws criminalizing antisemitism under the guise of hate speech to the expansion of the U.S.’ involvement in the Middle Eastern theater of war culminating in a direct military conflict with the Houthis in Yemen, the exponential influence of Israel on determining U.S. foreign and domestic policy alike has led to growing opposition over that imbalanced power dynamic. The extent of the blowback from the heightened visibility of the Zionist agenda steering the course of U.S. policymaking has reached new heights as the House Of Representatives decided to suspend a vote on proposed legislation that embodies Israel’s pervasive influence on the U.S. government. Continue reading “House Pulls Vote On Bill Banning U.S. Citizens From Boycotting Israel”

By Libby Emmons – The Postmillennial

Former White House press sec Jen Psaki claims there was no 'cover up' of Biden's mental decline

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who is now an MSNBC pundit, claimed on a podcast with Semafor that she had no idea President Joe Biden was suffering from mental decline in his advanced age and that there had been no cover-up. Continue reading “Former White House press sec Jen Psaki claims there was no ‘cover up’ of Biden’s mental decline”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks over the previous 24-hour period killed 17 Palestinians and injured 77, as health officials are warning that children are starving under the US-backed Israeli blockade. Continue reading “Israeli Strikes Kill 17 in Gaza as Children Starve Under Blockade”