By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial

At least 4 dead, 3 million without power, as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, rips roof off MLB stadium where first responders were sheltering

Wednesday night, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Tampa, Florida at approximately 10:30 pm local time, plowing inland and bringing torrential rains, wind gusts at over 100 miles per hour, and flash flooding. At least four people are dead as of Thursday morning, 3 million homes and businesses are without power, and the storm was strong enough to rip the roof off the stadium of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, where first responders were staying, per WCVB. Continue reading “At least 4 dead, 3 million without power, as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, rips roof off MLB stadium where first responders were sheltering”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US has discussed the idea of supporting Israel’s expected attack on Iran with intelligence or with airstrikes of its own, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing two unnamed US officials. Continue reading “Report: US Considers Launching Airstrikes Against Iran To Support Israeli Attack”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The State Department said Tuesday that it doesn’t want to see a ceasefire in Lebanon and supports the heavy Israeli bombardment of the country to “degrade Hezbollah.” Continue reading “US Says It Doesn’t Want a Ceasefire in Lebanon, Supports Israeli Offensive”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org

The Supreme Court in Brazil has ruled to end the suspension on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. This decision comes after an intense dispute lasting over a month between the judicial power and the popular online platform, featuring notable clashes over censorship demands. Continue reading “Brazil Lifts Ban on X After The Platform Agrees to Censor Accounts”

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By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Chris Rufo investigated how 2,000 Haitian migrants “suddenly arrived” in the small town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania and discovered “an open conspiracy between the federal government, publicly funded NGOs, and private corporations.” Continue reading “Chris Rufo Discovers Who is Flooding The Small Town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania With Haitian Migrants”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Milton strengthened overnight into a devastating Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds in excess of 160 mph. The National Hurricane Center reported early Wednseday that Milton was located about 300 miles southwest of Tampa, traversing the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico towards the northeast at 14 mph. Continue reading “Milton Barrels Towards Tampa-Area As A Cat. 5 Hurricane”

By Ari Hoffman – The Post Millennial

Nordstrom CEO says Seattle area is worst market for violent retail shoplifting in the US

King County, Washington is the worst market for retail theft at Nordstrom in the entire US, according to the company’s CEO. Erik Nordstrom told the first King County Public Safety Summit on Organized Retail Crime last week that the retailer’s King County stores make up only 3 percent of the department store’s global footprint but manage to account for 10 percent of its companywide losses due to theft. There are more than 360 Nordstrom and discount Rack stores. Continue reading “Nordstrom CEO says Seattle area is worst market for violent retail shoplifting in the US”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

The United States has spent at least a record $23 billion on military aid to Israel and related US operations to defend Israel since October 7th, according to a new paper from Brown University’s Costs of War project. Continue reading “U.S. Spends Record $23 Billion On Israel Since Oct 7”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Collage of manipulated images labeled for satire or parody, featuring various political figures and headlines, including a faux CNN screenshot and a posed endorsement.

The Brookings Institution, seems to believe it has solved the problem faced by those who would like to censor memes. The problem is that memes are a form of satire, and censoring them while claiming to be a democracy is a difficult task. Continue reading “The Think Tank Campaigning to Censor Satire”