By Connor Freeman – Antiwar.com

The State Department said on Tuesday that it has green-lit a $360 million arms sale to Taipei, including hundreds of armed drones, missile equipment, and other support material. China views Taiwan as part of its territory, and while it prefers to reclaim the de facto independent island peacefully, it has not ruled out using force if its “red lines” are crossed. Continue reading “Washington Approves $360 Million Arms Sale to Taiwan”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Singapore, Switzerland and Denmark have been named the world’s most competitive economies in the 2024 World Competitiveness Ranking published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Tuesday. While Denmark dropped two spots after topping the list in 2022 and 2023, Singapore leapt from 4th place to number 1 thanks to very high scores in government and business efficiency.

Infographic: The U.S. Drops Out of Global Competitiveness Top 10 | Statista Continue reading “The US Drops Out Of Global Competitiveness Top 10 For First Time Ever”

By The Post Millennial

Rachel Morin's suspected murderer entered US illegally in 2023 after being caught, sent back 3 times: report

On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that the illegal immigrant who allegedly raped and murdered Rachel Morin entered the US as a “gotaway.” Continue reading “Rachel Morin’s suspected murderer entered US illegally in 2023 after being caught, sent back 3 times: report”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

The European Union (EU) has managed to unite politicians, app makers, privacy advocates, and whistleblowers in opposition to the bloc’s proposed encryption-breaking new rules, known as “chat control” (officially, CSAM (child sexual abuse material) Regulation). Continue reading “EU’s Mass Surveillance Faces Fierce Resistance”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Brent crude futures were flat on Friday amid rising geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, which seems counterintuitive as escalating war risks could result in supply disruptions.

In the overnight hours, four refineries in southern Russia were targeted, with one facility damaged, in one of the largest drone swarm attacks since the war in Ukraine began, Bloomberg reports. Continue reading “Ukrainian Drone Swarms Target Four Russian Refineries In Major Attack”

By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com

A review by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) set to be released this summer will conclude that Israeli soldiers killed many of their own people on October 7, Israeli media reported. The inquiry is expected to identify multiple failures of the IDF during the Hamas rampage in southern Israel. Continue reading “IDF Report Found Multiple Cases of Friendly Fire Deaths on Oct 7”

By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com

The spokesman for the Israeli military explained that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal of eradicating Hamas is not achievable. The statement comes amid a growing rift between the Israeli leader and the military. Continue reading “IDF: Netanyahu’s Goal of Eliminating Hamas Is Unachievable”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

Houston girl, 12, strangled to death by Venezuelan illegal immigrants who were caught and released by Biden's border agents on May 28, the other in March: report

A young Houston girl, 12, was brutally killed by two alleged illegal immigrants from Venezuela. She died by strangulation and her body was found dumped in a creek earlier this week, police said. Continue reading “Houston girl, 12, strangled to death by Venezuelan illegal immigrants who were caught and released by Biden’s border agents on May 28, the other in March: report”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Israel is “very serious” about invading Lebanon, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, even though they’re losing their war with Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading “Blinken Says Israel ‘Very Serious’ About Invading Lebanon; IDF Admits Hamas ‘Can’t Be Destroyed’”

By Nicolai N. Petro – The Conversation

Ukraine’s current military recruitment campaign is not going according to plan.

Announced on April 16, 2024, the drive was aimed at enlisting hundreds of thousands of young Ukrainian men to help push back against a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months. Continue reading “Ukraine’s draft woes leave the West facing pressure to make up for the troop shortfall”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Amid widespread reports and statements that Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of full-scale war, the Shia paramilitary group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has warned of a war “without rules or ceilings” if Israeli forces launch an offensive in Lebanon. Continue reading “Nasrallah Says ‘No Place’ Safe, Even Threatens Cyprus, If Israel Invades Lebanon”

By Will Porter – Antiwar.com

Deputy assistant to the US president Amos Hochstein has signaled that Washington would get behind an Israeli incursion into Lebanon, reportedly telling Beirut’s PM that Tel Aviv intends to shift focus to Hezbollah after fighting in Gaza winds down. Continue reading “US Tells Lebanon It Will Support Israeli Attack on Hezbollah”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

There is a controversy in Oregon over a proposed change in the ethics rule from the Oregon Medical Board. At issue is the use of “microaggressions” to discipline doctors and to make reporting such transgressions mandatory for all doctors. It seems before you can give stitches, you have to join snitches under one of the most ambiguous categories of prescribed speech.

Continue reading “Snitches Give Stitches: Oregon Moves To Make Reporting Microaggressions Mandatory For Doctors”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org

In a statement issued on the occasion of the “International Day for Countering Hate Speech,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the global eradication of so-called “hate speech,” which he described as inherently toxic and entirely intolerable. Continue reading “Free Speech at Risk: UN Pushes for Global “Hate Speech” Eradication”