By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Split-screen hearing scene showing two men testifying: left, an older man with gray hair and round amber glasses in a suit holding papers and speaking into a microphone; right, a bearded man in a suit and purple tie speaking into a microphone with water bottles and a partial nameplate in front of him.

A Senate hearing this week discussed government influence on online speech, as senior executives from Meta and Google faced questions about the Biden administration’s communications with their companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program being suspended on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown and a lack of funding.

Continue reading “New York Declares Emergency Over Looming Pause In Food Stamps”

By Ari Hoffman – The Postmillennial

Fire breaks out near home of Portland City Councilor, investigation underway

Authorities are continuing to investigate a fire that broke out early Sunday morning outside the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos in the city’s Mill Park neighborhood, damaging multiple vehicles, a carport, and nearby structures. Continue reading “Fire breaks out near home of Portland City Councilor, investigation underway”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Wednesday called out Israel for its heavy bombardment in Gaza and the killing of dozens of children in the Strip. Continue reading “Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Out Israel for Slaughtering Dozens of Children in Gaza”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Ex-Mossad head Yossi Cohen boasted during a recent podcast that Israel has “boobytrapped” and “manipulated” equipment like that used in their pager attack in Lebanon in “all countries that you can imagine.” Continue reading “Ex-Mossad Head: We’ve ‘Boobytrapped And Manipulated’ Equipment in ‘All Countries You Can Imagine’”

By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was hailed by Western governments and media as the savior and rightful leader of Belarus. But leaked emails reveal her increasingly unpopular campaign for power in Minsk nearly collapsed under the weight of corruption scandals and infighting.

Continue reading “Leaks expose collapse of EU/US-backed Belarusian ‘opposition’”

By Armageddon Prose – Zerohedge

Notorious nemesis of civil liberties one and all, Barack Obama, is apparently — and unsurprisingly — on the same page as our current Attorney General Pam Bondi, at least in the narrow sense that he also endorses a heavy state hand in the “regulation” of information. Continue reading “Obama Floats ‘New Forms of [State-Controlled] Journalism’”