By JOE HUTCHISON – DAILYMAIL.COM

The US Army helicopter involved in Wednesday’s midair collision with American Airlines flight 5342 had been practicing for the event of an attack on the capital.

Officials have confirmed that the three soldiers, who all perished, had been rehearsing a plan that involves the evacuation of the White House when their Black Hawk collided with the passenger jet just before 9pm on Wednesday night. Continue reading “Chilling ‘conspiracy theory’ about Black Hawk helicopter in DC plane crash is TRUE”

By Jason Gonzales – Chalkbeat

More than 100 students rallied at the Colorado Capitol on Thursday to show support for a bill that would ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms that can use detachable magazines. Continue reading “Over 100 Colorado students rally at Capitol to support gun restriction legislation”

By Jack Poulson – The Grey Zone

One of the two U.S.-based contractors set to operate a Gaza checkpoint, Safe Reach Solutions, is a shell company of the Wyoming-based generational wealth management firm Two Ocean Trust, LLC.

Continue reading “Gaza checkpoint contractor is shell company of ‘generational wealth management’ firm”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Cooper with short hair wearing a dark jacket and a pendant, set against a purple background.

The UK’s government continues to use last year’s Southport killings which led to widespread protests to promote online censorship, as a supposed panacea for the society’s ills. Continue reading “UK Gov Pushes Censorship, Blaming Online Content for Southport Killings”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally thanked President Trump on Thursday for signing an Israel First, America Last executive order calling on the Department of Justice to prosecute Americans for so-called “anti-Semitism.” Continue reading “Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Executive Order on ‘Fighting Antisemitism’”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Statista’s Anna Fleck reports that, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, the costs attributed to defense equipment, personnel, operations and maintenance came to nearly $1.3 billion in 1993 and rose to nearly $2.4 billion in 2023.

Infographic: Military Spending Has Almost Doubled Since the Early 90s | Statista Continue reading “Global Military Spending Has Almost Doubled Since The Early ’90s”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

Illegal immigrant indicted in West Virginia for killing 32-year-old woman, setting her body on fire

A grand jury indicted an illegal immigrant from El Salvador in connection to the death of Samantha Dailey, 32, of Charles Town, West Virginia. David Antonio Calderon, 46, has been accused of killing Dailey in Jefferson County and then setting her body on fire in a field in neighboring Berkeley County. The murder occurred in May 2024, The Spirit of Jefferson reported. Continue reading “Illegal immigrant indicted in West Virginia for killing 32-year-old woman, setting her body on fire”

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Israel’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on healthcare facilities created life-threatening danger for women and girls since October 2023, with the rate of miscarriage having increased by up to 300 percent, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed. Continue reading “HRW: Israel’s Blockade Causes 300% Rise in Miscarriages in Gaza”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

American students are performing poorly in reading and math skills, failing to regain lost ground during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests administered to fourth graders and eighth graders.

“The most notable challenges evident in the 2024 data are in reading comprehension. Reading scores dropped in both fourth and eighth grades since 2022, continuing declines first reported in 2019, before the pandemic,” said a Jan. 29 statement from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers the tests. Continue reading “American Students’ Reading Scores Decline, Show Little Improvement In Math”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

President Donald Trump, who stood down during the anti-White Black Lives Matter riots, is reportedly going to sign an executive order to “marshal all federal resources” to fight the “explosion of antisemitism” in America since October 7th. Continue reading “Trump Order Will ‘Marshal All Federal Resources’ to ‘Fight Antisemitism,’ ‘Deport Antisemites’”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Post Millennial

UPDATE: Portland Police arrest armed suspect who took bus driver hostage

An armed suspect took a bus driver hostage in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, resulting in a large standoff and the deployment of the Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) emergency reaction and crisis negotiation teams. The incident began around 12:15 pm local time in the Old Town neighborhood. The suspect was taken into custody around 3:44 pm. Continue reading “UPDATE: Portland Police arrest armed suspect who took bus driver hostage”

By Dareh Gregorian, Adam Reiss and Jonathan Dienst – NBC News

A judge sentenced an emotional former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a yearslong bribery and corruption scheme that rewarded him with gold bars and stacks of cash.

Sen. Bob Menendez speaks Continue reading “Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A Philippine platoon will be trained on how to use a controversial US missile system, known as the Typhon, that’s been deployed in the Philippines since April 2024, The Defense Post reported on Tuesday. Continue reading “Philippines To Train With Controversial US Typhon Missile System”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Starmer in a suit is speaking into a microphone, seated between two women in a formal setting.

In the UK, two censorship groups – the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and Stop Funding Hate – have received money from other organizations that are in part funded by taxpayers. Continue reading “UK Censorship Groups Received Taxpayer-Linked Funds, Tied to Labour Figures”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Florida State Senator Randy Fine, who has sought to criminalize criticism of Israel and Jews and last year celebrated Israel killing an American citizen peacefully protesting in the West Bank, won a special congressional primary on Tuesday that nearly “guarantees” he will replace Mike Waltz in the House. Continue reading “Florida State Sen. Randy Fine, Who Celebrated Israel Killing an American, Wins Congressional Primary”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

What has been reported so far:

  • DC Fire Chief: No Survivors on American Eagle Flight 5342. 
  • American Eagle Flight 5342, carrying 60 passengers and four crew, collided with a US Army Black Hawk Helicopter with three soldiers near Reagan National Airport.
  • At least 30 bodies have been recovered per NBC Washington report. American Eagle Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, and was inbound to Reagan.
  • A temporary morgue has been set up at the DC Fire Helipad at South Capitol Street SW in DC.
  • Reagan National Airport will remain closed for flights until 1100 ET.

Continue reading “No Survivors Found After Commercial Jet Carrying 64 Collides With Army Helicopter Near DC”