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By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
The Biden-Harris administration on has revealed it was setting up an action group to “monitor and address the effects” of any censorship or intimidation of Americans by China. Continue reading “Biden Administration Launches Task Force on Chinese Censorship, Drawing Criticism for Hypocrisy in Domestic Free Speech Policies”
The explosion was so big it registered as a 3.1 magnitude earthquake Continue reading “Israeli Airstrikes on Western Syria Cause Massive Blast”
Continue reading “Scandal deepens around CNN’s Clarissa Ward staging Syria prison scene”
In another scary escalation which will lead to unpredictable consequences, a top military general and head of the Russian military’s chemical weapons forces was killed in Moscow in a targeted blast which Ukraine quickly owned up to. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov has been confirmed killed in an assassination bombing, and is the most senior Russian official killed since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022. Continue reading “Ukraine Assassinates Head Of Russia’s Chemical & Biological Defense Forces With ‘Scooter Bomb’ In Moscow”
By Ari Hoffman – The Post Millennial
Despite a hiring freeze instituted by the governor of Washington state, the Department of Corrections (WADOC) posted a job for a six figure salary for the new position of Gender Affirming Medical Specialist for the inmates. Continue reading “Washington state Dept of Corrections seeks ‘Gender Affirming Medical Specialist’ for 6-figure salary despite hiring freeze”
By Emily Alvarenga – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Anticipating higher numbers of newly-arrived migrants than usual through the holidays, county supervisors agreed Tuesday to give $2 million in state migrant-support grants to help local aid groups fund higher travel costs. Continue reading “Supervisors OK $2M to help migrants traveling through San Diego County amid busy holiday season”
By ALAN MACLEOD – Mint Press News
Corporate media is heralding the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the emergence of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani as the new leader of Syria, despite his deep ties to both al-Qaeda and ISIS. Continue reading “From ‘Terrorist’ to ‘Freedom Fighter’: How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani as Syria’s ‘Woke’ New Leader”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
The European Union, that sanctimonious beacon of regulation and rule of law, just got caught violating its own sacred privacy laws. Continue reading “EU Violates Privacy Laws While Promoting Privacy-Violating Law”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Conservative commentator Candace Owens is celebrating being crowned “Antisemite of the Year” by the Jewish activist group Stop Antisemitism. Continue reading “Candace Owens Wins ‘Anti-Semite of the Year’”
The November death of former OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower, 26-year-old Suchir Balaji was ruled a suicide, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
According to the medical examiner, there was no foul play in Balaji’s Nov. 26 death in his San Francisco apartment. Continue reading “Suspicious OpenAI Whistleblower Death Ruled Suicide”
By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial
Despite the US seeing an overall national decline in overdose fatalities Oregon experienced the second-largest surge in drug overdose deaths of any state in 2023, setting a record in the state. The findings come as Oregon has been one of the most pro-drug states in the country over the last few years. Continue reading “Oregon sees record overdose deaths in 2023 despite national decline: report”
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about Israel’s need to achieve “victory” against Iran and its allies in the region. Continue reading “Netanyahu Says Had ‘Friendly’ Conversation With Trump About Achieving ‘Victory’ Against Iran”
Strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are being seriously considered within the Donald Trump transition team, according to the Wall Street Journal. While there is no proof Tehran is trying to make a nuclear weapon, Washington and Tel Aviv are threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear energy infrastructure. Continue reading “Trump Transition Team Considering Strikes on Iran”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the downfall of Iran’s Islamic rule might be around the corner in a video message to its people, days after the buoyant premier took credit for toppling Tehran’s ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Continue reading “Invoking ‘woman, life, freedom,’ Netanyahu says Tehran is next after Damascus”
The Israeli military believes there is now an opportunity to bomb Iran due to the weakening of its allies in the region following the ousting of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. Continue reading “Report: Israel Sees Opportunity To Bomb Iran After Downfall of Assad”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
President Biden’s record-setting pardon-a-thon on Thursday included a commutation for “notorious fraudster” Eric Bloom, who defrauded investors of over $665 million in “the largest single financial fraud in the history of Chicago’s federal court.” Continue reading “Biden Commutes Sentence of ‘Notorious Fraudster’ Eric Bloom”
The monitoring group Airwars released a new report on Thursday that found Israeli forces killed a minimum of 5,139 civilians during the first 25 days of its bombing campaign in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. Continue reading “Airwars Finds Israel Killed Over 5,000 Civilians in Gaza in October 2023”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
The Bank of England (BoE) is moving forward with plans to create the UK’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) – the digital pound – and has teamed up with the MIT university to research “privacy-enhancing technologies” related to that future CBDC. Continue reading “Bank of England’s Fake “Privacy” Push Sparks Fears of Surveillance Currency”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israeli-American FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, 43, pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying during the 2020 election about Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking a $10 million bribe from businessmen in Ukraine. Continue reading “Israeli-American FBI Informant Pleads Guilty to Lying About Bidens Taking $10M Bribe”
Russia launched a massive drone and missile strike against Ukraine on Friday in retaliation for Kyiv’s recent use of the US-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against a Russian military base.
ABC News quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said Russia launched 93 missiles and nearly 200 drones targeting the country’s energy infrastructure. This was one of the largest bombardments against Ukraine’s energy sector since the invasion began almost three years ago.
