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By William Hartung – Responsible Statecraft
It’s a sad but familiar spectacle — as people die at the hands of U.S. weapons in a faraway war zone, the stock prices of arms makers like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin soar. A piece posted yesterday at Forbes tells the tale: “Defense Stocks Hit All-Time Highs Amidst Mideast Escalation.” Continue reading “Weapons stocks blast off as bombs drop, troops invade Lebanon”
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved closer to an understanding on Israel’s plans to attack Iran during their phone call on Wednesday, Axios reported on Thursday. Continue reading “Biden, Netanyahu Closer to Consensus on Attacking Iran”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
A German court has found CJ Hopkins, an American writer living in that country, guilty of hate speech, which is treated as an unconstitutional activity. This overturned a previous acquittal by the Tiergarten District Court. Continue reading “American Author Could Face Prison in Germany Over Satirical Swastika”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israel arrested American journalist Jeremy Loffredo this week for taking video of the damages inflicted by Iran’s ballistic missile strikes. Continue reading “Israel Jails American Journalist for Reporting on Damage from Iran’s Strikes [UPDATE]”
Tens of millions of Americans have been battered by a multi-year housing affordability crisis, mainly during the Biden-Harris administration’s first term. With high interest rates and record-high home prices, many prospective buyers have been sidelined and forced to remain in their parent’s basement or stuck in expensive rentals.
Despite a hotter September CPI print, this morning’s inflation report offered some good news: “The silver lining is that shelter inflation continues to slow.”
By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial
Over 150 hotels are being rented out to house illegal immigrants in New York City with rooms being rented out by the city for over $350 a night for those foreign nationals who have come to the city. This comes as the border as well as immigration have been a top concern for Americans going into the last month of the election. Continue reading “New York City rents 150 hotels at $352 per room each night to house illegal immigrants through 2025”
By Jarrett Stepman – The Daily Signal
American elites really have become a toxic, ideological class apart—even if they don’t want to admit it. Continue reading “Gulf Dividing Ruling Elites, Average Americans Is Wide and Deep, Poll Finds”
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks on Lebanon killed 22 people and wounded 80 in the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continued to pound the country. Continue reading “Israel Strikes in Lebanon Kill 22 People in 24 Hours”
A trans-identifying male student at a Maine high school has been accused of a violent assault on a female classmate last Friday after video of the incident was made public. The student had previously faced sexual harassment complaints at another school which were not addressed. Continue reading “Trans Maine high schooler with prior sexual harassment allegations brutally attacks female classmate: report”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli forces have killed at least 45 Palestinians and wounded 130 in the previous 24-hour period as Israel is working to cleanse northern Gaza of Palestinians. Continue reading “Israel Kills 45 More Palestinians in Gaza, Escalates in Northern Gaza”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
Arizona State University (ASU) is a public school and therefore undisputed subject to the US Constitution’s free speech rules. Yet a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) demonstrates that it was prominently involved in working with, and on behalf of the US government. To affect free speech. Continue reading “Arizona State University Caught in Free Speech Tug-of-War Over Gov-Funded “Disinformation” Battle”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Former President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “congratulate” him for the “intense and determined operations” Israel has carried out in their rapidly expanding war on Hezbollah. Continue reading “Netanyahu: Trump Called to ‘Congratulate’ Me On War With Hezbollah”
By CAPITALIST EXPLOITS – Zerohedge
London-based NatWest Bank has launched a new payment monitoring system to track customers’ purchases as part of a crackdown on the general public buying meat and dairy products.
The “carbon footprint tracker” we are told is going to tackle the alleged “climate crisis.”
The British multinational bank’s system monitors customers’ spending and scolds customers when they buy meat and dairy products Continue reading “NatWest Declares War on Meat and Dairy”
By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial
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 Anadolu Agency – Middle East Monitor
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Since 7 October, 2023, thousands of civilians have lost their lives in Gaza, where Israel has continued its attacks, turning the destruction caused by these assaults into ecocide.Continue reading “Gaza faces one of largest cases of ecocide in recent history”
A small town in Michigan dissolved their corrupt government…and then changed the locks on the building.
*THIS* is how we save America…. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/MY978H6WwJ
— Mindy MF Robinson 🇺🇸 (@iheartmindy) October 8, 2024
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”
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”
