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By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday compared the risks of child sex changes to taking an aspirin. Continue reading “Justice Sotomayor Compares Risks of Child Sex Changes to Taking an Aspirin”
Days after President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter for a 10-year period dating back to his involvement with Burisma, senior White House aides are reportedly locked in a contentious debate over a potential unprecedented move: issuing preemptive pardons to a wide range of current and former public officials who could find themselves under intense scrutiny, and prosecution, after Donald Trump takes office, Politico reports.
By David Krayden – The Post Millennial
The wife of the health insurance CEO who was murdered Wednesday in Manhattan said her husband had received “threats” prior to the attack. “There had been some threats,” Paulette Thompson told NBC News in her first comments since Brian Thompson was killed by a gunshot wound. According to reports, Thompson and others in the insurance company were under investigation by the Department of Justice for insider trading. Continue reading “UnitedHealthcare CEO’s wife says he received ‘threats’ before being shot to death on Manhattan street”
The Syrian Civil War and its various fronts continue to re-escalate today with the Kurdish SDF attacking, and temporarily claiming they had captured seven villages in the eastern Deir Ezzor Province. The villages are along the path between the provincial capital and the Abu Kamal border crossing with Iraq. Continue reading “US-Backed Kurdish Forces Attack East Syrian Villages”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
The Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) is about to be expanded with legislation that came into force on December 1, building in three more phases on the existing digital ID base, the myID app. Continue reading “Australia Expands Digital ID Ambitions with New Legislation”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Dafna Yoran, the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney prosecuting Daniel Penny for defending a train full of passengers from a violent schizophrenic, is a far-left activist driven by revenge fantasies against “Nazis,” according to a profile shared by GO Magazine. Continue reading “Activist Prosecutor in Daniel Penny Trial Draws Scrutiny”
This morning, General Motors announced it will take over $5 billion in noncash charges and write-downs to address its declining business in China, reflecting the challenges faced by global automakers in the world’s largest car market, according to Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal.
By David Krayden – The Post Millennial
President Joe Biden was in Angola Tuesday where he announced a $1 billion relief fund for African victims of natural disasters after many victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina still do not have any shelter with some staying in tents. Biden has long promised to visit sub-Saharan Africa and was greeted by applause when he arrived. The trip, in part, is aimed at increasing US influence in a continent that has where China’s presence is strong and getting stronger, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading “Biden announces $1 billion in aid for African victims of natural disasters as Americans live in tents in NC”
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth, was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel. Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the hospital. Continue reading “BREAKING: UnitedHealth CEO fatally shot outside NYC hotel in targeted attack: report”
An aid worker with Save the Children was killed by an Israeli strike on Khan Younis on Saturday, making him the second staff member of the organisation to die in Gaza. Continue reading “Save the Children aid worker killed by Israeli strike in Khan Younis”
Israel has launched dozens of strikes in Lebanon since a ceasefire was supposed to go into effect last week, and on Monday, Hezbollah fired back for the first time, launching two rockets toward Israeli-occupied territory as a “warning” shot, causing no casualties. Continue reading “After Days of Israeli Strikes on Lebanon That Violated Truce, Hezbollah Fires Back”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is now incorporating teaching influencers how to “fact check” into its activities. Continue reading “UNESCO’s New Mission: Train Influencers About Combatting Online “Misinformation””
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Islamic rebel terrorists seeking to overthrow Bashar al-Assad in Syria went on Israeli TV on Sunday to profess their “love” for the Jewish state and credit Israel’s attacks on Syria and Hezbollah for their shock advance. Continue reading “‘We Love Israel’: Syrian Terrorists Credit Israel Strikes for Shock Advance”
Moments ago, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition party of engaging in anti-state activities. This is not a headline you see every day.
Continue reading “South Korea Declares Emergency Martial Law”
A congressional subcommittee concluded its two-year investigation on the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, finding that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and that social distancing and masking were not backed with scientific data. Continue reading “COVID ‘most likely’ leaked from Wuhan lab, social distancing ‘not based on science,’ select committee finds”
By David Krayden – The Post Millennial
A Long Island high school hockey player collapsed on the ice and died suddenly Saturday. He was playing in a memorial game for a fellow student who had just perished in a car accident. Continue reading “High school hockey player dies suddenly during charity game for student killed in car crash”
By Gabrielle Temaat – College Fix
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx and Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduced a bill Tuesday to withhold federal funding from universities that divest from companies with ties to Israel. Continue reading “Bipartisan bill would cut funding to universities that boycott Israel”
Media reports are adhering to the idea that the Lebanon ceasefire continues to hold. However, there is an awful lot of firing in southern Lebanon for that to actually be true. Israel began carrying out attacks on Thursday, and those attacks have escalated significantly over the weekend. Continue reading “At Least Two Killed as Israel Steps Up Attacks Across Southern Lebanon”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
Police in the UK have used what appears to be an advanced facial recognition surveillance tool to identify and arrest several suspects in the wake of last summer’s unrest following the Southport stabbings, it has emerged. Continue reading “UK Police Used Facial Recognition on Thousands During Summer Protests and Riots”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father who went to prison for a witness tampering plot that involved hiring a prostitute to seduce and secretly film his own brother-in-law, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be America’s ambassador to France. Continue reading “Trump Picks Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s Criminal Father, for Ambassador to France”