By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com

President Donald Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia for the first foreign trip of his second administration. During an address in the Gulf kingdom, Trump slammed neocons and Iran, while also weighing in on Ukraine and Syria. Continue reading “Trump Slams ‘Neocons,’ ‘Nation Builders’ in Saudi Speech”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Yellow stars arranged in a circle with yellow horizontal lines extending from the right and left sides on a black background, resembling a stylized European Union flag with a graphic effect.

The European Parliament (EP) Special Committee on a censorship initiative known as “the European Democracy Shield” has published a working document, “on protecting European democracy and our values.” Continue reading “The EU’s New “Democracy” Shield Looks a Lot Like a Speech Muzzle”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

America is being targeted by a foreign influence campaign that’s buying off our politicians to support the interests of a foreign power, so warns Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin and Laura Loomer. Continue reading “Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin and Laura Loomer Warn of Foreign Influence… From Qatar”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

President Donald Trump’s newly tabbed pardon attorney said on May 13 that his work will include scrutinizing pardons that former President Joe Biden issued just before leaving office in January. Continue reading “Trump To Scrutinize Pardons Biden Issued Before Leaving Office”

By Ari Hoffman – The Postmillennial

Lutheran school hosts 'Queer Prom' with 'free HIV testing' for teens as young as 14 in WA

On Saturday, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), a private liberal arts school in Washington state, opened its campus to host a “Queer Prom,” an event targeted at youth aged 14 to 24 that featured “free HIV testing.” The event, organized by the Oasis Youth Center, a group that receives substantial taxpayer funding, is drawing criticism for its messaging, content, and age inclusivity. Continue reading “Lutheran school hosts ‘Queer Prom’ with ‘free HIV testing’ for teens as young as 14 in WA”

By Lubna Masarwa – Middle East Eye

This picture taken from Nablus on 23 March 2025 shows east of the city the new expansion of the Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh in the occupied West Bank (AFP/Zain Jaafar)

Israel’s cabinet has for the first time voted to take sole responsibility for land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank, a decision that has been described as effective Israeli annexation of the majority of Palestinian land. Continue reading “Israel to take full control of land registry in West Bank’s Area C, cementing annexation”

By Rick Findlay – Reclaim The Net

Outline of Texas and Louisiana with a starry night sky texture inside and a large multicolored Google 'G' logo overlaid in the center

Google has reached a $1.375 billion settlement with Texas over allegations the tech giant intruded on user privacy by collecting data without proper consent. The resolution, announced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, concludes two lawsuits centered on the company’s handling of sensitive information across several of its products. Continue reading “Google Reaches $1.375 Billion Settlement with Texas Over Privacy Violations Involving Location Tracking and Biometric Data”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Their position only becomes more untenable as time passes.  Without federal dollars from agencies like USAID flowing into NGOs and by extension into far-left activist groups, the Democrat response to ICE deportations across the country has been limited.  No substantial mass marches, no big riots, no mobs at the border trying to throw the gates open.  Continue reading “Democrats Attempt To Blockade ICE Detention Center In New Jersey”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

10 bodies found in Portland-area rivers since mid-April

A total of 10 bodies have been found in rivers in the Portland, Oregon area since mid-April, two of which were found in May alone. The 10th body was found by authorities on Saturday on the Willamette River and was recovered at Portland’s Cathedral Park, per KPTV. The identity of the person or the cause of death has yet to be released. Continue reading “10 bodies found in Portland-area rivers since mid-April”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Hamas said on Sunday that it would release Edan Alexander, a dual US-Israeli citizen and IDF soldier who was captured during the October 7 attack, and confirmed that it had been in direct talks with the US on a potential Gaza ceasefire deal and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. Continue reading “Hamas Says It Will Release US-Israeli Citizen Edan Alexander”

By Nir Hasson

A seemingly trivial remark from an Israeli doctor was met with a barrage of fervor from MKs. ‘I’m not sure you’re speaking for us when you say we want to treat every child and every woman,’ said one

Limor Son-Harmelech at the Knesset's National Security Committee earlier this week. Continue reading “Knesset Debate Reveals Not Everyone Thinks Starving Gazan Children Is a Bad Thing”

By Cam Wakefield – Reclaim The Net

A police officer wearing blue gloves points at a document on a black table cluttered with a magazine, a red bank card, earphones, and other personal items, with the officer's face blurred and text overlay showing date, time, and body camera info.

It takes a very special kind of madness to send six baton-wielding, pepper-spray-toting police officers to arrest a 71-year-old man in his slippers. But here we are: welcome to Britain 2025, where tweeting the wrong opinion is treated with the same urgency as a hostage situation in Croydon. Continue reading “In Britain the “Thought Crime” Is Real”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

“Our top priority remains bringing an end to the fighting and an immediate ceasefire,” the State Department said Sunday concerning the war in Ukraine.

And yet the overnight exchanges of fire, especially drone attacks on a large scale, doesn’t suggest the warring sides are actually any closer to ceasefire, despite that over the weekend President Putin proposed negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, and Zelensky responded by saying he’s willing to fly to Turkey to meet with Putin “personally”. Continue reading “Russia, Ukraine Exchange Large-Scale Drone Fire Despite Plan For Istanbul Peace Talks”

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz – The Postmillennial

PBS-featured trans activist pleads guilty to $100k Covid relief fraud in Louisiana

A biological male trans activist once highlighted by PBS as a “trans woman of color” has pleaded guilty to stealing over $100,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds through fraudulent business loan applications. Continue reading “PBS-featured trans activist pleads guilty to $100k Covid relief fraud in Louisiana”

By Mubasher Bukhari, Saeed Shah and Tanvi Mehta –

Member of the Crime Scene Unit, inspects the fregments, of what they say is a drone, after it was brought down on the outskirts of Karachi

LAHORE/NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan and India accused each other of launching drone attacks on Thursday, and Islamabad’s Defence Minister said further retaliation was “increasingly certain”, on the second day of major clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Continue reading “Conflict spreads as India, Pakistan fight with drones and missiles”