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On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a speech at the Atlantic Council where he said Hamas has likely recruited as many fighters as it has lost in Gaza. Continue reading “Blinken Says Hamas Has Recruited as Many New Fighters as It Has Lost”
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A Virginia nurse practitioner with a history of LGBTQ activism has pleaded guilty to federal child sex crime charges. Lucas Allen Fussell, 42, of Onley, distributed and possessed child pornographic videos and images depicting the rape and sexual abuse of minor boys. Authorities said some victims were as young as toddlers. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison. Continue reading “Virginia LGBTQ activist, nurse practitioner pleads guilty to federal child sex crimes”
By Maha Hussaini – Middle East Eye
Dozens of women report being sexually assaulted during the Kamal Adwan hospital raid last month Continue reading “Palestinian women detail Israeli sexual assaults in Kamal Adwan raid”
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday to accelerate the construction of large-scale data centers and clean power infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) on federal sites.
Continue reading “Biden Issues Executive Order For Building AI Data Centers On Federal Land”
By Libby Emmons – The Post Millennial
Los Angeles Fire Department records reviewed by the LA Times shows that the department’s “top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades and continues to burn.” Continue reading “LA Fire Department officials declined to pre-position engines in the Palisades despite dire warnings: report”
With around 12 days remaining in the 60-day Israel ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel continues to commit multiple violations per day. A number of airstrikes are being conducted in southern and eastern Lebanon, along with a systematic destruction of civilian homes in villages near the Israeli border. Continue reading “Israel Continues Ceasefire Violations as New Lebanon PM Promises to Rebuild”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org
On the very day that European lawmakers intensified their calls for stricter oversight of platforms like Meta and X, the European Commission (EC) denied accusations of censorship made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Despite this denial, critics point out that the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and past demands to remove content reveal a pattern of censorship embedded in its approach to regulating digital platforms. Continue reading “Europe Denies Its Censorship Law is a Censorship Law”
A week after a devastating inferno leveled large swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena to ash, Los Angeles County remained under a severe fire threat on Wednesday morning. Residents have been left in a state of shock, expressing frustration over what many see as possible negligence by county and/or state officials to mitigate the spread of the fires. The fires have become the region’s worst fire disaster in history, with new damage and economic loss estimates between $250 billion and $275 billion, according to AccuWeather. Continue reading “L.A. County Inferno Expected To Top $250 Billion In Losses”
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A Missouri high school teacher was taken into custody on child sex crime charges. Seth Brummond, 37, of Greenwood, has been accused of distributing and uploading at least 12 images of child pornography in recent months. He teaches at Lee’s Summit High School and was placed on administrative leave following his arrest, the school district said. Continue reading “LGBTQ activist teacher in Missouri charged with child sex crimes”
By Mera Aladam – Middle East Eye
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has taken new measures to ensure the acceleration of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, with minimal US involvement or political approval. Continue reading “Israel’s Smotrich takes measures to fast-track West Bank settlement building”
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday expressed strong opposition to a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas amid reports negotiations are making progress and said it was time for Israel to “occupy and cleanse” the entire Gaza Strip. Continue reading “Smotrich Vows To Oppose Ceasefire Deal, Says It’s Time for Israel To ‘Cleanse’ Gaza”
The Israeli military continued its relentless bombing of Gaza on Monday, killing at least 45 more Palestinians across the Strip, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks Kill 45 More Palestinians Across Gaza”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
The way things stand right now, the shutting down of the US State Department’s disgraced Global Engagement Center (GEC) doesn’t appear to equate to the GEC actually being dismantled. Continue reading “The Rebranding of a Censorship Unit”
By KIT KLARENBERG – The Grey Zone
Continue reading “Skripal poisoning victim disputed UK narrative, official inquiry reveals”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Ronen Bergman, a “former” Israeli intelligence agent turned New York Times “journalist,” is claiming in Ynet that President-elect Donald Trump “has already promised” Benjamin Netanyahu that he will support Israel “retroactively” if they violate a ceasefire with Gaza after signing his peace deal. Continue reading “Trump ‘Promised Netanyahu He’ll Support Israel If They Decide to Violate Ceasefire’ – Israeli Media”
Conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson released a wide-ranging interview Monday with journalist and author Michael Shellenberger in which the pair of truth-tellers discussed the possibility of a “Twitter Files”-style exposé of the U.S. government under the Trump administration, which could shine a light on the concerning possibility of American biological labs in war-torn Ukraine. Continue reading ““The Scariest Thing That’s Ever Happened”: Will The “Twitter Files” For Entire U.S. Government Expose Bio Labs In Ukraine?”
On Monday, Special Counsel David Weiss slammed President Joe Biden in his final report on the investigation into Hunter Biden over the president’s allegations that the cases brought against the first son were politically motivated. Weiss said again that Biden’s son capitalized on his family name for profit. Continue reading “David Weiss report confirms Hunter Biden made millions on family name, slams Joe Biden for pardon”
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
As wildfires rage on in the Los Angeles Area, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that “misinformation” surrounding the fires is putting “people’s lives in danger.” Continue reading “Biden White House concerned with wildfire ‘misinformation,’ says it ‘puts people’s lives at risk’ after 24 killed in LA fires”
Israel’s Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf has called for one million Jews to settle in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading “Israeli Minister Calls for ‘One Million Jews’ to Settle in West Bank”