From the Trenches World Report
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Eating junk food is as pervasive in our current culture as eating naturally was in our not-so-long-ago past—and it shows. A systematic review published in The BMJ this year, involving 9.8 million participants, indicated an association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of 32 diseases, including heart disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes, anxiety, and premature death.
Continue reading “Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Increased Risks For 32 Health Conditions”
By Andy Ngo and Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A 73-year-old Portland, Oregon activist who aided homeless encampments was stabbed to death on his street by a homeless person on Monday. He acted as a self-appointed neighborhood “sheriff” and would screen homeless people before permitting them to camp on his street. The alleged suspect has already been released from jail, police said. Continue reading “73-year-old Portland activist stabbed to death by homeless man who he allowed to camp on his street”
Germany is planning to cut its spending on military aid for Ukraine in half next year and is telling Kyiv to look elsewhere for more funding. Continue reading “Germany Plans To Slash Ukraine Spending in Half”
By Kyle Anzalone – Libertarian Institute
The death count for Palestinian journalists in Gaza has hit 160 as Israeli forces continue to target civilians throughout the Strip. The mass killing of reporters has shrouded the true devastation caused by the Israeli bombing campaign. Continue reading “Death Toll for Palestinian Journalists Hits 160 in Gaza”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Democrat activist Shabbos Kestenbaum flew out together with lobbyist Ezra Friedlander to deliver a pro-Israel speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. Continue reading “Democrat Activist Shabbos Kestenbaum Speaks at RNC, Endorses Plan to ‘Expel Foreign Students’”
Millions of American users of glyphosate-based Roundup have likely assumed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would never have approved the pesticide unless it was safe. Continue reading “Congress Must Reject Monsanto-Bayer Plan to Avoid Liability for Poisoning Humans, Environment”
Lebanese security sources revealed that multiple Israeli strikes carried out across southern Lebanon today killed at least five civilians, all, notably, Syrian nationals. Continue reading “Israeli Airstrikes Kill Five Civilians, Including Three Children, in Southern Lebanon”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
Earlier in the year, Google filed an application to patent new methods, systems, and media for what the giant calls “identifying videos containing objectionable content” that are uploaded to a social site or video service. Continue reading “Google Plans New Content-Scanning Censorship Tech”
Just hours after President Biden mentioned in an interview that he would consider dropping out of the presidential race if diagnosed with a “medical condition,” the elderly president tested positive for Covid-19 this afternoon. Continue reading “Biden Tests Positive For COVID After Saying He’d Consider Dropping Out If Diagnosed With ‘Medical Condition’”
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, was reportedly flagged as suspicious by the Secret Service over an hour before the shooting, and that Secret Service marked him as a threat 10 minutes before Trump took to the stage. Continue reading “NEW: Secret Service flagged would-be assassin as ‘threat’ 10 minutes before Trump went on stage”
There was always his family. When he was bullied at school, and beaten, they were there to embrace him when he came home. And when the war started and he was terrorised by the sound of bombs falling, someone always said things were going to be ok. Continue reading “Gaza man with Down’s syndrome attacked by IDF dog and left to die, mother tells BBC”
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) took a hawkish tone toward Iran in an interview following the news that he had been selected as former President Trump’s running mate for the November election. Continue reading “Trump’s VP Pick Vance Says Iran Needs To Be ‘Punched Hard’”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Republican Jewish Coalition chief Matt Brooks delivered an Israel First speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday and told the Israeli paper Haaretz afterwards that his goal is to “make sure the Tucker Carlson-wing of the party doesn’t get a foothold” in the GOP. Continue reading “‘Top Jewish Republican’ Says His Goal is to Keep the GOP’s ‘Tucker Carlson-Wing’ Out of Power”
By ANYA PARAMPIL – The Grey Zone
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
Earlier in the year, Google filed an application to patent new methods, systems, and media for what the giant calls “identifying videos containing objectionable content” that are uploaded to a social site or video service. Continue reading “Google Plans New Content-Scanning Censorship Tech”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Biden at the White House on July 22, two days before Netanyahu delivers an address to a joint session of Congress, The Times of Israel reported Monday. Continue reading “Netanyahu To Meet With Biden at the White House Before Addressing Congress”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Trump assassination attempt was good for Israel because with the US focused on domestic issues it means “there is no reason to expect any drastic new pressure on Israel from Washington before the presidential election,” according to a new column in the Times of Israel. Continue reading “Times of Israel: Trump Assassination Attempt Was Good For Israel”
The delayed day of reckoning has arrived for millions of Americans who purchased vehicles with absurdly high monthly payments they no longer can afford. New data shows auto repossessions surged in the first half of the year, driven by elevated inflation and high interest rates, resulting in increased consumer distress (read: here & here) as the labor market slows. Continue reading “Auto Insider Warns More Americans Fall Behind On Car Payments As Repos Soar 23%”
By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial
Police shot and killed a suspect with knives near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading “BREAKING: Person with knives shot and killed by authorities outside of RNC security perimeter in Milwaukee”