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By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Israel Lobby wants to revamp US aid to Israel by permanently ensnaring the Pentagon in a “partnership” with the Jewish state involving opaque contracts and minimal oversight and accountability, the Quincy Institute reports. Continue reading “Israel Lobby Seeking to Revamp U.S. Aid as ‘Partnership’ Immune to Political Shifts”
By Michelle Witte – The Gray Zone
A US official told Reuters on Wednesday that the US military launched another round of airstrikes in Iran, an attack that risks plunging the region back into full-scale war. Continue reading “US Launches Another Round of Airstrikes Against Iran”
As Israeli forces launch new ground offensives further northern into southern Lebanon, the IDF has also issued a flurry of evacuation notices in the already occupied southern areas, and the ensuing airstrikes against those areas left at least 31 killed and 40 others wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Continue reading “At Least 31 Killed, 40 Wounded in Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon”
DEIR QANOUN AL-NAHR, Lebanon—An excavator stood on top of what used to be a house in Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr, in southern Lebanon, moving broken concrete from one side of the crater to the other. Rescue workers in fluorescent vests pried away the rubble with their hands. Ahmed Hariri, a paramedic and photojournalist was among them. Continue reading “Israel Is on a Killing Spree of Paramedics and Rescue Workers in Lebanon”
In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed, Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official and former head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, discusses Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel in Southern Lebanon, and provides new details on resistance operations, its intelligence capacity, and how he believes it has forced Israel into a costly stalemate that exposes the limits of Israeli military power. Safa argues that any US-backed attempt to disarm Hezbollah would be illegitimate and could trigger civil war, noting that Hezbollah sees itself as part of a broader regional front that includes Iran and other anti-Israel forces. Continue reading “VIDEO: Hezbollah leader to The Grayzone—Israel-First Trump ‘turned America into a joke’”
House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess. Continue reading “House Republicans Block Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution That Was Expected To Pass”
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday sparked global outrage by posting a video showing the mockery and abuse of activists who were abducted by Israeli forces while attempting to bring aid to the besieged Gaza Strip via boat as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Continue reading “Israel’s Ben Gvir Sparks Outrage With Gaza Flotilla Activist Abuse Video”
By José Luis Granados Ceja, Ryan Grim, and Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News
Over the weekend, the U.S. leaked “intelligence” to the news organization Axios claiming that Cuba had obtained some 300 Iranian drones and was making plans to attack the United States. Further down in the Axios article, the reporting clarified that the plans only existed in case of a United States attack. But the article served its purpose, and was shared by Cuban-American politicians in South Florida as a rationale to launch a war. Continue reading “Cuba Girds for Invasion as Trump Launches Raúl Castro Indictment Amid Punishing Blockade”
Israeli drone strikes against southern Lebanon have killed at least six people this morning and wounded at least three others. The Health Ministry has indicated at least 22 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, increasing the overall toll since the Israeli invasion began in March to over 3,040 killed. Continue reading “22 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Lebanon in the Last 24 Hours”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Israel Lobby, working in tandem with President Trump, on Tuesday night succeeded in unseating Rep. Thomas Massie after dropping at least $15.5 million on the primary race for Kentucky’s 4th district. Continue reading “Israel Lobby Ousts Thomas Massie From Congress in Most Expensive Primary Race in History”
By José Luis Granados Ceja – Drop Site News
President Donald Trump’s brazen intervention in November 2025 in the Honduran presidential election to openly call for a vote for the National Party’s Nasry Asfura came as a surprise to many both inside and outside Honduras. Given Trump’s emphasis on the need to combat so-called “narco-trafficking” groups in Latin America, his decision to simultaneously pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in March 2024 in a New York court of a series of drug-trafficking related charges, raised even more questions. Continue reading “Hondurasgate: Key Leaked Audio Files, Revealing U.S. Intervention in Honduras, Found Authentic “With Moderate Confidence””
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday that he has decided to “hold off” on a plan to attack Iran on Tuesday due to requests from the US’s Gulf Arab allies. Continue reading “Trump Says He Decided To ‘Hold Off’ on Plans To Attack Iran on Tuesday Due To Request From Gulf Arab Allies”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is fighting to hold onto his seat in Congress in the face of record spending from the Israel Lobby and an onslaught of attacks from President Trump. Continue reading “Thomas Massie vs. The Israel Lobby”
‘D-Day’ for Meta layoffs is quickly approaching, as the Facebook and Instagram owner will slash 10% of its global headcount – or about 8,000 employees – in the initial round as it swaps headcount for GPUs.
Former Meta employee Adel Wu described the current situation on X, saying her millennial and Gen Z friends still at the tech company are currently “either just waiting, hoping to get laid off or extremely anxious because the job is their lifeline.” Continue reading “D-Day For “Huuuge” Meta Layoffs Looms As AI Job Apocalypse Accelerates”
Israel is preparing legal action against The New York Times after the newspaper published an article describing the rapes of Palestinian prisoners in its custody.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced its decision to sue on X on Thursday, after the paper doubled down in its defence of the report. Continue reading “Israel to sue New York Times over article describing its rape of Palestinians”
By Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News
Cisco Systems is one of the most consequential—yet least visible—corporations in Silicon Valley. The San Jose-based networking giant, with a market capitalization in excess of $270 billion and annual revenue of $56.7 billion in 2025, manufactures the routers, switches, firewalls, and communications platforms that run the internet’s infrastructure, as well as many of its worldwide corporate, government, and military networks. Continue reading “Leaked Documents Show Cisco Systems’ Deep Relationship with Israeli Security State”
The Pentagon is considering renaming the war with Iran from “Operation Epic Fury” to “Operation Sledgehammer” if President Trump decides to restart the full-scale bombing campaign against Iran, NBC News reported on Tuesday. Continue reading “Pentagon Planning To Rename Iran War ‘Operation Sledgehammer’ If US Restarts Bombing Campaign”
By Mohamed Gabobe – Drop Site News
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Amid ongoing disruptions to maritime shipping in the Middle East due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Somali pirates are demanding a $10 million ransom for the release of an oil tanker recently hijacked off the coast of Yemen, multiple security officials tell Drop Site News. Continue reading “Somali Pirates Demand $10M Ransom for Oil Tanker Owned by Emirati Company”
While many warn that artificial intelligence itself will displace American workers, far less attention is paid to the fact that the very companies building AI are already replacing American employees with cheaper foreign labor. In many cases, though, the immediate threat to American workers is not the technology itself, but the hiring practices of the firms developing it.
