By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Europe has folded rather quickly on EU leaders’ controversial plan to confiscate Russian assets held in Belgium’s depository Euroclear to use as a reparations loan for Ukraine.

On Friday it became clear in the two day Brussels summit the EU was unable to agree on the plan, but instead has opted to raise €90 billion ($105 billion) in joint borrowing, with Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia choosing not to take part.

Continue reading “EU Folds On Russian Asset ‘Reparations’, Commits $105BN Loan To Ukraine”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A friend of President Trump who owns a US construction firm is seeking to be involved in the building of a potential US military base in southern Israel that could cost $600 million, according to a report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Continue reading “Trump Associate Seeks Role in Building US Military Base Near Gaza in Southern Israel”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net

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Government officials in Australia have moved to tighten their grip on online discussion following the Bondi Beach terror attack, urging citizens and tech platforms to suppress footage and commentary deemed distressing. Continue reading “Australia Expands Online Censorship and Antisemitism Controls After Bondi Beach Terror Attack”

By Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief reviewed by The Grayzone.

Continue reading “Julian Assange: Sweden broke own laws with Nobel Prize to Venezuela’s Machado”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Anger mounts as the investigation into the Brown University shooting runs into ongoing hurdles: no identifiable suspect, a series of dead-end leads involving so-called persons of interest, and bizarre anomalies as the probe enters its fourth day. Continue reading “Four Days Later: Brown University Shooter Still At Large As Bizarre Anomalies Mount In Investigation”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

US officials said on Monday that the US, Ukraine, and Europe have agreed on a plan to provide Ukraine with NATO-style security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal with Russia, an idea Moscow is unlikely to accept. Continue reading “US Offers Ukraine NATO-Style Security Guarantee, Making Peace Deal With Russia Unlikely”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The House is expected to vote on Thursday on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of a regime change war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading “House To Vote This Week on Bill To Block Trump From Launching a War With Venezuela”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Smartphone lying on a blue schematic background with a white wireframe 3D face grid on its screen, suggesting facial recognition or biometric mapping.

Lawmakers in several Western countries are now considering online age verification digital ID systems similar to those that recently came into force in Australia. Continue reading “Global Lawmakers Smell a Blueprint in Australia’s Online Digital ID Law”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

The New York Times’ recent report about his government’s responsibility for the worst corruption scandal in Ukraine’s history suggests that the walls are closing in and his foreign media allies are jumping ship out of desperation to retain some of their credibility after years of deifying him.

Continue reading “Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Appears To Be On The Brink Of Implicating Zelensky”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The gunman who killed two members of the Iowa National Guard and an American civilian interpreter in an attack in Palmyra, central Syria, on Saturday was a member of the Syrian government’s security forces, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. Continue reading “Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Government’s Security Forces”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A US military aircraft nearly collided with a JetBlue plane near Venezuela after entering the passenger jet’s flight path without its transponder on, according to air traffic control recordings. Continue reading “US Military Aircraft Nearly Collides With JetBlue Plane Near Venezuela”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rushed to blame Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for the Bondi Beach attack and suggested that Israel “expects” a global crackdown on anti-Semitism. Continue reading “Netanyahu: Israel ‘Expects’ Global Crackdown on Anti-Semitism in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, Trump’s Israeli-born Chabadnik nominee for US Anti-Semitism Czar, told Jewish Insider this week that he plans to work with social media platforms on their algorithms to suppress “hatred,” and have them label “misinformation” using so-called “AI.” Continue reading “Trump’s Israeli-Born Pick for U.S. Anti-Semitism Czar Plans to Work With Social Media to Suppress ‘Hatred’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

If there is going to be peace, why are we witnessing the largest military buildup in Europe since the end of the Cold War?  When it comes to the major players on the geopolitical stage, it is far more important to watch what they do than it is to listen to what they say.  And right now the actions that the major European powers are taking are telling us that they are preparing for a huge war with Russia.

Continue reading “Why Is Europe Feverishly Preparing For World War III?”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A US-trained Somali government force killed dozens of civilians during an attack on a village in southern Somalia that started Tuesday night and continued until Wednesday morning, according to Somali media reports. Continue reading “US-Trained Somali Forces Kill Dozens of Civilians in Attack on Village in Southern Somalia”

By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net

Stylized illustration of a woman's face displayed on a smartphone held in a hand with red-painted nails, set against a colorful geometric background with a large red fingerprint to the right.

The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade spent its latest markup hearing on Thursday proving that if there’s one bipartisan passion left in Washington, it’s moral panic about the internet. Continue reading “House Lawmakers Unite in Moral Panic, Advancing 18 “Kids’ Online Safety” Bills That Expand Surveillance and Weaken Privacy”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

The tireless hacks at the BBC have emerged from their bunkers once again to terrorise the public by bravely touring the hospitals and whipping up hysteria about the latest outbreak of flu.

It seems “literally hundreds” of patients have been bombarding A&E departments, according to Health Editor Hugh Pym and Chloe Hayward who have been courageously touring the front line: Continue reading “COVID Porn Is Back”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

In mid-November, it was being reported that Israel-Syria talks were slowing to an impasse over Israel’s insistence that it wouldn’t withdraw its troops from the demilitarized zone between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights. Continue reading “Israeli FM Says Syria Deal Farther Away as Diaspora Minister Declares War ‘Inevitable’”