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Axios reported on Sunday that White House officials were frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to Israel’s recent airstrikes on Damascus, which came as the US was urging Israel not to bomb Syria. Continue reading “US Official Calls Netanyahu a ‘Madman’ for Bombing Syria Despite US Opposition”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
The Transportation Security Administration is advancing plans that could place private companies at the center of airport security operations, raising fresh concerns about the privacy implications of deeply integrated biometric and digital ID systems. Continue reading “TSA Pursues $5.5B Privatized Airport Security Overhaul with Biometric and AI Surveillance Expansion”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israel is working to boost its image in the US by providing AIPAC-style junkets to MAGA and pro-Trump influencers who will disseminate hasbara propaganda to their followers. Continue reading “Israel to Fund Tours for MAGA and Pro-Trump Influencers”
By ELIAV BREUER – The Jerusalem Post
Several women on Tuesday testified in the Knesset about sexual abuse they suffered as minors as part of religious ritual ceremonies. Continue reading “Survivors testify: MKs participated in sadistic sexual ‘rituals’ involving minors”
Some data points from the “Arctic Mexico” legal system over the past week:
On Boxing Day, 2005 a shoot-out between rival gangs erupted near the Eaton Center in downtown Toronto, and 15-year old Jane Creba was killed in the crossfire. Continue reading “Canadian Justice: Murderers Go Free, Immigrants Get a Pass, and Truckers Go To Prison”
By Thomas Stevenson – The Postmillennial
Authorities in Oregon have discovered another body in the waterways around Portland, Oregon, bringing the total number of bodies found this year to at least a dozen. The body was discovered near the Broadway Bridge in the Willamette River on Saturday. Continue reading “Body found in Portland river—at least 12 found in area waterways this year”
More than 500 people have been killed after days of clashes, massacres, and Israeli airstrikes in Syria’s southern Suwayda province, according to numbers from the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Continue reading “More Than 500 Killed After Days of Clashes, Executions, and Israeli Airstrikes in Syria’s Suwayda”
An Israeli military tank on Thursday struck the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, killing three people and wounding at least nine others. Continue reading “Israeli Tank Strikes Gaza’s Only Catholic Church, Killing Three and Injuring a Priest”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Tensions over how climate change is discussed, and who gets to control that conversation, are escalating across Europe. Continue reading “Europe Faces Backlash Over Climate Speech Crackdown Suggestions”
Russia has blasted recent comments by a top US general who boasted about NATO’s claimed ability to swiftly capture the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad if the military action is deemed necessary.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that “NATO is an instrument of confrontation, it is a bloc that is hostile towards our country” – in a press briefing. He was responding to prior words of General Christopher Donahue, the US Army Europe and Africa commander, who described provocatively that NATO could seize Kaliningrad “from the ground in a timeframe that is unheard of and faster than we’ve ever been able to do,” according to Defense News.
Continue reading “Kremlin Blasts ‘Hostile’ US Talk Of NATO Quickly Seizing Kaliningrad”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Tucker Carlson and others’ suggestion that Jeffrey Epstein was a Mossad agent is an anti-Semitic “blood libel for 2025,” according to Washington Times deputy commentary editor Anath Hartmann. Continue reading “Washington Times: Suggestion Jeffrey Epstein Was Mossad is an Anti-Semitic ‘Blood Libel’”
Three people are dead after an explosion at a LA County Sheriff Department’s training facility in East LA. The cause of the deadly explosion, or if that’s the cause, is not yet known. Continue reading “BREAKING: Explosion at LA County Sheriff training facility leaves 3 deputies dead”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed 87 Palestinians and wounded 252 people over the previous 24-hour period, as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continued to pound the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks Kill 87 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours, Aid Seekers Killed in Stampede”
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Wednesday made an appearance at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial in a highly unusual move and a strong show of support for the Israeli leader. Continue reading “Huckabee Visits Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial in Strong Show of Support”
Israel launched heavy airstrikes against Syrian government targets on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry and near the presidential palace in Damascus, killing at least three people and wounding 34. Continue reading “Israel Launches Airstrikes on Syria’s Defense Ministry and Near the Presidential Palace in Damascus”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
Google has initiated a broad Android update that enables its Gemini AI assistant to access third-party apps such as WhatsApp, even when users had previously set their devices to block such interactions. Continue reading “How to Stop Google’s Gemini AI from Accessing Your Apps”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
President Trump on Wednesday tripled down on his insistence the Epstein Files are a Democratic “hoax” and disowned his “past” supporters as “weaklings” doing “the Democrats work” for wanting the files disclosed. Continue reading “‘I Don’t Want Their Support Anymore!’ Trump Disowns ‘Past’ Supporters for Wanting ‘Hoax’ Epstein Files”
The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is responding to critics of the agency’s recent approvals of COVID-19 vaccines, saying the FDA is involved in a process that takes time.
Continue reading “FDA Commissioner Responds To Critics: ‘Be Patient With Us’ On COVID-19 Vaccines”
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
21 children born to a Chinese couple in California through surrogacy have been placed in protective custody while an investigation into alleged child abuse is carried out. Federal sources in California confirmed that they were investigating an alleged “rent-a-womb” scheme, under the name Marks Surrogacy. The business address is listed as the couple’s Arcadia address. Continue reading “Chinese couple arrested in California after authorities find their 21 children born through ‘rent-a-womb’ surrogacy scheme: report”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 88 Palestinians and wounded 278 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continue to massacre women and children in the besieged territory. Continue reading “Israel Kills 88 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours in Latest Massacres”
