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Israel continues to escalate its airstrikes against Lebanon today, launching massive airstrikes against multiple targets in the country, including targets in the southern town of Bnaafoul, where both warplanes and drones caused major explosions and damaged multiple buildings. Continue reading “Heavy Israeli Airstrikes Reported in Southern and Eastern Lebanon, One Killed”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
If you’re going to cross an ocean to tell Americans what speech they can and can’t allow, the least you can do is not trip over your own jurisdictional nonsense on the way in. Continue reading “UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Claims First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Americans From Its Censorship Law”
While uncertainty surrounds the staying power of the peace forged by the Trump administration in the Middle East following the brokerage of a ceasefire that has tentatively brought an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, what is clear is that the battle being fought against Israel in the war of public opinion still rages on. Any triumph Israel has claimed from its military offensive in Gaza since 2023 has proven to be a Pyrrhic victory at best, as the fallout from the war has seen the nation’s global standing fall into disrepute. The visible shift in public opinion turning against Israel has transformed the nation from one that has steadfastly garnered the unconditional support of the Western world into one increasingly seen as a pariah. That decline in support is especially evident in the United States, where criticism of Israel’s influence has become one of the foremost topics of discussion in the country’s political discourse. Continue reading “MA Rep. Vows To Refund AIPAC Donations And Refuse Future Contributions From Pro-Israel Lobbying Group”
Whitney Webb exposes the climate movement's shocking truth.
Groups like "Just Stop Oil" are funded by oil dynasties—Rockefeller, Getty. Why?
They've shifted the focus from real pollution to CO2, making you the villain, not the corporate or military polluters.
The goal?… pic.twitter.com/Zyv3bW6cDI
— Camus (@newstart_2024) October 16, 2025
By Ari Hoffman – The Postmillennial
Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has quietly deleted a key webpage showing Washington’s progress toward its own education goals, just weeks after updated information was requested, according to a new report from the Washington Policy Center. Continue reading “Superintendent scrubs performance metrics from WA State education website amid drop in student test scores”
Two senior US officials said on Wednesday that Hamas was not violating the Gaza ceasefire deal, pushing back on Israeli claims that the Palestinian group was in violation of the agreement because it didn’t immediately release all of the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages. Continue reading “US Says Hamas Is Not Violating Gaza Ceasefire Deal”
Israeli forces continued to kill Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday despite the ceasefire deal that was signed last week, as Israel has issued warnings against approaching the “yellow line,” referring to the line that Israeli troops withdrew to when the truce went into effect on Friday. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Continue To Kill Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire”
The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to take covert action inside Venezuela, including lethal operations, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, as the administration’s push toward regime change heats up. Continue reading “President Trump Authorizes CIA To Conduct Lethal Covert Action in Venezuela”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
Dover, New Jersey, has joined a growing wave of municipalities embedding artificial intelligence into public spaces, advancing a surveillance system that includes facial recognition and automated video analysis across its government buildings. Continue reading “Dover, NJ Implements AI Surveillance, Expanding Facial Recognition and Public Monitoring Systems”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Greta Thunberg, who initially stayed silent about her treatment under Israeli detention in order to center the plight of the Palestinians, has now revealed in the wake of Trump’s Gaza deal how she was sadistically tortured by her Israeli jailers. Continue reading “Greta Thunberg Details Sadistic Torture at Hands of Israeli Captors”
President Trump later in the day Wednesday verbalized that he’s mulling a land operation or strikes in Venezuela following a New York Times report that same day which said he had authorized CIA covert operations targeting the Maduro government. Continue reading “Trump Says He’s Mulling Land Strikes On Venezuela, Confirms CIA Covert Ops”
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency due to a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the region. Continue reading “LA County invokes state of emergency over federal immigration enforcement”
A high-level delegation of Ukrainian officials arrived in Washington on Tuesday to meet with US officials ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday. Continue reading “Ukrainian Delegation Arrives in Washington To Push Agenda of Fewer Talks With Russia and More Weapons”
Israel has informed the UN that it will only allow 300 aid trucks to enter Gaza per day, keep the Rafah crossing closed, and block virtually all fuel and gas shipments into Gaza until Hamas releases all of the remains of Israeli captives, which still need to be located under the rubble. Continue reading “Israel Violates Ceasefire Deal by Halving Aid Entering Gaza Over the Number of Bodies Released by Hamas”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
California has approved a package of new laws that expand government oversight of digital platforms and impose requirements on technology companies, particularly those operating in the fields of social media and artificial intelligence. Continue reading “Newsom Approves New Tech Rules: Social Media Warnings, Chatbot Surveillance, Age Verification”
Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency over ongoing ICE raids – and will provide rent relief for tenants who have ‘fallen behind as a result’ of the enforcement actions targeting people living in the United States illegally.
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
Oregon’s Democratic-controlled legislature has finalized a 2025-2027 budget that allocates $1.5 billion in state and federal funds to free healthcare coverage, which includes coverage for illegal immigrants. The funds, drawn from the state’s Healthier Oregon Program, exceed the $717 million earmarked for the Oregon State Police by more than double, prompting criticism from Republicans and law enforcement advocates who argue it prioritizes non-citizens over public safety. Continue reading “Oregon Dems give $1.5 BILLION in free health care to illegal immigrants state-wide”
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had offered the US access to Venezuela’s oil, minerals, and other natural resources as part of a potential deal to avoid conflict, The New York Times reported on Friday. Continue reading “Maduro Offered the US Access To Venezuela’s Oil and Mineral Resources To Avoid War”
The Israeli army killed several Palestinians in Gaza on 14 October despite the new ceasefire agreement which has taken effect across the strip. Continue reading “Israel violates ceasefire with deadly attacks on Palestinians in Gaza”
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
Legislation that would allow federal ministers to secretly order telecom providers to cut off a Canadian’s phone or internet access is advancing without any input from the country’s top privacy authority. Continue reading “Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns”
