By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

U.S. warships were seen entering the Panama Canal while navigating east toward the Atlantic, according to photos taken on Aug. 30.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Aug. 19 that President Donald Trump was “prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into [the United States] and to bring those responsible to justice.”

“Many Caribbean nations and many nations in the region have applauded the administration’s counterdrug operations and efforts,” Leavitt added.

Continue reading “‘We Have Many Options’: US Warships Pass Through Panama Canal Toward Southern Caribbean”

By The Post Millennial

Trans activist arrested for fatal shooting of Massachusetts man had machete assault charges dropped last month

A trans activist in Massachusetts was accused of fatally shooting a man after the victim confronted the activist for spray-painting. The suspect had previous assault charges dismissed after being repeatedly committed for psychiatric evaluations. Continue reading “Trans activist arrested for fatal shooting of Massachusetts man had machete assault charges dropped last month”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks have killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 339 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 75 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Trump administration has announced that it approved an $825 million weapons deal that will arm Ukraine with thousands of Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles, which can hit targets up to 280 miles away, a significantly further range than other missiles that the US has sent into the proxy war. Continue reading “US Announces Plan To Arm Ukraine With Thousands of Long-Range Cruise Missiles”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

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Shopify has reintroduced restrictions on certain types of merchandise, targeting what it calls “hateful content.” Continue reading “Shopify Reimposes Content Restrictions Through Shop App, Reviving Ban on “Hateful” Content”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

A pair of AIPAC-funded Republicans, working on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League, sent an intimidating letter to the Wikimedia Foundation on Wednesday announcing they’re under investigation in relation to “antisemitic and anti-Israel” content on Wikipedia. Continue reading “AIPAC-Funded Republicans, On Behalf of ADL, Launch Investigation Into Wikipedia for ‘Anti-Semitism’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Leading European powers have not been happy with President Trump’s peace efforts which included him meeting President Putin in Alaska earlier this month, nor have they been thrilled at the prospect of a Putin-Zelensky meeting to try and strike a peace deal.

But now they look to be getting their wish amid the stalled talks and simultaneous ratcheting war. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz remarked Thursday it was now “obvious” that a meeting between Zelensky would not happen.

Continue reading “‘Obvious’ That Putin-Zelensky Meeting Won’t Happen: Germany’s Merz”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

These are all the mass shootings committed by trans people in the US 

Wednesday’s mass shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school is the latest on a startling list of mass shootings carried out by transgender individuals in recent years. There has been an uptick in mass shooters and killers who are trans over the past few years. Continue reading “These are all the mass shootings committed by trans people in the US”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 76 Palestinians and wounded 298 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 86 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net

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Tennessee lawmaker Jeremy Faison, a prominent Republican figure and chairman of the state House GOP Caucus, has emerged at the center of a court case with broader implications for how public officials use social media and what rights their constituents have when they engage online. Continue reading “First Amendment Claim Rejected in Case Over Tennessee Lawmaker’s Facebook Page”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

BREAKING UPDATE: 2 children dead, 17 injured, gunman deceased after mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and school in Minneapolis

A mass shooting has been reported at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. Police revealed that two children are dead and 17 people were injured, including 14 children. The gunman took his own life inside the church. Continue reading “BREAKING UPDATE: 2 children dead, 17 injured, gunman deceased after mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and school in Minneapolis”

By The Cradle

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on 26 August that Tel Aviv will not withdraw from Syria, vowing that the army will “remain on Mount Hermon” and other newly occupied parts of the country. Continue reading “Israel announces permanent occupation of new areas in Syria”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Israeli forces killed 75 Palestinians and wounded 370 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill 75 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Trump administration has shattered the record for total US airstrikes in Somalia in a single calendar year, as the US has been bombing the country at a record pace with virtually no American media coverage. Continue reading “Trump Administration Shatters the Record for Annual US Airstrikes in Somalia”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

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The Michigan Supreme Court has drawn a firm line around digital privacy, ruling that police cannot use overly broad warrants to comb through every corner of a person’s phone. Continue reading “Michigan Supreme Court Rules Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview released on Tuesday, assured the American people that Israel is not “controlling” the United States. Continue reading “Netanyahu: ‘So Much For Israel Controlling The United States – We Don’t!’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

In a brainstorm that has leftist central planners around the world salivating, an Australian market analytics firm has proposed that the country start imposing a tax on spare bedrooms. The aim: To ease the country’s housing shortage by incentivizing those who have more housing than they “need” to sell and downsize.

Cotality Australia notes that 61% of the country’s households comprise just one or two people, yet the housing stock is dominated by three- and four-bedroom homes. Cotality says that, to “fix” this discrepancy, “governments could make it more expensive to have more housing than you need, and cheaper to live in smaller housing.”

Continue reading “Australian ‘Experts’ Propose Tax On Spare Bedrooms To Ease Housing Shortage”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

Honduran illegal immigrants arrested for fentanyl drug trafficking in Portland

The United States Department of Justice has charged three illegal immigrants for their alleged role in illicit fentanyl distribution in the state of Oregon. The defendants, all of whom are citizens of Honduras, appeared in federal court on Monday after being arrested during a fentanyl trafficking bust in downtown Portland on August 21. Continue reading “Honduran illegal immigrants arrested for fentanyl drug trafficking in Portland”