From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Europol’s deputy executive director, Jürgen Ebner, is urging the European Union to relax its own legal restraints on artificial intelligence, arguing that the rules designed to protect citizens are slowing down police innovation. Continue reading “Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has purchased the Israeli spyware maker NSO Group to bring it under “American” control and hired Trump’s former Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, to lobby the president to remove sanctions on the firm so they can sell their hacking tools to US law enforcement. Continue reading “Hollywood Producer Buys Israeli NSO Spyware Maker, Hires David Friedman to Sell Hacking Tools to U.S.”
By Portfolio Armor – Zerohedge
When President Trump’s new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, Bill Pulte, floated the idea of 50-year mortgages over the weekend—and Trump amplified it on social media—the proposal sounded to some like a clever way to make homes more “affordable”: lower monthly payments, easier access, more buyers. Continue reading “Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal Is A Bad Idea”
Financial exclusion remains high in many parts of the world. In several countries, more than two out of three adults are unbanked, yet the majority own a mobile phone. This contrast between connectivity and financial access highlights both the persistent gaps in global inclusion and the massive opportunity to close them. Continue reading “Unbanked In A Connected World”
The US is planning to establish a military base in Damascus, Syria, Reuters has reported, as the Trump administration continues to strongly back the new Syrian government that’s led by former al-Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Continue reading “Report: US To Establish Military Base in Damascus”
The Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution to stop President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela without authorization from Congress. Continue reading “Senate Votes Down Resolution To Block Trump From Starting a War With Venezuela”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
Wisconsin legislators have found a new villain in their quest to save people from themselves: the Virtual Private Network. Continue reading “Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The NYPD has released photos of the “fedora-wearing” suspect who triggered an anti-Semitism panic in the immediate aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s election by spray-painting swastikas on a Brooklyn yeshiva. Continue reading “NYPD Release Photos of ‘Fedora-Wearing Bicyclist’ Who Spray-painted Swastikas on NYC Yeshiva”
As grocery prices have risen, demand at food banks throughout the country has surged to very alarming levels. At the end of 2024, I wrote about how demand at food banks had risen to record levels all over the United States. Unfortunately, demand has continued to rise in 2025, and now the government shutdown has shifted America’s hunger crisis into overdrive.
A US State Department spokesperson told Shafaq News on Wednesday that the US is not withdrawing from Iraq but shifting its military role to a “bilateral relationship” under a deal that will end the mission of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition in the country. Continue reading “State Department Says US Is Not Withdrawing from Iraq”
Far too little food and other types of aid are entering Gaza, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing aid agencies, as Israel continues to violate a key part of the ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Not Nearly Enough Food Is Entering Gaza as Israel Continues To Violate Ceasefire Deal”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Federal regulators are now investigating JPMorgan Chase following allegations that the bank may have shut out customers for political or ideological reasons, an issue that gained national attention after President Donald Trump said his accounts were rejected. Continue reading “Regulators Probe JPMorgan Over Alleged Political Account Bans”
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported that France is plotting to deploy up to 2,000 soldiers, the core of which will be Latino assault troops from the Foreign Legion who are presently undergoing intensive training in Poland, to Central Ukraine in the near future.
This follows Chief of Staff of the French Army Pierre Schill declaring that his country will be ready to deploy troops to Ukraine next year as part of “security guarantees”.
Putin earlier warned that any foreign troops there would be legitimate targets.
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
Oregon election officials announced that they will not pursue criminal investigations against the dozens of non-citizens who illegally cast ballots in elections in recent years after they were unlawfully registered to vote due to a DMV clerical error. Continue reading “Oregon declines criminal investigation into those who illegally voted”
The USS Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has left the Mediterranean Sea and is bound for waters near Venezuela as the US continues its military buildup in the Caribbean that’s aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading “USS Gerald Ford Leaves Mediterranean Bound for Waters Near Venezuela”
Israel is continuing with its daily attacks on southern Lebanon, and further escalation may be in the offing, with Israel’s military assessment dismissing the idea of diplomacy with Lebanon and instead advocating yet further airstrikes and ground invasions. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon Continue as Israel Dismisses Diplomacy”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
Calls for wider deployment of live facial recognition technology have intensified following Saturday’s knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire, England, an incident that left 11 passengers injured and a railway worker fighting for his life. Continue reading “UK Knife Attack Fuels Renewed Push for Facial Recognition”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, whose campaign took off due to his opposition to Israel, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday in yet another rebuke of the Israel Lobby. Continue reading “Zohran Mamdani, Boosted by Opposition to Israel, Wins NYC Mayoral Race”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer revealed to the Republican Jewish Coalition over the weekend that pro-Israel GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson would go to American elected officials and tell them, “This is what has to be done.” Continue reading “Sheldon Adelson Would Tell U.S. Elected Officials, ‘This Is What Has to Be Done,’ Israeli Official Reveals”
All countries should remove mercury from vaccines following the precedent set by the United States, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said via a video address during the Nov. 3 meeting of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Geneva, Switzerland.
Continue reading “RFK Jr. Calls For Global Ban On Mercury In Vaccines”