By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

The more information we get about the “Trump economic zone” proposal in southern Lebanon, the worse it seems for the people who live there. The latest reports reveal the plan to totally depopulate the south of the country, to place the whole area under US military control, and to grant Israel to right to build “permanent” bases in what are currently Lebanese towns and villages. Continue reading “‘Trump Zone’ Would See Southern Lebanon Occupied, Depopulated”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Breton with round glasses wearing a dark jacket, speaking into a blue Europe 1 microphone with his hand raised against a blue studio backdrop patterned with Europe 1 logos.

One year after issuing a high-profile warning to Elon Musk over so-called “harmful” speech online, former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton is again advocating for stricter control over digital expression. Continue reading “Thierry Breton Refuses US Hearing, Defends EU Digital Speech Controls Under DSA”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

President Trump, in an interview with the Daily Caller on Friday, confirmed his strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was for Israel and lamented the waning power of the Israel Lobby. Continue reading “Trump Confirms Iran Strike Was For Israel, Laments Waning Power of Israel Lobby”

By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone

Leaked documents reveal how a shadowy BBC unit is “embedding” staff in foreign media outlets to “contest the information space” and generate “behaviour change” in favor of London’s geopolitical objectives.

Continue reading “BBC Media Action: Britain’s overseas info warfare unit”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Financial Times that European nations are developing detailed plans to potentially send troops to Ukraine as part of a future peace agreement, despite it being obvious to all the world that Moscow would never agree to this as a basis of peace or ceasefire. Continue reading “Europe Advancing ‘Precise’ Plans For Troops In Ukraine, Backstopped By US”

By Thomas Stevenson – The Postmillennial

Meals on Wheels forced to shut down Portland location over crime, safety concerns

The non-profit organization Meals on Wheels has said that it is done with downtown Portland. The organization provides food to seniors who are homebound but it has recently shut down two facilities, including one in downtown Portland, over crime and safety concerns. Continue reading “Meals on Wheels forced to shut down Portland location over crime, safety concerns”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli attacks killed at least 88 Palestinians and wounded 421 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip and the Israeli military is moving to conquer Gaza City. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 95 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Al Jazeera Staff

A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike in Sanaa.

A Houthi official has vowed “vengeance” against Israel after the Yemeni group confirmed that an Israeli air strike earlier this week killed the prime minister of the Houthis’ government in the capital, Sanaa. Continue reading “Yemen’s Houthis confirm prime minister killed in Israeli strike on Sanaa”

By ¡Do Not Panic! – The Grayzone

The EU has given Israeli technology start-ups run by ex-IDF soldiers nearly half a billion euros in research grants since the start of the Gaza genocide. Some of the founders of these tech start-ups have served as reservists in Gaza, and in at least one instance the technology has been deployed to aid the genocide.

Continue reading “EU science grants are funding Israeli military tech, data shows”

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

White Shopify shopping-bag logo centered over a dark teal, glass-like grid with translucent neon green and yellow chat-bubble shaped rectangles scattered and reflected.

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”