By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Leo Lins comedian with short brown hair, wearing a red vest over a black shirt and a yellow tie, speaking indoors with shelves and various items in the background.

A Brazilian comedian has been handed a prison sentence of over eight years for a stand-up routine, setting off a storm over the growing use of state power to penalize speech that challenges cultural taboos. Continue reading “Brazilian Comedian Leo Lins Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Stand-Up Routine”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

X owner Elon Musk escalated his spat with Donald Trump on Thursday by declaring that the President is “in the Epstein files” and that’s why they haven’t been released. Continue reading “Elon Musk: ‘Trump is in the Epstein Files. That is the Real Reason They Have Not Been Made Public’”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

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Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed 95 Palestinians and wounded 440 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continue to pound the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill 95 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Cooper with blonde hair and blue glasses speaking in a formal setting, seated on a green chair, wearing a dark textured jacket over a white top and a silver necklace, with other people seated behind her.

The UK’s Labour government is facing mounting pressure over its failure to stem the rise in illegal immigration, as the number of people arriving via small boats continues to surge to record highs. Continue reading “UK Government Uses Immigration Failures to Justify Digital ID Rollout”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

In an interview with Fox Business on Monday, Palantir executive Mike Gallagher suggested that pro-Palestine protesters are a “domestic terrorist movement” which the state must use “all legal mechanisms” to shut down. Continue reading “Palantir Exec: Pro-Palestine Protesters Are a ‘Domestic Terrorist Movement’”

By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone

The Trump administration has charged the surveillance firm Palantir with agglomerating the US population’s personal data across government agencies, raising alarm about a centralized spying tool targeting hundreds of millions without oversight. Wall Street responded to the news by sending Palantir’s stock price to unprecedented heights.

Continue reading “Trump’s embrace of dystopian Palantir spying tool sends stock soaring”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

A new 75th anniversary edition of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 includes ‘trigger warnings’ in the introduction written by an American professor.

Continue reading “Dark Irony: 75th Anniversary Edition Of Orwell’s 1984 Comes With Trigger Warnings”

By The Post Millennial

Six illegal immigrants arrested for murder after surrounding woman's car, shooting her to death in South Carolina

Six illegal immigrants have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Continue reading “Six illegal immigrants arrested for murder after surrounding woman’s car, shooting her to death in South Carolina”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that at least 27 people were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians attempting to collect aid near a distribution site in southern Gaza. Continue reading “Israeli Military Admits To Shooting Palestinians Near Gaza Aid Site, 27 Reported Killed”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

For the first time since the regime change in Syria in December and the subsequent Israeli invasion of the southwest frontier of the country, Israel reported rocket attacks against their territory, in the occupied Golan Heights, coming from Syrian soil. Continue reading “Israel Shells Southwest Syria After Rocket Fire Entered Golan Heights”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net

Top corner of a modern glass skyscraper with the Citi logo on the upper right side against a clear sky

Citigroup is rolling out changes to its internal policies to reinforce a public stance against what many consider to be politically motivated discrimination, following an escalating backlash over alleged partisan bias in the banking sector. Continue reading “Citigroup Reverses Firearms Debanking Policy”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Over the past decades, Europe has created little of real relevance in terms of technological platforms, social networks, operating systems, or search engines.

In contrast, it has built an extensive regulatory apparatus designed to limit and punish those who have actually innovated.

Rather than producing its own alternatives to American tech giants, the EU has chosen to suffocate existing ones through regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Continue reading “EU Tech Laws Erect Digital Iron Curtain”

By The Post Millennial

Gov Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to prevent CCP from buying up Arizona land

Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs refused to back a bill to prevent the Chinese communist government from buying and owning land in her state. The bill, which would have banned the CCP from having a substantial interest of 30% or more in Arizona land, was GOP-backed. Continue reading “Gov Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to prevent CCP from buying up Arizona land”

By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

Abstract digital artwork featuring a smartphone with finger print patterns on its screen, surrounded by vibrant streaks and grid lines in red, orange, yellow, blue, and teal colors.

Welcome to a new privacy-first initiative challenging the digital identity status quo, urging a sharp turn away from the surveillance-ready infrastructure embedded in mobile driver’s licenses. Continue reading “No Phone Home Is the Privacy Rebellion Digital IDs Didn’t See Coming”

By Leo Hohmann

Two Chinese nationals were charged in Michigan Tuesday with allegedly smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States, claiming it was for the purpose of studying at the University of Michigan. Continue reading “Two Chinese nationals arrested in Michigan on charges of smuggling deadly pathogen into United States”

By Haaretz

I heard him the facility commander explaining: ‘The top brass is saying that Sde Teiman is being called a cemetery.’ Still, the Israeli media and the public are deliberately ignoring the sickening big picture that is the detention center

Sde Teiman Detention Center, near Be'er Sheva

Continue reading “What Every IDF Soldier Serving at Notorious Sde Teiman Knows Is Happening to Its Palestinian Detainees”