From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
During this week’s testimony before both chambers of Congress, FBI Director Kash Patel and several lawmakers made a concerted push to weaken protections for online platforms, advance surveillance partnerships, and promote government intervention in digital speech spaces. Continue reading “Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
House Speaker Mike Johnson held a “private meeting” with AIPAC and Jewish leaders on Wednesday on Capitol Hill wherein he reportedly pledged to screen out “isolationist” (see: anti-Israel) GOP candidates “to prevent that wing of the party from growing larger in the House.” Continue reading “Mike Johnson Holds ‘Private Meeting’ With Jewish Leaders, Pledges to Screen Out Anti-Israel GOP Candidates”
Federal agents arrested at least a dozen New York State elected officials inside a federal facility in Manhattan used to house illegal immigrants on Sept. 18. Dozens more individuals were arrested outside the building.
“Another day, another sanctuary politician pulling a stunt in [an] attempt to get their 15 minutes of fame while endangering [Department of Homeland Security] personnel and detainees,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for the Homeland Security Department, said in a statement.
After refusing to obey law enforcement orders, eleven elected officials were detained after attempting to access an area on the 10th floor of the facility that was being used to temporarily house the illegal immigrants.
By Ari Hoffman – The Postmillennial
A Seattle homeless man accused of kidnapping and raping a 5-year-old girl inside a city-funded encampment was released from King County Jail Wednesday night after prosecutors failed to file charges before the legal deadline. Continue reading “Seattle homeless man accused of kidnapping, raping 5-year-old released from jail”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed at least 98 Palestinians and wounded 385 over the previous 24-hour period as the IDF continues its assault aimed at conquering Gaza City and launching attacks elsewhere in the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 102 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours”
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday described Gaza as a “real estate bonanza” and said that the US and Israel are in talks about dividing the land, the Israeli news site Ynet has reported. Continue reading “Smotrich Calls Gaza a ‘Real Estate Bonanza,’ Says US and Israel Discussing Dividing the Land”
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
New York is advancing a set of proposed regulations that would require social media platforms to verify users’ ages before granting access to algorithm-driven feeds or allowing nighttime alerts. Continue reading “New York Wants Online Digital ID Rules for Social Media Feeds Under “SAFE For Kids Act””
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
President Trump fumed in private after Israel struck Qatar that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “f**king” him, yet he has continued to give the Jewish leader free rein to call the shots in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reports. Continue reading “‘He’s F**king Me’: Trump ‘Fumes’ About Netanyahu in Private, Yet Still ‘Gives Him Free Rein’”
Another day, another Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian oil facility. This time a major Gazprom oil and petrochemical facility in the republic of Bashkortostan was struck on Thursday.
“Two drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat enterprise,” Bashkortostan regional head Radiy Khabirov stated on Telegram. He called it a “terrorist attack” and described that security guards opened fire on the drones while they were inbound, though there were no injuries in the attack.
Five law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday in York County, Pennsylvania, while attempting to serve a warrant. Three have died from injuries and the other two were wounded. Continue reading “BREAKING: Five police officers shot, 3 dead in York County, Pennsylvania”
By Maysa Mustafa – Middle East Eye
The 250 American legislators spending a week in Israel for the “50 States, One Israel” conference have sparked backlash from across the political spectrum this week. Continue reading “‘United States of Israel’: Bipartisan US delegation draws backlash for largest-ever foreign trip”
Israeli forces killed more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported, as the IDF has ramped up its genocidal war and begun its US-backed ground offensive aimed at conquering Gaza City. Continue reading “Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in Gaza as It Launches Ground Offensive to Conquer Gaza City”
An Israeli sniper from the IDF’s Nahal Brigade detailed in comments to Haaretz the killing of unarmed Palestinians, including children, who were attempting to get aid in Gaza. Continue reading “Israeli Sniper Details Killing Palestinians, Including Children, Waiting for Aid”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
A bipartisan push in Congress is calling for the creation of a federal agency to regulate digital identity systems, at a time of growing concerns over the digital ID push. Continue reading “Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose Federal Digital Identity Agency”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
TikTok, which the US government moved to ban last year for allowing criticism of Israel to go viral, is reportedly now in final talks to be bought by a small group of Zionist billionaires. Continue reading “WSJ: TikTok in Final Talks to be Bought by Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz”
He finally accepts the impossibility of restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders…
By Thomas Stevenson – The Postmillennial
The fire department and emergency services in Jefferson County, West Virginia are facing hiring freezes as well as “brown-out” units, meaning there will be a decrease in staffing as well as lengthened response times to emergencies in the county. Continue reading “West Virginia county faces decrease in emergency services amid rapid growth”
US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched two more airstrikes in Somalia, bringing the total number of US bombings in the country this year to 77 as the Trump administration continues the heavy air campaign, which gains virtually no media coverage in the US. Continue reading “US Bombs Somalia for 77th Time This Year”
The US military on Monday bombed a boat near Venezuela and killed three people, according to a statement released by President Trump on Truth Social. Continue reading “US Bombs Another Boat Near Venezuela”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Australia’s communications regulator is once again pushing for tighter control over online speech, using the language of “misinformation” as justification for expanding censorship. Continue reading “ACMA Pressures Tech Giants to Maintain State-Backed Fact-Checking in Australia”