By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Split image showing two men in suits; on the left, Padilla speaks at a podium with microphones and an American flag in the background, on the right, a Morelle is in a television studio with 'Meet the Press' graphics.

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY) are once again championing censorship under the guise of election security, objecting to the Trump administration’s decision to sideline several officials within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). These lawmakers, both strong advocates for government intervention in online discourse, are alarmed that employees who previously played a role in monitoring and flagging speech for suppression have been placed on administrative leave. Continue reading “CISA Shake-Up: Democrats Fight to Restore Government Control Over Online Speech”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell evaded a sitting congressman’s questions about the central bank’s foreign gold holdings, the Fed has also declined to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records about such holdings.

Continue reading “Flashback: Federal Reserve Refuses To Provide Records Of Foreign Gold Holdings”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

60 Minutes featured former Biden USAID head's speechwriter as worker fired during DOGE spending cut spree

On Sunday, CBS News’ 60 Minutes aired an episode featuring two people who purportedly lost their jobs in the USAID shutdown. However, the two people featured in the episode actually worked for an outside company, not USAID. CBS said that Kristina Drye and Adam Dubard had been “fired this month in the chaotic shutdown of foreign aid distributed by the US Agency for International Development, USAID. More than 8,000 USAID employees were sent home by the administration.” Continue reading “60 Minutes featured former Biden USAID head’s speechwriter as worker fired during DOGE spending cut spree”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

The Israel Lobby wants the next multibillion dollar US aid package for the Jewish state to “span 25 years, rather than 10” in order to “insulate the relationship against future US political vagaries and uncertainties.” Continue reading “Israel Wants Next U.S. Aid Package to Span 25 Years”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

US Africa Command said in a press release that it launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia that targeted ISIS fighters, claiming that two were killed. Continue reading “US Launches Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland, Says Two ISIS Fighters Killed”

By Armageddon Safari – Zero Hedge

Even before DOGE blew the lid off of USAID’s sleazy bankrolling of transgressive social engineering projects from Ireland to Zimbabwe, anyone with common sense who pays a modicum of attention to international affairs already knew what was up.

Now, we have all the proof we could ever want — and so do the nation-states victimized by the brutal neoliberal machine. Continue reading “Geopolitical Consequences: Deep State’s USAID Chickens Come Home to Roost”

By Brett Wilkins – Antiwar.com

Israeli authorities are planning to expand a Jewish-only settlement in the West Bank by nearly 1,000 homes, a Tel Aviv-based peace group said Sunday as Israeli soldiers and settlers escalated attacks on Palestinians in the illegally occupied territory. Continue reading “Israel Plans 1,000 New Settlement Homes as West Bank Raids Intensify”

By Ted Galen Carpenter – The Libertarian Institute

America’s ‘Democratic’ Allies Are Becoming More Authoritarian

U.S. officials have a long history of portraying Washington’s allies and clients as democratic, even when their behavior is blatantly authoritarian. Such cynical hypocrisy was at its zenith during the Cold War, but it is surging again. Continue reading “America’s ‘Democratic’ Allies Are Becoming More Authoritarian”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org

A TikTok logo is prominently displayed over a digitally altered and colorful rendition of a neoclassical building with pink and purple hues.

Despite the narrative being about a threat from China, efforts to ban TikTok in the United States were largely stagnant until the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas reignited discussions around the legislation, according to former US Congressman Mike Gallagher. Continue reading “Washington’s TikTok Ban Heated Up Following Israel-Hamas War, Former Congressman States”

By Wyatt Reed and Oscar León – The Gray Zone

The Argentinean president branded himself as an edgy economic genius to ride a wave of financial discontent to power. Now he’s implicated in one of the biggest scams in history, wiping out over $4 billion in market cap in a few hours, leaving Argentineans wondering if they’ve also been rugged.

Continue reading “Argentina’s Milei faces impeachment for promoting crypto scam”

By Janet Phelan – Zerohedge

In a bold move, the legal counsel for CDSS (California Department of Social Services) has fired off a legally threatening letter to this reporter for the apparent “crime” of asking questions pertaining to the finances of a CDSS employee. Continue reading “California Department of Social Services Threatens Reporter for Asking Questions”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

BREAKING: Trans terror cult leader, member wanted for killing of Vermont Border Patrol agent arrested in Maryland

Overnight, the leader of the “Ziz” trans terror cult Jack “Andrea” LaSota, also known as “Ziz,” and co-member Michelle Zajko were arrested in Maryland. Zajko has been on the run since the Inauguration Day killing of border patrol agent David Maland during a traffic stop in Vermont. Continue reading “BREAKING: Trans terror cult leader, member wanted for killing of Vermont Border Patrol agent arrested in Maryland”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Hamas must be “eradicated,” a goal that would require Israel to restart its genocidal war on Gaza. Continue reading “Visiting Netanyahu, Rubio Says Hamas Must Be ‘Eradicated’”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

A Jewish man in Miami on Sunday shot two Israelis after “mistaking them for Palestinians” and yet the media is reporting on the incident as an “anti-Semitic attack.” Continue reading “Florida: Jewish Man Shoots Two Israelis ‘After Mistaking Them for Palestinians’”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.Com

The extended ceasefire in Lebanon has just a couple of days left, and while Israel is maybe withdrawing from population centers, but keeping its military in southern Lebanon with new hilltop surveillance posts, the situation wasn’t less bloody this weekend. Instead, Israel continued attacking and killing Lebanese civilians at a heavy pace. Continue reading “Israeli Troops Kill Several, Including 13-Year Old Girl in Southern Lebanon, Capture Paramedics”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org

A 60 Minutes segment titled "Policing the Internet," produced by Michael Karzis, featuring a woman seated next to a large screen displaying a laptop graphic. Inset shows a panel of three people in a discussion.

A shocking discussion on CBS News’ 60 Minutes has highlighted the stark limits of online speech in Germany, where oppressive scenes once thought to be relegated to history and dystopian fiction, show law enforcement has been conducting pre-dawn raids and confiscating electronics from individuals accused of posting content deemed as “hate speech.” Continue reading “Germany’s Shocking War on Online Speech: Armed Police Raids for Online “Insults,” “Hate Speech,” and “Misinformation””

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Israel’s Ministry of Defense on Sunday released video showing the arrival of a massive shipment of some 1,800 MK-84 2,000-lb bombs sent by the Trump administration. Continue reading “Israel Shows Off New Shipment of 2000-lb Bombs Sent by Trump Amid ‘Ceasefire’”

By KIT KLARENBERG – The Grey Zone

Newly-leaked documents reveal a crew of military academics pitching the US National Security Council a series of extreme strategies for Ukraine, from IED’s inspired by Iraqi insurgents to sabotaging Russia’s infrastructure to propaganda “from ISIS’ playbook.”

Conceived under the auspices of the UK’s University of St. Andrews, the plans were outsourced through third parties to ensure “plausible deniability.”

Continue reading “Secret terror blueprints for US NSC to ‘help Ukraine resist’ exposed”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

Google complied with censorship requests from China, Russia, authoritarian regimes

Google has cooperated with authoritarian regimes, including Russia and China, by complying with censorship requests and removing content critical of governments, according to an investigation by the Observer. Continue reading “Google complied with censorship requests from China, Russia, authoritarian regimes”