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United States food regulators have banned Red Dye 3, a dye used in food, drinks and medicine after evidence found that it causes cancer in rats. Continue reading “What is Red Dye 3 and why has the US FDA banned it in food and drinks?”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org
YouTube’s decision to remove a barrister’s legal submission from the UK Covid Inquiry has intensified concerns over widespread censorship of vaccine-related discussions on major social media platforms. Continue reading “YouTube Removes Barrister’s Legal Submission at Official UK Covid Inquiry Amid Censorship of Vaccine Injury Discussions”
By MARK CURTIS – Declassified UK
The BBC is failing to report the various ways in which the UK government has supported Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, Declassified’s new analysis finds. Continue reading “‘National scandal’: The BBC’s Gaza cover-up”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday halted a scheduled cabinet vote to enact a ceasefire with Hamas and carried out a series of airstrikes in Gaza that killed at least 70 people. Continue reading “Netanyahu Delays Cabinet Vote on Ceasefire, Bombs Gaza”
Update on January 16, 2025, at 8:01 am EST: Netanyahu delayed the cabinet vote on the ceasefire deal on Thursday, claiming Hamas reneged “on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators.” However, Hamas reiterated its commitment to the deal that was announced Wednesday. Continue reading “Israel and Hamas Reach Gaza Hostage and Ceasefire Deal”
By Kyle Anzalone – Libertarian Institute
The Iranian President denied the Islamic Republic has ever attempted to take the life of incoming President Donald Trump. The FBI charged a man for allegedly playing a role in an Iranian plot to murder the former and future president. Continue reading “Iran Denies Any Role in Assassination Attempt Against Donald Trump”
Concerns about Israel’s newfound hostility toward Syria’s new Islamist government, run by al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) grew substantially today after an Israeli drone attacked a military convoy belonging to the new government in the southern Quneitra Governorate. Three people were killed, two soldiers and a civilian. Continue reading “Israel Kills Two Soldiers and a Civilians in First Attack on New Syrian Government Forces”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org
Dr. Drew Pinsky, widely known as Dr. Drew, has publicly criticized YouTube for removing two of his videos over alleged violations of the platform’s medical “misinformation” policy. On January 14, 2025, Pinsky took to X to challenge YouTube’s decision, highlighting concerns about free speech and the suppression of open dialogue on health-related topics. Continue reading “Dr. Drew Pinsky Criticizes YouTube for Video Removals and Mandatory Reeducation Training Over Vaccine Discussions”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Social media giant TikTok, which was banned by the US government last year for allowing criticism of Israel to go viral, is reportedly planning to shutdown for US users from Sunday. Continue reading “TikTok, Banned by U.S. for Allowing Criticism of Israel to Go Viral, Preparing for Shutdown From Sunday”
Moscow has this week made a big and provocative accusation, saying that the United States is seeking to sabotage the last pipeline transporting Russian gas exports into Europe, the TurkStream.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov alleged in a Tuesday press briefing that Washington is encouraging “terrorist” attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure. He specifically cited plans to target TurkStream, following a recent large-scale drone attack. Continue reading “Turkey Confirms Key Gas Pipeline Was Attacked After Kremlin Accused United States”
🇺🇦 Witness testimony of Ukrainian war crimes describes Kiev’s mass murder of civilians in the city of Selidovo https://t.co/eEXLeJP6T5 pic.twitter.com/QBarZAUuPl
— HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) January 13, 2025
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a speech at the Atlantic Council where he said Hamas has likely recruited as many fighters as it has lost in Gaza. Continue reading “Blinken Says Hamas Has Recruited as Many New Fighters as It Has Lost”
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A Virginia nurse practitioner with a history of LGBTQ activism has pleaded guilty to federal child sex crime charges. Lucas Allen Fussell, 42, of Onley, distributed and possessed child pornographic videos and images depicting the rape and sexual abuse of minor boys. Authorities said some victims were as young as toddlers. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison. Continue reading “Virginia LGBTQ activist, nurse practitioner pleads guilty to federal child sex crimes”
By Maha Hussaini – Middle East Eye
Dozens of women report being sexually assaulted during the Kamal Adwan hospital raid last month Continue reading “Palestinian women detail Israeli sexual assaults in Kamal Adwan raid”
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday to accelerate the construction of large-scale data centers and clean power infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) on federal sites.
Continue reading “Biden Issues Executive Order For Building AI Data Centers On Federal Land”
By Libby Emmons – The Post Millennial
Los Angeles Fire Department records reviewed by the LA Times shows that the department’s “top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades and continues to burn.” Continue reading “LA Fire Department officials declined to pre-position engines in the Palisades despite dire warnings: report”
With around 12 days remaining in the 60-day Israel ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel continues to commit multiple violations per day. A number of airstrikes are being conducted in southern and eastern Lebanon, along with a systematic destruction of civilian homes in villages near the Israeli border. Continue reading “Israel Continues Ceasefire Violations as New Lebanon PM Promises to Rebuild”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org
On the very day that European lawmakers intensified their calls for stricter oversight of platforms like Meta and X, the European Commission (EC) denied accusations of censorship made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Despite this denial, critics point out that the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and past demands to remove content reveal a pattern of censorship embedded in its approach to regulating digital platforms. Continue reading “Europe Denies Its Censorship Law is a Censorship Law”
A week after a devastating inferno leveled large swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena to ash, Los Angeles County remained under a severe fire threat on Wednesday morning. Residents have been left in a state of shock, expressing frustration over what many see as possible negligence by county and/or state officials to mitigate the spread of the fires. The fires have become the region’s worst fire disaster in history, with new damage and economic loss estimates between $250 billion and $275 billion, according to AccuWeather. Continue reading “L.A. County Inferno Expected To Top $250 Billion In Losses”
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A Missouri high school teacher was taken into custody on child sex crime charges. Seth Brummond, 37, of Greenwood, has been accused of distributing and uploading at least 12 images of child pornography in recent months. He teaches at Lee’s Summit High School and was placed on administrative leave following his arrest, the school district said. Continue reading “LGBTQ activist teacher in Missouri charged with child sex crimes”