By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

“Our top priority remains bringing an end to the fighting and an immediate ceasefire,” the State Department said Sunday concerning the war in Ukraine.

And yet the overnight exchanges of fire, especially drone attacks on a large scale, doesn’t suggest the warring sides are actually any closer to ceasefire, despite that over the weekend President Putin proposed negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, and Zelensky responded by saying he’s willing to fly to Turkey to meet with Putin “personally”. Continue reading “Russia, Ukraine Exchange Large-Scale Drone Fire Despite Plan For Istanbul Peace Talks”

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz – The Postmillennial

PBS-featured trans activist pleads guilty to $100k Covid relief fraud in Louisiana

A biological male trans activist once highlighted by PBS as a “trans woman of color” has pleaded guilty to stealing over $100,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds through fraudulent business loan applications. Continue reading “PBS-featured trans activist pleads guilty to $100k Covid relief fraud in Louisiana”

By Mubasher Bukhari, Saeed Shah and Tanvi Mehta –

Member of the Crime Scene Unit, inspects the fregments, of what they say is a drone, after it was brought down on the outskirts of Karachi

LAHORE/NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan and India accused each other of launching drone attacks on Thursday, and Islamabad’s Defence Minister said further retaliation was “increasingly certain”, on the second day of major clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Continue reading “Conflict spreads as India, Pakistan fight with drones and missiles”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu wearing glasses and a white shirt standing outdoors with trees and grass in the background under a clear blue sky.

Turkey’s government has effectively silenced one of its most popular opposition voices inside the country by blocking domestic access to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s account on X. Continue reading “X Blocks Istanbul Mayor’s Account, Silencing Jailed Turkey Opposition Leader Ahead of Elections”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

This is the moment Donald Trump became president (at least if this report is true). Continue reading “Trump Cut Off Contact With Netanyahu Over ‘Manipulation’ Concerns, Israeli Reporter Claims”

By Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

A livestreamed Iranian royalist chat revealed a network of foreign-educated elites plotting to plunder Iran’s economy after realizing their dream of regime change.

Continue reading “Uber CEO plots ‘opening up’ of Iran with Israeli-tied monarchist opposition group”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

The FBI launched an investigation last week into security violations at the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick following several dangerous incidents in which a contractor cut holes in an employee’s biocontainment suit designed to protect against infection from pathogens such as Ebola, according to interviews and documents viewed by The DisInformation Chronicle.

Continue reading “FBI Investigating Alarming Incidents Amid “Poor Culture Of Safety” At NIH’s High Security Pathogen Lab”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

Bernie Sanders has 'no apologies' for using private jets on 'Fight Oligarchy' tour

Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defended his use of private jets on Wednesday after it was revealed he has reportedly spent more than $221,000 on the luxury aircraft since early 2025 for his “fight oligarchy” campaign tour with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Sanders dismissed criticism about the jets, saying that they are necessary for his campaign to be successful and said he will offer “no apologies” over the matter. Continue reading “Bernie Sanders has ‘no apologies’ for using private jets on ‘Fight Oligarchy’ tour”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Grungy, splattered artwork of the Union Jack with a textured blue speech bubble outlined in white in the upper right area.

At a recent UK parliamentary hearing on social media and algorithms, lawmakers ramped up calls for increased censorship online, despite revealing that they themselves remain unclear on what the existing law, the Online Safety Act, actually covers. Continue reading “UK Lawmakers Push for Expanded Online Censorship Despite Uncertainty Over Online Censorship Law’s Scope”

By Ben Armbruster – Responsible Statecraft

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan for the U.S. to lead the administration of Gaza after Israel’s siege, similar to how Washington ran Iraq after the 2003 American-led invasion. Continue reading “Trump considering US-led Iraq-style occupation of Gaza”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

A modern smartphone standing upright in the center of a room with walls, floor, and ceiling covered in a grid of small circular perforations, illuminated by blue and purple lighting.

In the US, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will this summer launch a feature allowing digital access for the key identification format, the Social Security number. Continue reading “Slippery Slope to Digital ID? SSA to Launch Digital Social Security Access via “My Social Security” Accounts in Summer 2025”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Sleepy Joe Biden was wheeled out for a first interview since being ejected from the White House and claimed that dropping out of the 2024 race was such a “difficult” decision because the four years he was in office were “so successful.”

Continue reading “Decrepit Biden Makes Incredible Claim In BBC Interview…”

By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

OMG reveals video with top advisor claiming Prince Andrew 'was f*cking underage girls'

The latest undercover video from O’Keefe Media Group featured British royal family advisor John Bryan claiming that Prince Andrew “was f*cking underage girls” and had close ties to infamous financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading “OMG reveals video with top advisor claiming Prince Andrew ‘was fucking underage girls’”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

Israel has continued to escalate its airstrikes against southern Lebanon this week, and while once again they’re presenting it as targeting “Hezbollah infrastructure” and weapons storage, the evidence once again is that overwhelmingly it is civilian targets that are being hit. Continue reading “Israel Attacks Refugee Housing in Southern Lebanon, Many Wounded”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that within a few months, the Gaza Strip will be “totally destroyed” and the entire Palestinian population will be “concentrated” into a tiny area in the southern part of the Palestinian territory before being forced to leave as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign. Continue reading “Smotrich: Gaza Will Be ‘Totally Destroyed,’ Population Will Be ‘Concentrated’”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Black background with faint white light clusters and thin blue outline of a landmass, overlaid at the center by a large orange cartoon-style speech bubble with a dotted pattern inside.

These days, no event, incident, or occasion, regardless of its nature, appears to be too big or too small to use as an excuse to promote more censorship in the name of “combating disinformation.” Continue reading “Spain Blackouts Prompt EU Push for More Censorship Under “Preparedness Strategy” Citing “Disinformation” Threats”