From the Trenches World Report
Enforce our Bill of Rights
By Alex MacDonald – Middle East Eye
Israeli newspaper Haaretz issued an editorial on Monday disavowing its own publisher after he referred to Palestinians as “freedom fighters”. Continue reading “Haaretz disavows own publisher for calling Palestinians ‘freedom fighters’”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory against Vice President Kamala Harris and said the two discussed the “Iranian threat.” Continue reading “Netanyahu Congratulates Trump, Says They Discussed ‘Iranian Threat’”
Hardened soldiers, indeed.
North Korean military men who joined the war front in Ukraine on behalf of Russia have unfettered internet access for the first time — and may be using it to watch tons of pornography, according to a report that a Pentagon official was unable to confirm.
Former senior Obama advisor-turned-senior Kamala Harris advisor David Plouffe has deleted his X account after suggesting on Wednesday that Harris’ landslide defeat was Joe Biden’s fault for not dropping out soon enough, and right as a massive campaign debt scandal erupts.
By David Krayden – The Post Millennial
Just as former President Donald Trump was declared the victor in Tuesday’s presidential election, about 100 illegal immigrants rushed across the border at Eagle Pass, TX, fearing Trump will shut down the southern border and stop the invasion, the New York Post reported. Continue reading “Thousands of migrants hurry to illegally cross into US fearing border shutdown after Trump wins White House”
Morning Joe is the political show of choice for many elites, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. A Jacobin analysis of six months of its Gaza coverage reveals an unflagging role cheering on Israel’s genocide. Continue reading “Morning Joe: Dems’ Favorite Show, Blatant Pro-Israel Propaganda”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
The Biden-Harris administration is now on its way out – but the damage that opponents say it has done to free speech continues to reverberate, including in difficult legal battles. Continue reading “Biden Administration Dodges Another Free Speech Fight as Court Blocks Kennedy Suit”
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his “impressive election victory,” but behind the scenes, Ukrainian officials are really feeling “a lot of anxiety,” according to a report from Financial Times. Continue reading “Ukrainian Officials Feeling ‘A Lot of Anxiety’ After Trump Victory”
Molson Coors Beverage Co., the company behind Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, and Blue Moon, reported third-quarter sales that missed Wall Street expectations and forecasted a decline for the year. The brewer cited a challenging macroeconomic environment in the US that pressured consumers, reducing beer demand for the quarter.
By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial
A California anti-crime ballot measure that would reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies got overwhelming support on Tuesday, as voters move to slowly restore law and order following years of failed progressive policies. State Proposition 36 passed in a landslide after receiving widespread backing from voters on Election Day, with 70.6 percent of the 7.6 million ballots counted in favor of the initiative, according to unofficial results from the California Secretary of State’s Office. Continue reading “California voters decide to make crimes felonies again over Gavin Newsom’s objections”
The largest since the start of war, the protests and strike are the latest outpouring of anger against PM Netanyahu for failing to reach a ceasefire. Continue reading “What are Israel’s protests and general strike about – and how big are they?”
The director of the National Reconnaissance Office has a message for US adversaries around the world.
“You can’t hide, because we’re constantly looking,” said Chris Scolese, a longtime NASA engineer who took the helm of the US government’s spy satellite agency in 2019. Continue reading “NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites”
By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net
Canada’s proposed legislation, Bill S-210 (first introduced in late 2011 as the “Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act”) has cleared the Senate. It is currently close to ending its “journey” through the House of Commons before getting adopted. Continue reading “Privacy on the Line: Canada’s Bill S-210 Pushes Digital ID Age Verification as a Catch-All Solution”
By Chris Menahan – The Noticer
Kentucky Republican congressman Thomas Massie is being accused of anti-Semitism for stating that members of the US Congress should not be allowed to hold dual citizenship with other countries. Continue reading “US politician accused of anti-Semitism for saying Congress members should not be dual citizens”
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov claimed on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had engaged with North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk Oblast for the first time. Continue reading “Ukraine Claims It Has Fired on North Korean Troops in Russia’s Kursk”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Jerusalem Post on Monday released a bombshell investigation exposing a “potentially illegal ballot-harvesting scheme in Israel” that appears to be in violation of multiple US states’ laws only to delete the article entirely a day later without explanation. Continue reading “Jerusalem Post Publishes, Then Deletes Report Exposing ‘Illegal U.S. Ballot Harvesting Scheme in Israel’”
A high-pressure system over North America has caused widespread dryness across the Lower 48, pushing a record percentage of the US population into drought conditions, damaging crop harvests and cattle pastures.
The latest data from the US Drought Monitor shows that 78% of the US population resides in areas plagued by “abnormal dryness and drought,” according to NASA Earth Observatory.
By ARMAGEDDON PROSE – Zerohedge
Portland, Washington D.C., et al. are preparing for election day the way southern states might brace for an incoming Category V hurricane. Continue reading “Anticipating Post-Election Riots, Blue Cities Batten Down the Hatches”
Did Netanyahu have a hand in the leaking of the documents? What interest does the Prime Minister have in leaking sensitive intelligence? What are the possible consequences for Netanyahu?
Continue reading “BibiLeaks: Everything You Need to Know About Netanyahu’s Latest Scandal”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
In the brave new world of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP), it seems like “informed” is synonymous with “watched.” Birthed to combat the wildfires of online “misinformation,” CIP and its partners – including the defunct Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) and the short-lived Virality Project – thought they might have been celebrated defenders of truth. Instead, they became poster children for what happens when watchdogs get a little too cozy with power, diving into an experiment that teetered between public good and Orwellian oversight. Continue reading “Losing Their Grip: Why Anti-“Misinformation” Crusaders Are Mourning the End of Control”
