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Israel’s defense minister took credit for the attack, which came after he threatened the ‘residents of Tehran’ would ‘pay a price’ for Iran’s counterattacks Continue reading “Israel Bombs Iranian TV Station During Live Broadcast”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
Efforts by the French government to combat online access to pornography are quickly turning into a broader push to dismantle online anonymity, raising significant alarm among privacy advocates. Continue reading “France Pushes Digital ID Check Laws For Platforms Like Reddit and Bluesky”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Trump administration allegedly “told several Middle Eastern allies on Sunday that it doesn’t plan to get actively involved in the war between Israel and Iran unless Iran targets Americans” — all while moving an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East for a potential attack. Continue reading “U.S. Says It Won’t Join War If Iran Doesn’t Target Americans – While Moving in Carrier Strike Group”
Russia overnight unleashed one of its largest and sustained attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in recent months, resulting in 15 people killed and over one hundred wounded.
The assault, which lasted some ten hours, involved a coordinated barrage of drones, ballistic, and cruise missiles – and severely impacted residential areas, including a direct hit on a nine-story apartment building in the city’s Solomyanskyi district.
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
A new report has revealed that a data broker owned by major US airlines sold passenger information to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The documents obtained by 404 Media through a Freedom of Information Act revealed that the purchase of the information was intended to support law enforcement’s work in identifying persons of interest. Continue reading “US airlines selling passenger travel data to Customs and Border Patrol”
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
Minnesota has positioned itself at the forefront of a deeply contentious regulatory frontier by enacting the nation’s first law requiring social media platforms to display mental health trigger warning labels to all users. Continue reading “Minnesota To Mandate Mental Health Warnings on Social Media; First Amendment Questions Loom”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces killed 57 Palestinians and wounded 315 over the previous 24-hour period as the Israeli onslaught in Gaza continues while most of the world’s attention is on the new Israel-Iran war. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill 57 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 26 Near Aid Sites”
Sources familiar with the matter have told Antiwar.com Editorial Director Scott Horton that the Trump administration is poised to enter Israel’s aggressive war against Iran directly. US airstrikes on Iran could begin as soon as Monday. Continue reading “Sources: US Will Enter Israel’s War With Iran”
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
Under the pretext of strengthening measures against child exploitation online, a controversial Senate bill is resurfacing with provisions that privacy advocates say would gut critical internet protections and compromise the security and privacy of all citizens. Continue reading “Senate Pushes Bill That Could End Private Messaging”
Authored by Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.)
In the last 72 hours, Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran when negotiations between Washington and Tehran were still ongoing. Iran was caught off-guard.
But Iran recovered more quickly from its Pearl Harbor moment than Israel expected. In less than 18 hours after Israel’s surprise attack, Iran responded firing hundreds of ballistic missiles including hypersonic missiles into central Tel Aviv and across Israel.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Iron Dome failed. Israeli intelligence failed. Now Netanyahu is pleading with Washington to intervene with American Military Power to rescue Israel from certain defeat; a defeat Netanyahu crafted with encouragement from Washington. Continue reading “Col. MacGregor: Dear President Trump, Keep America First – Not Israel first, Not Ukraine First”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israel is begging the US to bail them out just 48 hours after they decided to launch an unprovoked war with Iran with what was supposed to have been a devastating “decapitation strike.” Continue reading “Israel Urges U.S. to Join War With Iran After ‘Decapitation Strike’ Fails to Eliminate Nuclear Site”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The US was shipping hundreds of Hellfire missiles to Israel while President Trump was out touting his push for “diplomacy” with Iran, according to a new report. Continue reading “Report: U.S. Quietly Sent Israel Hundreds of Hellfire Missiles While Touting ‘Diplomacy’”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is among the few MAGA voices in Congress who is breaking ranks and becoming vocal over what increasingly looks like inevitable American involvement in the Israel-Iran war which is currently spinning dangerously out of control. Continue reading “Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts ‘Disgusting’ MAGA Hawks, Breaks Ranks Over Iran War”
The suspect in the targeted shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers, a brutal attack that left two dead and two others critically injured, was captured Sunday evening following an intense manhunt. Continue reading “BREAKING: Suspected Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter arrested near his home”
Unusually far-right even in the generally far-right Israeli cabinet, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has sparked some new controversy today in a speech to an ultra-nationalist youth conference, where he called for Israel to have full control over both Syria and Lebanon, on top of annexing Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading “Israeli Minister Calls for Israeli Control Over Syria and Lebanon”
By Chip Gibbons – The Dissenter
As United States embassies and military bases across the Middle East braced for a potential Israeli strike against Iran, friends and family of Asif Rahman gathered inside the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, for his sentencing. Continue reading “CIA Analyst Sentenced To Prison For Releasing Documents On Israel’s Plans To Strike Iran”
By Jim LobeKelley Beaucar Vlahos – Responsible Statecraft
Last night President Donald Trump acknowledged that his administration knew about the Israeli attacks on Iran. This morning on Truth Social he suggested that it was part of a plan to get Tehran to accept a nuclear deal and if they do not comply now, “it will only get worse.” Continue reading “Trump knew about Israel attacks, already threatening ‘next’ ones”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli forces killed 103 Palestinians and wounded 427 over the previous 24-hour period as Israeli troops continued to shoot people seeking aid, and airstrikes and artillery pounded the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill 103 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 21 Aid Seekers”
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
A senior Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post that Tel Aviv and Washington worked together to convince Tehran that diplomacy was still possible after Israel was ready to attack Iran. Just hours before Israel’s massive assault began, President Donald Trump maintained he was still committed to talks. Continue reading “Official: US-Israeli Deception Gave Iran False Security Ahead of Attack”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iran on Thursday, bombing Iran’s nuclear sites and targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders for assassination in Tehran — all while the US was claiming to pursue “diplomacy” to avoid a war. Continue reading “Israel Bombs Iranian Nuclear Sites, Targets IRGC Commanders and Scientists for Assassination”