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Following multiple rounds of Iranian missile barrages that have proven far more effective than many “experts” anticipated, the Israeli Defense Forces are already running low on defensive Arrow interceptor missiles, making Israel all the more desperate for the United States to join the war Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government initiated on Friday the 13th. Meanwhile, as Iran’s retaliation continues, reports of war-fatigue among Israel’s population are already emerging.
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
A large majority of Americans say that the US military should not get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict brewing in the Middle East, a new Economist/YouGov Poll has revealed. Continue reading “60% of ALL Americans say US military should not get involved in Israel-Iran conflict: Economist/YouGov poll”
The USS Nimitz, which is 50 years old and due to be retired in 2026, is being sent to the Persian Gulf so it can be sunk in a false flag set-up to get the USA in to war with Iran.
President Trump should turn it around and stay out of the war on Iran started by 'Israel'. pic.twitter.com/RjhUZ5AY6s— David Kurten (@davidkurten) June 17, 2025
Over the weekend, the U.S. Air Force dropped not one but two enigmatic Emergency Action Messages (EAMs). Continue reading “U.S. Air Force Sends Out Two Mysterious Encrypted Nuclear Emergency Codes”
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Monday introduced a War Powers Resolution that would require a debate and a vote in Congress before the US enters Israel’s war against Iran with offensive support. Continue reading “Sen. Tim Kaine Introduces War Powers Resolution To Prevent War With Iran”
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”