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By Edward Hasbrouck – Antiwar.com
On Friday, December 5, 2025, the German Bundestag gave its final approval to a law that, beginning in 2026, will require all German men to fill out a registration form for military service when they reach age 18. Responses to the questionnaire will be used to generate a list of potential draftees to be used if military conscription is activated. Continue reading “Germany Enacts U.S.-Style Registration for Military Conscription”
In comments on Israel’s Channel 12, the Maj. Gen. Diodato Abagnara, commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that the group has seen “no evidence” that Hezbollah is in any way rebuilding its capacity south of the Litani River. Continue reading “UNIFIL Sees No Evidence Hezbollah Is Rebuilding South of the Litani River”
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
US consular officers have been directed to screen foreign tech workers for any record of silencing lawful expression before granting them H-1B visas, according to a newly circulated State Department cable obtained this week. Continue reading “US Orders Visa Screening of Foreign Tech Workers Involved in Online Censorship”
Americans won’t riot — they’ll freeze, and they’ll obey. That’s the chilling warning from behavioral strategist Chase Hughes as nearly $11 trillion quietly migrates beneath the financial system. This isn’t 2008 déjà vu; it’s the blueprint for something far larger. Continue reading “$11 Trillion Quietly Moved: Americans Will Freeze & Obey When Market Collapses”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on 7 December that he will not retire from political life in exchange for a pardon in his criminal cases. Continue reading “‘Voters will decide’: Netanyahu rules out retirement in exchange for pardon”
US Africa Command has announced in recent days that its forces have launched at least seven more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-breaking bombing campaign in the country, which receives virtually no media coverage in the United States. Continue reading “AFRICOM Announces Seven More Airstrikes in Somalia as Trump Continues Record-Shattering Bombing Campaign”
By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net
Alaska is advancing plans for a far-reaching redesign of its myAlaska digital identity system, one that would weave “Agentic Artificial Intelligence” and digital payment functions into a unified platform capable of acting on behalf of residents. Continue reading “Alaska Plots AI-Driven Digital Identity, Payments, and Biometric Data System”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Gaza genocide is just one big misunderstanding, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading “Netanyahu: Hamas Shoots Palestinian Civilians Just to Make Israel Look Bad”
Thailand launched fighter-jet bombing raids against Cambodian positions along their highly contested border, risking a complete unraveling of the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.
Reuters cites Thai officials who claim Cambodian troops first opened fire across several border positions with machine-guns and heavy weapons, killing two Thai soldiers and wounding eight. The attack prompted Thai F-16 strikes, combined with ground operations, against Cambodian forces. Continue reading “Trump-Brokered Ceasefire Falters As Thailand Launches F-16 Airstrikes On Cambodia”
The US military blew up another boat in the waters of Latin America on Wednesday, an attack that comes amid growing congressional scrutiny of the bombing campaign. Continue reading “US Military Blows Up Another Boat in Latin America Amid Scrutiny of Bombing Campaign”
Yesterday, the US hosted a ceasefire monitoring committee meeting in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura. It was seen as historic because both Lebanese and Israeli officials attended, the first direct talks between the two nations in over 40 years. Continue reading “Israeli Airstrikes Pound Southern Lebanon a Day After US-Led Ceasefire Talks”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
Emmanuel Macron thinks the Republic needs a quality seal for reality. The French president recently proposed creating an official “reliability label” for news outlets, modeled on Reporters Without Borders’ Journalism Trust Initiative. He insists it is not censorship. It is a “democratic duty.” Continue reading “Macron’s Proposed Seal of Truth Meets a Wall of Criticism”
In a development that is not entirely surprising, European leaders are claiming that Washington is looking to “betray” Ukraine and President Zelensky during potential formal peace negotiations with Russia. “There is a possibility that the United States will abandon Ukraine on territorial questions without providing clarity on security guarantees,” French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said according to a “leaked” phone call record with other European leaders. Continue reading ““We Must Protect Volodymyr”: Leaked Call Shows European Leaders Conspiring Against Trump Peace Plan”
US Central Command announced on Wednesday that it was launching the US military’s “first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East” as President Trump’s Department of War continues to get further entrenched in the region. Continue reading “US War Department Launches First Kamikaze Drone Squadron in the Middle East”
A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced a War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Trump from launching a war with Venezuela without congressional authorization. Continue reading “Senators Reintroduce Bill To Block Trump From Launching War With Venezuela”
By Christina Maas – Reclaim The Net
Washington has finally found a monster big enough for bipartisan unity: the attention economy. In a moment of rare cross-aisle cooperation, lawmakers have introduced two censorship-heavy bills and a tax scheme under the banner of the UnAnxious Generation package. Continue reading “Congress Goes Parental on Social Media and Your Privacy”
By ¡Do Not Panic! – The Grayzone
Continue reading “Former Israeli spies now overseeing US government cybersecurity”
The Trump administration’s killings of scores of Venezuelans are justifiably provoking outrage. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently proclaimed, “We have only just begun to kill narco-terrorists.” Donald Trump and Hegseth are cashing a blank check for carnage that was written years earlier by President Barack Obama. Continue reading “How Obama Paved The Way For Trump’s Venezuelan Killings”
US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held five hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss a potential peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no sign of a breakthrough. Continue reading “Witkoff and Kushner Hold Five-Hour Meeting With Putin, No Sign of Breakthrough”
US Africa Command has announced that its forces have launched another airstrike in Somalia, marking the 102nd time the US has bombed the country this year, an unprecedented number. Continue reading “US Bombs Somalia for 102nd Time This Year”