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US Africa Command said in a press release that it launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia that targeted ISIS fighters, claiming that two were killed. Continue reading “US Launches Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland, Says Two ISIS Fighters Killed”
By Armageddon Safari – Zero Hedge
Even before DOGE blew the lid off of USAID’s sleazy bankrolling of transgressive social engineering projects from Ireland to Zimbabwe, anyone with common sense who pays a modicum of attention to international affairs already knew what was up.
Now, we have all the proof we could ever want — and so do the nation-states victimized by the brutal neoliberal machine. Continue reading “Geopolitical Consequences: Deep State’s USAID Chickens Come Home to Roost”
By Brett Wilkins – Antiwar.com
Israeli authorities are planning to expand a Jewish-only settlement in the West Bank by nearly 1,000 homes, a Tel Aviv-based peace group said Sunday as Israeli soldiers and settlers escalated attacks on Palestinians in the illegally occupied territory. Continue reading “Israel Plans 1,000 New Settlement Homes as West Bank Raids Intensify”
By Ted Galen Carpenter – The Libertarian Institute
U.S. officials have a long history of portraying Washington’s allies and clients as democratic, even when their behavior is blatantly authoritarian. Such cynical hypocrisy was at its zenith during the Cold War, but it is surging again. Continue reading “America’s ‘Democratic’ Allies Are Becoming More Authoritarian”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org
Despite the narrative being about a threat from China, efforts to ban TikTok in the United States were largely stagnant until the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas reignited discussions around the legislation, according to former US Congressman Mike Gallagher. Continue reading “Washington’s TikTok Ban Heated Up Following Israel-Hamas War, Former Congressman States”
By Wyatt Reed and Oscar León – The Gray Zone
Continue reading “Argentina’s Milei faces impeachment for promoting crypto scam”
In a bold move, the legal counsel for CDSS (California Department of Social Services) has fired off a legally threatening letter to this reporter for the apparent “crime” of asking questions pertaining to the finances of a CDSS employee. Continue reading “California Department of Social Services Threatens Reporter for Asking Questions”
By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial
Overnight, the leader of the “Ziz” trans terror cult Jack “Andrea” LaSota, also known as “Ziz,” and co-member Michelle Zajko were arrested in Maryland. Zajko has been on the run since the Inauguration Day killing of border patrol agent David Maland during a traffic stop in Vermont. Continue reading “BREAKING: Trans terror cult leader, member wanted for killing of Vermont Border Patrol agent arrested in Maryland”
Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Hamas must be “eradicated,” a goal that would require Israel to restart its genocidal war on Gaza. Continue reading “Visiting Netanyahu, Rubio Says Hamas Must Be ‘Eradicated’”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
A Jewish man in Miami on Sunday shot two Israelis after “mistaking them for Palestinians” and yet the media is reporting on the incident as an “anti-Semitic attack.” Continue reading “Florida: Jewish Man Shoots Two Israelis ‘After Mistaking Them for Palestinians’”
The extended ceasefire in Lebanon has just a couple of days left, and while Israel is maybe withdrawing from population centers, but keeping its military in southern Lebanon with new hilltop surveillance posts, the situation wasn’t less bloody this weekend. Instead, Israel continued attacking and killing Lebanese civilians at a heavy pace. Continue reading “Israeli Troops Kill Several, Including 13-Year Old Girl in Southern Lebanon, Capture Paramedics”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org
A shocking discussion on CBS News’ 60 Minutes has highlighted the stark limits of online speech in Germany, where oppressive scenes once thought to be relegated to history and dystopian fiction, show law enforcement has been conducting pre-dawn raids and confiscating electronics from individuals accused of posting content deemed as “hate speech.” Continue reading “Germany’s Shocking War on Online Speech: Armed Police Raids for Online “Insults,” “Hate Speech,” and “Misinformation””
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Israel’s Ministry of Defense on Sunday released video showing the arrival of a massive shipment of some 1,800 MK-84 2,000-lb bombs sent by the Trump administration. Continue reading “Israel Shows Off New Shipment of 2000-lb Bombs Sent by Trump Amid ‘Ceasefire’”
By KIT KLARENBERG – The Grey Zone
Continue reading “Secret terror blueprints for US NSC to ‘help Ukraine resist’ exposed”
By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial
Google has cooperated with authoritarian regimes, including Russia and China, by complying with censorship requests and removing content critical of governments, according to an investigation by the Observer. Continue reading “Google complied with censorship requests from China, Russia, authoritarian regimes”
Europe is growing more hawkish in its rhetoric, seeing the need for a counterbalance against Trump efforts to secure lasting peace in Ukraine, which recently included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing that the US does not see future NATO membership for Ukraine as a realistic possibility. Continue reading “UK’s Starmer: I’m Ready To Put British Troops In Ukraine”
By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial
Comedian Dave Chappelle revealed that Saturday Night Live (SNL) censored him from touching trans issues as well as the war in Gaza during his monologue when he hosted the show in January. Continue reading “Dave Chappelle reveals SNL censored his jokes on trans, Gaza”
BIG SCANDAL UNFOLDING in Penfield Central School District in New York:
A kindergartner reportedly came home with a book about attending an LGBTQ pride parade which included pictures of naked people and men in bondage fetish gear.
Parents showed up to demand an explanation and… pic.twitter.com/ogLmPd0yIW
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 12, 2025
On Friday just prior to high-level meetings among Western security officials and Ukrainian leadership commencing in Munich, including US Vice President J.D. Vance and Zelensky, there was a dangerous incident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv oblast.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky accused Russia of launching a drone equipped with a high-explosive warhead at the historic, defunct power plant, site of the April 1986 nuclear disaster and meltdown. The drone reportedly hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl plant.
A group of UN experts have issued a statement on the ceasefire in Lebanon today, expressing outrage at Israel’s flagrant violations, including the killing of civilians trying to return to their homes, and the systematic destruction of those homes during the nominal cessation of hostilities. Continue reading “UN Says Israel Must Stop Killing Lebanese Civilians Trying to Return Home”