From the Trenches World Report
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By Kyle Anzalone – The Libertarian Institute
As Israel conducted a brutal onslaught in Gaza over the past two years, the Department of War did not adequately monitor most of the arms sent to Tel Aviv. Continue reading “US Improperly Tracked Over Half of US Military Aid for Israel”
The US Department of War announced on Monday that Boeing has been awarded a contract worth up to $8.6 billion to sell Israel new F-15 fighter jets as part of a deal funded by US military aid. Continue reading “US To Fund $8.6 Billion Boeing Contract for Israeli F-15 Fighter Jets”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Ireland’s next term leading the European Union will be used to promote a new agenda: an effort to end online anonymity and make verified identity the standard across social media platforms. Continue reading “Ireland’s Simon Harris to Push EU-Wide Ban on Social Media Anonymity”
Below is my column in The Hill on the move by the Trump Administration against five leading figures in the European censorship movement, including Thierry Breton, the former European Union commissioner responsible for digital policy. The United States is finally responding to what is an existential threat to American values. It is worth noting, as I discuss in my new book, Rage and the Republic, that the EU is not only exporting its censorship rules but threatening American companies that do not meet its environment, social and governance (ESG) policies. It is time for Congress to follow suit and get into this fight.
During a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday, President Trump claimed Israel was holding up its end of the Gaza ceasefire deal “100%” despite constant IDF attacks on Palestinians in the Strip and other Israeli violations. Continue reading “Trump Claims Israel Is Complying With Gaza Deal ‘100%’ Despite Constant IDF Ceasefire Violations”
President Trump said on Monday that he would support an Israeli attack on Iran if Tehran “continues” its conventional missile program or if it works to rebuild its civilian nuclear program that was damaged by US airstrikes during the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic in June. Continue reading “Trump Says He’ll Support an Israeli Attack on Iran If Tehran ‘Continues’ Its Missile Program”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Virginia is preparing to enforce a new online regulation that will curtail how minors access social media, setting up a direct clash between state lawmakers and advocates for digital free expression. Continue reading “Virginia to Enforce Verification Law for Social Media on January 1, 2026, Despite Free Speech Concerns”
The “Nick Shirley Effect” has begun, with Muckraker founder Anthony Rubin on the ground in Columbus, Ohio, home to the second-largest Somali community in the U.S., investigating daycare centers. This development comes less than a day after Ohio attorney Mehek Cooke said federal investigators are examining allegations that elements within Ohio’s Somali community defrauded millions of dollars from the state’s Medicaid system. Continue reading “Citizen Journalist Descends On Ohio, Immediately Finds ‘First Signs Of Potentially Massive Somali Fraud’”
The CIA is reported to have carried out a bombing operation within Venezuelan territory, CNN and The New York Times report in follow-up to President Trump touting that the US had knocked out “a big facility”.
CNN while citing unnamed sources, reports that the CIA conducted a drone strike on a remote dock along Venezuela’s coastline, after the US suspected the site was being used to store and transport illegal drugs, and which were supposedly bound for America.
Continue reading “CIA Drone Carried Out First Known Land Strike On Venezuela”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that Israeli forces have killed at least 414 Palestinians and wounded 1,142 since the ceasefire was supposed to go into effect on October 10, as the IDF continues violating the deal. Continue reading “Israel Has Killed at Least 414 Palestinians in Gaza Since Signing Ceasefire Deal: Health Ministry”
US airstrikes hit Somalia’s Puntland region on December 25, Christmas Day, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. Continue reading “US Airstrikes Hit Somalia on Christmas Day as Trump Continues Unprecedented Bombing Campaign”
By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net
A felony case tied to a satirical political meme has fallen apart in North Texas, with prosecutors formally declining to pursue charges against Granbury journalist and Navy veteran Kolton Glen Krottinger. Continue reading “Texas Meme Case Crumbles as Satire Beats the State”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Jewish-American neoconservative Tikvah Fund, which the Trump administration awarded over $10 million in Sept to counter “the pathology of anti-Semitism” and teach the Talmud, has already gotten to work pushing censorship to advance Zionism. Continue reading “Tikvah Fund, After Securing $10.4M Grant From Trump Admin, Pushes for Censorship to Advance Zionism”
By Jack Poulson and Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone
By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone
A viral video that has topped 76 million views on X within 48 hours has significantly heightened public scrutiny of multiple Minneapolis daycare centers linked to Somali operators that received millions in state and federal funding despite showing minimal operational activity. The apparent mismatch between allocated taxpayer funds and observable services strengthens a recent report by Christopher F. Rufo, which alleges that Somali-linked fraud in the left-wing-controlled state may involve front companies potentially diverting taxpayer funds to at least one overseas terrorist network. Continue reading “FBI Says Minnesota Fraud Arrests “Tip” Of The Iceberg… Here’s Just What Nick Sherley Found”
Merry Christmas From The Trenches.
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Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank sprayed children with tear gas and beat several sheep to death as part of an overnight attack on a Palestinian home near the village of Samu in the Hebron Hills of the southern part of the territory. Continue reading “Israeli Settlers Spray Children With Tear Gas, Beat Sheep To Death in Attack on Palestinian Home”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed on Tuesday that the Israeli military will “never leave all of Gaza” and will eventually establish settlements in the northern part of the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Defense Minister Vows Permanent Israeli Occupation of Gaza, Establishment of Settlements”
By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net
Victoria is preparing to introduce some of the most far-reaching online censorship and surveillance powers ever proposed in an Australian state, following the Bondi Beach terror attack. Continue reading “Victoria Moves to Force Online Platforms to ID Users and Expand State Powers to Curb “Hate Speech””