By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

At least 115 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical sources told WAFA, the vast majority being killed by an attack on an apartment building in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Continue reading “At Least 115 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Strikes on Gaza”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Conservative commentator Ryan James Girdusky was banned from CNN on Monday after telling liberal Muslim commentator Medhi Hasan over a minor dispute that “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.” Continue reading “‘I Hope Your Beeper Doesn’t Go Off’: Ryan Girdusky Banned From CNN for Insulting Medhi Hasan”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaimthenet

Jake Sullivan wearing a suit and tie, standing outdoors with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Amid escalating assertions over foreign influence in US elections, the White House is exploring a controversial proposal that some warn could threaten free speech and open debate. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan recently confirmed that the administration has been “grappling with and thinking about” the potential creation of an “information czar,” sparking concern over the government’s expanding role in controlling narratives under the guise of national security. Continue reading “White House Security Advisor’s “Information Czar” Idea Triggers Free Speech Concerns”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff told a Jewish group in a speech on Monday that she intends to put a mezuzah on the entrance to the White House if elected. Continue reading “Doug Emhoff: Kamala Harris Intends to Put a Mezuzah on Entrance to White House”

By ARMAGEDDON PROSE – Zerohedge

We all recall with tender hearts the riveting tale of young lovers who would rather have killed themselves together than live life apart, as told by none other than William Shakespeare.

This is like that — except that, in this slightly more dystopian version, one of the lovers is an ephemeral machine in the cloud based on a fictional fantasy character and the other is an obviously developmentally stunted child.

The remake may not have the same bittersweet appeal as the original; it’s mostly just bitter without any romantic redemption. Continue reading “Techno-Hell: AI Chatbot-Facilitated Child Suicide”

By David Krayden – The Post Millennial

REVEALED: Kamala Harris posed for pics, celebrated San Francisco Pride with Catholic-mocking drag queen from Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

A high-profile conservative Catholic group is demanding that Vice President Kamala Harris denounce the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” a drag queen group, after it has been revealed that Harris posed with a member at a pride parade in San Francisco in 2019. Continue reading “REVEALED: Kamala Harris posed for pics, celebrated San Francisco Pride with Catholic-mocking drag queen from Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence”

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

At least 77 bodies have been recovered on Tuesday from a five-story residential building belonging to the Abu Nasr family, where approximately 100 displaced Palestinians had been sheltering. Continue reading “Catastrophic Toll – Israel Kills Scores, Including 20 Children, in Beit Lahia”

By Peter Baofu – Pravda

Israel, Genocide, and the Curse of Unchecked Power

The current Israeli escalation of violent conflicts with multiple adversaries in the Middle East, in a way which is both excessive in scale and emotional in tone, while under the unconditional support of the United States, spells trouble for Western power politics in years to come. This is a classic example of the self-destructiveness of power politics in the long term, when power is unchecked in wreaking havoc on others for short-term “feel good” gains, under the temptation of unrealistic goals (wishful thinking). 
 Continue reading “Israel, Genocide, and the Curse of Unchecked Power”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.Com

Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon have escalated dramatically in recent days, and nowhere more than the eastern Bekaa Valley, where the governor of Baalbek described this as the “most violent day” they’ve seen since the beginning of Israel’s invasion. Continue reading “Israel Kills at Least 60 in Flurry of Attacks Across Eastern Lebanon”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaimthenet

Eric Schmitt smiling with a blue-tinted overlay, with a document labeled "United States Senate" in the background.

As Congress turns its attention to Big Tech and its role in censoring online speech, concerns about the influence of government in shaping digital discourse are front and center. Lawmakers are probing the boundaries of government involvement in content moderation and questioning whether federal agencies have quietly steered private companies toward censorship. For an increasing number of lawmakers, it’s time to take a closer look at how far government influence over private platforms may extend—and what that means for free speech. Continue reading “Lawmakers Demand Answers on Feds’ Secret Influence Over Big Tech Speech Policing”