By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

San Diego emergency children's shelter faces over 100 sex abuse allegations from former residents

More than 100 people are named as plaintiffs in lawsuits filed against San Diego County over alleged child sex abuse crimes committed in a 24-hour emergency shelter for children. The alleged sexual abuse occurred at the Polinsky Children’s Center, which is a county-owned facility for minors who have been separated from their families for their own safety. Continue reading “San Diego emergency children’s shelter faces over 100 sex abuse allegations from former residents”

By William Hartung – Responsible Statecraft

The divestment campaigns launched last spring by students protesting Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza brought the issue of the militarization of American higher education back into the spotlight. Continue reading “The military showers universities with hundreds of millions of dollars”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israel is planning to launch a “significant retaliation” attack against Iran over the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel on Tuesday, which was a response to several Israeli escalations in the region. Israeli officials acknowledged to Axios that the situation could lead to a full-blown regional war, which would involve the US. Continue reading “Israel Planning Major Attack on Iran”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaimthenet

Gavin Newsom standing at a podium with the seal of the Governor of California, flanked by U.S. and California flags.

Dealing a significant blow to California’s attack on free speech through its legislative efforts to regulate AI-generated content, the Eastern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction against Assembly Bill 2839, which aimed to curb the spread of “deepfakes” and other digitally manipulated media during election periods. Continue reading “Court Blocks Newsom’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Muzzle Parody During Election Season”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

CBS News opened the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday by claiming that Iran could be “one week” away from having nuclear weapons and asking both candidates if they’d support a “preemptive strike” by Israel to stop the “largest sponsor of terrorism in the world.” Continue reading “CBS Opens VP Debate by Claiming Iran ‘One Week’ Away From Having Nukes, Proposing Preemptive Strikes”

By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial

Biden-Harris DHS Sec Mayorkas admits FEMA funds won't last through hurricane season after diverting $641 MILLION for 'noncitizen migrants'

Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has admitted that funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will not last through the hurricane season this year. This comes after the DHS diverted over $640 million for “non-citizen migrants,” the latest term for illegal immigrants, for shelters in 2023. This diversion of funding was in April 2024, prior to the disaster that struck the Southeast with Hurricane Helene. Continue reading “Biden-Harris DHS Sec Mayorkas admits FEMA funds won’t last through hurricane season after diverting $641 MILLION for ‘noncitizen migrants’”

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Israeli occupation forces opened fire on an ambulance, injuring six paramedics, as they tried to evacuate injured Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading “West Bank Escalations – Ambulance Crew Shot and Injured, Scores Detained by Israeli Forces”

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Scores were killed during an Israeli incursion into the areas of Qizan Al-Najjar, Al-Manara and Ma’anin in the Khan Younis Governorate early on Wednesday morning, the Ministry said. Continue reading “Scores Killed in Gaza as Israel Bombs School, Orphanage – Health Ministry”