By Mehul Srivastava, Heba Saleh, Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper and Aditi Bhandari – Financial Times

The day the flour finally ran out, and the caved-in roof of their two-storey house no longer held the rain at bay, Abdallah Abu Saif’s family gently lifted the 82-year-old grandfather on to a donkey cart and fled Jabalia. Continue reading “How Israel erased a town of 200,000”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

Orlando LGBTQ drag bar owner, teacher charged with child sex crimes, 'deviant sexual behavior'

An owner of a popular LGBTQ drag nightclub in central Florida has been arrested on several federal child sex crime charges. Richard Kowalczyk, 44, of Orlando, and his romantic partner, Eric Patrick, 31, a teacher, are accused of “extremely serious” crimes against children, such as coercing minors to engage in sexual activity and distributing and possessing child pornography, according to federal court filings. Continue reading “Orlando LGBTQ drag bar owner, teacher charged with child sex crimes, ‘deviant sexual behavior’”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Journalists Sam Husseini and Max Blumenthal derailed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference on Thursday by confronting him on his support for the Gaza genocide. Continue reading “Journalists Dragged Out of Press Conference for Confronting Antony Blinken on Gaza Genocide”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said in a statement on Thursday that the Gaza ceasefire deal will allow “Israel to return to fighting under American guarantee.” Continue reading “Netanyahu’s Likud Party Says Ceasefire Deal Allows a ‘Return to Fighting Under American Guarantee’”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli strikes on Gaza have been relentless since it was announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which is expected to take effect on Sunday. Continue reading “Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 87 Palestinians in Gaza Since Ceasefire Deal Announced”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaimthenet

Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie with short blonde hair wearing a black top, sitting in front of a blue background with wooden elements.

Thomas DeVore, the former Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie of unconstitutional censorship on her government-related social media platform. Continue reading “Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie Is Sued for Alleged First Amendment Violation Over Social Media Block”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

If the raging wildfires across Los Angeles County weren’t enough, California faced another crisis overnight as one of the world’s largest battery storage facilities, situated about 100 miles south of San Francisco, caught firetriggering area-wide evacuations. Continue reading ““This Is A Disaster”: Fire Erupts At California Battery Storage Plant”

By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial

Manhunt underway for serial arsonist who set fire on subway, torched cop car, in NYC

Police are on a manhunt for a serial arsonist who started a fire next to a sleeping subway passenger in New York City. This comes after an illegal immigrant burned a woman alive just weeks ago on the New York subway. Continue reading “Manhunt underway for serial arsonist who set fire on subway, torched cop car, in NYC”