By Hannah Nightingale – The Postmillennial

10 bodies found in Portland-area rivers since mid-April

A total of 10 bodies have been found in rivers in the Portland, Oregon area since mid-April, two of which were found in May alone. The 10th body was found by authorities on Saturday on the Willamette River and was recovered at Portland’s Cathedral Park, per KPTV. The identity of the person or the cause of death has yet to be released. Continue reading “10 bodies found in Portland-area rivers since mid-April”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Hamas said on Sunday that it would release Edan Alexander, a dual US-Israeli citizen and IDF soldier who was captured during the October 7 attack, and confirmed that it had been in direct talks with the US on a potential Gaza ceasefire deal and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. Continue reading “Hamas Says It Will Release US-Israeli Citizen Edan Alexander”

By Nir Hasson

A seemingly trivial remark from an Israeli doctor was met with a barrage of fervor from MKs. ‘I’m not sure you’re speaking for us when you say we want to treat every child and every woman,’ said one

Limor Son-Harmelech at the Knesset's National Security Committee earlier this week. Continue reading “Knesset Debate Reveals Not Everyone Thinks Starving Gazan Children Is a Bad Thing”

By Cam Wakefield – Reclaim The Net

A police officer wearing blue gloves points at a document on a black table cluttered with a magazine, a red bank card, earphones, and other personal items, with the officer's face blurred and text overlay showing date, time, and body camera info.

It takes a very special kind of madness to send six baton-wielding, pepper-spray-toting police officers to arrest a 71-year-old man in his slippers. But here we are: welcome to Britain 2025, where tweeting the wrong opinion is treated with the same urgency as a hostage situation in Croydon. Continue reading “In Britain the “Thought Crime” Is Real”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

“Our top priority remains bringing an end to the fighting and an immediate ceasefire,” the State Department said Sunday concerning the war in Ukraine.

And yet the overnight exchanges of fire, especially drone attacks on a large scale, doesn’t suggest the warring sides are actually any closer to ceasefire, despite that over the weekend President Putin proposed negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, and Zelensky responded by saying he’s willing to fly to Turkey to meet with Putin “personally”. Continue reading “Russia, Ukraine Exchange Large-Scale Drone Fire Despite Plan For Istanbul Peace Talks”

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz – The Postmillennial

PBS-featured trans activist pleads guilty to $100k Covid relief fraud in Louisiana

A biological male trans activist once highlighted by PBS as a “trans woman of color” has pleaded guilty to stealing over $100,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds through fraudulent business loan applications. Continue reading “PBS-featured trans activist pleads guilty to $100k Covid relief fraud in Louisiana”

By Mubasher Bukhari, Saeed Shah and Tanvi Mehta –

Member of the Crime Scene Unit, inspects the fregments, of what they say is a drone, after it was brought down on the outskirts of Karachi

LAHORE/NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan and India accused each other of launching drone attacks on Thursday, and Islamabad’s Defence Minister said further retaliation was “increasingly certain”, on the second day of major clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Continue reading “Conflict spreads as India, Pakistan fight with drones and missiles”