By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

Oregon sees record overdose deaths in 2023 despite national decline: report

Despite the US seeing an overall national decline in overdose fatalities Oregon experienced the second-largest surge in drug overdose deaths of any state in 2023, setting a record in the state. The findings come as Oregon has been one of the most pro-drug states in the country over the last few years. Continue reading “Oregon sees record overdose deaths in 2023 despite national decline: report”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about Israel’s need to achieve “victory” against Iran and its allies in the region. Continue reading “Netanyahu Says Had ‘Friendly’ Conversation With Trump About Achieving ‘Victory’ Against Iran”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are being seriously considered within the Donald Trump transition team, according to the Wall Street Journal. While there is no proof Tehran is trying to make a nuclear weapon, Washington and Tel Aviv are threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear energy infrastructure. Continue reading “Trump Transition Team Considering Strikes on Iran”

By Iran International

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the people of Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the downfall of Iran’s Islamic rule might be around the corner in a video message to its people, days after the buoyant premier took credit for toppling Tehran’s ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Continue reading “Invoking ‘woman, life, freedom,’ Netanyahu says Tehran is next after Damascus”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Israeli military believes there is now an opportunity to bomb Iran due to the weakening of its allies in the region following the ousting of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. Continue reading “Report: Israel Sees Opportunity To Bomb Iran After Downfall of Assad”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

President Biden’s record-setting pardon-a-thon on Thursday included a commutation for “notorious fraudster” Eric Bloom, who defrauded investors of over $665 million in “the largest single financial fraud in the history of Chicago’s federal court.” Continue reading “Biden Commutes Sentence of ‘Notorious Fraudster’ Eric Bloom”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The monitoring group Airwars released a new report on Thursday that found Israeli forces killed a minimum of 5,139 civilians during the first 25 days of its bombing campaign in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. Continue reading “Airwars Finds Israel Killed Over 5,000 Civilians in Gaza in October 2023”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

A digitally painted depiction of a neoclassical building at dusk, with illuminated windows and a richly colored sky in the background.

The Bank of England (BoE) is moving forward with plans to create the UK’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) – the digital pound – and has teamed up with the MIT university to research “privacy-enhancing technologies” related to that future CBDC. Continue reading “Bank of England’s Fake “Privacy” Push Sparks Fears of Surveillance Currency”