By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org

European Union flag with twelve yellow stars in a circle on a textured blue background.

On the very day that European lawmakers intensified their calls for stricter oversight of platforms like Meta and X, the European Commission (EC) denied accusations of censorship made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Despite this denial, critics point out that the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and past demands to remove content reveal a pattern of censorship embedded in its approach to regulating digital platforms. Continue reading “Europe Denies Its Censorship Law is a Censorship Law”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

A week after a devastating inferno leveled large swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena to ash, Los Angeles County remained under a severe fire threat on Wednesday morning. Residents have been left in a state of shock, expressing frustration over what many see as possible negligence by county and/or state officials to mitigate the spread of the fires. The fires have become the region’s worst fire disaster in history, with new damage and economic loss estimates between $250 billion and $275 billion, according to AccuWeather. Continue reading “L.A. County Inferno Expected To Top $250 Billion In Losses”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

LGBTQ activist teacher in Missouri charged with child sex crimes

A Missouri high school teacher was taken into custody on child sex crime charges. Seth Brummond, 37, of Greenwood, has been accused of distributing and uploading at least 12 images of child pornography in recent months. He teaches at Lee’s Summit High School and was placed on administrative leave following his arrest, the school district said. Continue reading “LGBTQ activist teacher in Missouri charged with child sex crimes”

By Mera Aladam – Middle East Eye

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has taken new measures to ensure the acceleration of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, with minimal US involvement or political approval. Continue reading “Israel’s Smotrich takes measures to fast-track West Bank settlement building”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday expressed strong opposition to a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas amid reports negotiations are making progress and said it was time for Israel to “occupy and cleanse” the entire Gaza Strip. Continue reading “Smotrich Vows To Oppose Ceasefire Deal, Says It’s Time for Israel To ‘Cleanse’ Gaza”

By KIT KLARENBERG – The Grey Zone

An official inquiry into a notorious 2018 Novichok poisoning case has found the victim briefly emerged from a coma, revealing information which wholly undermined the British government’s narrative. While the medical professional she told was muzzled, mainstream media has ignored the new finding.

Continue reading “Skripal poisoning victim disputed UK narrative, official inquiry reveals”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Ronen Bergman, a “former” Israeli intelligence agent turned New York Times “journalist,” is claiming in Ynet that President-elect Donald Trump “has already promised” Benjamin Netanyahu that he will support Israel “retroactively” if they violate a ceasefire with Gaza after signing his peace deal. Continue reading “Trump ‘Promised Netanyahu He’ll Support Israel If They Decide to Violate Ceasefire’ – Israeli Media”