By Brett Wilkins – Activist Post

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As Israel Defense Forces bombing continued to kill and maim large numbers of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip over the weekend and into Monday, the discovery of the bodies of medical workers who were apparently executed by their captors and the publication of several reports in which Israeli soldiers admit to torturing prisoners and using civilians as human shields have drawn renewed war crimes accusations and calls for accountability. Continue reading “‘Every Atrocity Imaginable’: Litany of Israeli War Crimes Continues”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 40 Palestinians and wounded 146 over the previous 24 hours as strikes pounded targets across the Strip amid a total Israeli blockade. Continue reading “Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 40 Palestinians Over 24 Hours”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Illustration of a laptop with a shadow of a hand reaching out from the screen, symbolizing a digital threat or cyber intrusion.

The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce has passed the TAKE IT DOWN (Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks) Act in a 49 to 1, bipartisan vote, and the legislation is now headed for the House of Representatives. Continue reading “TAKE IT DOWN Act Advances in House Despite Major Censorship Concerns”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Amid Trump’s anti-Iran ‘maximum pressure’ and the current climate of the White House telling Tehran to negotiate a new nuclear deal or else bombs could fly, fresh statements from US Energy Secretary Chris Wright just added fuel to the fire.

Wright while on a trip to Abu Dhabi told Reuters that the United States is able to step up pressure on Iran and stop its oil exports altogether with force if need be, in order to get Tehran to the table on its nuclear program.

Continue reading “Energy Secretary Hints At Military Action Against Iran’s Global Oil Exports”

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz – The Postmillennial

BREAKING UPDATE: 6 dead after helicopter crashes into Hudson River near Manhattan: report

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department. The Associated Press reports that all six on board have died—A family from Spain made up of 2 adults and 3 children, as well as the pilot. Continue reading “BREAKING UPDATE: 6 dead after helicopter crashes into Hudson River near Manhattan: report”

By Thomas Stevenson – The Post Millennial

NEW: Planes clip each other's wings on runway at Reagan National Airport

Two planes clipped each other’s wings at Reagan National Airport on Thursday, as multiple congressmen were on a stationary aircraft and a plane that was taxiing clipped its wing. No injuries were reported from the incident. Continue reading “NEW: Planes clip each other’s wings on runway at Reagan National Airport”