By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday picked Jewish real estate investor Steve Witkoff to serve as his special envoy to the Middle East, despite his having “no known experience with diplomacy or the Middle East.” Continue reading “Trump Picks Jewish Real Estate Investor Steve Witkoff for Middle East Envoy”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will not limit weapons transfers to Israel despite Israel’s failure to meet US demands to increase aid levels in Gaza amid the starvation blockade and ethnic cleansing campaign in northern Gaza. Continue reading “US Confirms Israel Will Face No Consequences for Not Improving Aid Situation in Gaza”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

West with curly hair wearing headphones and sitting in a room with bookshelves.

The Brookings Institution senior fellow Darrell M. West has produced a kind of a “post mortem” of Kamala Harris’ failed presidential bid – and an attempt to “explain” the success of Donald Trump and Republicans. Continue reading “Big Tech Think Tank Pushes for a Post-Election Crackdown on Online Speech”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Former Never-Trumper Ben Shapiro, who feverishly fought against Trump’s “America First” platform in 2016, is absolutely thrilled with the Israel First cabinet Trump is assembling this go around. Continue reading “‘More Winning!’ Ben Shapiro Celebrates Trump Assembling an Israel First Cabinet”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Earlier in the day Tuesday Biden’s special envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein told reporters that he is working diligently on achieving a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. He expressed that this could be achieved soon and that the White House believes that “there is a shot” to secure a peace deal. Continue reading “Lame Duck Commander-in-Chief Suggests Bodily Harm To Journalist Asking Tough Question”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Postmillennial

California police arrested a naked male suspect on Friday after a 93-year-old woman discovered him living in a crawl space underneath her home in El Sereno. Isaac Betancourt, 27, has been arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of trespassing charges. He did not surrender without putting up a fight, Los Angeles police said. Continue reading “Elderly woman discovers naked man living in crawl space under her home in California”

By James Tapsfield – Daily Mail

Keir Starmer insisted Britain can show the way on climate change as he attended the the COP29 summit today – despite most world leaders staying away.

The PM is one of the only premiers from the wealthiest nations in Azerbaijan for the annual gathering, although the Taliban has sent a representative.

Sir Keir is laying out a target for the UK to slash 81 per cent off carbon emissions by 2035, compared to 1990 levels. Continue reading “Keir Starmer joins the Taliban in Azerbaijan to teach the world about climate change: PM cuts a lonely figure after the US, Germany, India and China all snub green ‘talking shop’”

By Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed – The Greyzone

Footage by a teenage YouTuber shows Tel Aviv Maccabi hooligans attacking Dutch police while pelting private homes with stones and hunting victims with metal pipes. The video offers the clearest evidence yet Israeli ultras provoked the violence which gripped the city.

Continue reading “Viral video reveals Israeli hooligans attacked Dutch police while instigating Amsterdam unrest”

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan on Monday said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September and caused a deadly blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying no Taiwanese citizens or companies were involved. Continue reading “Taiwan Closes Exploding Pagers Case, Says Not Made by Taiwanese Firms”