By Dr Chandra Muzaffar – Middle East Monitor

Smoke rises from the area following the Israeli army's attack on Baalbek, Lebanon on September 24, 2024 [Suleiman Amhaz - Anadolu Agency]

When thousands of pagers and other communication devices exploded simultaneously last week in Lebanon, it was a dastardly act of terrorism by the Israeli regime. Totally indiscriminate, people from all walks of life were killed or wounded. This was a clear attempt to spread fear and terror among ordinary people, quite apart from its more obvious goal of killing or maiming individuals. According to various sources, 37 people were killed, including a number of children. More than 3,000 others were wounded, many severely. Continue reading “Israeli terror in Lebanon”

By Andrea Castillo, Alex Wigglesworth – LA Times

Hundreds of immigrants celebrate after being sworn in as U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside. ((Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times))

Hundreds of people from 63 countries packed into a Riverside theater last week to take the oath of citizenship. American flags lined the stage as messages conveying the immigrants’ new power played on a large screen:

“Today, I am an American. Today, I am a citizen of the country I serve. Today, I can register to vote.” Continue reading “With an election looming, the U.S. is approving citizenship applications at the fastest speed in years”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

On Thursday, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced that it secured $8.7 billion in military aid from the US to support its “ongoing military efforts,” meaning the genocidal slaughter in Gaza and Israel’s dramatic escalation in Lebanon. Continue reading “US Gives Israel $8.7 Billion in Military Aid for Operations in Gaza and Lebanon”

By Didi Rankovic – Reclaim The Net

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden, green-tinted background featuring the White House.

The current US White House seems to be exploring every possibility that might secure another avenue for what opponents (and quite a few lawmakers) refer to as “collusion” with (Big) Tech. Continue reading “Big Tech-Government Collusion: Biden-Haris Admin, Meta, Google, and Others Launch AI Partnership to Combat “Disinformation” and “Hate Speech””

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

The Biden administration announced on Thursday that the US will be providing Ukraine with another $8 billion in military aid — including new long-range munitions and glide bombs that can travel 81 miles — one day after Putin warned he may use nuclear weapons if the West gives Ukraine long-range weapons to launch large strikes inside of Russia. Continue reading “Biden Announces $8B in Military Aid to Ukraine, One Day After Putin Warns War May Go Nuclear”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend area late Thursday night as a powerful Category 4 storm but weakened to a tropical system early Friday morning over Georgia.

The latest data from NHC shows Helen was about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta and moving north at 30 mph. Winds are still in excess of 70 mph, just four mph below Category 1 status.

“Catastrophic, life-threatening, record-breaking flash & urban flooding. As Helene continues moving inland, damaging wind gusts will continue, particularly over high terrain southern Appalachians,” NHC warned.

Continue reading “Two Million Without Power After Helene Pounds Florida, Now Moving Towards Atlanta”

By David Krayden – The Post Millennial

Texas woman confesses to drugging kids to traffic them across US border

A Texas woman confessed Friday to drugging young girls to traffic them across the US border. She used melatonin gummies to induce sleep in the children. Border Patrol agents have said there have been increasing cases of this occurring, with some children being “recycled” by smugglers crossing the porous southern border. Continue reading “Texas woman confesses to drugging kids to traffic them across US border”

By Middle East Monitor

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza living in makeshift tents on 23 September 2024 [Beit Lahia Development Association]

With the amount of aid that Israel is currently allowing into Gaza, it will take humanitarian agencies more than two years to deliver the kits needed to prepare tents, makeshift shelters and damaged homes south of Wadi Gaza for this coming winter, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council-led Shelter Cluster in Palestine. Continue reading “Gaza: A million Palestinians in need of shelter aid before winter”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Telegram announced on Monday that they will hand over users’ IP addresses and phone numbers in response to “valid legal requests” from governments around the world.

The move comes in the wake of Telegram founder Pavel Durov getting arrested and criminally charged in France. Continue reading “Telegram Backtracks, Will Provide Govts With User Data in Wake of Founder’s Arrest”