By Erin Doherty – Axios

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Former President Trump, speaking at his first rally since surviving an attempted assassination, said that “he took a bullet for democracy” last weekend, while also taking numerous jabs at President Biden. Continue reading “Trump tries to distance from Project 2025 at first rally since shooting”

By KIT KLARENBERG – MPN

On July 10, it was announced that social media giant Meta would broaden the scope of its censorship and suppression of content related to the Gaza genocide. Under the new policy, Facebook and Instagram posts containing “derogatory or threatening references to ‘Zionists’ in cases where the term is used to refer to Jews or Israelis” will be proscribed. Unsurprisingly, a welter of Zionist lobby organizations – many of which aggressively lobbied Meta to adopt these changes – cheered the move. Emboldened, the same entities are now calling for all social media platforms to follow suit. Continue reading “META’S POLICY ON ZIONISM EXPOSED: CYBERWELL SCRAMBLES AFTER ISRAEL TIES REVEALED”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Donald Trump’s VP pick JD Vance in mid Oct 2023 said in leaked texts that if the “GOP listened to [Benjamin Netanyahu]” then “we wouldn’t have invaded Iraq, wouldn’t have done nation building in Afghanistan, and wouldn’t be threatening a war with Iran.” Continue reading “In Leaked Texts, JD Vance Said If U.S. Listened to Netanyahu “We Wouldn’t Have Invaded Iraq””

By Michael Duke – Campus Reform

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst Students for Justice in Palestine blasted the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees for choosing not to vote on a divestment measure that the school allegedly promised would be voted on. Continue reading “Anti-Israel UMass group slams trustees for not voting on Israel divestment”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaimthenet.org

German authorities have taken decisive action against Compact, the nation’s most influential right-wing publication, by shutting it down amid growing calls to ban the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which shares close ties with the magazine. This step by the government aligns with a broader campaign against the publication and its associated political factions. Continue reading “Free Speech is Under Fire as Germany Silences Compact Magazine”

By Will Porter – Antiwar.com

At least one person was killed and several others injured in an apparent drone strike on Tel Aviv early Friday morning. Yemen’s ruling Houthi government claimed responsibility for the blast, saying a new weapon was used in the operation. Continue reading “Yemen’s Houthis Claim Deadly Tel Aviv Drone Attack”

By TYLER DURDEN – Zerohedge

In the bad old days, before G-Men took down the mob, were urbanites getting a better deal? Does the betting man receive worse odds from state run lotteries than Vinny gave on the corner running numbers? Did businesses shaken down for “protection” have higher hopes of survival in mob clutches than in municipal ones? Was there more or less anxiety about making rent or the mortgage in 1974 than in 2024? Which is the greater fiscal peril, organized crime or uber-societal-organization? It has become a valid question.

Continue reading “Existence Tax: The Vig Plus 3%”

By Katie Daviscourt – The Post Millennial

Woman shoots 7-month-old baby in northeast Philly, screams 'F*ck your baby, b*tch!'

A seven-month-old baby sitting in a stroller was shot by a woman in northeast Philadelphia on Thursday. The armed suspect heartlessly shouted to the screaming mother, “F*ck your baby, b*tch!” as she fired off shots at point-blank range. The suspect fled from the scene, and the Philadelphia Police Department asked the public for help in identifying her. Continue reading “Woman shoots 7-month-old baby in northeast Philly, screams ‘F*ck your baby, b*tch!’”

By The Palestine Cornicle

According to a new report by Oxfam published Thursday, Israel has been systematically using water as a weapon of war against Palestinians in Gaza, showing disregard for human life and violating international law. Continue reading “‘Disregard for Human Life’ – Oxfam Slams Israel for Weaponizing Water, Starvation”

By YPA

GAZA, July 17 (YPA) – At least seven citizens were killed and a number of others were injured as a result of the Israeli occupation bombing of the house of citizen Raed Diab in the vicinity of the Sunnah Mosque, south of the Nuseirat camp, on Wednesday. Continue reading “9 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli occupation’s bombing of Nuseirat camp in Gaza”