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DOJ torches ‘disgruntled’ leaker targeting Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove 2025-07-10 20:13 Washington Examiner The Justice Department pushed back Thursday against a former employee-turned-leaker who alleged senior officials instructed attorneys to disregard federal court orders, calling him a “disgruntled” ex-staffer engaged in a politically timed smear campaign …
Peace, According to Empire: How the Nobel Prize Became a Tool of Geopolitics 2025-07-09 20:54 Pressenza In July 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a letter of nomination for U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the world we imagined decades ago—where the Nobel Peace Prize once evoked memories of Martin Luther King …
Thomas Massie’s Anti-War Politics Put Democrats to Shame 2025-07-09 01:50 Current Affairs It’s not every day that the president of the United States drops a million-dollar target on your head. But that’s exactly what just happened to Thomas Massie, the representative for Kentucky's 4th District. Massie is a Republican, but that hasn't …
Trump Can Take Revenge on the 'Deep State': Pardon Snowden 2025-07-08 19:22 Reason Magazine Twelve years after facilitating the largest national security leak in American history, Edward Snowden remains exiled in Russia, unable to set foot on U.S. soil without losing his freedom. A bipartisan consensus denouncing Snowden as a criminal traitor …
Chris Hedges Report: How ‘Paradise Lost’ Revolutionized the World 2025-07-08 18:56 Consortium News Orlando Reade discusses the influence of John Milton’s 17th century epic poem on revolutionary thinkers and grapples with the moral gray area that exists in revolutions. Illustration of Paradise Lost by Gustave Doré. (Wikimedia Commons) By Chris Hedges …
Winston Beauchamp retires from federal service after 29 years at Air Force, IC 2025-07-08 18:30 DefenseScoop After nearly three decades of working for the U.S. government, Winston Beauchamp announced on July 4 that he’s departing from his role within the Department of the Air Force and leaving active federal service. Beauchamp began working for the department in …
US intelligence director’s team has sought spy agency data to enforce Trump’s agenda 2025-07-08 17:53 Anchorage Daily News - Alaska Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on March 26, 2025. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) A special team created by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has expressed a desire to …
Who Can Stop the United States From Its Imperialistic Bombing Campaigns? 2025-07-08 15:44 Pravda.ru By Nancy O'Brien Simpson In the long arc of modern history, no empire has wielded airpower quite like the United States. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, from Balkan skies to Yemeni villages, the U.S. has dropped bombs on at least a …
Media reports former CIA director possibly to face Russiagate ‘perjury’ investigation 2025-07-08 09:04 MENAFN (MENAFN) Former CIA Director John Brennan could be investigated for perjury related to his involvement in the 2016 Russiagate affair, which alleged that Russia interfered in the US election to favor Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, according to US media …
What is World ID: Iris-scanned based human verification protocol, how does it work 2025-07-07 15:27 Digit.in In an era where telling humans apart from AI bots online is increasingly critical, World ID, developed by Tools for Humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman, offers a solution. This iris-scanning biometric protocol creates a secure, privacy-preserving digital …
Ex-CIA chief could face Russiagate perjury probe media 2025-07-07 14:58 Birmingham Star - Alabama John Brennan allegedly denied under oath his role in including the notorious Steele dossier in the 2016 report on Russian interference Former CIA Director John Brennan could face a perjury probe over his role in the 2016 "Russiagate" conspiracy, …
How Much is Too Much? On Bearing Witness to Violence in the Digital Age 2025-07-07 12:33 Literary Hub “The violence is not new, it’s the cameras that are new.” –Ta-Nehisi Coates * Article continues after advertisement It has been a couple decades since I saw my first video of a factory farm. Since then, I’ve seen countless more and gone to these places to …
New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents 2025-07-07 02:15 The Conversation In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or exchange program visa applicants to disclose their social media handles used over the past five years. The policy also requires these applicants …
The Hit Will Smith Thriller That Almost Received A Television Spin-Off 2025-07-06 21:03 /FILM - Indiana The 1990s was a golden era for paranoid conspiracy thrillers, with many of them tapping into people's distrust of the government and authorities. From "Clear and Present Danger" to "The Fugitive," the decade spawned a slew of flicks …
Left UPSET! NY Times Editor Goes to X to Defend Story on Mamdani Claiming to Be 'Black' 2025-07-06 20:02 NewsBusters The New York Times is getting slammed from the left for a story reporting that New York Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Momdani that in 2009, as part of a college application to Columbia, Mamdani checked boxes indicating that he was both “Asian” and “Black …
VIPS: Data Collection Can Be Effective AND Legal 2025-07-06 01:04 Consortium News Surveillance with AI, robotics and drones threatens privacy and democracy. An independent technical group is needed to monitor U.S. government agencies, enforcing compliance with the Constitution and ending hidden, illegal programs. The National Security …
New York Times Responds After Zohran Mamdani Story Stirs Liberal Backlash 2025-07-05 02:37 Newsweek Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust at The New York Times, posted a lengthy thread on X, formerly Twitter, explaining the newspaper's controversial story on mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's 2009 application to …
Michael Madsen Remembered: The ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Actor On His Journey From Gas Station Attendant To Hollywood Tough Guy: “I Was An Impatient Cat” 2025-07-04 04:59 Deadline Once upon a time in Hollywood, the charismatic heavy with smarts and a heart was a familiar archetype in mainstream cinema — think Robert Mitchum, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, or James Coburn — but the recent passing of Michael Madsen, at the age of 67, could …
Britain’s Long History of Spying on Iran 2025-07-03 03:21 Consortium News The U.K. has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists, reports Martin Williams. As bombs fell on Iran last month, the U.K. government claimed it had “not participated” …
Is that Elvis hitting the Vegas slot machines? Michael Rababy’s best photograph 2025-07-02 14:15 The Guardian As a kid, I would see a new casino every time I visited Vegas with my family. They were huge, multimillion dollar investments and even then, I knew that money had come from people losing it in machines. That’s probably why I don’t gamble. My dad only …
EXCLUSIVE: The Real Tin Shady — How Paranoid Eminem Holes Up in Tinfoil-Covered Mansion and Hotels… To 'Block' NSA Spies 2025-07-01 23:13 RadarOnline Ultra-paranoid Eminem plasters the windows of his mansion with tinfoil – as he is convinced it blocks NSA spies from listening to his conversations, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The ex-prescription drug addict also covers his hotel windows with rolls of …
Trump’s “new” war on leaks is as old as journalism 2025-07-01 10:13 Salon Donald Trump’s administration, one of the leakiest I’ve seen in my career, is incensed that someone leaked an internal Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) “Battle Damage Assessment” that the United States’ bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities was not as …
Row over damage to Iran’s nuclear programme raises questions about intelligence 2025-06-30 14:27 The Conversation The ongoing debate over whether Iranian nuclear sites were “obliterated”, as the US president and his team insist, or merely “damaged”, as much of the intelligence suggest, should make us pause and think about the nature and purpose of intelligence. As …
Edward Snowden Net Worth 2025: Whistleblowing, Exile, and Public Speaking 2025-06-27 18:48 OtakuKart Edward Snowden’s financial story is as complex and controversial as his journey from National Security Agency contractor to one of the world’s most famous whistleblowers. As of 2025, Edward Snowden maintains a net worth of approximately $500,000, a figure …
Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump 2025-06-26 19:31 The Atlantic Tulsi Gabbard believed she had found her people. The Trump White House would be a place where “America First” isolationism ruled. No one would make the hurtful suggestion that her talking points sounded suspiciously like Kremlin talking points. And her …
Mass surveillance under Palantir: The tech company’s ties to US military, ICE, and the IDF 2025-06-26 17:36 Liberation News Founded in 2003 with CIA funding as what Peter Thiel called a “mission-oriented company” to “reduce terrorism while preserving civil liberties” and profit off the War on Terror, Palantir Technologies has become the digital arm of the capitalist class’s …
Reality Winner Rebuilds in Kingsville 2025-06-25 19:36 Texas Observer On April 5 at 4 p.m., Reality Winner was hustling: She’d just learned she was needed to find additional last-minute female competitors for a Crossfit competition in Corpus Christi—a hassle for the 33-year-old who was already busy with other duties that day …
Trump judicial nominee Bove denies whistleblower claim he told DOJ to defy court orders 2025-06-25 17:23 Washington Examiner Emil Bove, nominated by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, forcefully denied allegations Wednesday that he urged Justice Department lawyers to ignore court orders to facilitate deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, …
Roger Ebert Hailed This 39-Year-Old War Movie Made by a Real-Life Vietnam Veteran as Absolutely Perfect 2025-06-25 06:25 Comic Book Resources (CBR) It has been a consistent portrayal in movies over the last century to the point of becoming its own sub-genre. War is one of the rawest and realist reflections of humanity to ever appear on-screen. To this day, audiences marvel at the destructive …
An Ode to the Future: AI meets the world at SuperAI 2025 in Singapore 2025-06-24 13:55 Branding in Asia The 2025 edition of SuperAI recently wrapped up, with industry leaders, heads of state, entrepreneurs, renowned researchers, and curious minds alike converging in Singapore to explore and unveil the next wave of transformative AI technologies. Produced by …
Edward Snowden on the impact of AI on our freedom 2025-06-24 06:24 MediaNama The impact of AI on surveillance and our freedoms is now profound, with the ability to process vast amounts of data enhanced manifold due to the immense processing power available to systems and the rapid development of AI. Speaking at the SuperAI Summit …
Cyprus is being watched, and not just by tourists 2025-06-23 21:11 Sabah Welcome to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), where the sun is hot, the beaches are gorgeous and your phone call is probably being intercepted. Yes, while tourists sip frappés and a few left-wing diplomats issue recycled soundbites about …
Why countries are suddenly broadcasting their spies’ exploits 2025-06-22 10:30 Mint Agents from Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, operated inside Iran before and during the initial attacks earlier this month, Israeli officials said. The disclosure was itself an act of psychological warfare—a boast of Israel’s ability to act with impunity …
The US Plan to Bomb Iran 2025-06-21 15:10 Consortium News Peter Cronau on a 2009 Brookings policy paper outlining how Washington could use Israel to wage war on Iran while justifying it with a false narrative of failed nuclear negotiations. Controlling the narrative includes killing journalists. Iran’s state TV …
The Overlooked Free Speech Declaration 2025-06-21 12:37 [your]NEWS In 2023, advocates for free speech from around the world signed the Westminster Declaration to uphold and protect the principle of free expression. The signed declaration by prominent figures received little media coverage or fanfare, even from …
Europe’s growing fear: How Trump might use US tech dominance against it 2025-06-21 11:18 The Straits Times LONDON - When United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February against the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigating Israel for war crimes, Microsoft was suddenly thrust into the middle of a …
Media reports Pentagon, US intel directors excluded from Iran Israel talks 2025-06-21 08:08 MENAFN (MENAFN) President Donald Trump has excluded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from key discussions regarding the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, according to reports from NBC News and the …
Famous birthdays for June 21: Lana Del Rey, Meredith Baxter 2025-06-21 07:15 United Press International (UPI) June 21 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Saint/Pope Leo IX in 1002 -- Boy Scouts of America founder Daniel Carter Beard in 1850 -- PhilosopherJean-Paul Sartre in 1905 -- Actor Jane Russell in 1921 -- Actor …
Media reports Pentagon, US intel directors excluded from Iran Israel talks 2025-06-21 07:13 MENAFN (MENAFN) President Donald Trump has excluded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from key discussions regarding the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, according to reports from NBC News and the …
Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics 2025-06-20 22:12 ChinaFile In 1965, one of Mao Zedong’s most loyal lieutenants, the political theorist Chen Boda, came up with a bold scheme for industrial development in China: centering the electronics industry. Mao seemed interested at first, but some in the Chinese leadership …
Why the EU should choose China over the US 2025-06-20 08:45 Al Jazeera As Donald Trump barrels through his second term in the White House, Europe faces a question it has long avoided: Should it continue clinging to its alliance with the United States, or is it time to chart a new course – perhaps one that leads eastwards? In …
Hazards of the surveillance state and privatizing national security 2025-06-20 07:46 Geopolitical Intelligence Services Private tech firms have quietly replaced defense contractors as dominant forces in national security strategies, often trampling on basic rights and freedoms. The police in London use live facial recognition (LFR) technology to find wanted criminals, …
Iran Warns Citizens to Delete WhatsApp and Instagram Amid Spy Claims, Meta Denies Accusations 2025-06-20 01:55 Techstory In a warning broadcast on national television, the Iranian government has urged its citizens to remove WhatsApp and Instagram from their smartphones, claiming the popular apps are leaking personal data to Israel. The announcement, aired by the state-run …
Flaring Iran nuclear crisis provides first major test for pivotal Trump trio 2025-06-19 15:17 Fox News Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, says 'all options' will be on the table amid responding to the Israel-Iran conflict on 'America Reports.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A trio of key Trump administration officials — Secretary of …
Dissent Is Patriotic: Daniel Ellsberg's Legacy Demands Action 2025-06-18 17:44 Common Dreams Two years ago this week, Daniel Ellsberg died at the age of 92. In the popular imagination, his legacy is often reduced to a singular act of conscience and courage: the 1971 release of the Pentagon Papers, a classified government study that exposed the …
Trump Criticizes Intelligence Chief’s Remarks 2025-06-18 15:00 MENAFN (MENAFN) United States Leader Donald Trump has expressed his belief that Iran was "very close" to acquiring a nuclear weapon, contradicting the judgment of his top intelligence official, Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard, who leads the US intelligence …
Thailand gewährt Expats neue Steuerfreiheit auf Bitcoin-Gewinne 2025-06-18 14:48 Pattaya Mail Kryptowährungen polarisieren – doch ihr Einfluss auf das globale Finanzsystem könnte bahnbrechend sein. In einem ambitionierten Schritt hat das thailändische Finanzministerium angekündigt, dass Investoren – thailändische wie ausländische – künftig von der …
Expats in Thailand offered a further tax holiday with bitcoin 2025-06-18 14:28 Pattaya Mail Crypto is feared and disliked by many, but could be the most important development since coins were invented. In an ambitious move, the Thai finance ministry has announced that investors – Thai or foreign – will be exempt from paying tax on profits from …
Iranian media says WhatsApp, Instagram sharing user data with Israel 2025-06-18 11:48 Middle East Eye Iranian state television has urged the public to delete WhatsApp and Instagram from their phones, saying that the platforms are collecting user data to send to Israel. WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, rejected the allegations, calling the claims “false …
Trump Criticizes Intelligence Chief’s Remarks 2025-06-18 09:45 MENAFN (MENAFN) United States Leader Donald Trump has expressed his belief that Iran was "very close" to acquiring a nuclear weapon, contradicting the judgment of his top intelligence official, Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard, who leads the US intelligence …