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China Condemns ‘Arbitrary Seizure’ of Venezuela’s Oil Tankers
“Venezuela has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries,” stated the
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December 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
China Condemns ‘Arbitrary Seizure’ of Venezuela’s Oil Tankers
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Support for Israel is plummeting among the U.S. public, but Zionism dominates mainstream media more than ever. Several recent high-profile examples show the staggering disconnect between the media establishment and its viewers. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/as-s...
As support for Israel drops, the mainstream media is becoming even more Zionist
Support for Israel is plummeting among the U.S. public, but Zionism dominates mainstream media more than ever. Several recent high-profile examples show the staggering disconnect between the media…
mondoweiss.net
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Support for Israel is plummeting among the U.S. public, but Zionism dominates mainstream media more than ever. Several recent high-profile examples show the staggering disconnect between the media establishment and its viewers. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/as-s...
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With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.
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The NYT published a massive Epstein exposé claiming he was simply a master conman—but erased his Israel connections. Nearly every player was a pro-Israel figure: Wexner, Dershowitz ex-PM Ehud Barak, . Epstein brokered deals for Israel. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
The New York Times ignores an essential part of the Jeffrey Epstein story — Israel
The New York Times has published a major exposé purporting to explain how Jeffrey Epstein rose to the top of the financial and political world, but it ignores one key topic: Israel.
mondoweiss.net
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The NYT published a massive Epstein exposé claiming he was simply a master conman—but erased his Israel connections. Nearly every player was a pro-Israel figure: Wexner, Dershowitz ex-PM Ehud Barak, . Epstein brokered deals for Israel. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
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Henceforth this shall be known as the Shut the Fuck Up About Chicago decision.
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#BREAKING The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the State of Illinois on National Guard deployment.
Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.
Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.
Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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No. 25A443 _________________
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. ILLINOIS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [December 23, 2025]
Federal immigration-enforcement efforts have encoun- tered significant resistance, as well as some violence, in Chicago. According to the Government, federal officers have been obstructed, threatened, and assaulted as they at- tempt to perform their duties. The Government also alleges that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, has been the site of frequent and sometimes violent protests, damaging federal property and threatening the safety of federal officers. These at- tacks, the Government says, have greatly impeded its ef- forts to enforce the immigration laws.
On October 4, 2025, the President called 300 members of the Illinois National Guard into active federal service to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois, particu- larly in and around Chicago. The following day, members of the Texas National Guard were also federalized and sent to Chicago. In calling forth the Guard, the President relied on 10 U. S. C. §12406(3), which empowers him to federalize members of the Guard if he is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”
The United States District Court for the Northern Dis- trict of Illinois entered a temporary restraining order bar- ring the federalization and deployment of the Guard in Illi- nois. The Seventh Circuit denied in relevant part the Government’s motion for a stay, permitting the Guard to](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreigkgum5sfni47efippr7j6ykofa7anuo6cqpkfjztkzkfnvubdafe@jpeg)
![remain federalized within Illinois but maintaining the bar on deployment.
The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court’s order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties’ initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term “regular forces” in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Govern- ment argues that the term refers to civilian law enforce- ment officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service. Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili- tary.
We conclude that the term “regular forces” in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili- tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be “unable” with the regular military “to execute the laws of the United States.” Because the statute requires an assess- ment of the military’s ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from “execut[ing] the laws” “except in cases and under circumstances ex- pressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.” 18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the reg- ular military and must be “unable” with those forces to per- form that function.
At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not in- voked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreico7h4hdwfyr6byznbn2d7y2wuhraae6jhvupnyew5s7kwjegnpva@jpeg)
![Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitu- tional authority that, according to the Government, allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property. But the Government also claims—consistent with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch—that performing such protective functions does not constitute “execut[ing] the laws” within the meaning of the Posse Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants 8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those func- tions could constitute “execut[ing] the laws” under §12406(3). See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U. S. 566, 574 (2019) (“This Court does not lightly assume that Congress silently attaches different meanings to the same term in the same or related statutes”). Thus, at least in this posture, the Government has not carried its burden to show that §12406(3) permits the President to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect fed- eral personnel and property in Illinois. We need not and do not address the reviewability of findings made by the Pres- ident under §12406(3) or any other statute.
The application for stay is denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreigpypa435od2mqkxeftymwgbg2uepclp6razy2u5gc3efakb7v2kq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Henceforth this shall be known as the Shut the Fuck Up About Chicago decision.
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Israel killed Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer with six of his relatives on December 6th 2023 in Gaza.
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Israel killed Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer with six of his relatives on December 6th 2023 in Gaza.
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Kamran Ahmed and Amu Gib have been hospitalised as a rolling hunger strike that began 50 days ago raises alarm.
Two Palestine Action hunger strikers in UK prisons admitted to hospital
Kamran Ahmed and Amu Gib have been hospitalised as a rolling hunger strike that began 50 days ago raises alarm.
www.aljazeera.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Kamran Ahmed and Amu Gib have been hospitalised as a rolling hunger strike that began 50 days ago raises alarm.
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Users need to revolt against what will very likely be an even more widespread effort to censor voices critical of Israel.
Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Will Now Control What TikTok Users See
Under the TikTok deal, its Chinese owners will sell U.S. operations to a group of pro-Israel billionaires eager to censor critical content.
interc.pt
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Users need to revolt against what will very likely be an even more widespread effort to censor voices critical of Israel.
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Working class Chinese villagers in Yongxing Village, Guizhou, tearfully bidding farewell to the first secretary sent to them by the Communist Party. He was there doing grassroots work for two years; a microcosm of China’s poverty alleviation cadres. This made me so emotional.
December 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Working class Chinese villagers in Yongxing Village, Guizhou, tearfully bidding farewell to the first secretary sent to them by the Communist Party. He was there doing grassroots work for two years; a microcosm of China’s poverty alleviation cadres. This made me so emotional.
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Eight Palestine Action activists on hunger strike while in prison awaiting trial are dying, according to a doctor
'The hunger strikers are dying': 900 health workers write to David Lammy over protest
www.thenational.scot
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Eight Palestine Action activists on hunger strike while in prison awaiting trial are dying, according to a doctor
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Assange said awarding Venezuela opposition leader is a 'gross misappropriation' of funds, risks facilitating war crimes.
Julian Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation over Machado prize
Assange said awarding Venezuela opposition leader is a 'gross misappropriation' of funds, risks facilitating war crimes.
www.aljazeera.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Assange said awarding Venezuela opposition leader is a 'gross misappropriation' of funds, risks facilitating war crimes.
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Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns https://aje.io/hbrilj
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns https://aje.io/hbrilj
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The House voted 216-210 against the drug boats measure and 213-211 against the land strikes measure. Both would have required Trump to seek congressional authorization for further attacks. interc.pt/4j0Zpey
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The House voted 216-210 against the drug boats measure and 213-211 against the land strikes measure. Both would have required Trump to seek congressional authorization for further attacks. interc.pt/4j0Zpey
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Trump: “it’s a blockade. We're not gonna let anybody going through that shouldn't be going through. They took all of our energy rights—they took all of our oil from not that long ago... they illegally took it."
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump: “it’s a blockade. We're not gonna let anybody going through that shouldn't be going through. They took all of our energy rights—they took all of our oil from not that long ago... they illegally took it."
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You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
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"Over who gets what piece of beef jerky"
Scenes from a Chicago area gas station: Gregory Bovino playing rock paper scissors with an agent over who gets what piece of beef jerky while a community member shouts “you’re a piece of shit, you’re a fucking loser!”
December 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Over who gets what piece of beef jerky"
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Would be great if legacy media could get around to covering NSPM-7!
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Would be great if legacy media could get around to covering NSPM-7!
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This says everything about politics in 2025:
Far-right, pro-US, anti-China candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election.
Kast, a Trump ally, is a staunch defender of the Pinochet dictatorship, and the son of a German Nazi official.
He also is very pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.
Far-right, pro-US, anti-China candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election.
Kast, a Trump ally, is a staunch defender of the Pinochet dictatorship, and the son of a German Nazi official.
He also is very pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.
December 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This says everything about politics in 2025:
Far-right, pro-US, anti-China candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election.
Kast, a Trump ally, is a staunch defender of the Pinochet dictatorship, and the son of a German Nazi official.
He also is very pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.
Far-right, pro-US, anti-China candidate José Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election.
Kast, a Trump ally, is a staunch defender of the Pinochet dictatorship, and the son of a German Nazi official.
He also is very pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.
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In Gaza, heavy rains once again flood the tents of displaced families, leaving them exposed to the cold and wet winter.
Amid Israel’s ongoing blockade on aid and reconstruction, Palestinians are forced to endure the storm in fragile tents that provide no protection from the harsh weather.
Amid Israel’s ongoing blockade on aid and reconstruction, Palestinians are forced to endure the storm in fragile tents that provide no protection from the harsh weather.
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In Gaza, heavy rains once again flood the tents of displaced families, leaving them exposed to the cold and wet winter.
Amid Israel’s ongoing blockade on aid and reconstruction, Palestinians are forced to endure the storm in fragile tents that provide no protection from the harsh weather.
Amid Israel’s ongoing blockade on aid and reconstruction, Palestinians are forced to endure the storm in fragile tents that provide no protection from the harsh weather.
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If you're wondering how cable news is reporting the US seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, here's CNN saying, "This is absolutely normal."
December 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If you're wondering how cable news is reporting the US seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, here's CNN saying, "This is absolutely normal."
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
'The UK is letting these people die'
'The UK is letting these people die'
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
'The UK is letting these people die'
'The UK is letting these people die'
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'Hug Bibi' strategy: Ben Rhodes shows how Democrats lost the plot on Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/hug-bibi-strategy-ben-rhodes-shows-how-democrats-lost-plot-gaza
'Hug Bibi' strategy: Ben Rhodes shows how Democrats lost the plot on Gaza
From blatant double standards to a growing disconnect with voters, the party's unflinching support for Israel has become a massive liability
www.middleeasteye.net
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
'Hug Bibi' strategy: Ben Rhodes shows how Democrats lost the plot on Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/hug-bibi-strategy-ben-rhodes-shows-how-democrats-lost-plot-gaza
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🟢Hamas welcomes reports of Tony Blair being dropped from Gaza “Board of Peace”
Hamas official Taher Al-Nunu said reports that Blair may be removed from the proposed Gaza Board of Peace would mark “a step in the right direction,” confirming Hamas urged mediators to exclude him due to his “blatant...
Hamas official Taher Al-Nunu said reports that Blair may be removed from the proposed Gaza Board of Peace would mark “a step in the right direction,” confirming Hamas urged mediators to exclude him due to his “blatant...
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🟢Hamas welcomes reports of Tony Blair being dropped from Gaza “Board of Peace”
Hamas official Taher Al-Nunu said reports that Blair may be removed from the proposed Gaza Board of Peace would mark “a step in the right direction,” confirming Hamas urged mediators to exclude him due to his “blatant...
Hamas official Taher Al-Nunu said reports that Blair may be removed from the proposed Gaza Board of Peace would mark “a step in the right direction,” confirming Hamas urged mediators to exclude him due to his “blatant...
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Official urges mediators to stop Israeli attacks, numbering 738 since ceasefire began, Gaza authorities say.
Hamas says no Gaza truce phase two while Israel ‘continues violations’
Official urges mediators to stop Israeli attacks, numbering 738 since ceasefire began, Gaza authorities say.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Official urges mediators to stop Israeli attacks, numbering 738 since ceasefire began, Gaza authorities say.