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We break down the news, expose double standards, and give you the real story behind the headlines.
Head of Israel's Shin Bet brother charged with smuggling into Gaza. The blockade, meant to 'secure' Israel, instead creates a lucrative black market & feeds connections across the very lines it draws. Predictable. #GazaBlockade #IPConflict

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-family-business-of
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
New nuclear arms race? Or a trillion-dollar payday for defense contractors? The 'threat' narrative is a worn-out script. #MilitaryIndustrialComplex

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-nuclear-clock-is-ticking-towards-profit-not-peace
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
DOJ aims to 'turbocharge' deportations by gutting immigration appeals, but this isn't new. It's the same playbook used by previous admin, prioritizing optics over due process. Who benefits from 'efficiency' without justice? #Immigration #DueProcess

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/expedited-dep
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Elite names remain redacted in Epstein docs. Calls for transparency clash with a legal system often shielding the powerful. History shows this pattern benefits those in the shadows. #Epstein #Transparency

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-redacted-truth-elite-immunity-in-plain-sight
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Senate Dems call for Pentagon to review SpaceX over alleged Chinese investors. But where was that same scrutiny for other state-backed foreign investments in critical U.S. tech? #SelectiveScrutiny

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitics-of-private-capital
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
US 'War on Fentanyl' finds India a 'key ally.' Same playbook, different drug. Always about geopolitics, rarely just public health. Records show drug wars are power plays, not purely health interventions. #ForeignPolicy #FentanylCrisis

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-geopolitics-of-potency
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
An 'Assad-era law' restricts Syrian civil society. But the real story is how authoritarian blueprints of control survive regime change, becoming convenient tools for new powers. History rhymes when we refuse to read it. #Syria #CivilSociety #PowerPlay

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-durabl
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
FT report in 2026 touts 'post-Maduro opportunities' after 'military intervention.' Sounds eerily like the 'Iraq War's economic boom' that never materialized for Iraqis. When will we learn? #Venezuela #RegimeChange

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-empire-s-hand-how-regime-change-becomes-mark
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Lord Mandelson's undisclosed Palantir ties reveal the blueprint: political elites cash in as public services are privatized. Same script, different cast. #UKPolitics #Palantir #Transparency

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-architecture-of-influence-shadow-networks-and-state-contracts
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
US moves 7,000 ISIS suspects to Iraq, citing 'concerns' over due process. This isn't oversight, it's outsourcing. Same playbook: externalize costs, delegate controversy. #ForeignPolicy

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/custodial-responsibility-remote-controlled
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Kyiv's 'blackout winter' isn't just hardship, it's a centuries-old strategic playbook: weaponizing civilian suffering to achieve military aims. From WWII to Gaza, the pattern is grimly familiar. #WarCrimes #Ukraine

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/winter-of-disconnect-the-strategic-logic-of-dar
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The 'alarming' scale of cyber operations by 'Asian groups' is front page news. But when Western powers hack 37+ nations, it's just 'intelligence gathering.' Double standards are the real exploit. #CyberWarfare #MediaManipulation

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-normalization-of-digital-encr
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
UK sanctions Sudanese leaders. Another round of 'we're doing something' optics, but history shows such moves rarely alter entrenched power. Where's the real leverage? #SudanCrisis

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/sanctions-as-a-solution-a-familiar-spectacle
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Elite resignations over Epstein aren't 'accountability'—they're a systemic shield. History shows this maneuver: public sacrifice to protect the deeper networks. Who *really* benefits from the curated silence? #EpsteinFiles #PowerDynamics

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-elite-shield-resigna
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
EU sued over 'strategic' lithium mine. 'Green transition' now means fast-tracking extraction, overriding local concerns. History repeating, but with EVs. #GreenColonialism

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/green-energy-s-dirty-secret
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
FT says oil majors are 'regaining lustre' as tech sinks. What they don't say: relentless lobbying & billions in subsidies ensure their 'shine' never really fades. It's not just market forces. #FossilFuelFacts

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-inevitable-return-of-big-oil-s-dominance
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
US 'advisory' roles in Nigeria mirror early Vietnam deployments. Same euphemisms, same quiet creep. Executive overreach for perpetual war, avoiding public debate. #NoBootsActually #MilitaryIndustrialComplex

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/boots-on-the-ground-more-like-a-slippery-slope
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Another 'anti-ICE bill' gains 'momentum.' Remember 2008? Or 2018? The pattern is clear: political theater designed to manage, not resolve, a system benefiting too many. #ImmigrationReform #PoliticalTheater

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-immigration-reform-charade
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Queen Maxima joining the Dutch reserves? More like royal-backed PR for escalating defense budgets. Same script, different uniform. #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #Europe

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/royal-recruitment-drive-the-monarchy-s-latest-spin-on-national-security
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Germany's 'values-based foreign policy'? Apparently includes selling advanced weaponry to regimes with concerning human rights records. Merz's Gulf tour proves it. #ArmsSales #Germany

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/germany-s-moral-compass-for-sale-to-the-highest-bidder-again
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Trump's move for a Columbus statue wasn't about history, but deliberate historical revisionism. Rewriting national narratives from the Oval Office. #SymbolicPolitics

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/re-inscribing-conquest-the-symbolic-politics-of-statues
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
US rushing weapons to Taiwan isn't just 'fixing supply chains.' It's fueling the military-industrial complex, cementing profit, and deepening geopolitical friction. Follow the money. #WarProfits #Taiwan

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-taiwan-gambit-washington-s-expanding-cartel
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Albania's 'judicial reforms' are a decade old & DW reports 'hope without justice.' This isn't failure; it's a playbook. Purge judges, consolidate power, all under the guise of EU integration. Same script, new actors. #Geopolitics #Albania

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-reform-mirage-how-j
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Bezos's WaPo cuts staff. Another 'bloodbath' report. When the 'Fourth Estate' is an asset for a billionaire, its purpose becomes profit, not truth. We've seen this movie before. #MediaMonopoly

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-bezos-doctrine-media-in-the-age-of-monopoly-capital
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Newsweek asked if Epstein could 'topple a PM.' He didn't. Know who got quiet protection despite direct links? The Monarchy. The game isn't about morality, it's about elite insulation. #DoubleStandards

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/the-curtains-of-power
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM