On COI #182, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the recent updates in Assange’s extradition case. Biden, like Trump, is prosecuting Assange for publishing evidence of American war crimes. The US/UK governments are criminalizing journalism and dealing a fatal blow to the First...
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Blinken Says US Nearing Saudi-Israel Proposal But Calm in Gaza Is Needed
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the White House is finalizing an incentive package to bribe Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize their ties. The Biden administration is seeking to expand the Trump-era Abraham Accords, in which Washington handed out favors to...
UN Oversight Office Closes Investigation Into Four Staff Over Alleged Ties to Hamas
Four of the 12 employees of the UN Palestinian Relief Agency (UNRWA) under investigation by the UN’s internal inspector’s office had their cases closed due to lack of evidence. In January, Israel claimed 12 members of UNRWA participated in the Hamas attack on...
ByteDance Will Shut Down TikTok in US Rather Than Comply with Divestment Demand
ByteDance says it will not sell off its popular video-sharing app TikTok after President Joe Biden signed a law that will ban the platform from American users in nine months if it is not sold away from Chinese ownership. Several sources inside ByteDance say TikTok...
Biden Signs TikTok Ban, But Campaign Will Remain on Platform
The same day that Joe Biden signed a massive foreign military aid bill that includes a provision to ban TikTok for US users, the President’s reelection campaign says it will remain on the platform through this year’s election. On Wednesday, President Biden signed...
UK to Send Record $620 Million Military Aid Package to Ukraine
The UK announced its largest-ever military aid package for Ukraine, totaling $620 million (£500 million). Though Washington remains Kiev’s most prominent backer, some NATO countries have scrapped together aid packages to attempt to keep the Ukrainian military...
Polish President Says Country Is Willing to Host NATO Nukes
The leader of Poland said Warsaw was willing to host nuclear weapons from a NATO country in response to Russia moving strategic arms into Belarus. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the proposal “absolutely massive.” In an interview with Fakt, Polish...
US to Blacklist Israeli Military Unit Accused of Killing American Man
The State Department will place an ultra-Orthodox Israeli military unit on a blacklist preventing US weapons from reaching its soldiers. The sanctions, expected to be announced on Monday, have angered Tel Aviv. The move by Washington follows officials speaking with...
New Amendment Would Force Reps Who Support Ukraine Aid to Join Kiev’s Military
Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor-Greene has proposed an amendment requiring lawmakers who vote in favor of the $60 billion Ukrainian aid bill to join the country’s military. Taylor-Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have pledged to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson...

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