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A damning new report found that evangelical Christian fundamentalism is underpinning U.S. military action in Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. and Israel launched a joint operation and struck Iran overnight, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among dozens of others across the region. The attack was launched amid Iranian …
Bombshell report here: https://t.co/ceEApnKTjW — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 21, 2026 Jamie Dimon has implied that debanking Trump was the result of government regulatory pressure. That would be an interesting avenue of inquiry to pursue. If the biggest bank can shut down President Trump’s account, then Susan Rice is right: the Democrats can weaponize corporations. …
📢 Breaking news: Another "#China shock" pic.twitter.com/5uMWrStZgn — Chinese Embassy in US (@ChineseEmbinUS) January 7, 2026 h/t dr0id
Tony Blair’s think tank wants digital IDs to turn neighbours into informants, including for noise complaints… With each complaint contributing to your ‘community impact’ score. The proposal is buried in a report released just two days before Keir Starmer announced plans for a mandatory digital ID. The Prime Minister is saying publicly that the government …
🚨🇺🇸 APPLE SUED FOR SPYING ON EMPLOYEES & SILENCING COMPLAINTS Apple employee Amar Bhakta claims the company forces workers to install software that digs through emails, photos, and health data—basically turning iPhones into surveillance machines. Privacy? Not in this… pic.twitter.com/VBOev6sDMW — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 3, 2024
Ukraine’s defense ministry issued a recall of 120mm artillery shells this week, citing defects in a recently delivered batch of rounds. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said it was investigating incidents of “abnormal activation” of the shells from the last three weeks. Officials didn’t say exactly how many rounds were affected, but Ukrainian …
Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s governor is not required to investigate members of the State Election Board amid ethics complaints over recent changes to election procedures. Georgia law “does not mean that a citizen can simply submit information to the governor” and trigger a hearing, Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a Sept. 6 …
I’ve attended at least 4 court hearings for this case and have not seen this blowhard at a single one. Lots of other reporters present but not him. He has no idea what’s happening outside of what Smith’s team spoon-feeds him. What a tool https://t.co/JETi2OtBN9 — Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) May 12, 2024
Police Scotland has received more than 3,000 hate crime reports since a new law was introduced on Monday, the BBC understands. It creates a new crime of “stirring up hatred” over protected characteristics. A large number were about a 2020 speech by First Minister Humza Yousaf – then justice secretary – highlighting white people in …
The Fulton County Board of Ethics reportedly declined to review two complaints against Fani Willis just before a meeting scheduled for their consideration Thursday. The board chose not to review the complaints because it found it lacks jurisdiction to enforce the code of ethics against Willis, as she is a state constitutional officer, according to …
Starbucks workers have filed more complaints with New York City, alleging that the coffee chain violated the Fair Workweek law. The allegations come as Starbucks baristas at more than 200 locations nationwide strike during the company’s busy Red Cup promotion. Last year, Chipotle paid $20 million to workers to settle Fair Workweek violations and $1 …
Sales of Apple’s newest and priciest iPhones may be chilled by a growing chorus of user complaints about the phones overheating to the point of being too hot to hold and even shutting down on their own, with some testers recording temperatures above 120 degrees. Depending on the cause, Apple may only be able to address the …