Thomas Paine writes that a despotic government is a fungus that grows out of a corrupt civil society. This is what happened to past societies. It is what happened to us.
Chris Hedges: The Rule of Idiots
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DHS Chief Calls for Military Arrests in LA Protests
In a letter obtained by The San Fancisco Chronicle, Kristi Noem appears inclined to skirt federal restrictions on military involvement with domestic law enforcement.
Judge Rules Police Raid on UK Journalist Is Illegal
Following his recent court victory, Asa Winstanley calls on police to stop investigating his social media account and for journalists to stick together against police repression.
Chris Hedges: The Last Days of Gaza
The genocide is almost complete. When it is concluded it will have exposed the moral bankruptcy of Western civilization.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: For Whom the Drones Buzz
If military drones are “revolutionizing” instruments, then wherever we are, we are in a field of battle.
Israel Seizes Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s Ship Madleen
The Israeli military intercepted the sailboat early Monday and abducted its crew and participants and confiscated its cargo, Ann Wright reports.
Enforcing Silence
Imagine the U.S. government requiring public speech or enforcing public silence in return for the benefits it gives out, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Well, it is happening under our noses today.
Jonathan Cook: UK Sheltering Israel’s Genocidal Ambassador
It is long past time Tzipi Hotovely was expelled from London. Starmer’s inaction proves he has no intention of stopping his support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza.
US Domestic Spying & the 4th Amendment
Government officials — local, state and federal — are trampling the natural right to privacy, argues Andrew P. Napolitano.
Palantir’s Value Soars With Dystopian Spy Tool that Will Centralize Data on Americans
By contracting the surveillance firm to agglomerate the U.S. population’s personal data across government agencies, the White House has turbo-charged the company’s value, Kit Klarenberg reports.