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ICE: The Rogue Agency’s Wave of Terror Continues
Since our last report documenting ICE’s wave of criminal brutality, the agency’s lawless warpath has only worsened. A year under siege. Last January, 2025, The Free Thought Project documented the ways in which the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants was designed to empower and enrich the police state. Illustrating the ways […]
Which Country Is Israel’s Most Complete Puppet, America or Britain?
Which Country Is Israel’s Most Complete Puppet, America or Britain? Paul Craig Roberts To please Israel, Trump attacked Iran, an act of war, and Trump is likely to submit to Netanyahu’s pressure to conduct a larger American attack on Iran. That the American people can be sent to war by […]
From Board of Peace to Board of Profit: Trump, Kushner, and the Gaza Master Plan Fantasy
At Davos, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former White House adviser, unveiled a “master plan” for Gaza, a seven-slide spectacle of CGI skyscrapers, luxury apartments, data centres, and coastal resorts. Branded Project Sunrise, it promises to transform the bombed-out Gaza Strip into a high-tech Riviera. On screen, Gaza gleams. On […]
Trump Reverses Course On European Tariffs, Saying Europe Is “Destroying” Itself
According to the United States ruler, Donald Trump, the European countries he threatened with tariffs don’t need his help to fall into ruin. Trump claimed that they are making “horrible” decisions and “destroying” themselves. Trump’s Unhinged Tariffs On NATO Countries Over Greenland Dispute Speaking at the World Economic Forum in […]
Ukraine Reports 200,000 Soldiers AWOL, 2 Million Ukrainians Avoid Conscription
Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission The Ukrainian military revealed some of its struggles to get men in uniform and remain on the frontlines. “I don’t want to be a populist — I want to be a realist,” Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. “The Ministry of Defense is coming into my […]
Iran Didn’t Erupt, It Was Ignited: The Hidden Hands Behind a Manufactured Crisis
When the first chants rose up in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar at the end of December 2025, they came from merchants worn down by real, everyday suffering: inflation eating away savings, a collapsing currency, and the unceasing grind of uncertainty. Yet within days, what began as a grassroots protest against economic […]
Venezuela – the Petroleum Fortress: Power, Profits, and the Dismantling of a Nation
Historian Miguel Tinker Salas’s Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know uncovers the century-long architecture of Western intervention and the human cost of a state built on oil. The history of Venezuela is often reduced to a cautionary tale of a single charismatic leader or a sudden economic collapse, yet the reality is […]
Revealed: The CIA-Backed NGOs Fueling The Iran Protests
As waves of deadly demonstrations and counter-demonstrations hit Iran, MintPress examines the CIA-backed NGOs helping to stir the outrage and foment more violence. One of these groups is Human Rights Activists In Iran, frequently referred to as HRA or HRAI in the media. The group, and its media arm, the […]
Trump Mulls Attacks On Iran And Greenland
United States ruler Donald Trump is considering attacking Iran and going the “hard way” when it comes to acquiring the Arctic island of Greenland, currently under Denmark’s jurisdiction. The rhetoric is increasing as the war is waged and applauded. In the past few days, Trump has been briefed on several […]
Pentagon Considers Raising Budget by 50%
President Trump’s announcement that he wants to push the U.S. defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027 is being framed as a necessary response to “very troubled and dangerous times” and a way to build what he calls a “Dream Military.” He claims that tariff revenues generated by his trade […]
