White House Reportedly Lobbied to Keep Accused Abuser Rep. Max Miller in Race
One official suggested that Miller staying in the race seemed inevitable after he compared himself to Trump.

North Carolina Teen Was Arrested for Allegedly Self-Managing an Abortion
Abortion bans have always been about criminalizing the pregnant person.

Amid Measles Outbreak, Trump Signs Order Furthering Anti-Vaccine Movement
“Nothing bad can happen from what we’re doing,” Trump claimed, ignoring warnings from health experts.

Hormuz at Breaking Point and Remembering Journalists Killed in Gaza
Financial expert Brett Erickson joins Drop Site's Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim followed by Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Palestinian journalist Abubaker…

Local US Cops Adding AI Drones to Tech Surveillance
First came the Flock cameras. Now, hundreds of local police departments have received government waivers to fly surveillance drones that navigate with…

ICE Stationed Undercover Agent Outside of Ilhan Omar Town Hall Meeting, She Says
The incident happened just days before Minnesota’s primary election.

As Foodborne Illnesses Surge, People Turn to Local Farms for Certainty
Black farmers see a rise in support as cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks drive concerns over industrial food systems.

Primaries in six states, including Wisc. and Minn.; Escalated Israeli assault on West Bank with 504 attacks in one week; Multiple attacks on Libya refinery
Drop Site Daily: August 11, 2026…

A Groundbreaking US Political Defeat for Israel
James Zogby calls El-Sayed’s victory in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, a bellwether Midwestern battleground state, a watershed moment in…

The Mamdani Era
Danny Goldberg ScheerPost There’s a store that I walk by every day on my way to work in midtown Manhattan that caters to tourists. They sell keychai…

Gaza’s Board of Pieces
Chris Hedges ScheerPost There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no roadmap to ending the genocide or mec…

First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones.
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout Hundreds of local police departments have received waivers to fly surveillance drones…

History Has Proven Leibowitz Right about Israel
Yakov M. Rabkin Informed Comment  “Every day I check my mailbox, but I have not found a letter from the Almighty confirming it.” That was Profess…

Janitor Says Fear Kept Her Silent Before Joining Class-Action Lawsuit Against WinCo Foods
Alexandra Martinez Prism A former overnight janitor says fear of losing her job and fear tied to her immigration status kept her from speaking out for…

Chris Hedges Report: Epstein & Ohio’s ‘Silicon Heartland’
Whitney Webb discusses how the Epstein Network is privatizing the government, building out the Surveillance State and pursuing a new model of feudalis…

Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?
The post Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone? appeared first on ProPublica.

Iran Has Changed the Question
For more than three decades, the United States has treated Middle Eastern diplomacy as an exercise in writing the terms for others. Iran’s emerging…

Why Can’t We Hold Israel Accountable for Its Genocide in Gaza? It’s the Media…
In the face of all the evidence, Israel’s genocide remains the most contested in history. Israel simply denies what it’s doing. As Ramzy Baroud w…

Oracle’s Decline and the Future Collapse of the Ellison Empire?
Nat Wilson Turner joins Eric Draitser to discuss the recent collapse of Oracle’s stock price and the broader implications for Larry and David Elliso…

Americans in Gaza: Financiers of a Graveyard
The protracted slaughter in Gaza stands as one of the defining moral catastrophes of the modern era.  With tens of thousands of Palestinians killed,…

The Genocidal Weapon and the Nuclear Exception
It has been eighty-one years since the atomic bombings delivered an unmistakable message. From the ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, humanity was faced…

Two Different America's (Sic)
Hoo boy. With the approach of what bleakly promises to be "the super-Islamophobic midterms," the Bigot-In-Chief is letting his racist freak flag fly b…

DNC Buries Reasons It Lost to Trump
An unpublished chapter in the U.S. Democrats’ “autopsy” report on the party’s loss to Trump in the last presidential election made its way to…

PEER and Allies Push Back on FCC’s Approval of Reflect Orbital’s Plan to Light Up the Night
PEER, DarkSky International, the American Bird Conservancy, and Environment America — represented by Earthjustice — filed a formal Application for…

Resisting Trump's escalating attack on independent media
Journalist Rania Khalek says BreakThrough News won’t be forced to soften its reporting on Palestine.

Trump Adds to Long History of US Abuse of Cuba
For over a century, U.S. officials have regarded Cuba as a plantation to exploit, rival to defeat, or dissenting voice to silence, never shedding thei…

Trump “low-keys” Iran; Netanyahu rejects BoP plan for Gaza; Ukraine kills 13 in strike targeting Russian refinery
Drop Site Daily: August 10, 2026…

Avoiding the toilet at any cost
At al-Deira displacement camp, the communal bathrooms are unsanitary, leading many women to avoid using the toilet entirely, with major health consequ…

Live Wednesday: Israel's Lobby with Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick
Join us Wednesday, August 12 at 7PM ET, exclusive for paid subscribers…

A Note To Patrons And Subscribers
This is just a note to my patrons and newsletter subscribers to say I’m sorry I haven’t published anything these past few days.

As El Niño and heatwaves dry up fields, governments must act fast
Climate campaigners warned that record high temperatures and a strong El Niño is resulting in severe drought in many countries, hitting crop yields a…

Did California DA prosecute students to court pro-Israel donors?
Jeff Rosen has come under fire for "grave" conflict of interests.

ICE is sitting on $100 billion
Polygraph | Newsletter n°348 | 10 Aug 2026…

Gaza’s Board of Pieces
Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is a mirage, a conjuring trick in which peace is unilaterally declared as Israel seizes more Palestinian land and…

More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up.
The post More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up. appeared first on ProPublica.

Why the Iran War Won’t End Soon (w/ Alastair Crooke) | TCHR
Trump's reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse — as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has…

Israel's Brutal Retaliation Against Imprisoned Palestinian Doctors Seeking Legal Appeals
The escalated abuse against Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya following a legal challenge to his detention has sent a chilling message to the families of detained…

Blanche Is (Still) Unfit to Be Named Attorney General
Today, Senator Bill Cassidy, announced that he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, iss…

House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare
The post House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare appeared first on ProPublica.

What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?
The post What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money? appeared first on ProPublica.

Abdul El-Sayed deals record-breaking loss to Israel lobby
“Truly catastrophic loss for the geniuses at AIPAC” also hits Democratic establishment.

Food & Water Watch Applauds Failure of Bad Senate Farm Bill
Today Republicans failed to move their disastrous Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2026, out of the Senate Agriculture Committee. A fierce movement…

UK Government Targeting of Muslim Scholar Part of a Coordinated Campaign to Clamp Down on Pro-Palestine Solidarity
Amid a deepening crackdown on Palestine solidarity in the country, a senior member of the British parliament is leading a campaign to have a popular a…

$1.6 Trillion In Hidden Debt — The AI Bubble Just Got More Insane!
New column by Lee Camp…

Need a divorce? Go to the hospital.
Divorced women in Gaza must wade through a destroyed judicial system to obtain their rights.

He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
The post He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No. appeared first on ProPublica.

How the Epstein Network is Privatizing the Government & Building Out the Surveillance State (w/Whitney Webb) | TCHR
Whitney Webb explains how Leslie Wexner privatized Ohio’s state government, and is using his position between the markets and the state to help the…

There Is Beauty Everywhere. Even In Dystopia. Even In Armageddon.
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Trump's Phantom Enemies - Read by Eunice Wong
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for blacklisting and criminalizing all left-wing, progressive, anti-war and anti-imperialist dissent…

China Just Saved The World — And No One's Talking About It
New column by Lee Camp…

ALL Mainstream Western Institutions View Palestinian Lives As Worthless
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Don Corleone Trump
Trump’s White House runs a mob-style extortion racket that will bankrupt the country the way Trump bankrupted his casinos.

"I'm Not Political" Just Means "I Support The Status Quo"
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Let's Stay Human
Reading by Tim Foley:…

How Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems are propagandizing children to support war through STEM
The most infamous arms companies manufacturing the very bombs for the United States and Israel to use in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran are partnering…

Another of Epstein's Co-Conspirators Dies Mysteriously
New column / video by Lee Camp…

Iran’s Shock Strike Strategy Against US Assets Opens Multiple Fronts
While another lull in direct combat between the United States and Iran has come into effect, other fronts begin to expand and threaten to drown the re…

A.I. Wants Your Land, Water & Power / Whistleblower Reveals FBI Epstein Cover Up
Today's Lee Camp livestream…

The 3 Ways The US Gov. Aims To Crush Pro-Palestine Activism & Media
New column by Lee Camp…

Why 98 Democrats ignored voters and opposed an Israel aid cut
Polygraph | Newsletter n°347 | 25 Jul 2026…

Regime Change Mission Foiled: Yemen’s Ansarallah Uncover Saudi-Mossad-CIA Espionage Network to Decapitate Resistance Leaders
Newly released documents reviewed by MintPress uncover a Mossad-CIA led “espionage network” inside Yemen against Ansarallah to enable “decapitat…

What will end up in the GOP’s $95 billion reconciliation bill?
Polygraph | Newsletter n°346 | 18 Jul 2026…

Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, The Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200
Lionel Messi has quietly built relationships with companies and security firms closely linked to Israel's military-intelligence establishment. From be…

US spent $103 billion on the Iran War in four months
Polygraph | Newsletter n°345 | 13 Jul 2026…

Iran War: Most unpopular US war in history
Polygraph | Newsletter n°344 | 22 Jun 2026…