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Some Republicans Opposed Using Troops Against Protests in 2020. Now They’re Marching in Lockstep.

When President Donald Trump threatened to send troops against the Black Lives Matter movement five years ago, some members of his own party offered guarded criticisms.Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., then serving as the majority whip, said he opposed using the military.“I would prefer that these things be handled by the state and local authorities,” he said. “You want to de-escalate, rather than escalate.” Related Trump Deploys Marines to a “Manufactured Crisis,” Defense Official SaysOver th

Did Israel Just “Blow Up” Trump’s Bid For an Iran Nuclear Deal?

A firefighter calls out his colleagues at the scene of an explosion in a residence compound in northern Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. Photo: Vahid Salemi/APThe attack had been predicted for weeks, but over the last few days, the chatter was taken seriously enough that the U.S. ordered non-essential diplomatic personnel to evacuate the region. By the time the Israeli military finally struck Iran on Thursday evening — early Friday morning in Tehran — the U.S. and Iran were just three days out fr

Josh Hawley Blames Nonprofits for “Bankrolling Civil Unrest” in LA Without Evidence

As protests against immigration crackdowns spread from Los Angeles to cities around the United States this week, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., leveraged the perceived unrest to target nonprofits supporting the very communities the Trump administration has put under siege. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and the Marines, while the Los Angeles Police Department carried out a brutal response to protests objecting to workers’ arbitrary detention by masked ICE agents in Los Angeles. Aft

Middle East braces for possible Israeli attack on Iran

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentatorMiddle East news media are nervously covering the evacuation orders for Americans in Iraq, Kuwait, and Bahrain, which include some U.S. government personnel.U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Center that Americans were advised to leave the region “because it could be a dangerous place, and we’ll see what happens”.Iran’s defense minister, Aziz Nasirzadeh, has said his country would target U.S. military

This Is What Happens Next After Israel Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Facilities…

This week there has been a tremendous amount of speculation that a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities is imminent.  Now it has happened.  When I originally wrote this article, I thought that a military strike on Iran would not happen until after one last round of talks with the Iranians this weekend.  Even though it was obvious that those talks would go nowhere, I thought that the U.S. and Israel would give the Iranians one last chance to make a deal.  But that obviously did not materiali

Moscow Debates START Treaty End After Airbase Strikes UK Tried Failed Destroy Russia Black Sea Fleet

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Jeffrey Sachs and Alexander Mercouris Discuss UK&USA-v-Russia Relations

12 June 2025, by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.)Jeffrey Sachs and Alexander Mercouris are two of the wisest, most knowledgeable, most honest, and best-intentioned, commentators in The West, regarding international affairs. A fascinating discussion between them on June 12th focused upon the present historical moment as being the most dangerous for the world ever since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when one superpower, the Soviet Union, was about to install its nuclear

Palestinian Activists Came to Speak at California Synagogue — But Face Deportation at the Airport

Two Palestinian peace activists from the occupied West Bank were detained upon landing in the San Francisco airport Wednesday and face deportation after immigration officials unexpectedly revoked their visas.Eid Hathaleen and Awdah Hathaleen, cousins from the Masafer Yatta village of Um Al Khair, have been unreachable for the past day, according to organizers and a local lawmaker advocating on their behalf. As of Thursday, they were believed to remain in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custod

Israel Bombs Iranian Nuclear Sites, Targets IRGC Commanders for Assassination

Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iran on Thursday, bombing Iran's nuclear sites and targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders for assassination in Tehran -- all while the US was claiming to pursue "diplomacy" to avoid a war. ...

Ukraine Faces Major Ecological Disaster Worse Than Chernobyl!

Ukraine Faces Major Ecological Disaster Worse Than Chernobyl!Ukraine is facing an ecological and environmental disaster and a catastrophe on a scale with Chernobyl. Rhod Mackenzie looks the unfolding uranium water contamination that will destroy land,plants animals and people.Ukraine is facing an ecological and environmental disaster and a catastrophe on a scale with Chernobyl. Rhod Mackenzie looks at the unfolding uranium water contamination that will destroy land, plants animals and people.  P

Iran war looms as Witkoff negotiates. Zelensky panic, losing Odessa. UK sons fight Russia for NATO

Iran war looms as Witkoff negotiates. Zelensky panic, losing Odessa. UK sons fight Russia for NATOIran war looms as Witkoff negotiates. Zelensky panic, losing Odessa.

The Fight Against Musk Doesn’t End With DOGE

Elon Musk and Donald Trump take part in a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House May 30, 2025. Photo: Francis Chung/Politico via AP ImagesElon Musk may no longer be welcome in the White House, but don’t believe for a second that he’s done with politics. Between federal contracts and potential regulation, the government plays too big of a role in Musk’s business ventures for the world’s richest man to ever truly turn his back on Washington. In Musk’s own words, “Trump has 3.5 year

ADL, AJC Demand Money and Censorship at House Hearing on Anti-Semitism

The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee demanded money, internet censorship and pre-crime programs in the name of "Jewish safety" during a GOP-led House hearing on anti-Semitism on Wednesday. ...

Dirty war, second front and South Caucasus w/ Jeffrey Sachs (Live)

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The Lying Lingo of the U.S. Empire’s Perpetual-War Machine

11 June 2025, by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.)Late in the Biden Administration, its FBI headlined on 12 July 2020, “The China Threat” and opened:The counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts emanating from the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party are a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States.Confronting this threat is the FBI’s top counterintelligence priority.To be clear, the adversary is not the Chi

Dawson Knives warns of U.S. MagnaCut steel crisis: Prices to soar 80% as sole supplier shuts down

<table><tr><td><img src='https://naturalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2025/06/2025-06-12-BBN-Interview-with-John-Roy.jpg' width='140' height='76' /></td><td valign='top'>(NaturalNews) &#9;MagnaCut Steel Crisis: Crucible Industries, the sole U.S. producer of premium MagnaCut steel, shut down after being acquired by a French firm, lea...</td></tr></table>

Climate alarmists promote corn-based cow diets that alter milk composition and cheese quality

<table><tr><td><img src='https://naturalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2025/06/Dairy-Cows-Feeding.jpg' width='140' height='76' /></td><td valign='top'>(NaturalNews) &#9;French study finds grass-fed cow diets correlate with richer cheese flavor and nutrition. &#9;Corn-based diets reduce methane emissions but risk "d...</td></tr></table>

RFK Jr. AXES all 17 members of CDC&#8217;s vaccine advisory committee, citing panel&#8217;s &#8220;historical corruption&#8221;

<table><tr><td><img src='https://naturalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2025/06/Senate-Confirmation-Hearing-Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr.jpg' width='140' height='76' /></td><td valign='top'>(NaturalNews) &#9;Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), citing systemic ...</td></tr></table>

Study: Banned herbicide DIQUAT wreaking havoc on gut health

<table><tr><td><img src='https://naturalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2025/06/Man-Spraying-Pesticides-Crops-Farm.jpg' width='140' height='76' /></td><td valign='top'>(NaturalNews) &#9;Once marketed as a "safer" herbicide alternative, diquat is now linked to severe gut barrier damage, contributing to autoimmune disorders and chro...</td></tr></table>

Elevate your meals with avocado: The answer to diabetes and heart disease

<table><tr><td><img src='https://naturalnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2025/06/Avocado-Green-Slices-Seed.jpg' width='140' height='76' /></td><td valign='top'>(NaturalNews) &#9;Science confirms avocados are a nutrient powerhouse that can support heart and metabolic health. &#9;Regular avocado consumption is linked to highe...</td></tr></table>

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