The admin has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, and Trump’s aides have asked the justice department for additional guidance that could provide a legal basis to strike targets other than boats […]

Pistorius also warned that Russia continues to seek to “sow doubt, divide us, and influence elections,” and that “these are no longer abstract scenarios” as Russia “will not relent in its attempt to forcibly redraw borders.” […]

Trump is exhibiting a “massive increase” in “clinical signs of dementia,” exacerbating the president’s “malignant narcissism,” a psychologist has warned. tbf We didn't need a psychologist's diagnosis. https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-cognitive-collapse-is-clear-psychologist/

Most Americans - including 80% of Democrats & 41% of Republicans - think U.S. should recognize Palestinian statehood, a sign that Trump's opposition to doing so is out of step with public opinion. 60% said Israel's response in Gaza was excessive […]

CLIMATE CHANGED 2025 Bug expert terrified to see mosquitoes in Iceland for the first time in history: ‘The last fortress has fallen’ The US sees a surge of Tropical diseases on the mainland, due to the warming planet #AureFreePress #News #press #headline […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Dubbed “Pacific Eyes”, the proposed intelligence-sharing alliance could help to plug institutional gaps that “external powers” – particularly Beijing – were eager to exploit […]

The blizzard of paperwork is a byproduct of two consolidated lawsuits accusing Snap Inc.’s Snapchat; Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram; ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok; and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube of knowingly designing their platforms to addict users […]

Last year the Israeli army launched a criminal investigation, which is continuing, into the deaths of 36 prisoners detained at Sde Teiman. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/20/mutilated-bodies-palestinians-held-notorious-israeli-jail-gaza-officials

Since taking power in 2019, the center-right government has transformed the country’s labor market into what it hails as one of the most “flexible” in Europe. Starting in July 2024, employees in industry, retail, agriculture & some service sectors can be asked to work a new six-day schedule […]

Renaissance Macro Research estimated, to date in 2025, the dollar value contributed to GDP growth by AI data-centre build out had surpassed U.S. consumer spending for the first time ever. That’s remarkable considering consumer spending is 2/3 of GDP […]

**# Israel and #hamas begin indirect ceasefire talks in Egypt; US strikes another Venezuelan boat; ICE raids intensify in Chicago** Drop Site Daily: October 6, 2025 from #dropsitenews Oct 06, 2025 _The#US strikes yet another #venezuelan boat, the fourth in weeks, and hints at its plans for a […]

As European countries pour billions into defense spending, their debt piles are expanding—raising questions of national fiscal stability. This graphic shows European Union debt-to-GDP by country, based on data from Eurostat. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/european-union-debt-to-gdp-by-country/

“82nd is like our top tier quick reaction force] for abroad. So it will cause a lot of headlines,” he added. “Probably why he wants Potus to tell him to do it." [#maga https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/us-military-portland-oregon-trump-administration

The ouster follows months of musical chairs inside the Pentagon. Hegseth fired several top aides earlier this year and removed the chair of the Joint Chiefs, as well as the uniformed leaders of the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. It's not gonna end well […]

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month. Kudos to the agent […]

Cowardice at Apple: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/apple-takes-down-ice-tracking-app-after-pressure-from-ag-bondi

The memo, startling in scope, signals a potential new moment not just in the Trump administration’s willingness to reach beyond the norms of presidential authority to wage war but in Trump’s stated “America First” agenda. It also raises stark questions about how far the White House intends to […]

Responding to questions about these probes, Kovesi said that Article 86 of the Greek Constitution – which stipulates that Parliament alone has the power to prosecute members of the government for criminal offenses committed while in office – stands in the way of the investigations, especially […]

From The Origins of Totalitarianism, “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction … no longer exists” […]

“Prosecutors are wielding criminal laws to surveil and criminalize pregnant people, their behaviour and their pregnancy outcomes,” This is what #farageboats wants for the UK. The US is his playbook, the man is incapable of original thought […]

Greek trains, ferries & taxis were halted on Wednesday as thousands of workers, including teachers & seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms & a govt plan to allow employers to extend working hours […]

“How about we all come together & say, ‘let’s stop attacking paedophiles,’” The senator did not correct himself after the error and instead moved on to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C. #epsteinfiles #maga […]

Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice. #maga […]

Communication within #afghanistan, and out to the wider world, has been severely affected, as have essential services - including banking and payments - and access to online education, a lifeline for many women and girls. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxqdy5nrlqo

There could be only one explanation for such regular correspondences. The languages must have descended from a single common ancestor, whose ancient breakup led to their distinct evolutionary pathways […]

Russia conscripted 134,500 Russians in Spring 2022 & 120,000 in Fall 2022; 147,000 in Spring 2023 & 130,000 in Fall 2023; & 150,000 in Spring 2024 & 133,000 in Fall 2024. Putin authorised the Fall 2025 cycle, to conscript 135,000 Russians. #meatgrinder […]

Budowich—a deputy chief of staff who ran communications, cabinet affairs, and speechwriting, and was a close ally of Vice President JD Vance—is departing at month’s end. https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-donald-trump-aide-ditches-the-white-house-as-exodus-speeds-up/

The president's comments risk inflaming already high tensions after the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as officials point fingers at ideological opponents for political violence. https://www.axios.com/2025/09/25/trump-warns-democrats-dallas-ice-shooting

"The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week," said chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. The Pentagon has provided no other details about the meeting. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-generals-admirals-meeting/

It’s the third time in about a month and the ninth time this year NORAD has reported such an incident involving Russian aircraft flying near Alaska. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/09/25/russian-warplanes-detected-flying-near-alaska-again-us-military-says/

"President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia will request and support the formation of a United Nations peacekeeping force for Palestine."

An Army spokeswoman said that “approximately a dozen Soldiers have been suspended pending review of their social media account activity.” “These numbers are subject to change as commands review social media activity and take appropriate action,” The Marine Corps confirmed that the service […]

It's the subtle differences between the U.S. and the U.K. though. In America, the immigrants are eating the dogs and cats. Over here they're eating the swans and carp....

The CEO of luxury group LVMH, Bernard Arnault, said that a proposed 2% levy on France's wealthiest citizens — those with assets worth more than €100 million — is “an offensive that is deadly for our economy”. He would say that, wouldn't he? […]

Mark Spitznagel, the hedge fund manager behind Universa Investments who made $1 billion in a single day for his clients during the 2015 “Flash Crash,” says he is seeing similarities to 1929, the year of the Wall Street crash. #maga […]

“An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said … four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship” […]

And this from the idiot who told us to inject disinfectant & to get irradiated by UV light to cure Covid. “Taking Tylenol is not good,” Trump said during a briefing at the WH "I’ll say it. It’s not good.” The insane really have taken over the asylum […]

Disruptions which affected several European airports over the weekend were caused by a 3-party ransomware incident, the EU's cybersecurity agency said on Monday. "The type of ransomware has been identified. Law enforcement is involved to investigate," […]

"It features 30 artists from the firing zone who are exhibiting in Greece for the first time, reminding the world that culture is the last line of defence for the Palestinian people." https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/09/21/in-the-line-of-fire-miracles-amidst-ruins-gaza-biennale-opens-in-greece

The % of small businesses with unfilled job openings fell to 32% in August from the month before, hitting its lowest level since July 2020. Robust small-business hiring has contributed to more than half of the U.S. economy’s jobs creation in recent years […]

“The combination of 24/7 news cycles, social media algorithms designed specifically to keep us engaged, and genuinely challenging global events creates a perfect storm for widespread secondary trauma" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-national-trauma-meaning_l_68cb042ee4b0a2e5bdc6b8f7

Budapest and Bratislava have so far been reluctant to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and have blocked steps they considered threatening to their energy security. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/09/22/7531972/

Palantir recently won a $30m contract to build the government a new platform called ImmigrationOS that will service Ice branches beyond HSI, and aims to “streamline” the identification and deportation of immigrants. While the documents are largely limited to HSI’s operations, it’s easy to see […]

Six charities have dropped the Duchess of York as a patron or ambassador after an email from 2011 emerged in which she called sex offender Jeffrey Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddmr6v0jpzo

People around Trump have indicated that they do not wish to see annexation, the TV report added. “It’s the last thing they need,” according to reporter Dana Weiss, especially after Israel’s September 9 strike on Hamas leaders in US ally Qatar […]

About 486,000 people live full-time in an RV, which appears to be more than twice as many as in 2021, according to survey data from the RV Industry Association. #maga https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/americans-choose-rv-life-economy-challenges-housing-market-cost-rcna231942

“With the US absenting itself, there’s more Chinese influence. Under Trump, the US continues to make own goals and China stands at midfield and lets the US get away with it. China benefits by doing nothing.” […]

Citing a shift from gunshot injuries to blast wounds and burns caused by drones and loitering munitions, Hoffmann said: ‘The nature of warfare has changed dramatically in Ukraine.’ https://metro.co.uk/2025/09/22/germany-prepares-treat-1-000-injured-soldiers-a-day-war-russia-24230667/

"Only after Gabbard made the list public did they realize she had stripped deputies to the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, of security clearances." Putin is rubbing his blood soaked hands in glee, though […]

GOV. PRITZKER: "It's cheating. Trump is a cheater. He cheats on his wives. He cheats at golf. And now he's trying to cheat the American people out of their votes."