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An investigation conducted by Al Jazeera based on evidence collected by the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip has concluded that nearly 3,000 Palestinians have been “evaporated” by Israel through the use of thermal weapons—some of them supplied by the US. As reported by Al Jazeera on Tuesday, the investigation found that 2,842 Palestinians were killed due to Israel’s “systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius [6,332 degrees Fahrenheit].”   The heat generated by these weapons is so intense, investigators noted, that they leave behind almost no detectable human remains other than blood stains or pieces of flesh. Israel’s use of such weapons was flagged last year in a social media post by Omar Hamad, a Gaza pharmacist who posted a video purportedly showing a thermobaric bomb being detonated in Beit Hanoun.   Mahmoud Basal, spokespers...

Cyrus Janssen   8 reasons China is pulling ahead in 2026 — not as a recap of last year, but as a roadmap for what comes next. Geopolitics doesn’t shift overnight; it changes through compounding advantages, and when you step back and look at the full picture, the pattern becomes hard to ignore.    China isn’t relying on a single breakthrough — it’s advancing across every pillar of modern power, from AI and manufacturing to energy, trade, and long-term strategy. The real question isn’t whether China is competing anymore, but whether the balance of global power is already shifting.   

The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel   The presidential election in 2024 may be the last free vote taken in the United States. Dictatorships only hold elections with predetermined outcomes or do not hold them at all. Trump is no exception. 

Geopolitical Economy Report   The USA is waging a new cold war on China, and trying to recruit countries in the Asia-Pacific region to join it. Vietnam refuses, and is making plans for a potential second war with the United States. Ben Norton explains the complex geopolitics of Southeast Asia and the US empire's strategy.   

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 Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) have become the go-to group of experts for Western media, and are the source of many of the most inflammatory claims and shockingly high casualty figures reported in the press. In the past week alone, their assertions have provided much of the basis for stories in CNN, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, ABC News, Sky News, and The New York Post, among others. And in a passionate plea for leftists to support the protests, Owen Jones wrote in The Guardian Tuesday that HRAI are a “respected” group whose death toll proclamations are “probably significant underestimates.” Yet what none of these reports mention is that Human Rights Activists In Iran is ba...

Cyrus Janssen   China has a secret plan to win the AI Race. For years, the West believed export controls and chip sanctions would slow China’s AI progress. But China quietly built something far more powerful: a massive, state-backed talent pipeline designed to deploy AI at scale across the real economy.   This video breaks down how China’s education system, elite “genius” programs, and practical AI strategy are producing world-class engineers — and why even top U.S. insiders like Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt now admit the gap is closing faster than anyone expected. 

#Greece : government spokesperson @pavlmarin threatened journalist @chris_avramidis with a lawsuit for asking legitimate questions about a migrant boat tragedy. RSF urges Pavlos Marinakis to retract this statement — it's an alarming intimidation tactic that has no place in a… pic.twitter.com/I3Rl1R39B7 — RSF (@RSF_inter) February 10, 2026   

overzealots   The term "Neoliberalism" is often used in political discourse, but rarely is its rise to prominence examined. This video looks at Keynesian Liberalism and Social Democracy, Neoliberalism, The Chile Project and how decades of milquetoast neoliberalism gave way to the rise of Trump. 

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Al Jazeera English   One year into Donald Trump’s return to office, a wave of hardline actions - from volatile ICE raids to growing concern over political pressure on the media - has raised alarm about the expansion of the president’s power. Then with US midterms approaching, attention is turning to whether there is any meaningful challenge to Republican grip on Congress. So what happens next?   Marc Lamont Hill speaks with journalist and author Chris Hedges about Trump’s second presidency and whether US democracy is on the decline.