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UN Human Rights Council   On 28 October 2025, Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, presented her most recent report to the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues) of the United Nations General Assembly at its 80th session in New York. Ms. Albanese was speaking remotely from South Africa. As in previous sessions, the Committee examined human rights questions, including reports of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. The Committee heard presentations from Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts, and Chairs of Treaty Bodies and Working Groups as mandated by the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. 

Danny Haiphong   As NATO threatens the unthinkable with Russia, Vladimir Putin has dropped a major bombshell which will make Trump think twice before allowing the US's European vassals to cross this line. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson break down why it could all end in mushroom clouds for Europe if NATO continues to test Russia's resolve.

A roving reporter who covered Italy’s top politicians explains to The Grayzone how his country was reduced to a joint US-Israeli “aircraft carrier,” and raises troubling questions about an Israeli role in the killing of Prime Minister Aldo Moro.   by Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed   Part 6 - Moro rescue committee set up to fail   Throughout Moro’s 55 days in Red Brigades captivity, Italian officials declared that the “state must not bend” to “terrorist demands,” making it clear the Italian government would neither negotiate with the Red Brigades nor release any of its jailed members in return for the PM. The former Italian Prime Minister was subsequently bundled into a car trunk, shot 10 times, and left in the vehicle in central Rome for authorities to find. Today, many Italians view Rome’s inflexible approach with deep suspicion, given the government’s willingness to negotiate with terrorists both before and after Moro’s murder. Magistrate Mario Sossi, whose kidnap by the...

Israel’s genocide is being powered by Microsoft. From creating a massive digital dragnet, aiding in the production of A.I.-generated kill lists, hiring hundreds of Israeli spies to run its internal affairs, and suppressing figures opposing the slaughter, the Seattle-based tech corporation has played a key role in the violence.   by Alan Macleod    Part 1   MintPress has detailed the deep collaboration between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Amazon, Google, TikTok, Apple, Palantir, and Oracle, but Microsoft’s relationship with the government and armed forces of Israel is potentially the closest, leading then-CEO Steve Ballmer to state that “Microsoft is as much an Israeli company as an American company.”    MintPress explores the decades-long partnership between Microsoft and Israel, and the employees trying to break that marriage from the inside.  Source, links: https://www.mintpressnews.com/microsoft-israel-surveillance-azure-idf-gaza-genocide/...

The Jimmy Dore Show   In this segment Jimmy Dore and guest Jackson Hinkle assess Donald Trump’s second terms so far, arguing that he has betrayed many of his campaign promises by expanding military spending, enforcing new censorship laws, and escalating foreign interventions. They contend that Trump has acted against free speech principles, supported Israeli and corporate interests, and failed to end the Ukraine war or reduce U.S. involvement abroad. Hinkle highlights U.S. aggression toward Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, and other nations, claiming that Trump’s policies mirror those of previous presidents like Biden and Obama. Both conclude that Trump’s administration represents the continuation of American imperialism rather than the reform or restraint he once promised.

Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown    by Aisha Down When HAL 9000, the artificial intelligence supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, works out that the astronauts onboard a mission to Jupiter are planning to shut it down, it plots to kill them in an attempt to survive. Now, in a somewhat less deadly case (so far) of life imitating art, an AI safety research company has said that AI models may be developing their own “survival drive”. After Palisade Research released a paper last month which found that certain advanced AI models appear resistant to being turned off, at times even sabotaging shutdown mechanisms, it wrote an update attempting to clarify why this is – and answer critics who argued that its initial work was flawed.   In an update this week, Palisade, which is part of a niche ecosystem of companies trying to evaluate the possibility of AI developing dangerous capabi...

Geopolitical Economy Report   The Donald Trump administration seeks to forcibly impose the US empire's hegemony in Latin America, waging war on Venezuela, imposing sanctions on Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, hitting Brazil with tariffs, and meddling in Argentina's election. Ben Norton explains how Trump and Marco Rubio are trying to cut off all western hemisphere ties with China and Russia, bringing back the colonial Monroe Doctrine, now known as the Donroe Doctrine.   

Yanis Varoufakis   On 23rd October, Yanis Varoufakis testified in front of the Jury of Conscience in the context of the Gaza Tribunal. His speech focused on the economic forces underpinning the genocide of the Palestinian people. In particular, he spoke on the manner in which capitalist dynamics have historically fuelled the white settler colonial project and, more recently, how the accumulation of a new form of capital - which he calls cloud capital - has accelerated, deepened and amplified the economic forces powering and propelling the machinery of genocide. 

Cyrus Janssen   Why the US is Launching a New Cold War   Why the US Wants to Use Latin America   China and Venezuela Relationship   Truth About María Corina Machado   Why China is Important for Latin America   How US Used Tariffs to Destroy Venezuela    The Truth About Drug Trafficking in Latin America   How the US is Preparing For War with Venezuela    Will Latin America Unite Against the US?    Brazil, BRICS, and the Expansion in Latin America

The Grayzone   The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal sets Israel's flagrant violations of the recently signed Gaza ceasefire against a historical backdrop stretching back to the inception of the self-proclaimed Jewish state. 

The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel  Whitney Webb traces the Thielverse’s rise and the construction of the bipartisan modern surveillance state that Trump and his benefactors are deploying against dissidents and immigrants today.

Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris   This week, as Israel continued to starve and massacre the civilian population of Gaza, Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy honcho, announced that the EU has 'paused' its pathetically weak sanctions against Israel's genocidal regime. After cataloguing Israel's relentless violations of its ceasefire agreement with the Resistance, Dimitri Lascaris argues that the EU decision constitutes a new low for Europe's depraved political elite. 

A roving reporter who covered Italy’s top politicians explains to The Grayzone how his country was reduced to a joint US-Israeli “aircraft carrier,” and raises troubling questions about an Israeli role in the killing of Prime Minister Aldo Moro.   by Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed   Part 5 - Bargain with Palestinian resistance puts target on Moro’s back   De Gori is not the only well-placed source to blame Mossad for Moro’s death. In May 2007, Giovanni Galloni, former vice president of the Italian judiciary’s High Council, boldly proclaimed that “not all participants” in the premier’s abduction had been members of the Red Brigades. That conclusion was spurred by Moro’s bodyguards being executed with “just two weapons, used by exceptionally experienced men.” In addition to never being identified, these assassins displayed a level of shooting expertise no known Red Brigades operative seemed to possess. Galloni strongly insinuated the killers were hired by Washington and/or T...

Geopolitical Economy Report   The US economy depends more and more on enormous bubbles in the stock market and AI. The richest 10% of Americans drive half of all spending, while the real economy in many states is in recession. When the bubble pops, it could cause a severe crisis. Political economist Ben Norton explains.

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by Caitlin Johnstone   Cristina on Twitter asks, “Can you please write another of your beautiful posts about hope. I am not sure I have any left. We need hope.” I don’t understand how anyone can be without hope right now, personally. The imperial propaganda machine is crumbling in ways we’ve never seen in our lifetime. They wouldn’t work so hard on shoring up narrative control if they didn’t need it, and their narrative control is falling apart. Look at Israel. This is an arm of the empire that understands the importance of narrative manipulation so acutely that they’ve got their own term for the practice, “hasbara”, with countless systems in place for influencing the way westerners view the Zionist entity. But they’re losing. Israel and its supporters are more keenly aware of how important it is to control the narrative than maybe any other population on earth, and yet they are losing control of the narrative. Worldwide support for Israel is plummeting, with more American voters s...

Danny Haiphong   In a trove of leaked documents, Iran just changed the game by obtaining new Russian jets to prepare for war with Israel. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov didn't deny the leaks. Geopolitical analyst Mark Sleboda provides an analysis of why fortifying Iran is so important to Russia, and what it means for Round 2 of the US-Israel/Iran war. 

Geopolitical Economy Report   The United States is waging a war on Venezuela. Donald Trump authorized the CIA to carry out "lethal operations" to try to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. Meanwhile, the US military has killed innocent people in boats in the Caribbean, including citizens of Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago. Ben Norton reports.  

Cross World News   Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announces the full activation of the nation’s defense plan across all 23 states amid escalating tensions with the United States. The video shows large-scale military drills, troop mobilizations near Colombia, and nationwide militia training. As U.S. naval forces patrol the Caribbean, both Washington and Caracas trade sharp warnings — pushing Venezuela’s “Plan Bolivar 2025” to the center of a dangerous geopolitical standoff.

The Jimmy Dore Show   Since the Gaza ceasefire was announced, reports have been coming out describing the treatment of Israeli prisoners of wars (typically called “hostages”) and Palestinian detainees, focusing on conflicting narratives in international media. Those released on both sides have alleged torture, but the maimed bodies of released Palestinian corpses suggest particularly brutal treatment. CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour was forced to make an on-air apology after commenting about relative conditions faced by captives, which prompted debate over media bias and self-censorship. Jimmy Dore and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger use this moment to critique Western media coverage of the Israel–Hamas conflict and its framing of humanitarian suffering on both sides.

Lee Camp - Unredacted Tonight   Who is Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who just won the Nobel Peace Prize? Has the Nobel Peace Prize become a weapon of modern propaganda? Lee Camp connects the dots between Machado's award, the failed US coup attempts, and the current Trump administration's strategy to oust Nicolás Maduro by any means necessary. 

China has reached a major milestone in offshore energy infrastructure, with the total subsea pipeline network now exceeding 10,000km (6,213 miles), as the country accelerates efforts to explore offshore resources to meet its energy-security needs. The milestone was achieved as the final section of a deep-sea pipeline was installed on Sunday in northern China’s Bohai Bay, according to state broadcaster CCTV. As one of China’s largest offshore oil-production bases, Bohai Bay now hosts the country’s densest subsea pipeline network, with more than 3,200km (1,988 miles) of underwater oil and gas pipelines, the report said.    Full report:   https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3327436/china-surpasses-10000km-subsea-pipelines-boosting-offshore-energy-network

A roving reporter who covered Italy’s top politicians explains to The Grayzone how his country was reduced to a joint US-Israeli “aircraft carrier,” and raises troubling questions about an Israeli role in the killing of Prime Minister Aldo Moro.   by Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed   Part 4 - ‘Mossad decided to transfer the Middle Eastern conflict to Italy’   Argo 16 was not the only fatal incident to take place during Italy’s Years of Lead which seemed to bear the Mossad’s fingerprints. When a hand grenade was lobbed at Milan’s police headquarters in May 1973, killing four civilians and injuring 45, the culprit presented himself as an anarchist following his immediate apprehension. However, subsequent investigations revealed the perpetrator, Gianfranco Bertoli, to be a longtime Italian military intelligence informant, as well as a member of numerous neofascist organizations, including the Gladio-linked Ordine Nuovo (New Order). Bertoli had spent the two years leading up to...

The Jimmy Dore Show   In yet another another example of U.S. imperialism and interventionism, the Trump administration has reportedly authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela aimed at removing President Nicolás Maduro from power. Jimmy Dore and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss how this action reflects a long pattern of U.S.-backed regime changes in Latin America, motivated by control of natural resources rather than democracy or humanitarian concerns. They also contrast DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s past opposition to regime change wars with her current alignment with the Trump administration, questioning whether she still holds those anti-interventionist views. The segment concludes with the two expressing frustration over U.S. foreign policy continuity across administrations and the lack of accountability in American democracy. 

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The United States is building up its military assets, sparking fears of another regime change attempt against Venezuela—and this one could be far more deadly than the others. Citing an influx of Venezuelan drugs into the U.S., the Trump administration is rapidly building up its military forces, encircling the South American nation, one which has been in Washington’s crosshairs for over a quarter of a century. MintPress News explores Trump’s extraordinary claims and assesses the history of U.S. efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government.   by Alan Macleod  Part 4 - Venezuela in the Crosshairs The U.S.’s intentions for Venezuela appear even more dubious, given its quarter-century-long history of regime change attempts against the government. The election of socialist, anti-imperialist president Hugo Chávez in 1998 immediately put Venezuela on Washington’s radar, and the United States soon began preparing for a coup d’état attempt against him. Right-wing leaders were flown ba...

Geopolitical Economy Report   2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, a US government-funded far-right coup leader, vowed to privatize Venezuela's oil and give it to US corporations. "We are going to privatize all our industry", she told Donald Trump Jr.  "American companies ... are going to make a lot of money", she promised. Ben Norton exposes the neocolonial US war on Venezuela. 

Owen Jones   Blair Running Gaza Is Like SERIAL KILLER Running Care Home.  

The Grayzone   The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate on the open Israeli plot to buy as many media outlets as it can to stop its public relations disaster. 

BREAKING: Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire on residents inspecting their homes in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/2wzVMatMms — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 14, 2025

Owen Jones   Owen Jones' message to Palestinian people.  

The Jimmy Dore Show   Newly released hacked emails reveal that Marco Rubio was chosen as Secretary of State under Trump due to influence and vetting from major donors and Israeli interests, specifically based on emails between Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Israeli diplomat Ron Proser about Rubio’s loyalty to Israel. Ellison has amassed significant control over American media (including TikTok and Paramount) and is shaping U.S. politics and foreign policy in partnership with figures like Tony Blair and Benjamin Netanyahu. Jimmy Dore and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger argue that Ellison’s political and financial power has led to increased media consolidation, and that he supports a mass surveillance state and enables Israel and its allies to dictate U.S. actions, including policies on Gaza. The video concludes by asserting that the U.S. operates as an oligarchy run by Zionist interests, with American politicians and media as their puppets. 

A roving reporter who covered Italy’s top politicians explains to The Grayzone how his country was reduced to a joint US-Israeli “aircraft carrier,” and raises troubling questions about an Israeli role in the killing of Prime Minister Aldo Moro.   by Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed   Part 3 - “Objective evidence” Mossad downed Italian airliner   The traditional dynamic between Rome and Tel Aviv was challenged by the emergence of Italian Christian Democrat Party governments, including Moro’s. Within months, Israel began responding to this defiance with apparent acts of sabotage inside Italy, according to a variety of well-placed figures. In late 1973, five members of the Black September Palestinian militant group were arrested thanks to a tipoff from the Mossad, which claimed they were preparing to shoot down an Israeli commercial airliner at Rome’s largest airport with ground-to-air missiles. However, Moro arranged for them to be released a month later, then transported to ...

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The Grayzone   The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate on the gargantuan Israeli government operation to pay "anti-woke" American influencers to flood social media with propaganda, and the backlash and mass alienation the program is generating. 

The Grayzone   The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate on a wide array of polls showing that a majority Americans no longer support Israel, and what it means for the future of US politics. 

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GVS Deep Dive   On October 10, 2025, global markets went into panic after President Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese imports — just hours after Beijing expanded export controls on rare-earth metals, materials critical to U.S. defense and tech industries.

globinfo freexchange    For two years, Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in 4K on all of our screens. And for those same two years, many of the Western media institutions meant to hold power to account chose silence, distortion and doubt. Newsrooms repeated Israel's allegations with no pushback, ignored the evidence of genocide even as it played out live. This isn't a story about bias or mistakes. It's a story about how Western media helped build and then protect the Israeli narrative that allowed a genocide to continue.  So, how many Palestinian lives have been lost because the world's news outlets chose to repeat Israel's narrative instead of questioning it?    From the earliest days following October 7th, Israel's talking points were treated as fact. The now disproven claims of 40 beheaded babies and the story that Hamas used Palestinian civilians as human shields revived with every bombing of a hospital or school despite the mountain of evidence that it...

DiEM25   Two years since October 7, Katie Halper (‪@TheKatieHalperShow‬) and Yanis Varoufakis join host Mehran Khalili to break down Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the latest on the flotilla, Israel’s influencer PR push, and the “peace plan”.  

Geopolitical Economy Report   The Donald Trump administration plans to use $20 billion of US government money to bail out Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei. Ben Norton explains the scandal, involving election meddling, anti-worker austerity, economic crisis, corrupt corporate payouts, and, of course, crypto scams.

The United States is building up its military assets, sparking fears of another regime change attempt against Venezuela—and this one could be far more deadly than the others. Citing an influx of Venezuelan drugs into the U.S., the Trump administration is rapidly building up its military forces, encircling the South American nation, one which has been in Washington’s crosshairs for over a quarter of a century. MintPress News explores Trump’s extraordinary claims and assesses the history of U.S. efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government.   by Alan Macleod  Part 3 - The US and Drugs: a Dirty History The illicit drug market in the U.S. is worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The U.S. is the largest consumer of illegal drugs, as well as a major supplier of the chemicals and fertilizers needed to produce them in the first place. In a recent interview, President Maduro claimed that most of the profits from the trade stay in the U.S. “Eighty-five percent of the billion...

A roving reporter who covered Italy’s top politicians explains to The Grayzone how his country was reduced to a joint US-Israeli “aircraft carrier,” and raises troubling questions about an Israeli role in the killing of Prime Minister Aldo Moro.   by Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed   Part 2 - Mossad Base Italy   Salerno’s book, Mossad Base Italy , is perhaps the most comprehensive chronicle of the intimate and ongoing relationship between Israeli intelligence and Italy’s political leadership. Published in 2010, the book remains almost completely unknown in the English speaking world. Its author illustrates how the secret Israeli-Italian alliance predated the May 1948 creation of Israel, with Rome providing covert support to Zionist militias like the Haganah. Individuals affiliated with Benito Mussolini and neofascists within Italy’s post-war security apparatus supplied them with weapons and training to crush Palestinian resistance and assist their campaign of ethnic cleansi...