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Iranian ballistic missiles streak across the night sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya during a retaliatory strike
Politics

The Ceasefire Is Dead: Israel Strikes Iran, Iran Strikes Back, and the Region Teeters on the Brink

Israel struck Beirut, Iran fired 30 ballistic missiles at Israel, Israel retaliated across Iranian cities, the US bombed Iran days later, and the two-month ceasefire that was never really a ceasefire collapsed in a cascade of mutual strikes.

📍 Iran, Israel, Lebanon

Tyler Durden
June 7, 2026· 11 min read
Projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during Iranian missile attack, June 7, 2026
Politics

The Ceasefire Is Dead: Israel Struck First — Again — and the Media Is Lying About It

Israel struck southern Beirut on June 7, violating the April 8 ceasefire. Iran responded. Israel escalated. The media calls it 'Iranian aggression.' Here is what actually happened.

📍 Beirut / Tehran / Tel Aviv

Tyler Durden
June 7, 2026· 12 min read
Construction equipment and scaffolding surround the partially demolished East Wing of the White House with exposed structural beams and debris
Politics

Trump Ballroom Donors Receive $50 Billion in Federal Contracts — Pay-to-Play Exposed

A new Public Citizen report reveals that corporations bankrolling Trump's $400 million White House ballroom have been rewarded with over $50 billion in federal contracts in six months. Fourteen of 27 known donors saw their government business surge — while the DOJ dropped enforcement actions against them.

📍 Washington, D.C. / United States

Tyler Durden
June 4, 2026· 8 min read
Ilhan Omar at a press conference after House Republicans voted to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee, February 2023
Politics

The Propaganda Campaign Against Ilhan Omar: A Systematic Debunking

A viral Facebook post by conservative influencer Avery Daye makes explosive claims about Rep. Ilhan Omar's family history in Somalia. We fact-checked every claim.

📍 Washington, D.C. / United States

Tyler Durden
May 31, 2026· 9 min read
ICE agents in tactical gear restraining a protester on the ground outside a detention facility at night
Politics

The Siege of Delaney Hall: A Week of Clashes, Families in Agony, and the Machine That Crushes Protest

For a week, protesters have faced off against heavily armed ICE agents outside Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ, in some of the most intense immigration enforcement confrontations in recent history. A senator was gassed. A protester was Tased on train tracks. Families were turned away. Pro-Trump counter-protesters arrived to cheer the agents on.

📍 Newark, New Jersey

Radical Edward
May 25, 2026· 20 min read
Protesters demonstrate outside the World Economic Forum in Davos against billionaire wealth and inequality
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$18.3 Trillion and Counting: How Billionaire Wealth Reaches Record Heights While the World Starves

Billionaire wealth hit $18.3 trillion in 2025 — an 81% increase since 2020. Oxfam's latest report exposes the extraction machine: tax avoidance, regulatory capture, media ownership, and policy choices that starve billions while enriching the few.

Tyler Durden
May 24, 2026· 9 min read
Silhouette of a person visible through a window behind a razor-wire fence, with HUNGER STRIKE projected above him.
Politics

Starving for Dignity: The Hunger Strike Inside Delaney Hall and the Wall of Silence ICE Built Around It

Between 300 and 400 detainees at Delaney Hall, a GEO Group-run ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have entered their second week of a hunger and labor strike over worm-infested food, no air conditioning, untreated illness, and the denial of medical care to pregnant women — including one who miscarried alone inside the facility. A sitting U.S. senator was pepper-sprayed trying to enter. The governor was turned away. DHS insists everything is fine.

📍 Newark, New Jersey

Hunter Duke
May 23, 2026· 19 min read
Exterior of the US Department of Justice building in Washington DC
Politics

Trump's $1.8 Billion Heist: How the President Robbed the Treasury to Pay His Friends

Trump settled his own $10B IRS lawsuit by creating a $1.776 billion DOJ slush fund controlled by his former defense attorney. Jan 6 rioters are already lining up for payouts.

Tyler Durden
May 21, 2026· 10 min read
Portrait of Julia Ward Howe
Politics

The Mother's Day They Erased

In 1870, Julia Ward Howe issued a Mother's Day Proclamation calling for peace and disarmament. In 2026, both parties post tributes while funding wars that kill mothers. Julia Ward Howe wanted to disarm. The politicians posting flowers today want to arm.

Hunter Duke
May 10, 2026· 9 min read
Mothers march at Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo in 1985.
Politics

Happy Mother's Day From the People Killing Mothers

While both Republicans and Democrats post Mother's Day tributes, the same government is bombing mothers in Gaza and Venezuela, killing mothers in ICE raids, criminalizing miscarriages, suppressing women's votes, and covering up Epstein's crimes. Conservatives are twice as guilty - but liberals are not innocent.

Radical Edward
May 10, 2026· 12 min read
Trump signing mass pardons as soon as he hits the oval office.
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Trump Pardons Corrupt Officials, Dismantles Anti-Corruption Oversight Office

President Donald Trump has granted pardons to more than 1,500 people, erasing nearly $2 billion in criminal penalties. The pardons follow a clear pattern: corrupt officials convicted of bribery and fraud walk free; political allies who broke laws on Trump's behalf are rewarded; lobbyists earn millions navigating the pardon process. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are investigating whether 'pay-to-play' corruption is driving Trump's clemency decisions.

Tyler Durden
May 9, 2026· 16 min read
Bob Vylan, a Black man with dreadlocks, performs on a large outdoor stage at Glastonbury Festival, holding a microphone and engaging with the crowd. Behind him, festival-goers wave Palestinian flags and respond to his performance.
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'Death to the IDF' Is Not About Killing Jews. It's About Dismantling Genocidal Ideology.

The controversial chant 'death, death to the IDF' is not antisemitic and not a call to murder. It is a demand to dismantle a military institution accused of genocide, war crimes, and apartheid. Bob Vylan's statement: 'We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine.' The chant means death to ideology, not death to people.

Tyler Durden
May 9, 2026· 11 min read
Shad White, a white man in his late 30s with dark hair and glasses, wears a dark suit and stands against a plain background with his arms crossed. He looks directly at the camera with a serious expression. This is an official portrait from his campaign website.
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The 'Mississippi Musk' Who Wants to Erase Black Power: How Shad White Uses State Authority to Target Minorities

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, a Harvard Law grad and Federalist Society president, has systematically targeted immigrants, LGBTQ+ communities, and Black political representation through ICE partnerships, MOGE audits, and redistricting pushes. He's building a gubernatorial campaign on white supremacy dressed up as fiscal oversight.

📍 Mississippi, United States

Radical Edward
May 8, 2026· 12 min read
Bathtub filling with brown muddy water from faucet in Trinidad Texas
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The Crime Was a Facebook Post. The Water Was Actually Poisoned.

Trinidad, Texas arrested a woman for warning about contaminated water — then confirmed the water was contaminated. Now lawsuits, firings, and a town too afraid to speak.

📍 Trinidad, Texas

Tyler Durden
May 8, 2026· 19 min read
Andover resident body slammed by police
Politics

Andover Township Bans AI Data Centers After Confrontation — The Death Threat Narrative

Andover, New Jersey officials announced a ban on AI data centers two days after a heated confrontation at a town meeting, claiming they were receiving death threats over the project. The timeline raises questions about when threats began and why community dissent was met with force.

📍 Andover, New Jersey, USA

Tyler Durden
May 7, 2026· 11 min read
The Corrupt Core: How Trump's Second Presidency Has Weaponized the Justice Department Against the Press
Politics

The Corrupt Core: How Trump's Second Presidency Has Weaponized the Justice Department Against the Press

Todd Blanch went from Trump's personal lawyer to Acting Attorney General, and his first act was to blame journalists for political violence. This is not just corruption — it's the authoritarianization of American democracy.

Hunter Duke
May 3, 2026· 17 min read
Union members scuffle with Turkish police officers as they try to march towards Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 1, 2026
Politics

May Day Explained: The Anarchist Origins, 1886 History, and Why It Matters for Newcomers

Everywhere in the world except the US and Canada, May 1 is International Workers' Day. It began in 1886 with the eight-hour day movement in Chicago, the Haymarket Affair, and the execution of anarchist labor organizers. This is the story you were never taught — the anarchist roots of May Day, why the US government tried to erase it, and what it means for you if you're new to the movement.

Radical Edward
May 1, 2026· 11 min read
Large crowd of people marching down a city street during May Day 2026 protest with signs and banners visible
Politics

May Day 2026: A Global Uprising — Workers Over Billionaires in the Streets

From New York to Istanbul, from Paris to Manila, millions of workers took to the streets on May 1, 2026. They chained themselves to the NYSE, faced tear gas in Lyon and Istanbul, burned effigies of Trump in Manila, and shut down Washington D.C. This wasn't just a protest — it was a global uprising.

📍 Global Uprising

Radical Edward
May 1, 2026· 14 min read
Suited figure holds a large flag that completely obscures his face, shown walking forward with one foot suspended over the edge of the stone plinth
Politics

The Blind Man on the Plinth: Banksy's Statue of Flag-Blind Patriotism in the Heart of Empire

In the predawn hours of April 30, Banksy installed a statue in Waterloo Place depicting a suited figure blinded by a flag, stepping off a plinth. Placed among monuments to imperial glory, it's a devastating critique of blind patriotism — and a reminder that when you can't see where you're marching, you walk off cliffs.

📍 Waterloo Place, London, United Kingdom

Radical Edward
May 1, 2026· 13 min read
Mayday Protest Flyer
Politics

May Day 2026: 'No Work, No School, No Shopping' — The General Strike Begins

More than 3,000 events across every U.S. state are mobilizing for May Day economic blackouts. From Chicago school closures to Los Angeles shutdowns, workers are building toward the largest coordinated day of labor action in generations.

Hunter Duke
April 30, 2026· 10 min read
Secret Service agents with guns drawn rushing to protect and evacuate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner as guests look on in the background
Politics

The Ballroom Blitz: White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Marks Escalation in Infrastructure Attacks

On April 25, 2026, shots rang out at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump rushed off stage by Secret Service. The attack was the latest in a wave of 25+ infrastructure fires and sabotage targeting symbols of capitalism and militarism across the US and Europe, marking a dangerous escalation from economic to political targets.

📍 Washington D.C., United States

Hunter Duke
April 25, 2026· 16 min read
Palestinian relatives mourn over the bodies of two Palestinians killed during an Israeli settler attack on a West Bank school
Politics

They Killed a Child in a School: Israeli Settlers' Terror Attack on West Bank Students

Aws Hamdi al-Naasan, 14, was shot in the head while trying to escape his school. Marzouq Abu Naim, 32, was killed while rushing to save children. The killers were Israeli settlers, firing at students with military-precision accuracy. And the world watches.

📍 Al-Mughayyir, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

Radical Edward
April 21, 2026· 9 min read
Official U.S. Department of Labor portrait of Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, March 2025
Politics

From the Labor Department to the Strip Club: The Disgraceful Saga of Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned after allegations of drinking on the job, strip club visits, travel fraud, an affair with a subordinate, and enabling her husband and father to sexually harass young female staffers.

📍 Washington, D.C.

Tyler Durden
April 20, 2026· 9 min read
Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker and Brook Park City Councilman, standing for a campaign photo as a candidate for Ohio's 7th Congressional District in 2026
Politics

Union Iron Worker Challenges Trump Loyalist in Ohio's 2026 Congressional Race

Brian Poindexter, a 25-year union ironworker and apprentice instructor, is challenging Republican Rep. Max Miller — grandson of a $6.8 billion real estate fortune — in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, framing the race as a choice between working-class representation and inherited wealth.

📍 Ohio's 7th Congressional District

Tyler Durden
April 19, 2026· 13 min read
xAI datacenter under construction Southaven, Mississippi
Politics

The Only Thing Tate Reeves Is Selling Is Mississippi Out

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves attacked journalists after church, retweeting Elon Musk. But his real legacy is the $77M TANF scandal, $20B xAI deal polluting Black communities, a decade of Medicaid obstruction, and legislative failures that kicked working people in the teeth.

Radical Edward
April 19, 2026· 16 min read
Kash Patel the drunkard frat boy DEI hire of the FBI, issuing a challenge on X we couldn't help but answer.
Politics

Kash Patel: The Most Corrupt, Unqualified, and Dangerous FBI Director in American History

A comprehensive investigation exposing Kash Patel's corruption, lack of qualifications, abuse of power, Epstein cover-up, financial conflicts with Chinese interests, and debauchery using taxpayer-funded government jets for personal leisure.

Radical Edward
April 18, 2026· 16 min read
Donald Trump sits on top of oil barrels in front of a Brent crude chart.
Politics

The $2.2 Billion Insider Trading Scandal: How Trump's Circle Profited from War and De-escalation

A comprehensive investigation into the pattern of suspiciously well-timed oil futures trades preceding Trump's Iran policy announcements, totaling over $2.2 billion in bets that appear to reflect advance knowledge of material nonpublic information.

📍 United States

Radical Edward
April 17, 2026· 13 min read
The U.S. Capitol building dome rising against a blue sky in Washington D.C., the seat of Congress where the Section 702 surveillance law extension was debated and voted on
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Surveillance State Wins Another Round: Section 702 Gets Temporary Extension

Congress voted to extend Section 702 of FISA for 10 days until April 30, after GOP leaders failed to secure a five-year or 18-month renewal. The warrantless surveillance program faces growing opposition from civil libertarians warning of a 'secret law' that would 'stun' the American public.

Tyler Durden
April 17, 2026· 11 min read
Crowd of Hezbollah supporters at a protest in Beirut, waving yellow Hezbollah flags and holding up printed images, with some people raising their fists in defiance.
Politics

Hezbollah Rejects Israel-Lebanon Talks, Rocketing Northern Israel as Washington Negotiations Begin

As Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors met for direct talks in Washington, Hezbollah launched rockets at 13 northern Israeli towns, rejecting negotiations it called a 'free concession' to Israel while demanding a ceasefire Israel refuses to discuss.

Tyler Durden
April 14, 2026· 10 min read
Five-alarm fire engulfs the abandoned Galaxie Chemical Corporation plant in Paterson, New Jersey, which sat vacant for 20 years as a Superfund hazardous waste site before burning in April 2026
Politics

Nine Fires in Seven Days: The Working Class Has Handed Down Its Verdict

Nine fires in seven days across seven states. Warehouses, lumberyards, chemical plants burning. The working class has had enough. This is their verdict: you took everything, now you get the fire.

📍 United States

Tyler Durden
April 11, 2026· 14 min read
Sam Altman's House
Politics

The Fires Are Not Random - America Is Boiling Over

Three fires in three days across California - Sam Altman's home, a Kimberly-Clark warehouse, Ontario Mills mall. Not isolated incidents, but expressions of a working class that has run out of options. From AI billionaires to warehouse workers, the extraction machine is under attack.

📍 San Francisco, CA

Tyler Durden
April 10, 2026· 15 min read
Todd Blanche says review of Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case 'is over' | Fuck this guy.
Politics

Todd Blanche: The Pedophile Protector Running the Justice Department

When Todd Blanche took over as acting Attorney General, he declared the Epstein files investigation over: 'There's nothing to investigate. No more charges. No more prosecutions.' The man now running the Justice Department is protecting Trump, his circle, and the Epstein orbit.

📍 Washington D.C., United States

Radical Edward
April 3, 2026· 11 min read
Todd Blanche and Donald Trump together.
Politics

From Trump's Hush Money Lawyer to Acting Attorney General: Todd Blanche's Corrupt Ascent

Investigation of Todd Blanche's career and record as he becomes acting attorney general after Pam Bondi's firing. Covers his role in dismissing Eric Adams' corruption case, his 'war' comments at Federalist Society conference, his defense of Trump in hush money trial, his connections to Boris Epshteyn, and his role in DOJ politicization.

📍 United States

Hunter Duke
April 2, 2026· 10 min read
Pam Bondi averts her eyes in shame as Epstein survivors raise hands if she has not interviewed them in the case.
Politics

Pam Bondi's Corruption Chronicle: 14 Months of Weaponized Justice

Examination of Pam Bondi's 14-month tenure as U.S. attorney general, focusing on systematic corruption including the Epstein files cover-up, political weaponization of the DOJ, mass purges of career prosecutors, questionable merger approvals, and the 2013 Trump University bribery scandal that established her pattern of corrupt behavior.

📍 Washington D.C., United States

Radical Edward
April 2, 2026· 11 min read
Benjamin Netanyahu stands at a podium holding up a map that shows Israel extending across the entire territory, with no indication of Palestinian territories. He points to the map with his right hand while addressing the UN General Assembly.
Politics

The Yinon Plan in Action: How Israel Is Redrawing the Middle East Map Under War Cover

Israel is implementing the 1982 Yinon Plan blueprint: fragmenting Arab states into sectarian mini-states while expanding territory under cover of Gaza and Iran wars. Netanyahu's 'offensive strategy' expands into Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza — Greater Israel is no longer a vision, it's operational.

Radical Edward
March 29, 2026· 14 min read
Donald Trump & Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in Trump's regime
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THE LICENSE TO KILL JOURNALISM: Trump's FCC Threatens Broadcasters as Part of a Broader War on the Press

The FCC's threat to revoke broadcasters' licenses over Iran war coverage isn't an isolated incident — it's part of a systematic campaign to crush independent journalism in America.

Tyler Durden
March 16, 2026· 8 min read
Sam Altman in Washington DC
Politics

TRUST ME BRO: The Corporate-Military AI Faustian Bargain

A deep dive into OpenAI's Pentagon contract and why 'trust me' is the wrong thing to say about AI weapons and surveillance.

📍 Washington, DC

Tyler Durden
March 15, 2026· 7 min read
Senator Dianne Feinstein Political Cartoon RBG telling her dont stay too long.
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The Corrupt Career of Dianne Feinstein: Unraveling the Controversies and Scandals

Dianne Feinstein, a prominent name in American politics, has long been marred by controversy. From her early days in San Francisco to her tenure in the Senate, allegations of corruption and scandal have followed her every step. This exploration dives deep into her political odyssey, shedding light on the shadows that have darkened her legacy.

Hunter Duke
September 29, 2023· 11 min read
Mitch McConnell frozen mid speech
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Experiences Second Speaking Freeze Amid Health Concerns

The health of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell takes center stage once more as he experiences a second incident of freezing while addressing the press. Amid discussions about his well-being, a recent announcement about Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's diagnosis of multiple myeloma raises broader questions about age and leadership in the political sphere.

📍 Covington, KY

Hunter Duke
August 29, 2023· 6 min read
Biden and other officals being showered in money with a Chinese flag background
Politics

President Biden's Executive Order Curbs U.S. Investments in Chinese Tech Sectors, Escalating Economic Tensions

President Biden's Order Limits Investment in Chinese Tech Dive into the latest developments as President Biden's executive order takes center stage, reining in U.S. investments within the Chinese tech arena. Uncover the ripple effects of this bold move, as economic tensions surge between the two global powerhouses. Explore the intricacies of this executive action and its potential implications, shaping the landscape of international trade and technology collaboration. Join us in understanding the shifting dynamics and implications of this pivotal decision.

Hunter Duke
July 28, 2023· 4 min read
Illustration of a Covid Molocule shaped like a money bag being passed from one businessman to antoehr
Politics

Critics Point to Failures in U.S. Government's COVID-19 Response Amid Ongoing Pandemic

Amidst ongoing pandemic concerns, critics question the US government's coordination and response efficacy. Criticisms encompass delays, uneven vaccine distribution, partisan discord, and inequities. Urgent calls for a thorough review and reform emphasize the vital need for adaptable crisis management moving forward.

Radical Edward
October 13, 2022· 5 min read
Politics

Did Someone Say 4200 Free Joints? That's Right 4200 Joints To Be Smoked 4:20 into Trumps Inauguration Speech

What?!?! You mean to say The Donald actually pulled a fast one on us Anarchist and he is in fact that cool? He is passing out 4200 joints for his speech. Nope, sorry, The Donald still sucks, but don't worry there will still be 4200 free joints being passed out in protest of national marijuana prohibition.

📍 Washington, D.C.

Radical Edward
January 5, 2017· 7 min read
Leaked video from John McCain's staffers phone, showing a fake ISIS beheading video
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The Leaked Video From 2015 That The U.S. Government Wants You To Forget

Last July John McCain made a trip to the Ukraine to visit with U.S. backed Neo-Nazi groups responsible for the ongoing coup. While he was there a local hacker group known as CyberBerkut managed to gain access to one of his staffer's devices. This is what they found...

📍 Ukraine / Washington D.C.

Ash Fawkes
August 19, 2016· 6 min read
Provisional IRA standing with guns and in matching fatigues
Politics

Profiles in Insurgency: The Irish Republican Army

An objective profile of the Irish Republican Army — its founding, structure, financing, goals, and major historical events from the Easter Rising through the Good Friday Agreement and beyond.

📍 Ireland

Justin King
January 29, 2015· 8 min read