Iran's Real Enemy in Syria

Distilled to its essence, Tehran’s steadfast support for Assad is not driven by the geopolitical or financial interests of the Iranian nation, nor the religious convictions of the Islamic Republic, but by a visceral and seemingly inextinguishable hatred for the state of Israel. As senior Iranian...

Sandy Hook Parents Sue Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones for Defamation

AUSTIN, TEXAS (REUTERS) - The parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre have sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for defamation, accusing him and his website InfoWars of engaging in a campaign of "false, cruel, and dangerous assertions." The two lawsuits filed...

Will 2018 be the year of the neo-luddite?

The downsides of technology’s inexorable march are ​now becoming clear – and automation will only increase the anxiety. We should expect the ​growing interest in off-grid lifestyles to be accompanied by ​direct action and even anti-tech riots The ReGen eco-village; taxi drivers protest...

Kentucky Bill To Outlaw Child Marriage Stalled Amid Conservative Concerns

A bill to stop child marriage in Kentucky was stalled by a conservative group this week, leaving some state lawmakers furious. But the group said they just want to protect parents’ rights in the process. State Sen. Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville) introduced Senate Bill 48 after she learned that...

How a Nazi Made the Ballot in Illinois

The Illinois Republican Party is condemning the man poised to be its nominee for Congress in the state’s third congressional district as a Nazi. So how did he end up on the ballot? The answer points to failures of democratic safeguards on every level, from a state party unable to recruit an...

Charlie Weis: McDaniels rebuffing Colts 'unbelievable'

Josh McDaniels decided to stay in New England on Tuesday despite reaching an agreement with the Indianapolis Colts to be their next head coach. Most in the NFL -- from players to former coach Tony Dungy to even McDaniels' own agent, Bob LaMonte -- slammed the move. ~LINK~

Brit ‘who travelled to Syria and Iraq’ to fight AGAINST ISIS charged with terrorism offence

In March 2017, a Jim Matthews was a signatory of an "open letter from British YPG fighters on London attacks" posted on a Kurdish news website. In it they urged people not to give in to extremism of any kind following the attacks in Westminster, London Bridge and Manchester. A Metropolitan...

A televangelist’s flu-season advice: ‘Inoculate yourself with the word of God’

At least 53 children across the country have died during a nasty flu outbreak that is already one of the worst on record, even though the season typically peaks in February. But Texas televangelist Gloria Copeland thinks there’s nothing to worry about. In fact, the minister who advised...

TRUMP ECHOES FOX NEWS GUEST (AGAIN), BLASTS ENGLISH HEALTH SERVICE

President Donald Trump chastised the United Kingdom's National Health Service on Twitter just an hour after a prominent British nationalist made similar statements during an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday morning. Nigel Farage, former leader of the right-wing U.K. Independence...

Situation in Gaza approaches critical point

PA and Hamas fail to achieve reconciliation, meanwhile, unemployment in the strip approaches 50%, exports down sharply, electricity available only few hours a day, clean water hard to come by, raw sewage polluting streets, sea, Israeli beaches; Security officials warn 'situation can blow up in...