You wouldn’t know it from reading mainstream media’s take on Yemen, but the Sana’a government has granted amnesty to over 200 coup plotters and initiated anti-human trafficking reforms. Yemeni state news agency Saba reported on Wednesday that the Sana’a government (controlled by the Houthis) had released 209 political prisoners. Ansarullah (aka. the Houthis) arrested these detainees Read More…
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House Approves More FISA Spying…Can The Senate Stop Them?
Unfortunately the Amash Amendment to the FISA extension bill was defeated today and the extension itself passed with ease. What does it mean? The NSA and various US intelligence agencies can continue to collect your personal communications without a warrant and store them indefinitely. Thus foreign intelligence information is stored to be later used for Read More…
The Daily Wrap Up – 1/11 – FISA Act, Fake Syrian “Atrocities,” Censorship And Crypto Confusion
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to another episode of The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours. I would like to begin by addressing that some are criticizing Read More…
Big Pharma’s Sphere Of Influence: Three Ways The Drug Industry Continues To Reign
If you’ve ever sat through the commercials for an on-air television show, you’ve likely seen advertising for prescription drugs. The ads often tell the story of a person who suffered while enjoying a common American pastime only to be miraculously cured by whatever drug is being marketed. You then hear the voiceover rush through an Read More…
House Extends Controversial Surveillance Measure For 6 Years Despite Bipartisan Resistance
Representative Justin Amash and a bipartisan coalition of 42 lawmakers failed to block a six-year extension of a controversial spying measure. Washington D.C. – On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a six-year extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial law which allows the federal Read More…
Project Veritas Exposes Twitter “Shadow Banning,” Blocking Opposing Views
Editor’s Note: It is important to note that we are sharing this story to reveal how Twitter is blatantly censoring ideas it does not agree with, yet that does not mean we necessarily agree with or support the accounts and or sources in this article. The only source of information that you should fully trust Read More…






