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Thursday, April 09, 2026

This is Leah Gazan MP. The federal Government of Canada is comprised of three branches. The Parliament of Canada is the legislative branch. Ergo, Leah is an elected representative of the Canadian federal government. Read more


European leaders demanded for Lebanon to be included in the U.S.-Iran cease-fire deal, intensifying their calls on Thursday after Israel launched a wave of attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon that killed more than 200 people.


As the Trump administration was illegally bombarding the people of Iran for the benefit of Israel, a top Pentagon official revealed that US wars in the Western Hemisphere were also expanding, unveiling an effort dubbed Operation Total Extermination, where USSOF commandos accompany and assist Ecuadorian soldiers on raids targeting suspected cartels.

US and Latin American Death Squads and War Crimes


While convenience drives digital sources, a Pew Research Center survey found Americans still want professional medical expertise and clarity.


Beginning Dec 2026, all male US citizens and immigrants aged 18 through 25 will be automatically registered into the US Selective Service System (SSS) for potential military conscription.

Fighting Back Against Conscription into the US Military Become Harder


In Venezuela, President Donald Trump showed the potential of his energy dominance strategy.

In Iran, he has run into its limitations. The key flaw: While the United States is safe from the threat of an oil cutoff, it is not insulated from the sharp rise in oil prices. As a result of the war with Iran, gasoline prices have skyrocketed for U.S. consumers.

A gallon of regular unleaded gas, which cost $2.98 a gallon on the eve of the war, now costs $4.14, according to AAA.


Wednesday, April 08, 2026

A group of Russian government hackers have hijacked thousands of home and small business routers around the world as part of an ongoing campaign aimed at redirecting victim's internet traffic to steal their passwords and access tokens, security researchers and government authorities warned on Tuesday.


Donald Trump is seemingly done taking cues from his Israeli counterpart.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fuming that the 79-year-old American president reached a temporary ceasefire deal with Iran without consulting his wartime partner, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read more


President Donald Trump's declaration of a two-week ceasefire in the war against Iran has soothed global markets. But a series of conflicting statements -- and actions -- since the announcement suggests fundamental differences remain, making the truce even more fragile.


A top Vatican diplomat was summoned to the Pentagon for a "bitter lecture" demanding that the Pope get behind Donald Trump, it has emerged. Vatican officials briefed on the meeting told The Free Press that one of the Pentagon's most senior officials summoned Cardinal Christophe Pierre to meet in January " then told him that the United States has the military power to do "whatever it wants," and that Pope Leo, the first American-born pontiff, "better take its side."


The passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted following Israel's attacks on Lebanon Read more


BACK IN NOVEMBER, the conservative media outlet the Blaze claimed that reporter Steve Baker had the scoop of the century: compelling evidence that the pipe bombs planted outside Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 6th were laid by a Capitol Police officer. Blaze founder Glenn Beck declared it would be "the biggest scandal of my lifetime, maybe in the last hundred years." Republican members of Congress like Anna Paulina Luna and Thomas Massie championed the story, saying it was proof the deep state was behind January 6th. The story quickly fizzled. And instead of receiving a Pulitzer, the Blaze was forced to backtrack. It retracted its story on December 4. As for Baker, he was fired on Wednesday morning, as the publication faces the possibility of a massive libel judgment over the story.


Israel's military admitted on Tuesday to "collateral damage" taken by a synagogue in Tehran after Iran accused the country of destroying the place of worship. Iranian media reported on Tuesday that heavy damage was inflicted on a Tehran synagogue in an overnight airstrike targeting an Iranian military leader. "Reports were received that a nearby synagogue was also damaged in the strike. The IDF regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue and emphasizes that the strike was directed at a senior military target within the regime's armed forces," the IDF said in a statement about the strike. The strike is still reportedly under review and the IDF said it took measures to avoid civilian casualties. Video verified by the News Corp-owned Storyful showed a Jewish leader walking amongst the rubble of the synagogue.


Typhus is a bacterial disease spread by infected fleas. Symptoms range from mild to potentially deadly. Health officials say it's so widespread, you can be at risk whether you have a pet or not. "These cases have been rising year after year. They're occurring in all areas of our county," said Medical Epidemiologist Dr. Aiman Halai with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In 2025, 220 typhus infections were recorded in L.A. County, which is up from 187 cases in 2024. Halai said 90% of residents bitten by contaminated fleas ended up in the hospital. Read more


"Pete is not speaking truth to the president," one administration official said. "As a result, the president is out there repeating misleading information."


68-year-old Palestinian Sabriya Shamasneh was beaten to death by Israeli soldiers during a raid on her home in the town of Jayyous, in the northern occupied West Bank.

Israeli Atrocities Against Palestinians is Nothing New


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