The video #nostr was waiting for! It's finally here... You ever wondered what Socialism with Chinese characteristics means? Ben Norton takes a deep dive into how China's economic model works.

"On 10 December, US forces consisting of the Coast Guard, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and US Navy seized a vessel carrying 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean. The crew were mostly Indian nationals, making this an attack on India as well as Venezuela and Cuba. The US claims it has the right to keep the oil due to the vessel’s alleged use in sanctioned activities, even without criminal conviction. In other words, they just have to accuse you of something and they get to steal your property. Isn’t that convenient?"

Trump administration switches from murdering fishermen to piracy

After the bother Pete Hegseth got in by ordering the killing of fishermen, you would think the Trump administration would be less blatant in its vi...

Today I learned that the EU declared the genocide in Gaza isn't a gencide. They described it as "geopolitical challenges"...🧐 "The very idea of Ursula von der Leyen and Tony Blair dictating which Palestinians can be deemed “legitimate” shows that the West has generally maintained a business as usual approach as a genocide is being carried out." https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/von-der-leyen-and-blair-still-want-boss-palestinians-around

⚠ Satire Alert ⚠ "When the government announced it was launching an inquiry into grooming gangs, there was huge concern about which grooming gangs would be targeted and whether our favourite paedophiles, such as Prince Andrew, might be in trouble. Thankfully, I can confirm the inquiry will only focus on the worst kind of paedophiles - the brown ones."

Prince Andrew hugely relieved to be kept out of grooming gang inquiry

When the government announced it was launching an inquiry into grooming gangs, there was huge concern about which grooming gangs would be targeted ...

I think this woman will have to discuss a few things with her boyfriend...🙄

A top ex-DEA official and veteran CIA asset were busted in a $12 million scheme to launder cash and procure drones for Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel. Max Blumenthal visits a Northern Virginia home raided by federal agents and wonders who America’s drug warriors are really working for.

Ex-DEA official and CIA veteran busted in drug trafficking scheme

By Max Blumenthal

US Forces Seize Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Palantir Helped Israel's Pager Attack, and More

In a riveting interview with OANN host and former US congressman Matt Gaetz, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal discusses the recent indictment of a former top DEA official and veteran CIA asset in a $12 million scheme to launder money and procure drones for Mexico's Jalisco cartel. Blumenthal uses the scandal as a window into the US government's history of covert collaboration with drug traffickers, explaining how the CIA created Venezuela's so-called "Cartel of the Suns," and calling out Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former Honduran president convicted of shipping over 400 tons of cocaine into the US.

Another failed Trump peace deal...😏 "At least four people were killed and dozens of others were injured in a series of airstrikes carried out by Thailand inside Cambodia on Monday 8 December. The airstrikes, which started in the early morning, continued throughout the day causing massive displacement of civilians and destruction of civilian infrastructure."

Thailand Launches Airstrikes Inside Cambodia

After Accusing Cambodia of Violating July Ceasefire, Cambodia Has Denied Thai Claims

China, Iran, and Russia denounce the lies of Germany, France and the United Kingdom regarding Iran’s nuclear program. by Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Federation of Russia to the United Nations

Voltaire Network

China, Iran, and Russia denounce the lies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom regarding Iran

We write in response to the joint letter dated 20 November 2025 from the Permanent Representatives of France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the E...

"Russia is attempting to shape a Eurasian security model that transcends blocs, rejects Western dominance, and claims to offer equal, sovereign and indivisible security for every state from Lisbon to Shanghai."

21st Century Wire

Eurasia, Reimagined: Inside Valdai’s Ambitious Blueprint for a Post-Bloc Century - 21st Century Wire

21WIRE | How the Valdai plans could turn Eurasian complexity into cooperation.

"Africa must unite to demand a ceasefire [in Sudan], civilian protection, accountability, and a democratic political transition. Above all, the speakers insisted the world, and especially progressive forces across the African continent must stand with Sudan with political clarity, historical understanding, and revolutionary solidarity."

Africa Calls for Justice and Solidarity With Sudan

Analyzing the War, Women, and the Global Scramble for Resources

"He craves it, and, to some extent, his desire was satisfied. President Donald Trump did get a peace prize. Not the peace prize picked out by self-important Norwegian non-entities, but the inaugural curiosity of FIFA, an organisation famed for opacity, corruption and graft. What the critics missed in all of this was its sheer appositeness."

Perfectly Appropriate

Trump, Infantino and the FIFA Peace Prize

US Flies Fighter Jets Into Gulf of Venezuela, Zelensky Rules Out Ceding Territory, and More

EXPOSED: Tony Blair & Israel’s Favourite Billionaire

"Israeli weapons giant Elbit Systems is at the center of a corruption investigation involving NATO’s procurement agency, according to a series of reports published by the French outlet La Lettre in collaboration with Belgian and Dutch partners. As part of this ongoing inquiry, contracts between the company and the war alliance, estimated in the millions of euros, have been frozen, the media organizations suggest."

Elbit Systems and NATO Corruption Investigation

Israeli Weapons Manufacturer at the Center of a Corruption Investigation Inside NSPA

Linux Foundation Announces the Formation of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), Anchored by New Project Contributions Including Model Context Protocol (MCP), goose and AGENTS.md

Linux Foundation Announces the Formation of the Agentic AI Foundation

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"European governments are pushing back against Big Tech's grip on public infrastructure. Denmark announced earlier this year that its Ministry of Digital Affairs was switching from Microsoft to LibreOffice. In more recent news, Switzerland's data protection authorities declared international cloud services unsuitable for handling personal data. One German state has been leading this charge for quite some time. Schleswig-Holstein started its open source journey early, becoming something of a vanguard in Europe's move away from proprietary software."

It's FOSS

Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source

Schleswig-Holstein's migration to LibreOffice reaches 80% completion, with a one-time €9 million investment on cards for 2026.

"Of all people, it is center-right parties in Brussels that are supporting plans for the mass screening of private messages. The proposal cuts deep into civil liberties. The consequences for chats between teenagers and their own parents are particularly drastic."

Patrick Breyer

Digital House Arrest – How the EU Wants to Disempower Families

Of all people, it is center-right parties in Brussels that are supporting plans for the mass screening of private messages. The proposal cuts deep ...

Antiwar.com Turns 30, NDAA Will Give Trump $1 Trillion Military Budget, IDF Spying on US, and More