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July 1, 2024 Readings
Common Household Cleaning Product Found To Release Trillions of Microplastic Fibers Widespread floods in Bangladesh leave over 2 million people stranded – The Watchers Neo-Nazi Junta’s F-16s Flying From NATO Countries – Great Way to Start WW3 – Global Research Amazon Sparks Outrage with “Do Not Promote” Book Ban List Following Biden Admin Pressure Russia […]
June 30, 2024 Readings
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2024: Marking the Rise of the Global South Century and Decline of Western Economies Up to half a million NATO soldiers waiting to enter Ukraine It’s the End of the World As We Know It. The American-NATO Rush Toward Nuclear War with Russia. Scott Ritter – Global Research Our […]
June 29, 2024 Readings
Attempting a new format (that I will probably fiddle with for a week or so) for sharing articles of interest. Below you will find a number of links to those articles. Note that I may add a few before the day ends so check back. Hope this works for everyone… First-Responder Trauma: A New Framework […]
Hezbollah launches first-ever Lebanese airstrike on Israeli base
Hezbollah launches first-ever Lebanese airstrike on Israeli base The resistance group used, for the first time, a drone equipped with two missiles to attack Israel’s Metulla site (Photo credit: X) Hezbollah launched the first-ever Lebanese airstrike on an Israeli target on 17 May, using a never-before-seen drone for the operation. “In support of our steadfast […]
‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city
‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city Lebanon’s economy and electricity system are broken and much power is now generated locally, with devastating effects on air quality and health Smog hangs over Beirut most days, a brownish cloud that darkens the city’s skyline of minarets and […]
Israel Making Preparations To Launch Invasion Of Southern Lebanon
Israel Making Preparations To Launch Invasion Of Southern Lebanon Israel has continued signaling that it is preparing to launch a major new operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon following months of tit-for-tat escalation. Some 80,000 Israeli residents whose homes are near the border have remained evacuated since October and November, and are essentially internally displaced. Because […]
War Expands With Massive Israeli Airstrikes 60km Deep Into Lebanon
War Expands With Massive Israeli Airstrikes 60km Deep Into Lebanon The Israel-Hezbollah war is expanding, which was on display Monday as Israel for the first time struck near a large city which is deep inside Lebanon, far away from the border, in the region of Ghaziyeh. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari has confirmed in […]
Lebanon caretaker PM warns of total collapse if reforms not implemented
Lebanon caretaker PM warns of total collapse if reforms not implemented The caretaker PM’s warning comes as the Central Bank is considering completely halting its funding of the Lebanese state (Photo credit: Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters) Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, warned on 3 August that the country’s total economic collapse will be imminent in the […]
Hyperinflationary Hell: Lebanese Central Bank Devalues ‘Lira’ By 90%
Hyperinflationary Hell: Lebanese Central Bank Devalues ‘Lira’ By 90% Cash is now king in Lebanon, where a three-year economic meltdown has led the country’s once-lauded financial sector to atrophy and turned the country into a Venezuelan-esque hyperinflationary hell. The country has been hit hard by events over the past few years, starting with COVID. In […]
Hezbollah Threatens Israel With War Over Disputed Gas Field
Hezbollah Threatens Israel With War Over Disputed Gas Field Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah group threatened Israel that drilling at the Karish gas field could result in war. Israel and Lebanon are in a years-long dispute over the demarcation of their territorial waters in the Mediterranean. Israel has already warned early on that any damage to the […]
Entirety Of Lebanon Goes Dark, Mass Power Outage To Last Several Days
Entirety Of Lebanon Goes Dark, Mass Power Outage To Last Several Days On Saturday the entirety of Lebanon was plunged into darkness, with the electricity grid shut down completely after the small Mediterranean country’s two main power stations reportedly ran out of fuel. “The al Zahrani and the Deir Ammar power stations stopped working after supplies […]
Nationwide Blackout Hits Syria After Gas Pipeline Bombed
Nationwide Blackout Hits Syria After Gas Pipeline Bombed A blackout has reportedly plunged all of Syria into darkness Friday into Saturday, with Syria’s state-run SANA announcing the nationwide power outage is due to an attack on a gas site and pipeline in southern Damascus. Into the overnight hours, electricity reportedly returned to much of the capital of Damascus, […]
Beirut Goes Dark As Economic Tailspin Sees Dire Fuel & Electricity Shortages
Beirut Goes Dark As Economic Tailspin Sees Dire Fuel & Electricity Shortages Starting Wednesday night Lebanon’s Central Bank announced that fuel subsidies have been halted, already at a moment where there’s been scarcity of both gas and electricity. Fuel prices are expected to at least quadruple, leading to a national scramble for fuel, exacerbating rolling blackouts akin to what’s […]
War Drums Beat in Middle East After Thousands of Casualties in Beirut Explosion
WAR DRUMS BEAT IN MIDDLE EAST AFTER THOUSANDS OF CASUALTIES IN BEIRUT EXPLOSION DonatePlay Video On the evening of August 4th, a massive explosion rocked the port of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, causing devastating damage and leaving thousands of casualties. The explosion sent a shockwave across the city and blew out windows up to […]
Lebanon Announces Default On $1.2BN Debt Payment In Historical First
Lebanon Announces Default On $1.2BN Debt Payment In Historical First Lebanon announced Saturday it will default on its Eurobond debt for the first time in its history. The protest-racked country has seen a recent change in government, banks opened for merely about half of the past few months, strict controls on hard currency withdrawals and transfers abroad amid a liquidity […]
