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US Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared battle plans for a round of strikes against Iran. Axios spoke with three people familiar with the Department of War’s planning to resume strikes against Iran. According to the sources CENTCOM, the US military command responsible for the Middle East, has prepared a plan for a “short and powerful” wave of strikes. The US and Iran have been in an uneasy ceasefire for three weeks as the two sides attempted to negotiate an end to the conflict. Tehran has said that if Washington breaks the ceasefire, Iranian officials will not return to the negotiating…
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana had unconstitutionally added a second black-majority congressional district, and struck down its map as a racial gerrymander. In 2024, Louisiana had been forced to add this district due to a lower court ruling. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The 6–3 ruling split between the court’s conservative and liberal blocs. Associate Justice Samuel Alito penned the opinion, which represents a shift in the interpretation of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act of 1965, which made gerrymandering to dilute minority political representation illegal. The Supreme Court…
Zyns are super popular. They are little pouches people tuck into their lip to get a hit of nicotine. Zyn has competitors, like Velo and On!, but Zyn has most of the market. Young people love the pouches. They are safer than cigarettes. Their nicotine is addictive, but nicotine isn’t what makes tobacco deadly. “[The] mix of chemicals—not nicotine—cause the serious health effects,” says the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That’s why the FDA supports nicotine pouches. Still, some anti-tobacco activists oppose all nicotine use. “It’s a pouch packed with problems!” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) tells cameras. Some states ban…
Leading U.K. media don’t mention the Israel Lobby because they’re part of it, writes Mark Curtis. But its influence over U.K. politics is likely to be greater than any other state, except perhaps the U.S. BBC Bias Kills – London protest against Israel’s assault on Gaza, May 15, 2021. (Alisdaire Hickson, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0) By Mark CurtisDeclassified UK Britain’s national media fails to recognise the influence – and even the existence – of an Israel lobby, our new media analysis shows. Declassified researched two years of reporting by seven British media outlets and found only 16 mentions of the phrase Israel lobby without speech marks.…
College grads, it may be time for different approach, not just in getting a job but in life. If we scrape away the hype and the humbug, this is the corporate economy in a nutshell. Sorry about the bluntness, but alas, there’s no way to sugarcoat calling Ultra-Processed Life what it really is. We’re all sheep to be sheared, living commodities. As consumers, the goal is to extract as much of our earnings and capital as possible by any means available, and do so as often as possible. As employees, the goal is to extract as much value as possible from our labor. Yes,…
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Most Americans don’t realize this, but their health has been at risk for years. Divisive and discriminatory ideology has crept into health education, under the guise of so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” This politicized worldview has become foundational not only at medical schools, but also at the nursing schools that train my profession. The sudden turn toward indoctrination means that future nurses are spending less time actually studying the essentials of nursing and patient care. The good news is that this disease is finally being contained and treated. In April, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing quietly abandoned its…
In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we’re doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. Gregory Shupak for FAIR In the wake of the temporary US/Iran ceasefire, hawkish commentary in leading American newspapers advanced the premise that the US can dictate terms to Iran in negotiations, with a faith in the power of Washington’s military might that was hard to justify by the previous course of the war. A Washington Post editorial (4/8/26) contended: Despite the…
The U.S. weighed options to address the possibility of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran War ceasefire entered its 22nd day Wednesday. NBC reported Wednesday, citing an anonymous U.S. official, that the White House discussed options during Monday’s meeting in the Situation Room. Deliberations included whether the U.S. military presence in the strait should increase or decrease, and whether the U.S. should launch renewed operations there. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday morning that Iran “can’t get their act together,” adding that “they better get smart soon!” Trump reportedly met with oil executives…
President Trump, Vice President Vance and cabinet members reportedly watching surveillance footage of WHCD shooter in the Oval Office. Photograph Source: Dan Scavino – Public Domain In the wake of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged attempt to assassinate US President Donald Trump and/or other political officials, journalists, and general-purpose celebrities come the usual calls for “gun control” because that’s just how things work. My preferred argument against such nonsense leans hard on morality (it’s evil to infringe on the unalienable human right to self-defense) with a chaser of overall practicality (more than 100 million Americans own several hundred million guns and…