Israel rapes everyone, and Other Notes

Caitlin Johnstone May 24, 2026 Reading by Tim Foley: Subscribe International flotilla activists say they were subjected to torture and sexual assault by Israeli forces after being abducted in international waters while attempting to bring aid to Gaza. A statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla reports that the IDF held the activists on a makeshift “torture boat”, …[continue reading]

We see nothing: How has the West reacted to the Ukrainian strike on a Russian school dorm?

Kiev’s backers refuse to acknowledge Kiev’s drone raid on Starobelsk that left at least 18 students dead and dozens more injured Published 23 May, 2026 16:13 | Updated 23 May, 2026 17:15 FILE PHOTO. ©  Liao Pan / China News Service / VCG via Getty Images At least 18 people have been killed and dozens more wounded – …[continue reading]

In 1909 the Rockefellers Bought Every Pharmacy Chain in America — Then Replaced the Shelves

The pharmaceutical consolidation of the early 20th century is usually told from the supply side — the Rockefeller-funded research institutions, the Flexner Report’s elimination of competing medical schools, the patent acquisition campaigns that removed unpatentable botanical treatments from institutional medicine. What that standard account underemphasizes is the distribution side — the systematic acquisition of the …[continue reading]

Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam

From the Introduction to Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam Britain’s contribution to the rise of the terrorist threat goes well beyond the impacts its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have had on some individuals. The more important story is that British governments, both Labour and Conservative, have, in pursuing the so-called ‘national interest’ …[continue reading]

Mexico’s Central Bank, BIS, and BlackRock Discuss Phasing Out Cash and Future of Digital Money

On Wednesday, the 89th Banking Convention began in Cancún, Mexico, as representatives from the Mexican government and banking sector met to discuss the future of digital payments and the phasing out of cash in a country where more than three-fourths of the population depends on it. The annual meeting brought together leaders from Mexico’s financial …[continue reading]