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Countless UN resolutions remain unimplemented as Israel defies international legitimacy

4 January 2026 @ 7:17 pm

Despite the issuance of countless international resolutions in favour of the Palestinian cause and against Israel over the past decades, including those confirmed resolutions by the United Nations (UN), these resolutions remain locked away, without finding their way to implementation, in light of the Israeli occupation’s continued policies of obstruction and circumvention of international legitimacy. […] By Alaa Shamali

Venezuela misinformation spreads like wildfire online

4 January 2026 @ 7:07 pm

When Donald Trump ran to be president again in 2024, he did so on a platform of ‘no more foreign interventions’. Now that Trump has straight-up invaded a foreign country, Venezuela, and kidnapped their president, his supporters are having to excuse the sudden shift. In part, they’re achieving this by pushing misinformation and AI slop, […] By Willem Moore

NYT, Washington Post reportedly knew Venezuela invasion was imminent but killed the story

4 January 2026 @ 6:58 pm

According to Semafor, both the New York Times and the Washington Post knew about the US’s plan to invade Venezuela before the attack took place. Despite this, they did not report on what they knew, potentially preventing the attack before it could happen. Allegedly, they did this to protect the US soldiers who carried out the criminal attack on […] By Willem Moore

Pepper spray, assaults, detentions: a hunger strike protest turned ugly thanks to West Yorkshire Police

4 January 2026 @ 6:49 pm

On Saturday 3 January, West Yorkshire Police put on one of the most ridiculous and dangerous displays of ineptitude that anyone will ever see. They weren’t content to totally fuck up babysitting some ego-bruised incels with their iPhones in Leeds city centre that morning. No, they also decided to put on an evening performance too […] By Barold

Police caught laughing with fascist ‘auditors’ as they stalk Leeds Palestine march

4 January 2026 @ 5:29 pm

I always think it’s fucking hilarious when I go to one of these ‘protect are cuntry’ protests and it’s the same bullshit. Leeds was no different on Saturday, 3 January, with a group of about sixty knuckle draggers waving their shit Temu flags outside the town hall. Whilst hundreds of anti-racists gathered in the city […] By Antifabot

Gaza now has an acute shortage of three basic food items

4 January 2026 @ 5:02 pm

In a winter that grows harsher year after year, families’ tables in the Gaza Strip are not only lacking in variety but also devoid of the most basic food sources, chief among them meat, poultry, and eggs. These items, which were once a natural part of daily life, have now become postponed wishes and heavy […] By Alaa Shamali

Trump is already eyeing up more countries to invade

4 January 2026 @ 4:49 pm

Following the US invasion of Venezuela, sympathetic figures on the right attempted to sell the move as an act of ‘swift justice’. Donald Trump, meanwhile, made it abundantly clear it was about the oil: After bombing Venezuela and abducting President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump said the US government is "going to run the country" until […] By Willem Moore

Watch a hacker dressed as a Power Ranger delete a white supremacist dating site

4 January 2026 @ 4:44 pm

A German hacker-journalist who names herself ‘Martha Root’ has livestreamed her deletion of an entire racist dating site. She dressed as a Power Ranger – the pink one – to delete ‘WhiteDate’, which has been nicknamed ‘Tinder for Nazis’:   Go go Power Ranger Root, who had spent some time having fun before the deletion, […] By Skwawkbox

Polanski calls Starmer and Farage ‘Trump First’ frauds

4 January 2026 @ 4:06 pm

Following the US’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro, Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage immediately began competing for the ‘Fence Sitter of the Year’ award. In response, Greens leader Zack Polanski has called them out: Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is. It's Trump first. […] By Willem Moore

Colombia’s Petro calls out Trump ‘clan of paedophiles’ over Venezuela

4 January 2026 @ 4:00 pm

“A clan of paedophiles wants to destroy democracy in Columbia. Harsh, yes, but that’s the reality”. Those were the opening words of Colombian president Gustavo Petro as he condemned Donald Trump’s US attack on Venezuela. US forces killed well over 100 civilians in the attack and abducted Venezuelan president Maduro and his wife. The rest […] By Skwawkbox