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General who led shadowy army psy-ops unit is new Economist defence editor

19 June 2026 @ 12:22 am

EconomistThe UK legacy media are having a normal one again. The Economist magazine just announced a currently serving British Army general would become its new defence editor upon leaving the military. Turner led 77 Brigade, the army’s propaganda unit, from 2020 to 2022. Current defence editor Shashank Joshi announced Turner as his replacement on 18 […] By Joe Glenton

Expert says Belfast paramilitaries forced children into pogroms to clear drug debts

19 June 2026 @ 12:10 am

BelfastBelfast — The Commissioner for Children and Young People in the north of Ireland has said loyalist paramilitaries pressured children to engage in violent racist pogroms, in return for writing off money owed to those same gangs. Chris Quinn was speaking to the Irish News. He said the money owed might be “drug debts” or […] By Robert Freeman

Avi Lewis ruins Canada PM Mark Carney over ‘Iran war was worth it’ gaffe

19 June 2026 @ 12:02 am

CarneyCanada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Avi Lewis has just rinsed ex-banker PM Mark Carney over a bizarre claim that the US war on Iran was “worth it”. Lewis said Carney’s comments were ‘disturbing’ and an ‘insult’ to Iranians killed by the “imperial’ war of aggression. He also said the war had harmed the Canadian […] By Joe Glenton

“Cynical act of deception” by Irish football bosses claiming Palestinian support for ‘Israel’ match

18 June 2026 @ 11:49 pm

IsraelIn a devastating humiliation for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), the Palestine Football Association (PFA) has said it never issued any statement backing the FAI’s decision to proceed with Ireland’s match against so-called ‘Israel’. This is despite the Irish football chiefs putting out a statement last week clearly intended to indicate the opposite. Sinn […] By Robert Freeman

Reform MP implies gross ‘get out of jail free’ card for abusers saying England losses to blame

18 June 2026 @ 11:43 pm

ReformSarah Pochin, Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has posted a sickening video on X which implies that domestic abuse ‘just happens’ when the England team loses a game. Given that Reform has a track record of platforming and promoting abusive men, Pochin’s comments appear less like a warning and more like an attempt to […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Even whilst under investigation, Farage is still shilling for his crypto-billionaire benefator

18 June 2026 @ 11:22 pm

FarageEven whilst he’s under investigation for taking an undeclared £5m ‘gift’ from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, Nigel Farage is still attempting to block a new cryptocurrency plan at the Bank of England (BoE). Something which could obviously hurt his biggest donor’s bottom line. Harborne is part-owner of Tether Limited Inc. The company issues the eponymous […] By Grace

Deranged US Senator Graham is keeping his Abraham Accords dream alive

18 June 2026 @ 11:13 pm

Abraham AccordsZionist Republican Senator Lindsey Graham continued to post on X that the expansion of the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel is his and Trump’s ultimate goal. He said he had a fruitful conversation with fellow envoy Steve Witkoff According to Graham, the MOU with Iran is just the first step. […] By The Canary

Breaking: ‘Moog 4’ walk free as jury refuses to convict

18 June 2026 @ 10:52 pm

moog 4The ‘Moog 4’ anti-genocide activists who were put on trial for direct action against an arms firm supplying Israel have walked free from Birmingham Crown Court today. The jury in the trial was split and refused to convict the activists despite the prosecution claiming the decision to convict would be “simple”. The activists were charged […] By Skwawkbox

IOF targeting kids by disguising bombs as footballs DURING world cup

18 June 2026 @ 10:45 pm

IsraelIsrael is disguising cluster bombs as footballs in southern Lebanon, in a clear attempt to target children during the World Cup. An explosion happened today morning in the outskirts of my village Doweir. Investigation lead to the discovery of many unexploded ordanances and munitions disguised as colorful kids footballs. Israelis never fail to open a […] By HG

Fierce and total solidarity shuts down Tommy Robinson in Oxford

18 June 2026 @ 10:33 pm

Tommy RobinsonThe Oxford Union handed a platform to some of the scummiest far-right bigots under the guise of free speech — including Tommy Robinson. But on the streets outside, a fierce and stunning display of community solidarity showed them that these people and their hatred have no space on the streets of Oxford. Tommy Robinson — […] By Antifabot