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Far-right US leaders’ religious extremism boosts Islamophobia
13 March 2026 @ 10:42 pm
Since the escalation of Israel’s genocide in Gaza in 2023, the US far right has been exploiting the chance to spread Islamophobia even further. And a new report suggests that prominent US figures have been increasingly using the rhetoric of Christian extremism to do so, particularly around the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. ‘Overtly religious’ […]
By Ed SykesDespite Starmers lies, the UK is at war with Iran
13 March 2026 @ 8:33 pm
Keir Starmer’s government is playing an ever-increasing role in the destruction of Iran, despite his claims that the UK was “playing no role”. The government’s lines about “regional defensive operations” are becoming harder to believe, as the UK’s actions appear to be contributing to the deaths of thousands of innocent Iranians. British involvement under Starmer […]
By HGBreaking: TSSA rail union members organise demo against union management’s war on democracy
13 March 2026 @ 7:48 pm
TSSA rail union members in revolt against the union management’s war on their democracy and branches have arranged a demonstration at the union’s HQ. The protest will take place on Tuesday 24 March from 5pm at Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4SQ. The union’s deeply unpopular general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust moved, in February 2026, to disenfranchise […]
By SkwawkboxTrump WILL exploit American deaths – and the sacrifice trap explains why
13 March 2026 @ 4:14 pm
All six crewmembers of the US military tanker which crashed on 12 March 2026 are dead, after Trump carried out an unprovoked attack on Iran and brought severe unrest to the region. That brings the overall US death toll thirteen – officially, at least. The cause of the crash is unclear, as the Canary reported […]
By Joe GlentonMeta shadowbans clothing brand for exposing Israeli ‘sniper safari’
13 March 2026 @ 4:11 pm
Social media company Meta appears to have shadow-banned the pro-Palestine ‘Wear the Peace’ clothing brand. This happened after it shared previously unseen footage of Israeli soldiers gleefully shooting at displaced Palestinians. The firm’s Instagram page has amassed 2.3m followers. The footage – which can only be described as resembling a sniper safari – had been […]
By SkwawkboxMedia in Israel are manufacturing consent for ‘pre-emptive strike’ on Egypt
13 March 2026 @ 3:51 pm
The Times of Israel has reported that Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the Egyptian military is “getting stronger” and Israel needs to “keep an eye on it” to make sure it “doesn’t go too far”. Of course, this is the Zionist media attempting to manufacture consent for presumable ‘pre-emptive strikes’ on Egypt. Hebrew-language media reported […]
By HGThe UK can’t decide if it’s in or out on war with Iran, but Russia gets an outright ‘no’
13 March 2026 @ 3:42 pm
So, our government says it doesn’t want war with Iran, yet backs the warhawks attacking Iran, and tells the British public that flying sorties ‘saves’ British lives. British MPs are still straddling the fence over Trump’s Iran war. But, even the Zionist-leaning Telegraph warned that these developments could plunge the country into a recession as […]
By The CanaryUK awards AI military targeting contracts despite horrors of Gaza and Iran
13 March 2026 @ 3:21 pm
The UK has awarded 26 arms firms lucrative contracts to develop its own autonomous targeting systems – this is despite numerous atrocities in Gaza – and now, Iran – being linked with haphazard AI kill chain systems. The UK NGO Drone Wars reported: that as public concern about the use of AI for warfighting grows […]
By Joe GlentonDire straits: the US and Israel have made Iran an oil superpower
13 March 2026 @ 3:03 pm
The US and Israel have accidentally made Iran a global oil superpower. This might sound exaggerated… But it is the view of esteemed scholar of air warfare Professor Robert Pape, whose damning critique of the attack on Iran has generated wide interest recently. Pape said on 12 March: Iran hit 16 vessels so far in […]
By Joe GlentonIndicted war criminal issues a new call for genocide in Lebanon
13 March 2026 @ 2:44 pm
Indicted war criminal Yoav Gallant has issued a new call for genocide in Lebanon during an appearance on Israeli TV. “We need to strike and eliminate everything that’s in Dahiya, Baalbek, Tyre, Sidon, Nabatieh, everywhere” Yesterday, Channel 12: Wanted war criminal Yoav Gallant calls for genocidal measures in Lebanon and Iran, and says that for […]
By HG