The Sy Hersh effect: killing the messenger, ignoring the message

Nasrallah Abu Siyam, a 19-year-old Palestinian-American man, was executed by illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Wednesday.  Abu Siyam was among about 30 residents of Mukhmas who were trying to stop armed illegal settlers from stealing their goats.  Israeli settlers shot at least three of the villagers, including Abu Siyam. The US State […] The post US Citizen Executed by Israeli Settlers as Israel Aims to Further Control the West Bank appeared first on LewRockwell.

Solar Installations Fell 22% In 2025 By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive, Solar developers installed 26.5 GW last year, down 22% from the 33.8 GW they installed in 2024, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  The decline in solar installations took place despite the ongoing rush to bring projects online in order to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, which had their timelines curtailed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  Despite this decrease, solar still led all other generation sources in 2025 installations. As of December, solar now makes up 12.2%...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called me from his plane on his way back […]