The Specter Of 'Economic Death' Looms Over All Of Us In Late-Stage Surveillance Capitalism

Foreign Cargo Ship Struck By 'Massive Projectile' Just Off Iraq A commercial cargo ship navigating the Arabian Gulf was struck by an unidentified projectile, triggering a "large explosion," according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The maritime strike took place approximately 65 nautical kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. At this time, the UKMTO noted that it is unaware of any environmental damage resulting from the blast. Source: UKMTO Initially Iraqi media reported the blast was due to "mechanical failure" - but soon after other regional media said it was...

A mass funeral was held in Gaza City on Sunday for about 100 Palestinians whose bodies were recently recovered from the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, a painstaking process as the US and Israel continue to block construction equipment from entering the Palestinian territory. Hundreds of Palestinians attended the funeral, and family […]

Massachusetts Mayor Charged With Using COVID Loan For Election Campaign, Debt Payments Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A Massachusetts mayor was arrested on Aug. 14 on allegations that he fraudulently secured more than $1.5 million in COVID-19 small-business loans to fund his election campaign and pay personal taxes and mortgages. Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña, 61, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. DePeña has been released from custody following...