Source: ABC News
“A Russian journalist was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday on charges of ‘extremism’ over her links to an opposition group, part of an unrelenting crackdown on dissent. A court in the city of Ufa in Russia’s Bashkortostan region found Olga Komleva, 46, guilty of involvement with an organization of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny that was officially branded ‘extremist.’ Following her closed-door trial, the judge also found Komleva guilty on charges of ‘spreading false information’ about the Russian military. She rejected the charges. Komleva, who has been in custody since her arrest in March 2024, had worked as a volunteer at the regional branch of Navalny’s Foundation for Fighting Corruption before it was outlawed in 2021 in a move widely seen as politically motivated. She also worked for an independent news outlet and covered protests in the region.” (07/29/25)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-journalist-sentenced-12-years-ties-opposition-group-124173687
Source: The Daily Economy
by Julian Adorney
“The United States has tried to use its bully pulpit to encourage the rest of the world to recommit itself to the principle of free speech. Speaking in Munich in February, J.D. Vance took European leaders to task for retreating from ‘some of its [Europe’s] most fundamental values,’ including a robust commitment to freedom of speech. But it’s hard to urge global leaders to commit to a value that your own administration isn’t committed to. If the United States wants to reverse the spread of censorious policies across the globe, then it needs to lead by example.” (07/29/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/on-immigration-and-free-speech-many-miss-the-bigger-picture/
Source: SFGate
“A Palestinian activist, who was denied entry to the U.S. at San Francisco International Airport last month, was shot and killed on Monday, allegedly by an Israeli [squatter], according to media reports and Bay Area politicians. Awdah Hathaleen, an English teacher and father of three who was also known as Odeh Hadalin, was shot to death in his village of Umm al-Khair in the southern West Bank, House Rep. Lateefah Simon of Oakland said in a statement. Hathaleen also worked on an Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land,’ which depicted Israeli soldiers and [squatters’] violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. … In mid-June, Hathaleen and his cousin were deported from the U.S. after being detained at SFO, despite having valid visas, Rep. Lateefah Simon said in a statement.” (07/29/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/palestinian-teacher-denied-entry-sfo-killed-20792718.php
Source: Law & Liberty
by Graham McAleer
“Descartes kicked off modernity with the epistemological problem of whether we ever know the world around us, and Kronman holds fast to verifiable knowledge: ‘the truth is preeminently what science declares it to be.’ Much of Kronman’s conservatism stems from his love of the Great Books, but nowhere does he dwell on the varieties of evidence and proof that humanism employs. The humanist’s broad theory of truth haunts Kronman’s treatment of allegiance, specifically his struggle to find a stable place for love within his reason-based political order. Kronman argues that the progressive’s skepticism towards love of family, nation, and God mutilates the spirit.” (07/29/25)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/when-scientism-meets-humanism/
Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter
“There are few things more enjoyable than watching a couple of Democrats talking to each other about how they’re either ‘winning’ or soon will be and how to make it happen. It’s like watching a baby giraffe try to stand up for the first time … on ice … in a tornado – they have no idea what they’re doing or how to get it done. But they’re going to try, bless their hearts, they’re going to try. Democrats aren’t really trying when it comes to winning (or losing) elections because they either A) can’t bring themselves to admit when they’ve lost (I’m old enough to remember when denying election results was ‘a threat to democracy!’) or B) believe they simply have to learn how to sell their poison positions better …” (07/29/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/07/29/democrats-accidentally-tell-the-truth-about-what-theyre-trying-to-do-n2661074
Source: US News & World Report
“At least four people were killed and hundreds were arrested during a protest against a fuel price hike in Angola’s capital, police said. The protests erupted on Monday in response to the government’s decision earlier this month to raise the price of diesel by 30 percent, which led to large hikes in fares by minibus taxis, an important method of transport for many Angolans. Gunfire could be heard in central Luanda’s Cazenga area, where people were seen taking food and other items from shops. Social media images showed clashes in the Rocha Pinto suburb near the airport, as well as in the Prenda area.” (07/29/25)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/29/four-killed-hundreds-arrested-in-ongoing-angola-fuel-hike-protests
Source: The Hill
“Jasmine Crockett furious with MSM, has no idea how journalism works!” (07/29/25)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5425208-rising-july-29-2025/
Source: Wired
by John Semley
“About this time last year, prescription MDMA looked like a sure thing. After decades of clinical research, political wrangling, and aggressive promotion, the popular underground club drug was set to be tamed and medicalized, with a stamp of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Then, it wasn’t. In a stark change of course, the FDA rejected the MDMA therapy it had been considering by a 10-1 vote. The decision derailed psychedelic medicine for the foreseeable future. Except for one thing — an unexpected lifeline from the Trump administration.” (07/29/25)
https://archive.is/0Ovce
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“Why am I convinced that Jeffrey Epstein was part of the deep state — that is, with Mossad, the CIA, or both? Simply because of the plea bargain he received in 2008. In my opinion, there is simply no way that wealthy, prominent, influential men could have pressured a U.S. Attorney to give Epstein that plea bargain. The plea bargain was so super-sweet that there is only one entity that would have had the power to secure it — the same entity that I have long contended is actually running the federal government — the national-security establishment, which consists of the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA.” (07/29/25)
https://www.fff.org/2025/07/29/ghislaine-maxwell-and-michael-townley/
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“Israel’s top human rights group B’Tselem has finally declared that Israel is committing genocide, as has the Israel-based Physicians for Human Rights. The Israeli organizations join Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, UN human rights experts, and the overwhelming majority of leading authorities on the subject of genocide in their conclusion. The debate is over. The Israel apologists lost. And we are seeing this reflected in mainstream discourse. Pop megastar Ariana Grande has started speaking out in support of Gaza, telling her social media followers that ‘starving people to death is a red line.’ This is a new threshold. Opposing Israel’s genocide is now the most mainstream as it has ever been. MSNBC just ran a piece explicitly titled ‘Israel is starving Gaza. And the U.S. is complicit,’ featuring a segment with the virulently pro-Israel Morning Joe slamming the mass atrocity.” (07/29/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/07/29/it-shouldnt-have-taken-this-much-for-mainstream-voices-to-start-speaking-up-about-gaza/
