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Police use tear gas, stun grenades against farmers protesting the Mercosur free trade agreement in front of the EU parliament in Strasbourg

ReMix News

The Mercosur agreement is intended to boost EU exports of cars, machinery, wines and spirits to Latin America, while facilitating imports into Europe of South American beef, sugar, rice, honey and soybeans. Farmers’ organizations, however, warn that the deal will destabilize European agriculture by exposing it to cheaper imports that do not necessarily comply with EU production standards, citing what they describe as insufficient controls.

China Flies Military Drone Into Taiwan Airspace For First Time

ZeroHedge

The unmanned aerial vehicle was a WZ-7 known as ‘Soaring Dragon’ according to a Taiwanese national security official. It flew at an “altitude outside the range of our air defence weapons and left following warnings Taipei broadcast via international radio channels”, Taiwan’s defence ministry said in a statement.

Trump Says He Will Sue JPMorgan Chase Over Debanking

The Epoch Times

In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote, “I'll be suing JPMorgan Chase over the next two weeks for incorrectly and inappropriately DEBANKING me after the January 6th Protest, a protest that turned out to be correct for those doing the protesting.” He also wrote that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him.

Putin Offered Seat On Trump's Gaza Peace Board, Kremlin Says

ZeroHedge

Russia has been invited to take part in the new US-backed 'Peace Board' put forward by President Donald Trump to oversee post-conflict governance and reconstruction in Gaza, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has announced, in a somewhat surprising and hugely symbolic diplomatic move and overture.

Police: Investigation Still ‘Active’ 8 Months After Idaho Twins Died Following Vaccinations

Children's Health Defense

Nurses administered the flu vaccine along with hepatitis A and DTaP shots on April 23, 2025. The twins had previously received most routine childhood vaccinations, including their 1-year shots. Within hours, Andrea said the toddlers became lethargic and ill. The next morning, their lips were blue, and they struggled to move. Andrea took the twins to the emergency room and told the doctor they had received three vaccines the day before.

Trump health care plan falls short on tackling insurance industry: Doctor

News Nation Now

Trump’s plan, announced this week, aims to lower drug prices and insurance premiums while increasing transparency. It proposes making more pharmaceutical drugs available over the counter, requiring health care providers to post prices and giving money directly to consumers for insurance purchases. Potter said the plan lacks enforcement mechanisms to hold insurance companies accountable. She noted that existing price transparency rules go unenforced because billion-dollar companies can afford to pay fines.

Yoon Becomes First Sitting S.Korean President To Be Arrested, Convicted & Sentenced

ZeroHedge

Yoon attempted to block his own arrest after parliament voted to impeach him, using presidential security forces to defy a lawful warrant issued by the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO). He went on national TV and declared martial law in an address to the country on December 3, 2024. "But Yoon, in an unprecedented manner, notified only some Cabinet members of the meeting on the proclamation of martial law, thereby directly violating the Constitution and infringing the deliberation rights of Cabinet members who were not notified," the judge said in the ruling.

Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act As Left-Wing Chaos In Minneapolis Spreads

ZeroHedge

"If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State," Trump warned.

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protection for Somalis in US

The Epoch Times

“Temporary means temporary,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told The Epoch Times via email. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status. Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. We are putting Americans first.”

DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell

The Epoch Times

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank was served with grand jury subpoenas by the Department of Justice on Jan. 9. In a statement late Jan. 11, Powell confirmed that officials threatened a criminal indictment over his Senate Banking Committee testimony in June 2025. That testimony, Powell noted, “concerned in part a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings.”

MN Lawmakers Say Fraud Whistleblowers Were Threatened With Retaliation

ZeroHedge

How were these migrants from a third world country able to successfully establish so many front businesses and siphon billions of dollars in taxpayer funds? They had help from Democrat officials according to whistleblowers. This would explain why investigations into migrant racketeering consistently fizzled and why Democrat appointed judges dismissed multiple fraud cases involving Somalis.

Lockheed Martin And U.S. Government Fast-Track PAC-3 MSE Missile Production To 2,000 Units Annually

Defense News

Washington :The U.S. Government and Lockheed Martin have announced a landmark agreement to dramatically expand manufacturing of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor, an advanced component of the Patriot Air And Missile Defense System. The new framework aims to increase annual production from approximately 600 interceptors to 2,000 per year over a seven-year period, a move officials say will strengthen U.S. and allied defenses amid rising global threats.

Woman Killed In Minneapolis Was "ICE Watch" Left-Wing Activist Trained To Resist Fed Agents: Report

ZeroHedge

Shortly after the ICE-involved shooting that left one woman dead, multiple videos of the incident went viral on X. In at least one video, she appears to be blocking the street with her vehicle in an attempt to impede ICE agents and is later shot and killed after advancing toward one of the agents. Numerous angles of the incident are circulating on X, offering competing narratives.

Iran Plunged Into Internet Blackout, Protests Spread, As Trump Issues Fresh Warning

ZeroHedge

On Thursday the demonstrations have disrupted life in the capital in a big way, and there are reports of nationwide internet and cellular outages. Anti-government slogans and calls to "rise up" have been observed in Tehran and elsewhere, and in some places supporters of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi have actually heeded his repeat public calls to take to the streets (though this 'pro-Shah' contingent likely only remains an extreme minority at this stage).

Trump Admin Releases New Dietary Guidelines

The Epoch Times

“For decades, decades, under both Republicans and Democrats, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly-processed foods, and pharmaceutical interventions instead of prevention,” Rollins said. “As a result, nutrient-dense whole foods grown by America’s farmers and ranchers have been increasingly displaced. The Trump administration is acutely aware of this danger, and today this announcement is making a major step in doing something about it.”

USDA NEW Dietary Guidelines

USDA

The message is simple: eat real food. To Make America Healthy Again, we must return to the basics. American households must prioritize diets built on whole, nutrient-dense foods—protein, dairy, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and whole grains. Paired with a dramatic reduction in highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, unhealthy fats, and chemical additives

US Discusses Ways to Acquire Greenland; Military Use on Table

The Epoch Times

Gordon Chang, an analyst on China, said Greenland has taken center stage because the Arctic has become important. “And China and Russia are seeking to control the Arctic.” Greenland’s officials have rebuffed United States acquisition desires with the autonomous territory’s leader, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, posting on Facebook on Dec. 22, 2025: “We have woken up again to a new announcement from the U.S. president. This may sound big, but it does not change anything for us. We decide our own future.”

How Chinese-Made Radar Defense Systems Failed in Venezuela

The Epoch Times

Yu said neither Chinese nor Russian air-defense systems “made the slightest bit of difference” once the United States brought real-time intelligence, electronic warfare, and precision weapons to bear. The real contest, he said, wasn’t just radar range or missile specs, but a fast chain of detection, communications, decision-making, and joint execution—exactly where weaker militaries tend to break.

Ship Trackers Spot a Dozen Alleged Oil Tankers Fleeing Venezuela in ‘Dark Mode’

Breitbart

Ship tracking services detected around a dozen ships identified as loaded oil tankers departing from Venezuela in the first week of 2026, all of them targeted by U.S. sanctions. Several of the tankers allegedly sailed in “dark mode,” presumably with the blessing of Venezuelan officials, meaning their satellite tracking devices were switched off to conceal their movements.

Nolte: Disgraced Gov. Tim Walz Drops out of Governor’s Race

Breitbart

One piece of speculation floating around is that Klobuchar would step into the governor’s race. Walz has been under intense pressure as multiple Somali fraud scandals have blossomed throughout a state that has been run exclusively by Democrats for decades, with Walz at the top of the political caste system as governor for seven years.

U.S. strikes Venezuela and says leader Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country

PBS

Early Saturday, multiple explosions rang out and low-flying aircraft swept through Caracas. Maduro's government accused the U.S. of hitting civilian and military installations, calling it an "imperialist attack" and urging citizens to take to the streets. The assault lasted less than 30 minutes, and the explosions — at least seven blasts — sent people rushing into the streets, while others took to social media to report what they saw and heard. Some Venezuelan civilians and members of the military were killed, said Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, without giving a number. Trump said some U.S. forces were injured but none were killed.

Russia, Iran, China Outraged At US 'Flagrant Armed Aggression' On Venezuela As EU Shrugs

ZeroHedge

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs separately said it "strongly condemns the American military attack on Venezuela and the flagrant violation of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country." As for China, we know what they think, given the timing is a hugely symbolic shot across Beijing's bow by Trump: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received a Chinese government representative at the presidential palace in Caracas on Friday, hours before US President Donald Trump claimed Maduro had been captured following American military strikes.

Neocons Premature Celebration Over Protests in Iran

Sonar21

According to Nima, there is frustration with the government, i.e., Pezeshkian, over the high inflation and that is one impetus driving the protests. However, it is not directed at the Islamic regime despite Western press reports claiming otherwise. Nima also pointed out that about 25% of the population is quite conservatie (these are the folks who supported Ahmadinejad) and they are angry with Pezeshkian because he is viewed as too accommodating of the West. These folks, while miffed at the government, are staunch supporters of the Ayatollah Khameni.

Russia expands biometric ID system (again)

Off-Guardian

Russians young and old are already reaping the benefits of their country’s “digital transformation”—including very, very young Russians. The Russian government is working on amending federal legislation to allow schools across the country to monitor and identify students using biometrics, Kommersant reported on December 3. Plans for a standardized “biometric turnstile system” for Russian schools are already being tested in Tatarstan.

What Is the Diversity Visa Lottery That Trump Suspended?

The Epoch Times

“The Brown University shooter ... entered the United States through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1) in 2017 and was granted a green card. This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our country,” wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on social media on Dec. 18. “At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)] to pause the DV1 program to ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous program.”

Why Would California Bureaucrats Want to Blow Up Dams and Take Water From 600K? Victor Davis Hanson Explains

The Daily Signal

Portrait of Victor Davis Hanson Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson Victor Davis Hanson, a senior contributor for The Daily Signal, is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and host of "The Victor Davis Hanson Show." His website, The Blade of Perseus, features columns, lectures, and exclusive content for subscribers. Contact him at authorvdh@gmail.com. In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss how California bureaucrats and environmental lawyers are threatening to blow up dams and deny water to 600,000 residents, “a symbolic act to punish civilization and hurt people.” Editor’s note: This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to VDH’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: There’s a disturbing article on this website UNWON. We’ve talked once or twice in the past about some articles they’ve done, but they’ve been covering things that happened to rural America. And there is this story. We’ve talked about water and dams in the past, but I think this is worth knowing because even if you don’t live there, Victor, there are people who rely on rural California dams and the water it produces that goes to farms that we eat the product of all across America and all across the world.

Convicted Murderer Is Now a Public Safety Board Member in Salem OR

Newser

An Oregon city's decision to give a convicted murderer a seat at the table on public safety oversight has triggered a sharp backlash. Kyle Hedquist, who was convicted in the 1995 killing of a 19-year-old and later freed after a sentence commutation, has been appointed to Salem's Community Police Review Board and the city's Civil Service Commission, reports KOIN. Those panels play roles in reviewing police conduct and overseeing employment matters for public safety staff. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson, who opposed Hedquist's 2022 release by then-Gov. Kate Brown, says the new appointments cross a line.

Putin Authorizes Military Reserve Call-Up To Protect Critical Energy Sites

ZeroHedge

On a regular basis at this point, oil and gas infrastructure and refineries are blown up, export terminals damaged, and even military bases and government buildings come under attack. President Vladimir Putin is taking fresh action, on Tuesday having signed a decree granting the military authority to call up members of Russia's mobilization reserve next year.

Study: Yale No Longer Has a Single Republican Professor Across 27 Departments

Jonathan Turley

Among law school faculty who have donated more than $200 to a political party, a breathtaking 91 percent of the Harvard faculty gave to democrats. The student body exhibits the same biased selection. Harvard Crimson previously found that only 7 percent of incoming students identified as conservative. For the vast majority of liberal faculty and students, Harvard amplifies rather than stifles their viewpoints.

Silver Coins: Memories of Sound Money

The Epoch Times

The financial press reports that people are swarming the coin shops these days, grabbing as much as possible. This is exactly what one would expect given the wild and parabolic increases in the silver price over the last month, moving from $30 to $75 in the period of one year.

"Massive Abuse": HUD Audit Flags $5B In Improper Housing Assistance During Biden's Term

ZeroHedge

The audit, conducted by HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer, reviewed nearly $50 billion in housing aid and identified $5.8 billion — about 11% — as “questionable.” More than 200,000 tenants were flagged, including 29,715 listed as deceased, 9,472 non-citizens, and 165,393 households receiving payments above local eligibility limits, particularly in large metro areas such as New Orleans. Officials said suspicious payments appeared nationwide, with heavy concentrations in New York, California and Washington, DC.

China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan

Reuters

China launches largest war games around Taiwan by area Aims to highlight Beijing's ability to cut off Taipei from West U.S. President Donald Trump signals he is not worried by drills Taiwan government condemns drills, mobilises troops Defence ministry posts video showcasing US-made rocket system

US Strikes ISIS in Nigeria: Trump

The Epoch Times

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a “powerful and deadly strike” targeting the ISIS terrorist group in northwest Nigeria on Dec. 25. Trump said on Truth Social that the terrorists targeted have been “viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!” He said the group had not heeded warnings, leading to the Christmas night strike.

North Korea reveals new images of its first ‘nuclear-powered’ submarine

CNN

North Korea on Thursday released new images of what it claims is its first nuclear-powered submarine, a massive vessel equal in size to some of the United States Navy’s attack subs. The pictures released by state media showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the guided-missile submarine at an indoor construction facility, indicating it has not yet been launched.

Russia Pummels Kiev, Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power, Ahead Of Trump-Zelensky Meeting

ZeroHedge

The assault occurred just a day before anticipated Ukraine peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump, expected at Mar-A-Lago on Sunday. According to The New York Times, air raid alarms sounded around 1:30am local time as the strikes began, with Zelensky later stating on X that nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles were used, mainly on energy sites and civilian infrastructure in the capital.

Megyn Kelly Talks Ben Shapiro’s “Betrayal” and the MAGA Reckoning at AmericaFest

Vanity Fair

Shapiro found few friends in Phoenix this weekend, a sign of how far the conservative movement has drifted in the Trump era. His speech, boasted a source in Owens’s camp, “completely backfired. He has united the right: everyone from Megyn Kelly to Steve Bannon to Jack Posobiec declaring onstage that they hate Ben Shapiro.” After Vance argued against “canceling each other,” Shapiro’s colleague Matt Walsh applauded the vice president on X: “Vance delivered the best speech of the weekend. Hands down. No contest. Exactly the right tone, perfectly articulated.”

Ex-Netanyahu Aide Says 1st Post-Oct 7 Tasking From 'Panicked' PM Was Helping Him Dodge Responsibility

zer

Feldstein, who'd previously worked for far-right Netanyahu coalition member and current national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, was accused of planting bogus narratives that Hamas was scheming to smuggle Israeli hostages into Egypt, and that Hamas was prolonging negotiations in a form of psychological warfare on the Israeli people. At least one of the outlets that relied on Feldstein's leaks -- the Jewish Chronicle of London -- went on to withdraw their report, with prominent columnists resigning over the scandal. Feldstein has also been accused of accepting money from Qatar as part of a foreign influence operation.

Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me About Christmas

Zerohedge

And, if you went to a public school in the west in the past few decades you probably dealt with multiple liberal teachers who regaled you with their "profound insights" on the "true history" of western holiday traditions. The problem is, most of what these teachers tell their students is a lie based on generations of carefully crafted political narratives.

Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say

BBC

He is the third military official to have been killed in bomb attacks in the Russian capital over the last year. Sarvarov, 56, was the head of the armed forces' operational training department, the committee said. It added one theory being investigated was that the bomb was planted with the involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services. Ukraine has not commented.

DNA Evidence Proves "First Black Briton" Was Actually A White Girl

ZeroHedge

It's a perfect example of the growing problem of ideology mixing with science and poisoning the well of human knowledge. The rules of scientific investigation require an objective mindset, letting the evidence show whatever the evidence shows. However, with the invasion of woke cultism into every facet of academia, the goal of science is now to fulfill the demands of the multicultural narrative. Luckily, the takeover of academia is not total and the truth still slips through the cracks on occasion.