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A study carried out by academics Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel estimates that between 1880 and 1920, British imperialism was responsible for the deaths of some 100 million people in India.
After taking over the vast country, the British systematically destroyed its manufacturing sector and reorientated its agricultural industry towards cash crops. The result was the destruction of the economy and widespread famine.
Life expectancy dropped to just 21.9 years. Despite this, one third of Britons still consider their previous empire as something to be proud of, as opposed to just 21% who consider it a shameful episode in global history.
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Americans’ confidence in media has dropped to a new low of just 28%, according to a new Gallup poll. Those expressing a “great deal” or a “fair amount” of trust in mainstream corporate media to accurately report the news has fallen from 40% five years ago and from 72% in 1976.
Trust is lowest among young people and Republican voters. The trend will likely not be helped by the purchase of TikTok and CBS News by the family of the world’s second-richest individual, Larry Ellison.
The trend mirrors a long-term downturn in Americans’ trust in institutions, with many suggesting it indicates a serious fragmentation and decay of society.
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Trump’s Gaza “Peace Plan” is being written and led not by diplomats, but by real-estate developers.
According to The New York Times, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff — both property tycoons and longtime Trump allies — are the main architects behind the proposal. Their plan envisions massive reconstruction and real-estate projects along Gaza’s coast, describing the area as “prime waterfront property.”
The initiative is being coordinated with former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is expected to help manage the plan’s “governance framework.”
Blair’s involvement has drawn sharp criticism given his role in the Iraq War which resulted in the death of nearly 2 million people .
Critics say the so-called peace plan looks less like humanitarian recovery and more like a profit-driven redevelopment scheme on land devastated by genocide.
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A new PR firm called Show Faith by Works is carrying out a multi-million dollar propaganda campaign on behalf of the Israeli government, targeting Christian communities in the United States, according to a new report by Responsible Statesctaft.
The objective is to improve Israel’s image among Christians amid an ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The firm, registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as working for Israel, is attempting to recruit A-list celebrities to advocate for the Apartheid State.
These include Hollywood movie star Chris Pratt, ex-NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, and NBA legend Steph Curry, all of whom are outspoken evangelical Christians.
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Polio– that debilitating and deadly disease– is making a comeback. Once virtually eradicated globally, cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan are on the rise. Much of the blame for this can be laid at the feet of Washington.
In 2010, the CIA conducted a fake polio vaccination program across the two countries. Pretending to administer life-saving vaccines, CIA agents actually took DNA samples from the population, comparing them with the sister of Osama Bin Laden.
The program helped locate Bin Laden’s family and led to his assassination, but it also left a deep scar on the two countries. Both mistrust of healthcare professionals and vaccine skepticism spiked, leading to deadly rises in infectious diseases, including polio.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration withdrew from the WHO, and cut funding for foreign medical programs, further exacerbating the problem.
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Burkina Faso arrests eight foreign NGO workers on charges of spying and treason.
The Burkina Faso's government says those detained — including citizens of France, Senegal, the Czech Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso — were working for the Netherlands-based International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO).
Officials accuse the group of collecting sensitive data without authorization and continuing operations after a government suspension.
Burkina Faso’s move comes amid a broader push by several African nations to crack down on foreign interference and Western-backed NGOs accused of intelligence-gathering under the guise of humanitarian work.
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🚨 Breaking: Spain’s parliament has officially enshrined its arms embargo on Israel into law — a landmark move amid global outrage over Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The new law, passed 178 to 169, bans all arms sales, military technology, and aviation fuel linked to Israel’s war machine. It also prohibits advertising products from illegal Israeli settlements in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the step part of Spain’s commitment to help end the genocide and uphold international law.
This marks the first binding arms embargo on Israel by a Western government — a sign that global pressure and people power are breaking through.
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United States Africa Command launched an airstrike against ISIS-affiliated groups in northern Somalia Monday, according to a press release.
The bombing represents the 81st action against Somalia this year, according to journalist Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com.
The United States is attempting to prop up the internationally-recognized government against challenges from various armed insurgents. President Trump has greatly ramped up U.S. military actions in the East African republic.
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Scottish flotilla activist 70 year old Margaret Pancetta has been hospitalized after release from Israeli detention for having denied her access to her inhalers, a fractured leg, dehydration and multiple infections.
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Leaked emails show that David Ellison (son of the world’s second-richest man and US military contractor, Larry Ellison) co-ordinated with the Israeli military on plans to promote Israel and shut down the BDS movement and criticism of the Apartheid State.
Ellison recently purchased Paramount and CBS News, and has installed self-described “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss as CBS’ editor-in-chief.
For more on this story, read the new report from Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal: thegrayzone.com/2025/10/06/cbs-owner-israeli-gener…
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