A gay couple in England will stand trial this week for raping and murdering their adopted baby, just 13 months old. The baby died in 2023 but the two men will appear in court on Monday.

The defendants—Jamie Varley, 36, a schoolteacher, and his partner John McGowan‑Fazakerley, 31—had adopted Preston Davey, who died at a local hospital just months after being placed in their care. The official cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but the men have been charged with murder, manslaughter, sexual assault by penetration, child cruelty, and possession and distribution of indecent images. You can infer the level of depravity from the charges alone.

This week’s hearing could reveal more forensic details and expose how this horrifying abuse unfolded.

But the larger social question is this: How did these men get custody of a baby? Was the adoption process so blinded by ideology or institutional fear of appearing discriminatory that red flags were overlooked? And how will this case affect public trust in the vetting of any adoptive parents—especially same-sex couples, who are often defended with blanket assumptions of moral superiority?

This case isn’t just about justice for one child. It’s about whether a system designed to protect the vulnerable is now operating with its guard down—and whether some questions are now being silenced in the name of progress.

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The Trump administration may be considering 36 new countries to add to the June 4 travel ban, according to The Washington Post.

The additional countries would reportedly include “25 African nations, including significant U.S. partners such as Egypt and Djibouti, plus countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia and several Pacific Island nations.”

The State Department has given these governments 60 days to meet new benchmarks related to passport integrity, identity verification, and cooperation on deportations.

The real-world impact of the travel ban remains uncertain. While it targets nations with high overstay rates, it notably excludes countries in the Visa Waiver Program—many of which produce far more overstays in absolute terms, raising questions about the policy’s consistency and intent.

Canada, for example—despite being visa-exempt—accounts for thousands of overstays each year, far more than many of the countries under consideration. So is the Trump administration planning to take on Canada next? Or is this more about optics than enforcement?

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For the first time, Israelis are getting a glimpse of what it feels like to live in Gaza.

They cannot leave. They are trapped in a war zone. And they are at the mercy of a government that has no intention of backing down.

Israel has grounded its own citizens, ordering airlines not to fly them out—even as rescue operations begin for others. The message is clear: you will stay, and you will endure whatever comes next.

Gaza has lived under this reality for decades. Now, Israelis are tasting just a fraction of it—and perhaps, for the first time, beginning to understand what it means to be locked in by the decisions of your own government.

Iran has closed its airspace too, meaning civilians on both sides are trapped—Israeli and Iranian alike. Not because they chose war, but because their governments did.

This should be a violation of international law.

Israel attacked Iran—and then immediately declared a state of emergency within its own borders, knowing full well that retaliation was likely. Then it sealed the exits. It grounded all outbound flights. It told its people: you’re not going anywhere.

Now, tens of thousands of civilians—many of whom had no say in the decisions of their government—are trapped in a war zone they didn’t choose. They are not combatants. They are not military targets. But they’re being treated like pawns, held in place while the state escalates a regional war.

If any other nation did this—provoked a war, then prevented its citizens from fleeing—we’d call it what it is: reckless endangerment of civilians. Possibly even collective punishment.

Gaza has lived under this horror for generations. Now Israelis are getting a taste—and it’s not justice. It’s what happens when governments treat people as shields for their ambitions.

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It feels like the Trump administration is purposely trying to confuse… everyone.

As soon as Israel attacked Iran on Friday, the administration called the strikes a “unilateral action” by Israel. But the very next day, President Trump claimed he had full knowledge of the strikes—and that they were carried out using U.S. weapons.

Then, not long after, he insisted that the U.S. “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran tonight”—only to follow it with a threat that if “we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran,” the U.S. would respond with “strength and might… at levels never seen before.” And just to cap off the incoherence, he added that “we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!”

Who can follow this?

The American people have no clear idea how much of our money has gone into bombing Iran, defending Israel, or preparing for escalation. Israel has openly invited the United States to join its campaign—and no one in the Trump administration will give the public a straight answer about what we’re actually being pulled into.

The European Union has pledged support for Israel but gave lip service to “a negotiated solution.” But Iran pulled out of peace negotiations with the United States for obvious reasons. Who would trust the U.S. now?

President Trump indicated that Russian President Putin may be the next best party to negotiate a peace.

The irony writes itself.

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YouTube is not policing political content to the extent it once was, according to the New York Times.

The Times says this policy shift has been happening quietly “since President Trump’s return to the White House.” It mirrors similar rollbacks in content moderation policies at Meta and X.

A YouTube spokesperson told the Times that the platform “continuously updates its guidance for content moderators on topics surfacing in the public discourse.” She added that YouTube “retires policies that no longer make sense, as it did in 2023 for some Covid misinformation, and strengthens policies when warranted.”

But here’s the problem: YouTube punished people—including us—for saying things that turned out to be true.

Redacted received two community strikes and was locked out of our account twice for two weeks at a time. One strike was for reporting that the Ukrainian army includes Nazi brigades who attack civilians. The other was for reading from Pfizer’s own clinical trial data on their first Covid-19 vaccine. Both were labeled as “misinformation.” Both were accurate.

YouTube never apologized. They never reimbursed us for lost monetization—even though they continued running ads on our videos. The strikes remain on our account. When YouTube censors a video, they rarely explain the rationale, and they offer no meaningful appeal process.

It’s hard to trust a platform like that—especially one that openly admits its policies are “continuously.” So next time YouTube claims to be the guardian of truth—just remember who they punished for telling it.

Shameless side note: This is exactly why we prioritize publishing on Rumble.

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The European Union has proposed sanctioning the Nord Stream pipeline that delivers gas to…checks notes… Europe.

No, this is not a joke. In its relentless posturing against Russia, the EU is now floating the idea of cutting off the very gas that was supposed to bring prosperity to their own economies. Until U.S. special forces blew it up that is.

Nord Stream once symbolized hope for struggling European economies—because, as even the dimmest policymaker should know, prosperity depends on affordable, abundant energy. The pipeline hasn’t been operational since 2022 but EU leaders are talking tough about keeping it that way.

We won’t fix it, even if it would keep us warm and prosperous! That oughta show Russia!

It’s funny because it’s so idiotic but really it’s tragically stupid. What useless imbeciles run the European Union!

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In the Eastern press, this is front-page news. In the West? Crickets.

Iran claims it has obtained a massive cache of Israeli nuclear documents that prove that Israel is expanding its nuclear arsenal.

Iranian outlets like Press TV and Tehran Times say the information is real, specific, and actionable. The Supreme National Security Council of Iran claims the data enables them to “strike Israel’s nuclear facilities with pinpoint accuracy.”

If true, this would mark one of the most significant cyber-espionage victories in recent Middle East history—possibly even outmatching Israel’s own 2018 theft of Iranian nuclear archives. But instead of asking questions, the Western press is pretending this isn’t happening.

Iranian officials say the files include detailed intelligence on Israel’s nuclear weapons program, targeting maps, and even confidential correspondence with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Tehran Times reported that the documents were extracted from a research facility tied to Israeli nuclear development, and that they include communications showing how politicized the IAEA has become.

When the IAEA was asked to comment on it, they demurred. Something about the Soreq research facility, they said. Something like that… The same way they pretended not to know that Ukraine was bombing the Zaporozhye nuclear plant. They visited the site and saw bombs coming…from somewhere but refused to say from where. They just said it should stop.

They’re useless

Meanwhile, Israeli officials have neither confirmed nor denied the breach, and U.S. media outlets are burying the story if they mention it at all. The silence is telling. If Israel had claimed to have hacked Iran and uncovered nuclear weapons plans, would the media ignore it?

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Multiple media outlets have been been reporting that Israel is ready to strike Iran any minute now. If you are reading this, we are still alive.

If Israel moves forward, it would be in direct defiance of President Trump’s warning to Prime Minister Netanyahu. On a call Tuesday, Trump reportedly told him that attacking Iran was “off limits.”

But why would Israel take that seriously?

The U.S. has drawn red line after red line since October 7 and Israel has hop-skipped over every one. There’s been no serious condemnation, no consequences—no reason for them to stop now.

Meanwhile, Iran is reportedly preparing for a direct confrontation, with threats of counterstrikes against Israeli targets and U.S. military bases. Yes, some U.S. personnel have been relocated, but tens of thousands remain in the region—squarely in harm’s way.

If Israel provokes a retaliation that harms Americans, it would be a betrayal by a so-called ally—and it would back President Trump into a corner with no good options:

1. Trump does nothing – This would signal that U.S. red lines don’t mean much, especially when it comes to Israel. It would undercut his credibility in future negotiations with Iran, Russia, and China and effectively accept American casualties because of Israel’s choices.
2. He cuts aid or military support – Politically risky and unprecedented, but a strong message. It would show that the U.S. does not green-light unauthorized wars, even by allies.
3. He spins it – Says Israel “acted independently” and that the U.S. supports peace but won’t intervene. This would be damage control, trying to save face while still keeping the alliance intact. But would Iran buy it—when the money, weapons, and cover all came from Washington?
4. He gets pulled in – If Iran retaliates against Israel or U.S. troops, the White House may be forced into a direct response. And from there, it’s anyone’s guess how far it escalates.

Best-case scenario? Israel stands down.

The U.S. is scheduled to continue nuclear treaty talks with Iran this weekend. Let’s pray we make it that far.

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