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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All 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were dismissed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services. This board is responsible for approving vaccines on the childhood immunization schedule, and Secretary Kennedy accused the outgoing members of “malevolent malpractice.”

The main reason for the housecleaning, according to Kennedy, is their “stubborn unwillingness to demand adequate safety trials before recommending new vaccines for our children.” He continued:

“Today, a compliant American child receives between 69 and 92 routine vaccines (depending on brand/dictated dosage) from conception to 18 years of age. This is up from 11 shots in 1986. ACIP has recommended each of these additional jabs without requiring placebo-controlled trials for any of them. This means that no one can scientifically ascertain whether these products are averting more problems than they are causing.”

Vaccine manufacturers often justify the lack of placebo-controlled trials by arguing that it would be unethical to give a true placebo—such as saline—to one group if the vaccine being tested is potentially beneficial. They claim it would be wrong to deny participants a treatment that might protect them. As a result, new vaccines are typically tested against earlier versions rather than against inert placebos.

This means that when vaccine makers report their product is, say, X-percent effective, they’re measuring its effectiveness relative to a previous version—not against people who received no vaccine at all.

Secretary Kennedy says he will announce new ACIP members in the coming days and they will not be “ideological anti-vaxxers” but rather “highly credentialed physicians and scientists who will make extremely consequential public health determinations by applying evidence-based decision-making with objectivity and common sense.”

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At least 9,000 undocumented immigrants will be sent to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in the coming days, “according to documents obtained by POLITICO.”

The detentions are supposed to be temporary. Detainees would stop over in Gitmo on their way to their countries of origin.

POLITICO explains that “the official reason for the transfers is to free up bed space at detention facilities on domestic American soil, but the use of the notorious facility, which has long housed terrorism suspects, would also send another signal aimed at deterring illegal immigration to the United States.”

So best case scenario is that it is a scare tactic.

Worst case? It becomes a legal black hole—where even non-criminals are denied due process. And yes, that did happen under both the Bush and Obama administrations.

How will we know which scenario becomes reality? We won’t—not if the government insists on rerouting civilians through a facility designed to operate outside the rule of law.

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President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday and the two leaders reportedly spoke about Iran.

It was reportedly a “tense” conversation where President Trump reportedly told the Israeli Prime Minister to “permanently end the war in the Gaza Strip” and that attacking Iran was “off limits.”

That’s promising but President Trump also told Fox News that “Iran is acting much differently in negotiations than it did just days ago.”

Sorry, who is behaving differently?

When talks began, the U.S. said that it was comfortable with Iran enriching uranium to 3.67% for a civil nuclear program. Just days later, the U.S. changed its position to zero enrichment after it became clear that was Israel’s red line.

Iran has said that it will have nuclear power and enrich uranium for non-weapons purposes and has complied with the International Atomic Energy Agency. This week, the IAEA will vote on whether or not to declare that Iran is in violation of the Nonproliferation Treaty.

Why does this require a vote? Either Iran is compliant or not. Making that decision based on a vote seems, dare I say it? Political. It’s like voting on the solution to a math problem. That’s not how it works.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. will reduce military aid to Ukraine in upcoming budgets.

He didn’t say stop. He said reduce.

“It is a reduction in this budget,” Hegseth said when asked about upcoming military aid funding for Ukraine. “This administration takes a very different view of that conflict. A negotiated peaceful settlement is in the best interest of both parties and our nation’s interests especially with all the competing interests around the globe.”

According to the Associated Press, “the U.S. to date has provided Ukraine more than $66 billion in aid since Russia invaded in February 2022.” That figure only counts direct aid packages—not the billions paid to defense contractors. If you add that in, the real number climbs much higher.

Will the people who profited from this war really allow this to stop? Probably not. Thus the term “reduction” and not “end.”

Meanwhile, Ukraine is already low on weapons and Europe is not about to pick up the slack. Will this push Ukrainian President Zelensky to agree to a peace deal? Who knows, that fool is illogical.

But what it does signal—to Russia and the rest of the world—is a shift. Because let’s be honest: sending missiles to one side while calling for peace with the other has never been a winning diplomatic strategy.

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A federal judge just dismissed Justin Baldoni’s case against Blake Lively (ugh) and The New York Times—meaning the Times won’t face any accountability for what appears to be a coordinated hit job on Baldoni’s reputation.

The ruling cited “fair report privilege,” which allows media outlets to parrot legal filings without consequence—even if the claims are exaggerated, misleading, or, as Baldoni alleges, completely false.

Lively filed a complaint about Baldoni with the state of California and someone conveniently “leaked it” to the New York Times. The Times ran with it, doing no investigation before publishing it in a MeToo-style takedown clearly aimed at destroying his career. The court ruled that was perfectly fine and – so they’ll likely do it again.

The courts usually give wide latitude to journalists to protect the freedom of the press but this creates a loophole for character assassination. The court ruled that was not their problem. The law protected the institution, not the individual. It is a gift to weaponized media—and a warning to anyone who thinks due process exists once your name hits the headlines.

Baldoni can still appeal the ruling or refile with narrower claims. Lively’s lawyers are already doing a victory lap and say they’ll seek legal fees. Meanwhile, her case against Baldoni is still moving forward—with a trial set for March 2026.

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The U.S. has been illegally occupying Syria since 2014, but now that regime change has softened things up and we’re suddenly on friendlier terms, Washington wants to make that occupation official.

The New Arab reports that a senior U.S. delegation is set to arrive in Damascus “in the coming days to sign an agreement with the Syrian government” to formalize the U.S. military presence—at least at the strategic al‑Tanf base—marking “a significant shift in U.S. policy.”

The agreement would be retroactive, meaning we’ll pretend it was cool all along to have been there.

This is a textbook pivot: from a de facto occupation to a de jure military foothold. It is being framed as a step toward “legitimacy” but it really a way to cement U.S. influence in eastern Syria—ensuring access to strategic territory, trade routes, and oil.

So yes: we got away with it. No accountability, no reckoning, not even a slap on the wrist for the chaos, displacement, and suffering inflicted on Syria since the 1949 CIA-backed coup.

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Israel sent back the sailers from the Freedom Flotilla back to their home countries via Ben Gurion Airport.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that “those who refuse to sign deportation documents and leave Israel will be brought before a judicial authority, in accordance with Israeli law, to authorize their deportation.”

Israeli officials mockingly dubbed it “The Selfie Yacht” and framed it as one big stunt.

Among the passengers was climate activist Greta Thunberg, who joined the crew in a peaceful effort to deliver basic aid—baby formula, rice, and medical supplies—to Gaza.

And what happened to that aid?

Bound for the bin, it would seem. There’s been no official word on whether the cargo will reach Palestinians, be inspected, or simply destroyed.

Meanwhile, the U.S. is reportedly considering a $500 million grant to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to the Libertarian Institute. But don’t let the name fool you—GHF has already failed disastrously. They were tasked with food distribution in January, and their botched coordination led to stampedes and civilian deaths at Gaza aid drop sites.

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The Pentagon deployed 700 Marines to California to assist the National Guard in protecting “federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area,” US Northern Command said on Monday.

Protests reportedly quieted down on Monday but California lawmakers are still smoldering. Governor Newsom says that he will “sue to stop” the “blatant abuse of power.”

The deployment follows a weekend of escalating immigration protests that turned chaotic outside federal courthouses and ICE facilities—culminating in what some officials described as “mob-like attempts to breach federal buildings.” Civil liberties groups, however, have accused the administration of using militarized force as a political stunt ahead of election season.

Was there violence? Clearly, but not everyone there was violent. The media is once again reducing this to good-or-bad like the January 6 protests of 2021 and we must resist the urge to do that. Nuance is the real story.

For now, the boots on the ground are meant to keep the peace but the standoff between California and the Federal government will not back down quietly.

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