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CENTCOM Strikes Three Iranian Crude Oil Tankers: One Vessel Destroyed, Two Permanently Disabled After IRGC Fires on US Navy Ships
U.S. Central Command struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on September 5, 2026, permanently disabling two and completely destroying a third, in what it described as retaliation for IRGC ballistic missile attacks on American Navy warships.
Flock Safety Loses Dozens of Contracts Nationwide: Mass Surveillance Backlash Reaches Critical Mass
At least 214 communities have ended their relationship with Flock Safety’s license plate reader network, with 90 cancellations in August 2026 alone, as privacy concerns, police abuse scandals, and AI surveillance fears drive a historic grassroots backlash.
ICE Granted Palantir ELITE App Access to Unvetted New Hires Before Background Checks Cleared
ICE granted thousands of unvetted new hires access to Palantir’s ELITE targeting app — which draws on Medicaid records, immigration data, and commercial databases — before their background checks were completed, according to ICE whistleblowers and former DHS officials.
ICE Contracts ZeroFox AI to Shield Agent Identities: Leaked Memo Reveals $15M Doxing Mitigation Initiative
A leaked internal ICE memo reveals a $15 million contract with AI surveillance firm ZeroFox to hide agent identities, while current agency officials warn the same technology could be used to expose and silence internal whistleblowers.
CDC Erases Pennsylvania Measles Deaths After RFK Jr. Pressure: Newborn and Child Removed from National Data
The CDC removed two measles deaths confirmed by Pennsylvania from its national data after Health Secretary RFK Jr. publicly questioned their validity — a move that breaks with the established precedent of states determining their own case and death classifications.
Pentagon Secret Influencer Program: Conservative Military Veterans Installed in Undisclosed Civilian Roles
The Pentagon has secretly placed conservative military veteran influencers in undisclosed civilian government roles where they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s messaging and attack administration critics, according to a Washington Post investigation.
Iran War Ecocide: Toxic Contamination, Satellite Blackouts, and the Environmental Cost of Operation Epic Fury
U.S. and Israeli strikes during Operation Epic Fury have generated over 300 documented environmental harm incidents across 12 countries, emitted greenhouse gases equivalent to Iceland’s annual output in just two weeks, and blanketed Tehran’s 9 million residents in toxic black rain — all while a U.S.-directed satellite blackout limits independent verification of the full damage.
State Department Official Leaks GEC Files to Conservative Influencer: Documents Reveal ‘Absolutely Nothing’
A senior State Department official leaked GEC files to a conservative influencer to prove the now-dissolved counter-propaganda office targeted Americans domestically, but former senior officials who ran the center say the documents show ‘absolutely nothing’ of the kind.
Trump Administration Sanctions Italian Webhost A/I Collective: Terror Label Threatens Radical Free Speech Across the U.S.
The Trump administration’s terror sanctions against the Italy-based A/I Collective — a privacy-focused web hosting and email provider used by antifascist and anarchist groups — set a precedent that could erase anonymous political speech online across the United States.
Anthropic Vindicated by Federal Court: Pentagon Blacklisting Ruled Unconstitutional Retaliation
A federal district court has ruled that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of AI developer Anthropic as a ‘supply-chain risk to national security’ was unconstitutional retaliation and an abuse of executive authority.
RFK Jr. Senate Testimony Contradicted: Documents Reveal 2019 Samoa Trip Was About Vaccines
Documents obtained by The Guardian and the Associated Press directly contradict HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation testimony that his 2019 Samoa trip had ‘nothing to do with vaccines.’
Trump EPA Fast-Tracks Datacenter Chemicals Linked to ‘Sudden Death’: Earthjustice Files Suit Over Toxic Approvals
Earthjustice has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump EPA’s approval of two datacenter chemicals the agency itself admits pose an ‘unreasonable risk,’ including the potential for sudden death, cancer, and neurological harm.
UK’s ARIA Consolidates 7 Research Opportunity Spaces Targeting Brain Interfaces, Weather Manipulation, and Living Systems
The UK’s ARIA has consolidated its research portfolio into seven opportunity spaces targeting brain-computer interfaces, weather manipulation, and living systems engineering — all while remaining exempt from Freedom of Information requests.
CENTCOM Spokesperson Confirms Secret Journalist Blacklist: Pentagon Press Suppression Reaches New Low
A CENTCOM public affairs official confirmed on the record that the Pentagon maintains a secret blacklist of journalists to ‘disregard,’ threatening to add a reporter to it for asking too many questions during the ongoing Iran war.
Personal Care Products Conceal Unlabeled Toxic Chemicals: Peer-Reviewed Study Finds 85% Contamination Rate
A new peer-reviewed study tested more than 110 personal care products and found that approximately 85% contained unlabeled toxic chemicals, including PFAS, phthalates, parabens, and formaldehyde — with products averaging more than three times as many chemicals as disclosed on their labels.
IARPA Launches MOVES Program: Spy Agency Developing AI to Diagnose Neurological Conditions From Open-Source Video
IARPA, the U.S. intelligence community’s research agency, has launched the MOVES program to develop AI algorithms capable of diagnosing neurological conditions — including Parkinson’s and ALS — from open-source video footage of fully clothed, unsuspecting individuals.
AI Cameras on Garbage Trucks: How Cape Coral, Dallas, and a Growing List of U.S. Cities Are Building Neighborhood Surveillance Into Municipal Services
Cities across the U.S. are mounting AI-powered cameras on garbage trucks to scan residential neighborhoods for code violations, raising documented questions about data retention, access, and the expanding architecture of municipal surveillance.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s White House Coordination Revealed: Internal Documents Expose Unprecedented Access and Media Ties
Internal FCC documents obtained via FOIA reveal that Chairman Brendan Carr attended at least eight White House meetings and held scheduled calls with senior Trump officials — including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles — while publicly refusing to discuss the nature of his communications with the administration.
ICE Coordinated Directly With Iranian Regime to Arrange Deportation Flights While Trump Administration Prepared for War
Internal ICE emails obtained via FOIA reveal U.S. immigration officials coordinated directly with the Iranian government to arrange deportation flights carrying over 100 Iranian nationals to Tehran — even as the Trump administration prepared military strikes against Iran.
Federal Government Transfers Nevada Public Land to Texas Investment Fund for AI Data Center Without New Environmental Review
A Nevada solar energy permit was quietly converted into approval for a 170-megawatt AI data center for a Texas investment fund — without new public comment or environmental review — raising questions about how federal public land is being allocated during the AI infrastructure boom.
ICE Infiltrated Minneapolis Activists With Undercover Agents: Operation Puppet Master Targets Sunrise Movement
Court documents reveal ICE’s ‘Operation Puppet Master’ deployed undercover agents to infiltrate Minneapolis activist meetings, subpoena union financial records, and attempt to entice at least one Sunrise Movement organizer toward confrontational tactics.
Sam Altman Describes AI Future With ‘No Freedom, No Agency, No Privacy’ — Then Blames Safety Advocates for the Risk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly described a future AI world with ‘no freedom, no agency, and no privacy’ — then identified AI safety advocates, not developers, as the primary cause of that risk.
Trump White House Authorizes Private Security Firms to Hack Overseas Cybercriminals: First-Ever Government-Sanctioned Offensive Program
A White House presidential memorandum signed August 12, 2026, authorizes vetted private security firms to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal organizations for the first time in US history.
The Intercept Sues Trump Over Truth Social’s ‘Truth API’: Selling Presidential Announcements for $100,000 Per Month
The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump Media’s Truth API — a service charging up to $100,000 per month for early access to the president’s official social media announcements — as a violation of First and Fifth Amendment rights.
Leonardo’s SignalTrace System Links Your Phone Signal to Your License Plate Without Capturing Your Name
A system called SignalTrace, marketed by security company Leonardo, pairs with license plate readers to silently associate your phone’s wireless signals with your vehicle and store that pattern in a searchable law enforcement database.
Tony Blair Institute Calls for AI-Powered Taxpayer Ranking System Tied to Digital ID Infrastructure
The Tony Blair Institute’s July 2026 fiscal report explicitly calls on governments to use AI and digital ID to rank individual taxpayers by financial risk, linking cross-referenced government databases to a universal identity infrastructure.
Kim Dotcom Warns AI Will Access Every Government Database: ‘It Will Know Everything About Everybody’
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom warns that AI systems will inevitably access government databases to profile every individual, as civil liberties organizations document the legal loopholes and existing programs already building that infrastructure.
Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Declares Platform a CIA-Edited Propaganda Tool Now Feeding Corrupted Data Into AI
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has declared the platform a compromised propaganda tool shaped by institutional bias and confirmed CIA edits — and warns that its corrupted content is now being fed directly into AI systems.
State Department Taps Palantir to Advise on Free Speech While Firm Builds Federal Surveillance Infrastructure
The State Department has named Palantir Technologies as an advisor on digital freedom and countering surveillance, even as the firm holds active contracts to monitor federal employees, assist ICE enforcement, and integrate data on millions of Americans across government agencies.
Senate Committee Holds Fauci in Contempt: Fifth Amendment Invoked Over 100 Times in COVID Origins Hearing
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-7 along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a July 29 hearing on COVID-19 origins, referring the matter to the Justice Department for potential prosecution.