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Brett Wilkins: Trump Murder Spree Continues as Hegseth Says 14 Killed in 3 New Boat Bombings

US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration figures.

October 29, 2025 · 11 Comments

Brett Wilkins | Israel Waging ‘Deliberate Campaign of Starvation’ in Gaza, reports Amnesty International

Israel “is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, well-being, and social fabric of Palestinian life,” Amnesty said. 

August 20, 2025 · 4 Comments

Brett Wilkins: ‘We’ll Come for You Next’: Israel Threatened to Kill Teen Journalist in Gaza—Then Did

“Western journalists and editors should hang their heads in shame for their outrageous silence in the face of these crimes,” said one professor.

October 11, 2024 · 11 Comments

Brett Wilkins: ‘We Are All Culpable’: Matt Nelson Self-Immolates to Protest Israel’s Gaza Onslaught

In a video, Nelson said he would set himself ablaze “to pressure Israel to end the genocide in Gaza.”

September 17, 2024 · 4 Comments

Brett Wilkins: US Voter Registrations Surge as Republicans Try to Limit Ballot Access

One group said it has registered over 100,000 new voters since U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. 

July 29, 2024 · 7 Comments

Brett Wilkins: ‘I Am Not a Terrorist’: Letters From Gaza Children Decry Daily Horrors of Israeli Assault

A U.K.-based humanitarian group on Tuesday delivered “heartbreaking” letters from two Palestinian girls—including one who lost her arm in an Israeli attack—imploring new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer to intervene.

July 17, 2024 · 6 Comments

Brett Wilkins: UN to Warn Half a Million Gazans Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Food Insecurity

“The international community must apply relentless pressure to achieve a cease-fire and ensure sustained humanitarian access now,” said one advocate.

June 26, 2024 · 14 Comments

Brett Wilkins: News of Chomsky’s Ill Health Prompts Outpouring of Gratitude for ‘Lion of the Left’

“So many thousands of people have stories about how he has changed their lives,” said one admirer. “He certainly changed mine.”

June 14, 2024 · 4 Comments

Brett Wilkins: Israel Kills Daughter, Infant Grandson of Slain Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer

The daughter, infant grandson, and son-in-law of Refaat Alareer—the renowned Palestinian poet assassinated last year in an Israeli airstrike—were killed Friday in another Israel Defense Forces bombing, this one reportedly targeting a building hosting an international relief charity in Gaza City.

April 30, 2024 · 1 Comment

Brett Wilkins: Israeli Genocide Causing ‘Complete Psychological Destruction’ of Gaza Children

“Five months of violence, displacement, starvation, and disease on top of nearly 17 years of a blockade have caused relentless mental harm to children in Gaza,” said Save the Children. 

March 13, 2024 · 11 Comments

Brett Wilkins: US Lawmakers Call on Biden to End US Taxpayer Support of Israeli Human Rights Violations

“Each year, the U.S. funnels billions of tax dollars to the Israeli government, funding obscene human rights violations,” said Rep. Cori Bush, who signed the letter. “We must stop funding Israeli apartheid.”

April 17, 2023 · 5 Comments

Brett Wilkins: This P*ssy Grabbed Back

Daniels says she’s undaunted by the prospect of facing Trump in court.  “I’ve seen him naked,” she explained. “There’s no way he could be scarier with his clothes on.”

April 3, 2023 · 4 Comments

Brett Wilkins: Racism Poses Public Health Threat to Millions Worldwide: Lancet Studies

Until racism and xenophobia are universally recognized as significant drivers of determinants of health, the root causes of discrimination will remain in the shadows and continue to cause and exacerbate health inequities.

December 12, 2022 · 1 Comment

Brett Wilkins: New Study Warns Declining Sperm Counts ‘Could Threaten Mankind’s Survival’

“The primary suspect,” said the paper’s lead author, “is a mother’s exposure to man-made chemicals during pregnancy.”

November 16, 2022 · 8 Comments

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