Prominent US war hawk John Bolton has pled guilty to violating the Espionage Act after previously demanding execution for whistleblowers Edward Snowden & Chelsea Manning and 176 years in prison for publisher Julian Assange. As part of a plea agreement, Bolton admitted to unlawfully retaining sensitive national security information. He now faces up to 5 years in prison, up to 3 years of supervised release, a $2.25 million fine, forfeiture of his pension, and is due to be sentenced on 28 October.

"Albanese has done nothing more than speak" — Justice Richard J. Leon. US court temporarily blocks Trump's "vastly over inclusive" sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine @FranceskAlbs on freedom of speech grounds. Will Europe now act? Albanese had submitted reports denouncing Israel's mass killing and ethnic cleansing. She also named US companies such as Google and Palantir who facilitated Israel's actions. The ruling was made by senior DC judge Richard D. Leon who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002. US sanctions are still active against European and Canadian ICC judges (the legality of which was not considered) and punitive measures against Albanese could be reimposed during subsequent hearings. The EU can block the sanctions using its "blocking statute" — a move Spain's government said it would back. But will it?

"Albanese has done nothing more than speak" — Justice Richard J. Leon. US court temporarily blocks Trump's "vastly over inclusive" sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine @FranceskAlbs on freedom of speech grounds. Will Europe now act? Albanese had submitted reports denouncing Israel's mass killing and ethnic cleansing. She also named US companies such as Google and Palantir who facilitated Israel's actions. The ruling was made by senior DC judge Richard D. Leon who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002. US sanctions are still active against European and Canadian ICC judges (the legality of which was not considered) and punitive measures against Albanese could be reimposed during subsequent hearings. The EU can block the sanctions using its "blocking statute" — a move Spain's government said it would back. But will it?

Join our fight to end US sanctions against .@FranceskAlbs the ICC and 🇵🇸 HR NGOs! They are trying to stop a genocide - the US is trying to stop them. Join us Sign the petition at and demand that the EU activate the Blocking Statute to rebank Fancesca!

She's trying to stop a genocide. They are trying to stop her. Demand action to counter the US-Israeli sanctions on @FranceskAlbs and others. Sign up: now is the time for Courage.

'War is the next wall to be torn down.' It is a promise. — Dedicated to Daniel, Julian, Edward, Chelsea and all those who never stop fighting. Music by @mobygratis laser and video by B_104

Jared Kushner linked to Israeli-American brothers convicted of sex trafficking. Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander - recently found guilty in a major U.S. sex-trafficking case - had their surname redacted in the Epstein files, despite claims from Kash Patel that the files contained no evidence of trafficking. Rep. Thomas Massie later exposed the names. In December 2020, the brothers attended Donald Trump’s White House Hanukkah celebration. Oren Alexander wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post: “Spare your political views. The president just served us kosher food in his house and wished us a Happy Hanukkah.” Photos from the event showed Tal and Oren posing inside the White House. Their links to Trump-world extended beyond parties. Oren Alexander brokered the $24 million Indian Creek mansion purchased by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in 2021. The brothers were also fixtures in elite Israeli and American networks. Seven years ago, twins Alon and Oren celebrated their 30th birthday at the upscale Claro restaurant in Tel Aviv, with a guest list including Israeli billionaire Shari Arison and Donald Trump advisor Aaron Jordan. They were also major donors to pro-Israel and Jewish organisations, including: • Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) • United Hatzalah • The Jewish Federation One acquaintance described the family: “They are a very positive family, big Zionists...”

Jared Kushner linked to Israeli-American brothers convicted of sex trafficking. Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander - recently found guilty in a major U.S. sex-trafficking case - had their surname redacted in the Epstein files, despite claims from Kash Patel that the files contained no evidence of trafficking. Rep. Thomas Massie later exposed the names. In December 2020, the brothers attended Donald Trump’s White House Hanukkah celebration. Oren Alexander wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post: “Spare your political views. The president just served us kosher food in his house and wished us a Happy Hanukkah.” Photos from the event showed Tal and Oren posing inside the White House. Their links to Trump-world extended beyond parties. Oren Alexander brokered the $24 million Indian Creek mansion purchased by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in 2021. The brothers were also fixtures in elite Israeli and American networks. Seven years ago, twins Alon and Oren celebrated their 30th birthday at the upscale Claro restaurant in Tel Aviv, with a guest list including Israeli billionaire Shari Arison and Donald Trump advisor Aaron Jordan. They were also major donors to pro-Israel and Jewish organisations, including: • Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) • United Hatzalah • The Jewish Federation One acquaintance described the family: “They are a very positive family, big Zionists...”

Turning pagers into mini-bombs. "This absolutely has all the hallmarks of a Mossad operation. Somebody has planted minor explosives or malware from inside the pagers. I understand they were recently supplied as well" - Israeli journalist Yossi Melman