9+ min ago (267+ words) It is Ursula von der Leyen's personal flagship project: the surveillance of private chats. All signs suggest that as early as Wednesday, the EU will make a renewed attempt to establish a dedicated spying authority. Wednesday could mark a turning point in the history of the European Union. As MCC Brussels and MEP Martin Sonneborn warned on Monday, a decisive vote on the EU's proposed "chat control" is scheduled for November 26. Both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers are expected to discuss newly formulated proposals to create an EU agency that would force messaging services like WhatsApp or Signal to scan messages before they are sent and report possible child-pornographic content. They won't say it outright -- but everyone understands the real purpose: political dragnet surveillance. Brussels is mobilizing heaven and earth to suppress opposition voices and dismantle their…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago (672+ words) DAVID RISING Tuesday, 25 November 2025 05:01 AM EST In her announcement Monday ending temporary protection from deportation for citizens of Myanmar, also known as Burma, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cited the military's plans for "free and fair elections" in December and "successful ceasefire agreements" as among the reasons for her decision. "The situation in Burma has improved enough that it is safe for Burmese citizens to return home," she said in a statement. The military under Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing seized power from democratically-elected Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 and is seeking to add a sheen of international legitimacy to its government with the upcoming elections. But with Suu Kyi in prison and her party banned, most outside observers have denounced the elections as a sham. "Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem is treating those people just like her family's dog that…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (729+ words) President Donald Trump and his administration are preparing to officially classify state-funded abortion, gender transition procedures for minors, and a host of other left-wing policies as human rights violations. In its next annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the U.S. State Department will update what qualifies as a human rights violation, according to The Daily Signal. State Department officials will now record other nations" gender transition procedures for children, government-funded abortions or abortion drugs and the annual number of abortions committed, arrests or "official investigations or warnings" targeting free speech or laws targeting "hate speech," affirmative actions and diversity... President Donald Trump and his administration are preparing to officially classify state-funded abortion, gender transition procedures for minors, and a host of other left-wing policies as human rights violations. In its next annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the U.S. State…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago (318+ words) The change gives about 3,000 Burmese nationals until Jan. 26, 2026, to return. Burma "has made notable progress in governance and stability, including the end of its state of emergency, plans for free and fair elections, successful ceasefire agreements, and improved local governance contributing to enhanced public service delivery and national reconciliation," Noem said in a statement. After conferring with other government agencies, Noem determined that conditions in the country no longer meet the protected status requirements. Her decision was based on a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services review of the conditions in Burma, and after consultation with the State Department, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Noem also determined that allowing Burmese citizens to stay temporarily in the United States was contrary to the national interest, DHS stated. They were encouraged to use the CBP Home app to report their departure....

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (264+ words) The United States has joined 14 nations in issuing a joint statement calling for the immediate release of all individuals unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for exercising their fundamental freedom. The statement highlights the CCP's persistent use of detention, forced labor, mass surveillance, and restrictions on religious and cultural expression, calling these practices a cause for concern. The nations also voiced concerns about the "continued dismantling of long-standing civil liberties and the rule of law in Hong Kong" as well as "the issuance of arrest warrants and bounties on individuals outside Hong Kong's borders for exercising freedom of expression." The CCP's suppression of journalists, human rights defenders, and lawyers'both within and beyond its borders'further exemplify a climate of fear designed to silence criticism," they said. "We call on the People's Republic of China to release all those unjustly…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (930+ words) Authored by Greg Collard via Racket.news, That's not to say America is perfect when it comes to free speech, but as Sen. Rand Paul'said in September, "throughout government, the censorship apparatus that Biden had put in place is gone." However, if you look to Germany, the strongest economic power in the European Union, it's easy to see where America was going. It has about 330 organizations working with federal and state levels of government to suppress speech and about 425 grants " mostly from the government " that fund this work, according to'research from liber-net, a free speech group that tracks censorship. The most high-profile cases of German censorship, at least in America, have been raids of people who authorities determined had engaged in "digital violence" for offenses that include insulting someone. These raids were the subject of a high-Zprofile60 Minutes" segment'last February....

6+ hour, 46+ min ago (325+ words) Just by living in 21st-century America, you have a lot to be thankful for. You live in the richest country in the history of the world - and one of the freest. Despite what the left claims, the benefits of wealth aren't limited to the 1%. The ameniti Tariff income is expected to surge as inventories of goods bought before the levies kicked in are depleted and importers face the full weight of trade policies. WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is my new hero. Duffy is promoting a "civility" campaign that urges passengers to be polite and dress up rather than wear sweatpants and slippers when they fly. If everyone dresses better, everyone wil The order established a national effort to leverage scientific datasets and train artificial intelligence models to help overcome technological challenges. Attorney General Pam Bondi defends prosecutor Lindsey Halligan…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago (455+ words) Falun Gong practitioners mobilising against the visit of high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official, Zhao Leji, endured a day of harassment from pro-CCP groups. Over Nov. 24-25, the Australian Falun Gong community protested the regime's ongoing 25-year persecution, as well as the practice of organ harvesting of detained practitioners. Cao Zhuxing from Sydney had his shirt ripped open by members of the pro-CCP "Fuqing" [Fu-ching] Association, who spent most of the day trying to obscure opposing banners that called for the CCP to be held to account for human rights abuses. Cao was near the Hyatt Hotel Canberra'where CCP official Zhao stayed'when he was confronted by the Fuqing group. "They started recording and so I started recording. One was demanding me erase it. I didn't do anything so they started grabbing my phone, which I got away with," Cao told The…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago (744+ words) It is Ursula von der Leyen's personal flagship project: the surveillance of private chats. All signs suggest that as early as Wednesday, the EU will make a renewed attempt to establish a dedicated spying authority. Wednesday could mark a turning point in the history of the European Union. As'MCC Brussels'and'MEP Martin Sonneborn'warned on Monday, a decisive vote on the EU's proposed "chat control" is scheduled for November 26. Both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers are expected to discuss newly formulated proposals to create an EU agency that would force messaging services like WhatsApp or Signal to scan messages before they are sent and report possible child-pornographic content. They won't say it outright -- but everyone understands the real purpose: political dragnet surveillance. Brussels is mobilizing heaven and earth to suppress opposition voices and dismantle their networks with maximum force....

8+ hour, 42+ min ago (488+ words) Authored by Sonia Elijah via The Brownstone Institute, "Big Brother is watching you." These chilling words from George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece,1984, no longer read as fiction but are becoming a bleak reality in the UK and Canada'where digital dystopian measures are unravelling the fabric of freedom in two of the West's oldest democracies. Under the guise of safety and innovation, the UK and Canada are deploying invasive tools that undermine privacy, stifle free expression, and foster a culture of self-censorship. Both nations are exporting their digital control frameworks through theFive Eyesalliance, a covert intelligence-sharing network uniting the UK, Canada, US, Australia, and New Zealand, established during the Cold War. Elon Musk's platform X has warned that the act risks "seriously infringing" on free speech, with the threat of fines up to "18 million or 10% of global annual turnover for non-compliance, encouraging…...