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WATCH: Trump admits US war on ICC is to protect Netanyahu

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:2 August 2026
Post last modified:3 August 2026

Donald Trump has admitted that the US’ attempt to destroy the International Criminal Court (ICC) is about protecting wanted Israel’s Prime Minister and wanted war criminal, Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu. Trump makes admission at press conference Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio first tried to spin a tale about US sovereignty and a supposedly arrogant court. But Trump blew his confection out of the water in one sentence, as journalist Ahmed Eldin spotted. At a White House press conference on Friday (31 July), the US president said that they’re not “after me”, but that it was about “protecting Bibi”. Like pretty much…

WATCH: Senior diplomat admits US sabotaged 2022 Russia-Ukraine peace deal

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:30 July 2026
Post last modified:30 July 2026

Neocon lobbyist, Victoria Nuland, was US Under-Secretary of State — one of Joe Biden’s highest foreign affairs officials — as the Russia-Ukraine war started. And she has just admitted (perhaps ‘boasted’ is a better word) that the US sabotaged the 2022 peace deal Ukraine was about to sign with Russia. Former prime minister, Boris Johnson, was the US’ tool, Nuland has claimed. Victoria Nuland finally admits it US officials and Boris Johnson killed the 2022 peace talks so the war could continue. Everything they’ve told you about Russia/Ukraine is a lie. pic.twitter.com/tLM2eYPnDH — Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 29, 2026 Russia-Ukraine foil:…

Blunted? Even the Wall Street Journal admits the US’s favourite weapon is rusting

Post author:Nandita Lal
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:26 June 2026

The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) latest feature on how American sanctions on Iran failed because China built a yuan-powered workaround will be a difficult read for Atlanticists. China has built up international trade in the yuan, giving Iran and Russia a way to evade sanctions https://t.co/EviGCVtlXW — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 24, 2026 The piece falls shy of praising China’s financial system, which it says is aimed at weakening Washington’s power to dictate world affairs. The failure of the US’s Economic Fury is explained by WSJ as: “…… in late April when the U.S. escalated its “Economic Fury” campaign against…

Pat McFadden admits Timms Review could cause DWP PIP cuts

Post author:Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:20 June 2026

Pat McFadden has finally admitted that the Timms review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could trigger benefit cuts. The head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Pat McFadden, told the Work and Pensions Committee that there was “nothing to stop” the review from recommending reforms that would cut welfare spending on PIP. McFadden desperate for DWP PIP cuts Responding to the fact that many interpreted the terms of reference as discouraging reviewers from recommending any reductions in PIP spending. But of course, Labour wouldn’t want to come across as caring about vulnerable people. McFadden said: What we were saying in…

Council admits guga hunt ‘not in full compliance’ with food safety laws

Post author:The Canary
Post published:18 June 2026
Post last modified:18 June 2026

Officials say they are aware the traditional guga hunt operates outside current food safety regulations. But they claim that enforcing the law is impractical. The guga hunt is the UK’s last legal seabird hunt. Every year, the “Men of Ness” travel to the remote island of Sula Sgeir to kill up to 2,000 flightless gannet chicks, which locals call guga. The birds are slaughtered and butchered on the island before being transported back to the Isle of Lewis where they are sold and consumed. Historically, the hunt provided an important source of food for isolated island communities. Today, however, it continues…