A CNN report released Tuesday suggests the deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed 168 children was not the unavoidable mistake the government portrayed it to be. Nor did President Trump’s claim hold up when he said, “Based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.” According to multiple sources familiar with the investigation, senior U.S. military commanders were warned that the information used to identify targets inside Iran was based on intelligence that was years old. Those warnings were embedded directly inside the Pentagon’s targeting databases, flagging that the information needed to be re-vetted before strikes were approved. Instead of re-vetting the intelligence before unleashing a deadly missile strike, commanders reportedly signed off anyway because it was faster and they were on a timeline. This information was never disclosed to those demanding accountability, even when military officials reportedly determined within days that outdated intelligence had contributed to the strike. Months later, the public is still getting the runaround whenever the administration is confronted about what happened. Just last month, when asked by a journalist at the G7 summit in France whether anyone would be held accountable, President Trump replied, “It’s such a strange question to be asked at this date, because you’re talking about a long time ago.” A long time ago? Tell that to the parents who buried their children only four months ago. Grief doesn’t expire because the news cycle moved on. In the same statement, Trump also said, “Nobody did that on purpose. Mistakes are made. War is nasty.” Can it really be called a mistake if commanders ignored warnings that the intelligence was unreliable? Doesn’t that sound more like criminal negligence? But outdated intelligence wasn’t the only issue. The military’s safeguards had already been weakened after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reduced the personnel responsible for identifying and preventing civilian casualties. In light of what we now know, it’s worth asking: If the tables were turned and Iran carried out the same attack on U.S. soil, taking the lives of innocent American children, would it still be acceptable to simply call it a “mistake” and move on? The post The Intelligence Was Outdated. They Fired Anyway. appeared first on Redacted.

Cuba has suffered yet another nationwide blackout, with Union Electrica (UNE), the state electricity company, announcing a “total disconnection” across the entire island on Monday, leaving the country’s 9.6 million inhabitants without power. For many Cubans, this isn’t an occasional inconvenience like a California rolling blackout. It’s a way of life. Some have electricity for only a few hours a day, while others go days without power, and this was all before the latest nationwide outage. No electricity means no refrigeration, no lights, no internet, no running businesses, and often no reliable access to food or clean water on a regular basis. Officials blame the blackouts on a lack of fuel, and it’s not hard to see why when the U.S. has imposed the longest-running trade embargo in history on Cuba. Since January, the U.S. has tightened its oil restrictions, allowing just one Russian oil tanker to dock on the island. Without this needed fuel, power plants can’t operate, which causes the electrical grid to shut down. These economic sanctions are often sold as a way to pressure governments. But ordinary families are the ones sitting in the dark without food, medicine, or electricity. Cuba is gradually restoring its power after the blackout, but the country’s energy crisis is far from over as sanctions continue to choke off fuel supplies. Hoping to bring relief to its people, Cuba called an emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly, where it argued that the U.S. is carrying out what it describes as an “act of genocide” through its energy blockade and economic sanctions, saying the measures have created a humanitarian crisis for the Cuban people. The United States wasn’t sympathetic. During the U.N. session, U.S. Ambassador Michael G. Waltz told Cuban representatives: “There always seems to be enough power for the Cuban dictatorship. Change your ways, turn the lights back on for your people.” Translation: Give in to the demands of the United States, so that we may benefit, and then the suffering of your people will be over. The post A Nation Left in the Dark appeared first on Redacted.

How much confidence would you have in an Alzheimer’s blood test that incorrectly tells 40% of healthy people they may have the disease? A new FDA-cleared blood test designed to detect Alzheimer’s disease, Fujirebio’s Lumipulse plasma test, is drawing criticism after Mayo Clinic researchers found it produced an alarming number of false-positive results when used in real-world patients. Considering these tests can cost between $500 and $1,000, you’d think the accuracy rate would be a little more impressive. Instead, people who don’t actually have Alzheimer’s could be told they might, triggering fear, additional medical tests, spinal taps, and potentially life-changing medical decisions. The researchers noted that the faulty results were linked to differences in testing reagents, prompting a Class II recall of some components, and urged doctors to interpret positive results cautiously. Where does that leave us today? The test is currently being used as a gateway to Alzheimer’s drugs like Leqembi, an estimated $26,500-a-year treatment that only offers modest slowing of disease progression and comes with risks such as brain swelling, brain bleeds, and seizures. Is there an alternative to these dangerous drugs they’re pushing? There’s been research into using low-dose lithium to prevent and possibly reverse Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting it may be a more effective, less expensive, and safer approach. Its cognitive benefits were recognized as far back as 1949, but their significance has obviously been swept under the rug. Even more concerning, studies have shown that Alzheimer’s rates increased alongside the mandated COVID mRNA injections. Once again, it seems the government and the pharmaceutical industry are more interested in profits than in our well-being. The post Alzheimer’s Disease – Another Big Pharma Goldmine appeared first on Redacted.

For months, warnings about fertilizer shortages were treated as if they were overblown. Not anymore. It seems things have gotten bad enough that President Trump has declared a national emergency over America’s fertilizer supply. The White House is temporarily lifting tariffs on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco to help farmers, but that’s not a solution. It’s an admission that the supply chain is already breaking down. The administration wants Americans to believe this is simply about getting more fertilizer into the country. It’s not, though. The real problem is that fertilizer production depends on far more than phosphate. Sulfur, ammonia, natural gas, and shipping routes are all essential pieces of the puzzle, and many of those supply lines were disrupted after the conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz escalated. This is impacting everyday people. You can’t interrupt the global supply of fertilizer ingredients and expect grocery store shelves to remain untouched. Farmers pay more, crop production suffers, and food prices climb. Eventually, consumers pay the price. Will Trump’s declaration make a positive impact? Not really. Emergency declarations don’t manufacture fertilizer. They don’t reopen shipping lanes. They don’t magically restore supply chains that have already been damaged. What they do is simply acknowledge that the crisis is here. Anyone paying attention knew this was coming. Yet instead of addressing the underlying supply chain problems, the government waited until declaring an emergency was the only option. So now we wait… because today’s fertilizer shortage will become next year’s famine. The post Trump Declares Fertilizer Emergency appeared first on Redacted.

One of the most controversial provisions in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act just took another step toward becoming law, and Congress didn’t even allow lawmakers to vote on removing it. The provision, now listed as Section 219 (formerly Section 224), would require the Pentagon to appoint an official responsible for coordinating U.S.-Israel defense technology cooperation, including research, weapons development, testing, integration, and industrial collaboration. According to supporters, the provision simply strengthens a long-standing alliance. But doesn’t an alliance suggest both sides benefit? It does. But that doesn’t seem to be the case here. It’s always been a one-sided relationship in which the U.S. keeps giving while Israel keeps taking. An effort led by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna sought to strike Section 219 from the defense bill before it reached the House floor. But the House Rules Committee refused to make the amendment eligible for debate. In other words, Congress never even got the chance to vote on it. Khanna criticized the decision, saying, “Congress has blocked Thomas Massie and my amendment to prevent the integration of our military with Israel. This is unconscionable; they’re not even giving us a vote on the amendment.” The concerns extend beyond the legislative process, though. Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent warned, “The dangers of allowing any other nation to access our sensitive military technologies are obvious, including the fact that back doors and spyware can be installed that will most certainly be used by the Israelis to influence U.S. policy.” Those national security concerns shouldn’t be taken lightly. In recent weeks, the Pentagon raised the counterintelligence threat level after reports that Israeli espionage activities had become more aggressive than usual. And this is the foreign government we’re expected to trust with deeper access to America’s military technology and intelligence? The post Military Integration Without a Vote appeared first on Redacted.