The New York Times Sues Pentagon Over 'Retaliatory' Escort Requirement The Pentagon instituted its new press rules in the fall, prompting a months-long legal battle over the First Amendment. Reason · May 20
First Thing: DoJ accused of cover-up after lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files Jamie Raskin, House judiciary ranking member, says ‘mysterious redactions’ obscure abusers’ names. Plus, RFK Jr accused of misleading Senate The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Netflix new releases — 7 shows and movies you need to stream this week (Dec. 22-28) Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "Stranger Things" season 5 volume 2, "Goodbye June" and more. Tom’s Guide · Dec 22, 2025
‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés? He is the prickly, hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Finishing Cover-Up, a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops, was never going to be easy The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025
First Thing: US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered. Plus, the story of Mr DeepFakes – the world’s most notorious AI porn site The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Cover-Up review – atrocity exposer Seymour Hersh, journalist legend, gets a moment in the spotlight Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories, from My Lai to Abu Ghraib, speaks for itself. This documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025
72 new Netflix movies are arriving in December – here are 3 with over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes you should stream first December has two of my favorite Netflix films of the year, so check out all the new movies coming to Netflix for the last month of 2025. TechRadar · Nov 30, 2025
5 of this year’s best Netflix movies aren't out yet, but I've seen them – here’s when you can stream them Five of this year's best Netflix movies are still to come, from Knives Out 3 to Frankenstein TechRadar · Oct 18, 2025
Cover-Up review – Laura Poitras’s Seymour Hersh documentary is a thrilling ode to journalism The acclaimed documentarian follows up All the Beauty and the Bloodshed with another smart and impeccably structured winner The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025
Treating Nord Stream blasts as a whodunit misses the point – and plays into Russia’s plan to distract and divide In the two years since saboteurs planted explosives on Nord Stream 1 and 2 – gas pipelines that spanned the Baltic Sea to connect Russia to Germany – the finger of suspicion has fallen on a succession of possible culprits. The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024
'The Great Reset:' 5 Takeaways From Interviewing a WEF Member Marcus Noel is a force in the WEF Global Shapers Community, a project that blew up thanks to Greta Thunberg. International Business Times · Jul 10, 2024
My convos with Kissinger, a man I hated The last time I spoke with Kissinger, he rambled on about Playboy, Hugh Hefner and how great it all was “back then" Salon · Dec 1, 2023
Henry Kissinger: Nobel Prize-winning ‘warmonger’ has died at age 100 An ‘enigmatic realist’ who fled Nazi Germany, Kissinger is remembered for ending the US war in Vietnam, opening China. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2023
How do we know what is true? Not easy! To survive this crucial century, we need to solve the problem of truth. That may be our biggest single challenge Salon · May 21, 2023
Salon · Apr 24, 2023 Leaks reveal grim reality in Ukraine Corporate media have assured us the war's going well and Ukraine will win. That now looks like disinformation
Reuters · Mar 29, 2023 Russian embassy says US wants to play down involvement in Nord Stream blasts The Russian embassy in the U.S. said on Wednesday Washington is seeking to play down damaging information about the alleged involvement of its intelligence services in last year's blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
ABC News · Mar 17, 2023 Russia, the US and a 'pro-Ukraine group' are all suspects in the Nord Stream sabotage. How do the theories stack up? Several suspects have emerged since the Nord Stream gas pipelines were spectacularly sabotaged last year, including the Russians themselves, the US and a non-state "pro-Ukraine" group.
Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2023 Putin calls Ukraine role in Nord Stream blasts ‘sheer nonsense’ Russian leader rejects theory ‘pro-Ukraine group’ carried out the pipeline sabotage; describes Germany as US ‘occupied’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 Thursday briefing: The mystery of the Nord Stream sabotage – and who may be responsible In today’s newsletter: In September divers planted explosives on the Russian gas pipeline – this is what German investigators now say about what happened
Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023 Germany 'searched ship' over Nord Stream blast BERLIN: German investigators probing the Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts searched a ship suspected of having transported explosives used in the incident, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2023 New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks New York Times says new intelligence seen by US officials suggests opponents of Vladimir Putin behind pipeline attacks.
Salon · Feb 24, 2023 The Ukraine economic war: Who's winning? Neither Ukraine nor Russia is "winning" — but Saudi Arabia, the oil companies and the arms industry certainly are
Salon · Feb 14, 2023 Media spin fueling Ukraine stalemate As a proxy war between Russia and the U.S. drags on, neither side is telling the truth — and the media plays along
Radio France Internationale · Feb 11, 2023 American journalist accuses US Navy of Nord Stream pipeline attack Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh alleges that US Navy divers laid the bombs that destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic Sea last September, cutting Russian gas supplies to Europe. The Pentagon has denied the claim but Moscow, which Western countries suspect of involvement, says it should be taken…
Newcastle Herald · Feb 10, 2023 The West bags China and Russia but ignores its own track record Spy balloon shootings and gas line sabotage