Hundreds of activists from 44 countries, including Greta Thunberg and Susan Sarandon, join the Global Sumud Flotilla in the largest maritime mission yet to challenge "Israel’s" blockade on Gaza. | The Global Sumud Flotilla, the most extensive maritime mission ever organized to break the blockade on Gaza, is preparing to depart from several Mediterranean ports on Sunday. Dozens of vessels carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of international activists will set sail, marking a historic attempt to confront "Israel’s" ongoing siege on the Palestinian coastal enclave. ● Organizers say the flotilla brings together activists, doctors, artists, lawyers, seafarers, and humanitarians from 44 countries. The term Sumud, meaning “perseverance” in Arabic, reflects the Palestinian spirit of resilience that has inspired the initiative. ● Among those joining the flotilla are Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, American actress Susan Sarandon, Irish politician Paul Murphy, and Portuguese lawmaker Mariana Mortágua. The grandson of Nelson Mandela, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, has also expressed support, drawing parallels between apartheid South Africa and Gaza’s plight.

Philip Giraldi | The President declares that he “can do anything”—To be sure, Donald J Trump is an ignorant monster who will do his best to shred the US Constitution and destroy our republic before he is finished. Yes, he can do anything, including sending federal troops to occupy our cities on the pretext that there is too much crime going on. | Last week Donald J Trump declared that as president of the United States, he believes he has the “right to do anything I want to do.” The assertion explains a lot in terms of how an unhinged Trump regards himself and his office and it should serve as a warning that more ego driven inanity is yet to come. Trump’s most heinous crimes are related to foreign policy, most particularly his complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians as well as his continued arming of Ukraine to prolong the slaughter in its war with Russia. It now appears that Trump might be arranging to arm Kiev with US manufactured “extended range” cruise missiles capable of hitting targets deep inside Russia, to include both Moscow and St Petersburg. In a typically bizarre outburst Trump has opined that Ukraine is losing because it has been on “defense” and needs to shift its thinking of taking the “offensive” which the US will apparently assist. And Trump continues to throw threats about sanctions and military action at virtually everyone in the world that he encounters. Can World War 3 be creeping ever nearer, replete with nuclear weapons on the front line?