From CNN interviews to glowing profiles, Western outlets are working overtime to frame Al-Qaeda’s Abu Mohammad al-Jolani as Syria’s new, diversity-friendly leader.
The post From ‘Terrorist’ to ‘Freedom Fighter’: How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani as Syria’s ‘Woke’ New Leader appeared first on MintPress News.
A little-noticed provision in the annual defense bill would bar the Pentagon from citing the Gaza Health Ministry as an authoritative source.
The post Congress Keeps Trying to Hide the True Gaza Death Toll appeared first on The Intercept.
This blog post is published on behalf of Tag1.
As we count down to the end-of-life (EOL) for Drupal 7 on 5 January 2025, the Drupal Security Team has just released what is likely to be the final D7 updates from the community.
This latest security release includes important fixes for two D7 vulnerabilities: an XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerability in Drupal core’s Overlay module and a potential object injection vulnerability, which, when combined with other vulnerabilities in Drupal core, contrib, or custom modules, could lead to Remote Code Execution. Tag1’s Ra Mänd and Fabian Franz both contributed to getting the security release out. The Drupal security team also issued multiple security releases for Drupal 7 contributed modules on the same day.
The Syrian regime’s ouster unleashed a collective unmasking across the country and its vast diaspora.
The post Syrian Activists Feared Assad’s Retaliation. His Fall Frees Them to Speak Openly. appeared first on The Intercept.
Eight strangers sit in a circle of folding chairs, dressed in various interpretations of business casual.
JIGSAW: Rise and shine, conference-goers. You’re probably wondering where you are. I’ll tell you where you might be. You might be in the room you die in. Or the Rose Room at the Best Western Kachina Village.
Gasps all around.
JIGSAW: I want to play a game. Two minutes from now, that timer above you will run out. You have until then to go around the circle and say your name, then a hobby you enjoy that corresponds with the first letter of your name. I’ll begin. I’m John, and I like juggling.
CONFERENCE GOER: Hey everyone. I’m Hannah, and I like hang-gliding.
The intros continue around the circle until SARAH, who is speechless and alarmingly sweaty.
Liberals hate Trump, no question about it. He’s the definition of illiberal: authoritarian, racist, sexist, and downright nasty. Not only that, he’s a living repudiation of the liberal delusion that America runs on meritocracy. But you want to know a dirty, little secret? In back alleys, encrypted group chats, and off-the-record conversations, liberals will still support Trump on a case-by-case basis. Of course, they’d never vote for the guy, but they’ll give two cheers for some of his policies. I discovered this ugly truth during Trump’s last term while writing an article on the shift in U.S. policy toward China from lukewarm engagement to hostile decoupling. The general consensus among the foreign policy elite was that, at least in terms... Read more
My name: Burnt Pepperidge.
My profession: winning.
I stand at the starting line and survey the obstacle course like a snake surveys a nest of bird eggs.
My body is the serpent. The Wipeout obstacles are my bird eggs.
Prepare, obstacles. Prepare to be gobbled up by my hungry snake mouth. My voracious mouth of serpent hunger.
I have come here to win, and I do not care what happens to my body.
I am an empty submissive vessel for the game show Wipeout to enter and fill.
Oh, with such alacrity will I be entered.
Oh, with such alacrity will I be filled.
Here, standing at the top of the course with manliness and anticipation, I feel reverent and erect.
I am full of pain and light. I am full of adrenaline and testosterone, chlorine and spit.
Buzz. The Buzzer sounds.
It is time.
Down. Down. Down. I’m running.
I’m running down the red-padded hill of the course.
My arms are swinging with speed. With such speed they swing.