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Retired child and adolescent psychiatrist and American expatriate in New Zealand. In 2002, I made the difficult decision to close my 25-year Seattle practice after 15 years of covert FBI harassment. I describe the unrelenting phone harassment, illegal break-ins and six attempts on my life in my 2010 book The Most Revolutionary Act: Memoir of an American Refugee.

Israeli soldiers, mothers say ‘no’ to Gaza deployment amid occupation plan

Israeli soldiers take position during training in the occupied Golan Heights on May 8, 2024. (Photo by AP)

A growing number of Israeli soldiers and their mothers are refusing to return to fight in Gaza, while the regime is pushing forward with a plan to occupy the Palestinian territory.

Press TV

Despite the risk of imprisonment, newly formed groups are announcing their refusal to fight in Gaza, the Associated Press reported.

The Israeli military said in August that it would call up 60,000 reservists in the coming weeks and lengthen the term of an additional 20,000 reservists as it pushes forward with the occupation plan, starting with Gaza City.

Israelis have staged mass protests demanding a ceasefire deal and the return of the remaining 48 captives, 20 of whom are believed to be alive, slamming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for prolonging the war for political purposes.

Many opponents, including former senior military officials, fear the offensive will achieve little and endanger the lives of Israelis held there.

Israel also faces heavy international criticism over the humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by the war and its blockade of Gaza.

Rights groups said a humanitarian crisis could worsen in Gaza, where most residents have been displaced multiple times, neighborhoods lie in ruins, and Israeli-made famine is underway.

One group urging the leaders of the Israeli regime to stop dispatching their children into war is comprised of mothers who fear their sons will die in vain.

“I couldn’t stop thinking of how to break his leg, break his arm, wound him in some way that he won’t be able to go back,” Noorit Felsenthal-Berger said, terrified her youngest son will be forced to return.

Avshalom Zohar Sal, a 28-year-old soldier and medic who was sent to Gaza multiple times, noted that soldiers are “exhausted, demoralized and no longer know what they are fighting for.”

“Don’t put me in the position that I need to decide if I’m going to risk again my life,” he said, addressing the military, as he noted that Hamas has “vastly diminished” but is “still lethal.”

A group known as “Soldiers for Hostages” says it represents over 360 soldiers who refuse to fight.

“Netanyahu’s ongoing war of aggression needlessly puts our own hostages in danger and has wreaked havoc on the fabric of Israeli society, while at the same time killing, maiming and starving an entire population” of civilians in Gaza, Max Kresch, a member of the group, said at a news conference earlier this month.

Another group known as “Parents of Combat Soldiers Shout Enough,” also known by its slogan “Save Our Souls,” or SOS, says it represents approximately 1,000 mothers of soldiers.

“We have to be their voice,” said Felsenthal-Berger, whose two sons have fought in Gaza.

Yifat Gadot, whose 22-year-old son fought in Gaza for nine months at the start of the war, said “I told him, ‘We the mothers will do everything we can to get you out of Gaza and save you from this political war.’”

At least three soldiers associated with the “Soldiers for Hostages” group have been jailed this year for refusing to fight, with some imprisoned for up to three weeks, according to the group.

The regime’s genocidal war on Gaza has so far killed at least 64,750 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry of Gaza.

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Via https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/09/12/754885/Israeli-soldiers-their-mothers-refuse-returning-Gaza

Why Are NZ Covid Vax Deaths Only Reported Overseas?

Watch: NZ VAERS Deaths

NZDSOS

Medsafe officially acknowledges only four vaccine-related deaths in New Zealand (all from myocarditis), and ACC has paid out for 7 fatal vaccine injuries, but there are 27 deaths of New Zealanders aged under 50 reported to the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). There are likely many more unreported.

These aren’t statistics. These are real people. Real families. Real tragedies that deserve proper investigation; investigation that we don’t believe has been undertaken.

We look over these accounts with horror as we can only grasp the heartbreak these families have had to face over the past few years.

  • The youngest person was a 12-year-old girl. Five days after her first dose, she was dead.
  • A 13-year-old boy died of myocarditis 11 days after his second vaccination.
  • A 17-year-old girl died of a pulmonary embolism nine days after vaccination. Officials blamed her contraceptive pill, ignoring the vaccine’s known clotting risks.
  • She wasn’t the only one to die of a blood clot in the lungs. A young woman, 24, died 13 days after her first dose, a 27-year-old woman within 24 hours of her second dose and two 50-year-old women within 4 weeks of their second doses.

These are just some of the New Zealanders reported to CARM and VAERS in 2021. We are aware of many more dead young people who have not been reported, or whose details have not made it to the VAERS or CARM database – dying in their sleep, or from seizures, strokes, heart attacks and other ‘natural causes’.

Remember, this experimental injection was never properly and honestly tested on anyone – let alone teenagers – or those with underlying conditions. Watch our discussion of these 27 reports here.

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Via https://nzdsos.com/videos/deaths-medsafe-fobbed-off-nz-vaers/

 

US House votes to repeal president’s Middle East war powers

Al Mayadeen English

The House passes a bipartisan amendment to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Middle East war authorizations.

The 261-167 vote represents a bipartisan push to rescind the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), originally enacted ahead of the Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The repeal was adopted as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and is being hailed as a victory for war powers reform advocates, who argue that outdated authorizations enable unchecked presidential use of military force.

Long-awaited win for war powers reform advocates

The amendment was co-sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and garnered support from 49 Republicans and 212 Democrats. Advocates argue that keeping these authorizations in place enables future administrations to bypass Congress in deploying US military power.

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Via https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-house-votes-to-repeal-president-s-middle-east-war-powers

Second Israeli drone attack fails to stop Flotilla

thefreeonline

On Tuesday night, a flaming object fell on the Global Sumud Flotilla’s (GSF) “Alma” boat, docked in Tunisian waters and sailing under the British flag.

Video footage of the attack shows a large explosion, and the boat’s deck was set aflame.

The crew was able to quickly put out the fire, and nobody was hurt, the group said.

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Via https://thefreeonline.com/2025/09/11/second-israeli-drone-attack-fails-to-stop-flotilla/

Vietnam to close 86 million bank accounts lacking biometric data

Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Payment Department, State Bank of Vietnam. Photo: LM

Vietnamnet Global

Vietnam will close tens of millions of bank accounts by September 2025 under new digital payment regulations.

At a press conference for the 2025 “Cashless Day” held on June 2, Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Payment Department at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), said the central bank has been actively strengthening legal and institutional frameworks to support the development of cashless payments.

With legal backing from the SBV and investments in payment infrastructure, non-cash payments have seen tremendous growth. In 2024, the total value of non-cash transactions reached over 295.2 quadrillion VND (approx. $11.57 trillion), 26 times the GDP. By the end of 2024, 86.97% of citizens aged 15 and above had bank accounts.

Compared to 2023 (87.08%), this represents a slight decline, which Mr. Tuan attributed to the ongoing data cleansing and biometric verification process.

Vietnam previously recorded 200 million bank accounts nationwide. After verification, only 113 million personal accounts and over 711,000 organizational accounts are considered active.

“This is a data-cleansing revolution,” said Tuan. “While the total number of bank accounts remains 200 million, by September 2025, once the legal framework is complete, all accounts without biometric data will be closed to prevent scams and fraud. After seven years of promoting non-cash payments, we are moving toward real efficiency.”

According to the General Statistics Office (now part of the Ministry of Finance), as of December 31, 2024, Vietnam had over 69 million adults aged 15 and above. More than 68 million of them had bank accounts, highlighting how far cashless payment adoption has come.

Tuan also noted that the 2025 “Cashless Day,” now in its seventh year, carries the theme “Non-cash payments driving digital economic development.” The event underscores that digital payments are more than just a transaction method  –  they are a strategic foundation connecting all sectors of the digital economy.

Cashless payments, he said, form the core of a seamless and evolving digital ecosystem, helping Vietnam move toward a modern, transparent, and inclusive economy.

In line with the national plan on developing cashless payments for the 2021–2025 period (under Decision No. 1813 by the Prime Minister), the SBV has closely collaborated with ministries, local authorities, and stakeholders to build legal frameworks, adopt new technologies, and innovate service models. This has led to a safer, more secure, and more user-friendly payment environment, enhancing customer experience and accelerating the transition to a cashless society.

During the first quarter of 2025, the interbank electronic payment system processed over 35.6 million transactions worth 81.47 quadrillion VND (approx. $3.19 trillion), up 9.6% in volume and 36.81% in value year-over-year.

Non-cash transactions rose 44.43% year-over-year, with Internet banking growing by 40.41%, mobile payments by 39.82%, and QR code transactions by 81.64%.

Vietnam now has nearly 10.4 million Mobile Money accounts, over 72% of which are held by users in rural, remote, and border areas.

As of March 31, 2025, there were 47 licensed e-wallet service providers, with about 30.27 million active e-wallets  –  representing 65.8% of the 46 million e-wallets issued  –  holding a total balance exceeding 2.8 trillion VND (approx. $110 million).

To ensure data security and transaction safety, the SBV has worked with the Ministry of Public Security to implement Government Project 06. So far, data for around 57 million loan applicants has been verified against the National Population Database, and biometric data for more than 111.8 million individuals has been cross-checked.

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Via https://vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-to-close-86-million-inactive-bank-accounts-by-september-2407820.html

Rogue Republican closes in on securing signatures to bypass GOP’s Epstein block

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie speaks during a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill, directing the release of the remaining files related to the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst © provided by RawStory
 

By Daniel Hampton

A rogue Republican is closing in on obtaining the 218 signatures necessary to bypass GOP leadership and force the House floor to vote on releasing documents related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has locked horns with his own party and earned fierce criticism from President Donald Trump over his quest to have the files released.

Politico reported Wednesday he inched closer to securing the votes to do just that, with the swearing in of Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) who cruised to victory in a special election on Tuesday night and signed Massie’s petition a day later.

“The discharge petition in the House … is really the only mechanism to circumvent that ironclad control that Donald Trump has over my Republican colleagues,” Walkinshaw told the outlet.

With Walkinshaw’s support, Massie and fellow Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) need just one more House signature to complete their endeavor. And they have good odds to do just that, as a Democrat is expected to win a Sept. 23 special election in Arizona to replace the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

Trump has been dogged by the Epstein scandal, with a recent report coming to light that he sent Epstein a bawdy doodle for the disgraced financier’s 50th birthday. Trump insists the scandal is a Democratic “hoax.”

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Via https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/rogue-republican-closes-in-on-securing-signatures-to-bypass-gop-s-epstein-block/ar-AA1Mj9hO

Indonesia’s War of Independence Against the Dutch

Indonesia: Selling a Colonial War

Al Jazeera (2025)

Film Review

Prior to declaring independence, the islands of Indonesia (aka the Dutch East Indies) were a Dutch colony for over 300 years. After occupying Japanese troops withdrew on August 17, 1945 they immediately declared under their first president Sukarno. In 1942 when the Japanese invaded, Indonesians initially viewed the Japanese as fellow Asians come to liberate them. This attitude changed as they were crowded into brutal forced labor. At the same time the Japanese provided military training to two million Indonesian youth, which would prove useful in the country’s struggle for independence.

There was considerable intermarriage between Dutch residents and Indonesian natives, with their children enjoying the same elite status as whites. When these elites returned home from Japanese prison camps and raised the Dutch flag, these Japanese-trained militias viciously targeted Dutch, Indo-European and Chinese Indonesians.

Following instant recognition as an independent sovereign state, on July 21, 1947 the declared war against the new Indonesian government. At a time when the Dutch constitution banned sending conscript overseas, they portrayed the invasion as a humanitarian project to suppress civil unrest. Sukarno, falsely labeled as a communist, was arrested during the “police action.”

Under US, Australian and Indian pressure, the UN Security Council demanded the Dutch withdraw their troops and officially recognize Indonesian independence. The US was particularly angry that the Netherlands was spending the $500 million they received under the Marshall Plan on a war to block Indonesia independence.

On December 27, 1949, the Dutch withdrew their troops and transferred sovereignty to Indonesia. Between 1950 and 1970, 380,000 Dutch and Indo-Europeans left everything behind to emigrate to the Netherlands.

1952 saw the first of many investigations of war crimes (against civilians) Dutch troops committed in Indonesia between 1947 and 1949. It resulted in a 1954 report placing responsibility for the war crimes on “civil authorities,” which meant that no one was charged or tried for war crimes. Following its release, Indonesian villagers affected by Dutch genocidal activities made a demand for reparations.

1971 saw a law enacted ending the statute of limitations on Dutch war crimes, except for those committed in Indonesia.

In 2016 the Dutch media finally acknowledged the war crimes their government had committed in Indonesia between 1947-49. More recently the Dutch government has allocated $4 million for a proposed $30 million project to investigate these atrocities.

 

Residents of Alaska Town Battle to Block 120-foot 5G Tower

sitka, alaska and cell tower

Residents of Sitka, Alaska, with help from Children’s Health Defense’s Stop 5G initiative, are pulling out all the stops to prevent construction of the tower. They said they don’t need the services Tidal Network wants to provide, as they already have adequate wireless services through another company.

Residents of Sitka, Alaska, with help from Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Stop 5G initiative, are doing all they can to prevent the construction of a 120-foot cell tower in their neighborhood.

The tower would be a “mere 145 feet” away from homes, “which is shockingly close,” Sitka residents Kelly Sweeney and Robert Krehbiel told The Defender in an email.

“It’s so close to my home, I could stand on my back porch and hit it with a rock,” said resident Hal Spackman.

After learning about the proposed tower, residents researched the risks of living in close proximity to cell towers and testified at an April 2 hearing before the city’s planning and zoning commission about why the tower was a bad idea.

The residents later formed Sitka for Safe Tech and sought legal help through CHD’s Stop 5G initiative.

Public opposition to the tower was so great that, initially, the project was defeated. However, Tidal Network, the wireless company that wants to build the tower, isn’t giving up.

Miriam Eckenfels, director of CHD’s Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless Program, said she is proud of the Sitka residents’ strong efforts to protect their neighborhood. “We know the fight might not be over and are prepared to fight alongside them as this battle continues.”

Cell tower would be in a landslide area

In February, Tidal Network asked the city for a variance to allow the company to erect the massive tower, even though the local code specifies a 35-foot maximum height restriction for such projects.

The company proposes to build the tower on a site that commonly experiences landslides.

After the city alerted residents living within 500 feet via a letter, Sitka for Safe Tech members researched the risks and wrote letters to the commission members.

According to the residents, the tower would have a negative visual impact on the neighborhood’s character, decrease property values and pose landslide risks.

Sitka is a remote island town of roughly 8,400 residents with spectacular scenery, wildlife and tight-knit neighborhoods.

The commission opted to delay voting on the issue until April 16 to give city staff time to enter all the testimony and discussion into the record. At the April 16 meeting, the commission unanimously denied the variance, signaling strong local opposition to Tidal Network’s plan.

However, Tidal Network on April 28 appealed the commission’s decision.

By city law, Sitka’s assembly would have been the authority to consider the appeal. However, at its May 29 meeting, when it was scheduled to hear the appeal, four of the six assembly members disclosed conflicts — including that they live in the neighborhood.

The assembly then directed the city to have the Alaska Office of Administrative Hearings hear the appeal. That meant that the decision would rest on the shoulders of a single judge.

On July 30, the residents filed a petition to intervene as parties in the appeal case before the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings, both as individuals who own property abutting the proposed tower site and as Sitka for Safe Tech.

Tidal Network argued in an Aug. 7 brief that the residents shouldn’t be allowed to intervene in the suit.

On Aug. 8, the judge ruled that the residents couldn’t join the suit as intervening parties, but that they could “submit a brief on relevant legal points and provide comment through counsel” at the appeal’s hearing on Aug. 21.

Sitka for Safe Tech submitted their brief on Aug. 14. W. Scott McCollough, lead litigator for CHD’s EMR & Wireless cases, spoke on their behalf at the Aug. 21 hearing.

McCollough said he thought the hearing went well. “We were able to get all our points across, especially on the safety risks and, in particular, how inappropriate this site is given demonstrated landslide risks.”

He added:

“This is not a slam dunk by any stretch. … But the bottom line is that the wireless company has to convince the judge to overturn each and every of the five findings by the planning commission.”

That won’t be easy, McCollough said.

The judge gave Tidal Network until Sept. 5 to respond to the residents’ points made through McCollough and their brief, and will decide by Sept. 12, according to McCollough.

Residents say tower isn’t needed

Tidal Network is run by the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.

According to a webpage about the council’s tribal enterprises, the telecom company “strives to connect communities and residents of Southeast Alaska by increasing access to broadband internet and providing training for digital literacy.”

Tidal Network contends the tower would improve internet and phone service.

Sitka for Safe Tech says Sitka is already well-served by an existing provider, GCI, which provides affordable broadband and mobile service, including plans for $7.50/month for low-income residents.

Sitka for Safe Tech also opposes the tower because they believe it would set a “dangerous precedent” by allowing tall towers in a residential zone, Sweeney and Krehbiel said.

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Via https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/residents-alaska-town-battle-to-120-ft-cell-tower-out-neighborhood-5g/

Mass arrests as ‘Block Everything’ movement shuts down France

By Al Mahadeen English

France is witnessing a new wave of mass mobilization under the banner of the “Block Everything” movement, with over 80 people arrested and more than 100,000 expected to take part in the protests.

At least 83 people have been arrested across France as the “Block Everything” movement launched its first wave of nationwide protests on Wednesday, September 10, in opposition to austerity measures and government budget proposals.

According to police reports cited by BFM TV, 75 individuals were detained in Paris, while another eight were arrested in cities across the country.

The movement, which originated as a grassroots campaign online, is aimed at halting daily life in France in protest of the national budget plan proposed by outgoing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou.arantees post peace accord: Macron

More than 1,000 people joined protests across France, with over 30 separate gatherings reported in cities including Marseille and Lyon, where protesters overturned trash bins and blocked major roads.

Several high schools in Paris were also shut down by student demonstrations.

Organizers expect over 100,000 people to participate in the protest actions throughout the day, marking a significant escalation in public resistance to the government’s proposed austerity measures.

The “Block Everything” movement was initiated by a small online group called Les Essentiels, which declared, “On September 10, we stop everything, not to escape, to say no.” The movement has since gained backing from the leftist France Unbowed (LFI) party.

Political crisis deepens as Macron names new prime minister

The protests come amid growing political instability. On Monday, Bayrou lost a vote of confidence in the National Assembly, following opposition to his 2026 budget framework aimed at cutting €44 billion in public spending. France’s public debt currently stands at 113% of GDP, one of the highest in the European Union.

In response to the crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister on Tuesday. Lecornu has been tasked with consulting political parties before forming a new government.

Budget-related political infighting has become a persistent issue in French politics. Last year, the failure to pass the 2025 budget led to the collapse of Michel Barnier’s government after a no-confidence motion united both far-left and far-right parties.

In parallel with the grassroots movement, France’s major trade unions have announced a national day of mobilization on September 18, signaling a broader, more coordinated wave of resistance to the government’s economic policies.

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Via https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/mass-arrests-as–block-everything–movement-shuts-down-franc

Buried Vax vs. Unvax Study Finally Sees Light of Day: Results are Staggering

Vigilant Fox

This article originally appeared on vigilantfox.com and was republished with permission.

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Meet Dr. Marcus Zervos, head of infectious disease at Henry Ford Health in Detroit. He’s as pro-vaccine as they come. In 2016, he crossed paths with health freedom journalist Del Bigtree, who urged him to take on something public health had avoided for decades: a study comparing the health outcomes of vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

Dr. Zervos agreed to run the study, determined to prove Bigtree and other vaccine skeptics wrong. At the time, he vowed, “Whatever the results, they get published.”

In early 2020, Bigtree and team received a copy of the study. It was a retrospective vaccinated vs. unvaccinated comparison, examining the long-term health outcomes of 18,468 subjects. Its title was “Impact of Childhood Vaccination on Short and Long-Term Chronic Health Outcomes in Children: A Birth Cohort Study.”

Here’s what the results revealed:

  • Vaccinated children were over four times more likely to have an asthma diagnosis than the unvaccinated.
  • They also had a sixfold increase in acute and chronic ear infections.
  • Speech disorders were 4.47 times higher in the vaccinated group compared to the unvaccinated.

Meanwhile, the unvaccinated cohort showed zero cases of brain dysfunction, diabetes, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, tics, or other psychological disorders.

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Attorney Aaron Siri of ICAN (Informed Consent Action Network) notes that this study should have been “rushed to publication on an emergency basis.”

But that didn’t happen.

Why? Because publishing this would have ruined Zervos’ career.

As Siri testified at a Senate vaccine hearing on Tuesday, the overall findings showed that “after 10 years, 17% of unvaccinated children had a chronic health issue, while 57% of vaccinated children had at least one.”

That’s a more than threefold increase in the risk of chronic health conditions among the vaccinated.

“The only real problem with this study,” Siri stated, “is that its findings did not fit the belief and policy that vaccines are safe. Had it found vaccinated children were healthier, it no doubt would have been published immediately. But because it found the opposite, it was shoved in a drawer.”

Huge credit goes to Del Bigtree, The Highwire, Attorney Aaron Siri, and others for 1) convincing Dr. Zervos to conduct this study and 2) bringing it to light.

The full documentary, titled An Inconvenient Study, is slated for release on October 3.

Until then, you can read Siri’s full testimony about this buried study and more here.

Find more stories like this at VigilantFox.com

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Via https://substack.com/@vigilantfox/note/c-152392893