Israel shifts frontline deeper into Gaza, strikes hit families trapped inside

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Israeli tanks are parked in a staging area near the border with Gaza, in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied territories, on November 18, 2025. (Photo by AP)

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Local authorities say the Israeli military has expanded the so-called “yellow line” truce demarcation in Gaza City and repositioned its forces deeper into the territory in violation of a ceasefire agreement that came into force on October 10, besieging dozens of Palestinian families.

Gaza’s Government Media Office announced in a statement on Thursday that Israeli forces widened the boundary by shifting the markers, and advanced roughly 300 meters (984 feet) into the neighborhoods of Ash-Shaaf, An-Nazzaz and Baghdad Street.

The move pushed further into civilian areas, trapping families who were unable to flee as tanks rolled forward, it added.

“The fate of many of these families remains unknown amidst the shelling that targeted the area,” the office said, adding that the expansion of the yellow line shows a “blatant disregard” for the ceasefire deal.

On Friday, sources said the Israeli military carried out continued air and artillery strikes inside the so-called “yellow line” east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to the reports, Israeli warplanes and tanks targeted areas within the zone. One Palestinian was reported killed and several others wounded in the strikes, the sources said.

The fresh aggression came only a day after 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis on Wednesday.

The media office reported that Israel has consistently violated the truce deal since its implementation last month, with near-daily attacks by air, artillery and direct shootings.

The office said over 400 violations have been documented. These breaches have resulted in the deaths of more than 300 Palestinians and left hundreds injured.

The Government Media Office in Gaza urged the guarantors of the ceasefire — the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey — to take swift action to halt the ongoing violations and facilitate the delivery of food, shelter materials, medical aid, and infrastructure equipment.

The so-called “yellow line,” set out in the agreement between Israel and Hamas resistance movement, refers to a non-physical partition where the Israeli military repositioned itself when the truce deal took effect.

It has allowed Israel, which routinely fires at Palestinians who approach the line, to retain control over more than half of the Gaza Strip.

International bodies, including the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B’Tselem, and other rights groups, have concluded that the Israeli war on Gaza amounts to genocide.

In the attacks in Gaza since October 2023, Israel has killed at least 69,546 people and injured 170,833 others, leveling large swaths of the territory and displacing almost all of the population.

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Trump peace plan for Ukraine: What we know so far

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Washington is offering Kiev a diplomatic climbdown amid battlefield setbacks and scandals rocking Zelensky’s inner circle, according to a reported draft text

A reported US-drafted proposal to end the Ukraine conflict would require Kiev to cross several of its long-declared “red lines.”

Several parts of an allegedly leaked 28-point plan have already been rejected by Ukrainian officials, though Kiev has also expressed willingness to negotiate with US President Donald Trump.

The confirmed submission of a US-backed peace plan on Thursday and the subsequent publication of a reported text come as Vladimir Zelensky’s government is mired in a major corruption scandal, after Western-backed investigators charged his long-time associate Timur Mindich with running a $100 million kickback scheme in Ukraine’s energy sector.

This is what is known so far about the reported details of Washington’s proposal for ending nearly four years of military conflict.

Rubio touts ‘realistic’ proposal

The draft reportedly handed to Kiev this week is said to reflect ideas Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with Trump at their meeting in Alaska in August. According to Western media it was later refined in late October by senior Russian and US negotiators, Kirill Dmitriev and Steve Witkoff.

“Ending a complex and deadly war such as the one in Ukraine requires an extensive exchange of serious and realistic ideas,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X.

No NATO for Ukraine

According to text published by Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko and Axios, the plan addresses Russia’s core concerns about Kiev’s bid to join NATO and the military bloc’s eastward expansion – issues Moscow identifies as root causes of the conflict.

Kiev would be required to constitutionally commit to neutrality and limit the size of its armed forces. NATO would not station troops on Ukrainian soil – which goes against the European proposal for a “resilience force” – and would commit to negotiating continental security architecture with Russia.

In exchange, the US would offer conditional security guarantees. One clause would void any American pledge if Ukraine were to fire a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg.

Territory, borders, and elections

The draft plan calls for de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and the Donbass regions of Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics. Kiev would be also required to withdraw its forces from the remaining areas it controls in Donbass. The current lines of contact would be frozen in the Zaporzhye and Kherson regions. Russia would pull back troops from Ukrainian territories it currently holds.

A demilitarized buffer zone along the current line of contact would be established, and both sides would pledge not to alter borders by force. The agreement would be legally binding, not declarative.

Ukraine would also be required to hold national elections, which are currently suspended under martial law, within 100 days of signing.

Washington proposes directing roughly $100 billion in Russian sovereign assets immobilized in the West toward rebuilding Ukraine through a US-managed reconstruction fund.

Kiev and Brussels push back

Zelensky responded cautiously to the plan, saying he appreciated Trump’s desire “to restore security in Europe” and would “work on these proposals to ensure it’s all genuine.”

Ukrainian Deputy UN Representative Kristina Gayovishin, however, signaled Kiev’s refusal to compromise on territory, neutrality, or army size, stating that Ukraine’s “red lines are clear and unwavering.”

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas claimed the plan lacks meaningful concessions from Moscow. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned that Washington cannot demand “capitulation” from Kiev. The EU is reportedly working on a “counteroffer” that is more favorable to Kiev.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, conversely, criticized Brussels, arguing that the EU leadership has “lost the plot” and is “busy figuring out how to secure even more money” to fill Kiev’s depleted war chest.

Zelensky’s government on shaky ground

The proposal landed as political turmoil intensified in Kiev. Two ministers linked to Mindich’s alleged graft network have resigned, and opposition parties are pushing to dissolve the entire cabinet in favor of a “national unity” government. Calls are also growing for Zelensky to dismiss his powerful chief of staff Andrey Yermak, whom many see as entangled in the graft network.

Zelensky reportedly faced a rebellion within his own party. During a tense meeting on Thursday, he allegedly refused to dismiss Yermak and threatened internal critics with what MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak described as a “vendetta.”

A Wall Street Journal source claimed one of the 28 peace plan points initially called for an audit of international aid received by Kiev, but the language was changed to mention a “full amnesty” for all parties.

Mounting military setbacks

Meanwhile, conditions on the battlefield continue to worsen for Ukraine. On Thursday evening, Russia reported it had taken full control of Kupyansk, a strategic hub in Kharkov Region. Kiev denied the assertion, insisting its forces still hold the city.

Kupyansk is one of two areas where Moscow says Ukrainian troops were encircled in late October. Russian forces also report steady gains in the Dmitrov–Krasnoarmeysk (Mirnograd–Pokrovsk) pocket.

Trump: Saudi crown prince MBS unaware of Khashoggi killing

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/President Donald Trump is shown with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Gulf Co-operation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 14. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of U.S. resident and Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, widely known as MBS, on Tuesday for a visit expected to advance the sale of F-35 fighter jets and a host of business deals with the kingdom.

MBS last visited Washington just months before Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi royal family, was killed in Turkey in 2018.

Khashoggi entered a Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 that year and was never seen alive again. Turkish officials, describing it as a premeditated attack, said his assailants strangled him, dismembered his body with a bone saw and then disposed of it.

U.S. intelligence concluded that MBS approved the capture or the grisly killing of Khashoggi. The crown prince denied ordering the operation but acknowledged responsibility as the kingdom’s de facto ruler.

After saying it was an “honour” to call bin Salman a “friend,” Trump rebuked an ABC News journalist who asked about Khashoggi’s murder.

“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him,” the president said. “Things happened, but [bin Salman] knew nothing about it. And we can leave it at that. You don’t have to embarrass our guests by asking a question like that.”

Bin Salman responded that it was “really painful” to hear about anyone “losing his life for … no real purpose.”

He insisted the kingdom investigated and will do its best to ensure “that this doesn’t happen again.”

The warm welcome the crown prince received in Washington on Tuesday is the latest sign that relations have recovered from the deep strain caused by Khashoggi’s murder.

DAWN, a Middle East and North Africa human rights and democracy organization that was started by Khashoggi, protested the crown prince’s visit outside the Saudi embassy in Washington, D.C. It parked an LED billboard truck bearing an image of MBS and the message: “Mr. Bone Saw is in town and wants you to forget about his crimes.”

Seven years on, MBS casts himself as a broker of peace, repairing ties with Iran, pushing for a Gaza ceasefire and welcoming Syria back into the Arab fold. Domestically, he has emerged as the most momentous and audacious leader in the kingdom’s modern history, driving an economic transformation and opening up some sectors of society.

The prince was invited by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to participate in the G7 summit, held this summer in Alberta, but did not attend.

The government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau condemned the killing in 2018 and imposed sanctions on 17 Saudis linked to the killing.

Immediately following the murder, the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service travelled to Turkey, where he listened to audio recordings of Khashoggi’s killing inside the consulate.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at an ABC News reporter who asked about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s connection to the 2018 murder of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. During their meeting at the White House, Trump claimed the crown prince had no knowledge of Khashoggi’s killing, which took place inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, contradicting U.S. intelligence about bin Salman’s role in the murder.

Fighter jet sale would mark regional shift

The meeting underscores a key relationship — between the world’s biggest economy and the top oil exporter — that Trump has made a high priority in his second term as the international uproar around the killing of Khashoggi has gradually faded.

Bin Salman promised on Tuesday to increase his country’s U.S. investment to $1 trillion US from a $600 billion pledge he made when Trump visited Saudi Arabia in May. He offered no details or timetable.

Talks between the two leaders looked set to advance security ties, civil nuclear co-operation and multibillion-dollar business deals with the kingdom.

Trump told reporters that the two countries had reached a “defence agreement,” without providing details, and that Saudi Arabia would buy advanced U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets.

It would be the first U.S. sale of the fighter jets to Saudi and marks a significant policy shift. Until now, Israel has been the only country in the Middle East to have the F-35.

Trump said he got a “positive response” about the prospects for Saudi Arabia normalizing ties with Israel. But the crown prince made clear that while he wanted to join the Abraham Accords, he was sticking to his condition that Israel must provide a path to Palestinian statehood, which it has refused to do.

Trump reached Abraham Accords agreements between Israel and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Sudan during his first term in 2020. In recent weeks, Kazakhstan agreed to join.

But Trump has always seen Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords as the lynchpin to achieving a wider Middle East peace.

The rise of MBS

Bin Salman’s rise began when his father, King Salman, ascended the throne in 2015 and gave him powerful portfolios, including defence, as the Saudis led a coalition to fight Houthi rebels in Yemen.

In 2017, he ousted his older cousin Mohammed bin Nayef as heir in a palace coup, upending a hierarchy long governed by seniority.

That same year, Riyadh-born Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri surprisingly resigned after several days in Saudi Arabia, with some Lebanon officials alleging he had effectively been kidnapped and coerced by the Saudis to quit.

At home, the 40-year-old prince has defanged the once-feared religious police, sidelined clerics and swept away decades of austere social codes. Women now drive, work and mingle freely with men — freedoms once punishable by flogging.

In a kingdom that once cloaked women in mandatory black abayas and hijabs, pop stars and fashion shows now light up Riyadh, recasting Saudi Arabia’s image from a cloistered theocracy into a nation hurtling toward modernity.

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Via https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/washington-saudi-prince-mbs-salman-trump-white-house-9.6982672

Jeffrey Epstein used Rothschild banking empire to finance Israeli cyberweapons industry

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Convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein used his close relationship with the Rothschild banking empire to channel private investments into the Israeli regime’s cyberweapons industry.

Documents released by the US House Oversight Committee in November, alongside hacked emails from former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, reveal that Epstein acted as a key intermediary, connecting the Rothschild banking dynasty with Israel’s cyberweapons sector.

The records show Epstein coordinating private investments in Israeli startups developing offensive cyber capabilities, surveillance tools, and spyware technologies.

Following Barak’s retirement from office in 2013, he recruited Pavel Gurvich, a former operative of Israel’s secretive Unit 81, to identify promising cyber ventures.

Barak relied on Gurvich for guidance on investments in offensive cyber tools, including Tor network surveillance, NSO-style cellphone hacking software, and router exploitation technologies.

Gurvich supplied detailed maps of undersea transatlantic cables and network access points, illustrating the global reach of potential operations.

Epstein then facilitated connections between Barak, Gurvich, and the Rothschild dynasty, offering logistical support, guidance on tax and investment structures, and strategic advice.

Epstein’s involvement included a $25 million contract in October 2015 between his Southern Trust Company and Barak’s spyware-linked startup Reporty Homeland Security (now Carbyne).

The agreement covered “risk analysis and the application and use of certain algorithms.”

He also organized private meetings and dinners to foster collaboration, including a January 2014 gathering in Paris with Barak, the Rothschilds, and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Emails suggest Epstein coached Barak on managing the Rothschild relationship, advising him to provide “time, attention, stable, recurring, predictable” engagement to earn trust.

Barak also proposed a donor-advised fund to channel private capital into Israeli technology, planning to allocate 4–5% of the fund to startups in telecommunications, cyberwarfare, and biotechnology.

The fund would operate through the Rothschilds’ “umbrella fund” structures, allowing tax-deductible contributions to finance early-stage military and spyware technology companies. Epstein coordinated introductions and advised Barak on securing Rothschild backing.

Furthermore, Epstein managed the logistics of Barak’s participation in the 2014 Herzliya Conference, Israel’s premier cyberwarfare summit, sponsored by the Rothschild Caesarea Foundation (RCF).

Emails show he relayed speaker lists, arranged private meetings with the Rothschilds, and guided Barak on handling inquiries from conference organizers.

Correspondence indicates Epstein remained active in the network until at least April 2017, arranging private meetings and maintaining connections between Barak, the Rothschilds, and other influential figures in Israel’s cyberwarfare industry.

Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.

He reportedly committed suicide by hanging in August 2019, despite prior reports that he was under suicide watch following an attempt in July of that year.

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DOJ’s Salacious Distraction: The REAL Epstein Intel Is Locked in Langley!

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By Grant Stinchfield

On today’s explosive episode of Stinchfield, Grant lays out a disturbing truth the media refuses to touch: the Department of Justice is about to give us the saucy, click-bait Epstein files.  The tabloid junk meant to distract the public.

But the real intel, the real power, the real dirt isn’t sitting at DOJ at all. It’s buried deep inside the State Department and the CIA, locked away in vaults we will likely never be allowed to see.

Grant walks you through his conclusion: Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t just some rogue pervert with a private island — he was paid hundreds of millions of dollars as a foreign agent working for the United States government.

His mission?A two-pronged operation: • Blackmail high-profile individuals across business, academia, and politics • Gather intelligence on wealthy foreign leaders, especially throughout the Middle East

It was a covert influence network so valuable that the deepest parts of our intel community will do anything to keep it sealed. Epstein wasn’t just connected — he was useful, and that’s why the truth remains hidden behind layers of classified protection.

Today, Grant exposes the government’s strategy, the motives behind the limited “document dump,” and why the State Department and CIA remain the final black boxes in the Epstein saga.

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Via https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/dojs-salacious-distraction-real-epstein-intel-is-locked/

The Indigenous Languages of Central and South America

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Episode 30 The Original American Languages Part 4

Dr John McWhorter (2019)

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Originally there were 250 languages in Central America, belong to seven family groups.  South America had 600 languages belonging to 15 families.

The most studied languages in pre-Columbian Latin America are Nahuatt, spoken by the Aztecs in Mexico, and Quechua, spoken by the Incas in Peru.

Some languages in Central America were monosyllabic and tonal, like Chinese and parts of Africa. In fact, many of these languages could be “whistled,” enabling people to communicate complex messages through dense forests and from the top of steep mountains. An example is the Chinantec language, which had short and long vowels but no consonant. Only men used whistled speech.

Other well-known Central American languages include Arawak, spoken in Central America and the Caribbean, and Garifana (a combination of Arawak grammar and Carib words), spoken in northern Central America and adjacent Caribbean islands.*

The South American languages are the least well documented in the world. Some of those studied (including Tuyuca spoken in the Colombian Amazon) have “evidential” markings (like Mongolian). These are prefixes used to show whether you saw something happen, heard about it or only saw evidence it happened.

Lixkryana, spoken in Brazil, has a unique object verb-subject-sentence structure (like Māori in New Zealand). English has a subject-verb-object structure and Latin and German a subject-object-verb structure.

There are also several South American languages with no words for numbers, as in Australian hunter gatherer groups.

In Jarawara, spoken in Brazil, there are only four vowels and 11 consonants, which means some words have multiple different meanings. For example, they use the same word for eat, drink or smoke. They also have no pronouns for he, she and it. They have a pronoun for they but it only applies to living things.

*Following conquest by South American Caribs.

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Israel fires on UN troops in Lebanon

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UN peacekeepers stationed in southern Lebanon have accused Israel of firing on one of their patrols, criticizing the country for its “aggressive behavior.” Israel has acknowledged that the incident occurred, but said it was not intentional and was due to poor weather conditions.

In a statement on Sunday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on personnel from a Merkava tank.

It called the incident “a serious violation” of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon that ended the 2006 war, stressing that it was not the first attack of this kind. “Yet again, we call on the IDF to cease any aggressive behavior and attacks on or near peacekeepers, who are working to support the return to the stability that both Israel and Lebanon say they seek.”

Israel confirmed that its forces fired on UN troops, but claimed it was by mistake. The IDF said its soldiers had identified “two suspects” in the El Hamames area and fired warning shots, after which the individuals withdrew, with no injuries reported.

After reviewing the incident, the IDF said the suspects “were UN soldiers who were conducting a patrol in the area and were classified as suspects due to poor weather conditions,” adding that “no deliberate fire was directed toward UNIFIL soldiers.”

Lebanon accused Israel of “violating Lebanese sovereignty, causing instability and obstructing the full deployment of the army in the south.”

The Israel-Lebanon border has long been a volatile area, with the Jewish state and Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah often exchanging strikes.

Tensions soared after the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in 2023, with Hezbollah – an ally of Hamas – launching rockets and missiles into the neighboring state, and Israel responding in kind. In late 2024, Israeli forces crossed into southern Lebanon.

As part of a ceasefire deal later that year, Israel agreed to a full withdrawal, but has only done so partially – keeping several outposts in Lebanon and arguing that Hezbollah remains active in the area and poses a threat.

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Via https://www.rt.com/news/627880-israel-fires-un-peacekeepers-lebanon/

Speak Up for Women Welcome New Safeguards on Puberty Blocker Prescribing

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“These changes give young people the protection they deserve. The evidence simply hasn’t supported the use of puberty blockers for gender incongruence, and we’re relieved to see New Zealand taking a more cautious, responsible approach. We especially want to thank the parents, advocates and community groups who fought tirelessly to make this shift happen — often at great personal cost.” – Suzanne Levy SUFW

Speak Up for Women welcome yesterday’s Government announcement introducing new safeguards for the prescribing of puberty blockers to young people experiencing gender incongruence.

After years of advocating for evidence-based policy and stronger protections for children, families and women’s rights, we are relieved, vindicated, and deeply hopeful.

A Long-Overdue Step Toward Safety and Clarity

Today’s announcement acknowledges what international health authorities across Europe have already recognised: the evidence for puberty blockers in treating gender incongruence is weak, the risks are significant, and a precautionary approach is essential.

These safeguards bring New Zealand back into alignment with leading international practice, including the UK, Sweden, Finland and Norway.

What the New Measures Mean

  • New patients seeking puberty blockers for gender incongruence will not be eligible until major UK clinical trial results are available, after 2031.

  • Current youth gender services will continue.

  • A centralised online resource will provide families with clearer information.

  • Prescribing for unrelated medical conditions remains unchanged.

Our Ongoing Concern: Young People Already on Puberty Blockers

While we welcome the restrictions, we remain deeply concerned that young people already on puberty blockers will stay on treatment by default.

Given mounting international evidence of potential harms — including impacts on bone density, brain development, sexual function and fertility — it is not enough to close the gate to new entrants while leaving existing patients on a pathway that may cause long-term harm.

Speak Up for Women calls on the Government and health services to:

  • Actively review all existing cases,

  • Provide clear, balanced information to families,

  • Offer structured, compassionate support to help young people safely phase out, where appropriate,

  • And ensure that safeguarding applies equally to all young people, not just those entering care from December 19th 2025 onward.

  • Review the Conversion Practices legislation to provide clarity and support for gender exploration therapy and parental rights around ‘Watchful Waiting’.

The Urgent Need to Strengthen Youth Mental Health Services

These safeguards make it clearer than ever that New Zealand must urgently improve its seriously underfunded mental health system.

For years, young people in distress have faced long waitlists and limited access to counselling or psychological support. If we want them to thrive, they must have timely, high-quality mental health care — not years of delay, uncertainty or confusion.

We urge the Government to:

  • Boost funding for youth mental health;

  • Ensure access to comprehensive psychological assessment and support;

Strong mental health support is essential for helping young people navigate distress safely and with confidence.

Acknowledging Those Who Stood Up

Today’s shift would not have been possible without the many groups, organisations and individuals who have stuck their necks out to raise concerns.

We thank:

  • Gender-critical organisations across New Zealand,

  • Concerned parents who refused to stay silent,

  • Detransitioners and families who bravely shared their experiences,

  • Academics, women’s groups, clinicians and community advocates who endured hostility for speaking out.

Their persistence, integrity and courage have played a crucial role in bringing New Zealand back toward responsible, child-centred policy.

Why Speak Up for Women Supports These Changes

Our mission is to protect sex-based rights and ensure that law and policy are grounded in evidence, reality and safeguarding.

For years, many New Zealanders were dismissed simply for asking reasonable questions. Today’s announcement signals a turning point toward clarity and responsible decision-making.

A Win for Children, Parents and Women’s Rights

This is not just a health policy adjustment. It represents a broader re-alignment of public policy with evidence, safeguarding and human rights.

We are hopeful this marks the beginning of a much-needed reset across government agencies.

Speak Up for Women will continue to:

  • Advocate for clear, evidence-based laws where sex matters;

  • Support parents and the public seeking factual information;

  • Defend women’s and girls’ rights across all areas of policy;

  • Call for strong safeguarding for all young people affected by gender ideology;

  • Hold government agencies accountable for transparent, responsible decision-making.
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Lawsuit Claims Google Secretly Used Gemini AI to Scan Private Gmail and Chat Data

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Ken Macon

When Google flipped a digital switch in October 2025, few users noticed anything unusual.

Gmail loaded as usual, Chat messages zipped across screens, and Meet calls continued without interruption.

Yet, according to a new class action lawsuit, something significant had changed beneath the surface.

We obtained a copy of the lawsuit for you here.

Plaintiffs claim that Google silently activated its artificial intelligence system, Gemini, across its communication platforms, turning private conversations into raw material for machine analysis.

The lawsuit, filed by Thomas Thele and Melo Porter, describes a scenario that reads like a breach of trust.

It accuses Google of enabling Gemini to “access and exploit the entire recorded history of its users’ private communications, including literally every email and attachment sent and received.”

The filing argues that the company’s conduct “violates its users’ reasonable expectations of privacy.”

Until early October, Gemini’s data processing was supposedly available only to those who opted in.

Then, the plaintiffs claim, Google “turned it on for everyone by default,” allowing the system to mine the contents of emails, attachments, and conversations across Gmail, Chat, and Meet.

The complaint points to a particular line in Google’s settings, “When you turn this setting on, you agree,” as misleading, since the feature “had already been switched on.”

This, according to the filing, represents a deliberate misdirection designed to create the illusion of consent where none existed.

There is a certain irony woven through the outrage. For all the noise about privacy, most users long ago accepted the quiet trade that powers Google’s empire.

They search, share, and store their digital lives inside Google’s ecosystem, knowing the company thrives on data.

The lawsuit may sound shocking, but for many, it simply exposes what has been implicit all along: if you live in Google’s world, privacy has already been priced into the convenience.

Thele warns that Gemini’s access could expose “financial information and records, employment information and records, religious affiliations and activities, political affiliations and activities, medical care and records, the identities of his family, friends, and other contacts, social habits and activities, eating habits, shopping habits, exercise habits, [and] the extent to which he is involved in the activities of his children.”

In other words, the system’s reach, if the allegations prove true, could extend into nearly every aspect of a user’s personal life.

The plaintiffs argue that Gemini’s analytical capabilities allow Google to “cross-reference and conduct unlimited analysis toward unmerited, improper, and monetizable insights” about users’ private relationships and behaviors.

The complaint brands the company’s actions as “deceptive and unethical,” claiming Google “surreptitiously turned on this AI tracking ‘feature’ without informing or obtaining the consent of Plaintiffs and Class Members.” Such conduct, it says, is “highly offensive” and “defies social norms.”

The case invokes a formidable set of statutes, including the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, the Stored Communications Act, and California’s constitutional right to privacy.

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Via https://reclaimthenet.org/google-gemini-ai-privacy-lawsuit-email-surveillance-claims

Can You Be Vaccinated Against Your Will While Under Anesthesia?

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Can You Be Vaccinated Against Your Will While Under Anesthesia?

By Jacqueline

A nurse whistleblower from within the hospital system has come forward with a grave warning: the term “vaccine” is quietly disappearing from medical consent forms — replaced with the broad and deceptive category of “Biologics” or “Biogenics.”

Under this new classification, patients could be injected with vaccines and other biological products —against their will, and without their explicit consent — even while unconscious under anesthesia. (source)

Evidence that giving vaccines against the patient’s will has been ongoing for some time:

• Patients in U.S. hospitals were given COVID-19 vaccines without their knowledge or consent while under sedation. Lawsuits are pending. (source)

• Legal teams claim health care workers have confirmed the practice, calling it an “abominable covert act.” (source)

• A mother in the UK fights to stop a hospital from vaccinating her Down syndrome child under sedation against her will. (source)

• Medical journals propose administering vaccines during “perioperative periods” to boost compliance, raising ethical concerns. (source)

The whistleblower warns that the danger lies in how these new forms are written. Patients and guardians may believe they are signing standard medical consent documents — but the language now allows for broad authorization of all biological agents, including vaccines.

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If this is true, that means if a doctor or nurse deems it “necessary” — for example, during flu or pneumonia season — you could receive a vaccine injection without being asked or informed.

And if you are under anesthesia, you, of course, are unable to object.

The category of “Biologics” or “Biogenics” is a vague umbrella term that includes a wide range of substances and medical treatments containing living organisms or their byproducts.

The U.S. FDA’s own list of approved Biologics/Biogenics covers: