articles 8 may

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

US intelligence community agreed before war began that Iran was not developing nuclear weapon: Ex-chief
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/us-intelligence-community-agreed-before-war-began-that-iran-was-not-developing-nuclear-weapon-ex-chief/3931946

Prof Marandi Warns: Blockade stays Until Israel Withdraws!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewodUPSnznk

Russia will not support US draft resolution on Iran in UN Security Council — MFA 
https://tass.com/politics/2128757

Iran says it will not give up control of Hormuz as military clashes continue
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202605087268

US Fires on and Disables 2 More Iranian Tankers as Tensions Rise in Strait of Hormuz 
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5271062-us-fires-and-disables-2-more-iranian-tankers-tensions-rise-strait-hormuz

Senior Iranian official says Mojtaba Khamenei in 'full health'
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605080810

IRGC Warns Commercial Ships to Stay 10 Miles Away From US Warships in Strait of Hormuz
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/IRGC-Warns-Commercial-Ships-to-Stay-10-Miles-Away-From-US-Warships-in-Strait-of-Hormuz/

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Lift Restrictions on U.S. Military Access to Bases and Airspace, Clearing Path for "Project Freedom" Restart
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Saudi-Arabia-and-Kuwait-Lift-Restrictions-on-US-Military-Access-to-Bases-and-Airspace-Clearing-Path-for-Project-Freedom-Restart/

Iran says seized tanker in Gulf of Oman, as US ‘disables’ two ships
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/iran-says-it-has-seized-oil-tanker-over-attempts-to-disrupt-its-oil-exports

Trump claiming Iran war ‘win’ – here’s the reality
Trump’s shifting aims and desperate scramble for an exit show that the entire enterprise has been a colossal strategic failure 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/trump-claiming-iran-war-win-heres-the-reality/

Iran weaponizes petroyuan in war reparations push
Iran wants proposed oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan, a deliberate shot across the bow of the petrodollar 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/iran-weaponizes-petroyuan-in-war-reparations-push/

Israel’s war on the West Bank comes for Palestinian greenhouses
https://israelpalestinenews.org/palestinian-green-houses/

Israel earmarks $270M for Israeli-only roads (that’s apartheid) – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-earmarks-270m-for-israeli-only-roads-thats-apartheid-daily-update/

New $270 million Israeli-only roads project in the West Bank is Netanyahu’s latest bid to impose de facto annexation
https://israelpalestinenews.org/west-bank-annexation-netanyahu/

MSF: Israel’s deliberate restriction of food and aid led to alarming malnutrition levels in Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/msf-israels-deliberate-restriction-of-food-and-aid-led-to-alarming-malnutrition-levels-in-gaza/

Two Supreme Court Justices were secret agents who helped Israel cover up its attack on the USS Liberty
https://israelpalestinenews.org/two-supreme-court-justices-were-secret-agents-who-helped-israel-cover-up-its-attack-on-the-uss-liberty/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Horrific: Video shows an Israeli settler deliberately blocking the path of a Palestinian ambulance on a road in southern Nablus in the West Bank while it was transporting a critically ill person.
https://x.com/IhabHassane/status/2052754937709301886

PICTURE: An Israeli military vehicle drives past houses destroyed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on May 7, 2026. Photo by Jalaa Marey / AFP via Getty Images.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qkxt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07309970-f10b-4485-bb92-92ee0dac7e4c_2970x1980.jpeg
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-iran-war-israel-lebanon-new-york-ice

Two Palestinians released from Israeli detention have given Al Jazeera harrowing testimony of sexual violence and torture inside Israeli facilities.
“When the rape began, they forced our hands behind our backs, stripped us naked, and threw us onto the floor. Dogs were unleashed on us and viciously attacked us. One of them was extremely large. Some soldiers also used sexual objects during the assault.” — Gaza resident Mohammed El-Bakri
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2052490716572471569

Israel Escalating Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners in Janot Isolation Wing, Rights Group Says
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2052621156943909310

3 Israeli soldiers injured in drone attacks near Lebanon border, army says
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/3-israeli-soldiers-injured-in-drone-attacks-near-lebanon-border-army-says-/3931507

Israeli strikes intensify across south Lebanon as death toll rises to 2,727 despite ceasefire
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/05/08/362739/

Israeli shelling, gunfire target displaced civilians in Gaza
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/05/08/362721/

Israeli raids, arrests, and settler attacks reported across the West Bank
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/05/08/362719/

Southern Lebanon Under Fire as Hezbollah Expands Operations – Day 70
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-southern-lebanon-under-fire-as-hezbollah-expands-operations-day-70/

Footage seems to contradict claim Arab prosecutor resisted arrest before cops beat him
Body cam footage leaked to Haaretz appears to show police officers pouncing on lawyer within seconds of entering Beersheba apartment
https://www.timesofisrael.com/footage-seems-to-contradict-claim-arab-prosecutor-resisted-arrest-before-cops-beat-him/

Financial Times: Netanyahu calls for 'legal annexation' of Palestinian territories
(may require non-US proxy server to view)
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/financial-times-netanjahu-foerdert-eine-rechtliche-annexion-palaestinensischer-gebiete/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

The Russian army entered Molocharka on the way to Druzhkovka. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282398-armija-rossii-voshla-v-molocharku-na-puti-k-druzhkovke.html

The President (Putin): The attack on the Rostov aviation center was an act of terrorism.
https://en.topwar.ru/282397-prezident-udar-po-rostovskomu-aviacentru-akt-terrorizma.html

Zelensky is trying to shift the blame for the May 9 ceasefire breakdown onto Russia in advance. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282394-zelenskij-zaranee-pytaetsja-perelozhit-vinu-za-sryv-peremirija-9-maja-na-rossiju.html

Ukrainians are leaving Kyiv en masse ahead of May 9 amid Zelensky's statements. 
https://en.topwar.ru/282391-ukraincy-massovo-pokidajut-kiev-pered-9-maja-na-fone-zajavlenij-zelenskogo.html

Sobyanin announced the destruction of 109 UAVs flying to Moscow
https://www.m24.ru/news/mehr-Moskvy/08052026/899034

Journalist (Tucker) Carlson said that the West provoked Russia to start a special military operation
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/zhurnalist-karlson-zayavil-chto-zapad-sprovociroval-rossiyu-nachat-svo

Air defense systems shot down 264 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over Russia overnight
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8652063?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

Hundreds of Christian leaders in Washington call for restoring aid to Palestinians, ending military support for Israel
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/170245?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

‘Children are Dying’: US Christian Leaders Urge Congress to Stop Funding Israel
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/children-are-dying-us-christian-leaders-urge-congress-to-stop-funding-israel/

America is OCCUPIED! This is the PROOF!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARWxYJ1zi8k

Epstein Advised U.S. Treasury on Crypto During Obama’s Iran Sanctions Push
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/epstein-iran-treasury-cryptocurrency-bitcoin

UCLA Med School Illegally Using Race In Admissions: DOJ
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ucla-med-school-illegally-using-race-admissions-doj

The Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana’s Race-Based Gerrymandering
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm-plus/the-supreme-court-strikes-down-louisianas-race-based-gerrymandering/

US To Revoke Passports Of People Who Owe 'Significant' Child Support
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-revoke-passports-people-who-owe-significant-child-support

Jeffrey Epstein’s brother claims released suicide note is a ‘forgery’: report
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-brother-suicide-note-forgery-b2973393.html

Soviet Style Trial in Michigan for Criticizing a Politician – A Horrifying True Story
On July 26, 2023, from his apartment in Massachusetts, Aisen sent an email to Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Treasurer Michael Schostak. The subject line was: “Michael Schostak Covered Up Child Sexual Exploitation in Jewish Nonprofit.” 
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/soviet-style-trial-michigan-criticizing-politician-horrifying-true/

Karen Bass Really Is a Liar as Receipts Prove Spencer Pratt Right 
https://rumble.com/v79kyha-karen-bass-really-is-a-liar-as-receipts-prove-spencer-pratt-right.html?mref=1wxk5&mc=ehuil

California Election Integrity Questioned as HUNDREDS of Uncounted Ballots Discovered Post-Certification.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/05/08/california-election-integrity-questioned-as-hundreds-of-uncounted-ballots-discovered-post-certification/

Trump Admin Investigates LA Schools for Protecting Predatory Teachers.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/05/08/trump-admin-investigates-la-schools-for-protecting-predatory-teachers/

Black female politicians behaving badly: Part XXV…
https://revolver.news/2026/05/black-female-politicians-behaving-badly-part-xxv/

Proof that liberals make the crappiest parents on earth…
https://revolver.news/2026/05/proof-that-liberals-make-the-crappiest-parents-on-earth/

LGBT Judge 'Speedy Gonzalez' Gets Lifetime Ban From Bench
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/lgbt-judge-speedy-gonzalez-gets-lifetime

Not Like We Needed Another Example, but AOC Just Had Her Worst Case of Historical Stupidity Yet
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/not-like-we-needed-another-example

A Conservative’s View: Trump’s War on Iran Is Destroying America
https://israelpalestinenews.org/republican-dissent/

US Intelligence: Obama led the creation of the myth of Russian election interference
(may require non-US proxy server to view)
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/us-geheimdienst-obama-hat-die-entstehung-des-mythos-der-russischen-wahleinmischung-geleitet/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

WHO Inexplicably, Immediately Releases All Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Without Quarantine
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-05-08/who-inexplicably-immediately-releases-all-passengers-hantavirus-cruise-ship-without

HANTAVIRUS: Are We on the Verge of Another Plandemic?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/hantavirus-are-we-verge-another-plandemic/

Why Americans die sooner: Disease and drugs widen US mortality gap
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-americans-die-sooner-disease-drugs.html

Malaria vaccine averts 1 in 8 child deaths across three African countries in first rollout
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-malaria-vaccine-averts-child-deaths.html

"Callous and Careless": Doctors Pushed to Vaccinate Hospitalized Children
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/callous-and-careless-doctors-pushed

Private Equity Is Taking Over Nursing Homes — And Seniors Are Paying the Price 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/08/private-equity-is-taking-over-nursing-homes-and-seniors-are-paying-the-price/

What percent of autism cases are attributable to vaccines?
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/what-percent-of-autism-cases-are


 
AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations, AI-assisted audit finds
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-peer-medical-papers-fake-citations.html

New AI tool predicts airport traffic to avert devastating collisions
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-tool-airport-traffic-avert.html

Sugarcane waste concrete cuts CO₂ by up to 30% while boosting strength
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-sugarcane-concrete-boosting-strength.html



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Buzz Aldrin’s ‘unusual’ sightings and photos from the moon landings. What we learned from the first batch of the UFO files
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ufo-files-sightings-nasa-moon-landing-photos-b2973322.html

LUNAR ENCOUNTERS: Newly Released Documents Reveal Apollo Astronauts Saw UFOs From the Moon Surface
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/lunar-encounters-new-released-documents-reveal-apollo-astronauts/

From flying discs to glowing orbs, these newly opened Pentagon files point somewhere stranger than expected
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-flying-discs-orbs-newly-pentagon.html

THE TRUTH IS OUT: Trump Administration Releases Major Batch of “Never-Before-Seen” UFO Files and Footage (VIDEO and PHOTOS)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/truth-is-trump-administration-releases-major-batch-never/

Department of War Opens Public Access to Classified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records in Historic PURSUE Release
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Department-of-War-Opens-Public-Access-to-Classified-Unidentified-Anomalous-Phenomena-Records-in-Historic-PURSUE-Release/

Pentagon releases its UFO archives 
https://tass.com/world/2128575

Analysis of the U.S. Department of War's Initial UAP File Release (Release 01, May 8, 2026)
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Analysis-of-the-US-Department-of-Wars-Initial-UAP-File-Release-Release-01-May-8-2026/

Northern Sri Lanka's oldest confirmed settlement reshapes what archaeologists thought about early island life
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-northern-sri-lanka-oldest-settlement.html

The moon's largest impact crater scattered something priceless—and Artemis may be heading straight into it
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-moon-largest-impact-crater-priceless.html

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-spiral-galaxy-brilliant-heart-bright.html

Plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid by duplicating genomes, study suggests
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-survived-dinosaur-asteroid-duplicating-genomes.html

Ancient Settlement Older Than THE PYRAMIDS Just Changed North American History
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/ancient-settlement-older-than-the

Trump’s Attack on Science Escalates With Firing of Entire National Science Board 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/08/trumps-attack-on-science-escalates-with-firing-of-entire-national-science-board/



MILITARY - AVIATION

Airborne 05.06.26: AOPA Censorship?, United Jet Hits Pole-Truck, Aero-Loans
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=AC1DA4D7-A998-4020-8DCC-6312622A271C



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Scientists Discover Africa Splitting Into Two Continents Faster Than We Thought
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BBQgzP2cLW0

Suspected oil slick off Iran's Kharg Island
https://www.spacewar.com/afp/260508225033.nijhyxzc.html

Japanese Woman Killed by Bear Attack as Apex Predators Emerge From Hibernation
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/japanese-woman-killed-bear-attack-as-apex-predators/

Peru Extends State of Emergency for 60 Days Due to Heavy Rains
https://www.telesurenglish.net/peru-extends-state-of-emergency-for-60-days-due-to-heavy-rains/

At least three killed by volcano eruption in Indonesia
https://www.france24.com/en/at-least-three-killed-by-volcano-eruption-in-indonesia

One night a year, volunteer crossing guards save the lives of Maine's wild frogs
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/big-night-frogs-salamanders-cumberland-maine

Beachgoer finds sea turtle stranded, so covered in barnacles she couldn't move. See her amazing 9-month recovery
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/endangered-species-green-sea-turtle-barnacle-rescue

64 Inspiring Quotes from David Attenborough — On Nature and Saving Our Planet
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/david-attenborough-quotes

Volcanoes Today, 9 May 2026: Semeru volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

We're "Ending The Days Of Hiding Fraud": Bessent Goes After Dark Money In Nonprofits 
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ending-days-hiding-fraud-bessent-goes-after-dark-money-nonprofits

Toyota And Honda See Sharp Declines In Profit Amidst Iran War Pressures, Spiking EV Costs
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/toyota-expecting-sharp-decline-profit-due-iran-conflict-pressures

EU aviation regulator issues guidance on US jet fuel use amid supply risks
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/eu-aviation-regulator-issues-guidance-on-us-jet-fuel-use-amid-supply-risks/3931524

A Federal Judge Just Exposed the Discriminatory Truth Behind DOGE’s Grant Cuts
https://www.theroot.com/a-federal-judge-just-exposed-the-discriminatory-truth-b-2000104507

IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/05/08/irs-erroneously-awards-millions-in-tax-breaks-to-noncitizens/

Consumer Sentiment Falls to a Record Low, Consumers Cite Gasoline and Tariffs
https://mishtalk.com/economics/consumer-sentiment-falls-to-a-record-low-consumers-cite-gasoline-and-tariffs/

Nonfarm Payrolls Jump by 115,000 in April, Employment Declines by 226,000
https://mishtalk.com/economics/nonfarm-payrolls-jump-by-115000-in-april-employment-declines-by-226000/

Cenovus Warns Oil Sands Growth Is Drying Up as Policy Uncertainty Mounts
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Cenovus-Warns-Oil-Sands-Growth-Is-Drying-Up-as-Policy-Uncertainty-Mounts.html

Trump and Israel’s War on Iran could ground the world’s airlines
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/05/08/trump-and-israels-war-on-iran-could-ground-the-worlds-airlines/

(Aviation) Fuel Price Increases Continue Nationwide
https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=894B068E-A1F6-4F4D-888F-541552AAAF18



EU - UK - CANADA

Number of Illegals Reaching England by Boat Crosses 200,000.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/05/08/number-of-illegals-reaching-england-by-boat-crosses-200000/

‘Massive violence’ – 93-year-old German man beaten to death in Cologne
https://rmx.news/article/massive-violence-93-year-old-german-man-beaten-to-death-in-cologne/

With Polish conservatives crashing in the polls, is Morawiecki getting nervous?
https://rmx.news/poland/with-polish-conservatives-crashing-in-the-polls-is-morawiecki-getting-nervous/

Polish FM condemns Israeli soldier for putting cigarette in the mouth of the Virgin Mary as Israel launches a campaign to show its respect for Christianity
https://rmx.news/article/polish-fm-condemns-israeli-soldier-for-putting-cigarette-in-the-mouth-of-the-virgin-mary-as-israel-launches-a-campaign-to-show-its-respect-for-christianity/

Incoming Hungarian PM forced by Brussels to dismiss brother-in-law as justice minister over charges of nepotism
https://rmx.news/article/incoming-hungarian-pm-forced-by-brussels-to-dismiss-brother-in-law-as-justice-minister-over-charges-of-nepotism/

Austrian hotel defends burkini pool ban as hygiene dispute with two Muslim guests heads to court
https://rmx.news/austria/austrian-hotel-defends-burkini-pool-ban-as-hygiene-dispute-with-two-muslim-guests-heads-to-court/

Europeans want to break free from the US – survey
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/05/08/europeans-want-to-break-free-from-the-us-survey/

UK. It is now racist to protect innocents from psycho killers
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/05/08/uk-it-is-now-racist-to-protect-innocents-from-psycho-killers/

The EU's Methodical Militarization and Preparation for War
(may require non-US proxy server to view)
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/die-methodische-militarisierung-und-kriegsvorbereitung-der-eu/

How the EU is being driven into war with Russia
(may require non-US proxy server to view)
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/wie-planmaessig-die-eu-in-den-krieg-mit-russland-getrieben-wird/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

US sanctions Cuba's military conglomerate GAESA as UN experts warn fuel blockade amounts to "energy starvation" of the Cuban people
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2052472895990034591

U.S. Completes Transfer of Venezuela’s Enriched Uranium to South Carolina.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/05/08/u-s-completes-transfer-of-venezuelas-enriched-uranium-to-south-carolina/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Is Mali the new battleground between Russia and France?
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/opinion-is-mali-the-new-battleground-between-russia-and-france/3930138