Since he's back in the news for his disgraceful statement on Gaza, it's worth revisiting my profile of U2 frontman, Bono.

Bono supported the Iraq War, counts George Bush and Tony Blair among his friends, pals around with people like Henry Kissinger at Davos, describes himself as a disciple of Israeli Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, and wrote a fawning poem to Vlodimir Zelensky, described by many as the "literally the worst poem ever written."


https://www.mintpressnews.com/frontman-empire-bono-activism-serves-powerful/281017/

I spoke with with Ahmed Kaballo, the man behind the viral media outlet that the U.S. government has been trying to silence.

African Stream reached 30-40 million people per month with their radical message, including millions of Black Americans. Quite simply, they became too powerful. That is when the US State Department stepped in.

Find out more by watching the full interview here:

https://www.mintpressnews.com/african-stream-founder-on-us-censorship-pan-africanism-and-the-rise-of-africas-resistance/290355/

New Investigation from me:

Amid an ongoing assault on its neighbors, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is attempting to improve its image by posting highly sexually suggestive content featuring its soldiers, changing the prevailing emotion of onlookers from outrage to lust.

A wide range of IDF thirst trap accounts—many with hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of followers—proliferate on social media. These accounts are quietly sanctioned by the Israeli government, in an attempt, in its own words, to “appeal” to a young male demographic.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-sexualized-idf-whitewash-war-crimes/290363/

New investigation from me:

With speculation mounting that Trump could pardon her, MintPress profiles the family of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. From her media baron father, who acted as a high-level spy for Israel, her sister, working to push Tel Aviv’s interests in Silicon Valley, her brothers, who founded a dubious but highly influential anti-Islamic extremism think tank, and nephews in influential roles at the State Department and White House, the Maxwell clan have wide-ranging ties to U.S. and Israeli state power. This is their story.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/maxwell-family-epstein-mossad-cia/290379/

New investigation from me:

Not so long ago, Russell Brand was a socialist icon, preaching global revolution and the redistribution of wealth and power to the masses. Today, he is a born-again Christian who endorses Donald Trump and has headlined events at the Republican National Convention and Turning Point USA..

What explains Brand’s dramatic shift? My article explores the political evolution of the comedian, host, and self-appointed thought leader.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/russell-brand-right-wing-pro-israel-pivot/290413/

Hey everyone. A very different post from usual, but an important one. A message from MintPress founder and CEO, Mnar Adley, signed off by me.

MintPress News is facing an existential threat. After 14 years of providing fearless, independent investigative journalism that holds the military-industrial complex accountable, we're now at risk of shutting down.

THE CRISIS:
🚨Our main line of funding has been cut and we've also been:

• Banned from PayPal with our funds seized
• GoFundMe removed our fundraisers and banned us from their platform
• Our journalists have been detained, interrogated, and surveilled
• Algorithmic blacklisting by Google, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok
• Ongoing censorship attacks from powerful interests we expose

WHY WE'RE AT RISK:
For years, reader donations and fundraising have been the lifeblood that keeps MintPress News alive. Now, with multiple platforms banning us and critical funding sources disappearing, we're fighting to survive.

Big Tech and powerful government agencies don't want us to continue exposing war profiteers, government corruption, and corporate malfeasance. But we believe journalism is not a crime—and the truth deserves to be told.

HELP US KEEP FIGHTING:
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A video explaining the situation.

Back in December, I wrote about how Trump's electoral victory made a Venezuelan invasion much more likely.

With Trump ramping up tensions in the Caribbean, it is worth revisiting the article.

Read it here: 🇻🇪

https://www.mintpressnews.com/with-trump-reelection-venezuela-invasion-on-the-cards/288809/

New video interview from me:

The Trump administration is drumming up a new war in Latin America. In a bid to topple Venezuela’s government, Washington placed a $50 million bounty on President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of running a cocaine empire called the Cartel of the Suns. At the same time, it dispatched a fleet of warships and blew up a Venezuelan vessel — without offering a shred of proof for its claims.

What is Trump thinking? Will he invade Venezuela? In this interview, me and Mnar Adley speak with two Venezuelan analysts, Diego Sequera and Leonardo Flores, about the situation.

Watch here: 🇻🇪

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWUn_rLomTs

With the Trump administration angling for a war with Venezuela, it is worth revisiting my article on Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

A neoconservative hawk, Rubio has always dreamed of overthrowing socialism in Latin America.

Find out why many describe him as "the most dangerous man alive."


https://www.mintpressnews.com/marco-rubio-perfect-little-puppet-most-dangerous-man-alive/288757/

New article from me:

The Trump administration is building up for war against Venezuela 🇻🇪, under the ridiculous guise of fighting narco-traffickers.

Read more about this potential Iraq War 2.0 here:

https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-venezuela-drug-war-claims/290475/

New article from me:

After retiring from the world of chess, Garry Kasparov has found a new calling: promoting U.S. foreign policy goals. From his hawkish foreign policy positions, including supporting American invasions and the use of nuclear weapons against its enemies, his full-throated defense of Israeli genocide, and his bizarre belief that the Middle Ages never happened, my article examines the career arc of the former World Chess Champion turned U.S. State Department flatterer-in-chief.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/garry-kasparov-us-foreign-policy-rdi-hrf/290486/

New from me:

After being exposed as former national security state agents by MintPress, large numbers of officials working in the highest levels of top social media platforms.

Read my article about how the former CIA agents I exposed have deleted the incriminating evidence from the web.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/social-media-spies-exposed/290506/

Hey everyone. A very different post from usual, but an important one. A message from MintPress founder and CEO, Mnar Adley, signed off by me.

MintPress News is facing an existential threat. After 14 years of providing fearless, independent investigative journalism that holds the military-industrial complex accountable, we're now at risk of shutting down.

THE CRISIS:
🚨Our main line of funding has been cut and we've also been:

• Banned from PayPal with our funds seized
• GoFundMe removed our fundraisers and banned us from their platform
• Our journalists have been detained, interrogated, and surveilled
• Algorithmic blacklisting by Google, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok
• Ongoing censorship attacks from powerful interests we expose

WHY WE'RE AT RISK:
For years, reader donations and fundraising have been the lifeblood that keeps MintPress News alive. Now, with multiple platforms banning us and critical funding sources disappearing, we're fighting to survive.

Big Tech and powerful government agencies don't want us to continue exposing war profiteers, government corruption, and corporate malfeasance. But we believe journalism is not a crime—and the truth deserves to be told.

HELP US KEEP FIGHTING:
We refuse to put our journalism behind a paywall. Everyone deserves access to independent, investigative reporting that challenges the powerful.

👉 SUPPORT OUR SURVIVAL:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mintpress-keeping-truth-alive-in-a-war-of-lies#/

Every donation, no matter the size, helps us:
• Keep our investigative journalism free and accessible
• Fight back against censorship and blacklisting
• Continue holding power accountable
• Protect independent media for future generations

TIME IS RUNNING OUT: We're completely dependent on readers like you. No governments or corporations will bail us out—they're often the ones we're investigating!

Join us in reviving the Fourth Estate and protecting the First Amendment. Stand with independent journalism before it's too late.


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I spoke with Dr. Matthew Alford about the CIA, social media and the secret military foundation of the Internet.

Give it a watch here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2RnC4JFUUA

New investigation from me:

Israel’s genocide is being powered by Microsoft. From creating a massive digital dragnet, aiding in the production of A.I.-generated kill lists, hiring hundreds of Israeli spies to run its internal affairs, and suppressing figures opposing the slaughter, the Seattle-based tech corporation has played a huge role in the violence.


https://www.mintpressnews.com/microsoft-israel-surveillance-azure-idf-gaza-genocide/290534/

New article from me:

Meet the Bahraini influencer working overtime to promote Israel and hide its crimes from the world.

Can you believe that the NGO she works for is staffed with Israeli military intelligence?

This is the story of Fatema al-Harbi

https://www.mintpressnews.com/fatema-al-harbi-arab-israel/290546/

New report from me:

The seven richest people in the world are all media barons. And they're using their power to shut down ideas that challenge their power.

Read the full investigation here:

https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-richest-billionaires-are-all-media-barons/290572/