New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 Is Spreading-But WHO Says the Risk Is Still Low
A new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, designated NB.1.8.1, is rising in prevalence across multiple regions, according to a May 2025 evaluation from the World Health Organization. Though still classified only as a "variant under monitoring" (VUM), the data show a steady,...
An Internal Complaint, a Foreign Tie & a Trail That Went Quiet
In 2016, an NSA employee alleged that a colleague had been improperly hired-someone with prior access to classified information and potential foreign government connections. The case triggered a months-long internal investigation by the agency’s Inspector General. The...
How the NSA Weaponized Semantics to Deny Snowden’s Whistleblower Claims
When Edward Snowden claimed he’d raised concerns through official NSA channels before leaking classified documents, the agency responded not with transparency-but with a flurry of FOIA rejections, legal semantics, and redacted letters. Hundreds of pages of internal...
What Suspension? UK Arms Still Flow to Israel Despite Official Ban
When the UK government announced in September 2024 that it was suspending arms export licences to Israel, it made headlines. Foreign Secretary David Lammy reassured Parliament that British-supplied weapons wouldn’t support "violations of international law." The public...
