Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war

The Pentagon is taking a “shameful approach” to releasing information about US casualties in the Iran war, Leon Panetta, a former defence secretary and CIA director, has told the Guardian. 

The defence department has not held a press briefing for two and a half months. Officials have faced accusations that they are engaged in a cover-up designed to hide the true cost of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, fearing a public backlash before November’s midterm elections...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/25/pentagon-iran-war-casualties-cover-up

 

This is a massive cover-up, and their hypocrisy is absolutely staggering

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CjIzssvXsqc

 

EPSTEIN FILES: ARI MELBER on new docs, illegal Trump COVER-UP & NEW HEAT on DOJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEi3k1DtVtY

 

House Democrat accuses Trump’s DoJ of ‘gigantic cover-up’ over shut Epstein inquiry

A top Democrat has demanded to know why the Trump administration"inexplicably killed" a criminal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirators as he accused the justice department of a "shameful and gigantic cover-up".…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/jamie-raskin-justice-department-epstein-investigation 

 

Southern Baptist Ethics Leader Resigns (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #595)

— Ryan Walters may not have watched nude women at work. But he still slandered his colleagues. (0:40)

— Southern Baptist ethics leader resigns, likely due to pressure from MAGA extremists. (27:55)

— Arizona Appeals Court reopens case against Mormon Church involving child abuse cover-up. (47:32)

— Federal judge blocks Arkansas law forcing the Ten Commandments in schools from taking full effect. (1:06:28)

— Bowing to religious pressure, West Point will rebrand bibles with academy’s crest. (1:22:00)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/08/07/southern-baptist-ethics-leader-resigns/

Victims of a college ministry's sexual abuse seek answers

Victims of a former minister and confessed sex offender say the Assemblies of God, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination, failed to protect them despite knowledge of his actions. NBC News' Kate Snow spoke to survivors who want the church to admit to their wrongdoing and take corrective actions.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/EL2oGnrwI94?si=jMlr5ibUkB6tX2oz

Epstein Never Died (Conspirituality podcast, episode #267)

Jeffrey Epstein’s name is being screamed into the headlines again. 

The late and former self-described best-friend of Donald Trump's highly suspicious 2019 death following his arrest for child sex trafficking has been a loose thread for both rabid conspiracists and the reality-based community. Now that prominent conspiracy personalities are in the highest positions in America's law enforcement agencies, the QAnon faithful have been expecting all the damning details about the Democrat cabal to emerge. 

But that's not what's happened. Now Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino are in the collective hot seat as MAGA demand answers, while some appear to be colluding with Donald Trump in their own Deep State cover-up.

Interview: 

https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/267-epstein-never-died

The Cover-up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oibZ76Td6pg</p>

 

Rodney Scott confirmed as head of CBP by US Senate despite ‘cover-up’ claim | Trump administration | The Guardian

"We don't need to question what Mr Scott would do if given a questionable order from Donald Trump, because we already know he has a history of covering up the truth when it benefits him in a willingness to enable Donald Trump's worst impulses to target American citizens exercising their constitutional rights."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/18/rodney-scott-cbp-confirmation 

 

Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents

"In the hands of someone who has allegedly repeatedly abused his position of power, the vast security apparatus for which CBP is responsible could be wielded for harm," Wyden wrote in a letter to Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-customs-border-protection-rodney-scott

 

'Jesus Wept' author chronicles the debates roiling the Catholic church (Dave Davies; Fresh Air podcast)

Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades.

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5307022/jesus-wept-author-chronicles-the-debates-roiling-the-catholic-church

Hidden Confessions of the Mormon Church (Reveal podcast)

Audio recordings obtained by The Associated Press provide an unprecedented look at the methods the Mormon church uses to keep child sexual abuse cases secret.

Interview: 

https://revealnews.org/podcast/hidden-confessions-of-the-mormon-church/

Utilities Have Been Lying to us About Gas Stoves Since the 1970s – Mother Jones

A study this summer found that using a single gas stove burner on high can raise levels of cancer-causing benzene above what's been observed from secondhand smoke…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/utilities-lying-gas-stoves-health-risks/

Predator Priest Profile: Father Francis Stinner (New York)

A short history of the crimes of and cover-ups surrounding Father Francis Stinner, a predator priest whose legacy of child sexual abuse was defended, deflected, and protected for decades by the Catholic hierarchs of the Archdiocese of New York.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/KxpB_e0sC40

US Christian group accused of covering up sexual abuse of minors

"What happened to your girls isn't that big of a deal," a church elder allegedly told a mother of two young girls who were sexually assaulted on church grounds, according to a February filing. "Most girls have been molested by the time they reach 18."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/19/international-churches-of-christ-lawsuits-alleged-sexual-abuse

House Democrats say Trump-appointed inspector general is stonewalling inquiry into Secret Service texts

Earlier this month, Maloney and Thompson alleged that there was evidence of a cover-up within the inspector general's probe of the missing text messages, and called for Cuffari "to "step aside."…

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/16/democrats-dhs-inspector-general

DOJ faces new questions about accuracy of Flynn filings - POLITICO

The Justice Department is already facing sharp questions from a judge about altering sensitive documents in the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Now, two lawyers connected to the case say DOJ has made new mischaracterizations in its attempt to clean up the mess. The department claimed late Monday that it had consulted with lawyers for former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and former FBI agent Peter Strzok and confirmed that two sets of handwritten notes — key evidence in Flynn’s case — were valid and free of any alterations. But correspondence between the two attorneys and DOJ reveal that neither vouched for the accuracy of the documents....

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/justice-department-michael-flynn-filings-432851