https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/bd99bfab-11a6-4820-aab7-81b157287c1b On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday 05/11 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, tune in to hear The COVID restrictions, known as Title 42, which allows the US to reject asylum-seekers without a hearing, is set to end May 11. Title 42 was first implemented under Trump and then renewed by Biden, despite vowing to reverse Trump's restrictive approach. With the expiration of Title 42, the fate of thousands of refugees at the Southern border of the US is uncertain. Economic sanctions have often been touted as a non-violent alternative to military intervention, but a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research exposes the lethal humanitarian cost of sanctions on people in targeted countries. Francisco Rodríguez, author of the report, explains his findings. May 8, or Victory Day, globally commemorates the Nazi regime's defeat by an international alliance. The Soviet Union suffered the largest casualties, with about 27 million troops and civilians holding off the Nazi attack. Despite recent attempts to undermine this history due to rising Russophobia, Carlos Martinez, author of The End of the Beginning: Lessons of the Soviet Collapse, explains why it is important to study the history and legacy of the Soviet Union. Ahead of the “debt ceiling” deadline, President Joe Biden held talks with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, and their Senate counterparts. According to Walter Smolarek, Editor of Liberation News, by hosting negotiations, Biden is paving the way for significant cuts to social programs and legitimizing the right wing's tactic of leveraging the threat of a government default to gain concessions. The Arab League has voted to lift the suspension of Syria's membership that had been in place for 12 years, a move that marks a major shift in the country's relations with its Arab neighbors. Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, discusses the vote and the ongoing process of Syria’s reintegration in regional politics. On April 27, an armed security guard at downtown San Francisco Walgreens shot and killed Banko Brown, a 24 year old transgender Black man, after he allegedly walked out with a few dollars worth of food. San Francisco’s district attorney is refusing to charge the killer and release the footage of the shooting. Kezani Finao discusses the fight for justice for Brown. During a campaign speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the recently released controversial film, The Kerala Story. The grossly incendiary movie claims that India’s Kerala state, which is a Left-wing stronghold, is a hub for terrorism and terrorist violence. Suchitra Vijayan, Founder & Director of The Polis Project, discusses the use of ‘fake news’ by the Indian government and the broader right-wing agenda of the BJP government. #breakthroughnews ►Become a Patron: patreon.com/BreakThroughNews ►Tweet us on Twitter: x.com/BTnewsroom?mx=2 ►Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btnewsroom/ ►Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/btnewsroom ►Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@btnewsroom #BreakThroughNews Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:02:42 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/bd99bfab-11a6-4820-aab7-81b157287c1b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.