Jay Syrmopoulos

Jay Syrmopoulos is a geopolitical analyst, freethinker, and ardent opponent of authoritarianism. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Denver pursuing a masters in Global Affairs and holds a BA in International Relations. Jay's writing has been featured on both mainstream and independent media.

Details Emerge in Santa Fe High School Shooting as Suspect Appears In Court

The shooter made his initial court appearance Friday by video link. The alleged shooter, who is accused of capital murder of multiple people and aggravated assault on a public servant, was denied bail.

Santa Fe School Shooting

Santa Fe, TX— A 17-year-old high school student identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis opened fire at the Houston-area Santa Fe High School with a shotgun and a handgun, killing 10 people and leaving another 14 people wounded – including a school police officer who confronted the suspect during the attack at Santa Fe High School. The Associated

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Congressman Claims Assange Has ‘Physical Proof’ Russia Did Not Hack DNC

An investigation into the alleged hack performed last year by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity claimed that the “data was leaked (not hacked) by a person with physical access to DNC computers.”

Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Friday May 19, 2017. Sweden's top prosecutor says she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years. Assange took refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London in 2012 to escape extradition to Sweden to answer questions about sex-crime allegations from two women. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Washington, D.C. — In a recent interview with Breitbart Radio, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), who reportedly visited the Ecuadorian embassy in London in August 2017 and met with WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, said that Assange has physical evidence to prove that Russia did not provide WikiLeaks with Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails during the

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Homeland Security Creates “Media Monitoring Services” to Keeps Tabs on Journalists, Media Influencers

DHS spokesman Tyler Houlton called the program «nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in the media» and that «any suggestion otherwise is fit for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists. »

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, talks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Washington, D.C. – A recently revealed plan to conduct surveillance of journalists, bloggers and other “media influencers,” by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has raised red flags among civil libertarians. The program— known as “Media Monitoring Services”— is designed to give a contractor company “24/7 access to a password protected,

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China Bans George Orwell’s Classics 1984 and Animal Farm

Chinese censors have suppressed phrases including “incapable ruler,” “I oppose,” “shameless,” “disagree” and “emperor,” as well as the names of George Orwell’s books 1984 and Animal Farm and Winnie the Pooh, a cartoon that critics have used to mock Xi.

George Orwell’s Animal Farm

Beijing, China – The ruling Chinese Communist Party government announced plans on February 25th to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to two five-year terms, paving the way for current Chinese President Xi Jinping to retain control of the country indefinitely after his second term expires in 2023. The proposed amendments

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Ohio Governor John Kasich Foresees End of Two-Party System

Kasich said that both the Republican and Democratic parties are failing the U.S. people, noting that “we may be beginning to see the end of a two-party system.”

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, right, joined by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, June 27, 2017. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Columbus, OH — On February 25th, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a staunch Trump critic and 2016 Republican presidential primary challenger, said that both the Republican and Democratic parties are failing the U.S. people, noting that “we may be beginning to see the end of a two-party system.” Appearing on ABC’s “This Week”, Kasich— who was allegedly

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Mike Tyson To Build Cannabis Mega Resort & Research Center Ahead of CA Legalization

Tyson is reportedly a long-time believer in the medicinal properties of marijuana, according to The Blast, and aims to use the ranch as a place to forward research into the healing properties of cannabis.

California City, CA – With the legalization of recreational marijuana in California on January 1st, former heavyweight boxing champion ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is breaking ground on a 40 acre mega resort dedicated not only to cultivating high-quality strains of THC and CBD, but also utilizing state of the art technology to forward research into the

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As Rebels Lose Ground, Over 600,000 Syrian Refugees Return Home

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that nearly 603,000 Syrian refugees displaced by the war began to return to their cities and villages in the first seven months of this year.

Syrian refugees are seen within a tent at the railway station of Sid, where Serbian authorities load trains with refugees to Crotia. Sid, Serbia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 (AP/Manu Brabo)

The Trump administration’s decision to halt the covert CIA program of arming ‘moderate rebels’ in Syria was lambasted in the mainstream press, but for those paying attention, this was an intelligent move — namely, because those ‘moderate rebels’ are actually terrorists. Now, new information reveals that Syrians displaced by the ongoing

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