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Israel's "Black Wednesday" Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones' Remains
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (1229+ words) In Lebanon, an unprecedented campaign of DNA tests is being used to identify mangled bodies left trapped under rubble by Israel's blitz. Jaafar Annan has been posted up on the sidewalk outside the emergency room of Rafik Hariri University Hospital,…...
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (1905+ words) Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, on how Democrats can win on an anti-war platform and bring about real change. Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers…...
The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1065+ words) Despite their defeat by Senate Republicans, bills seeking to block arms sales to Israel found widespread Democratic support. Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish state's plummeting…...
Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1250+ words) My plan is legitimately to just let them all assault me and you guys arrest them all," the Phoenix cop told fellow police after the incident. A police official in Arizona has been placed on administrative leave after showing up…...
Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (691+ words) The former representative's rapid collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats have gotten the message: Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue. Sexual assault allegations leveled against former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. , stood out for their…...
Dem Leaders Aren't Even Bothering to Rally Caucus Against Trump Domestic Spying Powers
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1138+ words) Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans" data. The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on renewing a spy power that grants the Trump administration…...
The U. S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (335+ words) The Trump administration has hit a grim milestone with its 50th strike on a civilian boat in the waters off Latin America. The Trump administration is ramping up its boat strike campaign, conducting three strikes in the space of three days....
DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public
1+ week, 1+ day ago (722+ words) Killing the Presidential Records Act would allow private individuals to hold the keys to American history, forever. Lauren Harper is Freedom of the Press Foundation's first Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy. President Donald Trump recently threatened genocide as political…...
Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying "Antifa
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (275+ words) Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta changed its speech rules to add new restrictions around posts including the word "antifa," according to documents reviewed by The Intercept. Policy documents reviewed by The Intercept show the company now treats any "Content…...
Amy Goodman on the Media's "Access of Evil
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1895+ words) The investigative journalist and "Democracy Now!" host " and the subject of a new documentary " on why independent media is needed now more than ever. As talks to end the U. S. Israel war on Iran break down and President Donald Trump demands…...