China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported....
Speaking to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel’s actions have extended beyond self-defense.
Attorney General Jeff Landry, a rightwing Republican backed by Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates....
We can live without a lot of things, but water is the most crucial commodity to our survival. What happens when the water goes away? Some scary times are ahead.
Matt Gaetz is going to be the next governor of Florida, Trump is going to be the Republican nominee. I’m looking forward to Ron DeSantis disappearing into irrelevance shortly.
She drove quickly, not stopping once in six hours to eat or use the bathroom. She worried how others in rural Wyoming might perceive her.
“I don’t pass well,” she said. “I’ve always been tall and heavy.”
It’s tragic that some people literally won’t stop to use a bathroom or eat because they’re worried about their safety because of how they look. What does that say about our country?
Under Musk’s leadership, X has become increasingly hostile toward nudity and explicit content. This week, X started flagging NSFW posts as “sensitive material,” as Rolling Stone reported, and restricting flagged accounts to limit their reach. Sex workers said their engagement tanked and their accounts no longer show up in X’s search, even if they weren’t notified about being flagged.
Conservatives don’t want to go to any college these days, and no liberal kid wants to be associated with this wacky school. You’ve made a product with no demographic, congrats Ron.
Somehow he’s an even worse businessman than Trump, the fuck?
It is crucial to denounce violence as a general solution, and just to be clear, the existence of the unjustifiable hierarchy is also violence. Our shared responsibility is to work toward a world where unjustifiable hierarchies are dismantled, leaving no room for oppression, exploitation, or deprivation.
If you’re only going to read one piece on the background of the Israeli conflict, this is it. I completely agree with their deescalation-seeking take.
The IRS has said it won’t increase audits on households earning less than $400,000 annually.
Going after rich tax cheats is one of those bipartisan policies that only Republican politicians and their rich donors oppose. Fund the IRS and make these rich assholes pay their fair shares!
"They were never on board with it,” said a former senior White House official, referring to the Israelis. “They always thought it was a dangerous and destabilizing idea.”
This statement could be applied to any of the Trump administration’s foreign policies.
It’s sadly going to be this way for a long while; we’ve got a number of (relatively) young and healthy Justices, and I don’t see judicial reform (likely requiring abolishing the filibuster) on the horizon.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party.
Liz Cheney was probably the last “traditional Republican” they had and they made an example of her. Kevin picked country over party and that led to his ousting. Who’s going to side with the Democrats now?
This is going to be an extremely and unnecessarily bloody weekend.
Until there’s a two state solution, these killings and escalations don’t have an offramp. Even if Israel kills every single Hamas fighter, they can’t kill the idea of Palestinian independence. Ideas are bulletproof.
A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas....
China says Israel has gone too far (www.politico.com)
China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported....
Trump-backed Republican Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governor’s race (www.theguardian.com)
Attorney General Jeff Landry, a rightwing Republican backed by Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates....
Doubs river disappearing in drought-hit France (www.todayonline.com)
Florida governor Ron DeSantis rejects idea of Palestinian refugees in US (www.theguardian.com)
At event in Iowa, governor conflates Palestinian civilians with Hamas, the terrorist group that attacked Israel a week ago...
Jordan Activates Right-Wing Pressure Campaign in Push to Win Speakership (www.nytimes.com)
Highlights:...
A trans woman joined a sorority. Then her new sisters turned on her. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Japan decides to strip Unification Church's religious corporation status (japantoday.com)
Blue checks aren't protecting sex workers from X's porn crackdown (techcrunch.com)
Spotify Applies New Restrictions When Users Listen to Music on Free Plan in India | Technology News (www.gadgets360.com)
BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police (www.bbc.com)
Muhannad Tutunji, Haitham Abudiab and their BBC Arabic team were driving to a hotel when their car was intercepted....
Ron DeSantis tried to make a Florida college conservative. Now the students are fleeing. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The effects of unjustifiable hierarchies and asymmetrical violence (medium.com)
Titanic salvage plan scrapped after Titan implosion killed mission head (www.theguardian.com)
Paul-Henri Nargeolet was onboard the ill-fated submersible that was likely crushed by the ocean earlier this year, killing all five crew
Americans failed to pay record $688 billion in taxes in 2021, IRS says. Look for more audits. (www.cbsnews.com)
Bodies of missing Israelis were found during the raid in Gaza (m.jpost.com)
Israeli bodies were located during a raid on Gaza carried out by forces under the command of the 7th Armoured Brigade, on Friday night....
Trump falsely characterized Israel's role in his administration's hit on Iran's Soleimani, say former U.S. officials (www.nbcnews.com)
Democrats refuse to help GOP out of House speaker mess, trashing Jim Jordan as an 'insurrectionist' (www.nbcnews.com)
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden's crucial climate metric (www.motherjones.com)
Highlights:...
Race for speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again (www.npr.org)
Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.
Jeffries calls for ‘traditional Republicans to break with the extremists’ (thehill.com)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party.
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Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites (www.cnn.com)
A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas....
JFK Banners in Downtown Dallas Draw Blowback Ahead of 60th Anniversary (www.dallasobserver.com)