Demands for an immediate ceasefire are growing, and, despite promises of indefinite war from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the United States, as Israel’s principal weapons provider, could shut down the bombardment with one phone call.
At noon on Tuesday, hundreds of students gathered on Cross Campus for a walkout titled “There is No Back To School in Gaza.” Students listed demands of the University, including publicly supporting a ceasefire and boosting support for Palestinian studies and scholars.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a record nearly 7 million people have been displaced due to ongoing conflict and violence. That’s according to the International Organization for Migration, which warns it’s one of the largest internal displacement and humanitarian crises in the world. The Congo’s eastern region has...
Early on Friday, Israeli security forces ended a two-day raid in Tulkarem, a West Bank city straddling the wall separating Palestinian communities and Israel that hasn’t been known as a hotbed of militancy in recent years, leaving at least eight Palestinians dead....
ICJ decision holds that Israel’s siege on Gaza is “plausible” genocide By Dave McKee The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Israel’s siege on Gaza is a “plausible” genocide and has ordered a series of emergency, provisional measures that Israel must take. Shamefully, the Canadian government’s...
On the same day the U.N.'s highest court accepted South Africa's case alleging genocide in Gaza, Israel accused 12 employees with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, of taking part in the Hamas attack on October 7. The United States and at least 10 other nations have now suspended funding to the agency, which...
The event was organised by the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice – a London-based company that says it is a 'home for the once-gay'
An Israeli whose family members were held by Palestinian militants tells of friendly fire deaths and complains, “We used to think the IDF knows what it’s doing.” Meanwhile, freed captives detail “horrifying captivity trauma” from Israeli bombings....
With every new military operation, Israel's propaganda machine goes to work. This essay dives deep into Israel's weaponization of the "antisemitism accusation." I examine its philosophical underpinnings, its use for counterinsurgency, its consequences, and its background. In tracing this history, I look at the roots of Judaism,...
MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons....
Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society (news.un.org)
Former Pentagon UFO Investigator Is Pissed Because Congress Believes In Conspiracy Theories (www.vice.com)
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick had a few choice words for the public on his way out the door of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Why is the EU silent on South Africa's genocide case against Israel? (www.euronews.com)
The first hearing in a landmark lawsuit against Israel enters its second day on Friday at the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Conservatives Seriously Fell for a Satire Site That Joked Moana Would Transition in New Sequel — Assigned (www.assignedmedia.org)
A satire site invented a sequel to Moana where the titular Disney character transitions to become a boy and conservatives did not get the joke....
To Avoid a Wider War, Ceasefire Now in Gaza (www.democracynow.org)
Demands for an immediate ceasefire are growing, and, despite promises of indefinite war from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the United States, as Israel’s principal weapons provider, could shut down the bombardment with one phone call.
The Names of Thousands of Neo-Nazi Music Fans Just Got Leaked (www.vice.com)
Thousands of purveyors of neo-Nazi tunes just had their day ruined by a crew of enterprising Scandinavian anti-fascists.
Newsmax Interview Gets Weird As Some Guy In His Underwear Wanders In (www.huffpost.com)
Right-wing pundit Dick Morris was speaking from what appeared to be a living room as the man strolled through.
Germany, which committed genocide in Namibia, blasted for defending Israel by African nation - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
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Students walk out of class to stand with Gaza - Yale Daily News (yaledailynews.com)
At noon on Tuesday, hundreds of students gathered on Cross Campus for a walkout titled “There is No Back To School in Gaza.” Students listed demands of the University, including publicly supporting a ceasefire and boosting support for Palestinian studies and scholars.
Murder conviction of Chicago man who spent 12 years behind bars overturned because key eyewitness was legally blind (www.nbcnews.com)
Wisconsin state representative says abortion isn’t health care and he knows because he was a veterinarian (heartlandsignal.com)
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law (www.npr.org)
Don’t Turn Away From the Charges of Genocide Against Israel (www.nytimes.com)
archive link: https://archive.is/LHa1Z...
7 Million People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Are Now Displaced (www.democracynow.org)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a record nearly 7 million people have been displaced due to ongoing conflict and violence. That’s according to the International Organization for Migration, which warns it’s one of the largest internal displacement and humanitarian crises in the world. The Congo’s eastern region has...
Israel Intensifies Raids Against Palestinians in West Bank (www.wsj.com)
Early on Friday, Israeli security forces ended a two-day raid in Tulkarem, a West Bank city straddling the wall separating Palestinian communities and Israel that hasn’t been known as a hotbed of militancy in recent years, leaving at least eight Palestinians dead....
How can Canada have “no clear position” on genocide, in light of World Court ruling? - People's Voice (pvonline.ca)
ICJ decision holds that Israel’s siege on Gaza is “plausible” genocide By Dave McKee The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Israel’s siege on Gaza is a “plausible” genocide and has ordered a series of emergency, provisional measures that Israel must take. Shamefully, the Canadian government’s...
Despite Looming Gaza Famine, U.S. Halts UNRWA Funding After Israel Claims 12 U.N. Staff Aided 10/7 Attack (www.democracynow.org)
On the same day the U.N.'s highest court accepted South Africa's case alleging genocide in Gaza, Israel accused 12 employees with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, of taking part in the Hamas attack on October 7. The United States and at least 10 other nations have now suspended funding to the agency, which...
Georgia GOP Leader, a 2020 Election Denier, Illegally Voted Nine Times (www.rollingstone.com)
Israel-Palestine war: Settler attacks on the rise in West Bank villages (www.middleeasteye.net)
(...) Ben Gvir and Smotrich leading the charge...
'These LGBT Freaks – Do We Have Them Castrated?': Inside Europe’s Invite-Only Conversion Therapy Conference (bylinetimes.com)
The event was organised by the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice – a London-based company that says it is a 'home for the once-gay'
Relative of Israeli captives confirms ‘3 hostages killed by Israeli fire,’ blasts military - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
An Israeli whose family members were held by Palestinian militants tells of friendly fire deaths and complains, “We used to think the IDF knows what it’s doing.” Meanwhile, freed captives detail “horrifying captivity trauma” from Israeli bombings....
Anti-Semitism, Weaponized. (www.youtube.com)
With every new military operation, Israel's propaganda machine goes to work. This essay dives deep into Israel's weaponization of the "antisemitism accusation." I examine its philosophical underpinnings, its use for counterinsurgency, its consequences, and its background. In tracing this history, I look at the roots of Judaism,...
Philippines president sparks outcry for using presidential helicopter to see Coldplay concert (www.theguardian.com)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr was flown in because concert-goers created ‘unforeseen traffic complications’, bodyguards say
Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons....