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Politics 1st Half 2024
6/30/24
BBC: More Wounded Palestinians Tell BBC the Israeli Army Forced Them on to Jeep
6/28/24
Common Dreams: 'The Stakes Could Not Be Higher': Debate Disaster Ignites Calls for Biden to Step Aside - Just as in 2000 - Gore, 2004 - Kerry, 2016 - Hillary, the Democratic National Committee chose a very weak and uninspiring nominee. As a result, most voters just stayed home, not seeing any difference that nominee would make for them if elected.
The DNC made the same mistake again this year, and the party is now in disarry. When the Democrats lose again this year, the DNC will blame everyone but themselves, and most especially third party voters.
Common Dreams: 'Gift to Corporate Greed': Dire Warnings as Supreme Court Scraps Chevron Doctrine - The five idealogues on the court care nothing about precedent. The court is now a corporate, right-wing free-for-all.
Guardian: Israel Destroys 11 Homes in West Bank Village Amid Spiralling Violence - Article 54 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949: ""Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations."
It is also considered a crime by the International Criminal Court.
6/27/24
Intercept: 62 Democrats Join 207 Republicans in Vote to Conceal Gaza Death Toll
6/26/24
Intercept: The Night That Won't End: Biden's War on Gaza
Guardian: Jamaal Bowman's Primary Defeat Leaves Progressives Angry at Role of AIPAC - Bernie Sanders: “...it is an outrage and an insult to democracy that we maintain a corrupt campaign finance system which allows billionaire-funded Super Pacs to buy elections....
“Aipac and other Super Pacs spent over $23 million to defeat Bowman. He spent $3 million. That is a spending gap which is virtually impossible to overcome,” he said, adding: “It is not a coincidence that with our corrupt campaign finance system we also have a rigged economy that allows the very rich to get much richer while many working people are falling further behind. Big Money buys politicians who will do their bidding, and the results are clear.”
6/25/24
Intercept: Israel's War on Gaza is the Deadlliest Conflict On Record for Journalists
6/22/24
Al Jazeera: Israel War on Gaza Live: At Least 42 Killed in Shati and Tuffah and 101 Palestinians in 24 Hours - From the article: 4 children starved to death in the last week.
6/20/24
Snopes: Unpacking the Claim That UN Found 'No Proof' of Sexual Violence Comitted by Hamas in Oct. 7 Attack - Also linked from this article is "Unraveling Palestine: Understanding Its Location and the Palestinian Identity"
6/15/24
Al Jazeera: UN: 50,000 Gaza Children Require Urgent Treatment for Malnutrition
6/13/24
OpenSecrets: Trump Fundraising Off of Conviction After Sinking Millions of Dollars in Donor Funds for Legal Costs - From the article: "Trump's political operation has spent about $184 million in legal fees since 2016, with the bulk of that spending in the years following the former president's failed reelection bid in 2020."
6/12/24
BBC: Israel, Hamas Accused of War Crimes in New UN Report
The Intercept: Israel's New Air War in the West Bank: Nearly Half of the Dead Are Children
Guardian: Louisiana Supreeme Court Hands Major Victoryu to Child Sexual-Abuse Victims
6/11/23
Guardian: UN: 'Unprecedented Scale' of Violations Against Children in Gaza, West Bank and Israel - The slaughter continues. Genocide Joe's response: 'Meh.'
6/9/24
Guardian: World Outrage Over Latest Massacre in Gaza
Guardian: Why Are America's Elite Universities So Afraid of This Scholar's Paper? - From the article: “I felt convinced by my work if it’s generating this repression...People can see through these authoritarian tactics and reject them. The censorship in this case is actually counterproductive.”
See also "Israeli Supreme Court green lights Israel's 'Cyber Unit' that works with social media giants to censor user content"
"This censorship is conducted in collaboration and coordination with social media outlets, including U.S.-based giants Facebook and Twitter."
6/8/24
Aljazeera: Israel's War on Gaza: Death Toll From Nuseirat Attack Rises to 210
Guardian: Israel Has Destroyed or Damaged 80% of Schools in Gaza
6/7/24
Democracy-Now: Israel' Widespread Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon, Gaza Violates Int'l Law
6/6/24
AP: Israeli Strike Kills at Least 33 People at a Gaza School
B'Tselem: Manufacturing Famine: Israel is Committing the War Crime of Starvation in the Gaza Strip
Reuters: 40 Sheltering Palestinians Killed After Israeli Strikc on UN School in Gaza
6/5/24
Guardian: Starvation Already Causing Many Deaths and Lasting Harm in Gaza
6/1/24
Al Jazeera: Gaza: The War on Hospitals
Guardian: Donald Trump Had Lots of Negative Opinions About Felons. Now He is One.
5/30/24
Guardian: Where is Joe Biden's Fury About Decapitated Palestinian Babies? - 5 min. read. An excellent summarization of the hypocracy in the US media and both 'major parties' as they manufacture consent for the slaughter that is going on in Gaza. There is inadequate taxpayer money for health care, schools, affordable housing, education, infrastructure, and government services. "But there’s always money for bombs."
Common Dreams: UN Experts Demand Accountability for 'Barbaric' Israeli Tent Massacre in Rafah
Intercept: These Convictions Thwart Trump's Plan to Pardon Himself
5/29/24
NYTimes: Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah - Palestinian civilians were told this would be a safe zone. See entry of 5/27.
Al Jazeera: 'Rafah is on Fire': Israel's War on Gaza Live
Time: 'Anyone Who Signs a Bomb is a Sociopath': Critics Slam Nikki Haley's Israeli Missle Stunt
5/28/24
Guardian: Spying, Hacking and Intimidation: Israel's Nine-Year 'War' on the ICC Exposed
5/27/24
Al Jazeera: 'Heinous Massacre': Israel's Attack on Rafah Tent Camp Widely Condemned - Israel Attacked Rafah at Night, All the People Burned - What kind of people do this? US taxpayers buy all of the weapons.
5/25/24
BBC: Israeli Activists Battle Over Gaza-Bound Aid Convoys
Intercept: The Media Still Doesn't Grasp the Danger of Trump
5/24/24
Intercept: Gaza's Stolen Healers - “Dr. Adnan’s case raises serious concerns that he died following torture at the hands of Israeli authorities. His death demands an independent international investigation,” Tlaleng Mofokeng, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, said in a statement last week." Per the article, this is becoming a systematic process by the IDF.
5/20/24
B'Tselem: The Era of Impunity for Istraeli Decision-Makers is Over
Al Jazerra: ICC Arrest Warrants Sought for Israeli, Hamas Leaders
5/18/24
Intercept: The State Department Says Israel Isn't Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite.
5/17/24
Al Jazeera: Gaza is Wiped Off the Map; 700,000 Palestinians Flee Israeli Onslaught
5/15/24
Intercept: Israel Wants Endless War Without the Politics. Biden's Going Along for the Doomed Ride
5/14/24
Guardian: US Support for Abortion Rights Up Four Points to 60% Since Fall of Roe v Wade
5/11/24
In These Times: On Parenthood and Genocide
ProPublica: IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million - In addition to the $83.3 M he owes E. Jean Carroll, and the $454 M for the civil fraud case.
5/10/24
Common Dreams: 'Friday News Dump': Biden State Dept Report Accepts Israeli Assurances
Guardian: Abigail Disney Evokes Old Yeller in Plea to Reject Republicans After Kristi Noem Kills Dog
5/4/24
Guardian: Harsh Police Tactics Questioned Amid US Campus Protest Crackdown
5/2/24
Guardian: Emory University Under Federal Investigation Over Alledged anti-Muslim Discrimination
Al Jazeera: Gaza War $40 BN, 80 Years to Fully Rebuild From Relentless Israeli Attacks - And guess who's going to foot that bill.
5/1/24
Intercept: Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israel's Alibi For Genocide
4/30/24
Intercept: Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds
4/28/24
Politico: The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population - Also see: Slate: It Wasn't Abortion That Formed the Religious Right. It Was Support for Segregation.
Planned Parenthood: Historical Abortion Law TimeLine 1850 to Today
4/26/24
Democracy-Now: Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory Students & Faculty to Clear Gaza Solidarity Encampment - At the 13:02 mark of this video is an example of a faculty member peacefully protesting and being assaulted by Atlanta Police. She was later charged with assault. At 13:24 begins an interview with the Chairwoman of the Emory Philosophy Dept describing the violent assault by Atlanta police.
4/24/24
BBC: UN Rights Chief 'Horrified' by Mass Graves at Gaza Hospital
4/21/24
Aljazeera: Israel's War on Gaza: 13 Children From Same Family Killed in Israeli Strikes
4/19/24
Guardian: Extremist Israeli Settlers Hit by EU and US Sanctions
Intercept: Idaho Goes to Supreme Court to Argue that Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens
4/18/24
Intercept: NYTimes Brass Moves to Stanch Leaks Over Gaza Coverage - Also see: Yes Magazine: Claims of Mass Rapes by Hamas Unravel Upon Investigation
4/17/24
4/15/24
Intercept: US, not Israel, Shot Down Most Iran Drones and Missiles ..."this was a U.S. military triumph"
4/14/24
Intercept: Israel and Israel Alone Kicked Off this Escalation - In a Bid to Drag US Into War With Iran - "...fostered by blind US support..."
Intercept: Israel Conflict Spreads to 16 Nations as Biden Says There's No War
4/10/24
Jewish Voice for Peace: Did Nancy Pelosi Just Ask Biden to Hault Weapons to Israel?
4/7/24
Guardian: Chef José Andrés: Israel Engaging in a War Against Humanity
4/5/24
Congress of the United States: 'Withhold any further aid to Israeli Military until the murder of seven World Central Kitchen workers is fully investigated and all responsible parties are held to full account.' Signed by 50+ members of Congress.
4/2/24
Guardian: 'Not A Normal War': Doctors Say Children Have Been Targeted by Israeli Snipers in Gaza
News & Observer: Federal Judge Orders NC Democrats to Pay Some of Green Party's Legal Fees From Ballot Battle - Not only did the judge rule that the Green Party should be on the ballot in NC, but he fined the Democratic Party for trying to keep them off of it. Right On!
3/27/24
Common Dreams: Ireland Joins ICG Case Against Israel
Common Dreams: Another State Dept. Official Resigns Over Biden Gaza Policy
3/23/24
Intercept: Man-Made Hell on Earth: A Canadian Doctor on His Medical Mission to Gaza - All Americans should read and fully absorb what their tax money is being used for.
3/21/24
New Yorker: The Children Who Lost Limbs in Gaza
3/20/24
NYTimes: Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats - Democrats are bringing out the old 'Nader voters elected Bush' routine again this year.
While 90,000 Florida voters of all persuasions (not just Democrats) voted for Nader in 2000, over 300,000 registered Democrats voted for Bush. 191,000 self-described liberals voted for Bush. A final count of all the votes showed that Gore actually won Florida. The Supreme Court stopped the count and appointed Bush - he was not elected. If Gore had won his home state, Florida would not even have mattered.
It's not the 'spoiler threat' that bothers the two major parties. What bothers them allowing voters to express their true preferences. They erupt whenever the two party focus is threatened. The two parties want to present voters with themselves as the only alternatives at the ballot box. They'll talk all day about Robert Kennedy - a candidate they know they can beat, but notice how they never mention the Green Party. They don't want a fair fight.
3/19/23
Human Rights Watch: Israeli Forces' Conduct in Gaza. HRW and Oxfam Submission to Biden Administration - Multiple examples of war crimes including the use of white phosphorus on civilians (children), which under US law should stop the transfer of weapons to Israel. Genocide Joe doesn't care as long as cable news doesn't say too much about it.
3/17/24
Guardian: Among the Exvangelicals
3/16/24
Intercept: TikTok Threat is Purely Hypothetical, US Intelligence Admits - "In interviews and testimony to Congress about TikTok, leaders of the FBI, CIA, and the director of national intelligence have in fact been careful to qualify the national security threat posed by TikTok as purely hypothetical."
Guardian: Are Progressive Politics the Real Reason that American Lawmakers Are Spooked by TikTok?
3/11/24
Intercept: The Left is Finally Building a Response to AIPAC
Common Dreams: State Department-Commissioned Report Warns AI Could be An Extinction Level Threat
3/5/24
Yes Magazine: Claims of Mass Rape By Hamas Unravel Upon Investigation
3/3/24
Intercept: How Israel Quietly Crushed Early American Jewish Dissent on Palestine
3/1/24
Intercept: Biden is Bankrolling Israel's War Amid Growing Hardship at Home
2/28/24
Intercept: The Story Behind the NYTimes Oct 7 Exposé
2/27/24
Guardian: UN Rights Expert: Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians - From the article: "...denial of food is a war crime and constitutes a situation of genocide."
2/26/24
Common Dreams: 50 Arrested in Jewish-led Protest of Gaza Genocide at Biden TV Taping
2/24/24
Common Dreams: Starvation Leads Gazans to Eat Horse Meat, Animal Feed
2/23/24
Intercept: AIPAC Ally Slams "Uncommitted" Voters Warning Biden to Change Course on Gaza
2/21/24
Reuters: Israel Intensifies Strikes on Gaza's Rafah, Killing Large Family in Home
Common Dreams: AOC Blasts AIPAC as 'The NRA of Foreign Policy'
Yes Magazine: Is Biden Determined to Lose The Election Over Israel?
2/18/24
MSN: US Will Veto Another UN Ceasefire Resolution
2/17/24
Guardian: Trump's Legal Woes Have Now More Than $500m - How Will He Pay?
2/11/24
Guardian: How Biden Erased Progress He Made and Alienated the Left As Elections Loom
2/9/24
Intercept: Historic Turnout in Pakistan Is Swamping the Military's Efforts to Rig the Election - An very interesting 10 min. read about an incredible turn of events in Pakistan. As usual, the US is supporting the dictator with no respect for the outcome of the democratic election.
2/7/24
Intercept: Israel's Ruthless Propaganda Machine to Dehumanize Palestinians
2/5/24
2/4/24
Politico: Forget No Labels. Biden's Third Party Peril is On The Left - Biden operatives: "they must begin restoring the president’s standing on the left now...There are gentle ways to do that...and more aggressive steps...In the short term, that means seizing on any chance to complicate the ballot access of the third-party candidates and attempting to discredit their motives or at least highlight the less savory aspects of their character."
2/2/24
CNBC: Three People Arrested in $400 Million FTX Crypto Hack Conspiracy - See entries of 10/17/23 - $3 Billion, 2/8/22 - $3.6 Billion, and 4/26/21- $???Billions. So you think crypto is so secure?
Guardian: John Fetterman Wants Us to Respect His Pain - Even As He Mocks Palestians'
1/31/24
Guardian: Activist Who Led Ouster of Harvard President Linked to 'Scientific Racism'
Vox: How Boeing Put Profits Over Planes
1/30/24
NYTimes: In Gaza, a War the World Can't See - "a world that doesn’t know the meaning of humanity”
1/28/24
1/24/24
Guardian: TED Fellows Resign After Bill Ackman Named As Speaker - The bully billionaire who ousted Claudine Gray from Harvard
1/23/24
1/20/24
1/18/24
1/17/24
Yes Magazine: Reporting From the Frontlines of Genocide
1/16/24
Guardian: Senate Votes Against Sanders Resolution to Force Human Rights Scrutiny over Israel Aid
1/15/24
In These Times: On Parenthood and Genocide
1/13/24
Guardian: Thousands March on Washington to Demand Gaza Cease Fire
Guardian: Bernie Warns Biden: Address Middle-Class Fears or Risk Losing to a Demagogue
1/10/24
Guardian: Revealed: Congress Backer of Gaza War Received Most from Pro-Israel Donors
Guardian: West Bank Videos Show Israeli Troops Killing Teenager and Driving Over Man's Body
1/7/24
NPR: 'This Year is a Nightmare": Gaza's Children Face Starvation
1/4/24
Intercept: CNN Runs Gaza Coverage Past Jerusalem Team Operating Under Shadow of IDF
1/3/24
Guardian: Billionaire Bully Who Led Calls for Claudine Gay's Harvard Exit
1/2/24
Guardian: Bernie Calls on Congress to Block Funding to Israel
AP: US National Debt Hits Record $34T as Congress Gears Up for Funding Fight - National debt explained.