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If Dershowitz was the most informed advisor to Obama on this issue before John Kerry came along to fix things for him then it's not a surprise that Obama only ever saw a map of the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank for the first time in the winter of 2015.
Obama used to know Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said personally, and he still sought out Dershowitz concerning Palestine lol
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If Dershowitz was the most informed advisor to Obama on this issue before John Kerry came along to fix things for him then it's not a surprise that Obama only ever saw a map of the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank for the first time in the winter of 2015.
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The 21 members of Congress put together a very detailed resolution clearly laying out the horrific scale of Israel's genocide in Palestine.
Read it here:
Read it here:
congress.gov
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The 21 members of Congress put together a very detailed resolution clearly laying out the horrific scale of Israel's genocide in Palestine.
Read it here:
Read it here:
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Another Reuters exclusive
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Another Reuters exclusive
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
The Biden administration acquired evidence in the last months of its term that senior officials in the Israeli government were openly discussing the ongoing use of Palestinians as human shields by the IDF in Gaza. They sat on the evidence.
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glad to know the ISP officer who shoved me over so the three federal agents could tackle me was there to help protect me.
“This is my ward! This is my ward!” Rodriguez (22nd) chirps back as Sigcho-Lopez (25th) grills Gov., saying, “the State Police are arresting protesters.”
“They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds.
“They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
glad to know the ISP officer who shoved me over so the three federal agents could tackle me was there to help protect me.
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In a chaotic kidnapping raid yesterday, ICE in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood shot a chemical munition into a family’s moving car. The shrapnel from the pepper ball/spray hit a baby. (11/8/2025)
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In a chaotic kidnapping raid yesterday, ICE in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood shot a chemical munition into a family’s moving car. The shrapnel from the pepper ball/spray hit a baby. (11/8/2025)
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For more fresh information about what Biden officials knew about Gaza/Israel & their choice not to act even as they knew they would be handing power to Trump, an open skeptic of international law + human rights standards, read my latest: www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For more fresh information about what Biden officials knew about Gaza/Israel & their choice not to act even as they knew they would be handing power to Trump, an open skeptic of international law + human rights standards, read my latest: www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
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A rare moment of candor: The Hero of American Nazism, who helped incite multiple synagogue massacres, gets a pass because he supports Israel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/n...
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A rare moment of candor: The Hero of American Nazism, who helped incite multiple synagogue massacres, gets a pass because he supports Israel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/n...
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The abundance of evidence of the Biden administration just looking the other way and being willing to supply arms to actions they knew violated international law will continue to grow
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The abundance of evidence of the Biden administration just looking the other way and being willing to supply arms to actions they knew violated international law will continue to grow
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Federal agents in Chicago are aggressive everywhere but they elevate this in the SW Side. They don’t just snatch people and leave. They linger longer, march down streets with guns, interrupt traffic flows. The attacks feel concerted to instill as much fear & display power over immigrant mhoods.
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Federal agents in Chicago are aggressive everywhere but they elevate this in the SW Side. They don’t just snatch people and leave. They linger longer, march down streets with guns, interrupt traffic flows. The attacks feel concerted to instill as much fear & display power over immigrant mhoods.
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Rep. Mike Quigley is having a press conference about this, and it is PACKED.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Rep. Mike Quigley is having a press conference about this, and it is PACKED.
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this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
What the stormtroopers are doing is not law enforcement
Instead, the atty says this case revolves around people actively resisting feds' operations by slashing tires, obstructing/threatening agents, etc.
"What these folks are doing is not speech," he says.
"What these folks are doing is not speech," he says.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What the stormtroopers are doing is not law enforcement
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Here's what that looked like. Tactical excellence.
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Here's what that looked like. Tactical excellence.
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Moreno González says agents asked why he didn't want to return to Mexico.
"I don't have anyone in Mexico. My son and daughter are here," he says he told them.
He's starting to tear up on the stand.
"I don't have anyone in Mexico. My son and daughter are here," he says he told them.
He's starting to tear up on the stand.
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Moreno González says agents asked why he didn't want to return to Mexico.
"I don't have anyone in Mexico. My son and daughter are here," he says he told them.
He's starting to tear up on the stand.
"I don't have anyone in Mexico. My son and daughter are here," he says he told them.
He's starting to tear up on the stand.
There goes Kamala Harris' comeback chances
BREAKING: Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents of US history, dies at 84.
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents of US history, dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. The hard-charging conservative became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
There goes Kamala Harris' comeback chances
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Testimonies describe bodies in streets, families torn apart and days without food as paramilitary seizes Sudan city.
New light shed on el-Fasher horror as survivors arrive in Sudan’s Tawila
Testimonies describe bodies in streets, families torn apart and days without food as paramilitary seizes Sudan city.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Testimonies describe bodies in streets, families torn apart and days without food as paramilitary seizes Sudan city.
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“They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that.”
Lawsuit Alleges 'Horrific And Inhumane' Conditions At Broadview ICE Facility
The federal lawsuit says detained people are being denied water, food, medical care and hygiene: "They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that."
blockclubchicago.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“They treated us like animals, or worse than animals, because no one treats their pets like that.”
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When you reflect that this Islamophobic racism is coming from a centrist (former) senior Democrat, it becomes easier to understand how it is that a centrist Democratic administration facilitated a genocide in Palestine. The bigotry is as mainstream as its consequences are predictable.
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
When you reflect that this Islamophobic racism is coming from a centrist (former) senior Democrat, it becomes easier to understand how it is that a centrist Democratic administration facilitated a genocide in Palestine. The bigotry is as mainstream as its consequences are predictable.
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So a few months ago, we detailed how immigration agents were breaking car windows to grab the people inside.
Well, it turns out one agent just did that *with his gun* and mistakenly shot the person inside and a U.S. marshal.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...
Well, it turns out one agent just did that *with his gun* and mistakenly shot the person inside and a U.S. marshal.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So a few months ago, we detailed how immigration agents were breaking car windows to grab the people inside.
Well, it turns out one agent just did that *with his gun* and mistakenly shot the person inside and a U.S. marshal.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...
Well, it turns out one agent just did that *with his gun* and mistakenly shot the person inside and a U.S. marshal.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...
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"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say
A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.
www.kktv.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
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Al Jazeera reports on the Drop Site report earlier that the Trump administration realized within hours that the Rafah explosion yesterday – which Netanyahu used to justify halting all Gaza aid and resuming airstrikes – was actually caused by an Israeli settler bulldozer running over unexploded...
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Al Jazeera reports on the Drop Site report earlier that the Trump administration realized within hours that the Rafah explosion yesterday – which Netanyahu used to justify halting all Gaza aid and resuming airstrikes – was actually caused by an Israeli settler bulldozer running over unexploded...
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NEW: I uncovered new information about individuals, donor networks, and businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation and repression efforts. From a Long Island interior design store to the Baltics /
www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mis...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mis...
From Long Island to the Baltics: Drop Site Investigation Reveals New Details About Canary Mission's Operations
Drop Site uncovered new information about individuals, donor networks, and businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation and repression efforts.
www.dropsitenews.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: I uncovered new information about individuals, donor networks, and businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation and repression efforts. From a Long Island interior design store to the Baltics /
www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mis...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mis...
Other than, ahem, that how was the play Mrs Lincoln
There were lots of things the Biden White House did that were extremely good but they didn’t get credit for because of (to varying degrees) ideology, propagandization, mendaciousness, and abject stupidity.
Nothing involving the Middle East is on that list.
Nothing involving the Middle East is on that list.
This week has confirmed my suspicion that Biden’s Middle East policies will look worse, and will be even more embarrassing for Democrats, with the passage of time.
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Other than, ahem, that how was the play Mrs Lincoln
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
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Unpopular opinion: Donald Trump is the logical and inevitable result of white supremacist carceral thinking. Any malign actor who has studied American history would have Trump's understanding of what the law actually punishes, and what the law merely proscribes without ever being enforced.
September 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Unpopular opinion: Donald Trump is the logical and inevitable result of white supremacist carceral thinking. Any malign actor who has studied American history would have Trump's understanding of what the law actually punishes, and what the law merely proscribes without ever being enforced.