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The Pentagon is responsible for roughly half of the government’s annual discretionary spending, with its yearly budget approaching $1 trillion, despite long-standing concerns about the department’s inability to account for vast sums of money.
Pentagon’s Budget Is Nearly $1 Trillion. It’s Now Failed 7 Audits in a Row.
Lawmakers from both parties have declined to consider Sanders’s bill imposing a fine on the agency for failing an audit.
truthout.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:11 PM
The Pentagon is responsible for roughly half of the government’s annual discretionary spending, with its yearly budget approaching $1 trillion, despite long-standing concerns about the department’s inability to account for vast sums of money.
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NEW: For university crackdowns on Gaza protests well into their 2nd year, “the Palestine exception” is the rule. Sources told me schools are caving to donors and throwing students under the bus: “We are treated as threats.” theintercept.com/2024/11/18/g...
From Campus to the Courts, the “Palestine Exception” Rules University Crackdowns
Students protesters against Israel’s was on Gaza say the “Palestine exception” means they are being treated more harshly than other groups.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
NEW: For university crackdowns on Gaza protests well into their 2nd year, “the Palestine exception” is the rule. Sources told me schools are caving to donors and throwing students under the bus: “We are treated as threats.” theintercept.com/2024/11/18/g...
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H.R. 9495 is just one new development in a transnational string of crackdowns on the activists and groups that dare to speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Germany and US Are in a Race to the Bottom on Suppressing Pro-Palestine Speech
Both countries are adding to the transnational toolkit used to crack down on activists speaking out against genocide.
truthout.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:30 PM
H.R. 9495 is just one new development in a transnational string of crackdowns on the activists and groups that dare to speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.