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"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act"
-D. Bonhoeffer
-D. Bonhoeffer
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With the shutdown becoming the longest in U.S. history, the resulting disruption has affected millions of Americans.
Trump’s Net Approval Rating on Handling Government Shutdown Hits New Low
www.newsweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
With the shutdown becoming the longest in U.S. history, the resulting disruption has affected millions of Americans.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.
South Africa says ICJ genocide case will continue despite Gaza ceasefire
President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress and healing hinge on the case against Israel being heard.
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Escalate BDS actions everywhere to make Israel pay for its genocide against Palestinians and rogue criminality against humanity.
With every day that Israel starves Palestinians in Gaza and continues its horrendous genocide, it becomes more urgent to #DisruptComplicity and demand sanctions now.
With every day that Israel starves Palestinians in Gaza and continues its horrendous genocide, it becomes more urgent to #DisruptComplicity and demand sanctions now.
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Escalate BDS actions everywhere to make Israel pay for its genocide against Palestinians and rogue criminality against humanity.
With every day that Israel starves Palestinians in Gaza and continues its horrendous genocide, it becomes more urgent to #DisruptComplicity and demand sanctions now.
With every day that Israel starves Palestinians in Gaza and continues its horrendous genocide, it becomes more urgent to #DisruptComplicity and demand sanctions now.
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Israel attacks the Global Sumud Flotilla, continues to starve Palestinians in Gaza.
Escalate peaceful disruptive action now.
#DisruptComplicity now!
Escalate peaceful disruptive action now.
#DisruptComplicity now!
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Israel attacks the Global Sumud Flotilla, continues to starve Palestinians in Gaza.
Escalate peaceful disruptive action now.
#DisruptComplicity now!
Escalate peaceful disruptive action now.
#DisruptComplicity now!
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BREAKING: Trump’s use of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles is illegal, a judge rules. Follow AP's live updates.
Live updates: Trump’s use of the National Guard during LA immigration protests ruled illegal
A judge in Washington ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal.
bit.ly
September 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
BREAKING: Trump’s use of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles is illegal, a judge rules. Follow AP's live updates.
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President Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated the law, a federal judge ruled.
Trump’s Troop Deployment to Los Angeles Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules
A federal judge sided with state officials who contend the operation violated a 19th-century law barring the U.S. military from undertaking domestic law enforcement.
on.wsj.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
President Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated the law, a federal judge ruled.
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Trump’s self-imposed deadline for a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting has come and gone without progress.
“It doesn’t feel like this meeting is going to happen,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod, and that “really doesn’t look good for the president.”
Listen: ow.ly/YPpl50WPp6h
“It doesn’t feel like this meeting is going to happen,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod, and that “really doesn’t look good for the president.”
Listen: ow.ly/YPpl50WPp6h
September 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Trump’s self-imposed deadline for a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting has come and gone without progress.
“It doesn’t feel like this meeting is going to happen,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod, and that “really doesn’t look good for the president.”
Listen: ow.ly/YPpl50WPp6h
“It doesn’t feel like this meeting is going to happen,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod, and that “really doesn’t look good for the president.”
Listen: ow.ly/YPpl50WPp6h
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By sanctioning journalists, the Kremlin admits how much the truth hurts | Rafael Behr
By sanctioning journalists, the Kremlin admits how much the truth hurts | Rafael Behr
I’ve been accused of ‘anti-Russia narratives’ but Russia has many stories – including resistance against tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
By sanctioning journalists, the Kremlin admits how much the truth hurts | Rafael Behr
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The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming "systematic obstruction" of aid by Israel during more than 22 months of war, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly dismissing the findings.
u.afp.com/SQyA
u.afp.com/SQyA
August 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming "systematic obstruction" of aid by Israel during more than 22 months of war, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly dismissing the findings.
u.afp.com/SQyA
u.afp.com/SQyA
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Leaked audio recordings broadcast Friday reveal remarks by Israel's former chief of military intelligence about the price he believed Palestinians should pay for Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Ex-Israel military intelligence chief said 50,000 Gaza deaths 'necessary'
Leaked audio recordings broadcast Friday reveal remarks by Israel's former chief of military intelligence about the price he believed Palestinians should pay for Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
n.pr
August 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Leaked audio recordings broadcast Friday reveal remarks by Israel's former chief of military intelligence about the price he believed Palestinians should pay for Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
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More and more people in Gaza are dying from a man-made famine caused by Israel’s blockade on essential food supplies.
Israel starving Gaza: 263 dead from starvation, including 112 children
More and more people in Gaza are dying from a man-made famine caused by Israel’s blockade on essential food supplies.
bit.ly
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More and more people in Gaza are dying from a man-made famine caused by Israel’s blockade on essential food supplies.
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Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim
Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim
‘It does not matter if they are children,’ said Aharon Haliva in recorded comments calling the death toll ‘necessary’
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ex-Israeli intelligence chief said 50 Palestinians must die for every 7 October victim
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Israel steps up its plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee as starvation continues to rise aje.io/oqj6yy
Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks, forcing starving Palestinians to flee
UN warns of man-made famine in Gaza as starvation deaths rise, Israel steps up plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza.
aje.io
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Israel steps up its plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee as starvation continues to rise aje.io/oqj6yy
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Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation
Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation
Marah Abu Zuhri, 20, arrived in Pisa on an Italian humanitarian flight along with other critical patients
A 20-year-old Palestinian woman suffering from severe malnutrition who was evacuated from Gaza to Italy this week has died, a hospital in Pisa has said.
The woman, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on an Italian government humanitarian flight on Wednesday night. Zuhri had come to Italy with her mother on one of three Italian air force flights that arrived this week with a total of 31 critical patients suffering from serious congenital diseases, wounds or amputations, the Italian foreign ministry said at the time. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Malnourished Palestinian woman dies in Italy after Gaza evacuation
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Retirement with dignity? The debate on active ageing in Europe
Retirement with dignity? The debate on active ageing in Europe
Faced with ageing demographics, Europe is debating whether to raise the age of pension eligibility or to encourage “active” retirement. The goal is to balance social rights with the viability of pension systems.
euobserver.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Retirement with dignity? The debate on active ageing in Europe
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Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied territories, calls for practical actions and warns against distracting ‘attention from where it should be: the genocide’
The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied territories has warned that moves to recognise a Palestinian state should not distract member states from stopping mass death and starvation in Gaza.
“Of course it’s important to recognize the state of Palestine,” Francesca Albanese told the Guardian after several more countries responded to the mounting starvation in Gaza by announcing plans to recognize an independent Palestine. “It’s incoherent that they’ve not done it already.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says