"Why is it so hard for western politicians to grasp the broader, existential nature of the Russian threat? Recurring spying rows, sabotage, assassinations, arson and cyber-hacks show Moscow “is waging war on European countries”, Russia expert Edward Lucas warned. “How is it that Russia, a country with an Italy-sized economy, is able to attack the entire west with impunity? The answer is that Russia does not take us seriously.”
"Statisticians have debunked the data. Yet the narrative remains unchanged, even by President #Biden. Clearly, the sheer volume of the footage of suffering civilians– all projected by #Hamas, which censors pictures of dead or wounded combatants– has caused us to lose our minds. When we fought in #Afghanistan, #Syria & #Iraq, nobody debated civilian casualties. Yet when it comes to #Israel, it’s all anybody talks about"
#US / Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé Interrogated by U.S. Agents at Detroit Airport
[…] The acclaimed Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has revealed he was interrogated for two hours by federal agents at an airport in Detroit after flying into the United States. The agents questioned him about his Arab and Muslim friends in the U.S., as well as his views on #Hamas and if he thought Israel was committing genocide in #Gaza. Pappé said he was allowed to enter the U.S., but only after agents copied the contents of his phone.
"Created by the Israeli company High Lander, Orion allows users to direct hundreds of drones at once by automating them to navigate and perform actions without user input...“next-generation security guards,”"
"There is a documented history of U.S.-Israel security tech exchanges, which civil rights and racial justice advocates have long criticized for contributing to the militarization of the police"
Here's Max Blumenthal dishing the dirt. And boy does he do a good job or what.
"In a seminar speech at UMass in the US, investigative journalist Max Blumenthal memes and Shames US politicians, journalists and other powerful individual for being controlled by powerful Zionists individuals and organisations...powerful rich American Zionists who, through money are able to dictate American foreign policy in relation to Israel."
Members of U.S. Naval Academy's first year class climb the Herndon Monument, in a ritual marking the end of their plebe year in Annapolis, Maryland, May 15. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1 trillion in low carbon energy investments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 election
The #Republican-led UnitedStates House of
Representatives passed a bill on Thurs that would force President Joe #Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect #civilians during its war w/ #Hamas.
Mapped: The 10 U.S. States With the Lowest Real GDP Growth
“Delaware witnessed the slowest growth in the country, with real GDP growth of -1.2% over the year as a sluggish finance and insurance sector dampened the state’s economy.”
“Four factors are found to be significant predictors of the position of primary stress: endings, word complexity, the segmental structure of the final syllable, and syllable count. Moreover, this study confirms previous observations on the tendency for American English to have more final stress in French loanwords than British English.”
Dabouis, Q. and Fournier, P. (2024) ‘Stress in French loanwords in British and American English’, Journal of Linguistics, pp. 1–26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226724000136.
In #Vovchansk, #Kharkiv region, where active hostilities are taking place, the first executions of civilians by #Russian troops have been reported, police said. A man who tried to flee on foot was killed. Civilians are also being captured.
Evacuations had been taking place, but now the Russian military, trying to gain a foothold in the city, is not allowing locals to evacuate.
Russian forces advancing up to 4 miles in several areas within 5 days raises doubts about Kyiv's defense, The Guardian reports.
Despite warnings from #Moscow, ISW, and British intelligence, #Ukraine's preparation was hampered by insufficient fortifications and a four-month pause in #US arms deliveries.
#US / Today, I became the first Jewish-American political appointee to resign from the Biden-Harris administration over its policies in Gaza. Here is my resignation letter...
I bet the #US would allow a Ukrainian crew to disembark.
“The crew, made up of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan national, has been unable to disembark because of visa restrictions, a lack of required shore passes and parallel ongoing investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FBI.
On Monday, the crew remained on board even as authorities used small explosive charges to deliberately ‘cut’ an expanse of the bridge lying on the ship's bow.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69011124
A US Department of the Interior staffer has become the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest of #US support for Israel’s #genocide.
Lily Greenberg Call, a special assistant to the chief of staff, accuses #JoeBiden of using Jews to justify US policy.
The new shipment was announced "right after the #StateDepartment admits Israel has 'likely' used #US -supplied weapons in violation of humanitarian law," said one journalist.
This is a robust article by Medea Benjamin and Nicola J.S.Davies. They explain in detail which weapons the US supplies to Israel and how/where Israel uses them. Also, where the weapons are made. The US is the biggest maker and provider of armaments. Huge amount of money at play.
That's why students asking for divestment from companies involved in the war is terrifying the government, the Israel lobby, the arms industry, the tech industry...
Opinion piece by Murtaza Hussain
"Besides revenge, the war never had a clear political strategy or objective"
"From a U.S. perspective, Biden’s reflexive backing for a war that has proven to be equal parts aimless and brutal has now trapped the U.S. in a situation where it is the primary enabler of an alleged genocide"
"The political landscape in Israel doesn’t offer much solace. Israel’s government contains far-right and even openly fascist ministers"
I'd go so far as to say that electing #Trump might actually strengthen the Palestinian cause in the #US, because then we'd finally have an entire major political party opposed to #Genocide.
US Ambassador Jacob Lew says that the US is continuing to generously send more weapons to Israel.
In an interview with Israel's channel 12, #US#Ambassador Jacob Lew said that the occupation state has not crossed the red line in #Rafah and that there will be no interruption in US aid to Israel.
He added that "it is wrong to believe that anything has fundamentally changed in the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv."
"As everyone is focusing on the decision to delay one set of ammunition, everything else keeps flowing."
"Any objective observer knows Israel has broken international law, it has broken #American law, and, in my view, Israel should not be receiving another nickel in #US military aid," #Sanders said.
Russian attacks in #Kharkiv region are pushing Ukrainian forces to the brink, Ukr intelligence head #Budanov said in a video call from a bunker in Kharkiv, writes the NYT.
“We don’t have anyone else in the reserves,” he said.
#US Secretary of State has arrived in Ukraine to boost morale and strategize on deploying new military aid, according to BBC.
He touched down Monday in the Polish town of Rzeszow, an airfield surrounded by #Patriot missiles that is a major hub for bringing in defense supplies.