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CPJ MENA on X: "The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing of @AlJazeera journalist @AnasAlSharif0, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, by Israeli forces in #Gaza. The journalists were killed in https://t.co/XQyKoaS8Dx" / X The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing of @AlJazeera journalist @AnasAlSharif0, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, by Israeli forces in #Gaza. The journalists were killed in https://t.co/XQyKoaS8Dx

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Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza Media network condemns ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

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Israeli settlers block Gaza-bound aid trucks Israeli settlers attacked an aid convoy for the second time in days, delaying 30 trucks from Jordan on their way to Gaza

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UFW Statement on July 10 Federal Raid in Ventura County The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, California. Others, including US citizens remain totally unaccounted for.

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US BOMBS IRAN NUCLEAR SITES, INCLUDING FORDOW US attacks three Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israeli air campaign as Tehran promises to retaliate.

outraged and saddened by this unconstitutional action. unilateral bombing of a sovereign country despite prior expert assessments. Don’t know that i can watch any update from the whitehouse. Wouldn’t want to support a narcissistic stunt for tv ratings. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Scientists rush to stop mirror microbes that could threaten life on earth Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems

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Scientists rush to stop mirror microbes that could threaten life on earth Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems

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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u...

apnews.com/article/canc... That so many researchers & professors feel threatened by #censorship and loss of #academicfreedom should concern everyone in a #democracy and everyone subjected to it.

U.S. Customs detains Palestinians with valid visas at SFO, prepares to deport them The men were not allowed to enter the country despite having visas and a sponsor — a local Jewish synagogue leader.

missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-a... wake up people

Sunday, June 22nd! In the tradition of the #BlackPanthers and others. Naming serial murders and remembering the humanity of sisters we’ve lost. #BlackLivesMatter #grimsleeper #metoo

2/ It is even more concerning for handpicked, high-level political appointees to be targeting specific research topics, projects & people (often minoritized) & banning use of the terms needed to do the work. #Censorship Give the context, alarm bells about our #democracy should be ringing loudly.

NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE Court documents and internal correspondence show the cost-cutting force has broad control over the world’s largest public biomedical funder.

1/ Why is DOGE’s interference w/NIH so concerning? Research is painstakingly slow & detailed bc it takes years to develop nuanced expertise & layers of checks & balances r built into the enterprise. Trampling on this high standard leads to unethical & inaccurate work. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nonprofit Killer Provision Quietly Disappears From Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” The infamous “nonprofit killer” provision quietly disappeared from Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" as it winds its way through Congress.

Massively good news: The provision that would have let the trump administration strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization they wanted simply by declaring them to be a "terrorist supporting organization" has been removed from the budget bill. Pushing back against these people works.

Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences REINVIGORATING AMERICA’S SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Washington, D.C.

I encourage you to read this. Not because it’s good—to be clear it’s piping hot horse shit—but because it spells out *exactly* how MAGA is twisting reality to obliterate our institutions.

Several themes stand out to me…🧵🪡

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My statement on the charges filed against me:

This adaptation by Alyssa Cocchiara, a dedicated member of Doctors Against Genocide, reminds us:

Will you speak out? Or will you wait until no one is left to speak for you?

Israel shut down six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem ahead of the Nakba’s 77th anniversary The Israeli government’s closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem has left over 800 Palestinian students without school, and has thrown an entire community into limbo. Residents say it’s all part of…

The Israeli government’s closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem has left over 800 Palestinian students without school, and has thrown an entire community into limbo. Residents say it's all part of a larger attack on Palestinian refugees.

Trump is repackaging the ‘War on Terror’ to stop Palestine activists, but you can’t deport a movement The Trump administration’s assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 “War on Terror” are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent...

The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 "War on Terror" are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent will fail, because you cannot deport a movement.

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#Palestine #Israel

UCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a University A police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning.

Thank you #UCLA colleagues. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
#democracy #academicfreedom #freespeech #censorship

The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk. The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...

Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink.

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I’m an Israeli professor. Why is my work in Harvard’s antisemitism report? | Harvard is conflating Jewish identity with political loyalty to Israel. That’s a dangerous mistake

Full piece:

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Meeting the Moment Facing America’s Research Universities | Association of American Universities (AAU) Statement from the AAU Board of Directors.

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Anonymous pizza deliveries to judges appear to be threats, senator says Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) called on the Justice Department and FBI to investigate anonymous pizza deliveries made to federal judges’ homes.

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the Justice Department and FBI to investigate a series of anonymous pizza deliveries made to the homes of federal judges in recent months, saying they appeared to be part of a wave of threats against the judiciary.

It’s not so soft tbh.

So, deadly infectious disease research — shut down.

Pseudoscience research into vaccines causing autism — initiated.

Meanwhile, multiple outbreaks of high-risk transmitted pathogens (measles, whooping cough, etc) — ongoing.

At the centre of this all in the US — RFK Jnr.

Risk affects all of us.

Critical Condition: Health in Black America After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.

Premiering tonight 9pm et on PBS NOVA by filmmaker Stanley Nelson #blackhealthmatters www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...