Dylan Williams

US Contractor's Proposal Exposes Trump Gaza Plan as 'Vehicle for Mass Exploitation' | Common Dreams “Having spent three years looking at contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, this looks like highway robbery,” one expert said of the proposal—which has reportedly been halted—that would return 300% profit...

“Trump’s family and associates are poised to make billions at the expense of US taxpayers and Palestinian rights and lives,”
@dylanwilliams.bsky.social on Trump’s Gaza plan being a “vehicle for massive exploitation and corruption.” ➡️ @commondreams.org
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Imagine looking like partially-digested Arby’s and nearly getting your ass beat by a Congresswoman half your size.

'Unquestionably an Act of War': Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela | Common Dreams US President Donald Trump declared a blockade on "all sanctioned oil tankers" approaching and leaving Venezuela, a major escalation in what's widely seen as a march to war with the South American nati...

Trump’s declaration of a naval blockade against Venezuela constitutes an act of war, breaking prior assurances that hostilities would require congressional approval and advancing a step toward conflict. ➡️ @dylanwilliams.bsky.social in @commondreams.org
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Americans do not want to go to war in Venezuela.

Congress votes this week on measures to block one.

Help prevent a war with 3 calls to 202-224-3121:

Call 1: Ask for your House Rep & urge them to vote for both H.Con.Res.61 & 64

Calls 2 & 3: Ask for your Senators & urge them to vote for S.J.Res.98

CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained Those prioritizing economy say Trump is not spending enough time on it, as ratings of economy, his handling of inflation slip.

NEW: Americans overwhelmingly oppose attacking Venezuela

• 70% oppose military action

• 75% say Trump must get prior congressional approval, including most Republicans

• 63% say attacks would not change—or even increase—the flow of drugs into the United States

www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...

“It would be deeply irresponsible and harmful to commit to 20 years of underwriting Israel’s war machine in light of its record of flagrantly misusing the aid and arms we already provided.”

—CIP’s @mattduss.bsky.social on Israel seeking a 20 year US aid MOU:

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LAX, Ontario among airports to have flight capacity reduced by 10% due to government shutdown The decision to reduce flight capacity could cut thousands of flights per day. In total, five California airports are impacted, including three in SoCal.

Airlines telling Americans to buy two sets of tickets because of Trump’s record-breaking shutdown.

Truly a new golden age for our country.

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Trump is threatening to attack Venezuela—an act of war most Americans oppose.

The Senate votes TONIGHT on a measure to block Trump from launching such an unauthorized attack.

Call your Senators’ offices (Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121) and ask them to vote FOR the Kaine Resolution (S.J.Res.90).

This is open bigotry targeting New York’s first Muslim mayor, who won with the support of thousands of Jewish voters.

The ADL has no such initiative regarding the Trump Administration, which employs extremists with ties to antisemitism. It even took down its “Glossary of Extremism” to appease them.

Text of the bipartisan S.J.Res.90 introduced by @kaine.senate.gov, Sen. Rand Paul and @schiff.senate.gov: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

The Capitol switchboard can connect you to your Senators’ offices at 202-224-3121.

Polling on US voters’ opposition to use of military force against Venezuela:

U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...

URGENT: Trump is about to attack Venezuela.

Most Americans oppose overthrowing Venezuela’s leaders by force—and an even larger majority oppose invading.

Call your Senators and tell them to vote for S.J.Res.90 to block Trump’s unauthorized use of military force.

www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

To be clear, this is Trump not only admitting to using military force without Congress’ constitutionally required authorization, but to committing extrajudicial killings — or in other words, murder.

Open white nationalism by Trump’s goon squad.

I’m pleased to see that #JewsDemandAction has invited Jewish people worldwide to add their name to this call for accountability and am proud to add my name.

jewsdemandaction.org

Quite the lawless killing spree

Prominent Jewish figures urge world to hold Israel accountable 'for Gaza atrocities' An Open Letter, Signed by at Least 460 Jewish and Israeli Intellectuals, Celebrities and Political Figures, Calls on the UN and Heads of State to Address 'The Underlying Conditions of Occupation, Apar...

NEW: A letter signed by over 460 Jewish and Israeli intellectuals, celebrities and political figures calls on the UN and heads of state to address “the underlying conditions of occupation, apartheid and the denial of Palestinian rights” and urges sanctions on Israel.

www.haaretz.com/jewish/2025-...

NEW: The International Court of Justice has issued an advisory opinion that Israel is legally obligated to facilitate humanitarian relief for Palestinians in Gaza—including via @unrwa.org—whose operations Israel has impeded in violation of international law.

Full ICJ opinion: go.icj-cij.org/43raTBl

Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.

In another blatant violation of its ceasefire commitment to allow adequate aid delivery in Gaza, Israel is now barring humanitarian aid groups on ideological grounds.

Netanyahu is clearly trying to sabotage the ceasefire with one violation after another.

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Smotrich meets Bessent in Washington for talks aimed at boosting economic ties Bessent was said to have encouraged the right-wing Israeli minister to "fully embrace President Trump’s landmark peace deal."

Inciting genocide and attempting or conspiring to commit genocide are crimes under U.S. law.

Jurisdiction exists regardless of where the offense was committed, if the offender is present in the United States.

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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UN nuclear watchdog believes most of Iran’s enriched uranium unharmed by war with Israel IAEA director says roughly 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium being stored at damaged nuclear facilities, no way to access it without Tehran's full cooperation

Trump: I “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program!

The IAEA: Most enriched uranium unharmed by war

“IAEA director says roughly 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium being stored at damaged nuclear facilities, no way to access it without Tehran’s full cooperation”

www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-w...

This administration definitely would jail the people hiding the little girl in the attic

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

“A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night… The professor, nicknamed ‘Dr Antifa’ by a group of students, had said he was moving to Europe after receiving death threats.”

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US pressure must be sustained in order for the Gaza ceasefire to endure and proceed past its first phase.

We cannot forget that the last seven months of starvation and slaughter began as Netanyahu refused to move beyond the first phase of the previous ceasefire.

@cipolicy.bsky.social’s statement:

As Trump slashes vital federal programs and builds a ballroom while working Americans struggle to pay bills, he’s claiming unfettered power to start new wars of choice in Latin America that will cost billions.

Polls show Americans don’t want to fund or fight a war in Venezuela.

Call your Senators.

Senators will vote today on whether to block Trump’s use of US Armed Forces to attack vessels in the Caribbean.

Trump may soon expand these illegal attacks into a full-on war with Venezuela.

Call your Senators and ask them to vote for the Schiff-Kaine resolution.

Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar”

A report on some of the first children to starve to death of the millions who will die from Trump’s aid cuts—and how Secretary of State Rubio lied to Congress about it:

apnews.com/article/myan...

Michigan’s Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza Mallory McMorrow has shifted her position on the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Mallory McMorrow: “I’m not accepting AIPAC support. I’m not seeking their endorsement. I’ve never accepted their support. And what we are seeing in the Middle East is a moral abomination.”

Asked if it was a genocide, she responded: “based on the definition, yes.”

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Recommendation #3: Focus diplomacy toward a just resolution of the underlying conflict on multilateral rather than bilateral normalization efforts.

Recommendation #4: Take meaningful anti-occupation, anti-annexation steps.

Recommendation #5: Recalibrate the US-Israel relationship.

The memo’s five recommendations are:

Recommendation #1: Trump should use all US leverage to ensure the finalization of a permanent ceasefire and both parties’ sustained adherence to it.

Recommendation #2: Empower rather than undermine Palestinian leaders who seek a just peace with Israel.