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A Conversation about Jewish Identity and Palestinian Human Rights with Peter Beinart | Liberal Arts Events Please join us for a conversation with Peter Beinart on his new book Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. A frequent contributor to the New York Times and an MSNBC analyst, Peter B...

Excited to speak tomorrow at Penn State events.la.psu.edu/event/beinart/

SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge “Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.

SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.

It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.

BREAKING: The Palestinian Red Crescent has confirmed that 11 bodies have been recovered so far from the Tal al-Sultan area in Rafah, southern Gaza. The victims include 6 paramedics from Red Crescent teams, 4 Civil Defense crew members, and 1 UN employee.

Is Billy Ray on @bsky.app ? He just said exactly what every Democratic candidates needs to hear and do.

He nails it better than anyone and gets it right.

Watch this ! Great job @dangerousones.bsky.social !

Israeli torture: Urinating on Palestinian prisoners, burying them alive and beating the sick Freed Palestinian prisoners recount to MEE how Israeli jailers ‘treated them like animals’ and ‘brutally tortured’ some to death

Israeli torture: Urinating on Palestinian prisoners, burying them alive and beating the sick - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-torture-urinating-palestinian-prisoners-burying-them-alive-and-beating-sick

We’ll see the Trump administration in court.

#WithHumanity We are calling on the European Union to protect the lives and rights of people on the move. Take Action.

Did you know more than 400 migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in the past 3 months? The EU’s policy of deterrence by drowning is abhorrent. #WithHumanity

Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition

#theel #redline #chicago

“Israel is selling an idea, a model, of how to arrange societies, using the most sophisticated tools to target, kill, isolate, or monitor 'unwanted' populations.”

Israel profits off weapons it tested on Palestinians. Read Antony Loewenstein's article about it: zeteo.com/p/how-palest...

Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians The Israeli army is developing an AI language model using millions of intercepted conversations between Palestinians, accelerating incrimination and arrest.

Israel is building a ChatGPT-like tool weaponizing surveillance of Palestinians - https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-chatgpt-8200-surveillance-ai/

BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for threatening funding cuts to schools that engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.


https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It

YouTube video by Zeteo "You have to know how the children were killed?"

“Do you condemn Israel for killing 200 children in the West Bank?”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and former Congressman Joe Walsh engage in a heated debate over Israel's role in the killing of Palestinian children.

Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...

youtube.com/shorts/AdM6S...

YouTube video by The Daily Show Trump’s Canada & Mexico Tariffs Hike Up Prices, While GOP Blames Biden for Economy | The Daily Show

Trump’s Canada & Mexico Tariffs Hike Up Prices, While GOP Blames Biden for Economy
youtu.be/AXEKUjs-BTo

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Orange graphic with text "Will ICE show up at our door? Will my husband get pulled over and detained for who knows how long? My heart skips a beat whenever I receive a phone call from him. I don’t want him to leave the house or drive. I can’t watch the news because I see my spouse in every immigrant that is handcuffed and chained.” the quote is attributed to "anonymous" Behind the quote is a graphic of a passport.

The Trump administration’s actions have forced families to live in fear of being ripped from their homes and communities at any moment.

The Great Sea Reef that hugs Fiji’s northwestern shores is a biodiversity hotspot. It serves as a natural seawall shielding the islands from wave breaks and storm surges. It also provides daily sustenance to coastal communities and drives the tourism sector that is Fiji’s leading economic activity.

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

Know Your Rights | Talking to People About Their Rights | ACLU You have the right to share truthful, lawfully obtained information about law enforcement and tell people about their legal rights—even if they’re in trouble. You can also advocate for changes to laws...

The government cannot stop you from informing others about their legal rights.

Know your rights when educating your community.

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

Mahmoud Muna on the Attack on his Bookstore Video/Podcast

I talked to Mahmoud Muna about the raid on his famous Jerusalem bookstore. At one point, the police considered confiscating George Orwell's 1984. You can't make this stuff up. peterbeinart.substack.com/p/mahmoud-mu...

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice | ACLU Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential history.

In just a few short weeks, President Trump has already launched one of the most aggressive assaults on human rights of any presidential administration.

If he continues on this path, he will cause more chaos and violence both at home and abroad.

Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Gazan as human shield, then killed him Soldiers put an explosive cord around the man's neck and forced him to scout buildings for eight hours. After his release, another division shot him dead.

Israeli soldiers used an 80-year-old Gazan as a human shield. Then they killed him - https://www.972mag.com/gaza-human-shield-mosquito/

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?

And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !

We all look forward to reading your thoughts

I met the ‘godfathers of AI’ in Paris – here’s what they told me to really worry about | Alexander Hurst Experts are split between concerns about future threats and present dangers. Both camps issued dire warnings, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

I met the ‘godfathers of AI’ in Paris – here’s what they told me to really worry about | Alexander Hurst