It's Even Worse Than You Think, But There's Hope Pulling back the curtain on the dark motivations behind the Trump regime's chaos, and what you can do to stop it

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The "Antisemitism Awareness Act" Threatens Jewish Safety and American Democracy The attempt to turn the fight against antisemitism into a fight against anti-Zionism threatens free speech, the right to protest, and carries strong echoes of antisemitic European patterns of the past

The attempt to turn the fight against antisemitism into a fight against anti-Zionism threatens free speech, the right to protest, and carries strong echoes of antisemitic European patterns of the past

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"Who Killed Shireen?"

Watch the new trailer for Zeteo's explosive new documentary, from a team of award-winning reporters. A killing of a US citizen & a cover-up from Israel to the US.

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The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide

“Punishing even one person for their speech is meant to intimidate others into self-censorship…these threats cut to the core of what it means to live in a pluralistic democracy. journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...

Yep.

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Good for her.

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Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

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Who's going to Trump Gaza? The president of the United States of America released this video on Truth Social last night:

No words
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Harvard’s Adoption of IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Draws Criticism, Threatens Palestine Activism Palestine Square

Harvard's differential treatment of pro-Palestine students continues to draw attention. This recent IHRA adoption is just one example. In recent weeks, three faculty members have resigned in protest of student repression. @shraddhajoshi.bsky.social reports: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...

No surprise, sadly

State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks (Gift Article) The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

1/So, the guy who is supposedly fighting waste & corruption in government just got a $400 mil contract with that same government he’s supposedly overseeing for his trucks that get, let’s just say less than stellar reviews
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Trump’s Illegal Gaza Plan Is the Logical Extension of Decades of Bipartisan US Policy | Common Dreams That no one in the Democratic Party leadership has called for Netanyahu’s arrest or even objected to his being invited has likely emboldened Trump and Netanyahu to announce their support for ethnic cl...

Common Dreams has reposted my article on Trump's plans to seize Gaza and remove its population:
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What? How can 49% still agree with him???

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'Mo' Season 2: A Masterclass in Storytelling, Humor, and Heart Palestinians had long been stereotyped and demonized on Western television until, that is, comedian Mo Amer came along.

“‘Mo' Season 2: A Masterclass in Storytelling, Humor, and Heart” - ⁦‪Faisal Kutty‬⁩ writes for Zeteo on why Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer’s show is so important and so groundbreaking:

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

Following both of you, Medhi and Peter.

Peter Beinart on ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ Beinart joins Mehdi for a powerful discussion on the release of his new book, conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, and the fight for Palestinian liberation.

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Too glib. I would not dismiss the possibility of forced ethnic cleansing of nearly 2 million people as a shiny bright object.

The NYT has lost its credibility. Mainstream media are not doing their jobs.

Anyone else need a pop of color and cheer right now?

Sadly, it’s always been about the land.

Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.

The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.

We're in the midst of a constitutional crisis.

The world's richest man is effectively orchestrating a coup.

At the very least, Senate Dems should not be confirming any of Trump’s nominees for any agency while this power grab continues.

Nothing should be "business as usual."

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction I purposely avoided reading the works of other Palestinian American novelists making their ways into the world as I wrote Too Soon. When I looked up, I saw my book would be a part of a literary wav…

Betty Shamieh considers her novel, Too Soon, alongside Etaf Rum, Hala Alyan, and the next generation of Palestinian fiction.