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Opinion | 'Project Esther' exposes the reality of Trump's agenda to fight antisemitism The extreme and paranoid policy paper underscores how the right has weaponized antisemitism to serve its political and theological projects.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

21.05.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elon Muskโ€™s chatbot just showed why AI regulation is an urgent necessity Xโ€™s Grok has been responding to unrelated prompts with discussions of โ€œwhite genocideโ€ in South Africa, one of Muskโ€™s hobbyhorses.

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

16.05.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | RFK Jr.'s refusal to 'give advice' on vaccines is in fact dangerous advice The health secretary's claim that his views on vaccinations are "irrelevant" is an anti-vaxxer strategy.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb.... Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy... โ€œmy opinions about vaccines are irrelevantโ€ to the American public and claiming nobody should โ€œtake adviceโ€ from him on whether to get one โ€” despite the fact that his role as HHS secretary entails just that, upholding st

16.05.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AG Pam Bondi faces an awkward question about her approval of the Qatari jet โ€˜giftโ€™ When it comes to the attorney general and the luxury jet from Qatar, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is asking all the right questions.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

16.05.2025 01:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court hearing exposed the illegality of Trumpโ€™s bid to kill birthright citizenship The problem is that itโ€™s not clear when the court will rule on the merits of Trumpโ€™s unlawful executive order.

www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

16.05.2025 01:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Get out sooner rather than laterโ€™: Yale professors flee U.S. over fascism concerns โ€œWeโ€™re like people on the Titanic, saying โ€˜Our ship canโ€™t sink,โ€™โ€ professor Marci Shore said. โ€œThere is no such thing as a ship that canโ€™t sink.โ€

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

16.05.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'The IDF's top brass hope Trump intervenes and prevents a massive new Gaza operation' ***

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

08.05.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israeli army faces growing dissent: โ€˜I will never again serve under this governmentโ€™ Israeli media have reported a marked increase in the number of reservists refusing to show up for army duty, pointing to rapidly declining support for a war that critics โ€“ including within the militar...

www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

16.04.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why some say an anti-Nazi pastor executed by Hitler has become a hero to todayโ€™s White Christian nationalists | CNN Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis 80 years ago this week for supporting a plot to kill Hitler. Now his legacy is being drawn into another battle: the ongoing debate over White Christian na...

www.cnn.com/2025/04/13/u...

14.04.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some Jews worry that Trumpโ€™s antisemitism crackdown is putting them in danger As college campuses are targeted, some warn that the Trump administrationโ€™s efforts are helping reinforce antisemitic tropes.

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

01.04.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜PATHETICโ€™ Europe may finally be waking up from its military slumber | CNN It was a televised ambush that many in Europe hope will stop a war.

www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/e...

30.03.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Signal security lapse was bad. So is what the chat logs actually reveal. As national security principals debated bombing Yemen, the true nature of America First was revealed.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

30.03.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump order targets โ€˜improperโ€™ ideology at the Smithsonian Institution The directive accused the Biden administration of using the Smithsonian to advance what it described as a โ€œcorrosiveโ€ ideology.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

28.03.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met We cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.

zeteo.com/p/i-am-jewis...

18.03.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Mob-Boss Offer to Us Jews: Accept โ€œProtectionโ€โ€”or Else Under the guise of โ€œfighting antisemitism,โ€ Trump is shredding our rights and telling us we are safe.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

18.03.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Democrats Still Donโ€™t Get Why Trump Won Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many Democrats are certain that what cost Kamala Harris the 2024 election was bigotry in the โ€œflyover states.โ€ And that misunderstanding is only going to...

jacobin.com/2025/03/demo...

06.03.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Democrats inadvertently reinforced the criticism that theyโ€™re not doing enough to oppose Trump Democrats' silent protests during Trump's address to Congress were hardly a match for his bluster, both in style and in substance.

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/... But their color-coordinated outfits, their placards reading โ€œFALSEโ€ and โ€œMUSK STEALS,โ€ and their quiet walkouts were hardly a match for Trumpโ€™s bluster, both in style and in substance.

06.03.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Rep. Al Green set the bar for Democrats. Most of them failed to meet it. As the country has watched Trump and his appointees reshape American government in less than 50 days, the demands that Democrats fight back have grown increasingly louder.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... I did it from my heart, and I will suffer whatever the consequences are. But truthfully, I would do it again.

REP. AL GREEN, D-TEXAS

06.03.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | AOC just identified Trump's biggest weakness Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rightly points out that Trump relies on diversion to justify his elitist political agenda.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

06.03.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump just threatened to kill everyone in Gaza The message comes as media coverage is abuzz with news that US and Hamas officials are meeting face to face in Doha

US president Donald Trump threatens Palestinians in Gaza with death in stunning social media post - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-president-donald-trump-threatens-palestinians-gaza-death-stunning-social-media-post

06.03.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

thehill.com/opinion/whit...

05.03.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams addresses the crowd.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams addresses the crowd.

At this morningโ€™s rally, @jumaane.bsky.social declares, โ€œNew York is going to be a beacon of light in the darkness thatโ€™s coming out of the White House - and weโ€™ll do it with or without our mayor.โ€

We are proud to stand alongside the public advocate in this fight.

05.03.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"It also listed Netanyahuโ€™s acquiescence in the flow of funds from Qatar to Gaza, a policy designed to divide Palestinians by boosting Hamas at the expense of the Palestinian state."

05.03.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"The summit in Cairo marked a rare show of unity among Arab states, which have for decades called for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict โ€” a prospect former US President Joe Bidenโ€™s administration belatedly endorsed, but for which Trump has made no indication of intent to support"

05.03.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A little rule of law, as a treat

05.03.2025 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 600    ๐Ÿ” 98    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

"But Trump isnโ€™t just any gun. Heโ€™s Putinโ€™s gun. Nichols says Trump and Vance โ€œacted like a couple of online Kremlin sock puppets instead of American leaders.โ€ Said another way, they acted as the Kremlinโ€™s gun, threatening to fire at Zelensky. "

05.03.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israel's Ben Gvir calls for aid to be bombed amid siege on Gaza Former far-right minister asks for full shutdown of electricity and water in the enclave, while two desalination plants have already been shut down in Deir al-Balah

Israel's Ben Gvir calls for aid to be bombed amid siege on Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ben-gvir-calls-bombing-aid-full-shutdown-electricity-water-gaza

05.03.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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For a Democratic Society, Democratize Finance The immense power financial institutions wield over most aspects of our lives makes a mockery of democracy. To build a truly democratic society, we need to democratize finance.

The immense power financial institutions wield over most aspects of our lives makes a mockery of democracy. To build a truly democratic society, we need to democratize finance.

05.03.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weimarโ€™s Lesson: Itโ€™s the Violence, Not the Speech ( Detailed Political Quizzes ) โ€“ As comparisons between contemporary American politics and the rise of the Nazi Party are frequently invoked in the media, itโ€™s crucial to draw one specific lesson from the history of Weimar Germany, the democratic stateโ€ฆ

Weimarโ€™s Lesson: Itโ€™s the Violence, Not the Speech

05.03.2025 05:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump's tariffs could quickly cut North American auto production by a third A third of North American vehicle production could be cut by next week as a result of Trump's 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, S&P Global Mobility reports.

Trump's tariffs could quickly cut North American auto production by a third flip.it/WioWDb

05.03.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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