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Trump Is Detaining a British Muslim Journalist for Criticizing Israel Trump’s administration arrested Sami Hamdi following a social media campaign from far-right, Islamophobic figures.

Trump’s administration arrested Sami Hamdi following a social media campaign from far-right, Islamophobic figures.

Read @premthakker.bsky.social and @minnahfarshad.bsky.social's piece: zeteo.com/p/trump-sami...

CBS News' Race & Culture unit is cut.

Weiss criticized it last year after it met with Tony Dokoupil, who ignored show plan & said Ta-Nehisi Coates's book could be "in the backpack of an extremist."

Now: Unit cut & Dokoupil just did a softball Netanyahu interview right before Israel broke ceasefire

New: After acquiring The Free Press for $150 million, Paramount is officially carrying out layoffs, including at CBS.

CEO David Ellison (son of second richest person on Earth) says in internal memo they are phasing out roles “no longer aligned with our evolving priorities.”

I realize this isn't breaking news but it's insane that voting has begun and Chuck Schumer — leader of the Democratic party — is straight-up refusing to endorse the Democratic nominee for mayor, whose opponent is an alleged serial sexual abuser funded by Trump-allied billionaires

My gosh. This should be leading every news outlet in America today — a top official gives first-hand proof that the US took Israel's side after its soldiers killed our Palestinian-American press colleague, Shireen Abu-Akleh:

Can confirm that I support a strong free press

“My findings were beyond reasonable doubt that this was an intentional killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.”

Retired Army Colonel Steve Gabavics tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social that the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, was intentional according to his findings.

Watch the episode:
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Why Is Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’ Focused on Deradicalizing Palestinians, Not Israelis? Israel violated the ceasefire, while Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and US journalist, and Israeli rioters shut down a soccer match.

"Why Is Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’ Focused on Deradicalizing Palestinians, Not Israelis?"

Israel violated the ceasefire, while Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and US journalist, and Israeli rioters shut down a soccer match, writes Zeteo's @premthakker.bsky.social.

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Why Is Trump’s ‘Peace Plan’ Focused on Deradicalizing Palestinians, Not Israelis? Israel violated the ceasefire, while Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and US journalist, and Israeli rioters shut down a soccer match.

Something has been remarkably absent from mainstream coverage of the "peace deal."

The deal *solely* calls to de-radicalize Palestinians—not Israelis.

But just as Israel violated the deal, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and a US journalist. Israeli rioters shut down a soccer match.

It's telling that Hakeem Jeffries' endorsement of Zohran Mamdani sounds more like a concession speech

In a statement to The New York Times, Mr. Jeffries acknowledged that the two men had “areas of principled disagreement.” But he said that Mr. Mamdani had won “a free and fair election” in the Democratic primary and emphasized that the party needed to unite in the face of an “existential” threat from President Trump. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy,” Mr. Jeffries wrote. He added: “In that spirit, I support him and the entire citywide Democratic ticket in the general election.”

Jeffries endorses Mamdani with the enthusiasm of a pout and crossed arms lol

Zeteo traveled to Chicago for a first-hand look at the president's militarized crackdown on one of America’s great cities.

Watch @swin24.bsky.social's report:
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Jasper Nathaniel tweets: jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz Look I really don’t care anymore but just want to say that after I was attacked by Israeli settlers, I made multiple attempts to speak with my representatives— @SenSchumer , @SenGillibrand and @RepDanGoldman —and have been completely stonewalled. I am quite literally still in harm’s way and they don’t seem interested in so much as a convo. They’ve even ignored my (MSNBC) mom. Quote jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz · Oct 19 I’ll have much more to say about what’s happening in Turmus’ayya soon. For now, a question to my reps: @SenSchumer @SenGillibrand @danielsgoldman — is your unconditional support for Israel worth more to you than the life of your own constituent? x.com/infinite_jaz/s…

A Jewish-American journalist was attacked by Israeli settlers nearly a week ago, and Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer (party leader) and Kirsten Gillibrand (DSCC leader), and Rep. Dan Goldman have apparently completely ignored him:

Last month, Hakeem Jeffries pledged to "publicly weigh in" on the Mayor's race "well before the start of early voting."

And now, Jeffries finally will endorse Zohran Mamdani (the Democratic nominee) just *hours* before early voting begins.

Cuomo goes full gutter racist down the stretch A deranged AI video and radio comments aimed at Mamdani show his truest colors yet.

My latest — I wrote about Cuomo’s vile racist speed run in the final days of the mayoral campaign, with gross comments on a right wing radio show, an AI video best suited for 4chan, and his weaponization of white and Jewish grievance to beat the would-be first Muslim Mayor of NYC:

From me: "He was referring to Mamdani's close friend Hasan Piker, who said 'America deserved 9/11,' a statement 9/11 families called on Zohran Mamdani to denounce but he refused for months. This is not new -- the Governor held a press conference along with 9/11 families to denounce Mamdani's association with and refusal to denounce Piker's hateful comments. The overall topic of the conversation was that Mamdani is deeply unqualified and unprepared to be Mayor of the Greatest City on earth, which every New Yorker saw last night.” Rich Azzopardi Founder & Principal

Wow. This is Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi's explanation for Cuomo's comments on Sid Rosenberg's show this morning re: 9/11 —

Billionaire Bill Ackman calls Cuomo’s AI-generated, racialized anti-Zohran ad “a bit of humor” that’s “worth a watch”

Hours after Cuomo’s campaign posts — and quickly deletes — a racialized ad depicting “criminals for Zohran,” this is Cuomo’s message:

New poll of the Maine Democratic Senate primary:

Graham Platner ahead of Janet Mills — the incumbent governor & former two-term attorney general — by 34 points

58-24

Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, Oct 16-21

After the debate, Zohran Mamdani went to shake Curtis Sliwa’s hand, and then Andrew Cuomo gave both the cold shoulder

Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”

Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.

The 27 members pressing the Trump admin to free an American teen from Israeli detention cite a similar case as warning:

17-year-old Palestinian Walid Ahmad, like Mohammed, was detained for months without charges, facing abuse & poor conditions.

In March, he collapsed and died.

The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 The Honorable Mike Huckabee U.S. Ambassador to Israel U.S. Embassy Jerusalem 14 David Flusser Jerusalem 9378322, Israel Dear Secretary Rubio and Ambassador Huckabee, We write with grave concern regarding the detention without trial of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim. Mohammed is a U.S. citizen from Florida who was reportedly blindfolded, handcuffed, and arrested on February 16th, 2025 when Israeli forces reportedly entered his family home in al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya at 3 a.m. He was detained when he was 15 years old and turned 16 in prison. He has been accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers, but no evidence has been publicly provided to support this allegation. As you know, Palestinians are subject to military law in the West Bank and are tried in military courts where there have been well-documented concerns about Palestinians not receiving fair due process. Mohammed is also the first cousin of Saifullah Kamel Musallet, the 20-year-old U.S. citizen who was reportedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers in July 2025. To date, no one has been arrested concerning his killing. While U.S. embassy officials have been able to conduct visits, Mohammed has been denied all other contact with the outside world and his family has not been able to contact him since his detention. Senators Van Hollen and Merkley met with Mohammed's family in the West Bank, and Rep. Castor, Rep. Frost, and other members also met with his family separately. His family has received updates from U.S. embassy staff and former detainees who described his alarming weight loss, deteriorating health, and signs of torture as his court hearings continue to be routinely postponed. His family reports that Mohammed has lost nearly a quarter of his body weight and contracted scabies after being detained in Megiddo Prison and now in Ofer Prison. We are concerned about reports of the mistreatment of Palestinians in Israeli …

NEW — 27 members of Congress press Marco Rubio & Mike Huckabee to free Palestinian-American teen Mohammed Ibrahim from Israeli detention.

They also note Israeli settlers killed Mohammed's cousin, Sayfollah, a 20-year-old US citizen, in July — and Israeli authorities haven't arrested anyone for it.

DCIP interview with Mohammad “[My] section consists of 19 rooms, each equipped with four bunk beds,” Mohammad told DCIP. “In each room, eight children occupy the beds, while the remaining children sleep on mattresses on the floor. The mattresses, whether on the beds or on the floor, are extremely light and inadequate. Each prisoner receives two blankets, yet we still feel cold at night. There is no heating or cooling system in the rooms. The only items present are mattresses, blankets, and a single copy of the Quran in each room.”

An American teenager, Mohammad Ibrahim, has been in Israeli prison for *8 months.*

Israeli settlers killed his 20-year-old American cousin, Sayfollah Musallet, in June.

These are the conditions Mohammad is being held in, where he's lost dozens of pounds and got infected with scabies:

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Demolition of the White House

Trump demolishing the White House to build a $250 million ballroom funded by Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Palantir — all during a government shutdown, and as he covers up the Epstein Files — captures it all pretty well doesn't it